Where You Read It First Sunny 66/48 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 17 MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM I-Cruise fails to set sail after alcohol abuse incidents BY SAUMYA VAISHAMPAYAN and took the individual to a nearby hospi- Daily Editorial Board tal. I-Club executive board member Alyssa The boat was all packed up and ready to Edoo, a junior, confirmed a report of an go, but it never left the dock. additional hospitalization and an arrest but Two cases of serious intoxication and one could not provide details for either inci- arrest prevented Saturday night’s I-Cruise dent. from leaving Boston Harbor. Boat employees closed the bar on the The boat hosting the annual event, which boat, which was open to individuals 21 and is organized by the International Club over, about a half an hour after the first hos- (I-Club), remained docked at the World pitalization, according to Edoo. Trade Center for the duration of the evening Sgt. Richard Ball of the Marine Unit of the after employees abiding by company policy Massachusetts State Police, who was at the refused to move the boat in response to stu- scene, told the Daily that students arrived dents’ drunken behavior. around 11 p.m. and “many appeared to have The manager for the Spirit of Boston, been drinking already.”

SHREYA GANDHI/TUFTS DAILY the cruise’s boat, informed members of the “The boat was ready to go but there was A series of technological glitches have made the JoeyTracker GPS system unusable this semester. International Club’s executive board that a a medical issue, and emergency medical female student had been hospitalized for technicians (EMTs) had to respond and alcohol poisoning and was in serious medi- remove a body,” Ball said. “The boat stayed JoeyTracker remains idle cal danger. Paramedics removed the student at the dock.” from the boat around 11:30 p.m., minutes With flaws in TCU-run GPS going unresolved, before the boat was scheduled to depart, see I-CRUISE, page 2 student group creates alternative system BY JENNIFER WHITE buses’ locations on the satellite grid and Tufts set to ‘go green’ for Parents Weekend Contributing Writer their estimated arrival times have not been BY CORINNE SEGAL reported on the tracker’s Web site, joey.tufts. Contributing Writer The Joey has been stuck in the same edu, since the start of this year. place for two months now — or so says its Neither the TCU Senate, responsible Parents from around the world will see Web site. for maintaining the Web site, nor Joseph’s a greener side of Tufts in two weeks. The JoeyTracker, the online resource Limousine and Transportation, the com- Weathering a 25 percent budget cut meant to show students the whereabouts pany that administers the Joey and whose for the annual Parents Weekend event, of the Joey, Tufts’ campus shuttle bus, has drivers man the GPS systems, can defini- now in its 20th year, Tufts is planning to suffered from a series of recurring technical tively identify the cause of recent glitches. highlight the university’s enduring efforts malfunctions since its installation nearly Installed in January 2008 through the toward becoming more environmentally two years ago. efforts of the TCU Senate, the JoeyTracker is friendly. As the problems remain largely unin- a free service. Its GPS is meant to transmit Running from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, vestigated, a group of students outside the the location of buses to the Web site. Parents Weekend is titled, “It’s Not Easy Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate has Tufts’ Support Services Manager Sheila Being Green: Environmental Exploration created an independent Web site to help Chisholm, who works on improving shuttle at Tufts.” locate the Joey. service, said her department is open to The university chose the environ- The university’s JoeyTracker is designed holding a meeting with the TCU Senate “to mental-consciousness theme in order AALOK KANANI/TUFTS DAILY to use a global positioning system (GPS), talk about where everything is going” with to highlight Tufts faculty members who Parents coming to the Hill in two weeks will which has units installed in each of the attend environmentally oriented programming two regularly circulating shuttles. But the see JOEY, page 2 see PARENTS, page 2 thanks to Parents Weekend green theme. Hoping to defy job market, many students attend Career Fair BY BETH MEBRATU attended and the variety of their “I’m here to find a job,” senior non-profit organization, noticed Agarwal said the fair piqued her Contributing Writer class years. Akrati Agarwal said. “The economy a significant increase in the level interest in specific companies. She The 95 employers in attendance is really bad right now and it’s hard of student interest in her organi- initially doubted how helpful the Students gathered in the represented a variety of fields, to get a job, so I’m a little worried.” zation’s volunteer opportunities fair would be, but left Gantcher Gantcher Center on Friday for the including health care, government, “Considering today’s current job compared to past years. hopeful about her employment annual Tufts Career Fair, explor- engineering, education, finance market, it is always good to start “I know at this time most stu- prospects. ing a broad range of employment, and the non-profit sector. They early and see what’s out there,” dents are looking for paying jobs, “I’m optimistic about job oppor- internship and volunteer opportu- offered several different employ- junior Jaya Birch-Desai said. so it was surprising to see so much tunities after being at this fair,” nities. ment options, including full-time Multiple employer represen- interest in service opportunities,” Agarwal said. Over 900 students, ranging jobs, internships and volunteer tatives told the Daily that their Park said. Sophomore Aisha Farley came from freshmen to those in gradu- positions. firms had not yet finalized the Major firms like Fidelity to the fair hoping to explore and ate programs, attended this year’s Thoughts of the gloomy eco- number of candidates they Investments and nonprofits develop new interests. She found fair, according to Director of Career nomic climate hung in the air as expected to hire and were also such as Teach For America saw a policy division on environmental Services Jean Papalia. Papalia students paraded through vendor unsure of the number of posi- crowds of students waiting to health particularly interesting. called the event a success, citing tables. Many attended the fair with tions they had available. speak with a representatives. “I definitely wouldn’t have the high number of students that the recession in mind. Danielle Martin-Alston, corpo- Students expressed doubts that learned about it if it weren’t for the rate paralegal coordinator for Paul, attending the fair would lead to fair,” she said. Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison an actual job offer because of A few of the employer booths LLP, said that her firm did not yet the high level of competition at were manned by Tufts alumni know how many new employees it Tufts for employment. who received job offers after could hire because it did not know “Seeing all the students in line applying for positions they had how many of its current employees makes me think how many kids learned about at a previous Tufts are going to law school. are applying for the job,” Birch- Career Fair. Papalia encouraged Tufts seniors Desai said. “Tufts has a lot of smart There are two more career to attend the Just in Time Fair this students.” fairs coming up later this year. spring, held specifically for seniors, Students from different class In addition to April’s senior when employers will have a better years expressed different goals for job fair, Career Services will idea of the number of positions the fair. Most seniors were inter- hold their annual Science and available within their company. ested in a full-time position begin- Technology Fair in February. Employers who participated ning after graduation, while many Papalia encouraged students to in the fair were more than satis- juniors searched for internship attend as many career events fied with student turnout. Maki opportunities and underclassmen as possible in order to explore JOSH HALE/TUFTS DAILY Park, director of Outreach and looked for an educational experi- a broad range of opportunities Over 900 students attended Tufts’ annual Career Fair on Friday Administration at WorldTeach, a ence outside of the classroom. and employers. Inside this issue Today’s Sections

University performance The football team News 1 Op-Ed 11 groups are grappling improved to 1-1 on the with ramifications of a season with its road Features 3 Comics 12 new policy barring ticket victory over Bates on Arts & Living 5Sports Back sales to Tufts students. Saturday. Editorial | Letters 10 see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Monday, October 5, 2009 Looking for alternative to JoeyTracker, students Parents Weekend to highlight create text messaging system with bus schedule Tufts’ history of eco awareness JOEY “We haven’t really found that [the normally, nor had he been alerted PARENTS Creighton said, was to make continued from page 1 JoeyTracker] was always available of the current problems with the continued from page 1 Tufts a non-smoking campus regards to the JoeyTracker system. when we needed it,” he said. “It’s JoeyTracker. have strong backgrounds in in 1990. Since then, projects Chisholm said Support definitely a work in progress, too, Another driver, who asked to environmental understand- have addressed transporta- Services is “in the very early and it’s going to be great when they remain anonymous because he ing, according to Provost and tion issues, harnessing solar stages” of looking into possibly get it going, but in the meantime … did not believe he was autho- Senior Vice President Jamshed energy and serving locally attaining a new system for the this provides a serious option.” rized to speak on the record about Bharucha. grown food, as well as other shuttles. Whether that system Former TCU Senator Matt his work, has been steering the “We have quite a few fac- ventures. would entail acquiring replace- Shapanka (LA ’09), who oversaw shuttle for three years. He said ulty members at the university Tufts also spearheaded ment buses or updated GPS units the JoeyTracker project during his he was instructed by the Joseph’s whose work is directly related the creation of the Talloires is a determination that remains time at Tufts, said that the system Limousine company to make sure to the environment,” he said. Declaration, written in 1990 months away and would ulti- he helped create works off of reli- the two red lights on the GPS unit Nancy Morrison, director at an international confer- mately be based on which sys- able, hard-wired GPS units. “The are always on, an indicator that the of the advancement office’s ence in Talloires, France. The tem is most cost-effective. hardware and Web site are excel- unit is functioning. Still, even after Parents Programs, agreed. “By conference was organized But updating the JoeyTracker is lent,” he said. the driver verified the red lights, having a theme, it allows us to by then-University President not among the Senate’s top pri- Shapanka said he believes the the JoeyTracker did not register the look at faculty and draw good Jean Mayer. It signifies the orities, said TCU Senator Joel source of the difficulty this year has information. faculty members around the first official pledge from Tufts Greenberg, co-chair of the Senate been that the bus company does The idea of having GPS units theme,” Morrison said. administrators to support Services Committee. not always plug in the GPS systems. inside shuttles originated from Parents Weekend is orga- environmental awareness; to Meanwhile, a group of students Shapanka said Joey drivers some- a Senate initiative started by nized by the Parents Program date, over 350 university pres- independent of the Senate and of times unplug the devices to start Shapanka to quell student com- in conjunction with the Office idents in 52 countries have the Joseph’s Limousine company the diesel engines, especially on plaints that the shuttle was fre- of Special Events. signed the document. has established a new system to cold mornings. quently tardy. When they first began plan- Parents Weekend will feature improve access to the Joey’s where- “If you have something draw- “One of the big issues was that ning in January, the event’s faculty speakers from a vari- abouts, simply by publicizing the ing electricity from the battery, everyone was kind of annoyed that organizers considered “ethi- ety of disciplines, including bus’s schedule. it’s harder to turn the bus on,” the Joey would be late or never run cal issues” as a theme for the English, community health, The students’ recently created he explained. Once the shuttle is on time,” Shapanka said. weekend’s events, but they biomedical and environmen- catchthejoey.com allows students revved up, Shapanka added, the With the JoeyTracker, the Senate later decided environmental tal engineering, economics, to access the times of the Joey’s GPS units might mistakenly remain is “trying to make the use of the awareness was more upbeat, law and political science. scheduled departures from Davis disconnected. Joey service as seamless as pos- Morrison said. The weekend will also host Square, the Olin Center, the campus But the testimonies of Joey driv- sible and as easy as possible,” said “We want people to come an assortment of student per- center and Davis Square. Students ers throw doubt on Shapanka’s Greenberg. and be able to escape from formances. Various theater can also text “findjoey” to a specific argument. Ed Marchant, a driver Senators view the JoeyTracker as their reality and think about a groups are scheduled to per- number to access the information who covers weekend shifts, said a tool to be used not just for conve- hopeful theme,” she said. form, including Torn Ticket by cell phone. that the GPS units light up when- nience, but also wellbeing. “Safety As part of the weekend’s II, Bare Bodkin and Traveling Four computer science students ever the bus is started, and drivers is a bigger and bigger issue at Tufts,” programming, Director of Treasure Trunk. Student initiated work on catchthejoey.com never switch off the buses’ engines said Greenberg, a sophomore. “We Campus Sustainability Sarah a cappella groups such as last academic year, and the three during the course of the day. don’t want students waiting for a Hammond Creighton will S-Factor, the Jackson Jills, the remaining students leading the “I never unplug it,” Marchant bus they don’t know is coming,” lead a Campus Sustainability Amalgamates, Essence, Shir cause unveiled the system at the said of his bus’ GPS unit, which he particularly when they are alone Tour to exhibit Tufts’ green Appeal, sQ! and the Beelzebubs beginning of this semester. thought was internally connected late at night or standing in inclem- initiatives. will hold concerts. Senior Dan Schoening, one of to the bus and could not easily be ent weather, he said. Bharucha will host a semi- This year, the budget the system’s organizers, said they detached. nar entitled, “Education for a for Parents Weekend was saw a need for a more reliable sys- Marchant was not aware that Alexandra Bogus contributed Complex World,” which will slashed by 25 percent in the tem. the devices were not operating reporting to this article. focus on the actions that Tufts face of hard economic times is taking to educate students for the university. This cut about how to address environ- resulted in less expensive mental concerns. staging for performances, With boat staying docked amid ‘mayhem,’ “My own remarks will be the cancellation of a Friday about how, at Tufts, we seek night reception and small to prepare our students to reductions in the amount of some I-Cruise attendees leave event early be leaders in solving com- free food served. I-CRUISE “I heard there was someone else “We plan the event in that we plex world problems — and Morrison said the cuts continued from page 1 that was taken, too,” she said. “It book the cruise and get the trans- environmental problems are were made in order to avoid Six hundred students attended was not as serious as the first one. portation, but it’s up to students among the most complex,” he charging admission to Parents the sold-out cruise. The first one was pretty bad. We to hold their own and be respon- said. Weekend lectures, the per- Following the policy of were all pretty worried.” sible,” Ramjatta said. Creighton cited student ceived alternative to cutting Entertainment Cruises, the com- “We’re really sorry about this Senior Corey Briskin left involvement as a major spending. pany that administers the Spirit incident because we did our best I-Cruise early on one of the pro- achievement of Tufts’ envi- “The administration feels of Boston, the captain refused to at the entrance to try to make sure vided buses. ronmental efforts. “We’ve very strongly that the program leave the dock because of some everyone was in good shape and “I ended up leaving soon after had over 2,000 students who needs to be free,” she said. students’ levels of intoxication. avoid [an incident], but we can’t the [incident],” Briskin said. “I worked on projects in their “Just like the administration “They noticed that too many control the bar,” said junior Irmak heard there were going to be buses, academic work looking at doesn’t want the cuts to affect people were drunk so they Yalniz, president of the I-Club. and it seemed like everything was campus-based environmental the student experience, we wouldn’t let us move and they Yalniz added that toward the in mayhem. I know that a lot of decisions,” she said. don’t want our cuts to affect closed off the bar,” I-Club Vice end of the event, members of the people left because my bus was The theme complements the parent experience.” President Tala Kayyali said. “The I-Club’s executive board tried to full.” Tufts history as a leading Both Morrison and captain said that they didn’t want persuade the captain to take a Although transportation was university in the area of Bharucha said they hope that to be in a situation where some- short cruise around the harbor, provided for those who wanted environmental awareness, the weekend’s events will inter- one dies of alcohol poisoning but the captain refused. to leave early, dancing and other Creighton said. est and appeal to parents. “I because of no access to medical “This happened two years ago planned events continued. “Tufts was really the first want the parents to walk away care on the water.” [at I-Cruise] and they were able to Sophomore Sejal Soni said that university in the country to feeling excited about what According to Kayyali, a junior, have a short 10-minute cruise, but she had fun even though the boat embrace greening the cam- they’ve learned [and] feeling the first individual hospitalized this time he couldn’t because there didn’t leave the dock. pus, which began in 1990 excited about the faculty who was underage and had already wasn’t enough time,” Yalniz said. “It was fun and the dance floor when we issued the first envi- are teaching the students,” consumed alcohol before board- When it became evident that was really packed,” she said. “After ronmental policy [from] a Morrison said. ing the boat. Once inside, she the boat was not going to leave the bar closed they opened up the university in the country,” she “I want [parents] to come obtained more alcohol through the dock, executive board mem- upper level for everyone,” Soni said. “We’ve really been at the away from it with a sense of someone who was able to pur- bers arranged for early transpor- said. Soni added that she was not forefront of this movement excitement about the way in chase drinks from the bar. tation back to Tufts, according to officially told by organizers that for the last 20 years.” which the environment and Edoo said the second case of I-Club Treasurer Sanya Ramjatta, the boat was not going to leave One of Tufts’ first major environmental work is fea- hospitalization was not as severe. a sophomore. the harbor. environmental endeavors, tured at Tufts,” Bharucha said. 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JESSIE BORKAN | New TCU policy limits performance groups’ COLLEGE IS AS COLLEGE fundings, makes shows free to Tufts students The truth BY YURI CHANG Contributing Writer about beer So, you want to put on a performance at Cohen Auditorium? Great. All you need is about $1,000 to rent the isten up, world: Jessie Borkan loves space. But then don’t forget about all of beer. I don’t mean this in a shotgun- the staff who will be there to sell tickets, ning, keg-standing, future-alcoholic clean up and set up the equipment — not Lkind of way, but rather in the same way to mention the costs for strobe lights, the my mom likes “Antiques Roadshow:” as a CD player, video cameras, microphones, little bit of quality programming every night programs and posters. By the end, you will before dinner. Now I won’t deny a few late- be looking at a long list of rental, AV and night (or early afternoon) marathons of my maintenance fees that could potentially own personal “Antiques Roadshow,” but for cost $6,000 per show. the most part, I just really and truly enjoy the After the Tufts Community Union (TCU) taste of a delicious beer. Senate approved it last spring, a new policy This may sound like a pretty standard has put in place this year stating that Tufts statement coming from a 21-year-old col- groups cannot charge other Tufts students lege student, so let me make my point: The for admission, many of the performance reason I am writing this is not because I like groups are left scratching their heads try- beer but, rather, because I am a girl. It may ing to figure out how to tackle such daunt- seem archaic to even be discussing this. After ing rental figures while still putting on the all, this is the 21st century, and Tufts to boot; best show at their greatest possible ability. everyone is running around all self-actual- With a budget of roughly $13,000 and ized and unburdened by stereotypes and Cohen Auditorium’s rental costs for two wearing unisex shoes. Why then, are my male performances at nearly $12,000, the Spirit friends continually shocked, confused and/ of Color (SoC) dance troupe, along with or disproportionately impressed by the cor- several other performance groups at Tufts, nucopia of awesome beer in my beer fridge faces a budgeting dilemma in the wake of at all times? Or the existence of a beer fridge the new guidelines. in my all-female house in the first place? I “We pretty much have enough [funding] once had a guy friend “compliment” me on to reserve Cohen [and] pay for the labor our lack of femininity. costs, but other than that we don’t really “Excuse me? We’re feminine!” I responded have any other money to afford anything too defensively, nervously eyeing my dad’s else other than have a show,” said junior flannel and my un-brushed hair in the reflec- Jamie Gang, the director of SoC. “We pretty tive glass of our kitchen window. much have to front costumes on our own. “No, you’re not ... you guys all love beer.” We basically have the bare minimum.” Whoa.

Some students argue that because a JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY The unknown whereabouts of my mas- portion of the rental money goes right Students no longer have to pay to attend Tufts plays or performances, but this new policy cara aside, I do not feel the least bit un-lady- back to Tufts University, the costs are has placed a strain on some organizations’ budgets. like, at least in terms of my beverage choices. unjustly expensive. Associate Director of The same certainly goes for my beer-loving Campus Life Laura DaRos addressed this rather than back to some account.” “I totally understand why the budget is girlfriends, who have been known to wear argument as a complete misperception. TCU Treasurer Aaron Bartel affirmed a lot less flexible now, but I do wish that we lip-gloss and even high heels, which is more “We want the students to be able to DaRos’ statements. were given more preparation. The groups than I can say for those Miller Lite man- have events on campus,” DaRos said. “When a group rents Cohen, the Cohen themselves should have been told what law dudes. So why is it that a love of Sam “The money allotted to the groups go box office doesn’t give us anything,” Bartel exactly was going to change,” Gang said. Seasonals and a good IPA makes us less of the [sic] right back towards the student said. “It wouldn’t even make sense because “Right now, SoC is stuck in a tight situa- women we thought we were? workers, paying for the metal detectors in effect it just reduces the cost of the tion. We might only be able to afford one The way I see it, there are two devastating and things like that. Also, when groups event; it would just go back to groups’ show per semester, when we usually have misconceptions that cause girls to dislike hold events, they are required to dis- budgets anyway.” two. What are we going to do? Have a bake beer. The first is that beer tastes bad, which is tribute [tickets] through the info booth Still, many of the performance groups sale every week?” undoubtedly due to the fact that the first beer and the prices go towards booth staff, are affected this year by the sudden change most of us taste in any significant amount is the licensing for the computer program, in the current budgets from past years’. see PERFORMANCE SPACES, page 4 the kind cheap enough to provide in excess for hundreds of scantily clad freshmen. This beer comes out of brightly colored cans or possibly a keg, and tastes like bread-flavored bubble water. I get it. Drinking this beer, par- Tufts helps students to become less jumbo ticularly when warm or presented in a dirty Solo cup, is enough to put you off anything PE department and TSR programs provide ways for students to stay fit with “Lite” or “Ice” in the name forever. But fear not, girls (and boys!): There is a whole BY DAPHNE KOLIOS Branwen Smith-King said in an e-mail have the same passion for staying world of classier, infinitely more delectable Daily Staff Writer to the Daily. healthy in college,” Kopcso said. beers out there for your imbibing pleasure, As opposed to courses for credit, Every student at Tufts is eligible to and while they may be an acquired taste for Late night pizza binges, unlimited mini-courses generally meet once a receive five free personal training ses- some, they are definitely worth trying out. meal plans and occasional keg stands week for 10 weeks. They are open to all sions, taught by either a certified staff The second outrageous and unjust fal- have long been the scapegoat for col- members of the Tufts community and member or a student. Instructors are lacy about beer is that it makes you fat. lege weight gain. On the other hand, are taught by both full-time staff and “just people who happen to have a pas- Okay, so this is not actually that far-fetched, between the built-in gym membership part-time instructors from outside the sion for fitness,” Kopcso said. but the idea of replacing beer with liquor and myriad athletic teams, college PE department. Following the completion of five free as some kind of drunk-and-skinny diet is. A is also an environment conducive to Smith-King explained that the mini- sessions, students can opt to continue shot of liquor is comparable in calories to a an active lifestyle. For those students courses, which range from $40 to $100 their training. Each additional session 12-ounce beer, and when added to the sug- who don’t want to commit to a varsity depending on the class, came about to is $25 if taught by a nationally certi- ary mixers and chasers we are all so fond of, team, there are a dizzying variety of “provide affordable opportunities on fied trainer and $100 for five sessions comes out about the same, if not more, in fitness choices. campus for students, staff and the fac- if the trainer has only passed the Tufts terms of caloric intake. Besides, girls every- One such option combining academ- ulty to engage in a variety of fitness requirements — rates that make the where are openly obsessed with chocolate. ics and athletics is offered through Tufts’ activities.” sessions far more accessible than stan- It is practically a rite of passage for girls to sit Department of Physical Education (PE), Freshman Rachel Kornetsky, who dard private training sessions. around and eat copious amounts of the stuff which offers athletics classes that can takes part in the Cardio, Strength and Trainers are required to take and excel together. No one ever got skinny doing that count for up to two credits toward grad- Pilates class, praised her mini-course. in the Advanced Principles of Exercise — what makes beer any different? uation. These classes meet approxi- “The teacher is really energetic, so it course prior to becoming eligible to Don’t get me wrong: there is nothing bad mately twice a week as a regular class gets the class motivated,” she said. participate. They must also have appro- about non-beer alcohol (or chocolate!) — I and span the entire semester. The PE department also offers a pro- priate medical certifications. have been known to partake in it myself. I am Because the courses count for credit, gram known as the Tufts Personalized All training sessions are individu- just painfully aware that, like Clint Eastwood they are often more challenging than Performance Program. The program al. However, Kopcso recognizes the and sandwiches, beer is tragically underap- other fitness classes. However, this began seven to eight years ago with the importance of friends in creating an preciated in the female realm. So ladies, (and accountability serves as motivation to mission to ameliorate the trend of bad environment most conducive to pro- my Dad, who once had the waitress bring follow a regimented exercise routine. habits that often emerges in college. longed commitment to a program. him her favorite drink and ended up with As well as offering courses for cred- Fitness Program Manager Dan Kopcso “Friends provide motivation to stay blueberry Stoli), why not ditch the vodka- it, the PE department sponsors mini- explained that the findings of the Tufts with it,” he said. tonics this weekend and have a few brews- courses. Since the program’s incep- Longitudinal Health Study, which took As a result, participants are not only kies? You just might love them. tion 10 years ago, it has expanded place between 1998 and 2007, prompt- permitted to bring friends to their ses- from offering only a modest number ed the department to take initiatives to sions but can also receive discounts for of classes “to the point where there provide students with opportunities to sharing their exercise time. Jessie Borkan is a senior majoring in are now waitlists for a few of our acquire lasting healthy habits. psychology. She can be reached at Jessie. courses,” Assistant Athletics Director “[The study] found that kids don’t see FITNESS, page 4 [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Monday, October 5, 2009 Change in policy will not necessarily be permanent PERFORMANCE SPACES continued from page 3 Bartel acknowledged the small amount of wiggle room that several groups face. “[The performance groups] weren’t as informed as they should have been,” Bartel said. “Nobody had the intention of doing this, but in hindsight what would have been better was to pull all the perfor- mance groups together and have a meet- ing to ask them how they feel and how comfortable they feel about this rather than just issuing a mandate. The price of renting spaces is expensive, which is unfortunate, but that is ... just what indi- vidual spaces cost.” The new guidelines likely will force per- formance groups to reexamine their costs and to approach their budgets in different ways. But Bartel emphasized that even in the worst-case scenario, the TCU policy JODI BOSIN/TUFTS DAILY could be changed back to what it has been From dance classes to bench presses, there is no shortage of ways for students to work on their fitness. in the past. “Some people might think it’s phenom- enal and some people might think it might TSR off ers variety of classes to keep Jumbos in shape hurt their group,” Bartel said. “The impor- FITNESS A five-class pass, retailing at $19.99, a new activity. Belly dancing caters to tant thing is that if it doesn’t work out this continued from page 3 allows students to attend five classes students who have “always wanted to year, we can always go back to how it was Students looking for a way to stay fit per semester, while an individual class try it but never had the chance,” junior done last year.” can also participate in classes provided is $5 for a drop-in. Patricia Pop said. Despite difficulties with the changes, by Tufts Student Resources (TSR) which Schpok said that compared to PE Pop instigated the belly dance pro- Tufts students, performance groups, rep- fill a niche for casual, convenient exer- courses, “there’s a different atmosphere gram at Tufts, which currently provides resentatives and faculty seem to agree cise opportunities designed to be easily [with TSR]. It feels like you’re going with weekly classes for beginner and interme- on the good intentions of the new TCU accessible to students. your friends, you make friends — it diate students. Nikki Traylor-Knowles, policy and remain optimistic despite the “The division is important for stu- becomes a social thing.” named the best belly dancer in Boston new constraints. dents to have another fitness outlet,” TSR TSR employs student instructors for in 2005, teaches the two classes. “Technically, Tufts is paying for the space Fitness Manager Andrea Schpok said. all of its courses. CPR certification is As well as providing an exercise because it’s allotted in our budget, and TSR classes boast flexibility and vari- required, as is a class demonstration opportunity, belly dancing is a creative Cohen spots are so expensive, so it’s kind of ety. In contrast to courses given by the prior to becoming an official instructor. release that opens up chances to fur- hard to avoid all of [the costs],” Gang said. PE department, which requires registra- Senior Arielle Carpenter, inspired ther explore the world of dance. Pop “Still, I do think that Tufts students should tion for individual courses, TSR allows by her extensive experience in Pilates described the program as a “progres- be able to see their fellow students perform students to attend all of its fitness classes, decided to instruct a class for sive funnel” that allows participants to without having to pay.” classes. An unlimited semester pass TSR. “My favorite part of teaching is “achieve any level of technical skill.” “I think that students should be able for $99.99 provides access to all of the passing my knowledge of Pilates onto Classes are held Sunday evenings in to go to all the things that they want,” classes offered by TSR — and, as an other people,” she said. Hill Hall. Beginner classes are $5 for DaRos said. “It’s more like the Tufts com- added incentive, attending more classes Alternatively, dance classes incorpo- a one-hour class, while intermediate munity providing entertainment for the equates to a lower overall cost per class. rate exercise with the chance to explore classes are $10 for an hour and a half. Tufts community.”

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MOVIE REVIEW CHARLES LAUBACHER | EARS OPEN Jay-Z, DOA: Death of Artistry ay-Z’s highly anticipated new album, “The Blueprint 3” (2009), hit stores Sept. 11, exactly eight years after his seminal J“Blueprint” rocked the hip-hop world and cemented his place among the great- est MCs of all time. The buzz surrounding “Blueprint 3” had been growing since Jay-Z premiered the first single of the album, “DOA (Death of Auto-Tune)” on New York’s Hot 97 radio station. “DOA” is a statement on the current charac- ter of commercial hip hop. As the title implies, Jay takes particular issue with the over-use of Auto-Tune within the industry. Auto-Tune was originally developed as a production tool to correct and improve pitch on vocal perfor- mances and create vocal effects. Recently, hip-hop artists have used Auto- Tune to create the distinct vocal warble most often associated with T-Pain. T.I. uses it. Weezy uses it. Kanye uses it gratuitously to produce a self-indulgent debacle of a pop record. Auto-Tune is slathered haphazardly THESUN.CO.UK This looks suspiciously like the wedding from “Wayne’s World 2” (1993), Rob Lowe and all. all over almost every track in rotation on mainstream hip-hop stations. While the use of Auto-Tune seemed at first to be a creative step forward for hip-hop producers, it has ‘Lying’ is a cinematic sin now rendered much of contemporary hip hop almost unlistenably bland. BY LAUREN HERSTIK is Ricky Gervais’ character in the new truth and falsehood because neither is Jay’s beef with today’s hip-hop culture goes Staff Writer comedy, “The Invention of Lying,” and, necessary. Gervais, in his English lilt, beyond the perversion of Auto-Tune. In a tell- as the title suggests, the only person in describes Mark as a loser, but a loser ing line, Jay spits, “y’all n-----s’ jeans too tight, There is no fiction and no flattery in his world who can tell a lie. The unfortu- whose luck will soon turn. Mark is going colors too bright, voices too light.” Many see Mark Bellison’s world, just facts. Mark nate truth is that the film only works for to tell the world’s first lie. “So look out for the changing tide of hip-hop fashion, which a while, and then takes a tragic dive into that,” Gervais says. is moving away from baggy jeans and hood- The Invention of Lying snide mockery. The film’s first half-hour, well paced ies toward skinny jeans and ’80s neons, as a Mark is introduced to the audience and with sharp wit, is replete with laughs. step forward. Jay sees instead artists leaving through the dulcet tones of Gervais’ voi- The setup is clever, featuring a series of behind hip-hop culture in favor of today’s Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer ceover, outlining the premise and basic vignettes in which Gervais — also the trendier fashion. Furthermore, when today’s Garner, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey plot of the movie. Mark lives in a world film’s writer — gets the most mileage out foremost rappers cease to rap, opting instead in which humans haven’t developed the for “light-voiced,” Auto-Tuned quasi-melo- Directed by Ricky Gervais ability to lie; they have no concept of see LYING, page 8 dies, can their music still be considered hip hop? The line between hip hop and pop has always been vague, but now a majority of TV REVIEW INTERVIEW | WOODY HARRELSON AND mainstream tracks are closer to manufactured JESSE EISENBERG pop than traditional hip hop. When I first heard about “DOA” and “The Hugh Laurie back in the Blueprint 3,” I will admit that I was some- Harrelson and what skeptical. First of all, Jay-Z is certainly not exempt from criticism. In recent years ‘House’ for sixth season Eisenberg talk he has sometimes seemed the very embodi- ment of commercialism in music. He recent- Cynical doctor digs deep during his stay zombies, costumes ly left his long-time affiliate label Def Jam, where he has previously held court as CEO, in mental ward BY RYAN ZUCKMAN in favor of a mega-deal with Livenation, the BY CHARISSA NG Daily Staff Writer same multimedia conglomerate that repre- Daily Editorial Board sents Nickelback and Shakira. Furthermore, “Zombieland,” out now in theaters, I had been relatively underwhelmed by his There’s no denying that any sane follows a few survivors of the zombie last two records, “Kingdom Come” (2006) and person would refuse to be diagnosed apocalypse and details the unlikely “American Gangster” (2007), both released by a brilliantly cynical doctor with no bonds they forge with each other. The after his widely proclaimed retirement in Daily participated in a roundtable 2003. So, excited as I was about the fact that House interview with the film’s two prin- Jay was taking up the anti-Auto-Tune charge, I cipal actors, Woody Harrelson and wondered if the King of New York was still cut Jesse Eisenberg. out for the role of hip hop’s Messiah. Starring Hugh Laurie, Lisa But thankfully, our boy did not disappoint. Edelstein, Omar Epps, Jennifer Question: What part of the script real- He reclaimed his throne with a triumphant Morrison ly caught your eye and made you want concert in Madison Square Garden on Sept. to do the film? 11. Jay gave an explosive performance that Airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on FOX reminded anyone who might have forgotten Woody Harrelson: For me, it was exactly why MTV named him the greatest MC morals and a crippling Vicodin addic- mostly the 100 pages in between the of all time. “The Blueprint 3” may not be his tion. But fans of Fox’s hit show “House” front and back covers. best, but it still showcases strong production agree that watching Hugh Laurie as Dr. paired with aggressive lyricism. The sparse Gregory House torment others with Jesse Eisenberg: That’s a good part. production on “DOA” fortifies his pertinent his cruel sarcasm is not only okay, it’s Yeah, I would say everything except lyrics, reminding us that a real artist doesn’t much more entertaining than they’d the title page, because when I saw it have to hide behind endless synth and oceans care to admit. BUDDYTV.COM was a zombie movie, I couldn’t imag- of Auto-Tune. Entering its sixth season, “House” House? More like Pharmacy! ine how it could offer a character that Jay-Z may not be hip hop’s savior, but at the experiments with a different angle in an actor would actually want to play. very least he reminds us that performance and its first two episodes, “Broken” and House agrees to seek further help at the But from page one, it was clever, the artistry belong in hip hop. Auto-Tune is not “Epic Fail” — and the change pays hospital’s long-term treatment center. lines were actually funny, the charac- the enemy; it is simply indicative of a decline off. The show picks up where it left What was so refreshing about this ters were nuanced and real and even in the quality of mainstream hip hop. It is one off last season, with House struggling season premiere is that it shied away the drama was touching. of many production tools used to create glossy to detox from his Vicodin addiction from the more formulaic structure but vapid tracks that lack any real originality, at the Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital. of past episodes without losing the WH: I felt the same way, that it was creativity or content. Jay-Z reminds us that Unfortunately, although House is ready show’s essence. In previous seasons, bound to be stupid, but the writers the production of a track should enforce the to return to practicing medicine after every episode was structured around really did a great job. power of an artist’s performance, not act in its kicking his Vicodin habit, the head House and his team of doctors try- stead. I hope that Jay-Z’s return to power will of the psych ward, Dr. Nolan (Andre ing to diagnose patients with bizarre Q: Did you find that the director had a raise the bar and our expectations. Braugher), warns House that he has to medical illnesses. Though fans were specific vision, or was there leeway in stay because his issues run deeper than not necessarily clamoring for the where the scenes could [go]? addiction. Dr. Nolan blackmails House show’s writers to take House out of Charles Laubacher is a sophomore who has by refusing to write him a recommen- not yet declared a major. He can be reached dation for his medical license unless see HOUSE, page 8 see ZOMBIELAND, page 7 at [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Monday, October 5, 2009 Monday, October 5, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING 7 Leads admit their reluctance to star in a zombie movie ZOMBIELAND continued from page 5 WH: The director had everything story- boarded and was really very prepared, and I think that’s best kind of director — almost over-prepared, but not to the point where he didn’t allow spontaneity and input into things like blocking. He was pretty open-minded, which I think helps a film a lot.

Q: How much creative input did you have into the characters?

JE: The characters were very well-writ- ten and well-defined, except for Woody’s character, who was supposed to wear “thick, ironic glasses” and I never knew what that meant.

WH: I actually kind of liked the idea, but it was nixed. But I had never taken that much time over a character’s outfit in my life, and I felt that the look was so important to the character. There were so many meetings over it, but you want to see the character and believe it right away.

JE: The director originally wanted shirts with funny sayings, like [shirts from] BustedTees, and it was so over the top. There’s a fine line with this movie, and it would have become an annoying kitschy thing, and thankfully it didn’t. So we ended up just going to American OUTNOW.CH Apparel and picked out some clothing. Harrelson and Eisenberg defend themselves in an alternate zombie universe.

Q: What was the process of getting into and that gives you a lot more leeway to because I’m in a zombie movie. I wrote done that you regret making? character? improvise, so after we finished a scripted a musical that’s going to be produced scene, the director would let us impro- soon, it’s called “Me Time.” It’s a satire on WH: Oh yeah, although, there’s no WH: I mostly just smashed s--t up. vise, which lends a sort of freshness and modern self-indulgence. point in really talking about them. spontaneity that’s lost after like 20 takes, JE: I’ve been getting into character for so some of that is in the movie. WH: Theater is what really drew me to JE: Usually you know on the first day of 25 years. So there wasn’t much research this fine profession. I love it and want shooting, “Oh, this was a mistake.” Every to be done, it was mostly about defining Q: Both of you have done work in both to get back to it soon. I was in London day on the set of “Zombieland,” I thought how comedic you could be while stay- theater and television. How would you recently, doing Tennessee Williams’ “The “What am I doing here, I’m doing terri- ing realistic. relate those experiences and would you Night of the Iguana,” and I really liked ble,” but when I saw the end result, I was like to return to them in the future? the production and how it turned out, so a bit more happy with my performance. Q: Was there any improv in the scenes? I’m eager to get back to it. JE: I want to be a playwright, ultimately, WH: And you realized it was all in your JE: We were filming on video, not film, and people are reading my play now Q: Are there any projects that you’ve head. SENIORS:

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‘House’ strays from procedural Celebrate Crime Prevention Month roots in sixth season HOUSE with urgent scenes of cardiac arrests continued from page 5 and dying patients. October 2009 his element of immorally practicing Ironically, the audience got to see medicine on innocent, dying patients at and learn more about House’s personal For a fun and safe Halloween, the TUFTS POLICE Crime Prevention Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, struggles in this season’s two-hour pre- Unit offers the following safety tips: the choice ultimately worked. miere than it does in all of the previous It was impressive to see show creator five seasons combined. With the help David Shore and his team of writers of Dr. Nolan, House finally admits that Be aware of your surroundings at all times! put House into a completely new envi- he is sick of being miserable and wants ronment at the Mayfield Psychiatric to be happy. By cooperating with treat- Use common sense if you are attending a party! Don’t put Hospital without any of his usual min- ment, House breaks down some of his yourself in a situation you have no control over! ions, yet manage to keep him true to cold exterior. character. Stubborn as ever, House In fact, House does two things that threatens to wreak havoc and make Dr. most never expected of him: He apolo- When out at night, walk in well-lit areas of the campus! Go Nolan miserable until he agrees to write gizes — to a fellow psychiatric patient with a friend and use the safety shuttle. House a recommendation. whose life he risked — and, more sur- Nothing is secretly funnier (because prisingly, he begins to trust and let in admitting how funny this is would make others, namely Dr. Nolan and his new Remember your personal belongings! Do not provide an anyone sound heartless) than watching love interest, Lydia (Franka Potente), opportunity for someone to steal your property! House deliberately target each ward the friend of a fellow patient. House patient’s problems — telling the guy even chooses to resign in the second with an eating disorder that he’s fat or episode because he fears he could go Before leaving for a Halloween function, make sure your asking the girl who cuts herself how back to being miserable and abusing residence hall room door is locked! Windows and security she felt after she screwed up even her Vicodin. screens should be secured. Be sure to tell someone where attempt at suicide. When this doesn’t Although some fans may bristle at you are going, and what time you’ll be back! seem to rattle Dr. Nolan, House clev- this vulnerable, more morally inclined erly turns the tables by staging a patient House, the writers have done a good rebellion against the wardens, hearken- job of making House’s character devel- Report suspicious persons and behavior to the Tufts ing back to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s opment believable. While it’s nice to Police! Nest” (1975). Ultimately, whether he is see that he really is a good person deep solving medical mysteries at Plainsboro down, it is only a matter of time before Hospital or rallying fellow psychiatric the old, loveable House is back to his patients at Mayfield, House’s acerbic manipulative ways. Tufts University Police and manipulative nature is what makes Luckily for fans, this relapse in char- him so amusing to watch. acter may occur sooner than expected. EMERGENCIES ON ANY CAMPUS This season, the writers of “House” After House resigns from Plainsboro X66911 are finally beginning to devote more Hospital, in the second episode Dr. OFF-CAMPUS 617-627-6911 plot lines to doctors’ relationships with Nolan encourages him to find a hobby one another. This may be a medical to help him cope with his pain. After Non-emergencies drama, but in the past House and his growing bored of cooking and all of the team of doctors spent so much time other hobbies he’s pursued, House real- Boston Campus 617-636-6610 Off-Campus bantering about medical jargon that izes that the only thing that keeps his X66610 On-Campus they left little room for character devel- mind from the pain is solving medical Grafton Campus 508-839-5303 Off-Campus opment outside of the work realm. cases. With House expected to return X84900 On-Campus Seeing only snippets of the characters’ to his medical practice at Plainsboro Medford Campus 617-627-3030 Off-Campus lives often left avid fans wanting to Hospital, fans can only hope that House X73030 On-Campus know more. Before they revealed too no longer has to be a Vicodin addict in much, the writers were always quick to order to be the enthralling genius he so interrupt insights into the doctor’s lives cunningly is. Monday, October 5, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT 9 Like to draw? Have opinions?

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Students must be responsible to be credible Editor-in-Chief The efforts of Tufts Community Union medical care. Police were dispatched to the leaving her to suffer the effects of alcohol President Brandon Rattiner and the incident, further amplifying the impact of poisoning. EDITORIAL student members of the newly formed students’ choices to drink. In truth, Tufts freshmen are thrown into Naomi Bryant Managing Editors Alcohol Task Force to open dialogue with This is a shameful reflection upon the a campus culture that too often revolves David Heck university administrators on the new alco- Tufts student body as a whole. Not only around alcohol consumption, and they are Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor hol policy have already been unnecessar- was the overall level of intoxication incon- bombarded with entertainment media that ily complicated by yet another instance of siderate to responsible students who paid propagate the idea that college life ought to Nina Ford News Editors excessive alcohol consumption by under- to have a fun evening out — away from be about chugging beers and cheap vodka. Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson age students. the dock — but it also could reinforce It is this system that needs attacking, and Christy McCuaig The International Club’s annual I-Cruise, the view of many Tufts administrators the way to get at this is to confront matricu- Matt Repka which was ready to set sail Saturday night that students do not know how to handle lating students’ preconceptions through Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs at 11:30 p.m., never left the dock because themselves in social situations and must dialogue before they are faced with situa- Katherine Sawyer an underage Tufts student was hospital- be reined in by drastic policies. Students tions in which pressure and mob mentality Saumya Vaishampayan ized, reportedly for alcohol poisoning. The cannot expect to be treated like respon- can be blinding and lead them to throw Robin Carol Executive Features Editor International Club’s efforts to create an sible adults at the bargaining table for what knowledge they have of responsible environment that was both fun and safe university policy if they consistently prove drinking habits (three sheets) to the wind. Marissa Carberry Features Editors were hampered by a combination of alco- themselves to be irresponsible. That said, when students act so rashly Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow hol consumption before arrival and contin- The Daily hopes that Rattiner and those as to impede the functioning of a campus Emily Maretsky uous intake once on board. While the Daily on the Alcohol Task Force will seek to dem- tradition — and when they do so to such an Kerianne Okie in no way supports the newly instituted onstrate that the new, stricter alcohol poli- extent that they endanger their own lives — Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas alcohol policy, incidents like these make it cy — which states that underage students it can reinforce the administration’s point Charlotte Steinway more difficult for students like Rattiner to who are found to be under the influence of view that we need iron-fisted enforce- Julia Zinberg advocate in earnest for more student input of or in possession of alcohol go directly to ment and, more importantly, can compro- Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers in the university decision-making process. university probation level one, or pro-one mise the credibility of student representa- I-Cruise, which sold all 600 available — is unwise and self-defeating. Under this tives who purport to argue on behalf of the Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor tickets at $25 each, was deemed unsafe to policy, not only does an underage student entire student body. Emma Bushnell Arts Editors sail by its captain in accordance with the who chooses to unlawfully binge drink put The Daily urges students to be mind- Mitchell Geller Entertainment Cruises company’s safety her life and safety in danger, she also places ful of how their actions impact not only Adam Kulewicz policy. The captain felt that there were her friends and fellow students in the dif- those involved, but also the community as Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel too many heavily intoxicated students on ficult position of choosing between con- a whole. Nothing comes for free, and the Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors board to leave the dock, as that would tacting health officials and thereby land- trust and respect of the university adminis- Benjamin Phelps render them inaccessible to emergency ing their friend on pro-one, or potentially tration is no exception. Michelle Hochberg Executive Op-Ed Editor NATE BEELER Vittoria Elliott Editorialist Nina Grossman Opinion Editors Andrew Rohrberger Molly Rubin Erin Marshall Editorial Cartoonists Alex Miller

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PRODUCTION New diplomacy a big step for America Karen Blevins Production Director Steven Smith Executive Layout Editor BY RYAN DUNN The addition of Russian support in the administration’s censure of the Iranian The Harvard Crimson effort to stop Iran from developing nucle- deception, Iran test-fired several short- Dana Berube Layout Editors Caryn Horowitz ar weapons is a major victory for the range missiles in what may be interpreted Andrew Petrone Paying your dues pays off. The Obama U.S. The Obama administration should as a show of force. There is still potential for Amani Smathers administration apparently realizes the wis- capitalize on this moment by drafting reconciliation, and the upcoming talks with Menglu Wang Adam Gardner Assistant Layout Editors dom of this logic and appreciates smart up a plan for multilateral intervention Iran in Geneva should be defined by neither Brian Lim foreign policy, as evidenced by their recent that secures a written agreement from appeasement nor Axis-of-Evil-era aggres- choice to reengage with the U.N. by pay- Russia and leverages the United States’ sion, but rather by a U.S. that is willing to Grace Lamb-Atkinson Executive Copy Editor ing U.N. member dues, unlike the previous position in the battle against nuclear negotiate but is unwilling to tolerate further Rachel Oldfield Copy Editors administration, which neglected its fiduciary proliferation. The Russian expression of deception. These talks represent the first Ben Smith responsibilities to the body. This reconcilia- a desire to cooperate comes at a par- direct negotiations with Iran in 30 years and Elisha Sum Ricky Zimmerman tory approach, coupled with the removal of ticularly convenient time considering the a chance to repair a relationship that has Sam Connell Assistant Copy Editors aggressively situated missile defense shields recent discovery of a secret Iranian ura- continued to decline into a state of disrepair Sara Eisemann in Eastern Europe, has paid out enormous nium enrichment facility. Clearly, Iran for the last eight years. Katherine Evering-Rowe Ammar Khaku political dividends in the form of coopera- has not been entirely transparent about The Iran issue is dauntingly complex and Niki Krieg tion from other nations on the problem of its nuclear development, and the Obama terrifyingly volatile, but not impossible to Luke Morris nuclear weapons in Iran. Specifically, Russian administration needs [to] make sure that solve. It is not in Iran’s best interests to start Lucy Nunn Regina Smedinghoff President Dmitri A. Medvedev has expressed the U.S. will not be blindsided by the an international conflict when the only one a new level of receptiveness to the idea of nuclear ambitions of Tehran. on their side is an Iranian public who ques- Ben Schwalb Executive Online Editor helping the U.S. curtail Iran’s nuclear ambi- But this does not mean that the United tions its own government’s legitimacy. Rather Christine Jang Online Editor tions, stating, “We believe we need to help States’ newly buttressed position should be than immediately coercing Tehran, Obama Iran to take [sic] a right decision ... sanctions used to antagonize Iran. The volatile nation should make sure that he continues to adopt Michael Vastola Executive Technical Manager rarely lead to productive results, but in some is not one that responds well to threats a flexible and multilateral foreign policy Muhammad Qadri Technical Manager cases, sanctions are inevitable.” or accusations — shortly after the Obama through negotiation, not alienation.

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Every so often, the seriousness of a bias incident reaches seemingly unprecedented levels. This is to discourage future behavior that could further upset the balance of Tufts’ social environment, in which people from all walks of life can come together freely and openly to share experiences, knowledge and ideas. After all, Tufts’ social environment is certainly one of its selling points and is only made possible by the student body’s compliance. Upon entry, freshmen are silently shepherded into tacitly consenting to this unstated social contract. They trade in a few freedoms to help forge a unique and vibrant environment in which openness and individuality thrive — an environment that noticeably dissipates as you move away from campus. The e-mail sent out Sept. 21 by Deans Robert Sternberg and Linda Abriola in response to the recent bias incident even referenced the need to preserve this ideal community, stating that “the denigration of any individual or group based on race or eth- nicity is not consistent with the civic discourse that makes for a great university community.” Tufts students are repeatedly asked to do what is best for the community, and it is not like acquiescing to this demand is difficult for most Jumbos who, according to Princeton Review’s student survey, are “genuinely nice,” “laid back” and “only competitive with themselves.” However, some individuals choose to violate this unspoken contract the moment they are first confronted with it, like when freshman In-Goo Kwak came to Tufts and decided to parody the poster of a candidate running for a seat on the Tufts Community Union Senate. The campus’ reaction to Kwak’s REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY parody poster, which included front-page Daily coverage and pronouncing Kwak’s poster deplorable, but if we suspend our urging our administration to ban Kwak’s poster and all a reactionary meeting, had students in a hysteria that was all rage and take a brief glance at it, we might see other interpreta- similar ones from Tufts. Keep in mind that similar posters too reminiscent of last year’s bias incident involving members tions. We might even determine that this is not the equivalent could be ones that depict Muhammad, insult President of the Tufts Korean Students Association. However, equating of painting a swastika on a doorway, hanging a noose on a tree Barack Obama or make the case for atheism; no matter Kwak’s case to cases like last year’s bias incident, in which a or calling a bunch of Koreans “chinks.” what, they’re all offensive to someone and therefore should freshman shouted racial slurs amid an altercation with a group Some students made the point that because Kwak is South be unwelcome at Tufts. of Korean students, sets a dangerous precedent. Korean, his poster represents an attempt to distance himself This entire time, we’ve been shamed into thinking that When an individual refuses to follow the herd, no matter from his own heritage, an act that is harmful because it reaf- because of people like In-Goo Kwak, our environment has how feeble or ill-conceived his attempts at resistance are, firms a negative stereotype of Asians. This stereotype might be been tainted and we must work to quash the infestation. steps are taken by those in charge to force the rogue into related to what sociology professor Nazli Kibria says in her 1999 But this is not the case. Instead, a poster, as unauthorized compliance. One initial step involves the demonization of the study, “College and Notions of ‘Asian-American,’” in regards to and offensive as it may be, is a form of speech, and if an individual by those on the offense. In an op-ed published on Asian students’ popular image as “nerdy” — that is, “extremely individual lacks the freedom to express such speech on a Sept. 28, fittingly titled “Time for intolerance,” Robert Siy, com- studious, serious, shy, mathematically inclined and lacking college campus of all places, then what exactly are we try- munity representative of the Asian Student Union, said Kwak in social skills and outside interests.” She goes on to say that ing to preserve in the first place? This poster, while certainly made many people feel both “hurt and confused.” In addition “the ‘Asian nerd’ embodies qualities that are fundamentally immature and crude, has brought up interesting questions, to being scolded by various officials, Kwak will probably also antithetical to individuality.” Kibria’s study analyzes the college lively debate and the type of controversy that characterizes gain a reputation for being a racist. Most students refuse to lives of 64 second-generation Chinese and Korean Americans the college experience. sympathize with this handicap, despite knowing that it will and her findings could shed some light on why Kwak felt the What truly stands at odds with the goal of a college envi- surely influence and possibly poison every one of Kwak’s future need to comment on a stereotype. Finding himself in a new ronment is the same mindset Ray Bradbury warned us about relationships with students, faculty and staff members who are place surrounded by strangers, Kwak saw an opportunity to in “Fahrenheit 451”: Society requested the government shield familiar with his past. Upsetting the balance in the community express his individuality by simultaneously rejecting a stereo- it from anything that could be deemed offensive, which led prompts reactionary justice that is characterized by the same type he felt being placed on him by strangers and taking action to the burning of all books. It is complacency, apathy, dema- prejudice this campus intended to expunge. Vilification of so bold that it prompted people to reexamine their expecta- goguery and the fear of opposing viewpoints that now pose perpetrator precedes vilification of offensive speech in general. tions of him and his race. the real threats to our precious environment. To avoid such I’d check off this step the moment Siy demanded the admin- A simpler explanation might be that he wanted to highlight hazards, we must call upon both our courage and our matu- istration “recognize [Kwak’s] posters and all similar ones as the ridiculousness of freshmen running for Senate at the start rity to look past the initial shock value of speech and leave unwelcome in the Tufts community.” of the school year despite having little experience with which our emotions at the door. And as Tufts President Lawrence Before this issue officially expires from public debate, I must to govern. Kwak obviously had no intention of insulting the Bacow stressed after last semester’s bias incident, “We must express my hesitancy in letting a student representative tell our Senate candidate whose poster he was parodying, and he be vigilant in defending individual liberties even if it means university that this poster and all similar ones are unwelcome issued an apology to those he did offend. that from time to time we must tolerate speech that violates in the Tufts community. While we are all aware of the harmful My point is not to defend Kwak’s poster but merely to our standards of civility and respect.” effects of Kwak’s racist and offensive poster, are we to assume point out the fact that just because it was received publicly that such effects overshadow the inherent value of this indi- as offensive does not mean it is inherently bad. Students vidual’s chosen method of self expression? Tufts students were can be offended by what they see, but that should not give C.J. Saraceno is a junior majoring in political science. He is very quick to jump back on the April 9, 2009 bandwagon in them the right to label it censorable. Yet there are people the assistant web editor of The Primary Source.

FROM THE PUBLIC EDITOR Missed opportunity: the Daily’s TCU presidential election coverage

BY DUNCAN PICKARD tunities in its coverage of the 2009 Tufts national publications often do not consider about race and campus climate that would Community Union (TCU) presidential third-party candidates in their endorse- likely not have been explored to the same The public editor seeks to be the liaison election: to challenge the status quo and ments, and television networks only invite degree had she not included those issues between campus media and their readers. uncover the beauties and the beasts of our frontrunners to debates. But too often we in her platform. The editorial board lost a As Public Editor, I hope to advance a cam- campus community. compare our political and media networks wonderful opportunity to comment on the pus conversation on Tufts media, bringing Specifically, in its editorial endorsing to their national counterparts, compari- importance of those issues when it wrote forward important issues we often take for then-senior Brandon Rattiner, the election’s sons that are always false. Not only is the her out of the election. granted and putting issues in new contexts eventual winner, the Daily neglected to scope entirely different, but also Rattiner Perhaps the editorial board didn’t think that challenge the way we get our news. even mention one of the candidates, then- and Morrison were not backed by decades Zahran had the experience to lead the Now in its second year, the Public Editor sophomore Samia Zahran. Only Rattiner of party histories that legitimize the domi- Senate. Or maybe it didn’t think her ideas works under the Media Advocacy Board as and then-sophomore Chas Morrison were nance of the Democrats and the Republicans were fresh. Or maybe it didn’t think race and an ombudsman for all campus media out- compared and touted for their experience in national electoral politics. Are we really a campus climate are important. We don’t lets. This semester, I will write weekly in and leadership skills. campus that assigns national partisanship know, because it didn’t explain its thinking. the Daily, blog regularly at tuftsroundtable. Forgive me for reviving this issue five to its student leaders? A wonderfully thoughtful editorial could org/publiceditor, tweet from time to time at months after the fact. But I considered this Indeed, the Daily’s editorial board has have highlighted the importance of Zahran’s @TuftsMedia and maybe pop up in other an important oversight from last semester’s often criticized the hyper-politicized Senate platform while endorsing someone else. Or places around campus. I intend to field com- Daily editorial board, providing important taking itself too seriously, notably in “A ques- one editorial could have endorsed Rattiner ments from the community and will do my lessons for the future. tionable allocation” from April 7 on the while another evaluated Zahran’s absence best to relay questions and answers to and In its editorial, the Daily reflected what decision to fund the Trips Cabin at the Loj from the mainstream campus conversa- from campus editorial boards. many considered at the time to be the status and “A botched election” from April 10 on tions about the election. Either way, her I do not want to bash one publication quo, the mainstream idea that only Morrison the recount of the 2012 Senate seats. In its ideas merited at least some mention. But it’s all the time, and I do not want to be seen and Rattiner made viable candidates for the presidential endorsement, the Daily’s edito- a new editorial board now and in the future, as objective; like all informed audiences, presidency. And although the Senate duly rial board mirrored the elitism of the Senate so we’ll see how its perspective changes. I have my own opinions. Rather, I hope nominated all three candidates, it is within they found pernicious in other editorials. the Public Editor becomes an independent the editorial board’s discretion to discredit Win or lose, one of the most exciting voice in the campus media that audiences one of the candidates running. Rather, the parts about running for TCU president is Duncan Pickard is a senior major- and editorial boards can trust to provide a Daily missed an opportunity to editorialize the ability to affect campus debate around ing in history. He is the Media Advocacy fresh perspective. on important issues on campus, reflecting important issues and bring new debates to Board’s public editor, and his opinions The Daily failed to live up to one of a hyper-politicized campus mainstream the the fore. I think Zahran did a wonderful job are strictly his own. He can be reached at journalism’s greatest responsibilities and Daily is often quick to criticize. of doing just that, raising controversial and [email protected], or through take advantage of one of its greatest oppor- One reaction to this criticism is that important issues — if narrow in scope — his blog at tuftsroundtable.org/publiceditor.

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Please recycle this Daily Monday, October 5, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 13 Jumbos sweep through competition en route to Tufts Invitational title VOLLEYBALL But just when it looked like Tufts finally had continued from page 16 the Terriers on the leash, Hiram proved once the sixth annual Tufts Invitational at Cousens more that it had some fight left, taking a 9-3 Gymnasium, dropping just one set over four lead to start the set. It was not enough to halt matches en route to reclaiming the title at the Jumbos’ momentum, though, and Tufts their home tournament. clawed its way back to finish off the match “To win our own tournament and take with another 25-19 win. that title back is always awesome,” senior co- “After playing a weaker team [earlier in the captain Dena Feiger said. “Those were some day], it’s hard to get pumped up for a harder of the best teams we’ve seen so far, so we had match,” Helgeson said. to step up our game to beat them.” The Jumbos committed an uncharacter- With the 12-1 set record they accumulat- istically high 29 errors, though they say that ed over their four matches, the Jumbos were fatigue was not a factor. able to edge out MIT for the tournament “We don’t see [the season] as a test so title even though the teams never played much as a continued project of getting bet- head-to-head. While Tufts invited some ter and better every match,” Thompson said. tough out-of-region teams to put them to “It’s a marathon, not a sprint. the test, the Jumbos seemed to make easy “We want to be challenged by the best work of their competition. teams we can be,” she continued. “The way In their final match Saturday afternoon, we make our schedule, we want to play the the Jumbos clipped the Keene State Owls toughest teams so there aren’t any lulls or in straight sets, earning their 10th shutout peaks and valleys in our season.” of the season and extending their winning In their opening match of the tournament, streak to 16 matches, tying a program record the Jumbos were looking for a little ven- set in 2004. After falling behind early on in geance against Union, a theme as of late. The the first set, coach Cora Thompson used last time these two teams faced each other a timeout to regroup her squad and send was in the 2008 Tufts Invitational, when the them back onto the court with purpose. Dutchwomen handed the Jumbos their first The break seemed to work, as the Jumbos loss of the season, ending a 15-match win- quickly turned around and took the set ning streak. That loss was also the last time 25-21 despite a valiant fight from the Owls. the Jumbos dropped a regular-season match From then on, things only seemed to get at home. With that in mind, Tufts looked to easier, as Tufts rolled through the next two settle the score. sets 25-13 and 25-12, including a nine-point “[Last year] was on our minds, but run to lead off the third set. the Union we saw [Saturday] was a lot Feiger, the tournament MVP, set up the weaker than the team we saw last year,” offense with 34 assists as junior Dawson Helgeson said. Joyce-Mendive and senior co-captain Brogie Paced by Updike and sophomore Lexi Helgeson led the attack with 16 and 11 kills, Nicholas with 11 kills apiece, Tufts swept respectively. Sophomore Audrey Kuan was Union 25-23, 25-15, 25-14 to close the book on her usual form as the team’s defensive on the rivalry, at least for now. anchor, racking up 12 digs on the match. “Revenge is sweet,” said Feiger, who post- In its first match of the day, which was also ed 32 assists and 10 digs in the victory. a sweep, things went even more smoothly “Beating Union was so awesome. A lot of us as Tufts crushed Potsdam State 25-14, 25-9, were still feeling we had to beat them after 25-10. The Jumbos never gave the Bears a last year’s loss.” chance, not once surrendering a lead. Leading With their second tournament champi- the onslaught with 10 kills was junior Caitlin onship in as many weekends in the books, Updike, whose 46 kills over the course of the the Jumbos can now turn their attention to weekend earned her All-Tournament honors. the incredibly demanding conference sched- While starting setter Feiger took the oppor- ule that lies ahead of them. Starting with a tunity to get some rest, freshman Kendall match on Wednesday against Bowdoin, Tufts SCOTT TINGLEY/TUFTS DAILY Lord impressed in her debut start, proving Senior setter Dena Feiger was named Tournament MVP at this weekend’s Tufts Invitational. is slated to face six straight NESCAC oppo- that the Jumbos need not worry who will be Feiger led the Jumbos to a 4-0 record to win the tournament while only dropping one set. nents in 11 days. And with the exception of running the offense next year. She posted Wednesday’s contest, the Jumbos will spend 26 assists and, perhaps more notably, was the remainder of the season on the road, efficient attacking herself with six kills and no back-and-forth 27-25 win with a key block nine points and pull to within one. Finally, returning to Cousens Gym only if it is to host errors on eight tries. by senior Randa Jackson and freshman an Updike kill put a stop to the bleeding and the NESCAC Tournament or NCAA Regionals “Having games like this gives us confi- Ariel Pund. the Jumbos went on to take the set 25-22. for the second year in a row. dence and a picture of where we stand in the After the difficult start, it looked like Tufts The strike was one of the junior hitter’s team- “We’ve been getting ready the entire region,” Helgeson said. was back in business when it jumped out to a leading 17 during the match. season and we finally have all our NESCAC Friday evening produced the only scare 7-0 lead in the next frame and built that mar- A much smoother third set saw the competition coming up all in a row,” Feiger of the weekend for the Jumbos when Hiram gin to 14-4. But the Terriers proved scrappier Jumbos take a 25-19 win as Joyce-Mendive said. “We’re confident and ready to face handed them a first-set loss by eking out a than expected, rallying to capture the next landed three of her 11 kills on the match. any opponent.”

Tufts dominates pace of game, sets season Jumbos now look to Plymouth highs in shots and penalty corners State match on Wednesday

FIELD HOCKEY Scholtes caught a pass from only had a few shots on goal, MEN’S SOCCER four saves and was instrumen- continued from page 15 junior midfielder Jess Perkins with one ending in a goal on a continued from page 14 tal in helping the defense keep time to get used to it. I think to put the Jumbos up 2-0 for questionable hit. We basically “We’re OK with a tie, but I’m disap- the Bobcats at bay. It was the that they had more space to the remainder of the half. stopped them and really didn’t pointed that’s one of the reasons seventh shutout of Tonelli’s col- work with than they would on “We’ve been practicing a give up many opportunities.” we didn’t get a win.” legiate career. zone, but it took some time to lot on penalty corner shots, Three minutes following Tufts had another excel- “Pat had one of the best games realize that.” and I’ve specifically worked the Bobcat goal, the Jumbos lent chance to score in the I’ve seen him play in goal in my In the first half, the Tufts with Margi on her shots on responded when senior co-cap- first overtime, when senior four years,” Duker said. squad found some difficul- corners,” McDavitt said. “It tain Amanda Russo, off a feed tri-captain midfielder Bear Although they also were ty acclimating itself to the was nice to see that work pay from senior forward Michelle Duker put a ball in the air for unable to land a shot in the Bobcats’ defensive style of off today with the goal off the Kelly, caught the Bobcats’ keep- senior forward Dan Schoening. back of the net, the Jumbos, play. While the Jumbos were penalty corner, and it was a er on the opposite side of the Schoening sent it over the head who are competing with Bates slowed in the initial minutes very well executed play.” net to notch an insurance goal of Watts, and for a moment the and Colby for the final spot of play, the tide soon shifted In the second frame, the that would be the game’s last. Jumbos thought they’d won the in the conference tournament, as the forward line found its Bobcats briefly showed up The victory placed the Jumbos game with their first NESCAC were pleased to emerge with rhythm against Bates’ one- on offense with some near- atop the NESCAC alongside the goal of the season. their first tie in NESCAC play on-one coverage. breakaway opportunities, undefeated Bantams. “I started walking off the field this season. With five more After 15 minutes of scoreless but their scoring hopes were The Jumbos only have a few because I thought the game conference games to go, Tufts play, junior forward Amanda generally squashed by Tufts’ days of rest before matching was over,” Duker said. “It was came out of Saturday’s contest Roberts exploited a breakaway defensive unit. Ten minutes up against non-conference past their goalie, but it hit the tied with the Bobcats for the opportunity to notch Tufts’ in, however, Bates freshman opponent Wellesley on the crossbar, and we’ve kind of been last slot. Colby is half a game first goal of the game. The Michelle Brady scored on a road Tuesday. The last time unlucky that way this season.” behind with an extra loss on goal ended Roberts’ own scor- controversial free hit against the Jumbos lost a regular sea- Still, the Jumbos were upbeat its ledger (0-4-1). ing drought this year, marking junior goalie Katie Hyder that son away game was on Sept. after the game, as they showed “The season just hasn’t gone our the first of the season for the was initially challenged by the 12, 2007 against the Blue. significant improvement. way yet, and we’ve been unlucky, third-team All-American. Jumbos, though to no avail. With the season halfway done Despite the unfavorable condi- but we just need to not be in one Just four minutes later, Having allowed only four and the team’s history with tions, Tufts played well defen- of the last two spots so we can the Jumbos were on attack goals total this season, the Wellesley in mind, the Jumbos sively and possessed the ball for make the playoffs,” Duker said. once again, this time on a Jumbos were generally satis- are taking a steady approach the majority of the match. “And though we’re still scoreless in penalty corner play. Just as fied with their strong play on to their non-conference foe. “Half of soccer is not let- NESCAC play, this tie didn’t really the Tufts squad set its sea- defense that saw a number of “I think we really need ting the other team score, and hurt us.” son total record for shots, the players receive playing time. to show up on Tuesday,” so we’re happy to get out of After traveling to Plymouth State Jumbos’ 21 penalty corner “We did a good job of work- McDavitt said. “Wellesley is there without allowing a goal,” for a non-conference game on opportunities were the most ing together, and we had a lot a feisty team and they always Muakkassa said. Wednesday, the Jumbos will return since the team recorded 36 of players sharing time on the give us a challenging game, so Much of the credit for the for a crucial NESCAC tilt with the in a November 2008 faceoff field,” Scholtes said. “We did we’re going to have to prepare shutout goes to senior tri-captain Colby Mules during Homecoming against the Trinity Bantams. well on making low block tack- ourselves for them in the next goalkeeper Pat Tonelli, who had weekend next Saturday at 1:30 On her first goal of the season, les and double-teaming. They few days.” an excellent game. Tonelli made p.m. on Bello Field. 14 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Monday, October 5, 2009 1-1 Polar Bears MEN’S SOCCER await Jumbos Tufts plays to scoreless tie at Bates FOOTBALL BY DANIEL RATHMAN continued from page 16 Daily Editorial Board “At that point we were down and needed to change the momentum and we did that Coming into last week with an 0-4-1 with the drive. I was talking to the guys record, the men’s soccer team knew that and we said that we needed to pull one out it needed to find a way to start winning right there.” In Tufts’ first possession of the fourth quar- MEN’S SOCCER ter, the Jumbos snagged some insurance (1-4-2, 0-3-1 NESCAC) when McManama, under pressure from a at Lewiston, Maine, Saturday blitz, found junior Pat Bailey on the opposite end of the field for a 71-yard touchdown play. Tufts 0 0 — 0 “We ran it a few times in practice; it was wide Bates 0 0 — 0 open every single time,” McManama said. “In the game it worked out pretty well because they games. The Jumbos came through with an blitzed four guys and had nine guys coming at overtime victory against Suffolk in a non- me, so only one guy out in the flat was covering conference game on Tuesday and then Bailey. I saw the cornerback’s back was turned took the pitch in Lewiston, Maine against so I just chucked it up to him.” Bates looking to start a streak. Bates’ best offensive opportunity came The Bobcats (2-4-1 overall, 0-3-1 in in the second quarter when it recovered NESCAC play) are considered a lower-tier Bailey’s fumble on the Jumbos’ 26-yard line. team in the conference and a team that the On fourth down, Tassinari stopped senior Jumbos needed to beat if they were to com- Tom Beaton just short of the goal line, effec- pete with their more successful rivals. Even tively ending Bates’ only red-zone drive on though the Jumbos outplayed Bates for the ANDREW MORGENTHALER/ TUFTS DAILY the afternoon. majority of the match, they never achieved Senior goalie Pat Tonelli made four saves to preserve a shutout for Tufts on Saturday, the “Any stop in the red zone is important; a goal, and the game ended in a scoreless seventh of his collegiate career. The Jumbos, however, failed to score their first NESCAC every time you make a stop it’s huge for your draw after two overtime periods. goal of the season and tied Bates 0-0. team,” Perry said. “The goal is to always try Tufts was outshot by Bates 20-19 and to hold the offense to a field goal. When they made fewer attempts on goal — two against The Jumbos had the game’s best chance with just over 10 minutes left in regulation. don’t get any points, it’s huge.” four for Bates — but the Bobcats’ gameplan to score in the 78th minute. Junior mid- Muakkassa took the kick from 11 meters From there, the Jumbos took over with a was hindered by the wet conditions at fielder Ron Coleman’s shot beat Bates’ away but sent it just high. The ball hit the clock-burning offense designed to preserve Russell Street Field. sophomore goalkeeper Greg Watts but was crossbar, leaving the 0-0 score unchanged. their lead. Tufts finished with 41 ground “Their strategy was to kick the ball over then hand-balled out by sophomore for- “I put the weight of missing that penalty attempts against just 12 passes, rushing for 168 the top, and in that weather, their means of ward Chris Okano. Okano was red-carded kick on my shoulders,” Muakkassa said. yards. Bailey led the squad with 152 all-pur- attack really didn’t work,” junior tri-captain and ejected from the game for the play, and pose yards, including his lengthy touchdown, midfielder Naji Muakkassa said. the Jumbos were awarded a penalty kick see MEN’S SOCCER, page 13 while freshman Mike Howell and McManama contributed 40 and 27 yards, respectively. Through the air, McManama was much SCHEDULE | Oct. 5 - Oct. 11 better than he was against Wesleyan, com- pleting 50 percent of his passes and two MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN scores, against just one interception. More importantly, with senior quad-captain starter

Anthony Fucillo out with an ankle injury, Football vs. Bowdoin McManama directed the Jumbos to their first 1:00 p.m. win of the year. “Getting this win is huge,” McManama said. “It’s definitely putting us in the right Field Hockey at Wellesley vs. Colby direction and a huge step for us. The offense is 4:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. improving a lot; we finally got in the end zone a couple times. We just need to come com- pletely focused to practice and be aggressive.” Men’s Tennis

Despite the win, the Jumbos have got- ten through the easy part of their schedule at a 1-1 clip and now turn their attention to Saturday’s homecoming game against Men’s Soccer at Plymouth St. vs. Colby Bowdoin. Though the Polar Bears fell to 1-1 6:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. with a 13-12 loss at Amherst, senior quarter- back Oliver Kell is averaging 345.5 passing yards per game, or roughly 90 yards more Women’s at Brandeis vs. Colby Soccer 4:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. than the total yards the Jumbos have given up per contest thus far. But for Tufts, which is 10-2 in home games vs. Bowdoin vs. Bates vs. Colby since 2006, returning to the Ellis Oval for Volleyball 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin at Bowdoin consecutive NESCAC matchups could not 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. feel better. “It’s the homecoming game so there’s Women’s going to be a lot of people there,” Perry said. Tennis “It’s always nice to play at home, not taking a two or three hour bus ride. But you get up to play with all 70 guys the same way each week, JumboCast doesn’t matter if it’s home or away, there’s nothing better than that.”

STATISTICS | STANDINGS

Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football NCAA Div. III Field Hockey (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) (4-3-0, 2-2-0 NESCAC) (1-4-2, 0-3-1 NESCAC) (16-1, 2-0 NESCAC) (1-1, 1-1 NESCAC) (Sept. 29, 2009) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L PF PA Points (First-place votes) W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L W L Amherst 2 0 34 24 1. Messiah, 1085 (44) 4 0 7 0 0 Amherst 2 0 8 2 Trinity Middlebury 5 0 0 7 0 0 Wesleyan 3 0 1 5 0 2 Trinity 2 0 61 35 Trinity 2 0 6 3 2. Salisbury, 1025 (2) Tufts 4 0 7 0 0 Williams 4 0 0 8 0 0 Williams 3 0 1 6 0 1 Bowdoin 1 1 62 48 Tufts 2 0 12 1 3. Tufts, 975 (6) Williams 4 0 4 3 0 Amherst 3 1 0 5 2 0 Conn. Coll. 3 1 0 5 1 0 Hamilton 1 1 38 35 Williams 1 0 9 4 4. Ursinus, 906 Middlebury 3 2 5 2 0 Bowdoin 2 2 0 4 3 0 Trinity 2 1 1 5 1 1 Middlebury 1 1 80 50 Bowdoin 1 1 7 5 5. SUNY Cortland, 848 2 2 6 2 0 5 2 0 Tufts 1 1 18 14 Bowdoin Tufts 2 2 0 4 3 0 Bowdoin 3 2 0 Conn. Coll. 1 1 10 3 0 Wesleyan 1 1 21 29 6. Trinity College, 761 Conn. Coll. 2 2 3 4 Wesleyan 2 3 0 5 3 0 Amherst 2 2 0 4 2 0 Middlebury 0 0 8 2 Williams 1 1 44 45 7. Lebanon Valley, 708 Amherst 2 3 5 3 0 Trinity 1 2 1 2 2 2 Middlebury 1 1 2 4 2 2 Hamilton 0 1 3 15 Bates 0 2 21 50 8. TCNJ, 606 Colby 1 3 4 3 0 Bates 1 3 0 2 4 1 Bates 0 3 1 2 4 1 Bates 0 2 8 2 Colby 0 2 19 68 9. Johns Hopkins, 604 Bates 0 5 1 6 0 Colby 0 3 1 2 4 1 Tufts 0 3 1 1 4 2 Colby 0 2 4 9 10. Skidmore, 527 Wesleyan 0 5 2 5 0 Conn. Coll. 0 4 0 3 5 0 Colby 0 4 1 1 5 2 Wesleyan 0 2 4 8

G A Pts Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD N.E. Div. III Women's G A Pts G A Pts Soccer T. Brown 7 4 18 A. Michael 3 0 6 D. Schoening 1 1 3 C. Updike 190 59 P. Bailey 28 92 3.3 0 D. Ferguson 25 2.2 0 (Sept. 29, 2009) W. Hardy S. Saropoulos 1 1 3 Joyce-Mendive 160 48 55 A. Russo 5 2 12 2 0 4 M. Howell 4 48 12.0 0 M. Kelly 2 1 5 A. Maxwell 2 0 4 Blumenthal 1 0 2 B. Helgeson 140 54 1. Messiah L. Nicholas 74 46 2. Puget Sound M. Burke 1 3 5 C. Cadigan 1 1 3 A. Lach 1 0 2 E. Lokken 69 48 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT T. Guttadauro 2 0 4 S. Nolet 1 1 3 R. Coleman 1 0 2 K. Ellefsen 30 12 McManama 42.2 245 2 1 3. Williams J. Perkins 1 2 4 J. Love-Nichols 0 1 1 M. Fitzgerald 0 1 1 B. Neff 26 26 4. Wheaton M. Scholtes 1 1 3 F. Gamal 0 0 0 B. Green 0 1 1 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD 5. William Smith P. Bailey 10 141 70.5 1 L. Griffith 1 1 3 L. O’Connor 0 0 0 P. Tonelli 0 1 1 Defensive B Digs 6. Illinois Wesleyan A. Roberts 1 0 2 J. Jamison 0 0 0 N. Muakkassa 0 0 0 A. Kuan 0 253 M. Howell 2 22 11 0 D. Feiger 6 116 7. Ithaca Defense Tack INT Sack 8. Trinity (Texas) Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% B. Helgeson 2 113 C. Updike 1 113 M. Murray 14.0 0 1 9. Wartburg M. Zak 3 12 .800 K. Minnehan 4 27 .871 P. Tonelli 12 23 .657 T. Tassinari 14.0 0 0 N. Shrodes 1 97 10. Johns Hopkins K. Hyder 1 3 .750 K. Engelking 0 70 F. Albitar 10.0 0 1 Monday, October 5, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

FIELD HOCKEY DAVID HECK | THE SAUCE Undefeated Jumbos thrash Bobcats 3-1 The playoff BY MICHAEL SPERA Daily Editorial Board disclaimer The women’s field hockey team rout- ed the Bates Bobcats 3-1 in Lewiston, ack in late March — as is the cus- Maine on Saturday for the Jumbos’ tom — newspapers, radio shows and fans alike were asking plenty FIELD HOCKEY of questions about the upcoming (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) B MLB season. at Lewiston, Maine, Saturday Would the Yankees come back after their free-agent spending spree and make Tufts 2 1 — 3 the playoffs? How good could the young Wesleyan 0 1 — 1 and improving Rays be? Who would take control of the relatively wide-open seventh consecutive victory against National League? the fledging NESCAC bottom-feeder. Six months and 162 games later, we know By the end of regulation, the Tufts the answers to a lot of those questions. squad had racked up some of its best Yes, the Yankees’ free-agent acquisi- offensive numbers all year. In the tions were as good as advertised — at Saturday afternoon matchup, the least for the 2009 regular season — Jumbos held a striking 44-4 advan- leading the Bombers to baseball’s best tage in shots that helped them cruise record. No, the Rays did not improve and to the win over the 1-6 Bobcats. The take control of the AL East, despite their 44-shot mark is Tufts’ highest of the remarkable run to the World Series last season, surpassing the 42-shot total year. And in the NL, the high-spending set in its late September shutout of Mets and Cubs proved to be two of the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs. the season’s biggest disappointments Though the Jumbos scored two of (again), while the Phillies, Dodgers, their three goals on free-hit shots, Cardinals and Rockies showed them- Tufts generally set the pace of play. selves to be the cream of the crop. The Bobcats were on defense all Even the normally contentious major game, resulting in a multitude of individual awards are largely settled and rebound opportunities and rapid-fire agreed upon. It seems clear that the MVP shots. In all, five Jumbos tallied at ALEX DENNETT/TUFTS DAILY trophies will be sitting on the mantels of least five shots over the course of Senior co-captain Margi Scholtes scored what proved to be the game winning goal against Bates Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer, respectively, the game, while the Bobcats’ goalie on Saturday. The Jumbos, who took 44 shots in the game, improved to 7-0 on the season. while Zack Greinke and his absurd 2.16 recorded 17 saves. ERA appear destined for the AL Cy Young. “We were good on the initial shots, but to make quicker passes to get around issue was that Bates plays man-to- But the most important question is it was the rebounds that we scored on,” the girls.” man defense, while most of the teams one we still don’t have an answer to — senior co-captain Margi Scholtes said. “I think we had a lot of oppor- we go up against play zone defense. and no, it’s not about who will win the “They played man-to-man defense, and tunities, but the problem was that I think the girls had to take a little one-game playoff between the Twins they were very physical so we had to not all of our shots were that great,” and Tigers (even though that’s still find ways to work around that. We had coach Tina McDavitt added. “Another see FIELD HOCKEY, page 13 pretty important). The real question is: Who will take home the World Series crown? There are the favorites and the dark horses, sure, Tufts now tied for fourth place in NESCAC standings but the results of the MLB playoffs often amount to little more than the spin of WOMEN’S SOCCER fourth shutout of the season. in Colby, Conn. College and Trinity, who a roulette wheel. It’s not like the NBA, continued from page 16 “I think we kept possession for such combined have just one conference win in which the better overall team almost advantage in the 10th minute when a majority of the game it didn’t even this year. always emerges victorious from a seven- senior co-captain Whitney Hardy scored give their forwards and midfielders time “At this point in the season, it is such game playoff series (which is why the No. the second goal of the game — and her to produce anything,” Minnehan said. a short season that every game matters,” 8 seed has upset the No. 1 seed only once second of the season — by heading in “While our defense has obviously been Cadigan said. “Every game is important, since the first round was expanded to the ball after a scramble up front. very consistent, I think that [in] this and we are just trying to win and keep seven games). “It was definitely a confidence-build- game, since we were keeping possession winning until NESCACs.” No, in baseball, any team has about as er,” Cadigan said. “We know we can do for so much time, it gave them less stuff For now, however, the Jumbos will good of a shot as anyone else. That’s part of it now, so from this point on it will be they had to deal with.” focus on Wednesday’s non-conference the reason why eight different teams have building on that.” The win brings Tufts’ season record to match up with Brandeis, the team cur- won it in the past nine years, including “I think we just finally have been 4-3, but more importantly to 2-2 in the rently ranked one spot above them at three wild card teams. In fact, last year was doing everything that we have been talk- NESCAC. That puts them in a tie with No. 7 in the Div. III New England rank- the first time since 2001 that a wild card ing about doing and practicing doing,” Bowdoin and Wesleyan for fourth in the ings. Tufts has beaten the Judges four team did not take part in the World Series. Minnehan added. “It all came together conference standings, with the Jumbos years in a row, including last year’s 1-0 Regular season records will mean on Saturday.” owning a win over the Cardinals. victory in Waltham. nothing come Wednesday. If CC Sabathia The Tufts defense was solid and kept Tufts could go a long way to ensuring “I don’t know much about Brandeis, drops Game One of the ALDS, the only the Bobcats from getting any offensive a spot in the top end of the conference but we always have a good game against numbers that will matter for the Yankees push, though both teams finished with in the next two weeks, as it plays its them,” Minnehan said. “I think we need are these: 0-1. The media would have a six shots in the second half. On the next four games at home. Those con- to go into this game with the same men- field day discussing the potential down- game, however, Minnehan was forced tests will include three games against tality that we went into this weekend fall of the league’s most expensive team, to make just one save and recorded her teams on the lower rung of the NESCAC and stay focused.” and rightfully so — because if the Yanks start in the hole, they will indeed be in some serious trouble. It doesn’t matter if you got into the Athletes of the Week playoffs by backing in or by winning your last 10 games. Momentum from the regu- PAT BAILEY, FOOTBALL lar season gets washed away in October; every team is capable of making a splash After Tufts’ offense struggled in the season-opening 7-3 loss to Wesleyan on Sept. 26, it was and every team is prone to drowning. junior Pat Bailey who jump-started the squad and led the team to a 15-7 victory at Bates. Ultimately, what wins games over the The tailback was a steady force for the Jumbos, averaging 3.5 yards per carry and helping Tufts course of a six-month season is not the control the pace of the game and keep Bates’ offense off the field. Bailey led the Jumbos in both same thing that wins games in the play- rushing and receiving yards — compiling 63 and 89, respectively — but his most important contribu- offs. To survive the grind of a 162-game tion was on the game’s biggest play. schedule, teams need depth everywhere: On the Jumbos’ first offensive play of the fourth quarter, with Tufts clinging to a 9-7 lead, the rotation, the bullpen, the bench and Bates brought pressure on Tufts quarterback Tom McManama. Bailey got himself open for his even in the minors. quarterback and hauled in the cross-field pass, then took it all the way to the end-zone for a ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY But in the postseason, it’s the top-heavy 71-yard touchdown. The score provided Tufts with much-needed insurance and effectively sealed teams that often excel. A club with a couple the victory for the Jumbos. of shutdown starters and a single excep- tional hitter (I’m looking at you, Cardinals) can seem unstoppable in a short series. Rarely do individual players dominate the ALIX MICHAEL, WOMEN’S SOCCER competition for the entire regular season; frequently do individual players dominate On Saturday’s road match against the Bates Bobcats, sophomore midfielder Alix Michael their opponents in playoff series. came up big with two goals to preserve a Tufts lead in the 3-0 NESCAC shutout victory. So while you may be proud of what In its fourth conference match up of the season, the 4-3 Tufts squad faced off against a your team has done so far, just realize that struggling 2-4-1 Bates team that had dropped two out of its last three games. Setting the pace everything can be changed by as little as of the game from the onset, Michael notched an unassisted goal from 25 yards out just five one poor inning. Sit back, watch the play- minutes in, despite a swarm of defensive players in front of the net, to make it 1-0 Tufts. offs and enjoy all the drama. But don’t get About 41 minutes into the first half, the Mercer Island, Wash. native slipped past her your hopes up. defender to tally her second goal of the game and her third of the season. She now leads the If you do, you’re liable to get your Jumbos in goals this season. heart broken. Topping the team in shots, goals and points, Michael played an integral role in recording the

JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY Jumbos’ biggest win of the year thus far. David Heck is a senior majoring in phi- losophy. He can be reached at David.Heck@ tufts.edu. 16 INSIDE Field Hockey 15 The Sauce 15 SSportsports Men’s Soccer 14 tuftsdaily.com

FOOTBALL Stingy defense leads Jumbos over Bates for first win of year BY ALEX PREWITT “Though we didn’t have any Daily Editorial Board interceptions of fumbles or any- thing, making stops on fourth Saturday’s contest would see one down sets the tone and the of two things broken: either the momentum,” he said. “Their Jumbos’ 23-game history of winning offense had some big plays, but when it came down to it we made FOOTBALL the stops when we needed to and (1-1) kept them in check.” at Lewiston, Maine, Saturday Most notably, Tufts kept the Bates offense off the field, allowing Tufts 3 6 0 6 — 15 McManama to grind out the clock Wesleyan 0 7 0 0 — 7 with lengthy drives. The Bobcats had three drives that lasted over against Bates or their six-game, on- three minutes, while the Jumbos the-road losing streak. Fortunately had five, including back-to-back for Tufts, it was the latter. second-quarter possessions that Thanks to a stifling defense combined to drain over nine min- which applied pressure at exactly utes on the clock. the right times, the Jumbos locked “As an offense we struggled at up their first away victory since times but when we needed to put Sept. 29, 2007, consequently earn- points on the board, we had long ing their first win of the year over drives to do that and we pulled it the Bobcats 15-7. together at key times,” McManama “It’s nice to get the first win in said. “We wanted to get everything anything because it takes the mon- smooth, get first downs and keep key off your back a little bit,” senior moving the chains and keep the quad-captain Alex Perry said. “It defense off the field.” was big, we just needed that win After striking first with a 35-yard on Saturday at all costs. Going in field goal from sophomore Adam there it didn’t matter if we had the Auerbach, the Jumbos found them- best game in the world or the worst LAURA SCHULTZ/TUFTS DAILY selves in a 7-3 hole following Evans’ game, as long as we came out with Senior quad-captain safety Tom Tassinari (21) led the Jumbos’ defense with 11 tackles. While Tufts allowed score. But McManama immediate- a win. We went up there to get done Bates 304 total yards of offense, the Bobcats only managed one red-zone attempt, which Tassinari stifled with ly atoned for his turnover, directing what we needed to do.” a fourth-down tackle. an eight-play, 62-yard drive on the Though Bates outdistanced ensuing possession and capping Tufts in yardage — 304 to 280 — Aside from the yardage totals, “The defense played great today,” Wesleyan, was again stellar, break- it off with an 11-yard touchdown the stingy Jumbos defense allowed Tufts was nearly flawless on the McManama said. “It’s real comfort- ing up six passes. pass to sophomore tight end Nick the Bobcats just one red-zone defensive end. Bates converted on ing to know that they’re probably “I thought we played pretty well Croteau. Croteau’s lone reception opportunity and ceded no scores. just three of 15 third downs and was going to get a stop every time they as a defensive unit; we [bent] but turned out to be the impetus the Bates’ lone touchdown came early sacked three times. Led by junior go on the field and you’ll get the we didn’t break,” Perry said. “They Jumbos’ defense needed to win. in the second quarter when soph- Matthew Murray and senior quad- ball back almost immediately.” were able to put together a few “I knew I had to have a short omore Cam Evans snared a pass captain Tom Tassinari’s 11 tackles The Jumbos also recorded eight drives, but once they got into the memory and forget about [the from Tufts senior quarterback Tom apiece, Tufts consistently closed up tackles for a loss, while their sec- red zone we were able to step up interception],” McManama said. McManama and scampered 12 the running lanes, holding Bates to ondary, which allowed just 55 pass- and make a few big plays, give the yards into the end zone. just 3.4-yards per carry. ing yards in last week’s opener at ball back to our offense.” see FOOTBALL, page 14

WOMEN’S SOCCER VOLLEYBALL Jumbos slay endangered Bobcats 3-0 in Winning never gets old: Jumbos earn their most lopsided win of the season 16th straight W

BY ETHAN LANDY the ball into the net despite some traffic BY EVAN COOPER Daily Editorial Board up front. Daily Editorial Board “We went in and Bates was really After a frustrating offensive perfor- pumped up, so we wanted to quiet You would think that after exacting revenge mance against Babson on Tuesday, the them down and that is always the best on both Williams and UMass Boston earlier women’s soccer team was left ruing a way to do it,” senior goalkeeper Kate in the week the Tufts’ volleyball team would Minnehan said. “I think that we have VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S SOCCER been waiting for this breakout moment (4-3, 2-2 NESCAC) of getting more than two goals and that (16-1, 2-0 NESCAC) at Lewiston, Maine, Saturday is what I think was most important of Tufts Invitational at Cousens Gym, Friday this game.” Tufts 3 0 — 3 For Michael, it was the first of two Union 23 15 14 — 0 Wesleyan 0 0 — 0 goals on the day, as she became the Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 first Tufts player to score two goals in a number of missed chances. Against game since then-freshman Jamie Love- Hiram 27 22 19 19 — 1 Bates on Saturday, however, that was Nichols did so on Oct. 14th last year at Tufts 25 25 25 25 — 3 not a problem. Keene State. Michael’s second goal of The Jumbos exploded in the first half the day came in the 41st minute when Tufts Invitational at Cousens Gym, Saturday for three goals en route to a 3-0 victory she beat a defender and deposited the over the Bobcats, their second consecu- ball past Bates sophomore keeper Annie Potsdam State 14 9 10 — 0 tive NESCAC win. It was the most goals Burns, who was the NESCAC Co-Player Tufts has scored in a game thus far this of the Week last week. Michael’s three Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 season, and the result was also a marked JAMES CHOCA/ TUFTS DAILY goals on the season lead the team. difference from the close affairs that Senior co-captain Whitney Hardy scored the Tufts dominated the first half and Keene State 21 13 12 — 0 most of the Jumbos’ games have been, second of Tufts’ three goals against Bates. continued to control the pace much of Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 including the 1-0 loss versus Babson. the rest of the game. The Jumbos put up “If anything it shows that we should The Jumbos have talked about want- 20 shots in the opening 45 minutes com- have scored on Babson because this ing to strike first and not play from pared to just four for the Bobcats. The be out of scores to settle. Unfortunately for team tied Babson,” senior co-captain behind, and they did just that on offensive onslaught also helped Tufts get their next four adversaries, that was not the Cara Cadigan said. “This proves we basi- Saturday. Sophomore midfielder Alix 10 corner kicks in the game. The Jumbos case. cally can compete with all the teams in Michael provided the offense for Tufts would use one of those corners to their Starting Friday, the Jumbos swept through the Northeast if we keep our confidence early on in the game. She took a chance up and play like we did [Saturday].” from 25 yards out and managed to get see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 15 see VOLLEYBALL, page 13

FIELD HOCKEY: TUF 3, BAT 1 - TRI 3, WES 2 - MID 7, COL 0 - WIL 2, AMH 0 - BOW 1, CON 0 - MID 5, WES 3 - MEN’S SOCCER: BOW 0, CON 1 - WES 2, TRI 1 - COL 1, MID 1 - WIL 2, AMH 1 - BAT 0, TUF 0 - WOMEN’S SOCCER: MID 3, COL 0 - TUF 3, BAT 0 - WES 1, TRI 0 - BOW 4, CON 0 - WIL 3, AMH 0 - MID 1, WES 0 - VOLLEYBALL: AMH 1, WIL 3 - WES 3, COL 0 - TRI 3, HAM 0 - CON 3, BAT 0 - AMH 3, HAM 0 - MID 3, TRI 0 - CON 3, COL 1 - WES 3, BAT 2 - WIL 3, TRI 0 - AMH 3, MID 2 - FOOTBALL: TUF 15, BAT 7 - HAM 26, WES 14 - AMH 13, BOW 12 - TRI 26, WIL 21 - MID 45, COL 0