Today: Scattered Flurries THE TUFTS High 26 Low 4 Tufts’ Student Tomorrow: Newspaper Sunny Since 1980 High 33 Low 24 VOLUME LIII, NUMBER 29 DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007 Albright criticizes Bush’s foreign policy NYU professor speaks on media deregulation BY PRANAI CHEROO Daily Editorial Board

“Don’t think the media system is ... ordained by God. We’re entering a new digital frontier where all sorts of rules are up for grabs,” Eric Klinenberg, an associate professor of sociol- ogy at New York University told an audience in Eaton Hall yesterday. Klinenberg, whose book entitled “Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America’s Media” was published this year, highlighted the ways in which corporate interests are increasingly defining the content and variety of media available to American citizens. Media deregulation has caused smaller, local media operations to be eclipsed by larg- er and more centralized providers that are fuelled by more capitalistic goals, he said. He said that the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which the U.S. Senate and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) worked to draft and put into law, has contributed to this phenomenon. Prior to the act, a company could own no more than four stations in a city and no more than 40 nationwide. Its passage increased the city limit from four to eight stations and removed the national limit. “After that, 40 percent of the radio stations [in the nation] changed hands,” Klinenberg JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY said. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivers the 2007 Issam M. Fares lecture in Gantcher yesterday afternoon. To illustrate the effects of this turnover, he used a story from Minot, N.D. BY ALEX BLUM In her lecture she focused primarily on She began by urging that those guiding In 2002, a train accident in Minot unleashed Daily Editorial Board Iraq, but also included general advice gar- America’s foreign policy look to historical a cloud of poisonous gas that threatened resi- nered from her years working in foreign precedent to guide their actions. dents of the town. After the emergency radio “America’s focus today should be on how policy. “Before making decisions that will affect broadcast system failed, Klinenberg said that to build peace, not on how to justify another Aside from her service as secretary of our future, leaders should study carefully the the town attempted to call the local radio sta- war,” former Secretary of State Madeleine K. state, Albright has also been a senior fellow lessons of the past,” Albright said. tions to broadcast a warning message. Albright told an audience in the Gantcher in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs at the She used the ill-advised Athenian inva- But not a single one of the six commercial Center yesterday while delivering the 2007 Center for Strategic and International Studies Issam M. Fares lecture. and ambassador to the United Nations. see ALBRIGHT, page 2 see MEDIA, page 2 Tufts Feminist Alliance launches T-shirt TCU Senate releases campus survey The Tufts Community Union for beers, he said that only the campaign to combat negative stereotypes (TCU) Senate is looking to get stu- votes of seniors will be counted. dents’ opinions about the future “When we get the results we’ll BY MICHAEL DOLACKY is not an official celebration of “People probably do [have of the Jumbo statue on the quad, only be tallying the results for Contributing Writer the holiday. preconceptions],” senior Corey the popularity of fraternities and seniors for the beer part,” he “We chose to do it on Miller said. “It’s hard to say the brands of beer to be served said. The Tufts Feminist Alliance International Women’s Day exactly what, but there’s this at Hotung. To try to encourage students (TFA) will launch a T-shirt cam- because of the significance of image that feminism is very A survey released yesterday by to weigh in on brand selection, paign today to coincide with the day, but the campaign is radical and revolutionary, that’s the Senate contains 36 questions, Senior Class Council President International Women’s Day. separate from the day itself,” often exaggerated. I think it’s a which, according to TCU Senator Lisa Berger included a link to the By donning matching T-shirts she told the Daily. pretty common prejudice.” sophomore London Moore, are survey in an e-mail. with the slogan “This Is What An official celebration of the Sophomore Kristine Babick meant to help the Senate find Because the class council is a Feminist Looks Like,” TFA holiday, in which the TFA will agreed. “I would be less ways to tailor programs to the normally on a “slightly different members and their support- also take part, will take place inclined to identify myself with needs of the Tufts community. track” than the Senate, Berger ers hope to raise on-campus today in Sophia Gordon Hall. feminists because most people, Other questions ask about said the survey presented a good awareness of their message. The event will be sponsored by especially men, have precon- whether students would use an opportunity for cooperation Approximately 125 T-shirts the women’s studies program. ceived notions about what they observatory if it were built, how between the two organizations. have already been distributed Beyond the T-shirt campaign, think feminists are. A lot of they feel about universal fobs and Moore said that past surveys and 500 stickers with the same the TFA also has other plans people think of them as being how satisfied they are with the have gotten between 900-1200 phrase will be available today. for the rest of March, which is unreasonable and militant,” work of the Senate. responses and that the major- According to sophomores and Women’s History Month. she said. TCU Senate Historian sopho- ity of them are usually received TFA co-chairs Amanda Harris The group has already put up She said that the T-shirt more Neil DiBiase said that Senate within the first few days. and Elizabeth Fusco, one of the some flyers, and more will be campaign can help dispel these surveys come out roughly two Still, she said that students will purposes of the campaign is to distributed during the rest of conceptions. “I think a lot of times every semester, but that have two to three weeks to fill out dispel myths about feminists. the month. “We just want it to girls are almost embarrassed this one will be unique because it the survey, for which she expects “We are working to reform be continuous so everybody is to call themselves feminists, so asks for nominations for profes- good participation. “I think we’re the common misconception constantly aware of it,” Harris if you put a face on that, you sor of the year and gives seniors going to get a lot of people who that all feminists are ‘man-hat- said. can help get rid of the stigma the opportunity to vote for what want to fill it out,” she said. ers’ and bra-burners, and to Fusco said that the TFA is of feminism,” she said. brands of beer will be served in According to DiBiase, the show people that realistically, also looking into bringing a Freshman Xavier Malina also Hotung. Senate will try to actively respond almost anyone is a feminist if speaker to campus, although said that the day-long T-shirt This vote was supposed to take to the findings of the survey, they believe in ... equality in no definite plans have been campaign could be effective, place during a senior pub night although not all suggestions will rights and opportunity,” Fusco made yet. but added that it would only be last month, but was delayed immediately materialize into proj- and Harris said in a joint e-mail The overarching goal of the the beginning of change. because there were attendance ects. to the Daily. efforts will be to combat stereo- “I think it would open the and logistical concerns, DiBiase “Some [projects] are definitely Although the event will types about feminism. Many door to changing the stigma, said. harder than others,” he said. coincide with International students seem to agree that [but] for it really to go away it Although all students can vote —by Rob Silverblatt Women’s day, Harris said that it these prejudices exist. would take time,” he said.

Inside this issue tuftsdaily.com Today’s Sections MIRROR, MIRROR ‘DOUBLE’ TIME News 1 Viewpoints 11 The Daily tears itself away from its The Daily ‘Nickel’ and reflection to look at a new study on ‘Dimes’ Tufts’ punk rock Features 3 Comics 14 college students’ narcissism expert Arts | Living 5Sports 15 Editorial | Letters 10 Classifieds 19 see FEATURES, page 3 see WEEKENDER, page 5 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Thursday, March 8, 2007

WORLD IN BRIEF PUBLIC CHAMBER DECRIES U.S. Blogs can’t replace traditional media, says Klinenberg HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON RUSSIA MEDIA “This was about the time that radio start- has been that many newspaper companies Members of the Public Chamber have continued from page 1 ed to lose its connection with the people have been getting rid of their international slammed the U.S. State Department’s annual radio stations picked up the phone, because listening to it,” he said. “This is also when bureaus, which he attributed to the papers’ country report on human rights practices that Clear Channel Communications had bought you start to see 20 minutes of ads for every 60 realization that more local coverage adds sharply criticizes Russia, a RIA Novosti correspon- every one of them and had reduced their minutes of airtime, because radio operators value to their papers. dent reported Wednesday. staff to lower its labor costs. Their acquiring were confident that their listeners couldn’t Still, readers have not benefited from the The report said, among other things, that all six is an act that would have been illegal go anywhere else.” money that dropping foreign bureaus has the Russian Federation has a weak, multiparty before 1996. Radio was not the only type of media saved, even though many newspapers have political system and a poor human rights record, “[They] picked up the phones and called to experience this transition. According to profit margins are up to four times larger specifically in the continuing internal conflict in [the KCJB radio station], but KCJB didn’t pick Klinenberg, Sinclair Broadcast Group applied than many those of Fortune 500 companies, and around Chechnya. In addition, it said prison up,” Klinenberg said. “No one was available, Clear Channel’s strategy to television to cut he said. conditions are strict and often life-threatening, because no one was there.” costs while content appeared unchanged. “The system of publicly traded media, in with corruption in law enforcement, arbitrary Although Congress created the FCC to “[They] had a station in Baltimore with which media companies attempt to get the arrests and detention, declining media freedom engender competition, diversity and local five meteorology studios and the weather highest returns for [their] shareholders is not and harassment of NGOs. engagement, he said that actions such as people would pretend that they were actu- the best for good journalism,” he said. Sergei Markov, a political scientist, described the passage of the Telecommunications Act ally in the city they were reporting about,” he At the same time, Klinenberg cautioned the report as biased. have betrayed this goal by allowing media said. “They would report on many different against over-reliance on blogs as an inde- “A report that describes Latvia and Estonia as giants to force smaller competitors out of the cities and force their local affiliates to carry pendent alternative. He called them “great democratic countries is, without a doubt, preju- field. the programming.” supplements to the mass media system,” diced with respect to Russia,” Markov said. “The FCC and Congress have abandoned Klinenberg had serious doubts about but made it clear that they could not act as Valery Tishkov, who is also a corresponding that goal,” Klinenberg said. “They have such practices, which he said seem acutely a substitute for more conventional forms of member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, worked against creating more competition. disingenuous. media. said the report is “provocative.” They have reduced diversity of voices in “When does someone ask the question, ‘Is “I’m a big blog reader. They often deepen “The Department of State as a government the media and undermined the authority of this ethical?’” he said. “It’s fine. Do a weather conversations,” he said. “Sometimes, they structure has no right to comment or pass judg- local media.” report in Baltimore, but don’t fake like you’re suggest something that needs to be covered ment on the human rights situation in other As larger companies began acquiring in Pittsburgh. That seems improper.” better, but bloggers aren’t journalists. They countries. This should be done by international radio stations, they also replaced live local Newspapers have experienced a similar aren’t going to uncover anything or do any public organizations,” he said. content with syndicated content, reducing reduction in sources of reporting as the firms deep, serious undercover reporting.” labor costs but creating a rift between the in charge seek to merge resources and cut Klinenberg’s talk was sponsored by BOLIVIA PLANS TO EXPORT COCA programming and the people it seeks to costs, according to Klinenberg. the Communications and Media Studies IN FACE OF TREATY inform, according to Klinenberg. He said that one unfortunate consequence Program and the Department of Sociology. A small factory that will allow Bolivia to export coca tea and other coca-related products to Venezuela is putting President Evo Morales on a Lecture examines youth collision course with Washington and the United Lecture receives enthusiastic response Nations. ALBRIGHT United States and Iran arise from a clash corruption in India Morales sees the factory as putting money in continued from page 1 of ideology, but that these differences can Craig Jeffrey delivered a speech the pockets of poor coca growers while reducing sion of Sicily roughly 2,400 years ago as a be overcome and the fracture is not irrepa- last night about the society of corrup- the availability of the raw leaf for drug traffickers parallel to America’s preemptive strike on rable. tion overtaking the educated youth in to produce cocaine. Iraq. Both were driven by the assumption Albright ended her speech on a hopeful India. But the International Narcotics Control Board, that victory was inevitable in the face of note, citing the strong student interest in Jeffrey, an assistant professor of a U.N. entity, says Morales’ plan violates a 1961 Greek, or American, military might. her speech as a sign that young, politically geography and international studies at international anti-drug agreement signed by both “The Athenian invasion reminds us of engaged students can take up the mantle the University of Washington, Seattle, Bolivia and Venezuela. the danger of being too sure we are right,” of pursuing peace in an often volatile and spoke to a small crowd of about Asked whether exporting coca was legal, she said. “When making a decision there is turbulent world. 15 students and professors at the Morales told The Miami Herald, “I don’t have a vital distinction between confidence and “While people have the capacity to Fletcher School’s Cabot Intercultural to ask permission from anyone to produce coca certainty.” choose, they have the capacity to change,” Center. products ... Just like in the past we used coca for Except in rare cases such as genocide, she said. “With all the things going on today, Jeffrey has written a paper about the benefits of humanity, now we’ll industrialize when ethical obligations seem unequivo- I am asked am I an optimist or a pessimist. corruption among India’s youth, in it. We don’t have evil ends in mind.” cal, good leaders should never follow a I answer [that] I am an optimist that worries which he discussed how it has become The Bush administration has demanded that fixed course, but instead should adjust their a lot.” common, and perhaps necessary, Morales continue his predecessors’ policy of actions as the situation requires, Albright The lecture ended with students ask- for young Indian students to involve eradicating illegal coca plants. But forced eradi- said. “A confident leader will reconsider ing Albright various questions relating to themselves in corrupt dealings at their cation angers coca growers, who form the views on the basis of new information,” she her past decisions, which she answered universities because the job market in president’s most loyal constituency. Morales grew said. candidly. “The good thing about not being the country is so limited. This paper to prominence as the leader of a coca growers’ Still, Albright hinted at a dangerous line secretary of state anymore is I can actually was the impetus for the speech. federation, a post he still retains. between confidence and arrogance. “A mor- answer your questions,” she said. “Educated unemployment has Morales recently decreed that Bolivia could ally certain leader will reject all advice that Freshman Emma Hanson expressed her become rife in northern India,” Jeffrey legally grow 20,000 hectares of coca, up from does not agree with what he or she thinks,” excitement at the presence of such a power- told the Daily in an interview after the previous legal limit of 12,000 hectares. U.N. she said. ful figure among Tufts students. the address. “Many young men have reports indicate, however, that actual cultivation Albright was also wary of President “Madeleine Albright is just a really inspir- found it necessary to become involved is 25,000 hectares. The Bolivian government has George W. Bush’s heavily criticized plans ing woman,” she said. “I think it is one of in corruption because they can’t find acknowledged that only about half goes to tradi- to prolong the American presence in Iraq. those things — you come to college thinking salaried work.” tional, legal uses. “I agree with the president that it would that you are going to see great lecturers. I Examples of this corruption include be a disaster for us to leave Iraq under the didn’t want to miss out on this one.” selling answers to tests and abusing SADDAM’S NEPHEW AMONG 140 circumstances, but it would be a disaster to Freshman James Rogers said that the positions as student political leaders SET FREE IN PRISON RAID stay,” she said. lecture made him appreciate Tufts’ abil- for academic and economic gains. Insurgents raided an Iraqi government prison Particularly problematic, she said, is that ity to host such prominent and passionate These youths engage in corrup- west of the city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed the difficulty of separating foe from friend speakers. “The opportunity presented by tion via their educational institutions the son of Saddam Hussein’s recently executed when combating an insurgency may under- seeing someone that has the kind of world because they are the only avenues intelligence chief, Barzan al-Tikriti, a local provin- cut the efforts of U.S. troops and put them in experience that Madeleine Albright does is through which they can find power, cial council member said Wednesday. danger of unanticipated attacks. “If I was a one of the privileges that we have in going Jeffrey said in his speech. Hisham al-Hendawi, a member of the provin- soldier in Iraq, I wouldn’t know who to shoot to a school like this,” he said. The talk revealed that Jeffrey had cial council in Ninewa province, said Mohammed at until I was shot at, and that is untenable,” President Lawrence Bacow, Director of done “a lot of very good ethnograph- Barzan, whose father was decapitated in a she said. the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean ic field work,” said Harvard University botched hanging on Jan. 15 and whose uncle According to Albright, U.S. policy in Iraq Studies Leila Fawaz, and Nijad Issam Fares, Gardiner Professor of History Sugata was Hussein, was among an estimated 140 pris- needs to acknowledge that diplomacy is a representing the Fares family, delivered Bose, who is also a former Tufts pro- oners who escaped when gunmen overwhelmed better means of securing the country than introductory speeches. fessor. guards at the Badoosh prison. It’s not known how military force. “If there is to be a solution First conceived of in 1991 by current trust- “I just wish that there were more many guards, if any, were killed or wounded. in Iraq, it will come about from political ee Fares I. Fares (LA ’93), the lecture series is Tufts students to hear him,” Bose The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni insurgent means,” she said. supported by the Fares Foundation. said. group that’s declared an independent Islamic Albright also dismissed those who have His father, Issam M. Fares, for whom the His speech, which was entitled state in western Iraq, on Wednesday claimed painted conflict in the Middle East as an lecture is named, is currently a member of “Immoral Economies? ‘Corruption’ as responsibility for the raid, one of dozens of Sunni absolute battle between good and evil, say- the Lebanese Parliament and formerly the Practice and Discourse in India,” was insurgent operations this week that seemed to ing that this is a radical oversimplification. deputy prime minister of Lebanon. sponsored by the history department show the limits of the joint U.S.-Iraqi security plan “Armageddon is not a foreign policy,” she The goal of the lecture is to improve and Tufts’ Center for South Asian and in Baghdad. said. understanding of situations in the Middle Indian Ocean Studies. The former secretary of state also said East by hosting seasoned experts with rel- —Compiled from McClatchy Newspapers that deteriorating relations between the evant knowledge, Bacow said. —by Giovanni Russonello

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They call it “Obamamania.” Though he currently trails Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in many Democratic presidential primary polls, presidential The townie dental plan hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) enjoys rock star-like popularity among here are a few types of students at liberal colleges like Tufts. With his newest book “The Audacity appointments that can really of Hope” currently the number one best- seller on college campuses, according to put a damper on a given week. The Chronicle of Higher Education, and T strong Internet support on Facebook.com, One of those would be an appointment Obama has quickly become a favorite among college students. to get something amputated ... huge Last week, the Daily ran an article ana- lyzing the increased emphasis candidates MCT downer. Luckily for me, I have all of my for the 2008 election, particularly Obama, Presidential candidate Barack Obama has gained immense popularity on college campuses are placing on college students and young nationwide. According to his campaign spokesman, Obama plans to continue courting appendages — but I had an appoint- voters for potential support. college students in order to gain a young base of support. In line with this strategy, Obama for ment this week that is a close second to America National Press Secretary Bill where — are an important part of this out there and the real desire for change Burton held a conference call Thursday campaign,” Burton said. “If you listen to is a galvanizing force. Now, more than losing a limb: a dentist appointment. with reporters from 25-30 college news- what he says, he specifically points to the ever, or now more than in a generation, papers from across the country, including fact that, at every important juncture in he believes that we can get young folks I don’t think I’ve ever come across the Daily. The call was the first of several our history, it was young folks who stepped voting, get them involved, and get them someone who would say, “You know the campaign will hold in an attempt to up and forced the change to happen. The working towards the sort of change that we what, I want to go to the dentist and gain support from potential college vot- way he puts it is ‘put their shoulders to the all are fighting for.” let someone I barely know stick sharp ers. wheel of history’ in order to make things According to Professor of Political objects in my mouth and watch me Speaking from Chicago on a rainy after- better than they were.” Science Deborah Schildkraut, however, gag on my own blood-riddled sali- noon, Burton answered questions about Burton mentioned Obama’s campaign Obama will likely face obstacles in gaining va. Sounds like a great Monday.” The issues ranging from the campaign’s plans schedule, which has included several vis- enough support to win the Democratic unfortunate aspect about dentists is to engage college-aged voters to Senator its to college campuses, as well as the primary against Hillary Clinton. Obama that, in my experience, they are nice Obama’s views on racism. Burton started popularity of Obama support groups currently trails Clinton 26 percent to 34 men or women who absolutely mean with an introduction to the campaign — on Facebook. At Tufts, the group “Tufts percent, according to a Rasmussen Reports no harm. But I’d be afraid of even and of course, an immediate plug. Students for Obama” began on Facebook poll on the presidential nomination pro- Gandhi if he had a high-powered buzz- “[Obama is] running for president and is holding its first in-person meeting cess. ing drill aimed at one of my molars. because he believes that, to change our this week. “What it comes down to in a primary Being a townie, my dentist’s office is country, we need to change our politics,” “Obama’s message really strikes home is, because they’re running all in the same so close that on more than one occa- he said. “Senator Obama feels that what’s with people here at Tufts,” said senior Dan party, people want to vote for somebody sion, I’ve had to walk to and from stopped us from meeting our challenges is Grant, the group’s creator. “It’s something who’s going to really win the national elec- drillings ... now that’s a serious walk not the absence of sensible plans, but the college students can really relate with.” tion,” Schildkraut said. “If they think, ‘Well, of shame. With all that said, let’s count failure of our leadership and the smallness Citing historically low turnout among he’s all popular now, but he doesn’t have down the top four reasons of why den- of our politics.” college students, one reporter asked the base he needs to win,’ then they’re tist appointments are so awful: Given Obama’s high popularity on Burton whether Obama actually expects likely to vote for a more established candi- 4. The first reason is more of a per- college campuses, the first question for to get significant votes from the college date.” sonal injury story as to why dentist Burton was predictable: How does Obama demographic. “His biggest challenge is not just get- offices make me cringe like a father plan to include college students? “Yes, he absolutely does,” Burton said. ting young people to vote, but also getting seeing his daughter on a Girls Gone “He’s committed to making sure that “He thinks that this is a different kind of Wild “Barely Legal” tape in a room full college students — and young folks every- election, and the kind of energy that’s see OBAMA, page 4 of buddies. One day in my youth, I was riding my pimp Huffy bike (complete with front and back pegs) when all of a sudden Ego-friendly: Study says students more narcissistic than ever I went over a pothole and was thrown headfirst over the handlebars. Having BY PATRICK TEMKIN “The moral of the story from Sommers that America has emphasized no broken bones was a blessing, but I Contributing Writer [Twenge’s] line of research seems to be self-esteem, but said this isn’t necessar- landed teeth first on a sewer cover. that self-esteem isn’t necessarily all that ily negative. My front two teeth were demolished, Jumbos are known for their civic it’s cracked up to be,” he said. While he “Part of American culture is to insist almost as if I decided to smile an engagement — a school-wide emphasis agreed that a certain degree of “posi- to kids that they are of value,” he said. instant before hitting the ground, leav- on community involvement, volunteer tive self-regard” is vital, Sommers said “Part of being American is you’re not just ing a few Chiclets on Century St. (Just work and philanthropy gives Tufts stu- he thinks too much emphasis has been another face in the crowd.” picture teeth grinding on pavement dents a reputation for putting the needs placed on “feeling good and special and Camara also said the conclusion that — and I bet a solid 90 percent of you of others above their own. According to a unique.” reinforcing children is responsible for just made audible groans of pain.) new study, though, college students are According to Sommers, research has narcissism may be inaccurate. She sug- I don’t want to ruin anyone’s day more narcissistic than ever, and parents demonstrated that people with higher gested that narcissistic tendencies have with this story, but let me just say might be to blame for the upsurge. scores on tests like the NPI often exhibit been traditionally traced to a lack — one tooth looked like Lloyd Christmas’ The study, led by Jean Twenge, a pro- a wide array of negative behavioral ten- rather than an excess — of parental love from Dumb and Dumber (1994), and fessor at San Diego State University dencies, such as difficulty handling criti- and attention. the other was chipped directly in half and author of the book “Generation cism, avoidance of unfamiliar or difficult According to Camara, though modern with some nice nerve endings dangling Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are tasks, aggression in the face of criticism parents may tell their children that they in the wind. Just writing that sen- More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — and a lack of empathy for other people. are special, the parents’ actions don’t tence made me almost vomit on my and More Miserable Than Ever Before,” Similarly, Twenge’s study found that indi- always back up their words: Increasingly, keyboard. That trip to the dentist still analyzed 16,475 responses by college viduals tend to struggle in maintaining children have been neglected, as fam- haunts my townie dreams to this day. students to an assessment called the long-term romantic relationships due to ily dinners, recreational activities and 3. The next issue I have with going Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) an increased risk of infidelity, and often bonding time have gone by the wayside. to the dentist is the awkwardness of from the years 1982 to 2006. exhibit violent, controlling and dishon- “When you feel that no one genuinely trying to have a conversation. At the The NPI asks individuals to respond est behaviors. loves you or thinks that you are impor- doctor’s office, talking isn’t an issue to statements like, “If I ruled the world “We place a great deal of empha- tant, you may try to protect yourself — questions about life and college are it would be a better place,” or “I think sis on self-esteem in this country these by building up your own fantasy about easy to answer when they’re checking I am a special person,” and then places days, and the research seems to suggest being important and special,” she said. my blood pressure or ears (although individuals on a narcissistic continuum. that this myopic pursuit of self-esteem Burns views Twenge’s assertion — that conversation stops the second I have According to the study, more and more has some real potential costs,” Sommers this generation of college students has to turn my head to the left and cough; college-aged students are scoring in the said. become destructively narcissistic and this is non-negotiable). high range on the NPI since its inception Associate Professor of Child self-centered — with a high degree of At a dentist office, there are many in 1982. In 2006, two-thirds of students Development Kathleen Camara said she skepticism. more obstacles for having a normal received above-average NPI scores, con- thinks self-esteem does not arise from “I don’t think so,” he said when con- conversation. stituting a 30 percent increase since empty adulation. Instead, a problem fronted with Twenge’s data. “From the First, their hands are prodding in 1982. emerges “when parents, teachers, and people I’ve met I would say it’s not your mouth with instruments that In her research and her book, Twenge other adults offer praise that is not gen- a common attribute of our society. I could be used for medieval torture, has traced the upsurge in narcissism to uine or earned,” she said. “One doesn’t wouldn’t buy that.” If anything, Burns and any syllable uttered could lead to a the growth of the “self-esteem move- develop positive self-esteem by just said, self-centeredness is something punctured tongue. Second, topics like ment” in the 1980s, which increased the being told they are wonderful.” people tend to grow out of by the time college or family seem relatively moot emphasis on boosting children’s self- Instead, Camara said children develop they get to college. esteem in school and at home. self-esteem by demonstrating their own “Telling a child you’re special or see TOWNIE, page 4 According to Tufts Assistant Professor competence. unique is good as long as there is the of Psychology Sam Sommers, though, But some students are reluctant corollary that you’re not better than oth- Pete McKeown is a senior major- this development could spell future to label themselves as a lost genera- ers, just different,” Burns said. “Those ing in English. He can be reached at trouble. tion. Freshman Nick Burns agreed with are two different things.” [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Thursday, March 8, 2007 Obama won’t shy away from issue of race in campaign Dentist appoint- OBAMA financial aid legislation. Though he said he commemorate Bloody Sunda y, the date of continued from page 3 didn’t have any specifics at hand, Burton a 1965 civil rights march. ment is the ulti- older people who vote regularly to think he told the reporters that the issue was impor- “It’s an important part of the discussion can go the distance,” she added. tant to Obama. — it’s not the only part of the discussion Throughout the interview, Burton “I’ve been with him and he is absolutely but it’s an important one — and he looks mate nightmare repeatedly referenced Obama’s intention committed to making sure that college is forward to talking about it,” Burton added. TOWNIE to “change” politics in America. When a affordable and accessible to everyone who But Burton said Obama’s race alone won’t continued from page 3 reporter asked what specifically Obama wants to go,” Burton said. “He doesn’t think guarantee him support from black voters. when the dentist regularly says, “OK, was looking to change, Burton’s answer that you should be denied a college educa- “I don’t think anybody expected that now you can spit up your blood came quickly. tion just because of where you were born African Americans as a group would vote in and saliva ... how’s your mom?” And “The nastiness in Washington,” Burton or how much money your folks made. It a monolithic fashion,” he said. third, you’re drooling more than a said. When asked to elaborate, he listed should be based on whether or not you When one reporter told Burton that fat kid at a bake sale. other hot-button issues — the Iraq war, want to go and whether or not you’re com- Obama has lost support from some blacks 2. Another problem I have deals health care, energy policy — and said mitted to learning.” because his anscestors were not slaves, with Novocain. I despise needles they’re often pushed off for political rea- Burton said Obama is proud to be black. immensely and the only shots I’m sons. “[Obama is] running this campaign in comfortable taking in my mouth can “There’s a whole series of problems that “He thinks that this is a dif- such a way that he’s fighting for and earning be found at Tavern on the Hill. we need to take on, and the reasons that votes from folks in every single community The numbness of the Novocain we haven’t taken them on thus far is that ferent kind of election, and ... Regardless of what folks’ perceptions are is at first a funny and welcomed ... people thus far in Washington, people the kind of energy that’s out of him, he’s going through a process where result, but it’s not until you leave haven’t worked together in such a way to he has to introduce himself to the American the dentist that it starts to become solve problems,” he said. “People are so there and the real desire for people, and make sure people know about annoying. It is extremely hard to eat focused on the day-to-day, moment-to- change is a galvanizing force. his background and what it is that makes without eventually chewing on your moment small political fights that they’re him tick,” Burton said. tongue, and now you have a legiti- not fighting for the broader, more impor- Now, more than ever, or now And speaking of things that make mate reason for having a drinking tant issues.” Obama tick, how does he plan to catch problem. The call became particularly uncomfort- more than in a generation, up with Senator Hillary Clinton, who is Talking is a complete waste of time able when a reporter from Yale challenged he believes that we can get the Democratic frontrunner and currently too, giving me a cute little speech Burton on whether Obama was following stands significantly ahead of Obama in the impediment: “I wuv the Wed Soxsh his own message. young folks voting, get them polls? sho mush.” If Obama doesn’t believe in the smallness involved, and get them work- “Senator Obama doesn’t consider this 1. The number one reason has to of politics today, the reporter asked, then a race against any one individual or even do with the age-old question: “Have why did he recently engage in a harsh ver- ing towards the sort of change a group of individuals,” Burton said. “He’s you been flossing daily?” bal exchange — a political “catfight,” — with running because he thinks that he is, at This query is basically the bane of the Hillary Clinton campaign? Clinton and that we all are fighting for.” this time, most suited to be president for a my existence. If you floss regularly, Obama traded critical remarks in February variety of reasons.” more power to you, but my gut tells over anti-Clinton comments made by an Bill Burton While Obama faces many challenges me many of you are lazy like me Obama supporter in a column by New York National Press Secretary, in realizing that goal, Schildkraut said his when it comes to this chore. Times columnist Maureen Dowd. Obama for America strategy of seeking out support from young The thing is, dentists know this. “That’s one way to characterize that people has the potential to pay off. They have to. When my dentist floss- exchange, but I think mostly folks are just After a quick question about Obama’s “At this point, what they’re concerned es my teeth, my mouth looks like a ready to turn the page and talk about the time as an undergraduate at Columbia and about is not getting someone to vote in a war zone with the amount of blood more important issues that are facing our another about how he’ll be campaigning in primary that’s a year from now, it’s about that comes from my sensitive gums. country,” Burton said. “He’s out there talk- the South, that inevitable question finally getting people to do the free work that col- It would be nearly impossible for ing about Iraq and healthcare and energy came up: Obama is black — how important lege kids do and help build support for the me to say I floss daily, yet each every single day. I think that we all agree is his race to the campaign? campaign that way,” she said. time I lie and say something like that that exchange is behind us.” “Well, if you read the stories about the “Certainly candidates don’t traditionally “As much as I can with my busy Before Burton could finish answering the race so far — the campaign so far — it’s cer- go after groups they don’t think will vote for schedule,” when we both know that, second part of the question, Burton’s assis- tainly come up a lot, and Senator Obama them,” she added. “So it’s clear they have a being a townie , the only floss I’ve tant came on the line to announce that the doesn’t shy away from talking about it,” reason to believe that support from young seen recently was in the g-string of a call would be ending shortly. Burton said, mentioning that Obama was voters can help them, or else they wouldn’t stripper at The Foxy Lady for a bach- Burton also discussed Obama’s views on visiting Selma, Ala. over the weekend to be putting their attention towards it.” elor party. 5 Weekender 5 THE TUFTS DAILY Thursday, March 8, 2007

WEEKENDER FEATURE | DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME Tufts’ punk rock lecturer Fournier delivers ‘History Lesson’ on the Minutemen with his first book

BY KRISTIN GORMAN AND MIKE ADAMS there was this dude, Jason Jessie, a the way,” Fournier said. for one of Watt’s famed catchphrases. Daily Editorial Board pro skateboarder, who is skateboard- “It was the semi-autobiographical He hit another stroke of luck when he ing a ramp and ‘Paranoid Chant’ [by political intrigue at a summer camp. discovered that the filmmakers them- Besides just a passion for their the Minutemen] was playing [in] the And I was going along and I was like, selves were at the screening in Boston. respective fields of expertise, most background,” Fournier said, “I was like, ‘Hey I know what I’m doing, I don’t Fournier recalls approaching the Tufts professors also share a status as ‘Who’s this?’ I was already listening to need chapters’ — and then I tried to filmmaker and saying, “Hey, I’m going published authors. Michael Fournier, the Sex Pistols and the Dead Kennedys edit 150 pages at once, and was like, to write this book about the Minutemen the Tufts lecturer who teaches the pop- and stuff, all the sort of the basics. ‘This is why you use chapters.’ “ ...’ and we talk about the process for ular “History of Punk Rock” class in the Then I heard that and I was like ... oh Luckily for punk rock/Minutemen maybe, maybe three minutes ... and Experimental College, is joining these my God, this is it.” enthusiasts, it appears that he got the [a month later] he sends this e-mail to ranks with the release of his book, Soon thereafter, Fournier made hang of it. Fournier’s impetus to write Mike Watt that says, ‘I don’t know who “Double Nickels on the Dime,” an the trek over to the Harvard Square a book about The Minutemen came this kid is, but if you want to talk to intriguing, comical insight on the sto- Newbury Comics and picked up the from the Continuum Press book series, him about this thing that I don’t under- ries behind the 45 tracks on Southern tape, unaware that Boston would be 33 1/3, which devotes each book to one stand....’” Californian band the Minutemen’s the scene of his various, future liter- specific album. When Watt found out about Fournier’s record of the same name. Detailing the ary endeavors. He moved to the city in After noticing that the Minutemen’s proposal, though, he had a far warmer heroic tales of the D.I.Y. (do-it-your- 1997 with relatively little else in mind best known and most unique album, reaction than the filmmaker because, self) punk band, this read is sure to be other than to experience urban life. “Double Nickels on the Dime” according to Fournier, he really liked more enjoyable than 400 pages on the (1984) had not been covered yet, he the 33 1/3 book about Pink Floyd’s molecular composition of your toe or Beginning a new “chapter” in Bean approached the publishing company 1967 album, “The Piper at the Gates of 18th century French literature. Town with a proposal. Dawn.” “I had a collection of slacker jobs for “I knew I had to get ammunition,” Around New Year’s 2006, Fournier Not your normal angsty teenage back- a long time — I worked at a restaurant, Fournier said, “I had to have some- boarded a flight to L.A. and stayed at a ground at a record store, did catering — and it thing behind this, so I’m just not some friend’s house waiting impatiently for a A farm in New Hampshire seems an was really fun to be young and living schlub who is overintellectualizing this call from what might become the most unlikely setting to inspire a love for in the city and having this series of low band, so I told Continuum Press that important interview of his life. “[My punk rock. Fournier, however, proves rent jobs,” Fournier said. “I decided for [the Minutemen’s bassist] Mike Watt friends] gave me a ride to his place in that an appreciation for innovative a couple of years that I was going to go was going to help me.” San Pedro,” Fournier said, “and [Watt] music can come from anywhere. As a to as many baseball games as I wanted With the recent release of “Our Band comes out and is like, ‘All right, we’re 15-year-old only child, Fournier spent to, so between 2003 and 2004 I went to Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the going to get a sandwich and then we’re his spare time in the most entertaining 36 Red Sox games, [and] saw the World American Indie Underground, 1981- going to get some coffee.’ “ way possible: skateboarding on a dent- Series team 16 times. 1991” (2001), a popular book about He went on to describe what must ed metal satellite dish his grandfather “But the whole time, I was writing. I punk that highlights the Minutemen, have been a completely surreal expe- hit with a snow plow. did a decade’s worth of music report- Fournier knew that there would be rience, “It’s like in [“We Jam Econo”]; Most assume that an interest in punk ing and criticism for fanzines — Jersey interest in the topic. All that was left he’s driving and he’s like, ‘That’s where rock comes from a sense of oppression, Beat, The Noise ... Adhesive X, Punk to do was to actually get the interview [singer/guitarist] D. Boon used to live a hatred for the man or overall teen Planet, HeartattaCk, Pitchfork Media, with Watt, which Fournier knew would ... that’s where we played with Black angst, but for Fournier, skateboarding Chunklet — before I really got serious be far from easy. Flag, our first show.’ It was a day like introduced him to the realm of mosh and started making any money writ- that.” pits, Mohawks and D.I.Y. ing,” Fournier said. Double Nickels on a Lucky Penny Fournier then found all of his anxi- To improve his moves on the dish, The monumental shift occurred Fortunately for Fournier, around the eties melting away; as he recalls the Fournier started watching videos. about three years ago when Fournier time he was pitching his idea, a docu- ideal interview experience with Watt, “One of the videos was this Santa decided to change his pace and try his mentary had just been released about “You put the tape recorder on, and he Cruz skateboard video and they had a hand at a novel. “I wrote the obligatory the band entitled “We Jam Econo: The just goes; it was incredible, I couldn’t hook up with SST [a record label] and terrible first novel and got that out of Story of the Minutemen” (2005), named see FEATURE, page 7 6 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER Thursday, March 8, 2007

GALLERY REVIEW Bernini exhibit displays a master’s ability to bring life to sculptures Evolution of classic works of art grace Harvard’s Fogg Museum BY KYLE CHAYKA This show is composed and process in his masterpiec- Daily Staff Writer largely of Bernini’s maquettes. es. Despite the heavy influence A maquette is the sculptural of the workshop in the final Close by in the Fogg Museum equivalent of a sketch, a loose pieces, most of the maquettes in Harvard Square, art enthusi- plan, small in scale, for a larg- shown here are attributed asts are lucky enough to have er, finished piece. Many of the solely to Bernini and are the pieces shown here are plans product of his hand alone. The Gian Lorenzo Bernini: for sculptures as architectural fact that we get a glimpse into Sketches in Clay elements, decorating St. Peter’s the master’s creative process Basilica in Rome, among other makes this show that much At the Fogg Art Museum cathedrals and tombs. more astounding. 32 Quincy Street The presentation of the Cambridge, Mass. 02138 sculptures here makes it easy The maquettes seem to follow the progression from (617) 495-9400 to vibrate with sup- maquette to maquette. Many cases in the gallery contain two the chance to visit an ongo- pressed motion, reach- or more stages of one sculpture ing exhibition of a selection ing into space and for a specific project. Three of sculptures by Gian Lorenzo “Kneeling Angel” (c. 1674-75) Bernini. This Baroque art- gesturing with as much maquettes make up one dis- ist was a master of his craft play, so it’s easy to see where and era, justly famed in his strength as the artist Bernini has twisted the pose time as well as today. Just as could possibly instill a bit more or exaggerated the Caravaggio’s paintings are flow of a figure’s robe. This is plunged into a tangible dark- into the clay. a fantastically unique oppor- ness brought to life by illu- tunity to see what work goes minating splashes of dramatic into the final version of each light, Bernini’s sculptures cre- Bernini worked closely with piece. Where the final works ate intricate patterns of light his workshop to fulfill the are immaculate and divine, and shade in their crevices and full-scale realizations com- these sculptures are charming- undulations. They are irresist- missioned for these buildings. ly rough and improvisational. ible explorations of movement The “sketches in clay,” as the They show the artist asking and power that draw the viewer exhibition is titled, shown here questions, pushing and pulling PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE in to a push and pull of specta- give us a far more personal and Bernini’s ‘Kneeling Angel’ (c. 1674-75) rids clay of its rigidity and brings tor and spectacle. intimate view of Bernini’s hand see BERNINI, page 9 movement to the medium.

WEEKENDER INTERVIEW | JULIAN MCMAHON Top Ten | Hippest Old Ladies When the words “hip” and “old ladies” therapist, Dr. Ruth knows everything about are put together, the word “artificial” hips and what goes on between them. usually isn’t very far behind. However, as Though she turns 80 next year, Dr. Ruth the 69-year-old Madeleine Albright taught has none of the prudishness associated us yesterday, older women don’t have to with grandmothers. Her Web site offers settle down and bake cookies once they sex advice for teens as well as people over hit Social Security age. When you think 50. She has written many books and aired about it, your grandmother is probably both a television series and radio show. one of the cooler people you know —who else gave you all the candy, junk food 5) Eleanor Roosevelt — Notably one of and birthday presents you wanted when the most intimidating first ladies to ever you were little? Academy Award winning grace the White House, Roosevelt worked actress Helen Hayes said that, “The hardest tirelessly for civil and human rights during years in life are between 10 and 70,” and her political career, while still promot- these women, from a former First Lady to ing her belief that, “America is all about the most recent Best Actress winner, are speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed” (At least proving her right by showing that seniors according to “Talladega Nights” [2006]). can do more than play bridge and knit. Almost 6 feet tall, she stood eye-to-eye with most men, and was undoubtedly the 10) Cher — Cher is one of the few art- life of many political gatherings. ists that has won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and several Golden Globes. 4) Helen Mirren — The most recent Best Ironically, she opened three of her world- Actress winner at the Oscars, this drama wide tours with a cover of U2’s “I Still ‘Queen’ of sorts was vocal about her Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” choice to turn down the creepy plastic which can only mean that she is, in fact, surgery goody bags offered to stars before actively seeking out the fountain of youth. the awards. This talented award-winner MGM has us convinced that her looks, acting Bullock has told McMahon not to play ball in the backyard a million times and now look 9) Martha Stewart — Martha Stewart skills and even her accent are for real. what he’s done. was once a perfectly innocent woman, until insider trading charges landed her 3) Yoko Ono — Best known for breaking five months of hard jail time. Well, the up The Beatles, but an avant-garde artist in ‘Nip/Tuck’’s Julian McMahon discusses minimum security federal prison may not her own right, this hip lady is still out and have toughened her up, but at least she about with a piece in Boston’s own new can always say, “This one time, back in ICA museum. That stylin’ short haircut and hitting the big screen with ‘Premonition’ prison ...” those perpetually-inappropriate sunglasses BY KRISTIN GORMAN make her a character that can’t be missed. Daily Editorial Board Q : This movie kind of went out of order; 8) Maya Angelou — “The hip, Maya Plus, one of the most influential musi- did this present a different challenge of Angelou bird thinks of another breeze/ cians of our time was madly in love with Most know Julian McMahon as the keeping track of yourself throughout But the less hip birds stand on the grave her, so that wins her some hip-points, if insensitive sex-fiend plastic surgeon the film? of dreams” Okay, so that’s not how the anything. from the renowned television series poem goes, but it’s how it should go. “Nip/Tuck.” But his new psychologi- JM : All movies are shot out of order, so Angelou hasn’t just written classics like “I 2) Doris Roberts — Most know her cal thriller “Premonition,” the tale of you always have to have that concept Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” she has as Marie Barone from “Everybody Loves a husband, Jim (McMahon), and his of what happened before and what signed on to host a radio show on Oprah’s Raymond,” and everyone familiar with the wife Linda’s (Sandra Bullock) struggle happened after: where was I, how am XM radio channel. While Howard Stern show knows that this lady can manipulate against time and psychology to pre- I feeling, what am I thinking; but that might have gotten the big headlines over like no other. While some might say she vent Jim’s seemingly imminent death, is kind of a natural progression for an at Sirius Radio, Angelou’s literary contri- just embodies the typical grandmother, provides McMahon with an out-of- actor when you are working in film or butions have Stern’s foray into the writ- Marie’s got the most power out of anyone the-ordinary role, one that is dark and television. ten word, “Private Parts” (1997), pretty on the show. It’s pretty hip to embody the twisted in a completely different way This was a little more difficult soundly beaten. all-encompassing stereotype of the nag- than “Nip/Tuck”’s Christian Troy. because time frames were so skewed ging, overprotective mother. that you really have to make sure you’re 7) Maggie Smith — England is pretty Question : Do you like the more dark or wearing the right outfit and are in the small and there are only a few renowned 1) Edna Parker — Edna Parker is the hip- off-center roles, not the totally normal right frame of mind. This is all over British actresses, and even fewer old ones. pest lady alive — simply due to the fact guy roles, but something more quirky the place and as much as it was in the Smith has starred in both “Sister Act” that she is, in fact, still alive. Parker is the or different? movie, it was at least as much in the (1992) and “Sister Act 2” (1993), as well oldest living American at age 113; she’s script, maybe even more. as the typical Shakespearian role. Best due to turn 114 years young April 20. She Julian McMahon: Yeah definitely, I’m known recently for her work with the is on no major medications, is still able to always attracted to something that is Q : What was it like dealing with this “Harry Potter” series, she has proven once walk and resides in an elderly community a little skewed, a little off, sometimes crew and people from all over the place and for all that she is in demand for just with the tallest woman alive Sandy Allen, extremely off. I like those charac- [such as Director Mennan Yapo who is about any kind of role. She’s also pretty at 7-foot-7-inches. Nothing characterizes ters that are more extraordinary than Turkish/German]? Were there any chal- old (72), making her hipness stand out that “hip” more than a lady who has seen the everyday life. That’s what I like playing lenges to the international qualities? much more. 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and is still and that’s what I’ve spent most of my JM : I am not from this country myself cool enough to socialize. career doing. 6) Dr. Ruth Westheimer — A popular sex —compiled by Daily Arts Staff see MCMAHON, page 9 Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER 7

ALBUM REVIEW ‘Five Score and Seven Years Ago’ is a new testament After Minutemen, Fournier hopes to to Relient K’s pop-punk and song writing abilities A MANI SMATHERS raise Black Flag Daily Staff Writer FEATURE continued from page 5 In celebration of their own history, believe it.” the pop-punk band Relient K parodies Lincoln’s famous speech opener for its Entering Watt’s own Joycean stream of conscious Five Score and Seven Years Ago Knowing that much of the band’s Relient K history — their rise to punk promi- nence and the tragedy surrounding Boon’s death — had already been cov- ered in “Our Band,” the topic of con- Capitol Records versation centered on the music. “I just wanted to sit down with the guy and album’s title, “Five Score and Seven get the breakdown of ... all 45 songs on Years Ago.” They also give him a nod the album,” Fournier said. “I wanted with their own opener about a man to find out what the jokes are behind who believes John Wilkes Booth was all this stuff; some of it was just totally wrongly accused of his murder. hilarious.” Five albums and seven years into Relient K’s career, the band has suc- ceeded in besting their previous work “But the whole time I was with each new release, and the latest is no exception. writing. I did a decade’s Even after a change of band mem- worth of music reporting bers — the new album is the band’s first without bassist Brian Pittman and criticism for fanzines and the first with new members Jon CAPITOL RECORDS Relient K does its best not to look like a Christian rock band. Schneck (guitar) and John Warne (bass) — Jersey Beat, The Noise ... — Relient K returns with a matured random thoughts which lead to songs an ultra-happy, upbeat love song, per- Adhesive X, Punk Planet, version of its characteristic sound and that don’t seem to have any other pur- fectly exemplifying Relient K’s typical scores again with its pop-punk beats, pose than to entertain. cheese-done-right sound. Thiessen’s HeartattaCk, Pitchfork witty lyrics and tight, upbeat sound. While the album is acoustically initial suggestion, “We should get jer- Media, Chunklet — before I Relient K is headed by the incredibly cohesive, it seems to be thematically seys/ ’cause we make a good team/ But talented vocalist, guitarist, pianist and split between love songs (some roman- yours would look better than mine/ really got serious and start- songwriter Matthew Thiessen. Fans tic and some quirky) and a dialectic ’cause you’re out of my league,” leads who have followed the band since of guilt, repentance and redemption into the declaration that “everyday ed making any money writ- its 2000 self-titled debut undoubtedly — both veteran themes in Thiessen’s spent with you/ is the new best day of ing.” feel like they have listened to Thiessen lyrics. my life.” Michael Fournier mature. As the primary songwriter for The album’s main single, “Must Thiessen, who bemoaned the vola- lecturer the band, many of the songs relate to Have Done Something Right,” com- tility of girls’ emotions two albums his own spiritual status, love of girls bines classic Relient K energy with (and bewilderment towards them) and lyrics of sincere adoration, producing see RELIENT, page 9 One example is the song “One Reporter’s Opinion,” which sounds like a collection of trash talking by the Artist’s Box | The Pop Tards press at Watt’s expense. Watt explained to Fournier that the idea of multiple In the spirit of midterms, the Daily voices within one song had roots in sat down with the Pop Tards, a pop- modern literature. “[Watt] actually punk band composed of sophomore wrote it about himself, because he Korey Aaronson, junior Garrett Wojcik and was reading ‘Ulysses,’ and there are all West Connecticut State University senior these different viewpoints...” Fournier Chris Morano, and gave them a written said. Lead singer D. Boon, however, test about their recent album “Extra Fun had other motives for liking the song: Party Time” and their history as a group. “D. Boon really liked talking trash Actually, it wasn’t so much a test as it was about his friend,” Fournier said. an interview, but somehow these irrever- After the interview, Fournier did ent rockers still only barely managed to what he mentions as “part of the pro- pass. cess” and let the tapes sit for a couple months while he stressed about how Tufts Daily: Give us some background on he was going to get started. “There The Pop Tards. comes a point,” he said, “[when] it is Chris Morano: Well, the band is: Garrett easier to not be successful than it is on drums and vocals, Korey on guitars to be successful, so I had to get over and myself handling the bass and vocals. that hump and be like, ‘Okay, I’m going For live shows, our friend Andrew fills in to do this thing I’ve always wanted to on drums and Garrett switches to rhythm do,’ so I wrote it from March through guitar (and vocals). November 1.” Korey Aaronson: Yeah, I met Chris when I was a freshman in high school back in Fournier’s writing forges its own con- Conn. He was a couple of years older tinuum than me, but we were both on the same After his book hits the shelves some- soccer team. One day we got into this time in June, provided that the date is huge argument on the bus over whether not pushed back any further, Fournier’s or not Mötley Crüe was better than Good next idea is to write a book about the Charlotte (like that’s even a question, long last Black Flag album, which repre- live the Crüe!!). sents the wear, tear and animosity of Anyway, we ended up playing in some the band’s later years. really bad bands together, none of which In the meantime, he has a book worked out. We continued to make some coming out in May called “Wah-Tut- music with one another, but nothing seri- Ca Scout Reservation,” on Arcadia ous. Garrett, who lived in my hall in COURTSEY THE POP TARDS Press about young boys’ experiences Hodgdon last year, heard some of the “Our pal Nikita did this artwork for us last minute. We like it because it emphasizes our at Boy Scout Camp through a photo demos we had done and really dug them. silly-ness.” —The Pop Tards collection accompanied by a narrative. He lives in Conn. too, so he asked to school party, 10% sweet guitar solos, a It was recorded last summer at Garrett’s Fournier said, “I’m going to send the play/record with us and The Pop Tards was teaspoon of Johnny Depp-like attractive- studio, but we just put it out recently. We Boy Scout one to my grandmother and born. ness, and a couple gallons of female rejec- played our first show in January, so we the Minutemen one not to my grand- tion. Might as well throw in some Blink- are going to work on playing some more; mother.” TD : What are your goals as a band? 182 in there too for good luck. maybe even play Battle of the Bands here He is also interested in someday Garrett Wojcik: Well, we definitely don’t at Tufts. I am also working on possibly set- interviewing the less punk, but equally take ourselves too seriously. We try to TD : What are your major influences? ting up a mini tour for us down the East interesting John Irving and Stephen write really catchy pop tunes with dumb KA: Vengaboys, Ricky Martin, the Coast in May/June. King, because “talking to those guys lyrics about drinking and teenage angst. soundtrack to “A Goofy Movie” [1995] ... GW : Yeah. We also have almost enough would be the same thing as talking to KA : We’re just a bunch of friends making pretty standard I’d say. material for the next album, which we will Watt — just put on the tape recorder; fun music to party to (hence the name CM : I’m always under a lot of different probably start recording in May. John Irving would talk about bears and of the album title). All three of us go to influences, which explains why I don’t wrestling and King would talk about school full time, so we try to write individ- have a drivers’ license anymore. TD : Any last comments? the Red Sox.” ually when we can and bring it all together GW : I am the influence. Next question. GW : Check us out at http://www.myspace. Though Continuum is not yet ready every once in a while. com/thepoptards. for another Fournier project, he CM : We have goals? TD : What are your plans for the future? KA : Come see us at Battle of the Bands. remains intent on writing. After his KA : Well, we have a 21 song CD, “Extra We will dress up in silly outfits. successful experience writing his first TD : Could you describe your sound? Fun Party Time,” which we just got fin- CM : Don’t drink and drive. book, one could imagine that very little CM : One part Weezer, two parts high ished up, so we are trying to promote that. —by Jacob Worrel could slow him down. 8 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER Thursday, March 8, 2007 Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY WEEKENDER 9 Christian pop-punk band Relient K’s piety remains concealed RELIENT continued from page 7 ago in the song “Mood Rings,” seems to have mastered the art of the love song. “The Best Thing” is nearly a marriage proposal. After telling his girl how perfect their relationship is, he croons, “’Cause when I looked into your eyes/ and you dared to stare right back/ you should’ve said ‘Nice to meet you/ I’m your other half.’” Add these two songs to the next mix CD you make for that special someone and you’ll be golden — but be careful, there is serious emotion here. In “Faking My Own Suicide,” Thiessen parodies Mark Twain, cre- CAPITOL RECORDS ating a quirky love song in which a Relient K regret taking their album cover MGM modern day Tom Sawyer fakes his photo in the middle of winter. death to show his crush how much Julian McMahon and Sandra Bullock are surprised to find that they’re not in a romantic she loves him, claiming, “because I symphonic orchestra. Here, the band comedy. know you love me/ you just haven’t doesn’t try to hide its Christian roots, realized” and fantasizes about her joy though in typical Relient K fashion, at his reappearance. religion does not dominate the song. McMahon’s emotional investment is Pop culture allusions are common Although Relient K has always been in Thiessen’s lyrics, although the influenced by the faith of its mem- quirky morbidity of “Suicide” shows a bers, the band fits none of the stereo- not unique to his role in ‘Premonition’ departure from the band’s trademark types of “Christian rock” and proves it MCMAHON silliness that filled up most the “Two can have mainstream appeal, just like continued from page 6 Q : It is a difficult concept — being able Lefts Don’t Make a Right ... But Three the Christian band Switchfoot, whose and I have spent a lot of time working to prevent the loss of someone who is Do” (2003) album and even made an lead singer, Jon Foreman, coincident- with people from different parts of the very essential to your life. Does that appearance on its latest and more ly makes an appearance at the end of world and different parts of America, impact you when you are playing the serious album, “MMHMM” (2004), in “Deathbed.” and everybody’s different. part or seeing something like this? songs like “High of 75,” about weath- Old and new fans alike will appre- Every step that you go through has er-induced mood swings. ciate Relient K’s latest album. Those different personalities and every other It’s the other songs on the album, who joined the throng with the release director and every other actor are dif- “In watching the movie I got which fall under the guilt and redemp- of “MMHMM” should be ready for the ferent people; it doesn’t matter if they tion theme, that supply the album same emotion and angst with more come from different countries. The very involved and emotional. with its hardest beats and fuller drums and a faster beat, and older only different thing about this was that sound, if not the most interesting lyr- fans will be rewarded with a return to you had Mennan and [cinematogra- It’s a pretty extraordinary ics. However, even the darker songs of the energy of the band’s earlier work. pher] Torsten Lippstock, who speak experience ...” the album are catchy. Thiessen’s lyrics and voice con- fluent German and there was a lot of The album closes with the song tinue to charm, and the progress of “Was ist das?” being thrown around. I Julian McMahon “Deathbed,” which tells the story of the other members and the addition have no idea what any of that means, actor, ‘Premonition’ an elderly man dying of lung cancer, of the new ones provide him with a but it seemed important to them. looking back on his life. The 11-min- fuller and more mature back-up than ute ballad keeps your attention to the ever before. “Five Score and Seven Q : What were the challenges of filming end, utilizing many different instru- Years Ago” is Relient K’s latest testa- such a psychological role? Did it affect JM : When I read, the script it was a very mental accompaniments, includ- ment that the band only gets better your personal life a little? emotional piece, particularly the last ing piano solos, a bell choir and a with age. 15 maybe 20 minutes where it really JM : I think that all roles are psycho- does become about an attempt to save logical. Just because it’s been tagged as the life of someone who is so integral a psychological thriller doesn’t mean and so important and such a mainstay that it’s any more psychological for the and foundation of your existence. In actors than playing other roles; I think watching the movie I got very involved all roles are psychologically involved. and emotional. It’s a pretty extraordi- That’s the whole idea of an actor is nary experience ... to think about that, to look at a piece and interpret in your to think about the concept of losing own way and evaluate it emotionally somebody and then not [losing] some- and psychologically and come up with body, and trying to hold on to some- a character that’s different than your- body. I found it very engaging and very self. sensitive. Fogg’s ongoing exhibit shows the process to Bernini’s finished products BERNINI with a single abstract piece by Gerhard continued from page 6 Richter, a contemporary German paint- at his material and subject to achieve er. His is a small painting in earth tones the perfection of the end result. such as browns and yellows. Its lines One of the most striking pieces here and heavy brushstrokes bring emphasis is a maquette for “ Angel Holding the to the effects of mark-making tools. The Superscription ” (1667-69). Surrounding same holds true in Bernini’s sketches: it are previous attempts at the subject, we see every mark of his fingernail and showing a more staid pose and less wedging and scooping tools. His mas- dramatic drapery. The last version, in tery of the medium of clay is apparent particular, is awe-inspiring. The angel in every piece. has been unbridled, legs loose, a knee stretching out of the cloth of her robe, feet seeming to lift off of the ground. The same holds true in Bernini captures the dynamism of the Bernini’s sketches: we see cloth in flowing striations in the clay, dramatic folds and swirls in all direc- every mark of his fingernail tions. This is in the best traditions of and wedging and scoop- the Baroque interest in movement and action. Though anchored firmly to its ing tools. His mastery of the base the angel seems to fly, tossed by unseen winds and passions. medium of clay is apparent Several pieces by artists other than in every piece. Bernini have been included in the exhi- bition as foils for his personal work. Two classical Greek sculptures are shown, but standing next to Bernini’s they look Walking into the exhibition, the view- as stiff as the rock they came from. It er is presented with the outstretched makes the viewer stop and appreciate arm of Saint Longinus, muscles bulging, just how much life, violence and action graceful yet powerful. The arm ends in is contained within Bernini’s work. The a clenched fist, a careful yet simplified maquettes seem to vibrate with sup- study of tension. This is what Bernini’s pressed motion, reaching into space work is all about: power, gesture and and gesturing with as much strength as the incredible expressive quality of clay. the artist could possibly instill into the Bernini’s “Sketches in Clay” is an ongo- clay. ing exhibition, so there’s no excuse to An interesting comparison is drawn miss it. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL STEPHANIE L. VALLEJO Diplomacy is the first line of defense Editor-in-Chief Yesterday, former Secretary of State hold for their sovereignty. More broadly, one tough and immediate inspection require- EDITORIAL Madeleine K. Albright gave the Issam M. would hope that leaders today are simply ments”), the events that followed and the Anne Fricker Managing Editors Fares Lecture in the Gantcher Center before less amorous of military solutions to diplo- bloody quagmire that faces American troops Bruce Hamilton an enthusiastic audience of students, faculty matic problems. Yet the last few years have in Iraq are testament to the unwillingness of Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors and alumni. Albright, who at the time of her seen the ill-advised invasion of a nation the current president to engage in necessary Grant Reid Judy Wexler unanimous confirmation by the Senate was conducted with too few troops and under diplomatic relationships. both the first female Secretary of State and the assumption that American forces would Until recently, the White House refused to Rob Silverblatt Executive News Editor the highest-ranking woman in the history be welcomed by residents; a bloody conflict engage diplomatically with Syria or Lebanon Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors of the United States government, gave an that has dealt a blow not only to America’s — two nations that have a vested interest Pranai Cheroo Jenna Nissan interesting and spirited lecture on the past, fighting force but to its economy and world in the fate of Iraq. The administration also Lilly Riber present, and future of conflict and resolution stature; and the rise of Iran as a major player spent precious time refusing to negotiate Kat Schmidt in the Middle East. An overarching theme in the Middle East. with North Korea. Ultimately, the President Jeremy White was the need for increased diplomacy in None of these outcomes were desired, announced that he would begin a dialogue Alex Blum Assistant News Editors managing such conflict. and all could have been avoided by a com- with North Korea’s leader, perhaps following Bennett Kuhn Christy McCuaig Albright began with a description of a war mitment to more aggressive diplomacy the announced departure of British troops Ashley Pandya that seemed eerily familiar. More than 2,000 in early 2003. Though congressional votes from Iraq. Giovanni Russonello years ago, Athens, the superpower of the to authorize the use of force in Iraq have There is hope, however, for the future. Matt Skibinski Executive Features Editor day, saw the small island of Sicily as a poten- haunted some senators on the campaign Detailing former President George H.W. tial threat. Against the wishes of its military trail, many of these votes were cast in order Bush’s address to Tufts in 2002 and his defense Arianne Baker Features Editors Liz Yates commanders, who felt that a larger fighting to give support to President Bush as he of his decision not to invade Baghdad during force should be used and worried that the addressed the United Nations and called for the first Gulf War, Albright explained that Carrie Battan Assistant Features Editors Jessica Bidgood oppressed Sicilians would unite against their the reintroduction of weapons inspectors in the current war in Iraq is a perfect example Luke Burns foreign liberators, Athens invaded and soon Iraq. of the principle that “young people should Sara Himeles found a surprising lack of welcome on their While these votes were cast with the listen to their parents.” The line drew laughs Greg Connor Executive Arts Editor arrival. The Greek nation-state was dragged assumption and the express assurance of and enthusiastic applause. down into what was essentially a bloody the President that war was both a last resort Although the lesson may well be lost on Sarah Cowan Arts Editors Kristin Gorman sectarian war, paving the way for the rise of and a remote possibility (directly before vot- the President, the attendees at this year’s Persia, or modern-day Iran. ing to give the President authority to use Fares Lecture came away with the under- Mike Adams Assistant Arts Editors Naomi Bryant One would hope that after more than force, Senator John Kerry said, “In giving standing that diplomatic engagement— par- Jacob Worrel 2,000 years and countless military cam- the President this authority, I expect him ticularly with unfriendly nations—is crucial paigns, the superpowers would learn not to ... work with the United Nations Security to a successful foreign policy and should be Kahran Singh Executive Viewpoints Editor to underestimate the fondness that nations Council to adopt a new resolution setting out strenuously pursued whenever possible. 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As Dow lies, NEIL PADOVER | MMAN,AN, II’M’M AAWKWARDWKWARD death abounds

BY AQUENE FREECHILD I agree with the Daily editorial board Facebook that EPIIC’s most controversial panel, fea- turing Dow Chemical’s CEO and Tufts acebook.com can get you into Trustee Andrew Liveris, was a good learn- ing experience. However, constructive trouble sometimes. And I’m dialogue depends on honesty by all par- ticipants, and CEOs of the most ethical not talking about potential corporations cannot be fully honest, at F some level, in order to protect sharehold- employers scanning your profile for er value. While Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince high- inappropriate wall posts about the time lighted his company’s toughest moments in his speech, including an admission that you got blackout drunk and peed on the “I am sure that somewhere on any given day one of my employees is doing some- side of a building in Faneuil Hall. thing I am not proud of,” Andrew Liveris in contrast, later stated that he “absolutely I’m not even referring to when you and completely trusts every single one” of come home late at night from a party his 40,000-plus employees “until proven and think it’s a great idea to poke girls otherwise.” Although, I learned a great you went to high school with or send deal, rhetoric and outright untruths were one a message asking if she’d “like to plentiful when it came to one of Tufts’ go to dinner sometime?” newest trustees. No, those make for awkward situ- ations, but it’s the kind of awkward you can ignore. You can delete a wall I am all for making corpo- post; avoid eye contact when you see rations more accountable, the girl. The public urination thing I’m not so sure about — you might have to but we must start by dis- register as a sex offender. cussing what they should be But I digress. All of those things are reversible, but something I still accountable for honestly. can’t wrap my head around is the con- cept of the Facebook photo album. Facebook decided in November of 2006 A question was asked about why Dow that it was a great idea to trust my idiot continues to market Dursban abroad friends to post any picture they want despite being banned for home use in the of me and then put it up on my profile United States due to the fact that it caused until I decide I should probably de-tag severe neurological damage and even CORBIS it. death among at least a dozen children and Well, Facebook doesn’t know my their families. Liveris insisted that “We In the press, Dow has proudly pro- Or Liveris could have mentioned a Dow friends. do not market Dursban (chlorpyrifos) for claimed how it has changed its practices styrene rail car leak in Dover, Del. that, I used to let my friend Saadon buzz home use abroad.” However Dow’s own in India drastically since 2001, so one according a Delaware police news release, my head until one day I came home with European Web site states: “Chlorpyrifos ... would think that Liveris might highlight sent 23 people to the hospital last August. a Mohawk and my mother screamed, is used in and around tens of millions of this positive step. Yet he did not, perhaps Or the fact that last November Dow was “Do not let Saadon cut your hair ever homes worldwide each year.” because he was aware that those who fined 64.5 million euros by the European again!” Because I am a mama’s boy, I Liveris was asked if any recent scandals have been to India know that the she- Commission for price fixing in the rubber decided a month later (after my hair had plagued Dow. Rather than mention nanigans continue. For example, when I market along with Eni and Shell. had grown back in) to get my haircut any of the recent headlines, Liveris high- was in India this past month, I learned of When I asked Mr. Liveris about the in Davis Square by a dynamic duo lighted that as a member of Citigroup’s allegations that Dow submitted a map of 20,000 people drinking toxic water in my friend Eni likes to refer to as “the board, he had seen that company through one of its plants in New Jersey to the envi- Bhopal, India he claimed the issue had Italian ladies.” some hard times. Liveris failed to mention ronmental authorities in the Indian city of been settled in a 1989 settlement. In truth, I thought I’d be in and out in twenty that only a few weeks ago Dow settled Pune, instead of a map of the actual site minutes with minimal damage done. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange where the plant was to be built. That the see DOW, page 12 But for whatever reason, I walked Commission for $325,000 for bribing Indian authorities approved this plant for out with a bowl cut. I don’t mean a Indian officials from 1996 to 2001 to reg- construction without so much as a hiccup Aquene Freechild is an advisory board subtle, maybe-you-won’t-notice bowl ister pesticides including Dursban, the suggests there may be more to learn about member of Students for Bhopal and a cut. We’re talking about a full-fledged pesticide which he so ardently defended. Dow’s conduct there. Somerville resident. Beatles-meets-the-twins-from-Full- House bowl cut. It was atrocious. Naturally, I sought help from my female friends in hopes that maybe they could “fix” the situation. After EPIIC lessons for life they took a picture — what would BY MATT FIORELLO On another level, we can interpret with rich landowners. The landowners later become “the” picture — of me anger as the desire for acknowledge- and citizens eventually realized that smiling with my new ’do, my friend Attending the EPIIC Symposium this ment, understanding and assistance. they deserved more rights and a voice Jessica snipped away and I once again weekend brought many relevant issues Most people come to the discussion/ in how the government ruled their looked like a child of my generation. to the forefront, and every Tufts student negotiating table with set beliefs and lives. Parliament provided a negotiat- I never thought about it again. Until should open his/her mind to thinking opinions that are unlikely to change in ing table and, by promoting compro- they tagged that haunting image of me about them. EPIIC fosters productive one sitting. mise, worked to prevent an oppressive in an album. I promptly de-tagged it discussion and brings contrasting opin- Knowing this, tolerance and curios- aristocratic regime from arising. The and tried to put it behind me. ions together to help all parties more ity are the qualities that will prevail recognition and awareness of others’ Fast-forward 13 months. My friend accurately understand one another. in comprehending the motivations of needs is a universal conception. Saadon is lying in bed rejecting the On Saturday, the panel on the chang- others and will ultimately lead to prog- In the United States, understanding notion that the day should begin ing roles and responsibilities of mul- ress. others is critically important as well. before 3 p.m. Justin comes over to our tinational corporations featured high- We see events throughout history, like While Great Britain is a nation of emi- house and climbs into bed with him. profile CEOs from Citigroup and Dow state-building, that convey the impor- grants, the United States is a nation of I can’t resist. It was a Kodak moment. Chemical, one of whom came under tance of an open-minded approach. In immigrants founded on the notion of So I grabbed my camera, snapped a fire for events that occurred prior to Great Britain, opposing groups chose liberty and opportunity, which has pro- shot that depicts the two as lovers and his tenure. Unfortunately, some audi- compromise over hostility to resolve duced diversity. This diversity fosters tagged each of them on Facebook. ence members asked caustic, angry, critical ideological and life struggles. both progress and tension, which will Justin felt duped, but played it off and sarcastic questions. This type of Great Britain has remained one of the inherently lead to conflict. But it is con- like it was no big deal. I thought his behavior is counter-productive to fully most stable countries historically (it flict that keeps our lives interesting. revenge had come when he ditched understanding other points of view. hasn’t had a revolution since 1689) So the lesson to be learned from the me for lunch at Subway, but little did Although corporate executives are because powerful political actors were EPIIC discussion on global governance I know, that was only the beginning. often self-promoting, they don’t deserve counterbalanced through negotiation, Poking around on Facebook a few days attacks about incidents that occurred contestation and participation. see EPIIC, page 12 later, I stumbled on Jessica’s profile. before their time. We must all under- The monarchy originally agreed to The top wall post was from Justin: “I stand that spiteful statements only fur- create Parliament as literally a “talking Matthew Fiorello is a senior majoring in need that picture of ‘you know who’, ther deepen and breed more conflict. place” to negotiate tax collection terms economics. the one with the bowl on his head; e- mail me it!!!” OK, I thought. What’s the VIEWPOINTS POLICY The Viewpoints section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. Viewpoints welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community. Opinion articles on campus, national, and international issues can be roughly 700 to 1000 words in length. Editorial see PADOVER, page 12 cartoons are also welcome. All material is subject to editorial discretion and is not guaranteed to appear in The Tufts Daily. All material should be submitted by no later than 1 p.m. on the day prior to the desired day of publication and must include the author’s phone number for verification purposes. Material may be submitted via e-mail ([email protected]) or in hard-copy form at The Tufts Daily in the basement of Curtis Hall. Questions and concerns should be directed to the Viewpoints editor. The Neil Padover is a senior majoring in English. opinions expressed in the Viewpoints section do not necessarily represent the opinions of The Tufts Daily itself. He can be reached [email protected]. 12 THE TUFTS DAILY VIEWPOINTS Thursday, March 8, 2007 Freechild sheds light on alleged Tufts gives students many opportunities EPIIC es in as many different disciplines as corrupt practices of Dow Chemical continued from page 11 possible, study abroad, attend speaker DOW released. Almost the entire settlement has is that competing interests will always events, panels, and symposiums, and sit continued from page 11 been given to the survivors, who have exist throughout the world, and being in on meetings at different clubs. the Indian government is currently in used them to pay off heavy medical debts open and willing to understanding all court asking Dow for $100 million to clean and in more fortunate cases towards sides will bring about resolution. This up the abandoned toxic site in an ongoing building homes. continual cycle of tension and reso- My advice to students is civil case. Many of the worst affected survivors lution drives people throughout their Liveris also failed to mention that the live in shanty towns, which were very lives. to take advantage of these Indian Supreme Court reopened the hard hit by the gas disaster. Many a survi- As a senior, my eyes are just becom- opportunities: try courses criminal case against Union Carbide in vor who was better off before the disaster ing aware of these universal notions. 1991 and that Carbide has been abscond- moved into shanty towns in water con- I challenge everyone to really try to in as many different dis- ing from Indian court since that time. taminated areas, because they were the understand the world around them. Why ciplines as possible, study Despite the fact that Dow is in fact har- only places where they could afford the do people act the way they do? What has boring a declared fugitive from justice in rents and their medical bills, but still be caused people to suffer and drives their abroad, attend speaker defiance of Indian law, Dow is continuing close enough to find work in the city. desires? to push its expansion in India. After denying any responsibility for There are invaluable opportunities events, panels, and sympo- Dow’s water pollution, Liveris waxed that lie within the Tufts community, and siums, and sit in on meet- poetic on his initiative to improve water the scope is immeasurable. Sure, tuition It is very nice to talk of standards worldwide via use of Dow’s is high, but that is all the more reason to ings at different clubs. future projects to save the chlorine and polyvinyl chloride, saying, take advantage of the breadth of opin- “Whatever kind of water problems you ions and the depth of knowledge at our world, such as the Blue have, we can help you, you know ... You’ve fingertips. Most importantly, get to know your got problems with E.coli ... We can help I wish now that I had fully realized peers as a diverse blend of people with Planet Run which Dow is you ... You need help with dolphins ... We this opportunity three and a half years unique perspectives on the world. Never funding for $10 million, can help you.” ago. I love the freedom available to take forget to remain curious and tolerant of I am all for making corporations more classes in a variety of subjects, ranging all sides, especially those that you don’t but if they are simply used accountable, but we must start by dis- from comparative politics to computer understand. The lessons from EPIIC are as a whitewash to cover up cussing what they should be accountable science to bodyworks. lessons for life. Once we realize this, only for honestly. It is very nice to talk of future My advice to students is to take advan- then will we be able to make informed billions of dollars of legal, projects to save the world, such as the tage of these opportunities: try cours- decisions and tackle life head-on. Blue Planet Run which Dow is funding for financial and ethical mis- $10 million, but if they are simply used as conduct, they are meaning- a whitewash to cover up billions of dollars of legal, financial and ethical misconduct, Facebook lets bad hair cuts last forever less at their very best. they are meaningless at their very best. PADOVER their main picture. A kid who doesn’t At least 240 people have died in Bhopal continued from page 11 even go here anymore changed his since Mr. Liveris became CEO of Dow. worst that could happen? He tags me picture to me. The numbers grew, and Furthermore, Liveris insisted that the Many died early deaths because they had again? No big deal. I think may have approached 20. I funds from the 1989 settlement ($470 only toxic water to drink, no adequate The next morning when I logged onto wasn’t counting anymore. I would see million) were sitting in escrow in India. medical care, and no money to pay for Facebook I saw something extraordi- people all over campus for the next few Clearly, Dow’s CEO has not done his what they had. I was in Bhopal last month, narily disturbing. Jessica Mactas updat- days who would ask me, “What’s going homework; the settlement was partial- when the children were practicing a play ed her profile. Katie Saville updated on? Why are you all over Facebook?” ly distributed well before Dow bought to show what its like to go to the doctor her profile. Ariel Hopkins updated her I would just try to evade the subject. Union Carbide. A Dow spokeswoman, over and over again sick because of the profile. Saadon Davis updated his pro- “So where are you going for spring Kathy Hunt, is famous for justifying the water. file. All of them — with that infamous break?” I would ask. But it was no use. small settlement amount when divided Last Saturday, I asked Mr. Liveris to photo of my repulsive haircut as their Once my sisters saw what was going on between so many victims by saying, “$500 clean up Bhopal for those children. profile picture. I knew it was hopeless. is plenty good for an Indian.” Not because neither the children, nor I couldn’t believe it, nor fathom how Sure enough, the next morning I got While interest from the settlement sat I, expected him to tell the truth, but he must have organized it. Throughout a phone call. It was my mother. “Neil!” in the bank until last year, under pres- because he must not forget the impact of the day more joined in. By midnight I she screamed. “Did you let Saadon cut sure from the survivors the funds were his choice to ignore it. counted 15 profiles with that photo as your hair?!” Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY VIEWPOINTS 13 14 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS Thursday, March 8, 2007

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Denise: “Jake, you’re like a cartoon.” Jake: “I am like a cartoon. People like to wake up to me on Saturday mornings.” Sports 15 THE TUFTS DAILY Thursday, March 8, 2007 Native American mascots raise questions BY KELLEY VENDELAND Daily Editorial Board

When the University of Illinois’ Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in the ongoing controversy over the use of Native American symbols as American university sports teams’ mascots. “It seemed about time,” anthropology lecturer Cathy Stanton said. “I was kind of sur- prised it took them so long.” In an effort to foster cultural MCT diversity and discourage stereo- The decision to close the book on Chief Illiniwek has caused heated types, the NCAA enacted a policy debate and some sadness throughout the University of Illinois campus. in Aug. 2005 prohibiting schools with offensive Native American University of Illinois says mascots from hosting postsea- son tournaments. Most recently, an American goodbye to longtime mascot Sociological Association study released on March 6, 2007 con- BY LAUREN EBSTEIN from the non-compliant list cluded that “the use of Native Daily Editorial Board because of the Chief’s name, American nicknames, logos and MCT his performances and the mascots reinforces stereotypes.” After 17 years of controversy, the University of Illinois retired its mascot, On Feb. 21, the University school’s logo, which features The ASA called for the discon- Chief Illiniwek, shown here dancing for the last time on Feb. 21. of Illinois closed the book Illiniwek in full garb. tinuation of all Native American on a major chapter of its his- Such unwillingness to act in mascots, and concluded that the eyes of the wider U.S. popu- drawing on that background of tory. Having performed for accordance with the NCAA’s the misrepresentation of Native lace. our having been there.” Current 81 years, Chief Illiniwek, the ruling immediately impacted Americans has various nega- “It makes [Native Americans] chief Ron Froman agreed with mascot for the University the athletics department, as tive psychological impacts on into historical cartoon figures,” Giles’ statements at the time, but of Illinois at Urbana- last May, the men’s tennis Native American children, Stanton said. “Even if you see reversed his original stance in Champaign, danced for the team was unable to host the including lowered self-esteem [the mascot] as a badge of pride, 2000, requesting the University last time, a move that came first and second round of the and impaired academic perfor- that’s a cartoon figure, too. The of Illinois change its mascot. The five days after the University’s NCAA Tournament. mance. ferocious Indian-warrior — even tribal council felt that the Chief Board of Trustees decided to “It was putting U of I ath- “I think [the use of Native if that’s a positive figure, it doesn’t demeaned the Peoria tribe, and retired the mascot in order letes at a competitive disad- American mascots] is highly tell you anything that’s going on was misrepresentative of Peoria to lift NCAA sanctions that vantage,” Lillich said. “They inappropriate,” American studies in real-time native communities. culture, as Chief Illiniwek’s cos- barred its teams from hosting were participating in post- professor Joan Lester said. “It’s With any group that you reduce tume is actually of Sioux origin. postseason events. season events as away games not healthy for Native American to a really simplistic image, you’re “[That statement in 1995] did In August 2005, the NCAA when they should have been kids and leads to misconcep- going to limit understanding.” come from one of the former ruled that universities with home games.” tions.” Not all Native American tribes officials of the tribe, but there mascots employing an offen- The decision to get rid of The late 19th and early 20th disapprove of the use of the mas- was never an official position of sive use of Native American the Chief was a hard one, centuries saw the adoption of cots, however. In fact, the Florida the elected leadership of the tribe imagery cannot host postsea- as administrators were jug- many Native American mascots Seminole Tribe is supportive concerning that issue,” Froman son tournaments. The Chief gling the complaints of upset — a time when American society of the Florida State University said. “The tribe issued the edict fell under the jurisdiction alumni, Native American was often guilty of perpetuating a Seminoles, and released a state- to the university because I believe of this policy, as he is por- activists and outraged stu- romanticized, stereotyped image ment on June 17, 2005, reaffirm- that [Chief Illiniwek] didn’t accu- trayed by a student dressed dents. of the Indian warrior. While con- ing its continued endorsement rately portray the Peoria tribe.” in buck skin, face paint and “It’s been an issue for a sidered acceptable in the past, of the university’s mascot. And Following the request in 2000, an intricate head dress, all long time — since about 1989 such images are now out of sync the school has done its part to the tribe was met with initial considered sacred in Native or 1990,” Lillich said. “The with the values of today’s more forge positive relations with silence from the university. American culture. precipitating event was the socially conscious culture. the tribe, awarding scholarship “There was no response. Despite losing Chief NCAA sanctions for postsea- “[The mascots] do send money to the Seminole commu- None,” Froman said. “That Illiniwek, the University son play.” really strong symbolic messag- nity. Such amenability on both speaks for itself that the state- will still refer to itself as the The controversy began in es,” Stanton said. “I think that fronts has resulted in Florida ment was made by the tribe in Fighting Illini, since “Illini” is 1989, when then-Illinois grad- sometimes a symbolic message State University being one of the early 2000, and there was never considered an abbreviation uate student Charlene Teters, can change without necessar- five schools exempted from the any action by the University of of Illinois, and “fighting” has a member of the Spokane ily changing the symbol. It’s the NCAA policy. Illinois to change it.” athletic and competitive con- Tribe, attended a game while same way in that the gay com- The Peoria Indian Tribe of Native American activists notations. For the time being, holding a sign that read “We munity has taken the word queer Oklahoma, the closest descen- have also engaged in more cre- however, the students and are human beings and not and really turned it into a badge dants of the Illiniwek tribal ative forms of protest. In 2002, athletes at Illinois are with- mascots.” Fans reacted with of honor. Symbols and language group, has been conflicted in its Native American students at the out a mascot — something violence, spitting and throw- can be flexible.” position on Chief Illiniwek. In University of Northern Colorado that has caused great debate ing cigarettes at Teters. Since Stanton sees the mascots as 1995, then-Chief Don Giles said formed an intramural basketball on the campus. then, the issue has been a guilty of oversimplifying Native that the Peoria tribe was “proud “There has been a lot of major source of controversy American culture and history in that the University of Illinois ... is see MASCOT, page 19 controversy,” University of at the school. In light of the Illinois’ Assistant Director continued issue, the univer- of University Relations Mike sity’s ultimate goal was to Indian mascot controversy extends throughout the nation Lillich said. “There have been reach a firm decision on the a lot of letters to the edi- issue. The controversy surrounding changed or agreed to change controversy surrounding Native tor and there has even been “This step is in the best the use of Native American imag- some aspect of their symbols, American mascots. a state legislator who wants interest of the University and ery is not specific to Illinois, as while five schools are exempt Two schools in continued to investigate the manner in is consistent with the Board’s many schools across the country from the policy and three others defiance of the NCAA’s ruling which this happened.” previously stated goal of con- have been affected by the NCAA’s continue to defy it. — the Alcorn State University “There is definitely a lot cluding this year its consen- August 2005 ruling that deemed Florida State University, which Braves and the Arkansas State of controversy on campus,” sus process regarding Chief mascots perpetuating racial and nicknames itself the Seminoles, is University Indians — are not Illinois sophomore Sydney Illiniwek,” Illinois Board of ethnic stereotypes “hostile and one school that is excused from seeking a review from the NCAA Slutzky said. “Everyone I Trustees Chairman Lawrence abusive.” obeying the decision because the and remain subject to the policy, know, and I’m not exaggerat- C. Eppley said in a press In effect, the policy barred 18 Seminole Tribe of Florida supports prohibiting them from hosting ing, is in favor of the Chief. release. schools from hosting postsea- FSU’s use of its tribal name. postseason events. The University Whether they are passion- Illiniwek, which means son events until they altered the Like Illinois, Southeastern of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, ately outraged or just a little “they are men,” was the offensive symbols in their mas- Oklahoma State University also the third school which has failed annoyed, they are upset with term used to refer to a loose cots. Additionally, the mascots changed its mascot, abandon- to comply with the 2005 ban, the decision.” confederation of Algonquin may not be displayed or associ- ing the Savages in favor of the is keeping its current position After the NCAA banned tribes that once lived in the ated with uniforms, cheerlead- Savage Storm. Carthage College, under wraps. Native American mascots in region where the university ers, dance teams, or band uni- meanwhile, altered its nickname “[University of North Dakota] 2005, the University under- is located. The Chief start- forms and paraphernalia at any from the Redmen to the Red is currently in litigation [on the went two rounds of appeals, ed dancing during the 1926 of the NCAA’s 88 championship Men. While the specific changes issue] so I have no comment,” hoping to retain Chief football season — an idea events. Though the ban is uni- mandated for each school to said Peter Johnson, Associate Illiniwek, in addition to the that originated with assistant versal, the NCAA has addressed remove itself from the NCAA’s Director and Media Relations names “Illini” and “Fighting band director Ray Dvorak. each school’s case separately. postseason ban list differ from Coordinator of University of Illini.” The NCAA accepted The Chief has donned vari- In light of the NCAA’s deci- case to case, the underlying North Dakota. the school’s monikers, but sion, a total of 11 schools have goal is the same: to assuage the —by Lauren Ebstein refused to remove Illinois see ILLINIWEK, page 19 16 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Thursday, March 8, 2007 Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 17

MEN’S LACROSSE ANDREW BAULD | YOU CAN’T STEAL FIRST With Middlebury heartbreaker behind them, Jumbo lacrosse enters 2007 feeling confi dent BY MATT MERTENS Senior Staff Writer

Following a season that ended after If I had a million dollars... battling perennial conference pow- erhouse Middlebury to triple-over- he other day my roommate and I time in the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament, the men’s lacrosse team went through one of our typical hopes it can once again compete with the best in the league. “What if?” scenarios, the inane “We had a pretty inexperienced team T last year, but we got a lot stronger as hypothetical that typically follows the for- the year went on,” senior tri-captain attack Mark Warner said. “We have mula, “Would you [blank] for a million some pretty lofty goals in mind for this season.” dollars?” Usually the acts are vulgar and The Jumbos’ high hopes for 2007 stem in part from their performance cannot be reprinted in this paper. But this in the seven-round bout against the Panthers, in which they tied the game one was actually PG, and diverged from the as time expired to force overtime against a team that dealt them a 12-4 standard construction. drubbing in the regular season. “We always expect to play like a top- “Would you rather have a million five team,” sophomore attack Clem dollars,” he asked, “or have Ball Square McNally said. “That game helped show renamed Bauld Square?” that to other people.” I wanted to choose the latter, but of The match up against Middlebury course when I really thought about it, a was the culmination of an 11-6 2006 million dollars is still a million dollars campaign that saw the team notch its and hard to pass up. Next came a country. fifth consecutive winning season. One How about on every map, Russia being of the hallmarks of last year’s squad was named “Bauldtopia?” I thought harder on its defense, which ranked third in the this one. Having the largest country in the NESCAC in saves per game and fourth world named after you would certainly be in goals against. And those numbers DAILY FILE PHOTO an ego booster. But still, no, I think I would should only improve with senior tri- Sophomore Chase Bibby cradles the ball in a game against Williams on April 8, 2006. With have to take the money. captain Wiley Dornseif returning from powerhouses Middlebury and Wesleyan heading the league, the team has a tough task And then this idea occurred to me. an All-NESCAC year to patrol the back ahead of it if it hopes to top last year’s 5-4 conference clip. What about getting a million dollars, for another season. or being able to change the New York Further, sophomore goalie Matt against Colby,” senior tri-captain Brett Being consistent will be especially Yankees to any name I saw fit? He asked Harrigan had an excellent season in Holm said. “Everybody was a little dis- important if the team hopes to stay if I would do this. And I realized, yes, this net in his rookie year. His 200 career appointed after that loss. It definitely afloat in the cutthroat NESCAC. would be a trade I would most definitely saves already have him ranked sixth gave us some extra motivation going “The NESCAC is the toughest make. A million dollars is a lot of money, all-time in the Tufts record books. into the final part of the year.” Division III lacrosse league in the but the chance to ridicule the Yankees is “The deepest part of our team is Tufts then went on a run that saw it nation,” Holm said. “Honest to God, far more promising. definitely our defense,” Warner said. win five of its next six games, the lone there’s no easy games, and if you slip Can’t every Red Sox fan imagine the “And we have a very solid goalie who I setback coming in a 4-3 nail-biter to up anybody can beat you.” utter shame for a crowded stadium of would say is the best in the NESCAC.” national-semifinalist Wesleyan. With “In any given year, four NESCAC fans cheering for, say, the New York Gary The Jumbos’ strong postseason run the late-season push, the Jumbos fin- teams will be ranked in the nation’s top Buseys? Or how about the New York Ass was a contrast to its up-and-down ished with a conference mark of 5-4, 20,” Warner said. Clowns? Mmm, I’m giddy just thinking regular season. Last year, the Jumbos good enough for the fourth seed in the In the United States Intercollegiate about it. cruised through the opening portion of 2006 NESCAC Tournament. Lacrosse Association’s preseason poll, And I realized, I think I might actu- their season, opening 6-1, behind the This year, the Jumbos hope to avoid Middlebury and Wesleyan are ranked ally give up a million dollars to heap this strength of consecutive league wins on the same type of inconsistent regular fourth and fifth. Tufts cracked the top humiliation upon the Bronx Blowhards. the road against Amherst and Trinity. season that plagued them last year. To 20 this year, coming in at 18th after I would actually trade a million dollars They subsequently split the next succeed, it will lean on the leadership finishing last season in the 20th spot. away for this seeming trifle. At the very two contests, falling to Bowdoin and of its three senior captains, Dornseif, Still, the team is optimistic about its least I’d never have to buy another drink beating Williams, before enduring Warner, and Holm. chances against such stringent compe- in New England. their two worst losses of the season: a “We just want to be in a position tition. I know this is sophomoric, but I just 12-4 defeat against eventual-NESCAC where we don’t get too high when we’re “Winning the NESCAC is a possibil- can’t help it. The Yankees suck, that’s all champion Middlebury, followed by a high and too low when we’re low,” ity, and we’d like to make the NCAA there is to it. But what is it about the 17-9 thrashing at the hands of Colby, senior defenseman Alex Bezdek said. tournament and maybe turn some Yankees that make them so evil? To try and one of only two Mules victories on the “A lot of it is mental: handling inju- heads once we get there,” Holm said. figure it out, I ran an experiment. I had 2006 season. The defeat clearly lit a ries, handling weird scheduling, it’s “But to tell you the truth, our biggest never been to Yankees.com, and as soon spark underneath the squad. just a matter of having the leadership goal right now is going out and win- as the Web page opened, a foul wind liter- “We didn’t play our best game to handle that sort of stuff.” ning our first game against Skidmore.” ally blew out at me from my computer as the sinister, devil-like “NY” logo appeared. I swear, it’s like some sort of Pavlovian response for me. My roommates actually Games of the Week caught me looking at the Web site, and we all reacted like I was looking at porn. LOOKING BACK (MARCH 4) | CHICAGO BULLS 126, MILWAKEE BUCKS 121 (OT) A recent article in the New York Times discussing how certain behavioral charac- Ben Gordon was on fire on Sunday night as he led the Chicago Bulls to a come-from-behind win teristics developed, such as crossing your over the Milwaukee Bucks 126-121. Gordon shot 18-32, including six three pointers, and finished the fingers or knocking on wood for luck, got night with a career-high 48 points. me wondering just how I came to loathe Gordon had tough competition though, as Bucks star Michael Redd put up 52 points of his own everything Yankees. Sure, I grew up a Red — the fourth highest total in team history — in the Bucks’ losing effort. Unfortunately for Redd, how- Sox fan, and being from New England, ever, Sunday was not the first time he has turned in a 50-plus point performance in a team loss. On one is constantly inundated by “New York Nov. 10, Redd scored a franchise-record 57 points in a loss to Utah. Sucks” chants. And yet I truly believe there While Gordon contributed a majority of his points in the final quarter of the game, a defensive is something nearly genetic to this feeling. change by the Bulls held the star to a mere two points in the fourth quarter. With 11.6 seconds left on Anyone can become a Red Sox fan, but the the clock Gordon hit a jumper to give the Bulls a 111-110 lead. After Redd missed a shot to take the lucky ones are born into it. lead, Ruben Patterson grabbed the rebound and was fouled, hitting one-of-two free throws and tying Of course some may call these reactions the game at 111 and sending it into overtime. The Bulls edged the Bucks in the overtime period, icing to the Yanks by a different name: inferior- MCT the win with four free throws in the final seconds. ity complex. But that’s natural, just part of the territory. It’s like Tufts and Harvard. My roommate, a New Yorker and Yankees fan, asked if New Englanders actually LOOKING AHEAD (MARCH 10) | MEN’S LACROSSE TUFTS VS. SKIDMORE care this much about New York — does Boston really suffer that much disdain Last season, the Jumbos came as close as it gets from unseating reigning NESCAC Champion for the Big Apple? My answer: yes, yes we Middlebury in last season’s NESCAC finals. The team finally fell 12-11 in triple overtime, and will certainly do. Again, think about Tufts-Harvard. We be thirsty for revenge on April 28 when the two sqaure-off in the last game of the season. But April is a might claim not to care about the School long ways away, and for now the team will prepare for its first game of the season against non-conference Down the Street (to borrow a certain opponent Skidmore on Saturday before worrying about any championships. professor’s label for the institution), but The Jumbos head into the season ranked 18th by the USILA after compiling an 11-6 overall record (5- we all share some scorn for it. How could 4 NESCAC) last season, placing them 20th in the national polls in 2006. Starting its season a little earlier we not? But I have a feeling that they’re than Tufts, Skidmore, on the other hand, got off to a rocky start, losing to Babson College 10-9 in OT on not exactly losing sleep over the doings in March 3. The Jumbos, however, have faced their share of problems following a scrimmage last weekend that resulted in several injuries, two potentially season ending. see BAULD, page 18 Having beat Skidmore 8-7 in double overtime to open last season, the Jumbos hope for a similar begin- ning to the 2007 spring campaign. Andrew Bauld is a senior majoring in DAILY FILE PHOTO English and political science. He can be reached at [email protected]. 18 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Thursday, March 8, 2007

MEN’S LACROSSE Follow the leader: seniors to anchor young team in 2007 season BY ERICA BAILEY strong senior presence that will be vital Senior Staff Writer to the development of the younger play- ers. This year, the men’s lacrosse team “There is not one big star on our team,” is packed with young talent and fresh Holm said. “We have a really strong senior faces. The team’s roster totals 46 players, class with guys that have been dedicated boasting 28 underclassmen, including 16 to the program for the last four years. freshmen. There are 10 seniors, all of whom are With more than a third of the team great guys and they all set a great exam- donning a Tufts uniform for the first ple for the younger guys to follow.” time, the team’s seniors must help the Among the Jumbos’ key young stars younger players adjust to a higher level is sophomore attack Clem McNally, who of competition. scored 21 goals in a stellar rookie season. “In the past I’ve had some great exam- McNally saved a few of his best perfor- ples of senior leadership,” senior tri-cap- mances for some of Tufts’ biggest games tain Mark Warner said. “I plan on doing of the season, tallying six goals in the the same types of things those guys did team’s 13-8 win over Bates in the opening for me, which is going to practice every- round of the NESCAC Tournament. day and mentally preparing ourselves for “It’s more about just doing the same the game. The main thing we try to teach thing that I did last year,” McNally said. the younger guys is to work hard.” “As an offense, we’re just going to try to Warner, a senior attack, tied then- keep it going. It’s not an individual thing senior midfielder Mike O’Brien for the — I was benefiting from what was going team lead in points with 31 last year, and on as a team.” was ranked ninth in NESCAC with 20 With the senior class taking the reigns assists. this season, the Jumbos will push for Senior tri-captain and defenseman something that Tufts men’s lacrosse has Wiley Dornseif, one of two returning All- never before accomplished — a bid to New England players, will also don the the NCAAs. The team came close last C this season. As a junior, Dornseif, who year with a heart-breaking triple-over- started all 17 games for the Jumbos last time loss to Middlebury in the NESCAC DAILY FILE PHOTO year, also earned All-American Honorable semi-finals. Junior attack Connor Ginsberg tries to get around a Skidmore defender on opening day Mention and First Team All-NESCAC “We want to avenge that loss, win the last season, a game Tufts won 8-7 in double overtime. The two teams will face off again on honors and All-New England honors. NESCAC and advance to the NCAA tour- Saturday to kick off the Jumbos’ season. But the Jumbos may play this season nament,” Warner said. “That’s our major without its other senior tri-captain, mid- goal.” right now we’re only focused on our next but we have the intangibles,” Holm said. fielder Brett Holm, who is waiting for the But the team isn’t overlooking the long game —Skidmore College.” “Doing all the little things right and play- results on an MRI for a knee injury he path ahead. The Jumbos won’t get their “We want to play Middlebury but we’re ing together as a team will be our greatest sustained last week. shot at Middlebury until April 28th but in all really excited to see Skidmore,” Holm strength.” If Holm is lost for an extended period the mean time they will take each game said. “That’s where our focus has been, “This team is all about confidence,” of time, it will be a huge blow to the team, as a chance for improvement and prepa- getting off on the right foot and getting a senior defenseman Alex Bezdek said. as he made a successful transition from ration. So far, the team has been hard at great first game in.” “This team has a lot of swagger, even long-stick to short-stick in the middle of work with daily practices and team lifts, “It’s our first opportunity to prove our- down to the freshman. It’s got a lot of last season. Holm was among the team’s but now the Jumbos are ready to put all selves this year and to set a tone for the great guys who know how to walk with top scoring leaders with a career high of that practice to the test. rest of the season,” Warner said. a swagger and who know that it comes 12 goals and six assists, in addition to 42 “We have a long season ahead of us, So what can fans expect from the from hard work. You can’t hold your head ground balls. and there are definitely some dates cir- Jumbos this season? high and be arrogant if you don’t put in With or without Holm, the team has a cled on the calendar,” Dornseif said. “But “We might not have the most talent the hard work.” New England recognizes three from track program Bauld hates all things Yankee Yesterday the U.S. Track In only his second year as books has earned her the and Field and Cross Country head coach, Barron led his award for the second-straight BAULD ry scales are tipped towards Red Association (USTFCCA) squad to a second-place fin- year. Like Jones, she, along continued from page 17 Sox Nation, none of that really released its 2007 Div. III ish at the New England Div. with her DMR counterparts, Medford/Somerville. matters. I still cringe when I see a regional awards, and three III Championships on Feb. 16- will represent the Jumbo squad Which is the same, I’m real- Yankees hat bouncing along the Jumbos headed the list. 17. Of course, Barron and at Nationals this weekend. izing, for Yankee fans. Boston, street anywhere in this fair city, Men’s track and field coach his team owe much of their Both the men’s and wom- however great a rival, really is just and I can take comfort in know- Ethan Barron took in the success to the leadership en’s programs have estab- another member of the AL East to ing I’m not alone. Coach of the Year honor, while of Jones, who will be the lished themselves amongst them when the two teams aren’t So would I trade a million dol- senior tri-captain Fred Jones only Jumbo representing the the region’s elite, notching playing one another. It appears lars to make Derek Jeter cry on won Men’s Field Athlete of squad at Nationals this week- second-place finishes behind this juvenile hatred is on a one- national television? Yes. Would the Year and junior Cat Beck end in Houston, competing in Williams at this year’s Div. III way street. My buddy claims that I pay a million dollars to kick grabbed the Women’s Track the long jump and the triple New England championships. in any relationship, one person Aaron Boone right in the baby- Athlete of the Year award, jump. always likes the other person just maker for his walk-off homerun giving Tufts three of the six On the women’s side, Beck’s a little more. Guess what’s true in in 2003? You bet. Does it make New England honors. continual assault of the record — by Rachel Dolin love is true for baseball. a wee bit immature? Sure. Do I But in the end, even if the rival- care? Not in the slightest.

STATISTICS | STANDINGS SCHEDULE | March 8 - March 12

Spring Training Standings Div. III Men's Indoor Div. III Men's Lacrosse (through Tuesday's games) Track and Field Poll Preseason Poll Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Grapefruit League Record 1. Mt. Union Record Pts 2. Monmouth 1. Salisbury (15) 3-0 300 NCAA Fencing Regionals Cincinnati Reds 6-0 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2. Gettysburg 0-0 281 Atlanta Braves 5-1 4. SUNY Brockport 3. Roanoke 2-0 250 New York Yankees 5-1 5. North Central 4. RIT 0-0 245 Men's at Skidmore Baltimore Orioles 4-1 6. Wisconsin-La Crosse 5. Wesleyan 0-0 238 Lacrosse 1 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 6. Wash. (Mo.) 0-0 211 Cleveland Indians 4-2 8. Tufts 7. Middlebury 0-0 210 Detroit Tigers 4-3 9. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8. Lynchburg 1-0 181 Women’s Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 10. Augustana 9. Geneseo 0-0 179 Lacrosse Houston Astros 3-3 11. Wisconsin-Platteville 10. Ithaca 1-0 151 Philadelphia Phillies 3-3 12. Ohio Northern 11. Cortland 0-1 139 St. Louis Cardinals 3-3 12. Nazareth 13. Bates 1-0 136 Men’s New York Mets 3-4 13. Stevens Tech 14. SUNY Cortland 0-0 132 Swimming Boston Red Sox 2-4 15. Wartburg 19. Tufts 0-0 38 Washington Nationals 1-4 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-5 Women’s NCAA NCAA NCAA Minnesota Twins 1-5 Div. III Women's Indoor Div. III Women's Lacrosse Championships Championships Championships Florida Marlins 1-6 Track and Field Poll Preseason Poll Swimming @ Houston, TX @ Houston, TX @ Houston, TX Pittsburgh Pirates 0-5 1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Record Pts 2. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1. TCNJ (8) 0-0 268 Cactus League Record Men's at Colby 3. Tufts 2. Gettysburg (1) 0-0 261 Tennis 1 p.m. 4. Ohio Northern 3. Amherst (6) 0-0 251 Colorado Rockies 4-2 5. Baldwin-Wallace 4. Bowdoin 0-0 242 Los Angeles Angels 4-2 6. Illinois Wesleyan 5. Middlebury 0-0 239 San Francisco Giants 4-2 7. Wartburg 6. Cortland 0-0 231 Women's Oakland Athletics 3-2 8. Augustana 7. Salisbury 0-0 198 Tennis San Diego Padres 3-2 9. North Central 7. Frank./Marsh. 0-0 198 Texas Rangers 3-2 10. SUNY Cortland 9. Colby 0-0 186 Men's Track NCAA NCAA Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 11. Chicago 10. Williams 0-0 167 and Field Championships Championships Kansas City Royals 3-3 12. SUNY Brockport 11. Wash./Lee 0-0 137 @ Rose Hulman @ Rose Hulman Milwaukee Brewers 3-4 13. Rochester 12. Mary Wash. 0-0 98 Chicago Cubs 2-3 14. St. Lawrence 13. St. Mary's 0-0 95 Women's NCAA NCAA Chicago White Sox 2-6 15. Monmouth 20. Tufts 0-0 46 Track and Championships Championships Seattle Mariners 1-5 Field @ Rose Hulman @ Rose Hulman Thursday, March 8, 2007 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 19

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Avail 9/1/07 Call 781-249- els, eat in kitchen, c.t. bath, free CLASSIFIEDS POLICY All Tufts students must submit classifieds in person, prepaid with check, money order, or exact cash family. Great backyard and free 1677 washer & dryer, frt & rear porches. only. All classifieds submitted by mail must be accompanied by a check. Classifieds are $5 per week with Tufts ID or $10 per parking. 617-448-6233 big yard, drive way. Make offer. call week without. The Tufts Daily is not liable for any damages due to typographical errors or misprintings except the cost of 781-395-3886 the insertion, which is fully refundable. We reserve the right to refuse to print any classifieds which contain obscenity, are of an overly sexual nature, or are used expressly to denigrate a person or group. Questions? Email [email protected]. Replacing Illiniwek is a touchy subject at U of I Native American reac- ILLINIWEK a good thing that the school tradition. While some students tion to mascots mixed continued from page 15 has taken the initiative to make support the adoption of a new ous outfits in his 81-year run, sure that everyone is comfort- mascot, others feel there is no MASCOT people. Our plates are pretty the most current being pur- able with the mascot.” replacement for Illiniwek. continued from page 15 full.” chased in the early 1980s from Apart from the student body, “I definitely do not think the team called the Fighting Whites, Thus far, 15 universities Sioux Chief Frank Fools Crow. a number of alumni are dis- University of Illinois should a satirical shot at the use of have complied with the NCAA Many Illinois students enchanted with the decision, adopt a new symbol,” Illinois Native American mascots. policy, while three, includ- believe this integration of as the Chief has become an sophomore Kaitlyn Hastings The Fighting Whites continue ing the Fighting Sioux of the Indian symbols into the uni- ingrained part of school tra- said. “I was proud that my to play at Northern Colorado, University of North Dakota, are versity’s identity shows defer- dition and the university is school did not have a goofy- and now sell team T-shirts and still subject to the NCAA policy. ence to the state’s Native heri- wary that its concession to the looking mascot running up and other merchandise online. It remains to be seen whether tage, rather than disrespect. NCAA might negatively impact down the sidelines. Instead we But in the scheme of things, the removal of Chief Illiniwek “I am pro-chief and I think alumni donations. had a dignified and respected while the mascots are unac- will provide an added incentive the Chief was a symbol of our “A lot of them are upset,” figure symbolizing something ceptable, they are not the Peoria for the remaining three univer- institution,” Illinois sopho- Lillich said. “I have tried to that is unfortunately long-gone tribe’s most relevant concern. sities to change their mascots. more Adam Kaplan said. “The point out to some of the alum- in today’s society. He was ulti- “[We were] more apathetic “I think you always have to original point of the dance was ni that I have talked to that the mately a symbol of respect and [when we heard the news about look at the specific dynamics to honor Native Americans and university is bigger than this, a tribute to what America used Chief Illiniwek],” Froman said. of any situation, who’s pushing we actually worked with some and not to look at just this or to to be. I would be disgusted “We don’t follow it on a day- for it and why and what the Native Americans to figure out withdraw support or allegiance with any other symbol.” to-day basis. The only time we rational is for getting rid of it,” what dance to do in order to because of this. It’s still a great “I think it will make a really deal with it is when we Stanton said. “There is tremen- respect and honor their tradi- university and has been an huge difference once they are contacted by journalists dous emotional value in the tion.” important part of their lives. get another mascot,” Slutzky wanting to know what the reac- mascot for alumni and local Other students have said It’s a family kind of thing.” added. “There will inevitably tion of the tribe is.” associations. It’s a really com- they understand the political Chairman of the universi- be opposition. No one will “I do believe it does offend plicated mix. Overall the trend implications surrounding the ty senate and history profes- think that any mascot is as some people,” Froman contin- is to shift away from [Native decision and the necessity to sor Vernon Burton said when good as the Chief. And if the ued. “But we have to look for American Mascots] but I think retire the Chief. addressing the faculty, howev- mascot changes, do the col- ways to fund education, health it would be too simple to say it’s “A school mascot is sup- er, that for years many on the ors change? Are we even Illini care and other services for our a domino effect.” posed to bring pride to the faculty have wanted the Chief anymore? If our whole identity students,” Illinois sophomore to be retired. gets stripped away, there will Brittany Abramowicz said. “If With the Chief gone, there be issues.” its not doing that then it needs is still no word on whether or to be fixed. It is sad right now not the university will adopt a — Carly Helfand contributed because it’s a tradition, but it’s new mascot to replace its old reporting to this article. Write a Viewpoint!

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