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Where You Read It First Partly Cloudy 81/63 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LX, NUMBER 9 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 TUFTSDAILY.COM Freshmen elections postponed, students will still vote Passion Pit to headline to pass one of the community rep. referenda today Freshman elections for the called the problem “out of Tufts ECOM and the TCU Tufts’ fall concert Tufts Community Union (TCU) ECOM’s control.” Judiciary have determined that BY MATT REPKA non-profit organization that part- Senate have been postponed 24 While freshmen will not be this vote is, in effect, a run- AND MITCHELL GELLER ners with touring artists to “green” hours due to a technical glitch able to elect their senators, off between the two referenda, Daily Editorial Board their tours and educate fans about in Tufts Election Commissions’ the vote on community repre- meaning that one of the two sustainable and eco-friendly prac- (ECOM) voting software. sentative reform is unaffected. will pass and be implemented. Boston-based electronic indie- tices for everyday life. Students will still vote today The ballot allows students to While abstaining from the vote rock outfit Passion Pit will head- The contract with the performers on two separate proposals con- vote for one of two referen- is an option, the Judiciary decid- line Tufts’ October fall show in was finalized late last week, accord- cerning reforms to the com- da, named Referendum 3 and ed yesterday that voting against Carzo Cage, Concert Board ing to Concert Board Co-chair munity representative system on Referendum 4, or to abstain both referenda is not an option announced Tuesday. Nicole Goodwin, a junior. the TCU Senate. from the question. and abstentions will not count as Hip-hop artist K.Flay and Black Goodwin expressed enthu- ECOM reported early this “We are encouraging every- rejections of both. Joe Lewis & the Honeybears will siasm for the headlining act morning that the vote would be one who can access the refer- In the event of a majority also perform at the first annu- Passion Pit. “From everything pushed back due to a problem enda to vote,” McManus said. abstention vote, the referen- al “Cage Rage” event on Oct. 26, I’ve heard, they give a great per- with VoteNet, the online system The referenda vote is a revote dum with the higher total vote which merges Tufts’ traditional pair formance,” she said. “I’m person- used in campus elections. from last semester’s April elec- will be adopted. of fall semester hip-hop and rock ally very excited about it.” This problem has occurred tions. During that election, Voting for freshman Senate shows into a single, larger event. In total, 1,800 tickets will be many times in the past, most both referenda reached the seats will begin early Thursday Tickets will go on sale beginning made available for the show. Tufts recently during freshman elec- participation threshold neces- morning at 12 midnight and will next Wednesday. students will be able to buy spe- tions two years ago, accord- sary to pass but could not be continue for 24 hours. Passion Pit comes to Tufts cial presale tickets for $10 begin- ing to ECOM Chair Katherine simultaneously adopted as they through the Campus Consciousness McManus, a sophomore. She are competing proposals. —by Matt Repka Tour, an initiative from Reverb, a see CAGE RAGE, page 2 Hiring freeze continues but with limited effects BY ALEXANDRA BOGUS Among the new hires are four profes- where we’ve been in the past,” Provost schools are in turn not as able to offer Daily Editorial Board sors, including new Professor of Biology and Senior Vice President Jamshed competitive packages to potential new and Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Bharucha said. faculty members. Even as the university continues to Berger-Sweeney, 10 assistant and associ- Bharucha added that the hiring figures “The university as a whole has viewed operate under the “flexible” hiring freeze ate professors and 16 lecturers. often vary based on the number of retirees this as a strategically good moment to it mandated two years ago, administra- These figures mark an increase from in any given year. “It is a flexible freeze,” hire new faculty, a moment when we’ve tors in the Schools of Arts and Sciences last year — in which only 21 faculty mem- he said. “We’ve always said that we would been able to devote new resources to and Engineering are loosening their hiring bers began jobs at Tufts — and a small continue with significant faculty hiring.” that and many other institutions have practices and welcoming 30 new faculty decrease from the three academic years While the freeze has not seemingly not,” Executive Administration Dean of members to the Hill this year. between 2006 and 2009. Hiring of full, destabilized hiring practices signifi- the School of Arts and Sciences Leah In response to the economic crisis, assistant, and associate professors — all cantly, Tufts currently finds itself faring McIntosh said. administrators announced in the fall of tenure-track positions — hovered at simi- better than a number of comparable Bharucha agreed that Tufts finds itself 2008 that the university was enacting a so- lar numbers over the past five years. The institutions. This is due in large part less adversely affected by the financial called flexible hiring freeze, under which higher number of total new faculty this to the administration’s decision during crisis than other leading schools and has it would only fill positions deemed to be year comes largely from an increase in the the economic crisis to absorb the full used this as a competitive edge in pursu- critical. Two years later, Tufts still remains number of lecturers hired. impact of the endowment’s decline at ing talented personnel. cautious in its hiring practices, but the “I think it’s safe to say that we are not once, while many other schools chose to freeze seems to have thawed a little bit. quite on par, but almost on par with spread the loss over several years. These see HIRING, page 2 New farmers’ market brings local food to Tufts community BY MINYOUNG SONG entice students to try things that they Daily Staff Writer have not been exposed to.” The wide range of produce available Tufts students can now enjoy fresh, includes corn, carrots, lettuce, pota- locally grown produce at a new, weekly toes, heirloom tomatoes, squash, leeks, on-campus farmers’ market. green onions, peppers, cherries, apples The market, held at the Mayer and cantaloupe. The market also sells Campus Center lower patio from 11 flowers, honey, baked goods and gelato. a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday, is a Vendors will feature demonstrations of collaborative project between Dining various recipes and goods every week, Services and two local initiatives that according to Klos. assist economically disadvantaged New Entry, founded in 1998 by the individuals in getting a fresh start Agriculture, Food and Environment MEREDITH KLEIN/TUFTS DAILY through commercial farming. Program of the Friedman School of Bob Burns is the new head of the Department of Facilities Services. Farmers from the New Entry Nutrition Science and Policy, helps Sustainable Farming Project rely on vol- underprivileged individuals acquire the unteers from the United Teen Equality skills and resources they need to become New facilities director outlines vision Center (UTEC) in Lowell to transport successful farmers and start their own BY MONICA MOWERY mitment to providing improved ser- and sell their array of seasonal veg- farms in Massachusetts. Daily Staff Writer vice to the Tufts community on all etables, fruits and baked goods at the “We work with multicultural individuals three campuses. market, according to New Entry Project all over the world and the United States The formerly separate departments “Our department has a new name. The Director Jennifer Hashley. who want to do commercial farming and of Facilities and Construction have a staffs of the Facilities and Construction The market allows students to experi- help them approach farming as business- new name and a new, unified focus, as Departments have been merged into ment with varied types of foods, Director es to sustain themselves,” Hashley said. newly appointed director Bob Burns one department, Facilities Services,” of Dining and Business Services Patti UTEC Lowell’s Fresh Roots Program, looks to adopt a more customer-ori- Burns said in a memo to department Klos said. which exposes high school students from ented approach. staff at the beginning of the semester. “I’m particularly thrilled to bring a Massachusetts to aspects of sustainable Burns, who took the job two months Vice President for Operations Dick wide variety of fresh produce to students farming, is the other organization involved ago, announced the name change to Reynolds explained that the merger of who want to cook for themselves,” Klos in the farmers’ market, according to UTEC the Department of Facilities Services said. “I hope that by presenting reci- in part to emphasize a renewed com- see FACILITIES, page 2 pes and food demonstrations, we might see FARMERS, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections Porter Square may not Tufts sailing has a News 1 Op-Ed 9 be on the radar of most strong start despite Tufts students but it disqualification of a Features 3 Comics 10 has plenty to offer. one boat. Arts | Living 5Sports 11 Editorial | Letters 8 Classifieds 13 see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, page 11 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Inaugaural fall concert will feature University uses financial edge indie-rock and hip-hop groups to attract top faculty to Tufts CAGE RAGE HIRING tions had to remain vacant for continued from page 1 continued from page 1 the time being.