Where You Partly Cloudy Read It First 77/58 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 20 FRiday, octoBER 5, 2012 TUFTSDAILY.COM BY MARTHA SHANAHAN denied, but the programs’ directors CMS,Daily Drama Editorial Board andare hopeful Dance, that a new requestILVS to be submitted to the deans in April will Faculty members across university be approved, according to Director discussdepartments and programs film are pushstudies- of the Drama majorand Dance Department ing for a bigger role for film studies Downing Cless. in the School of Arts and Sciences “We were very much encouraged curriculum, including tentative plans by the deans to resubmit that this for a new faculty hire and eventually coming April,” Cless said. “It is for a a new major in the concentration. person who would be a Ph.D in film The Communications and studies who would oversee the pro- Media Studies (CMS) Program, the gram and bring that kind of focused Department of Drama and Dance and background to the program.” the International Letters and Visual CMS Director Julie Dobrow said the Studies (ILVS) Program have been push for a focused approach to film working with administrators such as studies stems from student interest. Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and “I think there’s a lot of interest SOFIA ADAMS FOR THE TUFTS DAILY Sciences Nancy Bauer to explore the in film studies around campus,” The Somerville Board of Aldermen is considering a new policy that would regulate food trucks, possibility of a new faculty position, she said. “There are many different affecting popular campus vendors such as Moe’s BBQ Trolley and the Greek Festival truck. specifically an expert in film studies departments around campus where — something that has been missing film courses are taught ... and film is from the Hill, according to Bauer. certainly a very powerful way of con- “We are thinking about the pos- veying a lot of information.” sibility of hiring a [tenure track] fac- CMS currently offers a minor in ulty member who could help a major film studies, but Dobrow said the coalesce,” Bauer said. “We have a minor’s role in any future reorganiza- huge number of faculty interested in tion of the program is unclear. film [but] we have never had faculty “We don’t really know where that’s BY DAPHNE KOLIOS seven months ago, according to Ward 6 trained in film studies or who had all going to come out,” she said. Daily Editorial Board Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz. The proce- film as the main thing they do.” “We’re just in the beginning stages of Somerville officialsdure was initiated look partially into response The three departments that offer discussion on that.” The City of Somerville is in the pro- to safety and traffic concerns raised the most film courses — CMS, Drama “We would have to gauge the inter- cess of formulating a regulatory ordi- about currently operating food trucks, and Dance and ILVS — submitted est,” Bauer added. nanceregulate in response to the food recent food trucksaccording to Doug Kress (MA ’15), a a joint request for a new faculty truck phenomenon. position last year. The request was see FILM, page 3 Discussions began approximately see FOOD TRUCK, page 2 Local businesses shying awayBY A MfromELIA QUINN steep[without JumboCash it], and then the second Daily Editorial Board main reason is the percentage that transaction feeswould be taken away from our On and off of the Tufts campus, business ... [it] is a little bit too a student ID is multipurpose; one high,” David Qyrasi, partner and tap gets you into your dorm, one general manager of Helen’s Roast scan gets you into Spring Fling and Beef & Pizzeria, said. one swipe gets you a sandwich at Qyrasi also emphasized that Tasty Gourmet. The use of a stu- although JumboCash is useful for dent ID at a local business, though, students on campus, the program comes with a heavy fee. provides Helen’s with no foresee- “New businesses who join the able benefit. program are assessed eight percent “For the students, it’s great, they of each transaction, plus a fifteen can use it anywhere they want cents per transaction fee,” Director around on campus or outside the of Dining and Business Services campus, but for us it’s a little dif- Patti Klos said. ferent,” he said. “I don’t think we Klos, who oversees dining on lose any business because we don’t all three campuses as well as the accept JumboCash. If one person JumboCash Office, added that likes the food that we have here, JumboCash has grown out of they’ll come no matter what.” ANDREW SCHNEER / THE TUFTS DAILY Dining Services over the past 25 However, for other business The School of Engineering aims to renovate the Science and Technology Center and Halligan Hall over the sum- years, but that the program can- establishments, passing up the mer, with plans to utilize these new spaces for research and collaboration between faculty and students. not be fully supported by Dining chance to serve Tufts students reli- Services’ budget. ant on JumboCash is not an option “The JumboCash fees are in the current economy. Ralph charged by our program to the ven- Martin, owner and operator of Tasty dor as a way to offset the cost of the Gourmet, said that JumboCash is a DANIEL GOTTFRIE D Department before coaches at the School of Engineering program,” Klos said. “JumboCash prime opportunity to expand his Contributing Writer moved into the Steve Tisch Julia Keller said the new space is not another credit card, it is the business. Sports and Fitness Center. will bring together faculty and campus debit card, a way to con- “The demand was from the stu- This summer, the School “World class faculty and world students from different disci- duct business around campus with dents to begin with, so [JumboCash] of Engineering plans to cre- class students deserve world plines. the convenience of paying with called me and we accepted it short- Engineeringate a more collaborative work Schoolclass space,” Scottto Sahagian,expand “We havefacilities the ability to create your campus ID.” ly after, probably two years ago,” space for students and faculty executive associate dean at the doctoral students coming out Despite its convenience for he said. “When the recession came by renovating the Science and School of Engineering, said. of Tufts in this great interdisci- Tufts students, some local busi- about, there was no reason not to Technology Center (Sci-Tech) “We are trying to get to that plinary area,” she said. nesses have opted not to accept take it — you can’t lose any sales.” and parts of Halligan Hall that level to satisfy those needs.” JumboCash. were occupied by the Athletics Communications Director see ENGINEERING, page 2 “First of all, our business is great see JUMBOCASH, page 2 Inside this issue Today’s sections News | Features 1 Classifieds 6 Subdued themes aside, Emo rears its mopey Green Day’s latest is the head in “The Perks of Comics 4 Sports Back band’s most finessed Being a Wallflower.” Arts & Living 5 album yet. see ARTS, page 5 see ARTS, page 5 2 THE TUF T S DAILY NEWS | features Friday, October 5, 2012 THE TUFTS DAILY FOOD TRUCK allowed on private property as long as street vendors, according to President REBECCA K. SANTIAGO continued from page 1 they’re on a hard surface.” and CEO of the Somerville Chamber of Editor-in-Chief Bush Leadership Fellow who works An initial draft of the ordinance was Commerce Stephen Mackey. EditoriaL with the Somerville government. presented in June but was not approved by “Every city has to really renovate their SomervilleGewirtz said that food trucksaldermen operating the Board to of vote Aldermen aton the time, food Gewirtz truckordinances ordinancein this area, really go back and Ben Kochman within Somerville are required to have a said. Discussions since then have focused redo things pretty much from scratch,” Falcon Reese state license, but the Board of Aldermen has on addressing various questions and con- Mackey told the Daily. “The way new regu- Managing Editors been trying to determine how to monitor cerns, she added. lations are approached, [this] has to be food trucks at a local level since there are no Gewirtz said that there has been con- about public convenience, public order, Jenna Buckle Executive News Editor consistent regulations in place. versation over whether to require Criminal public health and public safety — not Shana Friedman News Editors Lizz Grainger Food trucks, including those on Tufts’ Offender Record Information (CORI) back- about competition.” Stephanie Haven campus, would be required to abide by the ground checks for vendors, especially those But according to Mackey, the regulations Amelie Hecht Daphne Kolios safety components of the proposed ordi- catering to children. should not serve to hamper competition. Patrick McGrath nance, according to Kress. These regulations A pilot program was proposed as a way “New regulations are needed here, but Laina Piera Martha Shanahan would ensure that the presence of food to explore and evaluate the proposed ordi- new regulations cannot have an anti- Melissa Wang trucks does not impede visibility and traf- nance, according to Gewirtz. However, competitive undercut,” he said. “You can’t Jenny White Menghan Liu Assistant News Editors fic flow of cars, pedestrians and bicyclists Kress explained that there were concerns regulate it on that basis. It’s a competitive Melissa Mandelbaum and that food trucks are positioned a safe over how the pilot would affect existing world, it’s a competitive marketplace.” Audrey Michael James Pouliot distance from intersections and curbs.