Today: Snow Showers THE TUFTS High 28 Low 15 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Partly Cloudy Since 1980 High 34 Low 21 VOLUME LIII, NUMBER 20 DAILY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007 Students sate their palates and intellects Before last night’s panel discussion, the symposium kicked off with a culture fair held in Aidekman’s Remis Sculpture Court. Along with the panel, the show was sponsored by the Tufts Initiative for Global Leadership and International Perspective (TILIP), a subgroup of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL). “It’s just a casual opening for the weekend’s symposium,” said Dickson Tsang, a junior at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, one of the four other universities involved in the program. Tsang said that the lively song and dance festival served as a contrast to the more serious political lecture to follow. The event aimed to provide a taste of Chinese and Indian culture, achieved primarily through the tasting of tradi- tional food and the viewing of musical and dance performances from the two countries. The fair exhibited a wide array of Chinese and Indian cuisine, from naan ANJALI NIRMALAN/TUFTS DAILY to lo mein. Panelist Orville Schell (left), IGL Director Sherman Teichman, and panelist Alan Wachman (right) speak just before the panel begins. The cultural intermingling was inter- spersed with two Indian and two Chinese ‘Empire as Culture’ is fi rst panel in symposium performances. Tufts’ own Bhangra Team was among the performers. BY JEFF GREENBERG global arena. reopen a modern version of the Silk Road. These cultures are familiar to Tufts’ Contributing Writer The first presentation was given by This goal would manifest itself through TILIP students, most of whom traveled to Fletcher graduate Dr. Sami Al-Faraj, the the construction of Madinat al-Hareer China over the summer and to India this The symposium “Asia’s Rising Giants: director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic (City of Silk). past winter break. There are about 12 China and India” began yesterday eve- Studies. The title of his talk was “The Silk This city would serve as a new link, Tufts students involved with the project, ning with a panel entitled “Empire as Road Strategy.” In his PowerPoint pre- particularly to China, with the goal of according to Tufts senior and TILIP mem- Culture”, featuring three scholars: Dr. sentation, he outlined the history of the increased trade and security. ber Jake Berliner. Sami Al-Faraj, Dr. Orville Schell and Dr. relationship between Kuwait and China Second to speak was Dr. Orville Schell, These students now have the oppor- Alan Wachman. through the Silk Road, an ancient trade the dean of the Graduate School of tunity to share their cultural experienc- Sponsored by the Institute for Global route that linked East Asia, Europe and Journalism at the University of California, es with the Tufts community. “It’s a Leadership’s (IGL) Tufts Initiative for the Middle East. Berkeley. Before he gave his lecture, Schell cross-cultural collaboration,” Tufts senior Leadership and International Perspective Al-Faraj discussed the culture of China, was awarded the IGL’s Dr. Jean Mayer Jonathan Chan, another TILIP member, (TILIP), the event will continue through India and Kuwait by showing slides of art Global Citizenship Award for his investi- said, noting that the group aims to expe- Sunday. that had traveled across distant regions gative journalism. rience the two cultures in “ways that are The symposium’s first panel, moderat- of Asia. He explained that Kuwait had During his presentation, Schell includ- academic as well as social.” ed by seniors and TILIP participants Tara little to offer during the ancient times of ed a brief overview of the social and politi- Dhawan and Tamara Chao, discussed the the Silk Road. However, with its current —by Lilly Riber role of trade, empire and soft power in the supply of oil, the country now wants to see SYMPOSIUM, page 2 Natsios: states need institutions their institutions. New England Baptist Hospital ends BY BHARATH POTTI Contributing Writer “State building and develop- ment are more than anything “It’s implementation, imple- institutional building. States fail its partnership with Tufts-NEMC mentation, implementation that because they lack institutions,” he BY JENNA NISSAN benefit both. told the Daily. determines the success or fail- said. Daily Editorial Board “The Needham opportunity According to Jerry Berger, ure of state building,” Andrew S. Still, Natsios cautioned that would allow us to be in the a spokesperson for BIDMC, Natsios said during his delivery it is not enough merely to plan New England Baptist market sooner and at a lower the center’s chief executive of this week’s second Charles the creation of these institutions. Hospital (NEBH) and Tufts capital cost,” NEBH Chief Paul Levy is now involved in Francis Adams lecture, sponsored Instead, it is necessary to follow New England Medical Center Executive Joseph D. Dionisio discussions with NEBH, Beth by the Fletcher School of Law and through. (Tufts-NEMC) announced in told the Globe. “Given those Israel Deaconess Hospital- Diplomacy. “Too much effort has been September 2006 a planned factors, we felt compelled to Needham and Harvard Medical Natsios, who has previously placed upon the ultimate objec- partnership to build a new explore the feasibility of a col- School faculty physicians at served as the administrator for tives. State building fails, for the 190-bed hospital in the laboration at Needham.” BIDMC. All parties involved USAID (United States Agency for most part, not because of plan- Boston suburbs. NEBH, how- Although NEBH had already are part of CareGroup. International Development), as ning, but because lack of proper ever, has recently postponed announced plans to build a “We are working with New the chairman and chief execu- implementation,” he said. the partnership in order to new hospital from the ground England Baptist to see if tive officer of the Massachusetts In Iraq, he said that the imple- discuss suburban expansion up with Tufts-NEMC, Dionisio there’s a way of better utiliz- Turnpike Authority during the mentation was problematic with Beth Israel Deaconess said the project was proving ing space that exists in the Big Dig and as George W. Bush’s because the key players in the Medical Center (BIDMC). to be more costly than expect- Needham facility,” Berger Special Envoy to Sudan, cur- reconstruction and developmen- Beth Israel Deaconess ed, according to the Globe. said. rently teaches at Georgetown tal efforts “were engineers sent by Hospital-Needham, a direct Brooke Tyson Hynes, vice Tyson Hynes said that University. the Pentagon to reconstruct Iraq affiliate of BIDMC and a president of public affairs at NEBH’s decision to postpone In his hour-long lecture in in terms of infrastructure.” member of the bond-holding Tufts-NEMC, said that NEBH’s the partnership has not influ- the ASEAN Auditorium, entitled Although infrastructure, vis- company CareGroup, along decision to end the partner- enced Tufts-NEMC’s plans for “Nation Building,” Natsios dis- à-vis the construction of build- with BIDMC and NEBH, cur- ship did not come as a com- suburban expansion. cussed the reconstruction and ings and other facilities is good, rently has 41 beds and room plete surprise. “They let us “Ellen Zane [said] that hav- development of failed states. Natsios said that creating a work- to expand, so it hopes to help know when the opportunity ing the Baptist Hospital was First cautioning that he was ing government and functional meet NEBH’s need for operat- presented itself, and [Chief always a cherry on top for speaking from personal experi- institutions is more important ing rooms. Executive of Tufts-NEMC] the expansion,” Tyson Hynes ence and that his remarks should and cannot be accomplished by Because of this fit, the Ellen Zane agreed that they said. “We’d love to have them not be taken as a rebuke of poli- engineers. Therefore, he said that two hospitals have signed should look into a fiscally as a partner, but this is a plan cies in Iraq and Afghanistan, he “a more developmental approach an agreement to talk for six responsible position to take, that we want to do as a hos- said that to fix states, the primary months about renovating the to look into an option within focus should be on improving see BUILDING, page 2 existing Needham building to their CareGroup family,” she see HOSPITAL, page 2

Inside this issue tuftsdaily.com Today’s Sections SICK JUMBOS METALOCALYPSE News 1 Comics 12 The Daily tries to avoid Start off with a ‘bang’ Features 3 Classifieds 13 catching the stomach Arts | Living 7Sports Back flu Editorial | Letters 10 see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 7 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Friday, February 23, 2007

WORLD IN BRIEF BLOGGER GETS 4-YEAR PRISON Natsios says increase in recognition and aid helpful SENTENCE IN EGYPT BUILDING An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced an continued from page 1 anti-government Internet blogger to a four-year to nation building” would have been more prison term in a landmark case that has sent helpful. shockwaves through the country’s growing This process, Natsios said, takes time. community of online dissidents. “The problem with American democra- The case against Kareem Amer, 23, a former cy is that we are very short-sighted. It takes student at the Islamic institute of al-Azhar, was a long time to build institutions. It takes Egypt’s first prosecution of a blogger specifically 10 years to do it,” he said, adding that it is for online writings; other bloggers had been difficult to accomplish and defies simple detained for their offline political activities. planning. Natsios said that the question of Amer received three years in prison on charg- how accomplish objectives under difficult es of contempt of religion and an additional circumstances often needs to be asked. year for defaming U.S.-allied President Hosni He also said that the cultural systems Mubarak. and local leadership of states and nations While human rights groups denounced are important features of development. Amer’s sentence as further evidence of “Value systems of a society have a pro- Mubarak’s authoritarian regime backsliding on found impact on the development process promised changes, the blogger’s postings about and in state building,” he said. In addition, Islam were so inflammatory that even some of the prospects for the long-term health of the most fervent free-speech advocates couldn’t a state are greatly increased by excellent bring themselves to support him. As a result, the leaders. case not only set a precedent for prosecuting “What counts is local leadership. The bloggers, but also forced debate on the limits of quality of local elites is of great value,” he religious and political expression in conservative said. According to Natsios, King Abdullah Egypt. II, in his modernization of Jordan, has been For two years, Amer lashed out at govern- a prime example of the value of such lead- ment and religious institutions, taking particular ership. aim at his own school, al-Azhar, one of the But unfortunately, according to Natsios, bastions of Sunni Muslim thought. He accused Jordan’s case may be the exception. “I hate al-Azhar clerics of advocating terrorism, stifling to say it, but corrupt elites are more preva- progress and shilling for Mubarak’s govern- lent,” he said. ment. Still, he said there is some room for optimism. In the past years, he said that there has been greater global recognition BLAIR PLOTS BRITAIN’S IRAQ WITH- of unstable regions, a phenomenon that DRAWAL has had important consequences. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s announcement “We have had massive foreign increase Wednesday that Britain would begin bringing in aid in the past five years. There has been LAURA SCHULTZ/TUFTS DAILY its troops home from Iraq is less a reflection a much greater focus on this than in the Andrew S. Natsios, Director of USAID from 2001-2006, spoke on “Nation Building” as of progress there than part of Blair’s cho- past,” he said. part of the Charles Francis Adams Lecture Series last night. reographed departure from Downing Street, according to politicians and analysts. “I always assumed he would want to be able to announce some limited withdrawal before Tufts-NEMC working towards new suburban hospital he left No. 10,” former Labor Minister Tony Benn, a longtime critic of the war, said. “It is HOSPITAL right one.” “It is really too early to tell if Tufts nothing to do with the real question. It doesn’t continued from page 1 Tyson Hynes said that Tufts-NEMC University School of Medicine stu- represent any change of policy whatsoever, in pital and we will continue to move is open to the possibility of a new part- dents will have any role in the new my opinion, but tactically it looks good.” forward with those plans.” nership, but that their main objective NEBH facility, but it is certainly pos- Blair has said he will step down sometime this Tyson Hynes said that their plans is to continue with plans to build the sible,” he told the Daily in an e-mail. summer. His approval ratings and his authority have not been delayed. “We have had new hospital. “If we have an addition- “All the Boston medical schools have have been weakened by deep opposition to the a great response from the marketplace al partner that’s great, but otherwise a history of working together within war in Britain, and by what many Britons see as on our plans to create a suburban we are set to continue with our plan,” various hospitals, and this could be his subservience to President Bush. campus,” she said. she said. another such arrangement.” In a speech to Parliament on Wednesday, She said that Tufts-NEMC has nar- Jeffrey Glassroth, vice dean for aca- Still, a new Tufts facility would be Blair confirmed that 1,600 of Britain’s 7,100 rowed their options for locations down demic and clinical affairs at the Tufts advantageous to the medical school soldiers would be brought home over the next to yet-to-be-announced three sites. University School of Medicine, said because of the resources it would few months. The remainder are expected to be “We’ve sent a request for [a] pro- that the end in the deal between Tufts- offer. withdrawn by the end of 2008. posal to different developers around NEMC and NEBH, both of which are “We do hope that Tufts-NEMC will the area,” she said. “We’ll be learning Tufts teaching hospitals, does not pursue a new facility and it is clear about those areas over the next few affect the students at the medical that it is Tufts-NEMC’s intention to do BRITONS UP IN ARMS OVER ‘BIN months to make a decision on the school. so,” he said. BROTHER’ The British tolerate millions of surveillance cameras watching their every public move. They agreed to let roadside cameras record their Dispute emerges over whether China has ‘soft power’ vehicular movements and store the information for two years. But when they discovered that SYMPOSIUM to the Agence France-Presse. He began by provoking the audience their garbage is being bugged, they howled continued from page 1 Schell summed up China’s current with questions about the meaning of the that Big Brother had gone too far. cal structures of China from before 1949, stance: “Folks, we’re here to do business, title “Empire as Culture.” While Schell Local governments have attached microchips when the communist People’s Republic not to judge you,” he said. acknowledged the potential of Chinese to some 500,000 “wheelie bins,” the trashcans of China was founded, to the present. In addition, Schell discussed China’s “soft power,” Wachman offered a dif- that residents wheel to the curb for collection. Having moved from communism soft power in popular culture through ferent viewpoint. “This may be terribly The aim, they say, is to help monitor collections to “mercantile-capitalism,” China is basketball player Yao Ming, the movie provocative ... I reject there is Chinese and boost the national recycling rate, now now “the fountainhead and exemplar “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000) soft power.” He followed this by saying, among the lowest in Europe. of everything they used to oppose,” he and Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian, “[Soft power is] attraction which leads The public has reacted with suspicion and said. but explained that none of them are to persuasion ... what values does China fury. Newspaper letter writers have taken to Specifically, China has been invest- directly part of China. influence abroad?” calling it “Bin Brother.” ing heavily in Africa recently. Late last Although China has performed far The presentations were followed by a Some city administrators swear that they month and into early February, Chinese better than he expected since the crisis question and answer session. The audi- intend only to monitor trash trends and return President Hu Jintao visited the continent at Tiananmen Square in 1989, he said ence asked more questions about “soft lost bins to their assigned homes, but other in an attempt to foster a relationship that there is work that remains to be power” and also about where the United municipalities said they wanted to identify that will provide China with access to done. “There are still a lot of contradic- States fits in the picture. heavy heapers to advise them on better rub- natural resources. tions in this model yet to be worked Reaction to the event appeared posi- bish management. But residents suspect a plan At the end of January, Hu agreed to for- out,” he said. tive. “The symposium was very insight- to levy charges for garbage hauling, and some give the debt owed by 33 African coun- The third and final presenter was Dr. ful and I agree very much with what local officials have acknowledged that’s their tries “as part of a multi-billion dollar Alan Wachman, an associate professor the speakers had to say,” Eric Li, a TILIP long-term aim. pledge made last year to help fast-track of international politics at the Fletcher participant visiting from Hong Kong —Compiled from McClatchy Newspapers the continent’s development,” according School of Law and Diplomacy. University, said.

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No, it’s not a hangover — I’ve got the stomach fl u BY THE NUMBERS

BY CARRIE BATTAN Daily Editorial Board

The Facebook.com group entitled “College 10 Commandments” lists its second rule as “Thou Shalt Get Sick All the Time.” But as if the snow, ice and bitter temperatures weren’t enough, this winter’s wind is whipping around a new type of problem for students atop the hill. With a recent surge in the number of cases of a particularly unpleasant strain of gastroenteritis, commonly known as stomach flu, students at Tufts are find- News ing they cannot escape the inevitability of becoming either bed-ridden or glued and the to the toilet at least once — if not sev- eral times — during the course of the Internet semester. According to a Jan. 17 article in The COMPILED BY MATT SKIBINSKI Boston Globe, “Intestinal germ leaves Daily Editorial Board trail of misery,” over 3,700 patients flooded Boston area emergency rooms Forget “The Daily Show” and “The during the months of December and Colbert Report.” More and more January, raising concerns from federal Americans — both on and off the hill health authorities who were unable to — are relying on news blogs to track pinpoint the source or cause of the world events. In this edition of By the stomach flu. Numbers, the Daily takes a look at the Though cases of the flu surge every surprising statistics of Internet news. winter when the weather gets cold and immune systems falter, the stomach 210 Percentage increase in readership flu has hit harder than usual this year, to news blogs last year especially in close-quartered communi- 9 Percentage increase in readership ties like college campuses. newspaper Web sites last year Medical Director of Health Services 3.8 Percentage decline in daily news- Dr. Margaret Higham said that many paper circulation between Sept. 2005 varieties of stomach viruses are com- and Sept. 2006 mon among college students, especially underclassmen who still live together 111,000,000 Approximate number of in dorms. This year, Higham said, Tufts visits to Yahoo.com during October, students have fit the pattern of the 2006 greater Boston community. “We see stomach flu all the time,” she 1 Ranking of Steve Irwin’s death on said. “It usually gets worse at times dur- Yahoo’s list of most searched news ing the winter and summer, but there KATIE VOGEL/TUFTS DAILY stories in 2006 has certainly been an increase since Freshman Gina Sultan rests in bed with a stomach flu. The highly-contagious and incredibly 2 Ranking of the death of Anna Nicole December.” unpleasant virus has been spreading throughout Tufts dorms and college campuses nation- Smith’s son on the same list According to Higham contagious ill- wide. 3 Ranking of the Iraq war nesses like the stomach flu can easily 5 Ranking of the U.S. Elections on the spread from the city of Boston to the had big outbreaks this winter,” the rus have been miserable. Yahoo list Tufts campus, even though many stu- e-mail said. “We’d like to avoid that “I took a nap at 2 [p.m.], woke up at 7 Ranking of the North Korean nuclear dents spend the majority of their time here!” 4 [p.m.], and then vomited all over my weapon scare on the Hill. Though the e-mail gave a series of room,” freshman Adam Gaynor said, 9 Ranking of Saddam Hussein’s trial “These things don’t happen in isola- tips to help avoid contracting the virus, adding that he quickly called Tufts tion,” she said. including hand washing and sanitizer Emergency Medical Services to transfer 27 Percentage of Internet users who Health Services sent a mass e-mail gels, the illness has nonetheless spread him to the hospital. “I just felt generally said they read blogs, as of Dec. 2005 earlier this month detailing the symp- through several dorms on campus. With lousy.” 72 Percentage of Internet users who toms of the virus, which is called noro- symptoms including nausea, vomiting, Upon his arrival at the hospital, said they got news online virus according to the Boston Globe diarrhea, headaches and body aches, 9 Percentage of Internet users who article. “Other college campuses have students at Tufts suffering from norovi- see STOMACH FLU, page 4 said they made their own blogs

3,800,000 Number of visits to the top 10 new blogs during Dec. 2006 60 Percentage of newspaper Web site Blogs don’t have jumbo amount of credibility, students say readership that is male who’s writing, who’s posting this infor- news, I’d pick up a newspaper or go to BY MATT SKIBINSKI Daily Editorial Board mation,” she continued. “Are they cred- its Web site.” 40 Percentage of newspaper Web site ible sources? As a consumer of news, I Tsui said the lack of credibility asso- readership that is female Jumbos pride themselves on being would want to know who’s writing this ciated with blogs — and the increas- 66 Percentage of news blog readership informed, aware and politically active. stuff — does the person have an axe to ingly easy online access to newspaper that is male As a university devoted to civic engage- grind? Does the person have some kind articles — discourages her from trust- 34 Percentage of news blog readership ment with a large focus on internation- of political affiliation?” ing them. that is female al relations, Tufts encourages its stu- “What’s important is who’s writing dents to stay aware of current events in the blog,” she said. “If I was to write a 226 Percentage increase in male read- the country and throughout the world. “I think there’s an awful lot paper, I couldn’t source [news blogs] ership to blogs in 2006 According to a new study by Nielsen// because I couldn’t be sure they’re cred- 183 Percentage increase in female NetRatings, though, an increasing of potential there for differ- ible.” readership to blogs number of Americans are getting their ent voices to be heard [on “I would only use news blogs as news from informal blogs rather than a way to get different opinions,” she 55,500,000 Approximate number of newspapers, newspaper Web sites or blogs] ... and also a potential added. “It’s an accountability issue.” unique visitors to newspaper Web news aggregators like Google News or Junior Ellen Aiken agreed. sites in 2006 Yahoo News. The study found that traf- for a lot more dialogue to “I don’t use new blogs at all,” she said. fic to news blogs rose by 210 percent happen around news.” “I check them occasionally, but ... my 31 Percentage increase in total reader- last year, while traffic to newspaper homepage is the International Herald ship to newspaper Web sites in 2006 Web sites rose by nine percent. Julie Dobrow Tribune and the New York Times.” 21 Percentage increase in visitors to While the increase is encouraging Director of Communication and According to Dobrow, those sources the New York Times Web site between for bloggers nationwide, Director of Media Studies are much less likely than news blogs Dec. 2005 and Dec. 2006 Communications and Media Studies to publish biased, false or incomplete 62 Percentage increase in visitors to Julie Dobrow said there are both pros information. the New York Post Web site during and cons when students use news blogs “We haven’t developed the same sort that time to stay informed. According to the study, traffic to the of vetting system [for blogs] that we 9 Percentage increase in visitors to the “One of the things I think is really top 10 newspaper blogs more than have for a mainstream source of news,” Web sites of the top 10 daily newspa- interesting about news blogs is the tripled last year, peaking at 3.8 mil- Dobrow said. “For a story to get on the pers over the previous year question of who’s writing them,” she lion in December. At Tufts, though, evening news or to be in the New York said. “It’s an opportunity for so-called many students tended to agree with Times ... it goes through some sort The information cited above citizen journalists to get involved, and Dobrow, favoring more well-respected of process. Blogging is a whole new comes from Nielson//Net Ratings, the it’s an opportunity for folks who have news sources over blogs. endeavor.” Huffington Post, the New York Times, been outside of the mainstream news “I’ve come across them, but I don’t But Dobrow emphasized that there Yahoo.com and The PEW Internet and organizations to be reporting news.” rely on them,” sophomore Stephanie American Life Project. “Some of the cautions are about Tsui said. “If I was to read about the see NEWS BLOGS, page 5 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Friday, February 23, 2007 Stomach flu symptoms make colds desirable in comparison STOMACH FLU which can be on toilets, sinks, Continued from page 3 doorknobs ... and eventually on Gaynor said he was given an IV hands.” Higham also warned and medicine. Like many stu- about the dangers of practicing dents suffering from the stom- loose bathroom hygiene and ach flu, he fell asleep for an engaging in sexual contact with extended period of time until those suffering from the strain. the short-lived but painful ill- “Never touch the handle of ness had mostly passed. the toilet with your hands,” she Freshman Elizabeth Herman said. began feeling the effects of Gaynor emphasized the the virus late Monday evening stomach flu’s ability to affect and said she’d essentially been even those with strong immune debilitated for two days, leav- systems. “I almost never get ing her unable to attend her sick,” he said. “And I don’t know classes. how this thing was transmit- “It was short, but awful while ted.” it lasted,” said Herman. Sophomore Chris Chammas, Herman said she thinks who recently recovered from she caught the virus from her his case of the stomach flu, roommate. According to her, it noted that this year was partic- is incredibly contagious. ularly bad in terms of illnesses “It’s almost inevitable that if among his close friends. someone like your roommate “I didn’t hear about any has [the virus], you’re going to stomach flu last year,” he said. get it,” Herman said, emphasiz- “One of my friends got it a ing the ease with which sick- couple days after me.” nesses can be spread on college While the stomach virus is campuses. “You’re definitely a much less common than the much more prone to getting respiratory infection, Higham sick in college.” said, students are finding the While Gaynor was unsure former a much more uncom- as to how he contracted the fortable predicament. “Most illness, Higham dispelled the people would much rather have myth that it could be spread a fever,” she said. simply through the sharing “I think the stomach thing of drinks or breathing in the is worse [than a cold],” said vicinity of an affected person. Chammas, who slept off the “It’s not spread by breathing,” disease until he could return to she said. “It comes from stool, his daily routine. “A lot worse.” Friday, February 23, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES 5 More men visit news blogs than women — but students say not at Tufts NEWS BLOGS politics. is coming up — then I might go to a girls I know, the guys are more inter- continued from page 3 “I’m a political science major, and I blog.” ested in that kind of thing,” he said, is still value in news blogs as sources have friends who use blogs,” she said. In addition to the overall rise in pointing out that the men he knows that transcend the financial and insti- “I think we’re representative of this blog traffic, the study also found that are more interested in technology in tutional boundaries of mainstream new, college-age generation that has a significantly higher number of men general. media. kind of popularized the news blog in are reading news blogs and newspaper Christie said that he doesn’t think “I think there’s an awful lot of poten- general.” Web sites than women. According to men are more likely to read the news tial there for different voices to be the study, the overall unique reader- in general, but that they may just be heard [on blogs] ... and also a poten- ship of the top ten news blogs is 66 per- quicker to do so through blogs. tial for a lot more dialogue to hap- cent male and just 34 percent female, But Tsui said she didn’t think males pen around news,” she said. “I would “Here at Tufts, women while newspaper Web site readership is were merely more quick to adopt mod- just have cautions about where these are just as politically active 60 percent male and 40 percent female. ern technology. sources are coming from.” And the gap is increasing: Last year, “There’s probably another reason,” Sophomore Matthew Christie said and just as aware of current male traffic to news blogs went up by she said. “Everybody knows how to use he thinks a lot of Jumbos get their news events as men are.” 226 percent, while female traffic went the Internet.” from blogs, but that personally he only up by 183 percent. Dobrow warned against putting too uses them for entertainment. According to Aiken, though, the gap much weight on the study, since there “I’d say probably 60 to 75 percent of Ellen Aiken doesn’t exist at Tufts. was no causality established between people get at least some of their news junior “Here at Tufts, women are just as gender and Internet use. from news blogs, but it’s not going to politically active and just as aware of “There are a lot of factors that could be their only source of news,” he said. current events as men are,” she said. “It skew the demographics,” she said. “I “It just offers a different perspective must be something to do with female would want to know more about how than what they might get in other plac- But Aikens said she doesn’t use blogs attitudes toward the particular source the study was done.” es ... I’m really interested in technology herself for news. of the news blog.” “The question about whether news blogs ... just things that are interesting “I haven’t gotten into it, but I see Christie suggested that men may be blogs are a reliable source of informa- to me, not important national news.” pros and cons to both [newspapers and more curious about new, technological tion is to me a very different question Aiken agreed, saying many of her blogs],” she said. “If I want to look at methods of getting information. than the question of who reads them,” friends rely on blogs to keep up with a particular issue — like the election “Of all the guys I know and all the she added.

OFF THE HILL | CORNELL UNIVERSITY OFF THE HILL | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Sunni-Shiite divisions affect some college Princeton employee alleges racism BY MATT WESTMORELAND who is African American, as an The Daily Princetonian “uppity one,” an expression she campuses as hostilities grow worldwide said is a racial slur with a histori- A former executive director of cal reference to the term, “uppity BY ALYSSA GOLDSCHMIDT campus Muslim community ning Islam Awareness Week, Princeton-in-Africa is suing the Negro.” Cornell Daily Sun is estimated to be between a week of speeches, art dis- program, alleging racial discrimi- Hritz dismissed allegations 300 and 500 students, with plays, movie screenings and nation and defamation on the of any racist sentiments by Tensions between Sunni approximately 150 students discussions to take place on part of the organization and two Strasburger. “[He] was the head and Shiite Muslims have not participating in weekly Friday campus every night from April of its board members. of medical education for South been limited to Iraq and the prayer services. 9 through April 13. The complaint, filed by African blacks,” Hritz said. “His greater Middle East, but are Another explanation of Though the Muslim stu- Angela Coleman, claims that track record will speak for itself. spilling over into Muslim the strong unity within the dents feel their community is she was removed from her job in We’ll just deal with it in court.” communities on college cam- Muslim community lies in its accepted with open arms, they December without cause and that Coleman’s complaint also says puses throughout the United unique choice of leadership. do feel one thing is missing. two of the organization’s board that she was slandered by Schade, States. Muslim students at the Shaan Rizvi ’07, president “We need a knowledgeable members, Rev. Frank Strasburger who she claims was present dur- University of Michigan and of MECA, is Shiite, something chaplain that is a valid schol- and Holly Schade, made racial ing the Aug. 30, 2006, incident. Rutgers University claim that that would be unusual on ar,” Ahmed said. Many stu- slurs against Coleman during her After taking sick leave imme- they are deeply divided along other college campuses as the dents echoed this sentiment, six-month tenure. diately following the alleged Sunni-Shiite lines, leading to vast majority of Muslims in expressing that the Muslim In the complaint, filed Jan. 16 incidents, Coleman said she bitterness and even threats both the world and the U.S. community is entirely stu- in Essex County Superior Court, was blocked from accessing her of violence between the two are Sunni. dent run, often putting undue Coleman demands an unspeci- business e-mail on Nov. 9, 2006. Muslim communities. stress on students who must fied amount in compensatory Three days later, she said she was However, according to a focus on their academics. damages, including back pay, told to work from home. On Nov. Feb. 4 New York Times arti- “At Rutgers, the divi- Prof. Ross Brann, Near severance pay and the costs of 13, Coleman said she was told cle, Cornell students have Eastern studies, as well as the the suit including attorney’s fees. not to return to work. little to worry about. The sions were in your face. faculty advisor to IAJ, agrees. She also requests damages for Hritz said that Coleman was article, “Iraq’s Shadow Widens “The MECA [executive “all economic loss, physical and fired on Dec. 27, 2006, while she Sunni-Shiite Split in the U. If you weren’t Sunni, board] and IAJ have car- emotional distress ... career, fam- was still on medical leave, due to S.,” described Cornell and then you weren’t con- ried the Muslim community ily and social disruption, medical “performance issues.” Georgetown as “oases of toler- on campus and have done a expenses and other harms.” In the complaint, Coleman ance” among members of the sidered a ‘real’ Muslim, remarkable job with their edu- Coleman and Schade both did said her work performance had Muslim community. Muslim and they didn’t want cational, cultural and political not reply to requests for com- never been criticized or evaluat- students at Cornell said they programming. ment. Strasburger, an associ- ed negatively prior to the August are inclined to agree. you as a member of However, they deserve a ate rector at Princeton’s Trinity incidents and that the program “Cornell is the epitome of chaplain to work with them so Church, is currently out of the ended her employment without a cohesive Muslim commu- their Muslim Student that everything does not fall country and could not be reached legitimate justification. nity,” said Ahmed Abdelwahab Association (MSA).” directly upon the students,” for comment. Hritz would not elaborate on ’09, social coordinator for he said. Staff and alumni of the pro- the board’s decision to dismiss the Muslim Educational and Ahmed Abdelwahab At present, an exploratory gram have risen to the defense Coleman, saying that they would Cultural Association (MECA). Cornell sophomore committee for the establish- of the organization, saying they “go into the details in court.” And Abdelwahab should ment of a Muslim chaplaincy attach little merit to Coleman’s After leaving the program, know, as his brother, Shareif is in the works. As the Muslim claims. Coleman sent an e-mail to an Abdelwahab, a student at community at Cornell contin- “We’re sure there’s no merit [to Alumni Association mailing list Rutgers College, has dealt “Anytime you have someone ues to grow, “we are at a junc- the lawsuit], and we’re confident in response to an earlier post firsthand with the Sunni- from the minority as a leader tion where there is a strong it’ll be dismissed,” said George advertising for a new program Shiite divisions at Rutgers. it chips away at the perceived need for such a person on Hritz, one of the co-founders director. Her former position is “At Rutgers, the divisions monopoly of the majority,” campus,” Rev. Kenneth Clarke of Princeton in Africa and the now held by Blair Blackwell. were in your face. If you weren’t said Kareem Shibib ’08, presi- said. current president of its board of “Princeton in Africa is not a Sunni, then you weren’t con- dent of Islamic Alliance for Clarke is the director of directors. “No one familiar with positive organization, lacking sidered a ‘real’ Muslim, and Justice (IAJ). Cornell United Religious the situation attaches any cred- authenticity of mission and pur- they didn’t want you as a mem- “Our president is Shiite — Work. ibility to the claim.” pose,” Coleman said in an e-mail ber of their Muslim Student that says it all,” Ahmed said. “I wholeheartedly sup- Coleman’s attorney, Glen on Jan. 30. “I caution any and Association (MSA),” Ahmed Many of the Muslim stu- port the effort to establish a Montgomery, provided a copy all alumni who may think that said of Shareif’s experiences. dents on campus attribute Muslim chaplaincy at Cornell, of her complaint to The Daily this organization is about doing This led Shareif to create Cornell’s status as an “oasis given the growing numbers Princetonian but declined to something positive for those of an alternative organization on of tolerance” not only to the in the Muslim community, as comment further. African descent.” campus called “Salaam,” the strength and uniqueness of its well as its growing need for Princeton in Africa was On Feb. 3, four days after Arabic word for peace, which leadership, but also to the way a religious authority,” Clarke founded in 2000 by a group of Coleman’s message was sent, 23 would be open to all Muslims Muslim students are treated said. Princeton alumni, faculty and alumni who had participated regardless of their affiliation, and received by the greater For now, Muslim students staff and places university gradu- in the program posted a joint politics or level of religious campus community. hope that Cornellians contin- ates in public service organiza- response to Coleman’s letter. observance. Muslim students point to ue to take interest in and sup- tions in African countries. The “We know that the organiza- “A lot has changed and Cornell’s encouragement of port their vibrant community. organization is independent tion is being led by capable indi- improved for the better at diversity education and the “With education and infor- from the university and relies on viduals dedicated to serving and Rutgers over the past two years high level of both interest and mation comes greater toler- contributions from individuals, supporting the African continent since the creation of the new education of Cornell students. ance, and that’s what we’ve corporations and foundations for and its people,” the letter said. MSA, Salaam,” Ahmed said. “Students at Cornell are seen for the most part in funding. “No one we know, either at home Many Muslim students at educated and informed about MECA,” Rizvi said. Coleman says in the docu- or abroad, who is familiar with Cornell attribute their com- the world, and they come to Ahmed said Sunni-Shiite ments that she was verbally (Princeton in Africa), its staff and munity’s cohesiveness to its Cornell to meet and learn from relations were good. abused by Strasburger on Aug. 28 its board attaches any credibility small size. other people,” Rizvi said. “I don’t see any divisions. last year. In a separate incident to the litigation claims.” Though no precise statistics To raise awareness of The future is bright for MECA two days later, Coleman claims Hritz said two separate law on student religious denomi- Islamic religion, culture, and and the Muslim student com- Strasburger “angrily and mali- firms are representing Princeton nations are recorded, the on- heritage, MECA will be run- munity at Cornell,” he said. ciously” referred to Coleman, in Africa free of charge. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Friday, February 23, 2007 Share Your Research! 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CONCERT PREVIEW Bang Camaro’s choir sings hard rock hallelujahs to heavy metal gods

BY MIKE ADAMS perfectly in what has been the goal of Daily Editorial Board high energy performers such as Andrew WK for years: breaking down the wall To say that Boston’s own Bang Camaro between the musician and the audience. is one-of-a-kind is an understatement, Allowing the crowd to share nearly the but you wouldn’t know that at first listen. same exact experience as the guys on If you’re a “Guitar Hero II” enthusiast, stage, the band is the epitome of a crowd pleaser. Bang Camaro To sweeten the deal, Bang Camaro At Paradise Rock Club, focuses entirely on the two aspects of metal that had attracted fans to the genre Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in the first place: anthemic, fist-in-the- 967 Commonwealth Avenue air choruses and never-ending guitar Boston, MA 02215 solos. 617-562-8820 It is surprisingly refreshing to see Bang Camaro’s unconventional stage pres- you may only know the band set to head- ence. The band’s three guitarists and the line Paradise Rock Club tomorrow night bassist line up right in the front, daz- in the context of having one of the most zling the crowd with their free-wheeling, frustratingly challenging songs in the sprawling solos and boundless energy. video game. What you may be missing is The drummer is positioned right in the that the band’s massive sound is largely middle, with somewhere between 10 and due to the fact that instead of one lead 20 singers, two per mic, surrounding singer, the focal point of most metal him. bands, Bang Camaro has about 20. It may appear cluttered at first, but its Though it may seem like a gimmick utility is quickly realized as a keyboard at first, the “gang vocal” approach has accidentally falls off of its stand or if the some pretty cool implications. First, for clutch on the drummer’s cymbal comes those fans who have been turned off loose, and five singers are there in an by the self-indulgence that seems to go instant to fix it. The setup also allows hand in hand with metal, simple logic for the guitarists to dive right into the will tell you that these guys aren’t in it for drum set once or twice and not have the the money, since the genre is no longer mishap end the show, which everyone profitable and they would simply have to should agree is for the best. SARAH HALPERT/TUFTS DAILY split their dollars too many ways. Combine the awesomeness of Sabbath, Dio, Zep and Nugent, and you still only have one Next, the choir of singers succeeds see CAMARO, page 8 percent of the metal that runs through Bang Camaro’s veins.

MOVIE REVIEW GALLERY REVIEW Acme exhibits Provincetown’s expressionists JJ SEAMAN Daily Staff Writer

Artists Hans Hofmann and Nanno de Groot share some com- mon threads. They were both for- Nanno de Groot: Earth, Sea and Sky & Drawings from Hans Hofmann’s Figure Drawing Class At the Acme Fine Art Gallery, through March 17 38 Newbury Street, 4th Floor 617-585-9551

eign-born painters who had an intense desire to convey nature through abstract expressionism. They were also both important fixtures in the local art colony of Provincetown, Mass. Today, their work hangs along side one another in Nanno de Groot: Earth, Sea and Sky and Drawings from Hans Hofmann’s

WALT DISNEY PICTURES Figure Drawing Class, a current Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb) and Jesse (Josh Hutcherson) sittin’ in a tree... show at the Acme Gallery in down- town Boston. In the show, which will be open until March 17, a series New children’s fi lm based on classic book delicately of charcoal drawings taken from students in Hofmann’s renowned figure drawing classes provides bridges the gap between the page and the screen a shocking contrast to de Groot’s colorful large scale landscapes in BY KRISTIN GORMAN Bridge to Terabithia the beautifully constructed, trouble at home as well as with which the oil paint is applied so Daily Editorial Board subtle coming-of-age story relentless bullying at school. By thickly that the scenes feel three- we all knew and loved as chil- chance, all his problems begin dimensional. As cinema continues to evolve dren. Shockingly, however, the to fade away as he embarks on Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in the modern age, timeless Starring Josh Hutcherson, film managed to limit itself to a wondrous make-believe jour- was a predecessor to de Groot and childhood classics fade into the AnnaSophia Robb and sparse yet successful use of spe- neys with the new girl in school, precedes him in the exhibition as background, overshadowed by cial effects, allowing entrance Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb). The well, where his work is the first to films that rely on special effects Bailee Madison into the imaginative world two outsiders find solace in their be seen. Hofmann was a revered and CGI animation. The small Directed by Gabor Csupo that was once only accessible friendship and explore the for- painter, teacher and theorist whose possibility of the audience using through the pages of the novel ests surrounding their neigh- lifetime spanned the eras of post- their own imagination is erased, “Bridge to Terabithia” (2007), by Katherine Paterson. boring houses. impressionism, abstraction and and instead they are forced to an adaptation of the children’s The film details the story Leslie has a wild imagination, everything in between. see through the eyes of the mov- novel, had the potential to abuse of a young boy, Jesse (Josh ie’s creators. such techniques and butcher Hutcherson), struggling with see BRIDGE, page 9 see ACME, page 9 8 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING Friday, February 23, 2007

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SARAH HALPERT/TUFTS DAILY In the words of ‘Guitar Hero II,’ Bang Camaro is ‘half-man, half-machine’ and ‘runs on dude power.’ Metal megaband Bang Camaro deserves more than ‘Guitar Hero II’ fame CAMARO parentheses, in particular, are a ter your previous impressions continued from page 7 must. The song itself is fun and of metal music, a Bang Camaro Tomorrow night marks Bang engaging, beginning with a clap show is fun for the whole family, Camaro’s largest scale concert to that gives it that softer edge, a provided your entire family is date, and it is sure to be a pow- universal pop appeal. Though between the ages of 16 and 30. erful performance. The band no other song can touch “(Push And likes to party. is celebrating the release of its Push)” in its appeal, songs like After all, it’s hard not to debut, self-titled album, which “Swallow the Razor” and “Out share the enthusiasm of a large came out on Tuesday. The stan- on the Streets” provide the same group of guys who all get to dard 12 tracks represent both high energy. And, of course, no do what they love, whether Send submissions of 700 the band’s sense of humor and metal album would be com- or not they have to keep their its comprehensive exploration plete without a ballad; to under- day jobs. Their album may not to 1,000 words in length to of every standard type of metal score the band’s lighthearted win many Grammys, but their song. approach, they decided to name overall approach and their live The first single (the “Guitar it simply “The Ballad.” show will likely have an impact [email protected] Hero” one) is titled “(Push Push) By now, some may be either on future music because they Lady Lightning,” and it would be confused as to the appeal of such have proven that it is possible hard to conceive of a title that a band or on their way to buy to extract the elements of music screams “metal” any louder. The a ticket. Rest assured, no mat- that are fun and still rock out. Friday, February 23, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING 9

ARTS BRIEFS CLIPSE TRAVEL TO MIDDLE EAST After NYC, de Groot found solace on Cape Cod When Clipse’s “Hell Hath No Fury” was ACME released in the waning months of 2006 after continued from page 7 years of being held back by label squabbles, Like many other artists in the early 20th it immediately earned its place on seemingly century art scene, he was trying to explore every critic and blogger’s year end top ten. modernism and explain the benefits of While most highly hyped albums end up abstraction. He developed his famous “push being unfocused and overly ambitious (think pull theory” to describe the plasticity that The Killers’ “Sam’s Town”), “Fury” is tight and he wanted to evoke when translating a real- never strays far from the well-worn path of life image onto paper. Hofmann sought to coke-dealing narratives. Even though we’ve express the tension and reality of natural heard the subject matter from just about every elements without explicitly drawing them. other rapper, thanks to Pusha T and Malice’s The sketches at the Acme Gallery show laser-guided rhymes and the Neptune’s space- his attempt to bring this idea out through age production it never sounds played out. a number of his students. The drawings Next week you can see if the tense, ner- are done on inexpensive newsprint paper vous energy channeled onto the immacu- and are the result of a week’s worth of work lately produced “Fury” can translate into a live for the students, who were asked to pick setting when the duo performs downstairs one pose and stick with it. The products at the Middle East on Monday, Feb. 26 with opener Low B. Tickets are $20 when bought in advance, $22 at the door. The products have clearly BOSTONIANS CONQUER CITY- been influenced by a mod- WIDE HUNGER THROUGH ernist instructor, some BRUNCH The month of February is Boston’s Super showing bodies constructed Hunger month, benefiting the Boston food in the cubist vein with bank through many events and activities. This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26, square shapes making up many of Boston’s most reputable restaurants body parts, while others are participating in the Super Hunger Brunch. Depending on the restaurant of interest, don’t have any recognizable tickets are either $25 or $50 per person with all proceeds going to hunger relief efforts. A list components at all. of participating restaurants is on http://www. gbfb.org/shm/brunch.html, with a selection of locations in the Cambridge and downtown have clearly been influenced by a modernist Boston areas. This is the perfect way to redeem instructor — some show bodies constructed yourself after a night of drunken debauchery in the cubist vein with square shapes mak- — helping the hungry and homeless by eating ing up body parts, while others don’t have a fantastic, upscale brunch. any recognizable components at all. Hofmann would often begin his demon- PARADE OF NATIONS CELEBRATE strations with a small rectangular prepara- CULTURE AT TUFTS tory sketch, where he would roughly outline the image he was viewing. In his “Figure Tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in Cohen Study Collaboration” (1954) at the Acme Auditorium, Tufts students will celebrate Gallery, one of these rectangles can be seen campus diversity and their individual cultural in the upper right hand corner. A full size ACME FINE ART “Figure Drawing #18”: (circa 1938) by William Freed started as a doodle during one of heritage. The night will begin with The Parade figure has been drawn on the same piece of Hofmann’s theory lectures. of Nations, hosted by I-Club. Through dance, paper, next to the smaller version. According music, theater and other performances, stu- to the gallery director, David Cowan, many dents will showcase elements of their culture. art collectors look for these rectangles as a and fields. The 15 oil paintings showcased and is a mix of abstraction and impression- Following the performances of The Parade of sign of a true Hofmann. at the Acme Gallery include works after this ism. The top half of the painting is gray and Nations, there will be an International Fashion Hofmann taught in Paris, Munich and shift. white. The brush strokes are angled down- Show. Both traditional international dress and San Francisco before establishing his own There is a high energy and vitality seen ward and blend into the green bottom half new couture will be modeled by students schools in New York City and Provincetown. throughout de Groot’s paintings. In his large of the panel. representing countries across the globe. In With this impressive repertoire, it was no “Big Wave” (1960), viewers can see the deep De Groot’s other paintings each have their addition to the Parade and Fashion Show, a doubt that this powerful presence at least blue of a cresting wave, where the paint own quality and sentiment. “Sunflowers” senior who has been heavily involved with partly lured the Dutch born artist Nanno has been applied smoothly. They can also (1961) follows the path of his fellow Dutch the international community will receive the de Groot (1913-1963) to Provincetown. As sense the great splash of the whitewater artist, Vincent van Gogh. The flowers are 15th Annual Oliver Chapman Leadership and a self-taught painter, de Groot experiment- as it comes toward them. To get this effect, painted with vibrant yellows and oranges Community Service Award. ed with abstraction in New York City for a de Groot layered extremely thick layers of and have an eye-catching, distinct person- This event is the culmination of International decade before becoming entranced with white paint haphazardly on top of the vari- ality. Week. Tickets cost $5 and are on sale at the the more natural quality of Cape Cod. When ety of blues. Together, this quick tour through two art- Cohen Box Office. he moved to Provincetown in the ’60s, his “Field & Rain” (1960), his vision of a green ists’ mindsets provides an interesting dialog —compiled by Greg Connor, Kristin work changed thematically from figures to field absorbing the downpour of a rain- about nature and abstraction in the mid- Gorman and Naomi Bryant landscape. He focused on the ocean, flowers storm, also carries the emotion of the title 20th century.

Imaginative ‘Terabithia’ only falters when it relies on special effects

BRIDGE tionship is something most peo- continued from page 7 ple leave back on the elemen- opening Jesse’s eyes to the vast tary school playground and find capabilities of the young mind. hard to remember or to relate to. Together they discover Terabithia, “Terabithia” reminds us of why a world where they can run faster, building sandcastles was fun and fight harder and conquer villains how that one friend changed our and beasts while ruling over a vast, outlook on the world. breathtaking kingdom. Through Worth mentioning is the per- this world, solutions to earthly formance of 7-year-old Bailee problems become clear and they Madison in the role of May Belle, both grow together, conquering Jesse’s younger sister. Her frank personal obstacles as they explore comments and lovable interac- their own imaginations. tions with her family make her The relatively sparse use of the most endearing character in computer generated imagery the film. Although her role in the (CGI) allows their make-believe film is secondary, she steals the world to call back fond memories show just by flashing her adorable of childhood. The focus is not on smile. Her character also brings in the fantasy world, but rather on an important look at sibling rela- its effects on the two friends and tionships, something also critical their surroundings. The special in the life of a young child. effects do, however, demonstrate Unfortunately, her role in how a forest can transform in the the film becomes most impor- eyes of children, an ability that tant at the end, which is tragi- many of us have unfortunately cally ruined by the exploitation lost or forgotten. The result is a of special effects and animation. WALT DISNEY PICTURES film fascinating to children, nos- Up until the last 20 minutes, the Now is that a cute, fluffy puppy or a giant troll hunter? talgic for adults and genuinely film maintains an intriguing bal- enjoyable for the general public. ance between fantasy and real- and falsity of the plot line. a screen. Although some of the be a cinematic masterpiece, but it The impressive acting from all ity, but the last scene destroys Creating a film from an imagi- animation incorporated might be should be rewarded for its touch- cast members cements the value the delicately preserved aura. The native, touching children’s book cheesy, the film does preserve the ing plot line. Just like any early of the production. Puppy love is touching story quickly becomes is a daunting feat. The depths of delicate relationship of the two childhood classic, “Terabithia” hard to recreate or fake, but the a lame, cheesy attempt at a chil- imagination are arguably more friends and culminates in various has the ability to recall fond child- chemistry between Hutcherson dren’s movie meant for kids too accessible through the pages of emotional and touching scenes. hood memories in even the most and Robb is tangible. Their rela- young to comprehend the frailty a novel than through pictures on “Bridge to Terabithia” might not cynical viewer. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Friday, February 23, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL STEPHANIE L. VALLEJO Editor-in-Chief Grassroots to riches EDITORIAL The new Democratic governor of governor has not realized the weakness of to “what it is we are concentrating on.” Anne Fricker Managing Editors Massachusetts is learning that he cannot his defense of the money spent on his wife’s The governor should realize that his use Bruce Hamilton cruise through the next four years on cha- new aide. Although previous administra- of taxpayer money is worthy of media atten- Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors risma alone. His first self-admitted “screw tions have not included a personal staffer tion. Being elected to run a state does not Grant Reid Judy Wexler up” in office put Deval Patrick in the lime- for the first lady, Patrick insists that such a mean that he can run the media, which is light this week, and the publicity was not position is needed for “official business.” only doing its job. As for Patrick’s implicit Rob Silverblatt Executive News Editor positive. As Republican critics and various The criticism offered by Brian Dodge, assertion that it is only the media, and not Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors media sources questioned Patrick’s exces- executive director of the Massachusetts’ the public, who are interested in this expen- Pranai Cheroo Jenna Nissan sive spending — from the roughly $12,300 Republican Party, was right on the money diture debacle, we suggest that the governor Lilly Riber spent on new office draperies to a $72,000 in this case. Diane Patrick was not elected find a wider sample survey of his electorate. Kat Schmidt yearly salary for his wife’s new aide — the governor, Dodge argued, so she shouldn’t be Ultimately, Governor Patrick must realize Jeremy White governor apologized for some, but not all, of entitled to a chief of staff who draws $72,000 the new weight carried by all of his actions. Alex Blum Assistant News Editors his expenditures. a year from tax payers. Most recent gover- Being the chief executive of a state entails Bennett Kuhn Christy McCuaig It is ironic that this taste for luxury spend- nors have made no such arrangements for more publicity than his previous post as Ashley Pandya ing should mar the reputation of a man who their spouses, though the last Democrat Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Giovanni Russonello had promised on his Web site to “cut waste- to hold the office, Michael Dukakis, hired during the Clinton administration. Having Matt Skibinski Executive Features Editor ful spending” if elected to office in April staff to support his wife. That aside, Patrick’s control over tax payer money is no small 2006. Patrick might learn a lesson from his emphasis on and commitment to fiscal responsibility and Patrick must be ready to Arianne Baker Features Editors Liz Yates predecessor Mitt Romney, who was driven responsibility seems incongruous with his explain all of his expenditures. He should be in a Ford Crown Victoria rather than a new latest behavior. more comfortable with the constant ques- Carrie Battan Assistant Features Editors Jessica Bidgood Cadillac DTS, which leases for $1,166 per Although such lapses in the governor’s tioning from reporters who will continue Luke Burns month. judgment should not be condemned too to report on any unusual behavior from the Sara Himeles At least Patrick assumed some responsi- harshly — he is, after all, in his first few governor’s office. Greg Connor Executive Arts Editor bility for the new car and offered to pay the months of such a powerful political posi- We hope that Patrick remembers the difference between his new ride and that of tion — what is perhaps more worrisome grassroots message he sent during the Sarah Cowan Arts Editors Kristin Gorman Romney’s out of pocket. He should be com- has been Patrick’s recent reaction to the gubernatorial campaign, tones down his mended for this action but only with muted media’s inquiries. Frustrated that reporters spending and can quickly return to a Mike Adams Assistant Arts Editors Naomi Bryant accolades — a refusal to acknowledge the seemed more concerned about his personal focus on governing. This week’s blunder Jacob Worrel inappropriate use of tax payer money would spending than his policy maneuvers, Patrick can be a learning experience for the fresh have been unacceptable. Unfortunately, the urged the media to redirect their attention face in office. Kahran Singh Executive Viewpoints Editor Eli Cohn Assistant Viewpoints Editors John Erban Stephanie Sguigna NATE BEELER Rachel Dolin Executive Sports Editor Andrew Bauld Sports Editors Evans Clinchy Thomas Eager Andrew Silver Kelley Vendeland

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Ross Marrinson Executive Copy Editor OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Chantel Gibson Copy Editors Caryn Horowitz Neil Padover Drop in minority enrollment a foreseen result of Prop. 2 Jyll Saskin Rebekah Sokol power to fight against Proposal 2’s detrimen- often have the advantage of excellent college Denise Wiseman MICHIGAN DAILY tal effects. University President Mary Sue counseling at school and at home right from Proponents of Proposal 2 claimed to envi- Coleman has said, and the Supreme Court the start of high school. Affluent students are BUSINESS sion a color-blind world. This world would be ruled in 2004, that diversity is an impera- put on a supportive academic track early on Executive Business Director truly equal, they said, and public universities tive aspect of today’s college experience. The and as a result are adequately prepared for Leslie Prives would be fairer than ever before, because ideal of a University environment that fosters the application process. This is unfortunately Zach Dubin Business Manager considering race in the admissions process the “robust exchange of ideas” is still within not the case in the struggling, under-funded, Nicolas Gortzounian Receivables Manager would be completely unnecessary. They said reach, despite Proposal 2’s passage. majority-minority schools in urban areas like that removing race as a factor in admissions These new numbers demonstrate that Detroit. Eli Blackman Head Ad Manager would not hinder diversity on campus. This in the absence of affirmative action, this The University can compensate for this The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- week, however, this rosy worldview was pre- University will undoubtedly struggle to unfortunate reality by targeting its outreach lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and dictably proved wrong. maintain racial diversity on campus. While programs toward high school freshmen and distributed free to the Tufts community. As expected, the acceptance rate of it should continue the fight in court to chal- sophomores in areas with high underrepre- EDITORIAL POLICY underrepresented minority applicants to the lenge the legality of the ban, for the time sented minority populations. By doing so, Editorials that appear on this page are written by the Editorial University has taken a sharp plunge since being, it must act quickly to keep minority it can reach minority students who might Page editors, and individual editors are not necessarily respon- the University of Michigan was forced to enrollment from dropping again next year. otherwise fall through the cracks. These out- sible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of The Tufts Daily. The content of letters, advertisements, signed stop using affirmative action programs last Fortunately, completed applications from reach programs can emphasize important columns, cartoons, and graphics does not necessarily reflect month. Before Proposal 2 went into effect, 76 underrepresented minority candidates are college preparation techniques like AP class- the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. percent of underrepresented minority appli- up by 14 percentage points this year, and es, skills for the ACT and SAT, participation in LETTERS TO THE EDITOR cants were admitted; that figure dropped a the number of total applications increased extra-curricular activities and writing strong Letters must be submitted by 4 p.m. and should be handed staggering 43 percentage points after affir- by 5 percentage points. However, the fact college essays — all essential for admission into the Daily office or sent to [email protected]. 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We reserve the right to refuse to print any classifieds which contain obscenity, are of an overly sexual nature, or are used expressly to denigrate a person or group. Questions? Email [email protected]. Meet at BU seen as opportunity to Sports broadcasting filled with perfect individual performances some good, some bad moments TRACK see where we want to go in the next two KAUFMAN clue of how to call a game and bombard- continued from page 15 meets. There are a lot of different combi- continued from page 15 ing various players with insults, I would event as an opportunity to fine-tune nations [of runners] that would work.” On the other hand, Ron Darling, another have rather listened to Sylvester Stallone individual performances. With the NCAA Tournament approach- Mets analyst and former Mets reliever, mumble unintelligibly about the game “We have a lot of people who have ing in two weeks, the Jumbos must decide uses his experience more effectively than for three hours than listen to Russo and hit those [nationally qualifying] times,” whether to begin a taper to Nationals or Hernandez, and his dialogue with Cohen his helium-injected voice coupled with Beck said. “It’s basically just a chance to squeeze in that last bit of race-day is enjoyable. Francesa constantly referring to Russo as to make run times as fast as possible. practice for the runners. The worst broadcast I’ve ever heard “dawg” for five minutes. I think we’re in a good position for the “We’ll probably just focus on relays was while listening to a Mets-Phillies While announcers may not take center postseason.” and a couple individual events,” Morwick game on the radio in May of 2006. In stage in a classic sports moment, they are At press time, coach Kristen Morwick said. “We won’t have a lot of people in place of the usual Mets commentators a vital part of sports themselves. In addi- was still deliberating on the exact line- open events. Crispin will run the DMR were Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, bet- tion, sportscasting is flat-out fun. Some of up for the BU competition, while also and 4x4, which will make it an easier ter known as Mike and the Mad Dog, the my fondest memories from Tufts are call- thinking ahead to which runners she will week for her. Cat will run the DMR and hosts of a sports radio show in New York. ing games on JumboCast. There once was showcase at the ECAC Championships, maybe come back in an open race on It’s not that the two couldn’t fill the dead a time when I dreamed of being a sports- to be held at Wesleyan March 2-3. Saturday.” air (quite the contrary), but what spewed caster, and there are times when I still “There’s just a lot to talk to [the ath- Will Herberich and Carly Helfand out of their mouths onto the radio air- believe it’s a possibility. At which point, I letes] about,” Morwick said. “We have to contributed reporting to this article . waves was atrocious. Besides having no ask myself: Do you believe in miracles? Jumbos look to next season for improvement in every aspect of the game HOCKEY Doug Wilson ranked highest of “We definitely could looking,” Murphy said. “We need try to advance offensively, as its continued from page 16 any first-year player on the team to get better, and that’s going to opponents outscored Tufts by and Pete Corbett. Nevertheless, this season with five goals and 10 do a better job coach- come from recruiting.” more than 40 goals. While inju- the team will maintain a solid assists. In terms of goaltending, ing, and a better job Competing in a powerful ries and unlucky bounces during core, as it was the younger players junior James Kalec posted better league like the NESCAC, Tufts games can be attributed to some who led the way on the offensive numbers this season, with a save in practice. We expect will have to improve upon every of the Jumbos’ adversity, the onus side. Junior Ross Gimbel ended percentage of .877 and a goals to do better, and we facet of its game if it wants to to train harder and improve the the year first in points with 12 against average of 4.55. make a splash during the 2007- level of play is ultimately on the goals and 13 assists. Sophomores Next year’s squad will rely will do better down the 08 campaign. Specifically, the team. Joe Milo and McCarthy each on not only the current roster, Jumbos will need to focus on its “We definitely could do a bet- shared second on the list with but also a brand new recruiting road. I can’t wait for 17 percent power play conver- ter job coaching, and a better job 20 points apiece, while juniors class, which is beginning to take next season.” sion rate, and 78 percent penalty in practice,” Murphy said. “We Kurt Hertzog and Greg O’Connell shape. kill rate, each of which were low expect to do better, and we will tied for third place with 18 “We’ve got a bunch of guys in Brian Murphy compared in NESCAC standards. do better down the road. I can’t points. Freshman blue-liner the mix already, and we’re still coach Additionally, the team will wait for next season.” Four men’s basketball teams still vying for NESCAC tournament title, including Amherst and Trinity Just two more victories stand eight points on 4-12 shooting, as Kino Clarke with 30 seconds left. between No. 1 Amherst and its Amherst took the game 69-58. Tomorrow’s clash will mark the Men’s Basketball NESCACs third-straight NESCAC champion- The last time the teams squared- first time the teams will ever meet ship. The Lord Jeffs avoided their off in the NESCAC Tournament in the NESCAC Tournament. Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 earliest-ever exit from the confer- was during the 2001 title game, If favorites Amherst and Trinity at Amherst at Amherst ence tournament last weekend, which Amherst won convincingly both advance to Sunday’s champi- surmounting a six-point halftime 61-46. onship game, it will mark the sec- 1 Amherst 72 deficit to defeat the eighth-seeded The other match-up will pit No. ond meeting between the teams Amherst Bates Bobcats 72-68 and advance 2 Trinity against No. 3 Williams, in as many weeks. On Feb. 10, the 8 Bates 68 to their seventh-straight NESCAC both of whom took their first- Bantams ended the Jeffs’ 41-game 4 Middlebury 79 semifinal. round home games by double regular season winning streak and Colby In round two, Amherst will face- digits. Bolstered by a 20-3 sec- dealt the 2006 NCAA semifinalists 5 Colby 91 off against No. 5 Colby, which was ond-half run, the Bantams erased their only conference loss of the Champion the only road team to score an a six-point deficit and downed season. With the victory, Trinity 3 Williams 84 Williams upset in the quarterfinal round. seventh-seeded Bowdoin 77-67. improved to 5-2 in regular season 6 Tufts 72 Behind 26 points from NESCAC In Williamstown, the Ephs games against Amherst since the Player of the Year candidate senior punched a ticket to the confer- 2000-01 season. The Jeffs, how- 2 Trinity 77 Trinity Drew Cohen, the Mules earned ence semifinal for the first time ever, have dominated the post- 7 Bowdoin 67 their first trip to the semifinals since 2004 with a commanding season series between the teams, since 2001 by outlasting fourth- 84-72 victory over Tufts. Trinity taking all four postseason match- Note: Teams were rebracketed after the first round of the tourna- seeded Middlebury 91-79 in over- and Williams last met on Jan. ups against the Bantams since the ment, with the lowest remaining seed playing the highest remain- time. When Amherst and Colby 19, as the Bantams edged the tournament’s inception in 2000. ing, and the two middle seeds playing one another. met in Waterville, Maine on Jan. Ephs 65-62 on a conventional 26, the Jeffs limited Cohen to three-point play by senior guard —by Sapna Bansil 14 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Friday, February 23, 2007

INSIDE THE NHL Forsberg’s move to Dixie makes Nashville Predators Cup favorites Time still remains for blockbuster deals to be made BY BRIAN BAILEY but the presence of a known NHL super- Senior Staff Writer star may make the Preds a bigger draw. For the Flyers, the move will allow The race to the Feb. 27 NHL trade them to rebuild their team as they look deadline may prove a bit anticlimac- to the future. Upshall is a speedy winger tic, particularly since the biggest name with great playmaking abilities. Parent on the trading bloc have already been will add depth at center and is skilled dealt. defensively. Perhaps more importantly, Last weekend, the league’s third- the draft picks they acquired will allow placed Nashville Predators acquired them to pool new players who mesh Swedish center Peter Forsberg from the well with their system. The team has not Philadelphia Flyers. There is no longer been short on talent, but it has lacked any doubt that the Preds are looking to chemistry and the right mixture of play- win their first-ever Stanley Cup this year. ers. The new management and coach- The trade for Forsberg came after weeks ing staff appear to have recognized this of speculation regarding the superstar’s problem, and are going about building a status. Although injuries have plagued new team for the faithful Philly fans. him this season, he had been effective As for the rest of the league, the gen- in his waning days in Philly, averaging eral managers met in Florida this week, two points per game over his final three but no trades were completed by the matches in a Flyers uniforms. Last in time the meetings broke on Wednesday. the East, Philadelphia asked Forsberg to With only four days to go before the trade wave his no-trade clause so that it could deadline, however, the deals should start make a move to acquire younger, cheap- rolling as many teams want to boost er players. Forsberg turned to Nashville, their rosters as they push toward the and the Flyers received Scottie Upshall playoffs. But squads should be mindful and Ryan Parent, plus a first- and third- not to give up too much or take on con- round draft pick in the deal. tracts that are too large for the organiza- MCT The trade has obvious implications tions to support. Superstar center Peter Forsberg has left behind a frustrating situation playing for last-place Philadelphia for Nashville. The Preds have a strong, The sellers with the most available following his trade to the Nashville Predators last weekend. The acquisition of the two-time Stanley young team, but lack playoff experi- merchandise right now are the St. Louis Cup champion has instantly made Nashville the favorite to win its first-ever title this season. ence, a hole filled nicely by Forsberg, a Blues and the Florida Panthers. Both With many teams in contention this More likely than not, players acquired two-time Cup winner with the Colorado are expecting valuable returns on vet- season, the number of buyers in the over the next four days will be no more Avalanche. The move gives Nashville the eran players. In Florida, veterans Gary market is high. With no clear favorites than rental players left to the free agency depth and experience it will need to suc- Roberts, Jozeph Stumpel, and Todd at the moment, any team could add market at the season’s end. With the ceed in a long playoff season. Bertuzzi could fetch a good price, while a player or two and make a run at the new restrictions of the salary cap, this The Preds have also struggled to Blues’ wingers Keith Tkachuk and Bill Cup. Ottawa, Anaheim, San Jose, Detroit, practice may become more and more attract fans in Nashville despite having Guerin should attract more than a few Carolina, Buffalo, the New York Rangers, prevalent in the NHL, with some teams made the playoffs in each of the past two suitors. Any of these players would bring Vancouver, are among those squads trying to rid themselves of potential free seasons. The team had only sold out five leadership and scoring ability to the searching for the final pieces of the puz- agents, and others looking for a quick fix of its games before Forsberg’s arrival, team that acquires them. zle in the next four days. to push them to the Cup. Jumbos will need to execute flawless defense Women’s Basketball NESCACs Feb. 17Feb. 24 Feb. 25 at Brunswick, at Brunswick, to counter Bobcats’ excellent offensive game Maine Maine WOMEN’S BASKETBALL “They definitely lack a little outside as she has all season, continued from page 16 height inside and play a lot with Jasinski, Ummah and 1 Bowdoin 61 ence in points allowed. Bates, of players out on the perim- senior co-captain Libby Park 8 Trinity 50 Bowdoin however, is one of the best eter, which can hopefully patrolling the paint. offensive teams in the league, give us some easier baskets “I think the key will be playing 4 Williams 63 Willaims as it is second in the NESCAC inside. They push the ball very solid help defense and boxing 5 Wesleyan 53 with 67.5 points per game. The well, and have the best point out for rebounds,” Krah said. Jumbos will have to contend guard in the conference in “As a team we have discussed with the third-best scorer in Sarah Barton, so we need to the importance of executing 3 Bates 63 Champion Bates the league, sophomore Val slow her down and stop the our offense and taking it one 6 Amherst 53 Beckwith, who averaged 17.2 break because they run well. possession at a time and not points per game in the regu- Our transition defense will be getting ahead of ourselves.” 2 Tufts 65 Tufts lar season. The Bobcats also key and containing Barton on The winner gets a spot in 7 Middlebury 50 boast the top rebounder in the break.” the final, and a chance to league, junior Matia Kostakis, With all of Bates’ offensive become the first team other and the leader in assists, junior weapons, this game will likely than Bowdoin to claim the Note: Teams were rebracketed after the first round of the tourna- Sarah Barton. come down to the wire. Tufts conference championship in ment, with the lowest remaining seed playing the highest remain- “I think they are a good will look for Krah to provide the seven-year history of the ing, and the two middle seeds playing one another. defensive team,” Berube said. the scoring punch from the tournament. STATISTICS | STANDINGS SCHEDULE | February 23-27

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Hockey Men's (14-10, 5-4 NESCAC) (17-7, 8-1 NESCAC) (6-18-0, 3-16-0 NESCAC) Basketball NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L W L W L W L W L T W L T Women's NESCAC Semis NESCAC Amherst 8 1 24 1 Bowdoin 9 0 24 1 Bowdoin 11 6 2 14 6 3 at Bowdoin Tournament Basketball Trinity 7 2 21 3 Tufts 8 1 17 7 Midd. 11 6 2 14 7 3 vs. Bates TBA Williams 6 3 14 11 Bates 6 3 15 9 Colby 11 7 1 13 8 2 Colby 5 4 15 10 Williams 6 3 20 5 Wesleyan 9 6 4 11 7 5 Amherst 10 8 1 13 9 1 Middlebury 5 4 15 10 Wesleyan 5 4 15 9 Hockey Conn.Coll 9 9 1 10 12 2 Tufts 5 Amherst 3 6 12 13 4 14 10 Williams 8 9 2 8 13 2 Bates 3 6 18 7 Middlebury 3 6 12 13 Trinity 6 10 3 8 12 4 Men’s NESCACs NESCACs NESCACs Bowdoin 3 6 15 10 Trinity 3 6 12 12 Hamilton 6 12 1 7 16 1 Swimming at Bowdoin at Bowdoin at Bowdoin Wesleyan 2 7 7 16 Colby 1 8 6 17 Tufts 3 16 0 6 18 0 Conn.Coll. 1 8 11 13 Conn.Coll. 1 8 10 14 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Women’s Swimming PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG G A Pts Jon Pierce 16.5 5.3 0.6 Valerie Krah 14.3 1.9 2.3 Ross Gimbel 12 13 25 Khalilah Ummah 10.7 6.9 0.5 Joe Milo 10 10 20 Jake Weitzen 14.6 7.2 3.0 Men’s Jenna Gomez 9.3 5.7 1.2 Greg McCarthy 9 11 20 CSA Nationals CSA Nationals CSA Nationals Ryan O'Keefe 13.5 3.1 1.6 Squash at Yale at Yale at Yale Brian Kumf 10.1 4.8 1.0 Laura Jasinski 7.2 6.6 1.0 Kurt Hertzog 6 12 18 Dave Shepherd 7.9 3.8 5.6 T. Miller-Stevens 6.1 4.4 4.4 Greg O'Connell 4 14 18 Kim Moynihan 5.4 3.5 1.1 Doug Wilson 6 10 16 Brian Fitzgerald 5.8 5.4 0.4 Women’s 1.8 3.7 Libby Park 4.7 5.1 0.5 Brian Bailey 3 6 9 Jeremy Black 5.2 Squash Dave Beyel 3.3 1.9 0.4 Casey Sullivan 1.7 0.8 0.5 Joe Cappellano 1 8 9 Aaron Gallant 2.6 0.9 0.5 Vanessa Miller 1.6 2.0 0.5 Evan Crosby 4 4 8 Jason Grauer 2.2 0.7 0.4 Juila Baily 1.5 1.1 0.4 Team 71 122 193 Open New Open New Stacy Filocco 1.5 0.6 0.0 Track and Pat Sullivan 1.8 1.9 0.4 Field England's England's Dan Cook 1.5 0.4 0.1 Katie Puishys 1.4 0.9 0.0 Goalkeeping GA S S% at BU at BU Reed Morgan 1.3 0.7 0.1 Elisa Synborski 1.2 1.3 0.1 James Kalec 73 520 .877 Brian Lowry 0.8 0.9 0.2 Katie Wholey 0.9 0.3 0.2 Issa Azat 42 287 .872 Team 82.8 42.2 17.1 Team 62.2 42.2 11.8 JumboCast TBA TBA Friday, February 23, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

TRACK AND FIELD MATT KAUFMAN | A HAPPY RECAP Runners have much at stake at BU this weekend Men and women have opportunity to prepare for the National Tournament BY KELLEY VENDELAND Rather, the men are pushing for nation- Senior tri-captain Nate Cleveland, run- Daily Editorial Board al-caliber individual times, as the only ning in the 800-meter, and the 4x400 team athletes who are currently qualified for of Cleveland, freshmen Jared Engelking The men’s and women’s track and field Nationals are sophomore James Bradley, and Andrew Longley, and senior Dustin teams will cross the Charles today and ranked 17th in the high jump, and senior Virgilio are among those Jumbos on the Comments on tomorrow for the Open New England tri-captain Fred Jones, first in the long verge of national qualification, and the Championships at Boston University, a jump and eighth in the triple jump. hope is that this weekend’s combination Commentators meet that annually hosts over 30 partici- “Every guy toeing the line this week- of a fast track and strong competition will pating schools. provide the necessary push. o you believe in unlikely- The BU competition is one of the “Nate Cleveland has been working toughest meets to qualify for and is orga- “Every guy toeing the line really hard all season,” senior tri-captain hoods?” asked Gary Cole, nized differently than most regular sea- this weekend should be Dave McCleary said. “I’m definitely excit- son competitions. ed to see how this race goes for him. Also, playing Cotton McKnight, in “[The organizers] just take the top 32 shooting for a PR. We have [the 4x400 team] has the potential to run D athletes in New England for the track a very, very fast time. Dustin’s been get- “Dodgeball” (2004). events and the top 24 in field events,” lots of guys going into this ting faster and faster every time he steps men’s coach Ethan Barron said. “[Tufts meet trying to qualify for on the track, so we don’t even know what Announcers are an integral part of any has] about 25 athletes competing.” to expect from him.” broadcasted athletic competition (imag- Although the meet is a scoring com- Nationals.” The women have had more success ine just watching a game on TV with no petition — the men finished 11th in 2006 with national qualifications this sea- broadcasters — it would drive me insane). and the women came in 17th — neither Ethan Barron son. Junior Katy O’Brien hit qualifying In addition to providing some memorable team is focused on group accolades. men’s coach times in the 800-meter, while classmate calls (and parodies of such calls, as seen “We don’t really expect to contend for Catherine Beck qualified for the 5000- above) and catchphrases (“Yes!”), com- a win in this race,” Barron said. “Usually meter. O’Brien, Beck and senior tri- mentators provide analysis, insight and, Division I Programs like UConn and URI end should be shooting for a PR,” Barron captain Sarah Crispin have also made in the case of radio, the “word picture.” duke it out for the overall win. UMass said. “We have lots of guys going into this Nationals in the mile, as has the Distance Sportscasting is not as easy as just put- Lowell and Southern Connecticut should meet trying to qualify for Nationals.” Medley Relay. The Jumbos view the BU ting on a headset and talking (ask anyone also be right there. If we can crack the top Tufts should benefit from BU’s banked on JumboCast). First, you have a partner, 10, it’s usually a good meet for us.” track, which lends itself to faster times. see TRACK, page 13 or sometimes, two partners, calling the game with you. The best broadcast teams build chemistry, complement each other and almost never interrupt one another. Disappointing season doesn’t live up to its billing They must be knowledgeable about the sport and fill dead air without sound- MEN’S BASKETBALL Jeffs, but played well, taking the defend- of nine. The men struggled to find the ing stupid. Each announcer brings his or continued from page 16 ing NESCAC champs to overtime for the same groove this year, taking only five her own flavor to the game, whether it’s in 96 years that the team had played in third-consecutive meeting. After their out of nine of their last games. through humor, accounts of the past, a consecutive triple-OT contests, and the solid play versus Amherst, the Jumbos Throughout the season, it seemed catchphrase (who doesn’t love “Tommy 118 points tied for the second-most in followed with a 102-85 walloping of there was never a lead that the Jumbos points”?) or simply a manner of speech school history. Trinity, which finished the regular sea- couldn’t overcome. On the flip side, (Howard Cosell, for instance). “They were good wins for us, but son this year at 20-3 and 7-2 in league however, Tufts had trouble hanging on Often, sportscasters become associated the fact of the matter is that we never play. The 17-point thrashing at the to its leads. In their conference season with a particular team, especially when should have been in a triple-over- hands of Tufts was by far the Bantam’s finale — an 89-84 home loss to Colby on they work with one team for a long time. time game against a team like MIT,” biggest loss of the season. Feb. 10 — the Jumbos surged back from Such examples are Bob Murphy and the Fitzgerald said. “We put ourselves in “I think we played well at certain a 10-point second half deficit only to Mets, for whom this column is named positions where we had these crazy points in the season,” Kumf said. surrender a 78-71 lead with six minutes after (he ended each Mets victory with ends to games, instead of playing hard “Especially against Amherst and in the to play. The Mules outscored Tufts 18-6 “We’ll be back with the happy recap”), for 40 minutes and having a 10-point second half against Trinity. But we didn’t down the stretch, and upset the Jumbos Bob Uecker and the Milwaukee Brewers, lead at that point.” come out to play every game.” on Senior Day. and Vin Scully and the Dodgers. In this Though the team entered January The team subsequently encoun- The loss to Colby proved to be the way, the announcers become as much a with a 7-2 record, the Jumbos hit a tered a severe hangover effect from the biggest blow to the team’s postseason part of the team as the players themselves. bumpy road when they traveled to New Amherst-Trinity weekend, barely eking hopes, as a win would have secured a You associate a voice with each memora- Jersey for a pair of non-conference out an 82-79 victory over a middling home playoff game. Instead, the Jumbos ble image, such as Kirk Gibson’s walk-off games against William Paterson and UMass-Dartmouth team, before getting were forced to go on the road where homerun in the 1988 World Series, and Stevens Institute of Technology. The hammered 72-44 by Bates on Jan. 20. they had to face a hungry Williams team become accustomed to the personalities men lost both games by 20-plus points The loss to the Bobcats was the worst that was looking to avenge a loss to the of the announcers. — not the tune-up the team was looking non-Amherst loss to a league opponent Jumbos from earlier this season. Of course, everyone has his or her favor- for with the formidable duo of Amherst since the 1999-00 season. Ultimately, despite boasting a talent- ite commentator. Mine is Gary Cohen, the and Trinity up next on the schedule. “I just think we weren’t ready to be tar- ed and deep roster, the Jumbos could television play-by-play man for the Mets, “Part of that was injuries,” Shepherd gets this year,” Fitzgerald said. “Nobody not overcome the inconsistency that and while my view is a little biased, he said. “[Junior] Jeremy [Black] and I both is going to come into a game against us dogged them this season, falling 84-72 is quite good. Cohen’s voice is pleasant, missed a couple of games, [senior tri- and say, ‘I hope we’re not playing Tufts, in the first round of the NESCAC tour- and he is knowledgeable, unbiased and captain Brian] Kumf badly sprained his they were good last year.’ That’s just not nament to Williams. witty. Before switching to television this ankle, and [junior Ryan] O’Keefe needed how it works.” “There’s no single place to put the past season, he worked in the radio booth shoulder surgery. We were rolling before Hitting the final stretch of its sched- blame. It wasn’t just the big men or and was adept at concisely yet vividly break and then injuries and the three ule, the squad hoped to emulate last the guards or the coaching staff,” Kumf describing the action, while still injecting weeks off stymied that.” year’s success in the at the end of the said. “As a team, to a man, we under- his humor and intellect into commentary The Jumbos fell 96-92 to the Lord regular season, in which it won eight achieved.” and banter. I met him while shadowing Mets pre- and post-game reporter Ed Coleman, and it was one of the greatest experiences of Editors’ Challenge my life — I even have a picture of him DEREK JETER VS. ALEX RODRIGUEZ on my phone to commemorate the sheer awesomeness. Other favorites of mine In the annual soap opera that is New York Yankees spring training, one storyline that seems to grab attention every year is include Bob Costas, more so back when the so-called feud brewing on the left side of the Bronx Bombers’ infield between shortstop Derek Jeter and much-maligned he was doing basketball on NBC instead third baseman Alex Rodriguez. of the Olympics, but he does a good job This week, ARod added more fuel to the fire, when he admitted to reporters that he and Jeets no longer had dinner dates with that too. and sleepovers as frequently as they once did. Since Rodriguez made his comments, many, including former Yankee bench coach And for all the favorites, there are Don Zimmer, have come to the Captain’s defense, claiming ARod needs to do a better job of fitting in with the club. always those broadcasters that for what- Rodriguez’s comments and the subsequent response highlight much of the problem that has made his three previous seasons ever reason, you just can’t stand. First, in New York tumultuous. While Jeter commands the respect of the league and the adoration of the Yankee faithful, ARod is there are the former athletes or coaches routinely jeered and lambasted for underachieving, despite posting numbers that dwarf Jeter’s statistical accomplishments. that become color commentators, even Still, there are some who believe that Rodriguez’s inability to earn the Big Apple’s esteem is exacerbated by Jeter’s unwill- though they have no announcing history ingness to defend his former friend. In late December, former Yankee Darryl Strawberry suggested that as team captain, Jeter (Cosell refers to this as the “jockocracy”). needed to better support the beleaguered All-Star and discourage Yankees fans from booing their third baseman. While there are players and coaches The pick: So long as he wears pinstripes, the Yankees will always be Jeter's team, as he has led the team to four World Series turned analysts that are quite good — titles and has consistently proven to be a clutch performer. Until Rodriguez drastically improves his .241 postseason batting Hubie Brown, for example — there are average as a Yankee, he will never come close to earning the kind of adulation Jeter gets from Yankee fans. plenty that don’t belong in the booth, —by Sapna Bansil such as Keith Hernandez, Walt “Clyde” Frazier and Bill Walton. These ex-athletes TIM HARDAWAY VS. HIS OWN HOMOPHOBIA AND STUPIDITY may understand the game because they played it, but if their announcing skills Just a week after former Orlando Magic forward John Amaechi became the first NBA player to ever come out of the closet, aren’t up to par, then they can make the former NBA journeyman Tim Hardaway dropped an explicit anti-gay bomb. Responding to a question about Amaechi's coming out game much less pleasurable to watch. and Hardaway's personal feelings regarding the potential for having a homosexual teammate during a south Florida radio interview Hernandez joins Cohen in the television last week, Hardaway said, “I hate gay people.” booth for Mets games, and he simply Hardaway added in the interview that he felt gay players shouldn’t share the same locker room as heterosexual players, and can’t keep up with Cohen’s wit, even when that he feels very uncomfortable around gay people. What might be even more surprising than Hardaway’s ridiculous comments Cohen prods him with questions (you is his level of shock at how quickly gay and lesbian groups were to respond to his hate speech. “It was like, you know, I had killed also can’t forget his sexist remark about somebody ... I never knew that this was going to escalate that high,” Hardaway added. how women don’t belong in the dugout). Umm, Tim, you’re an idiot. It's hard to determine which is more troubling — your original comment or your overall ignorant outlook on the American public. Good rule of thumb, Timmy: Don’t agree to do any more television, radio or even electronic see KAUFMAN, page 13 interviews, because every time you open your mouth you make things worse. Stick to things you know, like basketball. Matt Kaufman is a sophomore majoring in —by Ben Simon economics. He can be reached at Matthew. [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Track Preview 15 Sports Editor’s Challenge 15 THE TUFTS DAILY Friday, February 23, 2007

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Still more work to be done at Brunswick this weekend Fight for NESCAC crown continues tomorrow against Bates

BY ETHAN LANDY not cow-tow to the Jumbos’ give us offense off the bench Senior Staff Writer defense, and ultimately bat- and give us a great spark and tled back to grab a two-point we will definitely be looking The 2006-07 campaign lead with just under four min- for that [tomorrow].” might already go down as the utes remaining in the game. As the bench provides such best season in the history of But senior guard Valerie Krah, versatility, the Jumbos have Tufts women’s basketball. and junior forward Jenna not had to rely on one go-to The team posted its best- Gomez, who notched a career player. The team has been pro- ever showing in conference high 17 points on the day, took gressing in its offensive sets play, breezing to an 8-1 regu- over down the stretch for the together, and hopes that it will lar season conference mark, Jumbos, handing their team a see the fruits of its labor this and won its first-ever NESCAC hefty padding. weekend. tournament game. The differences on that “In our offense, we have But there’s still more work to afternoon — defense and been getting better at execut- be done. depth — will likely be crucial ing our [offensive sets],” senior With a 17-7 overall record, this weekend. Both teams shot co-captain Laura Jasinski said. the Jumbos are just two wins above 40 percent during the “We know each others’ ten- shy of the program record for game, which kept the game dencies and have been playing wins in a season, set by the close, but the Jumbos’ always- together for so long that when 1986-87 squad. Any luck this present pressure defense our offense breaks down we weekend, and the team will tie forced the Bobcats to commit can find a way to score.” that record on Sunday. 21 turnovers, which led to 21 This will be no easy task for Tufts will be looking for a points at the other end. the Jumbos, however, as Bates shot at the NESCAC crown With solid performances off rebounded from a 78-47 drub- tomorrow in its semi-final the bench — sophomore Kim bing at the hands of Bowdoin showdown with No. 3 seeded Moynihan had 15 points in in its final regular season game Bates, owners of a 15-9 overall the game and junior Khalilah on Feb. 10 to beat Amherst by record, and 6-3 mark in the Ummah was, as always, a 10 points in the first round of conference. presence on the block — Tufts the NESCAC Tournament on The two teams squared-off has just the tools to run the Saturday. on Jan. 20, when the Jumbos Bobcats into the ground. This weekend’s clash will used a late 9-0 run to earn a “I think it is very impor- be a match-up of two differ- 72-64 victory. The teams were tant, especially with the style ent styles. The Jumbos pride evenly-matched through- of Bates, where we are run- themselves on their defense, LAURA SCHULTZ/TUFTS DAILY out the contest, though, as ning a lot, just to give people and are third in the confer- Junior Jenna Gomez chases down the ball against Middlebury in the first round the Jumbos led at the half by breaks,” coach Carla Berube of the NESCAC tournament on Saturday. By beating the Panthers 65-50, the just five. The Bobcats would said. “Both Khalilah and Kim see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 14 Jumbos earned themselves a second-round game against Bates tomorrow.

MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON RECAP No happy ending for inconsistent Jumbo squad this season

BY MATT MERTENS that appearance was more of an illusion Senior Staff Writer than a reality. “I think that we had this talent and After a tremendously successful sea- some games we showed up and expected son last year, in which the men’s basket- to walk on the court and win, and it’s ball team won a school-record 23 games not that easy,” senior tri-captain Brian and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Fitzgerald said. “We just didn’t have that Div. III NCAA Tournament, the Jumbos chip on our shoulder that we had last expected big things this season. season.” Losing only one senior, tri-captain Opening their season with a string Dan Martin, to graduation last year, of non-conference games, the Jumbos coach Bob Sheldon’s squad was ready mustered a 3-2 record heading into MIT to follow up their breakthrough season, on Dec. 2 for what proved to be a memo- and perhaps even challenge Amherst for rable game for the Jumbos, who played NESCAC supremacy. in the longest game in the 106-year his- “Coming into the season we had three tory of MIT’s basketball program, escap- goals,” senior tri-captain Dave Shepherd ing with a thrilling, 88-81 triple-overtime said. “Host a home playoff game, win victory. the NESCAC tournament, and reach the The squad followed-up that match- NCAAs.” up with a second triple overtime win But sometimes the best laid plans can over visiting Keene State four days later, go awry. handing the Owls a 118-109 loss — the ROBBIE HAVDALA/TUFTS DAILY The team struggled to find a rhythm. first of their season. It was the first time With its loss to Williams in the first round of the NESCAC tournament Saturday, the men’s basket- At several points during the season, it ball season finished out a frustrating year in which it went 15-10 and 5-4 in the conference. appeared Tufts had turned a corner, but see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

HOCKEY SEASON RECAP Hockey team’s rocky season ends in disappointment Murphy’s squad stumbles to finish line, looks forward to improvement next year BY JEREMY STRAUSS three league wins, a total that eliminated ies. A year of experience playing at the Senior Staff Writer Tufts from conference playoff contention college level coupled with the support of for the second-straight season. And this juniors and seniors helped to increase the At the start of the 2006-07 season, the will be the fifth time Tufts failed to make younger skaters’ skills and confidence. Tufts hockey team’s locker room was the postseason since the NESCAC went to “A lot of young players got better as nothing but optimistic. Senior co-captain a playoff format in 2000. the year went on,” Murphy said. “If you John Murphy described his teammates as “Obviously our record is the biggest dis- look at our record you might feel that “probably the most talented team we’ve appointment,” coach Brian Murphy said. we didn’t get anything accomplished, but ever had,” and declared that “if we finish “Down the stretch, we weren’t even in the we did. Our guys worked hard, and they any lower than fourth in the league, that hunt. I didn’t think we’d struggle as much supported one another at the rink every will be disappointing.” as we did.” day. I think that’s going to help us in the Four months, six wins, and a last place “We’re definitely not happy about not future.” NESCAC finish later, the team is nothing making the playoffs, or only winning three “We learned to play with each other as but disappointed. league games,” sophomore Greg McCarthy the season went on,” McCarthy added. It seemed that the Jumbos could never added. “We worked more as a team towards the muster the offense, defense or special Coaching a squad dominated by fresh- end.” teams to overcome their opponents. man and sophomores, Coach Murphy had The team will lose four seniors next sea- JOSH WILMOTH/TUFTS DAILY Throughout the year, the team was to gauge success on more than just the son, including co-captains John Murphy The hockey team rounded out its home plagued with injuries, misfortune and win and loss columns, as the season was schedule with a 8-4 loss at the hands of frustration. The end result was a grim devoted to the development of the rook- see HOCKEY, page 13 Southern Maine on Feb. 10.