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2 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 3 THE PRIMARY OURCE Vol. XXI • The SJournal of Conservative Thought at Tufts University • No. # D E P A R T M E N T S From the Editor 4 The SOURCE endorses Wood. Commentary 6 From the Elephant's Mouth 9 Qu**rs and bunnies... Notable and Quotable 24 A R T I C L E S The Great Culture Compromise 10 by Simon Holroyd & J. Slavich When Chike Aguh, Ariana Flores, and Sam Dangremond are happy... Desperation: 90 Miles From Freedom 22 page 10 by Michael Fortes It's time to bring hope to Cuba. S P E C I A L A R T S S E C T I O N The Clip Art Page 15 We’re not the Observer, but we’re just as sophisticated. Lollapa-Loser 16 by Aaron Held When the US goes to war, the Left gets on stage. Broadway Boogie-Woogie 17 by Jordana Starr And we don't mean Ball Square. Hey Joe 18 by Simon Holroyd Where you going with that mug in your hand? page 14 Ctrl-Alt-Rock 19 by Jason Walker Shoegazer and dream-pop were alternative before alternative was mainstream. Liar, Liar 20 by Gerard Balan An ex-con releases a grudge report. Ali G Comes to America: Recognize! 21 by Steve Bleiberg “Is it cuz I is black?” S P E C I A L S E C T I O N Vote Wood 11 PHOTO ALBUM: The SOURCE Turns 21 12 If the SOURCE Ran Kids Day 14 Sorry! Try Again! 23 page 17

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E PL UR M IB A U N Wood for President S U he TCU senate presidential election the hardline stance so many students have V O E L approaches, and the choice seems expressed in the past about the system. R O T ITA E D rather obvious. (At least, it does if you’ve Such lack of interest becomes evident S SIN seen page 11 of this issue.) That’s right, when one recognizes the lack of participa- THE JOURNAL OF CONSERVATIVE the BLOCK OF WOOD is the ideal candidate. tion in student government. Some students THOUGHT AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY Imagine an academic year in which we are legitimately interested in serious ac- can live comfortably without the fear complishments, and they campaign for ROBERT LICHTER that, late on a Sunday night, the senate positions, while others aid senators in their Editor-in-Chief might pass a resolution on national or in- projects. A much larger group on campus, ternational politics or, even worse, send however, does not show much interest at Managing Editors Student Activities funds overseas. Wait all. As a result, the Committee on Student SIMON HOLROYD • Production a second—Pritesh Gandhi won’t be on Life, the Judiciary (at this writing, there CHRISTIAN MILLER • Campus Affairs the senate next year. Still, the BLOCK OF are still two open seats), and many class GERARD BALAN • National Affairs WOOD would not propose anything of the senate seats went uncontested in this J. SLAVICH • Business sort. Of course, it also cannot oversee any year’s elections. The only battles were of the good things the senate does for us, among members of next year’s sophomore Assistant Editors like getting a new and improved consti- class, which offered fourteen candidates JONATHAN HALPERT • Commentary tution, although, after president Melissa for twelve senate seats. This is hardly ADAM BIACCHI • Campus Affairs Carson resigned, vice president Andrew fierce competition. Anyone running on ANDREW SINATRA • Humor Potts did very little toward accomplishing the infamous “paper towel platform” has JORDANA STARR • Copy that specific goal. At least, he was rarely the law of probability is on his side. at the meetings, which is where the real Senators try to represent their con- Foreign Correspondents progress took place. When you vote for stituents, but culture rep defenders argue TARA HEUMANN • Europe BLOCK OF WOOD, what you see is exactly that is impossible. It is undemocratic to ALEX LEVY • Asia what you will get. allow those culture reps to have votes Judging by student participation, equal to those of senators when student Contributors nothing is exactly the platform most voters government seats remain open. Fortu- NICK ABRAHAM • ALEX ALLEN endorse. At the first constitutional reform nately, the new constitution goes a long BRANDON BALKIND • STEVE BLEIBERG meeting, attendance was very high, but way towards correcting that. We should, ROBERT CHIRWA • GEORGE FRALEY rapidly declined after that. Throughout the however, consider replacing all commu- MICHAEL FORTES • AARON HELD semester, meetings were held on Friday nity reps with something that cares about STEPHEN TEMPESTA • JOSÉ VAZQUEZ afternoons, and the topics to be discussed government as much as the rest of the JASON WALKER were announced in a timely fashion so stu- campus: the BLOCK OF WOOD. Who better dents could adjust their schedule so they to represent such apathy? Realistically, the Webmaster could attend. Given the strong opposition BLOCK OF WOOD will not win, but I strongly NICHOLAS BOYD to the addition of a conservative culture encourage next year’s president to keep rep and to amendments in past semesters the BLOCK close at hand as an advisor for Editor Emeriti to get rid of culture reps—and then to when the students don’t seem to care. SAM DANGREMOND end their voting status—one would have MEGAN LIOTTA expected constitutional reform meeting at- Good luck, Randy! tendance to be high, with defenders of the status quo determined to block change. Special Thanks Often dominated by SOURCE staffers, COLLEGIATE NETWORK attendance at the constitutional reform USBIC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION meetings included a decent portion of the JOE MEAD • RANDY NEWSOM senate and occasionally a few members of Founders designated “culture” groups. All in all, it DAN MARCUS • BRIAN KELLEY was a surprisingly low turnout considering

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4 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 5 Commentary Rethinking Registration Students are not denied the opportunity to take more popular classes in the old system; their opportunity is simply postponed orget UMich and the Supreme Court for five seconds. Tufts’ until they have more credits, which, if they continue to take deans have officially lost it, establishing a new affirmative classes, they will earn in a semester or two. Besides this, many actionF policy at Tufts that is an absolute absurdity, and it touches professors will gladly add students after the capacity of the class each and every student on campus. is filled, provided the classroom is not overflowing. These spoiled Minority admission—ha! Special attention for women—not students are simply lacking forethought and energy. But this even close. The policy in question is the new registration system. is hardly a surprise at Tufts: the land of admissions-hijacking, This year, all Tufts students who received registration times got war-protesting, vitamin-deficient vegans. God forbid anyone them by random lottery instead of according to earned credit use something more substantive than five minutes of crying to hours. The result is a system that Dean Jeanne Dillon told the establish their principles, let alone their registration policy. Daily (“Registration system changed,” April 3—just a couple of As a result, people just a few credits shy of graduating might days before registration started) would replace one that was not find themselves forced to stick around for an extra session or two “equitable.” Apparently, it marginalized underachievers. just to satisfy their requirements, while impatient underclassmen In the old system, students with more credits got earlier will find open spots in classes for which they have not fulfilled times, the reason being that these students obviously need to the prerequisites. The administration needs to go back to the take some of the higher level courses, most of which have very drawing board on this one. This “experiment,” as Dean Dillon limited capacity. They picked first because once these spots are calls it, is yet another Tufts failure at thinking through appar- gone, these students would have to settle for classes that might not ent problems. But maybe the Task Force on the Undergraduate count for them. Students with fewer credits picked later because Experience needed something to do next year. presumably they still have to take some of the lower level classes before moving onto some of the advanced—and possibly more All’s Well That Ends Well desirable—ones. The old system allowed students to accelerate their own degree, since a semester’s credit load is the free choice peration Iraqi Freedom appears to be drawing to a rapid of the student. Over time, natural variation will occur. The new conclusion. The events in Baghdad on April 9, 2003 authen- system unnecessarily pigeonholes students into only four categories ticatedO the aptly titled military campaign. The people of Baghdad according to class year. Now a bunch of whiners have apparently were able to publicly display their disdain for the crumbling complained that students who cannot afford to take extra credits regime’s ruthless leader, Saddam Hussein. An oppressive regime over the summer or whose high schools did not offer enough AP that egregiously violated its citizen’s fundamental human rights courses are at an unfair disadvantage when it comes to credits. ended its reign of terror in the capitol city. Iraqis were finally able And the administration bought right into the sob story, ignoring to enjoy the right to publicly protest. This was already available any logic that might have gone into an improvement. to the swarms of US anti-war protestors who openly rebuked the Bush administration’s decision to go to war. Various elements of society quickly attempted to salvage their anti-war stances by dismissing the jubilations as unrepresentative of the Bagh- dad populace. Unfortunately, this ploy was reminiscent only of the vibrant Mohammad Said al-Sahhef, former Iraqi informa- tion minister. The toppling of Saddam’s statue was a wakeup call to those who vehemently opposed the war and tried to use it as the basis for publicly discred- iting the Bush Administration. Evidence demonstrating what President Bush maintained from the beginning was final- ly provided: the Iraqi people desired freedom. The scenes televised across the world must have caused opponents

6 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 7 of the war to pause and question their personal motives. The biggest shock came when French President Jacques Chirac publicly hailed the fall of Sad- dam—an impossibility without the war. These mighty words came from a leader who had a significant role in frustrating efforts to gain UN authorization for a pre-emptive strike on Iraq. This begs the question of whether he was trying to comfortably position himself so his nation can profit from the reconstruc- tion of Iraq. Looting and anarchy are an unfortu- nate consequence of the liberation of the Iraqi capital. The genesis of the situation is rooted in the local police’s failure to show up to work. The Marines are in a no-win situation. If they get involved, they will be accused of brutality against the civilian population, fueling the mis- guided perception that the United States are the imperialistic bullies of the world. On the other hand, not getting involved will provide ammunition In the wake of the “Claremont II” decision, Governor Shaheen for critics of the war. The Marines will be accused of condoning proposed a school funding system that knowingly did not meet anarchy and exacerbating the condition of the Iraqi people. the Supreme Court’s standards, unnecessarily prolonging the Substantial evidence pointing to weapons of mass destructions crisis. Subsequently, Shaheen rejected an equitable flat income has yet to be unearthed, but there have been other measurements tax in favor of broad-based property taxes. As a result, several of success. More atrocities are being uncovered as more of Iraq municipalities balked at Shaheen’s handling of the crisis and falls under coalition control. Marines freeing 150 children who refused for a time to hand over their state taxes. Only a politician were detained because of their refusal to join the Ba’ath youth as inept as Shaheen could have lost control to the degree that party illustrate the unthinkable brutalities of the grasping regime. towns talked openly—and only half in jest—of secession from Operation Iraqi Freedom is succeeding in putting an end to one the state of New Hampshire. Shaheen left office before solving of the most brutal regimes and providing the Iraqi people with the problem, leaving the mess to the current New Hampshire hope for a better future. Governor, Republican Craig Benson. In contrast, John H. Sununu’s time as Governor of New A Tale of Two Governors Hampshire was relatively calm. Between 1983, when he was first elected, until 1989, when he decided not to run for a fourth hile former Governor of New Hampshire John H. Sununu term, New Hampshire underwent an economic transformation has long been affiliated with Tufts University, launching driven by expansion in high tech fields. Shortly after his time hisW political career while a Professor of Mechanical Engineering as governor, Sununu became White House Chief of Staff under on the Hill, only recently has former New Hampshire Governor George H.W. Bush. In this role, Sununu was responsible for Jeanne Shaheen lent her name to Tufts’ faculty roster. According overseeing Bush’s team of advisors as they sought to govern to the Daily, Shaheen will be teaching a political science class our nation in the face of a Democratic stranglehold on Congress. next fall entitled “Governing in a Partisan Environment.” In the President Bush would later cite Sununu’s work as instrumental to SOURCE’s opinion, Tufts picked the wrong former governor to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and reform in child teach such a class. care legislation. During her time as New Hampshire’s Governor, Jeanne Recently, at the invitation of the Tufts Republicans, Sununu Shaheen proved that she did not have the ability or convictions spoke on campus about the changing nature of international necessary ever to “govern in a partisan environment.” Her elec- politics after the Cold War. Many in attendance considered his tion in 1996 as the first Democratic governor since 1978 in the speech both engaging and thoughtful. That Tufts University has staunchly Republican state showed that Shaheen had well-honed chosen to hire the former New Hampshire governor who left her campaigning skills, but her actions thereafter fell far short of state in crisis rather than the former New Hampshire governor effective governing. In 1997, New Hampshire faced a crisis who effectively guided our nation—not to mention once graced when the state’s Supreme Court declared that education was a its halls—is a disservice to students who truly wish to learn about constitutional right, and that the state was obligated to fund it. “governing in a partisan environment.”

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Fortnight in Review on the Kurds, was reported dead after a coalition airstrike on his Comedy is allied to Justice. villa. Because he was a cousin to the former dictator, Ali’s remains —Aristophanes will lie in state in the bucket they were collected in. PS It’s that time of year again: Gaypril! In honor of the leftists who feel the need to make their sexuality part of their calendar, PS In other news, Ali’s burial site is expected to bring thousands the SOURCE presents: of site-seers each year as part of an all-expense-paid Kurdish “Tour of Graves I’d Like to Piss On.” The Top Twelve Months of the Year 12. Trojanuary PS The United States has delivered to troops decks of playing cards 11. Crabruary with pictures of wanted Iraqis. The deck features Saddam as the Ace 10. Gay-Pride-March of Spades and Peter Arnett and Geraldo Rivera as the jokers. 9. Straightpril 8. May-ke up your mind about your gender, already! PS A homeless man billed for $6 million in taxes by the Internal 7. June-o they sell a cream for that? Revenue Service has been notified it was a mistake. Apparently, 6. KY July the man was much relieved since most patrons had balked at his 5. Shock-and-awe-gust insistence on $100,000 per squeegee. 4. Contraceptember 3. Time-to-go-see-the-doc-tober PS Meanwhile, a whistling Paul O’Neil mailed the IRS a dime 2. No-means-november and smiled for a good five minutes. 1. STD-cember PS The Dixie Chicks might not be welcome in some parts of the PS A Chicago woman has filed a $150,000 malpractice suit against country, but a Wisconsin politician wants the country music trio a vet in the death of her ten-year-old Persian cat. Although the to know they have a home in Madison. He went on to extend his vet’s office refused to make a deal, Kee Kar Lau has offered five offer to any Americans, or foreigners, in the hopes of breaking bucks for the carcass. Madison’s population into the double digits.

PS Three gunmen shot at a convoy of cars, one of which was PS A woman was awarded $6,000 by a jury after suing a carrying Snoop Dogg. The rap star hair salon because her hair fell wasn’t hit but one of his bodyguards out in clumps after a straight- was injured. Snoop later told jour- ening treatment. The salon was nalists that he had no fear of death disappointed with the ruling but since it didn’t seem to be keeping admitted that not everyone was Tupac from putting out albums. ready for “cancer chic.”

PS A Dutchman who ended up in PS An Australian teenager who court for going into a library with disappeared nearly five years ago smelly feet had his fine more than turned up alive just as an alleged doubled after he lost his appeal. serial killer was standing trial for There was nothing appealing about her murder. “You see,” remarked him to begin with. an irate Gary Condit, “you always get in trouble for the ones you PS People around the world have don't kill.” taken a unique liking to the pub- lic relations style of former Iraqi PS A German court has ordered a information minister Mohammed brothel to reimburse a man charged Saeed al-Sahaf. In particular, Red for sex he could not remember hav- Sox fans were delighted to hear that ing after the establishment failed to not only did Pedro not give up ten provide an itemized receipt for the runs to Baltimore last week, but that services rendered. Although not of- the Orioles were “driven back with ficially under German jurisdiction, heavy losses.” hopefully that girl from accounting will stop calling now. PS Another notorious senior Iraqi official under Saddam, Ali Hassan PS Organizers in Connecticut al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali” of an upcoming lecture series on for ordering the poison gas attack Bling bling. French Impressionism debated not

8 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 9 serving croissants at the event, fearing anti-France sentiment would From the keep people away. To further entice patriotic citizens, organizers have replaced Debussy with soft country, stapled an American flag Elephant'sBunny's to every haystack and replaced the phrase “French Impressionism”

with “Would-Be-Speaking-German-Right-Now-If-It-Weren’t-For- Mouth Us Impressionism.” My Goodness, PS Sean Penn’s car—with two guns inside—was stolen earlier this My SOURCE: After a wild week from a busy Berkeley street while the actor was eating lunch birthday celebration, at a nearby restaurant. When asked by reporters why he needed a THE ELEPHANT steps out handgun, Penn only suggested they take a picture and find out. for a week. The ever popular arctic hare fills in asT HE EAS- PS US representatives plan to meet with Iraqi opposition leaders TER BUNNY. THE ELEPHANT will this week in an attempt to form a government that would assume return for our Commencement control of the country after an interim period of US military ad- Issue, and SOURCERS will eat THE ministration. Iraqi leaders agreed unanimously with plans to restore BUNNY, and keep its feet for order and institute a temporary government but feeling somewhat good luck… cautious towards plans to annex Iraq as the 51st state, Oilabama. Tufts admitted only 22% of the applicants for the class of 2007. PS Alaskan Governor Murkowski was listed in good condition ResLife will admit even fewer of them once they’re juniors… And after an angioplasty for a blocked artery, his office said. His office none of them will want to participate in the Bridge Program. added that they didn’t know when Murkowski would be out of the hospital but added that no one should worry since Alaska pretty So hot right now: Matt Edmundson pens an Observer article much runs itself anyway. equating the cost of student activities to Xboxes. THE BUNNY wonders how many Xboxes Matt would need to get him to join the SOURCE… PS Minnesotan Wayne Warden was charged with first-degree Two weeks ago was LCS’s Random Acts of Kindness Week. Unfor- murder in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife as the couple’s tunately, David Isles did not offer to stop teaching classes. daughter ran to a neighbor for help, police said. Obviously she didn’t run fast enough, they added. The most recent Observer Police Blotter lists the writing of “queers” on a whiteboard as an act of intolerance. THE BUNNY suggests that the J PS US troops and Iraqi police are setting up patrols to contend look into defunding the TTLGBC, labeling Team Q as countless acts with looting in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Marines have rolled north of intolerance… On their National Day of Silence, the “qu**rs” refused to confront what could be Saddam Hussein’s last holdouts. Iraqi to speak, displaying the oppression they face. Maybe they wouldn’t civilians meanwhile rolled south to confront what could be Saddam face so much oppression if their own club didn’t promote it. Hussein’s last office chairs. The Daily stepped over the line in their April Fools issue, with PS Alabama’s Lucas Hill Cemetery will soon be moved. A local jokes about Abby Moffat and Andrew Potts. THE BUNNY would make developer will transfer the remains, some dating back as far as a joke, but his mouth is full of muffin. 1816, to a new location. Critics claim the new Lucas Cemetery will simply be a bigger budget presentation of the old remains with Worlds better than your village bicycle: The Tufts Cycling team flashier gravestones and better special effects that adds nothing to got a Maserati for their lead car for their campus race, marking the first the classic 1816 burial ground. time anybody cared about cycling… Amber Madison writes about her naked childhood. THE ELEPHANT goes back to the bottle… THE BUNNY PS Faith Myers is pursuing an appeal to the Alaska Supreme continues: After months of discussion, culture rep advocates and right- Court, fighting a court ruling that allows state psychiatrists to force minded Jumbos finally agreed on a new constitution. At one point, the her to take anti-psychotic drugs. Indignant at the level of govern- CSL’s Sam Dangremond said “On this one, I think I agree with Lou.” ment intrusion, she’s arguing the decision should be made solely THE BUNNY then threw a snowball at Lucifer. between her and her neighbor’s dog. Sununu in Barnumum: Former New Hampshire Governor and PS South Korea has recently deployed a stealth warship able to Senator and Tufts professor John Sununu, Sr. spoke at Tufts last week. electronically spy on its dastardly northern neighbor on Friday So now all of Bush 41’s staff is either currently in the White House or while the North’s leader publicly declared his country’s readi- visiting Tufts. ness to “beat back the enemy.” When questioned which enemy he was referring to, Kim Jong Il simply looked down at the floor THE ELEPHANT never forgets. and mumbled something about the neighbor’s dog and that girl in accounting. Neither does THE BUNNY.

8 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 9 When Chike Aguh, Ariana Flores, and Sam Dangremond tives should be working to make their own seat unnecessary. A permanent seat to fix injustice are all happy, you should be too. implies the permanency of the injustice. Furthermore, from lessons learned dur- ing the Conservative Culture Rep campaign, the SOURCE aimed to formalize the process for The Great Culture Compromise gaining a rep. The current system requires a ref- erendum in order to change a few simple lines by Simon Holroyd & J. Slavich of the Constitution. Ideally, disenfranchised groups should not have to also bear the burden or over a decade, the SOURCE has fu- Though a common justification of the reps of drafting a legally sound referendum when eled discussion of the TCU’s Culture is the inability of senators to respond to minori- the entire process could easily be automated. RepresentativeF system. It is no secret that ties, it was the senators who reached out to the Though these ideas were not immediately the SOURCE stood group of 500 some embraced, after much discussion a practical firmly for elimi- A main tenet of democracy students who voted solution began to emerge. After weeks of little nating the reps. for the Conserva- progress, March brought giant strides and his- Last year, the is parliamentary tive Culture Rep toric compromise. Elements of the SOURCE plan SOURCE supported impermanency. The amendment. Led remained intact, though significant concessions a referendum to by Alison Clarke, were made over the one-year recognition inter- SOURCE’s plan converted a take away the their goal was to val. The final version of the amendment includes vote of the culture static system where reps unite the two sides a four-year term for the representatives (now reps, replacing were written into the of the debate in a dubbed “community representatives”). Though them with culture discussion of prac- the period is much longer than SOURCE members lobbyists. This constitution, to a system ticality. As part of had originally envisioned, opponents made the fall, in another at- of dynamic representation. a broader goal of valid observation that significant, permanent tempt to point out reforming the TCU change can take much longer than a year. On the inadequacies of the system, the SOURCE constitution, Clarke organized and moderated a the other hand, it is in all representatives’ best attempted to obtain its own Conservative series of open debates. In attendance were numer- interest to have the re-recognition interval be Culture Representative. Ignoring accusations ous members of THE PRIMARY SOURCE, and sig- short so as to stimulate discussion of their key of racism, the SOURCE consistently brought nificantly fewer senators, including Chike Aguh, issues. Four years turned out to be an effective forth reasonable arguments for change. This Randy Newsom, Chloe Snider, Cho Ling, Rafi compromise, and was described by Chike Aguh semester was no different. Goldberg, and occasionally members of cultural as “something everyone can live with.” The original Amendment III focused on groups. Clarke limited discussion of the morality Another contentious issue was the concept the democratic inadequacies of the Culture of culture representatives, noting that the years of an “umbrella organization.” The arbitrary Rep system. By replacing the voting repre- of debate indicate little chance of quelling either construction required TCU groups to represent sentatives with culture lobbyists, the drafters side. Instead, members of the panel were asked broader cross-sections of the Tufts community. of the amendment aimed to restore democ- to illustrate new ideas for the system. Requiring a group to be an “umbrella organiza- racy. A system that entrenches members of One of the first drastic suggestions came tion” is superfluous and requiring a student to certain groups with more than one vote does directly from SOURCE members. Our proposal enroll in a group in order to gain representa- not stand the democratic litmus test of “one included five to ten group representatives tion intended for him violates his freedom of man, one vote.” When this amendment failed, elected from a ballot of nominees. Each TCU association. The compromised solution was to the SOURCE was not deterred, and instead con- group, with 250 signatures, would secure a eliminate the requirement of an umbrella and cocted the Conservative Culture Representa- place on the ballot that would then go to a replace it with a voluntary procedure whereby tive. Originally intended as an if-you-can’t- school-wide election. The process would be a legitimate sub-group may agree to share the beat-them-join-them attempt at shaking things repeated each year. Group reps would not be seat with their parent group. up, the movement became an opportunity to allowed to vote on distribution of the Student Tufts students should be proud to know expose the internal flaws of the constitution’s Activities fee. Drafters felt that opening the vote that at least some issues are not so divisive that design. As the SOURCE proceeded through the to the entire school and eliminating conflicts compromise is impossible. The reform com- laborious process of gaining representation, of interest would preserve some mittee was successful in uniting the two we demonstrated how a hated campus group elements of valued equality. sides of the culture debate, as well claiming “culture” status might fail at securing A main tenet of democracy is as overhauling voting methods, a seat on the senate. The SOURCE’s aspirations parliamentary impermanency. presidential elections, and the of reproducing the same privileges granted to The SOURCE’s plan converted a treasury. Though the changes to the PAA and TTLGBC were met with stiff static system where reps were the constitution do not eliminate resistance and eventually squashed. written into the constitution, to non-senator representation, as Mr. Holroyd is a junior majoring in a system of dynamic representa- Amendment III would have, the Computer Science. Mr. Slavich is a freshman tion. Rafi Goldberg lauded this SOURCE stands firmly behind the who has not yet declared a major. feature, noting that representa- Great Culture Compromise. q

10 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 11 µ µ µ SPECIAL A SECTION µ µ µ TCU Presidential Election Special Back in the Spring of 1998, with SOURCE members as campaign managers, the original BLOCK OF WOOD ran for TCU senate president. This year, with new managers, the BLOCK OF WOOD re- turns as a candidate for president. The BLOCK enters a cut-throat race between Joe Mead and Randy Newsom. To give Tufts students a better grasp of the senate race, we break down the candidates issue-by-issue: (Candidates’ positions below are not direct quotes. Except for the BLOCK OF WOOD, of course.)

Joe Mead Randy Newsom BLOCK OF WOOD Naked Quad Run: Administrative Accountability: Joe: The administration should not shut down or J: We must ensure that the administrators are working change a long lasting tradition without student input. for the best interest of the students. Randy: It’s Tufts tradition, and we can’t get rid of it. R: Students ideas should not go unnoticed by ad- BLOCK OF WOOD: Keep it. I don’t wear clothes anyway. ministrators. BW: If the administration does something unfair, I’ll Senate Outreach: give them a splinter. J: We should ask students what’s wrong rather than expect them to tell us. Constituency Bylaw: R: We need to have a friendly and resourceful stu- J: I support it. dent government that puts students in touch with R: I don’t support it because it’s unconstitutional. the right people. BW: Who cares? BW: Whether you’re sitting in your room or riding the pines in the dugout, I’m always within reach. And you Table Saws: can always talk to the Ents. J: I think they have those in the woodshop in Anderson. R: Doesn’t the drama department have one, too? Greek System: BW: AHHH!!! GET IT AWAY!!! J: We need to increase philanthropic efforts and set standards for all houses. Being Made Into Toothpicks: R: We need to better how it interacts with our com- J: Uhhh… munity and make sure the administration does not R: No comment. only react in a disciplinary manner. BW: AHHH!!! GET IT AWAY!!! BW: Grab a brew. Don’t cost nothin’. The BLOCK OF WOOD doesn’t really have too many Uniting the Schools: opinions when it comes to campus politics. Just like the J: The Senate can and has fostered some more average Tufts student. communication. R: Undergrads don’t notice the opportunities the other schools offer. Vote Wood! BW: I will be the bridge between the schools. (or for Randy Newsom)

10 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 11 µ µ µ S P E C I A L S E C T I O N µ µ µ The SOURCE Turns 21! A page from our photo album.

“Barkeep, two pints please.” (John Harvard's) The SOURCE meets Captain Morgan. (Orleans)

May I buy you another, Larry?

(Underbones) Covergirl Tara(Underbones) hangs out casual.

12 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 13 µ µ µ S P E C I A L S E C T I O N µ µ µ The SOURCE Turns 21! A page from our photo album.

“À votre santé! (That's `cheers´ in Freedom.)” (Orleans)

The SOURCE invited other Tufts papers, but they wouldn´t come out from under the table...

“Wait, what's your name again?”

meets townies. The SOURCE (Underbones)

12 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 13 µ µ µ SPECIAL SECTION µ µ µ Last week, the Leonard Carmichael Society hosted its annual Kids Day festivites. The SOURCE would have had a booth, but LCS wasn't too receptive to our "Nike/Martha Stewart" theme. So instead we bring you... If the SOURCE ran Kids Day...

At the first event of the morning, patriotic indoctrination, kiddies learned that good citizens don't ask questions.

sources sources

To let the restless young ones burn off some energy, we organized a relay race—first team to get 1,000 issues to the dumpster wins!

One of the days' most popular events, the kids play dress up with Sam and Mike. Lesson one: proper skirt sizing and makeup application. Lesson two: how to make sure embarrassing pictures don't ruin your future political career.

The second game of the day was dodgeball. Unfortuan- tely, Rob and the SOURCE team lost to a 10-year-old girl.

At the end of the day, good behavior was rewarded with a special certificate. However, dis- sention from party lines earned one unruly two-year-old an im- mediate revocation of the award. It took weeks before anyone could get the two-year-old to stop bitchin' and Monnin.

14 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 15 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section The Observer has recently been publishing Photo Pages, often full of random, caption-less pictures, which is okay because it’s artsy. Of course, if we had Matt Edmundson on our masthead, we’d be equally artsy. But we don’t. Fortunately, however, we do have clip art. With images ranging from the dull to the pornographic, our scores of books provide us countless images, yet, with only 24 pages, we can only print so many of them at a time. Until now... The Clip Art Page

“Ever since I got that Daily column, You can’t spell “It’s great to “I’m Crazy Plunger- business has gone up tenfold!” “Standing Upside see you, Mrs. head Man. Gimme Down” without TUPD. Baaaaaaaa-cow.” some candy!”

Ben Lee finds love at first sight. This music is unbearable. “This whole thing seems a little fishy, ma’am.”

“Yeah, maybe you should get that “No, no, dear. Ms. Pac-Man won't be Matt Edmundson has a better checked out.” home for hours.” rack than both of these guys.

14 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 15 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section When the US goes to war, the Left gets on stage. going to war...to keep a political party in our country.” Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas states that he can never support the war, and Jay-Z tells the world, “In war, everyone loses,” while ignoring rap music’s violent Lollapa-Loser reputation. Justin Timberlake leaves ran- dom voicemails to “world leaders,” but the pop music pretty boy can’t even pin down by Aaron Held whom he’s addressing. Even our post-9/11 songwriting hero Bruce Springsteen told omething is brewing in pop culture, bold / As your mid-life crisis unfolds.” Bush’s Entertainment Weekly, “You try not to be from Hollywood back lots to New midlife crisis? Cocaine? What happened to cynical, but without the distraction in Iraq, YorkS City recording studios. Following the days of the Beasties shocking the crowd [people would notice] that the economy is 9/11, pop culture with classic lines doing poorly, and the old-fashioned Repub- provided massive When people go to a such as “Living at lican tax cuts for the folks that are doing support of our home is such a drag well will seriously curtail services for people nation’s heroes—be rock concert, they pay / Your mom threw who are struggling out there.” they firefighters or to hear music. They away your best Protest crossed the line, however, when soldiers—culminat- porno mag?” Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder took an effigy of ing in The Concert should not be forced to Lenny Kravitz, President Bush and rammed a stick through for New York City, watch irate musicians another former su- it and then stomped on it during a concert. along with many jumping onto the anti- perstar of the rock Fans walked out, their money wasted on patriotic songs from world, recorded a tickets to a circus instead of a rock show. artists such as Neil war bandwagon. song titled “We Want Leftist Michael Moore attempted to turn the Young and Paul Peace,” collaborating Oscars into a Bush-bashing rally, but he was McCartney. Since the public learned of the with Iraqi musician Kadim Al Sahir, Palestinian met with as many boos as cheers. White House’s plans for Iraq, however, that Simon Shaheen, and Lebanese drummer Jamey Not all entertainers are anti-war or anti- support has turned into flagrant bashing of Hadded. The song is repetitious and offers Bush. Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Harrison our nation’s leadership. only the monotonous Ford, Dennis Miller, When war approaches, people will chorus lyrics, which Charlie Daniels and protest, which is a healthy exercise of their are—you guessed Steven Spielberg freedom of speech. Celebrities often come it—“We want peace.” have all come out in out for various causes, many of them quite The song is hosted on support of the Bush politically active. Bono from U2 is perhaps the the website of Rock administration’s most visible example. But why are so many the Vote, a national policies. In slightly musicians leaning to the Left on the war in organization that less helpful words, Iraq, and why are so many choosing uncouth encourages politi- Kid Rock told New ways of voicing their opinions? cal activism. These York Daily News, Although dissent has been brewing for songs, as well as “Kill [Saddam] and some time, the situation seemed to explode many anti-war pub- the guy in North when Dixie Chicks front woman Natalie lic service announce- Korea.” Maines made some choice comments at a ments, are also getting The issue lies not London concert. “We’re ashamed the Presi- quite a bit of airplay in the protest itself, dent of the United States is from Texas,” she from DJs across the but in the venue. told the hungry foreign media. Not only does nation. Artists like When people go to this reflect poorly on the American image Kravitz and the Beas- a rock concert, they overseas, but her choice of expression was ties have proved that pay to hear music. less than respectful. they can create pop They should not be Many artists have made attempts to get music masterpieces forced to watch irate their anti-war message out in a more cre- again and again. But Insert foot here. musicians jumping ative fashion. The once rebellious, fresh, and this sub-par foolishness is tough for even the onto the anti-war bandwagon, expressing lyrical Beastie Boys have hastily released a most devoted fan to swallow. their views like children, with an “I can do poorly written protest song with the lyrics, Watched by millions of impressionable what I want” mentality. If these entertainers “You and Saddam should kick it like back in teenagers, MTV is now showing celebrities want to protest, they could at least—true to the day / With cocaine and the Courvoisier / doing anti-war public service announce- their job titles—be entertaining about it. Last But you build more bombs as you get more ments. Counting Crows front man Adam minute songwriting does not cut it. People Mr. Held is a freshman majoring in Duritz announced, “What disturbs me the do not take music seriously when it is un- Mechanical Engineering. most about the situation is that we may be developed and the words are frivolous. q

16 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 17 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section And we don't mean Ball Square. spectacular that, although ever-so-slightly risqué, really is good and wholesome for the entire family. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida is an impressive yet more mature Disney production with an elab- Broadway Boogie-Woogie orate set and costuming, a rich musical score, and fine acting talent. A Night with Dame Edna (Barry Humphries—but she’ll by Jordana Starr insist that he’s actually her manager) is an intimate one-man (or woman?) show, sk a Bostonian what comes to mind can cater to large groups of people, are which will delight audiences with outra- when thinking of New York City, complete with drink service before the geous wit, leaving them in stitches. Most andA he or she will likely proclaim “Yankees show, and can be seen over and over again recently having appeared on Ally McBeal, Suck!” Second to that, one might men- without losing entertainment value. Dame Edna is the Jewish grandmother tion Times Square, which elicits images Circuit shows find their way to Broad- we all wish we had. Finally, and possibly of dazzling light displays, megastores, and way in Boston’s Colonial and Wilbur the biggest surprise, Mamma Mia! is a hordes of tourists. Theatres and may delightful musical production based on During the day, stay for as short a the songs by 70’s disco group Abba. Even people can be Given the opportunity run as a few nights the most rabidly anti-Abba disco-haters seen lining up at to see Some Like it Hot, (such as in Mandy out there will be shocked by this incred- the big red ticket save the money, unless, Patinkin’s concert ibly funny and clever production which booth in the center appearance at the incorporates Abba’s music as if it were of Times Square of course, watching a Colonial The- originally written for the show. and, after dinner washed-up Tony Curtis atre) or run for Of course, just as New York has been at Carnegie Deli, as many weeks known to stage some horrors, Boston au- redeeming their strut around on stage for which tickets diences have also fallen victim to some tickets at one of like he owns the world is can be sold. New quite unpleasant theatric experiences. the many theatres somehow enjoyable. York’s hit shows Given the opportunity to see Some Like along Broadway. are duplicated it Hot, save the money, unless, of course, This experience here as Boston’s watching a washed-up Tony Curtis strut is considered by many to be unique to hit shows, including Copenhagen, Stomp, around on stage like he owns the world the Big Apple, but one need not travel Mummenschantz Next, contact, and South is somehow enjoyable. If the show itself long distances to enjoy the grandeur of Pacific. No one should miss The Produc- fails in its comedic intent, at least aspiring a Broadway show. In fact, right here in ers, Aida, A Night with Dame Edna, Mam- artist Tony Curtis’ hideous paintings on Beantown, Boylston and Tremont Streets ma Mia!, and sale in the lobby claim the theatre district, complete with The Full will elicit a a series of shows often simultaneously Monty the chuckle or two. appearing in New York, appropriately next time they Also, be sure to named Broadway in Boston. come around. avoid Sons of Home to the Colonial Theatre, the A l t h o u g h Ulster, where at Wilbur Theatre, and the Charles Play- costly, seeing one show nearly house, Broadway in Boston features these produc- a third of the au- two permanent shows and a variety of tions is worth dience walked cycling shows with identical twins on every cent. out at intermis- the real Broadway. The Charles Play- O r i g i- sion in disgust house serves as the permanent venue for nally starring at a lacking plot Blue Man Group’s “Tubes” and America’s Nathan Lane and an insipid longest-running comedy, Shear Madness. and Matthew script. For college students on a tight budget, Broderick, Even though Blue Man Group is ideal entertainment Mel Brook’s the Red Sox are not doing as well with options for Student Rush Tickets and Tony Award- Boston's best theater includes the Blue Men, ushering. The show features an eccentric w i n n i n g Abba, and Dame Edna. Rejoice, possums. as the Yankees blend of percussion, comedy, and paint. record-break- (big surprise), Shear Madness is a comedy-mystery ing musical The Producers is a must-see and although Modern Pastry just will where audience participation determines with such catchy tunes as “Springtime never be the same as Lindy’s cheesecake the outcome of the show. Both shows for Hitler” (an extended run in Boston for that after-theatre dessert, Broadway in Miss Starr is a freshman who has not yet is scheduled for the summer). Likewise, Boston’s offerings are right on par with declared a major. The Full Monty is a stripping and singing New York’s Broadway shows. q

16 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 17 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section Where you going with that mug in your hand? assets seized by their 1970 Marxist dictator- ship. Though Nestlé had little chance of regain- ing the lost property, requests to the IMF to step in are not out of line. Oxfam could not see past the short-term fear of starving Ethiopians Hey Joe to see that a successful developing country must protect the investment there. Supporting forgiveness of debt may seem philanthropic, by Simon Holroyd but Ethiopia will be the eventual loser; with- out adequate protections for property rights, rom Bono to Dylan, rock stars double as growers were some of the hardest hit by US future investors will think twice before aiding front men for both political causes and and EU farm subsidies. A glut in the American in Ethiopian development. theirF own band. The latest Brit-pop sensation, agriculture market has forced these farmers to The Make Trade Fair campaign’s econom- Coldplay, is no different. Like corporate spon- move almost exclusively to coffee and coca. As ically infeasible ideas of property rights extend sorship gone awry, Chris Martin, Coldplay’s coca production is generally frowned upon, the beyond coffee. Their Coffee Report concludes lead man, is rarely seen without memorabilia coffee market is flooded with South American that a necessary step in fighting poverty is to at- from his cause, Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair production, causing the price of coffee to plum- tack patent law. Make Trade Fair’s “main goals campaign. A walking billboard, Martin gains met and farmers to struggle. include…establishing new intellectual-prop- considerable publicity for the Oxfam campaign, Enter Free Trade Coffee. Oxfam props erty rules to ensure that poor countries are able but much like his melodic piano ballads, his up the South American coffee market by act- to afford new technologies and basic medicines, promotions are ing as the importer, and that farmers are able to save, exchange, and crafted to appeal Though Oxfam might offering higher- sell seeds.” Again, Oxfam promotes a quick fix to the broadest than-market-prices to technology and medicine prices that would spectrum of yuppie succeed in reducing to the farmers. not sustain economic development. Any plan college students. famine in South America, Oxfam’s product that limits property rights for companies that Martin harps upon they will inevitably fall is then shipped off must spend billions of dollars per year on re- amorphous goals of to college cafés and search, jeopardizes the very medicines it aims international har- short of a sustainable free specialty supermar- to provide. In particular, pharmaceutical firms mony, free trade, (and even fair) market if kets near you. The already face risky decisions when weighing and an end to pov- more Chris Martin future profits with immediate research costs. erty, lamentably ig- they rely on charity rather sings, the more cof- Amidst the current controversy over digital noring that Oxfam’s than economics. fee will be bought, music piracy, Coldplay should recognize this agenda does little to and the more South fallacy immediately. Threatening patent law further any of these goals. American farmers (earning four times what only reduces the expected value of future profits Oxfam’s “Coffee Report” claims, “govern- they would at true market price) will prosper. and discourages research and development. ments of rich countries constantly stress their Though born from altruistic motives, the Oxfam Not only should fans think twice before commitment to poverty reduction. Yet, in prac- subsidy is essentially as arbitrary as US/EU accepting celebrity endorsements, the celeb- tice, rigged rules and double standards lock funding. Governments will try to protect their rities themselves should carefully consider poor people out of the benefits of trade, clos- domestic markets as long as their constitu- the causes they parade. Coldplay may ing the door to an escape route from poverty.” ents prefer poverty in foreign countries truly find farm subsidies a serious and This rigging of the system to favor domestic to poverty in their own. Oxfam aims to urgent world problem, but they need not corporations is rampant: “Rich countries spend eliminate poverty, but funneling latch on to the first quick fix a charity $1billion every day on agricultural subsidies. funds to the poor is a quick proposes, especially when the The resulting surpluses are dumped on world fix (of course, it is likely to hurt scheme may lead to a slippery markets, undermining the livelihoods of mil- importers, exporters, and cof- slope threatening their very lions of smallholder farmers in poor countries.” fee farmers in the expanding livelihood. Make Trade With the American government being a large Asian markets). Though Fair has noble goals, but contributor to this practice of propping up Oxfam might succeed by channeling money into unstable markets with taxpayer dollars, US in reducing famine in a stagnant economy, it serves residents should sympathize. South America, they only to prolong the inequalities of Oxfam’s target, however, is not the law- will inevitably fall short of a sustainable free the coffee market and falls far short of “mak- makers responsible for agriculture programs, (and even fair) market if they rely on charity ing trade fair.” Unfortunately, a more apt title but your local coffee hut. Instead of lobbying, rather than economics. for the campaign would be “Throw Money they choose to fight fire with fire, creating their Another punch of Oxfam’s attack on the at Poor Farmers and Leave Trade Grossly own subsidy to help South American farmers. coffee market is aimed directly at large coffee Unfair.” Lobbying for change in legislatures At first glance, this might seem valid: coffee manufacturers. Make Trade Fair was recently is hardly sexy enough to be screamed at a Mr. Holroyd is a junior majoring in successful in urging Nestlé to drop claims with rock concert, but in reality, effective feasible Engineering Computer Science. the IMF and World Bank against Ethiopia for change is boring and slow. q

18 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 19 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section Shoegazer and dream-pop were alternative before alternative they rarely let up for softer songs. MBV is heavy, drenching melody and often lyrics in was mainstream. intricately constructed guitar feedback. Their 1990 masterpiece, Loveless, was their last album. Production costs nearly bankrupted their label, but critics generally rank it among Ctrl-Alt-Rock the best rock albums of all time. Where Galaxie 500 sounded warm, by Jason Walker Lush’s early work was dark and menacing. Lush was unique, not only for featuring two en years have passed since Nirvana un- Galaxie 500 were known on virtually every female lead singers, but for being fronted by wittingly ushered in “alternative” rock. college campus in America, and mainstream the two equally. Lush’s longevity also sets Alt-RockT had the happy effect of wiping all publications like Rolling Stone were positively them apart: they survived not only grunge, the macho pop-metal bands, including even reviewing their work. but the Britpop explosions of Blur and Oasis, Guns N’ Roses, off the charts—but at a price. Galaxie 500 owed at least as much to and their final album, Lovelife, was nearly a Record companies rushed to litter the landscape the Velvet Underground as to the Cocteau crossover hit, with its “Ladykillers” breaching with every angsty clone they could find, wa- Twins. Dean Wareham’s voice sounded as if the British top-20 and American alternative tering it down until Natalie Imbruglia, Blink it were beamed in from another universe, like charts. Lush evolved from a slow, atmo- 182 and even Avril Cocteau’s Elizabeth spheric sound to more power-pop oriented Lavigne could count These movements can Fraser, and the music arrangements, but their signature sound was as “alternative.” The emphasized texture by far the chorus of Miki Berenyi and Emma alternative revolu- be traced back as least over pure melody, Anderson’s voices, which were always angeli- tion was more like as far as Pink Floyd and but the guitars kept cally beautiful even while their songs could a counter-revolu- the band solidly recount disturbing tales of love gone wrong. tion in the long run. Brian Eno, but their in Velvet territory. While most of their music served cathartic But before Nirvana emphasis on more Their choice of cov- purposes, they had a sense of humor as well: made alternative reflective sonic texture ers, everything from see "Ladykillers" and Split’s “Hypocrite.” mainstream, a less- George Harrison to Catherine Wheel probably has the strang- er-known but much makes them more Joy Division, aptly est pedigree of any of these bands: their lead beloved movement comparable to Pet illustrated their di- singer, Rob Dickinson, is first cousin to Bruce reached new sum- verse influences, Dickinson, best known as the lead singer of mits of creativity Sounds-era Beach Boys. but it is difficult to Iron Maiden. CW’s first album, Ferment, that retain the hearts convey how unlike shows the influence of MBV with its thick, and minds of High Fidelity-types everywhere: their own music was from everything else. textured sound, but by Chrome, CW stepped shoegazer and dream-pop. The differences be- Although the first albums of the two out of the shadow of MBV to create their own tween the two are subtle, so they are usually groups are hard to distinguish from Galaxie synthesis of swirling yet heavy guitar rock. lumped together. 500, the work both groups are doing now Opening for the Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese The movements can be traced back as makes it hard to believe they all once were Dream tour, they soon had a larger following least as far as Pink Floyd and Brian Eno, but part of the same band. Damon and Naomi have in America than in their native Britain. their emphasis on more reflective sonic texture evolved into arty chamber pop, infused with Most of these groups no longer exist, makes them more comparable to Pet Sounds- generous helpings of psychedelia. Luna, in but they left their mark. Iceland’s Sigur Ros era Beach Boys. The pivotal influence was the contrast, continues to take the Velvet Under- is just dream-pop taken to its conclusion, Cocteau Twins, a Scottish band that dominated ground to the next level, albeit replacing Lou Low’s “Little Drummer Boy” was featured in college radio in the 80’s with its moody, atmo- Reed’s tales of seedy urban life with a spirit a GAP commercial, and Beck’s Sea Change spheric sounds and ethereal vocals. By the late of playfulness and wry flirts with dream pop. A 80’s, a whole crop of bands cited the Cocteaus observation. Acrimoni- slew of bands incorporate as their inspiration, but diverged in significant ous though the break-up elements of dream pop into ways, not just from the Cocteaus, but from each may have been, it was their sound, like James, other. Indeed, even calling this a movement probably inevitable. the Sundays, the Verve, is a bit misleading, considering how fiercely My Bloody Val- the Flaming Lips, Yo La individualistic these bands were. entine, probably even Tengo, and Belly. There In Boston, a trio of Harvard students more than the Cocteaus are far too many bands to formed Galaxie 500 in 1987, with the modest got shoegazing off the mention, but this should at goal of getting a single into local bargain-bins. ground (and from their least provide a sense of from By the end of their acrimonious break-up in style of performing, its whom to sample first. Hint: 1990, on the eve of the alternative revolution, name). Like Galaxie Catherine Wheel’s song Mr. Walker is a graduate student in the 500, guitars are the en- Lush's American debut was “Crank” should be first on Philosophy Department. gine that move MBV, but 1992's Lollapalooza tour. your list. q

18 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 19 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section An ex-con releases a grudge report. Rather, he joined the conservative movement in order to further his own writing career, revealing a history of using anything and hurting anyone for personal gain. Even the timing of his book is suspect. According Liar, Liar to Brock, he broke with the Right in 1997, yet he waited until now to recant his lies, conveniently allowing the seven-year statute by Gerard Balan of limitations for slander to pass before he chose to exonerate Hill’s name. avid Brock is one of those authors American Right, yet some of his accusa- In these dilemmas, one should also whom few people know by name, tions are so wild and unflinching, one has follow the money trail. The Real Anita Hill butD many people rec- to wonder if he is still made Brock a millionaire, earning him a nice ognize his work. He All we have is Brock’s telling tall tales. Did townhouse in Georgetown. His subsequent rose to fame during Matt Drudge really novel, The Seduction of Hillary Rodham, the Clarence Thomas word, which he has show up for a dinner earned him a million dollar advance, but sexual harassment already admitted is engagement bearing his book turned out to be sympathetic hagi- scandal when he roses and take Brock ography where he portrayed her as a victim wrote The Real Anita worth less than a to a gay discotheque? of her husband. Soon after, he fell out of Hill, a comprehensive degree in Peace and Does David Horow- the graces of the American Right and faded rebuttal of Hill’s ac- Justice Studies. itz enjoy hurling from memory. It only makes sense that Brock cusations, as well as a anti-gay slurs behind would turn to writing hatchet jobs for the slanderous portrayal of closed doors? Did Left in order to earn a living now. her image: “a little bit slutty, a little bit nutty.” conservative columnist Armstrong Williams Brock’s book is better suited for a study The book made him a New York Times best- flirt with Brock? Did pundit Ann Coulter in psychology than in politics. He recounts seller and an instant conservative celebrity, really say she left her law firm “to get away how his mother refused to let him make up his earning him mentions on the widely popular from all these Jews?” Then again, all of own mind and persuaded him to lie to adults Rush Limbaugh show and positions at the these people are notorious for making con- consistently. In addition, he retells a story Washington Times and the American Specta- troversial statements. Nevertheless, if Brock from his college days when he was caught tor. In the latter journal, he wrote his most was lying then, how lying about other infamous essay, “Troopergate,” in which he can the reader be writers to editors accused former President Bill Clinton of using so sure he is be- to further his own his security guards while governor of Arkansas ing truthful now? career. When con- to find him prostitutes for sexual dalliances. Added to Brock’s fronted about the This accusation laid the groundwork for Paula dubious work is lies, he states he Jones’ sexual harassment suit against Clinton the conspicuously “froze, speechless, in 1995. Today, however, Brock has recanted scant footnotes or and walked away.” all his work of the previous ten years. other supplemen- Interestingly, he In his new book, Blinded by the Right: tal documentation tells of how he The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, to reinforce his called Anita Hill Brock absolves Hill and even claims that claims. All we to apologize to her he helped Clarence Thomas threaten another have is Brock’s about his fallacious witness into silence: word, which he accusations. She “I could see that my reportorial method has already admit- was unavailable at for The Real Anita Hill was shoddy, not only ted is worth less the time, but she in the sources I had trusted, but in the obvious than a degree in called him back fact that I had missed significant evidence Peace and Justice and left a message. that showed that Hill’s testimony was more Studies. Brock could not truthful than Thomas’ flat denials after all…I Brock mis- bring himself to knowingly published a lie, and I falsified the leads the reader call her back. historical record.” from the very Blinded By the For most of the book, however, Brock un- beginning with Right is full of du- veils an anti-Clinton, right-wing conspiracy the subtitle of the bious claims about and even implicates himself as “a witting cog book, The Con- a man who suffers in the Republican sleaze machine.” Indeed, science of an Ex-Conservative. How can from self-esteem issues. Admittedly, there Brock carries an obvious grudge against the he be conservative when, by his own admis- may be some truth in Brock’s book, but a Mr. Balan is a senior majoring in sion, he claims that he never had a “deep seeker of knowledge strives for the entire Psychology. understanding of conservative ideology?” truth—without sorrow. q

20 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 21 Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section • Special Arts Section "Is it cuz I is black?" doing it.” The Green Party’s 2000 presidential candidate Ralph Nader is definitely not a fan of Da Ali G Show. Nader’s people were so furious after Ali G got him to rap during an Ali G Comes to America: interview that one aide reportedly said it might be grounds for a lawsuit. A great deal of Ali G’s comments are Recognize! designed to expose and take on the hypocrisy by Steve Bleiberg and patronizing attitude of the politically cor- rect establishment. He is constantly accusing reated by Sacha Baron Cohen on There is a great deal of debate surrounding people of “racialism” and frequently asks if he Britain’s 11 O’Clock Show in 1998, just who Ali G is supposed to be. While it’s is being treated unfairly because of his “race” AliC G was a huge hit and was eventually not certain if anyone ever really believed his with his trademark line “Is it cuz I is black?” given his own show. Now Ali G has finally claims of being a black Jamaican, his political In an interview with a women’s studies profes- made it to the US with the debut of Da Ali leanings have been discussed. Although many sor, Ali tries to get her to choose the better sex G Show on HBO. claim that Ali G is and, in his faux-ignorant way, questions why A white gangster Although many claim intended to serve women should be able to have the same jobs wannabe of sorts, liberal interests and as men. Ali’s ghetto persona allows him to get he is known for that Ali G is intended to ridicule those on the away with saying so many offensive things that his interviews serve liberal interests Right, it seems that if he came to Tufts, the administration might with unsuspect- and ridicule those on his routine more have to create another task force. ing prominent often promotes a Ali G’s relative obscurity in the United figures. He has a the Right, it seems that conservative mes- States allows him the same kind of opportunity cult following in his routine more often sage. He makes he had in his early days on British television. Britain and has fun of leftist ideas As his popularity grew, it became increas- starred in his own promotes a conservative through his street ingly difficult to find unsuspecting subjects feature film. Even message. persona. In an to interview. In 2000, Ali G got some Ameri- members of the interview with left- can exposure through his appearance in the royal family have expressed their admira- wing British politician Tony Benn, who went video for Madonna’s song “Music.” In 2002, tion for Ali G; the late Queen Mother was to Baghdad to film a softball conversation with Ali G starred in Ali G Indahouse, in which known to do an Ali G impression. The new Saddam Hussein before the recent hostilities, he was elected to Parliament and helped save HBO show gives Ali G a chance to prey Ali G attacks the policies of the British wel- the Prime Minister’s career. Now, with the upon more unsuspecting celebrities and fare state. He excitedly calls unemployment six-episode HBO show on television, it has politicians. The show also features two benefits “wicked” because “you get money for become obvious that Sacha Baron Cohen is other Cohen characters, Borat, a journal- doing nothing.” Ali G asks this question about an international star and that Ali G is not going ist from Kazakhstan trying to learn about welfare benefits to unwed mothers: “Doesn’t away. Booyakasha! q Western culture, and Bruno, a gay Austrian welfare just encourage young girls fashion reporter. to go out there and get jiggy with Ali G’s trademark is using his charac- Mr. Biggy?” In a brief conversa- ter’s supposed ignorance to get the subject’s tion with a leftist protester, Ali guard down. Some subjects stay in good G dispels the “nonviolence” spirits throughout the interview, but many philosophy held by many young get upset with Ali’s “stupid” comments, activists. ranging from supposed misunderstanding Protester: “Well, violence doesn’t of the situation to things that are just plain solve anything, does it? outrageous. There is also a lot of foolishness Ali G: “No, it does.” such as his addressing former UN Secretary Protester: “Not really…In what General Boutros Boutros-Ghali as “Boutros situation?” Boutros Boutros Boutros-Ghali.” Ali G’s at- Ali G: “In a violent one.” tempts at discussing important issues often In addition, Ali G has inter- end up like these questions from an interview viewed prominent conservatives with former National Security Advisor Brent such as former Secretary of State Snowcroft: “Is the Army worried about the Alexander Haig and former threat of chemical and biological weapons… House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Did they ever catch the people who sent Ali G shows his evident interest Tampax through the post?” in Reagan Administration by ask- Mr. Bleiberg is a junior majoring in ing Haig if Ronald Reagan and Quantitative Economics. Margaret Thatcher were, “in fact, Ali G is Indahouse.

20 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 21 It's time to bring hope to Cuba. in the streets of their capitol. If the United States is truly commit- ted to democracy overseas, then it is time we take a more pro-active approach with Desperation: 90 Miles our neighbors. Action and regime change cannot come only with links to weapons of mass destruction and terrorist cells. De- From Freedom mocracy must not merely be a benevolent by Michael Fortes consequence of military action taken when there is a clear and present danger to the ince September 11, 2001 two brutal Luis Enrique Ferrer, a coordinator for national security interests of the United regimes have swiftly fallen to the US a campaign for democratic reform was sen- States. Spreading democracy is a moral military:S the Taliban in Afghanistan and tenced to 28 years in prison. Cuba’s most duty, which will be our gift to the people Saddam’s regime in Iraq. In both coun- well-known dissident writer and poet Raul of the world who are repressed under ty- tries, the population, exuberant with joy, Rivero was sentenced to 20 years, as was rannical regimes. celebrated in the economist Martha The US embargo on Cuba cannot streets. Freedom The day Castro’s regime Beatriz Roque, the work alone; it requires other nations to has finally come, only woman put on take responsibility and set up embargos and many terror- falls and democracy is trial. Photographer of their own. Interestingly enough, many ists have left or established is the day Omar Rodriguez of the same nations who were against war have been killed. Saludes, just one in Iraq (and in some cases also profited For the first time Cubans will dance in the of the many jour- from Saddam’s regime) are the very na- in years, Afghanis streets of their capitol. nalists imprisoned, tions who also think nothing of dealing and Iraqis have was given 27 years with Cuba. French, German, Russian, and been given a chance to rebuild their na- incarceration. Two common threads run Canadian tourists abound on the beautiful tions so that they may evolve into places through those sentenced to imprison- beaches where ordinary Cubans cannot where these people can live in peace with ment: their hope for political and social even set foot because they are second- their families, where every day would hold change in Cuba, and the peaceful means class citizens in their own nation. The more promise than the last, and where they by which they had tourism-based could live and speak freely without fear hoped to achieve economy helps or terror. their goals. fuel Castro’s ma- Sadly, however, a mere 90 miles from With each chine of torture the United States lies an island nation where passing day of im- and repression and hope fades every day. It drowns namelessly prisonment, torture, helps him main- in the form of thousands of refugees cross- and murder, Cubans tain his power. ing the straits of Florida each year, it rots in have become more Where is the US prisons holding political dissidents, and it desperate. Recent pressure on these suffers from hunger and malnutrition. Since attempts to flee the nations to change 1959, Fidel Castro’s Cuban government has country include the their practices to- committed flagrant human rights abuses and hijacking of a small ward this Western continues to ignore the voices of change plane to Florida and dictator? hoping for democracy and free elections. the failed hijacking The United Castro’s latest injustices include the of a boat. Those States is at a imprisonment of at least 74 political dis- involved in the major crossroad sidents. Timed with the start of the war failed escape were in history right in Iraq so that media coverage of would quickly sentenced now. We are the be minimal, Castro rounded up pro-de- to state executions preeminent power mocracy advocates, including librarians, and were promptly in the world, and, journalists, poets and economists. Their slaughtered by fir- as the saying goes, crimes? For many it was the mere claim ing squad. Ask the with great power that they were US agents plotting the average man on comes great re- overthrow of Castro’s regime. In all Havana’s streets if he likes Castro, and sponsibility. It is time to decide how truthfulness, however, simply having he will say yes, not because he truly likes we truly feel about spreading democratic possession of a foreign newspaper or him, but because of fear that what he says institutions and liberty, and whether we even a fax machine was often enough to might be overheard and recorded; one day should do so actively or passively. Free- warrant imprisonment. he too may end up in prison, or worse. The dom is humanity’s natural right, not a Mr. Fortes is a senior majoring in day Castro’s regime falls and democracy privilege given only when America’s International Relations. is established is the day Cubans will dance security is at stake. q

22 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 THE PRIMARY SOURCE, APRIL 17, 2003 23 In the months and weeks leading up to the war in Iraq, many liberal commentators made dire predi- tions about the outcome of the war. Although the war is far from over, we can already see that many of these predictions were dead wrong. Sorry! Just as national pundits like Chris Matthews and writers at the Nation now have egg on thier faces, so too do several authors who have written in the Tufts Daily. Try Again!W r Wrong! “And if there is anything o “In the case of the war in Iraqis hate more than Sad- Iraq, fighting for peace is dam, it is the US.” n As counts of civilian indeed futile and will only —Rodrigo deaths come in by the serve to end thousands of De Haro, 3/27 g tens, only one news outlet has reported innocent lives” ! deaths anywhere near —Sunil a thousand: Iraqi Infor- Purushotham, 4/9 The Iraqi people in Baghdad were so mation Minister Moham- thankful to US Marines that well wishers med Saeed al-Sahaf. had to be restrained with razor wire. W Wrong! After Marines r “...little is mentioned about marched into the “...only the Iraqi heart of the city the juggernaut ahead: Bagh- practically un- o people can eliminate dad, where Saddam has no impeded, Bagh- this Saddam.” doubt prepared for a final dad has been n —Abdulaziz called "the bat- hurrah in his inimitably tle that never g Alareedh, 3/27 deadly style.” happened." —Benjamin Perriello, 3/27 ! The Iraqi people were brutally re- pressed by Saddam's regime—having been murdered, gassed, and tortured. They needed, and appreciated, our Wrong! help in eliminating "this" Saddam.

US laser and satel- “...destruction and suffering So, a hearty lite guided munitions have been so accurate awaits the Iraqi people - and congratulations to all that thus far only one their neighborhoods, places of the liberals who made possible major misfire business, cafés and parks - when has been reported: the predictions about the bombing of the Pales- the first “smart bombs” fall...” war. You were willing tine Hotel, and even —Dale Bryan, 10/17 this incident is still to make your voice under review. heard, and you were wrong.

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NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE Pop art is the indelible raised to the Fashion is an imposition, a rein on freedom. No two countries that both have a Mc- unspeakable. —Golda Meir Donald’s have ever fought a war against —Leonard Baskin each other. Pop art looks out into the world; it ap- —Thomas L. Friedman Pop tarts are the inedible raised to the pears to accept its environment, which is unspeakable. not good or bad, but different—another They counted on America to be passive. They —THE ELEPHANT state of mind. counted wrong. —Roy Lichtenstein —Ronald Reagan When I want to read a book I write one. —Benjamin Disraeli Art is too serious to be taken seriously. Yes, we cannot deny that we were surprised at —Ayn Rand the ease of their entrance into Baghdad. The road to hell is paved with works-in- —al-Nidaa, official website of al-Qaeda progress. Art, like morality, consists of drawing the —Philip Roth line somewhere. Liberty, Liberty. This is the day we have —G.K. Chesterton been waiting for for years and years. Philip Roth is a good writer, but I wouldn’t —Iraqi man in Baghdad want to shake hands with him. So there you have it: Saddam’s mighty —Jacqueline Susann military machine has collapsed, civilian ca- Americans are coming to free us! sualties have been held to a minimum, our —Baghdad resident Abdul Amir Jaffa Bad artists always admire each other’s work. troops are not being showered with chemical —Oscar Wilde weapons, the oil wells aren’t ablaze, the I’m not a member of any organized political Turks aren’t fighting with the Kurds, the party: I’m a Democrat! What is art? Prostitution. Israelis aren’t being hit by Scuds, a hundred —Will Rogers —Charles Baudelaire bin Ladens haven’t managed to detonate 1,000 suicide bombers in America’s shop- The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you’ll soon find ping malls, Arab leaders friendly to the —Thomas Jefferson yourself without it. Your life will be impover- US aren’t being hanged from street lamps ished. But if you wisely invest in beauty, it will — but how come we still haven’t dealt with If you are wrong and if the United States remain with you all the days of your life. the burglaries in downtown Basra? It’s an —and they will, this is going to happen —Frank Lloyd Wright outrage! Quick someone, call Sean Penn —goes in, liberates Iraq [with] people in and Michael Moore! the street, American flags, hugging our Art for art’s sake makes no more sense than —Clifford D. May soldiers, you gonna apologize to George gin for gin’s sake. W. Bush? —W. Somerset Maugham There is no avoiding war; it can only be —Bill O’Reilly postponed to the advantage of others. One cannot attack a bad book without —Niccolo Machiavelli I would be so willing to say, “I’m sorry.” showing off. I hope to God that I can be made a buf- —W. H. Auden I was expecting this for many years, but this foon of, that people will say, “You were time President Bush has made our dreams wrong. You were a fatalist.” And I will The true artist will let his wife starve, his come true. go to the White House on my knees on children go barefoot, his mother drudge for —Hany Choulagh, Iraqi living in Detroit cut glass and say, “Hey, you and Thomas his living at seventy, sooner than work at Friedman were right. I shouldn’t have anything but his art. Truth is not determined by majority vote. doubted you.” —George Bernard Shaw —Doug Gwyn —Janeane Garofalo

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