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Rain Read It First 67/55 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 19 Wednesday, October 1, 2008 TUFTSDAILY.COM Computer science department chair TCU senators may get nominated for national policy board assigned ‘districts’ b y Christina Pa pp a s on scientific policy. “It’s a tremendous honor b y Sa r a h Bu t r y m o w i c z each elected representative Contributing Writer Professor Diane Souvaine, for her and for Tufts,” said Daily Editorial Board will be responsible for speak- who specializes in compu- Lenore Cowen, an associate ing to the concerns of a dis- The chair of the Department tational geometry, is one of professor of computer sci- In an effort to open commu- trict, in this case a residence of Computer Science was seven nominees selected from ence. “It’s a huge responsibil- nication with the student body, hall or group of halls, Chao nominated last month by the nation’s scientific elites to ity to work with the NSB, and the Tufts Community Union said. President George W. Bush to join the 24-person NSB for a I expect she will give the pres- (TCU) Senate may start to test The program will be evalu- serve on the National Science six-year term, pending con- ident and the country some a “district system,” in which ated after the semester. If it Board (NSB), a high-ranking firmation by the U.S. Senate. much-needed advice.” senators represent the resi- receives high marks, the pro- group of experts who advise The White House announced dents of specific gram could expand in the the president and Congress the nominations on Sept. 16. see NOMINATION, page 2 dormitories, as coming years, perhaps even soon as Monday. next semester. “ H o p e f u l l y, Chao came up with the idea this program will for this project over the sum- create more of a mer. He worked with his col- Fréchette confronts sense of commu- leagues in the Student Outreach nity within Tufts,” Committee — of which he is energy, climate change said Senator Edward Chao, a a member — to formulate a sophomore. preliminary proposal and sug- This semester’s trial run will gested the plan to the Senate focus on freshmen and sopho- body during Sunday’s meet- mores, with senators almost ing. There, senators offered exclusively from those two feedback, which Chao and the classes getting district assign- rest of the Student Outreach ments. Committee used to tweak the Chao, who is spearhead- proposal. ing the project, said that the Chao will submit a final- Senate needs a better infra- ized proposal at this Sunday’s structure to make sure stu- meeting; if the Senate gives the dents’ voices are heard. “The nod to the specifics, a “beta” motivation behind the system version of the representative is that Senate doesn’t really system will begin on Monday. have so much of a chain of “We just want to get the dou- command,” he said. “Once ble confirmation on Sunday,” you’re elected, you’re kind of said Senator Antonella Scarano, like a free agent and you can a senior who, in her role as pretty much do whatever you TCU historian, oversees the want.” Student Outreach Committee. The program will help indi- This year’s Senate includes Annie wermiel/tufts daily vidual senators “convey con- underclassmen living all over Former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette yesterday emphasized the need for gov- cerns and problems of the campus, making the districts ernment regulation of nuclear energy plants and shared her views on how national governments can con- students back to the Senate,” easy to assign and distribute. front global climate change. Fréchette is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Chao said. “Practically speaking, most Innovation. She spoke on the seventh floor of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In the new system, as in the U.S. House of Representatives, see SENATE, page 2 Political science department to move to Packard Hall Residences and their reps b y Ja s o n Ro s e n b a u m ing conditions in Eaton Hall had Edgerton often prefers to give up Contributing Writer caused recent lapses in professorial his office rather than share it with the following is a list of the Tufts Haskell Hall – Kate de Klerk research and student involvement. two other teachers. “I end up going Community Union (TCU) senators South Hall – Chas Morrison, Shabazz Feeling cramped in its Eaton Hall “[Students] have to sit in crowded to the Tower Café to meet with stu- who will be assigned to represent Stuart offices, the Department of Political hallways to wait for professors,” dents,” Edgerton said. “If you have specific residence halls, according Bush and Tilton Halls – Joel Science faculty has voted unani- Devigne said. to schedule meetings outside your to tentative plans produced by the Greenberg mously to relocate to Packard Hall He also mentioned the growing office hours, things start to over- TCU Senate’s Student Outreach Metcalf Hall – Dan Pasternack this summer. trend of office sharing. lap.” Committee. Hodgon Hall – Manuel Guzman The department, which has a “A lot of our part-time professors His office hours start immedi- Lewis Hall – Edward Chao steadily increasing lineup of full- have had to share offices ... making ately after another professor’s time Carmichael Hall – Molly Moulton Wren Hall – Sam Wallis and part-time professors, now suf- them less available to students,” he ends. As a result, Edgerton often Houston Hall – Danielle Cotter, Elliott West Hall – Katy Simon fers from shared offices and littered said. In some instances, offices are has to prepare lectures and class McCarthy Hillside Apartments – Ryan Pallathra cubicles, rendering it an uninviting assigned to four part-time profes- work on his own time because he Miller Hall – Jimmy Zuniga, Elliott environment for students to meet sors at once. This makes it difficult cannot come in earlier to get ready. McCarthy —information provided with professors. for professors to schedule meeting “It’d be nice for that work setting Hill Hall – Aaron Bartel by TCU Senate Department Chair Robert times with students, Devigne said. not to be at your home,” he said. Devigne said the worsening work- Political Science Lecturer Barton Edgerton praised the planned move from Eaton to Packard Hall. “Any kind of relief in the numbers of people in the office makes it that much easier,” Edgerton said. Devigne echoed these senti- ments, noting Packard’s relatively large meeting rooms and wide hallways. “Students will be able to wait for professors in a more relaxed setting,” he said. “I think it’s great that Tufts made more space for us to teach and research.” Packard Hall is undergoing mas- sive renovations this school year. Construction is scheduled to wrap up in July. It “has yet to be deter- mined” who will occupy the vacant office space in Eaton once the Delphine thierry/tufts daily political science department has The political science department is set to move out of its cramped offices moved, Dean of Arts and Sciences in Eaton Hall. Robert Sternberg said in an e-mail. Inside this issue Today’s Sections

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see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, page 15 2 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y News Wednesday, October 1, 2008 If proposal passes, NOMINATION senators will hold continued from page 1 The NSB, which Congress estab- meetings in dorms lishedTiming in 1950, ofoversees Senate the activities confirmation process remains uncertain of the National Science Foundation SENATE (NSF) in addition to dispensing policy continued from page 1 advice. people will be representing the dorms The NSB’s regular publications on where they live,” Chao said. According the state of science and engineer- to the current plan, the Senate will ing in the United States are the “gold decide which senators represent which standard” of scientific reports, Lisa- halls after elections every year, based Joy Zgorski, an NSF spokesperson, on where the elected members live. told the Daily. The board is composed of the “pre- eminent group of scientists in the country,” Zgorski said. Its members “Hopefully, this program convene five times a year to discuss timely scientific issues. will create more of a “The two dozen members of the sense of community NSB … are all elite in their field,” Zgorski said. “The members are so within Tufts.” smart, and they all respect each other. It’s really a great system.” Edward Chao Souvaine’s research includes sophomore senator work in the field of computational geometry, the study of how computer algorithms can be used to solve tien tien/tufts daily geometric problems. She also holds Professor Diane Souvaine has been nominated to serve on the National Science Board. “Right now it just so happens that the an appointment in the math depart- senators are pretty much spaced out ment, and served from 1992 to 1994 battle over whether to bail out finan- interest in the subject, she said. around campus,” TCU President Duncan in leadership positions for the NSF’s cial companies, Zgorski said. “Perversely, [the final] was fun,” Pickard said. “[Districts are] not neces- Science and Technology Center on “It’s all about timing,” she said. Souvaine said, explaining that the test sarily going to always be based on where Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical “With all the problems in the world consisted of the complete design of a they [live].” Computer Science. right now, it’s possible that the nom- computer simulation. Dorms that no senator inhabits will be “Personally, I’m very impressed inees may not be confirmed for a Souvaine went on to pursue a career represented nevertheless, Chao said. with her,” said Zgorski, who spoke while. It might not happen this year.” in computer science and came to Tufts Each senator is required to be avail- with Souvaine prior to the professor’s Souvaine said she found out that in 1998 as an associate professor. able to meet with students for at least nomination. “With only 24 members, the president was considering her for Bush selected the nominees, but four hours each month. Senators typi- one person can wield a big influ- the NSB in early spring of this year. Zgorski believes it unlikely that the cally spend this time in the campus cen- ence, and I’m excited to see what Zgorski said she could not recall candidates’ political affiliations were ter, but a district system would oblige she does. She is highly qualified, and any instance where the Senate has a major factor in his decision. each of them to keep two of those four she will be joining a group of high- rejected a nominee, but she said there “I would never presume to speak office hours in dorm common rooms quality individuals. She’ll be in good are no guarantees in the process of for the president,” Zgorski said, instead. They would be called “activity company.” confirmation. “but I think the Bush administration hours.” Souvaine declined to go into detail “I’d say confirmation is more of a acknowledges that scientific achieve- Pickard thinks Chao’s innovation has about her nomination or to explain ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ issue, but it’s ments trump political views here.” the potential to be effective. “The plan of what she hopes to accomplish on the not a bird in the hand, if you will,” she Associate Professor of Computer separating the campus up into districts NSB because the Senate has not yet said. Science Anselm Blumer said that is something we’ve never tried before,” confirmed her nomination. Even though Souvaine leads the regardless of politics, Souvaine is an he said. “Any idea that’s out there to get As for what she hoped to focus on computer science department, she excellent choice for the NSB. the Senate more out in the student body as an NSB member, “It is too early to did not enroll in her first computer “I’ve known her since she inter- and solicit more opinions about what tell,” she said in an e-mail. science class until she was a graduate viewed for a job here. She’s very pro- we’re doing is great.” As the Senate prioritizes its obli- student at Dartmouth University. active and energetic,” Blumer said. Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman gations, confirming NSB nominees That class, a “crazy course in com- “She’s always looking for ways to make agreed. “I think it’s a great idea,” he said. could be pushed to the bottom of the puter organization,” and its challeng- computer science more interesting to “I’m all for it.” list, especially considering the recent ing final exam sparked Souvaine’s more people.” 3

Featurestuftsdaily.com As graduates struggle in poor job market, Ally Gimbel | When kiwis fly MBA programs inundated with applicants Yakking like a Students delay job searches in order to build more complete résumés b y Ro m y Ol t u s k i local Contributing Writer ne of the greatest things about study- While the graduate degree has always ing abroad in an English-speaking held its lure in the world of academia, late- ountry is that you already speak the ly the Masters in Business Administration local language. No need to struggle (MBA) has enjoyed special courtship. withO rolling your r’s and pronouncing dinde Since last year, the Massachusetts (not din-dee) correctly. You can order a meal Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan and flirt with the waiter without sounding like School of Management’s applicant a major idiot. pool has grown by 28 percent, Harvard Unfortunately, even in an English-speaking Business School’s by nearly 16 percent country like New Zealand, you are never total- and the Boston University School of ly safe from foreign slang. Management’s by 10 percent. Other first- Encountering the local lexicon can be and second-tier business schools across stressful at first, as many of the words and the country have seen similar enthu- phrases we use on a daily basis in America siasm, leaving professors, admissions mean entirely different things here. This mix- officers and business school prospects up usually leaves you either in a mortifying wondering: Why now? state of embarrassment or looking like a com- While some institutions are inclined to plete ass — or, on many occasions, both. attribute students’ skyrocketing levels of Say you find yourself “keen” (intent) on interest to effective campaigns and pro- buying a fanny pack. When you ask the nice gram improvements, they cannot ignore lady behind the counter where you might the fact that the recent attention given to Courtesy Northeastern University find one, she gives you a look of such abhor- MBA programs is due to more than just At Northeastern’s Graduate School of Business Administration, applications are up in the rence that you immediately “rattle your dags” glossy brochures. midst of a weakening job market. (hurry) out of the shop. “There tends to be an inverse rela- If only you had known that in New tionship between bad economies and employment. towards their MBA might not be making Zealand, the word “fanny” is an offensive increased applications,” said Julie “Because of the diminishing oppor- the lofty salaries they had hoped for, they euphemism for a female’s nether-regions, Strong, senior associate director of MBA tunities, people will look for retooling,” are building their resumes with intern- and when paired with “pack” creates a wide Admissions at the Sloan School. How this said Evelyn Tate, director of gradu- ships appropriate for their individual range of dirty interpretations, you might have relationship influences potential busi- ate recruitment and admissions at courses of study. The process of attaining chosen more carefully. Next time, remember ness students’ professional plans involves Northeastern’s Graduate School of these residencies, Tate added, is similar to say “bum bag” if you want to avoid com- a slightly more complicated graph. Business Administration. As competi- to the search for a professional occupa- mitting a conversational crime on top of your Of course, one rationale is linked to the tion in the “real world” increases, she tion, so students learn to manipulate the fashion felony. intimidation associated with the popular explained, expectations increase as well dire job hunt, but without the cutthroat Another way to learn a lot about Kiwi alternative to graduate school — the job — and when the job search proves fruit- environment. English is to take a walk down the aisles of market. less, business school can provide the The attractive nurture of the MBA, your local grocery store. With your “trolley” “Those who are applying [to business guidance, advice and experience needed though, has hardly won over the gradu- (cart) in tow, you saunter through the pro- schools] are looking at the situation and to reenter the employment market on a ating seniors at Tufts. Approximately 17 duce section, passing by “kumara” (sweet the financial market is looking much less higher level. percent of graduates from the class of potatoes), “capsicum” (bell peppers), “sulta- attractive,” Tufts Economic Professor Northeastern’s program designs its 2007 applied to various graduate pro- nas” (raisins) and “courgettes” (zucchini). George Norman said. The logic seems curriculum according to this blueprint. grams, and in spite of the business school You search long and hard for granola but fairly simple, he said — a bad market “We provide our students with a lot of craze, that number remained roughly the can only find “muesli” and stare for hours means fewer options and delayed job hands-on counseling along the way ... same for the class of 2008, according to at the plethora of “tomato sauces,” getting searches. Every student completes what is called Jean Papalia, director of Career Services extremely frustrated that there’s no ketchup But while delaying the job hunt seems a ‘corporate residency’ within their first at Tufts. for your French fries, which here are called like procrastination, it can sometimes year,” Tate said. “chips.” If only Webster wrote a dictionary for be the most express route to successful While those in the midst of working see BUSINESS SCHOOL, page 4 New Zealand “dairies” (corner store markets, like 7-Eleven) you wouldn’t be in such a “gher- kin” (pickle). And you better be careful when you tell your friends about the delicious golden kiwi Battle for the bulge: Fitness as a lifestyle you ate for “brekkie” (breakfast). Otherwise they will look at you with the same face you Student weightlifters take pride in disciplined workout regimens got from the saleswoman when you tried to buy a vahjayjay purse earlier. Without the suf- b y Ro b i n Ca r o l regularly in order to improve his basketball “The most rewarding thing is I’ve been fix “fruit,” in the description of your breakfast, Daily Editorial Board game. He has now made other modifications in a better mood and feeling a lot healthier, most “Kiwis” (New Zealanders) will think you to his routine in order to gain muscle. and I guess [it also improves] self-esteem a are talking about eating them. Either that or Between classes, they head to the gym. “I started eating a lot more — making little bit. You get sick a lot in college and with you fried up a flightless and endangered bird On their shelves, protein powder and text- protein shakes, eating power bars — and the weather here, it’s easy to get depressed to put on toast. Nice one, slick. books dwell side by side. For students look- I started eating healthier foods, like whole and down. An endorphin rush is nice to Eventually, though, you will learn to adopt ing to gain mass and muscle, their hobby, grains, things with lots of protein in them have,” he said. the new words for everyday things and even fitness routine and diet can become a seam- and carbohydrates. I eat things with a lot of Students said that the progression of pick up all the “flashest” (coolest) phrases less lifestyle. calories, but less sugars and less fatty foods weightlifting routines is often as appealing Kiwis use regularly. You and your friends After spending the summer working out — pretty obvious things,” Stewart said. as the results. can “have a smoko” (take a break) between with a competitive female body builder, As a trainer for the Tufts Personalized “That’s probably my favorite part about classes, “whinge” (whine) about how much junior DC Wolf became more interested in Performance Program (TP3), junior Reed it — setting goals and achieving them — of a “waffler” (person who won’t shut up) some of the intricacies of weightlifting and Morgan works with many types of students like a certain amount of weight for a par- your lecturer is, then head out for a “take- body transformation. Although he would to help them achieve their fitness goals. He ticular exercise or a certain number of reps,” away pie” (mince pastry to go) and life will not call himself a bodybuilder, he does try to said that many who are looking to add mass Stewart said. be “sweet as.” set goals in order to gain weight. are surprised by how much they must alter “What draws me to it is that I admire the With that said, if there’s one thing you “At Tufts I’d call them weightlifting enthu- their diets. discipline that goes into it, forcing yourself to must add to your vernacular while in New siasts — those who follow a weightlifting “One of the biggest things we’ve been go to the gym on the days you need to and Zealand, it would be the word “as” at the end program and have a jug of muscle milk,” doing is telling people about eating pat- making sure you stay on a disciplined diet,” of every adjective. Last night at the club you Wolf said. terns,” Morgan said. “People don’t realize Wolf said. “You have to be pretty dedicated. weren’t just drunk, you were “drunk as,” and Wolf initially began his exercise regimen how much you actually have to eat to put on It’s kind of like having an ongoing project, that cutie on the dance floor was “hot as, in high school after gaining some weight on mass. You have to eat four to five meals per and that’s what would draw me to it.” mate, eh?” a trip to Spain. day and eat when your body isn’t even feel- But Morgan said that his clients some- And there you have it — several fool-proof “I’m from Boulder, CO, and it’s a really ing hungry.” times have other motivations to bulk up. phrases to help you talk your way through health-oriented place, so when I came back Lunder Fitness Center Director Mike “It’s funny; one of the questions we ask [at New Zealand. Now just throw on your “togs” [from Spain], I started working out,” he said. Pimentel, who also teaches a class that is a client’s first training session] is: Why do you and “jandals” (swimsuit and sandals), toss “I hate running, so I was like, ‘I’ll just lift required for all TP3 trainers, stressed that want to achieve these goals? With an athlete, some beers in the “chilly bin” (cooler) and weights.’ I’m not a big fan of cardio at all.” focusing on individual aspects — such as a it’s to improve their athletic game, but some head over to the beach with your mates. After learning more about bodybuilding diet change or a different workout routine guys say, ‘I want to look more attractive to Armed with your knowledge of New Zealand over the summer, Wolf is now trying to main- — would be less successful than an overall women. Honestly, I want to put on a couple slang, you’ll fit right in. tain a regimen while back at school. lifestyle change. pounds and I want to get my shoulders big- Just don’t feel “gutted” (depressed) if your “You always have to stay in the mindset of “In order for any transformation to take ger.’ In those situations, guys will focus a “lame as” Yankee accent makes you sound watching what you eat, trying to get enough place — weight loss, weight gain or athletic lot on their upper bodies and forget about like a “wanker” (jerk). And please, for the love sleep, and a big part of it is, I’ve never been performance — you’re better off having a their legs,” Morgan said. “They just want of God, leave your “bum bag” at home. able to keep with a workout program at balanced approached because your results their chests to be big. People wear jeans, so school,” Wolf said. “I usually give up after will last long-term,” Pimentel said. the girls aren’t looking at their legs. You have three weeks, so I joined a P.E. class to force Wolf agreed, noting that the benefits of his these guys with big arms and big chests and Ally Gimbel is a junior majoring in English. me to get to the gym.” routine extend far beyond a heavier bench She can be reached at Allyson.Gimbel@ Junior Alan Stewart began lifting weights press and a larger arm circumference. see WEIGHTLIFTING, page 4 tufts.edu. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Losing a job may have long-term advantages for those who go for MBA BUSINESS SCHOOL continued from page 3 Jennett, assistant director of admissions This could be attributed to the fact at the Harvard Business School. The that most MBA applicants are not fresh application process is rigorous and is not out of college. Northeastern’s Graduate something undertaken without distinct School of Business Administration, for motivation. example, encourages hopefuls to have “You need three recommendations, professional work experience. And this is you need to write four essays, you need not uncommon. At MIT’s Sloan School, to take the GMAT,” Jennett said. “People the average applicant has been work- take time to get the application in ing professionally for about four years, place.” Strong said. This year, prospective students are granted the added stress of augment- ed selectivity resulting from increased “I wouldn’t be surprised applications. Though Harvard’s applicant to see more applications pool, for instance, has seen a spike of over sixteen percent, its steady class size coming in because a lot of of approximately 900 will not increase, explained Jennett, upping the competi- people are getting laid off tion in academia alongside the competi- Susan Kornfeld/Tufts Daily and having problems find- tion in the weak job market. Senior Matt Kaufman pumps iron. Still, those applying to business school ing jobs.” see their education — which can be quite expensive — as an investment. Workout routines require juggling skills Julie Strong “In the long run, it will be worthwhile. WEIGHTLIFTING stand there will be impact on other areas of senior associate director of MBA There is a reasonable return,” Norman, continued from page 3 your life,” he said. admissions at MIT’s Sloan School the economics professor, said. skinny legs.” Morgan also recommended that students Often, companies will sponsor their Wolf agreed that weightlifting involves a take advantage of the five free personal train- employees’ graduate education before certain aspect of vanity, but said that it is not ing sessions that are offered to everyone at The bulk of new applications, it seems, a big promotion. But for those with no necessarily directed toward the opposite sex. Tufts. are coming not from frightened seniors economic security at the end of the tun- “There’s definitely a macho or gorilla aspect “You see so many people in the gym every but from young professionals, who — nel, the financial hardship may not be to it. My girlfriend is like, ‘Girls don’t like guys week going at the weights and they have terri- even with prior experiential knowledge worth emptying a bank account for an who look that way. You guys are doing that ble form. They haven’t been taught how to do — are having trouble moving up the lad- idle — albeit high quality — MBA. for each other,’” Wolf said. “It’s definitely posi- that, and that can cause injury. I hope people der, or worse, are losing their jobs. Still, Tate said that while economic tively reinforcing; if people are like, ‘You’re find out more about the five free sessions It is expected, Strong argued, that a decline is never a source of contentment, looking a little bigger,’ it helps you know your because just doing that could help them,” he good number of the students accepted more education as a byproduct is hardly workouts are on the right track.” said. to even the best of MBA programs have an externality to mourn. Stewart doesn’t feel there is any negative Wolf encouraged non-athletes to pursue recently been — or soon will be — laid “It’s not good that people are losing stigma associated with working out. their own fitness goals. off. their jobs,” said Tate, “but if they have “If you want to stay fit and active, then I “If you want to get big for big’s sake, just do “I wouldn’t be surprised to see more the opportunity to increase their educa- think that’s always a good thing,” he said. it. I went to GNC and I was trying to buy pro- applications coming in because a lot of tion, that’s a good thing.” “I don’t think anyone is opposed to people tein powder, and I [lied and asked if] I wanted people are getting laid off and having There also seems to be a consensus going to the gym.” to play rugby next fall, what should I buy? problems finding jobs,” she said. Until that those who pursue a degree in higher For those interested in maintaining a work- Because a lot of people are like, ‘Why are you people stop losing their jobs, it seems, business education will come out ahead out routine, Pimentel stressed the need to be doing this?’” he said. “I just want to make my the trend may very well continue to of the game, no matter what economic able to juggle many activities at once. body look different. I’m sure there’s a media grow. downturns the nation takes. “At Sloan, we “For students at Tufts who have busy aca- influence or psychological aspect to that, but Still, applying to business school, like have a huge emphasis on entrepreneur- demic and social schedules and they want to don’t let yourself be too embarrassed if you any major career choice, is not a decision ship,” Strong said. “Even in bad econo- throw in training on top of all that, just under- just want to get big.” one makes on a whim, explained Pauline mies, our students will be contributors.”

Jose Marti (January 28, 1853–May 19, 1895)

Born in Havana, Cuba, Marti was politically active from a young age. When his school was closed by colonial authorities Marti’s resentment of Spanish rule and the slavery that they supported was reaffirmed. In 1881, Martí moved to New York City serving as a joint consul there for Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina. He worked to mobilize the Cuban exile community of Florida, encouraging them to support a Cuban revolution that would free the country from Spanish control. Also while in the US, he lobbied to oppose U.S. annexation of Cuba. In January 1892 he founded “Partido Revolucionario Cubano,” the Cuban Revolutionary Party, with the purpose of gaining independence for both Cuba and

Latinos In History Latinos In Puerto Rico. José Martí was killed in battle against Spanish troops at the Battle of Dos Ríos on May 19, 1895. Today, he is considered the national hero of Cuba. His writing and his memory remain alive in Cuba and around the world.

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Movie Review Devin Toohey | pop culture gone bad Film adaptation of ‘Choke’ not gourmet The Internet has b y Ha r r y Wa k s b e r g jumped the shark Daily Staff Writer There’s an elephant in the room, and his name is Tyler Durden. Though the first rule of reviewing “Choke” should Choke ccording to the way people read the Mayan calendar, the world will end Starring Sam Rockwell, Brad on Dec. 12, 2012. In some ways, that’s a bit of a relief, because I William Henke, Angelica Huston reallyA am worried about what state Internet Directed by Clark Gregg jokes will be in by then. Internet jokes are like a horror-movie be, “You don’t talk about ‘Fight Club,’” blob — always growing, engulfing every- Chuck Palahniuk adaptations come thing in their path, their hunger becoming along only once a decade, so it’s hard more and more ravenous. Where once a to avoid holding this up against the cow or a piece of bad translation concern- earlier film. Though this adaptation ing the proper ownership of bases could is slightly more faithful, Clark Gregg’s sustain it for a few weeks, now a joke “Choke” does not quite work as a com- Courtesy foxsearchlight.com appears on the Internet only to die from plete movie in the same way Fincher’s ”Choke” demystifies everything you once thought about those family trips to Colonial exhaustion moments later. It spreads like “Fight Club” (1999) did. Its story is Williamsburg. a plague now, everyone telling each other scatterbrained and unfocused, which about it and quoting it like someone was is disappointing in a movie this short. great Anjelica Huston, in a nursing played by Gregg. Oh, and it’s possible handing out free iPhones to who can men- It does, however, boast a winning cast home under the dubious care of Dr. that Victor is related to Jesus. tion RickRolls the most in a three minutes. and enough engaging scenes to make it Marshall, played by Kelly Macdonald, While this all plays out fairly exten- This summer, I actually heard one of my worth checking out. who is as good as she was in last year’s sively in the book, the movie just feels coworkers ask, “What’s a LOLcat?” I was Victor Mancini, played pitch-perfect- “No Country for Old Men.” crowded whenever it strays from its so dumbfounded that he had not heard ly by the incomparable Sam Rockwell, If this sounds like a lot to keep most fertile areas, such as Victor’s about them so much to the point where is a sex addict who fakes choking in up with, please bear in mind that strained relationship with his moth- he wanted to bash in the brains of the next public restaurants in order to be saved Victor and his best friend, a compul- er and the growing distance between person who said, “I can has cookie,” that I by wealthy diners who then become sive masturbator played reliably by himself and his friend Denny (Henke). could not even form a cogent sentence to his patrons; they send him money for Brad William Henke, work full-time at Gregg, an ardent fan of the book, strug- answer his question. his fabricated medical problems. He a colonial re-enactment park (think gled for years to bring it to screen, and What is even worse is when someone, then uses this money to keep his moth- Colonial Williamsburg) run by a convinced that something beautiful and er, played by the underutilized but still straight-laced and earnest re-enactor see CHOKE, page 7 simple on the Internet is not good enough, decides that he must make it better. For this, Movie Review TV Review you must be familiar with a video along the lines of “Yatta” or “Moskau.” Both of these are videos of foreign bands performing a ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ flatlines ridiculous “song and dance” number, the main joke being “Man, people from outside in its fifth season the United States can sure be silly!” These videos in and of themselves were b y Ch a r i s s a Ng Contributing Writer good fun, an easy way to kill a few minutes when you should have been studying Does anyone really believe that or writing a paper. However, someone the popular leading male star on in Internet land decided that these were one of the network’s most highly not good enough. Instead of just letting them be, this genius took it upon himself Grey’s Anatomy to write out what the closest-sounding English words would be to the lyrics of the song and then make a flash animation to Starring Ellen Pompeo, give a corporal counterpart to every word Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh of this newfound, stream-of-conscious- Airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC ness poem. Is this more amusing than the original? rated shows is going to die within the No. Is it even anywhere near the level of first five minutes of the season pre- absurdity and fun of the original? No. As miere? Probably not. Unfortunately, with, Gus Van Sant’s remake of “Psycho” that’s exactly how “Grey’s Anatomy” (1998), one must wonder during every Courtesy abc.com begins, setting the tone for the over poorly drawn flame of this animation, “How can we possibly make our relationship more drama-filled than it already is?” the top, yet underwhelming two- “Why did I not just go back to the first hour season premiere. video instead of wasting my time on this?” Ironically, the new season of And the answer to that is, “Because it is new “Grey’s” is just one big re-run. and will keep your attention for another 4 b y Em e i Wi l l i s Washington D.C. where he will be performing Watching the premiere is like man- minutes as the Internet desperately tries Daily Staff Writer at the Kennedy Center. A mysterious female aging to fast-forward through the to find something new for you that has not voice calls and tracks Shaw and Holloman. show’s first four seasons in under two already been beaten to death.” ‘Eagle“Eagle Eye” Eye’ is the kind fails of popcorn to movie reach one Under high-flying the threat of framing potential Shaw as a terror- hours. While that may appeal to those And then, of course, there’s Weezer’s would expect during the summer — devoid of ist and killing Holloman’s child, the voice uses with short-attention spans, “Grey’s” is “Pork and Beans” video. In the three- a believable plot, but full of pretty people, fancy these two strangers as pawns in a deadly plot now muddled with too many clichéd, and-a-half minutes of the song, the band to eliminate the executive branch. melodramatic plot lines to keep even creates a haunted house, populated by Eagle Eye The film starts out with a bang, making its the most die-hard fans from watching none other than the ghosts of Internet ultimate demise into just another egregiously without a little eye-rolling. has-beens of the past five years. While stupid action film all the more painful to watch. Going into its fifth season, “Grey’s” this might have been something brilliant, The theme of prioritizing security over privacy has a major problem: Its writers have meta and post-modern if done right (yeah, Starring Shia Labeouf, Michelle is interesting due to current political issues, but already gone through every ludicrous and perhaps Hollywood will actually start Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton the execution of this story fails miserably. The medical case, every heart-pounding believing in “Ars Gratia Artis” as well…), Directed by D.J. Caruso lack of logic in most action films is understand- catastrophe and every complicated it ended up just being another excuse for able and generally easy to ignore, but in “Eagle love-triangle imaginable. All out of all of these “15 IMs of fame” folks to just cars and big explosions. Unfortunately, it is the Eye,” the continual barrage of inane twists is ideas, the writers have attempted do their exact same schtick over again. end of September, and this blockbuster just just distracting. (and failed) to capitalize on the suc- Except this time they had the support of fails to be anything other than lackluster. Despite the poor writing, the actors manage cess of the show’s previous four sea- a real pop band and now, just in case we Taking place in the not-so-distant future, to keep their dignity and will surely survive the sons by turning the new season into a had missed them the first time, Weezer the film shows a government that has fallout and continue on to more worthy films. caricature of the rest. was going to make sure that if we saw allowed for an ever-increasing lack of privacy LaBeouf’s performance echoes back to his ear- In the first five minutes, Dr. this video, all 20-or-so of these characters by listening in on people’s cell phones. Every lier roles in independent films like “A Guide Meredith Grey (played by Ellen would be shoved down our throats. conversation and every movement can be to Recognizing Your Saints” (2006). He proves Pompeo) appears crying and hysteri- Naturally, “Pork and Beans” became tracked. It is a promising premise, but the once again that he can be a superior actor in an cal as she watches her on-again boy- a YouTube sensation. Having run all of film gets bogged down by implausible situa- inferior film. Billy Bob Thornton is entertaining friend, Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick our Internet and humor resources dry, tions and predictable twists. as always, playing the wise-cracking FBI agent. Dempsey), die on the operating Youtube had no choice for content but to Slacker Jerry Shaw (played by Shia He gets the best lines of the lot, and is one of room table. Of course, it’s all just a turn on itself. LaBeouf) is having a bad day. After returning the saving graces of the film. The casting is one part of Meredith’s “Derek is dead” from his twin brother’s funeral, he finds a of the few things “Eagle Eye” has going for it, dream. A dream, can you believe it? cache of explosives and weapons in his apart- though the quality actors are never allowed to It may have been more shocking if Devin Toohey is a senior majoring in classics. ment. At the same time, Rachel Holloman He can be reached at [email protected]. (Michelle Monaghan) has sent her child off to see EAGLE EYE, page 6 see GREY’S, page 7 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Courtesy moviecentre.net But if you want an enjoyable trip to the movies, you will not obey… Mindlessly explosion-packed, ‘Eagle’ has no eye for subtlety EAGLE EYE about too many cooks in the kitch- continued from page 5 en. From the opening scene to the do anything other than perform fight climatic conclusion, the phrase Eating Disorder Treatment or flight scenarios. suspension of disbelief wouldn’t Directed by D.J. Caruso even begin to cover it. (“Disturbia,” 2007), “Eagle Eye” The most shocking element of continues his tradition of try- “Eagle Eye” is that Steven Spielberg Treatment of Adults ing to mimic the work of Alfred (yes, THE Steven Spielberg) is credit- Hitchcock. Where “Disturbia” was ed as a producer. What went wrong, a blatant rip-off of “Rear Window” Steven? It seems he has taken Suffering from Anorexia and (1954), “Eagle Eye” aspires to be like inspiration from big-bang director “North by Northwest” (1959). The Michael Bay, who has proven time difference between Caruso and and time again that you don’t need a Bulimia Nervosa Hitchcock is, of course, subtlety. coherent or even good story to have Where Hitchcock relied on the nar- a solid hit at the box office; you just rative to build suspense, Caruso’s need a lot of explosions! For the most effective treatment and highest staff-to-client ratio in New absurd plot forces him to rely on Considering the talent involved, it big explosions and complicated car is sad to see how epically “Eagle Eye” England, informed clinicians refer their clients to Laurel Hill Inn. We chases to induce any sort of thrill. failed to be the political thriller its But who really is to blame for this trailers promised. Its political refer- provide extensive programming in a highly structured and supervised convoluted story? Dan McDermott ence of Big Brother would have been and three co-writers produced a cool maybe ten years ago — today, it non-institutional therapeutic setting. Evening, day, residential, and aftercare completely mangled script. “Eagle is just old news. “Eagle Eye” is enjoy- Eye” could have been this genera- able and mindlessly entertaining programs in West Medford and West Somerville. Call Linda at tion’s “WarGames” (1983) or “2001: because of its car chases, explosions A Space Odyssey” (1968). It is a and cheap thriller techniques, but it 781 396-1116 or visit our web site at www.laurelhillinn.com. prime example of the old adage clearly lacks style and substance.

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Courtesy abc.com The daybed lounger is oh-so appropriate.

GREY’S of the husbands from paraly- Meredith’s best friend, says, “I’ll mistic whining may be getting to take a liking to them. They may continued from page 5 sis through a new operation by give you a hundred bucks to talk old, Cristina’s biting quips still believe that this makes for good fans of the show hadn’t already freezing his legs is mildly interest- about something else.” The writ- entertain and keep the show drama, but keeping likeable char- Dreamingseen the same thing happen of McDreamy in ing, let’s face it: No makes one watches ersfor of “Grey’s”shabby should seriously plot, moving hopefully along. unintentionalacters like Hunt and pun Duquette season three. “Grey’s” for its medical prowess. consider taking their own advice Major Hunt’s charismatically on the show for longer periods of Unfortunately, after Meredith The real drama happens outside and think of a plot line that’s a rigid demeanor was the highlight time could make for even more wakes up from her dream, things of the operating room. For one, little more interesting if they plan of the two-hour premiere, and wildly entertaining drama. don’t seem to be getting any bet- even though Meredith is finally on making it past season five. yet when he is offered a job at While “Grey’s” is still worth ter. After learning that their Seattle with Derek again, she is back to Fortunately, the worn-out Seattle Grace, he declines in order watching, if only to bet on how Grace Hospital has plummeted to whining and complaining to “her story line is saved by the arrival to go back to the army and is writ- much longer Meredith and 12th place in teaching hospital person,” Cristina Yang (Sandra of the charming, domineering ten off after only one episode. It’s McDreamy will last, the sar- rankings, everyone scrambles to Oh), over her trust issues and her army trauma surgeon Major unfortunate that the writers of casm and drama that originally step up their game. Their oppor- inability to be happy. Hunt (guest star Kevin McKidd), “Grey’s” never realize when they made the show a hit are starting tunity comes when three women While this Meredith-is-a- who helps bring the injured hus- have a good thing going for them. to wear a little thin. The writers and their severely wounded hus- sarcastic-pessimistic-wreck- bands to Seattle Grace after their They tease viewers by introducing of “Grey’s” are running out of bands are rushed to Seattle Grace with-trust-issues thing was fun to car crash. After suffering through characters like Hunt and, more ideas and spending too much after (rather unrealistically) get- watch for the first three seasons, scene after scene of medical notably, the charming patient time fixating on how to keep ting into two separate car crashes it turned irritating in the fourth, trauma, it is refreshing to watch Denny Duquette from season re-working the same old story while coming home from a party. and it is now almost unbearable the flirtatious, quick-witted ban- three (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), only lines instead of actually mak- Though watching Dr. Callie by the fifth season. You know it’s ter between Cristina and Major to have them leave or be killed off ing the effort to come up with Torres (Sara Ramirez) save one getting old when even Cristina, Hunt. While Meredith’s pessi- just when audiences really start something fresh or exciting. Overcrowded, Gregg’s faithful

CHOKE is not quite enough to hold a continued from page 5 movie together. his devotion may be what holds That aside, Victor Mancini the movie back. He reverently is a well-realized character, includesfilm ‘chokes’as many plotlines on and book’sand Rockwell material brings along one-off scenes as he can, but the compulsively sleazy like- the result feels meandering. ability he brought to Chuck Barris in “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002). The It won’t bear repeat various women in Victor’s life, especially his mother and Dr. viewings, but that’s Marshall, are played by very no reason not to see it qualified and strong actors, which is why their roles in the once. Even though it’s movie are rather unfortunate. a lot to swallow, it goes Like “Fight Club,” “Choke” is primarily about men who are down easy. terrified of women and cannot bring themselves to consider them peers. It’s not just that “Choke” is Unlike “Fight Club,” howev- Courtesy foxsearchlight.com itself one of Palahniuk’s least er, “Choke” leaves a lot of lee- What’s classier than dining at a fancy restaurant? Nearly dying there and getting paid for it. focused books; Gregg seems way for development of these not to have been interested female characters and at least one for Ms. Huston. tage of “Wedding Crashers” ficult to dislike “Choke.” Like in establishing a solid thread a greater exploration of the As to the sex in this film, (2005). Victor buries his face Victor himself, the movie is of story throughout the film. effect they have on the lives of which seeps in at the cor- into a few white ladies’ chests, genial in spite of itself. Almost The closest it gets to coher- the men in whom Palahniuk ners of the movie as it does but none of the various scenes every scene is enjoyable ence is Victor’s sex addiction, finds himself most interested. Victor’s brain, it is handled of sexuality carry with them enough, and the dialogue is something he battles through- Gregg’s film fails here, due in a little over-tastefully. Gregg the uncomfortable and plea- casually vulgar in an honest out the movie and that ebbs part to its overcrowding. The seems afraid of offending his sureless need described within and funny way. It won’t bear and changes with his character already paltry role of Victor’s audience, and as a result, the the book. Only Victor’s rare repeat viewings, but that’s no development. But watching a mother is rather shrunk and compulsive activities of the orgasms convey his depressing reason not to see it once. Even man reach Step Four (“Moral compressed — a good choice protagonist are barely more inability to say no. though it’s a lot to swallow, Inventory”) of the Twelve Steps in general, but an unfortunate explicit than the opening mon- In spite of its flaws, it’s dif- this film goes down easy. 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Wednesday, October 1, 2008

EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Ro b e r t S. Si l v e r b l a t t Starting a needed dialogue Editor-in-Chief Most Tufts students have their fair share tors and they, in turn, create concrete policy microcosm of the body’s interaction with stu- Editorial of pet peeves. Some are even quite vocal proposals. There is a largely unnoticed but dents. about them. But even for the most miffed very real barrier of apathy separating students In this effort, perspective is important. In Rachel Dolin Managing Editors Kristin Gorman of students, Tufts Community Union (TCU) from their senators. Students care about the 2007, the Senate formed a liaison program senators don’t usually make it onto the radar. issues, but often lack the confidence that that paired its members with student orga- Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors But senators are looking to change that, and expressing opinions to senators can lead to nizations. As part of the initiative, senators Jason Richards we are cautiously optimistic. change. Senators, for their part, sometimes attended several club meetings to gauge how Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor The Senate is currently considering a pro- get lost in the clouds and forget that it is with the Senate could better serve student groups. posal that would give each undergraduate the meat and potatoes that they can win Despite the liaison program’s potential, it ulti- Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors senator a “district” consisting of at least one respect. mately did not achieve its goals. Individual Pranai Cheroo Nina Ford dorm to represent. This would allow them to This new proposal has the right ingredi- senators were often wallflowers at meetings Ben Gittleson further inspect the issues facing individual ents to keep the Senate on exactly that track. and the program is currently being restruc- Gillian Javetski residential communities and would poten- Tufts, for example, has numerous dorms that tured. The Senate must take great care mov- Jeremy White tially open new avenues of communication could benefit from an injection of student ing forward with its new system to ensure it Alexandra Bogus Assistant News Editors between the Senate and the student body. leadership. The Office of Residential Life and does not meet with the same fate. New com- Michael Del Moro As part of the plan, senators would hold at Learning (ORLL) has left many students dis- munication channels must lead to improved Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor least half of their office hours in dorm com- satisfied, and there is certainly no shortage of student representation and clear action. mon rooms rather than in the campus cen- problems to fix. By getting paired with dorms, Otherwise, they are irrelevant. Jessica Bidgood Features Editors ter. They would be able to collect comment the senators could become better advocates When Duncan Pickard was running for Robin Carol Kerianne Okie cards, hear student complaints and take for residential issues and strengthen the resi- TCU president, he spoke of the need for a bet- Charlotte Steinway those concerns to the Senate as whole. By dential communities. ter flow of information between the Senate having a more direct line of communication, The challenge ahead is the translation of and the student body. We endorsed Pickard Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors they would be able to submit more informed the idea into a reality. This proposal is cer- in part for this promise and are happy to see Meghan Pesch and effective proposals to the Senate floor. tainly not the most important to come out him and other senators make attempts to fol- Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor That is, as long as students talk to sena- of the Senate recently, but it will serve as a low through. Jessica Bal Arts Editors Grant Beighley Wayne stayskal Sarah Cowan Catherine Scott

Emma Bushnell Assistant Arts Editors Matthew DiGirolamo Jyll Saskin Executive Op-Ed Editor Thomas Eager Executive Sports Editor Sapna Bansil Sports Editors Evans Clinchy Philip Dear David Heck Carly Helfand Noah Schumer Scott Janes Assistant Sports Editor Jo Duara Executive Photo Editor Alex Schmieder Photo Editors Laura Schultz Rebekah Sokol Annie Wermiel James Choca Assistant Photo Editors Off the Hill | emory university Emily Eisenberg Aalok Kanani Meredith Klein Danai Macridi The Supreme Court hangs in the balance Tim Straub St a n t o n Ab r a m s o n new associate justice, Samuel Alito. Both If the next Supreme Court appoint- PRODUCTION Emory Wheel jurists are under 60 years old and can ments fall to John McCain, a historic Marianna Bender Production Director expect to serve on the court for more than realignment to the right would ensue. “Presidents come and go, but the 25 years. Judicial decisions made by the Never before have conservatives so domi- Emily Neger Executive Layout Editor Supreme Court goes on forever,” William Bush White House may remain a part of nated the bench of the highest court. Kelsey Anderson Layout Editors Howard Taft once proclaimed. The the national conversation through 2030. I The prospect of more judges in the Leanne Brotsky only president to go on to serve on the will be 42 years old that year. mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Jennifer Iassogna Julia Izumi Supreme Court, Taft may very well have Experts agree that the term of Chief Thomas, staunchly conservative jurists Amanda Nenzen been showing lingering bitterness toward Justice Roberts likely will not alter the appointed by Ronald Reagan and George Andrew Petrone the presidency. Taft, who was nominated overall ideology of the court. The Alito H.W. Bush, deeply frightens me. I fear Muhammad Qadri Daniel Simon by Warren Harding to be the chief justice, nomination, however, moved the court whether federal law will continue to pro- Amani Smathers lost his 1912 reelection bid after a third- to the right. Alito replaced the popular tect a woman’s right to seek an abortion, Steven Smith party challenge from his predecessor, Sandra Day O’Connor, a Reagan appoin- a woman’s right to “equal pay for equal Katie Tausanovitch Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt spoiled tee and perennial swing vote. It was the work” and the right of non-citizen detain- Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager the election and the Princeton professor moderate O’Connor who sided with the ees to have legal counsel and fair and Woodrow Wilson won the election for the liberal block to uphold the University of expedient trials. A Supreme Court with Michael Vastola Technical Manager Democrats. Michigan law school’s affirmative action a 7-2 conservative advantage should be John Sotherland Executive Online Editor But despite Taft’s sour grapes, his program, for example. O’Connor retired deeply startling and worrisome to any Supreme Court reasoning remains per- in 2006. American who favors a robust minority Louise Galuski Online Editors fectly sound. An influential Supreme The next president of the United States and judicial consensus. Hena Kapadia Minah Kim Court nomination almost always becomes may get to fill at least one Supreme Court Here’s hoping that voters focus on the a president’s lasting legacy. Until his death vacancy early in his term. Justice John fragile balance of power on the Supreme Matt Skibinski New Media Editor in 2005, former Chief Justice William Paul Stevens, a Gerald Ford appointee, has Court this fall. As former president and Kelly Moran Webmaster Rehnquist served as the last of Richard sat on the court since 1975. Stevens, now Chief Justice William Howard Taft found, Nixon’s four Supreme Court appoint- 88, usually sides with the court’s three the Supreme Court’s membership reflects Caryn Horowitz Executive Copy Editor ments. The impact of decisions made by other reliably “liberal” judges. Famous for presidential decisions long after the presi- the Nixon administration, which infa- his quirky bow ties and independent flair, dent is dead. Grace Lamb-Atkinson Copy Editors Michelle Hochberg mously ended in disgrace on Aug. 9, 1974, Stevens was born in the final year of the An active Supreme Court brings change Ben Smith did not truly conclude until Rehnquist’s Woodrow Wilson administration. Stevens, and progress. As Justice Louis D. Brandeis Christopher Snyder departure from the court 31 years later. in good health, could seek retirement said, “The greatest menace to freedom is Elisha Sum Ricky Zimmerman As President Bush’s final months elapse, after 33 years on the Supreme Court. an inert people.” This is the real reason much discussion will focus on Bush’s Should Barack Obama win the election, that the stakes of this election are so high, Brianna Beehler Assistant Copy Editors legacy. How will the last eight years be another member of the court’s liberal and why abstaining from voting shouldn’t Casey Burrows Alison Lisnow remembered? Was it the 9/11 presidency block may also elect to retire. A Clinton be an option. When questioning whether Rachel Oldfield when the unipolar world of the post-Cold appointee, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it really matters, just remember Brandeis. Mary Jo Pham War era ended? Was it the Bush Doctrine 75, has battled cancer. Think of the court. Lily Zahn — whichever of the five versions ABC News’ Charlie Gibson and Alaska Gov. BUSINESS Sarah Palin reference? The “war on ter- Corrections rorism,” the invasion of Iraq and the cur- Malcolm Charles Executive Business Director In the Sept. 28 article “Financial Crisis 101: Inside Washington’s $700 billion plan to bail rent economic meltdown? Or the feckless out Wall Street,” the quote, “Some other economists think that maybe the government Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager and embarrassing response to Hurricane will not really have to subsidize this in terms of taxpayer money … It all depends on Brenna Duncan Head Ad Manager Katrina? your view. Are these assets now really underpriced?” was misattributed to Economics Think again. Lecturer John Straub. It was actually said by Economics Professor Enrico Spolaore. 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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Op-Ed 9 This too will pass b y Ma r i a Fu l w i l e r investor confidence. If fear can pull the market down 777.7 I sat all day in front of my points then optimism can TV with my eyes glued to the buoy it even further up. The screen and my thumb glued to decoupling theory is out the the remote, flicking between window; the world markets are CNBC, CNN and CSPAN. Even falling faster and harder than though all three channels were our own. The American finan- streaming uninterrupted cov- cial system has not totally sur- erage of the same events, I rendered its supremacy. There had a hard time believing they is still a chance to recover the were true. I was shocked and world’s trust. disappointed that the bill had As citizens and investors it is not passed. our job to allow for this hope. The pitiful blame game that I am not suggesting naïveté: ensued in Washington after the None of us should bury our first attempt at passing the bail- head in the sand and hope by out bill failed made the hopes the time we graduate this will of passing almost anything in blow over. There are very few the House look dismal. For the who truly understand what is first few hours after the vote, going on and far fewer who not a single nay-saying repre- know how to go about fixing it. sentative owned up to his or Nevertheless, we must retain her decision. The Republicans our pragmatism, which means blamed the Democrats; House being able to sort out what is Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) truth from what is hyperbole. was at particular fault for her Panic and misinformation are harsh words earlier in the day. our worst enemies. They are She had explained how the contagious and deepen the “budget recklessness” of the crisis unnecessarily. We must Republican administration and evaluate the fundamentals of the “anything goes economic our economy, our legislature policy” of the GOP had been the and our investments. obvious cause of our current As for the Tufts Financial economic “chaos.” She went Group, we will continue to further to speak disapprovingly invest as we have in the past: of the “golden parachute” law- for the long run with a macro- makers had thrown together in MCT economic methodology. If over this planned taxpayer “bailout” the media reacted dramatical- below the level of the Dow back on, but the legislative pro- the next two weeks a solution of Wall Street. ly. The Dow plummeted 777.7 before the bailout plan was cess is far from over. The bail- to America’s credit woes is not In listening to her speech, points — a seven-percent drop. announced. Monday’s decline out bill did not pass Monday, reached, then several of our it is hard to believe that it was Harsh headlines flowed out is being heralded as the big- but that does not mean it will current holdings and tentative the Democratic majority that of newsrooms: “Bloodbath,” gest closing-point drop ever. never pass. In interviews given investments could be negatively was fighting so hard to push “Financial Armageddon,” This may be true, but 777.7 Tuesday morning, House rep- affected. We will have to reposi- the bill through the House; it “Massacre,” “Wall Street R.I.P.,” points was only seven percent resentatives from both sides of tion ourselves and like every- is easy to see how her words etc. It was almost surprising to of the index. In 1987 the Dow the fence seemed to be com- one else, prepare for a sharper offended the Republican wake up this morning and find lost 23 percent of its value in a mitted to fast action with equal economic downturn. Still, there minority. Republicans charged the sun still rises. In fact, in single day. fervor. The general outrage will always be growth stories. If that it was the responsibility the light of a new day, it seems Monday’s fall was the result of both American and global we catch a bear year now, then of the majority to pass the bill. some optimism has returned; of a panic. Market volatility, as economies and the brief taste hopefully we’ll catch the boom- The Democrats were unable to 777.7 points is an enormous measured by the VIX index, was of a credit freeze on Monday ing bull that’s sure to follow. rally support in their own party, drop — trillions of dollars dis- at some of the highest levels afternoon will hopefully be and this was a failure on their appeared from the markets. ever recorded. The fundamen- enough to persuade Middle part. The Democratic naysay- IRAs, college savings accounts tals underneath each of the America of the importance of Maria Fulwiler is a junior major- ers hid sheepishly behind their and personal portfolios fell in tumbling public companies had this unsuitably titled “bailout.” ing in quantitative econom- constituencies for most of the value across the board. not changed in a day. Granted, As long as there is hope that ics and history. She is also the afternoon. Alternatively, 777.7 points is fundamentals will change if this crisis will pass then there president of the Tufts Financial In true form, Wall Street and just a couple hundred points the credit spigot is not turned is hope for consumer and Group. Republicans not to blame for current economic situation

b y Mi c h a e l Ha w l e y Congress step in to stop the abuses of passed the buck to the American people. had engaged in unsound practices, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while at Until Monday, it looked like we were going it is only natural that they must now When I first read that House the same time, Barack Obama was the to have to foot the bill: $700 billion. face the consequences of the correction. Republicans, along with nearly half of second-largest recipient of political con- This proved too much for many repre- Moreover, the Republicans questioned House Democrats, had voted down the tributions from Fannie and Freddie. sentatives who had come into office on the why irresponsible borrowers and reckless proposed Wall Street bailout, my initial In 2004, a delegation of House promise of a smaller, fiscally responsible lenders are receiving so much public lar- reaction was one of surprise, even shock. Republicans, led by Reps. Ed Royce government. Under President Bush, fed- gesse, while the average American, who After all, the President of the United (R-Calif.), Richard Baker (R-La.) and Don eral spending has increased dramatically. chose not to buy a house he couldn’t States, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Manzullo (R-Ill.), called for an investiga- With Bush and Pelosi, these Republicans afford, and who decided not to spend Chairman of the Federal Reserve and the tion into the practices of both of those have been caught between a rock and money he didn’t have on get-rich-quick leadership of both parties in Congress institutions and demanded that reforms a hard place. While we are fighting two schemes, is now paying for the foolish- had assured the American people that be implemented. Predicting that these extremely costly wars, they have been ness of others. this measure was absolutely necessary to institutions would collapse and that the forced to also swallow Bush’s Medicare It took remarkable courage and integ- save the American economy. How, then, government would try to stick the taxpay- prescription drug entitlement and huge rity for these representatives to defeat could 228 legislators vote it down? ers with the bill, the Republicans called agricultural subsidies. They have watched the bill that many said was the last hope On further reflection, it occurred to for a new, tougher regulatory system. as the new Democratic Congress pulled for our economy. Though the doomsay- me that perhaps what we witnessed on They were shouted down by Democrats out most of the remaining stops to reck- ers predicted a crash in the days fol- Monday was not the mindless jump of who claimed that the Republicans were less spending. Frank spearheaded a $300 lowing the bill’s rejection, by Tuesday at 228 lemmings over a financial cliff, but wasting everyone’s time trying to “fix billion bailout of those individuals who noon, stocks had actually risen and the rather an astonishing act of political something that wasn’t broken,” to quote bought houses they couldn’t pay for. Last dollar had jumped against the Euro. It courage. For weeks, the American peo- Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). Frank said there week, Congress decided to toss $25 bil- seems that even without the heavy hand ple have been bombarded with attempts was no evidence of “safety and sound- lion to the American auto industry to of government guiding it, there is still by Democrats like House Speaker Nancy ness issues.” Many Democrats went much subsidize its penchant for making cars some resiliency in the American econo- Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Barney Frank further to silence dissent: Rep. Lacy Clay Americans won’t drive. my. Moreover, a stand has been made for (D-Mass.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) (D-Mo.) likened Republicans to the Klan, In short, House Republicans had had personal responsibility. Long accused of to lay the current economic mess at the suggesting that the entire issue was a enough. In the midst of a general panic, favoring wealthy corporations over aver- feet of President George W. Bush and “political lynching of Franklin Raines” (the while most were loudly demanding that age Americans, the Republicans have Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). They blame African-American CEO of Freddie Mac). the government step in and make the taken this chance to prove their integrity; Republicans for deregulating the finan- Thus by using obfuscation and intimida- problem go away, they kept their cool just as they opposed government unduly cial markets and turning a blind eye to tion, the Democrats succeeded in foiling and refused to bow to pressure. They burdening private enterprise, they also corruption. Though many Republicans Republican attempts to fix things before recognized that every time there is an abhor government propping up unsound do bear at least some blame for the melt- they got too bad. economic crisis, the shortsighted see it businesses. For their political courage, down, the charges Democrats have lev- So now Democratic chickens have as evidence that the government should America owes these lawmakers a debt of eled at Republicans apply far more accu- come home to roost, but like the indi- go still further in the socialization of the gratitude. rately to themselves. viduals who bought houses out of their economy. Knowing that the injection of The trouble brewing in our finan- price range, and the banks that sold to politics into the market had greatly con- cial industry has not been a secret to them, the Democrats, along with the tributed to “housing bubble,” they balked Michael Hawley is a sophomore who has Republicans. McCain gave a speech on Bush administration, have thrown per- at further politicizing and collectivizing not yet declared a major. He is also the the Senate floor in 2005 demanding that sonal responsibility to the wind and have the solution. The financial institutions President of Tufts Republicans.

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SAILING continued from page 16 you know, mistakes happen and we Effortsjust learn from our mistakes.at Hood propel Jumbos to fourth in New England regional rankings “And so now we hope something like that will never happen again,” she continued. “[Potts is] a very tal- ented sailor, so it was just kind of a freak accident. Our coach had never set a course like he did before, in a regatta or practice, so it really came as a surprise to all of us.” The fourth-place finish was good enough to bump the co-ed Jumbo team up in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) rankings to fourth. In addition to the Hood Trophy, the Jumbos participated in the New England Sloop Championships at the Coast Guard Academy, where they finished in a subpar ninth position out of 11 boats; however, sailing a four-man sloop is not something the Jumbos practice — it’s a different skill-set that comes more from the individual sailor’s past experience and summer racing. Senior tri-captain Dan Altreuter sailed with senior Hans Tiefenthaler and juniors Sid Richardson and Greg Hering. The low finish did not count toward the Jumbos’ regional or national standing. “I’m really excited [about the season],” Kelly said. “We’ve jumped a lot in the rankings already, and everyone’s doing really well in practice. I’m looking forward to the rest courtesy Ken Legler of the season. We’re going to do Senior tri-captain Baker Potts, shown here with Meredith Ginley (LA ‘08) during a practice last year, saw his boat disqualified at the Hood Trophy after really well.” making a technical mistake at the finish line. Despite the DQ, Tufts notched fourth overall out 24 elite sailing teams. Enter the College FilterForGoodSM Challenge!

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FIELD HOCKEY great that we’re all out there on the field said. “Basically we’re going to be doing continued from page 16 and everyone is working together.” the things we’ve always been doing, were doing and the shots started to “It just shows the great depth our working on passing patterns up the Beckett injury come.”Gordon coach: Tuftsteam field has,” Russo hockey said. will winfield, really the working NESCAC on our corners. The Jumbos’ second goal came from Given the Jumbos’ edge in total We’re expecting a really hard game.” makesAL waves in junior Michelle Kelly with 4:35 left in shots, the blowout could have been “It will be exciting to show other continued from page 15 the first half, allowing Tufts to enter even worse for the Fighting Scots. teams that are also doing well, are less confident in their rotation — with a day- the second half with a comfortable Gordon senior Chyanne Wilson, how- Redto-day injury Sox’ to last year’srotation playoff ace Josh 2-0 lead. The team came out of the ever, saved 20 of the Jumbos’ 40 shots Beckett, they’re forced to bump Jon Lester into break with even more intensity than fired at the net. “Our whole team is so the Game 1 slot and slide Beckett down to third it had displayed in the first half, and “She’s been injured for the last strong all throughout ... I in the postseason playoff rotation. That shift sophomore Tamara Brown scored in three weeks, and this is her first game will likely hurt them given the pitchers’ home- the 43rd minute on a penalty corner back,” Gordon coach Cory Ward said. think it’s great that we’re road splits: Lester is forced to start in Anaheim off a pass from sophomore Melissa “She moves well and she sees the ball despite his 4.09 ERA on the road compared to Burke. well.” all out there on the field 2.49 at Fenway, while Beckett’s ERA is 2.85 at “We definitely picked up in the The Jumbos were quick to adjust. and everyone is working home and a jarring 5.65 away. second half,” Russo said. “We started “We knew we had to look up more But again, anything can happen in a short doing more two-touch passing, and and see where she was,” Russo said. together.” series, and both teams have the bats to do we played with vision, which is some- “We had to use our other forwards off damage regardless of the man on the mound. thing we’ve been working on in prac- the ball so that we had more scoring Brittany Holiday The Red Sox’ hitters have been there before: tice this week.” options.” senior tri-captain David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia Tufts poured it on at the end, as a The Jumbos will next face Amherst enter October wearing their rings from last fall, goal from Burke in the 47th minute and nationally ranked No. 2 Middlebury while the Angels’ two stars each have some- was followed by two more in the next away on consecutive weekends, which undefeated, that we can beat them thing to prove. Mark Teixeira makes his play- nine minutes. With only three start- could either make or break their sea- also,” Russo said. off debut tonight at age 28, while Vladimir ers on the field, sophomores Irene son. After finishing a stretch of six home Guerrero must be dying to improve upon his Lewnard and Tess Guttadauro netted Like Tufts, Middlebury is undefeat- games out of seven, the Jumbos head to gruesome .183/.258/.233 numbers in 16 career goals for the Jumbos, both of which ed thus far, and a win against the Amherst on Saturday for the first of five postseason games. were assisted by Russo, who currently Panthers would almost certainly boost away games in their next seven, which The Angels have worked hard this season to leads the team with seven assists. Tufts’ national standing. The matchup will round out the regular season. put together a 100-win season, the first by any Tufts is averaging a whopping 5.57 against Amherst (2-2 NESCAC, 3-3 And after yesterday’s statement win team in three years. But the regular season will goals-per-game through seven con- overall) should not be overlooked, over Gordon, they appear ready. be thrown out the window tonight, and a 100- tests this season, nearly doubling last however, as the Jumbos lost 2-1 to the “Tufts gets better every year with win team hasn’t come away with the ultimate season’s average of 2.87. Jeffs last season. great recruits, and they’re ready to hardware since the ‘98 New York Yankees. The “Our whole team is so strong all “We’re thinking about Amherst first, go,” Ward said. “This is a team that’s past six months have been fun, but the real throughout,” Holiday said. “I think it’s taking one game at a time,” Holiday going to win the NESCAC this year.” season begins now. SCHEDULE | Oct. 1 - Oct. 7

Wed THU fri sat Sun mon tue at Bowdoin Football 1 p.m. Brewers’ rotation Field Hockey at Amherst isNL ready for Philly 11 a.m. continued from page 15 that will be starting Game 1: former phenom inYovani round Gallardo. one Women’s Soccer at Amherst at Brandeis Gallardo posted a solid rookie campaign 11 a.m. 7 p.m. last year with a 3.67 ERA and 1.27 WHIP but tore a knee ligament to start the year. On his vs. Plymouth return last Thursday, he struck out seven Men’s at Amherst Soccer St. and allowed one run but only lasted four 2 p.m. 7 p.m. innings. His performance will be critical to the Brewers’ success, especially considering the state of their bullpen: Their closer is Cross Country Salomon Torres (1.35 WHIP and 1.55 K/BB). On the Phillies’ side, they will send out vs. Endicott the rarely-talked-about Cy Young candidate vs. Union Volleyball 5 p.m., vs. 12 p.m., vs. Cole Hamels in Game 1. At 24 years of age, Elmhurst MIT 4 p.m. Hamels’ fastball-change-up combo contin- 7 p.m. ues to devastate hitters to the tune of a 3.08 vs. Babson ERA and a league-leading 1.08 WHIP. Men’s Tennis 3:30 p.m. After Hamels it gets questionable, however, as the Phillies will use enigma Brett Myers. Myers posted a 5.84 ERA before the Women’s Tennis vs. MIT at Midd. Doubles at Midd. Doubles break, got sent down to Triple-A, then came 4 p.m. Tournament Tournament back up and dominated with a 2.25 ERA in July and 1.65 ERA in August. But in his past 8.1 innings pitched, Myers has allowed 14 JumboCast Volleyball Volleyball runs, meaning he is perhaps the biggest variable in this series.

StatISTICS | Standings

Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football NCAA Div. III Field Hockey (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) (5-0-0, 3-0-0 NESCAC) (4-2-1, 1-2-0 NESCAC) (13-0, 3-0 NESCAC) (2-0, 2-0 NESCAC) (Sept. 30, 2008) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL W L PF PA Points (First-place votes) W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L W L Amherst 2 0 61 30 1. Bowdoin, 628 (27) 4 0 8 0 0 1 0 Amherst 3 0 12 1 Bowdoin Tufts 3 0 0 5 0 0 Williams 3 0 0 4 Trinity 2 0 37 24 2. Middlebury, 575 Tufts 3 0 13 0 Tufts 4 0 7 0 0 Williams 3 0 0 6 0 0 Middlebury 2 0 1 4 0 1 Tufts 2 0 54 21 Williams 3 1 9 7 3. Johns Hopkins 556 (4) Middlebury 3 0 6 0 0 Amherst 2 0 1 2 1 2 Trinity 2 1 0 6 1 0 Colby 1 1 24 47 Conn. Coll. 2 1 9 6 4. Ursinus, 498 (1) Trinity 3 0 7 0 0 Middlebury 2 1 0 3 3 2 Wesleyan 1 1 1 2 3 1 Hamilton 1 1 23 37 Middlebury 2 1 6 5 5. Messiah, 491 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 Middlebury 1 1 37 52 Amherst Wesleyan 1 1 1 3 1 1 Amherst 1 2 0 3 Wesleyan 2 1 10 4 6. TCNJ, 487 2 0 Williams 1 1 45 20 Williams 1 2 3 3 0 Bowdoin 0 1 2 2 1 3 Bates 1 2 0 4 Trinity 1 2 7 5 7. Lebanon Valley, 413 3 0 Bates 0 2 14 51 Conn. Coll 1 3 2 4 0 Colby 1 2 0 4 2 0 Bowdoin 1 2 0 2 Bates 0 2 5 8 8. Salisbury, 400 3 0 Bowdoin 0 2 52 73 Colby 0 3 2 4 0 Conn. Coll 0 2 0 3 2 0 Colby 1 2 0 2 Bowdoin 0 2 7 4 9. Rowan, 396 4 0 Wesleyan 0 2 21 37 Bates 0 4 2 5 0 Trinity 0 2 0 4 2 0 Conn. Coll. 1 2 0 2 Colby 0 2 5 4 10. Tufts, 334 Wesleyan 0 4 1 5 0 Bates 0 3 0 1 4 0 Tufts 1 2 0 4 2 1 Hamilton 0 4 5 8 NCAA Div. III Women's G A Pts G A Pts G A Pts Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Soccer T. Brown 12 2 26 C. Cadigan 3 1 7 D. Schoening 3 1 7 C. Updike 115 4 W. Forde 46 249 5.4 3 (Sept. 30, 2008) K. Anderson 15 4.7 1 S. Nolet R. Coleman 2 1 5 S. Filocco 83 14 70 A. Russo 6 7 19 3 1 7 D. Ferguson 8 66 8.2 0 1. Williams (Mass.) M. Kelly 7 2 16 F. Gamal 1 2 4 M. Fitzgerald 1 1 3 D. Joyce-Mendive 82 0 B. Helgeson 71 1 2. Lynchburg (Va.) M. Burke 3 1 7 A. Maxwell 1 0 2 A. Lach 1 1 3 K. Denniston 59 12 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT 3. Wisconsin-Eau Claire I. Lewnard 3 0 6 J. Love-Nichols 1 0 2 P. Doherty 1 0 2 A. Fucillo 57.1 373 3 0 L. Nicholas 53 0 4. Puget Sound (Wash.) B. Holiday 2 1 5 A. VonPutt- 2 B. Green 1 0 2 D. Feiger 31 9 T. Guttadauro 2 1 5 kammer 1 0 2 N. Muakkassa 0 1 1 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD 5. Johns Hopkins (Md.) L. Griffith 2 0 4 A. Michael 0 2 2 C. Flaherty 0 1 1 Defensive B Digs S. Black 7 192 27.4 1 5. Hamilton (N.Y.) M. Scholtes 1 2 4 L. O’Connor 0 2 2 P. DeGregorio 0 1 1 N. Goldstein 0 205 D. Halas 6 66 11.0 2 7. Messiah (Pa.) M. Ripecky 0 129 Defense Tack INT Sack 8. Wheaton (Ill.) Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% D. Feiger 11 124 S. Filocco 10 117 R. Crisco 15.0 0 0 9. William Smith (N.Y.) M. Zak 2 7 .778 H. Jacobs 0 12 1.00 D. McKeon 5 28 .848 C. Spieler 2 109 A. Perry 11.0 1 0 9. Calvin (Mich.) K. Hyder 3 5 .625 K. Minnehan P. Tonelli 0 4 1.00 0 5 1.00 C. Updike 7 35 T. Reynoso 8.0 0 0 9. Tufts 14 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Evans Clinchy | Dirty Water The races are on Crew hits the water Sunday for first race of fall in Lowell

oward-Pujols. Pedroia-Morneau. Webb-Lincecum. Lee-Halladay. McCain-Obama. Aren’t you excited? H Okay, fine, so I’m not a political columnist. And there’s no need for me to be. Considering that I’m a fairly liberal person writing for a fairly liberal newspaper on a fairly liberal college campus, I really have nothing original to say. And even if I did, what good would it do? The vast majority of those reading this are either (A) solidly locked into their respective political camps to the point where my writing won’t make the slightest difference or (B) so disillusioned by the shallowness of the modern political process that they couldn’t care less anymore. I’m writing today to address that latter group. Isn’t the annual “debate” over baseball postseason awards more or less the same? Doesn’t it get sickening? In one corner, John McCain argues that his time as a prisoner-of-war qualifies him to be president, as if he’s the only American ever to be held prisoner. In the other, Chris Singleton goes on ESPN advocating Justin Morneau for AL MVP because “he has played every game for his team this season,” an accomplishment he shares with “super- stars” like Raul Ibanez. Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily In one corner, Sarah Palin argues that The men’s crew varsity four, shown here during last year’s Head of the Charles Regatta, took first at the New England Fours Championships her proximity to Russia gives her “foreign in May, a victory which the team hopes will inspire continued winning throughout the fall season. policy experience,” despite the fact that Wasilla, Alaska is closer to Havana than MEN’S CREW mechanism and a springboard into As the fall season opens Sunday in Moscow. In the other, Jayson Stark sides continued from page 16 the spring season.” Lowell, the Jumbos’ focus remains on with Dustin Pedroia for MVP because he’s to be a lot of competition for that last “There are some really great races competing and working hard in order “batted .374 since June 14,” seemingly spot [on the A team] and the spots on in the fall — especially the Head of to achieve even more than they did in implying that games in April and May don’t the B team. That should improve the the Charles — which is one of the the 2007-08 campaign. count, or something. overall quality of rowers in those spots most prestigious races in the world,” What’s the difference? I mean, sure, one of and help us to develop our younger Bayless added. “So while, yes, they are these debates is about controlling the future guys.” tune-up [races] for the spring season, “The main focus is on the of the free world while the other is about a An interesting aspect of the crew we are also seeing some of the best spring, however, so we use guy that plays a game for a living putting a schedule is the limited fall portion of collegiate competition out there. We plaque on his bookshelf. But isn’t the inanity the season. While the fall calendar is have some longer rows in the fall the fall as a training mech- of both storylines just driving you crazy at only comprised of a handful of races compared to the length of the spring anism and a springboard this point? Aren’t you fed up yet? — which are sometimes referred to as races, so we need to use these races as You probably are, but at the same time “tune-up” events — these tend to go an opportunity to get back up to speed into the spring season.” you probably understand that behind all a long way toward helping the crew again.” the partisan bickering is a tremendously prepare for its heavy slate of spring For a team that seems to pos- Nahv Etedali important election season. You know that action. sess a well-rounded corps of rowers, senior co-captain if the economy continues to tank, we con- Tufts understands the importance of one weakness might be their overall tinue to leave our troops in Iraq indefi- using the fall races as an opportunity size. While the team isn’t lacking in nitely with no plan for withdrawal and we to build team cohesion and help some strength, Britt noted that it will often “The guys definitely want to be continue to blatantly ignore our needs for of the younger rowers become accli- be “looking up” to the opposition. successful,” Britt said. “Having had a better education, more health care, renew- mated to the intense level of competi- “Our weakness is that we’re not very taste of [victory], I’m looking at that able energy, reduced climate change and tion, but the Jumbos also view the fall big physically,” Britt said. “The major- to force our guys to strive for more social policies that make … logical … sense, schedule as a key step along the way to ity of our oarsmen aren’t that tall, excellence. I tend to think of it as suc- then the country as we know it is likely, for a championship season. so we will be shorter than most of cess breeds more success. It should lack of a more forceful word I’ve been told “Obviously, our goals are to build our opposition. To make up for that, be easier this year because they’ve I shouldn’t use in a newspaper, flummoxed on last year’s success and to use the we need to be quicker and keep our tasted it and now they want more. It (I’m a Democrat, by the way.). fall’s regattas to continue improving,” stroke rate higher. If we can maintain is certainly a sweet fountain to drink So what does it say about me that I’m even senior co-captain Nahv Etedali said. a higher tempo than the opposition from, but once you’ve tasted it, you more terrified of the NL MVP voting than I “The main focus is on the spring, how- by putting the blade in the water more only want to drink from that fountain am of the race for president? ever, so we use the fall as a training often, then we will be faster.” and none other.” Certain favorites of mine (Grady Sizemore for MVP, Roy Halladay for Cy Young) are the Perots and Naders of the awards season, so hopelessly out of their respective races that I won’t bother arguing for them here. But not DAILY DIGITS Albert Pujols. He’s actually got a shot — he’s blessed with “the audacity of hope,” if you will. And I’ve said things like this about poli- ticians before, but I think that as it applies to 17 3 23 baseball, I might actually mean it this time: If Ryan Howard wins another MVP, I may Rankings jump by the women’s soccer Jumbos who earned NESCAC accolades Straight victories posted by the football have to move to Guam. team in the NCAA Div. III National Poll. following another week of solid play. team over the Bates Bobcats. Following For once, ignore those big gaudy num- After only receiving votes in the Sept. 23 Sophomore Sarah Nolet won Player of the the Jumbos’ 34-7 dismantling of Bates bers in the “HR” and “RBI” columns! Focus NSCAA National Rankings of the country’s Week for her efforts on the pitch for the in flood-like conditions on Zimman Field on the fact that Ryan Howard’s OBP is .339, 25 best squads last week, the Jumbos women’s soccer team, junior Jesse Faller Homecoming Saturday, Tufts extended only eight points above the league average, vaulted all the way to a ninth-slot tie with was named Performer of the Week after its winning streak over the hapless and the most important part of “being valu- William Smith and Calvin in yesterday’s winning the Codfish Bowl in a field of 155 Bobcats, which dates back to the 1986 able” is “being a guy that doesn’t make tons poll following a pair of wins over then- runners, and sophomore Caitlin Updike season. The Jumbos are now 2-0 and of outs.” For once, let’s be reasonable and national No. 8 Wheaton College and the won Player of the Week for volleyball after will take on the 0-2 Bowdoin Polar Bears give the hardware — regardless of team per- Bates Bobcats on Homecoming weekend. helping to pace her team to victory at the on the road Saturday. formance — to the guy hitting .357/.462/ MIT Invitational. freaking .653. The guy having the best year of any NL player since 2006, which was the year some guy named Pujols slugged .671 and some guy named Howard stole his plaque. 91 7 5.63 Anyway, I’m overdoing it. None of this Combined points put up by the New Complete games that CC Sabathia has Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett’s home ERA really matters. But I’m way past being rea- York Jets and Arizona Cardinals in their thrown in 17 starts with the Milwaukee in 12 starts at Fenway Park this season, sonable, so just go with it. Join me, my fellow contest Sunday, which the Jets won Brewers. He leads the national league in to go along with a 1.38 WHIP. His num- Americans. Join me in revolting against the 56-35. The game featured a career-high the category, despite only having joined bers on the road, by comparison, include RBI-powered establishment. Join me boldly, six touchdowns for QB Brett Favre, the Senior Circuit midway through the a 2.85 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. Beckett’s confidently, preemptively and a bit irratio- and 472 passing yards for hurler Kurt season He is also one ahead of Roy Hal- first start of the playoffs was pushed nally — because after all, that’s what this Warner. The Cardinals turned the ball laday for the Major League lead with 10. back to Game 3 against the Los Angeles country’s all about. over seven times in the game, giving The last time someone recorded double- Angels of Anaheim at Fenway after he the Jets ample opportunity to decimate digit complete games in a season was sustained an oblique injury while throw- Arizona’s porous defense. 1999, when Randy Johnson posted 12 for ing a side session on Friday. Evans Clinchy is a senior majoring in the Arizona Diamondbacks. English. He can be reached at Evans. [email protected]. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15 Eight teams set for October baseball Here goes nothing: Cubs South Siders break through, begin latest title hunt but the road only gets tougher

b y Ev a n s Cl i n c h y hit there and the Rays should find their way Daily Editorial Board into the ALCS. On the other coast, the battle to face them With their backs to the wall on Sunday begins tonight between two teams with a rela- afternoon, the Chicago White Sox responded tively storied postseason history: Of the seven as any playoff team should — they won out. playoff appearances in the history of the Los The South Siders beat three different teams in Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise, three three must-win games in three days, culmi- have ended at the hands of the Boston Red nating in a 1-0 gem over the Minnesota Twins Sox (and in each of the three, the losing team last night to seal their AL Central crown. went by a different name). Now, they’ll look to win 11 more. The Red Sox have won nine straight playoff They won’t be the favorites. After sneaking games against the team from Anaheim, a into the AL playoffs with 89 wins (88 in the streak dating back to 1986, and in each of the regulation 162), they’ll be up against three three years, Boston advanced to the World league heavyweights that have been jockey- Series, winning it twice. ing all season for the title of baseball’s “team to None of that matters now — after all, Ervin beat.” One of them, the Tampa Bay Rays, are Santana was a toddler when Dave Henderson’s rested and ready to take on the Sox at home home run off of Donnie Moore in the ’86 tomorrow afternoon. ALCS began the streak. But what does matter The Rays will lead things off with two young is the truth about this year’s teams. Going by starters, James Shields and Scott Kazmir, who their raw numbers of runs scored and allowed have each excelled in the mild pitchers’ park this season, the Angels are possibly baseball’s of Tropicana Field. Meanwhile, the Sox have luckiest team, while the Red Sox are among already burned through the unluckiest. Mark Buehrle, Gavin Floyd In terms of pitching and MCT and John Danks in order defense, the two teams are Ryan Dempster has quietly gone 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA for the Cubs this year. He will take to reach the first round, virtually the same (the the hill today against Derek Lowe of the Dodgers in Game One of the NLDS. and if they want to have a Angels allowed 697 runs quality arm to start Game this season, with the Red b y Da v i d He c k and .305) and high batting averages on balls 1, they’ll be forced to turn Sox slightly better at 694), Daily Editorial Board in play (.361 and .330; league average is to Buehrle on three days while offensively, the Red about .300), but the explanation is not luck. rest (again). Sox are way ahead, scor- The story of the National League playoffs Matt Kemp is one of the faster players in On offense, the Sox will ing 845 runs, third in all MCT starts with an intriguing Chicago Cubs-Los the league, stealing 35 bases at a 76.1 percent look to continue winning of baseball, to the Angels’ Angeles Dodgers matchup in the Divisional success rate, meaning he can run out hits games the way they have subpar 765. So why, then, Series. And the story of the Cubs starts with that other players can’t. Ethier, meanwhile, all season — via the three- did the Angels win 100 their pitching staff, potentially the deepest sports a 26.6 line-drive percentage — good run homer. They led all of baseball in home games, including eight of nine against the in the Senior Circuit. for the highest in the National League. Line runs this season by a landslide with 234, and Red Sox this season? Just one year ago, Game 1 starter Ryan drives go for hits about 75 percent of the they’re lucky to get a first-round draw of the One answer is that the Angels’ pitchers Dempster was languishing as one of the time, whereas ground balls are well below team that has allowed the most homers of the have come up big in big games. It’s hard to most unreliable closers in the league. In the 50, and fly balls are below 10. four AL playoff teams. Shields, Kazmir and ignore John Lackey’s stat line in two starts offseason, he became a starter and added a On the pitching side, the Dodgers are very likely Games 3 and 4 starters Matt Garza and against the Red Sox this season (2.81 ERA, wrist twist in his windup that prevents him much overlooked. Derek Lowe, their Game 1 Andy Sonnanstine all allowed between 19 and 0.69 WHIP, .132 BAA); Joe Saunders has been from tipping his pitches. As a result, he has starter, has performed well in the postseason 24 round-trippers this season and will need to almost as lethal. The other answer is that even a 2.96 ERA on the year, only once allowing (four wins, 3.34 ERA) and has been incredibly avoid any costly mistakes this week. in a 162-game season, randomness happens more than four runs in a game, earning him- consistent since arriving in Los Angeles four For the Rays, the formula is simple — their — and in a five-game series, that’s only going self a spot on the All-Star team. years ago (he’s never posted an ERA above stockpile of young pitching studs, coupled to be more true. Carlos Zambrano, though no maestro 3.88 or a WHIP above 1.27). This year, he’s with one of baseball’s best bullpens and its The Red Sox, conversely, should be a bit at painting the corners, continues to have put together one of his strongest statistical most efficient defense, should be enough no some of the best stuff in the league. He rarely seasons in Dodger blue, sporting a 3.55 ERA matter what the offense does. A hit here, a see AL, page 13 goes a game without issu- and a 1.13 WHIP. ing multiple free passes, Complementing Lowe but his stuff alone can be on the Dodgers staff enough, as evidenced by is Chad “Dolla Dolla” his no-hitter on Sept. 14. Billingsley. Despite start- The most impressive ing the season with a 5.20 thing about the Cubs’ ERA in April, Billingsley pitching, however, is that has gone 15-6 since their prized mid-season then, posting a 2.99 ERA acquisition, Rich Harden, after the All-Star break. is their third starter. Since MCT Although Billingsley’s coming over from the erratic control can get him Oakland Athletics, Harden into problems (his WHIP has gone 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA, 0.97 WHIP after the break was an unappealing 1.37), he and a crazy 12.1 K/9. The only problem is counters it with an ability to dominate hitters the high pitch counts that result from his that is reminiscent of a younger CC Sabathia. strikeouts, as he has made it through seven The strongest point of the Dodgers team, innings only three times with Chicago. however, might be the bullpen. In addi- In the bullpen, Carlos Marmol led the tion to having Greg Maddux and Clayton relievers with 114 strikeouts, while Kerry Kershaw — arguably the most accomplished Wood recorded 34 saves. But his six blown pitcher and the best pitching prospect in the saves, along with his troubling September game, respectively — available whenever (6.75 ERA, 1.69 WHIP) are warning signs that needed, the Dodgers have an unrivaled one- October will be far from smooth sailing. two-three punch of Hong-Chih Kuo, Takashi On the offensive side, the Cubs have a Saito and Jonathan Broxton (sporting K/9 decent but potentially overrated lineup. rates of 11.5, 11.8 and 12.0, respectively) in Alfonso Soriano is an electric leadoff hitter, the final innings. though his patience and playoff record are In the other series, after competing for lacking (103:43 K:BB this season, .225 post- the wild card spot and potentially the final season average). Derek Lee is a strong hitter spot in the National League playoffs, the with a World Series ring, and his peripher- Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies als are solid, but his .823 OPS does not now face each other as they try to advance exactly strike fear into the hearts of oppos- to the NLCS. Phillies fans will be happy to ing pitchers. Aramis Ramirez is better, aver- know that as a division winner, they have aging 31 homers and 105 RBI over the past home-field advantage to start the five-game five years, but he’s still not the type of hitter series, though Brewers fans will take solace that can carry an offense (à la Albert Pujols in the fact that since the institution of the or Manny Ramirez). wild card and the divisional series, the wild The Dodgers will have their work cut out card team has advanced past the first round for them, but they have talent of their own. in seven out of 11 years. Ramirez is the biggest name on the team and Although this matchup contains some for good reason: The Dodgers have gone 30-24 of the most notable MVP candidates of the with him, including a 17-8 September, while past couple of years — Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Manny himself has hit .396 with a 38:35 K:BB Howard, Chase Utley, Prince Fielder, Ryan ratio and a 1.232 OPS (and he went 2-for-2 in Braun — it promises to be a pitchers’ battle, steals!). But they have other hitters too. at least until the later innings. While the Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, two excep- Brewers sport two aces in Sabathia and Ben MCT tional young outfielders, lead the group with Sheets, it is their third, lesser known ace White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome celebrates after breaking a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the sev- their outstanding numbers and peripherals. enth inning with a solo home run. Thome’s blast was all the run support pitcher John Danks needed, They both have high batting averages (.290 see NL, page 13 as he allowed only two hits over eight innings in the Sox‘ 1-0 win. 16 INSIDE Playoff Preview 15 Dirty Water 14 Daily Digits 14 Sportstuftsdaily.com

Field Hockey Men’s Crew Preview Experienced Jumbo crew team returns to the water for fall campaign

b y Sc o t t Ja n e s b y Am a n d a Ch u z i Daily Editorial Board Contributing Writer In the midst of a dominating fall sea- Six When the fieldoff hockey teamsticks: got its Jumbos trounce son to date for Jumbo athletics, one of momentum going yesterday afternoon Tufts’ most successful squads in recent against Gordon College, it never let up. years is itching to do its part and continue the pattern of winning. GordonFIELD HOCKEY 6-0 to move to 7-0 The men’s crew team, which took (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) first place at the New England Fours Championships and third at the ECAC Bello Field, Yesterday National Invitational in the spring, will hit the water for the first time this Gordon 0 0 — 0 Saturday at the Textile River Regatta in Tufts 2 4 — 6 Lowell, Mass. The team boasts a solid résumé and a wealth of experience. And while The Jumbos, ranked 10th in the nation the possibility of a “hangover” effect for the second straight week, defeated exists for winning teams, this collec- the Fighting Scots 6-0 on Bello Field, tion of Jumbos looks at the experience outshooting their visiting non-confer- as an important building block for ence foes 40-3 and ending a three-game future achievements. homestand on a high note. Six different “We’ll probably have some residual players scored, including three under- effects from last year’s championship classmen off the bench, demonstrating win,” coach Jay Britt said. “But we have the strength of the entire roster. three of our four starting varsity guys The team started off slowly, as back, plus our coxswain, so we should Gordon kept the ball on Tufts’ side of be able to build on last year’s solid finish the field for the first 10 minutes, draw- and use the fall as a chance to really train ing two penalty corners. Within 30 sec- and get prepared for the spring season.” onds of the Jumbos clearing the ball up With such a high percentage of con- the field, junior forward Amanda Russo tributing members from last year’s put Tufts in the lead with a goal, assist- team returning, fierce competition will ed by junior Margi Scholtes. From that naturally ensue for the limited number point on, the Jumbos had the momen- of remaining spots on the varsity A and tum, outshooting their opponents 18-1 B boats. in the first half alone. “Four out of five guys are coming “After a while we did a really good back from that championship boat, so job doing small passing patterns and we’re definitely coming back with a blocking up their free hits,” senior tri- lot of talent,” senior co-captain Robbie captain Brittany Holiday said. “As the Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily Bayless said. “Because the majority of game went on, we built on what we Junior Amanda Russo scored the game-winning goal and assisted on two others as the the guys are returning, there is going Jumbos cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Gordon Fighting Scots at Bello Field. The Jumbos see FIELD HOCKEY, page 13 are 7-0 (4-0 NESCAC) and will travel to Amherst on Saturday to battle the Lord Jeffs. see MEN’S CREW, page 14

Sailing Jumbos pound Beavers 3-0 to preserve perfect 5-0 record

After jumping from being unranked scored the three goals for Tufts. It was in the national polls to sharing the No. Nolet’s third goal in as many games. b y Philip De a r total races between two divisions. In other 9 spot with William Smith and Calvin The sophomore also tallied an assist, Daily Editorial Board words, Potts’s first race brought in 25 points; in the NCAA Div. III poll in just one along with junior Cara Cadigan and Tufts takes fourthin the other atfive races Hood combined, Tufts scored week, the women’s soccer team kept freshmen Alix Michael and Lauren When you fall down, get right back up a spectacular 15. Potts finished second and piling up the accomplishments yes- O’Connor. Nolet and Cadigan are now again. Make the most out of what you’ve got. sixth in his last two races. As it turns out, any- terday with a 3-0 win over NEWMAC tied for the team’s lead both in goals (3) afterDon’t dwell on the miscue past. atthing finish better than a 15th-place line finish in his first opponent Babson. and total points (7). These are all snippets of pep-talks coaches race would have pushed the Jumbos from the The Jumbos improved to 5-0, posting The Jumbos’ two goalies, junior Kate often give their players in the wake of disap- fourth to the second overall position. their fifth consecutive shutout and scor- Minnehan and sophomore Hannah pointment. When the sailing team’s leader Kelly, who said she blames herself to a ing three goals for the first time this sea- Jacobs, nabbed eight saves combined, and senior tri-captain Baker Potts was dis- degree for the early mishap, also deserves son. They are 5-0 for the first time since a season high. Minnehan and Jacobs qualified from the first race on a technical- some of the credit for the quick and pow- 1998, recording shutouts in all five — a have each posted 225 scoreless min- ity during the Hood Trophy regatta at Mystic erful rebound. feat accomplished for the first time since utes this season; Jacobs has 12 of the Lake this weekend, the team found itself “Baker’s really good at communicating 1996. The victory also marked Tufts’ fifth team’s 17 saves. reaching from within to pull together a com- with me and talking tactics,” Kelly said. “He consecutive win over the Beavers, who See tomorrow’s Daily for full coverage petitive performance. talks through what he wants to do, what he drop to 5-3-3 overall on the season. of the game. Potts was disqualified from the first of thinks we should do and asks me what he Juniors Fanna Gamal and Ali Maxwell, three races on Saturday for finishing on the thinks we should do.” along with sophomore Sarah Nolet, —by Evans Clinchy wrong side of an obscure finish line with Despite the impressive recovery, nothing multiple boats and buoys. The problem was would have been possible without Tufts junior that the finish line was nothing like anything Tomas Hornos. Hornos sailed in the A division either he or his crew, senior Christina Kelly, with senior tri-captain Lara Hwa and garnered had seen in practice. They did not recognize a mere seven points in his three races — two the change in format. third-place finishes and a first. While his con- “Both of us weren’t thinking,” Kelly said. sistency has always been crucial to his team’s “We’d gotten that far in the race, and at prac- success, his performance on Saturday led the tice that’s not how we do it. It was just kind of team to its fourth-place finish and limited the a dumb moment on both our parts.” potentially huge damage from the B division The quick lapse in concentration caused boat’s mishap in a home regatta that the team Potts, and the Tufts team as a whole, to receive had planned on winning. a score of 25 — the number of boats in the “We were pretty satisfied with how we fleet plus one, by rule — instead of a score did,” Hwa said. “We did well despite the of around 10, the number he would have [poor] conditions. We just sailed the best that received had he and Kelly finished correctly. we could and we were able to finish well in But this early setback did not deter the our three races.” Jumbos from soaring to an overall fourth- Despite the poor, light sailing conditions, as place finish out of 24 of the best teams in the well as the early misstep from the other Jumbo nation, including Boston College, St. Mary’s boat and the fourth-place finish in a regatta and Yale. In fact, nine of the top 12 ranked that Tufts generally wins, Hwa was upbeat. teams in the nation made their way to Upper “It was slightly disappointing, indeed, Josh Berlinger/Tufts Daily Mystic Lake for the regatta. because it was our home regatta and we were The women’s soccer team trounced Babson 3-0 yesterday on Kraft Field to improve A combination of factors — primarily Potts’ expecting to do really well,” Hwa said. “But its record to 5-0. The Jumbo defense continued its perfect streak, having not yielded ability to keep his mind clear after the mistake a goal all season. — allowed Tufts to finish with 40 points in six see SAILING, page 12