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Partly Cloudy Read It First 56/38 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 26 tuesday, october 16, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM SIS Project continues through second phase advocacy group weighs options b y Ma r t h a Sh a n a h a n b y Au d r e y Mi c h a e l Project is expected to begin Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial Board in October 2013, which will With first steps, divestment include stabilizing and mak- The Responsible Endowment The Student Information ing adjustments to the final Collective (REC), a student System (SIS) Project, a uni- iSIS. Students can expect to group advocating for the remov- versity-wide initiative to register for fall 2013 classes al of fossil fuel companies from replace the current SIS with through the new system. Tufts’ investment profile, has a new, more modern sys- In its most recent develop- begun meeting with the Tufts tem titled Integrated Student ment, the SIS Project team administration to discuss the Information System (iSIS), is released the first SIS User specifics and feasibility of its proceeding on schedule and is Experience Survey across all campaign. currently in the second phase Tufts schools. At a meeting with Executive of its approximated three-year “The survey is being admin- Vice President Patricia development. istered to students, faculty and Campbell in Ballou Hall on As part of Phase Two of the staff to get a sense of every- Friday, about 20 REC mem- project, titled “Development, one’s perspective of the cur- bers asked that Tufts divest Testing, Training and Rolling rent SIS,” Associate Provost from the top 50 of Carbon Go-Lives,” the SIS Project team for Institutional Research and Tracker Initiative’s list of 200 is going live with parts of iSIS Evaluation Dawn Terkla, a SIS publicly traded oil, gas and and holding workshops to help Project Steering Committee coal companies within three staff and faculty learn how to member, said. years and completely divest use the new system. A total of three surveys will from the list within five years. Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily “Many students will find be released to evaluate both The companies are ranked by Students from the Responsible Endowment Collective on Friday met their way through it, but for SIS and iSIS over the course of the volume of carbon held in with Executive Vice President Patricia Campbell to present a petition staff and faculty the interface the next few years, according their reserves, the burning of and requests regarding Tufts’ divestment from fossil fuel companies. is going to be quite differ- to SIS Project Communications which contributes to climate ent,” Martha Pokras, execu- Manager Christine Michael. change. expecting this meeting to The first step in the pro- tive director of planning and “By asking questions about REC presented a newly yield any changes whatsoev- gression of REC’s campaign administration and chair current SIS, we have the formed list of requests and er,” Metcalf said. is for the group to convey the of the SIS Project Steering opportunity to compare the 867 petition signatures from However, the group’s requests specifics of its message. Committee, said. “We have user experience regardless of Tufts students at the meet- were not immediately dis- REC founder Dan Jubelirer, waves of moving into the new the specific system,” Michael ing but came in with low missed during their first meet- a sophomore, explained that system before training pro- told the Daily in an email. expectations, Simon Metcalf, ing with the administration. the request is about Tufts grams for people using that “This creates an opportunity a senior and founding REC “I applaud this,” Campbell setting an example with its system.” for us to potentially optimize member, said. said at the meeting. “I agree investments, not about envi- The project began in July both iSIS and the user experi- “Obviously we knew we that this is something we need ronmentally friendly policy 2011, and Phase 2 official- ence across Tufts.” weren’t going to walk in and to be worried about and that on campus. ly began in February 2012. have Tufts agree to divest the world had better get its act The final phase of the SIS see SIS, page 2 from fossil fuels, and I wasn’t together and respond.” see DIVESTMENT, page 2

International Relations Program Student plan improves to release open-access research access to birth control b y Je n n i f e r Wh i t e available for anyone at Tufts the IR Program and Associate b y Ma r t h a Sh a n a h a n insured through other provid- Daily Editorial Board to study. Professor of Economics Daily Editorial Board ers may see the changes on This open-access and inter- Drusilla Brown. their policies at varying times, The International Relations disciplinary research project “The idea is to give students The student health insurance according to Senior Director of (IR) Program on Friday will allows any interested stu- the chance to be part of a cut- plan, used by about 30 percent Health and Wellness Services launch an ongoing seminar dents and faculty, regardless ting-edge piece of research,” of Tufts students, has incorpo- Michelle Bowdler. discussing research conduct- of their department, to use Brown said. rated coverage of birth control “Plans cycle at different ed in Indonesia by faculty and the data for their own analy- without a co-pay in the wake times,” Bowdler said. “We are students, making the data sis, according to Director of see RESEARCH, page 2 of President Barack Obama’s telling students to call ... their Affordable Care Act. insurance company and find The act’s provision on birth out when the new policy takes control went into effect nation- effect.” ally on Aug. 1 and for students While it is too early to assess using Tufts’ student health insur- how the policy will affect the ance provider, Aetna Student number of students who seek Health, on Aug. 31. prescriptions for birth control The policy eliminates the co- and other forms of contracep- pay associated with generic con- tion, Bowdler said she hopes it traceptive pills, NuvaRing, the will lead to better reproductive diaphragm or intrauterine devic- health on campus. es (IUD) for students on Aetna “The theory behind it is Student Health. that it will improve health and Other insurers will adopt the reduce other collateral costs policy on a rolling basis. that are difficult and expen- “Sometime over the course sive,” she said. of this year, your health insur- Members of the Tufts commu- ance will be rolling over to follow nity can also access Plan B, or the guidelines of the Affordable other emergency contraception, Care Act, and when that happens, through Health Service in two you’ll be able to have contracep- ways, Bowdler explained. tion without a co-pay,” Medical One option, she said, is over Director of Health Service the counter at the Health Service Margaret Higham said. offices on Professors Row. While Tufts’ provider took “If they do that, it’s $14 or $15 MCT up the policy at the begin- The International Relations Program will this week release data collected from their first-ever open-access ning of this semester, students see CONTRACEPTION, page 2 interdisciplinary research project, which looks at women’s participation in the Indonesian workforce.

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RESEARCH graduate students to East Java, where undergraduates applying the research to a interdisciplinary research program.” continued from page 1 they conducted interviews of various senior thesis, said. Monson said she has enjoyed the unique Over the course of the semester, the members of the population, includ- While the complete scope of the opportunity to work alongside faculty seminar series will present the data col- ing unemployed and employed women, collected data has yet to be analyzed, through this project. lected from research conducted last sum- civil servants and families. Mazaheri said preliminary findings indi- “There’s a different relationship that mer, according to Brown. The series is The team then used those initial field cate that men’s traditional social domi- comes when you work with [faculty] as a meant to invite multidisciplinary dis- conversations to formulate a survey that nance may have the strongest influence research assistant,” she said. cussion on further development of the was randomly administered to 1,000 on women’s low labor market participa- Brown said the IR Program is looking to research, she added. men and women in Java, according to tion in Indonesia. hire more undergraduate research assis- “We wanted to have a seminar to talk Mazaheri. “Some of the main barriers to women’s tants this year to work on the project. about issues [and] directions of analysis In preparation for the field investigation, employment in Indonesia were relating Undergraduates have been involved in the to take and to understand the data set,” senior Blair Read and three other under- to patriarchy and cultural norms that project since its inception and will con- Brown said. “From these seminars, people graduates were hired in May and June to would prevent the ability of women to tinue to play integral roles as the research get ideas.” compile an extensive literary review of work outside of their domestic responsi- develops over the next few years, she Faculty collaborators in the project existing published studies related to this bilities,” Mazaheri said. explained. thus far span the Community Health research topic, Read explained. Other important factors to consider “This could be a project that as a com- Program and Departments of Economics, Senior Katherine Monson, who worked include high unemployment levels and a munity we use long-term,” Brown said. Political Science, Psychology and on the review from an economic angle, surplus of unskilled labor in Java, he said. “And if we’re lucky there will be other Sociology, she said. said the study of women’s employment Associate Professor of Political opportunities to go into the field and stu- The research, funded by the barriers lends itself well to interdisciplin- Science Richard Eichenberg expressed dents can get involved in that.” International Labor Organization and ary collaboration. excitement not only about potential Brown said that this open-access, inter- the Australian Agency for International “You can look at it from a feminist angle, implications of the research data, but disciplinary project is the first of many that Development, examine the reasons from the view of a labor organization, from also about the impact of the project on the IR Program intends to house. behind women’s low workforce participa- a cultural perspective,” Monson said. “It’s the IR community. “Hopefully within a year, IR will have tion in Indonesia. about wanting to get that 360 view.” “The primary reason that it’s exciting is four of these projects,” she said, adding Assistant Professor of Political Science “I think there’ll be a lot of interesting that this is intellectual camaraderie — having that the other projects in the works aim to Nimah Mazaheri in June led a field results that we might not be expecting, students and faculty work as a team is great,” attract students and faculty with focuses team that included psychology Ph.D especially since there’s the psychological Eichenberg said. “What has largely been an ranging from the natural sciences to liter- Laura Babbitt (LA ’11) and four under- perspective added to it,” Read, one of two interdisciplinary teaching program is now an ary and visual studies.

New insurance policy eliminates cost barriers to contraceptives CONTRACEPTION ple may have more choices than were continued from page 1 previously available to them due to and they can do that through a nursing higher costs. visit,” Bowdler said. “We’re particularly excited for the cost Alternatively, students on Tufts insur- barrier being removed for things like the ance can order their prescription through IUD, which is a really fabulous form of a pharmacy after seeing a nurse at Health contraception,” she said. “I think this Service and then collect it at the pharmacy will help make it more readily available for free. to people.” The fee for collecting Plan B over the Bowdler said the removal of barriers counter at Health Service is a continuing to accessing birth control will especially policy that is a necessary cost for maximiz- play a role in the choices that people ing convenience and privacy for students make about their reproductive health who do not want to go through a phar- while in college. macy to purchase Plan B. “Certainly [these choices are] important, “We want to charge students what it especially if we can prevent pregnancy or costs us, and the more that we can let stu- [sexually transmitted infections],” she said. dents know that we have it, the happier I Bowdler emphasized that Health Service am,” Bowdler said. is an important resource for students with However, Higham said the new policy questions about reproductive health. has lessened the importance of cost as a “We want them to feel comfortable and point of discussion when students con- safe discussing any issues with us,” she sider their birth control options. said. “We want them to be aware that we “We certainly prescribe lots of contra- offer emergency contraception and that ception, and people will often ask us what’s if they have questions about whether they the least expensive thing we can get,” she are considering becoming sexually active said. “It hasn’t changed how we practice ... or if they want to consider the [contra- but it does remove some cost barriers for ceptive] method that they’re on or make Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily people, and that’s terrific.” changes, this is something that ... we can In accordance with a provision of the Affordable Care Act, the student health insurance plan Without a co-pay, Higham said, peo- help them with.” now offers coverage of certain contraceptives without a co-pay.

Divestment hindered by trustee bylaws date technology DIVESTMENT the Board. endowments,” Campbell said. continued from page 1 “I think that the Board of “It’s a little hard, technically, SIS Pokras. Because Tufts, like many Trustees is always really eager for us to say, ‘Stop doing that,’ continuediSIS fromto page offer 1 university “It’s robust enough up-to- to handle other universities, does not and happy to hear from stu- because in fact we don’t do it. The second survey will be our complex needs at Tufts,” divulge which companies it dents with well-researched We do hire experts in different sent out next fall to evaluate she said. invests in, the group does not points of view,” Campbell types of investments and hire the early progress of iSIS, and The university began plan- know how many of the 200 said. the best in those areas to invest the third survey will be sent ning for the SIS Project about companies are featured in the Yet regardless of whether on our behalf.” out in fall 2014 to evaluate iSIS four years ago, then began university’s portfolio, Metcalf the Board and the Investment At the meeting, Jubelirer after it has been in use by Tufts planning seriously about two said. The goal is not to single- Committee are open to hear- cited research that suggests students and faculty for a year, years before starting the proj- handedly find a solution to ing from REC, Campbell said that socially responsible according to Pokras. ect last year, according to climate change but to set a there are legal limits on how investing could be carried “We expect some things will Pokras. precedent, he added. much the Board can vary and out without the university’s be better, and some things “We were aware that it was “The purpose of this cam- control specific investments. endowment taking a signifi- will be worse,” Pokras said of time for a change,” she said. paign is not to strike a major The limits written into cant hit. He told the Daily that next year’s survey results. “We Parts of the current system blow to the fossil fuel indus- the Board’s bylaws include a REC plans to incorporate this expect some parts [of iSIS] are 25 or 30 years old, accord- try, rather it is to take a politi- commitment to protect the evidence into a report to the won’t be mature.” ing to the SIS Project website. cal and moral stand on the returns on the university’s Board of Trustees. “Ultimately, with data col- Pokras said that SIS’ planned issue of climate change and investments, she said. “We’re going to be send- lected over a three year peri- and unplanned downtimes attempt to reintroduce it into “They take their decision ing them a letter and meet- od, we would like to compare were a major reason for the the national conversation,” about how we invest in order ing with them eventually,” where the student informa- development of the new sys- he said. to protect that endowment Jubelirer said. “We’re going tion system works for Tufts tem. He added that the old The responsibility for and obtain the return that to make the case that we can or for a school within Tufts,” system does not work well with directing the investments in we need so that the endow- do this and in the long run it Michael added. tablet computers and is not Tufts’ endowment lies with the ment can be here forever,” can perform just as well. It’s Terkla hopes to see increased conducive to creating mobile Board of Trustees and specifi- Campbell said. in Tufts’ financial interest to satisfaction with the new sys- apps. cally the Board’s Investment In addition, the Board divest.” tem after a year or two. “People would come back Committee, Campbell said. last year shifted away from Metcalf said that the “The reason we’re capturing from abroad or other uni- Campbell told the students direct investments in compa- meeting with Campbell was data now about people’s per- versities and say our system that in the past the Board has nies to entrusting fund man- an important first step in ceptions and feelings about [was much older] than other been open to limited amounts agers with the endowment, spreading campus awareness old SIS is so that when we go schools’ systems,” she said. of student input about invest- Campbell said. The Board about the issue of fossil fuel back and survey students and Pokras cited the need to ments, such as with the three- has signed a non-disclosure divestment. faculty members after they’ve protect students’ information student Advisory Committee agreement with these com- “I believe that [Campbell] had new SIS, we can look at with the most up-to-date tech- on Shareholder Responsibility panies that prohibits them is genuinely sympathetic the differences,” Terkla said. nology possible. (ACSR) created by the Board from naming the companies with our cause, and from her iSIS is hosted by a software “We need to treat students’ in 2007. She encouraged the in which the fund managers telling of it, other members called PeopleSoft Campus information with the utmost group to prepare a research have invested. of the administration are as Solutions, according to respect,” she said. document for presentation to “We don’t buy directly in our well,” he said. 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b y Em i l y Ba r t l e t t by being chosen as [the vice president] and become a parent,” Vail said. difficult when considering unique opin- Daily Editorial Board has to advocate for the policies that would According to junior Aliza Gordon, the ions and situations. be enacted by the president, rather than Planned Parenthood liaison for Tufts VOX, “It’s so hard because abortion is such a necessarily what he would do if he got the the group does not receive direct financial tricky issue. I’m not personally religious so omen have a huge stake chance. So that puts the Republicans in a support. Vail does not think that a cut in I don’t have that influence, but I definitely in this election. With slightly more divided and awkward posi- federal funding to Planned Parenthood respect it,” she said. President Obama and former tion than the Democrats.” would be disastrous for the existence of In fact, statistical evidence suggests that Massachusetts Governor Mitt Despite this rift, the differences between the group on campus. many Americans support Mitt Romney’s RomneyW taking such different stances the two parties are clear: Obama supports “If Planned Parenthood were to be shut stance concerning abortion, with 52 per- on issues such as funding for women’s the right for women to have an abortion, down, the group would still be on campus cent of American adult respondents in a healthcare, equalizing women’s wages while Romney thinks this option should be because there’s more than enough inter- 2012 poll conducted by Gallup supporting and abortion, an influential female available only in specific circumstances. est. But it would obviously be a different the notion that abortion be “legal only demographic will be instrumental in the This is clearly outlined on both can- group,” she said. under certain circumstances.” In a dif- election’s outcome. didates’ official websites, with Romney’s Director of the Women’s Center Steph ferent question, 50 percent of American In every presidential election since 1964, stating that “he believes the right next step Gauchel described the possible impli- adults distinguished themselves as “pro- the number of female voters has exceed- is for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. cations of reduced funding for Planned life,” whereas a record-low 41 percent ed the number of male voters, according Wade” — a historical Supreme Court case Parenthood, not just in terms of abortion reported to be “pro-choice.” to the Center for American Women and that removed many state and federal regu- but other services as well. For those looking for a president taking Politics at Rutgers University. Moreover, lations on abortion — and “as president, “It seems important to think about the a pro-choice stance, many feel that it was the proportion of eligible female voters he will end federal funding for abortion broad spectrum of resources and health- unlikely that Romney would truly take a that hit the polls has surpassed that of advocates like Planned Parenthood.” care that Planned Parenthood can provide,” strong stand against abortion upon taking male voters in each election since 1980. Although Obama’s website does not she said. “It’s not just going to nip abortion office due his changing outlook over time. With this in mind, women will be paying directly mention the issue of abortion, it in the bud, but it’s going to remove access “As governor, Romney was pro-choice, close attention to the issues that affect comprehensively states: “President Obama for women in terms of healthcare needs.” but he has changed his views for the sake them most directly. believes a woman’s health care choices are According to figures compiled by of the national election as he’s had to These issues most recently entered Planned Parenthood in 2009, abortions appeal to conservatives,” Interim Program the election’s discourse during the Oct. only comprise three percent of all services Director for Women’s Studies Sonia 11 vice presidential debate, when Vice I think that this current generation provided. Beyond abortion, 70 percent Hofkosh said. President Joe Biden and vice presidential of youth and young people need to be of the services are for contraception and Bauer felt that this changing stance candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) faced very careful about preserving sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing indicated a lack of conviction concerning off on the subject of abortion. “rights which have been fought for, and treatment and 16 percent are allo- these issues. Ryan immediately made the Romney and not just for women — for women cated to cancer prevention. “I would be astonished if Mitt Romney, campaign’s position very clear: “The policy and families for decades. Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and when he was elected, actually went after of a Romney administration is to oppose Sciences Nancy Bauer expressed con- abortion laws,” she said. “It’s conceivable abortions with exceptions for rape, incest Sonia Hofkosh, cern for the often-misinterpreted role of he would, but his heart wouldn’t be in it ... and life of the mother.” Interim Program Director for Women’s Planned Parenthood. there are a lot of other things to be worried This is slightly different than Ryan’s per- Studies “Planned Parenthood is associated with about in this country right now.” sonal views — a fact Biden did not neglect ” being an abortion factory, but it’s anything Schildkraut echoed this sentiment. to mention. personal decisions, best made with but. Many women rely on it for most “Some of this might be his genuine “In the past, he has argued that there her doctor — without interference of their gynecological healthcare,” Bauer viewpoints now, I mean what [is] one was — there’s rape and forcible rape,” from politicians.” said. “A lot of young women rely very heav- person’s flip-flop might be ... genuine Biden said. “He’s argued that in the case Sophomore Ruby Vail, head of Tufts ily on Planned Parenthood to help them evolution over time,” Schildkraut said. of rape or incest ... it would be a crime to Voices for Choices (VOX), maintains that through the confusing years of coming “Maybe he really did start out as pro- engage in having an abortion. I just funda- a woman’s right to choose is a funda- to understand their sexuality, especially if choice and is genuinely pro-life now. mentally disagree with my friend.” mental viewpoint taken both by her per- they are heterosexual.” Even if that’s true, I just don’t get the Associate Professor of Political Science sonally and by VOX, which is an affiliate About a third of Planned Parenthood’s sense that it’s the social issue that drives Deborah Schildkraut commented on this group of the Planned Parenthood League funding comes from federal, state and him to run for president.” disconnect. of Massachusetts. local governments, and it is against fed- Although abortion is one of the more “Ryan found himself having to say ‘in “I think that everyone is entitled to the eral law for any government funding to be contentious issues within this election, it this administration,’ rather than ‘this is right to choose — that you should be able spent on abortion services. is one of many that would have a signifi- what I would do,’” Schildkraut said. “He, to decide when you’re going to have a child Navigating the abortion issue becomes cant impact on women. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a piece of legislation that helps women receive equal pay rights within the work place. This was the first piece of legislation that Obama signed as president, while Ryan voted against the act. “The Lilly Ledbetter Act ... was a very divided partisan vote, so at [the very] least the parties are split on this issue,” Schildkraut said. “I think this stakes out a claim of one party in that issue being more of an advocate for women’s rights in terms of pay.” Romney has not definitively stated whether or not he would have signed the bill, but Romney’s aides have now made a clear statement that if Romney were elected, the act would not be repealed. “Then there are these partisan debates about access to contraception ... which also stake out a pretty clear difference between the parties,” Schildkraut said. These debates on contraception are highly related to Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the differing parties’ posi- tions concerning this new legislation. According to Obama’s campaign web- site, the ACA ensures that women cannot be charged more for the same health insur- ance coverage and states that numerous insurance plans are starting to completely cover birth control — without co-pays or deductibles — as part of women’s preven- tive care. Romney, however, states that he will appeal and overturn the Affordable Care Act upon being elected. Bauer noted that preventative care bernita ling for the Tufts Daily in the ACA is an important underlying According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, female voter turnout has equaled or surpassed that of male component. voters in recent presidential elections. “The ACA is involved in preventative Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features 5

being pregnant is considered a pre-exist- Yuri Chang | ing condition ... could then allow people I hate you, but I love you on the healthcare market to be denied coverage. These are things that uniquely affect women.” If these healthcare changes are Obam- repealed, young voters especially face a range of possible implications. memes and “In terms of Tufts students in particu- lar, they are affected by having to pay for co-pays concerning various preven- Rom-memes tative health measures with their OB/ GYN, their access to contraception and having their contraception covered,” ast Thursday, many good Americans Schildkraut said. tuned in to watch the vice presiden- Gauchel also drew attention to the tial debate between Joe Biden and fact that the current dialogue ignores Paul Ryan. I, on the other hand, spent concerns beyond those that are imme- thatL night stimulating our economy by diately obvious. capitalizing on Thursday’s Buffalo Wing “It’s interesting thinking about the con- Night and seasonal pumpkin ale. versations about birth control,” Gauchel The next morning I did my daily ritu- said. “There’s been not enough conversa- al of logging into my Twitter, Tumblr and tion in the media about the reality of the Facebook accounts, and was barraged by bernita ling for the Tufts Daily use of birth control that’s used [beyond memes covering the previous night’s debate. A poll consistently conducted by Gallup asked American adults, “Do you think abortions its primary purpose] ... it’s used as a hor- One meme was an oscillating image macro of should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances or illegal in all mone to regulate women’s bodies.” Biden’s facial expressions during the debate, circumstances?” Respondents were given the three listed options, as well as “no opinion.” Overall, Hofkosh emphasized that Tufts quickly shifting back and forth from stern-Joe students, especially women, think care- to laughing-Joe. The juxtaposition of Ryan fully about their vote in this election. speaking and Biden giggling was a recurring healthcare, and preventative healthcare is This refers to the request of the Catholic “I think that this current generation of theme; some of them portrayed Biden as a way of controlling the cost of healthcare Church to be exempt from providing birth youth, and young people need to be very blatantly rude and disrespectful, while others and preventing things happening down control coverage to Catholic institutions careful about preserving rights which painted a jovial Biden laughing at a lie-spew- the line,” Bauer said. — such as colleges and charities — a have been fought for, and not just for ing Ryan. Preventative healthcare often concerns requirement that came into effect under women — for women and families for Other factoids I learned from the vice pres- the provision of subsidized birth control, the ACA. This exemption was officially decades,” Hofkosh said. idential debate memes: Biden might have which emerged as an important topic denied, but the debate continues con- Accordingly, Gordon wants to see even elevated the word “malarkey” from being during the vice presidential debate, as cerning religious rights. more discussion of these issues within outdated slang to a somewhat cutting insult. Ryan suggested that the ACA threatened Schildkraut discussed the potential this presidential race. And because everyone loves celebrity doppel- religious freedoms. implications for women if this act were to “Women are 51 percent of the popula- gangers, Joe Biden apparently has an uncanny “Look at what they’re doing through be repealed. tion, and we vote,” Gordon said. “The resemblance to Jack Nicholson’s rendition of Obamacare with respect to assaulting “There are provisions in [the ACA] whole presidential debate [was] on the Joker, while Paul Ryan looks like Batman’s the religious liberties of this country,” that relate to women’s health, that relate domestic issues. There was not one men- hooded junior counterpart, Robin. Ryan said. “They’re infringing upon our to mammograms, that relate to prena- tion of women the entire time. I do think Now before you get all judgmental on me, first freedom, the freedom of religion, by tal care and co-pays,” Schildkraut said. that with all the bills coming out, with all I did eventually watch the vice presidential infringing on Catholic charities, Catholic “These provisions could be repealed. the discourse ... you can’t avoid talking debate, and was surprised to find that the churches, Catholic hospitals.” Issues like pre-existing conditions, where about this kind of stuff.” memes were fairly accurate observations. I found truth to both representations of Biden in that he was making up for Obama’s previous loss by being assertive and animated, but also aggressive and condescending toward Ryan. The “coverage” that the memes provided had well prepared me for what to expect from the debate, leading me to wonder whether memes are on their way to becoming a more permanent fixture in media. Memes are an effective and easy way for the public to create and share its own com- mentary. Jonathan Zittrain, director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, appropriately describes them “as a response to the unfunny cynicism of mainstream insti- tutions.” Memes have the advantage of being extra tongue-in-cheek and getting away with it, a privilege that mainstream news outlets don’t necessarily have. Sure, there are prob- ably more cat-related memes than there are ones with political commentary, but the growing popularity of memes represents the democratization of who gets to decide what’s newsworthy. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have recognized the power of memes and used them to reach out to younger voters. Romney’s memorable comment in the first presidential debate about getting rid of Big Bird sparked an unconventional response by the Obama campaign: a photo of a dis- tressed Big Bird with a caption reading “Mitt Romney’s plan to cut the deficit: Fire this guy.” On the other end, the Romney campaign posted a meme following the model of a pop- mct ular joke that says: “‘After college I want to be Candidates took strong stances on the role of the federal government in funding Planned Parenthood. forced to move back with my parents,’ — said no one ever.” Memes have become a new territory that Adapted from a graph published originally campaign strategists have to learn how to in the Washington Post in February 2012, maneuver and use to their advantage. This this chart depicts the services provided to year’s election has introduced memes that patients by Planned Parenthood affiliate even require damage control. The use of health centers. The chart represents figures the Big Bird meme raised criticisms that the compiled by Planned Parenthood in 2009. Democrats were focusing attention on trivial and shallow issues. On the Republican end, meme-creators took TIME’s goofy photos of Paul Ryan lifting weights and slapped on captions like “Cut Carbs ... And yo mama’s Medicare.” I challenge those who argue that memes are too short-lived and too easily created to have cultural relevance. However, I fear that Internet users are increasingly relying on memes as their source for current events. Why sit through a long debate of two men talking when you can look at a slew of comi- cal memes instead? As memes become more visible, we as media consumers have to be able to distinguish what is news and what is simply a JPEG.

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Gallery Review Joe Stile | BASSic Senior Rashad Davis explores Watch intersection of sci-fi, race through art the b y Br i o n n a Ji m e r s o n Daily Editorial Board throne eptember saw the release of “Bad In his first gallery exhibit, Rashad Davis, 25,” a 25th-anniversary edition of a senior anthropology major, resisted the Michael Jackson’s classic album. conventional boundaries of self-exploration. The re-release included many demosS that listeners can hear in their Sci-Fi As Art and Protest: An entirety for the first time, including Jackson’s “Al Capone.” Exhibition by Rashad Davis Song demos are a tricky thing to judge. At the Africana Center Gallery, They are meant to be a template for how through Nov. 15 the song will eventually sound and are Capen House/Africana Center not really made with the intention of ever being released as they are. This explains 8 Professor’s Row why on “Al Capone” Jackson’s vocals are 617-627-3372 sometimes hard to understand and also why the verses don’t smoothly transition His exhibit features science fiction-inspired into the chorus. drawings with overtones of human struggle, We can only guess if Jackson would race and introspection. It is also the inaugural have altered the instrumentation or added exhibit of Gallery at the Center, a repurposed a verse if he had decided to continue with space within the Africana Center which will the track. It’s also hard to tell how close he showcase student artwork. was to finishing “Al Capone” — was the As an only child growing up on Staten song something Jackson messed around Island, Davis mused at the ease with which with for a few hours in the studio before he became lost in art and reading. He found lunch? Or was it just barely left on the cut- the science fiction and fantasy genres most ting room floor? Despite this uncertainty exciting because of their inventive subject and the song’s incompleteness, numerous matter, but was disappointed by the sto- factors make “Al Capone” a compelling ries’ lack of imaginative exploration when it listen and a good conversation starter. came to creating multidimensional charac- It’s immediately apparent that “Al ters of color. Capone” was the blueprint for Jackson’s “There was no dialogue about it ... I real- immortal “Smooth Criminal,” except ly felt like there was no place for black peo- Jackson sings the “Annie, are you okay?” ple and people of color in general. It was line of “Smooth Criminal” as, “I should always blond hair and blue-eyed fictional have told her, nobody should be treated lands,” Davis said, reflecting on one of his this way” on the demo. He even uses the favorite fantasy-themed shows, “Game of same gorgeous, infectious falsetto. Still, Thrones.” He laughingly added that shows Courtesy Barbara Florvil the lyrical alteration on “Criminal” is a like the popular HBO series take place in “a A drawing styled after artist Davis’ brother. vast improvement over the demo’s lyrics. fictional UK.” The repetition of “Are you okay?” “I wanted to create a space where it was While reading a news article about the perspective to give black people a humanity I makes it sound as if there is no possible normal and okay for black people to be black modern-day enslavement of the Dinka peo- feel doesn’t exist in mainstream art.” way that Annie could actually be, well, people and physically considered beautiful ple in South Sudan, Davis began his quest He referenced several stereotypical tropes okay. Jackson’s high-pitched inquiries — a space where it was normalcy,” he said. to flesh out the literary ideas that had been in media: black characters as sexually aggres- about her well-being also hint that she These goals led Davis, who is a completely swirling in his head since high school. sive, bitter and one-dimensional in their must be badly injured. The repetition of self-taught artist, to parlay his artwork into a “[The article] struck a chord with me. I expression and abilities, along with the black the line implies that he isn’t getting an working novel with characters inspired by his hadn’t thought of my own identity in terms answer from her, which suggests that own family. of a global sense,” he said. “That gave me see DAVIS, page 8 she is unconscious or unable to answer. Again, this lets the listener know that she is grave danger. While the “Should have Movie Review Album Review told her” line is catchy, it doesn’t have that same kind of dramatic punch. It’s unsurprising that Jackson would make such great improvements on the out- lines left from the discarded “Al Capone” demo. Jackson was an absolute perfec- b y La n c y Do w n s “Argo” is a political thriller based on true tionist. It is rumored that Jackson made Affleck’sContributing ‘Argo’ Writer perfectlyevents blends surrounding the historical 1979 Iran hostage Muse takes step literally hundreds of demos before fin- crisis. While 52 Americans are held hostage b y Ka t e Gr i f f i t h s ishing the 11 tracks that would make up fiction It’s safe to say with that Ben actionAffleck is no lon- at the American embassy in Tehran, six backwardDaily Editorial Boardwith “Bad” (1987). That kind of dedication and ger a Hollywood joke. For all the missteps manage to escape and find refuge in the drive is something few people ever bring he made post-“Good Will Hunting” (1997), Canadian ambassador’s house. It’s only a ‘The Five years 2nd ago, Law’ Muse was still to their work. Jackson desperately want- matter of time before the Islamic militants fairly unknown. But the group has ed “Bad” to outsell his previous album, Argo holding the American embassy discover the since skyrocketed to fame, becom- “Thriller” (1982), which was the top-sell- six are gone, and the CIA needs to find a way ing album of all time. He considered to sneak them out of Iran. The 2nd Law “Bad” a commercial failure, even after it Affleck plays Tony Mendez, a CIA exfiltra- Muse became the fifth best-selling album of all Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan tion expert who devises a plan to get these time. This proves just how big Jackson was Cranston, John Goodman Americans — known as the “houseguests” and how much hype surrounded him, that — out. He will create false identities for he could feel let down even after selling Directed by Ben Affleck everyone in the group so they can disguise Warner Bros. Records tens of millions of records. themselves as a Canadian film crew heading “Al Capone” has extremely aggressive Affleck has more than redeemed himself to Iran to scout locations for a B-science- ing the first rock band to play verses that show how easily Jackson can in his recent turns as a director of “Gone, fiction film, “Argo.” Mendez will fly into at the new Wembley Stadium in not only command a track but also play Baby, Gone” (2007), “The Town” (2010) and London and releasing their fifth a character. On the demo, he is supposed now “Argo.” see ARGO, page 8 studio album, “The Resistance,” in to be a tough guy going after a nefarious 2009. The band became still more underworld figure. He quickly projects internationally renowned when its this machismo. Jackson was the King of song, “Survival,” was chosen as Pop because he was one of the world’s the official song of this summer’s greatest performers. This showmanship London Olympic Games. added immensely to his ability to insert The forthcoming release of drama and depth into whatever he was Muse’s sixth studio album, “The singing about. 2nd Law,” was therefore highly Most people have conflicting feelings anticipated by fans and the curious toward Michael Jackson when they exam- public alike. What was produced, ine the different aspects of his complex life. however, is an amalgamation of Personal preference aside, it’s hard to deny confused genres vying with each his greatness as an artist. “Al Capone” and other to stand out. Opening song the other recently released demos on “Bad “Supremacy” is guitar-driven rock 25” give a brief glimpse into his process with an epic symphonic backing and show off the man behind the curtain. soundtrack. Yet even with all the extra bits Muse has piled on, the song still lacks the integral melodic Joe Stile is a senior majoring in political Embassy of Canada via Flickr Creative Commons science. He can be reached at Joseph.Stile@ Star and director Ben Affleck deftly portrays the crisis of “Argo.” see MUSE, page 8 tufts.edu. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, October 16, 2012

MUSE continued from page 7 aptnessMuse Muse struggles displays on so many for pre- cohesion on ‘The 2nd Law’ vious tracks. Lead singer Matt Bellamy sings the phrase “Greatness dies” during this song – a claim that could be applied to his band, although the lyric was prob- ably not as self-referential as it sounds. The next track and first single released off of the album, “Madness,” is obvi- ously Queen-inspired. Bellamy’s obses- sion with Freddie Mercury was not clear until the first single off Muse’s previous album, “United States of Eurasia,” was released in 2009 to the confusion and disappointment of many fans. “Panic Station” has elements of both ’80s David Bowie and Prince, along with Michael Jackson and some bonus slap bass. Although it is a completely differ- ent sound for the band, it is one of the more appealing songs on the album. “Survival” is hardly worth mentioning since it received so much press over the summer. Its melodrama may appeal to some, but it hardly reaches the epic lev- els that Muse has reached before. “Follow Me’s” beginning features the heartbeat of Bellamy’s newborn son, as recorded on Bellamy’s iPhone. It was produced by dubstep/drum and bass connoisseurs Nero, and it marks the band’s attempt to branch out into the electronic stratosphere. Oddly, the track is somewhat successful, likely because of Nero’s input. The song is an ode to fatherhood, a strange concept for a band that usually deals with themes such as the apoca- lypse and how the government has spies that record information on everybody. Georgiana Voinea via Flickr Creative Commons Hearing Bellamy sing, “You can trust in Lead singer Matt Bellamy dedicated the track “Follow Me” to his newborn son. me / I will always protect you, my love / Feel my love” is pretty strange. The biggest change on this album is vocals soaring over the top of a record- The second part to this song, “Isolated There are no memorable tracks in that bassist Chris Wolstenholme sings ing of Channel 4 news reporter Katie System,” is reminiscent of the three-part the middle of the album, and both on two songs, “Save Me” and “Liquid Razzall robotically stating, “All natural symphony that Muse tacked onto the “Animals” and “Explorers” are rather State.” Both songs deal with his recov- and technological processes proceed in end of its last album, “The Resistance” forgettable and uninteresting. Though ery from alcoholism and show a hugely such a way the availability of the remain- (2009) and it followed the same sparse both deal with incredibly pertinent and different side of the man who usually ing energy decreases an economy based instrumental buildup until the bass and interesting topics — “Animals” is about just headbangs along with his awesome on endless growth is unsustainable.” other instruments hit the apex. the stock market collapse — the songs bass riffs. This is a small taste of the progression in There are moments of grandeur themselves don’t hold enough weight. The album takes a sudden turn on lyrics Muse has gone through since ear- which make this album worth listen- Still, the guitar solo towards the middle the last two tracks. “The 2nd Law — lier albums such as “Absolution” (2003), ing to once, but in comparison to what of “Animals” makes the song worth lis- Unsustainable” delivers elements of the band’s first addressing of pseudo- Muse has previously been capable of, tening to. dubstep with Bellamy’s unique operatic apocalyptic themes. “The 2nd Law” is a step backwards.

Center ARGO film, and Arkin makes himself indispensable DAVIS continued‘Argo’s’ from page supporting7 castwith snappily keeps delivered lines the like, “You want continuedSenior from page Davis 7 exhibit at Africana Iran, and with any luck, they will all fly out to sneak 007 over here into a country that characters that are “the exception to the filmtogether. It’s surprisingly an absurd idea, but as Mendez’s funny wants CIA blood in their breakfast cereal, rule.” These are but a few of the numerous boss, Jack O’Donnell (“Breaking Bad” star then you’re going to walk the Brady Bunch damaging and grossly inaccurate portrayals Brian Cranston) reluctantly acknowledges, out of the most-watched city in the world?” perpetuated by the media, he explained. “It’s the best bad idea we have.” Still, Affleck never lets us forget the gravity of “There are very rarely, in the genres of art Leaving behind the smoky rooms the situation. Even in moments of levity, the I like, representations of black people that and pinstripe suits of Washington, D.C., outside world intrudes, like when characters are holistic and show a complete human Mendez jets off to Los Angeles to recruit a watch televisions that show reporters dis- picture,” Davis said. Hollywood team that will help him make cussing the ongoing crisis in Iran. The eight mixed-media pieces in the gal- his fake movie. The film juxtaposes the Even though “Argo” is successful in many lery are comprised of pencil, ink and various boozy opulence of LA, the epitome of respects, it fails to give us insight into the digital techniques. Each of the pieces begins American self-obsession and insincerity, houseguests themselves, as very little time as a penciled sketch, which Davis then inks with grainy footage of angry Iranian mobs is devoted to their character development. in using micropens on a digital tablet. He and the quiet, suffocating tension inside We get only a glimpse of houseguest Mark then Photoshops the images, washing the the Canadian ambassador’s house. Lijek’s (Christopher Denham) personality original vibrant colors in sepia tones. In “Argo” does a masterful job of weaving when he refuses to sign on to Mendez’s out- some drawings, this melding of digital and together the unfolding stories in Washington rageous plan. The others remain solemnly pencil media, combined with minimal con- DC, Los Angeles and Iran. There are several fearful. Yet Affleck manages to invest his trast between light and dark, has a flattening sequences that cut quickly between all three audience in their survival by focusing on effect. However, Davis combats this issue in Courtesy Barbara Florvil plotlines, and Affleck utilizes this technique Mendez’s character. his later drawings in the series, which use Two of Davis’ drawings, collectively enti- to nail-biting perfection in the film’s finale. Although he first appears as a dishev- crosshatching to create depth. tled “Nanu,” represent the artist’s expec- But perhaps the most skillful use of this eled CIA operative, we soon learn Mendez is Davis said his work is meant to be acces- tation compared to the reality of his device comes with a glimpse of the Islamic separated from his wife and no longer lives sible by all, but he hopes it especially speaks sister’s appearance. militants marching hooded captives in with his son, Ian. Affleck’s sad-puppy-dog to black women and works to counter nega- front of a firing squad. That moment melds expression is most heartbreaking when he tive and critically damaging public claims the basis for many of his characters. with a reading of “Argo” at a Hollywood calls his son as he is about to leave for Iran. about their worth. “Those pictures capture what they are costume party and with scenes from the The phone rings in an empty kitchen, and “This is the community I’m trying to meet as people and give [whoever’s] looking at Canadian ambassador’s house, where the as a crestfallen Mendez hangs up the airport with my art,” he said. “The message is about them their essence,” he said. houseguests play Scrabble in front of a payphone, we realize he may never speak to self-appreciation, since we aren’t often the One of Davis’ standout works is based TV showing President Jimmy Carter. As the his son again. The life-and-death reality of ones who control our images. Others don’t on the likeness of his brother. Two pieces fate of the houseguests becomes inexorably the mission hits home sharply. have our best interests at heart.” that portray a Nigerian-Nubian woman, entwined with the triviality and mindless- Of course, the film also hits home for The artistic focus of the drawings lies in collectively titled “Nanu,” represent ness of Hollywood, viewers are reminded of another reason: We are still terribly familiar Davis’ research on the states of Nigeria and Davis’ expectation upon meeting one of what’s at stake. with the dangers American men and women his personal disconnect with his family’s his older sisters just recently and the real- Yet for all the tension and anxiety it loads face overseas. Affleck includes snippets of own history. ity of her appearance. on the audience, “Argo” is smartly punctu- 1970s news broadcasts, and the solemn “Folks tell me I look Ibo, they’ve said I Davis’ creations work on several levels of ated with humor. To make his fake movie, reports from unsmiling anchors are unmis- look South African, a host of things,” he said. depth and introspection, and they encour- Mendez collaborates with a surly pro- takably similar to those we see on television “I know my folks are from West Africa — a age viewers to consider alternative narratives ducer, Lester Seigel (Alan Arkin), and John screens today. As the film opens nationwide likely result of the transatlantic slave trade about black characters in both real-world Chambers (John Goodman), the “Planet of a month after Ambassador Chris Stevens — but if I had to attach myself to a place, it and science-fiction scenarios. They also urge the Apes” (1968) costume designer who was was killed in Libya, “Argo” serves as a poi- would be Nigeria.” audiences to dare to imagine, conceptualize integral to the plan in real life. They bring gnant reminder of the sacrifices Americans The drawings are based on portraits of and create multi-faceted portrayals of beings much-needed lightness and laughter to the continue to make. Davis’ siblings, as these same individuals are — flaws and all, with an emphasis on “all.” Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 9

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Re b e c c a K. Sa n t i a g o 2012 election: Time for women’s participation Editor-in-Chief The economic and political state of the opposition to a number of policies that great- ed by a national dialogue that has includ- Editorial U.S. has seen recent changes for women ly affect American women. His plans include ed student-loan debt as well as women’s at many different levels, including higher the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the repeal roles in the workplace. Ben Kochman education participation rates for women of the American Affordable Care Act, also Despite a tepid economic recovery Falcon Reese and a higher rate of women maintaining known as Obamacare, which illegalizes dis- under the Obama administration, the Managing Editors employment through the slow economic crimination in insurance based on a preex- President signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay recovery. Add on the divisive and seri- isting condition. This has been a problem for Act, which sought to close the gender gap Jenna Buckle Executive News Editor ous issue of providing for women’s health women in the past, as insurance companies in the workplace, at the beginning of his Shana Friedman News Editors Lizz Grainger care, and the stakes are high for American often raised premiums for women’s coverage term. Romney has stressed the importance Stephanie Haven women in 2012. It is imperative that simply due to their sex. of getting all of America back to work, cut- Amelie Hecht Daphne Kolios American women vote in this election, no The Obama campaign has pushed for the ting the debt and improving the overall Patrick McGrath matter whom they choose to support. protection of these policies and the contin- economy. Romney has said that he believes Laina Piera Martha Shanahan What exactly makes this an important uation of funding for Planned Parenthood that a pro-growth strategy is good for all of Melissa Wang election for women? The ascendancy of as fundamental rights for American America, women included. The Romney Jenny White Menghan Liu Assistant News Editors politicians looking to balance the federal women. Today’s News article “Student plan campaign, particularly Congressman and Melissa Mandelbaum budget by cutting government spending has improves access to birth control” exam- candidate for Vice President Paul Ryan, Audrey Michael James Pouliot spawned a movement to defund Planned ines Obamacare’s impact on Tufts’ student has stressed the importance of cutting the Josh Weiner Parenthood, an organization that has been healthcare; birth control is now covered national debt before its severity reaches criticized by those who are anti-abortion without a co-pay. detrimental proportions. as a body that subsidizes abortions nation- Economic and educational issues are As discussed in today’s Features article, Hannah Fingerhut Executive Features Editor wide. As described in today’s Features article also major topics for women in this elec- women have become, as 51 percent of Jon Cheng Features Editors (pages four and five), Planned Parenthood tion. The recession saw women retain jobs the population, a crucial voting bloc in Amelia Quinn Derek Schlom provides a number of services for women better than men, and college-aged women American elections. Regardless of her polit- Lily Sieradzki of all ages, from contraceptives to check- are now the majority in American higher ical stance on women’s access to health- Emily Bartlett Assistant Features Editors Alexandria Chu ups, screenings and other less-controversial learning. Therefore, this election holds a care, the economy or women’s positions Jacob Passy forms of healthcare. great deal of importance for women in the in the workplace, every woman should Mitt Romney has expressed his personal career force and universities, demonstrat- exercise her right to vote. Melissa MacEwen Executive Arts Editor Kate Griffiths Arts Editors Alex Hanno Joe Stile Matthew Welch Louie Zong Alex Kaufman Assistant Arts Editors Dan O’Leary Caroline Welch

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b y No r a Ib r a h i m the death rate due to cervical cancer, which tive attention surrounded the HPV vaccine The Daily Illini is one of the most fatal cancers observed in when, in 2007, former GOP presidential can- women. didate Rick Perry issued an executive order PRODUCTION Most people remember when their However, the study won’t dispel the contro- to vaccinate every schoolgirl. He received a Alyssa Kutner folks tried to give them the “sex talk.” It was versial nature of the vaccine. In the six years huge backlash from the Republican Party Production Director extremely uncomfortable, awkward and felt since the Food and Drug Administration and other candidates for having government Elliot Philips Executive Layout Editor unnecessary. Maybe your parents split up the approved the vaccine, Gardasil has under- meddle in an issue so personal as vaccinating Jen Betts Layout Editors “talk,” one covering the hairy emotions associ- gone so much scrutiny for a vast number one’s children. Matthew Cardarelli Gabrielle Cella ated with sex and the other talking straight-up of reasons — but all of them come back to I doubt those who took part in the back- Sarah Davis Shoshanna Kahne anatomy. Maybe your parents were like mine, society’s discomfort with acknowledging the lash, both on the community and politi- Sarah Kester who cracked open their physiology textbooks nature of sex. cal levels, understood that cervical cancer is Adrian Lo Danny MacDonald from their schooling years: “And here’s the I was with my roommates and their directly caused by HPV, and that the vaccine Reid Spagna ovum, which undergoes oogenesis. The coro- friends when we started talking about the would prevent transmission of the virus. I Nina Goldman Executive Copy Editors na radiata is the layer of cells surrounding ...” vaccination. It seemed that several people we also doubt they understood that the vaccina- Drew Lewis Sex is a tough subject to be open about, knew had received the first vaccination (out tion is most effective if administered prior to Lauren Greenberg Copy Editors Adrienne Lange and as a result, it is usually hushed, its mean- of three). But a few years after Gardasil was being sexually active. Patrick McGrath ing lost in between the lines. But no matter approved by the FDA, many began to worry It’s this lack of understanding about the how hard it is to be serious about sex, it’s even that the newness of the drug meant there vaccine that puts people off from promot- harder to hold an open dialogue about sexual was still a possibility of a side effect that was ing it. There may be a general understand- health — and specifically, the human papil- yet to be discovered. It doesn’t make much ing that Gardasil can lower your chances loma virus, otherwise known as HPV. sense because it’s a preemptive sort of worry. of developing cervical cancer, but people Last week, Gardasil, one of two vaccines Nonetheless, it effectively stopped girls from have still stigmatized the vaccine: Those who George Brown Executive Online Editor protecting against many forms of HPV, was receiving the rest of the vaccinations. receive it must be sexually promiscuous — Darcy Mann Online Editors given the OK in a study conducted by the While I was in high school, I remember why else would they need to be vaccinated? Daniel Kotin Executive Technical Manager Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center. the administrators encouraging the student The medicine behind prevention has The study followed about 200,000 subjects body to get vaccinated. But the girls I knew made great strides in progress within the past after having been administered the HPV vac- made fun of each other if they did end up decade. We have the power to make cervical BUSINESS cine and determined that it is safe for use. At receiving the vaccination because that must cancer virtually non-existent. Christine Busaba most, the vaccination could result in a skin mean “she’s a whore.” Some parents even But we need to catch up psychologically. Executive Business Director infection or same-day fainting — a preferred looked down on their friends for getting their We need to put aside our fears for being considered socially tainted because risking Simmone Seymour Advertising Director alternative to cervical cancer. girls vaccinated because she must have been Li Liang Receivables Manager This is a fantastic step forward for cancer somehow “tainted.” a cancer diagnosis isn’t worth fitting into Shang Ming Wu Sales Director prevention, and hopefully, it will drive down And, even in the political arena, nega- social standards.

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The Tisch Library patio has a history Joe of agricultural planting. In the summer of 2011, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP) planted an intensive t one point in last week’s vice presi- small-scale vegetable garden in the dential debate, Joe Biden threw back space, producing plentiful eggplants, his head, laughed, and interrupted corn and herbs. This impressive proof-of- Paul Ryan to denounce one of the lat- concept installation not only showed the Ater’s answers as “just a bunch of stuff.” Tufts community what could be grown And that pretty much summed up the in such a small space, but also success- night. Biden spent most of the debate acting fully helped publicize what NESFP is like he was Ryan’s personal fact-checker, using all about. NESFP just finished running an entertaining array of nonverbal strategies “World Peas,” a well-subscribed to, suc- to convey disbelief, including laughing, sigh- cessful summer Community Supported ing, smiling, eye-rolling and head-shaking. Agriculture project that they delivered to Regardless of whether you found Biden’s Tufts Institute of the Environment. There style off-putting or engaging, he unques- were no plans to continue planting crops tionably won the debate on substance. He in the space for the summer of 2012. came across as far more experienced and This past spring, the area was slated for knowledgeable than Ryan, who relied mostly replanting with only ornamental flora. on Republican platitudes when discussing Wanting to maintain the urban agricul- the Obama administration, especially its for- tural theme that had made the patio MCT eign policy. And when pressed by modera- an attraction, the student group Tom soon became riddled with these butts. doors of Tisch, which may be the most tor Martha Raddatz to give specifics, Ryan’s Thumb’s Student Garden (TTSG) coop- A growing heap of cigarette refuse now popular smoking spot on campus. answers were completely incoherent — erated with individuals from Facilities clutters the space, despite the efforts of Like any form of littering, cigarette although the fact that he couldn’t get through Services and Tisch Library to gain access Tom Thumb’s gardeners and other com- butts are detrimental to the health of the a sentence without being interrupted may to the raised beds. munity members to occasionally clean it. environment and to the beauty of our have added to that impression. In exchange for the space, TTSG Smokers who choose to sit or stand near surroundings. To throw butts around so Overall, Biden did a great job of taking agreed to cultivate the soil there to pro- the gardens — perhaps while appreciating recklessly shows disrespect to the com- Ryan to task for an economic platform built duce a thriving herb garden and make the vegetative glory — sometimes choose munity that we all strive to improve. on impossible arithmetic and a foreign policy the beautification of the library patio to simply dump their butts on the spot, Somebody planted the seeds, watered consisting entirely of chest-thumping bluster. both functional and aesthetically pleas- rather than walk the seven or so steps the shoots and staked the full-grown But don’t expect it to shake up the race. ing. In the spring, many members of required to reach the cigarette receptacle plants to maintain order in the beds. The Even if Biden had scored the same kind of the club planted, and a rotation of four that is provided for their convenience. gardens there represent student work, knockout victory that Romney had the week or five students maintained the garden Tufts’ official policy completely bans supported by Tufts. Persistent butts have before — and he didn’t — there probably during the summer months. Plantings smoking indoors. The Office of Residential overwhelmed sporadic efforts to clean wouldn’t have been much poll movement. included basil, oregano, thyme, sage, Life and Learning enforces this rule, but the space. Give Tom Thumb a break. Stick Vice presidential debates just don’t factor scallions and some errant tomato and also states that smoking may not occur butts where they belong. that much into voters’ decisions. The only tomatillo plants that didn’t find a home. within 20 feet of residential halls. This Think of the oregano. person who can reverse the gains Romney Tom Thumb’s actual garden is located guideline is in place in order to pro- Seriously, we’re running out of thyme. made last week is President Obama, and he’ll beside the community garden between tect the health of residents by ensur- have his chance in tonight’s debate. South Hall and Latin Way. Work during ing that smoke does not waft into open That isn’t to say Biden didn’t have any the summer included regular watering, windows. As Tisch is not a residential Michael Rogove is a senior majoring in impact, however. He succeeded in getting the thinning, weeding and trellising. space for most students — except during biology. He can be reached at Michael. media to talk about something other than However, a menace lurked. An inva- midterms and finals periods — this rule [email protected]. Sam Zollman is a Obama’s cheerless showing the week before. sion of foreign, poisonous cigarette butts does not apply there. To accommodate sophomore majoring in environmental Self-feeding narratives are dangerous, and took root in the soil among shoots of smokers and reduce litter, Tufts supplies studies. He can be reached at Samuel. the one Obama has endured for the last two intrepid basil and sage. The raised beds cigarette disposal containers by the front [email protected]. weeks was probably more devastating to his candidacy than the debate itself. Democrats typically and predictably panic at the first sign of trouble. When things Off the Hill | Brown University look bad for Republicans, they accuse the messenger of being a left-wing conspirator and stay the course with a renewed sense Bloody, bloody Israel of urgency. When Democrats get bad news, b y Ad a m As h e r are or recently have been actively but Prime Minister Netanyahu has no they declare all to be lost and behave as Brown Daily Herald engaged in combat. illusions about war and its costs. though the new, grimmer state of affairs is Like the Malabar Front in George This is not a call for arms, but for hopelessly irreversible. Down the street from each other Orwell’s “1984,” our theaters of war empathy. Not to excuse unnecessary This shows up in poll numbers. Depressed in Jerusalem lived two families, both exist only in the abstract and are violence, but to try to help people voters are not likely voters, and that has ampli- named Harel, both with sons named shown — when they are shown to us understand why to many Israelis, it fied Romney’s recent gains. But Democrats Yuval. Though both Yuvals were the at all — in nicely produced segments might not seem so unnecessary. may feel more motivated to turn out after same age, their families didn’t know in between announcements about If we ever want to have a real shot watching Biden’s lively performance — each other, and as a result they didn’t the new iPhone and Paul Ryan’s work- at bringing about lasting peace in the especially women voters, who were likely know that both were fighting with out regimen. region, it has to start from a place of very sensitive to Ryan’s implication that Roe the Israeli Defense Forces in the 1982 Not so for Israelis. For them, war is true understanding of both sides. v. Wade should be overturned. Biden’s job Lebanon War. such a part of the fabric of regular life What we see is a wall being built was not to convince independents; it was to One day, two military officers came that complete peace is a dream for between Israel and the West Bank — energize Obama’s deflated base, and he did to the door of one of the Harel families them in the way an economy free of what we don’t see as often are the so magnificently. with the devastating news that their fossil fuels is a dream for many in the pictures of buses in Tel Aviv going up So to you Democrats out there predict- son had been killed in battle. United States. in flames with children on board that ing doom and bemoaning the cruel nature However, the next day, during the Military conscription is mandatory prompted such drastic action. of electoral politics: Stop it. You’re annoying, shiva — the seven days of mourning for all Israeli citizens at the age of 18 It is often said that Israelis are you’re not helping, and you’re playing right customary under Jewish law — there — university comes after. oppressing the Palestinian people — into Romney’s hands. Yes, it’s disconcerting was another knock on the door. From Haifa, Israel’s third-larg- for examples of this line of think- to see Romney pull even with Obama in the It was the IDF again. They had made est city, to Beirut, a major center of ing I would refer you to a thoughtful national polls. Yes, it is now within the realm a mistake. Their son was still alive, Hezbollah activity, is approximately piece written by [sophomore Brown of possibility that Romney will become presi- and in actuality it was the other Yuval 80 miles. student] Mika Zacks (“Suffering on dent. But to say that Romney is ahead right Harel who had been killed. To put that in perspective, the path to freedom,” Sept. 26 [in the now simply isn’t true. Obama still leads in After a day of grim relief, knowing that’s about half the distance from Herald]). most polls in Ohio, and by four to six points in that their son was, amazingly, still Providence to New York. When you But why can’t the converse be true as three of them. If his numbers don’t deteriorate alive, the Harels were visited by the live under a more or less constant well? And while innocent citizens affect- any further, he should take the state, and then IDF once more. threat of attack — from that close ed by the violence in the Palestinian he only needs one other swing state to pull Their son — the first Yuval Harel — proximity — there’s nothing abstract territories unequivocally deserve our out an electoral college victory — most likely had also been killed in battle. Today, about war. attention, Israelis in cities like Sderot Nevada, which has a large Latino population the two Yuval Harels are buried in the Even Israeli Prime Minister and Ashkelon live in constant fear of and where Obama has not trailed in a single same row of graves in Mount Herzl Benjamin Netanyahu has extensive rocket barrages from Gaza. survey all year. Cemetery in Jerusalem. special forces experience, having The Second Intifada and the threat Let’s not lose sight of the big picture, how- The Harel family’s story is the his- taken part in raids along the Suez of a third loom specter-like over Israeli ever. Biden may have stopped the bleeding, tory of Israel. Its people know war Canal and leading a commando team communities near the border of the but Obama absolutely must make a stronger and the tragedy it brings in its wake into Syrian territory during the 1973 West Bank. case for himself if he is to put any distance in a way we, as university students in Yom Kippur War. Citizens of Haifa know they are one between him and Romney before Election the United States, don’t and hopefully Perhaps most importantly, though, flare-up away from a repeat of the 2006 Day. That means tonight may be the most never will. is that in the same cemetery as the two Lebanon War in which the city was ham- pivotal moment of the entire campaign. For Few of us know any members of the Yuval Harels, a few plots away, lies his mered with Katyusha rockets. Obama’s sake, it had better be. Armed Forces, and fewer still have lost brother Yonatan “Johnny” Netanyahu, In Brown’s hyper-liberal political atmo- someone close to them in war. who was killed in a special forces raid sphere, it is often overlooked that in Israel Even within that small subset of rescuing Israeli hostages at Entebbe and the Palestinian territories, brutality is Craig Frucht is a senior majoring in polit- people, most will never visit Iraq, Airport in Uganda. a two-way street. Our discourse needs to ical science and psychology. He can be Afghanistan or any place U.S. soldiers Say what you will about his policies, start treating it as such. reached at [email protected].

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Men’s Soccer Aaron Leibowitz | The Fan Men’s soccer downed by Williams, left The to fight for home postseason game Yankee b y Ma t t Be r g e r matches to play. At the end of the sea- ished the play, beating junior goal- blues Senior Staff Writer son, the top four clubs in the NESCAC keeper Wyatt Zeller for what would end host playoffs matches. According to up being the game-winning strike. onfession: I’m jealous of Yankee Although the Jumbos dominated coach Josh Shapiro, finishing in the top It was the Jumbos, though, that pro- fans. Have been my whole life. As a their match on Saturday at Williams — four was one of the team’s stated goals duced the majority of dangerous scor- Mets fan from New York, the feeling especially in the first half — and gener- at the beginning of the season and is ing opportunities. Tufts finished with is natural — their team wins a lot, still well within reach if the team con- six shots on goal, including three from Cand mine does not. MEN’S SOCCER tinues to play up to the level that it did sophomore forward Maxime Hoppenot. Over the years, this envy has manifested (6-2-3 Overall, 3-2-3 NESCAC) against Williams on Saturday. Williams’ back line, led by senior goal- itself in an abhorrence of all things Bronx “The focus going forward is to not keeper Than Finan, held strong and Bombers: their stupid nickname, their joke at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday only put good performances together, handled every chance that the Jumbos of a stadium, their faux-classy image, their but we also need to get results now,” could muster. incompetent announcers, their entitled Tufts 0 0 — 0 Shapiro said. “We’ll probably need to “I think more than anything, the attitude, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Williams 0 1 — 1 win out to get a top-four seed and host loss was a product of us not taking Nick Swisher. in the NESCAC tournament.” our chances because I was generally “Hate” is a strong word. I hate the ated more shots on goal than the host The Williams goal came in the 65th pleased with how we played,” Shapiro Yankees. Ephs, Tufts was unable to finish any of minute when sophomore midfielder said. “But I think we were pretty And yet, this past weekend, something its chances while Williams struck in the Michael Madding won a loose ball and unlucky as well. There were maybe strange happened. I still hated the Yankees, 65th minute and held on for a hard- found sophomore forward Zach Grady four balls cleared off the line, and their but I felt something toward their fans that fought 1-0 win. open at the top of the box. Grady only keeper did very well with every shot I’m not sure I ever had before: pity. With the loss, the Jumbos fell to had time to take one touch, but he sent that we took.” No, not because the almighty Derek Jeter 6-2-3 overall and 3-2-3 in the NESCAC, a perfect pass to the far post to senior Tufts has been plagued by its inabil- got hurt — Mets players could miss three putting them in fourth place in the co-captain midfielder Peter Christman. months in their sleep. And no, not because conference standings with two league Christman ran on to the ball and fin- see MEN’S SOCCER, page 15 the Yankees fell behind 2-0 to the Tigers in the ALCS — honestly, I hope they get swept. I pitied Yankee fans because they’re never happy. The Yankees are the most successful fran- chise in sports. They are playing in the post- season for the 17th time in 18 years, and this season they finished first in a division with three 90-win teams. Last week, they won a thrilling divisional series against the Orioles thanks to a pitching staff that allowed just 10 runs in five games. If my team did all of those things, well, it wouldn’t be my team. I know the pinstripe response: “We hold our team to a higher standard. It’s champi- onship or bust.” This approach is admirable, and it’s cer- tainly hard to argue with 27 rings. But it’s a mindset that leads to frequent disappoint- ment and an inability to cope with failure, both of which have been on display over the past few days. On Saturday, as the Yankees were making a breathtaking four-run comeback in the bottom of the ninth, entire sections of their stadium had been vacated by fans trying to “beat the traffic” — or, in other words, fans convinced the Yankees didn’t have a come- back in them. Now, with the Bombers down 2-0, my Facebook and Twitter feeds are littered with oliver porter / the tufts daily cries that the Yankees’ season is over, that Tufts controlled much of Saturday’s action, but could not find the back of the net. Pictured is senior defender Pat Bauer in a game earlier this year. they can’t do it without Jeter, that they’re miserable to watch, that their offense stinks, and that they’re getting screwed by the umpires. Women’s Soccer In reality, the Yankees are a good team that’s going through a rough patch offen- sively. It happens, and it’s not the end of Tufts battles Williams, falls the world, let alone the season. They can b y Za c h e y Kl i g e r frustration about our record this sea- fielder Nikki Blank said. “Despite our still come back — they’re the Yankees. You Daily Editorial Board son, the injuries we faced in the begin- record, everyone still has such a great shouldn’t need a Mets fan to tell you that. ning, and the restructuring process we After the New York Giants won the Super In what was perhaps their tough- had to go through,” sophomore mid- see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 15 Bowl in February, I sat down to watch their est test of the season thus far, the victory parade on TV. As local reporters women’s soccer team went toe-to-toe interviewed the fans there, I noticed two dis- tinct types of attitudes. One was the I-can’t- WOMEN’S SOCCER believe-we-won-I’m-gonna-soak-this-all-in (3-6-3 Overall, 1-6-1 NESCAC) attitude. The other was the hooray-we-won- now-let’s-repeat-babyyy attitude. at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday The former were Mets fans. The latter were Yankee fans. Tufts 1 1 — 2 Just days after the Giants had won their Williams 2 1 — 3 second title in five years — both against the Patriots, no less — only a Yankee fan would with Williams on Saturday, ultimately have the nerve to think about a repeat. A falling to the No. 22 Ephs in gut- Mets fan — and anyone in their right mind, wrenching fashion, 3-2. for that matter — would stop and appreciate On paper, Saturday’s game, which the moment. After all, winning a champion- featured the NESCAC’s top team fac- ship is rare: even the Yankees have done it ing off against the conference’s cellar just once in the last 11 years. dwellers, might have appeared to be a And so, yes, I feel kind of sorry for Yankee lopsided affair. fans. The jealousy will never go away, nor Williams has pounded NESCAC will the frustration of rooting for the less opponents all season long and successful baseball team in New York. deserved to be a heavy favorite head- But if I ever catch myself wishing I were ing into the match. one of them, I’ll just remind myself that suc- But the Jumbos, riding high, not cess doesn’t always amount to happiness. having lost a game in their previous four contests, came into the event knowing they were better than what oliver porter / the tufts daily Aaron Leibowitz is a junior who is major- their record might suggest. Tufts could not pull off its comeback against Williams Saturday. Pictured is freshman for- ing in American studies. He can be reached “There has definitely been a lot of ward Allie Weiller in game earlier this season against Amherst. at [email protected]. 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Women’s Cross Country Quidditch Jumbos cruise to easy victory at Conn. College Invitational b y Ma t t Ra n d Closing the scoring for Tufts on Saturday Contributing Writer was senior tri-captain Lilly Fisher, who placed 19th with a time of 22:41. Crossing the line The final regular season meet presented immediately after Fisher with an identical two opportunities for the women’s cross coun- time was freshman Olivia Beltrani. Rounding try team: run a fast time on a quick course and out the Jumbos’ top seven was junior Molly notch a convincing victory that was sure to Mirhashem. She clocked a time of 22:57, boost the confidence of the squad heading which qualified her for 27th place. into championship season. Much like Peterson, Mirhashem has dem- The squad certainly seized those opportu- onstrated consistent improvement from nities. Outpacing runner-up Plattsburgh State week-to-week, and is currently in position to by 37 points, the Jumbos’ score of 51 was the be a key contributor for the team. best of the day. “I feel like I’m in the best shape I’ve ever Keene State placed third with 151 points and been in,” Mirhashem said, “I’m just going to SUNY Oneonta and Southern Connecticut try to continue doing what I’ve been doing, State finished fourth and fifth with scores of and keep putting in what it takes to contribute 157 and 158, respectively. as much as I can to the team.” On the individual side, Bridgewater State The team’s impressive performance on junior Molly Roulliard ran to an individual Saturday was just what the squad was looking victory. Her time of 21:44 over the six-kilo- for heading into championship season. meter course bested the 244-runner field. “We knew we had a good shot at winning,” Several Tufts athletes clocked impressive Gould said. “I think we all went in planning times en-route to the landslide victory, as on running aggressively to achieve that goal. andrew schneer / the Tufts Daily racing conditions were nearly perfect on the Winning that decisively should give us some Junior Nick Hill battles for position. The Tufflepuffs as a whole are 3-1 on the season. waterfront course. For the third time this sea- confidence going into the championships.” son, freshman Audrey Gould led the way, plac- Carey echoed that sentiment, saying the ing fourth overall with a time of 21:58. Her victory was a huge confidence-booster head- performance was encouraging considering ing into the postseason. Tufts Quidditch tops Emerson, she sat out the previous race with an injury. There is, however, still plenty of work to do “I can barely feel the tendonitis anymore,” over the next few weeks in order for the squad Gould said. “So I think it’s safe to say it’s basi- to be at its best when it matters most. plays well to start season cally healed.” “Train hard, eat well, rest plenty, get hyped,” b y An d y Wo n g Emerson by collecting the Snitch, Next across the line for the Jumbos was Carey said. “We still have over a month until Daily Editorial Board earning his team the 30 points it junior Abby Barker. Her time of 22:11 was nationals which is our ultimate goal for the needed to end regulation and tie the good enough for eighth overall. Junior Laura season, so over the next two weeks we will be In 2010, the Tufflepuffs nearly found game, sending the game into over- Peterson and junior tri-captain Madeleine putting in some hard work.” themselves atop the Quidditch world, time and giving Tufts a chance to Carey finished back-to-back in 11th and 12th The first postseason test is the NESCAC announcing their loud and proud overcome a team that has had their with times of 22:29 and 22:30, respectively. Championship on Oct. 27, a race in which the presence in the community by finish- number recently. Peterson’s stellar performance so far Jumbos have good reason to believe they can ing second at the World Cup. “We emphasized playing smart, this season has not gone unnoticed by her make an impact due to their stellar depth. Following a gap season that saw focused Quidditch,” Levine said. “Our teammates. “NESCACs should be a great race for us,” a number of upperclassmen gradu- beaters were really great at neutralizing “Laura Peterson has made the biggest Mirhashem said. “We can showcase the fact ate and the team’s early exit from the their best players.” impact on the team this season,” Carey that we have twelve girls who can compete 2011 Cup, the Tufflepuffs have been In the extra period, freshman seeker said. “Every race she gets stronger and seriously, not just seven.” poised and looking forward to starting Nicholas Ryder sealed the deal for the more sure of herself. She has a wicked kick, “We have the potential to run very well in a promising season. Tufflepuffs with a second snitch cap- which will be essential to scoring well in big the postseason,” Carey added. “We just need With their play this weekend, it ture, securing the win in the team’s postseason meets like Nationals.” to show up on race day and get it done.” looks like that promise may be ful- toughest challenge out of their three- filled, thanks to flawless pool play game pool play. and a rugged semifinals match in the “They’re one of the best teams out Massachusetts Quidditch Conference’s there, so it was a big win for us,” Meyers season-opening tournament held this said. “We’ve played them several times in past Saturday at JFK Memorial Park. the past, and they’ve beaten us often. To Attending the event were eight con- beat them back, and, as a young team, ference teams from seven schools, really felt great.” including Tufts, Emerson, Brandeis, The rest of pool play went as well Smith, Boston University, Harvard, the as the Tufflepuffs could have hoped, Boston Riot — a second team hailing with a dominating 170-0 victory over from Emerson — and UMass Boston. Brandeis and an almost equally domi- The teams were split into two pools of nating performance over Smith, at 140- four, and the Tufflepuffs began testing 30.Meanwhile, Boston University came their mettle with round-robin play out of pool B with a matching 3-0 against Emerson, Brandeis and Smith. record, and moved into the semifinals The large participation in the tour- along with the Tufflepuffs, Emerson nament is a harbinger of the increased and Harvard. popularity of “Muggle Quidditch,” as In the next round, Tufts played against the sport is known, which was invent- a tough opponent in Harvard.Keeping ed in 2005 at Middlebury College. pace with the talented squad, Tufts ulti- As implemented in the Muggle mately fell when, with the game tied at world, the sport’s rules incorporate 50, Harvard caught the snitch, ending many changes compared to the sport the game and giving the Crimson a final found in J.K. Rowling’s book series. 80-50 edge. Emerson overcame Boston For example, catching the snitch — a University 80-60 and won the tourna- golf ball in a sock in the waistband of ment overall, beating Harvard in the a gold-clad cross country runner — is finals 110-40. worth only 30 points, making it so But the young Tufflepuffs are content that the team that captures it does not nonetheless. automatically win the game. “So far we’re 3-1 for the season, which Tufts’ first opponent for the day was is a good way to start off the year,” Emerson, coincidentally one of their Meyers said. historically most formidable oppo- “We’re really happy with the way nents in the conference. Early on the things went, and we played a great odds looked grim, as Tufts went down game to the very end,” Levine added. 20-50 to start the match. “Our team was very good. We have “Every year we get a whole new more depth than earlier years, espe- group,” senior co-captain Howard cially with our talented freshman and Levine said. “We knew Emerson would sophomore core.” be difficult, so we told them to try not The team has earned a temporary to treat this as a measuring stick for reprieve, with its next tournament tak- where we are.” ing place Nov. 3 at UMass Boston before In the blink of an eye, this mea- attempting to qualify for the World Cup andrew morgenthaler / Tufts Daily archives suring stick went up a notch, when through the Northeast Regionals meet The women’s cross-country team dominated the Conn. College Invitational. senior seeker David Meyers surprised held Nov. 17-18. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15 After loss to Ephs, Jumbos drop to 1-6-1 in NESCAC

WOMEN’S SOCCER sophomore defender Catharine ing at the feet of Morss, who in the back of the net for her “I definitely think that the continued from page 13 Greer said. “We came out very was standing just a few feet in fourth goal of the season, pull- game against Williams was a energy right now, and we will strong and it was an excep- front of the net. ing the Jumbos to within one. good game for us, despite the continue to play with heart tional feeling to have scored Morss calmly tapped the ball “Our team can put up a outcome,” Greer added. “We and dedication until the last the first goal of the game. It in, scoring her second goal in a good fight regardless of what still want to prove to every whistle of the last game.” gave all of us great motivation span of roughly five minutes our record is,” Greer said. “We team in the NESCAC that we Sure enough, the Jumbos to keep up our intensity and in similarly easy fashion. now are just working together can compete with each team came out of the gate with a not back down.” The tally gave the Ephs a more as a unit and capital- and that we do have the ability fire and intensity that has not But good teams respond pivotal 2-1 lead, an advantage izing on each of our players’ to win.” been seen yet this year. when faced with adversity, and that they would take into the strengths.” Tufts fell to 3-6-3 on the In the first ten minutes, Tufts that is exactly what Williams halftime break. With their newfound life, the year, and their record against kept the ball on Williams’ side did after falling behind early. After a back-and-forth start Jumbos picked up the ball and NESCAC opponents dropped of the field, pounding the box In the 22nd minute, Williams to the second half, the Ephs rushed it back to the center to a dismal 1-6-1. and keeping the Ephs’ defense freshman Abby Morss capital- appeared to put the game out of circle. Unfortunately, the late But despite the disappoint- on their heels. ized on a mistake made by Tufts reach in the 78th minute, when surge of momentum proved ing mark, the Jumbos still have Their first real opportunity junior keeper Kristin Wright. sophomore forward Alison to be too little too late, as an opportunity to climb up came in the 13th minute when Attempting to fall on a ball Magruder got behind the defense Williams was able to play keep- the standings before all is said a beautifully lofted corner kick that was rolling around in the and finished a breakaway oppor- away for the last few minutes and done, as they close out deflected off of a few players box, Wright lost control of her tunity, giving Williams a com- and the Jumbos walked off the the regular season with two in the box before landing in at grasp and Morss promptly made manding 3-1 lead. field with a hard-fought, yet home games against confer- the feet of freshman forward her pay, sticking her foot at But Tufts would not go down disappointing, 3-2 loss. ence opponents Hamilton and Allie Weiller. Wright’s feet and depositing the without a fight. “We’re obviously disap- Bowdoin. Weiller set herself and rock- ball into the back of the net to In the 86th minute, the pointed with the loss, but it “It’s definitely frustrating to eted a strike past the out- knot the game up at one apiece. Jumbos capitalized on their was great to see the team play have things come together a stretched grasp of Williams Less than six minutes later, only corner kick opportunity with urgency,” Blank said. “To little bit later in the season,” keeper Hannah Van Wetter and Morss found herself in the of the second half. be able to put two goals away Blank said. “But we’re still very into the back right corner of the right place at the right time Freshman defender Nicole against a team that’s leading optimistic with our ability, and net. The goal — Weiller’s third in yet again. Campellone served a perfect- the league is always a good the way that we’ve been play- the last four games — gave Tufts A corner kick that was ini- ly lofted ball into the center, feeling. We need to take the ing shows that we can win these an early 1-0 advantage. tially blocked by Wright was where junior forward Anya energy and excitement from next two games against Bowdoin “We were all mentally pre- deflected around in the box Kaufman was able to get a that game and bring it with us and Hamilton to get a spot in the pared to have a tough game,” by a few players before land- head on it and put the ball to play Hamilton.” NESCAC tournament.”

Matchups with MIT, Hamilton loom as Tufts looks to bounce back MEN’S SOCCER in both NESCAC and non-conference the field. If everybody is not pressuring attention and focus will definitely be continued from page 12 matches. Still, Shapiro stressed that effectively, then the other team can get on MIT,” Zeller said. “I think the team ity to finish scoring chances for the last the entire team could play at an even a break at the net. I think everybody has needs to get a big mid-week victory to several matches. Besides a four-goal higher level defensively at the end of not adopted the mindset that it has to continue to build our confidence after performance against Bates, the Jumbos the regular season and in the confer- be defense first.” Saturday’s performance.” have only scored two goals in their ence tournament. The Jumbos take on MIT, one of Four days later, Tufts will be in action last five conference matches. In four of “I think any team that concedes less the top teams in New England, on again at Kraft Field against Hamilton. those matches, however, Tufts produced than a goal per game is doing a good Wednesday in a game that could have Last season, the Continentals rallied more shots on goal than its opponent, job,” he said. “We have been giving up a major NCAA tournament implications late to beat the Jumbos in a match that demonstrating that the team is playing goal in most games, and that’s certainly for both squads. After Saturday’s strong cost the team a home playoff match. well but just not taking advantage of its not ideal, but I don’t think it’s attributed performance and disappointing result, Tufts will therefore need a strong per- offensive opportunities. to poor defense in general.” the team is anxious to get back on to the formance on Saturday to make sure that Defensively, the Jumbos have been Zeller echoed his coach’s statement. field against a quality non-conference history does not repeat itself. solid all season. The Jumbos rank fourth “You can never lose a game if you opponent. “We lost a very tough game there last in the league in goals allowed per match, don’t get scored on,” he said. “But the “MIT is a very talented team. year,” Shapiro said. “I’ll be reminding giving up less than one goal per game defensive players are all 11 players on Especially after Saturday’s loss, our the boys of that this week.”

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