Where You Partly Cloudy Read It First 63/45 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 27 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM Student-professor drink budget reduced BY LIZZ GRAINGER chai beverage that costs over Daily Editorial Board $3,” she said. “Everything else is around $1.48.” The Tufts Students and Although Lowe’s estimation Professors Integrating Reaction, holds true for Tower Café, sev- Intellect and Teaching (SPIRIT) eral beverages on the menu at Fund, which offers a free bev- Brown and Brew are priced at erage to a student and pro- over $3. fessor at the Tower Café矡and Medium- and large-sized Brown and Brew to encourage mocha lattes and cappucci- informal discussion beyond the nos, as well as specialty cof- classroom, changed its policy fee drinks like the “Clockwork this semester due to budgetary Orange” and the “Chocolate restrictions. Corduroy,” would not be cov- SPIRIT will now only cover ered under the SPIRIT Fund. the cost of drinks less than $3, Samantha Bloom, a junior according to Dean of Academic who frequently met with her Advancement and Undergraduate history teaching assistant (TA) Study Carmen Lowe. last semester, does not believe “It’s great that so many pro- that placing price limits on KYRA STURGILL / THE TUFTS DAILY fessors are meeting with stu- the free beverages will have a Members of the Tufts community gathered in Cabot Auditorium last night for a faculty panel on the presi- dents beyond the classroom. significant impact on the pro- dential election, which was moderated by Provost and Senior Vice President David Harris. A viewing of the That’s really important. [It’s] gram because most drinks are second presidential debate followed the presentations. what the SPIRIT Fund was really under $3 and many students established for,” she said. “The enjoy the informal conversa- problem is that it’s been getting tion setting. very expensive [over] the past “I felt very encouraged to Faculty highlights key election couple of years.” reach out to my TA and have Lowe, along with Director of discussions with them about Dining and Business Services topics related to class even issues at Engage the Debate Patricia Klos, reviewed receipts when I didn’t have direct ques- BY MENGHAN LIU presidential debate. Academic Affairs in the School from Tower Café矡and Brown tions about the current topic of Daily Editorial Board The event featured five Tufts of Arts and Sciences James and Brew before revising the study,” Bloom said. faculty members who each Glaser; Senior Lecturer and policy to ensure that the pro- Dean of Academic Affairs for The Office of the Provost gave fifteen-minute presenta- Director of the Community gram will remain effective, Arts and Sciences James Glaser last night hosted “Engage the tions on topics relevant to this Health Program Edith Balbach; according to Lowe. established SPIRIT’s free bev- Debate,” a faculty panel and year’s election, followed by a Professor of International “After looking at dining ser- erage program in 2004 after community forum in Cabot question and answer session Economic Affairs at the vices’ receipts, I discovered that President Emeritus Lawrence Auditorium that previewed with the audience. Fletcher School of Law and there are only two drinks that Bacow convened a task force a live showing of the second Panelists included Dean for see DEBATE, page 2 cost more than $3, and that’s on the undergraduate experi- the premium juices which are ence, according to Lowe. the Naked juices and Odwalla juices, and there’s a large spiced see SPIRIT, page 2 UIT promotes cybersecurity on campus this month BY ME L ISSA MANDE L BAU M sites or save their passwords in be done, but I think most organi- Daily Editorial Board their phone, UIT Director for zations are finding that the mobile Information Security Chuck Young device challenge is the new fron- This month, University said. This is an open door for crim- tier [in cyber security threats],” Information Technology (UIT) ini- inals to access personal informa- Young said. tiated a university-wide campaign tion and, Irish added, leave a vic- Ahmed Hamdy, supervisor encouraging members of the Tufts tim vulnerable to Facebook spam. for the student employees at the community to keep their electron- “We forget that we have all Technology Support Center, said ics safe from security breaches. these keys hiding inside of our that the theme for UIT’s fifth annual In light of increased global phone and so when we lose National Cyber Security Awareness awareness about the impor- our phone or it gets stolen, it’s Month campaign is especially tance of password security on a sad moment,” Young said. “If applicable to the modern day. smartphones and tablets, UIT the things gets lost, if there’s a “For me, [changing] your pass- has declared mobile passwords password on [the phone], most word frequently [is important] ... its focus for the Department of people feel much better.” One of the easiest things to hack Homeland Security’s National The campaign for mobile mind- is probably a password,” he said. Cyber Security Awareness month. fulness, as UIT calls it, includes Irish said that mobile device Theft of cell phones and posters displaying the statistic owners often do not think about other mobile electronic devic- that “25 percent of people have a password protection until their es is one of the fastest ways device stolen; 70 percent don’t use phones or tablets are stolen. that data can be stolen, UIT passwords.” Smartphones, tab- “People don’t always want to Director of Communications and lets, e-readers and laptops are all hear about password protecting Organizational Effectiveness Dawn at risk, Irish said, noting that the their devices until ... it happens to Irish said. danger is especially high for facul- them,” Irish says. Irish said UIT is encouraging ty and staff on campus who have Previous National Cyber students and faculty to enact sensitive or confidential informa- Security Awareness Month cam- password protection on all of tion stored on their devices. paigns on the Hill have covered their devices, as passwords can “If they have university data on concerns like virus protection and stand in the way of data breach- their devices, they should have it mobile Internet security. UIT has es if the device is stolen. A thief password protected,” Irish said. also urged faculty to use Identity could gain access to emails, per- Although Young believes that Finder software on their devices as sonal information, mobile bank- faculty and staff are aware of the a precaution against identity theft, ing accounts and health records security risks of keeping their Irish said. on a device that is not password- devices unlocked, he said the issue “When a phishing attack hap- protected, she added. is increasingly relevant for every- pens, we send out a blast email to NICK PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY Many people are continually one who owns a mobile device. let people know, and people still fall Due to budgetary restrictions, starting this semester the SPIRIT Fund will logged on to their favorite web- “There’s certainly more work to for them,” Irish said. only cover the cost of beverages that are less than $3. Inside this issue Today’s sections Carmichael is serv- Bo Burnham, who vis- News 1 Op-Ed 9 ing nearly 800 pounds ited Tufts on Saturday, of chili today for its discusses his experi- Features 3 Comics 10 annual Station House ence in comedy. Arts & Living 5Classifieds 14 Chili Fest. Editorial | Letters 8 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Faculty panelists discuss the presidential debate Faculty to get DEBATE giosity, not religion, creates Klein was tasked next with campaigns seek to influence drink coupons continued from page 1 a divide in support for the speaking on jobs and the media coverage of the debates. Diplomacy Michael Klein; candidates. He cited statistics economy. An estimated 62.7 mil- SPIRIT Associate Professor of Political showing that those who do not In the interest of full disclo- lion people watched the first continued from page 1 Science Richard Eichenberg regularly attend church sup- sure, he informed the audience presidential debate, hitting a “One of the recommenda- and Assistant Professor of port Obama, while those who that he spent a year and a half 32-year record in gross ratings. tions from the task force was Sociology Sarah Sobieraj. do support Romney. working for the Obama admin- Sobieraj speculated that putting a coffee shop in the Provost and Senior Vice Glaser concluded that despite istration in the Department of such excitement is due to an library, which was a really radi- President David Harris acted these minor distinctions, elec- the Treasury. impression that debates, unlike cal idea back then ... to pro- as the event’s moderator, intro- tion campaigns and debates “What you’re going to hear speeches made at party confer- mote the Tower Café as a place ducing the forum as a non- ultimately consider issues on tonight in the debate is a ences, provide a relatively free where students and faculty can partisan gathering intended a broader level to help voters lot of facts,” Klein said. “But and open space for the public get together beyond the class- to help listeners become more understand their choices. facts without context aren’t to connect with the candidates. room,” Lowe said. informed consumers of the “Campaigns are sledgeham- very useful.” Sobieraj then described the Associate Professor of presidential debate. mers, they are not scalpels,” Klein addressed concerns process by which each cam- Psychology Samuel Sommers “Like all good professors, he said.