Today: Cloudy THE TUFTS High 50 Low 27 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Few Snow Showers Since 1980 High 31 Low 24 VOLUME LII, NUMBER 59 DAILY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006 Tufts engages with microfi nance Hey, hey, hey BY ALEX BLUM AND MARC RAIFMAN wide, Crawford said that his company would Daily Staff Writer and Daily Editorial Board only consider investing in about 250 of them, — look what’s he told the Daily for a May 21 article. As the Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance On the other side of the coin, the less risk going on here! Fund continues to invest the $100 million it investors take, the less the potential benefit received from Pierre and Pam Omidyar (A for small businesses. Fencl’s thesis, entitled ’88 and J ’89) upon its inception last fall, Tufts “Using Rural Micro-Credit in Madagascar students and faculty are investigating the to Promote Sustainable Development,” will emerging sphere of microfinance. discuss what investors look for in businesses High school was back in Microfinance, pioneered by Bangladesh’s they consider to be ready for microfinance. session last night, as approxi- Grameen bank, issues tiny loans to small Fencl became interested in this topic after mately 150 students crowded businesses and individuals who would do living in a small fishing community in south into Barnum 008 for an eve- not qualify for traditional financial services. western Madagascar while studying abroad ning with Lecture Series’ lat- Seniors Amanda Fencl and Jarret Szeftel last year. She said that a microfinance inves- est guest, Dennis Haskins, an are writing their senior theses on different tor there told her that the community was actor best known for his role aspects of microfinance. not ready for microfinance investment. as the hapless but helpful high Neither student’s thesis directly addresses Banks that invest using microfinance do school principal on the popu- the Omidyar-Tufts Fund, the independent not have branches in many impoverished lar ‘90s sitcom “Saved by the organization, guided by its own Board of communities, Fencl said, making it difficult Bell.” Trustees, that holds financial responsibility for those people to get a business started. Look inside for full coverage for investing the donation. “Commercial banks in the cities aren’t going of Mr. Belding’s visit to the But both hope the ongoing process will to go into those rural areas either,” she said. Hill. shed light on the Fund’s potential effects. But even though microfinance did not Szeftel decided to write a thesis on micro- help the poor from the fishing community finance after learning about the increasing she lived in, Fencl said that the same may not see WEEKENDER, page 9 attention that it is getting among banks and be true in all locales. firms looking to invest. He is investigating Microfinance is “really location- and “whether this increased competition…will model-specific,” she said. “What’s working change the industry,” he said. Microfinance in the community I was in is not necessar- has “historically been poverty-targeting…but ily going to work in a community across the now there are banks moving in who are country.” JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY [more interested in] investing for a profit.” As Szeftel and Fencl move forward in their “I’m trying to really figure out what it is that research, they are unsure about how much they’re after,” he said. information they will be able to tap Evans He is investigating the ethics of specific and The Omidyar-Tufts Fund for. investors, who could charge high interest “I went into it thinking it would be a huge rates, he said, claiming that start-up busi- resource – which it might be,” Szeftel said. New textbook Web site hits Tufts nesses in the third world are high risk. This “I haven’t gotten to the stage of my research BY JENNA NISSAN taking the same class will look up the practice could lead to high debt for third where I’m talking to actual investors.” Daily Editorial Board book, make contact, and meet on cam- world entrepreneurs. But the Tufts-Omidyar Fund may aid aca- pus to exchange,” he said. The Omidyar-Tufts Fund plans to invest in demic research on microfinance in another Booksoncampus.com, a student-run Escobar has been promoting the Web mostly low-risk businesses, said Tryfan Evans, way. Tufts President Lawrence Bacow believes textbook Web site that enables stu- site at Tufts primarily through post-it Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund Director. the donation has changed Tufts for the bet- dents to sell their textbooks directly flyers reading, “No more bookstore. “Our goal is to ensure that the risks we ter because of the increased concentration to other students, is being launched at Buy for less, sell for more.” take are prudent, commensurate with the investors now have on the school. Tufts this semester. “I leave them on tables everywhere potential return on the fund’s investments, “This gift is transformative for Tufts,” he Brandeis University undergraduates I go,” he said. “When I see them later, and carefully managed,” he said. said “It has attracted an enormous amount Mark Kantor and Tim Suzman, along people have moved them around and But as the Fund makes only indirect of attention among other institutional inves- with Suzman’s brother Ted, an under- looked at them, which shows they’re investments, Evans will put his trust in the tors.” graduate at Washington University in being seen.” microfinance investors based on their past Economics Professor Margaret McMillan St. Louis, started the Web site in 2003. Escobar also recently created a track record. has also seen the benefits of the attention the The Web site is now available to college Facebook.com group, now with almost Gil Crawford, the general manager of fund gained for Tufts. students nationwide. 200 members, to promote the Web MicroVest Capital Management, a micro- “As a result of the gift, the economics Senior Juan Escobar is managing the site. finance investment firm that invests in department has been able to find financial project at Tufts and helping promote “I invite about 100 people each microfinance banks in the third world, told support for an exciting new research initia- the Web site for students. According to night, including graduate students and the Daily last spring that he considers most tive in microfinance,” she said. “Professor a press release from the company, the undergraduates,” he said. microfinance opportunities to be high risk. [Edward] Kutsoati and I have three projects Web site has already saved Brandeis Escobar has also posted flyers in the Of the 8,000 microfinance banks world- currently underway in Ghana.” students $150,000 on books. campus center and in the dorms. “The guys from Brandeis were look- Escobar said that he has seen a posi- ing for representatives on different tive reaction from Tufts students. “I Globe, Crimson report Bacow on Harvard’s short list campuses, and I thought it was a great was sitting at a dinner table the other idea, so we contacted each other,” day and a girl approached me and said As the search continues to fill Harvard’s Daily. “He came here with the expecta- Escobar said. that she was excited about the idea,” he presidency, the Boston Globe and the tion that this would be his last position Escobar said that the current goal of said. Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s student daily, and that’s still his expectation.” the project is to get students to check if “It’s very hard to get a massive group reported a list of 30 possible contenders Bacow could not be reached for com- books are available at booksoncampus. going, but the support people have yesterday. ment by presstime. com before they go to the bookstore. been showing is pretty cool,” he said. Tufts’ current president, Lawrence In March, Bacow told the Daily in an “We’re a similar size and population “If the Web site is easy to use, it Bacow, appeared on the reported e-mail that he expects to stay on here to Brandeis, so we’re hoping to save sounds like a great idea,” freshman Rob list, which also includes University of at Tufts. “I am very happy at Tufts and students the same amount of money, if Delean said. Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann, have no desire to leave,” he wrote. not more,” he said. “I’d definitely be interested in using Brown University president Ruth Nevertheless, Bacow has been repeat- “The online textbook exchange helps the Web site because I’ve heard that the Simmons, and Princeton’s president edly mentioned in connection with the students avoid the excessive cost of bookstore is a rip-off,” freshman Jess Shirley Tilghman. Harvard post. books from the bookstore,” he said. Daniel said. “It sounds awesome.” The Crimson originally broke the story Harvard is expected to name a replace- “Students should also be able to sell Sophomore Samriddhi Bhalla said on Sunday, after the university’s overseers ment for Lawrence Summers early next their books back for more than $10 that the site could be a great oppor- meeting. year, according to the Globe. Harvard’s when the book is worth $80 or $100.” tunity for students. “I know a lot of According to yesterday’s Globe article, Presidential Search Committee actively Escobar said that he assumes the students don’t make enough money only 13 of the names on the list have looking for the new president, but before bookstore staff is aware of the Web site, when they sell their books back to the been verified with independent unnamed any candidate can be announced, the but has not spoken to them directly. bookstore, even if they’re in good con- sources on the Board. Board of Overseers must approve. Students can register for the site by dition,” she said. Harvard may be looking, but President Summers left in July after controversial entering their Facebook.com account “This is probably the most crucial Bacow is showing no signs of making a comments about the math and science and password to avoid the hassle of year to get name recognition so that move down Mass. Avenue. aptitude of women and multiple conflicts filling out contact information. They in the future, people know what it “President Bacow has repeatedly said with the Harvard faculty. then type in the bar code number on is,” Escobar said. He said that another he is happy at Tufts,” Tufts Director of Interim president Derek Bok, who led the back of the book, and the Web site representative would have to take over Public Relations Kim Thurler told the Harvard for 30 years starting in the ‘70s, will tell them how much to sell it for. after he graduates in order for the Web “Then hopefully students who are site to continue at Tufts next year.

Inside this issue tuftsdaily.com Today’s Sections WEEKENDER WOMEN’S SWIMMING News 1 Editorial 16 The Daily takes a look at The Jumbos notched a Features 3 Classifieds 19 the MFA’s December Sale, victory in their last meet Weekender 5Sports 22 the largest public art sale before winter break. Viewpoints 13 Comics 23 in New England. see WEEKENDER, page 5 see SPORTS, page 22 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Thursday, December 7, 2006 WORLD IN BRIEF Modeling is a complex process, but a valuable tool STUDY SAYS VIOLENCE IN IRAQ HAS BEEN UNDERREPORTED BY HAYDEN REICH “as soon as I release my forecast I know it is Daily Staff Writer wrong”— the second lesson. The Bush administration routinely has Considering “the marriage of the model underreported the level of violence in Iraq About 40 students and a handful of pro- and the model maker,” and the quick onset in order to disguise its policy failings, the fessors attended the second in a series of of “diminishing marginal returns to effort Iraq Study Group report said Wednesday. lectures hosted by the Tufts Economics are also important, he said. The bipartisan group called on the Society last night in the Crane Room of Paige He addressed each of these points in Pentagon and the director of the U.S. Hall. detail, and often demonstrated the lessons intelligence community to immediately Richard Henken, who attended Tufts as from his personal experiences as a consul- institute a new reporting system that pro- both an undergraduate and graduate stu- tant at Harris Bank in Chicago and working vides “a more accurate picture of events dent, dicussed his experience as an econo- for Mars, Inc., the company that makes on the ground.” mist in the important and changing world M&M’s, Snickers, as well a variety of pet The finding bolsters allegations by of economic modeling. foods. Democratic lawmakers and other critics Before explaining the economic model- This was essentially his outlook when that the Bush administration has withheld ing part of the lecture, Henken spoke briefly creating economic models, and he continu- or misconstrued intelligence that con- about economics in general, his own belief ally pointed out that models were imper- flicted with its Iraq policy while promoting being that the importance of economics fect. Only through constant adaptation and data and claims that supported its posi- stems from “the way it makes us abstract contextual understanding of the model’s tions. away from all the white noise and get to the statistics can they have any value at all. Those allegations date back to President heart of the matter.” Despite these imperfections, Henken Bush’s contention before the March 2003 The event title, Real World Lessons in clearly had no doubt about the importance U.S.-led invasion that Saddam Hussein Economic Modeling, reflected that focus on of economic modeling and its use in the was hiding illegal nuclear, chemical and economics as an everyday tool. business world, and stated that the ability to REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY biological weapons programs. His claim Henken, as a professional economist, “effectively switch from the magnifying glass Richard Henken, President of Schochet proved to be unfounded. shared anecdotes from his own of work to the wide-angle lens” when examining Associates and Federal Management, delivers Bush and his top officials have denied the experience to show how mathematical eco- problems is “a very, very important skill.” a lecture last night titled “The Applications of allegations and accused the news media of nomics play into everyday life and its broad- He once again pointed out the omnipres- Economic Modeling.” exaggerating the violence between Iraqi er implications in the national economy. ence of economics, saying “everything can Shiite and Sunni Muslims, minority Kurds Henken’s lecture mainly focused around be modeled,” and said of his own experi- and other groups. four “key lessons” about economic model- ence, “Once you’ve acquired the discipline, Economics Society was very pleased with ing which he learned in the real world, but you’re always modeling.” the event. wished he had been exposed to in school. Following the lecture, Henken answered “We advertised mainly to economics stu- TERROR CASES ‘HYPED,’ AUTHOR “In school we learn the pure science,” he a few questions posed by students, and dents, so I was happy with the turnout,” he OF STUDY SAYS said, but “the reality is that models aren’t even posed a few himself, asking the seniors said. “I just wanted people to hear some Federal authorities’ strategy of arresting perfect. It’s more about understanding cause majoring in economics whether or not they practical stories.” terror suspects on any charge possible has and effect than getting the right answer.” had jobs lined up for after graduation, and if “When you hear about working for a proved effective in thwarting attacks, but Though the first lesson showed that finding them was difficult. pet food company in Belgium, you wonder prosecutors have often inflated the impor- “complex problems require simple models,” Nick Haslett, president of the Tufts where you’ll wind up.” tance of the busts, a new study says. “The strategy of disruption has worked, but they hyped these cases to be more than what they seemed,” said Karen Greenberg, author of the study by Non-Ivies step up pursuit of top scholarships New York University’s Center of Law and Security. BY PRANAI CHEROO According to its Web site, the Fulbright presige, and both reinforce and attract Of 510 cases since the Sept. 11 attacks Daily Editorial Board program awards more than 1,200 grants academic strength. that the government said were terrorism- to U.S. students overseas. A Boston Globe article spotlights related, only 30 percent of defendants Six students from Massachusetts The Rhodes and Fulbright awards Wheaton College, which saw three stu- were actually prosecuted on a terrorism received Rhodes Scholarships this year, are two in a long list of competitive dents receive Rhodes Scholarships in charge, the study found. Most of the oth- according to an article in the Boston scholarships and fellowships available the past 8 years. ers faced charges like fraud, racketeering Globe. All of them are enrolled at to graduating seniors, which including It has also seen a marked improve- or conspiracy. Harvard University. the Marshall, Cooke and USA Today ment in its applicant pool. “The aver- With 169 cases still pending, only four Bryan Graham (LA ‘97) was the last awards. age GPA of an incoming student has people charged since the 2001 attacks Tufts student to receive a Rhodes schol- Rising seniors and juniors can increased to 3.5 from 3.35 six years ago,” were convicted for trying to commit an act arship. compete for the Truman, Beinecke, the article said. of terrorism, the study said. Ivy League schools, such as Harvard, Goldwater and Udall awards. Apart from Wheaton, other col- Terror prosecutions have declined from however, enjoyed a higher share of leges like Simmons, the University of a spike in the three months following scholarship awards prior to 1997. From Massachusetts at Amherst, and the the 9-11 attacks, when 116 people were 1987 to 1996, approximately 37 per- “One has to look at general University of New Hampshire are open- indicted. Only 57 have been indicted this cent of Rhodes scholars were Ivy leagu- trends to see that the uni- ing fellowship advising offices or devot- year. ers, but since then, that number has ing more staff to work with students, The NYU study found that only 14 dropped to 25 percent, another article versity a student is affiliated with the hope that winning the scholar- percent of the defendants were tied to al- in the Boston Globe said. ships will bring more institutional pres- Qaida. Of the 510 defendants, more than Non-Ivy league institutions are aim- with, whether it is a ‘smaller tige. half had “no known affiliation” with any ing to boost the number of prestigious college’ or Ivy League insti- The correlation between the num- terrorist group. scholarships and fellowships awarded ber of scholarship recipients at a given to their students even more by opening tution, does not factor into school and the quality the education fellowship advising offices or devoting competitiveness. What mat- at that school, however, is spurious, RUSSIA-GEORGIA SHIPPING CON- more staff to work with students, the according Elliot F. Gerson, the American FLICT AVERTED article said. ters is the strength of an secretary for the Rhodes Scholar Trust. Georgia has let a Russian cargo ship Tufts’ resource for these oppurtu- “The notion that the number of go after it paid a $30,000 fine for alleg- nities is Scholarship and Enrichment application, and what a Rhodes Scholars is a proxy for the qual- edly breaking shipping rules, the Georgian Programs Coordinator Kate Nash, who, selection committee might be ity of education is a stretch,” he said in Interior Ministry said Wednesday. along with Dean of Undergraduate the article. Georgian border guards detained the Education James Glaser, solicits recom- looking for in a given year.” Nash added, “One has to look at gen- Astrakhan freighter with a crew of 13, car- mendations from faculty about which eral trends to see that the university a rying construction materials from Gemlik students would be a good fit for each Kate Nash student is affiliated with, whether it is in Turkey to Georgia’s Black Sea port Poti scholarship. Scholarship and Enrichment Programs a ‘smaller college’ or Ivy League institu- on Saturday, citing navigation violations in “In addition to reaching out to these coordinator tion, does not factor into competitive- a restricted Black Sea zone. specific students, we also send out gen- ness. What matters is the strength of an Under Georgian law, violations of navi- eral information about the selection application, and what a selection com- gation rules entail a fine. In the event of processes to the undergraduate com- According to Nash, the last two years mittee might be looking for in a given non-payment, ships are confiscated and munity,” she said in an e-mail to the have been “fruitful for Tufts students, year.” can be sold at auction. Daily. with 21 award winners in the 2004-2005 According to Nash, Tufts does par- Last week, Georgian border guards Although Rhodes scholarships have academic year and 18 winners last year. ticularly well with scholarships that detained another Russian dry cargo ship proved elusive for Jumbos, Tufts has per- This group included Tufts’ first emphasize the natural sciences, active near Poti, saying it was polluting the envi- formed “extremely well in the Fulbright Truman Scholar in 11 years, its first citizenship, such as the Truman scholar- ronment. It was fined $35,000. competition,” according to Nash. Goldwater Scholar in 9 years, and its ship, and “globalism,” like the Fulbright The University had 12 Fulbright first Beinecke Scholar in 4 years. program. — compiled from McClatchy Newspapers Fellows last year, and 17 the year before. Such scholarships can also help on

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The initiative is a collaborative effort it be starting a week of classes during between the Tufts Center for Engineering Education Outreach (CEEO), the Tufts the school year or a week of work in Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise (PACE) and the summer, Mondays have a way of the Boston College Urban Sciences Research and Learning Group. The team will be test- sucker-punching me in the kidney. ing whether kids can assimilate more infor- mation about math and science through This semester, however, I took a pro- hands-on engineering activities by bringing active stand and decided to have a a new, engineering-based curriculum into class schedule with zero commitments classrooms. on Monday, and I gotta tell ya, it has “Is there a more effective way than text- been phenomenal. Lately, I’ve been books?” PACE deputy director Linda Jarvin practicing to pursue my lifelong dream asked. to be a professional sleep technician Kristen Bethke, an education graduate for Jordan’s Furniture, so it’s been a student with an engineering background, great help to add Monday to the list of was one of the main developers of the “days where it’s socially acceptable to research initiative. “We started to hypoth- wake up in the p.m.” esize that the engineering design program I like to keep myself honest, though, could really be a great way to teach math and remember my early-bird roots. So and science,” Bethke said. occasionally, I’ll try to trick myself into The idea for the project occurred after thinking I actually have something rel- Bethke began doing work with CEEO. At the evant to do by setting my alarm for 8:00 same time, a call for grant proposals was in the morning. The best thing about issued by the National Science Foundation this is that I never get tricked, and I get (NSF). The NSF was looking for new ideas, to hear my sick new phone alarm (the and Bethke began working on her first grant opening guitar solo of “Sweet Child O’ proposal to try to get funding to conduct the Mine” by Guns n’ Roses). research. When I pulled this move this past At the time, Bethke didn’t expect her pro- Monday morning, I was pleasantly sur- posal to actually be selected. “It was quite a prised with what I saw out the window: surprise,” Bethke said. “I thought it would the year’s first snowfall. Snow on its just be a good way to get my feet wet. I feel VANESSA WHITE/TUFTS DAILY own is unbelievable, with such clas- Grad student Kristen Bethke demonstrates the robotic car that will be used as part of an sic activities as dodging graves while see ENGINEERING, page 4 initiative to help bring engineering into classrooms grades K-12. sledding down Dead Man’s Hill in the cemetery across the street from my house or performing covert snowball ops on local police. But the real rea- son for all the excitement is knowing FOCUS ON THE FACULTY that following the first snowfall is my favorite time of year: the Christmas/ Hanukkah/Kwanzaa break. In public school in Medford, the Quest for truth leads professor to Paris and back winter break is far shorter, but it’s okay, because each year, a Tufts tradition BY KRISTEN SAWICKI brings Christmas a little early for the Daily Editorial Board citizens of Medford and Somerville. For years now, the Naked Quad Run Professor Eglal Henein does what she has been an event where Tufts students loves. As a French professor at Tufts since can forget about all exams and papers, 1977, she has been reading, researching and get extremely naked and run in the teaching literature in her search for truth. subzero temperature. I’m all for this “Truths are my big thing,” she said. event (a little nudity never hurt any- After reading a series of books her father one), but I do have some issues with gave her for her First Communion when she the fact that a few thousand townies was seven years old, Henein was set on her show up for the free show, one hand career plans: “I decided I was going to spend videotaping and the other doing God my life reading. I didn’t think of anything knows what. different,” she said. I say that, this year, if you see some Though she has taught at Tufts for nearly random guy who nobody knows hold- 30 years, Henein’s path to the Hill was a long ing any type of camera, call him out one. and tell him he has to run naked if he “You can say that I am colonized,” said wants to film, making sure to remind Henein, who was born in Egypt and grew up him that pocket pool is only allowed at speaking French. While she was still living The Glass Slipper in Chinatown (the K- with her parents, both native Egyptians, the Mart of strip clubs), and that the cold family moved from Egypt to Montreal. “For weather causes extreme shrinkage, the political, economic and religious reasons, it likes of which can only be seen after a was impossible to stay,” she said. swim at Revere Beach. This will most After completing high school, Henein likely cause him to head home — or received a grant from the French govern- to Chinatown — in his beat-up Chevy ment to study in Paris and seized the oppor- COURTESY EGLAL HENEIN Cutlass. tunity. She stayed in Paris for 10 years and French professor Eglal Henein can probably beat you at Scrabble. For this townie, it doesn’t get any obtained her doctoral degree. “As long as better than the Christmas holiday. I’m your grant is renewed, you stay in Paris,” she only take French to fulfill language require- track positions have not been renewed.” not much of a churchgoer, and I respect said. ments apathetic, Henein explained that she Because of this disorder, Henein explained, those who do go to Mass for Christmas, After Paris, Henein traveled back across prefers teaching higher-level students. “The the French department is lacking experts in but I’d rather spend the eve of Christ’s the Atlantic to Yale, where she was an assis- toughest course I gave was French III,” she 18th-century and 20th-century literature. b-day with friends and family, imbib- tant professor for three years. Finally, she said, explaining that only one of the stu- Henein hopes for the administration to ing enough wine to drink all three wise ended up in Medford and has taught French dents in the class was planning to continue recognize the separate disciplines within men under the table. The last time I courses in Olin Hall ever since. in French and that the others showed no the romance language department. “French, checked, Midnight Mass isn’t a pub Henein, who is currently teaching a sur- enthusiasm. Spanish and Italian are all European lan- event. vey of early French literature and an upper- Henein believes this lack of enthusiasm guages, but they are different languages,” level French theater course, said her favorite is a signal that the language requirement she said. see TOWNIE, page 4 part of teaching is her students. “Usually, at Tufts could use some rethinking. She Despite her frustrations, Henein said they are very happy to be here, and that is focused on the state of literature classes at that she enjoys her work, especially when Pete McKeown is a senior major- satisfying,” she said. Tufts: “The romance [languages] depart- ing in English. He can be reached at Because she often finds the students who ment is a disaster,” she said. “Four tenure- see HENEIN, page 4 [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Thursday, December 7, 2006 Joint engineering research initiative is just the beginning Coming break ENGINEERING initiative’s classroom engineering to travel at different velocities for to go. If the research results seem continued from page 3 curriculum. CEEO’s “big goal is to different amounts of time. “In this to support the hypothesis, much will be the last really lucky and fortunate.” get engineering in all the grades,” unit, we’re thinking about what work would remain before wide- Professor Chris Rogers, last Rogers said. changes you can make to the car spread implementation. “I imagine for this townie year’s director of CEEO who is cur- PACE, a group that was original- or trailer to see how it affects veloc- [the step following the completion rently on sabbatical in Switzerland, ly based at Yale and moved to Tufts ity,” Bethke said. of research] would be to answer TOWNIE emphasized how difficult it is to along with its director, Dean of Arts Students send the robot off more questions that come up dur- continued from page 3 get funding from organizations and Sciences Robert Sternberg, will unencumbered and then add ing research and then disseminate Christmas morning is an like the NSF. “To get [funding] the be focusing on assessing how well objects to the trailer and see what it,” Bethke said. unrivalled time of happiness first time you write a proposal the new engineering curriculum is changes occur. “A student can “If something works small-scale for me, because as I’ve said in is very impressive,” Rogers said. being implemented as well as how measure how far it traveled in that with limited design, you see if it an earlier article, I’m the “baby Jarvin concurred, saying, “It’s quite much the students are learning amount of time,” Bethke said, “and works on a larger scale,” Jarvin Jesus” of my family, and up an extraordinary achievement.” from the curriculum. “Is [the initia- then you add some weight and see added. Additional testing would until a few years ago, I almost The initiative is attempting tive] helping the students learn ... is how far it goes again.” involve seeing if the curriculum had to get my own tree for all to determine whether alternate, the ultimate question,” Jarvin said. The initiative’s plans to devel- would yield the same results given a the sweet gifts I received. Now engineering-based ways of teach- Boston College’s Urban Sciences op the curriculum in the spring, larger sample, but other questions the presents are fewer, and ing math and science can be Research and Learning Group will train teachers over the summer would also have to be answered. that’s fine, because nobody equally or more beneficial than focus on helping to train teachers and begin implementing the cur- Some avenues to explore include likes a spoiled 22-year-old traditional methods. The three who will bring the curriculum into riculum after that, repeating the seeing if the program could be townie who’d be more excited groups involved were able to come Boston-area schools. entire process three times. Though expanded to include more grades to get a video game than a together thanks to their overlap- As a part of the initiative’s engi- teachers are still being recruited, 20 or cover a wider variety of educa- designer watch. ping areas of expertise, which neering-based curriculum activi- teachers are expected to be trained tional concepts. This winter break is shap- coincided with the needs of the ties, students will get to work with in each cycle. One thousand stu- Although the project is complex, ing up to be a regular one, project. a Robo Lab robot. One particular dents will be taught the engineer- Jarvin emphasized that it’s impor- with one major exception: I Tufts CEEO, a group that works robot used in the exercises is a ing curriculum, and 200 students tant to keep sight of the purpose of need to look for a job for when to bring engineering into elemen- simple car with a trailer designed will make up the control group. the research. “The ultimate goal is I graduate. Just writing that tary and high school classrooms, to hold different objects attached Although there are high hopes to find an effective way of teaching sentence almost brought me will be helping to develop the to it which can be programmed for the project, there is a long way math and science,” she said. to tears and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Leaving the com- forts and luxuries of college life for a real-world job and subletting your old room in Sardines? Henein says, ‘Mmm’ (or the French equivalent) your parents’ house is not the most attractive scenario, and HENEIN library. “You can’t find them any- fresh sardines. “I’ve never seen The evening was a social suc- that’s assuming I can swin- continued from page 3 where else,” she said. Henein also them here,” she said. She also cess. “[The students] got to know dle someone into hiring me, reading and teaching her favorite traveled to Paris over the recent loves French salads, such as endive each other and make fun of each which as you can probably tell genre: the fairy tale. She explained Thanksgiving break to do some salad, and Paris’ great chocolate other,” she said. from my writing, should be no that fairy tales are all about finding work on her new edition. desserts. Henein also hopes to expand easy task. truth. She recalled some of the differ- Henein also cooks when she the social use of French on cam- So assuming I don’t win that Henein’s love of fairy tales is ences between life in Paris and life travels to Paris, leading her to stay pus by starting a club based on her elusive million dollars playing evident in her current work: The in the United States. “The library is in her favorite Parisian hotel, the favorite game: Scrabble. Though Keno at Tavern, the job search compilation of a new expandable different,” she said. “If you want a Citadines, whose apartments con- she owns the French version, is going to begin over winter Web edition of the 17th-century drink of water, you have to go out- tain kitchens. Henein doubts the likelihood of break, starting this townie’s French novel “Astrée.” “The [plot side to the bar, and Coke is more When back at Tufts, Henein such a club succeeding, though walking of the plank into the of the] novel is totally impossible,” expensive than wine.” shares her love of French food she hopes it might be possible. real world, where Christmas she said. “C’est fou .” A focus on food and drink is and culture with her students. She Though Henein said her break is only a week long and Henein’s work on the novel sent another cultural difference in recently hosted a murder mystery research, cooking and Scrabble- going to the Naked Quad Run her to Paris last spring, where she France that Henein enjoys when dinner, during which she served playing have not led her to find isn’t a student activity but a spent a semester on leave digging abroad: Though her favorite French cheeses, bread, salad and any “truths,” her search is never perverted townie move. up the five original volumes of the Parisian food depends on the sea- dessert, for her students at her finished. “Otherwise, why would I But hey, at least I’ll still be in novel, located only in a Parisian son, she highlighted her love for apartment in Cambridge. keep living?” she said. Medford. WWeekendereekender 5 THHEE TUUFTSFTS DAAILYILY Thursday, December 7, 2006

CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER RIGHT: RIA BRODELL, GONZALO FUENMAYOR, GEORGE ROSA, FRANCOIS-XAVIER DE COSTERD If Macy’s can do it, so can the SMFA; December Sale opens

BY KYLE CHAYKA AND SARAH COWAN grand total last year was over $1 mil- 1980s, Richard Serra and Ellsworth Kelly limit the medium selection. Also avail- Contributing Writer and Daily Editorial Board lion of artwork sold, priced from $2 to particularly helpful as well as attractive able for sale is anything from T-shirts $10,000. to those attending: Each print of their to prints, sculptures, large oil paintings From Wednesday, Dec. 6 to Monday, work goes for upwards of $3,000. and even a neon light piece, “Caribbean” Dec. 11, the School of the Museum of From SMFA freshman to professionals The more expensive and well-known by Ann Deluty. Fine Arts will be hosting its 26th annual artists, the December Sale has a unique artists are separated into a gallery of In one section of the Grossman December Sale, an event that collects array to offer both collectors and art their own, the Grossman Gallery. Also Gallery, there is a large glass counter the work of any current SMFA student, enthusiasts alike included in the room are the large bean- complete with mirrors and display racks alumni or faculty and displays them in a The sale itself is an incredible oppor- bag chairs covered in faux-grass mate- for the jewelry section of the sale. This massive exhibition. tunity for the artists; they have a chance rial of faculty member Barbara Gallucci. is largely student work, but even prices The sale usually amasses around 4,000 to publicly display their work to a wide This variety of notoriety from famous to here reach up to $3,500 for one red and works from 800 artists worldwide, draw- audience, set their own prices, and have obscure — as well as the fact that every black gemstone necklace. The pieces ing on any talent that has been associated their work professionally hung in the single piece is for sale — is what makes that visitors will see upon entering the with the school, including everyone from three areas that make up the show. the Sale so unique. Nowhere else does show have been selected by the cura- freshmen students to donated works by The event is well known in the Boston work by a freshman SMFA student hang tors as those that will sell most quickly. the likes of Robert Rauschenberg (more area and attracts everyone from col- next to a large-scale photo from Lalla Pieces are cycled off and onto walls, on the rich and famous later). From this lectors looking for a good price on a Essaydi, well known in Chelsea group through different galleries, or into the pool of artists and work, December Sale new emerging artist, to families simply shows for her provocative Muslim imag- copious amounts of rack storage. Not amasses what is now the largest art sale looking for attractive, well-priced stu- ery. every piece submitted to the sale will be in the Northeast. Roughly 40 percent of dent work for their homes. The SMFA shown, but the pieces first displayed are the artists are students, 50 percent are takes 50 percent of each sale (a standard The sale doesn’t just offer pretty pic- known to go very quickly, replaced by alumni and the remaining 10 percent gallery commission) as a contribution tures another round as soon as they are sold. are outside donors like Rauschenberg, to their student scholarship program. The range of the sale is virtually unlim- Richard Serra and Cecily Brown. Though This makes pieces donated by artists like ited. Every student is invited to submit The Sale set-up allows for mass expo- a large part of the sale is student work Rauschenberg, renowned for his collaged four works for the show, two framed without a reputation behind it, the Sale’s post-modern works in the 1970s and and two unframed. However, this doesn’t see WEEKENDER, page 13 6 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER Thursday, December 7, 2006

WEEKENDER INTERVIEW| KAL PENN Kal Penn is a ‘Wild’child on the ‘Rise’; Daily talks to Kumar BY AMAR HANSEN Contributing Writer

Nestled in a small room at the Northeastern University Student Center sat three famous but composed stars -- Kal Penn, the star of the new film “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj,” Art Alexakis, the lead singer of Everclear, and Jonny Dubowsky, the lead singer of Jonny Lives -- relaxing after a long day of interviews by having a pizza party with two college reporters. Alexakis and Dubowsky accompanied Penn that day to promote the soundtrack for “The Rise of Taj,” which features their songs. Alexakis’ band has succeeded in the spotlight for over a decade. His new, con- troversial song “Hater” lends his unique style of rock to the soundtrack. Critics and fans adore Dubowsky and his band, Jonny Lives, for their homage to bands like The Kinks, The Rolling Stones and even The Strokes. The Jonny Lives song “Get Steady” is in keeping with the “Van Wilder” image of raucous partying and naughty miscon- duct; Dubowsky wrote the song after two days of non-stop festivities in Europe. Penn struck fame after starring in the cult hit “Harold and Kumar Go to White TAPESTRY FILMS Castle” (2004). His return to the role of Taj (Kal Penn) remembers where he left his wallet! Taj Badalandabad in the sequel to “Van Wilder” (2002) will prove his ability to carry a film alone. During the interview, he it was genuinely having an interest and She didn’t even want me to go to college. I discussed his deft control of comedic and knowing I wanted to do it. Obviously, went to college. She didn’t want me to go, Q: You’re both moving in a more poignant dramatic roles, along with his encounters my parents didn’t want me to do it. I because she thought it was too risky. She direction: Art, with your new video “Hater,” with conservative parents on MySpace. don’t think most parents would encourage taught me to aim low. and Kal, you’re doing “The Namesake.” Is com. their kids to go into a career where they I’m writing a movie right now called it common for people to do more seri- wouldn’t have a job most of their lives … “Aim Low,” but that’s more of a sexu- ous material once you have the comedic Question: A lot of Indian teenagers these But the business is so competitive that if al innuendo actually. My mother was so aspects down? days tend to rebel against typical Indian you’re not going to do it at a young age, proud of me before she passed away this stereotypes. Was it as simple as wanting then it’s useless. year, of what I had achieved and learned. KP: My goal was always to do drama and to pursue something unique, something You’re going to suffer while you’re doing I failed in some ways and learned in other comedy. I enjoy storytelling. I enjoy mak- that wasn’t as common as medicine or it; that’s why I tell people that if you can ways. She was really proud of that, but it ing people think and feel emotions that engineering, or were you influenced by take the safe route, why wouldn’t you? You came from her fear, more or less, just like they weren’t prepared to feel when they something else? get a job, and after seven years, you do your parents. walked into the theater. It just so hap- your rotations and you get a nice house. pened randomly that I fell into comedy, Kal Penn: It was as simple as that. I just KP: They’re supportive now, but not at all because as a young actor you’re either had an interest in film, and that’s what I Jonny Dubowsky: And then you get laid. when I first started out. on an all-white WB show or you end up wanted to do. There was encouragement having the opportunity to be in comedy that came from watching a lot of Mira Art Alexakis: I think it’s really related to AA: But not because they didn’t think it films. Nair’s films. I later worked with her on growing up and wanting to be a musi- wasn’t cool. If you told them where you For obvious reasons, I’m not on the WB, “The Namesake” (2006), which was awe- cian; that’s all I wanted to be. It was really would be in four years, they would have so the other route came up. The goal is to some to be able to work with her after she hard for my mom; she grew up poor in been fine probably. expand it a little more. I’m on the new sea- was such a big influence. the Depression. She didn’t understand. son of “24,” so yeah, I’m trying to balance I don’t think it was rebellion. I think She wanted me to get a job with benefits. KP: Right, it’s a different business. both drama and comedy.

THEATER PREVIEW Written, directed and composed by Tufts sophomore, ‘Eyota’ is fresh, enlightening BY NAOMI BRYANT formance space. A lead character Daily Staff Writer was unable to attend rehearsals due to a bout of mono. Another actor Rarely does one get the chance became seriously ill and unfortu- to watch three preteens be chased nately had to quit the show four around in circles by talking lizards, days before opening night. “Everything that could malfunc- Eyota: A Musical tion did,” says Coombs, “From a technical aspect, it was a director’s Fairytale worst nightmare.” Several of the people involved Written and Directed by in “Eyota” also participated in “The Kris Coombs Mystery of Edwin Drood,” which Composed by Kris ran last weekend. Coombs himself Coombs was assistant pit director and played three instruments for “Drood,” At the Balch Arena demonstrating a musical expertise Theater which is evident in the songs he Thurs., Dec. 7 at 8:00 composed for his own show. p.m. and Fri., Dec. 8 at The busy schedule of the cast 6:30 p.m. and crew has only gotten increas- ingly stressful in the face of finals, Free Admission SARAH HALPERT/TUFTS DAILY but despite the technical difficulties ‘Eyota: A Musical Fairytale’ makes puberty fun again! and many late-night headaches, along with a calculus-obsessed ban- they have thoroughly enjoyed their dit. So unusual is this situation that involvement in the show. it is actually not that shocking when “I loved when [the director] told these atypical characters break out “It started out as a Japanese Jabari is afraid that he won’t pass “Eyota” has proven to be an me to be ridiculous,” says fresh- in song. Speech Contest story,” says Coombs. his Eyota, and therefore never learn adventure not only for its characters men Julia Gmeniner, who plays This odd-sounding scenario is “I was trying to write something that “man things,” he goes to his grand- but also for the students involved in the Bandit, “It’s pure fun, which is precisely what “Eyota,” Torn Ticket the Japanese culture could appreci- father (freshman Mike Sidebottom) the show. For many, this was their quite a contrast to most theater, II and Bare Bodkin’s collabora- ate, but that translates into every and grandmother (sophomore Stacy first time working with theater at which I feel is becoming very dark tive workshop production, has to other culture as well. The title ‘Eyota’ White) to ask for advice. They tell Tufts. and serious.” offer. A playful coming of age story, comes from the Japanese ‘kanji’ him of three mystical items spread “It’s like the freshman show, but Coombs agrees that “Eyota” is dif- this show is the epitome of musi- meaning courage, bravery and throughout the countryside that, without mentors,” said Coombs, ferent than other shows at Tufts this cal theater: fun, expressive and a strength. It’s about the main char- when united, make a person brave. “I have to guide a lot of the pro- semester. “There have been a lot great demonstration of emotional acter realizing his adulthood, which Jabari, assisted by his two friends cess.” of mentally challenging shows this extremes. is something that we can all relate to Sholera (sophomore Natalie But although many of those semester that deal with big issues. The most impressive characteris- as college students.” Buzzeo) and Philomena (sopho- involved are new to Tufts theater, Even ‘Drood’ had a dark, morbid tic of this fairytale is that it was con- Courage, bravery and strength more Amanda Casale), decides to Coombs says the cast and crew undertone,” he said. “[But] Eyota ceived almost entirely in the mind are certainly the main themes of the try to find these objects. Needless to of “Eyota” performed admirably is very lighthearted. It’s about the of one person: Tufts sophomore Kris show, which centers on the timid say, adventure ensues. despite the challenges they faced childishness in us, about the per- Coombs. Coombs wrote, directed Jabari (freshman Peter Moore) as his “I like to think of it as an action in the weeks leading up to the son you were before adulthood and and composed the production, a 13th birthday approaches and he bar mitzvah,” says freshman show’s performance. There was dif- remembering who that was. It’s a process he began as a sophomore in begins to prepare for his Eyota, or Will Ehrenfeld, the show’s music ficulty competing with other stu- stark contrast to the other shows high school. coming of age ceremony. Because director. dent groups for rehearsal and per- and a refreshing change of pace.” Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER 7 ALBUM REVIEW ‘More Fish’ will leave you stuffed to your gills; follow-up to ‘Fishscales’ disappoints

BY MIKE ADAMS AND MIKEY GORALNIK cover art wreathed in dead fish, but he is listeners, a couple tracks do offer some Daily Staff Writer and Daily Editorial Board also a virtuosic artist the likes of which well produced beats with pop sensibility. hip-hop has yet to reproduce. Opening gambit “Ghost is Back” intro- As far as personalities, Ghostface Killah For over 10 years, GFK has been perfect- duces the album with an old school beat has to be one of the most interesting ing his trifurcated persona, and on “More and a fast driving bass line over turntable emcees in hip-hop. With a menacing Fish,” his sixth solo release, it starts to scratches that draw some attention away feel a little bit stale. It could be the lack of from his underwhelming lyrics. After the More Fish exciting guest spots, the underwhelming song ends, he introduces his first guest production, or the fact that he already artist, his 17-year-old son, for the track Ghostface Killah released one of the year’s hip-hop records “Miguel Sanchez.” with March’s “Fishscale.” Of course it could The lyrics here are a run-of-the-mill be that his singular personality is actually mix of a street drama and, as Ghost Jr. Def Jam Records getting boring, but ultimately, “More Fish” puts it, “some James Bond sh-t.” The doesn’t hit the spot. background on the song has some of the moniker ripped from “Ninja Checkmate”’s Every GFK album has at least two tracks best pop sensibility in Killah’s career, the (1979) lethal villain and an often bru- that shine as singularly incredible one- clever incorporation of the one brass note tally punishing flow, it would seem easy to man performances. While Ghost never somehow perfecting this brilliantly simple DEF JAM RECORDS pigeonhole the Ironman as a rough-and- mails it in on “More Fish,” nothing stands beat. Considering that Ghostface is better He may be street, but don t tell Ghostface Killah tumble rapper, a gritty, salty vet that you out as an objectively great display of known for his storytelling and stream-of- that cod liver oil isn t good for your skin. wouldn’t want to piss off. microphone skills. Sure there are some consciousness ranting, it is interesting to At the same time, though, and per- technically wowing rhymes (from “Street think that this track works just as well on haps unintentionally, he is one of the Opera,” “In my PO/ She had Creole/ I the dance floor as in the headphones. prone to skip over it like the other inter- funniest rappers around. His voice, basi- move from Philly to Dallas with true tal- There are times on the album where ludes. But it isn’t an interlude-- it’s almost cally a high-register bray, is so goofy that ent/Like my name’s T.O.”), but there’s no it simply seems like GFK has run out three minutes long. it undermines his tough-guy handle, and “Shakey Dog” from “Fishscale” or “Beat of inspiration, underscoring the fact that It’s pretty easy to distinguish the killah his dress, including his ridiculous hand- the Clock” from 2004’s “The Pretty Toney the album is considered “leftovers” from, tracks from the fillah tracks, and the chef dyed Wallaby sneakers, is more Borat than Album.” On “Fish,” nowhere does Ghost rather than a sequel to, “Fishscale.” In is offering up plenty of both. Ghostface Tony Soprano. As if this hardcore goofball cross into wack MC territory, but nowhere “Pokerface,” for example, he continues on Killah serves up “More Fish,” but the only dichotomy wasn’t complex enough, GFK does he display the kind of sustained vocal the “James Bond sh-t,” mirroring the new viable response is “Yes, Mr. Killah, sir we happens to be one of the most unique and heroism that has rightly earned him status movie’s indulgence into the poker world. love your fish, but we’re pretty full, and eloquent wordsmiths to ever lift a micro- as an icon. After a boring intro, quotes from the film take it easy on those side dishes.” phone. Not only do you want to avoid him Though sequel albums like this one “Rounders” (1998) dominate the lyrics, in alleys, and not only does he appear on probably weren’t intended to draw new leaving the track so corny that listeners are

THE CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION Deck the halls with boughs of money; The Daily asks Davis Guss if holidays are just for profit

BY JULIE SCHINDALL lives. Daily Editorial Board In Holland, like many plac- es, this tradition is starting to With just a few weeks to go disappear, and you are begin- before Christmas, Hanukkah ning to see a certain type of and Kwanzaa, holiday celebra- iconography coming from the tions are in full swing, particu- United States, with a white larly in the world of art, music, Christmas, with sleigh bells, cinema and dance. While many with Santa on the roof, with Americans may love the yearly having a big fir tree. This is not seasonal programming of “A about the holiday, but about Charlie Brown Christmas” our notion of how the holiday (1965) and Christmas albums should be celebrated. There is by famous singers, these holi- a great power for our media to day traditions can also be export those ideas in the inter- viewed as just another sales national community. gimmick that enforces set The problem that’s hap- choices about creative expres- pened today — if you see it sion. as a problem — is that the To debate the importance public space outside the home of holiday arts traditions and has been taken over by the to better understand why we commercial expression of the continue these traditions, The holiday. Formerly, Christmas Daily sat down with David lasted twelve days, and a large Guss, associate professor in the part of the holiday happened department of Anthropology outside the home, including and specialist in cultural per- going to church, or going car- formance and popular cul- oling. ture. These were ways of creat- ing community, and there was Tufts Daily: From the an enormous exchange and Nutcracker ballet to Christmas reciprocity. What the holi- carols to films such as “It’s a day actually accomplished in Wonderful Life” (1946), each terms of recreating ties in the holiday season brings back a community, however, today no similar canon of artistic works, longer exists. Holidays have performances and practices. been reduced to the nuclear As we approach this holiday family. The holiday only hap- season, what does it mean for pens inside of the home, for our society that we actively one day. It has to be short, of continue these predetermined course, to reaffirm the logic cultural performances? Is there of capitalism. People can’t an importance in maintaining RCA RECORDS spend twelve days celebrat- these traditions? While ’N Sync was clearly all about the music, some artists try to profit off of the holiday spirit with Christmas albums. ing. Holidays have been sub- sumed by commercial expres- David Guss: There are two TD: Understanding that there really pathetic ways. snow, in a way in which you sions. things going on. On one hand, is this creativity at a personal would expire if you had to bun- there is a type of digestible art level, can we say that many of dle up like that in the warm TD: Is there any future for the that tries to get us to spend, the more homogenous holiday “Holidays are times to climate of Venezuela. People revitalization of community that homogenizes our tradi- traditions are an attempt to in these cultures now associ- and creativity? Is the Hallmark tions. This homogenization create a sense of inclusiveness celebrate ourselves, and ate these icons with the way holiday here to stay? may be very different from within a diverse population? that Christmas should be cel- popular expressions of tradi- Do they act to bring together who we are. What we do ebrated, which is an export of DG: Holidays are times to cel- tion, expressions that by their large groups of different peo- at American holidays is the American ideal and which ebrate ourselves, and who we nature are creative. These pop- ple? is also a very compulsive, com- are. What we do at American ular traditions at the holidays celebrate the economy.” mercial notion. holidays is celebrate the can be a way that lets people DG: Our celebration of This exportation of American economy. These holidays are be creative in their lives, in Christmas in the United David Guss Christmas celebrations also a masking, under a religious ways that they otherwise are States has been exported associate professor of can destroy creativity within mask, of the fact that what we not. throughout the world. As anthropology the home. For instance, in are really celebrating is the That’s the beautiful part of part of American consumer- Holland, families get together economy. The holidays start holiday traditions and festi- ism and American culture, at Christmas and write poems the day after Thanksgiving, vals. Whether it’s cooking a be it through Hollywood or In Venezuela, where I about members of the family, which is called Black Friday, big holiday meal, the decora- TV (media being one of the lived for many years, all the which they then share with when all the stores hope to tion of the table or trimming main products we produce), stores would erect fir trees at each other. These poems are move themselves into the a Christmas tree, people are Christmas has clearly been Christmas, which is a tree you part of an oral tradition that black. Our economy depends expressing themselves in a exported. Not Christmas, per wouldn’t have in Venezuela. asks people to be creative and in part on Christmas — and very personal way. se, but our form of celebrating There were images of Santa intimate, in a way that they that’s a real burden for Jesus to Christmas, and sometimes in Claus all bundled up in the might not be in their daily be carrying. 8 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT WEEKENDER Thursday, December 7, 2006 Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER 9

The Big Bopper swaps Bayside maroon for Jumbo blue: Mr. Belding visits the Hill

We all remember that rousing Zack, Kelly and the gang. “There isn’t just one break, you guys; career move — in fact, she said the The program was not entirely dis- “Shoot your dreams!” pep talk Mr. This story began in Haskins’ home- it is connect-the-dots: One thing leads backlash she received from that was cussion-based, however, as six stu- Belding used to hype up the Bayside town of Chattanooga, Tenn., where to another thing, leads to another akin to “having the schoolyard bully dents were selected to participate in basketball team for the big game the soon-to-be-Mr.-B had his eyes set thing, and eventually, it all adds up in putting his foot on her throat and not a battle of “SBTB”-related trivia. (you know, right before he hit Zack’s on a different role from the one he some form.” letting up,” Haskins said. The contest winner was junior knee with the locker room door and would play years later. Haskins prided himself on being The so-called “Tory shows” (where- Andrew Drucker who cinched the knocked the lad out of the game?) “I had two dreams in my life, two commander of his own destiny and in Leanna Creel inexplicably replaced first-place spot on the question, but it turns out, the real-life man things I really wanted to do: I ate, advocated that each audience mem- Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Berkley “What was Zack’s Indian name?” behind the iconic persona has just as drank, slept basketball,” Haskins said. ber strive to do the same. for 10 episodes in the gangs’ final (Correct answer: Running Zack.) much to say about young people’s “The acting thing was kind of there, Haskins credits his self-motiva- year at Bayside) were the result of Haskins seemed to enjoy the eve- pursuit of personal fulfillment. too, but basketball was really what I tion with getting him the role as Thiessen and Berkley’s desire to pursue ning as well. Of his visit to Tufts, In a Lecture Series presentation wanted to do.” Mr. Belding, a role that was initially other televisioin pilots when “SBTB” Haskins told the Daily he was entitled, “An Evening With Dennis Haskins soon learned that he intended for a “50-year-old black producers wanted to schedule extra “thrilled” to learn of the university’s Haskins,” the man most of us know didn’t have what it took to go pro, man,” Haskins said. filming to push their show’s episode P.T. Barnum-infused backstory. from the popular ‘90s teen sitcom and his interests turned elsewhere. As it turns out, Haskins had a total over the magic 100 mark. When asked what he hoped stu- “Saved by the Bell” talked about He dabbled in local and school whole lot more to share about the And as for the most recent “SBTB” dents took away from his presenta- living for your dreams, taking risks theater, concert promoted and road- behind-the-scenes action of “Saved alum scandal to hit the blogosphere, tion, Haskins said, “I want everybody — and Screech. managed Greg Allman’s act until the by the Bell,” much of which came no, Haskins hasn’t seen Screech’s sex to follow their dreams. I want them Co-hosted by Tufts sophomore Allman Brothers band reunited. out in the question and answer ses- tape. to at least try it, and if they don’t try and Lecture Series Co-Chair Ben From there, Haskins scored sev- sion later in the program: In fact, though Haskins hasn’t it, they’ll never know ... It may not Moskowitz, the presentation began eral smaller parts on television shows First of all, yes, Mark-Paul Gosselaar worked with Dustin Diamond in work out — but it also might work with an informal interview, wherein like “The Dukes of Hazzard” and did date all of his female co-stars. years, he says “it’s still hard” to see out, and wouldn’t it be great to do Haskins led Moskowitz through the “Magnum, P.I.” And, no, Elizabeth Berkley did not his friend go through a rough patch what your passion is?” story of that part of his life before Of his experiences, Haskins said, think “Showgirls” (1995) was a good like this. — Kelly Rizzetta

These books are looking good

BY JACKIE WHITE ing figuratively and literally McClatchy Newspapers (which includes most of us). Manolo Blahnik tells you Maybe it’s because television how to buy a shoe: Follow your has pumped up the fashion soul, he says. It tells you when focus. and how to wear a high heel. Who hasn’t been lured into You also find a recipe for risot- “Project Runway” or suffered to and guides to polka, chess an anxiety attack from watch- and eating soup. ing “What Not to Wear”? ”A Dangerous Dress: What Or perhaps it’s all the new Do You Wear to Change Your shopping magazines or the Life?” (New American League) success of “The Devil Wears by Julia Holden: Published in Prada.” June of this year, this novel has In any event, a flood of been around a few months. But fashion and beauty books has for anyone who understands about drowned us this year. the power of clothes, it’s an We’ve seen everything from the appealing read. When a young psychology of shoes and mem- woman from a small town dis- oirs of a beauty magazine edi- covers a blue tulle dress in an tor to the story of two famous old suitcase in her grandmoth- designers’ rivalry. er’s basement, it takes over her The variety alone makes life. books strong candidates for ”The Essence of Style: How holiday gifts. If you cannot find the French Invented High something for everyone, you Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, can certainly come up with a Style, Sophistication, and stack of options _ including Glamour” (Free Press, $15) by dozens of knitting books, which Joan DeJean: In Sofia Coppola’s seem to make up the most pop- film “Marie Antoinette,” you’re ular category. Here are some of reminded frequently of the our favorites (excluding knit- French emphasis on fash- ting books) either because of ion, food and glamour. How the interesting subject matter, did such an obsession evolve? the colorful visuals, clever gim- Credit Louis XIV who, in the micks or the silliness. 17th century, was determined ”Shoe-ology” (Conari Press, to refine the French culture. $14.95) by Karn Knutson: Wear He injected luxury into every Ugg boots and you’re seen, on aspect from fashion and food one hand, as pragmatic and to home decor and art. Pity easygoing or, on the other Marie Antoinette. She took the hand, as someone with no fall. The book was published in taste. Opt for four-inch heels 2005 and reprinted in paper- with ankle straps and you’re back last June. a threat to other women. It’s ”The Beautiful Fall: all laid out in a little whimsi- Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and cal illustrated book good for Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris” the women who love love love (Little Brown, $24.99) by Alicia shoes. And about those low- Drake. Yves Saint Laurent was heeled Mary Janes? Be cau- the rising young fashion star. tious. They send the message He was shy and fragile and that you’re tired. heavily controlled by Pierre ”It’s in the Bag: What Purses Berge, his lover. But surround- Reveal _ and Conceal” (Harper ed by a cult of wealthy, artistic Collins) by Winifred Gallagher: and hedonistic friends, he led How did handbags travel from a lively life damaged ultimate- the don’t-leave-home-with- ly by drugs. But there was also out-basics in a go-everywhere Karl Lagerfeld, the German color to the most telling cov- upstart, who later took over eted accessory on the planet? Chanel. This story looks at Gallagher, a lifestyle author, their rivalry, rise to glory and credits the nylon Prada bag the tentative nature of such that arrived in the late `80s fashion heights. for the broadened appeal of ”InStyle Instant Style: Your hot high-priced bags. It was Season-by-Season Guide for not just for celebrities any Work and Weekend” (InStyle more. Then came the must- Books $29.95) by editors of have Fendi baguette, Tom InStyle. Here is a handy keep- Ford’s Mombasa, Kate Spade’s by-your-closet advice book on nylon tote, Marc Jacobs and, of everything from organizing the course, the knock-offs. It’s for closet (use baskets for scarves, any wannabe bag lady. hats and gloves) to finding your ”How to Walk in High Heels: personal style and shopping for The Girl’s Guide to Everything” a winter wardrobe. The maga- (Hyperion, $24.95) by Camilla zine popular for its celebrity Morton: And they do mean coverage glamorizes the pages everything. It’s a great gift for with star pictures to illustrate women trying to get their foot- its points. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENTWEEKENDER Thursday, December 7, 2006 Finals Week: Less Oy, More Om.

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TOP TEN Ain’t no lie; this is bye, bye, bye Well, this is the end — of the semester, of 2006, of Michael Richard’s career. And that got The Daily thinking: In our society, one little divorce, drunk driving inci- dent or racial rant can land you on the next episode of “E! True Hollywood Story” faster than you can say “comeback.” We’ve observed more than a few career-ending moves this year in a variety of arenas, the likes of which rival some of the more spectacular gaffes of recent history. With an eye to education and prevention, in this (appro- priately) final installment of the Top Ten this semester, we present the somewhat arbitrarily chosen Top Ten Career-Ending Moves — and the People Who Made Them.

10) Kevin Federline, divorcing Britney Spears — With [when they voted for segregationist Strom Thurmond a charismatic public persona and more talent than for President in 1948], we wouldn’t have had all these he knew what to do with, Kevin Federline had all the problems we’ve had over the years, either.” He was potential in the world. Rightly not wanting to be K-fet- subsequently forced to resign and shelve any further tered by his nagging wife, things ended in November, political ambitions. That wasn’t the worst part, though. when Federline was dismissed via text message. The worst was when he went on BET to clarify what he Recently, one of his shows had to be cancelled because meant. not enough people (our guess is no one) bought tickets to it. With his debut album, the sleeper “Playing with 5) The Dixie Chicks, getting political — As the Dixie Fire,” largely critically ignored, hungry fans are left to Chicks showed the world in 2003 after bashing their wonder what might have been had that strumpet wife not-President Bush at a concert in London, sometimes of his not yanked the rug out from under his gifted feet. celebrities should give politics and politicians the “Wide Open Spaces” they need to make their big mistakes. 9) MC Hammer, filing for bankruptcy — Please, Hammer, don’t hurt us, because we’ve just got to come 4) Jennifer Grey, getting plastic surgery — This petite out and say it: You filed for bankruptcy in the mid-’90s, ’80s starlet that dirty danced into our hearts with but it was already well past your “Hammer time.” Your Patrick Swayze hurried her final bow when she got rhi- subsequent fall from grace shows us that, sometimes, noplasty in the early ’90s. Reportedly, her own friends you actually can touch this. Or, you’re just illegit enough didn’t recognize her, and neither did the movie-going to quit. Really, there are too many jokes to make. public. Poor Jennifer, she has lost by a nose.

8) Mel Gibson, being Mel Gibson — While many celeb- 3) Haley Joel Osment, hitting puberty — The onset of rities manage to maintain successful careers after driv- adolescence is more damaging to a child star’s career ing drunk, Mel made the poor decision to add a couple than a money-stealing parent or a blossoming cocaine of anti-Semitic remarks to the mix. After recently having addiction. When a sitcom’s resident precocious cutie created one of the most celebrated (and celebratory) grows up (and grows awkward) a new precocious cutie films of the Christian faith, “The Passion of the Christ” is usually added to the cast faster than you can say Rudy (2004), this confirmed fears that Mel wasn’t just pro- Huxtable. Their storylines diminish as their breast/ CORBIS Christian, but too anti-everything else for the satisfac- nose/waist sizes increase; soon comes cancellation, and tion of the general public. Good thing this new film then comes porn. “Apocalypto” looks completely uncontroversial. 2) Pluto, having an erratic orbit — Pluto was once the is starring in adult films, but what is Mr. Belding up 7) Various people, dying — Though Tupac has some- small purple-painted ping pong ball in your elementary to? Dennis Haskins, best known as Mr. Belding from how managed to keep releasing albums from beyond school shadow box of the Milky Way. Now, it’s noth- “Saved by the Bell,” is now giving free lectures on col- the grave, death is generally a career-ending move and ing more than a dwarf planet that hasn’t cleared its lege campuses. The title of the speech? “Lecture Series ill-advised to any celebrity who wants to achieve super- own orbit, a prototype for trans-Neptunian objects. We Presents: Mr. Belding.” The poor man doesn’t even get stardom. expected bigger things from you, Pluto. to be billed under his real name. Oh, how the mighty 6) Trent Lott, advocating Strom Thurmond — In 2002, have fallen. the then-incoming Senate Majority Leader said, “If the 1) Denis Haskins, coming to Tufts — Slater’s danc- rest of the country had followed [Mississippi’s] lead ing with stars, Lisa’s in Kanye West videos, Screech — by the Daily Arts Department 12 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT WEEKENDER Thursday, December 7, 2006 Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER 13 SMFA curator emphasizes the fluidity and creative nature of the Sale set-up

WEEKENDER going on for about 20 years. And for me TD: Since this is a public sale, what do have such a broad spectrum of artists, so continued from page 5 this is my fifth time doing it. you think makes art sell, and who do you I would hesitate to make a pronounce- sure as well as recognition of student expect to come to the sale? ment. One thing that we saw last year artwork TD: What thoughts go into deciding was that there were more people inter- In addition to the wall space through- which work to put up and when and JS: Well, it’s actually very interesting ested in sculpture than there were good out the rooms of the show, the lobby where to hang it? because it’s such a broad audience, so sculptural submissions. People came in racks also contain easily accessible stu- different people are attracted to differ- saying, “I’m looking to buy a piece of dent work, priced to sell fast. The aver- JS: We begin by doing an overall design ent things. I noticed that some people sculpture, what can you show me?” And age price of a piece in the show is $500, of the space and when we create the are fascinated by specific media, so we we didn’t have very much sculpture, so if but these racks hold the smaller works, space we already have in mind which have one wall dedicated to just photog- we had it there was a demand but there and cheaper, younger students’ submis- walls will like large pieces and which raphy, because people love that and they wasn’t much. This year we might have sions. will like small pieces. It depends on the don’t want to have to deal with painting more, but we’re still installing, so I don’t New this year is an award system. viewpoint, if one can see the wall from to get to the photography. know, but we’re not overwhelmed with Different luminaries from around far away or if large pieces won’t work Many people come here looking for huge amounts of sculpture. Boston come to the show and pick their there, and so it’s obvious which walls fabulous work that is not very expen- Okay, so let’s focus on the little favorite pieces. This includes anyone should have large pieces. Also, we make sive, sort of to discover among student changes. Maybe ... maybe this tiny shift from gallery owners to celebrity chef the walls different colors and then we work someone very talented who is not is towards work that, in various ways Ming Tsai. (To satisfy your curiosity, the can see a piece and immediately know expensive yet. So that’s one category. across media, is in dialogue with nature chef’s favorite was a grey and purple what color they would go with best. The other is people who look every- and both those artists who do tradi- abstract piece separated into horizontal We actually rotate works quite a bit where for student work. Another catego- tional work or work in a new media or sections.) and so if we hang a piece up it’ll stay ry is people who are actually looking for in a new way, try to find the contem- The December Sale at the School of for about a day or a little longer, and artists who are already successful. Some porary mode of relying on and being the Museum of Fine Arts lasts from 12 sometimes we think that it will look dif- people already have somebody in their in dialogue with nature. There are two to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7 and 12 to 6 p.m. ferently in another location. I hesitate collection and are in love with them and magnificent photographs that are very Dec. 8 through 11, so go and catch the to say it will look “better” because then just looking for more. much about nature. There are some show early to get a look at some of the why didn’t we put it there in the first We’ve done a lot of advertising, so sculptures that are made of wood but best work coming out of the art students place, but sometimes I think some- it’s hard for me to say who will come, are not a violation of the shape of the of Boston, and to maybe catch an early thing’s magnificent and people don’t and I think it also depends on the day. wood, but listens to its shape. There is work of the “Next Big One.” see it that way when it’s in one place, On Wednesday we are open in the eve- a video that is very much a sort of song and so I wonder if there’s somewhere ning, so I think it will be a lot of young to nature. So you could say that there is Joanna Soltan, the Curator at the SMFA, else I can put it where people will see it professionals, [but] on Friday probably a Romanticism revisited, but maybe I’m enlightens Daily reporters better. We also have more pieces than more families. Since it’s opening on wrong, maybe it’s hard to say and it’s Joanna Soltan, the Curator at the space so we keep rotating to make sure Wednesday, it’ll be people who aren’t early to say. Museum School, was still in the midst that every piece gets its change to be coming to browse, but to see the first of setting up the December Sale for its seen. greats before they get taken by some- JS: [The December Sale] is a huge adven- opening Dec. 6 when the Tufts Daily body else. And then the last two days, ture because it changes all of the time, so asked her some questions. TD: In terms of the artwork, what kind of psychologically, it’ll be people who it’s always an opportunity to try a new pieces get entered, and who is allowed to already came, fell in love with some- way to present the work. It’s really fun Tufts Daily: How long have you been the put works in the sale? Are Tufts students thing and went home and realized they for me. And every year we make it slight- curator for the December Sale and have able to submit artwork? can’t live without it, so they come back ly bigger, this year it’s bigger again, we’ve you ever curated other exhibits or sales to see if it’s still there. Or some people added a couple of walls, so it’s truly a similar to this? JS: It’s work by Museum School students, come back to see how much the instal- whole city of artwork. If you take classes alumni, faculty and affiliated artists, like lation has changed. There are a num- here, you should submit work. Joanna Soltan: No, nothing similar to artists who have been invited to give ber of people who come back many My advice is always not to submit the the December sale. You know we are a a lecture here or have been visiting or times. work until it’s very strong so that people non-profit [organization] so all of our received an award from the school — don’t get an image of an artist in their other exhibitions focus on either show- anyone who has some kind of a connec- TD: Are there any trends that you’re see- heads and can say “Oh that one, I don’t ing student work or invited artists, but tion to the school. I’m not sure if Tufts ing in contemporary art, whether in a like his work,” just because they were never with the idea of selling. This is students can submit artwork, unless they particular medium or style? disappointed at some point. Begin to the only one that’s a fundraiser and I’ve took Museum School classes, because show your work when it’s strong so that been doing it since I’ve been working then you become affiliated very clearly; JS: I don’t know if the December Sale is it seems like you were just born an abso- for the museum school. I think it’s been artists themselves become affiliated. the best way to see trends because we lute genius. Lock and load with gifts for gamers this season

BY RANDY A. SALAS your gamer will be dying to play McClatchy Newspapers it. The tried-and-true racing game “Ridge Racer 7” or the fantasy If you think a Wii is something adventure “Untold Legends: Dark to take after you’ve had too much Kingdom” are fine, too. Really, to drink, you probably need this though, if your gamer has a hard- list of video-game gift ideas. Just to-find PS3, he or she could prob- look below for the brand of system ably use a gift card to buy acces- that your favorite gamer has, and sories, such as better video cables you’ll find recommendations that and an extra controller, or to pick are sure to please. Most games cost out a game. $30 to $60. Be sure to check the rating before you buy to make sure WII your choice is appropriate for the The essential game for recipient. Nintendo’s new system is the For sports fans, your best bets adventurous “The Legend of Zelda: are “Madden NFL 07” or “NCAA Twilight Princess” _ you won’t Football 07” (both football), “NBA see your gamer for hours, maybe 2K7” (basketball), “NHL 2K7” days, with that gift. Also, try the (hockey), “Major League Baseball racer “Excite Truck” or the goofy 2K6,” “FIFA Soccer 07,” “NASCAR “Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz” 07” (auto racing) and “Fight Night: or “Rayman: Raving Rabbids.” For Round 3” (boxing). the same reasons as the PS3, a gift card would be a good option. XBOX 360 The first-person shooter “Gears NINTENDO DS of War” is the must-have title for A few decades later, and Mario Xbox 360 players this season; still rules at Nintendo, with “New although rated Mature, the violent Super Mario Bros.” being a sure game is fine for most teens. On bet for the portable DS. Also the other end of the spectrum is try some highly addictive titles, the fun-for-all-ages “Viva Pinata.” such as the grooves of “Elite Beat Otherwise, try the fantasy adven- Squad,” the classic puzzler “Tetris ture “Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,” DS,” the thinker “Brain Age” and the zombie shooter “Dead Rising,” this year’s “Nintendogs”-like entry, the violent “The Godfather” (also “Dalmatian & Friends.” for Xbox) or the adrenaline-pump- ing racer “Burnout Revenge.” Also, XBOX consider giving a subscription to The fun “Dance Dance the Xbox Live online service for a Revolution Ultramix 4” will find month to a year ($8 to $50) with a its groove with Xbox fans, as gift card available in many stores. will the theme-park simulator “Thrillville.” Mature players will go PLAYSTATION 3 for “Scarface: The World Is Yours” The shooter “Resistance: Fall (also for PS2 and PSP) and the of Man” is like a cross between B-movie-inspired “Destroy All “Halo” and “Resident Evil,” and Humans 2 (also for PS2). 14 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT WEEKENDER Thursday, December 7, 2006

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NEIL PADOVER | MMAN,AN, II’M’M AAWKWARDWKWARD The Privacy Act n this day and age of red and

orange terror alerts, it seems to I have become increasingly nec- essary to forego certain freedoms that

we Americans have come to take for

granted in an effort to “protect” life

itself.

Of course, our government would love to let us keep on believing that nothing has changed, that we have all of the same rights and dignities that we always possessed — except that now it might be Dick Cheney eavesdropping on a phone call instead of the pervert next door. This Privacy Act occurs on a smaller, more personal scale as well. That is to say, we are constantly acting like we are giving other people privacy when, in reality, we’re snooping like it’s our job. Have you ever noticed that when you accompany a friend to the ATM and you’re having an intense conversa- tion you’ll do that exaggerated move

CORBIS where you pull back so that it’s not even humanly possible that you could be watching them type their PIN number? And you scream at some outrageous The need for endowment transparency decibel level, “I’M NOT LOOKING. SERIOUSLY, I’M NOT LOOKING!” But BY SHANA HURLEY world that we will inherit. It is with policymakers and American political somehow you always end up seeing the this objective in mind that I call atten- bureaucracy. Divestment allows the PIN inadvertently anyway. tion to a conspicuous anomaly in the people to wield leverage against egre- The other day, I was doing my laundry On the homepage of Tufts’ under- practice of that philosophy: Tufts gious human rights violators, like the completely alone in the laundromat. graduate admissions Web site, our might be financially supporting the government in Khartoum. When I went to move my clothes into a university states its goal of training government of Sudan, which currently The point is that it’s time for us dryer I noticed that all of the available “committed public citizens.” As a uni- sponsors and perpetuates genocide in to do our part. Our socially aware machines were full of other people’s versity community, we emphasize the the western region of Darfur and in campus seems familiar with the issue clothing. There’s something inherently importance of active citizenship and eastern Chad. There is no investment of the genocide in Darfur — I smile uncomfortable about taking someone encourage students to pursue philan- transparency at our university, and, every time I see a “Stop the genocide else’s laundry out. Even though I tried thropic leadership. because of that, we cannot know if in Darfur” t-shirt — but familiarity is to justify it to myself by sheer virtue of Tufts provides unique opportunities we are helping buy the guns that kill not enough. these being public machines, a large and advantages for students to realize thousands of innocent people. Our We need to come together to incite part of me was trembling, worrying that lofty dreams of making the world a bet- lack of investment transparency pre- change and raise awareness of the some girl was going to walk in while I ter place. The Tisch College, Education vents us from knowing how we can do issues. Inspiring students like Gabe was holding her red g-string and plac- for Active Citizenship, the Leonard our part in ending genocide. Frumkin (‘10) and Nicole Zeller (‘09), ing it delicately on the folding table. I’m Carmichael Society, “Producing Films On Nov. 29, four inspiring speakers featured in last week’s article entitled not sure what’s worse: that this actually for Social Change” and the Institute came to Tufts to talk about the divest- “Panel takes on divestment and cri- happened, or that I waited for the girl for Global Leadership: These repre- ment process. Divestment, which can sis in universities,” have taken the to come back to see if she was cute. sent the hallmarks of our Tufts experi- be likened to socially-motivated dis- important first step, establishing Sometimes I’ll be on a subway sitting ence. investment, is a tool for social change, the Tufts Coalition for Endowment next to someone when two seats next As Tufts students, we define our- employed or being considered by over Transparency and Democracy. They to me will suddenly open up. I find that selves by our desire to improve the 30 universities nationwide. are bringing together like-minded when that happens, I’m always faced Accredited with successfully helping individuals, like Sabina Carlson (‘10) with this split second decision to either Shana Hurley is a freshman who has not end apartheid in South Africa, divest- of Hillel’s Moral Voices and the mem- move one seat over and enjoy my space yet declared a major. ment is one way that citizens can be or stay the course with this deodorant- engaged in change, circumventing the see DIVESTMENT, page 14 impaired public transportation rider. Oftentimes it’s just a gamble, though, as I’ve learned when I have excitedly claimed my own personal space on a subway car only to have a guy who A final appeal is deodorant-impaired and also really tired come and sit next to me. Note to BY EMEKA NWABUZOR the grasses that fit your fancy, scrape you gain sustenance. I call out to you homeless subway riders: You can sleep the fertile soil from my outer layer to from my deathbed, and yet you do on my shoulder, but please stop drool- quench your insatiable thirst for self- nothing! You choke me with noxious ing. I am dying: In some ways I am pleasing superficialities. gases and expect me to breathe life Remember land lines? These are the already dead. Let not my fertile and You neither hate nor love me. You into your lungs. big, plastic things that used to make glistening layer, my rotating stride, fight your neighbor over what I have You countries of exploding popu- calls to other people with big, plastic my huge presence deceive you. Take a to offer as if you are my champion in a lation ask too much. You countries talking machines before they invented closer look, beyond your Birkenstocks world of hopelessness, then turn and of unbridled affluence assume the cell phones. When I was in high school, and stunning locks and you will wit- exploit my kindness. You consume moral high ground, but are drowning my girlfriend and I would always talk ness a being eating itself from the more of me in order to intimidate your in greed and the blood of the wars on one. Neither of us had our own lines, inside out. enemies and invoke jealously in your you have caused. I am in my 4.5 bil- and so we were faced with constant I absolve myself of all responsibil- friends. lionth year, but never have I encoun- clicking and hanging up noises from ity for my demise: My downfall stems You measure your success by the tered a people more concerned with people who were trying to make calls. solely from your recklessness and number of whip marks cut into my their own self-worth than that of their One night it happened fourteen times. despicable indifference. back, by the number of flagged stakes neighbors. I think my sister was playing a practi- As I run the race of existence and you plunge into me. You ignore my But in my wise old age, on the eve cal joke on me. But as luck would have my grasses stand on end in anxiety, cry, yet call on your God(s) when I of an approaching (though not inevi- it, this final time, when I decided I was as beads of sweat crawl out of an infi- rage in my desperate plea for recogni- tably soon) death, I sometimes cannot going to give it to whoever was screwing nite number of pores, you stand with tion. help but shake my head in disgusted around on the other line and scream, pointed gaze, lips pursed and pluck My inhabitants, my creatures of rea- laughter for your excess consumption “Get the f--k off,” it was my girlfriend’s son, I am no man! I am the Earth: the and the racial, cultural and nationalis- grandmother. Thankfully she’s hard of Emeka Nwabuzor is a freshman who has planet on which you strut, the rock on hearing. not yet declared a major . which you lean, the fields from which see ENVIRONMENT, page 14 A few years ago, my dad told me about this trick people who hosted par- ties used to play on their guests when VIEWPOINTS POLICY The Viewpoints section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. Viewpoints welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community. Opinion articles on campus, national, and international issues can be roughly 700 to 1000 words in see PADOVER, page 14 length. Editorial cartoons are also welcome. All material is subject to editorial discretion, and is not guaranteed to appear in The Tufts Daily. All material should be submitted by no later than 1 p.m. on the day prior to the desired day of publication. Material may be submitted via e-mail ([email protected]) or in hard-copy form at The Tufts Daily in the basement of Curtis Hall. Questions and concerns should be directed to the Viewpoints editor. The opinions expressed in the Viewpoints Neil Padover is a senior majoring in English. section do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Tufts Daily itself. He can be reached at [email protected]. 16 THE TUFTS DAILY VIEWPOINTS Thursday, December 7, 2006 OFF THE HILL | NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Holy mackerel, Charlie!

BY RACHEL SLAJDA to say it’s cheaper and easier than the old way and from 90 cents to $1.25 for the bus. What I are incomparable and I’ve said myself that The Northeastern of riding the T. It seems the CharlieCard will be failed to understand was that those rates are the whole city needs to get over its inferior- easier and cheaper than its paper cousin. Let for CharlieCard users only. If you want to use ity complex to that steaming metropolis four I was confused this week when the Mass. me explain. cash or buy a paper ticket, the fare will actu- hours south. But their subway is vast and runs Bay Transit Authority and the news outlets First, let’s look at boarding the above- ally be $2 for the subway and $1.50 for the all freakin’ night. Ours doesn’t even make it to in Boston began yammering about the new ground Green Line. Old way: throw in your bus. closing time. CharlieCard. Hasn’t Charlie — the vaguely token or stuff a dollar bill in the side and toss Two dollars?! I spoke with MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo obnoxious two-dimensional man in a fedora a quarter in the opening on top. Or, if you’re Now, the MBTA says they will sell those cards last week, and he told me the T has to send out — had his face on everything from here to so inclined, swipe your monthly pass along through convenience stores, grocery stores its last trains at 12:50 a.m. because mainte- Braintree for months? I’ve been using those the top as you walk in. CharlieTicket way: and kiosks all over the city, and they say no nance must be done between 1 and 5 a.m., paper tickets since summer, and T tokens are insert the ticket, wait for a beep and remove T stop will be more than a quarter mile from every day. Pesaturo said in New York they have nowhere in sight. the ticket; or, insert your dollar and carefully any official CharlieCard seller. So people, no multiple sets of tracks, so they can do mainte- But then I started paying attention to the position your quarter into the tiny, vending- matter where they live, won’t be forced to pay nance on one while trains run on the others. news reports. The paper things we’ve been machine-style slot. CharlieCard way: tap your extra just because there aren’t cards around. Also, he said, the T tried running buses feeding into the fancy new gates at T stations plastic card on a nifty black pad featuring a That is what they say now, but transit advo- from 1 to 3:30 a.m. and failed. The Night Owl and into the incredibly slow new machines on red dot in the middle and wait for it to beep. cates will be keeping an eye on the MBTA, program didn’t draw enough riders, he said, buses were CharlieTickets; the new thing, pro- I think anyone who’s been waiting to get on waiting for such promises to go unfulfilled. and was generally a money pit. So, in March moted heavily leading up to the official rollout the T this week can join me when I say “screw But seriously, $2? How is making people run of 2005, the MBTA gave the program the axe. Monday, is the plastic CharlieCard. the Charlie way!” Those few extra seconds to the 7-11 down the street so they don’t have It could conceivably be easier to use the The CharlieCard, sayeth the MBTA, will make per person, waiting for a ticket to come out or to pay $2 any easier? Tell me how, Charlie. CharlieCard, once everyone figures it out. I it easier and cheaper to ride the T. Gee, that making sure their cash goes in, can hold up And although $2 is the cost of a ride on the hope it will, despite Bostonians being some- sounds great! New fancy gadgets and a less the whole line in a big way. New York City subway, since when is a ride what resistant to change. Since the MBTA put expensive, less rage-inducing ride! Sign me Next, this whole “cheaper” business. Last I on our T worth the same as a ride through the elderly on the CharlieCard months ago, up! heard, the MBTA was hiking rates starting in Manhattan? they should already have it down pat. But don’t let them fool you. They don’t mean January, up from $1.25 to $1.70 for the subway Yeah, I know, Boston and New York City But it sure as hell ain’t cheaper.

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Send submissions of 700 to 1,000 words in length to [email protected] Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY VIEWPOINTS 17 Padover an expert in eavesdropping Environmental action must be taken PADOVER really use it that much. Sometimes ENVIRONMENT humanity of all and resulting action that continued from page 13 I’ll shut it off but keep my head- continued from page 13 will ultimately save our planet. he was growing up. Knowing that phones in so people think I’m lis- tic barriers from which you derive pride The process of effecting change in it was taboo to look in someone’s tening to music when I’m actually are doing nothing but hurting yourself. the commodity-hungry culture of the medicine cabinet when you’re in listening to their conversations. It Oh, man! Open your eyes: The people United States can seem daunting, but we their bathroom, but knowing also works like a charm, because people that are suffering are not statistics, but can take a few simple steps to get our- that everyone at one time or another speak so uninhibitedly when they individuals who pay the price for your selves thinking about the environment fell prey to curiosity, the host would don’t think anyone’s listening. Once, indifference. in our everyday lives. If we don’t realize remove all of his bathroom items though, on the bus I got a little bit I am becoming increasingly hot with how much damage each of our actions and in their place, put a pletho- excited when two people were talk- the emission of greenhouse gases and causes, how can we do anything about it? ra of marbles in the cabinet. Then ing about the movie “Crash,” which I hot with anger at the disregard with Here are a few things I have noticed that when the marbles fall out, you have had just seen a few nights before. So, which you treat some of the protocols we in the Tufts community can do: proof that the guests were peeking. without taking my headphones out, I that aim to stem the tide of environmen- Food Waste: Try to take only small I tried this once, but my plan fell turned around and interrupted them tal degeneration. If you refuse to listen amounts in many intervals when going apart completely. I guess it defeats mid-conversation to say, “Oh, man. to Kyoto, listen to me as I make my final to the dining halls to prevent getting the purpose if you tell your friend I love ‘Crash!’ ‘Crash’ is awesome!” appeal. more than you can eat; in 2005, almost you have a migraine and proceed to When they stared at me awkwardly, Action is critical in stemming the 12% of garbage came from food waste. ask him to check your bathroom for I turned back around and murmured increasing environmental degradation of Water Usage: Take shorter showers; Tylenol. to myself, “I’M NOT LOOKING, I’M our planet. You are setting a standard of turn off the sink when shaving. Water I have an iPod, but I don’t even NOT LOOKING.” passivity. To care nothing for the source shortage will be one of the most pressing of all we have is to be inhuman, for all issues in the 21st century. that we have stems from some element Electricity Usage: Buy wind power for in the natural world. your dorm room to offset emissions; The age of the superpower is over turn off lights in your room and bath- TCETD is taking first steps toward as countries’ and peoples’ survival will room when you are away; shut down become increasingly interdependent on your computer when not using it for a making investments transparent each other. The only way to truly gain long duration of time, especially during power is to empower others and bend the night. DIVESTMENT low students to join in, learn more in deference to the amazing planet with Recycling: Make use of the recycling continued from page 13 and get involved. Active citizenship which we are blessed. containers in your dorm. bers of PANGAEA, TCOWI, Tufts implies standing up when your help In order to stem environmental dam- Educate: Educate yourself. As much Democrats and other progressive is needed. Help enact the philosophy age, we need to begin to consider our- as we want to be passive, the planet organizations at Tufts. Progress can that defines our university. selves an extension of the Earth, and belongs to all of us, and it is our job only be catalyzed by a coalescence of As Dan Millenson from the Sudan not just as temporary, foreign residents. to learn about what we are doing to it. like-minded, high energy individu- Divestment Taskforce reminded us, Every time we choose to ignore our envi- You can start by watching Al Gore’s “An als; I appreciate the efforts of TCETD time isn’t on our side. Over 400,000 ronmental impact, we hurt another indi- Inconvenient Truth” and making use of for providing needed convergence. people have been brutally murdered vidual . The loss of one man is a loss for online resources. Most of all, I write because I am and another three million have been all mankind, and as you go into your life Reduce Consumption: This is prob- excited about the nascent endow- displaced from their homes, accord- looking to effect change, you can start ably the most important thing we can do, ment transparency movement, the ing to the Coalition for International by looking at the fellow people who are because excess consumption of things, rudiments for an active divestment Justice. suffering around you. such as clothing, appliances, cars, etc. campaign. The Tufts Coalition for The Janjaweed militias, perpetra- Like planets, humans are not replace- affects the environment on multiple lev- Endowment Transparency and tors of the genocide, have now moved able. If you have no other motivation but els. Democracy is a new opportunity for on to Chad to find villages to pillage, to help someone in need, put the brakes In the words of an ancient Native us, the students, to play our part. women to rape and men, women and on your fast-track to personal achieve- American proverb, “Treat the earth well: And as someone who is excited to children to kill. The establishment of ment, on your jaunts to the Cambridge It was not given to you by your parents; see Tufts students taking action TCETD is an excellent first step and Galleria Mall and recognize that your it was loaned to you by your children. We on an issue that I believe must be I am very excited to be a part of the excess is another person’s lack. It is this do not inherit the earth from our ances- addressed now, I encourage fel- steps to follow. consideration, this recognition of the tors; we borrow it from our children.” 18 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Thursday, December 7, 2006

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KATHRINE J. SCHMIDT Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL You don’t have time to read this editorial Kelly Rizzetta Managing Editors Listen up, administration (students, many small classes may vote to move hours and come back when the library Andrew Silver go back to the library while it’s still their finals to an earlier day (reading re-opens? Why are students prevented open!). There are two key things you period) to get off-campus early. from pulling all-nighters in the library Samantha Goldman Editorial Page Editors can do to drastically improve the end Perhaps a Monday schedule could if they so choose? Jacob Maccoby Mark Pesavento of semester experience for students: replace the Friday schedule during the There is certainly a case to be made Grant Reid end classes on a Friday, and provide last week of classes. for a 24-hour quiet study space in the later and greater night study space. Students will then have a weekend library, but financial constraints might Zofia Sztykowski Executive News Editor Despite the term “finals week,” pro- before reading period begins, leaving prohibit this. At the least, however, James Bologna News Editors fessors often give final exams or have more time to study for the tests or late-night study should be accessible David Pomerantz final papers due on the last day of class. write the papers moved to those earlier until 6 a.m. during the last week of Marc Raifman So, the craziest times for students can dates. class. Robert Silverblatt very well be the days surrounding this And with this de facto finals period, The costs of keeping the reading Sarah Butrymowicz Assistant News Editors “last week.” library hours are still the same as the room open late might be high, but so is Pranai Cheroo Most students not only study for rest of the year: The late-night study tuition, which goes to support extreme- Jenna Nissan tests and/or write papers for class- room closes at 3 a.m. The discrimina- ly sophisticated teaching resources. Lilly Riber Jeremy White es during this week but also deliver tion against night owls/early birds is But simple measures to continually presentations and attend classes (to accepted in society but should not be consider, evaluate and improve stu- leave a good lasting impression). What accepted at Tufts. During the day, stu- dent study space makes a world of Anne Fricker Executive Features Editor a headache. Think you’re busy yet? Oh, dents have their pick of buildings on difference and helps students realize Arianne Baker Features Editors wait, extracurricular activities and jobs campus and local cafés, but after 1 a.m. these resources to their full potential. Kristen Sawicki are still in full swing. only the late-night reading room study Efforts like the TCU Senate pilot pro- By having the last day of classes on is available. gram that kept the Tower café space Matt Skibinski Assistant Features Editor a Monday, this madness extends an Furthermore, while the reading room open late this semester are to be additional weekend rather than allow- can be applauded for staying open until applauded. Stephanie Vallejo Executive Arts Editor ing students a much-needed breather 6 a.m. starting this upcoming Saturday, With these efforts, students might before the final push of “finals week.” where can students study between the actually have time to read this edito- Greg Connor Arts Editors Mikey Goralnik Reading period isn’t sacred, either: since hours of 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.? rial. finals extend so late into December, Should they go home, sleep for four Not to mention breathe. Diana Landes Assistant Arts Editors Sarah Cowan Kristin Gorman Julie Schindall LOUIS COPPOLA Marissa Weinrauch Executive Viewpoints Editor Raven Anderson Assistant Viewpoints Kahran Singh Editors Adam Winograd Elizabeth Hoffman Executive Sports Editor Alex Bloom Sports Editors Andrew Bauld Rachel Dolin Kelley Vendeland Evans Clinchy Assistant Sports Editors Thomas Eager

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Age-old questions of race and edu- they are unconstitutional and go policies by public schools, their judg- BUSINESS cation are now being revisited by the against the Equal Protection clause, ment fails to take notice of larger eco- Leslie Prives Executive Business Director U.S. Supreme Court. which states, “no state shall ... deny nomic forces at work. The justices are reviewing two cases to any person within its jurisdiction The fact is that, in some commu- Rachel Taplinger Business Manager — Parents Involved in Community the equal protection of the laws.” nities, many of the best schools are Zachary Dubin Office Manager Schools v. Seattle School District No. And when white students are denied in affluent, white neighborhoods. To Eli Blackman Advertising Managers 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County access to the public school of their remove any sort of integration prac- Hadley Kemp Board of Education in Louisville — to choice because of their race, oppo- tice would undermine a minority Stacey Ganina Receivables Manager see if guidelines unfairly discriminate nents argue, they are being discrimi- student’s chance of attending a good against white students by trying to nated against. school. meet a quota of minority students in Chief Justice John Roberts has Lawmakers at the municipal and state The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- primarily white schools. also countered claims that rejected level must first review and fix econom- lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and According to The Los Angeles Times, students are sent to “comparable” ic roadblocks that keep less wealthy distributed free to the Tufts community. Seattle allows students to choose their schools, citing the Brown v. Board minority schools from being compara- EDITORIAL POLICY high school, but tries to maintain a of Education decision that found it bly equal to white affluent schools. Editorials that appear on this page are written by the Editorial racial balance. And before the integra- was impossible to offer “separate but And when these concerns are Page editors, and individual editors are not necessarily respon- tion policy was suspended in Seattle, equal” schools. addressed, it will put schools on an sible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of The Tufts Daily. The content of letters, advertisements, signed 210 white students did not get into But there is a difference between the equal footing and race will no longer columns, cartoons, and graphics does not necessarily reflect their first choice schools compared to integration policies of today and seg- need to be a factor in where a student the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. 90 minorities, the LA Times reported. regation of the 1950s. Rejecting inte- goes to school. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The integration policies were chal- gration policies would likely whiten So until the financial rift between Letters must be submitted by 4 p.m. and should be handed lenged by a group of parents, mostly the demographics of many schools in white affluent schools and poor into the Daily office or sent to [email protected]. All let- white, who complained when their Seattle and Louisville, robbing them minority schools can be closed, inte- ters must be word processed and include the writer’s name children were denied access to their of their diversity. gration policies must stand to ensure and telephone number. There is a 350-word limit and letters must be verified. The editors reserve the right to edit letters choice high schools. And while the Supreme Court is minorities get a fair shot at a quality for clarity, space, and length. Critics of integration policies argue likely to ban the use of integration education. ADVERTISING POLICY All advertising copy is subject to the approval of the Editor- in-Chief, Executive Board, and Executive Business Director. CORRECTION A publication schedule and rate card are available upon request. It has been brought to the Daily’s attention that approximately 130 words at the beginning of yesterday’s Arts article entitled P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 “Studying engineering at Tufts and art at the Museum of Fine Arts is quite the tightrope act” were plagiarized from Leonard 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 Shlain’s “Art and Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light” (1991). This writer has been dismissed and the Daily [email protected] apologizes for this error. Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 19

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Swett breaks record, leads freshmen divers Jumbos win in triple overtime — again WOMEN’S SWIMMING by sophomore Kayla Burke two reach national qualifying times continued from page 21 seconds later. individually. For the second time in five the Jumbos. Pierce drained a back to top form, with a 2:35.99 After an early hiccup against “[Over winter break], the days, the men’s basketball buzzer-beating three at the finish. Senior Eva Johnson also Trinity, Tufts has performed divers will work on better con- team has survived an epic 55- end of the first overtime to claimed victory in the 50 free- well at all of its dual meets sistency and dives with higher minute battle to emerge with keep the Jumbos alive, and style, swimming 26.48; and this fall, and with the help of degrees of difficulty,” Bigelow a victory in the third over- went on to sink four shots Caswell, now almost fully recov- a training trip to Aruba this said. “As for swimming, we’re time. from the charity stripe in the ered from her bout with pneu- winter break, it should be in going to get into better shape so Fresh off their 88-81, tri- third overtime. monia, won the 100 backstroke, prime position to take on their that when we race we have a lot ple-overtime victory over the Pierce led all Jumbos with with a time of 1:04.98, followed NESCAC rivals as a team and more left in our tanks.” MIT Engineers in Cambridge 22 points, and was part of a Saturday, the Jumbos took the Tufts lineup that went 16 for floor at Cousens Gymnasium 16 from the free throw line in and topped the previously- the third OT. undefeated Keene State Owls, Junior forward Jake Weitzen Goaltending not an issue in Jumbos’ loss 118-109. was impressive for the Jumbos HOCKEY netminder. penalties, exercising the disci- Despite fouling out four of in regulation, scoring 20 continued from page 22 “Issa played very well,” he pline Murphy has preached for their starting five -- three in points before fouling out early over,” Murphy said. “We turned said. “He gave us a chance the greater part of this season. regulation and another in the in the first overtime. The other it over twice yesterday, and that to win, but we couldn’t get it “You’re going to end up taking first overtime period -- the three Tufts foul-outs were definitely hurt us. We also need done.” six or seven penalties a game Jumbos persevered. junior guard Ryan O’Keefe to be a little more physical in If one positive thing could be with the way it’s being called,” Senior tri-captain Dave and senior tri-captains Brian front of the net.” taken from the game, it would Murphy said. “We’re getting a Shepherd, the only starter to Kumf and Brian Fitzgerald. After two consecutive losses be that Tufts took a relative- little more disciplined. We have survive to the third overtime, A total of 75 fouls were last weekend, Murphy chose ly small number of penalties. to play accordingly.” led the Jumbos down the committed in the game -- 40 to replace junior James Kalec Throughout the opening weeks On Saturday night, Tufts will stretch, making all six of his from the Jumbos (5-2), and 35 in net with junior Issa Azat. of the season, the team’s coach- travel to Conn. College and look free throws in the final period. from the Owls (5-1). Despite allowing seven goals, es have been grappling with the to rebound in its final game of He finished with 21 points and See tomorrow’s Daily for Azat stopped a total of 37 shots, tightening of NCAA refereeing. the semester. The Camels cur- a game-high seven assists. further coverage. including 15 consecutive saves While the Jumbos allowed two rently sit in sixth place in the Sophomore forward Jon in the first period, and Murphy power play goals against the NESCAC with a 2-2 conference Pierce was the other hero for — by Evans Clinchy refused to pin the loss on his Corsairs, they took just seven record and a 2-4 overall record.

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LOOKING BACK (NOV. 30 - DEC. 6) | NFL FOOTBALL: TITANS 20, COLTS 17

When the Indianapolis Colts lost 21-14 to the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago, most NFL experts viewed the game as an accomplishment for the Cowboys rather than a failing of the Colts. Sunday’s Colts game though raised doubts about the league’s best team while bolstering the legend of Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young as the Titans upset the Colts, 20-17. Knotted at 17-17 with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, Young engineered a 9-play, 33-yard drive capped off with a 60-yard fi eld goal by Rob Bironas with just seven sec- onds to play. The Colts out-gained the Titans in yardage but held the ball for only 12 minutes in the second half as the Titans defense frustrated Peyton Manning. Young had driven the team 95 yards in 11 plays a series before that to give the Titans a 17-14 lead. Last weekend, the Titans rallied from 19 points down against the Giants to win 24-21 as the media touted Vince Young’s ability. The for- mer Texas Longhorn rode his 2006 Rose Bowl win over USC all the way to a starting job, and continues to add to his list of

JOHN MAKELY/MCT accomplishments. The Titans have now won fi ve of their last seven games with three straight wins over the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants, and the Colts. The Titans have games remaining against Jacksonville and Cincinnati and could play the role of playoff spoiler.

LOOKING AHEAD (DEC. 7 - DEC. 13) | WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: SIMMONS AT TUFTS

Looking for a sweet homecoming to follow a convincing 61-43 victory over nationally ranked No. 18 Salem State on Tuesday, the women’s basketball team will host Simmons tonight in its fi rst home game of the season. The Jumbos have strung together a successful fi rst half of the season, compiling a 4-1 record after dropping the its season opener against Suffolk on Nov. 17. Simmons, on the other hand, is 2-3 this year, having lost its last game, against Umass-Dartmouth on Nov. 30. Defense has been the name of game for the Jumbos this season, as they have induced nearly 20 turnovers per game from their opponents and have nabbed an average of 9.8 steals per game. Twelve team steals, including a nickel apiece for senior Valerie Krah and junior Jenna Gomez, propelled the team to Tuesday’s defense-powered win. With consistent play on its defensive end, offensive production against Simmons’ zone set could be the difference-maker. Coach Carla Berube’s team did not have much trouble with Simmons in their showdown last year on Dec. 8, when Tufts walked away with a 76-62 victory behind last year’s senior tri-captain Jess Powers, who notched her 1,000th point of her career during the game. The Jumbos had to play catch-up for most of that game, as the Sharks led for most of the fi rst half. Tufts will try to jump on the Sharks in the way it did against Salem State on Tuesday evening, hoping to avoid relaying on late-game runs to overtake its opponents. 20 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Thursday, December 7, 2006 Next up: Williams and Wesleyan Jan. 14 Bryant Gumbel in 26 years MEN’S SWIMMING the 100 backstroke in 55.51, while.” BAULD a man place upon his integri- continued from page 22 and Radovich took the 200 in With the first half of the continued from page 21 ty? Not nearly enough to spend of 1:45.68 and winning the 500 2:03.40. season under their belts, the Gridlock. I mean Gridiron. I three hours every Thursday freestyle, touching in 4:50.51. “All the guys have worked Jumbos can now look ahead really need to get a book or night with Chris Collinsworth. Kinsella also gave the Jumbos really hard this year so far,” to second semester meets and something before the season Even Couric wasn’t this bad ... a boost, taking first in both the Hoyt said. “It is surely going to the NESCAC Championships, starts. 50 and 100 freestyle. He blew pay off, not only on our train- which looms large, even still (June, 2007) by the competition in the 100 ing trip, but also next semes- two months away. The Jumbos (December, 2006) Dear Diary, in a time of 48.63 in the 100 ter.” resume competition on Jan. 14 Dear Diary, Fate smiles upon Bryant and is just tenths of a second Freshman diver Rob Matera when they take on defending Damn it, this football thing Gumbel once again. Even away from a national quali- also contributed to the Jumbos NESCAC champion Williams is harder than it looks. Literally. though I lasted but a season fying time in the 50 freestyle scoring, turning in two wins of in a tri-meet along with From up in the booth it looks with the NFL Network, like a with a time of 21.57. his own in the 1- and 3-meter Wesleyan. like the players move but an cat I land on my feet. ESPN “Greg and Mike are swim- dives with scores of 232.42 and “During our first-semester inch; I just can’t tell how far has decided to hire me as their ming great so far this season,” 256.95, respectively. meets, we did a lot of things they really go. Collinsworth new Monday Night Football Hoyt said. “All of our seniors The Jumbos have just one well as a team and posted some thought he was so smart when commentator. Success! are certainly leading the way week of training before break- good times,” Hoyt said. “It will he corrected my assumption in the pool for the team over- ing for the holidays. be a good benchmark for what of a five-yard gain after Palmer (September, 2007) all.” “This week, practice should is to come.” got sacked. And he keeps call- Dear Diary, Kinsella and Bettencourt be more of the same,” Kinsella “This meet was definitely a ing me “Gumby.” And how am Disaster! Katie Couric and were not the only seniors to said. “I expect Coach to con- good way to wrap up the first I supposed to know what down Joe Namath hired to be my fel- step up with key wins, how- tinue to work us hard. We’ll half of the season,” Kinsella it is? It’s not like that stat is on low commentators for Monday ever, as classmates Fanning also focus on some more small said. “We’ve all had some the screen. Oh, Matt Lauer! night. Namath keeps hitting on and co-captain Ray Radovich racing things such as starts, good things, but there is still You might be losing your hair, Couric between commercials. also combined for two wins in turns, and finishes now that so much to work on to get to but I have lost something far Insists on calling me “Brian.” I the backstroke. Fanning won we don’t have any meets for a where we want to be.” more precious. What price can hate him.

Sixers may trade Iverson; ax Cheeks Tufts hosts Simmons tonight for NBA Having averaged 34.8 points and 27 first home game of 2006-07 season continued from page 21 shots and only 5.8 assists per game formance. Duke alumnus Shavlik during Philadelphia’s four-game skid, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL shrugged it off, however, and scored the next Randolph, who had started for Iverson has emerged as the Sixers’ continued from page 22 six points. Webber while the latter player nursed only reliable offensive weapon. offense is this girl. We were prepared for that Tuesday’s contest was a much different his sore back, came down with an Wanting to relieve the burden on ahead of time, and they couldn’t get any scene from the previous week when the injury of his own, fracturing and dis- Iverson, head coach Maurice Cheeks kind of momentum. Jumbos nearly coughed up a 17-point cush- locating his left ankle last Thursday. changed his starting lineup after “We caused them to be sloppier than they ion with 12 minutes to play on Nov. 28 With Randolph on the shelf for three Philadelphia’s Nov. 27 loss at Miami. usually are,” she continued. “We got in the against Babson. This time around, the squad to four months, Philadelphia’s back- Veteran guard Kevin Ollie lost his passing lanes. I don’t know if it was them refused to relent, communicating better on up big men are Steven Hunter, Alan starting job to rookie Rodney Carney, being complacent or lazy, but our guards the floor and maintaining the same high Henderson and Ivan McFarlin, who while third-year small forward Andre were very intense on the ball, denying pass- level of intensity throughout the game. have combined to score 96 points the Iguodala moved to the point guard ing lanes off the ball.” “Basketball is a game of runs,” Berube entire season. position in hopes of getting the ver- By stepping in the passing lanes and nab- said. “We knew Salem State would come Philadelphia’s frontcourt woes are satile playmaker more touches. bing 12 steals — five apiece for both senior out in the second half a little differently. We emblematic of an offensive malaise Despite the change, the Sixers’ los- Valerie Krah and junior Jenna Gomez — the knew a run was going to come and that we afflicting the entire team. The Sixers ing ways continued, with back-to- Jumbos created quick turnovers, which led needed to respond right away. When it got have hit triple digits in points only back losses to 6-9 teams in which to easy lay-ups on the other end. Such a down to nine points when they hit a three- twice in the past 10 games and have Iguodala scored below his season combination bolstered Tufts’ 39.3 field goal pointer, we just went on a run. We came into shot 39.2 percent from the field over average. percentage. the game strong-minded and we wouldn’t their current four-game losing streak. With Philadelphia’s season spiral- “Again, it was our defense leading to let this one slip away.” Making matters worse, its defense ing out of control, Iverson, rumored easy points during the break,” Berube said. Still, however, there were some problem has done little to compensate for a to be on the trading block during the “Jenna and Val attacked the hoop well, and areas for the Jumbos. Once again, free throw lagging offense, yielding an aver- NBA Draft, should soon become a with [junior Khalilah Ummah and senior percentage was less than stellar, as the team age of 100.4 points per game to the prominent topic of trade discussions co-captains Libby Park and Laura Jasinski], shot just 52.2 percent in the game. opposition. Five of the team’s last once again. we found ways to get the ball inside to them. “One thing that has been our Achilles heel seven losses have come after blowing At 31 years old, the No. 1 over- Two, three-foot shots are always better per- is our free-throw shooting,” Miller-Stevens first-quarter leads, while the Sixer’s all pick of the 1996 NBA Draft has centage shots than 15-footers. We just really said. “We need to capitalize from the line. opponents have shot over 50 percent three years and $60 million left on tried to pound it inside.” We could have sealed the deal many times, from the field in three of the last five his contract and likely will not fig- “We weren’t trying to do anything too but we let them hang around. Looking to the games. ure into the team’s rebuilding plans. crazy [on the offensive end],” Moynihan future, we definitely have to make our free Lacking both a dependable sup- Cheeks may also be fired for the sec- added. “We hit the open man and relied throws.” porting cast and a solid defense, ond time in his coaching career. But more on higher percentage shots.” Tonight, Tufts hosts Simmons — a team it Philadelphia has increasingly relied with Philadelphia still stuck with bad That steady play was enough to keep the beat, 76-62, on Dec. 8 of last season — in its on 11th-year guard Allen Iverson. contracts that leave it roughly $30 Vikings in the rear-view mirror for the entire first game at Cousens of the 2006-07 season. Second only to Carmelo Anthony in million over the salary cap, it is dif- game. The closest they came to the Jumbos A squad that characteristically plays zone scoring and 10th in the league in ficult to see how any move it makes in the second half was a nine point deficit defense, Simmons will force the Jumbos to assists per game, Iverson has done can guarantee its competitiveness in — 41-32 — at the 10:21 mark, after junior counter with its own zone offense. his part to keep the Sixers afloat. the coming seasons. Melissa Macchi hit a three-pointer. Tufts

STATISTICS | STANDINGS SCHEDULE | December 7 -11 THU FRI SAT SUN MON

Men's @ Clark Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Hockey Basketball 1 p.m. (4-2, 0-0 NESCAC) (4-1, 0-0 NESCAC) (2-5-0, 0-4-0 NESCAC)

NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL Women's Simmons vs. Wellesley w L w L w L W L Basketball 7 p.m. 2 p.m. W L T W L T Bates 0 0 Bowdoin 0 0 6 0 7 0 Amherst 3 0 1 5 0 1 Amherst 0 0 5 0 Tufts 0 0 4 1 Hamilton 3 0 1 3 1 1 @ St. Michael's Trinity 0 0 7 1 Williams 0 0 6 2 @ Norwich Middlebury 3 1 0 4 2 0 Hockey 7 p.m. Conn. 0 0 5 2 Middlebury 0 0 5 2 Bowdoin 2 0 2 3 0 2 4 p.m. Tufts 0 0 4 2 Trinity 0 0 4 2 Colby 2 1 1 3 2 1 Bowdoin 0 0 4 2 Bates 0 0 4 2 Conn. Coll. 2 2 0 2 4 0 Men’s Middlebury 0 0 4 3 Wesleyan 0 0 3 2 Williams 2 2 0 2 4 0 Swimming Williams 0 0 4 4 Amherst 0 0 3 3 Trinity 1 2 1 2 3 1 Wesleyan 1 2 1 2 3 1 Colby 0 0 3 3 Conn. Coll. 0 0 3 3 Tufts 0 4 0 2 5 0 Wesleyan 0 0 4 4 Colby 0 0 1 5 Women’s Swimming Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG G A Pts Men’s Jon Pierce 17.3 6.5 0.3 Valerie Krah 13.3 2.5 1.8 Greg O'Connell 4 5 9 @ Amherst Squash Jake Weitzen 16.0 6.7 3.3 Khalilah Ummah 12.8 8.3 0.5 Joe Milo 3 6 9 6:30 p.m. Ryan O'Keefe 13.0 3.3 1.2 Jenna Gomez 8.8 5.3 1.0 Ross Gimbel 4 4 8 Brian Kumf 8.7 5.7 0.7 Laura Jasinski 8.3 7.3 2.0 Doug Wilson 3 5 8 Women’s Dave Shepherd 8.5 4.0 6.8 Libby Park 6.5 5.5 0.0 John Murphy 3 2 5 @ Amherst Jeremy Black 5.3 1.7 3.7 T. Miller-Stevens 5.8 3.8 1.8 Brian Bailey 1 3 4 Squash 6:30 p.m. Brian Fitzgerald 5.2 4.8 0.2 Kim Moynihan 3.0 2.3 0.3 Greg McCarthy 0 4 4 Aaron Gallant 2.2 0.5 0.5 Vanessa Miller 2.0 2.5 0.5 Kurt Hertzog 0 2 2 Tom Selby 2.0 1.0 0.0 Katie Puishys 1.3 0.3 0.0 Joe Cappellano 0 2 2 Track and @ Bates Dan Cook 1.8 0.7 0.3 Elisa Synborski 1.3 0.3 0.0 Field Pentalthon 11 a.m. Dave Beyel 1.8 1.4 0.2 Stacy Filocco 1.3 0.3 0.3 Goalkeeping GA S S% Jason Grauer 1.3 1.0 0.5 Julia Baily 1.0 0.3 0.0 James Kalec 21 160 .884 Brian Lowry 1.0 2.0 0.5 Casey Sullivan 0.0 0.5 0.0 Issa Azat 12 63 .840 Pat Sullivan 0.8 1.7 0.3 Katie Wholey 0.0 0.0 0.3 Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 21

WOMEN’S SWIMMING ANDREW BAULD | YOU CAN’T STEAL FIRST Jumbos swim to easy victory against Brandeis The rise and fall of BY SAM KRUMHOLZ Senior Staff Writer Bryant Gumbel Securing an early victory, the wom- en’s swimming and diving team glided s Bryant Gumbel stumbles past Brandeis 156.5 to 116.5 in Tuesday’s contest at Hamilton Pool. through his new job as play- With victories in all but three events, the team finished the first half of the by-play man for the NFL 2006-07 campaign at 4-1 and confi- A dently heads into the second half of its Network, even he must realize just how schedule. “I thought we did really well,” senior bad he is at a calling a football game. tri-captain Chloe Young-Hyman said. “It was our fourth dual meet in a row and I How did a once-great network anchor think everyone was pretty tired because of exams and the end of school. So fall so far to be an NFL commentator? considering [that], everyone performed excellently.” I would call it hubris. I wonder what Young-Hyman anchored two first- place relays and swam to a three-sec- Gumbel would say ... ond victory in the 100 breaststroke, with a time of 1:10.30, which places her only a few seconds off the NCAA qualifying (December, 1981) KATE FORTIN/TUFTS DAILY time. Freshman Meredith Cronin, who won the 500 freestyle in Tufts’ 156.5-116.5 win over Dear Diary, “[Nationals] is one of those things Brandeis, is one of many freshmen contributing to the Jumbos’ early season success. At last, I, Bryant Gumbel, am to take where I don’t want to think about it too over as anchor of “The Today Show.” much,” Young-Hyman said. “All I can do “Meredith has been contributing from “Kendall just sets such a high stan- My days languishing in football and is train as hard as I can and work as hard the get-go,” coach Nancy Bigelow said. dard for herself and the other freshmen baseball are over. Goodbye you useless as I can, and hopefully it will work out.” Senior tri-captain Jess Bollinger, who divers,” Bigelow said. “She’s just such a world of sports! Hello political lead- Young-Hyman participated in the has had great success in distance events wonderful role model. All of the divers ers, Hollywood celebrities and fame 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle this year, swam shorter events this meet want to be the best they can be and, beyond my wildest dreams. Remember relay along with sophomores Michelle but didn’t miss a beat, winning both the watching Kendall, they see what hard when I claimed, “If you didn’t like this Caswell and Katie Auerbach and senior 200 freestyle and the 200 backstroke in work is necessary to succeed.” football game then you didn’t like foot- Eva Johnson. The team won the medley times of 2:02.67 and 2:19.96, respec- The Jumbos also notched second- ball” after the 1982 Dolphins-Chargers behind the strength of Caswell’s back- tively. This marks the third multiple-win place finishes in both diving events with playoff game? Well I didn’t like the stroke and Young-Hyman’s breaststroke meet for Bollinger this season. freshman Kelsey Bell in the 1-meter and game, and I hate football! But no mat- legs. The Jumbos took second in the 200 “I think a large part of her doing fellow classmate Kara Lindquist in the ter — never again will my talents be freestyle, but by that point, the meet extremely well this fall is that she’s been 3-meter. Both Bell and Lindquist made wasted on this irrelevant game. Here I had already been locked up, and the training hard,” Young-Hyman said. “She strong strides for qualifying for nation- come, morning talk show host! event was not scored. trained all summer, and as a senior, this als. In order to qualify at this stage in Freshman Emily Japlon earned her is her last opportunity to go out there the season, divers must hit the national (March, 1989) first-ever collegiate victory with a win and swim, and she wants take advan- qualifying standards twice. Bell hit it Dear Diary, in the 100 freestyle (57.01) and took sec- tage of it.” for the first time on the 1-meter dive Willard Scott is an ass. He holds the ond in the 50 freestyle (26.59). Japlon’s In what has become nearly a week- Tuesday, and Lindquist missed the mark show hostage with his stupid birthday first college win is part of a banner year ly occurrence, junior Kendall Swett by a mere half-point. wishes to 100-year-olds who will be for the Tufts freshman class. Classmate smashed both Tufts’ diving records. Other Jumbo victories came in the dead before the show even airs. No one Meredith Cronin got a win in her fourth Swett scored 289.8 points off the 1- 200 breaststroke, where junior Alison cares Willard. And you know what else? consecutive meet, swimming to vic- meter board, and 308.63 points off the Palomaki showed signs of returning Smuckers’ jam sucks, that’s what I say. tory in the 500 freestyle with a time of 3-meter board to win both events for Gene Shalit keeps calling me Brian. I 5:29.51. Tufts. see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 19 hate him, I hate him, I hate him.

(April, 1994) INSIDE THE NBA Dear Diary, Three years. For three years I have had to endure this never-ending wit- Sixers sink to bottom of Atlantic after 3-0 start less banter with Katie Couric. I don’t BY SAPNA BANSIL know how much more I can take. That Daily Staff Writer fake smile, that perfect hair ... it sick- ens me. And this new pretty boy Matt The New York Knicks are often Lauer — oh, how I loathe him. derided as the poster children for futility in the feeble Atlantic Division, (November, 2002) where all five teams, including the Dear Diary, division-leading New Jersey Nets, are I am through. Done with it all. Done at least three games under .500. with cooking segments with Martha But while the Knicks, with the NBA’s Stewart, done with feigning interest in only $100-million payroll and a roster how to build a bookshelf with Bob Vila. stocked with washed-up talent, may No more! I was meant for bigger and be mismanaged, they still hold the better things. Maybe CNN is hiring? As division’s third-best record. long as I am not involved in football in Still, through Tuesday’s action, there any capacity, I will be fine. are two teams that are more inept than the Knicks: the Boston Celtics and the (February, 2006) Philadelphia 76ers, who currently co- Dear Diary, occupy the Atlantic Division’s cellar. I am in Turin for the Winter Olympics. Considering they started the season And so I’ve found something I disdain 3-0, with wins against the Eastern even more than football: figure skat- Conference-leading Orlando Magic ing. The name alone curdles in my and defending NBA-champion Miami mouth. It is not really a sport if a Heat , the Sixers’ tumble to the bottom pseudo-athlete waits in what’s called a of the Atlantic is one of the league’s kiss-and-cry area, while some panel of biggest disappointments. With a 5-11 subjective judges decides who won. So mark that features 11 losses in its last if only to hasten the arrival of the day 13 games, Philadelphia’s prospects for they’re done, when we can move on to improving appear slim. March Madness — for God’s sake, let One problem plaguing the Sixers the games begin. [Bauld’s note: much has been their lack of production from of the final two sentences are taken the frontcourt. Starting center Samuel verbatim from an actual Gumble rant] Dalembert, awarded a six-year, $63 million contract in August 2005, has (April, 2006) hardly played up to expectations. Dear Diary, Having fouled out of three games and Approached by executives from new earned five fouls in five other con- “NFL Network” today. Swore I never tests, the former Seton Hall standout would do this, but we all must make has been limited to 27.1 minutes per sacrifices. They probably have real- game and averages well under double ized that if brother Greg can do it, then figures in both points and rebounds. certainly I can call a simple football Much-maligned starting power for- match. Or is it game? I shall have to ward Chris Webber has also been kept look up the terminology. Haha, cha- off the court, but for a different rea- JERRY LODRIGUSS/MCT rade you are, Greg, looks like you aren’t son. Though he has returned, Webber Samuel Dalembert’s lack of frontcourt production and constant foul trouble has hurt the the only Gumbel boy to deal with the sat out Philadelphia’s last six games Sixers, who have lost 11 of 13 games. in November with soreness and stiff- see BAULD, page 20 ness in his lower back. Yet even when star is producing half the number of A lack of alternatives on the Webber has been active, he has hardly points per game, shooting 10 percent- Philadelphia bench compound helped offset Dalembert’s ineffective- age points fewer from the field, and Dalembert’s and Webber’s underper- Andrew Bauld is a senior majoring in ness. Compared to his career aver- shooting nearly 20 percentage points English and political science. He can be ages, the former Washington Bullets fewer from the foul line. see NBA, page 20 reached at [email protected]. 22 INSIDE You Can’t Steal First 21 Women’s Swimming 21 Sports Inside the NBA 21 THE TUFTS DAILY Thursday, December 7, 2006

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOCKEY Behind the pesky defense, Berube’s squad takes out No. 18 Salem State Tufts shoots 40 percent from field; hands Vikings first loss of season BY RACHEL DOLIN their own mark to 4-1 on the sea- center Danielle Jenkins stayed Daily Editorial Board son. low while the other four players The last time the Jumbos spread out to the wings, drawing The women’s basketball trailed during the 40 minutes of the defenders to the perimeter team entered Tuesday evening’s play was three minutes into the and giving Jenkins more mobility match-up largely untested in the game when Salem State held a 4- underneath the hoop. The 4-1 set 2 advantage. Once Tufts tied the also plays into Salem’s strength WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (4-1) game, it was off to the races, as from behind the arc, as Jenkins at Beverly, Mass., Saturday the Jumbos built a 25-12 lead over could kick the ball out to the the next 13 minutes and entered wings when the weak-side help- Tufts 61 halftime with a 29-14 cushion. defense converged inside. Salem St. 43 “We had nothing to lose,” said But Berube’s squad did not

FGs 3pt. FTs P R A B S sophomore Kim Moynihan, who try anything fancy against the Krah 6-17 0-6 3-6 15 2 4 1 5 logged 16 minutes of playing Lady Vikings, sticking to full- Gomez 7-16 0-2 0-2 14 5 1 0 5 time returning from injury. “They court man-to-man for most of Ummah 5-7 0-0 2-8 12 10 0 3 1 Jasinski 3-9 0-0 5-6 11 3 1 0 1 weren’t expecting us to even put the game. Its help-defense was Park 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 5 0 1 0 up a fight, so mentally we came enough to neutralize Salem into it a lot more pumped up than State’s offense. Jenkins was held they were. We really suffocated to a season-low six points, tak- them and they didn’t know what ing much of the wind out of the young season and hoping to play to do.” Lady Vikings’ offense; Jenkins’ 88 competitively against nationally That intensity was most evi- points this season account for ranked Salem State. dent on the defensive end, where over a quarter of the team’s total. Mission accomplished. the Jumbos forced 29 turnovers “On defense, we knew we If anything, the Lady Vikings which they converted into 26 always had to be in the help posi- should have been concerned points, including 17 in the first tion on the big player under- with playing the Jumbos. Tufts’ half. neath,” senior Taryn Miller- defense swarmed the No. 18 The Lady Vikings presented Stevens said. “She only had six JOSH WILMOTH/TUFTS DAILY Sophomore Greg McCarthy (left), freshman Evan Crosby (right), and team in the nation, suffocating its an unusual offense — a 4-1 set points the whole game, which is the rest of the Jumbo hockey team were soundly beaten on Tuesday by offense, and ultimately marring — designed to spread the Tufts huge because so much of their UMass-Dartmouth, losing 7-2 on the road. its pristine 5-0 record with a 61-43 defense and maximize their out- thrashing. The Jumbos improved side sharpshooting. Freshman see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 20 Icemen drop third straight to MEN’S SWIMMING No. 11 UMass-Dartmouth

BY JEREMY STRAUSS night. With O’Connell’s goal, on Daily Staff Writer assists from senior Brian Bailey and junior Ross Gimbel, Tufts Junior Greg O’Connell scored entered the first intermission his fourth goal of the season leading 1-0 despite taking two 12:15 into Tuesday’s game penalties in the first period. In the second, UMass- HOCKEY (2-5, 0-2 NESCAC) Dartmouth converted on two of at North Dartmouth, Mass. three power play opportunities, as junior Jeff Grant and senior Tufts 1 0 1 2 forward Kyle McCullough each UMass-Dart. 0 2 5 7 scored to give the Corsairs a

Scoring: T, O’Connell (Bailey, Gimbel) 2-1 lead at the second inter- 12:15; M, Grant (McCullough, Bourne) mission. In the third, the game 9:57; M, McCullough (Grant, Foley) overwhelmingly broke open in 13:27; M, Grant (Foley) 0:06; M, Kirby (Lindner, Serino) 3:57; M, McCullough just seconds — six of them to be (Grant, Foley) 5:43; T, Gimbel (Bailey, exact. McCarthy) 8:44; M, Shore (Serino, Pa- quin) 9:43; M, Paquin (Crocker) 16:54. In the opening six seconds of the third period, UMass- Saves: M, Green, 18; T, Azat, 37 Dartmouth junior Jeff Grant won the faceoff at center ice, quickly against UMass-Dartmouth to caught a pass from senior team- give the Jumbos an early 1-0 mate Jim Foley, and launched a lead, marking the fifth time in wrist shot past Tufts goaltender seven games this season that Issa Azat to give his team a 3-1 Tufts has struck first. lead. The game would go only But when Corsair sophomore downhill for the Jumbos from KATE FORTIN/TUFTS DAILY Sophomores Ben Moskowitz (bottom) and Will Froehlich (top) compete in the 200 free in the team’s meet against Nick Paquin found the back of there, as senior Ray Kirby added the net 45 minutes later, the the Corsairs’ fourth goal at 3:57, Brandeis on Tuesday night. The Jumbos recovered from a slow start to beat the visiting Judges, 155-106. Jumbos had seen that lead slip and McCullough, sophomore away once again. Paquin’s goal Chris Shore and Paquin each was the final of the five allowed added a goal to seal a 7-2 non- Men’s team surfaces undefeated for in the third period, as the conference win for an undefeat- Jumbos fell 7-2 to 11th-ranked ed UMass-Dartmouth. Amidst UMass-Dartmouth. Weak pass- the chaos, Gimbel scored his the first half of the ongoing season ing and non-physical play led to fourth goal of the season for BY LAUREN EBSTEIN “After that we had to dig kind said. “The close start helped us an abundance of turnovers and Tufts and junior Issa Azat made Senior Staff Writer of deep because we didn’t want regain our focus for the rest of several of the Corsairs’ goals. 37 saves in goal. them to come into our house the meet.” The end result was an embar- “It was a lack of effort last The men’s swimming team and push us around.” The 100 freestyle and the 200 rassing loss — the team’s third night — nothing else,” Gimbel wrapped up a perfect 5-0 first The Jumbos followed the backstroke, coming in the mid- straight — that dropped the said. half of the season on Tuesday rough opening event with a dle of the meet, served as the Jumbos to 2-5. While the team played with- night at Hamilton Pool, defeat- one-two finish in the 200 free- turning point, as Tufts domi- “They ran us out of the rink, out arguably two of its best ing local rival Brandeis, 155- style (senior co-captain Greg nated the events and earned plain and simple,” coach Brian in Milo and Murphy, Murphy 106. Bettencourt and freshman itself a windfall of points with Murphy said. “We made awful and his players do not see The Jumbos dug themselves Gene Kurtysh) and a one-three first, second and third place mistakes with the puck. We got the absence of the two as an into a hole early on when in the 100 backstroke (senior finishes in the 100 freestyle outworked, quite frankly. We excuse. they got two lanes disquali- Justin Fanning and junior Tim and a one-two finish in the 200 expected to have a better per- “Missing those guys definite- fied in the opening event, the Kolenut). Trading the lead backstroke. formance. About four of our ly hurt us, but we also need to 200 meter medley relay, which with the Judges for much of Solid performances from guys played hockey last night. be able to win without them forced them to play catch-up the first half, Tufts did not pull the senior class led the Jumbos The rest just went out for a in the lineup,” Gimbel added. for the rest of the meet. away until halfway through the for the duration of the meet. skate.” “Specifically, we need to work “The meet definitely got off meet. Bettencourt handed the On account of ejections result- on making more precise and to a rough start, as there was “With classes coming to an Jumbos two wins, taking first ing from a late fight against St. crisp passes in the defensive some confusion with the offi- end and the guys putting their in the 200 freestyle with a time Anselm on Saturday, the Jumbos zone to break out.” cials and the start of the relay,” focus on finals, the meet start- skated without sophomore “We have to not turn the puck senior Mike Kinsella said. ed close,” coach Adam Hoyt see MEN’S SWIMMING, page 20 Joe Milo and senior co-cap- tain John Murphy on Tuesday see HOCKEY, page 19 Thursday, December 7, 2006 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS 23

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The “War on Terrorism”: Where Do We Stand? An International Conference at Tufts University

JANUARY 25-26, 2007 AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY CABOT INTERCULTURAL CENTER 160 Packard Avenue, Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts

WITH

As'ad Abukhalil Robert M. Hollister

Feroz Ahmad Micheline Ishay

Lawrence S. Bacow Ayesha Jalal

Ali Banuazizi Rami G. Khouri

Peter Bergen David Kretzmer

Jamshed Bharucha Hisham Melhem

Cofer Black Malik Mufti

Mia Bloom Robert Pape CONFERENCE PROGRAM Sugata Bose William A. Rugh THURSDAY FRIDAY Sumantra Bose Jeswald W. Salacuse JANUARY 25 JANUARY 26

Stephen W. Bosworth Anthony Shadid WELCOME SESSION II SESSION V 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. 9:00 – 10:45 a.m. 4:15 – 6:15 p.m. John L. Esposito Richard H. Shultz Legal, Religious, Implications for KEYNOTE and Social Issues U.S. Foreign Policy Fares I. Fares Steven Simon ADDRESS 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. SESSION III CONCLUDING Leila Fawaz Stephen W. Van Evera What Drives the Threat 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. REMARKS Fawaz Gerges Stephen M. Walt of Suicide Terrorism? Political Issues 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. Robert Pape Seymour M. Hersh Seymour M. Hersh University of Chicago SESSION IV The New Yorker 2:15 – 4:00 p.m. SESSION I Organization CLOSING 4:30 – 6:15 p.m. and Tactics Jamshed Bharucha The Roots Tufts University of Terrorism

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