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THE TUFTS DAILY Friday, November 21, 2008
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Swimmers blame chemical levels in pool for high sickness rate

by Gillian Javetski
Daily Editorial Board
Members of the men’s swim-
ming and diving team are falling ill
in exceptional numbers this semes-
ter, and many believe it is because
of a chemical imbalance in Tufts’
Hamilton Pool.
“We realize that we’re experi-
encing some chemical-balancing
problems with the chlorine system,”
Vice President for Operations John
Roberto said. “We’ve brought in
some outside consultants who are
well-versed in pool-system mainte-
nance to address the problem.”
Reed Shimberg, a freshman swim-
mer, said that since coming to Tufts,
he has experienced daily cough-
ing fits during swim practices. They
affected him so much that a Health
Service doctor told him he had devel-
oped asthma symptoms, he said.
“The air quality is so bad [in the
pool] that I would have to get out of
the pool from coughing and go into
the hallway where the air quality is
much better,” Shimberg said.
Shimberg approached Health
Service for help after one coughing
fit during which he “gasped for air
for hours,” he said. A doctor diag-
nosed him and supplied him with
an inhaler.
“The doctor said that I had asthma
symptoms being caused potentially
by the chlorine I’m breathing in and
that I was the millionth swimmer to
complain about similar symptoms.
I believe it, because it really wasn’t
just me,” he said. “I’d finish a set and
would see that 10 people were also
coughing. It just seems crazy that a
lot of the upperclassmen have respi-
ratory problems and have inhalers.”
Men’s swimming and diving team
coach Adam Hoyt said the pool’s
environment has long had a nega-
tive impact on swimmers’ health,
although he has noticed a high num-
ber of students coughing recently.
“Every year we have a whole lot
of swimmers who cough a lot dur-
ing practice when there is a chlorine
imbalance,” he said. “The fact that
our pool is over 60 years old and the
air circulation is moderate doesn’t
really help either.”
The Department of Facilities
performed a maintenance check
on the pool at the start of the
season, but it did not bring any
problems to the swimming team’s
attention, Hoyt said.
Roberto said that he did not
know when the chemical imbalance
would be corrected. “The problem
with rebalancing the chemicals is
that it takes some time to fix,” he
said. Roberto added that he was
aware of the existence of “some con-
cern for irritation to the swimmers.”
Senior quad-captain James
Longhurst said that the pool area’s
air quality is much worse than that
of facilities at other universities.
“It’s 10 times harder to work out
at our pool than any other facility in
the area,” Longhurst said. He added
that he had “never [been] in a pool
as bad as our pool.”
“It’s really frustrating when you
finish a set because you can’t breathe
and are coughing, not because
you’re tired,” he added. “But at the
same time, I don’t think that our air
quality is something that we should
really attribute a loss to. It’s a tough
train, it’s awful to swim in, but we
can do just fine.”
Despite air quality that may
affect practices, Longhurst does not
believe that the chemicals will affect
swimmers’ long-term health.
“Even though the lack of air flow
can get to you and make you feel not
so great for the rest of the day, I don’t
know if it is the pool that is making
people sick,” he said. “When you’re
swimming two hours a day and
breathing in chlorine, you’re going
to get sick.”
Health Service Medical Director
Margaret Higham said that while
she has seen many sick swimmers
this semester, it can be difficult to
differentiate whether a cough is
caused by bad ventilation or by gen-
eral sickness.
“I think that given this time of
year, it’s hard to say whether their
coughs are due to a virus or wheth-
er they’re caused by ventilation,”
Higham said. “Could the ventilation
make someone with a virus have a
worse cough? Possibly, but there is
no way to prove it.”
Like Higham, Hoyt could not say
whether the pool was responsible
for the increased number of swim-
mers becoming sick.
“While the air circulation in the
pool is moderate, it’s really hard to
say that the pool is the reason why a
lot of swimmers are getting sick,” he
said. He added that the cold weather Laura schultz/Tufts daily
Tufts swimmers are worried that chemicals in Hamilton Pool may be mak-
see POOL, page 2 ing them ill.

Urine found in Wren Hall dryers
by Sarah Butrymowicz
Daily Editorial Board
Doing laundry in a college dorm is rarely
a thrilling experience. But for residents of
Wren Hall, it has become slightly more dis-
agreeable lately.
According to an e-mail that Wren’s
resident director sent on Sunday to stu-
dents living there, some of them have
reported finding urine in a dryer twice in
the past month.
“As you all know, a few weeks ago a dryer
was found to have urine in it and the pro-
cess was completed to have it cleaned, both
by OneSource and Mac-Gray,” RD Jenn
Students feel insecure after armed robbery
by Michael Del Moro
Daily Editorial Board
The armed robbery of a female student
near campus Sunday night has sparked an
ongoing investigation by the Somerville
Police Department and ignited safety con-
cerns among Tufts students.
The incident occurred at Leonard Street
and Broadway, according to Somerville
Deputy Police Chief Paul Upton. The
suspect displayed a knife and robbed a
20-year-old student of her cell phone and
wallet, Upton told the Daily in an e-mail
on Monday.
Upton said the suspect was described as
being in his late 20s or early 30s, about six
feet tall with a heavy build. He was wearing
a green T-shirt with an unidentified insig-
nia on the front and a backward baseball
cap. He may have had light hair.
Junior Laura Curren, who lives on Leonard
Street, said the incident has given her some
serious reservations about her personal
safety in the area surrounding campus.
“I think that I should be able to walk
see ROBBERY, page 2

Chabad gets cozy

Annie Wermiel/tufts daily
Students in Wren Hall are irritated after urine
was found on two occasions in the dormi-
tory’s dryers.
Hawes wrote in the e-mail. “This past week I
was informed that another dryer in laundry
room B was found to have an unidentified
yellow liquid in it.”
After both incidents, Hawes posted signs
advising students not to use the affected
see WREN, page 2

Hotung event to help Sudanese student

by Carter Rogers
Daily Staff Writer
The Zeta Psi fraternity will come togeth-
er with PANGEA, Tufts STAND and Banaa:
The Sudan Educational Empowerment
Network to host a benefit concert tonight
to raise money for a Sudanese student
affected by genocide. If all goes according
to plan, one Sudanese student will enter
Tufts next year as a member of the Class
of 2013.
The Gentlemen’s Bet and A Life of
Riley, two bands with members in Zeta
Psi, will perform at the event, which will
be held in Hotung Café at 9 p.m.
The event will have no cover charge,
but the sponsors will fundraise with sug-
gested donations. As for the amount they
intend to raise, Zeta Psi President Jeff
Stone, a junior, said organizers are not
sure but are “hoping for the best.” He
added that the event’s goal was twofold:
“One, to raise money and two, to raise aalok kanani/Tufts daily
awareness” of the genocide in Darfur. Tufts’ Chabad brought students together in the West Hall lounge last night to make
Banaa, established in 2006, seeks to fleece baby blankets, which will be donated to a local women’s shelter. The blankets
are intended for mothers who need to keep their babies warm this winter.
see SUDAN, page 2

Inside this issue Today’s Sections

The field hockey team
Young voters turned will vie for a national News 1 Comics 8
out in record numbers championship this Features 3 Classifieds 9
on Nov. 4. weekend. Arts | Living 5 Sports Back

see FEATURES, page 3 see SPORTS, back page

2 The Tufts Daily News Friday, November 21, 2008

THE TUFTS DAILY Swimmers eager to see Steve Tisch Tufts hopes to
Robert S. Silverblatt
Sports Center construction get started enroll Sudanese
Editor-in-Chief
Editorial
POOL
continued from page 1
completed within the next few years. But
due to the recent economic downturn, all
scholar next year
Rachel Dolin Managing Editors and the swimmers’ rigorous workouts could capital projects, including the fitness center, SUDAN
Kristin Gorman also put extra physical strain on their bod- have been put on hold indefinitely. continued from page 1
Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors ies. “We’re really excited that [University] equip young, promising Sudanese who
Jason Richards Higham added that she has heard many President [Lawrence] Bacow has committed have been affected by the violence in
Harrison Jacobs
Vittoria Elliott more complaints from swimmers this year to build a pool because we’ll have improved their country with a U.S. college edu-
than last, when she heard none. Even so, chemical management and air quality,” Hoyt cation and other tools to become lead-
Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor she said, seeing swimmers get sick is not a said. “As it is now, our pool is very crowded ers in the movement to bring peace to
Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors strange phenomenon. and old, so we’re excited to have a newer, Sudan.
Pranai Cheroo “People who swim always complain bigger pool.” Banaa sent its first scholar, Makwei
Nina Ford about the pool,” she said. “It seems almost In the meantime, many swimmers remain Mabior, to George Washington
Ben Gittleson
Gillian Javetski universal just because pools are enclosed concerned about the air quality situation. University earlier this year. Mabior’s
Jeremy White places where you come in close contact with “My understanding is that they’re trying village was destroyed in 1992 by the
people. I don’t see it happening here more to make it better, but at this point, I’ve seen National Islamic Front and Sudanese
Alexandra Bogus Assistant News Editors
Michael Del Moro than any other place.” a minor improvement,” Shimberg said. “I state-sponsored militias. He has lived
Hoyt added that his team is looking for- think the fact that I’m on antibiotics because in a refugee camp ever since.
Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor ward to having a new pool facility, which I am trying to do an activity at Tufts is crazy.
will be built as part of the Steve Tisch Sports I just feel like I shouldn’t have to be on medi-
Jessica Bidgood Features Editors
Robin Carol and Fitness Center, originally planned to be cation to be an athlete.” “It is very important to
Kerianne Okie
Charlotte Steinway us to be able to enroll a
Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors
Meghan Pesch
Wren residents angry about lack of scholar, and any money
raised by the organization
Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor

Jessica Bal Arts Editors

hygiene in dorm, schedule disruptions in addition to the student’s
Grant Beighley
Sarah Cowan WREN dry room — that’s out of control.” regular financial aid from
Catherine Scott continued from page 1 Other Wren residents voiced similar Tufts is very important to
dryers. OneSource, Tufts’ custodial service, complaints. “Other than the fact that it’s
Emma Bushnell Assistant Arts Editors
Matthew DiGirolamo and Mac-Gray, Tufts’ washer and dryer sup- completely disgusting and unhygienic, it’s us.”
plier, both sanitized the machines. Hawes just so disrespectful and rude,” sophomore
Jyll Saskin Executive Op-Ed Editor also notified the Office of Residential Life Tala Kayyali said. Jennifer Simons
Jwala Gandhi Assistant Op-Ed Editors and Learning. Apart from issues of sanitation and Tufts’ director of international
Nina Grossman “It was brought to our attention that decorum, temporary reductions to the recruitment
Harrison Jacobs someone may have urinated in the dry- number of available dryers in Wren have
Ellen Kan
Andrew Rohrberger ers of Wren Hall at least twice,” ResLife caused logistical problems. “It’s definitely
Molly Rubin Assistant Director for Community and inconvenienced a lot of people,” Ingraham Next semester, Tufts and Mills
Judicial Affairs Carrie Ales told the Daily said. “There’s not that many dryers to begin College in Oakland, Calif., plan to host
Thomas Eager Executive Sports Editor
in an e-mail. “When we found out this with … It affects people’s routines.” the second and third Banaa scholars,
Sapna Bansil Sports Editors information, we contacted the residents But both Kayyali and Ingraham agreed respectively.
Evans Clinchy of Wren Hall to let them know. We also let that ResLife has responded well to the situ- The idea of bringing a Banaa scholar
Philip Dear
David Heck them know that the dryers were properly ation. “I don’t think ResLife could be doing to Tufts began with a conversation last
Carly Helfand sanitized so they could continue [to] use much more,” Ingraham said. “The respon- winter between senior Tyler Shami, the
Noah Schumer [them].” sibility’s on the individuals themselves.” executive director of the Tufts Banaa
Scott Janes Assistant Sports Editor Wren resident Nate Ingraham believes If ResLife is able to identify any respon- Campaign, and Jennifer Simons, Tufts’
that whoever urinated in the dryer was sible parties, Ales said they will face disci- director of international recruitment.
Jo Duara Executive Photo Editor inebriated, but said the action is not excus- plinary consequences. “If we find out who In order for a Sudanese student to
Alex Schmieder Photo Editors able under any circumstance. is responsible for this behavior, they will be become a Banaa scholar at Tufts, he or
Laura Schultz “I think it’s completely unacceptable,” held accountable,” she said. she applies through the organization’s
Rebekah Sokol said Ingraham, a sophomore. “I under- Kayyali suggested anything from a fine application process and must meet
Annie Wermiel
stand people are going to be stumbling to a verbal warning. “I’m not sure,” she the Tufts application requirements —
James Choca Assistant Photo Editors around the dorm if they’ve ingested too said. “It’s a serious issue. Something defi- such as teacher and counselor recom-
Emily Eisenberg much substance, but to go into the laun- nitely should be done.” mendations and standardized testing
Aalok Kanani
Meredith Klein — to the best of his or her ability.

TUPD escort service gets more use

Danai Macridi Banaa received 150 applicants for the
Tim Straub George Washington University spot,
according to the organization’s Web
PRODUCTION ROBBERY “We’re encouraging people to call for site.
continued from page 1 safety escorts, particularly at night if they’re Simons warned that it is not certain
Marianna Bender Production Director
from Davis [Square] to my house, which is concerned about getting to their destina- that a Banaa scholar will come to Tufts
Emily Neger Executive Layout Editor
a six-minute walk, at 9:30 at night and not tions,” Keith said. next year.
Kelsey Anderson Layout Editors have to worry about someone with a weap- Curren has been taking other precau- “We can’t guarantee that we’ll be
Leanne Brotsky on trying to rob me or do worse,” Curren tions since the incident. She and her house- able to admit a student. We would like
Jennifer Iassogna
Julia Izumi said. mates have started walking in pairs and to admit a student, and if there is a
Andrew Petrone Senior Tracy Mayfield, who lives on riding bicycles more often, she said. qualified student, we will admit and
Muhammad Qadri Burget Avenue in Medford, feels that there But not all students feel compelled to fund them,” she said. “I don’t want to
Daniel Simon
Amani Smathers has been an increase in violent crimes in take new safety measures. Senior Kristine compromise our standards, and more
Steven Smith the area against students during her time at Babick said that she is largely unfazed by importantly, put a student in a situation
Katie Tausanovitch Tufts. the robbery because it is only one in a string where we would admit someone where
Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager “This particular incident was troubling of similar occurrences. they couldn’t handle the work here. I
because Leonard seemed like a safe street,” “It’s not like this is the first time this don’t think that will happen … but I just
Michael Vastola Technical Manager she said. “It’s well-lit and there’s usually lots has happened,” Babick said. “This is one want to clarify that.”
Hena Kapadia Executive Online Editor of people on it. I’ve walked down Leonard in many incidents of me not being safe in The university will be providing the
Street myself at much more dangerous or around Tufts. I think the surrounding lion’s share of funds for the student’s
Minah Kim Online Editors hours than 9:30 on a [Sunday].” communities see us as an easy target.” tuition and room and board. According
Matt Skibinski New Media Editor An e-mail that the Tufts University Police Although Babick said she gives TUPD the to Shami, the purpose of Banaa’s cam-
Department (TUPD) sent to the Tufts com- “benefit of the doubt,” she questioned how pus fundraising is to raise “extraneous
Kelly Moran Webmaster munity on Monday described the incident much protection the department offers. funds that aren’t covered in those larger
Caryn Horowitz Executive Copy Editor and suggested safety measures available “Clearly there are a great number of categories.”
to students, such as using the TUPD safe- students living off campus in a few con- “Going to college for four years
Grace Lamb-Atkinson Copy Editors ty escort and reporting “any suspicious centrated neighborhoods, and I think it’s costs more than just tuition, room and
Michelle Hochberg
Ben Smith person(s) or circumstances.” TUPD’s responsibility to be patrolling these board,” Shami said. “When the scholar
Christopher Snyder According to the TUPD Web site, “the neighborhoods,” she said. TUPD is only comes to the United States, they’ll have
Elisha Sum Tufts University Police provides vehicle and responsible for patrolling on campus. access to some sort of bank account
Ricky Zimmerman
walking escorts 24 hours a day, seven days Keith said yesterday that he was unaware that will have money that they can
Brianna Beehler Assistant Copy Editors a week between campus locations and to of whether any new information had spend on a day-to-day level.”
Casey Burrows nearby rapid transit stations.” emerged from Somerville’s investigation. Simons added, “It is very important
Alison Lisnow
Rachel Oldfield Mayfield said that she frequently uses Upton could not be reached for comment to us to be able to enroll a scholar, and
Mary Jo Pham the escort service when walking alone at yesterday. any money raised by the organization
Lily Zahn night, but believes that TUPD should be The Somerville police first notified TUPD in addition to the student’s regular
more active in promoting this option. She of the incident on Sunday, and TUPD post- financial aid from Tufts is very impor-
Malcolm Charles Executive Business Director said the escort service “isn’t very well-ad- ed security alerts in dormitories and sent tant to us … They will have additional
vertised.” out an e-mail alert to the Tufts community expenses that financial aid won’t natu-
Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager
She said she had sometimes gotten “neg- the next day. rally cover, so we appreciate it.”
Brenna Duncan Head Ad Manager ative reactions” from the TUPD dispatcher The e-mail came after the posted alerts PANGEA is a Tufts student organiza-
The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub-
when calling earlier in the evening. because physically distributing messages is tion dedicated to promoting aware-
lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and TUPD Captain Mark Keith noted a marked given higher priority by university officers, ness of global issues. STAND is a
distributed free to the Tufts community. increase in calls to the campus escort service Keith said. national student organization, run by
P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 over the past few nights, which typically Jeremy White and Ben Gittleson contrib- the Genocide Intervention Network,
617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 occurs after incidents like Sunday’s. uted reporting to this article. that seeks to fight genocide.
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Youth turnout hits record number this cycle
Graham Rogers
by
Contributing Writer
It looks like the long lamentations con-
cerning the political apathy of young people
can temporarily be put to rest.
According to statistics compiled by the
Center for Information and Research on
Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
of the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public
Service, voter turnout for the 18 to 29 year old
demographic was about 53 percent this year.
This number represents an increase of nearly
five percent over CIRCLE’s 2004 numbers,
and an 11 percent increase from 2000. It also
represents the greatest youth turnout since
1972, when issues surrounding the Vietnam
War brought young people out in droves.
This news has elicited positive reactions
from many who study or follow such trends.
“I am delighted to read early reports that
indicate record turnout for young people,”
University President Lawrence Bacow said
in an e-mail. “It looks like we will beat our
2004 record of student voter participation at
Tufts.”
This year’s increase was chalked up to sev-
eral different causes.
“I attribute the gradual upward trend to
a new generation that is more concerned
and active than Generation X was,” CIRCLE
Director Peter Levine said. “The factors that
have increased their engagement probably
include lots of good service programs in high
schools and colleges, plus the intense news
environment since 9/11.”
Levine also gave the candidates credit for
engaging young voters.
“[They have been] campaigning more on
college campuses, on Facebook, and other
places where youth are,” he said.
Tufts Democrats president Shana Hurley
agreed.
“The Obama campaign deserves a lot of
credit,” she said. “They made a deliberate
effort to engage young people.”
A study conducted by the Pew Research
Center found that the Obama campaign con-
tacted nearly 25 percent of young voters,
Berkeley study shows health benefits of diverse friend groups
by Alison Lisnow
Daily Editorial Board
Students have numerous ways of deal-
ing with stress: Some try to get more sleep,
while others eat healthier or become
time-management gurus. But one way of
combating stress — a solution which is
often overlooked — is simply to make new
friends.
According to a recent study at the
University of California, Berkeley, cross-ra-
cial friendships can actually reduce anxiety
in both academic and social situations. The
study tested the effects of inducing cross-
group friendship between Caucasians and
Latinos, and found that it led to decreases
in cortisol, a hormone related to stress.
“People tend to associate with similar
[people] more easily than they tend to asso-
ciate with out-of-group members,” said
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, a researcher
and co-author of the study. “But once you’re
able to make that [interracial] friend, it
seems to have these positive effects.”
Branching out of one’s comfort zone can
be difficult for many students, especially
since the past can significantly affect the
present. Students from homogenized high
schools seem to be less comfortable making
cross-racial friendships.
“I still worry about offending people,
especially African-Americans,” senior
Cassandra Wallace said. “There were liter-
ally about five at my 2,500-student high
school, and so I still don’t really know what’s
appropriate and what’s not. I would say I’m
extra cautious … probably more cautious
than I need to be, which makes me feel like
I’m being racist in a way.”
But neither college campuses nor the
“real world” echo the homogeneity of
Wallace’s high school. Mendoza-Denton
noted the important role that diversity plays
in social growth.
“We started the experiment with the
recognition that we live in an increasingly
multicultural world,” Mendoza-Denton
Features
A massive group of students gathered in the campus center to watch election coverage.
compared to the 13 percent contacted by the
McCain campaign.
Bacow offered yet another explanation
relating specifically to Tufts students.
“Students deserve the lion’s share of the
credit for their efforts in getting out the Tufts
vote,” he said. “They organized, tabled and
encouraged their friends to register to vote.”
Still, some were cautious about the overall
trend and its implications for non-college
students.
“Almost all of the increased turnout among
young people seems to be among college stu-
dents,” said Tufts Political Science Professor
Kent Portney, who has conducted several
studies on young voter trends. “Non-college
young people did not seem to turn out at any
higher rates than they have in the past.”
Though data for the 2008 general elec-
tion is still being compiled, this observation
seemed to hold true for this year’s primaries,
said. “And certainly our university cam-
puses such as Tufts or Berkeley reflect that
reality. We noticed from our research and
everything we know from social psychology
that inter-group interactions can be very
anxiety-provoking and … that inter-group
contact is a really useful way to reduce that
kind of anxiety.”
To test this, participants from same-sex
interracial and intra-racial pairings were
invited into the lab to partake in a three-
part version of the “fast friends” procedure,
invented by psychologist Arthur Aron. The
groups were given cards that had questions
printed on them.
“For the first two sessions, they went
back and forth answering questions that
escalated in self-disclosure,” said Elizabeth
Page-Gould, another co-author of the study.
“So the first types of questions were things
like, ‘What would … a perfect date [be like]
for you?’ It’s individualized but not personal.
And they ended with questions like, ‘If you
were to die in a car crash later tonight, what
would you most regret not telling someone,
and why haven’t you told them yet?’”
For the third session, participants played
a modified game of Jenga. Pairs worked
together to try to pull out as many pieces as
possible before the tower fell. According to
the researchers, the newly formed friend-
ships were very apparent in this part of the
experiment.
“The genuine laughter and comfort
[were] clear … very, very clear, even to [an]
untrained eye,” Mendoza-Denton said. “A
lot of the research I do really focuses on
how difficult it is for people from different
groups to talk to each other and to address
and recognize each other’s humanity … The
genuine friendship … and genuine positive
effect that [were] evident in the cross-group
condition [were] so heartwarming.”
Each pairing had to spit into a tube before
and after every session so that experiment-
ers could determine the levels of cortisol
in participants, a process which, according
to Page-Gould, “seemed to facilitate bond-
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in which 25 percent of college students voted,
compared to only seven percent of their non-
college peers.
One trend that seems to hold true for
nearly all groups of young voters is their
overwhelming preference for the Democratic
candidate. Nearly 66 percent of voters aged
18 to 29 voted Democratic in 2008, com-
pared to 54 percent in 2004 and 48 percent in
2000. According to data compiled by the Pew
Research Center, 45 percent of young voters
are self-identified Democrats, while only 26
percent are self-identified Republicans. This
represents a drastic change from the last two
presidential elections, in which young people
were split almost evenly.
Despite such dramatic data, many observ-
ers were cautious about predicting a massive
wave of young liberal thought.
see VOTERS, page 4 able and protective once again.
ing.”
“[Cortisol] is a stress hormone that breaks
down muscle tissues in order to quickly
muster energy to deal with a stressor,” Page-
Gould said. “This is a good inner reaction to
have if fighting an animal or something like
that, but not really while having a friendly
interaction with someone else.”
Researchers found that levels of cortisol
decreased steadily throughout the sessions.
Page-Gould said that she is particularly
excited by this trend, especially because
high levels of cortisol are associated with
cancer, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
“In the first session, people tended to
be stressed in inter-group interactions,”
Mendoza-Denton said. “By the end of the
third session, at [a] physiological level, they
seemed to be very much relaxed, whether it
was an inter- or intra-group pairing.”
But not everyone begins at the same level
of bias, or lack thereof.
“[What] seems [to be] a fairly strong pre-
dictor of whether a person is going to be
comfortable in [a] new inter-group envi-
ronment is the amount of past inter-group
contact,” Mendoza-Denton said. “In other
words, the more exposure you have cross-
ing the racial divide, the more likely you’ll
be less anxious during these new interac-
tions.”
At Tufts, past experience is a major factor
in the probability that one will create inter-
group friendships.
Senior Kris Coombs, who is black but
attended a predominately white high school
in Illinois, noted the lack of cross-racial
social groups at Tufts.
“[It’s] kind of funny. If you look over at that
table there, it’s all black students,” Coombs
said, pointing to a group of friends sitting
in the Campus Center. “They feel much
more comfortable hanging out together.
And that’s true for a lot of my black friends
who came here; they hang out with other
black kids … For me personally, I don’t
see FRIENDS, page 4
3
Charlotte Steinway | S0S
Leaving
‘cold
turkey’
D
ear SOS,
These past few months of college
have just flown by, and I haven’t real-
ly had a chance to stop and breathe.
I’ll be heading home next week for the first
time since I got here, but I’m a little anxious
about re-acclimating to a couple of things:
namely parentally enforced curfews, meal
times and my friends’ and family’s reaction to
my new collegiate self. Can you help me make
this transition a little smoother?
Sincerely,
T-Giving Turnaround
Dear T-Giving Turnaround,
The first time returning home after having
spent a couple of months at college can be
a very defining moment for many Jumbos
and their parents. Often armed with a bevy
of collegiate vernacular (read: “shitfaced,”
“pregame,” “’ruit,” “Blackboard” and “SIS”),
an innovative display of facial-hair growth
or an infectious case of the whooping cough
(thanks to Health Service’s new favorite med-
ication: “plenty of sleep”), many students will
return to the homeland seeming a little out of
character to Mom and Pop. Although cutting
right to the chase is an optimal way to ask
Calc 11 girl to your frat formal or to remove
a Band-Aid, it may not be the best way
to inform the ’rentz about that SURPRISE!:
You’ve turned into a legitimate adult, capable
of making some not-so-legitimate decisions.
The primary topic of contention you will
encounter upon your first homecoming will
undoubtedly pertain to your re-acclimation
into the world of partial freedom. Even if
your parents are as lackadaisical as mine,
you can bet that they will still be interested in
where you’re going and when you’re coming
home — it makes them feel all knowledge-
I remember that my first time home, such
perpetual curiosity about my whereabouts
really struck a chord with me: “WHY DO YOU
CARE WHERE I’M GOING? I’ve been living
on my own for three whole months now —
how do you know I haven’t been roaming
the streets of Boston participating in myriad
forms of debauchery, sleeping on the banks
of the Charles River and trudging back to
my dorm at 9 the next morning??? Huh???”
Looking back, that probably wasn’t the best
tactic. Instead, I’d recommend keeping Ma
and Pa informed of your whereabouts just
to entertain their parental instincts. And hey,
if you forget your key, all it takes is a ring of
a doorbell, not some sketchy piggy-backing
maneuver on your random dorm-mate’s fob.
The second obstacle I come to is hair
growth. If your parents are anything like
mine (ex-hippies from California who collect
life-size mannequins and taxidermy pea-
cocks), I’d say NBD, let your tangled tresses
be. But for anyone with more traditional
parental units, I’d suggest that you clean
yourself up a BIT before returning home —
you don’t want to wake up to the sound or
sight of a hair buzzer inching toward you in
your sleep.
The final issue I come to is that of imbib-
ing with the family. For many students, their
first visit home marks the first time their fam-
ily lets them consume alcohol in their pres-
ence. For many parents, their once-beloved
“don’t ask, don’t tell” philosophy gets thrown
by the wayside once they’ve realized that
your Saturday nights no longer consist of
what they assumed to be “ice cream socials”
and “slumber parties,” but rather of games of
kings and occasional keg stands.
But this doesn’t mean that once the ’rentz
have set out the wine glasses, you can jump
right into a game of flip-cup or divvy out the
libations through a good ’ole game of “slap
the bag.” Actually, scratch that, if your family
actually serves boxed wine on T-Giving, then
I’d say anything goes: Where’d they put the
turkey baster?
Charlotte Steinway is a junior majoring in
sociology. She can be reached at Charlotte.
Steinway@tufts.edu.
4 The Tufts Daily
Contempt for Bush
motivates voters
VOTERS
continued from page 3
According to the Pew Research Center,
42 percent of young voters described them-
selves as moderates, ahead of liberals (32
percent) or conservative (26 percent). While
young voters generally favored more gov-
ernment intervention and opposed the war
in Iraq, they also favored offshore oil drill-
ing.
“There is a chance — but no guarantee
— that this generation will move the nation
in a progressive direction,” Levine said.
Hurley echoed Levine’s statements.
“The statistics suggest that this was more
a reaction to George W. Bush and excite-
ment about Obama,” she said. “Young
people are more progressive, but not nec-
essarily more Democratic. Most of them
favor the privatization of social security and
extension of charter schools. These are typi-
cally Republican stances.”
Despite her precautions, Hurley also
held out hope that Democrats will continue
to find resonance with young voters.
“We’ve had two presidential elections in
which young people went Democrat,” she
said. “Statistics show that if you vote one
way three times, you’re pretty much guar-
anteed to vote that way for the rest of your
life.”
Overall, however, signs for future voter
participation seem to be encouraging.
“Research shows that once a person
votes, the chances are greater that he or she
will vote again.” Levine said. “Thus the high
turnout in recent elections will probably
mean that this generation will continue to
vote as it moves through life.”
“Participation is habitual,” Hurley said.
“Lots more people are civically engaged.
There used to be a divide between civic and
political participation, but we’re starting to
see that break down.”
Bacow said he views this year’s participa-
tion data with cautious optimism.
“It is hard to say whether young voter
turnout will continue,” Bacow said. “I hope
it will, but one cannot extrapolate from one
data point. Ask me again in 20 years.”
Advancing the Power of Innovation
by Partha S. Ghosh, Professor of the Practice, Tufts Gordon Institute
Partha S. Ghosh is a renowned strategist and an innovator of business and
economic models. In addition to serving on the faculty at Tufts Gordon
Institute, he serves as an advisor to the leaders of multiple organizations worldwide. Earlier, Mr.
Ghosh was a partner at McKinsey & Company. He earned two advanced degrees at MIT, a
Master's in chemical engineering, with emphasis on new energy systems and biotechnologies,
and an MBA from the SloanSchool.
Features Friday, November 21, 2008
MCT
A new study has shown that cross-racial
friendships may decrease stress levels.
Past experiences
affect perceptions
FRIENDS
continued from page 3
particularly enjoy hanging out with all black
people or all white people. My group of
friends is really diverse — it always is.”
Sophomore Robin Socol went to a Jewish
high school in Greensboro, N.C. Her friends
were mostly white, American Jews, but she
was excited to branch out upon coming to
Tufts.
“[Tufts] felt very diverse for me,” she
said. “But I was coming from a high school
that had little to no diversity. Mostly, I was
really intrigued by the prospect of getting to
know people of other faiths, other ethnici-
ties, even regional backgrounds, because I
lived in the South my whole life.”
Socol admitted that her social circle has
definitely changed since her high school
days.
“I absolutely have friends from plenty
of different backgrounds,” she said. “My
roommate is Indian, and we talk a lot about
the different cultures that we come from,
the values that our families hold, and com-
monalities and differences. Having clos-
er relationships with people of different
backgrounds makes me more comfortable
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Friday, November 21, 2008
4:30 - 5:30 pm - Social Hour
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In our increasingly turbulent economic environment, there is a widening of
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tuftsdaily.com

Off-campus spots provide needed change

of pace for students looking for variety
by Jessica Bal
Daily Editorial Board
The fast approach of finals combined with
Brown and Brew’s limited hours have left
many students searching for an alternate
cozy, caffeinated study spot. Though Tisch
gives students a nearby locale to conquer
heaps of work, there comes a time in almost
every Jumbo’s study schedule when fluores-
cent lights start to strain the eyes, insta-chai
packets at Tower Café no longer satisfy, and
that pesky voice before closing makes every-
one too grumpy for the late-night reading-
room crowd. Cafés provide a welcome change
of atmosphere with low lights and drinks with
actual steamed milk. Though nothing will
replace the convenience and comfort of our
dearly departed weekend Brown and Brew
(R.I.P.), there are several attractive options in
the Medford/Somerville area.
Diesel Café in Davis Square: Throw on
your skinny jeans and muss up that gender-
ambiguous haircut, because this place is full
of hipsters. Open until midnight every night
of the week, Diesel wins for the best late-night
coffee-shop hangout. Seemingly squished
between the Davis Square shops, Diesel is
far larger than it appears. Despite the impres-
sive size, don’t expect to find a spot easily on
a Sunday afternoon; staking out a table is
sometimes necessary, especially one with an
electrical outlet. Inside, fabulous details and
oddities abound, including an ancient type-
writer, pool tables and a photo booth offering
four black-and-white prints for $4. Food and
drinks are delicious, but the selection is less
extensive than other café options. Try the
Diesel Café might just be the hippest place in Davis, but beware the large crowds on weekends.
“Gobblit” sandwich: With stuffing, cranber-
ries, turkey and cream cheese, it’s a condensed
version of the classic Thanksgiving dinner.
True Grounds in Ball Square: Another
popular spot right across from the much-
loved hangover-cure Soundbites, True
Grounds is on the smaller side and features
dark-red curtains and lime-green accents for
a cozy but contemporary feel. Music choice
is eclectic and often indie, like Diesel’s, and
colorful mosaic tiles decorate tabletops and
Danai Macridi/Tufts Daily
the wall border. The list of sandwiches and
wraps is impressive. An employee recom-
mended the Pearson — a satisfying mix of
turkey, pesto, mozzarella and sliced Granny
Smith apples. Tea lovers should go for the
chai, “Cornelius” style, with a hint of hot choc-
olate. True Grounds also garners bonus points
for the best artwork selection, a rotating décor
which currently features the dark, expressive
portraits of Rick Berry. True Grounds closes on
the earlier side, though, so be ready to pack up
by 7 p.m. on weekends.
Soleil Café in Teele Square: This sunny
yellow shop is often overlooked, but is an easy
trek for Curtis Avenue residents. Desserts are
a showcase for Soleil, inspired by its Italian
owner, Fortunate Conte, who started off at a
renowned pastry shop in Salerno, Italy and
then brought his expertise to the North End. Be
sure to have a taste of the café’s Italian gelato,
and perhaps even venture for some authentic
pasta dishes like the “gnocchi alla sorentina”
when dinner rolls around. Presentation and
service are exceptionally personal in this inti-
mate café, and you can expect to have dinner
brought right to you rather than picking it
up at a counter. Fortunately, it’s sometimes
possible to get free wireless from neighbor-
ing areas here, but the connection can often
be shoddy if you don’t shell out nearly $5 per
hour for Soleil’s service.
Danish Pastry House on Boston Avenue:
The Pastry House prides itself on making
just about every item a little bit gourmet, and
has received notable praise from the Food
Network and The Boston Globe. Things tend
to get pricey, though, as the European bakery
knows the value of its delicacies. One can
hardly go wrong with the desserts displayed
at the counter, though, and its coconut blond-
ies are superb. Regular sandwiches are made
with a twist, and its egg salad is worth a try.
The place is cozy but not usually crowded,
which makes for many a relaxed reading ses-
sion. Open until a reasonable 9 p.m. on week-
nights and 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays,
Danish Pastry House is a notably nearby and
convenient study spot for off-campus stu-
dents and dorm-dwellers alike.

Gallery Review Album Review

In latest release, it’s hard to spell

Mudvayne without ‘mundane’
by Grant Beighley
Daily Editorial Board
A name foreign to most,
Mudvayne has been rocking
the modern world for over 10
Courtesy Greene Naftali
In Chan’s “Happiness (Finally)” (2000-2003), everything good goes to sh-t — literally. The New Game
classically rock ‘n’ roll styles
that the band grew up listen-
ing to.
The first single from the
album, “Do What You Do,”
starts off as a mushy acous-
tic track but soon explodes
into the rhythmically punctu-

Chan’s three pieces at Harvard

Mudavayne ated chorus that fans of the
group will be quite familiar
with. While the lyrics are

comment on modern-day dystopia

by Rebecca Casas
Contributing Writer
Sensory overload is a routine
fact of life; sometimes there is
just too much to look at in too
Paul Chan: Three Easy
Pieces
At the Main Gallery, through
Jan. 4
Harvard University
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3251
little time, or the message of a
piece is overpowered by theat-
rics. But Paul Chan manages to
frame complex philosophical
metaphors and political activ-
ism in the guise of animation,
film and projections. In the
Carpenter Center’s display of
Chan’s “Three Easy Pieces,” the
artist explores both the philo-
sophical and historical worlds
in just three works. It is a
mind-bending journey, mixing
subtle and obvious cues that
force the viewers to examine
their personal perceptions of
the contemporary world.
Originally from Hong Kong,
Chan was educated and cur-
rently lives in the United
States. He received a B.F.A.
from the Art Institute of
Chicago in video and digital
art and an M.F.A. from Bard
College in film, video and new
media. Currently based out
of New York, Chan is interna-
tionally famous for his pro-
jection and animation pieces.
His solo exhibitions over the
last three years have been dis-
played everywhere from the
Centre Pompidou in Paris to
the Museum of Modern Art in
New York.
The three pieces are based
on the same principle of video
and projection, but that is
where the similarities end.
“Happiness (Finally) After
35,000 Years of Civilization
— After Henry Darger and
Charles Fourier” (2000-2003)
is a 17-minute animated video
that portrays the rise and fall
of a utopian society. While
the philosophical background
needed to understand the
rather angry and sadistic, as
Epic Records usual, the writing is surpris-
ingly advanced for a metal
years, a surprisingly long life group, with lead singer Chad
piece could not be considered span for any group in today’s Gray claiming that he’s “stuck
general knowledge, visitors fickle music scene. The group’s between a rock and nowhere.”
can still draw their own inter- latest release, entitled “The In hindsight, some of the lyrics
pretations. The death of the New Game,” is another move
utopia begins to clearly unfold toward the more melodic, see MUDVAYNE, page 7
when the land’s inhabitants
begin to defecate uncontrol-
lably and mounds of feces sud-
denly swarm the green, lush
forest. Chan’s commentary on
the real world’s inability to cre-
ate a lasting, ideal society is
shocking and powerful.
“Baghdad in No Particular
Order” (2003) is intrigu-
ing because of the context in
which the video was taken.
Chan traveled to Iraq from
December 2002 to January
2003 as a part of the Nobel
Peace Prize-nominated group
Voices in the Wilderness. He
began by taking footage merely
as an exploration of everyday
life in the capital. But three
months later, in March 2003,
the United States invaded the
country.
What was once a more
benign account of normal
people has been transformed mtv.com
Mudvayne members all pitched in and donated their hair to the guitar-
see CHAN, page 7 ist so he could make a beard.
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From Dittos to Scanning: Family made the renovated Dance Lab a reality
25 Years of the Tufts Dance Program by the Fall of 2006.

In 1983 the Trustees voted that Dance become a Program Currently,

hosted by Drama, which was shortly followed by a week of the Dance
dance festivities. The week for dance was titled Dance as a Program has
Liberal Art, and it included such events as a dance history the dual
lecture, dance photography exhibit, dance therapy workshop, focus of
a concert, and more. Featured were Tufts alumnae from the art-dance
early eighties and before, including choreographer/dancers and non-
Art Bridgman, Mitchell Rose, Harry Streep, Daphne Lowell, western
and Debra McCall—all of whom paved the way for Dance to dance.
become an academic program at Tufts through their Beginners
activities in the early seventies. During that time many of through
them taught courses in the Experimental College. By the advanced
mid-seventies, Dance was briefly affiliated with Physical students
Education where it acquired its space, budget, and support elect
staffing. classes
that
In the early days of the Program, the syllabi and handouts support the
were on purple ditto sheets. We had no computers, cell goals of
phones, faxes, or other technological aids. Xeroxing was the
very special. Our studio was the former wrestling room in University
Cousens Gym (now the Fitness Center). It was during this (problem-
time that studio dance "became an art" at Tufts, unlike solving,
applied music, drama, photo, etc. already fulfilling the critical
arts distribution requirement. The dance classes boomed thinking,
with males and females, and many of these students found
themselves in the bi-yearly concerts since there was little
extra-curricular dance performance. At that time, the Tufts
Dance Collective was a producing group that assisted the
Dance Program, and Sarabande was just beginning. Our
students were involved in much experimental dance activity
during the eighties--investigating materials and forms and
questioning traditional dance aesthetics. By the mid- exploration, diversity, and more.) Dance at
eighties there was an interdisciplinary Certificate Program Tufts has come a long way from the first course
in Dance (before disciplinary minors began). in "aesthetic dancing" for Jackson women in
1916 and from the 1930's course in "folk
In the early nineties, the Cousens Dance Space was dancing and war canoeing." In 1973, Dean
reclaimed by Athletics, the budget was cut, the half-time Bernard Harleston (now Trustee of Tufts),
assistant eliminated, and Dance was placed in the postage called dance "an integral part of our
stamp-sized Jackson Lounge (now Studio). We immediately curriculum which ought to be strengthened."
overflowed into the gym, and after some agitation, the old (Tufts Criterion, 1973) Despite the challenges,
Jackson Dance Lab opened (97) where TDC performed for a few here we are with space, wonderful faculty and
years. The Program began to use the Arena at times, and a students, and a home department. In 2008, we
departmental minor was developed. Wonderful students flowed freely xerox and also scan and post our course
through our classes, but, by 2003, it was clear that Dance readings onto Blackboard if we wish!
could not be a first rate program without better
--Alice Trexler
Friday, November 21, 2008
Musicianship falls to miscarried
melody in Mudvayne’s newest album
MUDVAYNE
continued from page 5
don’t make much sense, but they sure
sound cool in the context of the song.
Even though the melody of the cho-
ruses propels the song forward, the
group seems incredibly reticent to leave
behind the muddied power-chord riffs
that brought them their initial renown.
After the second chorus disintegrates
into a sloppy overdriven solo from gui-
tarist Greg Tribbett, it becomes appar-
ent that Mudvayne isn’t reaching for any
new heights with the song, or the album
at large, but rather getting back to basics
regarding song format and style.
The only issue the band needs
to resolve is how to make the
transition between the two
styles without repeatedly
using the acoustic-verse-
electric-chorus format that is
ubiquitous on the album.
The title track follows “Do What You
Do,” and it quickly finds itself unwel-
come in the listeners’ ears. For lack of
better terms, “New Game” shows little
to no growth on behalf of the group. The
boring-as-sin double-bass-drum pat-
tern that percussionist Matt McDonough
keeps going for the entirety of the song
drives the point home that there is noth-
ing new or ingenuous in the track … at
all. The guitar riff sounds as if a novice
musician has put his guitar in the lowest
possible tuning and then simply picked
two notes to bounce between at his lei-
The Tufts Daily Arts & Living 7
Sketch comedy promises to be ‘majorly’ funny
sure.
The Mudvayne of old — that is, the
group that put out 2002’s “The End of All
Things to Come” — would have at least
inserted an interesting polyrhythm into
such a track, but this time finds itself
content to just sit back and take the easy
way out.
Bassist Ryan Martinie at least attempts
to spice up the band’s sound, but even
his supernatural bass skills can’t do
enough to save an album that is clearly
satisfied with mediocrity.
One of the tracks lost in the middle
of the album, conventionally titled “The
Hate in Me,” sees the most musical skill
on the album.
The main riff of the song is, at least,
in a different time signature, though
it’s nothing too difficult, and the bass
line, which is sadly mixed into the back-
ground, keeps the tune somewhat inter-
esting.
A group of acoustically oriented tracks
litter the album, but none of them are
unique enough or catchy enough to
warrant a second listen.
There is some good news about the
arrival of “New Game,” though it’s hard-
ly anything that overshadows the bad:
Mudvayne has discovered that music
can be both soft and hard.
The only issue the band needs to
resolve is how to make the transition Danai Macridi/Tufts Daily
between the two styles without repeat-
edly using the acoustic-verse-electric- Major: Undecided will wrap up its semester on Saturday with two perfor-
chorus format that is ubiquitous on the mances of its fall show, “Yes We Canada.” According to senior Rachel
album. Chervin, the group’s president, the performance includes plenty of colorful
Because the band has made some characters, including Batman villains and U.N. delegates, complete with
high-quality music in the past, “The intentionally bad accents. This is Major: Undecided’s first performance in
New Game” is a swing and a miss, but Cabot, and Chervin hopes the move from Goddard Chapel will create more
not a strikeout. of a “theater-type setting.” Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $3
That said, if the band learns noth- for the 7:30 performance and $5 for the 9:30 one. Both shows take place
ing from this outing, it will find itself in Cabot Auditorium.
bench-warming in no time.

Artist takes philosophical look

Members of HYPE! hope that viewers will be expressive in their reactions to Sunday night’s perfor-
mance.
‘CheapHYPE!’ show guaranteed to entertain beyond words
Looking for some improv
comedy to go with your mime?
Cheap Sox and HYPE!, Tufts’
own improv and mime troupes,
are pairing up again this year
for a night of comedy and trag-
edy in Cohen Auditorium this
weekend.
The show, CheapHYPE!,
presents two seemingly incom-
patible forms of entertainment
in one performance. It is, in
fact, a tradition between the
two groups.
“Cheap Sox is a good part-
ner to HYPE!” said senior Jeff
Beers, a member of HYPE! “We
have a lot of history — peo-
ple have often been in both
groups simultaneously. We do
this annual show because we’re
friends, and improv and mime
make an interesting pair to
watch.”
The first half of the perfor-
mance will be eight skits pre-
sented by HYPE! “A lot of these
skits are ‘classic HYPE!’” Beers
said. “There’s a mix of comedy
and tragedy ... but we’re also
trying a lot of new things; more
experimental stuff.”
The eight skits were con-
ceived, directed and performed
by the troupe, and will be seen
by an audience for the first time
on Sunday. As to the content of
the skits, HYPE! prefers to keep
details to a minimum.
“We usually don’t give away
too much before the show,”
junior Rebecca Baumwoll said.
“It’s part of the fun to deci-
pher what’s on stage.” Though
she didn’t spill any details,
Baumwoll did insist that the
audience is in for a major sur-
prise. “Our show has a finale
that breaks convention in a
really big way, and we’ve never
Courtesy Jeff Beers
done it before, but we decided
to step outside of the box,” she
said. “We’re breaking our own
rules, but it’s going to be pretty
mind-blowing.”
The second half of the eve-
ning will feature unscripted
comedy by Tufts’ improv troupe,
Cheap Sox, with laughs direct-
ed at group members as well as
brave audience participants.
CheapHYPE! may be a tradi-
tion for established members
of the two groups, but it will
be four new members’ first big
production with their respective
troupes. “This annual show is
sort of a rite of passage for our
new members,” Beers said.
CheapHYPE! plays one night
only, this Sunday, at 8 p.m. in
Cohen Auditorium. Admission
is free.
— by Emma Bushnell and
Mike Adams
at the societal impacts of 9/11
CHAN The last work, entitled “5th
continued from page 5 Light” (2007), is a triangular
into a record of a land before projection of objects floating
the effects of war. As a result up and down over the floor. The
of historical circumstances, unique shapes and discombob-
the video achieves much more ulating images that come from
than its initial intent. Shown in both the top and bottom give
the United States, it explores the sense of a world with selec-
Americans’ self-perceptions as tive gravity. No one knows why
part of an invading nation. or how a silhouetted object
goes one way or another.
A sense of futility and sad-
Paul Chan manages to ness overwhelms the peace.
frame complex philo- It is not a joyful falling, but
a confusing one. The Twin
sophical metaphors Towers took much more than
and political activism lives that day; optimism and
confidence came crashing
in the guise of anima- down with them. Chan offers
a more subtle but no less pow-
tion, film and projec- erful view of ongoing history,
tions. making the viewer think about
the changes that took place in
just seven short years.
In the film, it is startling to Even though video installa-
see a young woman turning the
pages of a scrapbook covered
tions have a pretentious reputa-
tion, the power of Chan’s work
with trading card-sized images cannot be denied. Philosophical
of Britney Spears or a group of basis aside, the three pieces
women in hejabs loudly singing really are accessible because of
the lyrics of English pop songs their use of diverse kinds of
to the camera. As a result, the imagery. It is impossible to view
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Falcons to match Jumbos’ offensive firepower with five scorers
FIELD HOCKEY
continued from page 12
[Messiah] has the experience of
having been to the NCAA cham-
pionship and making it into the
Final Four before, I guess we’re an
underdog in terms of the longevi-
ty of making it to the tournament.
However, I don’t think that we are
at all the underdog in terms of our
skill or talent.”
The national poll has had Tufts
in the top 10 since late September,
when the team was 5-0, and
moved the Jumbos into the No.
2 position after they completed
their undefeated regular season
with a victory over then-No. 1
Bowdoin. In the final poll, Tufts
ranked fourth in the nation.
The Jumbos’ march to the top
was marked by regular-season
dominance over ranked NESCAC
teams like Middlebury and Trinity
— which were among the 20
teams to earn bids to the NCAA
tourney — and Final Four con-
testant Bowdoin, but Messiah has
enjoyed similar success. During
the regular season, the Falcons
defeated Salisbury, The College
of New Jersey and the tourna-
ment-hosting Ursinus Golden
Bears. Nevertheless, Messiah just
squeaked past nationally ranked
No. 11 Rowan last weekend with
a 2-1 win in double overtime in
the national quarterfinals; Rowan
was the only team that had hand-
ed Messiah a regular-season loss.
“As a team, we got frustrated
that after we beat Bowdoin and
after we beat Middlebury, we
were never able to break into
first place,” sophomore mid-
fielder Tamara Brown said. “But
it’s also given us extra incentive,
and I think we found we did get
the respect we deserved when
the NCAA gave us an at-large bid
and a first-round bye and home-
field advantage. Messiah may be
ranked No. 1, but that doesn’t
mean anything when you’re on
the field playing and it’s your
final shot at a championship.”
As Messiah faced dead-heat
opposition in the third round,
Tufts also narrowly eliminated its
opposition, the nine-time cham-
pion TCNJ Lions, in the Jumbos’
2-1 NCAA quarterfinal victory.
The Lions outshot and out-cor-
nered the Jumbos during the
match, with Tufts putting up just
11 shots, a far cry from the 24.4
per game they have been averag-
ing this year. Likewise, Messiah’s
was a hard-fought, defensively
oriented game in which Rowan
held the Falcons’ top three scorers
to seven shots and outshot them
overall too.
The Tufts squad has stressed
consistency in its game play as
it moves deeper into the tourna-
ment and faces greater chances of
elimination against better teams.
“After our game against Bowdoin
[in the regular season], we’ve
learned to play more consistently
throughout the entire 70 minutes,”
Brown said. “In that game, we fell
in the first five minutes, and after
that we turned around, played
smarter and came from behind
and won. Against Messiah, against
Ursinus and against Bowdoin, we
have to step up with everyone
from the forwards to the defend-
ers being ready to play defense. We
talked a lot about just laying it all
out on the field because no matter
what, this is our last weekend of
the season.”
So far, the Jumbos aren’t letting
any polls hold back their drive
on the road to the national title.
This week, the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association
named Brown, senior tri-captain
Brittany Holiday, sophomore
Amanda Roberts and junior
Margi Scholtes to the All-New
England West Region First Team.
The most-represented school on
the roster, Tufts’ depth may be the
difference in defeating Messiah,
a team with five players scoring
12 or more goals on the season.
Unlike the opposition, Tufts has
many scoring options, and with
a season hanging in the balance,
the Jumbos plan on leaving every-
thing out on the field.
“It is a huge honor [to be named
to the First Team],” Brown said. “It
reflects more on our team than
on our individual successes this
season. I would never have been
able to make the list if I had not
had the support of a strong for-
ward line, smart midfielders and
an aggressive defensive line. None
of us could have reached where
we are today on our own.”
“We couldn’t be more excited
to be going to the Final Four,”
junior Amanda Russo said. “We’re
not thinking to the champion-
ship, but we’re 50 percent of the
way there.”
New lineup
looks to gain
experience
MEN’S SQUASH
continued from page 11
match weekend, first on the agenda
is the country’s best in Trinity, a
team that has won 144 consecutive
matches and is a nine-time nation-
al champion. The road doesn’t get
much easier after that, with a pair
of matchups tomorrow against
No. 9 Dartmouth and No. 12 Navy
in Hanover, N.H., followed by a
relief match in the form of No. 35
Vanderbilt, before the squad finish-
es up by battling a No. 10 Williams
team in a set of contests played at
Harvard.
“We’re going to be under pres-
sure from the best players in the
country, so you can take that a
lot of ways and try and grow your
own game, whether it be work-
ing on how you play defensively
or how you play retrieving, or
whether you see how you can put
players who are better than you
under pressure by being aggres-
sive,” Rassel said.

2008 NCAA DIVISION III

FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals National Championship
November 12 November 15 November 16 November 22 November 23

Messiah (14-1)
Messiah
Eastern (14-6)
Eastern
Skidmore* (15-3)
Anderson Field
Messiah
Messiah College
Trinity (Conn.)* (12-4) Grantham, Penn.
Trinity
Neumann (11-10)
Rowan
Rowan (14-4) Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnea Field
Ursinus College
TCNJ (15-2) Collegeville, Penn.

TCNJ
Chris. Newport (13-5)
Chris. Newport
Johns Hopkins* (16-4)
Bello Field
Tufts
Tufts University
Keene St. (18-5)
Springfield
Medford, Mass.
Eleanor Frost Alumnae Field
Springfield* (15-6) Ursinus College
Tufts
Tufts (16-1)
Collegeville, Penn.
Bowdoin (15-2)
Bowdoin NATIONAL
Wooster (16-5)
Stevens Institute* (18-3)
Stevens Institute CHAMPION
Howard F. Ryan Field Bowdoin
Bowdoin College
New England College (17-4) Brunswick, Maine
Lebanon Valley
Lebanon Valley* (18-3)
Middlebury
Middlebury (13-3) Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnea Field
Ursinus College
Salisbury (15-3) Collegeville, Penn.

Cortland St.
Castleton (14-7)
Cortland St.
Cortland St.* (15-2)
Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnea Field Ursinus
Ursinus College
Lynchburg* (17-5) Collegeville, Penn.
Lynchburg
Sewanee (14-6) *-denotes host institution for first-round games
Ursinus
Ursinus (17-2)
10 The Tufts Daily Sports Friday, November 21, 2008

Inside the NHL

Competition Committee considers removing trapezoid behind goal

by Korin Hasegawa-John
Senior Staff Writer
The NHL’s League Competition
Committee has decided to take a break
from devising strategies to increase scor-
ing and is instead pondering ways to
reduce injuries. With a recent rash of play-
ers going into the end boards (an epidem-
ic of high ankle sprains, Mike Van Ryn and
Patrice Bergeron’s concussions, and most
recently, Andy McDonald’s broken leg),
the NHL is attempting to reduce contact
in the corners.
Flash back to the lockout a few years ago.
In an effort to increase scoring, the goalten-
der’s trapezoid was created. This trapezoid,
extending from the goal line behind the
goal to the end boards, designated the area
in which goalies could play the puck. If
the goaltender played the puck anywhere
behind the goal line outside this zone
(which in practicality means the corners),
he would be assessed a minor penalty.
The reasoning behind this change was
that restricting the goaltender’s mobility
would allow the other team’s forwards to
dump the puck into the offensive zone
and chase it more effectively. If the offense
gets the puck back on the dump-in, it
could create more chances.
Before the trapezoid, excellent stick-
handling goaltenders like Martin Brodeur
and Marty Turco had a sizable advantage
over their stone-handed brethren. When
other teams attempted to dump the puck
in, they would leave the crease, retrieve
the puck and start their own offense on
the attack with a crisp breakout pass,
essentially allowing the goaltender to act
as a third defenseman at times.
Since the establishment of the trap-
ezoid, the goaltender’s maneuverabil-
ity has been reduced, meaning that for-
wards and defensemen go in hard to
the corner in an effort to retrieve pucks
outside the trapezoid. Going into the
corner fast and hard is a recipe for get-
ting banged-up at best and getting a
season-ending injury at worst. In return
for the increased injury risk, the amount
of offense has not appreciably increased.
In fact, teams with excellent stick-han-
dling goaltenders have probably seen
their offense decrease as a result.
The Dallas Stars used to be renowned
for playing a neutral-zone trap that forced
their opponents to dump the puck and
chase, because they always attempted to
have good stick-handling goaltenders. Ed
Belfour, a very mobile goaltender, gave
way to Marty Turco, who is one of the best
stick-handlers of all time. Since Turco and
Belfour were already deep in the Dallas
zone, standing in the crease, they were
easily able to intercept any dump-in that
went behind the goal line. A quick break-
out pass let the Stars’ offense get on its
way, made more dangerous because the
opponent’s forwards would be well up
toward the Dallas zone and unable to
backcheck easily.
Good stick-handlers are usually a lot MCT
more fun to watch; it’s entertaining to A slew of serious injuries this season involving vicious hits against the boards, like this one
see Turco try to skate with the puck. between Vancouver defensemen Aaron Miller and Washington forward Chris Clark, has led
Butterfly goalies like Henrik Lundqvist some to consider changing the rules to better protect players.
and Carey Price make great saves and
are probably more useful under the Letting goalies roam free would likely The possible entertainment value of
current rules, but they can be boring. make everything a lot more exciting on watching goalies attempt to play the puck,
Removing the trapezoid would increase dump-and-chases, and mistakes could be in addition to the decreased injury risk,
the utility of less-traditional goalten- amplified. Think about it: Jose Theodore both offer reasonable arguments in favor
ders by emphasizing another element leaves his crease to play the puck, but flubs of the elimination of the trapezoid. Goal-
of their skill set. It would reward good it completely in the traditional Theodore scoring would probably even out, since
stick-handlers like Mike Smith and Turco style. With an empty net and the puck the trapezoid hasn’t exactly been doing a
and penalize awful stick-handlers like loose, the odds of someone like Vincent lot to help hockey games achieve the high
Cristobal Huet and Tim Thomas. Lecavalier burying it are high. scores it was intended to stimulate.

Wilfert aims to cap off breakout After 18th-place finish at 2007 Nationals,
2008 this weekend at NCAAs Faller to compete against nation’s best again
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
continued from page 12
ning on your team ... I think
the big reason we finished a
ways back from last year was
this varsity seven — not any
one person individually — but
this varsity seven as a whole
just has a ways to go before
we’re back at that level.
“That happens from time
to time; the sport is very
cyclical,” he continued. “You
have your up years and your
rebuilding years, and this was
one of those rebuilding years
for us.”
Still, by virtue of his second-
place finish, Faller qualified
for the NCAA Championship
as an individual, a fitting cap-
stone to the stellar year he has
put together, emerging as the
team’s undisputed first run-
ner. In the very first race of the
year, at Trinity, he set the tone
for the season and finished
fourth among 148 competi-
tors.
A few weeks later, Faller
took first in the Codfish Bowl
at Franklin Park in Boston,
despite the team registering
on late notice and the race
featuring more than just Div.
III opponents. At the All-New
England Championship on
the same course, Faller fin-
ished sixth overall out of 316
Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily competitors and first among
Sophomore Steph McNamara, seen here during September’s Tufts all Div. III runners. One week
Invitiational, will compete at the NCAA Championship in Hanover, Ind. later, he again earned a sixth-
tomorrow along with classmate Amy Wilfert. place finish, this time at the
Plansky Invitational hosted by
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY and you’re wondering if there’s Williams.
continued from page 12 someone coming up behind “I think I’ve kind of accepted
will likely be surrounded by you, it’s harder to focus. the fact that I’m one of the top
other runners for the entirety of “That will be different this runners on the course no mat-
the race, which could keep them week,” she continued. “I think ter what race I’m in — whether
from losing steam at the end. having people to pull them it be a small invitational or
“At Nationals, in that last part through the last mile is going Regionals or Nationals,” Faller
of the race, you’re with a lot to really help them. If it comes said. “So that gives me a lot
of the people in the top 30,” down to a kick, I feel really more confidence while I’m
Morwick said. “Even if you’re confident that both of them racing and that alone makes
struggling, you’re still racing have the best kicks out there me a much better runner.”
people and there’s more motiva- … I think it’ll be a better situa- What is most notable about
tion to push. When you’re alone tion even if they go out a little Faller, however, is his ability
and there’s no one around you too hard.” to step up in big spots. At
NESCACs two weeks ago, he
came in third, missing out on
the runner-up position by just
one second. When the team
needed a strong showing at
Regionals, Faller delivered,
placing second out of 331 par-
ticipants.
This string of clutch perfor-
mances goes back to last year
during Faller’s sophomore sea-
son. Late in the 2007 campaign,
he truly emerged as one of
the conference’s elite, finish-
ing 12th at NESCACs. He also
played a significant role in the
team’s earning an at-large bid,
as it was his individual third-
place finish at Regionals that
led Tufts to the same finish as
a team. Once at Nationals, he
continued his success, captur-
ing 18th to earn All-American
honors.
“I think a lot of racing is about
finding a balance between
being on edge and staying
calm,” Faller said. “Nationals
is a huge mental game; suc-
cess is all about being calm in
the eye of the storm — a very
large, hectic storm. I think one
of my strengths as a runner is
remaining calm, and I think
it’ll help me in this race.”
Still, the junior will face stiff
competition, including the two
male NESCAC Performers of
the Year: Hamilton junior Peter
Kosgei and Williams junior
Edgar Kosgey. Kosgei has won
the NESCAC Championship
the last two years, while
Kosgey moved up from third
last year to second this year.
At last year’s Nationals, the
two finished second and 36th,
respectively.
“At this point, I would say
[Faller’s] potential for this race
is next to endless,” Welch said.
“And I say next to endless only
because Peter Kosgei is pretty
tough to beat. But [Faller’s]
really in a league of his own.
He’s at the sort of level where
for anybody in Div. III to beat
him, you need to catch him on
an off day. I would say apart
from Kosgei, I think Jesse can
run with all of them.
“Anything can happen at
Nationals,” he continued. “And
by being 18th one year, that’s
no guarantee that you’re going
to be there again, but at the
same time, there’s no reason
you can’t jump fifteen places.
On top of that, he’s been run-
ning so well week to week —
consistent but improving week
to week.”
While Faller has never seen
the course in Hanover, he will
get an opportunity today to go
over it and gain some familiar-
ity. In terms of strategy, how-
ever, Faller already has a game
plan.
“I think my strategy will be
to get out hard and run in or
right behind the lead pack,”
Faller said. “This has been my
strategy for basically every
race this season, so there’s no
reason why Nationals should
be any different. I think once
the race thins out and people
start dropping off the pace, I’ll
just start picking people off
and moving up. And of course,
the last mile marker is a green
light for passing as many guys
as possible.”
While almost anything can
happen in a race of this mag-
nitude, Faller knows the task
at hand is to once again place
among the top finishers and
repeat as an All-American.
“There’s a lot of pressure
to be a repeat All-American,”
Faller said. “I try to put that
behind me and just race. It’s
still going take a big race to
be in the top 35, just like it
did last year. Since anything
can really happen on race
day, I wouldn’t lock myself
too tightly into a top 10 or top
15 goal.
“However, I do think that I
am a top-15-caliber athlete,
and so I wouldn’t be surprised
if I finished high in the stand-
ings,” he said.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Women’s Squash Preview
Tufts looks to outdo last year’s 9-12 record
by Noah Schumer
Daily Editorial Board
One thing that has stood out about the
women’s squash program in recent years is
its consistency: The Jumbos always seem to
fight their way to a top-25 ranking by the end
of the year. This season, the goal remains the
same: to compete for a spot in either the Kurtz
Cup (B division) or Walker Cup (C Division)
brackets at the College Squash Association’s
national championships.
“Because we’re a younger and less-experi-
enced team, our main goal is pure improve-
ment,” senior tri-captain Jessica Herrmann
said. “But we’re still looking to finish with a
ranking similar to last year and a spot in either
the top of the C or the bottom of B divisions.”
Tufts is coming off a solid 2007-08 cam-
paign in which the team ended the season
ranked No. 16 in the country, but in early
season practices the Jumbos have been put-
ting a premium on conditioning, an area
in which they believe they can improve on
from last year.
“We’re putting a lot of work in on our fit-
ness,” Herrmann said. “We want to be in won-
derful shape this season. When we’re playing
evenly matched teams, our fitness can really
carry us through and make the difference.
Our practices have been very positive; we’re
working on removing negative thoughts from
our practices, which can be a huge benefit for
a younger team.”
“It’s hard to say what the strengths of the
team are because it’s very early in the season,”
coach Doug Eng added. “But one thing I
would identify is that they are a group that is
willing to work very hard on their fitness.”
On the court, Herrmann identified sev-
eral areas where the Jumbos are looking to
improve their individual play.
“As a team, we’re emphasizing consistently
putting depth and length on our shots,” she
said. “Hitting the ball deeper in the court
produces a more defensive shot from your
opponent because they have to play behind
you. When you hit a deep shot in the corner,
especially down at the bottom of the ladder
in the seven, eight and nine spots, it is really
hard for your opponent to return that shot in
a way that doesn’t allow you to win the point.
“In general, we want to be a more aggres-
sive team this season,” she continued.
“Being aggressive will allow us to play a
more offensive style. In the past we’ve been
Men’s Squash Preview
Preseason No. 19 Jumbos kick off season today
by Thomas Eager
Daily Editorial Board
While the beginning of every collegiate
sports season almost inevitably coincides
with a period of transition and adjustment
-— new players learn the ropes and the
veterans sort out new starting roles — the
men’s squash team is feeling a much more
acute sense of this period of change and
uncertainty.
When the Jumbos, ranked No. 19 in the
College Squash Association (CSA) preseason
poll, take the court today against national
No. 1 Trinity for the first of five matches
in a busy opening weekend, just two of
their starters from last season’s squad will be
competing on the ladder. Only sophomores
Alex Gross and Ben Rind return, leaving the
remaining seven spots open to first-year
recruits and upperclassmen who have seen
limited competition thus far in their careers.
Indeed, the end of the 2007-08 campaign
saw the departure of former tri-captain Jake
Gross (LA ’08), the No. 1 starter essentially
from the moment he arrived on campus as a
freshman in 2004, who broke the career wins
record with a 53-21 effort across four years
and ended his run for the Jumbos ranked
No. 32 individually in the nation.
Gross’ departure, coupled with the gradu-
ation of two other starting seniors Nelson
Schubart (LA ’08) and Kris Leetavorn
(LA ’08), and the absence of four starting
juniors — Zach Bradley, Max Dalury, Scott
Leighton and John Subranni — due to study-
ing abroad, leaves a vacuum at numerous
points throughout the ladder. As such, the
fall portion of the Jumbos’ season will focus
much more on gaining experience through
match play rather than shooting for overall
team victories.
“[Missing seven starters from last season]
obviously puts a dent in our talent lineup
going into our fall matches which start this
weekend, but basically, to get around that,
you have to deal with what you’re left with,”
The Tufts Daily
Senior tri-captain Victoria Barba heads into her final year poised to lead the women’s
squash team from her spot atop the squad’s ladder. The Jumbos are looking to maintain a
top-20 ranking this season.
a bit defensive.”
While Tufts will have to overcome the
graduation of last year’s No. 1 player Rebecca
Rice (LA ’08), who started at the top spot her
sophomore through senior years, the team
returns the overwhelming majority of its
starting lineup, including senior tri-captains
Herrmann, Victoria Barba and Simone Grant,
as well as juniors Stefanie Marx and Laura
Curren and sophomore Valerie Koo.
The squad has not finished above .500
since the 2000-01 season, and in recent years
it has hovered right below that mark, finishing
9-12 last season. But while the Jumbos would
love to break that ceiling, they recognize that
in a sport as competitive as squash, the final
record isn’t necessarily representative of their
overall performance.
“Unlike other sports, records aren’t really
that relevant in squash,” Eng said. “It’s not
our overall record that matters, but the three
or four key matches that define the rankings.
Those could include Middlebury, William
Smith and Northeastern.”
“It would be great to get to that point
[where we’d finish above .500],” Herrmann
said. “It would say a lot about how far
senior tri-captain Brian Rassel said. “We’ve
scheduled some of our extremely hard
matches for the fall, starting out with Trinity,
and then we also put some that we consider
less competitive for us, hoping we could
get some wins in the fall, waiting for a lot of
those [abroad] guys to return this winter.”
“The way I think that our coach [Doug
Eng] organized our matches was that he put
matches that we don’t usually have a whole
lot of opportunity to win in the fall, because
if we’re not going to win anyway, we might as
well use them almost as exhibition matches,
just to get people used to playing at a higher
level,” senior tri-captain Chris Martin said.
“Everyone is going to have to step up this
year, so it will be really good to get people
to realize where they are, what they need to
work on, because when you’re playing an
opponent that’s much better than you, it’s
easier to see where your flaws are.”
Admittedly, the team expects to see a dip
in terms of its regular season record this fall
as the first-years acclimate to the program.
And while Martin and Rassel agreed that
the rookies have a lot to learn between now
and the more important spring portion of
the season, the autumn contests should give
them key match experience, enabling all
nine starting competitors to play without
concerns of winning or losing.
“I think our goal in the fall semester is
really just to get the freshmen up to speed
because they are going to be the bottom of
the ladder in the spring as well, and at this
point they obviously have a lot to work on,
and they’ve already made great progress so
far,” Martin said. “As far as I can see, since
we don’t have a whole lot of schools to shoot
for in the fall, we’re really focusing on bring-
ing individuals up to speed so that by the
time the spring comes and we have a full
cohesive team then, everyone will be able to
play competitively and we’ll be able to move
together as a unit.”
“We had a solid recruiting class, but more
than anything they’ve all turned out to be
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we’ve come as a team. But our schedule is
tough and we play a lot of the top 10 teams
in the country.”
That tough schedule will take effect right
off the bat when the Jumbos face Trinity,
which ended last season ranked No. 4 nation-
ally, today in their first contest of the season.
“Trinity’s in a whole other ballpark,” Eng
said. “Squash is basically a Div. I sport [for
Tufts], and Trinity, in effect, gives out schol-
arships to its players. Eighty to 90 percent
of their players are international, and they
recruit from a pool of the top thirty juniors in
the world. It’s like going out and facing a Duke
or a UCLA in another sport. What we have
to do is look at what we can accomplish on
an individual level — good drives and good
movement. We don’t want to give up and
make mental mistakes.”
Herrmann, who will be out for at least a
month with a broken rib, identifies the team’s
upcoming match at Amherst on Dec. 4 as a
key point on the season.
“That will be a really big match for us,” she
said. “It’s in December, and hopefully by then
most of our team will be back on the court
and ready to go.”
great hard workers, which has been the
hallmark coming into this season,” Rassel
added. “Because with those guys abroad and
after graduating the three seniors from last
year who were all starters, on the technical
side we might not be as strong as we were
before, but we’re definitely compensating.”
While there will be seven players in the
starting lineup for the fall segment of the
winter season who are either brand-new
to collegiate competition or have served
in roles more akin to alternates in the past,
the key position at No. 1 on the ladder
will change hands, though the last name
remains the same. Alex Gross, Jake’s young-
er brother, competed at second spot all last
season as a freshman and will take over for
his elder sibling for the 2008-09 campaign
as the squad’s best.
“Jake was a pretty special player, obvi-
ously, probably one of the best to ever play
here,” Rassel said. “But his brother is defi-
nitely filling that role. His brother had the
advantage of watching Jake last season, see-
ing what being the No. 1 player was all about,
so he’s stepping up and filling those shoes
now, and leading the team in that respect as
our best player and also leading the team in
terms of experience and what he can lend
in terms of squash know-how … obviously
there’s a reason he’s No. 1.”
Because of Jake Gross’ reliability at the
top of the ladder — he posted a 17-2 mark
last season — Tufts will have to alter its
strategy some to overcome the dropoff at
the No. 1 slot.
“During matches, Jake was always the
‘Okay, we’re going to have No. 1 win,’ almost
every match, so now it’s going to be a very
different style of play,” Martin said. “It’s going
to be a very different strategy; we’re going
to try to probably take over the middle and
lower and have the middle be our main win-
ning section.”
Looking ahead to the Jumbos’ busy five-
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gideon jacobs | Baseball, Football
and Poop Jokes
The
Cowboys
are lurking
T
he Dallas Cowboys are awful.
Their defense tackles like
the stuntmen in the LaDainian
Tomlinson Campbell’s Soup com-
mercials. Their secondary looks more
confused than the opposing team in
“Little Giants” (1994) when they faced the
“Annexation of Puerto Rico.” Their go-to
wide receiver is a black, slightly more
stable Gary Busey with 4.3 speed. Their
quarterback gets to see Jessica Simpson
naked every night (after that experience,
football probably feels like it doesn’t mat-
ter that much). He also has to talk to
Jessica Simpson every night (after that
experience, nothing probably feels like
it matters that much). Their coach pos-
sesses George Bush’s dopey incompetence
and Meatloaf’s legendary man-boobs. And
their owner has the patience of a Ritalin
toddler getting his first haircut.
As my buddy from Austin says every
Sunday night, “The Cowboys are an embar-
rassment.” They are laughably dysfunc-
tional, inconsistent and undisciplined.
But with all that said, they are the single
most dangerous team in football. That’s
right, those “punching bag of the NFC
East” Cowboys. There is no one in the
league that threatens my Giants’ chanc-
es of a repeat more than this seemingly
mediocre 6-4 underachiever. No one.
It’s not their talent that I’m scared of.
Sure, they are chock-full of superstars,
and if they remember that Marion Barber
is their offense, they can put up a ton of
points, but that’s not why they have a shot
at a Super Bowl.
You see, in sports, there are many kinds
of champions. There’s the “well-round-
ed juggernaut”: the valedictorian of the
league that goes into the playoffs with
high expectations and is simply too good
to choke (see 2008 Celtics). There’s the
“momentum rider”: the team that finishes
the regular season on a tear and then rides
the hot streak straight to a title (see 2001
Patriots). There’s the “lucky bastards”: the
team that gets the right bounces during
a year when the playoff crop is weak (see
2006 St. Louis Cardinals). And then there’s
the “reformed problem child”: the team
that implodes, becomes an afterthought,
somehow sneaks into the playoffs and
only then realizes just how good they
really are (see 2008 Giants).
The Cowboys are that “problem child”
champion. They really do remind me of
my G-men last year (typing that made my
soul hurt. It feels like I just said Voldemort
aloud). We went into the season with
Tom Coughlin’s job in jeopardy. Our best
player, Tiki Barber, was no longer in the
backfield but instead on NFL talk shows
bashing our franchise quarterback’s lead-
ership skills. Jeremy Shockey was hurt all
year but still managed to cause trouble,
and Plaxico Burress was, as usual, a con-
stant distraction. We had more baggage
than — well, another shot at Tony’s girl
would be too easy.
But we went on that incredible run
through Tampa, Dallas, Green Bay and
New England, not in spite of all the bag-
gage, but because of it. We were an ESPN
soap opera on the brink of mutiny. We had
some bad games and some truly awful
ones. But we took all the bullsh-t and
we grew from it. And after we almost
ended the Patriots’ perfect regular season
in Week 17, we got past it. The baggage
made us stronger. And in the end, it made
us a champion.
All the Romo rumors, Pac-Man indict-
ments, T.O. rants and Jerry Jones ultima-
tums might seem to hurt the Cowboys
in the short run, but if they can get
past them, they make Dallas that much
more dangerous down the road. If they
somehow pull off a couple wins like the
one against Washington on Sunday, this
team will start to rally. If they sneak into
the playoffs and pull off a win there,
then this team will start to believe. I’m
officially worried.
Gideon Jacobs is a sophomore who has
not declared a major. He can be reached at
Gideon.Jacobs@tufts.edu.
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Tufts seeks to clip Messiah Falcons’

wings and head to championship
NCAA Div. III Semifinals, at Ursinus College, Tomorrow
Tomorrow’s first semifinal
game is a complete mis-
match as far as experience is
concerned: While Tufts will
appear in the Final Four for
the first time in program his-
vs. tory, Messiah is back for the
12th time. Messiah is as bat-
11 a.m. tle-tested as any opponent
Tufts has faced, having gone
No. 4 TUFTS No. 1 MESSIAH
10-1 against ranked teams
this season. But as the Jum-
bos have shown with victo-
ries over traditional powers
Middlebury, Bowdoin and
TCNJ, they’re ready to com-
pete with anyone.

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Sophomore Tamara Brown, seen here Oct. 18 against Williams, has scored 23 goals in 19 games for the Jumbos The two most recent NCAA
and will lead Tufts against the No. 1 Messiah Falcons tomorrow in the NCAA Final Four hosted by Ursinus champions square off in the
College. This weekend’s competition marks the program’s first appearance in the national semifinals. second semifinal. The Polar
Bears aren’t undefeated like
vs. they were this time last year,
by Michael Spera away from the national champi- making their 12th appearance on
Daily Staff Writer onship. the national semifinal stage. Once 2 p.m. but considering that they’ve
But birds of prey await the more, Messiah has enjoyed a first- outscored their opponents
After 19 contests across 11 Jumbos in Collegeville, Penn. place ranking in the national poll 6-1 in tourney play so far, it’s
weeks of play, it all comes down Tufts (18-1 overall) will face off since Nov. 4, though Tufts was just No. 3 BOWDOIN No. 2 URSINUS clear they’re still a force to be
to this: one weekend, one bracket against the nationally ranked No. 1 two points shy in second place in reckoned with. The Bears,
of semifinalists and one goal — Messiah Falcons (17-1) at Ursinus those same rankings. meanwhile, will benefit from
namely, winning a national title. College this weekend for a chance “I don’t care about the national home-field advantage.
The field hockey team will make to go to the championship game poll,” coach Tina McDavitt said.
history tomorrow by becoming the on Sunday. While the Jumbos have “I don’t think it really means any-
NCAA Div. III Championship Game: Sunday at 1 p.m.
first team in program history to added to a record-breaking season thing — it’s very political. Because
reach the Final Four of the NCAA with their first-ever ascendance to — by Sapna Bansil
Tournament — just one game the Final Four, the Falcons will be see FIELD HOCKEY, page 9

Cross country teams dispatch three runners to NCAA Champs

Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country

One for all: Faller heads to Hanover, Ind.,
as lone representative from Jumbos’ squad
by David Heck
Daily Editorial Board
The men’s cross country team will be
taking part in the NCAA Championship
in Hanover, Ind. tomorrow — just not
in the way anybody had planned. McNamara and Amy Wilfert, tomorrow’s
After finishing 11th out of 49 teams
at Regionals, Tufts failed to earn a
bid to Nationals, though junior Jesse
Faller, who placed second at Regionals
to continue his exceptional season,
qualified individually.
“We were all disappointed not to
be able to go again as a team,” junior
co-captain Nick Welch said. “But I
couldn’t be prouder that if we have to
send one guy, that it would be [Faller].
I know he wishes that we were there
lining up in our box right next to him.
It is tough, but I think we couldn’t
pick someone better to represent our
school and our team.”
“I was sad when I knew I’d be going
to Nationals by myself,” Faller said.
“The team aspect of cross country is
often overlooked, and it makes a big
difference when you have six other
guys out on the course suffering like
you are. It’s a big factor to run for the
team and run for something bigger
than yourself.”
Last year, after finishing fifth out of
11 teams at NESCACs, the men’s cross
country team advanced to NCAA New
Englands in need of a near-mirac-
ulous finish to have a shot at the
NCAA Championship as a unit. The
team accomplished just that, coming
in third out of 47 teams to earn a berth
to Nationals.
This year, the story was much the
same. After taking fourth at NESCACs,
the team once again needed a strong
showing at Regionals to receive an
at-large bid to the national champi-
onship. Unfortunately for the Jumbos,
lightning did not strike twice: The
courtesy Peter Ruso
Junior Jesse Faller, shown here, was the top
Div. III finisher when he competed at Open
New Englands on Oct. 11.
Jumbos finished 11th and missed the
NCAA Championship race for the first
time since 2006.
“Every race is always its own entity,”
Welch said. “It’s always going to be dif-
ferent when you have new guys run-
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Sophomore combo of McNamara and Wilfert
to compete on national stage this weekend
by Carly Helfand
Daily Editorial Board
Although the season may be over for
the majority of the women’s cross coun-
try team, for sophomores Stephanie
race marks the biggest of them all.
The pair will compete in the NCAA
Championship race in Hanover, Ind.,
having earned individual at-large berths
at last weekend’s NESCAC Championship
race; Tufts took sixth and failed to qualify
for team consideration for the second
straight year.
“We were pretty disappointed that we
got sixth again this year and that we just
missed out again,” McNamara said. “It
was pretty close in terms of last weekend,
but at the same time, you still have to be
proud that we’re sending two people out
there, and we’re both going to represent
Tufts the best we can.”
The national stage is nothing new
to McNamara, whose 30th-place finish
earned her All-American honors in last
year’s race along with teammates and
then-senior tri-captains Cat Beck (LA ’08)
and Katy O’Brien (E ’08). McNamara said
she hopes to use her experience and
improve on last year’s showing.
“Right now in terms of numbers, I
would definitely look for improving on
my place from last year,” McNamara said.
“I think that’s a pretty good goal. I know
the competition scale is different this
year — there are some seniors that are
gone. With that in mind, I’d like to move
up and hopefully really make a jump in
place.”
Wilfert, on the other hand, will be mak-
ing the trip to Nationals for the first time,
after a breakout 2008 season. The product
of diligent summer training, Wilfert has
been a consistent No. 2 behind McNamara
throughout the course of the season and
went from finishing 79th at last year’s
NCAA New England Championships to
14th at the race last weekend.
“I’m really happy with how far I’ve pro-
gressed,” Wilfert said. “Last year, honestly,
going to Nationals was kind of a long, far
reach. I didn’t really know if it would hap-
pen by sophomore year or junior year. I
really worked hard over the summer — I
definitely wanted to get back to where I
was in high school and be competitive
within our region and Div. III, so I could
not be happier.”
“I think talent-wise, it’s always been
there,” coach Kristen Morwick said. “I
don’t think she’s new to this level of run-
ning; I just don’t think she’s done it in
college yet.”
And while Wilfert is confident that
garnering All-American honors is with-
in her reach, she is more concerned
with putting out her best effort than
anything else.
“Really, I just want to end the season
on a good note,” Wilfert said. “I’m kind
of a lot more calm about this than I
was for Div. IIIs and NESCACs. I knew
where I had to be in terms of times, I
guess, but here it’s kind of go out and
do your best and sometimes it’s good
enough and sometimes it’s not, but I’m
hoping it will be.”
While McNamara has suffered at times
this season from pushing too hard at the
get-go in order to keep pace with the
frontrunner, at a race the size of Nationals,
getting out quickly will be essential.
“You have to go out hard and estab-
lish a position,” Morwick said. “The race
is so crowded at the top, so for them to
take it too easy would be an even bigger
mistake.”
But the pair won’t be short on wor-
thy NESCAC competitors who can pro-
vide some points of reference, as teams
from Middlebury, Williams and Amherst
will be competing for the team crown.
Additionally, both McNamara and Wilfert
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