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Partly Cloudy Read It First 61/41 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 22 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM External study suggests Tufts Marathon Team gears up program changes for race in spring b y Ja m e s Po u l i o t clusters like “Transnational b y Je nn i f e r Wh i t e Daily Editorial Board Studies” or moved into exist- Daily Editorial Board ing departments, as with the Tufts faculty are debat- current interdisciplinary sci- Though the annual spring ing the direction of the uni- ence programs, according to Boston Marathon is over six versity’s 23 interdisciplinary the report. months away, members of studies programs following an “The university has not the Tufts Marathon Team external review that began last taken steps to ensure that (TMT) are already well March and suggested major these programs can sustain into their 30-week training changes in the university’s academic strength and develop regime. The team, now in its curriculum. their potential,” the committee tenth year, will for the sec- The external report wrote in the report. “Some pro- ond year in a row consist of praised Tufts’ responsive- grams appear to exist almost in 100 runners, half the size of ness to national trends with name only.” the 2010 team. the Communications and The review, conducted by Formerly known at Media Studies, International Professors Eric Patashnik the President’s Marathon Relations and Community of the University of Virginia, Challenge, TMT has since Health Programs. It encour- Mary Louise Pratt of New York 2003 supported members of aged expanding these programs University and J. Timmons the greater Tufts community with regular tenure faculty or Roberts of Brown University, as they trained and partici- joint-appointments between sought to provide an outside pated in the 26.2-mile race. schools like Arts and Sciences perspective on what Tufts can Through a partnership with and the School of Medicine. do to better support its inter- John Hancock Financial However, the report suggest- disciplinary studies programs, Services, TMT runners are ed the discontinuation of sever- according to Dean of Academic able to bypass the marathon’s al interdisciplinary programs, Affairs in the School of Arts and time qualification require- including leadership studies, Sciences Nancy Bauer. ments by receiving a char- urban studies, Judaic studies, “What the external people ity number in exchange for Asian studies and multime- do is to come in and make the fundraising for the Friedman dia arts. The Interdisciplinary case for resources for that unit School of Nutrition and Studies major was also put for- to the administration,” Bauer Science Policy. ward for cancellation. said. “It’s not a disciplinary or The original ten-year con- Under the report’s recom- critical thing at all. It’s, ‘Here’s tract brokered between the mendations, the university’s what we see, what’s going on university and its sponsor programs that are not cut at our universities, what’s hap- was extended last spring for should undergo an organi- pening in this field and some two additional years, pro- Virginia Bledsoe / The Tufts Daily zational change. These pro- For the second year in a row, the Tufts Marathon Team will only consist of grams should be grouped into see REVIEW, page 2 see MARATHON, page 2 100 runners for the Boston Marathon in the spring. Ph.D students awarded $10,000 Housing scramble starts for sustainable energy research earlier once again By We n y i He b y Ni n a Go l d m a n students are seeking the experi- Contributing Writer Daily Editorial Board ence [of] living off,” King told the Daily in an email. Corey Shemelya (EG ’10) The annual rush of sopho- The increase in number of and Dante DeMeo (E ’08, mores and juniors looking to students living off-campus EG ’11), both fifth-year Tufts secure off-campus housing may be causing students to feel engineering Ph.D students, has already kicked off, more pressure to compete with oth- won the $10,000 grand prize than seven months before the ers for the best housing. Most in the Dow Sustainability leases that students are sign- students are competing for the Innovation Student Challenge ing would begin. The hous- same type of housing: apart- Awards this year for their five- ing search in recent years has ments that are both close to year research project titled begun significantly earlier campus and relatively inexpen- “Harvesting Heat — Changing than in the past. sive, according to Colony Real Waste Heat into Usable “The whole thing just moved Estate agent Ross Blouin. Electricity.” up,” sophomore Ami Wulf said. Students this year felt increased Shemelya and DeMeo’s “It put a lot of stress on a lot of pressure to secure housing before research focuses on thermo- my friends.” the best places were snapped up, photovoltaic (TPV) devices Wulf, who recently secured a Wulf said. that capture heat and turn house for next year, was warned Word spread that a few people it into electricity. TPV cells by an upperclassman friend that had already signed leases, and differ from traditional pho- many students were already others felt the need to follow, tovoltaic cells, or solar cells, looking at houses and began his fighting to secure the closest, in that they can capture and search two weeks ago. cheapest houses available. convert infrared energy or “I heard that people had “Everybody rushed in and heat into electricity, allowing already started to find leases,” joined,” Wulf said. “The better for more practical uses of the he said. “This is really early areas, in general, are gone.” technology. compared to when it usually The first landlord Wulf called They conducted their happens.” had already leased 11 out of research in the Tufts School Although Office of Residential his 12 available spaces, Wulf of Engineering’s Renewable Life and Learning (ResLife) said. Energy and Applied Photonics Director Yolanda King said her After this year’s stressful (REAP) Laboratories. As office does not keep statistics on housing process, Wulf will take research into thermovol- how many juniors and seniors extra precaution when search- taic energy harvesting had live off-campus, she said more ing next year. not been conducted at Tufts students in recent years have “I hate to be part of a vicious Joanie Tobin / The Tufts Daily before, challenges included sought off-campus living. cycle,” he said. “[But] it would be Two Tufts engineering Ph.D students took home the $10,000 “Interest in [off-campus] hous- grand prize in this year’s Dow Sustainability Innovation Student ing has increased a little as more Challenge Awards. see RESEARCH, page 2 see HOUSING, page 2

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The Responsible “Homeland” opens News 1 Op-Ed 11 Endowment Collective with strong second promotes greener season that builds on Features 3 Comics 12 investment practices the success of its first. Arts & Living 5Classifieds 14 at Tufts. Editorial | Letters 10 Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Tufts team to include 100 runners

RESEARCH TPVs, to create devices that are actu- MARATHON through running with us he never would continued from page 1 ally functional, usable in a market- continued from page 1 have gotten to see and know the Tufts not only funding but also consoli- able setting.” vided the size of the team was reduced community so well.” datingStudents research capabilities, research collabo- energy Vandervelde efficiency said the current from 200 to 100. John Hancock has Though he will not run the race in rating with external researchers and research looks at the diagram of har- agreed to support the Tufts team only April, University President Anthony finding relevant resources at Tufts, vesting waste heat from processes through 2015, according to TMT Coach Monaco has participated in some of the according to Shemelya. such as glass and steel making. As Don Megerle. team’s Sunday training runs this fall. In their project abstract, Shemelya the processes release heat into the “After that, we may disappear,” “It’s been fun,” senior Jackie and DeMeo propose developing a long- environment, TPVs allow factories to Megerle said. “[John Hancock] didn’t Cygelman, who is training with TMT, wavelength TPV energy harvester to capture some of the lost energy and want to rubberstamp this, and what we said. “He runs next to some students. convert radiated heat into electricity. recycle it into other factory processes, have is a real luxury.” He smiles, waves, chats.” The device would be able to create such as powering lights or heaters, In the past, interested participants “This summer we went out and got usable energy from a variety of waste according to Vandervelde. joined the team directly through the [Monaco] a decent pair of shoes from heat sources. Shemelya and DeMeo will focus their TMT website, but this year, marathon Marathon Sports,” Megerle added. “He “The idea of this technology, ther- future research on further decreasing hopefuls will need to sign up first with shows an interest, and he’s really sin- mophotovoltaics, can be used for a lot the temperature of source heat and John Hancock online, according to cere about it.” more applications than the traditional generalizing the technology used. Megerle. The team membership will Megerle encourages students who do photovoltaic type energy harvester, “By harvesting the waste heat, you be finalized in December, he noted, not make the official team, particularly which usually only captures visible basically can improve the efficiency following a qualifying run designed underclassmen, to still train with TMT radiation, like what you see on your of any device, whether it’s an industry to demonstrate runner’s commitment and run the marathon as “bandits,” or roof, a solar panel,” DeMeo said. process, your iPhone, blender, dish- rather than ability. runners in the back of the pack without “Our technology can do infrared washer, home heater,” Vandervelde Last year, fundraising requirements official numbers. radiation as well as visible and opens said. “We can improve the efficiency increased from $1,000 to $1,500 for “I hope that everyone can stick with up a whole new range of applications.” of the energy cost of running it.” students and from $2,500 to $5,000 it,” he said. According to Thomas Vandervelde, TPVs have the potential to act as a sort for alumni, parents, faculty and staff. Sophomore Isabella Slaby does not assistant professor in the Department of buffer when switching from a non-re- Megerle believes the increased finan- anticipate receiving a TMT number but of Electrical and Computer newable to a renewable energy source. cial obligation was responsible for last plans to run the race unofficially. Engineering and REAP Labs direc- As they do not require completely spring’s lower number of non-student “I’m very excited to be training with tor, TPVs first appeared in the 1960s. new energy bases, TPV technology can participants. them,” Slaby said. “The coach is won- However, technological limitations at be applied to current energy sources to “I think this year will be very similar,” derful. I’ve heard great stories about the time meant that TPVs were unable increase energy efficiency, according he said. “Graduate students and seniors how good he is. He’s a legend.” to reach a commercial market. to Shemelya. will make up the majority of the team.” Runners who are not officially a Shemelya and DeMeo’s current “By ... implementing [TPV technol- Megerle anticipates that the team member of TMT can still train with research has made use of advance- ogy] in current energy sources, you are will be composed of about 75 under- the group and wear the team singlet. ments in technological materials that allowing [a] decrease [in] the amount graduate and graduate students, and Graduate student Jen Iassogna (LA allow an expansion in the reach and of waste sources that are needed to 25 other members of the Tufts commu- ’11), who ran with TMT last year, noted utilization of TPVs. produce the same amount of power,” nity, including parents, alumni, faculty the benefits of training with the team “We applied some new mate- Shemelya said. and staff. afforded to those with and without rial technology that [was] devel- “So we are in a unique position Among the runners will be Somerville race numbers. oped through the field of infrared where we were trying to create a tech- Mayor Joseph Curtatone, joining the “I wouldn’t have known how to go filter detectors, infrared cameras,” nology that can act as a buffer while we TMT for the third time, Megerle said. about training safely, and I wouldn’t Vandervelde said. “We’ve applied that are trying to move towards completely “He trained with us a few years ago,” have had the training partners to help new technology now to the idea of renewable energy.” he said. “He told me that if it weren’t push through,” she said.

External committee praises, critiques interdisciplinary programs REVIEW Before the review committee arrived, Berger-Sweeney in May invited all fac- Bauer said one solution to this continued from page 1 each of the interdisciplinary programs ulty members to a retreat to discuss the problem would be joint appoint- suggestions about what you can do conducted a self-study in which they value of interdisciplinary studies. ments between departments and given what we’ve learned.’” evaluated their own functions and Bauer noted that faculty at the schools, using an agreement called a Bauer said this was the first time identified potential problem areas, retreat complained about splitting time “Memorandum of Understanding” to Tufts’ interdisciplinary studies pro- according to Director of the Center for between the needs of their depart- lay down explicit rules and expecta- grams have been externally reviewed in Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS) Sonia ments and the needs of the interdisci- tions about how each faculty member’s her 15 years at Tufts, and stressed the Hofkosh. plinary programs, which many saw as time would be used. importance of regularly evaluating all The review committee used the adding to their existing workloads. In the meantime, the CIS is meeting academic departments. self-studies to focus on the programs’ “We have 23 programs with 23 dif- with the directors of its 23 programs to “There was some time when the immediate problems and released an ferent arrangements of staff,” Bauer discuss the data gathered in the exter- reviews were not conducted as regu- eight-page report on its findings after said. “In some cases, there’s a staff nal review and the best way to move larly,” Bauer said. “Some departments the visit, Hofkosh said. member who has to support six differ- forward, according to Hofkosh. and programs have not been reviewed The university is currently discuss- ent programs that are all over campus, “A lot of pieces are going to have to fit for a very long time, but now we’re ing its response to the recommenda- because the programs are so tiny. We together,” Hofkosh said. “It’s a mystery getting all departments and units on a tions, according to Bauer. Dean of the don’t have any faculty who are hired where the undergraduate interdisci- regular schedule.” School of Arts and Sciences Joanne into [interdisciplinary] programs.” plinary work goes.”

With increased demand, students start housing search earlier HOUSING continued from page 1 a good idea to take a look at it even earlier than this year.” Rosalee Zammuto is a real estate broker with Ross Real Estate who works in Somerville and Medford and has helped Tufts students find homes to rent over the past seven years. In the past, she rarely saw students begin- ning their housing search earlier than January. “They hear that you should book a year in advance,” Zammuto said. “The competition is tough. There are a lot of applicants.” She believes that the rush to find hous- ing has become too extreme. “In my opinion, I would say it’s not necessary,” Zammuto said. “Typically two months prior to the move is ample time.” Blouin agreed that there is a lot of “over eagerness” in the housing process. He explained that searching for a home between 60 and 90 days before move-in is normally sufficient. “Nobody usually knows what’s available till 60 days ahead,” Blouin said. Although Zammuto and Blouin are listed on ResLife’s online Off-Campus Housing Resource Center, few students seek the assistance of real estate agents to find housing. Many instead rely on word- of-mouth and get in contact with older friends’ landlords. “Word-of-mouth can work any time,” Blouin said. “Most of those owners deal Nick Pfosi / The Tufts Daily directly with the students.” Students seeking houses off-campus for next year have already begun their searches. 3

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Alexa Petersen | Jeminist: A Jumbo Feminist Shiny objects

bsentee ballots are out, people. Early voting has started. Joe Biden’s about to hit the lectern. It’s go time. Before you check those boxes on Ayour ballot, I have one last plea. Consider women. If you identify as a woman, consider yourself — the rights over your own body, your own life and your own health. There are so many issues to think about each voting cycle, but I urge you — I just about beg you — to con- sider women. Our worst-case scenario is Courtesy Dan Jubelirer an anti-abortion and anti-contraceptive Students at Tufts promoting the divestment of University endowments from the fossil fuel industry meet with Boston activists and Bill administration that is overly concerned McKibben in Cambridge. with religious doctrine and under con- cerned with women’s empowerment and women’s health. That’s the Romney-Ryan Students campaign for Tufts endowment administration. Here are the facts. A researcher could find it quite difficult, in all seriousness, to pin down technicalities of to prioritize social responsibility Romney’s thinking on women’s issues because he just simply has spent very little time on b y Caitlin McCl u r e According to McKibben’s article, “Short-term, we hope to build it. Mitt Romney’s top strategist said on ABC’s Daily Staff Writer the initiative first grew on college student power around this issue,” “This Week,” “Mitt Romney is pro-life. He’ll campuses, reaching municipal and Jubelirer said. “There [are] so many govern as a pro-life president, but you’re going A new approach to combating the state governments soon thereaf- students who care about environmen- to see the Democrats use all sorts of shiny issue of climate change is springing ter. Resulting in 155 campuses that tal issues and social justice issues objects to distract people’s attention from the up on campuses all over the coun- divested, the movement also sparked ... In this first semester, we’d love to Obama performance on the economy. This is try. Campaigning to divest university various forms of binding economic organize, educate the campus and get not a social issue election.” endowments of their investments in action — taken by more than 80 cities, a lot of support.” Little problem, Romney top strategist — I the fossil fuel industry, Students for a 25 states and 19 countries — against The campaign is looking to gain a am not a shiny object. Neither are half the peo- Just and Stable Future (SJSF) teamed the companies present in the South broad base of student support through ple in this country that you just insulted. This up with a new student group, The African apartheid regime. a petition currently circulating around quote, while clearly stated inelegantly, dem- Responsible Endowment Collective “The hope is that it will start with campus. An intercollegiate group of onstrates Romney’s stance on women with- (REC) to spearhead the initiative on universities and then ripple out to students came up with the petition at out a shadow of a doubt. He just really doesn’t campus. some local governments and state the end of the summer, according to care that much. On another note, Romney The ideology behind the nation- governments and, eventually, national Lello-Smith. plans to get rid of Planned Parenthood, wide divestment campaign stems organizations,” Jubelirer said. “We hope that the petition will which serves 5 million Americans per year. from Bill McKibben’s article “Global Student leaders of divestment cam- show the Tufts administration that They have 76 percent of services dedicated to Warming’s Terrifying New Math,” pub- paigns at Boston-area universities students don’t want their school to be preventing unwanted pregnancy with birth lished in the July 2012 issue of Rolling including Boston University, Harvard, complicit in global climate change,” control, family planning and other sources. Stone, according to SJSF co-president Boston College, Northeastern and Jubelirer said. They provide 770,000 pap tests per year and Anna Lello-Smith. Sophomore Dan Brandeis meet weekly to talk about According to Jubelirer, education 750,000 breast exams, both geared towards Jubelirer cited the article as a primary how their campaigns are going and and awareness are primary concerns cancer prevention. You’ve heard it a million influence on his decision to start the how they can support each other, for the new organization and will be times, but hear it again: Planned Parenthood Responsible Endowment Collective at Riester said. tackled in these early stages. is the sole source of healthcare for millions of Tufts this semester. “It was different [from] anything “We hosted an informal teach-in Americans. We simply cannot afford to sacri- The article lays out statistics that I’d done before because it felt like a for our group so we could learn more fice it to ideological quibbles. That’s a small paint a stark picture of the realities national thing rather than just a thing about the issues — what is the sci- sample of what could come. of climate change, including one that on the campus,” sophomore Sabrina ence of climate change, is divestment Paul Ryan’s stances on women’s rights fossil fuel companies currently burn McMillin, a member of REC, said of actually a good idea, is divestment are more horrifying than Romney’s. Here’s a nearly 2,800 gigatons of carbon, about her experience at her first meeting. possible — and talking about differ- sprinkling. First, Ryan co-sponsored a per- five times the amount of the global SJSF and REC will look to bring a ent organizing strategies,” Jubelirer sonhood bill in the House of Representatives “carbon budget,” the limit on how two-fold argument for divestment to said. which would have given legal rights to a fetus much oil, coal and gas that can be the table when eventually approach- In addition to building a basic starting at the moment of conception. This allowed into the atmosphere. ing the Tufts Board of Trustees. First knowledge base among students bill would render a number of FDA-approved McKibben rejects current strate- and foremost, they argue that Tufts involved in this campaign in particu- birth controls illegal for a number of sci- gies, calling individual efforts to com- should choose to divest so student lar, a significant goal of these students entific technicalities. In fact, my own birth bat climate change too insignificant, educations are not being subsidized is to encourage the student body to be control, which I’ve taken for six years, would and says that change through political by an industry that is jeopardizing interested in and aware of the issue of have been outlawed with this bill. It indeed channels are as unlikely to happen. their future, according to Jubelirer. divestment. held a particularly urgent and terrifying clar- Instead, he suggests students have a Second, the campaign relies on a body “We’re going to try to bombard stu- ity to me. The additional consequences of the unique opportunity to get involved of new economic research that sug- dents with this issue by having fun, bill are numerous. Second, Ryan supports with climate change by focusing on gests Tufts will be better off in the visible events to get students asking banning all abortions, without exception for divestment at their universities, Lello- long run removing its funds from a about what we’re doing,” Lello-Smith rape or incest. Ryan is either taking a page Smith, a junior, said. dying industry, due to the inevitable said. from Republican Todd Akin’s book, where State and nation-wide organizations pop of the carbon bubble. Despite REC’s admirable goals to rape does not cause pregnancy because the with a mission to end the consump- In light of these and similar studies, combat climate change and the use of woman’s body “shuts it down,” or he is tak- tion of fossil fuels have embraced and Jubelirer hopes to show the admin- fossil fuels, the possibility of divest- ing a page from Republican Rick Santorum’s begun to support university divest- istration that socially-responsible ment on such a large scale remains book, who thinks that a woman should be ment campaigns, including 350.org investing does not hurt returns, and questionable. forced to keep the baby of her rapist because — founded by McKibben — and Better that it is possible to earn the same “The bylaws for the University it’s a beautiful thing that has come out of Future Project in Massachusetts. or better returns while prioritizing give the responsibility for direct- something awful. Third, in 2010, Ryan com- “The divestment campaign is a social good. ing our endowment to our trustees,” pared the Roe v. Wade case to the Dred Scott broad coalition. We’re bringing these The specific changes the campaign Executive Vice President Patricia v. Sandford case, equating the injustice of organizations together to support will eventually propose to the Board Campbell said. ruling that slaves were not people to the students,” Shea Riester, who is the of Trustees are still being formulated. Furthermore, Tufts no longer injustice of ruling that unborn fetuses were Massachusetts fossil fuel divestment These ideas, though, will be flexible invests directly in companies, but not people. That is just blatantly appalling. organizer for 350.org and Better Future with the hope of triggering a two- rather invests through fund managers. So for those who are planning to vote Project, said. “It’s about the students sided conversation. This strategic shift complicates the based on the economy or foreign policy and empowering them to take on this “We’re definitely not proposing we issue for several reasons. According to or simply because you don’t vote based issue and supporting them in what- make any investment decisions for the Campbell, Tufts does not direct how on social issues, I implore you to consider ever way we can, but they’re leading University,” Jubelirer said. “Tufts hires the fund invests that money, and the what will happen to women in this coun- the charge.” a lot of really smart people to manage Board signs a disclosure agreement try if the Romney-Ryan ticket comes to University divestment is not a their endowment, so we want them to with these companies. office. Don’t let Romney throw us on his novel idea, but rather a strategy with figure out how to invest responsibility “Given the way we invest, it would roof with the dog and run away with the an established precedent. A 1980s and ... in industries that don’t have a be virtually impossible to assure you election. We are not, and never will be, campaign that demanded divestment severe negative social and environ- [that] we could divest ourselves from shiny objects of distraction. from companies doing business in mental impact.” what the petition called for in divest- South Africa serves as a model for Only in its first phase, the campaign ment of fossil fuel,” Campbell said. new fossil fuel divestment campaigns is looking to gain student support and While the REC and the fossil fuel Alexa Petersen is a senior majoring in politi- currently emerging, according to awareness on campus before going to cal science and peace and justice studies. She Riester. the administration. see ENDOWMENT, page 4 can be reached at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Increasing awareness of climate change a goal of divestment

ENDOWMENT involving related concerns, continuedfrom page 3 but the group does not see divestment campaign are divestment as the best way to campaignboth new to campus efforts this achieve these goals. semester, the concept of stu- “It’s so hard to measure the dents taking an interest in the use of fossil fuels because they endowment is not. can be used in any stage of The Advisory Committee the production of a product,” for Endowment Responsibility Carlson said. “Moving for- (ACER) is a small group of ward, it might be an interest- students who work with the ing proposal instead to pro- Board to figure out how stu- vide research on fund manag- dent-based proposals can ers that are environmentally improve the responsibility of aware and responsible, do not the endowment while main- support the use of fossil fuels taining its financial respon- and incorporate that into their sibility to get the highest investment strategy.” returns possible, according to The specific proposals for co-president Kelsea Carlson. divestment from SJSF and In the 2011 spring semester, REC are still in the beginning the group pitched to move $1 stages, and the actions this million of the endowment’s campaign will trigger remain immediate cash into local unknown. Alternatives to com- banks in the Cambridge area. plete divestment as it is now “It’s our way of support- intended certainly exist and ing the local community, and perhaps offer a more realistic they’re getting similar returns, compromise between students so it’s a win-win,” Carlson, a and the administration. senior, said. “The area of corporate social In the context of a surge of responsibility is a growing and interest in endowment issues important one,” Campbell in the last several years, ACER said. “I think that’s potentially hopes to promote campus- a positive way for students to wide education. be advocates and scholars, in “I think one of the things we really looking at what makes started last spring that I want that feasible and possible.” to see continued is we bring The campaign, however, in speakers doing this kind does not plan to throw in the of work to educate the rest of towel easily. the community,” Carlson said. “We are lucky to be part “I think when Tufts is more of a growing group of 50 col- aware of these issues there leges wanting their schools to might be more progress.” divest,” Jubelirer said. “Tufts ACER is a strong supporter has a massive opportunity to of environmental issues and come out strongly against cli- hopes to put together a pro- mate change that can really posal for the Board this spring ripple out.”

Committee on Student Life (CSL) is now accepting nominations for the… 2013 WENDELL PHILLIPS AWARD

The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is one of two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard University), which were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. The award is given annually to the junior or senior who has best demonstrated both marked ability as a speaker and a high sense of public responsibility. The recipient of the award receives a cash prize and traditionally is selected as the only student speaker at the Baccalaureate Ceremony in May. Nominees will be invited to apply and following a review of finalists, the Committee on Student Life will select this year’s recipient in March 2013. . To nominate student(s) e-mail Office for Campus Life at [email protected] Student(s) full name, Class Year and Tufts E-Mail (put Wendell Phillips in Subject Line) Nomination Deadline: October 29, 2012, 5:00 pm Nominated students must be a current Senior or Junior. Students may nominate themselves or other students.

For further information contact Joseph Golia, Director Office for Campus Life at [email protected] or x73212 5

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TV Review Megan Clark | Where’s the Craic? ‘Homeland’ continues to thrill, intrigue Michael Show features masterful performances by Lewis and Danes Collins b y Bh u s h a n De s h p a n d e Daily Editorial Board tarring Liam Neeson in the title role, “Michael Collins” (1996) traces his- If the Emmys told you anything, it’s torical events spanning from the 1916 that if you aren’t watching “Homeland” Irish rebellion against the British — yet, you should be. Sknown as the Easter Rebellion — to the Irish Civil War fought between the “Freestaters” Homeland and the “Republicans.” The former sup- ported the establishment of an Irish Free State and accepted Northern Ireland’s inclu- Starring Damian Lewis, Claire sion in the United Kingdom, and the latter Danes, Morena Baccarin advocated for a united Irish republic free of Airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on Showtime British rule. The film also tracks the rise of Michael Collins, the mastermind behind the Premiering on Showtime last fall, the first successful guerilla war waged against series was instantly lauded by critics. the British in Ireland and the man respon- It stars British actor Damian Lewis as sible for shaping the Irish Republican Army, Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine who has otherwise known as the IRA. Collins also just been rescued from eight years of al- helped negotiate a peace with Britain, result- Qaeda captivity. The nation and Brody’s ing in the creation of the Irish Free State family, both of whom have long believed under British dominion and the partition of him dead, regard Brody as a war hero — Ireland between the Republic and Northern except for CIA officer Carrie Mathison, Ireland. As the unofficial founder of the IRA played by Claire Danes. Carrie, whose and a key negotiator of an unsatisfactory superiors don’t think highly of her, compromise with the British, the historical believes that Brody has been turned Michael Collins has a complicated legacy. and now works as a double agent for starbright31 via Flickr Creative Commons The film “Michael Collins” is similarly al-Qaeda. The show’s writers do a mas- The relationship between characters played by actors Damian Lewis and Claire Danes is one complex and compelling. It was produced in terful job of making the audience whole- of ‘Homeland’s’ many highlights. both Ireland and America, with the majority heartedly believe that Brody is a terrorist Six months have passed since that who underwent voluntary electroshock of the budget coming from Warner Bros. and one minute, and then believe the exact finale, and already Brody has been therapy in an attempt to cure her bipo- the remainder supplied by the Irish Film opposite a minute later. The full truth — elected to the House of Representatives lar disorder, is now mentally stable but Board. Consequently, the film combines or what seems to be the full truth — isn’t where he is floated as a leading can- narrative elements of Hollywood with an revealed until the first season’s finale. didate for the Vice Presidency. Carrie, see HOMELAND, page 6 ethos of Irish nationalism. Liam Neeson gives a tremendous perfor- mance, infusing his character with an air of Film Review Opera Review transformation and consistency. He mas- terfully portrays Collins’ transition from a humorous but pragmatic leader to a broken ‘El Velador’ paints man whose dreams have been crushed by the conflict over British dominion and the shocking portrait of partitioning of Ireland. He complicates this transition by revealing hints of sadness early war-torn Mexico in the movie and retaining a somewhat jocu- lar tone even at the film’s depressing conclu- b y Pa u l Pe r r o n e sion. During an early scene, Collins laments Contributing Writer his tactical leadership of the IRA and con- fronts his hatred for the British and himself. Mexican-American documentary Throughout the scene, Neeson keeps his tall filmmaker Natalia Almada’s “El Velador” frame motionless and tired but moves his — in English, “The Night Watchman” — head with his speech, simultaneously con- veying Collins’ desperation and energy. El Velador The supporting cast, led by Aidan Quinn, Alan Rickman and Julia Roberts, is also full of excellent performances. Rickman in particu- Directed by Natalia Almada lar lends both gravity and humor to the plot. He plays Eamon de Valera, a serious and — paints a stark portrait of the Mexican in the film’s portrayal — conniving leader Drug War’s impact on the northern state in Irish politics. While Rickman’s character of Chihuahua. continuously challenges Collins, he also pro- Almada’s third feature-length film fol- Courtesy Stu Rosner / Boston Symphony Orchestra vides comic relief when he is broken out of lows Martin, the night watchman for a lav- The duet between Walker and Mitchell was a standout moment in an otherwise dull jail disguised as a woman, a scene Rickman ish and continually expanding cemetery performance. plays with dry wit. Aidan Quinn and Julia located outside of Ciudad Juárez, a city in Roberts play Collins’ best friend and love Chihuahua, where murdered drug lords interest, respectively. They also turn in good are laid to rest under extravagant and pala- enough performances to be nuanced, stand- tial mausoleums. ‘Porgy and Bess’ alone characters, although Quinn’s acting far The cemetery and its workers live some- b y Pa n h a r i t h Ch h u m taking to an upright piano whose exceeds that of Roberts. thing of a double life. They have access to a TechnicalContributing and Writer productiontone was far misfires too dampened mar for the The blending of humor and drama, in heartbreaking, behind-the-scenes glimpse honky-tonk solo he played on it. The addition to displaying an awareness of into the violence wrought by the drug war. In honor of the 114th birthday of Tanglewood Festival Chorus made national history, give this film a quintes- During the day, Martin witnesses the American composer George Gershwin, whimsical gestures as the scene sentially Irish feel. The movie also uses tradi- labor of construction workers who pre- the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joined unfolded, introducing a lighthearted tional Hollywood elements to strengthen the pare large batches of graves for the next the Boston Symphony Orchestra to tone to the performance. audience’s connection to the characters. For group of cartel capos to be murdered that perform “Porgy and Bess,” the clas- As the scene opened, Clara, played example, the exploration of the friendship week. He hears marching bands blast- sic “American folk opera” written in by Angel Blue, sang the hypnotizing between Michael Collins and Harry Boland ing traditional Mexican mariachi music African American vernacular that tells lullaby “Summertime” to her baby. The (Aidan Quinn) makes this movie enjoyable at funerals while mourners bid farewell to the story of the residents of “Catfish lullaby came back in full force with for those who appreciate character stud- their beloved family. Row,” a fictitious town in Charleston, the aid of the chorus but, rather than ies but do not necessarily have an interest One of the movie’s most striking scenes South Carolina. give it a fuller texture, the words and in Irish history. However, the Hollywood- centers on an anguished mother whose son The performance attempted to tread sonorities grew harsh and unintelli- ization of this movie has also made it his- is gunned down. As workers toil away in the the line between musical theater and gible. Indeed, the acoustics of Boston torically misleading. It inflates Collins’ role in shot, her grief-stricken wails — “My son!” opera, a line that “Porgy and Bess” Symphony Hall did not lend themself the Anglo-Irish conflict to the point where it — fill the background. As her voice echoes undoubtedly stands on. The execution, well to the artificial amplification of the eclipses other important figures. It also sim- through the theater, viewers know that there however, was musically static and the- performers, especially when multiple plifies the conflict between the Republicans have been and will continue to be innumer- atrically dull. It would have been nice performers sang at once. and Freestaters by leading audiences to view able mourning mothers and widows scream- to see more attention to the music The mixture of traditional African the Irish Civil War as a fight over Northern ing in vain. and less of a focus on the theatrical American music and opera yielded a Ireland when other factors actually held Another memorable figure in the docu- aspect. By the end of the second act, it unique mix of operatic lyricism, col- more importance. mentary is a lovely, unnamed widow. Every appeared that the three-hour perfor- loquial pronunciation, gospel, rag- Next week, I will review “The Wind That day, she drives to and from the cemetery in mance was already becoming too long. time and blues. In terms of diversity Shakes the Barley” (2006) which presents a an expensive sports car — no doubt pur- Under the baton of English con- in popular repertoire, there is no other more nuanced — but biased — exploration chased with drug money. ductor Bramwell Tovey, Alfred Walker piece quite like “Porgy and Bess.” The of the Irish Civil War. The young, beautiful woman then (Porgy) and Laquita Mitchell (Bess) Tanglewood Festival Chorus lent itself devotedly tends to her slain husband’s began the piece with an energetic well to the gospel-esque call-and-re- tomb, wiping its floors, washing its win- and highly syncopated theme that sponse themes that pervaded the piece. Megan Clark is a junior majoring in his- quickly went downhill. The piece cul- tory. She can be reached at Megan.Clark@ see VELADOR, page 6 minated with the conductor Tovey see OPERA, page 6 tufts.edu. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, October 10, 2012 ‘Velador’ provides window into harsh realities in Mexico

VELADOR of time the families of slain These ornate edifices are envel- continued from page 5 drug lords invest in creating oped in a silence that starkly con- dows, replacing candles and and maintaining their loved trasts the clamor from the nearby laying flowers in front of his ones’ final resting places is city. Every so often, the peace and image. Meanwhile, her two chil- incredible. Crafted beautifully quiet of the cemetery is inter- dren happily play tag among the and intricately, and covered rupted by the ringing of bullets mausoleums. For these children, with steeples, crosses and gold from Ciudad Juárez, posing the sudden death is a fundamental embellishments, the mauso- idea that even in death, these aspect of life. leums in the cemetery form men are barely safe and at peace. “El Velador” is a visually strik- rows that coalesce into a city Almada provides no tradi- ing documentary. The amount of the dead. tional narration or commentary throughout the film. Instead, most dialogue consists of clips from the Mexican news detail- ing the growing death toll in the war between the notorious car- tels and the Mexican Army. Every Courtesy Altamura Films “El Velador’s” striking visuals contrast poignantly with its backdrop of once in a while, Martin engages drug and gang-related violence. in conversation with other cem- etery workers, but their conver- sations focus entirely on death fear and death. It is shocking to see tional commentary, “El Velador” without seeming to play to any how desensitized and matter-of- provides a window into the world scripted narrative. The message fact Martin and his compatriots are of the everyday Mexican citizens viewers will take away from “El when discussing the killings caused who are watching a deadly battle Velador,” and seemingly the mes- by the war. Then again, this lifestyle unfold. Though it captures a unique sage Almada intends to project, is all they have ever known, and it set of circumstances in a very spe- is that the Mexican Drug War just is most likely all they will ever know cific part of the world, the universal- Courtesy Altamura Films south of the American border is a — unless the Drug War miracu- ity of human emotion apparent in Natalia Almada uses “El Velador” to display the endless cycle of violence failure. Per Almada’s vision, the war lously ceases to exist. Almada’s piece makes “El Velador” and death in Mexico. is a futile, endless cycle of violence, Nearly unhindered by conven- truly remarkable.

Excessive production plagues performance of ‘Porgy’ OPERA dies never came out screechy; continued from page 5 instead, she maintained a lus- In complement with this, there trous tone and balance. were plenty of opportunities for The story of “Porgy and Bess” the residents of “Catfish Row” in and of itself is dark and humor- to sing in full-on reverend style, ous. It makes light of murder adding to the colloquial charm of and wholly characterizes life in the piece. “Catfish Row” as ephemeral. It Continuing in the show’s light- is not meant to be a gripping hearted fashion, there was a fair love story nor is it meant to be number of acrobatics throughout taken too seriously — rather, one the performance — from charac- should laugh and enjoy. Still, the ter Sportin’ Life doing splits, to haphazard attempt at a hybrid Maria outwardly fixing her bust, musical theater-opera did not do to a strawberry vendor appearing Gershwin justice. Unfortunately, behind the audience. this performance of “Porgy and One outstanding moment Bess” was not crisp and its words in an otherwise drawn-out were often indiscernible. The use performance was the duet of artificial amplification might between Porgy and Bess. have seemed like a fair compro- Mitchell’s voice is most aptly mise, especially when performers suited for arias where her soft often were not able to directly but powerful tone is allowed sing towards the audience, but to flow naturally. Both Walker for an orchestra, chorus and cast and Mitchell sang with perfect of this size, the result was too volume, neither one masking muddy. The music should have the other. Even as she reached taken precedence over superficial the highest registers, her melo- theatrical entertainment.

starbright31 via Flickr Creative Commons ‘Homeland’s actors, pictured above, push the drama to a masterful level. - enal writing and performances ‘Homeland’HOMELAND justifiesrebellious 16-year-oldEmmys daughter. with to understand phenom why the show continued from page 5 It’s almost frightening how well was so lauded for its creativ- has left the CIA and incorrectly Damian Lewis pulls it off. ity and plausibility last season. believes that she was wrong Meanwhile, just watching Last season’s writers took great about Brody. But after Israel the not-yet-recovered Carrie pains to build up the charac- bombs Iran’s nuclear facilities, Mathison go from a sheltered ters to the point where you protests spring up across the environment with her family truly understood their motiva- Middle East and one of Carrie’s to the heart of a rioting Beirut tions, but they seemed to have old recruits contacts the CIA. makes the viewer’s heart sink. thrown that out the window this Her bosses at the CIA come to The show does a masterful job time around. Brody, who was bring her back into the game portraying the effects of bipo- clearly very conflicted last sea- and it’s off to the races. lar disorder and it also makes son about seeking revenge on Watching the two act, one the imminent bad outcome one of the people who ordered can easily see why Lewis and of Carrie’s situation painfully the death of someone he loved, Danes earned the Emmy Awards obvious. The viewer knows that takes almost no pushing before for Lead Actor and Actress in no matter how quickly Carrie’s he is willing to help al-Qaeda a Drama Series, respectively. espionage skills return during plan an attack on civilians. Lewis’ character seems to move her mission in Lebanon, it’s Still, if you aren’t watching only from one impossible situ- going to be downhill for Carrie’s “Homeland” yet, you should start. ation to another, but he does sanity from here on out. The show’s first season, only 12 so believably. Not only is Brody Even if all you knew about the 60-minute episodes long, is a forced to speak with and com- show was that it beat out “Mad masterpiece, and this season is mit a crime for someone who Men” and a whole host of other on track to being one as well. The claims to be from al-Qaeda, he great shows for Outstanding characters are brilliantly acted, the also has to admit to his wife that Drama Series a few weeks ago, writing is tense and tight and the he converted to Islam while in and if you just jumped into the plot, while flawed, is better than captivity, while dealing with triv- show at the start of this sea- most other dramas. All it takes is a Vancouver 125 via Flickr Creative Commons Bramwell Tovey led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in “Porgy and Bess.” ial-by-comparison issues like a son, you would be hard pressed single episode to get hooked. Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Re b e c c a K. Sa n t i a g o Uphold affirmative action Editor-in-Chief The Supreme Court begins delibera- took her case to court in 2008 when she generations as it was for those previous. Editorial tions today on the case of Fisher v. was denied acceptance to University Affirmative action policies have Texas, and in the next few days will of Texas at Austin (UT) on the basis, seen modest and important successes Ben Kochman make a ruling that will have dramatic according to her, that she was white in the places where they have been Falcon Reese ramifications for affirmative action pol- and therefore not properly safeguarded implemented. According to its Office of Managing Editors icies in U.S. public universities. under the Equal Protection Clause of Information Management and Analysis, Many experts on the Supreme Court the 14th Amendment. UT’s fall 2011 enrollment consisted of 20 Jenna Buckle Executive News Editor have predicted that the Court will reverse Though UT fills most of its student percent Hispanic students and approxi- Shana Friedman News Editors Lizz Grainger public universities’ current right, a right body with students in the top 10 per- mately five percent African American Stephanie Haven confirmed in the 2003 Supreme Court cent of their high school classes — students. Though these numbers appear Amelie Hecht Daphne Kolios case Grutter v. Bollinger, to take a can- these students gain automatic admis- small, the number of minority students Patrick McGrath didate’s race into account as one of sion to the Texas public university of at UT was radically smaller in the years Laina Piera Martha Shanahan many factors in the admissions process. their choosing — the rest of the student before affirmative action was re-imple- Melissa Wang Affirmative action is currently used to body is chosen by administrators look- mented. Adding these minority students Jenny White Menghan Liu Assistant News Editors ensure a higher level of diversity in stu- ing at a holistic “personal achievement to the class helps to reverse generations Melissa Mandelbaum dent bodies. As the majority decision index” in which race has been one of of unequal access to education, works Audrey Michael James Pouliot in the Grutter v. Bollinger case phrased many factors since the 2003 Supreme to reduce the consequent achievement Josh Weiner it, taking race into account in admis- Court ruling. gap and promotes an exchange of ideas sions furthers a “compelling interest in The end of affirmative action would and perspectives that only a student obtaining the educational benefits that have dire consequences for minorities body with students of diverse back- Hannah Fingerhut Executive Features Editor flow from a diverse student body.” in America as well as for the quali- grounds can achieve. Jon Cheng Features Editors This compelling interest is in danger ty of education at public universities. With this in mind, we feel that the Amelia Quinn Derek Schlom this week, when eight Supreme Court Marginalized racial groups face a cycli- current Supreme Court should uphold Lily Sieradzki judges — Justice Elena Kagan has cho- cal problem in which one generation’s the ruling of the 2003 Court and con- Emily Bartlett Assistant Features Editors Alexandria Chu sen to recuse herself — will hear the inability to get ahead in the education tinue to allow universities the right to Jacob Passy case of Abigail Fisher, a recent graduate world makes going to college just as include race as one of many factors in of Louisiana State University. Fisher unattainable, or less attainable, for later the admissions process. Melissa MacEwen Executive Arts Editor Kate Griffiths Arts Editors Alex Hanno Joe Stile Matthew Welch Denise Amisial Alex Kaufman Assistant Arts Editors Dan O’Leary Caroline Welch

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Off the Hill | University of Southern California Jodi Bosin Executive New Media Editors Brionna Jimerson Justin McCallum Romney’s immigration switch harms campaign b y Bu r k e Gi b s o n issues. It should also be noted that rather taken last month, 44 percent of Latino Daily Trojan than adding anything to the debate on the voters consider the economy to be the PRODUCTION immigration issue, Romney is simply tak- most important issue facing the coun- Alyssa Kutner The Denver Post published an inter- ing one pre-existing program and prom- try today versus 14 percent who chose Production Director view with Republican presidential candi- ising not to cancel it. And he isn’t even immigration. To appeal to a demograph- Elliot Philips Executive Layout Editor date Mitt Romney last Tuesday in which referencing actual immigrants. Since the ic that overwhelmingly supports Obama Jen Betts Layout Editors the candidate altered his stance on immi- program deals only with younger illegal — who has been criticized for vague and Matthew Cardarelli Gabrielle Cella gration, promising that if he is elected, he “immigrants” — most of whom did not ineffective economic policy — Romney Sarah Davis Shoshanna Kahne will maintain a program enacted by the choose to come here but were brought to should have focused on this rather than Sarah Kester Obama administration that prevents the the United States at a young age — this make a small compromise to his immi- Adrian Lo Danny MacDonald deportation of young illegal immigrants. is far from an actual plan to tackle the gration policy. Reid Spagna While Romney might not be making problem of illegal immigration. His compromise will, however, be Nina Goldman Executive Copy Editors one of the blatant mistakes he’s become Though making such a politically, seriously taken into account by another Drew Lewis known for this election season, the move rather than ethically, motivated deci- demographic: staunch conservatives, Lauren Greenberg Copy Editors Adrienne Lange holds little political value for his cam- sion might seem harmless, Romney’s who will interpret the move as weakness Patrick McGrath paign — it won’t impact the Latino vote new stance could prove detrimental to on Romney’s part. It also might offend to any significant extent, and it could his campaign and his complete plan those who strongly believe in rigid anti- potentially alienate his more conserva- for immigration, which he says will be immigration policy. This is a group of tive supporters. implemented in his first term. voters that Romney has locked down. At first glance, supporting Obama’s With relatively high Latino popula- Though it is unlikely conservatives will program seems like a great move for tions in swing states such as Colorado instead support Obama, Romney should George Brown Executive Online Editor Romney. He comes off as open-minded and Nevada, the Latino vote will be a be keeping them as close as possible. Darcy Mann Online Editors and sympathetic toward a demographic major determining factor in the election. Romney’s commitment to continue Daniel Kotin Executive Technical Manager that has criticized him for being out-of- According to a poll by the Pew Research Obama’s immigration program is incon- touch. Changing his stance could also Center for the People and the Press, how- sistent with his previously harsh immigra- be a sign of compromise in an extremely ever, 69 percent of Latino voters support tion policy, which could cause problems BUSINESS uncompromising election. Obama as of last month. To change the down the road if he is elected president. Christine Busaba Upon further inspection, however, minds of such an overwhelming major- And Romney will have trouble following Executive Business Director the decision seems to be almost entirely ity would require much more effort on through on his other initiatives regard- ing immigration if he has to continue Simmone Seymour Advertising Director politically motivated. In light of the fact Romney’s part than agreeing once with Li Liang Receivables Manager that Romney has had to put his foot in his Obama — such as creating his own policy supporting a policy that isn’t consistent Shang Ming Wu Sales Director mouth more than once while discussing and campaigning with it openly. with his platform. To truly improve his immigration policy, his new position is Obviously, Romney isn’t approaching numbers in the polls, Romney must focus more a political Band-Aid than a genuine the Latino voting bloc as effectively as on making concrete and effective policies effort to improve important immigration he could be. According to a CNN poll rather than insignificant compromises.

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residential debates are a series of sparring matches between two rhetorical gladiators thrown in front of cameras and an audi- ence.P It forces them to interact with one another in a proper public fashion. According to most accounts, liberal or conservative, Obama got his ass kicked in round one. Chris Matthews was in such bad shape after his breakdown on MSNBC that he was recently found naked running through the wilderness screaming, “It’s over! It’s all over!” But, watching the debate, there was some- thing about Obama’s calm smirk and intensive note-taking while Romney spewed that made me pause and recall a different brawl. Mohammed Ali’s boxing strategy that he used in the Rumble in the Jungle on October 30, 1974 is one reason he is con- sidered an American legend and George Foreman has been relegated to selling home kitchen appliances. The fight took place in Zaire. It pitted Ali, hungry to regain his title after his suspension for refusing to fight in Vietnam, against the juggernaut George Foreman. Foreman Justin Mccallum / the tufts daily had previously made mincemeat out of the only two boxers to defeat his chal- lenger. For some the outlook was so Fall semester: State of the TCU bleak for Ali that they refused to even go b y Wy a t t Ca d l e y When an eight-semester residency improve student relations with our neigh- to the fight. requirement forces a student to pay for boring community. Ali caught Foreman off guard early Last Friday I attended a Q&A session another semester even though he or she I have already met with the director of in the first round with a surprise right- with our new provost, David Harris. I asked has completed all required course cred- fraternity and sorority affairs to brainstorm handed punch, and the behemoth the provost a question that should be quite its, the bureaucracy is failing students. a number of relevant Greek Life projects quickly began to retaliate with one mas- familiar to everyone reading this op-ed: When club sport athletes have to dig this year. After meeting with Deans Joanne sive blow for every pair of Ali’s rab- Why Tufts? These two simple words pro- deep into their pockets and pay exces- Berger-Sweeney and Nancy Bauer of the bit punches. The second round was vide us with the occasional opportunity to sively high fees, the bureaucracy is fail- School of Arts and Sciences (A&S), an different: Foreman dominated. Every reflect and examine the greatness of this ing students. When students do not have agreement has been reached that Senate exchange took place on the ropes. Ali university. And while we spend a lot of convenient and timely access to grades, will be hosting three open Community put up just enough of a defense to keep time on this campus discussing grievanc- syllabi and feedback, the bureaucracy is Forums alongside A&S with the aim of the referee from coming in and taking es, watching a slow bureaucracy and try- failing students. discussing the future of Critical Studies at mercy. Blow after blow struck but Ali ing to address our school’s inadequacies, The test for our student government Tufts. We have also been actively engaging kept covered and survived. He caught I want to begin this piece by highlighting is clear: Can the TCU Senate make the with the faculty on a number of issues; Foreman’s face when he could, making what we have going for us. bureaucracy work better? While the year this partnership will be essential over the it even puffier than usual. But Foreman In the simplest terms possible: Tufts’ has just begun, many senators have course of the year since many of Senate’s couldn’t be taken down by a few head- greatest asset is its people. We, as an insti- been hard at work effecting change all potential projects, from JumboDay to shots. This brutal dance on the ropes tution, are led by a world-renowned genet- summer long. reforming undergraduate advising, will lasted for the next five rounds. icist and a Board of Trustees comprised of Our treasury has already implement- need faculty support. By the time the eighth-round bell wildly successful and philanthropic indi- ed a number of new changes in response This is all on top of other meetings with rang, Foreman was spent. He wasn’t viduals. Tufts professors are quite incred- to real student concerns. This year, TCU- TUPD, leaders from the SIS and Trunk teams, used to a fight that would last more than ible as well — at many colleges, it is the recognized student groups will have the Student Affairs, Health Services, President a few rounds. This was uncharted terri- expectation that faculty are either leading opportunity to seek mid-year funding Monaco, many students and much more. tory, and it required more stamina. Ali scholars in their field or are able to provide jointly with other student groups, thus I take my responsibilities as president seri- came out on fire. He had rested against personalized mentorship to undergradu- empowering a culture of collaboration ously, and I plan on continuing this aggres- the ropes with his arms as a cage in ates. At Tufts, it is the expectation that instead of co-sponsorship. Furthermore, sive approach while also beginning a series front of his face and vital organs. The our faculty do both, and they do so gladly. we have tweaked some of our treasury of “Office Hours in Your Corner” to better tables turned. Now a weak Foreman was Finally, no conversation about the great- practices to incentivize more respon- solicit student feedback. up against the ropes and Ali began a ness of Tufts is complete without a discus- sible spending, thus ensuring that we In closing, I would like to draw a paral- beating of his own: big right hook, three sion of our students. make the most of every dollar. Our trea- lel: This is a “Senate poised.” In addition blows, then a left hook to the jaw and Tufts students started “Fan the Fire,” sury is the envy of our peer student to the aforementioned accomplishments a hard right right in the kissah. Goliath an athletic initiative which emphasizes governments, and I know that Matt Roy, and meetings, the University is in a posi- was down. Ali was once more the heavy- “Spirit, Sports and Service.” We don’t have Jessie Serrino and Adam Kochman, our tion to be making some major decisions weight champion. His secret tactic was a “dumb jock” clique at Tufts; we have new treasury team, will continue a proud that will impact student life for decades to to appear he was losing while Foreman scholar-athletes with a tradition of serving treasury tradition. come. Our enhanced capital expenditure exhausted himself, and then pounce: their community. For 40 years, students on Outside of the treasury, Senate’s budget for the next five years, made pos- Rope-a-dope. this campus have protested and called for Executive Board has already been active sible via the sale of a University Century Obama must have an incredible a curriculum which speaks to the diverse in soliciting student feedback. I had Bond at the end of last year, will quite amount of respect for Mohammed Ali, experiences of our entire campus popula- the pleasure of attending a commu- literally shape our physical campus — and as he has adopted his strategy to the tion. We do not have a community of angry nity forum hosted by Logan Cotton, our I have already been active in meeting with political arena. Don’t count him out. and bitter activists; we have a community diversity and community affairs offi- relevant stakeholders to discuss propos- A recent Gallup poll shows his lead of students who steadfastly stand up for cer; Andrew Nunez, our historian, has als. Curriculum reforms are finally in the has grown back to 5 percent. Romney their principles and social justice. Tufts is been hard at work scheduling some of forefront of many administrators’ minds. may have won if the judging standard a place where students stand in the rain to our major outreach events and Robert And the new university-wide Strategic is aggressiveness. But there are other welcome their neighbors on Community Joseph, our parliamentarian, has been Planning Committee will likely address criteria. One report counted 27 myths Day; where students actively seek to create going through the constitution and issues ranging from entrepreneurship, in the 38 minutes Romney spoke. He safe spaces in Greek Houses, classrooms bylaws with a fine-tooth comb. student research and new opportunities also turned Big Bird into a fine rose- and dorms and where students somehow So what have I been up to as president? for online learning. These are major ini- mary and basil roast to serve at his find a way to top it all off with rigorous and Alongside my vice president, Meredith tiatives, and our peers deserve a powerful next fundraiser. Obama’s passivity intellectually stimulating classes. Goldberg, I’ve been downright aggres- voice to advocate on their behalf. The was a tactic: make the governor speak Given these accomplishments, it is no sive in scheduling preliminary meetings moment for change is now and the expec- as much as possible. Then the presi- wonder that Provost Harris responded to to lay the foundation for a number of tations are too high for compliancy. dent has more ammunition to attack my question by describing Tufts as a “uni- campus improvement initiatives. Senate This year, I encourage everyone on cam- Romney with in the coming town hall versity poised.” There is no denying that has already launched a new orientation pus to get involved and make their voices and foreign policy rounds: the rope-a- Tufts is capable of greatness, but we have program called “Orientation Extended,” heard. I am always open to feedback and debate. After all, Romney did recently far from peaked. There are still students which will hopefully serve as a model encourage you to reach out to me directly call for involvement with Syria. on this campus who are disappointed with for future Tufts orientations. After years via email. If we work together, listen and The more Romney speaks, the worse the Tufts experience, our endowment is of student-led discussions, Tufts finally support one another and stand up for our he does. All Obama has to do is pounce far from impressive and the list of student launched an orientation program and values, there is no limit to what we can in the second debate, throw a finishing grievances is vast. I have thought quite social norms campaign devoted toward accomplish. Let’s get to work. combo in the third, and he has a knock- extensively over the past three years about highlighting a realistic but safe alcohol out on Nov. 6. why we are just a “university poised” and culture. Last week, I appointed Tufts’ first- not a “university achieved,” and the closest ever student community outreach liaison. Wyatt Cadley is a senior majoring in polit- thing I have to an answer is this: The qual- Junior Stephen Ruggiero, the new liaison, ical science and economics. He is TCU William Shira is a senior majoring in peace ity of our bureaucracy fails to match the will be working alongside Tufts’ Office of president. He can be reached at Wyatt. and justice studies. 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MEN’Swell, TENNIS seniors continued from back struggleBen for battling through at Batesa stomach virus this weekend. He’s a guy that will play ten out of ten matches for us no matter how he’s feeling.” Kenney was also impressed by the play of freshman Nick Telkedzhiev. While he lost a match 3-6, 6-4, 7-10 to last season’s NESCAC Rookie of the Year, Bowdoin’s Kyle Wolstencroft, Kenney believes Telkedzhiev will become a star player in the near future. Meanwhile, senior tri-captain Andrew Lutz and freshman standout Jay Glickman both entered as number-two seeds in their respective singles flights, but nei- ther were able to make it past their first round opponents. While disappointed in their results this weekend after putting up strong showings earlier in the year, both Lutz and Glickman could see the silver lin- ing in their defeats. “These tough matches just show how deep our competition really is in the NESCAC,” Lutz said. “They will certain- ly give us that extra motivation to work hard for the spring when we see these opponents again.” andrew morganthaler / Tufts Daily archives For the Jumbos, the standouts of the Tufts placed fifth at the Open New England Championship, a marked improvement from last year’s eighth-place finish. weekend were sophomore Brian Tan and junior Austin Blau. Tan, who played as the number-one seed in the Singles D flight, won his first MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY team all broke the 26-minute mark. “The race went almost exactly as I two matches easily on Saturday at 6-3, continued from back Come championship season, these expected,” Brosh said. “We knew we 6-3 and 2-6, 6-3, (10-3). mance proved he is capable of being a three — among numerous others on a were good enough to make an impact Blau also rolled through his first two Rand,force in the regionMarks, this season, Andrews, [and] JV squad repleteWallis with up-and-coming secure fifthon the race, place and we did.” overall opponents as he won 6-4, 4-6, (10-3) in this won’t be the last time he breaks talent — may very well have a chance It was an especially important per- the first round and 6-3, 6-4 in the sec- into the 24s.” to score in meets and even to be deci- formance as well because Westfield ond. Following their standout perfor- Arguably the most impressive indi- sive scorers. State is also the site of the Div. III New mances on Saturday, both were enthu- vidual story, however, on a day rife “Bobby, Jamie, [and I] all sprinted England Championship on Nov. 10, siastic for their semi-final matches the with tremendous efforts, was penned to the lead pack right off the line, where Tufts will face off once again next day. by junior Jake McCauley, who capped which helped us out tremendously against Bowdoin and Williams, the two “I had some tough matches against off the scoring for the Jumbos in 63rd because the race strung out at the other NESCAC schools to break the top very consistent players and had to just place. What makes McCauley’s story front and there was plenty of space to 10 overall, as well as other stiff compe- stay calm and remain in the moment,” particularly compelling is not the make moves,” McLaughlin said. “Then tition in teams such as Bates — ranked Blau said on Saturday. “For my next place in which he finished, but rather a Dartmouth guy fell off the pack, and first in the NESCAC and fifth nationally match, I’ll definitely treat my opponent the fact that it was his first ever var- I closed the gap, but everything got — and Middlebury. like any other player and enjoy it. I’ll sity race. spaced out by the end, so I just held “We were the best Div. III team on need to make him come up with tough The last runner to finish sub-26:00 my position.” the course by a lot,” Brosh said. “We shots and not give up any free points.” was junior Andrew Shapero, whose Tufts’ fifth-place finish was an showed today that we have all the While both Jumbos played well in time of 25:46 earned him 82nd place. improvement by three spots over last components necessary to have a great their semi-final matches, only Tan Senior Sam Haney brought up the rear year’s showing, the product of steady postseason.” moved onto the final in his flight, with of the varsity squad, finishing in 115th progress and timely recovery from For now, though, the Jumbos are Blau losing two hard-fought sets, 4-6, place in 26:05. injuries as the season has worn on. focused on maintaining their current 3-6. In the final, Tan attempted to stay Although none of them scored for As such, the team’s outstanding finish upward trajectory, starting with prep- with Amherst’s Michael Solimano, but Tufts, juniors Brian McLaughlin, Jamie came as a surprise to no one, least of aration for the Oct. 13 Connecticut the Lord Jeff pulled away to take the Norton and Bobby McShane of the JV all senior Adam Brosh. College Invitational. match and the flight title 4-6, 3-6. “No matter the result, [Tan] serves as a perfect example of someone who learns something new every time he steps onto the court,” Kenney said. “His composure is textbook and I can’t VOLLEYBALL tying at 10-10 and then 13-13, Bowdoin Maine’s portion of the league. respect him enough for it.” continued from back was able to pull out the 15-13 victory “We had the grit, the refuse-to- In the doubles flights, while all of The team then built on that success for the set and match. lose attitude, to come back [against Tufts’ pairings showed promise early Winswith a 3-1 Saturdayover morningBates, victory Colby Although show a glance team’s at the weekend improvements Bowdoin],” Ellefsen said. “I think our in their matches, none made it past the over Colby, in which Brennan was once results on paper seem to show yet team from two weeks ago would have opening round. The duo of Glickman again a star for the Jumbos. The sopho- another stretch of both highs and laid down and lost that third set.” and Blau had the best shot of winning more compiled 14 kills and a match- lows, this team feels that major prog- Now, with a 10-6 overall record and their first match-up, but were downed high 24 digs, as the Jumbos fought back ress was made on its path to postsea- a 5-2 mark in the NESCAC, the Jumbos in a battle against a tough pair from from a first-set loss to win the follow- son success. will face Hamilton at home on Friday, Amherst, 9-8. ing three sets 25-22, 25-15 and 25-9. “I feel like we are really moving on which sits third-to-last in the confer- “I am extremely proud of all of the Brennan leads the team with 190 kills an upward curve, showing how well we ence. The team’s weekend accomplish- doubles teams,” Kenney said. “Every on the season. can play together,” senior tri-captain ments and mental endurance serve as combo played very well in all aspects Statistics, however, tell only half the Kiersten Ellefsen said. “It’s about rais- proof of just how well it can play, and of the game and I know that with time story of what these weekend games ing the bar higher and higher, and then the players need to maintain that same they will only get better.” mean to the Jumbos’ improvement, sustaining that level of play.” focus moving forward. Lutz believes this was definitely and the high-adrenaline 3-2 loss to The Jumbos can take some satisfac- “Even though we lost to Bowdoin, I another strong showing for the Jumbos Bowdoin in the final game of the week- tion in how far they pushed a Bowdoin think we feel really good,” Ellefsen said. as they continue to prepare for the rap- end made that abundantly clear. team that currently sits at the top of “We have proved we can compete with idly approaching dual matches. The Polar Bears jumped out to a the NESCAC with a 15-2 overall record anyone in the NESCAC. Although they “All in all, everyone competed well quick 2-0 lead before Tufts turned the and a 6-1 conference record. snuck away with the win, we can’t wait this weekend,” he said. “We learn more game around in a hard-fought rally led Despite not being able to complete to see them again.” about ourselves and our competition by Lord’s 39 assists and team-high 21 the comeback, the sheer effort and Tufts will also get its opportunity for with every match and we look for- digs. After four sets, the teams were persistence speak to the Jumbos’ rees- retribution against Bowdoin on Oct. ward to our continued improvement. even at 2-2. Although Tufts was able tablished aura of confidence after a 19 at the Hall of Fame Tournament at We certainly plan on making a run at a to keep the match close in the last set, weekend in which they nearly swept Mount Holyoke College. championship once duals begin.” Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15

Women’s cross country Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game Any commish b y Ma t t Ra n d you wish StrongContributing pack Writer running leads Jumbos to 11th Even cross country can sometimes n March 2nd, Allan “Bud” Selig be a contact sport, something that made his way to the podium, atwas on Open display Sunday New as all seven England Championship prepared to change professional Jumbos varsity runners went down in baseball forever. Selig, the sport’s a pile-up on a turn 150 meters into the ninthO commissioner, is more commonly Open New England Championship at remembered for his gaffes — such as the Westfield State. All-Star game that ended in a tie — than for But despite the accident, the Tufts his successes, which include almost 20 years women were able to rebound from the without any major labor disputes. early chaos to place 11th in the field of His announcement that day was for the 37 teams from all divisions. implementation of a new playoff system. Boston College was the class of the Controversy raged as fans and pundits tried field, placing five runners in the top to decipher whether the system would 20 to win the title with 45 points, fol- improve or lessen the postseason. lowed by University of Vermont and With the Divisional Series starting to Dartmouth College with 59 and 139 reach its end, we can now look back at the points, respectively. effect of the changes. But because we are “Pile-ups are just part of the sport,” talking about commissioner-related chang- junior Laura Peterson said. “So it was es here, I thought it’d be fun to introduce good for us to experience one like that my own grading system for them. Each and learn to keep racing through it.” change will receive one of three grades: Among Div. III teams, Tufts placed a Stern, named after NBA Commissioner third, behind only MIT and Williams. David Stern, who has succeeded in popu- The Engineers placed fifth with 198 larizing his game; a Goodell, named after points while the Ephs landed in eighth NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who with 248 to beat the Jumbos’ 373. The terrorizes his sport knowing that we can’t day gave the Jumbos the opportunity look away; or a Bettman, named after NHL to preview the course that will host the Commissioner Gary Bettman, who is slowly NCAA Div. III Regional Championships killing his sport with the current lockout. on Nov. 10. The Tufts women took advantage, as The additional Wild Card team the team’s top four runners finished in The biggest of the three changes, the extra the top 80 of the 251-runner field. More Wild Card has revitalized the divisional race. In importantly, they crossed the line within the past, teams like the Yankees, Red Sox and 11 seconds of each other, demonstrating Rays have gone in knowing that the difference their ability to work together and race as between being a Division Champ and the a pack. Wild Card was marginal at best. In fact, Wild Peterson led the way, finishing 59th in Cards have won 10 pennants and five World a time of 18:34 over the five-kilometer Series in their 18 years of existence. course. Four seconds back in 64th was But this year, with Wild Cards needing to junior Abby Barker. She was followed compete in a play-in game just to reach the by senior tri-captain Lilly Fisher in 68th final eight, everything was on the line. The and freshman Olivia Beltrani in 79th. AL West and AL East both came down to an The pile-up made running as a pack intense final day of the season. Meanwhile, slightly more difficult, but the women Andrew Morganthaler / Tufts Daily Archives the second Wild Card spot turned into a race were able to regroup and work together Despite an early crash that saw all their runners fall after just 150 meters, the Jumbos still man- that, with less than a week to go, seemed to most of the way. aged to finish third among Div. III competitors at the Open New England Championship. still include half of the National League. “All of us went down, but I just focused their top runner from the first two races of were a lot of issues that I hope will Yes, the argument does remain that with on getting to my feet as quickly as pos- the season, as freshman Audrey Gould sat be resolved before Regionals,” Barker this new system, last year’s frantic final day sible and moving up right away,” Barker out with tendonitis. said. “Improving course markings and wouldn’t have mattered. But that seems to said. “Although it wasn’t a huge setback, “Even though we were missing our footing in the woods loop would make be the exception, not the rule. This change it did cause us to separate slightly, and top runner and our top seven got stuck Regionals a more competitive and enjoy- definitely passed the test. we had to play catch-up with some of the in the pile-up, we still managed to come able race.” Grade: Stern other teams.” away with an 11-spot improvement from Looking ahead, the squad will compete Closing out the scoring for the Jumbos last year’s race,” Peterson said. in the Connecticut College Invitational The one-game playoff was junior tri-captain Madeleine Carey, “That’s a substantial improvement. on Saturday before the postseason heats After 162 games of blood, sweat, tears and who placed 103rd overall in a time of 19:01. [It] shows how far we’ve come in a year,” up with the NESCAC Championship on chewing tobacco, Selig ruled that the two Senior Julia Hajnoczky and junior Lauren Barker added. Oct. 27. The team’s confidence is cer- Wild Card teams would decide who makes Creath rounded out the varsity squad, plac- The other primary objective for the tainly high moving forward. the main legs of the playoffs by playing a ing 108th and 127th respectively. squad was to evaluate the course that “We don’t see ourselves as the under- single game. This ran the risk of magnifying Coach Kristen Morwick’s team was sat- will host the national qualifying meet dog this season,” Peterson said. “We that one contest, turning every little detail isfied with the 11th place finish, an 11-spot on Nov. 10. Although the flat, fast terrain know we can compete with the top into back-page news. improvement from last year’s showing. has its perks, opinions are mixed on the teams in our conference, so that is what In the end, the critics’ worst fears were Making the feat even more impressive overall quality of the course. we are working toward these next few realized in the National League. An Atlanta is the fact that the Jumbos were without “The course was very fast, but there weeks heading into the postseason.” team that had been more impressive all sea- son lost to the Cardinals on the back of a bad throw and a questionable call. The baseball season is a marathon, and postseason results can’t be a sprint decided by one flick of the DAILY DIGITS wrist. But if Selig doesn’t do something, it will happen again and again. Grade: Goodell

7 76 190 Two home games to the lower seed Number of runners on the women’s cross Points scored by the New England Patriots Number of kills for sophomore outside The final change was in the Divisional country team that took an early tumble in over five quarters from the second half of hitter Kelly Brennan, who leads the team Series round of the playoffs, where the the team’s race at the New England Open their Week 4 game against the Buffalo Bills by a wide margin after 16 more kills in the new system means two games at home for this weekend. In the first turn of the race, through the third quarter of their Week 5 team’s last match against the Bowdoin the lower seed followed by three games at a massive pileup occurred, and runners win against the Denver Broncos. Against Polar Bears. Brennan ranks second in the home for the higher seed. The likely goal from all teams went down, including every the Bills, the Patriots went into halftime NESCAC in total kills, and fourth in the here was to guarantee that the weaker team varsity member of the Jumbos’ lineup. down 14-7 before exploding for 35 points conference in kills per game with 3.17. The Tufts runners managed to shake off in the second half en route to a 52-28 win. The sophomore also leads the team in has the opportunity to make money off of the dirt and recover to finish 11th overall However, against the Broncos, the Pats digs and has led the Jumbos to their two games. among 37 teams in the meet, placing four burst out to a 31-7 lead before stagnating 10-6 overall record and 5-2 record in the Fortunately, this new rule will only be runners in the top 80 of the field. offensively and being forced to hang on for conference, good enough for fourth place in effect this postseason. In terms of actual the 31-21 win. in the NESCAC standings. game play, the rule threatens to give a com- petitive advantage to the weaker team. If they can just squeeze out their two games with the crowd behind them, they put all of the pressure on the higher seed and only 23 15 6.1 need to steal one of the next three games. Number of shots by which the Tufts field Strikeouts for Alex Rodriguez of the New Yards per carry on rushing plays for the Detroit put Oakland in this exact hole, and hockey team outshot Conn. College in their York Yankees in his last three playoff series, San Francisco 49ers through their first 5 the A’s went into last night still having played Oct. 6 matchup, with the final tally being including 5 through two games in the weeks of the season, the second highest fewer postseason home games than the 24-1. The Jumbos managed to hold the Cam- Yankees’ American League Divisional Series total since the AFL-NFL merger of 1970. Rangers’ team they won the AL West over. els without a shot for the entirety of regula- matchup with the Baltimore Orioles. In Against Buffalo in week 5, the 49ers tion, and only let up one shot in the extra those series since his explosion in the 2009 Other series didn’t have this problem, so the pounded the Bills into submission with verdict remains out on this one-year change. period in their 1-0 win on Saturday. While the playoffs, Rodriguez has gone 7 of 48 at the 311 yards on the ground in their 41-3 vic- Grade: Goodell Camels’ goalkeeper was able to keep the first plate for a whopping .145 batting average tory. The Niners stand at 4-1 after 5 weeks, 23 of the Jumbos’ shots out, senior forward to go with his 1-for-33 batting record with and appear to be the cream of the crop in Kelsey Perkins finally connected in overtime to runners in scoring position throughout his the NFC West, but will be tested this week clinch the Jumbos’ eighth straight victory. postseason career. against the New York Giants. Ethan Sturm is a senior who is majoring in biopsychology. He can be reached at Ethan. [email protected] or @esturm90. 16 INSIDE Women’s Cross Country 15

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The Tufts volleyball team returned from its weekend NESCAC play in Maine withVolleyball more than just the twoteam wins and wins two, drops one in weekend trip to Maine

VOLLEYBALL (10-6 Overall, 5-2 NESCAC) at Brunswick, Maine, Saturday

Tufts 15 26 12 20 15 — 2 Bowdoin 25 25 20 19 13 — 3

at Waterville, Maine, Saturday

Tufts 22 25 25 25 — 3 Colby 25 22 15 9 — 1

at Lewiston, Maine, Friday

Tufts 25 24 25 25 — 3 Bates 21 26 22 19 — 1 one loss on the scorebooks. After being blanked 3-0 a week ago by UMass- Boston, the Jumbos were able to prove their mental stamina in wins against Bates and Colby and a near-comeback loss to Bowdoin, all of which con- tribute to a much-needed confidence boost heading into the home stretch of the season. With both major wins and disappoint- ing losses on the season thus far, the Jumbos have made consistency a pri- ority. The trouble for the team comes when its mental foundations break and, consequently, its cohesiveness vanishes. Oliver Porter / The Tufts Daily “In the past, we have had mental Even with a close loss to Bowdoin, the volleyball team emerged from its Maine triple-header feeling good about its chances for the rest of struggles with staying consistent,” the season. sophomore Isabel Kuhel said. “In the Bowdoin match especially, we were end no matter the score.” by performances such as sophomore match-high 42 assists. able to play hard whether we were Tufts started the weekend with a 3-1 outside hitter Kelly Brennan’s 13 kills down two sets or up. We fought to the win against Bates on Friday, marked and senior tri-captain Kendall Lord’s see VOLLEYBALL, page 14

Men’s Tennis Men’s Cross Country

b y An d y Li n d e r Contributing Writer

Following two successful show- Tufts posts positive ings at the Middlebury Invitational b y Sa m Go l d Jumbosand Williams’ ITA turn Tournament, heads in third fall tournament results Daily at Staff Open Writer coach Jaime Kenney and her squad were ready to get back onto the New On Sunday, Englands the men’s cross coun- court for more Div. III. competi- try team seized a rare opportunity tion. This weekend, the men’s tennis for a Div. III squad of any sport: the team traveled to Lewiston, Maine chance to square off against stellar to participate in Bates’ Wallach Div. I opponents at the Open New Invitational, hoping to build on their England Championship at Westfield initial success and keep confidence State. And seize it they certainly did. high as the fall season continues. The Jumbos finished fifth overall and “Coming into the weekend, I was first among Division III squads. very excited to head up to Bates,” By virtue of having placed four Kenney said. runners in the top 40, Tufts placed “The last two tournaments have fifth out of 37 teams and was out- been great confidence-builders and scored only by Dartmouth, Boston practices have been incredible.” College, Yale and Boston University. With so many players, the field was With a total of 169 points, the broken down into four singles flights Jumbos edged out the Bowdoin and two doubles flights. Tufts’ play- Polar Bears — the second Div. III ers were awarded a number of high team and sixth overall to finish — by seeds, including two No. 1’s and two 62 points. No. 2’s among the singles brackets. The impressive charge to the van- The Jumbos got into a groove guard of all Div. III competitors was early, with the majority of singles led by co-captain Matt Rand, who players winning their first round finished in 15th place overall and match-ups Saturday. first for Tufts with a time of 24:46, In the Singles A flight, senior Ben and a cadre of upperclassmen who all Barad defeated his counterpart by completed the eight-kilometer course a 2-6, 6-2, (10-3) margin. In the within 30 seconds of one another. Singles D flight, senior tri-captain Next across the line in 20th place Mark Westerfield took care of his was senior Kyle Marks who, with a opponent 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in the open- time of 24:58, posted the first sub- ing round. 25:00 time of his career. Behind him Neither player won his second- arrived senior Tyler Andrews and round match-up, but Kenney was junior Ben Wallis, with Andrews com- proud of her seniors nonetheless. pleting the course only two seconds “[Westerfield] and [Barad] have been ahead of Wallis. The two finished in absolutely tremendous for us thus far,” 34th and 37th place, respectively. Kenney said. “While they both faced “Tyler Andrews stepped up big for tough competitors, [Westerfield] is us,” Rand, who is also a contributing still an incredible leader and I respect SCOtt tingley / Tufts Daily archives writer for the Daily, said. “His perfor- The men’s tennis team impressed at the Wallach invitational this weekend, showing that they see MEN’S TENNIS, page 14 can compete against the best of the NESCAC. see MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 14