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Bubs to be heard but not seen on tonight’s ‘Glee’ Tufts receives a ‘B’ in Don’t stop believing, Tufts a cappella fans: Fox’s “Glee” has tapped the Tufts Beelzebubs to sustainability rating provide arrangements and backup vocals for select musical perfor- BY MICHAEL DEL MORO prefer qualitative over quantitative mances this season. Daily Editorial Board rankings, according to Woolston. On tonight’s episode, “Never Woolston, who took over Been Kissed,” the Bubs will make Tufts received a ‘B’ grade for sus- the directorship after Sarah their debut singing an a cappel- tainability and saw a decrease in its Hammond Creighton left the la arrangement of Katy Perry’s grades in several categories of the post in July of this year, said the “Teenage Dream.” Sustainable Endowments Institute’s schools that did best by the SEI’s The Bubs’ voices will stand in (SEI) assessment of colleges and standards were the schools that for the Dalton Academy Warblers, universities. The university had put the most time into complet- a fictional, all-male a cappella declined to participate in the inde- ing their independent surveys. group that presents new competi- pendent surveys that the SEI had But the survey’s methodology tion for the New Directions club requested for its ranking process. can be flawed and vague, accord- on the popular show. Darren Criss, The SEI is a non-profit orga- ing to Woolston. a new “Glee” cast member, pro- VIRGINIA BLEDSOE/TUFTS DAILY nization that annually issues the Executive Vice President vides lead vocals for the Warblers. The Tufts Beelzebubs recorded backup vocals for a song on ‘Glee.’ College Sustainability Report Card, Patricia Campbell said a number “The final product is great,” ranking the nation’s colleges and of universities began collaborat- junior Evan Powell, the group’s busi- Off,” which featured a competi- er one; we’ll see what happens universities. While the university’s ing about a year ago to discuss ness manager, said. “We finally got tion with eight a cappella groups with that,” Powell said, adding overall grade for 2011 remained ranking organizations. to hear it with their soloist [Criss].” from across the country, including that he was not permitted to unchanged from 2010, its per- “I think we’re participating in a In the episode, actors will lip- the Bubs. The group came in sec- name the song. formance in the subcategories of survey that we think is just more sync the Bubs’ voices playing stu- ond place and attracted attention On-campus fans will be able Administration, Food & Recycling accurate and goes deeper into the dents at the rival prep school. at Fox. to hear an all-Bubs version of the and Shareholder Engagement all issue,” Campbell said. “So we’re not “They were thinking of flying us “When they saw us in ‘The song soon, according to Seidman. dropped a letter grade. avoiding a survey per se, we’re just out to L.A., which was not a Sing-Off,’ that interest was height- “We’re going to sing it at a winter Prior to the publication of this trying to focus on one that we think good idea,” senior Eli Seidman, ened and some of the other folks show with our own soloist, so it’s year’s report card, the university is more effective.” the Bubs’ president, said. on the show became aware of now in our repertoire,” he said. opted out of the internal survey pro- “The types of questions they ask, “Obviously, because we’re stu- us,” he said. In the meantime, the show’s cess that the SEI uses to rank partici- they’re not questions that can really dents and need to be in class, we Tonight’s episode may not be version of “Teenage Dream” was pating institutions, forcing the SEI to evaluate whether or not a school is didn’t pursue it,” Seidman added. the last time “Glee” fans hear released at midnight today for issue Tufts’ report card based largely sustainable,” Woolston said, adding The songs were recorded in New from the Bubs, according to purchase on iTunes. on publicly available information that the surveys were typically time- York in late September, he said. Seidman and Powell. “We’ll have The Bubs make their “Glee” and past analyses, according to consuming to complete and often “Even having our voices in there at least one other song on there, debut tonight at 8 p.m. on Fox. Tina Woolston, the Tufts Office of showed a lack of expertise in the is very cool and such an honor,” assuming everything goes accord- Sustainability’s program director. topic of sustainability itself. Seidman said. ing to plan,” Seidman said. —by Rebecca Goldberg, with The choice to not directly par- Tufts on July 19 signed on to an The Bubs appeared on last “There is a potential for more reporting contributed by ticipate in the survey is part of an year’s NBC reality show “The Sing- tracks. We have recorded anoth- Martha Shanahan increasing trend at the university to see SUSTAINABILITY, page 2 Seniors studying abroad assigned junior registration day

BY JENNY WHITE gram are not accorded priority over juniors The students contacted the Registrar’s Office “I’m grateful that the registrar changed my Daily Editorial Board in the same situation. and had their registration time changed to the time back to the senior time,” Snyder said. The decision to group seniors abroad with senior registration day. “I just hope that their procedures change so The Registrar’s Office has assigned seniors juniors was intentional, designed to give all The Registrar’s Office, Jack said, agreed this doesn’t happen in future years.” studying abroad this semester with junior study abroad students, most of whom are to upgrade upon individual request those Snyder noticed that his registration time registration times in an attempt to stream- juniors, a single registration time, 8 a.m. on seniors who notified them directly about their was on the day that juniors register only line the registration process for study abroad Wednesday, according to Jo Ann Jack, the registration time. because he received two e-mails from the students. Several seniors, citing a lack of manager of the registrar for the School of Arts “A couple of seniors contacted us and we Registrar’s Office that contradicted each other. sufficient notice from the Registrar’s Office, and Sciences. updated their time to senior,” Jack said. The first, sent on Oct. 19 by Student Services assumed their registration times would fall “There was no mistake,” Jack said in an One of those seniors, Christopher to all graduate and undergraduate students, in line with the rest of their class and were e-mail. “All students abroad are assigned a Snyder, who is spending this semes- listed the registration dates by class year, indi- confused by the discrepancy. junior time since the majority are juniors.” ter in Washington, D.C., on the Tufts-in- cating seniors’ registration date as Nov. 9. Seniors this semester register today, a A few seniors studying abroad this fall Washington program, said changing his A second e-mail from the Registrar’s Office day before junior registration. Despite their noticed a discrepancy between the day the registration time to the seniors’ date just arrived shortly after, which Snyder said was senior status, members of the Class of 2011 Registrar scheduled them to register and the took a simple e-mail to fix, but deemed the studying abroad or in an off-campus pro- day they were supposed to register as seniors. registrar’s practice problematic. see REGISTRATION, page 2

Over dinner, student leaders Citing problematic discourse, senior Hainline resigns from Senate seat; special election forthcoming discuss inter-group collaboration Senior Ian Hainline resigned Hainline said in an interview are,” Hainline said. “Then when BY BRENT YARNELL Senator Nadia Nibbs, an event late Sunday night from the Tufts with the Daily that his decision we start to do things like how to Daily Editorial Board organizer. Community Union (TCU) Senate, was motivated by what he per- best represent the various kinds “The main component was leaving an open Senate seat to ceived to be a problem with the of minority communities on cam- Student leaders from a wide just for them to get more be filled in a future special elec- nature of the Senate’s discourse pus, that [tendency] can have variety of Tufts Community awareness about each other tion in December. on social issues. profound negative effects.” Union (TCU)-recognized groups and start those conversations,” Hainline announced his deci- “I did it mostly to raise aware- Wallis reacted to Hainline’s gathered Sunday evening at 51 Nibbs, a senior, said, adding sion in an email to TCU President ness of an issue that I felt hadn’t decision with regret. Winthrop St. for the second TCU that she considered the event Sam Wallis, a senior, following really been raised before the “I’m really sorry to see Ian Senate-sponsored leadership a success. “I know that some the Senate’s weekly Sunday night body,” Hainline said. “It’s a sad go,” he said. “I thought when- dinner. definite linkages were initi- meeting. His resignation neces- thing, but it’s one of those things ever he spoke, the body listened The purpose of the event, ated today at the dinner which sitates another special campus- where the best way to raise and he always added a lot to which the Senate plans to stage didn’t exist before.” wide election to determine his awareness is to resign.” whatever we were doing. The on an annual basis, was to pro- Nibbs said she invited all replacement, which will be held “As a Senate and as a student decisions we make this year are vide leaders of campus groups TCU-recognized groups to the on Tuesday, Dec. 2, according to body, we’re increasingly devel- going to be lacking without his the opportunity to become dinner, and that representa- Elections Commission (ECOM) oping a tendency to see people voice and his perspective.” acquainted, share information tives from 55 groups attended. Chair Katherine McManus, a only for what we see them as, and discuss opportunities for sophomore. as opposed to who they actually —by Matt Repka cooperation, according to TCU see DINNER, page 2

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A Boston University An early Pink Floyd News 1 Op-Ed 9 and Boston Globe part- icon’s work comes nership will give stu- back to life in remas- Features 3 Comics 10 dent journalists practi- tered form. Arts | Living 5Classifieds 11 cal experience. Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Tufts criticizes methodology of SEI sustainability rating Leadership dinner SUSTAINABILITY continued from page 1 presents chances open letter directed at ranking organizations like the SEI, calling for, among eight specific for cooperation principles, transparency and accountability in ranking methodologies, Woolston said. DINNER Meanwhile, Tufts joined instead with a continued from page 1 different organization, the Sustainability The first leadership dinner, an Tracking Assessment and Rating System initiative of former TCU President (STARS), a rating organization that is more in Brandon Rattiner (LA ’10), took place line with the principles Tufts seeks, according in February, according to Nibbs. to Woolston. She said the earlier scheduling of the “It’s been put together and developed over event this year owed to the fact that by the past four years by the Association for the spring semester, few groups have the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher funds remaining to run any co-spon- Education (AASHE), basically all the sustain- sored events that may emerge from ability professionals from all of the colleges collaboration at the dinner. and universities,” Woolston said. “In terms of timing, it didn’t make While using STARS may be more expen- the most sense,” she said. sive and time-consuming, it will ultimate- Nibbs said that she attempted to ly save time because it is just one survey, organize seating at this year’s dinner Campbell said. such that it would facilitate conversa- The description of the SEI’s methodol- tion among groups with similar inter- ogy has yet to be updated on its website for ests. She invited groups to request their the latest round of evaluations, but accord- top three preferences for other groups ing to Emily Flynn, an SEI research fellow, to sit with and, in case of absences, she there have been two major changes since placed groups seated near others with last year. similar interests. The 2011 report cards were completed TCU Vice President Tomas Valdes, a online, ending the need for paper surveys, senior, called the dinner a success. and the new evaluations focused more on “There was a lot of networking that quantitative questions, according to Flynn. went on at my table,” he said. “People “Numbers really speak volumes in terms were able to exchange contact infor- of how a school is doing in terms of sustain- JENNA LIANG/TUFTS DAILY mation and give each other feedback ability,” Flynn told the Daily. There are compost bins installed in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall. The university received mid- and support.” Woolston disagreed. She said that the dling grades for its sustainability efforts, but Tufts has criticized the survey’s methodology. Valdes said the dinner was a good fol- number of fluorescent light bulbs or bike low-up to the first event in February. racks available on campus does not nec- past two years, the university has received a ment and thinks the Board of Trustees is “There was more structure this year essarily indicate the school’s level of sus- ‘D’ from the SEI. responsible in selecting industries and com- in the sense that it … was a continua- tainability and called the SEI’s methodology The openness of the investment process panies for the university to invest in. tion of last year,” Valdes said. “People “seriously flawed.” is limited by confidentiality agreements that The Office of Sustainability, which has been already knew what the purpose of this “I really feel like Tufts is taking a stand by are often required by investment managers, in a period of transition since Creighton’s event was and [that] helped to start not sort of being badgered by these ranking a process the Board of Trustees has deter- departure this summer, is currently working conversation quicker, more efficiently.” organizations,” she said. mined to be best for the university, according with the Department of Facilities Services to Duncan MacLaury, who repre- Woolston was happy to see that Tufts’ to Campbell. create new construction standards, accord- sented the Tufts University Unitarian overall grade did not change, noting that “[The Board of Trustees] has been open ing to Woolston. Universalists and the interfaith dia- other schools’ moves up or down the rank- and eager to hear input, but they don’t feel “The facilities and construction depart- logue group Conversation, Action, ings may simply reflect the time they put that it’s something that should be an open ment are actually working on construction Faith and Education, said the rede- into the surveys themselves and not their process,” Campbell said. “It should be man- standards and it’s imperative to have con- signed seating placements improved progress in terms of sustainability. aged by the investment committee, the board struction standards in order to institutional- this year’s event. She portrayed the question of whether and the investment office.” ize sustainability efforts,” she said. “I think I had more in common with to participate in the survey as a choice Flynn said that Tufts’ poor grade in this The office also publishes a weekly news- the people this year than last year,” between engaging in sustainability work or category could be improved simply by letter in order to spread awareness about its MacLaury said. “I think that was an in survey work. making asset information available online. work across the three Tufts campuses. easy fix, really.” “We could be doing stuff on campus She encouraged the university to bring “[The Office of Sustainability] is creat- MacLaury said he was seated with or we could be updating the website,” more people to the table in the investment ing a more comprehensive mechanism for representatives from Tufts Chabad and Woolston said. process, but when asked, was unaware of communicating with the campuses about Tufts Friends of Israel. One area where Tufts has consistently the limits put in place by confidentiality what is going on with sustainability on cam- Nibbs said that although some performed poorly is in the category of agreements. pus and what everyone’s role is in that,” groups were eclectically matched, the endowment transparency, where for the Still, Campbell prefers the current arrange- Woolston said. tables managed to connect and find points of discussion. George Murphy, who represented the Seniors studying abroad confused by junior registration time Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship at the dinner, said that his discussion REGISTRATION their time. Only for a legitimate reason can mates’ registration times. with members of the fraternity and continued from page 1 we correct their time.” “Seniors studying abroad have to catch sorority community, while unexpected, presumably addressed to students currently While changing their registration date this error,” Snyder said. “And then they have yielded new approaches to event plan- abroad. The e-mail told study-abroad stu- from the juniors’ to seniors’ assignment was to contact the registrar of Student Services ning. dents to register on Wednesday, the same simple, Snyder and senior Mireille Gallegos, just to get registration time they were sup- “It’s really about all that co-collab- day the junior class registers for courses. who is studying in Chile this semester, said it posed to get.” oration; you go to someone’s event, “My first thought was that this e-mail was was more difficult to figure out they had not Gallegos believed that giving a senior a they go to yours, and you keep going a template sent out to all students [studying been given a senior time in the first place. junior registration time because he or she is together,” Murphy said. “Ideally we abroad] but wouldn’t apply to me anyway “Since I’m a senior, it didn’t even occur abroad seemed unfair. would have been with another reli- because I’m a senior,” Snyder said. “But I to me that I could be given a different reg- “While it was easy to get the registration gious group, but I think it was really always just assume any e-mail I get might be istration time,” Gallegos wrote in an e-mail date moved up, it was inconvenient that interesting to be with Greek life.” something I have to deal with.” to the Daily. “I know it’s uncommon for it was not accounted for in the first place,” Nibbs said that groups that could Snyder sent an e-mail to the registrar ask- seniors to go abroad, but I didn’t think that Gallegos said. not necessarily collaborate on events ing for clarification. The office switched his I would automatically be given a junior’s If she had not noticed her registration still benefited from learning about the registration date to the senior day to register. registration time.” assignment was a day late, she said, she others’ experiences. “The system is automated and bases Snyder and Gallegos also thought it may not have been able to get into classes “A lot of people shared tips, shared itself on history,” Barbara Clark, a Student confusing that the onus was on seniors required for her to graduate on time because challenges … shared different experi- Services representative in the Registrar’s to take action to change their assignment they are likely to fill up quickly. ences.” Office, said. “If someone calls to question when it was not even clear their assign- “In my case, it could have been absolutely Sophomore Pianpian Wu, who rep- their time, we will immediately investigate ment was after the majority of their class- disastrous,” Gallegos said. resented Tufts China Care, said that Gallegos believed that the Registrar’s the dinner brought to light similarities Office should modify their practices to better in the challenges faced by different account for seniors studying abroad. groups. “I think that the practice should be “Even though we’re all different, we changed such that it is not assumed that all all have similar difficulties,” Wu said. students abroad are juniors,” Gallegos said. “We expressed the same concerns.” “If for some reason the registration time can’t Senators served as discussion facili- be made to automatically take senior status tators at the tables, raising the idea into account, there should be more notices of creating an online space for TCU than a single e-mail that assumed everyone groups to communicate, according to registered on the same day.” Nibbs. She said that senators received Snyder agreed. positive feedback about this sugges- “It’s more the prospect of those seniors tion. who wouldn’t have found out about it ahead This space would feature an online of time,” Snyder said. “Unless the registrar directory of contact information for changes how they do registration times, this TCU groups and a discussion forum seems bound to happen again.” for groups to post about future events The Registrar’s Office for now is not con- and seek advice and opportunities for sidering implementing a change to the collaboration. system for senior study-abroad students, Nibbs said that the Senate plans next according to Clark. year to extend invitations to groups OLIVER PORTER/TUFTS DAILY “It’s very rare that a senior goes abroad,” outside of the TCU, including mem- Seniors studying abroad are scheduled to register tomorrow, the day juniors are also set Clark said. “If it’s going to become more of a bers of the Tisch College of Citizenship to sign up for courses. The Registrar’s Office gave all students studying abroad, including prevalent thing, [the administration] is going and Public Service and the Institute for both seniors and juniors, the same registration time. to have to let us know about that.” Global Leadership. 3

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Contrary to popular belief, the end tereotypes are fun to break, except of print journalism might not be all when those stereotypes are good that imminent. A recent partnership ones. There is a particular stereo- between Boston University’s College of Stype circulating regarding California Communication (COM) and The Boston politics. According to many, including Globe has let a new class of college jour- Californians, the Golden State is a hub of nalists know that they should not give up liberalism. However, as the midterm elec- hope just yet. tions last week proved, Californians have The partnership provides Boston more than a few conservative bones in University (BU) undergraduates with the their bodies, specifically regarding the offi- opportunity to receive hands-on journal- cial statewide views on gay marriage and ism experience: Students in BU’s Advanced the fact that we still can’t seem to legalize News Writing and Reporting classes will marijuana, no matter how much our multi- regularly contribute articles to the “Your billion-dollar state deficit needs us to. Town” section of the Globe’s Boston.com. In terms of gay marriage, Massachusetts is “Your Town” is an online resource that kicking California’s conservative butt. In 2008 provides local news about the towns, cit- Prop. 8 passed in California, banning same- ies and sections of the Greater Boston sex marriage. It was struck down in August of area, including Somerville. The Globe is this year by a federal judge in San Francisco, currently expanding the news service to but my issue is that it passed in the first place. cover neighborhoods within Boston as A proposition banning gay marriage passed well, such as Back Bay and Roxbury. The — in California! I was appalled. BU students will be responsible for report- I was operating under the same assump- ing on these newly incorporated “Your tion as many of you were, thinking that Town” regions of Boston. WALLY G VIA CC my home state was this liberal enclave COM offers two Advanced News BU journalism students will generate content for the Boston Globe’s ‘Your Town’ section. where civil liberties were fully support- Writing and Reporting classes for which ed. Prop. 8 changed that. It made me enrolled students write an average of graduate students can also participate in door it opens into the world of profession- aware of the entire middle of California, all one or two stories per week. The stu- BU’s State House Program — the larg- al journalism, Bayles said. Upon gradua- the inland districts and those at the very dents also provide the photographs and est news operation at the Massachusetts tion, many participants in the university’s southern end where the liberalism I grew multimedia materials that accompany State House — by providing articles, radio other journalism programs have gone on up with was not the predominant belief. their articles, Fred Bayles, associate pro- clips and video footage for more than 15 to work for news organizations. Bayles Massachusetts, on the other hand, legal- fessor of journalism at BU and director Massachusetts news organizations. expects that the same will be true for stu- ized same-sex marriage in 2004. of the partnership, said. The partnership between the two dents who participate in this program. Now, on to pot. Massachusetts decrim- The program is starting slowly, but organizations is mutually beneficial, The type of coverage that BU students inalized marijuana possession in 2008. Bayles has high hopes for its future. Bayles explained. provide for the Globe differs from the The official law here says that getting “We hope to expand to sports writ- “It provides jobs for our students and assignments they might otherwise receive caught with less than an ounce of weed ers, for example, and others will have the it provides the kind of news coverage that in that the young journalists are reporting is only punished by a civil fine of $100. In opportunity to contribute as well,” Bayles papers weren’t previously able to provide,” exclusively on local news. This communi- other words, the typical college student told the Daily. Bayles said. ty-based, or “hyperlocal,” journalism is a who gets caught will not have a criminal This partnership with the Globe is not Bayles, who directs the State House new trend among news sources, accord- record. This is great! This is exciting! This the first program BU has created to pro- Program, explained that the partnership ing to Bayles. is the same policy that California imple- vide its students with practical experi- is extremely useful for aspiring journal- “This is really where journalism is going,” mented! The Coasts agree, who would ence in the journalism field. Through its ists because it combines academics with he said. “It is providing a local angle that have thought? Washington Journalism Program, the uni- practical experience. Students receive readers wouldn’t have otherwise.” This is another great example of ste- versity allows undergraduate and gradu- their assignments from a real editor at the Bayles believes this new trend is what reotype-bending — bluestockings from ate students to spend a semester in the Globe and get academic feedback on their will keep the news industry alive. While Massachusetts and California hippies nation’s capital, working as correspon- work from a professor, too. all together, hanging out, smoking less dents for news outlets. COM seniors and Another benefit of the program is the see JOURNALISM, page 4 than an ounce of weed. What could be better? Well, actually, it could be better is if California legalized pot altogether. Proposition 19 was on the California bal- lot in last week’s election. Prop. 19 is also ‘Helicopter parents’ have trouble letting college students grow up called the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.” It was defeated by BY DEREK SCHLOM said. “That’s why you have young people ing a course about parent-child rela- 56-percent opposition. Daily Editorial Board whose parents try to direct them from a tions, said that disproportionate parental I could go on about how not enough distance — what courses to take, what involvement stems from something of a young people were mobilized to vote, how The helicopter may be slightly far- friends to have — micromanaging, so that culture shock. that would have changed things signifi- ther away, but make no mistake — it’s parents can still try to be involved.” “There are pretty substantial changes cantly, but I won’t. Because it isn’t just still hovering. The beginning of this empty-nest peri- when students leave home, and there’s the young pot smokers among us who As the newest class of Jumbos settles od, a traumatic experience for some par- an initial change where it’s very hard for should support Prop. 19. It’s every single into college life and the immediate thrill ents, is often what triggers reactive heli- parents to adjust to the fact that they don’t Californian. The fact of the matter is, we’re of increased autonomy fades, so too does copter parenting, according to Aymer. have the same kind of authority that they letting our ideology (drugs are bad) get the mistaken belief that protective — “They spend their lives preparing, nur- had when the child [was] living at home,” in the way of our practicality: We have excessively or otherwise — parents col- turing, following some well-practiced Rothbaum said. a $19.1 billion deficit and 12.4 percent loquially known as “helicopter parents” rules of parenting, and then it’s almost as According to Rothbaum, helicopter unemployment. will lessen their grip now that their chicks if their purpose for being is over, and they parents put their college-aged children at Prop. 19 would have given local gov- have flown the proverbial coop. don’t want that,” Aymer said. a developmental disadvantage. ernments the freedom to regulate mari- The rituals of helicopter parenting — She explained, however, that helicopter “Prior to college and up through col- juana growth and sales and collect fees excessive parental attention or manage- parenting is not in store for all parents lege, the parents’ role is to help their kids and taxes from those activities. That ment — are facilitated when the child, the whose children have left home. prepare to have a tremendous amount would open up a whole new job market object being hovered over, is under the “For some, it’s actually a freeing experi- of autonomy because [the children] are — helping out with the unemployment parent’s roof. But the potentially exasper- ence,” Aymer said. “For some women, in making all of the decisions in their life,” issue — as well as generate revenue ating habits of helicopter parents often particular, the pressure is off. They can go he said. “Helicopter parents, who hover for the state. From a purely economic extend beyond high school graduation back to school or take more hours off work and are overly involved in the child’s life … standpoint, Prop. 19 was one of the best and through college matriculation. or take up a hobby, because they have make it very difficult for the child to make ideas on the ballot. And yet, Californians A survey at Keene State College in New completed a job. They’ve accomplished the transition, because so much freedom still voted it down. Hampshire conducted earlier this year what they were expected to do.” is thrust upon them.” Needless to say, I’m upset. Not as upset assessed 300 freshmen and found that Aymer stressed that fathers are often The effects of this shift don’t only as I was after Prop. 8, but still very, very students who have helicopter parents just as affected by “empty-nest syndrome” become apparent via long-distance upset. Across the country, everyone’s con- were more anxious, neurotic and depen- as their female counterparts but tend to helicopter parenting, Rothbaum said, cern is the economy, and the fact that my dent than their counterparts with less- internalize rather than manifest those but often when a child returns home home state can’t get it together enough involved parents. feelings through helicopter parenting. temporarily. to help stimulate ours is, quite simply, According to Professor of Sociology “For fathers, this is equally as stress- “When the child comes back home for absurd. So, Massachusetts, congratula- Paula Aymer, who will teach a course titled ful, but they don’t talk much about it vacations, and particularly over the sum- tions. You most definitely win this round. “Family and Intimate Relationships” next because the culture gives much more mer … they’re so used to [having] freedom As of this week, I am way more proud to be semester, helicopter parenting of college- freedom to males and expects them to over every aspect of their lives, and they’re a student at a university in Massachusetts aged children stems from a newfound lack manage their private lives much more suddenly thrust back into high school liv- than a native of California. of direction on the part of parents whose independently than it does for females,” ing conditions,” he said. “The assumptions children have left home for college. she said. “We only hear about what hap- on both sides are very different about how “I find that, for parents, there’s a loss of pens with the mother.” much monitoring the parents are going to Samantha Jaffe is a sophomore who has not purpose and a sense of being out of con- Tufts Professor of Child Development yet declared a major. She can be reached at trol [when children go to college],” Aymer Fred Rothbaum, who is currently teach- see PARENTS, page 4 [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Tuesday, November 9, 2010 BU students Over-attentive parents can hinder their child’s author online development, according to a recent study PARENTS content for Globe continued from page 3 provide — being able to stay out late, who JOURNALISM they’re hanging out with, even what kind continued from page 3 of clothes they wear.” many are worried about the future of Assistant Professor of Child Development journalism, he sees the additional local Tama Leventhal, who teaches a course coverage in the Globe and other news on adolescent development, agreed with organizations as indicators that the Rothbaum’s take on excessive parental industry will be just fine. involvement as detrimental to students’ Neil Miller, an English lecturer at Tufts positive college experiences. who teaches journalism, thinks that a simi- “I think the teens have to learn how to lar partnership at Tufts would benefit aspir- become more autonomous and indepen- ing writers’ reporting skills greatly. dent and learn how to rely on themselves “It would be terrific if we could do some- and make their own decisions,” she said. thing like that here,” he said. “In college, they have to start taking more Students like senior Ryan Oliveira, edi- responsibility because they have more tor-in-chief of The Zamboni, Tufts’ humor freedom to do the things they want to do. magazine, agreed. “It is valuable for stu- They have to decide what they want to eat dents to get practical experience in the for breakfast, when they want to wake up field,” he said. … I think that’s part of becoming an adult Experience is the key ingredient to and moving away from their parents and improving students’ journalism skills, from adolescence.” according to Miller. If students go off cam- According to Leventhal, the huge array pus to cover feature articles, he said, their of channels through which parents and content improves. children can now communicate, from “Their articles are better, they feel like phone calls to texting to e-mail to Skype real journalists and they enjoy the process and beyond, makes it harder for children more,” Miller said. to gain necessary breathing room. While impressed by the program “I think teens stay more emotional- implemented at BU, both Miller and ly connected to their parents now, even Oliveira doubt that a similar partnership when they go to college, because they can could be established at Tufts. Unlike BU, just talk to them at any time,” she said. which boasts a department of journal- Still, Aymer said that the advent of ism within the COM along with graduate new communication technologies only programs in a variety of journalistic dis- impedes the separation between parent ciplines, Tufts has no journalism major and child if the child allows it to. or department. “I think [the increased number of While there are certain programs Tufts methods of communication] are only faculty encourage students to take part in, helpful if the young person wants to be for the most part, aspiring journalists on in touch,” Aymer said. “They need not TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY the Hill have to seek professional writing answer their e-mail because maybe it’s Parents who practice excessive surveillance of or communication with their university-aged opportunities elsewhere. not as pressing as a telephone ringing children can adversely affect their childrens’ college lives, a recent survey found. The prospect of finding such opportu- in their room, which was the method of nities is not as bleak as those predicting communication for their parents when In some families, Aymer even believes because you aren’t near to them,” she the demise of news media portray it to be, they were in school. The young person that a geographic divide between college said. “You can tell them when you need according to Bayles. is still in charge to answer, to pick the students and their families can actually them not [to] be so demanding or intru- “There are more opportunities for young phone up, but it does give parents and facilitate candid dialogue. sive, and children maybe weren’t able to journalists today than when I entered the young people who have meaningful rela- “There are more opportunities to be do that in the face-to-face relationship business 30 years ago,” Bayles said. tionships more ways to communicate.” frank with parents, to say what you feel before college.”

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ALBUM REVIEW MADELINE HALL | Early Pink Floyd mastermind’s work THE TASTEFUL AND THE TASTELESS Nasty takes center stage in remastered form nostalgia BY MATTHEW WELCH Daily Editorial Board here are only a few things more alien When people think of Pink Floyd, and foreign to me than a Californian. warring egos, spectacular light shows Despite my frequent interactions and expansive, lush albums usually Twith these beings, I have yet to deci- pher some of their odder quirks. They avoid An Introduction to Syd Barrett exposing themselves to any temperature Syd Barrett below 65 degrees, scorn inauthentic bur- ritos and use the word “bootsy” with only a very loose idea of what it truly means. Even after sharing a room with one and EMI/Harvest forging friendships with a healthy handful, I still don’t know what Californians mean come to mind. Few people think of the when they go “hyphy”; humans though they band’s early years under Syd Barrett, might be, they are certainly a breed apart. when Roger Waters and David Gilmour I spend much of my time with enjoyable were just backup players and Pink Floyd Californians, but rarely expect to glean any had a much quirkier sound. further understanding of their hip lingo EMI/Harvest has just released “An or slang. Imagine my amazement, then, Introduction to Syd Barrett,” the first when the Californians with whom I was compilation album to document spending time this past weekend could Barrett’s years with Pink Floyd and the accurately and fully sing Destiny’s Child’s two solo albums he recorded following “Independent Woman” in the exact same his departure from the group. way that I could. As many know, Barrett was schizo- Special doesn’t even begin to cover it. phrenic, and his experiences with drugs Up until that magical moment, I had and the excesses of psychedelic rock assumed our cultural upbringing had been culture lead to a massive psychological complete inverses of one another. Foolishly, break that altered his life completely. I had simply seen our surface-level differ- Much of “An Introduction to Syd Barrett” ences as indicators of a more complete was culled from “Barrett” (1990) and divergence. Their exposure to sun for longer “The Madcap Laughs” (1970), the two AMAZON.COM than a quarter of the year, while remark- solo albums that immediately preceded ‘An Introduction to Syd Barrett’ remasters Barrett’s works from his time in Pink Floyd and ably different than my perpetually cold his breakdown. as a solo artist. Midwestern life, did not mean they loved As a result, the songs often feel ner- such childhood classics any less than I did. vous, as if their jovial air is hiding “An Introduction to Syd Barrett” been remastered under the supervision They remembered the “Boy Meets World” something far darker. Even though this opens with Pink Floyd’s first hit single, of David Gilmour. The songs have never (1993-2000) cast as completely as I did and makes the album a bit depressing, it “Arnold Layne.” On the first listen, I was sounded more alive nor compelling. choreographed nearly identical dances to provides an extremely interesting, deep immediately struck by the sound qual- Spice Girls songs. This discovery of a com- listening experience. ity. Every track on the anthology has see BARRETT, page 6 mon cultural childhood awakened a bond based on nostalgia so deeply ingrained in our hearts and immediately unified our THEATER REVIEW SECOND CHANCES previously separate identities. Coming from virtually every corner of Despite terrible the country, there are plenty of lines along Bad direction leaves audience which we as Tufts students divide ourselves. I am a self-proclaimed Chicagoan, proudly title, ‘Cougar Town’ and assuredly. To others, that simply means I am a glorified version of Midwesterner of ‘Good’ wanting more a top-notch comedy who lives in a square state that just pro- BY KYLE SIRCUS stomach or stage. duces corn. Even in the aforementioned Contributing Writer C.P. Taylor makes an extremely skilled BY BEN PHELPS “Golden State” of California there are strong attempt at delicately dramatizing this dark Daily Editorial Board alliances to respective regions. Give us a How does one represent the Holocaust? period in history while asking pertinent chance to diverge and we do. Moreover, how does one represent it in moral questions: What defines a “good” This article is the first in “Second That’s why the unifying magic of our the theater? The Nazis’ carefully crafted person? Can a person who does “bad” Chances,” a recurring feature look- youth culture is all the more remarkable. It things still be considered “good”? ing at TV shows that deserve a sec- is so easy to bond over that undeniable nos- Good Taylor’s deftly written, fragmented ond chance from viewers. Their rat- talgia conjured by a Backstreet Boys song or memory play seeks to answer these ques- ings may be low, but the quality is an “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” (1991-1996) tions in its depiction of John Halder, a high, so if you tuned out early on, reference, regardless of the shame associ- Written by C.P. Taylor German academic whose work forms the here’s our case for why you should ated with your intense crush on Howie D. basis of the Nazi final solution and eutha- give each show another try. First up: The seemingly tasteless infatuations of our Directed by Jim Petosa nasia programs. Unfortunately, Boston “Cougar Town.” childhoods have validity in their unifying At the Boston Center for American Center for American Performance’s (BCAP) Aside from its title, “Cougar power. It is only in those instances of bond- Performance through November 21 production fails to use the interesting pal- Town” is a great show. Co-creator ing that your obsession with Robin Williams Tickets $15 to $20 ette Taylor provides to fully realize the hor- Bill Lawrence brings his trademark à la “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) is acceptable. rifying portrait. The importance of nostalgia associated plan to destroy Jews, the disabled, gyp- “Good” relies on Halder’s memories to Cougar Town with culture of the past can be seen on a sies, homosexuals and other “deviant” larger scale with the increasing popular- members of society is no easy subject to see GOOD, page 6 Starring Courteney Cox, ity of mash-ups. The most popular fusions Christa Miller, Ian Gomez, often feature those songs straight out of Busy Philipps, Brian Van Holt, the ’90s that embodied our childhood pop Dan Byrd, Josh Hopkins awakening. Anyone familiar with “Blue (Da Bee Dee)” (1999) by Eiffel 65 can attest to Airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. its mashable qualities. Few can deny the on ABC tugging nostalgia generated by some of the more classic ’90s music we might hear by comedic voice, honed on “Scrubs” chance in the midst of a mash-up. The irony (2001-10) and “Spin City” (1996- of hearing Drake’s voice on top of a Britney 2002) to a brilliant ensemble led Spears beat has a sweet, satisfying quality by Courteney Cox, and the result is that stirs those nostalgic heartstrings. a fun, funny show that gets better Say what you will about the caliber of each week. culture that unites our divergent student When it began last year, the show body. I cannot defend the ladies of 3LW and stayed true to its high-concept honestly say they made good music, espe- premise: Jules Cobb (Cox) was a cially after Kiely William’s devolution — look recently divorced 40-something try- up “Spectacular” if you haven’t already. I can ing to get back into the dating game, wholeheartedly support the loving bond and her approach was to bed as that emerges after a late night sing-along many younger guys as possible. A to “No More,” though, and will pardon any few of them lasted two or three epi- associated lapse of judgment. sodes, but for the most part, they were interchangeable vehicles for Jules’ cougar persona. Madeline Hall is a sophomore who has not BU.EDU yet declared a major. She can be reached at Tim Spears, left, and Michael Kaye are the stars of BCAP’s ‘Good.’ see COUGAR, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Tuesday, November 9, 2010 ‘Cougar Town’ evolves, pokes fun at title and rocky start

COUGAR continued from page 5 As the season went on, though, the writers seemed to realize that the con- cept of Courteney Cox dating younger guys was not that funny and was not really going anywhere. Instead, they recognized the enormous talent of the supporting cast and the fact that the show was at its funniest when everyone interacted with each other. The result was something that Lawrence has admitted in interviews he probably couldn’t sell to a network now: a kind of updated “Cheers” (1982- 93) revolving around a group of friends who hang out in a bar or in Jules’ living room and drink wine — lots of wine. That group of friends makes up the cul-de-sac crew: Jules’ next-door neigh- bors Ellie (Christa Miller, Lawrence’s real-life wife) and Andy Torres (Ian Gomez), assistant Laurie (Busy Philipps), ex-husband Bobby (Brian Van Holt), son Travis (Dan Byrd) and neighbor-turned- boyfriend Grayson (Josh Hopkins). Each person in the cast plays off the others effortlessly, but every combina- tion of actors or characters produces different results. Travis, for instance, is a dorky mama’s boy when he is home with Jules, but with Laurie the results are casual and potentially romantic — the writers ABC.COM haven’t ventured there yet, seeming- The cul-de-sac crew on ‘Cougar Town’ is a modern-day ‘Cheers’ crew, minus the bar and plus the granite countertop. ly due to the characters’ age differ- ence. Andy, meanwhile, is a loving after each successful shot. It’s almost the strongest comedic talents on the Cougar Free,” “Titles are Hard,”), and but submissive husband to Ellie; with too simple, but seeing how much fun show. Lawrence doesn’t have the medi- older cougar Barb (Carolyn Hennesy) Bobby, though, he makes up a hilari- the characters have playing it, the game cal cases he had in “Scrubs” to easily still pops up as a reminder of the early ous, “Penny Can”-loving bro-mantic somehow works. provide dramatic plots, but here, he and version of the show. Rather than ignore pair, and the two are hilarious. After all the talk of fun and games, how- co-creator Kevin Biegel quite gracefully its roots, the show makes fun of them, “Penny Can” is just one example of the ever, it shouldn’t be assumed that there is raise the level of gravitas. showing viewers how far it has come. goofy, meaningless fun that has come no serious subject matter on the show. It is also to the credit of “Cougar So while “Courteney Cox as a cougar” to define the show. The game, which A recent storyline about Laurie’s boy- Town” that its creators have used the might be a better pilot pitch, “Courteney Bobby created on his houseboat — a friend breaking up with her right after show’s admittedly weak start to inform Cox and her family and friends hang out boat parked in an empty parking lot — is she realized she loved him is exactly its current stories and jokes. and drink wine” is a much better show exactly what you would assume it would the kind of story that grounds the show; The title card in each episode this — and one that, dare I say it, is usu- be: Players take turns throwing pennies it also elicited a great dramatic per- season has contained a gag about the ally even better than “Modern Family,” into a can, exclaiming, “Penny Can!” formance from Philipps, who is one of bad title (“Still ‘Cougar Town’,” “100% which airs right before it on ABC. Remastered Barrett set, while not groundbreaking, worth a listen BARRETT later pioneer, it captured the tracks on “An Introduction hasn’t got a house./I don’t know more familiar with early Pink continued from page 5 sound of the psychedelic scene to Syd Barrett” paradoxically why. I call him Gerald.” Floyd and Barrett, I would have Barrett’s distant, impen- when it was still underground combine naivete innocence Even though some lyrics though the compilation was a etrable voice and the delicate in London. with an awareness of immi- might feel superficial, they often studio release. Farfisa organ work sound as The songs are brisk, jaun- nent mental collapse. imbue the songs with a child- At the end of the day, com- though they were recorded this ty and usually brief. Fans of In “Dark Globe,” a solo like sincerity that makes their pilation albums rarely change year. The drastic improvement “Dark Side of the Moon” (1973) acoustic song, Barrett fever- message all the more affecting. anything about an artist’s cat- of this recording gives some could hardly find a more dif- ishly sings “Wouldn’t you miss “Terrapin,” Barrett’s best love alogue or how he is perceived. of the songs a new dimension: ferent sound. me at all?” over a happy-go- song, states, “Oh baby, my hair’s With this in mind, one can’t The atmospheric clangs and Barrett’s approach to song- lucky chord progression that on end about you.” hope for “An Introduction to “found sounds” at the end of writing is hardly as sophis- leaves the listener more than a The songs on the album Syd Barrett” to accomplish the “Bike” feel completely differ- ticated as later Floyd. While little unnerved. range from sparsely arranged same things as Barrett’s origi- ent, if not even more unnerv- Waters and Gilmour would Barrett’s unique, quirky acoustic ballads like “Terrapin” nal albums. ing, than they ever did before. give the band a layered sound, approach to lyrics makes the to more propulsive psyche- The compilation does an The album showcases the Barrett was far more upfront anthology engaging and humor- delic tunes like “See Emily incredible job, however, of pre- incredible songwriting talent and unornamented. ous. A far cry from Waters’ intro- Play.” “An Introduction to Syd senting the numerous facets of that first launched Pink Floyd. Barrett’s droll voice gives the spective pessimism, Barrett’s Barrett” does a wonderful job the psychedelic icon without Even though Floyd’s early music songs a humorous irreverence lyrics often focus on strange of bringing the various facets feeling forced or crammed — differed greatly from the oper- that perfectly complements details or concepts, as seen in of Barrett’s sound into a cohe- a notable accomplishment, atic space rock the group would the lyrics and melodies. Many “Bike”: “I know a mouse, and he sive whole. If I hadn’t been indeed.

Poor and uncertain direction botches BCAP’s production of ‘Good’

GOOD ample opportunities in the script to pro- the presentation, the actors sing at various continued from page 5 vide nuance, missing the mark entirely. points throughout the show and do so in recount his evolution from a simple German On its opening night, the play still strug- an awkward a cappella style, especially professor and author to the designer of gled with an identity crisis: To be or not to considering the piano that sits upstage Auschwitz and instrument of the Third be a realistic drama. center and remains unplayed. The music Reich. The play is also a moral and ethical The script carries Taylor’s own unique would normally serve to enhance the pro- meditation on the definition of a “good” stylistic voice and is written as a dis- duction, but the misguided, realistic direc- person, with Halder’s reasons for joining torted view of the past that follows the tion ignores such possibilities. the Nazi machine providing the initial protagonist’s stream of consciousness. Other elements, such as a tendency backdrop. Halder’s justifications for his Instead of attempting to realize that which toward cinematic sensibilities or Brechtian participation stretch not much further is unimaginable, the play provides the elements, are not embraced at all to the than his desire to better his social and audience with an easily accessible point detriment of the production. The actors professional standing and to ensure that of entry — that of human psychology. We stumble across the otherwise wonderfully neither he nor his family will be adversely become privy to all of Halder’s memories, designed stage, their awkward movements affected as the Nazis gain power. which take turns shifting in and out of forming no cohesive style and leaving His political actions notwithstanding, the focus throughout the play. audience members like myself with fur- audience also encounters Halder’s ques- Though on paper it is a fragmented-mem- rowed brows. For example, poor direction tionable relationships with his delusional ory play, Jim Petosa’s direction forces the leads actors to spin in circles on the floor mother, deranged wife and much-too-young play’s actors to perform a desired reality of or stand on a table to depict “crazy.” student with whom he has an extramarital the moment instead of embracing the alter- BCAP’s production of “Good” leaves affair. The audience soon comes to realize native narrative style that, in the end, is much much to be desired and regrettably leaves that “goodness” is relative and beyond the more appealing than realistic drama itself. the audience questioning the directorial understanding of most humans, including This production has yet to decide what it is. and performance choices as opposed to that of characters themselves. For example, much of the play centers contemplating the greater moral implica- In direct contrast to Halder is his best on Halder’s life’s soundtrack that con- tions that the play itself addresses. Despite friend Maurice, a self-hating Jew who stantly repeats in his head. Unfortunately, the strong foundation that the text pro- more readily identifies as German than as the music we hear is clumsily introduced vides, this production unfortunately BU.EDU one of the Chosen People. at the beginning of the play and is not pre- makes “bad” product out of otherwise Despite a promising script, BCAP’s staging The production manages to ignore the sented consistently. Further complicating “good” ingredients. of ‘Good’ fails to deliver. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT 7

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY BENJAMIN D. GITTLESON What did voters really reject on Nov. 2? Editor-in-Chief After the Republican Party had, as Americans are also confused about middle class by approximately $400 for EDITORIAL expected, taken control the House of Obama’s signature health care legisla- individuals and $800 for married couples. Managing Editors Representatives, soon-to-be Republican tion. A study this April by Rasmussen Republicans are primarily responsible Ellen Kan Speaker of the House John Boehner Reports found that a full 60 percent of for this widespread voter ignorance, as Carter Rogers declared to a national audience that the likely voters believe that the health care the fundamentals of their party platform American people had sent President Barack bill would increase the federal deficit, include fallacious claims that Obama Matt Repka Executive News Editor Obama a message. That message was, in despite an analysis by the nonpartisan raised taxes, that the health care bill will Alexandra Bogus News Editors Boehner’s words: “Change course.” Congressional Budget Office which found add to the deficit and that the Democrats Michael Del Moro Nina Ford The underlying flaw of this claim made that the bill would reduce the deficit by were responsible for “the bailouts.” Amelie Hecht by the Republicans and echoed by some $143 billion by 2019. But the greatest burden undoubtedly Corinne Segal in the media is that casting this election Still, Republican leaders depict the falls on the Democrats’ shoulders for Martha Shanahan Brent Yarnell as a rejection of Obama’s agenda belies midterm elections as a referendum on failing to educate the public about the Jenny White an assumption that Americans have a health care reform and cast their gains as policies they have enacted over the last Daphne Kolios Assistant News Editors basic understanding of that agenda. a mandate to repeal Obama’s signature two years. Even in a hostile political envi- Kathryn Olson Public opinion polls indicate instead legislation. In fact, Americans have not ronment, the president should be visible Romy Oltuski Executive Features Editor that what Americans have repudiated is repudiated health care reform — they’ve to the public on a regular basis, explain- Sarah Korones Features Editors Alison Lisnow a wildly misinformed understanding of rejected a bill that would grow the federal ing his policies to an uninformed and Emilia Luna the bills that passed under the Obama deficit and cut off health care funding for very frustrated electorate. But Obama did Alexa Sasanow administration. seniors. Republicans campaigned — and not enter the fray in any meaningful way Derek Schlom Jon Cheng Assistant Features Editors First, there’s a lot of confusion about voters cast their ballots — against a bill until the final few weeks before the elec- Maya Kohli which bills the current administration actu- that does not exist. tion, and by then the damage was done. Amelia Quinn ally passed. The bank bailout was signed Voter ignorance is perhaps most evi- For too long, the Democrats failed to into law by President George W. Bush a dent in the level of misinformation about articulate a coherent agenda on health Emma Bushnell Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors month before Obama was elected. Yet a Obama’s tax policy. Most Americans buy care reform and other major legisla- Mitchell Geller July Pew Research Center survey found into the Republican claim that their taxes tion, allowing the Republicans to dictate Rebecca Goldberg that just 34 percent of Americans correctly have risen under this administration: 52 public opinion with the same dubious Ben Phelps Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors attribute the bailout program to the Bush percent of respondents think so, accord- claims day after day. By that measure, the Rebecca Santiago administration, compared to 47 percent ing to an October Bloomberg poll. In fact, Democrats earned the “shellacking” they Matthew Welch who believe it originated with Obama. the current Congress lowered taxes for the suffered last Tuesday.

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PRODUCTION Leanne Brotsky Production Director Andrew Petrone Executive Layout Editor Sarah Davis Layout Editors LETTER TO THE EDITOR Adam Gardner Jason Huang Dear Editor, inaccurate depiction of Greek life at Tufts. In the event that the aforementioned Jennifer Iassogna Regardless of the location of the alleged allegation proves to be true, we the under- Alyssa Kutner Steven Smith On Nov. 1, the Tufts University Police incident, such actions represent a trans- signed and the houses we represent are Sarah Kester Assistant Layout Editor Department said in an e-mail to the gression by an individual, not an entire determined to pursue the harshest inter- Zehava Robbins Executive Copy Editor Tufts community: “Tufts Police received community. We would like to take this nal disciplinary actions possible against Alexandra Husted Copy Editors a report that a sexual assault took place opportunity to inform the student body any individuals found to be violating the Isabel Leon on campus this weekend. The assault that the Greek community has taken steps standards of Greek life at Tufts. We do not Vivien Lim is believed to have taken place in a fra- against sexual violence in the past, such tolerate sexual violence in our community Linh Dang Assistant Copy Editors Andrew Paseltiner ternity house. The incident is presently as the Panhellenic Council’s recent “Take and hope that students at Tufts continue Melissa Roberts under investigation by the Tufts Police. Back the Night” event in conjunction to feel safe entering our houses. Elisha Sum The suspect has not been apprehended. with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Darcy Mann Executive Online Editor There is no further information available and the Interfraternity Council’s involve- Sincerely, Audrey Kuan Online Editors at this time.” ment with the “In the SACK” program Ann Sloan Upon receiving the e-mail, the Inter- during Undergraduate Orientation this Andrew McGowan, Class of 2011 Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager Greek Council executive board immedi- year. Additionally, representatives from Inter-Greek Council President Michael Vastola Technical Manager ately arranged a meeting of all council all Greek houses are involved in ongoing members to address the allegations. While discussions with Tufts University Health Alex Stein, Class of 2012 BUSINESS the Greek community takes such allega- Service staff to facilitate preventative Interfraternity Council President Benjamin Hubbell-Engler tions seriously, we believe that the man- programming and standardize risk-man- Executive Business Director ner in which the incident was reported agement procedures during social events Dana Traub, Class of 2011 Laura Moreno Advertising Director was inappropriate in that it conveyed an happening this semester. Panhellenic Council President Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. Correction P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 Yesterday’s article “Senator reaches out to Greeks on LGBT concerns” incorrectly identified sophomore Tabias Wilson as 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 a Theta Chi fraternity brother. He is in fact pledging the fraternity. [email protected]

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ELISHA SUM | OUR GENDERATION The eroti- cized male ori Amos once sang, “Sometimes, you’re nothing but meat.” To springboard off of last week’s col- Tumn dealing with the issue of male body image and its relation to consumerism, I’d like to focus this week on male objectification as it relates to the advertising world. Traditionally, this topic has held much more weight within discussions of women and femininity, but we have all witnessed the proliferation of male objectification in the advertising world. The ubiquity of the sexualized male image cannot be ignored and thus should be addressed. First, a historical context provides a lens that establishes a parallel shift in advertising in terms of female and male bodies and can perhaps explain the current state of affairs. In a similar way that the women’s liberation movement shaped consumerism, the gay lib- MILDREDSLANERENOVATINGWALDEN.COM eration movement had its hand in influencing marketing. In relation to the former, compa- nies co-opted values and concepts dear to feminism and applied them to their advertis- Walden 2010 ing practices as evidenced in the exploita- BY DENALI HUSSIN the-flow attitude that so strongly embodies also perhaps prophesized a reconnection tion of the ideas of women’s liberation and Thoreau’s own approach. A man who left with the “holy practice” of farming. freedom of sexuality. As for the latter, enter- A pickle jar of milkweed fluff sits incon- civilization and its constructs of time and The “Renovating Walden” exhibit brings prises wanted to tap into the classist and racist gruously on a DVD player. Across the room, order to live by the rhythm of nature and the continuing relevance of Walden to the mainstream notion of queer affluence, which a leather rabbit’s head is mounted on a the seasons, Thoreau in his book “Walden” fore. It achieves this primarily through its has undoubtedly shaped the representational plaque beside a skillfully drawn diagram of illustrates this notion of the unstructured “lyceum” feature, in which professors lecture world of advertising. owl and bat skeletons and anatomy. Recipes — a willingness to submit to the shifting of in the gallery and teach classes on a variety In our generation, ads do not shy away from and scribbled notes are tacked to the walls, events as it happens. of subjects. Nothing is inapplicable — from using male bodies to reach a larger market. As some detailing the creation of a “Fork tree,” The juxtaposition of old and new created English to chemistry, economics, architec- a wink to the queer community interested in others noting how much mead to purchase. by the “Renovating Walden” exhibit forces a ture, environmental science and history, male-bodied persons, marketers often will Pencil maps, a box of pinecones, wine bot- question: What can we, as college students Walden still serves as inspiration or a spring- display one or more male bodies in a sexually tles, mitten molds and signs. Welcome to in the fast-paced, modern world of 2010, board for modern discourse. ambiguous or androgynous frame that doesn’t “Renovating Walden,” a current exhibit at take away from Thoreau’s “Walden”? Is it still The lyceum is as freeform as the rest of negate homosexuality but will not crystallize the Tisch Gallery. applicable? Relevant? Pertinent? What would the exhibit: Round tables at different levels its existence either. This method allows the The modern and the antique hang side by Thoreau think of our world? If he bemoaned are scattered around the room with piles of viewer to project his or her own interpreta- side without a sense of hierarchy. The objects the advent of the post office as an avenue pillows and low-backed chairs. Visitors and tions and understand the ad in his or her own seem random, the common thread hard to for unnecessary sharing of thoughts, what students are invited to move the furniture at way. Furthermore, the subtext and codifica- grasp. A rising sun of old saws rises above would he think of blogs, e-mail and texting? will to make themselves comfortable as they tion can still speak to the niche queer market modern planes, levels and bright orange Would he regard the America of today as listen, engage and reflect. without an explicit message and exclusivity. tape measures. Everything intermingles with the graveyard of simplicity and the natural “Walden” asks us to slow down. Perhaps In this way, even for the heterosexual con- impunity — all is used, all is important. world? And if so, is there still anything we can we are not in a situation in which we can sumer, this approach functions just as effec- The gallery is in constant flux — contrib- do to redeem it? “drop out” of society — or even school — in tively for the following reason: The male body uting artists, prompted to submit pieces of Much of “Walden” can be, almost eeri- the way that Thoreau did, but we can take it is conceptualized as the site and locus of a art or objects inspired by or relating to Henry ly, applied to modern life. Consumerism, as a prompt to take a moment for simplicity gendered identity, the tool that engenders David Thoreau’s 1854 book “Walden; or, Life commercialism and capitalism run amok. and removal. We can pause to turn off our masculinity (a claim Judith Halberstam dis- in the Woods,” continuously reconsider sub- Thoreau in 1854 attacks agricultural produc- phones, iPods and computers and take a putes and tries to destabilize in her 1998 work missions and request to remove their objects tion as a disconnect from the natural world, break from the world of speed and instanta- “Female Masculinity”). Thus, ads do not need and replace them with others. Even original from farming that was once a “sacred act.” neous connection and communication. to go beyond putting on display a certain plans change on a weekly basis. He would be even more horrified by our Honestly, at times when it feels like the type of the male body, an entity that self- Originally, there were to be two actual world of supermarkets and frozen meats only priorities in our lives are academic- reifies, for masculinity becomes its extension cabins contrasted in the second room of the and how we don’t see or even think about related, when our world revolves around through physical form and musculature. (We gallery, but one remains unfinished, a mere where our food comes from. the next paper, the next grade and the next also should not forget the intersectional issues skeleton, while the other is a large pile of Yet there has in recent years been the grad school application, it’s somehow a relief of representation in these ads that often exclu- stacked lumber. This doesn’t seem to bother beginnings of a shift to a more Thoreau- to take a moment and realize, as earthy- sively feature the white male body.) the curators or contributors. So what if at ian mindset about food. What would crunchy as it sounds, that the seasons still The aforementioned movements have first the curators were going to use the same Thoreau think of Michael Pollan or Barbara change. The leaves still fall. The natural world changed our cultural climate, resulting in amount of lumber used in Thoreau’s cabin Kingsolver, of the move to organic, local continues despite our stress or worry or lack the diminishing need to strictly adhere to in Concord, Mass., to create something new farming and farmers’ markets? Yes, most of Internet connection. Maybe we can build traditional gender roles. The objectified and unique but then changed their plan? of us are still removed from the process cabins in Concord. male in advertisement, inextricably tied to Now, the unused lumber juxtaposed with of acquiring food, but some, slowly, are transforming men into consumers, is able to the skeletal cabin gives visitors a sense of the returning to the idea of the sacred bean transgress gender. The image of the metro- raw materials that go into the construction. fields. Thoreau prophesized and lamented Denali Hussin is a senior majoring in sexual is then nothing but a legitimizing tool It is precisely this unregimented, go-with- our disconnect from growing things, but he English. for men’s style and beauty. It functions as a reclamation and reframing of a homosexual masculinity into the acceptable context of a virile heterosexual masculinity. As last week’s column mentioned, the ide- alized male body, now with the sexualized, A letter from Lucan erotic component, established an ideal relat- BY DEREK HADDAD for themselves; nevertheless, even these most people, but it is important to seek ed to the rise in low self-esteem, body dys- two yield and join Pompey — the lesser of out at least a few people in whom you morphic disorders, cosmetics use and plastic Before the next election cycle, while two evils in their eyes. can have faith. When voting, I am not surgery. Another important component is there is a relative calm in political cam- This is where I criticize both Roman suggesting anyone be naive enough to that gay men in particular suffer from body paigning, I recommend that readers pick and modern American voters: picking a vote for every person who says you can issues. The International Journal of Eating up a translation of Lucan’s “Civil War.” side only because it seems the lesser of trust them — that’s every candidate; Disorders in 2002 reported that 14 percent Lucan, a young poet living under the two evils. If you feel that you are forced still, if you cannot find a candidate that of gay men seemingly had bulimia and over Roman Emperor Nero in the first century to pick one of two sides in politics, then you have faith in at first glance, I encour- 20 percent seemingly suffered from anorexia, A.D., wrote about the epic clash between you prove yourself to be a mere pawn in a age you to not stop looking until you statistics higher than the overall 10 percent Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus. It is manufactured chess game, [not] as free as have done so. for men in general. true that the United States has already you like to think you are. We are not Rome; our fate is not neces- Under our regime, none of us are safe from seen a civil war with as much fury and Another major theme of Lucan’s is the sarily theirs. Still, the lessons of the past becoming an object of the male gaze — to madness as the one in Rome, however, loss of faith in Rome: faith in the gods, should not go ignored. Lucan did not get be put on display, manipulated, disciplined Americans today have more in common as well as in their fellow human beings. a say in what type of Rome he got to live and, most importantly within the context of with Romans of Caesar’s time in terms of The gods are barely present in this story, in, so he wrote his “Civil War” to point out this column, to become commodified. As a their wealth, their society and their politi- whereas fortune and fate are on the lips how one generation of Romans ruined last note, I want to acknowledge the systemic cal status in the world. of most Romans. Everyone is familiar with their country for future generations. And and unjust body policing that has plagued One major theme of this story is the Caesar’s famous line, “The die is cast.” He rather than people taking responsibility marginalized bodies, such as intersex and loss of political dialogue and its replace- said this upon crossing the Rubicon, refer- for their actions, Romans gave up their transsexual ones, but that discussion — per- ment by senseless violence. A sense of fear ring to the civil war as a risky bet. future to an unseen, unseeing fortune. haps problematically — was not a part of this and chaos dominate most Romans at this I am not making a theological argu- Let’s hope there will be no one like that column’s scope. point, and everyone feels the pressure to ment, nor am I telling anyone what writing about us in the future. pick one of the two sides. Brutus and Cato religion to believe in; I am simply point- are the only Romans who see that both ing out that faith and trust are crucial to Elisha Sum is a senior majoring in English sides are in the wrong, that both Caesar keeping a civilized society glued togeth- Derek Haddad is a second-year graduate and French. He can be reached at Elisha. and Pompey desire mastery of the world er. You do not even have to have faith in student in the Department of Classics. [email protected].

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Murky NFL power rankings foreshadow exciting season inish ALEX PREWITT | LIVE FROM MUDVILLE INSIDE THE NFL Blind as … continued from page 12 The story has been similar in Houston, Anne Frank? where the Texans on Sunday lost 29-23 to the visiting San Diego Chargers. ne of my favorite lines and analogies Houston came into the 2010 sea- in all of music — and all of popular son with an explosive offense and high culture, for that matter — comes expectations for a playoff push, but the Ofrom OutKast’s 2001 smash-hit “So loss — Houston’s third out of its last four Fresh, So Clean.” In it, Andre 3000 belts out the games — dropped the Texans to 4-4 in following verse: the AFC South. This slump comes after “I love who you are love, love who you ain’t; the Texans began their season with opti- you’re so Anne Frank/Let’s hit the attic to hide mism after two monumental wins over out for ’bout two weeks.” the Colts and Redskins. Now, Houston Now, ignoring the total insensitivity of com- finds itself struggling just to get back paring the plight of one of the most famous into playoff contention in the highly Holocaust victims to a desire to bang upstairs competitive AFC. for 14 days, at least Andre 3000 and OutKast At this point in the season, it’s nearly got their historical metaphor correct. impossible to pick a favorite to win Super I wish I could say the same about Miami Bowl XLV in Dallas. While no NFL teams Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder. have truly pulled away from the rest of After the Dolphins’ 26-10 loss to the the pack, six teams — the New England Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium Patriots, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, on Sunday — Miami’s fourth loss in its Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons and past six games — Crowder went on a tirade New York Giants — currently sit toward directed at the Ravens’ Le’Ron McClain, the top of the NFL. accusing the fourth-year fullback of spit- One would think that in the next few ting in his face and disrespecting the man weeks, at least one of these teams will with the Zorro moustache. put together a string of wins to finally Far be it from me to dispute Crowder’s seize control of the top seed in its con- statement. Maybe fines will be handed out ference and obtain home-field advan- and maybe vengeance will be had, but my tage throughout the playoffs, like the column doesn’t exist to pass judgment on Saints and Colts did last season. NFL players whom I barely know. Instead, I sit But if the league’s top playoff contend- here and wonder how in the world Crowder ers continue to be bunched up, it will confused Anne Frank with Helen Keller. make for some incredibly important and MCT After Crowder went to complain to the refs exciting regular season games toward Cleveland running back Peyton Hillis, above in a game against the Patriots, dominated the Patriots’ about the spitting incident, according to him, the end of the regular season. defense on Sunday, racking up 184 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-14 Browns blowout. they told him that they didn’t see McClain spit in his face. “Then they said something about they let [Miami linebacker] Karlos Dansby get away Jumbos gear up to vie for a top spot at Regionals with a face mask the play before,” Crowder said after the game. “Who the f--- cares? A WOMENS XC brings out something extra in the athletes. went out pretty slow, but I was still in a good guy just spit in my face! … Like they didn’t continued from page 12 With only seven runners on the line, the position and was really able to pick it up over see [Miami quarterback] Chad Henne get hit 56th place, was junior Bryn Kass in 24:49. women were more invested in each other’s the course of the race.” twice when he slid. Yeah, a little Stevie Wonder As the last race of the season for most of races, knowing that each of their places Going into Regionals next weekend, the and Anne Frank.” the competitors and the last cross country were important. Jumbos will look to beat the teams that have So let’s break this down step-by-step. race of their collegiate careers for the seniors, “Everyone was really excited and sup- edged them the past few weekends. Crowder claims that, even if the referees had there was definitely extra motivation. portive of each other,” Carey said. “We all “We were pleased with sixth this weekend, seen McClain spit at him, they wouldn’t have “Going into the race, I knew I wanted to wanted to go out and give it our all. The except that Colby beat us by three points,” done anything as compensation for letting finish cross country on a good note, know- atmosphere at the starting line was defi- Yih said. “They have beaten us for trips to Dansby get a free face mask earlier in the game. ing I put it all on the line,” Yih said. “After nitely different this weekend.” Nationals in the past few years. Hopefully, we As wrong as that may be, it hardly excuses NESCACs, I really wanted a good perfor- After the NESCAC Championship, which can beat them next week.” Crowder’s extraordinary lack of knowledge mance to wrap up my season. I knew it was turned out to be little more than a mud The momentum that the Jumbos built regarding famous suffering women. going to be the last time it was going to feel run, the Colt State Park provided some dif- this weekend should give the Regionals Look, Channing. Chan-Chan. Chay-Dawg. this way in a cross country race.” ferent challenges. squad some confidence going into their Clam Crowder. I understand your metaphor Even for non-seniors, there was motiva- “The start was challenging because it nar- race on Saturday. here. I understand that you want to call the tion to end the season on a strong note. rowed down so fast,” Carey said. “I went out “Trying to qualify for nationals is definitely referees blind, that you want to reference “I didn’t really trust my strength or speed hard and was surprised to be up in the top 20 a goal,” Carey said. “It will be a challenge famous blind people to cement your point. at the end because I didn’t have a lot of at the beginning.” though. It would be great if the team can fin- But couldn’t you have called them Foot Locker strong performances to draw confidence Other than the top pack, the majority of ish the season on a high note and all seven employees and been on your way? Maybe from,” Carey said. “But after this, I think I’ll the field was conservative for the first part competing have solid races.” made an African safari reference about some have that going forward. It was great to have of the race. Williams will host the Div. III Regional zebras falling behind the herd? You just had a strong finish.” “I think the course boded well for middle- Championship next Saturday, with Nationals to bust out the eighth-grade textbook, didn’t The nature of championship races always distance runners,” Yih said. “I felt like the race bids on the line. you? And you failed miserably. One reporter caught on to his faulty refer- ence and asked what a diary-writing Jewish VOLLEYBALL girl hiding in an attic to avoid being taken by the invading Nazis had anything to do with Volleyball gets unexpected at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament missing calls. “Who was that? Is that the blind girl? Helen The volleyball team will be heading “It was a bit of a surprise, but coach Coast Guard in four sets. Keller … I don’t know who the f--- Anne Frank to the NCAA Tournament for the third [Cora Thompson] had told me that we “We haven’t played them, but I is. I’m mad right now. F--- it. I’m not as swift as consecutive year after the selection had a chance because of our schedule know that they are tough and have I usually am,” Crowder responded. committee announced yesterday that and recent successes,” senior quad-cap- some big middles,” Shrodes said. Hey, try to see the bright side, Mr. Crowder the Jumbos had made the eight-team tain Nancy Shrodes said. “I was so stoked For the last two seasons, Tufts and — at least you got 50 percent right. That’s New England Regional bracket, joining to find out that we had made it.” Williams represented the NESCAC at almost close to a passing grade, buddy. What’s fellow NESCAC teams Amherst and The Jumbos on Friday night will head nationals. But this season’s emergence more, Anne Frank and Helen Keller are prac- Middlebury. to Springfield College as the No. 4 of Amherst and Middlebury represents tically the same person anyway, so I totally After losing out on a chance to clinch a seed to face the No. 5 seed and host even more depth in what is from top- see where you’re coming from. They’re both spot in Sunday’s NESCAC Championship in the first round of what should be a to-bottom one of the strongest confer- women … um, they both were young at one match against Middlebury, Tufts’ sea- slugfest between two teams which this ences in the nation. point … and they both died. You did it! son appeared to be over at 22-10. But season have spent time at the top of the Tufts will be trying for its second But seriously, don’t worry about it. Focus the committee rewarded the Jumbos’ regional rankings. straight appearance in the national on playing Tennessee next week. Channel that strength of schedule — they opened the Nine of Tufts’ 10 losses this sea- quarterfinals, which will be held at anger and negative energy into passion on the year with a tough non-conference slate son have come on the road, but just Washington University in St. Louis. field, and maybe hit Titans quarterback Vince that included a match against national this Saturday, the Jumbos dispatched The volleyball team now joins the field Young so hard he’ll go blind. No. 3 Emory and beat perennial top New Amherst on its home floor. The team hockey team as the only fall team so You know, just like Anne Frank. England team UMass Boston in straight will have to muster a similar effort to far to earn a spot in an NCAA tour- sets — and their recent history of nation- take out a Springfield team that also nament bracket. al success including last year’s run to the earned an at-large bid after losing Alex Prewitt is a junior majoring in English Elite Eight. its conference championship game to —by Ben Kochman and religion. He can be reached on his blog at http://livefrommudville.blogspot.com. 12 INSIDE SSportsports Volleyball 11 tuftsdaily.com

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Depth on display as men’s cross country takes fourth at ECACs BY LAUREN FLAMENT took third with 142 points, just coming off a three-week break Daily Editorial Board seven ahead of Tufts (149). and it’s tough to go that length “We did well as a team,” Rose of time without putting in a big A deep men’s cross coun- said. “The teams we lost to were effort and then be expected to try team took fourth out of 44 all running some of their [top] have that extra gear. But I think teams at the Eastern College runners, so it was a little bit everyone was pleased [with] their Athletic Conference (ECAC) skewed.” performance and with how our Championships in Bristol, R.I. Freshman Brian McLaughlin seasons ended.” Like many other teams in the was Tufts’ third finisher in 33rd Placing its first five finishers in region, the Jumbos used this race place, with a time of 27:11. The the top 50 of the race showed just as an opportunity to rest their final Tufts scorers were senior how strong the Tufts squad is this varsity squad for next Saturday’s Andrew Bellet and freshman season, Rose said. Regionals. With their top eight Andrew Shapero, who finished in “It shows that other than finishers from the NESCACs sit- 44th and 47th place, respectively. our top pack, we still have a lot ting, the Jumbos still finished “It got out really slow and I of guys that can fill spots,” he with 149 points — their best fin- kind of got boxed in for the first said. “It’s good knowing that if ish in the meet since 2004. 2,000 meters or so, but after that someone on the regionals team Sophomore Sam Haney and I was able to move up pretty doesn’t do well, the difference junior Connor Rose — who led well,” Bellet said. “It’s always fun between him and the next guy the squad — crossed the line in to be in a race with around 300 is almost nothing and that goes 12th and 13th place, respectively, people, because there’s always back to almost the 10th guy. That out of 300 athletes. Haney fin- somebody to look up to and gives a sense of security in races ished the 8,000-meter course in a always a goal ahead.” and in workouts that we have our time of 26:36, with Rose less than “I was pretty happy with it 10th guy in the same pack as our half a second behind him. The as a career-ending race,” Bellet fourth and fifth guys.” pair both secured All-ECAC hon- continued. “Looking back, After having rested this week- ors with their top-15 finishes. I would have tried to get out end, the Jumbos’ top seven run- “Having run it two years ago harder at first but I think I was ners will suit up on Saturday for and getting caught in the middle still able to move up well, so it their most important meet to of the pack in the woods areas was a good effort.” date: the NCAA New England where it really funnels down, I The conditions this weekend Regional Championships, made it a goal to be in the top five were a nice change for those hosted by Williams at Mount after a quarter-mile,” Rose said. who, last weekend, had run Greylock High School in “After a mile, I was right where I NESCACs on the sloppy and Williamstown, Mass. wanted to be and it was good to muddy course. The top two teams at know that Sam was right there “For the guys who ran Regionals will receive automat- ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY behind me.” NESCACs, I think it was a bet- ic bids to the Nationals, and the Freshman Andrew Shapiro finished in 47th among 300 runners this week- Williams won the meet — in ter finale than NESCACs would region will also receive up to end, the fifth scorer for the Jumbos in their highest finish since 2004. which the winner is the team have been,” Rose said. “For the three at-large bids. with the lowest finishes and thus guys who didn’t, it was a good “There are more than five Rose said. “For the past few finish and the difference with least points — with 94 points, opportunity to run a champion- teams who are worthy of years we’ve come up short for the next two guys filling their followed by Middlebury with 123. ship race and a chance to be Nationals bids because our one reason or another, but this spots would be almost nothing, Johnson and Wales, which raced in the top of a race. [The guys region is so deep, so it’s always a year more than ever we really so I think that is an advantage its squad’s top seven performers, who didn’t run NESCACs] were battle to win one of those spots,” could have two guys not even we have over other teams.”

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY INSIDE THE NFL Women’s cross country claims Who wants to win sixth at ECACs race Saturday Super Bowl XLV? BY CONNOR ROSE BY MATT BERGER XLV? Daily Staff Writer Daily Staff Writer Right now, it doesn’t appear to be New Orleans or Indianapolis. With the top seven runners rest- What a difference one year can Neither team has shown the ing up for the Regional meet next make. same kind of dominance as it did weekend, the next seven women’s At this point in the NFL last a year ago. cross country team members year, the New Orleans Saints and The 6-3 Saints have been got the opportunity to race at the Indianapolis Colts were both 8-0 up and down, losing at home Eastern Conference Athletic College and well on their way to con- to Cleveland last month before (ECAC) Championship race this ference championships halfway beating the Pittsburgh Steelers past Saturday at Colt State Park. through the regular season. the next week. Ranked 24th in The Jumbos made the most of the New Orleans and Indianapolis rushing and without the services opportunity and showed off the seemed to be clicking on all cyl- of Reggie Bush, New Orleans has solid depth of the squad. inders. While the teams had both been forced to rely exclusively on The Jumbos finished an impres- improved defensively, their real the pass, which has ultimately sive sixth out of 39 total teams strength was on offense, where resulted in a much less consis- with 198 points. NESCAC foes they were led by Drew Brees and tent offensive attack. took four out of the top five spots, Peyton Manning, respectively, In Indianapolis, the Colts have with Middlebury taking the team elite quarterbacks whose dynam- been slowed by injuries and cost- title with a near perfect score of ic offenses would end up finish- ly turnovers. After losing to the 21. Williams and Amherst placed ing first and second in points Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, second and third with 72 and 73 per game. Other teams struggled they now sit at 5-3, good for only points, respectively. Franciscan to keep up with the Saints and second place in the AFC South. University (Ohio) came in fourth Colts, who were consistently put- In addition to last year’s con- with 110 points while Colby edged ting up 30 or more points per ference champions, other 2009 the Jumbos with a score of 195. game and controlling the time of heavyweights have failed to Franciscan freshman Nicole possession offensively. assert their dominance thus far. Krajewski took the individual title The Saints and Colts were the When faced with the oppor- of the field of 276 with a time of clear top dogs at the midpoint of tunity to be the first team in the 22:21. Middlebury runners took six the 2009 season, and it was up league to get to seven wins, the out of the next seven spots, with to the rest of the league to knock New England Patriots got thor- Williams’ frontrunner breaking up them off their pedestals. That, of oughly run over in Cleveland, the pack in sixth. course, did not happen, as New losing 34-14 to the Browns. Leading the way for the Jumbos Orleans and Indianapolis ended As they have failed to do all sea- was freshman Madeleine Carey at up meeting in a highly antici- son, New England could not stop 24:04, good for 29th place. Senior pated Super Bowl XLIV matchup the Cleveland rushing attack, giv- tri-captain Jennifer Yih was next in in Miami; the Saints prevailed ing up 184 yards and two touch- 34th with a time of 24:15. Finishing 31-17. downs to the Browns’ third-year back-to-back in 39th and 40th were So far this season, however, running back sensation, Peyton sophomore Mary Sypek and senior no NFL teams have taken charge Hillis. Clearly, New England will Christy Loftus with times of 24:22 of the league. Consistency con- need to get more physical on the and 24:28, respectively. Rounding tinues to be an issue for many defensive line if it wants to com- out the scoring for the Jumbos, in ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY of the league’s top contenders, pete for an NFL title. Freshman Madeline Carey led the Jumbos to their sixth-place finish in the which begs the question: Who see WOMEN’S XC, page 11 ECAC Championships on Saturday, finishing 29th individually. really wants to win Super Bowl see NFL, page 11