Where You Read It First Partly Cloudy 53/34 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 37 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Flu spike taxes health care providers Tufts celebrates Black BY ELLEN KAN “This is a sign of a pandem- Daily Editorial Board ic: a new strain of flu that hasn’t been around for a long time and Solidarity Day Tufts has seen an increasing can start at any time of the year,” number of students with influen- Higham said. “Flu cases are now as BY SAUMYA VAISHAMPAYAN “Let’s make today the day when za-like illness (ILI), particularly on high or higher than they’ve been at Daily Editorial Board we get involved, honor our purpose the Medford/Somerville campus, the peak of any winter season I’ve [and] revive black solidarity on this over the last few weeks. experienced in the last 10 years.” Tufts students and faculty gath- campus,” junior Matthew Kincaid Health Service has seen a dra- The rapid rise in cases has ered yesterday morning at the cam- said in a student address during the matic increase in cases of ILI, mainly occurred on Tufts’ under- pus center’s lower patio to celebrate two-hour event. “The only way we which progressed from 22 to 55 graduate campus, according to Black Solidarity Day, an annual will ever truly have black solidarity and 66 new cases each week in Kanchan Ganda, a member of day of reflection that aims to unite is if we come together.” the first three weeks of October, the university-wide Task Force on the African American community according to Director of Health Pandemic Planning. around a set of goals. see SOLIDARITY, page 2 Service Margaret Higham. “The undergrad campus has a The Massachusetts Department larger student body and this is an of Public Health said that it is infection that gets transmitted very unnecessary to test every patient easily,” said Ganda, a professor at with flu-like symptoms for H1N1 the School of Dental Medicine. influenza, or swine flu. As a Preexisting sanitation protocol result, it remains unknown how has helped contain the number of many cases of ILI are actually the cases at the dental school, accord- H1N1 virus. ing to Ganda. But signs indicate that most of MIRIAM ROSS-HIRSCH/TUFTS DAILY “We have a lot of infection con- these cases are probably swine flu. An increase in influenza-like illness trol protocol for patient: care masks, Health Service sends two sam- struck Tufts’ Medford/Somerville goggles, gloves. Our numbers are ples a week for testing and, two campus last month. less for that reason,” Ganda said. weeks ago, both samples tested This increase mirrors trends positive. Meanwhile, many rapid falls, Higham said. across other college campuses flu tests, used to confirm influenza This volume of flu cases match- and Massachusetts in general. The with same-day results, have come es or surpasses that of the typical Centers for Disease Control and AALOK KANANI/TUFTS DAILY up positive for type-A flu, a cat- winter flu seasons, which generally History Professor Peniel Joseph yesterday delivered the keynote address egory into which the H1N1 virus start in January. see H1N1, page 2 for Black Solidarity Day. Senate trustee representatives switch positions Two trustee representatives on the Tufts pened “once or twice” in the past, Dixon said. Community Union (TCU) Senate have traded Pickard said that the switch does not change committees with each other. his or Weldai’s goals or ideas, but the respective Senior Duncan Pickard is now the represen- committees are a “better fit” for both of them. tative to the Board of Trustees’ Administration “I’m really excited to talk to a committee and Finance Committee. Pickard inherits the that’s more relevant to the projects I’m working seat from senior Adam Weldai, who has taken on,” Pickard said. Pickard’s place as the representative to the Pickard said that his main priority as University Advancement Committee. trustee representative is to move forward The third TCU Senate trustee representative, on renovations and improvements to the senior Emily Maretsky, who is a columnist and campus center. Administration and Finance editor for the Daily, remains in her role as aca- oversees expenditures for facilities, so any demic affairs representative. campus center projects would fall under its The Senate assigned Weldai and Pickard purview, according to Dixon. to their original positions at the beginning of Weldai said his main focus is on improving the semester; the two did not choose their Tufts’ community relations and the univer- assignments. In a meeting with Secretary of sity’s relationship with the surrounding areas the Corporation Linda Dixon, the two quickly of Medford and Somerville, which made him a discovered that they would be much more good candidate for the University Advancement VIRGINIA BLEDSOE/TUFTS DAILY suited to each other’s positions. committee position. The TCU Senate is considering offering community representatives in the body full voting rights. “When trustee representatives are selected “Adam is very interested in community rela- by Senate, they tend to have a particular issue tions at the grassroots level,” Dixon said. that they’re especially interested in … It just Each trustee representative will have the TCU Senate community turns out that the issue Duncan was most opportunity to make half-hour presentations to interested in didn’t fall under the purview of his committee during a series of trustee meet- the committee that he was assigned to,” Dixon ings in February, Dixon said. Both Weldai and reps hope to gain vote said. “The same was true of Adam.” Pickard said they are looking forward to making “It was one of those funny moments where the addresses. BY EMMA GOLDSTEIN Community representatives are members the light bulb just goes on,” Weldai said. Contributing Writer of TCU-recognized student groups which Such a switch is not unprecedented. It’s hap- — by Matt Repka stand for their respective constituencies on Not all members of the Tufts the Senate. Community Union (TCU) Senate have There are four student organizations that the same rights, and some senators are have community representatives on the Web site to off er advising center for students trying to change that. body: the Asian-American Alliance, Queer Community repre- Straight Alliance, Pan-African Alliance and BY CARA PALEY date this information. The Web site would sentatives are currently Association of Latin American Students. Contributing Writer be an advising center for Tufts students.” allowed to vote on all Representatives are elected in internal elec- Luo said that the advising process cur- TCU Senate issues except tions run by the Elections Commission. The Education Committee of the Tufts rently caters to students looking for advi- financial matters. Some Those representatives do not have Community Union (TCU) Senate is look- sors in Tufts’ largest and most popular say this restriction lowers strictly defined roles, according to Scarano, ing to create a Web site to facilitate the departments, including international rela- the status of community a senior. advising process and create a resource tions (IR) and history, for which informa- representatives on the “Right now, people don’t know that they that students can use to learn more about tion on professors is readily available on body, inspiring them to exist and that they are sitting members of prospective faculty advisors. department Web sites, according to Luo. push to expand the pow- the body,” she told the Daily on Saturday. “At The Web site would offer exten- “The history department Web site was ers of the representatives to effectively make times it’s a bit unclear.” sive information on the specialties and redesigned so that the faculty members them full members of the Senate. Opponents of the measure counter that research initiatives of the advisors within each have a biography, awards and major “I think it’s causing a serious rift on the extension of full voting rights would each department on campus, according to publications section,” history professor the body,” TCU Vice President Antonella lead to potential conflicts of interest and the TCU Senator Nunu Luo, a sophomore and Jeanne Penvenne said. “We have worked Scarano said at the Sunday, Oct. 25 Senate problem of giving some students dispro- chair of the Education Committee. towards making sure that what’s on the meeting, referencing the voting gap for “The process is too all over the place these students. see COMMUNITY REPS, page 2 now,” Luo said. “We’re trying to consoli- see ADVISING, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections

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COMMUNITY REPS The discussion comes as Senate that of a student not electing a com- The seat must be confirmed by a sentatives than senators,” said continued from page 1 members reevaluate the role of munity representative. campus-wide vote every four years. Guzman, a sophomore. portionate representation — or, in these students on the body. “For the most part the ideology Since the creation of the precur- Meanwhile, Lisnerva Nuez, the effect, two representative votes in “The answer’s not to definitely behind it is a conflict of interest, sors to community representatives community representative for the matters before the Senate. give [community representatives] because they are essentially double- in 1981, no additional groups have Association of Latin American At an informal meeting on the vote, but to change the defini- counting the vote,” Scarano said. “I been able to create a new spot. Students, proposed a slightly differ- Sunday, senators, community rep- tion of community representatives know that Senate is all about involv- Originally called culture rep- ent change. resentatives and a member of the on Senate,” said Nedghie Adrien, a ing them more for sure, but a lot resentatives, three original seats Nuez, a sophomore, suggested Committee on Student Life (CSL) junior and the chair of CECA. “As a of people have concerns about the represented the current groups or calling community representatives evaluated the rights designated to community representative, people actual legality of it.” their forerunners. A representative “senators of diversity,” in order to community representatives. They often are in an awkward place.” Junior Christopher Snyder, of the queer community was added emphasize the students’ role on considered five proposals centered Marie Murphy, the community who has been intimately involved in 1996, and in 2003 the positions the Senate on these students’ role in the body, representative for the Pan-African with the discussions, encouraged changed names and became open Senior Robert Siy, the commu- including one that allowed full vot- Alliance, thinks that a lack of full vot- a wider debate. to any student organization. nity representative for the Asian- ing rights and another that proposed ing rights exists as a major impedi- “It’s an issue that has to be Three student organizations American Alliance, said that repre- completely eliminating community ment to allowing her and the other approached with care,” Snyder said. — Environmental Consciousness sentatives of specific constituencies representatives from the Senate. representatives to serve effectively. “That is because there are strong Outreach, the International Club are key. Other proposals dealt with the “It’s really important to have vot- opinions on both sides of the issue and Tufts Feminist Alliance — are “I believe community represen- committees they are allowed to sit ing privileges because we are just and it would be counterproductive considering petitioning for a posi- tatives have a very special role on on. The TCU Constitution current- sort of sitting ducks,” said Murphy, to force one opinion through. Any tion this year, according to Manuel Senate,” Siy said. “It’s important to ly prohibits representatives from a sophomore. At the meeting and change to the status quo should be Guzman, a former senator and have them there. They represent sitting on any Senate committees in interviews, those involved in the preceded by discussion, by looking a CSL member who organized communities whose interests may other than the Culture, Ethnicity discussion acknowledged poten- carefully at the current system ver- Sunday’s meeting. not be represented in the most elo- and Community Affairs Committee tial representational problems with sus the effect of changing the cur- Guzman expressed concern quent manner.” (CECA), which is mandatory for expanding voting rights. rent system.” that an extension of voting rights If the Senate decides on a pro- all community representatives. Students who elect community The TCU Constitution allows any would make the seats more attrac- posal, it can move to put it on a One proposed idea is that they representatives would essentially TCU-recognized group to acquire tive to groups and lead to a drastic student-body-wide ballot, which be provided full voting privileges have both their class senators and 250 student signatures and peti- increase in community representa- could take place at the time of the and allowed to join committees their community representative act- tion for a community representa- tives on Senate. TCU presidential elections in the in addition to CECA, not includ- ing on their behalf in the Senate. This tive seat. The petition is subject to “If we don’t deal with [the spring. Any change to the commu- ing the Senate’s Executive Board or would give them disproportionately a student-body-wide election and growth], in maybe 10 years there nity representative role must occur Allocations Board. high representation compared to requires a simple majority to pass. will be more community repre- as a constitutional amendment. Health Service strained by flu cases Election proof of change, speaker says H1N1 though it has not affected the center’s oper- SOLIDARITY according to Joseph, that institutions like continued from page 1 ations. “There are a significant number of continued from page 1 black studies departments and Tufts’ Africana Prevention upgraded the level of flu activ- undergraduates afflicted with ILI, but to Each year, on the Monday before the elec- Center exist at universities today. ity in Massachusetts to “widespread” from date, so far so good — we haven’t had to tions, members of the black community Joseph emphasized that while the elec- “regional” two weeks ago. suspend day-to-day operations,” he told abstain from purchasing goods and attending tion of Obama was a momentous event in “There is a steady increase, which I think the Daily. classes as a way to emphasize the collec- American history, the black [community’s is being seen at other universities around Some have remained relatively tive economic power and presence of African unity] cannot be expected to dissolve. “Just the greater New England area for sure,” unscathed. Hallmark Health Systems, which Americans. because we have a black president doesn’t Higham said. includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital in First celebrated in 1969, Black Solidarity mean we can stop black solidarity,” Joseph This increase in patient volume has Medford, remains unaffected, according to Day grew from a need to show the influence said. “It’s not the end of black politics; it’s the strained Health Service and diverted spokesperson Jesse Kawa. of the black community in America. Its pro- evolution of black politics.” resources away from routine patient care. “We have not seen a major increase in ponents call it a cohesive, peaceful form of But Johnson added that the realization of Higham said it is more difficult for students volume in our emergency departments as opposition to social, political and economic black solidarity cannot be achieved without to book regular appointments. a result of the flu,” Kawa told the Daily in injustices in American society. the involvement of other communities. “We’ve never had as many sick visits on a an e-mail. Although the significance of the event has “All the speeches [at the event] are about daily basis as we are now having … It has had Despite the spike in cases, Director of changed over the years, its fundamental prin- empowering the community and everybody an impact on us,” Higham said. “We need all Public Safety John King, who chairs the ciples of uniting the people of the African at Tufts celebrating Black Solidarity Day,” our staff to see sick students and don’t have university-wide Task Force on Pandemic Diaspora remain strong. Johnson said. “The campus has to be with us all our staff to do all our routine stuff that we Planning, feels that the impact has been “Solidarity means unity, togetherness, one- as well. It is a day to challenge the community spend most of our time doing.” kept minimal at Tufts. ness,” said sophomore Kristen Johnson, the and reenergize the notion of black solidarity.” Sophomore Jess Kulig, who is going on “I don’t believe there’s a disruptive effect president of the Pan-African Alliance. “[It is] Sophomore Marie Murphy, the Pan-African the Tufts-sponsored Ghana Gold trip, said [on] the university’s operations,” King said. really about bringing all these people together Alliance’s community representative to the the increase in H1N1 patients impacted his “We have been planning for a pandemic because we’re all from the same heritage.” Tufts Community Union Senate, agreed with travel medication procedures. for the last three years … there are lots of The theme of Tufts’ celebration this Johnson, adding that the support of other “I think in past years [Health Service plans and efforts underway to help the year —“Revitalize, Educate, Celebrate and communities has been invaluable in the prog- has] called each person individually to set university through.” Empower” — emphasized the importance of ress of the black community. up appointments to talk about the differ- Ganda agreed that the situation has working with those outside of the black com- “The black people in this country could ent vaccinations and medications to take mostly been kept under control. “I think we munity for the advancement of America as a not have come to where they are now without while in Ghana,” Kulig said. “This year since are keeping a check on things and not allow- whole. The program included a performance the help of other communities,” Murphy said. they’ve had so many people coming in with ing it to become monstrous,” she said. by the all-female step team ENVY, student “[Black Solidarity Day is] more about solidar- flu-like symptoms … they want us to go to Higham indicated that Tufts is waiting to reflections and a moment of silence. ity between different communities and how doctors outside of Tufts.” receive supplies of the H1N1 vaccine from Professor of History Peniel Joseph delivered we support each other to grow and prosper.” Health care providers outside of Tufts the Massachusetts Department of Public the event’s keynote address, entitled, “From A distinguishing feature of this year’s Black have also been considerably taxed with Health, which reported a delay in shipments Black Power to Barack Obama.” Joseph high- Solidarity Day, according to Johnson, was the rise in flu cases. CNN reported that the and does not know when vaccines will be lighted the role of the black power movement, Joseph’s presence. The history department Children’s Hospital Boston had a 40 per- available to students. which is often stereotyped as violent and had lacked a black voice since the death of cent hike in emergency patients last week “We have no idea,” Higham said, in extreme, in creating racial change in America. Professor Gerald Gill in 2007. and set up a conference room as an H1N1 reference to the arrival of the vaccine. “Black solidarity is an outgrowth of the black “We’ve gone two years without having a triage center. “Massachusetts is getting the vaccine slower power movement, the universal call for the black history professor, so it is really monu- David Rosenthal, director of Harvard than other states, none of it is coming to uni- transformation of all kinds of economic [and] mental to have [Joseph] here,” Johnson University’s Health Services, said that his versities yet, [and] the public health depart- social repression in America,” Joseph said. said. “He is the new generation of black staff has seen a hike in flu cases as well, ment can’t tell us when we can get it.” It is because of the black power movement, studies at Tufts.”

Web site addresses shortage of faculty information for smaller departments ADVISING the means for students to learn students with the resources to said. “The database would process of promoting the initia- continued from page 1 more about the process, learn choose the advisor that is the have to be monitored weekly tive to faculty and administra- Web site is current and good.” more about professors and nar- best fit for them. and monthly.” tors and has experienced positive Members of the Education row down their choices.” “If you build a strong founda- Penvenne warned against a feedback thus far. The committee Committee expressed concern The Web site is designed not tion with the professor that you complete reconstruction project plans to e-mail advisors once the that this sort of information is only to alleviate stress for stu- want to be an advisor, the rest when many of the facts already project has been established to not made available to students dents but also to broaden the of your undergraduate experi- exist on department Web sites. solicit their information. seeking advisors in Tufts’ smaller number of professors students ence at Tufts will be better,” Luo Rather than restate informa- “We’ve spoken to a variety of departments. “Tufts is complete- will seek out. Professors who explained. “You’ll always have a tion, she suggested that this new department heads, including ly departmentalized,” Luo said. teach courses geared toward mentor figure to look up to.” resource provide direct links to [those in] engineering, IR and “Big departments do have good underclassmen often have a dis- The possibility of a consoli- existing department pages dedi- English,” Luo said. “The faculty advising stuff on their Web site, proportionate amount of advi- dated advising resource has been cated to advising. members definitely support it.” but smaller departments don’t sees, Luo said. long considered by the admin- “We should think about how Penvenne supported the initia- have a lot of resources.” “I’ve heard professors talk istration, according to Jeanne we can best respond to this per- tive as a helpful aid for students. Luo explained that she was about how there is an unequal Dillon, an associate dean of ceived need without reinventing “I think that anything that encouraged to pursue the proj- distribution because the teach- undergraduate education. “We the need,” said Penvenne. “We students would find helpful, we ect after witnessing sophomore ers who teach intro courses get have been thinking about this should take advantage of what’s should certainly move ahead on,” classmates who have been over- all of the students, as a student very thing a lot and would like to already out there, then try to she said. “I have always trusted whelmed by the stress of the is more likely to go to a teacher have it done.” direct some resources towards student initiatives.” advising process. they’ve had,” Luo said. “It’s hard While in support of the Senate’s those departments that seem “The student-advisor rela- “It was conversations like, for a professor to direct a student proposal, Dillon emphasizes the under-resourced.” tionships should endure ‘I don’t know how to find an they don’t know well.” importance of assuring the Web There is no definite deadline beyond Tufts,” Luo said. “An advisor. What should I do? The advising Web site will site’s upkeep. for when the project will be com- advisor that fits the word ‘men- Who should I ask?’” Luo said. aim to improve student-fac- “It would have to be solid, pleted, according to Luo. The tor’— that is what I want advis- “This Web site would provide ulty interaction by providing current information,” Dillon Education Committee is in the ing at Tufts to be.” 3

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EMILY MARETSKY | Requirement keeps students on campus NICE SHOES, LET’S DATE BY ROBIN CAROL Course Daily Editorial Board

Think that all it takes to graduate is 34 date- credits? Think again. In addition to completing their majors and racking up enough courses, Tufts stu- abase dents must fulfill the “residency require- hether it’s a first date or a typi- ment,” involving eight semesters of full-time cal Friday evening with your study. In order to graduate in seven semes- significant other, it’s often hard ters, a student needs a total of five credits Wto think of original plans for a from either pre-matriculation courses, such night (or day) out. as Advanced Placement classes, or Tufts While dinner-and-a-movie is always an summer school. To graduate a full year early, option, there are so many other alterna- a student needs nine such credits. tives to take advantage of in Boston as The policy further states that all students well — even for the typical car-deprived, must complete at least four semesters at underage college student with a border- Tufts or on Tufts programs abroad. Once a line bank account balance. Take advan- student enters the university, no more than tage of your liberal arts repertoire and two semesters may be spent at other schools explore the real world: or abroad programs.

Associate Dean of Undergraduate ANNIE WERMIEL/TUFTS DAILY Intro to Art History: In an informal poll of Education Jean Herbert said that these Students who want to skip the cap and gown by graduating early must fulfill not just cred- Tufts students (read: nine random people requirements are meant to enhance students’ its, but a university “residency requirement.” I stopped in Tisch Library), 78 percent still time at college. haven’t taken advantage of our free admis- “There is a feeling that the intellectual expe- likelihood of success and you’re giving up ing out with my friends and I do like the sion to the MFA with a Tufts ID. Done deal. rience involves not just a matter of racking up something, because education is outside the classes I’m taking this semester, but I don’t Alternatively, the Institute for Contemporary classes, but as residential colleges, there is so classroom as well.” think it’s worth $27,000.” Art (ICA) is free on Thursdays and within much more outside the classroom,” Herbert Although only a small percentage of stu- While Glaser emphasized that Tufts a long-conversation-length walk from the said. “We didn’t want students overloading to dents choose to accelerate their graduation employs the policy primarily with students’ North End, the ultimate dinner date locale. get the credits done to graduate sooner.” each year, Herbert said she has seen a rise in experiences in mind, he acknowledged that And if those two options don’t satisfy your Dean of Undergraduate Education James the number of students exploring the option it played an important role in helping the weird art fix, the Museum of Bad Art (MoBA) Glaser similarly stated that eliminating the and attributed this increase to one reason. university manage its accounts. in the Somerville Theatre is pretty entertain- residency requirement could leave some stu- “I’m sure it’s the economy,” she said. “It’s not so much that we’re trying to grab ing and entrance is included when you buy dents feeling pressured to fulfill their credits Some students looking to save money are every nickel. We need there to be a predict- a movie ticket. quickly, compromising both academic qual- frustrated that fulfilling the required number able flow of resources into the university,” ity and the general college experience. of credits is not enough to graduate early. Glaser said. Wanderers in Space: Maybe that natural “Our sense is that an undergraduate edu- Senior Martina Santarsieri, who plans on Senior Stephanie Balitzer said that “science” requirement will actually come cation requires a certain amount of time to graduating a semester early, said the policy while the economy may make early grad- in handy: Here’s your chance to impress take advantage of the academic and extra- was an annoyance, and speculated that Tufts uation more appealing to students, she your date with your knowledge of the stars. curricular opportunities. We don’t want implemented it to avoid losing money. feels the university is right to maintain Boston University’s observatory is open to students to rush through their education, “I got really mad about it because I could the residency policy. the public for free on Wednesday evenings, and we don’t want to create incentives for have graduated even sooner. I definitely “I think Tufts tries to discourage people Harvard’s is open on the third Thursday of parents to rush their children through their would have graduated a year early if there from graduating early but I don’t think it each month and the Gilliland telescope at education,” he said. was no residency requirement. This semes- has to do with tuition,” Balitzer said. “Some the Museum of Science is open on Fridays. “You would require students to take six ter, I’m taking classes just to fulfill the require- people think it’s a Tufts conspiracy to get And if you’re looking to stick a little closer credits or seven credits a semester, and to ment. I had finished my major requirements. tuition, but I think they think that in order to campus, I hear the Robinson roof has a maximize the number of credits that you They want me on campus. It’s basically that to have a full education and to earn the pretty good view on a clear night. accumulated to leave the university early. If [Tufts] just want[s] your money and that’s not degree you should be here for four years, you do that, you’re not giving full attention really fair,” she said. Plants and Humanity: Tufts tour guides to your classes, you’re not maximizing the “I mean, I like being on campus and hang- see RESIDENCY, page 4 report that students take advantage of our quick 30 minute commute into the city, but did you know that you can escape to a num- ber of natural refuges in about the same Association for Computing Machinery at time? Take your scruffy, Nalgene-toting, Tufts Mountain Club date out hiking at the Fells. Explore the relaxing, gorgeous Arnold Tufts pushes forward despite blackout Arboretum, but make sure you’re conversa- tion-comfortable enough with your date for a long stroll in the park, plus transportation ‘Battle of the Brains’ competition puts programmers to the test time (disclaimer: Orange Line). If you’ve got bikes, pack a picnic lunch and tackle the BY ARIANA SIEGEL and are given five hours to solve seven real- charge of preparations. bike path behind the Davis T stop to take a Contributing Writer world programming problems. Tufts sent two “At the beginning of the year I have pro- ride into the ‘burbs. teams this year, with a total of six people. fessors tell computer science students about During the power outage of par- Senior Melissa Romanus, the president of the the competition and we assemble a team,” BIO 13: The aquarium. Enough said. ents’ weekend, while many Tufts stu- Tufts ACM chapter, described the process. Berlin said. “Then we hold weekly practices dents scrambled to find flashlights, “It is a timed competition, meaning your where we get together to look at practice Gourmet Engineering: I know, I know, the the students in the Tufts chapter of the score is based upon how many problems problems or problems from other years. It’s last thing you’d want to do on a Friday or Association for Computing Machinery you solve, and how quickly you solve them,” fun to play around with the problems and Saturday night after a long week of classes (ACM) had other concerns. Tufts was Romanus said in an e-mail to the Daily. try to figure them out.” is attend umm, more class… But I promise supposed to host the Regional portion “Students sit at a UNIX terminal and code The Tufts team faced several challenges these lessons don’t assign homework and of the annual ACM Intercollegiate com- in either Java, C++, C, or LISP. They then this year, including Stafford’s inability to have much tastier results than concoctions puter programming contest on Oct. 18, submit their code to an ‘electronic judge’ attend the competition, several students in chem lab. The Cambridge Center for but due to the blackout, there were no which runs test input (created by the human finding out last-minute that they were not Adult Education offers a bunch of different working computers. judges) and generates a score of ‘correct, available to compete and, finally, the power one-time cooking lessons (Friday nights are This was only the third year that Tufts incorrect output, timed out, etc.’ based on outage. In the end, however, the “battle of especially good) and they’re some of the participated in the ACM contest; the uni- the results of the electronic judging. This is the brains” did go on. Tufts did not place cheaper ones that I’ve found (although still versity had hosted the contests previously, then verified by a human judge.” into the New England level this year, but on the expensive side). There are plenty of but had only recently begun to send teams Qualifying teams move on to the New team members saw the competition as an other cooking courses in Boston as well, to compete. Dr. Judith Stafford, a senior lec- England regional competition, and 100 overall success. and my cousin who goes to Tufts said that a turer in the computer science department, three-person teams are accepted into the “Students measure their success not just cooking class in the North End was the best got the Tufts ACM chapter involved in the World Finals which will be held on February by winning, but by the number of problems date he’d ever been on. contest three years ago. 5, 2010, in Harbin, China. they solve,” Stafford said. “It’s not unusual “I thought it would be an interesting According to the official competition fact- for teams to be unable to solve any problem. Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: I’ve thing to introduce at Tufts, so I contacted sheet, the first Finals competition was held at They feel good if they get one or two; really heard so many suggestions to “act like a the person who hosts the Boston prelimi- the 1977 ACM computer science conference, good if they get three or four, which is very tourist for a day” in order to have good date. nary and offered Tufts as a site, and then I and has since expanded into a global net- rare. But they also measure their success Despite the fact that I’ve really never been encouraged computer science students to work of universities hosting regional compe- from how much they enjoy the activity. They to half of the tourist spots in Boston, I can’t join,” Stafford said. “The contest really con- titions that advance teams to the ACM-ICPC have fun doing the problems, and also learn imagine taking a date on a Duck Tour (or tributes to creating a sense of community; World Finals. Teams come from regions all a lot because they’re practicing program- paying $30 each on top of it). Still, walking that was my impetus for getting involved in over the world — from Moscow, Russia to ming quite a bit.” the Freedom Trail on your own can be inter- the first place. Programming can be a soli- Waterloo, Canada. The competition has been Ultimately, Berlin said, the hope is to build esting and low-key enough. Plus, after a little tary activity for some people, and I thought dubbed by some the “Battle of the Brains,” as a community of Tufts students interested in stroll, you can veer off the path for a picnic it would be nice to give the students a way it recruits some of the finest young comput- computer science. Berlin is also involved in around the Boston Harbor. to work together.” er-oriented minds in the world. the Association for Computing Machinery The competition begins at a regional Tufts students prepare for the competi- Committee on Women (ACMCW), a group P.E. Independent Study: Ice-skating on Frog level, with Tufts’ local competition including tion far in advance, training their minds for women in computer science, and hopes Pond in Boston Common is a well-known students from MIT and Harvard, where the to overcome the programming obstacles the sense of camaraderie among ACMCW classic, but Kendall Square also offers skat- event was hosted this year due to the power they will face. Senior Jessie Berlin, the outage. Students work in teams of three, president of the programming team, is in see COMPUTING, page 4 see MARETSKY, page 4 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Students surprised by residency requirement Maretsky makes dating classy RESIDENCY tion. There are ways of finding it,” allowing the combination of APs continued from page 3 Guzman said. and summer classes. They could MARETSKY English 1: It’s not everyone’s cup you should study abroad and have “I don’t know that they make that be saying ‘no.’ Some schools do continued from page 3 of tea, but if you can embrace a the full experience.” specific policy altogether explicit, that, where you have to do eight ing for when it’s really cold out little of your inner nerd, book- Often, the students who have the but there’s not a [large] desire on academic semesters. We don’t do (and an excuse to get closer to stores can make for interesting biggest problem with the residency campus or push to graduate early,” that; we allow this option.” stay warm … OK, major cliché). dates and can provide a little requirement are those who do not senior Abby Marion said. Additionally, Glaser recently And although it’s not exactly the personal insight upon finding find out that it exists until late in Santarsieri argued that with more reformed the requirements in order most affordable date and more out your date’s genre preference their college careers. Glaser said that publicity, the option of graduating to be more accommodating to stu- for the (really) adventurous types, (Um, so he’s into alien science fic- one of his main goals has been to early might become more popular. dents. the Boston Trapeze School offers tion?). If you’re planning to make publicize the policy so that students “I don’t think it’s made well Before Fall 2007, in order to earn a flying trapeze lessons, which just a bookstore a destination rather can plan accordingly. known. It could be made more clear semester’s worth of credit one need- seems like the coolest idea ever than a layover after digesting “We want them to know about and it does save you a lot of money. ed either four Tufts summer school (but hey, maybe that’s just me). dinner, I’d recommend going on it from the moment they set foot It’s a good option for people if they credits or four pre-matriculation an event night (for an author lec- here so they can plan what’s right can do it and it’s not really well pub- credits; blending the two types was Intro to Western Music: ture, book signing, etc.). Harvard for them,” he said. “This year we licized,” she said. not permitted. “That seemed silly Honestly, dressing up for an Square is great for a number of sent a message to all families. It’s Guzman said that part of the and was much more restrictive,” orchestra concert in the city bookshops that offer events, not in the Bulletin and it’s very clear reason for the requirement has Herbert said. always seemed like a pretty for- to mention that Finale, Herrell’s but we want to make sure incom- to do with peer institutions that So the school changed the policy. mal date to me. But after buy- Ice Cream and Burdick are con- ing families know about [the also require a certain number of “I believe [the move has] been very ing Boston Symphony Orchestra veniently nearby for dessert. possibility of graduating early] if semesters of study. For example, welcomed by students and their (BSO) tickets on a whim with a it’s something they want to take both Harvard University and families,” Glaser said. guy from Intro to Western Music, These ideas are just a start — advantage of.” Amherst College require eight Even with these changes, the resi- the two of us had a relaxed and you can find out a lot more by But some students do not feel the semesters of study, with early dency requirement undeniably suc- classy Thursday night in the doing a little research online. policy is common knowledge. graduation only approved in spe- ceeds in doing one thing: keeping city. Although a symphony con- Boston hosts tons of weekend Sophomore Manuel Guzman cial cases. students on campus. cert might be intense for any events too that are worth check- agreed that those familiar with the “At most selective colleges and “The value of the Tufts diploma random first date, an upcom- ing out. My favorite sources are residency requirement are mainly universities, there is a residency means something from the insti- ing all-Mozart performance can Boston.com, bostonmagazine. students who were already inter- requirement,” Herbert said, add- tution. If you strip semesters from make for a pretty convenient com, dailycandy.com, somer- ested in graduating in less than eight ing that Tufts is less strict than that diploma, you devalue it in a “field trip” with that girl or guy villescout.com, thephoenix.com semesters. other colleges and calling this an significant way. If you graduate from in your MUS 08 class. The BSO and a couple of Boston events’ “It’s not super visible and it’s indicator that the school is not Tufts without being at Tufts for a offers $20 tickets for the under- Twitter.com accounts. not advertised in any way. But it is simply trying to make a profit. long time then, yes, you’re a Tufts forty crowd, but if your boy- in the Pachyderm and it is clearly “I’m in the academic realm, not student, but not really, because you friend or girlfriend is a music written. It’s a question of whether the financial realm, but I think haven’t experienced the full Tufts major or symphony-lover, the Emily Maretsky is a senior you’re interested in the informa- the university is losing money by experience,” Guzman said. BSO College Card, $25 for up to majoring in engineering psy- 25 concerts, might make a good chology. She can be reached at Team doesn’t advance, but is satisfied with results investment. [email protected]. COMPUTING getting people involved. Stafford “The world faces many daunt- continued from page 3 hopes that by sending teams from ing problems such as pandemic members will be echoed in ACM. Tufts to such a prestigious global diseases, climate change, water “[ACMCW has] held interview competition, more Tufts students pollution, food safety, finite energy and networking events in the past, will be excited about opportunities resources, as well as issues with NOVEMBER 5, 2009 and [holds] an event to preview presented in the world of computer urban management and mass courses,” Berlin said. “It provides a science. Doug Heintzman, a direc- transportation,” Heintzman said GODDARD CHAPEL NOONTIME CONCERT – 12:30 PM place where there are people you tor of strategy for IBM Software in the press release. “We believe Todd Beckham, organ can go to with questions, and where Group, which co-sponsors the com- we have a responsibility to help we can broadcast opportunities for petition, noted in a press release develop the next generation of CHAPLAIN’S TABLE – “LIVING FAITH AT TUFTS” women in computer science.” that such contests are crucial to technology leaders, help them to MacPhie Conf. Room - 5-7 PM One of the main issues the ACM cultivating some of the world’s best understand and tackle these com- Hindu Student Councel - Priyanka Kancherla, LA’12 programming team faces is simply problems solvers. plex business issues.”

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ALBUM REVIEW DEREK SCHLOM | I BLAME POP CULTURE Sufjan Stevens surprises with ‘The BQE’ Putting BY CORINNE SEGAL Daily Staff Writer Britney Sufjan Stevens released “The BQE,” on trial a symphonic soundtrack for a film of the same name, on Oct. 20. The album his has been an extremely emotion- The BQE al week for me, but I think that Sufjan Stevens I have gathered enough strength defies expectations at every turn, using Tdue to the kindness and support of classical and contemporary influenc- family and friends to retell my story with Asthmatic Kitty Records composure. I was recently attacked. Ring the alarm. es in a multi-layered symphony that Call TUPD. I’d like to press charges against describes the frustrations and glories an entertainer named Britney Jean Spears of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in for assaulting my sensibilities and cross- New York City. ing all boundaries of taste. Stevens has continually frustrated Here’s what happened, for the official music critics and gained a cult follow- police record. I’m a sucker for nostalgia, ing by resisting classification. He pro- so, like the nose-picking fool I am, I heard duces albums with styles varying from that the erstwhile teen sensation was electronica to lo-fi rock to sparse folk releasing a new single from her upcoming melodies. After “Michigan” (2003) and greatest hits record and felt like reliving “Illinois” (2005), conceptual albums my prepubescent glory days. My acne-less that examine life in individual states, self associated Britney with coy come- were released, critics struggled to pin- ons and subtle double-entendres, and I’d point a theme in either work. Fans been following her various brushes with claimed that Stevens planned to cre- PITCHFORK.COM insanity, back-up dancers, pregnancy and ate an album for each of the 50 states, Hula-hooping was an essential part of the live performance of “The BQE.” lecherous creeps ever since the early days focusing next on New York, California of her career. or Kentucky. tions that occur on the Expressway. The next, asking the listener to trust him as She once pulled up next to me in a While the truth of this rumor is up in symphony was first performed during a he explores the abyss between tranquil- white Mercedes convertible at a gas sta- the air, one thing is certain: Stevens con- screening of the film by a live 36-piece ity and chaos. If listeners can take that tion wearing a brown wig, a see-through tinues to be unpredictable. With “The orchestra at the Brooklyn Academy of leap of faith, Stevens presents them wife-beater worn as a dress and thigh- BQE,” Stevens creates a romanticized Music on Nov. 1, 2007. with something entirely thrilling and high boots. She looked like she needed image of New York City’s most infuriat- Most of the pieces lack a definitive magical. a hug, but because her bodyguard was a ing, congested highway — an unlikely melody, and instead depend on the The volatility of the album can be a bit rather large and mean-looking individual, musical subject. The album originally musical texture of each instrument overwhelming for those not acquainted I managed to refrain. served as the score for “The BQE,” a silent in the orchestra to bring them to life. I can’t say I’m a fan of her music, but film focusing on the trials and tribula- Stevens leaps from one mood to the see BQE, page 6 there’s a place for the girl in my bleeding heart, so I downloaded “3” (2009), her new TV REVIEW GALLERY REVIEW song, and promptly began to listen to the track in earnest. The familiar Auto-Tuned whimpers began: “One, two, three/ Not only you and me/ Got 180 degrees/ And ‘White Collar’ avoids stiff Exhibit probes I’m caught in between.” I was mostly con- fused. I’m not much of a math whiz, so it took me a second or two to recall that 180 character stereotypes Western art degrees is a half-circle. What does geom- BY AMANTHA ONNELL etry have to do with this? “Countin’ one, S C BY ANNA MAJESKI Daily Editorial Board Daily Staff Writer two, three/ Peter, Paul and Mary…” Oh, how sweet, I thought. She’s name-check- Viewers might be reluctant to stay in ing one of the all-time great folk trios. on a Friday night to watch USA’s new Harvard’s Fogg and Busch-Reisinger Perhaps she is a fan, or paying tribute show “White Collar,” but the criminal- museums may be closed for renova- to the recently deceased Mary Travers. tions, but the Arthur M. Sackler Museum Maybe this song will be about peace, love, White Collar harmony and the answers blowing in the Western Art: 1900 Through wind. “…gettin’ down with 3P, everybody Antiquity loves…” Huh? Starring Matthew Bomer, Tim At this point, a thumping beat sets in, At the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, DeKay and Spears overtly asks someone over and through Jan. 17, 2010 over again if he would like to engage in Airs Fridays at 10 p.m. on USA Harvard Art Museum some sort of sexual encounter involving 32 Quincy St., Cambridge three people. Shoot me dead. What hap- turned-cop story might just be engaging 617-495-9400 pened to the schoolgirl hanging out with enough to beat out going to a frat party. her buds in the gymnasium? “White Collar” revolves around Neal It’s not that I’m prudish; I have a bit Caffrey (Matthew Bomer), a former coun- remains open. It now houses some of the of a cussing habit and I do love a cer- terfeiter helping FBI Agent Peter Burke most important pieces from all three col- tain explicit Ying Yang Twins jam. But, (Tim DeKay), who works in New York lections. The Sackler’s fourth floor high- in my delusion, I expected more from City’s white collar crime unit, catch some USANETWORKS.COM lights Western art from antiquity through the woman single-handedly responsible of Caffrey’s more elusive peers. Caffrey “Why yes, as a matter of fact, I did steal 1900 as a part of “Re-View,” a survey of the for at least a quarter of the songs I have falls into the FBI aide position after he this entire wardrobe from John Malkovich. Harvard Art Museum collections. Art from ever heard at a Bar Mitzvah. Like Michael escapes from prison a few months before How did you know?” around the world is shown next to Greco- Jackson and The Beatles, Britney is one of the end of his sentence and is caught, for Roman and European art, illustrating how those artists to whom I’ve attached mem- the second time, by Agent Burke. terfeiting attempt, saying they are “very Western art has drawn inspiration from ories and feelings. Somehow, I thought Faced with four more years in the big upset ... or as upset as Canadians get.” other cultures. that she was still singing about her love house, Caffrey comes up with a proposi- At one point, Bomer tells Burke to look The exhibit is organized in chronological for music, dancing and her burgeoning tion for his old adversary: He’ll help the menacing: “No, Peter, menacing — you order, starting from antiquity and travel- sensuality in the vaguest possible terms as agent find the bad guys in exchange for look like your kid just struck out.” Fun ing through Impressionism. This order is in videos I watched on “TRL” when I got supervised freedom — in the form of a exchanges between the duo lighten what broken only when pieces are placed next home from middle school. “3” shocked tracking bracelet that restricts him to a is otherwise a dark, sinister mood. to another for comparison. For example, me back to reality. two-mile radius. Supporting actors round- Mysteries abound in “White Collar.” a Lucanian Red-figure Nestoris from 340- Apparently, this is hardly the worst of ing out the cast include Tiffani Thiessen For television puzzle solvers, “White 320 B.C.E. is juxtaposed with “Diana on her musical transgressions. According to of “Saved by the Bell” as DeKay’s sup- Collar” is a fine addition to the roster. a Chase,” an oil painting from 1805 by several people to whom I relayed my har- portive wife Elizabeth and Willie Garson Caffrey has a criminal mastermind to Washington Alston, emphasizing Alston’s rowing tale, I had somehow managed to as Caffrey’s buddy from his pre-FBI days. outwit in each episode, but he also has reference to a common Greek myth. These gloss over a little ditty she released last The concept — recruiting a criminal to solve the overarching mystery of his sorts of pairings can be found throughout year called “If You Seek Amy.” I was told to to help out the good guys — is familiar. girlfriend’s disappearance. Caffrey had the gallery, and placing objects from differ- say the title ten times fast. I did this. I was The characters in “White Collar” do fol- hatched his prison escape plans after she ent areas — or eras — next to Western piec- not amused. low some archetypes: among them, the broke up with him, only to find that by es highlights continuities between objects So, Ms. Spears, I will see you in court. smooth operating conman and the hard- the time he made it out, she had flown of Western art and that of other cultures as I expect you to be formally charged with working, beleaguered civil servant. The the coop as well. Caffrey uses his new well as between different time periods. murdering my innocence and perception show’s strengths lie in its playfulness. liberty to secretly puzzle through his ex- One such comparison is made between of you. Please leave the midriff-baring Bomer and DeKay have a fun rap- girlfriend’s departure. a wooden statue called “St. Anthony” by shirt at home. port and the makings of an odd-couple, While the series does seem to be set a follower of Tilman Riemenschneider in buddy-cop dynamic. Their witty banter on showing Caffrey’s romantic, sensi- 1510 and a marble statue by Arnolfo di makes for memorable moments. DeKay’s tive side — the bad boy with a big heart, Cambio entitled “Censing Angel” from Derek Schlom is a freshman who has not Burke comments on the Canadian gov- yet declared a major. He can be reached at ernment officials response to a coun- see WHITE COLLAR, page 6 see SACKLER, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Stevens draws on contemporary Greco-Roman style at the forefront in and classical influences Sackler exhibition at Harvard BQE music is not necessarily meant to stand SACKLER ment of eyes in Mesopotamian art. Her robe continued from page 5 alone — it was created as a comple- continued from page 5 too is draw with an emphasis on line. with Stevens’ previous works. The piec- ment to the images in the eponymous 1294-1302 C.E. The sculpture of St. Anthony This relief is placed next to an intricate- es themselves abound with untamed film, which range from tranquil shots of is carved in Linden wood and the thin, verti- ly-carved sarcophagus portraying a battle abandon — from delicate piano chords Brooklyn-Queens architecture to images cal grain of the wood complements the lean between the mythical Amazons and the to bursts of fanfare, whirling woodwind of road-raging drivers caught in traffic. form of the saint, who is depicted with a full Greeks. It is writhing with figures, its empha- and random chimes. “Interlude I: Dream Sequence In beard and robes. The sculpture is deeply sis clearly on the action of the battle. The The instrumental variation alone can Subi Circumnavigation” is one piece carved, but its shallow back suggests that at figures are rendered naturalistically, but an be overpowering to a casual listener. that is less enjoyable when unaccom- one point it was part of an altarpiece. element of the linear treatment used in the Stevens showed his love for instru- panied by the film — its mixture of The piece by di Cambio is rendered in Palmyran relief is also evident. mental experimentation in “Illinois,” a ghostly chorus and high-pitched marble and it too was once part of an altar- Echoes of the same themes in each work in which he personally played and strings seems grating at times. Stevens piece in the Florence Cathedral; it would are unsurprising since they were both made recorded over 60 different instruments. loses the listener as the piece disinte- have been facing an image of the Virgin and during the Roman Empire. Though there “The BQE” is no exception: Stevens grates into a discordant cacophony of Child. Di Cambio’s work is naturalistic in are clearly parallels between the two works, calls upon every imaginable type of instruments, though the music works style, contrasting with the more gaunt, verti- the labels under each piece seem to heav- brass, strings, woodwind and keys to in the film as an effective description cal depiction of St. Anthony. Both images ily favor the technique of the sarcophagus. keep the score in constant motion. of drivers’ anxiety. indicate the artists’ interest in the depiction Unfortunately, this leads to more of a contrast Stevens’ influences range far and “Movement IV: Traffic Shock” is of the human form, but St. Anthony’s robes than a comparison; more effort is invested in wide from contemporary Philip Glass- also difficult to tolerate; it sounds as if take on a life of their own and are almost a citing the differences between the works than like minimalism to Debussy’s passion- Stevens layered every possible jarring substitute for his body. This ethereal quality drawing attention to their similarities. ate piano movements. “Movement I: In electronica beat without any regard for is found in the angel as well, but achieved Harvard’s collection of Western art from the Countenance of Kings” relies on a their overall sound. The piece recalls through the delicate rendering of the form antiquity through 1900 is impressive. It fragile piano melody touched by string Stevens’ work with electronica in and the paleness of the stone. These two includes pieces by Claude Monet, Pablo harmonies and hearty trumpets. “Enjoy Your Rabbit!” (2001) but fails to pieces complement one another and explore Picasso, Rembrandt von Rijn and John Singer Stevens’ pieces are never under- maintain any aural appeal. the portrayal of divinity in art. Sargent as well as examples of Persian and stated, but instead occur on a grand A word of warning: this album does A marble Palmyran funerary relief from Old Kingdom Egyptian art. Unfortunately, scale of emotion. “Movement II: not serve well as a casual introduction 150 C.E. and a marble sarcophagus depict- the collection’s emphasis on Greco-Roman Sleeping Invader” places the listener to Stevens. Those hoping to acquaint ing an Amazonomachy from 175-225 C.E style as the superior form of Western art in a Rogers-and-Hammerstein-esque themselves with his music should also make for an interesting comparison. seems one-sided. Though there are certainly Broadway musical, interspersing a turn to previous albums for an over- The Palmyran relief depicts a woman from instances in which the exhibit successfully delicate flow of piano chords with a all sense of his style. More seasoned the waist up. Her face and body are deeply points to bridges between different forms of melancholy violin and trumpet line. In Stevens fans will applaud the madcap carved with large eyes and she wears a veil Western art, at times the exhibit falls short of contrast, “Movement V: Self-Organizing creativity and broad scope of “The which she touches with her right hand. Over truly recognizing the dynamic formation of Emergent Patterns” and “Interlude III: BQE.” Like New York itself, the album either of her shoulders are small figures, a the Western tradition. There are many facets Invisible Accidents” are both driven by exists in a state of unrelenting motion; young boy and girl who may represent her to the Western tradition, and the collection jazzy chords and rhythm. it is powerful, vulnerable and, above children. The woman’s eyes are emphasized, would benefit from a more diversified view It is important to remember that the all, unstoppable. rendered in a linear fashion akin to the treat- of its development. White collar crime pairs cop with convict in new comedic drama WHITE COLLAR Bomer glides through the epi- tive or crime shows capitalize The show does stretch itself man could recognize a small continued from page 5 sodes with Rat Pack cool; with on Gotham-style grit and dark at times. Are viewers really sup- fiber on a suit jacket as one used a theme played up more in the help from a new wardrobe his alleys, “White Collar” presents a posed to believe that a prisoner in Canadian currency, it is fun to show’s weaker second episode character manages to charm an backdrop of shiny skyscrapers, can get a security guard uniform suspend disbelief. than in its pilot — the guy is still old widow who lets him stay in beautiful parks and luxurious delivered to his cell thanks to “White Collar” is playful and as slick as oil. While his crafty, sly her prime digs with an amazing roof gardens. The series uses the online shopping? That Fashion intriguing, a charming combina- maneuvers baffle Agent Burke at view of the city. City to its advantage, showing Week dresses are being used to tion that, despite its flaws, makes every turn, the agent takes each Part of the success of “White off glitz and sunshine, a fitting smuggle counterfeiting technol- it a fun watch. Turns out white curveball thrown at him with Collar” comes from its setting. counterpart to the show’s flashy, ogy into the United States? Still, collar crime isn’t as white-bread aplomb and, often, amusement. Where other New York detec- felonious protagonist. while it’s hard to believe that a boring as one might think.

Explore the origins and mechanisms of volcanic activity around the world - and around the solar system!

Geology 192-04 Ring of Fire: Volcanoes A new introductory course! E+ Block: (10:30 - 11:45 AM Monday and Wednesday) taught by Prof. Molly McCanta

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There are no prerequisites for this course. see http://ase.tufts.edu/geology/GEO_Spring2010.pdf

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Representation, not token inclusion Editor-in-Chief Ask any high school senior to talk In order to send a community repre- campaign for votes every year. EDITORIAL about diversity at the colleges she is sentative to the Senate, a group must Another issue is that only four Naomi Bryant Managing Editors applying to and she could list some collect 250 signatures from members groups currently have community David Heck pretty accurate percentages on ethnic of the TCU — essentially, all under- representatives. Most of Tufts’ highly Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor groups. Many colleges, including Tufts, graduates. If the petition is successful, visible student organizations commit- are able to boast some attractive num- TCU members then vote on the peti- ted to promoting diversity are spoken Nina Ford News Editors bers in terms of diversity. But commu- tion through an election conducted for, but the ranks of the community Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson nity representatives serving on the Tufts by the Elections Comission; a majority representatives in the Senate are few. Christy McCuaig Community Union (TCU) Senate are in an election with at least 25 percent By expanding the variety of groups Matt Repka feeling unheard and unsure of their role voting is enough to earn a spot. After represented, diversity organizations’ Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs in the body. There is concern over how that initial victory, the student group stock in student government could Katherine Sawyer to attain a sensitive balance between must only hold annual internal elec- rise without a serious change in the Saumya Vaishampayan adequately representing student groups tions to decide who will represent it in machinery of how senators and com- Robin Carol Executive Features Editor in the Senate while still ensuring that the Senate from year to year; no more munity representatives interact. those groups do not override Senate campus-wide votes are required. If Tufts is to do justice to its flat- Marissa Carberry Features Editors members who are meant to stand for a One problem with the current sys- tering diversity numbers, the school Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow broader constituency of students. tem is this election process. The num- should be giving its minority popula- Emily Maretsky Currently, there are four com- ber of TCU members who actually tions not just token representation Kerianne Okie munity representatives serving on vote for the community representa- but, if anything, a microphone. As we Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas the Senate, one each on behalf of tives is very small, and the election were reminded on Black Solidarity Day Charlotte Steinway the Asian-American Alliance, Queer does not follow the same process as yesterday, there is much work to be Julia Zinberg Straight Alliance, Pan-African Alliance those of typical senators. If campus done before many American minority Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers and Association of Latin American groups want to have meaningful voic- groups will be on equal education- Students. These members, who vote es in decisions about student life, the al and financial footing with whites. Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor on Senate decisions that do not involve best way to ensure this is to work to Elite universities have a dispropor- Emma Bushnell Arts Editors the allocation of funds, go through a achieve the same level of visibility tionate opportunity — and duty — to Mitchell Geller different selection process than that of and breadth of support that senators further this goal, and they can start by Adam Kulewicz those who are elected by their classes. do — out of necessity — when they listening hard for students’ voices. Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors Benjamin Phelps DEVON COLMER Michelle Hochberg Executive Op-Ed Editor

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On Saturday, Oct. 10, while most students were attending Homecoming weekend celebrations at Tufts, getting ready to go out in the city or taking part in the HONK! Festival Parade and Oktoberfest in Davis and Harvard Squares, a group of students found themselves in a conference room celebrating the second meeting of Estudiantes Venezolanos en Boston (Venezuelan students in Boston). Venezuela has been plagued by innumerable polit- ical, social and economic problems in recent years. President Hugo Chávez has been at the center of intellectual discussions worldwide and the country has been struggling under very controversial politi- cal circumstances. However, there has not been a clear candidate to oppose the current president and offer Venezuelans an alternative to the current climate. Opposing parties have proved to be highly disorganized to say the least, and those who disagree with the current regime lack a unified group to rep- resent their viewpoints. Fed up college students took a stand in 2007 and began the Movimiento Estudiantil Venezolano (Venezuelan student movement), which arguably has been given the highest approval rate by the population out of any other political movement or party apart from Chávez’s in recent years. The Movimiento Estudiantil Venezolano has proven to have the strength to bring the population together to do anything from rejecting the 2007 Constitutional Referendum to demanding the release of political prisoners. A new education law, Ley Organica Estudiantil, was passed this summer; it restructures the educational system to promote the current government’s socialist projects. As Jacqueline Farias, a high-ranking govern- ment official, has said, the new law seeks to create the Chávez’s of the future. College students outside of Venezuela have not played a role in the movement up until now, but MCT Tufts junior Joanna Hausmann’s initiative to bring a group of students together to fight for their country es the core problems affecting the country and gives popular sectors of the country in order to attend may just change that. The founder and president of students the chance to voice their concerns to more to the citizens’ needs, as well as creating groups to Estudiantes Venezolanos en Boston, Hausmann sum- knowledgeable individuals. serve as witnesses and defend the votes of the popu- moned a group of her friends, all students from Tufts The group had the opportunity to meet two lation in the upcoming elections in December 2010. University, Brown University, Babson College, Boston Venezuelan students from the Movimiento Estudiantil Discussions are still in a preliminary stage, but the College, Brandeis University and Bard College, to Venezolano who happened to be in the area during group seems highly driven and energetic. One thing meet, to voice their concerns about Venezuela and to that weekend in October. This meeting allowed stu- is certain: Students in the Boston area may no lon- look for possible ways to help the country. dents in Boston to share their thoughts about what ger be residing in Venezuela for various reasons, but Students in the group acknowledge that Chávez is happening in Venezuela as well as offer sugges- they have pressing concerns for their country and has put Venezuela on the map, but most agree it tions about what can be done to steer the country are willing to fight for the place where they grew up. has been for all the wrong reasons. Internationally, in a better direction. In exchange, the students from Hopefully, Estudiantes Venezolanos en Boston will he has managed to promote a positive image that the movement shared how it organizes itself and be able to change the country’s current reputation contradicts the negative thoughts and feelings that explained the movement’s hopes for the future. for being politically controversial and make it known many Venezuelan students have about him and his Students want to see a better Venezuela in years for its natural resources, the beauty of its landscape, government. to come. They do not see a change in regime as the the warmth of its people and the many other reasons The members of Estudiantes Venezolanos en final goal but, rather, as an obstacle that must be why, time and again, natives and immigrants have Boston decided that one of the group’s main goals overcome in order to lead the country towards a bet- fallen in love with Venezuela. is to inform the participating students and others ter future. The group looks forward to bringing about about what is really happening in Venezuela. With non-violent protests, which can be seen as a passive- the help of several Venezuelan professors in the area, aggressive strategy. They are also exploring ways in Daniela Ramirez is a sophomore majoring in economics the group hopes to create a symposium that address- which they could help send groups of students to and international relations.

OFF THE HILL | BOSTON UNIVERSITY Cougar tales

BY SAMANTHA FRIEDMAN a slow purr forced itself from my mouth. I was a cat This was going to be tougher than I thought. The Daily Free Press on the prowl, and these boys didn't know it, but they Although my age was appealing to the young prey, it were my prey. was clearly equally intimidating. For those of you who have found yourself exiled from Keep in mind readers, that it is very common for As 10:30 p.m. rolled around the next night, I a relationship, beware of the cougar within. Rather women leaving a relationship to seek an instant approached the second party ready to pounce. But as recently, the two-year relationship I had with my boy- fix. Now, cougar hunting may not heal the soul, but the clock struck 11, I began to doubt if he was going to friend came to halt. After realizing that college was it does temporarily distract from the heartache. even show at all. Was this feline out of line? a place for experimental promiscuity, my boyfriend However, cougar hunting is a practice to be utilized Suddenly, my cell phone rang. "My parents are decided to ditch his domesticated significant other, with great caution. being gay," he said. "They won't let me out of the yours truly. But what happens when a tamed feline is As I scanned my potential dinner for the night, my house. Do you think you can come pick me up? I'm suddenly unleashed? The wildcat forgets her litter box eyes settled on a young surfer boy. He was devastat- not really allowed to drive after 9 p.m. anyways." and catnip and leaps into the wild. And so I did. ingly attractive, charismatic and apparently inter- Let's count the red flags of the conversation: A week after my break up, I left for vacation with my ested, when he started walking my way. We chatted, 1. If your potential playmate calls his parents gay, or family — considerably pissed off and undoubtedly not just long enough for me to learn that I was three years anyone gay for that matter, move on. He's not only too in the mood for a weekend of sand in my bikini bot- his senior, and to get invited to the beach party the young ... but too ... unfortunate. toms and frizzy beach hair. Nonetheless, I sucked up following night. 2. If your potential playmate has a curfew, you may my complaints and voyaged off to Montauk. As we parted separate ways, my ex-boyfriend was as well consider your time with him babysitting. Set a Upon our arrival, my family and I trekked out to the the furthest thing from my mind. While I was slightly fee per hour, collect your cash and split. beach. The crashing waves were not as irritating as I hesitant to pursue a 16-year-old, I decided to focus on 3. If your potential playmate asks you to become his had imagined they would be, and the sand wedgies the more important factor at hand: He was hot. taxi driver, you've just been bumped to the mommy were ... well, still prevalent. The next evening, we met up at the party, and I mobile. Move on before he asks you to drive him to Surprisingly, my new state of singleness was not soon realized the benefits to our age gap. Since I was soccer practice. life-shattering. As the day shifted to night, I felt a college student, high schoolers were infatuated by 4. If your potential playmate has driving limita- recharged and enthusiastic about the vacation. My me. I could say anything, do anything, wear anything tions for reasons other than too many license points sister and I wandered the city nightlife, only to dis- — it didn't matter. I was the greatest thing since from speeding, you've aimed too young. If he has to cover packs of high-school teenage boys surrounding sliced bread. resort to driving his bicycle so he can meet you after us. Tall ones, short ones, blonde ones, brunette ones We spent the entire night together talking, but I 9 p.m., you've stooped from cougar hunting to cradle — every shape, size and color of the male race was at began to wonder, when is this kid going to make a robbing. our fingertips. move? As the night came to an end, he walked me to When hunting for a male playfellow, age is only The hair on the back of my neck suddenly stood my car. But rather than leaning in for a kiss, or even a number. However, if you ask your boy toy if "he's upright. My back arched, and I licked my lips to reveal a hug, he looked down at the ground and motioned a packin' it" and he responds with, "No, I buy my lunch my fang-like teeth. My breathing rapidly increased, as cowardly wave goodbye. at school," I'd say it's time you re-evaluate.

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Questions? Email [email protected]. Jumbos prep for nationals with ECAC meet next weekend WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY “We stayed together the entire race, and Grace Hafner, who was followed by sopho- Price called the most difficult of the year due continued from page 12 it was different from what I’m used to,” more Sadie Lansdale. to the rolling hills and mud. ing kick too soon,” Wilfert said. “If I had sat and Wilfert said. “Sadie Lansdale had a great [personal “I ran a strong race and was able to waited longer, I maybe could have made up This was the fourth consecutive year record],” Price said. “She [beat her personal take advantage of the downhills,” she said. those two seconds — I maybe would have had Tufts had a runner finish in the top three record] by 40 seconds in the 6K, and on such “Generally hills tend to be a weaker area for a little bit left in my legs. at NESCACs. Last season, junior Stephanie a hilly course that’s a big accomplishment. me. But taking advantage of the downhills “But I’m happy with the results,” she McNamara, who is not competing this season She’s just stepping into the varsity crew this proved to pay off for me at the end … It was a continued. “I had nothing left in me when due to injury, was the runner-up. year, and it’s been a great improvement good meet to get under our belts and get used I finished, so there’s basically nothing Overall, Tufts finished seventh with 177 from last year.” to the terrain before Regionals.” more you can do. Maybe not having got- points. Middlebury, with four of its five scoring However, Lansdale’s success came at the Next week, Tufts heads to Williams for the ten impatient would have helped, but in runners placing in the top ten, won the cham- expense of a couple of Jumbos who have ECAC Championship before the regional the end you don’t know.” pionship, edging out second-place Williams been accustomed to finishing near the front NCAA New England Championship at the The time was a personal record, according by 10 points. of the pack — in particular, sophomore Bryn University of Southern Maine. Wilfert said that to Wilfert, who says she is still hoping to peak “Coming in we thought on a good day we Kass. Kass and Price have perennially been her goal is to earn another top-five finish at upcoming races, including the NCAA New could take fourth and a bad day we might fin- the No. 2 and No. 3 runners for Tufts behind at Regionals and to place in the top ten at England Championships in two weeks. ish ninth,” Wilfert said. “Seventh wasn’t unex- Wilfert this year. But Kass, battling health Nationals. Meanwhile, as a team, Tufts will In a field of 11 teams and 121 runners, four pected, just disappointing.” problems, finished seventh for Tufts and 83rd have to improve on its showing at the con- competitors separated themselves from the “As a team I know we can do better than overall in 24:56, well off her usual pace. Kass’ ference championship if it has any hope of pack. Middlebury’s top runner, junior Claire seventh,” sophomore Anya Price added. classmate, sophomore Kelsey Picciuto, fin- advancing to the NCAA Championship in McIlvennie, fell back from the top three toward “There were a lot of factors that went into our ished two seconds behind Lansdale to round Cleveland on Nov. 21. the end and ultimately finished in fourth place, performance today. Some people were feeling out the Tufts top five. “We’re hoping to go to Nationals, which just separated from the third- and fifth-placed under the weather.” Tufts had only run one previous race of at eluded us the past two years,” Price said. “We runners by over 15 seconds. Winning the Price followed Wilfert as the next Tufts run- least six kilometers — the Connecticut College finished sixth at Regionals last year, and the race came down to a sprint between Wilfert, ner to finish, coming in 39th place in a time Invitational on Oct. 26. That course, however, top five teams go to Nationals. If everybody is Galleher and Neville. of 23:21. The third Tufts scorer was freshman was flatter than the steep one at Trinity, which able to step it up, I think we can get there.” Tufts looks to win first title since 1996 VOLLEYBALL Thomson said. “We know that even if we continued from page 12 get a 2-0 jump on them, if we are not fully year has been the percentage of kill chances focused at the end it can slip away.” converted into points by Joyce-Mendive and The Cardinals are the only team in this GODDARD CHAPEL FORUM ON RELIGION & THE MEDIA Updike, which is in turn an indicator of the year’s tournament with a conference record efficiency of the team’s ball control. below .500, in what has been a remarkably November 4, 2009 - 6 PM The team finishes the regular season with even season within the NESCAC. This year Goddard Chapel a record of 26-3, and hopes to maintain its is the first since 2004 that all eight teams undefeated record in Cousens Gymnasium in the tournament have entered with at on Friday when it faces the No. 8 seed least four wins on the season. Five out of Rev. Scotty McLennan Wesleyan Cardinals in the quarterfinals the top eight teams in the Division III New of the NESCAC Tournament. While the England rankings are from the NESCAC Dean for Religious Life, Stanford University Cardinals are the lowest seed in the tour- and will be battling it out in Cousens for Author of “Jesus was a Liberal: nament, a win is by no means assured as post-season supremacy. Reclaiming Christianity for All” Wesleyan has pushed seven of its ten con- “This season shows how strong every ference opponents to five sets. team in the NESCAC is, and speaks well Discussing: While the Jumbos easily dispatched the for our overall dominance,” Feiger said. “It Cardinals in the teams’ previous matchup in shows how great the tournament this week- “How Religious Books Get Framed on Radio and T.V. – September, the Cardinals have shown signs end will be.” An Author’s Tale” of improvement. Last weekend No. 3 seed And if this year’s Jumbo team can emerge Conn. College needed five sets to defeat the from the tournament with three hard-fought battle-tested Cardinals. victories, it will achieve what no Tufts volley- Cosponsored by The Chaplain’s Office, the Fletcher School, and The International Center “Wesleyan is a different-looking team ball team has done since 1996: bring home Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 – (617) 627-3427 than the team we saw two months ago,” the NESCAC tournament title. Website: www.tufts.edu/chaplaincy

Brown garners first Athletes of the Week NESCAC award for JESSLYN JAMISON, WOMEN’S SOCCER field hockey In Sunday’s first-round NESCAC Tournament nail-biter against the No. 5-seeded Despite winning its first 10 games Trinity Bantams, the No. 4-seeded women’s soccer team looked to senior forward of the season and 14 of their first 15, Jesslyn Jamison to keep its conference championship hopes alive. the field hockey team did not snag The game stayed scoreless into the second half, but the Jumbos took a 1-0 lead in a NESCAC Player of the Week award the 69th minute on a goal from senior midfielder Fanna Gamal. After a second-half dry until junior forward Tamara Brown won spell on both sides, a furious last-minute showdown occurred on Kraft Field. With 48 the honor for her contributions last seconds remaining, Jamison stole the ball from Trinity’s last defender and chipped one week. Brown’s continued dominance on over junior keeper Emily Weedon for her first goal of the season, giving the Jumbos a offense helped the Jumbos secure the crucial bit of insurance. Just 15 seconds later, Trinity countered with a goal from sopho- No. 2 seed in the conference and earn a more forward Leigh Howard to get on the board, cutting the Tufts lead to 2-1. first-round victory over Wesleyan in the The Jumbos will hope to ride the momentum from Jamison’s game-winning goal in NESCAC Tournament. the NESCAC semifinals against Williams on Saturday. Brown’s efforts were key in the Jumbos’ ANNIE WERMIEL/TUFTS DAILY victories over Bowdoin and Wesleyan, as she netted the first goal in Tufts’ 2-0 vic- tory over the Polar Bears and both of Tufts’ KYLE MARKS AND MATT RAND, MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY tallies in a 2-0 win versus the Cardinals. The 2008 All-American now has six game- Freshmen Kyle Marks and Matt Rand finished second and third, respectively, for the men’s winning goals this season and a remark- cross country team at the NESCAC Championships yesterday. The Jumbos placed third overall able 15 in her collegiate career. in the event, the first championship race of Marks’ and Rand’s collegiate career. This is the third Player of the Week This season, the first-years have stepped in as the No. 2 and 3 Tufts runners behind senior award that Brown has been awarded in Jesse Faller. Marks’ time of 27:15, a pace of 5:27 per mile, was good for 16th overall, while her three years at Tufts; she earned both Rand came in five seconds behind Marks and 18th overall. The contributions from the fresh- of her previous honors last season. She men gave the Jumbos their best finish at NESCACs in four years. has been the most dangerous player in Tufts had solid showings across the board, as the top five finishers all placed 32nd or better the conference on the attacking end this in the field of 121 competitors. Marks and Rand were the only freshmen to finish inside the season, amassing 47 points on 19 goals top 20. and nine assists. The Jumbos hope to continue their success at the ECAC Championships next week at Williams.

— by Daniel Rathman Tuesday, November 3, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 11

ALEX PREWITT | LIVE FROM MUDVILLE

J.Jay-Z

here are some acts that simply should not be done by certain people. Lactose- intolerant individuals should avoid Tice cream sundaes. Alex Rodriguez should pass on those tic-tacs. Are you Albus Dumbledore? Stay away from Snape. But all of these examples pale in comparison to what Orlando Magic sharpshooter J.J. Redick announced on Thursday. Redick, better known for coming off screens and nailing three-pointers at Duke, said that he’s part of an unnamed “rap supergroup,” due to release its single in the near future. Redick listed a number of potential names for his new rap crew, including “Sub-par,” “Afterthought” and “No-Profits.” Interestingly enough, all aptly describe Redick’s NBA career. While other basketball players who have released rap albums — Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal — are sure to avoid Redick’s “supergroup” like H1N1, the verdict is still out on who might be in it. Listed below are some potential members, none of whom have been confirmed by Redick himself, but all of whom would be incredibly awesome to hear drop a beat, singing about how life inexplicably relates to “hoes,” “haters” or “ballin’.” 10. Ray Allen: The Celtics guard, were he to come out with a rap album, would be the NBA’s equivalent of Will Smith. This is a man whose favorite movie is “Schindler’s List” and whose performance in the 1998 film “He Got Game” earned him the nickname “Jesus.” So, simply going off his life experi- ence, Allen would be dropping a cuss-free beat about Jesus Christ saving Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his Christianity factories. In the end, MCT a certain moral lesson about being good to New Jersey Devils goalie Yann Danis had 31 saves in his first start of the season against the Boston Bruins last Thursday after coming over your mother or always doing your homework from the New York Islanders this past summer. is sure to surface. 9. Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming: Two massive Bruins mix and match goalies, look for wins centers with an aggregate height of 14 feet, six inches and with about as much street cred- INSIDE NHL a little more evenly. Whereas Brodeur had to the season for Thomas, Rask and the ibility as hermit crabs. You do the math on continued from page 12 played in every game for the Devils up entire Bruins squad, Boston’s goaltenders whether or not this would be awesome. So, when the rare opportunity aris- to Thursday night’s showdown at the TD have improved their save percentages to 8. Derrick Rose: Writing raps with a Duke es for the Devils’ backup goalkeepers Garden, it was just Thomas’ eighth of the .910 and .915 respectively, and the Bruins University grad requires a certain SAT score to vacate their spots on the bench, it season. On Saturday, Rask was back in the have climbed to within four points of the to participate. Well, maybe Rose could get a isn’t always easy for them to be sharp. net to face the Edmonton Oilers, pitching division lead. friend to compose the rhymes for him. When New Jersey squared off against a shutout as the Bruins collected their The Bruins may not have all the kinks 7. Matt Bonner: He has way too much red the Boston Bruins last Thursday, it was sixth win of the season 2-0. worked out just yet, but they have proved hair to be putting out a rap single. announced that Yann Danis would be “I think that he has played well, espe- that having a goalie whom you can trust 6. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute: Where to making his first start since last April as a cially after that game in Philadelphia,” — no matter who it is — is crucial to the begin with this one. Aside from the obvious member of the New York Islanders, and Bruins coach Claude Julien said in a press success of any team. Simply knowing that problem of his name being unable to fit on his first ever as a Devil. conference after the win over Edmonton. the player between the pipes is going to the cover of a CD, Mbah a Moute, a 6-foot-8 Danis proved more than up to the task, “He deserved another start. It was a good get the job done provides a huge boost of forward from Cameroon, is actually African racking up 31 saves as the Devils topped chance to do that today. We are in New confidence to the rest of the squad, which royalty. No, seriously. He’s a prince in his native the Bruins 2-1. York tomorrow. With having back-to-back clearly shows in the rest of its play. When village of Bia Messe. “I was waiting for this one for a while,” games there was an opportunity to give a goalie — or goalies — is performing 5. Tyler Hansbrough: If Hansbrough ever Danis said in an interview with the Daily. Tuukka a start. poorly, the adjustments that a team might got into a rap studio, the second he touched “You know, you think about it and it’s “We feel confident with him in net,” he try to make to compensate often result in the microphone, he would flop on the ground definitely good to get the first one out of continued. “He has matured so much in disappointing losses. and scream for a foul. Plus, the dynamics the way. The only way to stay sharp is to the three years that I have seen him here. Regardless of whether it is Brodeur, between the Duke alumnus Redick and UNC’s work hard in practice and try to approach He is committed to doing the job well.” Thomas or any combination of goalten- Hansbrough would implode faster than D4L. practices the same as games. You want to Thomas was back in the net on Sunday, ders shouldering the workload, it is abso- 4. Shane Battier: The clean-shaven, make sure you keep that edge so when I when the Bruins fell 1-0 to the New York lutely imperative that teams have a reli- sweet-talking, defensive-minded Houston do get the start that I’m ready.” Rangers. With a 22-save effort, though, able goaltending situation if they hope Rockets forward is probably too team- Danis’ first start of the year served as a Thomas definitely looked sharp, proving to be contenders. Just as great pitching centric to be rapping. “’Dem hoes always perfect contrast to the goaltending situ- that Julien’s strategy of using both of his is said to win the World Series, so too can be approachin me/Sayin ‘Hey what’s your ation in Boston, where Tim Thomas and goaltenders regularly is, at least for the great goaltending single-handedly win the name’/But I’ll go ahead and share them/ Tuukka Rask have split the time on the ice time being, paying off. After a slow start Stanley Cup. Cause that’s part of my game.” 3. Grant Hill: Just released! The 37-year- old Phoenix Suns guard’s first album will be SCHEDULE | Nov. 3 - Nov. 9 entitled “B-Ball, Tylenol and Not Being Able to Get it Up at All.” TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN MON 2. Tim Duncan: Has he ever said more than four words strung together at a given time, let alone bust out a spontaneous rhyme? Football at Colby Duncan, arguably the best post player of this 12:30 p.m. generation, admits to shying away from the spotlight, certainly not a characteristic of a vs. Williams high-profile rapper. But, what more could Field Hockey NESCAC Redick want than a partner who enjoys play- Tournament ing Dungeons and Dragons and boasts a tba 13th-level lawful evil sorcerer named Merlin vs. Williams with 98 hit points, an armor class of two and Women’s NESCAC a charisma of 21? Can’t you just picture his Soccer Tournament tba opening line now? “I hate being famous/I’m not all whistles and bells/I drop trey balls/Like NESCAC NESCAC NESCAC Merlin drops spells.” Volleyball Tournament Tournament Tournament 1. Phil Jackson: The only non-player on this tba tba tba list is too good to pass up. The hidden bonus track featuring the Zen Master would just be ECAC three minutes of him chanting. No raps. No Cross Country Championship 12 p.m. rhymes. Just mustaches, triangle offenses and Buddhist chants.

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VOLLEYBALL Despite loss, Jumbos still clinch regular-season title BY BEN KOCHMAN better, talked more, put more balls away,” Contributing Writer Updike said. “We were doing all of the things that make us a great team.” After spending nearly a month on the In the game against Trinity, the Jumbos road facing stiff NESCAC opposition, the were inconsistent offensively, converting Tufts volleyball team is finally coming home only 15.7 percent of their kill opportunities. The game featured various shifts of momen- VOLLEYBALL tum. Tufts dominated the second and fourth (26-3, 8-2 NESCAC) sets, outscoring Trinity 50-25 in those two contests, but the Bantams were able to excel at Amherst, Mass., Saturday in the pivotal moments, squeaking out the victory 15-8 in the fifth. Tufts 25 20 25 26 — 3 “Trinity is a very good team that has Amherst 16 25 16 24 — 1 gotten better and better as the season has gone on,” senior co-captain Dena Feiger said. “They have a lot of potential, and they at Amherst, Mass., Friday proved it to us. They played a great game.” The game on Friday was Tufts’ first Tufts 22 25 18 25 8 — 2 encounter this season with the Bantams, Trinity 25 14 25 11 15 — 3 a team that features a lot of young talent that has gained experience over the course after clinching its second consecutive regu- of the season. The victory makes Trinity a lar-season NESCAC championship. dangerous opponent, and the dark horse The Jumbos split a two-game set at contender in this weekend’s post-season Amherst last weekend, losing Friday’s tournament. match-up to Trinity in five sets. Then, with “Trinity played out of their minds,” senior the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament co-captain Brogie Helgeson said. “That’s hanging in the balance, the team regained what happens — we have a bullseye on our its composure to defeat Amherst. backs and people play harder against us. To host the NESCAC postseason tourna- They have nothing to lose.” ment, the Jumbos needed to dispatch the The Tufts offense sputtered against a Lord Jeffs on Saturday afternoon. With their large Trinity block on Friday, struggling 3-1 victory in this match, Tufts finished the to control the ball and execute its attack. season in a three-way tie with 8-2 with While Feiger did have 50 assists in the con- Williams and Connecticut College for first test, no Tufts player converted more than place in the NESCAC standings. Because the 26.7 percent of her kill attempts into scores. Jumbos own the head-to-head tiebreaker Joyce-Mendive and Updike, the Jumbos’ against both of these teams, the postseason two leading offensive presences this sea- tournament will take place at Tufts for the son, combined for 30 kills on 112 attempts, second year in a row. both performing under their season aver- In the Amherst game on Saturday, the ages in kill percentage. Jumbo offense functioned like a well-oiled “Trinity didn’t make many errors, and machine. Junior Dawson Joyce-Mendive they did a good job of controlling the ball,” totaled 19 kills with only 3 errors on 35 coach Cora Thomson said. “They forced us attempts — an astounding season-high .457 to earn our points. It was clear that we [had kill percentage. Fellow outside hitter junior to] work harder.” Caitlin Updike contributed a team-high of In the Jumbos’ three losses this season, 22 kills, while on the defensive end sopho- Joyce-Mendive has converted only 7.5, 11.4 more libero Audrey Kuan stymied the Lord and 11.4 percent of her kill opportunities. A Jeff attack with 29 digs. good measure of the Jumbos’ success this SCOTT TINGLEY /TUFTS DAILY “On Saturday we came in with more Sophomore libero Audrey Kuan led the Tufts’ defensive effort with 29 digs as the Jumbos focus, did more things right, executed a lot see VOLLEYBALL, page 10 clinched the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage in the NESCAC Championship.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY INSIDE NHL Wilfert two seconds from winning The men behind the NESCAC Championship mask: NHL goaltending BY JEREMY GREENHOUSE BY EVAN COOPER The psychological pressure Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial Board that accompanies the position wears greatly on goalies over the Sometimes in cross country, two In hockey, there’s just some- course of a long season. This seconds make all the difference in thing about the goalie mask that hardship combined with the the world. lends itself to a very different physical demands of defending personality than that of any the twine means that the bulk of WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY other position on the ice. goaltenders will only start 50 to NESCAC Championships Over the years, a slew of quirky 60 of the 82 games in a season. Manchester, Conn., Sunday athletes who would probably be This trend makes a netminder out of place anywhere else in like the New Jersey Devils’ Martin 7th out of 11 teams (6k) the sport have proven simply Brodeur an invaluable asset. The remarkable between the pipes. all-time leader in career wins, 3. Amy Wilfert 21:41 Names like Ron Hextall and Billy Brodeur played in 70 or more 39. Anya Price, 23:21 Smith come to mind when dis- games in every season since 55. Grace Hafner, 24:01 cussing the odd habits — and 1997 until the first major injury 61. Sadie Lansdale, 24:07 sometimes even odder per- of his 15-year career caused him 62. Kelsey Picciuto, 24:09 sonalities — of those who have to miss the bulk of last year’s flourished in the net. Whether season. Brodeur annually ranks Such was the case for junior these quirks are coping mecha- among the top of the list in Amy Wilfert at Sunday’s NESCAC nisms for dealing with the job games played, and he is now Championship, as she was edged or simply the nature of the posi- fewer than 20 games away from out at the finish line and ultimate- tion, one thing is for certain: surpassing Patrick Roy for the ly finished in third place — just goalies are just different than most overall. two seconds behind the eventual other players in the NHL. Brodeur, though, is the champion, Amherst senior Sophia In comparison to other hock- exception to the rule. Many Galleher. ey stars, who are constantly clubs choose to platoon two Galleher won the 6 kilometer rotating on and off the ice in 30 men in the net, either because race at Trinity’s Wickham Park with to 60-second shifts, the goalten- neither is obviously better than a time of 21:39, while Wilfert, with a der is responsible for manning the other or simply to keep both at a 5:43 mile pace, crossed the line his post from start to finish — goaltenders fresh for the stretch at the 21:41 mark — one second assuming nothing goes terribly run and the playoffs. Both situa- behind runner-up senior Ravenna wrong. Unlike in baseball, there tions can be nerve-wracking for Neville of Wesleyan. is no bullpen to come in and a goalie since he doesn’t know “I got impatient in the last 800 LAURA SCHULTZ /TUFTS DAILY clean up his mess. More than exactly when his next start is meters or so, so I started my finish- Junior Amy Wilfert narrowly missed winning the individual NESCAC anyone else on the ice, the goal- going to come. Championship on Sunday, coming in third and finishing only two seconds ie is a lone soldier, anchored as see WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 10 out of the top spot. the last line of defense. see INSIDE NHL, page 11