THE TUFTS Where You Read It First VOLUME L, NUMBER 15 DAILY THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 TOEFL language proficiency exam adds speaking section BY ALIYAH SHAHID English. “Some universities require first-year based test. The price of the test — $140 Contributing Writer Changes were made in response to students to live in dormitories on cam- — is not changing. complaints that students who scored pus. Others allow students to live off “Speaking and listening are important Foreign students, especially those well on the TOEFL were unable to com- campus. Which policy do you think is in the process of learning a language,” from Asia, should start practicing their municate effectively once they came to better for first-year students and why? sophomore Amod Rajbhandari said. “If vowels and consonants. the United States. Include details and examples in your you can’t speak, you’re left behind.” The Test of English as a Foreign The new test includes a mandatory explanation,” one example question Rajbhandari, originally from Nepal, Language (TOEFL) has been revamped, speaking section. It will be incorporated said. lived in India for ten years. and some educators think the new into the other three sections: listening, Test takers are given 15 seconds to The biggest criticism of the new test is speaking section might affect Asian stu- reading and writing. The previously sep- prepare and then 45 seconds to answer that it may put Asian students at a dis- dents more than others. The new test arate sections will be combined, so stu- the question. Students record their advantage. English teachers in Asia tend was given for the first time on Saturday, dents will have to speak and write their answers for the speaking section using a to focus on reading, writing, and gram- Sept. 24. answers to listening and reading com- microphone. mar skills. The TOEFL is required for Tufts prehension exercises. The test is also now taken online, “‘We’re all kind of thinking this is undergraduate admissions for students The Educational Testing Service pro- though students must go to a testing going to be more of a challenge to Asian whose first language or the language of vides an example of a speaking question center to access the Web site. The test’s instruction in their school is not on its Web site. new name is TOEFL iBT, for Internet- see TOEFL, page 2

CAPTURED Maasai children History splits modern Holy Land politics BY AARON SCHUMACHER nakba, or catastrophe. Some Israelis have “looked at Contributing Writer Israel views the war as a defen- their history in a different way,” sive effort against the invasion of he said. “It’s a small part of Israeli The stories Israelis and five Arab nations, whereas the society.” Palestinian children learn from Palestinians see the same event This new way to look at Israel’s their parents, in school, and from as the forced expulsion from their history began to show some their friends play a key role in homeland, Scham said. Israelis that the War of peace negotiations between the The two opposing views have Independence was not the clear- two sides, Paul Scham said been critical in forming the two cut defensive war taught in Israeli Wednesday. sides’ identities and determining schools. Scham, an adjunct scholar at the relationship between the peo- On the other side, Scham said the Middle East Institute, dis- ples. Since the schism in 1948, the many Palestinians have come to cussed the importance of histori- two views have continued to drift accept Israel’s existence as a real- cal narratives with about 40 stu- apart. ity. dents in Barnum Hall. Two of the most divisive issues Some past negotiations have History, Scham said, is the rea- in negotiations can be traced to set aside narratives, Scham said. son for the Israeli-Palestinian the opposing narratives, Scham The secret negotiations before conflict. “You have two complete- said. At the Camp David summit the 1993 Oslo Accords and the ly different versions of reality,” he in 2000, Israeli Prime Minister recent unofficial Geneva discus- said. “They have very different Ehud Barak and Palestinian sions fit this criterion because versions of themselves, and their Authority leader Yasir Arafat “fun- coordinators thought discussing narratives exclude the other damentally disagreed on current history would hurt the peace side.” issues,” Scham said. process, not facilitate it. Scham’s speech drew on an The first issue is Jerusalem. The “History is too painful,” Scham essay he edited, “Shared city’s “history is claimed by both said. “It’s highly unsatisfying in Histories: A Palestinian-Israeli sides,” Scham said. “As far as Jews many ways.” Dialogue.” are concerned, it’s the symbol for A better alternative would be a “What you see in the book is the Jewish religion. It’s a Jewish mutual acceptance of the narra- how angry people get when they city. For most Arabs concerned, tive divide. “There is a role for real feel their own history — especial- it’s an Arab city.” history,” Scham said. “You have to ly their victimization — is being The second issue is the so- have in future peace agreements reflected on,” he said. called right of return for an understanding of history. Both Both sides’ narratives are simi- Palestinians who left their homes sides are convinced that the other lar, Scham said, because they during the War of 1948. According side wants to destroy them.” both address a sense of “ambigu- to the Palestinian narrative, they Scham stressed the value of ous nationhood.” He stressed the were expelled and should be viewing the other side’s history as difference between a nation and allowed to return. “For civilized. “To try to humanize the a state: the Palestinians are a Palestinians, this is the ultimate other side of the conflict has to be LISANNE PETRACCA nation, but not a state. expression of their identity,” taken into account in policy mak- The critical event that divides Scham said. ing,” he said. Senior Lisanne Petracca took this photo of Maasai children leaning the two narratives, Scham said, is Some attitudes have changed. Scham’s speech was hosted by against their boma at her homestay in Engare Sero during her semes- the War of 1948 — referred to by Scham described the revisionist the Arab Students Association, ter abroad in Tanzania. Israelis as the War of history movement in Israel, Friends of Israel, the New Independence and by which began during the 1980s as Initiative for Middle East Peace, Captured is The Daily’s weekly photo contest. To be considered for the Palestinians and much of the Israeli military documents were and the International Relations photo of the week, send submissions to [email protected]. Arab and Muslim World as the declassified. and History Departments.

INSIDE Where can we play ping pong? The Daily takes a look at some bad art New map site has the answer see ARTS, page 5 Boston, Grafton to get Campus Compass BY ROB SILVERBLATT category — such as ping pong Contributing Writer tables or ATMS — and by key- word. On the Medford campus, The site then displays the rel- there are 57 safety phones, 23 evant buildings, including some bike racks, 13 buildings with general information about the laundry machines, and exactly buildings. Users also have the one Zipcar parking space. option of viewing other services These statistics and their in the same building. respective locations are all on a “We really want the commu- new section of the University nity to be involved in it,” Senior INDEX Web site: Campus Compass. Web Applications Developer News | Features 1 The site, launched Aug. 31, Theresa Loftin, one of the site’s Arts | Living 5 uses Google mapping technolo- creators, said. “We want the stu- Editorial | Letters 8 gy to provide graphic represen- dents to suggest stuff.” National 11 tations or satellite photos of the The site has locations and International 13 campus. It is available at listings for 277 items, and feed- Comics 16 http://inside.tufts.edu/com- back will determine how the site INSIDE.TUFTS.EDU/COMPASS Classifieds 17 pass. expands. The Campus Compass — added to the Tufts Web site on matriculation Sports Back page In addition to serving as a “We want the content to be day — lets users search a Google map of the Medford campus by cate- simple campus map, the site see COMPASS, page 2 gory or by keyword. tuftsdaily.com lets users search locations by 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Thursday, September 29, 2005

Do more prisons mean less crime? Test changes may affect Asian students more than their peers TOEFL schools to change the way they continued from page 1 teach English. “Schools might students,” a spokesperson from have to have English classes Kaplan Test Prep and with more focus on communi- Admissions told the Associated cation in English,” he said. Press on Sunday. Sultan-Khan grew up in The University’s admissions Germany and Pakistan. officers have not yet met to dis- cuss the implications of the changes to the test. The changes Test takers are given 15 will not affect the requirements for international applicants. seconds to prepare and “The tests are required ele- ments of our work and will con- then 45 seconds to tinue to be so,” Dean of Admissions Lee Coffin said. answer the question. International students at Tufts supported the changes. Students record their Sophomore Alejandro Pinero, originally from Spain, has answers for the speak- friends whose high schools did not emphasize English speaking ing section using a skills. “Having a conversation is so much more spontaneous, so microphone. it was very difficult for these JOSHUA WILMOTH/TUFTS DAILY University of Southern California Professor Ruth Gilmore spoke Wednesday on the intersection students,” he said. The TOEFL was first given in of crime, prison policy, and racism. Gilmore’s speech was part of the Black Cultural Studies Another student, sophomore 1964, and 750,000 students took Seminar’s “Prison” lecture series. The speech was called “Tossed Overboard: Katrina, Alex Sultan-Kahn, said the the test last year alone. Incarceration, and the Politics of Abandonment.” changes may encourage foreign Creators expect faculty, staff OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA and students to use new site Virginia Tech unveils new aid plan COMPASS ple instances where it might BY MARIA TCHIJOV To that end, the officials from “This is [Casteen’s] brain- continued from page 1 have been useful,” sophomore Cavalier Daily Virginia Tech and William & child,” Hubbard said. “[Casteen] driven by the people who are Kate Daniel said, “especially in Mary consulted with those from is very committed to it, as are the actually using the service,” Web the first few weeks.” With the creation of new the University in creating their Board of Visitors.” Content Specialist Meghan financial aid programs at both financial aid programs, Hubbard Virginia Tech, however, is in a Mandeville, another of the cre- Virginia Tech and William and said. slightly different financial situa- ators, said. The site will be promot- Mary joining the University of Out of the three big programs tion, according to Virginia Tech’s Loftin and Mandeville said Virginia’s AccessUVa, many introduced in the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, the site is designed for faculty ed at Parents Weekend Virginia schools and schools Commonwealth over the past David Ford. and staff, as well as for students. across the nation are developing year, Hubbard said she thinks “It would be wonderful if we Campus Compass is expected to next month. The site a new approach to financial aid AccessUVa is the most compre- could meet 100 percent of the include the Boston and Grafton designed to assist student need hensive. AccessUVa is a multi- need of our students who are in campuses by December. will display the loca- in higher education. component program which pro- [the low] income category, and Few students are aware of the Virginia Tech President poses to meet 100 percent of stu- some day we hope to be able to site, though. The only publicity tions of the weekend’s Charles W. Steger announced the dent need through grants for low do that,” Ford said. “But right for the site took place on creation of a new financial aid income students and loans, now we don’t have the funds to matriculation day, the day the events. program at the school called capped at $18,000, for middle- do that. Tech has more students site launched. A student walked “Funds for the Future” at a spe- income students. enrolled [than U.Va.]. When around campus and passed out cial meeting of the Virginia Tech you’re talking numbers, we have compass key chains. The simple graphical maps Board of Visitors last weekend. William & Mary officials, a much higher population to The site will be promoted at are still on the main Tufts.edu Earlier this month, William & take care of and fewer dollars to Parents Weekend next month. Web site. The technology for the Mary officials announced a sim- on the other hand, are do that.” The site will display the loca- Google maps on Campus ilar financial aid initiative called As a result, Virginia Tech only tions of the weekend’s events. Compass has only been on the “The Gateway.” Both of these targeting student loans is committing to protect low- Though he had not heard of market for a few months, Loftin programs come on the heels of income students from the the site, freshman Maciej Czos said. numerous new financial aid pro- with their financial aid increases in tuition that occur said the site was impractical on Though he said he was grams springing up around the during the four or five years they such a small campus. “You don’t unlikely to use the site, sopho- country, including AccessUVa at program, according to are in college, Ford said. really need it,” he said. “You more Brad Edmondson said it is the University, according to William & Mary officials, on could just talk to people.” a step up from the current University Student Financial William & Mary Director the other hand, are targeting stu- Another student said the site online campus maps. “Google Services Director Yvonne B. dent loans with their financial would only be helpful soon after maps is a very good technology Hubbard. of Financial Aid Ed Irish. aid program, according to arriving on campus. “Now that I and I’m glad to see that we’re While Hubbard noted that the William & Mary Director of think about it, there are a cou- using it,” he said. rapid succession of financial aid Financial Aid Ed Irish. programs introduced over the “We hope to be able to eliminate past year may suggest that There also is a financial-edu- the need to take loans for stu- FROM THE DAILY ARCHIVES | SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 schools are competing for stu- cation component aimed at dents in the income group of less dents, in the end they all have teaching University students then $40,000 for Virginia resi- Unionization veto ends two year- the same goal. about the importance of their dents,” Irish said. “Every student that gets in credit rating that will be further While each of the three long project here should afford to be here,” implemented over the course of schools is taking different Hubbard said. the next two years, Hubbard approaches to provide low- University clerical and technical workers rejected a proposal to The Higher Education said. income access, Irish, Ford and unionize under the Service Employees International Local 925 by Restructuring Act also motivated The money for these pro- Hubbard all agreed they are fac- a margin of 171 to 135 in an election. The vote marked the end the Virginia schools to create grams comes from a combina- ing the same problem. of an approximately two year-long unionization drive. In addi- more financial aid programs, tion of federal and state funding “Across the country, the num- tion, the efforts for unionization included an attempt from the Hubbard said. as well as the endowment and ber of low-income students going administration to combine the Medford and Boston employees “The state has a goal under institutional funds allocated by to college has declined, and mid- under one voting unit, as well as months of hearings before the restructuring that if you have the Board of Visitors and dle-class students are terrified National Labor Relations Board. control over your tuition, then University President John T. that they won’t be able to pay for the students who need help Casteen III, according to college, so they aren’t even going should get help,” she said. Hubbard. to college,” Hubbard said.

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THE SECRET LIFE OF...A MARRIED UNDERGRADUATE When the ring comes before the diploma Tufts senior balances the heavy load of school work and life after wedding bells BY ALEX DRETLER wanted to do IR.” Tufts that spring while they planned and Daily Editorial Board The couple first talked about marriage perfected the details for the event. “Talk Nicole’s freshman year. They initially about taking four classes, planning a wed- Most Tufts students last May were decided to wait until Nicole graduated ding and working,” Nicole said. “And I cramming for finals and dreaming of a from Tufts to tie the knot. However, there didn’t fail.” carefree summer break. Then-junior was a change of plans along the way: Nicole broke the news to her parents Nicole Balkind had a different landmark Brandon decided in the fall of 2004 that he while at home for Thanksgiving break. “I on the horizon: she was planning her wed- wanted to join the army after he graduat- wanted to do it face-to-face,” she said. MEREDITH TURITS/TUFTS DAILY ding to then-senior Brandon Balkind. ed in the spring. “So then we had to decide “I’m an only child — my dad’s a little pro- Senior Nicole Balkind balances being a wife They tied the knot Graduation Weekend — should we still get married when I grad- tective.” with being a student. in the church on Powderhouse Blvd. uated or just get married when he gradu- Her parents’ reactions were predictable. The marriage plan had not been a hap- ated?” Nicole explained. “Obviously it was “My dad said that it was crazy, [but] my Nicole spoke to her new husband for 16 hazard one, à la Britney and Jason a really big decision.” mom said she figured she’d be hearing minutes. Alexander. Nicole and Brandon met in a The couple decided to marry before that sooner or later.” “I sent a letter every single day,” Nicole high school Russian class. The couple Brandon entered the army. “Once you’re Brandon formally proposed in said. “He could only write one per week. started dating during a month-long trip to in, they own you,” she said. “And there’s no December. The couple honeymooned in That was hard.” Moscow. They’ve been together ever since. guarantee he would be back.” New Orleans. “It was kind of surreal get- Brandon is now in advanced training Brandon, who is a year older than Nicole wanted her fiancée to make ting married and then two days later going outside of the New England area. Nicole is Nicole, came to Tufts first. “My dad didn’t important decisions about the wedding. “I to graduation,” Nicole said. planning to visit him over Columbus Day think it was a good idea to go to Tufts, but didn’t like the idea of planning the wed- Brandon’s military training cut the new- weekend and Thanksgiving. Only wives I wanted to go since before I met ding without him,” Nicole said. “It would lyweds’ time together short. Two weeks are allowed to visit the trainees. “I have a [Brandon],” Nicole said. “I’m an IR [inter- have been my wedding, not our wedding.” after the wedding Brandon was in boot national relations] major — I’ve always Both students were enrolled full time at camp. During the ten weeks of training, see MARRIED, page 4

EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT Katrina causes long-term environmental damage in Gulf

MCVEA/KRT Hurricane Katrina’s environmental impact is ongoing. In this photo, Maine-based Clean Harbors Environmental Services members gather debris from a flooded area of New Orleans. BY JENNIFER CANTELMI of the Mississippi River and New city. “When New Orleans was first ing New Orleans are designed to Senior Staff Writer Orleans and several smaller spills Pollution is not the only envi- settled, people were living above protect the city from category one in other places. Fifty thousand ronmental factor preventing the sea level,” Ridge said. “But subsi- or two hurricanes. Katrina was a It is now clear: Hurricane barrels have been recovered, but safe rehabilitation of New Orleans. dence and flooding became a seri- category four hurricane and the Katrina is the most tragic and cost- Environmental Protection Agency Geology Professor Jack Ridge ous danger, so levees were built for levees failed when Lake ly environmental disaster in the (EPA) officials estimate another doubts the city can sustain further protection. Unfortunately, subsi- Pontchartrain flooded. recent history of the United States. 160,000 barrels were not recov- sediment weathering. dence is fastest under the levees “People knew that this was As the hundreds of thousands of ered. Each barrel contains about “Subsidence is one of the greatest because the levee itself and the going to be a situation,” Ridge said. people begin returning to affected 42 gallons of oil. threats to New Orleans,” he said. sand underneath it weigh down The United States Geological areas, they will wade into places Oil from the 350,000 flooded Built on the Mississippi Delta, New the mud below.” Survey issued a report in 2001 wrought with environmental dan- vehicles in the area will take sever- Orleans rests on soil infiltrated If the New Orleans area was not detailing the various factors that gers. al years to decompose. The sewage with mud from the river. As the city developed, natural mechanisms put New Orleans at a very high risk Inside the flooded areas system was also overrun during develops and more structures are would prevent it from sinking: The for a type of large-scale natural dis- Louisiana were 60 chemical the hurricane. The EPA built, the accumulation of weight Mississippi River would frequently aster. The report identifies subsi- plants, oil refineries and petrole- announced on Sept. 16 high levels squeezes water out of the muddy flood muddy areas so that the soil dence and climate-change um facilities. Flooding caused six of E-coli, a toxin-producing bac- ground. New Orleans is sinking would not become dehydrated. major oil spills between the mouth terium, in sediment around the further below sea level. The levees currently surround- see KATRINA, page 4 NESCAC grouping invites competition and comparisons BY COURTNEY CHUA England area. she said. “The professors at Trinity had a ed in the school sporting events,” Brody Daily Staff Writer It now has eleven member schools: great impact on me — Tufts and Trinity both said. “That’s not to say that kids aren’t invest- Amherst College, Bowdoin College, have great academics.” ed in school activities at Tufts — they are. You attend a NESCAC school, but do you Wesleyan University, Williams College, Bates While the classrooms are popular, sports But the interests are more diverse at Tufts feel like a NESCAC kid? You know the stereo- College, Colby College, Hamilton College, are not. “As far as fan support goes, the only because of the school’s nature: it’s bigger, types of these small liberal arts colleges: Middlebury College, Trinity College, people who show up to our games are our and it’s a university rather than a college.” Middlebury students are rich and snobby. Connecticut College — and Tufts University. parents or really close friends,” Tufts sopho- Since all NESCAC schools are located in Wesleyan students are very...granola. Bates Dean of Undergraduate Education James more and softball player Erica Bailey said. New England, they are usually further away is covered in snow year-round. Glaser said Tufts is difficult to compare to “People don’t really seem to have a huge from big cities and nightlife. “Everyone at Middlebury is exactly the other NESCAC schools because of its size, its interest in women’s sports in general “There’s a bigger bar scene here, and same — blond, preppy kids who come from many institutions, and its relatively urban around here. Maybe it’s because most Boston is a college city, so there’s more private schools and rich parents,” senior environment. NESCAC schools are so hardcore when it opportunities to meet other students,” Meredith Harris said. “I think they [the other NESCAC schools] comes to academics that people forget the Brody said. The on-campus social scene at “Wesleyan is very alternative — very see Tufts as a larger version of themselves, athletes.” Tufts, Broday said, is more varied than smelly armpits,” senior Emily Hershburdick which isn’t really accurate,” he said. Games might not be popular but athletes Trinity: “Trinity parties were more frat-ori- said. “I stayed there before coming to Tufts, In the academic realm there are similari- are not forgotten. According to William G. ented,” she said. “There are more options and [the girl I stayed with] seemed spunky ties: all the NESCAC schools are intellectual- Bowen and Sarah A. Levin — the authors of here.” and fun, but then she was telling me how ly solid, diverse, liberal, and rank well “Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and At other rural NESCAC schools, com- they don’t party, but occasionally they chase against other liberal arts colleges and Educational Values” — 20 to 33 percent of plaints about social life are common. each other down the hall and kick a big ball national universities. While some, including entering students at the typical New “One of my closest friends goes to Bates, around.” Amherst College, allow for a completely England school are composed of recruited and he thinks it lacks in social spirit,” senior Whether these stereotypes are valid is open curriculum, many have “general” athletes. Hilary Pentz said, adding that “overall, the unclear but the NESCAC grouping does course requirements — similar to Tufts’ dis- “I don’t like Williams or Amherst because thing he complains about the most is that invite comparison — and competition — tribution requirements — in math, science they’re good at basketball, especially there is snow on the ground six months of between member schools. NESCAC, or the and English to graduate. Amherst,” Tufts senior and basketball player the year.” New England Small College Athletic Junior Erica Brody, who transferred from Dan Martin said. Colby and Trinity boasted glowing Conference, was founded in 1971 to serve Trinity to Tufts last year, said the schools Athletic rivalries are stronger at other reviews of their campuses based on attrac- the intercollegiate athletics of liberal arts have similar academic environments. NESCAC schools, Brody said. “Trinity is a colleges and universities in the New “Academically, the schools are comparable,” smaller school, so people were more invest- see NESCAC, page 4 4 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Thursday, September 29, 2005 Tufts students go to the club, Clean-up will be huge environmental endeavor KATRINA prone to subsidence. In response been attempted before,” Ridge others stuck in the basement continued from page 3 to the flood, Texas raised said. “New Orleans is now basical- induced sea level rise as the major Galveston by 10 to 15 feet, con- ly like a giant Superfund site.” NESCAC One student justified the ugly threats to the city. Other risk fac- structing the extra ground with Superfund sites — that is, areas continued from page 3 ducklings of Tufts by posting tors include heavy precipitation sand. This would not be a reason- designated by the EPA to receive tiveness — in College Prowler, “smart people are generally not and the deterioration of coastal able solution for New Orleans, immediate as well as long-term one Trinity male claimed the girls good-looking.” Others claimed wetlands that would naturally pre- Ridge said: The subsidence in the waste management and remedia- are so hot, he thanks God when the girls are definitely better vent flooding. New Orleans area would prevent tion — are traditionally about a spring comes around — and looking than the guys. Expect the “There is a knee-jerk reaction to building up ground. football field long. Three almost all schools affirmed that number of members in the “Why rebuild,” Ridge said. “But nobody “It is important to restore local Superfund-size sites were flooded well-dressed individuals domi- Are There No Hot Guys at Tufts?” has really thought of a plan for wetlands,” Ridge said. “That is the in New Orleans. nate their campus. Facebook group to continue ris- that. At what point can you not one thing that can be done in the In a recent Los Angeles Times All NESCAC schools posted ing. conceivably build levees any high- way of prevention.” article, Hugh Kaufman, a senior positive reviews of their guys Alex Dretler and Patrice er?” The Army Corps of Engineers policy analyst at the EPA, said it and girls in College Prowler — Taddonio contributed to this arti- Ridge compared the quality of predicts it will take until mid- was “reckless and irresponsible” with the exception of Tufts. cle. land in New Orleans to the qual- October to pump all of the excess for the EPA to imply that it would ity of land in Venice, Italy. water out of the flooded areas of be safe for people to move back “Venice is another city that has New Orleans. According to Philip into New Orleans. He compared undergone subsidence,” he said. Clapp, head of the Washington- the current situation in New “Those canals used to be based National Environmental Orleans to the EPA’s hasty and ulti- streets.” Trust, clean-up costs will exceed mately inaccurate assessment of Galveston, Texas, experienced a the $62 billion allocated from the air quality in downtown 1990 flood comparable in strength Congress. Manhattan following Sept. 11, to Katrina. But Galveston is not “A clean-up like this has never 2001. Senior sure of her decision, despite vocal critics MARRIED went to a frat,” Nicole said. She ship a lot easier because it’s more continued from page 3 finds being married makes the solid,” she said. military ID now, so I can sign him party scene easier in some ways. Some others — friends, off the base,” she said. “You don’t ever think that any- coworkers, random bystanders For Nicole married life is little one’s hitting on you,” she said. who catch a glimpse of the ring different than college life. “For all And if someone does hit on her? — feel otherwise. While she was of college I’ve been in this com- “I just flash the ring, and that’s getting her makeup done at a pletely committed relationship been done several times at department store counter on the ... we’ve never taken breaks. It’s clubs,” she laughed. day of her wedding, a woman never been an issue,” she said. Nicole has yet to get used to who had been divorced twice “We spent all our time together.” joint bank accounts and other tried to convince Nicole she was The biggest difference for financial worries. “We have a making a mistake. Nicole is as a spouse, she sees her joint account, but it still feels like “People say ‘You’re too young husband far less now than before my money and his money,” she to get married,’ and ‘What were they tied the knot. “It’s not a fac- said. Another financial concern you thinking?’” she said. “I don’t tor of marriage, it’s a factor of the is the looming repayment of col- feel like I have to defend it, but I military,” she said. “But the mili- lege loans: “All of a sudden, find myself explaining and tary is the reason we are mar- instead of X number of student defending it to everyone.” ried.” loans, we have double,” Nicole Nicole finds it hard to be mar- Other than her changed mari- said. ried and separated, the alterna- tal status, Nicole’s social life Nicole has no doubt that she tive would be much worse. “It’s remains relatively the same. “I made the right decision to get easier to be married and apart still go to parties — last week I married. “It makes my relation- than not be married,” she said. Arts|Living 5 THE TUFTS DAILY THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 29, 2005

MUSEUM REVIEW The oh-so-good qualities of bad art BY HANNAH EHRLICH “things.” ter things. Contributing Writer The MoBA may sound like the “Lucy,” like many of the works MoMA, but the similarities don’t in the MoBA, was acquired from When you’ve had your fill of extend very far past the acronym. the trash, but paintings like these art “masters” such as of Pablo Located in the basement of the are far too precious to throw Picasso and Andy Warhol, per- Dedham Community Theater in away. Each piece, whether it Dedham, Massachusetts, the depicts Michael Jackson or a Museum of Bad Art entire museum sits in a single pink toilet, has a particular qual- room that also serves as the hall- ity which makes it more than just way to the men’s restroom. Just plain bad. They are imaginative, At the Dedham Community walking into the museum is an strange, perverse, and poorly Theater experience: the theater is old and crafted in subtle and not-so-sub- 580 High Street,Dedham, MA dusty, the stairs to the basement tle ways. (781-326-0409) are creaky and the whole town The MoBA is fun because looks like someone forgot about while the artists took themselves haps it’s time to cross over to a it decades ago. seriously, the curator does not. lesser-known place, the dark The art isn’t much better. In Captions do not hesitate to underbelly of the art world — the fact, it’s far worse. The piece that mock. One painting, “Mourning world of really bad art. inspired the MoBA, “Lucy in the a Lost Dog,” depicts a woman For each masterpiece created, Field with Flowers,” sits in its with a burning crown of roses there are probably thousands of honored place on the door to the and a hand over her heart. She painfully awful works that go men’s room. It is a painting of an stands next to an empty collar unnoticed. What happens to old woman sitting on a chair in a floating in the air. “With an them all? Most of them end up in surreal field of flowers. She is gri- owner like this, the dog may be the garbage, but a select few are macing, the wind blowing her better off,” the caption said. enshrined in the Museum of Bad white hair, an eerily yellow sky Probably true. Art. situated behind her. The MoBA doesn’t just mock The Museum of Bad Art is The painting begs many ques- its works; it mocks art museums exactly what it sounds like: a tions: Who the hell painted this? in general. The gift shop, located museum dedicated to displaying Hey, is that my grandma? or just upstairs at the theater’s conces- purely bad art. It houses a per- “Why?” There are no answers, sion stand, sells everything from manent collection of approxi- but it’s a good thing someone bumper stickers to coffee mugs mately 250 pieces and displays had the foresight not to perma- to virtual CDs of the entire MoBA about 20 works at a time, ranging nently dispose of the work. “Lucy collection. It even sells a tote bag MUSEUM OF BAD ART from sculptures to paintings to in the Field with Flowers” was ‘Shy Glance’ may be shy, but it’s also quite bad. unidentifiable papier-mâché clearly meant for bigger and bet- see BAD ART, page 7

Massarotti, Wilber TV REVIEW and Silber: Oh my! ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ and for a good reason BY JUSTIN CHIUMENTI BY KATE DRIZOS Contributing Writer Daily Editorial Board Throughout the fifty-year history of Tuesday night’s lecture and book- sitcoms, every imaginable gimmick has signing by author Salman Rushdie was been tried to add a new twist to the basic certainly a large draw, but it wasn’t the sole literary event the campus will see Everybody Hates Chris this year: Tina Hart, the campus book- store’s trade book manager, said she is bringing many authors to Tufts in an Starring Chris Rock, Tyler James WIlliams effort to keep students engaged in read- Thursdays at 8 pm on UPN ing beyond the chapters listed on their formula of familiar characters getting syllabi. themselves into and out of hilarious “After the bookstore was renovated,” predicaments. said bookstore manager Ron Gill, one of Sitcom smash “M*A*S*H” (1972-1983) the goals was to “make trade books [non- found something to laugh about in the textbook reading] more visible.” Indeed, Korean War, and “Seinfeld” (1990-1998), an array of popular titles has replaced which billed itself as a show about noth- the greeting cards and gift bags in the ing, will likely enjoy an equally long front of the store. afterlife in syndication. Most students, Hart has “Everybody Hates Chris,” which pre- noticed, come to the bookstore and head miered on UPN last Thursday, is a show straight downstairs to the textbooks and about the early life of Chris Rock, narrat- neglect leisure reading during their ed by Rock himself. Far from joining the semesters at school. Therefore, in an two aforementioned classic TV shows in effort begun after the store’s renovation, the history books, though, “Everybody she is coordinating frequent author Hates Chris” seems destined to be quick- JESSE GRANT/WIREIMAGE.COM appearances on campus throughout the ly forgotten. Seeing double: Chris Rock sits with his younger self, Tyler James Williams year. The first episode profiles Chris (Tyler “I love books,” said Hart, “and I want James Williams) and his family as they from his regular comedic vocabulary. attending his new all-white school, he to get more people interested in read- move out of the projects and into a new Add that to the fact that all of his jokes trades harsh words with the school bully. ing.” According to Hart, neighborhood. Chris has his hands full must relate to the specific slow-paced The two have a fight after school and those invited to the bookstore’s signings trying to fit in at his new school, and his plotline, and the result is Chris Rock’s Chris laments messing up his new shoes, are authors who have a book coming parents are also busy trying to manage voice with a decidedly un-Chris-Rock but predictably, everything turns out out. Typically, they are authors on a book the kids and pay the bills. tone. okay in the end, since he is able to clean tour whose publicist contacts Tufts, and The episode is full of plenty of Rock’s Damaging the show further, the writ- them before his mom notices. Hart works with them to find a mutually classic one-liners and jabs. In describing ers seemingly forgot that sitcoms are This series of events alone, without convenient appearance time. his new school’s neighborhood, for supposed to be comedies about situa- the omnipresent voice of Rock narrating, Rushdie’s book-signing was cancelled example, he explains: “Much like rock tions (hence, SITcom). “Seinfeld” was would not hold a viewer’s attention past on Tuesday evening due to time conflic- and roll, school shootings were also successful because in every episode it the first commercial. This is a boring tions. invented by blacks, and stolen by the managed to build up a set of intertwined show that Rock dubs over and adds jokes Last week, the bookstore hosted a white man.” Rock recounts his schooling premises between Jerry, George, Elaine to, making it watchable and at some book-signing with Dana Keller, a Tufts as “Not a Harvard-type education, just a and Kramer, and then unravel them at times funny, but no less inane. alumnus and author of the recently pub- not-sticking-up-a-liquor-store-type the end in one climactic scene. Jerry’s If nowhere else, “Everybody Hates lished book, “The Tao of Statistics: A Path education.” witticisms played second fiddle to the Chris” does a good job in one area — to Understanding (With No Math).” Even when the narrative is at its funni- flow of the plot. This has been the case in casting. Tichina Arnold, as Chris’ mother The literary appearances will continue est, however, the show boils down to scores of popular sitcoms, all the way Rochelle, is convincingly sassy as a this fall with authors Catherine Clinton Chris Rock doing a comedy routine with from “I Love Lucy” (1951-1957) to mother trying to balance working with (“Harriet Tubman: The Road to his own life as the subject. While Rock is “Friends” (1994-2004). raising her kids. When Chris’ brother Freedom”) and Nina Silber (“Daughters funny during on-stage appearances, “Everybody Hates Chris” has it back- Drew (Tequan Richmond) asks why he is of the Union: Northern Women Fight the because this is a family show on UPN, wards. While the jokes are comical, the Civil War”) speaking in conjunction with drugs, sex and swearing are all excised plot is anything but. As Chris starts see CHRIS, page 7 See BOOKSTORE, page 7 Thursday, September 29, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING 7

MUSEUM OF BAD ART ‘Lucy in the Field With Flowers:’ (left) MoBA’s ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘Jerez the Clown’ (right) is all that and and a bag of chips. MoBA is not your typical Museum School exhibition BAD ART on the Orange Line, requiring continued from page 5 both the T and bus to reach. with a portrait on the front, After all that travel, it’s really “Sunday on the Pot with only one room. But if you’re George.” The painting depicts a ever in the mood for an offbeat man in tighty-whities sitting on adventure, it’s the perfect des- the closed lid of a toilet, but the tination. DAILY FILE PHOTO image cuts off suddenly at his Maybe bad art is fun The old layout of the bookstore hid ‘trade-books’ towards the back; now they’re front and center. ankles. Across the tote bag is because it makes viewers feel the phrase, “Like Renoir never better about themselves. ran out of canvas before he fin- Maybe it’s fun because it’s just The bookstore’s literary calendar keeps ished the feet.” so strange. But in the end, it Bad art is a talent in itself, a really doesn’t matter. Bad art gift which should be appreciat- transcends aesthetic bound- campus bibliophiles up-to-date on events ed as is. It is characterized by aries and is not ashamed to be BOOKSTORE Also in November, photojour- Due to a lack of space, book- blatant and melodramatic gloriously hideous. continued from page 5 nalist Lori Grinker, whose pho- signings are not held among the symbolism, clashing colors, One guest from Portland, the Tisch Library’s upcoming tography was featured in a hooded sweatshirts and dorm poorly drawn figures, and Oregon, wrote in the guest- exhibition about emancipation. recent on-campus exhibition, room posters of the bookstore ridiculous messages. And that’s book, “This museum changed Clinton will make her appear- will visit Tufts to sign her book itself. Instead, they most often why it’s wonderful. my life.” Bad art is that ance on Parents’ Weekend with “Afterwar,” which looks at the take place in the Large The MoBA is located way out powerful. physical and psychological Conference Room in the Renowned poet Richard wounds inflicted by the military Campus Center. Wilber, whose new conflicts of the past 100 years. For students who are not dis- In contrast to the procrasti- ciples of Tuftslife.com — where Excellent casting and witty “Collected Poems” brings nation that often pervades the many of the literary events are university atmosphere, Hart has already posted for the semester together his works in the already scheduled dates in the — the bookstore’s own Web site voiceovers can’t carry ‘Chris’ spring for two writers: Boston also provides information about CHRIS bers alone isn’t enough to stanza business since Herald sportswriter Tony upcoming author appearances. continued from page 5 make up for the failures of the Massarotti, another Tufts alum As is the case with most book- wearing his new shoes to writers. 1943, will be on campus and author of “A Tale of Two signings, many students who school, Rochelle snaps, “‘Cause As long as Rock is able to Cities” (no, not that “A Tale of come to the events have already you only have one pair of feet.” punctuate the boredom of the in April, which is Two Cities”) is slated to sign in read or heard of the author visit- Terry Crews, as Rock’s father actual show with his post-pro- February. ing. But even if you’re Julius, also turns in an agree- duction commentary, National Poetry Month. Renowned poet Richard unschooled in Silber or clueless able performance as a penny- “Everybody Hates Chris” will Wilber, whose new “Collected about Clinton, there’s no need pinching and imposing father not be a show entirely devoid Poems” brings together his to fret; with the events sched- figure. Finding a half-eaten of merit. However, without the works in the stanza business uled so far in advance, there is chicken wing in the garbage, traditional setup of clever, a reading from her new book, since 1943, will be on campus in certainly time for students to he exclaims, “That’s a dollar entertaining storylines, it is and Silber will come to campus April, which is, appropriately, familiarize themselves with the nine cent in the trash!” Still, the unclear how long this “sitcom” on Nov. 3. National Poetry Month. authors coming to campus. performance of the cast mem- will keep anyone’s attention. Anchor desk should have young face BY GAIL SHISTER Knight Ridder Tribune

“Good Morning America’s’’ Charlie Gibson, 62, is the heavy favorite to be the next anchor of “ABC World News Tonight,’’ but one former colleague says youth should be served. Gibson “is a very smart guy and the consummate profes- sional,” but ABC would do bet- ter with a younger person who can “grow into the job,” says Bob Zelnick, chairman of the Department of Journalism at Boston University and an ABC staffer from 1977 to `98. Gibson and “20/20’s’’ Elizabeth Vargas, 43, among others, have been subbing for anchor Peter Jennings since he announced in April that he had lung cancer. He died Aug. 7 at age 67. “If I were making the deci- sion, I imagine Charlie would anchor for another five or six years,” Zelnick, 65, says. With someone younger, “they could get a 20-year ride, assuming TV news lasts another 20 years.” 6 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKEND Thursday, September 29, 2005 What’s on this weekend

Thurs-Sat | 3 pm Sun | $17-$19 distaff set, is another critic-proof Thursday, September 29 show that nonetheless takes the PARADISE LOUNGE (617-562- COMEDY easy way out at every opportuni- 8814). 969 Commonwealth Ave, Featured Listing: CLUBS AND BARS ty. There’s doubtless a clever Boston. COMEDY CONNECTION, Boston. musical to be written on the sub- “NEMO Showcase” with Oktoberfest ABBEY LOUNGE (617-441-9631), At 8:30 p.m., "R-Rated Hypnosis ject of menopause, but this one is Sweetfist Kin Modena Vox Miggs 3 Beacon St., Somerville. Show” with Frank Santos no hot flash. The show, which THIRSTY SCHOLAR PUB (617- Break out the lederhosen and Lady of Spain Blanketeer Tryst brings four disparate middle- 497-2294), your Nimbus 2000, because Harry Silent Service MUSIC agers together at the lingerie 70 Beacon St., Somerville. and the Potters are coming to counter of Bloomingdale’s New DJ Sean Oktoberfest! AVALON (617-262-2424), BECK + McRORIE York, abounds in cliché. Still, the The dynamic duo that makes 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. At 7:30 pm, Bank of America Boston cast is zippy, and a few of TOAST (617)-623-9211 their living riffing on J. K. At 10 pm “Fling Thursday” High Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave, the sight gags are great. Just 70 Union Sq Somerville Rowling's bestsellers is back in Energy Hiphop dance + top 40 Boston $40 (617.931.2000) don’t go expecting The Vagina “Heroes” Retro Electro New- town for the annual Harvard with Bobby Dutton + Monologues. | Stuart Street Wave, punk with DJ Chris Ewen Square festival. Tufts students GrooveBoston Friday, September 30 Playhouse, 200 Stuart St, Boston may remember Potters co- (800.447.7400) | Indefinitely WHO’S ON FIRST 6172473353 founders Paul and Joe DeGeorge AXIS (617-262-2437), CLUBS AND BARS Curtain 8 pm Wed-Fri | 2 + 5 pm 19 Yawkey Way Fenway Park from their Orientation concert on 13 Lansdowne St., Boston. Sat-Sun | $42.50; $38.25 for sen- Boston the Hill, but then again, with such At 10 pm DJs Nailz + Tasty + ATLAS BAR AND GRILL (617-437- iors and “Girls’ Night Out” At 10 pm, DJs Garfield + Disciple memorable tracks as "Voldemort Taner K spinning vocal and pro- 0300), groups of 10 or more. + Nate Can't Stop the Rock!" and "Save gressive house with Danny 3 Lansdowne St., Boston. Ginny Weasley," who could for- Howells “Top 40 Dancing” COMEDY get? COMEDY This Sunday, the THE BURREN (617-776-6896), AVALON (617-262-2424), COMEDY CONNECTION, Boston. Massachusetts natives will be just 247 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville. 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 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At 8 pm, Sanders Theatre, 45 Crimmins,Jack Gallagher, Brian entertainment, to great shop- HONG KONG (617-864-5311) At 10 pm , "Flavor Friday” with Quincy St, Cambridge (617-496- Kiley, ping, to gastronomic delicacies, 1236 Mass Ave Cambridge DJ Master Millions 4595) Oktoberfest will feature the best Mainstream, house & Reggae MUSIC that the Cambridge commercial with DJ Bob JOHNNY D'S (617-776-2004), scene has to offer. 17 Holland St., Davis Sq., Saturday, October 1 MARIZA Harry and the Potters begin THEATER Somerville. At 8 pm, Berklee Performance their set when Oktoberfest kicks “NEMO Showcase” with Parker CLUBS AND BARS Center, 136 Mass Ave, Boston | off at noon, and the festival will CLOSER House & Theory Bebek Speak $28-$37 (617-876-4275) run until 6:00 p.m. But make sure Devanaughn Theatre opens its Easy ANTHEM 6175238383 to get there early; with over season with Patrick Marber’s 138 Portland St Boston 100,000 muggles expected to Olivier Award–winning four-han- NYC JUKEBOX (617-338-ROXY), At 10 pm, “Latin Fever” flood Harvard Square, it will take der, a “comedy-drama about 275 Tremont St., Boston. more than a well-placed hex to love, lust, and veracity in modern Top 40 and retro dance night. AN TUA NUA (617-262-2121), get a good seat. romance.” Dani Duggan, a veter- 835 Beacon St., Boston. an of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, THEATER “Sizzlin Saturday” hip-hop with - Kelly Rizzetta directs the work, which is even DJ G Squared more bruising than the 2004 film MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL by Mike Nichols. At the Jeanie Linders’s hit Off Broadway DEVLIN’S LOUNGE AND BAR Devanaughn Theatre in the Piano musical, which “relyricizes” tunes (617) 625-2330 Factory, 791 Tremont St, Boston from the ’60s and ’70s to create a 150 Highland Ave Somerville (866-811-4111) September parodic paean to a familiar check- “Mixes & Remixes” with DJs 22–October 9 | Curtain 8 pm list of après-40 concerns of the Daniel Spurling + Chris Deorio 8 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Thursday, September 29, 2005

THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL ALLISON B. ROESER Editor-in-Chief All together now

The Educational Testing Service has grant students the right and privilege to exchanges, but they are putting other stu- EDITORIAL taken an important step toward improv- question professors and participate in dis- dents at a disadvantage. The University ing academic rigor in updating the TOEFL cussions to the same degree. It would be a has always emphasized its diverse student Managing Editors Jon Schubin — the exam that measures English profi- shame for students to eke through four or background. People from different cul- Sam Verrill ciency in non-native speakers. so years at Tufts without this experience. tures need to be able to communicate Mark Phillips Editorial Page Editors For both international and local stu- A higher education is a significant their unique experiences with the larger Steven Ward dents the change will be a welcome investment for any student, whether they community. improvement in classroom dynamics. are paying $160,000, £90,000 or seven mil- Education experts predict Asian stu- Brian Loeb Associate News Editor Most students have had a teaching assis- lion rupees. For students paying the addi- dents will have the most problems with Bruce Hamilton News Editors tant who, while bright, is unable to explain tional expense to trek across oceans to the new test. The traditional emphasis on Anthony McGovern concepts to other students due to lan- attend Tufts, they should do everything grammatical exercises in classrooms from Marc Raifman guage barriers. The awkward pauses and possible to prepare themselves in Beijing to Mumbai will need to give way to Kelly McAnerney Assistant News Editors garbled responses will hopefully end soon advance. more time mastering long vowels and Lula Lakeou with the addition of the speaking element While it is safe to assume most Tufts hard consonants. This is a positive devel- Bryan Prior to the examination. students — all of whom have struggled opment — the next generation of Asian Kristen Sawicki Judith Wexler Strong conversational skills are a crucial through many language classes — can business leaders must to be able to com- prerequisite to participate in university sympathize with the difficulty of master- municate with the world’s largest econo- Patrice Taddonio Associate Features Editor life. A student who must interact with pro- ing a language, it is something interna- my. fessors, peers and community members tional students must complete early. Oral The goal of a university is to prepare Stephanie Christofides Features Editors Rebecca Dince cannot fall back on strong reading com- fluency is much easier to attain in adoles- students for the future. In today’s rapidly Alexandra Dretler prehension skills alone. cence than later in life. A university-level shrinking world, effective and rapid com- Sydne Summer American universities have strong con- education in English needs to be built munication is a necessity. By pre-selecting versational components built into daily upon significant groundwork developed international students based on oral profi- Arianne Baker Assistant Features Editors Andrea Bradford curricula — an educational characteristic prior to arrival to ensure that students ciency, Tufts can achieve a more dynamic that is rarely found elsewhere. At Tufts — may be capable of maximizing their time and fruitful classroom experience and David Cavell Associate Arts Editor and in classrooms across the country — on campus. ultimately graduate both local and inter- professors welcome challenges and com- Incapable students are not only missing national students with more valuable Jacqueline Houton Arts Editors Blair Rainsford ments from students. Few other systems out on important elements of classroom degrees. Kelly Rizzetta

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OFF THE HILL VIEWPOINT | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME My computer, the jerk BY JOE PIARULLI track at home, that’s the second Biblical Computers do simplify life, but if our Employers are always looking for short- The Observer reference so far in a column about video lives get any easier, life itself might just cuts, and aren’t we all? “Hey, pick up that games). seem like too much of a hassle. box for me ... No, I can’t make the com- My computer does not want me to puter do it, the computer is broken ... succeed. Everyone talks about how tech- Oh, I see you’re swallowing a cyanide nology makes life easier, and how we capsule now because it’s easier than continue to make so many advances. If picking up the box ... Good thinking, now we’re so advanced, how come I don’t that’s efficiency. I’m promoting you.” know how to cook anything that doesn’t have the words “pop” or “easy” in its name? The computers are the ones get- Yes, there’s a whole wealth of ting better, not us. Yes, there’s a whole wealth of informa- information at my fingertips, tion at my fingertips, but how can I use it when I know that for every biographi- but how can I use it when I cal fact about James Joyce on the Internet, there’s 10 flash games where know that for every biograph- you shoot zombies? My computer may represent the best academic resource I ical fact about James Joyce on have, but it also serves as my greatest distraction, and for me, that poses a the Internet, there’s 10 flash serious problem. I have a short attention span to begin games where you shoot zom- with. For example, between writing that last sentence and writing this one, I bies? spent 15 minutes counting the spirals on my tan phone’s cord (there are 212 — check to see if yours is the same). So you I realize I’m stretching the issue, but see, on the tree of technological knowl- you see my point, and I’m just scratch- edge, there are some bad apples, and it’s ing the surface. I still haven’t mentioned tempting to take them because they look the people who spend hours on face- so delicious. book (if you’re reading this, friend me), My laptop has sent me back to 1995. or on Playstation (why would I go out- When I found out you could play side and play football when I can help Nintendo and Sega Genesis games on the Philadelphia Eagles win eight Super your computer, I knew my chances of Bowls in a row from my futon?), or doing anything productive ever again spend so much time sending text mes- were about as good as a female rooster’s sages that they know “Notre Dame” chance of winning the World’s Strongest comes up as “mouse dame” using Man Competition (because female T9word. It’s tough living in such a roosters can’t exist, duh). viciously simple world. If Nintendo games on my computer I cannot escape from my computer. manifested themselves into a person, It’s with me right now. Shh ... it can hear they would be Drago from Rocky IV, and you. It’s not letting me leave. It says if I my willpower would be a 75-pound shut it down the Microsoft Word paper- chess champion named Clarence. Put clip will cry and I’ll get a virus. Not just a them in an arm wrestling match, and computer virus, but strep throat too. you understand my David vs. Goliath- Save yourselves. Warn the children ... like dilemma (for those of you keeping you must warn the children ... CORBIS

OFF THE HILL VIEWPOINT | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS OFF THE HILL VIEWPOINT | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Fox news: fair and balanced? What women BY NICK BELANGER worthy network, remains fair and bal- need for public guidelines. The FCC is also Massachusetts Daily Collegian anced. That is good news considering Fox eliminating regulations that prohibit cor- claims it is America’s number one news porations from buying one another, which I love Bill O’Reilly for writing a book network. means the consolidation of the mass want? Kids! entitled “The O’Reilly Factor for Kids.” Alright, I think I can stop with all the sar- media. BY DEVON RYAN Thank you, Mr. O’Reilly. You truly are the casm now. What I am saying probably is Five corporations own a majority of Daily Texan man to teach today’s youth about cheat- not news to all of you, but for those who U.S. media; News Corp and AOL Time ing, sex, drugs, alcohol, advertising, smok- actually watch Fox News and buy into the Warner, Viacom, Disney and AT&T. There According to an article in The New ing, music, money, relationships with par- “fair and balanced” slogan (which is nicely was once a time when newspapers and York Times entitled “Educated women ents, teachers and siblings, death, politics displayed on the Web site) please read on. television stations were independently opt for office of mommy,” more and and God. Kids need a role model, and who Sinclair Broadcast Group has a broad owned and operated, but the corporate more female Ivy League students expect better to make sure young Americans and powerful influence that stretches giants have bought out and merged so to become stay-at-home moms after grow up as straight laced conservatives coast to coast reaching millions and mil- many times that we are now left with five they graduate. Well, thank God we than O’Reilly? The last thing this country lions of Americans, (millions and millions companies controlling this country’s mass taught women to read and do math, needs is another crazy liberal. of registered voters). In an interview with media. because some of those casserole recipes The straight shooting, no spin zone for- Don Imus, Fox anchor Brit Hume said this So what’s the product? Well flip through are complicated. Obviously, I am con- mat of “The O’Reilly Factor” has really of the republican success in the midterm a few of those 24 hour news stations for a cerned. done a fantastic job of making average elections. little while. Or better yet just plant yourself The article seems to imply that “real- Americans vote against their best eco- “It was because of our coverage that it in front of Fox News for a few hours. I bet istically,” women cannot both have a nomic interest. Well done sir, well done. happened ... People watch us and take when you turn off the tube you’ll be career and raise children at the same Perhaps I could go on all day “thanking” their electoral cues from us. No one singing God Bless America, hoisting an time. I disagree. Regardless of the Bill O’Reilly for his blatant right-winged should doubt the influence of Fox News in American flag and running off to buy your countless wives I could name who have agenda and bias, but it is not O’Reilly that these matters.” younger siblings a copy of Bill O’Reilly’s managed to keep a job for 20 years and makes Fox News so wonderfully right- Believe it or not there was a time when book. I know every time I see that cheesy raise two or more kids, there are the winged, it is not a network’s anchors or the media was forced to be responsible, American flag graphic flashing across the women who manage to do the same personalities that define its political posi- leave political agenda aside and simply bottom of the screen, right next to the cur- thing by themselves as single parents. tion, rather the attitude, actions and poli- report the news. For years the Federal rent terror alert color, (I think we’re at yel- You cannot argue that being a stay- cies of the corporation as a whole. Communications Commission regulated low right now) my red, white and blue at-home mom is the best way to raise Thankfully for all of us, Sinclair media with what was called the fairness heart swells with patriotism. children without at the same time Broadcast Group, which owns a large doctrine, which forced networks to have But maybe, just maybe if we all watch implying that women who work are number of media outlets, including 60 Fox comparable representation from multiple Fox or any news station a little more somehow deficient mothers whose chil- stations nationwide donated $63,234 to points of view. News reporting and opin- objectively we can see through the corpo- dren are worse off. the republicans in the 2004 election cycle. ion had to be clearly distinguished. These rate watered down garbage that we’re “The purpose of a university is to find They donated nothing to those crazy regulations were abolished over 15 years being fed 24/7. Maybe we can start to ask a suitable husband.” Hearing this quote democrats in 2004. Additionally, 89 per- ago; the FCC justifies lifting old regula- why ... why aren’t we getting more infor- from “Titanic,” I remember thinking cent of Sinclair’s $2.3 million dollars in tions by saying that the marketplace has mation, why aren’t we getting objective how awful it must have been to be a political donations since 1996 has gone to changed, cable television and the Internet non-biased reporting. And perhaps we woman in 1914. republicans. But despite the corporate provides the public with a diversity of should all start asking what ... what we are Well, 90 years have apparently bias, Fox News, a prestigious and trust- news sources, thereby eliminating the not being told. changed very little. If female students are only interested VIEWPOINTS POLICY The Viewpoints section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. Viewpoints in getting married and having children, welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community. Opinion articles on campus, national, and international issues can be roughly 700 to 1000 words in the college experience becomes noth- length. Editorial cartoons are also welcome. All material is subject to editorial discretion, and is not guaranteed to appear in The Tufts Daily. All material should be submitted by no later than 1 p.m. on the day prior to the desired day of publication. Material may be submitted via e-mail ([email protected]) or in hard-copy see WOMEN, page 10 form at The Tufts Daily in the basement of Curtis Hall. Questions and concerns should be directed to the Viewpoints editor. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY VIEWPOINTS Thursday, September 29, 2005 OFF THE HILL VIEWPOINT | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Turn down the hurricane hype Moms ask: BY NIKKI BUSKEY canes. Most cities would take dicted for a different city in find an open restaurant to take a To work or Daily Texan things seriously after being everyone single newspaper on bathroom break. destroyed once. But this is a the Gulf Coast. Pretty much Of course, we know now that When Hurricane Gilbert took familiar story on the Gulf every coastal city from Corpus Rita actually ended up making not to work? my parents' roof in 1988, it was Coast, and every three or four Christi northward was evacuat- landfall almost 300 miles away little more than an excuse to years when a storm would ed days before we even had an in Beaumont, and after driving build a second-story addition to threaten to strike us, the salty idea of where Rita would hit. as far as Oklahoma to find a WOMEN continued from page 9 our recently purchased island old island folk who rode out A friend of my Mom's packed up hotel room, suffering through home. Camille or Carla in the 1960s her four cats and took off for traffic jams and gas shortages, ing more than a manhunt I grew up in Port Aransas, on would shrug and tape their Oklahoma City Tuesday night, many people returned to Port because a wife cannot stay at the Gulf Coast of Texas. windows; only tourists got hys- almost four days before the Aransas the day of the hurricane home without someone work- Hurricane season is literally that terical and evacuated. storm was projected to make to sunshine and a light breeze ing. It makes sense considering for us — a season. It comes and Obviously, this all changed landfall. thinking, "I'm never leaving that men with college educa- goes every year and is observed after Katrina. Policemen knocked on doors again." tions usually end up making but not really paid that much When Rita came plowing to hassle stragglers. We should be able to find a more money than those that attention. There's always been a through the Gulf, poised to Everyone was ordered to happy medium between the do not, yet for the few of us culture of ambivalence about make landfall between evacuate by noon on Thursday, complete inadequacy of the who are here to learn, it is hurricanes there that inland Galveston and Corpus Christi as but my parents were almost the Katrina evacuations and the depressing. And woe is the Americans have been struggling one of the most powerful hurri- last people left on the island by utter hysteria of Rita. Katrina male liberal arts major who to understand since the disaster canes in recorded history, panic 4:30 a.m. People were putting scared the Gulf Coast straight, isn’t pre-law! of Hurricane Katrina. sang through my small home- their furniture in trailers and and we won't be benefitting If you believe the U.S. Port Aransas has been wiped town. taking it with them. My parents anyone by sabotaging that so Census Bureau, women are almost entirely out of existence This wasn't helped by the fact drove miles through the Hill early with media-fueled and more likely to finish high a handful of times by hurri- that doomsday was being pre- Country before they could even encouraged pandemonium. school and college than men. Fifty-six percent of college stu- dents are women. Women have voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1984. However, women in the workforce make only 76 cents for every dollar men make. Only 57 percent of women are employed as com- pared to 70 percent of men. What this basically boils down to is that even though we are more educated and more politically active, we still make less money and have fewer employment opportunities. In lieu of this fact, now is not the time for us to ignore the extremely expensive education we have and not enter the workforce because of mommy fantasies.

...women in the work- force make only 76 cents for every dollar men make. Only 57 percent of women are employed as compared to 70 percent of men.

It is true that there are fewer women in math and science, and so you would think that is the reason they make less money. Yet there are consider- ably more women in commu- nications and business, which have the potential to be just as much, if not more profitable than engineering or biology. Why should someone give a woman a scholarship if it is unlikely she will use her educa- tion to enter the workforce? If on a scholarship application, you were to put “stay-at-home mom hopeful,” that scholarship would go to somebody else. One of the biggest problems that women have had for cen- turies is that they have always been completely dependent on the good graces of men in order to survive. That is no longer the case. So when the greatest goal many educated women have is to be dependent on someone else for the rest of their lives, it seems a step backwards. It is absolutely no different than if a man was to say his greatest goal was to live off his wife and stay home with his kids. Yet so many women who wish to be stay-at-home moms would take offense at that. There will always be stay-at- home moms. They are impor- tant and do a ton of good for their kids. Yet if more and more women leave the workforce, the same discrimination and barriers that took years to be torn down may go back up. National 11 THE TUFTS DAILY THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 DeLay indicted, steps aside as majority leader BY CHRISTY HOPPE amount of money involved.” Knight Ridder Tribune He would not elaborate on any evidence against DeLay. And he A Travis County grand jury said that he wasn’t surprised charged U.S. House Majority DeLay defenders were accusing Leader Tom DeLay and two politi- him of partisanship. cal associates Wednesday with “I don’t know what else they conspiracy to violate Texas elec- would say,” said Earle, a tion laws. Democrat. DeLay, R-Texas, stepped aside DeLay blistered Earle, calling as majority leader, as House the indictment “an act of blatant Republican rules require. political partisanship by a rogue The four-page indictment district attorney.” alleges that DeLay, Jim Ellis, the Despite the indictment, DeLay head of the majority leader’s retains his seat in Texas’ 22nd con- national political committee, and gressional district. John Colyandro, who ran the “It’s a sham and Mr. Earle Texas political committee known knows it,” he said. “It’s a charge as TRMPAC, conspired to get cor- that cannot hold up under even porate money into the hands of the most glancing scrutiny.” Texas statehouse candidates. The charges stem from Corporate money is banned in $190,000 in corporate donations Texas political races. sent to the Republican National The charges are felonies, pun- Committee before the 2002 elec- ishable by up to two years in tions. The RNC then sent an equal prison and a fine of up to $10,000. amount of contributions, from the Travis County District Attorney same bank account, to Texas Ronnie Earle said that by indicting House candidates, the indictment Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX), the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, talks to reporters in the Capitol DeLay, he was trying to defend the says. in Washington, DC, on Wednesday after he was indicted by a grand jury in Austin, Texas, on conspiracy charges integrity of Texas elections. Ellis and the Texans for a regarding campaign donations. “The duty of doing justice Republican Majority Political requires that prosecutors safe- Action Committee sent the RNC a “The defendants entered into ment says. “The contribution was the Texas House. They in turn guard democracy,” he said. “The list of candidates and the amounts an agreement with each other or made directly to the Republican elected Tom Craddick as speaker, law that makes corporate contri- that should be contributed to with (Texans for a Republican National Committee within 60 and, at DeLay’s behest, redrew the butions a felony in Texas is intend- them, the indictment alleges. Majority Political Action days of a general election.” state’s congressional districts to ed to safeguard democracy and Prosecutors say the transaction Committee) to make a political Earle has spent three years give Republicans a majority of make the ballot box available to was designed to hide the source of contribution in violation of the investigating the 2002 elections, Texas’ seats and pad the GOP everybody regardless of the the money. Texas election code,” the indict- which gave Republicans control of majority in Congress. Industry waits, hopes for tourism’s rebirth Migrants leaving ugly mark in Big Easy after hurricane destruction on the U.S.-Mexico border BY ANDREW BECKER Federal and state money to BY RUSS BRITT Orleans’ School of Hotel, an organization for female bar- Knight Ridder Tribune address the problem has trickled Knight Ridder Tribune Restaurant and Tourism bershop quartets, had to move its down, but it’s not enough, Administration. October gathering for 10,000 Empty water jugs and scraps resource managers say. Citizen New Orleans’ tourism industry New Orleans was scheduled to members to Detroit, said Sherree of clothing are as common as cleanup efforts exist, but volun- had just fully recovered from the host 123 conferences between the Murray, group spokeswoman. saguaro and mesquite in this teers can’t keep up. Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when time Katrina hit and the end of Sweet Adelines can’t get back to part of the Sonoran Desert, 12 Neither can landowners. Hurricane Katrina hit almost one October, convention bureau data New Orleans until 2013 at the ear- miles north of the U.S.-Mexico Ranchers Tom and Dena Kay, month ago. show. liest, she said. border. whose property touches five More than 10 million visitors But everything is on hold for “We usually are scheduled out There are places along the miles of border, said they haul spent $5 billion in the Crescent the rest of 2005 — and perhaps for several years in advance,” Murray Mexico border in Arizona where out a pickup load of garbage a City last year. That’s more people several more months to come. said. Many convention planners the desert floor is hidden by dis- week. than before 2001 and 30 percent New Orleans will be missing echoed that, saying they couldn’t carded backpacks, shoes and “It makes you very, very angry more money than in 2002, out on a cycle of meetings for get back to the city until the next other refuse left behind by peo- because there’s such lack of according to the New Orleans many organizations and it may decade. ple crossing the border. respect of the land and the peo- Convention and Visitors Bureau. take years before those groups Conventions aren’t the only These are the signs of illegal ple living here,” said Dena Kay, And as Louisiana’s second- will come back around. thing on hold. immigration, found in heaps at 62. biggest industry, tourism The American Association of The city’s famous Mardi Gras camps, along well-worn paths The environmental impacts accounted for roughly one-sev- Retired Persons, or AARP, was celebration, scheduled to start in that run through the dry desert will long outlive those dropping enth of New Orleans’ work force. supposed to hold a 20,000- January and extend into late creek beds and ever closer to the trash, Nabhan said. He point- But when Katrina’s winds and attendee event at month’s end. February, faces the prospect of Tucson, 50 miles northeast. ed to remnants from the waters broke through New That has been canceled altogeth- having few hotels open to accom- “It would be an understate- California gold rush still evident Orleans’ levees and put most of er. modate revelers at that time. ment to say parts of the desert on the Cabeza Prieta National the city underwater, it put its One big player in the conven- Mardi Gras usually brings in an have been trashed,” said Gail Wildlife Refuge. tourism industry back to square tion scene is the Institute of estimated $1 billion in tourism Aschenbrenner, spokeswoman “You can still see tracks and one. Electrical and Electronics dollars. for the 1.7 million-acre garbage from a much smaller There are even taller hurdles to Engineers. The group either Some meeting planners say Coronado National Forest, which group of people ... 150 years clear this time. New Orleans not stages or partners with other they have been told some hotels shares 60 miles of border with later,” he said. “This last decade only must overcome travelers’ groups to put on as many at 350 won’t be open until the second Sonora, Mexico. of increase in illegal border skittishness, it may have to conferences a year worldwide. quarter of 2006. “It’s like collateral damage,” crossings will inevitably be seen rebuild some tourist venues if it The group already has can- The 700-room facility owned said Gary Nabhan, director of the on the ground well into the 22nd hopes to fully recover from this celed its October gathering for by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Center for Sustainable century.” latest blow. 12,000 attendees, an event that Inc. (FHR) is closed until at least Environments at Northern The nation has been among The city will be missing out on entailed the use of 25 to 30 of the Dec. 31, and it remains to be seen Arizona University, who has the most aggressive in address- more than 120 conferences that city’s hotels, said Mary Ward- whether it can reopen in time for studied southern Arizona desert ing the issue, using global posi- were scheduled through the end Cullin, managing director of Mardi Gras, said Suzanne Wenz, ecology. tioning systems to map and of October and many hotels are IEEE’s technical activities. company spokeswoman. Illegal immigrants drop an monitor the dumping grounds. unsure whether they’ll be ready in IEEE and its partners had Further, cruise ships were average of six to eight pounds of The nation has also received time for next year’s $1 billion planned seven events between beginning to find New Orleans a waste during their journey, grants totaling $100,000 from the Mardi Gras celebration. October and February in New popular home port for Caribbean according to government esti- Environmental Protection It’s unclear at this point Orleans. Five either have been cruises, but some of their plans mates. With an estimated one Agency and Bureau of Land whether New Orleans will ever get cancelled or relocated to other are in doubt. Carnival Corp., million people crossing into Management to help fund back to that $5 billion level again. venues. Norwegian Cruise Lines and Arizona each year, that amounts cleanup projects. But, Olson Further, much hinges on IEEE and its partners may yet Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. had to 4,000 tons of garbage. says, that won’t wipe out the whether resources are available to move the two remaining shows, ships going out of the port’s cruise The worst areas are at smug- trash. help rebuild the city around its scheduled for February. Ward- terminal. glers’ “lay-up” sites, where travel- Nabhan said there is little tourist spots, and if equally skit- Cullin said many hotels in the city The biggest commitment was ers wait to be transported to cleanup coordination, noting, tish workers in the industry can are saying they won’t be open from Carnival Cruise Lines, which areas such as Tucson and “With homeland security issues be lured back in light of home- before the end of the first quarter contracted with the federal gov- Phoenix. Backpacks and clothes trumping everything else along lessness and potential environ- of next year. ernment to provide two of its practically pave the ground, left the borders, there’s no agency mental hazards. “I think for the beginning part cruise ships for relief worker behind so that more people can with the power to make sure eco- “I’m quite sure that some peo- of 2006, I don’t think they’re going housing in the New Orleans area. be packed into vehicles, or when logical impacts are minimized by ple are not going to return,” said to have venues large enough for The cruise line says it plans to the immigrants try to change either illegal border crossers or Mehmet Erdem, assistant profes- us,” she said. keep New Orleans as one of its their appearance from dusty hik- the government agencies sor at the University of New Sweet Adelines International, embarkation ports. ers to indistinguishable citizens. themselves.” 12 THE TUFTS DAILY NATIONAL Thursday, September 29, 2005 International 13 THE TUFTS DAILY THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 China’s modernized military shakes Asia BY TIM JOHNSON sea-based nuclear missile deliv- Knight Ridder Tribune ery system designed to keep the White House wary of tangling If the U.S. Navy’s Seventh with a rising dragon in the East. Fleet one day sails to Taiwan’s “It’s a military that isn’t look- defense, China’s large fleet of ing for a fight but wants to have submarines could be lurking sharper teeth,” said James with a lethal surprise. Mulvenon, a China military The submarines, waiting expert at the Center for along Taiwan’s Pacific coast, Intelligence Research and could fire a barrage of “Sizzlers,” Analysis in Washington. devastating anti-ship weapons China enjoys nowhere near that pop out of the water, spot the overall strength of U.S. aircraft carriers or escort ships, forces, now tested by wars in then drop near the water’s sur- Afghanistan and Iraq. But its face, accelerating to supersonic analysts are scrutinizing U.S. speeds for the kill. Little can be deployments in Iraq, done to defend against a Afghanistan and on the high “Sizzler” attack. seas for signs of weakness and “You’re pretty much a sitting they are seeking to exploit them duck,” said Larry M. Wortzel, a in any clash over Taiwan or else- former U.S. military attache in where. Moreover, as China mod- Beijing who’s now an analyst at ernizes its military forces, it’s ETE SOUZA/KRT the Heritage Foundation, a con- reshaping military balances in Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), looks toward the Kremlin during a tour of Red Square, August 25, 2005, on his visit servative think tank in the region. to Moscow, Russia. St. Basil’s Cathedral is in the background. Washington. Washington and regional The course of the 21st centu- capitals, particularly Tokyo, view ry will be determined in part by the cumulative effect of China’s A foreign classroom for junior senator the relationship between China military buildup with concern, BY JEFF ZELENY hands. The large munitions, trip Obama assumed a different and the United States. In many even alarm. In pointed remarks Knight Ridder Tribune crafted here by generations role: the political understudy. ways, relations are healthier on June 4 in Singapore, Defense before them, soon would be The chairman of the Foreign than ever. But the two nations Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Barack Obama ducked his reduced to scrap metal. Relations Committee, Sen. remain potential adversaries, asked: “Since no nation threat- head, stepped over a puddle of oil “All of the workers have masks Richard Lugar, R-Ind., was taken plotting in war games how to ens China, one must wonder: and slowly walked down the dark on. Why don’t we?” Obama said, by Obama’s interest in the subject thwart each other. While always Why this growing investment? corridor of a giant weapons facto- looking over thousands of dirty of arms control. Shortly after cautious of nuclear-armed Why these continuing large and ry. A blast of heat made the room gray weapons that had been dis- Obama’s election, the two traded China, the United States has expanding arms purchases? feel like a scorching furnace. carded into a heap. “This doesn’t phone calls. And Lugar invited his become even more watchful. Why these continuing robust “Don’t touch the orange stuff,” breed a lot of confidence.” Democratic colleague, 29 years U.S. strategists say the deployments?” warned a worker. The junior senator from his junior, to join his annual trip People’s Liberation Army has Defense analysts say the “Don’t worry,” Obama replied. Illinois had come to this cav- inspecting weapons sites across made huge strides in modern- answer is evident: China wants The orange stuff was TNT. A ernous industrial plant, tucked the former Soviet Union. ization. China now has a sub- its armed forces to be able to crew of three men, their faces away in the forests of eastern In his campaign last year, marine fleet that rivals the thwart the U.S. Pacific covered by white masks, were Ukraine, to see and to learn. He Obama talked at length about the Pentagon’s in numbers, if not in Command from intervening if melting piles of ammunition. had come to this dilapidated, urgency of securing and eliminat- weaponry. Air bases bristle with Beijing orders an invasion of Their job was to extract explo- rusty factory, not far from the ing vast stockpiles of weapons — new Russian-built fighter jets. At Taiwan, a self-governing demo- sives and render the Soviet-era Russian border, for a lesson about nuclear, biological and conven- testing sites, military engineers cratic island that China claims weapons — some relics from how weapons of the past can tional — to prevent terrorism. But toil over anti-satellite lasers and as its own. World War II — weapons no present a danger for the future. it wasn’t until he saw the weapons “bolt-out-of-the-blue” weapons “It’s clear that the systems more. He had come here, in his first for- for himself, until he touched an systems. they’ve acquired and the sys- After watching for a minute or eign trip since taking office, as old shell casing, looked warily at a And the buildup is far from tems they are developing are so, Obama walked to a work- one of the requisite stops in the deadly vial of anthrax and over. Shipyards churn out designed to ... deny the U.S. the bench in a nearby building where making of a senator. watched the dismantling of a frigates and new vessels by the three women were taking apart But for all of his acclaim in the nuclear missile, that he could month, and China fine-tunes a see CHINA, page 14 artillery shells with their gloved Senate’s freshman class, on this speak with authority.

Al-Zarqawi’s top lieutenant killed in early raid Humor, pizza BY AAMER MADHANI not have a noticeable effect on the in Iraq’s operation in and around the Knight Ridder Tribune insurgency. capital. with everything “Nobody said the terrorists can be Around that time, there were reports BY COLIN MCMAHON In a strike cautiously called a blow defeated in one blow,” Kubba said. “It’s that al-Zarqawi had been gravely Knight Ridder Tribune against the insurgency in Iraq, U.S. and an incremental process. ... It’s an ongo- wounded in a U.S. airstrike, and Azzam Iraqi officials announced Tuesday that ing battle, and Iraq has no choice but to was presumed to be a top contender to However Brazil’s raging corruption they killed the top lieutenant of Iraq’s put this fire down.” take over the terror organization if al- scandal turns out, whether it ends in most-wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al- Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Zarqawi had died. pizza or a samba or a new government Zarqawi, in a pre-dawn raid early this Joint Chiefs of Staff, was equally careful In an Internet posting late Tuesday, full of wisdom, compassion and integri- week. in assessing the impact of killing Azzam. al-Qaida in Iraq said U.S. and Iraqi offi- ty, the Brazilian people will find laughs Abdallah Najim Abdallah “It will have some effect, but over cials were exaggerating the influence of along the way. Mohammed al-Juwari, better known by time they will replace people,” Meyers Azzam. The posting also said al-Qaida Take the pizza thing. Where his nom de guerre Abu Azzam, was said at a Pentagon news conference. had not confirmed his death. Americans might see politicians work- killed during a Sunday morning raid in There was no explanation for why “The holy warrior Abu Azzam ... is ing out a nasty conflict in a back room southeast Baghdad. A close associate of U.S. and Iraqi officials waited nearly two just one of the soldiers of the Qaida in over cigars, Brazilians say everything Azzam tipped off U.S. forces to the days to announce that they had killed the lands of Mesopotamia, and a leader ends in a pizza. As in, let’s all get togeth- insurgent leader’s hiding place, U.S. al-Qaida in Iraq’s second most-wanted of one of the active brigades in er at day’s end over pizza and beer and military officials said. man. Often, the U.S. military delays Baghdad,” the statement said. make this problem go away. The officials said they had hoped to announcement of kills or captures to Throughout the two-year old insur- (Traditionalists prefer to say that all capture Azzam, a leader of al-Qaida in maximize intelligence that might be gency, other purported major kills and ends in the song and dance of a samba.) Iraq, alive. But Azzam shot at the troops gained by an operation or to positively captures have had minimal effect on The front-page editorial cartoon in as they were approaching the safe house identify the suspect. stemming the insurgency. In recent the leading Rio de Janeiro daily O Globo where he was holed up, and he was Azzam, who was an Iraqi citizen of weeks, the U.S. military has touted the has made a running joke of the pizza killed in the return fire, according to the Palestinian origin, was the Jordanian captures of several high-ranking al- scenario. Various politicians trot out to U.S. military. militant al-Zarqawi’s top lieutenant in Qaida operatives in Karibalah and make the pie and end all these bother- At a news conference in Baghdad, Anbar province in 2004. Mosul. some investigations into who bribed Laith Kubba, a spokesman for Prime U.S. officials say he played an impor- Nevertheless, attacks against U.S. and whom and which people got rich and Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, said tant role in the insurgents’ battle with Iraqi forces as well as civilians have con- whether votes were bought and sold. Azzam’s death was a “painful blow” American troops for the restive city of tinued unfettered in those cities and “Humor is a big part of the Brazilian against the insurgency. He said Azzam Fallujah in 2004. The operation, which throughout Iraq. culture, and there is a tradition here of was the architect of scores of car bomb- resulted in U.S. forces regaining control Through the latest spate of violence, mixing tears and laughter,” said ings that have killed hundreds of Iraqis. of the city, was the most pitched battle U.S. and Iraqi officials have warned that Ancelmo Gois, a Globo columnist who But Kubba also acknowledged that U.S. troops have been involved in since insurgent violence will increase before sprinkles whimsy and barbs into his killing Azzam, who is believed to be the Vietnam War. the Oct. 15 referendum on the draft con- reports on the mensalao scandal. behind the crush of attacks that have Sometime in the spring of 2005, U.S. stitution. That surge of violence contin- The humor is not limited to the news- plagued Baghdad since al-Jaafari officials think Azzam moved to ued Tuesday with another attack on the formed his government in April, might Baghdad, where he took over al-Qaida Interior Ministry in Baqouba. see CORRUPTION, page 15 14 THE TUFTS DAILY INTERNATIONAL Thursday, September 29, 2005 China’s military buildup shakes up East Asia CHINA nuclear attack submarines any- enable China “to identify, target continued from page 13 where in the Pacific Ocean. and track foreign military activi- abilities to move in the Western “They are on the verge of ties deep into the western Pacific Pacific,” Wortzel said. acquiring a survivable nuclear ...” according to the Pentagon Those paid to observe the deterrent,” said Lin Chong-pin, a annual report. By 2010, China world’s largest army, with 2.3 mil- former deputy defense minister expects to have some 100 surveil- lion soldiers, report across-the- in Taiwan. lance and communications satel- board improvements. The PLA If a confrontation between lites, and it’s working on micro has toughened training and now Chinese and U.S. military forces and nano-satellites. conducts exercises in more realis- were to erupt, Lin said China’s China is reportedly probing the tic fighting conditions. The mili- ability to maintain an undersea use of ballistic missiles against tary also has steadily purchased nuclear missile platform would U.S. naval carrier groups — either modern weapons systems from “throw a monkey wrench into the by arming them with maneuver- cash-strapped Russian defense thinking at the White House.” If able warheads that can hone in industries. the two nations exchanged on ships or through electronic “In every area of capability, the nuclear strikes, China would “pulse” weapons that explode in Chinese are modernizing like retain the ability to launch a sec- the air and knock out communi- there’s no tomorrow,” said ond strike. cations, rendering a carrier effec- Richard D. Fisher, a specialist on Cooler heads in Beijing and tively inoperable. China’s military at the Washington flinch at the prospect Even as shipyards churn out International Assessment and of any sort of military clash. The new vessels, an increasing num- Strategy Center in Washington. two nations have vast common ber of shipyards are building Average Chinese swell with economic interests, and relations everything from diesel-electric pride at the buildup, viewing it as remain constructive. While no submarines to frigates. The the entitlement of a once-poor military hotline exists between nation has built 10 destroyers in country gaining global stature. Beijing and Washington, Cabinet- the past decade, gaining new They see no contradiction level contacts occur nearly ability to project naval power. between building a brawny mili- monthly. “They are doing something like tary and Beijing’s claim that its For two decades, China’s econ- 37 vessels in 25 yards at once,” “peaceful rise” threatens no one. omy has grown at a torrid pace, said a U.S. official with access to History largely backs China’s con- and military spending has intelligence reports who spoke on tention that it isn’t an aggressor. chalked up a double-digit condition of anonymity. “It sug- China’s military improvements increase for each of 17 straight gests that it is urgent.” are hard to observe. A visitor who years. At first blush, it would seem approached a public Navy In an annual report on China’s that China’s lack of an aircraft car- Museum in nearby Lushun, the military released in mid-July, the rier is a major weakness. Yet ana- site of a base at the entrance to Pentagon said that China’s real lysts say its submarine fleet of 50 the Bohai Sea in northeast China, defense spending may be “two to to 60 vessels constitutes a surpris- found himself detained, fined for three times” the $30 billion budg- ingly formidable force, even if “illegal tourism” and told that the et stated by Beijing — still less some aging diesel-electric sub- area is off-limits to foreigners. than a quarter of the $455 billion marines date back decades. The Yet it’s here, anchored along that Congress allots the U.S. Navy has only large nuclear- China’s 9,000-mile coastline, Pentagon. powered submarines. where the nation’s military power The defense spending has China’s older submarines can is growing with the greatest vigor. brought a qualitative change to turn off their noisy diesel engines In mid-June, China offered an China’s military: and operate on battery fuel cell offshore exhibition of its military — By late this year, China will power, lurking quietly for days. prowess in the silty Bohai Sea. A have as many as 300 Russian- Their home water — the Yellow, submarine fired one — and per- built SU-27 jetfighters and SU- and East and South China seas — haps two — missiles that soared 30MKK fighter-bombers, and is are turbid and shallow, with swift- all the way to deserts in Central acquiring aerial refueling aircraft ly changing temperature and Asia. The test showed that China from Russia. It also is converting salinity levels that make sonar may soon be able to launch older aircraft into unmanned aer- detection particularly challeng- nuclear-tipped intercontinental ial drones. ing. Moreover, the seas above the ballistic missiles not just from — Space-based and over-the- submarines swarm with mar- landlocked silos but also from horizon radar and weapons could itime traffic. Thursday, September 29, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY INTERNATIONAL 15 Humor, and a pizza with everything CORRUPTION obscurity have become household continued from page 13 names through their work on the investi- papers or late-night comedians. It’s a gating committees. Critics accuse them most democratic characteristic. of paying more attention to their num- A popular song from the 1960s has bers in polls — which diligently track been rereleased with tongue-twisting whose rating is up and whose is down — lyrics skewering many figures in the than to the numbers that make up the scandal and complaining that politicians investigation. are “divvying up the dough stolen from the masses.” A fish restaurant’s billboard appeals to diners “who are tired of every- Viewership has soared 1,000 thing ending in a pizza.” Even soccer fans take their shot. At a percent for Senate TV, the recent match against Chile, they waved homemade signs mocking Brazil’s politi- cable network that broadcasts cians rather than its opponent. One immense banner showed blocks of cash congressional hearings on the stuffed into a pair of underpants. And the fans were not making it up: A Workers scandal. Party official was detained at a Sao Paulo airport with nearly $200,000, not just in his briefcase but in his briefs as well. Even assistants to formerly unknown In everyday conversations the scandal politicians have found a measure of frequently is bemoaned, ridiculed and fame. Well, the good-looking ones. relished for its absurd elements. The Camilla Amaral, a 25-year-old media word mensalao is played with and adviser to a Workers Party senator, does appropriated. It translates as the “big not testify before the committees. She monthly one” and refers to regular bribes does not question witnesses or present that Workers Party officials allegedly paid evidence. She just confers with her boss, to members of Congress. delivers documents and performs other “This is a very serious moment, not a such tasks while the hearings go on. funny one,” Gois said. “But at the same Yet Amaral is sometimes recognized time there is such suffering for Brazilians on the street in her home city of Brasilia. — the violence, the criminality, the cor- She has a following among male viewers ruption, the political scandals — that a of the hearings. The media have pro- little bit of humor is not so bad. claimed her “the muse of the investigat- Otherwise this would be met with a val- ing committee.” ley of tears.” And Playboy magazine has asked her Viewership has soared 1,000 percent to pose nude. for Senate TV, the cable network that “It’s a well-known magazine in Brazil, broadcasts congressional hearings on and it shows nudity in a serious way, not the scandal. Other networks have over- a `vulgar’ one,” said Amaral, who plans hauled their news programs and revised to do the photo shoot. “Their approach their prime-time schedules to carry live in inviting me was really very respectful coverage of the investigations. and very professional.” Nighttime soap operas, which in Brazil Amaral, who hopes to work in journal- are often cultural touchstones, have ism after her political job is over, said the been pushed back to a later hour. You Playboy issue with her in it should hit the know it’s something when Senate TV newsstands in October. The really scan- takes share from “The Moon Told Me.” dalous stuff will be found alongside Members of Congress know it’s some- Playboy, however, in the pages of O thing too. Legislators who once toiled in Globo and other news periodicals. 16 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS Thursday, September 29, 2005 CROSSWORD DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU

FOX TROT BY BILL AMEND

DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

NON SEQUITUR BY WILEY

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (09-29-05). Friends help you get ahead this year, so align with the best. The more that you encour- age them, the better you will get.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — First, make Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Accept the sure everyone feels heard and understood. Then, compliments, even if what you’re doing is very getting back to work will happen naturally. easy. Success isn’t always a struggle. Sometimes it’s due to natural talent.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — The harder Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — People in you work, the luckier you’ll get. Luckily, that part high places get careless sometimes, and that’s is about to get here. So don’t complain. liable to happen. Listen at keyholes.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — Continue Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Only to study and practice. You’re getting better, so you make promises you can keep. That’s the basis of may incur some jealousy. The competition spurs your reputation. And, if you can’t keep them, let you on. people know as soon as you find out.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — It may seem Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Channel like you’re having to spend a lot to get the best. It’ll as much as you can into your savings account or be worth it in the long run, however. Try to find investments. Even a trickle, if it goes on day after good deals. day, adds up.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You’re acing the Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — A little com- tests now, much to your delight. Enjoy, but don’t petition can be a good thing, as you’ll discover. get cocky. Next, you’ll learn how to bring in the Somebody else is getting slightly ahead, and that cash. spurs you on.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — You know how Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — There are no to get by on practically nothing. This is a handy shortages, abundance definitely can be yours. skill. It gives you more to invest in property that Creative work pays very well now, among other will appreciate. things.

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TUFTS MOUNTAIN DAY 2005 Mountain Day brings call of the wild to the campus quads BY BEN HOFFMAN campus, so we thought we’d try to bring Daily Editorial Board some of the things we do closer to Tufts.” With most of its events - expeditions TMC President Jake Becker echoed to Tufts’ Loj in Woodstock, NH and Crawford’s thoughts. indoor climbing in Everett, Mass. - tak- “While many activities are obviously a ing place off campus, Tufts Mountain lot more fun in the mountains, we want- Club (TMC) traditionally operates pri- ed to gain exposure on campus as well marily out of the sight and mind of the as provide outdoor activities for the general college community. community that they don’t have to trav- That won’t be the case Friday after- el to participate in,” he said. noon, when TMC sets up camp on the Many Jumbos expressed interest in academic quad from 1-4 p.m. for what is the events. believed to be the first Tufts Mountain “It sounds cool,” said senior tri-cap- Day. tain of the women’s soccer team Lindsay The events will range from the out- Garmirian, who is an enthusiast of out- doorsy – repelling from a tree and stick- door physical activities. “I love ‘The Iron whittling – to just plain fun – bobbing Chef!’ It sounds like a great idea; I just for apples, capture the flag, dizzy bat wish we didn’t have practice then.” races, and scavenger hunts. And with Mountain Day kicking off There will also be activities that Newcomer’s Weekend at the Loj, the encompass both, like the Camp-Stove club hopes that the afternoon festivities Iron Chef competition, which will pit might rope in a few stragglers or four teams of four against one another unaware underclassmen. in a spin-off of the popular television “As a freshman, I remember going up show. The Tufts version will feature fry- for Newcomer’s Weekend and meeting ing pans, spatulas, and one-burner the people who eventually became my camp stoves. COURTESY OF JAKE BECKER friends in and out of TMC,” club presi- The club also plans to teach a belay- Junior Jordan Chiu walks across a slack line similar to the one which will be on the Academic dent Jake Becker said. “So we figured ing class on the bridge to Dowling Hall, Quad tomorrow. that if we could get people ‘thinking as such knowledge is needed to partici- TMC’ on campus on Friday, then later in pate in the club’s weekly indoor climb- outdoor thrills New England has to offer “We get so many people to sign up at the day they will be more apt to head up ing trips. And while tomorrow won’t – biking, canoeing, rafting, hiking, the beginning of the year,” TMC vice for a sweet weekend of hiking, canoeing, exactly be like climbing Mount Everest, climbing – to the university’s suburban president Jen Crawford said, “But most camp-firing, marshmallowing and it is intended to bring a tiny slice of the Medford/Somerville campus. of our events are two hours away from mountain-lounging.” Climb a mountain, walk in the woods At Mountain Club’s Loj, TMC Newcomers’ Weekend a chance a little nudity, a little noise STEPHEN JOHANSEN all the work gets done on Sunday to get out of the city Senior Staff Writer night when I get back.” BY LIZ HOFFMAN Any member of the Tufts stu- Daily Editorial Board Despite his double electrical dent body can use the Loj for and biomedical engineering $10-$15 per night, which With all the draws of Boston majors and pre-med track, junior includes food. The TMC has – Red Sox games at Fenway, Dan Hechavarria doesn’t fre- detailed guidelines for the build- concerts in Central Square, and quent Tisch Library on the week- ing on its Web site dinners in the North End – on ends. His course load is hectic (http://ase.tufts.edu/mountain- top of the abundance of cam- but he isn’t in his apartment club). pus events, it’s easy to see how studying on Fridays and The Loj is visually appealing, the natural beauty and excite- Saturdays. Most weekends, he coupling a modern feel with a ment of the New England isn’t even in Massachusetts. rustic, all-wood look. It has 26 wilderness can get overlooked. Hechavarria drives 120 miles beds and extra mattresses spread As many Tufts students hail north to one of the University’s through three bunk rooms which from some of the largest cities lesser-known properties, the ring a large common room. There in the country and the world, lodge. are full bathrooms (with plumb- many have never even seen a COURTESY OF JAKE BECKER The comfortable yet cozy ing!) and a kitchen. mountain over 5,000 feet, much Juniors Ethan Stillman and Stephanie Drummond show off the beauty retreat is nested in the White The Loj has a roomy porch fac- less climbed one. of the Presidential Mountain range, where the Tufts Mountain Club will Mountains of New Hamsphire in ing east off the common room, But this weekend, they will lead hikes and rock-climbing trips this weekend. the small town of Woodstock which brings sunlight through have the chance to do just that, (population 1,164). the large common room window. as the Tufts Mountain Club “We are right in the middle of campus events, and trips into Affectionately called the “Loj” “We have bonfires almost (TMC) invites Tufts undergrad- the Presidential Mountains, so Boston, many Tufts students by the Tufts Mountain Club every night,” TMC vice president uates, and especially freshmen there will be a lot of day hikes are either unaware of the Loj or (TMC), the retreat is a gateway to Jen Crawford explained. “We also and first-timers, up to the up Lafayette, Lincoln, haven’t been able to take the outdoors. Hechavarria serves play Frisbee on the lawn, and University’s Loj for Newcomers’ Haystack, Flume, that whole advantage of the opportunities as Loj Director for TMC. have a bunch of games in the Weekend. ridge line,” junior TMC vice- it offers. “I was up every weekend this library.” “We’re mostly geared president Jen Crawford said. “I’ve met so many people summer until I had to take a class The Loj’s library, while it may towards freshmen, but also “It’s gorgeous up there.” who are juniors or seniors who during the second [summer] ses- be lacking in biochemistry texts, anyone who’s never been,” said If the weather holds, one of still haven’t been to the Loj, so sion,” Hechavarria said. “Now I has a selection of board games, Hannah Shaw, a sophomore the weekend’s marquee events we try to crush that right at the go at least every two weeks dur- popular fiction and activities to and TMC member. “We try to will be a hike to the top of Mt. beginning,” Crawford said. “If ing the semester. I have an enor- keep guests occupied on a rainy raise a lot of awareness about Adams, which stands as the you go once, you’ve got to go mous amount of work, but I can see LOJ, page 18 the Loj.” second-tallest peak in New again.” never get work done up there, so Located about two hours Hampshire at 5,774 feet. As freshmen are bombarded north of Medford in Woodstock, However, because TMC with opportunities to get NH, the Loj is owned and oper- members recognize that rock involved with on-campus and ated by the University, and climbing does not represent the off-campus groups, TMC is while it is open to all Tufts stu- ideal Saturday afternoon for all hoping to offer something with dents, it often hosts special Tufts students, they try to offer a slightly different appeal. groups around campus for different activities both in the “A lot of the draw of the Loj is retreats. Boston area and up at the Loj. to get to know people that you “It’s a place to get away from “Our goal is just to get peo- don’t come across in other all the academics,” Loj Director ple outside, so we offer all sorts parts of your life,” Shaw said. junior Dan Hechavarria said. of things for all different levels “You get to know people from “You can immerse yourself in of experience and interest,” all different walks of life and all the company of lots of cool Shaw said. “We provide a forum four classes. It’s just good clean people.” for people who haven’t had fun – apple-picking, rock- The weekend’s agenda will much outdoor experience to do climbing, and our newest thing feature a broad array of events all sorts of activities in the area, is Mattress Kickball.” that range from apple-picking from short hikes to rock climb- “We’re really just trying to get ing to huge games of Capture the information out there,” and pumpkin-carving for less COURTESY OF JAKE BECKER outdoorsy Jumbos to mountain the Flag.” Crawford added. “This is what Located in Woodstock, NH, the University Loj is available for all Tufts stu- climbing and canoeing on the Trying to juggle class sched- Loj has to offer, so come up and dents and will host the Tufts Mountain Club’s Newcomers’ Weekend this Pemigewasset River. ules, extracurricular activities, check it out. Friday through Sunday. 18 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Thursday, September 29, 2005 Marlins’ Cabrera under fire for attitude Senators tell baseball to BY CLARK SPENCER Knight Ridder Tribune get tougher on steroids Florida Marlins players held a 10-minute, closed-door meeting BY WILLIAM NEIKIRK not complicated.” Knight Ridder Tribune Wednesday to address com- Fehr responded that he could ments attributed to Miguel not give a precise date for an Cabrera in a Palm Beach Post Under the glare of lights accord. article. Wednesday in the Senate hearing “Would I expect it to be by the Cabrera, who was benched room, Henry Aaron spoke first. end of the World Series? I would Monday for showing up late to “This is the first time I’ve been a certainly hope so,” he said. The Sunday’s game in Atlanta, is leadoff hitter,” said the Hall of Series is scheduled to start Oct. 22 quoted in the article as saying he Fame outfielder with the most and end no later than Oct. 30. didn’t need the advice of veterans career home runs. “I’m used to Selig said he also hoped a deal about his work habits, which cleaning up.” could be struck by the end of the some of his teammates have Then Aaron endorsed baseball Series, adding that “I don’t see that questioned privately. Commissioner Bud Selig’s plan to we have a choice” in strengthen- “Forget the veterans,” Cabrera slap harsher penalties on players ing penalties. told the newspaper. “They who use performance-enhancing Joining Aaron and Sandberg in haven’t told me anything, and steroids. So did four other base- testifying for stronger sanctions they better not come tell me any- ball greats, including former Cub were Phil Niekro, Robin Roberts thing, either.” Ryne Sandberg, who said, “We and Lou Brock. Selig invited the After reporters were ushered owe America’s pastime a strict men to sit beside him, saying out of the clubhouse, a veteran policy.” “they have expressed a lot of feel- player called the meeting to air These members of the Hall of ing to me” about the drug issue. “I out the issue, with Cabrera in Fame confronted baseball’s acts of have great respect for all of them.” attendance. shame at a hearing of the Senate Aaron, who hit 755 home runs, Players refused to comment Commerce, Science and said, “I want to applaud the com- on what specifically was said at Transportation Committee. From missioner, and I also just want to the meeting, and Cabrera didn’t it came an indication that the make sure that whatever we do, want to talk about it afterward, players union and Selig’s office we make sure that we clean up either. were closing in on an agreement baseball.” “It was an internal meeting to strengthen sanctions against Aaron’s record is being chased about internal things that stay in players who use steroids. by Barry Bonds of the San Committee Chairman John Francisco Giants, who has 708 the Marlins internally,” said WALTER MICHOT/KRT Marlins closer Todd Jones. “It’s McCain (R-Ariz.) confronted homers but is a central figure in The Marlins held a team meeting to address Miguel Cabrera’s, pictured Donald Fehr, executive director of the BALCO scandal involving dis- been handled and we’re moving above, recent comments. The Marlins have been having a lot of per- forward.” the Major League Baseball Players tribution and use of performance- sonal problems and recently suspended starting pitcher A.J. Burnett for Association, saying Fehr and the enhancing drugs. Manager Jack McKeon and the the rest of the season. coaching staff were excluded union did not seem to understand Aaron said it was up to Selig to from the meeting. Miguel,” McKeon said. “He hasn’t a case of learning by your mis- the “transcendental moment” fac- decide whether to recognize But McKeon deflected any crit- done anything that any other takes. He’ll put it all together, and ing baseball and its reputation. Bonds if he breaks the record. Sen. icism toward the 22-year-old star. young kid wouldn’t do. I think he’ll be a leader on this club in the “Don’t you get it?” McCain George Allen (R-Va.) said an aster- “I think it’s unfair to pick on he’s a fine young man. I think it’s near future.” asked. “We’re at the end here, and ... we need an agreement soon. It’s see STEROIDS, page 17 Students get creative in the SCHEDULE | Sept. 26 — Sept. 30 MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN @Bentley wild New Hampshire woods Field Hockey @Bates 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. LOJ ous for having a bit of nudity and continued from page 20 maybe a little noise,” Rhode Island Saturday. Hechavarria said, laughing a lit- Men’s Soccer College @Bates “I’m a Scrabble guy, personal- tle. “But that’s not affiliated with 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. ly,” Hechavarria said. “We also the Mountain Club.” play Trivial Pursuit a lot. But you Women’s @Worcester @ Bates @Babson State 11:00 a.m. know, usually people like to put Soccer 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. their own spins on games.” The Loj is opened nearly Hechavarria’s favorite is Men’s Cross @ Keene St. Invite “Mattress Kickball.” every weekend, all four Country “We lay out extra mattresses in 12:00 p.m. the yard, and the rules are that seasons. you have to dive or jump onto the Women’s mattress to be safe,” Hechavarria Cross Country said. According to Hechavarria, liv- The Loj is opened nearly every ing next to dozens of nudity- Volleyball Tufts Invite Tufts Invite weekend, all four seasons. The prone, alcohol-drinking, fun-lov- 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. building has a fun reputation, ing college students each week- especially when Wilderness Pre- end does not bother the neigh- Orientation groups invade in bors. JUMBOCAST Football August. “We actually get along with the “I guess Wilderness is notori- locals really well,” he said.

STATISTICS | STANDINGS Field Hockey Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Cross NFL Power Rankings NESCAC Standings NESCAC Standings NESCAC Standings Country Rankings As of Sept. 20, 2005 CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL As of Sept. 20, 2005 Rank, Team (Record) Team W L Pct W L Team W L T Pct W L L Team W L T Pct W L T Rank, Team, Points 1. Colts (2-0) Middlebury 3 0 1.000 4 1 Middlebury 3 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 Bates 3 1 0 .750 4 1 0 1. Williams (197) 2. Steelers (2-0) Bowdoin 2 0 1.000 5 0 Williams 3 0 0 1.000 5 1 0 Amherst 2 1 0 .667 3 1 1 2. Middlebury (190) 3. Eagles (1-1) Amherst 2 1 .667 3 2 Bowdoin 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 Bowdoin 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 3. Washington Univ. (189) 4. Patriots (1-1) Tufts 2 1 .667 3 2 Tufts 2 1 0 .667 2 3 0 Colby 2 1 0 .667 3 1 0 4. SUNY-Geneseo (165) 5. Chiefs (2-0) Williams 2 1 .667 5 1 Amherst 1 1 1 .500 3 1 1 Tufts 2 1 0 .667 3 1 0 5. Amherst (164) 6. Falcons (1-1) Bates 1 2 .333 1 3 Bates 1 1 .500 1 2 1 1 Williams 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 5. Wisconson-LaCrosse (164) 7. Bengals (2-0) Conn. College 1 2 .333 2 3 Colby 1 2 0 .333 2 2 0 Middlebury 1 1 1 .500 2 2 1 7. Colby (159) 8. Panthers (1-1) Wesleyan 1 2 .333 2 2 Wesleyan 1 2 0 .333 2 2 0 Trinity 1 3 0 .250 3 3 0 8. Denison (138) 9. Jaguars (1-1) Trinity 1 3 .250 3 3 Conn. College 0 3 0 .000 2 3 0 Wesleyan 0 2 1 .167 0 4 1 9. UW Oshkosh (132) 10. Buccaneers (2-0) Colby 0 3 .000 1 3 Trinity 0 3 0 .000 1 4 0 Conn.College 0 3 0 .000 1 3 1 12. Tufts (111) College Football Div. I-A: Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Men’s Cross Country ESPN/USA Today Poll Scoring Scoring Scoring Rankings Player G A Pts Player G A Pts Player G A Pts As of Sept. 20, 2005 As of Sept. 24, 2005 Ileana Katz 3 1 7 Mattia Chason 2 2 6 Ariel Samuelson 3 4 9 Rank, Team (Record) Mike Guigli Brittany Holiday 3 0 6 2 1 5 Sarah Callaghan 2 4 8 Rank, Team, Points 1. USC (3-0) Greg O’Connell 2 0 4 Lindsay Garmirian 1 0 2 Erika Goodwin 2 1 5 1. Calvin College (200) 2. Texas (3-0) Tess Jasinski 2 0 4 Dan Jozwiak 1 1 3 Joelle Emery 1 0 2 Bob Kastoff 1 0 2 Lauren Fedore 1 0 2 2. North Central College (191) 3. Virginia Tech (4-0) Jeanne Grabowski 1 2 4 3. Wisconsion-LaCrosse (185) Stacey Watkins 1 2 3 Andrew Drucker 0 2 2 Martha Furtek 1 0 2 4. LSU (1-0) Lea Napolitano 0 2 2 Todd Gilbert 0 1 1 Kim Harrington 0 0 0 4. Haverford College (176) 5. Florida (4-0) Ben Castellot 0 0 0 Genevieve Citrin 0 0 0 5. Nebraska Wesleyan (167 Lizzy Oxler 0 0 0 6. Georgia (4-0) Katie Pagos 0 0 0 Ben Sternberg 0 0 0 Ali Mehlsak 0 0 0 6. WIlliams (159) 7. Florida State (3-0) Jennie Williamson 0 0 0 Derek Engelking 0 0 0 Maya Shoham 0 0 0 7. Wisconsin Platteville (151) Alex Bedig 0 0 0 Jen Fratto 0 0 0 8. University of Chicago (142) 8. Ohio State (3-1) Goalkeeping GA Sv Sv% Sam James 0 0 0 Abby Warber 0 0 0 9. Tufts (133) 9. Tennessee (1-1) Goalkeeping Duffy-Cabana (1-2) 5 29 .853 GA Sv Sv% Goalkeeping GA Sv Sv% 10. Carleton (125) 10. Miami (2-1) Rappoli 3 8 .727 Brian Dulmovits 9 20 .689 Annie Ross 5 14 .737 David McKeon 1 2 .667 Thursday, September 29, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 19

COLE LIBERATOR | HOT PEAS AND BUTTER WOMEN’S SOCCER Winning Jumbos jump to No. 9 in rankings BY AMAN GUPTA Daily Editorial Board

When the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Polls came out on Tuesday morning, the Drunk on the hill, Women’s soccer team had climbed to first in the New England region and valued in the stands ninth in the nation. Tufts earned its spot atop the regional rankings after ud and baseball. PBR and field ousting Amherst on Saturday after- hockey. Amstel and jai-alai. noon, 3-1 for its third straight victory over New England’s top teams. B The Jumbos traveled to Babson on Tuesday afternoon and defended their There’s just something about alcohol position, clobbering the Beavers 3-1 and watching sports that truly exempli- and making it four straight wins. The fies the ideal partnership. After all, Jumbos have all but erased an opening- watching sports is one of the more com- day loss to Colby. petitive experiences you can have with- “We know that we’re high in the out actually doing anything, and nothing rankings now, but that’s just even more fuels the competitive juices like booze. of a motive for teams to come out hard Your average fan at a sparsely crowded against us,” sophomore Joelle Emery Division III lacrosse game, such as 35 to said. “Coach [Martha Whiting] keeps 90 percent of the Tufts Lax home games, telling us we can’t get big heads, that might be a little gun-shy getting the De- we’re just a normal team that’s win- FENSE chant going, but put a beer in ning, and that we need to think that him and he’ll hop the fence and start way so we can keep winning.” doing push-ups on the field after a goal. “In the past, we’ve had trouble with And while it could be said that alcohol weekday out-of-league games,” senior will have this effect in any given situa- tri-captain Sarah Callaghan said. “So it JAMES HARRIS/TUFTS DAILY tion, sports provide a generally accept- was good to go in and score a couple of Freshman Maya Shoham tallied her first collegiate goal in the Jumbos’ 3-1 win over able venue to release that newfound goals early in the game and get the vic- Babson on Tuesday. energy. tory.” If you were taking a test in organic The tandem of senior tri-captains fourth goal of the season. sophomore Meg Lynch headed a free chemistry, for example, you’d naturally Ariel Samuelson and Callaghan contin- Just seven minutes later, the Jumbos kick from classmate Caitlin Croner past have some difficulty, as taking an orgo ued to plague opposing goalies, as the struck again. Callaghan tallied her Tufts junior keeper Annie Ross to bring test isn’t exactly like playing the Clippers. two hooked up at 7:14 to give Tufts an NESCAC-leading sixth assist of the sea- the Beavers to within one. Imagine, if you will, somebody standing early 1-0 lead. Emery sent a high free son when, in similar fashion to “We all knew that their goal shouldn’t outside the window yelling, “You’ll never kick from 40 yards out directly at Saturday’s first goal against Amherst, have happened,” sophomore fullback finish! You suck at combustion reactions Callaghan, who knocked a header at she fed a cross to sophomore Lauren Annie Benedict said. “We were immedi- ... And your shirt sucks!” Babson senior co-captain Marci Fedore who headed the ball past ately determined to make up for it.” Even if this situation hasn’t taken McCormack in the cage. The keeper McCormack for her second goal in as Conventional sports wisdom says place all that often, you can imagine how deflected the initial attempt, but many games. that a soccer team is most vulnerable your concentration might begin to falter. Samuelson corralled the rebound and The Beavers answered back at the Maybe you’d get a little pissed off and knocked it in for her team-leading 39-minute mark in the first half, when see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 17 break your pencil, costing you precious seconds. Or maybe you’d curse at the student sitting next to you, prompting your professor to send you to the box for Athlete Face-off two minutes. And if this kind of heckling doesn’t seem too realistic, I guarantee a Welcome to the inagural edition of “Athlete Face-off,” where whole bunch of people reading this col- every week, two Tufts athletes sound off on five pressing top- umn would be right there outside that ics in the sports world. This week, men’s cross country senior window if they were a few brews into a co-captain Matt Lacey and women’s soccer sophomore Friday morning. Martha Furtek go head to head. Which brings us to the two sides of the vocal sports spectator that are most prominently augmented by booze: the cheerer and the heckler. I wouldn’t argue 1. They have just as good a shot as any team in 1. The 2005 Pats: Four 1. Four out of five? Are we talking about the Pats that anyone needs alcohol to root for the the league, and they are the only team in the his- out of Five or the End Superbowls or the number of nights during the home team or to boo the visiting starting tory of the NFL to get better after losing key play- of an Era? school week that Chris Connelly blacks out? But lineup. When something good or bad ers. That means that the loss of Rodney Harrison seriously, the fact that the Pats haven’t lost back- happens on the field or court, a good fan for the rest of the season could put them over the to-back games since week 16 and 17 of the 2002 will show his approval or disapproval, top. Plus, Brady showed once again why he is the season is ridiculous. If nobody else steps it up, which in turn should help to motivate most clutch player in the league, and you can't then they definitely have the best chance to put a his team. beat that. fourth ring on their fingers. The beauty of the fan with beer in hand is that he doesn’t need a reason to 2. Pitching? This is the American League. Pitching 2. Do the Red Sox have 2. The Sox definitely have enough firepower to open his mouth. All he needs is a pro- doesn't mean a thing when you have Ortiz and enough pitching to go get it done in the playoffs. Although it looks like gram. “Mother of pearl!” he’d say, “This Manny batting 3rd and 4th, even with Rent-a- anywhere in the play- Foulke is out for the rest of the season, Curt guy’s name is Fenster! Hey, Fenster! wreck hitting into double plays ahead of them. offs? proved last year, bloody ankle or not, that he Fenster! Fenster!” If you’ve ever had The pen is definitely a giant question mark, but I could step it up and get the win. If the rest of the someone say your name four times in do think that their bats won’t let that get in the Sox bullpen spends as much time together as four seconds, you know that it’s more way. The exact same question could be asked Lauren Fedore and Mike O’Brien do, they should annoying than getting your mailbox about the Yankees as well, and I'll take the Sox have no problem getting through the playoffs on filled with e-mails telling you that your offense over the Yanks any day. top. mailbox is filling up. A player’s number, or his hometown, 3. This two-horse race between Ortiz and A Rod 3. Who's the AL MVP 3. Big Papi, without question, will win MVP of the or the way he runs are all fair game. And is going to be decided in the final series, just like this year? AL this year. After pounding away 40-plus cheering requires nothing more than the division. All three games will be in the homers with ease again this season, Ortiz has hearing the ref blow the whistle to start national spotlight, and whoever can carry his almost been around the bases as many times as the game, or a friend on the team glanc- team to the pennant should also walk away with Casey D’Annolfo, Tufts’ only three-sport athlete ing towards the stands. Every good play the MVP trophy. With my Boston bias, I'm going (football, basketball, and lacrosse). by the home team is greeted with full with Ortiz. That fact that he doesn't play the emotion. field shouldn't matter because he rarely misses an Nobody would argue that school spirit opportunity to end a game with his bat. 4. While they might be better at complaining on this campus is one of Tufts’ selling about how much work they have to do, everyone points. In my experience, I’ve only ever 4. I'm going to use my engineering mastery of 4. Who are the better knows that dorks make horrible athletes. When felt strong instinctive ties to this school numbers to answer this question. According to athletes, Engineers or it’s time to separate the boys from the men, the at an athletic event. And let’s be honest, the statistics on the admissions Web site, 14 per- Liberal Arts Students? girls from the women, the liberal arts students are athletics aren’t really emphasized here. cent of Tufts undergraduates are engineers. Just the ones able to prove themselves time and time Sure, the Daily puts in a little chart looking at the Men's cross country team, five out again. If they put into practice half the effort they with the week’s schedule, but more of the seven varsity runners are engineers. That's spend making excuses about why they can’t go freshmen probably know what’s being 71percent. I don't even think I need to look any out on a weeknight, engineers might be able to served at Carmichael on a Saturday than farther to deduce that engineers are clearly better compete against liberal arts student athletes who Tufts is playing in football. And just athletes than liberal artists. …but probably not. think if you wound up at a place like Michigan, with games being advertised 5. I'd like to say that Williams is our biggest rival, 5. Who is Tufts’ biggest 5. After being ranked ninth in the nation and first on national television. The point is that but unfortunately, a rivalry has to be two-sided, rival? in the region according to this week’s polls (no big Tufts pride isn’t extremely visible on and historically, Williams has dominated us. Even deal), the only rivals the Women’s soccer team has with Women's soccer, Men's cross country, and left are the DU basement stairs and Domino’s late- see LIBERATOR, page 17 volleyball notching victories over the past few night delivery on Saturday. years, records are not close enough to call it a rivalry. Hopefully Tufts athletics will rise to the Cole Liberator is a senior majoring in point that we can consider them a rival in the history. He can be reached via e-mail at next few years. I'll certainly do my part. [email protected] Thursday, September 29, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS | CLASSIFIEDS 17

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While he was vague on kick off the crossbar that freshman four, has started the last two games at isk would not be appropriate for steroid details, he said after the hearing that Maya Shoham controlled and knocked center fullback after missing the first users who set records. Instead, he said, an negotiations included discussion about a past McCormack to put Tufts up 3-1 and three with a back problem. Senior cen- Rx — shorthand for a drug prescription — lifetime ban for multiple violations. He end an eventful half. The goal was the ter midfielder Lydia Claudio, who has should accompany a record set by a said disagreement existed on a minimum first of Shoham’s collegiate career. been battling an ankle sprain for the steroid user. penalty. While the Jumbo offense was unable past two weeks, was also in the starting “I would like to see the (players) associ- Also at the hearing were representa- to repeat in the second half, the defense lineup for the second time, along with ation step up” and support stronger tives of the NBA, the NFL and the NHL, held strong and shut out the Beavers to sophomore midfielder Lauren Fedore, penalties, Niekro said. along with their players associations. secure the 3-1 Tufts win. who has scored on headers in each of Senators expressed dismay that Major Their leagues also would be subject to “We knew they were going to come her last two games, despite being out for League Baseball had reacted slowly to evi- penalties for drug violations under bills out much stronger in the second half, two weeks with a concussion. In addi- dence of continued abuse of steroids, introduced in both the House and Senate. but we knew we were a better team and tion, freshman Abby Werner was back in including the suspension of Baltimore’s Measures introduced by McCain and if we played our game we’d get it done,” action for the Jumbos at left halfback. Rafael Palmeiro after he failed a drug test. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), a former pitcher Benedict said. “We were certainly frus- “It felt absolutely amazing to finally McCain accused MLB of dragging its and a Hall of Famer, would impose a two- trated that we didn’t come out and score be out there running around,” Fedore feet and said Congress was nearing the year suspension for the first violation and more goals in the second half, but we said. end of its patience if baseball did not act. a lifetime ban for a second. Though other were happy that our defense held them The three additions to the squad But he wasn’t alone. The attacks on base- sports are covered in the legislation, off.” made the Jumbos much deeper, letting ball’s steroid policy were bipartisan. Bunning said baseball appeared to have For the second straight game, the younger players, who had previously Under the greatest fire, Fehr said he and the biggest problem. Jumbos have shown both opponents just been tossed into the mix, to slowly and fans what they can do with a full adjust to the system and log key minutes squad. After beating Wheaton and off the bench. It also gave Whiting a Middlebury with just 14 women suited chance to experiment with various line- up for action, the Jumbos have handily ups, and allowed her to rest key starters defeated Amherst and Babson with all without experiencing a letdown on the 19 of their players in uniform. field. “We were basically missing our center “The freshmen really stepped it up of the field on defense and midfield and the first few games,” Fedore said. “Now so to have everyone completely healthy that we’re all back, we really know how is just so exciting to watch,” Emery said. deep of a team we are.” Athletes always appreciate a rowdy, drunken home crowd for games LIBERATOR goalie probably wasn’t, in retrospect, a continued from page 19 smart thing to do a couple seasons ago. campus, but the best place to find it is at But sports are a wonderful part of the a game. college experience, and at a Div. III level, The first time I ever felt proud to be a it is much easier to be close to the play- Jumbo was at my first lacrosse game ers, both on and off the field. Just going freshman year, when we all donned our to a game in any state of mind is a fun “Welcome to Browntown” shirts, got way to take a break from whatever stress hammered, and made our way to the is currently occupying your time. field. The other team, both players and coaches, were taunted mercilessly, every goal and check was cheered enthusiasti- Obviously, there are lines that cally, and the referees eventually told us all to turn it down or risk getting our fans should not cross as spectators team penalized. It was about as perfect a spectator experience as I’d ever had. of a game, and drinking tends to Want to know what the best part was? The parents absolutely loved us. We got blur those lines. Throwing rotten the crowd going, especially with the Browntown chants (“Give me a brown! limes at the visiting goalie proba- Give me a town! What’s that spell?”), and after every goal, one father would shower bly wasn’t, in retrospect, a smart us with Jumbo Nuts (just bags of peanuts, sicko). thing to do a couple seasons ago. After that game, I was hooked. I still boozed for most of the weekend games, but I found that in the midst of my Just ask any athlete if he or she would drunken fun, I actually began to care prefer a sober or drunk group of fans at about the team. It became my team, a the next home game and most would be team that would make me feel upset after happy to have his or her supporters a loss, a team that I’d read about in the pounding that Budweiser before the con- paper whenever I could; I had become a test. Instant support, instant opponent fan, and being a Jumbo took on a whole intimidation, and instant spirit juice can new meaning. be found in a twelve ounce can. Obviously, there are lines that fans So if you want to encounter a pairing should not cross as spectators of a game, as perfectly matched as Janet Reno and and drinking tends to blur those lines. “My Sharona,” try cracking one open and Throwing rotten limes at the visiting rooting on the men and women at Tufts.