Where You Read It First PM Showers 63/53 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 16 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Dyson makes the case for nuclear disarmament BY KATHERINE SAWYER nuclear issues. Daily Editorial Board In his speech entitled “Nukes and Genomes: Two Genies out of Distinguished physicist and the Bottle,” Dyson argued against mathematician Freeman Dyson nuclear weapons, voicing his belief yesterday urged openness and that the greatest threat to nuclear cooperation in nuclear disarma- stability in the present day is not ment and genetic advancements, the weapons belonging to “rogue” calling for scientists to continue nations such as Iran, North Korea in their pursuit of knowledge and Pakistan, but the United States’ even though such attempts may own arms stockpile. cause controversy. “These are more dangerous “A more open world is a safer to the world and to us than the world. Openness rather than secre- small numbers belonging to Iran or cy is our best defense,” he told a Pakistan,” Dyson said of the roughly packed crowd in Cabot Auditorium 10,000 nuclear weapons the United as he delivered this semester’s States now holds. Richard E. Snyder Presidential Dyson urged American leaders Lecture, which aims to bring fig- to reduce or destroy their nuclear ures that hold viewpoints that are stockpiles. contrary to conventional thought “The removal of our weapons to campus. would make the world a lot safer, Dyson, professor emeritus at even if other countries kept some the Institute for Advanced Study of theirs,” he said, stating that in Princeton, N.J., is noted for his this would reduce the risk of a work in solid-state physics, quan- nuclear war. tum field theory and nuclear engi- The scientist cited several neering. He has more recently accounts of nuclear disarma- attracted attention for his uncon- ment to support his view that REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY ventional views on climate change, Freeman Dyson spoke in Cabot Auditorium yesterday, calling for nuclear disarmament and continued scientific but his lectured focused instead on see DYSON, page 2 pursuit in genetic engineering. Kwak hopes for government seat despite flyer incident BY ALEXANDRA BOGUS Senior Alex Daniele and sophomore Daily Editorial Board Chris Walczyszyn are also running for the position. Freshman In-Goo Kwak, notorious for The CSL is made up of approximately 10 posting a controversial flyer that some con- members, including student representa- sider racially insensitive, is one of three tives, professors and other Tufts adminis- students vying for the open seat on the trators, according to CSL Chair Brandon Committee on Student Life (CSL), a body Sultan, a senior. that often has the final world in major Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman university decisions. Next week’s special and Judicial Affairs Officer Veronica Carter election will decide which student serves are among the administrators serving on on the Committee. the board. Kwak said that he wanted to promote The group makes final appeals decisions freedom of speech and freedom of the on disciplinary measures passed down to press through the CSL. He said he made the student groups or individuals typically by decision to run for the position before the the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate flyer incident occurred. or TCU Judiciary, Sultan said. The CSL is REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY Full-time employment in journalism is currently at its lowest point since at least 1986. “Some people assumed that I’m running also charged with approving proposed for CSL because I want attention or some- changes to the TCU Constitution and other thing along those lines, which isn’t true,” university documents. Kwak said. “The CSL actually has weight in Sultan said that he thought it ironic that In poor economy, journalism making decisions that ... make a difference schools see rise in applications on campus. That was what interested me.” see CSL, page 2

BY BEN KOCHMAN the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Contributing Writer last week that journalism schools across the Dyson defends nuclear nation are actually having increased rates of When Tufts alum Jeremy White (LA ’09) application — a sign that students more and graduated from the university in the spring more are looking to graduate school in the energy in interview of 2009 after serving as a news editor for the depressed job market. Daily, he hoped to find a job in journalism. But White himself, who admits that he previ- BY TESSA GELLERSON Dyson has authored a number of books, after White sent his résumé out to newspapers ously had “no plans at all” to attend journal- Daily Editorial Board including “Disturbing the Universe” (1979), around the country and was met with no ism school — or “J-school” — applied and was “Origins of Life” (1986) and “Weapons and response time and time again, the harsh real- accepted into Columbia’s graduate program, Renowned scientist Freeman Dyson, who Hope” (1984) a study on the implications of ity began to set in: His dream job would have which reported a 44 percent increase in appli- delivered this semester’s Richard E. Snyder nuclear weapons for war and peace. to wait. cations for this fall’s class. Presidential Lecture yesterday, is professor The Daily sat down with Dyson hours White’s predicament is part of a nation- “I was sort of fruitlessly applying to all of emeritus in the School of Natural Sciences before he spoke yesterday. wide trend in which a shrinking job pool has these different newspapers, writing all of these at the Institute for Advanced Study, where increasingly left qualified prospective jour- obsequious letters, begging papers with a cir- he first began teaching in 1953. Dyson has Tessa Gellerson: I just wanted to start on a nalists out of employment. According to a culation of 5,000 to hire me,” White said. “But attracted attention recently for his challeng- more personal note, if you can tell me a little study from the University of Georgia, full-time I wasn’t getting anything back, and I figured es to traditional thought on climate change bit about your life and what it’s taken for you employment in journalism in 2008 was at its if I’m serious about trying to be a journalist, and global warming. Among a swath of to get where you are today? lowest point since at least 1986. this is the type of opportunity that I really can’t scientific accomplishments in his decades- In the face of these daunting statistics, it turn down.” long career, the physicist is arguably best Freeman Dyson: I started life in England ... seems that students would be less likely to pur- White was encouraged to apply to known for his work on nuclear reactors and My basic skill is mathematics; I was a math- sue a graduate degree in journalism. However, quantum electrodynamics, a field in physics see J-SCHOOL, page 2 centered on electrically charged particles. see INTERVIEW, page 4 Inside this issue Today’s Sections

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THE TUFTS DAILY Dyson stresses continued inquiry in contentious areas GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Editor-in-Chief DYSON safety and development of the planet. biotechnology allows silicon-leaved plants continued from page 1 “We can never know in advance what to produce 10 to 15 percent more chemical EDITORIAL unilateral action was the most effective dangers new knowledge will bring,” he said. energy than regular plants and decrease the Naomi Bryant Managing Editors way to successfully ridding the world of Dyson highlighted the possibilities that total area necessary for crop land. David Heck nuclear weapons. have become available through biotechnol- Biotechnology has the ability to “solve Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor He referred to Richard Nixon’s indepen- ogy, a field commonly known for its devel- immediate social problems and alleviate the dent decision in 1969 to ban the use of bio- opment of genetic engineering. human condition,” he said. He illustrated Nina Ford News Editors logical weapons of warfare, which, though He spoke on advancement within the this principle by focusing on the jobs and Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson not entirely effective in prompting Soviet biotechnology industry, calling it a “new opportunities green technology could pro- Christy McCuaig Russia’s disarmament, did reduce the risk of revolution in human society” and positing vide for the developing world. Matt Repka a biological weapon crisis, he said. that “designing genomes will be a new art “Rural poverty is one of the great evils of Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs Similarly, he referenced George H. W. form, as creative as painting and sculpting.” the modern world,” he said. People migrate Katherine Sawyer Bush’s decision in 1991 to disarm the U.S. He raised concerns that apply to both into cities due to lack of opportunity in the Saumya Vaishampayan Navy surface areas, submarines and aircraft nuclear armament and the biotechnology rural communities, he said, and the “world Robin Carol Executive Features Editor as an example of how nuclear disarma- industry, asking whether such advance- needs technology that attacks poverty by ment is better achieved through individual ments, which many consider dangerous, creating industry and jobs in the villages.” Marissa Carberry Features Editors rather than group negotiation. Then-Soviet should be stopped. His “dream of resurgent green technol- Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow President Mikhail Gorbachev responded “What are the limits?” he asked. “How are ogy” would allow for more rural industry Emily Maretsky with similar steps toward disarmament after they decided and enforced?” because, he said, green technology uses Kerianne Okie Bush’s decision. Dyson said that scientists cannot stop land and sunlight as its primary resources. Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas Dyson said that information and new pursuing scientific knowledge but must be The speaker pointed out that tropical Charlotte Steinway technology have the potential to cause cautious with their findings. areas, which receive the most sunlight, are Julia Zinberg harm but ultimately must be explored cau- “The magic of genes will be available also typically some of the poorest in the Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers tiously in order to make progress. He urged to those with the will and imagination to world. This technology could bring jobs to scientists to pursue research openly for the use it,” he said, referencing the fact that the rural poor of these tropical countries. Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor Emma Bushnell Arts Editors Mitchell Geller Adam Kulewicz Catherine Scott Kwak’s run could garner more publicity for election Josh Zeidel Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors CSL with that.” but Kwak seemed to think otherwise. Benjamin Phelps continued from page 1 Walczyszyn similarly said that it was Kwak said that in a meeting with Reitman Michelle Hochberg Executive Op-Ed Editor Kwak is vying for a role on the CSL, whose important not to judge the candidate for on Tuesday, the dean told him that the CSL role is to serve as an unbiased authority his previous actions, but added that while would hear the case at some point, but he Vittoria Elliott Editorialists on controversial issues. The administration Kwak may have intended to be humorous offered no timeframe. Nina Grossman Opinion Editors Andrew Rohrberger has not yet put the flyer incident before the in posting the flyer, he instead reignited Sultan said that he did not know how the Molly Rubin CSL, but the body would be charged with the racial issues that rocked the university group would proceed if Kwak won his bid Erin Marshall Editorial Cartoonists hearing the case if it were to come to them. last semester when a physical altercation for the CSL and the case came before the Alex Miller Sultan praised Kwak for running, but ensued between a white student and mem- body while he served, Ethan Landy Executive Sports Editor said that given the nature of the flyer epi- bers of the Korean Students Association. “To be honest, I hope that doesn’t hap- sode, the freshman may not be prepared “Too soon, wrong place, wrong time,” pen,” Sultan said. Sapna Bansil Sports Editors Evan Cooper to adequately serve in a student govern- Walczyszyn said. “We’ve had a lot of issues Kwak said that under these circumstanc- Philip Dear ment position. with this recently, and it shows a certain es, he would try to find someone who held Jeremy Greenhouse “I have much respect for someone who level of insensitivity.” his views to act in his stead. Alex Prewitt Michael Spera was just given so much attention,” he said. In an interview with the Daily, Kwak For the CSL, arguably one of the least Alex Lach Assistant Sports Editors “Instead of shying away, he is willing to go reaffirmed his position, saying that he known of the three branches of student Daniel Rathman out in the public to show his worth. I just posted the flyer in an attempt to be funny. government — including the Senate and Annie Wermiel Executive Photo Editor don’t know if now is his time.” If successful in his run for the CSL, he Judiciary — Kwak’s run has the potential to Daniele said that he never met Kwak hopes to promote his views on freedom gain more publicity for the election. James Choca Photo Editors and was not particularly familiar with the of expression. “I think it is going to cause controversy if Aalok Kanani Danai Macridi flyer situation that has garnered so much “My sticking point is freedom of speech, not more publicity, which I guess could be Andrew Morgenthaler attention over the past several weeks. Still, freedom to express views free from fear of good for the election,” Daniele said. “I just Josh Berlinger Assistant Photo Editors he questioned Kwak’s run for the CSL slot in disciplinary actions,” he said. “I think it’s hope it doesn’t affect the election in a nega- Kristen Collins Alex Dennett light of the situation. important that on a committee like this that tive way.” Emily Eisenberg “It seems like he thought it was funny, all points of view are expressed.” Walczyszyn agreed. “I think it’ll be a very Rebekah Sokol playing some kind of a joke,” Daniele said. Sultan said that he was aware of no plans interesting special election,” he said. “I think Tien Tien “His actions go against everything that the by the administration to charge the CSL it will definitely increase voter turnout to a Arlin Ladue Executive New Media Editor CSL kind of stands for. I don’t really agree with hearing a case on the flyer incident, level that hasn’t been seen in a while.”

Jessica Bidgood New Media Editors Kyle Chayka Focus on video and audio skills represents shift in journalism PRODUCTION J-SCHOOL definitely helps.” moment is working on a story about the Karen Blevins Production Director continued from page 1 The CMS program provides plenty of quality of school lunches in New York City. Steven Smith Executive Layout Editor Columbia by another member of the Tufts opportunities for Tufts students to get expe- Butrymowicz has made numerous calls to Class of 2009, Sarah Butrymowicz, who was rience in the field. CMS runs the largest school administrations about her story but to Dana Berube Layout Editors Caryn Horowitz a managing editor on the Daily. Unlike her internship program on campus, placing no avail. After her interview with the Daily yes- Andrew Petrone classmate White, Butrymowicz from the start students in newsrooms around the country terday morning, the budding reporter planned Amani Smathers had wanted to go to J-school, especially at a and also locally at Somerville and Medford to spend the day sitting outside schools in the Menglu Wang Adam Gardner Assistant Layout Editors reputable institution like Columbia. papers. Eisenhauer maintains that with all Upper West Side with her tape recorder, gath- Brian Lim “I think that Columbia has a great network of these resources, as well as with the mul- ering quotes from students and their parents. that you get put into the second you come titude of Tufts publications that students “I feel like there’s a lot more creativ- Grace Lamb-Atkinson Executive Copy Editor here,” said Butrymowicz, who during her can work with on campus, motivated Tufts ity required and a lot less dependence on Rachel Oldfield Copy Editors years at Tufts had internships at both USA students can get adequately prepared for a phones,” Butrymowicz said. “Usually, most Ben Smith Today and a local paper in Green Bay, Wis. journalism career. of my other stuff has been sitting in an office Elisha Sum Ricky Zimmerman “I think that, in the long run, hopefully it will “A number of students choose to do or in my dorm room calling people, but that’s Sam Connell Assistant Copy Editors make it easier for me to rise up at slightly journalism projects here, or minor in Mass changed now.” Sara Eisemann more prestigious places.” Communications,” Eisenhauer said. “Many When they first got to Columbia in August, Katherine Evering-Rowe Ammar Khaku Part of the reason that students are so students get practical experience as well. Butrymowicz and White went through a Niki Krieg enthusiastic about applying to journalism We’ve had students work at WBUR in Boston three-week “Audio and Photography Boot Luke Morris school is because of programs that embrace and at the Somerville paper, which will give Camp” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day to Lucy Nunn Regina Smedinghoff the digital age of “new media.” In 2007, the writers a camera and a notebook and put learn about photography, audio and video Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern them in the community.” media. Students were taught about the basics Ben Schwalb Executive Online Editor University announced plans to re-vamp its But if Jumbo journalists are so well pre- of a good photo, like how to work a camera Christine Jang Online Editor curriculum, an attempt to provide its stu- pared as undergrads, what is the need to and control shutter speed, and about what dents with the technological and marketing spend the nearly $50,000 to go to a J-school makes a good audio piece, including how to Michael Vastola Executive Technical Manager prowess needed to excel in today’s journal- like Columbia? For students like White, jour- edit and create their own audio slideshows. Muhammad Qadri Technical Manager ism landscape. Since then, other J-schools nalism school is a last resort, a way to spring- Butrymowicz’s “Reporting and Writing” have followed suit. board a career in journalism when job pros- class already has plans to create its own Web Professor Susan Eisenhauer, assistant pects are dim. For others, like Butrymowicz, site, complete with audio and video materi- director of the Communication and Media going to journalism school is an opportunity als. These students hope that their multime- Studies (CMS) program at Tufts, received to learn new techniques and face new chal- dia skills learned at Columbia will allow them BUSINESS her degree in journalism before this wave of lenging demands of accountability. to succeed and adapt to a profession in the Kahran Singh Executive Business Director new media took hold and recognizes that the “It’s a different type of reporting than I’ve midst of a fundamental transition. industry has changed drastically. ever done before. A lot more is expected of “What you learn in August, because your Benjamin Hubbell-Engler Advertising Director Brenna Duncan Online Advertising Manager “Increasingly the jobs that will be avail- me. It’s not OK to go back to my professor class has a Web site, keeps going all semes- Dwijo Goswami Billing Manager able will be multimedia based,” Eisenhauer and say, ‘The credit office didn’t get back ter,” Butrymowicz said. “I’ve learned a lot Ally Gimbel Outreach Director said. “If students can add photography and to me, I’m sorry, I can’t fill in this part of about digital stuff already, and I think that I’m The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- video to their reporting and writing skills, it the story,’” said Butrymowicz, who at the only going to learn more.” lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 Correction [email protected] In the article “Luers decries Iran sanctions,” published on Sept. 30, the Project on Justice in Times of Transition was said to be a Harvard University-affiliated program. 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E-mail [email protected] to learn more! 4 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, October 2, 2009 Dyson: Research is important, but skepticism remains crucial to science INTERVIEW continued from page 1 ematician. On the other hand, I don’t find it interesting to spend my whole life doing mathematics, and so my tastes always were perpendicular to my skills, so it’s a problem of how you’d handle that. So I tried to find important and interesting problems where mathematics would be useful, so that sort of line, my strategy as far as I had a strategy. So I got involved in all sorts of different ... activi- ties, in physics and engineering, a little bit in biology, and I also started climate, and I was doing climate 30 years ago internation- ally ... Of course, my main characteristic is that I have a rather short attention span. I get involved in something very intensely for six months and then, when the job is either done or not done, I quit and do something else. It’s been an interesting life. I’ve done nothing very great but a lot of things that were fun.

TG: From the reading I’ve done so far, it seems like you have a reputation within the scientific community for being a skeptic of conventional wisdom, perhaps most promi- nently for your views on global warming. I’m wondering how that’s shaped your career, or if it’s ever been difficult to face the criticism that that solicited?

FD: Not at all, no. In fact, what amazes me is that so many people agree with me but won’t come out in public, and I think that’s really sad. Almost all my friends sort of agree with me that skepticism is the right atti- tude and that scientists should be skeptical, that’s why we’re here ... Yet in this climate, it’s become a kind of religion where people REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY are afraid to speak up. I’m lucky I’m retired; Physicist Freeman Dyson ranks his work in designing a nuclear reactor as one of his proudest accomplishments. I can say what I please ... I have never real- ly encountered any problems. People are circles, but I had a great time actually design- built it actually made money ... These reac- society has created. So, I mentioned that always friendly and polite. ing a reactor. Nuclear energy is a still a great tors, many of them are still running, they’ve because to some extent it’s not only a prob- thing, and it will be. It’s not the answer to all never given any trouble. So, I’m proud of lem for nuclear power, but it’s a problem TG: Would you say there’s been one experi- our prayers, but it still does a lot of a good. that, and I find it very sad that in today’s for many other technologies, particularly ence in your life that’s had the most profound This reactor — we built it in San Diego [in] world you can’t do that. If you imagine doing bioengineering, all of which are immensely impact on your career? California. At that time, you could build, you that in today’s world it would take you 20 dangerous and you could easily invent all could design a reactor — first of all invent it, years and not two years, because there are sorts of disasters, but still it’s much better to FD: Oh, well I don’t know. There [are] so then design it, then build it and then license so many regulations, obstacles you’d have make mistakes early and learn from the mis- many different things. One thing which I’m it and sell it — all within two years. And to jump over. I find that troublesome, that takes than to try not to have mistakes at all. very proud of is designing a nuclear reactor, that was wonderful, a great ride for us and new technologies are so very, very hard to If you don’t allow people to make mistakes, which is also politically incorrect in some also for the company. The company that get going just because of this hostility that then you don’t allow anything new.

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THEATRE REVIEW REBECCA GOLDBERG | ABROADWAY The surreal life here are some places on this earth that seem to laugh in the face of natural order. Studio lots are among Tthem. The size of a small city in their own right, they exist only for the creation of movies and television, housing dozens of fake apartments, half-bars and partial street corners. Besides the modest looking offices, studio lots seem to frown on streets with buildings and rooms with four walls. On the day I arrived in L.A., sometime between being picked up at the airport and accidentally finding my apartment complex by myself in my new rental car, my family friend Janet thought it would be a good idea to take me to the 20th Century Fox lot, where “How I Met Your Mother” is shot. She thought that it would be nice to show me where I would be going before my first day. Perhaps she also thought that it would keep me from freaking out around other people (and embarrassing her) upon first seeing the set for MacLaren’s Pub, the

SPEAKEASYSTAGE.COM show’s version of Central Perk. “Really? You want me to sit in your lap?” “HIMYM” (pronounced “him-yim” by both my friends and the show’s creators) shoots on Stage 22. The building is locat- Religious humor deserves resounding ‘Amen!’ ed somewhere between the giant Julie Andrews poster and the Star Wars mural BY EMMA BUSHNELL set is not portentous of what’s to Smith creates so effectively in his (when the massive warehouse door slides Daily Editorial Board come. script is beautifully highlighted by open, the terrible likeness of Mark Hamill Written by a young Savannah, Ga. director Paul Daigneault through his is decapitated). The soundstage itself isn’t The lights may come up on over- native, the play follows a few days in depiction of opposites. In the begin- quite as grand as I’d been taught to imag- stuffed, doily-laden furniture in “The the lives of two elderly, Catholic sis- ning, the audience hears loud, lively ine by behind-the-scenes featurettes for Savannah Disputation,” but the dotty ters whose beliefs are rocked when gospel music before the lights come big-budget movies (this is a four-camera they are visited by a young, beauti- up on a small, Southern home clearly sitcom, after all), but it’s indeed a large, tall The Savannah Disputation ful and fervent evangelical mission- inhabited by elderly women. space. And the sets look smaller in person, ary. Unwilling to give in to the young The appearance of a young, female although I suppose I was expecting that. woman’s rhetoric, the sisters invite missionary (Carolyn Charpie), who is The weirdness didn’t really hit me until the missionary back to their home promptly turned away by the alpha I almost stumbled onto the set for Ted’s Written by Evan Smith along with an unsuspecting Catholic female of the pair of sisters, Mary tiny kitchen. Though large sheets cover Directed by Paul Daigneault priest, providing the audience with (Nancy E. Carroll), immediately sets the furniture pieces for the other rooms on At the Speakeasy Stage Company an unorthodox, oftentimes hilarious, the comedic tone of the show. When non-shooting days, the kitchen remains through Oct. 17 sometimes meditative, theological the unfazed young woman shouts intact, down to the tchotchkes on the Tickets $30 to $50 with $14 discussion of a sort hitherto unseen through the door that “Jesus loves fridge. This is where Marshall (Jason Segel) on stage. and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) consummate student rush The irony that playwright Evan see SAVANNAH, page 6 their engagement in the pilot, where Ted (Josh Radnor) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) make crêpes in “Slap Bet,” where Barney MOVIE REVIEW TV REVIEW (Neil Patrick Harris) wimps out of telling Robin he loves her in “Benefits,” where ... I’m sorry. I just nerded out for a second. ’Five’ is not quite heaven It’s back to work The point is that the phrase “break- ing the fourth wall” is more literal than Liam Neeson stars in quest for revenge I ever realized. In fact, I’m still uncom- in ‘The Office’ fortable walking onto the sets when I BY JORDAN TEICHER cut through the stage. When I step from Daily Staff Writer BY SUNETRA BANE the concrete aisle way onto the fake Contributing Writer wood flooring, I keep expecting some- Do you ever wonder what it would one to tell me to get off or stop soiling it be like to mix a bunch of different It’s the sixth season of “The Office,” because I don’t belong. foods together in a blender and eat it? and the workplace is buzzing with It’s the darndest thing, though — no one craziness as usual. The fresh sea- ever does. Somehow, I’ve been granted the Five Minutes in Heaven The Office privilege of stepping through the invis- ible fourth wall and examining the things about the construction of the show that Starring Liam Neeson, James are both more fake and more real than Starring Steve Carell, John Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca they look. Krasinski, Jenna Fischer (One of the funniest gags on “HIMYM” Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel Airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on NBC is the never-ending stream of jokes about Canada at Robin’s expense. On set Sure, by themselves the ingredients last week, Cobie Smulders, who’s also all taste great, but together they just son promises a different perspec- Canadian, corrected Jason Segel’s pro- don’t mix. tive than before, as previously sup- nunciation of “gouda,” and he rejoined, The same concept applies to Oliver porting characters are finally getting “What, is that what they call it in Canada?” Hirschbiegel’s new Irish film “Five some spotlight while lovebirds Jim She shot back, “No, in Holland, where it’s Minutes of Heaven.” As separate enti- Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam from, douche.”) ties, the acting, tone, screenplay and Beasly (Jenna Fischer) give view- At the end of my second day in the directing style all could work, but ers a little romance (and normalcy) office, I decided to cut through the empty together they struggle to produce a in the background. With tried-and- stage to get to the parking garage. And coherent movie. The film opens with true tricks and some new twists, I couldn’t resist: I stopped at the gang’s a flashback, revealing 17-year-old IMDB.COM this season guarantees continued signature booth at MacLaren’s, which is Alistair Little who wants praise and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s new Irish film is action- Thursday night laughs and all of the positioned right in the front, where the acceptance from his Protestant crowd centric and hinges on actors’ performances. uncomfortably hilarious, awkward fourth wall of the room should be. As I in Northern Ireland. Circa 1975, times moments that make the NBC mocku- sat, my heart raced. I couldn’t believe are tense, and violence looms around deep to turn back; he puts three bullets mentary so charming. where I was. the corner between Protestants and into his target and flees. The past five years may have lulled Then I heard the security guard call, “Is Catholics. Alistair plots to murder a Fast forward to a few decades after viewers into acceptance of the insan- anyone in here?” and, in a panic, I rushed Catholic teen, and although the jus- the murder. Joe (James Nesbitt) and ity that is “The Office,” but season out, back to real life. tification is murky, he decides to go Alistair (Liam Neeson) are in separate six shakes things up. The first step: through with the plan. When he gets cars on their way to meet each other some new characters. Enter the sum- there, his target’s young brother, Joe, for the first time. The details are a bit mer interns in the premiere “Gossip.” Rebecca Goldberg is a junior majoring in is outside kicking around a soccer ball. American studies. She can be reached at They lock eyes, but Alistair is in too see MINUTES, page 6 see OFFICE, page 7 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Friday, October 2, 2009 Theology takes a humorous turn in ‘The Savannah Disputation’

SAVANNAH continued from page 5 you!,” a disgruntled Mary mutters “I know Jesus loves me. It’s you he hates.” The show strikes a masterful bal- ance between quick, biting comedy and actual soul-searching. Though the overwhelming majority of the show is fast-paced, well-written hilarity, seri- ous themes save it from being a com- plete fluff piece.

“I know Jesus loves me. It’s you he hates.” Mary character in ‘Savannah Disputations’

Early in Act I, a woman from the doctor’s office leaves a message stating ominously that Mary’s test results are in and she should schedule an appoint- ment with the doctor. The significance of this message is never explained, but its connotations create a dark, looming background to the show’s light come- dic ambiance. Age and what happens after death are themes constantly alluded to in the actors’ discussions, and this keeps the audience grounded in real-world con- cerns despite all of the sisters’ humor. The play’s premise is strongly rem- iniscent of the 1939 play “Arsenic and Old Lace,” as it centers on two friendless, elderly sisters luring young SPEAKEASYSTAGE.COM folks into their home under false pre- Now, listen here, lassie! tenses. This has been done before. But Margaret and Mary differ from small cast is absolutely brilliant in hoped would serve as their holy attack Audience members at any stage in the main characters in “Arsenic.” The this production. Boston theater veter- dog on Melissa, brings another com- life can relate to the old ladies of “The “Savannah” sisters are aware of prob- ans Carroll and Paula Plum are both pelling angle to the show. The three Savannah Disputation” because they lems that they and others face, and are extremely winning as sisters Mary and other characters are all easy to sympa- do what any human of any race, gen- not naïvely attempting to put people Margaret. Charpie is a true highlight thize with, but all three grow hysterical der, or age does: They question the out of their misery. Half of the jokes as Melissa the missionary; Charpie’s at different points throughout the play. world around them about truth, about poke harmless fun at religious culture youth and ever-flowing spring of ener- They get upset over their religious dis- God and religion, and are not satis- in America, but the other half reflect a gy create an interesting dynamic on agreements, but Crowe spends most fied until their discussion reaches a very real religious uncertainty that any the stage. of his time seated on the couch, an conclusion, or until they conclude that audience member likely can relate to. Timothy Crowe as Father Murphy, anchor of calm in the storm of the there is no conclusion and that satis- “The Savannah Disputation’s” the sisters’ local priest whom they other characters’ antics. fies them once and for all.

Tension never reaches its full potential in ‘Five Minutes’ MINUTES continued from page 5 vague, but the media has organized a get-together for the two men in an effort to promote reconciliation and forgive- ness. With revenge on his mind, Joe attends the meeting with an ulterior motive while Alistair simply wants to express his deep regret.

Even though the script leaves very little to work with, the two headliners squeeze every ounce of juice they can from it.

The acting anchors the film through- out its 90-minute running time. Even though the script leaves very little to work with, the two headliners squeeze every ounce of juice they can from it. As Joe, Neeson is Mr. Reliable, giving the audience a quietly powerful per- formance. Alistair, the supposed villain of the film, seems arrogant at first, but beneath his exterior lays a sullen man full of regret for his past actions. Surprisingly, though, Nesbitt out- shines his counterpart. This is partly because the script gives him much more to work with, but it is also attrib- uted to his acting talent. With dis- tinct, blood-shot eyes, Nesbitt brings an obsessive weariness to the role. He’s EYEONFILM.COM always so full of anger that he could Blowing up cars: always a blast. snap at any moment. In a better film, he would be on the fast track to awards slow pace works against the slim poten- Guy Hibbert must have been trying to illogical and cheats the viewer. and big-time recognition. tial the script offers and never achieves send some optimistic message, but it Hirschbiegel and Hibbert present Hirschbiegel is best known for that heart-throbbing sensation. definitely falls flat. The first 80 minutes some very valid questions about recon- directing the lauded 2004 Hitler film That being said, Hirschbiegel’s use of the film deal with such strong per- ciliation and revenge. Unfortunately, “Downfall,” but here he fails to live of sound is fascinating. Portions of the sonal issues and would seem to build up those questions may best be answered up to that standard. His style employs film are dominated by the ticking of to some amazing crescendo, yet it never in a documentary dealing with this too many stagnant medium shots that a clock or heavy breathing and allow climaxes the way one might expect. The subject matter instead of through an would better fit a documentary. The for some tension to seep through. The ending is too neat for a movie that action flick set in Ireland. Ultimately, flashback works well and maximizes the sound comes across as desolate and tries to live in reality. Everything gets “Five Minutes in Heaven” has great stakes, but the rest of the film is not bold without being too gimmicky, and it wrapped up in a bow and loose ends ambition but only average execution, quick enough to keep up. The subject stood out as a major plus. are tied. How do feelings brewing for leaving the audience wondering what matter requires built-up tension, but the Then there’s the ending. Screenwriter decades get resolved in mere days? It is could have been. Friday, October 2, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING 7 Supporting characters see ‘Office’ spotlight

OFFICE mately learns that Pam is preg- attention to Stanley (Leslie continued from page 5 nant. David Barker). He vents his Their reactions to the work The second episode of the anger about his secret being environment, the job require- season, titled “The Meeting,” revealed in “Gossip” by beat- ments and manager Michael develops stronger and longer- ing Michael’s car with a lead (Steve Carell) mirror the feel- lasting plotlines. Probably in pipe — a bold move consid- ings that viewers first expe- response to impending father- ering this guy is known for rienced back in 2005. Mock hood, Jim is angling for a pro- crossword puzzles and mono- sexual harassment, hazing motion. He meets with a cor- syllabic responses. through menial labor and porate representative in pri- In addition to promised stereotyping through celeb- vate. This, of course, makes character developments, sea- rity nicknames make viewers Michael feel abandoned, and a son six will also have more of grateful to be participating in stealthy recon mission involv- Jim and Pam in store, as the “The Office” from the comfort ing Michael hiding under a couple that viewers have root- of their homes. cheese-cart ensues. In typical ed for since the very beginning fashion, Michael sabotages of “The Office” will soon tie the a promotion for himself and knot. What has kept this rela- The fact that “Jam,” as makes matters worse trying to tionship fresh over the course they are called by fans, fix things. of the show is how real and Previously supporting char- relatable their story is. The fact have survived multiple acters seem to be getting more that “Jam,” as they are called roadblocks is a testa- screen time this season — by fans, have survived multiple and they really shine. Dwight roadblocks is a testament to ment to their love and (Rainn Wilson) and Toby (Paul their love and a beacon of hope Lieberstein) go on a detec- to couples everywhere, cheesy a beacon of hope to tive hunt to verify Darryl’s as that may sound. In previous couples everywhere. (Craig Robinson) injury claim. seasons, their timing has been Meredith says she’ll have off, but this season the pair whatever is the most expensive seems solid so far. For the season premiere, meal option at Pam’s wedding, Regular viewers of “The gossip is in the air at Dunder unless there are ribs on the Office” will be satisfied with MOVIEPLAYER.IT Mifflin, aided and abetted menu. Oscar (Oscar Nuñez) season six and new viewers Don’t try this at home, kids. by Michael. In an attempt to is understandably peeved at may be tempted to eat up all draw attention away from the people consulting him for gay- five previous seasons in one one true rumor he “acciden- related matters, be it Andy ask- sitting after witnessing the tally” reveals, Michael invents ing him for dating advice or show’s sharp cubicle comedy. “‘ RIGHT STAR’ IS A THING OF a bunch of stories and starts Michael wanting to know the Without a doubt, “The Office” B spreading them around. protocol for a colonoscopy. will continue to entertain — BEAUTY AND A JOY FOR A MOVIE Inevitable mayhem results, as The strongest sign that the and make viewers grateful (or Andy (Ed Helms) doubts his show will focus on other char- jealous) that their workplace SEASON THAT NEEDS IT.” sexuality and the staff ulti- acters this season lies in its isn’t Dunder Mifflin. TY BURR, “★★★★★”

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Please recycle this Daily Friday, October 2, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 9 Tufts records yet another romp over non-conference foe Endicott FIELD HOCKEY last three games. continued from page 12 “We’ve been working on a lot of stuff 141-28 this season, four of their first with the forwards in practice, and I five games had been decided by two think that showed today,” McDavitt goals or less. Yesterday, however, Tufts’ said. “I feel like they’re definitely start- offense — the most prolific in the ing to get in sync with each other and NESCAC last year — erupted en route get back into the rhythm that they were to the team’s largest victory of its 2009 in at the end of last year.” IN DECIDING WHICH campaign. “We’re just doing our role in the “It’s been there all along with the circle, and the defense is doing a good LAW SCHOOL TO ATTEND, number of shots we’ve put up,” Brown job getting it to the midfield and the said. “We’ve gotten better with every midfield getting it to the forwards,” single game, and that’s what counts. Brown added. “Everyone’s just doing Things are just really starting to click their job.” CONSIDER now.” Yesterday’s game marked the fourth Brown led the charge with, statisti- straight year that Tufts and Endicott cally, the greatest performance of her had played to a lopsided outcome. remarkable career. Already the second- Since the teams began playing a regu- THIS: leading scorer in program history, the lar season series in 2006, the Jumbos Annandale, Va. native had a hand in have gone 4-0 against the Gulls, out- all five of the Jumbos’ tallies, notch- scoring their non-conference rivals by ing two goals and three assists before a whopping 22-1 margin. being replaced with 12 minutes to play “Endicott’s home field is grass, and and the victory in hand. it was definitely going to be an adjust- Quinnipiac University School of Law ranks among “Last year, she was a really good ment for them [to play on turf,] and the top 100 law schools in such categories as bar scorer, and this year, her goal is to be a we wanted to take advantage of that,” really good all-around player, so she’s Brown said. “Also, I think just that passage rates for first time takers (95%); student focusing more on that,” coach Tina playing in the NESCAC just in and of 9.5 to 1 McDavitt said. “I just think her game itself prepares us well for all our out- LSAT scores; student/faculty ratio ( ); and has more dimensions to it. She’s just of-conference games.” average expenditures per student. Not to mention, able to focus on different things rath- Yesterday’s game began a stretch of er than just score, score, score. She’s three games in six days for Tufts, which we offer merit scholarships ranging from $3,000 doing a lot more for us this year.” continues tomorrow with a matchup to full tuition. Before you decide which school The game opened with 28:31 of against NESCAC foe Bates. At 1-5 on scoreless play before senior co-captain the year, the Bobcats are winless in to attend, make sure you review the facts. To Amanda Russo broke the stalemate, conference this season — continuing a law.quinnipiac.edu cleaning up a great feed in the circle tradition that has seen them fail to post learn more, visit ,email from Brown and then adding another a NESCAC record over .500 since 2002. [email protected] or call 1-800-462-1944. tally 4:10 later, sending Tufts into half- That contest will be followed by a time with a 2-0 lead. meeting with Wellesley, which has won With a six-minute flurry early in three consecutive games against Tufts the second half, in which Brown and until the Jumbos broke through with a senior forward Michelle Kelly com- runaway 6-1 victory a year ago. bined for three goals, the rout was on, “Bates and Wellesley are both going and McDavitt subsequently emptied to be hard games, especially since her bench. we’re away,” Brown said. “It’s definitely The Jumbos were paced offen- awesome to be 6-0 at this point in the sively by yet another strong perfor- season, and [yesterday] was a confi- LAW.QUINNIPIAC.EDU | HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT mance from their forwards, who have dence booster, but we need to take it accounted for all 12 goals in the team’s one game at a time.”

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STATISTICS | STANDINGS

Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football NCAA Div. III Field Hockey (5-0, 3-0 NESCAC) (3-3-0, 1-2-0 NESCAC) (1-4-1, 0-3-0 NESCAC) (11-1, 2-0 NESCAC) (0-1, 0-1 NESCAC) (Sept. 29, 2009) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L PF PA Points (First-place votes) W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L W L Amherst 1 0 21 12 1. Messiah, 1085 (44) 3 0 6 0 0 Amherst 2 0 8 2 Trinity Amherst 3 0 0 5 1 0 Trinity 2 0 1 5 0 1 Bowdoin 1 0 50 35 Trinity 2 0 6 3 2. Salisbury, 1025 (2) Tufts 3 0 5 0 0 Middlebury 3 0 0 5 0 0 Wesleyan 2 0 1 4 0 2 Trinity 1 0 35 14 Tufts 2 0 12 1 3. Tufts, 975 (6) Williams 3 0 3 3 0 Williams 3 0 0 7 0 0 Williams 2 0 1 5 0 1 Wesleyan 1 0 7 3 Williams 1 0 9 4 4. Ursinus, 906 Conn. Coll. 2 1 3 3 0 Trinity 1 1 1 2 1 2 Bowdoin 3 1 0 5 1 0 Williams 1 0 23 19 Bowdoin 1 1 7 5 5. SUNY Cortland, 848 2 2 5 2 0 4 1 0 Bates 0 1 14 35 Amherst Bates 1 2 0 2 3 1 Amherst 2 1 0 Conn. Coll. 1 1 10 3 0 Colby 0 1 19 23 6. Trinity College, 761 Bowdoin 1 2 4 2 Bowdoin 1 2 0 3 3 0 Conn. Coll. 2 1 0 4 1 0 Middlebury 0 0 8 2 Hamilton 0 1 12 21 7. Lebanon Valley, 708 Colby 1 2 4 2 0 Tufts 1 2 0 3 3 0 Middlebury 1 1 1 4 2 1 Hamilton 0 1 3 15 Middlebury 0 1 35 50 8. TCNJ, 606 Middlebury 1 2 3 2 0 Wesleyan 1 2 0 4 2 0 Bates 0 3 0 2 4 0 Bates 0 2 8 2 Tufts 0 1 3 7 9. Johns Hopkins, 604 Wesleyan 0 3 2 3 0 Colby 0 2 1 2 3 1 Tufts 0 3 0 1 4 1 Colby 0 2 4 9 10. Skidmore, 527 Bates 0 4 1 5 0 Conn. Coll. 0 3 0 3 4 0 Colby 0 4 0 1 5 1 Wesleyan 0 2 4 8

G A Pts Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD N.E. Div. III Women's G A Pts G A Pts Soccer T. Brown 5 1 11 A. Maxwell 2 0 4 R. Coleman 1 1 3 C. Updike 144 46 D. Ferguson 14 47 3.4 0 P. Bailey 10 2.9 0 (Sept. 29, 2009) C. Cadigan D. Schoening 1 1 3 Joyce-Mendive 125 38 29 A. Russo 2 2 6 1 1 3 G. Stewart 2 15 7.5 0 M. Burke 1 3 5 S. Nolet 1 1 3 Blumenthal 1 0 2 B. Helgeson 117 43 1. Messiah E. Lokken 53 37 2. Puget Sound T. Guttadauro 2 0 4 A. Michael 1 0 2 A. Lach 1 0 2 L. Nicholas 52 36 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT J. Perkins 1 1 3 W. Hardy 1 0 2 S. Saropoulos 1 0 2 K. Ellefsen 29 11 McManama 39.0 133 0 0 3. Williams M. Kelly 1 0 2 J. Love-Nichols 0 1 1 M. Fitzgerald 0 1 1 B. Neff 21 21 4. Wheaton L. Griffith 1 0 2 F. Gamal 0 0 0 B. Green 0 1 1 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD 5. William Smith P. Bailey 6 52 52 0 K. Eaton 1 0 2 B. Morgan 0 0 0 P. Tonelli 0 1 1 Defensive B Digs 6. Illinois Wesleyan M. Scholtes 0 1 1 O. Rowse 0 0 0 N. Muakkassa 0 0 0 A. Kuan 0 200 O. Gray 1 17 17 0 D. Feiger 5 90 7. Ithaca Defense Tack INT Sack 8. Trinity (Texas) Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% C. Updike 1 88 B. Helgeson 2 87 M. Murray 10.0 0 0 9. Wartburg M. Zak 3 12 .800 K. Minnehan 3 26 .867 P. Tonelli 12 19 .613 T. Tassinari 9.0 0 0 N. Shrodes 1 79 10. Johns Hopkins K. Hyder 0 1 1.00 K. Engelking 0 62 D. Simmons 7.0 0 0 Editors' Challenge | Week 4

The reign is over. Further down the standings are Jeremy “Wild Card” Greenhouse, who also had a After five straight weeks atop the Eds’ Challenge list, including a first-place finish 13-3 week, and Dave “Do Work” Heck, both of whom stand at 34-14 overall. Alex at the end of last fall, Phil “Bleep Button” Dear’s stranglehold on the top spot came “Tape Delay from Mudville” Prewitt, who went 12-4 this week, is just one game to an end at the hands of Steve “Late Night” Smith. Though Dear went a respect- behind the pair, finishing at 33-15. able 12-4 last week, Smith edged him out thanks to a 13-3 run, moving ahead in the Again proving that an inverse relationship between sports section power and pick- overall standings by one game. ing ability exists, Ethan “Sing Us a Song, I’m the Flannel Man” Landy went 11-5 The editors returned to their Week One prowess following a relatively disappoint- last week, the worst out of all editors, and is just one game ahead of Mike “Baba ing second round, as every sports guru correctly nailed at least 11 games. Tied with Ganoush (The Big Guy)” Spera, who also rang in at 11-5. Dear is Sapna “Five-Eight-Forty” Bansil, who also clocked in at 13-3. Evan “Coop” Returning to the Daily sports pages to share her love of shoes and possibly select- Cooper had the highest correct percentage last week, finishing at 14-2 and moving ing expertise from the Windy City is Carly “Marry Me Carlos Quentin” Helfand, the up three spots into sole possession of fourth place. last remaining sports editor from the Class of 2009 to guest pick.

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INSIDE THE NFL ETHAN FRIGON | THE BEARD ABIDES

Ex-Middlebury kicker Hauschka comes to Fresh Foxboro with Ravens Stripes BY ETHAN LANDY Daily Editorial Board here are no constants in sports, Arguably the best kicker in confer- but Tiger Woods is as close to one ence history is returning to NESCAC as anything else I have seen in country on Sunday. T my lifetime. He entered the lime- Steve Hauschka, a Needham, Mass. light in earnest with his record-break- native and former All-NESCAC kicker ing third consecutive U.S. Amateur and punter at Middlebury, will be Championship in 1996, back when I at Gillette Stadium on Sunday after- was seven years old. I can’t remember noon when his Baltimore Ravens play golf without Tiger, and it still feels the New England Patriots. Baltimore weird every time he and his red shirt is undefeated so far at 3-0, with don’t come through with a victory on Hauschka doing his part to help the Sunday at a major. effort on special teams. Even more consistent than Tiger’s Hauschka’s whirlwind ascent to performance throughout the years has the role of NFL place kicker began been his eternally even-keeled demean- when he was still an undergrad at or. His show of emotion on the course Middlebury. There, Hauschka started has been limited to an enthusiastic fist off as a member of both the soccer pump or two after sinking a big shot. and lacrosse teams as a freshman. He is clearly a top-flight competitor But in his sophomore year, Hauschka who is confident in his ability to win, decided to take his strong leg to the regardless of his opponent. football field, even though he had This confidence, however, never never played the sport. He beat out crosses the line into cockiness or arro- five others to earn the starting job — a gance. And for a guy who has made hun- smart move by the Panthers’ coaches, dreds of millions of dollars in endorse- as he became the best kicker in the ments, Tiger has always been pretty history of the school. uncharismatic off the links as well. In 2006 Hauschka tied former Tufts And, in all honesty, who can blame kicker Marcellus Rolle’s NESCAC mark him? His responsibility is his market- for field goals in a season with 10, a ability. His lack of charisma is made year in which he was named to First up for by the fact that he has never Team All-NESCAC as both a kicker and made a foolish mistake or had a mis- a punter. By the end of his career, he guided outburst. set a Middlebury record with 20 career Recently, though, the world has seen field goals. a new side of Tiger Woods. It’s a slightly Though he graduated with a degree goofier, more human side, one that in neuroscience and considered going makes perhaps the most beloved ath- to dental school, Hauschka was not lete of our time even more likable. It ready to give up on his football career. also seems to have caught many peo- He followed Boston College coach ple off-guard. Tom O’Brien to North Carolina (NC) The first sign of the change came at State and beat out two others for the this August’s Buick Open, when Tiger kicking job. and his caddy Steve Williams were

In his only year with the Wolfpack, MCT shown by CBS cameras laughing after a he was a perfect 25-of-25 in extra Former Middlebury Panther Steve Hauschka has taken over from Matt Stover as the member of the gallery cracked a sono- points and also 16 of 18 in field goal Baltimore Ravens’ kicker. The Ravens will bring their perfect record to Gillette Stadium to rous fart. Or was it actually Tiger doing attempts, including 8-for-8 from take on the New England Patriots this weekend. the farting? Tiger was even asked about beyond 40 yards and also a game win- the incident at his post-tournament ning field goal against Miami. That the most accurate kickers in the history perfect 13-for-13 on extra points. press conference, and it became an was enough to lead the Atlantic Coast of the NFL is a tall task, and Hauschka In a few months, Hauschka could end Internet sensation. How straight-laced Conference in field goal percentage had to fight to earn the role. up kicking in the postseason for the do we have to think an athlete is for us and earn him a spot on the semi- Hauschka was locked in a preseason first time in his football career, as the to make an issue of him and a buddy finalist list for the Lou Groza Award as battle with 2008 Lou Groza Award win- NESCAC does not allow its participants laughing at some flatulence? the best kicker in the nation. ner and Florida State alum Graham to play in NCAA events and NC State The second sign came from com- After his year as a graduate student Gano. But Hauschka’s preseason per- did not make a bowl game in 2008. ments Tiger made a couple of weeks ago at NC State, Hauschka signed as an formance was strong enough to hold off Doing so would be the culmina- about Ernie Els. Tiger, while always a undrafted free agent with the Minnesota his more heralded challenger and get tion of an already remarkable run for competitor, has never been one to make Vikings before winding up on the Ravens the starting nod for a Ravens team that Hauschka that has seen him win two any remotely negative or inflamma- roster last season, where he served as has serious championship aspirations. collegiate kicking jobs as a walk-on and tory comments toward his opponents. the team’s kickoff specialist. Now that he is the full-time kicker in stick on an NFL team as an undrafted However, in talking about Els, who a few With the release of incumbent kicker Baltimore, Hauschka is taking advantage free agent. And come this weekend, he years back was arguably Woods’ closest Matt Stover in March, the door was of his latest opportunity. He is 5-for-7 on just might add one more item to his competitor, Tiger said, “Ernie is not a open for Hauschka to fight for a starting field goals through the team’s first three résumé: beating the team he grew up big worker physically, and that’s one of position. But filling the shoes of one of games, including a 54-yarder, and he is a rooting for. the things you have to do with an ACL injury … I feel pretty good with what I’ve done, and I think Ernie could have Defense looking to make big plays versus Bobcats worked a little bit harder.” For Tiger to call out one of his FOOTBALL real focused in regards to getting first size that Saturday’s showdown will be a adversaries is unprecedented. It does, continued from page 12 downs and trying to get the ball in the new game against a completely different however, make some sense. Tiger had passes against the Cardinals, he spread the end zone.” Bates team, and the past cannot indicate the exact same surgery as Els just over wealth around to eight different receivers, The Jumbos were able to take away what will happen in the future. a year ago and has clearly recovered including junior Pat Bailey, who hauled in positives from their defense, which stifled “I think they’re a lot better from last from it much better than Els has. six passes for 52 yards. Wesleyan on Saturday and will have to do year, with a spread offense and a new Also, Els spoke a few years back of a Versus a depleted Bates passing the same this weekend at Bates to avoid a quarterback,” Perry said. “You don’t look “three-year plan” to revamp his game defense, which allowed 208 yards and 0-2 start. at the history; every year is a new year. to challenge Tiger. So maybe this was two passing touchdowns in a 35-14 loss Tufts held Wesleyan to 218 total yards, In this conference, every team is pretty the competitor inside Tiger tweaking to Trinity, McManama could have a field including 55 passing, the fewest out much even and anything can happen Els for his clear failure to challenge day. Much of this, though, will hinge on of all NESCAC schools that week. The each week. You have to prepare the same the master. the offense’s ability to sustain productive Jumbos totaled five tackles for a loss and way because no team is going to be a Or, possibly, this newfound sense of drives. Last year, the Jumbos punted eight three sacks, but ceded 163 yards on the cake walk.” outward emotion and humor is a sign times against Bates and converted on just ground. Against a Bates team that net- With one game already in the books, of increased maturity of sorts and a 33 percent of third downs. ted only 30 total rushing yards in its first McManama is quick to note the importance changed personality. Within the past “I’m hoping to have the completion contest, the Jumbos’ defense looks to set of experience for a young Tufts squad. two years, Tiger has lost his father, the rating over 70 this week, just working on the tone early. “We moved the ball fairly well [against main influence on his career, and he getting that up,” McManama said. “We “Defensively, we need to make big Wesleyan], but we had penalties in cru- and his wife have had two kids. need to make sure that everyone’s in the plays because that was what lacked cial situations and mental mistakes in So maybe the new Tiger is the right spot on each play down to the very from the game on Saturday,” Perry said. crucial situations,” he said. “We’re real byproduct of changed priorities and yard, especially if we’re doing anything to “We’ve got to force a couple big turn- confident this week, we only had four a life re-examined. A competitor real- alter the play.” overs, bring it to them early and set the prior starters on Saturday and this week izing that there’s more to living than But Tufts is confident its offense can tone. We think we can come out and still guys are feeling a lot more comfortable the game he’s devoted his whole life return to its 2008 prowess, when the do some damage.” in their roles.” to. That sometimes it’s alright to crack Jumbos ranked fifth in the conference “In most football games, the game is But the importance of getting back on a smile about a fart on the course, or in scoring. won or lost with the turnover margin,” the right path with a road win is at the to tweak an opponent off the course. “We only put up three points last senior quad-captain Tom Tassinari forefront of the Jumbos’ minds. Either way, we could all take a hint week and we kind of took that per- added. “Our defense didn’t cause any “I know how I feel after a loss, and from the new Tiger, and I, for one, hope sonally,” McManama said. “We defi- turnovers, and I think that’s a huge after I win [I] feel so much better; the that he’s here to stay. nitely want to come out Saturday flying key to winning. This whole week we’ve pain doesn’t hurt as much and you don’t around and put the ball in the end been preaching stripping the ball and lose sleep,” Tassinari said. “As a team zone four or five times. We’ve taken getting interceptions.” ... we [need to] get this win and get the Ethan Frigon is a junior majoring in eco- a hard look at what happened and But despite Tufts’ history of domination momentum going and get back on track, nomics and International Relations. He we’ve been trying to be aggressive and against the Bobcats, the Jumbos empha- because winning is contagious.” can be reached at [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Inside the NFL 11 The Beard Abides 11 SSportsports Eds’ Challenge 10 tuftsdaily.com

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Jumbos hope to get on winning Football Breakdown week 2 track with Bates game Both teams are 0-1 and will be looking for their fi rst win of the BY ALEX PREWITT season. The Bobcats will try to get Daily Editorial Board at their ground game in gear after rushing for just 30 yards versus In its opening contest last Trinity, while the Jumbos will look weekend at Wesleyan, Tufts’ TUFTS BATES to exploit a Bates defense that gave retooled offense sputtered, up 190 yards on the ground. managing only a field goal in the 7-3 loss and compiling just 234 This is a matchup of last year’s NES- yards of total offense. For the CAC cellar dwellers, though each Jumbos, who have not won an appears headed in opposite direc- away game since Sept. 29, 2007, tions. The Cardinals beat Tufts last there is no team they would at week and would already double rather see on the road than last year’s win total with a victory Bates, a squad that Tufts has WESLEYAN HAMILTON over the Continentals, who fell to beaten every year since 1986. Amherst in their fi rst game. The Jumbos get their shot at the Bobcats this Saturday in Colby’s upset bid last week versus Lewiston, Maine. The Tufts team Williams fell just short, but it could hopes to get its offense on the make some noise in the conference by beating the Panthers. Middle- right path so that it can head into at two crucial NESCAC games in the bury will be hoping to solve its de- fensive issues after giving up a stag- following weeks on a high note. MIDDLEBURY “We’re all fired up and ready COLBY gering 50 points in its opening loss to Bowdoin. to go,” senior quad-captain Alex Perry said. “Everyone’s bit- ing at the bit for Saturday to Are the Polar Bears for real? Satur- day’s visit to Amherst will go a long roll around. We need this to get way to answering that question. back on the winning track to get at Bowdoin exploded for 19 fourth- the spirits up.” quarter points last week in its 50-35 Though Tufts outdistanced win over Middlebury and will need the Cardinals in yardage last BOWDOIN AMHERST to duplicate its offensive output to Saturday, the Jumbos’ net gain JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY beat the Lord Jeffs on the road. was still over 100 yards short of Senior running back Darren Ferguson, seen here in the Jumbos’ 2008 their 2008 average. Additionally, season-opener against Wesleyan, will try to crack through the Bobcats’ The top two teams from the NES- Tufts was unable to score a touch- defense as Tufts searches for its first win of the season. CAC in 2008 will duke it out in down, reaching the Wesleyan red Hartford, Conn. this weekend. The zone just three times. leading receiver David Halas (LA 23-game winning streak against Bantams’ title defense got off to a Such offensive struggles might ’09) are also missing from this the Bobcats. at good start with a win over Bates, seem natural for a squad without year’s lineup. Success could come through while Williams needed a last-min- its senior quarterback Anthony With Fucillo’s status uncer- the air via senior quarterback Tom ute score to upend Colby. The Ephs Fucillo, who went down with tain and Forde and Halas long McManama. Though the senior WILLIAMS TRINITY were the last team to beat Trinity at an ankle injury in a scrimmage gone, new faces will have to pull completed just 39.4 percent of his home, way back in 2001. against Bowdoin. Last year’s lead- their weight in order for Tufts ing rusher Will Forde (LA ’09) and to have a shot at continuing its see FOOTBALL, page 11 — by Ethan Landy

INSIDE MLB FIELD HOCKEY The travails of Ricky Nolasco BY DANIEL RATHMAN strikeouts up, yet the hits kept on com- Daily Editorial Board ing, no matter whom he was facing. In mid-May, Nolasco’s batting average on When the Florida Marlins’ Ricky balls in play (BABIP) against was over Nolasco took the mound in Atlanta on .400, 100 points above the league aver- Wednesday night, he did so hoping to fin- age. Every groundball seemed destined ish off an arduous season on a high note. to find a hole and every ducksnort Six months earlier, Nolasco had liner managed to drop, to the point entered his 2009 campaign looking to where one had to wonder if Nolasco build on a phenomenal breakout effort had stolen Lady Luck’s purse and spit that saw him post a solid 3.52 ERA and in her face. 1.10 WHIP the previous year. Wedged Hoping to turn his fortunes around, between his 2009 debut on April 6 and the Marlins sent their former ace to his season finale two nights ago were a Class-AAA New Orleans, where he slew of trying times and terrible luck. promptly turned in a pair of excellent Nolasco’s emergence as an elite start- performances to earn a trip back to ing pitcher during the 2008 season was Florida. And from June 7 on, Nolasco surprising to many, but his peripheral — with the exception of three starts statistics suggested that it was not a — has been one of the most dominant fluke. Sure, he allowed 28 home runs starting pitchers in baseball. and took on a load of 212.1 innings, Excluding rough outings on Aug. 12, scores above his previous career high. Aug. 23 and Sept. 14, Nolasco went But the 26-year-old also logged a ter- 11-3 with a 2.73 ERA over 128.2 innings VIRGINIA BLEDSOE/TUFTS DAILY rific 186-to-42 (4.43) strikeout-to-walk since returning from the minors. He Junior Tamara Brown’s seven-point day helped nationally ranked No. 3 Tufts get an easy ratio that ranked seventh among all walked just 26 batters over that span non-conference win over Endicott yesterday. starters in the majors and foretold while fanning a whopping 149. That’s even brighter things to come. an outstanding 5.73 strikeout-to-walk Five of the six names above Nolasco ratio, which would put him third on the Brown leads off ensive assault on the aforementioned list were stars: major league leaderboard, behind only Roy Halladay, Dan Haren, Josh Beckett, Halladay and Haren. Cliff Lee and Mike Mussina. The young But Nolasco’s rotten luck during the as Tufts improves to 6-0 Marlin had clearly made his bid to join first two months of the season marred their class. His task this year was to his total numbers to the point where, BY SAPNA BANSIL haps a bit overdue for a blowout vic- replicate it. even after that streak of brilliance, Daily Editorial Board tory. Enter Endicott. And so, manager Fredi Gonzalez he still came into Wednesday night’s Behind a career-high seven points gave Nolasco the ball on Opening Day start against the Atlanta Braves with a With the way the field hockey team from junior forward Tamara Brown, against the Washington Nationals. record of just 12-9 and an ERA of 5.28. has been controlling the game against the nationally ranked No. 3 Jumbos He responded with six innings, dur- Yet that mattered little to the reemerg- its opponents this season, it was per- cruised past the Gulls 5-0 yesterday ing which he struck out six batters ing ace. All he wanted was to end the FIELD HOCKEY afternoon at Bello Field. The victo- while walking none to earn a victory. year the right way. (6-0, 3-0 NESCAC) ry kept Tufts perfect on the season, Unfortunately, Nolasco also allowed So, Ricky Nolasco took the mound upping its record to 6-0. five runs on seven hits in that game. at Turner Field, facing a Braves lineup at Bello Field, Thursday Though the Jumbos entered the Things continued in the same vein that had scored more runs than any game having outshot their opponents for most of April and May. Nolasco Endicott 0 0 — 0 was keeping his walks down and his see INSIDE MLB, page 10 Tufts 2 3 — 5 see FIELD HOCKEY, page 9