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Where You 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 BY ROB SILVERBLATT 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, BY HARRISON JACOBS 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. BY MATT REPKA “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 THE TUF T S DAILY 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” BY MARIE LEROY 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.