THE TUFTS Where You Read It First VOLUME L, NUMBER 6 DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 Seven freshman senators elected in close vote BY KRISTEN SAWICKI According to the Elections They were given 30 seconds to dents should be able to add tions. “I want to be a linking Daily Editorial Board Board, which ran Wednesday’s explain their platform, another money online. “There’s no rea- mechanism between our class elections, Lee received eight per- 30 seconds to say what they son why you should have to and the rest of the school,” Seven freshmen were elected cent of the votes, Lailari and would discuss with President manually put money on ID Moore said. Wednesday, Sept. 14 to become Murphy each received seven per- Lawrence Bacow over dinner, cards,” he said. DiBiase said there should be Tufts Community Union (TCU) cent, and Chokshi, DiBiase, and a final 30 seconds to propose The three senators pushed for more communication between senators. Feldman, and Moore received six ways to generate student feed- the beautification of the the Senate and the student body. Pooja Chokshi, Neil DiBiase, percent. back and opinions. Medford campus. “It’s an oxy- “We need to improve trans- Justin Feldman, Aliza Lailari, A total of 1,217 students voted Lailari, Lee, and Murphy cam- moron having Jumbo be so little, parency,” he said. “Students Andrew Lee, London Moore, and in all races. Total voters for each paigned as a group with Kris when the actual elephant was a need to know, what does TCU Padden Murphy were chosen race were not available, and Coomb, who was not elected. lot bigger,” Murphy said. mean?” from 22 candidates in an online Election Board bylaws forbid The group, which called itself Their platform also suggested Chokski’s suggestion to election.Freshman Daniel releasing individual candidate 4PlayforSenate, had a platform increased University presence in improve student life was to Halper defeated fellow freshman vote totals. that included ensuring a steady Davis Square. The three winning install an air hockey table in her Allison Sorkin for the only open The Senate candidates spoke supply of soap in dormitory 4PlayforSenate candidates were dorm’s common room TCU Judiciary seat. at a forum Tuesday, Sept. 13 in bathroom. the top three vote-getters in the Feldman simply listed his per- Freshman Vanessa White ran Hotung Café. They were each Murphy said Dining Dollars, election. sonal attributes. “I’m really pas- uncontested for the Committee asked three questions by current Points Plus, and Vending Points Other winning candidates sionate and dedicated,” he said. on Student Life. senators. should be combined and stu- focused on campus student rela- “I’m a pretty approachable guy.”

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Constantin Sabet D’Acre SOURCE: TUFTS ELECTIONS BOARD Technology guru gives helpful tips at Tufts Columbia Journalism School dean points students toward smarter surfing techniques BY SYDNE SUMMER eral public with no choice but to turn to from his academic and professional Daily Editorial Board EPIC. Created in 2014, EPIC (the responsibilities, Sreenivasan leads Evolving Personalized Information worldwide workshops providing Internet The year is 2014, and the press as we Construct) provided narrow, shallow and information to people of all ages. know it has ceased to exist. The transfor- sensational news. But this is what the Once contacted by Tufts mation began in 1989 with Tim Berners- world wanted; this is what they chose. Communications and Mass Media Lee’s creation of the World Wide Web. As This scenario unfolded on Wednesday Studies program, Sreenivasan said he Amazon, Google, Tivo and Friendster hit night, when students and faculty sat in jumped at the chance to speak at Tufts, the technology scene during the ‘90s, the Pearson 104, watching an eight-minute- which he said he believes to be “one of public was given further access to a long, fantastical-but-foreboding video the world’s greatest learning institu- JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY plethora of information. Then began the on the dangers of media monopolies. It tions.” During his one-night visit to Sree Sreenivasan broadened students’ and buyouts: in 2008, Googlezon was created was given as the opening to Sree Boston, Sreenivasan commenced his lec- faculty members’ Internet horizons on with the merger of Google and Amazon. Sreenivasan’s lecture on how to effective- ture with reference to “migratory pat- Wednesday night. Two years later, the news wars arose, ly use the Web. terns.” He said that the majority of Web concluding with the Supreme Court’s Sreenivasan, the Dean of Students at users constantly return to the same Web arise when one company owns every- decision favoring Googlezon over the Columbia University’s Graduate School sites out of comfort, and that it is possi- thing. Although he is a Google fan, he New York Times. The once reputable of Journalism, is the host of WABC-TV’s ble for them to broaden their “journeys.” warned against monopolization’s newspaper became a mere newsletter for “Tech Guru” in New York City and a In keeping with his introductory the elderly and the elite, leaving the gen- weekly columnist for Poynter.org. Aside movie, Sreenivasan said that dangers see SURFING, page 4

INSIDE The Daily listens to the Student documentary gauges Lebanese uncertainty new Rolling Stones CD. BY BRIAN MCPARTLAND versity, Abou-Daya and see ARTS, page 5 Senior Staff Writer Raidan previously participat- ed in Soliya Connect, a video- Two Lebanese women came conferencing program that to campus Wednesday evening allows students from the U.S. to present a documentary on and the Middle East to speak the confusion in their country to each other. since the February murder of Soliya is the main compo- former prime minister Rafiq nent Ex College course co- Hariri. taught by senior Negar Razavi Marwa Abou-Daya and and first year Fletcher School Remi Raidan, both students at of Law and Diplomacy student the American University in Matan Chorev. Beirut, interviewed people on Hariri, who served as prime INDEX the street in Lebanon to get minister from 1992-1998 and News | Features 1 their reactions to the murder. then again from 2000-2004, Arts | Living 5 The resulting documentary was killed on Feb. 14 when a Editorial | Letters 8 “Shock, Pain and Hope: roadside bomb detonated as National 9 Valentine’s Day in Lebanon,” his car drove by. Hariri helped International 11 shows the complex opinion create last September’s United Comics 12 people hold as the country Nations Resolution 1559, Classifieds 13 BRIAN LOEB/TUFTS DAILY enters an uncertain era. which called for the withdraw- Sports Back page American University in Beirut students Marwa Abou-Daya, left, and Remi Although it was the al of Syrian forces from Raidan answer audience questions in Barnum Hall after showing their doc- women’s first visit to the uni- see LEBANON, page 2 tuftsdaily.com umentary on the murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, September 16, 2005 Arab journalist assails U.S. foreign policy Documentary BY JUDITH WEXLER part of the world,” he said. He said oil media is either aligned with the conserva- Daily Editorial Board “carries the lifeline of the Western econo- tive right or the liberal left, and there is no compares Syrian, my, particularly the U.S.” middle ground.” A Jordanian journalist spoke to stu- The U.S. imports about 60 percent of A study released in June by the Pew U.S. occupations dents on Tuesday, Sept. 13 about the role its oil. One-third of these imports come Research Center found similar feelings and perception of the United States in the from the Middle East. among U.S. citizens. In the nationwide LEBANON Middle East. Nematt, who also reports for LBC, a poll of about 1,500 adults, 60 percent of continued from page 1 Salameh Nematt, the Washington, D.C. Lebanon-based satellite channel, respondents said the American media is Lebanon. His death was widely blamed bureau chief of the London-based Al- addressed how U.S. policy in the Middle politically biased. on Syria. The resolution also called for Hayat newspaper, was invited by Tufts’ East is covered by regional media, and Senior Jessica Harris, one of the the disarmament of militias, including chapter of Americans for an Informed how Middle East issues are covered in founders of the Tufts AID chapter, said Hezbollah. Democracy (AID). The University chap- American media. the group plans to expand their program- Syrian troops had been in Lebanon terwas founded this year. Much of the media in the Middle East ming to include Medford and Somerville since 1976, one year into what became a “The reason why there is vicious anti- is “controlled by dictatorships,” he said. residents. 14-year civil war. They completed their Americanism in the Middle East is that “The truth has become the victim. We are The national organization, founded withdrawal at the end of last April. the U.S. is perceived as this big evil,” not having a real debate about America’s three years ago by a former Princeton “Different people will say different Nematt said. status as super power.” University student, is organizing town things about the Syrian impact inside He said the U.S. often tolerates corrupt Nematt said U.S. media tend to sensa- hall meetings with prominent Arabs and Lebanon,” Abou-Daya said. She said regimes if they fall in line with American tionalize events in the Middle East. “You U.S. policy-makers across the country. some people experienced hardships foreign policy. He pointed to the relax- only have crisis coverage of Middle Harris said the group is designed to from the Syrian occupation on a daily ation of U.S. pressure on Libya after its Eastern affairs,” he said. “The U.S. could educate Americans about foreign policy. basis, whereas the lives of others were leader, Moammar Qaddafi, admitted hav- play a major role in portraying the cor- AID “tries to foster understanding both in virtually free of Syrian intervention. ing a nuclear weapons program last year. ruption and the tyranny of these America and abroad,” she said. Abou-Daya also said the Syrians played a Nematt also discussed the role Middle regimes.” The group is also working on issues prominent role in influencing Lebanese Eastern oil plays in U.S. policy. “For a He also gave his perspective of political such as global development, the environ- politics. country that consumes one-quarter of bias. “The U.S. media is divided along ment, and the re-building effort after last The women interviewed a man who the world’s oil, you cannot ignore that political lines,” he said. “Most of the year’s Asian tsunami. had camped out for weeks in protest against Syria after Hariri’s death. OFF THE HILL | KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY “There are many theories all around the country,” Raidan said after the film ended. “But there is little hard evidence of any link.” Jim Beam’s grandson lives on at U. Kentucky German magistrate Detlev Mehlis is currently leading a United Nations cane and his dog Dot, something that in a rocking chair. Next, a full-size BY JENISHA WATTS inquiry into Hariri’s murder. Kentucky Kernel would sit in the front lawn of the visitor model was made, which also had to be The students asked people to compare center at the Jim Beam distillery in approved by the distillery and Noe’s their perceptions of the Syrian occupa- In February 2004, the last living Bardstown, Ky., Bibbs said. family. tion of Lebanon and the U.S. occupation grandchild of bourbon distiller Jim Out of all of Jim Beam’s grandchildren, Once the clay version of the sculp- of Iraq. When asked by an audience Beam died. But today, Booker Noe has Noe — a university alumnus — went on ture was approved, a series of rubber, member why the documentary made the been immortalized, thanks to to learn recipes for bourbon and even wax and ceramic molds were made. comparison, the students said it was a University of Kentucky art students developed his own brand of bourbon, Bibbs also brought in Tamina Karem, an popular sentiment in the Lebanese who spent almost a year capturing the called “Booker’s.” independent contractor from press. rich history of a seventh-generation “(Noe) was a very strong fan of UK,” Louisville, Ky., to help with pouring One man interviewd in the documen- bourbon distiller. Bibbs said. “That’s why Harry (Groth) bronze and applying the finish to the tary said Lebanese were not interested in Last fall, the Jim Beam Distilling Co. wanted UK to be considered to do it.” sculpture. any foreign support, Syrian or American. commissioned the university to build a Capturing the image of Noe proved “I came in when the clay was finished “Lebanon must be for Lebanon,” he said. sculpture in memory of Noe. Ben to be a challenge for Bartlett. to oversee the casting process,” said The girls were hesitant to predict how Bartlett, a graduate student, spent 10 to “I couldn’t really sculpt him until he Karem, who made ceramic shells of the the period of uncertainty following 15 hours a day sculpting a memorial to was an actual image in my mind,” sculpture. Hariri’s death would affect the long-term Noe, beginning in October of 2004 and Bartlett said. “I had no idea what his fig- Bronze is later poured into three dynamics inside Lebanon. “Right now, it ending Wednesday. ure looked like in a rocking chair. ceramic shells, each of which are a is too early to see the future of Lebanon,” As the primary force behind the “He had to be a complete individual piece of the final sculpture. Once the Abou-Daya said. “However, many people sculpture, Bartlett worked — and some- in my mind before I could sculpt him.” bronze cools, the molds are removed in the country are ready to take charge.” times lived — in a two-room warehouse But very few pictures of Noe exist, and the bronze casts are welded togeth- The Lebanese students are now taking building that building inspectors have which made an already difficult job er. their documentary on a tour of colleges deemed uninhabitable, trying to keep harder, Bibbs said. “It’s like a three-dimensional puzzle,” on the East Coast, including a stop at pace with a tight deadline. “We had to collect all the research — Bibbs said. Harvard University on Thursday. “The unexpectedness of the project photographs, videos, all kinds — to The end result, scheduled to ship to The Soliya Connect Ex College class is where a lot of stress came from,” said study his posture,” Bibbs said. the company Thursday, is a 900-pound came out of the New Initiative for Middle Garry Bibbs, art professor and head of Bartlett began the project by drawing bronze sculpture, with an estimated East Peace, a student group at the the sculpture department. preliminary sketches, which had to be cost in the tens of thousands of dollars. Institute of Global Leadership. The Harry Groth, Jim Beam vice presi- approved by the Jim Beam company “[A] finished project is tremendous,” course was taught by the same students dent, wanted a commemorative sculp- and Noe’s wife and family. Bartlett then Bibbs said. “It’s like a woman giving last year. ture of Noe in a rocking chair with a made a 1-foot clay model of Noe seated birth.”

OFF THE HILL | PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY It’s not just an encyclopedia: wikis used in English classes BY MARISSA CARL 50 sections of the classes, and each class Students also have the power, through the write more and to allow them access to Daily Collegian recommends students use it five times a wiki system, to control the class. Jones said feedback from peers and others. week. By posting anonymous entries the program is set up as a democratic out- Jones said students are writing for a larg- Old-fashioned English classes are mak- online, students can get the distance they let so anyone with access can change the er audience by using the wikis. ing a modern transformation at need and become more comfortable with syllabus, edit classmates’ work and post Doyle said wikis are useful beyond the Pennsylvania State University. the class structure and their peers, Doyle their opinions. classroom because students can use the Penn State recently began an online Web said. Freshman Alex Scanlon said she doesn’t online source for other classes while con- logging system for English 15 (Rhetoric and “It is revolutionizing the way writing is use wiki for anything beyond posting her tinuing their blogging habits. Composition) and English 202 (Effective being taught,” English 15 instructor Jessica blogs. Penn State is working to expand the wiki Writing) classes. Jones said. Doyle, who has worked with wikis for program to help business majors improve This is the first semester that English But Doyle explained that some students five years, said he has seen students come their writing skills for the real world, he classes have the option of using wikis. This prefer not to use the program for a number together as a class, and in his experience it added. “We want to offer the best educa- process was piloted in select classrooms for of reasons. has worked to help students unite with tion in composition and rhetoric in the the two courses for two years, Doyle said. “I don’t think it’s helpful and I’m not others around the world. country,” Doyle said. “All Penn State stu- The system contains wikis, which are good at computers,” Heather Sharkey, a “Students really form a sense of commu- dents should be successful when they go essentially Web pages that can be edited by freshman, said. “If we just had a writing nity and write much more,” he said. into the world.” anyone, Composition Director Rich Doyle journal I could and would write much Doyle said some students who have used Because wikis allow learning and teach- said. “It’s open to the entire planet,” he more.” the wikis have written more than 100 pages ing to continue outside of the classroom, said. In addition to posting entries, students of text during a semester. The best way to time restrictions are no longer a problem, The program is being used in more than can read and review their classmates’ work. teach writing, he said, is to have students Doyle said.

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Yesterday’s close T Today DOW JONES There’s no Friday, September 16 13.85 10,558.75 Scattered T-Storms Showers Partly cloudy anonymity on the 71/62 71/61 73/63 Showers “Web. High 74 ” Low 64 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sree Sreenivasan NASDAQ Dean of Students at Columbia T University’s Graduate School of Cloudy. A chance of showers in Journalism 3.18 2,1416.15 the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Scattered T-storms Mostly sunny Sunny 74/62 74/59 73/60 see page 1 Friday, September 16, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES 3 Seniors: eight months ‘til the real world Searching for a career path? Career Services says no need to panic BY JULIA TEBOR Unlike Cohen, senior Tammy If I win this job, it’s something I Daily Staff Writer Savin is heading directly to can put on my resume and take graduate school. For Savin, an anywhere I want to go. They For many seniors, now feels English major and economics don’t want to hire some kid who like the time to panic. The minor, the choice so was always is just an English major.” struggle of where to go and clear. Unlike Hockmeyer, many what to do after college can be “Law school has always been students aren’t absolutely cer- a difficult one. While for some the plan,” Savin said. “I’m in tain of the career field for them. the path is very clear, for others, school mode, and if I take a Papalia said the best thing for there is no definite path in sight year off it will be harder to get confused seniors to do is to — but that’s not necessarily a back into. I’m not going to get a “visit us at Career Services so bad thing. decent job for one year.” we can help you on an individ- Going straight into the work- ual basis.” Along with private ing world is a viable option for sessions, Career Services also graduating seniors, according How many people provides graduate school info to Director of Career Services sessions and panels, alumni Jean Papalia. “Most graduate come into Tufts wanting to career panels and career and programs appreciate the addi- graduate school fairs. tional skills, knowledge and be“ pre-med? I got scared For many Tufts undergradu- experiences that students bring ates, help from Career Services as a result of time spent in the and decided I didn’t want and alumni contacts can help workforce,” she said. in making important job deci- One senior heading right into to be stressed for the rest of sions. “This past summer I the job market is Stephanie worked at Seventeen magazine SARINA BAINS/TUFTS DAILY Cohen, a psychology major and my life. in New York,” Hockmeyer said. Senior Tammy Savin is heading directly to graduate school after gradua- communications minor. “We “Under the alumni list, I found tion. The English major and economics minor says that for her, the choice had a guest lecturer [in my Menina Skelly” that a graduate from Tufts was was always clear. “Introduction to Mass Media LA ‘05 the vice president in publishing and Popular Culture” class] at Teen Vogue. She told me all stressed for the rest of my life.” intend to work different jobs, who was the vice president in about the business and told me Although Skelly plans to go to travel, live different places, charge of public relations and For some career paths, stu- what I am up against in terms graduate school at some point, research graduate schools and marketing at the Oxygen [tele- dents feel that graduate school of competition.” she can foresee many other programs, talk to as many peo- vision] network,” Cohen said. is simply not necessary. Senior But even with the help Career opportunities in her future: ple as I can, and even use one of “She described her duties and Caroline Hockmeyer, a double Services offers, many seniors “Being a Spanish teacher, the ‘What Color is Your job, and I thought that it was major in English and Spanish, still graduate from Tufts not coaching lacrosse, being a Parachute?’ books.” something that I could be really is interested in the magazine knowing what career they want sports trainer, finding a job that While many seniors may be good at. It grabbed my industry and plans to enter the to pursue. Menina Skelly (LA allows me to travel and speak feeling the rush to decide on a attention.” working world immediately. ‘05) is now working at a run- Spanish,” she said. future, Skelly believes that it Cohen hopes next year to This year, Hockmeyer is intern- ning specialty store called While Savin is going directly takes time to fully realize what find herself in an “entry level ing under the fashion and Marathon Sports, as well as at to graduate school because she a person wants in life. “It does- position in some entertainment beauty editor for Improper Starbucks. is very “self-driven and goal ori- n’t matter what other people company, in their public rela- Bostonian and competing with When Skelly first came to entated,” others such as Skelly are doing; it’s only what you tions department. Either that or two other interns for the job of Tufts, she “had plenty of ideas, are motivated by the excite- want to do that matters,” she an internship where I’ll make assistant. but they changed constantly.” ment of not knowing. said. “Whenever I ask an older copies and get coffee,” she said. “In my industry, graduate “How many people come “I don’t know where I want to peer or someone I admire how “If I do a good job, then they’ll school is not required,” into Tufts wanting to be pre- be in five years, but that is the they figured out their life, they ask me to stay on for a year or Hockmeyer said. “So I have to med?” Skelly said. “I got scared whole point of what keeps me say that they are still trying to two.” make up for that in experience. and decided I didn’t want to be going,” Skelly said. “Right now, I figure it out.”

CAMPUS COMMENT Decoding the Tufts vocabulary Like, whatevs

BY CUFF BAKER The Tufts vernacular has a I’ve heard people call it Daily Editorial Board few widely used terms: “the Joey” (the Tufts shuttle), Beirut, but it’s beer pong. The days of “groovy” and “Carmie” (Carmichael Dining “ “squares” are long gone. Hall), and “NQR” (Naked That’s the only name. These are the times of “what- Quad Run). Each word Kaitlyn Litcofsky evs” and spoken “P.S.’s.” describes a component of life ” Language changes in the at Tufts, but those outside of Freshman same ways that fashion and campus would be unlikely to music does, and the lingo at use or understand the terms. Tufts is no exception. “Tufts has its own vocabu- According to the tenets of lary,” sophomore Chris sociolinguistics— the study of Wallace said. “I often find my The words you use change a lit- how society affects lan- friends from other schools guage— small communities have a hard time following tle bit from year to year. It depends such as Tufts often develop what I’m saying.” Sundae “ their own specialized lan- Sunday Night, uphill/down- on who you hang out with. guages. Visiting Professor Ray hill, and Chicken Caesar Night Jackendoff, who studies the are all part of the list, too. Paula Dormon” philosophy of language, said Mauricio Artiñano, a senior Freshman that words’ entrance into the and native of Costa Rica, vernacular is relatively simple fondly remembers his intro- to predict. duction to college language in the United States. “My fresh- man year, I learned mostly There’s no word like One freshman men- bad words,” he said. Even freshmen who grew ‘sketchy’ in Spanish — I love tioned his confusion over up in the United States find “ themselves confronting new using that word at home [in a popular central terms. “When I came to col- lege, I’d never heard of ‘pre- Costa Rica]. Massachusetts term: gaming,’” freshman Patrick Mauricio Artiñano” Wilson said. “Now I hear it Senior “bubbler.” every weekend — sometimes most weeknights” Words will typically catch Bostonians have their own on when “someone particu- speech. “I hate when people larly prestigious uses the say ‘wicked,’” freshman Loren My friends at home didn’t word, so everybody thinks it’s Kalm said. “I say ‘hella,’ cool or necessary to follow because I’m from NorCal know what I was talking about suit,” Jackendoff said. [Northern California]. And “ The staying power of new ‘beirut’ is just so wrong.” when I told them about the lingo rests on a few variables. One freshman mentioned “It depends on how useful his confusion over a popular ‘T.’ they are in the community — central Massachusetts term: Patrick Wilson” for things they need to say all “bubbler.” “It’s a water foun- Freshman the time — and on how much tain, not a bubbler!” freshman prestige or ‘coolness’ they Jonathan Segal said. invoke,” Jackendoff said. ALL PHOTOS BY JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY 4 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, September 16, 2005 Students are amazed by the extensive possibilities of Web SURFING While he is a strong advocate continued from page 1 of Internet use, Sreenivasan extremes, referring to a lecture also stressed the importance of he gave to sixth graders who traditional sources of informa- believed “if it’s not on Google, it tion, like books. His father doesn’t exist.” bought him an encyclopedia He supplied his audience the day he was born, and since with Web sites to broaden their then he has continuously read Internet searches, giving the the hard copy as a source of fur- example of MammaHealth.com, ther knowledge. a search engine bought out by Many people, he said, believe Google that developed into a that the Internet is a place con- search engine specifically for taining all the answers. “But it’s health issues. On the site, not,” he said. “It’s a place filled Sreenivasan typed in “potty with clues to the answers.” training,” a problem he and his Sreenivasan showed the wife are currently encountering example of an article on the with their twins. Instead of the Web entitled “Feline Reactions extensive sites provided by to Bearded Men.” In the satiri- Google, MammaHealth only cal report, cats’ reactions to displayed useful articles writ- photographs of bearded men ten by reputable authors. were presented as studies by a Sreenivasan also displayed scientist. At first glance, the evi- HousingMaps.com, an alterna- dence seems believable. But as tive to Mapquest.com. one scrolls down the page, it is HousingMaps, the marriage of evident on the site’s bibliogra- Google and Craigslist, allows phy that the site is a sham: it is home-seekers to find available not probable that Arnold real estate on one side of the Schwarzenegger wrote the arti- screen, and on the other, to cle, “A Study of How Cats view a map comparing the Respond to Body Hair.” actual locations and proximity The humorous case high- of that listing. lighted the dangers of always In addition to illustrating the trusting information found on vastness of the information the Internet. Sreenivasan available on the Web, emphasized that while the Web Sreenivasan lectured on the is exceedingly helpful, sources Web’s dangers — such as loss of are not always accurate. To privacy. Once something is on compensate, he supplied vari- the Internet, it cannot be ous reputable Web sites aimed erased. It is even ineffective, he at providing factual materials. said, to delete e-mails. Google Scholar, for example, Sreenivasan warned the narrows search engines to audience to be skeptical when focus on specified academic adding information to the journals. Internet. When writing e-mails, For more help on finding one should double and triple quality Web sites, Sreenivasan check everything, he said, urged students to look at his adding, “There’s no anonymity personal favorites on on the Web.” www.sree.net. Arts|Living 5 THE TUFTS DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 16, 2005

CD REVIEW New Stones album an imitation of better days BY MIKEY GORALNIK Mick himself, who can accurately Contributing Writer estimate how much debauchery ‘A Bigger Bang’ is a bust his 62-year-old (62-year-old!) There are few things in the body has sustained, but, impres- world more pathetic and depress- sively, he still wails with the same ing than listening to someone’s patented leathery, nasal bray from 50-year-old dad talk about his 40 years ago. Despite recent photographs to the contrary, 61-year-old Keith A Bigger Bang Richards is not only still alive, but The Rolling Stones can also occasionally play a guitar with the bluesy, Waters-esque Virgin Records panache of his coke days. On “Back of My Hand,” the days following The Dead. album’s most enjoyable track, Wearing loafers and holding a Richards fluidly weaves in and out briefcase, he’ll sit you down, latch of Jagger’s howl and squealing onto your ear, and unload a novel- harmonica. The listener almost la of completely embellished forgets that the musicians are yarns about “Jerry, man,” “Ithaca nearly eligible for senior citizen ‘77” and a host of other meaning- discounts. Hearing these two less and archaic nonsense. You icons sporadically doing what wish he could let go of his younger they did so inconceivably well is days and move on because, reminiscent of the Stones’ glory frankly, it makes him a lot less days of “Wild Horses,” “Jumpin’ cool. Jack Flash” and “Let it Bleed.” The Rolling Stones’ new album, It could be the age or the miles, “A Bigger Bang,” is almost a com- but there is most definitely some- plete reproduction of this sce- thing missing from this record nario. Eight years since the and, more importantly, this band. group’s last release of new studio The Stones give off the sense that material, listeners find them in they are simply going through the the exact same place: trying to motions, doing an impersonation sound like they used to and of themselves. It’s apparent that, failing. lacking either the passion, inspi- To be fair, “A Bigger Bang” is not ration or sheer vitality to pioneer a complete letdown. There are like they once did, the Stones are times when the band succeeds in shooting simply to resurrect their sounding like they used to, most former brilliance. Not only is that notably vocally. a shameful ambition (especially Mocking nearly every human for them), but they don’t even suc- biological reality, Jagger somehow ceed at it. For every one of “Bang”’s quasi- ROLLING STONES still sounds a lot like Jagger. There No sympathy for the Stones. is not an earthly being, including see STONES, page 7

THEATER REVIEW MOVIE REVIEW The truth behind ‘Crónicas’ takes an old story and asks new questions BY SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ ‘The Story’ Contributing Writer BY SIMONE PRESS Daily Staff Writer A high-suspense thriller set in an Ecuadorian village, “Crónicas” is, at first Once again, the Zeitgeist Stage glance, far removed from our day-to-day Company has done a tremendous job of bringing to the stage a very accu- Crónicas The Story Starring John Leguizamo, Damián Alcázar Directed by Sebastián Cordero Directed by David J. Miller At the Boston Center for the Arts, lives on a campus in a suburb of Boston. The 539 Tremont Street. movie hits closer to home than one might Through September 24th. think, however, raising relevant questions (617) 933-8600 about journalism and the power of the rate portrayal of the current state of media in general. race relations — this time through As you sit through the roller coaster of the lens of life in the ghetto and events, some of which are much more dis- racial inequality within the world of turbing than others, you hardly realize the journalism. “The Story” raises points ethical questions sneaking up on you. How about how far our society has come far should a journalist go in order to get a in terms of racism, and how far we story? Is a carefully constructed story really still have to go. the truth? Just how powerful is the media? FRANCOIS “COCO” LASO AND CRISTOBAL CORRAL/PALM PICTURES The drama is based on the true The work of the producers of 2001’s “Y Tu Leguizamo and his crew report in Ecuador. story of black reporter Janet Cooke, Mama También,” “Crónicas” follows a TV human instinct becomes more pro- Unfortunately, the film does have its who, to gain employment by the tabloid journalist, Manolo Bonilla (John nounced. With so much at stake for his downsides. Some side stories, such as an Washington Post, fabricated her Leguizamo), as he travels to Ecuador to film career, Manolo has to decide where the line affair between Manolo and Marisa, seem to resume and wrote a fictitious story a story about a serial killer, the “Monster of between good journalism and manipula- lack direction. The strong central plot, while about an eight-year-old girl turned Babahoyo.” Soon after arriving, Manolo and tion of the truth lies. much more focused than the side stories, is heroin addict. Written by Tracey Scott his crew witness a local man, Vinicio Cepeda Manolo’s crew, Marisa (Leonor Watling) nothing exceptionally original and the end- Wilson, the play has already received (Damian Alcazar), accidentally run over a and Ivan (José María Yazpik), go through ing is fairly predictable. many awards, mostly for its insights child and subsequently get attacked by a this struggle as well. Watling and Yazpik play Still, the film’s strengths outweigh its into race relations. mob led by the boy’s father. excellent supporting characters to weaknesses. The main story may not be In Wilson’s interpretation of the Both are arrested and Manolo, relentless Leguizamo’s Manolo as the crew experi- innovative itself, but raises issues in an orig- story, Yvonne, a young African- journalist that he is, interviews them, lead- ences the tumultuous events. inal way. The tagline, “If it’s on TV, it must be American newspaper reporter played ing to a potentially huge revelation about Even more intense than the moments the truth,” sarcastically sums up the media- by Nydia Calón, investigates the the “Monster.” Personal ambition, secrets between the crew are those between related issues raised. “Crónicas” leaves you murder of a young billionaire turned and lies intertwine as the situation spirals Manolo and Vinicio. It is these brilliantly- thinking about ethics in journalism and the teacher. Carried away by ambition, dangerously out of control. acted scenes that form the backbone of the effect they have on news viewers. she embellishes the story, endanger- As with any suspense thriller, the success story. Damian Alcázar brings a certain chill- How much of what is viewed on TV and ing the future of her paper. of the movie rests largely with the actors. ing, haunting quality to Vinicio — he has read in newspapers is real and how much of The victim of this misunderstand- John Leguizamo, best known for his created a deep, complex character with an it is carefully constructed for a story? What ing is young Latisha, played by comedic roles, is great as the convincing impressive range that makes viewers root are the rules for reporting a story and how Chantel Nicole Bibb, who pays too cutthroat journalist, eager to get to the top of his profession. As the movie goes on, the for him one moment and detest him the much can they be bent? This is a film that see STORY, page 7 internal struggle between career and basic next. leaves many questions and no easy answers. Friday, September 16, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING 7 Racial and journalistic quandaries STORY the actors, the scene design was well- continued from page 5 thought-out and flowed seamlessly with hard for an innocent and childish mis- the plot. The set is creatively adorned take. At the end of the play, we discover with laminated newspapers, and creat- that Latisha is a young version of ed an “official” feel that resonated Yvonne. throughout the piece. “The Story” portrays racism towards The scenes themselves are fascinat- African-Americans and exposes the ingly constructed; as one character tells types of reverse racism encountered a story, he or she jumps from telling the within black society. Pat, the lead editor story to actually acting out what of the reporter’s paper, emphasizes how occurred. This works to further enhance blacks are especially perceived by what an already gripping dramatic plot. they say, stressing the importance of The acting is all fairly solid, though words. the casting could have used some work. An interesting feature of the plot is its Despite Nydia Calon’s powerful per- evolution of the interracial romance formance as Yvonne, the actress’s between the young reporter, Yvonne, Hispanic accent is very noticeable and and the head of the paper, Jeff. Yvonne impedes her character’s believability. constantly worries that she’s not “black Michelle Dowd plays Pat brilliantly and enough” to be accepted by the African is able to instill in the audience her American culture, and that her hard- sense of assurance, confidence and working sense of responsibility is per- leadership. ceived as “white” behavior. Likewise, Gabriel Field tackles, and mainly succeeds at, the challenge of Yvonne constantly says that she’s playing two parts, although at times the characters’ similarities become disori- not “black enough” to be accept- enting. Keedar Whittle is an especially effective Neil with a powerful and pas- ed by the African American cul- sionate stage presence, and Caryn Lindsey plays a strong and somber ture, and that her hardworking Jessica Dunn despite her small part. “The Story” is a riveting drama which sense of responsibility is per- attracts a more diverse audience than do most theater pieces. It is an eyebrow ceived as “white” behavior. raising drama which brings together an David Miller, the stage designer and interesting dialogue, a brilliant plot director, does a superb job of maximiz- which features current affairs as its ing the stage space. Despite the fact that main story line, and a talented collec- it’s a smaller-than-usual theater and tion of actors who work with the drama JOEL BENJAMIN/ZEITGEIST STAGE COMPANY that the audience is practically on top of to keep the audience thinking. Nydia Calón reads the news. Wal-Mart hosts ultra-affordable fashion show BY ELIZABETH WELLINGTON time. It’s a trend. We want the business clothes crammed into Another winner was a black Knight Ridder Tribune consumer to know that we are an the studio vying for a look. trumpet skirt with lace trim by option.” Stylists from ELLEgirl did a George that was paired with a It just makes sense that Wal- Everything about this show, a good job mixing the Wal-Mart lace top by White Stag. Mart, the world’s largest retailer, joint project of Wal-Mart and brands with vintage pieces. The The shoes, however, didn’t would want to be a part of the ELLEgirl magazine, was cost- looks adhered to all the latest work. There’s something about Fashion Week hoopla. and people-friendly. And it came trends: bolero jackets, tweed Wal-Mart’s shoes that look plas- So Monday night, 12 models after a day of spring 2006 collec- skirts, knee-length flat boots, tic, cheap and painful on the from UPN’s America’s Next Top tions designed by Oscar de la satin camisoles and lots of runway, though the knee-length Model waltzed, skulked, and Renta, Carolina Herrera and denim. And the prices — the boots were a bit better. sashayed down an elevated run- Betsey Johnson, when a fashion biggest ticket, $23.82, was for a Remember, the goal is not to pay way at Times Square Studios, writer’s view of reality can herringbone-tweed jacket — a lot of money, but still look showing a collection of fall fash- become truly blurred. were printed on the program. good. ions pieced together from Wal- During Fashion Week, the (That’s called a run-of-show in The final two outfits were gim- ROLLING STONES Bryant Park tents are crammed fashion circles.) Clearly, these micky gowns created by Project 62-year-old Jagger is still a street Mart’s house brands: George, with women wearing oversized clothes are for people on a Runway finalists Kera Saun and fighting man. Faded Glory and No Boundaries. The result was eclectically Ray-Ban sunglasses over their budget. Austin Scarlett. The designers cool and, of course, affordable. perfectly colored and styled hair. The best outfits were a mix- used materials that could be pur- “We thought this would be a Their skirts are short; their legs ture of texture and color. For chased at Wal-Mart, but It’s hard to good way to spotlight our fall are thin. Their big bags are fash- example, model Eva looked pret- both dresses were completely collection and show customers ioned from real crocodile, and ty swanky in a No Boundaries unwearable — even for a be entirely that we are fashionably rele- they walk perfectly in three- crinkled woven shirt and wide- special occasion — and simply vant,” said Celia Clancy, Wal- inch-high heels. brimmed floppy hat paired with unattractive. Mart’s vice president of product In stark contrast, the Wal-Mart a George herringbone-tweed All in all, though, Wal-Mart put satisfied with development. “People mix high- show felt, well, regular, as fans skirt and a vintage striped quilt- on a good show that spoke to these Stones end and low-end fashions all the dressed in jeans, T-shirts and ed vest. everyday folk. STONES continued from page 5 successful tracks such as “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking,” there’s a “She Saw Me Coming” or “Oh No Not You Again.” There the once- fiery vocals sound trite, once- masterful guitar solos indulgent, and once-sturdy 4/4 time signa- tures boring. In truth, hardly anyone expect- ed this to be a laudable effort. The reason Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen can be exceptional at their ages is because they make per- sonal, intimate music; acoustic guitars, brushed drums and poet- ry. Bruce Springsteen notwith- standing, you simply cannot make good rock-and-roll music when you get mailings from the AARP and look like the undead. What made the Stones so good was their fire: Jagger’s lusty swag- ger and full-throated voice, Richards’ utterly incomparable licks, and the other guys, you know, doin’ their thangs. Without which, the Stones are just another rock band that listens to the blues. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS | LIVING Friday, September 16, 2005 8 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Friday, September 16, 2005

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THE PITT NEWS It was only a matter of time until the religious subject matter. Thus, rulings PRODUCTION ridiculousness of the Red Scare passed. on this issue are not denying people of By uprooting an inappropriate People would soon come to their senses their religion but giving them the free- Production Director Dave Nagler phrase in the pledge of allegiance, a fed- and actively enforce the section in the dom to express it in the way they see fit. Joel Harley Production Managers eral court in California recently ruled Constitution that prohibited any form of The pledge of allegiance is recited Elizabeth Hutchinson that we should firmly uphold our statute religion to be imposed upon an individ- tens-of-millions of times a day, and it is David Mitchell in the constitution that separates church ual in a secular space. a tradition that is difficult for a lot of Callie Sigal and state. The fact that this has constantly been Americans to see broken. While that is Claire Lee Layout Assistants Michael Newdow, an atheist with a questioned since it was etched into law an explanation for opposition, it is not Timothy Manning law degree, filed suit against the state of 50 years ago further establishes its inap- an excuse. We need to be more accepting California for making his five-year-old propriateness. Hopefully the Supreme of people’s beliefs and not just tolerant. Kristen Gilmore Chief Copy Editor daughter and students in her class say Court will be wise enough to finally Acceptance is respecting your neigh- Daniel Carr Copy Editors the pledge. He argued that the phrase reverse a phrase that was offensive at its bor’s religion enough so that you equally Jennifer Ehrlich “under God?” was in direct violation of commencement and is even more offen- have a right to worship. Tolerance is Kate Freitas Ross Marrinson the establishment clause, which specifi- sive today. advocating a phrase in a pledge because Stephanie Sguigna cally mandates the separation of church Consider the demographics of the it’s in alignment with your beliefs and state. United States — the melting pot we call despite the fact that it infringes upon Newdow challenged the statute in America. This country is the foreground others. 2002; officials deemed it a moot point. for so many races, religions and beliefs. What makes our country so great is Today, even after death threats and pub- Because we are becoming more diverse that we have freedom of speech, and in BUSINESS lic scrutiny, Newdow has persisted and it every day, that is reason in itself to not that thought is the right to not be patri- Leslie Prives Executive Business Director has finally paid off. Separation of church infringe on one’s religion by mandating otic without the fear of persecution. and state is closer to being upheld by the a phrase that simply doesn’t hold true Thanks to progressive states such as Business Managers Carmen Rincon Supreme Court than it has ever been for everyone. California, we all have made strides that Akua Boayke Office Manager before. With that, it’s undeniable that a rich greatly impact our country. Gabrielle Lubart Advertising Manager The words “under God,” which were history is also what has made this coun- Now more than ever we must work to added to the pledge in 1954, were signed try so great. When it comes to historical have a clean break between church and Nicolas Gortzounian Receivables Manager into law in the face of America’s fear of documents, such as the Ten state. If a country doesn’t uphold its con- Rachel Taplinger Marketing Manager the spread of communism. Since then, Commandments, the Supreme Court’s stitution, we then must all be forced to there has been much controversy over recent decision has given a fair ruling question what the worth is of any law or the implications of this phrase. that focuses on the intention and not the statute.

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But it still also on the businesses, emergency management agencies across the adds to the strain,” said Owen workers and charities from across country have lent expertise and Cote, a security studies specialist the country that routinely hustle elbow grease to the areas of at the Massachusetts Institute of into a region after disaster strikes. Louisiana, Mississippi and Technology. The crew from Poor Boy’s, for Alabama that are reeling from the William Waugh, a disaster-man- example, has been working 15 hurricane’s destruction. But they agement specialist and public- hours a day without pause since all say they have enough in reserve administration professor at arriving in this land of swamp and to respond if disaster struck at Georgia State University, said pines. Shimmying up trees or rid- home. North Carolina and Florida had ing 40 feet over traffic in cherry They say they could even help strong reputations for handling pickers, the workers from the Fair other states again should a new killer storms. And he expects that Play, Mo., contractor prune and calamity emerge. It’s just getting FEMA, in an effort to put the criti- knock down trees to clear the way tougher to do so with every pass- cism behind it, will respond for the local power company to ing day that their crews toil along aggressively to the first post- restring electrical lines that the steamy and chaotic Gulf Coast. Katrina disaster. Katrina ripped down. Of the country’s National Guard Still, experts said that with so “We’ll be here two or three more forces, 100,000 are deployed over- many national assets tied up in the weeks,” said Poor Boy’s supervisor seas and 50,000 have been activat- region blasted by Katrina, the John Simmons. “I suppose if ed to play a crucial role in restor- country’s ability to respond is another hurricane came through, ing order and delivering supplies weakened. we could go out again. But the to the areas Katrina hit. The “In some of these states it will guys would complain. They’re National Guard said another be hard to loan people,” Waugh already tired.” 300,000 troops were home in said. “There are some finite capac- Katrina knocked America’s mix reserve, ready for action abroad or ities.” of emergency responders on its the next civil emergency Volunteer organizations worry heels. And even if it regained its “We have more people if we that the donations they’ve taken in balance, the network of disaster need them,” said Lt. Col. Mike to respond to Katrina may have fighters would face any fresh crisis Milord, a Guard spokesman. tapped out what people can give. fatigued, its endurance in ques- Military analysts said those The ability to transform those tion. seemingly surplus numbers didn’t contributions to on-the-ground Still, the Federal Emergency tell the whole story. Guard troops assistance could be nearing a Management Agency, widely have been put into action steadily practical limit as well. Groups maligned for a slow and ineffectu- in Iraq and Afghanistan over the such as the Red Cross and the al response to Katrina, says it’s past four years. That’s strained the Southern Baptist Association SCOTT CANON/KRT In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Vernon Ullrich, from Humansville, ready for whatever nature or system of “citizen soldiers,” many report that their resources are Missouri, who works for Poor Boy’s Tree Service of Fair Play, Missouri, humanity has in store. of whom signed up expecting being pushed nearly to their max- clears timber on Monday to make way for power lines outside. “Is everybody a little tired? occasional duty and then spent imum. Roberts says he is not an ideologue, will decide based on Constitution BY DAVID JACKSON AND ALLEN PUSEY your heart,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D- Democrats opposing. Knight Ridder Tribune N.Y. The nomination then goes to the Senate Roberts, for his part, assured the com- floor, where Republicans control 55 of the Completing nearly 20 hours of Senate mittee this week that he is not an ideo- 100 seats. Roberts’ backers hope to pick up testimony, Judge John Roberts moved clos- logue, but would decide cases on the law support from more conservative er to confirmation Thursday amid a linger- and the Constitution. Democrats, and expect him to formally ing debate over both his head and his “If the Constitution says that the little replace the late Chief Justice William H. heart. guy should win, the little guy is going to win Rehnquist when the Supreme Court’s next Democrats on the Senate Judiciary in court before me,” said the current feder- term opens Oct. 3. Committee ended the four days of hearings al appeals court judge. “But if the Both sides are gearing up for these final with praise for Roberts’ intellect, but skep- Constitution says that the big guy should debates with an eye on the next set of con- CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT ticism that a former corporate lawyer win, well, then, the big guy is going to win.” firmation hearings, after President Bush John Roberts, nominee for chief justice of understands how real people are affected The committee could vote on Roberts as announces a nominee to replace Justice the United States, testifies before the Senate by the nation’s highest court. early as next week. A number of aides said Sandra Day O’Connor. The White House Judiciary Committee yesterday, the last day “It’s important to determine not just the it could be a party-line vote, with 10 has suggested that the selection will not be of his confirmation hearings. quality of your mind, but the fullness of Republicans endorsing Roberts and eight made until after Roberts is confirmed. Relevance of elite universities Katrina aid may score Fox political points BY EDWIN GARCIA appears to be on the decline Knight Ridder Tribune BY FRANK GREVE n’t — too bad,’” said Daniel Knight Ridder Tribune Socolow, the director of the fel- The Mexican marines who lows program at the John D. and landed on the Mississippi coast You can count on one hand Catherine T. MacArthur as part of an unprecedented the number of Harvard College Foundation in Chicago. “At least hurricane relief effort brought alumni who’ve won the coveted at this program, it’s what a per- 300 specialized troops eager to MacArthur Foundation “genius” son’s doing and thinking and rescue victims, administer grants in the past five years. getting to, not their academic medical treatment and even Ditto for Yalies. And there’ve pedigree.” help locals recover the dead. been 119 winners. He’s not kidding. A Knight Instead, the camouflage- It’s just one recent hint that Ridder tally of biographies of clothed marines, wearing blue attending an elite college may MacArthur Fellows named from vests with the word “MARINA” mean less than anxious appli- 2000 to 2004 found that they printed in white letters across cants think it does. Another is a attended 82 different colleges their chests, spent most of their Harvard Business School analy- and universities. To Socolow, this five days here handing out sis due out next month that finds was a pleasant surprise. water bottles, clearing up the number of alumni from “We’re actually doing what we debris from a school, and mov- prestigious undergraduate say we’re doing,” he said. ing supply boxes. schools declining among top Eight winners since 2000 of Their voyage to the Gulf business leaders. MacArthur’s no-strings $500,000 Coast nonetheless could score It appears that corporate grants, paid out quarterly over much-needed political points AL DIAZ/KRT headhunters and MacArthur five years, never graduated from for Mexican President Vicente Mexican Marines distribute supplies at the First Baptist Church in Biloxi, judges, who will confer grants on college. Five of them never Fox, who’s spent years trying to Mississippi, to lend aid to Hurricane Katrina victims on Saturday. about 20 more creative leaders attended one. But here’s the real get the attention of President in the arts, sciences and public balm for stressed-out college Bush and Congress in his per- blew a disastrous path through The Mexican marines, who policy Tuesday, are pretty demo- applicants: More than 30 sistent push for immigration southern Mississippi and departed for home on cratic when it comes to educa- MacArthur winners graduated laws favorable to Mexicans in Louisiana, as part of an inter- Wednesday, sailed to Biloxi tional backgrounds. from schools that aren’t on the the United States. national relief effort that aboard the 440-foot “We don’t say, ‘This one went Fox offered his marines includes troops from Canada to Harvard — great; that one did- see UNIVERSITIES, page 10 shortly after Hurricane Katrina and the Netherlands. see MEXICAN MARINES, page 10 10 THE TUFTS DAILY NATIONAL Friday, September 16, 2005 Mexican troops bring role-reversal MEXICAN MARINES carts, and several marines moving hamburger buns continued from page 9 distributed plastic water from one crate to another. Papaloapan, an amphibi- bottles to motorists in a Marine Lamberto ous troop-landing ship drive-through lane Escobar, who worked the with a mobile hospital, an formed by boxes of sup- aftermath of the Asian ambulance and two heli- plies. tsunami, gripped the copters. The ship had “We hope that our wheelchair of 75-year-old originally headed to New assistance will be as valu- Betty Price, waiting in a Orleans, where the crew able as the help provided shady area to push her to was ready to help with by rescuers,” said Dr. her car. search-and-rescue activi- Eduardo Valdes Gonzalez, “This time the job has ties, but it was diverted to a surgeon. His role, and been easy,” Escobar said. the Mississippi coast, that of Dr. Jose Manuel “But on other occasions where the need for Secaida Arredondo, a we’ve had a very difficult search-and-rescue assis- pediatrician, was limited assignment, digging for tance and emergency in the Sunday school bodies and transporting medical treatment was room turned pharmacy, the injured.” less dire. because they lackedthe Price, a Gulfport, Miss., At Biloxi’s First Baptist English skills needed to resident whose home sus- Church, which is doubling read the specifications on tained major water dam- as a massive Red Cross medications. age through the roof, was relief center, two physi- The marines in the grateful for the help. cians sorted boxes of pre- parking lot took on vari- “That’s the way it’s sup- scription medicine, a ous duties, from taking posed to be; when you radio specialist helped canned foods to cars to help somebody, the Lord load boxes onto push- unloading trailers, to will bless you.” Many former GIs put their money toward enhancing local universities UNIVERSITIES ed U.S. businesses in the in the last half of the century continued from page 9 first half of the century, the in the number of business latest U.S. News & World study reports that their leaders from schools outside Report ranking of the 100 numbers fell sharply after the U.S. News’ top 100. top U.S. colleges and univer- 1950. A separate study by sities. According to Anthony Spencer Stuart, the New A Harvard Business Mayo, the executive director York-based global executive School study of the 20th of the business school’s search firm, also finds century’s top 1,000 business leadership initiative pro- declining Ivy League repre- leaders, due out in October, gram, “Ivies now have less sentation among chief exec- finds similar academic relevance as a status marker utive officers of Standard & diversity. The executives, for people who are moving Poor’s 500, a list of blue-chip handpicked for innovation, up.” companies traded on the management skills and bot- He’s co-author of the HBS New York Stock Exchange. tom-line performance, turn Press book “In Their Time: Harvard College and the out to have attended more The Greatest Business University of Wisconsin now than 200 different colleges. Leaders of the Twentieth tie for the most CEOs — 15 Among them are scores of Century,” which explores the — on the list, according to uncelebrated ones, such as shift by comparing the back- Spencer Stuart. Also among Abilene (Texas) Christian grounds of business leaders the top 10 are the University University and Muskingum who graduated before 1950 of Texas, the City University College in New Concord, to those who graduated in of New York and the Ohio. Moreover, while Ivy 1950 and afterward. Among Universities of California, League graduates dominat- its findings is a big increase Missouri and Washington. International 11 THE TUFTS DAILY FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 More suicide bombers strike in Iraq, killing as many as 23 BY AAMER MADHANI bombings in and around Baghdad a day With a national referendum to decide his vehicle into a police checkpoint and Knight Ridder Tribune earlier that left scores dead, including 112 whether to adopt a constitution to govern killed at least 16 officers, according to people killed when a suicide car bomber Iraq set for Oct. 15, Lynch said insurgents police. Suicide car bombers struck a southern detonated his vehicle near a gathering are certain to ramp up the violence in Later Thursday morning in Dora, two Baghdad neighborhood three times point for day laborers looking for work. coming weeks. suicide bombers driving separate explo- Thursday, leaving as many as 23 Iraqi Nearly 200 people have been killed in two “It happened again today and it can sives-laden vehicles launched simultane- police dead in the second day of torrid days of bombings and ambushes. happen again tomorrow,” Lynch said ous attacks less than a mile apart that violence in the capital. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, the chief U.S. Thursday in Baghdad. “We are convinced appeared to be targeting police. At least The latest attacks occurred as Iraqi military spokesman in Iraq, described the that we are going to fight our way to the three officers were killed, according to President Jalal Talabani addressed the worsening violence as a predictable elections.” police. United Nations and called on world lead- attempt by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the There have been spikes in violence An Interior Ministry official put the ers to redouble their efforts to help his leader of the terror organization Al Qaeda around other benchmark events through- death count at 23 for the three bombings country. in Iraq, to “derail democracy.” out the two-year insurgency in Iraq. in Dora. Talabani asked the world community to In a message posted on a Web site used Most recently, militants killed hundreds In a separate incident in Baghdad, a be patient with Iraq as it tries to cobble by terrorist organizations and attributed of civilians in attacks over several weeks roadside bomb struck a Ministry of together a working democracy and fights to Al-Qaida in Iraq, the group said after Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari Industry bus, killing three, The Associated a determined insurgency. He once again Wednesday’s violence was a response to announced his government in late April. Press reported. appealed to creditor nations to cancel the recent joint operations by U.S. and In January, before national elections, Elsewhere in the country, two Iraqi mountainous debt that Iraq had accumu- Iraqi forces in Tal Afar to rid the northern insurgents launched a barrage of attacks police were killed and four others were lated under the former regime. city of insurgent elements. In a tape against Iraqi and U.S. forces. injured in the northern city of Kirkuk “Today, Iraq is facing one of the most recording purportedly of al-Zarqawi dis- On Thursday, the deadliest attacks were when a roadside bomb exploded near brutal campaigns of terror at the hands of seminated Wednesday, the speaker suicide car bombings targeting police in their vehicle. U.S. forces and militants also the forces of darkness,” Talabani said. declares he has launched a war on Iraq’s the Dora district in southern Baghdad. clashed in the western city of Ramadi, AP Thursday’s violence comes after 14 car Shiite community. In the first, the suicide attacker drove reported. For Germans, it’s the economy, stupid BY KEN DILANIAN Opinion polls suggest that problems, while severe, hardly Knight Ridder Tribune Schroeder, 61, will lose. His gov- resemble the Britain of late ernment cut taxes and curbed 1970s, a country paralyzed by For the casual observer, parts of Germany’s lavish wel- strikes and beset by inflation. Germany’s economic woes can fare state, but the changes either “Merkel is not Thatcher, but be hard to discern. German did not go far enough or have she doesn’t need to be, because cities, including the reunified not worked fast enough to help the situation in Germany 2005 is capital, sparkle with billions of him. Schroeder’s Social certainly not the same as the dollars in new investment. Sleek Democratic Party suffered a U.K. in 1979,” said Dirk new BMWs ply the well-main- huge defeat in a May state elec- Schumacher, a Frankfurt-based tained autobahns. Teenagers tion, prompting him to call an economist for Goldman Sachs & chatter away on the latest early national vote. Co. mobile phones. Some analysts believe a Merkel does echo Thatcher in But those images tell only part Merkel victory could be a water- her support for U.S. foreign poli- of the story. Laden with huge shed moment for Germany. They cy: Unlike Schroeder, who lob- welfare costs and rigid labor compare Merkel to Britain’s con- bied against the Iraq war, Merkel rules, the world’s fifth-largest servative Iron Lady, Margaret supported it. But that has not economy has been sputtering Thatcher, who won in the midst been much of an issue in the for years — and seems worse of an economic crisis in 1979. campaign. than ever. Growth is negligible, Thatcher confronted powerful West Germany climbed out of and the official unemployment trade unions, steered her coun- the rubble of World War II and rate this year hit 12.6 percent, a try away from socialism, and, built one of Europe’s most pros- postwar record. some argue, paved the way for perous societies. But the country Counting those parked in its status as one of Europe’s most larded its workforce with so make-work schemes or forced to dynamic economies. many benefits that, by the time retire early, economists put the “Germany is at a crossroads,” globalization dawned, German real jobless rate as high as 22 Merkel told a recent conference labor costs discouraged job cre- percent — a staggering 18 mil- of party faithful. “It can continue ation, despite the high skills and lion people. along the same path or it can high productivity of German On Sunday, increasingly frus- turn toward a new beginning workers. trated Germans will head to the with us.” Germany set up a system polls to decide whether to dump Others say the Thatcher com- under which jobless workers their left-of-center leader, parison falls short. For one could collect generous unem- Gerhard Schroeder, in favor of a thing, they say, Merkel’s party, ployment checks indefinitely — more business-friendly, reform- the Christian Democratic Union, hardly a motivator to find a new MATTHEW SCHOFIELD/KRT Sixteen years ago Germans like Gunter Roehring helped defeat the com- minded government led by a 51- includes many supporters of job. The country has among the munist East German State. On Sunday the Germany will go to the polls year-old former physicist from Germany’s cradle-to-grave wel- world’s highest rates of long- and likely elect the first East German chancellor since reunification. the east named Angela Merkel. fare state. Moreover, Germany’s term unemployed. Protestant paramilitary group in violation of cease-fire, Britain says BY TOM HUNDLEY As a result, the British army is scaling “Petrol bombs don’t appear by accident, agreement. Knight Ridder Tribune back its presence in Northern Ireland, and blast bombs don’t appear by accident, and “Perhaps the most worrying thing about the province’s Protestant majority, which certainly firearms have to be planned to be the weekend’s events is the widespread After four nights of gunfire and Molotov wants British rule there to continue, is produced in the way they were produced,” feelings of frustration within the cocktails, the latest outbreak of Protestant worried. Orde said. Protestant community,” Saulters said. violence in Belfast’s streets appears to be At least 60 police have been injured in The violence was triggered by a seem- “The extent to which ordinary, decent waning, but the British government the rioting that began Saturday afternoon ingly innocuous decision to reroute a and reasonable men have been goaded Wednesday formally declared the Ulster and continued the next three evenings parade by the Orange Order, a militant into behaving out of character by the Volunteer Force, the paramilitary group before subsiding Tuesday. Protestant men Protestant fraternal organization, to avoid authorities and their insistence on appeas- behind the violence, to be in violation of its and boys blocked roads, hijacked cars, set a Catholic neighborhood. ing and rewarding nationalists at the 1994 cease-fire agreement. hundreds of vehicles on fire and vandal- Orde said that although the UVF was expense of loyalists.” “What I’ve done in this decision ized shops and homes across a wide swath responsible for the orchestrated attacks on The steady decline of Belfast’s tradition- overnight is to send an absolutely crystal of Belfast. police, the Orange Order had instigated al industries has hit the Protestant com- clear signal to everybody that we will not They attacked the mostly Protestant the rioting. He backed the allegation with munities hard. Unemployment has soared, tolerate violence,” said Peter Hain, the gov- police force with automatic weapons, video footage showing men in their easily and the paramilitary groups that once ter- ernment’s Northern Ireland secretary. gasoline bombs and other homemade recognizable orange sashes participating rorized Catholics gradually transmuted The meaning of the government’s action weapons. The police and army fought back in the violence. into petty criminal gangs that today spe- is largely symbolic, but it could further with plastic bullets. On Wednesday, the Orange Order’s cialize in drug dealing and racketeering. antagonize the UVF and several other The police have arrested 63 rioters thus grand master, Robert Saulters, said at a This summer was marked by a Mafia- heavily armed Protestant paramilitary far. On Wednesday evening, Protestant news conference that his organization was style turf war between the UVF and rival groups that have been feuding with one demonstrators were again blocking rush blameless and that the violence was a “cry Protestant groups that left at least four another for months. hour traffic. There also were reports of of desperation” from the Protestant com- dead. The order comes at a delicate time in attacks on police, but not on the scale of munity. The IRA, meanwhile, continues to the stalled Northern Ireland peace the earlier nights. The underlying cause appears to be enforce a kind of rough justice in Catholic process. The Irish Republican Army, which Chief Constable Hugh Orde described growing resentment by working-class districts. It also allegedly managed to pull declared in July that its armed struggle was the weekend violence as the “worst ever Protestant “loyalists” or “unionists” who off a $50 million bank heist in December over, is expected to announce a major faced by a (police) force in the UK” and sense that Catholic “republicans” or before its dramatic declaration seven decommissioning of its weapons within said it was fortunate that no police were “nationalists” have gotten a better deal weeks ago that it was giving up its armed days. killed. from the 1998 Good Friday peace struggle. 12 THE TUFTS DAILY COMICS Friday, September 16, 2005 CROSSWORD DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU

FOX TROT BY BILL AMEND

DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

NON SEQUITUR BY WILEY

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (09-16-05). Don’t be overly critical this year with a person who refuses to color within the lines. Let your own creativity out.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — Postpone Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 4 — You’re espe- travel, as you finish up an important task. Check cially imaginative now, which could present a for changes to the assignment; they’re more likely problem. Don’t get sidetracked and forget to do than not. a job you promised.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Friends are Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Public com- eager to have you spend more time with them, mitments threaten your private time. Don’t which is fun. Don’t overlook your own family, panic, schedule! though, or you could hurt sensitive feelings. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Domestic Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5 — A person of revisions require attention for the next couple of great authority needs to be handled with kid days. Beware of breakage, and wandering about gloves. That means you should be very nice, even aimlessly without a plan. if you don’t want to. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Learn Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Your intu- more before you venture into unfamiliar territo- ition’s working well, but there is a problem. You’ll ry. Read books, make plans and be as well pre- encounter criticism. Use it to your advantage. pared as you possibly can.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 5 — Working smarter Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Money’s is working well for you right now, it seems. Pay off coming in, but it’s not steady. Gather up as much a bill or two, and lower your overhead. as you can, and save it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Just as you Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — You’ve got finish one assignment, another takes its place. an active imagination, there’s no doubt about The pace is picking up. It’s a good thing you that. Don’t let the critics inhibit you. You don’t already have a plan. have to make their kind of sense.

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MEN’S SOCCER Late Engineer goals surprise, sink Jumbos in home opener BY KRISTY CUNNINGHAM Daily Editorial Board MEN’S SOCCER SIDEBAR

Domination does not always equal vic- Tufts to face tory. In a match where the men’s soccer team Middlebury tomorrow out-shot the visiting M.I.T. Engineers 14 to nine and kept the ball on the Engineers’ in playoff rematch side of the pitch for the majority of the The taste of last October still lingers contest, the Jumbos saw win No. 2 slip in the Jumbos’ mouths. They still through their fingers in the final 10 min- remember what it felt like. utes. M.I.T. scored two goals just five min- After leading the Middlebury utes apart to surpass Tufts 3-2 Wednesday Panthers 3-0 with less than 15 min- afternoon at Bello Field. utes to play in the first round of last “We dominated the game; we were year’s NESCAC playoffs, Tufts saw the clearly the better team,” junior tri-captain Panthers score once, twice and then a Jon Glass said. “I don’t know what hap- third time in the closing minutes of pened [at the end]. We played down to regulation. Reeling from the drastic their level.” turning of the tides, Tufts then stood Though the score stood deadlocked at dumbfounded in defeat as the surging 0-0 after the first 45 minutes of play, the Panthers scored yet again just one Jumbos clearly had a handle on the game. minute into the overtime period, send- The team recorded numerous chances to ing the Jumbos home for the season slip one past M.I.T. keeper Tom Caldwell with a 4-3 loss on a blustery with dangerous cross-field combinations Halloween day in Vermont. and corner kicks. Tufts built its attacks “I will never, ever forget that game; from the back and methodically pushed I’ll never play another game without up, pressuring the Engineers’ defense with that in my heart,” junior tri-captain through balls to the strikers. Jon Glass said. “I can’t even explain Glass came up from the back to head the hurt after that loss.” two hanging corner kicks just over the net. The fact that the Jumbos, seeded Sophomore striker Mattia Chason eluded seventh going into post season play, the M.I.T. defense on several occasions, were ahead of second ranked but failed to finish. Sophomore Bob Middlebury by such a substantial mar- Kastoff and senior tri-captain Mike Guigli gin late in the game had the makings also had opportunities from their midfield of a classic Cinderella story. A Tufts vic- positions. tory would have stunned the NESCAC, “It was one of those games where it just especially considering the Jumbos have wasn’t falling for us,” Glass said. “We did yet to tally a win against Middlebury everything we could to set up our chances this century. and we usually put them away. Things just “I would like to say that we have weren’t going our way.” forgotten about last year,” senior tri- Tufts finally broke the stalemate three captain Todd Gilbert said. “But [we minutes into the second half. After an have] nine returning starters who M.I.T. defender dragged down sophomore experienced that defeat. Revenge is forward Greg O’Connell just outside the MIKE CONROY/TUFTS DAILY pretty much the only thing on our 18-yard line, Guigli set up for a direct kick. Sophomore Dan Jozwiak and the men’s soccer team outshot M.I.T. 14-9 on Wednesday minds right now.” The veteran captain pounded the ball over afternoon, but a late game letdown allowed the Engineers to come back and defeat the The Jumbos will have their chance the jumping Engineer wall. Guigli’s shot Jumbos 3-2. to avenge the heartbreak tomorrow at sailed past Caldwell and nicked the cross- right after it scores a goal. We let down and over the M.I.T. defense, finding the 6’1 home at Kraft Field. bar on its way into the far corner of the mentally,” Gilbert said. O’Connell’s head next to the far post. “We are going to sit back and use net. The Jumbos began to let emotions get O’Connell redirected the cross into the the emotion to just unleash it on “It was an incredible goal; one of the the better of them after seeing their 1-0 goal giving Tufts a 2-1 advantage. them,” Glass said. best I’ve seen at Tufts,” senior tri-captain lead disappear as quickly as it had arrived. “Drucker didn’t hit a great initial kick,” The team expects playing at home Todd Gilbert said. “We knew we were The team was issued a yellow card after Gilbert said. “But he stayed composed, to be a huge advantage, especially this going to score at some point, and felt it the referee failed to call a foul when and O’Connell was just there and powered early in the season against an oppo- was only a matter of time before we got Kastoff was mauled in the M.I.T. box. Tufts it in.” nent that, if tradition holds, will bring one in.” seemed slightly unorganized in its touch- Tufts settled down immediately after a large, athletic squad to compete. The exuberance produced by the es until gaining a corner kick at the 28:35 the second goal and managed to maintain “I expect the crowd to be pretty big game’s first goal did not last long for the mark. its lead for nearly 20 minutes. The team and very vocal and intimidating,” Jumbos. Less than one minute after The Jumbos set up for the corner, as generated several additional opportuni- Gilbert said. “That will give us a huge Guigli’s goal, M.I.T. junior Andrew Bishara they had throughout the game, with sig- ties, but mainly tried to lock M.I.T. out of advantage. It will be our first game [at responded for the Engineers, placing an nificant pressure on the back post. the box. This preventive defensive Kraft Field] this season too.” angling shot past freshman keeper Brian Sophomore Andrew Drucker’s initial kick scheme, however, had the same effect as it The Jumbos kick off against the Dulmovits. hovered just above ground level, but made Panthers at 1:30 p.m. “The most dangerous time for a team is it back to the kicker who launched it up see MEN’S SOCCER, page 15 —Kristy Cunningham

WOMEN’S SOCCER Shorthanded Jumbos victorious over Wheaton BY ELI BLACKMAN we just had to keep getting play- half. Julie McLane, assisted by Senior Staff Writer ers in and out — don’t ask me “The first goal was huge,” Konopka and sophomore Ashley how we did it.” Whiting said. “It gave us a huge Furr, scored to tie the game at On paper, things did not look “Today was the most fun I’ve confidence boost, and we head- two. good for the Women’s soccer had since winning NESCAC’s ed into halftime with some real This set the stage for sopho- team heading into Wednesday’s freshman year,” senior tri-cap- hope.” more Joelle Emery’s first colle- afternoon bout against Wheaton tain Ariel Samuelson added. “We Samuelson agreed. giate goal. With 20 minutes left in College. basically just ruined their sea- “I think we still had some the contest, the defender The Jumbos were coming off a son.” momentum heading into the launched a direct kick from over shaky 2-0 loss against Colby in Things did not look promising half even without the goal, but it 30 yards over the outstretched their opener and were facing a early in the match. Wheaton was still big because it showed arms of Kronenberg and into the team ranked first in New sophomore Jenna Rabesa gave that we could play with them,” northeast goal, giving the England and 13th nationally. The the Lyons an early 1-0 lead at the she said. “We knew that once we Jumbos a 3-2 lead they would not Lyons soundly beat Tufts 2-0 last 15 minute mark when she took a went up on them, we would sink relinquish. season. Three key injuries left the cross from classmate Lauren them.” “The goalie had the sun in her Jumbos entering the competi- Konopka and scored her second The team came out hungry face and I knew she couldn’t see tion with only 14 players and goal of the year. after the break and took its first anything,” Emery said of the sit- three substitutes. Tufts started to control the ball lead soon after as senior tri-cap- uation. “I was just trying to put Come game time the Jumbos 25 minutes into the game, keep- tain Lindsay Garmirian took a the ball up around the net and showed those statistics didn’t ing it far in the Wheaton zone. deflected shot by Samuelson and hope someone could put it in.” matter, squeaking out a 3-2 vic- With 59 seconds remaining in snuck it past Wheaton sopho- The game got considerably tory over the Lyons in front of a the first half, the Jumbos finally more keeper Stacey Kronenberg more physical as Wheaton JAMES HARRIS/TUFTS DAILY Sophomore Joelle Emery keep the ball rowdy crowd at Kraft Field. broke through. Senior tri-captain about 12 minutes into the sec- scrambled for a tie as time away from Wheaton in Wednesday’s 3-2 “My heart is still pounding out Sarah Callaghan took a perfect ond half. wound down. Samuelson was Jumbo victory. Emery’s direct kick with 20 of my chest,” coach Martha pass from Samuelson and her The Lyons came right back taken down hard twice. minutes remaining was the deciding goal Whiting said after the game. long, lofted shot found the top of after the Garmirian goal and with see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 14 in the affair. “With as many injuries as we had, the net to tie it up going into the one of their own. Sophomore 14 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS Friday, September 16, 2005 INSIDE THE NBA Pathway to finals will run through defending champions San Antonio BY ADAM COOPERSTOCK Richardson and guard Joe Haslem, Miami was one of the Senior Staff Writer Johnson, to the New York Knicks major players in the biggest trade and Atlanta Hawks, respectively. in NBA history. The five-team, 13- The NBA offseason featured its While Richardson is replaceable, player deal involved Miami, the typical flurry of trades and free- the same can’t be said for Boston Celtics, Memphis agent signings as several big Johnson, who appeared to be Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, name players found new homes. emerging as a star alongside and Utah Jazz. While Miami lost Few of last season’s underachiev- Steve Nash, Amare Stoudamire Eddie Jones, Rasual Butler and ers made big acquisitions, how- and Shawn Marion. Qyntel Woods in the deal, they ever. This offseason saw the were also the biggest benefactors, league’s heavyweights tweaking acquiring Antoine Walker, Jason their respective rosters in an While Richardson is Williams, James Posey, Andre effort to become even stronger, Emmett and Roberto Duanes. and while the balance of power in replaceable, the same can’t Walker and Williams should be the league hasn’t changed much, helpful primarily on offense, several teams made compelling be said for Johnson, who while Posey’s impact will be felt personnel moves. on both ends of the floor. These The defending champion San appeared to be emerging players only strengthen a team Antonio Spurs reaffirmed their that many argue would have status as the team to beat, adding as a star alongside Steve made the NBA Finals last year veteran scorers Michael Finley had Dwayne Wade not been and Nick Van Exel to a team Nash, Amare Stoudamire injured in game six of the Eastern whose only flaw was, at times, an Conference Finals against the inconsistent offense. Finley, and Shawn Marion. Detroit Pistons. highly coveted after the Dallas The Pistons made few rosters Mavericks released him, came to changes, signing veteran forward San Antonio despite being Dale Davis and Maurice Evans. offered much more money by the Phoenix’s most intriguing Flip Saunders has taken over for Miami Heat. The Spurs also re- acquisition was Kurt Thomas, Larry Brown as head coach, how- signed Big Shot Bob Horry, a key who came from the Knicks and ever, and it remains to be seen to their championship run and will give the Suns some much- what impact this will have on the among the most clutch players in needed front court help. If he team’s performance. But with key league history. Since they adapts well to the Suns’ fast- players returning, Detroit should retained their key players, the break offense, he will prove to be still be among the top in the East. road to the title will probably a valuable player — perhaps The team that made the most once again go through San most importantly allowing strides toward becoming a con- Antonio. Marion to move back to the small tender was definitely the Some of the Spurs’ fiercest forward position. A rotating cast Cleveland Cavaliers, who have competitors upgraded as well. of players, including Jim Jackson, finally surrounded King James Their Western Conference Finals Raja Bell and Eddie House, will with teammates capable of mak- JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/KRT opponent, the Phoenix Suns, replace Johnson. ing an impact. Although they lost With their comeback featuring championship-magnet Robert Horry, the shuffled their roster significantly The Heat was the most active out on the Michael Redd sweep- Spurs have locked up one of the greatest crunch-time shooters the NBA in an effort to triumph in the West team in the offseason. In addition stakes, they signed a long-term has ever seen and in the process have allowed Tim Duncan to utter the this season. They traded two to re-signing center Shaquille phrase “Big Shot Bobby” for another season. starters, swingman Quentin O’Neal and forward Udonis see NBA, page 13

WOMEN’S SOCCER SIDEBAR Tired Jumbos There’s plenty of blame to go around Jumbos look to BY DREW SHARP bears the stain. Ordonez, he forgot the necessity hold off Knight Ridder Tribune It has consumed Alan of assembling a team. And now upset reigning Trammell perhaps beyond sal- Pudge and Ordonez are flirting Insurrection isn’t new to the vation. It has forced general with regrets about coming to NESCAC champ nationally- Tigers’ clubhouse. Latino play- manager Dave Dombrowski Detroit, although no financial Having already knocked off ers supposedly banded together into seclusion. It has precipitat- planners placed guns to their New England’s top team this ranked Lyons in their contempt for Phil ed a daily deluge of public vent- temples demanding they sell week, a victory tomorrow over Garner in 2001, and everyone ing from the players. The Tigers’ their virtue for money-grabbing Middlebury, last year’s WOMEN’S SOCCER tuned out Luis Pujols two min- clubhouse possesses all the purgatory. NESCAC Champion and New continued from page 16 utes after he replaced Garner six warmth and enthusiasm of a There’s one lone certainty England’s second-ranked Tufts was able to hold off sever- games into the following sea- medical examiner’s office. through this entire mess. From team, would cap off a memo- al late charges thanks in large part son. They’re in a more perilous this day forward, the pressure rable week for the women’s to the play of the team’s first-year That’s why the poisonous position now than they were rests exclusively on Ilitch and soccer team. players. Freshmen Maya Shoham, stench of resignation wafting two years ago. Back then, they his first lieutenant, “We feel like we can beat Ali Mehlsak and Genevieve Citrin, through the Tigers’ clubhouse couldn’t fall any lower. Everyone Dombrowski. anybody now,” coach Martha and sophomores Julia Brown and the last two weeks doesn’t knew they stank, but the imme- It’s pointless even debating Whiting said. “We can Jessie Wagner were able to quickly sound off alarms. diate remedy seemed much the merits of bringing Trammell breathe a little sigh of relief get over early season jitters and This is what losers do. clearer. Owner Mike Ilitch had back for a fourth season. He’s that we’re not 0-2 and can secure the win. The victory evened This is what we’ve come to to invest more in players, dust done. Paint him as a necessary really focus on Middlebury.” the Jumbos’ record to 1-1 and expect from the Tigers. the cobwebs off his wallet and scapegoat if you choose, but The squad would to the dropped the Lyons to 3-3. It was A pox on all of them for a bring in veterans to fill as many he’s the most easily disposable services of three important but Wheaton’s first loss against a New stretch of ineptitude the last few holes as possible. component in another reclama- injured players: senior center England opponent since 2001. weeks more humiliating than But in his obsession to over- tion project. midfielder Lydia Claudio, jun- “We went into the game treat- anything we saw two years ago pay for injury-plagued, big-tick- Trammell has said it’s his ior center fullback Jen Fratto ing them like any other team,” during the 119-loss nightmare. et names that nobody else responsibility to take the first and sophomore forward Whiting said. “We prepare for And they’re all responsible. wanted, such as Pudge bullet when critics and/or supe- Lauren Fedore. every team with the same intensi- Every level of this organization Rodriguez and Magglio riors give out blame. Defense will be critical ty, and I think that really helped against the high-powered us.” Middlebury offense. There is In earning her first victory, jun- SCHEDULE | Sept. 12 — Sept. 18 some good news, as ior keeper Annie Ross made seven Middlebury’s top two scorers saves, including a deflection as MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN from last season, Brittany she collided with an onrushing Cronin and Mayo Fujii, both Lyon in the closing seconds. Field Hockey @ Wellesley Middlebury 4:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. graduated last spring. “I’m feeling pretty good right Middlebury’s offense, led by now, though I can never be totally MIT freshman forward Ashley Pfaff satisfied with myself,” Ross said. Men’s Soccer 4:00 p.m. Middlebury and juniors Erin Oliver and Erin “But that’s what makes me work 1:30 p.m. Pittenger, is still one of the harder. It was really important to strongest in the conference get this first win, and our confi- Women’s Wheaton Middlebury and is coming off a 5-0 mid- dence is immeasurable right Soccer 4:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. week thrashing of non-confer- now.” ence Norwich. Injuries continue to plague the Jumbos. Sophomore Lauren Men’s Cross @ UMass Tufts senior tri-captains Ariel Country Invite, 12 p.m. Samuelson and Sarah Fedore (concussion), senior Lydia Callaghan will look to exploit Claudio (ankle), and junior Jen the inexperience of Panther Fratto (back) were all held out of Women’s @ UMass Invite, 12 p.m. freshman keeper Adele action Wednesday. The team Cross Country Plunkett, whose lone NESCAC would them back on the field soon. Endicott vs. Colby @ vs. Bates @ victory this season came at the Volleyball 7:00 p.m. Bowdoin Bowdoin hands of the mediocre Conn. “At halftime we were all dying, 8:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. College Camels last weekend. but luckily we were having fun in Game time is set for 3:30 the second half and didn’t feel as p.m. on Kraft Field. tired,” Samuelson said. “Once JUMBOCAST —Aman Gupta we’re a full team I think we’re going to be very hard to beat.” Friday, September 16, 2005 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

WOMEN’S TENNIS Bayard notches first win as coach BY AMAN GUPTA tone for us to move forward with Things didn’t get much more Daily Editorial Board into the season.” difficult on the singles side, as Tufts cruised in the doubles Bram kicked things off with a The Women’s tennis team, matches to start off the day, with 6-0, 6-2 win over Whitney at ranked 17th in the nation and senior tri-captains Lisa Miller number one. Miller, who was third in New England, got its fall and Becky Bram leading the playing in her first singles match campaign off on the right foot charge with an 8-1 beating of since returning from a year on Wednesday, clobbering the Smith’s top two players, senior abroad, saw little decline in her Smith College Pioneers 9-0 on captain Camille Whitney and game, defeating Albrezzi 6-0, 6- the Voute Courts in the first freshman Francesca Albrezzi. 1 at second singles. match of its 2005 season. The Jumbo freshmen Jessica Knez “I feel like I played smart win was the first for newly hired and Mari Homma triumphed at today,” Miller said. “I was nerv- head coach Kate Bayard, whose second doubles, defeating ous and excited to play a match Jumbos surrendered a total of Smith sophomores Seiko Fujii after being away all year last just 19 games in nine matches and Catherine Lydecker by the year, and I got over the initial against the Pioneers. same score of 8-1. Sophomore nerves and played well. It’s “A win is always a win,” senior Megan Gentzler and freshman strange and exciting to come co-captain Lisa Miller added. Andrea Cenko also were suc- back to almost a completely “We take every team seriously, cessful at third doubles, defeat- brand new team for my senior JEFF CHEN/TUFTS DAILY and playing well as a team in the ing a pair of Smith freshmen, year, and I’m excited to see what Senior co-captain Lisa Miller drills a forehand en route to her second sin- first match of the season and Andrea Dreskin and MyDzung gles 6-0, 6-1 victory over Smith College freshman Francesca Albrezzi. getting our first win sets a great Chi, 8-2. see TENNIS, page 13

FIELD HOCKEY M.I.T. calculates Wellesley diagnoses Tufts with a case of the blues to be too much BY LIZ HOFFMAN Injuries are already an issue in the last week was decidedly absent on Daily Editorial Board young season, as three Jumbos remain Wednesday, according to McDavitt. in final minutes sidelined. Junior forward Kathleen “The atmosphere was very different The field hockey team fell to 1-1 on Martin, sophomore forward Corey Green, [from the Colby game],” she said. “We MEN’S SOCCER Wednesday afternoon with a mid-week and classmate defender Meghan Becque came on a little flat, and we got behind and continued from page 16 3-1 loss to non-conference Wellesley. A are out of action, leaving openings at key started playing a little frantic. We had some so often does in the NFL: it prevented the combination of good Wellesley execution positions and forcing some Jumbos into good shots, and we had a lot of rebounds Jumbos from securing the win with an in front of the cage and a slightly rusty some new positions. that we need to put in. [Last] Saturday, we insurance score. Tufts lineup gave the Blue its first win of “Those losses definitely hurt us,” were combining more offensively and Indeed, M.I.T. evened the score at two the season. McDavitt said. “We’re missing some of stringing passes together, and we didn’t do with just under ten minutes to play. The ball After nearly 18 minutes of scoreless our depth,” a quality which the coach has that [against Wellesley].” ricocheted off various feet in the middle as play, Wellesley junior Lydia Parzych made previously cited as one of the team’s Tufts veterans saw a familiar face on Tufts’ defense pinched in. Several poorly a goal, which was quickly followed by strengths. Wednesday, as former Jumbo and transfer controlled passes by M.I.T. somehow result- senior Julia Hunter five minutes later on a junior Beth Kelley sported the Wellesley ed in the ball squirting out the left side to a perfectly executed penalty corner. blue and white. wide open co-captain Walter Song. Song had The Wellesley defense kept the Tufts We need to keep the “We joked that we taught her every- three years to set up, and drilled the ball past forward line at bay in the first half, rarely thing she knows,” McDavitt said. “It’s a sprawling Dulmovits to the right side. allowing a breach into the circle. The game at our pace, keep possession tough seeing her in a different jersey, and “Unfortunately, it’s been a trait of ours in Jumbos were only able to make a single we miss her this year, but she’s a great kid recent years to give up cheap goals and let shot in the opening period. of“ the ball, get into their circle, and she played great for them.” games we should win get away from us,” Tufts tried to even the score in the sec- Although the team’s lack of chemistry Gilbert said. ond half, but a goal with 21:50 left on the and just keep shooting. Wednesday was a disappointment, the With momentum on its side and time clock got them only halfway there. team would rather have off games early in running out, M.I.T. began pressuring Tufts Sophomore forward Ileana Katz redirect- Ileana” Katz the season than later on. more than it had all afternoon. The ed a shot from senior co-captain Lea Sophomore forward “We talked about it and realized that Engineers’ efforts paid off in the form of the Napolitano past the Wellesley defense to there are going to be games where we just game-winning goal in the 85th minute. put the Jumbos on the board. don’t gel the way we should,” Watkins Sophomore Chase Lochmiller headed in a “We talked at halftime about different McDavitt has made penalty corners a said. “But we’d rather have this type of cross from fellow second-year player Chris ways to beat the defense, to keep transfer- cornerstone of the team’s offensive game game early on in the season. We definite- Desrochers to drive the win home for M.I.T. ring the ball,” coach Tina McDavitt said. plan. They were the key to the Jumbos’ 3- ly have things to fix, and it’s good that we It was the first time in three years that an “The girls came out stronger in the sec- 0 win over Colby last Saturday, but this see them now.” M.I.T.-Tufts match-up ended with a victory ond half and put a lot of pressure on week they played a very different role. The Jumbos will have to work fast, as for either team as the cross-town, non- Wellesley, but it wasn’t our day.” Wellesley converted two of its eight corner they face their toughest opponent of the league foes battled to ties in each of the past Despite hammering out 11 shots on attempts, while the Jumbos were able to season, NESCAC goliath Middlebury at two seasons. goal in the second half, a young Tufts convert only one of their 13 opportunities 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers — a “[The loss] doesn’t mean much overall,” front line was unable to score again. Blue in front of the cage. nationally-recognized field hockey giant Glass said. “We moved the ball well, and did junior Sara Stein put the finishing touch- “The ball was stuck in the midfield most that advanced to the NCAA title game in a lot of great things. But we realized that we es on a Wellesley win with a picture-per- of the game,” junior defender Stacy 2004 — dealt the Jumbos a crushing 7-1 can’t play for 75 minutes, we have to play for fect penalty corner. Watkins said. “We rarely got inside their cir- defeat last fall en route to an undefeated 90 minutes. Every minute counts and we “We didn’t create as many offensive cle, and we had trouble putting it in when regular season. have to play hard throughout the whole opportunities as we could have, and we we did.” “We need to keep the game at our pace, game.” didn’t execute on the ones we got,” Katz The fluid play and precision ball move- keep possession of the ball, get into their With the loss, Tufts fell to an even 1-1 on said. ment that propelled the Jumbos over Colby circle, and just keep shooting,” Katz said. the season. Editors’ Challenge — Week 2 “BAHHHHHH!” said the sheepish editors’ challenge participants following a Week 1 that 0-16 record for failing to submit any picks. Way to raise the white flag already. Perennial door- could not produce a single over-.500 effort. When the dust settled, a sextet (don’t get any mats Kristy “WHAM, BAM” Cunningham and Andrew “No [Silver] Lining” also went .500 ideas) was left atop the standings, with an 8-8 mark being the best anyone could muster. Tom prior to their inevitable decline. In unquestionably the cutest development, the sister-brother “I was the only one smart enough to send in two point totals for two MNF games” Spera out- duo of Liz “Ozzie” and Ben “Jose” Hoffman found themselves one game behind the pack at witted the group with his New Orleans pick but flopped elsewhere, allowing Alex “Temple of” 7-9 and one game ahead of early cellar-dweller Sam “Sterile” Verill. Dave “I once compared Bloom and Aman “Basket Case” Gupta to be among the leaders to catch him at 8-8. Nate the Men’s lacrosse team to a Happy Meal before landing the proverbial rebound screw with “the anti-Alamo” Grubman also went 8-8, but will find it difficult to rebound from this week’s the Arts Department” Cavell provides his guest selections. Alex Aman Andrew Nate Kristy Tom Liz Ben Sam Dave

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Their “Right now we’re just taking tined for mediocrity for another Knez picked up her first col- absence could allow the squad our season one match at a NBA continued from page 14 year. legiate singles win at third sin- time,” Miller said. “We’re excit- One team that few are talking gles, easily defeating doubles ed for the girls to come back in deal with guard Larry Hughes, about that made some improve- opponent Fujii 6-0, 6-3, while the spring and we’re confident who was coming off a career year The win was the Jumbos’ ments for the upcoming season classmates Gentzler (6-0, 6-1) that we’ll be very strong then, with the Washington Wizards. is the Milwaukee Bucks. The and Cenko (6-0, 6-2) also but right now we want every They re-signed center Zydrunas first without junior All- Bucks were able to retain star picked up their first collegiate girl on the team to play as well Ilgauskas and acquired Donyell guard Redd, signing him to a six- W’s at fifth and sixth singles, as they can and feel good about Marshall, who was playing well Americans Jen Luten and year extension. In addition, they respectively. Sophomore Lani their contribution to this on a struggling Toronto Raptors picked up unheralded swingman Ackerman completed the team.” squad last season, to help him in Kylyn Deary, who are Bobby Simmons, the NBA’s sweep of the Pioneers, though The Jumbos will look to con- the frontcourt. 2004-05 Most Improved Player. she had to work a bit harder tinue their solid play through A team that failed to upgrade abroad in Italy for the fall In the end, it seems all but cer- than her teammates to do so. the rest of the fall season. In the was the Minnesota tain that San Antonio and Ackerman struggled in the first immediate future lies an away Timberwolves. Yet again, the semester. Phoenix will be fighting it out for set but was able to pull away match against the Colby Mules Wolves refused to give Kevin supremacy in the Western 7-5, and then cruised over on Saturday, followed by the Garnett any help on the floor. Conference once again. Tim Smith freshman Dzung Chi 6-1 to develop its younger talent Intercollegiate Tennis While ridding itself of the big Duncan and company have per- in the second. and be that much deeper come Association tournament at contracts of Latrell Sprewell haps as good a Spurs squad since The win was the Jumbos’ spring, when the duo will be Bowdoin the following week- and Sam Cassell, Minnesota Duncan has arrived, and will be first without junior All- back in action as Tufts vies for a end. lost out on Finley and Redd, among others, and look des- the team to beat this season.