THE TUFTSDAILY m,reYou Read It First Thursday, February 10,2000 Volume XL, Number 13 I Resignations plague TCU government, hurt system byMA’ITHEWKANE initiatives. A full vot- ever, new, more rigorous the TCU. “I resigned for many reasons. Daily Editorial Board ing Senate, as defined ELBO policies, combined Most importantly, I didn’t feel that I could Craig Waldman’s resignation as Tufts by the TCU Constitu- with the recurrent resigna- any longer be productive in this student Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ) Co- tion, consists of 29 tions, may make itdifficultto government. I am disappointed with some chair on Monday night was only one in a members. The Senate, fillthevacated seats for some aspects of student government at this mo- series ofresignations that have plagued the which is designed to time, as the deadline for can- ment,” he said. TC U government over the past two years. have equal representa- didate petitions was last Wells also voiced similar disappoint- Eleven TCU members have now resigned tion from each class, night. ment in his resignation statement. “I lost my this year. has only two voting The larger issue sur- desire to be apart ofthis organization. I do This Sunday, at the Senate’s third meet- senators representing rounding the 11 total resig- not feel I can accomplish my goals in the ing ofthe semester, President Larry Harris the senior class and nations in the TCU govern- current confines. The Senate is separated will announce the resignation of freshman three representing the ment-especially the eight and disjointed.. . I was disappointed with Debbie Chou, the fourth senator to resign junior class. fiomthe Senate-isanalarm- the level ofpolitical wrangling and bureau- since winter break. Thus far this semester, Thesenate isnotthe ing trend that began cracythat was the Senate has not had a general meeting only branch ofthe TCU last year and seems to involved with without at least one member resigning. government that has be plaguing Tufts’ stu- student gov- The four senators that have departed been plagued by early dent government. ernment as a this semester - freshman Debbie Chou, resignations. The Elec- All the reasons whole.” senior IMeena tion Board that the representa- Thever junior (ELBO), which is tives gave for their res- Many of the Randy Wells, responsible for ignations are impor- complica- and freshman carrying out all TCU elections, saw tant critiques of certain facets of the tions that Emily Jmz- its sole member, Sarah Molenkamp, TCU’s current state. make it diffi- add to the four resign in September. The rest of the Many ofthe formerrepresentatives cult to work first-semester board’s members had already re- cited unexpected workload, both from productively resignations signed last May in the wake of con- their studies and from the Senate, as a in the Senate - Costa troversy involving the election for chief reason for the resignation. 0th- and TCUJ Nicolaau, Eric Senate president. ers commented that their priorities could be at- Hanson, Isaac TheTCUJ, normally aseven-per- changed during the year or that they tributed to Dole, and son body, saw Waldman and mem- were no longerenjoying their govern- last May’s Howard Lien ber Eric Modeen, resign this semes- mental roles. Some said their resigna- cabinet --leaving the ter as well. Coupled with the early tions were rooted in displeasure with am en dmen t , remaining 19 graduation of Dan Lewis, LA ’99, the nature of student government at which caused voting sena- these resignations leave the TCU J Tufts. Several individuals saidthatthey Josh Margolin agreat deal of tors 5,hort- defunct until new members can be feltunabletoaccomplishwhattheyfelt controversy handed as elected. needed to be done due to constraints inher- among the TCU branches. However, even they work to- ELBO has scheduledan election ent in the TCUJ, ELBO, and, the Senate. before the amendment became an issue, the wards acxom- Daily filephoto to fill vacated spots in both the Sen- Waldman was one of the individuals plishing new Meena Thever ate and the TCUJ for Feb. 17. How- who spoke out about his displeasure with see RESIGNATIONS, page 2 ents object to Res Life’s

blanket finingc- for vandalism by SARAH SWAIN who preferred to remain anonymous. Senior Staff Writer When approached, the facilities department de- TheOfficeofResidential Life is imposingafineon ferred to the Office of Residential Life. Assistant all Wren Hall residents after a number of vandalism Director of Residential Life Bob Clark said the office incidents have occurred there over the past few strictly adheres to the fining guidelines which are months. Last semester, apinball machine was thrown posted on its website. According to the policy, the off the “draw bridge,” a ping pong table was stolen repair costs of non-attributed vandalism in dorm from the lounge, and a fire extinguisher was used common areas will be divided equally among the when there was no fire. Last month, all of the suite dorm’s residents, who will also pay $10 fine. doorknobs were stolen off of the doors. Wren Hall resident Manijeh Azmoodeh believes While this policy may be an efficient way for the that the University should accept responsibility for University to collect over $6000 in revenue and potential vandalism when it chooses to place items quickly replace the stolen and broken objects, many such as pinball machines in public spaces where students believe that they are being unjustly penal- vandalism might occur. ized for the wrongful actions of others. These stu- “Ifthe University is not going to take responsibil- dents feel that the University should take preventive ity for the things it leaves in public areas, then I for measures to counteract vandalism, rather waiting one will not be held accountable and pay for their until after incidents have occurred and then enacting replacement,” she said. “If the University would blanket punishments that punish students who impose such fines on its students if things like the weren’t involved.‘ pinball machine and the ping pong table were stolen, Photo by Jacob Silberberg “They overcharged us so much here anyway, why didn’t they have the common sense to chain Acts of vandalism, such as this cavity punched through the 41 why should we have to pay yet another fine for them down or bolt them to the floor?” in Miller Hall, are becoming more prevalent around campus. something that wasn’t our fault,” askedone resident, One suggestion that Azmoodeh made was that

~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ Tufts install a dorm security system, possibly includ- Excerpts from the Tufts Office of vandalism occurs. The amount for been surpassed, residents who have ing guards or a front desk through which students Residential Life’s Policy on each building will be determined by common (key) access to the could be monitored. Many other local universities Vandalism: the designed occupancy for each vandalized area will be fined $10 per have such features, including Boston University. building. Residents of that building person per incident. This is done to Other residents of Wren Hall do not feel as If damzge or vandalism occurs, will not be charged if non-attributed encourage communities to take strongly about the fine. “I think it’s funny.. . in a way that it makes them look stupid. But it sucks that we responsibility for vandalism and to regardless of whether in a common damage is less than $1 per resident have to pay the fine,” Rachel Evans said. area or student room, and the per academic year. Once accumulated identify individuals responsible for This is not the first time that acts of vandalism person(s) responsible is identified, non-attributed damage exceeds $1 per the vandalism. If after residents have have occurred in residence halls. As student Michael then the total cost of the damage or resident then the total cost of the all been fined an individual or Xenelis noted, Bush Hall residents were forced to vandalism (labor + materials + central non-attributed damage will be divided individuals come forward to take pay fines last year after fire exit signs were stolen, a administration fee) will be billed to the equally among those residents who responsibility, the individuals will be student kicked in a wall, and several windows were individual(s) involved. In addition, have common (key) access to the billed and the community will be broken. disciplinary action may be taken.. . damaged area. In the case of damage, credited. “I’m kind of used to it because it happened last students will be billed for the cost year inmy dorm,”Xenelissaid. “Idon’t thinkit’s fair Residential Life and Facilities (labor + materials + central The decision about whether an that we have to pay a fine, but there isn’t any other understand that there may be some administration fee), with no punitive incident is damage or vandalism better way.” Azmoodeh does not share Xenelis’ nonchalance. damage or vandalism in the residence fine attached. rests with the Residential Life After writing a viewpoint for the Daily stating her halls for which no individual will take professional staff. views on the situation, Azmoodeh received anumber responsibility. Staff will record In the case of non-attributed of responses from other Wren residents. Many stu- damage and vandalism and students vandalism, once the $1 per resident Thefull policy can be found at http:li dents shared her view that students - many of will be informed when damage or per year cumulative threshold has ase.tufts.edu1reslife. see FINES,page 2 2 THETUFTSDMLY.February 10,2DO@ The Daily Weather Forecast Today Tomorrow

Attorney chosen to Mostly cloudy Cloudy, light rain (freezing rain?) AM precip then mostly cloudy defend Olson in SLA High: 40 Low: 36 High: 40 trial A cold front will die as it crosses over the Tufts campus today, shifting the winds to LOS ANGELES -Henry J. Hall, whose clients have included the east-northeast and bringingsome cloudiness in off the ocean. Tonight the decaying rlight Stalker Richard Ramirez and the man convicted ofkilling Bill temperature boundary will lift north as a warm front, as a weak area of low pressure Zosby’s son, has been appointed to defend Sara Jane Olson, the glides eastward. This will result in some light rain, or possibly a little freezing rain dinnesota doctor’s wife accused of plotting to kill police officers by overnight and into Friday morning. The weekend is still uncertain; the computer danting pipe bombs under Los Angeles Police Department squad models are all over the place regarding a potential Saturday snowstorm. Latest arsin 1975. indications are that it won’t be a big deal, but check back tomorrow. If the models Hall, a lawyer with the alternate public defender’s office, joined don’t improve by then, I will do the calculus based physics comiputations myself and Iakland attorney Susan B. Jordan -but will be paid at taxpayer let you know what I came up with. xpense. Olson said she has run out of money to pay lawyers. She - Weather forecast bv Dailv Editor Andrew Freedman sfreeon$l million bail. Olson, then known as Kathleen Soliah, was indicted in 1976 in onnection with the bomb plot. Two nail-packed pipe bombs were ound under LAPD patrol cars, allegedly to avenge the deaths of TCU resignations a sign of deeper problems ix members of the radical group, the Symbionese Liberation RESIGNATIONS some students view as a key prob- 4rmy, in an armed confrontation with police. But the bombs did continued from page 1 lot explode. lem - the current election pro- Olson, an SLA sympathizer,was scheduledto go to trial this week, TCU had already faced a rash of cess. The fact that freshman e-lec- ut the case was postponed after Stuart Hanlon, one of her original resignations. tions take place during new stu- awyers, had to drop out for family reasons. A new trial date will be The 1998-1999 Senate saw dents’ first month on campus is et Feb. 28. four of its five non-graduating particularly troubling to some executive board members ofthe members either TCU. Fresh- Affiliation deadline resign or man Senator choose not to Andrew Potts prompts flurry of voter run for re-elec- said he could ‘. tion. Former Vice understand President Vivek why four ofhis registration changes Ramgopal, As- fellow fresh- Tens of thousands of Californians either registered to vote or sistant Trea- men resigned witched their party affiliations on Monday’s deadline - an surer Marc mid-term. bove-average number that may foreshadow an above-average Lipson, Histo- “They don’t urnout for the state’s unusual March 7 presidential primary, rian Robyn realize how se- lection officials said. Herzog, and Par- rious the Sen- Photo by Daniel Rodrigues Californians can vote for any presidential candidate in the primary, liamentarian ate is. They fi- Eric Hanson ut to earn nominating delegates for that candidate, they must Josh Margolin nally realized belong to his party. are all absent that maybe this over caused by resignations. In San Mateo County, that rule, which is new since the state’s 1996 from this year’s isn’t for me. Harris, however, is one sena- rimary, may have fueled as much as 80 percent of the last-minute Senate. The Peoplemay see tor who does not view this as a raffic, elections manager Bill Jackson said, and other counties also only former ex- it as this neat problem. “If you really look at eported above-average switching. ecutive board thing we’re this year by itself, we had had Part ofthat increasemay have been attributable to John McCain’s member who is Emily JerezPhoto byDanielRodrigues going to do. resignations ofmostly freshmen. :aliforniacampaign, which registered voters at mass transit stations, still amember of Once the new- The reason for that is probably upermarkets, and other locations in an effort to attract independents the Senate is President Larry Har- ness wears off and people realize because ofthe timing ofthe elec- nd Democrats to its candidate. ris. These members left the Sen- that you have to get down and tion for those seats. Other than McCain senior adviser Ken Khachigian said Tuesday he believed ate for various reasons, but the dirty and that it’s not going to be those, the resignations have he campaign met its goal ofpersuading 30,000 voters, mainly in the end result wasa small number of easy, they may become unsure,” been senators who weren’t re- 5ay Area and San Diego to register with the GOP. remaining experienced senators. he said. ally contributing, and thus we “That’s about 1.5 percent ofthe Republican primary electorate,” The resignations of Senators Some senators have expressed will benefit from havingnew sena- le said, “so in a close race, it really would make a difference.” and TCUJ members who lost their concern at meetings with the lack tors come on who really want to Media coverage of the registration deadline, and particularly of drive and interest in student gov- of continuity in the Senate that wo:rk rather than take up space,” :alifornia’s new primary rules, may have prompted the amount of ernment also highlighted what haresulted from the rapid turn- he said. ctivity, said Alfie Charles, spokesman for the secretary of state’s iffice. But having a competitive presidential race and a relatively Students voice opposition to vandalism fines arly primary also played a part. “In every election, if there’s a horse race at the top of the ticket, FINES tial Life and requested that the to cover the cost, since residential foterregistration goes up and so does participation,” Charles said. continued from page 1 pinball machine, ping-pongtable, life does not have the budget to When you add in the element of apresidential primary that’s really whom already face tight budgets and other pieces of furniture be pay for things like that,” Trudell :oing to make a difference for California, that adds some enthusiasm -should not be forced to bear the boltedto the floor orchaineddown, said. D the process that wouldn’t otherwise be there.” weight of the fine. so as to prevent acts of vandalism ,4s is explained to students on Statewide, more than 100,000 changes were made to the 14.6 When Azmoodeh attempted before they occurred, but no ac- the first day of every fall semes- nillion-person voting roll, Charles estimated, but that number in- to contact the administration and tion was taken. ter, if no one steps forward and ludes already registered voters making address changes. discover who was responsible Wren RA Scott Trudell said accepts responsibility for acts of Forty-two percent of the state’s registered voters turned out for for imposing the fine, no one that he and other RAs repeatedly vandalism, such as pulling fire he 1996primary, Charles said. would give her a definitive an- askedresidential life to secure the alaims and breaking windows, all swer. furniture. “Basically, some person students living in the dorm are E-chair for the frazzled Earlier inthe semester, the Resi- stole [the ping pong table] and finad. Despite the negative senti- dential Assistants (RA) and Proc- destroyed [the pinball machine], ment about the fines, they remain How frazzled are we? So frazzled that even our loungers are torofwren Hall met with Residen- so the residents in the dorm have in place. omputer-ready . JC Penney has introduced its first piece of cyber-furniture, a $699 Z Chair with a built-in phone jack and electrical outlet for a laptop omputer. The basic chair also sports amagazine rack and retractable, Do you have an issue with anything rushed aluminum swivel work surface. For$249 more, you get a flip- ip ottoman in which to stow laptop and work stuff. The chair is designed as a sit-down work station, fitting “the full happening Oh CNnpuC.P mge of people’s profiles, from five-feet-two to six-feet-three,” said ;evin Herzog, a Penriey senior furniture buyer. “The Penney people were concerned about the softness of the Write a letter to the edlitor. ushions,” said Bruce Bernbach, president of the Rowe Furniture :orp., the manufacturer ofthe chair. “We were conscious ofthe arm eight, and we took some depth out of the cushion.” (Keep it under 350 words,, please.) Perfect for those whose idea of relaxing is working. E-mail it to tdailya tufits.edu. Compiled from the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service and TMS Campus News Service THE‘I‘UFTS DAILY February 10,2000 3 Features Students go on tour without leaving the classroom The Odyssey shows that the Internet can be used as a valuable educational tool by JOAN VOLLERO anytime. There have been over 800 dis- “You know the guy who founded the soft- Daily Staff Writer patches posted on the site so far, which ware company Trilogy? He racked up more Kavitha strolls down the lush palmed cover a broad range of topics such as the than 22 credit cards getting his corpora- beach, taking in the balmy air and crystal- environment, the arts, history, human tion going. The guys who founded Hotmail line blue water, reveling in her exotic lo- rights, and current events. went to 22 venture capitalists before they cale. Soon she will join the rest of her The site has used video and audio to found funding. How can I do less?” he friends for ajaunt to Costa Rica. Does this interview threeNobel Peace Prize laureates, said. Courtesy of www. woddtek.om sound like amoment from spring break to including Rigoberta Menchu, Oscar Arias, Numerous corporate sponsors such as you? and Adolfo Peres Esquivel. It has also Viant, Verio, Eastman Kodak, Patagonia, suffered by people in “developing” coun- Actually, Kavitha is one of six “trek- hosted interviews with six Goldman Envi- Panasonic, and eBay have provided ev- tries and imposed by people in “devel- kers” slelected for a two-year journey ronmental Prize winners, a member of the erything from office space to digital cam- oped” countries. However, his time spent around the globe called World Trek. You South African Truth and Reconciliation eras. The World Trek program has gar- as a Fulbright Scholarin Venezuela sparked can find their exploits and adventures Committee, an AfricaPrize Laureate, and an nered awards and notable mentions from his interest in working at the grass-roots documented on The Odyssey website, Egyptian author. The World Trekkers ar- USA Today, Excite, The New York Times level. He began to realize that “focusing www.arorldtrek.org, which was founded rangethese interviews in atimely mannerto Learning Network, Education World, and energy and resources on empowering by Tufts alumnus Jeff Golden. He was also coincide with the country that they are the Microsoft Encarta Schoolhouse, people to make change forthemselves was a 1990 and 1992 EPIIC participant, and a currently touring. Presently, the team is in among others. The site is even a current the only way for effective change to oc- member ofthe LeonardCarmichaelSociety the “Middle East Stage” of its trip, where it entry for the 2000 Webbie Awards in the cur.’’ (LC9 will visit Israel and Palestinian Territories, Education category. More importantly, Golden came to this conclusion by The Odyssey is a bright, colorful, and Turkey, and Iran. In the fall, it will be in the however, it has been praised by parents researching, reviewing, and evaluating engaging website “India to China and teachers. environmental organizations in Venezu- that calers to stu- Stage,” exploring Jeff Golden’s mission to“usethe Internet ela. He also worked with several Women’s dents from kinder- ‘‘The Epllc program at 1 New Delhi, India, and to promote global awareness among youth Studies professors and a family plan- and involve them in activities to create ning organization to study the relation- positive change in the world” through the ship between the status of women in Trelk, sponsored “Latin America use of online interactive treks can be par- Venezuelan society and Venezuelan fer- by the website, experience in my life. ” Stage” in Guatemala tially credited to what he has gained from tility rates. He also lived and worked with takes students in - Executive Director of The an; Peru and the his undergraduate experiences at Tufts a local community leader in Petare, a c 1 as i; r o o m s Odyssey Jeff Golden ‘‘Africa Stage” in and with the EPIIC program. “I thank shantytown on the outskirts of Caracas, throughout the __- ___ I______-II___~ Mali,Zimbabwe,and Sherman Teichman and the Experimental and assisted in their efforts to cope with world an an inten- Egypt. College for their vision and the tremen- and confront problems such as drug use, sive t%o-year field trip. An upcoming The six World Trekkers were selected dous work they have invested in EPIIC, violence, teenage pregnancy, and gang program slated for this fall will take them from an applicant pool of over 2000. Col- and thus in me and other EPIIC students, involvement. on a one-year trek around the United lectively, they speak English, Tagalog, and for everything it has allowed us to go He returned to the United States States. ‘TheOdyssey uses these programs Spanish, French, Telegu, Italian, and He- on to do in and for this world,” he said. emboldened,and dedicatedthe subsequent to promote an appreciation of cultural brew. They all have impressive volunteer Golden’s EPIIC experience, along with five years of his life to aiding the urban differences worldwide, to inspire stu- records and extensive travel experience. his involvement in LCS, have figured youth, which he called “themost neglected dents’ involvement in community ser- The current team is comprised of individu- prominently in his life, influencing his dedi- and maligned sector in American society.” vice, ar.d to demonstrate that the Internet als from racial and ethnic backgrounds, cation to community service and guiding He chiefly developed and taught a bilin- can be used as an effective medium for and careers as diverse as their assortment his interests. gual Spanish class that sought to em- activism and relaying educational cur- of languages. Initially, individuals embark- “The EPIIC program at Tufts University power Latino youth through celebration riculum. ing on the trek included an educator, an was unequivocally the defining experi- of Latino culture and study ofLatin Ameri- The Odyssey website currently serves environmental activist, a software de- ence in my life. The skills and knowledge can literature. over 1,600 teachers worldwide and receives signer, an outdoors youth educator, and EPIIC compelled me to develop have been In 1995, Golden first conceived ofThe over30,OOOhitsperschoolday. Ithas been an opera singer. deeply relevant to the work I’ve done Odyssey. A year later he launched the accessed from over 90 countries. Team As with any new company, there are subsequently: as a Fulbright Scholar in website in San Francisco and began vol- members on the actual World Trek are bound to be financial difficulties getting it Venezuela, a high school teacher in inner- unteering full-time for The Odyssey by equipped with a laptop computer and digi- offthe ground. A May 1999 article In Sun city San Francisco, and as the Founder and 1997. Presently, he devotes somuchofhis tal video camera that enables them to docu- Francisco magazine said that Golden has Executive Director of The Odyssey,” time to The Odyssey that he has not been ment the people and places they visit. The a“very Northem-Califomiaattitude” about Golden said. able to partake in his hobbies of Ultimate Odyssey website is updated twice a week his debt of $30,000 on half a dozen credit Upon completing his undergraduate Frisbee, rock climbing, mountain biking, with a riew entry, or “dispatch,” from the cards. In the article, Golden optimistically studies, Golden focused his interests in travelling, and backpacking as frequently team, and then is archived for reference at cited examples to justify the spending. addressing the dilemma of the injustices as he would like. Dropping I am always embarrassed when I ask a professor to sign “I was both stunned and delighted,” the student said. “You’re gonna like the way you look.. . I guarantee it,” the drop portion ofan adddrop form. I hate lying, and I hate No word yet on whetherthe requirement ofan advisor’s he said. feeling bad for the professor as I vacate the room. What will signature is being waived in this case. Ironically, the Ex College, the adddrop school itself, has I say if 1:he prof. asks me why I am dropping the course? Capernian’sactions have spurred copycat incidents, as not seen any dropped courses. Ex College professors “Frankly, Professor, you are intolerably boring. I fell professors all over campus are dropping like wildfire, if explained that they don’t have any alternative. “,I have asleep in the first class. wildfire does indeed drop. Actually, wildfire bums like nothing else to do, why do you think I am teaching in the )lead in the I have never met any- wildfire; there areno confirmed incidents ofwildfire drop- Ex College?” said the teacher of a coursetitled, “The course one so self-absorbed, ping. That sentence should have read, “dropping like a for people locked out of everything else.” except maybe for me.” rock,” but alas, it has already been written. The Dailycheckedwith the Lincoln-Filene Center to see rLL=jNo, I can’t say that. Anyway, a total of 45 professors have effectively re- how they have been affected. Unfortunately,the Lincoln- Instead I lie, and say that five classes is just too much for signed in the two days following the unprecedented events Filene Center has no idea what it does, once did, or is me, even though I am only signed up for three. Or I explain in Comp 6. supposed to do. - that I hz.ve a deep-rooted fear of plants, as well as people, Hardest hit has been the English Department, as English “We pay some fellows to do research, and I think we are and I just cannot bring myselfto face this specter in “Plants professors have been giving up. In the words of one some sort of community service-oriented place, but I am not and IHurnanity.” English prof., “Why even try to teach classes when no one exactly sure,” Lincoln-Filene said. “It is almost like the The other day I looked down at that bubble-filled form can get into them anyway?” The Department has admitted University decided to go to sleep, and they hoped every- and wondered, what if professors start thinking further to teaming up with the Sociology department in a large- thing was all right when they woke up.. . well I’ll tell ya outside the box, and decide to drop their own courses? scale experiment to see what students will do in the face of something,we’re still here!” he continued, before walking I can picture the Daily story now: being locked out of every English class that they want, over to the non-descript University laboratory on Boston A, Uiiiversity professor employed a daring tactic on despite paying $30,000 a year to attend Tufts. Ave. to do some “theoretical” research with a non-existent Tuesday when he dropped his own class. Assistant Profes- “We have been doing this for years. You see, we look to colleague. sor John Capernian, who teaches “Computers and the see what the student’s first choice is, and then we deny The Dean of Students reacted to the skyrocketing drop Internet,” signed his own adddrop form and turned it into them that. We go on down the list until they are enrolled in rate with a mixture of shock, disgust, and unbridled lust. “I the Dean’s Office just in time for the adddrop deadline. aclassthattheytotallydon’twant, like ‘BritishDramafrom never foresaw that the adddrop process could be abused Capernian turned on himself during Monday’s class, the Beginning to 1642.’ Then when they try to switch, we likethis. This isanoutrage! WhatwillBobDolethinkabout telling the students, “This is really pointless. You know put them on a waiting list that is longerthan, well, something this?” howtoturnacomputeron.Youknowhowtoshutitoff.You that is really long. Then they are stuck. It’s ingenious, Dole was reached for comment while sunning himself know how to look up Internet porn, so what else is there to really,” an English professor said. and poppingviagra in Russell, Kansas, while he waits to teach you people?” The data collected from the Tufts students has been see if his wife Elizabeth will be tapped as George W. Capernian, clearly a revolutionary thinker, then said to sold to an undisclosed organization to determine whether Bush’s running mate. “This in an outrage. I am Bob himself, “Excuseme, Professor, but I would like to drop this students will put up with having the conservative estab- Dole ... I wonder what James Earl Jones thinks about course.”Herespondedbacktohimselfwith,“Ok,Iam sorry lishment shoved down their throats. this,” Dole said. to see you go.” Capernian then signed the adddrop form. George W. Bush’s campaign did not return the Daily’s “WelcometoBellAtlantic,thisisCNN,Iamyourfather,” One member of the class was both stunned and delighted. phone calls, but the owner of“The Men’s Wearhouse” did. Jones said. \

4 THETTJFT% DAILY. February 10,2000 Sports Jumbos drop two nail-biters Hockey’s skid hits three games, team clings to third by NEAL MCMAHON After losing to Fitchburg State Mahoney at 12:13 in the first and and JON JAPHA this past weekend, the Jumbos poked it home for a power-play Daily Editorial Board attemptedto right their ship with a score. Sullivan then struck again After three straight losses, two game against UMass-Boston. less than two minutes into the next ofthem to ECAC North foes, the Unfortunately for Tufts, it was not periodofplay, nettinghis 15”goal Tufts hockey team has witnessed to be, as the underdog Jumbos fell oftheyear. FreshmanTim Havern 4-3 in overtime. was, credited with the assist. “We actually played a good 1JMass-Boston then made a game,” sophomore forward Jor- ganie out of it, erupting for three dan Karp said. “I think we really unanswered goals. The Beacons impressed some people with how scored two goals in a six minute its unblemished division record well we played.” stretch in the second, and then put Kate Cohen go up in flames. Despite the brief The visiting Jumbos jumped home the go-ahead lamp-lighter Iespite his team’s recent shortcomings, senior assistant cap- slide,the Jumbos still cling to a tie out to an early lead, courtesy of with 15 minutes to go in thecon- ahScott Sullivan has been on a torrid streak, scoring a goal in for third place overall with Leba- senior assistant captain Scott test. line of the past 10 game and tallying a point in 13 consecutive non Valley, a mere two points be- Sullivan. Sullivan took apass from ‘The Brown and Blue managed :ontests. hind first place Fitchburg State. fellow assistant captain.” iunior Dan to regain its composure, though, and refused to go down without a fight. Senior captain Drew Carleton Raptors making noise in East scoredhis 15”goaloftheyearwith a lot of the less than two minutes to go in Racefor the Central division tight regulation to keep his squad alive and send the game to overtime. by RUSSELL CAPONE injury occurred whileworking out Bur. UMass-Boston’s Joe Daily Editorial Board in the weight room on Monday, Carnpanaleended the hopes ofthe Ifthe first halfoftheNBA sea- and Carter needed three stitches upset-mindedJumbos ashort time son is any indication, it appears to heal the half-inch wound. later as he scored 4:13 into the * thatthe TorontoRaptors will reach Carter possesses all the nec- extra period. . essary components to be this “UMass-Boston came in think- Inside team’s first franchise player. A ing that they were going to kill us, the NBA versatile athlete with essential but we showed them otherwise,” @ leadership skills, he is one oftwo Karp said. “Even so, we are fortu- I youngsters heading this team. nate that this game had no bearing the playoffs for the first time in Ironically, the other is his distant on our divisional record.” their five-year history. If the sea- cousin, Tracy McGrady. The ‘This was not the case against son ended Wednesday, they third-year pro who bypassed col- EC.4C-rival Worcester State on would finish tied with the Char- lege is maturing consistently in Monday, however, as the visiting lotte Hornets for fourth place in his reserve role. McGrady can Laricersnippedthe Jumbos bya3- play eitherthe forwardorthetwo- the Eastern Conference. Photo by Kate Coht 2 count. The squad suffered its guard position, and is second on The team has been surging as The eccentric Dennis Rodman, shown here with the Chicago second .consecutive divisional of late -Toronto had won six of the team in scoring (14 a game, Bulls, will allegedly be sporting blond locks once again when loss to a team that currently sits in its past seven games heading into while receivingjust over26 min- 1 1”’place in the ECAC. utes per night). he suits up for the Dallas Mavericks this week. last night, includingvictories over ~ “We weren’t prepared for the Heat, Sonics, and Spurs. The talented youths are The Raptors should very well Wesley charged with misde- Worcester State,” Karp said. “That. Though January was not the kind- complemented by atrio of experi- make the playoffs, but the team meanor crimes: was the main problem. We just . est month to the team (it finished enced froncourt bangers in has the chance of enhancing its Charlotte ’Hornets guard weren’t ready for them. Plain and 7-7 for the period), the Raptors CharlesOakley, Kevin Willis, and just-above-.500 image. While sev- David Wesley was charged with simple.” seem to be coming around. Unfor- Antonio Davis. Though Oakley’s eral teams will contend for the five- two misdemeanors on Wednes- Worcester State got on the tunately, so are their counterpart typically rugged production is through-eight slots in the East, day relating to the automobile board first at 2:4 1,as Mike Bardsley Hornets, who have won eight of 12 down and Willis is well past his the Raptors have an outside crash that killed Bobby Phills, beat Tufts’ Ian Kell to capitalize on followingthe tragic death ofguard prime, the two veterans are impor- chance at identifying themselves his best friend and teammate, a power play. The hosts evened Bobby Phills. ’ tant up front and offset the relative with the upper echelon ofthe con- less than a month ago. Wesley things a short while later when ’ The key for the Raptors is their inexperienceofthe team. Davis is ference, although that may not and Phills were drag-racing at Sullivan converted a power play young superstar, Vince Carter. playing well, putting up about 12 necessarily say much. Defense is speeds of over 100 mph when opportunity of his own at 5:14. Carter, the leading All-star vote- points anight and leading the team a problem, as it pales in compari- Phills’ Porsche collided head-on The red-hot senior was assisted getter, tops the team in points (24.3 in rebounding (9.2 per game). son with the stingy Knicks, Heat, with an oncoming car. Wesley, by Karp and Carleton. per game), assists (3.9 per game), Doug Christie is playing better and Pacers. Nonetheless, the who was driving with a sus- ‘The second period was when and steals (1.4 per game). Against than ever, starting at the two-guard quick and athletic Raptors have a pended license at the time, re- the Lancers would make their the Hawks on Tuesday, Carter and contributing over 13 a night, shot atbeingoneoftheEast’s elite ceived citations for speed com- move, though, takingacommand- impressivelythrew down36points while guards Dell Curry and Dee teams. It may or may not happen petition and reckless driving. He ing 3-1 lead just a minute in. The in a 109-88win despite an injured Brown have made significant con- this season, but if Toronto can could receive 60 days in jail for visitors scored a go-ahead goal middle finger on his left hand. The tributions off the bench. keep its nucleus of youngsters each charge, although that is and the eventualgame-winnerjust (especially Carter and McGrady, highly unlikely. 11 :seconds apart to put the Jum- which could bedifficult), the team bos away for good. Junior Justin ofthe future may for the first time All-star game reserves an- Pbone managed to scare Worces- play in Canada. nounced: ter State one more time with 33 The NBA All-star game re- seconds to go when he scored on The returnofthe Worm: serves were announced recently, a slapper, but the squad fell short Resident bad-boy Dennis with East nods going to in ils efforts to produce the equal- Rodman is back in the NBA after Milwaukee’s Ray Allen and Glen izes. Karp picked up his second w LGBsrR a 10-month hiatus, and questions Robinson, Indiana’s Dale Davis assist of the game on Picone’s surrounding his retirement ended and Reggie Miller, Detroit’s Jerry goal. 28 18 2 W1 last week. “The Worm” signed Stackhouse, Atlanta’s Dikembe ‘The Jumbos may be on the with the Dallas Mavericks, his Mutumbo andNew York’s Allan wrong end of a three-game fall, but fifth NBA team, and was ex- Houston. Controversy sur- they are still in good position to 21 25 9 L3 pected to play in his first game of rounded the non-selection of 20 27 10.5 WS possibly capture first place in the the season last night against the Houston’s teammate, Latrell Noith Division. Despite the two- Seattle Supersonics. Rodman’s Sprewell, while another Knick, poi it margin that separates the previous stint ended last April, Patrick Ewing, has lost his tradi- Jumbos and Fitchburg State, Tufts when the Los Angeles Lakers tional All-star role to fellow has played one fewer game than cut the relatively intolerable.for- former Hoya Mutumbo. Out the Falcons. Because wins in 37 11 - w3 ward. The 38-year-old trouble- West, the reserve nod went to hockey are worth two points, that maker and rebounding champ Dallas’ Michael Finley, San one game could be the difference should provide a PR circus for Antonio’s David Robinson, between first and third. For that Sacramento’s Chris Webber, 30 8 the Mavericks. Rodman comes reason, a lot will be at stake when 20 L2 to a team that has been streaking Seattle’s Gary Payton, and 28 19 8.5 W2 the Jumbos take their home ice for lately, winner of eight of its last Portland’s Rasheed Wallace. the last time this season against ten before Wednesday. And, Long-time starters Karl Malone BostonCollege on Saturdaynight. more importantly, what about the and John Stockton of the Utah “Fitchburg State is the biggest Chicago 10 3620.5 Ll hair? It’s blond this time around. Jazz have also been relegated to *standings do not include Wednesday night‘s games the bench. see HOCKEY, page 15 .. THETUFTS DAILY February-, 10,2000 ”r; Sports r.Tu.mbos avoid embarrassment in loss to Purple Cows lby NEIL TAYL,OR men Ryan Lahey and Jimmy “They are a flat-out faster Williams’ swimmers is not the New England Championship race Daily Editorial Board Heagle sped to a split-second team,” Levner said. “Once you greatest,” Young said. “But on on Feb. 25-27, practice will con- Going into the meet against victory (1 :42.22) in the 200-yard establish a name for yourselves, Saturday they were cheering on tinue for the next two weeks. Williams on Saturday, not a medley relay. YOU can attract the best swim- our guys after good races.” “Practices will cut back as we single ;umbo swimmer or diver Unfortunately, this was the mers.” Putting the Williams slaughter begin to taper, but the focus will high point of the afternoon for Although the Williams Purple behind them should not be a diffi- move outside the pool as well,” Men’s Swimming the team, as it ultimately suf- Cows milked the Jumbos all day cult task because it is an annual Young said. “We will watch what & Diving fered its expected beating. long, they had an attitude of event.Now the team’seffortwill be we eat, how we sleep, and be sure ‘‘It’s kind of a joke meet for respect and good sportsman- focusedon improving its post-sea- not to carry too many books I them [Williams],” junior Pat ship. son chances. Sincemany members was even considering an upset Girvin said. “We also put people “In years past, the attitude of oftheteamhaveearnedspotsinthe see SWIM, page 15 victory. It wasn’t a lack ofheart in events that they don’t usu- or intensity, because many team ally swim.” members actually shaved their One of the most thrilling heads or entire bodies to im- points of the afternoon was prove their times. Williams sim- Young’s victory in the 100 ply has dominated every team in breaststroke. His time of 1 :O 1.03 theNew England Small College was enough to snag nine points Athletic Conference (NESCAC) for the struggling Jumbos. for years. Tufts swimmers were also “It’s one of those meets that able to win the 50 freestyle in you would rather not swim,” se- dominating fashion as sopho- nior co-zaptain Tim Young said. more Scott Cohen finished first “We just try to get through it with atimeof22.96. Junior Chris without being too down on our- Paganos and sophomore John selves.” Wu also finished third and To put things in perspective, fourth respectively with times racing Williams is like playing of23.59 and24.05. Madden football and letting Paganos later finished sec- your op;3onent be the “All-time ond in the 200 backstroke with a All-Madden team” while you are timeof2:06.26. While first places the Bengals. No matter how well were absent from the Tufts scor- you execute, winning is virtu- ing sheet for the remainder of ally impossible. the meet, a few other Jumbos Knowing this, coach Don posted respectable times. Megerle wisely chose to focus Freshman Ed Edson finished the meet on more individual second in the 100 freestyle goals. A.s the last regular sea- (49.54) and Young took second son race of the season, this was in the200 breaststroke (2: 18.40). Photo by Kate Cohen the final chance for swimmersto Diver Girvin also had a solid Senior co-captainJack Levner and the rest of the Jumbos found themselves floundering in the shave seconds off oftheir times meet, finishing second in both water against Williams this weekend. and qualifl- fortheNew England the one-and three-meter diving Championships. events. A lack of rnonev and no snow “This race was more like a “My performance was not - practice for New Englands,” se- too phenomenal,” Girvin said. nior co-captain Jack Levner said. “I was able to get a few more ‘LWecan find out what we need difficult dives in before New won’t stop women’s ski team to work on.” Englands, though.” byMAlTBJ3NNE’TT This discovery costs money, advance to the ECSC regional With all of this in mind, the At the end of the day, the Contributing Writer however. Perhaps the biggest is- championships at Waterville Val- Jumbos shocked even them- score stood at 188-1 07, about as It has been a winter more ap- sue plaguing the team is the same ley,N.H. selves by winning the first race well as any team could expect propriate for lawnmowers than problem that many club sports at The Jumbos are currently 12 ofthemeet.Theteam ofYoung, going against a far superior skis. Still, the Tufts women’s al- Tufts have: funding. This is espe- points behind Connecticut Col- juniorNic Anderson, and fresh- team. cially true on the ski teams, be- lege, and only one ahead of Bos- cause skiing is one of the most ton University, so it will beadiffi- expensive sports. Money is culttaskto accomplish. Every meet, pine skiing team has managed to needed for expenses such as rac- withtheexception ofthe firstGiant ski on four separate weekends. ing fees, practice at Nashoba Val- Slalom race of the year, has been “Most mountains have done ley SkiArea,equipment,food, lodg- against teams from this 1 I-team pretty well with it,” sophomore ing, and transportation. The team division. Laura Sacco said. “I don’t like ski- estimates that it spends about In the slalom, the Jumbos have ing in too much powder anyway.” $30,000 per year. finished as high as second and as The Jumbos’ latest race took Where does the money come low as seventh. In the giant sla- place last weekend at Bromley from? Only about three percent of lom, they have been as high as Mountain. There were two slalom the money comes from the TCU fifth and as low as seventh. The competitions (usually there are Senate, and the club realizes that last giant slalom race occurred at slalom and giant slalom competi- the Senate faces a tough deci- Loon Mountain two weeks ago, tions), and Tufts finished fifth in sion. with the team finishing seventh. each. “We understand that Tufts Beth Ginsberg and Jordana Fish Leadingthe way in Saturday’s can’t just throw money our way,” were the top two finishers, placing race were sophomores Kate Sacco said. “It is difficult, though.” 20m(2:07.87)and24*(2: 12.00), re- Meierdiercksin 1 lmplace(l:36.68) The rest of the money is made spectively . .* andErinBoucherin 14”(1:35.50). through fundraising and paid by Next weekend, there will betwo In the Sunday race, it was sopho- the skiers themselves. giant slalom races at Berkshire East more captain Lindsay Melton “We pay for it almost entirely Ski Resort in Charlemont, Mass. (1 :35.2 1) and Meierdiercks ourselves,” Boucher said. She Melton and Boucher are the (1 :37.90) leading the way with 1 1” added that is costs roughly $1,200 highest ranked individual skiers place and 14” place finishes, re- to send the team to one race. on the team. Melton is the 13” spectively. Fund-raising is an option, but ranked skier in the Thompson Di- “We’ve been serious about even that is difficult given the busy competing, maybe more so than in life of the average Tufts athlete. see SKI, page 15 past years,” Boucher said. “We do fund-raisers, but it is Sacco agreed with her class- hard,” Sacco said. “A lot of our mate. “A lot of people have been skiers play othersportstoo.”These working hard and getting a lot financial problems will be lessened Thursdav, Februaw 10 better,” she said. by the recent administration deci- Hockey: @ Framingham Forayoungteam withten fresh- sion to budget more money for State, 7:40 p.m. men, 13 sophomores, and only club sports. three juniors, this hard work is The Tufts women’s ski team is Fridav. Februaw 11 necessary for improvement. currently ranked fifth in the Men’s Basketball: vs. Photo by Daniel Rodrigues “Most people have been skiing ECSC’s Thompson Division, be- Wesleyan, 7 p.m. all of their lives, but are new to Diver Fatrick Girvin checked in with second-place finishes in hindGreen MountainCollege, Holy Women’s Basketball: @ racing,” Sacco said. “Then, they Cross, Amherst, and Connecticut both the one-and three-meter events during the Jumbos’ 188- try Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m. 107 loss at Williams on Saturdav. it and discover they’re good at it.” College. Only the top four teams 6 THETu’li”l’S DAILY February 10,2000 Viewpoints 1

by Zach Williams spot of domestic abuse and vio- tered wamen’sshelters is as strong This Valentine’s Day presents iri 1994, expired last year. The pro-

lence. as it has ever been, perhaps stron- a perfect time to get involved. The gram is up for renewal this year. It d It seems that in the wake of the Super Bowl Sunday is onlytwo ger as more and more women are Transition House is another bat- is importantto have the support of backlash to the political correct- weekends behind us and convinced to come forward and to tered women’s shelter here in Cam- people in office in order to pass ness explosion in the early OS, Valentine’s Day is right around the flee their batterers. bridge that is desperately in need this bill once again. The bill pro- many important facts and figures comer. Super Bowl Sunday has Last semester, I attendedacon- of resources to continue the battle vided 1.62 billion dollars for na- are left to be rediscovered. Unfor- the statistical high for the most ference with RESPOND Inc., a against violence. This Valentine’s tional programs, speaking out tunately for people who are suffer- domestic abuse reports during the battered women’s shelter, when it Day, the Transition House has agamt violence towards women ing daily from the types of abuse, entire year. It doesn’t take much IIx ~ - __ -__ - teamed up with the Tufts and was vital to the welfare of which should have ended with the consideration or observation of millions of women on a national coming of modem society, these the predominately male-oriented lev&-not to mention the welfare forgotten numbers leave them for- day to understand why this is true. of children of abusive spouses. gotten as well. What abuses am I Note the scantily clad cheerlead- awayfrom baftered ’ Transgendered,Lesbian, With the upcoming elections, it is I Gav. andBisexua1 Collec- importanttorealize that this much- speaking of? The most prevalent ers, the ads, and the halftime per- women’sshelters.” type of abuse, which occurs on formers and one tends to notice __ j tivitoraisemoney forthe needed bill is one of the things I -_- - every income level of society, in the mass-marketed sale of the fe- shelter. Five dollars from most likely to be left on the chop- every minority group, and in a male body. Mix in a little beer and appeared on campus. Included in every 15-dollarticket sold for this ping block when the Republican great number of relationships at halfofthe nation’s gamblers upset the program was more than one year’s Valentine’s Day semi-for- Congress attempts to pass a $792 the high school, college, and at the at their loss and it yields some woman who had been able to flee mal dance will go directly to the billion tax cut. marital level, is domestic violence pretty scary images. ’ her batterer. All ofthem cited the shelter to help it fund its wish list So, happy Valentine’s Day to -specifically, domestic violence Now Valentine’s Day is ap- same thing: Being aware of the and help with much-needed up- everyone. It is a good day for against women. While it is undeni- proaching. What better time than problem is one thing, but to actu- dates to its facilities. most people, but it could be bet- able that violence against men now to point out the importance of ally take action, whether it be the It is estimatedthat4,OOO women ter. Help raise awareness of this occurs, this time of year is, as we healthy relationships and the im- act of leaving the batterer or a year are turned away from bat- national problem, vote conscien- geology majors like to say, a hot portance of raising awareness of speaking out against what you tered women’s shelters. To put tiously in the primaries, and please the brutality of what ought to be know is happening, is the hardest that into perspective, that is al- help your local battered women’s Zach Williams is a senior major- loving relationships. Necessity for and most-needed part ofthe solu- most the entire undergraduate shelters. Volunteer yourtime, help ing in geology. the support of women and bat- tion. population of Tufts. Fund-raisers by :giving money, or buy a ticket for non-profit organizations such for the Valentine’s Day dance to- as the Transition House are the morrow. This is not aproblem that McNair not the victim of only way these shelters can con- willgoaway by itself. Itneedsthe tinue to provide necessary help. attention of every person out This year is especially impor- there. Only by involvement will prejudice tant for the awareness of battered this horrible atrocity that is hid- by Guy Del Vecchio Randy Moss-Chris Carter combination of women. The Violence Against den behind closed doors be van- Cunningham, nor did he have the explosiveness of Women Act, passed by Coigress quished. I am writing this Viewpoint in response to Jordan the Rams’ Isaac Bruce, Tory Holt, Az-zahir Hakim, Brenner’s column (“For McNair, criticism was un- and Marshall Faulk. If a quarterback does not have fair,” 2/7). Brenner writes the column to bring up an explosive, playmaking receivers to throw to, critics apparent stereotype of black quarterbacks in the will frequently question his team’s ability to win. The Pinocliet trial: NFL, stating that black quarterbacks such as Steve There are countless factors that critics use to deter- McNair of the Tennessee Titans do not receive the mineaquarterback’sability.Even ifthey’rewrong, as same respect and recognition as white quarterbacks. McNair proved this year, that ,doesn’t make the It’s about time Brenner claimedthat many sports critics unjustly put sports world prejudiced. by Ranko Milic cruel crimes against humanity, down McNair solely on the fact that McNair is black. Brenner looks specifically at the Rams-Titans and Gustavo Gomez The fact that the Chilean lobby He states in the article: “They [sports analysts] are matchup, in which he still believesMcNairis lacking is much smaller than the organi- aware of his [McNair’s] tremendous physical abili- the respect of critics only because of his race. Brenner There is a great deal of con- zations who have so rightly ties, and automatically decide that his statistical states: “Yet, heading into the Super Bowl, McNair troversy surrounding the worked to uncover the atrocities shortcomings must be the result of mental deficien- received hardly any more praise then he did before Pinochet extradition trial, and oftheNazi regime shouldnot be cies.” the playoffs started. Many observerswho picked the rightly so: No one can convinc- a legitimate reason to ignore their There were indeed strong stereotypes about black Rams saw McNair as the reason why Tennessee ingly deny that there were hu- appeal for justice. quarterbacks that existed in football’s early years, would not be able to keep up with favored St. Louis.’’ man rights violations during his Moreover, it is somehow and they remained abundant during Doug Williams’ Brenner makes no intention of finding a reason for 17-yearruleinChile.About3,OOO doubtful that Pinochet himself SuperBowl reign in 1988. Brenner’sclaims,however, this, nor does he attempt to back up his accusations. people, mostly of leftist inclina- ever had as much concern for the fail to align with the general beliefs and conceptions Even the average sports fan knows that the Rams tions, disappeared without a heatlth of the people he perse- ofthe currentNFL world. Although we do not yet live were virtually unstoppable this year. Kurt Warner trace. To this day, no __ -- ---I in a world free of stereotypes, Brenner’s beliefs of became only the third quarterback to throw for over one has been able to “The only difference be- prejudice against McNair by sports reporters are 4,000 yards and 40 TDs. Marshall Faulk had 1,000 absurd and lack the evidence and correlation to make yards rushing AND receiving, all of which contrib- Pinochetseemsguilty a a reputable argument. uted to the Rams being the second-most prolific of crimes against hu- and those ofPinochet is 1 It was only a year ago that another black quarter- offense in NFL history. And, to top it off, the Rams manitv. Now. 84 vears ’ quantifative one. ” I back had the potential to win a Super Bowl. Randall had the number-one rush defense for the regular old ahd severe6 ill, --.------n Cunningham lead a powerful Minnesota Vikings season. These are just a few concrete reasons why he is finally called to be held cutedas wearegivinghim today. team to a 15- I record, as well as a berth in the NFC the Rams were favored to win. Some people would accountable for his previous One may argue that we should championshipgame. There was virtually no criticism argue that no quarterback in the AFC, not Flutie, actions: now be more righteous, more vir- of Cunningham’s ability to win the Super Bowl, as a Manning, nor Brunnell, had the skills needed to Here is where differing opin- tuous, than him, but thinkofthis majority of sports writers predicted that Cunningham defeat the Rams. ions arise. First of all, should he first: Today, practically no one would lead the Vikings to a championship, even Sports fans, writers, and critics must learn collec- stand trial despite his health prob- wi’1 disputethe fact that Slobodan though he was competing with Hall-of-Fame-bound tively to stop labeling athletes based on their race. lems, or should this feeble pen- Mi losevic, President ofYugosla- QB John Elway and the Broncos. Where was the We must strive to reach apoint, in this case with NFL sioner be allowed to wither away viz., is one ofthe worst criminals apparentracially motivated criticisms Brenner speaks quarterbacks, in which we see them as players with in liberty? And secondly, is it on Earth, with accusations that about? names and numbers, and nothing more. Brenner has right for him to stand trial in a include some ofthemost horrific The Cunningham story parallels that of McNair’s every right to argue that McNair deserved to be in the foreign country andnot in Chile? crimes against humanity. Now playoff story; each case involved a black quarter- Super Bowl, but he should argue with solid football Then again, why are we so. imagine him in ten or 20 years’ back withaSuperBowlcaliberteam, yetMcNairwas reasons and question other analysts’ opinions on concerned about this man’s time in a scenario in which he is questioned, while Cunningham appeared to be on his McNair as a quarterback, not McNair as a black health? Would we be concerned overthrown but free. Given our way to Disneyland. The difference between McNair quarterback. about Hitler’s health if he were current knowledge of events, and Cunningham, or McNair and any other quarter- The vast majority of sports analysts today use the alive today? Surely no one would would anyone think twice about back, has nothing to do with race. knowledge and understandingofthe game to predict think twice about sending that making him stand trial? A majority of sports analysts today use expertise outcomes. The racial stereotypes discussed by man totrial (ifhewereeven given The fact that his arrest is even and experience to judge quarterbacks on a variety of Brenner are so few that he can’t even cite specific the benefit ofatrial). This would being disputed is probably only factors, none of which include the QB’s race. A examples. As stated before, the sports world and the be the same situation. The only due to time-this matter would quarterback’s mental and physical presence, experi- rest of society is not in harmony, and racial judge- difference between the actions have had a lot more urgency to ence, and surroundingteam are just a few factors, and ment still remains. We’ve come a long way from the of Hitler and those ofPinochet is it had it taken place 15 years ago. these factors are the same for any quarterback. Be- years ofGovernor George Wallace, however, and it’s a quantitative one. Both men are Tt- e 15 years that have passed fore this year, McNair had never played a playoff time to stop pointing fingers without any basis or accused of similarly grave and may have provided enough emo- game. This factor is a disadvantage to all quarter- reason. The fact that critics misjudged McNair does Ranko Milic is a junior major- tional detachment to the events backs, as seen specifically in Payton Manning’s and not make them in any way prejudiced. Keep in mind of Pinochet’s dictatorship. Jon Kitna’s first-round losses. McNair’s receiving that St. Louis wasn’t even expected to make the ing in economics and Russian/ Eastern European studies. The second question con- corps also played a huge role; he didn’t have the playoffs at the beginning of the year. If critics were cerns the place where the trial wrong about the Rams and Warner, does that make Gustavo Gomez is a junior ma- Guy Del Vecchio is a sophomore majoring in civil them prejudiced against the Arena League? Abso- ioring in international relations engineering. lutely not. and history. -see PINOCHET, page 7 THETUFTS DAILY February 10,2000 7 ViewDoints Profiles of Courage by Jeremy Wang-Iverson Jacob Silberberg’s ice rinkarticle, howeveqwasan I Home sweet home indignant, inexcusable, atrocity. But listen up, my The parking people must die. Nothing personal, but I’ve decided I’m writing topraise the three students who wrote dear Daily camerados. Take on Waldman, co-ed that’s the way it’s gotta be. “But Dan,” they say, “I was only doing my letters-to-the-editor against Jacob Silberberg’s ice housing, rape, whatever. Be right, be wrong, be job ingiving you your 13th ticket this week.” Fine. I believe you. Now rink story (“Senators discuss possibility of ice rink,” redundant. Report it well, report itbadly, I don’t care. tell that to my AK. 2/7), the most You won’t hear a peep out of me. But, it’s a sad, sad I was brought to this vigilante lifestyle by the awful state of the controversial ar- day for the global community when an article sug- Tufts parking system, especially for downhill residents. Battling it out ticle the Daily gests that students, my peers, are unaware of the with all the Latin Way upperclassmen for the 6.3 parking spaces near has published, ever. These three wielded their words freezing point ofwater. South isnotmy ideaofagoodtime. with such finesse, style, and grace, I’m intimidated The freezing point of water as a numerical entity It’s with this inmindthat Ithankthe and honored to have my name even remotely con- was popularized in 1742 by the Swedish astronomer patron saint of parking every day nected to their work. Silberberg’s article quoted stu- Anders Celsius in his seminal work, KungligaSwenska for the construction of Dowling dents who actually thought an ice rink on the residen- Wetensbps Academiens Handlingar. Though scien- r-1 Hall, that massive, unwieldy-look- tial quad was good idea. Then, three letter writers tists such as Sir Isaac Newton had suggested such a ing thing that takes over the coveted role of uphill eyesore now that emerged and bravely went to bat for the greater good calibration, it was Celsius’s paper which established ofhumanitv, TuftsUniversitv, and the temperature scale. He was Sweet Hall has finally been carted off by the fashion police. By the way, - __ there’s not a chance in hell that that place will be completed by March, the freezing point of water. - “Take on Waldman, “mainstream,” and though New- but that’s just not important right now. Firstly, however, let me state ton also “sold out” in different Almost as messianic as the parking garage is the newly completed my position on the Daily. I don’t co-ed housing, ways, IikewithCalculus,hecouldn’t Gantcher Center, that $10 million beast at the edge of campus that care that it does things such as raDe. whatever. Be cash in on gauging the weather. boasts,, among its many attributes, ceremonial doors! So cool. Any- shamelessly chronicle the life of be wrong, be The crime isthatthewriterwas well way. Sticking to my harsh workout regimen, I suited up and went for Craig Waldman and his little aware of the climatic restraints to a leisurely jog in there the other month, and I’ve got to say, it’s the friends. Waldman completely redundant- the proposal: “Time is oftheutmost greatest empty space I’ve seen in a good long while. Although the baffles me, in a way that disrupts We//,repod if badly, importance for the rink, as the out- track and three tennis courts do kinda help to alleviate that pesky “I’m the union between my body and / don’t care.. .. But, doorfacilitywill beheavilydepen- trapped in a warehouse” feeling, it’s tough not to look around and soul. I thought he would serve as dent on the cold weather.” the light at the end of the tunnel it’s a sad, sad day My faith in humanity was only wonder whether Mr. Gantcher realizes his name is now synonymous for the global with a big empty expanse of nothing. that is our student government. restored after I saw the three let- WMe both these big brown buildings are, I’m sure, going to help And, he did shine, until he flick- communitv when an ters that were printed the next day. Tufts move up four places in the USNewsrankings, they simply aren’t ered, spattered, and then like that, sugiesb fiat , It was the most letters the Da& what this University needs. The same goes for the proposed Music was gone. Resigned. Some say has received about anything, ever, Library, as well as for whatever will replace Paige Hall when it falls he’s of the Devil’s party without studenbJ mypeeEj 1 and rightly so. The letters were W.””.””...”~.~.ewenbnniuinnit T+tenrc=otc=rt+rirG“.W~’WU’W”L””“ are unaware offhe hrilliant anrl harrl hittinn down. What Tufts needs, more desperately than anything else, is a -- - -__------__- ”. I.IIUL.L ULAU1IU1U .. 1CL.a.5. new dorm. the Devileverpulled was convinc- freezing point of 1 “First ofall, it’s 37 degrees out. ing the world he didn’t exist. No Fornon-science majors, that’s five The housing crunch is the worst problem plaguing Tufts, and it’s wafer. ” getting worse every year. As much as a parking garage may be a student at Tufts University exists - __ 1 degrees above the freezing point wonderful thing, and as nice as it may be for the track team to be able more than Craig Waldman does. ofwater.” Wham! He’snotthe Devil. He’samartyrforourwaywardand “I feel, however, that losing space on the quad is to hosl meets, there are scores ofsophomores each year who get a4700 I--& ,,-,.,..*:,.. ----it --:-- r--AL---:-.:i--- -r~-:---~i-&- in thehousing lottery andanicenote from Anne Gardinertellingthem IUS1 f;CIIGIclLIUII. d S111d11 PI 1LC LU pdy IUI LllG PI IVllCgC U1 UGlllg dUlG LU that aroom might be available in August, but until then, don’t plan on Nor am I fazed by the Benjamin Gedan article say that we are one of the few campuses north of the coming back to school. A survey of 279 random students recently which reported that there are more instances of rape Mason-Dixon line to have its very own outdoor conducted by Senate Trustee Rep. Tommy Calvert found that approxi- on campus than one would think. No one I know has swimmingpool.” Pow! mately three-fourths of students surveyed believed both that Tufts ever been raped, and the closest I ever came to raping “Ifwe simply filled the quad with frozen water it had a “housing shortage,” and also that the lack of housing was a someone was asking my girlfriend freshman year for would just be a mud pit most of the winter.” That’s ‘‘major issue” that needed to be dealt with immediately. Additionally, oral sex during the open block. And co-ed housing? gotta hurt! more than two-thirds believe that Tufts should guarantee housing for Fine, whatever makes you happy. Not forme, though. Threeorators for anew millennium, these gentle- more than two years. Obviously, the chance ofpaying $30,000 for the Who cares anyway? men are. privilege of being homeless is not on my mind alone. AsfortherestoftheDaily, well it’sall usedto wrap So I confess, I thought that nothing could touch This problem is nothing new. Not so long ago, the University had fish at the end of the day, anyhow. Dan Barbarisi’s me. Tell me my classmates are dying ofspinal menin- to house students in nearby hotels because the housing crunch was column seems to be onto something, Alexis Rivera is gitis, tellmemy classmatesaregettingraped,tellmemy so severe, and Tufts has been dealing with housing problems ever a sell-out subversive, but I am thankful that the Daily student activities fee goes to inflate egos. I don’t care. since the tiny commuter school began the change to a true University settled the art-commerce dilemma for me: If you’re I will never care. But, do not tell memy classmatesdon’t inthe 1950s.WhenIwasacuteI’ilpre-froshatAprilOpenHousethree mainstream, it means you buy Heisenberg’s considerthe freezing point ofwater in everything they years ago, I remember reading on the front page of our beloved daily uncertainity principle, and err on the side of not say, do, and think. That’s where I draw the line. newspaper that the results were in, and that 60 juniors-to-be had been calling; ifyou’re independent, God doesn’t play dice, I don’t want to end on such a somber note. I’m denied housing. Weargue that new athletic facilities and extra parking probably, and you’ve never accepted money for sex. proud to go to a school where I can engage in a will bring more and better students to our school, but nothing in the Zinger! compelling dialogue, voice my opinion when the admissions process ever scared me more than the thought that I might University needs to hear it, and have a campus paper Jeremy Wang-Iverson is a sophomore majoring in be thrown out on my ass because there was simply no place for me to to wake up to every morning. Thank you, I’m eter- live. English. He is Assistant News Editor of the Daily. nally grateful. And, in case I’ve been misreading this situation, we’re not doing so badly at attracting students -part of the reason this problem gets Pinochet should stand trial despite illness worse every year is that we get more and more applications, and then I let in larger and larger classes offwaiting lists as more students accept PINOCHET most probably not live much the world. Also, there are very Tufts than they used to, tearing away further at our reputation as a continued from page 6 longer, and, knowing the bureau- large numbers of Chilean emi- safety school. On tours, the University likes to point to the fact that should take place. There has been cratic procedures of a country grants in those countries, the very they just built South Hall to accommodate all the new students Tufts great debate on whether such as Chile, years will pass same people who fled Pinochet’s has let in over the past 20 years. Sure, South helped, but enrollment Pinochet should be extradited until a trial convenes. Knowing regime. Therefore, it seems nor- has gone up since 1994. The campus is crowded, to be sure, but viable and tried in Europe or sent back the dictator’s health problems, mal that these countries should areas for expansion exist next to Stratton, and across from Dewick. to Chile to stand trial there. he will probably be dead by then, have the most interest (besides EnIarge a current facilty. Just do something, because it’s getting Clearly, the best case scenario and his supporters will have won Chile) in seeing that justice be cramped in here. would be a fair trial in Chile. their personal battle. So why done. Both time and space should Toreview foramoment-thisuglysituationmeanswe’vegotmore However, this simply cannot Great Britain or Spain? First ofall be transcended when bringing to students guaranteed housing coming in, forcing upperclassmen to happen (the “fair” part as well as - why not? After all, a crime justice people accused of crimes compete for fewer spots as dorms are renovated, sending us all into the “trial” part). The whole point against humanity is a crime against humanity. There is no a vicious cycle that I hope will someday end with a mob riot and a is that Pinochet is ill and will against humanity anywhere in punishment large enough. guillotine. Barring that approach, however, there is one easy solution -off-campus housing! Yay! II Wrong. Each winter, students rush around trying to secure off- campus housing, meeting with varying degrees of success. The Have an opinion? housing situation around here has always sucked, but students have Want to share it with 5,000 people? made do. That time is all but over. Local landlords, still bitter overthe stroke of bad luck that made them Massachusetts residents, have Write a viewpoint. finally caught on and have begun jacking up the prices at rates that Call x3090. make Tufts’ tuition hikes look gentle by comparison. Properties that went for $325 last year are renting for $550 now, and they’re getting I 11 offers. Students, they correctlyreason, will pay-they must pay. Hell, Viewpoints Policy everybody who goes to Tufts is rich anyway, they’re just holding out! The Viewpoints section of The Tufts Daily, an open-forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed on Tuesdays and Wrcrng again. There are a great many students here who live on rhursdays. Viewpoints welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community. Opinion articles on campus, campuij because they have to, out of economic necessity and often iational, and international issues can be roughly 700 to 1000 words in length. Editorial cartoons are also welcome. All material s sutgecr to eairoriai aiscrerron, ana is nor guaranreea IO appear in I ne I urn uaiiy. AIImareriai snouia De suomirrea OY no ater than 1 p.m. on the day prior to the desired day ofpublication. Material may be submitted viae-mail ([email protected]) I see BPLRBARISI, page 15 ir in hard-copy form at The Tufts Daily in the basement of Curtis Hall. Questions and concerns should be directed to the Viewpoints editor. THETUFTS DAILY@ Letters to the Editor Reduce enrollment before building new dorms Jordan G. Brenner To the Editor: Wayincreasedcapacityby216bedsin 1980.Thenext Edifor-in-Chief Judging by his letter to the editor (“Ice rink pro- year enrollment jumped by 190 students. posal is a bad idea,” 2/8), Marc Percher strongly I am not against building a new dorm, especially EDITORIAL believes that “the only solution to the housing when such a dorm might include a hotel where crisis” is the building of a new dorm. This is not parents could stay, and a large ballroom that can be Daniel Barbarisi inherently correct. Tufts has reduced its undergradu- used for the receptions we currently spend ridicu- Managing Editor ate population in significant numbers before, nota- lous amounts of mciney to hold by expanding Ben Oshlag bly in the late ’80swhen we went from around4,800 DiBiaggio’s house. Sach a building is necessary, Associate Editor down to the more reasonable 4,400 ofthe early ’90s. important, and even urgent. But no new dorm should Reducing enrollment is one admirable solution to be considered until there are iron-clad guarantees, in NEWSEditors: housing crises, especially since we have ,a long writing and from all the relevant University offices, Will Kinlaw, Brooke Menschel history of building dorms to alleviate the housing that we won’t see the sort of enrollment increases Assistant Editors: crisis, but instead using the new dorms to increase witnessed in the past. Without those safeguards, we Andrew Freedman, Jeremy Wang-Iverson, student population. risk a vicious spiral ofinore buildings, more students, Ilene Stein, Matthew Kane, Rachel Rubenson In 1954, Hodgdon and Carmichael were finished, more income,moretea.chers, andmore buildings,that adding414new beds. Overthenext two years, enroll- will leave us with an civersized university of 10,000 VIEWPOINTSEditors: Dave Steinberg, Leigh Wald mentjumped by around 600 students. In 1965, Wren undergraduates. Tufts is a small, charming New Assistant Editor: andHaskel1 werecompleted,adding382beds; enroll- England university, and I hope it stays that way. Benjamin Gedan ment jumped about 400 students that same year. In 1970, it was Lewis: 2 17 beds, and 250 students. Latin Ralan Hill, EN ’00 FEATURESEditors: Kim Fox, Kelly Wisnewski, Sheryl Gordon Assistant Editors: Mary Anne Anderson, Neil Taylor

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Office Manager: Eric Siwy . with a modem tongue,” said Kataoka, a Stanford “I paint what excites me,” she said. “And I look University senior whose art, “sumi-e,” has received to fuse pastandpresent-to reflect on arich history Advertising Managers: Grace Lee, Stephan Lukac national and international acclaim. “I’m taking an while simultaneously looking toward a bright and art form that’s rich with tradition and creating anew promising future.” Receivables Manager: Michelle Herman way of seeing it.” Her renowned talent has helped her attain com- Kataoka, who was born in Tokyo, has worked to missions both on and off the Stanford campus. EDITORIAL POLICY master the medium since she was five years old. Kataoka’s sumi-e painting of two dancers appears The Tufts Daily is a non-profit, independent newspaper, published After putting in thousands ofhours of practice, she on the coverofjazzm usician Wynton Marsalis’ CD Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free attained the title ofprofessional sumi-e artist at the “Swinging intothe2 IdCentury.”Lastyear, Stanford to the Tufts community. Business hours are 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 1 - 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Daily is printed at Charles age of 17 when she received her “Han,” a stamp that commissioned her to produce a few paintings, in- River Publishing, Charlestown, MA. recognizes her mastery of the technique’s brush cluding one that prornoted the 100”’anniversary of Editorials appear on this page, unsigned. 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Los fingeles Times-Washington Post have a strike on our hands.” ber based in the Washington sub- further discussions of such ac- lows the aircraft industry for the News Service Paul Almedia, president of the urb of Silver Spring, Md. The first tions at next week’s midwinter Teal Group consulting firm in SEATTLE, Wa. -Unionized International Federation of Pro- strike, in 1992, lasted one day. meeting ofthe AFL-CIO Executive McLean, Va., pointed out that engineers and technicians struck fessional and Technical Engineers, Wednesday’s walkout came af- Council meeting inNew Orleans. Boeing is reducing research and the Eloeing Co. over a new con- SPEEA’s parent union, said that ter the membership twice voted PaulNisbet, afinancial analyst development spending in a gen- tract Wednesday, threatening to before the negotiations broke off down contract offers by the com- with JSA Research Inc. in New- eral belt-tightening, further less- disruot commercial aircraft manu- Tuesday, company officials told pany * port, R.I., saidthatunlikemachin- ening the demand for engineers. facturing operations atthe world’s the union through mediators that The union was ready to strike a ists who literally keep assembly .Dealing with these white-col- largest aerospace company. “we don’t have the money for a week ago but agreed to make one lines moving, the engineersin this lar workers “is not as pressing Of‘ficials ofthe striking Society bonus” - one of the union’s de- last effort at the request of federal strikedon’tthreaten Boeing’sabil- and immediate a threat as the of Professional Engineering Em- mands - “but we do have the mediators. It was that effort that ity to keep turning out aircraft. people who work on the assem- ployees in Aerospace (SPEEA), money for a strike.” broke down Tuesday night. “Unless it goes on for a con- bly lines, which is perhaps why which represents 22,000 Boeing Bonuses are a stumbling block Union leaders met with AFL- siderable length of time, the im- Boeing has been giving these employees, estimated nearly 100 for contract resolution,along with CIO officials last week in Wash- pact is not going to be anything workers less attention,” Aboulafia percent compliance at the start of proposed company cuts in ben- ington to discuss what is known we would notice in any earnings said. the walkout Wednesday morning. efits such as life insurance and as a “corporate campaign” against estimate or in the price of stock,” But it would be foolish to drag Approximately 13,000Boeingem- guaranteed wage increases over Boeing, an action that would allow Nisbet said. things out for long, he added, ployees actually belong to the the three-year life ofthe proposed the International Association of Boeing stock lost $2 on because the company can’t af- union, which bargainsforall 22,000 contract. Machinists to become actively in- Wednesday to close at $39. ford to let its most highly trained engineers and technicians. The walkout is only the second volved in the walkout even though Nisbet said the strike comes at engineers seek work elsewhere. Uriion leaders on Wednesday strike in the 57-year history ofthe their membersare prohibited from a poor time for the engineers be- “It’s a tight labor market, and es- claimed that 95 percent of first- union, which last October affli- honoring SPEEA picket lines un- cause Boeing has no pressing pecially tight for skilled engineers shift workers walked offwhen the ated with the International Fed- der the terms oftheir new contract need to use their services on de- who should be getting million- strike started at 9 a.m. PST, two eration of Professional and Tech- reached last year. veloping new jetliners. dollar stock options at a dotcom,” hours after their shift began. The nicalEngineers. an AFL-CIO mem- Almedia said there would be Richard Aboulafia, who fol- Aboulafia said. union also said it was signing up new members as the strike began. Striking engineers earn an av- An advanced system bypasses damaged erageof$65,000annuallyandtech- nicians average $45,000, accord- eyes to person artificiallv ‘see’ ing to the union. d help a 4 No new negotiating sessions Los Angeles Times-Washington Post the skin, and the deaf person learns have 3een scheduled by federal News Service to translate the patterns into lan- mediators who have been in the In 1978,amanblindedasanadult guage. contrz ct talks. agreed to have electrodes implanted Dobelle, a biomedical engineer Boeing officials said they in his brain in hopes that electrical who began his project in the early couldn’t immediately assess the stimulation would help him to see. 1970s, founded the Dobelle Insti- strike’s impact, which spokesman The scientist developing this visual tute in Manhattan to create a pow- Peter Conte said would depend on prosthesis provided a laundry list of erfd but still experimental vision how many people stayed off the dangers and made no promises that system with components the size of job. “It is apparent that if several it would work. asmall bookandweighinglessthan thousand employees are not on Today,22yearslater-withthe ten pounds. the job, there could be impact to same electrodes in place but with Dobelle’s vision system in- Boeing operations,” Conte said much improved computer technol- volves a camera hooked to high- from corporate offices in Seattle. ogy - the now-62-year-old man, tech glasses that feed visual infor- Most strikers are in Boeing’s identified only as Jerry, is“seeing.” mation to a computer that sends the Cornercial Airplane Group, while Not much, but enough to help him information directly to the elec- some support militaryaircraftand maneuverhis WaythroughtheNew trodes implanted in the brain’s vi- 2. carararwl oermsr send space businesses, Conte said. “A YorkCity subway system andavoid sual cortex behind the eyes. The strike is never an intended or de- falling into the opening between signal generated fiom the camera siredoutcome inany negotiation,” two cars. appears to the brain as a series of he said. “We have worked long He can “see” enough to avoid spots of light called phosphenes, and hard through this negotiation bumping into people. He can also similartothestar-likespotsasighted process. We believe we have made use this experimental and contro- person might see ifhe rubs his eyes. very competitive offers that bal- versial artificial vision, device, de- The hope of bypassing a dam- has been successfully demon- And it is this image, this small train ance the interest of both ... the velopedby scientist William Dobelle, aged eye to feed information di- st&ed in the auditory system with of light, that Jerry has been trained employees and the company, and to identify letters with enough clar- rectly into the brain’s visual cortex cochlear implants for the deaf. Sci- to interpret as sight. it is unfortunate that we have ity to choose the right public has kept scientists busy for over 30 entists have alsotransformedacous- Ittells him an image is where it is reached this stage where we do restroom without asking. years. This bypassing technique .ticsignals intovibratingpatternson inspace. Ittellshimhowfarawaythe image might be. And with years of practice, he can make out two-inch- European Watergate explodes in Germany high letters five feet away. The sys- Los Angeles Times-Washington Post $40 million in “commissions” paid Kohl’sparty. throttle such ameddlesome inves- tem has not been tested on a person News Service by Elf when it purchased the di- The German payoffs are just tigation before it did any serious blind at birth, so it’s not known WASHINGTON - A slow- lapidated Leuna refinery in east- the latest example of how Elf damage. The fact that it failed in whether it would work in such cases. motion version of Watergate has ern Germany in 1992. worked. Earlier chapters of this this case suggests France has Some scientists in the field say been unfolding in Europe overthe Corruption makes strange bed- scandal chronicledapayofffor an developed a genuinely indepen- thatthe information published about past several years, little noticed or fellows. Here was French Presi- African leader; aslush fund for the dentjudiciary. Dobelle’s sight system doesn’t pro- understood in the United States. dent Francois Mitterrand, a so- mistress offormer French foreign The Elf scandal has revealed vide enough detail about how much But to quote one ofthememorable cialist, allegedly ordering Elf to minister Roland Dumas; payments Europe’s dirtiest secret -which electrode stimulation is used and phrases ofthe Nixon scandals ofa buy therefinery to assist his friend to operatives of former French in- is the corrupt intersection ofbusi- what the patient was abte to do with generai.ion ago, “every tree in the Kohl, a conservative. “Germany teriorminister Charles Pasqua, and ness and government. It’s now theinformation.Dobdle’sstudy ap- forest could fall” as this one wid- must be helped,” Mitterrand re- payments to the secretary offormer ~ clear that many of the big state- pears inthe latest issue ofthe ASAIO ens. portedly told the head of Elf. The French finance minister Domin- owned companies ofEurope,sym- Journal, a publication ofthe Ameri- The Euro-scandals center on ancientrefinery was duly acquired ique Strauss-Kahn. Indeed, the bolized by Elf, have been private can Society for Artificial Internal the French state-owned oil com- for a price as much as three times scandal touches nearly every sec- preserves for corruption. Their Organs. pany, ElfAquitaine, which during its true worth, and a shadowy net- tor ofthe French establishment- executives have often been cro- The possibility ofmicrestimula- the early 1990s operated as a kind work of operatives began packag- and from there it has spread out- nies of the ruling politicians, and tion to produce vision was first rec- of comipt piggy bank -generat- ing the payoffs with a financial ward to Europe, Asia and the their coffers have too often been ognized in 1968 when British re- ing payoffs that were shared by finesse worthy ofGoldman Sachs. Middle East. used to pay bribes and kickbacks searcherGi1e.s Brindley implanted in politicians from Gabon to Bonn. According to French press re- We know these details of Elf s around the world. It’s a kind of two blind volunteers an array of The Elfnetwork of kickbacks be- ports, Elfpaidabout $40 million to activities only because ofthe cou- bald corruption that has become electrodes on the surface of the came pervasive, asecretglue unit- a company in Geneva called rageous crusade of a French mag- rare in the United States. That’s visual cortex. A perception of light ing French and Germans, politi- Noblepac, which was controlled istrate named Eva Joly, who has not because we’re more honest (the phosphenes) was achieved. cians arid business tycoons, com- by anotorious Corsican business- been trying to unravel the than Europeans but because our “The technique is in its infancy, munists and capitalists. man named Andre Guelfi, nick- company’s accounts since 1995. system is different. andmuchmore basicresearch needs Helrnut Kohl, the former Ger- named “Dede le Sardine.” Guelfi Despite a series of death threats, The main culprits in the Elfscan- to bedone,” said RichardNormann, man chancellor, is the latest Euro- passed the money along to two she has pushed onward -jailing dal are two features of modem a professor of bioengineering, oph- pean politician to be hit by the more dummy companies, Showfast Guelfi andformerElfpresidentLoik European social democracy. The thalmology, and physiology at the falling (debris of the Elf scandal. Ltd. and Stand-By Establishment. Le Floch-Prigent to compel their first is the high rate of income University of Utah. Germari prosecutors are investi- The money was then diverted to testimony. taxation-it canstill runnearly 60 Normann and his colleagues gating allegations that his Chris- “charitable” foundations, and at In the past, the French Estab- tian Democratic Union shared in least some of it allegedly went to lishment would have been able to seeGERMANY, page 13 see EYES, page 13 10 THETms DAILY Febwary 10,2000

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A few votnmztic idem fo~v J J sl Let’sface it. Valentine’sDay isa mixed bagfor many college students. Whilemany are involved in serious relationships, there are also singlepeople out there (not that we’re bitter or anything) who anticipate the lovcy-dovcyday with a sense of dread andforeboding. Whetheryou are single or not, it is still dtpicult for many to plan the perfect day. This is where we here at Weekender step in. Our special edition of We Plan Your Lifcfor Valentine’sDay will abate all of your fears. bcfM+les by ALISON DAMAST, ROB Skating and hot chocolate: What could be cuterthan skating hand LOTT, and ADAM MACHANIC in hand with your sweetie in the Boston Commons? This is the Dailv Editorial .Board perfect Valentine’s Day activity be- cause if you

fall, there will always be $@ , someoneto pick you up. But @&.9@fl &@ don’t fall too much, be- cause your date wL%$@[cfl might end up thinking you’rea klutz! If you get chilly,

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yogurt ‘&on; there’s noonefor you to impress. Tonight, it’sflavor, it’s saturatedfat, it’sadate ’c, --;eb soft drin nd a with two guys, both Ben and Jerry! It’s a Rocky Road ahead of you, so %e;+o*e plastic ing it chill out with some Phish Food or some Cherry Garcia. Try three or four o“..~~l& back to your se- flavors! Why not? You’ll feel better, but your prospects for love won’t cluded window improve much; after all of that ice cream, you’ll be one big, huge, booth. Top it all off with Chunky Monkey. a hot apple pie and creamy McDonald’s Soft Serve dessert. As we’re Estimated total cost: For four pints, $7 6 living in a modern world, if you happen to be the man in the Flowers: Tired of your roommate going on and on about how simply relationship, you don’t have to worry about this meal breaking you; wonderfulher boyfriend is? Tired of delivery boys showing up at all hours after all, lots of couples these days go Dutch! So have fun, treat her with flowers, chocolates, teddy bears, and lacy undergarments? It’s to a night on the Square, and get ready for lovin’. time to make her jealous. Get your credit card ready and start surfin’. Estimated totalcost: Free, ifyou findenough change in yourcouch Sites like www.flowers.com, www.l800flowers.com, and cushions. www.sendflowers.com will deliver you a nice bouquet overnight. Make sure they write something wonderfully sappy on the card, such as, “You are the light of my life,” and have it signed, “SecretAdmirer.”Then, gab endlessly about the wonderful new man in your life. Ahhh, sweet revenge. Estimated total cost: $50 for a dozen long-stemmed roses. THETUFTS DAILY Februarv 10.2000 WEEKENDER 1

Jeremy Wang-Iverson Daily Editorial Board

Who would have thought one could find quality entertainment in Davis Square, apart from asecond-run movie? Sitcom, a relatively new improvtroupe,hasgiven new life to Tufts University’s favorite part of town. Laughter appeals to the masses, so it follows that coercing people into doing it is a virtue worthy of praise and in some cases financial compensation. Improvisational comedy is one way to achieve this end, and although it is not a widely embraced form of entertainment, most colleges have troupes, and many comic actors, like Mike Myers, found their start in the genre. Modem improv began during the 1950s in Chicagowith The Second City, a theater that specialized in the unscripted attempt at humor in avariety offorms including short A Iniddew some of

The stars of Sitcom bring a new come& c attitude to Davis SSuare.

~~~ ~ created just minutes earlier. Last Friday evening, a watchkeeper’sdaughter named Ki ki wooed Carson Daly, while and long, the nomenclature being derived from the length ofthe “games.” The ABC Cupie and the watchkeeper, Geppetto,created watches by juggling. Commercialscentered television show “Whose Line is it Anyway” and the Tufts improv group Cheap Sox around the words like “ubiquitous,” and “rococo.” For the second half of the show, the utilize short-form, consisting of three-to-five minutes scenes based on audience cast performed a spin-off series for Geppetto, who was chosen by the audience. The suggestions. watchmaker went off to California to live on the beach, though he couldn’t swim. It was Extending the spontaneity for a longer period oftime becomes atrickier matter. Del terribly funny and, somehow, it didmake sense. Close, adirectorat Second City, developed long-form, astructure that allows skilled The actors were alert, smart, and quick, giving the audience very little time to compute performers to weave seemingly disparate scenes into a cohesive whole. Although what it was actually seeing. Musical accompaniment, along w ith the lights, paced the show, there is no limit to the length a long-form can run, common decency usually keeps changing the mood and the location of the scenes on the fly. the performances between 30-60 minutes. The troupejust recently settled into Davis Square, after previously only performing at Sitcom, a highly talented pre-professional improv troupe, combines both forms the ImprovBoston Theater in Cambridge. The troupe still keeps a Thursday date in five nights a week at the Works Theater, a small black box theater in Davis Square. Cambridge,but performs two shows on both Friday and Saturday at The Works Theater. The group improvises a television sitcom in a long form style, but also presents its Tickets are $10, although troupe director Will Luera says a college night will soon be own commercials. short-form skits. A started. Sitcom began when Luera met Dan Goldstein, the creator of the game, in 1997. musician with aguitarand keyboard pro- Goldstein was teaching psychology at MIT, and he helped Luera get the troupe off the vides an equally improvised accompani- ground. Though the game is currently performed all over the world, Luera explained that ment, and the troupe director mans the every troupe’s version is unique. light booth, changing the scenes, as a “Theshow isevolvingtoawholenew level. It’salotoffUn,andagreattypeofframework sitcom is apt to do. for the team mentality, it’s constantly changing,” said director Will Luera, explaining that Complete immersion in the Sitcom even the most significant ideas, like performing a spin-off during the second half, came world is inevitable. You walk down the spontaneously during intermission, and were immediately put into practice. narrow alley by The Burren off Elm St. to As the troupe begins its second season, Luera is hoping to increase Sitcom’s visibility get to the stage, which has a simple set in its new theater. “It’s agreat space, we’ve been welcomed by the area, and we’rejust trying surrounded by the audience on three to make sure people know it’s our home,” Luera said. sides. The ensemble cast of seven is So far, Sitcom has received praise from The Phoenix, The B6ston Herald, and Bay visibly rocusea tnrougnout tne two nalf-hour sets, creating theme songs and Windows,which gave the troupe high praise, saying, “All Sitcom ensemble members are multitudes of characters and plot lines, which converge by the end. A typed program blessed with fine timing. In addition, they are bright, witly, quick to retort, and most is given to the departing audience, with actors credited as playing the roles they importantly, quick to share. It is an impressive collection of young talent.”

by ROB LO’IT and ADAMMACHANIC \ Daily Editorial Board If your Valentine’s Day plans go as hoped, you’ll be please. \ looking for the perfect place to get a little intimate with MapsRoom,Tsch Library.Never your significant other. Ifthose knocking boots are keep- been in the Maps Room? Neither have ing your roommate awake, however, you’re gonna have to most other sane members of the Tufts find somewhereother than your dorm room to seek mutual community. It’s sealed within the interior pleasure. ofthe library, no one knows it’s there, it’s Library Roof. A classic Tufts hookup spot since the quiet ... Navigate your way to love. Just new library was built, this place may be so hoppin’ on hope your compass doesn’t break! Valentine’s Day that you’ll have to book a Under Jum bo. Mysteriously enough, a lot rsc, mot in advance. Reservations of women have some sort of bizarre fantasy about elephants. We can’t quite figure out why this might be, but you can play into their desires and support school spirit at the same time. The rest of the ground is covered with snow, but the huge Jumbo statue shields a little area.. . The perfect size for two passionately writhing lovers. Ride the Cannon. Shoot your sex life into overdrive. Extremedexterity and a sure senseof balance is amust, but the benefits definitely outweigh the problems; you’d be hard pressed to find a better steely cylinder on this whole campus. Goddard Chapel Imaginethe ungodly actsthat can take place in thishugeroom after dark! Althoughthepewsmight be ataduncomfortable, you’ll be getting to know your date in the most biblical sense. Greenhouse on top of Barnum. Rumble in the jungle. You Tam.She Jane. With all ofthis plant life everywhere, you can’t help but feel the primal urges. card. Admission is strictly members-only, and the pass Carmichael. You’ll need to use all of your detective word for this Valentine’s Day is “Jamaican Jerk.’’ skillsforthisone. Rumor has itthat after-hours afew nights Just find a place. If all else fails, use your brain. Ge a week, Carmichaeltransforms into a huge, ultra-exclusive nasty in a stairwell. Find a de:serteddorm lounge or stud] orgy club.. . And you wondered why the food smelled so room and turn it into yourprivate loveden. Get flushedo! strange at breakfast. Finally, you’ll understand why the the “porcelain throne.” Or just kick your roommate out liinch ladies alwavssmileso sweetlv whenthevstmhvour vou whb! THETUFTS DAILY February 10,2000 WEEKENDER 1

byDARAREsMK Daily Editorial Board

Dr. Vivian Bearing has cancer. And she tells us friends, and remains, at 50, unmarried. She is utterly anything but a cold stare and a definitive "fine." We the end of her story before the play even begins. "I alone, and without regrets. She isn't mean or out- watch as she is forced to undergo the indignity of believe," she states dryly, "that I die at the end." right hurtful; we do not detest her, but we simply a pelvic exam with an insensitive doctor who once Laughter. Such is the presentation of the subject cannot empathize with her situation in life. This took her class. And we see .her grow sicker and matter in Margaret Edson's Wit. It is a tragic, serious, leaves the script free to focus on the process of the sicker, trying with all her might to remain strong. and often sensitive topic, and while it is treated as cancer itself - what it does to her body, how the The real and deep truisms of having cancer are not such, the beauty of the play lies in its ability to laugh treatments are working, how she is feeling. complicated by relationships with others. Bearing's at the absurdities contained within even life's worst We, as audience members, become her confi- suffering is at once simple and "unbearable," per- and mosf frightening moments. dantes, if she can have such a thing, her only other haps the reason Edson gave the character her name. Wit centers around Dr. Bearing, a college profes- intimates being the sonnets of John Donne that she Something happens as Dr. Bearing gets sicker. sor who specializes in the religious poetry of John has studied for so many years. "Death Be Not This play is, indeed, too proud and too well-written Donne. She's what pedagogical nightmares Proud'' makes more than one heart- to allow Dr. Bearing to transform into a warm and are made of a dried up prune of a woman, wrenching appearance here, its mean- loving human being because her disease has changed alone in every way. She has little under- ing so much more poignant as she her. The change is more subtle than that, as she standing of anything outside her world, explains it to us, as if we are in one timidly reaches out to those around her, yearning, an eye for detail, and a low tolerance Judith Light of her college lectures. Even that ever so slightly, for the touch of a hand or a warm for any amount of idiocy. Judith Light, one line has so many multiple voice to tell her it's going to be okay. And in that we direct from a critically-acclaimed stint shines at the meanings here. Donne's poetry see that inexorable part of human nature that cries playing the part on Broadway, is an resurfaces over and over, adding a out to others for love, even if we have never known impeccable Vivian. Though most may depth and svmbolism to the script. it. Dr. Bearing becomes human, and we want to remember herbest for her workas Angela Eve; furtheriit allows us to see that giver her a second chance. We realize that every- on the long-running sitcom Who's the Boss?, Dr. Bearing does have love in her body deserves one. Light's performance, directed with subtle heart, but for poetry if not for another Dr. Bearing does die at the end. It is neither beauty by the late Derek Anson Jones, is dead-on. human being. melodramatic nor drawn out, and done as true-to- Within five minutes of her first appearance on stage, Unlike the sonnets, we are there for it all with life as possible. We have gone through what she has she has so completely embodied the character that her. "HOWare you feeling?" is actually a running gone through. Like she, we are not completely all thoughts that she may be anyone else are chased joke throughout the play, as doctors and researchers transformed, but still changed somehow for the from the mind. are constantly asking her without wanting to know experience. If any of your loved ones have cancer, if Light makes a striking Dr. Bearing. For the length the truth. The medical profession is implicitly and you have ever known anyone with cancer, if you of the play, her fragile form is seen in nothing but repeatedly questioned in Edson's script. know what cancer is, go see Wit.It is an experience two hospital gowns (as one alone would not cover As she grows sicker, she refuses to answer with you will never forget. her completely) and a bright red baseball cap cov- ering a very bald head. An IV unit, which she wheels around with her for the duration of the play, almost becomes part of her costume. It is obvious from the outset that she is very sick, and she is not shy abouk telling us. Dr. Bearing has stage IV ovarian cz ncer, and she is about to undergo eight serious chemotherapy treatments. We already know these won't work because we have been told that she is goirig to die. What we have the opportunity to do, though, is go through this journey with her. A series of flashbacks allows us to see her reenact- ing her diagnosis, various moments from her child- hood, and certain parts of her academic career. Most of the talking is done by Dr. Bearing, but she has an excellent supporting cast playing multiple roles such as students or doctors. It is all done smoothly and effortlessly with the aid of an excellent set design. The set consists solely of a linoleum hospi- tal-style floor, a few gurneys and wheelchairs, and white curtains that slide back and forth to denote changes from room to room. Even scenes from Vivian's past arc replayed here, the only changes being a derik or chair slid in from off-stage. Light is wonderful at changing Dr. Bearing's age, as during certain scenes she transforms into being a four-year- old or even a college student. Both the physical and vocal chan,

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Movies 1 What happens when you cross Kevin Bacon with his folk-rock performing brother Michael Bacon? You get The Bacon Topsy Turvy: Topsy Turvj is one of those rare gems Brothers, who will perform an acoustic folksy jam at the Paradise Rock Club (967 Commonwealth Ave.) 562-8800 of a film that is able to thrust you into the world and culture of great musicians, in a manner similar to GetthatSouthern feelin’ fromC.J.ChenieratJohnnyD’s(17HollandSt.)He’llmixupthefunkandR&Bwithabigdose Milos Forman’s great film Amadeus. Mike Lee’s ofsoul. 628-3402 directing shines in this tala of two great English operetta team Gilbert and Ihllivan. The film tells the If you like all things Eastern, don’t check out this band. It only does things 50%. Half Japanese will tear up the stage tale of the making of the operetta The Mikado and the at the Middle East (472-480 Massachusetts Ave.) with the Peer Group and the Forty Fives. 354-8238 tense relationship between the composer and the lyricist. The acting in the film is superb, and even though the film is a bit long (about three hours), you won’t even realize it. Without a doubt, one of the best films ofthe year. ***** (AD)

You know it’s gonna be a good night when you have bands with names like Barbero, Crack Torch, R.C. Crimewave, The Hurricane: Denzel Washington recently received Ghetto Thunder, and Tracy Husky. Check ’em allout, one night only, on this amazing pentuple-bill at the Middle East the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance (472-480 Massachusetts Ave.) Can you feel it? 354-8238 in The Hurricane, and deservedly so. Washington masterfully portrays Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a Turn up the heat a notch. Pressure Cooker will show you what ska and reggae are all about. It will make a showing at prizefighter from the ’60s who was arrested for a crime SkyBar(5 18SomervilleAve.)623-5223 he says he didn’t commit. While Washington’s performance is a knock-out, the movie as a whole The show is sold out, but the artist never has. Beck will be at the Orpheum Theatre (1 Hamilton PI.) doing the things turns too sweet and leaves the audience doubting the that only he does. 679-08 10 movie’s truth rather than admiring its message. *** 0

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PianomasterTommy Flanagan hitsRegattabar( 1BennettSt.)with histrio. 661-5000 Magnolia: Fresh from his victory with Boogie Nights, Paul Thomas Anderson charges back with yet

another winner, employing many of those in his 1 stable of actors. All that can and should be said of Magnolia’s plot is that thl: film depicts nine interweaving stories about a myriad of characters who meet and collide in unexpected and coincidental Feb. 24,25: moe. atthe Some.willeTheatre.625-5700 ways during one day in the San Fernando Valley. Each of the characters exhibits some form of human Jan. 28 -Mar. 15: LOOT at the American Repertory Theatre. 547-8300 frailty, and in the end, portrays a slice of humanity. ****1/2(TP) Mar. 3 -Mar. 12: The Mysteries, an olde English mystery, plays at The Revels. 972-8300 x2 1 The Talented Mr. Ripley: It has been three years since the release of Anthony Minghella’s Academy Award-winning film The English Patient. Minghella’s screenplay and directoria I aptitude are impressive and one can see evenmore of his brilliance in this year’s Brattle Theatre Kendall Square Cinema. Arlington Capitol Theatre The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge 204 Massachusetts Ave., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Cate Blanchett. It is -J. 876-6837 494-9800 Arlington an epic dramatic thriller that will draw gasps from the (781)648-4340 audience as well as some raised eyebrows. This is DOGMA ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER one film that will challenge the audience and make LAST NIGHT BOYS DON’T CRY ANNA AND THE KING people think. **** 1/2 (AI0 THE CIDER HOUSE RULES BEING JOHN MALKOVICH Sony Theatres Harvard Square THE CRADLE WILL ROCK BICENTENNIAL MAN Any Given Sunday: Olive:: Stone’s latest film is yet 10 Church St., Cambridge GIRL, INTERRUPTED MANSFIELD PARK another success for the prolific director. As a voyage 864-4580 MAGNOLIA POKEMON: THE FIRST into the realm of professional football, it reveals MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND MOVIE Stone’s vision of what is truly important to the game - ANGELA’S ASHES FALL OF FRED A. THE SIXTH SENSE and how commercialization has eaten away at its THE END OF THE AFFAIR LEUCHTER JR. SWEET AND LOWDOWN purity and glory. The film focuses on the head coach, THE HURRICANE THE THIRD MIRACLE TUMBLEWEEDS Tony D’Amato (AI Pacino) ofthe fictional Miami THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY TITUS Sharks who, as he gets older, is trying to regain the TOPSY-TURVY hews Fresh Pond Cinema feelings that football used to give him. The film was Somerville Theatre 168 Alewife Brook Pkwy, entertaining and gave a different perspective on 55 Davis Square, Somei-ville Loews Cheri Cambridge football that fans and noc-fans alike should find 625- 5700 50 Dalton St, Boston 661-2900 entertaining. * * * * (DA) 536-2870 AMERICAN BEAUTY DOWN TO YOU AD -Alison Damast BEING JOHN MALKOVICH ANGELA’S ASHES EYE OF THE BEHOLDER LH -Lauren Heist DOGMA THE HURRICANE GALAXY QUEST TP -Thomas Powell MAN ON THE MOON SCREAM 3 THE GREEN MILE DA - David Attanasio ISN’T SHE GREAT PR-PaulaPomero NEXT FRIDAY AK - Annie Kuo SCREAM 3 KG -Kate Goldberg SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS STUART LITTLE TOY STORY 2 -- THE TUFTSDAILY. February 10,2000

Symposium Program Participants include. ..

'Thursday, February 10 Frank Deford, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated; Com- APARTHEIb ANb ITS AFlERMATH: THE PLAYING mentator, National Public Radio; Author, Everybody's All- ITELbS OF SOUTH AFRICA American * Lisa Lax J%6, Senior Producer, NBC Sports; fgarnum 008,7:30pm birector, The Olympics Show; birector, Emmy Award win- ning documentaries, "Arthur Ashe: His Life, His Legacy" and "The Rome Olympics" Richard Pound, Vice President, Friday, February 11 International Olympic Committee; President, World Anti- TicRIBES, SATEWS, ANb SPORT: Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee - Rich- MEDIA IMPACT ard Lapchick, birector, The Center for the Study of Sport Tufts University Gallery, 12:OOpm in Society, Northeastern University; he organized the in- PUSHING THRESHOLDS: bRU6S AND SPORT ternational sports boycott against racially segregated Tufts University Gallery, 2:OOpm South Africa; Author, The Politics of Race and Interna- bbR. JEAN MAYER GLOBAL CrneZiENSHIP AWARD tional Sport: The Case of South Africn Brad Lewis, Olym- (ItICHARb LAPCHICK) AND ALUMNI RECOGNTTTOP pic Gold Medalist, Double Sculls, 1984 Olympic Games; AWARDS Author, Assault on Lake Casitas Jumes Hirsch, Author, Cabot Auditorium, 6:30pm Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter Jon FIPQM GREECE TO GLOBALWM: Entine, Author, Taboo: Why Blacks Dominate Sports and TIHE OLYIHp3tcs IN THE 21ST CENTURY Why We're Afraid To Talk About It Billy Mills, Olympic Ccibot Auditorium, 8:OOpm Gold Medalist, 10,000-meter run, 1964 Olympic Games; Director, Running Strong for American Indian Youth Doug Saturday, February 12 Cahn, Vice President for International Human Rights Pro- ?rams, Reebok * Robert buval, Founder, Athletics of Haiti; SI'ORTIING STEREOTYPES: RACE AND THE Former Head, League of Former Political Prisoners, Haiti AMERICAN ATHm Cabot Auditorium, 9:OOam Fekrou Kidane, Director, Oivision of International Coop- ?rationand Humanitarian Affairs, International Olympic ACTION AN0 ACCOUNTABUTTY: ATHLETES AND fommittee John Gcnzale, Executive Editor, HIJMAN RI6HTS Cabot Auditorium, 1f:OOam SportsBusiness Journal; Former Biathlon Champion, US. 4rmy; Former US. Baseball Coach, Friendship Games, EAMIES AND NATTONS, SPORT AND P0LfTI;CS qustralia David Meggyesy, Western Representative, Na- Cabot Auditorium, 2:30pm tional Footdall League Player's Union; Former President, THE GLOBALIZATION OF SPORT llthletes United for Peace Wendy Wig-Pricb 5'82. Cabot Auditorium, 4:30pm 'resident and CEO, Milwaukee Brewers Patsy Mink, U.S. CASH ANb COMPETITION: THE ECONOMICS OF Zepresentative, Hawaii; co-author of Title IXlegislation SPORT Qimee Mullins, 1997 USA Track and Field Disabled Fe- Catlot Auditorium, 8:15pm nale Athlete of the Year; 1996 Paralympian Jim Cohen, Senior Coordinating Producer for News Coverage, ESPN Suirlday, February 13 bbert Housman, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning, The Executive Office of the U.S. President, Office oi Na- NIKE 325 A GObbESS: WOMEN AND SPORT *ional Drug Control Policy Jose Masso, Deputy Director, Tufts University Gallery, 10:30am . The Center for the Study of Sport in Society, North- DR. JEAN MAYER GCOBAL CmZENSHIP AWARb !astern University; Sports Agent, specializing in Latino (PATSY MINK) rof essional baseball players Dennis Brutus, Former Tufts university Gallery, f :OOpm :hair, South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee EODY CULTURE, IbENTfTY, AND SPORT Nan Greene- Chamberlain, For mer 0i r ec t or, Physical Tufts University Gallery, 1:30pm .ducation and Sports Program, UNESCO 12 THETUFTS DAILY February 10,2000 7 r . THE OLIVER CHAPMAN AWARD for ,!

an outstanding senior who has contributed to the Tufts International community through leadership and community service. Tht: Fourtn Annual Graduate Student . The International Center is now accepting nominationsfrom Symnosium students, faculty and staff for an outstanding senior who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the How can you present? The GSS is, an interdisciplinarysymposium International Community. designed i:o providestudents at Tufts ex- perience Fresentingtheirresearch and de- velopingtlie skills necessary to describe Nominations to be turned in by Monday, February 14, 2000. their work to a diverse community. The GSS also highlights the excellent research that is Abstracts of not more than conducted on the Tufts campus. The recipient will be awarded at the Parade of Nations 250 words outliningthe on Saturday, February 26, 2000. goals of your research should be sent to the Graduate Student Council Nomination forms available at the Info Booth in the Campus Center Office by FebmayZS, 2UUU Thisyear,3limitedgumberof and the International Center in Ballou Hall. at 120 Packard Avenue or by undergraduateswill beselected to present. email to [email protected]

The Graduate Student The symposium will begin with registration Council is sponsoring for presenters at 9 am, and conclude with a the fourth annual GSS reception at 5 pm. Cashprke.sfor out- on Saturday, April 8, standing itresentations will be awarded by a 1999 panel of judges chaired by Dean Robert Hollister of the Graduate School. Each participant will give a 15 minute oral SWeetkfbrtheSWeet presentation of their work, followed by 5 minutes for questions. The symposium is a free event, and will include lunch and -Send Valentine's Day Goodies with TSR- several breaks throughout the day.

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Barbarisi calls for housing fix Williams drowns Jumbos- BARBARISI rage, an indoor track, or a music SWIM we are a worse team than last year. continued from page 7 library, not the least of which is continued from page 5 Lots of teams have done some as a part of their financial aid pro- that sometimes these particular around.” heavy recruiting.” gram. [fthese students are denied buildings are constructed be- With a 6-3 record, including a The top eight teams move onto housing by the University, and cause, for example, somebody 2-3 mark this semester, the team the finals of the competition in then by the prohibitive cost ofoff- musical gave $4 million for the will not be the favorites going the three days of events. With all campus housing, they are left with express purpose of creating a new into the contest. Besides teams ofthe intense competition, aplace little choice but to “try again next music library. Fine. I likemusicas they have already faced this year, in the finals may be a feasible semester.” Creating an Office of much as thenext guy. I like to park, Tufts will have to contend with goal, but the team simply hopes Off-Campus Housing was a step too. And run. And convocate, other strong squads such as to do its best. in :he right direction, but it’s a whateverthe hell that is. But more Middlebury and the Coast Guard. “We want to swim as fast as we stopgap measure. Weneedamore than anything else, I like to have a “This year we are not favor- are capable of,” Levner said. “I ites,” Young said. “It’s not that wouldrather finish tenth and swim ’ permanent solution. place to live. If this University The University gives many really claims to be student-cen- valid reasons for making the con- tered, let it attend to that most Skiers survive without funds 1 struction of a new dom a lower basic of needs first, and deal with I priority than that of a parking ga- the window-dressing later. SKI “You can be in to the racing ; continued from page 5 aspect or you can just hang out,” 8 vision, while Boucher is currently Bouchersaid. “We are adeepteam. ’ in the 15” spot. We have a couple of very good Hockev clings to third spot ‘ 1.800i426.77 101 4 Despite the lack of funds, the skiers at the top, a couple further . sunsplashtours.com HOCKEY No matter how you slice it, advantage of club sports is that down.” Continued from page 4 then, the team’s remaining games they are not as intense as the var- With depth and youth, the Jum- I gameofthe yearforus,”Karpsaid. are of up-most importance. sity sports. This allows for a little bos’ future on the peaks certainly “It’shuge. Wehavetogetbackon “We’re entering a tough bit more fun on the team. looks very bright. track.” stretch ofthe season,” Karp said. Tufx is also a mere one point “We’re jockeying for playoff po- behind Wentworth, but Tufts sition as we face some tough could easily overtake second division rivals. So, regaining our Hemispheres place by defeating Wentworth in focus is clearly the key.- right ihe teains’ Feb. 17 meeting. now.” Tufts University Journal of International Affairs

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Sunday, February 13 U.S.-China Economic Relations: Tuesday, February 15 Globalization and Modernization: The World Trade Organization Debate U.S.-China Relations: Security, Interna- Challenges for the Pacific Rim and Beyond tional Trade, and Dual-Use Technology Cabot Auditorium, 7:OOptn Cabot 703, 3:OOptn Cabot 702,3:00ptn Claude Barfield David Dapice Chen Wenrong* Resident Scholar, Director of Science andTechnology Policy Stud- Professor of Economics, Tufts University; Fellow, Harvard Insti- Lieutenant Colonel, People’s Libwation Army, China; Former ies, and Coordinator of Trade Policy Studies, American Enterprise tute for International Development Military Attache, Former United Nations Military Observer, Former I nst i t u te Charles Derber Staff Officer in the Ministry of Defense, China Professor of Sociology and Director, Program in Social Economy Jeff Faux Evan Feigenbaum and Social Justice, Boston College; Author, Corporation Nation Co-Founder and President, Economic Policy Institute; Author, The Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Party’s Not Over: A New Vision for the Democrats and “Slouch- Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Program Yasheng Huang ing Toward Seattle: The WTO Behemoth” Chair, Kennedy School Executive Program for Senior Chinese Associate Professor of Business, Government, and international Military Officers Economy, Harvard Business School Ronnie Goldberg Senior Vice President, United States Council for international Jiang Jiang William W. Keller Business; Former Vice President, Trade and Export Finance Divi- Diplomat, Councillor Central Foreign Affairs Office, Peoples Re- Executive Director, Center for International Studies, MIT; Author, sion. Chase Bank public of China The Myth of the Global Corporation Alastair lain Johnston -Mary Kay Magistad Michael Prokosch Coordinator, Globalization Program, United for a Fair Economy Professor of Government, Harvard IJniversity; Co-Editor, Engag- China correspondent, National Public Radio; she opened the first ing China: The Management of an Emerging Power NPR bureau in Beijing Zang Dong-Sheng* Weilin Kuang Post Doctoral Fellow, East Asian Law, Harvard Law School Dani Rodrik Mason Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Univer- Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at sity; Division Chief, Press Department, Chinese Foreign Ministry Harvard University’s John E Kennedy School of Government The Great China Market: Robert Ross Lester Thurow Professor of Political Science, Boston College; Author, The Great Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professorof Management and Eco- Illusion or Reality? Wall and the Empty Fortress: China 5 Search for Security and nomics and Former Dean, Sloan School of Management, MIT; Hillel Large Chapel, 7:OOptn Negotiating Cooperation: The UnitedStates andChina, 1969-1989 Author, The Future of Capitalism Alan Wachman Ezra Vogel Jeffrey Ballinger Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Former Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences and Former Direc- Research Fellow, Constitutional Law Project, Harvard University; President, China Institute in America tor, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University; Director, Press for Change Editor, Living with China George Norman Cummings Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Econom- Information Technology, International ics, Tufts University Monday, February 14 Trade and the Future: Regional and Minxin Pei Regime Stability Student Presentations: Research and Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Ahitnnae Lounge, 7:3Optn Intellectual Diaries Endowment for International Peace; Author, From Reform toRevo- lution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union Cabot 703, 11:30am Yuehtsen Juliette Chung Alison Sander Wang Postdoctoral Fellow, The Fairbank Center for East Asian Interlocutors: Manager, Boston Consulting Group Research, Harvard University Karen Eggleston Professor of Economics, Tufts University Catherine Mann Florence Sender Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics; Author, “Eco- George Norman Chairman and CEO, American-China Enterprises; Co-Founder, nomic and Policy Implications of Electronic Commerce over the Cummings Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Econom; EntrepreneurshipProgram, East Asian Management Program, The Internet”; Assistant Director, Intern.ational Finance Division, Fed- ics, Tufts University Sloan School, MIT eral Reserve Board of Governors Sherman Teichman Edward Steinfeld Lee McKnight Founding Director, EPllC Professor of Management, Sloan School of Management, MIT; Director, Edward R. Murrow Program, Professor of Diplomacy Author, Forging Reform in China and Public Communications,The Fletcher School of Law and Di- David Yu plomacy Professor of Economics, Tufts University Pengkai Pan Fellow, Media Lab, MIT Susan Roosevelt Weld Professor of Asian Law, Boston Co lege Law School; Researcher, East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School

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Freedom to Many Day Cake Cutting SATURDAY SUNDAY Campus Center 1 p.m. Film Series Hillel TODAY University Chaplaincy- Chaplain’s Table Film Series Fight Club Pluralism Series History 101 Religion and Pop Culture: Se 7en Bamum 008 $2 7-9:30 p.m. Hillel 12:45-3 University Chaplaincy Noon Hour Multi-Faith Perspectives in Star Wars Bamum 008 $2 9:30 p.m. Concert Series Dewick-Mcphie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. A. Gabrieli, Pachelbel, Hindemith, Tufts Christian Fellowship Performed by: The MORGEN Music Large Group Meeting Brass Quartet TOMORROW Bamum 104 7-8 30 p m Goddard Chapel, 12:30-1 p.m. Deans Office-GSAS Jon Tisch Speaking Lecture Series Cabot Auditorium 1 30-2 30 p m Association of South East Asian Students Student Athletic Advisory Committee Olin Rm. 102, 8:30 p.m. Sprit Night @ Men’s Basketball Game Cousen’s Gym 7 p m Chess Club Programs Abroad ‘Y would have made a good Pope. ”’ Chess Club Meeting Study worldwide with SIT Campus Center, 8 p.m. Eaton Hall 201 3 pm. -Richard M. Nixon Monty Python Society Programs Abroad The Life of Python Part III Gen Info Meeting Late Night at the Dairy Botfom of Campus Center, 9:30 p.m. Eaton 201 2:30 p.m.