Today: Partly Cloudy THE TUFTS High 83 Low 61 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Partly Cloudy Since 1980 High 79 Low 60 Vo l u m e LIV, Nu m b e r 20 DAILY Fr i d a y , Oc t o b e r 5, 2007 Margulis delivers Snyder Lecture to Beyond Boundaries on pace packed audience in Cohen yesterday to reach $1.2 billion goal Bacow explained that today, b y Sa r a h Bu t r y m o w i c z One of the main goals of the her theory of symbiogenesis has Daily Editorial Board campaign is to attract quality fac- become more widely accept- ulty and students to the univer- ed, though it is still somewhat Almost a year after its official sity, Lee said. A number of fac- controversial. One reason for launch, Beyond Boundaries, ulty members have already been the controversy is that sym- Tufts’ ongoing capital campaign, brought into the Tufts commu- biogenesis challenges one of is well on the way to reaching its nity through campaign benefits the fundamental tenets of neo- goal. such as endowed professorships. Darwinism, which states that As of Sept. 30, the fundrais- In addition, the fundraising natural selection is the primary ing effort has brought in $690 made it possible for the Office mechanism of evolution. million, according to Central of Undergraduate Admissions “I am not a neo-Darwinist,” Development Programs Director to provide $3.2 million more in Margulis clarified yesterday. “I Christopher Simoneau. The goal financial aid for students this year am a Darwinist.” is to raise $1.2 billion. than the previous year, as the Bacow summed up the biol- “We’re on pace or even slightly Daily reported earlier this semes- ogist’s complex theory in his ahead of the pace we had set,” ter. introduction. Vice President of University “We continue to move closer “Margulis has proposed that Advancement Brian Lee said. and closer to becoming a need- Jo Duara/ tufts daily an inherited variation of a spe- According to Lee and Simoneau, blind [institution],” Simoneau Lynn Margulis declared herself a Darwinian biologist at yesterday’s lecture. cies does not come mainly from signs of Beyond Boundaries’ suc- said. “We’re not there yet, but we random mutation, but instead cess can be seen throughout all of have a tremendous amount of b y Ma d e l in e Ga r b e r in a tightly-packed Cabot evolves through the associa- Tufts’ campuses. supporters who believe in that.” Contributing Writer Auditorium, the poetry-loving tions of members of different Sophia Gordon Hall and the Becoming need-blind remains biologist sprinkled quips into species, or — and I love this Perry and Marty Granoff Music the primary goal of the campaign. Acclaimed biologist Lynn her discourse and interacted phrase — the ‘long-lasting inti- Center both benefited from cam- The biggest obstacle to overcome, Margulis presented her once- with the audience by asking macy of strangers,’” he said. paign funds. however, is the issue of sustain- divisive theories about evolu- questions, portraying an inter- Once at the podium, Margulis The upcoming construction of ability. tionary biology and gave her active but professorial lecture only gave a brief overview of the campus center at the Sackler While gifts may be given each personal rendition of the his- style. this once-revolutionary theory. School of Graduate Biomedical year toward financial aid, they tory of primitive evolution at The goal of the Snyder Instead of expounding on it, Sciences and the construction of are “expendable support” rather yesterday’s Richard E. Synder Presidential Lecture Series, she spent a great deal of time the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness than permanent funds, accord- Presidential Lecture. which began with a donation explaining the history of cellu- Center at the Medford and ing to Lee. “Ideally, [we will] cre- Margulis, a professor at the from Richard Snyder (A ’55) in lar evolution through a detailed Somerville campus will also draw ate an endowment that will give University of Massachusetts 2004, is to bring speakers to PowerPoint presentation and from the Beyond Boundaries cof- additional millions each year,” he (UMass) Amherst, has been campus once a semester who stressing that symbiosis, the fers. said. criticized for promoting the challenge conventional wis- interaction between organisms Dr. Steven Jaharis (M ’87) and Although the goal of achieving theory of symbiogenesis, which dom in their fields. living in close physical asso- his father Michael Jaharis have need-blind status “resonates the contends that many early life University President ciation, is essential to this pro- committed $15 million for the most” with alumni, Lee said that forms took shape and devel- Lawrence Bacow said in his cess. first project, and Tisch (A ’71) has there have been “strong respons- oped not as independently introductory remarks that She emphasized that while promised $10 million for the sec- es” to the entire campaign, partic- evolving organisms, but as Margulis certainly met this cri- many people believe that the ond. ularly through an eager involve- symbiotically interacting indi- terion. Archean Eon — the time period Some of the campaign’s results ment from trustees and young viduals. That is, bacteria and “Lynn Margulis fits this that ended around 2.5 billion have been less tangible, however, alums. other Precambrian forms of life description, I think, extraordi- years ago — is too prehistoric such as the funding of intern- Before the campaign’s official evolved to some degree as a narily well,” he said. “Lynn is a and therefore ignore it, one ships in the non-profit sector and Nov. 4, 2006 launch, it had existed result of the interactions they scientist who was viewed skep- must go back to this era to financial aid for summer session quietly since July, 2002. During had with other organisms. tically for many years for the students, according to Director of In yesterday’s lecture, held theory which she expounded.” see MARGULIS, page 2 Public Relations Kim Thurler. see BEYOND BOUNDARIES, page 2 Tufts students make a P.A.C.T. to Sandy Berger visits poli sci senior seminar promote sexual assault awareness

b y Me g a n Da l t o n said. Contributing Writer Coupled with this will be efforts to correct misperceptions, such as the common belief In the wake of last spring’s series of sexu- that most assaults are committed by strangers. al assaults near campus, the university has Theodore said that, in reality, the vast majority unveiled a new program aimed at identifying of victims know their attackers. unhealthy sexual practices and relationships A final educational aspect will look at and providing solutions. bystander issues, as the program seeks to The Prevention, Awareness and Consent at examine the responsibilities and limitations Tufts (P.A.C.T.) program will be run through of onlookers during actual or potential assault the Women’s Center’s Campus Violence scenarios. So far, student involvement has Prevention Program and will take advantage been pivotal to the program, especially since of federal funding made available through many students feel more comfortable talking the Violence Against Women Act, which was with peers than with staff members. reauthorized by President Bush in 2006. “We have been thrilled by the tremendous The program will focus specifically on sex- response of students interested in being part ual assault, relationship violence and stalk- of P.A.C.T.,” Senior Director of Health and ing. Started by Campus Violence Prevention Wellness Services Michelle Bowdler said in an Coordinator Elaine Theodore, it will part- e-mail to the Daily. Rebekah Sokol/tufts daily ner with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center “Peer leadership is so important in address- Sandy Berger, national security advisor to former President Bill Clinton, was the guest (BARCC) to achieve these goals. ing the health issues of a college-aged popula- yesterday in “Decision ’08,” a senior political science seminar that is tracking in detail P.A.C.T. will do this partly through resource tion. I look forward to seeing them succeed,” the race for the 2008 presidential nominations. Taught by Alan Solomont, the course distribution; sexual assault hotlines and phone Bowdler wrote. meets once per week and is led by small groups of student presenters who brief the trees, for example, will be promoted. Many of the students who have become class on a specific topic with the help and input of a high-profile guest. Yesterday’s Another focus will be education about “what involved in P.A.C.T. were previously a part of topic, “Foreign Policy and National Security,” took advantage of Berger’s experience constitutes rape culture and the more con- on the Clinton foreign policy team. See page 3 for full story. crete risk reductions techniques,” Theodore see P.A.C.T., page 2

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see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Friday, October 5, 2007 THe tufts Daily Once revolutionary theory, endosymbiosis now accepted e l l y i z z e t ta K M. R MARGULIS ment live symbiotically. Endosymbiosis is now accepted as Editor-in-Chief continued from page 1 “Organisms are actively maintain- fundamental truth. understand the birth of the building ing and regulating the environment to Audience members felt that Margulis’ Editorial blocks of life. which they respond,” she said. “It’s a speech was broader than standard sci- Liz Hoffman Managing Editors “If you don’t remember anything dialogue and it’s not by chance alone. entific research presentations. Alex Bloom else I say, remember that everything Earth has a physiology; from many “Margulis painted a big picture important evolved during this first different angles, one can see that the of evolution,” Assistant Professor of Forrest Gittleson Editorial Page Editors period,” she said. Earth is a living planet, unlike its dead Philosophy Patrick Forber said. Forber Jacob Maccoby Kristen Sawicki On the subject of natural selection, a neighbors, Mars and Venus.” teaches a course, “Biology and Society,” Judy Wexler topic she touched upon when describ- Margulis showed various photo- that deals with the philosophy of evo- ing the components of evolution, graphs, graphs, some comic illustra- lutionary biology. Rob Silverblatt Executive News Editor Margulis stressed that the process can- tions and a few videos. At one point, Senior biochemistry major Jordan Jamie Bologna News Editors not be fully understood without taking she decided to interrupt the lecture Jastrab agreed with Forber. “If you were Sarah Butrymowicz environments into consideration. This for over five minutes, called over a hoping to get a biochemistry back- Bruce Hamilton point echoed her overarching empha- technology assistant and fiddled with ground out of her speech, she didn’t Bennett Kuhn Christy McCuaig sis on the importance of interaction her computer in order to ensure that really go that in-depth,” he said. “But Marc Raifman between different forms of life. the audience could hear the back- she made some very interesting points Lilly Riber “[We] cannot talk about [natural ground music for a video demonstrat- about a less-traveled path in research Giovanni Russonello selection] unless we are talking about ing marine biology research. that we don’t have a lot of background Lisa Granshaw Assistant News Editor the conditions: when and where and Margulis’ famous claim that sym- in.” the effect of the environment on biogenesis has played a central role Sophomore Becky Baumwoll felt the Matt Skibinski Executive Features Editor members of the population,” Margulis in evolution can be seen as a type of speech was an attempt by Margulis

Arianne Baker Features Editors said. extension of her theory of endosym- to challenge and reframe our under- Carrie Battan She also explained scientist Jim biosis. standing of evolution. Luke Burns Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis, which The theory of endosymbiosis, for “She was telling us what the conven- Jessica Bidgood Anne Fricker states that all aspects of the Earth’s which Margulis came under fire, states tionalists have done wrong,” Baumwoll atmosphere and surface sediments are that mitochondria, the power plants said.Overall, audience members Marissa Carberry Assistant Features Editors regulated by the activities of over 30 that generate most of a cell’s chemical seemed satisfied with the speech. Robin Carol million types of living organisms. energy, once existed as freely living “She made a clear presentation of Kristin Gorman Executive Arts Editor “Neo-Darwinists believe this [regu- organisms. It was only when these her heterodox and challenging views, lation occurs] by chance alone,” she mitochondria came into contact with though they are a departure from the Naomi Bryant Arts Editors said, explaining that she disagrees and other species that they combined to mainstream,” Forber said. Sarah Cowan Diana Landes instead illustrated the way in which form the cells that are now the build- Giovanni Russonello contributed Jacob Worrel organisms and the greater environ- ing blocks of life. reporting to this article. Grant Beighley Assistant Arts Editor Kahran Singh Executive Op-Ed Editor Evans Clinchy Executive Sports Editor Movie plays crucial role in campaign’s fundraising efforts Sapna Bansil Sports Editors BEYOND BOUNDARIES group Young Friends of Tufts Advancement. Boundaries will support active citizenship, Rachel Dolin continued from page 1 Director of Advancement citing examples of endeavors of alums and Carly Helfand this period, trustees contributed around Communications and Donor Relations faculty members. $300 million, many through large dona- Christine Sanni found it “interesting for “So many schools are talking about active Tim Judson Assistant Sports Editors Ethan Landy tions including $100 million from Pierre young alums to get that involved,” since it is citizenship,” Simoneau said. “We’re actually and Pamela Omidyar (LA ’88 and LA ’89, more typical for fundraising campaigns to doing it.” Jo Duara Executive Photo Editor respectively). depend on donors who are older and “more Getting the word out about the campaign Laura Schultz Photo Editors This made up part of the $615 million established.” has been a constant and sweeping effort. Alex Schmieder raised during the quiet phase. To encourage further participation Immediately after the official unveiling in Rebekah Sokol At this point, Simoneau estimates that from them and other alums, the university Boston in November, there were internal Annie Wermiel trustees are responsible for about $325 mil- distributed a 14-minute film to potential launches across the university’s individu- lion of the total funds raised, almost half of donors. All incoming freshmen this year al schools, and about a dozen launches PRODUCTION all contributions. also received it. in different cities, including London, San Ross Marrinson Production Director In terms of young alumni, Lee said that The film, which Lee called “one of the Francisco, Palm Beach and New York. Marianna Bender Executive Layout Editor he is always looking for ways to get them chief assets” of the campaign, was made by The effort will not cease until all the involved. Some recent graduates have pro- twin sisters Nancy Stern and Lisa Lax (both money has been raised. According to Lee, Dana Berube Layout Editors Karen Blevins moted this goal through the creation of the LA ’86). It emphasizes the idea that Beyond the goal is to get there by 2011. Ally Gimbel Maris Mann-Stadt Muhammad Qadri Adam Raczkowski TuftsLife.com gets server upgrade Jason Richards P.A.C.T. program Annie Steinhauser Meredith Zeitzer needs more men The popular Web site TuftsLife.com members spent the summer coordinating Julia Cheong Assistant Layout Editors is to trade in its deteriorating Web host it with University Information Technology Emily Neger P.A.C.T. for a new, independent one in an effort to plan the move. Amy Ni continued from page 1 to increase efficiency and reduce down- Despite the initial cost, the change “In the S.A.C.K.,” an educational program time. should prove to ultimately be cheaper Michael Vastola Executive Technical Manager that takes place during freshman orienta- The transition is to be made by the though, since the Senate will no longer Jeff Finkelstein Technical Managers tion. end of the week and will bring the site have to pay third-party hosting fees, Joel Harley “The issues raised in ‘In the S.A.C.K.’ offline for several hours. according to Nadler. These fees amount- Kelly Moran Executive Online Editor were ... very important, especially in col- Once this is completed, however, an ed to $49.95 per month. lege life,” junior and P.A.C.T. member Gil immediate improvement in usability is The new, independent host will con- Sarah Bliss Online Editors Kim said. expected. sist of two servers in lieu of the single Sophie Gao In the upcoming months, program par- “The Tufts community should be left one currently used. Whereas the old Jyll Saskin Executive Copy Editor ticipants will focus on training and pro- with the same great TuftsLife service as server was housed out of state, these will gramming. One upcoming event will be always, but with greater reliability,” said be located on-campus. Caryn Horowitz Copy Editor “Sex Signals,” a humorous look at sex- junior Jonathan Nadler, the chief rela- “Because most of our traffic comes ual relationships that will take place on tions officer of TuftsLife.com. from within Tufts, we thought it made BUSINESS Wednesday. It will also examine consent in The site, which receives around 30,000 a lot of sense to switch to servers that relationships. to 40,000 hits per day, is currently run- were actually located here,” Nadler said. Nicolas Gortzounian Executive Business Director Apart from the programming, P.A.C.T. ning off of a shared host, which also Student reaction to the expected Eli Blackman Business Manager will also be looking for greater involve- supports around 50 other Web sites. It change has been positive. ment from the community, especially often becomes overloaded during prime Freshman Tala Kayyali, for example, Stacey Ganina Receivables Manager from men. late-night hours, resulting in downtime. said she visits the site more than 30 times Malcolm Charles Head Ad Manager Theodore emphasized that the program While TuftsLife has used the host for a day and notices that it is down several is not just about “women’s issues.” six years, the service was “a bit sub-par,” times per week. “They affect everyone, so engaging men according to senior and chief technical “I feel like I’m not connected to the The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- on this campus is a challenging yet vital officer Isidoros Passidis. college anymore [when it’s down],” she lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and part of P.A.C.T. We look forward to involv- The TuftsLife team got $4,300 from said. distributed free to the Tufts community. ing more men who are concerned about the Tufts Community Union Senate in EDITORIAL POLICY healthy sexuality and healthy relationships April to implement the change, and its —by Alexandra Bogus Editorials that appear on this page are written by the Editorial and who can talk to their peers,” she said. Page editors, and individual editors are not necessarily respon- sible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of The Tufts Daily. The content of letters, advertisements, signed columns, cartoons, and graphics does not necessarily reflect weather forecast Saturday Sunday Monday QUOTE OF THE DAY the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters must be submitted by 4 p.m. and should be handed “Campaigns are smoke- into the Daily office or sent to [email protected]. 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Kate Peck | Feeling Peckish Universities slow to adapt to Windows’ Confessions of a semi- new operating system as kinks worked out vegetarian or Why I hate to explain myself to Freshmen bring Windows Vista to college, causing software compatibility issues everybody b y Jo n a t h a n Eh r l i c h Contributing Writer ack in high school, I stopped

For anyone who bought a Windows- eating meat: no red meat, no based computer this summer — including the hundreds of freshmen who purchased pork products, no poultry new laptops for school — it probably came B with Microsoft’s new operating system, and no seafood (which I hadn’t ever Windows Vista, or at least an available upgrade from it’s predecessor, Windows XP. eaten anyway). It started out simply; I Operating system upgrades are no new game for Microsoft, which has continually love animals, and that seemed reason upgraded over the years from the original Windows 1.0 to Windows 95 to Windows enough for me. 98 to Windows XP. But for perhaps the first time, the upgrade to Vista is causing head- But I’m from Buffalo, the land of aches for some colleges — and college stu- wings and (roast) beef on (kimmel) dents — nationwide. weck. My friends started to tease me A posting on the Chronicle of Higher and labeled me as a bleeding heart, so I Education Web site reported in September started to do some research to back up that while colleges are beginning to upgrade my new lifestyle. some of their computers, and while they Courtesy Microsoft.com Pretty soon, I was reading up on all have been quicker to adapt to Vista than Colleges and universities, including Tufts, have been reluctant to encourage students to the information I could find about veg- businesses have, many schools do not buy the new Windows Vista operating system until more of its bugs have been fixed etarianism and turned my new passion actively support the software through through updates. into a thesis research project. encouraging its purchase. The result can be GoVeg.com and PETA.org seemed students and professors with incompatible currently “people don’t need Vista to do their ing back on, such issues have now been to be a little heavy on the propaganda files — in Vista, word documents are saved job.” But she said that may soon change. resolved. side, so I turned to environmentalists as .docx files, which do not open on older “Eventually the whole world will upgrade The department has also received com- and anthropological research, to learn versions of Microsoft Office. to Vista,” Irish said. puters with Vista that had issues with net- about the health benefits of a diet low According to Dawn Irish, the Associate Many campus information technology work connectivity and with printer driv- in red meat and cholesterol and the Director of Outreach at Tufts University groups throughout the country have drawn ers. Passadis said that while Windows Vista economic ramifications of ranching Information Technology Services (ITS), similar conclusions on whether or not to comes preinstalled with virus software practices in Third World countries. some students and faculty members have make the upgrade. manufactured by MacAfee, Tufts OnLine I learned about the hormones and been upgrading to Vista. But the support On its Web site, Boston College ITS uses the Spybot program, which was not antibiotics pumped into animals to centers at each of Tufts’ different schools “strongly recommends that BC community Vista-compatible until recently. increase output of product and about are still considering whether or not to sup- members wait to upgrade their BC owned For students who choose to upgrade, the water and fossil fuels pumped into port the software. or home computers from Windows XP to however, Tufts OnLine can help students the meat-farming industries instead “Each of the ... centers is making up [its] Vista,” the site says. Harvard’s Desktop LAN take advantage of the program Microsoft of into areas plagued by droughts and own mind as to whether or not to use Vista,” Support, the tech support offshoot of its Student Select for Higher Ed, which allows famine. My friends still gave me a hard Irish said. ITS department, does not support or install students to download the upgrade to time, at times sneaking meat into my According to Irish, there are “pockets Vista on its machines either. Windows Vista along with Microsoft pro- food or testing my devotion: “Do you of people who use [Vista]” at Tufts. This, Tufts Online, which provides tech sup- grams, such as Word and Excel, for lower eat eggs? Milk? Gelatin? Then you are she said, has led to some “compatibility port for student computers, has worked than their retail prices. so not a vegetarian.” issues” with the software that Tufts uses, with the new operating system with some The program offers students an upgrade It seemed everyone was eager to most notably its virus scanning software success. Senior Isidoros Passadis of Tufts to Windows Vista Business edition for catch me in some form of hypocrisy. I manufactured by Trend. Online said that though the group had been $67.15, Vista Ultimate edition for $87.95 and encountered many people who actu- Irish said that businesses and colleges experiencing problems with Vista comput- ally got defensive about their carnivore have been slow to upgrade to Vista because ers going into sleep mode and not turn- see VISTA, page 4 pride, but I never asked anyone to stop eating meat or even to refrain from eat- ing meat in my presence. There were always people who asked, “Are you offended that I’m eating meat Foreign policy expert Berger speaks at Tufts class right now? Like, does it upset you?” That makes it difficult to just enjoy a b y Liz Ho f f m a n second term, Berger was a key player in the “I tell people, there are three issues in the meal together. Daily Editorial Board administration’s peace effort in the Balkan ‘08 campaign: Iraq, Iraq and Iraq,” he said. And it’s only getting more compli- Islands and policy of engagement with “The whole argument of trying to advance cated: Sometimes I now eat meat. “What you have to remember,” former China. He was the deputy assistant to the democracy in the world took a pretty bad When I know and trust the source National Security Advisor Sandy Berger said president for national security affairs during hit in Iraq. People are skeptical about United that the meat comes from or am trav- to the students sitting around the table with Clinton’s first term. States trying to transform the world.” eling and can’t eat in any other healthy him, “is that 9/11 changed everything.” “There has been no individual more at According to Berger, candidates of both way, I’ll generally settle on the non- Berger, national security advisor to for- the center of shaping American foreign parties are attempting to distinguish their vegetarian option. It seems reasonable mer President Bill Clinton and architect of policy in the past two decades than Sandy plans from the others and to distance them- to me. the majority of the Clinton White House’s Berger,” Solomont told the class in his brief selves, in varying degrees, from the Bush “Aha!” you say, “So you’re NOT a veg- foreign policy strategy, joined a group of introduction. administration. He said the Democrats may etarian! I have caught you in your lies Tufts seniors yesterday to discuss the role Berger talked about the salience of for- be able to gain some ground on the national and hypocrisy, and I can wave my pep- of foreign policy in the current presidential eign policy as a campaign issue, beginning security issue with the failing public sup- peroni pizza in your face in victory!” primary campaigns. with the 1972 George McGovern campaign, port for Iraq. There was a time I relished reeling He was the latest guest of Alan Solomont’s on which he worked as a 27-year-old aide. According to Berger, this election will be a off lists of facts to these testy carni- senior political science seminar, “Decision As an opponent of the Vietnam War, good opportunity for Democrats to shed the vores and laying out my extensively ‘08,” which follows the race for the McGovern was seen as soft on defense. “soft on defense” label and carve out some researched arguments on environmen- Democratic and Republican presidential According to Berger, that perception space in the “strong leadership” category to tal sustainability with passion. nominations. Solomont, a Tufts alumnus became associated with the Democratic which he credits Bush’s victory in 2004. Yet all too often the only response and trustee well-connected in Democratic Party as a whole, where it has stayed ever “That’s a good characterization of where I got would be a careless, “Whatever, politics, invites a high-profile guest to join since. the politics have been: Democrats on diplo- I couldn’t live without Philly cheese student presenters each week — not to “Up through 1972, there was a broad macy and Republicans on defense. But into steaks.” teach the class or to lecture it, but to join it consensus about American foreign policy: that mixture, you have to throw Iraq,” he I guess what I’ve learned is that if for an afternoon. contain the Soviet Union and stay strong said. “Americans want diplomacy, not war. someone isn’t ready to change the way Berger was the fourth guest this semes- on defense. So it hasn’t been a dominant “I still think people are looking at char- they eat, then I can explain my dietary ter and followed former Vermont Gov. and issue in the last few cycles,” he said. “But acter, but through the Iraq prism, they tend choices until my voice gives out, but it current Democratic National Committee that landscape is being transformed by the to see character as who will respond to the isn’t going to do any good. (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean, prominent Iraq war. The American people have pivoted challenges, rather than just who’s tougher, So next time you’re sitting down to Democratic fundraiser Bob Farmer and on Iraq, and the party that will get us out which is was it was [in 2004],” he contin- eat with a vegetarian, try asking them former Massachusetts governor and 1988 sooner is likely to do better.” ued. about why they made their choices and Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis. With 35 percent of respondents in a Sept. While students were more than happy to how it happened, instead of belittling Seniors Daniel Scarvalone, Leslie 9 Washington Post-ABC News Poll citing let Berger share what he knows — Solomont their meal. And don’t ask how they feel Stephenson and Alex Gladstein, who are Iraq as the most important issue in the called him “the most influential national about being a carrot-killer. students in the class, presented and briefed upcoming election, and the war becoming security advisor since Henry Kissinger” — Unless, of course, they pick the the class on the role of foreign policy in more unpopular by the day, Berger believes the exchange went both ways. Scarvalone, fight. presidential candidacies before Berger it is not only the most salient foreign policy Stephenson and Gladstein led the class joined in the discussion. issue on the table, but thinks it will be the through recent polling data, historical evi- Solomont brought in the right man. deciding factor in the election. He believes dence and profiles of the leading candi- Kate Peck is a senior major- Best-known for his role as national secu- that the American people are looking for a ing in English. She can be reached at rity advisor to Clinton during the president’s new rhetoric and new course of action. see BERGER, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Friday, October 5, 2007 Irish claims Vista Election may help Democrats change image, says Berger BERGER sis and comparisons between the 1994 and North Korea and the slipping image of will be operating continued from page 3 Rwandan genocide and the current situa- the United States among other nations. dates’ foreign policy résumé, with input tion in Darfur. “Distrust for the United States in the system of future from Berger. Berger laid out a “lesson learned” from world is greater than it has ever been; [we’re Scarvalone broke down a graph that two campaigns and eight years on the seen] as part of the problem, not part of the VISTA showed three lines: one heading upward, Clinton foreign policy team that tied direct- solution.” continued from page 3 showing increasing support for a rigid time- ly into the class’ theme. Berger’s presence, fourth in a star-stud- Microsoft Office Standard 2007 for $58.40, all line for withdrawal of troops from Iraq; “Campaigns are very bad times to make ded lineup of upcoming guest speakers less than their standard prices. one heading downward, showing the failing foreign policy,” he said. “Candidates are try- that will include Dick Gephardt, former According to a Microsoft spokesperson, faith of many Americans in the war effort; ing to appeal to constituencies, and they get New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and Microsoft developed its Student Select pro- and a small line on the bottom for those pulled to extremes ... which isn’t where you Democratic strategist Mark Mellman, offers gram to assist students in upgrading to with no opinion. want to be down the road when you’re try- students a Washington insider’s insight. Vista. Berger jumped up from his chair. ing to govern. Campaigns can drive you to “We’re often taught to separate campaign “We have developed relationships with “See, Republicans are running for these illogical and counterproductive positions.” politics from national security, but Sandy some of the largest universities and colleges people,” he said, pointing to the middle Berger raised the stakes of the 2008 elec- Berger taught us to merge them and see one in the world and as we work with them at line. “And Democrats have their eyes on tion. from the perspective of the other,” senior various levels of Windows Vista deployment these people up here. [The parties] are aim- “The [winner of] the ‘08 election ... will Josh Wolf said. “As a poli sci major, you and upgrading, we are committed to their ing at different constituencies, and you can inherit the most daunting set of challenges spend three and a half years talking about success,” the spokesperson said in an e-mail see it right here.” of any president since FDR inherited the politics and learning about political theo- to the Daily. “In the coming months we Berger answered questions about Depression,” Berger said, citing the dual ries. Now, for one of my last classes at Tufts, will continue to release updates to Windows Richardson’s low polling levels, Clinton’s war fronts of Afghanistan and Iraq, a Middle I get to see the people that are making the Vista through Windows Update that are action on the 1991-92 Haitian refugee cri- East in turmoil, nuclear concerns in Iran decisions based on those theories.” designed to fix top customer issues ... spe- cifically involving reliability, compatibility, stability, security and performance.” According to Passadis and Irish, the issues Q & A with Sandy Berger that Microsoft’s updates will look to fix are one reason why the university is not strongly What really prepares somebody to be [The candidates] are trying to distance doesn’t seem to take him seriously. recommending that students upgrade — at President of the United States? themselves from Bush and differentiate least not yet. Nothing. Nothing prepares you to be presi- themselves from each other, saying ‘we’re all What role will character and connecting At Tufts, students have varying opinions dent. Being president and running for presi- for ending the war, we’re all for bringing the with voters play in the election? on the new operating system. Freshman dent are two very different things. [It comes troops home, but I’m going to do it in a more Campaigns are smokescreens, but every Ashley Asiedu-Frimpong, a Vista user, said down to] the perception that the American responsible way.’ We’ll see if the American now and then the clouds break, and you get she think it’s an improvement over her previ- people have of who is best equipped to people will buy it. We simply don’t have the a glimpse of a real person, the real candidate. ous systems. handle those pressures. capacity to sustain 130,000 troops without People are looking for the moments when “I assume that since it’s the newer version, Hillary [Clinton] benefits from the fact extending the tour of duty in Iraq. they see the real Obama, the real Hillary, the it’s better, so I haven’t investigated,” she said. that she was in the White House for eight real Guiliani, the real McCain. “I have faith in Windows.” years; most people perceive her being very With the impressive foreign policy For freshman Caccy Bowlus, another Vista well-informed about policy, and the Senate resume of New Mexico Gov. [and Tufts How much power does the president user, the new system brings Microsoft closer Armed Services Committee is about hard, alumnus] Bill Richardson, why isn’t he actually yield in foreign policy? What are to its top competitor, Apple Inc. The Tiger military power. out front in this race? the limits to that power? version of Apple’s Mac OSX operating system [Barack] Obama doesn’t have any of those The press has created two tiers: [John] The president’s authority is almost unchal- made waves at its release with the introduc- credentials, so he has to argue that ... it’s Edwards, Obama and Clinton for the lenged in foreign policy. You saw that in tion of new concepts such as the Spotlight about judgment. [George W. Bush] had the Democrats; Romney, McCain, Guiliani and 2002, when the Democrats won a majority search tool and Dashboard, a tool used to most experienced team of foreign policy Thompson for the Republicans. [Democratic of the Senate and a majority of the House, house small applications called Widgets. people in recent times, but notwithstanding Sen.] Joe Biden and Richardson don’t make it and most Americans wanted to withdrawal Microsoft’s Vista has introduced similar their experience, they screwed up royally. He out of the second tier. Part of it is how they [from Iraq], but Bush is still staying the course. features, such as the Instant Search tool and has to say, ‘it’s not experience that matters, raised money. If you look at his resume, Bill The president can basically control the dia- Windows Aero, which enables the user to it’s judgment that matters. was ambassador to the UN, the governor logue. Under the Constitution and as a mat- manipulate the open windows in various of New Mexico, he was engaged in a lot of ter of practice, presidents have enormous ways. What do the different plans for troop diplomacy when he was in Congress, he was power. “They’re trying to be more like Macs,” withdrawals mean? the secretary of energy, and yet the press —by Liz Hoffman Bowlus said. 5

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TV REVIEW ‘Pushing Daisies’ certain to resurrect ABC’s Wednesday night lineup

b y Cy n t h i a Br u n e l l e works at “The Pie Hole” during the day Contributing Writer and works his supernatural abilities at night. Only one person knows his At 8:00 p.m. last Wednesday night, secret: a private investigator by the ABC gave America the best bedtime name of Emerson Cod (Chi McBride). story in years. “Pushing Daisies” is an Emerson accompanies Ned to visit the recently deceased in the local Pushing Daisies morgue. Ned raises those who died under mysterious circumstances, fig- ures out who killed them and collects Starring Lee Place, Anna Friel, the reward money, while satisfying the basic human desire for watching jus- Kristin Chenoweth, Chi McBride, tice be served. It’s as simple as cake (or Swoozie Kurtz in this case, pie). Airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The bulk of the story, however, comes ABC from the addition of one Charlotte Charles (Anna Friel), a witty, pretty, high-energy victim of strangulation by original series that places an old-time, a plastic bag. Ned, after realizing that Macbeth-like story (asking the dead she was his childhood neighbor, crush to figure out who killed them) within and first kiss (which all darkly alludes a world of beautiful colors, whimsical to the fact that he accidentally ruined characters, murder mysteries, morgues her life), saves her from an early grave and lots and lots of pie. in the hope that their love will be able This storyline operates in a world to flourish. But since his touch would ABC where the term “rest in peace” does not be fatal to Charlotte, Ned has to hold ABC’s new sitcom “Pushing Daisies” deals with the lighter side of death. Who says biting necessarily apply. Ned (played by the his own hand and pretend that it’s hers. the dust can’t be fun? wonderfully awkward Lee Pace) started This might sound too cute to be true — his career of necromancy around age but it isn’t. Vivian (Ellen Greene) once starred in a don’t be discouraged: During a particu- nine. After running through an endless The “no touching” rule and delib- synchronized swimming show known larly difficult bout of wordplay between field of daisies, he watches his child- erate distance between Ned and his as the “Darling Mermaid Darlings,” and the hesitant lovers, Ned suddenly mas- hood pet get run over by a speeding childhood crush lead the lovers into the flirty waitress at Ned’s shop, Olive saged his forehead to declare, “Let’s truck. many clever expressions of their bud- Snook (Kristin Chenoweth), alternates just drop the puns.” Ned then discovers that with a single ding romance. It’s a refreshing change between almost touching him and, In the future, the writers will have to touch, he can restore life; with another to watch two attractive adults show well, almost touching him. work hard to make a show that relies tap, the subject is instantly returned to affection without seeing a slow-mo- The writers have made some inter- on actual intelligent comedy and not death. This gift, however, has a “gone tion sex scene and rumpled covers the esting choices with this show. If you are just another hour of full pun-on-pun in 60 seconds” rule: Unless the resur- morning after. a fan of the “Gilmore Girls”-type of con- action. rected person is returned to corpse Eventually, they may get to touch- versation (which is so terribly clogged One can also hope that the show status within one minute, someone in ing, but it will definitely require some with jibes and one-liners that the show eventually dares to ask a few of the the near vicinity dies instantaneously. thinking (oven mitts, maybe). That’s at is a mental exercise in understanding difficult questions: Why do the good The vagueness of the last rule has least one incentive to keep watching. what the characters are actually trying die young? Should Ned choose to use delightfully dire implications for our The supporting cast also contributes to say), then you will instantly fall in his power as he sees fit? How does a hero, who has grown up to become to the show’s fun. Charlotte’s agora- love with “Pushing Daisies.” a straight-faced pie shop owner. He phobic aunts Lily (Swoosie Kurtz) and If you can’t stand that type of banter, see DAISIES, page 7

ALBUM REVIEW MOVIE REVIEW ‘Game Plan’ fumbles predictable plot b y Ro b i n Sm y t o n Daily Staff Writer

Can you smell what The Rock — sorry, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — is cooking? The Game Plan

Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick Directed by Andy Frickman Interscope Records Davey Havok (left) and Jade Puget (right) provide a study in darkness and new-wave-synth-rock with Blaqk Audio’s new album, “Cex Cells.” Probably, as it’s a pretty tra- ditional recipe. Hollywood loves

combining machismo with small Disney Pictures ‘Cex Cells’ sheds ‘blaqk’ light children in order to make over- Kyra Sedgwick and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson get into a heated debate arching morality plays about the over who can bench press more. Madison Pettis has her money on Kyra. life-changing nature of father- on the history of electronica hood. With so many similar mov- answer from memory. His pent- cally, the anti-Joe: She listens to ies flooding the Hollywood scene house is neatly controlled by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. b y Gr a n t Be i g h l e y hit “O Superman.” — “Big Daddy” (1999), “What a universal remote. His end zone She tells stories about princess Daily Editorial Board Many recent artists have revived Girl Wants” (2003), “The Pacifier” dances are so elaborate that they fashion. She actually knows this interest in new-wave style (2005) and “Are We There Yet?” cost him “excessive celebration” where Sudan is. Most puzzlingly, The world of electronica is electronic music: Daft Punk, VnV (2005), to name a few — this penalty yardage every TD. she’s named for a Nobel Prize gaining popularity amongst Nation and even Madonna are just overused plot has basically Therefore, his beer ad, “man winning chemist, not Peyton nearly all demographics, though a few of them. But Blaqk Audio, spawned a new genre. law” life gets totally confused Manning. the side project of Davey Havok This time, a charismatic for- when his 7-year-old daughter Half the jokes in “The Game Cex Cells and Jade Puget, the lead singer and mer wrestler and a precocious, Peyton (Madison Pettis) shows Plan” are utterly predictable; guitarist of famous rock group AFI, twinkle-eyed surprise kid inter- up on his doorstep, clutching a the other half involves a dog in is the first to pay homage to ’80s act in “The Game Plan,” Disney’s blonde doll and an explanatory a tutu. The movie is, however, acts such as The Cure with their latest cinematic equivalent note from her mother. occasionally surprising. Interscope Records infectious new album, “Cex Cells.” to a Happy Endings sundae at Kingman, of course, didn’t Joe throws himself into par- First and foremost, this is not Friendly’s — and the No. 1 movie know about his daughter’s exis- enting much more than one an album exclusively for die-hard in the country, naturally. tence due to the fact that she was would expect. When Peyton this phenomenon is not widely fans of AFI; for that matter, most In this version of what has the product of a final fling with expresses her interest in bal- acknowledged. Artists dating back people who don’t like AFI will like been done a million times his ex-wife (insert Tom Brady let, he takes her to the Boston to the early ’80s, such as Laurie this album, and vice versa. “Cex before, Johnson plays Joe “The joke here). Mommy’s doing Ballet. When she complains Anderson, have been experiment- Cells” is a look back at the pop King” Kingman, star quarterback humanitarian work in Sudan for about his uncomfortable but ing with computerized sounds music that influenced the writers, of the fictitious Boston Rebels. a month, so it’s time for Daddy to stylish bed, he fashions a room and loops in many different ways, Joe watches his own interviews baby-sit. such as Anderson did on her 1982 see BLAQK AUDIO, page 7 repeatedly and can recite every Peyton is, ever-so-stereotypi- see GAME, page 7 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts | Living Friday, October 5, 2007 Friday, October 5, 2007 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts | Living 7 Puns, witty banter and borderline ‘Game Plan’ has trouble scoring necrophilia make series promising DAISIES continued from page 5 pie shop make any money in today’s economy? ABC is trying hard to bring the Wednesday night lineup back to life. “Pushing Daisies” has a delightful fan- tasy appeal: It’s a world full of eye- patched, reclusive aunts, creaky iron gates that lead to gingerbread houses, mysterious packages and endless fields of (you guessed it) daises. It’s also a big risk, as this show comes from the intensely eccentric mind of Bryan Fuller (“Wonderfalls,” “Dead Like Me,” “Heroes”) and as expected, every character is a complicated mess of quirky attributes, which both com- Disney Pictures plicates and endears them to the audi- Disney’s new movie “The Game Plan” has everything you think it will, including tea par- ence. ties. How does Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson like his tea? With two lumps of PAIN. And the fact that the stereotypical British baritone Jim Dale (yes, he is famous for ABC GAME tee-shirts. Swoosie Kurtz brings eye patches back in ABC’s reading the “Harry Potter” books-on-tape) continued from page 5 “The Game Plan” scores in its winning new comedy, “Pushing Daisies.” Or maybe she’s narrates increases the feeling that this is a for her. But for everything the movie says depiction of Boston. Thankfully, no char- a pirate in disguise — watch to find out. bedtime story for adults. about sacrificing for one’s kids, it also acters are forced to artificially drop every makes parenting look disturbingly easy. “R.” Director Andy Fickman instead focus- It doesn’t help much that Peyton arrives es on general and basic truths about the at Joe’s doorstep emotionally aged 35 and city (i.e. Locals love sports! The seafood’s sturdy enough to handle the sudden fame great! The traffic isn’t!). that comes from having a football star The movie peacefully exists in the Hub Write to Us! father. without forcing the fabricated Beantown The movie is greatly buoyed by its lik- attitude of so many other films down able cast. Johnson is an over-the-top cari- audiences’ throats. It’s Boston to be sure, cature of ESPN bravado. Newcomer Pettis but its ambience is less overpowering flounces her Halle Eisenberg curls and than the smell of the seaport district on a saves her intelligent little ballerina char- late summer’s afternoon. acter from being too cloying or manipula- “The Game Plan” would be less cloy- tive (and given some of the kid’s actions, ing if it weren’t so formulaic. There’s the there is definite danger of that). Kyra obligatory “change the channel to a little Sedgwick, Joe’s female Scott Boras mega- kids show during a crucial moment in a agent, strays far from her “Closer” (2004) sporting event” scene, the “out-of-control role. suds” scene and the “What do you mean Most of the best lines go to Joe’s team- you mistakenly ruined my [insert name of Send an Op-Ed of 500 to 800 words in length to mates, some of whom actually look like prized material possession here]?” scene. they could be real football players. (Brian The gang’s all there. [email protected] and/or a Letter to the Editor J. White, the entourage’s standout, actually Somehow, however, the fact that this played for the Patriots.) Morris Chestnut movie has its own consciously prewrit- also steps in for good measure as a wide ten game plan to follow doesn’t hinder its at [email protected] receiver who was born to wear “#1 Dad” innate charm.

After this, the corporate ladder New project honors new wave will be a piece of cake. BLAQK AUDIO noted that this track title fits in continued from page 5 with the nonsensical names of the Puget and Havok, but most cer- others, this time sounding like the tainly should not be brushed off as UPS guy’s drop-off line. From the a nostalgia album. That said, the piano-and-shaker intro to the slow album isn’t really a “pop” album rising single-note synthesizer line either; in fact it resembles Nine that slithers through the song, this Inch Nails in sound more than The tune is clearly reminiscent of The Cure or The Smiths, as it focuses Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” or any more on beats and synth bass lines other generic ’80s synth-pop. than choruses and verses. “Where Would You Like Them The first single from the album, Left?” is most definitely one of the “Stiff Kittens,” a title that is assur- best-written songs — in terms edly entirely devoid of meaning, is, of lyrics — on the album. Those surprisingly, not the best song on familiar with AFI know that Davey the album. The track starts off strong Havok absolutely loves his meta- with phaser-laden synths playing the phors and similes, but with Blaqk “riff” of the song but quickly becomes Audio, he leaves such grammati- rather boring with the synths drop- cal constructs behind in favor of ping out, leaving Havoc’s voice alone simple, meaningful lines. “Strip for with the lackluster drumbeat and me as I have stripped for you/ bass line. If the group really wanted We’ve got nothing to hide and less the first single to be smashing, they to lose,” Havok croons in “Where should definitely have put more Would You Like Them Left?” effort into developing a catchy hook. For those who are picky down- Although the song isn’t awful, there’s loaders, the surest bet for a great nothing that really pulls the listener tune is “Semiotic Love,” the closest in to the music. thing from Blaqk Audio (or AFI) to The rest of the album, however, a typical love song. fortunately does not follow suit. Even though the last line is, “I’ll The third track, “Snuff on Digital,” stare forever and love whatever should have been the first single. breaks my heart,” the song is sur- Although the song sounds a bit prisingly upbeat, mainly due to generic at first, Havok’s voice thank- the beat and Sandstorm-esque fully changes the tone of the song to synthesizer hook. The song, in something much more depressing. content, is heinously depressing, The lyrics of this particular song but for some reason, the melody also reflect the digital, electronic brings to mind a room full of mid- nature of the music with the cho- dle-school girls dancing around to rus being, “descending quickly with a Britney Spears song (or whoever hopes of sharing/ All the things the kids like these days). you’ve shared with me/ I’ll chase If this album sounds vaguely the digital eyes below me.” appealing, it’s most likely going What exactly this means is any- to be a smart purchase, namely College Students one’s guess, but it sure sounds because it is clear-cut dance music Get 15% OFF full-price items. cool when sung over a pounding throughout, so you’ll never find Must show valid college ID. Restrictions apply; visit store for details. electronic drumbeat. And in the a track with a simple, enunciated end, that’s what pop music is really four-on-the-floor drumbeat. Harvard Square about, isn’t it? Blaqk Audio somehow unites the Another notable track is the most depressing lyrics and the most 1 Brattle Square new-wave-inspired “Where Would upbeat music, creating what can Second Floor You Like Them Left?” It must be only be dubbed “neo-new-wave.” 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Comics Friday, October 5, 2007

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Call Alex 617-338-7882. classifieds policy All Tufts students must submit classifieds in person, prepaid with check, money order, or exact cash only. All classifieds submitted by mail must be accompanied by a check. Classifieds are $5 per week with Tufts ID or $10 per week without. The Tufts Daily is not liable for any damages due to typographical errors or misprintings except the cost of the insertion, which is fully refundable. We reserve the right to refuse to print any classifieds which contain obscenity, are of an overly sexual nature, or are used expressly to denigrate a person or group. Questions? Email [email protected]. Bello Field could host history tomorrow Flawless NESCAC record on FIELD HOCKEY continued from page 12 the line tomorrow at Kraft 8-0 record overall. WOMEN’S SOCCER great intensity from the begin- The Polar Bears boast the continued from page 11 ning,” Whiting said. “We have league’s best offense and were is no easy task. The Jumbos have tended to come out a little flat in putting up frightening per-game won all but one of their games the first half of games this year. numbers through the first five this season, but if they want If we commit to starting strong games of the season: 5 goals, near- to keep their flawless confer- and maintaining that intensity ly 31 shots and over 15 corners. ence record intact, they’ll have for the entire game, then we Their defensive numbers are to avoid spurts like Wednesday’s should be fine.” even more formidable. In eight first half. Carly Helfand contributed report- games this season, the Polar Bears “We need to come out with ing to this article. have yet to allow a goal. This comes despite the loss of All-American goalkeeper Kate Leonard in Anglin notches two goals to 2006. In place of Leonard, junior James Choca/Tufts Daily Emileigh Mercer has stepped in Sophomore Margi Scholtes connects in the Jumbos’ 2-1 loss to Amherst between the pipes. The defense Sept. 22. A similar shot from 20 yards out set up the Jumbos’ second goal lead Jumbos over Plymouth St. likely deserves a lion’s share of the in yesterday’s 4-0 win over Gordon, a tip-in from senior Ileana Casellas-Katz. credit, however, as Mercer has had MEN’S SOCCER want revenge this year.” to make only 12 saves. goals in 11 games. Four, has no plans to start. The continued from page 12 Bowdoin, 2-2-0 in league play, The Jumbos, however, already Both of those wins came on Polar Bears have run into some back of the net. features two of the NESCAC’s top had a look at nationally ranked Tufts’ Bello Field, where the stiffer competition after rolling “Scoring felt good,” Lach said. four point scorers in senior mid- competition, and came away with team is 19-6 in three seasons. to a 5-0 start. They have won “I’ve been working hard in prac- fielder Nick Figueiredo and senior arguably their biggest win in pro- With a win on Saturday, the team their last three games all in 1-0 tice. I just try to stay focused and forward Brendan Egan. But if gram history. On Sept. 15, Tufts has the chance to complete the squeakers, though over decided- contribute when Coach [Ralph history is any indication, Tufts’ beat No. 5 Middlebury, 3-1, on a home trifecta. ly tougher NESCAC competition Ferrigno] calls on me. We have a Homecoming crowd will surely pair of goals from Casellas-Katz. “Home-field advantage is that included No. 10 Middlebury, very strong freshman class. We give the Jumbos an advantage. “We were really confident in a kind of intangible,” Casellas- then-No. 14 Williams, and an hang out with each other off the “Homecoming is probably the our play that day,” Casellas-Katz Katz said. “You can say that you Amherst team that beat Tufts 2-1 field, and that bonding has helped most exciting game of the year,” said. “That translated into really get more sleep or that you don’t two weeks ago. us on the field.” Anglin said. “Tons of fans come to good fundamentals, this burning have to sit on the bus, but I think “I have a lot of respect for For Tufts, the focus turns to the game.” desire to want to score, to want to it’s that you want to defend your [Bowdoin],” Casellas-Katz said. Saturday’s game against NESCAC Despite the current winning win.” field and your reputation.” “They have done a lot to build rival Bowdoin (5-2-0). In 2006, the streak, the squad is in no way satis- Additionally, in 2006, the Tomorrow, that field – and that the reputation they have, but Jumbos dominated Bowdoin 5-0 fied with its current record. Jumbos scored a Parents Weekend reputation – will be invaded by a they’re by no means unbeat- en route to their fourth win in a “To get the first win was huge upset over fourth-ranked Williams, Bowdoin team that hasn’t lost yet able. In the NESCAC confer- row. for us, because winning becomes shutting out an Ephs offense that this season and, with an eye on a ence for field hockey, it’s any- “Last year, we gave [Bowdoin] a infectious,” O’Connell said. “You came into the game scoring 37 three-peat run to the NCAA Final body’s game.” whooping,” Anglin said. “So they’ll want more of it.” 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Friday, October 5, 2007

Inside the NFL Dallas is early NFC frontrunner, but Seahawks may come soaring back b y Da v i d He c k has been terrible, and when the Engram and Nate Burleson, two Daily Staff Writer defense, the team’s strong point, experienced veterans, round out allows Jon Kitna to go 20 for 24, the group, going for 250 and 166 With a month of NFL action something’s wrong. receiving yards, respectively, and in the books, the league’s elite With that kind of opposition, two touchdowns apiece. teams have already completed the Cowboys haven’t proven On defense, the Seahawks their rise to the top. It’s obvious much yet. They’ll have a chance have plenty of playmakers. Lofa that the Indianapolis Colts and to make a statement on Oct. 14 Tatupu, who led the team to the New England Patriots are the against the 4-0 Patriots, but until Super Bowl in his rookie sea- cream of the crop in the AFC then, the Cowboys are not safely son, leads the team with 31 tack- again, but the situation in the on top of the NFC. les, and fellow linebacker Julian NFC is much more interesting. The Cowboys’ biggest worry in Peterson already has five sacks Ask most people to name best their rearview mirror comes from through only four games. team in the NFC, and the likely the Seattle Seahawks. They may While the Seahawks are not answer is the Dallas Cowboys. not be as sexy as the Cowboys, undefeated like the Cowboys, They’re 4-0, they lead the NFL but they’re a proven team that’s they have faced tougher com- in points and total yardage, and been there before. Two years ago, petition so far this year. They Tony Romo has proven himself the team reached the Super Bowl beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to be the best quarterback in the and lost, in part, due to some another 3-1 team, as well as the NFC. controversial officiating. 1-3 Cincinnati Bengals and 2-2 But all of these accomplish- Last year, even though the San Francisco 49ers. Their only ments have come against some team suffered significant injuries MCT loss came in a devastating fash- pretty poor competition. Their to quarterback Matt Hasselbeck Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck scrambles in the Seahawks’ 20-6 ion at the hands of the Arizona four opponents this year — and running back Shaun win over Tampa Bay on Sept. 9. The Seahawks are now 3-1 heading into Cardinals when Hasselbeck and the New York Giants, Miami Alexander, it still managed to win Sunday’s game against the 3-1 Steelers in Pittsburgh. Alexander bungled a handoff Dolphins, St. Louis Rams and its division and break the streak on the would-be game-winning Chicago Bears — have a com- of Super Bowl losers missing the downs against just three inter- his numbers of two years ago, drive. bined total of three wins. playoffs. This year, the story has ceptions. His passer rating is but he should still be regarded as Other than that botched play, The Dolphins and Rams are been same old, same old for the 100.1, good for fourth in the one of the top five running backs the season has been almost flaw- winless on the year, and the Giants Seahawks. They’re 3-1, they sport NFC. in the game. less for the Seahawks. Their game failed to put together a respect- an offense that ranks third in the Shaun Alexander has gone for Deion Branch, the man indi- against the Pittsburgh Steelers able defensive performance until NFC in yards per game, and their 353 yards in four games and two rectly responsible for bringing this weekend should be a good last week. Meanwhile, the Bears scoring defense is the confer- touchdowns. Maybe that’s not Randy Moss to New England, has test for both teams. Nevertheless, haven’t been close to what they ence’s second-best. quite up to par with his normal proven himself to be a legitimate with the New Orleans Saints and were last year — on offense or Matt Hasselbeck has been statistics, but he’s still only 30 number one receiver, averaging St. Louis Rams coming up in the defense. consistent as always, complet- years old, and Walter Jones and 16.5 yards per catch, second only following weeks, the Seahawks Their quarterback platoon of ing 67.2 percent of his passes Mack Strong are still blocking for to Chad Johnson among receivers could easily be 6-1 or 5-2 head- Rex Grossman and Brian Griese for 1,032 yards and seven touch- him. He may never again put up with at least 20 receptions. Bobby ing into their Week 8 bye. Editors' Challenge | Week 5

El Presidente! Yes, that's right. This week we dared to venture past the imposingly the rising star on the scene, went 7-7 to Polk his head into second place. He'd better not Roman-esque Ballou Hall (that's the one next to Barnum. No, no, not the chapel, you've take it for Grant-ed, though, because a handful of hopefuls are nipping at his heels. gone too far. Back up. A little more. Right there) and emerged with President Lawrence Alex "The Buck Stops Here" Bloom went 7-7 last week as well, Nixon his tie with Evans Bacow's predictions for the coming week. Yes, we faked the unfakeable retinal scan and "Lame Duck" Clinchy and Tim "House Speaker" Judson for third place. Rachel "Bob" broke the unbreakable swipe code. We're just that good. Dolin managed to claw her way out of a Bush-approval-ratings-like cellar with a 6-8 week. And so now, In the spirit of a presidential salute, we bring you this week's edition of Carly "Give 'Em Hell"(fand) "Harry!"went 5-9 last week, Lincoln her with Sapna "The Editors' Challenge. We apologize for the overabundance of puns. We just couldn't help Résumé Candidate" Bansil in a seventh-place tie. Ross "Dennis Kucinich" Marrinson was ourselves. Kind of like Bill Clinton. Oh, Slick Willy. never really in the race at all, but stays in to give a few speeches, keep people honest – It was the Era of Not-So-Good Feelings in the Daily office this week, as sub-.500 God bless his heart. records from two-thirds of the staff (Bush-league indeed) had the editors on edge. That's No one decided to rock the boat (or Tippecanoe, if you will) by picking the Browns just enough to override a presidential veto, should it come down to it, but that shouldn’t over the Patriots, although Hoffman has already picked Cleveland on two non-consecu- be necessary. Read our lips: no new failures. tive occasions, leaving the door open for a third, should she decide the time is right. (She Liz "Executive Privilege" Hoffman is still leading the pack, but Ethan "Obama" Landy, also picked the 49ers over Baltimore this week – we're considering impeachment.)

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StatISTICS | Standings Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football N.E. Div. III Women's XC (2-4-1, 1-2-1 NESCAC) (8-9, 1-1 NESCAC) (4-2, 3-1 NESCAC) (7-1-0, 4-0-0 NESCAC) (2-0 NESCAC) (Oct. 1, 2007) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL Points (first-place votes) W L W L W L PF PA W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T Amherst 2 0 13 1 Amherst 2 0 54 6 1. Amherst, 100 (10) 4 0 0 7 1 0 Amherst 5 0 0 8 0 0 Bowdoin 5 0 8 0 0 Tufts Williams 2 0 11 5 Middlebury 2 0 65 10 2. Williams, 90 4 0 0 Tufts 3 1 4 2 0 Williams 4 0 0 9 0 0 Middlebury 7 0 0 Conn. Coll. 4 1 12 3 Trinity 2 0 66 40 3. Keene State, 78 Middlebury 3 2 5 2 0 Amherst 2 1 0 2 4 2 Williams 3 1 0 5 2 1 Trinity 3 1 11 3 Tufts 2 0 59 27 4. Middlebury, 69 Trinity 3 2 5 2 0 Trinity 2 1 1 4 2 2 Trinity 3 2 0 6 2 0 Wesleyan 3 1 11 5 Bowdoin 1 1 34 44 5. Bowdoin, 58 1 1 Amherst 2 2 5 3 0 Bowdoin 3 2 0 6 2 0 Bowdoin 2 2 0 5 2 0 Middlebury 8 6 Wesleyan 1 1 20 33 6. MIT, 48 Tufts 1 1 8 9 Williams 2 2 5 3 0 Middlebury 3 2 0 5 2 1 Colby 1 2 1 3 2 1 Bates 0 2 20 59 7. Tufts, 37 Bowdoin 1 3 11 8 2 3 5 3 1 Conn. Coll 2 2 0 4 3 0 Tufts 1 2 1 2 4 1 Colby 0 2 0 61 Bates Colby 1 3 8 11 8. Conn. Coll, 27 Colby 0 3 1 3 3 1 Wesleyan 1 3 0 4 4 0 Hamilton 0 2 16 34 Conn. Coll 1 3 4 4 0 Bates 0 3 5 11 9. Colby, 21 0 4 1 2 5 1 Williams 0 2 54 74 Wesleyan 1 3 3 4 0 Wesleyan 0 4 0 1 7 0 Conn. Coll Hamilton 0 4 3 12 10. Trinity, 12 Colby 0 4 2 5 0 Bates 0 5 0 1 7 0 Bates 0 4 1 1 6 1 Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD NCAA Div. III K. Wysham 105 11 G A Pts G A Pts B. Ricketson 20 136 2.7 1 Women’s Soccer G A Pts D. Joyce-Mendive 99 14 118 1 C. Cadigan 9 3 21 G. O'Connell 4 0 8 C. Guild 24 1.9 (Oct. 2, 2007) I. Casellas-Katz 7 0 14 B. Helgeson 86 0 W. Forde 27 73 3.0 3 B. Holiday 3 0 6 M. Furtek 2 3 7 K. Anglin 2 1 5 C. Updike 84 7 1. Wheaton (Ill.) T. Jasinski 1 2 4 A. Maxwell 1 3 5 D. Jozwiak 2 0 4 N. Shrodes 51 2 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT 2. Messiah (Pa.) L. Fedore 1 2 4 P. DeGregorio 1 1 3 K. O'Reilly 9 19 M. Kelly 1 1 3 M. Russo 42.1 314 3 2 3. College of New Jersey R. Abbott 1 2 4 A. Lach 1 1 3 D. Feiger 11 11 J. Perkins 1 1 3 4. WashU (Mo.) M. Scholtes 0 3 3 S. Nolet 1 0 2 N. Muakkassa 0 2 2 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD Defensive B Digs 116 1 5. Puget Sound (Wash.) T. Brown 1 0 2 J. Jamison 1 0 2 B. Duker 0 1 1 D. Halas 6 19.3 A. Benedict M. Maloney 0 1 1 N. Goldstein 0 217 S. Black 5 103 20.6 1 6. William Smith (N.Y.) M. Kutcher 1 0 2 0 1 1 D. Joyce-Mendive 5 97 J. Wagner 0 1 1 D. Schoening 0 1 1 7. Wheaton (Mass.) C. Green 0 1 1 S. Filocco 9 84 Defense Tack INT Sack K. Pagos 0 1 1 D. Feiger 0 84 T. Tassinari 14.0 3 0 8. Wisconsin-Eau Claire Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA Svs Sv% C. Updike 8 72 A. Henke 11.0 0 0 8. Emory (Ga.) Goalkeeping GA S S% K. Minnehan 5 30 .857 D. McKeon 7 30 .811 K. Wysham 51 25 T. Reynoso 9.0 0 1 10. Hamilton (N.Y.) K. Denniston 21 5 K. Hyder 7 17 .708 S. Albertine 8.5 0 1 17. Tufts Friday, October 5, 2007 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 11

Women’s Soccer Danny Joseph | Gimme the Pill Hot Jumbos meet rebuilt Polar Bears tomorrow Notorious N.B.A. b y Pa t An d r i o l a a n d Ra c h e l Do l i n Judges. The three goals nearly doubled “She has a fantastic supporting cast was recently perusing a list of Daily Staff Writer and Daily Editorial Board the team’s total for the season. around her,” Whiting said. “However, Still, the squad is confident Wednesday who knows where the team would be NBA arrests online (because In the 2006 version of tomorrow’s was an aberration rather than the norm. without Cadigan’s fantastic overall Homecoming game, the Bowdoin Polar “The defense, including our keep- play?” that’s the kind of thing I do in Bears hobbled to an early one-goal defi- er, has been absolutely stellar,” coach The team may have to spread the I cit and dropped their fifth game in a Martha Whiting wrote in an e-mail to the wealth on offense as opponents begin to my free time). row. Daily. “We have a great group back there isolate Cadigan in an effort to neutralize Although the Jumbos still have the who work very well together. They are her offensive prowess. But with so many The laundry list led me to two upper hand this time around after hav- tough and athletic and are doing a great other seasoned forwards, the team is not unavoidable conclusions: NBA play- ing won six straight, Bowdoin is a much job.” too concerned. ers smoke weed like they are at a more formidable opponent in 2007. Certainly, the core of seniors Joelle “Opponents are looking out for her, Wu-Tang Concert in Amsterdam, and The Polar Bears are 6-2 overall and are Emery, Julia Brown and co-captain Annie because she’s having such an explosive they carry firearms like they’re mount- coming off of two consecutive wins, one Benedict has been nearly impenetrable season,” Emery said. “But that’s the great ing an offensive on Fallujah. of which came against the defending in the backfield, but after Wednesday’s thing about our team: If a team is taking I also couldn’t help but notice the NESCAC champion Middlebury Panthers minor first-half stumble, they’ll be look- her off the field, all of our forwards are reoccurrence of several familiar names, on Sept. 30. And although Bowdoin has ing to get back on track. capable of scoring. Martha scored today; which caused me to ponder, “Who are not beaten Tufts since 2003, the Jumbos Tufts will hope to build on its perfor- Lauren scored today. Cara is able to lay the league’s most notorious players?” know they can’t be complacent. The two mance in the second half, when it finally the ball off to other forwards.” So without further ado, here are the squared off in a preseason scrimmage, buckled down and prevented the Judges Indeed, as senior co-captain Martha four most infamous players in recent and Bowdoin showed it’s ready to be from putting anything on the scoreboard Furtek proved on Wednesday, Cadigan NBA history and one throwback screw- among the league leaders this season. after the scoring barrage in the first. is not the only player with a flare for the up. “Bowdoin is a great team that we “Our defense seriously stepped up dramatic. With less than two minutes to 4) Vernon Maxwell. This column has struggled against in the preseason, so and got on their forwards’ backs [in the play, Furtek notched the game-winning limited space, so I’ll just give you the we are anxious to get back at them,” second half], not allowing them to turn goal to clinch her team’s seventh victory highlights. Arraigned on a weapons freshman Sarah Nolet said. “As always, or shoot,” senior Lauren Fedore wrote in of the season. charge in 1994. Ran into the stands we have been working hard at practice an e-mail to the Daily. “Offensively, we Although Tufts would have preferred to beat the bag out of a heckler in to improve on what we deem necessary utilized our wing players who generated to avoid such drama, a win is a win, 1995. Ordered to pay $592,000 in 1997 from previous games. This week’s focus a lot of great opportunities.” and with three straight games against for knowingly infecting a woman with has been keeping possession and com- Of course, the offense has been the NESCAC opponents looming on the herpes. (To no one’s surprise, Vernon ing out hard.” story of the 2007 season thus far. With October schedule, the Jumbos will take didn’t show for the court date.) After a 4-3 win over Brandeis that was the NESCAC’s leading scorer, sopho- what they can get. Arrested as a fugitive in Washington a bit closer than anticipated, Tufts will more Cara Cadigan, turning in an aver- If anything, the Brandeis game State after a warrant for his arrest was put special emphasis on a defense that age of more than one goal per game, the reminded the team that staying on top issued in Florida for his lack of atten- surrendered three consecutive goals in Jumbos have had no shortage of offen- dance at another court date. And, of the middle of the first half against the sive fireworks. see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 9 course, an obligatory drug charge in 2007, which violated his probation. “Mad Max” indeed. 3) Dennis Rodman. How could this list be complete without The Worm? Just like last year, Jumbos bring 2-0 record vs. Bowdoin Rodman terrified Middle America with FOOTBALL quarterback, I think we can contain them.” We know that they’re going to be a good his hair-dying, cross-dressing, face- continued from page 12 Offensively, the Jumbos will look for bal- opponent for us, and we’re ready for the piercing, rebound-ripping act through- safety Andy Henke said. “They’ve got a very ance between the run and pass. Senior challenge.” out the ‘90s. big and very good offensive line, they’ve got quarterback Matt Russo threw for a career- And if the Jumbos can handle that chal- Dennis the Menace’s pension for some playmakers and I know their quarter- high 205 yards and two touchdowns against lenge, they’ll find themselves exactly where booze, partying and women are well- back’s a tough kid and makes plays for them. Hamilton, but the running game took over they were at this point last season: unde- documented. His 40th birthday alone They’ve definitely got talent, and I think the following Saturday. The Jumbos picked feated at 3-0, but staring down an intimi- drew four separate citations from that showed when they went out and beat up 236 yards on the ground in Lewiston, dating October schedule. Just like last year, police. Add charges of battery and Williams.” including 111 from junior Brad Ricketson Tufts will follow up the Bowdoin game with obstruction of justice to the list, and That quarterback is sophomore Oliver and 79 from senior Chris Guild. Junior Will Trinity, Williams and Amherst, three teams Rodman’s infamous résumé is cement- Kell, who broke into the Bears’ lineup mid- Forde gained just 47 yards but found the end that beat the Jumbos last October by a com- ed. way through last season and will make zone twice. bined 79-20. 2) Ron Artest. The fact that Artest is his seventh career start this weekend. Kell “We’re just going to take whatever the “All of those games last year were closer insane already qualifies him for this shined in the Williams game, passing for defense gives us,” said Halas, who caught than some of the scores let on,” Henke said. list. Remember, this is a man who 216 yards and a touchdown and despite the one of Russo’s Week 1 touchdowns. “The “We were in all of those games. We’re defi- worked at K-Mart one offseason to stay Bears’ rushing troubles against Amherst in first week, the pass was there for us, so nitely starting to show a lot more on offense, humble. Week 2, had another solid outing, picking up we took advantage of that. But then Bates and I think we’re an all-around improved And of course, we all know about 170 yards through the air and another TD. picked up on that, so that opened things up team since last year.” the Malice at the Palace. I can honestly After being out-rushed by a 331-23 mar- for the run. Now, we’re going to take what- Last year’s team lost four of its last five say I’ve never seen anyone as scared as gin Saturday, the Bears sank to ninth in the ever we can get offensively.” to slide to a 4-4 final record. This year, the that guy Artest initially came after. His NESCAC in team rushing. Bowdoin appears While the Bears’ win over Williams was Jumbos hope to keep the winning streak face as he watched Artest approach to be more of a pass-oriented team this sea- impressive, it won’t scare the Jumbos, who rolling, and they just might have the talent was priceless, like watching Wile E. son, and the key for the Jumbo defense will handled Bowdoin 16-6 in Brunswick, Maine to do it. Coyote’s face when he realizes he can’t be containing Kell. last season, and disposed of the Bears again “We’ll definitely be in good shape to fin- walk on air. “I have confidence in our team,” Henke in the preseason scrimmage this year. This ish the season strong,” Halas said. “Because I don’t blame the guy; Artest is a said. “I think that if we all play to our respon- team is again ready to take Bowdoin seri- we’re more experienced and we saw what product of the notorious Queensbridge sibilities, then I feel like we can play with ously. happened last year, we won’t take the 3-0 projects in New York City and one of anyone in the league. It depends on our “The Williams score surprised some peo- lightly — we won’t get inflated about our- the angrier individuals in the NBA. abilities to control our gaps up front. If we ple around the league,” Halas said. “But selves. We’ll be smarter mentally and better The bad boy credentials are numer- can do that and we can penetrate to the we’re not taking that as a fluke or anything. prepared physically to finish strong.” ous for Ron: a plethora of flagrant fouls, a domestic violence charge for slapping his girlfriend and even SCHEDULE | Oct. 5 - Oct. 11 a Michael Vick-esque animal cruelty charge for neglecting his dogs. FRi homecoming SUN MON TUE WED THU 1) Shawn Kemp. I’ll let the num- at All-New bers speak for themselves: one semi- Cross Country Englands automatic pistol, one count marijuana 1 p.m. possession, two ounces of cocaine, seven kids by six women (that we know vs. UMass Field Hockey vs. Bowdoin Dartmouth about) and 70 pounds gained in two 12 p.m. years. 4 p.m. If we wait a little longer, maybe we’ll vs. Bowdoin have enough material to sing the Reign Football 1 p.m. Man’s own version of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” But my personal favorite bad boy vs. Bowdoin at Wesleyan was ABA and NBA legend Marvin “Bad Women’s Soccer 12 p.m. 4 p.m. News” Barnes, who once admitted to snorting cocaine on the Celtics’ bench at the end of his career. Years later, the Men’s vs. Bowdoin at Wesleyan drug-addicted 6’9” Barnes inconspicu- Soccer 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ously robbed a liquor store wearing his own jersey. Men’s But in his heyday, “Bad News” made Tennis it cool to be bad. Barnes was told one time that his team’s flight would be departing Women’s vs. NYU Louisville at 8 a.m. and arriving in St. Tennis 10 a.m. Louis at 7:59 a.m. Unable to grasp the concept of time zones, Barnes refused vs. vs. Middlebury at Brandeis to get on the plane, muttering, “I ain’t Volleyball Amherst 2 p.m. getting on no time machine.” 12 p.m. 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer, Men’s Danny Jospeh is a sophomore majoring Jumbocast Soccer, Football Volleyball in English. You can reach him at Daniel. [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Women’s Soccer 11 Inside the NFL 10 Editor’s Challenge 10 Th e Tu f tSportss Da i l y Friday, October 5, 2007

Football Preview FIELD HOCKEY Jumbos bring 4-0 win over Gordon to national No. 1 Bowdoin tomorrow b y Liz Ho f f m a n a n d Sa p n a Ba n s i l ing to take a quick shot,” sophomore Margi Daily Editorial Board Scholtes said. “We’re trying to look up to find where the goalie isn’t and place the ball The field hockey team hit for the roster well.” cycle last night, getting goals from a fresh- Tufts took a 1-0 lead at the 13:58 mark, man, a sophomore, a junior and a senior in a when sophomore forward Michelle Kelly 4-0 win over Gordon College. scored off a penalty corner for her second tally of the season. The team built its lead FIELD HOCKEY eight minutes later when senior co-captain (5-2, 3-1 NESCAC) Ileana Casellas-Katz tipped in a blast from Wenham, Mass., Thursday Scholtes for her team-leading eighth goal of the year. The score came from the successful Tufts 1 4 – 4 completion of a setup that yielded two near- Gordon 0 0 – 0 misses in the team’s 2-1 loss to Amherst on Sept. 22, and shows the product of the team’s practice in the past two weeks. Jumbos look to stay undefeated “I took a free hit into the circle from about “That’s representative of our team — every 20 yards out, and Ileana was right in front of single person is really good,” junior midfield- the goalie,” Sholtes said. “We’ve been [work- on Homecoming Saturday er Brittany Holiday said. “When we’re playing ing on] making cuts off each other, getting on Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily well, everyone’s really an offensive threat in the post and looking for the rebound.” Running back Chris Guild has emerged to become the NESCAC’s eighth-leading rusher so far the circle.” Freshman Tamara Brown and Holiday put in 2007. The senior ran for 79 of the Jumbos’ 236 yards in their 35-20 win over Bates last The goals also reflected the offensive diver- the game out of reach with second-half goals. weekend, and he looks to carry them to another win this weekend against Bowdoin. sity of this year’s Jumbo squad; two tallies Brown followed her first-ever collegiate goal, came off penalty corners, one on a rebound scored last Saturday in a 2-0 win over Bates, b y Ev a n s Cl i n c h y the game. But of course, we’re excited to from the pads of Gordon junior goalkeeper with another tally, this one on a rebound off Daily Editorial Board get back home and get the support of the Chyanne Wilson, and one deflection from Wilson’s pads and a tip from Casellas-Katz. people around us. We’ll be pumped up for the team’s leading senior scorer off a rocket “When we’re in the circle, we’ve been prac- For the football team, tomorrow afternoon this game.” from its hard-hitting sophomore midfielder. ticing taking drives from the top, getting it in has exactly the same meaning it does for the They’d better be excited, as their oppo- With the win, the Jumbos move to 5-2 on quickly to surprise the goalie, and getting a rest of the Tufts community: It’s time to come nents this weekend, the Bowdoin Polar the season and matched their season-high stick on the ball,” Holiday said. “Ileana she home. Bears, arrive in Medford battle-tested and offensive output. Their previous four-goal was right in front of the goalie and tipped it After opening their season with a pair ready for the Jumbos. Their record stands at outpouring came in another non-conference past her; that was great positioning.” of road games in September, first topping 1-1, but the one win was a 28-14 shocker over midweek game, against Babson on Sept. 18. Tufts takes the win into its biggest game Hamilton 24-7 in Clinton, N.Y. on Sept. 22 Williams, the defending NESCAC champion. Tufts out-shot the Fighting Scots 30-4, of the season, tomorrow’ home meeting and then running wild on Bates for a 35-20 Tufts has already seen this year’s Bowdoin including a first-half margin of 12-0. With with Bowdoin — undefeated, dangerous on victory in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday, the squad once — in the preseason scrimmage their second 30-plus shot performance this offense and so-far impenetrable on defense, Jumbos finally return to Medford to celebrate the two teams played on Bello Field three year, the Jumbos lead the NESCAC with an and the top-ranked team in the nation. Homecoming Saturday. weeks ago — and clearly, the Polar Bears have average of 24.29 shots per game. The Jumbos The two-time defending NESCAC cham- “I actually think it’s good that we opened already earned some respect. did not sacrifice accuracy for volume; a large pion Polar Bears come into the game unbeat- up on the road,” said junior David Halas, “They’ve definitely got some talent,” junior percentage of those shots were on-target and en, boasting a 5-0 conference mark and an the Jumbos’ leading receiver in their first they forced 22 saves out of Wilson. two games. “It allows us to focus solely on see FOOTBALL, page 11 “When we enter the circle, we’re look- see FIELD HOCKEY, page 9

Men’s Soccer Homecoming 2007 Tufts earns second win of the year with 5-0 shellacking of Plymouth St. b y No a h Sc h u m e r senior midfielder Kevin Anglin Daily Staff Writer said. “They weren’t a big team,” October is here, and no group is junior midfielder Peter DeGregorio happier about the changing of the added. “But they moved the ball calendar page than the men’s soc- around well and made a lot of long cer team. passes.” The game was tight in the first MEN’S SOCCER half, as each team attempted six The Jumbos are fresh off a 4-0 Field hockey has the toughest draw (2-4-1, 1-2-1 NESCAC) shots. Only one, a free kick in the 10th dominating win over Gordon last on Homecoming Saturday: Bow- Plymouth, N.H., Wednesday night and are sitting pretty at a minute off the foot of Anglin, found Field Hockey doin (8-0, 5-0 NESCAC) is the No. the back of the net. Meanwhile, second-place 3-1 in the league, but 1 team in the nation in this week’s still have something to prove. A poll. The Polar Bears have faced Tufts 1 4 – 5 junior goalkeeper David McKeon victory tomorrow would give them 12 p.m. some tougher games in their past Plymouth St. 0 0 – 0 kept the Owls at bay, stopping five the NESCAC chip that, with wins Bello Field three, emerging with a trio of 1-0 shots for the Jumbos, well on the Williams last October and Middle- wins, but pack a powerful punch Just as they did last year, the way to his second straight shutout. bury on Sept. 15, has continued to on offense and a defense that has Jumbos were winless in their first Early in the second half, Tufts elude the rising program. yet to yield a goal this season. five September games this season, broke the game open when Anglin dropping to 0-4-1 in a hurry. But in scored off another direct kick, bend- The Jumbos are currently 2-0, but The Polar Bears come to Medford 2006, the team responded with a ing the ball over a wall of Plymouth have faced two of the NESCAC's Football at 1-1 dragging the baggage of five-game winning streak, and now, State defenders in the 54th minute. weakest opponents in Hamilton a humiliating loss to Amherst in this year’s squad is threatening to “After Kevin’s second goal, we and Bates. They boast two of which they were outrushed to do the same. started to dominate, and they the league's top eight rushers in the tune of 331 yards to 23. Their senior Chris Guild and junior Brad 1 p.m. Week 1 win over Williams turned Tufts won its second game in became demoralized,” DeGregorio Ricketson, and as a team, they Zimman Field heads, however, as the Polar a row on Wednesday, defeating said. “Then we just kept it going.” rank third in both points scored Bears knocked off the defending Plymouth State 5-0, a non-confer- Senior forward Dan Jozwiak and points allowed. NEACAC champions, 28-14. ence victory that gives the squad added to the Jumbos’ tally by scor- confidence heading into Saturday’s ing on a rebound after a shot by pivotal Homecoming matchup DeGregorio hit the crossbar in the The Jumbos have won six straight The Polar Bears are 6-2 overall and after escaping from Brandeis with Women's with Bowdoin. 63rd minute. Twenty-one minutes are coming off two consecutive later, O’Connell grabbed a pass a 4-3 win on Wednesday. They Soccer wins. They beat NESCAC cham- “A lot of guys are on form and put their perfect 4-0 conference pion Middlebury on Sept. 30 and are executing well,” senior tri- from freshman forward Alex Lach record on the line against the followed that up with a win over captain Greg O’Connell said. “The and chipped the ball over Owls Polar Bears this weekend, looking Husson Wednesday. They rank team is coming together, and our goalkeeper Tyler Shute to make it to stay in their dead heat with 12 p.m. Kraft Field second in the NESCAC with 2.57 confidence is high. We have good 4-0. Williams for first place in the goals per game. spirits in practice. We had scored Lach, seeing action for only the NESCAC. five goals this season [heading into second time in his young career, Wednesday night’s game], and we contributed the game’s final goal After starting the season 0-5, the Bowdoin is 5-2 this season, but scored five tonight.” off an assist from classmate Naji Jumbos are looking for an October Men's Soccer may be looking to return serve on For the Jumbos, it was the sec- Muakkassa. Muakkassa, playing run. Their win over Plymouth the 5-0 loss they suffered to the ond year in a row that they defeated right midfield, hit a low hard cross State this week was their second Jumbos last season. They've had Plymouth State 5-0. Yet despite the into the middle. Sophomore mid- straight and junior David McKeon 2:30 p.m. a week to rest up following their has now recorded back-to-back large margin of victory, many of the fielder Dan Schoening allowed the Kraft Field 3-0 loss to Amherst last weekend, players claimed that the Panthers ball to go through his legs, setting shutouts as the team has out- as they look to improve on their scored its past two opponents 6-0. 2-2 NESCAC record. provided a solid test for Saturday. up Lach to kick the ball into the “They played well in the first half, and their attack was pretty good,” see MEN’S SOCCER, page 9