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Sunny Read It First 32/23 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVII, NUMBER 15 Monday, February 9, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Trustees approve expenditures, renovations Tufts professor b y Ro b Si l v e r b l a t t Daily Editorial Board chosen for local Although the economic downturn has forced Tufts to postpone major capital projects, the university’s trustees this city committee weekend approved expenditures for a number of renovations. Specifically, b y Ha r r i s o n Ja c o b s the trustees’ Administration and Daily Staff Writer Finance Committee gave the go-ahead to ongoing or planned construction in Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone Cousens Gym, the Pearson Chemical has named Professor of Economics Daniel Laboratory and Packard Hall and to Richards to a committee that will explore other projects on the Grafton campus. how the city can best meet budgetary con- The trustees also used their week- straints during the recession. end meeting to elect a second vice Organized late last month, the five-person chair, welcome five new members and Financial Advisory Committee (FAC), which okay a committee to look into a cam- also has representation from local business pus center facelift. leaders, will meet for the first time on Feb. 17. But before delving into official Lesley Delaney Hawkins, a spokesperson for business, board members attended a the City of Somerville, called the committee’s lunch Friday with administrators and members “some of the best and the bright- Tufts Community Union (TCU) sena- est” minds in the field. tors. The theme for the lunch, which The committee is part of an ongoing was held in the Coolidge Room of effort to address the national financial cri- Ballou Hall, was how Tufts will look in sis. “We are looking at every opportunity to 2020. create more efficiency,” Curtatone told the “This is a historical time for the Daily. “I do not believe that you cut your country, but in 10 years, a lot of that way to success. Every state and every town will be gone,” TCU President Duncan has revenue problems. The harder we look Pickard, a junior, said during his for opportunities, the better this issue will opening remarks to attendees, noting get. We need to find out what new revenue that President Barack Obama’s elec- James Choca/Tufts Daily opportunities exist.” tion and the recession may be distant University President Lawrence Bacow joined TCU senators, administrators and trustees at The Somerville mayor said the city’s strong memories in 2020. a lunch on Friday. relationship with Tufts led him to look to the Freshman and TCU Senator Manuel Hill for a possible committee member. Guzman echoed this sentiment when During smaller group discussions James Stern (A ’72), future campus “We needed someone with a strong eco- he addressed the crowd that gathered at the various tables, lunch attendees projects, especially the construction nomic background that could act critically for lunch. “Hopefully the financial cri- looked ahead to the future of campus of new buildings, will focus on sus- and decisively,” he said. “We were looking for sis will be an unpleasant memory by social life, green building, academics, tainability. “Some of it is really no- someone that could think outside the box.” then and ... all the projects that we’ve athletics and the makeup of the stu- brainer stuff because it pays for itself Richards said he was chosen for his previ- put off for better times will be able to dent body. ous involvement with a similar committee in be achieved,” he said. According to Trustee Chairman see TRUSTEES, page 2 Newton and for his field of research. “I think I bring the discipline of an econo- mist, which will be critical,” he said. The FAC’s main purpose will be to provide Street artist Fairey arrested in Boston for tagging two locations a critical look at city operations, according to Curtatone. b y Ma t t Re p k a “We are not relying solely on the commit- Daily Editorial Board tee,” he said. “My staff will be doing a lot of the background work in developing these Shepard Fairey, the renowned street art- opportunities. What we are looking for is crit- ist behind the “Obey Giant” campaign and ical commentary on what we have done and the Barack Obama “Hope” portrait, was our approach to the issue. We are looking for arrested in Boston on Friday night on two third-party expert analysis that can identify outstanding warrants for tagging property further opportunities or confirm ones that without permission. we have identified to create a recovery plan Local police arrested Fairey, 38, as he for this fiscal year and upcoming years.” was about to DJ an event celebrating The FAC will make recommendations in his new exhibition at Boston’s Institute a number of areas, including cost recovery, of Contemporary Art. Entitled “Supply cost savings and the city’s broader finances. and Demand,” the display is a tribute to “We do not have local taxing author- Fairey’s 20-year career. ity aside from property taxes, so we want to According to the Associated Press, make sure we are spending our money wisely Fairey’s arrest stemmed from warrants so that our service level does not decline,” that were issued on Jan. 24 after Boston Curtatone said. “Public works, public safety police determined that he had tagged two and public education are the main services locations, one near the Boston University we cannot let decline.” Bridge and the other, a building on the The creation of the FAC came on the heels Massachusetts Turnpike, with “Obey of Gov. Deval Patrick’s announcement on Jan. Giant” art. Fairey, whose work has made 23 that he will be cutting local aid to towns by him no stranger to the court system, $128 million. is scheduled to be arraigned today in The committee, however, has been in the Brighton District Court. works for much longer than that. “We’ve Leading up to the unveiling of his been working on this for months, analyz- exhibition, Fairey made an appear- ing opportunities to create more efficiency,” ance on the Hill. On the same day Curtatone said, adding that Somerville start- the warrants were issued, he and five ed bracing itself for budget cuts as far back as assistants created a mural for a wall when former Governor Mitt Romney sat in near the Jumbo Express convenience the corner office. store. Made of paper, the mural has an Curtatone emphasized that Somerville’s anti-war message and, like much of situation is not unique and that the city may the artist’s work, draws on Communist in fact be in a better position than many sur- propaganda. rounding localities. Fairey’s work became part of main- “We have one of the highest bond ratings stream culture last year after the under- in the area. As such, we are in a position to ground street artist created a world-fa- absorb many of these cuts without reducing Allison Dempsey/Tufts Daily Shepard Fairey was arrested Friday for tagging property without permission. see FAIREY, page 2 see FAC, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections Despite a wide range The women’s basket- of influences, overpro- ball team suffered a News 1 Op-Ed 9 duction plagues the 54-48 setback at the Features 3 Comics 10 Von Bondies’ latest hands of the Amherst Arts | Living 5Classifieds 12 album. Lord Jeffs on Saturday. Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back

see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Monday, February 9, 2009

Events Calendar MONDAY THURSDAY “MBA Admissions Panel” “Valentine’s Catered Dinner”

Details: Representatives from Harvard, MIT, Details: Attendees can look forward to a Dartmouth, Brandeis and Boston University four-course meal. The cost for students with will discuss their full-year and summer pro- a meal plan is $5 and a meal swipe. For those grams and field questions on the application without, it is $16. RSVP by calling 617-627- process. 2497 by Tuesday. When and Where: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; When and Where: Seating between Dowling Hall 745A 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Chase Center in Dilys Ong/tufts daily Sponsors: Career Services, the Economics Carmichael Hall The Africana Center kicked off Black History Month exploring black history through dance. Society Sponsor: Dining Services

TUESDAY “Tufts Opera Presents: ‘Our Town’” “Screening: Swing State” b y Ma r i e Le r o y Throughout the night, the programming Details: Come see the Boston-area pre- Daily Staff Writer emphasized the rift between a history of Details: The Tufts Democrats will host a miere of “Our Town,” an opera written by slavery and discrimination and the ideas of screening of the documentary “Swing State” Pulitzer Prize-winner Ned Rorem and based Tufts’ Africana Center hosted an evening uniqueness and black pride. “I was not born (2008), which details the scandals and cor- on the play by Thornton Wilder. Tickets can of dance, music and spoken word on Friday to be a slave!” an African-American performer ruption that plagued the 2006 gubernato- be purchased at the Granoff Music Center Centernight to kick off Black celebrates History Month. said black during a slam poetry history exhibition. rial race in Ohio. Jason Zone Fisher, the Beelzebubs Box Office between 10 a.m. and The reception, which was held in Jackson To that end, the performers revived senti- film’s director, producer and writer, will offer 5 p.m. Gym, was the first in a series of events planned ments from the civil rights movement, scream- introductory remarks. After the screening, When and Where: Thursday through for this month that will celebrate African- ing at various times, “No justice, no peace!,” Fisher will answer questions and sell DVDs Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. American history and culture. “Civil rights now!” and “Equal education!” and T-shirts. Sponsor: Tufts University Music Department “Tonight, we are together to witness his- Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga, the executive When and Where: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.; tory,” Katrina Moore, director of the Africana director of OrigiNation, spoke to the power Barnum 104 FRIDAY Center, said in her introduction to the approx- of performance art, like that featured in the Sponsor: Tufts Democrats imately 30 people in attendance. event, to convey a message. “Combat Water Survival Test” The event featured an exhibition by the “You can change someone’s life in the WEDNESDAY local youth dance troupe OrigiNation, which words you speak and the dances you dance,” Details: Tufts’ Army ROTC cadets will host performed a musical theater show entitled she said. “Medicine and Medical an event to provide students with training “Our History.” The troupe combined dance Kimberley Madison, a graduate student in Research in Jerusalem Amid equivalent to that of soldiers. RSVP to Clarke styles and music genres ranging from hip-hop bioengineering, was most impressed by the spo- Conflict” Burns at [email protected]. The training to gospel, jazz and African rhythms, seeking to ken word portion. She had never attended an session will be at the MIT pool. create the impression that the audience was Africana Center event, but Friday’s reception Details: Dr. Ronen Beeri will talk about treat- When and Where: 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.; meet at traveling through time and across borders. sparked her interest. “It was really great,” she ing patients wounded in the Israeli-Palestinian the campus center Representatives from ONYX, a Tufts literary said. “I’m going to try and catch the next [one].” conflict. Beeri is the senior cardiologist at the Sponsor: Tufts ROTC Joint Operations publication, followed the performance with Tufts’ Africana Center was founded in 1969 Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center. a history lesson about the African-American in order to promote diversity and equality and He holds the rank of major in the reserves for “Solar Decathlon Kick-Off community. encourage intellectual and cultural awareness. the Israeli Defense Forces and serves as the Party” The second part of the show, entitled “A It works with African students from differ- medical officer for a tank battalion. A free Walk through History,” featured portrayals ent backgrounds and ethnic affiliations, and kosher lunch will be served. Details: Members of the 2009 Solar of major African-American figures through- throughout the month its members will part- When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Decathlon team will unveil the design of the out history. During this section, performers ner with groups such as the African Student Eaton 206 solar house that Tufts students will build next paraded onto the stage in period costumes to Organization, the Black Men’s Group, the Sponsor: Tufts Hillel semester. The Solar Decathlon pits teams portray Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black Women’s Collective and the Pan-African from 20 different colleges against each other. Madam C. J. Walker. Alliance to put on additional programming. Their task is to design and build the most Apart from giving attendees insight into Created in 1926, Black History Month is effective solar-powered house. the community’s rich history, the event also now celebrated every February in many coun- To submit an event to “Events Calendar” When and Where: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; served as an opportunity to celebrate the tries around the world. Moore said, however, e-mail listings to events@tuftsdaily. Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room Africana Center’s 40th anniversary. that many African-Americans honor their com. Sponsor: Tufts Institute of the Environment “This reception is actually a double kick- diverse culture every day. “Our history is a off,” Moore said. daily experience,” she said. Board of Trustees approves various expenditures, discuss university’s FAC to help city cut costs, spend wisely TRUSTEES ect, workers will rotate the court 90 the ACSR, feel that expansion and pro- continued from page 1 degrees and expand it to make it regu- fessional input would help the commit- FAC allegedvery quickly,” $20-million Stern, an engineer loss by lationin Madoff size for NCAA Ponzi games. schemetee at make weekend more informed meetingsuggestions. continued from page 1 education, told the Daily after the Trustees also allocated additional Vice Chairman Peter Dolan has our core services,” he said. “We need to be lunch. “It’s not just to be a good citi- money to continue construction in met a number of times with ACSR smart. We need to be balanced. It is not zen; you’re doing it because it makes Packard Hall, the future home of the members on behalf of the board. In just a matter of a cut in local aid. Our good sense.” political science department, and response to a question from the Daily local revenues are down. Investment Currently, Sophia Gordon Hall is gave a nod to the renovation in the following Friday’s lunch, he opposed revenues are down. It is the same story the model for green building at Tufts. Pearson Chemical Laboratory. For the the inclusion of alumni on the ACSR, you see with [other places]. We are in a “We didn't build Sophia ... blindly,” Grafton campus, the trustees granted noting that graduates already play an difficult time, but we are hopeful that Stern said. funding requests for the completion important role in investment deci- the state will help us.” Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman of an art lecture hall and a distance sions. “The trustees by and large are The goals of the Newton committee discussed substance abuse with mem- learning center. alumni,” he said. “We already have that Richards served on are similar to bers of his table. He said that students During a presentation, Laura quite significant representation from those of Somerville’s FAC. need to work to stamp out ongoing Herman, the liaison between students alumni as we think about some of According to Newton City Clerk David alcohol-abuse trends well before 2020. and the Administration and Finance these issues.” Olson, the Citizens Advisory Group, “We can’t survive that,” he told the Committee, asked committee mem- Also as part of the weekend’s busi- which was convened there last May, has Daily, referring to current student bers to look into minor physical alter- ness, the trustees welcomed the five been covering “everything from school behavior. “We are lucky as a commu- ations to the campus center. new members who were elected to the cost structure to capital infrastructure” to nity that we haven’t lost anybody.” “They were incredibly receptive, board last year. assist the city in improving its efficiency. Reitman specifically highlighted and I was very excited [and] very grate- Jeannie Diefenderfer (E ’84) is the Richards is still unsure, however, of the behavior of Tufts students at last ful for their enthusiasm,” Herman, a vice president for global network how that process will work in Somerville. month’s Winter Bash, which was held senior, told the Daily. In response to operations at Verizon Business; Steven “As of right now, I don’t have any real in the Gantcher Center. “[The gym] her request, the trustees approved the Goldstein (A ’76) is a professor at the suggestions as I have not seen enough was destroyed, and it took an awful creation of a small committee, to be University of Michigan; Varney Hintlian data yet,” he said. “[We are] trying to lot to bring it back,” he said. led by Vice President for Operations (A ’72) is a principal at Prospectus LLC, put together some sense of where the After the lunch, trustees convened John Roberto, that will explore pos- a real estate development, investment municipality can find ways to stretch for a series of meetings where they sible renovations. and consulting firm; Deborah Jospin the budget.” discussed the economy, the endow- Heading into this weekend’s meet- (LA ’80) co-founded the consulting ment and the university’s $20-million ing, members of Students at Tufts for group sagawa/jospin, which is based loss in Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi Investment Responsibility (STIR) were in Washington, D.C.; and Neal Shapiro scheme. They also elected local attor- hoping to make inroads with the board, (LA ’80), the former president of NBC Famed street artist ney Bill O’Reilly (A ’77) as the board’s specifically with STIR’s request to expand News, currently works as the CEO of second vice chairman. the size of the Advisory Committee on WNET.ORG, a public media provider O’Reilly, a senior partner at the Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR). in New York. arrested in Boston Boston office of the law firm of The committee, designed to advise The trustees also focused exten- Fairey Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and the trustees on proxy votes, currently sively on the economic situation continued from page 1 Dorr LLP, was president of Tufts’ consists of three undergraduate stu- and on the university’s investment mous portrait of Obama. The portrait fea- Alumni Association from 2000 to dents, but endowment transparency in Ascot Partners, but mostly behind tures Obama’s face on a red, white and 2002. While many of the board mem- advocates would like to see facul- closed doors. blue background with the simple caption bers live in other states, O’Reilly will ty members, graduate students and Still, TCU Senator Mary Langan, “HOPE” inscribed underneath. serve as a local liaison to the trust- alumni included. a senior, snuck a joking reference to But Fairey achieved a more limited, ees’ leadership. To date, the ACSR’s proxy recom- Madoff into her opening remarks at yet quite dedicated, following after his At the Administration and Finance mendations have been disregarded by the lunch. She expressed her desire to campaign centered around professional Committee meeting, the trustees the trustees and the administration be able to accurately predict the state wrestler Andre the Giant. These imag- approved funding for a long-awaited because the group’s reports have not of Tufts in 2020, noting, “But in that es would become the basis for “Obey revamping of the basketball court in met appropriate standards. TCU sena- case, we’d be invested in me and not Giant,” an iconic piece that has appeared Cousens Gym. As part of the proj- tors, as well as members of STIR and Mr. Madoff.” throughout the country. 3

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t always goes a little something like this. It was a hot and heavy night out at the bar or frat, and things are going incredibly well. You get back to Ihis place, and clothes are flying. There’s mass making out, a couple quick grabs, and it’s made clear that it’s time to get down to business. A new hookup is always so exciting, and you look forward to trying out new positions. You find that you have morphed into some kind of pretzel-like position where limbs are bending in unnatural ways. There might be a couple of position changes, and you’re beginning to experience sheer terror. You can feel the buildup of air in your vaginal cavity, and it’s only a matter of seconds before she blows. It was that last quick in and out, and the inevitable occurs: You queef. You are forced to make that game- time decision: Play it off like a champ, Tien Tien/Tufts Daily or put your head between your knees. Beyond reading, writing and arithmetic: Some Tufts students engage in little-known multidisciplinary fields of study like international let- At this point, you have turned about ters and visual studies (ILVS) and Geoengineering. four shades of red, and you wish you could backpedal, but there’s no escap- ing the fact that you queefed. The Cutting-edge programs stem from Tufts’ situation for a beginning hookup is always uncomfortable. Every experi- enced man has heard it, but it’s always interdisciplinary and global academic focus just as embarrassing as the first time. Most are inclined to freeze and hope b y An n i e Dr e y e r which examines the psychological opportunity for success and discovery. it never happened. Poor choice — your Contributing Writer aspects of human interactions with “It’s gaining traction and is an excit- muscle-tensing behavior is not helping machines, was pioneered at Tufts near- ing and cutting-edge area to be in,” the situation. The more you tense up Every day, students, parents, teachers ly 40 years ago. Less than five other Cao said. “It’s a growing area with high and flex those kegel muscles, the more and prospective students explore the schools in the country offer the major impact that affects everybody.” noise you’re going to make. In order Web site of the School of Engineering; to undergraduates. Hunter Kopald, a junior majoring in to break the tension, some decide to most, however, are unaware that the The major covers a broad range of engineering psychology, first found out laugh, attempting to make it slightly site was actually an assignment for a topics, from web design to biomedi- about the major in his Introduction to more comfortable. Possibly the worst little-known group of undergraduate cal devices to the way in which a store Psychology class freshman year when he response to your action is announcing engineering students a few years ago. should be organized. was enrolled in the College of Arts and that it wasn’t a fart, operating under The site was designed by engineer- Despite the age and significance of Sciences. After deciding to major in the the assumption that notifying him that ing psychology majors, who placed an the Tufts program, however, its direc- program, he transferred into the School of it wasn’t gas is better than ignoring the intense emphasis on the psychology tor, Caroline Cao, acknowledges that it Engineering in order to delve more deeply situation at hand. Personally, I believe behind human thinking. remains a small one. into math, science and computer science. ignorance is bliss. Covering of ears, Engineering psychology is just one She attributes its small size to a lack Kopald is most interested in the tech- sheer terror and freezing are all bad of several little-known programs of of publicity about the major, which nical side of engineering psychology. remedies. He has heard it before and is study at Tufts that take students off the would be needed to combat the fact “When you have humans interacting well-aware that it’s an unpreventable beaten path of academia. Other such that most prospective engineering stu- with machines, there is a gap humans action. Looking at him with utter panic majors include international letters dents tend to direct themselves toward must overcome,” he said. is only going to make him and the situ- and visual studies (ILVS) and geoen- more traditional engineering fields. Kopald hopes that better work in ation more awkward. His reaction is gineering. Although most of these “I think the problem is not enough engineering psychology could hope- dependent upon your initial response, programs remain small, they are pro- people know about it or only find out fully eliminate what he calls the tech- so if you look horrified, he will mimic ducing cutting-edge research which about it later on when too many prob- nology paradox — the idea that growth your thoughts. the faculty and students behind them lems would be brought up by transfer- in technology simultaneously makes If this relationship is new, a modified believe reflects a need for alternative ring,” Cao said. life easier and more difficult. routine might present more comfort. academia in a changing world. Since engineering psychology is a rel- Cao, on the other hand, devotes Those who have anything far from The concept of an engineering psy- atively new science, Cao believes that standard taste know that the most chology major for undergraduates, the Tufts program is in a position of great see MAJORS, page 4 enticing positions can cause unwanted airflow. Few can deny the sexiness of someone entering from behind, but you must modify placement to avoid excess compression. Instead of doing Some students can’t put sleep aids to bed doggy style on the bed, try leaning across a desk or table; that way, you are still granted equal pleasure. The On the Hill, Health Service seeks to help students get a full night of natural sleep upward tilt of the hips and butt leaves b y Ma y a Ko h l i the Journal of American College Health turning to medical sleep aids for the that vagina vulnerable to continuous Daily Staff Writer finding that 33 percent of surveyed sleep they do get. airflow. The more he goes in and out, students took longer than 30 minutes According to the Healthcare Business the more prone you are to lip ripples. With nights full of homework, hall to fall asleep, 43 percent had an inter- of Thomson Reuters, the use of sleep So to avoid muff guff, make sure you chats and episodes of “Gossip Girl,” rupted sleep (meaning they woke up aids among college students has nearly minimize pulling out and changing many college students view sleep as during the night) and 33 percent said tripled between 1998 and 2006. The positions too often. Constant scenery an ephemeral afterthought rather they did not feel rested the next day. results of the study fit into a gener- change exposes your vagina to shallow than a vital component of good men- Most of Health Service’s efforts al trend recently observed by the air, and you are more prone to queef. tal and physical health. According to regarding students’ sleep habits, how- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, The one position you cannot modify the McKinley Health Center, the aver- ever, have focused on the general which found that 59.9 percent of college is the legs on the shoulders. No matter age college student sleeps for only six importance of getting adequate sleep, students admitted to using prescription how careful you might try to be, the hours per night, although the center rather than sleep aids or sleeping prob- medications including sleep aids. queef is inevitable. If you have such recommends eight hours of sleep. lems. In March of 2007, Health Service Medical professionals view this trend desire for this position, you must roll Kathleen O’Dea, clinic manager at conducted a campaign to help educate as a serious concern. Sleep aids cause with the punches. Tufts Health Service, explained that col- students about sleep and to encourage physical and mental side effects including There are always ways to prevent lege students face a number of factors them to improve their sleep habits. chest pain and hallucinations. Sleeping excess air intake and an awkward situ- that can negatively affect their sleep- O’Dea said that the campaign was not medications have additionally been criti- ation. It takes a little more effort and ing habits, including environmental conducted as a reaction to sleeping cized for their side effects of physical planning on your part, but by taking conditions (noisy dorms, inconsider- issues on the rise here at Tufts. and emotional dependence. According to certain precautions, you can reduce ate roommates), disrupted sleep pat- O’Dea reported that the campaign O’Dea, this trend has yet to hit the Hill. the risk of embarrassing obstacles. terns, increased alcohol consumption was fairly successful and that the gen- “I haven’t heard any concern recently and common mental issues, such as eral theme of sleep importance was about a huge upsurge in the prescrip- depression and general anxiety. clearly perceived by students. Even so, tions for sleep medications,” she said. Logan Crane is a junior majoring in politi- These observations support evi- a recent national study indicates that cal science. She can be reached at Logan. dence in a recently released study by an increasing number of students are see SLEEP AIDS, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Monday, February 9, 2009 Unknown majors and minors uncovered

MAJORS Tufts, so I found the reaction of the fac- continued from page 3 ulty to be very receptive.” most of her research to medical issues, Senior Ellen Watkiss, a dual-degree specifically those concerning mini- student at Tufts and the School of the mally invasive surgeries that use tools Museum of Fine Arts, explained that and cameras with very small incisions the flexibility of the major gives it a to perform precise surgeries. During great deal of potential, but that stu- these remote surgeries, surgeons have dents must have an idea of what they a limited degree of freedom and can’t want to do with it. “I think [ILVS] is a see or feel what they are working on, great opportunity,” she said. “You need so they must perform the surgery as if to have self-direction to know what you they are “playing a video game,” Cao want to get out of it.” said, by watching a monitor represent- Watkiss has used her ILVS major to ing the patient. fuse her interests in politics and art. Minimally invasive surgeries are per- She incorporated her studies of the USA formed with tools “like chopsticks that PATRIOT Act into an expandable artist you can’t really move,” Cao said. “We book that she spread out across a whole want to design tools with more degrees hallway at the SMFA, calling attention of freedom and feedback and 3D per- to the sheer length of the legislation. Sean Smith/Tufts Daily ception monitors to allow surgeons to Her Arabic and Islamic studies Counting sheep? A recent study shows college students’ use of sleep aids has tripled perform surgery more naturally.” courses also influenced her to formu- since 1998. A second study suggests this trend is related to an overall increase in college Another small program, the ILVS late the Arabic T-Shirt Project (www. students’ use of prescription drugs. major, offers students a chance to arabictshirtproject.com). Watkiss’ explore the study of international lit- shirts display Arabic writing and Health Service does not see rise in erature and visual culture in an uncon- are meant to engage post-Sept. 11 ventional, self-directed way that reflects Americans with the Arabic language changing society. she studies. sleep aids at Tufts, seeks to spread Originally, the major was created to Geoengineering is another field be like a comparative literature major growing in impact and importance. In a general sleep knowledge and habits where students could study literature world where environmental stakes run in multiple languages. However, the increasingly high, geoengineers handle SLEEP AIDS to,” he said. “Sleeping pills are a numerous faculty members who met to problems of gravity such as hazard- continued from page 3 quick fix. I have never used them but create the major decided the addition ous waste, contaminated water supply, O’Dea added that if the issue was on do understand why some students of film and visual studies was necessary landslides and energy usability. the rise, it certainly would have come feel the need to use sleeping pills.” for analyzing modern society. “People with combined expertise in up within Health Service’s staff. While freshman Callie McHugh avoids “We designed this major with the geology and engineering have a lot to O’Dea suggested a possible link the use of sleeping pills, she explained future in mind,” Charles Inouye, co- offer today, and hopefully, students see between the national trend and her own how the relative availability of sleep creator of ILVS, said in an e-mail to that,” said Lewis Edgers, coordinator of observation of college students seeking aids could make her peers disposed to the Daily. “The world is becoming the geoengineering minor. easy fixes for their sleeping problems. fit it into their lifestyles. “Because the increasingly visual in its expression The geoengineering minor is offered “There are certain things people don’t medicine is there, they think that it’s the of reality, so we made this strategic to students enrolled in the College of Arts want to do,” she said. “They don’t want first option to deal with any issue,” she adjustment.” and Sciences who wish to take classes at to avoid alcohol and caffeine or [to try] said. “But if you’re not sleeping enough, Joel Rosenberg, the curriculum’s the School of Engineering in addition to going to bed and waking up at the same maybe there is something that is caus- other co-creator, credits the unique the geology classes they take though the time every day.” ing you not to sleep, such as lack of nature of the program to Tufts’ commit- College of Arts and Sciences. Freshman Luke Fraser explained exercise or bad diet.” ment to global education. “I think Tufts “The geoengineering minor is an that the stresses inherent in students’ O’Dea explained that Health Service allowed us the freedom to create this example of an opportunity provided by lifestyles could cause many to turn tries to help students avoid the use of major because Tufts is very committed the School of Engineering to students to sleeping pills. “It can probably be sleeping pills by advising alternative to international curricula, where the all across Tufts,” Edgers said. “One of attributed to the fact that college methods for better sleep. Examples diversity of the world is a big preoc- the things that’s nice about Tufts is students have such irregular sleeping include traditional relaxation meth- cupation at Tufts,” he said. “This major the opportunity to do interdisciplinary patterns that when they want to and ods and the practice of healthy habits is exactly tailor-made to that aspect of things like this.” have time to sleep ... they are unable throughout the day.

Tufts University Day of Remembrance 2009

American Pastime

Film Showings

Tuesday, February 10 8:00 p.m., Olin 006

Tuesday, February 17 8:00 p.m., Olin 011

Powerful story about the dramatic impact WWII had in the home-front as Japanese American families were uprooted from their every day lives and placed into internment camps in Western US in the early 1940's. Faced with a country that now doubted their loyalty and struggling with their new situation, they turn to baseball as a way to handle their plight and find the strength to stand up for themselves becoming a true symbol of honor and pride.

Film showings are being held in conjunction with the Day of Remembrance event, American Pastime: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire, which will be held on Thursday, February 19, 5:30-7:00 p.m. in Pearson 104.

This year’s Day of Remembrance program is co-sponsored by the Asian American Center, Japanese Culture Club, Office of Institutional Diversity, Toupin Bolwell Fund, Charles Smith Endowment Fund and the Department of German, Russian & Asian Languages and Literatures, History Department, and the Department of Political Science. For questions, contact [email protected] or x73056. 5

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Album Review Giovanni Russonello | Look both ways Von Bondies’ latest leaves fans Fleet Foxes give between ‘Love’ and ‘Hate’ CSNY fans déjà vu b y Mi c h a e l Ad a m s ith glowing four-part harmonies Daily Editorial Board and bandying baroque counter- point, the flannel-clad quintet It’s official: They’ve emerged from Fleet Foxes invoke blissful sum- the garage. “Love, Hate And Then Wmers, Baptist hymnal sing-alongs, toasty win- There’s You” (2009), the latest from the ter fires and cross-country car rides. And their debut album, released last summer, happens Love, Hate And Then There’s You to sound a lot like the Crosby, Stills, Nash and The Von Bondies Young classic “Déjà Vu” (1970). Fleet Foxes and CSNY differ in that, while the latter was a supergroup comprised of already-famous ’60s rock stars, Fleet Foxes are Shout Factory as green as the pastures their music conjures. They are a troupe of young friends, some of Von Bondies, sees the band dive head- whom met in high school. While the spectrum first in the direction of the catchy TV of sounds and styles on “Déjà Vu” reflects theme song “C’mon, C’mon,” leaving a the dispersive passions of its four geniuses, bit of its soul behind. Though certainly “Fleet Foxes” (2008) is clearly the brainchild of upbeat and fun upon first listen, the lead singer and songwriter Robin Pecknold; it album isn’t accessible enough to make sticks together like kneaded dough, even as it a big splash, nor is it nearly quirky sags and soars from song to song. enough to satisfy garage-rock aficiona- Fleet Foxes don’t really do the electric-gui- dos. tar-so-dirty-it’s-gonna-singe-your-trousers Tracing the band’s evolution is a dif- startermusic.fr thing, as CSNY do on David Crosby’s nasty ficult task, as its debut album, “Lack of ”We are going to be SO popular after this next album…” “Almost Cut My Hair,” the third track on “Déjà Communication” (2001), while featur- Vu.” (“Your Protector,” the most My-Morning- ing the same lineup as today, sounds whether directly or indirectly, certainly Rather than looking to the White Jacket-indebted song on “Fleet Foxes,” amps like it was made by a different group all had a measurable impact on his fellow Stripes for influence, “Love, Hate” up the intensity to a comparable degree, but it together. Back then, songs were loud, Detroit band. often sounds more like The Academy does so without guitar pedals.) Instead, think uncompromising and varied in tempo. While the 2004 follow-up “Pawn Is…; it features frequent attempts at of the soothing warmth from “Déjà Vu’s” clas- Singer/guitarist Jason Stollsteimer Shoppe Heart” held on to some of pop-punk sing-along anthems with far sic country twanger, “Teach Your Children,” knew the difference between wailing the attitude and darker tones of the too much time devoted to the cho- plus the pulsating energy from “Woodstock” and belting, using the former to per- Bondies’ past, the band tasted a bit too rus. Stollsteimer seems to have devel- and “Country Girl.” What you end up with is fection as he took the backseat to the much success with the popular “C’mon, oped an ego, whereby he believes he’s music more akin to the CSNY album’s open- driving rhythm section. The album was C’mon” and seems to have reinvent- a good singer rather than merely an ing track, “Carry On/Questions.” It’s all reso- rumored to have been produced by ed itself in an attempt at another hit nant acoustic guitars, often with an electric Jack White of The White Stripes, who, song. see VON BONDIES, page 7 tracing out a memorable melody, ethereal organ and piano, lush but articulate vocals and drums and bass that, while robust, are so delicately woven into the fold that they’re Movie Review often felt, not heard. The similarities between CSNY and Fleet Foxes aren’t only musical ones: Both Superhero film And the winner is... groups are cited as leaders of their respec- tive Americana movements. They are classic rock’s and indie pop’s ambassadors (respec- doesn’t ‘Push’ tively) to the roots music contingents of Appalachia and the western United States. But both bands are actually more mimick- away from others ers than mountaineers. CSNY were multina- tional all-stars — Graham Nash hails from b y Ro b i n Sm y t o n Britain; Neil Young is Canadian; Stephen Stills Daily Staff Writer was a military brat born in Dallas, Texas; and Crosby was raised in Los Angeles, Calif. by a Imagine, if you can, a group of cinematographer and his wife. When Fleet ordinary people with inexplica- Foxes sing “Blue Ridge Mountains,” it is as bly extraordinary powers. They are expert channelers of the Kentucky spirit but not as true Appalachians: This quintet hails Push from Seattle. “Ragged Wood” might be the Fleet Foxes song that most resembles “Déjà Vu,” and it’s Starring Chris Evans, Dakota a strong candidate for the album’s best track. Fanning, Djimon Hounsou Like “Carry On” and “Country Girl” from “Déjà Vu,” this song has distinct movements Directed by Paul McGuigan and each one relies heavily on thick vocal harmony. The first section of “Ragged Wood” as flawed as any of us, with tragic is a folk-rock shuffle with a simple verse-hook back stories and plenty of baggage. format. The second starts at the end of min- They are forced against their will ute three, after everyone but bassist Christian to choose sides in an epic battle Wargo has dropped out. Building from just of good versus evil. They are even the bass, then some tom-toms, then a repeat- fighting against themselves! Who ing electric guitar line, then sustained octaves are these hardscrabble heroes? The on the organ, the second movement glides mutants in “X-Men” (2000)? The higher and higher on the wings of four coo- heroes from “Heroes?” The vampires ing voices (“Lie to me if you will/ At the top of from “Twilight” (2008)? No! They are Beringer Hill/ Tell me anything you want/ Any Pushers, Movers, Watchers, Sniffers, old lie will do/ Call me back to/ Back to you”). Bleeders and Stitchers — obviously. It evaporates altogether upon the striking of “Push” takes place in an alternate one collective beat. Voices die out, the organ reality where people go by these fades and a cymbal rattles into silence. Where names based on what superpower did the song go? Probably to the same distant they have. world where Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young “Push,” not to be confused with the are forever asking those big “Questions” dur- recent Sundance darling of the same ing the harmony-laden climax of their famous name, might be cooler if so many song: “Where are you going now, my love?/ other movies and television shows Where will you be tomorrow?/ Will you bring hadn’t already tread the same ground. me happiness?/ Will you bring me sorrow?” If It also might be more interesting if the Steven Smith/Tufts Daily CSNY’s “love” is their music, Fleet Foxes have movie gave its own universe due dili- Spirit of Color (SoC) was crowned the best dance crew on campus Friday night the answers. gence. The film makes it hard to feel at the Tufts’ Best Dance Crew finale in Cohen Auditorium. SoC was tied with sympathy for the characters. They are Sarabande at the end of the night, so they went head-to-head in an impromptu entangled in a complicated mythol- freestyle battle, which SoC won by a very small margin. Giovanni Russonello is a junior majoring in political science. He can be reached at see PUSH, page 6 [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Monday, February 9, 2009 Director McGuigan’s gritty visual style presents a new take on the superhero genre but is unable to make the film stand out in other ways

PUSH the movie its biggest favor by coating continued from page 5 it in a deep layer of grit. Though these ogy that requires clarification, but the people are heroes, they don’t fly around movie forgoes an explanation in favor in spandex or metal suits. Characters of frenetic action sequences. The lack of bruise and bleed. Nick’s ability to con- attention and care given to actually get- trol and fire guns from yards away and ting the viewer to understand this alter- the Bleeders’ ability to make fish tanks nate world and the possibilities within and brains explode merely by screaming it makes the story instantly forgettable. seems ultra-cool when compared with A movie needs more than a hasty expla- the world of shiny CGI. Unfortunately, nation over the opening credits, a few the Hong Kong setting is distracting, action sequences and an ending that is raising questions that are never fully an obvious plea for a sequel. explained. While for the most part the cast lets the action do all the work (especially Director Paul McGuigan, the always affable Evans), Fanning and Djimon Hounsou (who plays Henry known for the steely cool Carver) stand out from the pack. of “Lucky Number Slevin” Fanning clearly seems out to prove that she’s not a kid anymore. In a run- (2006) and the aggressive ning gag, she keeps insisting that she’s “almost fourteen!” with the petulance uncool of “Wicker Park” of a toddler who is a “big girl now.” (2004), does the movie its big- Luckily for her, she mostly succeeds. She delivers as the emotional center of gest favor by coating it in a the movie and makes her uniform of deep layer of grit. knee-high boots and a mini-skirt seem a lot less disturbing than it sounds. Heavy-hitter Honsou does solid work as the Pusher Division henchman ruth- We’re introduced to “Push” through lessly tracking our heroes. He lies well the telekinetic eyes of Nick (played by and kills without much thought, dis- Chris Evans), a Mover who wastes his playing numbness to the cruelty of time failing to fix dice games in Hong Divison’s work absent from any of the Kong. He’s hiding out from Division, other bad guys. a big, bad, vaguely Orwellian organi- “Push” often makes audiences won- zation that wants to use people with der why all these people with pow- powers as weapons. They’re also insis- scifimoviepage.com ers are willing to be puppets for the tent on giving the heroes some mega- This is when Chris and Dakota found out what “Push” was about. government. Is it mislaid patriotism, steroid that is meant to boost their the threat of punishment or a desire powers but will more likely kill them. along with her. It turns out that the mafia? Does the movie just get expo- for power? But the movie neglects to Division has already killed Nick’s dad person in question is really Nick’s ex, nentially more confusing and make answer any of these questions, mak- for not going along with them. Kira (Camilla Belle) — a Pusher who it harder to care about whether Nick, ing it hard to care about all the gritty Naturally, when a future-see- can control other people’s thoughts Cassie and her captive mom survive action sequences. What it ultimately ing Watcher named Cassie (Dakota and memories. Questions begin to anyway? lacks is something to pull the viewer Fanning) finds Nick and tells him that arise: Did Kira invent those memories Director Paul McGuigan, known in and help it stand out from other theyTuftsRevised.qxp have to work together1/16/09 to 11:50 find theAM Pageand 1 put them in Nick’s mind? Is she for the steely cool of “Lucky Number superhero films. The only reason to see only survivor of this steroid (and that just using them to aid Division in some Slevin” (2006) and the aggressive “Push” is to look at pretty people doing they’ll die in the process), he goes strung-out battle with the Chinese uncool of “Wicker Park” (2004), does cool things.

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Ev a n s R. Cl i n c h y No credit for the College Board Editor-in-Chief The Educational Policy Committee’s developing valuable skill sets that benefit not be able to provide. In this way, Tufts Editorial proposal to cap the number of Advanced students for years to come. At the end of recognizes that there is a flaw in the sys- Sarah Butrymowicz Managing Editors Placement (AP) courses allowed to fill the year, the test for both of these classes tem and is doing what it can to alleviate Michael Adams distribution requirements at five has met is standardized; the courses, however, cer- the problem. with both praise and criticism from the tainly are not. And that seems to be the Of course, not accepting certain AP Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor Tufts community. To date, the suggestion root of the problem. scores or capping the number of scores Alexandra Bogus News Editors has divided the Tufts Community Union While AP scores do manage to say students can use doesn’t come close to Nina Ford Senate but garnered widespread support something about the information learned addressing the issue — it merely puts a Gillian Javetski Michael Del Moro among the faculty. in an AP course, they say very little about bandage over an ax wound. It does not Rob Silverblatt Whichever side of the issue you stand how the course was taught, what skills the change the fact that there is immense Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors on for whatever reason, this decision illu- students learned, or how prepared they pressure in many high schools to take as Leslie Ogden Matt Repka minates a deeper issue that stems not from are to understand higher-level material many AP classes and exams as possible Carter Rogers the school but from the AP system itself. in college. This disparity means that woe- or that many students are taking AP tests Dave Stern AP tests and classes are some of the fully unprepared students could be pass- long before they know which colleges they Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor most memorable (although not neces- ing into classes they are not prepared for will be attending and which AP courses sarily enjoyable) parts of high school. But based solely on an AP score. Conversely, those schools accept. It cannot force high Jessica Bidgood Features Editor if you ask any two people what their AP however, limiting the number of AP class- school teachers to all teach the same way Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors Alison Lisnow experiences were like, you could get two es allowed to fill distribution requirements and cover the same material or prevent Emily Maretsky entirely contrasting answers. Some AP could force students to take classes with them from solely teaching to a test. Romy Oltuski classes come complete with a seemingly subject matter similar to that which they While the Tufts community stands Christina Pappas Julia Zinberg insurmountable workload and a teacher have already completed. divided over the issue, it is important who grades harder than most “tough” col- From the perspectives of universities to remember that there is much more Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor lege professors, while others are naptime like Tufts, limiting the number of AP class- at work in this situation and that the Emma Bushnell Arts Editors disguised as academic courses. Some es used to fill distribution requirements AP system can only say so much about Matt DiGirolamo teachers spend all school year teaching ensures that all students are assured of a a student’s level of proficiency in any Catherine Scott to the AP tests, while others focus on liberal arts education that AP tests may given subject. Mitchell Geller Assistant Arts Editors Adam Kulewicz Josh Zeidel don wright Caryn Horowitz Executive Op-Ed Editor Rachel Dolin Editorialists Vittoria Elliott Jacob Maccoby Jwala Gandhi Opinion Editors Nina Grossman Ellen Kan Andrew Rohrberger Molly Rubin Jwala Gandhi Editorial Cartoonists Kayla Murdock Carly Helfand Executive Sports Editor Sapna Bansil Sports Editors Philip Dear Thomas Eager David Heck Scott Janes Tim Judson Ethan Landy Noah Schumer Evan Cooper Assistant Sports Editors Jeremy Greenhouse Alex Prewitt Michael Spera Rebekah Sokol Executive Photo Editor James Choca Photo Editors Aalok Kanani Meredith Klein Danai Macridi Jo Duara Assistant Photo Editors Emily Eisenberg Andrew Morgenthaler Dilys Ong Tim Straub Tien Tien PRODUCTION Ally Gimbel Production Director Jennifer Iassogna Executive Layout Editor Elizabeth Bernstein Layout Editors Dana Berube Leanne Brotsky Kristin Gorman Julia Izumi Andrew Petrone Muhammad Qadri Steven Smith Katie Tausanovitch Letters to the Editor Menglu Wang Assistant Layout Editor Christopher Snyder Executive Copy Editor Dear Editor, of individuals and communities. This “Waiting for the Messiah,” in regard to In an otherwise informative article, creed increasingly fits the zeitgeist the relationship between the United Catherine Burrows Copy Editors “Tufts and the Economy: Recession in that it mirrors the more hope- States and Europe. Furthermore, Louis Ben Smith Elisha Sum hits grad school admissions differ- ful, visionary agenda that U.S. voters Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation Ricky Zimmerman ently across university,” Feb. 4, you called for. In addition, US News and of Islam and a prominent Obama Kelsey Anderson Assistant Copy Editors failed to mention that one of Tufts’ World Report named “urban regional supporter, said about the president, Nicole Fleischner Alexandra Husted professional master’s programs, the planner” as one of its “Best Careers “When the Messiah speaks, the youth Nicole Krieg 36-year-old Master of Arts in Urban 2009.” will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely Rachel Oldfield and Environmental Policy and These factors, together with first- speaking.” There is even a Web site, Zehava Robbins Planning (UEP) has attracted a 29-per- rate faculty and students, should be a obamamessiah.blogspot.com, which Hena Kapadia Executive Online Editor cent increase in applications this year. cause for celebration! is dedicated to chronicling Obama’s Clearly, putting all of Tufts master’s similarities to a messiah. Sylvia Avila Online Editors Benjamin Schwalb degrees in one pot is misleading. Sincerely, I believe that these examples, in Lisa DiTullio Assistant Online Editor Professional master’s programs such Julian Agyeman, Ph.D. addition to the sycophancy displayed as ours, which are terminal degrees Professor and Chair of the Department by many supporters of our president, Matt Skibinski New Media Editor Kelly Moran Webmaster that successfully balance academic of Urban and Environmental Policy make it completely fair for The Primary Marianna Bender Graphic Designer theory with professional practice, and Planning Source to portray Obama satirically are doing well in this economic cli- in the manner in which it did. I am Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager Muhammad Qadri Technical Managers mate, and UEP is doing exceptionally also sure that Benjamin Silver was Michael Vastola well. Our goal is the education of a Dear Editor, outraged by any portrayal of George Business new generation of leaders, “practi- I have the feeling that Benjamin W. Bush as a monkey or as Hitler. cal visionaries” who will contribute Silver in his Feb. 5 piece “We had a But that’s another story. I guess we Jason Richards Executive Business Director to the development of more just and deal!” may be overreacting to the cover can just add Silver to the long list of Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager sustainable communities. A key step of The Primary Source portraying people on the Tufts campus who want Daniel Simon Advertising Director toward this is making our institu- President Barack Obama as a messiah. to silence The Primary Source and any Emily Neger Alumni Relations tions more responsive to child, adult I hope he realizes that The Primary criticism of our new president. 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Last Thursday, we were pleasantly surprised to read Benjamin Silver’s op-ed, “We had a deal!”, and find that old axiom, “If it seems too good to be true, it is,” violated. Mr. Silver, unfortunately, had broken his indefinite New Year’s resolution to never look at The Primary Source, and it’s only February! If he had only read a little further in the Jan. 28 issue (still on newsstands), he would have realized that he is portraying the stereotypical “silly leftist” role that the Source takes such pleasure in highlighting. In all seriousness, we have neither the time nor the word space to properly refute every logical fallacy and each sanc- timonious line in this frivolous, oversensitive piece. However, we do want to defend our news journal and its cover, as we believe the cover represents a legitimate criticism of “Obamaniacs” that is hardly a radical viewpoint. “We had a deal!” is fairly off the mark, though we are more than happy to fulfill his request and explain ourselves. To be frank, we can’t believe that we actually have to clarify this cover to people. The Primary Source meant no disrespect to Christians, Muslims or Jews when we put that picture of Obama on the cover. For that matter, we are not racist, sexist, homosexist, Islamophobic or any other wild label Mr. Silver could throw at us. We were lightly mocking the deification of a public servant who inspires people to cheer when he sneezes; the Source, contrary to Mr. Silver’s assertion, does not actually think President Obama is the Messiah. At least, we think that’s what he means when he calls us “blasphemous,” as any other use of the word in this context would not be correct. Mr. Silver, however, chose to accuse us with the typical anti- Source spiel of “I support free speech, but this has gone too far.” In response, we submit that it is others who have gone too far with their idolization of a politician. For months, Obama coverage consisted of news articles raving about fans fainting at his rallies and video reels of adoring crowds swooning over Obama’s lofty speeches. Artists quickly lent their talents in this propaganda push and the Manifest Hope Gallery, a traveling exhibition of Obama- and politically themed art, was born. Some of the paintings featured somewhat creative images: Lincoln’s face merged with Obama’s face or Obama’s head superimposed over Mohammed Ali’s from his infamous bout with Sonny Liston. Some images bordered the surreal: An eerie painting showed Obama’s head breaking through the clouds, giving off sun-ray, and surveying a maiden adorned in the flag, REBEKAH SOKOL/TUFTS DAILY flanked by crowds of kneeling servants. If someone is simulta- neously committing blasphemy against Jews, Christians and Mr. Silver is just as hypocritical as he is obnoxious. According only made that up as an excuse to quote George Costanza. Muslims, it’s not us — it’s the ardent Obama supporters who to him, simply by criticizing our president, the Source has In reality, we provide quality journalism from our political subscribe to the Obama-for-Messiah shtick in the first place, apparently offended democracy itself since Obama is a popu- standpoint and make covers that grab students’ attention, like Chris Matthews and Jesse Jackson, whom we also mention larly elected leader and therefore immune from criticism. admittedly running contrary to our left-of-center campus. on the cover. We’re still not entirely sure how that inane logic works, but we Mr. Silver says he “understand[s] the need to express one’s The Primary Source is hardly the only media source to cannot help but conjure up images of “Bush = Hitler” signs opinion,” but it is hard to take him at his word, especially poke fun at Obama enthusiasts for their unlimited and and “Buck Fush” bumper stickers. Where was his outrage considering how quickly he resorts to name calling and petty unswerving support for Obama and his policies. Sources as over that degradation of our highest office? Where was Mr. insults. We are not sure if he is actually that intellectually far-right as The Weekly Standard and as far-left as The Daily Silver’s op-ed calling for restraint and a limit to the partisan bankrupt or maybe just too lazy to investigate, but the Source Kos, as well as The Daily Show and The Onion, have all run obscenities lobbed at Bush? Many have compared former provides numerous opportunities to engage in healthy debate bits about the exaltation of “The One.” Mr. Silver must live President Bush to a monkey, but the Source can only imagine about a myriad of topics. an extremely sheltered life if he’s never come across these the consequences if we did the same to Obama. We never had a deal, Mr. Silver. We write it, and we hope criticisms. Whether you approve of our president or not, One of the most bemusing aspects of Source detractors is you read it, though it’s fine if you don’t. That’s free speech. recognize him for what he is: a politician whose best quality how they always transform into psychology experts when- Our last issue contained articles on the 17th Amendment, is his ability to inspire people, a skill highly dependent on the ever writing op-eds. Mr. Silver asserts that Source members the Madoff scandal, the deification of Obama, Bush’s legacy, mastery of rhetoric. Mr. Silver certainly cannot claim to be “write pieces to stir up anger in students like [himself]” and Guantanamo, Airbus, media bias, Bill Richardson and, for blind to this; he is already a member of the Facebook.com that we “[thrive] on the controversy [we] create both on and good measure, both pro- and anti-Israel articles. There is also groups “The Committee to Re-Elect President Obama” and off campus.” As humorous as the image of a “Need to Offend” plenty of humor for the more Zamboni-minded reader. But “The Official Daily Kos Facebook Group.” checklist is, it’s not the most accurate portrayal of our publi- in a very closed-minded fashion, Benjamin Silver walked by For what it’s worth, we at the Source believe we are allowed cation. At Source meetings (every Monday at 10 p.m. in the a newsstand, saw a cover he didn’t agree with and decided to criticize our president without being accused of hate. Zamparelli Room, all are welcome), we don’t sit around like a to tell the world how much he hates The Primary Source. He Before his election to the presidency, he had no executive cult, summoning demons, placing curses upon our adversar- should spend less time looking for reasons to be indignant experience, an extremely partisan voting record and was ies and thinking of what racial group to best offend in the next and more time finding his sense of humor. the beneficiary of a viral marketing campaign and identity issue. We discuss the news, brainstorm ideas from a conser- politics. He may well be a great president, and we wish him vative/libertarian viewpoint and write articles according to well, but we’re skeptical. Mr. Silver has the prerogative to dis- that viewpoint. Joel VanDixhorn is a senior majoring in economics and agree with us, but it’s deceptive and intellectually cowardly to In other words, there is no grand conspiracy to anger political science; he is the editor-in-chief of The Primary dismiss us as “blasphemous” and “offensive” journalists who Benjamin Silver. 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Inside NHL Dallas in the second round. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL shot a paltry 28.6 percent from the continued from page 16 This year’s team is very similar in terms continued from page 16 floor in the second half and converted shifts. Despite Boyle’s presence, the power through the first round of the NESCAC on just four field goals over the final play went just 2-for-15 against Columbus Tournament after trouncing Trinity 10 minutes of the game. and Carolina, who are 19th and 22nd in The Sharks have struggled 64-42 Friday night in Hartford, Conn. “[Friday] against Trinity, we played the league on the penalty kill. The Sharks lately with giveaways, poor After losing a pair of contests to some really good basketball ... Coming will need more from him and from the Amherst last season by an average of into Saturday, I don’t know if we were power play against the Bruins this week if puck control and an inabili- four points, the Jumbos found them- just out of gas, but we didn’t do what they hope to beat the league’s best team selves in another close game with we needed to do,” senior co-captain and ultimately be a serious contender for ty to finish scoring opportu- the Lord Jeffs on Saturday. After Tufts Kim Moynihan said. “We didn’t carry the Stanley Cup. nities. Against the Carolina climbed back from an early 9-2 hole, over what we did well against Trinity. The Sharks have a history of playoff the two teams were virtually dead- Amherst played really good defense, success, to a point. Since 1997-98, San Hurricanes, they had 17 locked for the final 12:08 of the first so credit them there.” Jose has missed the playoffs just once but giveaways, an unacceptably half. With both squads shooting at The Jumbos didn’t help their own has won just seven of the 16 series played. less than 36 percent for the peri- cause, shooting below 55 percent from The Sharks have made it to the confer- high number for a San Jose od, neither was able to build more the free throw line for the third con- ence championship only once, in 2003- than a two-point advantage, and the secutive game. In a contest that was 04, when they lost to the Calgary Flames team that usually controls lead changed hands 10 times. Despite decided by six points, Tufts shot 7-of- in six games, and they have never played the puck very well. recording their slimmest point total 14 from the charity stripe. Amherst, in the Stanley Cup Finals. for any half this season, the Jumbos meanwhile, shot only 57.1 percent but The hiring of McClellan was in part a went into halftime up 24-23. still made more free throws (16) than reaction to the Shark’s disturbing tenden- of personnel, but Tuesday’s matchup with Amherst finally broke through the Tufts attempted. cy to choke in the postseason. Last year, Boston will be a good indication of how stalemate 5:31 into the second half “We’re not the type of team that the Ron Wilson-coached Sharks were a San Jose will do down the stretch in the when sophomore center and reigning goes to the free throw line 25 times, trendy pick for at least a conference finals playoffs. If the Sharks can snap their los- NESCAC Co-Player of the Week Sarah but when we do go there, we have matchup with the Red Wings. They had a ing streak by beating the Bruins, perhaps Leyman sparked a 13-3 run with a to capitalize on our opportunities difficult time in the first round, beating they can illustrate to their fans that this go-ahead jumper. Of the 13 points the and score those points,” Berube said. Calgary in seven games before falling to season will be different. Lord Jeffs scored during that game- “There were key times when we were busting stretch, five came off second- trying to get over a hump of four to chance opportunities, and four came six points, and we didn’t step up and at the free throw line. make our free throws. It’s just hard to see that because we’re good shooters, and we need to be able to knock those Center Of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies “We’re not the type of team down.” Presents that goes to the free throw Tufts was even less successful from Identity and Politics: Theories of Secularization in South Asia the charity stripe against Trinity, mis- Lecture by: Sudipta Kaviraj line 25 times, but when we firing on nine of its 13 attempts. But a February 9, 2009 5.30 pm, Cabot 206 Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy do go there, we have to capi- lockdown defensive effort helped over- come the team’s woes from the line. talize on our opportunities The Jumbos held the Bantams, who entered the game with a 15-3 record, to and score those points. There just 15 points on 6-of-25 shooting from were key times when we were the field in the first half. Trinity wound up with a season-low 42 points on just trying to get over a hump 30.4 percent shooting. of four to six points, and we “It was a great defensive effort,” Berube said. “Any time you can keep didn’t step up and make our a great team like Trinity to 15 points in a half, it means you’re playing good free throws. It’s just hard to defense.” see that because we’re good Three players reached double figures for Tufts, paced by a game-high 16 shooters, and we need to be points from junior forward Julia Baily. able to knock those down.” Four of five Jumbo starters grabbed at least six boards as Tufts dominated the glass, outrebounding Trinity 52-34. Carla Berube The Jumbos still have an outside coach shot at winning their first-ever regular- season conference championship, but Sudipta Kaviraj is Professor of South Asian Politics in the Department of Middle Eastern “A couple key things hurt us: one they’ll have to beat a 16-7 Bates team and Asian Languages and Culture at Columbia University. He is a renowned political was rebounding and another was on Senior Day at Cousens Gym next theorist, and intellectual historian, and has participated in the Subaltern Studies fouls,” coach Carla Berube said. “We Saturday and see several outcomes fall Collective. He is the author of The Unhappy Consciousness: Bankimchandra gave up a lot of offensive rebounds in in their favor during the final week- Chattopadhyay and the Formation of Nationalist Discourse in India; the editor of the second half, and that hurt us. They end of NESCAC play. In addition to Politics in India; and the co-editor, along with Sunil Khilnani of, Civil Society: History outworked us. They wanted the ball a win over the Bobcats, the Jumbos and Possibilities. more on the offensive glass, and it was would need first-place Bowdoin to lose disappointing to see that. Hopefully either to Wesleyan or last-place Conn. we’ll learn from it and bounce back College and hope that Amherst loses and take it to everyone else we play to Williams and Middlebury, both of down the stretch because it sure didn’t whom are under .500. feel good to be outworked like that.” But before moving on to Bates, Tufts “They came out strong to start the has a rematch with Trinity on tap for second half, and we let them go on tomorrow night, though the game will a little run,” sophomore point guard not count for either team’s confer- Colleen Hart added. “But I thought ence record. 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Tufts games before the tournament.” Monday, February 9, 2009 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 13 Women’s squad showcases great Passionate about sports? depth at weekend MIT meet WOMEN’S SWIMMING medley relay as well. Rounding out the top continued from page 16 finishers for the Jumbos were Swett in the and we have six outstanding divers, so we’re 1000-yard freestyle and junior Lyndsey York really appreciative of the hard work they’ve in the 1650-yard freestyle, both of whom done so far.” finished in the runner-up slot. While the Jumbos did not post many other Most notably, however, were the perfor- winners throughout the two-day event, they mances turned in by some of the swim- were consistently present in the top spots. mers deeper on Tufts’ roster, the ones who In 12 out of the 20 events — excluding indi- have already begun tapering and resting vidual time trials — Tufts placed at least one their bodies for the end of the season. Still, swimmer in the top three. Freshman Annie their ability to succeed at the Middlebury Doisneau was the big winner in the pool for Invitational should prove to be an inspira- the Jumbos, placing first in both one indi- tion for the rest of the squad. vidual event and one relay. “It was a great indicator as to how well The stiff competition included NESCAC the girls who have already tapered did,” rivals Middlebury and Williams and local Kono said. “To see people like freshmen foes Northeastern and MIT, yet the rookie Emily Anderson and Hannah Henderson, Doisneau continued her outstanding cam- [sophomore] Abby Fuller, and [senior] paign by taking first in the 200-yard indi- Perry Ross, who did amazing[ly] … that’s Love using words like ‘PR’ vidual medley, outdistancing MIT senior Jen such a great indication that the rest of Chao by just two seconds. Her final time of the team can do well.” and ‘charity stripe?’ 2:13.71 improved on her field-leading seed Now, with the dual meets and invi- time by over two seconds as well. Earlier in tationals behind them, Tufts turns its the meet, Doisneau was the third leg of the attention to the biggest meet of the 400-yard freestyle relay team, combining season: the NESCAC championships at with freshmen Courtney Adams and Valerie Bowdoin. Although the Jumbos have Eacret as well as sophomore Maureen O’Neill seen national powerhouse Williams So do we. to take first in 3:41.01. Not far behind was the twice to this point, they have yet to face team of Kono, Swett, junior Meredith Cronin Amherst, the defending national runner- and freshman Paulina Ziolek, which finished up — a team whose only loss, much like second. their own, has come at the hands of the Kono, taking a break from her usual Ephs. Cover Tufts, professional and college sports long-distance swims, placed second in the The Jumbos competing at NESCACs 200-yard backstroke despite being seeded will begin tapering in the upcoming for the NESCAC’s only daily newspaper. fifth entering the final race. The Tufts record weeks, resting their bodies in order to be holder in the 1000- and 1650-yard freestyle, at full strength before the championship Kono turned in a 2:13.90 final time at MIT, push. But that is not to say that Tufts’ four seconds better than her original seed mind is not squarely fixed on NESCACs, time. focusing in a total effort to cement its The Daily sports section is always looking for new writers. Likewise, O’Neill enjoyed a refreshing place as one of the best in the confer- change of events, departing from her sta- ence. ple 50-yard freestyle to take part in three “It certainly doesn’t mean that we’re additional second-place relay teams. In the going to take our minds off NESCACs,” To join our illustrious ranks or to learn more about us, send Invitational’s first final, Swett, Eacret, O’Neill Swett said. “We’re at the pool the same and Cronin took second, falling behind MIT’s numbers of hours, but we’re doing some an e-mail to [email protected]. “A” squad by just .16 seconds. more visualization drills and doing more O’Neill, Adams, Ziolek and Doisneau resting, working on the small things like closed out the meet with a runner-up finish starts and turns. We’ll be scoring across in the 200-yard freestyle relay, navigating the board with our great depth, so I think the waters in 1:40.75. Cronin, Ziolek, Eacret everyone is just excited to go out and see and O’Neill placed second in the 200-yard how they can do.” Tufts University Day of Remembrance 2009

American Pastime: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire

with Kerry Yo Nakagawa

Thursday, February 19 (Monday Schedule) 5:30-7:00 p.m., Pearson 104 Followed by dinner reception at Start House

Kerry Yo Nakagawa, curator, filmmaker, author, educator, and producer, will be speaking about Japanese American baseball and baseball in the internment camps. He founded the Nisei Baseball Research Project to preserve the history of Japanese American Baseball. He is the founding curator of the “Diamonds in the Rough” exhibit that has been displayed at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, Tokyo, and museums around the country. He produced and directed the documentary Diamonds in the Rough and authored Through a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball. He was also an associate producer and actor in the 2007 movie, American Pastime, a story about baseball at the Topaz internment camp.

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that led to the mass internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans on U.S. soil. Day of Remembrance refers to this historical date and is observed at Tufts, and nationally, to commemorate, educate, and increase awareness of this important event in American history.

This year’s program is co-sponsored by the Asian American Center, Japanese Culture Club, Office of Institutional Diversity, Toupin Bolwell Fund, Charles Smith Endowment Fund and the Department of German, Russian & Asian Languages and Literatures, History Department, and the Department of Political Science. For questions, contact [email protected] or x73056. 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Monday, February 9, 2009

NESCAC title gameMEN’S SWIMMI upNG next for continued from page 16 “One of the best races of the meet was surgingthe 1,650 freestyle Jumbos where the only Tufts swimmer was Joe,” Longhurst said. “Right from the start, you could tell he was not holding anything back, and he got faster and faster as the race went on. He ended up going an extremely fast time, and it really pumped the team up for the rest of the meet.” A highlight of Tufts’ day came in the 400-yard freestyle relay final, in which the Jumbos placed the first through fourth fin- ishers. The “A” squad, comprised of senior Matt Murphy, sophomores David Meyer and Andrew Altman and freshman Owen Rood finished first, four seconds ahead of the Tufts B, D and E teams. Additionally, freshman Andrew Vidikan finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle, barely edging out Williams senior Jeremy Goldstein by 0.15 seconds, while the 200- yard medley relay team of sophomore Matthew Glenn, junior Patrick Kinsella, Longhurst and Rood took first as well. Rounding out the Tufts winners were freshman Peter Debbaut in the 100-yard breaststroke, classmate Reed Shimberg in the 500-yard freestyle and Rood in the 50-yard freestyle. The meet offered those swimmers who Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily are not headed to the conference champi- Sophomore forward Sam Mason drives to the basket in the men’s basketball team’s 84-70 loss to Amherst on Saturday. Tufts dropped both onships one last shot at improvement and ends of a homestand against NESCAC foes Trinity and Amherst and has now been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. setting personal records, while the Jumbos who will be competing at NESCACs had an opportunity to compete in events that they normally miss out on. ball, and we shot the ball.” A ferocious baseline dunk by Selby, “This meet was the last meet of the MEN’S BASKETBALL Tufts finished the day at just 33 cutting the lead to 70-60 with six season for the half of the team that was continued from page 16 percent from the floor. Pierce and minutes to play, capped a 12-5 run. not going to be competing at the NESCAC JumbosA Pierce jump shotlocked cut the Lord out Jeffs’ ofjunior NESCAC forward Dave playoffs Beyel were the atTufts 1-7 continued in league to inch closer, play and Championships in 3 weeks,” Longhurst lead to seven at 49-42 with 12:42 to play, only Jumbos to reach double fig- after a Beyel three-pointer slimmed said. “They came into the meet shaved but Amherst responded with back-to- ures, with 29 and 22 points, respec- the lead to six, Trinity turned the ball and tapered and ready to swim their final back three pointers by senior guard tively. Sophomore point guard Conor over with just under a minute to play. races of the season.” Marcus Bradley and freshman guard Meehan led Amherst with 22 points, Unfortunately for Tufts, senior co-cap- “The performances of the swimmers Taylor Barrise to push the lead back up while Bradley and senior captain Brian tain Aaron Gallant was called for a who aren’t competing at NESCACs really to 13. The lead remained between nine Baskauskas chipped in 18 apiece. travel, and Trinity made its free throws bode well for the future because they really and 14 points for the final 12 minutes Friday night’s game followed a simi- down the stretch to seal Tufts’ sixth stepped up and showed that our entire of action. lar script. Trailing 26-22 with 7:39 left conference loss. Pierce led the team roster is good,” senior Ben Mitchell said. The Lord Jeffs adjusted to the varying in the first half, Trinity went on a 17-2 with 27 points, while Beyel added 16 “Meanwhile, the swimmers who are going defensive looks Tufts threw their way run over the next four minutes, and and Gallant scored 11. to NESCACs got to swim in events that — primarily a 2-3 zone or straight man- the Bantams ultimately took a 43-33 The weekend leaves Tufts at 9-14 they haven’t been in since high school. It to-man — and exposed the weaknesses advantage into the locker room. overall, but more importantly, in last was a fun meet.” of each. Shortly after the break, junior center place at 1-7 in NESCAC play. The next two weeks are the final stretch “When we went zone, they were Tom Selby scored back-to-back baskets Two other NESCAC teams, Wesleyan before the swim team’s biggest meet of knocking down threes,” Pierce said. to cut the lead to 45-37. But Trinity and Conn. College, are just a notch the season. NESCACs will be hosted by “They were taking some deep shots and responded with an 11-2 run to push the ahead at 2-5, but even if Tufts beats Wesleyan on the weekend of Feb. 27. Tufts making them. When we went man-to- lead to 17. The game followed a similar Bates and both Connecticut schools placed second in the 2007-08 meet, falling man, they spread us out and got into path to the Amherst game, with Trinity lose out against Bowdoin and Colby only to Williams, which has earned the title the lane and disrupted what we wanted unable to put the Jumbos away, but next weekend, Tufts still can’t finish seven out of the last nine years. to do.” Tufts was still unable to overtake the higher than ninth. Conn. College, hav- “We’re excited for what’s up ahead,” “Running the 2-3 is not a bad strat- Bantam lead. ing bolstered its tiebreakers with wins Mitchell said. “We’ve been saying all sea- egy because the second day in NESCAC, “They made shots and we didn’t,” over Tufts and Wesleyan already this son that we know we can do it, and we still your legs go,” Hixon said. “They wanted Sheldon said. “We didn’t shoot well in year, is in solid position to secure the believe it.” to see if our legs could still shoot the our own gym.” NESCAC Tournament’s No. 8 seed.

StatISTICS | Standings SCHEDULE | Feb. 9 - Feb. 13

MON TUE WED THU FRI Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Ice Hockey (9-14, 1-7 NESCAC) (17-3, 6-2 NESCAC) (8-10-1, 4-9-1 NESCAC/ECAC East) Men’s Basketball NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L T W L T W L W L W L W L Amherst 12 2 1 14 4 1 Women’s at Trinity Middlebury 7 0 20 2 Amherst 6 1 21 1 Middlebury 12 2 1 15 4 1 Basketball 7:30 p.m. Amherst 6 1 18 4 Bowdoin 6 1 18 4 Williams 10 3 2 12 6 2 Williams 5 2 15 7 Tufts 6 2 17 3 Trinity 10 4 0 13 5 0 Colby 4 3 14 7 Bates 5 3 16 7 vs. Salem St. Conn. Coll. 6 5 3 10 6 3 Bowdoin 3 4 14 7 Colby 3 4 11 9 Ice Hockey 7 p.m. Bowdoin 6 7 2 9 9 2 Trinity 3 4 7 13 Trinity 3 4 15 5 Hamilton 7 8 0 8 11 1 Bates 3 5 12 10 Wesleyan 3 4 11 9 Williams 3 4 8 14 Tufts 4 9 1 8 10 1 Men’s Conn. Coll. 2 5 12 9 Swimming and Middlebury 1 6 7 14 Colby 3 10 2 5 12 3 Wesleyan 2 5 6 15 Diving Wesleyan 2 11 1 2 15 1 Tufts 1 7 9 14 Conn. Coll. 0 7 7 14 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Women’s Swimming and G A Pts. PPG RPG APG Diving PPG RPG APG Tom Derosa 11 8 19 Julia Baily 13.8 8.3 1.0 Jon Pierce 22.1 8.6 1.1 Nick Resor 9 9 18 Colleen Hart 12.4 4.1 5.0 Dave Beyel 13.1 4.4 1.4 Dylan Cooper 4 10 14 Men’s Indoor Kim Moynihan 10.3 4.7 2.3 Aaron Gallant 12.2 3.0 1.6 Mike Vitale 1 8 9 Track and Field K. Tausanovitch 9.9 6.2 1.2 Matt Galvin 5.3 2.5 4.4 Evan Story 6 2 8 Casey Sullivan 8.1 3.1 1.8 Tom Selby 5.0 5.0 1.0 Andy Davis 3 5 8 Rachel Figaro 7.1 5.5 0.9 Women’s Valentine Dan Cook 4.3 1.9 0.7 Matt Amico 1 7 8 Vanessa Miller 3.0 3.6 1.8 Indoor Track Invitational James Long 3.7 3.6 0.3 Lindsay Walker 3 4 7 Lindsay Weiner 2.8 0.7 0.5 and Field at BU A. Quezada 3.7 1.3 2.2 Zach Diaco 3 3 6 T. Kornegay 2.2 1.2 1.1 Reed Morgan 3.3 1.3 1.2 Doug Wilson 2 4 6 Katie Puishys 2.1 1.8 0.2 Sam Mason 2.3 2.8 0.7 Team 52 78 130 Men’s at Brown Kate Barnosky 1.2 0.5 0.9 Bryan Lowry 1.9 1.4 0.1 Squash 7 p.m. Katie Wholey 1.1 0.6 0.4 Peter Saba 1.0 1.0 0.2 Goalkeeping S GA S % Stacy Filocco 1.1 0.4 0.5 Max Cassidy 0.8 1.3 0.1 Scott Barchard 583 50 .921 Jay McNamara 55 9 .859 Team 72.1 43.8 16.7 Women’s at Brown Team 74.7 39.4 12.8 Team 643 64 .909 Squash 5 p.m.

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Grime and punishment

ear Mr. Micah Grimes of Dallas, Texas, It is with great pride that I write Dto inform you that you have been selected for one of the most presti- gious awards in all of sports. Your pres- ence is requested immediately at the 2009 Abominably Horrendous Idiots of America Award Ceremony, where you will be receiving the Chad Johnson Honorable Mention for Excellence in Stupidity thanks to your recent actions surrounding Covenant Academy’s 100-0 high school girls’ basketball win over Dallas Academy. Step right up to the podium please, and allow me to tell everyone why you won. Mr. Grimes, you are more stupid than a concussed Britney Spears. After coaching Covenant to an utterly humiliating victory, one of the most lopsided scores in the history of basketball, you refused to apologize, saying instead, “I do not believe that the team should feel embarrassed and ashamed. We played the game as it was meant to be played.” Kobe Bryant plays the game right, and even he cedes a basket once in a while. You, on the MCT other hand, allowed your team to jack up Sharks center Joe Thornton leads a balanced San Jose offense with 57 points. The Sharks currently sit at first place in the Pacific division three-pointers well through the fourth quar- with a 36-7-7 record, bringing their mark into Boston on Tuesday. ter and ordered your players not to let up on the full-court pressure defense until midway through the final period. Run up the score in Sharks and Bruins prepare for epic a video game, but under no circumstances should you have transferred this win-and- humiliate-at-all-costs sentiment onto the battle between league’s top two teams floor that night. Following the game, you created a rift with b y Ko r i n Ha s e g a w a -Jo h n On the other side of the puck, the Sharks Jose. the school officials, who stepped up and apol- Senior Staff Writer have been excellent, allowing just 117 goals Yet things seem to be going a little bit ogized and went so far as to forfeit the win throughout the course of the season. No. 1 wrong. The Sharks have dropped their last because of the embarrassment caused. In The San Jose Sharks are coming to goaltender Evgeni Nabokov has gotten the three games, including an embarrassing this fight, you figuratively spit in the admin- town on Tuesday, and many observers are majority of the starts, posting a 2.42 goals- loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in which istrators’ faces, “respectfully disagreeing” with already billing the matchup as a Stanley against average (GAA) over 39 starts, while the Blue Jackets stuck it to the Sharks right their decision to say sorry. So you were sacked Cup preview. The Sharks and the Boston Brian Boucher has performed admirably out of the gate, scoring two goals in the from the job. Serves you right. I hope you Bruins are the two best teams in the NHL, as a backup with a 1.88 GAA and .927 save first 10 minutes. The recent losing streak never coach again. But let’s give you the ben- with San Jose tallying percentage. The defensive corps is both is somewhat worrying, though San Jose efit of the doubt here; maybe you didn’t know 79 points in 50 games mobile and very capable of breaking out has just seven regulation losses on the it was going to be that bad. and Boston racking up of its own end with the puck, sending season. The Sharks have struggled lately Dallas Academy, a school specifically for 85 in 54 games, put- waves of attackers on the offensive. San with giveaways, poor puck control and an kids with learning disabilities, had not won a ting them in a virtual Jose’s top four defensemen each have over inability to finish scoring opportunities. girls’ basketball game in over four years. Sign dead heat atop the 20 points. Against the Carolina Hurricanes, they number one that this game was going to be league. The Sharks are stacked from top to had 17 giveaways, an unacceptably high out of hand. Your team then went up by 35 The Sharks’ bal- bottom, which could mean a deep run number for a San Jose team that usually points at the end of the first quarter, 59 at half- anced offense is led in the playoffs. They play an excellent controls the puck very well. time and 88 at the end of the third period — by former Bruin Joe defensive system under new head coach Even the return of power play quar- scores some Dallas Academy kids might have Thornton. Known for his ability to dis- Todd McClellan, who came over from the terback Dan Boyle, expected to provide a a hard time even counting to. Signs number tribute the puck, Thornton is third in the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings significant boost, has proven insufficient. two through 6 billion. league with 45 assists this season and is this season for his first job as an NHL Boyle returned to the lineup for the losses What was going through that single-celled one of seven Sharks to have tallied more bench boss. He is widely credited for the to Columbus and the ’Canes with one noggin of yours? A coach with even the slight- than 10 goals. An efficient power play tight defensive system that led the Wings assist, a -2 rating and nine shots in 60 est bit of cojones would have directed his at 23.2 percent rounds out the offensive to their postseason success, and he has team to stop pressing, instructed his players package. established a similar team system in San see NHL, page 12 to pass five times before shooting and spread the wealth around before launching bombs of embarrassment. But you had to affirm your superiority so drastically that you did none of Athletes of the Week those things, and look what it got you: a pink slip and a stupidity award. The home page of Dallas Academy posts Heather Theiss, Women’s Track and Field the following as one of its mission state- At the third and final Tufts Invitational of the season and the next-to-last meet before the New ments: “Confidence is restored. Frustration England Div. III Championships at Bowdoin College, Jumbo freshman Heather Theiss continued is lessened. Barriers are overcome.” Well, you her outstanding rookie campaign on the Hill this weekend, placing first among college-affiliated certainly dismantled their confidence and athletes and second overall in the pole vault and breaking her own school record in the process. heightened their frustration, all while posing Theiss posted a height of 11’2 1/2”, just half an inch short of the provisional mark for the NCAA a barrier roughly the size of the Great Wall. Championships at Rose-Hulman in March. Theiss has ruled the recent Gantcher Center meets, Congratulations, Coach, you have success- breaking the school record set last season by sophomore Allison Fechter with a 10’8” vault on fully managed to bring down the indomitable Jan. 17 at a meet in which she also took first place. Prior to that vault, Theiss’ personal best had spirit of a school populated with kids who sur- been 10’4”. She also earned All-New England standards at the meet. pass learning barriers every day just because Theiss’ performance also contributed directly to Tufts’ No. 1 spot in the U.S. Track & Field and you felt that Covenant Academy needed to Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) weekly indoor rankings, as her marks helped the reach the century mark. team’s point total top runner-up North Central College by over four points. In a later post on a Web site, you said that “if With championship season following next weekend’s Valentine Invitational at BU and only a I lose my job over these statements, I will walk half inch separating her from a Nationals berth, Theiss’ performance in the next couple of weeks away with my integrity.” No, you will walk figures to be crucial. away with nothing but shame. This win is squarely on your shoulders, Mr. Grimes, as is having to answer to the 20 students at Dallas Jon Pierce, Men’s Basketball Academy who may have a hard enough time spelling basketball, let alone playing it. At the Despite the men’s basketball team’s weekend struggles, junior co-captain Jon Pierce contin- high-school level, competition is fierce, and it ued to find success, exploding for an aggregate 56 points in two games and leading all scorers is understood that winning is a priority, but in both contests. Against Amherst, the 6’5” forward tallied 29 points and eight rebounds in 39 winning with class should be an even big- minutes while racking up 27 and seven against Trinity in 38 minutes, shooting a stellar 10-19 ger one. Class and sportsmanship are absent from the floor in each game. Earlier in the week, Pierce earned a double-double in a non- from your curriculum. In a perfect world, conference loss to UMass Dartmouth. Coach, a Dallas Academy graduate would On Saturday, Pierce was presented with a 1,000-point ball before the game, as he passed the become your boss and promptly fire you. mark on Nov. 30th on his way to cracking the top 10 in Jumbos’ scoring history. Pierce, who And congratulations on your award! has accumulated 1,422 points in three years on the Hill after transferring from Drew University, Should I send it to your current employer? leads the conference with 22.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game. With only one Oh, wait… game left this season, the former NESCAC Rookie of the Year will likely fall just short of enter- ing Tufts’ top five all-time leading scorers in program history. Alex Prewitt is a freshman who has not Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily yet declared a major. He can be reached at [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Live from Mudville 15 Inside the NHL 15 Athletes of the Week 15 Sportstuftsdaily.com

Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball

b y Al e x La c h rhythm offensively and failed to Senior Staff Writer convert on open shots against Another narrow loss to Amherst Playoff hopesthe Lorddown Jeffs. The Jumbos the shot Two wins this weekend just 24 percent from the field Rematchb y Sap n a Bofa n s i llast year’s conference title game ends could have solidified the men’s in the first half and made only knocksDaily Editorial Board Tufts out of first place drainbasketball team’s after position in0-2 two of weekend 11 three-pointers. Jumbos’ hopes for regular-season championship “We tried to extend our Forty minutes of stagnant MEN’S BASKETBALL defense as much and as hard as play cost the women’s basket- (9-14, 1-7 NESCAC) we could,” Amherst coach Dave ball team its spot atop the at Cousens Gym, Saturday Hixon said. “We made [junior conference. co-captain Jon Pierce] work Amherst 37 47 — 84 hard for his points, and when WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Tufts 25 45 — 70 he starts to do that, everyone (17-3, 6-2 NESCAC) else sort of stands and watches, at Amherst, Mass., Saturday at Cousens Gym, Friday and they don’t run the series they normally run.” While the shots weren’t Tufts 23 25 — 48 Trinity 43 43 — 86 falling, the Jumbos’ intensity Amherst 22 32 — 54 Tufts 33 47 — 80 kept them in the game, as at Hartford, Conn., Friday they converted 10 offensive the NESCAC playoff picture. rebounds into nine second- But after falling in two straight chance points. Tufts 29 35 — 64 games — 84-70 against the “We haven’t always played Trinity 15 27 — 42 Amherst Lord Jeffs Saturday smart basketball, but we and 86-80 against the Trinity always put in the effort,” Pierce Bantams Friday — the Jumbos said. “We outhustled and out- Nationally ranked No. 15 Tufts have instead missed the played them, but our shots just all but fell out of contention NESCAC Tournament for the weren’t falling.” for a NESCAC regular-season second consecutive winter. Tufts trailed 37-25 at the championship Saturday with a Although both games were break, and in the second it 54-48 setback at No. 9 Amherst close throughout, incon- could not sustain a run long in a rematch of last year’s con- sistency once again put the enough to keep the deficit ference title game. The loss, Jumbos on the wrong side of within single digits. Amherst coupled with Bowdoin’s 91-58 the final score. had a response for every thrashing of Williams, dropped “All year long, I feel like we’ve Jumbo maneuver on both the Jumbos from first to third been one or two plays from win- ends of the court. place in the NESCAC standings ning a lot of games,” coach Bob “We just tried to say ‘Look, with just one conference game Sheldon said. “One or two things let’s play the second half even, remaining on their schedule. that could change the whole forget the first half, and if we The lone bright spot of the momentum — dropping a three play even, we will win by 12,’ weekend came when Tufts Carly Helfand/Tufts Daily here, grabbing a rebound there. and that’s exactly what we did,” secured home-court advantage Senior co-captain Kim Moynihan attempts a free throw during the women’s We’ve got to learn how to make Hixon said. basketball team’s 54-48 loss to Amherst Saturday. The Jumbos have now those plays.” see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 12 gone under 55 percent from the line in the past three games. Tufts struggled to find a see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 14

Men’s Swimming and Diving Women’s Swimming and Diving

b y Al e x Pr e w i t t JumbosDaily Editorial give Board top performances The women’s swimming and diving team took full advantage of the strength of its incompetition final this weekend tune-up at the Middlebury before NESCACs Invitational at MIT, posting top times across the board despite sitting numerous com- petitors out of their best events. Since the meet was not scored, the Jumbos had swim- mers who will not be competing at NESCACs james choca/Tufts Daily swim in their best events while Tufts’ top Many jumbos set personal records during the weekend meet. racers took the opportunity to swim in unfa- miliar races. “Since we’re so close to NESCACs, we were just trying to switch it up,” senior tri-captain Katie Swett said. “It’s definitely psychologi- cal, especially since we just finished the end of our hard training. If I was tired this week- end and didn’t do well in my best event, it b y Am a n d a Ch u z i we’re proud to have them represent us in would hurt me psychologically. It’s better to In unscoredSenior Staff Writer meet,the championships.” Jumbos leave your good events for the big meet.” The meet, the last before the NESCAC “I like to generally stay away from my When the men’s swimming and diving Championships, featured strong numerous event the meet before the conference cham- gaugeteam last visited MIT NESCACon Jan. 24, junior diver strong competition teams such as league foe Williams. pionship,” sophomore Megan Kono added. Rob Matera qualified for Nationals. When But as the meet, apart from Stack’s quali- “You can get into a funk because what’s done Tufts headed back to MIT this weekend for fying performance, served as a tune-up is done. It wouldn’t have been detrimental the Middlebury Invitational, sophomore before the long haul of NESCACs, the atmo- for me to swim my events, but I think that diver Trevor Stack followed suit. sphere was markedly different from what if it had been a bad race, it would have been Stack, who qualified in the 1-meter dive the Jumbos expect to experience in the harder for me to get back up and have the with a 178.38 at the unscored meet, will conference meet. same confidence that I have now going out James Choca/Tufts Daily join Matera at the NCAA Championships in Nonetheless, the Jumbos shattered some of the regular season on such a high note.” Members of the women’s swimming and Minneapolis for the first time in his career. of their personal bests at the invitational. The exceptions were the divers, who diving team went against the current, trying He also took second place in the 3-meter In the second men’s event, freshman Joe performed solidly yet again for the Jumbo out new races over the weekend. dive with a 177.15. McLaughlin took first place in the 1,650- squad. Junior diver Lindsay Gardel returned “It felt really good to qualify for the NCAA yard freestyle, dropping 51 seconds off his to her winning ways, sweeping both the “The divers have been [having a] really Championships,” Stack said. “I missed quali- personal best and beating the second-place 1- and 3-meter events. An All-American last crucial season even though we’re not always fying in the 3-meter by two and a half points, swimmer, Saint Michael’s freshman Austin year, Gardel looked poised for a return to on the same page with them because they but then I managed to qualify in the 1-meter, Bell, by over a minute. Before the invitation- the NCAA meet in March, blowing away train at MIT,” Swett said. “We have depth in so I was really happy about that.” al, McLaughlin had only swum this event the competition with scores of 191.20 in the swimming, but most teams don’t have depth “Sending two divers to Nationals is twice this season. 1-meter and 202.65 in the 3-meter. Classmate in diving. Most teams are lucky to have two, incredible,” senior quad-captain James Kelsey Bell followed suit, finishing second in Longhurst added. “Our divers are so strong; see MEN’S SWIMMING, page 14 both events, not far behind Gardel. see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 13