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Partly Cloudy Read It First 70/54 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 17 Monday, September 29, 2008 TUFTSDAILY.COM House set to vote today on $700 billion bailout

b y Mi c h a e l De l Mo r o a n d Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Gi o va n n i Ru s s o n e l lo said. Daily Editorial Board Paulson called the deal fair. “I am confident this legisla- National lawmakers came to tion gives us the flexibility to a tense agreement early yes- unclog our financial markets terday on a $700 billion plan [and] increase the ability of our to buy failing loans from U.S. financial institutions to deliver financial companies, a move the credit that will help create that Treasury Secretary Henry jobs,” Paulson said in a state- M. Paulson, Jr., hopes will stem ment. a downturn that some say Paulson’s Sept. 19 proposal could be as devastating as the for a massive bailout was ini- decline that triggered the Great tially met with criticism for Depression. lacking oversight on businesses The House of Representatives and stipulations to protect tax- is scheduled to vote today on the payers’ money. bill, which now contains a deal- But several national figures Homecoming ’08: Bye, Bye Bobcats sealing provision squeezed in suggested that inaction could by Democrats that would force lead to a depression that could Joshua Berlinger/Tufts Daily the rescued companies to pay if rival that of the 1930s. Despite the swampy conditions on Homecoming Saturday, most Tufts teams put together winning efforts against the bailout ends up leading to The marathon negotiation the visiting Bates Bobcats. The football squad dominated with a 34-7 victory in front of a faithful gathering of long-term losses for taxpayers. sessions of the last few days soaked but stalwart spectators. The field hockey squad came out on top 4-2 and the women’s soccer team won The 110-page Emergency Ec- have incorporated Paulson, 2-0. The only loss of the weekend came from the men’s soccer squad, which fell 2-0. See Sports, back page. onomic Stabilization Act Federal Reserve Chairman Ben of 2008 seeks to assist ailing Bernanke, President George firms while assuaging irritated W. Bush, congressional lead- taxpayers. “It’s very clear that ers and businessmen such as Americans have some reason Warren Buffett. Bill raises maximum Pell Grant, hits to be concerned, even angry Tufts Economics Lecturer about where we find ourselves. Christopher McHugh said the We know there has been greed colleges with additional regulations on Wall Street,” Senate Majority see BAILOUT, page 2 For an in-depth explanation of how the bailout would work, turn to Features, page 3. b y Be n Gi t t l e s o n The measure requires the aide said. To read the Daily’s take on the proposed legislation, see our editorial on page 10. Daily Editorial Board colleges and universities with The Free Application for the highest tuition inflation Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), President George W. Bush to submit detailed informa- the U.S. government’s form last month signed the Higher tion about factors driving for student financial aid, will Education Opportunity Act, a their increases. It directs the be restructured under the act. bill aiming to address concerns Department of Education to The government will use infor- about the soaring costs of col- create a free, user-friendly mation it already has – such lege by streamlining the finan- Web site with this and related as financial data collected by cial aid process and opening it information to help families the Internal Revenue Service up to more families. evaluate schools. – instead of requiring appli- Its provisions include Government and higher cants to fill out that informa- reforms to the student loan education officials this week tion themselves in order to process, expansions of finan- will begin the process of nego- simplify the process. cial aid programs and a flurry tiating how to implement the As a result, the online FAFSA of new regulations for colleges act’s reforms. form will be simplified and a and universities. Congress’ goal was “to make new, two-page “EZ-FAFSA” will The law reauthorized the the whole college application eventually replace the current landmark Higher Education information and financing seven-page paper document. Act of 1965, which greatly process simpler and consumer This summer’s bill also expanded the federal govern- friendly,” according to a Senate expands the federal govern- ment’s role in higher education aide who requested anonymity ment’s Pell Grant program, and serves as Washington’s due to office policy. which provides need-based primary piece of legislation on The Web site will con- funds to students from low-in- federal financial aid. tain data comparable to that come families. The bill inflates Congress passed the bill’s available from the Princeton the program so that students final version on July 31, when Review, a leading test prepa- can receive aid year-round, the House approved it by a ration company and source rather than just during the mct vote of 380-49 and the Senate of information on colleges. academic year, and authorizes Lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill over the weekend for a series of all-hours by a vote of 83-8. Bush signed “Then students and families conclaves to negotiate a massive investment bill to dig suffering companies out it into law on Aug. 14. can vote with their feet,” the see EDUCATION, page 2 of debt. Yesterday, officials published a preliminary version of the legislation.

Hillel organizes Rock the Vote drive, aims to collect 100 absentee ballot requests in one hour b y Ni n a Fo r d Hillel will set up two tables, one for their absentee ballots. groups “are going to come with can- Daily Editorial Board voter registration and the other for If students bring filled-out ballots to didate information just to make sure absentee ballot requests. Out-of-state the event today, Rock the Vote will mail people are informed,” Hershow said. Tufts Hillel will help students par- students who are not already registered them for free. Tufts Votes separately Glazier and Hershow are co-chairs ticipate in the upcoming presidential to vote can both register and apply for maintains a separate and ongoing bal- of Hillel’s Social Action Committee and election by sponsoring a Rock the Vote an absentee ballot at the event. lot drop-box to mail student absentee came up with the idea for Rock the Vote event at the campus center today dur- Rock the Vote will also include a ballots, according to Rock the Vote over the summer. ing open block. raffle for a $20 gift certificate to the Co-Coordinator Amy Glazier, a sopho- “This is our first big event,” Hershow The goal of the event is to accrue “100 local ice cream store J.P. Licks. When more. said. “We decided to do Rock the Vote absentee-ballot requests in one hour,” students sign up for the raffle, they In setting up the event, Rock the and got a lot of really great support said sophomore Rebecca Hershow, co- will provide their phone numbers and Vote worked with the campus organi- from Hillel.” coordinator of Hillel’s Rock the Vote. e-mail addresses so that Rock the Vote zations Tufts Votes, Tufts Democrats, Hillel has not endorsed either of the “We’re really stressing absentee bal- can contact them several weeks before Tufts Republicans and Tufts for Obama. candidates for president. “We’re non- lots.” the election with a reminder to fill out Representatives from some of these partisan,” Glazier said. Inside this issue Today’s Sections

The Daily takes an in- Jumbo teams went 3-1 News 1 Editorial | Letters 10 depth look at the govern- during Homecoming Features 3 Op-Ed 11 ment’s proposed bailout weekend. Arts | Living 5Classifieds 12 bill. Comics 9 Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, back page 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Monday, September 29, 2008 Financial aid director criticizes bill Visiting the Hill of Political Science John Shattuck, a former assistant secretary of state for democ- for micromanaging school operations Monday racy, human rights and labor and a former ambassador to the Czech Republic, will EDUCATION But the Senate aide defended the leg- host the event. continued from page 1 islation, saying that Congress worked “Eco-Friendly Living with When and Where: 12:00 p.m.; Tisch higher maximum levels for Pell Grants. closely with colleges in constructing the Andrea Ranger” Library It increases the maximum Pell Grant provisions. Sponsor: Tisch College of Citizenship and from $4,800 to $6,000 for 2009 and to “We took a lot of their advice, and def- Public Service $8,000 for 2014. initely our goal was to make it work,” the Details: Somerville Climate Action’s Andrea Tufts’ Director of Financial Aid Patricia aide said. In regards to more stringent Ranger will lead a discussion on how to “Forum on Religion and IR” Reilly said that the higher maximum requirements on cost and price report- live an eco-friendly life. She will be speak- grant allowed by the legislation is an ing, the aide said that the burden placed ing in Dorie Clark’s Experimental College improvement, although legislators have on colleges would not be too great. class, “Marketing for Social Change.” All Details: A speaker from the State yet to guarantee funding. “About 10 per- “We were not mandating they do students are welcome. Department will discuss the relationship cent of our students get Pell Grants, but something, we were mandating they When and Where: 7:30 p.m.; 220 Braker between religion and international rela- it affects everyone because when we get report on something they were already Hall tions. more money from the federal govern- doing,” the aide said. Sponsor: Communications and Media When and Where: 6:00 p.m.; Goddard ment … it makes the pot for everyone U.S. Reps. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) Studies Program Chapel bigger,” she said. and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), whose Sponsor: The Tufts Chaplaincy The bill also augments financial aid districts include parts of Tufts’ Medford/ Tuesday to service members, veterans and their Somerville campus, supported the legis- “Feeling Neoliberal: Queer relatives; regulations on the interactions lation. Desires for and against between lenders and college officials; “It contains a number of provisions “Energy and Climate Forum: Marriage, Markets and the aid to students with intellectual disabili- to help make college more affordable, International Governance of Military.” ties; and various federal aid programs including … offering grants to part-time Nuclear Power and Climate and their eligibility guidelines, espe- students,” Capuano said in a statement Change” cially for students who pursue certain in February, when the House approved a Details: As part of the Tufts LGBT’s sixth public service careers. preliminary version of the bill. annual Queer Studies Scholars Lecture, Reilly had harsh criticism for what she This week marks the beginning of the Details: Louise Frechette, a distinguished New York University Professor of Gender called excessive governmental micro- “negotiated rule making” process, in fellow from the Centre for International and Sexuality Studies Lisa Duggan will management of schools’ routine opera- which the federal agencies that the leg- Governance Innovation, will speak on the focus on queer community members’ tions. islation affects will work with members role of international governance in nuclear desires for “marriage, markets and the “The amount of additional reporting of the public, including higher educa- power and climate change issues. Her pre- military.” requirements and additional regulations tion officials, to hammer out the details sentation is part of the Energy and Climate When and Where: 6:30 p.m.; Sophia in this bill is astounding,” she said. of how to implement the act and to Forum series, a collection of monthly dis- Gordon Multipurpose Room The bill implements controls on text- translate its provisions into actual regu- cussions. Sponsor: The Tufts LGBT Center book pricing and fire safety and new lations. When and Where: 5:30 p.m.; Cabot requirements on fighting peer-to-peer Open hearings will begin in the next Intercultural Center, seventh floor file sharing and on offering vaccines, few days at six locations around the Sponsor: Department of Economics, the Thursday among other provisions. country. There is no set timeframe for Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE), “There’s just a lot of stuff that’s been publishing the final regulations, the and the Fletcher School’s Center for thrown into this one bill,” she said. “It’s Senate aide said, but Reilly explained International Environment and Resource “Seminar in American Pol- not particularly coherent and it doesn’t that it could take nearly two years for Policy (CIERP) itics: Decision 2008, Campaign particularly mesh with what they’ve the whole process to play out. for the Presidency” done in the past or what we’ve asked “At this point it looks like … they’ll them to do.” have the final regulations out in fall of “Docfic y ‘La Primera Reilly said political wrangling led 2009, and we’ll probably have to imple- Fundación de Buenos Aires’” Details: Betsy Myers, who works as the chief lawmakers to include more stipulations ment [them] in July of 2010,” she said. operating officer for Obama for America than had existed in previous reauthori- “They’re going to have to write very and served as the director of the Office for zations of the Higher Education Act. complex regulations.” Details: Sometimes called the father of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach under modern Latin American cinema, Fernando former President Bill Clinton, will join the Birri will be giving a lecture in Spanish Tufts community for a brown bag lunch about his short film from 1959, “La as part of a weekly series about the 2008 McHugh: Recent agreement unusual Primera Fundación de Buenos Aires.” presidential election. In order to attend the Birri is famous for combining elements event, e-mail teaching assistant Douglas of documentary and fiction in a style Foote ([email protected]). given clashing schools of thought called “Docfic.” A reception will follow When and Where: 12:00 p.m.; Raab Room Birri’s speech in the Olin Center’s Laminan in the Lincoln Filene Center bailout into Paulson’s original plan include pay Lounge. Sponsor: Tisch College of Citizenship and continued from page 1 limits for some of the business execu- When and Where: 6:00 p.m.; 008 Public Service plan’s effects would be neither stellar tives for the struggling firms, a congres- Barnum Hall nor disastrous. “I think the economy sional panel to oversee the program and Sponsor: Department of Romance “Religion and Politics: Who’s grows as much as it’s supposed to grow; the provision forcing companies to pay Languages Driving the Bus?” it depends on underlying fundamen- for losses that taxpayers experience as a tals,” he said. result of the bailout. The plan leaves the After reviewing the bill, McHugh said next president with the task of devising Wednesday Details: As part of the Chaplain’s Table the plan is too unspecific and unfo- a plan to make companies pay such res- Series, Christina Redmond will be talking cused to ensure that the government titution, however. about the relationship between religion will use the funds effectively. “I don’t Republicans in the House have yet “The Virtual Horse Race and politics in today’s world. quibble with any of the details, but it’s to line up resolutely behind the spend- — Presidential Campaign When and Where: 5:00 p.m.; MacPhie still a mystery what they’re going to do,” ing bill, jeopardizing the chances of Advertising and The New Conference Room McHugh said. overriding a potential veto from the Media” Sponsor: The Tufts Chaplaincy “I don’t see how they can take $700 president. The plan gives Congress more billion out of one set of books and put it authority over the bailout than the Bush toward another set of books,” he added. administration. Details: As part of this conference, panelists Friday “I don’t think the government is going to The new bill calls for a phased injec- will evaluate the effectiveness of political work magic.” tion of the funds. The first $250 billion advertising, the role of Internet advertising The current economic crisis has aris- would be available immediately. After and viral marketing, and the significance “Department of Biology en after the housing market — which that point, Congress has the power to of negative ads in this year’s presidential Seminar Series” saw real estate prices steadily increase block further spending if it feels that the campaign. Panelists will include Political for over a decade — crashed. This hurt plan is not successful. Science Professor Jeffery Berry, Republican Americans who had bought expensive Urgent negotiations took place political consultant Harold Kaplan and Details: Robert Wells, director of the Center loans on the premise that they would Saturday evening in an effort to come Dorie Clark, the communications direc- for Genome Research at the Institute be able to sell off their houses for more up with a “reassuring message” prior tor for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential of Biosciences and Technology at Texas than they had bought them for. Now to the opening of the markets in Asian campaign. A&M University, will speak as part of the mortgage companies and banks have to countries, according to the New York When and Where: 12:00 p.m.; 001 Braker Department of Biology’s seminar series deal with many borrowers who cannot Times. Hall this week. Coffee, tea and cookies will be pay back loans. McHugh said much still hangs in the Sponsors: The Communications and Media served in the Barnum Hall lobby at 3:45 Though there are billions of dollars balance, and external factors will dictate Studies Program and the Department of before the talk. in “crummy” debt that will need to be whether paying off bad debt will coin- Political Science When and Where: 4:00 p.m.; 104 Barnum accounted for, the bailout plan does not cide with economic stabilization. “If the Hall clearly indicate how the government will economy’s strong this thing’ll probably “International Justice Sponsor: Department of Biology go about buying securities and where it look like a success; if the economy is and Reconciliation: Truth will invest, McHugh said. weak it’ll probably look like a joke,” he Commissions, International “Mathematics Department He said the last few days’ bipartisan said. Criminal Tribunals and Colloquium: Processes and negotiations were “remarkable,” given MCT reports contributed to this article. the International Criminal Representations” the “two gargantuan schools of thought.” But he remained pessimistic about the Quote of the Day Court” ability of a government agency to sort Details: Artist Lun-Yi Tsai (LA ‘92) will through and purchase securities. Details: Richard Goldstone, the former speak about the process of making art and Still, McHugh said the bailout bill may chief prosecutor for the United Nations how his mathematical training that began have a positive psychological effect on “He’s running like a beast. We International Criminal Tribunals for the for- at Tufts has inspired his creations. He will the economic situation. mer Yugoslavia and Rwanda and a former also present his latest abstract paintings, Despite support from the White House, love it. I don’t know, there’s justice of the Constitutional Court of South which were recently exhibited in Berlin. the two major presidential candidates Africa, will talk at a brown bag luncheon When and Where: 4:00 p.m.; 101 and leading lawmakers in Congress, not much more to say.” as part of a weekly speaker series this fall Bromfield-Pearson Hall prevalent opposition from the American on U.S. foreign policy. Assistant Professor Sponsor: The Department of Mathematics public and the imminent congressional elections may hinder the finalized bill. David Halas, senior receiver Stipulations that lawmakers injected see Sports, page 15 3

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Michael Goetzman | Spotlight A reluctant Mr. West

et’s face it — it ain’t easy being famous. But what’s worse? Looking like you’re famous. I’ve experienced the difficul- Lties secondhand, as my good friend Alec Ernest has gone through the anguish, the utter affliction, of resembling Vince (Adrian Grenier) of “Entourage” — not only a celebrity, but a celebrity who plays a celebrity. Youch. Unsurprisingly, Alec, tired of passively enduring his likeness to Vince, shaved his lustrous dark hair in a bold attempt to sever any association between him and his more glamorous lookalike. On the bright side, it’s now easier for him to mask the fact that he only showers once a semester. But Alec isn’t the only one who has had to grapple with the adversity that is looking like the bold and beautiful. There is a man among us who you may have, once or twice, mistaken for the Financial Crisis 101: Inside Washington’s Louis Vuitton don himself, Kanye West. Known as, “the guy who looks like Kanye” or “Clone-ye West,” he cruises the quad $700 billion plan to bail out Wall Street in his mayonnaise jaguar, bringing music to the lay people: “I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly / For the day MCT I die, I’mma touch the sky.” Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) pose in the Capitol before a meeting on the bailout. Not only do he and Kanye share a peculiar likeness, but they also seem to b y Ma t t Sk i b i n s k i unpaid loans on the companies that lent so they can get back to the business of financ- share a number of character traits: the Daily Editorial Board them. ing our economy,” Straub said. “In the cur- laid-back yet socially vigilant disposi- Enter the much-discussed $700 billion rent situation, it is becoming almost impos- tion, the ample amount of confidence This article is the second in a two-part bailout package. sible to borrow money — even for projects and yes, that kinetic aura — the swagger series on the ongoing Wall Street financial Though the term “bailout” connotes some with excellent prospects of success. This is that demands your attention, makes you crisis. Friday’s piece focused on the underlying form of a handout, the plan being considered because the usual lenders are paralyzed by all nod your head and say “Aww, yeaah ... causes of the problem; today’s installment will does not involve the government simply giv- the bad debts they currently hold.” That guy — he’s got it.” Often watching examine the proposed government bailout ing money to troubled companies. Instead, it him sport a smart suit and his bluetooth plan and the implications of the current situ- would authorize the U.S. Treasury to spend A fragile compromise headset, I’ve wondered whether or not ation. up to $700 billion to purchase assets — most That approach, while theoretically sound, he knows he’s not Kanye. That is, until I For the last week, America’s news cycle has likely the faulty loans and mortgages — from presents a host of problems — many of met him. been dominated by a single topic: the gov- companies in trouble. The hope, according which were hotly debated among political A few days back, I summoned ernment proposal for a $700 billion “bailout to Professor of Economics Enrico Spolaore, is leaders over the weekend. Some Republicans the strength to approach Clone-ye in plan” to rescue the nation’s embattled banks, that doing so would restore investors’ trust in have objected to the plan because it cedes Carmichael, inquiring about his feel- lending companies, investment firms and these companies to prevent their complete too much power to the federal government; ings concerning his resemblance to the other financial institutions. implosion. instead, they favor solutions that occur with- prophet Mr. West. Perchance I was lack- Yesterday morning, congressional lead- “The Secretary of the Treasury would be in the market, between private companies. ing in tact, because, while good humored, ers on Capitol Hill announced a “tentative” able to purchase assets, and he could pur- “Typically, when you have bad debt, a he seemed a tad bit peeved by the ques- agreement regarding the terms of the pro- chase and sell whatever he wants as long more typical way to approach it is not that the tion. Registering his reaction, I ensured posal after a tumultuous week that saw late- as the balance of what he’s holding is $700 government buys the bad debt, but that you him the article would be an attempt to night legislative sessions and the suspension billion,” Spolaore said. “The idea is that by have a deal between the borrower and the get at the true “guy who looks like Kanye,” of Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential purchasing these assets, he would be able lender so that the lender gets only a fraction so that those who don’t know him per- campaign. to inject enough liquidity and confidence so of their debt back,” Spolaore said. “Another sonally could begin to recognize him for But what does the deal consist of? How will that the financial institutions that are holding approach is an equity swap, were the lender all that he does around campus. If suc- it work, and what are its implications? these assets would not collapse.” becomes a stakeholder [in the property].” cessful, this column could be a means to The Daily sat down with some of Tufts’ Economics Lecturer John Straub said the According to Straub, another approach divest him both of the stigma of being a economic experts to explore the proposal’s problem is largely one of liquidity — that to preventing excessive government inter- celebrity lookalike and the titles that have inner workings — and its potential flaws. is, the extent to which financial institutions vention would be inaction; the government come to shadow his true name. have the ability to sell their investments, could simply allow the markets to correct Still, he would have none of it. Ironically, Buying bad debt such as mortgages and real estate, and turn themselves. his decision will only serve to perpetuate Since the financial crisis stems largely from them into the cash they need to pay for their “Once the market hits bottom, won’t the the mythology surrounding “the guy who risky loans that are unlikely to be repaid, expenses. profit motive entice private investors like looks like Kanye” and ensure that such a politicians have been looking at ways for the “The short-term goal is to bail out the title remains. government to alleviate the burden of those companies who currently hold the bad debt see BAILOUT, page 4 It is at this juncture that we may turn to the wise words of Kanye West him- self, who, in his hit song “All Falls Down” proclaims, “We all self-conscious / I’m just the first to admit it.” After taking a moment to filter through the faux- Tufts students ‘share’ with the community modesty and egregious self-importance of the statement, we see that Kanye has Medical School’s Sharewood Project provides free services to walk-in patients brought up a relevant point: We are all self-conscious in varying degrees, and b y Al e x a n d r a Hu s t e d ing general health care, HIV and sexually tion and optometry communities, as well instead of being ashamed, we should Contributing Writer transmitted infection (STI) testing, and reg- as an acupuncturist and a psychologist. embrace our self-consciousness as a nec- istration for MassHealth, state-sponsored A more recent addition is a representa- essary part of being human and move on. Despite standing face to face with one free health insurance for certain low- to tive from MassHealth now working at the With that said, I beseech you who’ve been of his patients and her husband, Dr. Nick medium-income state residents. clinic every Tuesday, attracting an increas- dealt the unfair plight of sharing a celeb- Nguyen must dispense his medical advice The clinic was founded in 1996 by first- ing number of clients. rity’s countenance to follow Mr. Ernest’s into a cell phone. year students at TUMS with the help of Dr. Also present at the clinic every week lead and declare yourself separate and all On this particular night at the Sharewood Brian Lisse, a clinical professor who had are two members of the Board of Medical together unassociated with the celebrity Project, a free health care organization run previously helped create a free community Students, a group of four Case Management/ you resemble. by Tufts University Medical School (TUMS) health center in Danielson, Conn. Although Women’s Health Coordinators. Nicole Salg, “Guy who looks like Kanye,” I am ready students, there are no volunteers who Lisse agreed to oversee the Sharewood clin- a second year medical student, is one of and willing to give this another try. I’d speak Hindi, the patient’s native language. ic, students are in charge of running the the case managers, and said that the board like to let Tufts in on all those things that Nguyen, a clinical associate, is speaking entire operation. is an integral part of the project. “[We com- you don’t have in common with Sir Kanye with the patient’s daughter, who in turn will The name “Sharewood,” chosen by the pose the] social service side of Sharewood,” West — all the things you do better, like translate his advice. students, was meant to combine the ideas she said. not wearing those stupid shuttered glass- This is not an uncommon scene at of Sherwood Forest from the story of Robin As Sharewood is one of the few places es and using restraint when considering Sharewood. The free clinic sees many Hood — who steals from the rich to give providing free services, HIV and STI test- beating up members of the media (wink, patients who speak little or no English, and to the poor — along with the message of a ing have become increasingly popular at wink). Until then, I hope you find peace. a translator is not always readily available. shared learning experience. the clinic. Students often go to the clinic to The clinic is located in the First Church Originally, the clinic only provided gen- avoid their schools’ health service costs. of Malden and is held on Tuesday nights eral health services, but has since expand- A Hepatitis B initiative is run concurrent- Michael Goetzman is a sophomore who has from 6:30-9 p.m. Any patient who walks ed. It has seen an on-and-off presence not yet declared a major. He can be reached in the door has access to services includ- from members of the Tufts dental, nutri- see SHAREWOOD, page 4 at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Monday, September 29, 2008

BAILOUT example of a hypothetical house that had continued from page 3 been bought with a $100,000 mortgage, which SHAREWOOD With the exception of board members Warren Buffet to swoop in, buy when the would be worth much less today, as real estate continuedCommunity from page 3 healthwho care are required clinic to attend offers each week, Proposedmarket is at the bottom bailout and sell later after a the double-edged prices have dropped over the pastsword two years. ly with Sharewood, though it is coordinated medical students volunteer at the clinic market improves?” he said. “This is logical, “It would seem crazy for the government to patientsby Harvard students, more who provide than both just on ageneral random basis. services Despite the lack of but two bad things would almost certainly pay $100,000 for that mortgage,” Straub said. testing and vaccination against the virus. scheduling, the break room is generally full happen before the market ‘hits bottom’ … “But you can be sure that the current holder of Dr. Anthony Schlaff, director of the of medical students — a phenomenon that the whole economy would probably go into a the debt would want the government to pay Masters of Public Health program at Tufts, could be linked to the educational benefits deep recession. Preventing such a recession is for it. On the other hand, the house is almost commended Sharewood for its contribu- tied to working there. their justification for the [bailout] plan. certainly worth something. It would also be tions. “[Sharewood] adds value to the com- “It is extremely valuable that medical “The other bad thing is not used as a justifi- unreasonable to think that the government munity,” he said. students get exposure to [Sharewood],” cation for their proposal: The companies and would end up losing 100 [percent] of its initial But Schlaff expressed some concern that Shlaff said. individuals who currently hold the bad debt outlay.” the free clinic model is flawed due to a Undergraduate volunteer positions are would be wiped out,” he continued. “Warren In other words, because the government lack of continuity of care and specialists. in very high demand among pre-med stu- Buffet’s gain would be their loss. Would that is buying debt rather than simply giving out According to him, a community health dents and are promoted by the Pre-Med be fair? That’s a matter of opinion, but under money, it will not necessarily lose the $700 center that sees both paying and uninsured Society at Tufts. Because they are so popu- the government’s plan, the current holders billion it spends on the bailout. According to patients is a better model for public health; lar, a schedule is made limiting the number of the bad debt will be at least partially bailed Spolaore, the net result could actually be an however, he acknowledged Sharewood’s of undergraduate volunteers per night. out, depending on how much the government increase in the value of the loans the govern- effects on the community. Shing, who volunteered at Sharewood pays for the bad debt.” ment buys. “[One thing I] respect about Sharewood as an undergraduate before doing so as a Associate Professor of Economics Edward “Some other economists think that maybe is that they understand the limits to the medical student, said that volunteering is Kutsoati said that, were the government to the government will not really have to subsi- model,” Schlaff said. extremely valuable to pre-med students. back out of the bailout plan, the results could dize this in terms of taxpayer money,” Straub While they offer a growing assortment of “[Volunteering helps students decide if] be disastrous. said. “It all depends on your view. Are these health services, a practice that Sharewood this is really what [they] want to do,” “It would be huge ... everything would assets now really underpriced?” has been forced to abandon is that of the Shing said. freeze,” he said. “Certainly I would not be He said it is possible that many of loans and general physical. According to second-year In response to overwhelming interest by putting my money out there ... I would put it properties being purchased could increase in medical student Rachel Shing, one of the undergraduate students, an undergradu- in gold, maybe. I would keep it under my pil- value. two Sharewood publicity coordinators, ath- ate board was formed last year. According low.” “If the government buys this debt at the letes were taking advantage of the opportu- to junior Laura Berger, the undergraduate While the prospect of taking no action at all current market price or even a little bit above nity for free physicals. publicity co-chair, the board is meant to has hardly been discussed, members of both the market price, it might be a good deal down “[Sharewood saw] the entire Everett High ease the burdens of the medical students. parties have criticized the current plan for the road.” School soccer team,” Shing said. Patients “[The medical students] are really busy,” potentially rewarding companies that made But the government will have a difficult must now have an acute problem in order Berger said. bad decisions in giving out risky loans. time figuring out how much to offer for the to receive free care. Using the clinic’s lim- Shing agreed that the undergradu- “Something has to be done,” Kutsoati said. assets in question, according to Kutsoati. ited time and resources for general physi- ate board is very useful in taking some of “The question is, how do you do it so that “This whole bailout is going to try to put cals detracted from its ability to attend to the pressure off of the medical students. you help those who are in need but you don’t together all information,” he said. “So say we patients with more pressing issues. “It’s awesome having [the undergraduate reward those who are responsible for this take a company, and we begin to assess their All workers at Sharewood are volunteers. board],” Shing said. mess? That is a very, very difficult position. balance sheets — what kind of debt they have Upon arriving at the clinic, patients are The board also helps undergraduates Some who are faulting through no fault of out there, what kind of collateral they have greeted by undergraduate students, who get more involved with the clinic, since theirs would continue to hurt. Some who ... and the question is, who really knows how show them to a room, take their vitals and undergraduates typically do not see many made money in such a way might be rescued to value these assets? Because you’d value chief complaint, and then turn them over of the patients. in this case, and in between, you have other a home at $600,000, and in the books it’s at to a medical student volunteer. Sharewood’s expanding network of vol- stories.” $600,000, but [its actually price] has dropped The medical student will examine them unteers and growing publicity efforts have to $400,000.” further and subsequently consult with a created a pronounced effect. Sophomore Calculating the crisis Kutsoati said it’s hard to predict what effect resident or attending physician, who will Gregory Marecki, who is in his second If the current proposal does go through, the bailout plan, if implemented, will have. point out questions that should have been year volunteering at Sharewood, has seen one of the major challenges will be deciding But either way, it will be a major change in asked and help the student come up with patient numbers increase from four or five which faulty loans the government should America’s economy. a plan of action. The student and physi- a night to 25 a night. “[The increase in purchase — and for how much. “One thing we know for certain,” he said. cian then return to the patient together to patients can be] chalk[ed] up to the T ads,” “If the government buys all this debt, how “The financial market as we know it today will explain the next steps. Marecki said. much should it pay?”said Straub, giving the no longer be the same after all of this.” 5

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Album Review Grant Beighley | Pants Optional TV on the Radio’s newest, ‘Dear Science,’ is accessible, innovative Mi t c h e l l Ge l l e r Daily Staff Writer Metal. Apply TV on the Radio is a band that does not directly to face. believe in the adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” If they did, their follow up to 2006’s n Sept. 10 Metallica’s newest album, “Death Magnetic,” was released, Dear Science and its critical reception, moreover it’s popular reception, could either TV on the Radio beO the death knell for the metal genre or a rebirth of the genre of popular rock. When you drop the name Metallica, people DGC/Interscope usually receive it in one of two ways. They either nod their heads, make a hardcore gri- mace and gutturally say, “Yeah, man,” or you “Return to Cookie Mountain” would be get the cockeyed, disdainful “Really? You like a good album with a few excellent songs. them?” The important thing here is that the Instead they produced “Dear Science,” their name itself always provokes a big reaction. most cohesive, accessible, all-around best Slayer almost always gets nasty feedback, and material to date. claiming you like Whitesnake is something “Dear Science” retains the trademark else entirely. sound of TV on the Radio, but expands on Regardless of whether or not you’ve stud- it. Influences ranging from David Bowie (a amazon.com ied the band religiously as some of us have, noted fan who had guest vocals on “Return If this album truly realizes its potential, science will write back. when “Enter Sandman,” comes on in a sta- to Cookie Mountain”), to drum and bass, to dium, the crowd knows who it is, and at some African rhythms can be heard on the album. da-bum” chorus over dense backing, it is a with an airy, almost dub-step loop, the track level everybody recognizes that when that Each of these elements adds a layer to the good introduction into the beautiful aural is dominated by a funk guitar hook that riff starts, your “I-need-to-whoop-some-ass- band’s already rich sound. world of “Dear Science,” while still sound- sounds like it is pulled from some early ometer” jumps up a few notches. I’m getting The album kicks off with “Halfway ing similar to their older material. Bowie record. excited just thinking about it. Home,” on which lead vocalist Tunde If “Halfway Home” is a bridge between old With “Dancing Choose,” the third track, So they wrote some good songs, what’s the Adebimpe displays his range, switching and new TV on the Radio, “Crying,” the sec- the band has done something truly big deal? between rumbling baritone and piercing ond track on the album, is a testing ground The deal is that they were, and still are, falsetto. With its handclaps and “bum-ba- for their newfound influences. Beginning see SCIENCE, page 7 the face of a genre that has been completely separated from the mainstream in nearly every way. Metal bands of today, nearly all of which feature some sort of screaming, don’t Book Review TV Review get radio play, videos, any of that. They sub- sist on a very dedicated fan base, but without some form of popular support, they, in time, ‘Indignation’ is yet will fail. I can guarantee it. The genre of metal has stagnated (with the exclusion of Slipknot, who is one of the most creative bands around), and it needs some- another Philip thing to kick its ass and wake it up. And that something is Metallica. Now, why would a revamping of a style come in the form Roth success of an old band? Because they’re the only band b y Fe r r i s Ja b r from the genre anyone will listen to anymore. Daily Staff Writer Melodic metal bands break into slight popu- larity all the time, but no one in the general Anger and indignation are not equiva- populous of consumers thinks metal is viable lent; whereas anger might constitute nothing as a market, so they get passed over. more than a strong but temporary displea- Best case scenario? The album gets incred- ibly good reviews, tops the charts for a while, Indignation and reminds general audiences everywhere, regardless of age, that good metal doesn’t nec- Philip Roth essarily need screaming over ostentatiously dif- ficult guitar licks. Then people will go out and buy old Metallica albums, and try to see where modern metal bands went wrong. Houghton Mifflin nbc.com Worst case scenario? The album gets no publicity, tanks in sales, and critics claim it’s sure, indignation unrelentingly stresses the The cast of “The Office” gathers to see if the new season can weigh up to the last. another “St. Anger” (2003). For those not in extreme injustice of whatever or whomever the know, “St. Anger” was Metallica’s mis- has wronged the indignant. This specific Old romance paves the way for another guided attempt to fit into the new world of kind of fury resonates at the core of Philip metal (not nu-metal, mind you). Roth’s newest novel, “Indignation.” solid, comedic season of ‘The Office’ In my professional (hahaha) opinion, if the Few living American novelists can boast album is ill-received and blasted in reviews, it’s as prolific and as celebrated a career as Roth. b y Za c h Dr u c k e r of talented writers, as well as the the end of not only Metallica, but metal as a His 1997 novel, “American Pastoral,” earned Contributing Writer unique depth of the ensemble. genre. Sure, they may release an album or two him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; he has twice At the helm of the office is the afterwards, but they will be feeble attempts to won the National Book Award; and Roth is the What do you get when you take Regional Manager of the Scranton, resurrect the potency of a beast that lived nearly only writer to win the Pen/Faulkner Award Steve Carell, slap on a goatee and Penn. branch of Dunder-Mifflin three decades ago. for Fiction three times. Among his most stick him into an exaggerated fat paper company, Michael Scott Now I’m really going to go to the mattresses famous and beloved works are “Portnoy’s (played by Carell), whose sheer with popular opinion. Back in the late ’90s, Complaint” (1969), “Sabbath’s Theater” The Office cluelessness leads to inappropriate metal came to a fork in the road: either stay (1995), “The Human Stain” (2000), “The Plot shenanigans and awkward situa- melodic or claim everyone else has gone soft Against America” (2004) and “Everyman” tions. Former Tufts student Rainn and get as balls-to-the-wall as you can. The for- (2006). “Indignation,” published Sept. 16, is Starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson plays Michael’s imitative mer resulted in bands such as Korn and Limp Roth’s 29th novel. Wilson, John Krasinski sidekick, Assistant to the Regional Bizkit (rap-rock issues aside), while the latter Set in the year 1951, Roth’s new novel Manager Dwight Shrute, a power- birthed Hatebreed and Dillinger Escape Plan, centers on the story of Marcus Messner, Airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on NBC hungry, sycophantic beet farmer leaving Metallica stuck in the middle, having a young, diligent student at a college in and weapons specialist who sports created, in-part, both genres. Newark, N.J. His father, a Kosher butcher suit? Believe it or not, the season horn-rimmed glasses and a parted I contend that Korn and Limp Bizkit made for whom Messner has a great deal of love premiere of NBC’s hit comedy “The hairdo. Yet, all thoughts of Wilson good rock music, and part of what’s wrong and respect, irrationally questions his son’s Office.” On Thursday night, the series being forever typecast went entire- with our musical society right now is that whereabouts and incessantly worries about about the impractical workplace of ly out the window with his recent we deny the possibilities of their side of the his safety, concerns compounded by the a paper-selling company began its roles as a lonely, perverted loser road. Fred Durst will always be a jerk, but threat of the Korean War. Oppressed and fifth season with a bang: a special, in “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” (2006) “Significant Other” (1999) was one of the most longing to get as far away from his father hour-long episode that pulled at and a washed-up drummer in “The diverse and innovative rock albums of the as possible, Messner transfers to rural the heartstrings and evoked uncon- Rocker” (2008). ’90s. That’s right, I said it. Deal. Winesburg College in Ohio. There, though trollable laughter. Adapted from a The season premiere opens with determined to do nothing more than study, British television series of the same a wildly inane premise that only the Grant Beighley is a senior majoring in name, the “mockumentary”-styled English. He can be reached at Grant. see INDIGNATION, page 7 “The Office” boasts an abundance see OFFICE, page 7 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Monday, September 29, 2008 Monday, September 29, 2008 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living 7 Although ‘Indignation’ might not be the best of Roth’s masterpieces, interesting narrative devices, character parallels make for a memorable read

INDIGNATION author could achieve his purpos- continued from page 5 es, rather than as genuine repre- Messner must confront even more sentations of human individu- interpersonal conflicts, including als. Consider, for instance, the his perplexing relationship with the character of Hutton: a slender psychologically wounded beauty, girl, ethereally pale, with dark Olivia Hutton, the fraternities that hair and a brilliant but eccentric want to make him an unwilling mind. Not only are there several member and his inability to live clichés at work here (think indie with any of his roommates. films), but she seems almost the An explosive altercation between daguerreotype of a hauntingly Messner and Winesburg’s Dean alluring woman in an Edgar Caudwell — arguably the climax Allen Poe story. of the book — propels the novel Additionally, for the great through its devastating conclu- majority of the novel, instead of sion; a snowball fight escalates into intimately exploring Messner’s a drunken riot and a large group irrational and obsessive paranoia, of male students storm the girls’ Roth reports his behavior to us dormitories in a mass panty raid. through other characters’ percep- The subsequent expulsions expose tions; explanations for the father’s a great number of young men, fear are offered briefly but never including Messner, to the draft and developed. There are a few others the horrors of the Korean War. as well, who, while perhaps pos- One of the most interesting sessing thematic importance, fail aspects of Roth’s new novel — this as true characters. Furthermore, is not a spoiler, as the information is Random house the rapid and somewhat implau- revealed quite early on — is the nar- sible denouement risks imparting rator’s death. Following his expul- Philip Roth has written 29 novels, including his newest endeavor, “Indignation.” This ain’t no spring chicken. to the reader a sense of undue sion from Winesburg, Marcus is in the war. It is in this seemingly indignation, largely by creating simultaneously examines the haste, as though Roth did not have drafted into the Korean War where timeless space — one which brings parallels and echoes in his char- consequences of intellectual and the patience to fully elaborate his he dies. About a quarter of the way to mind the works of Samuel Beckett acters. Messner, both his par- social oppression, of oblivion to protagonist’s undoing. through “Indignation,” Messner — that the story unfolds, constitut- ents, the dean and president of the world at large and the dras- “Indignation” may not be one of reveals himself as a disembodied ing a successful technique on Roth’s Winesburg College and the entire tic consequences of seemingly Roth’s masterpieces, but the work voice suspended in what he believes part. student body itself all experience benign, insignificant choices. is still a highly enjoyable read with to be some kind of afterlife, but what Roth’s novel also draws justified anger in different ways. Messner aside, several char- an interesting narrator and themes is actually an emulsion of morphine strength from the manner in Through their anger, through its acters come across more as cari- of great importance particularly and memory, a prelude to his death which he explores the theme of repression and its release, Roth catures or devices by which the relevant to our generation.

Carell’s trademark awkward humor is suspiciously lacking in season opener

OFFICE continued from page 5 Dunder-Mifflin corporate superiors could think up: a weight loss competi- tion among the branches with the win- ners receiving several extra vacation days. Instead of achieving its objective to promote healthy habits, the com- petition ends up causing Customer Services Representative Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) to become anorexic myspace.com and attempt to ingest a tapeworm, while Dwight suggests that the three TV on the Radio demonstrates their ability to be typically ‘indie.’ Nice glasses... heaviest employees get liposuction. Despite all of the frenzied attempts Newest from TV on the Radio has to shed poundage, “The Office” main- tains its dichotomy by dedicating the other half of the storyline to explor- danceable tunes, breaks new ground ing the relationship between Sales Representative Jim Halpert (John SCIENCE ence them is in the context of the album. Krasinski) and Receptionist Pam Beesly continued from page 5 By themselves, “Red Dress,” “Stork and (Jenna Fischer). Since the first sea- surprising: They produced a danceable Owl” and “Love Dog” might suffer, but son, the two have exuded onscreen song. It starts off with high buzzing, bringing they work perfectly as breaks between the chemistry, but only recently have they to mind “Staring at the Sun” off their debut album’s many standout tracks. become involved in the steamy rela- album “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty One such standout is the album’s first tionship everyone had been anticipat- Babes” (2004), but soon breaks off in a com- single, “Golden Age.” Handclaps and funky ing. In the final episode of the fourth pletely new direction. Adebimpe half-raps guitar hooks of new TV on the Radio join season, goofy, guy-next-door Jim was half-sings the lyrics, seemingly racing the fuzzy synth and Adebimpe’s falsetto of old on the verge of popping the ques- beat, desperate to get everything in. Though TV on the Radio, and when he commands tion, but his efforts were thwarted by it’s the shortest track on the album “Dancing “Clap your hands if you think your soul is Regional Director in Charge of Sales Choose” is certainly one of the standouts. free,” it’s hard not to obey. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), who beat Jim nbc.com “DLZ,” appearing second to last on the The track that follows “Golden Age” to the punch and became engaged to Familiar faces join with new characters album, is somewhat danceable, although will remind many listeners of Bloc Party, Accounting Supervisor Angela Martin and twists to make for another stylin’ far darker than “Dancing Choose.” “This is although this comparison sells “Family Tree” (Angela Kinsey). season of “The Office.” beginning to feel like/ Its curling up slowly/ short. The lush sound heard on most of Amy Ryan shines in her return as And finding a throat to choke […] this is the album is gone, replaced here by piano Holly Flax, the human resources rep- feature awkward humor sparked by beginning to feel like/ The bolt’s busted loose and strings. The song is a dark ballad, yet resentative who is looking more and Carell and his warped, often politically- from the lever,” Adebimpe growls over wail- another surprise from TV on the Radio, and more like Michael’s soul mate, after incorrect sense of humor. Carell, how- ing synth and ominous booms. The track a beautiful example of what they are capable entering the series in the final episode ever, was mainly overshadowed by the shifts the dreamlike nature of the album into of accomplishing. of last season, replacing the eternal- blossoming and decaying of relation- the realm of nightmares. Bringing “Dear Science” to a close is ly-depressed Toby Flenderson (Paul ships between his office colleagues. The tone of TV on the Radio albums has “Lover’s Day,” an exuberant track about mak- Lieberstein). Where was the good, old-fashioned, always been important. There is a childlike ing sweet, sweet love. There is no subtlety in The absurd storyline of the first epi- bigoted, family fun we all know, love quality to “Dear Science” that explores life, the lyrics, a standout being “I swear to God sode does little to undermine the feel- and expect? love, dreams and death. The album con- it’ll get so hot/ It’ll melt our faces off.” After ings of happiness and satisfaction that In addition to the dearth of Carell, stantly moves from light to dark, and the the drums, horns and Adebimpe’s vocals swell in the hearts of the committed the episode stayed away from the sure- title, “Dear Science,” is the salutation of a build to a thrilling climax, a clarinet intro- viewers of “The Office.” As a result fire humor associated with pranks letter pointing out the things that still cannot duces the joyous second half which sounds of the episode-ending shocker, the between Jim, Pam and Dwight. Doesn’t be coldly rationalized by scientific thought. like a parade. This “Lover’s Day” parade, excitement has mounted immensely anyone remember the glory days when Most tracks are dense and have a “wall of replete with clarinets, saxophones, march- for the subsequent episodes of the Dwight dyed his hair blonde in order sound” quality. Handclaps and horns com- ing drums and piccolos, is an amazing close fifth season. Yet, gimmicks aside, the to disguise his appearance and observe bine with fuzzy, distorted guitars, vocal loops to TV on the Radio’s work of genius. fact of the matter is that this episode the other branches during a rumored and buzzing synthesizers to create an atmo- At the end of “Lover’s Day,” if the volume was decent at best, and clearly did not period of downsizing? Hopefully the sphere that is unmistakably and uniquely TV is turned up after the song fades out you can reach the bar set by previous episodes following episodes of the fifth season on the Radio. The production on these songs hear one word spoken: “Cool!” And it most in the show’s four-year legacy. will realize their potential and live up is slicker than on previous albums, and the certainly is, but cool only begins to describe In order for an episode of “The to expectations by balancing the dis- sound is less experimental. how this album sounds. TV on the Radio Office” to achieve the uncontrollable tinctive humor of the show with the Each song on “Dear Science” stands has produced an endlessly listenable album laughter it seeks, awkward humor must relationships known to diehard fans as on its own, but the best way to experi- that takes the band to a whole new level. be evident throughout. Most episodes simply “Jam” and “Dwangela.” BEIGHLEY 8 continued from page 5 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Monday, September 29, 2008

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Ro b e r t S. Si l v e r b l a t t Understanding economic depression Editor-in-Chief “It’s kind of like basic physics — what goes Hoover was strongly against any form of companies afloat, it must be noted that, as Editorial up must come down,” former President Bill governmental intervention when the stock dissatisfying as it is to see them get a break, Clinton said of the economy in an interview market dove in 1929, believing that people the power players keep money flowing in the Rachel Dolin Managing Editors Kristin Gorman with David Letterman on the “Late Show.” needed to pull themselves up by their boot- economy to a greater extent than individuals. Even so, when it seems like companies are straps and that the economy would work When the government issued its economic Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors falling left and right, many Americans are itself out. By the time he realized that it was a stimulus plan, which gave $300 to $1,200 Jason Richards worried about just how low the economy can much more complex problem than the natu- rebates per household, studies showed it Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor go. Yesterday, lawmakers reached a tentative ral ups and downs of the stock market, it was would only be marginally effective, if at all. agreement on a bailout bill that, if passed, too late — the country had sunk seemingly Why? Because in times of financial uncer- Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors would allocate $700 billion to buy out com- irreversibly into depression. tainty, people are more likely to save their Pranai Cheroo Nina Ford panies’ failed loans. The bill, which will go to But Hoover was right about one thing: money than spend it, meaning that the sti- Ben Gittleson the House today for a vote, Depressions result from the natural fluctua- pends that the government issued didn’t nec- Gillian Javetski has gotten a mixed reception; some have tions of the market, and no economy can essarily get pumped back into the economy. Jeremy White said is not enough and others that the gov- sustain continually upward motion forever. This is not to say, however, that bailing Alexandra Bogus Assistant News Editor ernment is overreacting to a problem that The problem is that if we allow the economy out the large corporations is the answer, Michael Del Moro may work itself out. Some have even likened to take its natural course, the inevitable end since it all depends on how they utilize what Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor it to socialism. While the bill itself may not will be depression (the severity of which may could easily be called their second chance. fix everything (a single thing rarely does), it or may not be as great as some have pre- But, despite all of the bickering and indeci- Jessica Bidgood Features Editors does at least illustrate the willingness of the dicted). sion, the current debate does demonstrate Robin Carol Kerianne Okie government (or parts thereof) to get involved The bailout bill has been criticized for that national leaders at least recognize their Charlotte Steinway and do something. its focus on big companies and its poten- potential to make the quick decisions need- Let us not forget the lessons learned from tial to help overpaid executives rather than ed to keep things together until a more per- Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors the mistakes of President Herbert Hoover dur- the struggling middle class. While it is true manent solution can be uncovered. Here’s to Meghan Pesch ing the early hours of the Great Depression. that the bill is geared toward keeping large seeing how well they yield it. Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor Jessica Bal Arts Editors kayla Murdock Grant Beighley Sarah Cowan Catherine Scott

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PRODUCTION Marianna Bender Production Director Emily Neger Executive Layout Editor Kelsey Anderson Layout Editors Leanne Brotsky Jennifer Iassogna Julia Izumi Off the Hill | University of southern california Amanda Nenzen Andrew Petrone Muhammad Qadri Daniel Simon Osama bin Laden: the entertainer Amani Smathers Steven Smith b y Ro s a l e e n O’Su l l i va n should be made available to the public While this publication will certainly por- Katie Tausanovitch Daily Trojan after so many years of critical study. Many tray al-Qaeda and its mission from a Western Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager Americans wish to better understand what perspective, it could also be harmful when Osama bin Laden: international terrorist, led to the tragedy of 9/11. This particu- placed in the wrong hands. Modern technol- Michael Vastola Technical Manager jihad crusader – or everyone’s favorite wed- lar publication might be especially helpful ogy makes information more accessible than John Sotherland Executive Online Editor ding entertainer? since it was compiled and reviewed by ever, and it is through this very medium that The journal Language and Communication Miller, a linguistic anthropologist. bin Laden has been able to gain so many Louise Galuski Online Editors will be publishing a collection of bin Laden’s For modern Muslims in the United States, recruits thus far. He certainly did not person- Hena Kapadia Minah Kim poetry, speeches and sermons with a criti- this might be one of the most important pub- ally meet with the hundreds of suicide bomb- cal review by Assistant Professor of Religious lications to help understand how Islam, which ers whose attacks have devastated the people Matt Skibinski New Media Editor Studies Flagg Miller of UC Davis in its October in America is so peaceable, could take such a of Madrid, London and other cities. Kelly Moran Webmaster issue. For the last five years, Miller has studied devastating turn when placed into extremist The al-Qaeda network extends far beyond a massive collection of speeches and sermons hands. Indeed, it could serve as a warning to bin Laden himself, but his writings and ser- Caryn Horowitz Executive Copy Editor recorded by bin Laden during his campaign any religious group against radical extremism mons have been a critical factor in the mod- for jihad. and the forces that allow it to exist. ern jihadist movement. As academics at Yale Grace Lamb-Atkinson Copy Editors Michelle Hochberg Included in the compilation is a series One of bin Laden’s tactics was to weave University are busily cleaning and digitiz- Ben Smith of speeches given everywhere from jihadi the poetry of ancient Muslim texts into more ing the tapes for total public access by 2010, Christopher Snyder recruitment sessions to wedding celebrations modern mujahideen-era work, giving his own perhaps they should proceed with caution. Elisha Sum Ricky Zimmerman and meetings in private homes. Miller notes modern jihadist perspective a sense of legiti- The United States reveres freedom of speech, that one can chronicle bin Laden’s transi- macy to listeners. His poetry put the ugly real- but should the work of our nation’s great- Brianna Beehler Assistant Copy Editors tion from a young, inexperienced Muslim ity of war onto a higher moral plane, allow- est enemy really be placed in such a public Casey Burrows Alison Lisnow reformer to an orator with wide political and ing disaffected youths and radical Muslims forum, at a time when the whole world may Rachel Oldfield religious agendas and the power to inspire an image of beauty in which to couch the be watching? Mary Jo Pham millions. extremism of their new leader’s views. Until bin Laden is captured or proven dead, Lily Zahn These tapes hold not only the work of the Miller characterizes bin Laden in many it is in our best interest to do everything in our world’s most wanted man, but also a wide cases as “the entertainer with an agenda.” power to keep his message from spreading. BUSINESS array of material dating from the late 1960s Unfortunately, history has shown too many Perhaps Miller’s critique will be such that through 2000, including sermons by Islamic times that charisma, a defined goal on a pub- even the most easily influenced Muslim in Malcolm Charles Executive Business Director scholars and political speeches by al-Qaeda’s lic pulpit, and an understanding of human Baghdad would see no merit in bin Laden’s Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager top strategists. Of even greater interest are nature can lead to truly devastating conse- words — then again, perhaps not. Brenna Duncan Head Ad Manager the recorded debates between top al-Qaeda quences. Americans have much to gain by develop- officials in the period leading up to the attacks Critics say publishing the tapes is only giv- ing a better understanding of the forces that The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- on the Twin Towers on 9/11. The tapes were ing this reviled figure a greater forum through led to the attack on 9/11; let’s hope that in the lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and discovered at the evacuated al-Qaeda head- which to spread his message of hate. Bin academic fervor of critiquing this influential distributed free to the Tufts community. quarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during the Laden is known to take great pride in his posi- body of work we do not forget that in the P.O. 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It’s about time. For some, it’s uncomfortable, sure. But if filling out a survey is what it takes to help students help themselves, I would hope that students see that a little incon- venience upfront can provide the means for breaking down the barrier between college students and mental illness. If you have dealt with depression, anxiety or any mental illness before, you have been through the bureaucracy of the medical world, the doctors, the vulnerability, the emotional turbulence and the ultimate catharsis of spilling your soul to a stranger. If you have not, then admittedly the process seems strange. Who is Health Service to ask you how you have been feeling the past two weeks? That is your business and your business only — understood. I embarked upon the long road of “too-much-work/too- little-time/life-comes-at-you-fast/I’m-not-sleeping/help- me-someone” my freshman year. At that time, I had much of what I considered my own business and very little of what I considered things that strangers would have permission to know or understand. Fast forward two years: I still have much that I consider my own business. After some soul searching — and talking with a few strangers — I’ve decided that is okay. What’s changed is that I understand that I am not an island. Apologies Mr. Simon and Mr. Garfunkel: Islands never cry, but they also don’t sleep, don’t function, don’t live up to half the potential that a connected, supported human being can. But an island with a bridge or two, maybe a cell phone connection, is a much more holistically healthy island than one marooned in the South Pacific. Scary? Yes. I remember only too fondly the popping of my proverbial pride bubble when I realized I might be one of those crazies who has to see a shrink. Words like “therapist,” Daily File Photo “mental illness” and “medication” are extremely stigmatized in American society and they scared me too. They do not have that terrible, cloudy feeling you have, how you don’t want ultimately set you back on two feet again. to be scary (wild idea, I know). But we are not there yet. We to wake up in the morning, how you don’t feel interested in Grievances against the new implementation are under- may not be for a while. That is not what this is about. anything you used to, how you don’t feel like yourself, how you standable. You go in to get a tire changed; you do not want The Health Service surveys are a good idea. They use cur- don’t like yourself?” That can change; we can help you fix that. a new engine and Turbo Thrusters added. But this is not an rent research that says there is some correlation between This is a real problem, not a figment of your imagination and overhaul; it is a few optional questions. Cannot be bothered physical and mental health and apply it in the most prac- not something that people who are only too weak to care for to fill it out? Don’t. If you are so desperate for a doctor that an tical manner. Tufts put two and two together to come up themselves seek help for. Smart humans talk to others about innocent piece of paper is too greatly impeding your dire call with an ingeniously elegant solution to an overwhelmingly their problems. for medical attention, call 911. Don’t show up to the Health complex problem. It would be one whale of a red flag, but you get the point. Service office. This is not a perfect solution, but it is a step in How do we catch a college student in emotional and/or Believe it or not, Health Service, Tufts University, Larry Bacow the right direction and I applaud it. mental distress when the last thing the college student wants — whichever lights your fire — cares about you. This survey After all, Health Service is not asking for your entire emo- to do is betray any inkling that he is not the productive, intel- is not an invasion of privacy. It is extending a helping hand. It tional history. At this point, it’s not even asking if you need ligent, independent figure that America breeds and expects is possible you are dangling off the edge of a cliff, hanging on help. That is a judgment, and believe it or not, the staff is him to be? Perhaps by having him fill out a survey about with one hand while simultaneously texting with your toes trying not to judge you. The ball is in your court and the door something he can easily ignore (his mental health) when he and writing a term paper with a pen in your teeth. Oh and you is open. If you want to talk, there is someone out there that seeks help for something he cannot easily ignore (an annoy- have a blindfold on. (Read: You do not know who you can ask wants to listen. ing physical illness). for help.) It might take something that feels slightly invasive Wave a red flag in front of the student’s face saying, “Hey at first — a hand reaching out for your flailing fingers as they you! You know how you’ve been tired all the time? You know scramble for a handhold (read: an innocuous survey) — to Katie Vogel is a junior majoring in history. Science and the 2008 Election b y Mi c h a e l Sh u s t e r m a n workforces, have funded new and exciting ventures and organization Science Debate 2008. The group has garnered have attracted many of the same leading researchers and the signatures of leading American scientific organiza- Last Thursday, the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou VII students that once came to the United States. As we enter tions and over 175 universities (including the support of rocketed into orbit carrying three taikonauts bound for what some have called a golden age for science, the United Tufts University and President Bacow). Though neither China’s first spacewalk, which was completed successfully States remains grossly unprepared. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) nor Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Saturday. What are the chances that the Chinese will beat When the electorate cannot understand the fundamen- accepted the offer to participate in a live debate, both presi- the American expedition to the moon set for 2020? Rather tals of climate change, the differences between scientific dential candidates submitted responses to 14 questions likely, according to the Administrator of NASA, Michael D. fact and theory or the issues behind the autism-vaccine posed by the group. Griffin. debate, we as a nation face grave problems. But why should The candidates’ answers reflect a commitment to preserv- Several weeks prior, the 27 kilometer, $8 billion Large these subjects matter to the average voter? Ignoring the pos- ing the integrity of science during their respective adminis- Hadron Collider (LHC) came online on the French-Swiss sible catastrophic ramifications of global climate change, trations, increasing funding and addressing issues ranging border. When the LHC becomes fully operational next the remaining topics offer a fundamental insight into how from climate change to restoring America’s technological spring, it will be capable of accelerating particles to energies science affects our daily lives. Take evolutionary theory, for superiority. Nevertheless, real differences exist between unseen in 14 billion years, unraveling mysteries from the example. When the SARS virus outbreak spread through the two candidates. While Obama draws upon advisers in early days of the universe. China, scientists rapidly employed DNA microarrays and the academic arena for his science policy (e.g., President The United States’ contribution to this project? Five per- compared the composition of the SARS virus with that of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Harold Varmus), cent of the budget. The current popularity of physics among known viruses. Within one day researchers had assigned McCain’s experts come from more business and technology- students? According to one study, it is the lowest it has been the virus to a particular evolutionary family of viruses and oriented fields (e.g., former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Carly since the 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union. In a characterized its common traits. A blood test to screen for Fiorina). Obama supports embryonic stem cell research, country where a majority of the population rejects the basic the virus was then developed and work began in search of a while McCain’s views are unclear. McCain argues for the premises of evolutionary theory, where the purchasing vaccine. prioritization of the space program, while Obama is more power of the National Institutes of Health has declined by Take the second example of the autism-vaccine debate. interested in addressing terrestrial concerns. The candidates 13 percent since 2003 and where students fare only slightly After the publication of the controversial Wakefield paper offer both broad and specific proposals in their platforms better than the average on international math and science (1998), many wondered whether a link existed between that reflect their own unique perspectives on the issues. For test scores, the above may not be so shocking. the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) and autism. those interested in finding out more about the candidates’ America remains the world’s technological and scientific Hundreds of families with autistic children rallied behind views on a plethora of scientific topics, the Sept. 25 issue leader, producing about 40 percent of research and devel- the idea that vaccines caused autism and hundreds more of Nature magazine and the Science Debate 2008 Web site opment expenditures, 70 percent of all Nobel Prize winners refused vaccines for their children. The Wakefield research, both offer an in-depth overview of the candidates’ platforms and containing 75 percent of the top research universities. however, was largely discredited and serious ethical breach- and views. But how long can the United States maintain its competitive es were observed in the study. Wakefield may now be barred But no matter who is elected president on Nov. 4, I urge advantage? from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom if con- every single voter to carefully consider the ramifications As the 2008 election draws near, it is time for us to care- victed of the charges brought against him. Unfortunately, of his/her presidential choice on the future of science in fully consider what the next four years will look like for the the resulting frenzy ensured that many children were not this country. Though financial affairs and international United States in a science-dominated world. The last eight vaccinated and measles outbreaks have now occurred in concerns will continue to dominate the news in the com- have seen a presidential administration that has, among countries ranging from Britain to Israel. Despite 11 stud- ing weeks, remember that while banks and administrations other things, misrepresented and altered scientific reports ies showing that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism, may rise and fall, the issues of climate change, energy inde- for its own ends, slashed research funding, dismissed cli- many continue to ignore the dangers of stopping vaccina- pendence, ethical concerns with biotechnology, the explo- mate change, advocated for the teaching of creationism in tions. ration of space, the strength of our workforce in the global schools and ignored the scientific community. The results We can clearly see that in one case, evolutionary theory technologically oriented economy and hundreds of other of these policies have been, to put it lightly, highly unfa- helped to identify a potentially devastating disease, while in big and small issues will not go away. In fact, each day will vorable. Researchers have fled to friendlier environments, another, scientific misunderstanding endangered the lives bring new discoveries and challenges for the next president. the threat of climate change remains unmitigated, science of thousands of children. So, why isn’t science viewed as a The 21st century is upon us. The age of science is here. education in public schools is dismal and the list goes on. more important priority? In the meantime, countries as diverse as Ireland and China Efforts to inject science into the presidential debates have invested in developing technologically sophisticated have proven largely unsuccessful, despite attempts by the Michael Shusterman is a junior majoring in biology.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER halves, respectively, the seven seniors last year, is now FOOTBALL pass out of the air with a min- continued from page 16 Bobcats had only two in the composed of 12 freshmen and continued from page 16 ute left in the second quarter. Fanna Gamal said. “I think that first — both saved by junior sophomores, five juniors and 12 carries in the first half alone Weaving in and out of the Bates a factor like the weather kind of goalkeeper Kate Minnehan — only one senior. against Bates. The senior finished offense, he found pay-dirt 48 acts like an equalizer. The bot- and zero in the second. “The freshmen are great,” with 116 yards on 19 carries, for yards later, diving for the pylon tom line is that both teams had Gamal said. “Even though we are an average of 6.1 yards per carry. with an outstretched arm for the to play in the same conditions. really young I think that there is Junior quarterback Anthony score. Just 10 seconds later, junior Even though they were not ideal, “I think that a factor a lot of potential.” Fucillo completed 69 percent of linebacker Alex Perry intercepted I think it was still a fair fight.” like the weather kind “It has been a really smooth his passes and hurled for 195 yards a last-ditch effort by Katon to The first goal came in the 34th transition,” coach Martha and two scores, both of which score before the half. minute as Love-Nichols notched of acts like an equal- Whiting added. “We have a lot of came in the first half, to lead Tufts “Once I intercepted the ball, her first career tally with the izer. The bottom line is veteran people who have a lot of in his first Homecoming victory. I just looked for the fastest way Jumbos, dribbling past Bates game experience. The freshmen “Getting this win was extra spe- through the Bates defense,” goalkeeper Brittney French on a that both teams had to coming in are very talented and cial for me,” Fucillo said. “It’s easy Tassinari said. “I had great one-on-one and tucking the ball coachable and that coupled with to make the plays when every- blocks from [junior defensive away unassisted in the back of play in the same con- the experience of the older kids one around you does everything back Andrew] Elfman the whole the net. ditions. Even though really makes this a great team.” right. The offensive line did an way. As a whole, we shut them In the 59th minute, freshman Over the years, Tufts has han- excellent job.” down today.” midfielder Alix Michael sent the they were not ideal, I dled the Bates squad well, last Like Forde, Fucillo’s knack “Our defense came up big ball to an open Nolet, who was think it was still a fair losing in the regular season in for the big play allowed Tufts to today; everything seemed to able to net it for her second goal 2003. In 2006, however, they met surge ahead early, quelling any just click,” Perry said. “On the in as many games. fight.” in the first round of the NESCAC hope Bates had at recording a interception, I was just trying “The first half we didn’t come tournament in late October, as Homecoming upset. With 8:01 to prevent a big play. Getting a out as strong as we would have Fanna Gamal the second-seeded Jumbos fell left in the second quarter, Fucillo pick is always great, but doing it liked to,” Gamal said. “I think junior 2-1 in overtime to the seventh- placed a pass perfectly over the in a Homecoming game is even it had to do with the weather seeded underdog in Bates. shoulder of senior wide receiver more special.” conditions and the different Tufts has outscored its oppo- Stephen Black, who reeled it in Tufts held Bates to just 65 field. But in the second half The Tufts defense can proud- nents 7-0 and out-shot them and scampered the remaining 71 passing yards, nine first downs we came back and were able ly polish their pristine shutout 44-27 this season. Contributing yards to the end zone. and a 29 percent third-down to dictate the tempo of the record as they have fended off to the team’s goal total so far Black caught two passes for 108 conversion rate. The first six game which is what we wanted an astounding 27 shots in the have been junior tri-captain yards on the afternoon, while fel- drives for the Bobcats resulted to do. It’s nice to know that past four games, allowing not a Cara Cadigan leading with low senior David Halas hauled in in punts, four of which were even though we didn’t have single ball to go through their three goals, Nolet with two, four passes for 48 yards, including three-and-outs. that kind of game in the first solid defense. Love-Nichols with one and an 18-yard reception for the first half that we could come back “The defense has been playing fellow freshman Alyssa Von score of the game. Halas’ 12-yard like we did, because not every great,” Gamal said. “Even though Puttkammer with one. catch earlier in the drive, followed “The Tufts running team can recover like that.” we are really young in the back, I The perfect Jumbos now by a 10-yard rush from Fucillo, set attack is as good as On the defensive side, the think they have really picked the turn to their next game tomor- up Tufts’ opening touchdown. Jumbos were able to hold the principles up well. Overall, our row against Babson College on Although the Jumbos strug- any in this league ... Bobcats to a mere two shots, team defense all over the field is Kraft Field. Tufts has won its gled at the beginning of the Tufts is a very good out-shooting them 11-2. While really cohesive and we’ve had a last three contests against the game — their first two drives the Jumbos had a steady five lot of success because of it.” Beavers, outscoring Bates 9-2 resulted in a three-and-out and team, very balanced shots and six shots in both The team, after graduating over that stretch. a turnover on downs — Halas’ score marked the start of the and very fast. They offensive flood for Tufts. Forde, were certainly the who had just seven carries for 28 yards to start the game, sprinted more physical team on Georgetown University 60 yards to the end zone on the the field today.” hijYnq^ciZgcqhXh#\Zdg\Zidlc#ZYj$lVh]^c\idc next Jumbos possession. The consistency of Tufts’ back- Mark Harriman field has been a cornerstone Bates coach for the team so far, totaling 424 yards on the ground through two games behind the play of Forde, Tufts was not without its trou- junior running back Darren bles, however, as several mistakes Ferguson and senior full back on special teams led to promis- Kevin Anderson, who recorded ing field position for Bates. The Tufts’ last touchdown and the Bobcats blocked a punt in the first of his career on a one-yard third quarter, and an errant snap plow in the fourth quarter. on a punt in the fourth quarter Anderson’s score was the result led to their only score of the after- of a lengthy 16-play, 85-yard noon, a one-yard rush by senior drive, capped off by his plunge Ryan Mullin in time against Tufts’ Semester in into the end zone. 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FIELD HOCKEY lenges for the Jumbo defenders. continued from page 16 By playing a forward high in her sixth goal of the year with nine its opponent’s backfield, Bates minutesTufts left inlaunches the contest to extend 21 made shots it difficult in for first the Tufts Deflated offense unable to capitalize on the squad’s lead to 4-1. defense to keep ahead of the “I think our free hits looked real- ball during the Bobcats’ posses- opportunities; defense gives up two in second ly good [Saturday], and we did a sions and weakened protection good job of keeping the ball on the on both Zak and Hyder, who ground,” Russo said. “It made my each surrendered a score. goal a lot easier because I didn’t “[Bates] did a good job of keeping have to worry about fielding a pressure on us the whole game, and bouncy ball; I just had to have my they were keeping one of their for- stick down.” wards really high so we had to com- Although Bates sophomore municate and be aware of that girl,” Stephanie Cabot scored on fresh- Jasinski said. “A couple times they man goalie Marianna Zak with gave us trouble by getting behind barely two minutes remaining, the us on offense, and I think we need damage was already done and Tufts to be able to better adjust, but I held on for the 4-2 win. think we were communicating well. “Their three forwards are key We haven’t played many teams that to their team,” Bates coach Wynn have played four forwards. They Hohlt said. “They beat us to [the were looking to make through-balls ball] consistently and their forwards to that high girl, essentially elimi- are strong, fast and skilled. If you nating our defense.” give them space, they will hurt you. While the penalty corners placed We were put in unsettled situations the Jumbos in good position in in the circle and they took advan- the circle, the Bobcats successful- tage and found open players.” ly intercepted the majority of the “I thought we had some good hit- passes between the Jumbos’ for- ting up the field today, but we were wards, and Bates sophomore goalie definitely outshot,” Bates senior co- Katie McEnroe recorded 16 saves captain Rachel Greenwood added. overall, six in the first half and 10 in Leonard Ashu/Tufts Daily Unlike the balanced play in the the second. Sophomore midfielder Ben Green and the rest of the Jumbo squad battled tough weather conditions on second half, the first was spent During the second half, Saturday en route to their 2-0 Homecoming loss at the hands of Bates. Inability to capitalize on scoring in the Bates backfield, with the McDavitt called a timeout to bring opportunities plagued the Jumbos all afternoon. Jumbos taking 21 shots and 16 pen- attention to tighter passing and alty corners. Although Tufts held a smarter ball handling. MEN’S SOCCER squad has only two seniors on dominated so much in the first half 20-1 advantage in penalty corners “Bates started to put a lot of pres- continued from page 15 the roster, Ferrigno stressed that and we thought it was going to be in the game, the team was only sure on us and started to step it up,” success was the well-organized with more experience will come the same in the second half. We able to capitalize once when Russo McDavitt said. “I wanted to slow play of the Tufts back line. Junior more victories. came out really flat.” scored with an assist from senior down the momentum and talk to midfielder Ari Kobren consistent- “I think we’ve got to learn to The Jumbos will have a full tri-captain Tess Jasinski to put the the girls about transferring the ball, ly took advantage of his speed play for 90 minutes,” he said. “For week to refocus before heading to Jumbos on the board first. getting to people on the ball to start to make important clears and the first 45 minutes, I think the Amherst next Saturday to play a “I think we had a lot of missed instead of just smashing it through quick runs down the right side team was feeling that we were Lord Jeff squad that sports an iden- opportunities where the ball was them, and just offensively try to cut of the field and into Bates’ zone. looking good. We had the lion’s tical 1-2-0 NESCAC record. right at our sticks, but our sticks the ball and get more shots.” Yet, despite a 4-1 first-half shot share of possession and territory “It’s not the result we wanted,” weren’t down or we didn’t cut on it “Defensively, on the corners, advantage, the Jumbo forwards in the first half, but we’ve got to Doherty said. “We’ve got to just when we should have or we weren’t there were some areas that appeared tentative at times and keep going to the end of the game. focus on Amherst next weekend. finding the open spaces and creat- could’ve been cleaner, but in were unable to finish throughout I think we played for half a game That’s got to be a turnaround ing goal opportunities,” coach Tina terms of coverage, we shut down the 90-minute affair. this time around.” game for us.” McDavitt said. a lot of their options,” Hohlt said. Tufts’ mistakes might be “We came out unfocused in the “We need to start playing In penalty-corner shots, the “It was tough having four backs attributable to the team’s dearth second half,” senior tri-captain like men and not little boys,” Jumbos used the left and right covering six people in the circle, of senior leadership. While the Peter DeGregorio added. “We DeGregorio said. wings of the field, mainly running but we did a good job with that.” passing patterns between sopho- The Jumbos will next face off more Tess Guttadauro, junior Margi against non-conference Gordon Scholtes, Kelly, Russo and Jasinski. College at home tomorrow. While “[Scholtes], who took the direct Tufts has not lost to the Scots (6-4 shot off the corner that I scored on, overall) since 2003, the team wel- October is Crime did exactly what she was supposed comes the opportunity to continue to,” Russo said. “It went off the goal- honing its game before taking on ie’s pads and made it an easy goal other undefeated NESCAC oppo- Prevention Month for me. It was executed perfectly. nents Middlebury (6-0 overall), We need to be more consistent with Trinity (7-0 overall) and Bowdoin plays like that.” (8-0 overall) later in the season. Tufts’ conversion on that pen- “We need to be working on What is the most common crime on college alty corner made for a short lead, defense, we need to be working on as minutes later, the Bobcats were footwork and [on] working together campuses? awarded a penalty corner and soph- as a unit rather than individually,” omore Sema Kazarian converted McDavitt said. a reverse shot on Tufts sophomore “We need to continue win- Theft of Personal Property. goalie Katie Hyder with eight min- ning, but [Saturday] was not our utes left in the half. For the first best game,” Jasinski added. “We time this season, Tufts did not hold are looking to come out strong a lead going into halftime. [tomorrow] and [improve] our Throughout the game, the passing patterns and [finish] on Bobcats use of a four-forward our offensive opportunities, espe- offense presented coverage chal- cially our corners.”

ANALYSIS feel for his receivers. But after some continued from page 15 initial streakiness in the first half of Why? The Jumbos piled it on early, last week’s Wesleyan game, he’s since stretchingForde their leads early lead to 27-0potent just developed ground the ability game to read his before halftime, at which point heavy wideouts effectively. Property is left unattended and unsecured. rain put a damper on both offenses. The results have been dynamic. Fucillo got his money’s worth in the Out of Fucillo’s nine completions, first half, piling up 168 of his 195 eight were for over 10 yards. He hit yards before the break. senior Stephen Black with two passes “We were definitely concentrat- in the second quarter — one for 37 ing on passing the ball today, before yards and the other on the following the weather came out,” Halas said. drive for 71 and a touchdown. “We knew it was going to rain but The Jumbos’ explosiveness is we wanted to spread the ball out clearly the result of Fucillo’s growing anyway. We liked our matchups. It comfort with his receiving corps. was just like any other game; we “Everyone can definitely see an have the talent outside and we can improvement,” Halas said. “He got Secure all personal property. make things happen — not neces- those first-game jitters out. He’s get- sarily by going deep, it just sort of ting the ball where he needs to get it worked out that way that we were and he’s making his reads a lot better. getting open deep.” I expect better things from week to Tufts University Police The Jumbos have only recently week — we still have lots of room to EMERGENCY X66911/OFF-CAMPUS 617-627-6911 added the long ball to their arsenal, improve. We still need to get some as it took time for Fucillo, who trans- work done. This is not anything that NON-EMERGENCY X73030/OFF-CAMPUS 617-627-3030 ferred to Tufts this year, to develop a we didn’t expect to happen.” 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Monday, September 29, 2008 Updike named weekend MVP, helps team

VOLLEYBALL down 2-0.” 11 kills and Feiger led the team in continued from page 16 The team’s intensity was cen- two categories with 29 assists and 17 side, and we have a lot of great tral to its late-match comeback, digs, while Ripecky provided anoth- winhitters that MIT are able toTournament get the job Goldstein said. for the firster defensive time presence with 14 digs. done on our end.” “We have a refuse-to-lose attitude The squad’s second match of the that gave us a lot more confidence night held significant meaning for VOLLEYBALL in the third, fourth and fifth sets,” New England volleyball, as it faced (13-0, 3-0 NESCAC) she said. undefeated Wellesley College, who MIT Invitational, Friday Earlier in the day, Tufts faced beat Vassar in its first match of the the Springfield Pride (12-2) in the tournament. Despite falling behind Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 semi-final match, winning in four early on, Tufts rallied to build a lead Colby 12 11 21 — 0 sets by scores of 25-23, 17-25, 25-18 and take the first set, carrying that and 25-12. Leading the way offen- momentum through the entire Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 sively once again were Updike and match and sweeping Wellesley Wellesley 19 22 22 — 0 Joyce-Mendive, who recorded 10 25-19, 25-22, 25-22. kills each. Senior tri-captain Stacy Tied with Amherst for the Tufts also witnessed major offen- Filocco was also a major factor, pro- NESCAC lead with a 3-0 record, sive production from sophomore ducing 14 digs, nine kills and four the Jumbos now find them- Dawson Joyce-Mendive, who netted service aces. Goldstein once again selves a marked team around 18 kills. led the defense with 18 digs and the conference. Tufts’ defense had its own list of Feiger posted 40 assists. “We are the team people are contributors throughout the match, In the first day of tournament play aiming for now,” Feiger said. “We as senior Maya Ripecky added 20 on Friday, Tufts hosted two matches handled the pressure really well digs to those posted by Goldstein, against Colby and Wellesley, win- and it shows because we came Updike and Feiger. ning both and improving to 11-0, back and won.” “We were able to win because the best start in the team’s history. Tufts will try to build on its tour- our defense picks so many balls up In their first match, the Jumbos nament victory this weekend when and makes passes in the middle of defeated the Mules 3-0 by the com- it hosts a tournament at Cousens rallies,” Feiger said. fortable margins of 25-12, 25-11 and Gym. The Jumbos went 1-3 in their “Natalie played awesome and 25-21. The Jumbos did not trail in home tournament last year, but picked everyone up with her digs,” the match until the third set, when the victory at MIT bodes well for Updike said. “Watching her play and they reversed a 19-17 deficit with the them as they begin tournament how much she wanted it really got help of a five-point run. Updike was play on Friday with matches against everyone else going when we were the top offensive contributor with Endicott and Elmhurst.

SCHEDULE | Sept. 29 - Oct. 5

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Football at Bowdoin 1 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. Gordon at Amherst 4 p.m. 11 a.m.

Women’s vs. Babson at Amherst Soccer 4 p.m. 11 a.m.

Men’s at Amherst Soccer 2 p.m.

Cross Country

vs. Endicott vs. Union Volleyball 5 p.m., vs. 12 p.m., vs. Elmhurst MIT 7 p.m. 4 p.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Babson 3:30 p.m.

at Midd. at Midd. Women’s vs. MIT Tennis Doubles Doubles 4 p.m. Tournament Tournament

Alex Schmieder/Tufts Daily Senior tri-captain Natalie Goldstein posted 73 digs during the weekend’s JumboCast Volleyball Volleyball four matches and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the MIT Invitational.

StatISTICS | Standings

Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football NCAA Div. III Field Hockey (6-0, 4-0 NESCAC) (4-0-0, 3-0-0 NESCAC) (4-2-1, 1-2-0 NESCAC) (13-0, 3-0 NESCAC) (2-0, 2-0 NESCAC) (Sept. 23, 2008) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L PF PA W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L W L Points (First-place votes) Amherst 2 0 61 30 4 0 8 0 0 1 0 Amherst 3 0 12 1 1. Bowdoin, 782 (29) Bowdoin Tufts 3 0 0 4 0 0 Williams 3 0 0 4 Trinity 2 0 37 24 Tufts 3 0 13 0 2. Middlebury, 691 (2) Tufts 4 0 6 0 0 Williams 3 0 0 6 0 0 Middlebury 2 0 1 4 0 1 Tufts 2 0 54 21 Williams 3 1 9 7 3. TCNJ, 687 (1) Middlebury 3 0 0 0 Amherst 2 0 1 2 1 2 Trinity 2 1 0 6 1 0 Colby 1 1 24 47 Conn. Coll. 2 1 9 6 4. Johns Hopkins, 678 (5) Trinity 3 0 6 0 0 Middlebury 2 1 0 3 3 2 Wesleyan 1 1 1 2 2 1 Hamilton 1 1 23 37 Middlebury 2 1 6 5 2 2 7 3 0 2 0 Middlebury 1 1 37 52 5. Messiah, 627 (1) Amherst Wesleyan 1 1 1 3 1 1 Amherst 1 2 0 3 Wesleyan 2 1 10 4 2 0 Williams 1 1 45 20 6. Ursinus, 523 (1) Williams 1 2 3 3 0 Bowdoin 0 1 2 2 1 3 Bates 1 2 0 3 Trinity 1 2 7 5 Bates 0 2 14 51 7. Rowan, 507 (1) Conn. Coll 1 3 3 4 0 Colby 1 2 0 4 2 0 Bowdoin 1 2 0 2 3 0 Bates 0 2 5 8 Bowdoin 0 2 52 73 8. Lebanon Valley, 491 Colby 0 3 2 4 0 Conn. Coll 0 2 0 3 2 0 Colby 1 2 0 2 3 0 Bowdoin 0 2 7 4 Wesleyan 0 2 21 37 9. Salisbury, 490 (1) Bates 0 4 2 5 0 Trinity 0 2 0 4 2 0 Conn. Coll. 1 2 0 2 3 0 Colby 0 2 5 4 10. Tufts, 445 Wesleyan 0 4 2 5 0 Bates 0 3 0 1 4 0 Tufts 1 2 0 4 2 1 Hamilton 0 4 5 8

G A Pts G A Pts G A Pts Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD N.E. Div. III Women's T. Brown 11 2 24 C. Cadigan 3 0 6 D. Schoening 3 1 7 C. Updike 115 4 W. Forde 46 249 5.4 3 Soccer K. Anderson 15 4.7 1 S. Nolet R. Coleman 2 1 5 S. Filocco 83 14 70 (Sept. 23, 2008) A. Russo 5 5 15 2 0 4 D. Ferguson 8 66 8.2 0 M. Kelly 6 2 14 J. Love-Nichols 1 0 2 M. Fitzgerald 1 1 3 D. Joyce-Mendive 82 0 1. Williams B. Helgeson 71 1 B. Holiday 2 1 5 A. VonPutt- 1 0 2 A. Lach 1 1 3 K. Denniston 59 12 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT 2. Wheaton M. Burke 2 0 4 kammer P. Doherty 1 0 2 L. Nicholas 53 0 A. Fucillo 57.1 373 3 0 3. Western Conn. State L. Griffith 2 0 4 F. Gamal 0 2 2 B. Green 1 0 2 D. Feiger 31 9 4. Tufts Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD I. Lewnard 2 0 4 A. Michael 0 1 1 N. Muakkassa 0 1 1 5. Springfield M. Scholtes 1 1 3 L. O’Connor C. Flaherty 0 1 1 Defensive B Digs S. Black 7 192 27.4 1 0 1 1 6. Amherst M. Kutcher 1 1 3 A. Maxwell 0 0 0 P. DeGregorio 0 1 1 N. Goldstein 0 205 D. Halas 6 66 11.0 2 M. Ripecky 0 129 7. Eastern Conn. State D. Feiger 11 124 Defense Tack INT Sack 8. Bowdoin Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% R. Crisco 15.0 0 0 S. Filocco 10 117 9. Colby M. Zak 2 6 .750 H. Jacobs 0 7 1.00 D. McKeon 5 28 .848 C. Spieler 2 109 A. Perry 11.0 1 0 K. Hyder 3 5 .625 K. Minnehan 0 2 1.00 P. Tonelli 0 4 1.00 C. Updike 7 35 T. Reynoso 8.0 0 0 10. Salem State Monday, September 29, 2008 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15

Football Analysis Men’s Soccer Everything gels for Jumbos fall short in Homecoming game, drop to 1-2 in NESCAC b y Be n Wa l d r o n had faced since its Sept. 13 double- agreed that the Jumbos could have Senior Staff Writer overtime loss to Colby. performed better in the second Just two minutes later, Jackson half of the game. The men’s soccer team’s hot and Bates once again took advan- “I give credit to Bates because start was brought to a simmer tage of a corner kick. On a beauti- I thought in the first half we were potent Jumbo offense Saturday as the Jumbos lost 2-0 to ful high cross from sophomore comfortably on top,” Ferrigno said. midfielder Chris LaBrecque, “I thought they played with a little MEN’S SOCCER Jackson headed a goal past a lung- more desire in the second half and (4-2-1, 1-2-0 NESCAC) ing senior goalkeeper and tri-cap- we showed our inexperience a bit. Bello Field, Saturday tain David McKeon. We lost our composure.” The Jumbos would go quietly In the midst of a veritable mon- Conn. Coll. 0 2 — 2 for the duration of the contest, soon, the first half was expectedly Tufts 0 0 — 0 and the Bobcats celebrated with sloppy. Players struggled with the exuberance after the final horn wet ball, sending many passes capped off their first conference rolling wide of their targets and the Bates Bobcats on a rain-soaked win of the season. out of bounds. Tufts did man- Bello Field. The loss dropped Tufts’ With eight corner kick attempts age a series of corner kicks near record to a sub-.500 1-2-0 in the and numerous other opportuni- the 20th minute, but the squad conference (4-2-1 overall) and ties going for naught, the Jumbos was stymied by Bates freshman gave Bates its first NESCAC victory were disappointed with their lack goalie Greg Watts and the Bobcat this season, raising its record to a of conversions, especially in the defense all day long. matching 1-2-0 (3-2-0 overall). second half. McKeon did his part to keep The Bobcats took advantage “In the second half, we just up with Watts by posting his own midway through the second half didn’t string some passes togeth- strong first half showing. The of Tufts’ inability to score. In the er,” sophomore midfielder Pat Bobcats had some solid looks 71st minute, Bates junior forward Doherty said. “We weren’t attack- early on, but McKeon utilized his Patrick Jackson netted a rebound ing the same way we were in the 6-foot-4 frame to discourage any off of a corner kick that bounced first half and that was getting in real chances during the first 70 around the Tufts six-yard box. In its our heads. I think us worrying minutes. first lapse of the game, the Jumbo about not getting a goal made us A key to McKeon’s first half defense was unable to clear the have a defensive lapse.” ball, leading to the first deficit Tufts Tufts coach Ralph Ferrigno see MEN’S SOCCER, page 13

Awards night on the Hill

Joshua Berlinger/Tufts Daily Junior quarterback Anthony Fucillo paced the Jumbos to a 34-7 domina- tion of the Bates Bobcats Saturday at Zimman Field going 9-13 for 195 yards and one touchdown pass.

b y Ev a n s Cl i n c h y 116 in the game. It was his second Daily Editorial Board career 100-yard game, one week after his first. The football team’s blowout win “He’s running like he’s not 150 over Bates this weekend, fueled pounds,” Halas said. “He’s running courtesy Tiffany Knight by a stark 385-167 advantage in like a beast. We love it. I don’t know, total offense, stemmed from one there’s not much more to say. He’s just The Tufts Athletics Department honored the best of Jumbo sports from 2007-08 Friday night at its Annual simple concept. running like an animal out there.” Awards Ceremony in Cohen Auditorium. Kendall Swett (LA ‘08) won the Hester L. Sargent Award as the “Spread the field, open up lanes The ground game opened the top female athlete for her NCAA titles in the 3-meter and 1-meter dives, while Steve Ragonese (LA ‘08) for Willie,” senior receiver David door for the Jumbos’ aerial attack, led took the Clarence “Pop” Houston award as the best male athlete for his efforts on the baseball team, hav- Halas said. “Let him run and we’ll by junior QB Anthony Fucillo, who ing earned NESCAC Player of the Year. The Rudolph J. Fobert Awards for the best multi-sport athlete was be all right. first put the Jumbos on the board shared by cross country/track runners Cat Beck (LA ‘08) and Katy O’Brien (E ‘08) for the women, and junior “Willie” would be Will Forde, the with an 18-yard bullet to Halas late in Alex Perry won for competing on both the football and baseball teams. Adam Arsenault (LA ‘08) from the senior Jumbo running back who the first quarter. football team and Rebecca Abbott (E ’08) from the soccer team each took home the Murray Kenney Award racked up exactly 100 yards on the for positive attitude and persistence. The Timothy J. Horgan Award for excellence in student sports writing ground in the first half en route to see ANALYSIS, page 13 on campus went to Daily editor Sapna Bansil.

Athletes of the Week

Jesse Faller, men’s Cross Country Junior Jesse Faller continued his stellar season for the men’s cross country team, winning the 41st annual Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday. Faller defeated the field of 155 runners with a time of 25:42, just three seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Nicholas Kolyet of the New York Institute of Technology. Junior tri-captain Nick Welch was not far behind Faller, crossing the finish line fourth with a time of 25:54. Although the team had planned to race at the Conn. College Invitational, they were forced to make last-minute arrangements when the competition was cancelled due to rain. Despite their late entry, the Jumbos finished second out of 17 teams. Their total of 76 points was second only to the Greater Boston Track Club’s total of 49. In Faller’s only other race this year, he finished fourth out of 148 competitors at the Trinity Invitational. He was the only member of the team to earn All-American honors last year, when he finished 18th at NCAA Div. III Championships. Prior to this race, Faller’s highest finish in his Jumbo career had been second place, which he achieved in his first collegiate competition at the 2007 Trinity Invitational. courtesy gojumbos.com

Julia Browne, Women’s TEnnis Sophomore tennis phenom Julia Browne opened the fall season with a bang, emerging victorious at the ITA New England Region Singles Championship this weekend at MIT and finishing as a runner-up in the doubles bracket playing alongside junior captain Meghan McCooey. Browne, the No. 4 seed com- ing into the singles tournament, won six matches over the three-day schedule including a resounding 7-5, 6-0 defeat of No. 3 seed and MIT junior Leslie Hansen in the singles final. Browne’s road to the finals included a major semifinal upset of senior Cary Gibson from Williams, who was the runner-up in last May’s NCAA Div. III Singles Championship. The Jumbo second-year came back from a first-set loss to overcome her Eph foe 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to set up her championship duel with Hansen yesterday. Browne, who was an All-American and the ITA Northeast Region Rookie of the Year last year, surrendered only one set — during her contest against Gibson — over her six matches and now will advance to the Small College Nationals in Mobile, Ala. later this year. In doubles play, Browne and McCooey also reached the tournament final but were unable to seal the victory against the No.1 seeded tandem from Gibson and sophomore Nikki Reich from Williams. The Ephs are the defending Div. III Champions.

Laura Schultz/TUFTS DAILY 16 INSIDE Men’s Soccer 15 Football Analysis 15 Athlete of the Week 15 Sportstuftsdaily.com

Football Field Hockey Jumbos extend unbeaten streak b y Mi c h a e l Sp e r a Offensive downpour: Tufts crushes hapless Contributing Writer It was business as usual for the field hockey team Homecoming Saturday as Bobcats 34-7, moves to 2-0 after Homecoming the Jumbos continued their perfect season by capitalizing on open looks to overcome the Bates Bobcats 4-2 on Bello Field.

FIELD HOCKEY (6-0, 4-0 NESCAC) Bello Field, Saturday

Bates 1 1 — 2 Tufts 1 3 — 4

Tufts posted three goals in the second half to push the team 4-0 in the NESCAC and 6-0 overall. The victory was the Jumbos’ sixth straight over the Bobcats, who now sit at 2-5 on the season over- all and eighth in the NESCAC standings with no conference wins. Tufts is currently ranked No. 10 in the nation, the first time it has cracked the top 10 in program history.

Joshua Berlinger/Tufts Daily Converting on free hits in the second The Jumbo defense swarmed all over the Bobcats’ passing attack on Saturday, limiting Bates to 65 total passing yards and intercepting two half allowed for a comfortable lead, as errant throws. Bates has not beaten a Jumbos football team since 1985. Tufts forwards and leading scorers, juniors Michelle Kelly and Amanda Russo and b y Al e x Pr e w i t t the football team’s storm on the field to cruise by a thoroughly overmatched sophomore Tamara Brown, put to rest any Contributing Writer served as the focus for the Homecoming Bates team. fears of witnessing a Homecoming loss. game. The Jumbos, powered by 365 yards With 38 seconds left in the first quarter, Despite entering the second frame Although endless winds and rain bat- of total offense and a lockdown defense, senior running back Will Forde found a knotted at 1-1, a free hit from Russo min- tered Zimman Field Saturday afternoon, steamrolled Bates by a final score of 34-7. hole in the left side of the Tufts line and utes into the second half gave Tufts the FOOTBALL Tufts continued its dominance over the turned on the afterburners, bursting 60 lead and provided the junior with her Bobcats — the Jumbos have not lost to yards for his only score of the day. Forde, second goal of the game and her fifth for (2-0 NESCAC) Bates since 1985 — with the aid of two who recorded his first career hundred-yard the season. Minutes later, Brown outpaced Zimman Field, Saturday crucial touchdowns in the first two quar- rushing game in last week’s 20-14 win over defenders and marked her 11th goal of the ters, catapulting the Jumbos to a 27-point Wesleyan, reached the century mark on season. Kelly finished the rally by notching Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 — 7 cushion at halftime. This margin was more Tufts 13 14 0 7 — 34 than enough for coach Bill Samko’s squad see FOOTBALL, page 12 see FIELD HOCKEY, page 13

Volleyball Women’s Soccer

b y Ev an Co o p e r Natalie Goldstein said. “Although b y Ne e s h a Bh a g a t Contributing Writer they are short overall, their outside Contributing Writer Lucky 13: Tuftshitters are records powerful and smart. Love-Nichols notches first career In its hardest fought match of They would wail the ball off our The Homecoming rains the season, the volleyball team ral- blockers’ hands and out of bounds. weighed heavy on the visiting bestlied to erase a start 2-0 deficit against in We its had to adjust.”history Bobcatsgoal, Saturday helps as the women’s keep Bobcats at bay Notching 30 digs, Goldstein VOLLEYBALL led the way in helping to shut WOMEN’S SOCCER (13-0, 3-0 NESCAC) down Connecticut’s offense in (4-0-0, 3-0-0 NESCAC) MIT Invitational, Saturday the final three sets of the match. Bello Field, Saturday She was also named to the All- Tufts 25 17 25 25 — 3 Tournament Team. Bates 0 0 — 0 Springfield 23 25 18 12 — 1 Continuing her season-long Tufts 1 1 — 2 offensive blitz, sophomore Caitlin Updike posted 20 kills as well as 16 Tufts 20 21 25 28 16 — 3 digs — a performance that made soccer team took down Bates 2-0 Conn. 25 25 23 26 14 — 2 her a lock for Tournament MVP — at Bello Field. Freshman Jamie to lead Tufts to the win by scores of Love-Nichols and sophomore Conn. College and take the final 25-23, 28-26, and 16-14. Sarah Nolet scored one goal match of the MIT Invitational, “We switched up the lineup apiece to lead their team to the winning the tournament and to get different looks at them,” key NESCAC victory. extending its perfect record to 13-0 Updike said. “Switching things Despite the unfavorable weath- overall and 3-0 in the NESCAC. up sometimes just works, and we er, the Jumbos were able to adjust The Jumbos entered Saturday’s have so many good players that and successfully execute on the finals never having won the MIT every lineup will work.” pitch. Fresh off its upset victory Invitational before; they lost to the Junior setter Dena Feiger ran on the road against national No. Engineers in the finals last season. the offense, notching 50 assists, as 8 Wheaton Tuesday, Saturday’s Early on, it looked as though the well as 10 digs in the match. conference victory brings the Jumbos’ losing streak was to con- “Conn. College didn’t make squad to an impressive 3-0-0 in tinue, as the Camels jumped to an it [running the offense] more the conference and 4-0-0 overall early lead by scores of 25-20 and difficult,” Feiger said. “We just “Obviously there were differ- 25-21. [took] care of the work on our ent conditions,” junior midfielder James Choca/Tufts Daily “They were the best team we’ve Facing harsh weather conditions, the women’s soccer team fought its way to a played thus far,” senior tri-captain see VOLLEYBALL, page 14 see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 12 2-0 victory over Bates and continued its season unbeaten streak.

FIELD HOCKEY: BOW 3, AMH 1 - TRI 1, WES 0 (OT) - MID 7, COL 3 - CON 2, WIL 0 - TUF 4, BAT 2 - MEN’S SOCCER: BOW 4, AMH 2 0 - MID 3, COL 0 - WIL 3, CON 2 - TRI 3, WES 1 - BAT 2, TUF 0 - WOMEN’S SOCCER: MID 3, COL 0 - AMH 3, BOW 3 (OT) - WES 2, TRI 0 - WIL 2, CON 0 - TUF 2, BAT 0 - WIL v. . COL PPD - VOLLEYBALL: TUF 3, COL 0 - FOOTBALL: COL 24, MID 19 - AMH 31, BOW 24 - TUF 34, BAT 7 - TRI 20, WIL 17 - HAM 17, WES 7