Where You Sunny Read It First 54/34 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 48 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Mail goes Proposal to prohibit carrying alcohol into undelivered in Spring Fling moves forward, sources say BY MATT REPKA downhill dorms Daily Editorial Board BY BEN GITTLESON Members of the Alcohol Task Force are Daily Editorial Board moving closer to recommending a policy to prohibit students from carrying alcohol onto Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor … deliv- the President’s Lawn during next semester’s ery people? Spring Fling, according to members of the Mail recently went undelivered in Lewis task force. Hall for about two weeks because a student Task force discussions have occurred delivery person failed to sort mail upon its behind closed doors, a practice the group arrival in the downhill dormitory, leaving doz- agreed upon by consensus in an effort to ens of students waiting for letters. encourage honest conversation and prevent Around the same time — during the false rumors about the task force’s plans from last week of October and the first week of spreading, according to Director of Health November — another Mail Services student Education Ian Wong, chair of the task force. employee delivered the mail sporadically in The task force, comprised of students, South Hall, causing letters, bills, financial administrators and staff, is comprehen- statements and other correspondence to sively examining current alcohol policy. show up late. One of the group’s three subcommittees In Lewis Hall, two students said that at focuses on how to manage major on-cam- one point they saw a pile of mail on a pus events like Spring Fling. The task force shelf by the dormitory’s student mailboxes. aims to offer recommendations to a poli- Financial statements and letters were left cy-setting steering committee on alcohol out in the open. policy by winter break. Mail Services became aware of the unde- The task force plans on publicizing infor- KRISTEN COLLINS/TUFTS DAILY Spring Fling may be one step closer to dry next April as the Alcohol Task Force considers livered post in Lewis Hall after its non-student mation as soon as it has a draft proposal, prohibiting students from bringing alcohol into the event. employees, who deliver the mail to a locked which could be as soon as today, according area in the dormitory six days a week for to Wong. Following its release, the propos- event grounds. But last year’s celebration under consideration, some said that this the student delivery people to then sort into al will be made public for student input, was marked by an unusually large num- approach is gaining momentum. One individual mailboxes, noticed that mail was Wong said. ber of students seeking medical attention member said the proposal “has seemed piling up in that locked area, according to Ron “We’ll go back and we’ll try to seek an for alcohol-related issues, causing a mass- almost inevitable from the very beginning” Drauschke, the supervisor of Mail Services. open conversation with the complete stu- casualty incident when the number of stu- of the task force’s deliberations. Reports from students living in the dorm also dent body,” he said. dents needing medical attention exceeded Several other members who were tipped Mail Services off to the problem. Several task force members told the Daily the capacity of health personnel on hand. contacted declined to comment on the “A couple of residents voiced concerns,” that the body was considering a propos- In an attempt to prevent dangerous levels record regarding the matter, citing confi- Drauschke said. al to ban alcohol from being carried into of alcohol consumption among students, dentiality concerns. Drauschke estimated the problem lasted the grounds of Spring Fling. The members task force members have suggested creat- Since the group’s formation earlier in the between a week and two weeks in Lewis. requested anonymity because they were not ing a pub section for of-age students on the semester, the discussions and meetings of Residents put the length of time closer authorized to speak on the record about task President’s Lawn, in a setup similar to that of the body have been closed to the public. to two weeks. Mail delivery in Lewis Hall force discussions. the annual Winter Bash dance, according to Minutes are kept private and members are resumed on Nov. 6. In past years, official policy has per- task force members. discouraged from speaking publicly about mitted of-age students to bring a limited While a number of the members told see MAIL, page 2 quantity of alcoholic beverages onto the the Daily that various proposals remain see TASK FORCE, page 2

INTERVIEW | LEE GELERNT Gelernt calls immigrant Tufts alums pursue environmental rights a ‘tricky issue’ projects through Fellowship BY ADAM MANDELL BY MICK B. KREVER are protected by almost all of Daily Staff Writer Daily Staff Writer the major provisions of the Constitution and the reason is As employment options con- Lee Gelernt (A ’84) is the dep- that the Constitution uses the tinue to shrink for recent col- uty director of the American word “persons.” It says “equal lege graduates, two Tufts alums Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) protection of the law for all per- are among nine recent gradu- Immigrants’ sons,” due process for all per- ates this year taking advan- Rights Project. sons, and what the Supreme tage of the Compton Mentor He will speak Court has said is that the use Fellowship program. tonight at 7 of the word persons rather than The fellowship offers a yearlong, p.m. on his citizens means that those protec- paid research opportunity that role as a pub- tions apply to non-citizens. On offers youths fresh out of college lic defender the other hand, what the courts the chance to pursue a project that in his talk on have said for hundreds of years focuses on environmental sus- Guantanamo, is though the Constitution may tainability, conflict resolution and immigration technically apply to non-citizens, other human security issues. COURTESY LEE GELERNT and civil lib- it may not apply in the exact The Compton Foundation erties. The Daily sat down with same way. So they have dimin- selected Nadia Eghbal and Mara Gelernt to discuss his job defend- ished constitutional rights. What Gittleman, both of whom gradu- ing immigrants. we do at the ACLU is fight to ated in May, as two of its nine fel- DANAI MACRIDI/TUFTS DAILY ensure that [immigrants] have lows this year. Tufts’ Office of Sustainability helped two recent graduates through the Mick B. Krever: How does the basic constitutional protections. “It is a great opportunity application process for the Compton Mentor Fellowship program. ACLU — and maybe even more It may be that in certain cases for students to pursue their broadly, how does U.S. law in gen- they don’t have every right that a academic interests in the real mon field of interest and func- able food system in an urban area. eral — view immigrants’ rights? citizen has, but we try to ensure world after college,” said Tina tions as both a guide and sound- As part of her position at CENYC, People who aren’t American citi- that the basic protections of our Woolston, project coordinator board for the fellow. Gittleman researches and maps zens, how are they treated by the system apply to non-citizens. As for Tufts Office of Sustainability. Gittleman is spending her fel- out local community gardens and Constitution, by U.S. law? you can imagine, it’s very, very Selected applicants receive a lowship in New York working is helping to start a farmer’s market controversial. Particularly in $36,000 stipend, which covers the closely with the Council on the in the city. Lee Gelernt: Right, that’s a very times of economic downturn or cost of their endeavor, starting Environment of New York City Gittleman was thankful for the good question and there’s no national security crises, immi- and finishing in mid-June. Each (CENYC), a non-profit that spear- opportunity that the fellowship simple answer. Immigrants are fellow also receives a primary heads “green” projects in the city. a particularly tricky issue. They see GELERNT, page 2 mentor, who often shares a com- Her focus is on launching a sustain- see FELLOWSHIP, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections

Bibio’s latest release After a trip to the NCAA News 1 Op-Ed 11 fails to innovate. Most Tournament last year, of the album’s songs are the women’s basketball Features 3 Comics 12 remixes and the new team is set to begin its Arts & Living 5Classifieds 13 additions stagnate. 2009-10 season. Editorial | Letters 10 Sports Back see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Students wait nearly two weeks for mail in Lewis, South Halls

MAIL Mail Services terminated and has since continued from page 1 replaced the Lewis Hall delivery person, who Rachel Friedman, a sophomore who lives was also responsible for mail delays in Bush in Lewis Hall, said she regularly opened her and Haskell Halls, Drauschke said. mailbox looking for a check her father had “There was a problem, and it’s been cor- sent her in October. Her father had sent a rected,” said Support Services Manager Sheila check at the same time to her sister at Cornell Chisholm, who added that the Lewis Hall University and her sister had already received delivery person had not provided a good rea- it by November. son for his behavior. Friedman grew concerned when her check A similar scenario occurred in South Hall, didn’t arrive, and she reported the mail prob- according to reports from residents. lem to her residential director during the first South Hall resident Kristin Bradley, a fresh- week of November. man, said that she and her friends had been Sophomore Quentin Lott, another Lewis waiting for two bank statements and a card resident, had similar problems during the at the end of October, but that nothing had same time period. He was looking through his turned up. mailbox every day for a check from his mother One day, though, “it all came at once,” when mail stopped showing up in his dormi- Bradley said. She added that she was not sure tory. Lott lives in a triple and he said neither of how sporadic mail delivery was in her dormi- his roommates received the bank statements tory because she and her friends did not check and birthday cards they were waiting for until their mail frequently. well into November. The South Hall mail delivery person was

One night during the first week of not fired and “assures us that she’ll be doing ALEXIS S.Y. YUEN/TUFTS DAILY November, Lott noticed “a ton of mail” — at her job,” Drauschke said. Mail in Lewis Hall went undelivered for close to two weeks earlier this month. A pile of least 50 envelopes, he said — sitting on a shelf Drauschke said early this week that Mail unclaimed mail accumulated in the dorm before Mail Services distributed it. by the mailboxes. Services had not heard about the stack of cor- “I was just surprised,” Lott said. “I didn’t respondence left in a Lewis common area in dorms, according to Evan Chasan, a junior able’ mailbag that mail services will pick up know why it was just dumped there.” which Friedman said she found her mail. who sorts mail in West, Wren and Houston the next day.” Friedman also noticed the pile and was wor- Student mail delivery people are sup- Halls throughout the week. “We’re not supposed to ever leave mail out ried that her check could have been stolen. posed to sort the mail into residents’ mail- Mail must always remain locked up, in the open,” Chasan added. “I was expecting a check in the mail, and it boxes between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday Chasan said. About 15 student delivery people sort the was a problem if it was on the shelf and some- through Saturday, a process that takes any- “The sorters aren’t supposed to leave mail mail in on-campus dormitories. Drauschke body took it or it was lost,” Friedman said. She where from less than half an hour in small- unattended,” he said. “Either it goes in the said that Mail Services had never seen a prob- has since received the check. er dorms to more than an hour in larger person’s mailbox or it goes in an ‘undeliver- lem like this before. Task force considers alcohol limits at Spring Fling during closed-door discussions TASK FORCE would be unable to amend posi- gestions to specific people might dents might not be aware of the task time did not counter them with continued from page 1 tions they had previously taken. cause restraint during discourse, force recommendations now, they details of the body’s discussions. task force proceedings. “Nothing would be discussed in but publicizing the content could will learn about its work eventually. Rattiner noted that students Most task force members honesty,” Rattiner said. prove very enlightening.” TCU Senator Bruce Ratain is a do not need access to task force interviewed for this article But others took issue with Dean of Student Affairs Bruce member of the task force and the discussions to stay engaged in the defended the group’s confiden- some aspects of the body’s lack Reitman said the number of stu- chair of the Senate’s Administration debate, citing the “town meeting” tial nature as important to creat- of transparency. dents on the task force — 16 of its and Policy Committee, which to be hosted by Dean of Arts and ing an honest discussion. They “It seems very odd that they 24 members are students — and authored the resolution on alcohol Sciences Robert Sternberg tonight said it was not a concerted effort wouldn’t publicize it more and get the many demographics they rep- policy that the Senate passed on as one avenue of involvement. to withhold information. student opinions, since ultimately resent have made the group suc- Sunday. He said that the goal of pre- The town meeting, entitled “It’s not that we don’t want infor- they’re the ones affected by the poli- cessful in garnering a variety of venting rumors through confidenti- “Changing the Alcohol Culture at mation to get out,” Wong said. “It’s cy,” senior Tom Bennet said. ideas and feedback. ality was logical. Tufts,” will take place from 5:30 p.m. just; how can we have a very tough Task force member Kevin Wong, “The reason why there are so “There are a lot of very legitimate to 7 p.m. in the Remis Sculpture discussion about a very tough issue who has no relation to Ian Wong, many students on the task force issues being discussed, so to have Court. The event is open to the in an open and honest way?” said that the secretive nature of the and it was structured that way … misinformation out there is danger- Tufts community. Tufts Community Union (TCU) body has limited students’ access was to have a broad student opin- ous,” said Ratain, a junior. Reitman sent an e-mail last President Brandon Rattiner, a senior to information. He distinguished ion and perspective,” Reitman said. The tendency toward privacy week urging task force and steer- and the only person on both the between publicizing the informa- “It’s probably the most effective way caused confusion last month, when ing committee members to attend. task force and the steering commit- tion up for discussion and attribut- to get the student input and, from Kevin Wong sent an e-mail to hun- He told the Daily yesterday that tee, agreed. ing that information to individuals. what I understand, it’s an active and dreds of undergraduates suggesting the forum could be seen as an “I think it’s critical to its effec- “I think it would be helpful lively conversation.” that the task force was considering “open meeting” of the task force tiveness,” he said of the task force’s for people to know what issues Reitman is not a member of the canceling Spring Fling outright or and steering committee. closed-door policy. He added that if and strategies we are discuss- task force, but he sits on the steer- banning alcohol at the event. task force members did not have the ing,” said Kevin Wong, a senior. “I ing committee. Task force members were quick Giovanni Russonello contributed guarantee of confidentiality, they understand that attributing sug- He emphasized that while stu- to deny these allegations, but at the reporting to this article. Gelernt, ACLU pushes for comprehen- Fellowship allows graduating students sive immigrant rights in courts to help create sustainable environment GELERNT was a suit that you filed against former U.S. FELLOWSHIP Fellows are required to be U.S. citizens, to continued from page 1 Attorney General John Ashcroft. continued from page 1 be on track to graduate in the spring of their grants often become the scapegoat. provided. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime application year and to be what the founda- LG: Right. That’s a case called al-Kidd v. chance to go do anything in the world. It is tion refers to as a “traditional age” graduat- MBK: It sounds like there’s a pretty foggy Gonzales, the former attorney general, my ideal job,” she said. ing senior. middle ground. So when you as a lawyer for and also v. Ashcroft, the former attorney Gittleman said that the fellowship Woolston predicted that the foundation the ACLU are defending these people, are general. That is actually on behalf of a ... allowed her to pursue her interest in urban would likely select only one Tufts graduate you trying to get them as full rights as pos- native-born U.S. citizen, Abdullah al-Kidd, agriculture, something she likely would not for the program next year because of the sible, or are you also drawing a line? who got caught up in a post-9/11, what we have had the chance to do if she had to find current economic climate. sometimes call a “dragnet,” and was erro- a job after Tufts. Woolston underscored the extent to LG: That’s a very good question, and that’s neously arrested and detained … What we “Catering to interests is not commonly which personal appeal affects the admis- one of the things that we are constantly grap- are alleging is that after Sept. 11, a policy found in the job market,” she said. “My sions process. pling with. We are, generally speaking, trying was instituted by the government to arrest fellowship has created a venue for these “It becomes more so about the person to get them as full rights as we possibly can. Muslim and Arab men, who the govern- interests. They are flexible and supportive. rather than their individual project,” she But there are places where we know that ment were suspicious of but actually had The foundation understands that projects said. “Typically, a very interesting and driven they, under the law, will not get full rights. no hard evidence to arrest them on criminal change frequently.” applicant will have a very interesting and For example, if you’re in the country illegally, charges. So what the government did, we Eghbal has spent her year so far research- driven project. The Compton Foundation there’s no way we could go into court and allege, is that they would say that they need ing the role of clean technology in indus- aims to look for engaged students with lead- demand that you’re entitled to all of the health them as witnesses in someone else’s case tries particularly affected by climate change. ership potential, community involvement benefits and various other types of benefits and have them arrested as witnesses, claim- Eghbal works with several non-profit orga- and creativity.” that the state and government give out. On ing that they wouldn’t voluntarily testify, nizations as well as the Center for Social Both fellows lauded the sense of commu- the other hand, if someone who was here hold them under the guise of needing them Philanthropy, an organization that analyzes nity that they share with the other members illegally were pulled off the street and tortured as witnesses, but really what the govern- the lasting impact of charitable work. of the program. and made to wrongly confess to a burglary ment wanted to do is investigate them. The Eghbal said the fellowship allowed her “Everyone is doing different projects all he didn’t do, we would certainly say that that government knew they couldn’t arrest them to apply her interest in climate change to a over the globe. We support each other mor- person has the right to an attorney and a right on criminal charges because they knew they practical field. ally and trade stories of similar problems,” to a fair trial and cannot be tortured. So those hadn’t done anything wrong. So our client “I was very pleased to take this opportu- Gittleman said. Eghbal agreed that the are two ends of a spectrum, but we constantly was arrested, held under really draconian nity,” Eghbal said. “Many important fellow- camaraderie between fellows is strong. She have to draw lines and the courts constantly conditions for a long time, ultimately was ship projects start from that basic interest in explained that the fellows meet at a retreat have to draw lines. I don’t think we’ve ever never called to testify — even though that the issue. There is a wide variety of areas in in mid-July in San Francisco and share an taken a position that every immigrant in the was supposedly the reason he was arrested climate investment.” e-mail thread throughout their experience. country, no matter what their immigration — but never charged with a crime, just so The candidates for the Compton Mentor “We continue to update each other on status, is entitled to every right. But we do that they could investigate. They held him Fellowship are chosen from a pool of 10 our projects,” Eghbal said. believe that they’re entitled to more rights as a kind of terrorism suspect, but never colleges. In addition to Tufts, students are Both Eghbal and Gittleman were thank- under the Constitution and federal law than admitted that’s what they were doing. So we selected from Berea College, Clark University, ful for the Office of Sustainability’s active they sometimes receive. And so we are trying have challenged this whole policy and we Furman University, Lewis and Clark College, role in helping them through the applica- to push that to one end of the spectrum. believe that the former Attorney General, Middlebury College, Morehouse College, tion process. Both fellows received interview John Ashcroft, is responsible for creating Oberlin College, Princeton University and training from Tufts to prepare them for their MBK: One of your more high-profile cases and implementing the policy. Vassar College. interviews in April in San Francisco. 3

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BY CHARLOTTE STEINWAY Daily Editorial Board Gobble When Anthropology Lecturer Cathy Stanton proposed that students could “tweet” gobble their first paper assignment, she wasn’t talk- ing about ornithology. Twitter.com, blogs and wikis are all forms of new media that no lon- ger pertain solely to the realm of social net- he descendant of German-Jewish par- working — many of these formats, especially ents and Eastern European grandpar- at Tufts, are now considered commonplace ents, I’m still a bit hazy on a few parts in an academic setting. Tof the Thanksgiving narrative. I can’t “Giving students the option to use what- really tell the difference between a Puritan ever format or form of communication they and a Pilgrim, and I’m not sure when Native wish — including the media that we use for Americans and Pilgrims went from hating the most off-the-cuff or personal kinds of each other to spending the holidays together. communication — can be a useful way to Still, there are certain important things that take theories out of the realm of the esoteric even a first-generation American knows about and to reframe them as just ideas that we Thanksgiving: the cornucopia, the Mayflower, might toss around when we’re thinking or Squanto saving our butts, marshmallow-cov- arguing about a question that concerns or ered sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, spend- bothers us,” Stanton said in an e-mail to the ing time with family and, of course, turkey. Daily. Stanton let the students in her Myth, It’s the inclusion of all of these things into Ritual, and Symbol class use any forum they one ridiculously early, decadent, coma-induc- wanted for their first assignment, be it a ing meal that embodies the American spirit: Skype session or Twitter feed. the one day when nationalism is all the rage, Three years after implementing “Spark,” when anyone in the world — regardless of a suite of web 2.0 tools used for collabora- religion, race, gender or nationality — can be tive and interactive work, Tufts University’s a part of the great melting pot that is our sov-

Department of Information Technology has COURTESY WIKIS.UIT.TUFTS.EDU ereign nation, so long as they eat a feast with seen a steady rise in the number of new media Wikis like the one above and other new media are increasingly commonplace in academia. their families and call it Thanksgiving. Hell, forms utilized in the classroom. According to even Canada has one. Director of Educational Technical Services Naturally, when nay-sayers try and debunk Dr. Gina Siesing, Spark technology allows “Instead of using Blackboard, we use a Stanton agreed, saying that digital formats the traditional holiday story, claiming users to create and update blogs and wikis, as wiki — so all of our class discussions are on like blogs and wikis tend to allow students sweet potatoes weren’t available at the first well as to create Web-based video annotation wiki, and then we have a section on the wiki greater accessibility to course materials and Thanksgiving or that the original Thanksgiving through a tool called “MediaMarkup.” The for group projects. There are basically four understanding. took place in El Paso, I say I’ve had enough. I wiki technology, however, has proven to be students per topic, and each group has a “I also like to think about how to create say don’t listen to those un-American quacks! the most popular thus far. page on the wiki,” Bishara said. different points of access when I’m teach- Don with me your Cosby sweaters and rejoice “[The wikis] took off like wildfire pret- In another one of her courses, entitled ing, since students find their way into a in the festival of thanks! ty immediately, but with a steady growth Media, the State, and the Senses, Bishara subject in many different ways; some are That said, I do concede that there are a few curve over the past three years,” Siesing said. uses blogging capabilities through the Spark visual thinkers, some are more linear, some fishy things going on with the words we use as “Interestingly, they’re used in pretty even pro- suite, which enables students to post and need experiential or tactile connections the third Thursday in November rolls around portions by faculty, by students and by staff at comment on each others’ work. Bishara with what they’re learning, etc.,” Stanton — for one, the main course’s quite literally un- the university. People use them for academic, explained that blogging helps students to put said. “So to me, the various digital options American name. administrative and co-curricular reasons.” anthropological thought into the contexts of are just good ways to create more ways to For a bird that originates in the New World, Stanton uses the wiki format in lieu of a their everyday lives. access course materials.” Turkey seems like a pretty lousy namesake, Blackboard site for her classes, a decision she “People can take anthropology and use Although Spark technology offers the but the country is in fact the sponsor of its made for two different reasons. the ideas that they’re learning in class and vastest amalgamation of academic technol- name — only accidentally though. The name “I shifted into using wikis a couple of apply it for them to think about their own ogy tools, some teachers continue to use the “turkey” was first applied to the guinea fowl, years ago because I’d gotten frustrated with lives,” Bishara said. “And then the other thing, options available to them on Blackboard. imported through Turkey from Madagascar. the inflexibility of the Blackboard template, of course, is that many students haven’t writ- Sophomore Sarah Ann Fung said her But when European settlers began arriving in which has its uses but which isn’t terribly ten blogs before, so it’s also an experiment in Classical Chinese Literature class doesn’t use the Americas, they mistook the American bird adaptable,” she said. “[Also], I was teaching an new media.” blogs but instead uses the Blackboard dis- for a species of their familiar guinea fowl and urban anthropology course, and it occurred Bishara went on to say that blogs should cussion board function in a similar manner. lumped them together under the title “turkey.” to me that making a city is not unlike making not necessarily supplant traditional academ- In her class, her teacher posts questions, to Funnily enough, while Americans mistook a wiki, [in which] lots of people participate ic assignments, but that they can add ele- which students must upload one-to-two- their own bird for one of Turkish descent, simultaneously in creating infrastructure and ments that more static formats cannot. page responses. Students are then required the Turks named the same bird after its New content, so I wanted to experiment with hav- “Sometimes a research paper is absolutely to comment on others’ posts. World origin, of which they were aware the ing a piece of course software that mirrored the way to go,” she said. “But sometimes you “I think [this format] is pretty useful, and whole time. Only a bit confused themselves, the subject matter of the course itself.” decide the topic early on in the term, and you get to see other people’s responses, even they dubbed the bird “hindi,” meaning Indian, Another faculty member in the anthropol- then you find some more interesting stuff from years past, which is cool,” Fung said. unsure about exactly what stretch of land the ogy department, Assistant Professor Amahl later, and you don’t really get to incorporate Some professors, however, choose to uti- New World encompassed. (Fail.) Bishara, uses wikis as well, but integrates it into your research paper because you’re lize neither Blackboard nor Spark in creat- Once “turkey” became the accepted English them into the course curriculum for her already set on a topic. Whereas with a blog, title for the animal, it began popping up in Human Rights in Cultural Contexts course. you can use tools as they come along.” see TECHNOLOGY, page 4 slang terms everywhere. “Cold turkey,” mean- ing suddenly or without effort, takes its name from the speed and ease with which the dish is prepared. Another, the mid-1500s British showbiz term “turkey,” meaning a failed show, For senior, going abroad means going home most likely comes from the turkey’s reputation as a stupid animal. BY MEREDITH HASSETT He explained that this can cause prob- Given our long history of turkey confusion Daily Editorial Board lems for students who aren’t certain they’ve mentioned above, though, I’m not sure we chosen the right direction, since each time should be the species doing the name-calling. For most students, studying abroad is an they change their minds, they must begin But let’s not dwell on the turkey. (There will opportunity to explore a new culture and their education again with the first year. “You be time enough for that during the weeks fol- city. However, senior Jorel Roth, an inter- could be 30 and be what we consider a fresh- lowing the holiday when Carmichael gets nos- national student at Tufts, did something man,” he said. talgic.) There’s still stuffing and string beans and unique with his time abroad. He spent a Although Roth knew what he wanted to gravy and all of the other delicious plates that year in his home city of Paris with his own do, he thought his education would be bet- make up dinner. And then there’s the moment mom as his host mother. ter served through a liberal arts institution in we’re not exactly waiting for — as we stuff our Roth originally came to the United States the United States rather than a public uni- faces hedonistically throughout the meal — to receive a different kind of university edu- versity in France. Yet Roth decided to return but one we certainly appreciate … dessert. cation than those offered in France. to the French education system for one of The word “dessert,” unlike “turkey,” implies “I’ve always thought the French system his four years at Tufts. one thing and one thing only. From the French provided better education up to high school, Roth returned to Paris for his year abroad “desservir,” to un-serve dessert might sound but after that the U.S. on average is bet- to take advantage of one of the last oppor- related to the irritating task of dishwashing. ter,” he said. “The top schools in France are tunities to live at home. “I plan on living in But “dessert” focuses solely on the action in definitely excellent, but there are more high- New York or [somewhere in] the U.S., at least the dining room: that time after supper’s dirty quality schools in the U.S.” in my plans I can foresee, so this was my last dishes have been removed, when a wonder- Roth emphasized the differences in chance of living in Paris.” ful batch of Thanksgiving pies — pumpkin, the two cultures’ approaches to higher Although Roth did consider other apple, cherry cobbler — is laid on the table in education. While in the United States abroad programs in Hong Kong and their place, waiting for us to gobble them up students use their time in college to fig- Sydney, ultimately Paris stood out as the and then go for seconds. ure out what interests them, in France, place he wanted to go. “I decided if I’m God, I love America. university students pick a direction rath- not going to go to Paris, I’m staying in er than certain classes. Medford,” he said. JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY “As soon as you graduate [high school], Another benefit of the Tufts abroad pro- Romy Oltuski is a junior majoring in Senior Jorel Roth studied abroad in his home you have to figure out exactly what you’re English. She can be reached at Romy. city, Paris, where he lived with his family. doing,” he said. see ROTH, page 4 [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Second Life, wikis used by professors

TECHNOLOGY building spaces that represent yourself.” continued from page 3 One student, senior Max Zarin, said that ing inventive uses of academic technology, he used Second Life in one of his Ex-College instead opting to venture into more innovative classes, entitled The Social Web, as a means of forms of new media, like three-dimensional online communication. virtual environments. Siesling said that one “We basically all brought our laptops in faculty member, Assistant Professor of Urban and went on Second Life as a class,” Zarin and Environmental Policy and Planning Justin said. “Other than exploring Second Life, Hollander, utilizes Second Life, a “virtual there wasn’t really another purpose; we online world,” in his teachings. didn’t have a lecture in Second Life, it was Siesling explained that such technologies just to familiarize ourselves with what it was help by “articulating an identity by both com- like and [to] see the potential that it had in municating in the virtual space as well as an educational setting.”

Senior Jorel Roth compares benefits of educational systems in US and France ROTH American mentalities towards education. continued from page 3 While taking mostly political philosophy gram for Roth was its relationship with the classes at Sciences Po, Roth learned that the École des Sciences Politiques (more com- French style of teaching is thought process- monly known as Sciences Po), one of France’s oriented, whereas the American system most distinguished universities. Because Roth emphasizes individual creativity and results. is an International Relations and Quantitative For example, having taken a course on inter- Economics double major, the school’s focus national economics in both the French and on political science fit him perfectly. American systems, Roth noted that while “If I was ever in a European job market, Sciences Po required essays, Tufts would Sciences Po would be a strong benefit to have require problem sets. on my resume,” Roth said. Whether these differences are effective In fact, this summer at an internship in depends on the student, Roth explained. “You New York, Roth’s unique combination of edu- like it or you hate it,” he said. cational experiences at Tufts and Sciences Po Because the Tufts-in-Paris program requires impressed his boss, who himself had studied a homestay, Roth opted for his own mother as at both Harvard and Sciences Po. a host. Although Roth imagines that living Overall, the experience of returning to the with another host family would have been fine French education system was positive for because of his independence and comfort Roth. “It was absolutely amazing,” he said. “It with the culture, he wanted the opportunity to was familiar, but at the same time there were live with his family in his own apartment. so many new things. It’s different after having “I knew it was my last year I would really lived in Medford.” be living there with my family. It was great,” However, he noted that some aspects Roth said. were a bit inconvenient after having expe- Yet despite the fun he had last year in Paris, rienced the benefits of Tufts. “If you think Roth is still happy to be back at Tufts this year, SIS sucks, try registering at Sciences Po,” even if his current apartment doesn’t have a he said. view of the Eiffel tower. Beyond questions of registration, Roth “You come back for the people, to recon- believes the differences between his expe- nect with friends and to graduate — not for riences of classes at Tufts and Sciences the ... weather. Medford doesn’t compare to Po reflect the differences in French and Paris,” Roth said.

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ALBUM REVIEW CARYN HOROWITZ | THE CULTURAL CULINARIANRIAN Bibio repeats old patterns on new album Fish BY MATTHEW WELCH Contributing Writer features A deft and distinct musician, one- n Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, vir- man act Bibio rightly earned his reputa- tually every news source I visit tion as a genre-dabbler with his Warp on a regular basis had a story Othat was related to fish or shell- The Apple and the Tooth fish on the front page — and no, they were not just all food blogs. I am officially Bibio dubbing this day Front-Page Fish Features Wednesday. (The alliteration would have been perfect if it were a Friday, but humor Warp Records me.) There were articles about the begin- ning of the annual scallop harvest on Long Records debut “Ambivalence Avenue” Island in The New York Times and a piece last June. Each track played like a cut about tainted imported Asian catfish from from an eclectic mix tape, colorfully The Houston Chronicle — a source which I mixing Simon and Garfunkel-esque har- don’t actually check regularly, but a friend monies, wobbly dubstep bass and vin- e-mailed me a link to it. tage funk samples. Four months later, Two fish stories in particular are making Bibio released his latest album, which quite a splash. seems more content with looking back The first story I saw on NJ.com, home of than pushing forward. Although “The The Star Ledger. The article discussed the Apple and the Tooth” features four new results of the Environmental Protection tracks, the remaining eight are remixes Agency’s (EPA) National Lake Fish Tissue of songs from “Ambivalence Avenue.” Study. The EPA sampled 881 freshwater fish When the bulk of an album is remixes, in 500 lakes and reservoirs across the con- it can be hard to pin down a central idea. tinental United States from 2000 to 2003 to While the guest artists who contribute assess contamination levels. Researchers to “The Apple and the Tooth” maintain tested the fish for 268 toxins that can Bibio’s glistening production values, the cause illness in humans; 17 percent of the tracks fail to coalesce as fully as the songs MYSPACE.COM/MRBIBIO lakes examined contained toxins “at levels Bibio’s one-man act is challenged on new album “The Apple and the Tooth.” on his earlier albums. After all, Bibio’s of potential concern,” according to the work has always been characterized by Such is the case with Clark’s remix of Thankfully, the other remixes offer more EPA. Two lakes in New Jersey and seven in the coherence inherent to the one-man “S’vive,” which removes the pulsating bass interesting takes on the originals. Wax Massachusetts had contamination prob- approach. There has always been some- and synthetic guitar embellishment of the Stag’s remix of “Sugarette” eschews the lems. Who’s The Armpit now? (Obviously I thing distinctive about albums that are original and fails to replace them with any- rhythmic shuffle of the original for a more understand that more samples were taken written, performed and produced by thing as dynamic. Instead, he pumps the melodic approach. The charming lurch in in Massachusetts because it has more one person. track full of confounding vocal samples the original’s bass line gives way to a new lakes than New Jersey so the contamina- By deferring to other artists to remix that fail to resolve, keeping the listener synth melody, which complements the tion levels are not necessarily higher, but his work, Bibio loses some of the charm trapped in a rhythmically and melodi- textures of the song more precisely than again, humor me.) that made “Ambivalence Avenue” such an cally uninteresting motif. Unintelligible the original. An even fishier statistic is that every interesting listen. While all of the remixes syllables are repeated endlessly, while The Gentleman Losers’ remix of single sample contained mercury, and are sonically distinct from their sources, a strange ’50s-era vocal line haunts the “Haikuesqe” features a new acoustic about 49 percent of the fish had mer- the spark in the originals is occasionally background without melody as a tacked- cury levels that exceed the EPA’s safety rec- lost and is not replaced by any new idea. on afterthought. see BIBIO, page 6 ommendations for consumption. If only Jeremy Piven had said he got mercury poisoning from eating freshwater fish he THEATER REVIEW MOVIE REVIEW caught himself! He would have had an even harder time of it when he first made the ridiculous claim last December, but who would have thought he could have ‘Fourth Kind’ fails been vindicated by the EPA a year later? BY DAVID MERGENS The second story has spawned a Contributing Writer school of articles in the past month, but things came to a head for Front- In the opening scene of “The Fourth Kind,” Page Fish Features Wednesday. The Food viewers are warned by Milla Jovovich’s charac- and Drug Administration (FDA) last ter, “some of the images you are about to see month announced that it wanted to ban the sale of raw Gulf Coast oysters that The Fourth Kind are untreated and harvested in warm months because they are more likely to contain Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium Starring Elias Koteas, Milla that causes about 15 deaths per year. Bacteria can be killed post-harvest if Jovovich oysters are treated with processes such Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi as pasteurization or freezing. Everyone from senators to oyster aficio- are extremely disturbing.” Unfortunately, they nados thought the FDA was floundering. are disturbing for all of the wrong reasons. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) sponsored a bill “The Fourth Kind” is a complete mess of a to ban funding for the initiative, and a film: poorly written, poorly acted, poorly shot hearing condemning the actions of the COURTESY MARK L. SAPERSTEIN and, frankly, insulting to the audience. FDA was held on Capitol Hill on Nov. 10. A woman (Marianna Bassham) embarks on a series of outrageous adventures after she The plot revolves around Dr. Abbey Tyler The outrage was two-fold. First, most of is forced to flee her home on Christmas Eve in a scene from ‘Reckless.’ (Jovovich), a therapist working in the small the oyster farms on the Gulf Coast are town of Nome, Alaska. Her husband was mur- small, family-owned businesses and the dered some time ago as the result of unex- technology to treat the bivalves post-har- SpeakEasy’s new play is plained events, and no killer has been iden- vest is well behind their means; second, tified. One week she realizes that all of her the treatments affect the flavor and tex- patients are complaining about a common ture of a raw oyster. The FDA announced issue: waking up at the same time every night on Nov. 13 that it will postpone the ban beautifully ‘Reckless’ with a white owl staring at them. She decides indefinitely and that it plans to look into BY MICHELLE BEEHLER less in its spirit, script and style, to put one of her patients under hypnosis initiatives to help small oyster farmers Daily Staff Writer exemplifying the show’s invocation to determine the problem, only to have the afford post-harvest treatments. to take risks despite the potential patient go mad in her office. Eventually it I think the FDA came out of nowhere True to its name, the SpeakEasy repercussions. The show’s morals becomes clear that the cause of the prob- with its proposed ban. There are certainly Stage Company’s production of and life lessons are not purely inspi- lem is close encounters of the fourth kind foods that cause more than 15 deaths per “Reckless” is just that. Director Scott rational. “Reckless” writer Craig (alien abduction), and Abbey herself becomes year — why pick on oysters? The benefits Edmiston’s interpretation is reck- Lucas (writer of “Prelude to a Kiss,” the aliens’ target. The movie presents scenes of the ban do not outweigh the costs. If Reckless 1990) created a quirky, tragic and of “actual” abduction footage, including an the farmers need to buy expensive equip- incredibly honest script that cul- interview with the real Dr. Tyler. ment, the price will get passed on to con- minates in a surprising climax for a As soon as abduction works its way into the sumers, who will in turn be less likely to Written by Craig Lucas Christmas-centered play. plot, all of the film’s wheels start falling off. Dr. eat the oysters because they don’t taste the “Reckless” takes place over a Tyler’s colleague, Abel Campos (Elias Koteas), same. Personally, I am glad to see that the Directed by Scott Edmiston couple of decades which are bro- does not believe in alien abduction and laughs FDA’s initiative has been shucked. At the SpeakEasy Stage through ken down and pieced together at anyone who suggests it. Unfortunately, the Dec. 12 around the Christmas holiday. The last laugh is on Campos for his terrible act- Tickets starting at $30, student main character, Rachel (Marianna ing. One of the only strong personalities on Caryn Horowitz is a senior majoring in discounts available history. She can be reached at Caryn. see RECKLESS page 6 see FOURTH, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Bibio’s remixed tracks are rhythmic traps ‘Reckless’ creates tragic world

BIBIO tation to the mix and detracts “Steal the Lamp” is the real gem continued from page 5 from the simple, effective melody on “The Apple and the Tooth.” of comedic Christmas craziness rendition of the song, stripping of the original tune. Driven by raindrop-percussion RECKLESS Rachel confesses the most down the reverb and atmo- The four originals that open the and ethereal synthetic pads in the continued from page 5 wildly unbelievable elements spheric rhythms of the original album reflect the inconsistent qual- background, this track highlights Bassham), is an enthusi- of her story to a string of psy- to subtle piano accompaniment ity of the remixes. The title track Bibio’s talent for electronic com- astic young mother whose chiatrists that are never helpful and a stronger emphasis on the reiterates the fusion of the folk and position and interesting vocal tragic series of Christmases to her — or, if they ever both- track’s vocal harmonies. electronic guitar that character- harmonies better than anything begins when her husband er to listen, are incapable of The last track of the album fea- ized “Ambivalence Avenue” with else on his newest album. Tom (Barlow Adamson) inex- believing. At these moments, tures a reworking of “The Palm less punch and vivacity. “Rotten All in all, the new tracks on plicably takes out a contract reality is questioned, dis- of Your Wave” by Bibio himself. Rudd” takes an esoteric acoustic “The Apple and the Tooth” feel on her life. Rachel’s relation- missed or misunderstood. Less compelling than the original, guitar melody and plasters it over more like B-sides to their pre- ships with the other charac- Bassham’s performance as the new version replaces the folky heaving rhythms that stagnate the decessor than parts of a new ters she meets revolve around Rachel is refreshingly ener- ,finger-picked acoustic line with piece, leaving the listener in the album. Hopefully Bibio’s next love mixed with lies. Rachel’s getic and youthful. The char- a choppier electric guitar adapta- same place after the song as he or album will be marked by a attraction to destructive love acter’s love of Christmas, wish tion. While the original drew its she was. “Bones and Skulls,” like more adventurous attitude and is the source of one of the for a puppy and tendency to strength from the intimacy of the the title track, seems to reiterate a desire to push beyond the most poignant points in the incessantly babble associates vocals and solo guitar, the new the less interesting pieces of the electro-acoustic sound that he show, when Rachel asks Lloyd her more closely with a child version adds baroque ornamen- preceding album. dwelled on here. (Larry Coen) if it is possible than a mother. It is proba- to ever really know somebody. bly Bassham’s portrayal of The question is never directly Rachel’s annoyingly childlike answered as the characters characteristics that make the Authentic abduction footage a disappointing scam learn about and share each other characters both love and other’s past deceits. hate her, allowing the audi- FOURTH ence gets the impression that the Kind” could have been forgiven “Reckless” is a show that ence to vacillate in their feel- continued from page 5 filmmakers had no idea where the had some of the real footage of laughs in the face of serious- ings toward Rachel during dif- screen, Sheriff August (Will Patton), story was going. abductions been shocking, con- ness and then abruptly apolo- ferent moments of the show. is also one of the most uninten- Marketing for the film has focused vincing or even scary. But they’re gizes. The writer introduces The set for “Reckless” is tionally funny characters in recent on the fact that “The Fourth Kind” is not. In one scene, a patient starts Pooty (Kerry A. Dowling) and attractive and festive, comple- movie history. When Dr. Tyler is dis- based on actual events videotaped levitating over his bed; immedi- her husband Lloyd as Rachel’s menting the comedic begin- traught and crying, the Sheriff’s only by the real Dr. Tyler during sessions ately the footage turns to static comical rescuers on her first ning of the performance. response is to yell, throw objects with her patients. The film uses this and nothing is visible. Is the audi- tragic Christmas Eve. Their Artificial Christmas trees hang across the room and arrest people original footage to prove its point. ence supposed to believe that the relationship with Rachel is not upside down and right side up, without charges. These scenes were This concept is intriguing, as any aliens purposely tampered with always humorous. After the creating a bright backdrop for probably intended to be some of the “actual” footage of an alien abduc- the camera or brought power- trio’s relationship is destroyed, what initially appears to be a more dramatic moments of the film, tion should theoretically be pretty ful electromagnets with them for the play takes a depressing dive simple, happy show. Just as but they end up being laughable. impressive. That intrigue grows until the abduction? At that point it for six almost entirely unseen Rachel quickly learns of her “The Fourth Kind” is funnier about 20 minutes into the movie — became obvious that the suppos- and silent years of Rachel’s husband Tom’s terrible deed, than the average Hollywood com- when actual footage is used and the edly “authentic” footage is nothing life. At this moment, the show the stage is able to swiftly edy, which is about the only praise it whole facade starts to crumble. more than an elaborately planned exposes itself as something transform into a dark and deserves (besides acknowledging its In some scenes, the “actual” foot- and terribly executed hoax on the more than just a comedy. It is a lonely place devoid of light beautiful aerial shots of the Alaskan age of the patients is shown side-by- part of the movie studio. disheartening glimpse of how and company — except that landscape). As the movie saunters side with the actor portraying the If the filmmakers thought they bad life can become — even for of a red telephone. The stage toward its conclusion, some of the character, simulating the footage in had an important story to tell, more someone like Rachel, the most and props do not attempt to decisions made by the characters a split-screen format. What the audi- effort should have gone into prevent- persistently optimistic believer appear realistic — a couch are so ridiculous that one wonders ence sees is two people side-by-side ing the end result: a boring, insulting in the miracle of Christmas. is also Lloyd’s car — but are how any of these people received doing the same exact scene at the film that provides more laughs than The funniest parts of the comical in their shortfalls and advanced degrees in psychology. same exact time. Not only does this scares. Viewers will probably find show are the recurring therapy beautiful in their successes. The twist at the end is frankly unin- eliminate any suspense that might themselves hoping that the footage sessions that Rachel attends. “Reckless” will be perform- teresting, and nothing gets resolved. have existed, it distracts viewers and in the film is real, if only for the slight Amazingly, Paula Plum per- ing at the Stanford Calderwood There are so many potential con- takes away from the story. chance that they might be abducted forms all of the psychiatrists, Pavilion at the Boston Center nections and plot devices introduced Even with some questionable from their seats and not have to succeeding in creating numer- for the Arts through Dec. 12. and never addressed that the audi- filmmaking decisions, “The Fourth watch the rest of this film. ous hilarious characters. Here, Student tickets are available.

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Alumni abroad offer close-to-home benefits Editor-in-Chief In 2002, Tufts realized that, as an The year he took office, Bacow, sity that prides itself on its globally institution focused on international along with Provost Jamshed Bharucha, focused education, has done an excep- EDITORIAL studies, it needed to expand its inter- launched the Beyond Boundaries tional job of providing students with Naomi Bryant Managing Editors national alumni networks. At that capital campaign with the goal of opportunities abroad. According to the David Heck time, there were only three overseas raising $1.2 billion for the university Undergraduate Admissions Web site, Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor Tufts Alumni Chapters in existence. by 2011. One of the major compo- 40-45 percent of students study abroad Now, six years later, that number has nents of the program is broaden- during their time at Tufts. Additionally, Nina Ford News Editors ballooned to 22, and the Tufts interna- ing international alumni outreach. the university has made it easy for Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson tional network is still growing. Gretchen C. Dobson, the current students to contact alumni across the Christy McCuaig Tufts’ recent focus on reaching out senior associate director of domestic globe, as the international chapters Matt Repka to alumni abroad has greatly benefit- and international programs in the of the Alumni Association — as well Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs ed the university and, despite budget Office of Alumni Relations, was put as the e-mail addresses of the heads Katherine Sawyer cuts, should continue to be a priority. in charge of opening international of those chapters — are listed online. Saumya Vaishampayan Until 2002, networking with interna- Tufts alumni chapters and cultivat- The new worldwide Tufts network has Robin Carol Executive Features Editor tional alumni was a backburner issue ing a Tufts donation network with a the potential to unite students with — the university failed to seize the global reach. Tufts in the World — an teachers and alumni who will provide Marissa Carberry Features Editors many opportunities that connecting offshoot of the Beyond Boundaries them with a new, previously unavail- Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow with Tufts alumni abroad has to offer. campaign specifically focused on able global perspective. Emily Maretsky The university was not even consider- increasing Tufts’ global admissions, Though the Tufts in the World Kerianne Okie ing the financial and education ben- strengthening its alumni base and program has temporarily stopped Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas efits of networking with international raising its profile — has proven to expanding due to budget cuts, the Charlotte Steinway alumni. be a success. With the assistance of capital campaign continues to thrive Julia Zinberg When Larry Bacow took office as its alumni abroad, the Tufts capital and maintain the international chap- Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers Tufts’ president in 2002, he took a campaign has raised 1.03 billion dol- ters built over the past six years. These deep interest in expanding Tufts’ lars to date and is well on its way to new networks have not only increased Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor international profile and network. In reaching its $1.2 billion goal despite financial support for the university Emma Bushnell Arts Editors retrospect, it is obvious that his initia- the current economic downturn. but have also improved Tufts’ reputa- Mitchell Geller tives have not only garnered financial In addition to improving the uni- tion around the world. Tufts should be Adam Kulewicz support from previously untapped versity’s financial standing, the sup- lauded for its initiative to strengthen Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel sources, but have also reaffirmed port of international alumni opens international alumni support, and Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors Tufts’ place as a top-ranking, interna- educational doors for Tufts students it should to continue to strengthen Benjamin Phelps tionally focused institution. across the globe. Tufts, as a univer- these ties in the future. Michelle Hochberg Executive Op-Ed Editor Vittoria Elliott Editorialists ALEX MILLER Nina Grossman Opinion Editors Andrew Rohrberger Molly Rubin Erin Marshall Editorial Cartoonists Alex Miller

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Democratic participation is a fine thing to advertise on an admissions tour. betcha Many of us probably chose to come here because of the emphatic focus we were he arrival of her memoir, “Going told that Tufts places on active citizen- Rogue,” further reinforces the fact ship. I even recall University President that Sarah Palin refuses to go away. Lawrence Bacow himself insisting on T The folksy, not-even-one-term gov- 100-percent voter turnout for last year’s ernor from Alaska has absolutely captivated presidential election in his welcome a large number of American conservatives; address to my class. Sarah PAC, the political action committee It is as striking as it is disappoint- Palin created in January 2009, raised upwards ing, then, that Tufts fails to cast its of $730,000 in just five months, presumably own ballot. What do I mean by this? As to support a Palin 2012 presidential bid. far as we know, our Board of Trustees Claims by Palin supporters that she is fails to practice what’s almost ironi- just as qualified as Barack Obama was when cally known as active ownership by he began his bid for presidency are sim- abstaining from filing for or voting ply wrong: Obama’s three years in the U.S. on shareholder resolutions — the Senate and seven years in the Illinois State financial equivalent of absentee Senate outweigh and outrank Palin’s less ballots, according to senior Gabe DAILY FILE PHOTO than three years as Alaska’s governor and Frumkin, founding member of the pollution. I’m not being sensational: responsibility are perfectly compat- six years as mayor of Wasilla, AK popula- Advisory Committee for Shareholder We implicitly endorse the anonymous ible. Furthermore, most community tion 7,028. Those that herald Palin as a Responsibility. companies in which Tufts is invested. investments (just one form of socially “true maverick” and celebrate her political While the term shareholder reso- To whatever social ills they inflict, we responsible investing) have returns at arrival as the end of “politics as usual” would lution may sound like financial jar- are implicit accomplices. But perhaps market rates — that is, they can sus- be well-served to observe the list of Palin’s gon, its real-world implications touch I am remiss in going so far as to say tain our university financially just as scandals — her “bridge to nowhere” line, on issues that most of us Jumbos “we,” as this light upon a hill makes well as other investments. Also, in this her dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner care deeply about. It is basically a its investments in near total dark- era of transition towards a green econ- Walt Monegan and the Branchflower Report referendum vote initiated by a con- ness (the Sustainable Endowments omy, not destroying our only planet findings, among others, as well as her inces- cerned shareholder on a particularly Institute recently assessed Tufts with a has become both an existential and sant use of dirty smear tactics and gross disagreeable company practice. Such fat “D” in transparency). It is left, then, economic boon. oversimplifications, like her statements practices can pertain to anything to our imagination as to where our If Tufts insists that its students invest “Obama pals around with terrorists” and from environmental impact to work- trustees are sending our money. Tufts themselves for the common good, I “health care death panels.” ers’ rights to discrimination — and alumni are therefore rightfully leery think students should insist that Tufts Palin represents the frightening trend they all seem to be ignored by Tufts. of donating to this black hole of an do the same. Let any respite from in American politics to completely disre- What’s more, however, non-partici- endowment, as many demonstrated the heedless accumulation of capital gard any semblance of reality in political pation in this process is not really in last year’s petition for increased begin with the university. What bet- discourse, to avoid any issues of substance even an option: Not voting is counted endowment transparency. ter place than at this light upon a hill and to gain political support not through as voting with management. We thus But things don’t have to be this way. to find some of the enlightened self- some form of intelligent or rational con- grant the companies in which we’re Neighboring schools, such as Williams interest that has long been missing versation but by getting a reaction out invested a veritable carte blanche. College and Harvard and Brown uni- from American capitalism? For more of a crowd. This is not a trend limited to Business and values, we seem to be versities, have already begun to make on what we can do to demand that the the Republican Party by any stretch of told, are separable things. the necessary reforms. For example, administration put its money where its the imagination — who could forget such But if the extolment of social Brown has established a student-run mouth is, come hang out with Students meaningful slogans as “Hope” engineered responsibility at this university does Socially Responsible Investment Fund at Tufts for Investment Responsibility by our current President during the 2008 not apply to where our most tangible to which alumni concerned about (STIR) Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in Room election? But Palin’s brand of mindless poli- form of social influence — money — where their contributions may be 112 in the campus center. tics represents a unique challenge for the is going, it means nothing at all. The headed can choose to donate their highly-fragmented Republican Party. happy progressive exterior of Tufts. money. It’s a small but significant step One can cite the now-infamous Katie edu is suddenly marred when one in the right direction, and it’s just Nick Perricone is a sophomore majoring Couric interviews as proof of Palin’s short- reflects that it may all be resting on one example of ways universities can in philosophy and history. He is a member comings, but surely she has matured politi- money linked intimately with war and demonstrate that social and fiscal of STIR. cally since. Palin appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday and, when asked why she chose to write her book, gave a two-minute response, of which a minute- and-a-half was used to explain how she has The importance of the public editor a journalism degree, loves writing and loves looking through her childhood diary entries BY CALEB ZIMMERMAN facilitating dialogue among members Public Radio’s ombudsman, Alicia about stacking firewood and the highlights of the Tufts community. Shepard, speak. Offering a salary for of her hunting and fishing trips. The Tufts Daily ran a news article Thus, the public editor’s job entails the position ensures that the public The fact that Palin is in any way still on Thursday, Nov. 12 (“Senate denies much more than reading every pub- editor is continually keeping up with relevant in American politics is sickening. funds for public editor”), explaining lication and checking to see that they student feedback as well as articulat- The shameful circus that is her national that the Allocations Board (ALBO) adhere to the standards of journalistic ing student sentiment in his or her col- political career is insulting to Americans, denied funding for the salary of the integrity. Acting as a student advocate, umns. Without a salary, few qualified regardless of individual political persuasion. public editor. In the Daily article, Tufts the public editor facilitates construc- candidates will apply for such a job Those who hail Palin as the future of the Community Union (TCU) Treasurer tive dialogue between media sources and Tufts could lose an essential voice party need to quit deluding themselves and Aaron Bartel explained that, “The gen- and the student population, an aspect for student opinion. take a good, hard look at reality: Sarah Palin eral idea is that while the ALBO and the of conflict resolution with which the The Daily’s Thursday, Nov. 12 edi- is not and never has been a maverick. She Senate appreciate the job the public Tufts community is very familiar. torial supported the funding of the is a small-town, former beauty queen who editor does, we saw it as inappropriate A popular objection to paying the public editor position: “The job is not blatantly shirked her one responsibility to to pay for a student at Tufts to make public editor is that someone should about simply editorializing on student the citizens of Alaska by refusing to finish submissions to any publication.” I dis- not be paid for such a job when other life and campus happenings; it’s about her first and only term as a scandal-plagued agree with the ALBO decision, and I student leaders are not paid for their holding media groups accountable and governor. She is the epitome of a political want to explain why the ALBO should hard work. I understand that many fostering discussion when an organi- one-trick pony and further legitimizes the reassess the importance of the public motivated and committed Tufts stu- zation falters.” Bartel’s argument that irrational state of political discourse in this editor position and approve funding dents devote countless hours to their “no other student at Tufts gets paid country while simultaneously eroding the for the Public Editor. clubs, publications and organizations to write in magazines or newspapers” ideological foundations and political base of As the Deputy Public Editor under and do not get paid. However, the reflects an incomplete understanding a once-proud Republican Party. Jeremy White (LA ’09), I experienced public editor’s job requires — espe- of the public editor’s role. Being able If Republican National Convention firsthand the role of the public editor cially during the early stages of hold- to critique the media requires not only Chairman Michael Steele is truly concerned and its importance to the Tufts com- ing the position — increasing the vis- knowledge of journalistic ethical stan- about resurrecting the Republican Party munity. Started in the spring of 2009 by ibility of the position to ensure that dards, but also the ability to represent and affecting politics for the better, he will former Media Advocacy Board (MAB) students know where to turn when both sides in a sensitive debate of per- reign in Palin. Then again, asking Steele for Chairman Patrick Roath (LA ’09), the they have issues with an on-campus sonal opinion. any sort of leadership is not unlike asking public editor’s fundamental role is to media source. Therefore, the public editor should New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick listen and respond to students’ opin- By paying the public editor, you be paid to promote the position and to punt on fourth down: It simply won’t ions about on-campus media. With the mandate that he or she take an active act as a student advocate when there happen, even in an obviously critical situ- wide variety of publications at Tufts, role in publicizing and promoting the are issues with on-campus publica- ation. In short, it would be best for all par- it is essential that there be an ave- position. When establishing the job, tions. Holding media sources respon- ties involved — men, women, Republicans, nue for students to express their con- the MAB intended for a small stipend sible for their ethical mistakes is nec- Democrats, blue-collar workers, white-col- cerns about ethical infractions they to attract highly qualified candidates essary to maintain a trusting rela- lar workers, Rust Belt residents, Sun Belt observe. For example, last year White and draw attention to a project they tionship between media sources and residents, Joe Bidens, Joe Six-Packs and even began a discussion on the public edi- felt would significantly improve the the Tufts community. It is imperative Joe the Plumbers — if Sarah Palin sat down tor blog addressing the anonymity of on-campus media dialogue. I believe that the ALBO reassess the impor- and shut up. the Observer’s new marijuana colum- the $250 stipend would motivate the tance of the public editor position nist, Reggie Hubbard. Several students public editor to plan educational lec- and include a salary for the job in the offered their opinions on the issue, tures and interactive events that famil- future MAB budget. Teddy Minch is a senior majoring in politi- including Hubbard himself, which suc- iarize students with the position. For cal science. He hosts “The Rundown,” a cessfully opened the discussion to the example, last semester on Feb. 25, the news and sports talk show that airs from 3 campus as a whole. This highlights MAB hosted a launch event, inviting Caleb Zimmerman is a junior majoring to 5 p.m. every Friday on WMFO. He can be the key role the public editor plays in students and faculty to hear National in international relations. reached at [email protected].

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We reserve the right to refuse to print any classifieds which contain obscenity, are of an 249-1677 overly sexual nature, or are used expressly to denigrate a person or group. Questions? Email [email protected]. Hart steps into new roles as All- Jan. 29 matchup between Lord Jeff s, American, junior captain Polar Bears could decide NESCAC victor WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Tiffany Kornegay and sophomore for- NESCAC were able to win it on the defensive end. continued from page 16 ward Kate Barnosky, in particular — continued from page 16 We like to extend the defense full court cessful fast-break offense: an expe- to make an impact. defense, rebounding margin and steals, a a lot. We like to really get in the passing rienced and talented point guard. “I’m playing a completely differ- direct result of their team philosophy. lanes and take teams out of their comfort Preseason All-American Colleen ent position than last year, but all “We just play hard,” Gromacki said. “We zone offensively.” Hart, on pace to break the program’s the forwards are helping me make work hard in the defensive end. We like Despite the history, both squads will be three-point record by season’s end, the transition,” Barnosky said. “It’s to push the ball as much as we can. We facing stiff competition in the NESCAC. returns for her third year anchoring exciting, it’s a completely different spread stuff out a lot. We try to run a lot of Tufts finished the 2008-09 season at 22-5 the team’s backcourt. A starter since role, it’s unexpected, but I think I’m different things on offense and play solid before it was bested in the conference the first game of her freshman year, working hard personally, and I know man D on the other end.” semifinals by Amherst 49-46. Williams Hart averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 assists everyone’s working hard. I think as a Bowdoin, on the other hand, returns underachieved last season but is likely to and 1.8 steals per game a year ago. whole, everyone’s stepping up.” three starters to defend its NESCAC title rebound this year under the leadership of This season, however, Hart will “We don’t have a lot of experi- and will be able to draw upon a strong crop junior Chessie Jackson — who was ninth have additional responsibilities as enced depth, so some returners who of underclassmen. While the Polar Bears in the NESCAC with an average of 12.6 one of the team’s captains, joining haven’t played a lot and newcomers ranked third in scoring offense, their top points per game — as should an improv- Miller and senior guard Katie Wholey. that haven’t played at all need to be scorer — then-sophomore Katie Bergeron ing Colby team that has undergone a sig- The team’s floor general since the able to step up right away,” Berube — was ranked 19th in the league, a testa- nificant transformation from the squad 2007-08 campaign, Hart is now the added. “There’s not a lot of time to ment to the team’s balance and depth. that was last in the conference in the 2006- first junior captain of the Berube era. grow into positions. We’ll see how “There is huge value to having three 07 season. “Colleen has always been a very quickly people grow up.” starters returning,” Shibles said. “They “I just think that the NESCAC is one of stoic player, a very talented player But while Tufts is considerably less have a lot of past experience, and they the stronger conferences top to bottom,” and just a great leader on the floor,” experienced than in years past, the know what it takes to be successful, and Shibles said. “I really believe that any team Miller said. “That’s what we’ll contin- expectations for the Jumbos are none- that allows them to help some of the in the NESCAC can beat any other team ue to look to her to do. She’s very, very theless high. Though conference rivals younger players along the way. Our sopho- this season. The coaching is exceptional. reliable, and she doesn’t get shaken Amherst and Bowdoin open the season more class is very strong; I think they were I think that all of the players are student- easily when some of us can. We’re just ranked in the preseason national top really strong when they were freshmen. A athletes and therefore are really smart going to continue to look to her to 10, Tufts still believes it can compete lot of them saw time last year, and I see all players. I think that there is not one team lead us on the court and be the player for its first NESCAC championship of them stepping up and taking significant that you can overlook.” that she’s always been.” and return to the NCAA Tournament roles this season.” Two of the four losses Amherst suf- But even with the contributions the for the third straight season. Ultimately, Bowdoin’s calling card last fered last season came at the hands of the Jumbos can expect from Hart, their “I think our program is full of a lot of season was a strong defense. The Polar Polar Bears, but the Lord Jeffs will have success may depend on how well pride and used to winning,” Barnosky Bears allowed an average of 53 points per to wait until Jan. 29 to get their revenge. those who have been complementary said. “We still have unfinished busi- game, second-best in the league, and were The marquee matchup, taking place in pieces in the past handle their new ness. We didn’t go as far as we wanted fourth in field goal defense. Brunswick, Maine, could very well deter- leading roles. Wholey and Miller are to last year. Everyone, with the excep- “We take a lot of pride in our defense,” mine NESCAC superiority. But for now, the only returning reserves who have tion of the new people, know the feel- Shibles said. “We work on it every day both squads insist they will be focusing on ever started a game in their careers, ing of NCAAs and the excitement of in practice quite a bit. I felt like last year the upcoming games rather than looking meaning there will be ample oppor- March. It’s a lot to look forward to and there were some games where we weren’t ahead in their schedules. tunity for those who flew under the a good goal to work toward. Hopefully, necessarily hitting all of our shots and “Amherst is a rival … but that game is so radar last year — sophomore guard we’ll surprise some people.” our offense was a little bit off, but we far in the future,” Shibles said.

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BY DAVID HECK help side. It’s been an everyday focus, where Daily Editorial Board no matter what drill we’re doing, if someone’s out of position or there’s no communication, Four years ago, the men’s basketball team coach will stop us and point it out ... Keeping had one of its best seasons in program his- the focus on defense has helped us a lot in tory. The squad went 23-7, racking up more these fi rst two weeks of practice.” wins than any of its predecessors and made The Jumbos will once again be led on the it to the NESCAC championship game as well court by Pierce, who was tops in the confer- as the third round of the NCAA Tournament. ence with 21.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per But ever since then, Tufts has been caught in game last season. Pierce, who currently sits a downward spiral. in eighth place on Tufts all-time scoring The Jumbos posted an overall record of list with 1434 career points, has earned 15-10 in 2006-07, followed by marks of 11-13 multiple NESCAC honors during his time and 9-15 in the subsequent two years. They with the Jumbos — including a Rookie of also posted NESCAC records of 1-8 in both the Year award in 2006-07 and second team seasons, putting them in the cellar of the con- All-NESCAC recognition in the past two ference and out of the postseason. years — but will be relied on to do even “Last year, our starting point guard [then- more this season. sophomore Matt Galvin] got hurt halfway “Of course, he’s our go-to guy,” Sheldon through the season,” said coach Bob Sheldon, said. “We’ve asked him to do more, to make who has a career 308-218 record in 21 seasons his teammates better — set better picks, get with Tufts. “That’s like losing your quarter- some assists. We’ve asked him to not just go back. The two guys we had behind him had out and get 20 and nine, but get assists and never played point guard at all. So last year, more rebounds and be more of a complete we never got comfortable with our point situ- team guy. So far, he’s responded well.” ation, which is my fault; we should have had “I’ve established what I can do individually, more point guards in the program. but basketball isn’t a game won by one per- “I think in the past our defense hasn’t been son,” Pierce said. “What we’ve worked on is to where it needs to be,” Sheldon continued. pass up maybe the fi rst good shot and instead “I joke that our team has ADD: attention work it around and look to get others involved defense disorder. So we’re taking our Adderall so they have the confi dence to take next good now, and we’re fl ying high.” shot. It’s on me as captain and senior, being After letting up a conference-high 79.2 in program as long as I have and knowing the points per game last season, Sheldon and the system as well as I do, to bring up level of play Jumbos have placed more emphasis on their of those around me.” own end of the fl oor in hopes of returning to Tufts will also be returning senior forward ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY the upper echelon of the NESCAC standings. Dave Beyel, who boasts a 40.6 career three- Senior tri-captain Jon Pierce, the NESCAC’s leading scorer, and the Jumbos hope to improve “We’ve worked more than we ever had point percentage, as well as his classmate, on their 1-8 conference record last season. on defense — individual as well as team,” center tri-captain Tom Selby, who fi nished Sheldon said. “A lot of the times we’ve played second in the conference with an average “Aaron’s going to be hard to replace — he Tufts will face Brockport on Friday, followed a real up-tempo game, taking the fi rst shot of 2.0 blocked shots per game last season. was a tough, hard-nosed kid — but [Cook] by Rochester on Saturday. we’ve gotten. We’ve slowed that down, and Galvin, now a junior, will be trusted to run works just as hard,” Sheldon said. “He actually “I’m excited,” Pierce said. “Obviously, this now we’re taking the best shot, not the fi rst the offense. shoots better, but he can’t take it to the basket team went through some struggles last year; shot. Teams aren’t going to get as many chanc- The Jumbos graduated one senior start- like Aaron. I think the point is that [Cook] we were young, we went through some inju- es off us, so that in and of itself will help.” er from last year’s squad — former captain and [junior] Sam Mason are going to replace ries — guys who hadn’t played at all in college “Any time the other team scored the past Aaron Gallant (E ’09), whose 11.8 points per Aaron ... Sam is big and long and athletic, so were expected to step into starting lineup. couple years, we’d grab it and be up the fl oor,” game last season were third on the team. together they’re going to take care of the num- That said, going into our fi rst game, play- senior tri-captain forward Jon Pierce added. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by bers from Aaron.” ing a smaller team, we’re going to utilize our “We want to slow down a little bit, and as far senior tri-captain Dan Cook, who played in The Jumbos will begin their season this size and strength and experience. It’s the fi rst as defense goes, we’re making a huge com- all 24 of Tufts’ games last season as the team’s weekend when they travel to Rochester, N.Y. game of the year; if you can’t get excited for mitment to communication and being on the sixth man. to take part in the Chuck Resler Tournament. that, you shouldn’t be in the sport.”

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INSIDE MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ETHAN LANDY | CALL ME JUNIOR

Call him … Senior?

here is a lot in my life that I owe to Ken Griffey Jr. I know that sounds a little T strange, particularly when it comes from a Boston Red Sox fan who counts baseball as his third favorite sport, but it is true. In fact, I can name quite a few things about me that are directly related to the infl uence of Junior. Take, for instance, this column name. Yep, for those of you who have yet to fi g- ure it out, “Call Me Junior” comes from the intro to Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. No one else from that era, or really any era since, could have carried a baseball video game franchise on his back. But then again, few players have had the blend of charisma and talent that Griffey had. MCT What else? Well, there was my failed The Butler Bulldogs, shown here in last year’s Feb. 22 win over Davidson, are ranked No. 10 in this season’s preseason poll, thanks in league batting stance (it’s not that easy to large part to a swarming defense. emulate that smooth swing with any suc- cess), my lucky number (24), and, fi nally, my penchant for wearing my hat back- wards at all times. And to top it all off, in my Tenth-ranked Butler has what it takes to make Final Four 1996 elementary school mock Presidential election, I voted Griffey for President, with BY DANIEL RATHMAN after two trips to the big dance under does not have the luxury of a sharp- the Mariner Moose as a running mate. Daily Editorial Board Stevens, and the Bulldogs were edged shooting superstar — such as former Basically what I’m saying is that as far as 75-71 by Louisiana State in the first Davidson standout Stephen Curry, professional athletes go, there are few that Although mid-major teams have round of last year’s tourney. Butler who almost singlehandedly led the I like as much as Griffey. And after saying produced some of the most thrilling has also made nine March Madness Wildcats to the Elite Eight two years all that, I still wish he had retired after this upsets in recent March Madness his- appearances without having reached ago — or of stars with the height and past season. tory, they rarely are ranked among the the Elite Eight. wingspan of those who led coach John But Griffey is giving it another go in elite squads in the nation. This year’s As they begin to work through a Calipari’s Memphis squad to three 2010. It was announced last Thursday that Butler Bulldogs are poised to buck 30-game slate that includes show- consecutive Elite Eight appearances the Mariners had signed him to a one-year that trend. downs against a pair of top-25 teams between 2006 and 2008. deal to extend his career in Seattle. To be The preseason Top 25 ESPN/USA — No. 20 Georgetown on Dec. 8 and What he does have, though, is a fair, it’s not like he was terrible last year. He Today Coaches Poll ranked Butler No. 15 Ohio State on Dec. 12 — the group of collegiate veterans who excel hit only .214, but he did have 19 home runs 10th in the country, and the Bulldogs Bulldogs have one crucial advan- on defense and come up big when the and a team-leading 63 walks while playing retained that position through Week tage over many of their opponents. game is on the line. Offensively, while with a sore knee. What he lacked in pro- 1 with a 73-62 win over Davidson on Butler’s 2009-10 squad returns all Butler had a tendency to fall behind duction, Griffey made up in personality, Saturday. They are one of only two mid- five of last year’s starters — includ- in the early minutes of games last becoming a leader and clubhouse jokester major teams ranked in the Top 25 — ing three sophomores (guards Robert season, the Bulldogs poured in the in Seattle. along with the Dayton Flyers — and are Nored and Shelvin Mack and forward buckets down the stretch, outscoring At the same time, those numbers are not the first mid-major team to earn a pre- Gordon Hayward), a junior (forward their opponents by an average of just going away and could even suffer a down- season top-10 berth in nearly a decade. Matt Howard) and a senior (swingman over six points in the second half. turn thanks to the knee surgery he had last But the Bulldogs, under the tutelage Willie Veasley) — whose experience Defense, clutch shooting, experi- month to remove a bone spur. Griffey is, of third-year head coach Brad Stevens, will prove valuable throughout the ence and shrewd coaching are the after all, going to turn 40 this Saturday and aren’t about to stop there. Stevens, 33, campaign, particularly in the postsea- four most important factors that por- will be playing in his 22nd season in the is one of the youngest coaches in the son tournaments. tend success in Div. I college basket- Major Leagues. nation, but he is already considered The hallmark of last year’s Butler ball, and the Butler Bulldogs possess So, I think I am justifi ably worried that among the elite. In his first two years team was a stifling defense that held all of them. They are deserving of the this could affect his legacy. No one likes to at Butler’s helm, Stevens guided the opponents to a lowly 38.5 field goal preseason top-10 ranking that has see a player of Griffey’s caliber scraping by Bulldogs to a combined 56-10 regular percentage, and the Bulldogs will been bestowed upon them, and they as a shell of his former self, and no matter season record, including a 31-5 mark need to continue shutting down have what it takes to make a run at how you feel about a player, it is always in conference play. Stevens was the enemy attacks in order to maintain the first mid-major national champi- tough to watch the slow, steady decline of Horizon League Coach of the Year in their success. Offensively, Butler is a onship since the 1966 Texas Western any great athlete. 2009, and he is the third-youngest balanced squad, but it does not light squad’s legendary trip down “Glory There is some precedent for this situa- coach to lead his team to a 30-win up the scoreboard nearly as well as Road” under the late Hall of Fame tion. While Griffey is the greatest fi ve-tool season in NCAA Div. I history. many of their competitors. Howard coach Don Haskins. outfi elder of my generation, one of his pre- Perhaps the only blemish on Stevens’ was Butler’s leading scorer during the When the Final Four tips off at decessors also had trouble walking away short résumé has been his inability to 2008-09 campaign, averaging 14.8 Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on from the game. Willie Mays played his fi nal help the Bulldogs reach the latter stag- points per game, with Hayward not April 3, the Butler Bulldogs could very two seasons for the New York Mets, ending es of the NCAA Tournament. Butler far behind at 13.1. well be alive and kicking in front of his career at the age of 42 by playing just 66 has yet to earn a berth in the Sweet 16 Yet, as a mid-major coach, Stevens their hometown crowd. games and hitting .211. Not good enough for you? Well, on the gridiron and in the NBA, there are plenty of comparisons. Two of the greatest cen- ters of all-time — Hakeem Olajuwon and WEEKLY MUMBO JUMBO Patrick Ewing — ended their careers at the age of 39 in the respective cities of Toronto and Orlando with numbers “I think in the past our defense hasn’t been where it needs to similar to Ervin (not Magic) Johnson in his prime. And the best wide receiver ever, Jerry Rice, spent most of his last few be. I joke that our team has ADD: attention defense disorder. So seasons wallowing in football hell, aka Oakland, before playing his last six games we’re taking our Adderall now, and we’re fl ying high.” with the Seattle Seahawks. I don’t want Griffey to end up on a list with these guys. I don’t want to have to look upon every home run Griffey hits as a moment of nostalgia. And I don’t want to — Coach Bob Sheldon see my favorite baseball player of all time Nov. 17, 2009 continue his decline from superstardom. So even though I am glad he returned to Seattle to finish his career these last The men’s basketball team enters this season looking to vastly improve on last year’s 1-8 NESCAC re- few seasons, it almost makes it worse cord, which came largely thanks to a conference-high 79.2 points allowed per game. The Jumbos also to watch such a different Griffey wear- ing that uniform. He isn’t the same ceded a league-worst .461 fi eld goal percentage and were the only squad to allow over 1800 total player I used to idolize, but I’ll always points. But, after graduating just one player, Sheldon’s squad looks to return to the success it enjoyed call him Junior. four years ago, when Tufts advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Ethan Landy is a senior majoring in English. He can be reached at Ethan. [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Inside Men’s College Basketball 15 Call Me Junior 15 SSportsports Men’s Basketball 14 tuftsdaily.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Trimmed roster looks to make another run at NCAA Tourney BY SAPNA BANSIL Daily Editorial Board

One year must seem like an eternity for the women’s basketball team. When the Jumbos take the court for their 2009 season opener on Saturday against SUNY New Paltz, they’ll debut a squad that bears little resemblance to the one that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Gone are eight of 17 players from the 2008-09 roster, including three start- ers and four of the top seven players in minutes played. As a result, many who were contributors over the last two years will be instantly thrust into far more prominent positions for Tufts, which is outside the D3hoops.com top 25 for the first time since Dec. 31, 2007. “We’re a totally different team this year than we’ve been in the past,” coach Carla Berube said. “We’ve got a new outlook, new goals and a new regime. It’s a big year for us as far as how people step up into their new roles. There’s a lot of new identities for people, which makes it kind of exciting.” One can perhaps get a sense of the greatest challenge facing this year’s Tufts team simply by looking at it. All eight players who departed the pro- gram because of graduation, injuries or other reasons were listed at 5-foot-8 or greater, including an often dom- inant low-post presence in 6-foot-3 forward Katie Tausanovitch (LA ’08). What’s left behind is a squad whose average height is nearly two inches shorter than that of a year ago and whose lone experienced post player is ALEX DENNETT/TUFTS DAILY senior forward Julia Baily. Junior tri-captain Colleen Hart shoots free throws during the women’s basketball team’s practice yesterday afternoon. Fresh off a 22-5 season “I think we really have to fight this and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, Tufts opens its season this Friday at SUNY New Paltz. year,” Berube said. “We don’t have 6-3 posting up on the block. The big ques- quickness. Hoping to take advantage of “For us, the focus is to push the ball our transition offense to be the bulk of tion is, can we defend in the post and a newly-renovated Cousens Gym court as much as we possibly can,” senior tri- our offensive activity.” can we rebound? I think that’s some- that was expanded to NCAA regulation captain Vanessa Miller said. “If we’re At the very least, the Jumbos have thing we’re working on.” size, Tufts will employ a run-and-gun constantly having to set up a half-court perhaps the prerequisite of any suc- The lack of height will force the offensive strategy and place a particu- offense every time down the court, Jumbos to try and make use of their lar emphasis on spacing the floor. we’re doing something wrong. We want see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 13

INSIDE THE NESCAC Field hockey’s five All-NESCAC picks further Two NESCAC powerhouses come honored with New England region awards into season with high hopes

BY SAM O’REILLY Polar Bears. “Certainly, the pre- Daily Staff Writer season ranking will only inten- sify that, but honestly I don’t When it comes to NESCAC focus on those rankings at all. I women’s basketball, Bowdoin don’t think they are important. has traditionally stood head and What is important is what you shoulders above the rest. put forth on the court. We really The Polar Bears have boasted don’t focus on the rankings at the most successful women’s all, and frankly to some extent, basketball program in the con- they are kind of just opinions.” ference, and last year was no But despite the imperfect exception. With a new coach at nature of rankings, it is undeni- the helm, Bowdoin went 24-5 able that both teams possess overall, captured the NESCAC the capability to continue the title and came within one point dominance that led them to the of advancing to the Div. III top of the NESCAC standings NCAA Sweet Sixteen. in 2008. Amherst, for instance, But Amherst is staking its is returning all five starters, own claim to the NESCAC including All-American junior throne. The Lord Jeffs lost to Jaci Daigneault. Bowdoin twice last season, they “It is always pretty rare to but ultimately made it to the return all of your starters,” Div. III Final Four, losing to The Amherst coach G.P. Gromacki College of New Jersey in the said. “Each of them provides third-place game after compil- exactly what we need at that ing a 29-4 record during the position. We spread the ball regular season. pretty well across the entire Now, with Amherst and team. Jaci is a good scorer. She’s Bowdoin ranked No. 2 and No. a solid inside player but can also 7, respectively, in the D3hoops. hit shots and spread the floor.” com preseason top-10 poll, Amherst’s solid all-around both NESCAC powerhouses are approach helped it to the 8-1 looking to continue the domi- record in conference play and nance that has carried them to a conference-best 20-point ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY The season isn’t over, but the field hockey team has continued to rake in awards. The latest comes with five national prominence. average margin of victory last Jumbos earning spots on the Longstreth/NHFCA New England West Region All-Stars, the most of any team in “I think that due to the strong season. Additionally, the Lord the region. Junior Tamara Brown repeats as an All-Star, having led the NESCAC in both goals and assists with tradition of our program, people Jeffs ranked first in the league 21 and 13. Senior co-captain Margi Scholtes and junior Amanda Roberts were also voted to the All-Region are always gunning for us,” said in scoring offense, scoring First Team for the second consecutive year, while junior Jess Perkins and sophomore Taylor Dyer were named Adrienne Shibles, who is in her to the second team. All five players were also earned All-NESCAC honors earlier this season. second year as the coach of the see NESCAC, page 13