Errors Mar Elections, Students Say Under Fire, ECOM Defends Itself from Criticism by MATT REPKA Ing the Vote to the Student Body

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Neighbors have a Jumbo load of fun Errors mar elections, students say Under fire, ECOM defends itself from criticism BY MATT REPKA ing the vote to the student body. dantly clear at the candidates Daily Editorial Board Language in its bylaws differs by meeting.” ECOM’s bylaws say that type of election; for TCU candidate candidates must submit posters In the wake of elections marked elections, ECOM must advertise for review at a mandatory candi- by advertising missteps and the through “several methods of adver- dates general interest meeting. postponement of a vote for fresh- tising, both online and offline,” Some candidates said they man senators, the body that over- according to its bylaws. were not adequately informed sees student voting at Tufts has Candidates cite lack of about the general interest meet- come under fire from former can- communication ings themselves; ECOM held two didates and current student gov- Candidates and non-candidates meetings this year. “ECOM is ernment officials. alike cited problems communicat- responsible for coordinating this The Elections Commission ing with ECOM in the days preced- meeting and generating sufficient (ECOM) has incurred criticism for ing the election. awareness thereof,” the commis- its handling of several aspects of last Freshman Noha Ahmed, who sion’s bylaws state. week’s election, from accusations was elected Freshman Class Freshman Simmone Seymour, AALOK KANANI/TUFTS DAILY of poor advertising on TuftsLife Council secretary, said she had who on Thursday was elected the Residents from surrounding communities, including the girl playing and in the Daily to charges that the trouble getting information from vice president of academic affairs with Jumbo above, came to the Hill yesterday to participate in a commission failed to adequately ECOM members. on the Freshman Class Council, variety of fun and informational activities. The events took place as inform freshman candidates of “I wasn’t informed about one of said the publicity of the meeting part of Tufts’ eighth annual Community Day, aimed at enhancing election procedures. the meetings that I was supposed times was unclear and that “no one town-gown relations. The entire student body to attend, and I know a lot of can- knew them.” cast ballots on Wednesday in a didates weren’t informed either,” “The only reason I knew was seamless election on two com- she said. from work of mouth,” Seymour peting referenda on commu- “I got one email at 10:30 [p.m.] said. “The meeting turned out ExCollege class gets hands nity representatives on the Tufts saying I had to get a poster design to be mandatory, but no one Community Union (TCU) Senate. in by 12 that night,” Ahmed said. knew that.” dirty in community garden A vote for freshman senator and “When I came to drop it off, there Tralins and Ahmed said can- Freshman Class Council posi- was no one in the ECOM office. didates who missed this meeting BY BETH MEBRATU Porteshawver said. tions was scheduled for the same “Other people ended up drop- were denied chalk for advertising Daily Staff Writer Two Friedman School of Nutrition day but was postponed for 24 ping it off in the info booth,” by ECOM. Science and Policy graduate stu- hours due to an error by ECOM. Ahmed added, referring to the Freshman Scott Owades, Tufts’ student garden, estab- dents, Marisol Pierce-Quinonez and That vote progressed smoothly booth in the Mayer Campus who ran unsuccessfully for lished last fall with an eye toward Jeffrey Hake, teach the class. Both the following day, but candidates Center lobby. “A lot of people class council president, bringing people together to grow are pursuing degrees in Agriculture, and student government officials handed them stuff, and they were agreed, saying he was “luckily food, has given rise this year Food and Environment. in the last few days have charged pissed off because they’re not walking by when it happened” to a new Experimental College “We hope to have students learn ECOM with mishandling aspects part of ECOM,” Ahmed said. and had not been told about (ExCollege) class on agricultural about the topics and use their skills of the electoral process. Freshman Sarah Tralins, a can- them in advance. issues. to change the garden here,” Pierce- While acknowledging certain didate for vice president of social McManus disagreed. “Those Yosefa Ehrlich (LA ’10) and Quinonez said. mistakes, ECOM members gener- programming, also had trouble were well-advertised,” she said, senior Signe Porteshawver applied Hake said that there are cur- ally defended the body’s conduct, gaining approvals for her fliers. referring to the general interest last year to create an ExCollege rently no other classes offered attributing some of its actions to “I had to go to the ECOM office meetings. McManus said meet- course on food and agriculture as a to undergraduates on agri- inexperience and miscommuni- four times before I actually got ing information was posted on way of strengthening their efforts to cultural issues. The ExCollege cation with student groups. my posters stamped because the ECOM website in advance of bring gardening to Tufts. The result, class, he said, attempts to fill ECOM is comprised of five classes conflicted,” Tralins said. the meetings. Emerging Alternatives in Modern that gap. student members and is respon- “They weren’t very helpful about “I can understand why some of Agriculture, explores food systems, “There is nothing even sible for organizing and pre- informing us about when to meet the candidates might be frustrat- agricultural productivity and alter- close,” Hake said, referring to siding over student body-wide them or where.” ed, but ECOM has always tried to native farming ideas. the course’s curriculum. “The elections. Members receive a “It was very chaotic and the pro- make ourselves available,” sopho- “We wanted a way to institution- other day we did a lecture on stipend of $500 at the end of cess was not fun,” Ahmed said. more Will Yu, ECOM’s public rela- alize the garden to ensure it would agricultural history in an hour each semester. ECOM Chair Katherine tions director, said. survive beyond us and to get more In the days preceding any vote, McManus said information about people involved in the process,” see GARDEN, page 2 ECOM is tasked with publiciz- poster deadlines “was made abun- see ECOM, page 2 Tufts, Harvard report endowment turnarounds, financial improvements BY BRIONNA JIMERSON A Harvard spokesperson said that the pub- Daily Staff Writer lic is often misinformed about the nature of university endowments. Harvard University reported an 11 percent “The Harvard endowment actually con- gain earlier this month on its investments in sists of more than 11,000 separate funds, and the 2010 fiscal year, increasing its endowment nearly three-fourths of these are designated by $1.4 billion to a total of $27.4 billion. for specific purposes,” John Longbrake, Tufts’ own endowment increased by $110 Harvard’s assistant vice president of com- million in fiscal year 2010, evidence that the munications, said. university is on sounder financial ground Longbrake said the endowment’s perfor- after a 25 percent decrease in fiscal year 2009, mance was crucial in ensuring financial sup- according to Director of Public Relations Kim port for Harvard’s programs. Thurler. Tufts’ total endowment now stands at “Harvard spends more than $3 billion a more than $1.252 billion, Thurler said. year in support of teaching and research, This year’s endowment gains, a 9.7 percent and more than a third of this comes from increase, signify an investment return rate of interest earned on the endowment’s per- approximately 12 percent. The university sets formance,” he said. the baseline goal of a 9 percent return rate, At Tufts, University President Lawrence Thurler said. Bacow said in a Sept. 8 e-mail to the Tufts Harvard’s investment gains mark a community that the university’s cau- major turnaround from the endowment’s tious financial management has ensured DAILY FILE PHOTO decline by 27.3 percent to $25.7 billion in financial stability throughout the eco- Harvard University saw an 11 percent increase in its endowment in fiscal year 2010. fiscal year 2009. nomic downturn. Harvard Management Company, which “The last two academic years were inescap- cial situation before launching any major ly,” Thurler said. “Our tradition of prudent manages Harvard’s endowment, has pro- ably overshadowed by financial concerns,” capital projects, Bacow said. financial management stood us in good stead duced an average annual return from the Bacow said in the e-mail. “Fortunately, our tra- Chief Investment Officer Sally Duncan during [the] economic downturn ... We have endowment of 7 percent over the last 10 years dition of careful financial management stood referred questions regarding Tufts’ finances to fared comparatively well relative to many of and 11.9 percent over the last two decades, us in good stead last year.” the Office of Public Relations. our peer institutions, as a result of our suc- according to the Harvard Gazette. Tufts will continue to monitor the finan- “Tufts is in a very solid position financial- cessful stewardship of resources.”

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Visiting the Hill this week Candidates cite ECOM errors MONDAY White Denial in the Age of Obama” ECOM McManus acknowledged that ECOM had “Economic Crisis and the Least (2009), will deliver a lecture. continued from page 1 missed submission deadlines and credited Developed Countries” When and Where: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 Misplaced blame and missing names TuftsLife for its speed in processing the Details: The Global Development and p.m.; Cohen Auditorium When ECOM decided to postpone the Class commission’s requests. Environment Institute is hosting a Sponsor: Office for Campus Life of 2014 elections on Wednesday, the body “We didn’t really think twice about having presentation by development econo- originally attributed the error to a problem it be a little late because we’ve sent many mist Mehdi Shafaeddin, an interna- THURSDAY with Votenet, the online system used in cam- things late this semester, and they’ve all tional consultant with the University “The Cultural Impact of the Book of pus elections. Later that morning, though, the gone on time,” McManus said. of Neuchatel’s Institute of Economic Revelation” company behind Votenet complained that the TuftsLife did post a banner on its main Research in Switzerland. Details: Princeton University Professor of error actually took place on ECOM’s end, and page advertising the election on the day When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Religion Elaine Pagels will deliver a lecture, ECOM retracted its original statement and of the referenda vote. While it urged stu- Cabot 206 to be followed by a reception. Pagels assumed responsibility for the malfunction. dents to vote in the election and provided a Sponsors: Global Development and is the author of “The Gnostic Gospels” Another issue surrounded the com- link to the WebCenter voting portal, it also Environment Institute, International (1989), “The Origin of Satan” (1996) and mission’s promotion of the freshman included a disclaimer. Development Club “Adam, Eve and the Serpent” (1989). Programming Board candidates. While can- “This post was made at TuftsLife’s own ini- When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; didates design and post their own flyers tiative, without communiqué from ECOM, “Playing Our (Energy) Game: Why China’s Alumnae Lounge advertising their candidacies, ECOM gener- and, as such, should not be construed to Rise Doesn’t Threaten the West” Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts ally creates full-page advertisements fea- signify compliance with” certain sections Details: Massachusetts Institute of turing the full slate of candidates for both of the commission’s bylaws, the disclaimer Technology Associate Professor of Political FRIDAY Senate and Programming Board positions. read. Science Ed Steinfeld will present his new “Development of Yeast as a Platform This year’s advertisement, which ran in McManus called the disclaimer “not true,” book that shares the event’s name. Cell Factory for Production of Fuels last Thursday’s Daily, featured names, photo- saying that the body had made an effort to When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; and Chemicals through Industrial graphs and brief pitches from the Senate can- reach TuftsLife. Crowe Room (Goddard 310) Systems Biology” didates. The Programming Board ad, though, “We had contacted TuftsLife through Sponsors: Department of Economics, Details: Professor Jens Nielsen, from the omitted the candidates’ names and the posi- all the channels that they allow us to,” Tufts Institute of the Environment, Chalmers University of Technology in tions for which they were running, unless the McManus said. She faulted a lack of clarity Fletcher Center for International Sweden, will present as part of the candidates mentioned those details in their in the communication process. Environment and Resource Policy Chemical and Biological Engineering Fall self-submitted descriptions. “There’s not really a function to submit 2010 Seminar Series. “It’s disappointing that foreseeable, minor for a banner,” McManus said. WEDNESDAY When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; problems might have had a negative effect On the day of elections, ECOM histori- “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Science and Technology Center 135 on certain candidates,” Programming Board cally sends out a student body-wide e-mail Politics and the Retreat from Racial Sponsor: Department of Chemical and Co-chair Adam Fischer, a senior, said. “These to inform students that voting has begun. Equality” Biological Engineering are problems that could have easily been “Attempts must be made to contact all stu- Details: Tim Wise, author of “Between caught and fixed.” dents abroad regarding the election,” its Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and —compiled by Brent Yarnell “It seems like there was not enough care bylaws read, referring to TCU candidate put into making a clear ad,” Fischer said. elections, adding that “abroad students must Ahmed, the Freshman Class Council sec- be familiar with their own voting hours.” retary, said she was originally “upset” when ECOM did send out an e-mail to the Student garden reflects a growing her name was omitted. “I thought people Class of 2014 about the freshman elections wouldn’t know my name,” she said. on Thursday, but the body did not send a Freshman Yihao Li, who was elected message to the entire student body about interest in agriculture at Tufts Freshman Class Council treasurer, called for the referenda vote. improved publicity. McManus said that students study- GARDEN So far, the class has met with a warm “Some people complained, saying they ing abroad learned of the referenda continued from page 1 reception among undergraduates. Within didn’t know who the candidates were,” Li said. vote through Facebook pages created by and a half and went from the civil war an hour of the start of registration, the ECOM’s Yu, who designed the advertise- supporters of each proposal and from up to today. We have a lot to cover.” course had filled its class capacity of 20 ment, cited space constraints caused by a ECOM’s website. “I’ve spent the last few years of my life students and had a waiting list of five stu- crowded field. “We do make an effort to reach people learning about these things, so I thought dents, with more sending e-mails express- “We had 16 candidates,” he said. “As a abroad,” McManus said. “But we are limited it’d be great to share some of the things ing interest in the class, Hake said. matter of formatting and spacing, it was in what we can do regarding referenda.” I’ve learned with my students,” Pierce- The increased interest in gardening on the really tough to try and cram that into a one- ‘A learning process’ Quinonez said. Hill reflects a national trend across elemen- page document.” This election is not the first campus-wide A major component of the course is tary schools, nonprofit organizations and McManus called the design “last-minute” election marred by voting complications. For dedicated to policy and the theoretical even colleges, including Harvard University, and took responsibility for not making the reasons both within and outside of ECOM’s aspects of food and agriculture, while the Boston College and Brandeis University. deadlines clear to Yu, who was forced to rush control, the voting process has been delayed remainder of the curriculum is devoted “It’s hard to tell why it’s taken off so the job at the last minute. multiple times in recent years. to hands-on practical skills about garden- much,” Hake said. “It seems like a conflu- And Ahmed questioned whether the omis- “It’s a student-run group,” Yu said of ing. Students in the class are required ence of various concerns — issues with sion had any impact, noting that freshman ECOM. “I think people automatically liken to spend two hours each week planting food safety, concerns about the environ- Emma Rosenbluth was elected president with- us to groups like the [Office for Campus and maintaining Tufts’ student garden, ment and incoming quality. And I think it’s out including her name in her paragraph. Life]. ECOM is a five-man operation, and we Porteshawver said. working so well at colleges because college But freshman Tralins, who ran for fresh- just don’t have the same logistical capacity Located behind Latin Way, the gar- is a great place for incubating new ideas.” man vice president of social program- to run like the OCL does.” den is currently only open to students While Porteshawver was unsure of plans ming, disagreed. “The thing is that we are all students enrolled in the class. Next semes- for the student garden after the course is A formatting error cut off Tralins’s descrip- within the Tufts community, we all have ter, it is expected to open to mem- complete, she remained hopeful of the gar- tion. She had submitted two different versions other commitments,” Yu continued. “This bers of student group Environmental den’s longevity. of her passage and said that ECOM acciden- isn’t an excuse, but it’s a fact that we all have Consciousness Outreach, she said. “The destiny of the garden after the class tally ran the wrong one. commitments beyond student government A community garden is situated is over is up in the air,” Porteshawver said. She said that the errors associated with the or whatever else people are involved with.” next to the student garden but is “However, I’m sure members of the class newspaper ad, coupled with a general lack of Programming Board Co-chair Sarah primarily for Somerville residents, will consider the garden their own and advertising, left many freshmen uninformed Habib said that running elections is a dif- Porteshawver said. want to see it continue.” about the candidates through election day. ficult job, and it is understandable that stu- “A lot of people voted blindly … just out of dents become frustrated with the system. not knowing who was who, not being able to “It is a very complicated and chaotic identify the candidates — definitely because process at best,” Habib, a senior, said. “My of the newspaper issue, but also because there experience with ECOM has been that it’s a wasn’t so much advertisement about us other learning process.” than campaign fliers that kept being taken ECOM’s members this semester are rela- down,” she said. tively inexperienced. TuftsLife-ECOM dispute While four of its five members returned Yet TuftsLife, which in the past has pro- from last semester, the body’s internal elec- vided a forum for the commission to run tions for officer positions were held on Sept. front-page banners promoting elections and 16, less than a week before the referenda and to post events associated with the electoral freshman votes, according to McManus. season, had no communication with ECOM TCU President Sam Wallis said that the prior to the start of the referenda vote on short timeframe for the referenda revote Wednesday morning, according to TuftsLife worked against ECOM. Chief Executive Officer Mike Vastola, who is “They sort of shot themselves in the foot also the technical manager for the Daily. by setting a very short timeline and [try- No event advertising either last Monday’s ing] to advertise in that timeline,” Wallis, a candidates forum or panel on community ref- senior, said. erenda appeared on TuftsLife as of Wednesday He said that ECOM is looking into changing night. For a referendum vote, ECOM “is its bylaws. He called the time limits mandated responsible for advertising the forum in the by the existing rules “very cumbersome.” same manner that similar events for candi- Confusion about ECOM bylaws, and how dates are advertised,” its bylaws state. best to follow them, was widespread. “The Both McManus and Yu said that ECOM rules were not all in one place. That was submitted events to TuftsLife advertising the absolutely the problem,” Wallis said. forums. Vastola said that on Tuesday night, Yu said he believes ECOM satisfied the ECOM submitted an event submission adver- requirement for advertising. “I do feel tising Wednesday’s election — but that the like we did try to go through the proper submission included the wrong date and motions,” he said. time: Tuesday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Other factors aside, Wallis was direct “We approved the event 20 minutes later, about the need for smooth elections. but it never hit the front page” because the “At the end of the day,” he said, “it is event had technically already ended, he said. ECOM’s job, and they receive a stipend for Event listings for the candidates forum that purpose.” and the community referenda panel retro- MEREDITH KLEIN/TUFTS DAILY actively appeared on the site’s calendar, as Alexandra Bogus contributed reporting to this Students in the Emerging Alternatives in Modern Agriculture course regularly tend the garden. of yesterday. article. 3

FFeatureseaturtuftsdailyes.com New York Fashion Week introduces new, STEPHEN MILLER | COUNTERPOINT innovative trends while looking to past In defense of the bad BY CATHERINE SCOTT more toward the neutral palette of the Senior Staff Writer ’90s, most major names fell into one of the old years two categories. With Boston Fashion Week getting into Muther was baffled, yet pleased, about gear this week, it’s time to preview what both of these developments in the fashion h, to be a senior and look back kinds of trends came out earlier this month world — as well as the fact that nearly all on my years here. Remember at New York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week of the designers at NYFW managed to sub- that year Spring Fling turned (NYFW). The spring/summer 2011 collec- scribe to one of the two trends. Ainto a mass-casualty incident? tions of world-famous designers like Marc “I always like to think that fashion week is Remember when Fall Ball was the hottest, Jacobs and Michael Kors shook up the fash- more about a creative push than a commer- grimiest jumblef--- within a 1,000 mile ion world by rejecting the sartorial status quo cial one. I’m always amazed at how everyone radius? Or when it was legal to know (in of ’80s neon and spandex for a mix of ’70s ends up in the same place,” Muther said. the biblical sense) that guy or girl from disco and ’90s minimalism. “We [journalists] think it’s because there are your Intro to Philosophy class with your Christopher Muther, style reporter and certain cultural references that will pop up roommate in their bed four feet away? Oh, expert for the Boston.com blog Stylephile that all designers will absorb, and it somehow the memories. and the Style section of the Boston Globe, translates into everyone’s work.” I can’t say I remember all of them, but attended NYFW and said that this year’s New designers, however, like Boston-based that’s beside the point. In light of the recent shows were especially groundbreaking. Felicia Verry-Mota, who will display her work “success” of Fall Ball, I’m led to reflect on “Everyone was looking back a bit, it at Boston Fashion Week this Thursday, try to the bad old years when we turned school seemed,” Muther told the Daily. “Interestingly avoid being influenced by new trends that events into mass-casualty incidents, had enough, the ’80s that we’ve been seeing dis- will detract from the creativity of their work. Senior Pub Nights cancelled (tip of the appeared. Thankfully, there were no more “I try not to look at that many magazines cap, class of ’09) and all around perhaps harem pants; the jumpsuits were gone, too.” while I’m working on my collection because had a little more fun. Those following the ’70s trend seemed to I don’t want to rip off the amazing designs I Over the past couple of years, the be obsessed with the idea of remaking the see,” Verry-Mota told the Daily. “Of course, on administration has passed measures to disco era, right down to the big hair, bright the other hand, trends are always there, and clean up the school. They are less lenient makeup, bold sunglasses and wide-brimmed as a designer, you’re always looking.” on infractions and more controlling on hats. And there seems to have been a con- Verry-Mota doesn’t figure herself above school-sponsored events. Let me make sensus, once again, that high-waisted, ultra- incorporating trends into her work; she just MCT it clear: I do not at all blame them for it. wide-leg jeans are back in. Muther empha- doesn’t want her work to copy whatever Isaac Mizrahi’s new collection was on dis- They are the administration. This is what sized that this trend was everywhere, from comes directly off of the New York runways. play during New York Fashion Week. they do. And clearly, we have given them powerhouse Marc Jacobs to Tracy Reese’s “This year I was inspired by the military good reason to take away some privileges contemporary, Anthropologie designs. trend … I will also be taking advantage of the necessarily from a designer store. What is from us. But damn, I wish they were still as In homage to the ’90s, designers opened hot, bright colors I saw coming out of the fall important is to know how to combine and ignorant as they used to be. up their forms with long, flowing dresses fashion shows,” she said. “I’m always looking mix your clothes to keep up with the cur- I don’t for one second doubt that Tufts and kept most of their pieces in a haze of for twists, ways to keep things innovative.” rent fashion,” sophomore Nina Davari, a students have been acting like jackasses neutral colors like black, white, grey, beige Most importantly, Verry-Mota sees her- fashion enthusiast, said. for decades. Part of going off to col- and taupe. Muther described these designs self as a consumer of fashion, and the Muther suggested that fashion recycles lege for many students is that period of as “soothing” and felt that all extraneous marketplace is where the most important itself in 20-year periods. As new designers years when we have only minor super- patterns and prints were no longer present trends prevail — ones she can choose to rise to prominence, they become nostalgic vision, minor responsibility and major in many normally bright designers’ reper- buy into or avoid. for the time of fashion when they were grow- ambitions to push life a bit too far. The toires. Nude and white floor-length dresses “When I’m dressing and styling my own ing up and thus reintroduce the world to a administration should not blame the in a simple, sack-like shape dominated wardrobe, I try to stay away from trends certain trend. student body for this. It’s the student these runway shows. … like those awful gladiator sandals,” she Not that Muther believes the general body. It’s what we do. “The first thing I thought of when I saw said, laughing. “The thing about trends public will always be receptive to such I am 21 now, and for the first time, I actu- Marc Jacobs’s spring collection was Jodie is that they’re very easy. You can go into drastic shifts. ally find myself living a reasonably legal Foster in ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976),” Muther said. someplace like H&M, and they’re there; “Within the next couple of years, the ‘jeg- life. Granted, I still park anywhere on cam- “A lot of the ’90s pieces, on the other hand, they’re everywhere.” gings’ and skinny jeans we’ve all become so pus and ignore the Public Safety ticket (get looked like something straight out of Calvin According to some, though, high fashion used to will start to loosen up and go wider. a real job). But no longer is every drunken Klein when he was at his peak … with form a does not dictate what articles are sold in People get into a comfort zone when it comes escapade an actual breach of the law. lot looser, a lot simpler.” stores as much as it dictates how one uses to jeans and blouses, and it takes them a little However, I lament for those younger than Though the pack was evenly divided clothing to create styles. while to move out of it,” he said. “It will be a me. You no longer have the one free pass on between designers following a ’70s mix “You can use clothes you already have good year or so before a lot of [these runway weed or alcohol abuse I had when I was a of disco and bohemian and those leaning or buy similar trends at any store, not trends] even start to show up.” freshman (which I believe I used twice, ka- ching!). For many of you, you’ll never have the experience of Spring Fling littered with beer cans brought in by seniors and con- sumed by everyone. This year, I’ll actually need to bury that keg on the lawn. REZquad offers an uphill location to study, relax, caffeinate I’m not trying to promote mass binge drinking at Tufts events; that would probably be preaching to the choir, anyhow. Miller Hall basement gets a revamped coﬀ ee shop in place of Oxfam I just fondly remember those Sunday mornings when I spent half the day hunt- BY ROMY OLTUSKI long as it avoids both the volume of the and make it a good place to hang out ing down my phone and learning about Daily Editorial Board campus center and the sterility of the and do homework because we have the my Saturday night. I also realize that my library. seating space, and we like the idea of views do not reflect those of the majority Two words come to barista Sam According to sophomore Emily Poole, doing something with it. We’re getting of the student body, but I think there are Costello’s mind when he walks into the a regular at the REZquad, until the new new furniture, which we got to pick out, a good number of students who look back REZquad Café for work, and they do not café came along, the Tufts campus, par- and we welcome any suggestions on on their college careers and think about usually go hand in hand: relaxed and ticularly uphill, was lacking a middle how to make this place unique. It’s an a lot of good times that involve a lot of caffeinated. But everyone in the coffee ground between a social and academic ongoing process.” breaking the law. shop seems to be both. environment. Part of the ambience changes with It’s with this mindset that I contemplate The REZquad, the relatively new “I come here by myself a lot to get each new shift, as the café’s personal- how successful Fall Ball was. Yes, there uphill branch of the Mayer Campus coffee and study, but I also meet friends ity is defined by the individual stu- were fewer TEMS calls. Yes, it was less Center’s The Rez, opened last February here because it’s nice and not too crazy,” dent baristas on duty. Aside from having crowded and hot. But I will never forget in the basement of Miller Hall, where she said. “It’s not like the library so it’s the staff choose the furniture together, my freshman year Fall Ball, where there Oxfam Café once stood. While Oxfam not a strictly studious atmosphere — Schwartz made the coffee-themed wall must have been 4,000-plus people, and I was characterized by loud, late-night not a hunker-down-at-a-desk place. It’s tapestries herself over the summer. was dumping bottles of water on myself noise bands and drunken socializing, relaxed and accessible. I like to be able Additionally, baristas get to play DJ dur- to stay cool. And I won’t forget the Winter the same venue managed by the Rez to curl up on a couch with my cup of ing their shifts, which means that you Bash when I witnessed a person try to is home to quieter study sessions and coffee and just get it done.” will be listening to anything from the climb out the window of the shuttle bus coffee klatches, according to Costello, a Poole, a fan of the REZquad’s current Swedish-born folk artist Tallest Man on while it was moving. Those were success- senior. design, finds the new café so practical Earth during Schwartz’s shift to classical ful events. And who knows, maybe these Its decor — stylistically cleaner than for students living uphill that it was one piano concertos during someone else’s. things still happen. Maybe it’s just the the space used to be, Costello pointed of the primary reasons she decided to Baristas also concoct and name the nostalgia that comes from being at the out — is simple, but atmospheric. With live in Miller Hall this year, she said. specialty drinks, which — in addition end and looking back at the beginning. But its handmade wall tapestries, comfort- Still, the REZquad’s image is a con- to its later closing hour — distinguishes over the last couple of years, I’ve watched able couches, chalkboard menu and stantly evolving one and it is in the the REZquad from the Rez at the cam- the administration wisen up to our she- deep, porcelain mugs, the REZquad begs midst of some improvements, includ- pus center. nanigans. It’s a pity. Maybe they’ll hold off to be your new living room — and the ing the addition of sandwiches to the Costello has yet to craft his drink, the fun death-sentence for just nine more coffee machines lining the wall make it menu beginning this week, according though he asserted that is likely for the months. Come on, Bacow, let’s blow out more attractive than your current one. to Personnel Manager Molly Schwartz, good of the community. our last year in style. Not quite bohemian in mood, which a senior. “It would probably have Kahlua in it, is a lofty pursuit for the basement of “Ambience is something we’re work- which is kind of a problem,” he said. a dormitory building, the REZquad is ing on,” Schwartz said. “We want to give Stephen Miller is a senior majoring in English. content with its minimalist design so it a comfortable but spunky attitude see REZQUAD, page 4 He can be reached at [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Monday, September 27, 2010 The REZquad Café strives to be students’ new uphill living room REZQUAD continued from page 3 University President Lawrence Bacow, on the other hand, has invented one of the REZquad’s most popular drinks, the “Larry Bacow,” or, in layman’s terms, peppermint hot chocolate. Tomorrow from 5 to 6 p.m., the REZquad plans to host an opening party at which the “Larry Bacow” will be the drink of the day, and attendees will enjoy free treats from Kickass Cupcakes, live music, dis- counted “Larry Bacows” all day and an appearance by the drink’s namesake. While the uphill population and the café staff are excited about the space’s new look and function, there is some grief about the loss of Oxfam, including on the part of the REZquad’s staff and management. “I think the image that came off was that we kicked off Oxfam, which we didn’t,” Schwartz said. “They were going to close, and we were invited to open in their place. Because we like them, we’re still planning on giving a percentage of our profits to Oxfam.” Even so, Costello, a one-time employee of the late Oxfam, wishes that the REZquad would preserve some of Oxfam’s old grunge traditions. “The new REZquad is completely different from Oxfam,” Costello said. “It makes money. 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THEATER REVIEW MITCHELL GELLER | MAKES IT RAIN ‘Bus Stop’ drives home message of Fat companionship — in a Kansas diner man in BY MICHELLE BEEHLER Senior Staff Writer a little The Huntington Theatre Company’s coat production of William Inge’s “Bus Stop” is undeniably charming, bringing an idyl- used to say that Rick Ross was the worst rapper of all time. I never said Bus Stop that I didn’t like Rick Ross, nor that he Ididn’t deserve to be famous. All I said was that he was a terrible rapper. I said he suffered from the same problem as Written by William Inge someone like Dr. Dre — one of my favor- Directed by Nicholas Martin ite rappers — who just sounds like he’s At the Boston University Theatre trying too hard. Every time I hear Rick “Ricky Rosé” through Oct. 17 Ross rap, I hear a fat man in a little coat. Tickets $15 to $89 And that isn’t a dig at Ross’s weight. Chris Farley put on David Spade’s tiny little coat lic winter scene from the Midwest to the in “Tommy Boy” (1995) because he had Boston stage. something to do and he was going to do it Nicholas Martin, who previously served no matter what: He had to save his father’s as artistic director for Huntington, returns auto parts company, and to do that he to direct the comedy of an eclectic group had to cheer David Spade up. And to do of travelers who find themselves stranded that he did what was necessary — or what for the night at a Kansas roadside diner. It he thought was necessary — he put on a takes the entirety of the night for most of tiny little coat and danced around. them to realize that the majority of them are Rick Ross is wearing that tiny little searching for the same thing: love, in one of coat. its many forms. Miami-based rapper Rick Ross (né Despite the motley crew’s eccentricities, William Leonard Roberts II) has had the play fosters the idea that the charac- an interesting career — going from an ters all share a common ground of human unknown to a self-made superstar in a few desires, an argument that it pulls off with short years, during which time a tumultu- comic competence. ous beef with 50 Cent revealed him to be The characters’ differences are blatantly a former corrections officer, a revelation obvious and inevitably stand in the way of that somehow didn’t even scathe him. But them trying to understand one another. It is over the summer, Ross released his fourth a mysterious night that brings a bus carrying solo album in as many years, “Teflon Don” a drunk professor with pedophilic impulses, (2010), an album that is absolute fire. a young and irascible hotshot cowboy with If you listen to “Teflon Don” closely, it’s HUNTINGTONTHEATRE.ORG clear that Ross still wants it really, really see BUS STOP, page 6 ‘Bus Stop’ features an eclectic cast of seasoned performers and up-and-comers. badly, but it also sounds like maybe he deserves it. This moment in commercial hip-hop TV REVIEW ALBUM REVIEW is fascinating. Hip-hop has existed for 37 years, give or take a few (many credit DJ Con man drama ‘Lone Star’ may Röyksopp’s latest Cool Herc’s famous Aug. 11, 1973, rec- room party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the prove to be a little too innovative eﬀ ort fails to live Bronx as the birthplace of hip-hop), and it’s only now that rappers can admit to BY BEN PHELPS tycoon Clint Thatcher, says in the pilot being performers. Daily Editorial Board episode of the new Fox series “Lone up to expectations Hip-hop has long been seen as a Star.” While that logic may work in the BY MATTHEW WELCH response to life in the inner city, an out- “If you want to make something that show’s world, fiction unfortunately Daily Editorial Board let to express the pain and suffering and lasts, you gotta make it with your own does not always mirror reality. whatnot, and up until now, you either had two hands,” Jon Voight’s character, oil It’s undeniable that “Lone Star,” What does it mean to be king of to be a gangster, or you had to pretend which centers on con man Bob Allen Norway’s downtempo scene? One only to be one to make it big in the rap game: Lone Star (James Wolk) and the double life he need to look at Röyksopp’s first album, Tupac and Biggie were really gangsters, leads, had an intriguing and promis- 50 Cent has been shot nine times, Gucci ing series premiere. Senior Mane has most likely shot some people, Starring James Wolk, Jon Wolk is perfectly cast as the slick Röyksopp as has Lil Wayne, and the members of Texas scam artist torn between his N.W.A. had to pretend to not be college Voight, Adrianne Palicki, Eloise money-making schemes and going students to be taken seriously. But now Mumford straight, the supporting cast — which Astralwerks Rick Ross, a former corrections officer, Airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Fox can write a song called “Rich off Cocaine” see LONE STAR, page 6 “Melody A.M.” (2001), to understand what (2009) and everybody loves it because — placed the band at the top of the burgeon- hey! — it’s a good song. ing European electronic circuit. When Jay-Z raps about selling crack, it The group’s debut treated its audience to seems genuine, and if it turned out that concise, catchy synth licks and introspec- his mysterious, often-referenced years tive drone pieces with equal zest, avoiding spent in Virginia were spent crab fishing the blandness that often characterizes the instead of slinging dope, people would downtempo scene. Sadly, the same can- probably be pretty upset; they might even not be said for its latest effort, “Senior.” feel betrayed. Conceived as a darker counterpart to the The only money that Ross ever handled toe-tapping “Junior” (2009), “Senior” fails that resulted from the sale of cocaine was to deliver the same punch. in his paycheck as a corrections officer While “Junior” played to the strengths dealing with convicted drug dealers. He of the band with its shorter song lengths is, however, allowed to rap the line, “I and bouncy synth programming, “Senior” know Pablo, Noriega/The real Noriega/He sounds over-inflated and lackluster. The owes me a hundred favors” on “Hustlin” album is filled with interesting melodic (2006) because he is a performer. He isn’t and rhythmic ideas, but Röyksopp felt even the real Rick Ross: The real Rick Ross compelled to stretch them to lengths the is “Freeway” Ricky Ross, a former drug content could not justify. Almost every kingpin currently suing the rapper for his song on the album could have made its use of the name. point in half the time. The layered bass Which is simultaneously ridiculous and line of “Tricky Two” is compelling for a hilarious. while, but the song’s lack of movement I still don’t think that Rick Ross has the over its glacial eight minutes leaves the skill of, say, Jay-Z or Lil Wayne or even listener unsatisfied. Gucci Mane, but he can certainly wear the While artists like Autechre and Tricky little coat with the best of them. have successfully applied short riffs and motifs over long songs, they did so with an ear toward creating textural and rhythmic Mitchell Geller is a senior majoring in psy- POPTOWER.COM chology and English. He can be reached at Jon Voight should be enough of a reason to watch anything at all. see RÖYKSOPP, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Monday, September 27, 2010 Immature characters clash ‘Senior’ lacks depth of older albums but onstage in ‘Bus Stop’ still maintains listening value BUS STOP Rodenburg) and the cowboy Bo RÖYKSOPP continued from page 5 Decker (Noah Bean), who is blindly continued from page 5 his older and wiser ranch hand, a set on marrying her. When the bus variations. Röyksopp attempts this, 19-year-old nightclub singer and arrives, Cherie (or “Cherry,” as Bo but its efforts usually produce little the lusty bus driver who gets them pronounces it) rushes inside the more than superfluous ornamen- to a small diner about 30 miles west restaurant, hoping to ditch the cow- tation. Yes, there are some inter- of Kansas City. boy Bo, who, she claims, kidnapped esting synth washes and string Grace Hoylard (Karen her in order to bring her to his ranch crescendos over the course of the MacDonald) runs the small res- in Montana and marry her. track “Tricky Two,” but they never taurant with the help of the teen- The duo is uniquely ridiculous; take the listener too deep. age Elma Duckworth (Ronete their characterizations are empha- “Senior” also fails to showcase Levenson). MacDonald is excellent sized to a vaudevillian degree. Röyksopp’s sense of textural bal- in her portrayal, bringing hilarity to Indeed, both characters are per- ance. A close listening to any of moments where it could have easily formers — Cherie sings at a night- the duo’s previous albums shows been lost and guiding Levenson’s club and Bo competes in the rodeo its ear for complementary timbres. character around the diner and — and both must learn to overcome The squelching bass of “Don’t Go” through the trials of adolescence. appearances in order to really get to from “Melody A.M.” was perfectly Levenson is not as successful, know the other. matched to the clarity of the per- perhaps falling into the trap of her Out of the entire ensemble, there cussion and the string machines. character’s ignorance and naiveté are only two mature characters in Such contrasts are seriously lack- as Elma comes off as static and the show: the sheriff, Will Masters ing on “Senior,” where almost somewhat annoying. Her childlike (Adam LeFevre), and Bo’s guard- every track feels mired in its own qualities are so overemphasized ian, Virgil Blessing (Stephen Lee tonal redundancy. Every bass line that it’s difficult to believe that she Anderson). is punctual, every synth is reverb- is supposed to be a high school They act as advisors for the laden and every string interlude is student. Instead, Levenson’s acting hotheaded Bo and the frivolous spaced out with delay. suggests that Elma has the maturity Cherie and are the purveyors of Thankfully, there are a handful of a sixth- or seventh-grader. the truths in the play. Ironically, of songs that escape this problem The reduction in the appearance the two of them remain alone and demonstrate what Röyksopp of Elma’s age makes it all the more throughout the story, as if their is really capable of. “The Fear” disturbing when the continually knowledge and life experience are shows the duo’s attentiveness to intoxicated middle-aged professor, their true mates in life. interplay and layering. Opening

Dr. Gerald Lyman (Henry Stram), The production succeeds in cap- with a creepy synth line reminis- ROYKSOPP.COM reveals a sexual attraction to the turing the spirit of the Midwest, if cent of a Halloween theme, the Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland make up Röyksopp. young waitress. The inebriated not its image. track quickly blooms into a string and thrice-divorced intellectual is The stage sports an impressive flourish that gradually dissipates ments and emotions. The track far from a bad album. It is certainly instantly obvious as a tormented set that gives an apt view of the into a catchy bass-synth groove. begins with a synth riff reminis- enjoyable, and no one is going to soul, yet his constant self-depre- diner’s inner workings but leaves Obviously, Röyksopp is more cent of Aphex Twin’s “Analogue complain about “Senior” as back- cation and despicable behavior is out the feelings of isolation and than capable of creating struc- Bubblebath” (1991) and dwells on ground music at the weekly book sometimes endearing. Only a clev- emptiness that a snow-covered turally interesting music. “The it for just a little too much time club meeting. Most of the album is erly written script and Stram’s mas- Kansas suggests. The set forces its Fear” takes its listener to dozens before completely shifting direc- warm and inviting, though hardly terful interpretation of the profes- audience to focus on the connec- of places over its seven minutes, tions in the last two minutes. For as dark as “the senile sibling of sor’s witty language could pull off tion made between the characters leaving us wondering why the rest once on this record, Röyksopp Junior who lives in the attic,” as it such a stunt. during the night inside the restau- of the album is not as compel- uses repetition to its advantage, was described by the band’s Svein The most predictable, if not cli- rant, but it ignores the spaces that ling. Elements are introduced and heightening the contrast between Berge. Depending on what you’re chéd, romance in the performance persist between certain characters playfully taken away, leaving the two parts of the song to produce a looking for, “Senior” could be a is also the most enjoyable. The in the play. listener anticipating a satisfaction sense of movement. minor victory for passive down- equilibrium of the Kansas diner is In the end, there is always one that never arrives. Although “Senior” cannot be tempo or a moderate shortcoming instantly upset with the emergence figure out in the cold, idly and soli- “The Drug” treats the listener looked to for the depth and energy for one of Europe’s most intriguing of the night singer Cherie (Nicole tarily waiting for a bus. to a similar mix of musical ele- seen in Röyksopp’s earlier work, it is electronic duos.

‘Lone Star’ undeserving of its low ratings LONE STAR The series immediately establishes continued from page 5 its own voice, and pilot director Marc includes Voight and “Friday Night Web — of “(500) Days of Summer” Lights” favorite Adrianne Palicki — (2009) fame — creates an introspec- shines and the plot seems to find a tive feel that allows the audience to good balance between soapy melo- connect with Bob, despite his lying, drama and real-life stakes. unfaithful ways. Achieving Your Student Group’s But there’s a little problem that seems The key to successfully having a con Goals through Financial like it will prevent creator Kyle Killen’s man as your main character is in the well-crafted drama from being some- casting, and Wolk’s portrayal of Bob is Stewardship thing that lasts: ratings. pitch-perfect. Even though we see him Only 4.1 million viewers tuned in cheating countless innocent investors last Monday despite a prime-time slot — including Lindsay’s parents — out after “House,” which has led Killen to of their hard-earned money, when he start a fan campaign, stating, “For us to says he is in love with both women in survive we’re going to have to pull off a his life, we believe him. Unsure about how to best manage your student minor miracle.” Wolk sells Bob’s moral dilemma, and group’s finances and operations? Ignoring, for the moment, the show’s it is easy to see how the people on both Pre-registration is This one hour workshop will give you the skills to effectively precarious future, let’s just consider sides of his double identity care about required and space is that “Lone Star” has all the makings him. manage your group’s operations and use basic management best limited! practices to ensure your student group achieves its goals. of a great series. The pilot begins with All praise considered, the pilot cer- Bob and girlfriend Lindsay (Eloise tainly was not perfect. It was a little too All participants will Mumford) living a happy life together convenient that Bob would start recon- receive a certificate Learn some easy tips and detection tools to help you identify in the quiet town of Midland, Texas. sidering his line of work just as his long upon completion of the when your group’s financial status is not what you think it should workshop be – due to clerical or accounting error, theft, or fraud. We will Bob is in the oil business and seems con started paying off, and some of the to be making a lot of people very happy soapy elements — Bob’s argument with be happy to address any questions or concerns that you may have Pizza and beverages about managing your group’s finances or operations. and very rich. He travels frequently his father when he reveals his change will be provided! for business, but his stop in Houston of heart; his fight with Lindsay’s old Please join us! turns out to be quite permanent — he flame — were a little too on the nose. lives a double life there with wife Cat One scene in particular, drawing a par- Pearson Hall, Room 104

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Hold ECOM officials accountable BENJAMIN D. GITTLESON “For every election we organize, we strive on the part of ECOM members. Not only pattern of mismanaged elections and irre- Editor-in-Chief to ensure fairness and equality,” reads did the commission make a technical error sponsibility. the mission statement of the Elections that led to a 24-hour postponement of the Considering the importance of campus EDITORIAL Commission (ECOM). Unfortunately, the freshman vote, but its members hastily and elections, this is a problem that cannot Managing Editors handling of last week’s votes for freshman incorrectly blamed the oversight on an out- remain unresolved. We believe that the evi- Ellen Kan Tufts Community Union (TCU) senators, side voting-software company before the dence shows that current ECOM members Carter Rogers Freshman Class Council members and officers even consulted the company. The are largely responsible for the deficiencies of school-wide referenda on community rep- election and the associated informational the recent election, particularly when con- Matt Repka Executive News Editor resentatives led to elections that were any- forums were not adequately advertised in sidering how many problems could have Alexandra Bogus News Editors Michael Del Moro thing but fair and equal. advance by ECOM; students more often easily been avoided. Nina Ford ECOM’s errors in this semester’s elec- relied on Facebook messages from groups An effort is under way among student Amelie Hecht tions have thrown the commission’s advocating a certain side or candidate. government officials to reform bylaws, Corinne Segal ineffectiveness into the spotlight. The Tardy communication with TuftsLife TCU President Sam Wallis, a senior, told the Martha Shanahan Brent Yarnell commission, which oversees elections and a lack of initiative on the part of ECOM Daily’s news department. While the bylaws’ Jenny White for student government bodies, has long members led to a lack of an official ban- vagueness is clearly an issue and a review Daphne Kolios Assistant News Editors dealt with election-related complaints, ner or on-time event listing on the popu- is more than welcome, the student body Kathryn Olson from contested results to voting-software lar student portal. ECOM also submitted must also demand individual accountabil- Romy Oltuski Executive Features Editor errors. In the past year, however, the an advertisement to the Daily, featuring ity from the paid student members serving Sarah Korones Features Editors Alison Lisnow blame for elections-gone-wrong has too a spread on the election candidates and on the commission. It is predominantly a Emilia Luna often fallen on ECOM. a brief statement from each. The spread, matter of meeting deadlines, fulfilling the Alexa Sasanow In the spring, for instance, a number however, was put together poorly and treat- requirements already set forth in the body’s Derek Schlom Jon Cheng Assistant Features Editors of complaints were filed against ECOM’s ed the candidates unfairly and unequally bylaws and historically followed, and suf- Maya Kohli conduct. Sam Wallis, at the time a junior by omitting many of their names and the ficiently discharging its mandate. To make Amelia Quinn running for TCU president while studying positions for which they were running. our microcosm of democracy fair and equal, abroad, was ruled to have overspent his Relations between the candidates and we require a more concerted effort from Emma Bushnell Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors budget when he chose to fly back to Tufts ECOM are strained: Advertising deadlines those charged with its management. Mitchell Geller from his study-abroad locale in order to have not been met and the voting proce- We demand a review of ECOM mem- Rebecca Goldberg campaign in person. He filed an appeal dure is under question. One winning candi- bers by the TCU Judiciary, which appoints Benjamin Phelps Anna Majeski Assistant Arts Editors and criticized ECOM’s poor handling of the date even described the campaign process the members of the commission. Although Rebecca Santiago matter, saying that he was not informed of as “chaotic.” ECOM confronted these criti- ECOM officers are students, their $500-per- Matthew Welch the ruling, and that it contradicted previ- cisms by denying the brunt of the respon- term stipend places them under a differ- ous discussions with ECOM. In the same sibility, blaming communication errors and ent level of scrutiny — and they must be Rachel Oldfield Executive Op-Ed Editor Laura Moreno Op-Ed Editor election season, complaints were filed over saying they advertised adequately through held accountable to the student body, which Larissa Gibbs Assistant Op-Ed Editors the inclusion of Referenda 3 and 4 in the their website, ridiculously assuming that finances their pay. Elaine Sun April 28 presidential ballot, as they were students knew to go to ECOM’s poorly orga- Student elections are important, Seth Teleky Devon Colmer Cartoonists not adequately advertised prior to the vote. nized website for election information. and we must expect better from those Erin Marshall The vote resulted in both referenda pass- In the spring, the Daily criticized ECOM charged with carrying them out. ECOM’s Lorrayne Shen ing, despite the fact that they were compet- for failing to properly inform students about record of failure has been the result of Louie Zong Rebekah Liebermann Editorialists ing proposals; those referenda went to a upcoming votes and for inadequately pub- poor bylaws compounded by the inepti- Ashish Malhotra revote on Wednesday. licizing the content of referenda. Over the tude of its commissioners, and it has Josh Molofsky But that vote took place amid mistakes semesters, the body has demonstrated a persisted for too long. Alexandra Siegel

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Monday, September 27, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY OP-ED 9 A heretic’s chaplain BY STEPHEN JANICK about existential issues with one of her pro- AND ALEXANDER HOWARD fessors. While this may be true, the argument could just as easily be employed to counter In the fall of 2009, Tufts Freethought Society the necessity of all other chaplaincies on cam- (TFS) inquired about the need and viability pus as well. A Humanist chaplaincy is just as of hiring a Humanist chaplain for the benefit necessary as any of the existing chaplaincies. of the Tufts community. TFS communicated We freethinkers desire one place on campus with university officials and alumni and, after that can serve as a hub for secular guidance, a series of meetings, increased the likelihood philanthropy and community. The establish- of the realization of this goal. ment of a university-supported Humanist As TFS starts the new school year, we feel community will not only provide a resource the need to address particular reservations for students to contemplate secular answers that members of the Tufts community main- to traditionally “spiritual issues,” but it will also tain regarding issues utility and funding for a allow the secular worldview to have a valued Humanist chaplain. social presence equal to that of the other belief While TFS services the needs of its current systems present on our campus. membership through weekly meetings and TFS desires to establish a Humanist chap- the sponsorship of lecture series, its club sta- laincy that facilitates communal contempla- tus limits its ability to accommodate the needs tion by promoting secular morality among of the broader non-religious community. The non-religious people. We seek a prominent, establishment of a Humanist chaplaincy at published freethinker holding a degree from Tufts would provide non-religious Tufts stu- a divinity school to serve as the Humanist dents an organizational infrastructure and chaplain. The primary role of the chaplain legitimacy greater than what TFS can provide. will be to facilitate Humanist dialogue on The Enrolling Student Survey of the Class campus through lectures and events and to of 2012 reported that of the nearly 60 percent help integrate the philanthropic efforts of of students who responded to the question the Humanist community with the efforts of concerning religious affiliation, over 30 per- other chaplaincies on campus. Furthermore, cent marked “none.” While not all of these a Humanist chaplain will be able to extend the non-religious students would utilize the ser- reach of TFS’s philanthropic efforts to outside vices of a Humanist chaplaincy, it is likely that the Tufts community through collaborative a Humanist chaplaincy would see a rate of efforts with local and national Humanist orga- participation similar to other chaplaincies on nizations, including the Center for Inquiry, campus. the American Humanist Association and the In an article for the online publication Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy. All funding for Inside Higher Ed, Alexander W. Astin, the the Humanist chaplaincy will be provided by founding director of the Higher Education prearranged private donors. The chaplaincy Research Institute at University of California, will, however, utilize school facilities to host Los Angeles, wrote, “Most students — reli- events. gious and non-religious — have an interest Ultimately, the decision to approve the in what we consider to be spiritual issues: the establishment of a Humanist chaplaincy at meaning of life, their most deeply felt values, Tufts rests with the university president and why they’re in college, what kinds of lives they the Office of the University Chaplain, led by want to lead, how connected they feel to oth- University Chaplain Father David O’Leary. We ers, etc.” hope that university officials will recognize While the apathetic, solipsistic atheist the need to establish a Humanist chaplaincy has become a popular social perception of and that secular thought can be comfortably Humanists, we feel that this generalization integrated under the umbrella of the Tufts of our worldview is detrimental to the Tufts Chaplaincy. community as a whole, and we are actively working to change this perception. Some have raised the point that secular Stephen Janick is a sophomore who has not students can use other resources to fill their yet declared a major; he serves on the execu- desire for community — that is, one could use tive board of Tufts Freethought Society (TFS). the Leonard Carmichael Society to fulfill his Alexander Howard is a sophomore who has not philanthropic desires, or one could inquire yet declared a major; he is a member of TFS. DAILY FILE PHOTO

OFF THE HILL | BROWN UNIVERSITY Will online colleges transform higher education? BY DAN DAVIDSON Many Americans simply cannot cess stories? Some fault lies with the tors will only recognize institutions: The Brown Daily Herald afford to attend college. Beyond mon- online college industry and some with organizations with academic depart- etary concerns, those who wish to get the policymakers who govern it. ments, highly credentialed faculty, [University of Phoenix’s] promi- a degree may have familial obligations Online colleges are for-profit ven- bureaucrats, libraries and all the other nent sponsorship was among the or a work situation that prevents them tures, which creates perverse incentives pricey accoutrements of the modern many comical elements of LeBron from doing so. for administrators balancing concerns university. These things make higher James’s summer prime-time special, For those who cannot complete a about students and revenue. While Carey education more expensive, and they’re “The Decision.” It was bizarre that degree in a traditional college setting, speculates that universities could eventu- not necessary if all you want to do King James associated his brand with online colleges can be a powerful solu- ally collapse under pressure from online is offer standard introductory courses an institution more often the butt of tion. In an article that appeared in the alternatives in a fashion reminiscent of online,” which is StraighterLine’s busi- jokes than the recipient of celebrity Washington Monthly last year, Kevin newspapers, it may actually be for-profit ness model. donations, and the irony became even Carey, an education policy think-tank- colleges that best resemble the newspa- But such companies will never thicker when, just weeks later, the uni- er, described an online college experi- per industry. Like newspapers, online attract students without being accred- versity was implicated in fraudulent ence at odds with the image in many colleges face tradeoffs between efficiency ited. When some for-profit colleges can and unethical behavior by a govern- of our minds. Carey profiles a woman and the quality of their product. How remain accredited while deceiving stu- ment investigation. who, after earning lower wages than many executives and investors would dents and committing fraud, and oth- Online colleges remain saddled with her college-educated counterparts, was eschew the former in favor of the latter? ers trying to deliver a better product poor reputations but have become eco- laid off and finally decided to finish the Thus, many papers are cutting staff and are forced to find ways around the nomic juggernauts. Apollo Group, Inc., degree she started years before. Faced shrinking their coverage, and there is rules, the regulations need rethinking. which owns the University of Phoenix and with time constraints as a mother and plenty of evidence showing that online There’s a strong argument to be made other for-profit education ventures, post- economic concerns about spending colleges are driven by a desire to maxi- that the importance of college is vastly ed revenue of nearly $4 billion in 2009. a long time in school without work, mize profit without regard for students. overstated, and that many people would The success of for-profit higher she turned to StraighterLine, an online A report released in early August by benefit more from technical training education is clearly benefiting execu- degree-granting program. the Government Accountability Office than from a bachelor’s degree. But it tives and shareholders. But online col- From her computer, Carey’s subject highlighted illegal or unethical prac- is undeniable that in many sectors, a lege holds even greater promise as a could “access course materials, read tices at every one of the 15 for-profit college education is now essentially means of revolutionizing education in text, watch videos, listen to podcasts, colleges investigated. Four attempted a requirement for workers, and that America. To date, however, this prom- work through problem sets, […] take to defraud the government by suggest- on average, college-educated students ise has yet to be realized. exams” and “collaborate with other stu- ing ways applicants could lie on their make much more than those who only The staggering cost of traditional dents via listserv and instant messag- financial aid forms, “and all 15 mis- complete high school. college education is certainly leaving ing.” She communicated with a course lead potential students about their pro- While many online colleges suf- an opening in the market for online adviser through e-mail and could also grams’ cost, quality and duration, or the fer from high dropout rates and leave alternatives. According to the U.S. talk to tutors online. average salary of graduates,” according their students jobless and debt-ridden, Department of Education, in 1980-81 As for her two greatest concerns — to an Aug. 4 New York Times article. the potential online education holds the cost of tuition, room and board at a cost and time — StraighterLine allowed Policymakers also deserve criticism should be obvious to anyone who has four-year, private institution was under her to complete courses as fast as she for not addressing the regulations used a computer. With our workforce $14,000 (in 2007-08 dollars), with the could work through the material and governing higher education, which struggling and the economy stagnant, cost of a public institution less than then begin new ones right away, all at a are stifling innovation and protect- it’s more important than ever that half of that. By 2007, the cost of a pri- fraction of the price the same courses ing the status quo in an industry that politicians make it easier for forward- vate university was over $30,000, with would cost on a traditional campus. could use some shaking up. As Carey thinking ventures to offer students new, public schools costing almost $13,500. Why do we hear so few of these suc- writes, “The most prestigious accredi- quality choices in higher education.

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FIELD HOCKEY penalty corner just over five continued from page 12 minutes into the third period. gone,” Brown said. “But I Zak quickly became the hero think it showed we need to of the day, though, denying work on finishing because we two consecutive shots for her had a lot of really good pass- only two saves in the last two ing, but we weren’t putting it games. On a hard clear, the in the goal.” offense took over and con- After the intermission, Tufts trolled the ball for the rest of picked up right where it left the game. off, continually challenging It did not take the offense Wesleyan’s defensive unit for long, either. At midfield, Dyer the first five minutes. Then, pushed a Wesleyan player off at 30:05, the Jumbos struck the ball to hit sophomore gold as senior co-captain Jess Lia Sagerman streaking up Perkins collected a penalty the right side. Brown saw corner insert and slammed it the play unfolding and met toward net. Brown was wait- Sagerman’s cross in front of ing and redirected the ball the net, finishing it with a past Redding to put Tufts on hard slap shot to the right the board 1-0. of Redding. As the sound Unfortunately for the reached the crowd, the bench Jumbos, it seemed the team rushed the field to celebrate let out a sigh of relief just a as the team moved to a per- little too soon. fect 5-0 on the season (3-0 Almost exactly 10 minutes NESCAC). Wesleyan dropped later, Tufts’ defense left senior to 4-1 (2-1 NESCAC). midfielder Jamie Thabault “I think the number one unmarked at the top of the feeling was relief,” Brown circle. With time to wind up, said. “Wesleyan was having Thabault sent a hard ball to a great season — we couldn’t the left of the cage, where base this game on any past Wesleyan sophomore Taryn seasons because this is the Murray was waiting in scor- best season they ever had, ing position. Murray then and I think it could be an sent it to the opposite corner important win down the road of the goal, just out of reach in terms of NESCAC stand- of junior keeper Marianna ings, so we were all happy to Zak. put it away.” “For most of the game, they Tufts will have plenty of hadn’t given us that much time to rest up after the emo- pressure on defense,” junior tionally draining game as defender Taylor Dyer said. “I they do not return to the field think when they came down, until Saturday’s homecoming we were caught on our heels matchup with Bates. — we probably didn’t have the Bates, which sits in last sense of urgency or aggres- place in the league, has been sion that we should have.” battered in NESCAC play. Energized by the game- Regardless, no team has a tying goal, Wesleyan contin- bigger target on its back than ued to put pressure on Tufts’ Tufts, and the empowering back line. But Dyer and class- effect that this can have on mate Sarah Cannon denied opponents was proven this any second opportunity for weekend. The Jumbos will the Cardinals and transi- need to shut out the Bobcats tioned the ball to the offense, early to ensure a win in front which scrambled to win it of homecoming fans. in the final minutes. Despite “I think the pattern we’re earning four penalty corners seeing is that we’re letting and several just-misses, time teams hang with us for too ran out on the Jumbos with long,” Brown said. “And the the score deadlocked at 1-1. longer they stay in the game, “We practice overtime a the more they think they can lot,” Dyer said. “We try to beat us. We need to score

JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY prepare for any situation that early and show that we’re the Senior quad-captain Caitlin Updike, who over the weekend helped the volleyball team to a third straight MIT could occur during games. No. 3 team for a reason and Invitational title, spikes the ball toward a helpless defender. We went into it saying it not save it for the end of the doesn’t matter who scores or half or second half … or over- how they score, we just have time.” Jumbos have not dropped set in weeks to do everything in our power “We love NESCAC games,” to not let them score … and Dyer said. “We have a lot of VOLLEYBALL attack we have on the other finished strong and had a kind do it as soon as possible.” time to prepare and adjust continued from page 12 team,” Updike said. “[Against of ‘show no mercy’ attitude.” In extra minutes, seven to Bates’ style of play and we nor Vassar put up more than Wellesley] we didn’t get that This attitude will be put to Jumbos took the field deter- are taking them just as seri- 16 points against Tufts in a many kills, but we served them the test on Tuesday when the mined to send the Cardinals ously as any other opponent given set. tough and got them out of Jumbos head to UMass Boston home quickly. But the because anything can hap- “It was a long tournament their offense and made them for a showdown with the exhausted defense gave up a pen in the NESCAC.” and we got kind of tired by unable to set to the middle, Beacons, a squad with whom the end, but our defense was which made their offense more Tufts split a two-match regular impeccable, and we played all predictable.” season series last season, with out,” sophomore setter Kendall The four victories this week- both matches going to the five- Lord said. Lord was named to end pushed Tufts’ record to set limit. The No. 1 ranking Want the most current the All-Tournament team. 10-2 on the season. Since los- in New England will likely go The Jumbos also got a boost ing the third set to Gettysburg to the victor, and despite this from their serving game, with College on Sept. 11 at the season’s infancy, the Jumbos campus news? nine aces against Williams. Emory Classic, the Jumbos realize the importance of set- In the Wellesley match, Tufts have been a perfect 25-for-25 ting the tone as the top team notched eight aces as well as in sets, showing an ability to in the region early on. Follow us on Twitter! To stay in the know, countless strong serves that close out matches with ruth- “They’re the top-ranked forced the Blue out of its com- less determination. team in New England right follow @TuftsDaily and fort zone on offense. “We’ve done a good job of now, so it should be fun to see “We take our serving very not letting teams back into how we do with them,” Updike @TuftsDailySport seriously because it’s the first matches,” Kuan said. “We’ve said. Monday, September 27, 2010 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 11 Tufts football excited to play in new offensive formation OFFENSE continued from page 12 needed to run the old style of offense. That, coupled with the glut of weapons returning at the skill positions, made the switch a natural fit. “If you’re good enough, you’re probably not at Division III; you’re probably in the Ivy Leagues or the Patriot League or even higher,” Civetti said, referring to the NESCAC’s lack of top-tier fullbacks. “After losing [fullback] Kevin Anderson (LA ’09) two years ago, it wasn’t that we didn’t have guys who we weren’t sure couldn’t step up in those positions, but we thought they could help us more on defense, so that’s why we kind of went to this.” The Jumbos rolled through the first half of the game on the element of surprise, building up a 14-3 lead at the break, thanks in part to a 52-yard bomb down the middle to senior tri-captain Pat Bailey from classmate and fellow tri-captain Anthony Fucillo, who was playing in his first regular season game since 2008 after missing all of ’09 with a leg injury. The Jumbos were equally productive in the second half, sustaining an eight-play series JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY that culminated in a two-yard Senior quarterback Anthony Fucillo threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in Tufts’ new spread offense as the team defeated Hamilton 21-10. scoring pass from Fucillo to senior wideout Billy Mahler, because it was so fast. I think a start to take chances,” coach Bill substitutions and are forced to cially when the team has time who accounted for 50 of the lot of teams probably knew we Samko said. “On that one drive run a base defense. Then, we to dissect film before Saturday’s drive’s 76 yards. were going to run a spread-type when we scored, they were blitz- can just pick them apart.” homecoming tilt with Bates. “I think [Hamilton] struggled offense after the scrimmage … ing us every single down. And if However, as with any newly Though minor tweaks will be a lot, adjusting to what we were but I don’t think teams can pre- you can pick it the right way, well implemented strategy, the spread made, the high-octane offense giving them,” Fucillo said. He pare for how fast you’re going to what do you want, fast death or system had its hiccups. Tufts only seems to be here to stay, and finished with 255 yards and two be, for the tempo.” slow death?” had six minutes of possession in the Jumbos are loving every scores despite being pulled as a Down early and without time “It’s all about the tempo and the first half, thanks in large part minute of it. precautionary measure midway to switch looks on defense, getting into a rhythm,” Mahler, to Continentals junior running “It’s pretty tiring, but it’s a lot through the third quarter due to Hamilton resorted to constant- who finished with a game-high back Dylan Isenberg, who nearly of fun,” Bailey said. “We get to a thumb injury. “They had to stay ly blitzing, something Tufts six catches and 85 yards, said. equaled his 2009 rushing pro- spread the field, which means in a lot of the same coverages, a hopes to take advantage of in “And when we do that, the duction (97 yards) in the first two much more big-play potential lot of the same blitzes, a lot of the the future. defense doesn’t have time to quarters on Saturday (90 yards). … We had a good game today, same looks because they didn’t “It’s really tough to defend, react, they get tired, they don’t These mistakes, according to and we just want to keep the really have a chance to change and as we get better at it, people have the opportunity to make the players, can be fixed, espe- momentum going.” Spread offense successful in season POWER RANKINGS opener despite learning curve compiled by the tufts daily The Middlebury Panthers took the biggest hit in this week’s installment of the NESCAC FOOTBALL final touchdown on a 2-yard recep- power rankings, falling from second overall to fourth, primarily due to the 1-2-1 in-confer- continued from page 12 tion in the third quarter, was one of ence record of their women’s soccer team. As a result, Tufts was the biggest winner, thanks in be one,” Tufts head coach Bill Samko said. Fucillo’s favorite targets and finished the large part to a historic tie from its men’s soccer team, and overtook Amherst and Middlebury “A very well-designed play, I must say.” game with six receptions for 85 yards. for its highest ranking of the season. While the offense was fine-tuning its Classmate Greg Stewart chipped in with After a brief stint in seventh place, Trinity reclaimed its spot in the middle of the pack, set- new approach, the Jumbos’ defense held five catches for 67 yards. tling into ﬁ fth place after a seventh-place showing in Week 2. The bottom four all remained its ground. Despite giving up 90 rush- Tufts did not move the ball much on unchanged. ing yards to Hamilton junior running the ground, which came as a result of the back Dylan Isenberg in the first half, the team’s new spread offense. The Jumbos THIS MEN’S WOMEN’S FIELD LAST defense held the Continentals in check netted just 67 yards on the ground, often WEEK SCHOOL FOOTBALL SOCCER SOCCER HOCKEY VOLLEYBALL AVERAGE WEEK for most of the game, conceding a lone on plays in which freshman running touchdown late in the fourth quarter back Ryan Pollock was put in motion into 1 WILLIAMS 2.00 1.67 1.33 7.50 4.33 3.37 1 long after the result had been decided. the backfield and ran for short yardage “I definitely saw more penetration up the middle. 2 TUFTS 5.67 5.67 4.17 1.33 1.50 3.67 4 from the defensive line and defense in general than the scrimmage,” junior tri- captain defensive end Donnie Simmons “I think Ferras had an unbe- 3 AMHERST 1.83 3.00 2.17 5.33 6.83 3.83 3 said. “I also saw a little more gang tack- lievable game; the D-line ling. A lot more people running to the 4 MIDDLEBURY 4.00 1.83 6.83 5.67 4.00 4.47 2 ball, a lot more energy, a lot more push had a great game; Diss had and drive.” “I think [junior linebacker] Ferras a great game. [It was] just a 5 TRINITY 2.33 8.67 3.00 3.50 5.67 4.63 7 [Albitar] had an unbelievable game; complete team effort.” the D-line had a great game; Diss had 6 BOWDOIN 6.67 6.33 6.00 2.00 3.67 4.93 5 a great game,” senior linebacker Matt Matt Murray Murray said. “[It was] just a complete CONN. senior linebacker 7 — 6.33 9.50 5.67 2.33 5.96 6 team effort.” COLLEGE The Jumbos had a scare in the third quarter when Fucillo, who had been 8 WESLEYAN 5.83 6.33 5.83 5.00 7.83 6.17 8 marching the Jumbos down the field on a drive that featured five consecu- With a victory over the Continentals, 9 COLBY 8.33 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.67 8.70 9 tive completions, injured his hand on a Tufts improved its opening day record fourth-down run. Fucillo, who missed since 2000 to 8-3. Tufts will now be all of last season because of a broken gearing up for its homecoming game 10 BATES 10.00 7.17 7.67 10.00 9.17 8.80 10 leg, created a feeling of déjà vu for the this week against the Bates Bobcats, Tufts faithful who watched him clutch who were blown out 44-0 this week- 11 HAMILTON 8.33 — — — 11.00 9.67 11 his hand as he walked off the field. end during a visit to reigning NESCAC Fucillo returned to the field the fol- champions Amherst. Despite their sat- lowing drive but then sat out the rest isfaction with the opening day win, the The poll was devised as follows: Each voter ranked all NESCAC schools in each sport, of the game as a precaution while the Jumbos are already focused on next and those scores were averaged to create a composite ranking for each sport. The com- quarterbacking duties were delegated week’s affair. posites were then averaged to determine each school’s overall ranking. Note that Ham- to sophomore John Dodds. “It was good to see us play together for ilton does not compete in ﬁ eld hockey, men’s soccer or women’s soccer in the NESCAC, “It was just kind of a precautionary the first time,” Simmons said. “The sky’s the and Conn. College does not compete in football. thing,” Fucillo said of spending the final limit for us; that was just the beginning.” This week’s list was determined by polling Amro El-Adle (Amherst Student), James three possessions on the sideline. “It was Reedy & Seth Walder (Bowdoin Orient), Nick Woolf & Mike Flint (Conn. College Voice), also good to get John Dodds in there; To view highlights of the Jumbos’ Katie Siegner (Middlebury Campus), Ann Curtis and Emily Gittleman (Trinity Tripod) and [he] looked great again, just like in the win over the Continentals, visit Alex Prewitt (Tufts Daily). scrimmage.” blogs.tuftsdaily.com/thescore DESIGNED BY STEVEN SMITH/TUFTS DAILY Senior Billy Mahler, who scored Tufts’ 12 INSIDE SSportsports NESCAC Power Rankings 11 tuftsdaily.com

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BY BILLY RUTHERFORD Contributing Writer offense a success Midway through the second quarter BY ALEX PREWITT of Tufts’ season-opening game against Daily Editorial Board Hamilton on Saturday, with the Jumbos In years past, Tufts’ offense was run FOOTBALL primarily out of an I-formation, two- (1-0 NESCAC) tight-end set, a relatively tedious style Zimman Field, Saturday of advancing the football. The Jumbos would pound the ball up the middle, Hamilton 0 3 0 7 — 10 spearheaded by a bulldozing fullback, Tufts 0 14 7 0 — 21 and then throw the ball when necessary. In short, it was predictable. leading 7-0, sophomore cornerback Sam So when Hamilton arrived at Zimman Diss found himself on the edge of a play, Field on Saturday for the season opener, preparing to defend a simple screen it expected to be greeted by Tufts’ tradi- pass. But before he knew it, Hamilton tional style of attack. senior quarterback Luke Wilson had But going up against a Jumbo unit overthrown his intended receiver, and whose motto is to “get comfortable with Diss was off and running with a 74-yard the uncomfortable,” the Continentals touchdown interception return that put defense struggled when faced with the the Jumbos fully in control. debut of a high-powered, no-huddle “I saw the screen coming, so I went offensive attack that was run out of the up to play it,” Diss said. “Then he over- shotgun formation with as many as five threw the screen and [the ball] was lying wide receivers on any given snap. right in my lap.” “We didn’t know,” Hamilton head coach The result was never again in ques- Stephen Stetson said. “And in this league, tion, and the Jumbos cruised to a 21-10 it’s kind of nuts. You don’t have film on victory at Zimman Field. your first opponent, and we didn’t have With the debut of its fast-paced, hur- any film on their offense. It didn’t sur- ry-up offense, Tufts was slow to develop JOSH BERLINGER/TUFTS DAILY prise me because we heard rumors that a rhythm in the first quarter. With up Senior running back Pat Bailey was once again the Jumbos’ deep play threat, scoring on a they would run a lot of passing, and we to five wide receivers in the game at 52-yard pass early in the second quarter. could’ve done better with it, but they did once, the Jumbos at times appeared a great job and moved the ball very well.” to be as confused as their opponents. classmate — and fellow tri-captain — Fucillo kept his composure, hitting According to Tufts’ offensive coordina- Nevertheless, the Jumbos broke through Pat Bailey, the Jumbos’ leader in rush- Bailey in stride. tor Jay Civetti, one of the architects of offensively early in the second quar- ing, receiving and return yards in 2009. “There were two guys running across the new attack system, Tufts struggled ter when sixth-year senior quarterback On the play, Bailey had run the the field when there was only supposed to to recruit the tight ends and fullbacks Anthony Fucillo completed a 52-yard wrong route, cutting to the middle of pass down the middle of the field to the field instead of to the outside. But see FOOTBALL, page 11 see OFFENSE, page 11

VOLLEYBALL FIELD HOCKEY Volleyball team sweeps MIT Invitational

BY BEN KOCHMAN On Saturday, Tufts dis- Daily Editorial Board patched two of its 2009 NCAA New England Regional Twenty-five up, 25 down. Tournament opponents — After starting the season 0-2, Williams and Wellesley — to the volleyball team has since take home the MIT Invitational crown. And though the team VOLLEYBALL struggled to find consistent (3-0 NESCAC, 10-2 Overall) offense, hitting at a .188 percentage against Williams in the semifinals and .110 against at MIT, Saturday Wellesley in the final round, it displayed stout defense in Williams 14 19 15 — 0 both contests. Tufts 26 25 25 — 3 Against their NESCAC rival, the Ephs, the Jumbos had 43 Wellesley 16 21 21 — 0 total digs, including a team- Tufts 26 25 25 — 3 high 16 from junior libero Audrey Kuan, who is also an Cousens Gym, Friday Online Editor for the Daily. And in a match with Wellesley that featured rally after long VIRGINIA BLEDSOE/TUFTS DAILY Vassar 13 16 12 — 0 Senior Tamara Brown scored seven minutes into overtime, lifting the Jumbos over the Cardinals and preserv- Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 rally, the Jumbos prevailed on the strength of 20 team block ing the team’s undefeated season. assists. Smith 10 15 11 — 0 “We worked a lot this week Tufts 25 25 25 — 3 on being really disciplined Tufts pulls out OT win over on defense, and that really reeled off 10 straight wins — showed,” Kuan said. “We also including 25 consecutive win- have a really deep bench, and Wesleyan to remain undefeated ning sets, the longest such streak a lot of players who are really in the NESCAC since 2000 — good in the back row.” BY CLAIRE KEMP the then-undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals offense only one to establish itself as one of the Tufts’ depth played to its Daily Editorial Board Cardinals. Although Tufts con- possession below the 25-yard top teams in New England. This advantage at the MIT tourna- trolled the pace of play for line. However, Tufts was left weekend, the Jumbo victory train ment, where the Jumbos played The No. 3 field hockey team most of the game, a desper- scoreless at the end of the rolled on at the MIT Invitational, four total matches in two days found itself in an unexpected ate Wesleyan team was able period due to impressive where Tufts swept its four oppo- — two at home in Cousens nail-biter on Saturday against to tie the score at 1-1 by the goalkeeping from Wesleyan nents to win the tournament for Gymnasium on Friday, while end of regulation time. But sophomore Tori Redding and the third consecutive year. the semis and finals were held FIELD HOCKEY the Jumbos proved they could several wide shots. “Our ball control is getting at MIT Saturday. Friday saw (3-0 NESCAC, 5-0 OVERALL) score when it counts when “I think we dominated better and better, and our team two easy wins for the Jumbos Bello Field, Saturday senior Tamara Brown slammed the first half, and going into chemistry is improving every against Smith College and OT the backboard of the goal to halftime at 0-0 wasn’t a good match,” senior quad-captain Vassar College: Neither Smith Wesleyan 0 1 0 — 1 take the 2-1 overtime victory. reflection of how the half had Caitlin Updike said. “We’re really Tufts 0 1 1 — 2 The Jumbos dominated the getting into rhythm.” see VOLLEYBALL, page 10 entire first half, allowing the see FIELD HOCKEY, page 10