Tufts Mountain Club Looks to Get Senate Funding for Trips Cabin
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Where You Mostly Sunny Read It First 64/47 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 21 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 TUFTSDAILY.COM Tufts Mountain Club looks to get Senate funding for Trips Cabin BY NI N A FORD “This is a much simpler structure Daily Editorial Board than the Loj is now,” he said. “This is really as cheap as it gets … no The Tufts Mountain Club bells, no whistles.” (TMC) over the summer finalized The TMC has engaged in pre- plans to build its proposed Trips liminary discussions with Senate Cabin, a building to supplement leadership about funding the the Loj on its New Hampshire Trips Cabin, according to Gilling. property. But the club lacks the “They have pledged to support us funds needed to move forward financially in some way or anoth- with construction. er,” he said, adding that nothing “We’re almost ready to break has been finalized. ground. We have all the plans, “We’ve been working really we have all the permits, the only closely with the Senate. I spoke thing we’re lacking right now is the with the people running for TCU money,” said Katie Bond, junior president last semester before and public relations director of the they were even elected,” Bond Trips Cabin project. said. “[TCU President] Duncan The Loj is a TMC-owned house [Pickard] was really supportive of in rural New Hampshire that pro- the project.” The TMC endorsed vides a destination for student Pickard in the election. groups going on trips, or just a The Senate is “totally commit- haven for friends looking to get ted to seeing this project happen,” away from campus. Pickard told the Daily. “I think it’s The Tufts Community Union going be a huge benefit to the Tufts (TCU) Senate has retained community,” he said. DILS ONG/TUFTS DAILY $714,291.72 of the $902,338 Construction of the Trips Cabin The city of Boston is considering implementing restrictions that would close down all hookah bars within five years. check the university sent it last would only take six to eight weeks, month in compensation for alleg- Gilling said. But he doesn’t expect edly embezzled student activities construction to begin until March Boston Public Health Commission funds. The TMC is eyeing some of or April, even if the TMC receives that money for its project. funds at the end of this semester, “It’s just kind of frustrating given the winter weather. suggests strict smoking regulations because we’re ready to go, we’re “Ideally, we would be able to ready to build … and some of secure the necessary funds within BY DAVE STER N and bars. The new constraints Founder and co-owner the money that’s been promised the next couple of weeks,” and start Contributing Writer would almost universally prohibit Brandon Salomon told the to us is just tied up in red tape,” construction immediately thereaf- smoking in hotel rooms, cigar and Daily he was concerned about said Brian Gilling, sophomore and ter, Gilling said. But he added that Boston may implement one hookah bars and all workplaces the potential ban’s effect on his director of the Trips Cabin project. realistically, the Senate would take of the nation’s most restrictive — including any outside areas business. For an establishment Over the summer, the admin- a longer period of time to decide smoking bans as early as next adjacent to such locations. The to qualify as a smoking bar, 60 istration compiled a feasibil- how to spend its new money. year, if the city adopts the new BPHC said the plan aims to make percent of its sales must consist ity report for the cabin, which is “They’re going to want to take restrictions on smoking approved workplaces healthier. of tobacco products. a joint project involving the TMC, a few months to kind of deliber- last month by its health agency. “What we focus on is the pro- If the regulations are imple- the TCU Senate and the admin- ate,” Gilling said. “They just want The plan has the potential tection of workers,” Roger Swartz, mented, Cigar Masters will have istration. This led to an estimated to hear a broad range of ideas from to knock out all hookah bars in director of the BPHC’s Community to become a club with private price tag, a tentative timeframe, everyone in the student body.” Beantown within five years. Initiatives Borough, told the Daily. membership in order to continue professional designs and blue- TCU Treasurer Matt Shapanka The Boston Public Health “We’ve been successful in reduc- its operations, Salomon said. He prints and the acquisition of all was not ready to commit to fund- Commission (BPHC) on Sept. 4 ing the prevalence of tobacco explained that the BPHC’s stated the required building permits. ing the project. He emphasized gave an initial endorsement to use. We are [now] exploring what goal of protecting workers was The Trips Cabin, which is that the decision about giving restrictions on the use and sale might be some options to reduc- not relevant to his employees, planned to sleep 27, is expected money for the Trips Cabin would of tobacco within city limits. The ing access to tobacco.” many of whom are cigar aficiona- to cost between $200,000 and regulations also target smoking No new smoking permits dos themselves. $250,000, according to Gilling. see LOJ, page 2 bars, which, if the policy goes would be issued to businesses, “My employees all sign waiv- through, would be required to and those that are being retained ers,” Salomon said. “They all love close or significantly alter their would be allowed to expire within working here.” operations within five years. the five years after final approval, Many hotels, which are also The BPHC’s ruling would Swartz said. affected by the proposed changes, restrict where people can smoke Cigar Masters, a cigar café and have been “taking a hit” recent- in public, adding to a set of limi- lounge on Boylston Street, would ly as they become increasingly tations implemented in 2003 that be significantly impacted by the banned smoking in restaurants proposed rules. see SMOKING, page 2 BLOG @ tufts.daily.com Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) faced off last night in the only planned vice presidential debate of this election season. With Biden’s dichoto- mous reputation as a gaffe-maker and a tested foreign policy expert DAILY FILE PHOTO up against Palin’s folksy appeal and fewer years of experience, The Tufts Mountain Club seeks to secure funding for a new facility near the Loj. the event was highly anticipated by members of both parties. CORRECTION For a blow-by-blow breakdown and Yesterday’s news article “Students from Boston area to work with Harvard analysis of what happened, visit The professor on polling program” was factually inaccurate. It failed to distin- Trail, the Daily’s 2008 election blog, at guish between student pollsters and student poll workers. A corrected ver- http://www.tuftsdaily.com/blog/thetrail. sion has replaced the original article online. The errors were committed during the editorial process. The author’s reporting and writing were entirely accurate. The Daily apologizes for the mistakes. Inside this issue Today’s Sections The volleyball team Viggo Mortensen gets set to host its News 1 Comics 8 shines in the new tournament this Features 3 Classifieds 9 Western, “Appaloosa.” weekend. Arts | Living 5Sports Back see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS Friday, October 3, 2008 THE TUFTS DAILY ROBE R T S. SILVE R BLATT LOJ continued from page 1 Editor-in-Chief SMOKING used as drug paraphernalia.” take time. “There’s a lot of factors, so it’s not EDITORIAL Affectedcontinued from page 1 parties say Freshman patrons Andrew Brinson choose said he has somethingTimeline that’s extremely still unclearquick,” he said. smoke-free, said Jerry Good, a concierge been to several hookah bars in Boston. “They will not be breaking ground this fall.” Rachel Dolin Managing Editors Kristin Gorman toat the beSheraton in Boston smoke-filled Hotel. “If I’m environments going to a shisha bar, it’s just Funding the Trips Cabin has “been one idea Good said the Sheraton Hotel has about a hobby,” Brinson said, using a that’s on the table,” Shapanka said, but clari- Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors made all of its rooms non-smoking common term for hookah. “When I go fied that “there’s been no formal discussion of Jason Richards in the last three to six months. Since in, I’m forfeiting my right to avoid a non- who’s going to pay for what or how or when.” Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor then, he has personally noticed a shift smoking environment.” He added, “I’m not aware that we’ve prom- in European clientele to the Boston Park Brinson also noted that he does not ised funding, but I do expect that TCU will Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors Plaza Hotel and Towers, an establish- disagree with the 2003 limitations on make a contribution to the project.” Shapanka Pranai Cheroo Nina Ford ment that still allows smoking. smoking. In terms of blunt wraps, Brinson was not sure how much the contribution Ben Gittleson The other major regulation change said he understands why they have been would be, saying it could range from nothing Gillian Javetski supported by the BPHC places limita- targeted, as he believes they are primarily to $200,000. Jeremy White tions on where tobacco can be sold with- used as drug paraphernalia.