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Partly Cloudy Read It First 65/50 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 7 Monday, September 19, 2011 TUFTSDAILY.COM New to the Hill: Meet Anthony Monaco b y Ad a m Ku l e w i c z leadership on the Hill as well Daily Editorial Board as his ambitions for his tenure at the university. Since stepping into his Monaco inherits the insti- new role at Tufts on Aug. 1, tution both grateful for the University President Anthony work of his predecessors — Monaco has made an active University President Emeritus effort to engage with his new Lawrence Bacow and for- community by meeting with mer Provost and Senior Vice students and faculty across the President Jamshed Bharucha campuses, attending events — and confident in his ability and making frequent use of to shape the future of Tufts. social media. “I’ve really enjoyed getting He has jumped into life at to see the strong foundations Tufts, both figuratively and lit- that Larry and Jamshed left erally. Last Monday evening the institution and where he jumped into the Hamilton I can then take it,” Monaco Pool to practice with the Tufts said in an interview with the club water polo team and, Daily. “Overall, I’m just very, according to the team kept up very happy to be here and I’m with the students as they tread enjoying myself.” water for 15 straight minutes. All these efforts are indica- Listening, Learning and Planning tive of Monaco’s unpreten- tious, hands-on approach to see MONACO, page 4 Josh berlinger/TUFTS DAILY With an exclusive interview, the Daily welcomes University President Tony Monaco to the Hill. Candidates’ Forum Referendum 1 would allocate $20,000 to buy SMS short code

b y Ga b r i e l l e He r n a n d e z times, according to Vastola. He noted that Daily Editorial Board the short code can also be used distribute information to students who are registered Referendum 1, which would authorize the members of group lists. disbursement of $20,000 to TuftsLife to fund “You could sign up for different distribution the purchase of an SMS short code for a one- lists to get updates on whatever organiza- year trial period, will be put to a student body- tions you’re in, campus alerts, event remind- wide vote tomorrow. ers from TuftsLife, but only what you sign up The referendum would grant TuftsLife for,” Vastola said. “It’s very customizable, and money drawn from this year’s Student Activity something everyone on campus can make Budget Surplus in order to create a short code use of.” that will facilitate information dissemination The system is designed to be an easy and on the Medford/Somerville campus. quick way to access information without Students will be able to text the number needing to rely on a computer with internet 88387, which spells TUFTS, to receive instant access, according to Vastola. information or distribution list updates, “TuftsLife is a great resource for students, Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily according to senior Mike Vastola, chief oper- but its usefulness stops when you turn off your Thirteen freshman candidates for the Tufts Community Union Senate participated in a ating officer of TuftsLife, whose organization computer,” Vastola said. “We wanted to create forum last night, sharing their visions for the future of the university. is sponsoring the referendum. Vastola also something to take with you.” joined the Tufts Community Union (TCU) If the referendum were to pass, the ser- Freshman TCU hopefuls share ideas at Senate as a senior senator last week. vice would begin in the fall of 2012, accord- The project would feature an informa- ing to Vastola. candidates forum tion query system, where students could text The referendum would provide TuftsLife Thirteen freshman candidates vying high school as a reason why they would the pre-designated short code messages to enough money to cover a one-year trial peri- for a spot on the Tufts Community Union be successful as senators. find campus information such as dining hall (TCU) Senate last night shared their ideas Candidates outlined extending the menus, professor office hours or Joey arrival see SMS, page 2 for the upcoming year in Hotung Café in hours of various campus buildings, anticipation of tomorrow’s election. improving Tufts’ sustainability, making Harish Gupta, Darien Headen, Dan Tufts more accommodating to student Healy, Jacob Indursky, Robert Joseph, interests and increasing communication TCU ELECTIONS Dan Katter, Ben Kurland, Andrew Nunez, between the Senate and the student Chloe Perez, Matt Roy, Jessie Serrino, body, as among their priorities. TCU Senate update Kelly Vieira and Lesley Wellener are each TCU President Tomas Garcia, a senior, former Tufts Community Union (TCU) tives. Trustee reps serve on various trustee seeking one of the seven Senate seats was impressed with the quality of the Senate associate treasurer Christie committees in an advising capacity and allocated to the freshman class. candidates’ responses. Maciejewski, a sophomore, was last report back to the Senate. Each candidate delivered a prepared “It’s a great pool,” he said. “I think night elected as treasurer in an in-house Aaron Bartel, a senior, will serve as the opening statement and closing state- that the candidates as a whole are election. representative to the Board of Trustees’ ment and also fielded three questions putting forward some very interesting Senior Matthew Schuman, who was Administration and Finance Committee. from Tufts Elections Commission and the ideas.” elected to the position last semester, Senior Josh Kapelman will advise the audience. The candidates were asked to Garcia strongly urged the freshman resigned over the summer. Board’s Academic Affairs Committee. discuss their experience, their interest in class to vote for their representatives By elevating to the position of treasur- Junior Simon Metcalf will be the rep- the various Senate committees and what tomorrow. er, Maciejewski left empty a seat on the resentative to the Board’s University role they believe is the Senate should “I’m very excited to see the results of Allocations Board as well as the position Advancement Committee. play in campus unity and diversity. the election on Tuesday, and I encour- of associate treasurer. These positions freshman Boyu Ai has dropped out Many of the candidates had specific age the entire freshman class to get out will be filled at the next Senate meeting of the race for Freshman Class Council ideas for what they would do to improve there and vote, because it really does on Oct. 2, according to TCU Senate Vice Treasurer. the university, while others did not have make a difference.” President junior Wyatt Cadley. concrete ideas. Several candidates cited The Senate elected two seniors and —by Amelie Hecht and Saumya their previous leadership experiences in —by Laina Piera one junior as three trustee representa- Vashimpayan

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A Tufts-owned research laptop con- taining the personal information of 73 Tuftsapplicants to the laptop Tufts Graduate School with confidential personal information stolen of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) was stolen in April, though there has been no sign of misuse of the information to date. A research associate at the GSAS was using the laptop when it was stolen from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) last spring, accord- ing to a release issued by the Office of University Counsel. The computer held a 2010 spread- sheet containing the social security numbers, contact information and per- sonal academic records of 73 then- applicants to the graduate school. Though the laptop was equipped with encryption software, the research assis- tant was not able to attest to whether the laptop had been shut down prop- erly and the software enabled, therefore potentially leaving the data available for manipulation, according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler. “Someone finding the laptop might have been able to access the data with- out a password,” said the release from the Tufts Office of University Counsel to the New Hampshire State Attorney General’s Office. As of last month, there was no record that anyone had illegally used any of the data on the spreadsheet, according to Thurler. The document was downloaded and used in early 2010, raising questions about why the information was being kept on the laptop at all, according to the release. One student whose information was Virginia Bledsoe/Tufts Daily After a Tufts laptop was stolen this past spring, GSAS applicants’ identities are now endangered. on the stolen laptop was from New Hampshire, where the law dictates One student whose information was document and the time it notified stu- Thurler said that the incident served that breaches of personal security be stored on the laptop and asked to dents. as a warning to students and faculty to reported, according to the release. remain anonymous due to the tenuous This is not unusual, the blogger — protect their personal information. The laptop theft was reported first nature of the security of her personal who also preferred to remain anony- “Everyone needs to control, encrypt to the MGH information technology information, said she has signed up mous — told the Daily. and physically secure laptops and department and the police, according to use the credit monitoring system “Once the university learned the lap- other information devices and to limit to the information that Tufts released offered by the university. top contained student information, it the sharing and use of personally iden- to the New Hampshire State Attorney “There’s no sign that anyone has had to locate a backup or other way to tifiable information,” she said. “The General’s Office according to the law. attempted to use my information, but reconstruct whose data was in that file, university continues to enhance its Tufts’ Office of University Council the whole incident put a bad taste in prepare a notification letter, arrange efforts in this area.” learned that the spreadsheet contain- my mouth,” she said. “I don’t under- for credit protection monitoring and Following the incident, Tufts imple- ing personal information “might have stand why my information was made ensure that it complied with all rel- mented a Written Information Security been compromised” on June 16. After downloadable to anyone with an evant state laws,” the blogger said. Program. Spearheaded by University the theft was reported, a search of the Internet connection.” According to James Boffetti, senior Information Technology, the program laptop’s backup drive was conducted, A blogger from Databreaches.net, a assistant attorney general of New is designed to increase security safe- revealing the spreadsheet. website dedicated to reporting infor- Hampshire, the potential of a breach guards on personal information. All affected students were notified mation and technology security viola- that would put a New Hampshire resi- Social security numbers will also of the security breach via mail on July tions, was one of the first to report the dent at risk was considered a serious no longer distributed to faculty mem- 7, and the university offered them one breach online. offense. The New Hampshire Attorney bers as part of the Graduate School of year of free credit monitoring from There was a three-week gap between General’s Office could not disclose the Arts and Sciences admissions process, Experian, a credit-monitoring provider. the time the university learned of the identity of the affected individual. Thurler said.

Visiting the Hill this Week Referendum would fund text message system SMS MONDAY Hoffman will discuss Jewish continued from page 1 “CIA Complicity in the Global lesbian, gay, bisexual and od, for the purpose of testing the Drug Trade” transgender issues through use and capability of the code for Details: University of Wisconsin, his new book “Sweet Like future university usage. TuftsLife Madison history professor Sugar” (2011), a narration of will keep statistics on the use of the Alfred McCoy and University an unlikely friendship formed service, and the Senate will reassess of California, Berkeley English between a young gay man and continued funding for the service professor Peter Dale Scott an elderly Orthodox rabbi. after one year. will participate in a panel When and Where: 12 p.m. “This is a trial program because discussion about the Central to 1:15 p.m.; Granoff Family it’s somewhat expensive,” Vastola Intelligence Agency. Hillel Center said. When and Where: 7 p.m. to Sponsors: Tufts Hillel The referendum funds can only 9:30 p.m.; Cabot Intercultural be allocated if there is a minimum Center, Cabot Auditorium THURSDAY of $170,000 in the surplus fund, Daily File Photo Sponsors: International “From Michelle Bachmann to according to former TCU Senate If Referendum 1 passes, TCU would fund an informational SMS system. Relations program Michelle Obama” Treasurer Kate de Klerk, a senior. If the Senate decides to renew Vastola believes that making the Details: Presenter Dr. Melissa Current TCU Treasurer sopho- the service after the trial year has information available through text TUESDAY Harris-Perry is a political sci- more Christie Maciejewski said that ended, the service will operate at an messaging will make it more acces- “Ancient Mbira Music of ence professor at Tulane the TCU currently has the minimum estimated cost of $17,800 annually, sible to a broader range of people, Zimbabwe” University, where she is found- surplus funding for the service and according to Maciejewski. rather than only those with smart- Details: Musicians Caution ing director of the Cooper anticipates that the required fund- Some TCU senators have raised phones. Shonhai and Erica Azim pres- Project on Gender, Race, and ing will remain stable for the next concerns about the expensive trial “The reason we’re going with ent an evening of mbira, or Politics in the South. few years. period and the functionality of the this as opposed to a mobile website thumb piano, music. Shonhai When and Where: 7 p.m. to Vastola believes that groups other service. is that a lot of students don’t have carries on his great-great-great- 9 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium than the TCU Senate may eventu- Senator and member of the allo- global web access,” Vastola said. “Not great grandfather’s legacy in Sponsors: Dean of Student ally contribute to the cost of cover- cations board Yulia Korovikov, a everyone has a smartphone.” performing a local version of Affairs Office, Africana ing the service. junior, is opposed to the referen- Korovikov noted that the short ancient Shona mbira tradition. Center, Asian American “We don’t envision that $20,000 dum, which she considers unneces- code would require additional When and Where: 8 p.m. to 10 Center, Latino Center, LGBT being a bottom-line cost of the sary given the prevalence of smart- fees paid for by students beyond p.m.; Granoff Music Building, Center, Women’s Center, service,” Vastola said. “We plan on phones on campus. the money allocated by the refer- Distler Performance Hall International Center, Office of using stakeholders, maybe differ- “I think that it’s a poor use of endum. Sponsors: Department of Music Residential Life and Learning, ent departments, to offset the cost. $20,000 of the students’ funds,” she “Some students don’t have Office for Campus Life, AS&E Eventually, we want them to chip in said. “Had this program and this unlimited text messaging,” she WEDNESDAY Office of Diversity Education if they’re making use of the service, idea come maybe 10 years ago, said. “It’s not just the initial $20,000, “Wayne Hoffman Discussion” but we think it’s important to get the it would’ve been great, but in the which is already an incredible Details: Author Wayne —compiled by Bianca Blakesley ball rolling to show how important world of smartphones it seems a bit amount. It’s $20,000 plus the cost of this service is.” antiquated.” text messages.” 3

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h, hey guys! My name’s Hannah, and I’m new here. I’m gonna be asking where things are for the next few months,O so please bear with me. I’m a freshman from Newton, Mass., and I’ll be using this column to tell you all about the first-year experience at Tufts from my perspective. Wow, I still can’t believe I’m really here! It’s so cool to actually be at col- lege. It’s just like the parts of the mov- ies that my mom didn’t fast-forward through. I already know that there will be so much to write about. I think it’s going to be a good four years. I got a little scared earlier when I heard some nasty rumors about stu- dents running around in the nude. Can you believe what some people will say? I’ve only been here for a couple of Justin McCallum/Tufts Daily weeks, but I love this place already. All The Tufts Sustainability Collective, which includes Tufts Bikes, is prepared for a new year of growth after its founders have graduated. you upperclassmen are really friendly, especially those nice boys I always pass by in the brick house on my way Sustainability group grows under new leaders from Tilton to Olin, the ones sitting on b y Ma r g a r e t Yo u n g tion,” Kidwell said. According to sophomore and TSC couches and drinking soda. Thanks for Daily Editorial Board Sandiford said that he, Kidwell and executive board member Anna Lello- waving back! Porteshawver worked over the sum- Smith, the transition from a plastic My classes are awesome, thanks for There comes a moment in the life mer to ensure that TSC kept up the theme to a more general theme of asking. I still can’t get over how I need of every student group when it must momentum it generated last year. He sustainability has served to broaden to call all my teachers “professor” now. say goodbye to the proud parents that credited the co-founders with laying the focus of the group. Isn’t that just the darndest thing? fostered it from infancy and strike out the groundwork for the collective’s “It has broadened from this one I thought there would be a lot of into the world of the Tufts community success so far. campaign to a general support net- work, but it isn’t too bad yet. I heard on its own. For the Tufts Sustainability “Signe is still in the area, so over work which they’ll pick a specific the library is open until 1:00 a.m., and Collective (TSC), that moment came the summer we launched a website campaign for each year or semester,” there are also study rooms open until early — a few months after its birth and fleshed out a vision for this year,” Lello-Smith explained. three! Who is even up that late? last spring, when its two co-founders Sandiford said. “They did a great job The format for the TAP cam- What do you mean, “It comes in graduated. of putting a base down and now it’s paign came from an Experimental handy?” Why would my roommate kick Sally Sharrow and Signe just running, and I’m just maintaining College course taught by Office of me out at night? All I’m doing at that Porteshawver, who both graduated it,” Kidwell added. Sustainability Program Director point is sleeping. I don’t even snore. I last spring, joined forces last year to TSC provides financial and volun- Tina Woolston. Woolston’s class was mean, I don’t want to get into an argu- create the collective as an umbrella teer support for the organizations it responsible for initiating trayless din- ment with her or anything, so if she organization that now encompass- houses, as well as organizing its own ing in Dewick and Carmichael and for asks me to leave I guess I don’t really es four student organizations: Tufts programs and providing funding for encouraging the implementation of have a problem with leaving, but — Bikes, the year-old Tom Thumb’s students who come to them with ideas default double-sided printing in the oh sure, I’ll look into the dorm guest Garden, Students for a Just and Stable for projects involving sustainability. library. policy. Thanks for the tip! Future, and the Sustainable Action “The collective is an established group When the TAP campaign became By the way, isn’t dorm life just crazy? Squad (SAS) — formerly known as which can provide people with a great larger than the confines of the class, It’s so neat that I get to be neighbors Tufts Against Plastic (TAP). idea with the means to get started,” it moved to fall under TSC, Kidewell with so many kids my own age. We all When spring came and Sharrow and Kidwell said. explained. “Since the campaigns get along really well too. Sometimes a Porteshawver were preparing to grad- This year, TSC will once again host [from Woolston’s class] have been so bunch of my hall mates will assemble in uate from Tufts and TSC, however, the a sustainability roundtable discus- successful, we are modeling our cam- one of their rooms to get ready before a group was well prepared for the tran- sion among student groups, staff, paigns after the class.” game. It’s weird, because I don’t know sition, according to new TSC co-coor- faculty and administrators concerned According to Sandiford, TSC hopes about any games happening so late at dinator junior Katy Kidwell. Last year with Tufts’ environmental policies. to apply this format and curriculum night. There are also parties happening Porteshawver and Sharrow oversaw the Additionally, TSC will be hosting not only to its campaigns, but also all the time, but I haven’t been invited metamorphosis of the Environmental smaller events throughout the semes- to training for current members. to any yet. Consciousness Outreach (ECO), now ter. “We have a lot of events going on, “Essentially we have built into SAS a I don’t think I’m missing out, though, defunct, as it became the TSC as it’s bringing in all of the new groups as framework in which we teach mem- because I can have my own party every known today. well. [There will be an event] almost bers who want to learn how to run day, since my favorite dining hall, Sharrow and Porteshawver realized every week this month,” Sandiford their own campaign and organize, Dewick-MacPhie, has an ICE CREAM that the format of ECO, which served said. Kidwell said that TSC plans to based off of the ExCollege class and MACHINE. That’s right. I can have ice the same function as TSC, was ineffec- host an event with members of the applying Tina Woolston’s curriculum,” cream for breakfast, and then I can tive and lacked interest from the stu- Office of Sustainability’s Eco-Reps he said. have more for lunch, and then again dent body. They spent the 2010-2011 program, as well as promote the har- Through this approach, TSC will for dinner! Usually I get vanilla, but school year restructuring and creating vest week in the dining halls, since it have a means of grooming its mem- sometimes if I’m feeling really crazy, TSC, according to Kidwell. is focused around local food sources. bers for leadership positions so that I get the swirl. I think I’m going to “Sally and Signe were running [ECO] According to Kidwell, the member the organization can get off to a strong be eating a lot of ice cream here. Just and they realized that there were a lot group with whom TSC is most closely start each year. Kidwell and Lello- please don’t tell my mom. I’m serious. of really good ideas and not a lot of associated is the Sustainable Action Smith both said they hoped to see She probably wouldn’t like that. action. So they had the idea to orga- Squad. “All of the branches func- incoming freshmen assuming respon- Speaking of food, I just did that nize it in this way, and devoted all of tion completely separately, but the sibilities in TSC in the coming year. “It turner-tricking thing and got some free spring to rewriting the constitution, Sustainable Actions Squad is kind of seemed like there was a lot of interest chocolate milk! I was afraid the check- changing the name and contacting our thing, so we organize [it],” Kidwell at the GIM so hopefully we’ll get some out lady would yell at me, and I was the branches,” Kidwell said. said. new freshmen who would be inter- shaking so badly like I do when I get Having seen TSC through this tran- SAS itself is relatively new, having ested in taking on a leadership role, nervous, but I kept my cool and I didn’t sition, however, it soon came time for evolved from the TAP campaign last and maybe leaders from some of the get in trouble at all. Sharrow and Porteshawver to gradu- year. TAP is the student group respon- braches will want to take on a leader- Boy, if my mom only knew what kind ate and leave TSC in the hands of new sible for working with the administra- ship role. Also, hopefully we’ll have of shenanigans I was getting into at leadership. tion to remove the Poland Spring water a new generation that will be able to college... Luckily for the collective, Kidwell bottle cooler from Hodgdon Good- take on a role,” Lello-Smith said. Well folks, that’s all the space I have and senior Jibade Sandiford were To-Go and help make reusable water Additionally, TSC hopes to become for now. If you wanna catch up later, poised to take over as co-directors at bottles more accessible to students. more of a presence on campus. “We’re just look for the light blue T-shirt with the beginning of this year. “I learned According to the TSC website, “SAS trying to increase our visibility. We the elephant on it. the whole thing, so that’s why I ended evolved from Tufts Against Plastic, want people to know what it is and that up being the co-director this semes- the student-led initiative to get water these changes that some people don’t ter. They [Sharrow and Porteshawver] bottles out of Hodgdon Good-to-Go even notice are happening with small Hannah Furgang is a freshman who has were lucky that they found people and get affordable Nalgenes into the not yet declared a major. She can be reached who were present through the transi- hands of students.” see COLLECTIVE, page 4 at [email protected]. 4 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Features Monday, September 19, 2011

COLLECTIVE as an initial priority for his tenure. Sandiford said that he wants to work students,” Sandiford said. continued from page 3 Sandiford and others wrote a letter with Monaco’s administration to form a Sandiford hopes that this interest indi- events, table at the farmers’ market, to Monaco during the summer break, task force with students, faculty, and staff. cates a less passive take from the adminis- and other little things,” Kidwell said. encouraging him to become involved “I am looking forward to working with tration on sustainability efforts on campus. TSC TSC expects a culmination that it will find sup- ofwith previous sustainability efforts environmental on campus. [Monaco]. He hasefforts shown a sharp con- “It is important that although the port coming to them from the top, as Monaco replied to the letter, saying trast to the end of [former University school has been proactive, it has not University President Anthony Monaco that he would be interested in chairing President Lawrence] Bacow’s presiden- taken an assertive voice form the has taken sustainability under his wing a committee on sustainability. cy, showing that he wants to hear from administration,” he said.

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MONACO him with strategic planning, “When I was Pro-Vice have as many matches. They is eager to see how it evolves. continued from page 1 capital planning and student Chancellor, I was put in a play Cambridge and that’s “I think that is a great way Since assuming his new role enrollment. position where I was trying to about it. And many times, of having a new tradition, that at Tufts, Monaco has been He is joined in Boston by match the academic objectives those events are far away … so maybe will be not alcohol soliciting the opinions of stu- his wife Zoia, a distinguished of diverse subject[s] and dis- I’m really looking forward to fueled, that we can all engage dents, faculty, staff and alumni researcher in the field of cell ciplines — in the humanities, going to see the Jumbos com- in,” he said. in what he has dubbed his “lis- biology, and their three sons. social sciences, hard sciences pete,” he said. Monaco will also continue tening tour.” The Monacos, however, are and medical sciences — to the Monaco’s enthusiasm for Bacow’s policy of meeting with “What I’ve found is that it’s not new to Boston. budget allocation,” Monaco the university also extends to students who are hospitalized a very warm community that “Zoia and I both developed said. “That taught me a lot about its arts community. According due to overconsumption of cares pretty deeply about each our early research careers here how to get consensus building, to his Twitter account (@ alcohol. other and the world in which in the Boston area,” Monaco how to be transparent.” MonacoAnthony) he has “Whether I do it individ- they live,” he said. told the Tufts community at “I hope I bring that kind already visited the new show ually or in small groups, I While Monaco will contin- in his first public appearance of transparency and consen- at the Tufts University Art haven’t yet decided, but it is ue his listening tour in the at Tufts in November 2010, “so sus building to this job as Gallery, “Richard Bell: Uz Vs. something that I would like weeks and months ahead, he it’s something of a homecom- President,” he said. Them,” and plans to continue to continue,” he said. “I think is already planning the next ing for us.” doing so in the future. it is important to meet with steps for the university. “As “Hurrah for the dear old students who have had that well as listening, I’m also try- Research, Sustainability and Brown and Blue” Past Precedent, New Traditions experience, to make sure that ing to do planning simulta- Collaboration Among the many things While policies regarding they’re getting the right coun- neously. One idea is that we At Oxford, Monaco’s admin- Monaco anticipated in his new student life on the undergrad- seling, or the right view about would like to work on a univer- istrative work stretched across role at Tufts was the opportunity uate campus are not neces- their way forward.” sity-wide strategic plan over… numerous disciplines and col- to interact with the undergrad- sarily a university president’s an 18-month period,” Monaco leges. Here, he plans to contin- uate community. His outreach primary focus, Monaco stands A Global Impact said. ue to promote the same sense efforts began months before he at the head of an undergrad- As president, Monaco has of collaboration, particularly moved into Gifford House when uate community still feeling embraced the university’s cul- Back and forth across the Pond in the fields of research and he met with students last year the sting of the cancelation of ture of active citizenship, giv- A scientist by training, sustainability. at all Tufts campuses and at the Nighttime Quad Reception ing his own definition of the Monaco, 51, is renowned in “I would like to interact with events in United Kingdom. and a series of changes to the oft-repeated term. the field of neuroscience. His the deans so that we can try Monaco has also made fre- university’s alcohol policy. “To me, active citizenship is research has lead to a num- to knit together some of the quent use of social media, most Citing health and safety con- a way of taking your objectives ber of landmark discoveries research collaborations and notably Twitter and Facebook. cerns, Monaco plans to uphold in teaching and research and including the first gene spe- activities across the schools “I started doing this mostly as President Bacow’s decision to showing how you can impact cifically involved in human and to try to address some of a way to break into the Tufts cancel the typically alcohol- society in a positive way,” speech and language and the the world’s great challenges community and to try and con- fueled event. Monaco said. “That to me is gene linked with Duchenne of the moment,” Monaco said, nect with people before I got “I certainly concur with Larry one of the draws I certainly and Becker muscular dystro- citing the environment, sus- here…it was really a fantastic that this is not something I can saw when I wanted to come phies, disorders responsible tainability and global health way to learn about the institu- support, to see my undergrad- here, and also that global per- for weakening the skeletal and issues as examples. tion when you are across the uate students ending up the spective.” heart muscles. Sustainability is of particular Atlantic Ocean,” he said. local emergency room needing Monaco has a vision for the Born in Wilmington, Del., interest to Monaco. Building He has continued to use emergency care,” he said. “The future of the university, and is Monaco is the son of a plumb- on the university’s work at the these media since his arrival event is causing that kind of eager to see it realized. er and is a first-generation Office of Sustainability, as well and frequently tweets about his unsafe practice, [and] I would “I would love to see that college graduate. He attend- as his previous experiences at attendance at student events. certainly not support it.” after five years of being here… ed Princeton University and Oxford, he has outlined plans “More recently, Facebook Though Monaco said there we can see through the strate- graduated in 1981 with a self- to take a direct role in the has kind of exploded. I have a will be repercussions for stu- gic plan, [and] another fund- created major in neuroscience. future of the green movement lot of friends now...and that’s dents who choose to partici- raising campaign… with the He then earned a Ph.D. and at Tufts. fun as well,” Monaco said. “I pate in the event despite its emphasis on the end prod- M.D. from Harvard University This will include the cre- am here to support the under- cancellation, the Committee uct of active citizenship and and eventually went on to ation of a sustainability coun- graduates not only in their on Student Life will be respon- impact on society, that we will pursue research in the United cil with university-wide repre- educational experience but sible for determining the con- have Tufts at a better, more Kingdom. sentation, Monaco said. also in their extracurricular sequences and he will not be competitive place worldwide, During his tenure at Oxford, “We could come up with a activities and I am really look- involved in their deliberation. not just nationally,” he said. Monaco served as professor carbon management strategy, a ing forward to that.” The Tufts Community Union Monaco has a vision for the of human genetics, director of built environment philosophy, As a sports enthusiast — he Senate and Programming University and is eager to see the Wellcome Trust Centre for waste strategy, water strategy played water polo at Princeton Board are co-sponsoring it realized. Human Genetics and head of and really work hard to think and coached his children’s soc- a winter festival in place of “It’s already got a reputation the university’s Neurogenetics about innovative and new ways cer teams in the UK — Monaco the run, the specific plans for internationally…and I’d like to Group. From 2007 forward, he to reduce our carbon foot- is especially excited to attend which will arrive in the coming push that envelope further,” was pro-vice-chancellor for print,” he said. “That to me is Tufts athletic events. months. he said. “I want to make a big- planning and resources at the a priority and that should take “I rarely went to sports Monaco supports the cre- ger impact on society about Oxford, a position that charged presidential leadership.” events at Oxford. They don’t ation of the new tradition and what we do in the future.” The Daily wants to hear from YOU. Have a problem with our coverage? Upset about something happening at Tufts or in the community?

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Chris Poldoian | Extra Butter From Boston-area sweet tooths BMI to b y Re b e c c a Sa n t i a g o Daily Editorial Board LOL New England Dessert Showcase satisfies True sugar junkies can always find a reason to start their diets another day. On ou know what the most awkward Saturday, the second-annual New England part is about Facebook photo-stalk- Dessert Showcase offered the perfect excuse. ing — other than admitting to the Dessert-lovers flocked to the Boston Sheraton entire Tufts population that you actu- Hotel, where a $30 general admission ticket allyY Facebook-stalk? The answer: pressing unlocked the gates to confectionary heaven. the left key when viewing the first photo. It is The event offered samples from over 20 local that chance click that sends you soaring into vendors looking to share tips and connect yester-year, to the days of pudgy, awkward with their clientele. adolescence. Yeah, it’s weird. I imagine that’s The hotel’s Grand Ballroom showcased how most of us will feel now when we pop in rows of tables heaping with everything from any of our old movies starring Jonah Hill. commonplace cookies to Konditor Meister’s In case your last copy of People magazine elaborate wedding cakes. A stage near the got lost in the mail, Jonah Hill lost a prodi- front of the room hosted live demos from gious 40 pounds this summer for his upcom- Boston-area chefs and entrepreneurs every ing film adaptation of the hit television show, half-hour. Their presentations — especially Rebecca Santiago/Tufts Daily “21 Jump Street” (2012). Some are applaud- Finale pastry chef Nicole Coady’s — were The second annual New England Dessert Showcase offered vendors a chance to get to ing Hill for his newfound love-affair with interesting enough, but the real showstopper know their clientele. salads and ellipticals; however, many feel was the world’s largest cannoli, a saccha- that he shed much more than poundage. By rine monster that stretched to 12 feet and from Golden Cannoli Shells manned a seven tries to bake it,” revealing a smatter- losing weight, Jonah lost his sense of humor. weighed over 300 pounds. table in front of the gentle giant, offer- ing of burns on his inner arms. Apparently, Is there a connection between cor- That cannoli is the magnum opus of ing two-inch cannolis for a suggested $1 colossal cannoli-baking is not for the weak pulence and comedy? The tradition of Somerville-based Golden Cannoli Shells donation to charity and chatting with cus- of heart. fat comedians stretches back to charac- and The Anthem Group, the masterminds tomers about their record-breaking baking ters like Falstaff in Shakespeare’s Henry behind the Dessert Showcase. Employees endeavor. One pastry chef said, “It took us see DESSERT, page 6 IV. Since then, we’ve had an array of comedians of all shapes and sizes. There exists the unwritten rule that every skin- ny character requires a fat foil. The lanky Don Quixote needed his tubby Sancho Old favorites return to television this month Panza, just as Dan Aykroyd needed John Belushi in “The Blues Brothers” (1980). b y Jo s e p h St i l e summer. Between rumors of And where would David Spade be with- Daily Editorial Board characters graduating and out Chris Farley? Is it any surprise then creator Ryan Murphy’s wild that Jonah’s breakout role paired him This month, many beloved comments, “Glee” stayed in with the scrawny Michael Cera? television shows return to the the news even while off the air. Yes, the evidence is quite strong. So airwaves after their summer This Tuesday, viewers will find strong, in fact, that many actors have hiatus. Fans will finally get to out if all that talk and buzz will gained weight for laughs. Rob McElhenny see if their favorite shows will translate into the quality pro- of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” continue to succeed or if they ductions “Glee” was known recently gained over 50 pounds to make will take a turn for the worse. for in its earlier seasons. his character funnier. Other less-dedicated Reality television fans One show that will definite- actors have worn what many consider to will be parked on the couch ly return with a different spin be the bane of cinematic comedy — the fat tonight with the return of is CBS’s “Two and Half Men,” suit. A comedic crutch, the fat suit was built ABC’s “Dancing with the premiering tonight. After for the lowest common denominator. It’s Stars” and NBC’s “The Sing- Charlie Sheen’s notorious the equivalent of a Carlos Mencia joke — Off.” While “The Sing-Off” breakdown earlier this year, offensive in its crudeness and unoriginality. was a huge hit on the Tufts the hit comedy is continu- Just think of virtually every Eddie Murphy campus two years ago when Carin Baer/FOX ing without its star actor. The movie in the past decade. Yes, I’m looking it featured beloved a capel- Fox’s ‘Glee’ is one of many beloved shows to return this week. show has picked up funny- at you, “Norbit” (2007). la group The Beelzebubs, man Ashton Kutcher, known So if fat means funny, how can we explain “Dancing with the Stars” is this season will feature Cher’s transgendered individuals as for his solid comedic work on the success of people like Woody Allen, massively popular nation- transgender son, Chaz, as one voters decide if Chaz makes “That ’70s Show” (1998-2006), Vince Vaughn pre- “Fred Claus” (2007), Jim wide, and buzz for this season of its contestants. This sea- the cut each week. to fill the void left by Sheen. Carrey and Larry David? These guys don’t has already started. Among son will test how accepting Fox’s “Glee” was one of the rely on fat jokes, and with the exception “Dancing’s” new ensemble, American viewers are toward most talked-about series this see PREVIEW, page 6 of Carrey, don’t aim for the broadest of comedy styles. They find those relatable or ridiculous moments of our lives — awk- wardness around women in Allen’s case, or ‘Mad Men’ wins fourth Emmy for best drama series just awkwardness in general for someone like David — and convey it to the audience in a clever way that makes us laugh. So while broad comedy does support this “fat-is-funnier” paradigm, there are just as many opportunities for the rest of Hollywood. Corpulence alone might elicit a chuckle, but the laugh would be unearned. Witty writing always trumps banal physi- cality. To paraphrase “Mean Girls” (2004), some comedians are funny because they are fat, but no comedian is fat because they are funny. If that were true, Gabriel Iglesias would look like Mischa Barton. Someone throw that girl a Snickers bar — or a teen drama series — ASAP! When I think back to “Superbad” (2007), the scenes with Jonah that really stand out aren’t directly connected to his weight. Remember that scene where a girl drunken- ly menstruates onto his jeans? Would I have laughed any less had Jonah been wearing size-32 skinny jeans from Urban Outfitters? Probably not. Jonah’s weight loss isn’t that detrimental. Sure, he can’t make some of the physical jokes anymore, but weren’t we all kind of tired of those already? There’s only so many “I’m-way-too-fat-to-get-with-anyone” jokes I can stomach. Frank Ockenfels/AMC Other Emmy winners include “Modern Family” for best comedy series, “Friday Night Lights’” Kyle Chandler for best actor in a drama, “The Good Wife’s” Julianna Margulies for best actress in a drama, “The Big Bang Theory’s” Jim Parsons for best actor in a Chris Poldoian is a senior majoring in comedy and “Mike & Molly’s” Melissa McCarthy for best actress in a comedy. 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Album Review Laura Marling’s latest explores dark, sophisticated themes b y Ka t h e r i n e Gr i f f i t h s maturation of her sound. It Daily Staff Writer isn’t just her voice that has developed; her lyrics deal with Laura Marling’s third album, solemn topics, including the “A Creature I Don’t Know,” has battle of wills, good versus been highly anticipated ever bad and creatures that lurk in the dark. Gone are the fan- A Creature I Don’t Know ciful tales of whimsy record- Laura Marling ed on “Alas, I Cannot Swim.” Adulthood is a scary concept that Marling aims to tackle Virgin Records head-on. The potency and cheer of since she started recording it. the first songs on the album After bringing innovative style ends at “Night after Night,” and attitude to the singer- where Marling demonstrates songwriter scene with her first the strength of her songwrit- two albums, Marling faced real ing and voice through a mel- pressure of following up with ancholy ballad that borders on something just as good, if not eerie through its dark themes. better. “My Friends” is another mea- Once known for rejuvenating sured track that builds up the London folk scene along- through spiraling tone-shifts side Noah and the Whale and and an unusually poignant Mumford and Sons, Marling banjo. On “The Beast,” Marling struck out on her own after sings, “Instead I got the beast/ a messy break-up with Noah And tonight he lies with me,” and the Whale’s frontman indicating her coming-to- Charlie Fink. If her two suc- terms with her individuality. cessful albums are any indica- Her sophisticated mindset has tion, it is evident that Marling made her music darker and belongs in a level all her own. more volatile than on previous “A Creature I Don’t Know” albums. Myspace.com has a more American vibe than “Rest in the Bed” is where the Despite her young age, Marling is a mature performer. the folksy sounds of “I Speak album picks up again; though Because I Can” (2010) and the track features haunting where the mood is realized, the song suddenly turns into 19, and at the time, her music “Alas, I Cannot Swim” (2008). backing vocals and a slow, sad but on “Sophia,” Marling dis- an upbeat, lively tune. appeared to be far beyond her The song “Salinas,” for exam- guitar, the mood shifts later in plays a sharp grasp of the lim- From that track on, the mood years. However, in comparison ple, is a Steinbeck-influenced the song. Marling laments, “All its of her voice — there are pivots. “Sophia,” alongside “All to this album, “Alas, I Cannot homage to the West Coast. that I have are these bones/ hardly any — and her ability My Rage,” transforms the ten- Swim” seems naive and far The first track on the album, And all that I want is a home.” to mix and match genres like der, melancholy and almost too full of innocent hope. “A “The Muse,” is an upbeat, That refrain later transforms to it’s the easiest thing in the bitter album into something Creature I Don’t Know” is still guitar-strumming tune with a a more resiliently sung, “Rest world. Her fixation on bluesy sweeter, more confusing and optimistic, but carries with it bluesy twist. From the onset, in the bed of my bones.” Western style reaches its pin- packed with infinite talent. an adult perspective and a far Marling is clearly indicating It is difficult to pinpoint the nacle about three-quarters of Laura Marling released her deeper understanding of her a change in her style and the exact moment in the album the way into “Sophia,” when first album at the young age of own ability.

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PREVIEW continued from page 5 It is yet to be seen whether the masses will continue watching the show without Sheen, and if they will accept Kutcher as his replacement. This Thursday, NBC’s “The Office” will be tackling similar questions now that Steve Carell has left the show. James Spader has joined the cast, though he will not be filling Carell’s shoes as office manager (and we have yet to discover who will). Many fans and critics believe the quality of “The Office” has fallen in recent seasons, so this casting change could either be what brings the show back to its former glory or the final straw. Also returning to NBC’s Thursday night lineup this week is the critically acclaimed “Parks and Recreation.” This

Rebecca Santiago/Tufts Daily show was one of the best-reviewed pro- This giant cannoli was crafted by Somerville-based Golden Cannoli Shells. grams of last season, and many fans are eager to see if the series can sustain that high quality this year. The show has opened itself up to some hilarious Dessert Showcase celebrates Boston’s sweeter side possibilities as its main character, Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), has decided to run DESSERT most European chocolatiers reintroduce ingredients, health research and wisdom for local office. Poehler, a Saturday Night continued from page 5 extracted cocoa butter to their finished from ancient cultures to craft innovative Live alumna and Emmy nominee, is likely Of course, size isn’t everything, and the product and Americans substitute wax, Codi and healthy desserts. Michael McCarthy, to make the most out of these potentially majority of the Dessert Showcase’s delights said, “[The Mayans] would extract the cocoa the creator of gluten-free, organic and uproarious storylines. came in small packages. This was probably butter… and leave their chocolate just like sinfully sweet Budi Bars, personally “Community” will also face high expec- for the best with some of the denser desserts: that, so it’s a grainier, drier complexity.” chopped up and distributed samples of tations when it returns for its third season Finale’s flourless chocolate cakes infused with For the variety-craving sweet tooth, his product. At a nearby table, KIND this Thursday. “Community” is known for espresso and Konditor Meister’s chocolate chocolate was far from the be-all-end-all Bars handed out fruit-and-nut bars to its rapid-fire dialogue and talented cast, champagne decadence squares crammed of the Dessert Showcase. Kueh’s Southeast keep attendees energized. Thirsty guests including Donald Glover, who has made rich tastes and textures into the smallest pos- Asian desserts were an exotic hit, featuring swung by Hint Water’s stand for bottles of a name for himself as an up-and-coming sible surface areas. squares of rainbow-colored glutinous rice, water with just a taste of natural flavors, rapper under the pseudonym Childish Chocoholics seeking lighter fare were not coconut jelly, a semi-savory sweet potato including blackberry, honeydew-hibiscus Gambino. While “Community” never without options. Some indulged in Whoopie and ginger soup and black rice pudding and cucumber. made it big in the ratings category, the Monster’s all-natural whoopie pies, while with coconut milk. Just Add Cheese, a web- Though New England Dessert Showcase show has a dedicated and loyal fan base others headed over to Lilly’s for mint choc- site run by two twenty-something foodies, attendees had the option to weave through that is excited to see what adventures olate-chip cupcakes. Hardcore aficionados handed out squares of peach mascarpone treat-laden tables for hours, guests showed the students of Greendale Community hovered around Boston Chocolate Tours’ with a spicy kick. Rago Events supplement- signs of fatigue well before the event was College will embark on next. table, where Director of Operations Joanne ed their colorful display with samples of a over. The obvious explanation: a sugar Sunday brings the return of Fox’s “Family Codi explained different methods of choco- light and nutty bananas Foster. crash that seemed likely to lead to a sugar Guy,” a show known for its cutaway gags late processing. The event even tossed a bone to health- coma. Perhaps the afternoon did offer a and absurdity. Many viewers also want Codi offered guests samples of salt-and- ier attendees, as nutritious snacks snuck little too much of a good thing, but that to see if its random jokes can keep being pepper-flavored chocolate, courtesy of into the room under decadent façades. At didn’t seem to stop anyone from stuffing funny after so many years on the air. Somerville’s Taza Chocolate. The Taza choc- a table strewn with dried flowers, Vision’s their goodie bags with last-minute neces- As September brings the return of fan olatiers use processing techniques that mir- Sown described themselves as “ancient sities — candy bars, cubes of fudge, the favorites, viewers will have to wait and see ror those of the ancient Mayans. Whereas bakers,” committed to using plant-based occasional menu — on their way out. if the series will live up to the hype. Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Arts & Living 7 8 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Editorial | Letters Monday, September 19, 2011

Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Ca r t e r W. Ro g e r s Vote no on Referendum 1 Editor-in-Chief Editorial In Tuesday’s school-wide Tufts funds become available. Students pay phones still have plenty of non-phone Niki Krieg Community Union Senate election, the Student Activity Fee — $296 this options for finding out this informa- Adam Kulewicz students will be voting on Referendum year — with the understanding that tion. Managing Editors 1, which would allocate $20,000 to it allows them to join, create and Furthermore, as smartphones get TuftsLife to lease and operate an SMS improve a number of different student more affordable and ubiquitous, an Amelie Hecht Executive News Editor Kathryn Olson News Editors short code, TUFTS (88387), for 12 organizations. That surplus money SMS short code becomes even less Laina Piera months. could be used to help new groups get useful, making this project one with a Corinne Segal Saumya Vaishampayan The service would allow students funding or to help improve existing very limited time to shine. Brent Yarnell to text this number and get an instant groups. Instead, a huge sum is being Students are used to planning where Bianca Blakesley Assistant News Editors Gabrielle Hernandez pre-programmed response to a variety spent on a service of questionable and when their meetings are, going on Brionna Jimerson of questions such as the hours and usefulness. a computer to check the dining hall Elizabeth McKay menus of the dining halls or office While TuftsLife states on its website menus and texting a number to get Marie Schow Minyoung Song hours of a professor as well as sub- that there are no other concrete plans the Joey schedule. We don’t need a Mahpari Sotoudeh scribe to user-selected alerts about for how to use these surplus funds, we number to text for every single query topics like meeting reminders. should not impatiently rush into sup- that we may have in a given day. Martha Shanahan Executive Features Editor While these services could be help- porting a flawed project just because The referendum vote is going to Jon Cheng Features Editors ful, we believe that any potential con- a better alternative does not yet exist. open up at midnight tonight. The Maya Kohli Amelia Quinn venience is simply not worth $20,000 The service itself is a solution to a question is not whether the proposed Falcon Reese for the 12-month period. problem that doesn’t exist. Students service is a good idea. Derek Schlom Victoria Rathsmill Assistant Features Editors The main point of contention is with smartphones have web browsers The question is whether or not hav- Margaret Young where this money comes from. The that can provide answers to any ques- ing that service is worth $20,000. The $20,000 will be taken from the Student tion the proposed SMS short code Daily’s believes the funds would be Rebecca Santiago Executive Arts Editor Zach Drucker Arts Editors Activity Budget Surplus once the could, and students without smart- better spent elsewhere. Anna Majeski Charissa Ng Joseph Stile louie Zong Ashley Suarez Matt Welch Melissa MacEwen Assistant Arts Editors David Kellogg Executive Op-Ed Editor Bhushan Deshpande Op-Ed Editors Seth Teleky Assistant Op-Ed Editors Devon Colmer Cartoonists Louie Zong Craig Frucht Editorialists Michael Restiano

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Prashanth Parameswaran | The Asianist No deal: the hidden costs of Referendum 1 Why Taiwan b y Br i a n Pilchik a n d Yu l i a Ko r o v i k o v Google Calendar or iCal would be happy to ers the entire cost of Tuftonia’s Day, three send those along. It’s free. Concerned about separate student publications or two years’ Would you spend $20,000 on a text mes- campus safety? The Tufts University Police worth of Tufts Dance Collective shows. It’s still matters sage? Tomorrow, you will have the oppor- Department already uses Send Word Now over a 1,000-percent increase in the budget The Obama administration’s China policy tunity to vote on whether or not the Tufts to text, email and call all students in the case for TuftsLife and almost four times the came under scrutiny again — this time over Community Union (TCU) Senate will allo- of an emergency. It’s free, too. These services funding Relay for Life receives; all of this for Taiwan. cate that amount for the creation of a text- already exist, and they don’t cost the com- some texts? On Thursday, word had gotten out that messaging system. But before you vote on munity anything. Instead, consider the programs Senate the White House, after much waffling, had Referendum 1, you’ll want to ask yourself a In our discussion so far, we’ve been assum- has supported in the past with these funds. finally decided to sell a new arms package to few questions: Do we need it? Would it work? ing that the proposed “SMS short code” pro- The creation of the Tufts Bikes program, ren- Taiwan which did not include the new F-16 And would it be worth it? gram would, if purchased, properly function ovations for the Crafts Center and new vans C/D fighter planes that Taiwan and Congress We’re talking about purchasing the ability as a tool for Tufts students. It is important for the Leonard Carmichael Society, Tufts had been pressing for. This was interpreted as for students to receive text-message updates to note, however, that such a system has Mountain Club and Tier II club sports all kowtowing to China, which views the island as from TuftsLife. At first, that doesn’t sound yet to be tested on this campus. Not only came from this grant process. For $20,000, a renegade province and opposes U.S. arms so bad. After all, who doesn’t want to stay may we find that it is not needed, but it may couldn’t we do better than a texting service? sales. Later, the administration was read as informed? Then again, TuftsLife is already very well fail to properly interact with users. And that’s not the only cost. While intervening in Taiwanese domestic politics accessible through any device with Internet Attempting to communicate your precise Referendum 1 calls for a “one-time” pay- when an unnamed official signaled that elect- access. Any student within walking distance request with an automated system unlikely ment, that money only covers the cost of this ing Taiwan’s opposition party could raise ten- of the Tisch Library or Eaton Computer Lab, to understand what you need would become year. The system will incur similar fees every sions with China. then, already has access to all of this infor- a messy and convoluted process, especially year afterward. That money will either come These criticisms may seem far too parti- mation. So this service only becomes useful over text message. Getting the right data out of our funds year after year, or, as the san. Every president seeks to balance U.S. for Jumbos with no data plan, no iPod and about the right meeting on the right day proponents suggest, they will “start charging interests under severe constraints. Previous no laptop... but an unlimited texting plan. could prove impossible. organizations a per-message fee when they administrations have faced questions about Without unlimited text messaging, every Surely, then, a trial of the system would send SMSes to distribution lists using this their commitment to Taiwan, and the Obama message to and from TuftsLife will come with be needed. But here’s the problem: That service.” A portion of every club budget on administration has at least approved some an added cost. “trial” is a 12-month non-refundable campus would have to be set aside each year arms sales to Taiwan while trying not to incur Suppose, then, that you fall into this $20,000 deposit. They’re not getting us a to fund the texting program. That means the wrath of Beijing. Besides, the comments demographic, and you want to get texts. free test-run or a small focus group; they’re lower working budgets for everyone. of one U.S. official do not represent U.S. pol- The fact is systems are already in place that looking to purchase a campus-wide plan at The question remains: Would you spend icy, and several senior administration offi- you can use for free. Interested in the latest full price. $20,000 on a text message? If we needed it, cials had made assurances that Washington menu from Tufts Dining Services? Sign up So let’s look at the price tag. It may be we would consider whether or not it would would remain neutral with regard to Taiwan’s for texts through their Twitter page. It’s free. hard to tell how significant $20,000 is to the work. If we determined it would work, we upcoming elections. Want reminders for upcoming events? Your TCU, but think of it this way: $20,000 cov- would consider whether or not it was worth Nonetheless, every administration, includ- the cost. And if we determined it was worth ing this one, must remember that on Taiwan, the cost, then we would be willing to sac- as with many other foreign policy issues, per- rifice those funds. But we can see that this ceptions matter as much as, if not more than service provides nothing “groundbreaking,” realities. This means keeping three things in may not even function, and has hidden mind: costs beyond the enormous initial expense. First, treating Taiwan purely as an issue At best, a text-messaging system is redun- to manage and an appendage of U.S.-China dant. At worst, it arrives broken. Either way, relations understates the independent impor- it costs $20,000 a year. tance of Taiwan to U.S. ideals. Taiwan is, among Last year, the Senate voted overwhelming- other things, the United States’ ninth-largest ly against this purchase, 6-13-1. On Tuesday trading partner, a model democratic nation in we, the student body, will face the same Asia, a key shipping hub and home to some of choice. Do we want our money available for the world’s most vibrant companies. The loss new programs, renovations, and organiza- of Taiwan to China would also undermine tions, or do we want to blow it all on a text U.S. interests, since Chinese control of Taiwan message? and the Taiwan Strait would enhance Chinese naval superiority. And, while arms sales often anger China, its actual response has been lim- Brian Pilchik is a sophomore who has ited merely to harsh words and a temporary not yet declared a major. Yulia Korovikov suspension of some joint military activities. In is a junior who is majoring in political other words, the United States has a stake in science. Korovikov is a TCU senator and the future of its ally and should support it for chair of the TCU Administration and its own sake. Scott tingley/tufts daily Policy committee. Second, the U.S. commitment is not just an act of debating about legislative wording or dol- ing out periodical assistance, but a fundamen- tal commitment to the people of Taiwan. Even as positive developments continue between Democracy in crisis: the CIA’s narcotics connection Beijing and Taipei, China’s military buildup is continuing and the People’s Liberation Army’s b y Je r r y Me l d o n having swallowed its own disinformation in Afghanistan, which drain the national assets are still directed toward Taiwan. In this about Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass treasury to prop up corrupt foreign despots environment, arms sales are designed both In May 1971, upwards of 17 years into destruction,” made the fateful decision to and provide a distraction from social ineq- to help Taiwan defend itself as the cross-strait the Second Indochina War and not long divert U.S. forces to Iraq. uities here at home. The late Japan scholar military balance tips in Beijing’s favor and to before the Watergate scandal brought The profiteers reportedly included Chalmers Johnson, author of “Dismantling give Taiwan confidence in negotiations with down Richard Nixon, a photograph of Afghan power broker and reputed CIA asset the Empire: America’s Last Best Hope” the mainland. Since China’s intentions remain South Vietnam’s vice president appeared Ahmed Wali Karzai, the recently assassi- (2010) among other important books, uncertain, Taipei must have to both negotiate on the cover of Ramparts Magazine. Next nated brother of President Hamid Karzai. warned that a nation can pursue such end- from a position of strength and have the tools to him were the words: “Marshal Ky: Biggest Throughout the war in the ’80s to oust less wars or it can have a democracy, but it to defend itself if needed. Pusher in the World?” the Russians from Afghanistan, and the cannot do both. Third, how an administration deals with It turned out not to be an unfair question. current decade-long war in Afghanistan In his celebrated April 1967 sermon at Taiwan is seen as a general marker for how Nguyen Cao Ky had been stashing away — the stated aims of which have vari- Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. Martin the United States deals with China and treats profits from the booming trade in heroin ously included the pursuit of Al-Qaida, Luther King, Jr., drew the connection: its allies. Early on, when this administration — the drug to which hundreds of thou- the routing of the Taliban, the stabiliza- “Who are we supporting in Vietnam attempted to placate China by being more sands of GIs were coming home hopelessly tion of Afghanistan and all of the above today? ... It’s a man by the name of General “sensitive” to Chinese reservations on issues addicted. But he was one of many such — the CIA’s drug-trafficking Afghan and Ky, who fought with the French against his like Taiwan, it failed to gain concessions and CIA proteges. And it fit a pattern that has Pakistani assets, with rare exception, have own people and … said … [that his] greatest eventually switched to a tougher stance in continued to the present day. led charmed lives thanks to get-out-of-jail hero … is Hitler… A nation that continues the face of China’s more aggressive territo- During the Carter and Reagan adminis- free cards printed in Washington. year after year to spend more money on rial claims which spooked Washington’s allies trations’ war to oust the Soviet army from The U.S. Drug Enforcement military defense than on programs of social and friends. It is clear that China has strategic Afghanistan in the 1980s, local warlords Administration has a long history of treat- uplift is approaching spiritual death… I am interests irrespective of what the U.S. posi- and their Central Intelligence Agency ing war zones as “enforcement-free zones” disappointed with our failure to deal… with tion is on Taiwan, and that Beijing intends on (CIA) and Saudi-bankrolled handlers in when it comes to CIA assets. It did that in the triple evils of racism, economic exploita- pursuing them. While U.S.-China cooperation Pakistani military intelligence pocketed Indochina in the ’60s and ’70s. During that tion and militarism. We are presently mov- may be desirable, the United States should not billions derived from the traffic in heroin. same era, it did that for CIA-trained Cuban ing down a dead-end road that can lead to be naive about its potential and should pur- It was not by chance that Afghanistan sup- exile terrorists attempting to assassinate national disaster.” sue its interests and stay true to its allies. In a planted Southeast Asia as the source of 60 Fidel Castro. And it did it again in Central An assassin’s bullet spared Dr. King the world where the future of China’s rise remains percent of the world’s supply. (The CIA’s America in the ’80s — contemporaneously disappointment of discovering just how well- uncertain, doubt surrounding Washington’s collaborators included Osama bin Laden with the Washington-sponsored anti-Sovi- justified his pessimism had been. commitment could make the world a much and the Islamic fundamentalist jihadists et jihad in Afghanistan — when the CIA- If you are interested in hearing two author- more unstable and militarized place. who would form the nucleus of al-Qaida, trained “contras” terrorized the Nicaraguan ities discuss CIA complicity in the global Taiwan is important enough to be made having been armed to the teeth by the countryside to destabilize the Sandinista drug trade, you should consider attending an independent priority in American foreign Washington.) government. After the Sandinistas oust- tonight’s event in Cabot Auditorium, which policy. U.S. administrations would do well to Afghan heroin production was at a ed the ruthless long-time Washington begins at 7 p.m. ensure that this is reflected both in perception low point after September 1996 when the ally, Anastasio Somoza, Reagan famously and reality. Taliban, having vanquished the feuding dubbed the contras “the moral equivalent warlords, marched victoriously into Kabul. of our Founding Fathers.” Jerry Meldon is an associate professor But it rebounded with a vengeance when In and of itself, CIA complicity in the of chemical and biological engineer- Prashanth Parameswaran is a second- U.S. Special Forces routed the Taliban in the global drug trade is morally indefensible. ing. He is also the organizer of a panel year graduate student at The Fletcher wake of Sept. 11. The Taliban recovered with But it is especially reprehensible when it discussion on CIA Complicity in the School. He can be reached at Prashanth. a vengeance when the Bush White House, supports illegal wars like the current one Drug Trade. [email protected].

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b y Cl a i r e Ke m p showed. Though Tufts has best- Daily Editorial Board ed Wesleyan in all of the teams’ Jumbos earn first NESCAC win 2-0 eight meetings since 2006, the No. The No. 8 field Tufts hockey team dismisses Wesleyan in a game of ‘firsts’Jumbos have made their state- seems to have hit its stride. ment to the NESCAC this season With its first NESCAC win and look primed for another under its belt after Saturday’s run at the conference crown. 2-0 victory over Wesleyan, the “The NESCAC is one of the Jumbos seem to have put any toughest conferences in the early season uncertainties nation and we’re proud to be a behind them and found their part of it,” Griffith said. “We’re formula for success in 2011. taking it one game at a time “Our word of the day and just focusing on improving [Saturday] was ‘first,’” senior our game every time we step co-captain midfielder Lindsay on the field. No matter who our Griffith said. “We focused on opponent is, our goal is to play first touch, being first to the Tufts field hockey and the rest ball, first to score. Getting our will hopefully fall into place.” first NESCAC win was the sum Though the team will not of all those little efforts. It’s a be back in conference action great accomplishment to come until next Saturday, it will away with.” host UMass Dartmouth on Beside focusing on being Wednesday with a chance to “first,” each game the Jumbos notch another valuable win. aim to score in the first five The Corsairs have never beat- minutes, and for the second en the Jumbos in the four-year time in the past week, they history of the matchup, but succeeded. At just 32:59 of the they play a fast, scrappy game first half, Wesleyan’s junior that conflicts with Tufts’ style. Alex Dennett/Tufts Daily goalie Tori Redding covered Junior midfielder Rachel Gerhardt had two of the Jumbos’ 27 shots. The game — which marks the ball on the goal line and the team’s last home contest the referee signaled for a Tufts numbers over the Cardinals. minds how the game is going Bowdoin scoreless for 68 min- until Oct. 2 — should provide penalty stroke. Senior co- Redding was able to reach the to end.” utes a week earlier after being good variety for the defense in captain defender Taylor Dyer initial shot, but junior inserter Though the outcome never fairly porous in the first. preparation for a three-game stepped to the line and beat Kelsey Perkins collected the seemed in any serious doubt, “Going into the second half stretch away from Bello Field. Redding on the left side of the rebound and slammed it home Gerhardt speaks to the poten- with a 2-0 lead is always diffi- “Our biggest goal [for cage for the early 1-0 lead. for the 2-0 lead at 28:04, a mar- tial danger of letting a team cult,” Griffith said. “Wesleyan Wednesday] is to play even bet- The point not only established gin that would hold up for the back into a game late. Tufts was very much still in the ter than we did on Saturday,” Tufts as the dominant team on rest of the game. held the lopsided advantage game and they came out play- Gerhardt said. “We want to the day, but also seemed to lift “It’s great that we scored in shots, 27-8, and corners, ing like it. Their energy was build on our cohesiveness as any traces of disappointment early,” junior midfielder 17-3, but the Cardinals adapt- higher than ours and we got a team and put more goals in, left over from last week’s pen- Rachel Gerhardt said. “Now ed quickly in the second half, caught on our heels at first. obviously, especially capital- alty stroke loss to Middlebury. our focus is to just improve on forcing senior goalkeeper It’s definitely something we as izing on corners. We are just Arguably even more encour- that and work on putting more Marianna Zak to make two a team need to work on. We warming up with our team aging was how the second point goals in throughout the entire saves. The Cardinals’ defense want to win the game but we meshing together and it is was notched. Just five min- 70 minutes, so when it comes in the second half also looked also want to win each half.” exciting to think about where utes later, Tufts earned a cor- down to those last two min- more like the unit that held Overall, Tufts was the bet- we can get if we continue to ner and set up with dominant utes, we have no doubt in our defending national champion ter team on Saturday and it focus on our skills as a team.” Women dominate Wesleyan Women’s Soccer continued from page 16 the box that O’Connor, looking to double her tally, tapped just wide of the net. The duo, with help from Okamoto and senior Laney Siegner, peppered the net the rest of the way. “I think our ability to keep up the intensi- ty the whole game is really just the quality of our bench,” said Von Puttkammer, who now has three assists in as many games. “We are so deep that anyone can come off the bench and come in and it doesn’t change the level of play. That can help in any game where you’re not relying on three or four people, and then your team wears down. We have 25 incredibly strong players.” With roughly 15 minutes remaining, Wesleyan junior midfielder Laura Kurash broke through the Jumbos’ ranks, pro- viding the visiting team with its best opportunity to equalize. But a scram- bling Wright quickly nullified the attack. A hip check in the box drew calls for a penalty kick in the final minutes from the Wesleyan faithful in the final minutes, but the protests fell on deaf ears. From there, the Jumbos controlled the ball and let the final minutes tick away, sealing their 1-0 victory. “You can never be content with a 1-0 score,” O’Connor said. “You can never be comfortable with that. We’re always looking for that second goal because it doesn’t mat- ter if you’re dominating the whole game; at that point all it takes is one drive and one shot until it’s a tie game. We never let down after we score a goal, and we knew we were going to go hard until the last minute.” Tufts will look to extend its three-game unbeaten streak in a pair of matches this week. They will host Wheaton on Wednesday before traveling to Colby on Saturday for their first away contest. “Going into the next game with two wins under our belt, I think we definitely saw what we were capable of yesterday,” O’Connor said. “We played the best we have thus far this season and I think we’re all just trying to keep the winning Alex Dennett/Tufts Daily streak alive now.” Senior co-captain Lauren O’Connor’s goal was the lone tally in the game, and the first of her career. Monday, September 19, 2011 Th e Tu f t s Da i l y Sports 15

Men’s Soccer ZACH DRUCKER | The LOSER

Destined to fail

ere’s a little Zach Drucker history lesson for you: I was born on July 11, 1990, the first child and only son of MaraH and Jon. As the first-born son, I was granted passage into the world of sports fandom by my father, starting with a rattling Jets football, a beaten- up Knicks cap and a Mets teddy bear cluttering my crib. My manhood was judged, not on how I performed in youth basketball leagues, USTA tennis tournaments or travel baseball games — after all, I’m an awkward, white, Jewish kid from New York suburbia, who never quite lived up to his “profes- sional athlete” hype — but in how much I knew about Patrick Ewing’s wingspan and Mike Piazza’s stat line from the previous night. My dad weaned me on the Knicks, Mets and Jets, and my mom simply made sure I distinguished between being a fan and a fanatic. For the record, a “fan” goes to his second-cousin’s birthday party, track- ing the score of the big game on a smartphone throughout the night. A “fanatic” attends his best friend’s bar mitzvah with a portable televi- sion bought specifically for the occa- sion. OK, so my dad and I have flirt- ed with fanaticism a couple of times. The remainder of my columns for the semester will document my woes as a diehard fan for hard-dying teams, Scott Tingley/Tufts Daily and — like that cacaphonous Everclear Though the Jumbos were shut-out, freshman Gus Santos flashed impressive potential on the attack. song, “Father of Mine” (1997) — will double as an indirect cheap shot at my father for raising me this way. Needless to say, it’s not the easiest thing ever to be a college student in Boston while cheering on the Mets, Jets b y Ma t t Be r g e r and Knicks. It seems like every year, Daily Editorial Board one Tufts defender, the ball fell to Plymouth State. the smug fans in Boston get another O’Neill, positioned six yards in front of Tufts’ trio of forwards, however, did title to celebrate, another champion- Wesleyan Upset-mindedUntil Saturday, everything Cardinals seemededges to the score goal. Tufts late to1-0 upend Jumbosnot seem to bother Wesleyan’s stout ship parade to attend and another be going right for the men’s soccer team. “It looked like they were going to kick defensive front, led by senior center false sense of personal accomplish- Tufts forced a 1-1 tie against No. it short, so I went out to stop it,” Tufts back Harrison Lewin, a co-captain. ment. (Note to Bostonians: the Red 18 Middlebury in its opening match junior midfielder Rafa Ramos-Meyer The forwards did not generate a single Sox will never win 27 World Series, the and pummeled Plymouth St. 3-0 in said. “They kicked it long around me, shot on goal and had trouble getting Big Three is washed up, Tom Brady has its first road and non-conference test. and we couldn’t clear. When [O’Neill] involved in the match. stupid hair and the Bruins play hockey, Riding this wave of momentum and got the ball, he was able to turn and “I don’t think we were able to move so they don’t matter.) sporting a 1-0-1 record, the Jumbos finish under real pressure.” and support each other as well as we Though I despise the Pats and the expected to continue their winning Neither team looked likely to score have been in practice,” Ramos-Meyer Celtics for their respective rivalries ways in Saturday’s home match against in the first half as midfield play domi- said. “I think it was also a matter of with the Jets and Knicks, I do sup- Wesleyan, a team that Tufts handled in nated. Tufts put the only shot on goal not being decisive and cut-throat in port the Red Sox and the Bruins. Yet, an earlier preseason scrimmage. of the half and Wesleyan was 6-2 over- the final third.” watching any secondary team suc- “No matter who you’re playing, you all, but the Jumbos never really chal- Scrambling to score an equalizing goal ceed can never compare to watching always go into a match thinking that lenged Cardinals’ junior goalkeeper with just two minutes left in the match, your primary team succeed — though you’re going to win,” senior tri-captain Adam Purdy, who recorded his second Tufts generated a corner kick off of a I wouldn’t actually know about that. I goalkeeper Alan Bernstein said. “I think straight shutout. Credited with three good run on the left wing from Santos. could never feel the emotional pull of a we were feeling pretty confident consid- saves against the Jumbos, Purdy’s best The Jumbos, however, were unable to Red Sox-Yankees series equal to that of ering how well we had been playing.” work came in the 50th minute when capitalize on their final opportunity to a Mets-Phillies series, just like I could The Cardinals escaped Kraft Field the netminder punched away fresh- score, as the ball was cleared effectively never love my adopted sister as much with a 1-0 win on a late goal by junior man midfielder Gus Santos’s attempt yet again by Wesleyan. With the threat as my real sister. The only satisfaction midfielder Rory O’Neill, due to the on goal. neutralized, the Cardinals held onto the I get is hanging around my friends Jumbos’ inability to generate scoring Throughout the match, coach Josh ball and ran out the clock to finish off who root for teams like the Oakland chances and control the ball in their Shapiro frequently went to his bench, the Jumbos. Raiders, the Portland Trailblazers or attacking third. With the loss, Tufts hoping to find a combination of play- Tufts returns to action this Saturday the Baltimore fill-in-the-blanks. fell to 1-1-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the ers that could generate more offensive against Colby for its first NESCAC When I make eye contact with other NESCAC, while Wesleyan remained chances. This was most evident at road match of the season. hapless fans, there’s a sort of innate, undefeated with a 2-0-1 overall record the forward position, where Shapiro “I think we’re going to have to look mutual understanding: We both rec- and a 2-0-0 mark in the conference. started sophomore Jono Edelman — to recharge this week in practice,” ognize the troubles in life, but we take The match’s lone goal came off of who scored against Middlebury — but Bernstein said. “The effort was very some slight solace in knowing that a corner kick by Wesleyan freshman replaced him with freshman Maxime high, but we still have to concentrate there is someone else out there who midfielder Dan Issroff in the 72nd min- Hoppenet and then junior Franco on it a little better and bring a little bit shares the burden of our hardship. (I in ute. After passing through more than Silva, who netted two goals against more attention to what we’re doing.” no way mean to hyperbolize the sorrow of fans sans championships because it’s not as bad as, say, getting your car stolen. But it’s pretty close.) Before I go any further, let me say this: My mother frequently asks me VOLLEYBALL NESCAC game,” said senior tri-captain so many ways we can play and so many to dump my allegiances and follow a continued from page 16 Audrey Kuan, who is also the Executive options off the bench.” different, more successful team. To my Williams definitely picked it up in the Online Editor of the Daily. “We really The Jumbos will now look to build mom and others who echo this senti- fourth set,” Spieler said. “They’re one of have worked on our mistakes, and on their impressive start to the season ment, I say, “You just don’t get it, do ourAt biggest 5-0, rivals, Jumbos but because we kept look up we’re to only build going to improveup record as the sea- with against games against BrandeisBrandeis on Tuesday you?” I don’t go around telling you to our consistency and our energy, we were son goes on.” and a spot in the MIT invitational next stop watching “Glee” just because the able to pull it out in the fourth, which was The stat line looked remarkably simi- weekend. Their next conference game, cast did a racy GQ photo shoot. You so, so close the whole time.” lar to the Williams game: Lord posted though, does not come until Sept. 30 at can’t drop a team after 21 years for the The Friday afternoon victory against 33 assists and 13 digs, while Kuan had Bowdoin, so the team will have to work same reason an ugly person wouldn’t Hamilton, though, came far more easily. three assists and 16 digs. Kuhel, Hopper hard to maintain their focus over the cut off his own head: It’s a part of who The Jumbos swept aside the Colonials in and Brennan made their usual contribu- coming weeks. you are and you just have to live with straight sets, and even though the third tions, totaling 19 kills, 10 digs and two “The more we play together, the bet- it, for better or worse. And, in my case, set was 25-23, the victory never really blocks between them, while Spieler was ter we’re going to be,” Spieler said. “We it’s been for worse. seemed in doubt, as Tufts controlled play again an imposing offensive presence just have such amazing chemistry off the against a Hamilton team that entered the with seven kills. court, and that translates to playing bet- game 7-2 on the year. “Everyone is playing with no hesita- ter on the court. We’re so excited to play Zach Drucker is a senior majoring in inter- “I think we played really well, espe- tions, and the freshmen are playing as a our first home game and keep playing national relations and Spanish. He can be cially considering it was our first part of the team,” Kuan said. “We’ve got our best.” reached at [email protected]. 16 INSIDE Field Hockey 14 Men’s Soccer 15

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Women’s Soccer Jumbos tough on Fan the Fire ‘Fan the Fire’ a win-win for team, fans As the women’s soccer team earned a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Wesleyan on Saturday, they had the support of an exceptionally large crowd as a result b y Ka t e Kl o t s CardinalsDaily Editorial in Board ‘Fan of the inaugural Fan the Fire event, which proved to be an unquestionable In a game that the women’s soccer team success. controlledthe Fire’ for nearly showcase the full 90 minutes, the day started out slowly, and the senior co-captain Lauren O’Connor lift- stands were not even half-full at the ed the Jumbos up-and-over the visiting beginning of the game. As the early Wesleyan Cardinals with a goal early in the afternoon wore on, the crowd continued second half, giving Tufts its first outright to grow, eventually reaching an estimated NESCAC victory and lifting the team to a 800 people according to Paul Sweeney, 2-0-1 overall record. Tufts’ sports information director. The Jumbos, fresh off a 2-0 defeat of the Jumbos’ spectators were par- Keene State at home on Wednesday, fed ticularly active right after the halftime off a large crowd and their early season break, with the men’s swimming team momentum to dominate possession leading the fans in a series of chants. and create scoring chances throughout Women’s soccer senior co-captain mid- Saturday afternoon’s contest. fielder Lauren O’Connor was quick to In the opening minutes of play, freshman mention the role the crowd played. Alina Okamoto nearly gave the Jumbos an “It’s not all too often that we get a early lead by getting on the end of a long crowd like this,” she said. “We defi- pass. Following a shot just over the cross- nitely fed off of it and our energy was bar from O’Connor, and further efforts by high right from the very beginning, sophomore right back Blair Brady, senior which helped us carry it through.” Alex Dennett/Tufts Daily forward Jamie Love-Nichols ripped a shot fans were more than rewarded for Fans who supported the women’s soccer team were treated to caramel apples. at Wesleyan freshman goalkeeper Jessica their attendance, with free pretzels, Tollman, who managed to just barely keep popcorn, hot dogs, drinks and make- in its inaugural edition, Fan the Fire only to support out teams but to do it a handle on the ball. your-own caramel apples — all available was considered a great success by all together,” Tufts’ Director of Athletics For most of the first half, the ball stayed for free. But the biggest prize came at in attendance. Those in charge hope Bill Gehling, said. “There was a lot of in Wesleyan’s end of the field, as the Jumbos halftime, when a 30-yard goal into a net that this will spur even more success in spirit here, and it is hopefully some- launched a full-throttle shooting assault guarded by Jumbo himself was worth future events. thing we can build on.” on the visiting team. Sophomore forward two midfield tickets to the Patriots’ “It was exactly what we were hop- Maeve Stewart, returning from injury, game against the Dolphins on Dec. 24. ing for; to get a lot of people out not —by Ethan Sturm helped keep the pressure on, using her speed to launch four shots at Tollman over the course of the game. weren’t putting them away.” Other than that we completely dominated kick and, with Tollman caught diving the Barring an occasional defensive lapse Although play was relatively one-sided, the game.” wrong way, O’Connor carefully controlled by the Jumbos, the Cardinals struggled to the nil-nil score line held through to the Tufts did not slow down in the sec- before launching the ball into the back of penetrate their strong midfield and defen- half time whistle. Over the course of the first ond half. Emerging from the intermission the net for the 1-0 lead. sive units, which held strong despite their half, the Jumbos took 14 shots on Tollman determined to make the scoreboard more “Coming into the second half we were youth and gathered themselves quickly compared to the two that Tufts sophomore accurately match what had occurred on the completely in control of the game; we just after momentary Cardinals breakthroughs. goalkeeper Kristin Wright saw at her end of pitch, the Jumbos pressured the ball, and needed to get it done,” said O’Connor, who Sophomore midfielder Kerry Doyle the field. Yet only six of the Jumbos’ shots Okamoto and Love-Nichols immediately scored her first goal ever as a Jumbo. “We launched a promising shot on Wright, but were on target, while the Cardinals made delivered opportunities into the Wesleyan put together another strong drive right in the Jumbos’ backs aggressively deflected Wright work on both of theirs. box. the beginning of that half and we were just the ball, sending it back down the field. “[In the first half] I don’t think it had “Not really putting away the shots [in the looking to finish it because we knew we “In both halves we put a lot of pres- much to do with the goalie; I actually don’t first half] was just firing us all up to come were the better team.” sure on them offensively,” junior midfield- think we tested her much despite the num- out in the second half,” Von Puttkammer After the goal, Von Puttkammer contin- er Alyssa Von Puttkammer said. “It wasn’t ber of shots,” O’Connor said. “We had said. ued to threaten, launching a corner into frustrating, but more just eye-opening that everything but the final touch, that final bit Finally, the pressure paid off in the 52nd we were creating so many chances but we of composure on the ball before the shot. minute. Von Puttkammer played in a free see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 14

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b y Da v i d McIn t y r e of Tufts’ outside hitters, including Daily Editorial Board senior tri-captain Cara Spieler, who finished with a game-high of Tufts Wins The volleyball against sweeps team Hamilton con- first and Williams NESCAC put Jumbos weekend atop conference of year 15 kills against the Ephs. tinued its strong start to the Tufts also received a boost season this weekend with from its first-years, as Kelly convincing victories over Brennan, Isabel Kuhel and NESCAC opponents Williams Hayley Hopper all made solid and Hamilton at Connecticut contributions to the emphatic College, boosting its overall victory. Brennan finished with record to 5-0 and lifting the 10 kills and nine digs, while squad into a tie for first place Kuhel stymied the Ephs’ offense in the conference standings. at the net with two solo blocks Even more impressive was the and three block assists. Hopper dominant nature of the wins, as may have been the clutch con- Tufts has now dropped just two tributor, coming up with a key sets on the entire season, tied for block assist in the fourth set to best in the NESCAC. go with her four kills. The wins came using the “All the freshmen are hold- same formula that has served ing their own really well, which the Jumbos all season: a potent is not an easy thing at the col- mix of tall, aggressive, young legiate level,” Spieler said. “We outside hitters with tenacious, know that they are going to come consistent defense and pass- in and play their best, and that’s ing from the more experienced a big part of our consistency.” members of the team. Even with those strong indi- At no time was that success- vidual performances, the team ful combination more apparent was still forced to pull out the than in the Jumbos’ Saturday victory in the fourth set, tak- afternoon win against Williams. ing the final frame 28-26 after Junior setter Kendall Lord had a Williams had won a hard-fought terrific all-around game, post- third set 26-24. ing 41 assists, seven service aces To the Jumbos, showing resil- and 15 digs. iency in key moments is as impor- As of the last NESCAC stats tant as posting big numbers. release, Lord leads the confer- “We started off so well, but ence in assists per game with DAILY FILE PHOTO 11.20, a key factor in the success Senior tri-captain Cara Spieler had seven digs and 15 kills in the victory over Williams. see VOLLEYBALL, page 15