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Where You Read It First AM Shower 48/30 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 40 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 TUFTSDAILY.COM Tufts to host international economics conference Close to 100 presentations planned for event BY SMRITI CHOUDHURY “The fact that the conference is Contributing Writer hosted by Tufts recognizes both the importance that issues of economic Tufts will bring to campus a num- development have for the Tufts aca- ber of internationally recognized demic community and the promi- economics professors this weekend nence of our own faculty in this field: as the Department of Economics many economics professors at Tufts hosts for the first time the annual are doing [ground]-breaking research Northeast Universities Development on development,” Spolaore said in an Consortium (NEUDC) Conference. e-mail. The conference will focus on new The NEUDC consortium has hosted MCT; DESIGN BY JAMES CHOCA/TUFTS DAILY research in the realm of develop- conferences since 1967 to showcase ment economics and will provide a research from scholars around the platform for researchers as well as world on the frontier of development graduate students to present their economics. The annual conference The smartphone split individual work. rotates among NEUDC universities. The conference will feature close Tufts is a member of the NEUDC Students debate brands and necessity of to 100 presentations. Speakers will along with Brown, Cornell, Harvard, present on such topics as literacy Yale and Boston Universities and multi-purpose cell phones and female status in green-revolution Williams College. India, maternal education and les- The conference, which will be held BY J.P. KAYTROSH But only in the past decade have cell sons from school choice and admis- in Cabot Intercultural Center on Contributing Writer phones become ubiquitous on college sions in Ghana. Saturday and Sunday, will be broken campuses, and only even more recently Economics Department Chair down into a total of seven sections. It’s difficult to envision a time when have students been able to check their Enrico Spolaore considered it an Each section will be chaired by facul- students weren’t reachable on the go, e-mail, IM their friends and browse the honor to host the conference, which ty from Tufts’ economic department. when there was no such thing as tex- Web on their way from class to class. he called “very important and pres- Scholars will discuss issues that ting in class, and when every dorm Phones called smartphones have tigious.” He said it was a reflection fall under the conference’s umbrella room had a landline that people actu- of Tufts’ continued focus on issues of ally used. see IPHONES, page 2 economic development. see CONFERENCE, page 2 Eco-Rep Symposium TUPD has promoted six to corporal BY LAURA BARNES unites green students Contributing Writer BY MINYOUNG SONG each other. The Tufts University Police Daily Staff Writer The symposium is about Department (TUPD) in May “being a role model in the promoted six officers in its Students from schools eco-world,” said freshman Medford and Boston offices to across New England will come Alexandra Beretta, who helped the rank of corporal. to Tufts’ campus tomorrow to coordinate the event through The promotions leave the experience a new kind of envi- her internship with the Office department with the most ronmental symposium, one of Sustainability. corporals the department has featuring peer-to-peer learn- Beretta estimated that ever had at once, according to ing focused not just on the about 70 people are expected Sgt. Robert McCarthy. perils of climate change but to attend the symposium, and Capt. Mark Keith explained also on how to create social a significant portion of the that the promotions, four movements around environ- day will be dedicated to small- of which came on Tufts’ mental issues. group discussions. Medford/Somerville campus, A collaborative effort of 12 Tina Woolston, a project came about as a result of offi- New England colleges, the coordinator for the sympo- cers leaving the department Eco-Rep Symposium invites sium who works in the Office and other corporals having students to learn from each of Sustainability, hopes that DANAI MACRIDI/TUFTS DAILY other at sessions on a vari- what the visiting students see PROMOTIONS, page 3 TUPD promoted an unusually high number of corporals recently. ety of topics, including how learn at the symposium will to conduct environmentally remain with them when they conscious dorm activities and return home. engage students on and off “I would like for students to campus. leave this symposium feeling Cause Dinner raises funds for The representatives from inspired by other students in different campuses will be stu- the event and energized to do dents who work to raise envi- other work on the campus,” Tufts-affiliated health clinic ronmental-issue awareness Woolston said. among their peers. She added that she wanted BY JENNY WHITE charitable initiatives. a growing constituency of The symposium, hosted students to know that they are Daily Staff Writer The Sharewood Project, a undergraduate volunteers. by the Tufts Institute for the a part of a growing group of free medical care organiza- By the end of Tuesday Environment (TIE) and the youths who are actively par- Students donated a portion tion in Malden, Mass. serv- night, Tim Judson, presi- Office of Sustainability, will ticipating in environmentally of their meal costs on Tuesday ing a large population of dent of the undergradu- bring students from Brandeis focused issues. evening to the Sharewood mostly uninsured patients, ate executive board for the University, Champlain College, Students from the Project, a grassroots, Tufts- beat out other organizations Sharewood Project, estimated Connecticut College, Suffolk Experimental College course affiliated medical clinic, dur- to become the beneficiary of that approximately 575 stu- University, the University of “Environmental Action: ing the Cause Dinner hosted this semester’s dinner. dents signed on to donate Vermont and Yale University. Shifting from Saying to Doing,” by Dining Services. The project has strong ties at the Cause Dinner, mean- The learning sessions will are helping to organize the The Tufts Community to Tufts, started by students ing a $1,293 total donation, be conducted by students conference. Union (TCU) Senate and from Tufts University School according to Judson’s initial from these schools and from Dallase Scott, a gradu- Dining Services hold the of Medicine (TUSM) in 1999. calculation. Tufts, thus serving as oppor- ate student in the Urban and Cause Dinner on one eve- The clinic is now predomi- “This is a great opportunity tunities for students to both ning every semester as a way nantly managed by Tufts’ learn from and network with see SYMPOSIUM, page 3 to support undergraduates’ medical students along with see CAUSE DINNER, page 3 Inside this issue Today’s Sections Devendra Banhart The NESCAC volleyball News | Features 1 Classifieds 9 offers his deepest tournament, hosted work yet on his latest by Tufts for the second Arts & Living 5Sports Back release, “What Will straight year, kicks off Comics 8 We Be.” tonight in Cousens Gym. see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS, back page 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS | FEATURES Friday, November 6, 2009 THE TUFTS DAILY GIOVANNI J.B. RUSSONELLO Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL Naomi Bryant Managing Editors David Heck Alexandra Bogus Executive News Editor Nina Ford News Editors Tessa Gellerson Ben Gittleson Christy McCuaig Matt Repka Ellen Kan Assistant News Editors Harrison Jacobs Katherine Sawyer Saumya Vaishampayan Robin Carol Executive Features Editor Marissa Carberry Features Editors Meredith Hassett Alison Lisnow Emily Maretsky Kerianne Okie Romy Oltuski Christina Pappas Charlotte Steinway Julia Zinberg Sarah Korones Assistant Features Editors Carter Rogers Jessica Bal Executive Arts Editor Emma Bushnell Arts Editors MCT Mitchell Geller Adam Kulewicz Freshman Amy Calfus likes her iPhone because, “unlike the Blackberry, it can sync up with my Mac using MobileMe.” Catherine Scott Josh Zeidel Charissa Ng Assistant Arts Editors Tufts campus split between iPhone and Blackberry users Benjamin Phelps IPHONES Michelle Hochberg Executive Op-Ed Editor On the Tufts campus, where stu- com, a book-shopping Web site, offers continued from page 1 dents are often highly involved in an app that offers price comparisons Vittoria Elliott Editorialists the capability to handle calls and extracurricular activities, smartphone of particular books from various online Nina Grossman Opinion Editors Andrew Rohrberger Web browsing and manage e-mail, owners use their devices to keep track sellers and calculates shipping costs Molly Rubin and their devotees tend to be divided of busy schedules and make the most and discount offers. Erin Marshall Editorial Cartoonists into two camps — fans of Apple’s of free time. BlackBerrys, too, have a number Alex Miller iPhone (a close cousin of the iPod) of student-friendly applications. An Ethan Landy Executive Sports Editor and fans of Research in Motion’s (RIM) application called Cram allows users Blackberry. “At night, I turn my phone to create, import and take mini quiz- Sapna Bansil Sports Editors Evan Cooper Despite differing appearances — off so I’m not listening to it zes on subjects from math to foreign Philip Dear the most notable difference being the languages. Other applications include Jeremy Greenhouse Blackberry’s solid-state keyboard ver- vibrate and beep.” advanced calculators and unit con- Alex Prewitt Michael Spera sus the iPhone’s touch-screen — both verters, as well as a dictionary. Alex Lach Assistant Sports Editors devices perform largely the same func- Julia Carlson But smartphones are not only for Daniel Rathman tions. Still, among the smartphone- Tufts junior workaholics. Both the iPhone and Annie Wermiel Executive Photo Editor using community, the rift is strong. BlackBerry offer Facebook applica- Blackberry devotee and Tufts junior tions for when students need a lit- James Choca Photo Editors Julia Carlson is particularly par- “Although it can be distracting at tle break from studying.