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Where You Read It First Sunny 52/35 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LX, NUMBER 31 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 TUFTSDAILY.COM Somerville named one of 100 top communities for youth

BY SMRITI CHOUDHURY Somerville Superintendent of Daily Staff Writer Schools Tony Pierantozzi. America’s Promise Alliance, Somerville last month a nation-wide partnership nabbed a top spot in a nation- organization of business- wide competition seeking es and non-profits aimed the best neighborhoods for at improving youths’ lives, youth. spearheaded the competi- The 100 Best Communities tion. The group received for Young People list, spon- more than 350 community sored by financial institution nominations from across the ING, is designed to recognize nation. The winning commu- communities that concen- nities demonstrated efforts to trate on the future of youth improve educational oppor- by decreasing high school tunities for youth and imple- dropout rates and prepar- mented initiatives focused on ing youth for college and the youth health care and civic workforce. engagement. This marks the second time Somerville spokesperson that Somerville came out as Jaclyn Rossetti said the city’s one of the nation’s “100 Best.” second recognition in the The city also earned the distinction in 2008, according to see SOMERVILLE, page 3

DILYS ONG/TUFTS DAILY The MBTA is increasing its presence at a number of trouble stations, including Kendall and Central Square on the Red Line. Above, the Red Line’s Harvard Square station. MBTA cracks down on fare evaders, steps up enforcement across system BY LAINA PIERA can be at any gate at any time.” “While Davis is not high on Contributing Writer Fare evasion most often our list, problem stations in occurs when individuals follow the area include Kendall and The Massachusetts Bay other riders through the turn- Central,” Lenehan said. “There Transportation Authority (MBTA) stiles, MacMillan said. Others are more entrances there than is cracking down on would-be may attempt to run through an at Davis, and some have unat- free riders who try to use the T open gate or use reduced fare tended areas. We try to rely on without paying their fares. passes for which they are not the honor system, but it doesn’t More uniformed officers will eligible. always happen, which is why we be on watch for fare evaders on While fare evasion is not lim- put police officers there.” the subway system, and there ited to certain stations, there MacMillan said that the Green will be an increase in plain- are some locations that will be Line — an easy target for fare clothes officers standing near receiving more attention. evaders on its trolley cars — the gates, according to MBTA “We try to have a strong will also feature a personnel Chief of Police Paul MacMillan. uniform presence, especial- increase. “Our goal is to do selective ly in places with a problem,” “They have to open the rear enforcement and obtain volun- Robert Lenehan, Lieutenant doors, and there’s no fare box, tary compliance,” MacMillan Commander at MBTA Transit so people can just get on with- told the Daily. “We do it on dif- Police Service Area 2, told the out tapping their CharlieCards,” ferent days and different loca- Daily. Area 2 contains all Red MacMillan said. tions. We realize we can’t be at Line stops from Alewife to VIRGINIA BLEDSOE/TUFTS DAILY every gate all the time, but we Kendall, including Davis Square. see MBTA, page 2 Somerville last month earned the designation as one of the nation’s best communities for children and young adults. Electrical work leaves Hodgdon Hall without Ad agencies embrace female power for longer than expected on Saturday empowerment as sales tactic BY CORINNE SEGAL ers reconnected the main service was not a routine occurrence,” BY EMILIA LUNA same cell phone reception they Daily Editorial Board cables. Afternoon maintenance Reynolds said. “It was unplanned Daily Editorial Board offer males really “empowering,” work lasted one hour longer than work that was done to avert an and if not, why are so many brands Hodgdon Hall residents faced a expected, however, due to the need emergency.” Open up a magazine or flip on latching on to a similar concept? longer-than-expected power shut- for other electrical work, according Reynolds said the quick the television, and odds are you’ll Professor Nancy Bauer, chair down on Saturday when sched- to Vice President for Operations response was largely a preventa- come across an ad that brands its of the Department of Philosophy uled maintenance repairs were Dick Reynolds. tive measure. product as “empowering,” particu- and expert in feminist philoso- compounded by the discovery of “It went about an hour longer “We immediately ordered a new larly for women. Dove’s Campaign phy, explained that the concept of electrical problems. in the afternoon because it turned transformer and wanted to get for Real Beauty displays women of empowerment is one that that has The Department of Facilities out that some of the old cables that in as soon as possible, rather all races, shapes and sizes show- become culturally trendy. Services informed residents in were corroded and they had to be than waiting for the next holiday ing off their natural, Dove-smooth “Even if people don’t talk about an e-mail earlier this month that replaced,” Reynolds said. period, because there’d be risk of bodies. Verizon Wireless’s “Rule it, I think it is in the air, culturally,” Hodgdon’s power would be shut Reynolds said that a trans- more serious damage if we lost it,” the Air” campaign touts that air, she said. off on Saturday morning and after- former replacement was unusual. he said. the particular medium of its ser- But feminine empowerment, noon while workers replaced a Facilities, he said, discovered a Reynolds said he had not vice, “has no prejudice” against Bauer said, does not necessarily defunct transformer. problem with the transformer over received complaints from students women. Even Victoria Secret’s Very manifest in the disappearance of The e-mail specified that power the summer during routine testing regarding the maintenance. Sexy campaign markets female conventional female objectifica- would be shut off again from 7 to of electrical equipment and want- Sophomore Zara Fishkin, a sexuality as a source of girl power. tion or sexualization in advertis- 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 16 while Facilities ed to install a new transformer Hodgdon resident, said that since But is Verizon’s promise to pro- installed generator cables, and quickly before it caused problems. vide female customers with the see ADVERTISING, page 3 from 2 to 2:30 p.m. while work- “What happened on Saturday see HODGDON, page 3

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Tufts and MIT research- The Tisch Gallery plays News | Features 1 Classifieds 9 ers have developed a host to an exhibi- cost-effective way to tion bridging the gap Arts | Living 5Sports Back produce a compound between art viewer and Comics 8 in an anti-cancer drug. participant.

see page 2 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, October 22, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY Tufts researchers engineer new way to BENJAMIN D. GITTLESON Editor-in-Chief produce compound for anti-cancer drug

EDITORIAL BY MINYOUNG SONG Managing Editors Senior Staff Writer Ellen Kan Carter Rogers Researchers from Tufts and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matt Repka Executive News Editor (MIT) have come one step closer to mak- Alexandra Bogus News Editors Michael Del Moro ing strides against cancer with the recent Nina Ford discovery of a more efficient and cost-ef- Amelie Hecht fective method of producing taxadiene, the Corinne Segal precursor to the anti-cancer drug Taxol. Martha Shanahan Brent Yarnell Taxol, also known as Paclitaxel, has pow- Jenny White erful medicinal properties and is used as Daphne Kolios Assistant News Editors a treatment for many types of cancers, Kathryn Olson including lung, ovarian and breast can- Romy Oltuski Executive Features Editor cers, according to Blaine Pfeifer, the lead Sarah Korones Features Editors Alison Lisnow researcher on the project and an assis- Emilia Luna tant professor of Chemical and Biological Alexa Sasanow Engineering at Tufts. Derek Schlom Jon Cheng Assistant Features Editors The new technique, which creates the Maya Kohli molecule taxadiene using E. coli bacteria, Amelia Quinn allows scientists to produce 1,000 times more of the molecule than previous engi- Emma Bushnell Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors neered microbial techniques. Mitchell Geller Researchers published the results of Rebecca Goldberg the project in the Oct. 1 issue of the jour- Benjamin Phelps Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors nal Science. Rebecca Santiago Taxadiene was originally procured from Matthew Welch the bark of the yew tree, but this technique was inefficient, according to Greg Rachel Oldfield Executive Op-Ed Editor Larissa Gibbs Assistant Op-Ed Editors Stephanopoulos, a professor of Chemical Elaine Sun Engineering and Biotechnology at MIT, Seth Teleky who led the team of project researchers. Devon Colmer Cartoonists Erin Marshall “It was inefficient because two to four Lorrayne Shen fully grown trees of [the] age of 100 years Louie Zong had to be destroyed in order to extract Rebekah Liebermann Editorialists Ashish Malhotra enough materials for the treatment of one Josh Molofsky patient,” he said. Alexandra Siegel The 1990s saw progress as bioengineers resorted to extracting molecules from the Philip Dear Executive Sports Editor needles of the decorative yew instead of Lauren Flament Sports Editors relying on fully grown trees to produce Jeremy Greenhouse Claire Kemp Taxol, according to Stephanopoulos. Ben Kochman The overall yield, however, was nev- Alex Lach ertheless modest and uneconomical. Alex Prewitt Daniel Rathman Researchers therefore became interested Noah Schumer in the possibility of synthesizing Taxol Ethan Sturm Assistant Sports Editor through a procedure that was free of plant biology, according to Pfeifer. Aalok Kanani Executive Photo Editor Meredith Klein Photo Editors Stephanopoulos noted that the solu- Danai Macridi tion was discovered within E. coli bacteria Andrew Morgenthaler found in the intestinal tracts of warm- Tien Tien blooded organisms. Josh Berlinger Assistant Photo Editors Virginia Bledsoe The scientific procedure involves retriev- Kristen Collins ing a cell from the yew tree and transplant- Alex Dennett ing it into E. coli via molecular biological Emily Eisenberg JUSTIN MCCALLUM /TUFTS DAILY Dilys Ong methods, Pfeifer said. Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Blaine Pfeifer was the Jodi Bosin Staff Photographers E. coli was chosen as the principal agent lead researcher on a project that improved the production of an anti-cancer drug. Jenna S Liang in this project, which relied on chemical Meagan Maher Ashley Seenauth engineering, because of its simple struc- Even though the taxadiene discovery to the project were molecular biologi- ture, according to Pfeifer. presents just one step in Taxol production, cal in nature, like the obstacle of bottle- Mick B. Krever Executive New Media Editor “E. coli grows much more frequently, Pfeifer views the project as a stepping necks, which arise when a lack of enzymes James Choca New Media Editors Kerianne Okie is easy to manipulate and is engineering- stone for further advancements in the slows molecular synthesis, according to friendly,” Pfeifer said. production of the anti-cancer agent. Stephanopoulos. PRODUCTION The success the project achieved was “With this success, we hope that similar “When bottleneck is overcome, then groundbreaking, according to Yong Wang, engineering can be done to reach the final that allows the microorganism to synthe- Leanne Brotsky a professor at East China University of compound,” Pfeifer said. “There’s hope size the molecule at a much higher rate,” Production Director Science and Technology, who contributed that there must be a more cost-effective, Stephanopoulos said. Andrew Petrone Executive Layout Editor to the research. resource-effective route towards Taxol.” National Institutes of Health, a federal Sarah Davis Layout Editors “To get this kind of complex com- “We are also hopeful that we could organization that provides financial sup- Adam Gardner Jason Huang pound [Taxol] from E. coli without intro- make new derivatives of Taxol by manip- port for biomedical research, was one Jennifer Iassogna ducing additional pathways for precursor ulating the pathways to produce better of the critical sources of funding for the Alyssa Kutner supply is unprecedented,” Wang told the anti-cancer drugs,” Pfeifer added. project, which lasted about three years, Steven Smith Sarah Kester Assistant Layout Editor Daily in an e-mail. Some of the noteworthy challenges according to Stephanopoulos. Zehava Robbins Executive Copy Editor Alexandra Husted Copy Editors Isabel Leon Vivien Lim Linh Dang Assistant Copy Editors More MBTA police on watch to combat fare evasion Andrew Paseltiner Melissa Roberts Elisha Sum MBTA in vigilance as a continuation of the MacMillan said. He praised the coopera- continued from page 1 MBTA’s ongoing efforts to enforce fare tion between all departments of the MBTA The MBTA plans to impose harsher payment. in working together to fight fare evaders. Darcy Mann Executive Online Editor consequences for fare evasion at some “We have been addressing it for years The MBTA will keep close watch over Audrey Kuan Online Editors Ann Sloan point in the future. now through our fare evasion program,” the commuter rail as well, as it lacks an “We are planning on increasing the MacMillan said. “The fact that it got automated system and is susceptible to fine, shortening the time period people publicized recently is just an indication counterfeit passes and expired tickets, Ammar Khaku Executive Technical Manager Michael Vastola Technical Manager have to pay the fine and continuing to that we’ve been doing it for a while but Lenehan said. Fare evasion is not wide- not allow their licenses to be renewed,” the media finally called.” spread on MBTA buses, he said. BUSINESS MacMillan said. A law enacted in January 2007 enabled Lenehan warned against the negative Benjamin Hubbell-Engler Fines currently stand at $15 for a first the MBTA to issue citations for fare eva- consequences of fare evasion. Executive Business Director offense, $100 for a second offense and sion for the first time, the Boston Globe “The average person thinks they $250 for additional offenses. reported that year. Prior to this, MBTA don’t have to pay the fare because it’s Laura Moreno Advertising Director The Registry of Motor Vehicles prohib- police could previously charge fare too low, but people forget that if they Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager its fare evaders from renewing their driv- evaders with disorderly conduct if they don’t pay, everyone else will start pay- The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- er’s license if the fine has not been paid resisted an officer’s request to pay the ing for it,” he said. “None of us enjoy lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and within 90 days of its issuance, according fare, according to the Globe. writing tickets, but it’s a real crime. It distributed free to the Tufts community. to the MBTA’s website. All additional personnel are existing actually does have an impact; we have P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 MacMillan described the increase members of the MBTA Transit Police, to make up the shortcomings.” 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 [email protected] Correction Yesterday’s article “No. 4 field hockey team devastates Gordon” incorrectly stated that Bowdoin was in ninth place in the NESCAC with a 1-6 record in the conference. In fact, Williams holds these statistics. Friday, October 22, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES 3 Somerville gets Advertisers appeal to female pride but often don’t promote it ADVERTISING top honors in nat’l continued from page 1 ing — if these ads demonstrate anything, youth ranking it is that female sexuality can actually be harnessed to communicate empower- SOMERVILLE ment, she said. According to Bauer, Lady continued from page 1 Gaga is the prime example of a public competition reflects its achievements figure that embodies both. in creating youth programming. “She dresses in these outrageous ways “It’s really just a support of the fact and is invested in the idea of presenting that so many community partners are herself as totally different from anybody working with the city and the public else and completely her own person, yet schools to make programs for youth of at the same time, she is still conventionally all ages,” Rossetti told the Daily. She sexualized,” she said. highlighted the arts, library programs, Bauer explained that even though Lady education and the childhood obesity Gaga wears provocative clothing and high program Shape Up Somerville as such platforms and shows a lot of skin, she still examples. has a conventionally attractive body. Winners of the competition included “She sends the message that part of communities in 37 states, 30 of which what empowerment is, is exactly what the were first-time recipients. Somerville culture is showing,” Bauer said. “Feminine was one of five communities in sexuality is a kind of power that can be Massachusetts that won a spot on the wielded, provided that you are genuinely list. The other four Massachusetts win- accepted in a feminine way.” ners were Barnstable County, Bedford, Sophomore Kelsea Carlson, a prospec- Brockton and Cambridge. tive women’s studies major, said that

Each community was asked to com- themes relating to female pride, now more TIEN TIEN/TUFTS DAILY plete an application over a 3-month than ever, pervade the advertisements she Advertisers have been increasingly integrating empowering messages in their ads, but period that detailed the community’s sees on television. some question whether they’re promoting anything positive or just selling products. actions in targeting problems affect- “One of the main examples that comes ing youth, according to Jordan LaPier, to mind is the Gillette Venus razor ads that and equality or just use them to sell more running shoe over another, and at some senior director of 100 Best Communities generally display women getting ready to things,” Roy said. “That’s a tricky business. level it’s anti-feminist. Selling girl power for Young People. go out but rarely, if ever, show men,” she Usually, it’s because empowerment sells. wrapped in acne medicine and cellulite “Somerville was chosen as one of the said. “This shows that a woman feeling They’ve realized there’s a particular con- cream is eye-roll worthy.” ‘100 Best Communities’ because of its sexy and confident comes from within stituency that wants to see this empower- Bauer agreed, explaining that many ads ability to address its unique challenge herself, rather than [from] the gratification ment in the mix. And I’m not certain this is empower potential customers only super- of a densely populated community by of a man,” Carlson said. out of any kind of political commitments. I ficially — for a long enough time to attract bringing the Somerville community Junior Eva Sikes thinks that Dove’s cam- feel a little uncomfortable equating buying buyers, but not enough to have any long- together to address problems that face paign, in particular, successfully capital- things to our empowerment. It reminds lasting or significant effects on viewers. their youth, such as substance abuse izes on appealing images of self-esteem. me a little bit of Bush asking us to go shop- “What can feel to somebody at one and high school dropouts,” LaPier told “They use rhetoric about healthy body ping after 9/11.” moment as pride can very quickly dissolve the Daily. image … to capture women’s interests, But, as Roy expected, empowerment is and evolve into a feeling of simply being Rossetti emphasized collaboration which seems to undermine the main- marketable, and according to a recent New an object of a culture,” Bauer said. “A lot among community members and orga- stream pressures women feel to look a York Times report, more and more adver- of times, the gambit that women take to nizations as a key factor that helped certain way or behave a certain way,” tising agencies are tapping into this knowl- present themselves as feminine and to Somerville achieve the award. she said. edge and filling their ads with a sense of sexualize themselves in a feminine way “The biggest thing is the collabora- Yet the question remains whether these female pride. doesn’t produce the kinds of results that all tion between the city and the schools commercials actually promote female Bauer pointed out that while many the ads promise they’ll produce. And even and our businesses and community empowerment and self-esteem or simply advertisements create the illusion of pro- when they do, it’s much more complicated partners,” Rossetti said. capitalize on the appeal of those ideas, moting female empowerment and pride, than merely being empowered. The real Pierantozzi was pleased by Somerville’s Sikes said. The same ad company that they sometimes simultaneously under- world is much more complicated.” second distinction on the list. runs the Dove campaign, Unilever, is mine those very values. While Dove’s cam- Both Sobieraj and Carlson agreed, “The educational faculty, as well responsible for Axe commercials, which paign claims to support self-esteem for explaining that marketers and advertisers as many municipal offices, such as feature female bodies as hyper-sexualized women of all body types, she said, it does have one goal in mind: to sell products. the police and fire stations, continu- props for male consumers’ enjoyment, she not exactly stand by the message it sells. “What the ads really offer women is ally support our youth, from spon- pointed out. “The fact of the matter is that virtually what advertising today offers all of us — soring programs on drug prevention “They’re selling self-esteem there, too, everybody they show is still nowhere near urgent prompting to express our unique and healthy living choices to college for the average American young male, but as imperfect as some female bodies in and irrepressible individuality through the scholarships,” Pierantozzi told the the ways in which self-esteem is defined reality are,” she said. consumption of mass-produced and -mar- Daily. “The national recognition as a for men versus women is really different,” Assistant Professor of Sociology Sarah keted consumer goods,” Sobieraj said. ‘100 Best’ further highlights the suc- she said. Sobieraj, who teaches Media and Society, Advertisers are more astute than kind or cessful work Somerville has done to Modhumita Roy, a faculty member of emphasized that even those advertise- caring, Carlson said. achieve a community collaboration to the English Department and the direc- ments that do manage to portray female “It is not necessarily the ads that are aid youth.” tor of the women’s studies program, empowerment effectively are not neces- trying to promote equality, but rather they The communities were honored at agreed. Ultimately, she said, female sarily feminist. know that more and more women are feel- a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on empowerment in advertisements is just “These ads don’t strike me as particu- ing empowered, and showing empowered Sept. 21, during which they received another cheap method to appeal to larly feminist,” she said. “Gender inequal- women is more likely to sell a product,” two honorary road signs and a trophy. potential buyers. ity creates real, very powerful challenges she said. “We need to look at the bigger pic- for women in the United States and glob- Nina Ford contributed reporting to this ture and see whether advertisers put these ally — poverty, violence, discrimination — Romy Oltuski contributed reporting to this article. images in our vision for empowerment none of which are solved by choosing one article.

Facilities schedules power shutoﬀ to avert future outages

HODGDON rare occurrence. continued from page 1 “That’s really quite unusual. residents received notice of the These things last for a long time,” repairs, they were able to plan he said. “While I don’t know for accordingly. certain, I wouldn’t be surprised if “If they hadn’t informed us, that transformer hasn’t been there it would be just like any other since they built Hodgdon.” power outage, but since it was Facilities routinely inspects a scheduled maintenance, it buildings to ensure functionality, shouldn’t have caused any other according to Reynolds. issues,” she said. “We look at all the utility infra- Fishkin added, though, that structures on a regular basis, par- some residents had issues when ticularly the electrical [systems],” they lost connection to the he said. “That was why we do Internet. “It was inconvenient for those investigations — so that we some people because it wasn’t just can, as best as possible, try to stay the power that went out, it was up on the potential for problems the Internet that went out, too,” that might occur and see if we can Fishkin said. fix them before they turn into an Sophomore Travis Kahn, a emergency.” Hodgdon resident, said the power Reynolds called the event “con- shutoff did not affect any of his scious repair work,” pointing out electronic devices, as far as he that the purpose of the mainte- knew. He said the repair work did nance was to prevent a future not pose a problem for him. power outage. “If it has to happen again, I have “The point of it was to avoid no objection,” he said. the transformer blowing up and MEGAN MAHER/TUFTS DAILY Reynolds said transformers having no power for a lengthy Students living in Hodgdon faced a scheduled power shutoff on Saturday while workers replaced an electrical usually last for a long time, and period of time while we replaced apparatus at the dormitory. replacing one on Saturday was a it,” he said. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, October 22, 2010 Parents:

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ALBUM REVIEW Sufjan Stevens addresses darker themes in ‘The Age of Adz’ BY WES ENGEL It’s a stark contrast to the open, musical backdrops. Extensive Daily Staff Writer acoustic sounds of “Illinois” use of different reverbs, echoes (2005) or “Michigan” (2003), but and other effects also adds to the “The Age of Adz” is eclec- “The Age of Adz” is a totally variety of the vocals. tic singer-songwriter Sufjan unique and interesting depar- The heavy reliance on effects Stevens’ first full-length studio ture for Stevens. He explores a and electronics doesn’t always lot of new territory and crafts an pay off, however. During parts of The Age of Adz engaging series of songs explor- “Impossible Soul,” the 25-min- Sufjan Stevens ing aging, bitterness and disil- ute final track, Stevens employs lusionment. the overused Auto-Tune, which Thematically, the album is seems out of place. Other songs, Asthmatic Kitty Records darker and more personal than such as “Bad Communication,” previous outings, but there’s a use jarring noises or screeches album in five years, but it may wide range of musical approach- in a way that feels at odds with not be what fans have been wait- es to these themes. Frequently, the simple vocal melodies and ing for. While fans of Stevens’ the entire atmosphere of a song dreamy harmonies. earlier music might be put off will change multiple times with- The best thing that can be said by the radical change in style, in a single track. about “The Age of Adz” is that though, “The Age of Adz” is still The busy, almost cluttered it is a very diverse production. a strong record. arrangements allow for dynam- One never knows what to expect The opening track, “Futile ics in both directions. Songs can next, and styles or instrumenta- Devices,” makes use of the mel- build to heavy crescendos of tion can change radically from low instrumentation and breathy noise but also drop back to just moment to moment. This helps singing that were Stevens’ claims a single rhythm track accompa- keep the long songs — and there to fame, but the album immedi- nied by Stevens’ intimate vocals. are a lot of them — from feeling ately branches out into far more Compared to the soft, airy too long. electronic and thickly layered vocals of previous albums, It can be hard to tell when one arrangements. The mixes are Stevens uses a wider range of song has finished and another saturated with numerous strange deliveries in “The Age of Adz” AMAZON.COM digital instruments and noises. to match the more extensive see SUFJAN, page 6 ‘The Age of Adz’ is different, but certainly never boring.

GALLERY REVIEW BOOK REVIEW ‘A Week at the Airport’ takes oﬀ but remains grounded BY ALLISON DEMPSEY Heathrow, the busiest airport in the Daily Staff Writer European Union, sees a total of approxi- mately 185,000 passengers per day, so de Sometimes the most mundane things Botton by no means lacked material. make for the most compelling stories. Upon first consideration, de Botton’s Such is the case with Alain de Botton’s work hardly seems worthy of a book at all. The airport is merely a pit stop on the A Week at the Airport way to the final destination, the stopover that everyone must experience but that Alain de Botton no one considers a vital part of their travel experience. It is stressful, crowded, time- consuming and expensive — necessary but not enjoyable. Profile Books Fans of travel writing as a genre will likely be surprised by de Botton’s endeav- newest nonfiction work, “A Week at the or. He does not explore any of the recog- Airport.” De Botton, a renowned philo- nizable facets of travel writing: He doesn’t COURTESY ALONSO NICHOLS sophical writer known for such works travel to any foreign lands, and he doesn’t A photo studio is among the many facets of the exhibition. as “The Art of Travel” (2002) and “The venture into the unfamiliar. Architecture of Happiness” (2006), now A book about the worst parts of a vaca- explores travel on its most basic level: the tion — one of life’s most enjoyable leisure fundamentals of life at the airport. activities — does not sound appealing. ‘Renovating Walden’ breaks In August 2009, British Airways asked However, de Botton uses his loquacious de Botton to serve as the “writer-in-resi- and articulate methods to draw the reader dence” for one week at London’s Heathrow in and present a view of this usual hassle down barriers of art exhibits Airport. He would sleep in an airport in an entirely different light. BY ANNA FURMAN the lyceums are held. The walls of the hotel, eat only airport food and while De Botton looks beyond the trials and Contributing Writer room are decorated with items of a away the hours exploring the mechanics tribulations of air travel and exposes a rational, hierarchical style. Oddly, this behind airport security, checked luggage, A Ouija board, stacks of books, pine- mathematical structure is aesthetically flight delays and passenger antics. see AIRPORT, page 6 cones, mushrooms, glass boxes and pleasing against the backdrop of a pine- a refrigerator — an endless stream of green wall. The objects dotting these objects inhabits the walls and floors of walls do not seem to have intentional the Tisch Gallery in the current exhibit, placements in relation to each other, “Renovating Walden.” beyond their aesthetic harmony. The installation, spearheaded by art- The room features a medley of chairs ists J. Morgan Puett and Mark Dion, and round tables, all at different lev- will be at the gallery from Sept. 9 to els and some even topped with pil- Nov. 14. The exhibition explores the lows. These directly invite the visitor to Transcendentalist Movement and inhabit the space and make it necessary Henry David Thoreau’s seminal 1854 for the visitor to explore the space. In book, “Walden, or, Life in the Woods.” this sense, this arrangement is reminis- “Renovating Walden” was developed at cent of Allan Kaprow’s “Yard” — a gallery Mildred’s Lane, Puett and Dion’s artists courtyard he filled with tires — because colony in Pennsylvania, which uses an the visitor must navigate through the experimental and social approach to art work using his or her own body. making. At the core of this exhibition is When I had to weave through the the rethinking of “being as a practice,” maze of furniture pieces, I felt active in which parallels Thoreau’s assertion that a way that is atypical for a formal gal- “being is the great explainer.” lery setting. In this way, the exhibition The multidisciplinary exhibition is engages a childlike yearning to explore composed of a series of talks, or “lyce- and to examine stimuli with wonder. ums,” held in the gallery about “Walden,” The first room’s space endorses the a photographer’s studio and the con- sort of intellectual curiosity that spans struction of a cabin in the gallery. This across disciplines but studies particular combination is completely unconven- facets. The objects on the salon’s walls tional in its attempt to convert art view- suggest a range of interests, from scien- ers into art participants by providing a tific classifications of species to spiri- space that is interactive and functional. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The first room of the gallery is where see WALDEN, page 6 Author Alain de Botton in his newest book turns the airport into more than just a pit stop. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Friday, October 22, 2010

COURTESY ALONSO NICHOLS The lyceums, talks led by Tufts professors from various disciplines, are held in the first room of the gallery, a space filled with a hodgepodge of objects. Puett and Morgan’s exhibit explores the multi-faceted legacy of Thoreau WALDEN hensive approach to learning is remi- the integration of discourse and par- more important than what the cabin as continued from page 5 niscent of Aristotle’s Lyceum and Black ticipation as a theme in the exhibit. a product will look like. tual pursuit, to aesthetic appreciation of Mountain College (1933-57), both insti- The artist’s goal is to make a process In the central room of the exhibit, this nature. tutions that promoted active dialogue of the social methods of work, and the theme of repeated forms that are concur- Topics of lyceums have ranged and cross-disciplinary exploration. exhibition is more concerned with this rently chaotic and organized is explored from “Drawing Rooms and Disturbed This demonstrates the practicality of process than with its final result. even further with a large arrangement of Consciences: Parlor Politics on the this intentional space in the same way The process of learning outside of woodworking tools. This styling suggests Anti-Slavery Home Front,” taught by that Mildred’s Lane provides a site for a conventional framework connects to that out of the chaos of life, humans like Assistant Professor Radiclani Clytus of collaboration and explorative learning the focus of “Renovating Walden” on to find structure and document it, but at the English Department and American for artists. system rather than product. The repli- a certain level, entropy will always exist Studies Program, to “What does Thoreau In the central room, a cabin construc- cated cabin within the gallery has been and be relevant to life. teach us about sustainability?,” taught tion project attracts a flow of people evolving, but the fact that the cabin’s While the goal of bridging art and by Professor Gilbert Metcalf of the and uses a variety of tools. This more construction will cease and the exhibi- the outside world is near impossible, Department of Economics. social art system is unconventional, tion will eventually be over suggests that “Renovating Walden” succeeds in explor- Future events include a discussion both in the workers’ experiences with everything we experience is temporary, ing crosscurrents of social, artistic and about the philosophical significance of one another, and with the visitor’s expe- and that life itself is fleeting. Parallel educational practices. Thoreau’s “Walden,” a performance by rience wading through equipment and to Jackson Pollock’s emphasis on the A public closing reception with the the Tufts Dance Ensemble in response people in the gallery space. The cabin event of painting instead of the final artists will occur on Nov. 12, and in the to the ideas and receptions of Thoreau is intended as an inspired response product of a painted canvas, the event meantime, the gallery is open to all visi- and open class sessions. This compre- to the exhibition itself, capitalizing on of constructing a cabin is seemingly tors or, in this case, participants.

Sufjan Stevens’ album ‘The Age of Alain De Botton’s new book turns Adz’ proves lively and unique airport banality into insight SUFJAN AIRPORT international terminal, and attempts to continued from page 5 continued from page 5 befriend passers-by and learn their sto- has started, but this usually works to certain charm in the way we get from ries. Characters vary from a man living a Stevens’ advantage. “The Age of Adz” is place to place. double life with two families on two dif- one of Stevens’ most coherent albums, “Nowhere was the airport’s charm ferent continents, completely ignorant flowing seamlessly from start to fin- more concentrated,” he writes, “than on of each other, to an ordinary family of ish. Compared to previous records, “The the screens placed at intervals across the four taking a much-deserved vacation. Age of Adz” is more about the listening terminal which announced … the itiner- De Botton’s philosophical back- experience of the whole album than of aries of aircraft about to take to the skies.” ground clearly shines through as he any track in particular. Songs that might People arriving at the airport are struck weaves his tale of airport life. His not be immediately accessible as singles with a sense of wonder at the names of accounts need the extra depth he adds: are improved when listened to in the far-off destinations and the treasures they an hour-by-hour chronicle of eating context of the rest of the album. With may hold, all the more elusive due to the airport food and people-watching the long final song especially, one needs lack of information on these screens; they would not, alone, keep a reader inter- to set aside a block of time to listen are “all … promises of alternative lives, to ested for over a hundred pages. through and enjoy the experience. which we might appeal at moments of He analyzes the heavy anticipation Certainly, the record is never boring. claustrophobia and stagnation.” of a vacation, the excitement involved Many tracks aren’t as melodic as one The book consists of four sections: in planning and waiting and then the might expect, but the complex layering “Approach,” “Departures,” “Airside” and immediate crash to reality as the self- of instruments and electronic noises, “Arrivals.” Each chapter chronicles a dif- check-in kiosk malfunctions, the flight as well as the sheer variety of sounds, ferent facet of airport activity, from check- is delayed or the transportation on the keeps the album interesting for its in and life in an airport hotel to baggage arrival end doesn’t show up. entire duration. claim and the wide variety of shops avail- “A Week at the Airport” helps us to bet- For those who can appreciate the more able to passengers. ter understand the mechanisms behind experimental aspects of the album, “The Full-color photographs accompany transporting us from place to place, and Age of Adz” definitely warrants a listen. the text throughout the book, putting though the airport is a temporary desti- It sounds like nothing else out there, and an artistic spin on the seemingly banal nation, de Botton says, “We will recov- in the end, just the multitude of sounds nature of hours spent at the airport. er an appetite for packing, hoping, and and feelings within the larger, unifying COURTESY DENNY RENSHAW De Botton truly tries to become one screaming. We will need to go back and framework mark “The Age of Adz” as a Sufjan Stevens is back with a new sound with his surroundings. He sets up a learn the important lessons of the airport successful accomplishment. on his latest album. desk in the middle of Terminal 5, the all over again soon.” Friday, October 22, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY ADVERTISEMENT 7

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Recklessness of defense appeals to crossover Jumbos on football squad FOOTBALL in the season-opener against fifth in sacks. In this sense, moving, and I’ve been very impressed by some relatively fresh faces. continued from page 11 Hamilton, while Croteau, who has ing to the spread offense has with what they’ve done,” he For now, though, the trio is sim- linemen in Croteau and Gardner, played sparingly since suffering benefited the defense as well. continued. “I think where we’ve ply enjoying the thrill that comes in addition to a regular contribu- an injury early in the season, has “Just in terms of volume, been in preseason and in the with being a little bit more reck- tor in Levinsky. In 2009, Croteau tallied three tackles. Gardner has we’ve had two more rotational first half of the season, those less on defense. led all Tufts receivers in yards per been a rock on the defensive line, guys who have gotten a lot of guys have done everything we’ve “You get to do a lot more yell- catch, while Gardner saw special recording 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks and reps, and Ian is right on the asked them to do and have been ing and screaming as you just teams action as a freshman while a team-high 4.5 tackles for loss cusp of that,” Scott Rynne, the solid defensive contributors.” try to make a play out there,” playing behind All-NESCAC full- while starting in all four of the team’s defensive coordinator, As Tufts attempts to end a Levinsky said. “Offense is much back Noah Hatfield-Biondo (LA Jumbos’ contests. said. “There are three guys right three-game losing streak when [calmer] and cool as you try to ’10). All told, the three have con- there who we wouldn’t have, had undefeated Williams arrives at do everything right and do your Through three games in 2010, tributed to a defensive unit that’s there been a fullback and a tight Zimman Field on Saturday for job. On defense, though, it’s all Levinsky has added a pair of tack- fourth in the NESCAC in scoring end in our offense. the Parents Weekend game, the about being reckless and flying les, and he recovered a fumble defense, first in pass defense and “I think they’ve been flourish- defensive line will be anchored around and making tackles.” Hero Astronaut Lands at Tufts!

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JOSH BERLINGER/TUFTS DAILY “Golf is a game of honor. ... Sophomore Sam Gardner, second from left in a game against Hamilton, has excelled since converting to a defensive lineman and ranks Sometimes the game just second on the team with 1.5 sacks. doesn’t go your way.”

Positional switch pays oﬀ for three Jumbos Cal Shapiro New scheme forces change from offensive to defensive line senior tri-captain

BY ALEX PREWITT offense, were nudged over to the defen- At the high school level, it’s hardly “Bob Sheldon put his heart on the Daily Editorial Board sive line. Thus far, the trio has thrived in uncommon to witness the most athlet- line, running around out there for its new role. ic players starring on both offense and us, and knew exactly what to say to There are some days when Ian “It’s been a great move,” Levinsky said. defense, but specialization becomes encourage us,” Shapiro said. Levinsky still longs to catch a touch- “We talk about it every day. It’s more more imperative as the physicality and Looking forward, the Jumbos feel down pass, to be an integral part of the about going forward and really full-on; skill level increases in the collegiate game. they have a strong core of younger offense again and feel the glory of surg- we’re just having a lot of fun out there For Levinsky and Croteau, the positional players. ing into the end zone. being able to smash people.” switch heading into the offseason came as “We have some good young play- As it turns out, blindsiding a quarter- According to Samko, part of the reason a total surprise. Yet both had doubled as ers and will be strong” in future sea- back feels pretty good, too. why the coaching staff felt so comfort- defensive linemen before coming to Tufts, sons, Moll said. When coach Bill Samko and offensive able switching to the spread formation thus shortening their adjustment period. The current seniors aren’t done coordinator Jay Civetti in February made was because of the quality of athletes “I had heard that they were going to quite yet, however, and will look to the executive decision to switch the foot- at the “big-skill” positions like tight end the spread, but I didn’t know whether strengthen in the offseason for the ball team’s offense to a fast-paced spread and fullback. Natural playmakers such as they would keep me at tight end or make spring season. attack, the Jumbos found themselves no Levinsky, Croteau and Gardner, reasoned me into a receiver. I didn’t think that they “We hoped to run with the momen- longer needing the fullbacks and tight Samko, would fit in regardless of their would make me into a defensive line- tum in the middle of the season,” ends that were previously a staple of its position on paper. man,” Croteau said. “But it was much Shapiro said, referring to earlier in traditional I-formation set. With as many “I think most guys here really don’t easier than I thought it was going to be. the fall. as five wide receivers lined up at any have a huge personal ego. It’s really It probably took me less time to learn the “Hopefully we can put it together given time, players like Levinsky were left about team stuff, and they were willing defense than it would have to learn the for one last hurrah,” he said. homeless with nowhere to fit into the no- to make moves for the team,” Samko new offense.” Heffernan agreed. huddle scheme. said. “We thought about this before we “For me, it was just about unlock- “We got the feeling like we were That is, until they found a home on the implemented the system. We have a real ing what I learned in high school and gonna kill it,” Heffernan said of the other side of the ball. hard time finding a lot of big-skill guys, remembering what to do,” Levinsky said. middle of the season. Levinsky and Nick Croteau, both because there just aren’t enough of them Had the switch not occurred, the Jumbos The captains, plus senior Lindsay juniors, and sophomore Sam Gardner out there. So part of the benefit of going would be without two starting defensive Walker, have a few final chances to make up the three Jumbos who, as a to this system is that it allows you to move play together and leave their mark direct result of the formational change on some pieces around.” see FOOTBALL, page 9 on the golf team this spring. Editors' Challenge | Week 7

We’re going down to Eds’ Challenge, going to have ourselves a time. Friendly faces every- Challenge because of his ideological differences with the rest of the staff. where, egotistical folks with all sorts of temptations, but correct picks to more than compen- Sitting in a two-way tie for fourth is Alex “Towelie” Lach, who was barely awake enough to sate for those sin-laced nights. Going down to Eds’ Challenge, going to leave our woes behind. make his picks, and Alex “Kenny McCormick” Prewitt, the impoverished writer of these Editors’ Parking is hardly ample at the Daily, and no one is really that friendly, because it’s totally a cut- Challenge blurbs. Lach moved up to 54-36 overall after going 11-3 last week, as did Prewitt, throat atmosphere. Well, that theme song degenerated quickly. who redeemed himself after an embarrassing Week 7 and will look to make it through the rest Crass and rude references to Mel Gibson, Satan and that one bearded Iraqi leader who was found of this paragraph without getting kille— in a hole aside, it’s time for Week 7 of the NFL challenge for the Daily sports section, where we try to Whoops. Someone killed Prewitt. Whatever. Anyway, back to the standings. Alone in sixth push the envelope. place is the boss of the section, Phil “Eric Cartman” Dear, whose stellar 11-3 mark bumped Back in first place after sitting in second for Week 6 is Ethan “Butters Stotch” Sturm, him up one game ahead of Claire “Sheila Broflovski” Kemp, who sits at 52-38. who moved into the top spot following a 10-4 week and now sits one game in the lead Further down the list is Noah “Kyle Broflovski” Schumer, whose 6-8 week knocked with a 56-34 overall mark. Little does he know, however, that this is all just a clever ruse him down all the way from third place into sole possession of eighth. One game behind created by the rest of the staff and that his gullibility will eventually be his demise that Schumer is Lauren “Wendy Testaburger” Flament, who is slowly moving her way up from sinks him into last. the cellar and into ninth at 50-40. Finally, in a tie for last place, way down in Hell with Moving up into a tie for second is Steve “Stan Marsh” Smith, whose 11-3 week was enough Satan (too soon? too mean?) and Daniel “Randy Marsh” Rathman and Ben “Mr./Ms. to bring him into the esteemed company of Jeremy “Chef” Greenhouse, the defending cham- Garrison” Kochman. At least they’re finally above .500. And the token guest picker this pion and cooking extraordinaire. Rumor has it that Greenhouse may be killed off from Eds’ week is Aalok “Token” Kanani.

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VOLLEYBALL Senior Night ends in disappointing loss to Endicott BY DAVID MCINTYRE eventually took the set 25-22. Daily Staff Writer It was clearly a disappointing defeat for Tufts, which dropped to 16-7 on the year. The volleyball team wanted nothing “We’ve had some adjustments in the more than to add to its two-match winning lineup, and we just weren’t able to pull streak and honor senior quad-captains this game out,” junior Cara Spieler, who led Tufts with 13 digs in the losing effort, VOLLEYBALL said. “We’ve got to keep our heads up (7-3 NESCAC, 16-7 Overall) high and make adjustments in practice.” Cousens Gym, Wednesday Playing a significant role in the match was the limited action from Updike, Endicott 14 25 25 25 — 3 Tufts’ leading hitter and a NESCAC Player Tufts 25 23 14 22 — 1 of the Week earlier in the season. The Jumbos were also forced to play without Dawson Joyce-Mendive, Nancy Shrodes, Lord, who leads the team with nearly Caitlin Updike and Kelly Engelking on 10 assists per set and is currently tak- Wednesday’s Senior Night. ing a leave of absence from the team for But playing without sophomore setter personal reasons. But even though they Kendall Lord, and with Updike leaving were playing shorthanded, the Jumbos after the first set, the Jumbos were unable refuse to make excuses. to close out the pesky Endicott Gulls. “It’s not just about Caitlin’s ankle; The Jumbos dominated the first frame, everyone has to step up and play bet- jumping out to a 21-8 lead and continu- ter when our backs are against the ing to stay ahead by at least 7 points. After wall,” head coach Cora Thompson said. the first set, though, Updike was forced to “We’re struggling with our consistency. withdraw from the match due to a linger- We’ve had moments of brilliance this ing ankle injury that she suffered Oct. 9 year; it’s just a matter of stringing those against Middlebury. moments together.” “My ankle feels OK,” Updike said. “I The loss hides the fact that a few could only play one set today, though, so I members of the Jumbos squad had some can make sure I play as much as possible in of their best performances of the sea- our upcoming matches.” Updike finished son on Wednesday night. For example, with eight kills in her one set of play. in Lord’s absence, freshman Michaela Losing their star hitter with only one Sinrod had an impressive 47 assists in set in the books was clearly a blow to her first career start. the Jumbos, and the match went steeply “Obviously, it’s a lot of pressure, but I downhill from there. felt prepared,” Sinrod said. “We played The Gulls eked out a 25-23 win in really hard, but unfortunately, it didn’t the second frame. Tufts rallied to within pan out, and it was tough not being able 23-21 on the service game of junior libero to get the win on Senior Night.” Audrey Kuan, who is also an online editor The Jumbos must put the loss against for the Daily, but it wasn’t enough to hold the Gulls behind them quickly, as they off Endicott’s fierce attack, led by senior travel this weekend to South Hadley, hitter Brittany Phillips, who finished with Mass., for the Hall of Fame Invitational 15 kills and 10 digs. Tournament. The Gulls then took the third set with The tournament represents the start ease, thoroughly dominating the Jumbos of the final stretch of the season for to win the frame 25-14. With Endicott up Tufts, which has just one other tourna- 2-1 heading into the final set, all signs ment — the Judges Classic at Brandeis pointed to an easy Gulls victory. — before the NESCAC Championships But the Jumbos did not go quietly, in November. building a five-point lead against a Gulls “We’re ready for the last part of the team that came into the match with a season,” sophomore Brittany Neff, who 16-12 overall record. Ultimately, how- had three kills against Endicott, said. ever, Endicott would not be denied — the “We’ve learned from this game, and ANDREW MORGENTHALER/TUFTS DAILY team quickly rallied to tie the score at 21 we’re going to come out this weekend First-year setter Michaela Sinrod had 47 assists in her first-ever collegiate start, but Tufts and then reeled off three straight points, with fire.” ultimately fell on Senior Night.

INSIDE THE NFL GOLF Concussions and fines shock NFL Golf team ends fall BY DANIEL RATHMAN Daily Editorial Board season in frustration A receiver streaks across the BY HARRY POTTER in higher divisions, but the field to make a catch. A defend- Daily Staff Writer Jumbos were forced to bat- er charges from his position tle the books, too. Different nearby and launches himself After mixed results last from a normal weekend head first at the receiver in month and early this month, competition, the tournament hopes of dislodging the ball. the golf team sought to end left the team with very little The two collide and fall to the its season on a high note on time between golf, travel and turf, motionless or slow to get Monday and Tuesday at the schoolwork. up. One gets a hefty fine, the New England Intercollegiate “It was a tough tournament other a concussion. Golf Association (NEIGA) on a school day,” Cal Shapiro, That sequence of events Championship. a senior tri-captain, said. has become routine in today’s Although ultimately the Fellow senior tri-captain NFL, where helmet-to-helmet Jumbos didn’t dominate the Dan Moll also noted that on hits are praised by those who course and may not have met top of schoolwork, the course enjoy watching players get their own expectations, their itself proved particularly dif- “jacked up” and derided by 30th-place finish out of 37 ficult for the team. those who worry about their came in the context of a par- “There were tough condi- safety. On Sunday, several play- ticularly diverse and compet- tions on the first day,” Moll ers were forced to leave their itive playing field. said. “We improved the sec- games as a result of violent Hosted by The Captains ond day, which was impor- collisions, including Cleveland Golf Course in Brewster, tant.” Browns receivers Josh Cribbs MCT Mass., the tournament pitted Moll led the team with a and Mohamed Massaquoi and DeSean Jackson (10) and Dunta Robinson, pictured behind Christopher Owens, the Jumbos against 36 other two-day total of 159 that tied Philadelphia Eagles star wide- both suffered concussions as a result of this recent helmet-to-helmet collision. teams in the NEIGA, which is for 69th overall. out DeSean Jackson. unique for bringing Div. I, II Freshman Sebastian Vik Earlier this week, the league Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker receivers or lead with their and III schools together. shot a 163, and Shapiro, like responded by handing out a James Harrison, who KO’ed helmet when making tackles The University of Rhode fellow senior tri-captain $50,000 fine to Atlanta Falcons both Cribbs and Massaquoi and — including first-time offend- Island won the tournament Luke Heffernan, shot a 172 to cornerback Dunta Robinson, has a reputation for going out of ers — with suspensions. with a two-day total of 585. round out the team’s two-day who delivered the hit on his way to harm other players. However, the emphasis on Tufts’ 666 put it in a tie with performances. Jackson and recieved a con- The commissioner’s office avoiding helmet-to-helmet hits Brandeis. Vik led the team on Tuesday cussion of his own. The NFL also threatened players who Not only was there tough also issued a $75,000 bill to continue to hit defenseless see INSIDE NFL, page 9 competition from schools see GOLF, page 11