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b y Mi n y o u n g So n g while other information, including stu- Daily Editorial Board dents’ addresses, is kept confidential, Reitman noted. In response to recent nuisance ordi- The university will use the updated nances passed in the cities of Medford information to identify the areas that have and Somerville, Tufts is working to acquire the highest number of off-campus student updated contact information for students residents, he said. living off-campus in order to increase its “It will be useful for the university to ability to monitor the high-density areas in know where people are living,” Reitman which students live. said. “In that sense, there is the coopera- The City of Medford in August passed a tion between the cities and the university nuisance ordinance that allows the city to in being able to tell what parts of the city fine landlords for the disruptive behaviors are in fact student-rental areas, so the city of their tenants. The City of Somerville can plan better and the university can work passed a similar ordinance at its Board of together [with them].” Aldermen meeting on Oct. 13. Students have run into public distur- The Registrar’s Office will issue reminders bance problems with neighbors each to encourage students to revise their out- semester, according to Tufts’ Director of of-date information listed on Webcenter. Community Relations Barbara Rubel. Webcenter serves as the primary means “For years and years, there have been through which the university obtains stu- instances where groups of students living dents’ contact information, according to in the neighborhoods around the campus Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman. have caused disruption to the neighbor- Some of the information that stu- hood,” Rubel said. dents submit on Webcenter — including During Medford town meetings, resi- students’ names, email addresses and phone numbers — is displayed publicly, see NOISE, page 2 Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily The Tufts Community Union Senate voted last week to forgive the debt of five student groups in full and another in part, but decided not to forgive its own debt. Local community group pushes for hiring ordinance group debts, not its own b y St e p h a n i e St r a u ss subject to the new ordinance, guaranteeing Contributing Writer jobs to Somerville residents. She added that b y Ga b r i e l l e He r n a n d e z can explain the over-expenditure at the Somerville residents are paying the taxes to SenateDaily Editorial forgives Board fivebeginning student of the academic year, accord- Somerville Community Corporation support these city projects and therefore ing to TCU Senate Treasurer sophomore (SCC) is currently endeavoring to pass the should profit from their investments. The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Christie Maciejewski, who makes all final Local Hiring Ordinance, a law that would The ordinance was modeled after simi- Senate opted earlier this month not to decisions regarding budget penalties for require projects receiving more than lar pre-existing ordinances according to forgive a penalty fine that it accrued for student groups. $50,000 in city funds to fill 30 percent of the Harwitt. overspending on its budget last year. The body traditionally forgives penal- generated jobs with Somerville residents. In collaboration with city officials, the The Senate discussed seven student ties when the Senate itself can be held SCC worked to develop the ordinance SCC introduced the ordinance to the groups that overspent their budgets responsible for over-expenditures of stu- and staff have been working closely with Somerville Board of Aldermen in June, last semester, including the Senate dent groups, according to TCU President Somerville’s Board of Aldermen gain according to Harwitt. itself. The Senate decided to forgive all Tomas Garcia, a senior. approval for it, according to SCC commu- The entire board unanimously sup- groups in full or in part, except for the Maciejewski put seven groups’ nity organizer Cecily Harwitt. ported it, she noted, and the Legislative Senate, which will have to pay its own financial penalties up for discussion by SCC is a local group that works with low- Matters Committee is currently reviewing penalty. the Senate, including the Vietnamese and middle-income residents to achieve the ordinance. When student groups overspend their Students Club (VSC), Tufts Film Series, economic sustainability in order to pre- Alderman at Large and Vice Chairperson allotted budgets, the Senate may issue American Society of Civil Engineers serve the diversity in Somerville. of the Legislative Matters Committee Bill financial penalties based on the amount (ASCE), Sarabande, Tufts Mock Trial, A project that receives more than $50,000 by which groups overspent. in city subsidies, Harwitt said, would be see HIRING, page 2 A group may appeal this penalty if it see SENATE, page 2

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b y Co r i n n e Se g a l Audrey Wilson, a junior. Daily Editorial Board Fulbeck photographed people of half- Pacific Islander descent, also called Hapa, Campus peer education group Students and asked participants to describe their Promoting Equality Awareness and identities. He then compiled the photos and Compassion (SPEAC) is continuing its work responses online. this semester on an effort designed to high- SPEAC, formerly known as BEAT Bias light diversity on campus called the Tufts and rebranded in 2010 to reflect the group’s Identity Project. proactive new approach, aims to start The project includes Tufts students’ conversations about incidents of bias and responses to the questions “Who are you?” intolerance on campus through education and “How do other people perceive you?” and events. Such incidents can be reported accompanied by their pictures, according online on WebCenter. to Associate Dean of Students and SPEAC “What we want to do, as a group, is create Coordinator Marisel Perez. a safe space on campus to have these kinds of MCT The Tufts Identity Project is modeled conversations about intolerance,” Perez said. A newly proposed ordinance in Somerville would guarantee jobs to local residents on after The Hapa Project, a work by artist city-funded construction projects. Kip Fulbeck, according to SPEAC member see SPEAC, page 2

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see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Tufts responds to new noise ordinances in host communities NOISE continued from page 1 dents have vowed to relocate if occurrences of public nuisance continue, Chairwoman of Medford City Council’s Subcommittee on Public Safety Breanna Lungo- Koehn told the Daily. Lungo-Koehn identified rowdy parties, public urination, crowded apartments, trash build-up and absentee landlords as some of the most common problems in areas with high student populations. “Sometimes students do not take into account that average, working people do not start their weekends on Thursday nights,” Rubel explained. She noted, however, that only a minority of the student body causes problems. “It is a very small percentage of students who attract police atten- tion,” Rubel said. Lungo-Koehn said she hopes that the university will work to “keep track of where their students are living and patrol those areas more often to give the city more relief.” She is hopeful that the new ordinance will serve to improve relations between Tufts and its host communities. Rubel is optimistic that the new efforts to build up the off-campus registry will improve town-gown relations. “From the university perspec- tive, we want students living off campus to live safely and act as we know they can,” Rubel said. “We are willing to work with the cities and Dilys Ong/Tufts Daily neighbors to achieve that goal.” The university is stepping up its efforts to acquire the addresses of off-campus students in order to decrease the number of noise complaints from neighbors. Senate debate to forgive VCS debt contentious ordinance by December SENATE of going over budget, Garcia HIRING ordinance defines a disadvan- Somerville residents, he said. continued from page 1 explained. SCCcontinued fromhopes page 1 for finaltaged worker review as having an income of new Residents hiring are paying to live in Midnight Café and the Senate Senators have historically White Jr. told the Daily that the below a certain level or facing Somerville, McLaughlin said, and itself. voted to forgive their own pen- committee is responsible for an employment barrier, such as many of them need jobs during The Senate forgave ASCE, alties as a body, he added. reviewing the legality of the ordi- being homeless. these tough economic times. Sarabande, Mock Trial and Debate surrounding VSC’s nance, which is still in its draft White noted that the local courts Harwitt added that the city Midnight Café in full. Only two penalty was especially conten- state and is in the process of have been very strict in terms of has been investing heavily and it groups, VSC and Film Series, drew tious. being amended. passing such ordinances. Non- would be beneficial to the econo- enough debate for Maciejewski The group overspent its bud- Once the committee approves residents who work in Somerville my if unemployed residents could to table the decision on those get by over $600. A VSC stu- the ordinance, a public hearing oppose the ordinance on the basis receive work. groups for a later date. dent representative explained will be held to allow residents to of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Local groups like SCC, will con- Maciejewski later made the to senators that the group over- express their opinions on the ordi- Constitution, which forbids the tinue to push and gain support for final decision to forgive Film spent because it loaned money nance, he said. The final prod- abridgement of rights of citizens, the ordinance in hopes of present- Series in full, as well as $475 to newly formed student groups uct will then be presented to the according to Matt McLaughlin, an ing it the Board of Aldermen for out of the over $600 penalty for for culture shows. Board of Aldermen for a deciding SCC board member. final review by December, accord- the VSC. The group was unaware it vote, according to White. McLaughlin, who is also the ing to McLaughlin. The only group that the body had exceeded its budget, the In addition to reserving 30 founder of local group our “We have to get people to sup- decided to penalize in full was student representative said. percent of jobs for Somerville Somerville, is surprised that the port the ordinance, put pressure the Senate itself. Maciejewski tabled the dis- residents, the ordinance stipu- ordinance is meeting such oppo- on our elected officials and make “We’re the same as every sin- cussion due to the lack of a lates that such projects must also sition because the other 70 per- sure it gets passed,” McLaughlin gle other TCU group, we fund clear consensus, she said. provide 10 percent of those jobs cent of jobs from the city projects said. “We are not going to stop ourselves, and it’s our responsi- The debate is part of a larger to disadvantaged workers. The would still be offered to non- until it’s done.” bility to be fiscally responsible,” Senate conversation about the Garcia said of the decision. importance of group co-spon- Although Maciejewski with- sorship, in which groups fund held the exact amount by which each other’s events, Garcia said. the Senate overspent, she dis- “Co-sponsorship is kind of a SPEAC implements Tufts Identity Project to closed that the penalty was contentious issue on the body,” close to $2000. Garcia said. encourage discussion about social identity It is common for the Senate The Senate encourages to overspend its budget, Garcia groups to co-sponsor each SPEAC Wilson added. more we’ll be able to understand noted. other, but VSC lost track of its continued from page 1 Having the responses online each other as people,” she said. “A lot of programs get added budget, he said. SPEAC comprises half of the would help make the conversa- Unlike The Hapa Project, the over the course of the year,” The debate brought VSC university’s Bias Response Team; tion about diversity more wide- Tufts effort does not aim to focus he said. “They’re programs that under harsher scrutiny than an Administrative Support Team spread, Perez noted. specifically on ethnic diversity, but serve the wide student body, other groups, Diversity and that includes Chief of Staff in “The electronic environment is rather every aspect of students’ but there’s always unforeseen Community Affairs Officer Joe the President’s Office Michael very powerful because other folks identities, Wilson said. costs to us.” Thibodeau, a sophomore said. Baenen, Director of Diversity — maybe students who are com- “Rather than talking specifi- Money to repay the deficit “I think that Senate seemed Education and Development ing to Tufts [and] students who are cally about ethnicity … it would penalties will come out of the to almost handle the dialogue Margery Davies and Perez makes here — can relate to the expres- be good for people to be able to Senate and VSC budgets for this with this group differently than up the other half. sion and self-identification of the claim their own identity without year, Garcia added. with other groups, and that was The project went through a students that are here now,” she any boundaries,” she said. If student groups need to kind of uncomfortable for me,” pilot period last semester, accord- said. “This project really seeks to exceed their budgets during Thibodeau said. “We need to just ing to Wilson. Salwen hopes the project will shed light upon the diversity of the semester, they may apply be aware of the dialogue we use Last semester, the group col- help inspire discussions about people, not only through race or for buffer funding, a Senate- and how it affects other groups.” lected 130 photos and responses personal social identity at Tufts. ethnicity or gender, but also who controlled fund providing The Senate should be care- to the question, “Who are you?” “I think that students at Tufts they are and how they think,” grants to groups for “unfore- ful to treat student groups with SPEAC added the second ques- are generally very intelligent peo- SPEAC graduate intern Arielle seen expenditures,” according respect, Thibodeau noted. tion, “How do other people per- ple and are people who want to Levy (LA ’11) said. to Maciejewski. “If groups are going to view us ceive you?” this semester. learn and grow, but these con- The project will help demon- The Senate can also apply as a successful resource, we need SPEAC has collected approxi- versations about identities are strate all types of diversity within for buffer funding as well to treat them with respect, show mately 75 responses this semes- so personal, that they’re very dif- the student body, according to as approve the use of buffer interest in what they’re involved ter, according to SPEAC member ficult conversations to have, no Wilson. funding for its own purposes, in despite our own passions and Kate Salwen, a senior. The group matter how interested you are,” “It has a lot of potential and is Maciejewski noted. our own interests, and look at has set up tables in Dewick at Salwen said. a really valuable opportunity to The decision to penalize how what they do benefits the advertised times to collect student “The more we get out there and allow the Tufts students to express the Senate will hopefully set interests of the Tufts communi- responses, she said. are able to create a safe space themselves individually and as a an example for other groups to ty,” he said. Members hope to eventually to have these conversations, the collective. You can see how unique apply for buffer funding instead put responses and photos online, more they’ll happen, and the we are,” she said. 3

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Book Smarts — Tufts Professors’ Sartorial Scene Alison Williams and Sarah Gottlieb | Generation SEX Compiled and Photos by Justin McCallum Wrap it In the midst of midterms, it would be all too easy to hate on those heartless souls up at the whiteboard that make us stay in Club Tisch until 2 a.m. every night. But have you ever looked past the piles of reading that those professors up assign you to notice what they’re wearing? Sartorial Scene has, and we’ve been impressed by the diversity of styles to be found among the Tufts faculty. Let’s o it’s time for that awkward conversation: take a look at these eclectic looks that combine fashion, academia and the To wrap it or not to wrap it? Everyone occasional dose of quirkiness, and let these sartorial professors sound off about has different preferences and opinions their own fashions as well as the trends they’ve seen their students sport. about the condom. Some Jumbos use themS regularly, swearing by them in their war against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) When you’ve got a jacket, a tie and a vest, you and babies. But others make excuses. Don’t can be creative with how you mix those up, they make it difficult to feel anything? They be a little bolder with the colors or the tie pat- ruin the mood. They don’t let me feel close terns. I have a thing for jackets. I’m pretty open enough to you. I’m too lazy. Aren’t they super- to the different styles, different lengths. I keep expensive? If you think sex without a condom up with whatever the cutting-edge trend is by is no big thang, check yoself before you infect seeing what [students] are wearing. When I yoself. They aren’t just for preventing baby was an undergrad here at Tufts, I always tried Jumbos. No one wants dirty junk. to be more in style, but I was probably five to Whatever (or whomever) you’re doing, seven years behind the trends — that’s why condoms are important. A common miscon- this look is good, because it’s not something ception is that condoms are only important that goes out of style.” because they prevent pregnancy. Sure, con- —David Proctor, administrator of the doms are the most widespread method of Department of Classics & Archaeology Program contraception, but they’re also important for (pictured top right) preventing many STIs. Condoms help prevent the transmission of genital herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital human papil- lomavirus and HIV/AIDS in both men and women. You may roll your eyes and assume that everyone knows this, but we’ve both heard a lot of people around this campus ask these questions about condoms. One general assumption for women is that the pill (or other forms of contraception, such as injections), cancel out the need to worry about condoms. This may hold true for people in exclusive hookups where both partners have been tested for STIs, but it doesn’t apply to most of the general popula- tion. Let’s face it: A lot of people get drunk, go out and have sex without using the proper “I’d say my style is basically eclectic, classic but protection. While intoxicated, most people with a twist — like wearing cowboy boots with either forget to use condoms or don’t notice an A-line skirt. I like this swing coat: It’s got a when they break or fall off. Even if you’re very 1950’s feel and reminds me of Grace Kelly. using another form of contraception, you I’ll make a confession — I rarely throw any- could be exposed to a number of STIs. You thing away. I tend to mix old and new pieces. “What I might wear out to a date I would [also] It’s tempting for people my age to try to look may think that everyone on this campus is —Kelly Greenhill, associate professor of politi- wear to class, because I’m the same person in younger or to give up altogether on having a clean, but that’s simply not the case. Many cal science every situation. I don’t ever censor myself, so... style. I wear things that I hope make me look STIs won’t show symptoms for the first few how I dress is more a reflection of what I feel like I’m not trying too hard. weeks, if at all. No matter who you’re hooking that day, rather than where I’m going or who I have four kids and they’re all stylin’, so up with, condoms provide important protec- I’m seeing. I think if you can rock it out, you they keep me on my toes. Because I ...am tion that can prevent you from developing should just wear it! I like the really short skirts out there in the world as a feminist, people some serious diseases later on. Sex is great, right now; I think they’re great. “ aren’t always expecting me to dress the way I but it’s way better when you’re safe. —Geraldine Grimm, lecturer of German do. When I’m home, I’m wearing sweatpants Additionally, you can contract many STIs and a t-shirt and flip flops, but professionally orally. For oral protection, pick up some dental I make an effort to throw people off a little dams at the closest CVS. These are designed to bit. prevent the exchange of bodily fluids that can —Nancy Bauer, associate professor of transmit infections. In fact, you can make your philosophy own dental dam by using Saran wrap or sim- ply unrolling a condom, cutting the tip off and cutting down one side. You learn something new every day, right? There are many brands of condoms out there, including Trojan, Durex and LifeStyles. There are even female condoms. While you can find reviews of the top condom brands out there, it’s really a personal preference as to which condoms are the best. One of the most popular brands is Sir Richard’s, the company that makes the plaid condoms you may have seen at Health Service recently. Why are they fantastic? For each box of condoms bought, the company actually donates condoms to countries in need. Their tagline is “Doing good never felt better.” We’ll leave it up to you to “When I was in college, my favorite poet decide, but we think that’s pretty amazing. was a Frenchman by the name of Charles Most condoms are made of latex, but what Baudelaire. He wrote, ‘We are all of us cel- if you’re allergic? There are many non-latex ebrating a funeral,’ and he was describing options when it comes to condoms. The most the way he dressed — which was all in black common non-latex condoms are made of It appealed to my college-boy mind. I just polyurethane, and some are made of other like black. I like black humor, I like noir films. “I proudly accept the title ‘Prince of Argyle’ — all synthetic materials such as polyisoprene. When I was a student in prep school and had of my good friends buy me argyle for presents. Unfortunately, condoms made of synthetic to wear a tie and jacket to class every day, I I love the geometric patterns. I’m so excited “After a certain age … people develop material are usually more expensive. Start sav- resented it. It kind of stayed with me. I went it’s coming back in and people are wearing it their uniform, which is their own voice. ing up your spare change, because condoms through my purple bell bottoms with brass again. I try to wear something I feel comfortable For me, it’s causal with a touch of my definitely aren’t something you should cut out buttons in the ’60s, but that was in California. in — that’s my criteria. After that I try to wear own personality. I like bracelets, I invest in of your budget if you’re sexually active. If a student walks into my classroom wearing something a little bit colorful and fun. The other leather products — jackets, belts, shoes Have questions? Worried that you’ve con- a cap... and I don’t think this particular person thing is I’m going to be covered in chalk, so...I’m — and I love bags! Latin women like to tracted something? Head on over to Health has made a series of careful choices about going to have to do things that are somewhat mix it up; we like to be eclectic. When I Service where you can get confidential STI what he’s putting on his body... I might ask washable. was in college, all of my peers were very testing. And remember: Just wear it. him to take his hat off.” Tufts... kids actually do the right amount of prone to listening to what the magazines —Roswell Angier, head of photography for the dressing up. People wear interesting, nice clothes were telling us to do, and ... nowadays School for the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts that are what I would call business-casual, and I students are much more independent. Alison Williams is a sophomore majoring in think that’s appropriate.” They listen to the established voices of English and Sarah Gottlieb is a sophomore This feature will continue next week. If you -—Ben Hescott, senior lecturer of computer sci- fashion but they put a very real twist that majoring in psychology. Williams can be have a professor you find especially stylish, ence is all their own.” reached at [email protected] and tell us at [email protected] —Consuelo Cruz, associate professor of Gottlieb can be reached at Sarah.Gottlieb@ political science tufts.edu. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Campus Comment I do open links. I don’t Tufts on cyber security really think of it as My email is the only thing I unsafe, but then again worry about; I don’t know nothing really seems if that’s wrong. I have no safe, so this is just as In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Tufts University Information valuable information Technology (UIT) has made a recent push for awareness about the security risks associated bad. with mobile technology. On campus, Blackberries and iPhones abound, and as UIT Director except for credit cards. I —Jessie Partridge, of Communications and Organizational Effectiveness Dawn Irish told the Daily, “students … have no secrets, so... now use mobile technologies far more than their desktops.” first-year graduate Here’s what the campus had to say about keeping the information on their mobile phones —Alex Wais, sophomore student of urban and away from prying eyes. environmental policy and planning I personally think that I have a lot I tend to be more worried about my more personal information on my computer, primarily because there phone than on my computer, so I think is more on there that I would stand that if someone were to get a hold of to lose if something hacked [it]. I my phone, there would be more on don’t think of my phone as having I don’t really have a smart there. I feel like people who are busi- that kind of capability to open junk phone anymore, but when nessmen in actual jobs would have a stuff. I did, I used to check my lot more personal information on their —Rachael Jackson, sophomore bank account on it. I don’t computers, but I know that I person- really worry about my ally don’t open links on my phone. I do computer security nearly that on my computer. I’m definitely worried about as much as I should. All of —Sonya Bakshi, sophomore safety, because you never my passwords are definitely know what’s in those links. the same for everything, You might get viruses or w h i c h i s r e a l l y b a d . something that can damage —Alexis King, senior your hardware, so I’m defi- I click fewer links on my phone because I nitely concerned. think that someone else will pick up my —Mark Bernardo, freshman phone and see my history. —Alexis Donnaruma, junior

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Restaurant Review Jordan Teicher | The Independent Bondir offers diners different and Kiss my exquisite menu choices every day tuches b y Jo h n -Mi c h a e l Se q u e i r a Daily Staff Writer like Robert Downey, Jr. as an actor. He has more than enough charisma to excel Offering an impressively arrayed, elegant- as both Tony Stark and Sherlock Holmes, ly prepared menu on a regular basis is one and he brings effortless polish to all thing, but doing it with constantly rotating Iof his roles. Off-camera, he seems like a decent guy: He overcame alcoholism, stays Bondir classy in public and charms the press. He struggled with personal issues in the past, but he is a changed man — and Hollywood loves a comeback. 279A Broadway Last Friday, Downey received the 25th Cambridge, MA 02139 American Cinematheque Award for his (617) 661-0009 acclaimed work in motion pictures. The $$$$ gala was held in Beverly Hills, and many celebrities were there, including Jennifer dishes is another thing entirely. Bondir, the Aniston, Jodie Foster and the desperate culinary progeny of head chef Jason Bond, Mel Gibson. not only makes good on this ambitious Gibson actually presented the award to promise but does so almost effortlessly. Downey, Jr. — the two are close friends Bondir’s menu changes daily — read that — and then, instead of blandly thanking again if you need to. Where most purveyors half of Los Angeles as most celebrities do of high-end cuisine tend to rely on the old when winning an award, Downey used the standby of seasonal changes, Bond throws opportunity to ask the American public to out the book entirely. Don’t expect a stan- forgive Gibson. Downey said to the crowd, dard appetizer-entree-dessert pattern either, “Unless you are without sin … you should as you won’t find it here. Instead, you’ll be forgive him and let him work.” Misako Ono/Tufts Daily greeted by a trim sheet of the day’s selec- Bondir’s rotating menu offers diners fresh experiences every day. Initially, I rolled my eyes when I saw the tions, featuring both half and full portions. headline. Why should I forgive the anti- The genius of it all lies in the menu’s Semitic, homophobic, racist and abusive incredible diversity of flavors. With four was full of surprises. Its unusual color- distinctive. This allowed the sweetness of guy who is best known for playing Martin half-portions per dining pair, it’s possible to ing comes from squid ink, while its flavor the marshmallow and toasty crunch of the Riggs in the “Lethal Weapon” series? But sample a clear majority of the menu. Then, comes from a combination of seaweed and pumpkin seeds to be accentuated, rather Robert Downey, Jr. is right about one thing: when you return — and you will — a brand dehydrated shrimp. The result was surpris- than become lost. We should all forgive Mel Gibson for the new slate will take its place. ingly subtle — even delicate — in light of its That ability to marry individual tastes with- things he has said and done in the past. But enough about concept and inno- component ingredients. out blending them into one another would Gibson has certainly suffered. Some of vation, since the quality and execution of Unexpected combinations made anoth- continue throughout the meal, including the you may not know that earlier this year he Bond’s dishes quite possibly trumps them. er appearance in the first course, a but- next two courses of olive oil-poached blue- tried to revive his career with a film called The first taste was a trio of breads, fea- ternut squash soup served with roasted fish and braised chicken served with house- “The Beaver” (2011). Gibson plays the main turing a simple nine-grain, another made pumpkin seeds, spiced marshmallow, cara- made fusilli pasta. With both, the accom- character, a failed father, husband and CEO with corn flour and duck cracklings and one melized shallots and bee pollen. By virtue panying paired vegetables felt more like a of a toy company who develops an alterna- known simply as “The Sea.” of each element’s suspension in the base, well-thought-out component of the dish’s tive personality he channels through a bea- Though this mysteriously named offer- every spoon delivered a slightly different ver hand-puppet to cope with his struggles. ing is essentially a black slice of bread, it set of flavors, each clearly delineated and see BONDIR, page 6 Reread that synopsis. Now, read it again. That may actually be the dumbest plot summary ever. Movie Review Music Review I never saw “The Beaver,” but I remem- ber getting a migraine just watching the Unfocused script and poor performances trailer. The film had a production budget Ma and Mena of $21 million and domestically earned less than $1 million at the box office. by Cage, Kidman plague ‘Trespass’ bring Symphony Gibson’s other famous friend, Jodie Foster, b y Emm a St a r r The film opens on a beautiful, sun-soaked directed the movie and played the role of Contributing Writer afternoon as Kyle (Nicolas Cage) speeds Hall to its feet his wife, but the verdict was clear: People down a country road in a silver Porsche, b y Pa n h a r i t h Ch h u m do not want to see a Mel Gibson movie. From director Joel Schumacher, the lat- mumbling in a semi-patrician accent Contributing Writer He has found ways to alienate just about est heist thriller, “Trespass,” chronicles the strangely reminiscent of Frank Langella’s. everybody. not-so-tragic downfall of the Miller family In case this introduction doesn’t make On Oct. 13, Yo-Yo Ma teamed And for this reason, I am willing to listen the point clear enough, here’s how you know up with Spanish guest conductor to what Robert Downey, Jr. is saying. I am Trespass the Miller family is rich: They have a white Juanjo Mena to deliver Antonín willing to forgive him. The man lost his house. Every item inside said white house Dvořák’s Cello Concerto at the family, his career and just about all of his is white. They have a private lake, a private Boston Symphony Orchestra’s dignity. He said some of the most igno- swimming pool and — perhaps even more (BSO) Symphony Hall. A name rant things possible and attacked multiple Starring Nicolas Cage, Nicole telling — marital neglect, a rebellious teen- like Yo-Yo Ma tends to speak for minority groups, but we should be the big- Kidman, Cam Gigandet age daughter and shameful indiscretions. itself, but, as this performance ger people and forgive. Directed by Joel Schumacher The Miller family’s seemingly perfect came to prove, he deserves his To the second part of Downey’s plea upper-crust existence is thrown off the rails acclaim. Not many cellists have about letting him work, however, I person- as they enter a game of cat-and-mouse the ability to make a 40-minute ally want Mel Gibson to know that if he as both they and the audience are forced with four deranged thieves. Kyle, his beau- piece feel as if it happened in a were in a movie with Ryan Gosling — my to endure the longest, most exhausting and tiful wife Sarah (Nicole Kidman) and their few minutes. favorite actor — and Michael Mann — my least entertaining home invasion to ever hit Dvořák’s Cello Concerto enjoys favorite director — I still would not pay the big screen. see TRESPASS, page 6 a reputation as one of the most one cent to support the revitalization of his well-known cello concertos in career. There is a huge difference between popular repertoire. Besides the forgiveness and respect. virtuoso cello part, the genius of Although I consider myself atheist, the cello concerto lies in the care- my family is Jewish, and I will never, ever ful textures that Dvořák’s crafts respect the man who once said, “F-----g between the orchestra and the Jews … the Jews are responsible for all the soloist. These textures demand wars in the world.” My advice to Mr. Gibson a seamless connection between is to find a new career that is not reliant orchestra, conductor and soloist. on ticket sales and public support. Plus, if Mena was able to execute these “The Beaver” is the best he can come up fine relationships as if he had with, he is really doing all of us a favor. been conducting with the BSO for Actually, Hollywood does not love a years. He smoothly lead the piece comeback. Hollywood only loves a come- between its tricky alternating high back if you drink yourself into a stupor and low registers. His process was or snort enough cocaine to satisfy Tony as pleasant to watch as it was to Montana and Michael Bolton. But if you listen to; with his animated and verbally abuse enough people, you’re just almost balletic conducting style, an idiot. At that point, not even Iron Man he made it look easy to guide an can save you. orchestra. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is a three-movement work that is Jordan Teicher is a senior majoring in Alan Markfield/Millennium Entertainment English. He can be reached at Jordan. Nicholas Cage and Nicole Kidman star in the latest unoriginal heist film, ‘Trespass.’ see YO-YO, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, October 19, 2011

YO-YO continued from page 5 primarily structured as a theme and Mavariation and form, meaning Mena that thebeautifully piece translate Dvořák’s Cello Concerto repeats a fundamental melodic base with alterations. The powerful main theme introduced by the forte orches- tra foreshadows the entrance of the soloist; this theme is heard in variation over the course of the entire piece. Theme and variations tend to be more difficult to conduct. Since there’s less wholly unique material to work with, the performers must focus on keeping each variation sounding fresh. Mena handled the task at hand adeptly; rather than articulating each reprise as a simple continuation of the main theme, he gave each an indi- vidual direction by allowing the piece to unfold naturally. At the professional level, the most important aspect of concerto perfor- mance is the chemistry between soloist and orchestra. Oftentimes, concerto soloists have difficulty listening to the orchestra as well as performing with it. Ma’s abil- ity to effectively communicate with the orchestra came through in his mini duets with woodwinds, brass and string players; he complemented the other parts rather than eclipsing them. Ma even smiled and made eye contact with the concertmaster during the sec- ond movement. What sets Ma apart from other cel- lists is his ability to create a broad spectrum of tones. He made his cello sing during the tranquil and lyrical Stu Rosner/Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Hall second movement and, only minutes Yo-Yo Ma brought virtuoso artistry to Dvořák’s Cello Concerto at the Boston Symphony Orchestra from Oct. 13-18. later, played octaves and double stops that effectively pierced through the movement, in which the resolute piece Concerto is a tribute to Josefina. is the case, it did not seem to affect his orchestra. Ma never lacks in tone, unexpectedly eases its way into a sweet In some ways, Dvořák’s Cello performance at all. even when he plays at the high register elegy. Ma took the piece completely Concerto is as physically demanding as At the end of the performance, of the cello. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto off its trajectory to offer one last lyri- it is mentally demanding. Ma’s playing applause thundered, and the crowd offered the perfect opportunity for cal and memorable moment before the style is very dynamic, and puts a lot of saluted the musicians with a standing Ma to display his technical repertoire orchestra built back up and conclud- stress on his body. He performed with ovation. Ma and Mena walked side in a way that is just as musical as it is ed the piece. Interestingly, this coda the cello leaning very far back, whereas by side, laughing and smiling at each virtuoso. was added after the death of Josefina older performance videos show Ma in a other as Ma shook hands with the per- Though the main theme was addic- Čermáková, a piano student in whom more conventional posture. This indi- formers and called all the orchestral tive, the most memorable part of Ma’s Dvořák’s was romantically invested. It cates that Ma might be having slight parts to stand up. The spell was only performance came during the third is rumored that the coda of the Cello back complications; fortunately, if that broken when the lights came back on. - ers guessing with changingBondir keeps menu din BONDIR continued from page 5 overall thrust than a simple add-on. For the bluefish, a bed of shaved veg- etables, green beans and mushrooms pro- vided a nice counterpoint to the richly seasoned, delicate flesh of the fish. And for its counterpart, a medley of crisped red kale, Scamorza cheese and sweetened chunks of pumpkin balanced the savory chicken and starchier pasta with multiple, but always complementary, textures. Main dishes, however, would go on to surpass everything that had been tasted Alan Markfield/Millennium Entertainment before. A set of Scituate scallops accom- Nicholas Cage offers a disappointing performance in new heist thriller ‘Trespass.’ panied by leeks, potatoes, okra, roasted eggplant, hazelnuts and smoked sea salt Cage and Kidman form forgettable duo in ‘Trespass’ froth matched a seared, firm outside with a succulent interior. The mutton shoulder TRESPASS actors take their cues from an unoriginal storyline are attempts to bring elements that followed presented the boldest flavor continued from page 5 script that depicts them as cliched versions of psychological drama to the film, but of the night, perfectly handled. Served with angsty teenage daughter Avery (Liana of themselves. the techniques come off as frustratingly an arc of crème fraiche, a red wine reduc- Liberato) are far from innocent victims as For example, the Miller marriage is in unfocused. Though unoriginal in concept tion, wheatberries and cubed Asian pear, they slowly — very slowly — unravel the shambles. This is not made clear by any and execution, “Trespass” certainly would the heavier quality of the mutton didn’t motives behind their captors’ violent pur- display of meaningful emotional frustration have fared better without the unnecessary dominate the dish, but packed a delicious suit of money and revenge. between Kyle and Sarah, but instead by the plot surprises. autumnal punch. We’ve all seen this story before: A poor fact that Sarah waits impatiently in a kitch- Unfortunately, the acting did not do Delicate preparation and carefully linked little rich family is taken for all its worth by en in a sexy black dress that Kyle ignores. much to save this flop. Cage plays Kyle’s flavors characterize Bondir’s approach per- a gaggle of unwashed thugs. The family gets The group of villains, led by Ben yuppie persona with little believability. fectly. Bond has managed to create tastes tied up, beaten up, chased, blah blah, et cet- Mendelsohn and Cam Gigandet, act the Perhaps the strangest aspect of Cage’s per- and textures on a small, precise scale that era. This plot has been recycled countless way villains are supposed to act. They formance is his aforementioned inexplica- are as unique as they are effective. times in the likes of David Fincher’s “Panic curse loudly and often; when the Millers ble accent that is representative of neither And if you worry that the identity of Room” (2008) and Sam Peckinpah’s “Straw are unwilling to show them the money, his upper-crust breeding nor any possible each delectable morsel you’re enjoy- Dogs” (1971). Mendelsohn and Gigandet portray vexation foreign nationality. ing might slip your mind, fear not — a What stops “Trespass” from cashing in by speaking in too-close proximity to the The combination of Gajdusek’s weak revolving staff will warmly and unpreten- on this generally gripping story line is its family members’ faces and spitting wildly script and Cage’s unusual delivery trivial- tiously describe the contents of each dish execution: Somehow, each element of the in exasperation. izes serious moments by eliciting the audi- as it’s presented. film is almost impressively unconvincing Because these characters are so hack- ence’s laughter. Even Kidman, who seldom Dining at Bondir, it’s difficult to and inauthentic. neyed, they leave the audience pretty much disappoints, is given very little to actually do avoid the feeling that you’ve somehow The Miller family, undoubtedly the pro- apathetic to the plight of both the cats and besides act frightened and dress scantily. stumbled into a wonderful home in the tagonists of the film, could not be further the mice in this disturbed little game. While the movie’s unintentional comedic French countryside. The simultane- from sympathetic. Cage plays an emotion- Without interested viewers, the bizarre moments provide fleeting entertainment, ously relaxed and refined atmosphere, ally detached and mildly corrupt business- and relentless twists and turns of Karl “Trespass” spends most of its 91-minute coupled with superbly prepared cuisine, man, while Kidman and Liberato portray Gajdusek’s original screenplay become run making both the Miller family and is beautifully disorienting, and, fortu- hollow versions of the poor, female col- both distracting and meaningless. everyone in the theater beg for the heist to nately for diners, the host happens to be lateral damage Cage leaves at home. The Perhaps the flashbacks and zig-zagging just end already. one exceptional chef. Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y advertisement 7

Committee on Student Life (CSL) is now accepting nominations for the… 2012 WENDELL PHILLIPS AWARD

The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is one of two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard University), which were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. The award is given annually to the junior or senior who has best demonstrated both marked ability as a speaker and a high sense of public responsibility. The recipient of the award receives a cash prize and traditionally is selected as the only student speaker at the Baccalaureate Ceremony in May. Nominees will be invited to apply and following a review of finalists, the Committee on Student Life will select this year’s recipient in March 2011. . To nominate student(s) e-mail Office for Campus Life at [email protected] Student(s) full name, Class Year and Tufts E-Mail (put Wendell Phillips in Subject Line)

Nomination Deadline: October 31, 2011, 5:00 pm

Nominated students must be a current Senior or Junior. Students may nominate themselves or other students.

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r t e r W. Ro g e r s Off-campus Big Brother Editor-in-Chief As a result of Medford and Somerville Medford passed an ordinance that punish- patrolled because of the rowdy reputation Editorial passing ordinances aimed at quelling the es property owners for unruly parties and their house’s previous inhabitants. In addi- Niki Krieg noise from house parties, Tufts recently other nuisances, and this month, the city tion, Tufts imposes $300 fines for report- Adam Kulewicz announced that it will begin encourag- of Somerville adopted a similar ordinance ed noise violations in the Medford and Managing Editors ing students living off-campus to ensure as Medford. Somerville communities with the threat of that their addresses are accurate in the The Somerville ordinance includes spec- a doubled fine. As a result, we have con- Amelie Hecht Executive News Editor Kathryn Olson News Editors university’s systems. ifications for allowable decibel levels: For cerns about this plan. Laina Piera Once the administration knows where example, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 So what is the solution? First off, stu- Corinne Segal Saumya Vaishampayan students are living, they plan to work with a.m., noise coming from a private residence dents living off-campus should recognize Brent Yarnell Medford and Somerville to improve the for a duration between 10 minutes and 2 that their neighbors aren’t necessarily fel- Bianca Blakesley Assistant News Editors Gabrielle Hernandez management of neighborhoods with the hours must be below 50 decibels, which is low students and should make every effort Brionna Jimerson highest densities of students. While we the equivalent of a quiet conversation. to respect residents’ different schedules Michael Marks strongly implore students to respect non- The desire to gather more student and their property. They can start by being Elizabeth McKay Marie Schow Tufts residents’ schedules and property, we addresses is a clear push toward increased a good neighbor and giving their phone Minyoung Song believe that this raises a bevy of concerns police presences in these neighborhoods, numbers to neighbors, therefore giving Mahpari Sotoudeh regarding students’ privacy. which represents a prejudiced disparity of them a way to quiet down parties before Martha Shanahan Executive Features Editor The problem of off-campus parties is policing around Tufts students in order to resorting to calling the police. Jon Cheng Features Editors not a new one. The groundwork for the shut down loud parties. However, we are skeptical of a policy Maya Kohli Amelia Quinn Somerville ordinance was laid in 2007, It is troubling that the punishments that encourages selective policing in order Falcon Reese when local officials began calling on Tufts imposed in the wake of parties are by no to shut down parties, instead of devot- Derek Schlom Victoria Rathsmill Assistant Features Editors to accept increased responsibility for dis- means consistent. There have been horror ing law enforcement resources to fighting Margaret Young orderly students. In August, the city of stories of new tenants being watched and actual, dangerous crime. Rebecca Santiago Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors Anna Majeski Charissa Ng devon colmer Joseph Stile Matthew Welch Ashley Wood Melissa MacEwen Assistant Arts Editors David Kellogg Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky Assistant Op-Ed Editors Devon Colmer Cartoonists Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists Michael Restiano Daniel Rathman Executive Sports Editor Matthew Berger Sports Editors Lauren Flament Claire Kemp Ben Kochman Aaron Leibowitz David McIntyre Alex Prewitt Ann Sloan Ethan Sturm Kate Klots Assistant Sports Editors Josh Berlinger Executive Photo Editor Virginia Bledsoe Photo Editors Kristen Collins Alex Dennett Justin McCallum Ashley Seenauth William Butt Assistant Photo Editors Lane Florsheim Caroline Geiling Meagan Maher Oliver Porter Scott Tingley Dilys Ong Staff Photographers

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Andrew Paseltiner Executive Copy Editor Ben Considine Copy Editors Off the Hill | Louisiana State University Patrick Donnelly Sara Eisemann Katrina Knisely Drew Lewis Iran assassination plot more complex than it appears Ashley Cheng Assistant Copy Editors Linh Dang b y Za c h a r y Da v i s sound familiar. a year earlier. The USA Patriot Act, the inva- Lauren Greenberg George Le The Daily Reveille The goal of the assassination attempt sion of Afghanistan and later Iraq were all Gregory Witz on Ambassador Al-Jubeir was apparently done under the claim of stopping possible Audrey Kuan Executive Online Editor It seemed like a plot right out of a not so much his death but the reactions it terrorist attacks. Darcy Mann Online Editors Hollywood espionage film. would cause in the international commu- It’s funny to see how similar Iran and Ben Schwalb A foreign country, one suspected for nity. In this regard, the plan seems to have America can be at times, though neither Will Wong being slightly over the edge, slips up and been pretty successful, as we’ve had politi- may admit it. Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager has one of their would-be assassins caught cians from both sides of the aisle clamoring When one looks back on the previous deal- — all on American soil. for some retaliation. ings of the Revolutionary Guards, it seems BUSINESS Like many movies, it appears all is not as This threat of retribution from the West much more apparent the assassination plot Laura Moreno it seems with the recent stopping of Iran’s is what some say the Iranian Revolutionary was probably not the goal. The Quds Force — Executive Business Director assassination attempt. While an action as Guard Corps wanted all along. a branch of the Revolutionary Guard that is Saanya Gulati Receivables Manager brazen and crazy as the supposed Iranian According to former Iranian Consul being accused of the plot — has long had its assassination plot of Saudi Arabia’s ambas- Mohammad Reza Heydari, “There is a por- hands in plots against foreign countries, yet P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 sador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, tion of the Revolutionary Guards who want they are usually carried out through proxies, [email protected] may sound plausible to many, there are to create an external crisis so they can con- ones trusted to complete the jobs. those who claim it simply doesn’t make solidate their power and push to unite differ- Transitioning from using groups like sense or even fit the Iranian style. ent groups inside Iran.” Hezbollah to carry out their plans to using a Yes, as crazy as Iran and its president When I heard this, I recalled the claims 56-year-old Iranian-American seems far too Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have been many people had following the attacks on prone for failure. Iran has too much to lose perceived in the past, this is too much. Sept. 11. According to some conspiracy from such an attack, and not nearly enough However, when people delve into some believers, the events of that fateful day were to gain to warrant such a risk. of the possible reasons, there appears to a false-flag operation meant to give the gov- As with many things involving Iran, there be a much better planned element to the ernment an excuse for more power, both seems to be more than meets the eye. Should whole matter. domestically and abroad. this really allow a consolidation of different All is not united and joyous in the coun- While I think people believing the Bush groups in Iran, it would be interesting to see try of Iran, unsurprisingly. For some time administration was behind the worst terror- what it means for the country and their inter- now, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ist attack in U.S. history may have a few loose national relationships. Corps has been severed into factions -- one screws, it’s hard to not see why such a theory All we can do now is try to uncover more of which was apparently behind the plan- garnered some support. about the plot while avoiding any hasty ning of the assassination attempt. In the months following Sept. 11, we saw jumps to action. The last thing we need is to Their reasons? Well, if you’re a con- certain actions performed by the govern- escalate this in fear and get ourselves stuck in spiracy buff, then it’s probably going to ment that would never have been allowed another war.

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Amanda Johnson | Senior Moments The ‘discovery’ of America The right kind b y Me g h a n Gi l l i s Europe in conditions that killed all but know the difference, but it is a huge 300, launching a long tradition of slav- step for those of Native American For most students, a day off from ery and abuse. This destruction was so descent and could help spread a bit of of legacy school is a godsend. It means sleep- great that just 100 years after the arriv- historical accuracy. he return of many alumni for ing in, spending the day with friends al of Columbus, as many as 90 million You might be asking, why should Homecoming was an illustrative and having more time to fend off the Native Americans had died. Columbus we care about events that occurred reminder of the community that never-ending schoolwork. Columbus even wrote about these atrocities in his hundreds of years ago? Because every lives on after graduation. The wave Day is no exception. However, a day of personal diary, effectively recording figure that we recognize in history says ofT collective pride felt across campus blos- Tufts students lounging on the quad the exploitation and mistreatment of something about America as a coun- somed into a welcomed instance of cama- and playing Frisbee holds a different indigenous people. try and her ideals. There are only two raderie at a university that often suffers type of significance for some people. Yet this confirmed genocide is holidays that bear the name of an indi- from a deficit in school spirit. Native Americans remember overlooked by most, and there is an vidual, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and We owe it to our alumni to cultivate bonds Christopher Columbus for a lot more entire day off in honor of his name. Columbus Day. These holidays honor of friendship and strive to ensure that their than just the “discovery” of America, but The states South Dakota and Hawaii a man who fought for the freedom and college days are remembered not only with instead for the genocide and manipu- have recognized the controversies equality of an oppressed people and intellectual appreciation but also with some lation of their people. In his quest associated with Columbus, and they gave his life for the cause, and a man sense of emotional tenderness and affinity. for gold and glory, Columbus and his have changed the holiday to Native who was responsible for starting the But what do we owe their children? fellow Europeans pillaged indigenous American Day and Discoverer’s Day, Transatlantic slave trade and one of Considering the overwhelming majority of villages, killed and raped their inhab- respectively. Cities such as Berkeley, the greatest genocides in history. our peers, Tufts believes they deserve a little itants and introduced new diseases Sebastopol and Santa Cruz, Calif., extra consideration in the admissions office. that caused havoc among the tribes. have Indigenous People’s Day. I think This is a nod to tradition, with an inherent On top of that, Columbus enslaved that Tufts should seriously consider Meghan Gillis is a freshman who has not assumption that by extending Tufts kinship to and brought over 1,000 natives back to following suit. Most students won’t yet declared a major. our graduates’ children, we will yield greater loyalty and contributions to our alma mater. But in practice, a preference for the children Off the Hill | University of South Florida of alumni amounts to favoring applicants who, quite frankly, don’t need any more help. In contrast with guidelines general- Obama should stay out of protests ly designed to favor only those historically excluded from higher education, this custom b y An a s t a s i a Da w s o n Obama has recently taken to tar- are irresponsible and somehow I’m does exactly the opposite. Giving an edge The Oracle geting individual financial institutions, paying for them.’” to legacy applicants essentially amounts to calling Bank of America’s $5 monthly Later, it was discovered that Obama’s assisting predominantly white, well-off appli- The Occupy Wall Street movement debit card fee “exactly the sort of stuff own administration had secured AIG’s cants from highly educated families. has extended far past New York City’s that folks are frustrated by,” according bailout and knew of the bonuses, Of course, this is a sweeping generalization. Zuccotti Park over the past few weeks. to the Post. according to the Wall Street Journal. A brilliant, multi-racial exception to that arche- Even the White House has picked up However, those fees, according to Obama’s presidency has been type — one of many, I’m sure — lives under the cause. Investors.com, are a direct result of wrought with economic problems. As my roof. Still, in favoring the children of former According to BusinessInsider.com, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer of September, the national unemploy- students, we in essence perpetuate admissions White House spokesman John Earnest Protection Act, which “President ment rate was 9.1 percent, according trends tainted by comparative homogeneity. said Sunday that President Barack Obama signed and touted as one of to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a far In comparison with the quarter of our fresh- Obama “will continue to acknowledge the signature accomplishments of his cry from the 7.6 percent that faced the man class that are “students of color,” records the frustration that he himself shares” presidency.” president when he came into office in from the 1970s show Tufts minority enrollment with the protesters, as well as fight The act, signed into law in 2009, January 2009. hovering around 10 percent, noting that these to ensure that the “interests of the 99 will cost $2.9 billion over five years This month, the real estate market has numbers are likely inflated. percent of Americans are well repre- to implement and limits the fees seen the biggest drop in home owner- Favoring legacies does more than exac- sented.” “banks can collect from sellers when ship since the Great Depression, accord- erbate racial skews. Students who have par- It is good to know that the president their customers make debit card pur- ing to CNN, with “more than 4 million ents that attended schools like Tufts are much is looking out for 99 percent of his con- chases,” according to Investors.com. homes either in foreclosure or 90 days or more likely to be raised with an emphasis stituents, though one would hope he Therefore, banks such as Bank of more late with payments in August.” on education and benefit from their parents’ would have the best interest of all at America have begun implementing In addition, 46 million now live in familiarity with the competitive admissions heart. However, the sincerity of Obama’s monthly fees to make up for lost rev- poverty, according to the Associated process. These students are also more from a alliance must be called into question, enue. Press, the largest swell of Americans higher economic rung, as Tufts alumni make as Obama’s advisers have ties to the Obama is well versed in hypocrisy. since the Census Bureau began tracking significantly more than the average citizen. financial industry, according to the In 2009, according to ABCNews.com, poverty levels in 1959. Besides the demographic factors, considering Washington Post. Obama blasted failing insurer AIG, Instead of pledging his allegiance a relative’s attendance slips into considering a Though one can only speculate the which received a $150 billion bailout to the Occupy Wall Street movement, relative’s donations — a messy prospect that collective aim of the Occupy Wall Street in September 2008 yet gave out large Obama should begin to practice what opens up floodgates for corruption and adds movement, it is clear that it is fueled by a bonuses to employees, by saying, “It he preaches. If he does not, he may be even more leverage to an applicant’s wallet. general distrust of financial institutions makes you angry because you’re think- able to count himself among the 99 per- Some have even questioned the legal impli- and a desire to stop government cuts. ing, ‘I was responsible and these folks cent come Election Day. cations of favoring legacy applicants. It argu- ably conflicts with the 14th Amendment’s pro- hibition of favoritism based on lineage and civil rights legislation banning discrimination based on ancestry. As a private institution, Tufts can evade many of these legal dilemmas. Still, approving policies that run opposite our nation’s core values is unsettling and symboli- cally condones aristocratic traditions. Though often claimed to hold compara- tively trivial weight, studies have shown that legacy status has the effect of adding 160 SAT points. Though Tufts does not provide admis- sions rates for legacies, statistics from neigh- boring institutions demonstrate the sway. For Harvard’s Class of 2009, 40 percent of students with legacy status were admitted, compared to the overall 11 percent acceptance rate. This is not to say that the majority, if not all, of our legacy students are not qualified to attend Tufts. In fact, this policy inadvertently hurts those that would have gotten in without it — it allows legacy status to question the legitimacy of their acceptance and is often a lingering source of doubt in these students’ subconscious contemplations. Furthermore, recent research has found no link between legacy admissions policies and rates of alumni contribution, meaning that favoring legacies may rest on a flawed premise. Sustaining positive alumni relations helps emanate favorable perceptions of Tufts across America, but this can be achieved without giving preferential admissions treatment to their children. Abandoning these structures of archaic ancestral privilege would also swell our school pride, making our legacy one of equal opportunity.

Amanda Johnson is a senior majoring in international relations. She can be reached MCT at [email protected].

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INSIDE MLB Women’s Tennis Cruzin’ to the Tufts finishes Rangers hope second straight pennant leads to first-ever World Series championship season with b y Et h a n St u r m Daily Editorial Board mild success b y An n Sl o a n Daily Editorial Board The Major League postseason has, for all intents and purposes, devolved. The No. 5 Tufts women’s ten- In the two pennant clinching games, the four nis team concluded its fall season starting combined to pitch a total this weekend at the three-day New of 11 innings. The Cardinals’ , England Women’s Intercollegiate whose team eventually won the game and Tennis Tournament, which featured series, only played two innings. The League players from 17 schools throughout Division Series averaged fewer than nine runs the Northeast. per game, while the League Championship The Jumbos’ No. 3 doubles pair of Series averaged more than 11. senior Nathalie Schils and sopho- So where does that leave us for the World more Rebecca Kimmel performed Series? Well, the scored 15 well for the Jumbos, as the pair runs in their clinching game to the St. advanced to the semifinal round of Louis Cardinals’ 12, so that’s a start. In all the B flight. Meanwhile, Tufts’ No. seriousness, no one should be surprised 1 doubles team of junior captain by the teams that have made it here. The Lindsay Katz and sophomore Shelci Rangers are the best all-around team in the Bowman reached the quarterfinals and looked dominant in in the A flight. both of their matchups. The Cardinals had The tournament was formatted all the momentum in the world entering differently from usual, as paired October, outpitched the Phillies and then doubles teams competed against outhit the Brewers. each other in three matches — two But St. Louis has hit the end of the singles and one doubles. The first road. They won’t be facing another senior doubles team to win two out of circuit team in the Fall Classic; instead, three matches moved on to the next they will be up against a real big-league round. team in the Rangers, and no distracting To begin tournament play, Schils squirrel can save them from that. Here and Kimmel faced Babson’s No. are five reasons why: 4 team of junior Victoria Lorido and freshman Courtney Fischer. 1. Been there, done that The Jumbos won the matchup 2-1, The Texas Rangers will be representing with wins in the doubles match and the American League in the World Series for Kimmel’s single match. Later, the the second consecutive year, becoming the duo shut out Wheaton’s third team, first team to do so since the Yankees ran the MCT 3-0, in order to advance to the quar- gamut from 1998-2001. Since 1970, junior Outfielder was unstoppable in the ALCS, belting six home runs to lead the terfinals. circuit teams are 9-3 in the World Series Rangers past the Tigers. There, Tufts lost to Trinity’s No. 3 after having played the previous year. The doubles team, but both Schils and Rangers have not changed all that much in Kimmel won their singles matches a year, and six of the team’s starters from 2. Don’t Mess with Texas teams’ fans have at times lost their juice — to march past the Bantams, 2-1. In Game 5 of the 2010 Series will likely be in The Rangers finished the season tied for think Milwaukee Brewers fans booing Shuan the following round, however, the the lineup tonight. the second-best home record in baseball, Marcum or fans nearly going Tufts pair was eliminated from the The Cardinals, on the other hand, haven’t and with good reason. Rangers Ballpark can silent during Game 5 of the ALCS — those tournament when they lost 3-0 to been to the Fall Classic since 2006. This year’s be an intimidating place, especially come crazy Texans just keep on going at it. Having No. 2 Williams’ fourth-ranked team iteration has only three holdovers from that October. After dropping their first game of the the best hitters’ ballpark in the league accord- of freshman Monica Pastor and squad: , and postseason at home when Tampa Bay’s Matt ing to ESPN’s Park Factor hasn’t hurt that sophomore Lindsay Thygesen. . So while the franchise has Moore decided to be the second coming of power-heavy Rangers lineup either. “We both played really well. It been there before, this team has not. The Cy Young for a night, they have rattled off four While the Cardinals have home-field was our first time playing doubles Rangers’ experience will undoubtedly play a straight home victories as the crowd rallied advantage, they will likely need to win a game together,” Schils said. “It was excit- part in the coming weeks. behind them with towels waving. While other see AL PREVIEW, page 12 see WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 14

Inside MLB EDITORS’ CHALLENGE: World Series Why victory is in the Cards WINNER GAMES MVP After an improbable run, St. Louis Cardinals show Aaron L. 6 Chris Carpenter no signs of slowing down b y Aa r o n Leibowitz long, and what matters is who’s hot ers. The , like the entire Annie S. 6 Mike Napoli Daily Editorial Board in the end — something that the team, saved its best for last. Braves and Red Sox learned the On Sunday, manager Tony La Before we tell you why the St. hard way. The Cards are scorching. Russa worked some magic, pull- Alex P. 6 Adrian Beltre Louis Cardinals will soon be World Including the postseason, they’ve ing starter Edwin Jackson after two Series Champions, it is important won 30 of their last 43 games. innings and relying on the mot- to note that, not too long ago, they To make the playoffs, they had ley crew of Fernando Salas, Marc Ben K. 4 were considered a mediocre team. to stay sharp until game 162. When Rzepczynski, , Lance On Aug. 25, they were 67-63, sit- the playoffs began, they had clearly Lynn and to do the rest. ting 10.5 games behind the Atlanta hit their stride. The same cannot be They were up to the task, allowing Claire K. 6 Braves in the Wild Card. Then, in said of the Phillies and Yankees, who just two runs in seven frames. an occurrence understandable only clinched their respective divisions in La Russa has used Salas, the to the baseball gods, the St. Louis mid-September before being upset Cards’ closer for much of the year, David M. 6 Nelson Cruz went 23-9 to finish the season, while in first-round playoff matchups in the third, fourth, sixth and eighth Atlanta lost 20 of its last 30 games. against the Cardinals and Tigers, innings this postseason, and he has Entering the final day of regular- respectively. The Brewers clinched a 1.86 ERA. Dotel has earned two Daniel R. 5 Mike Napoli season play, both teams had 89-72 the NL Central on Sept. 23, the same wins and a hold pitching in the fifth, records. You know how that ended. day the Rangers won the AL West. sixth and seventh, while Motte has On Sunday, the Cardinals The Rangers have looked like the four saves and a flawless ERA in Ethan S. 6 Nelson Cruz punched their ticket to the World better team for most of the year, but eight innings of October work. Series after beating the Milwaukee the Cardinals are better now, and Brewers 12-6 in Game 6 of the NLCS. that’s what counts. 3. Balance of power Kate K. 5 Yadier Molina Now, they will face off against the The Cardinals’ lineup is solid, Texas Rangers, with Game 1 set for 2. ’s bullpen one through eight. In the heart tonight in St. Louis. Here’s why the In their six-game NLCS victory of the order, however, are the big Lauren F. 6 Josh Hamilton Redbirds will win it all. over the Brewers, the Cards became guns: Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday just the second team in postseason and , all of whom 1. They’re red-hot history to win a best-of-seven series are having solid postseasons. Look Matt B. 6 Josh Hamilton This season reminded us that the in which their relievers recorded baseball campaign is really, really more outs than their starting pitch- NL PREVIEW, page 12 12 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game Fantasy Fantasy Draft: Part Two or those that missed Alex Prewitt’s column yesterday, we are in the mid- dle of a Fantasy Fantasy Baseball Draft series, in which we draft teams Fof the greatest fictional players of all time. The three of us researched hard — OK, we opened some crappy BleacherReport.com articles and some Wikipedia pages. While my competitors looked for the big- gest numbers, my team is a group of old- school baseball lifers who just love to play the game. So here they are, “The Damn Summer Motor Kings in the Outfield.” 1st round, 1st overall: Roy Hobbs, Right Field, “The Natural” (1984): The Adrian Peterson of fantasy fantasy baseball drafts, there was no other first pick. Grantland’s Bill Simmons estimated that in the season depicted in the movie he hit .350 with 44 home runs in just 115 games. 2nd round, 6th overall: Casey, 1B, “Casey at the Bat” (1888) I get it. He struck out in one of the biggest at-bats of his career. But the best hitters in baseball don’t come through 65 percent of the time; just ask Alex Rodriguez. 3rd round, 7th overall: Bobby Rayburn, Centerfield, “The Fan” (1996) You want clutch? This guy hit an inside-the- park on cue to save his son from MCT Robert De Niro. Chris Carpenter (top left) and the Cardinals were an afterthought in September, but the momentum from their late surge has carried 4th round, 12th overall: Bingo Long, , them to the Fall Classic. “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings” (1976) An ace pitcher, jokester and charismatic Cardinals on an unlikely postseason roll captain all rolled into one. He was able to beat a team of Negro League All-Stars in the NL PREVIEW the mound in a series opener. Carpenter heroic October. In Game 4 of the NLDS, with movie’s climax, which is more than good continued from page 11 threw a three-hit, complete-game shutout the Cardinals facing elimination, he had a enough for me. further down the lineup, and Yadier Molina in the decisive Game 5 against the Phillies, home run and four RBIs. In the NLCS, he 5th round, 13th overall: Morris Buttermaker, is giving pitchers problems — he hit .333 in and he tossed eight shutout frames in his went crazy, compiling 13 hits, three homers Coach, “Bad News Bears” (1976) the NLCS and has reached base in nine of lone World Series start in 2006. He’s 7-2 life- and nine RBIs to earn series MVP. A team of old-school players needs a curse- 11 playoff contests. time in the playoffs with a 3.11 ERA, and St. Worrying about Pujols, Holliday and slinging, alcohol-drinking manager. There is also a balance between veteran Louis has won all three games he’s started Berkman is already enough to drive a pitcher 6th round, 18th overall: Ryan Dunne, Pitcher, leadership and young talent. Furcal, Molina, this postseason. If the World Series goes insane. Throw in Freese — who didn’t reach “Summer Catch” (2001) Pujols and Berkman have each played in over seven games, he will likely be out there for the majors until he was 26 and has never The southpaw has a lot of promise, and 40 playoff games, and know what it takes to three of them. played more than 97 games in a regular sea- with the help of my veteran pitchers he’ll win in October. They will help younger play- Meanwhile, the Rangers will go with son — and the Rangers’ arms will be having develop quite nicely. As a bonus, Jessica Biel ers like , and lefty C.J. Wilson in Game 1. Wilson is a nightmares. will be hanging around the clubhouse plenty. to stay calm under pressure, shouldering lowly 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA in seven career Freese will likely hit in the six-hole, which 7th round, 19th overall: Ray Mitchell, Third much of the burden and letting the young- postseason starts. adds depth to an already strong lineup Base, “Angels in the Outfield” (1994) sters focus on their jobs. and makes life harder for Texas manager It’s easy to forget that he had a strong bat 5. The Freese effect Ron Washington. As Brewers skipper Ron and Gold Glove-caliber fielding skills to fill out 4. The savior is a Carpenter No one saw this one coming. David Freese, Roenicke told reporters on Thursday: “I can’t my lacking infield. For the first time this postseason, the the 28-year-old third baseman who had 10 keep walking Albert [Pujols]. They have too 8th round, 24th overall: John Dowd, Cardinals will send ace Chris Carpenter to homers and 55 RBI this season, has had a good of hitters behind him.” Designated Hitter, “MVP Baseball” Sports editor Aaron Leibowitz came up with this pick. Dowd, EA Sports’ version of Barry Bonds after they could not get rights Rangers look to go all the way this year to use him, has all the numbers with none of the attitude. I’m going to go ahead and say he AL PREVIEW doesn’t even use steroids. continued from page 11 4. Going, Going, Ogando 5. Disarming Sir Lancelot 9th round, 25th overall: Billy Chapel, Pitcher, in Texas to take the title, and that will be a What we have learned over the course The strength of the Cardinals’ lineup is “For Love of the Game” (1999) tall task. of this October is that you don’t actually the heart of the order, which features the Chapel pitched a perfect game at the age need a good starting pitching staff to be terrifying trio of Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday of 40 without realizing it. He may be toward 3. Forever Young successful. In fact, both the Cardinals’ and and Lance Berkman. Unfortunately, the last the end of his career, but he will make a great Remember in February when Michael Rangers’ starting rotations posted ERAs of those three has a glaring weakness in his pitching coach when he retires. Young, after being told he would be the over 6.00 in their respective Championship game — Berkman struggles to hit left-hand- 10th round, 30th overall: Joe Hardy, Left Field, designated hitter in 2011, was demanding a Series, and the teams instead relied on ed pitching, and he was benched in Game “Damn Yankees” (1955) trade out of Texas? Those days are long gone. strong relief work. 4 of the NLCS when the Brewers started The man was actually engineered by the After giving up his third-base job to Adrian But while there is no real edge in the Randy Wolf. devil for the sole purpose of playing baseball. Beltre, Young hit .338 with 106 RBI for the — both have been superb — In 2009, the switch-hitting Berkman Plus, how great would bench-clearing brawls season, eventually earning the cleanup spot the Rangers have the advantage of being logged a .710 OPS against southpaws. Last with Ben Kochman’s Al “The Boss” Angel be? in manager Ron Washington’s lineup. He able to turn the ball over to Alexi Ogando year, that number plunged to a horrific .517. Favorite Pick: Dave King by Alex Prewitt was even seen playing first base in Game 6 if one of their starters gets shelled early. And even though Berkman showed some Move over Billy Beane, Prewitt has found of the ALCS; during that series, Young had With a record of 13-8 and a 3.51 ERA as improvement versus lefties this season, he sabermetric gold with a player that can do a home run and five RBIs. Young is likely to a starter in the regular season, many still hit 27 of his 31 homers against righties nothing but walk. man that position again in the games played teams in the league would be more than with an OPS nearly 200 points higher when Least Favorite Pick: Clubhouse Chemistry of at Busch Stadium. happy to have Ogando at the top end of batting left-handed. Ben Kochman Who do the Cardinals have to counter their starting rotations. But Texas has Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the While a room featuring three pre-pubes- Young at DH for games three through five? enough pitching depth to use him in Rangers’ postseason rotation features cents, a man who kills chickens, the second They will likely start Allen Craig, who has long relief. The benefits have been sig- three southpaws and only one righty. coming of Reggie Jackson and Charlie Sheen yet to play a full season’s worth of games nificant: In 10.1 innings of postseason Game 1 starter C.J. Wilson will lead the would make for a great sitcom, it would make in the Majors. Sure, Craig hit .315 in 200 work, he is 2-0 with a 0.87 ERA and a 6.00 way for Texas, before Derek Holland and for a much worse baseball team. at-bats this season, but he has more strike- -to-walk ratio. When pitchers Matt Harrison pitch later in the series. That outs than hits this October and a meager start imploding over the coming week means Berkman’s bat will be neutralized for .222 batting average. The edge here clearly — and let’s be honest, in this postsea- the majority of the Fall Classic, placing even Ethan Sturm is a junior majoring in bio- falls to Young, only further solidifying the son, they are bound to — Texas has the more pressure on Pujols and Holliday to psychology. He can be reached at Ethan. Rangers’ advantage at home. advantage in the middle innings. keep up with the potent Texas offense. [email protected]. Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Advertisement 13

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WOMEN’S TENNIS against Ephs senior Taylor French to continued from page 11 force the match into a decisive tie- ing that as the tournament progressed, breaker, but French prevailed, winning weJumbos really got to know turn each other’s to offseasonstyles 10-7 to eliminate preparations the Tufts pair from of play better. After our first match we the tournament. were playing a lot better together.” With the tournament marking the Katz and Bowman beat Middlebury’s end of the fall campaign, the team third-ranked team 2-1, followed by moves into the offseason ready to pre- another 2-1 victory over MIT’s second- pare for a tough spring in which they ranked team in the round of 16. will face top teams including No. 3 A rainstorm forced the pair’s next Emory and No. 8 Washington and Lee, match against Middlebury indoors as well as, of course, their NESCAC and shortened the contest. Despite the rivals Amherst and Williams — cur- changes, however, Katz and Bowman rently the top two teams in the nation. won their doubles match 8-5. In singles The team is relatively happy with their play, Katz won her match 8-4 to clinch performances this fall but hopes to the Tufts victory. improve before the spring. Katz was very successful in her next “Overall the fall season went fine. singles match against MIT as well, win- Generally people were happy, but we ning both sets at love. Bowman, how- know what we want to work on in ever, lost in a close three-set match. the off-season,” Katz said. “Everyone In doubles, they beat the MIT pair knows where their weaknesses are. of freshman Michelle Dutt and senior Specifically [Bowman and I] need to Anastasia Vishnevetsky, 8-1, in order to work on reaction time in our doubles advance to the next round. play. When we were playing Amherst, In the quarterfinals, the Jumbos’ top they were hitting balls at us a lot faster team fell 3-0 to No. 1 Amherst’s top- and harder than we are generally used ranked team, which ended up win- to, so the problem was that when they ning the tournament without losing a hit the volleys at us, we were just react- match. ing instead of actively placing the vol- Sophomore Jordan Brewer and senior leys in a specific place. We were react- Laura Danzig won the ITA New England ing just in time to make it back, but we Tennis Tournament in the beginning of weren’t setting up the points.” October, and the pair remains the top The team’s two freshmen, Sophie doubles grouping in Div. III women’s Schonfeld and Sarafina Nance, as well tennis. as sophomore Eliza Flynn, have been “[Bowman and I] have been play- injured the entire fall season, but all ing pretty well together, so we wanted three plan to play in the spring, which to give it everything we had. Overall, will help to revitalize the team. we played great doubles,” Katz said. “The fall season is always an inter- “I definitely think I improved in my esting time with the new freshmen singles throughout the tournament. It coming in. Since they were injured this was a great way to end this leg of the year … I’m really excited for the spring season.” to see them on the courts. And with Junior Lauren Hollender and sopho- Eliza back in the lineup, we’re definite- more Samantha Gann were Tufts’ No. 2 ly going to be stronger in the spring,” pair this weekend. They beat Amherst’s Schils said. “One of the things our third pair 3-0 but fell to Williams’ third team does particularly well, which team 2-1 in the next round. not all the NESCAC teams do, is take The pair won their doubles match, advantage of the time we have off. 9-7, but they dropped both singles We’re lifting, practicing a lot and run- matches. ning sprints. We come out for spring Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily Hollender fell 6-4, 6-1 to Ephs senior break in great shape and ready to com- Senior captain Lindsay Katz teamed with sophomore Shelci Bowman to reach the A Caroline Capute. Gann battled it out pete.” flight quarterfinals.

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