THE TUFT~ DAILY Where You Read It First Tuesday, March 31, 1992 Vol XXIV, Number 45 ISouth African reinvestment, ROTC 'discussed at Sunday Senate meeting by CAROLINE S<':HAEFER. mantling of institutions of apart- Junior SenatorPete Mutharika Daily Editorial Board heid as "a whiff of freedom." said "South African activist The Tufts Conununity Union "We cannot expect total col- Nelson Mandela feels that apart­ Senate met on Sunday night to lapse ofapartheidin SouthAfrica heid isstill verymuchin its place." address new resolutions calling unless we reinvest in companies Mutharika expressed his feelings Ifor Tufts' reinvestment in South who invest in South Africa:' that blacks in South Africa must ,Africa, and a separate proposal to Swimmer said. still carry passes when travelling cancelthe Senate'srecent recom- Swimmer's resolution states in certain areas of the country. mendation to end Reserved Of- that SouthAfrica"isundergoinga Although Swimmer said he ficers Training Corps scholar- remarkable ponses This IS Important becaus~ It National Condom Week Survey, to the survey reflect positive be- reflects a lot of people reconsld­ LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jack than the usual suspense because the infonnation reported in this havior changes in sexual activ- ering sexual activity in this day Paillilce, the crusty trail boss in there were no clear favorites. year's survey indicates Tufts stu- ity," Sturtevant said.. and age," Sturtevant said. "City Slickers," and Mercedes "For the first time in years, it's dents"arebeginning to make more TheHealthEducationProgram "More people are [now] in Ruehl, the warm-hearted video a horse race," said Gilbert Cates, responsible decisions" concern- received 1022 completed ques- monogamous relationships at store ownerin"TheFisherKing," producerofthe ceremonies,which ing sexual activity, Tufts Health tionnaires this winter, approxi- Tufts," Sturtevant said. The m~st won Oscars for best supporting see OSCARS, page 12 EducationProgramDirectorMary mately double the number ofsur- popular answer to the quesllon perfonnances Monday night. Sturtevant said. veys answered last year, inquiring the number ofdifferent "Tenninator2: Judgment Day," "Although the survey is not a Sturtevant said. people one has had sexwith in the the 1991 box-office champion, "The fact that we had so many past 30 days was "one." outperformedits more prestigious more responses is signific'e; and spending large amounts oftime on an individual level with my t: H A.I/!.M AAI of students. But the full time social studies teacher is forced to teach CHAN(ELLO~ five classes; classes which demand hours ofpreparation and evalu- JUPAIC STUP. . ation. Individual interaction to assess and assist in not only content, butwriting skills,is virtuallyimpossible. Recognizingthesewriting deficiencies, the new buzz term in curriculum planning is writing Graphic by John Pohorylo across the curriculum; I've sat through two workshops in the past week outlining proposals for improving writing within the realm of The next president ofTufts the social sciences. Butthis is not enough in itself. Teachers who are already pressured by certain time constraints to cover content will by ERIC SCHLIESsER the prestige and competitiveness erinary school continues to have not be likely to devote the amount of class time necessary to truly If things go according to plan of the institution, which are im- large operating deficits, whichare assess and improve writing, the presidential search commit­ portant conditions in attracting projected to grow in the future, tee is busily narrowing the candi~ Language must be the first curriculum priority because it is money from donors. Incidentally, and thiscontinues to beanannoy­ linked to both the development and expression ofthought. Content, date pool down to a listofdesired this spiral of rising tuition costs ing drain on the University's re­ which is widely forgotten within weeks -- never mind after gradu­ finalists. Since the committee's and even larger increases in fi- serves and resources. The under­ ation day -- must be subservient to the development of language proceedings are confidential, it nancial aid demands is not just a graduate school's libraries and proficiency. Now, language, and even academic subjects are not, could be useful to comment on problem for the undergraduate athletic facilities are still sub-par. victiri\izM by the rising selection of electives. Between 1964 and some ofthe selection criteria the schools: Finally, even· with all of its committee might be using to se­ 1980,thecourses with the greatestincrease in enrollmentnationally A few comments need to be fundraising successes ofthe past lect Jean Mayer's successor. My were physical education, music performance, driverseducation and added about this tuition/financial decade, the University has been remedial English. Students are allowed to slide by in lower level concerns stem from a knowledge aiddilemma.Onthe tuitionside it unable to raise the endowment classes, ill-prepared to perform any job involving standard writing of some of the large financial must be noted that part of the per student to a significant level skills. challenges facing Tufts, and, per­ problem not only stems from cut- in most of its schools, and it has The ideas ofEmestBoyer and the Carnegie Foundation mustbe haps paradoxically. I will argue backs in funding from various been poor in raising money for employed in order to rectify these writing deficiencies. Boyer that the criteria used in picking state and federal governmental scholarships. recommends a formal assessment of English proficiency prior to the next president need not focus programs, but also from the Of course, the next president high school, so that students with poor skills can be targeted and on some of these concerns. University's inability to stem the will not only be chosen for his or aided. And after the sophomore year, if writing skills are still Under Dr. Mayer's tenure the growth of internal inflation. herabilities as a fundraiser oras a lacking, a mandatory summer class will have to be taken to help University's operations have Like many other corporations fmancial executive. Higher edu­ improve these skills. No more slipping through the system; no more growndramatically.Forinstance, in the service sector, the Univer- cation in America faces some passing on the basis ofa few homework assignments and participa­ the veterinary and nutrition sity has not managed to improve challenges thatareacademic and! tion in class discussions. And in order to prepare students for these schools were added to the Univer­ productivity as it has expanded. or political in nature. With so evaluations, an increased amount of writing assignments must be sity, the endowment has grown At Tufts, I suspect that this is much money at stake, society as a given. Every day some writing - either inside the classroom orfor enonnously, and the Medford partly due to an archaic manage- whole has put universities and homework - should be given and evaluated. Yet, for the teacher campus was transfonned by a ment structure and partly due to colleges under increasing scru­ with five courses of about 25 students apiece, a one-paragraph score of new buildings ,md pro­ the University's inability to uti-tiny. Universitiesnot only need to assignmentwould takeaboutfive hours tocorrect.As I will certainly grams. As a whole, the University lize technology more produc- defend their spending practices, attest through my experiences, this is impractical. Until the course has grown in stature and prestige. tively. On the financial aid side, but also the intellectual and soci­ load is decreased, writing will be left in its current state.. At the smne time. some seri­ the economic woes ofthe country etal merits of their services. There is only so much we can expect English 001 to correct in ous structural problems have not have accentuated this dilemma. Thisscrutiny is a healthy chal- college. Theonus for developing writing skills mustbeplacedatthe been successfully dealt with as The medical school's facili- lenge to institutions which often secondary-school level and in every subject in which a student President Mayernearsretircmenl. ties are another major area of forget that thereare boundaries to enrolls. We will never be able to accurately assess student progress Many of the schools at Tufts are concern. Apparently these facili- growth. Some ofthis scrutiny has andknowledgeifstudents lackthe means to concretely demonstrate still very dependmll on tuition ties are outdated and not in very led to demands for changes in their intellectual tential through writing. revenue for their operating bud­ good condition, and it has been universities missions, programs gets. This means that ifthey want suggested that this might cause and curricula. For instance, the to offer competitive programs faculty members to leave the (relative) decline in the skills of theirtuition rates must frequently schoolas wellas inhibiting future Americanpupilshascreatedpres­ be among the highestin the coun­ researchefforts. The Administra- sure from both thejobmarketand try. This not only leads to com­ tion has launched a project for a the politicalarenato develop stu­ • ED petitive problems, but invariably large biotechnology complex dents' mathematical, technical also causes difficulty in meeting aboveSouthStation,andhas com- and language skills. Growing the financial aid needs ofthe best mitted extensive financial and awarenessthatAmericaisevolv­ possible student population. human resources towards this ing into a multi-cultural society YOUftI. Of course, a highly qualified scheme, which might be able to has put pressure from students student body contributes to the solve t~e ~nedi~~l.schoo~'s pr?b- and politicians alike to change qu.ality ofeducation as well as to lems WIth Its facIlitIes:TIus l?roJ~t . their program offerings, as well needs a lot of attention, smce It as adjust their hiring practices. Eric Schliesser. ajunior majoring poses large risks. And,ofcourse, the global village ~~ in political science and interna­ Other purely financial chal- is lurking, posing another chal­ .3&~~.:e tional relations, is trustee repre­ lenges still facing Tufts can be , sentative for administration and mentioned more briefly. The vet- see PRESIDENT, page 15 finance. 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Light refreshments will. be served Tuesday, March 31, 1992 THE TUFTS DAILY page seven ARTS 'White Men' soars gracefully by GEOFF LEPPER Harrclson) are the canartist/team­ cesses of baseball, White Men Senior StaffWriter mates in White Men Can't Jump, Can't Jump shows us the inner Twentieth Century Fox is and their chemistry is explosive. game ofplayground basketball-­ hyping White Men Can't Jump as The two arc an amus.ing and suc­ the psychological game of the a basketball movie. But the bas- cessful team as they connive to mind. cheat other players by exploiting The key to any movie involv­ FUm Woody's "white geek" image. ing sports is the realism of the ~ Writer/director Ron Shelton's scenes. One problem with Bull ~ Review script deals with a whole range of Durham was the fact that Tim - issues and breaks down stereo­ Robbins simply didn't look like a ketball in this film is almost as types about the relationships be­ guy who could throw a 95-mph incidental to the movie as the tween blacksandwhites in today's fastball. Snipes and Harrelson, baseball was in Field ofDreams. America. along with the other playground Most times, sports films are Shelton (who hit it big direct­ groupies, canplay the gmne. They just that -- sports films. Major ing Bull Durham) has also cap­ can shoal, pass, score, even dunk League comes to mindasthemost tured the feeling of big-city bas­ -- all except for Woody, ofcourse. recent of these, what with its lack ketball, with heavy emphasis on Harrelson is the perfectchoice of any true characters and corn­ the trash-talking that most play­ .for Hoyle, a struggling ex-college ball fairy-tale ending. . ers indulge in. As Bull Durham player on the run from gmnblers Sidney Deane(Wesley Snipes) enlightened its audience to the looking to collect their debt. But and Billy Hoyle (Woody intricacies of the thought pro- Snipes' perfonnance is the real . fuel for White Men Can't Jump. As the harried family man trying !to work several slightly illegal constructiongigs into anewhouse for his wife and children, Snipes continues tobuildonthe styIe and powerofhis work in Jungle Fever ,and New Jack City. These two perfonnances are Can you tell which 20th Century Fox movie Wesley Snipes and backed up by several clutch small -:,.W.:...o:..:o::..:d:=y:....:H:.:.:.:a_rr:...:e:.::.ls:...:'o:...n.:...s:...:ta.:..-r_in_?:...- _

roles. Rosie Perez is Harrelson's Hardl'son «()f A Diffie/'ent Ulo/'ldYYl d'IrCCt'Ion IS,Ia mostas magru'fiIcent. gum-popping, World Almanac- fame), as Sidney's friend Junior, as his writing. reading girlfriend with the neu- contributes onehilarious moment rotic compulsion for either sex or involving his real persona. Inbasketballterms, White Men \"': '* ~l' J>d~ Jeopardy.' Fonner NBA star With all these perfonnances, Can't Jump is a three-pointer , '~:~'"i&. MarquesJohn~onprovidesagreat the only trouble Shelton has is Shelton mId his cast have taken cameo as a swmdled opponentof deciding which great shot (both from the top ofthe key, and it hits But can the home boy dribble? Woody and Wesley. Kadeem ,on court and on film) to use. His nothing but net. Frenzied crowd baffles 'Article 99' proves to be cheap the band at Paradise imitation of its predecessors by THOMAS B. BLOSSOM Lush's set was highlighted by Daily Staff Writer their more popular spngs: "Noth­ by VINCENT CARNEVALE wmlts the audience to experience they'll end up as lovers. On Thursday, March 26, Lush ing Natural:' "Sweetness mId Daily Staff Writer the film as tragicomedy, i.e.. ab­ Wallach, who, as an aging, ne­ played a sold-out show at the Lil!hl.....ForLove," mId "Deluxe." Toutedbyitsproducers as"the surdity born of despair. There is glectedWorldWarII veteran, dis­ Paradise in Boston. The English For those who were unfamiliar M.A.S.H. ofthe 90's,"Article 99 tragedy here -- and comedy as playsthe pathos andgenerosity of bandplayed amixtureofmatcrial with Lush, all of the songs may (similar to Catch 22) bears only well. Throughout the movie, bud­ spirit commensurate with his frqm their two albums, Gala, and have sounded somewhat alike.I;...... L----;,;;;...... ;...... ;..-----. gets are carelessly cut, patients character's predicmnent. the' more recent release, Spook-y. Regludless, the band still pro- ~ Film die needlessly, and the doctors Perhaps the sole virtue of this' Their live sound was much better vided a set that was a mesmeriz- ", R' pull pranks, quip, and carouse film is that it attempts to draw with nurses. The problem here is than what has been captured on ing stremnofbeautiful guitarpop. I I eVlew attention to the inexcusable mis­ their studio releases. The club The music may have contin- .'L.--,. .-.•..,...,.....~_"",,"'.-.-----' that Deutch fails to blend the two trcaUnent ofourveterans through was filled mostly by college stu­ ued longer if an overLcalous fan the most superfiCial resem~lance together and, instcad of a seam­ govenunent bureaucracy; Such a dents and assorted punks, mId the hadn'tImmaged to drunage oneof !o the Robert, Altman claSSIC: p:--s less pcnetration ofwit and weep­ noble and novel cause, however, audience seemed to enjoy the Miki's guitars. Another setback ;n t,he 1~~0 flhn, a ba~? of,dIS~­ ing. the film offers a clumsy, stac­ deserves more than prefabricated show -- perhaps too muchas far as was the failure of Miki's micro- u~l~me actors wor 'mg;n t e catorendition ofdueling passions. mawkishness. Go straight to the · th I t Imhtary bureaucracy are Jorced The paint-by-numbers styleof source, save a few bucks, and rent the bmId was concerned. Lush pholle dufJng e as song -- a d h al d played for less than an hour and ' 'kl I d to a opt unort odox person ml direction mId acting rcnders the M,A.S.H, problem that was qUJc y so ve ..' al b h ' , d did not perform an encore. hen E t k th I proJessJOn e aVlOr m or er to plot obvious lmd the charactcrs Predictably, the mousy, self­ W mma 00 over e voca s. h'" d h . r one-dimensional. The very-dedi­ sacrificing charactcr, Robin (Lea Both of Lush's albums arc at­ Strangely though, she then put save tel!patThlents, I~les ~~ t eldr ~n cated Dr. Walton (Kathy Baker) Thompson). evcntually over­ mospheric endeavors with a cho­ down her guitar and walked off- own sanity. e sl1m arilles initially displays such distaste for rus that is backed by guitm's mId stage 'th a sh f' there, however, mId shortly mto comes herrevulsion for thc mnbi­ b ':~ldl and Yd~ave, Cal°~kl usmg the movie the differences incutis- the insubordinate Dr. LeoSturgess tious Dr. Petcr Morgan (Kiefer much distortion. The second al­ the