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Today: Partly Cloudy THE TUFTS High 83 Low 61 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Partly Cloudy Since 1980 High 79 Low 60 VOLUME LIV, NUMBER 20 DAILY FR I DAY , OCTOBER 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, BY SARAH BUTRYMOW I CZ 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 BY MADEL in E GARBER 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 BY ME G A N DALTO 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 Inside this issue tuftsdaily.com Today’s Sections “Pushing Daisies” is Bowdoin, the nation’s Comics 8 this season’s must-see top-ranked team, comes News 1 TV pick. to Bello Field to face Tufts’ Features 3 Classifieds 9 field hockey squad. Arts | Living 5Sports Back see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS Friday, October 5, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY Once revolutionary theory, endosymbiosis now accepted ELLY IZZETTA 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.

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