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EDITORIAL
THE TUFTS DAILY
Robert S. Silverblatt
Editor-in-Chief
Re-elect Carl Sciortino
Editorial Local issues do not usually generate not been forgotten. legislative reality.
much interest on the Hill. But although Currently, the state government is Massachusetts faces difficult prob-
Rachel Dolin Managing Editors the campus can feel separated from promising to meet a 2014 deadline for lems. Bob Trane, Sciortino’s opponent
Kristin Gorman Medford and Somerville politics, Tufts the extension. We feel confident that in the Democratic primary, has made
Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors is greatly affected by the outcome of Sciortino will do his best to make sure procedural reform the central issue of
Jason Richards elections in our surrounding communi- that this happens. his campaign. If elected, Trane, who
Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor ties. It is with that in mind that we offer As for health care, Sciortino was a serves as the president of Somerville’s
our endorsement to Tufts alum Carl leader in the campaign that led to uni- board of aldermen, promises ethics
Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors Sciortino (LA ’00), an incumbent who versal coverage, and an ardent opponent reform and property tax relief. He
Pranai Cheroo
Michael Del Moro is running a write-in primary campaign of then-Governor Mitt Romney’s duplic- presents good ideas for Massachusetts,
Nina Ford in the 34th Middlesex District, which itous veto of parts of the legislation. but what we really need in our leaders
Ben Gittleson includes almost all of Tufts’ campus Romney rejected the part of the bill is innovation. In that field, Sciortino
Gillian Javetski
Jeremy White as well as other parts of Medford and that would require employers who were has him beat, proposing the bold
Somerville. then not paying for health care for their ideas that our local communities will
Alex Bogus Assistant News Editor In his two terms in office, Sciortino employees and employed 11 or more count on.
Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor has fought for better public transporta- people to pay $295 per year, per full- Tufts frequently talks about active
tion and more affordable health care. time employee. citizenship. Through the Tisch College
Jessica Bidgood Features Editors He has also worked to strengthen the Sciortino called this opposition of Citizenship and Public Services, the
Robin Carol state’s public transportation network, antithetical to the goal of universal university teaches our generation to
Kerianne Okie
Charlotte Steinway making the Green Line extension a top health care. effect change not only in the national
priority. When the project is complet- “The Democratic-led legislature has and international spheres, but also in
Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors ed, the Green Line will reach Tufts at achieved a delicate balance obtaining our own backyard. In the upcoming
Meghan Pesch
the intersection of College Avenue and universal health care,” he told the Daily primary, we have the opportunity to
Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor Boston Avenue. Having more tracks will in April 2006. “You can’t take out one of cast our vote for an alumnus whose
offset pollution and global warming, the legs of the stool and have the stool career embodies Tufts’ commitment
Jessica Bal Arts Editors
Grant Beighley and of course will make it easier for still stand.” to civic engagement.
Sarah Cowan students to get to Beantown. The legislature eventually overrode As a state representative, Sciortino
Catherine Scott This process has been rigorous and Romney on employee payments by an has fought for the ideas that mat-
marked by a number of political set- overwhelming margin. ter most to the Tufts community. We
Emma Bushnell Assistant Arts Editors backs, as promises from the corner This effort showed quite clearly therefore give him our endorsement
Matthew DiGirolamo office have been overlooked or delayed, that Sciortino has taken widespread and urge all students registered to
Jyll Saskin Executive Op-Ed Editor but state-level politicians like Sciortino beliefs held by Tufts students about vote in his district to support him in
have made sure that the extension has health care and turned them into a the Sept. 16 primaries.
Thomas Eager Executive Sports Editor
Sapna Bansil Sports Editors
Evans Clinchy nate beeler
Philip Dear
David Heck
Carly Helfand
Noah Schumer
Scott Janes Assistant Sports Editor
Jo Duara Executive Photo Editor
Alex Schmieder Photo Editors
Laura Schultz
Rebekah Sokol
Annie Wermiel
James Choca Assistant Photo Editors
Emily Eisenberg
Aalok Kanani
Danai Macridi
Tim Straub
Jordy Wolfand
PRODUCTION
Marianna Bender Production Director
Emily Neger Executive Layout Editor
Kelsey Anderson Layout Editors
Leanne Brotsky
Jennifer Iassogna
Julia Izumi
Amanda Nenzen
Andrew Petrone
Muhammad Qadri
Daniel Simon
Amani Smathers
Steven Smith
Katie Tausanovitch
Adam Raczkowski Executive Technical Manager
Michael Vastola Technical Manager
John Sotherland Executive Online Editor
Louise Galuski Online Editors
Hena Kapadia
Minah Kim
Matt Skibinski New Media Editor
Kelly Moran Webmaster
Caryn Horowitz Executive Copy Editor
Grace Lamb-Atkinson Copy Editors
Michelle Hochberg
Ben Smith
Christopher Snyder
Elisha Sum
Ricky Zimmerman
Brianna Beehler Assistant Copy Editors
Casey Burrows
Alison Lisnow Letter to the EDITOR
Rachel Oldfield
Mary Jo Pham Dear Editor, However principled and important “need-blind” environment.
Lily Zahn Last week’s Daily article “Cost of the reasons are for the increase, the As presidential hopeful Barack
Attending Tufts increases by 5.33 per- fact remains that Tufts has made itself Obama said in his Democratic
BUSINESS cent” was lucid and informative in increasingly inaccessible to the mid- Convention nomination accep-
Malcolm Charles Executive Business Director describing what has been made trans- dle class. tance speech in Denver, “Individual
parent about the increase in costs for If diversity is as important as Tufts and mutual responsibility, that’s the
Dwijo Goswami Receivables Manager undergraduate education at Tufts. says it is and as important as I believe essence of America’s promise.”
Brenna Duncan Head Ad Manager
It was, however, disappointing to it is, then economic diversity should And so it is crucial that those who
see the lack of apology or understand- not be overlooked. can afford to pay for Tufts bear this
The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, pub- ing in the statements made by Dean Creating a campus split between mutual responsibility, and by conse-
lished Monday through Friday during the academic year, and Glaser. Tufts University has, as he deserving students who need near- quence, pay more. But who can afford
distributed free to the Tufts community.
said, “faced up” to the rising costs. Yet total or total financial aid and stu- to pay for Tufts now?
P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 to say that “we’re not ashamed” sums dents from backgrounds of the other
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2 The Tufts Daily News Monday, September 8, 2008
Some support final stop at Route 16 so Green Line can reach more people
GREEN LINE “There’s a lot of factors station at College Avenue” live mine whether a Route 16 exten- likely be included in plans.
continued from page 1 involved,” he said. “We think within a half mile of Route 16, sion would be cost-effective, Barbara Rubel, the direc-
Line extension. that the EOT should look according to an MGNA press Krause said. He also noted that tor of community relations at
The Executive Office of strongly at trying to go to Route release. the Route 16 stop may require Tufts, said that the university
Transportation (EOT ) may 16 in order to make the project The MGNA has spoken out in land acquisitions, unlike other has not officially announced
announce the end location of as good a project as possible, support of the Route 16 termi- T stops on the Green Line which proposed terminus loca-
the extension at the next public serve the most people, provide nus, citing positive effects such extension. tion it supports.
meeting on the project Sept. the most air quality improve- an extension would have on air “That’s kind of, I think, one “We have not taken a formal
15, according to Ken Krause, a ments — and hopefully that quality and on increasing the of the big unknown factors,” position, but we would very
member of the Medford Green will still be in a cost-effective- availability of public transpor- Krause said, “because up until much like to see it go to Route
Line Neighborhood Alliance ness range [so] they feel the tation to the area’s disadvan- now … they’ve been able [to 16,” she said. “We think that, as
(MGNA), an advisory group project is still worth doing.” taged communities. expand] without the need to advocates of environmentally
comprised of local citizens. At an Aug. 4 meeting, the “The Green Line extension take anyone’s homes or without friendly efforts, it makes sense
Klark Jessen, a spokesperson MGNA presented a demo- project is bound by the envi- any significant land acquisi- to create maximum access to
for the EOT, would not con- graphic analysis of the neigh- ronmental justice principles tions.” Such acquisitions would public transportation. But we
firm that a recommendation borhoods surrounding both that no segment of the popu- incur a significant cost. also recognize that we aren’t
would be made. “The terminus proposed stops, as well as a lation should be denied envi- He explained that a termi- the people who are impacted as
is still under consideration and petition signed by 2,022 people ronmental benefits, or bear a nal station at either College the extension would get closer
review,” he said. “I’m not aware in support of a Route 16 sta- disproportionate burden of the Avenue or Route 16 would to Route 16.”
we’re going to make some big tion. environmental impacts, relat- require a long platform to store The next public meeting on
announcement Sept. 15.” The demographic analysis ed to the project,” the MGNA an extra set of train cars. But if the extension project will take
Krause said that he was revealed that more than 9,000 demographic report said. the final stop were located at place on Sept. 15 from 4 to 6
unsure of how the EOT’s deci- people “who would not be The EOT must now analyze Route 16, he added, an extra p.m. at St. Clement High School
sion would play out. similarly served by a terminus potential ridership and deter- parking structure would most in Medford.
Sierra Magazine’s narrow focus may not be the best approach, says Creighton
SIERRA Tufts’ energy on all three campuses. of outside garbage not offered at the transportation incentives,” Woolston
continued from page 1 “One of the important things about luncheon. said. She said the claim was “not true.”
versity in the country to develop its own Tufts [is that] we have been doing this Sixty bags of recyclables were col- According to Woolston, there are sev-
environmental policy. for almost 20 years here,” she said. lected at the event, Woolston said. eral opportunities that encourage Tufts
Corporations, not schools, have his- Crieghton noted that Tufts recycles TIE has reformed its “Get Clean! Power students to use public transportation.
torically implemented environmental metal, yard waste and light bulbs. About It Green!” program, which attracted 385 Students can receive 11-percent dis-
policies, Creighton said. Tufts set a new 44 percent of Tufts’ waste is either recy- participants when TIE first implement- counts on Charlie Cards for the T, use
precedent in 1990 by becoming the first cled or composted, and the school has a ed it two years ago. The new initiative, the Joey as a means of getting to the T
university to enact its own environ- good compliance record for regulatory now known as “Clean Energy Choice- or participate in carpools organized by
mental policy statement, the Talloires waste, Creighton said. On Campus,” allows members of the MassRides.
Declaration. It is a plan for incorporat- Tufts community to purchase renewable Electronic Zipcars are also available
ing sustainability and environmental energy credits. for students over 21.
understanding in the school’s teaching, “It’s a great accomplishment for These $15 credits spur matching While she is happy with Tufts’ posi-
research and administrative activities. grants that are used to finance renew- tion in the rankings, Creighton said,
Today, over 300 schools have signed the Tufts. It’s showing all the hard able energy projects in Medford, at Tufts “There’s a danger in ranking things on
declaration. and in low-income communities across a qualitative list of criteria.” Creighton
Creighton pointed to members of the work we’ve been putting in. ” the state. claimed that Sierra Magazine’s focus on
Operations Division and the Institute of Currently, students can purchase rankings and checklists is less produc-
the Environment (TIE) as “the people Sarah Ullman these credits at TIE in the basement of tive than asking broader questions, such
that make it happen,” noting that these intern Miller Hall with cash or JumboCash. as assessing whether schools are reduc-
two departments are responsible for Office of Sustainability The program is a way for students, ing their emissions.
many of Tufts’ environmental initiatives. staff, faculty and the administration to Creighton noted that Tufts is effective
According to Creighton, these programs take charge of their own energy usage, in utilizing symbolic measures such as
often go unnoticed by students. Ullman said. solar energy while also maintaining a
“There’s a lot that goes on behind the Project Coordinator for the Office of She explained that if 1,000 people low carbon footprint. “The absence of a
scenes,” she said. Sustainability Tina Woolston said that were to buy credits, the result would solar panel doesn’t mean that a school
The Operations Division is respon- this year’s Matriculation luncheon was provide $10,000 of renewable energy isn’t green,” she said.
sible for energy management on cam- essentially a zero-waste event. funding for Tufts. Creighton said the Office of
pus. Its energy-saving résumé includes “There was very, very little trash,” “Fifteen dollars really goes a long Sustainability has “big initiatives”
implementing high-efficiency boilers Woolston said, explaining that the mere way,” she said. planned for the future, but declined to
and LED lighting systems. five bags of trash remaining after the Although Sierra Magazine commend- specify what they were.
Creighton said hydroelectricity and event were constituted mostly of pack- ed Tufts for its programs, it “dinged “It’s nice to get recognized, but there’s
natural gas account for 100 percent of aging from cases of bottled water and [Tufts] for not having enough public still a lot to do,” Ullman added.
Twenty freshmen will compete for seven open Senate seats during Wed. election
SENATE tive of the Tufts University commu- Danielle Cotter, Aaron Bartel, Abe Stein, who are elected will be extremely com-
continued from page 1 nity experience,” he said. “I feel just as Elliott McCarthy, Colin Smith, Thomas mitted,” she said. “I think that the ones
munication between students and the excited — if not more — as I did fresh- Martinez, Arturo Gomez, Hershal Dave, who are not elected will also find very
administration, improving social life man year.” Jason Rosenbaum, Katharina de Klerk, strong leadership positions at Tufts.”
and upping school spirit as goals for According to Elections Commission Nunu Luo, Greg Dong, Jimmy Zuniga, Nirmalan said it is common for sena-
her term. (ECOM) rules, students running for Danny Weiner, Christina Pappas, Joel tors to step down coming into the fall
Langan also saw a chance she Senate must obtain 50 signatures from Greenberg, Syed Asad Badruddin and semester of their senior year, adding
couldn’t pass up in the open seat. She their classmates by the deadline, while Jibade Sandiford. that the same thing happened last year.
said that the university’s decision to go those hoping for a position on the CSL There will be candidates’ forum at Seniors often reorganize their priorities,
need-blind can have important effects must procure 100 signatures from the 9 p.m. tonight in Hotung, where the she said.
on the demographics at Tufts, and she student body at-large. hopefuls will put forth policy propos- Hartman will not be on campus
would like to help the university ease If the positions are contested, as is als. this semester; he will be working in
into them. “Now we have to deal with the case with the freshmen class senate Maya Kohli, the only freshman to Washington, D.C., as a White House
the reality of [need-blind admissions] seats, the election is held online. This withdraw from the race, could not be intern. Maccoby, an editorialist for the
on campus,” she said. year the freshman class election will be reached for comment. Daily, will serve as president of the
Pallathra said that his experience on Wednesday. ECOM Chair Anjali Nirmalan, a Inter-Greek Council. Sykes cited the
abroad in London revitalized his com- Of the 21 freshmen originally declar- senior, described the field of freshman desire to focus on future plans as his
mitment to serving the Tufts commu- ing their candidacies, one has already candidates as an “extremely motivated motivation for resigning.
nity. dropped out. The following 20 remain in bunch.” Jeremy White and Rob Silverblatt con-
“It made me much more apprecia- the running: Seth Rau, Manuel Guzman, “I think that the freshman senators tributed reporting to this article.
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Got an
SCIORTINO reminiscent of his original bid in 2004,
continued from page 3 when he spent his time meeting voters
at the statehouses brings a critical personally and knocking on doors.
perspective when decisions are being “The write-in, or sticker campaign,
opinion?
made. makes this more of a challenge,” he
“It’s all the more important for young said. “It makes it even more important
people to get involved in politics con- to have a strong campaign going door-
sidering some of the major issues — to-door, talking to voters, hearing their
whether it’s the future of our public concerns and educating them about
transportation system, or the future how they can still vote for me.”
of the planet, with global warming For Lownds, it has meant that what
— are at stake,” Sciortino continued. he expected to be a summer job has
“We have to step up as a younger gen-
eration and get involved to make our
voices heard.”
become a full-time effort that will
extend until the election on Sept. 16.
“It’s something that I didn’t expect,
We want to hear it.
but it’s something that we’ve done the
Running as a write-in incumbent work for,” Lownds said. “What I knew
Sciortino’s current campaign was coming in was that I was going to do
never supposed to be the challenge everything in my power to make sure
it has become. Running for his third Carl got re-elected. And if that means
term, the Tufts alumnus was expected working to produce stickers and run-
to enjoy the advantages of name-rec- ning an aggressive field campaign so
ognition and local connections that that every voter in the district knows
make most re-election campaigns suc- about the write-in campaign … then so
cessful. be it.”
It was under these assumptions that Throughout the summer, Lownds
senior political science major Kevin worked every day of the week and often
Lownds, a former intern in Sciortino’s for long hours. The experience, he said,
office, agreed to spend his summer has been enormously educational.
working as Sciortino’s campaign man- “As a political science major I’ve
ager — a position that holds him studied a lot of theories of politics
responsible for even the most minute and how politics operates … but in
details of the campaign. this particular case, you are learning
the nitty-gritty of what is needed to be
done to run a campaign — the practi-
“The final straw was the cal learning experience,” he said.
Write to us!
same-sex marriage debate. Lownds explained that much of his
job involves coordinating very specific
I was told by my predeces- details of what the campaign does on a
day-to-day basis.
sor that he was not support-
Send op-eds to
“There are so many things that you
ing same-sex marriage, and wouldn’t think of that make a campaign
run,” Lownds said. “Because we’re run-
that he was not even sure he ning an aggressive field campaign, we
tuftsdailyoped@
would submit civil unions, need to make sure that our volunteers
have lists of people who they’re going
and that was the last straw.” to go out to. We need to make sure that
the volunteers know what they’re sup-
gmail.com
Carl Sciortino posed to say when they get to the door.
somerville state rep. We need to make sure that our mailers
are hitting on schedule.
“You end up supervising volunteers,
But in April, the campaign hit an field operations, data, mail, press — all
unexpected and devastating road- of those things get jumbled together
bump. Just before registration papers into one sort-of supervisory role,” he
were due, a list of required signa- said.
tures went missing from Sciortino’s The campaign has launched a Web
office, according to the campaign. The site, WriteInCarl.com, and sent mailings
incumbent fell 36 signatures short of to local residents explaining how to vote
the 200 required, and his name was left for Sciortino. Lownds will mobilize a
off the ballot, putting him at a huge host of volunteers — many of them Tufts
disadvantage against his opponent, students — to hand out stickers at vot-
Bob Trane. ing locations on Election Day.
Since then, the campaign has been According to Sciortino, the campaign
aggressively educating potential voters has done all it can to educate voters
about Sciortino’s record and provid- about the campaign, and that has left
ing them with small stickers with their him confident about his chances.
candidate’s information that they can “It definitely adds to the challenge of
use in the write-in portion of local the campaign to run as a write-in candi-
ballots. For Sciortino, the mishap has date, but we’ve gotten a great response
changed his approach to winning over at the doors,” Sciortino said. “I’m feeling
local voters. His campaign has been good about Election Day.”
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Freshmen participate in the traditional candle-lighting ceremony.
ORIENTATION COMMITTEE student coordinators,” he said. “It’s an
continued from page 3 amazingly logistical program that they
a whole is a team effort.” held together quite smoothly.”
Golia agreed that the students and “It was integral that there were all
staff working together made the pro- six of us,” Russo said. “It wouldn’t have
gram a success. happened without the dynamics of the
“[Orientation] cannot be done, and six of us and the guidance we received
could not be done, without the three from Jim, Joe and Laura.”
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Album Review
above freezing, J.P. Licks offers Davis Square’s shortcut through the Marriot Hotel. for a successful TV show right the first If “Degrassi” wasn’t campy enough for
best ice cream right across the street. time, so it will come as no surprise Shenae Grimes, the revamped version of
Price: One of the lowest. Tickets range see THEATERS, page 9 that the premise of its new incarna- “90210” should definitely do the trick.
tion does not differ greatly from the
original. Annie Wilson, born and bred Taylor is now the guidance coun-
in Kansas and played by cute new- selor at her old school and has a four-
comer Shenae Grimes, moves with year-old fatherless son. Old fans can
her family to chic Beverly Hills to live only hope to eventually see a return
with her grandmother; drama ensues of Luke Perry’s old character, Dylan,
as she and her adopted brother Dixon traditionally the key instigator of on-
(played by Tristan Wilds) attend their screen catfights between Taylor and
new high school. Annie’s father Harry Walsh. Walsh, on the other hand, has
(Rob Estes) is the school’s new princi- come back to Beverly Hills for a short
pal, and her mother Debbie, played by time to direct a play at the school
Lori Loughlin of “Full House,” brings and catch up with Taylor at their old
home the bacon as a set director. haunt, the Peach Pit.
A slew of supporting characters The temptations of the rich and
have gotten some early screen time, fabulous world of Beverly Hills quickly
including Ethan (Dustin Milligan), prove to be too much for both Annie
Annie’s summer love interest; his girl- and Dixon, who begin jetting off to
friend Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord), San Francisco without permission,
the princess of the school and owner picking fights at school, cheating in
of the Brattiest Teenager Alive award; class and pranking rival schools. The
and Silver ( Jessica Stroup), a strange, formulaic subplots, if you haven’t
embittered girl who befriends Annie. guessed already, include Silver’s blog
Rounding out the cast are Jennie war against Naomi, Ethan’s crush on
Garth and Shannen Doherty repris- Annie and subsequent breakup with
Annie Wermiel/Tufts Daily
ing their old roles as Kelly Taylor and
The nearby Somerville Theatre boasts a low ticket price and a quaint, old-timey feel.
Brenda Walsh, respectively. see 90210, page 9
8 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living Monday, September 8, 2008
SPACES
WILL FILL
QUICKLY
Monday, September 8, 2008 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living 9
For lazy, broke Jumbos, Barnum provides best ‘theater’ to catch new flicks
THEATERS
continued from page 7
Price: Regular admission tickets cost $9.75.
Physiognomy: For being situated among
the drab MIT cement, the Kendall theater is
nicely decorated. Nothing spectacular, but
it’s comfortable.
Picture Selection: Hipsters and indie
kids, rejoice! Kendall offers a plethora of
independent and off-beat films. You can
bet they’ll pick up anything artistic, unusu-
al, foreign or noticed by Sundance. Movies
cycle through here fast though, so catch
them while you can.
which illuminate the ceilings upstairs. Loews Boston Common theater provides your typical big-city, stadium seating, some-kid-kicking-your-chair experience.
Picture Selection: Extensive. Boston
Common presents the newest releases, the academic buildings. com for more information. $10 a pop.
mostly mainstream blockbusters. Picture Selection: Student-run and Physiognomy: Average. The theater is
flexible. You’ll sometimes see movies AMC Loews Harvard Square clean, with stadium seating, but nothing
Barnum Hall that are out of theaters but yet to be Proximity: Close. Two T stops hardly con- noteworthy.
Proximity: Ridiculously close, especially if released on DVD. If there’s something stitute a long trip, and Harvard Square is an Picture Selection: Harvard doesn’t offer a
you live uphill. you’re dying to see, the Tufts Film excellent place to eat and shop. Pair your large number nor variety of films. What it does
Price: FREE. Series is always open to suggestions movie with dinner at Fire and Ice — Monday have, however, is the Rocky Horror Picture
Physiognomy: Shabby, unless you and new members. “Dr. Strangelove” nights are all-you-can-eat for a discounted Show, as the theater is the site of the very first
count the statue of Jumbo outside. After and “No Country for Old Men” are the student price. live U.S. performance. Don your fishnets and
all, it’s just a small auditorium in one of plan for this weekend; check TuftsLife. Price: Similar to Kendall, at almost red lipstick every Saturday night at midnight.
Op-ed Policy The Op-Ed section of the Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. Op-Ed welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community. Opinion articles
on campus, national and international issues should be 800 to 1,200 words in length. Editorial cartoons and Op-Eds in the form of cartoons are also welcome. All material is subject to editorial discretion, and is not guaranteed to
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12 The Tufts Daily Comics Monday, September 8, 2008
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Monday, September 8, 2008 The Tufts Daily Sports 17
Sophomore Tamara Brown scored three goals within the first 8:23 of the field hockey team’s season opener on Saturday to lead her team to a 10-1 romp
over Wesleyan at Bello Field.
Brown’s hat trick was part of a record-breaking effort in which the team broke its previous mark for goals in a game. For Brown, an Annandale, Va. native,
the contest was her first since suffering a torn ACL last October. Brown’s performance was a triumphant return to the promise she showed as a freshman,
when she notched 11 points in 13 games.
Impressively efficient in her attack, Brown capitalized on three of her four shot attempts on goal in attaining her first career hat trick. Following the gradu-
ation of last year’s leading scorer Ileana Casellas-Katz (LA ’08), the Jumbos will look to Brown, among others, to help fill Casellas-Katz’s shoes.
Next up, Brown will try to continue her hot start to the season against Wellesley, a team that has defeated Tufts two years running, on Wednesday.
For the men’s cross country team, the first meet of the fall is often little more than a tune-up race for the rest of the season, as new and old runners alike
work to reacquaint themselves with competitive running.
Junior Jesse Faller, however, was already perfectly well acquainted. In his first cross country race since finishing 18th in the nation in last November’s NCAA
title meet, Faller showed little rust, finishing fourth at the Trinity College Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Jumbos as a team also finished fourth, 30 points
back from champion UMass Lowell.
Faller, who finished 14 seconds ahead of junior teammate and co-captain Nick Welch, was among the Jumbos’ top five finishers for the 14th time in his college
career. In addition to pacing the Jumbos at Nationals last fall, he was also the team’s top finisher at New England Regionals, finishing in third just nine seconds
away from a regional title.
Faller and the rest of the Jumbos will play host for their next meet this coming weekend, the Tufts Invitational, held on the veterinary school campus in
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Kelly moved into the top 10 of game, I think we should be in
the program’s all-time scoring good shape.”
list. “I don’t think us seniors have Number of shots fired by Tufts, com-
“She’s really fast, and she been more fired up for a game pared to just five by Wesleyan
always gets to where she’s sup- in a long time,” Kutcher said.
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StatISTICS | Standings SCHEDULE | Sept. 8 - Sept. 14
Field Hockey Men's Soccer
(1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) (1-0-0, 0-0-0 NESCAC) MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
NESCAC OVERALL
NESCAC OVERALL
W L W L T W L T W L T
Amherst 1 0 1 0 0 Amherst 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tufts
Cross
Tufts 1 0 1 0 0 Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invitational
Country 12 p.m.
Bates 0 0 1 0 0 Bowdoin 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bowdoin 0 0 2 0 0 Colby 0 0 0 1 0 0
Colby 0 0 0 1 0 Conn. Coll 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colby
Middlebury 0 0 0 0 0 0 Field Hockey Wellesley
MIddlebury 0 0 1 0 0 1 p.m.
Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 4 p.m.
Trinity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Williams 0 0 0 1 0 Tufts 0 0 0 1 0 0
Conn. Coll. 0 1 0 1 0 Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Football
Wesleyan 0 1 0 1 0 Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0
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