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Tufts hands over Ascot Partners Partying like it’s 5769 documents to Mass. AG Coakley b y Ro b Si l v e r b l a tt ilar to a subpoena and mandates cooperation. Daily Editorial Board “The university was required to produce the documents requested by the attorney As part of an investigation into Bernard general,” Martin Oppenheimer, Tufts’ senior Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, Massachusetts counsel for business and corporate affairs, Attorney General Martha Coakley requested said in an e-mail. documents from Tufts last month. Still, Oppenheimer suggested that the uni- Meanwhile, Jacob Ezra Merkin, the gener- versity would have helped Coakley’s office al partner at Ascot Partners, has come under even absent the demand. renewed scrutiny after New York University “In any event, we believe it is in our interest (NYU) alleged in a lawsuit that the promi- to cooperate with the attorney general’s inves- nent investor received a warning several tigation,” he said. years ago about red flags in Madoff’s invest- Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler ment strategy. would not comment on the contents of the aaolok kanani/Tufts daily Coakley served the university in February A DJ plays for students at Purim in the Wild West held at Oxfam Cafe last night. The with a civil investigative demand, which is sim- see MADOFF, page 2 event was hosted by the Chabbad House. Senate considers 24-hour health line Report shines light b y Te s s a Ge l l e r s o n who could answer questions and “Students don’t quite realize that Daily Editorial Board direct callers, when necessary, to a they’re actually waking someone doctor or open treatment center. up to ask [about] something that on salaries at colleges In response to increasing stu- Tufts’ Health Service office isn’t an emergency,” Senior Director b y Ma tt Re p k a School of Dental Medicine. She dent demand, the Tufts Community already has a doctor who is on- of Health and Wellness Service Daily Editorial Board also chairs the Department Union (TCU) Senate has spearhead- call for emergencies at all hours, Michelle Bowdler said. of Dentistry at Tufts Medical ed an initiative to create a 24-hour but students typically call in TCU President Duncan Pickard A recent study of salaries at Center. health services option. with non-pressing issues. As a has been leading the initiative and private colleges has defied a Papageorge’s salary under- The primary goal is to create a result, the current system places has worked with Bowdler to deter- number of expectations about scores a larger nationwide pat- call center that would give students a strain on Health Service medi- executive compensation in the tern of dental and medical school around-the-clock access to nurses, cal professionals. see HEALTH SERVICE, page 2 world of higher education. vying with presidents The findings, published in The and chancellors for the position Chronicle of Higher Education, of highest-paid employee. indicate that presidents are often ’s sal- not the highest-paid college ary structure provides a drastic employees. Instead, colleges are example of this pattern. During increasingly allocating the top fiscal year 2006, Columbia dollars to dental and medical President Lee Bollinger had a school professors. base salary of $911,284, while The study was based on tax the five best-compensated pro- records filed for fiscal year 2006 fessors made at least $1.5 million by 600 private colleges and uni- each. Dermatology versities and found that only 31 David Silvers topped the list at percent of the 293 employees in $4.3 million. the data set who earned more The trend is “not terribly sur- than $500,000 per year were the prising, since these things are presidents or chancellors of their market driven,” Steven Bloom, respective institutions. the assistant director of govern- But at Tufts, like at many other ment relations at the American comparable universities, the Council on Education, told the president gets the biggest pay- Daily. He noted that in order to check. stay competitive, universities The Daily’s analysis of Tufts’ need to match or exceed their Internal Revenue Service paper- competitors’ offers. work from fiscal year 2006, Sometimes, however, the the most recent forms that are highest-paid employee com- publicly available, shows that pletely defies expectations. At the University President Lawrence University of Southern , Bacow earned $520,420, plus the top earnings went to head $52,151 in benefits. football coach Pete Carroll, who The second-highest-paid has a worth $4.4 mil- employee, at $486,806 with ben- lion per year, according to the efits, was Maria Papageorge, Chronicle. who is currently the chair of Carroll’s contract makes him Daily file photo the Department of Oral and Health Service and the TCU Senate are considering the creation of a 24-hour call center. Maxillofacial Surgery at the see SALARIES, page 2 Tufts’ undergraduate and graduate IR programs make top 10 in international survey b y Sa u m y a Vaishampayan said they were pleased with the results. according to the TRIP survey. uate and graduate rankings is not unique. Daily Staff Writer “I think being tenth in the nation is Nathaniel Eberle, the director of Johns Hopkins, for example, did not place something to be quite proud of,” Kirk public relations and communications in the top 10 for its undergraduate pro- Tufts’ undergraduate International Lange, the assistant director of the under- at the Fletcher School, called the rank- gram, despite grabbing the second spot Relations (IR) program and The Fletcher graduate IR program, said. ings helpful, but cautioned that they for its master’s program. Similarly, while School of and Diplomacy’s mas- According to Lange, the ranking is are not conclusive. Georgetown’s graduate program took top ter’s program both cracked the top 10 in particularly impressive because Tufts’ According to Eberle, the survey is unable honors, its undergraduate counterpart recently released worldwide rankings. undergraduate program was compet- to fully capture the complexity of what was ranked fifth. In the Teaching, Research and ing against counterparts at a number of makes a school stand out. The nature of the rankings likely con- International Policy (TRIP) survey of IR larger universities. “We’ve always hovered in the top five, tributed to the discrepancy. programs, the Fletcher School came in Harvard and Princeton took the top and while we find that to be quite a feath- The latest TRIP survey, published in fourth place out of master’s programs, two spots, respectively, for the lead- er in our cap, Fletcher has never really February, is based on feedback from 2,724 while the IR program nabbed the tenth ing undergraduate IR programs. And looked at that specific survey as a gauge of IR scholars in 10 countries, according to spot on the undergraduate list. Georgetown has the top master’s pro- how we’re doing,” he said. Representatives from both programs gram, followed by Johns Hopkins, The disparity between Tufts’ undergrad- see RANKINGS, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s Sections The 3Ps spring minor The Daily looks ahead “The Garden Party” to the start of News 1 Editorial | Letters 8 tackles absurdity and season and whether Features 3 Op-Ed 9 circular arguments. the team can keep their Arts & Living 5Classifieds 10 winning streak alive. Puzzles 7 Sports Back

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Police Briefs One good reason to student answered. In addition to walk to the gym the tape, officers observed weather stripping on the door and two fans A student reported to Tufts set up at the window. After confis- University Police Department at cating the marijuana and parapher- 4:30 p.m. on March 1 that his nalia, the officers discovered that car had been stolen from where the room did not belong to the it had been parked on College host. The keys were taken from the Avenue in front of Halligan Hall. subletter and a report was sent to While working out in Gantcher, the dean’s office. the student left his car keys and sweatpants in the bleachers of the Again? gym. When he returned, his keys were missing. TUPD Sgt. Robert A TUPD officer driving down McCarthy noted that transponder Packard Avenue 1:58 a.m. on March keys give away cars’ identities to 8 observed a student in front of the persistent thieves. Theta Delta Chi house. The student, who appeared shaken up, reported Just tryin’ to keep the being assaulted by a group of indi- cold air out, man viduals who retaliated for being denied entry into the house. The TUPD responded to reports of student was able to identify one marijuana use in South Hall at 1:27 of the assailants as a Tufts student. a.m. on March 8. When officers Tufts Emergency Medical Services knocked on the door of the sus- (TEMS) transported the student to pected room, they heard tape rip- Lawrence Memorial Hospital for ping off the door before a male further treatment of his injuries.

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HEALTH SERVICE for this,” Pickard said. continued from page 1 Health Service would have to mine its feasibility. employ an off-campus service in “We’re just in the research order to implement the call center. phase right now,” Bowdler said, The project’s leaders are currently citing the many factors that have considering a company that works to be considered. with over a dozen schools, including “What you’re weighing is: Is it University and Columbia improving service to students? Is University, according to Bowdler. it affordable? And is it safe?’” she According to Pickard and said. “We’re beginning to have con- Bowdler, nurses at the call center versations around campus about would respond to alcohol-related whether this is a prudent thing to issues without directly involving do and an affordable thing to do for local authorities. next year.” “Calling the nurses won’t [by The project would cost an itself] trigger any kind of disciplin- approximated $10,000 annually, ary action from the university,” according to Bowdler, but Health Pickard said. Service is not looking to pass the If the nurses or students call fees along to students. TEMS, however, “the typical disci- “We’re trying to see if there’s plinary procedures would go into enough discretionary money to pay effect,” Pickard added. aaolok kanani/Tufts daily The Fletcher School ranked fourth on the TRIP survey list. Coach tops national salary list Several members of Annapolis Group refuse SALARIES more than they do. continued from page 1 At Tufts, the Board of Trustees’ to participate in TRIP survey data gathering not only the highest-paid coach compensation committee decides in all of college football, but also on the salaries of the university’s RANKINGS Annapolis Group and contin- uting scholars using informa- the best-compensated college top earners. continued from page 1 ues to participate, but colleges tion from U.S. News and World employee in the entire country. These employees’ pay rates then its Web site. that refrainmight have distorted Report and the United Nations The impact of salary trends make it onto the university’s IRS But in 2007, many mem- undergraduate rankings. Educational, Scientific and like these is easy to anticipate. “I Form 990.This form was the basis bers of the Annapolis Group, Still, Michael Tierney, an Cultural Organization. suspect you’ll have some of those for the Chronicle’s numbers. an association of presidents of author of the TRIP report, said The TRIP survey is a proj- other faculty members pushing Since public universities are liberal arts colleges, announced that the survey’s research- ect undertaken by the College for more money,” Bloom said, not required to file the same form, their intention to stop partici- ers cast a broad net and try of William and Mary’s Institute referring to professors who see they were not included in the pating in the annual survey. to be as inclusive as possible. for the Theory and Practice of their peers earning substantially Chronicle’s analysis. Tufts is not a member of the He said they look for contrib- International Relations. NYU says felon was providing Merkin with investment advice from prison cell MADOFF university acted properly and conduct- But the suit also charges that Teicher continued from page 1 ed its usual and reasonable due diligence warned Merkin in 1994 that Madoff’s documents that Tufts turned over. “We’re before investing in Ascot Partners and that returns were too consistently high to be unable to get into details of our response [Coakley] would the same conclusion,” believable. Allegedly, Merkin merely asked since this is an ongoing investigation,” she Oppenheimer said. Madoff if the charge was true and did not said in an e-mail. And while they consider potential legal investigate any further. Coakley spokesperson Amy Breton also action against Madoff and Merkin, adminis- His supposed failure to dig deeper and declined to comment on the documents, cit- trators are hoping that a judge would agree potentially even alert his clients to the pos- ing an office policy preventing her from even too. In the meantime, Tufts has retained the sible fraud could expose him to additional confirming that the investigation exists. “We corporate law firm Ropes & Grey LLP to legal liability. do not confirm or deny investigations,” she help formulate the university’s legal strategy, “It’s plausible that there’s a viable lawsuit told the Daily. which remains in the planning stages. that [Merkin] didn’t pass on the information,” According to Oppenheimer, Coakley’s All of this comes as Madoff appears to Harvard Law School Professor Mark Roe told probe focuses on whether Madoff or any be posturing for a guilty plea, which could the Daily. of his intermediaries engaged in decep- come this Thursday at his arraignment, and Economics Lecturer Christopher McHugh, tive practices. as Merkin faces heat for his dealings with a the chief financial officer for the hedge fund One potential target is Robert Jaffe, a convicted felon. New Generation Advisors, said that Merkin’s Newton native who served a promi- NYU, which lost $24 million when responsibility to alert his investors would be nent middleman for Madoff. In January, Madoff’s alleged scheme ran out of gas, is proportional to the credibility of the threat. Massachusetts Secretary of State William suing Merkin and charging that he was tak- “I don’t know if I’d go running to my inves- Galvin sued Jaffe after he ignored a subpoe- ing investment tips from Victor Teicher, a dis- tors right away, but eventually, if you’re run- na to testify before state regulators about his graced investor who had been convicted of ning an honest shop, you have to,” he said. involvement with Madoff. several counts of securities fraud. According McHugh also criticized Merkin’s ties to As Coakley’s investigation proceeds, it to the lawsuit, Teicher was advising Merkin Teicher, noting that in the financial industry, remains to be seen if she has any interest in from his New Jersey prison cell. one of the most basic principles is not to determining whether or not Tufts investors Still, it is unclear how much the allega- associate with tarnished figures. acted appropriately when they invested $20 tions, if true, will help Tufts, since Teicher “People do that – the sleazier investors billion in Ascot Partners, a hedge fund that was supposedly providing advice on Merkin’s might – but any type of reputable investor funneled virtually all of its $1.8 billion in Ariel Fund, not on Ascot Partners. And his should know you should stay away,” he holdings to Madoff. involvement with the fund reportedly ended said. “Once you get any type of blemish Corbis “We can’t speculate about the attorney in 2001, four years before Tufts made its $20 on your record in this business, you’re a Madoff may enter a guilty plea on Thursday. general’s interests, but we believe that the million investment. persona non grata.” 3

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Will Ehrenfeld | As reality sets in, students reassess Obama Stuff Tufts People Like National issues cause concern among students skeptical of Obama’s policies b y Sa r a h Ko r o n e s Being Contributing Writer

Just under seven weeks ago, students at busy Tufts University crowded into a campus cen- ter that had been transformed into a focal point of patriotic energy. Over two months after winning one of the most historical elec- MG! It’s the week before spring tions in decades, the inauguration of Barack break, and I can’t believe how Obama had finally arrived and Tufts students much work I have to do in one were ready to celebrate. The campus cen- week! This is so ridiculous; I ter, lined with red, white and blue balloons, don’tO even understand how any five pro- was teeming with students whose eyes were fessors in the world could assign so glued to the flat-screen TVs broadcasting the much work in such a short period of momentous occasion. Banners were hung, time. Don’t they know that I have 32 pins were passed out and free food was plen- club meetings and a study group to go tiful. The overwhelmingly liberal population to this week? I am crazy busy and it’s out at Tufts was all smiles. of control! Jo Duara/Tufts Daily On this cold January afternoon, students Election night and inauguration put Obama supporters at Tufts on cloud nine, but such Just kidding. I’m only a little busy, were given the chance to push the recent enthusiasm has taken a hiatus as students focus on global issues that have not yet seen but as a Tufts student, I feel this strange challenges of the United States out of their positive change. urge to act busy all the time. Don’t get minds — to forget about the increasing- me wrong, I often have a lot of work ly failing economy, the seemingly endless settling into his new role and has already sible for Obama to stay generally well-liked, and meetings and rehearsals and — you war in Iraq and the divisive disagreements confronted several controversial issues con- it is also very possible for the tides to turn know — other stuff, and my life gets as over issues like immigration and health cerning human rights, the Iraq war and the against him. “On every big issue he’s con- hectic as anyone’s ... but I deal with it. I care. Obama seemed to provide a beacon economy. His decision to close Guantánamo fronting, there’s a segment of the population have a hard time understanding how so of hope in the midst of a turbulent time in Bay just days after his inauguration was that he could upset,” she said. “Each step many of my friends and acquaintanc- American history, and with his wish to bring hailed as a victory for human rights activists along the way there are things he could do to es at this school manufacture ways to bipartisan politics to the White House, it across the country, but he is now left with alienate key groups of his supporters. There keep busy. It’s shocking, really, because seemed to some that, for once in eight years, questions of what to do with the prisoners. could be times when he genuinely changes I love having free time. I was busy this Democrats and Republicans might actually His announcement to withdraw troops from his views as the realities of law making set weekend, though. Between waking up be able to get along. Iraq by 2011 was met by some with glee and in. These realities may lead him to change at noon, watching television, playing A month and a half later, the energy that others with intense skepticism. His plan to his opinion on things, and he risks pissing online poker, picking up dinner and was palpable for so long after Obama’s win stimulate the economy through large-scale people off.” stopping by a few parties, Saturday was has slightly diminished as the realities of a government spending has already alienated Obama has already succeeded in displeas- an extremely full day. But you don’t hear country in trouble have started to sink in. many Republicans. ing one student group on campus: the Tufts me complaining. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average con- Deborah Schildkraut, an associate profes- Republicans. The organization’s president, My housemate Kevin is a perfect tinues to plummet with each passing day, sor of political science at Tufts, believes that sophomore Michael Hawley, said that the example. He is up and out of the house Americans have begun to realize that the although Obama has started to experience hype surrounding Obama has always both- before me every morning — not a dif- election of a new president — no matter how the harsh realities of policy making, it is still ered him. “Like a lot of conservatives, I found ficult feat by any stretch of the imagi- charismatic or beloved he may be — does not very possible for him to maintain his idol- the Obama mania during the election to nation — and he’s never home before mean that the problems of the United States ized image. “He has the potential to have a be rather irritating — almost to the point of 9 p.m. He doesn’t sleep, either. I don’t will magically be solved. relatively decent approval rating for a while,” insufferability,” he said. “On election night, I know exactly what classes he takes or all Recognizing that the country is not in Schildkraut said. the clubs he’s involved in; we talk about the best place, Obama has wasted no time But while she recognizes that it is pos- see OBAMA, page 4 being busy more than anything substan- tive. What does he do all day and night? I can’t figure it out exactly, but my guess is that he’s either a drug mule or a horse In Our Midst | Eli Cushner whisperer (what a great movie), or possi- bly a combination of the two. The point Student magician Cushner dazzles his peers is that he, like so many of our peers, invents ways to be busy and fill all 24 b y Mi t c h e l l Du f f y a n d Vo i t e k Mu s i a l are convenient and allow him to oper- hours of the day with activity, even if it’s Contributing Writers ate in small group settings at any time meaningless — not that drug smuggling of the day. “I open up a new pack each and horse whispering aren’t worthwhile While sitting at a table near the Rez week,” he said. pursuits. waiting for a magician to appear, it’s In addition to his private shows, Tufts people are also excellent at one- hard to know what to expect. Eli Cushner Cushner attends conventions and has upping each other about the amount entered the way a normal person would. studied under Jeff McBride, a of work they have. I have stopped talk- He trotted up the stairs of the campus magician, in order to expand his knowl- ing to other students entirely about my center and introduced himself. But after edge of magic. workload, because it just makes me feel that, the whole mood changed. “There is no college of magic, although like I’m not working very hard (and I’ve He first did a simple card trick, but some magicians have proposed such an always taken 4.5 to 5.5 credits). then he began reading minds and mak- idea,” he said. Instead, he operates with- Oh, you’ve got a test and a 20-page ing coins seemingly teleport several feet in a small network of professional and paper due this week? Well, your friend in an instant. semi-professional magicians from across has three tests and an Arabic composi- Cushner, a sophomore engineering the country. tion. And that’s not all: I know a girl who psychology major, has been doing magic “It’s not networking to get a job, but has two 15-page papers, a math test and since the seventh grade when his dad instead to improve magic,” he said. “We a quiz in econometrics. I imagine Kevin bought him a magic instructional video. look for holes in each other’s tricks or has twice that much work anyway, so she “At first it was difficult to learn,” say, ‘Why don’t you try it that way?’” shouldn’t get a big head about her work- Cushner said. But he practiced with a As part of his network, he also enjoys load, either. magic kit that he found in his basement talking with other Tufts magicians, such I’m not sure if it’s some sort of sadistic until he knew every trick in it. as junior Dan Millstein and sophomore characteristic or just the underground Now in college, he continues his Marcell Babai. competitiveness of Tufts shining through affinity for magic and brings a trick Cushner also enjoys taking tips from in a curious way, but this is a ridiculous with him wherever he goes. As a now- popular magicians, both real and fic- part of this school that I can’t wrap my experienced magician, Cushner enjoys tional. “I like [David Blaine and Criss head around. Is it a coping mechanism? performing purely for the sake of enter- Angel] along with movies like ‘The Maybe if you keep running around like taining his audience. Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily Prestige’ (2006) and ‘The Illusionist’ a chicken with your head cut off, you Sophomore Eli Cushner has been practic- “Magic at its core is really simple … (2006) because they give a lot of good won’t actually have to worry about the ing and mastering magic since the sev- It is not a means to fool people — as publicity, and they don’t reveal the real problems you have. Perhaps talking enth grade. Jerry Seinfeld said, ‘Here’s a coin, now it’s secrets,” he said. about having a lot of work is another gone, you’re an idiot,’” he said. “Instead, I “There is a range of emotions. Some He does not, however, enjoy the emer- method for procrastination — if you’re attempt to bring out people’s emotions.” people call me the devil; others say I am gence of popular videos that reveal tricks talking about midterms, you certainly While he has performed for as many very professional for a young man. I have to the public, as he takes the secrecy aren’t studying for them. Of course, this as 500 people, he prefers entertaining in even had a guy slap the cards out of my of magic very seriously. And though he is counterproductive and, in fact, exacer- a more personal setting. In small groups, hands in excitement,” he said. “I hold on sees the value in educational videos for bating the problems of constantly being he is able to understand and use the emo- to them tighter now.” aspiring magicians, he thinks that such busy because you’re wasting time talk- tions of the viewer better. He explained Performing in small groups comes exposure should be limited. ing about being busy. It’s ironic, really. that he achieves his goal of surprising, naturally to Cushner. “YouTube is a double-edged sword,” I have a feeling, though, that this is one exciting and astonishing his audience “When I was young, my dad forced Cushner said. “People should learn part of most students’ schedules that by maintaining a close relationship with me to do magic for everyone we met,” he magic only if they want to hold the ethi- won’t get skipped over in favor of more the spectators. Always eager to show the said. “In restaurants I would have to do it cal standards of secrecy. Once people work or studying. authenticity of his tricks, he’s happy to for the waiter, the people sitting around learn how a trick is done, they become let his audience touch the cards when me and even the chef.” disappointed. I get over this by showing skeptical and flip the deck in search of With the portable, spur-of-the-moment other people my own tricks and living Will Ehrenfeld is a junior majoring in peace hidden ones, which he feels makes the nature of his magic , many of his and justice studies. He can be reached at Will. impact stronger. tricks focus around cards because they see MAGIC, page 4 [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Tuesday, March 10, 2009

TAKE YOUR PROFESSOR TO LUNCH DURING Obama’s dream of united parties still MAJORS WEEK far from reality some students say OBAMA member of the group Brian Agler has been continued from page 3 satisfied with almost all of Obama’s choices as was not a happy camper.” of yet. Although Hawley is actually pleased with “Obama is not afraid to make tough deci- most of Obama’s policies regarding foreign sions,” Agler said. “And while he’s compromis- affairs, he is distressed over the president’s ing, he’s not abandoning his principles.” economic policy. “It’s on the domestic front Sophomore Sam Wallis, co-editor of the that I’m viewing his presidency as the start to political opinion journal Tufts Roundtable, MARCH 9—16 2009 complete and total disaster,” Hawley said. “If also believes that Obama is on track for a suc- Ask your favorite or soon to be favorite teacher to lunch at Carmichael or Dewick-MacPhie Halls you want something to back me up on that, cessful presidency. “He’s doing exactly what and SPIRIT will foot the bill. More information will be provided in an email to all undergraduates. take a look at the stock market.” we elected him to do and exactly what he said Hawley believes that Obama’s proposed he would do,” Wallis said. MAJORS WEEK OPEN HOUSES increases in taxes and government spending But while Agler and Wallis are pleased with are not the cure for a failing economy. “Obama Obama’s time in office, they both believe that Friday, March 6, 2009 WOMEN'S STUDIES CHEMISTRY has really seemed to master taking a bad thing his popularity is not set in stone. “At the end of 12-1:20pm 12PM – 1PM (Open Block) and making it much, much worse,” he stated. the day, he did make promises and say certain BIOLOGY Eaton 203 Pearson Chemistry Building, Room “For someone who’s trying to save jobs, he’s things were going to happen,” Agler said. “If 3-4PM All students are cordially invited to P112 doing a really good job of strangling job cre- he starts breaking promises, it doesn’t matter Front Lobby of Barnum (outside stop by. Refreshments will be There will be an informational Barnum 104) provided! For more info please session for the following majors: ators. Large and small businesses are going to how popular he was to begin with. The U.S. The Biology Department will hold contact [email protected] Chemistry ACS-Certified, take a big hit from his economic programs.” people, Tufts students included, will demand an informal information session or call 7-2955. Chemistry, Biochemistry, and In addition to issues at home, Obama has different results.” discussing Biology, Biopsychology Chemical Physics. received criticism for some of his policies Wallis agrees that, at some point, the people and Biochemistry majors. Biology Political Science abroad that have seemingly contradicted of the U.S. will start holding Obama account- faculty will be on hand to answer 11:50 -1:20 pm GEOLOGY questions from prospective majors. Eaton Hall 206 5:30 - 7 PM campaign promises, such as denying consti- able for the fate of the country. “President Refreshments will be served! Professors, Political Science Room 11, Lane Hall tutional rights to detainees of Bagram Air Base Obama has about a year honeymoon,” he Majors,and staff will be on hand to Do you enjoy science? Check out in Afghanistan. said. “If, in a year, we start to really see things Monday, March 9, 2009 help answer your questions Geology as a major – it is a field that But the Tufts Democrats still hold that they turn around, that will be partly attributed to A Buffet Luncheon Will Be Served blends and applies parts of all the AMERICAN STUDIES sciences. Come to the Open House could not be happier about the president’s him, and if it doesn’t, that will also be partly 12-1:30PM Tuesday March 10, 2009 sponsored by the Department of time in office. Sophomore and long-time attributed to him.” Eaton 202 Geology. Pizza, cookies, and soft Faculty and current majors will be at ANTHROPOLOGY drinks provided. Faculty and geology this information session. Pizza will 1200PM students will be available to give you be served! 126 Curtis Street information about our programs. Check out the displays and hands-on CENTER FOR MATHEMATICS activities that introduce what Student magician values the secrecy INTERDISCIPLINARY 4:30 pm geology is all about – bring a rock STUDIES Bromfield-Pearson Conference you can cut open on the rock saws, Joint Open House Room or we will provide a geode for you! and mystique of performing tricks 12 - 1:20 PM Come to the Majors week reception Eaton 102 and talk with department members GERMAN MAGIC a trick to get someone’s card into a Rez Africa in the New World and mathematics students. Get the 12 – 2:30PM continued from page 3 muffin. The effect is card in muffin, but Communications & Media Studies math department's Course German House, 21 Whitfield Road vicariously through their awe.” the method is to be determined. I’m sure EX-College Information Booklet for fall 2009 Join us for free food and drinks! International Relations and enjoy some delicious Chinese Watch movie clips and listen to In addition to performing, Cushner it will violate some health code, though.” Latin American Studies dumplings! All are welcome! music. Talk to Faculty and students likes to create his own illusions. Lately, magic has fallen on the back- Latino Studies and meet UTE Link, Resident “[I do this] usually in the period when I burner because of his other responsi- Leadership Studies Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Director of Tufts in Tübingen. am waking up and usually over vacations. bilities, but Cushner continues to practice Middle Eastern Studies Peace & Justice Studies RELIGION HISTORY I keep a booklet of ideas,” he said. constantly. He maintained that when pre- Women’s Studies 12:00 PM 12PM – 1:20PM (Open Block) While it may seem difficult to invent paring an illusion, he gets to put together 126 Curtis Street East Hall Lounge tricks, Cushner follows a specific process. his own story. All students are welcome to meet the “[When creating a trick,] you should “I will definitely do magic forever,” he faculty and learn more about think of the effect before the method,” said. “You are your own director, actor becoming a History major. Lunch will be served! he said. “For instance, I am working on and fashion designer.”

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Movie Review Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian | Bad Samaritans Latest installment of ‘’ brings closure From your b y Mi t c h e l l Ge l l e r Daily Editorial Board friendly “When a love comes to an end,” Oscar Wilde once said, “weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love, and the neighbor- Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder hood columnists t seems like the Stan Lees, Frank Millers Starring , Katey Sagal, and even Charles Schulzes of the world compose their visual masterpieces with John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr the intent of producing storyboards that Directed by Peter Avanzino Itranslate into epic blockbusters. Ever since “” (1978) lit up the silver screen, mov- wise already have one in reserve.” Fans of ies based on comic books and graphic novels “Futurama,” which aired on Fox from 1999 to have been some of the most and well-renowned 2003, had ample time to prepare for the end, blockbusters in popular culture. With the release but many never found a replacement show of last summer’s “The Dark Knight” (2008), last or never got over its untimely cancellation. weekend’s “Watchmen” (2009) and the prospec- After five seasons, Fox pulled the plug. Since tive releases of about nine other comic book then, however, the show’s heartbroken fans movies this year, we decided to dissect the com- have obsessively bought the seasons on DVD, ponents needed for mating a successful and convincing (the company worthy film adaptation of a comic book. that owns the show’s syndication rights) to Directors of comic-book films are faced with commission a series of four direct-to-DVD a difficult but imperative task: pleasing the fan- feature-length films, of which “Futurama: Into boys. You know whom we’re talking about — the Wild Green Yonder” (2009) is the last. the highly opinionated, overweight, “World of Fox is notorious for killing great TV shows Warcraft” -playing 35-year-olds. They are the well before their time. Of course, the net- guys who control the fate of most of these mov- work has often backtracked after stunning ies, and they do it from their parents’ base- DVD sales and attempted to cash in by ment via internet forums. As movie production releasing feature films and DVD movies like becomes more and more transparent with things “Futurama” or, in the rare case of “Family like behind-the-scenes blogs, directors are now Guy,” bringing the show back. directly accountable to the fan base. When Tim This precedent gave “Futurama” fans a Burton radically changed The Penguin from a glimmer of hope. If the DVD films sold well well-polished mob boss to a man who has ectro- enough, they reasoned, the show would be dactyly (look it up) and was raised by penguins, brought back. All the creators had to do was fans complained. If Christopher Nolan tried that turn out an outstanding product. But even now, he would be crucified for realsies. the most diehard fans of “Futurama” will One way to appease this group is to stick admit that the show is decidedly hit-or-miss, thehdcrowd.com firmly to the source material. When Zack Snyder Latest release is par for the ‘Futurama’ course. and these DVD films are no different. announced that the climax of “Watchmen” They seemed promising at first. The first, for no apparent reason, each scene striving took all of the leftover, unused, unwanted and had been altered, fans vocally cried foul. “’s Big Score” (2007), felt true to form, to be as funny and irreverent as possible, but half-baked ideas from the show, threw them at Forums ignited, roasting the film’s director and the triumphant return of a much-missed lapsing into nonsense toward the end. It was a wall and saw what stuck. Then they took what denouncing a movie of which they had not friend. The next one, “The Beast with a Billion enjoyable, but not what fans were looking for. didn’t stick and tried again until some more seen a clip. On the other side of the spectrum, Backs” (2008), was good overall. It had its This brings us to the fourth installment, “Into stuck. After that, they glued everything else on there’s Robert Rodriguez’s 2005 visceral adapta- moments, but something felt off, as though the Wild Green Yonder,” which was released Feb. and called it a day. tion of Frank Miller’s blood-drenched magnum the time spent apart had changed this familiar 24 on DVD and Blu-Ray. It is almost impossible The film starts out on Mars, in Mars Vegas, opus, “Sin City.” This film was basically a frame- show in deep and profound ways. The third to describe the plot of “Green Yonder” because which is being demolished for a newer, better for-frame mimicry of the “graphic” (see what film, “Bender’s Game” (2008), was a cry for one it involves so many inexplicable occurrences. we did there, that’s double entendre) novel, more chance: The plot went strange places The script seems written as though the writers see FUTURAMA, page 6 which was easy to pull off since Miller labeled his work as film noir. Comic-book films are often synonymous Theater Preview Album Review with action movies; rarely do we get an adap- tation that features more talking and emo- tion than punches and explosions. There are a Tupac’s latest couple of notable exceptions, but these movies were not advertised as adaptations. “Road to Perdition” (2002) and “A History of Violence” lacks energy (2005) were both based on graphic novels, yet were not marketed as such. Were the studios b y Ma r i s s a Ob e r l a n d e r afraid audiences wouldn’t take these movies Contributing Writer seriously? By not fully educating audiences, studios are further extending the unfounded The newest album from Tupac Shakur, belief that comic-book films are only for acne- the Elvis of Generation X, is a mere phantom ridden, action-craving teenagers. of the rap legend’s former work. Forget all The current influx of comic-book films is sure to shake our perception of the genre. From One Nation 3-D, animated films such as “Coraline” (2009) Tupac Shakur and the upcoming “Astro Boy” to live-action thrillers like the approaching “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Whiteout,” movies based on graphic novels and comic books will flood the Duck Down Records box office in 2009. There will even be two future comic-book films featuring actors from the Danai Macridi/Tufts Daily those bogus sightings and conspiracy theo- movie “Superbad” (2007). Political absurdity is expressed through the absurdist genre in ‘The Garden Party.’ ries: Tupac’s latest of many posthumous Michael Cera will star in an adaptation of releases, “One Nation,” is conclusive proof Bryan Lee O’Malley’s “Scott Pilgrim” series, that the rapper is six feet under. Featuring graphic novels about a young, wannabe rock 3Ps brings absurdist play to Balch Arena hip-hop “supergroup” Boot Camp Clik, this star who must defeat the seven evil ex-boy- b y Mi c h e l l e Be e h l e r within the Liquidation Party. Hugo’s parents album would never have seen the light of friends of a girl in order to date her, while Contributing Writer worry obsessively about their son’s future day under Pac’s discerning eye. Its tracks Christopher Mintz-Plasse (i.e. McLovin) is set and hang all of their hopes on the meet- are uncharacteristic of the artist’s usual West to play Red Mist alongside Nicolas Cage in The Pen, Paint, & Pretzels’ spring minor ing between Hugo and Mr. Kabalais. Both Coast thug love, preaching unity between “Kick-Ass,” a film based on Mark Millar’s graph- production of “The Garden Party” embrac- parents circle around Hugo, repeatedly ask- coasts and the “one nation” of hip hop. To ic novel of the same name. Who knows, coming es the circular arguments and absurdist ing him the same questions and nervously understand the strange theme of the album up next we may see a remake of 1988’s “The nature of the original production. Among watching the time. and the reason it took 13 years to complete, Blob” starring Jonah Hill. snippets of humor and a cascade of super- When Mr. Kabalais fails to show up and one must rewind to 1996. It would take another steaming pile of campy ficial disagreements, the political context the parents learn from a telegram that he That summer, Tupac invited Boot mediocrity like Joel Schumacher’s “ and of communist Czechoslovakia in the ’60s is is attending a Liquidation Office Garden Camp Clik, a burgeoning rap group from Robin” (1997) to douse the comic-adaptation laid bare on stage. Party, they immediately send Hugo to find Brooklyn, to his home in California to begin genre craze. Currently, comic-book films are The show, directed by senior Laura Mr. Kalabais in hopes of an impromptu recording “One Nation,” an album crafted decidedly en fuego. Gerhardt, opens with the main character, appointment. A series of nonsensical argu- with the intention of putting all East Coast/ Hugo (played by sophomore Braden Pierce), ments between and among the Liquidation West Coast conflict to rest, once and for playing against himself in a game of chess Party and the Inaugural Party ensues. During all. Unfortunately, the conflict grew into Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian are fresh- while his parents anxiously wait for the arriv- his time at the garden party, Hugo picks up something that no Tupac or Biggie song men who have not yet declared majors. They al of one of Hugo’s father’s old childhood can be reached at [email protected] friends, Mr. Kalabais, who has risen to power see GARDEN PARTY, page 6 see TUPAC, page 6 and [email protected]. 6 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Many songs on ‘One Nation’ are no longer relevant Third DVD is satisfying for fans

TUPAC bers of the Clik going verse for verse clearly capable of. The bar is set FUTURAMA ing. Guest stars include magicians continued from page 5 with Tupac. The “call to arms” feel even lower with “Worldwide Dime continued from page 5 Penn & Teller, and the could control. Words were twisted, of this track seems out of place in Piece,” a track featuring a very Mars Vegas. Here’s where the ridicu- himself, . violence escalated and suddenly, today’s world of hip hop, which is young and very immature Snoop lousness starts. Fans of the show will likely find the only West Coast reply that made more focused on money, cash and Dogg. With content mainly focus- As the Planet Express crew more to enjoy here than newcom- sense was Tupac’s hit single of the hos, but Tupac’s raw anger and pas- ing on all their hos in different area watches the construction, a group ers, although it is accessible enough same year, “Hit ’Em Up.” “One sion when he shouts “death before codes, the track is far too trite and of women in pink fatigues, dubbed for all interested parties. The show’s Nation” was scrapped and soon, dishonor” is still unmatched. forgettable for musicians of Snoop eco-feminists, shows up to protest. irreverent wit is still there, but some two of the greatest rappers alive The final highlight track moves and Pac’s caliber. Forgettable is a One of the protesters, after being jokes are fan-specific. became two of the greatest rappers away from a ghetto army toward word that should never be used in blown into the air by an explosion, The film will probably work bet- killed violently in their primes. “One pleasing women, a topic Tupac the same sentence as Tupac, but falls on Fry (voiced by Billy West) and ter as four episodes, the format in Nation” never made sense during always broached successfully. “How this album does not deserve a bet- gets her “femi-necklace” impaled in which it will eventually be aired on Tupac’s doomed life and proves to Do You Want It” is a hypnotic rework- ter description. his forehead, giving him the ability Comedy Central, than in one hour- be even less relevant 13 years later. ing of a classic track, infused with just Listening to “One Nation” brings to read minds. and-a-half block. At certain points it On an album that is the sore enough sex appeal for Tupac’s female to mind a Dave Chappelle skit that Fry soon finds himself pulled into drags and the multiple plot lines get thumb of Tupac’s posthumous dis- listeners. Above a beat that sounds pokes fun at the rapper’s post-mor- “The Legion of Mad Fellows,” a secret frustrating, but the payoff at the end cography, there are still several gems suspiciously like Clipse’s “Grindin’,” tem releases. Chappelle creates a group of telepaths. It turns out that makes it all worth it. With no ambi- that recall the late rapper at his revo- Tupac’s old crew, the Outlawz, fake Tupac song with the chorus, he’s the only hope for the universe, guity at all, the finale is as perfect an lutionary best. “Tattoo Tears,” the sec- accompany him with biting rhymes “I wrote this song a long time ago/ which, for those keeping track at ending to the Futurama legacy as ond track on “One Nation,” is a clas- and self-assured delivery. It was the dopest song I ever wrote home, will seem extremely familiar. any fan could ask for, or as perfect a sic song about struggle. Even when Surprisingly, two of the biggest … in ’94…” This jab epitomizes the Meanwhile, Leela (Katey Sagal) and segue into the much-rumored sixth Tupac raps about the stresses of his disappointments of “One Nation” unfortunate turn Pac’s legacy has Amy (Lauren Tom) join the eco-femi- season, should Fox decide to pick it life and being “blazed out shedding are the tracks that feature the most taken in recent years. With albums nists in their efforts to stop Leo Wong up, as the writers could produce. tattoo tears,” he still finishes verses renowned guest acts. One would being released for the purpose of (West), Amy’s father, from destroying “Futurama: Into the Wild Green with his trademark cocky laugh. expect “House of Pain,” a collabo- earning money and exploiting an important star in order to build a Yonder” succeeds wonderfully as This charming, lighthearted ration with Notorious B.I.G., to public fascination with the rapper’s giant miniature golf course. long as viewers don’t expect too approach does not carry over into be a clever fusion of styles, but death, artistic integrity is no lon- The animation — the show’s much from it. It isn’t perfect — far “Military Minds,” the single off of the track lacks both excitement ger a factor in Tupac’s latest work. usual mix of hand-drawn and com- from it — but it does do more right “One Nation.” As one of the few and wit. Rapping lamely about Tupac chose to shelf “One Nation” puter-generated images — looks as than wrong, and that is definitely, tracks on which Boot Camp Clik life on the street, neither rap giant in 1996, and that decision should striking as ever, and the entire voice in ’s words, shines, “Minds” has all four mem- reaches the potential they are have been respected in 2009. cast has returned for this DVD out- “Good news, everyone!” Political drama ‘The Garden Party’ will open tonight in Balch Arena Theater

GARDEN PARTY so much of his identity that his own mation is exemplified in his speech, “The Garden Party” also tests the In an age when optimism was the continued from page 5 parents fail to recognize him. which begins to mirror the Bureaus audience as well as the cast to think accepted Czechoslovakian outlook, on the affectations of the other It is difficult to find a voice of of Liquidation and Inauguration’s beyond reason and lose themselves in Havel fought back with a play that characters, leading to a loss of reason within the play as almost incomprehensible style. mixed-up logic and political allusions. delved into absurdist pessimism. The his own identity. Metaphorically, every character is equally absurd, In a play with so many nonsen- “The play is a really interesting play proved popular with the general Hugo is once again playing chess but every so often, Hugo will voice a sical conversations and so much choice for a minor,” Sophomore public, which viewed it as a critique with himself. line of wisdom. When the character complex language, it seems almost Alec Ernest, who plays Peter, said. of Stalinism and securely established The play’s strength rests in its Maxx Falk (freshman Ann Noling) impossible for actors not to for- “It’s supposed to be absurdist, Havel as a successful young play- comical whirlwind of dialogue and asks Hugo what he thinks of “all get a line or mess up timing. The which makes the play very intel- wright after its performance. numerous repetitions of ridiculous this,” Hugo says, “Well, at the begin- speed of the characters’ dialogue, lectual and political.” “The Garden Party” opens notions. Eventually, Hugo uses this ning, the argument was quite inter- however, is integral to the play’s “The Garden Party” was one of Tuesday night, March 10th, and insanity to his own advantage and esting, but then it got a bit out of humor and satirical message, the first full-length plays written by will have two showings, one at mimics the other characters’ own hand, didn’t it?” Shortly after this emphasizing the concept of a fast- Václav Havel in 1963 and was later 7 p.m. and another later perfor- questions in order to manipulate moment of sanity, however, Hugo paced political machine. The chal- translated by Jan Novék. In his work, mance at 9:30 p.m. Both perfor- them. This power has a dehumaniz- begins to lose his personality and lenge given to the cast is daunting, Havel attacks the ideals and philoso- mances are free and take place in ing effect on Hugo, stripping him of own sense of reason. His transfor- yet taken on enthusiastically. phy of socialist realism in the ’60s. Balch Arena Theater.

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EDITORIAL THE TUFTS DAILY Ev a n s R. Cl i n c h y Stemming debate Editor-in-Chief The ongoing conflict over stem cell takes away a possible life. Many Furthermore, President Obama Editorial research took a new turn on Monday believe a more effective, humane and should be commended for his dipol- Michael Adams Managing Editors as President issued moral mode of research can come matic approach. His opposition con- Sarah Butrymowicz an executive order that lifted strict from umbilical cord blood or bone sists of a large part of the population limitations on embryonic cell study marrow, both proven substitutes for and Congress, and he has not been Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor imposed by the Bush administration. stem cells. overly imposing or presumptuous. By Alexandra Bogus News Editors As reported by The New York Times Without overlooking the oppos- engaging in a public dialogue, he rec- Nina Ford on Monday, it took the newly sworn ing issues, it is crucial to under- ognizes the counterarguments, but Gillian Javetski Michael Del Moro president just over two months to stand the advancement opportuni- still favors fact over ideology. With just Rob Silverblatt fulfill another campaign promise with ties research of this magnitude can over half of the population currently Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors this initiative into scientific advance- hold. Stem cell research is a positive standing beside the president on the Leslie Ogden Matt Repka ment. The president hopes to use step for the scientific field; U.S. com- divisive issue of stem cell research, Carter Rogers calm and direct discussion to advance panies will be able to again exam- the president has made an effort to be Dave Stern the ongoing popular dialogue about ine an area that has recently seen relatively apolitical in his rhetoric. Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor the moral, religious and human rights investment abroad. Supporters like Stem cells have the capability to issues surrounding embryonic stem former first lady Nancy Reagan and develop into any type of tissue or cell, Jessica Bidgood Features Editor cell research. Gov. Schwarzenegger (R-Cali.) under- making the scope of potential findings Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors Alison Lisnow Opposition to stem cell research stand the potential this research has limitless. As our government makes Emily Maretsky argues that further research will look for in relation to treatments and cures for the shift and increases investment into Romy Oltuski healthier and fresher embryos, leading life-threatening diseases. Scientists these programs, we will hopefully start Christina Pappas Julia Zinberg to an uptick in abortions. Embryonic believe that major research into stem to see positive results that improve stem cell research currently recieves cells can help answer many questions the support of the president’s stance. Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor only cells left over from in vitro fer- regarding diabetes, Parkinson’s dis- Though the announcement has received Emma Bushnell Arts Editors tilization and the proposed change in ease and even some spinal-cord inju- backlash and resistance, it is clear that Matt DiGirolamo policy would not change that. ries. 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University endowments have been in the news frequently in recent months. In November 2008, the Tufts community learned in an e-mail from President Lawrence Bacow that the university’s endowment value had fallen as a result of the recession. Later, we learned that Tufts, along with other institutions of higher learning, had fallen victim to Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, losing about $20 million, or two percent of its investment value. The most recent informa- tion that the community has access to is that Tufts is hurting; indeed, since President Bacow’s e-mail last semester, the endowment has probably lost even more value, and it is not unreasonable to predict that things will get worse before they get better. However, university endowments have made headlines in other ways in recent months as well. As reported in a Dec. 18 article in The New York Times, about 75 students occupied a dining hall at the New School in , demand- ing, among other things, “more of a voice in school matters and full disclosure of the school’s investments.” Last month, students at New York University attracted national attention by occupying a cafeteria. Though their tactics and execution of the occupation were questionable and their goals loose and varied, the Times reported on Feb. 20 that central to their demands was a more “thorough annual reporting of the uni- versity’s operating budget, expenditures and endowment”. Here at Tufts, members of Students at Tufts for Investment Responsibility have been the subjects of articles about their activism and have written op-eds on the subject of endowment transparency, accountability and responsibil- ity. Nationwide, students are showing their concern about the management of their school’s endowments, arguing that they should be managed in ways consistent with the environmental and social missions of universities, and not solely to turn a profit. As one of the founding members and chairman of the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR), I fully believe that the university can prosper only by main- taining a robust endowment, and I understand the moral and legal obligation that the Board of Trustees, operating as the fiduciaries of the endowment, have to work as stewards of the endowment to do what is in the best interest of their beloved school. ACSR is the group of undergraduate students that has access to information regarding the university’s direct holdings in publicly-traded and can write recommendations about voting on various proxy resolutions (which is the democratic right of a shareholder to guide cer- tain aspects of how a operates). Daily File Photo However, I also understand the frustration, anger and contempt that students and alumni have expressed in op-eds Barron’s, The Financial Times and The Quarterly Journal of the editorial board of The Tufts Daily and alumni have all in recent weeks and that faculty members have shared with Economics, none of which are socially responsible investors, acted to support the ACSR in its attempts to improve its abil- me privately. Why should a newly graduated alumna donate have claimed that investors can turn a profit with responsible ity to represent the values of the university. They understand money to the Tufts endowment when she cannot play a role investing techniques. The ACSR would not make recom- the advantages that can come to students who participate in in determining where it is invested? For all she knows, a cor- mendations about where Tufts invests; it only seeks a greater the ACSR, to the university from the increased dialogue that poration in which Tufts is invested may be the same company ability to make recommendations on the proxy resolutions transparency could create and to the world from our urging that is causing the human rights abuses that she is attempting concerning environmental or social issues that are important progress in a variety of issues within a corporate framework. to eradicate by donating to Amnesty International. A current to Tufts community. But they also understand the importance of a strong endow- student, proud of the university for adopting the guidelines Some administrators and trustees of Tufts have said that ment, as evidenced by the creation of the Tufts Student Fund, of the Kyoto Protocols, might be horrified to consider that Tufts cannot become more transparent or socially respon- the TCU Senate’s decision to invest a portion of the recovered the school owns a part of a company that actively opposes sible, alleging that to do so would reduce our competitive- funds in the endowment and the Daily’s support of increased environmental protection legislation. ness or jeopardize our investment strategies. However, these growth. Most importantly, they understand that the two are These two elements of our university’s endowment — claims misguide the community. They hide the fact that not mutually exclusive, and that the university can become the need to manage a vibrant endowment and the ability 34 other universities have committees similar to the ACSR, an example to institutional investors the world over. We are to manage it in ways that are aligned with the university’s 24 of which focus almost exclusively on what we hope to a school of aspiring global leaders, and I urge the Board of environmental and social values — need not be separate accomplish. They also hide that other investors will not learn Trustees to lead the school in taking these steps. issues with different advocates. Everyone at Tufts wants the our investment strategies if the ACSR’s requests are carried endowment to prosper in the long term so that future genera- out, and that other investors will be neither interested nor tions of students can continue to reap the full benefits of this surprised by what little information they learn. After all, what Gabe Frumkin is a junior majoring in peace and justice institution. Most of us also want the university to be consis- do Tufts investors know that Harvard, Williams or Goldman studies and International Relations. He is a founding tent in how it acts on its moral values expressed in its vision Sachs investors don’t? member and chairman of the Tufts Advisory Committee statement. However, we can have our cake and eat it too; In recent weeks, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, on Shareholder Responsibility. Thoughts on self-segregation

b y Ri c h a r d Bo u s s a r at h Ma l o n e how many white people do you know with a majority My high school — a small, private prep school in Fort of non-white friends? Do you think monoracial dating Worth, Texas — once performed a social experiment on campus is a problem? Should gay people start force- for an annual event called People Respecting Individual Lately, I keep hearing the argument that minorities on dating straight people? Why is it that white students eat Differences Everywhere (PRIDE) Day. At an assembly, campus are self-segregating. Before I get into things deeply, with other white students at the dining halls? I haven’t students were handed a note card with a number on it at let me do a little introduction. I have a very diverse family. heard these questions being thrown around campus that random. During the assembly, they were told that these While I am of mixed Asian-European ancestry, I have first much, and I’d like to hear some answers. numbers would correspond with tables in the lunch room, cousins who are black, white, Asian, Middle Eastern and As a resident of the Rainbow House, I know people are which sent the auditorium up in arms. At lunch, students Latino. No joke. I have a somewhat androgynous gender going to say that I self-segregate. The Rainbow House has ended up switching note cards, eating outside or sitting expression and identify as androsexual. My drag persona, always strived to be diverse in race, gender and even sexual at different numbered tables anyway. The experiment in Venus Dementia, is Tufts’ only Asian hip-hop drag queen, orientation. Events we host are always open to our straight desegregation failed. People can’t make new friends just and she has performed at five engagements this school allies, and at the beginning of this year, we did have two because you want them to. Friendship is about connecting year alone. Since I know this is going to come up, I do work straight allies living with us (who both decided to leave with someone over similar interests and, arguably, socio- at the LGBT Center, facilitate weekly meetings for Queer later for personal reasons). Are my friends mostly queers economic status and/or background. Men’s Group and live in the Rainbow House. and allies? Yes! Why would I want non-ally straight friends I am offering a challenge to the Tufts community. To I find using the term “self-segregation” a little problem- anyway? While I moved into the Rainbow House because the people who consider self-segregation a problem atic. It implies that minorities seek out minority friends at of a bias incident last year, I decided to stay because it’s the on campus, I want to hear your solutions. The Primary the expense of the white, heterosexual majority. I’m going most comfortable living situation I’ve ever had. Even going Source, this includes you. I’m tired of all the name-calling to attack this idea on several fronts. back home for break, I have to shut off parts of myself just and blame-gaming. It’s time people re-analyze their own First off, I’m going to say that there is not one single to make other people comfortable, so it’s a terrific feel- friend groups and consider the idea that maybe they person to blame for this phenomenon. White people ing to be myself once in a while. Besides, the dorms were are part of the problem, too. It’s time that saying “I have are just as complicit as minorities. Yes, the cultural cen- uncomfortable with my booty-short-wearing antics. I don’t plenty of (insert minority here) friends!” no longer counts ters on campus recruit freshmen to their events before think of the Rainbow House as a place for self-segregation. as a retort to accusations of hatred. And for my closing the school year has even started. And yes, I believe that I think of it as providing a service to a community that has words, I’d like to say this: I’m not racist! I have plenty of these events encourage minority peer groups. At Asian suffered a history of violence for being different. rich, white friends! American Center events, I’ve heard students say that it The truth of the matter is that hatred on campus is very was a relief to finally have more Asian friends after com- real. Just log on to WebCenter and look at the lists of reported ing from mostly white high schools. It isn’t anyone’s place bias incidents. For as small a university as we are, you’d be Richard Boussarath Malone is a sophomore who has not to say who people can and cannot befriend on campus. surprised. Sometimes the people who claim to be tolerant yet declared a major. He is a co-facilitator of the Queer But of course, it isn’t that simple. To flip the coin around, with open arms have nothing to offer but finger-pointing. Men’s Group. 10 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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BASEBALL thing will work out.” “There [have] been years where Whilecontinued from Trinitypage 12 will retainStill, before thestacked Jumbos even offensive we’ve gone down there lineup, and haven’t ago pitched a seven-inning perfect start to think about their NESCAC done so well and then come back game against the Jumbos and last competition, they first must go on and come up here and done real yearits had pitching an ERA of 1.48 to staff go along a has spring breakseen road some trip that sees dramaticwell and vice versa.changes We hit the with 107 strikeouts and only three them play 11 games in 10 days ground running; the first third of walks in 97 innings of work. After against teams that are already in our season is on this trip.” graduating, he was selected by the mid-season. Not only that, but “I think it sets the precedent Angels of Anaheim in their opponents are no slouch- for how we’re going to do, but we the 27th round of the 2008 MLB es; Tufts’ very first game will be treat these games like any other Courtesty Ken Legler first-year player draft. against Lynchburg, currently games; there’s an expectation of Senior tri-captain Baker Potts and junior Nate Rosenberg sailed this “Trinity is like any other con- ranked No. 24 in the country by the winning,” Perry added. “We’ve weekend’s Sharpe Trophy at Harvard. ference nemesis,” Perry said. “We National College Baseball Writers’ done poorly then come back and don’t look at that series as our Association. turned it around and gotten into Jumbos look forward to main goal for the season; we want “They’re important games the playoffs. We’re excited to get to make the playoffs. But we’re because, when it comes down to down there, play some baseball always excited; it’s a big rivalry. We bid for NCAA, they look for overall outside, but in terms of how much Truxtun Umsted Invitational just want to go out and play our record and winning percentage as they mean, of course they mean a SAILING By far the largest athletic team best, do what we need to do to well as how you do in the league,” lot, but for the most part, we treat continued from page 12 at Tufts, the sailing team happens beat them, and hopefully every- junior infielder Alex Grzymala said. them like any other game.” confident that we can only get bet- to have only one coach: Ken Legler, ter,” Hornos said. “The team overall who has been with the Jumbos since is strong; we have a lot of older, the fall of 1980. As a result, much SCHEDULE | March 10 - March 15 experienced skippers and several responsibility is placed on the three talented freshmen that have a lot of captains, seniors Baker Potts, Lara TUE WED THU FRI SAT Sun potential.” Hwa and Altreuter. “While we typically [can] send “The captains are doing a great Baseball at Lynchburg at Randolph- Macon just three to four boats to co-ed and job, especially with the fact that tba 2 p.m. team racing Nationals, the team as a our team is so big,” Hornos said. whole takes part in training for the “There are many aspects to run- at Cal event,” Altreuter added. “Without a ning a large team that go unno- Softball Lutheran 12 p.m. strong team as a whole, our top skip- ticed, but Baker, Lara and Dan are pers and crews can’t get the com- definitely working hard.” petitive practice environment they The heart of the campaign toward Men's at Lasell vs. Colby 3:30 p.m. need. As a 60-member team, our Nationals will begin on the weekend 1 p.m. goal is to collectively raise the level of March 21-22 with several key regat- of competition in practice in order tas in the Northeast region, includ- Women’s vs. Wellesley at Colby to both improve ourselves and help ing the Truxtun Umsted Invitational Lacrosse 4:30 p.m. 12 p.m. our A team get ready for Nationals.” at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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StatISTICS | Standings Men's Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Baseball Softball USILA Div. III Men’s Lax (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) (0-0, 0-0 NESCAC East) (0-0, 0-0 NESCAC East) as of Mar. 2, 2009 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL 1. Salisbury (15) W L W L East W L T W L T East W L T W L T W L W L 2. Gettysburg Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Colby 1 0 1 0 3. Cortland Bowdoin 0 0 0 0 Bowdoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middlebury 1 0 1 0 Bowdoin 0 0 4. Middlebury Colby 1 0 1 0 Colby 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colby 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trinity 1 0 1 0 5. Cabrini Middlebury 1 0 1 0 Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tufts 1 0 1 0 6. Washington College Trinity 1 0 1 0 Tufts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tufts 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Stevenson Wesleyan 1 0 1 0 Tufts 1 0 1 0 8. Ithaca 0 1 0 1 Amherst 0 1 0 1 Amherst West West Bates 0 1 0 2 Bates 0 1 1 1 Amherst 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amherst 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bowdoin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IWLCA Div. III Women’s Lax Conn. College 0 1 0 1 Hamilton Hamilton as of Feb. 24, 2009 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wesleyan 0 1 0 1 Conn. College 0 1 Middlebury Middlebury Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Williams 0 1 0 1 Wesleyan Wesleyan 1. Hamilton (20) Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams 2. Franklin & Marshall 3. Salisbury Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Individual Statistics 4. The College of New Jersey AVG HR RBI 5. Middlebury G A P G A P AVG HR RBI 6. Gettysburg Maya Shoham 0 1 1 Kevin Casey .000 0 0 Clem McNally 2 1 3 Laura Chapman .000 0 0 7. Union David Leresche 0 0 D.J. Hessler 4 6 10 Amanda Roberts 2 1 3 .000 Roni Herbst .000 0 0 8. Washington & Lee Ryan Molloy 4 2 6 Courtney Thomas 2 0 2 Alex Grzymala .000 0 0 Cara Hovhanessian .000 0 0 17. Tufts Chase Bibby 1 0 1 Chrissie Attura 1 4 5 Nate Bankoff .000 0 0 Samantha Kuhles .000 0 0 Jamie Atkins 1 0 1 Jenna Abelli 0 1 1 Derek Miller .000 0 0 Danielle Lopez .000 0 0 NFCA Div. III Softball Tom Bragg 0 1 1 Emily Johnson 1 3 4 Chase Rose .000 0 0 Christy Tinker .000 0 0 as of Mar. 4, 2009 Doug DiSesa 1 1 2 Lara Kozin 3 1 4 Ari David .000 0 0 Erin Gallagher .000 0 0 Ranking, team (No. 1 votes) Matt Witko 1 0 1 Stephanie Perez 2 0 2 Dave Katzman .000 0 0 Maya Ripecky .000 0 0 1. Wisconsin-Whitewater (5) Eytan Saperstein 0 0 0 Alyssa Kopp 0 0 0 Alex Perry .000 0 0 Casey Sullivan .000 0 0 2. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3. Louisiana College Jordan Yarboro 1 0 1 Kelly Cakert 0 0 0 Corey Pontes .000 0 0 Team .000 0 0 Team 15 11 26 Team 0 0 0 Team .000 0 0 4. Texas-Tyler 5. St. Thomas (Minn.) Pitching W L ERA SO 6. Cortland Goaltending GA Sv S% Goaltending GA Sv S% Pitching W L ERA SO Tom Hill 0 0 0.00 0 7. Depauw Matt Harrigan 6 19 .000 Sara Bloom 9 13 .000 Izzie Santone 0 0 0.00 0 Pat O’Donnell 0 0 0.00 0 8. Emory Lauren Gelmetti 0 0 0.00 0 14. Tufts Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 11

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b y Ko r i n Ha s e g a w a -Jo h n bring pressure and they work the puck to go in net. However, they have to build Senior Staff Writer well in the offensive zone. They take a lot a lead first in order to play their lead MIT Sports of penalties (18.9 minutes per game, just protection game. An item of concern is behind Northeastern for most in the con- the last two games, in which the Huskies Business Hockey fans don’t need to wait until ference), and they draw a lot of penalties were solidly outworked by the Boston the NHL’s regular season is over to get a as well, with a second-best 207 power College Eagles. For a blue-collar team taste of the playoffs, especially in Boston. play opportunities in 36 games. They that succeeds on defense and grit, being Conference The Hockey East playoffs, which feature lead the conference in both power-play outworked is a sure recipe for an early eight Div. I New England teams battling conversion and penalty kill percentage, playoff exit, but the Huskies should be spent this past Saturday at MIT with for the , are about to as well as absolute power play goals and able to make it through the Minutemen dozens of people I recognize, admire begin. Hockey East is one of the premiere shorthanded conversions. The excellent and on to the semifinals. and mainly envy. Here’s what I learned Div. I men’s hockey conferences in the special teams play allows the Terriers to is the sixth seed in about some of them: country and features many NHL pros- capitalize on their physical game. the tournament and will be traveling to ILet’s just say Memphis Grizzlies pects on the rosters of its teams — as well The Terriers are recognized as being Durham, New Hampshire, to face the No. General Manager Chris Wallace has as devoted and thoroughly insane fans. head and shoulders above the competi- 3 . The Eagles earned his reputation. He uses the In Boston, the Terriers, tion, not only in Hockey East, but also in had a disappointing season following the phrase “no questions answered,” he the Huskies the nation, with 44 out of 50 first-place loss of standout forward to openly admits that he lived with his and the all play in votes going to BU in the USA Today the Buffalo Sabres. The would-be senior parents until he was 31 and he dis- Hockey East, and they will each be head- Coach’s poll. Expect them to make a managed 68 points in 43 games for the cusses how he makes sure during inter- ing to the playoffs this weekend, playing a huge impact in the conference tourna- Eagles last season and was go-to forward views to bind his papers in the finest three-game series in quarterfinal action. ment and in the NCAA Tournament this for last year’s -winning team. of leathers. He’s like a character from a The Terriers enter the postseason spring. Additionally, sophomore Judd Apatow joint. ranked No. 1 in Hockey East and No. 1 The come into John Muse and key senior forward Benn Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke in the country. BU managed to edge out the tournament in the second seed after Ferriero have had mediocre seasons, fur- is the man. The Leafs are mediocre this Northeastern via an 8-2 drubbing of the holding on to the first seed for much of ther undermining what was probably year, but he finds ways to have his teams Friars in their last the season, and they will host the No. 7 going to be a rebuilding year, anyway. entertain even when they’re not win- game of the season and will next welcome Minutemen at . The sea- The main bright spot for BC has been ning. He makes sure that his team leads the No. 8 University of Black Bears, son series favors the Huskies, two wins senior Brock Bradford, who leads Hockey the league in fighting majors every year who have lost their last six games of the to one. East in goals with 23. Sophomore Brian and that they have marquee players. On season to the University of Massachusetts Northeastern’s offense is not particu- Gibbons has shown some scoring touch Saturday, he discussed how every con- Minutemen, the larly strong (3.03 goals per game), so the and hockey sense to go with his skating tact point in the arena, from the mascot Catamounts and the UMass Lowell River team is reliant on strong team defense and is a building block for future Eagles to the music, is thought out specifi- Hawks. Maine is a weak team that scored and brilliant performances by junior teams. Other than that, the season has been cally with fans in mind. He knows that the fewest goals in Hockey East play this goaltender . Thiessen is difficult, with the 11-11-5 record a huge over 30 years, every team will average season. The Bears went 0-2-1 against the first in the conference in save percent- disappointment for a program that prides a .500 record and one championship, Terriers with the two losses coming in 4-1 age (.932), first in minutes (2,184:03) and itself on sustained success and the largest so it’s a matter of how you draw fans and 7-2 contests, and they will have their third in GAA (2.12). collection of Lamoriello Trophy wins. outside of that championship year. He hands full when they come to visit BU’s It is a formula that has worked so Despite a middling season, the Eagles also requires all of his players to perform . far, propelling the Huskies to fourth in may have recently turned a corner. In a community service so the public finds The Terriers are an extremely well- the nation. But there are a number of weekend home-and-home series against his teams likeable. rounded team, adept at both scoring and questions about the Huskies’ chances Northeastern, they managed a convinc- Jeff Van Gundy gets the business on preventing goals in all game situations. outside of the regular season. The team’s ing 4-1 win and a tough 2-1 overtime the regular. Rockets GM Daryl Morey, Freshman Kieran Millan provides the special teams are mediocre, especially loss. In the loss, the Eagles managed to who organized the conference, asked goaltending needed for playoff success, the power play, which has a bottom-half outplay the favored Huskies for about 55 Van Gundy, “What record would you with a Hockey East-leading 1.77 goals- 14.9 percent conversion rate. Without a minutes of but were unable have over 30 years?” Van Gundy’s first against average (GAA) and a second-place strong offense or power play, the Huskies’ to close out a win. Still, the Eagles have words of the day: “Well, you fired me.” .925 save percentage. Millan grabbed the ability to score goals may be in jeopardy. made significant progress since February, When the subject turns back to fight- starting job partway through the season Thiessen is an excellent goaltender, but it when Northeastern dominated a 6-1 loss ing in hockey, Bill Simmons says that and never looked back, going 21-1-3 in his is hard for him to get wins when he has in the Beanpot’s opening round. he misses fights in . He then appearances for the Terriers. BU’s goal dif- no goal support. The Wildcats and Eagles match up very imitates Van Gundy’s finest moment as ferential is an outstanding plus-74, with The Huskies play a tough, system-ori- similarly. New Hampshire’s goal differential Knicks coach — on the floor holding on 143 goals scored and only 69 allowed. ented game that results in a lot of penal- is plus-7 (106 goals for, 99 against), and BC’s to Alonzo Mourning’s leg amidst a clas- Up front, the BU offense is far and away ties. Northeastern nearly tied with BU for is plus-5 (104 goals for, 99 against). Still, sic Knicks vs. Heat brawl. the best in the league. The Terriers have the dubious distinction of most penalty the Wildcats enjoyed more non-conference Simmons doesn’t comprehend the five forwards in the conference’s top 10 in minutes per game (19.4). Fortunately, the success and, as a result, are ranked 9th in simple of supply and demand. He scoring. The well-balanced attack high- penalty kill is a stronger part of the spe- the nation against the Eagles’ 20th. The can’t understand why leagues charge so lights sophomore standouts Colin Wilson cial-teams package, with a third-ranked season series also favors New Hampshire, much for their tickets. He also believes and Nick Bonino. Seniors Chris Higgins, 86.8 percent kill rating. which took two out of three from BC this that the high MLB and NBA ticket prices Brandon Yip and Jason Lawrence round The Huskies will meet with success in year, but the Eagles today look a lot stronger will get them in trouble. Burke, of course, out the Terriers’ domination of Hockey the tournament if they can build an early than the team that lost twice to the Wildcats responded to this by explaining that East point-leader boards. lead and then play a holding game in the in February. If they can continue their recent sports tickets are one of the most price- And they’re tough. BU skates a fast, later periods. With good skating and hard hard-working style, the Eagles should be sensitive commodities in any industry, physical game that keeps other teams work, they can make sure that the shots able to pull off the upset and come back and prices would fall immediately if the pinned in their own ends. The Terriers on Thiessen are low-quality and unlikely home to Boston for the semifinals. demand weren’t there. Ray Allen is willing to beg Gillette for an endorsement. It got kind of awkward when the Gillette representative wasn’t Top Ten | DL Names to Start 2009 MLB Season too receptive. Sorry, Ray, but you’re not in Derek or Tiger’s one-name class. With spring training underway and the 7. Tim Hudson: This two-time All-Star postseason run to the World Series. In Mark Cuban is unreal. He has no fear. World Baseball Classic in full swing, one finds himself stuck on the 60-day disabled just 66 postseason at-bats in 2008, Upton He openly proclaimed Saturday that big name has just decided to go under list with a bum elbow. Hudson is working crushed seven home runs and had 16 RBI the Kevin Garnett trade only happened the knife — or should we say scope. In his way back from Tommy John surgery while scoring 16 runs of his own. because of the McHale/Ainge relation- honor of A-Rod’s arthroscopic hip surgery, performed last August, and we will not ship, went on a mini-rant about the which will have him out of pinstripes for see him back on the field for the Braves 3. Troy Glaus: Since undergoing shoul- refs and said that the NBA is incestuous 6-9 weeks, here are the top 10 guys you until late July. der surgery in January, the Cardinals resi- — nepotism without the relationships. may not have realized have yet to trot out dent of the hot corner has been working He’s probably the most basketball-savvy onto the turf this spring. 6. Jeff Francis: This Canadian pitcher his way back to full strength. Glaus has owner in the game. He addressed the is gone until the 2010 season. He rode only recently begun to swing a bat, how- main problem with most people’s view 10. Jake Westbrook: The nine-year vet- a 4.22 ERA and a regular season 17-9 ever, and we can expect him to be out of basketball stats — “Players don’t get eran was enjoying a sensational start to record all the way to the 2007 World until mid-April. you wins; teams get you wins.” He talked last season — a 2.73 ERA in four April Series. And despite going 2-0 in the about the stats the Mavs cook up, which starts — before an elbow injury forced postseason prior to its finale, Francis blew 2. Chase Utley: A three-time All-Star measure how a player does with certain him to undergo the infamous Tommy John up in his only Series appearance, giving and the game’s best-hitting second base- rotations and the differences in produc- surgery. Westbrook is not expected back up six earned runs and 10 hits over four man, Utley will be out of action until at tion when that player is on and off the until the second half of the summer, when innings. His Game 1 failures foreshad- least mid-March, thanks to offseason hip floor. Ultimately, he understands the he could play an important role down the owed an abysmal 4-10 record and 5.01 surgery. The career Phillie has recorded business. He knows that teams are more stretch for the Cleveland Indians. ERA in 2008, and now a torn labrum in over 500 at-bats in each of the past four profitable when they’re constantly losing his shoulder will keep him sidelined until seasons, and that consistency should and rebuilding because their payroll can 9. Ervin Santana: The Angels All-Star next year. allow him to approach 1,000 hits by sea- be at the salary floor, but he doesn’t care right-hander will open the season on the son’s end. about the value of wins. He just wants a disabled list with an elbow injury. Santana 5. Vernon Wells: Despite a rough 2007 championship, and that’s why he traded posted his best season thus far in his campaign, the Blue Jays centerfielder put 1. Joe Mauer: The reigning AL batting for Jason Kidd. Aside from me, he was young career in 2008 with a 16-7 record, together a respectable season with 20 champion is still reeling from kidney the most casually dressed person at the 214 strikeouts and a 3.49 ERA. home runs, 78 RBI and a .300 average. surgery performed in December. Mauer conference. And at lunch, I’m sitting a But Wells did miss 54 games last season, will undergo further tests today and table away from him and it dawns on me 8. Ben Sheets: The Milwaukee Brewers and the question that remains is his dura- remains out indefinitely with lingering that the man is worth $2 billion. hurler had surgery in February, repairing bility. Predictably, Wells is already battling back pain as a result of the surgery. Last It was a pretty solid day. The main the common flexor tendon in his elbow, a sore hamstring this spring training. season Mauer led all AL hitters with a thing I learned was that I had no busi- and he will be back in August. He will be .328 average, knocking 176 hits while ness being there, but I’m definitely look- looking to continue on last year’s success, 4. B.J. Upton: A torn labrum in his non- he was at it. ing forward to being the least important which included a 13-9 record and a 3.09 throwing shoulder could have him miss- person in the room again next year. ERA. Sheets is currently a free agent, and ing opening day. The speed and power of he will most likely try to hook on with a Upton was seen best in his performance —by Scott Janes, Tim Judson and Noah contending team upon his return. with the Rays during their improbable Schumer Jeremy Greenhouse is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. He can be reached at [email protected]. 12 INSIDE Inside NCAA Hockey 11 Follow the Money 11 Top Ten 11 Sportstuftsdaily.com

Baseball PREVIEW NESCAC Baseball Preview Jumbos look to post 17th straight Tufts to challenge Trinity winning season in ’09 baseball season for conference supremacy Da n i e l Ra t h m a n teams in each of their four years there. They’re young, but they b y Da v i d He c k onships. The Bantams possessed Daily Staff Writer at Tufts. can get it done.” Daily Editorial Board a rare combination of powerful But with the other seven Coach Casey was similarly offense and merciless pitching, as With a new season about to starting position players return- optimistic about the offense, If you’re look- they led the league in every impor- get underway this Friday, the ing and a promising crop of which returns its entire start- ing for a Tufts tant offensive category — average, baseball team is thinking streak. young pitchers ready to step in, ing lineup with the exception sports program runs, home runs and total bases, That streak would be the 16 Casey and Perry are optimistic of Ragonese. While supplant- with a history of to name a few — while their team consecutive winning seasons about carrying on the team’s ing the remarkable production consistency and ERA (1.97) was almost half that of that the Jumbos have recorded. winning tradition, as is coach Ragonese provided in his senior success, look no Williams, the next best staff (3.65). As the team prepares to embark John Casey. campaign — a .425 batting aver- further than Trinity’s offense figures to stay on its annual spring break trip “Someone always steps up age with 14 doubles, nine hom- much the same as to Virginia and North Carolina, — that’s the mark of a strong ers and a gaudy 1.292 OPS — Laura Schultz/ last year, as it will the Jumbos’ primary goals program,” he said. “We don’t will be nearly impossible, Coach the men’s TUFTS DAILY return junior are to keep that streak intact know who it will be, but these Casey is confident that his line- baseball first baseman and build off of their 2008 guys want to win, and each of up will feature quality hitters team. Kent Graham, efforts, which led to a third- them can help us do it.” from top to bottom. Coach John who led the place finish in the NESCAC A pitching staff com- “[Sophomore Ian Goldberg] Casey has com- NESCAC in Tournament. prised mainly of freshmen and has a full season under his belt, piled a 450-298-3 hits, RBIs and Senior infielder and co- sophomores could make or and he did a great job leading record in his 25 sea- total bases captain Kevin Casey said break the team, but the vet- off for us last year,” Coach Casey sons with Tufts — more last year, and he wants the team to eran skipper was quick to said. “We also have [junior first than twice as many wins classmate “improve on last year’s silence any doubts. baseman] Corey Pontes, Casey, as any other Tufts baseball outfield- performance” in “Age doesn’t Perry and Rose — they all hit coach — and his .601 win- er James his final year make any difference,” well over .300 for us. And we’ll ning percentage also rep- W o o d s , at Tufts. Coach Casey said. get [junior second baseman] resents the top figure in w h o “Most of “The key is throwing Nate Bankoff back, who we team history. In addi- led the all, though, strikes.” thought was going to hit in the tion, the Jumbos have l e a g u e we don’t S o p h o m o r e middle of our lineup before he made the NESCAC w i t h want to end right-hander and hurt his wrist.” tournament the past 12 home the streak,” he All-NESCAC selec- Clearly, the potential for suc- four years and have runs. The said. tion Pat O’Donnell cess is there in both the lineup compiled 20 or more B a n t a m s Winning season used that motto to and the pitching staff. But that wins in seven of the past also still have number 17 will not post a 6-2 record and success won’t come easily, and nine. And with four dif- one more year come easily, howev- 3.02 ERA in his fresh- the challenges begin right away. ferent teams winning the f r o m er. Casey and fellow man campaign, and While the Jumbos have spent the NESCAC Championship co-captain, junior he returns as the ace vast majority of their practices in the past four years, catcher Alex Perry, of this year’s staff. indoors at Carzo Cage, their sea- this year could repre- admitted that the “We know son-opening road trip will pit sent Tufts’ turn to team will miss 2008 [O’Donnell] is going them against teams that have hoist the trophy. NESCAC Player to be around had regular access to fields and a “Our goal every senior of the Year Steve the strike zone,” dozen games already under their year is to win catcher Sean Killeen, who hit Ragonese (LA ’08), Coach Casey said. belts. The Jumbos will return the NESCAC .378 with seven home runs, and as well as pitchers “We’re also home to begin NESCAC play [and] to have senior infielder Ryan Piacentini, Adam Telian (LA looking for with a three-game set against a winning sea- who hit .370 with five dingers. ’08) and Jason [sophomore the on March 27. son,” junior co-captain Alex Perry But while the offense will Daily File Protano (LA ’08), Photo “We’re going to play some said. “I think that’s the main goal. remain relatively untouched, the who played key tough teams — we’re playing We want to do what we have to pitching staff could not be more roles on the righty Jack [Lynchburg College], the 24th- do, then take the next step after different. Although the team will team and grad- Dilday] to ranked team in the country, on NESCAC.” retain junior pitcher Jeremiah uated last year improve and Friday,” Coach Casey told his Nevertheless, the Jumbos will Bayer, who compiled a 1.33 ERA in as members of [ s o p h o m o r e players in a team meeting fol- have a high level of competition to 81 innings last year, it will be with- a select group righty] Chase Rose lowing Sunday evening’s prac- deal with. Last year, Trinity domi- out the other three members of of Jumbos to be a quality third tice. “But whether you’re play- nated the NESCAC to the tune of a its starting rotation. That includes who played starter. The rest of the ing the ’27 Yankees or the 12-0 conference record (45-1 over- staff ace Tim Kiely, who two years on NESCAC guys, we’re going to see worst team ever fielded, you all) and went on to win both the Tournament who steps up and go from play the same way.” conference and national champi- see BASEBALL, page 10

Sailing Six each from Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Headed to Nationals Tufts hopes for Nationals run With the women’s distance medley relay squad and freshman jumper Nakeisha Jones already b y Philip De a r row without a trip to the biggest stage in col- automatically qualified for NCAA Championships at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daily Editorial Board legiate sailing. in Terre Haute, Ind. this weekend, both Tufts track and field programs added to the Jumbo “As a team, we have excellent chances of Nationals roster yesterday. With the announcement of provisional qualifiers that will get to There’s a lot to live up to when you’re among making the fleet racing Nationals,” junior compete against Div. III’s best, Tufts now boasts six Nationals-bound athletes on both the men’s the top 10 of anything in the United States. Just Tomas Hornos said. “However, we had a real- and women’s squads: ask the sailing team. ity check at this weekend’s [practice] team race Perennially ranked within the top 10 sail- regatta where we saw that we need a lot of work Men’s Track & FIeld: ing teams in the nation, the co-ed squad on team racing. We still have good chances of DMR - Billy Hale, Phil Rotella, Scott Brinkman heads into the spring season with the intent to qualifying for team racing Nationals, but its and Jesse Faller dethrone the reigning co-ed dinghy national going to take a lot of determination.” 5,000 meter run - Jesse Faller and Nick Welch champion , who currently Aside from the standard co-ed fleet racing, High Jump - James Bradley sit at No. 4 in the national rankings. Atop the in which each team puts forth two to three list are the Seahawks of St. Mary’s College boats that compete individually and combine of Maryland, with whom the Jumbos will the scores after the fact, there is the team spend their upcoming spring break training racing format, in which three boats compete in Maryland. together in a single race against only one other “Our spring break trip is part of the reason team, looking to achieve a better three-boat why our team is so successful,” senior tri- combination than the opponent. This differ- captain Dan Altreuter said. “The trip gives us ent format elicits a whole new set of tactics, the opportunity to travel down to Maryland, making a team’s ability to fleet race almost sailing two weekend regattas at sites we nor- entirely mutually exclusive from its ability to mally wouldn’t travel to, and train during full- team race. This gap is something that the Gillian Hodes/TUFTS DAILY day practices for the five days in between. Our Jumbos are looking to eliminate en route to training trip is when the team hits full speed, making a trip to both the team race and fleet setting the tone for the rest of the season.” race Nationals later this spring. Women’s Track & Field: And indeed, the tone needs to be set early; Although early-season indications DMR - Amy Wilfert, Halsey Stebbins, last season, the Jumbos got off to a slow start may show that there is a vast amount of Jackie Ferry and Stephanie McNamara and were unable to gain momentum late improvement to be made, the Jumbos nev- 5,000 meter run - Stephanie McNamara in the season when it was needed, as they ertheless are confident that such a feat can Triple Jump - Nakeisha Jones finished in a disappointing 12th place in the and will happen. High Jump - Dayorsha Collins Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) “After our first weekend, we seem rusty, but Alexandra Dennett/TUFTS DAILY Eastern Semifinals, failing to qualify for we also haven’t sailed in four months, so I am Nationals for the second straight year. The team hopes that it will not go a third year in a see SAILING, page 10