,..a. .I .I ......... ../. ........... ................................ ,, ,.._ . _. ... ..,. .. ...... ..... DAILY TUFTS Volume XXXVIII, Number THE 17 [Where You Read It First Thursdav, February 18,1999 I Robert Goldman lectures on anti- aging research byWILLIUNLAW the importance of teaching good Daily Editorial Board health and good nutrition to young Dr. Robert Goldman, chairman people. ofthe American Academy ofAnti- Goldman explained that most Aging Medicine, spoke to an audi- of the conditions associated with ence of 25 at Cabot on Wednesday old age - such as bone, muscle, about his new book, Brain Fitness: and brain deterioration - begin Anti-Aging Strutegies for Achiev- when the human body reaches an ingsuper Mind-Power. Goldman, age where it is no longer optimal a former Olympic athlete- turned for reproduction. As people get MD, holds over 20 world records, older, their bodies release hor- including therecord for hand stand mones which “tell” their cells to push-ups (321), and for consecu- begin deteriorating. tivesit-ups(13,500). Goldman reminded the crowd In his70-minutelecture, he dis- that the average life expectancy cussed recent discoveries in anti- was only 25-40 years at the time of agingresearch, andmade optimis- the American revolution, and pre- tic predictions about the future dictedthatitwouldbe 130-15Oyean anti-aging medicine. He also rec- by the middle of the 2 1st century. ognized Tufts for its contributions He also cited stress, sun expo- to aging awareness, emphasizing sure, laziness, poor iiutrition, and smokingasthemajorfactors which accelerate the aging process. Goldman told the students in eer advising progr m comes to CPC the crowd, “If you could benefit from the knowledge and the things by SARAH SWAIN modate the large number of stu- I will be facing in theyearssoon to to really help me.” that [my generation] went through, Contributing Writer dents requesting resume critiques. come.” Markwardt wants to expand like not getting so much sun expo- The Career Planning Center As a result, eight permanent peer The CPC is hoping that the student knowledge of the center sure, changing your diet now so (CPC) has been the focus ofmuch advisor positions were created to addition of the peer advisors will and the services that it provides that your cardiovascular system campus attention in recent years, help any Tufts student who wants help to bridge the gap between for the student body. For example, is so much healthier, getting in a and the center has responded by career assistance. Tufts students and the staff. The next week the peer advisors will regular regimen ofexercise ... [you expanding its range of program- This semester’s peer advisors center also wants to create a more set up a station in the campus could] get so much brighter not ming and facilities. The latest of were selected from a generous user-fricndly atnosphere on cam- center where they will help stu- only for your school studies, but these new additions is a peer ad- applicant pool, and were required pus. in this iaterest, the CPC will dents sign up for appointments for everything that you want to vising Ixogram, featuring student togo through intensive interviews be part of the planned physical for resume critiques. Markwardt do. So by implementing these pro- workers on-call to help fellow stu- before they were selected for the centralization of student services said, “My goal is not to have any grams as a student, you’re going dents deal with the often cumber- program. Sophomore Shou Min following the completion of the seniorsay, “I’veneverbeen in [the to keep up at them later.” some job search process. Tan, now apeer advisor, wanted to parking garage on the former site CPC] before.” Goldman continued,“You may The CPC, based in the Bolles join the program because he ofsweet Hall. Markwardt also said she hopes have three, four, or five careers; House on College Ave., offers wanted to learn more about the Marsha Markwardt, the assis- that underclassmen will take ad- you will live to be over 100.You’re career counseling assistance to career searching process. tant director of the program, re- vantage of the peer advisors pro- notjustgoingto workuntil you’re both undergraduate and graduate “There is definitely a need for marked that the center is ready and gram. “Even if students feel that 60; when you get out of here, students. Under the direction of this service here on campus,” Tan willingto expand. they don’t have anything to put you’r6 going to be working on Jean Papalia, the center provides said. “This is something that She said, “We’re going to try on a resume,” she said, “the peer projects for another70 or 80 years, individual counseling appoint- hasn’t been done before and everything. Maybe some things advisors and any of the staff here and ifyou organize your mind-set ments and programs to help stu- we’ve already seen a positive re- will work,maybe somewon’t, but can provide information about now, you will be able to achieve dents explore their career options sponse based on the [filled ap- we’re going to give it our best future internship positions.” In those things ... and you won’t have and make informed career deci- pointment books] alone.” shot.” addition to its staff, the center also to look dramatically different than sions. Most recently, the center is In addition, sophomoreMartin Markwardt noted that in the boasts a small library filled with you do right now.” launchinganew program in which Hsia, another peer advisor, said, past, students seemed to think information about finding intern- Goldman showed slides ofvery peer advisors work with individual “The peer advising program is a that the CPC was only open to ships and employment opportuni- old, but very healthy, senior citi- students to critique resumes and great opportunity to help others seniors. Hsia observed, “I myself ties. The peer advisors are also zens whom he touted as examples answer questions they might have with what I’ve learned about re- had been to career services be- ready to assist students in sifting of what will be the norm in the about the job search process. sumes,but also for myselfto learn fore, but felt somewhat lost and through the information available future. Heart disease, he said, The peer advising program is about the application process that that everyone there was too busy in this library. would someday be looked upon an entirely new venture that be- as an ancient disease in much the gan this semester. The staff of the same way that we regard polio CPC recognized that previously today. He also describedpotential they could not efficiently accom- future methods of prolonging the life of the human brain, which he called the most important organ in the body. “Though some people would say it’s just the second-most im- portant,” he joked. Goldman pointed to stress as oneofthemajorforceswhich accel- erates aging. He showed a slide of a very healthy 90- year-old man from asmall Africanvillagewhich had discovered how to effectively relieve its residents’ stress levels. Whenever anyone has a problem in this particular village, they bring it to the mayor, who listens care- fully to their problems. After they have conveyedtheir concerns, they leave the mayor’s hut and immedi- ately forget about whatever it was that was hassling them. Goldman said that almost everyone in the village lived into their90s. I .... The Career Planning Center’s addition of peer advisors is a step that administratorshope will “Except for the mayors,” Goldman added. “They drop dead bridge the gap between students and the staff. at about 40.” I </, I, I. ,IO ,*,.,. .. ., ,s.. .. , , . , , ., .. ... ... I . , . .. 2 THETUFTS DAILY February 18,1999 Haircuts $20 Partial Foil $30 Clinton cases continue Full Foil $60 WASHINGTON -Kenneth W. Starr’s grand jury cranked up again Tuesday after a lengthy absence -though it took two hours to muster a quorum of 16. On another floor, former Justice Depart- ment official Webster L. Hubbell had a hearing in his fraud and Boston‘s most exculsive salon perjury case involving work he did in the mid-1980s for a failed Arkansas savings and loan. His lawyer, John W. Nields Jr., is trying offers Tufts students a special to get the 15-count indictment dismissed. He’ll be back on March discount 2 to keep trying. And then there was Clinton childhood friend Dolly Kyle Brown- with junior hairdressers ing who claims to have had a long-term affair with him. She was in fora hearing in her civil lawsuit against Clinton and others in which she contends Clinton interfered with her plans to publish a semiautobiographical novel that would have covered their alleged affair. Clinton lawyer David E. Kendall wants the suit dismissed. Judge William B. Bryant said he will consider scheduling oral arguments later. Salon Mario Russo Browning, accompanied by her attorney, Judicial Watch’sLarry Nine Newbury Street Klayman, vowed to hold the president accountable, saying the fact Boston, MA 021 16 that Clinton is in the White House had nothing to do with her decision to write about her alleged dalliances. 617.247.7582 “If he were a shoe salesman, he’d be part of the story,” she insisted. No doubt. But that might cut book sales. Pilot says US played role in 1996 Cuban air attack MIAMI -Three years after two small aircraft were shot down over the Straits of Florida by Cuban MIGs, the leader of the anti- Castro group that piloted the planes has compiled what he says is evidence that Clinton administration officials were criminally neg- ligent in failing to stop the attack. Four people died in the incident, which led to a tightening ofthe US trade embargo ofthe island and remains an emotionalflash point for many Cuban exiles who oppose the regime of Fidel Castro.