Where You Read It First Rain 51/42 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 33 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Rate of TEMS calls stays stagnant, despite policy change BY HARRISON JACOBS year, the policy has not affected several years. Under the new discourage students from call- the drinking habits of students. D AILY EDITORIAL BOARD the number of students seeking policy, underage students ing TEMS when they were over- “We’ve always seen quite the the group’s help. charged with alcohol viola- ly intoxicated and in need of range [of levels of intoxication] Tufts’ new alcohol policy “[The number of alcohol- tions are immediately placed medical assistance. amongst students that we pick, appears to have had little effect related calls] has not decreased on level-one disciplinary pro- But consistency in the vol- and we’ve seen the full range on whether students seek aid because of the policy,” Krill bation (pro-one), which limits ume of TEMS calls indicates this year.” from Tufts Emergency Medical said. “The volume of calls numerous student privileges. that the new policy has nei- Tufts University Police Services (TEMS), countering we’ve gotten has been in line In prior years, first-time viola- ther acted as a deterrent nor Department (TUPD) Capt. much speculation and concern with around the same time last tors received a warning. considerably changed the Mark Keith agreed that he had that the new regulations would year.” Many students raised con- drinking practices of Tufts not seen a drop in the num- deter students from seeking Administrators changed cerns that the policy’s harsh- students, as the administra- ber of calls, but he said that it medical assistance due to fear Tufts’ alcohol policy at the er disciplinary repercussions tion had hoped in enacting the was too soon to tell the greater of disciplinary measures. beginning of the semester in would not address the root new regulations. effects of the policy. TEMS Executive Director response to a rise in alcohol- cause of dangerous drinking Krill dispelled the notion Allie Krill noted that so far this related incidents over the past practices and would instead that the new policy has altered see TEMS, page 2

ARTS FEATURE In Dorchester, art that reaches for change Sleeping out to BY CHARISSA NG raise awareness Daily Editorial Board

With a mural from street artist of climate issues Shepard Fairey on campus, Tufts stu- dents have been exposed to public BY AMELIE HECHT art as a method of drawing attention Contributing Writer to political issues and fostering social change within the community. Tufts students walking back from That concept took center stage in late-night studying at Tisch Library Dorchester on Sunday, during the USA may notice a few unexpected bodies WEEKEND Magazine-sponsored “Make on Tufts’ Academic Quad for at least a Difference Day.” A group of students the next couple of weeks. and local residents painted a mural out- This past weekend, Tufts’ branch side of the Fields Corner T station to of the Leadership Campaign, a raise awareness about the importance of movement led by college students the 2010 Census. to raise climate awareness, began U.S. Census Bureau worker Norman the first of many sleep-outs on cam- Eng explained the government’s decision pus as part of a statewide effort on to target Fields Corner. “What we want college campuses to promote new to do today on Make a Difference Day climate legislation in Massachusetts is to beautify a pedestrian walkway that and encourage nationwide strides has high traffic of walkers, drivers and T toward clean energy. riders,” he told the Daily on Sunday. “The Eight Tufts students braved the reason why we’re here at Field’s Corner is rain on Saturday as part of the because [it] is one of the hardest-to-count International Day of Climate Action, neighborhoods in the city of Boston.” JODI BOSIN/TUFTS DAILY kicking off the effort by sleeping Eng said that underrepresentation in Students helped create a mural at the Fields Corner T stop to encourage people to fill out the Census. outside in tents on the Academic the Census often occurs in economi- Quad. cally disadvantaged neighborhoods Service Scholars. It is titled, “Census on Lam and Valenzuela joined other Tufts “It was pretty wet and cold, but if with linguistically and culturally iso- Campus 2010.” students and Field’s Corner-area residents we can’t bear a little rain, how are lated populations. “The first part of our project is doing for a day of fun and painting. The volun- we going to deal with the challenges Seniors Angela Lam and Daniela community outreach and the second part teers grabbed brushes and composed a that climate change poses?” said Valenzuela got involved with the mural is focused on campus, making sure that mural of colorful hands reaching across sophomore Chelsea Hogan, Tufts’ as part of their project this year as all the students, or at least the majority of Tisch College Citizenship and Public them, are counted,” Valenzuela said. see MURAL, page 7 see SLEEPOUT, page 2 DA celebrates anniversary of Senior helps unite anti-poverty groups program fighting domestic violence BY BRENT YARNELL Contributing Writer BY SAUMYA VAISHAMPAYAN victims on a need basis to Daily Editorial Board pro-bono lawyers who will Student organizations bent on represent them in court. solving global poverty are con- The Middlesex District “This program allows us stantly popping up at colleges Attorney’s Office earlier to represent and empower across the country. But they this month marked the first victims of domestic violence almost always work alone — and anniversary of its pro-bono who, until now, have had little that, says senior Will Herberich, domestic violence program, to no voice in the restraining has made them weaker. which provides free resourc- order process,” Leone told But now Tufts students are es for victims whose cases the Daily in an e-mail. partnering with peers from 17 might otherwise remain Although the victim’s other colleges in the Millennium unresolved. admittance into the pro-bono Campus Network (MCN), an The program, initiated by program is determined strict- organization that promotes col- District Attorney (DA) Gerry ly by need, not all of its clients laboration among humanitarian Leone, is a unique partner- come from poor households. campus groups. COURTESY WILL HERBERICH ship between public and According to Amy Crafts, an “Today, the conventional The Millennium Campus Network held a rally on Oct. 16 at MIT that brought private entities to provide associate at the Boston law wisdom is you see a problem together 600 Boston-area students in support of poverty eradication. victims of domestic violence firm Proskauer Rose and the and you start your own non- with legal representation. pro-bono program’s coordi- profit,” said Herberich, the The MCN accepts any student countries to be met by 2015. Since a restraining order nator, many victims are well- network’s president and exec- organization pursuing one of the “Sharing ideas and realiz- is under civil, not criminal, off but are not financially utive director. eight United Nations Millennium ing places where there is over- jurisdiction, the DA’s office is independent from their abus- “What we provide our groups Development Goals, adopted in lap is important,” junior Will unable to provide representa- ers, so they cannot afford a with is a network,” MCN Boston 2000. The goals provide a set Merrow said. He is the repre- tion for the victims. Instead, lawyer by themselves. District Coordinator Nicole of benchmarks for eradicating sentative to MCN from Building by partnering with private Theobald, a Harvard University poverty and improving socioeco- law firms, the office can refer see VIOLENCE, page 2 sophomore, told the Daily. nomic conditions in developing see NETWORK, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections

College bookstores Brotherly love takes on News 1 Op-Ed 11 nationwide are intro- the hustle and bustle of ducing rental options New York as the Phillies Features 3 Comics 12 to help students allay and the Yankees face Arts & Living 5Classifieds 14 the costs of textbooks. off in the World Series. Captured 8 Sports Back Editorial | Letters 10 see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Millennium Campus Network brings together student groups from 18 colleges

NETWORK Against Poverty, an international Poverty, earning it recognition together student groups within learning to make an organiza- continued from page 1 series of events orchestrated by from Guinness World Records as individual universities. tional pitch in under two min- Understanding through the UN annually in support of the largest mobilization of peo- “Just because [groups] are utes, which Theobald said a lot International Learning and the Millennium Development ple in history. from the same school doesn’t of students benefited from. Development (BUILD), a Tufts Goals. Approximately 600 The MCN has districts in mean they’re talking to each “You can use that information student group that joined the Boston-area students attended Chicago, Washington, New other and planning together,” to get people interested in your MCN this year. a rally at MIT and raised several York City and Boston, where Theobald said. Increased coop- group or get a potential spon- “For example, there is a group thousand dollars for the MCN, Herberich co-founded the orga- eration can yield many benefits, sor,” Theobald said. at Harvard that is working in Herberich said. nization in 2007. Districts hold such as co-sponsoring events to MCN sessions provide oppor- Kenya, and they have a program The goal of the event was to monthly meetings, in which the increase attendance. tunities for learning and devel- that gives farmers information “show our politicians that these college chapters discuss com- MCN member organiza- opment, fostering “stronger about agriculture. BUILD works issues matter, that there’s a mon challenges and potential tions send minutes from their groups, more effective groups, on agriculture in Guatemala,” grassroots support behind [the solutions. Groups from Harvard, own meetings to Theobald, who better at doing the jobs they’re Merrow said. issues],” Herberich said. Brandeis, Northeastern and identifies common themes and doing,” Theobald said. Engineers Without Borders, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Boston Universities, Curry puts organizations into discus- Starting in the spring, the which also joined MCN this famed economist Jeffrey Sachs, College, the Massachusetts sion groups for the next district MCN national branch plans year, is the second Tufts group a member of the MCN’s celeb- Institute of Technology and meeting. to distribute grant money to to become part of the organiza- rity-studded Board of Advisors, Tufts are part of the Boston MCN members discuss topics its nationwide network. About tion. delivered video messages dur- district, which holds meetings ranging from encouraging meet- $20,000 will be available in MCN members from the net- ing the event. More than 173 twice a month. ing attendance in their individual 2010, and the organization work’s Boston district participat- million people worldwide par- The Boston district has proven student groups to finding grants. plans to distribute $60,000 in ed from Oct. 16-18 in Stand Up ticipated in Stand Up Against the most effective at bringing One conversation involved 2011, according to Herberich. Leadership Campaign demands clean energy legislation with sleep-outs SLEEPOUT ism sends a strong message across continued from page 1 Massachusetts that climate change media coordinator for the Leadership must be addressed now, not years Campaign. from now,” Kerry told the Daily in an The Leadership Campaign, formerly e-mail through an office spokesperson. known as Massachusetts Power Shift, “The best way to do that is by passing is made up of branches from 24 college the comprehensive legislation we’re campuses throughout Massachusetts. writing in the Senate that secures our They are organizing sleep-outs to gal- clean-energy future and protects and vanize state legislators, including Gov. creates jobs. I look forward to continu- Deval Patrick, into action. Their ulti- ing the fight to ensure that the United mate aim is the passage of a bill com- States becomes the world’s leader on mitted to using 100 percent clean elec- climate action.” tricity by 2020. Junior Sally Sharrow, who serves as “We are trying to send a message the Boston community outreach coor- that we refuse to sleep in dorms and dinator for the Leadership Campaign, houses that are powered by dirty ener- emphasized that the United States gy,” Hogan said. “We want our legisla- needs to take action on climate legis- ture to recognize that we are serious lation before the U.N. conference in about finding a solution to climate Denmark. change.” “There is a big collective action prob- On Sunday night, another seven Tufts lem surrounding climate change right students traveled to Boston Common now, and if the U.S. fails to take leader- and camped out with approximately ship on the climate front, then there 75 other college students and com- will be major issues in Copenhagen munity members, according to sopho- this winter,” Sharrow said. more Sarabeth Buckley, a coordinator Tufts’ campaign coordinators have for the Tufts’ branch of the Leadership LAURA HILL/TUFTS DAILY recruited individuals and groups Campaign. They woke up on Monday Tufts students in the environmentally oriented Leadership Campaign slept out on the throughout campus to participate in morning to lobby at the State House. Academic Quad last weekend, the first of many sleep-outs to promote climate legislation in the sleep-outs. “There was just so much energy Massachusetts. “We are trying to get as many teams there,” Buckley said. “People were so and campus groups involved as pos- excited to take action and have a real United States at the conference. Kerry tion of Sen. Kerry and Gov. Patrick,” sible,” Yoss said. “It’s a great way to cre- effect on the legislature.” will be one of the principal negotiators Hogan said. “We want Senator Kerry ate more of a community. Groups have Tufts students plan to sleep out on at the conference. to bring whatever promise we make an opportunity to get to spend time the Academic Quad Mondays through “We are going to sleep out as long in Massachusetts to Copenhagen this together and bond while supporting a Saturdays and in Boston Common on as it takes to get the bill we want winter to show that the U.S. is commit- good cause.” Sundays until the bill is passed or until passed in Massachusetts or until the ted to solving climate change.” Hogan said the group hopes to the U.N. Climate Change Conference Copenhagen conference in December,” Kerry, one of the authors of the enlighten students across campus on in Copenhagen, Denmark from Dec. said senior Sarah Yoss, Tufts’ campus recently introduced Clean Energy Jobs the need for environmental action. 7-18. coordinator. and American Power Act, has been a “We are aiming to raise awareness The Campaign hopes that by pass- Though Tufts students will be sleep- strong advocate of progressive climate among students about important ing strong climate legislation in ing on the Academic Quad, they hope legislation. environmental issues and get them Massachusetts, Sen. John Kerry their efforts make waves among legis- The senator praised the Leadership involved in our campaign,” Hogan said. (D-Mass.) can use the state’s example lators. Campaign’s sleep-out efforts. “We want to make this a community to gain legitimacy when representing “Our main agenda is to get the atten- “This kind of grassroots activ- effort.” Anti-domestic violence program’s Number of TEMS calls steady anniversary coincides with awareness month despite stiff er discipline policy VIOLENCE rate in its inaugural year, and “We commend District TEMS noticed a lot of people worse continued from page 1 Leone is optimistic about the Attorney Leone for initiating continued from page 1 off than they were in the past,” “Domestic violence is all future of the program. this public-private partner- “It’s a little tough to tell he said. about control,” Crafts told the The program has assisted in ship,” Harshbarger said at a whether or not there’s been Bartlett said that the Daily. “Typically [in] a hus- legal proceedings for 36 vic- press conference on Oct. 9. a change in people’s habits amount of alcohol-related band-wife situation, the wife tims of domestic violence, and “For the law firms, it provides given [that] it’s only been calls does vary from year to doesn’t have access to money has won 94 percent of its cases, a significant opportunity for seven or eight weeks, but so year but for the most part the and in that case we will repre- Leone said. attorneys to develop their legal far it really hasn’t been any changes in numbers are insig- sent her because she doesn’t Crafts said that one of the skills, gain valuable court room big deviation from the last nificant, and he expects that have means to obtain a lawyer program’s most encouraging experience and, as importantly, several years,” Keith said. pattern to continue regard- on her own.” areas of success has been- make a difference in the lives TEMS advisor Geoffrey less of the new policy. The program’s first anniver- convincing victims to seek of domestic violence victims.” Bartlett also cautioned that it “From one year to the next, sary takes on a greater signifi- permanent restraining orders. Legal partners now include was too early to draw signifi- if calls go up or if they go cance because it arrives during Before the program, she said, law firms Cooley Manion Jones cant conclusions about the down a few numbers, you Domestic Violence Awareness it was common for abuse LLP and Brody, Hardoon, new regulations. could make that seem sig- Month. victims to attain temporary Perkins and Kesten LLP. “We are really only a month nificant in percentage points, Elaine Theodore, Tufts’ sexu- restraining orders but then Theodore stressed the impor- and a half into this new pol- but the truth is that the num- al violence resource coordina- never attend the subsequent tance of talking about sexual icy,” Bartlett said. “That’s too bers have basically been the tor, believes that the program’s court hearings at which per- assault on campus, especially little time to come to a con- same,” Bartlett said. value lies in the spreading of manent restraining orders for victims. clusion on effect.” Keith is optimistic that knowledge about assistance. could be given. “There is a lot of stigma Critics felt that the policy despite the new policy, stu- “In this day and age there “We’re really empowering and shame involved with all might lead students to wait dents will not be discouraged is still the inherent assump- victims to go forward and get matters of sexual violence, until friends reached more from helping fellow students. tion that if you are smart, protection,” Crafts said. but there are many excellent severe levels of intoxication “I would hope and expect well-educated and informed, At the program’s inception, resources where the survivor before calling for medical assis- that if any Tufts student found that [sexual violence] doesn’t Proskauer Rose was its sole legal of violence is kept in the seat tance. But so far this semester a person in need of medical occur — which is not the case,” partner. Former State Attorney of control. Coming forward for the severity of cases has not attention, the first thing on Theodore said. General Scott Harshbarger, the help doesn’t mean [the victim worsened from that of prior their mind would be to help The pro-bono program has firm’s senior counsel, was inte- is] going to lose control of the years, according to Keith. their friends by calling for enjoyed a comfortable success gral to its involvement. situation,” Theodore said. “Personally, I haven’t medical attention,” he said. 3

FFeatureseaturtuftsdailyes.com Books on budget: Rentals gaining popularity ROMY OLTUSKI | WORD UP BY CHRISTINA LUO The boy Contributing Writer who cried High prices and high turnover rates for textbooks have long burdened students’ budgets and are especially problematic literally in light of the recent economic downturn. Now, several university bookstores are s I was exiting Carmichael Hall yes- doing something about it. terday, I shoved open the colossal Textbook rental programs are address- doors to realize that it was signifi- ing the need for more affordable book Acantly colder out than it had been options and are on the rise around the when I entered just a couple of hours earlier. country. California State University, The group of students behind me seemed to Sacramento is one of approximately take notice as well, zipping up sweaters with 100 schools in the nation using such haste, and — mourning my lack of earmuffs a program, in which book warehouses at that moment — I couldn’t help but over- or publishers sell popular book titles to hear one of them complain. universities, allowing schools to then rent “It is literally so cold outside,” she said. these textbooks to students instead of In her defense, it was. Shockingly so, even selling them, according to the National for Medford in October. Still, I got the inex- Association of College Stores. plicable feeling that she was not using the In order for many universities to be word “literally” to avoid confusion among her able to rent these titles, however, profes- friends, who might have thought “cold” was sors must commit to using the textbooks a metaphor for something else going on out- for a minimum of four semesters. The side. What she meant — and I’m speculating commitment helps to guarantee a sub- DANAI MACRIDI/TUFTS DAILY here because it’s possible that she really was stantial payoff on these books. College bookstores are implementing rental programs for textbooks. considering her over-analytic friends — was Sacramento State avoided this issue that, in simplest terms, it was cold. Not just altogether by using a different retail ware- the Tufts bookstore. of changing.” cold. Very cold. But the word “literally” is not house with atypical procedures. The Rent-A-Text program is not the For the math department, where synonymous with “very” or “extremely” or any “We are a Follett vendor store, so it’s first time Sacramento State has tried to the subject material doesn’t frequently other intensifier you’ve heard it used as. Over Follett that actually decides whether they rent students textbooks; they initially change with new studies, renting text- time, colloquial English and some dictionaries can use this book or not at a location,” said tried requiring professors to commit for books to students could be a possibility. have falsely popularized the word as a hyper- Pam Parsons, Sacramento State’s book- four semesters, but that was ineffective. “For the large courses we have, such as bolic adjective that serves to embellish factual store director. Follett, a retail and whole- “When we tried it that way, we got very calculus, we have in fact used the same statements. Derived from the Latin “litteralis,” sale distributor of educational materials, little response,” Parsons said. textbook for quite some time, close to 10 meaning “of letters,” “literally” means “strict to doesn’t require faculty commitment. LaQuaglia agreed that “it’ll be difficult years now,” mathematics professor Boris the absolute meaning of words and distinct “Because we don’t have faculty com- to get the commitment out of them.” Hasselblatt said. “However, at the same from allegorical, metaphorical or mystical mitment, it is purely Follett’s decision Barnes and Noble, the vendor used by time, publishers keep changing editions translation.” In a word, unembellished. ... whether they believe the book can be the Tufts Bookstore, is offering its own whether we want that or not.” Of course, once the word’s meaning was used,” Parsons said. pilot rental program this fall. But accord- The math department has tried in the distorted, it continued down a path of warped According to Sacramento State’s Rent- ing to the New York Times, only three uni- past to make it easier for students to get evolution. People began to use “literally” not A-Text Facebook.com page, not all text- versities are participating due to the fact by without buying a textbook. Calculus only to exaggerate the truth but also to imply books are allowed to be rented. A book that many faculty members were unwill- I students currently do their homework — antithetically — figurativeness: “I’m liter- needs to be “a popular title and early on ing to commit to using the same textbook online using Webworks.com, an online ally dying from all this homework;” “I’m liter- in its lifecycle ([a] recently released edi- for multiple years. program converter. Webworks allows pro- ally bending over backwards;” “he literally tion) to qualify.” Large lecture classes, like Yet at Tufts, the faculty’s willingness to fessors to “create problems and put them glowed.” What a miraculous, terrible world Psychology 101 and Anatomy, are likely commit doesn’t appear to be a big concern. on the Web, allowing students to have that would be! to have rentable textbooks, while more “It sounds like a good idea to me, espe- instant feedback,” Hasselblatt said. In a society that doesn’t exactly preach mod- specialized, concentrated courses might cially with the changing economy,” his- According to Hasselblatt, due to the eration, the common use of hyperbole comes not. About 15 percent of the texts in the tory professor Gary Leupp said. Although program’s success for the Calculus I class, as no surprise. It is with great discontent — but Sacramento State bookstore are rentable. departments such as history are subject the math department will do the same for not with disbelief — that I reveal the last exam- Other programs allow every textbook to continuously changing scholarship, Calculus II in the spring and will accord- ple above to have been a quote from F. Scott to be adopted and rented. But because and therefore a barrage of new textbooks ingly make the calculus textbook recom- Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” According to professors rarely guarantee that they each year, Leupp said that committing mended instead of required for students. the Boston Globe, other notable enablers of will re-use the same textbooks, such to re-using a textbook would still be pos- Aside from faculty commitment, the a misused “literally” have included the Pope, programs usually are not options. sible, though not necessarily desirable. cost of a textbook rental program is hold- Thoreau, Dickens, Alcott and Nabokov. Only approximately 20 schools imple- “For about 10 years I was using the ing back universities from moving for- Even within our figures of speech, we strive ment this type of rental program, said same textbook,” Leupp said. “It’s just to be the most evocative, the most logical, the Carolyn LaQuaglia, store manager for that I kind of like to have the flexibility see TEXTBOOKS, page 4 most believable — sometimes even to the point of discredit. The tragedy, though, lies in what is left of the word’s original meaning after its overuse. Lunar fireworks display? Not quite Like in the stories of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and the recent alcohol policy changes, BY YURI CHANG stage, hit the dark Cabeus crater near Lang also discussed the potential ben- the abusers have ruined it for themselves Contributing Writer the moon’s south pole at about 4:31 efits of water on the moon. and for the rest of us, causing “literally” to be a.m. PDT, and a second craft crashed “Water is of interest if you’re going forever tainted by their excess. Now, when Although NASA’s much-hyped event four minutes later. Instruments on the to explore the moon for two reasons,” used literally, the once meaningful word is of sending two spacecrafts to crash following spacecraft, a lunar orbiter and he said. “One is [that] humans drink rendered powerless. (See what I mean?) into the moon turned out to be an anti- telescopes on Earth acquired data that water. So humans would need a source And “literally” — in addition to synonyms climatic showing rather than a fantastic could soon show whether there was ice of water. The other is you can decom- like “truly” and “really” — is not the only spectacle, NASA remains enthusiastic on the moon. Despite the fact that the pose water to get the hydrogen out of victim of overuse. “Awesome,” for example, about what the results of the collision second spacecraft did not capture an it, and the hydrogen can be used as is a biblical adjective for the divine being, the could implicate. image of the impact as hoped, scien- rocket fuel to move into other parts of impression of something sublime, powerful On Oct. 8, the Lunar Crater tists are confident that the explosive hit the solar system.” and fear-inducing. Try using it to describe Observation and Sensing Satellite successfully took place as planned. Assistant Professor of Astronomy just that in an essay, though, and you run the (LCROSS), a two-ton empty rocket Anthony Colaprete, the mission’s Danilo Marchesini added that if water risk of having it sound more like a reaction to chief scientist, remains optimistic was on the moon, it could help to reduce something mildly impressive, addressed to about the results of the occurrence. the cost of lunar missions. “If water is someone called “dude.” “We were blown away by the data already [on the moon], we wouldn’t have “Awkward” seems to inhabit a similar zone. returned,” he said in a report from the to bring the water from the Earth … You If I’m to trust my peers, then everything is Ames Research Center in Mountain View, always have to remember that anything awkward: haircuts, handwriting, slight lulls in Calif., which managed the launch. “The you send to the moon has a cost propor- conversation, carpet stains, ceilings, everyone team is working hard on the analysis, and tional to the weight,” she said. “If you I meet. In effect, when something is par- the data appear to be of very high quality.” don’t have to ship water from the Earth to ticularly awkward — an accidental first date, NASA invested $79 million in this the moon, it saves a whole lot of money.” Parents Weekend, finding yourself next to mission to verify the presence of water For nearly a decade, scientists have your boss on the Chinatown bus — the word on the moon for a number of reasons. speculated about buried ice below the loses its ability to aptly convey that. “Eventually, NASA wants to return moon’s poles. I’m not proposing a hyperbole-free society; to the moon and go from there to “Comets strike bodies all through I know that suggestion would be futile. But other planets, like Mars for example,” the solar system with a decreasing fre- even as we watch some of our words deterio- Tufts Research Associate Professor quency as time goes on. But back when rate into informal speech, pass through slang- of Astronomy Robert F. Willson said. the moon formed, they were hitting the ville and make the inevitable, tragic descent “They’d like to establish bases on the moon all the time,” Lang said. “Comets into the realm of unusable clichés, let’s not moon where people could be for a peri- are just frozen balls of dirty ice ... throw “literally” out the window. Figuratively. od of time. And so rather than have to They’re water ice.” take things like water with them, if they Elaborating further on the possibil- MCT could extract water from the moon, ity of buried ice, Marchesini explained, Romy Oltuski is a junior majoring in A spacecraft’s search for water on the moon that would help them and the project.” English. She can be reached at Romy. doesn’t lead to expected explosion. Tufts Astronomy Professor Kenneth see MOON, page 4 [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Startup costs, policy questions make rental programs hard to implement Tufts Department of Drama and Dance presents TEXTBOOKS between two expensive textbooks. continued from page 3 Not surprisingly, students are eager to ward with these programs; it is often much jump on the rental bandwagon. more than a budget can allow. “I would participate in the program if “In order for the university to have to pay Tufts did it,” freshman Nora Vanni said. AUDITIONS FOR for [a rental program], it costs millions of “It seems crazy that we have to buy text- dollars up front,” LaQuaglia said. Once the books, especially for introductory classes school pays the lump sum in the beginning, where you don’t have to get into course it can then allow textbooks to be rented out. material as deeply.” Not only does a school bookstore need the Parsons said that the cost of a used book money to start a program, but school stores would be slightly cheaper than a rented HEDDA GABLER also need to take into consideration storage one. Still, with the rental program, stu- space, determining a pricing scale and how dents save that amount of money up front, to handle unreturned rented textbooks. as opposed to having to buy a used text- By Henrik Ibsen “It wasn’t something hugely successful book and then selling it back to the store, in that regard, because ... you don’t want to which would mean waiting a full semester Directed by Sheriden Thomas dig yourself into a hole you can never get before having saved money. out of,” LaQuaglia said. Whether or not Tufts will implement For students, the cost is minimal. a rental program of its own remains Renting textbooks can be significantly uncertain. “We’re testing it, so we’re cheaper than having to buy them new ready to operate if the school demands Auditions: and, according to Parsons, this means stu- it,” LaQuaglia said, “but there are certain dents would not have to pick and choose things that need to happen first.” Sunday & Monday, November 1 & 2 Explosive test on moon searches for Callbacks: potential source of water Tuesday, November 3 MOON Valley, while others tuned in to live tele- continued from page 3 vision coverage. Lang admits that there “The light day on the moon lasts for was some disappointment regarding the All audition info and sign up times is about 29 days. During the 29 days, the lack of a grand explosion. temperature rises to about 200 degrees “A lot of people were waiting to see [Fahrenheit], so if there was any water it some explosive debris hurl off the moon posted on the callboard in the would have evaporated. However, there when the LCROSS hit it, but that didn’t are craters on the moon — some craters happen,” he said. “In fact, scientists had Balch Arena Theater lobby, [in which] the bottoms are completely hoped, independent of [the] public, that in shadow. In these craters the tempera- there would be debris because telescopes Aidekman Arts Center. ture is able to stay about -400 degrees all over the world, such as Hubble space [Fahrenheit], and in this case the water telescope, were trained to examine the Questions? contact Balch Arena Theater stays frozen. 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MOVIE REVIEW CARYN HOROWITZ | THE CULTURAL CULINARIANAN Where’s the beef? efore I dive into this week’s topic, I would like to hold a moment of silence for Gourmet magazine. I Bmentioned three weeks ago that the magazine was closing, but now it offi- cially has the announcement on its Web site. Subscribers will receive Bon Appétit magazine for the remainder of their sub- scription, but it’s just not the same. There’s a reason I don’t subscribe to Bon Appétit: They are much more focused on recipes than actual food journalism. I feel like the reporting in Gourmet was completely unique. The magazine often focused on how food plays a role in current political and social issues; we will be hard-pressed to find another publication that lives up to the standards Gourmet set during its 68-year history. And now I’ll officially put my soapbox away and move onto some far more intrigu- ing topics in the news right now: bank- ruptcy, Iceland, excess, technology, Japan, museums and the French. Surprisingly, I am not talking about anything related to Bernie Madoff, Carla Bruni’s clothes or plot lines from a Dan Brown novel. All of these subjects relate to none other than the goings-on of two of America’s fin- est cultural and culinary representatives ROTTENTOMATOES.COM abroad: McDonald’s and Burger King (so ”Did you guys hear about the one where Hollywood made a thriller that wasn’t over-hyped? No? Neither did I!” the soapbox came back a little — sorry). First, let’s dive into the most outland- ish of all of the hamburger-related sto- ‘Citizen’ turns protagonist into villain ries. A Burger King restaurant in Tokyo is selling a seven-patty Whopper to pro- But thriller forgoes character development in favor of explosions mote the launch of Windows 7. The five- inch-tall burger is on sale through today, BY JOSHUA HALE Abiding Citizen.” The film, directed by F. before springing into an intricate and fero- weighs about 1.6 pounds and is retailing Contributing Writer Gary Gray, follows the vigilante hero Clyde cious plot to take vengeance on those who for 777 yen, or about $8.44. There is a Shelton (Gerard Butler) as he exacts his cal- wronged him. slew of YouTube.com videos popping up The typical vengeance movie adheres to culated and gruesome revenge in a “Saw” Exhilarating and at times disturbing, “Law of people attempting to eat the Whopper the mantra “an eye for an eye,” and this (2004) meets “Se7en” (1995) action-thriller. Abiding Citizen” begins in true thriller style: 7, and they all resemble a bad horror adage takes a turn for the graphic in “Law After Clyde’s home is invaded and his wife It pins viewers to their seats while enticing movie — disturbing, terrifying and hilari- and daughter are raped and murdered, the them to keep watching the screen with sus- ous all at the same time. The amount of Law Abiding Citizen ambitious prosecuting attorney Nick Rice pense and excellent casting. press the Whopper 7 has received seems (Jamie Foxx) strikes a lenient plea bargain Butler’s characters from other movies to be achieving the cross-promotional with the guilty perpetrator in which only his shine through into his “Law Abiding Citizen” goals of Microsoft and the King; every- Starring Gerard Butler, Jamie accomplice is sent to death row. Rice justifies role. The seething anger Butler showed in one from Nation’s Restaurant News to Foxx the decision, explaining that “some justice is “300” (2006) suits Clyde, as he exacts brutal Computerworld has run articles on the Directed by F. Gary Gray better than none.” Clyde feels as if the justice burger. After I initially became queasy system has cheated him and waits 10 years see CITIZEN, page 7 from thinking about eating that much Burger King at once, one thing popped into my mind: Where’s my Snow Leopard BOOK REVIEW Snack Wrap, BK? Things for McDonald’s have not been so highly entertaining this week. Iceland’s New book investigates fictional crime in Boston three McDonald’s locations, all situated in the capital city of Reykjavik, are clos- ‘Mystic River’ author gathers dark stories from Beantown ing on Halloween. Magnus Ogmundsson, the owner of the three franchises, told the BY RACHEL CHARATAN after murdering her boss for failing to Associated Press on Monday, “The eco- Daily Staff Writer promote her. Her plight is pitiable — nomic situation has just made it too expen- she is overlooked for her gender, not sive for us.” The Icelandic banking system Editor and contributor Dennis Lehane for her qualifications — and her end fell apart last year, causing the collapse of attempts to answer the question, “What is is upsetting. While Heitman’s writing the krona. Ogmundsson explained that his noir?” in his introduction to Boston Noir, may not amaze, her plot opens the restaurants were required to import beef collection well. and produce for the burgers according to Boston Noir The next and best story, by Lehane a contract he had with McDonald’s; the himself, “Animal Rescue,” succeeds from shipping costs became too high with the Edited by Dennis Lehane the very first sentence — “Bob found the failure of the krona. Remember all those dog in the trash.” — to the end. His writ- joke suggestions to buy Iceland with the ing simply amazes as he develops rich, returned embezzlement money last year? Akashic Books complex characters that find a dog and We could have saved Mickey D’s on top of are blackmailed by its original, abusive founding Tuftstonialand! a collection of contemporary short sto- owner. Lehane maintains a mood that And finally, something a bit more scan- ries. As he describes it, noir is darkness, invites but does not reveal the twist dalous. McDonald’s France, the second but with shades of light. Noir is mystery, ending. The author subtly gives the city, most profitable McDonald’s organization but with conclusions. Noir is tragedy, but with its biases, camaraderie and crime in the world after the United States’, is with heroes who do not start at greatness. network, a role in the action. opening a franchise in the commercial As Lehane writes, “in Shakespeare, tragic Jim Fusilli’s “The Place Where He mall in the Louvre. Sacre bleu! The French heroes fall from mountaintops; in noir, Belongs” is the next story and the first in seem to be split in their opinion of a Mickey they fall from curbs.” which an outsider moves to Boston — in D’s being located in one of their foremost Discovering the meaning of noir is this case, from New York. The protago- cultural institutions. The New York Times only half of this impressive collection’s nist’s disdain for Boston-area bagels may reported that most Parisians interviewed purpose. Answering the question “What resonate with readers from other parts about the new location had a blasé atti- is Boston?” is just as important, as each of the country, but he is soon revealed as tude, while those in the museum world see story is set in a neighborhood of the the villain after stealing a baby. In “Dark MEDIA.PERSEUSDISTRIBUTION.COM it as cultural degradation. Zut alors! The city. The stories that are the most suc- Waters,” a short story by Patricia Powell, a A new book examines crime in Boston. Louvre, however, is an institution of tour- cessful have a magic way of combining middle-aged, black woman named Perle ism, and having a familiar restaurant in the Beantown with the noir genre, infusing is visited in the middle of the night by two of which are set in the past. Post- mall could keep tourists in the building. the comfortable city readers know with an injured, escaped convict. Watertown WWII “The Dark Island” works cleverly But there’s that soapbox again … anticipation and suspense. remains irrelevant until the final few as the story of a private investigator who The first story of the book, “Exit pages of the story; up until then, the story attempts to help a woman retrieve a box Interview” by Lynne Heitman, centers could take place anywhere. of mementos left by her deceased hus- Caryn Horowitz is a senior majoring in on a woman holding a hostage in her The next section, “Skeletons in the history. She can be reached at Caryn. office building in the Financial District Closet,” offers four more tales, the first see NOIR, page 7 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY ARTS & LIVING Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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MURAL exists there and … they won’t be intrigue of a familiar city continued from page 1 able to allocate funds or reappor- NOIR hiding something, and no one a continuous plot line. banners that stated, “Everyone tion representatives in Congress.” continued from page 5 gets off scot-free. The stories in “Boston Noir” counts,” in Vietnamese, Spanish, Eng agreed. “Programs for kids band, who served in the army. The final section of the book, are written by tremendously Haitian Creole and Portuguese. like Head Start, the building of Like “Animal Rescue,” the story “Veils of Deceit,” begins with a gifted writers who were born in The Census Bureau chose to roads and bridges and all other offers a spectacular finale com- story that features a classic pro- or have spent many years in the translate the mural’s message federal grant programs are based plete with vengeful murder — tagonist: a detective with a com- Boston area. Most of the authors into these four languages in an on a formula that is dependent on classic noir style. plicated history. He’s being played write with eloquence and affec- effort to reach populations in the Census data,” he said. “We need Stewart O’Nan’s “The Reward” by both his client and the subject tion for neighborhoods with- Fields Corner community for the an accurate count. We want to repeats the use of animals to bring of his investigation, two poets who in the city and their localities’ Census. count everyone once and in the people together, as the protago- take competition to a whole new distinct characters, moods and Sophomore Nancy Wang, who right place … That’s our goal.” nist finds lost pets and returns playing field. Although the story, offerings. Unfortunately, a few volunteered in the project, said, Damon Butler, the artist them to Brookline residents for “The Collar” by Itabari Njeri, fails of the authors do not have an “I just really like the idea of art for behind the project, described the rewards. Another notable story is with respect to the genre, it’s an equally sufficient grasp of noir, social change,” Wang said. “I find significance of the various hands “The Cross-Eyed Bear,” in which interesting drama nonetheless. and stories in the collection it cool, and this sounded really in the Fields Corner mural. “The Father Tom Mulcahy is accused Unfortunately, this anthology only succeed when they capture fun.” concept behind the mural is [that] of molesting an altar boy thirty ends with Russ Aborn’s “Turn both. “Boston Noir” provides an Although the Fields Corner when you raise your hand you years earlier. The story toys with Speed,” which, while offering the impressive anthology of lovely mural only took a day to paint, want to be seen, you want to be the reader’s notions of justice classic elements of noir, simply writing and creativity, but not several groups were involved noticed,” he said. The piece is versus punishment and victim seems like a series of criminal all of its pieces ultimately deliv- in organizing the event. The a vibrant representation of the versus villain. Here, everyone is scenes mashed together without er what the title promises. Massachusetts Bay Transit Census Bureau’s slogan for the Authority (MBTA), which runs 2010 Census: “It is in our hands.” the T, granted the Census Bureau Fields Corner Main Street work- permission to use the wall space er Jullieanne Doherty said, “It’s all ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ all flash, little substance for the mural; the group Artists about really taking the Census in for Humanity created the design; our own hands and making sure CITIZEN naïve and self-interested. undermine the audience’s inter- and the Fields Corner Main Street your neighbors, friends and fam- continued from page 5 Any deeper or refined message est in the plot’s progression. organization gathered volunteers ily are counted.” revenge on the killer. about the legal system ends in the The resolution for all of the film’s in the area to help paint. Eng is hoping that the art will Nick’s blatant ambition and film’s early scenes, for it is too dis- violence unsurprisingly involves Among the local volunteers raise awareness and encourage neglect for his family fit the typi- tracted by blood and explosions an archetypal cleansing fire and were Bruce Dryer and his young marginalized populations to take cally arrogant character Jamie to take time to develop themes to sappy character growth. The pan- daughter, Olivia. “It’s for the com- part in the 2010 Census. “[The Foxx plays on screen. Nick makes their fullest extent. When Clyde demonium begins and ends with munity and I’m from Dorchester,” mural] obviously affects people for a fascinating foil to Clyde, arbitrarily kills his cellmate, his a peaceful cello concert, and this Dryer said. “My daughter loves to because all of these commuter intentionally missing his daugh- character loses the moral righ- is just one of the film’s visually paint, too.” residents come to this major T ters’ cello concert to view the exe- teousness with which the audi- compelling elements — a positive According to Eng, the concept station,” Eng said. “They’ll be cution of the accomplice. ence allowed his horrific killings aspect of “Law Abiding Citizen” behind the Fields Corner mural is reminded of it daily and it’ll be in Clyde and Nick play the classic to occur. that should not be overlooked. that “we want everybody to know different languages, so hopefully game of cat and mouse between Both Clyde and Nick remain emo- This film’s expressive lighting that it is true: Everyone counts, it’ll get the message to those folks hero and villain throughout the tionally and intellectually hollow for could translate well to any black- regardless of your citizenship sta- that don’t speak English.” film. In a scene reminiscent of most of the film, which makes it and-white film noir, while the tus, whether you rent or own. It Doherty said that the “The Silence of the Lambs” hard for the audience to care what backdrop of Philadelphia com- doesn’t matter. Everyone needs to Dorchester project for “Make (1991), the two characters face off happens. After the first few compli- pletes the tough-town, rough-life be counted in the 2010 Census.” a Difference Day,” which was in a large metal cage. Like Lector cated killings, the ones that follow feel of the film. Lam stressed the importance sponsored by USA WEEKEND behind bars, Clyde manages to become simplistic — they’re just “Law Abiding Citizen” falls of letting the government know Magazine, achieved its goal. exact justice as he moves each per- excuses to blow things up. short of its Hollywood market- where people live. “It’s just really at “Our mission is to enhance the son like a pawn on his chessboard Plot holes aren’t enough to halt ing hype and its initial intrigue people’s advantage to fill out [the business district, and I think this of vengeance. Nick becomes his the story, but the film’s increas- as a psychological thriller. What Census] because we take a lot of mural does just that,” Doherty primary tool as Clyde continually ing implausibility — as demon- remains is still an entertain- government services for granted,” said. “I think [the Fields Corner outsmarts, manipulates and plays strated by the easy explanation ing mix of explosions and ven- she said. “We’re just going to end mural] really promotes a lively, him with ease, giving weight to of Clyde’s skills and resources as geance that the casual movie- up paying for more if the govern- involved community, and it also the film’s portrayal of the law as a result of his CIA training — goer can enjoy. ment doesn’t know that someone beautifies the streetscape.”

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This past weekend, about 200 children lurked around the Tufts campus, armed with candy and blood-curdling shrieks. Halloween on the Hill, hosted by the Leonard Carmichael Society, brought together volunteers and various student groups to provide Halloween activities for children from neighboring communi- ties. Programs ranged from Theta Chi’s annual haunted house to the Minority Association of Pre-Med Students’ anat- omy lesson using skeletons. Kids also had the opportunity to trick-or-treat a week early, creeping through the corridors of Hill Hall. A Magic Show kept the little ghouls mystifi ed, and the ZBT story-telling was a spooky success. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL | LETTERS Wednesday, October 28, 2009

EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Preparing for the future, not just cutting budgets Editor-in-Chief Despite the economic recession, Colleges and universities need money can in turn be used to keep college tuition fees continue to rise at to be looking to other cost-cutting tuition costs down and to protect the EDITORIAL an alarming rate. According to a recent strategies that would not only alle- faculty from layoffs, should the econo- Naomi Bryant Managing Editors report issued by the College Board, viate some of the immediate eco- my go south again. David Heck tuition costs in the last year jumped nomic pressures but also perma- However, these are not the only Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor 6.6 percent at public institutions and nently change how they spend their adjustments that need to be made. 4.4 percent at private ones. Colleges money. As Jane Wellman, the exec- As of November 2008, the median sal- Nina Ford News Editors and universities keep hiking up the utive director of the Delta Project ary for public university presidents Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson cost of education, in spite of a 2.2 on Postsecondary Education Costs, was $427,400, while it was $527,000 Christy McCuaig percent decline in the Consumer Price Productivity and Accountability, said, for private university presidents. Over Matt Repka Index over the past year. This is not “Colleges need to be looking for ways one third of university presidents were Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs only appalling on the surface; it is also to permanently restructure, not just earning over $500,000 a year. Katherine Sawyer the result of uncreative thinking on cut their budgets.” The idea of paying university presi- Saumya Vaishampayan the part of colleges and universities, Universities are being short-sighted. dents half a million dollars a year is Robin Carol Executive Features Editor which have not taken advantage of this There will be another recession in the deplorable, especially when so many opportunity to implement better infra- future, and they will again have to deal students — and professors — are fac- Marissa Carberry Features Editors structures for the future. with budget cuts. And yet again, they ing huge debts and possible layoffs due Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow Obviously, the immediate cause of will be unable to adequately deal with to lack of funds. Like top executives of Emily Maretsky the tuition rise is the lack of funding economic issues without financially companies, university presidents feel Kerianne Okie from states and from endowments. burdening students. an undeserved sense of entitlement. Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas However, state and private institutions Practical changes such as install- This is more about a message of soli- Charlotte Steinway should not put the bulk of the econom- ing energy-efficient lighting, turning darity than about the money itself — Julia Zinberg ic burden on students and their fami- down the heat and installing water- no one should be receiving that much Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers lies alone. Raising tuition is a quick saving devices on showers and sinks cash when so many others within the fix, providing universities with much- are simple changes that universities same institution are struggling eco- Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor needed immediate cash. But after four should make to save money. Not only nomically. Emma Bushnell Arts Editors years, it leaves many students finan- are these methods environmentally Raising tuition costs and firing pro- Mitchell Geller cially ruined or, in some cases, unable beneficial, but they can cut long-term fessors is a temporary fix that will not Adam Kulewicz to finish college. costs of day-to-day activity. The saved ensure long-term financial security. Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors Benjamin Phelps ALEX MILLER

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PRODUCTION Karen Blevins Production Director OFF THE HILL | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Steven Smith Executive Layout Editor Dana Berube Layout Editors Social networks deplete social skills Caryn Horowitz Andrew Petrone Amani Smathers BY OLIVER COUGHLIN ment party. As I approached this particu- on the self. Menglu Wang The Daily Bruin Adam Gardner Assistant Layout Editors lar complex, I was greeted with a blast of Technology has only accentuated this Brian Lim music that was too loud and oppressive to reality. If Darwin found himself at this par- The social networks of our generation even appreciate. ticular party, he may have thought the cell Grace Lamb-Atkinson Executive Copy Editor have alienated people from themselves. I entered casually and turned to a phone to be an evolved extension of our Rachel Oldfield Copy Editors The idea that society has become alien- floater to ask where the restrooms were, arm. There is a sense of nakedness in not Ben Smith ated, though, seems inconsistent with the only to realize that my voice was lost in having one, really. Any lapse in confidence Elisha Sum Ricky Zimmerman new, broad and instantaneous modes of the blare. Waking my diaphragm and or social suave is immediately channeled Sam Connell Assistant Copy Editors social networking offered by sites such as straining my vocal chords, I delivered a to the cell phone, which provides tem- Sara Eisemann Facebook and MySpace. phrase that he apparently understood. porary security. Texting is an electronic Katherine Evering-Rowe Ammar Khaku But these online communities are man- He nodded and smiled. Was he agreeing means for the insecure to continuously Niki Krieg ifestly centered on the self rather than with something I said? I found the rest- affirm and be affirmed and to avoid being Luke Morris the other. Status updates, for example, room on my own. alone with themselves. Lucy Nunn Regina Smedinghoff consume most of people’s time spent on I spent 30 minutes intently observ- There is a silent majority in our genera- Facebook. The importance people place ing the flux and noticed that the human tion, though, that unconsciously finds this Ben Schwalb Executive Online Editor on what they do, or perhaps on them- interchange was deprived of personality synthetic trend in socialization disagree- Christine Jang Online Editor selves, is confounding. The communica- and voice and that people were subcon- able. But in hushed disillusionment, they tion is between the self and the ego, which sciously engaged in themselves, thriving choose to embrace a culture that they are Michael Vastola Executive Technical Manager isn’t communication at all. only by suppressing the knowledge of that shallowly convinced is avant-garde. Muhammad Qadri Technical Manager Perhaps this sense of isolation doesn’t fact. We believe quite indiscriminately The expectations of our culture occur strictly within modern networking that social contexts, especially in college, shouldn’t force us to be who we are not. At but on a human level as well. are personal and engaging. But many are some level, we retain our freedom to resist BUSINESS Once, on a whim, I visited an apart- radically impersonal, static and centered and fight before it’s written. Kahran Singh Executive Business Director Benjamin Hubbell-Engler Advertising Director Brenna Duncan Online Advertising Manager Corrections Dwijo Goswami Billing Manager Ally Gimbel Outreach Director Monday’s article “Rallies support action on climate change” incorrectly attributed graduate student Dallase Scott’s quote to junior Sally Sharrow. The mistake was made in the editing process, and was not the fault of the writer. The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. Yesterday’s article entitled, “For students parking off campus, Somerville permits cause headaches” incorrectly stated that a new P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 parking policy in Somerville “will significantly alter parking on Somerville streets near Tufts.” In fact, many Somerville streets near 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 campus already fall in permit-parking zones, so the new policy will not make a big difference near Tufts. In the same article, [email protected] Somerville Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz’s name was misspelled.

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TEDDY MINCH | OFF MIC Personal achievement trumps societal advancement A dirty BY LAUREN GREENBERG own individual desires without even brand us as affiliated with only one considering their impact on a greater thing, thereby letting that one thing secret In his Oct. 21 op-ed, “Be in fewer community. define us. We all want to know about clubs,” Alex Baskin exhorted students While on big, prevalent issues I and understand things and impress xactly a year ago, the U.S. presiden- to increase the quality of their dedica- would surely compromise, the idea others with our ability to contribute tial election cycle was in its final days. tion to extra-curricular activities by of joining clubs for my own benefit positively to the world by spreading Emotions ran high in both the Barack decreasing the quantity of groups they rather than that of the greater good (albeit overrated) awareness about EObama and John McCain camps. join. In contemporary society, par- never occurred to me. I was co-editor- copious laudable causes. We all want McCain unleashed a final, furious wave of ticularly within the culture of Tufts in-chief of my high school newspaper, to diversify our interests and to present allegations against Obama — chief among University, this is not a particular- and co-president of our Heifer Club to the world a picture of ourselves as them was the notion that Obama, if elect- ly feasible suggestion. Philosopher (we fundraised for Heifer International, cultured, knowledgeable and possess- ed, would act on his purportedly steadfast Thomas Hobbes once suggested that a non-profit organization that sends ing distinctly varied experiences. commitment to the redistribution of wealth individual rationality leads to collec- animals and resources to impover- Yet, collectively, if we let ourselves in American society and cause a dramatic, tive irrationality, which in turn cre- ished and struggling communities be interested without feeling pres- socialist political shift. ates a terrible state of nature. Not around the world). Of course I did sured to compete for more leadership Not many in the political mainstream took to spend a lot of time interpreting these things to help others. So then roles than we can execute effectively, the allegations seriously, McCain’s standings Hobbes, but for the purpose of this why is it that when asked by prospec- we would display collective rational- in the polls further declined and the rest, as argument, the idea is that if each per- tive students or upperclassmen what I ity. Individually, however, we would they say, is history. But now, a year removed son does whatever is best for him- or am involved in, I start to feel inferior not each be as well-rounded. And we from one of the most intense elections in herself, it will be detrimental to soci- when I cannot enumerate a long list will never relinquish that. We cannot recent years, have McCain’s then-seemingly ety. I scored the idea when I was first of causes and clubs with which I align ignore our desire to know as much ridiculous allegations of an Obama socialist introduced to it in class. I excluded myself? Just last week I found myself about esoteric topics as the next per- agenda been adequately quashed? myself, along with others who shared writing in my journal about my overt son, even if the only use of such Socialism, as per the Merriam-Webster my paradigm, from the classification affiliation with one particular group, limited knowledge is sometimes just Dictionary, is defined as a movement “advo- of people who put their own interests and my desire to be able to transcend to have meaningless conversations cating collective or governmental ownership before those of society. I truly believed being associated solely with that one about it. At a school such as Tufts, and administration of the means of produc- that there could be a large enough interest. We all deplore the high school which is so invested in the liberal arts tion and distribution of goods.” It generally is body of people who understand that student who lists a plethora of clubs mentality of trying out and pursuing a not a concrete philosophy as much as it is a compromising on social issues would simply to demonstrate to colleges that wide variety of disciplines, the social set of social interventions and economic plan- be better overall, since when the col- he or she is well rounded, and yet we standard of being involved in more ning initiatives. Furthermore, socialists see lective benefits, all of its members find ourselves doing the same thing in initiatives than one can possibly fully capitalism as inherently flawed and argue that are able to reap the benefits as well. college. Why? commit to will never cease to be the capitalism, if it must exist, can only function Baskin’s op-ed demolished my unmer- The reasoning goes back to the con- status quo. within the context of centralized planning to ited self-righteousness; he caused the cept of individual rationality. It makes address its inherent distribution inequities. façade of idealism that I set up around sense that for our own personal sense The United States has nationalized a num- myself to disintegrate. I realized that I of identity and self-satisfaction, we Lauren Greenberg is a freshman who has ber of major financial institutions and auto- was in no way above submitting to my want to avoid having other people not yet declared a major. makers over the past year — nationalization of industry is one of socialism’s cornerstones. Yet the major focus of controversy surround- ing the bailout was whether or not the plan OFF THE HILL | LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY would actually work and whether more power should have been extended to the Treasury Department. It did not concern the bailout’s AT&T to charge extra for service already promised socialist roots. What about the federal measures unveiled last week to limit pay for executives in charge BY ADAM ARINDER The Daily Reveille of firms who have yet to repay the bailout sums they received? The measures were received as Are you tired of dropping calls on a symbolic act and mainstream concern was your AT&T network cellular device? Are raised not over a seemingly socialist encroach- you tired of having to deal with slow ment on free-market capitalism’s resource speeds on your iPhone’s Internet? Do allocation, but rather whether the measures you wish you could download the I Am extended far enough. T-Pain application at a higher speed, And what of health care? Senate Majority thus allowing you to start synthesizing Leader Harry Reid has guaranteed that the your voice sooner? Well, have no fear. health care bill to be presented before the AT&T might soon have a solution for Senate will include a public option. Are you — sort of. President Obama and Reid together pushing Last month, AT&T started testing a their socialist, redistributive health care agen- new product called the MicroCell in da through the Senate? Reid’s public option parts of North Carolina. The MicroCell includes an opt-out for states which do not is a little box used to boost coverage in want to participate. This policy ensures that your home or business. The box basical- the very costly public option, if approved, can ly connects to the customer’s Internet be avoided by individual states. Obama and connection and boosts the 3G network Reid both know how divisive the public option in that area. Your area might not have is — Obama has stated it is not required the best AT&T coverage, so you get this for him to sign a reform bill into law — but little box, and all of your problems are included it to appease those on the left, while solved. Sounds like a good deal, right? the opt-out keeps those on the right happy. To quote coach Lee Corso, “Not so The public option was constructed to be fast, my friend.” Instead of AT&T work- non-binding and non-compulsory for states. ing on improving coverage in these so- Obama and Reid are career politicians; if they called dead zones, they want you, the truly wanted to reorder American society and customer, to pay extra for one of these begin doing so with health care, they’d engi- little boxes that does the same thing. neer a strict, binding and more encompassing How much extra, you ask? In these policy than the current joke of a public option North Carolina test areas, AT&T is with an opt-out. tacking on an additional $20 a month The fact of the matter is that our nation to your cell phone bill if you want has had programs like U.S. Welfare and enti- unlimited calling, on top of $150 for tlements like Social Security for many years the box itself. — the dirtiest secret of American capitalist Now, while numerous phones run MCT politics is that our bastion of sheer economic on AT&T’s 3G network, the most Don’t get me wrong, AT&T isn’t the things away. With the MicroCell run- might and high quality of life owes some of popular is Apple’s iPhone, so that’s only service provider screwing its cus- ning through your Internet connection, its success to a measure of socialism fused the phone I’ll be talking about today. tomers with these femtocell devices. that’s less work the AT&T network has with raw capitalism. The exact capitalism- As most iPhone users know, having Sprint charges $20 a month for unlim- to do, yet it puts more work on your socialism ratio in American politics varies per Apple’s Jesus phone does not come ited calling on its AIRAVE femtocell and Internet service provider. I’m sure the administration. Although more quasi-socialist cheap. Monthly minutes, on top of Verizon charges $250 for its Network Internet companies just love that. philosophy has made itself apparent in the texting and the mandatory $30 iPhone Extender. T-Mobile charges $10 a month I hope these test areas will show Obama administration’s rhetoric and policies media package, start to add up. Now for its @Home service, which uses Wi-Fi AT&T just how pointless these things — namely the tax hike on the top five percent think about adding an additional $20 instead of a cellular connection but are. Sure, there are buildings where of earners — the American political system to have your iPhone run as smoothly does the same thing. AT&T isn’t the only absolutely no one can get coverage. But will certainly separate the useful, progressive as promised. I call foul on AT&T. one at this party, but AT&T’s prices are it’s a little ridiculous when you can have political wheat from the useless, leftist politi- AT&T released the iPhone without a the most absurd of the four companies. full bars on your cell phone yet magi- cal chaff over time, beginning with midterm strong enough network to support it. Also, with AT&T boasting the iPhone cally have no signal when you walk five elections next fall. Now, with the iPhone’s popularity and as its crown jewel, it has many more cus- feet away when your buddy on another So is Obama a socialist? That is largely affordability, AT&T’s network is haul- tomers for its network to haul around and network does. dependent on whether or not one chooses to ing a lot of weight on its shoulders, and as many to disappoint. Instead of over- Get your stuff together, AT&T, and accept the dirtiest secret in American politics. some customers are experiencing the charging customers even more, AT&T maybe you won’t have so many dis- negative side of its poor performance. should step it up and start improving its gruntled customers on your hands. And Dropped calls, unreliable 3G speeds and network, eliminating these dead zones so maybe people won’t think about jump- Teddy Minch is a senior majoring in political delayed voicemails are just a few of the many people are encountering. ing ship if Verizon gets its rumored science. He hosts “The Rundown” on WMFO. He problems facing some AT&T customers. AT&T should even be giving these iPhone in January. can be reached at [email protected].

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MCT Yankees captain Derek Jeter, playing in his seventh World Series, and Phillies staff ace Cliff Lee, a newcomer to the Fall Classic, will face off in the first inning of Game 1. Home-field advantage could give Yankees huge edge in the Series YANKEES against the Angels in the ALCS, the latter comed its visitors. The Yankees lost other in the late innings, and the Yankees continued from page 16 on three days rest, Sabathia earned series a grand total of eight games at home have several pieces with which manager tralize their powerful left-handed bats, MVP honors. after the All-Star break and posted a Joe Girardi can mix and match. such as those of Chase Utley, Ryan Because the Yankees avoided having league-best mark of 57-24 at home on Brett Gardner provides speed, hav- Howard and Raul Ibanez, as well as to use Sabathia in a seventh and decid- the year. Having gone 5-0 at Yankee ing stolen 26 bases in 31 attempts on their top power threat off the bench, ing ALCS game, their ace should play a Stadium in postseason play, the Bronx the year, while Eric Hinske, expected Matt Stairs. Lefties managed just a pal- major factor in the World Series. Already Bombers clearly have the benefit of a to be added to the World Series roster, try .182 batting average against Rivera on track to start the series opener against significant home-field advantage. looms as a power threat. Since he was this season, and one in four left-hand- Cliff Lee, Sabathia could also start Games Thanks to the American League’s vic- acquired at the July 31 trade deadline, ers Rivera faced struck out. 4 and 7 on three days rest. Considering tory in the 2009 All-Star Game, the road Jerry Hairston, Jr. has been valuable for 3. Carsten Charles: One of the team’s how well the entire team’s starting staff to this year’s World Series crown will go his ability to play multiple positions, giv- three big-ticket free agent acquisitions, has performed this postseason, going primarily through the Bronx, a huge edge ing Girardi some flexibility. And even if CC Sabathia has been a horse for the 5-0 with a 2.55 ERA through 60 innings for the Yankees given how dominant they he no longer serves as A.J. Burnett’s per- Yankees this postseason. Over three of work, the Yankees could have quite an have been at home. sonal catcher, Jose Molina can contrib- starts, Sabathia has allowed 17 hits in advantage in the pitching department. 5. The bench warmers: A strong bench ute some solid defense behind the plate 22.2 innings while striking out 20 bat- 4. Home sweet home: The new is imperative in the playoffs, when man- if called upon to replace Jorge Posada ters. After two dominant performances Yankee Stadium has not exactly wel- agers start playing mind games with each late in games. Manager Charlie Manuel could be key to EDITORS’ CHALLENGE: World Series Phillies’ changes at a repeat WINNER GAMES MVP PHILLIES handed, further neutralizing their pinch-hitter and pinch-runner can continued from page 16 ability to take advantage of the hom- come back to bite a team in the Alex L. 6 Mark Teixeira Additionally, relievers Phil er-friendly aspect of their ballpark. end. Every quick hook on a starter Hughes and Joba Chamberlain — And about those southpaws — could have ramifi cations on the New York’s primary setup crew for one of them has been on a mission, bullpen down the road, but leaving Alex P. 6 Robinson Cano closer Mariano Rivera — clearly had making him the second-most signif- one in too long could put a game some jitters in the ALCS. icant factor backing Philadelphia. out of reach. Those Yankee nerves will only 4. Cliff Lee: Fans in the Bronx So far this postseason, Charlie Daniel R. 7 Ryan Howard be magnifi ed in the Fall Classic, are gushing over CC Sabathia’s 3-0 Manuel has managed his Phillies especially when the youngsters are record and 1.19 ERA through his fi rst masterfully, while Joe Girardi has at pitching in front of the cruelest fan three postseason starts in pinstripes. times shown his inexperience, opt- Dave H. 6 Alex Rodriguez base in the league at Citizens Bank But Sabathia’s former teammate ing for pinch-runners in bizarre cir- Park, and that ties directly into … with the Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, cumstances and blatantly misusing 3. Home-fi eld advantage, or lack has been even better through the his relief corps. A single contest Evan C. 6 Ryan Howard thereof: The Yankees had the best fi rst two rounds of the playoffs. won in a managerial chess match home record in MLB during the Lee is 2-0 with a 0.74 ERA in the could be the difference in a best-of- regular season at 57-24, and they fi rst three starts of his postseason seven series. Ethan L. 6 Jayson Werth are undefeated at the new Yankees career, the best ERA of any pitcher By the time the fi nal out of the Stadium so far in the playoffs. But with at least three playoff starts in 2009 campaign is recorded, if the the Phillies have everything it takes Major League history, and Lee has hypothetical managers’ column Jeremy G. 4 Alex Rodriguez to topple the Bombers in the Bronx the arsenal to continue his domi- of the line score reads “Manuel 1; — including the best regular season nance through the World Series. Girardi 0,” the Phillies will be the road record and a 3-1 mark away Lee and Sabathia fi gure to tan- ones in a dogpile and the Yankees Michael S. 7 Alex Rodriguez from Philly so far in the playoffs. gle at least twice in the Fall Classic, recede defeated into their club- New York’s hitters love to utilize in Games 1 and 4, and they’ll meet house. Simply put, whoever out- the short porch in right-fi eld, but again should it go the distance manages the other will win the Phil D. 7 CC Sabathia those dimensions will play right into in what could be a duel for the World Series. the hands of the Phillies’ sluggers ages in Game 7. Given the way And that is why the Phillies will as well, with Ryan Howard, Chase Lee has been pitching, odds are be the last ones standing, seven Sapna B. 5 Cliff Lee Utley and Raul Ibanez all possessing he should prevail in at least two of thrilling games into the Fall Classic, deadly pull power from the left side. those three. having ridden the dominance of Meanwhile, with Charlie Manuel 5. Charlie Manuel vs. Joe Girardi: their ace and the steady hand of Steve S. 6 Mark Teixeira tossing two lefties in the series, the In the playoffs, managerial moves their skipper to a second consecu- Yankees’ switch-hitters will bat right- are put under a microscope. Every tive world championship. Wednesday, October 28, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY SPORTS 15

CLUB SPORTS ETHAN LANDY | CALL ME JUNIOR New status breeds success for club sports London BY PHILIP DEAR captain of TUFC. “There is certainly a place especially significant for club tennis. With Daily Editorial Board for more recognized club sports at Tufts. We Tier II recognition as a shield, the team can all play because we really want to in spite of tell desperate onlookers that the courts calling? It’s official: The newest rite of passage for any difficulties that might arise.” are reserved on Mondays and Wednesdays the athletically minded Tufts student has The Athletics Department has made from 8 to 10 p.m. come to fruition. strides to work with these clubs, which say Tennis also happens to be the most After years of frustration and discord, that the Tier II option is undoubtedly a step popular club sport on campus. In only the Tufts Athletics Department has begun in the right direction. Still, some believe two years, the team has now grown from to collaborate with various unsanctioned there is more ground to cover. around a dozen members to an e-mail list club sports. Though not all unrecognized “We are aware that field space is lim- of 170 people, with about a quarter of that clubs have made equal progress, a few ited and would certainly be willing to number showing up for practice on any his past weekend, the Tampa Bay of them, like the club tennis and base- work around the schedule of the Athletics given evening. The team sends players to Buccaneers hosted my New England ball teams, have successfully been granted Department,” Zindman said. “I know that four or five tournaments in the fall and Patriots. But instead of the Patriots the position of a Tier II club sport. The I am so proud to have been a part of this three or so in the spring — the tournaments Tgoing to Tampa Bay, they jetted off to club soccer team, meanwhile, has applied program’s successful development, and I being a part of the United States Tennis London to play in Wembley Stadium. I sup- and is waiting for confirmation from the hope that the administration can under- Association (USTA) New England Tennis on pose that is an upgrade. Athletics Department. stand how much recognition of all of our Campus league. Now, I am not a fan of the NFL’s London- The Tier II recognition allows teams to efforts would mean to us. That said, I “I think that as our base continues to game gimmick, but that is not my biggest wear the official Tufts name and gives them think I speak for us all in saying that I am grow, our talent will continue to develop,” concern. I am much more interested in the more flexibility in using Tufts facilities, thankful for the strides that the Athletics junior Josh Lund-Wilde, the team’s captain, comment that Patriots owner Robert Kraft though they must still do so without any Department has taken this year in support said. “I could definitely see us as a legiti- made when he was asked about the possi- funding from the school. Considering the of club sports at Tufts.” mate force in the Tennis on Campus league. bility of the league eventually placing a fran- struggling economy and the decline in the “I think if a sport can get a sizable team There is no school that is completely out chise in the capital of the United Kingdom. university’s endowment, it seems that there together and compete in an organized of our league right now, and we will defi- “I really believe it’d be the right thing to is simply not enough money to go around. league, then there is little reason not to nitely be one of the top teams if we have the do sometime in the next decade,” Kraft told So for now, the club sports have to fend for recognize them,” said Aaron Greenwald, resources to continue to grow.” the Boston Herald. “There should be a fran- themselves. junior and tri-captain of the club baseball Just like all the other club sports, the chise here.” The Athletics Department has been gen- team. “Just like with any other activity club tennis team’s biggest needs are in the Fair enough, Mr. Kraft. London has erous with regard to facility use. However, on campus, if there is a motivated and areas of funding and transportation, nei- brought us some great things — Led Tier II sports are still prohibited by Tufts responsible group of people trying to par- ther of which is covered by the Tier II sta- Zeppelin, fish and chips and David policy from reserving facilities. ticipate in any kind of activity, they should tus. Players are forced to pay hundreds of Beckham. Okay, scratch that last one. A compromise that entails occasional be recognized.” dollars out of pocket to compete. They also But why have an NFL team there? Forget use when the facilities are free is something The club baseball squad is an example have to deal with struggles to even meet the about the crazy traveling logistics that that the Athletics Department is trying hard of a team that needs plentiful equipment, demand for cars in order to get to a tourna- this would entail or the fact that if there to provide for these clubs. Because of the which is where school funding could play ment. Nevertheless, the club tennis players were more than a single game in London modest increase in facility use, teams are a huge factor. Baseball teams need to pay are quick to emphasize the importance of during the year, the novelty would prob- able to practice more, resulting in higher for bats, balls and gloves, and they need to their part of the Tufts community. ably wear off. Instead, think about the interest and increased participation from cover the exorbitant costs of being a part “I think that the 170 people that have problem that has plagued so many other the student body, as well as strong results of the New England Collegiate Baseball signed up for club tennis would say that leagues: over-expansion. on the field. Association (NECBA), the league in which there is a place for tennis as a recognized Let’s start with the NBA. In the last two Club soccer, also known as TUFC, con- Tufts participates. However, they are one of club sport,” Lund-Wilde said. “We are filling years, there was talk amongst the league sists of two squads, a blue and a white, the few teams to have earned the right to a demand for tennis where there was previ- that increasing global popularity should be with a total of about 70 players. TUFC, bear the Tufts name as a Tier II club sport. ously a void on campus.” capitalized upon by putting teams in Europe. founded in 2006, plays in the New England “It would be great to get at least some But even club sports with less interest There was even discussion in early 2008 out- Collegiate Club Soccer League, which is funding from the school,” Greenwald said. than tennis seem to be performing well lining five teams being placed there. The NBA composed of teams from both Div. I and III. “Even a couple hundred dollars would be above the standards of an unsponsored and saw success in preseason games in which the With an overall record of 3-5-1, TUFC has great. The league invoice was $1300 split unfunded group of players. For example, league’s stars were showcased in European seen some exciting victories this year. The among 16 guys, and we have other fees like the club lacrosse team made it to its sec- cities like London, Barcelona and Berlin just team has five games left this season against providing game balls for every home game, ond straight New England Club Lacrosse last year, and David Stern was talking about NESCAC rivals such as Trinity and Conn. which is about 35 dollars per home game. League championship game last spring. the prospect of putting an NBA team in College and is hoping to at least match, or Unfortunately, being in a leadership posi- The team entered last spring’s champion- Europe within the next decade. surpass, last fall’s 6-6-1 record. tion means having to spend more money ship undefeated at 7-0 and as the defending That was first mentioned in 2003. Flash “We’ve had some great wins this season,” — the captains have picked up a lot of the league champions. This success came with- forward to the preseason this year. While said senior Dalton Swing, a co-captain and financial slack.” out a single organized practice, which was the Denver Nuggets traveled to Asia and the co-founder of TUFC, as well as a tri-captain The lack of funding, though, hasn’t a result of the school being unable to lend Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls met at the O2 of club baseball. “We started the year off stopped the club baseball team from excel- field time. Arena in London, the league scaled back its with a 3-1 home win versus Brandeis. Over ling. In probably the biggest win in their Though a few teams have made head- push to expand its overseas market. And, Parents’ Weekend, we hosted St. Anselm brief existence, club baseball unseated the way thanks to some generous conces- while Stern would like to put a regular sea- and won 1-0. This past weekend, we beat back-to-back defending champion of the sions by the Athletics Department, the son game in London, doing so seems less [Boston University] on a last-second header league, Northeastern, with a walk-off hit by club sports scene on campus as a whole realistic now than it did years ago. from [senior] Dan Malmer off a corner kick sophomore Joe Nagel. The win was even remains to be seen. In fact, instead of expanding, the NBA by [junior] Danny Santarsieri.” more impressive considering that Tufts had “There is a huge need for club sports might have to contract. The Sacramento Although many of these teams have to fight back from a 6-1 deficit and that it on campus,” Swing said. “Tufts stu- Kings and Memphis Grizzlies both averaged grown dramatically in both size and abil- was only the second game the team had dents are very proactive and have taken fewer than 13,000 fans a game last year and ity even without official recognition from ever played in the league, as this is the club’s it upon themselves to start these teams. are struggling with economic issues. And for the school, there is still much to be agreed inaugural season in the NECBA. Furthermore, club athletes are extremely the record, that Memphis team originally upon between the Athletics Department “We made the league take notice,” Swing proud to play competitive sports in col- was the Vancouver Grizzlies, founded in and the various clubs. said. lege, and club sports also allow us to still 1995. How’d that expansion attempt go? “There are so many members of the Tufts Like club baseball, the club tennis team be involved in many other aspects of the Then there is the NHL, where the Phoenix community who find themselves involved has received official Tier II recognition from Tufts community. For all of us to be able to Coyotes already filed for bankruptcy earlier in some way with club sports that recogni- the Athletics Department. Considering the represent Tufts officially is the next big step this year. Though the most recent Stanley tion has become a demand which must extremely high demand for the limited and I believe we are definitely going in the Cup Finals enjoyed its highest ratings in be met,” said Jon Zindman, senior and co- supply of tennis courts, this recognition is right direction.” years (thanks to the star power of Sidney Crosby and the Detroit Red Wings), it is still not the most popular of sports. Young guns have a strong showing at Conn. College In my mind, that is because there are too many teams. Do we really need to see hock- SAILING place with 160 points, nearly 100 behind starts that weren’t really good. But we ey played in Phoenix, Atlanta or Nashville? continued from page 16 Boston College’s fi rst-place A boat. came back from a few of them. We were Too often the prospect of increased league able to finish any better than ninth. The struggles in the A division lev- really happy. We didn’t do as well in one revenue tantalizes commissioners and own- But the large difference in fi nishes on eled out the B division’s scores, and the set, but we were defi nitely really happy ers, making them forget about the failures the second day of the competition could Jumbos took 11th place overall with 289 with our performance.” that litter many expansion teams. also be partly attributed to the weather, points. Their run included a fi rst place, two The NFL is probably the most popular as the conditions were quite different Overall, the competition was a mixed seconds and a third, with only four results league in all of pro sports, but that is not a from Saturday. bag for the group of veterans. worse than 10th place. But despite the reason to oversaturate the market. It isn’t like “The fi rst day the breeze was 15-20 “I felt pretty good,” Criezis said. “I’ve high fi nish, Salk noted that the she and there are no bad teams out there — witness [mph],” Criezis said. “I’m used to sailing been struggling a lot with the 420s. We Booras are still looking to improve on the Cleveland Browns or St. Louis Rams. hard, so I did well in the breeze. Sunday, started to go pretty fast Saturday. It their starts as well as their comfort level And with all the stories of games being the breeze was shifty, which I think is the was definitely a positive reinforcement with the FJ boats that the team uses. blacked out locally, shouldn’t the league trickiest condition. It was especially hard regatta for me. For Tomas, he needs to But, in a similar fashion to the regatta focus on those places that are not sup- for us because we were not used to the get pumped up and back in the swing at Brown, Tufts struggled in the A divi- porting their teams (that’s you, Jacksonville) 420s they used here. The boats we sail at of things.” sion, as juniors Meghan Pesch and Sally before it starts thinking about conjuring up Tufts are much faster.” Yet the Sherman Hoyt Trophy was not Levinson could only manage a 167-point, new franchises? Things could have been worse, the Jumbo’s only weekend regatta. While 15th-place fi nish, effectively nullifying In addition, hockey and basketball actu- though, as the Jumbos still managed to the co-ed upperclassmen were compet- the B division boat’s impressive result. ally have leagues overseas. The NFL might earn a ninth-place fi nish in the B division, ing at Brown, freshman Natalie Salk and Overall, Tufts rang in at 11th place with be popular in London on TV, but that is not amassing 129 points in 14 races, 49 points sophomore Katie Booras capitalized on 271 points. an indication that a uniquely American sport behind the fi rst-place B division squad the opportunity to sail in a major event There is little time for the team to dwell will be sustainable in a foreign market. from Yale. for the women’s sailing team, posting on the past weekend, though, as the Shell I know it is tempting to globalize football But in the A division, Hornos, Brill and an impressive fi nish in the 17-team Stu Regatta will prove to be the Jumbos’ big- as a product, but the problems that would freshman Terrell Bulger, who took Brill’s Nelson Trophy Regatta at Conn. College. gest task yet. The MIT-hosted event serves arise from such a decision would far out- place for races seven and eight, struggled Sailing in the B division, Booras and Salk as the qualifi er for the fall championships weigh any good that could come from it. to get the Jumbos on the winning path. totaled only 104 points in 14 races, edging for Tufts. Anyway, why mess with a good thing? After competing in the fi rst Sunday race out Old Dominion University by a point “We need to be [in the] top seven to with Brill and fi nishing 10th, Hornos went to take sixth place. qualify,” Criezis said. “I’m more confi dent the rest of the way alone, managing third- “We did a good job of fi nding the shifts in the FJ, and I’m feeling good about the Ethan Landy is a senior majoring in English. and sixth-place fi nishes down the stretch. before the starting sequence and using race. The whole team is much more com- He can be reached at Ethan.Landy@tufts. The A division team ended up in 14th them well,” Salk said. “We had a couple fortable with them.” edu 16 INSIDE Club Sports 15 Call Me Junior 15 SSportsports Eds’ Challenge 14 tuftsdaily.com Phillies have what it takes to Five reasons why the Yankees repeat as champions will claim their 27th crown

BY DANIEL RATHMAN 1. Recent History: The BY ETHAN STURM underscoring how Daily Editorial Board Phillies and Yankees Daily Staff Writer valuable a closer can met for a three-game be in October. But The last team to repeat as World Series interleague series in Winners of 26 World Series titles, the for the Yankees, the champions was the New York Yankees, who the Bronx on May New York Yankees are the most storied ninth inning of a won three World Series in a row from 1998- 22-24 of this year, franchise in the history of major North close game is never 2000. No National League team has accom- and Philadelphia won American sports. All that’s in the way even a fright. For plished the back-to-back feat since the 1975- two of the three contests. of the Yankees adding to that record opponents, however, 1976 Cincinnati Reds. The Phillies’ sluggers took full total is the Philadelphia Phillies, who, it’s a nightmare. But after dispatching the Colorado Rockies advantage of the bandbox that is the new with their explosive lineup and top- Mariano and the Los Angeles Dodgers to return to the Yankees Stadium, bashing six total homers of-the-rotation strength, are certainly Rivera is Fall Classic, this year’s Philadelphia Phillies are and outscoring the host Bombers 15-11. a formidable foe. However, not even perhaps the great- looking to defy history and start a dynasty of In that series, the Yankees’ three starting the defending champions can stop the est playoff closer their own. pitchers were CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Yankees from claiming title No. 27, and ever, with 37 Manager Charlie Manuel’s squad has Andy Pettitte — the very same trio that manag- here are the top fi ve reasons why: saves in 42 post- already etched its name into the history books er Joe Girardi will send to the mound in the fi rst 1. The new Mr. October: Whether it season opportu- by becoming the fi rst team to win consecutive three games. If the Phillies were able to handle was for his inability to hit nities and a spar- National League Pennants since the 1995- New York’s best in May, there’s no reason to in the clutch, his drama kling 0.77 ERA over 1996 Atlanta Braves. But the Phillies are not believe that they won’t be able to do so again. with Madonna or his 128.0 innings. In ready to stop just yet. Having experienced success against their steroid use, few play- his 15th major When the World Series begins on impending opponent should give ers were as maligned league sea- Wednesday night in the Bronx, the Phillies the Phillies confi dence heading as Alex Rodriguez son, Rivera will be up against their most formidable into the Fall Classic while put- coming into this opponent yet — a Yankees team that ting the pressure on the Yankees season. He won 103 games during the regu- to exorcise their demons and was barely lar season. New York breezed reverse their fortunes. And even able through the Division Series and speaking of experience … to avoid Championship Series, los- 2. World Series Experience: torment ing only two games to the Virtually all of the players on in his own Minnesota Twins and Charlie Manuel’s roster have home park, Los Angeles Angels been here before. They know often booed along the way. what it’s like to play on baseball’s profusely by the But similarly, the biggest stage, having defeated Yankee faithful Phillies made the Tampa Bay Rays in fi ve games when he underper- quick work of last October. But the two prima- formed. the Dodgers ry differences between this year’s But this post- and Rockies, Phillies roster and last year’s are Raul season, Rodriguez Ibanez supplanting Pat Burrell in left is fi nally silenc- fi eld and Pedro Martinez joining the ing all the critics, starting rotation. Ibanez is a seasoned and he’s doing it veteran who should have no trouble in a big way. With adjusting to the spotlight, while Pedro steroid talks fi nally has certainly been there and done that in dying out and Kate his career. Hudson by his side, Meanwhile, the Yankees defi nitely have Rodriguez has hit their share of seasoned veterans — from .438 with 12 RBIs in Derek Jeter to Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte nine games. He has MCT to Jorge Posada. But they also have plenty been so dangerous late in games — continues to give batters fi ts with his of youngsters, for whom this will be a three of his fi ve home runs have tied cutter, as likely league MVP Joe Mauer wholly new experience. Outfi elder games in the seventh inning or later — of the Minnesota Twins can attest. In Nick Swisher — a relative rookie that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game 3 of the ALDS, Mauer came up when it comes to late- intentionally walked him with two outs to bat against Rivera in the bottom of taking care of October play — has and no one on in the ninth inning of a the eighth inning with the tying run on business with only been mired in a one-run contest. Rodriguez has been base. But Rivera shattered Mauer’s bat, two losses as well. deep slump for a one-man offensive machine for the inducing a weak grounder to fi rst to end As CC Sabathia prepares much of the Yankees, and if he keeps it up, he could the Twins’ threat. The Sandman has lost to deliver the fi rst pitch of postseason. easily carry them past Philadelphia. nothing with age and even seems to be Game 1, here are fi ve rea- 2. Enter Sandman: Six elite closers — becoming more dominant. MCT sons to believe the Phillies Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, Brian Rivera is particularly challenging can get past the fi nal, gargan- Fuentes, Huston Street, Ryan Franklin for the Phillies because he can neu- tuan obstacle standing between and Jonathan Broxton — blew saves them and another taste of postseason glory. see PHILLIES, page 14over the fi rst two rounds of the playoffs, see YANKEES, page 14

SAILING Despite veteran leadership, Jumbos stumble at Brown

BY ETHAN STURM who put up a promising perfor- of ethics that says that a boat that Daily Staff Writer mance at last week’s Navy Fall believes it’s in the wrong should Invitational, struggled, as they spin, regardless of whether or not The nationally ranked No. 13 were unable to place in the top ‘protest’ is spoken. Jumbos, who had fallen to their 10 in the fi rst fi ve races of the In Criezis’ case, though, he second-lowest ranking of the sea- A division. But Criezis, who ran thought the foul was so inconse- son earlier in the week, failed races with both Watkins and quential that a spin did not seem to deliver a top-10 fi nish despite junior Catherine Swanson in the necessary. sending a veteran squad to the B division, got off to a great start, “I chose to sail because it was Sherman Hoyt Trophy Regatta at recording two fourth-place fi n- very minor,” Criezis said. “He told Brown University this weekend, ishes and a fi rst place in three of me later he was going to protest. largely because a Tufts boat was his fi rst fi ve runs. The respectful thing to do is pull forced to withdraw from one of However, disaster struck in the yourself out of the race, and that’s the individual races. sixth race, as Criezis and Swanson what I did.” Tufts fi nished in 11th place at received a RAF, or retired after The error was crucial in deter- the event, even with a team that fi nishing, penalty for hitting mining the Jumbos’ ultimate included two senior tri-captains another boat. spot, dropping them far out of — Andrew Criezis and Jennifer “I had committed a pretty the lofty fi fth-place position they Watkins — in addition to two minor foul,” Criezis said. “The had held prior to the incident. fourth-years in Tomas Hornos guy that is hit usually says ‘pro- While Criezis and Swanson and Rachael Brill. The Jumbos’ test.’ But the guy never said ‘pro- followed it up with another low fi nish can be partially attrib- test,’ which means I could keep fourth-place finish, the mistake uted to having raced in 420s, on sailing or spin.” clearly took its toll. The day which are different than the FJ Though a 360-degree spin — ended with the duo placing 10th boats that Tufts regularly uses. the penalty for a foul — wasn’t in the final race, and on Sunday, Saturday morning proved to necessary by rule since the Criezis and Watkins were never COURTESY KEN LEGLER have both highs and lows for opposing boat didn’t say ‘protest,’ Junior Catherine Swanson helped the Jumbos finish in 11th place this the Jumbos. Hornos and Brill, there is a widely-accepted code see SAILING, page 15 weekend at the Sherman Hoyt Trophy Regatta at Brown University.