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b y Ga b r i e l l e He r n a n d e z Earn.” Daily Editorial Board Patricia Reilly, director of financial aid and co-manager U.S. President Barack Obama of Student Financial Services at on Oct. 26 announced changes Tufts, explained that Obama’s to federal student loan programs proposal would impact students that seek to facilitate student after graduation. loan repayment. “The changes in the student Speaking to an audience at the loan programs will impact stu- University of Colorado Denver, dents at the point that they Obama outlined his “Pay As You begin repaying their loans, Earn” proposal, which will allow typically six months after they students with student loans graduate,” she said in an email. from income-based repayment “These change[s] will allow (IBR) plans to cap their student students with lower earning to loan payments at 10 percent of lower their monthly payments their discretionary income as and make their payments more early as 2012. manageable.” The IBR plan caps monthly The proposal also addresses payments for certain federal debt forgiveness, stating that student loans based on income borrowers who make pay- and family size. ments for 20 years can apply Andrew Schneer/Tufts Daily “These proposals from to have their debts forgiven, The Tufts University Police Department has extended the hours of its weekend safety shuttle service this fall. the Obama administration as well as those employed in are opportunities for stu- public service occupations, dents to manage their repay- who would become eligible ment,” Martha Savery, direc- for forgiveness after 10 years TUPD revamps safety shuttle tor of Community Outreach of loan repayments. for Massachusetts Educational “Because many Tufts stu- Financing Authority (MEFA), dents pursue careers in the service, extends hours told the Daily. lower paying public service b y Br i o n n a Ji m e r s o n cated safety shuttle service on fortable using it when police The proposal expedites an sector, these changes may be Daily Editorial Board Thursday, Friday and Saturday officers operate the service, existing measure enacted by of benefit to some of our grad- nights to any students in need. Maguire said. Congress to improve the IBR uates,” Reilly said. The Tufts University Police The safety shuttle service — “We heard a response from plan and reduce monthly pay- The proposal also calls for Department (TUPD) has recent- which this semester extended students that they were nervous ments caps from 15 percent of the consolidation of loans from ly implemented two changes the hours on Thursday, Friday to use the service if there was discretionary income to 10 per- the Federal Family Education to its safety shuttle service in and Saturday nights — is a police officer providing it,” cent on July 1, 2014. Prior legis- Loans (FFEL) program into the response to increased student now also operated by cam- Maguire said. “What we don’t lation passed by Congress had Direct Loans program. There demand and voiced concerns. pus security officers instead of want to do is have students be capped loan repayment plans at is currently $400 billion in TUPD offers Safety Escort sworn TUPD officers, accord- reluctant to use the service.” 15 percent of graduates’ discre- outstanding debt owed to the Service 24 hours a day, seven ing to Director of Public and Maguire anticipates that the tionary spending. FFEL program. days a week to transport com- Environmental Safety Kevin current system will help stu- There are currently an esti- FFELs typically have higher munity members between vari- Maguire. dents feel more at ease call- mated 1.6 million student bor- interest rates than Direct Loans, ous campus locations, to local This move to have a cam- ing TUPD for security escorts rowers who could be able to and must be paid separately transit stations and to neigh- pus security officer run the around campus. cap their loan repayments at 10 borhoods around campus. They safety shuttle service occurred percent as a result of “Pay As You see LOANS, page 2 also offer an additional dedi- because students felt less com- see ESCORT, page 2 Senate calls for increased web security b y Ma h p a r i So t o u d e h Daily Editorial Board The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate earlier this semester unanimously passed a resolution calling for the university to expand its virtual private network (VPN) service, which would offer students the option to access a secure Internet connection. The VPN secures user data on certain Tufts services, such as the research cluster or the per- sonal drive (P: drive), accord- ing to TCU Senator Michael Vastola, a member of the Senate Services Committee Currently, students who are using a wireless connection outside of Tufts and still want to access Tufts services are redirected through the VPN’s secure virtual “tunnel,” which

Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily protects their data while they Students celebrated the fall at Tufts Mountain Club’s Autumnfest yesterday on the Res Quad. Attendees played in giant piles of crisp leaves while use these services, accord- listening to a performance by Tufts B.E.A.T.s. see SENATE, page 2

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see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Wednesday, November 9, 2011 UIT considers Senate resolution to increase Internet security SENATE you access Facebook, you’re directly continued from page 1 connecting to Facebook. If you access ing to Vastola, a senior. This change your P: drive, then you’re connecting would offer students this protection to your P: drive to the VPN,” Vastola at all times, TCU Senator Shawyoun said. “If they change the setting, then Shaidani, chair of the TCU Senate what will happen is that you’ll con- Education Committee, said. nect to Facebook through the VPN.” The university currently uses a The service, which many compa- system of “split tunneling,” through nies and universities provide to their which users have secure access to employees and students, will help Tufts services through the VPN but solve the university’s long-standing their other online activities are not problem of web security, according to protected, Shaidani, a junior, said. Vastola. A “full tunnel” system would instead “This has always been an issue,” he send all Internet activity over a secure said. “Tufts offers this great service connection, Vastola said. The VPN that’s the VPN but it doesn’t configure it acts like a proxy service by providing in the optimal way that it should be.” an intermediary data route to web- UIT Director of Communications sites for users that are not connected and Organizational Effectiveness to the Tufts network, he added. Dawn Irish said she was glad students The TCU Senate resolution calls were considering the issue of Internet for Tufts University Information security. Technology (UIT) to offer this redi- “We’re excited in general that the rection service to students outside students are interested in security,” the Tufts network. Irish said. “This is something that MCT President Barack Obama last month announced the new ‘Pay As You Earn’ proposal, which “We want to make it so that all your we’re always trying to publicize with will allow students to more easily manage their debts. data goes through that secure tun- the students and the fact that they nel, even if you’re on Google,” Vastola came to us with a resolution is really said. exciting.” Pay As You Earn to ease management Students may be subject to hacking “When they come to us with an while using off-campus wireless con- idea that will help them be more nections and would be safer using the secure, we’re always excited to hear it of student loans VPN, according to Shaidani. and if we can implement it, then we LOANS lier,” she said. “One of the things we always “We wanted to offer the option to will,” she added. continued from page 1 want students to do is be great consumers, [students] to surf the Internet through Irish noted, however, that UIT will under the current program. educated consumers, and understand how a secure connection and that’s a rela- have to weigh the benefits and chal- “I remember writing like five different much it is that they’re borrowing. If there tively easy change to make,” Shaidani lenges of implementing the program checks to five different loan agencies — are programs to help offset what debt stu- said. “We can’t change the nature and plans to review the idea over the and if you lost one that month, you couldn’t dents have incurred, that’s great.” of the connections that people have next few months. get all the bills together, you missed a pay- Sophomore Camila Ibagon is encour- but what we can do is redirect them She expects that UIT will have ment, and then suddenly you were paying aged by Obama’s proposal. “In this financial through this secure network.” reached a final decision by the end of a penalty. We’re going to make it easier for situation, it’s great that he’s giving students It is safer for users to access web- the calendar year. you to have one payment a month at a bet- a break,” she said. sites through the VPN rather than “I think that in general we think it’s ter interest rate,” Obama said in the Oct. 26 Senior Asad Badruddin agreed contin- establishing a direct connection with a great idea, but any time we change address. gent on no additional interest being tacked the website, Shaidani explained. our services we need to check the Borrowers who opt to consolidate FFEL onto the loans. “With split-tunneling — the way it’s wider impact that the change will loans with the Direct Loan program will “It’s good in the sense that it gives people configured now — when you’re on an have on our services at Tufts before also receive a 0.5 percent reduction on their some relief,” Asad Badruddin added. “If unsecured wireless network, then, if implementing it,” Irish said. interest rate on some of their loans. there’s no interest, then it’s a good idea.” Obama also referenced the current But Badruddin also expressed some “Know Before You Owe” project, run hesitancy at slowing the debt repayment by the Consumer Financial Protection process. Bureau and Department of Education, “On the other hand, I’d say that you which aims to ensure that students fully should encourage people to pay off their understand their loan packages and the debts as [quickly] as possible,” he said. “A debt repayment plans before accepting big problem in America is that people have loan packages. too much debt.” “‘Know Before You Owe’ — so you have Reilly noted that Tufts graduates have all the information you need to make your been “very successful” in the repayment of own decisions about how to pay for col- student loans. “The cohort default rate at lege,” Obama said in his speech. Tufts, which is the percentage of students Savery emphasized the need for students who default on their student loans, is 1.1 to understand the terms of student loans. [percent] for the most recent year,” she “For us at MEFA, we’d love a real under- said. “As a comparison, the national aver- standing about debt to begin so much ear- age cohort default rate is 8.8 [percent].” - ty shuttle service with extended hours ESCORT due to abuse of the service by students, Campuscontinued from page 1security officershe explained. to operate He considers intoxicatedsafe “We figured that if we could have one students requesting rides to and from of our campus security officers provide parties an “abuse” of the safety shuttle that instead of the police, if that took service. the fear of using campus shuttle away, “The inference is that people are why not give it a try?” he added. abusing the system, but we have no This change will also relieve sworn concrete numbers to support that,” he police officers of some of their duties, said. providing them more time to respond Senior Brianna Atkinson said she took to emergency calls on the Medford/ advantage of the safety shuttle service Somerville campus, Maguire said. frequently during her junior year when “Our security officers are very well she lived off-campus. trained, but they don’t have the critical “I used to call TUPD pretty often, response role that police do, and we because it took me a long time to get would rather reserve critical response home from campus, and it would often roles for the police,” Maguire said. be really dark outside,” Atkinson said. TUPD extended the service’s closing “I would get annoyed when calling hour of operation this month from 2 because they would seem to have an a.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and attitude about my calling.” Saturday nights, Maguire said. The deci- TUPD assists students on a first- sion to extend the hours was prompt- come-first-served basis and will always ed by increased student demand, in respond to a call regardless of the cir- addition to a heightened awareness cumstances, Maguire said. of campus safety in recent weeks, he “There is no vetting process. If a stu- explained. dent calls and says they need a safety “We found that there were many escort, [TUPD] will come,” Maguire requests after 2 a.m. on peak nights of said. request,” Maguire said. Junior Allison Cohen was positive The increased hours of the safe- about the service but said TUPD should ty shuttle service does not place an attend to callers who have the highest increased financial burden on the uni- need first. versity, Maguire said. “They should have a way to prioritize MCT Calls requesting the service have the calls so no one is just waiting in the The Tufts Community Union Senate passed a resolution calling for Tufts University increased over the past five years, cold while someone else needs help,” Information Technology to implement a full-tunneling system to increase web security. Maguire noted. This may be in part Cohen said. 3

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Alison Williams and Sarah Gottlieb | Pair of ExCollege courses look at food Generation Sex as part of a bigger picture The b y Jo n Ch e n g Daily Editorial Board hard

A 20-minute PowerPoint presentation by truth freshmen Johnathan Kent and Erica Santos may at first seem like a culinary guide for o you’re chillin’ with your man. Just tourists of the Rhône-Alpes region in France. watching a movie, enjoying a drink, and They describe chestnuts from Ardèche, maybe subtly grinding yourself against blood-red cherries from the Alps, Reblochon him and stroking his … and BANG! This cheese from Haute-Savoie, green liqueur eveningS is going from chill and drowsy to hot brewed by monks and the region’s abun- and heavy. You’ve got his attention and he’s dance of “raclette,” a sizzling wheel of cheese standing at attention. so hot that the top simmers off into a savory Boner, woody, hard-on, pitching a tent, mousse, spreadable on a crusty loaf of stiffy… Whatever you call an erection, they baguette. After working up the appetites of happen. You should know about them wheth- 12 students in a classroom at Miner Hall, er it’s your own parts getting excited or your these freshmen serve up their own raclette partner’s. heated up in a portable fondue stove. What is an erection? An erection is a physi- Kent and Santos’ touristic guide is in ological reaction that typically happens when fact a graded presentation, one of six your brain says it’s time to get it on. Due to assigned to a pair of students every week an interaction of the psychological, neural, in the Experimental College’s (ExCollege) vascular and endocrine systems, the penis “Food of France” course, taught by seniors gets hard and swollen. This occurs when the Alyson Yee and Lindsay Eckhaus and corpora cavernosa, tubular structures in the offered as an Explorations course exclu- penis, are filled with blood. sively for freshmen. How big is big enough? According to the This course is only one of two “foodie” Kinsey Institute of Indiana University, the ExCollege courses taught this semester — average length of an erect penis is between the other being a Perspectives course, “Food 5 and 6.5 inches and typical penises range in Film,” led by seniors Lucas Pyenson and between 4 and 5 inches around, also called Catherine Nakajima. its girth. And make sure not to judge a man’s According to Yee and Eckhaus, the “Food size too harshly when he’s, well, flaccid. What of France” course teaches students how food an awful word. Anyway, men whose flaccid contributes to the French ideal of national- penises appear “small” typically increase in ism, creating a fitting venue to explore social size by 100 percent when they get an erection! issues within that context. That’s some serious compensation. “We decided that food would also be a elizabeth robinson/Tufts Daily But does size really matter in the sack any- good prism through which we could look at Several Experimental College courses examine cultural backgrounds of cuisines. way? First of all, remember that your partner French history, geography, culture and poli- probably isn’t going to sneak out a ruler and tics,” Yee said. include the modernization of France, the Preparing for the class also made for a measure your junk mid-romp. So unless you Presentations are a major part of the bourgeoning restaurant industry and cul- hectic summer for both Yee and Eckhaus. have a significantly smaller or larger penis course, according to Yee, and are a way for tural stereotypes and corruptions within All Explorations and Perspectives Leaders than average, the odds of your partner being students to learn about a particular region the Michelin system. must attend a one-week “boot camp” at the able to estimate and judge your exact size each week. So far, student participation has After the presentation on Rhône-Alpes end of summer where they have to learn to seems pretty unlikely. Second, don’t forget it’s exceeded their expectations — and has been last week, for example, Yee and Eckhaus teach their respective course, in addition more about the motion of the ocean than the a treat for their taste buds at the same time. lectured about the importance of bread and to preparing classroom material. Yee and size of the waves! And lastly, the average length A few weeks ago, Yee said, students made pastry in the French diet during the French Eckhaus, for example, took to reading books of a sexually aroused vagina is four inches, ratatouille for their southern France presen- Revolution, and screened a 15-minute video about French food during the entire sum- and the g-spot (the most sensitive part of the tation, while another pair baked “tarte tatin,” of baguette production which highlighted mer. vagina) is typically located about an inch or an upside-down apple pie from the Loire the importance of gas bubbles as well as the Yee was already familiar with French food two in. So as awesome as your 10-inch dream Valley. difference between dough and batter. After before teaching the course, having taken penis may seem, it sounds like a little bit of Pyenson and Nakajima’s “Food in Film” doing so, they served freshly baked baguette a number of French courses at Tufts and overkill to us. course, meanwhile, uses a similar dynamic to the class. studied abroad in France last fall, where she Where should it be pointing? You might — the class watches films from critical hits to In the coming weeks, the class will delve learned about French cooking. notice that in porn, it seems like every guy has popular classics and writes reaction papers into stereotypes about French nutrition “I started cooking in middle school a perfect 90-degree-angled erection, pointing that tie their theme to a modern social con- and globalization and French people’s atti- because my mom thought it would be a straight ahead of his body. In reality, this isn’t text each week. tudes toward Starbucks versus old time good skill to learn, so I started cooking for always the case. Some point to the side, some “The way we choose the films has to do cafe culture. my family a lot,” Yee said. “But it was in curve and some are pointing toward the floor. with thematic similarities,” Pyenson said. Pyenson and Nakajima are able to offer France where it became more of a hobby. My Each one is different, so you just have to find “We have them break into groups and watch a final project that is more hands-on and host mom would actually teach me how to sex positions that work for the direction your films related to, for example, gender in the interactive. cook all these things, like quiches. She would little soldier tends to salute. kitchen with ‘Julie and Julia’ [2009], then “We are going to have them film their always just bake things in a pie crust, so I’ve How long does it last? On average, the maybe family or magical realism.” own Thanksgiving dinners, or wherever they gotten very experimental and bake a lot of length of time most guys can be continuously Some of the films they have covered so go for Thanksgiving if they are international things in pie crusts.” erect is about 30 minutes. Of course, this can far include “Tampopo” (1985), students,” Pyenson said. “They’ll then write Pyenson is no less experienced, having vary depending on the intensity of the stimu- “Eat Drink Man Woman” (1994), a response to it and highlight the signifi- learned how to cook at a very early age. lation, the length of foreplay, recent ejacula- “Ratatouille” (2007), “Food, cance they tie to it as well as with the films “My mother is a freelance food writer and tion, etc. Inc.” (2008) and “Like Water for they watched throughout the semester.” my father loves to cook, so it has been a big What is erectile dysfunction? According Chocolate” (1992). part of my family,” he said. “I also grew up to FamilyDoctor.org, “Erectile dysfunction is Students are certainly not lim- Classroom Origins and Beyond watching Julia Child on PBS and appren- when a man can’t get an erection to have sex ited to paper and ink when craft- Conceptualizing the ideas for their ticed at an Italian restaurant when I was 13.” or can’t keep an erection long enough to fin- ing their responses to the films. classes was a labor of love for the four Having extensive background experience ish having sex.” Although erectile dysfunc- One week, for instance, the class food-obsessed instructors. Pyenson in food culture and cooking was immensely tion (ED) is usually thought of as a problem watched “Waitress” (2007), in and Nakajima hatched the plan for useful for the four seniors in teaching their for middle-aged or older men, it affects which the main character bakes the class during their sophomore year, respective classes. However, they agree that many college students as well. A variety pies that each describe a feeling. while Yee and Eckhaus vowed to teach they enjoy being a peer mentor to these of physical and emotional factors, such as “For example, [there’s] ‘I hate a course together after meeting in their freshmen more than just teaching the sub- stress and anxiety, can cause ED or make it my husband’ pie, or ‘I don’t want orientation groups and becoming best ject matter. worse. If you’re worried that you may have to have this baby’ pie,” Nakajima friends. “The cliched thing they tell you when you ED, talk to your doctor about it! It’s totally explained. “So, we had them watch “I had done an Explorations course become a Perspectives leader is that you normal in college-aged men. it and discuss them in class, then when I was a freshman and Catherine learn more than you teach,” Nakajima said. In short, erections are pretty great no matter we watched some clips and then had had done a Perspectives class, and she also “For me, I enjoyed the peer-leader part more what they look like. Those of you who worry a them, for their assignment, come does food photography for the bi-monthly than the academic part because it’s really lot about penis size — both guys and girls, up with their own life-situation pies. dinners I do for students,” Pyenson said. good thing to be able to be orienting fresh- we’ve heard it all — have hopefully learned Bonus points for those who actually “Catherine was also more into the film side men. It’s great to have that role when they that size isn’t everything. If you have a penis, made it.” of things, being an [International Letters and come up to you to ask for advice, and you the most important thing is that it’s healthy The results exceeded expectations: Visual Studies] major, so we thought com- kind of vicariously live through them.” and you know how to use it. That’s not such a Students made an “I wish it was still bining my love for food and her love for film Yee echoed a similar sentiment. hard concept now, is it? summer” pie — graham cracker crust, would be really fun.” “It’s very enlightening to think about how (P.S. We’re not sorry for all the puns lately. raspberry cream and a white-choco- Bringing these ideas to reality, however, we learn and [Eckhaus] and I have been Never sorry.) late custard with raspberries — and was considerably more difficult. thinking about talking a lot — is that once a s’mores-inspired pie — marshmal- “It was funny pitching the idea to Robyn you’ve been at Tufts for four years, you don’t lows, cinnamon, chocolate, graham [Gittleman, Director of the Experimental necessarily see how far you’ve come,” Yee Alison Williams is a sophomore majoring crackers and apples. College],” Yee said. “She was like, ‘Let me said. “But it’s neat to be able to see how that in English, and Sarah Gottlieb is a soph- Free gourmet food aside, both get this straight: You want to have freshmen all guides and shapes freshmen from the omore majoring in psychology. Williams classes tackle issues that are prev- cook you dinner?’ and I said, ‘Well, yeah, but point when they graduate from high school can be reached at Alison.Williams@tufts. alent in a modern social context. that’s beside the point.’” to when they are seniors like us at Tufts.” edu and Gottlieb can be reached at Sarah. In “Food of France,” these issues art courtesy of Deidre Woollard via flickr creative commons [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Campus Comment: Monaco’s 100 days

As University President Anthony Monaco entered his 100th day in office yesterday, he outlined for the Daily his big-picture plan to make a switch from a focus on listening to developing a cohesive plan across the university’s schools. Over the past 100 days, undergraduates themselves have gone through Fall Ball, midterms and, for freshmen, adjusting to a new life on the Hill. Monaco himself has been adjust- I’m on the swim ing to be a Jumbo, and here’s what the Hill had to say about the first 100 days. team and he plays with the water polo team I think he’s been doing a great One of the things that he really stressed and empha- sometimes, job reaching out to students and sized was Tufts’ deep commitment to active citizenship, which I think is listening to students’ opinions and that really resonated with [Friends of Israel], and pretty cool, so I and what they think needs to be we hope that he continues to build that structure and see him around changed, and I think he’s been really motivate students to go out there, no matter what there a lot. getting involved in a lot of stu- student organization they are involved in to take part

dent activities. in Tufts active citizenship. — Emma Van Lieshout, sophomore — Dana Harada (’11), — Daniel Bleiberg, junior Tufts research assistant

I like that he’s trying really hard to get to know students and attend a lot I don’t really know much about of events. He is really involved social I think he’s done a good job so far him, I’ve only seen him once, at media-wise, which I think is really cool. and I think it’s interesting to see the Bill Clinton lecture. I saw I’ve heard that he is calling students in where he goes in the future. I’m part what he said about Facebook, to his office [if they post questionable of [the Tufts Community Union] and I thought it was a little photos online] I understand where he Senate, and we really appreciate that misguided. comes from, but I think that is overstep- he’s been willing to meet with us and ping. I would like to get to know him — Melissa Roberts, junior work with us, and we look forward to better. I’m really interested in medicine, working with him in the future. so I really want to talk to him about his experience. — Joe Thibodeau, sophomore

He seems to have been — Ann Yacoubian, sophomore doing fine.

— Nathan Goldsberry, junior

— compiled by Victoria Rathsmill

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Arts & Livingtuftsdaily.com Boston Ballet’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ delivers Jordan Teicher | The Independent

b y Ma r t h a Sh a n a h a n Mumble Daily Editorial Board love Perhaps more than any love story to grace the stage of ballet theaters throughout history, “Romeo and Juliet” here is this obscure faction called “mumblecore” floating around some- Romeo & Juliet where under the realm of independent film. Mumblecore films are extremely naturalisticT and often focus on young, white intellectuals — two cinematic characteristics Music by Sergei Prokofiev that should make the genre accessible and Choreography by John Cranko appealing to an English major like myself. Sets and Costumes by Susan Benson However, I have not enjoyed any of the At The Boston Opera House handfuls of mumblecore films I have seen through Nov. 13 thus far. Originating back to the early 2000s, the genre is full of boring, unfocused and cheap Tarantino knockoffs without plots. The mumblecore formula is as follows: Throw in demands your attention. The produc- a bunch of banal but lifelike dialogue, pre- tion calls for the portrayal of political tend the camera is just a voyeuristic floating intrigue along with forbidden desire eyeball and hope the final product comes off and heart wrenching tragedy — and as revelatory to recent college graduates from that’s just the plot. liberal arts schools. The ballet combines the unavoidable But this weekend, I may have seen the pull of a story of star-crossed lovers perfect mumblecore film. Thanks to a great with a forceful interpretation of score. tip from Mama Teicher, I bought a ticket for In addition, impeccable dancing and “Like Crazy” at the Kendall Square Cinema. acting from principal dancers and corps Starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones members alike make the Boston Ballet’s as two young lovers who are forced to be current incarnation of John Cranko’s apart because of U.S. immigration laws, “Like “Romeo and Juliet,” — performed by Crazy” has the subject matter of a main- different dancers on alternating nights cOURTESY rosalie O’Connor/BOSTON BALLET stream romantic drama mixed with the lais- Boston Ballet’s production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ dazzles. — an unmitigated success. sez-faire style of a mumblecore movie. These Misa Kuranaga shines as an angelic qualities blend “Like Crazy” into a raw, pulpy Juliet, delivering a passionate portrayal and Jeffrey Cirio as Benvolio in a bad- tailbones. Their courtly interactions are and romantic masterpiece. This may be the of the troubled tween. Her size helps boy trio of whirling dervishes. Giddy eerily reserved, and the audience feels best chick flick since “The Notebook” (2004) — Kuranaga is downright sylphlike — to sneak into the Capulet ball in plain it has happened upon a medieval cult. came out. Strong words, I know. but grace and innocence flow through sight, the three firecrackers tackle The challenge of a set designer for It would be a bit misleading for me to aspects of her Juliet that go beyond the Cranko’s devilishly difficult series of this ballet is in finding a way to grab say that “Like Crazy” has a plot. It’s more physical. Nelson Madrigal is her reas- double tours en l’air in a way that is the attention of an audience who like a scrapbook of a relationship between suring Romeo, smitten yet confident as utterly satisfying to watch. surely knows what to expect from its Sam (Yelchin) and Anna (Jones). Sam, an a Romeo should be. Cranko’s choreog- The importance of a skilled corps characters from the first note to the American, and Anna, a Brit, begin their raphy demands more of a devotion to cannot be overstated in a large-scale final curtain — Artistic Director Mikko romance at college in Los Angeles, but after character than technical skill or endur- production, and one of the most effec- Nissinen mentions in his letter in the graduation, the couple runs into self-inflict- ance, and these two deliver. tive moments of Cranko’s ballet takes ballet’s program that “Romeo and Juliet ed problems when Anna overstays her stu- In one of the few instances when place at the Capulet ball, where cloaked is one of the most reproduced stories of dent visa. This is, after all, the post-Sept. 11 Cranko calls for a display of virtuosity, nobles stalk stiffly about the stage with world where immigration laws are unrelent- Madrigal joins Paulo Arrais as Mercutio their upper backs tilted back over their see BALLET, page 6 ing. Not even cute British girls can charm the border police. For the rest of the film, Sam and Anna TV Review Album Review are separated by the Atlantic Ocean, and their love is strained by the torture of a long- Justice resorts to distance relationship. Sam visits Anna a few ‘Chuck’ returns triumphantly in its times, but she is unable to come back to America to see him. They develop separate fifth and final season cliches on ‘Audio, lives with new friends and love interests, b y Me l i ss a Wa n g rent and potential viewers, here is what but their love never disappears. The scenes Contributing Writer everyone needs to know about “Chuck”: Video, Disco.’ push forward perfectly without transitions, The show is fantastic. b y Ka t e Gr i f f i t h s jumping between Los Angeles and London Each episode starts with the same At the series debut in 2007, Chuck Daily Staff Writer over the course of nearly a decade. If “Like line: “Hi, I’m Chuck. Here are a few Bartowski (Zachary Levi) was just an Crazy” were a piece of literature, it would things you need to know.” Well, cur- average, likeable computer geek who For anyone who has been be a book of connected short stories rather made $10 an hour at the local Buy More. involved in the electronic music than a novel. Chuck His life was turned upside-down when movement of the 2000s, Justice is a The little vignettes strung together turn the Intersect, a database of top-secret “Like Crazy” into something more than just government secrets, was inadvertent- Audio, Video, Disco. mumblecore. Perhaps the strategy used by ly downloaded into his brain, making Justice director Drake Doremus is the ideal model Starring Zachary Levi, Yvonne him the number-one priority of the for any mumblecore movie — although the Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, National Security Administration and material is not standard chick-flick fare, it Joshua Gomez the CIA — and the number-one target of is not aimless mumbling, either. There has Ed Banger Records to be a balance between every Katherine Airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on NBC see CHUCK, page 6 Heigl movie ever made and complete cin- name that will be instantly recog- ematic anarchy. nizable. DJ duo Gaspard Augé and I believe this type of balance is what every Xavier de Rosnay, who comprise mumblecore director failed to achieve before Justice, first gained recognition Doremus. We live in a culture that frowns with their remix of Simian’s “Never upon sentimentality. It is better to be sar- Be Alone.” The band then explod- castic and ironic. And that is why, until now, ed onto dance floors worldwide mumblecore has failed. Most mumblecore with the single “D.A.N.C.E.” off films are so detached and flippant that it their debut album “Cross” (2007), is impossible to feel anything other than and they’ve been rising in interna- numbness when watching them. But not tional fame ever since. with “Like Crazy.” Doremus’ film embraced Surprisingly, since Justice gained sentimentality and captured the angst that such popularity with its innova- drives college students crazy. It harnessed the tive, bass-heavy dance sound on uncertainty of our lives — the lack of career their first album, “Audio, Video, direction and the unpredictability of roman- Disco.” — the band’s sophomore tic relationships — and it projected those effort — is an extraordinarily dif- feelings on screen for an hour and a half. ferent sound. The album’s first I want to leave you with a passage Anna single, “Civilization,” was featured reads aloud to Sam in the beginning of the in an Adidas advertisement cam- film: “I thought I understood it. But I didn’t. paign and marked the first twinges Only the smudgeness of it. The eagerness of of consternation from hardcore it. The idea of it. Of you and me.” Justice fans. Instead of the band’s familiar pulsing beats and heavy electronic sound, “Civilization” is Jordan Teicher is a senior majoring in Courtesy of John Lavet/NBC English. He can be reached at Jordan. NBC series ‘Chuck’ enters a strong fifth and final season. see JUSTICE, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Predictable tunes dominate latest Justice album JUSTICE continued from page 5 almost a pop song, comprising a pseu- do-Auto-Tuned chorus and none of the unexpected synthesizer riffs that were so prevalent on “Cross.” The opener on “Audio, Video, Disco.” is “Horsepower,” a song with teas- ing elements of the old Justice sound that never quite messes your brain up enough to warrant that description. Gone are the days of lightning-quick beats; the new Justice offers tracks reminiscent of the ’80s. “On’n’On” starts off sounding like the beginning of “Genesis” — lending false hope to anyone still waiting for any shred of similarity to the mental genius of “Cross” — before melding into a Supertramp-esque melody that Supertramp probably would have done better. The music video for the album’s title track was released more than a month before “Audio, Video, Disco.,” and fea- tured Augé and de Rosnay playing the electric guitar, piano and a drum kit instead of their previously requisite DJ set. The song itself is catchy and has a pleasant melody, but lacks the climax that Justice has perfected — especially in their live sets — where the sound builds and builds, ultimately conglomerating in a single moment when the beat drops and makes the song really hit home. In fact, it is almost necessary to lis- ten to “Audio, Video, Disco.” with the mindset that Justice is now a completely different band. Otherwise, it is difficult not to get bored with the similarities between the songs. The entire album is inundated with the same chord pro- gression from the same electric guitar RYAN VIA Flickr Creative CommonS and even the more upbeat songs are still Justice’s latest, ‘Audio, Video, Disco.’ marks a shift in the band’s sound. begging to be remixed to make them more interesting. Both members of Justice have been for longtime Justice fans. The song For those who are not too bothered to the house genre. electronic DJs for many more years than is also the only one on that album by the change in sound, “Audio, Video, It is hard not to say that they have they have been rock stars, and, hope- that combines their new rock sound Disco.” is, regardless of its uniqueness, done it with some style, since Augé and fully, enough of that remains to keep with the electronic sound of “Cross” an enjoyable album. The only problem de Rosnay are aware of the changes they their live sets as incredibly unique as in a credible manner. It is necessary to is that it is a pop/rock album: Justice have gone through and have succeeded they have been in the past. remember that the limitations of live has melded into the bottomless ocean in making an acceptable sophomore The penultimate track on the album, shows are far less restrictive than those of average-sounding electronic rock album for the masses, yet passionate “Helix,” is enough to keep hope alive on a studio album. music that is veering dangerously close fans will surely be disappointed.

CHUCK fans and critics. continued from page 5 In the season premiere, Sarah, John American enemies. Chuck was assigned and Morgan are in a millionaire’s estate two‘Chuck’ spy handlers, to Sarah feature Walker (Yvonne high-profile to acquire the man’s guest bank account stars pass- Strahovski) and John Casey (Adam words while Chuck is stuck on surveil- Baldwin), and the relationship between lance duty in the van outside. Ultimately, the three is one of the most refreshing, however, it is Chuck that swoops in hilarious and exciting camaraderies on to save the day — a turnaround from television. missions in previous seasons, in which “Chuck” is one of the rare programs Sarah and/or Casey save Chuck’s life. that effortlessly combines everything Though most of the episode centers viewers would ever want in a televi- around Chuck wallowing over missing sion show: nail-biting action scenes, the praise that once accompanied com- slapstick comedy, intelligently subtle pleting missions with the help of his humor, will-they-won’t-they romantic Intersect, he’s now become a real spy. tension and poignant moments that Fortunately, viewers don’t lose the cOURTESY rosalie O’Connor/BOSTON BALLET make you care for the well-being of the charm of awkward, nerdy Chuck that Skilled dancing, a strong score and a beautiful set bring ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to life. characters. made people fall in love with the show Now kicking off its fifth and final in the first season. The series also main- season, one might expect the writers to tains the hijinks of the even gawkier Buy Tragedy and grace unite in slack off as the series slides into its 2012 More employees, some of the show’s finale. But the writers of “Chuck” are main sources of comedy. One of the epi- ‘Romeo and Juliet’ making sure the series goes out with a sode’s subplots features two employees bang. who try to fake a serious ailment to con BALLET to be “dead” after drinking the Friar’s Plot-wise, so much has changed since money from customers. Unfortunately, continuedfrom page 5 sleeping potion, Tai Jimenez as Lady the show’s debut. Chuck and Sarah are the show’s writers weren’t quite able to all time.” Instead of crafting an over- Capulet maintains a noble demeanor now the happily married owners of a pull off these subplots, and the arc fell a bearing Verona set to frame the overly and accepts it in pained stride with a $100+ million fortune, and since the little flat. familiar plotline, Susan Benson has brisk stalk out of the room. Madrigal’s end of the fourth season, Chuck has lost After overturning Volkoff Industries concocted a simple and dignified, yet Romeo, on the other hand, cannot the Intersect — and his bumbling side- last season — Chuck and the gang’s descriptive set. accept the truth until he holds a limp kick/best friend Morgan Grimes (Joshua main goal of the season — a new vil- The fabled balcony is crumbling Juliet in his arms. Gomez) has accidentally downloaded lain is in the works, who the show’s and romantic, as it should be. Romeo Jonathan McPhee leads a splendid- the database into his brain instead. producers have publicly revealed will and Juliet’s honeymoon bed is simi- ly vigorous orchestra through Sergei In “Chuck Versus the Zoom,” Chuck be played by Mark Hamill. Hamill, larly suiting. When the young lovers Prokoviev’s heartfelt score. As much as proves that he has developed so many who is best known for his role as Luke meet the meddlesome Friar (Boyko its dancing, acting or backdrop, “Romeo skills over the years that he doesn’t Skywalker in the original “Star Wars” Dossev), they seem to seal their fates and Juliet’s” music brings character to need the Intersect to complete a spy films, evidences one of “Chuck’s” as they stand before a backdrop that the ballet, and little more could have mission. One might think that Chuck specialties: stunt casting. The guest evokes the gates of heaven itself. Most been asked of the musicians. is incapable of doing anything with- stars almost always appeal to both the striking of all, a stone lion’s head Notably, Cranko’s ballet does not end out the Intersect, which gives him the action-oriented and geek-loving fans. looms overhead the Capulet ballroom, with the typical reconciliation between ability to recognize secret governmen- Carrie-Anne Moss of “The Matrix” matching the creepiness of its skulk- the Capulets and Montagues — there tal information and immediately learn franchise, Tim DeKay of USA’s “White ing attendees. is neither symbolic shaking of hands the ability to do anything from kung Collar” and Beau Garrett of “TRON: Juliet’s staged death, and her genuine nor any solemn nods among enemies fu fighting to ballroom dancing. But Legacy” (2010) are some of “Chuck’s” demise later on, proved the high point who must come together in sorrow. 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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r t e r W. Ro g e r s An unfortunate, but constitutional ruling Editor-in-Chief Editorial Smoking is bad. These days, it’s sion, stated that the size of the images for alcohol poisoning on their cans or Niki Krieg almost impossible to escape this meant that they served not to inform that soda or candy producers depict Adam Kulewicz truth. about the health dangers of smok- morbidly obese individuals on their Managing Editors Despite current campaigns to edu- ing — as is the case with the surgeon packaging. If it becomes all right to cate on the dangers of smoking, we as general’s warnings — but rather to demand that companies deliberately Amelie Hecht Executive News Editor Kathryn Olson News Editors a country could go further. How many advertise to customers not to smoke. sabotage their unhealthy products’ Laina Piera young, impressionable people would, Furthermore, some of the images were marketability, what would stop the Corinne Segal Saumya Vaishampayan upon picking up their first pack of computer enhanced to increase their Food and Drug Administration from Bianca Blakesley Assistant News Editors cigarettes, pop one into their mouth if emotional effectiveness. Therefore, he rallying to kill other existing products’ Gabrielle Hernandez Brionna Jimerson they saw a man blowing smoke out of ruled the images were a violation of brand appeal? Elizabeth McKay a tracheotomy hole on his throat right the First Amendment, as they forced The argument that other countries Marie Schow on the package? Or perhaps a picture companies to “speak” as the govern- have put similar cigarette pack regula- Minyoung Song Mahpari Sotoudeh of a body in a funeral casket above the ment told them to. tions in place ignores the fact that the Martha Shanahan Executive Features Editor words “WARNING: Smoking can kill Leon made a tough call, but given United States has traditionally put a Jon Cheng Features Editors you?” Instead of a bland warning from the circumstances, he made the right greater legal premium on free speech Maya Kohli Amelia Quinn the surgeon general, a law was to go one. Objectively setting aside the fact than other countries have. Falcon Reese into effect in September 2012 requir- that tobacco consumption has been Education to prevent young people Derek Schlom ing that cigarette boxes feature large proven to be extremely dangerous from partaking in the potentially deadly Victoria Rathsmill Assistant Features Editors Margaret Young graphic messages and images of the and deadly, one needs to consider activity of smoking is extremely impor- Rebecca Santiago Executive Arts Editor adverse health effects of smoking. where this sort of regulation could be tant, and we fully support the use of Zach Drucker Arts Editors It would indeed have been interest- applied next. similar dramatic anti-smoking images Anna Majeski ing to see how they responded, but a This law, had it been upheld, could on signage and in ad campaigns, but Charissa Ng Joseph Stile federal judge has blocked the law from constitute legal precedent for, hypo- this law, in specifically requiring the Matthew Welch going into effect. U.S. District Judge thetically, demanding that beer brewers signage on packaging, went too far Ashley Wood Melissa MacEwen Assistant Arts Editors Richard J. Leon, in a 29-page deci- put a picture of a person hospitalized astray from the U.S. Constitution. David Kellogg Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky Assistant Op-Ed Editors Anna Christian Cartoonists devon colmer Devon Colmer Westley Engel Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists Jonathan Green Michael Restiano Daniel Rathman Executive Sports Editor Matthew Berger Sports Editors Lauren Flament Claire Kemp Ben Kochman Aaron Leibowitz David McIntyre Alex Prewitt Ann Sloan Ethan Sturm Kate Klots Assistant Sports Editors Josh Berlinger Executive Photo Editor Virginia Bledsoe Photo Editors Kristen Collins Alex Dennett Justin McCallum Ashley Seenauth William Butt Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Caroline Geiling Meagan Maher Oliver Porter Scott Tingley Dilys Ong Staff Photographers

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ormer U.S. President Bill Clinton’s visit to Tufts felt like a reunion of a friend you hadn’t realized how much you’d missed. But if the sudden personal resonance Fof the word “intern” hadn’t already led you to wincingly calculate the age of the former president, his playful references to his recent geriatric developments forced you to face the fact. Bill Clinton, symbol of swagger and vital- ity, is getting old. It was fitting to have such a tangible mani- festation before a crowd that knew all too well that the Clinton era was dead. Our generation will likely be defined by the dark shadows of tragedy and blemishes of misfortune that have come to mark the decade after the 42nd presidency. But many of our first memories were born in the sparkle of the Clinton years. We learned to run as history sprinted. The technological innovation that revolutionized the way humans approach the world impart- ed within us a conception of status quo con- sisting of exhilarating innovation and bound- less advancements. We didn’t understand the Dilys ong/tufts daily complexities of a post-Cold War modernity, but we didn’t need to for the positivity of our caretakers to imbed itself in our character. We Confronting integration with education, empathy were intoxicated with the idea that we can — and will — do anything. b y Sa r a h Tr a l i n s socioeconomic inequality. Privilege to his (which was, incidentally, having Of course, we all know how the story me means being a kid who has both par- the administration grant an Africana changes. Our adolescent global awareness As a white female on campus who ents; my father was killed in a car acci- studies major). Should we not work was developed as the twin towers collapsed grew up in a world of socioeconomic dent when I was 12 years old. Privilege together, empathizing with one anoth- and fear swept the world into its greedy arms. privilege, I felt confused and somewhat to me means having a family that comes er’s struggles and aligning ourselves as While we learned to drive and dressed for offended by the op-ed “What happens together in joy and excitement, rather allies, rather than fragment each other’s prom, hostility and violence flared across the when integration and assimilation than in fragmented parts. Privilege to groups? world, transmitting a tension that hung heav- fail?,” published on Nov. 1, 2011. I am me means being able to sit back and feel Thinking about this fragmentation, ily in the international air. Whispers of doubt a student who has actively advocated comfortable with every aspect of one’s I turn to the culture houses. The cul- and suspicious reservation replaced the dar- for racial equality and assimilation at surroundings — something I believe no ture houses have been established as ing innovation and brazen expectations. The Tufts, accepted her role as an active person has ever felt. places “to provide education on the ’90s seemed like a distant dream. citizen, tried to give back and educate At Tufts, privilege is just being here, value of these differences and ensure And yet, the trajectory of history was not herself and others on issues on campus whether through financial aid or not. that bias of any form does not under- so linear. Many of our first ballots elected the and encouraged others to be not only Privilege means being able to look mine the academic, personal or profes- first black president, and now we conduct tolerant but also empathetic to oth- around a crowded dining hall and sional experience of any member of our initial job searches as devastating rates of ers’ struggles at Tufts. While I may not admire the other students at this univer- the Tufts community,” according to the unemployment ravage the nation. We watch fully empathize with students of color sity for their accomplishments, interests Office of Campus Life. In that sense, democratic movements gain steam across the at Tufts who “desire whiteness” as the and hobbies, even if they differ from as the author said, they act as support Middle East while across America people feel author did, or with students who do not your own. I urge all students — not just networks and educational centers for increasingly disempowered. We very seriously feel comfortable with their identity at those who focus on “white privilege” both minority students as well as stu- contemplated making a woman the president Tufts, I attempt to understand, sympa- — to re-assess their quick definition of dents who do not identify with a minor- of the most powerful nation on earth, but thize and educate myself. In doing so, I privilege and look across the room and ity group. However, the Group of Six, still pay women only 77 cents for every dollar hope to convey an understanding of the empathize with all who struggle. I urge I have found, does not work together earned by their male counterparts. exclusion those students feel and act as all students, then, to use the resources on issues. This has been exemplified This strange collusion of possibility and an ally to their causes. that Tufts has provided them — Tisch by their lack of representation on the restrictions has left us with an abstract sense of I agree that Tufts is “by no means … a College, the Leonard Carmichael Society Tufts Community Union Senate and opportunity, but a personal experience more place of social diversity,” and this issue and members of faculty and the student the absent alliances in their individual marked by visible roadblocks. We may have is one that the administration should population who are actively involved in struggles, most recently the advocacy seen the glass ceiling shattered by heroes, be addressing actively. But I encourage the struggle for equality at this institu- for an Africana studies department. I but personally still find it hard to get off the the author to recognize that in nearly tion — to fight for their fellow students have also found that certain groups ground. In this context the pit of failure seems all issues regarding race, ethnicity, sex, and advocate for them across all issues within the Group of Six are not wel- scarier and deeper — we were the genera- gender, etc., there are double standards and struggles. coming to students who do not directly tion that could have done anything, and if we and the road to empathy is two-way. Furthermore, I do not feel that all sympathize with their concerns, beliefs don’t, what’s our excuse? I would first like to express my dis- minority individuals must partake in and struggles. It is uncomfortable to Several years ago, while teaching English taste for the term “white privilege.” the three options strictly defined by feel as though you are a part of the to a Central American immigrant, I asked if “White privilege” exists at Tufts; there the author: assimilating, leaving Tufts “others” and not part of the “them” — she was happier in the United States. Her eyes is a lack of social diversity and there are or struggling. First, assimilation: Not something that the author feels as a became deep and still as competing emotions certainly flaws in examining the minor- all students reject their ancestral roots; student of color at this university. This played out on her face. “It’s hard to compare,” ity populace at this school. “White privi- a close friend just reminded me that is why I say empathy and acceptance is she said, her toddler squealing for lunch from lege” is walking into a classroom full his family was sending up Korean food a two-way street: Unless minorities and his highchair. “In America it’s easier to find of white students, not feeling judged for midterms. Second, to leave Tufts: non-minorities work together, we can work and have money, but it’s also much on the basis of race and ethnicity and Here I question statistics. I would be never reach true integration. easier to feel poor. I have so much more, but not feeling accused of being a mem- interested to know how many students I am sad that the writer felt he should here its impossible to escape reminders of ber of the community due to affirma- leave the university due to feeling out of act white and even desired to be white. how much I will never have.” tive action. “White privilege” is walking place in terms of diversity and racial or I am sad that the writer has not been In a strange way, her reflections echoed the down the street at night and not feeling ethnic acceptance. If this is a high num- confident about his identity and his current internal struggle of America’s youth. as though someone may call the police ber, we must approach this problem by struggles. I am sad that he feels as Technology and globalization create instant on you, or that a police officer will coming together to act as a resource though the Tufts community has not dissemination of images of success and pos- stop you, because of your race. (A very for these students. And finally, strug- advocated for his tolerance and accep- sibility and yet, our own victory feels further close friend of mine, who happens to gle: I question whether or not these tance. However, I urge the author to away. Born of a decade in an illuminated be a large, black male, was stopped one minorities have truly approached other re-assess the exclusivity on the end of world, we came of age with a sudden and Tuesday afternoon while walking from non-minority students and encour- the culture houses, his definition of drastic dimming — we saw what was possible our high school to a nearby sandwich aged thoughtful dialogue. I know that privilege and “white privilege,” and to just long enough to miss it. stop and asked for his identification.) in all of my activity on campus, not encourage dialogue with students who Even Clinton, a man of a uniquely charmed “White privilege” is knowing that there once have I been able to ask minor- identify themselves as minorities and existence and an emblem of optimism, are professors whose experiences reso- ity students questions and get direct non-minorities alike. Only through edu- seemed sobered. It may not come as much nate soundly with yours. answers; I have always felt as part of cation and active engagement can Tufts, comfort for a generation wrestling with this Perhaps I exemplify the surface defi- the “others” and never a member of and society as a whole, overcome the dual reality and conflicting consciousness, nition of socioeconomic “white privi- the group. I have been told that I just struggles of racism and segregation and but at the very least, it seems that Bill still lege.” But I urge those who use the term “wouldn’t understand” or “can’t identi- move towards a future of integration, feels our pain. to re-assess the idea that all white stu- fy.” To this I ask, “How do you expect me equality and empathy. dents have this. Privilege is a term that to support you if you push me aside?” refers to a right or immunity, and it may A student recently told me to advocate Amanda Johnson is a senior majoring in be applied to many different aspects of for a Latino studies major by myself Sarah Tralins is a sophomore who is major- international relations. She can be reached life. Privilege is not limited to racial or because that was my struggle, and not ing in child development. at [email protected].

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Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game

INSIDE NFL The Patriots had all the makings of to worry? As the Patriots highlighted B(C)S continued from page 16 a Super Bowl title as they went on a last season, it’s dangerous to rely on Giants. However, this magical Packers stretch of games where they eviscer- turnovers to bail out a defense that seasonClose is headed call down with a very similarSan Diegoated future underscores playoff teams, blowing Greenallows too manyBay’s yards. Afterflaws playing isclaimer: This column is not path of another that ended in failure out the Steelers, Jets and Bears, while perfect football during the latter half about Joe Paterno and Penn just a season ago. sandwiching in a potential season- of last season, New England ran into State. For more information The 2010 New England Patriots, defining three-point victory over the a divisional rival in the playoffs who on that topic, check out any coming off a disappointing first-round Colts, in which the Pats intercepted didn’t turn the ball over and played Dother sports columnist on any other playoff exit the prior year, started slow. Manning three times, including a pick strong pass defense. website. They lost in Week 2 to the New York Jets, at the New England 6-yard line with The Packers’ most recent game There is no argument that Div. I col- but then they caught fire and left the 31 seconds to go. showed a glimpse of what could go lege football has the most counter-intu- rest of the league burnt to a crisp, with Running through the Packers’ wrong come playoff time. Aaron itive, imbalanced postseason system of a stunning loss to Cleveland in Week schedule through just eight games, for Rodgers was nearly flawless, complet- any league in the sports world. Where 9 standing out as an aberration. New all the praise they are receiving, their ing 21 of 26 passes for 247 yards and else can you win every game and not England’s defense actually regressed, only convincing victories have come four touchdowns. Yet, the Chargers even get a shot at the national title? In however, going from 11th to 25th in against the Rams and Broncos. They had the ball in Green Bay territory fact, a team can go undefeated and not total yards allowed per game and fifth have only two other double-digit wins with a minute left and a chance to even play in one of the big five bowls, to eighth in points allowed per game. against quality opponents: the Bears tie the game even after the Packers an accomplishment the University of This seems incongruous, but it makes and Falcons. Their season-defining returned two Rivers interceptions for Houston may manage this year. The sense when you note that, like Green victory may have come already in touchdowns in the first half. Green SEC begins every season with many Bay’s, New England’s turnover margin Week 1, when they stuffed the Saints Bay scored 45 points, but — in a of its teams nationally ranked, and went from plus-six in 2009 to plus-28 on 4th-and-goal to end the game and microcosm of their season so far — because they basically only play con- in 2010. preserve an eight-point win. that was barely enough to top the ference games, their rankings become In addition to the change in turn- Rodgers’ offense seems unstoppa- Chargers’ 38. a self-fulfilling prophecy. How else can over margin, the Patriots got perhaps ble, as Green Bay has four receivers Come playoff time, we could see two you explain the SEC having five teams their best season out of Tom Brady ever with 20 or more catches and at least potential doppelgangers for last year’s in the Top 15? — even better than Brady’s record- four touchdowns. The Packers’ rush- Pats-Jets tilt if the Packers face the 49ers But I’m not here to complain about breaking 2007 campaign. Brady led ing attack has been pedestrian, but or Lions. San Francisco and Detroit are the BCS structure. It has been criti- the league in passer rating at 111.0, neither James Starks nor Ryan Grant the top two teams in takeaways, yards cized repeatedly, and the NCAA big 9.2 points ahead of runner-up Philip fumbles the ball much, ensuring that allowed per game and points allowed wigs just don’t seem to care. Instead, Rivers, and posted an unprecedented Rodgers has the opportunity to make per game in the NFC this year—three I’m going to look at other decisions the nine-to-one touchdown-to-intercep- plays on virtually every drive. factors that could help them upset association has made that continue to tion ratio. So why, then, is there any reason Green Bay when it matters most. tilt the playing field further in the favor of those on the inside. We’ll start with everyone’s favor- ite Cinderella team, the Boise State Broncos. Already boasting an impres- sive win over SEC East leader Georgia, the Broncos will host TCU in the toughest game left on their sched- ule. Yet while the game will be played on Boise’s famous blue turf, the team will not be coming out in its famous blue uniforms. Why? Well, the team has been banned from wearing the uni- forms at home by the Mountain West Conference because they blend in with the field. This opens up a whole range of ques- tions. How are players looking across the field losing them in the turf below? If Boise can’t wear blue on blue turf, why can teams like Hawaii wear green on green turf? Should we not let them play in front of a crowd either so they can’t get an advantage there? If the Broncos weren’t as good as they are, would anyone have even bothered with this rule? Most of this is rhetorical, as it’s clear that this is just another slight against one of the best non-establishment teams of the last decade. The odds continue to be stacked against them, yet they maintain outstanding results. While the non-BCS contenders con- tinue to struggle to stay afloat in the title talk, other teams are handed their opportunity on a silver platter. One of the more egregious examples of this comes from the Pac-12. There is a defined protocol for a conference championship game in college foot- ball: a neutral field game between the MCT top teams in each division, often at Aaron Rodgers has posted a passer rating of 110 or better in each of Green Bay’s eight games this season, setting an NFL record. one of the major football stadiums in the country. The SEC uses the Georgia Dome; the Big 12 uses Cowboys Stadium. Even the Big Ten will be using Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for Legacy of senior class based on future, not win-loss record its first ever championship. But the Pac-12 will play its first title FOOTBALL one of New England’s top teams, to program. A win, in terms of that, game at the home stadium of the team continued from page 16 four passing yards and just three would be great, but what we’ve done with the better conference record. the Jumbos’ 16 seniors will come second-half points in a 9-0 loss on since last January will be our lasting Translation: we are going to give our on Saturday at home against 3-4 Homecoming. legacy.” national championship contender Middlebury. At this point, the oppo- Last week, senior quarterback But before Tufts can begin looking the best chance possible to move on nent could be Medford High School or Johnny Lindquist, who has been bat- toward next season, Middlebury stands and bring back more money for the the New England Patriots. It wouldn’t tling a shoulder injury in recent weeks, in the way as one last opportunity to league. There are so many great neutral matter for a group of departing players directed a seven-play, 43-yard scoring score a win. The Panthers enter with options on the west coast — the Rose that’s already successfully repositioned drive at the game’s outset that ended in the league’s most prolific scoring (29.7 Bowl, University of Phoenix Stadium, the ship, a chance that coincided with a five-yard touchdown pass to junior points per game) and passing (321.9 CenturyLink Field — yet the confer- Jay Civetti’s promotion from his offen- wide receiver Mike Cresham. Senior yards per game) offense. Quarterback ence chose none of them. It’s a clear sive coordinator position to interim linebacker Zack Skarzynski leads the McCallum Foote, a sophomore trans- attempt to influence results on the head coach in January. conference with 13.1 tackles per game. fer from Brown, has thrown a league- field with action off of it. “I think it says a lot about the program Senior kicker Adam Auerbach is one high 19 touchdowns this season, or Unfortunately, as fans, we just can’t and where we’re headed and what we’ve field goal away from becoming the 11 more than the Jumbos have as a stop watching. We buy in every year, built thus far,” said Civetti, who had the Jumbos’ all-time leader. team. and the millionaires reap the rewards interim tag removed on Oct. 27. “You Ask the players about gains made It’s a tall task for a team that’s grown while the sport itself suffers. Maybe can fall back on your energy and hard this season, and they’ll point to a accustomed to uphill climbs in recent someday things will change, but I think work up until this point, regardless of change in attitude, reflective across years, but one that hasn’t shaken the there is a better chance that former the scoreboard and of the record. You the board from offseason weightlift- Jumbos’ confidence in the direction Penn State coordinator Jerry Sandusky have a group of guys who come out and ing sessions to gameday dress code. this program is headed. gets his job back. (Sorry, had to men- work like that? That’s impressive. It gives “Last year, our offseason last year, “We’re staying the course,” Civetti tion it.) me a little validation in what we’re doing our preseason this year, was about said. “The future of this program is that these guys feel like their energy and leaving our mark,” Lamothe said. “We bright, and we’re headed in the right their effort are appreciated.” have made such great strides from direction. Today is a perfect example. Ethan Sturm is a junior majoring in biop- There have, in fact, been flashes of years past, that our legacy will be Everything is going right, the way it sychology. He can be reached at Ethan. success this season. Tufts held Trinity, this team and will be coach Civetti’s should.” [email protected]. Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15

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Sarah The class of 2012 will be hard to continued from page 16 Williams, Bates and Hamilton by an Cannona two-year starter—will be leav- replace, but the team must look for- team on the field.” even more lopsided margin of 29-2. ing a void to Dyer’s left on the back ward and focus on the offseason. That work started with a chance to Then, only undefeated Bowdoin was line. Tufts will return its entire starting avenge a 2010 NCAA second round left. Behind them, Tufts will need to forward line as well as its defensive loss to Middlebury. The home opener In Brunswick, Maine, the Jumbos replace its most successful goalie in midfield. Junior Lia Sagerman, who displayed the Jumbos’ potential as they out-shot and out-cornered the defend- program history with the departure of matched Griffith’s 10 goals, will look battled the then-No. 10 (now No. 6) ing national champions, but the Polar four-year starter Marianna Zak, who to establish herself as a leader in 2012 Panthers to double overtime. Bears preserved their perfect record posted a 59-10 record in the cage for along with classmate Kelsey Perkins, Tufts eventually fell in penalty heading in to the NESCAC Tournament, the Jumbos. And finally, Tufts will lose who had an impressive nine-goal strokes and realized that a climb to the leaving Tufts with the No. 4 seed and an its quarterback in Griffith—this year’s year in her first season on the attack. top of the NESCAC was not going to be impending rematch with Trinity. leading scorer with 10 goals and three Sophomore Chelsea Yogerst and fresh- easy. On Oct. 29, in the NESCAC quarter- assists. man Brittany Norfleet will also look to The Jumbos breezed through their finals, the Jumbos again found them- All four seniors have garnered nation- improve before next fall. next five contests, outscoring Babson, selves deadlocked with the Bantams in al attention since their freshman year In the midfield, junior Rachel Wesleyan, UMass Dartmouth, Colby extra minutes. And, just like a few days national runner-up performance, and Gerhardt and sophomore Emily Cannon and Wellesley by a total margin of 17-2. earlier, they out-shot and out-cornered head coach Tina McDavitt will have will continue to serve as anchors on the But on Oct. 1, Amherst derailed their the visitors. her hands full finding a replacement right and center, respectively, behind streak with a 3-1 defeat—marking the But the Bantams were the ones who for the winning defensive combination freshman standout Maggie Chapman, first points the Lord Jeffs had scored on found the back of the cage to win 2-1, of Dyer, Cannon and Zak, as well as the who earned the offensive spot to the Jumbos in four years. as the Jumbos, and their four seniors, central leadership and playmaking of Griffith’s right in her rookie season. The next day, Tufts faced then-No. watched a season that was just gaining Griffith. There is more than enough talent 14 Trinity in a game that would change momentum slip away. “The three of us had really created present and incoming for the Jumbos the pace for the rest of the season. The “I don’t think we were less success- a good dynamic in the backfield over to bounce back, and the new team Jumbos and Bantams battled to over- ful than we have been in years past,” the past couple years,” Dyer said. “The atmosphere is sure to facilitate team- time, and with just over six minutes left senior co-captain Lindsay Griffith said. other backs have improved so much wide improvements. in the period, Tufts earned a penalty “We were just as skilled and just as with their communication, decision- “[This year] it felt like every day we stroke. Dyer sent it in and Tufts was dynamic; just sometimes things don’t making and skills this season, and walked off the field saying, ‘That was a immediately back in the running for work out like you want them to. We [sophomore] Katie Stuntz and [fresh- great practice, because everyone was the NESCAC’s top spot. controlled the things we could, and man] Brianna Keenan are both phe- pushing themselves and everyone else “There is always one point in the have to let go of the things we couldn’t. nomenal goalies, so there will be plen- around them to work hard and con- season where our team seems to real- I think everyone would agree that there ty of opportunities for the defenders tinue to improve,’” Dyer said. “If all of ize how skilled we are and really step was something special about this team to step up and shut down other teams the girls maintain that work ethic and up our games,” Dyer said. “That point that we haven’t had in years past and next year.” confidence throughout the offseason in this season was so apparent, and that’s something positive we can take “Lindsay really is a force in bring- until next year, then Tufts field hockey although our last two games were loss- from our last season.” ing the ball upfield,” Zak said. “She is will be right back at the top of Div. es, we were playing the highest level of This marks the last season for four of a strong leader and has an unmatched III.” hockey we’d played all season.” Tufts’ most valuable players. ability in connecting everyone and “The players that are returning are The build up to those two losses was Dyer, a former All-American and creating scoring opportunities for her a great group of girls,” Griffith added. impressive. All-NESCAC Defensive Player of the teammates. She will be missed in the “I’m excited to see them grow togeth- The Jumbos followed their win Year, will leave a massive hole not only midfield. And she does have the best er and come back and start fresh in against Trinity with five more, dis- in the backfield, but on the corner legs in the ‘CAC.” 2012.” Elephants in the Room

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Football Staying the course Despite a winless record, the ship has remained steady

b y Al e x Pr e w i t t captain Luke Lamothe cracked Daily Editorial Board a smile. Teams in this position — ones that haven’t won since Things haven’t changed Sept. 25, 2010 — are expected for the football team. Energy to succumb to shades of frus- has remained at a peak level, tration. It’s human nature to sparked at once by one final second-guess the blueprint opportunity to remove the oval when execution has faltered. from the win column and opti- But the players keep insisting mistic promises of future sea- on the contrary. sons. Tufts is winless through “We haven’t given up all seven games, but thoughts season, we’ve worked hard, of games past seem to have our effort and dedication been vaporized from the col- have always been there,” said lective mindset. No, this is a Lamothe. “A win would just team that, in spite of the hard- be the icing on the cake. We’re ships and the losses, is still 0-0 right now. That’s our men- approaching each day like a tality. And I’d like to be unde- 0-0 squad. feated for the rest of my life.” When asked about the That one last crack for Jumbos’ mentality following Tuesday’s practice, senior tri- see FOOTBALL, page 14

K.C. Hambleton/tufts daily Senior co-captain Taylor Dyer is one of four graduating seniors who helped the team to NCAAs in their first three years at Tufts. Field Hockey Jumbos say goodbye to four integral seniors

b y Cl a i r e Ke m p Now, the Jumbos are faced senior co-captain defender Daily Editorial Board with another big graduation Taylor Dyer said. “However, Rebuilding effort underway— the entire startingafter defenseearly postseasonthere were definitely exit posi- After graduating five start- and the leading scorer — and tives in this season that I’m ers last spring, the No. 16 field a lot of work to do in the off- sure will carry over to next hockey team knew this fall season. year. Our team dynamic this would be different from years “Obviously our season year was awesome, and it felt past. Unfortunately, differenc- came to a pretty disappoint- like everyone was really on es that were so positive off the ing end, especially for our the same page. We all got Alex Dennett/Tufts Daily field did not translate into a senior class who have made along so well, and that made Senior linebacker J.T. Rinciari and 15 other seniors will play their last game deep postseason campaign, as it to the NESCAC champi- it easier to work together as a on Saturday against Middlebury, but their legacy for the program’s future Tufts went 11-4 and made its onship and then NCAAs all has already been cemented. earliest exit since 2005. three years of our careers,” see FIELD HOCKEY, page 15

Inside NFL FENCING A perilous blueprint Jumbos start strong at Fall Invitational

2011 Packers eerily reminiscent of 2010 Patriots The men’s fencing team kicked off its Jones and senior Derek Reedy finished season on Saturday at the Fall Invitational in 53rd and 54th place, respectively. b y Al e x Ar t h u r points ahead of second-place Brees. (The Big One) at Smith College, posting Reedy fell 15-1 in his first match to MIT’s Senior Staff Writer For some perspective on his domi- respectable performances in the epee, foil Joey Rafidi, the eventual winner. Jones nance, consider that the same margin and saber events. dropped a closely contested fight, 12-9, The Green Bay Packers are the currently separates second place from The men’s saber event was the most against Brown’s Ben McDonald. defending Super Bowl Champions and 31st. successful of the day for the Jumbos, as The men’s foil brought mixed results have picked up where they left off dur- The Packers’ biggest question mark senior Tyler Mingalone and sophomore as well for the Jumbos. Junior Mike ing last season’s remarkable playoff is their defense. Last season, they were Eli Kohlenberg placed ninth and 10th, Newman placed 19th, handily defeat- run. As impressive as the Packers have fifth in yardage defense and second respectively, in a field of over 80 com- ing Hampshire College’s Scott Barish in been in their last 12 games, no one in points allowed per game. This year, petitors. his first contest before dropping a sec- outside of Green Bay entirely saw this however, the Packers are allowing the Mingalone impressed in his first two ond-round tilt against Boston University’s coming. third-most yards per game in the league bouts, winning 15-2 and 15-11. In a back- Cameron Gebhard, 15-12. Sophomores At the end of the 2010 season, Drew at 399.6, although that yardage has not and-forth affair in his third-round match- Randy Tesser, Evan Moulson and Taylor Brees, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady translated into points against them. up, Mingalone came up short against Malone also competed, but came up were the league’s elite quarterbacks The Packers are 17th in the league Brandeis’ Jess Ochs-Willard, 15-13. short in their first round matchups. and the Packers were busy winning in points allowed per game at 22.4, Kohlenberg achieved similar success, “We knew going into the tournament their last two games, while receiving because of a stellar turnover margin posting a shutout in his first-round match that it was going to be a very competi- help from other teams to limp into the of plus-11, good for third best in the and taking a 15-9 second-round victory tive field,” senior Mark Eisenberg said. NFC playoffs as the No. 6 seed in the NFL. before falling to Sacred Heart’s Sean Vilar, “We went up against some of the best NFC. The outlook is very sunny in Green 15-12. Junior Derrick Kane also repre- teams in the region so overall I think we Fast-forward to this season: Green Bay, as they appear to be head-and- sented the Jumbos in the men’s saber did Tufts proud and it was a good start Bay is 8-0 and quarterback Aaron shoulders above the rest of the league. event, dropping his first-round contest to our year.” Rodgers is the clear MVP frontrunner The biggest threats to their throne and placing 63rd. as he leads the league with an eight-to- right now are the 49ers, Ravens and Amid a competitive field of 88 fighters one touchdown-to-interception ratio. in the men’s epee, Tufts sophomore Greg —by Zachey Kliger Rodgers’ passer rating of 129.1 is 28.5 see INSIDE NFL, page 14