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VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 35
THE TUFTS DAILY
Bergstrom funds Tufts Republicans and Dems debate ’08 policies
new professorship
by Carter Rogers
Contributing Writer
Joan Bergstrom ( J ’62) has endowed
a new professorship at Tufts’ nutri-
tion school focusing on issues of
global nutrition and children.
The professorship, called the
Bergstrom Foundation Professorship
in Global Nutrition, came as part
of Tufts’ ongoing capital campaign,
Beyond Boundaries.
“I am deeply grateful to Joan and
Gary Bergstrom for this wonderful
gift, as it will give us the resources
to bring an exceptional new faculty
member to Tufts,” Eileen Kennedy,
the dean of the Friedman School of
Nutrition Science and Policy, said in
an e-mail.
The Bergstrom Foundation, a
“small family foundation,” provid-
ed the gift, according to Bergstrom,
a former Tufts trustee and current
professor at Wheelock College. “I’m
particularly interested in the well-
being of children and youth and
families,” she told the Daily.
see BERGSTROM, page 2
Guac & Rock is sucessful
by Katherine Sawyer
Contributing Writer
Sophomore Meghan Lueders
raked in $1,202 for the Health
Education Africa Resource Team
(HEART) in Hotung Café on Oct.
16. Her Guac and Rock fundraiser
brought students together over
burritos, guacamole and music.
Haselden Construction, a
Colorado-based company,
matched the profit, bringing the
night’s total proceeds to $2,404.
Small donations from sepa-
rate fundraising should increase
Lueders’ total amount raised for
HEART to around $2,600.
Lueders was pleased with the
result. “A small amount of money
can actually change a life,” Lueders
said. “There are so many problems
Frat steps up for autism
by Giovanni Russonello
Daily Editorial Board
A group of brothers from the
Theta Delta Chi fraternity raised
$2,250 for Sunday’s “Walk Now
for Autism” at the Suffolk Downs
Racetrack in east Boston.
The event was organized by
Autism Speaks, a part of North
America’s largest autism benefit
walk program.
In preparation for the walk,
the brothers tabled in the cam-
pus center, sent out e-mails and
set up a Web site to collect dona-
tions, Philanthropy Chair Max
Gray said in an e-mail.
All of the money raised went
directly toward autism research,
according to Gray, a sophomore.
“It was actually really a lot
of fun, it went really well, the
turnout was pretty great for the
Inside this issue
The Daily profiles Jumbo
songwriter, sophomore
Justin Mitchell.
see ARTS, page 5
Friday, October 24, 2008
Tufts’ political groups gathered in the Sophia Gordon multipurpose room to debate the
policies of the 2008 presidential candidates.
that are actually fixable. You just
have to have the money.”
The proceeds of the event
are going to fund the Women’s
Empowerment Equality Project
(WEEP), a part of HEART. WEEP
focuses on Nairobi, Kenya and
specifically the city’s slum, Kibera,
which is home to one-third of
Nairobi’s population. It is the sec-
ond-largest slum in Africa and one
of the largest in the world.
To maximize the amount of
money raised, Lueders used both
donations and a raffle. Students
at the event received burritos in
exchange for a three-dollar dona-
tion. For one dollar students could
purchase a raffle ticket for Burrito
Bucks, a gift certificate for Chipotle
see GUAC, page 2
entire event … We didn’t think
that we'd get as much as we
did,” said sophomore Zander
Moore, a brother in Theta Delta
Chi, which is commonly known
as “123.”
Each brother in the fraternity
set up an individual Web site to
raise money for the walk, and
nine 123 representatives actu-
ally did the walk, Gray said in an
interview.
“I think 123 has a history of
doing really unique philanthro-
py, which I think is really cool,”
said Jessica Snow, vice president
of marketing and public relations
for the Inter-Greek Council.
Snow added that she thinks
Theta Delta Chi is particularly
good at organizing service proj-
ects that incorporate people
see 123, page 2
The field hockey team
puts its undefeated
record on the line again
this weekend.
see SPORTS, back page
Dorm residents Do it in the Dark
by Jason Rosenbaum
Contributing Writer
Students living in dormi-
tories might have had a bit
more trouble walking down
the halls at night this month,
but it was all in the name of
the environment.
On-campus residences have
been switching off their lights
and making other energy-
saving efforts as part of Tufts’
annual Do it in the Dark com-
petition.
The dorm that lowers its
energy consumption the most
over the month of October
relative to its usage during
September will win a pizza
party, according to Tufts
Environmental Consciousness
Brothers from Theta Delta Chi participated in “Walk Now for Austism” on Sunday, raising $2,250.
Alison Mehlsak/tufts daily
Outreach (ECO) officer Sarah
Yoss, a junior. ECO and the
Office of Sustainability spon-
sor the competition.
“We look at which hall made
the greatest reduction in spent
energy, taking into account
hall size,” Yoss said.
Do it in the Dark began in
2000 as an initiative to pro-
mote environmental aware-
ness and energy conservation.
ECO members promote the
event by passing out stick-
ers, handing out fliers with
tips on how to save energy
and giving away glow-in-
the-dark condoms. “People
ask why we have them,” ECO
member Lizzie DeWan said
of the condoms. “[ They are]
so we can do it in the dark,”
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by Caroline Melhado
Contributing Writer
Representatives from the Tufts
Democrats and the Tufts Republicans
squared off in a lively debate last night
in Sophia Gordon Hall.
“I recognized that this is a lot of peo-
ple’s first election so we wanted to give
them a comprehensive view from politi-
cally active people on campus,” said
freshman Dan Halpert, vice president of
academic programming for the Class of
2012.
The debate went through three
rounds. The first focused on foreign
policy, the second on domestic issues
and the third of which involved a town
hall-style question session. The Dems,
the Republicans and the Freshman Class
Council organized the debate.
The first question concerned the
world’s point of view and opinion of the
United States.
Freshman Taylor Bates of the
Democrats was the first to respond. “The
fact is that for the past eight years of
Bush politics we haven’t been the most
positive authority in the world, but peo-
ple are being energized by the [Barack]
Obama campaign,” he said.
see DEBATE, page 2
she said jokingly.
The rules are simple. The
dorm that reduces its energy
use the most earns a free pizza
party and extra raffle tick-
ets for eco-friendly prizes at
ClimateFest, an environmen-
tal-awareness event marking
the end of Do it in the Dark.
Student organizations such
as the a capella group sQ! and
B.E.A.T.S., Tufts’ percussion
ensemble, have been invited to
perform at ClimateFest, which
will be held on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
in Hotung Café. Guest speak-
ers such as William Moomaw,
a professor of international
environmental policy at the
Fletcher School, have also been
see DARK, page 2
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THE TUFTS DAILY Vote on professorship Debate turns to environment

Robert S. Silverblatt will not occur until 2010 debate
continued from page 1
cuss campaign financing and
nuclear proliferation, on which
Editor-in-Chief bergstrom really interested in state- Bates cited foreign polling that both sides vehemently dis-
Editorial continued from page 1 of-the-art research,” she definitively supported Obama agreed.
Cindy Briggs Tobin, the said. “I think that by for the presidency. One of the last town hall-style
Rachel Dolin Managing Editors Friedman School’s direc- watching them over the Chas Morrison, a sophomore questions asked the debaters to
Kristin Gorman
tor of development and years, [I’ve seen] they’re debating for the Republicans, point out three weaknesses in
Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors alumni relations, did not a very talented group.” responded, “An election is not an the opposing candidate.
Jason Richards disclose the amount of Briggs Tobin also international popularity contest. McCain’s erratic response to
Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor the gift but said the posi- believes the professor- [John] McCain understands that the financial plan, his continu-
tion was a junior profes- ship is fitting, consider- it’s not all about hard power but ing of the economic policies of
Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors sorship. Junior profes- ing Tufts’ focus on global about soft power.” President George W. Bush and
Pranai Cheroo
Nina Ford sors are on the tenure citizenship. She added The discourse shifted to his energy plan were all down-
Ben Gittleson track but have not yet that it reflects several of domestic policy and the impor- sides pointed out by Matthew
Gillian Javetski attained the distinction. Bergstrom’s values. “She tance of middle class voters on McGowen, a freshman for the
Jeremy White
“The concept is that has made a career of the campaign trail. Democrats.
Alexandra Bogus Assistant News Editors this person will be work- helping children in vari- Debaters from both parties “Obama is too liberal, he is
Michael Del Moro ing on issues of hunger, ous capacities,” Briggs made references to the increas- too liberal and he is too liberal,”
Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor malnutrition and famine Tobin said. “She’s an edu- ingly famous folkisms of Joe the Hawley responded. He contin-
around the world, par- cator, entrepreneur and Plumber and Joe Sixpack, draw- ued to explain how Obama’s
Jessica Bidgood Features Editors ticularly how it affects has done so many things ing laughs from the audience. voting patterns are closely tied
Robin Carol children,” she said. and felt this chair would Sophomore Brian Agler of the to the Democratic Party.
Kerianne Okie
Charlotte Steinway The nutrition school is be a wonderful way for Democrats said, “Joe Plumber Responding to the
hoping that the profes- a faculty member to be and Joe Sixpack are the largest Democrats’ environmental
Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors sorship will round out its able to get out into the percent of the economy. We need concerns, Morrison explained
Meghan Pesch
Food Policy and Applied community.” to have tax cuts for 95 percent, the importance of off-shore
Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor Nutrition program. Most This is not the first for the middle and lower class. drilling as a key component of
of the faculty in the pro- Tufts professorship that They are clearly suffering right any energy plan. “Oil is a secu-
Jessica Bal Arts Editors
Grant Beighley gram are economists, the Bergstroms have now.” rity matter, and we need to
Sarah Cowan and Kennedy hopes to fill endowed. In 1997, along The hot-button terms of drill for the sake of our nation-
Catherine Scott the spot with a professor with their son, they creat- socialism and wealth redistri- al security,” he said.
Emma Bushnell Assistant Arts Editors who has a background in ed the Bergstrom Chair in bution employed to explain Off-shore drilling led the
Matthew DiGirolamo nutrition research. Applied Developmental Obama’s tax plan incited accusa- discussion to environmental
Having already deter- Science at the Eliot- tory tones from both sides. issues, in which the Democrats
Jyll Saskin Executive Op-Ed Editor mined the desired back- Pearson Department Sophomore Michael Hawley were quick to point out that,
Thomas Eager Executive Sports Editor ground of the professor of Child Development. of the Republicans criticized contrary to statements made
who will fill the posi- Richard Lerner currently Obama’s tax plan. “It is just the by the Republicans’ side,
Sapna Bansil Sports Editors tion, it will be some time holds the position. Democrats’ way of a wealth redis- McCain was not intune with
Evans Clinchy
Philip Dear before the professorship The new professor- tribution program. Americans environmental issues.
David Heck becomes a reality. The ship is just one of the don’t like socialism,” he said. “It is absolutely ridiculous
Carly Helfand trustees must vote on ways the Friedman Transitioning from one heated to think that McCain is a friend
Noah Schumer
the professorship once School plans to expand topic to another, the moderator of the environment when he
Scott Janes Assistant Sports Editor the full gift is on hand. in the near future. The turned the conversation to the votes against alternative fuels
According to Briggs Friedman School also war in Iraq. The debaters con- and environmental protec-
Jo Duara Executive Photo Editor
Tobin, that vote “won’t hopes to raise funds for centrated on the United States’ tion,” Agler said.
Alex Schmieder Photo Editors occur until at least until more endowed profes- responsibility to handle the Throughout the night, both
Laura Schultz 2010.” sorships and student humanitarian aspect of the war. Republicans and Democrats
Rebekah Sokol Bergstrom, who was financial aid through “They want us to play a larger had difficulty distinguishing
Annie Wermiel
once head of the Board Beyond Boundaries. role in the development of their their candidates from their
James Choca Assistant Photo Editors of Overseers for the According to Kennedy, country. The key to any counter- political parties.
Emily Eisenberg Friedman School, said the campaign is critical- insurgency campaign is to pro- Hawley said, “John McCain
Aalok Kanani
Meredith Klein her time on the board ly important. “Achieving vide security to the Iraqi people,” isn’t George Bush, which our
Danai Macridi influenced her decision these goals will create an Morrison said. opponents have seemed to
Tim Straub to endow the professor- even stronger Friedman Bates defended Obama’s plan confuse.”
ship. School that can fulfill its for withdrawal. “I think it is time The Democratic side con-
“I think the Friedman mission of improving the for the American army to stand tinuously called attention to
PRODUCTION School is very involved in nutritional well-being of down and the Iraqi army to stand Obama’s leadership and inde-
Marianna Bender Production Director applied work, and I hap- people worldwide,” she down,” he said. pendence from extreme left-
pen to think that they’re said. The debate moved on to dis- wing Democrats.
Emily Neger Executive Layout Editor
Kelsey Anderson Layout Editors
Leanne Brotsky
Jennifer Iassogna
Julia Izumi
Lueders rocks the guac for charity Dorms go dark
Amanda Nenzen GUAC participation and attract additional sup-

to get greener
Andrew Petrone continued from page 1 port, meet an identified need in the com-
Muhammad Qadri
Daniel Simon burritos, which were given away every five munity, and creatively promote positive
Amani Smathers minutes. change.”
Steven Smith Chipotle donated 200 Burrito Bucks, 100 WEEP serves widows in Kibera who
Katie Tausanovitch burritos and all of the chips and guaca- have children and are HIV-positive or have Dark
Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager mole. AIDS. The program “provides medication continued from page 1
The Jackson Jills and the Amalgamates, and food so the women are nursed back invited to lecture on environmental
Michael Vastola Technical Manager two student a capella groups, performed at to health so they can function in the world issues.
Hena Kapadia Online Editors the event along with a DJ. Combined with again,” Lueders said. DeWan, a senior, explained that
Minah Kim the food, the performances gave the event The organization works toward three reducing energy consumption can be
a good vibe and created a night that “was specific goals: to prevent children from easy.
Matt Skibinski New Media Editor
just really fun,” Lueders said. becoming orphans; to help women with “The simplest advice I can give is
Kelly Moran Webmaster Lueders, who interned with HEART last HIV and AIDS become healthy, self-suf- turn off everything you can,” she said.
year in Kenya, used the fundraiser as a way ficient members of society; and to give “Flip off your lights and shut off your
Caryn Horowitz Executive Copy Editor to continue the work the group did despite children access to education, according computer.”
Grace Lamb-Atkinson Copy Editors being back in the United States. to Lueders. The Office of Sustainability,
Michelle Hochberg She thought up ideas for fundraising To do this, WEEP teaches widows to along with the Tufts Institute of the
Ben Smith over the summer and went to Chipotle sew so they can make uniforms for chil- Environment (TIE), promotes energy
Christopher Snyder
Elisha Sum at the beginning of the year to ask them dren. In Kenya, education is free, but chil- conservation by allowing students
Ricky Zimmerman for any donations they could provide. dren must wear uniforms that they often to exchange their energy-inefficient
“Chipotle was extremely willing and help- cannot afford. After the widows learn to incandescent bulbs for fluorescent
Brianna Beehler Assistant Copy Editors
Casey Burrows ful in the process of creating the fund- sew and make uniforms for three to four bulbs that last up to 10 times lon-
Alison Lisnow raiser,” she said. years in the program, they can graduate ger. “Students can bring incandes-
Rachel Oldfield According to Chipotle’s Web site, it sup- and go on to use their trade to support cent bulbs to the Tufts Institute of
Mary Jo Pham
Lily Zahn ports causes that “encourage community their families. the Environment office in the base-
ment of Miller Hall next to Oxfam Café

Fundraising for autism is as easy as 123 in exchange for fluorescent bulbs,”

TIE Program Coordinator Heather
Angstrom said.
BUSINESS 123 a set national philanthropy organiza- Junior Talya Peltzman had only good
Malcolm Charles Executive Business Director continued from page 1 tion to support, it picks and chooses things to say about Do it in the Dark.
both within the Tufts community and which charitable events and organiza- “I love doing it and I love darkness.
Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager elsewhere. tions it participates in. And [those things] together makes it
Brenna Duncan Head Ad Manager
Among its more eccentric cam- This could change, according the best month of my life,” she said.
paigns, Theta Delta Chi organized to Gray. “Several Theta Delta Chi's Yoss, of ECO, echoed Peltzman’s sen-
The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- “Mustachio Bashio” last fall, a chari- around the country help donate to timents about the contest.
lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and table event in which brothers grew this charity yearly and [Autism Speaks] “I think it’s important because it
distributed free to the Tufts community.
mustaches to raise money for cancer may become [the fraternity’s national shows people that you can make little
P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 research. philanthropy] in the future,” he said in changes and have a big impact,” she
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Charlotte Steinway | S0S

‘Halloweek’

D
ear SOS,
When I still lived at home, the only
sort of Halloween festivities I chose to
partake in involved rebellious acts of
toilet-papering and post trick-or-treating sac-
charine binges. Now, as a freshman, I am sort
of clueless as to how Halloween works here.
What sorts of things go on, and what sorts of
costumes are appropriate?

Sincerely,
Hallowhat?

Dear Hallowhat,
I feel your pain. In my youth, I assumed
college would mark the time when I could
finally consider myself over the (trick-or-
treating) hill, and thus I would reluctantly
consider myself too old to partake in the
festivities. Unfortunately, that day came a bit
more prematurely than had been expected:
At age 15, I was finally deemed too old for
trick-or-treating.
But the critical moment didn’t occur
through the standard, “How old are you girls?”
question. Rather, my four friends and I were
thrown a curveball when the door-greeter
looked at us, assessed our status as teen-
age girls and said, “You guys are still trick-
or-treating? Shouldn’t you be out dieting or
MCT
something?” It was then that I realized that
Many young voters tuned in to watch the 2008 presidential debates held Sept. 26, Oct. 7 and Oct. 15. many seasonal holidays don’t really have a

Presidential debates only serve to solidify

place in my home city of Los Angeles: There’s
not enough snow for Christmas and far too
much health-consciousness for Halloween.
But when I got to college, I was ready to

students’ feelings about two candidates
Younger voters tuned in to watch 2008 debates in record numbers
by Julia Zinberg
Contributing Writer
The 2008 primary season wit-
nessed an eight-percentage point
spike in youth-voter turnout from
2000, according to the Center for
Information and Research on Civic
Learning and Engagement. Although
youth-voter numbers for the general
election will not be officially tallied
until polls close Nov. 5, interest in the
three presidential debates certainly
indicates that younger voters will
show up in unprecedented numbers.
Tufts is no exception, as students
across campus made it a priority to
fit all three weeknight debates into
their schedules. But students weren’t
necessarily tuning in to decide on a
candidate: Most had already made up
their minds well before the debate.
“I love watching the debates, but
they did not change my opinion,”
freshman Vivian Mbawuike said.
“I don’t think that anyone on cam-
pus heard anything differently during
the debates than what they already
knew,” sophomore Robbie Gottlieb
said.
Political Science Professor and Dean
of Undergraduate Education James
Glaser said that people at Tufts are
more involved in the world news than
most citizens and thus, had already
made their decisions before watching
the debates.
“Most Tufts students are more
engaged than the average American
citizen, so they have more settled
political preferences,” Glaser said.
Since many had already made up
their minds, the debates only solidi-
fied their convictions. But Glaser said
that having a chosen preference will
force the viewer to see the debate in a
different light.
“Beliefs affect perceptions,” he
said. “People with a strong preference
for one candidate or another will view
the debate through eyes that will rein-
force the opinions that they started
with.”
Gottlieb agreed with Glaser, and
said that those watching with a can-
didate preference only had their opin-
ions strengthened, as neither candi-
date made any significant blunder.
“Even though many cable news net-
works and blogs reported wins for
[Barack] Obama every time, I don’t
think we converted anyone at Tufts
[who wasn’t already voting for Obama]
to come to the Obama camp,” he
said. “And in the country, I think the
opinions of most people were just
strengthened because they didn’t see
their candidate have a noticeably bad
performance.”
Freshman Alan Yee said that the
candidates’ debating skills were the
only notable aspects of the debates.
“The debates have not changed my
opinion. I am still voting for Obama,
based on his superior debate perfor-
mance,” Yee said. “I think that the
debates might have persuaded some
students who were on the fence about
choosing Obama based on his superior
see DEBATES, page 4
celebrate the holiday in a slightly more adult
manner. And though I expected “adult” to
be a synonym for “mature,” there are many
people who chose to celebrate Halloween in
an “adult” aka “sexy” manner as well. In case
you were not aware, “adult” as a suffix added
to virtually any commonplace costume will
automatically renHOvate any standard guise,
thus doubling all of your costume options. Just
think of the possibilities: a sexy Tetris block
(the yellow one is most phallic), an “adult”
porcupine (such a tease!) or even a slutty
Oompa Loompa (which could dually be a cast
member of E!’s “Sunset Tan” … your pick).
This fact brings me to another point: Be
prepared to leave your costume up to the
interpretation of your fellow partygoers.
Oftentimes, despite tedious attempts to cre-
ate an intricate costume — like a James Bond
Girl — the inebriated masses will ultimately
deem you to be something either a) extremely
basic or b) wholly perverted (e.g. a slut dressed
in black with a gun).
And although it wasn’t on Halloween, I
remember a certain Disney Debauchery party
where my best friend and I decided to go as
the White Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland.
While most people understood my intentions,
everyone at the party was convinced that my
friend had dressed up as “the Playboy bunny.”
I mean, I know there are some conspiracies
about subliminal sexuality in Disney movies
but come on!
In terms of the actual holiday, aside from
a couple of fun, campus-sponsored events,

Nerd Girls design solar powered car for your celebratory festivities will probably cen-
ter around the evening’s activities. Because
the holiday falls on a Friday this year, there will

seven-day race across Australia in 2009
This summer, team made large strides in car design for World Solar Challenge
by Ellen Kan
Contributing Writer
Nerd Girls, a group of
female engineers at Tufts,
made progress over the
summer in designing and
building a solar car that they
will race across Australia
next October in the 2009
World Solar Challenge.
Karen Panetta, associ-
ate professor of electrical
and computer engineering,
started Nerd Girls 10 years
ago to expose young female
engineers to large-scale
projects and interdisciplin-
ary research.
The solar car construc-
tion project was start-
ed two years ago, but its
development really picked
up speed over the summer.
Corporate sponsors like
Textron Inc., MathWorks
and Verizon provided the
team with summer scholar-
ships to work on the car.
“One of the things about
this summer is that we were
able to work on [the car]
full-time and not on top
of other schoolwork. That
really gave us the oppor-
tunity to get a better sense
of the car as a whole,” said
senior Courtney Mario, one
of the project leaders.
The team made many
improvements to the solar
car, the most significant
being a shift to lithium
ion batteries in response
to changes in the weight
regulations of the compe-
tition. The car now uses
more efficient solar cells
and has additional safety
features, including camer-
as for backing up, a health-
ier ventilation system, a
dual braking system and a
Kevlar-lined cockpit to pro-
tect the driver.
One of the main goals
of Nerd Girls is to provide
girls with access to indus-
try professionals with real
world experience. Tufts
alumnus Matthew Heller (E
’97), an engineer at Aastra
Technologies Ltd., and
Richard Colombo, an engi-
neer at IMPACT Science &
Technology, volunteer as
see RACE, page 4
be tons of weekend revelry. Last year, when it
fell on a Wednesday, it elicited some crazy
prolonged celebration I called ‘Halloweek,’
leaving most of the campus out-spooked by
the time the actual holiday rolled around.
This year, the days for feasible celebration
may be numbered (I’m banking on the no-
brainer triple threat of Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights), it doesn’t mean that the
amount of celebration has to be truncated as
well. Go crazy: Carve a pumpkin, stock your
mini fridge with candy corn and if you’re
anxious about finding a costume, just leave
the creativity up to your fellow party-goers.
Wear a solid color scheme, throw on some
funky accessories and just see what people
will think you’ve dressed up as. The results
could get interesting.
Charlotte Steinway is a junior majoring in
sociology. She can be reached at Charlotte.
Steinway@tufts.edu.
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Students gathered in the campus center to watch the third presidential debate on Oct. 15.
Debates allow politically aware students to refine views on candidates’ policies
DEBATES
continued from page 3
performance.”
The only people affected by the
debates were those who were unde-
cided, Glaser said.
“The course the debates take have
the largest impact on undecided vot-
10% off for dinner for students with
Tufts ID
ers, or voters whose attachment to a
particular candidate is tenuous,” he
said.
While Tufts boasts a large popula-
tion of politically active students, for
those who do not generally pay much
attention to politics, the debates gave
them an opportunity to learn more
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about the candidates and their pro-
posed policies.
“My decision hasn’t changed but I
have learned more about the candi-
dates through the debates,” freshman
Caroline Wilkes said. “They are useful
for people who aren’t educated about
the candidates.”
Lack of funds poses the biggest problem
to Nerd Girls’ Australia endeavor
RACE
continued from page 3
mentors and help the group break
down the project into manageable
pieces.
Industry professionals have evalu-
ated the car design to ensure that
it meets real design criteria and is
feasible. “They know a lot of hands-
on stuff and help to bridge the gap
between what we know and [the actual
designing],” said senior Perry Ross,
the second project leader.
“We can get a very good under-
standing of the general electrical con-
cepts but not really understand the
little details, and they can really help
explain those,” Mario added.
Nerd Girls’ work on the solar car
earned them an invitation to the
Australia challenge. The seven-day-
long race will begin in Darwin and end
in Adelaide.
The race poses particular challeng-
es for the car’s design. “Vehicles have
to be built to face wind storms and
very rugged terrain. Also, you have to
be aware of climate changes,” Panetta
said.
While the Nerd Girls face financial
constraints and lack the budgets that
other professional teams have, they
remain confident that they will be
competitive with a design that makes
the most out of available resources.
“The design is thoroughly researched,
applying lessons learned in the class-
room. It is very good for their level.
The project is a multi-disciplinary
effort that is very real world. I think
their chances are quite good,” Heller
told the Daily.
“The Nerd Girls have a very small
budget and we go slower because we
don’t have the financial resources. But
at the same time, we’re showing how
part of engineering is being able to
design with limited resources, and
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MEREDITH KLEIN/TUFTS DAILY
If nothing else, the debates may have
drawn more people into the political
process, piqued their interest in the
upcoming election and further edu-
cated them about the candidates and
the issues.
“Maybe the debates got more people
to register to vote,” Gottlieb said.
that’s a very valuable experience,”
Panetta said. “You’re going to have to
be much smarter and more efficient
about your design.”
The team is currently working on a
wooden frame prototype and hopes to
complete it by April. While the team is
happy with the design, its main con-
cern is financial. “There’s a tradeoff
between money going towards build-
ing the car, shipping it, registration
fees and spending seven days there.
So now we’re in a massive fundrais-
ing process hoping we can get all the
money needed,” Panetta said.
According to Heller, although Nerd
Girls would like to win the competi-
tion, they are limited by budget and
experience. The main goals are to be
competitive, complete the race and
learn from the experience.
“We’re not hoping to win, since the
top teams have millions in funding.
We’re hoping to get there and finish,”
Ross said.
Mario reiterated her sentiments.
“One of the great things about actu-
ally being able to do the race is that
you’re racing for seven to 10 days. You
can actually see the design and why
it goes wrong rather than building a
car and driving it around for five min-
utes where you showcase it but don’t
really understand what you design,”
she said.
While the emphasis is still on
research, Nerd Girls has gained prom-
inence on the public stage for chal-
lenging stereotypes about women in
engineering and were recently fea-
tured in Newsweek and on “The Today
Show.”
“A by-product is that we are dispel-
ling myths about engineers and scien-
tists as these creatures that sit in dark
basements with lots of pizza boxes
just playing video games,” Panetta
said.
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Musician Profile

Soulful Jumbo is eager to share his music

Sophomore songwriter Justin Mitchell releases his first album, ‘One Day’
by Jessica Bal
Daily Editorial Board
While some Tufts students pass their
summers at the beach, clocking hours
in an office or lounging by the lake in
Talloires, sophomore Justin Mitchell
spent much of his time in a recording
studio. The budding singer-songwriter
is self-releasing his first album, “One
Day,” this coming week, after three
months of hard work and preparation.
When Mitchell stumbled upon an
unexpected and fortuitous connec-
tion through his summer vocal teach-
er, he jumped at the opportunity to
record his work. “Most of how I find
and meet musicians is through online
sources,” he said. “Over the summer I
was searching for a vocal teacher and I
found [Beth Burrows] through her Web
site. She’s fantastic and has a great
résumé … and she wanted to give me
a push in the right direction.”
Mitchell was drawn to Burrows
before even knowing that she ran her
own recording label in Manhattan,
Pillar Records. He signed on and began
crafting his debut album with the help
of Burrows and several collaborators,
including Mitchell’s close friend Alex
Cohen on drums. Mitchell funded
his recording time and the weekend
drives to Manhattan by hauling golf
clubs as a caddy in his home state of
Connecticut. “I guess I should give
credit to the country club members,
Tufts sophomore brings his songwriting abilities into focus with his self-released album.
because they pretty much paid for this
album,” he said with a laugh.
justinmitchellmusic.com
The exhausting combination of
caddy work, recording and songwrit-
ing kept Mitchell constantly busy,
but he is used to multitasking while
remaining engaged in his musical
pursuits. At Tufts, Mitchell juggles a
potential history major, hockey and
his continuing vocal and songwriting
work. He’s been writing music since
age 15 and has been playing the piano
for even longer.
Mitchell is no stranger to live per-
formance either; he has played at a
variety of indie-rock venues from New
York City to Boston as part of a rock
quartet. With the help of a booking
agent, Mitchell made his way to some
sought-after stages in Manhattan and
learned how to publicize effectively
since, as he said, “It’s definitely a com-
petitive market trying to draw people
into your show when the Yankees are
playing!”
It’s this combination of persistence
and an audience-conscious outlook
that allows Mitchell to bring focus to
his independent work as well. With so
much already on his plate, Mitchell
won’t be performing until spring
semester at the earliest, instead con-
centrating on his solo album and on
writing more songs.
Citing his biggest influences as pop-
ular bands The Fray and OneRepublic,
Mitchell described his favorite style
as “commercial … with a more piano-
based sound.”
see MITCHELL, page 7

Theater Review Movie Review

‘What Just Happened?’ exploits America’s fascination

with Hollywood celebrities and their epic downfalls
by Lauren Gluck
Daily Staff Writer

Whether it’s because deep down

everyone wants to be a movie star,
or because people get sick sat-

What Just Happened?

Starring Robert De Niro,

Sean Penn, Bruce Willis,
Stanley Tucci
Directed by Barry Levinson

isfaction out of seeing people in

lyricstage.com
It isn’t advisable to pick fights with an Indian with a poison dart.
‘November’ offers nothing but
old-hat political humor
by Emma Bushnell This president is Charles
Daily Editorial Board H. P. Smith, leader of the free
world in David Mamet’s play
America has a president it “November,” playing through
cannot stand — a Republican Nov. 15 at the Lyric Stage
president who is corrupt, self- Company.
President Smith (played
by Richard Snee), a woefully
November unpopular incumbent, is des-
perately trying to gain money
for his campaign, his presiden-
Written by David Mamet tial library and himself just days
before the election. With him in
Directed by Daniel the Oval Office are his top aide,
Gidron Archer Brown, a stiff played
At the Lyric Stage comically by Will McGarrahan,
Company through Nov. 15 his liberal, lesbian speechwrit-
Tickets $25 to $54 er Clarice Bernstein (Adrianne
Krstansky), a representative
of the National Association
serving, has an affinity for tor- of Turkey By-Products Manu-
ture and is fostering poll num- facturers (Neil A. Casey) and
bers “lower than Gandhi’s cho- an angry Native American chief
lesterol.”
Sound familiar? see NOVEMBER, page 7
the upper echelons fall back down
to earth, celebrity gossip is one
of America’s guiltiest guilty plea-
sures.
“What Just Happened?” is sure-
ly an exploitation of society’s love
of the Hollywood industry. The
story centers on Ben (played by
Robert De Niro), a movie producer
going through a rather rough two
weeks. Ben has to put up with a
drug-addicted director (Michael
Wincott) and the gratuitously vio-
lent (to a dog) scene he refuses to
edit out of his film, his ambigu-
ous relationship with his second
ex-wife (Robin Wright Penn), an
overweight, hairy Bruce Willis
(himself) who refuses to shave
Hollywoodnewsroom.com
his beard despite impending legal
action, and a multitude of other Robert DeNiro asks this same question about his natural hair color.
dilemmas poised to wreak havoc
on the Hollywood set. symbols. While the film is by no the events of the film are fictional,
This is a movie that isn’t intend- means strictly structured, it does Linson’s experience in the industry
ed for a specific demographic, have conflicts and resolutions that allows “What Just Happened?” to
and most would find it at least make the audience care about the be much more tangible than many
mildly enjoyable. It is surely a story and not feel taken advantage other movies of the industry insid-
comedy of outrageous situations of in the process. er subgenre. For one, characters
and even more ludicrous charac- The film is loosely based on vet- are three-dimensional no matter
ters. It revolves around a man, but eran producer Art Linson’s best- how brief their screen time. They
the women in his world are fully selling memoir of the same name are also not perpetually on pro-
fleshed-out workplace superiors (2002), and it was Linson himself
and family members, not just sex who penned the screenplay. While see HAPPENED, page 6
6 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living Friday, October 24, 2008

Willis, Penn star as themselves in ‘What Just TV Review

Happened?’, a look inside the film industry

HAPPENED
continued from page 5
duction sets or surrounded by
flocks of recognizable celebrities,
and instead lead real lives like
normal people.
When it’s not titil-
lating the audi-
ence’s fixation on
celebrity, “What Just
Happened?” is compel-
lingly self-deprecating.
To combat the audience’s
inevitable frustration with these
latter points, two of Ben’s prob-
lems involve the aforementioned
Willis as well as Sean Penn, who
cruelty. The appearance of these
two blockbuster actors proves
that Ben really is as big time as
he acts — and as the audience
wants him to be.
If the Willis-Penn duo isn’t
enough to sate one’s appetite
for behind-the-scenes action,
“What Just Happened?” offers
strong supporting actors that
round out a quite dysfunctional
picture of Hollywood. Stanley
Tucci plays Scott Soloman, a
screenwriter who is constantly
trying to sell Ben a script — even
at a funeral. John Turturro is
Dick Bell, a talent agent afraid of
his clients, including Willis, and
is heavily medicated for multi-
ple neuroses. Catherine Keener’s
Lou Tarnow is the androgynous-
ly named studio head whose
word is law.
Seeing all of these high-
like this demonstrates that even
Hollywood recognizes the ridicu-
lousness of the whole industry
scene. When it’s not titillating the
audience’s fixation on celebrity,
“What Just Happened?” is com-
pellingly self-deprecating. Even
when Ben answers his cell phone
pre-coitus, the audience can tell
that the production staff is rolling
their eyes at the absurdity — yet
plausibility — of the situation.
At the end of the two weeks,
almost everything in Ben’s life
has fallen apart. He goes from
the top of his game to standing
in a lonely corner for a photo
shoot about producers with
power. He knows that this is
not the first time the industry
has gotten him down, and it
certainly won’t be the last. Yet NBC.com
it does not keep the audience What? This isn’t an episode of ‘Lost?’
from indulging themselves in

New ‘Crusoe’ adaptation

stars in the movie-within-a-mov- quality, if not necessarily high- the simple delightful fact that
ie that features glorified animal profile, actors involved in a film another one has bitten the dust.

provides nothing novel

by Catherine Scott
Daily Editorial Board
How does a classic like
“Robinson Crusoe” (1719)
translate to the screen? Well
Crusoe
Starring Philip Winchester,
Anna Walton, Tongai
Arnold Chirisa
Airs Fridays at 9 p.m. on NBC
according to NBC, the way to
do it is a 13-part mini-series
on a paradise island with a
tree house out of an eight-year-
old’s dream. Of course, the
story is exciting since it’s based
on a text that is still popu-
lar after almost 300 years, and
there isn’t anything necessarily
wrong with the show. It simply
relies too much on TV clichés
and bad special effects, turning
Fandango.com
it into a cheap, after-school-
There is no way in hell that anyone is going to get in the way of Robert De Niro digging up his first grave. special adaptation of a beloved
novel.
The show opens with the
image of a shipwreck. Crusoe
(played by Philip Winchester)
ONLINE @ tuftsdaily.com discovers he is the only human
left alive, and, along with a dog
named Dundee, is stranded on
She is ruthless, tough, beauti-
ful and intimidating, yet she
seems to have some softness
underneath.
With the help of his island
friend Friday ( Tongai Arnold
Chirisa), the supposed “sav-
age,” Crusoe tries to thwart the
pirates, and later the Spanish
navy, from finding the trea-
sure that happens to be buried
beneath their tree house. Along
the way, Crusoe leads the trea-
sure seekers through his traps,
into a piranha-filled river and
finally into a battle for his life
— all to secure the treasure’s
location.
The plot and action of the
show is enjoyable (after all, it
is based on a solid founda-
tion), but that’s about the only
compliment the show deserves.
What little acting the cast does
is mediocre and not engag-
ing. The show relies too heav-
ily on its special effects that
look like something out of a
cheap video game. The scene
in which Crusoe tricks one of
the pirates into the river shows
a piranha that looks like one of
those wind-up toys found at a
gas station.
The show tries too hard to
be “Pirates of the Caribbean”
(2003) with a little bit of “Lost”
thrown in the mix, but through-

THE SCENE | Freida Lee Mock

an island. Fast-forward to the out displays an ironic lack of
present-day: He sees a ship imagination. Considering that
both of the above entertain-

screens “Maya
in the distance and uses one
of his many contraptions to ment phenomena came way
start a fire. Clearly, he’s been after “Robinson Crusoe,” one

Lin” on the Hill

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock
visited the Hill yesterday for a
discussion with students and
to screen her Academy Award-
winning film, “Maya Lin:
Strong Clear Vision” (1994), a
documentary about the artist
known for her work on the
Vietnam Memorial Wall and the
Civil Rights Fountain Memorial
in Washington D.C. To read
about these events and for your
weekly roundup of Artsy activi-
ties to fill up your weekend, visit
the Arts section’s blog, “The
Scene,” at TuftsDaily.com.
Tien Tien/Tufts Daily
planning his rescue for a very would expect a unique vision
long time, and all of his spare of Crusoe’s world. The only
time has inspired inventions ounce of originality comes
that won’t exist for another 200 from some of the gadgets
years. Crusoe has cooked up to get
The newcomers to the island around the island, such as the
turn out to be pirates search- hamster wheel he uses to cross
ing for a hidden treasure fol- the river or the interconnected
lowing a map drawn on an old system of bridges and pul-
man’s back by his cellmate in leys which created pathways
prison. The man who knew the all across the island. All in
A location of the treasure had all, while “Robinson Crusoe” is
a daughter, Judy (Georgina considered one of the greatest
Rylance), who is now one of English novels of all time, this
the pirates. Besides Crusoe, her adaptation will never live up
character has the most depth: to that kind of hype.
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Solid acting cannot make up for poor script and awkward blocking in ‘November’
NOVEMBER
continued from page 5
with a poison dart (Dennis Trainor, Jr.).
The characters for a political farce are
all in attendance. Quirky details — such
as Bernstein’s recent trip to China with
her partner to adopt a baby — are appro-
priately placed and exploited to their full-
est capacity for humor.
Even so, the production falls short of its
potential. The bulk of the blame cannot
be placed on the cast, because the small
ensemble works smoothly and believably
together. The problem actually rests pri-
marily with the playwright.
Many of Mamet’s hallmarks are alive in
“November” — rampant swearing, fast-
paced, short lines — yet the cheap shots
are too plentiful for the show to be as
complex as many of Mamet’s other plays.
Most of the one-liners or punch lines are
nothing new:
“We can’t build a wall to keep out the
illegal immigrants, sir.”
“Why not?”
“Because we need the illegal immi-
grants to build the wall!”
This was once a funny joke, but it
stopped being funny when Carlos Mencia
repeated it for the 500th time.
The cast has a difficult time carrying the
show through the spotty script. While the
first scene started out with strong, comic
energy, the pace lags as the act wore on,
bogged down by awkward entrances and
extreme plot contrivances.
lyricstage.com
Contrived twists are excusable some-
He might not like her liberal agenda, but she doesn’t care much for his dorky suspenders.
times in a farce, provided that they
are backed up with quality humor.
Unfortunately, this usually was not the to marry her and her partner (one of the minutes off to the side of the stage, sick tion is that it is a farce with the ultimate
case in “November.” There were some best moments of the production), made and wanting to go home for the day. Why goal of taking shots at a George W.
genuinely funny moments, however, that while she was sitting behind the presi- does she stand so quietly for so long while Bush-like president — but these shots
were well served by the cast and their dent’s desk with him, lends appropriate Smith and Arch hash out serious financial aren’t original enough to justify the
director Daniel Gidron. gravity to the scene. issues? If she’s that delirious, why doesn’t play. Lyric Stage’s talented cast puts in
The characters in the Oval Office are There are a few nagging problems with she plead more earnestly to be relieved a solid effort to make the show enjoy-
constantly abuzz with activity and very on-stage traffic, however, that couldn’t be from her duties, instead of standing awk- able, giving it some genuine, interesting
rarely stagnant. The contrast made by saved by good direction. For example, in wardly in a corner for so long? parts, but the script ultimately leaves
Bernstein’s inspired plea to the president the first act Bernstein spends about 15 The worst problem with the produc- much to be desired.

Mitchell will hand out free

copies of his CD next week
MITCHELL
continued from page 5
Ultimately, Mitchell aims to
create music that can reach a
broad audience. “The songs
I usually enjoy playing [are]
more emotionally laden rela-
tionship songs,” he explained.
“I think those are the things
that get me and an audience
going.”
The tracks on his debut
album often explore memories
of past relationships and are
neatly sandwiched between
two versions of the title song
“One Day.” It was this particu-
lar song, Mitchell explained,
that sparked the creation of
the album. “I wrote the lead
song over the summer … [It]
was actually why Beth took
such an interest in me, more
than anything. She took a real
interest in this song, and in
producing and arranging it.
That was kind of where we got
off the ground,” he said.
The main version of the
song kicks off the album,
while the concluding coun-
terpart includes more lyrical
depth and a lengthy guitar
solo by one of Mitchell’s col-
laborators, Jason Jagentenfl.
United
track. The intensity of “Desert
Playground,” in a way, echoes
the entire recording expe-
rience as a whole: a lot of
Nations Day
work within a limited time
frame, but with some wonder-
ful discoveries along the way.
“I learned through doing. I
learned all the different things
that go into the final product;
and I learned just as much
about how to sell myself and
my music as I did about the
recording process.”
The tracks on his
debut album often
explore memories of
past relationships and
are sandwiched neatly
between two versions
of the title song “One
Day.”
What’s next for Justin Mitchell?
“The sky’s the limit, just go as
far as you can,” he said. “I defi- October 24th, 2008
nitely have goals and hopes but

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The extended version is “more
personal,” and the added lyr-
ics give the ending a more
specific context. Mitchell is
particularly excited to hear
reactions to this song, as it
is at the crux of the whole
album.
Another song on the album,
entitled “Desert Playground,”
was done completely in one
take. “It was the last day
and we literally only had an
hour or so left, so I just did
it in one shot,” Mitchell said.
Under pressure but exhilarat-
ed, Mitchell pulled it off and
was happy with the resulting
try to keep it in check and stay
grounded in that respect.” One
thing that seems certain is that
Mitchell’s sense of determina-
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Returns of Miller, Homma will boost squad in spring competition
WOMEN’S Tennis
continued from page 12
the duo achieved — Browne
also won the ITA New England
singles crown in September —
gives the team a bonafide one-
two punch it can lean on in the
spring.
“I think that what both of
them in the doubles and Julia
in the singles proved was that
in a one-on-one matchup, we’re
capable of beating anyone,”
coach Kate Bayard said. “On an
everyday basis, when everyone
on the team is practicing with
two of the top players in the
country, to have that as a con-
stant measure will give the team
a lot of confidence.”
While leaving Browne and
McCooey together for the major-
ity of the fall, Bayard did a con-
siderable amount of mixing and
matching with the remainder of
her doubles lineups. Freshman
Jen Lavet, for example, played
with four different partners this
fall, while classmate Nat Schils
and sophomore Edwina Stewart
were each part of three different
doubles combinations.
Bayard hasn’t yet configured
the doubles lineup for Tufts’
heavy dual-match schedule in
the spring, and she may even
be open to splitting up her title-
winning tandem of Browne and
McCooey.
“There are no set combina-
tions, even with Meghan and
Julia,” she said. “I very well
might keep them together as a
team, but I might not. I want
to come up with the teams
that give us the strongest over-
all combinations. I really like
Meghan and Julia as a team, but
at the same time, we’ll have to
reassess which doubles combi-
nations make us the strongest
as a whole.”
With junior Erica Miller
and senior Mari Homma both
abroad for the fall, the Jumbos
Freshman Nat Schils lunges for a backhand during Tufts’ match against NYU Oct. 11. Schils is part of a four-
member freshman class that developed markedly throughout the fall portion of the tennis season.
also had a chance to acclimate
their four freshmen — Lavet,
Schils, Jenn LaCara and Katie
Pritchard — to the college game
this fall. The first-years were up
to the task, combining to sweep
the bottom half of the singles
lineup in both of the team’s two
dual matches.
“In some ways, I think it’s
helpful to have such a young
team because they don’t know
the history of the teams we’re
playing, and they just go out
there trying to execute what
we’re working on in practice,”
Bayard said. “It was kind of nice
and simple. The freshmen did
a great job of working hard and
also just staying focused and in
the moment.”
The freshmen’s quick matura-
tion will give Tufts a consider-
able amount of depth in the
spring, when Miller and Homma
are expected to return and con-
tribute to both the singles and
doubles lineups.
Tallon’s moves
questionable
this season
NHL
continued from page 11
this problem. If Tallon was just
trying to challenge Khabibulin
in an effort to get him to play
better, then there were a num-
ber of other NHL keepers avail-
able on the cheap end of the
cost spectrum to provide com-
petition. Marc Denis, Andrew
Raycroft, Alex Auld and Ray
Emery may all be mediocre,
but they would have caused a
little more consternation than
Patrick Lalime did.
If Tallon had wanted to get
rid of Khabibulin and was in
favor of Huet as the Hawks’ No.
1 guy of the future, he should
have waived, traded, released
or torn down the Bulin Wall.
Instead, Tallon essentially sat
on his hands and refused to
recognize Khabibulin’s contract
as a sunk cost. The double-No.
1 goaltenders situation persist-
ed throughout training camp
and into the start of the season,
leaving players, the goalies and
Savard full of uncertainty.
Uncertainty in camp is
always expected, but unnec-
essary uncertainty is a dis-
Steven Smith/Tufts Daily traction from the real work at
hand. Tallon’s refusal to fish or
cut bait with the mess that he
made did not make the situa-
“I’m really looking forward tion any easier for his coach.
to the spring because Mari The season is long and Savard
and Erica will make us even had a real chance to turn it
stronger,” Bayard said. “At the around and win with a young
same time, I feel all the new team that he had coached
people this fall are going to through the good and the bad,
continue to make their mark except that Tallon had already
on the team, too … If Mari and decided to cut the cord.
Erica were here in the fall, it’s The team he has assembled
hard to say where everyone is a good one and should make
would have fit. But the fresh- the postseason. But it would
men got a good amount of have done so with either
experience, and that will only Quenneville or Savard behind
help us in the spring.” the bench.

Editors' Challenge | Week 8

After a year and seven weeks of clawing at first place, she’s finally there.
Sapna “Battering Ram” Bansil pushed away the competition harder than a base-
ment door, forcefully taking control of the top of the Eds’ Challenge standings. Well,
sort of forcefully.
For perhaps the first time in Daily history (perhaps — let’s face it, it’s a Thursday
night and we were pretty lazy historians to begin with), the top of the standings con-
sists of five editors each separated by one game. No ties: After Bansil’s 64 wins, it goes
63-62-61-60.
The 63 belongs to Phil “MY PICKS WERE SOUND!” Dear, whose gradual descent
from an early lead finally leaves him out of the top spot. (Sorry, Phil, it was bound to
happen.) Dear now sits one game ahead of Carly “The Glove” Helfand, who can’t spell
five-letter words but can pick a hell of a football game. Rachel “Mediocre Melinda” Dolin
lost a game on Helfand, going 7-7 (how is she actually 20 over .500?) to just barely stay
in fourth. Right behind her, Evans “Wrong Already” Clinchy has quit his day job of base-
ball picks, but at least he one-upped nemesis David “Hamels-Worshipper” Heck in one
respect — that would be football picks. 5-9, Heck. Weak.
For another dose of Daily history, Tom “Trendsetter” Eager has earned a unique dis-
tinction — he’s the first editor to make two uniquely correct picks in one week. By out-
smarting everyone with his Carolina and St. Louis picks, Eager went 9-5, moving into a
tie with Heck for sixth. Still chasing them are Noah “Nicknames Left” Schumer and Scott
“Dick and” Janes.
Caryn “Grammar Guru” Horowitz offers her guest picks.

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10 The Tufts Daily Sports Friday, October 24, 2008

Forde to square
off with Amherst’s
stellar defense
FOOTBALL
continued from page 12
junior defensive back Tom Tassinari said.
“We don’t want to get overconfident, but
we’re going to definitely try and use the
momentum to make sure our defense
gets up again.”
While the pressure was on Tufts’ defense
in Saturday’s game against the Ephs, the
offense will have to turn in an impressive
performance if Tufts wishes to come out
on top tomorrow. Amherst boasts the No.
1 scoring defense in the NESCAC, allowing
just 14.6 points-per-game. But perhaps
the most impressive attribute of the Lord
Jeff defense is its ability to stop the run;
Amherst has yet to give up 100 yards on the
ground in a single game.
“Their front seven is very physical and
athletic, more so than any I’ve seen thus
far,” Forde said.
If anyone is up to the task of break-
ing Amherst’s strong-run defense, it’s
Forde, who won the New England Football
Writers’ Association Gold Helmet Award
earlier this week for his efforts against the
Ephs. Through the first five games of the
season, he leads the NESCAC with 655
total yards on the ground and is second
with six rushing touchdowns.
While he would love to keep the streak
alive, Forde is more concerned with nailing
down a win this weekend on the road.
“I’m not really worried about that Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily
streak,” Forde said. “I’m more concerned Senior wide receiver David Halas stretches for one of his five receptions during the Jumbos’ 17-7 victory over Williams Saturday. Tufts expects good
about running well and making sure that things from Halas against an Amherst defense that has allowed over 200 passing yards per game in four out of five contests this season.
our offense executes the game plan.”
If Forde can’t get things going on the
ground, Fucillo and the offense will have to SCHEDULE | Oct. 24 - Oct. 30
hunt for success through the air. Amherst’s
defense has allowed over 200 yards passing
fri sat sun moN tue wed thu
in four of their five games, so tomorrow
could be a big day for Fucillo and wide
Football at Amherst
receivers Halas and senior Steve Black. 1 p.m.
Defensively, Tufts will have to be wary
of sophomore Lord Jeff quarterback Alex
Vetras, who has thrown for over 1,000 Field Hockey at Trinity vs. Endicott
yards and eight scores this fall. With a 12 p.m. 4 p.m
64.6 completion percentage, Vetras is an
extremely accurate quarterback who likes
Women’s at Trinity vs. Endicott
to get all of his receivers involved in the Soccer 12 p.m. 3 p.m.
passing game.
Amherst does not have a true No. 1
receiver, but its top three threats, junior Men’s at Trinity
Brendan Bullock and sophomores Brian Soccer 12 p.m.
Murphy and Ben Kettering, have 25, 22 and
20 receptions, respectively. As a result, the
players on Tufts’ secondary will have their Cross
work cut out for them as they try to keep Country
track of Amherst’s deep receiving corps.
Both Forde and Tassinari believe this Hall of Fame Hall of Fame
weekend is a must-win game in terms of Volleyball Tournament Tournament vs. Worcester St.
postseason implications. at Northampton at Northampton 7 p.m.
Mass. Mass.
“I think there is a sense of urgency,”
Forde said. “If we want to be as success- Women’s
Crew Head of the
ful as we planned at the beginning of the Fish Regatta
year, we realize that we have to get a win
against Amherst.”
“We know that if we do lose we are out JumboCast Volleyball
of contention,” Tassinari said. “Right now
everyone is focused on Amherst.”

StatISTICS | Standings
Field Hockey Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Volleyball Football NCAA Div. III Field Hockey
(11-0, 7-0 NESCAC) (7-4-0, 4-3-0 NESCAC) (7-4-1, 3-4-0 NESCAC) (22-1, 8-0 NESCAC) (3-2, 3-2 NESCAC) (Oct. 21, 2008)
NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL
W L PF PA Points (First-place votes)
W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L W L
Trinity 5 0 125 82 1. TCNJ, 581 (11)
Tufts 7 0 11 0 0 Williams 7 0 0 12 0 0 Middlebury 5 1 1 9 1 1 Tufts 8 0 22 1
Amherst 4 1 115 73 2. Bowdoin, 561 (5)
Bowdoin 6 1 11 1 0 Amherst 6 0 1 8 1 2 Williams 4 2 1 7 3 2 Wesleyan 7 1 18 5
Colby 3 1 55 90 3. Ursinus, 543 (8)
Trinity 6 1 11 1 0 2 0 6 4 2 Bowdoin 4 3 0 6 4 0 Amherst 6 1 17 4
Middlebury 5 Middlebury 3 2 175 130 4. Messiah, 535 (1)
3 0 Conn. Coll. 6 3 15 10
Middlebury 5 2 9 2 0 Bowdoin 3 2 2 6 2 3 Trinity 4 3 0 9 Tufts 3 2 124 84 5. Tufts, 509 (5)
Middlebury 3 3 9 9
Amherst 4 3 8 4 0 Tufts 4 3 0 7 4 0 Amherst 3 3 1 7 3 1 Williams 3 2 129 96
Williams 3 3 16 11 6. Middlebury, 424
Williams 3 4 6 6 0 Trinity 3 4 0 8 4 0 Conn. Coll. 3 4 0 5 6 0 Hamilton 2 3 79 90
Bowdoin 3 4 14 12 7. Lebanon Valley, 403
Colby 2 5 5 7 0 Wesleyan 2 4 1 6 4 1 Tufts 3 4 0 7 4 1 Bowdoin 1 4 113 167
Trinity 2 6 11 10 8. Johns Hopkins, 378
Bates 1 6 5 7 0 3 2 6 2 Wesleyan 1 4 73 75
Colby 1 5 1 4 7 1 Wesleyan 2 4 Bates 1 5 12 15 9. Trinity (Conn.), 364 (1)
5 1 Bates 0 5 50 151
Conn. Coll. 1 6 4 7 0 Bates 1 6 0 5 7 0 Colby 2 4 1 5 Colby 0 6 10 12 10. Salisbury, 353
Wesleyan 0 7 2 9 0 Conn. Coll. 0 6 1 4 6 1 Bates 2 5 0 7 5 0 Hamilton 0 7 8 18
NCAA Div. III New England
G A Pts G A Pts G A Pts Offensive Kills SA Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Women's Soccer
T. Brown 15 2 32 J. Love-Nichols 4 1 9 D. Schoening 6 1 13 S. Filocco 183 23 W. Forde 132 655 5.0 6 (Oct. 21, 2008)
R. Coleman 3 1 7 D. Joyce-Mendive 169 0 K. Anderson 27 108 4.0 1
A. Russo 9 8 26 S. Nolet 3 3 9 1. Williams
B. Helgeson 134 1 D. Ferguson 8 66 8.2 0
M. Kelly 9 2 20 C. Cadigan 3 1 7 P. DeGregorio 2 3 7
C. Updike 122 5 2. Amherst
B. Holiday 4 3 11 F. Gamal 2 3 7 A. Lach 1 4 6 K. Denniston 107 14 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT
A. Maxwell M. Fitzgerald 2 1 5 3. Springfield
M. Burke 4 1 9 3 0 6 L. Nicholas 105 3 A. Fucillo 60.4 923 9 3
M. Scholtes 2 4 8 B. Morgan 2 0 4 P. Doherty 2 0 4 4. Bowdoin
C. Spieler 57 17
I. Lewnard 3 0 6 W. Hardy 1 1 3 M. Blumenthal 1 1 3 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD 4. Middlebury
T. Guttadauro 2 1 5 A. Michael 0 3 3 B. Green 1 0 2 Defensive B Digs D. Halas 20 248 12.4 6 6. Wheaton
L. Griffith 2 0 4 A. Puttkammer 1 0 2 N. Muakkassa 0 1 1 N. Goldstein 0 358 S. Black 13 295 22.7 1 7. Western Conn. St
D. Feiger 23 238 8. Tufts
M. Ripecky 0 237 Defense Tack INT Sack
Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S% T. Reynoso 34.0 0 0 9. Eastern Conn. St
S. Filocco 20 220
M. Zak 5 21 .808 K. Minnehan 3 15 .833 P. Tonelli 2 16 .889 C. Spieler 3 196 T. Tassinari 31.0 2 0 10. Brandeis
K. Hyder 3 5 .625 H. Jacobs 4 23 .852 D. McKeon 11 54 .831 A. Kuan 0 92 R. Crisco 31.0 0 2 10. Keene St.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Inside NHL
Blackhawks say welcome to new coach
Quenneville following Savard’s exit
Chicago Blackhawks’ Cristobal Huet will likely take over the starting goaltender position from veteran Nikolai Khabibulin. Huet’s acquisi-
tion from the Capitals is one of several recent moves made by Hawks’ GM Dale Tallon that is currently under scrutiny.
by Korin Hasegawa-John
Senior Staff Writer
Denis Savard had to know his days
as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks
were numbered.
Still, five games into the season
seemed a bit abrupt. The Hall of Fame
ex-center had led the young Hawks
to their first taste of success, as they
racked up 88 points last season and
were in contention for a postseason
berth until the last week of the sea-
son.
Despite the bright future in Chicago,
Savard was handed his walking papers
and replaced by former Colorado
Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville,
who had been hired in the offseason
as a scout. Quenneville was let go fol-
lowing Colorado’s early postseason
exit in 2008. It’s a big step down from
a coach to a scout, and that, coupled
with Savard’s non-extension, was the
biggest indicator that a shakeup was
on the way.
The writing was on the wall for
Savard for a number of reasons. Even
though he had expressed a desire to
stay with the Blackhawks beyond his
current contract, which was to expire
at the end of the season, management
Away game on AstroTurf plays into Jumbos’ favor
FIELD HOCKEY
continued from page 12
were able to convert. Trinity’s defense
played really well because Bowdoin
had a lot more opportunities, but
didn’t convert. I think this shows that
in field hockey, unlike in most other
sports, a team can play really well for
the majority of the game and even
outplay their opponent and still lose.
That is probably what happened to
Bowdoin.”
Trinity’s upset marked the program’s
first win against Bowdoin since 1997
and simultaneously ended the 2007
NESCAC champion’s 31-game win-
ning streak. Both of Trinity’s goals
were scored by midfielder Christine
Mwatarura, the current NESCAC Player
of the Week.
Needless to say, the Bantam’s offen-
sive potency is something that Tufts
will need to quell.
“[Trinity] is a really fast and very
skilled team,” McDavitt said. “We’re
The Tufts Daily
was unreceptive to his desires.
Additionally, the Hawks hired leg-
endary former coach Scotty Bowman
to be their senior advisor for hockey
operations. Bowman was recently in
line to get the rebuilding job of the
century as the president of Maple
Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., but
instead he landed in the Blackhawks
organization with a nebulously defined
position. Bowman was clearly hired to
clean house and reform the Hawks
management after years of misuse,
disuse and abuse under former owner
William Wordsworth Wirtz.
The main question is timing when
considering the Savard firing. Stakes
were much higher this season for the
Hawks, with a pair of high-profile
free-agent signings in goaltender
Cristobal Huet and defenseman Brian
Campbell. But high stakes don’t trans-
form a trigger-happy finger into a
good business decision. It seems silly
to allow Savard to run the entire train-
ing camp and the first several games
of the season, only to fire him within
the first two weeks of regular season
play.
The knock on Savard from the
Blackhawks front office was his lack
of emphasis on team defense. As a
going to need to slow down their for-
wards and keep any chance at them
gaining momentum to a minimum.
They have a really strong midfielder
— [Mwatarura] is really athletic and
we need to be aware of her to shut her
down.”
Last year, the Bantams made it into
the conference tournament semifinals
before losing to Middlebury, the team
that knocked out Tufts in the first
round. The Panthers went on to lose to
Bowdoin in the championship game.
Tomorrow’s contest will be played
on Trinity’s AstroTurf field, and the
Jumbos expect to benefit from the
smoother surface, which contributes
to a quicker game pace.
“I’m looking forward to this away
game,” senior tri-captain Brittany
Holiday said. “Playing on AstroTurf
is generally a lot faster than what we
play on at home. That will be great
for our team because its faster surface
will make our passing patterns even
Sports
MCT
player, Savard was known for his small
stature, excellent hands and phenom-
enal skating, though he was not much
of a two-way forward. Quenneville,
on the other hand, was regarded as a
defensive coach, though nobody who
saw his recent Avalanche teams would
be too quick to label him as such.
In the press conference announc-
ing Savard’s replacement — at which
Bowman was conspicuously present
— Blackhawks general manager Dale
Tallon expressed his desire to go with
a veteran coach now that the Hawks
appear to have entered their post-
rebuilding phase.
This is not the first questionable
decision Tallon has made this season.
His choice to open the owner’s pock-
etbook and throw $5.6 million at Huet
over the next four years also deserves
scrutiny. Tallon already had a goalten-
der in Nikolai Khabibulin, who was
still a reasonable No. 1 goaltender
despite his older years. Khabibulin
also commands the princely sum of
$6.25 million per season under his
current contract, which is set to expire
at the end of 2008-09.
There were two obvious solutions to
see NHL, page 9
faster.”
While Trinity presents a real chal-
lenge to preserving their perfect record,
the Jumbos lead the conference in
assists-per-game and goals-per-game
and will be a formidable opponent to
the streaking Bantam squad.
After a season of setting records,
Tufts may break yet another tomor-
row, as the team remains just one goal
shy of beating the school record of 52
goals in a season. Even with a possible
trip to the conference championship
in sight, the Jumbos have tabled their
record-breaking accomplishments
in favor of a “one-game-at-a-time”
approach.
“We haven’t even started thinking
about the Bowdoin game yet or the
NESCAC Championship,” Holiday
said. “Right now we just need to work
on our fundamentals and focus on
[Bowdoin] after playing Trinity. At this
point, we just need to stay confident in
what our team is capable of.”
11
gideon jacobs | Baseball, Football
and Poop Jokes
Digging
deep
I
’m not a religious man. I was raised
culturally Jewish, but I thought syn-
agogue was pronounced synaGOD
until I reached high school (an under-
standable mistake). The most spiritual
I’ve ever gotten was that one time I lis-
tened to Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the
Moon” (1973) while watching the Wizard
of Oz (1939). I don’t believe in fate or
karma. I scoff at superstition and laugh
at the idea of divine intervention. I am
a man of reason and science. The only
person I pray to is his Holiness, Bill Nye.
But, strangely enough, the one thing
that can make me believe, the one
thing that allows me to suspend rea-
son, is sports.
I’m not saying I believe there is any-
thing supernatural happening on the
fields and courts of the world. I’m not
saying that the universe’s supposed
“God” spends “His” Sundays burning
through a six-pack and checking to see
if his fantasy team is beating his buddy
Shiva’s. But that which religion does
for many people, sports does for me. It
allows me to believe.
And I believe in the Rays. I believe that
the magic of a bunch of kids going worst
to first isn’t just going to happen but, at
this point, is supposed to.
I started to feel this as the season
was winding down, and I wrote about
it in my column three weeks ago. Don’t
look at their lineup, their rotation or
the matchups. Don’t even look at their
OPSs, ERAs or runs created. In doing so
you are applying a man’s science to a
boy’s game.
Look at the Rays’ faces. Look at their
combination of swagger, confidence and
youth. Look at the player’s love and
respect for Joe Maddon or the look they
get on their faces every time a reporter
asks them about what Evan Longoria
means to them.
Look at Carl Crawford, who has been
on this team for seven years and had
experienced six straight years of 91-plus
loss seasons. He’s never asked for sym-
pathy, never asked to be traded and
never took a play off. Then, after an
injury was supposed to keep him from
participating in the playoffs, he tied an
ALCS record by going five-for-five in
Game 4 against the Red Sox.
Look at Carlos Peña, first round draft
pick in 1998 who never seemed to live
up to the hype. He bounced around the
majors and minors for a couple years,
and then in 2007 he came off the Rays’
bench and hit 46 home runs. Now he’s
coming off a huge ALCS, jacking balls
over the Green Monster and acting like
this is where he belongs.
It doesn’t matter that they went into
the postseason with no closer and Gabe
Gross in right field. It doesn’t matter that
they have literally no playoff experience.
Like I said in my column three weeks
ago, “The Rays are a force that has been
gaining steam for six months and are
now on the verge of climaxing. There is
no stopping this team.”
The Red Sox and the ghosts of Fenway
almost did it. I admit that when the Sox
came back from seven runs down with
seven outs left in their season I was wor-
ried about my Rays prediction. The Sox
played those first four games like they
knew they were just a supporting actor
in this year’s playoff picture. Then the
Big Papi home run made Boston snap
out of it and they looked like the Sox that
a lot of people picked to repeat.
But the Rays beat the ghosts (ghosts
don’t even exist!). Not even the magic
of a fired up Red Sox Nation could take
out this team; the same magic that had
shaken off the “curse of the Bambino”
in 2004 and won another championship
less than year ago. This is why I know
that even though the series is tied 1-1,
the Phillies don’t have a prayer. Not a
shot in hell.
Gideon Jacobs is a sophomore who has not
yet declared a major. He can be reached at
Gideon.Jacobs@tufts.edu.
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Field Hockey Preview Women’s tennis

Tufts preps for a high noon Strong doubles play,

shootout with Trinity tomorrow
by Michael Spera
Daily Staff Writer
With the undefeated field hockey
squad going against a one loss Trinity
team, it’s obvious that the stakes are
high in this conference showdown.
Posting an 11-0 record overall, 7-0
NESCAC, the nationally-ranked No. 5
Jumbos have just three regular season
games remaining and look poised to
make a run at both the NESCAC and
NCAA Championships. Tomorrow the
squad will face one of its toughest
challenges of the season when it takes
on Trinity (10-1 overall) in Hartford,
Conn.
Sitting atop the conference stand-
ings, Tufts set a new record for the lon-
gest winning streak in a season with
11, eclipsing its previous record of 10
wins set in 1981. The Bantams and the
Bowdoin Polar Bears (11-1 overall) are
the only remaining NESCAC oppo-
nents Tufts has left to face before the
conference tourney.
More importantly, both are ranked
nationally in the top 10 — Bowdoin
is No. 2 nationally and Trinity is ninth
— and currently sit second and third
behind Tufts in the league standings.
Despite Tufts’ apparent domination
of the conference, the Bantams and
the Polar Bears represent the greatest
obstacle on the Jumbos’ road to the
NESCAC title.
Trinity’s 2-0 shutout of Bowdoin last
Saturday dethroned the Polar Bears
from the top of the NESCAC, allow-
ing Tufts’ ascent to the top. Despite
Trinity’s rise to a No. 9 standing in the
national rankings, the Bantams will
Senior tri-captain Brittany Holiday defends a Williams player Saturday during the field
hockey team’s 3-1 victory, the squad’s 11th straight this season. The NESCAC-leading
Jumbos will face a stiff test tomorrow against 10-1 Trinity.
have to further lift their level of play
in order to emerge as a true contender.
Bowdoin outshot Trinity 15-4 and had
13 penalty corner opportunities to the
Bantams’ five but couldn’t convert on
their possessions.
Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily
“The Trinity coach said that [Trinity]
was able to capitalize on their oppor-
tunities,” coach Tina McDavitt said.
“They only had a few shots on net and
see FIELD HOCKEY, page 11
success of freshmen
highlight fall season
by Sapna Bansil
Daily Editorial Board
Now that its abbreviated fall season has
come to an end, the women’s tennis team
heads into the winter hopeful that it can
build off the success it has achieved over
the last month.
The Jumbos participated in six events
this season, winning their lone pair of
dual matches against MIT and NYU and
posting strong performances in four
individual tournaments. The success has
given the team incentive to work hard
preparing for the competitive spring cam-
paign.
“In the offseason, a big focus is definite-
ly going to be to get in a lot better shape,
get faster and get stronger,” sophomore
Julia Browne said. “It’s going to be about
spending a lot of hours in the gym, play-
ing a little extra, staying focused on our
games and getting ready for the spring.”
A Jumbos squad seeking to improve
on its doubles skills posted impressive
results across the board this fall. Among
the team’s most successful pairings was
the tandem of sophomore Julia Browne
and junior captain Meghan McCooey,
who dropped only two of the 14 matches
they played in their first season together.
Along the way, the duo reached the finals
of the ITA New England Championships
before taking third place at the Gail Smith
Doubles Classic at Middlebury.
The highlight of Browne and McCooey’s
season came on Oct. 17, when they cap-
tured the ITA Small College National
Championship, taking down the fourth-,
fifth- and 21st-ranked doubles teams in
the nation along the way. The success
see WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 9

Football Preview
Jumbos need upset over Lord Jeffs
in order to keep title hopes alive
by Zach Groen
Daily Staff Writer
The football team will certainly
have a hard act to follow when it
travels to Amherst to take on the
4-1 Lord Jeffs tomorrow.
The Jumbos recorded their first
win over the Williams Ephs in 21
years on Saturday, as the defense
turned in one of its best perfor-
mances of the season, holding a
Williams team that had scored
50 points against Middlebury
the week before to a mere seven
points. Senior Will Forde broke
the 100-yard mark for the fifth
consecutive time this season,
junior Anthony Fucillo threw for
a score and protected the foot-
ball, and senior David Halas con-
tinued to smash Tufts’ receiving
records, this time tying the record
for most receiving touchdowns in
a season with his sixth.
With Trinity sitting atop the
NESCAC at 5-0, a Jumbo loss this
weekend would all but knock
the team out of the running for
the NESCAC Championship.
Currently, Tufts (3-2) is tied for
third in the conference with Colby,
Middlebury and Williams, and if
there’s a time to break away from
the pack, it’s this weekend. The
Jumbos are hoping the defense
can carry the momentum from
last week’s contest into tomor-
row’s duel with Amherst.
“It seems like guys have a little
extra pep in their step this week,”
see FOOTBALL, page 10
Football Breakdown
WEEK 6
The 3-2 defending champ Panthers
need to take down the undefeat-
at ed Bantams if they hope to have
a chance at a repeat. Both have
strong offenses, but Trinity allows
MIDDLEBURY TRINITY almost 10 fewer points per game.
The Ephs have only lost to Tufts and
Trinity, which have a combined eight
at wins. The Continentals have only
beaten Bowdoin and Wesleyan,
which have a combined two wins.
WILLIAMS HAMILTON This one shouldn’t be suspenseful.
Both 1-4 squads, the cellar dwellers
of the NESCAC will battle it out to
determine once and for all which
at team is second worst to Bates. Wes-
leyan’s combo of a top defense and
BOWDOIN WESLEYAN weak offensive promise to make it
a low-scoring affair.
The winless Bobcats look to steal one
against the 3-2 Mules, who have al-
at ready surpassed last year’s wins total.
It would seem a good opportunity,
COLBY BATES as Colby boasts the second-to-last
scoring offense in the league.
The Jumbos look to record another
win after a momentum-building up-
set against Williams. Amherst sits at
at second in the NESCAC with a 4-1 re-
cord, but the only challenge the Lord
TUFTS AMHERST Jeffs have faced this year was the
Panthers, whom they lost to 31-14.
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Junior safety Tom Tassinari hits Williams quarterback Pat Moffitt in Tufts’ — by David Heck
17-7 win Saturday. The Jumbos hope to pressure QB Alex Vetras of Amherst
in the same manner tomorrow.