THE TUFTS Where You Read It First VOLUME L, NUMBER 16 DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 Noam Chomsky: Terror is not a high priority in the world BY SEIF-ELDEINE OCH the safety zones around the capital. Contributing Writer The destruction of a foreign country is not a new phenomenon in U.S. foreign Nearly three years after his last policy, he added. Chomsky mentioned appearance on the Hill, Noam Chomsky the history of U.S. involvement in Iraq was back Thursday night to talk about and Iran, including aiding Iraqi leader the failures of U.S. foreign policy, includ- Saddam Hussein during his war with Iran ing what he called the “grotesque” situa- from 1980 to 1988. tion in Iraq. “Bush, Blair, Powell and Rice bitterly Chomsky, the Massachusetts Institute denounce Saddam for crimes in the of Technology linguistics and philosophy 1980s,” Chomsky said, referring to the professor outspoken on social and politi- President, the British Prime Minister, and cal issues, addressed a packed room in the two most recent American Pearson 104. Secretaries of State. “What is missing is Students lined the aisles and in some [Saddam] committed those crimes with cases sat behind the podium. Just before our help.” Chomsky entered the room, one of the Chomsky also said the sanctions organizers said the speech might be imposed on Iraq during the George H.W. given in Cohen Auditorium — prompting Bush and Bill Clinton Administrations many students to leave the room only to led to the death of hundreds of thou- wind up missing the speech. sands of children. The United States has The four major crises facing the world, a “standard operating procedure to put Chomsky said, are: nuclear war, environ- sanctions on the government and arm mental disaster, the indifference of the the militia,” he said. superpowers to the first two problems, “We also should be paying reparations and the failure of the superpowers to to Iran and Iraq for 50 years of torture,” make amends for past mistakes. Chomsky said. But Chomsky spent most of his 90- When he spoke in Cohen Auditorium minute speech and hour-long question- on Nov. 18, 2002 — as the likelihood of a and-answer session on Iraq, Iran and the war in Iraq grew — Chomsky said the War on Terror. George W. Bush Administration did not JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY The press is unable to communicate want to address the root causes of terror- Many students were turned away from Thursday night’s lecture by Noam Chomsky in the scale of destruction in Iraq, Chomsky Pearson Hall because of an unexpectedly large turnout. Before the speech began, organiz- see CHOMSKY, page 2 said, because reporters are confined to ers unsuccessfully attempted to move the speech to Cohen Auditorium.

Senator promotes unpaid internship stipend Senior Rafi Goldberg wants to make sure Union president on a platform that included the students can afford an unpaid summer intern- internship stipend. ship. While the capital campaign is being pre- At the Tufts Community Union Senate pared, Goldberg said, what remains to be done meeting on Sunday, Sept. 25, senator Goldberg for the internship stipend is “a matter of find- announced a proposal to pay a stipend to 50 ing the right donor.” students who have an unpaid internship. He described the internship stipend as “a The plan would pay students for housing, great thing that could help more Tufts students food and other costs of living during the intern- be prepared for the real world.” ship out of an endowment fund. The proposal was well received by the sen- The money for the fund would be provided ators. “I think most people were in favor of it from funds raised during the University’s next because it’s something that will help students,” capital campaign, which has a fundraising tar- President Jeff Katzin said. get of $1 billion. Katzin said the University’s financial situa- LISA CHOW/TUFTS DAILY Part of the campaign’s income will go tion could make implementing the proposal dif- At Thursday evening’s speech at the Fletcher School, an audience of toward making the University’s admissions ficult. mostly students and faculty listened to former United Nations official process need blind. The rest of the money will Dave Baumwoll, last year’s president, said Kieran Prendergast speak about the evolving role of diplomacy. be divided among the schools. he tried to create an internship stipend last “They wanted ideas,” Goldberg said. “I year. “The idea was one of the major objectives gave them an idea.” I wanted to accomplish,” he said. Diplomacy is ‘confused, Goldberg has been working on the proposal complex, contradicting’ since the spring. He ran for Tufts Community — Emily Chapper BY KATHERINE SHELLEY attention on the importance of Mayor’s committee releases Contributing Writer resilience, patience and persist- INSIDE ence. “Short term expediency will Jimmy Tingle comments Effective diplomacy requires usually come back to bite you,” he plan for police department on his American dream. pragmatism, patience and a will- said. BY LAURA FONG nearby. The closest substation see ARTS, page 5 ingness to give up any hope of a He emphasized the need for Contributing Writer to Tufts would be in the old personal life, Sir Kieran diplomats to follow their moral Powder House School building, Prendergast said Thursday compass. Ideals are necessary to Somerville police officers which closed in 2003 because evening. navigate the “confused, complex will get a better feel for the of low enrollment. Prendergast, the former United and contradicting” realities of neighborhoods they patrol if “When it comes to safety on Nations under secretary of politi- diplomacy, he said. the mayor gets his way on a the street, more officers will be cal affairs, discussed the evolving Prendergast stressed the impor- department overhaul. closer to the scene,” Curtatone use of diplomacy with about 70 tance of honesty, integrity, cour- A committee appointed by spokesperson Mark Horan mostly graduate students and fac- tesy, accuracy, modesty and dis- Mayor Joe Curtatone presented said. “There will be someone to ulty in the ASEAN Auditorium in cretion — values he said remained a plan to restructure the go to.” the Fletcher School of Law and relevant. Somerville Police Department The restructuring would also Diplomacy. Prendergast also discussed the to the Board of Aldermen on change patrols, as officers will “Foreign policy must be made limits of diplomacy. “War is the Sept. 21. be shifted to areas with higher with the head, though with full failure of diplomacy,” he said. “But The recommendations are crime rates. “Right now there awareness of the heart,” there are just causes and there are awaiting a vote by the police are an equal number of officers Prendergast said. just wars.” unions and then the Board of in low-crime areas and high- Practical diplomacy and The lead of the war in Iraq was Aldermen. If the plan is crime areas,” Horan said. “The INDEX alliance-building require diplo- “a failure of diplomacy all around,” approved, it will be sent to the area surrounding Tufts News | Features 1 mats to see things the way they Prendergast said. state legislature for a final vote. University has relatively low Arts | Living 5 are, not the way they want them to A more sustained commitment The proposed changes cen- crime. The restructuring will Editorial | Letters 8 be, he said. Diplomats have to to diplomacy may have allowed ter on the department’s address that.” National 9 analyze the nature of problems for a United Nations Security accountability to city citizens The overall number of offi- International 11 and their expected consequences Council consensus on a plan of and government. cers in the Tufts area would not Comics 12 — and whether proposed solu- action, he said. It would have been The mayor’s proposal decrease because the plan calls Classifieds 13 tions will solve the problem or harder for the United States to includes the addition of sub- for putting police officers cur- Sports Back page merely manage it. stations, giving officers who Prendergast focused the most see DIPLOMACY, page 2 patrol neighborhoods a base see POLICE, page 4 tuftsdaily.com 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, September 30, 2005 Diplomacy tough Students undeterred by Chinatown bus fire BY VICTORIA KABAK ing of 73, meaning 73 percent of com- Students interviewed said they did with spouse, kids Contributing Writer panies had a lower driver risk. A rating not notice a major difference between DIPLOMACY of 75 can trigger a federal investigation. the safety of the Chinatown bus servic- continued from page 1 A ride on the Chinatown bus to New The company is not under investiga- es and other companies. abandon diplomatic methods if the York is cheap, convenient and some- tion from the government, though the “They use the same kinds of buses Security Council had a better history of con- times explosive. explosion incident is being investigat- that Greyhound and Peter Pan do,” sistency and resolve. A bus operated by the Fung Wah Bus ed by insurance companies. sophomore Will Kent said. “If you’re The United Nations works best as a per- Transportation company burst into Travel Pak, a division of Kristine taking a bus it could burst into flames manent forum for countries to air their flames just after its 45 passengers evac- Travel & Tours Inc., received a driver regardless of what company. They have grievances and for smaller countries to have uated on Interstate 91 on Aug. 16. The risk rating of 97. Kristine Travel is also standards.” an audience with more important ones. bus was on its way from South Station not under investigation, but it no Kent said he takes a Chinatown bus “One of the UN’s most useful functions is as in Boston to Canal Street in New York’s longer runs the Travel Pak service about three times a year. “I guess the a standing conference,” Prendergast said. Chinatown district. When it exploded, between Boston and New York. only difference would be how they Much of the United Nations’ actual busi- the bus was traveling through Meriden, According to the Globe article, fol- maintain the bus,” he said. ness, though, takes place away from the Conn. lowing the Fung Wah bus’ explosion, Sophomore Alejandro Pinero has camera. “In many ways corridors matter Fung Wah, along with other Senator Charles Schumer (Dem., N.Y.) taken a Chinatown bus in the past, but more than conferences,” he said. Diplomats Chinatown bus companies, is now fac- made an appeal for stricter safety he now takes Greyhound because he often negotiate in “smoky rooms” on the ing price competition from larger com- measures for bus services. said it is more convenient. His experi- building’s 30th floor, he said. panies that travel station-to-station Despite the negative press coverage, ence on the Chinatown buses was pos- The United Nations can often accom- along the same route. Tufts students are still willing to use the itive. plish more things than a group of countries Another so-called Chinatown bus, Chinatown services. “I would definitely “I didn’t feel threatened at any time,” because it is not suspected of having ulteri- from the Travel Pak company, exploded take the Fung Wah bus still because I he said. “Safety-wise, it seemed better or motives. in March while on the Massachusetts don’t have extra money to spend on than I expected.” Prendergast praised Secretary General Turnpike. Its passengers got out safely more luxurious travel back to Sophomore Rachel O’Donnell, who Kofi Annan for working patiently to expand as well. New York,” freshman Aliza Norcross has taken the Lucky River bus, another the use of preventive diplomacy, mediation A Sept. 4 article in the Boston Globe said. Chinatown company, said the lower and peace building. revealed some of the Chinatown opera- Fung Wah charges $15 each way. Two online prices for Greyhound and Peter Prendergast has a long history in the tions have received lower-than-average years ago there was an even cheaper Pan make them an appealing alterna- Foreign Service. He previously served as the safety ratings from the federal govern- option, $10, for late-night trips. tive to the Chinatown bus. United Kingdom’s ambassador to Turkey ment. The other bus companies traveling “You get to go to real stations, and and as his country’s high commissioner to The article listed details from July’s from South Station to Port Authority you get to leave on time,” she said. “And Kenya and Zimbabwe. He announced his Federal Motor Carrier Safety Station in New York charge more than no explosions.” resignation from the United Nations in May. Administration report. The report rated Fung Wah. Greyhound and Peter Pan Most students said their ultimate He officially left the Department of Political safety on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 each normally charge about $30 but decision depended on the trip’s price, Affairs on June 30, but will remain on staff at being the best and 100 the worst. they have online specials for $18. The not its safety. “I’ll take my chances,” the United Nations until the end of the year. Fung Wah received a driver risk rat- Greyhound Web site links to Peter Pan. Norcross said. This fall he is a Goodman Fellow at Harvard University and is writing a report based on his experiences at the Department of Political Affairs. During the question and answer session, Prendergast gave candid responses to the audience. One person in the audience asked if Prendergast would recommend a career in the Foreign Service. The enjoyable part of diplomacy is traveling and being immersed in other cultures, Prendergast said, and the deteriorating international environment is providing less and less opportunity for these experiences. To a British student, Prendergast described the persistent stereotype of diplomats held by the people of Great Britain — an elderly, gin-and-tonic drinking man who only ever speaks to other diplo- mats. Prendergast is married with two sons and two daughters. A Foreign Service career can be attractive for a bachelor or bachelorette, he said, but long periods away from home can put a strain on diplomats who are mar- ISABELLE MILLS-TANNENBAUM/TUFTS DAILY ried or who have children. Hundreds of students filled Pearson 104 Thursday for a speech by MIT linguistics and phi- losophy professor Noam Chomsky. FROM THE DAILY ARCHIVES | SEPTEMBER 30, 1982 U.S. political parties ‘far to the right’ CHOMSKY he said. Here today, gone continued from page 1 Following his prepared speech, so ism, only to promote an “unending many students lined up to ask question tomorrow war.” that Chomsky had to turn to a modera- He echoed a similar sentiment tor to pick questioners. A string of seemingly unrelated Thursday evening. “One reasonable American political institutions thefts and larcenies occurred on the conclusion: terror is not a high priority encourage a foreign policy directed at Tufts campus. The major crime was in the world,” he said. “Securing gas and securing resources, he said. The the theft of $2,000 worth of musical resource is.” Democratic and Republican Parties are instruments - a flute, saxophone, The war in Iraq has caused more ter- “far to the right of the American popula- clarinet, and mouthpieces - from the rorism and the Bush Administration tion,” Chomsky said. Cohen music auditorium. Jewelry knew that would happen, Chomsky said. The government is largely influenced was lifted from a Fletcher dormitory The speech also addressed the cur- by corporations, he said, and the public as well. A series of car break-ins, rent U.S. nuclear dilemma with Iran. At rarely knows the stances of candidates. window smashes, and hubcap a United Nations meeting earlier this Under corporate influence, even removals were reported from various month, the Iranian president declared democratic “governments typically want points around campus, ranging from his intention to give nuclear technology to control their own population” Edison Avenue to Hill Hall to to other Muslim countries. Chomsky said. “They don’t want democ- Hillsides. Despite the incidents, Tufts The U.S. strategy of preventive attack racy.” police said that incidents of students on Iraq set a dangerous precedent for News and information about foreign walking around with open contain- rogue states, Chomsky said. “If Iran were policy must be carefully scrutinized for ers of liquor had “gone down quite to adopt U.S. and British standards, Iran accuracy, he said. “The people at the ISABELLE MILLS-TANNENBAUM/TUFTS DAILY a bit.” would develop nuclear weapons and wrong end of the club typically have a Noam Chomsky carry out terrorists attacks in the U.S.,” clearer view of the world.”

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25.82 2,141.22 Partly cloudy in the morning...then clearing. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Showers 73/60 72/61 74/57 see page 15 Friday, September 30, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES 3 Two sites for two audiences Tufts.edu, TuftsLife.com ‘coexist well’ in cyberspace BY EMILY NEGER son I use TuftsLife.com, I think, is the Contributing Writer same reason everyone uses it: it simpli- fies and combines all the resources a When freshman Deborah Bamel Tufts student needs into an easy-to-use wakes up every morning, the first thing format,” freshman Matt Skibinski said. she does is log on to TuftsLife.com. “I use it for everything from looking up “I check the weather and I use it to campus events to checking the score of check my e-mail,” she said. “One day, the Yankees game.” my computer turned off somehow dur- How then, does the Tufts Public ing the night, and it was horrible. In the Relations office — which is responsible morning it was torture to wait for it to for the school’s official Web site, turn on and start up because I needed to Tufts.edu — feel about TuftsLife.com? get on to TuftsLife.com so badly.” “The two sites serve different roles Four weeks into their Tufts careers, within the community, and I think they Bamel and other freshmen are already coexist well,” said Pete Sanborn, addicted to the Web site that has been Director of Web Communications for an on-campus institution since 2000. Tufts Public Relations. The Web site has replaced freshman Tufts’ official Web site is a valuable Marianna Bender’s planner. “I usually resource for students and, unlike just go back to the Web site instead of TuftsLife.com, also serves as a resource writing things down,” she said. for the world outside, Sanborn said. TuftsLife.com is her computer home- “The University’s main upper-level page, and Bender uses the site for links pages are the online front door to Tufts to student resources pages Blackboard for a wide range of audiences,” Sanborn and Student Information System (SIS). said. “We work to balance the needs of “Oh, and of course for the food!” she students, faculty and staff on all three said. campuses with those of alumni, parents, The site is entirely student-run. Its prospective students, neighbors, media, goal, according to the “About” section of donors, friends of the University and the site is “to provide a rich information members of the general public.” experience, packed with Tufts-specific The main Tufts.edu page features content as well as links to the world spotlights on certain students, campus beyond campus.” projects, faculty members and alumni. TuftsLife.com is now available for “We’re part of a vibrant and exciting handheld PDAs and cell phones, so stu- university, and it’s a lot of fun to use our dents can be plugged into the campus Web sites to showcase many of the peo- every hour of every day. ple who help make the Tufts community TuftsLife.com is the brainchild of two such a rich place to live, learn and recent Tufts graduates, Mike Masterman work,” Sanborn said. (E ’03) and Eric Satler (E ’03). The InsideTufts section of Tufts.edu is Masterman and Satler left the task of geared specifically toward current stu- maintaining the Web site to a small staff. dents. In this section undergraduate Ten students now help with coding and and graduate students can access a look through submissions to the site. schedule of events on all of Tufts’ cam- Three site executive officers are in puses. InsideTufts also provides visitors charge of the site’s main content. with links to Tufts-related news stories. Each executive officer spends an hour The services provided by Tufts.edu, on the site every day, Chief Relations despite attempts to appeal to current Officer senior Rajit Kapur said. The offi- students, may be less practical for cers “all work very hard in the hopes that undergraduates than those offered by it benefits the Tufts community,” he TuftsLife.com. ALLISON HALPERN/TUFTS DAILY said. “The last time I was on Tufts.edu was According to the entirely student-run site’s “About” section, its main goal is “to provide a Many community members are the day I sent in my application,” rich information experience, packed with Tufts-specific content as well as links to the world appreciative of their efforts. “The rea- Skibinski said. beyond campus.”

CAMPUS COMMENT Students weigh in on titillating T-shirts I’m with Stupid My favorite one says BY ARIANNE BAKER declining future for the message T- Daily Editorial Board shirt. “People are going to see pictures ‘Real Women Don’t Date of themselves in a few years and say, “ “Everyone loves an Irish girl.” “Your ‘Look at that shirt I was wearing!’” he Yankees Fans.’ boyfriend thinks I’m hot.” “Not My said. Ashley Wickham ” President.” “My grandma went to Several students said that some Junior Aruba and all she got me was this lousy shirts are simply not meant for college- T-shirt.” T-shirts sporting messages aged adults to wear. “‘Princess’ shirts like these are being sported by young may look cute on kids who are 5 years people and college students nation- old or younger, but it doesn’t really In a couple of years people wide, from New Jersey (where only the look as good on college students,” sen- strong survive) to Texas (which is for ior Victoria Clark said. are going to pick up those shirts lovers) to Kentucky (where people get One particular type of message irri- “ lucky). tates sophomore Kevin Gleason more and laugh — then throw them Shown on the pages of teen maga- than any other: “The worst are the ones zines (but hardly capable of gracing that say things like ‘My boyfriend is out away. the cover of Vogue) and in the windows of town,’” Gleason said. Nathan Scott” of stores like Urban Outfitters, message Student groups on campus have Sophomore T-shirts are unavoidable. And some even started making their own versions people in positions of authority aren’t of the message T-shirt. For last semes- happy about it: last week, the mayor of ter’s Spring Fling, Theta Delta Chi wore Philadelphia asked the owners of chain shirts that read, “I taught your girl- My three-year-old daugh- store Sneaker Villa to pull its popular friend that thing you like.” “Stop snitching” T-shirts from the “Those shirts were hilarious, but I ter looks way better in ‘Princess’ shelves. (His reason? The shirt encour- guess a little bit offensive,” Wickham ages people not to report crimes.) said. But much more disturbing shirts “gear than the people walking For some, these shirts serve as do exist: “The ones for little girls that brightly-colored cotton billboards for say ‘Playgirl in Training’ or ‘Porn Star in around here. expressions of personal taste. Others Training’ are absolutely horrific,” she Victoria Clark wear the shirts to make political state- added. ” ments. Still others wear message T- Students have similar takes on the Senior shirts just to be funny. But for some reasons so many people wear message Tufts students, the joke’s getting old. T-shirts. “People feel like they need to “I think the trend is past its prime,” label themselves,” Clark said. “It’s also junior Ashley Wickham said. “They’ve for attention.” The best one I’ve seen is my pretty much run out of things to say, “If you have something to say, there’s and they just get more and more no need to announce it on a shirt,” friend JB Bruno’s. It says ‘I have a obnoxious.” Gleason said. “But I think people are “ Sophomore Nathan Scott foresees a just trying to be clever.” black belt in keeping it real.’ Kevin Gleason” Sophomore ALL PHOTOS BY ARIANNE BAKER/TUFTS DAILY 4 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, September 30, 2005

OFF THE HILL | SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY OFF THE HILL | PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Syracuse parents get online bursar access Penn State feels old, new pains BY ARI WILE people who pay their bills in order grades, there is always an explana- Knight Ridder Tribune for them to view their financial tion to go along with them,” Jiunta of new Napster music service holds and records online. said. BY JONATHAN J. HUKILL Windows to come to some The Syracuse University A rough sample of the new Web The ideal access situation for Daily Collegian agreement on the compatibil- Bursar’s Office is working on a new site includes the options of view- Jiunta would be for his parents to ity agreement, we haven’t got- system which would allow those ing academics, class lists, grades, just view what’s owed without an As the free Napster file- ten anywhere,” Haldeman paying students’ campus bills to holds and financial records. explanation of the charge next to it sharing service enters its sec- said. “That’s really more in view their payment information “You can’t tell me someone would- so he could lie about it, he said. ond year at Pennsylvania the hands of Napster and online. n’t want to go online and answer Juinta has in the past been restrict- State University, old problems Apple.” A new program called “Share questions on the computer rather ed from registering for classes and some new ones continue While Haldeman doesn’t My Access” is in the process of than call,” Crimmer said. “It will be because of a bursar hold of unpaid to frustrate users of the pro- see these problems continu- becoming available for parents, available 24 hours a day, seven parking tickets. gram. ing, he said Penn State would guardians or anyone else responsi- days a week. It will be helpful to Mary Jiunta, Justin’s mother, has Sam Haldeman, assistant to begin to investigate other ble for students’ bills. The bursar’s students whose parents live in a access to a computer both at work the associate vice provost for music services if Napster can- office plans to eventually stop different time zone or even a dif- and at home. Mary Jiunta said she information technology serv- not satisfy students. sending bills through traditional ferent country.” would prefer a bill in the mail as ices, said some students have If the service does not fulfill mail, using e-mail only to students Syracuse junior exercise science opposed to e-mail because she complained of being unable its mission of providing and bill payers granted online major Justin Jiunta said he would fears people would be able to hack to play previously down- access to everything students access. rather not have the responsibility into it on the computer. loaded songs, although it is can get on a legal service, the Fliers will be hung on campus of relaying billing information to “I would like to think I have unclear why this is happen- university will reapproach the to notify students and sent home his parents. done my job as a parent and that ing. process of selecting a new with bills in standard mail to par- “My mother and father both Justin would be responsible “There’s a few things that music service. ents. Students will be responsible have access to computers, but nei- enough to pass along any billing could be going on,” he said. “If there are students [hav- for creating a user identification ther of them are comfortable information he would receive by “One, students need to re-reg- ing] issues, and if we can’t and a network identification pass- being billed or paying bills online. e-mail, but that’s not always a ister at the beginning of the resolve them, we’re going to word to grant access to up to three My mom doesn’t really know how guarantee,” Mary Jiunta said. semester, or else Napster will take the necessary steps to go people of their choice. Students to use a computer, so it would go The Office of Financial Aid assume that you are not tak- a step further,” Haldeman will also be in charge of deciding from my dad to my mom and get hopes to eventually get on board ing a class at Penn State.” said. “We’ll eliminate the what these users will have permis- lost in the shuffle,” Jiunta said. with the bursar’s office for Share Haldeman said it could also problem that’s causing these sion to view. Payment online is not something My Access. be related to licensing issues. problems.” “The students will be calling the that Jiunta said he trusts. “With financial aid records “If the problem is with Clifford Rodack, residence shots, and they can change what “My dad won’t give his credit available online in a secure area, downloaded tracks, that is hall network coordinator, said they grant their bill payers permis- card number online, and not all students and parents will be able usually a licensing issue,” he only a few students have com- sion to see at any time,” said parents use computers,” he said. to see anticipated aid and when it said. “Napster has to basically plained to him about similar Associate Comptroller Jim “Some students are idiots and is disbursed, options that only the refresh licensing with artists problems. Crimmer. “That’s what I like. You probably won’t pass the billing students have at this point in each year, and Napster or the “There’s been maybe two or get to choose who has access to information along to their time,” said Kaye DeVesty, the assis- artist may be a little more three so far this semester,” your records. It’s not all or noth- parents.” tant dean of financial aid. stringent than before.” Rodack said. “Which, out of ing.” Jiunta said he would allow his par- “What I hope is that it gets easi- Napster spokeswoman the number of students living The way the system works now, ents to view all of the options on er for people to do business with Dana Harris acknowledged in residence halls, is not very students must give their personal his account, except for grades. the university in any way,” that some students have had many.” user name and password to the “When I tell my parents my Crimmer said. problems playing songs. According to the housing “It is possible that an artist office, there are currently removed their music from the 13,385 students living in service, or decided that they dorms. OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH didn’t want to give the rights However, sophomore to it anymore,” Harris said. mechanical engineering “But it’s certainly not any- major Jim Sekel said his U. Pittsburgh looks for change in Greek life thing that happens on a regu- Napster plays only a random- BY CHRISMAS BAILEY While each chapter of every ber and live up to their organiza- lar basis that it would be an ly chosen 30 seconds of a The Pitt News fraternity and sorority on cam- tions’ creeds. issue.” song. pus has individual academic Humphrey also said she Haldeman said there has “I don’t want to listen to As University of Pittsburgh standards, Meaner noted that expected Meaner, as an adviser, been no progress making that,” Sekel said. “At least if it greeks wrap up their fall rush grades will be monitored more to educate potential greeks Napster compatible with started at the beginning of the period, new Vice Provost and closely and that standards will be about their responsibilities and Apple Macintosh computers, song, you could pretend Dean of Students Kathy enforced more consistently. also about their rights. which cannot use the Napster you’re listening to the whole Humphrey hopes that this “Why come in and not make Pitt has already banned haz- service. thing.” Sekel said he doesn’t autumn will turn over a new leaf this institution better and ing, though Humphrey clarified “Other than us pounding use the Napster service any for them and, in turn, for the stronger? This is our school and that students are not obligated to the table to get Apple and longer. entire campus. we all have a responsibility to participate in any hazing activi- Humphrey and Greek Adviser take care of it,” Humphrey said, ties. Chris Meaner have clear hopes explaining that the value of the In addition to grades and and expectations to improve greek system depends entirely recruitment, Humphrey also said Some city police to lose greek life this year. on its students. that the greeks play a key role in Meaner said that the most “There is a need and there is a bridging the gap between differ- pressing issues this fall are reason to have a greek system if ent racial groups on campus. desk jobs under proposal increasing GPAs while also the greeks are living up to their “I challenge them to erase the POLICE changes, but the vote will likely increasing membership from responsibilities,” she added. gap and become one communi- continued from page 1 be followed by collective bar- eight to 10 percent of the student Both Humphrey and Meaner ty,” she said. “I want there to be rently on desk jobs out on the gaining on the details. body. hope that all greeks will remem- one Greek Week.” street. The Board of Aldermen will Officers would be perma- not step in until the unions nently assigned to the new have approved the plan. “I substations, letting them want to hear how the officers patrol the same area for a are buying into the plan,” longer period. Trane said. “If they don’t sup- Under the current system, port it, then obviously, it won’t officers rarely patrol the same work.” area two nights in a row. The The proposed changes may officers are assigned areas have the largest impact on the based on seniority in a bidding Patrolmen’s Union because process. many of its members would be “Accountability is key,” transferred off their desk jobs Horan said. “Right now, there’s and onto the streets. no way to hold officers Trane said it is too early to accountable for certain predict if the proposed actions.” He said the substa- changes would be effective. tions would address this issue. “We will hold [more] hearings Another section of the plan about the deployment plan on would move the city’s police how the reorganization will chief from a civil service posi- work,” he said. “We need to ask tion to being directly responsi- more questions and have more ble to the mayor. The change time to understand the plan.” will give the mayor more The mayor’s committee was authority when recommend- led by former Middlesex ing changes to the department. County Attorney General Scott The proposal is awaiting Harshbarger. The committee reactions from all three police included the State Police unions and from Bob Trane, Superintendent Colonel the Ward 7 alderman. Thomas Robbins, Lowell The Superior Officers’ Union Police Chief Edward Davis and has already approved the plan Ward 6 Alderman Jack by an 18-4 vote. The Connolly. Patrolmen’s Union and the The committee spent three Sergeants’ Union have yet to months studying the city’s vote. police department and The three unions will either patrolling structure before approve or reject the proposed making its recommendations. Arts|Living 5 THE TUFTS DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

MOVIE REVIEW Take note: ‘Dear Wendy’ is nothing to write home about BY JESSICA SIMONCELLI forgot about is an actual gun, Contributing Writer however, he becomes inexplica- bly attracted to it, despite his Something always seems to be pacifist principles. awry in a portrait of the industri- Eventually Dick and his gun- al town in depictions of rural expert friend Stevie (Mark Webber) decide that the empow- Dear Wendy erment they’ve found through carrying but not brandishing their guns ought to be shared Starring Jamie Bell, Mark with the town’s other losers. The Webber social experiment takes shape as Directed by Thomas Vinterberg a clandestine club called the Dandies is formed and cultivat- America. If the sheriff’s not a ed to be a space for said loners to crook or the doctor’s not a crank, bond and find purpose through then at least the impoverished the craft of weaponry. Of course, landscape provides a breeding their best intentions of never ground for discrimination or shooting their guns at people distrust within the community. backfire when an outsider This idea is the fascination of (Danso Gordon) enters the scene many artists, and it does not and turns their delicate fantasy escape the work of director Lars into gruesome reality. von Trier, who, with previous “Dear Wendy” walks that line films like “Dancer in the Dark” of fantasy and reality in more (2000) and “Dogville” (2003), YAHOO! MOVIES ways than one, with its con- proves himself a writer of doom ‘Dear Wendy’ has enough guns to necessitate an entire rack. trived, cookie-cutter characters once again with “Dear Wendy.” bathed in natural light and shot Teaming up with fellow director tale of misfits down a mineshaft It is tempting to call “Dear mining town, is a self-described often with hand-held cameras (a and Dogme 95 (a mid-90’s natu- that barrels through themes of Wendy” an experiment gone loner, a loser instead of a “real hallmark of Dogme 95 style). ralist Danish filmmaking move- loneliness and delusion, but ulti- sour, for that description mirrors man” working down in the This intentionally sparse style ment) member Thomas mately misses its mark, whatev- its plot. Dick, (Jamie Bell) a mines. When he discovers that a Vinterberg, von Trier tells the er that may be. young man living in a generic toy gun he bought as a gift and see WENDY, page 7

THEATER REVIEW TV REVIEW ‘American Dream’ Wysteria Lane’s dirty laundry is back on television BY MELISSA LEE is a Davis Square Contributing Writer comedy awakening Sunday night just got a whole lot BY JENNY GERSON steamier: juicy, satirical nighttime soap Contributing Writer sensation “Desperate Housewives” is Desperate Housewives Located in the heart of Davis Square, next to McIntyre and Moore Booksellers used book store, lies a hidden Somerville Starring Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream Eva Longoria Sundays at 9 pm on ABC

255 Elm Street, Somerville, MA back. Season Two premiered this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday, answering questions from the season finale and offering new ones. In case you haven’t been following treasure. Nestled in the cozy basement of the drama on Wisteria Lane, here’s an the small building next door, Jimmy overview of Season One. Susan (Teri Tingle’s Off Broadway Theater (JTOB), Hatcher) is dating Mike the plumber, aside from hosting various comedians, whose investigation into his former showcases Tingle himself three times girlfriend Deirdre’s murder has led him ABC weekly performing a hilarious yet to suspect Paul and wife Mary Alice, The ladies of Wisteria Lane strike a pose. poignant one-man show, “Jimmy Tingle’s who mysteriously committed suicide at American Dream.” the show’s beginning. Meanwhile, On Sunday’s season premiere, a num- prisoner in their basement. The show opens with Tingle describ- Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) is pregnant by ber of plotlines from the previous sea- Bewildered and confused by all these ing the discovery of America, adding either her wealthy, criminal husband or son remained unresolved. Gabrielle twisted storylines? Part of the show’s humor to the history we all know, and by her lover, the teenage gardener. brought a falsified paternity test to unique charm is its comically exagger- takes us up to current headlines by the Bree’s (Marcia Cross) husband Rex appease her husband when she went to ated premise, reassuring us that it never second act. He then opens the floor up to died from heart failure because the jeal- go visit him in jail, typical controlling takes itself too seriously. a question and answer session, fielding ous pharmacist had been secretly tam- Bree clashed with her mother-in-law The show pokes fun at the decadent, questions such as: “Where do you cut pering with his heart medication. over funeral arrangements for Rex, and materialistic culture of America. Bree is your hair?”, “When are you running for Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is trying to Lynette was forced to bring her baby to so Martha Stewart that her son asks her public office?”, and “Will you take Conan re-enter the workforce after growing her interview at an ad agency, but she if she is running for “Mayor of O’Brien’s spot when he replaces Jay jealous of her husband’s new co-work- was hired anyway. The show concluded Stepford;” Lynette is a typical soccer Leno?” er/ex-girlfriend and accidentally with an eerie look at the street’s new The show is both side-splittingly funny getting him fired. family bringing food to a mysterious see HOUSEWIVES, page 7 and moving, not an easy feat to accom- plish. Nothing is sacred and everything Tingle says is honest as he jumps from religion to the war to the Red Sox to alco- MOVIE LISTINGS (9/30-10/2) holism and then back again. Tingle has the audience switching from hysterical Tufts Film Series laughter to solemn silence in minutes. ‹ Without a Paddle (PG-13) Friday: 7:00, 9:30 This transition is made possible by ‹ Sideways (R) Saturday: 8:00 Sunday: 2:30 Tingle’s perfect timing and tone. http://www.ase.tufts.edu/filmseries Excitement builds in the theater when he describes the 2004 baseball season; the Somerville Theatre: Friday-Sunday sadness and shame is evident as Tingle ‹ The Brothers Grimm (PG-13) 2:00 (Sat. and Sun.), 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 offers his reasons for why our govern- ‹ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) 1:20 (Sat. and Sun.) 4:20, 7:20, 9:40 ment doesn’t count the number of Iraqis ‹ Wedding Crashers (R) 1:15 (Sat. and Sun.), 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 killed in the war; minutes later, the audi- ‹ Me and You and Everyone We Know (R) 5:00 (Fri.) 7:00 (Fri.) 9:15 (Fri.) ence is once again laughing as Tingle ‹Salaam Namaste (NR) 3:00 (Sat. and Sun.), 6:00 (Fri.) impersonates a yoga instructor. ‹ Dil Jo Bhi Kaley... (NR) 6:00 (Fri.), 9:00 (Sat. and Sun.) http://www.somervilletheatreonline.com see TINGLE, page 7 Friday, September 30, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING 7 Tingle’s ‘American Dream’ is a poignant and hilarious social commentary TINGLE tressing topics during the show, his feel- continued from page 5 ing of hope is apparent. Part of Tingle’s The Cambridge-born comedian began American Dream is to make America his comedy career in the ‘80s doing belong to everyone, not just a select few. standup at local Boston venues. Now He tries to stress this during the play, regarded as among the top humorists which gives the whole evening a feeling and social commentators in the country, of optimism. At the end of the night, Tingle has appeared on “The Tonight “Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream” just Show,” “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” makes you feel good. and “The Late Show with Conan JTOB, which is really just a basement, O’Brien,” among others. He also com- is the perfect venue for a show like this, pleted two seasons with “60 Minutes II.” seating only 200 people. The stage is not “Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream” is the raised and is just feet away from the audi- frontman’s fourth one-man show and his ence. This intimate setting is perfect for a second to debut in his Off Broadway night of comedy, politics and the Theater. American experience. Although Tingle leans very obviously to Aside from running “Jimmy Tingle’s the left, his humor and candor are real American Dream” three nights a week, enough to allow Republicans to appreci- JTOB features various other comedians ate his show as well. Even if you don’t and plays, and tickets are 50 percent off agree with what Tingle says, you will for students. enjoy the way he says it. ‘Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream” has Perhaps the best thing about “Jimmy an open-ended run at JTOB, meaning Tingle’s American Dream” is the way that Tingle will perform it as long as peo- Tingle identifies with the country: he ple keep buying tickets. Tingle promises clearly loves America, and wants every- that the show will run at least through JIMMY TINGLE one in the audience to walk away with the Thanksgiving. Local favorite Tingle provides social commentary in ‘American Dream.’ love that he feels. Jimmy Tingle gives the audience a in his American Dream. With student the theater less than 15 minutes away, Although Tingle discusses some dis- thought-provoking and enjoyable night tickets ranging from $7.50 to $12.50, and there is no reason not to go.

Happy thoughts won’t help ‘Dear Wendy’ fly Scandal and surprise await WENDY continued from page 5 viewers on ‘Housewives’ often distracts more than it adds. HOUSEWIVES and Felicity Huffman are the The dingy set design and the continued from page 5 ones who really carry the Dandies’ ornamental costumes mom who juggles her endless show. Cross, with her charac- are theatrical, but perhaps to-do list with her four boys teristic hair flip and distant believable within this misguided and social gatherings with the demeanor, has really flour- fable. The work of cinematogra- girls; and everyone on ished in her role; she was pher Anthony Dod Mantle is Wisteria Lane has perfectly nominated for both the Emmy engaging, but some of the beau- manicured lawns and gor- and Golden Globe Award in ty is lost in the film’s gray “real- geous house exteriors. the Best Leading Actress in a ist” palate. However, these seemingly Comedy Series category. One purely positive thing the perfect beings all have skele- Huffman plays the opposite film offers is the dominance of tons in their closets — or, as sort of character. Once a high- adventurous ‘60s band The the show likes to put it, dirty powered working woman who Zombies on its soundtrack. The laundry. As narrator Mary left her career behind, she has group’s songs are tied directly Alice remarked at the end of become a perennially stressed into the plot, including one the season premiere, no one out stay-at-home mom who instance of diegetic use when knows or cares what goes on takes her kids’ ADD medica- Dick puts on an old album in YAHOO! MOVIES Jamie Bell smites his foes for making fun of Billy Elliot. behind closed doors. tion in order to have enough good spirits. However, The Clearly this ironic, racy energy to get everything done Zombies’ tunes are so effective style works; together with (and she recently returned to at setting the mood throughout interpretation, it is frustrating to they’re down” conclusion, even castaway drama “Lost,” work). the film that they distract audi- vacillate between viewing the if we know it’s coming. “Desperate Housewives” Huffman is brilliantly con- ence members into thinking that story as one that the doing- “Dear Wendy” does not revived ABC’s long-declining vincing in this role, and her they like the same music as the nothing-going-nowhere losers scream anything distinctively; if ratings. This year, the soap talent landed her a nomina- misfit Dandies. of the audience can relate to and there’s a moral it is lost in the opera won six Emmys and two tion for a Golden Globe in the This brings up a number of one that is too far removed into gun smoke, and if there’s a direc- Golden Globe Awards. category of Best Actress in a points of confusion: Is the audi- Americana portraiture for any- tive of how to feel then it’s not Teri Hatcher was among the Television Series - Comedy ence meant to be empathetic to one to feel. commanding enough to be recipients, receiving a Golden and a Screen Actors’ Guild or appalled by the Dandies? Do Both writer and director deny noticed. Globe for Best Actress in a Award for Outstanding we sympathize with the loners any intention of making a film The film is not a total dud, and Musical or Comedy, and was Ensemble in a Comedy Series. or hate them for even trying to that critiques American gun cul- especially not for von Trier fans nominated for an Emmy in She also beat out co-stars carve a niche in an unforgiving ture, or rural American culture at who will find it consistent with the same category. Long con- Hatcher and Cross for her first world? that. Fine. his body of work. Perhaps it sidered a stale actress past her Emmy in 2005. As a von Trier story, we know But there’s nothing that keeps redeems itself in part by making prime, Hatcher has benefited With all this talent, that things are not going to end the film from screaming, “I’m a you question what you are sup- the most from the show’s suc- “Desperate Housewives” is well from the outset of the film. parody of a Western!” in the final posed to think of it, not unlike cess with a huge career come- not just a stylish fad or Yet even awareness of this act. The unbridled violence is staring at an untitled Pollack back. women’s soap opera. This impending doom does not guide expected from the beginning, canvas; you know there is struc- Whereas Hatcher and show has brains, beauty, the viewer to the “intended” but in the end is not warranted. ture and purpose beyond those Longoria make up the flashy, genius and wit, a provocative, understanding of the film. The story just doesn’t earn the scattered, gray globs of paint... glamorous side of “Desperate entertaining satire of our soci- While there’s likely no correct right to have a “shoot ‘em up ‘til probably. Housewives,” Marcia Cross ety’s own dirty laundry. Frodo no more, Elijah Wood broadens his acting horizons BY STEVEN REA result of that. But also, it’s got a beautiful Foer) who travels to Ukraine to investi- funny and he felt like (Jonathan) handled Knight Ridder Tribune meaning.” gate his family’s tragedy-plagued history the material so much better. So he called Wood, who made his showbiz debut in in the Holocaust. He is accompanied on him up and got the rights ... and asked if Frodo is in the building. a Paula Abdul music video when he was his road trip by a blinged-out, hip-hop- he could write the screenplay. Elijah Wood, the reluctant hero with 8, starred in some kid flicks in the early obsessed Ukrainian translator; the trans- “And everything fell into place in a the furry feet and a mission that will ‘90s — “Flipper,” and “Disney’s lator’s grumpy granddad, whose business beautifully organic way that generally determine the fate of all hobbitkind, is Adventures of Huck Finn.” But even as a is leading “Jewish heritage” tours; and the does not happen on your first film.” sitting on a couch in a Philadelphia hotel. pipsqueak, he was more often found pair’s mongrel dog, Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. In “Everything Is Illuminated,” Wood It’s taken the 24-year-old actor a while to doing serious, grown-up fare: Barry The film, both funny and sad, was wears thick-framed, Coke-bottle eye- get back to life as normal, post-”Lord of Levinson’s “Avalon,” Mel Gibson’s scripted and directed by the actor Liev glasses that seem to magnify his already the Rings,” and he still can’t go a day “Forever Young,” the Macaulay Culkin Schreiber, in his first time behind the huge, blue eyes. The actor plays Jonathan without being “Hey, Frodo!”-ed by a fan psychothriller, “The Good Son.” camera. with a quiet, slightly disoriented, but — unless he stays home. As a teenager, he played Sigourney “Liev had initially started writing a determined air. It’s a fine, subtle perform- But with two new movies coming out Weaver’s kid in Ang Lee’s “The Ice Storm,” screenplay about his own grandfather,” ance. — “Everything Is Illuminated” and bringing his odd mix of wide-eyed won- Wood says. “His grandfather was “He’s kind of this empty vessel of a “Green Street Hooligans” — and a couple der and spooky detachment to the Oscar- Ukrainian as well, and he started to write character,” Wood says. “His awkward sen- of unusual, decidedly un-Middle winning proceedings. And the whole a screenplay about a man that goes to sibilities, his neuroses, I loved those Earthian projects in the works, Wood is world knows what he did in “The Ukraine to discover his grandfather’s her- things ... moving on. On his hand he wears a ring Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two itage. But in the midst of writing it he was “When I first met with Liev, he brought that isn’t carved with mystical Tolkien Towers” and “The Return of the King” — invited to give a reading at a New Yorker up “Being There,” and Peter Sellers’ runes; instead, it’s inscribed in Hebrew: If he smote evil, conquered inner demons, fiction event, and the excerpt he was Chauncey Gardiner. That was one point not now, when? consorted with elves. given to read was Jonathan’s ... of reference for (the character) that he “A friend of mine gave it to me,” says “Everything Is Illuminated” is some- “He read that and immediately fell in saw — this man that doesn’t fit in the Wood, sporting long sideburns, dressed thing else again. It’s based on Jonathan love with it, and realized that it ultimate- world at all, and sort of lives in his own in hipster black, holding out his finger. Safran Foer’s 2002 novel about a young ly was telling a very similar story except world. There’s a stillness and an observa- “So it’s always had significance, just as a Jewish American (named Jonathan Safran that it wasn’t nearly as dark. It was very tional quality to the character.” 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING Friday, September 30, 2005

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BY MICHIGAN DAILY ogy, but legal restrictions and a lack of issue of stem cells in the public eye. PRODUCTION state financial support will cost the state Other states are beginning to support Although the debate surrounding vital jobs, and the university will contin- stem-cell research, and it is in Michigan’s Dave Nagler Production Director stem-cell research is still raging nation- ue struggling to compete in this budding best interest to follow suit by immediate- Joel Harley Production Managers wide, state governments and universities field. ly relaxing its restrictions that inhibit Elizabeth Hutchinson are finally waking up to the promise The university should be applauded biotechnological innovation. David Mitchell these cells hold. Stem cells, both embry- Callie Sigal for its work to promote scientific The center represents the university’s onic and adult, have tremendous poten- research and the economic well being of commitment to staying on the cutting Claire Lee Layout Assistants tial for researchers hoping to understand the state. Stem-cell research is an impor- edge of scientific research even in the Timothy Manning and treat diseases from Parkinson’s to tant component of the fast-growing face of strict state restrictions and may Kristen Gilmore Chief Copy Editor cancer. In this spirit, the university biotechnology sector and can bring high- slow the rate of brain drain from the announced the development of a Center tech jobs to the state. Biotechnology will state. But given the enormous potential Daniel Carr Copy Editors for Stem Cell Biology earlier this month. play a key role in diversifying and revital- of stem-cell research, the center’s $10- Jennifer Ehrlich The new center will open with an annual izing Michigan’s sluggish economy. The million budget is hardly enough, espe- Kate Freitas Ross Marrinson budget of more than $10 million and is full potential of stem cells, however, will cially compared with the $3 billion bond Stephanie Sguigna an encouraging step for the University not be realized so long as the state refus- initiative Californians passed last year to and the state. However, this center alone es to reform its restrictions on stem-cell fund stem-cell research. While Granholm will not be enough. research, which prohibit the use of and the state Legislatures stall on reform- As states like California and New Jersey embryos leftover from in-vitro fertiliza- ing the state’s obstructive stem-cell laws, undertake initiatives to fund stem-cell tion that would otherwise be discarded. Michigan will not be able to take advan- BUSINESS research, Michigan holds on to some of With the state struggling to retain top tage of the economic and scientific bene- Leslie Prives Executive Business Director the strictest restrictions in the country. minds and create high-tech jobs, it is fits that this area of research can bring. Without state support, the center will not vital that this new center be the start of a For now, the center will be welcomed to Carmen Rincon Business Managers be able to reverse the research-level larger movement to make Michigan a the University with open arms, carrying Akua Boayke Office Manager brain drain plaguing Michigan. Gov. leader in stem-cell research. The center with it the expectations that support will Gabrielle Lubart Advertising Manager Jennifer Granholm claims to be intent on will be important in attracting and hold- continue to grow here and throughout making Michigan a leader in biotechnol- ing on to top researchers and keeping the the state. Nicolas Gortzounian Receivables Manager Rachel Taplinger Marketing Manager OFF THE HILL EDITORIAL | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- Celebrate victory without fire lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. EDITORIAL POLICY BY THE DAILY ATHENAEUM their victories, and sometimes even last semester’s fires after basketball wins Editorials that appear on this page are written by the Editorial defeats, with street fires that could destroyed the cars of two students, who Page editors, and individual editors are not necessarily respon- They’re hauling your couches away, sible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of quickly spread and burn their houses - could never have received compensa- The Tufts Daily. 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James Jeffords of Vermont voted Roberts Jr. the 17th chief justice for, as did all 55 Republicans. of the United States on Thursday, Opponents raised several inaugurating a new legal era that objections, with some decrying could last more than three memos from legal work during decades. the Reagan administration in The 50-year-old former which he seemed to challenge appeals judge, now the third- the constitutional right to priva- youngest chief justice in history, cy, affirmative action, women’s takes charge of a court at the cen- rights, and the best way to ter of culture wars over abortion, enforce the Voting Rights Act. affirmative action, and religion in “Sadly, there is ample evidence public life. in John Roberts’ record to indi- Sworn in at the White House, cate that he would turn the clock Chief Justice Roberts thanked back on this country’s great President Bush for nominating march of progress toward equal him: “There is no way to repay opportunity for all,” Sen. Edward the confidence you have shown M. Kennedy, D-Mass, said. in me, other than to do the best Some Democrats protested the job I possibly can do.” administration’s refusal to release Bush said his nominee “will be papers from Roberts’ work in the prudent in exercising judicial solicitor general’s office for the power, firm in defending judicial first President Bush. independence, and, above all, a Others complained that he was faithful guardian of the less than forthcoming during Constitution.” recent confirmation hearings, Earlier in the day, the Senate OLIVIER DOULIERY/KRT particularly during his refusal to confirmed Roberts, 78-22, with Judge John Roberts kisses his wife Jane as President George Bush looks on, following Roberts taking the oath comment on the 1973 abortion Democrat votes evenly split. as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at the White House Thursday. rights ruling in Roe v.Wade. “I will resolve my doubts in Before the Senate Judiciary favor of the American people Supreme Court nomination — whether states can require served on the court more than 30 Committee, Roberts said he whose rights would be in jeop- the one who would replace swing parental notice before abortions. years, becoming chief justice in would not comment on legal ardy if John Roberts turns out to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Bush initially nominated 1986. issues that could come before the be the wrong person for the job,” Bush could announce his pick Roberts for the seat of O’Connor, The chief justice has relatively court, though he expressed sup- said Senate Minority Leader soon. who said she would resign as little power over his colleagues, port for the idea that there is a Harry Reid, D-Nev., who voted In the meantime, Roberts joins soon as her replacement was though he assigns opinions when constitutional right to privacy. He no. the high court when it convenes confirmed. Bush changed course, he is in the majority. The jurist also said his old memos reflected As senators on Capitol Hill Monday for the 2005-06 term, elevating the Roberts nomination also administers the entire feder- policy in the Reagan administra- wrapped up debate on Roberts, which will consider assisted sui- after the Sept. 3 death of Chief al court system, including send- tion, which he represented in many were anticipating the next cide, campaign finance and Justice William Rehnquist. He ing annual reports to Congress. court. U.S. slaps more U.S. paying for largest roofing project ever BY AARON C. DAVIS,JAY ROOT sanctions on AND SETH BORENSTEIN Knight Ridder Tribune

Chinese imports Across the hurricane-ravaged Gulf BY TIM JOHNSON Coast, thousands upon thousands of blue Knight Ridder Tribune tarps are being nailed to wind-damaged Until recently, U.S. consumers who roofs, a visible sign of government assis- wanted an el cheapo hunting rifle could’ve tance. shopped at Wal-Mart or Kmart for a low- The blue sheeting — a godsend to resi- cost model made by North China dents whose homes are threatened by rain Industries Corp. — is rapidly becoming the largest roofing But that company and other Chinese project in the nation’s history. defense companies are in the penalty box It isn’t coming cheap. with the Bush administration for selling Knight Ridder has found that a lack of weapons to nations that are considered oversight, generous contracting deals and rogue states. poor planning mean that government Since it came to office, the Bush admin- agencies are shelling out as much as ten istration has slapped sanctions on Chinese times what the temporary fix would nor- companies or individuals 62 times for ille- mally cost. gal arms proliferation. That follows a near- The government is paying contractors ly three-year period in the Clinton admin- an average of $2,480 for less than two hours istration in which not a single sanction was of work to cover each damaged roof — even imposed. though it’s also giving them endless sup- plies of blue sheeting for free. IAN MCVEA/KRT The huge increase in sanctions raises Construction crews working with TJC Defense out of Alabama install a blue tarp on a questions: Do the sanctions push China see ROOFS, page 10 home in Metairie, La., on Tuesday. toward better behavior? Are individual Chinese defense companies deterred? Why are some sanctions imposed on Chinese subsidiaries, letting parent companies off the hook? U.S. launches comprehensive study of children’s health China complains bitterly about the U.S. BY SUSAN FITZGERALD The study, projected to cost $2.7 billion homes,” Duane Alexander, director of the sanctions, asserting that it has new laws in Knight Ridder Tribune over about 25 years if fully implemented, National Institute of Child Health and place to curb arms sales and has reined in also will attempt to explain racial and eth- Human Development, said at a state-run companies that had been operat- The federal government on Thursday nic disparities; for instance, why African- Washington news conference Thursday. ing somewhat independently. launched its most ambitious study ever of American babies are more likely than Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in “Their response is generally to say, `It’s the health of America’s children, with the white babies to be born prematurely and conjunction with Drexel University outrageous! The sanctions are unfair. Show plan to follow more than 100,000 from underweight, and why American Indian College of Medicine will serve as one of six us proof,’” said Matthew Godsey, a womb to adulthood. children are at high risk for diabetes and research centers for the study’s initial research associate in Washington at the The National Children’s Study, which injuries. phase. Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms will start in six communities nationwide, The ultimate goal of the research is to About 1,250 Montgomery County, Pa., Control, a disarmament advocacy group. will explore the many environmental influ- prevent diseases and come up with better women and their babies will be enrolled in U.S. officials say the evidence comes ences that bear on children’s well-being. ways to treat them, federal health officials the study, said Jennifer Culhane, an associ- from intelligence sources from various fed- The study, which will begin enrolling said. ate professor of obstetrics and gynecology eral agencies that can’t be divulged pub- participants in 2007, will look not only at “In their search for environmental influ- at Drexel. She will help direct the study in licly. traditional environmental factors such as ences in human health, study researchers this region, along with Donald Schwarz, Many of the sanctions have been air and water pollution, but also at issues plan to examine such factors as the food adolescent medicine chief at Children’s imposed on just a few state-run Chinese such as neighborhood safety, family rela- children eat, the air they breathe, their Hospital. The institutions are getting $1 companies. For example, North China tionships and diet. It will examine the con- schools and neighborhoods, how often million to plan the study and could receive nection between environmental and they see a health care provider and even $13 million over five years for the research, see SANCTIONS, page 10 genetic factors. the composition of the house dust in their Culhane said. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY NATIONAL Friday, September 30, 2005 U.S. imposes a sharp increase of Government paying roofers huge sums sanctions against Chinese imports of money for their services in Big Easy SANCTIONS Chinese defense companies came while ROOFS Jim Pogue, a spokesman for the Army continued from page 9 John Bolton, a conservative whom continued from page 9 Corps of Engineers, said the agency strictly Industries Corp., commonly known as President Bush recently installed as “This is absolute highway robbery and it followed government contracting require- Norinco, has received six sanctions since ambassador to the United Nations, served really does show that the agency doesn’t ments and did all it could to get the best deal May 2003, all for missile-related exports to as the State Department’s point man on have a clue in getting real value of con- possible for the roofing work, given the Iran. A state-run conglomerate based in arms control and nonproliferation, lead- tracts,” said Keith Ashdown, vice president magnitude of the task and the need to pro- Beijing, Norinco has won hundreds of ing a team that pushed for sanctions. for Taxpayers for Common Sense, noting tect vulnerable homes as quickly as possi- millions of dollars in trade with Iran, “They’ve been taking a far less tolerant that he recently paid $3,500 for a new per- ble. including expanding a mass transit sys- attitude toward the Chinese than in previ- manent roof. “I’ve done the math in my Pogue also said that the Federal tem in Tehran, and it considers Iran a ous years,” said Tai Ming Cheung, author head 100 times and I don’t know how they Emergency Management Agency, which by major market. The company manufac- of “China’s Entrepreneurial Army,” a book computed this cost.” statute is in charge of the program, asked tures everything from ordnance and tanks about the nation’s military industries. As many as 300,000 homes in Louisiana the Corps to manage the program because to auto parts and rugs. Much of what the Chinese defense alone may need roof repairs, and as the gov- FEMA’s resources were spread thin. Officials from the company declined firms sell abroad is permitted under ernment attempts to cover every salvage- Contractors watching from the sidelines, interview requests, instead sending an Chinese law, but not American law, and able roof by the end of October, the bill however, said they’d be happy to do the unsigned response to written questions. the U.S. sanctions have barely slowed the could reach hundreds of millions of dollars. work for a fraction of what the government’s “It is unreasonable and extremely companies down. The amount the government is paying to paying. wrong that the U.S. government has “If you look at their corporate perform- tack down blue tarps, which are designed to Mike Lowery, an estimator with Pioneer imposed many sanctions on our compa- ances, they continue to grow rather last three months, raises major questions Roof Systems in Austin, Texas, said that ny in the name of nonproliferation,” the robustly. They’ve all been doing extremely about how little taxpayers may be getting for while he couldn’t calculate how much it statement said. “Norinco is a responsible well in the past few years,” Tai said. their money as contractors line up at the might be costing contractors to house and company managed according to law.” But U.S. officials say they can’t seem to government trough for billions of dollars in feed workers, even with astronomical over- Other U.S.-sanctioned companies in get China’s attention on weapons prolifer- repair and reconstruction contracts. head the companies would have plenty of China include Precision Machinery ation matters unless they target a specific Steve Manser, the president of Simon room to make a profit. Import/Export Corp., Wha Cheong Tai company, such as Zibo Chemical, which is Roofing and Sheet Metal of Youngstown, In normal circumstances, Lowery said, Company Ltd., Zibo Chemical Equipment accused of selling glass-lined chemical Ohio, which was awarded an initial $10 mil- his company would charge $300 to tarp a Plant, and China Great Wall Industry vessels to an Iranian company linked to lion contract to begin “Operation Blue Roof” 2000-square-foot roof in Austin. For that Corp. The sanctions even reach down to chemical weapons production. in New Orleans, acknowledged that the same size job, the government is paying individuals. One Chinese national, Q.C. In many cases the sanctions have few price his company is charging to install blue $2,980 to $3,500, or about 10 times as much, Chen, an arms broker, has been sanc- teeth, targeted at subsidiaries of parent tarps could pay for shingling an entire roof. plus additional administrative fees that can’t tioned four times since 2002. Chinese companies that have poor track But Manser defended his company’s con- be readily calculated. The U.S. sanctions vary in severity, records, but that may have ties to U.S. tract, saying Hurricane Katrina damaged so “It sounds to me like these people are ranging from a ban on soliciting U.S. gov- trade. many homes and wiped out so much infra- probably making a stinking killing,” Lowery ernment contracts to a wholesale prohibi- “We’re so afraid, so concerned, that U.S. structure in and around New Orleans that it said. “It’s hard to imagine somebody asking tion of exporting goods to the United companies might lose business that the would be impossible to install permanent that kind of money. ... It sure seems to me States. laws are almost impotent,” said Godsey, roofs quickly. The rapid response to the cri- like somebody is getting taken advantage.” Experts inside and outside the Bush the anti-proliferation advocate at the sis, Manser said, required contractors to The government doesn’t pay contractors administration assert that the sharp Wisconsin Project. “We don’t see any indi- mobilize hundreds of construction crews, per roof, but for every square foot of blue increase in sanctions has made Chinese cation that it (the sanctions) has changed truck supplies halfway across the country tarp its workers tack down, according to defense companies cautious about behavior.” and house and feed armies of workers — at copies of the three contracts for the New wholesale proliferation but hasn’t halted Godsey said a company like Norinco a tremendous set-up cost. Orleans area obtained by Knight Ridder. the flow of missile and chemical weapons “has shrugged these off because it figures Simon Roofing, the Shaw Group of Baton The Shaw Group — represented by lob- technology abroad. it can still make money” in Iran even if it Rouge, La., and LJC Construction Co. of byist Joe Allbaugh, President Bush’s former “They really don’t transfer complete loses up to $200 million in U.S. business. Dothan, Ala. — the government’s three campaign manager and a former director of platforms anymore, complete missiles A Norinco official, in the faxed response prime blue-roof contractors in Louisiana — FEMA — is getting paid the most for and things like that. They are into the to Knight Ridder, said U.S. companies are have spent millions to lease hotels, hire installing the tarps, $1.75 per square foot. murkier world of components,” said hurt by the sanctions against the compa- catering companies and set up computer Simon Roofing’s contract calls for $1.72 per James Mulvenon, a specialist on the ny. databases to track and bill the government square foot and LJC Construction gets $1.49 Chinese defense industry at the Center for “My company has conducted extensive for their work. per square foot. Intelligence Research and Analysis, a con- business cooperation with American “When you have 400 or 500 people stay- Dick Taylor, the roofing mission manager sultancy in Washington. “They’ve become companies,” the response said, adding: ing out of town, you’re paying a whole lot for the Army Corps of Engineers, said the a more sophisticated manipulator of the “We strongly demand that the U.S. gov- more overhead than you normally do,” average repair to date has been about 1,500 system. They are still engaged in bad ernment lift all the sanctions against us ... Manser said. “I couldn’t imagine being paid square feet, meaning the companies have behavior.” and let our business cooperation with U.S. any less, well, scratch that, I guess I could. on average been getting $2,235 to $2,625 per Much of the tougher stance toward companies recover and develop.” People will do a lot to get work.” house. International 11 THE TUFTS DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 Insurgents play cat-and-mouse game with American snipers BY TOM LASSETER s—- swamps, having bombs go could plague efforts to put the Knight Ridder Tribune off, hearing bullets fly by. They Iraqi government on its feet. have no idea what that’s like.” “As soon as we leave this place Sgt. Antonio Molina sat on a Military commanders in they’re all going to kill each rooftop in the pitch of night, Baghdad and Washington say other,” Molina said at a meeting scanning the road before him four Iraqi provinces are home to in his barracks recently. with a high-powered sniper 85 percent of the daily attacks. His sniper team commander, scope, hoping an insurgent They claim that a relatively low Staff Sgt. Donnie Hendricks, would scramble out of a car to attack rate in Iraq’s 14 other agreed: “It’s going to be a f——— lay a bomb and give him a reason provinces is proof that the insur- civil war.” to squeeze the trigger. gency is on its knees. Hendricks was quiet for a few He and three other 3rd Muqdadiyah is in one of those moments. Infantry Division snipers were 14 provinces, Diyala. Yet five days “We go out and kill the bad dropped off last week at a house in the field with a 3rd Infantry guys one at a time,” said on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, Division sniper team suggests Hendricks, 32, who speaks with in an Iraqi province that military that the insurgency there contin- the soft accent of his native officials frequently claim is large- ues to chip away at the U.S. mili- Claremore, Okla., where his high ly pacified. Dozens of infantry tary and the resolve of some of its school graduating class had 55 soldiers stormed the abandoned soldiers. students. “But we’re just whit- structure in a staged raid and left Many American troops on the tling down one group so it’s easi- the four men behind. Alone with ground in Muqdadiyah expect er for the other groups to kill their rifles, they moved quietly, the violence to continue long them.” fearing that an insurgent after they’re gone. They worry Maj. Dean Wollan, the top U.S. ambush might catch and kill that Sunni Muslim insurgents — intelligence officer in Diyala, them before Bradley Fighting from a Sunni population that said his men had made tremen- Vehicles could respond. makes up 40 percent of Diyala — dous gains against the insur- “Some people don’t get the will simply move from targeting gency, but he worries that the gravity of the situation here; peo- U.S. forces to ratcheting up fight will grind on for years. ple in the Green Zone are always attacks against Shiite Muslims, “I think it’s going to be a trying to paint a rosy picture,” who compose 35 percent of the while,” said Wollan, 38, of said Molina, a 27-year-old sniper province. Shiites are a majority in Missoula, Mont. “I think the from Clearwater, Fla. He was Iraq, and they dominate the shortest insurgency we’ve seen referring to the fortified com- Baghdad government. was the one the Brits fought in pound in Baghdad where U.S. Muqdadiyah is a relative back- Malaysia. That was seven years.” officials work. “These politicians water of some 100,000 people. Commanders for the 3rd TOM LASSETER/KRT are all about sending people to But the guerrilla war there, while Infantry Division in Diyala said Sgt. Justin Thomas, Sgt. Antonio Molina and Sgt. Hunter Sabin sit at their war but they don’t know what it’s gaining little attention, indicates the number of attacks there had base in Muqdadiyah. Military commanders in Baghdad and Washington all about, being over here and wider instability than military dropped from about a dozen a D.C. say that four Iraqi provinces are home to 85 percent of daily attacks. getting shot at, walking through leaders have acknowledged and day last year to seven. Violence mars the Tension and violence resume in the Gaza Strip BY MICHAEL MATZA the militants have taken from Israel’s army cannon artillery battery set up this week debate in Kenya Knight Ridder Tribune in recent days and not a genuine interest near kibbutz Nahal Oz on the Gaza-Israel in achieving peace. border, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul over constitution The Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip Consequently, Israel has been unrelent- Mofaz named two senior Hamas and Jihad was designed to decrease friction between ing with daily strikes on militant targets up leaders and said Israel is ready to put them BY SHASHANK BENGALI Jews and Palestinians in that coastal sliver, and down the squalid Strip and with hun- in the crosshairs in its effort to end all Knight Ridder Tribune but less than a month later the two sides dreds of arrests of Hamas and Jihad opera- attacks. are back to harsh words and missile tives in the West Bank since the weekend. “We’ll send them to where (Ahmed) Kenya has long been known as one of strikes. From the Israeli side, the new rules con- Yassin and (Abdel Aziz) Rantisi now are,” East Africa’s more stable countries. These There is also mounting Israeli cynicism stitute a change in the scale of deterrence. he said, referring to two former Hamas days, however, it more closely resembles over recent truce announcements by the Whereas in the past deterrent measures leaders killed by Israel in targeted air some of its troubled neighbors. militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. were applied on a gradually escalating strikes. Politicians have angrily accused one Palestinians say the recently declared scale, today, post-pullout, Israel seems On the surface, it appeared the cease- another of taking bribes. Crowds have moratorium on rocket and mortar fire into ready to quickly jump to the most severe fire declared Monday by Hamas’ Gaza pelted speakers with stones. Rallies have Israel from the Strip is a serious overture measures, including the use of artillery fire leader Mahmoud Zahar was a return to turned into bloody melees. The violence designed to quiet their conflict. into the Strip for the first time since the reality that reflected Hamas’ growing has become so unnerving that the police Israelis say the temporary lull is a sham, 1967 Six Day War. political sophistication in a field of nar- commissioner warned politicians this motivated more by the heavy pounding Speaking to soldiers manning a two- rowing options. week to dial down the inflammatory rhet- oric or “face the full force of the law.” The source of the tension is a debate over a new constitution to replace the document that was drawn up when Local hip-hop catching with young Palestinians Kenya gained independence from Britain BY DION NISSENBAUM in 1963. Knight Ridder Tribune Kenyans are to vote Nov. 21 on the new charter, which enshrines a bill of rights, The wanna-be gangsta boys arrive in protects the land rights of indigenous baggy jeans and oversized T-shirts bear- peoples, provides for a stronger president ing the likeness of rapper Tupac Shakur, and a weaker prime minister, allows dual looking for a chance to freestyle with the citizenship and establishes religious night’s star performers. The groupie girls courts subject to parliamentary authori- in glittery tops throw their hands in the ty. air, cheering on the breakdancers, when The referendum fulfills a pledge by the hip-hop party is brought to a screech- President Mwai Kibaki, who took office ing halt: after the retirement in 2002 of longtime Time for evening prayer. President Daniel Arap Moi and promised Across the Gaza Strip, West Bank and to deliver a new constitution to replace even in Israel, young Arabic rappers are the independence-era one, which has trying to juggle Middle East traditions been amended countless times. with contemporary Western culture to It also spotlights simmering social ten- create a political voice for their genera- sions in a country where many people tion. remain very poor — Kenya ranks 154th “It’s the CNN of Palestine,” says Tamer out of 177 countries in the United Nafar, a way to broadcast the news. Nafar, Nations’ Human Development Index — a skinny 26-year-old, is helping to turn and corruption is rampant. Arabic hip-hop into an international phe- AHMAD KHATEIB/KRT Leaders of Kenya’s Muslim community nomenon. Members of R.F.M. perform in Gaza. Across the Gaza Strip, West Bank and even inside Israel, of about 7 million — roughly one-quarter As a movement in its infancy, young Arabic rappers are trying to create a new political voice for their generation. of the population — worry that the pro- Palestinian hip-hop shares more in com- posed constitution undermines Islamic mon with early American rap than the songs such as “Who’s a Terrorist.” You’ve taken everything I own courts, which have had special protec- narcissistic, modern-day mainstream “You call me the terrorist? while I’m living in my homeland.” tion since independence. The courts, hip-hop that dominates MTV. Who’s the terrorist? Nafar and his group DAM (“blood” in known as Kadhi’s courts, have the Just as Public Enemy, N.W.A. and Ice-T I’m the terrorist? Arabic and Hebrew) are pioneers in the authority to decide personal matters created furors with songs such as “911 Is a How am I the terrorist Palestinian hip-hop scene. They’ve gener- such as marriage, divorce and inheri- Joke,” “F-k Tha Police” and “Cop Killer,” When you’ve taken my land?! ated a loyal following among Israelis and tance based on the teachings of the Palestinian rappers such as Nafar take a Who’s the terrorist? Palestinians by singing in Hebrew and Quran. provocative, controversial approach with You’re the terrorist! Arabic. 12 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS Friday, September 30, 2005 CROSSWORD DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU

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WOMEN’S SOCCER FOOTBALL Garmirian’s late goal gives team needed victory BY AMAN GUPTA Daily Editorial Board

The women’s soccer team upped its winning streak to five straight games yesterday, defeating the Worcester State Lancers 1-0, in Worcester behind a lone goal from senior tri-captain Lindsay Garmirian. The win puts the Jumbos at 5-1 over- all (2-1, NESCAC) on the season, and also secures the squad’s regional num- ber one ranking heading into this week- end’s conference bout with the Bates Bobcats. “We didn’t play badly, but we certain- ly didn’t play our best,” senior tri-cap- tain Sarah Callaghan said. “We just couldn’t put the ball in the net. We ended up doing what we had to do, though, putting the ball in the goal and getting the victory. A win’s a win so we’ll take it.” Despite getting off 18 shots in the game, the Jumbos were unable to capi- talize on any of their opportunities until late in the second half. With 4:00 left in regulation, senior tri-captain Ariel Samuelson sent a high corner kick into DAILY FILE PHOTO the box. Sophomore Lauren Fedore Junior Steve Menty catches a pass against Bates last fall. The Jumbos will try to improve their record to 2-0 tomorrow at Bates. headed the ball to Callaghan, who then headed it into the center of the box. There waited Lindsay Garmirian, who took possession of the ball and drilled it Angry, physical Bates squad awaits in Maine into the net to give Tufts the only goal in BY STEPHEN JOHANSEN extra physical contact last week at game at the hands of Tufts last season, 14- the game. Senior Staff Writer Wesleyan, when Jumbo senior quarter- 12. Junior Annie Ross earned her second back Casey D’Annolfo was hit by a contro- “They’re out for blood every game,” jun- shutout of the season, tallying four There was no gloating in the locker versial strong safety blitz late in the fourth ior defensive end Chris Decembrele said saves in the effort and bringing her room after Saturday’s opening-day victory quarter. The hit resulted in a 15-yard when asked if last week’s crushing loss may record to 5-1 on the season. over Wesleyan. penalty against Wesleyan, but the Tufts bus have an effect on the Bobcats’ game-play. The game was the first time the Despite the refreshing 16-6 win just six was delayed almost an hour leaving “They’re always strong, always physical.” Jumbos were forced to play on a turf days ago, when the squad rallied from a 6- Middletown as D’Annolfo got stitches in In addition to the notion that Tufts field this season, and even after practic- 0 halftime deficit, the Tufts team is trying his chin. could be facing a smash-mouth football ing on Tufts’ own Bello field this week, to stay focused on what they say is a far D’Annolfo, the Jumbos’ senior quarter- team that needs to blow off some steam, the squad was still a little shaky at the more important task at Bates tomorrow. back who played in six games last season Bates’ quarterback poses an imposing start. “It’s going to be a challenge,” defensive and passed for 531 yards, should be ready threat. “They’re used to playing on the turf coordinator John Walsh said. “They’re to play in tomorrow’s game. “They have an excellent quarterback [in and we aren’t,” Callaghan said, “so it good at reading the defense. When there Still, Tufts has no reason not to expect sophomore Brandon Colon], possibly one took us a while to settle down. It was a are six guys in the box, they run. When another physical game. Besides having a of Bates’ best quarterbacks ever, so we’re completely different game and we’re there are eight, they pass. They do a good reputation within the NESCAC as being going to have to play a great defensive going to be happy to get back on the job of spreading it between the pass and one of the more physical teams, Bates is game,” Walsh continued. “They have good grass.” the run so the other team is left guessing, probably looking for redemption after its wide receivers. They use play action, they plus they’re physical.” 47-0 drubbing at the hands of Trinity last see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 14 Offensively, the Jumbos got a dose of Saturday. The White Mules also lost a close see FOOTBALL, page 13

MEN’S SOCCER Team carries momentum to Lewiston BY ANDREW SILVER goals on the scoreboard but the the tape, we analyzed it, and I Daily Editorial Board extra attention he demands on think they’ve taken a lot of les- the field serves as a catalyst for sons from it.” Finally with some much- the rest of the Jumbo attack. Another sign of the team needed momentum in tow, the The young Tufts squad is gelling at this point in the sea- 3-3 men’s soccer team (2-1 benefiting from the contribu- son is its cohesiveness moving NESCAC) takes its act north to tions of three of its freshmen. the ball from the back to the Lewiston, Maine tomorrow to Rookie goalkeeper Brian front. Prior to DeGregorio play the Bates Bobcats (4-1-1, Dulmovits has started all six sending the ball from the mid- 2-1-1 NESCAC). Following con- games for the Jumbos and pro- field to James for his goal, it was secutive home shutout victo- vided his third career and sec- senior defender Mike ries — 2-0 over Amherst on ond consecutive shutout on Lingenfelter who got the play Saturday and 3-0 over Rhode Tuesday against R.I.C. started with a brilliant pass to Island College on Tuesday - the Additionally, first-year mid- DeGregorio. Ferrigno noted next step for Tufts is to string fielders Sam James and Peter that while plays like this are a together some all-important DeGregorio have both started great addition, it is the funda- conference victories. in at least half of the team’s mentals that matter most. Despite injuries to junior games. DeGregorio assisted on “I still think at this time in defender Jon Glass, a tri-cap- James’ goal against R.I.C., the the season that you need to get tain, and sophomore midfield- first career points for both your basics right,” the coach er Greg O’Connell, the Jumbos freshmen. said. “Once you get your have plenty of things working The Jumbos have come a [defensive] systems sorted, in their favor looking ahead to long way from last week’s then you start to add things to it tomorrow. shocking 4-3 loss to Salve which is picking those Junior striker Mattia Chason, Regina. moments to come out of the who leads the team in goals (4) “We’ve put together two wins back and support the attack and points (10) and is tied for in a few days and we haven’t and to deliver balls. But at this the team-lead in assists (2), has given up a goal, and when I time I’m more interested that scored all of his goals in the last look back at the game from a they work together defensive- two games. Chason has already week ago I still can’t work out ly.”

MIKE CONROY/TUFTS DAILY equaled his 2004 goal total and how [Salve Regina] scored one This is not to say that the Senior tri-captain Mike Guigli and the men’s soccer team want to make has exceeded last fall’s totals for goal, let alone four,” coach coach would not be pleased if it it three straight wins as they go on the road tomorrow to face the Bates assists and points. His offensive Ralph Ferrigno said following Bobcats in an all-important NESCAC competition. output has not only put crucial Tuesday’s win. “We looked at see MEN’S SOCCER, page 13 14 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Friday, September 30, 2005 INSIDE THE RED SOX Back four will be challenged by high-powered offense WOMEN’S SOCCER attack with a few NESCAC lead- continued from page 16 ers of their own. Senior co-cap- The Jumbos will return to tains Ariel Samuelson and conference action on Saturday, Callaghan currently sit tied for leaving the comforts of Kraft fourth in the conference in Field for Lewiston, Maine, points per game (2.00) and where they will take on a Bates. total points (10). Samuelson is The Bobcats sport a 3-1 record tied for fourth in the confer- and currently find themselves ence in goals scored with four in first place in the conference, and goals per game (.80), while half a game ahead of a batch of Callaghan leads the NESCAC in teams, including Tufts, at 2-1. assists and assists per game The Bobcats are coming off a with six and 1.16, respectively. prolific scoring weekend against conference opponents Conn College and Trinity, com- We just need to ing away with 6-1 and 7-1 victo- ries, respectively. Junior for- keep playing team defense ward Kim Alexander was named NESCAC Player of the “ like we’ve been doing and PAUL BERESWILL/KRT Week for her efforts in the Experts and novices alike feel that Kevin Millar is a big source of the Red Sox’ offensive woes this fall. Thanks games, tallying four goals over we’ll be fine. to a not-so-terrible September, however, Millar might earn a degree of forgiveness if Boston can find its way the weekend to bring her total into the playoffs. to five on the season, good for Sarah Callaghan” second in the conference. Senior tri-captain Bates’ third win came at the hands of the Bowdoin Polar Baby, money can’t buy you health Bears, a squad who the Jumbos The defense will certainly have yet to face, but the have its hands full in dealing BY MIKE DEBARTOLO that either Boston or New York Injuries eventually got the best Bobcats’ one loss this season with Alexander, but countering Senior Staff Writer might not make the post-season. of Foulke, as his bad knees came at home against the tough offenses is certainly noth- That seemed highly unlikely at forced him to shut it down for Amherst Lord Jeffs, a team Tufts ing new for the Jumbos. After One hundred-fifty-nine the start of the season, as both the season. Schilling, who was dominated last weekend. having shut down the games have not been enough to teams were stacked with talent. fighting ankle problems, is still “Every NESCAC game is huge Middlebury and Amherst decide the American League But injuries have ravaged the hanging on by a thread, but he for us,” Callaghan said. “It’s our attacks, the back four Jumbos East. The New York Yankees and rosters of both clubs. If Major has yet to find the consistency third away game of the week, and Ross are more than ready to Boston Red Sox are going to be League Baseball added cortisone that has made him a dominant and we’re not going to worry take on the challenge. facing off this weekend in a final to its list of banned substances, starter in years past. about them, but just worry “Our defense has been play- battle for the division champi- neither team would have David Wells is also having about ourselves and playing up ing really well together, so I’m onship. enough players to fill a lineup. knee problems, and he is hoping to our potential. We finally have not too worried,” Callaghan Depending on how the For the Red Sox, Keith Foulke that a recent cortisone shot will everyone back, and we have yet said. “We need to continue to Cleveland Indians fare over their and Curt Schilling have fought to play a perfect game, so we’re play compactly and not let them final three games, it’s possible achy lower bodies all year. see RED SOX, page 13 just going to go out tomorrow get the ball through us or over and work on playing the way our heads. We just need to keep we know how to play.” playing team defense like we’ve SCHEDULE | Sept. 26 — Sept. 30 The Jumbos will counter on been doing and we’ll be fine.” MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN @Bentley Field Hockey @Bates 7:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m.

Rhode Island Men’s Soccer College @Bates 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Women’s @Worcester @ Bates @Babson State 11:00 a.m. Soccer 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Cross @ Keene St. Invite Country 12:00 p.m.

Women’s Cross Country

Volleyball Tufts Invite Tufts Invite 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.

KELLY O’BRIEN/TUFTS DAILY JUMBOCAST Senior tri-captain Lindsay Gamirian races quickly down the field with the Football ball.

STATISTICS | STANDINGS Field Hockey Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Cross NFL Power Rankings NESCAC Standings NESCAC Standings NESCAC Standings Country Rankings As of Sept. 20, 2005 CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL CONFERENCE OVERALL As of Sept. 20, 2005 Rank, Team (Record) Team W L Pct W L Team W L T Pct W L L Team W L T Pct W L T Rank, Team, Points 1. Colts (2-0) Middlebury 3 0 1.000 4 1 Middlebury 3 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 Bates 3 1 0 .750 4 1 0 1. Williams (197) 2. Steelers (2-0) Bowdoin 2 0 1.000 5 0 Williams 3 0 0 1.000 5 1 0 Amherst 2 1 0 .667 3 1 1 2. Middlebury (190) 3. Eagles (1-1) Amherst 2 1 .667 3 2 Bowdoin 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 Bowdoin 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 3. Washington Univ. (189) 4. Patriots (1-1) Tufts 2 1 .667 3 2 Tufts 2 1 0 .667 2 3 0 Colby 2 1 0 .667 3 1 0 4. SUNY-Geneseo (165) 5. Chiefs (2-0) Williams 2 1 .667 5 1 Amherst 1 1 1 .500 3 1 1 Tufts 2 1 0 .667 3 1 0 5. Amherst (164) 6. Falcons (1-1) Bates 1 2 .333 1 3 Bates 1 1 .500 1 2 1 1 Williams 2 1 0 .667 4 1 0 5. Wisconson-LaCrosse (164) 7. Bengals (2-0) Conn. College 1 2 .333 2 3 Colby 1 2 0 .333 2 2 0 Middlebury 1 1 1 .500 2 2 1 7. Colby (159) 8. Panthers (1-1) Wesleyan 1 2 .333 2 2 Wesleyan 1 2 0 .333 2 2 0 Trinity 1 3 0 .250 3 3 0 8. Denison (138) 9. Jaguars (1-1) Trinity 1 3 .250 3 3 Conn. College 0 3 0 .000 2 3 0 Wesleyan 0 2 1 .167 0 4 1 9. UW Oshkosh (132) 10. Buccaneers (2-0) Colby 0 3 .000 1 3 Trinity 0 3 0 .000 1 4 0 Conn.College 0 3 0 .000 1 3 1 12. Tufts (111) College Football Div. I-A: Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Men’s Cross Country ESPN/USA Today Poll Scoring Scoring Scoring Rankings Player G A Pts Player G A Pts Player G A Pts As of Sept. 20, 2005 As of Sept. 24, 2005 Ileana Katz 3 1 7 Mattia Chason 2 2 6 Ariel Samuelson 3 4 9 Rank, Team (Record) Mike Guigli Brittany Holiday 3 0 6 2 1 5 Sarah Callaghan 2 4 8 Rank, Team, Points 1. USC (3-0) Greg O’Connell 2 0 4 Lindsay Garmirian 1 0 2 Erika Goodwin 2 1 5 1. Calvin College (200) 2. Texas (3-0) Tess Jasinski 2 0 4 Dan Jozwiak 1 1 3 Joelle Emery 1 0 2 Bob Kastoff 1 0 2 Lauren Fedore 1 0 2 2. North Central College (191) 3. Virginia Tech (4-0) Jeanne Grabowski 1 2 4 3. Wisconsion-LaCrosse (185) Stacey Watkins 1 2 3 Andrew Drucker 0 2 2 Martha Furtek 1 0 2 4. LSU (1-0) Lea Napolitano 0 2 2 Todd Gilbert 0 1 1 Kim Harrington 0 0 0 4. Haverford College (176) 5. Florida (4-0) Ben Castellot 0 0 0 Genevieve Citrin 0 0 0 5. Nebraska Wesleyan (167 Lizzy Oxler 0 0 0 6. Georgia (4-0) Katie Pagos 0 0 0 Ben Sternberg 0 0 0 Ali Mehlsak 0 0 0 6. WIlliams (159) 7. Florida State (3-0) Jennie Williamson 0 0 0 Derek Engelking 0 0 0 Maya Shoham 0 0 0 7. Wisconsin Platteville (151) Alex Bedig 0 0 0 Jen Fratto 0 0 0 8. University of Chicago (142) 8. Ohio State (3-1) Goalkeeping GA Sv Sv% Sam James 0 0 0 Abby Warber 0 0 0 9. Tufts (133) 9. Tennessee (1-1) Goalkeeping Duffy-Cabana (1-2) 5 29 .853 GA Sv Sv% Goalkeeping GA Sv Sv% 10. Carleton (125) 10. Miami (2-1) Rappoli 3 8 .727 Brian Dulmovits 9 20 .689 Annie Ross 5 14 .737 David McKeon 1 2 .667 Friday, September 30, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

FIELD HOCKEY VOLLEYBALL Bentley needs overtime Jumbos host Invitational this weekend Top regional to get past Tufts defense competition is BY RACHEL DOLIN an offensive-minded team, did bound for Medford Contributing Writer not expect to play such tough defense against the Jumbos. BY NATE GRUBMAN With 9:01 remaining in over- With 1:31 left in the first half, Daily Editorial Board time, Bentley junior — and All- Rogers netted her 17th goal of American and Northeast-10 the season and appeared to give At the first-ever Tufts conference scoring leader — Bentley the lead heading into Invitational last season, the vol- Mary Rodgers took a penalty halftime. leyball team upset M.I.T. to corner Tufts junior keeper The Falcons’ celebration was emerge from its first host tour- Marilyn Duffy-Cabana was able short-lived as seconds later, nament as champions. If the to deflect. Tufts sophomore Illena Jumbos want to make a tradi- The ball, however, ricocheted Casellas-Katz scored to tie the tion of winning their own invi- directly to the stick of Bentley game. tational, they will have beat junior Kristen Allen, who blast- Bentley struck back after the four of the top teams in the ed the ball past Duffy-Cabana break as Rogers broke up the country. and sealed the victory for the defensive battle with 14:31 left The Jumbos will square off Falcons. The 3-2 overtime loss in regulation to give Bentley a against Emmanuel, SUNY- dropped Tufts’ record to 3-3 2-1 advantage. Despite her two Cortland, M.I.T. and Eastern overall. goals, the powerful forward was University. Each team will pres- After falling 2-0 to the contained and aggravated ent a tough match, as Falcons last year, coach Tina throughout the game by Emmanuel is a defending con- McDavitt was proud of her Watkins and Goodwin. ference champion, Cortland team’s performance on “We were warned that she and Eastern are top-25 teams Wednesday. was good and quick,” junior nationally, and M.I.T. is the top “It was great to see that we Stacey Watkins said. “Our goal team in New England. could play with them,” was to frustrate her early and Coach Cora Thompson, who McDavitt said. “We played our not let her get the ball.” scheduled the tournament and game and continued to do what The Jumbos were able to matched Tufts up against the we do well.” counter Rogers’ goal, scoring top four teams in the tourna- The Falcons are currently five minutes later. Freshman ment, is excited about the chal- ranked No. 3 nationally in Brittany Holiday delivered her lenge. Division II, with an 8-1 record. fourth goal of the season on an “You need to play the best to MIKE CONROY/TUFTS DAILY Freshman Natalie Goldstein and the volleyball team are hoping for a “I am proud of the way we assist by senior co-captain Lea be the best,” Thompson said. repeat of last year, when the Jumbos upset MIT in the first Tufts played,” senior sweeper Erika Napolitano. “Even if you take a hit in your Invitational. Goodwin said. “We came back The game headed into over- record, you have to play the and scored, and we were into it time, where the Falcons were best teams when you can.” and trying hard. We knew we ultimately victorious. The eight-team tournament, Jordan and senior co-captain tough match in the opener. The could get the job done.” Because of overtime rules, which will take place tonight setter Austin Zimmerman, both Saints are 10-3 and are the For the first 33 minutes of Tufts only had three defensive and tomorrow afternoon, will honorable mention All- defending GNAC champions. play, both teams focused on be co-hosted by Tufts and M.I.T. Americans. Despite the tough competi- defending their goals. Bentley, see FIELD HOCKEY, page 13 Tufts helped co-host the M.I.T. “[The key to beating M.I.T.] is tion, Thompson sees the Invitational last weekend. the same as last year, maintain- opportunity for some upsets. The Jumbos will face M.I.T. at ing our team unity and being “We have everything to gain, noon tomorrow. The Engineers, confident, but not overconfi- whereas some of these teams ranked number one in New dent,” sophomore Stephanie have everything to lose,” England, are fresh off a win in Viola said. Thompson said. “At this point, I their own tournament. At 15-3, M.I.T. may not even be the think we’re in a really good M.I.T. has won its last ten toughest test of the weekend for position going into this week- matches. the Jumbos. While the end.” “Obviously, we want to beat Engineers are a New England The Jumbos’ chances could M.I.T. because they’re the top power, Tufts will face two be affected by health issues. team in New England, and we national powers in Eastern While the team will be without want to be that top team,” University and Cortland. sophomore Cecilia Allende, Thompson said. Cortland, who the Jumbos who is out for 4-6 weeks due to The 10-2 Jumbos, currently will play tonight at 8 p.m., is a broken finger sustained last ranked fifth in the region, upset currently ranked No. 22 nation- weekend, junior Kelli Harrison a higher ranked M.I.T. team ally by the American Volleyball could be close to returning twice last year. The victory in Coaches Association. The Red from action after a scary leg the final of last year’s Tufts Dragons, 17-2, suffered one of injury that occurred in the fifth Invitational gave the Jumbos their defeats against No. 6 NYU. game of last Friday’s Coast the tournament championship Eastern, on the other hand, is Guard match. and launched the team on a 16- ranked No. 23 in the country. If “[Harrison] is still to be match winning streak. Tufts can upend Eastern tomor- announced,” Thompson said. If the team wants to repeat row at 4 p.m. in the final of the “We’re not sure what’s going to this year against M.I.T., it will tournament, it will be the first happen. She’s looking good and have to contend with Engineer team in the country to do so, as looking strong, so we’ll have to senior co-captain Arlis Eastern is 12-0. determine that [today].” MIKE CONROY/TUFTS DAILY Senior co-captain Lea Napolitano and the women’s field hockey team Reynolds, last week’s M.I.T. While Emmanuel does not Even without Harrison, the dropped an overtime decision to Div.-II powerhouse Bentley on Invitational Tournament MVP, boast a national ranking, the see VOLLEYBALL, page 13 Wednesday. as well as senior Caroline Saints still should give Tufts a Editors’ Challenge — Week 4 After winning last week with a sizzling 11-3 record, Andrew “My picks are more accurate ered from Week 2’s no-show embarassment with a solid 10-4 record last week, but he still than my articles” Silver has his sights set on leader Alex Bloom “boom goes the dynamite!”, has plenty of catching up to do. Aman “Trouble” Gupta lived up to his nickname last week who recorded yet another impressive week at 10-4. Lurking behind Silver in third is fellow with an 8-6 record, tying him for the week with Tom “I know more about NASCAR than 2004 cellar dweller Kristy “Kazaam” Cunningham, who will need some magic from Shaq everyone else” Spera, who sits tied with Grubman and L. Hoffman, ahead of only “Summer Diesel himself to stay in the hunt after last week’s 9-5 mark. In the mover-and-shaker of “ Sam Verrill, who finally reached the Mendoza line at 7-7 last week. Brian “When’s department, Ben H-off “the hook”-man finally separated himself from the his sister, Liz Homecoming and where are the freshmen girls” Wolly provides his guest picks from the “What week is it?” Hoffman (8-6) with a 10-4 mark. Nate “Get me some” Grubman recov- scary real world as he tries to top Blair and Kate’s very un-arts-like record of 10-4 last week.

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Only a 2003 tie in they are very good,” Ferrigno do three step drops, and they’ll game of the season. consecutive games, and its Lewiston broke up what could said. “I think it’s going to be a occasionally take some shots “Bates’ score against Trinity is only loss came in the form of a have been a string of four loss- tough game, and I think we’re down the field.” deceiving,” Decembrele said. season-opening 1-0 setback at es to Bates. It is unlikely to be going to have our work cut “They’re simply much better than the hands of Bowdoin. any easier this year, but the out, but I think we’re capable that score shows. Telling you from In 2004 the Jumbos scored experience, having played against Bates before, they’re strong. their final touchdown They’re tough. We beat them right at the end last year.” Harrison’s status is shaky Strength at against the Bobcats in the In 2004 the Jumbos scored their final touchdown against the going into Invitational Bentley could beginning of the fourth Bobcats in the beginning of the fourth quarter, and held on with VOLLEYBALL on our home court. It gives us seven minutes left after Bates continued from page 15 that extra reinforcement that carry to Bates quarter, and held on with Jumbos appear to be a confi- we need.” missed a two point conversion FIELD HOCKEY that would have tied the game at dent team after playing well Thompson will use these seven minutes left after last weekend. The team is tough matches as a tool to continued from page 15 14. players and a goalie guarding “We have to watch their quar- actually 2-0 in Harrison’s sharpen the team for the late- Bates missed a two point absence, a tribute to the season matches that will be against the shot, rather than terback,” Decembrele reiterated. the usual four defensive players “All the coaches in the league depth that Thompson has crucial for the team’s NESCAC conversion that would been emphasizing as one of chances. and a keeper. speak highly of him; he’s one of “We walked off the field sad the better athletes we’re going to her team’s strengths. “We have the bigger pic- have tied the game at 14. “I think the goal is to pick ture in sight, not necessarily that we lost,” Goodwin said. face all year.” “But we were proud of the way Last season as a freshman, up where we left off in terms winning every game,” of consistent play, serving Thompson said. “We really we played. I’d rather take this Last week at Trinity, Colon did- Colon started at quarterback and loss and the practice of playing n’t look nearly as fearsome, going played all season for the Bobcats. and passing,” Thompson want to strengthen our team said. and our program.” a harder game than winning an 9-for-17 with no touchdowns and During the campaign, he went easy one.” one interception. However, Bates’ 115-for-223 (49.4%) for 1,388 The Jumbos have the Still, the competitive coach added bonus of playing the is not looking for her team to Tufts will now prepare for its numbers versus Trinity may be yards, with five touchdowns and showdown at Bates on skewed, as at halftime the Bobcats eight interceptions. Against Tufts tournament on their home go out there and learn a les- floor. son while going 0-4. Saturday. were actually only losing 7-0. In last season, Colon was 16-for-27 “Bates has a good team,” addition, Trinity’s victory over for 189 yards, with no touchdowns “It sort of increases our “The ultimate goal is to excitement and positivity,” win,” Thompson said. “We McDavitt said of the squad the Bates gave them a Div. III-best 23 and an interception. Jumbos defeated 3-0 last year. consecutive wins. Trinity’s last loss Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Viola said. “We’re excited to want to beat every team and be playing in front of our fans beat them convincingly.” “If we play well, we should have came over three years ago in 2002, Lewiston, Maine. a good game.” Banged-up powers vie for playoff entry White Sox finally close RED SOX Sox manager Terry Francona) just bring in Chris Rock to crack continued from page 14 would say, “he’s a right-handed some jokes and keep Manny help alleviate some of the pain hitter so he makes a good pla- entertained? At least Rock deal, win AL Central (he might want to think about toon partner for lefty John wouldn’t eat up at-bats that BY ARK ONZALES former Sox administrative assis- losing some weight as well). Olerud.” But Millar’s OPS against could potentially be used by M G Knight Rider Tribune tant, congratulated Sox GM Ken Wells is a big game pitcher, and lefties this year is a pathetic .694 Olerud or Roberto Petagine. Williams and manager Ozzie he will surely relish his role start- (compared with Olerud’s .862 As mentioned earlier, the The Chicago White Sox played Guillen. ing tonight in the first game of OPS in 39 at-bats). Yankees have been bit by the and behaved Thursday on the It was a fitting celebration for a the series against his former injury bug as well. Their injuries Comerica Park field like well- retooled team that stunned the team. If he can fight the pain and have been almost exclusively on schooled professionals. baseball world by staying in first maintain his control, he’ll be the pitching side. Carl Pavano, Centerfielder Johnny But as soon as they went into place in the division throughout tough to beat. their major free agent acquisi- their tightly knit clubhouse, they the regular season but nearly The Sox have been a bit short- tion over the winter, only Damon not only looks like celebrated like rowdy schoolboys. squandered the 15-game lead it handed on the offensive side as pitched 100 innings before flam- They punctuated their wildly had on Aug. 1. well. Centerfielder Johnny ing out with an arm injury. Jaret a caveman, he also some- successful season with a 4-2 victo- The Sox’s pitching staff and Damon not only looks like a Wright also battled injury prob- ry at Detroit that gave them their reinforced defense carried them caveman, he also sometimes lems all season. He has returned times plays as aggressively first American League Central title most of the way, but their plays as aggressively as one. All recently but has been very since 2000. approach was ripped when the of his diving and crashing into inconsistent. Kevin Brown as one. There was a collective sigh of offense slumped during most of walls have cost Damon in health, pitched only 73 innings this sea- relief as All-Star first baseman the final two months in which and he has received numerous son before biting the dust, but at Paul Konerko leaped to catch their lead dropped from 9 games cortisone shots in his shoulders. So why is Millar playing so least he didn’t inflict any injuries Placido Polanco’s line drive with to 1 in a span of 16 days with 10 If you thought his throwing arm much? “Well,” you would say, “he on himself (with the help of a the tying run at first base to end games remaining. was bad before, wait until you plays excellent defense and he’s water cooler) this season. Mike the game. But the Sox got the last laugh, see him now-it’s not pretty. fast.” And of course, if you said Mussina also recently came back Their subdued on-field cele- and they reminded everyone in a Unfortunately, some of the that, you’d be an idiot. But really, from an arm injury but he was bration was marked by mild hugs zany celebration. players who have stayed healthy why all the playing time? The hit very hard in his last start. near the pitcher’s mound, and “If you said before the season are the least productive. Kevin answer is that Terry Francona, All these injuries mean that then they erupted in a clubhouse that we were going to win the divi- Millar is still bringing it every though a fine manager, has a instead of two heavyweights as champagne corks popped. sion, you’re lying,” said Konerko, night. It’s just hard to figure out weak spot for certain veterans fighting hard to the finish, this Longtime trainer Herm who supported the clutch pitch- exactly what he brings. A hot like Millar. Besides, Millar keeps final regular season series may Schneider soaked Chairman Jerry ing of Freddy Garcia with his 40th September has actually helped outfielder Manny Ramirez look more like the boxers each Reinsdorf, and Detroit general home run in the sixth inning to him bring his OPS to a fairly happy. That appears to be his have a hand tied behind their manager Dave Dombrowski, a give the Sox a 4-0 lead. mediocre .755. “Well”, you (or main value. Why doesn’t Boston backs.