S Students and locals stee lun6 fight at Milne House by PETE SANEOW request at last year’s luncheon, by DANIELBARBARIS1 House often host events for the Daily Editorial Board Golden said, “We do understand, Daily Editorial Board community to keep the house The Trustees of Tufts reported and we do listen to you.” An incident at Milne House open. “[The local teenagers] obvi- that the University received a $10 Tufts is also planning to begin this Saturdaymorningled to fight- ously had no interest in learning million challenge gift forthe Bio- a$17 million project to update the ing between Tufts students and how to dance,” Nemes said. medicalResearch Center,threenew electrical system of the buildings local residents, eventually result- The locals caused no problems endowedchairs, andagifttocom- on the Boston campus, reported ing in the arrest of three area resi- for approximately half an hour, but plete the fundraising for the new University President John dents. began to get rowdy at around 1 :45 field house during their annual DiBiaggio. He said the changes Students living in the Milne a.m. Accordingto Aldea-Venegas, February luncheon with student were acriticalneed forthe complex House, also known as the His- the locals were then asked to leave, representatives from the three because “the energy in the build- panic House, were hosting a pri- and began striking Tufts students. Tufts’ campuses. ing is utilized wastefully.” vate, unadvertised party attended “Theyjust got really rowdy, and it Describing the nature ofa chal- Several student representa- by no more than 20 Tufts students just turned into a brawl ... it got lenge gift, Board offrustees Chair- tives stressed the need for a vis- when approximately 15 localscame really out of control,” he said. man Nathan Gantcher said Tufts ible response to concerns raised student concerns, DiBiaggio said, to the door, paid, and entered the “It was just like a tug of war has two years to raise a matching at the Saturday afternoon lun- “The Board has been veryrespon- party, explained a witnesses. type-thing; it just turned really $10 million to receive the dona- cheon. Tufts Community Union sive -a crystal-clear example of “I think they forced themselves ugly, especially when some ofthe tion. “The Development Office is Senator Samar Shaheryer asked that occurred this morning.” He in, because there were so many of girls started getting hit,” he con- highly confident that they will be the trustees to focus on increas- explained that three trustees an- them,”juniorIvanAldea-Venegas tinued. able to raise the other half,” he ing the racial diversity of the stu- nounced that they will donate said. “They might have heard our “There were townies fighting said. Explaining that the $ IO mil- dent body by increasing the avail- endowed chairs to the University. music and decided to come in. We girls, townies fighting me,”Nemes lion was an anonymous naming able financial aid. “Racial diver- DiBiaggioalsoannouncedthatthe definitely did not advertise the said. gift,Gantcherjokedthatthe school sity and financial aid go hand-in- Gantcher family would contribute party because there wasn’t any According to Tufts University will forever be known as the hand,” she said. “We will not have the final financial gift needed to need,” he said. Police Department (TUPD) Lieu- “anonymous medical school.” a lot of rich diversity unless the construct the new field house. The party was intended to tenant Mark Keith, adefinite cause The announcement of the gift endowment goes up.” Continuing to praise the con- double as a dance instruction ses- for the fight has not yet been de- came in response to a question Describing the ways in which sion, junior Sidney Nemes said. termined, although asking the about the relationship between the the trustees have responded to see LUNCHEON, page 11 He said the members ofthe Milne non-Tufts students to leave may trustees and the students enrolled have been the catalyst. ‘‘If some- in graduate programs, raised at the thing did trigger it, people aren’t Iuncheon by arepresentative from Fake ID ]Ring busted in Wren Hall saying what it was ... I think that’s ;he Medical School. The TubUniversity Police Departmen~!WPD) sures. The same will Iikely hold true for those because nobody knows. It seems ‘%?alth sciences are critically cracked a large fake ID ring in a Satirdaynight bust students at other schools. that the three individuals simply .?pc?-ant to this institution and in Wren Hall. One individual, aNew Jersey resic‘m$ “From our understanding, this was not the frst started attacking people,” Keith ’2 recognize ?hat as tmstees,” was arrested, and 23 others were ideritified and time this year this group has been on campus,” said. re;;licdGantcher. “Yourwories do questioned. Those present included students froom Keit!! said. “This bust is the largest in my memory, At this point, several of the not hli on deafears.” and the first in a number of years. There was one locals left the house. As they were - 7- -, - -s”.cs, ?:ZL ss;dbl, .L .& ‘- werai yea.is ago, but iL Clihi’L $*ern to be on this leavkg, eit!ierJustin Ronchetii cr lite 3oa-6 ofoverseers meets sev- police had been piannmg to bust the level,” he continued. John-Paul Romasco, both local era! Iiyes ea& year to prioritize ‘“on Friday night, we received The police are still investigating the situation, residents, threw a beer bottle at the concerns raised by medical Jvwld be a group on campus S and more information will soon be available. A the doorway, which shattered and schooi students in En attempt to arid producing fake driveo !icemes,” Keith Said. completereportwill follow in tomorrow’sDuily. injured a Tufts student. Although crezte solutions. 5xTiaining that The Tufts students who were iil 5s: his name was not released, this :mpvenc~tswere made to com- referred to the Dean’s office €or di mi?*

putv faciiities in response to a I__ -- 1 seeFIGHT,page 10 rr ’ member 3:..iaX-icD. 0s discusses issx1s of campus byLAURE”E1ST a matter of opportunity. It’s really up to the Daily Editorial Board individual,” she said. Frustrations with race relations both on In his speech, Bilal suggested twelve the Tufts campus and throughout the coun- ways that people can overcome prejudices try were addressed when Mohammed Bilal, and improve race relations. He has recently a cast member of MTV’s The Real World published a book entitled Simple Steps to San Francisco, spoke in Cohen Auditorium Appreciating Diversity. on Friday night. Bilal stressed that being open to new In an unusual move at the conclusion of ideas and experiences is one of the most his speech, Bilal asked someone to turn on important steps in understanding other the lights over the audience, sat down on cultures. ‘‘If all you ever want to do, or all the edge of the stage, and asked the stu- you ever want to know is about yourself, dents how they felt about race relations at you’re doing yourself a great injustice,” he Tufts. said. Some of the students lamented the fact He imploredthe audience to explore other that the audience was so sparse and said cultures or at least try new things on a that in general, few people on campus are regular basis. “If you wear baggy jeans all interested in issues of diversity. the time, wear some tight jeans every now Photo by Rony Shra Hugo Bedau Robert Blecker. * The students in the audience seemed to and then,” he said. and agree that there is no open hatred of differ- He added that traveling and learning a ent races on campus, but there is little foreign language is important in under- Death Denaltv discussed interaction between different groups. standing other cultures. “You can read 1 d “i thinkrnost people are comfortable and 100,000 books about a place, and you will by SHORENA SHAVERDASHVILI with Bedau, while still defending his posi- that’s the problem,” one student said. never know what someone who’s been there Contributing Writer tion supporting the careful use of the death Another student added, “It just seems knows,” he said, adding that everyone On Thurs. Feb. 6, the pros and cons of penalty by saying that he was “simply as if ignorance runs rampant on this campus should try to practice a foreign language the death penalty were debated during a right.” Bedau responded by quoting statis- and the seeking of knowledge ends when with someone else at least once a month. two hour discussion in the Granoff Family tics which, in his opinion, illustrate the class ends.” Bilal encouraged everyone to create a Hillel Center. The two key speakers were contradiction and ironies of the American Because there is such asmall percentage family tree. “I put it out there to everyoneto Tufts professor ofphilosophy Hugo Bedau justice system. These figures were taken of African American students on campus, explore the diversity in themselves,” he andNew York University Law School pro- from studies conducted in the 1990s. Of one senior felt as if she always has to said. Bilal said when he researched his fessor Robert Blecker. 10,000 successful homicide convictions,

j represent her race rather than simply act like family heritage he found that he was part Bedau, who argued against the death roughly 2,000 to 4,000 convicts were sen- herself. Native American, part Welsh, and part Af- penalty, has focused a major portion of his tenced to death. Of these, only 250 sen- “I have to pick and choose my battles,” rican American, and he said that learning career on studying the historical, social, tences have actually been carried out. she said. “I find it’s just too tense.” about his own diversity helped him over- and moral aspects of capital punishment. “These show how ‘efficient’ the police- 5 One student, who was a member of Es- come much of the bitterness that he felt He is also the author of Death Penalty in men are on arresting,” Bedau said. He said sence which sang at the opening of the towards others. America: Current Controversies. 90 percent of the people who are given the event, said it is up to individuals on campus The firsttotakeastand wasBlecker,who - tobridgethe barriersofrace. “Ithinkit’sall see BILAL, page 2 admitted to his inexperience in comparison see DEBATE, page 2 page two THE TUFTS DAILY Monday, February 9,1998 I ’ THETUFTS DAILY 6~ Letters to the Editor

P.O. Box 18, Medford, MA. 02153 ‘ Thanks to protestors (617) 627-3090; Fax: (617) 627-3910, [email protected] Online: http://www.tufts.edu/as/stu-ordhftsdaily To the Editor: I wouldjust like to quickly thank all those people Tucker has caused LLevenhard-core death penalty Pete Sanborn involved in getting from Tufts Connect what we’ve supporters” to re-evaluate their position on capital Editor-in-Chief always wanted-or at least for this semester. Who punishment. In fact the case may yet serve as a knows what these guys will come up with over the catalyst to re-examine the clemency process in Texas. Managing Editor: Marshall Einhorn Editor Emerita: Karen Epstein summer? They must not be left alone to figure out However, her logic becomes contradictory when she some “new” plan to get more money out of us. This attacks the death penalty in general asserting that NEWSEditors: Lauren Heist, Leah Massar University owes us a good communication deal, “there is no price on human life ...” Assistant Editors: Andrew Freedman, Dan Barbarisi, David Pluviose and the TCU Senate owes a big apology to the I agree withEpstein’s argumentthat human life is, VIEWPOINTS Editor: Brad Snyder student body - what were they thinking? If they in fact, priceless. But unlike Epstein, it consequently FEATURESEditor: Tony Kahn continue to make these kinds of decisions, then . seems evident to me that no measure of redemption .Assistant Editors: Elizabeth Chen, Seth Ingram maybe there should be no Senate - perhaps we - including turning to religion and God - could need a new form of student representation on this ameliorate the crimes of a murderer or commute the ARTS Editors: Micol Ostow, Alexis Rivera, Dara Resnik, Nancy Hunter Assistant Editor: Alison Damast campus! Again, thanks to the people who protested punishment thereof. Contrary to popular religious this breach of contract. dogmathat says everyone, including the most brutal WEEKENDER Editor: Rob McKeown Assistant Editor: Eliza Strickland Claudia Asch LA ‘00 criminals, deserves some degree of forgiveness, I believe an innocent human life to be far too valuable SPORTSEditors: Sam Erdheim, Vivek Ramgopal, Jordan Brenner, The value of life to allow those who take it in such amanner Tucker, Jeff Margolies as Assistant Editor: Kelly Desmarais To the Editor: to claim such redemption via religious or any other In her column, “Thou Shalt not Kill” (2/4) Karen means. PHOTOGRAPHY Editors: Rony Sham, Kate Cohen Assistant Editor: Eric Anderson Epstein makes the point that the fate of Karla Faye Michael Wang LA ’99 ONLINE Editors: Jeff Borland, Jeff Carlon, Benny Meshoulam Pamela Abrams Production Director Professors hold debate over death Denalty1 4 ’roduction Managers: Amy Rutenberg, Karen Thompson, Amy Zimmet, we would be less safe as a society Judith Dickman DEBATE continued from page I if we were to abolish capital pun- LAYOUT Editors: Cindy Marks, David Ball, Mike Dupuy highest degree of punishment are ishment. GRAPHICSEditor: Josh Goldblum sentenced to the death penalty. Blecker on the other hand, be- COPY Editors: Sandra Fried. Cambra Stern “Those numbers are very un- lieves that the retribution measure stable and extremely chaotic. What of punishment is important be- John E. Gendron cause it reciprocates the effect that Executive Business Director happens to the other thousands?’ Bedau asked. the criminal act had. He thinks that Business Manager: Stephanie Wagner He said that if we are going to “like for like” is an intuitively re- Office Manager: Sanitha Narayan advocate capital punishment, we spectful principle and maintains Advertising Managers: Neil Feldman, Grace Lee, Sara Kugler should ensure that the “worst the equilibrium in social norms. Receivables Manager: Freya Woke ______~~______-~~ -.____~~ among the bad are punished.” But “We should punish not only the he said unfortunately, the worst act, but the personality too,” he The Tufts Daily is a non-profit, independent newspaper, published killers are not necessarily the ones said. donday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed Blecker said he does not think ree to p.m.,Monday who receive the death penalty. theTuftscommunity.Businesshoursare9a.m.-6 that retribution is exactly “eye for hrough Friday, 1 - 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Daily is printed at Charles Bedau cited Ted Kaczynski, the liver Publishing, Charlestown, MA. Unabomber, as acase ofadanger- an eye” because the unfairness of Editorials appear on this page, unsigned. Individual editors are not ous killer who escaped the death prisons very often causes the iecessarily responsible for, or in agreement with, the policies and penalty. toughest criminals to suffer the Dai/y file photo tditorials of The Tufts Daily. The content of Letters, advertisements, Bedau said convictions and Hugo Bedau. least andthe leastdangerouscrimi- ipedcolumns, cartoons, and graphics does not necessarilyreflect the acquittals are more closely linked nals to suffer the most. )pinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. to the skills of the lawyers rather whether life imprisonment with- A perversely structured prison LETTERSTO THE EDITOR than the guilt or innocence of the out parole should be abolished if environment does not punish Letters must be submitted by4 p.m. and should be handed into the defendants, and this, in his opin- the death penalty is also abol- criminals as much as the death Iaily office or sent to [email protected]. All Letters must ion, introduces great subjectivity ished. penalty does, he said, because dudethe writer’s name and phone number, and must be verified by in the outcome. Bedau strictly replied “no,” “prisoners enjoy the sweetness of he Daily. There is a 350-word 1imit.The editors reserve the right to edit He added that if more people explaining that distinctions have life the same way the free society .etters for clarity, space, and length. For the full policy on Letters to does.” he Editor, contact The Tufts Daily. are sentenced to death rather than to be made among different de- sentenced to life imprisonment, grees of crime and the innocent Blecker also argued that the trials would have to be sped up, have to differentiated from the fear of capital punishment deters but he said that accelerating the guilty. But he said he thinks that potential killers from committing resolution oftrials would undoubt- executing the innocent and not crimes. In recordings played by edly lead to mis-considerations punishing the guilty is always an Blecker, convicted murderer John and careless justice. unfair threat especially when deal- Walker saidthat in Virginia, where Blecker agreed with Bedau, ing with human lives. capital punishment is legal, Walker FSU’s School Of Ed. whom he called “the master of Bedau Said he strongly be- would reconsider committing his statistics” and “the giant in the lieves that “eye for an eye, tooth crime because he fears the electri- field,” on most ofthe matters, and for a tooth,” philosophy is wrong cal chair. Loses Accreditation Blecker hrtheroutlined the com- and neverworks. “Blecker wants Bedau, on the contrary, ques- College Press Exchange tation over the last decade. plexity of the issues. Blecker said to pick and choose, and I do pro- tioned how anybody could decide The list of shortcomings isn’t Abele said he and many other in a recent poll 66 percent of re- pose possible choices without on the extent of suffering and long, but in the eyes of educators school officials are baffled by the spondents said they supported involving the killing of an indi- wondered whose sensitivities who sanction teacher-training council’sfmdings, which fault FSU the death penalty, while2 1 percent vidual. The United States has would be put to judgement in the programs around the country, it is for failing to prepare students to said they did not, and nine percent been experimenting for 25 years case of execution. serious enough for Florida State work with diverse populations, to said it depended on the circum- but cannot come up with a system Bedau said that although many University’s School ofEducation use technology in the classroom stances. He said in the second trial that eliminates the errors,’’ Bedau people argue that it is more expen- to lose its national accreditation. and to teach exceptional educa- of the same poll, 74 percent said said. sive for taxpayers to keep some- The National Council for Ac- tion pupils. Abele said they also they supported it, 19 percent op- He said he does not think that one in jail for life, he said that we creditation ofTeacher Education’s take exception with the council’s posed it, and six percent said it social protection should be a de- should pay what justice requires. effort to revoke the university’s assertion that the FSU program’s depended. termining factor when arguing for He added that he does not think long-held, professional distinction faculty does not reflect “sufficient” Blecker said he thinks that the the death penalty. Bedau said he that execution is cheaper than is perhaps more of an embarrass- cultural diversity. only right answer is “depends,” as supports the principle of least re- maintainingaprisoner. ment than anything else, said Pro- Council officials declined to there are an uncountable number stricting means. “Use least Bedau emphasized that we c vost Lawrence Abele. While many discuss the matter, citing a policy of moral differences in every case invasive means and adopt them,” should work hard to ensurejustice people fear the revocation could prohibiting them from publicly dis- which should be taken into ac- he said. and prevent arbitrary persecu- make it more difficult for 2,900 closing information until aschool’s count. He also asked Bedau He said he does not think that tions. tea‘cher-education students in teaching program has exhausted eight FSU colleges to get jobs in its appeals. However, Spokes- other states, Abele said he isn’t as woman Tracy Leal said accredita- Bilal talks about ‘Real World’ experiences worried. The university’s teach- tion is largely based on a school’s BILAL said. “[Puck’s] whole purpose in life ing programs are still accredited “conceptual framework.” continued from page 1 Because everyone has certain was to get on people’s nerves,” by the state’s department of edu- “There has to be a plan and a “You’re going to realize that prejudices, he said we should un- Bilalsaid.“WhenPuckca~neinthe cation, which has reciprocity clearly stated mission that pro- there are other people inside of derstand that everyone will make house, it became very difficult.” agreements with 38 other states vides coherence between you,” he said. mistakes. He said it is important to Bilal said when he first met and the District of Columbia. coursework andjob performance,” Bilal also encouraged the audi- be sensitive and try not to judge Puck he thought he was a ‘‘silly, “That’s what counts,” he said. she said. “In other words, stu- ence to look for the similarities others. punk white boy,” but he said he Nevertheless, losing the ac- dents and teachers should not rather than the differences he- Bilal said living with so many tried torefrain from passingjudge- creditation istroubling, said Abele, only know what they’re doing but tween ‘people. “Once you find different types of people during ments. “I pushed all those aes- who plans to appeal the council’s why they’re doing it.” those [similarities], that’s what the taping of The Real World thetic things back because I didn’t findings during a March 2 hearing Abele said he’s confident the friendship is usually based on.” taught him to appreciate diversity. know this guy.” in Washington, D.C. Ifthe school school will win its case on appeal. Knowing the difference be- Duringthe show, Bilal roomed But Bilal said that even after he loses its appeal, it will join only There is strong evidence to counter tween prejudiceandtruedislike, is with Puck, a bike messenger who spent time with Puck, he realized four others that have lost accredi- the council’s findings, he said. important when bringing people das the cause of much contro- that he did not like him. “I found of different cultures together, he versy throughout the season. out I couldn’t trust him,” he said. Monday, February 9,1998 THETUFTS DAILY page three Education In new bill, Governor 63 es nod to single-sex gyms roblem going to coed gyms. But if an all- male gym was next to an all-female, Iwould go to the female gym.” -Janell Zuckerrnan, sophomore

women the opportunity to get away from sleazy guys “Where do you draw the whogotothegymjustto hit line? When is it okay to on girls.” separate men and women - Katherine Harris, freshman and when is it appropriate to integrate? The issue is ‘*It does bring up issues complex and unclear.” about sexism and discrimi- - Ted Eagan, sophomore nation. It’s not the same as ..- raciai segregation. Bath- Tufts wm-peers sneak on sinple sex out gyms. ated The appearance of all-female gyms “amongst themselves.” Tuftonians at by throughout the country has sparked a cur- Cousen’s gym gave their opinions regard- uld have rent of controversy regarding the legality of ing single-sex gyms. the option of single-sex “Singleaexgyms isjustthe such institutions. The issue hit the local Many women have no problem exercis- a privacy issue, scene last year when Boston lawyer, James ing with men, however, if given a choice, beginning. Where will it Foster, took Porter Square all-female fitness they wouldjoin all-female gyms What does st be carefu Ithat stop? Soon dormsand pub- center, Healthworks, to court to oppose this mean for the future of coed gyms? people don’t take the deci- lic pools will bedivided. It’s their uni-gender policy. Celluci’s bill and others similar to his may sionoutofcontextand use not about color anymore, Last Thursday, Massachussetts State initiate drastic changes in public fitness it to support racist and dis= Governor Paul Celluci, struck a blow for facilities. it’s a bout genitalia? those favoring the issue when he signed a criminatory arguments.” - Dan Kollar, freshman bill giving women the right to workout -by Seth Ingram -Jete Fuqua, freshman Nutrition experts disagree over value of Creatine

Daily Editorial Board muscles, which builds up during often give the product stellar re- ics aboutthe falliblenatureofmost valid scientific evidence to sup- Certified nutritionists are di- intense work-outs. Lactic acid views. Slogans for Advanced studies on creatine. Ann port claims about their products. vided on the issue ofthe long-term creates a burning sensation, ef- Formula’s Creatine Complex-5 McDermott, MS, a graduate stu- Also, the lack of FDA regulation effects of creatine supplementa- fectively lowering the amount of state that creatine uptake produces dent atthe Tufts University School on creatine supplements makes it tion. Some worry about it, while exercise one can perform. results in as littleasone week, with ofNutrition Science& Policy, re- impossible to determine whether others rave about its effective- According to managers at local continued gains as long as the cently gave a speech to students or not it is pure. ness. GeneralNutrition Centers (GNC) supplement is taken. at MIT to try to educate them on Good authorities, McDermott Shannon Sharpe, famed tight- in Boston, creatine is the hottest In the article entitled The Cre- the issue. says, are neutral science journals end of the Super Bowl Champion product on the market and the atine Craze, run in the January According to McDermott, the and papers such as the Berkeley Denver Broncos, swears that it creatine supplement industry has 1998 edition ofThe Health & Nu- two crucial questions customers Wellness Letter and the Tufts increases strength without any grossed approximately$100 mil- trition Letter, it was stated that should ask about supplements Health and Nutrition Letter. side effects. The FDA is currently lion in sales. The managers said most studies agree that creatine involve their long-term safety and ESPN’s airing last week ofthe investigating a possible link be- that customers often rave about supplements do, in fact, enhance effectiveness. Many people feel show, “Outside the Lines,” fea- tween creatine supplementation the results of creatine supplemen- short-term muscle strength and that creatine is harmless because tured public figures who had opin- and the three collegiate wrestlers tation. exercises involving quick energy numerous studies support this ions on creatine supplementation. who recently died as a result of “Studies have shown that cre- bursts. Creatine may benefit ath- claim. “It increases my strength and less- extreme attempts to lose weight. atine increases endurance and letes who compete in basketball, McDermott and other authori- ens fatigue,” said Shannon Jeff Reese, 2 1, a University of energy,” said the manager of the soccer, hockey, football, track and ties question the validity of the Sharpe. Fellow Bronco, Bill Michigan junior; Joseph LaRosa, GNC on Washington Street, who field, and competitive rowing. One research on creatine. Romanowski, was wearing an EAS 22, of the University of Wiscon- wished to remain anonymous. “I study showed that cyclists on cre- “There is little placebo-con- made hat. EAS was the first com- sin; and Billy Jack Saylor, 19, of haven’t had anyone come in who atine pedaled for short bursts more trolled, double-blinded, scientific pany to make creatine. Despite North Carolina’sCampbell Univer- has had bad side effects to creat- successfully than when not on research to date on animals or these endorsementsby public fig- sity all died of unknown causes in ine.” creatine. Other studies described humans. The studies are also very ures, the ESPN show revealed that the span of two months at the end The manager from the GNC lo- in the article revealed that creatine short term,” said McDermott. in a survey of the Association of of last year. What is this contro- cated on Summer Street in Boston boosted the maximum weights She says that the short-term Professional Team Physicians, 85 versial drug and who should we claimed that he often got mixed people could lift and increased the studies usually involve young, percent ofmemberswouldnot rec- listen to? reviews of creatine from custom- number of repetitions they could highly-trained athletes and are ommend using creatine. Creatine isanaminoacidfound ers. He described sales policies in perform. In studies in which creat- sponsored by companies which One major reason why experts in meat, poultry and fish. Accord- his store and GNC’s advertise- ine was ineffective, researchers finance the supplements. do not recommend creatine is that ing to Tufts University’s Health & ments. claimed that it was not used long McDermott purports that these they do not know enough about Nutrition Letter, creatine is found “We try to advise people as enough or in the proper doses. industry-funded studies fail to the amount of creatine produced in muscles where it plays a crucial much as we can, but this is just a The most common program is 20 meet proper scientific standards. in the human body. - role in energy production. Creat- market. Sometimes you advertise grams per day during the initial Nutritional supplements are not “We have to measure body lev- ine helps restore ATP, which pro- a product so much as a miracle five or six days, then two grams per inspected or controlled by the els of creatine before we can ex- vides the body with quick bursts drug, but it’s just an advertise- day to maintain creatine levels. FDA. These supplementsare nei- periment with the product,” said > ofenergy. Creatine alsoaids in the ment,” said the manager. Despite these findings, the ther food nor medicine and manu- reduction of lactic acid in the Advertisements for creatine same article agrees with many crit- facturers do not need to supply see CREATINE, page 13

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ittle healthy paranoia... 3 Director of The Crow, and Dark City gets personal Love bites by CAROLINE WOLTER torFrank Bumstead(Wil1iam Hurt, ingofthe sci-filfantasy genre, it is It’s coming. Senior Staff Writer The Accidental Tourist) and Dr. almost inevitable that the films It’s coming, and truly, there’s very little that I personally can do to When I entered his room, Mike Schreber (Keifer Sutherland, A Blade Runner and Brazilwill come stop it. Valentine’s Day, in case you non-romantics have forgotten, is was already pacing about ner- Time To Kill, Flatliners), he dis- up incomparison. Similartothese this upcoming oh-so-long weekend. And I, for one, can’t stand it. vously with the phone in his hand. covers an underground society films and to Metropolis in the “ur- Suffice it to say that if I’m going to successfully evade dropping the L- As he walked past me and into the controlling the city called The ban fantasy” background, Dark bomb on this dangerouslysentimental day, then I assure you that I don’t Strangers. City is unique in its story and its need the fine folks at Hallmark to provide me with the alternate terminol- I Inidew I Under the leadership of Mr. imagery. ogy.-- Cards, schmards. Hand (Ian Richardson, The Rocky Proyas got his start in film Single or accounted for, I’m generally a hallway, his roommate Jason said, Horror PictureShow),The Strang- through music videos and com- cautiously unaffectionate individual, not one to be “I think he’s going to cry.” Mike ers posses a telepathy not unlike mercials, and the quick, precise easily taken in by (what I perceive to be) empty came back in the room and, unable that of StarTrek’s Borg which they edits characteristic of those pro- promises of the proverbial moonlight and roses. to sit still, looked straight at me call Tuning. Concentrating mental fessions remain the mark of his Never mind the fact that I have recently made that and said, “Do you know who is energy, The Strangers are able to work. Havingworked asacamera- f awkwardandinevitabletransition fromnorma1,think- calling our room?’ manipulate the city and its inhab- man in the beginning ofhis career, ing, (semi)-rational Micol who happens to also Of course I knew. The phone itants in an experiment to discover he knew exactly how to transfer . have a boyfriend to Rebound Chick. I swear, they rang. the nature ofhumanity . Murdoch, theideasinhismindontofi1m.The should name a super, uh.. .anti-hero “Hello, this is Alex Proyas,”the who represents an evolutionary crew he worked with on Darkcity Welcome to the after me or some such similar rub- voice said in a modest Australian anomaly, is also able to Tune, and allowed him to work closely with accent. in a demonstration of the true editing, filming, and setting up bish.She could wear pajama pants to Director of TheCrow(thegood strength ofthe human spirit, chal- shots, so that every inch ofthe film classes, stare listlessly ahead, cry one, notthe tawdry sequel), Proyas lenges The Strangers for the right bears his signature. on cue, and, of course, that old standby: mention “The Ex” at every blends a unique style of filming to exist. Based on dreams he had possible moment (for instance, my housemate: “Micol, the hotwater ran andnightmarish imagination in his A common thread between throughout childhood of dark fig- out during my shower.” Me: “Gosh, Brian used to shower every day, I new film, Darkcity. both Dark City and The Crow is ures rearranging his room while he think. Sigh...”). You get the point. Pathetic personified. . Written, directed, and pro- the grounding idea that love tran- slept, Proyas created a nightmar- Well, rather than wallow in my grief -since the fun in that ran out duced by Proyas, this film is his scends mortality. My one qualm ish, timeless city that touches that after about three days of languishing in my bedroom eating nothing but baby, and his attention to detail is during the entire film lies with the part deep inside every one of us reduced-fat Doritos and studying Laverne and Shirley reruns with a evident in the subtle sets and con- quote, “I love you, you can’t fake that is still afraid of the dark. The fierce concentration heretofore unknown to mankind - I thought it scientiously detailed costumes. that.”I, however,amabitofacynic audience feels, as the characters might be a bit more productive to focus on aspects oflove that make me This film will cause audiences to while Proyas says of himself, “I do, thatthey run in circles, think in smile. However, I could count those on one hand (every now and then question their own memories and guess I’m a romantic.” circles, and never get anywhere, I do appreciatethe random Shoebox greeting, and anight out for drinks). reality, and the nature oftheir very He does believe, as the movie and that like a nightmare there is So, I shifiedmy study to couples which I feel I can heartily endorse, and existence. suggests, that we, are more than no way out. specifically, representations ofromance in the mediathatjust about take The movie is centered around the sum of our memories or expe- The quality of timelessness the prize. the character, John Murdoch riences, that there is some “intan- makes Dark City unique in its Therewere, as would be expected, relatively few: Christian Slater and (Rufus Sewell, Cold Comfort gible thing” that separates us from genre. Whilemost films, including Patricia Arquette in True Romance are definite contenders, as well as Farm),who awakens in a bathtub some people and attracts us to Blade Runner and Brazil, have a Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney in One Fine Day (don’t ask - to find himself accused of the others. futuristic and technological sense uncharacteristically endearing to someone who tends to have a deep- murder of six prostitutes. He has The greatness of this movie about them, Proyas intentionally rooted aversion to all things cheesy). However, my personal award of no recollection of the murders, lies in the themes addressed and constructs amelange oferas lack- “Awesome Couple of the Year” has to go to Buffy and Angel of TV’s however, norcan herememberwho the subtle manner in which they ing any distinguishing technol- most ridiculously enjoyable Bufi the Vampire Slayer. he is. As he attempts to uncover are approached. ogy. Not only does this create the Forthose ofyou who don’t watch the show, a briefexplanation: Bum his identity and the nature of the While Proyas“specifica1ly tried (the adorable Sarah Michelle Geller) is, obviously, a teen-age vampire murders, with the help of Inspec- to avoid those films,”when speak- see PROYAS,page 13 slayer, and Angel (David Boreanaz, who can suck on my neck any old time that he wants) is a242-year old reformedvampirethatshe has fallen in love with. Blues Brothers: Same old song The show manages to encapsulate all ofthe addictive elements ofan Aaron Spelling serial (that is, trite dialogue, Los Angeles Times-Washington really relate well to John Goodman, trendy fashion, andpretty-verypretty- Post News Service Blues who in any event is attached to the boysn’ girls), while atthe same time mixing In Blues Brothers 2000 they Brothers story in the lamest ofways. There’s in a dash of camp macabre. I for one can’t have to destroy the blues in order much better chemistry between get enough of it; it’s one of the few shows to save them. A sequel crying 2000 Goodman and another new guy, Starring: Dan Aykroyd and I that I will make the time to watch regardless loudly not to be made, the film, Joe Morton, who gets to front the ofmy schedule, and woe to the person who save forafew blessedmoments, is John Goodman old band in even lamer ways. Plot? tapes over a BufJL recording. just as loud, stupid, empty, and Directed By: John Landis Inessential, a mere contrivance to I display attitudeand music. Elwood Traditionally, Bum and Angel have had endless as the one that preceded anearly ideal relationship, ifone overlooks it 18 years ago. It may wreck as based on a blasphemy: the conde- Blues (Aykroyd) is released from the tremendous gap in their respective ages, many cars and offer just as many scending ‘‘love’’ of black culture prison, learns that Jake is dead, the fact that they can never spend time talentless white guys pretending by young white men from the and sets out to reassemble the together by daylight, orthat he’s a vampire to be talented blackguys, but that’s smoky bayous of Wheaton, llli- band. Hours drag by as he recruits and she’s a vampire slayer. hardly a recommendation. noisandOntario.Theoriginal bros the musicians ofthe first film, un- Angel, who has been cursed with a And what are those blessed -John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd der the impression that each one conscience by an ancient gypsy, is the moments? Well, they’re provided -became so emboldened by this will create a spasm of joy in de- quintessential tortured soul, forced to si- by Aretha Franklin, Eddie Floyd, coneit fiom its success on Satur- bauched Blues Brothers fans. phon his meals from local blood banks and and a few others intermittently day Night Live that they persisted Meanwhile, the state police- subject to the ridicule of his bloodsucking through a very long two hours. to the point of absurdity and, us- represented by an uptight Morton peers, BufEy. Then, toward the end of the film, ing the clout of agents and TV - and some Russian gangsters, Buffy, on the other hand, is the ultimatecontemporaryrole model for what might be called the blues fame, madewhat wasessentially a and eventually some white su- the(fema1e)masses. Nevermind the fact that she isa-politically correct community-artistsasdiverse as one-joke vanity movie. premacists (led by Darrell in all herpert, blonde, slim,materially comfortableglory(thischickcan Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, The sequel doesn’t even have Hammond, who has been funnier rock). She has accepted her role as the slayer and manages somehow Dr. John, Travis Tritt, Steve onejoke. TheonejokewasBelushi. on every singleSNL show than he to balance schoolwork and the banalities which characterize teenage life Winwood, Clarence Clemons, and He’s dead. But it has plenty of is here) take up the chase. That’s around the demands of roaming the cemetery each night well-armed. Isaac Hayes, under the direction vanity: Aykroyd, you know, the it: chase, cut by musical interludes Buffy rarely complains of lost youth, and shouldersthe strain ofher of hipster Paul Shaffer -get the big, un-funny one who hasn’t made usually, but not always, fronted supreme responsibility nearly independently - though she shares stage to themselves for seven or adecentmovie in20 years. At least by Aykroyd and Goodman and a extremely intimate bonds with her two closest friends and her “watcher,” eight glorious minutes, and the the Belushi-Aykroyd team had the childactor, J. Evan Bonifant. The her (single) mother has barely a clue as to what is truly in effect when movie really catches fire. The mu- advantage of their relationship: music is much better when the BBs Buffy slips in through the window at daybreak. sic -“How Blue Can You Get?’ deadpan mugs, shaded eyes, drop- are not providing it - besides She is relatively matter-of-fact when contemplating the intricacies of -flies offthe screen and engulfs dead timing, and the amazement of Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and her romantic relationship to Angel; her adolescent analysis-fests barely the audience like ancient spirits of seeing two big 01’ fat Caucasians James Brown are among those who scratch the surface of those that my friends and I have, and she has rhythm, pain, sweetness, love, suddenly breaking out in a dance do - and at one glorious point never thought twice about being starkly frank with Angel. anger, and rejuvenation, and for that seemed to express, in some Goodman and Aykroyd are What’s most impressive about Buffy’s character, however, is the me moment you are reminded of perverse fashion, the freedom of a zombified into statues, and you determined resignation with which she approaches her duties; that is 311 that music can do to bring hu- largely blackmusical idiom. Tosee think:Nowthis is promising. Alas, to say that when monsters come to town (as they frequently do in nan beings together. those two galoots letting loose to they’re back for the finale, where Sunnydale), she goes and gets ‘em. That’s it. No questions asked. In Alas, the majority of Blues the music was asmalljoy, but ajoy their performanceis given pride of addition to the nightly barrage of vampires that Buffy must encounter Brothers 2000 demonstrates what nevertheless. place over the entire blues world. it can do to drive human beings But this time around, that joy Does anybody know the meaning see MICOL, page 12 %part.Like its predecessor it’s isn’t to be found. Aykroyd doesn’t of shame anymore? - page six THE TUFTSDAILY Monday, February 9,1998

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Tufts rebounds from Jumbos recover from Friday’s loss to beat Wesleyan by KELLY DESW knock-out punch.” Daily Editorial Board Men’s Huse was then assessed his After adisappointing five-point Basketball second technical foul, in addition loss to fifth-ranked Connecticut to a personal foul, and Saylor and College on Friday night, themen’s Tufts 97 Cunningham each drained both of basketball team recovered for a97- Wesleyan 70 their free throws. Following that, 78 home victory over Wesleyan Flaherty hit a jumper and Skerry Saturday afternoon. Behind jun- hooked up with Say lor for an ally- ior center Sebastien Saylor’s 22 before being separated. Both oop off the in-bound. Tufts never points and 11 rebounds and se- Skerry and Huse were given tech- looked back and finished the con- nior Dave Cunningham’s five nical fouls. test ahead 97-78. three-pointers and 20 points, the “He had a foot on me and I was On the night, Saylor and Jumbos improved their overall talking into his chest,” Skerry said. Cunningham led the hosts with 22 record to 10-6. “I was just taking care of Rich. It and20 points, respectively. Saylor “The win [over Wesleyan] was was aquickreactionand itwasjust scored 15 of his points in the sec- big and we obviously needed it,” me ,pretending to be tough.” ond half, and Cunningham con- Cunninghamsaid. “AftertheConn. Trailing 3 1- 17, Wesleyan re- nected on five of his six three- College loss, we have no room for sponded with five consecutive pointers. Flaherty contributed 12 error and we just need to win-out.” points, closing the scoring gap to points, while Donroe and Similarto last season, when the 31-22. Both squads traded hoops DeBevoise gave the Jumbos five Jumbos were forced to win their forthe last5:40minutes,untilsenior players in double-figures, scoring final six games to reach the NCAA forward Marc DeBevoise drained a ten points each. Skerry led the Tournament, Tufts can not afford three and hit a free throw for a four- winners with ten assists and Say lor a loss in their final eight games. point play right before the break, and Flaherty pulled down 1 1 and With Williamsand Amherst, among putting the Jumbos up 46-32. nine rebounds, respectively. others, stillremainingonthe sched- “That was a big shot,” This Tuesday, the Jumbos will ule, that task becomes allthe more Cunningham said. “He’s been a host MIT at 7:30 p.m. difficult. real spark-plug all season and he “We really should winthis game Tufts needed to bounce back had another big night.” [against MIT],” Skerry said. “We against Wesleyan to start such a During the first half, the Jum- definitely expectto andshouldwin.” winning streak, andthey didjustthat. bos shot 44 percent from the field, “We have our backs against a Photo bv Kate Cunninoham I ---- Despite a first-half offensive cold- while the Cardinals only managed wall and we are just going to focus Senior Dave Cunningham bounced back from a poor pegor- spell, the Jumbos maintained a ten- 27 percent. Cunningham led Tufts on one game at a time,” mance against ~0nnCollege to score 20 points against wesleyan. point lead during most of the half. in the first half with ten points, Cunningham said. “Everyone was pretty cold,” while freshman Dan Flaherty Cunningham said. “We weretaking scored eight, and Donroe and good shots, butthey weren’t falling. Saylor each posted seven points. Skerrv’s4 flu leaves rlTumbos blue It was pretty frustrating and 1 Skerry finished the half with five of by JORDAN BREWER an off-night. Unfortunately, the thought it would be deja vu from the the team’s ten assists, while he Daily Editorial Board Men’s timingwasabitoff. Cunningham’s night before against Conn. College. also hadtwo steals. On the boards, “When you cut off the head, Notebook shot was off from the start, and the We eventually heated up, though.” Flaherty and Saylor combined for the body dies.” This phrase, senior was never able to recover. Down 11-10atthe12:47minute 14 rebounds. coined by former Marquette I In addition, he and Skerry made mark, the Jumbos outscored the Tufts emerged tenaciously in Coach AI McGuire, refers to the withouttheirseniortri-captain,and several errant passes that led to Cardinals2 1-6 in the next six min- the second half and scored seven notion that in basketball, if you when he was in the game, Skerry fast breaks for the Camels. utes to take a 3 1-17 lead, as straight points, as the Jumbos ex- can shut down the point guard, was only a shadow of his usual With Skerry ailing and Cunningham and senior guard and tended their lead to20. During this the whole team will suffer. On Fri- self. Cunningham struggling, the bulk tri-captain Joe Donroe collected span, Saylor amassed seven day, Connecticut College played “We would have been better ofthe offensive load was thrust on seven points apiece. points, while Skerry and no part in the death ofthe Jumbos. offwithmesitting attheendofthe the shoulders of Donroe and At this time, an altercation de- DeBevoise each scored six. Instead, it was closer to suicide. bench wavingatowel,” Skerry said Saylor. While the two scored rea- veloped under the Tufts basket. Leadingby20atthe9:26mark, Specifically, it was the flu. Tufts about his Friday night perfor- sonably well, tallying 19 and 12 Following a missed shot, Wesleyan went on an eight-point point guard Brian Skerry, who has mance. “I just couldn’t do any- points, respectively, their shoot- Wesleyan center Sean Huse run to cut the deficit to 12 points. been the Jumbos’ on-court leader thing I’m used to doing out there. ing percentages were quite low. shoved Tufts forward Rich Sisson. “We gotrelaxedalittle,” Skerry and best player throughout this It was unbelievably frustrating.” The Camels were strong on the Seniortri-captain Brian Skerry im- said. “Looking back, we alsoprob- season, was severely limited due But, as is consistent with inside, making it difficult for Tub’s mediately got up in Huse’s face, ably subbed too early. We have his illness. The Jumbos were McGuire’s idea, Skerry’s illness two best post scorers to operate. and the two exchanged words just had trouble delivering the forced to play much of the game affected more than just his play. Donroe took the outside as a re- The whole team suffered without sult, and despite hitting two three- his usual outstanding perfor- pointers, his jumper was off for Women’s hoops burn up court mance. Just as his brother Pat most of the night. Skerry, thecoach ofcurry College, Certainly, these three were not Tufts riding six game winning-streak following sweep indicated two weeks ago, Tufts used to playing without a healthy by BRODY GREENWALD sophomores Melissa Harvill and Molly Baker. Baker will generally “go as far as he can Skerry. During Skerry’s longstints Senior Staff Writer had five steals, while Harvill managed to take the ball take them.” That held true Friday on the bench, freshman Bobby After a weekend sweep of two more NESCAC away an astounding nine times. The Jumbos exhib- night, as Dave Cunningham, Mpuku did an admirable job han- schools in Connecticut, the Tufts women’s basket- ited intense defense throughout the game as four of Sebastien Saylor, and Joe Donroe dling the point, but he is not the ball team finds themselves riding the high of a six- the five starters played at least 30 minutes. all struggled without Skerry feed- dynamic penetrator and creator game winning streak. “Everyone was hustling and an- ing them the ball. that Skerry is. There was little Coach Janice Savitz has never Women’s ticipatingwell,”Harvillsaid.“[Con- “I handle the ball about 80 per- rhythm to the Tufts offense, and had a team with six consecutive necticut College] didn’t havevery cent of the time,” Skerry said. that ultimately led to the Jumbos’ wins in her four-year tenure at good ball handlers. If you pres- “Those guys are used to playing demise.

> Tufts. The Jumbos’ winning ways sured them, they would give you with me and we feed offeach other.” Luckily for Tufts, Cunningham BErl Yet Tufts had opportunities to and company were able to bounce began following a blowout loss to Bates College in opportunities to take the ball away.” their NESCAC opener on January 20th. The loss Harvill and Baker contributed 34 and30 minutes, win the game. Despite the fact that back against Wesleyan on Satur- marked the second straight Jumbo defeat and the respectively, of intense play. In addition to herdefen- they were 14-2 entering the game, day. The senior guard lit up the team’s third loss in four games. sive contributions, Harvill led all players in assists and ranked fifth in New England, gym for 20 points, going 5-6 from Afterthe lossdroppedthe team’srecord to5-5,the with six and added 12 points and five rebounds. Connecticut College was not a three-point range. Saylor was Jumbos erupted for six wins in 16 days. At 1 1-5 and Baker, meanwhile, ripped down 16 boards, seven great team. They missed several 3- 1 in conference play, the Jumbosalready havetwo more than any other player. jump-shots, and other than the see NOTEBOOK, page 10 more wins than all of last year. Hironaka ended up with 17 points and finished as last two minutes, they performed “We have all really come together and we are the leading scorer in thegame. Despiteshootingonly poorly fiomthefreethrow line. But playing well right now,” junior point guard Carrie 3- 12 from the floor, Hironaka excelled at the charity the Jumbos’ offense never man- Hironaka said. “We are playing with a lot of inten- stripe as she hit nine of her 10 free throw attempts. aged to get in gear, and the ab- Mondav, Februay 9 sity.” Hironaka also made history as she bypassed Shelley sence ofa healthy Skerry explains No Games Scheduled Tufts’ two most recent wins came Friday and Pedersen as Tufts’ all-time leading three-point this lack of continuity. Saturday against Connecticut College, 73-59, and shooter. It didn’t help Tufts that as Tuesdav. February 10 Wesleyan, 77-65. “It felt good,” Hironaka responded when asked Skerry was ailing, Cunningham Men’s Basketball: vs. MIT, Defense played a key in the win Friday night over about her feat. ‘‘It’s kind of insignificant because was suffering through his worst 7:30 p.m. Connecticut College. The Jumbos forcedthecamels percentages are more important. Anyone can shoot game of the season. The Jumbos’ Hockey: vs. New England into 27 turnovers, many of which came off of the 1,OOOtimesandtheywilleventuallybreaktherecord.” second-leading scorer has been a College, 7 p.m. team’s 19 steals. model of consistency throughout Women’s Squash: vs. Much of the damage on defense came by way of see WOMEN, page 10 the season, and certainly deserved Connecticut College, 6 p.m. page eight THETUFTS DAILY Monday, February 9,1998

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Que viva el is among our own people,” added In addition to presenting their Chicano!” Several other students Patsy Cordova, who had taught controversial view ofhistory dur- group of US senators publicly saluted the slogans by thrusting for23 years before beingfired last ing their classes, the Cordovas “more confideni clenched fists into the air. summer. “Many of our people ... organized a MEChA chapter in the United States The brief display of popular want to be Spanish or Portuguese, Vaughn. The Cordovas saw the civil rights cries-“Long live the or French Canadian. But the whole national youth organization - forts to curb Iraqi President people, long live the Chicano”- world can see we are Mexican.” It popular at high schools and col- Saddam Hussein. came frommembersofMEChA, a is a point of view the Cordova leges across the Southwest - as In his strongest expressionof Mexican American history group. sisters said they were trying to a vehicle forteachingChicanohis- et, German Chancellor sons. It left school officials in tiny combat when they included. the tory and encouraging students to Vaughn, N.M., aghast at whatthey competing views of Chicano his- participate in community activi- saw as the rise of unbridled mili- tory in their lessons for the stu- ties and leadership training. tancy among their students. dents in Vaughn, a ranching town Shortly after the club was formed Within days, the school super- of600inhabitants 107milessouth- toward the end of the 1996 school intendent cut off support for east of Albuquerque. They say year, more than a third ofthe high MEChA, the Movimiento they hoped to build ethnic pride school’s 68 students joined. “It Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, or while making their classes more was basically an organization of Aztlan Chicano Student Move- relevant to the lives of their stu- students whogottogetherto leam ment. The school board later fired dents. About 98 percent of the about their culture and history,” two longtime teachers for alleg- Vaughn school system’s 120 stu- said Janice Ulibarri, a cheerleader edly promoting a racist brand of dents are Latino. at Vaughn High School. “It wasn’t Mexican American history in their “What is the goal or objective like we were racist. But I knew classrooms and through the of teaching lies to our kids?’ said there was something missing from MEChA club they helped orga- Nadine Cordova, a 12-year vet- my life, and I wanted to leam about nize. eran who taught “Skills for Liv- my history. I’m a Chicano. I con- The firing ofsistersNadine and ing,” language arts and English at sider myself to be more than just Patsy Cordova has triggered a le- Vaughn High School. “Our kids an American.” gal fight that has raised free speech needtoknowtheir.history. It makes School officials at first sup- questions even as it has exposed them more interested in school. ported the club, promising the use deep divisions among Chicanos It’s crqnot to teach kids what of school facilities and funds to over class, ethnic identification, really wenton.” American history help runthe organization. But that and what it means to be an Ameri- has long described Manifest Des- all changed after the back-to- can. tiny as some God-given right for school assembly at the outset of Xn the past, similar curriculum the United States to extend from the 1996-97 school year, when the fights have been waged by Afri- the Atlantic to the Pacific. But the rallying cries popularized by can Americans who have advo- Cordovas added that California Chicanoactivistsin the late 1960s cated the teaching ofblack history and much ofthe Southwestessen- rose from the crowd, angering and other courses that candidly tially was seized from Mexico in some townspeople at the assem- discuss how blacks have been 1846 at the start of the Mexican bly. treated in American history. Now, War. The next day, the Cordova sis- as their population grows, increas- While frontiersman Davy ters were summoned to a meeting And in an unusual move, ing numbers of Latinos are push- Crockett is widely viewed as a with school officials who voiced ident Clinton and British ing school districts to incorporate hero who died during the stand at concern that the club promoted Prime Minister Tony Blair on their history and culture into the the Alamo, the Cordovas pointed “un-American” ideas. “It is very Saturday gave a joint radio ad- curriculum. out that Crockett boasted of en- painful to be called a racist, espe- carriers and associated ships in dress in which they issued an- But just how to do that is a joying potatoes “fried in fat from cially when you were trying to the region. other stiff warning to Iraq. subject that bitterly divides Indian bodies.” teach the opposite,” said Patsy on, President Blair said “no issue has been Latinos in Vaughn and elsewhere. Likewise, theTexasRangers are Cordova. “Our idea was to teach C telephonewith more pressing” than the Iraqicri- Many people believe that teach- ensconced in American lore as tolerance. You teach history so Saudi Arabia’s King Fahdabout sis during his four-day visit to ing about the rapes, lynchings, valiant fighting men who kept the you don’t make these same mis- Iraq‘s failure to comply with UN Washington. mass deportations, and theft of frontier safe by battling Indians takes again.” land endured by their forebears at the hands of Anglo and Spanish Chicano colonizers causes stu- Beach BOY4 Carl Wilson dies of cancer dents to view the United States as Los Angeles Times-Washington nual tour last summerandappeared and “God Only Knows.” their success, but he was the glue some alien nation, even though Post News Service to be in good spirits. “He was Wilson was a stabilizing pres- that held the band together,” Stan many of their families have lived Carl Wilson, a founding mem- doing very well,” Dutch said. ence over the years, as the group Love said. “Whenever you saw a here for generations. Others say ber of the Beach Boys, whose Wilson was born in Hawthorne, wastom byhilyfeuds,drugabuse, great Beach Boy concert, you saw this history not only is accurate music helped define the Southern a suburb of Los Angeles, and be- fame, and the death of Dennis Wil- what Carl Wilson was bringing to but ultimately will raise the self- California lifestyle, has died from gan playing the guitar as a teen- son inaswimmingaccidentin 1983. the stage.” esteem of Chicano youngsters complicationsof lung cancer, the ager. He and his brothers Brian “Carl was like a rock for the High school classmate and whose educational achievement band’s publicist said Saturday. He and Dennis, cousin Mike Love group. He was the steady one. He musician RickHenn saidCarl Wil- ranks near the bottom in the na- was51. and friend AI Jardine founded the was the tiller,” said Sandy son remained a down-to-earth tion. Some Mexican American Wilson died Friday in Los An- Beach Boys in 196 1. Friedman, executive vice presi- person, never letting his fame get scholars said this division is tied geles with his family at his side. With their quick guitar riffs, dent at Cowan & Rogers, who the best of him. directlyto how Chicanos-many Throughout his nearly four-de- harmonic sounds and catchy lyr- was the Beach Boys’ publicist “He was one ofthe kindest and of whom are of mixed Indian and cadecareer, Wilson wasknown for ics, the band helped define the from 1975to 1992. “When things nicest people that I’d met that had Spanish ancestry - view their his sweet-sounding voice on such “surf sound” and in the process got frenzied, everybody looked become a star. He was genuinely a heritage. Ifthey relate totheir Span- songs as “Wouldn’t it be Nice” shaped the quintessential image to Carl.” sweet, caring and loving guy,” said ish ancestry, they are more likely and his stabilizing presence dur- ofsouthern California. In a 1985 interview with the Los Rick Henn, who played with the to reject history that depicts Span- ing the band’s sometimes tumul- Between 1962 and 1966, the Angeles Times, Wilson acknowl- Sunrays, which toured with the iards and other Europeans as ex- tuous history. Beach Boys registered more than edged the hard road that the band Beach Boys. “That being said, he ploitative. If they feel more con- “Carl Wilson could sing any- a dozen Top 20 singles. had traveled. “Sure, we’ve had our was also a wacky guy. He had a nected to their Indian heritage, thing. He could sing the phone “As far as a super group goes, fair share of ups and downs,” Wil- madcap personality and great then that history is more likely to book and he would sound great,” they’re the nearest thing America son said.“But I don’t know ifwe’ve sense of humor.” ring true, they said. said Andy Paley, asongwriterand has to the Beatles or the Rolling had more than any other rock band. “It’s the passing of a legend “Ifwe are going to teach about staff producer for Sire Records. Stones,’: said Steve Brigati,arock ... We just have a way of getting and a musical genre that not only westward expansion without Wilson was diagnosed with music historian. ourselves into hot water.” affected the lives of the fans here teaching about the massacre of cancer last year. Still, he contin- Wilson was blessed with a Although he was the group’s but of people around the world,” Indiansandthedestruction oftheir ued to press ahead with his music pitch-perfect voice that helped emotional leader, Wilson was a Dutch said. /, culture, you are not teaching his- while undergoing treatment, said form the backbone of the band’s private person who often preferred Private burial services were , tory, but you are teaching some Alyson Dutch, the band’s publi- classic sound. He played the gui- to shy away from the spotlight, planned for later this week. Wil- kind of ideology,” said Eduardo cist. tar and was the band’s lead singer recalledcousin Stan Love, brother son is survived by his wife, Gina, Hernandez Chavez, director of He played with the Beach Boys on many of their classic record- of Beach Boy Mike Love. and two sons, Jonah, 28, and Chicano studies at the University for the duration of their 36th an- ings, including “Good Vibrations” “He never wanted credit for Justyn, 26, Dutch said. page ten THETUFTS DAILY Monday, February 9,1998 r Jumbos travel a rocky road to tournament NOTEBOOK necticut College. Skerry said. “He told me the same continued from page 7 Unfortunately for the Jumbos, thing last year. I think we’reready much more effective down low, the ConnecticutCollege loss may to roll.” ,going for 22 points. be too difficult to overcome. Al- With a healthy Skerry last Fri- WORRIED But the biggest difference for ready faced with adifficultroad to day night, things may have been the Jumbos was the factthat Skerry making the NCAA Tournament, different, but in a season where ABOUT lookedmuch healthier. The senior that goal is now nearly impossible. the Jumbosplayed without Saylor was able to play 29 minutes, and Tufts must win itsremainingeight for the first semester and Skerry while still not at the top of his games, and even then the Jumbos for two games earlier in the year, PAYING game, he was much more in control may not be selected. everythingjust beems to be work- of the Tufts offense. Despite this, Skerry has re- ing against them. Still, the door “I felt a little better out there,” mained upbeat. “Coach (Sheldon) has not been slammed fully shut FOR MED. SCHOOL? Skerry said, “and I knew that I called me, Joe, and Dave in after just yet, and with an upset or two, didn’t have to do as much,” since Friday’s game and told us that we Tufts just might be able to pull off Wesleyan is not as good as Con- had to win the rest of our games,” a repeat of last year’s miracle run. Jumbos seek revenge in upcoming games WOMEN just concentrated on our defen- night in the win. In addition to five continued from page 7 sive pressure and not turning the steals and four rebounds, Baker With 40 treys on the season, ballover.” knocked down 17 points on 8- 1 1 Hironaka is shooting exactly 38 Savitz’s use of the timeout shooting. percent from downtown. worked as the Jumbos out-scored The Jumbos have important c Ellen Cost On Saturday, the Jumbos re- thecardinals 17-5 overthenextsix NESCAC home games comingup ceivedascare in theirgameagainst minutes. Hironaka scoredeight of Friday and Saturday against Director of Financial Aid the Wesleyan Cardinals. After her game-high 19 points during Middleburyand Williams.Theteam leading by 11 points at the half, the run. Junior forward Nichole hopes to continue its winning Tufts U. Schoot of Medicine Tufts faltered as the Cardinals cut Bach also added six of her nine ways, but revenge will also play a . speaks on your thedeficittoonlyone,47-46,with points during the six-minute factor in the matchups. ‘inancing 12:24 remaining. Savitz used the stretch that put the game out of Middlebury defeated the Jumbos medica education opportunity tocalm herteam down reach. 70-49 last season, and Tufts suf- and guide them to victory. “The team played very well,” feredan equally embarrassing fate “Coach calledatimeoutandwe Hironaka said. “We had that one against Williams. all took a deep breath,” Hironaka lapse when they cut the lead, “We have some really tough said. “We knew we were the better but overall we played with a lot games coming up,” Harvill said. team, but we kept turning the ball of emotion and a lot of inten- “Some ofthese teams blew us out over. We stepped up our pressure sity.” last year and we want to redeem and got a lot of easy baskets. We Baker had another excellent ourselves.” Several students iniured in weekend fight Tuesday, Feb. IOat 4 pm rl FIGHT Y Everett, Mass., was arrested at All three were taken to the Zamparelli Room continued from page 1 2:07 a.m. inside Milne House and Somerville police station to be Campus Center. student required four stitches on charged with assault and battery, charged. his forehead. A number of other amisdemeanor. Aldea-Venegas said members students reported having minor Ronchetti, a Somerville resi- of the Milne House will continue cuts and bruises. dent, was arrested while wander- to hold events at night, but he said As the locals were leaving, a ing the campus at 250 a.m. they may not hold parties with Tufts student hit the Dank but- Romasco, also of Somerville, was music any more. ton in Milne House, aid two oth- located and arrested on the Tufts Nemes said he thinks they will i 1 ers called the TUPD. The police athletic fields at 3: 10 a.m. Both probably be stricter about check- arrived too late to break up the men were charged with assault ing Tufts IDSin the future. “We’re actual fight, but were able to make and battery with a dangerous all upperclassmen, but we can’t I Save~- somethine I three arrests. weapon, a felony, among other keep track of all the guys who go I u I Daniel Dennis Sullivan, of charges. to this school,’’ he said.

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The Sackler School represen- JOB SKILLS thatthelibrarywascompleted[two representatives and leaders from Juurlin also announced plans tative Rebecca Peterson focused years ago] because they gave all their various schools.” He added to host a 5K sponsored run on the on the improvements made to the New professional MA. in that the group “really cut across Illtematiod A&airs or of the final gifts to let the renova- Tufts campus to raise money for school’s library resources since Interamerican studies tions go ahead.” many disciplines, many areas, and charity. While he said develop- the last trustee luncheon, where prepares you rapidly for The trustees were also asked many locations.” ment for the project was just be- the concerns were originally intro- exciting careers: how they support efforts by stu- TCU President Omar Mattox ginning, Juurlin asked the trust- duced. 0 environmental studies dents at the undergraduate and informed the trustees that there ees to support the run. “We be- Addressing security concerns, 0 public health graduate schools to give back to are now over 120 student organi- lieve the individual run for charity Peterson said, “I just want to reit- 0 government the community. Responding, zations on this campus, and he will benefit the individual student erate how important the security 0 international trusteeBrianO’Connellsaid, “The thanked the TCU Treasurer and experience as well as the sense of patrols and escort services are. 1 organizations Lincoln Filene Center is now fo- Assistant Treasurer for their work. community at Tufts,” he said. wanttotell you how important it is 0 international media, cused more internally. “The Senate, more specifically the Issuing achallengeto the trust- to the students at the Boston cam- business “The center will ... provide the Allocations Board, has been able ees, a representative from the pus that you continue to support Learn valuable analyuc mechanism for students to know to find more creative ways to help Medical School asked the group very strong police support on the skills from economics and what other students aredoingelse- find student organizations with “to come to the Boston campus, campus itself.” the social sciences. whereintheuniversity. Itwill bring the student activities fee,” he said. talk to the students and hear and She also said that the school Complete this intensive visibility to the community and Mattox also thanked Senators judge for [themselves] what is will be holding its first annual multidisciplinary degree the country that among the things Brooke Jamison and Brett Kitt for needed.” Saying that the Student “Sackler Day,” which will have in 12 to 15 months, while Tufts students represent is ser- their work on the Career Planning Life Committee has only been to “post-doctoral fellows and gradu- living in a faschating vice to the community,” he said. Center report, as well as their Fri- the Boston campus one time over ates come together for an internal international city. During the luncheon, several day presentation to the Trustees the past 15 years, she asked that symposium to present their work Free details students voiced complaints about on the CPC report findings. the medical school’s students and share ideas.” SCHOOL OF the lack of focus on graduate stu- “After yesterday’s meeting, it have the opportunity to present Raymond Cahill-Morasco, a INTERNATIONALSTUDIES is apparent that the University is their concerns, “for more than two dents by the administration. Re- representative of the Veterinary Con1 Gdblrs.FL 331243010 sponding to the issue, Vice Presi- committed to improving the Ca- minutes, once a year at the Board School, thanked the trustees for 305-2844 173;Fax: 305-2844406 dent of Arts, Sciences, and Tech- reer Planning Center. However, I of Trustees meeting, and once their supportofthe Grafton-based www.rniami.rdu/sis nology Me1 Bemstein called formore would hope that these are not just every 15 years before the Student graduate school. “Because of the balance between the campuses. empty promises,” he said. “It is Life Committee.” this support, we students have “TheUniversity,inmany ways, promising to see that students’ Representing the Fletcher been able to develop our skills in is a bit surprised by how the gradu- concerns and opinions are listened School of Law and Diplomacy, a very nurturing, yet rigorous en- ate program is beginning to grow,” to by the trustees.” Andrew Curtis said, “At the high- vironment,” he said. he said, explaining that the Dean Ludo Juurlin, a representative est and most general level, Fletcher The Nutrition School was rep- of Students Office has already fiom theGraduate Program form is doing many of the things that resented by Jennifer Hollenstein, begun to work on improving the and Sciences highlighted the up- allow it to remain one ofthe finest who stressed the need for career communication between adminis- coming Graduate symposium professional schools of law and development services at the trators and graduate students. “We scheduled for March 7. Explaining diplomacy world-wide.’’ He ex- graduate school. are not always aware of all the that the event serves three pur- plained that the University must A representative of the Dental problems, but your point is well poses, he said the symposium gives continue to focus on improving School described the newly imple- taken,” Bernstein said. graduate students an opportunity informational technology and ca- mented program of small group During the luncheon, student to present their thesis work to an reer services at the graduate practices, explaining that the representatives from each of the audience. Juurlin added that the school. change has improved the oppor- schools gave short presentations event allows undergraduates to “The [Career Services] office tunities for students to practice to the group. Introducing the stu- learn about graduate studies. must expand, especially as more dentistry at the school.

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