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Senior tri-captain Brittany Holiday scores the game-winning goal off a penalty stroke with 1:49 left in the game. The field hockey team’s NCAA quar-
terfinal win against The College of New Jersey yesterday on Bello Field propelled Tufts into the national semifinals.
Stroke of genius: Holiday’s late tally sends field
hockey team to Final Four of NCAA Tournament
by Sapna Bansil
Daily Editorial Board
With 1:49 remaining and the score
deadlocked 1-1 in the field hockey
team’s duel with The College of New
Jersey ( TCNJ), senior tri-captain
Brittany Holiday had the chance to
either prolong her collegiate career
or watch it inch perilously close to its
end.
Just moments earlier, referees had
whistled a TCNJ defender for an inten-
tional foul inside the circle on junior
Activist and NSP client encourage
students to fight homelessness
by Leslie Ogden
Contributing Writer
National Student Partnerships
(NSP) hosted a panel last night
exploring hunger and homeless-
ness in Somerville and poverty
across the nation.
Dennis Fischman, the director
of planning for the Community
Action Agency of Somerville,
joined James Preston, a local NSP
client and a member of NSP-
Somerville’s Client Action Board,
to speak to a full crowd in Sophia
Gordon Hall.
The event was part of National
Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week and aimed to
educate students about pov-
erty and impart advice on how
they can take action locally and
nationally.
NSP is a national organization
that utilizes student leadership
to connect people in need with
fundamental resources in local
communities. Students work
with low-income clients who
are disabled, homeless or immi-
grants.
Preston, while reflecting on
his experiences of near home-
lessness, praised NSP for finding
him a place to live. “They wrote
me a recommendation letter,
and I have a place to live now,”
he said. Preston highlighted the
Inside this issue
A Tufts group is work-
ing to educate stu-
dents about sub-par
health insurance pol-
icies.
see FEATURES, page 3
Monday, November 17, 2008
forward Michelle Kelly and awarded
Tufts the rarest and most fortunate of
opportunities: a penalty stroke. Coach
Tina McDavitt then turned to Holiday,
who was a perfect 5 for 5 in her career
on stroke chances entering the game,
to seal the Jumbos’ victory.
With the flick of her stick, Holiday
delivered. As the ball sailed into the
upper-left corner of the cage, the
nationally ranked No. 4 Jumbos scored
a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over
No. 5 TCNJ in the quarterfinals of the
NCAA Tournament yesterday afternoon
Museum of Fine Arts completes $504-million capital
campaign for renovations and a new American Wing
importance of reciprocal action
and said he cooks meals for his
housemates.
Fischman also praised NSP for
its work in helping families pay
their taxes. He estimated that
this aid saved the average par-
ticipating family $1,200 last year.
“That’s just one of the things they
do. I thank you, the community
thanks you, we all thank you,” he
said.
He went on to talk about the
growing population of immi-
grants in Somerville. “Almost a
third [of Somerville’s population]
came here from another coun-
try — that’s a huge amount, and
there’s been a huge change,” he
said.
Fischman also stressed the
importance of cooperative
efforts. “With all these different
groups, it takes a lot of attention,
social skills and a commitment
to work and live together,” he
said.
He talked about the poverty
line and the fact that although
Somerville does not have a huge
homelessness problem, one out
of eight households is classified
as low-income. Fischman went
on to demonstrate that fami-
lies cannot make a living while
depending on only one, mini-
Much of the funds generated by the MFA’s capital campaign will be used to
see PANEL, page 2 develop a new American Wing to house works from U.S. artists.
The volleyball team’s
historic season came
to an end Friday in
the regional semifi-
nals.
see SPORTS, back page
Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily
on Bello Field. The win advances Tufts
to this weekend’s Final Four for the
first time in program history.
“I just tried to keep it simple,” said
Holiday, who on Wednesday earned
All-NESCAC honors for the second
straight season. “I didn’t really try to
think about anything except staying
focused and doing it just like I do in
practice.”
“She usually goes to the same spot, and
I think the goalies started figuring her
see FIELD HOCKEY, page 13
DILYS ONG/Tufts Daily
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Features 3
Arts | Living 5
Editorial | Letters 8
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JoeyTracker to
receive update
by Christina Pappas
Daily Staff Writer
The GPS unit that tracks the Davis
Square shuttle, commonly known as
the Joey, has broken down and will
receive an update, according to Tufts
Community Union (TCU) Treasurer
Matt Shapanka. The Joey takes its
nickname from the company, Joseph’s
Limousine and Transportation, that
provides the bus.
The Joey GPS, which is installed
in the largest bus that performs the
shuttle run to and from Davis Square,
recently stopped working due to out-
dated software, Shapanka said.
“The JoeyTracker for the white bus
should be up and running again in
the next week or so,” Shapanka said.
“We’re going to examine why it failed
and make sure that it doesn’t happen
again. The old software will be updat-
ed for free, so we’re going to actually
benefit from the deal.”
Shapanka has spearheaded efforts
to implement and then improve the
JoeyTracker since 2005. He helped set
up the system last semester.
Shapanka did not know precisely
how long the broken JoeyTracker, one
of two currently installed in a Joey
bus, has been down, but he estimated
at least one week. “Ironically, I don’t
use the JoeyTracker very much,” he
said.
TCU President Duncan Pickard
said that he often takes advantage of
the JoeyTracker. “It’s a great service
see JOEY, page 2
by Matthew Repka
Daily Staff Writer
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
(MFA) recently completed a capital
campaign of unprecedented size,
raising $504 million in contributions
from over 25,000 donors.
The Building the New MFA
Campaign, which began in July 2001
and ran for seven years, is the larg-
est in history for a cultural institu-
tion in Boston, according to an MFA
press release. The capital will be put
toward the construction of a new,
50,000-square-foot American Wing
focused on U.S. artists, as well as
toward increasing the available space
for contemporary art at the MFA.
The School of the Museum of
Fine Arts (SMFA) and its students
welcome the changes at the MFA
because they represent a chang-
ing artistic focus. The museum is
updating its exhibits in an attempt
to appeal to a younger and wider
audience. “We’re going to be able
to offer to local artists and students
an entire wing devoted to contem-
porary art and artists from around
the world … We’re also opening
next week a new gallery dedicated
to photography,” Kelly Gifford, the
museum’s public relations manager,
told the Daily.
Gifford hopes this increased
see MFA, page 2
Op-Ed 9
Comics 10
Classifieds 11
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2 The Tufts Daily News Monday, November 17, 2008

Visiting the Hill this week Preston wants more involvement

MONDAY
“Engineering as a
State Standard:
Successes and
Difficulties of Pre-
College Engineering”
Details: Jacob Foster, director of sci-
ence and technology/engineering
education for the Massachusetts
Department of Education, will
speak about extending partner-
ships between universities and
other institutions dedicated to
student learning. This lecture is
part of the Center for Engineering
Educational Outreach’s (CEEO)
seminar series.
When and Where: 3:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m.; Curtis Hall basement
Sponsor: CEEO
“Chemistry
Department Seminar”
Details: Dan Harris, a senior sci-
entist at the Naval Air Systems
Command, will give a lecture
entitled “Ralph David Keeling and
the Measurement of Atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide.”
When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to
6:00 p.m.; Pearson Hall 104
Sponsor: the Department of
Chemistry
“Leontief Prize
Award Ceremony
and Addresses”
Details: Award recipients
Robert Wade, a professor of
political economy and develop-
ment at the London School of
Economics, and José Antonio
Ocampo, a professor of pro-
fessional practice in inter-
national and public affairs at
Columbia University, will lecture
on “Beyond the Washington
Consensus: New Visions for
Trade and Development.” A
reception will follow the cer-
emony and speeches.
When and Where: 5:00 p.m. to
7:30 p.m.; Coolidge Room, Ballou
Hall
Sponsor: the Global Development
and Environment Institute
“Erin Brockovich
Speaks at Tufts”
Details: Erin Brockovich will speak
about environmental health, shar-
ing her experiences as an unem-
ployed, single mother in California
who became a legal assistant
and successfully prosecuted the
power company that was pollut-
ing her city’s water.
When and Where: 8:00 p.m. to
9:30 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium,
Aidekman Arts Center
Sponsor: Tufts Hillel
To submit an event to “Visiting the Hill,” send listings to events@tuftsdaily.com.
“Tufts Burlesque
Troupe Presents:
After Hours with
Grant Stoddard”
Details: Grant Stoddard, a colum-
nist and the author of “Working
Stiff: The Misadventures of an
Accidental Sexpert” (2007), will
present an interactive sex discus-
sion.
When and Where: 9:00 p.m. to
11:00 p.m.; Multipurpose Room,
Sophia Gordon Hall
Sponsor: Tufts Burlesque Troupe
TUESDAY
“PJS Post-election
Lunch Discussion”
Details: The Peace and Justice
Studies Program will host a
post-election brown-bag lunch
focusing on the theme “Obama:
Redistributer-in-Chief?” The dis-
cussion will analyze the president-
elect’s trade and development,
military and domestic agendas.
Cambridge Peace Commission
Executive Director Brian Corr,
Assistant Sociology Professor Sarah
Sobieraj and Global Development
and Environment Institute Deputy
Director Tim Wise will speak.
When and Where: 12:30 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m.; Zamparelli Room,
Mayer Campus Center
Sponsor: Peace and Justice Studies
Program
“Max Tishler Award
Lecture”
Details: Leroy Hood of the Institute
for Systems Biology in Seattle,
Wash., will speak about “Systems
Biology, Chemistry and the
Coming Revolution in Medicine”
for the Chemistry Department’s
Max Tishler Award Lecture.
When and Where: 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.; Pearson 106
Sponsor: the Department of
Chemistry
“The Traditional
Arab City and Urban
Modernization in
the 19th and 20th
Centuries”
Details: André Raymond, profes-
sor emeritus at the Université
de Provence, will speak on Arab
cities and urban modernization in
the 1800s and 1900s. The lecture
is part of the Fares Center’s Fall
2008 Lecture Series.
When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.; 160 Packard Ave.,
Room 703
Sponsors: the Fares Center for
Eastern Mediterranean Studies,
the Department of History, the
Department of Art & Art History, the
Middle Eastern Studies Program, the
Architectural Studies Program
WEDNESDAY
“Icons in Early
Armenia”
Details: Catholic priest and art
expert Thomas Matthews will
discuss the meaning behind artis-
tic iconography from Armenia.
When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Hall
Sponsors: the Department of Art
& Art History, the Department of
Classics
“The Role of
Congress in Foreign
Policy”
Details: As part of the Tisch
College of Citizenship and Public
Service’s weekly brown-bag lun-
cheon speaker series, Jim Leach, a
former Republican U.S. represen-
tative from Iowa, will talk about
Congress’ impact in shaping
foreign policy. R.S.V.P. to Sarah
Labowitz at Sarah.Labowitz@
tufts.edu
When and Where: 12:00 p.m.
to 1:15 p.m.; Austin Conference
Room, Tisch Library
Sponsor: Tisch College of
Citizenship and Public Service
THURSDAY
“The New American
Majority: Los
Angeles and the Rise
of the Multiethnic
Community”
Details: Scott Kurashige, an asso-
ciate professor of history at the
University of Michigan, will argue
that Los Angeles is a city whose
ethnic transformation from a
“white city” into a “world city”
has prompted politicians to reeval-
uate the shifting roles of ethnici-
ties and culture in America.
When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.; Anderson Hall 211
Sponsors: Office of Institutional
Diversity, the School of Arts,
Science and Engineering’s Office
of Diversity Education and
Development
FRIDAY
“25th Anniversary
Dance Program
Concert”
Details: The Tufts Dance Ensemble
will perform. There will also be an
exhibit on display.
When and Where: 8:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.; the Dance Lab in Jackson Gym
Sponsor: the Department of Dance
& Drama
PANEL
continued from page 1
mum wage-paying job.
“The poor in Somerville aren’t
only working poor — I would say
they are over-working poor,” he
said, stressing the fact that most
immigrants have to work two full-
time jobs to support their families.
“But just getting a job won’t get
people out of poverty, necessar-
ily,” he continued, advocating for a
reevaluation of the national mini-
mum wage.
Both Preston and Fischman
encouraged student action.
Preston said that the students at
NSP do a wonderful job, but there
is a lack of student help in other
areas of Somerville. “It’s sad that
more people don’t care,” Preston
said.
Fischman stressed that poverty is
Financial crisis not hurting MFA
MFA
continued from page 1
appeal will reach not only students
at the SMFA, which offers a double-
degree program with Tufts, but also
Boston’s college-age population at
large. Newer styles like contempo-
rary art and photography “are the
things that resonate with students
and the younger demographic in the
city, and we’ll be able to offer more of
that. We hope that that galvanizes the
interest of the large body of college
students in the city,” she said.
Given the capital campaign’s
ambitious goal, its success is espe-
cially noteworthy in light of the eco-
nomic downturn, which currently
threatens many similar ongoing
campaigns, including those of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and
Boston College.
The MFA’s campaign benefited
from fortunate timing, according to
Gifford. “We didn’t notice an impact
[from the economic crisis] because
the campaign officially ended in
June 2008,”she said. Major fundrais-
ing operations concluded at that
time, and the MFA announced the
$504 million total in September, just
as the crisis was beginning to have a
serious effect on the economy.
Gifford added that the MFA enjoys
a strong base of economic support.
“Even in times of crisis, we are for-
tunate to have donors who are very
philanthropic and who come and
support those institutions that they
feel are important,” she said.
The MFA is one of the largest pri-
vate museums in the United States,
and unlike some institutions, it does
not receive a great deal of fund-
ing from the city, state or federal
governments, according to Gifford.
This lack of public funds increased
the importance of the $500 million
campaign, which will be applied not
only toward financing the new con-
struction, but also toward endow-
ment and operations costs.
a country-wide problem, and that
although working in Somerville is
beneficial and necessary, students
should look nationally as well. “We
need to organize labor unions and
negotiate for better pay and make
health care accessible to every per-
son, like how public libraries are
accessible,” he said.
Fischman pushed for tying
the minimum wage to the rate
of inflation and making the tax
structure more progressive. “We
should have a wealth tax — a tax
on extra money after income taxes
and expenditures,” he said.
In closing, Fischman said, “I
want you to think creatively about
where you can get involved. Seek
out the people who are interested
in putting you to work. You can
make a big difference in the com-
munity.”
Over 25,000 donors contributed
to the campaign, including 6,680
first-time givers to the Museum.
While some of those gifts ranged
in the millions, many donors
gave in small amounts — “maybe
$50 or a $100,” Gifford said. She
attributed much of the success of
the campaign to this grass-roots
nature.
The $504 million will be used
toward several construction proj-
ects, primarily the new American
Wing, and the glass-enclosed
Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family
Courtyard. The West Wing of the
museum, which is currently home
to the Graham Gund Gallery for
temporary exhibitions, as well as the
museum bookstore, will be trans-
formed into a dedicated space for
contemporary art and renamed the
Linde Family Wing.
At the SMFA, anticipation of the
impending transformation runs
high. “Everyone here is really excited
about the increased focus on con-
temporary art over at the museum,”
SMFA Press Coordinator Brooke
Witkowski told the Daily. “I think
that the school’s community of art-
ists is really looking forward to it,”
she said.
“We’re all interested in the work
going on across the street, and [the
new wing] will certainly be a great
addition to everything we’re doing
here at the SMFA,” Witkowski said.
The SMFA will benefit from the
capital campaign in several ways.
The SMFA is included with the
museum in terms of endowment
and general operations, divisions in
which some of the capital campaign
funds will be devoted. No construc-
tion or renovation to the school is
currently planned.
The Museum’s Building Project,
including the American Wing and
the transformation of the Linde
Family Wing, is expected to be com-
pleted late in 2010.

Shapanka wants to add texting service in order to increase accessibility

JOEy
continued from page 1
to provide. It takes advantage of a lot
of new technology,” he said. “It’s really
accessible. I use it all the time.”
Shapanka first took on the idea of
implementing a Joey GPS as a fresh-
man. “The Joey provides transportation
to Davis, and it’s a great service, but it
gets a lot of complaints,” he said. “What
I wanted to do was make the service bet-
ter and more reliable so that students
would be happier with it.”
The shuttle system is bound by cer-
tain regulations that disallow altering
the schedule or route. It is barred from
driving on side streets due to noise regu-
lations, and purchasing another Joey
would not be cost-effective, Shapanka
said.
“Basically, the only thing we could do
to make the Joey more convenient was to
install a GPS tracking system,” Shapanka
said. “We tried to do it ourselves, but it
just didn’t work very well for the first two
years.”
Last year, then-senior Dan Gross put
Shapanka in touch with UBlip, a Dallas-
based company that advertises itself as
providing “out of the box GPS tracking
products.”
UBlip was enthusiastic about collabo-
rating with the Senate to produce a
viable GPS for the Joey, according to
Shapanka. “They told us that our idea
was exactly what their company was
there for,” he said.
UBlip agreed to donate the first Joey
GPS tracking system. Tufts’ Department
of Public Safety agreed to purchase a sec-
ond GPS tracker from UBlip last year.
Students can access the JoeyTracker
online at joey.tufts.edu, which features
a map of the Joey’s route and an image
of the bus as it travels on its course. The
Web site has seen 16,000 hits thus far,
according to Shapanka.
“The student reaction to the
JoeyTracker has been good — about
what I expected,” Shapanka said. “I
didn’t expect it to be earth-shattering.”
Some students said they often
take advantage of the service. “The
JoeyTracker is a great system,” sopho-
more Taylor Baljon said. “It’s useful to
know where the Joey is without going
outside. I’ve never had any problems
with it.”
Some expressed frustration at the
recent breakdown. Freshman Sarah Rauh
said she has only used the JoeyTracker
once, and was dissatisfied when she did.
“The Web site wasn’t updating when I
tried to use it,” she said. “I would prob-
ably use it more if I knew that it was reli-
able and if it was more easily accessible
through the TuftsLife Web site.”
Shapanka plans to expand the service
by implementing a texting system for
the JoeyTracker in order to make the ser-
vice accessible to students off campus.
“I get texts and calls all the time from
people in Davis asking me where the Joey
is, if I can look it up for them, that sort of
thing,” Shapanka said. “People have def-
initely integrated the JoeyTracker into Daily File Photo
their lives. When it’s working, it’s a really The JoeyTracker alerts Jumbos to the shut-
great service.” tle’s whereabouts.

Students may be surprised to find that the Tufts insurance plan doesn’t cover all their medical needs.
SHOC combats red tape by educating students
Group on the Hill fights against inadequate health insurance plans
by Stephanie Calnan
Contributing Writer
It’s that time of the year. Sinus infec-
tions and the flu cause a widespread
dearth in class attendance across col-
lege campuses and numerous students
flock to their universities’ health ser-
vice offices seeking treatment for their
ailments. Unfortunately for many, the
seemingly simple process of getting a
check-up is easier said than done.
Due to problems with the health
insurance plans provided by colleges
and universities, students increas-
ingly opt to self-treat their sicknesses
rather than go through the hassle of
dealing with complicated insurance
policies.
Tufts’ Student Health Organizing
Coalition (SHOC) is trying to change
this trend.
Founder of SHOC Aaron Marden,
a senior, argues that colleges’ health
insurance policies often do not pro-
vide proper coverage, and that many
students who believe they are going
to be covered end up with unexpected
medical bills. He explained that the
goal of the coalition is to educate stu-
dents about health insurance so that
they can become active participants
in this national issue.
“SHOC’s major goal is to give a
voice to the students,” Marden said.
Tufts’ SHOC is the first group of its
kind in the county.
Tufts Health Service Business
Supervisor Mary Daley agreed that
confusing terminology and compli-
cated bills discourage students from
fully understanding their insurance
plans and other available options.
“Many college students are over-
whelmed and confused when it comes
to choosing their insurance company
because it is their first time dealing
with insurance companies indepen-
dently,” she said.
The Qualifying Student Health
Insurance Policy (QSHIP) requires
that every full-time undergraduate or
graduate student in Massachusetts
have health insurance; however, this
Features
plan does not ensure that all students
have full coverage.
According to Andrew Cohen, the
community research coordinator at
Access Project, a national non-profit
organization based out of Boston, stu-
dents often have to purchase plans
with little coverage because they want
to keep their premiums low.
“Students are required to buy health
insurance that has little value because
it won’t protect them financially when
they need it most,” he said. “[Marden]
organized the first student group that
is a strong advocate for better student
health insurance plans.”
Marden also wants to establish an
improvement in QSHIP regulations,
noting that although this might mean
higher premiums, it would result in
better care.
“I want higher standards for stu-
dent health insurance plans,” he said.
“The current student health insurance
policies are forcing us to buy a broken
product.”
Cohen also said that while state
agencies enacted QSHIP in 1989 to
solve insurance issues with out-of-
state college students, the policy actu-
ally deters them from enrolling in Bay
State schools.
“QSHIP can be a barrier to higher
education for some aspiring students
because they are required to buy
insurance,” he said. “What’s worse [is]
the less expensive the premiums are,
the more likely students will be hit
with high out-of-pocket costs if they
get sick.”
According to Michelle Bowdler,
senior director of health and well-
ness at Tufts Health Service, insur-
ance companies face complicated
issues — especially when it comes
to students — stemming from the
constant struggle to provide decent
services for the vast majority while
ensuring that the premiums are rea-
sonable enough.
Tufts currently offers Aetna Health
Insurance to undergraduates at an
annual fee of $1,389.
Daley agrees that it is hard to find an
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insurance company that offers both a
low premium and great benefits; but
she and Bowdler are confident that
Aetna offers policies that benefit the
vast majority of the community.
“[ We] are open to changing the
benefit levels, but remain cautious
that this would also incur a higher
premium and impact many students
adversely,” Bowdler said.
The high price of insurance is no
small issue, and many students sim-
ply cannot afford to pay more for
their plans. In response to these con-
cerns, SHOC hopes to help students
gain eligibility for the Commonwealth
Care plan. This plan partially sub-
sidizes insurance premiums for
Massachusetts residents based on
their level of income.
Generally, individuals with an
income of up to $31,212 can ben-
efit from this, but undergraduate and
graduate students are automatically
ineligible, regardless of their annual
earnings. SHOC hopes to change that
exception so that in-state students
can profit as well.
SHOC is also fighting for a uni-
versal, government-regulated student
health insurance policy. Currently,
there are many different types of poli-
cies, and while some colleges have
poor plans that offer few benefits,
private universities like Tufts tend to
have marginally better ones.
While SHOC aims to fix this inequal-
ity, Marden said that comparing the
different policies is of little use.
“[It’s like] comparing bad products
to worse products,” he said.
This week, SHOC will meet with
representatives from the Division
of Health Care Finance and Policy.
Members will propose that students be
eligible for the Commonwealth Care
plan, and despite the unlikelihood of
immediate changes, the groundwork
will be laid for the future.
“[ They hope the meeting] will
establish a working relationship with
the state agency, but demands are
not going to be met [then and there],”
Cohen said.
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Michael Goetzman | Spotlight
Geoff the
English grad
student
A
flannel-sporting, all-’90s-era hip-
hop-music-knowing, depression-
recovering English grad student
lopes across campus three days a
week. Walking with purposeful, elongated
steps, Geoff prides himself on his English-
teacher-in-the-making style: tanned loafers,
slacks that are a bit too big, a loosely fitting
maroon-colored oxford and a tattered leather
briefcase-bag slung across his chest, bumping
gently against his thigh as he strides by with
his thermos always in hand — tea, of course;
he scoffs at coffee.
The first thing Geoff gave me — before
any formal “Hellooo,” any handshake or any
answers to questions yet unasked — was a
hug. “Much appreciated, Geoff, but why only
one pat?” I asked. “You’ll get more once I get
to like you better,” he responded. “You know
hugs are one of the few things that are free
to everyone. And who on a college campus
doesn’t love free sh-t?”
He spits the truth. No, literally. As he said the
word “doesn’t,” a tiny droplet of spittle, glim-
mering in the sun, arched gracefully through
the air, its trajectory predicting a safe landing
on my right eyelid. I was hit — hard. I tried to
act as if nothing happened, but Geoff noticed
my act and apologized without embarrass-
ment, showing a measured display of poise.
Feeling as though we could now interact
on a more intimate plane, I dove into some
questions. “Why English?” (Besides the fact
that he fits the part better than an Elizabeth in
a Victorian-era romance novel. Bahaha!)
“It’s my therapy,” he said, never undermin-
ing what he claims to be the link between
melancholy and genius.
But it’s not just his recently conquered
depression (another English-teacher-in-the-
making characteristic) that contributes to his
genius. It has nothing to do with his DNA, his
IQ, nature or nurture ... it’s napping. Napping is
key. Napping is vital. Napping on Wednesdays,
in particular. That’s his easy day, when his nap
neatly partitions the day with two classes on
either side of dreamland, like book-ends. “I
love Wednesdays,” he exclaimed, “because of
naps and the word of the week.” He thought
last week’s word was the best in a few weeks:
“Arcanum — a secret; a mystery.” How fitting
for my enigmatic new friend!
When awake and out of class, Geoff loves
to spend his free time watching the cooking
channel but never attempts what he sees.
He has a goldfish, his third this month, and
he’s determined to make it through the week
with this one. He hates math but carries a
mini-calculator with him everywhere he
goes. “Better safe than sorry” he said. “You
never know when you may need to know
the product of 27 and 32. It could be a life or
death situation. And if it ever is, I’ll be ready.”
I told him that he might be on to something.
Selling mathematics in such a badass light
could probably increase standardized math
scores across the states.
But how might I sum you up, Geoff? I
could “Thoreau” some quote in here to make
it seem like you’re a live-by-one-particular-
phrase type of guy — but I won’t, because
one thing, among the many things Geoff has
to teach, is that you don’t reduce yourself to
English grad student stereotypes or let your
swagger wholly define your character.
In spite of yourself, Geoff, you smile at
the days approaching, greeting each one
with a peculiar welcome — a hug, of sorts
— inviting them to share with you your life,
every quirk and every malapropism, just as I
share you now. And with that, I think we can
all learn a little something from you. I think
we can, despite occasionally ragging on
your psuedo-intellectualism, embrace our
contradictions of character, lay our heads
down for an energizing nap and remember,
always, that every person we encounter is a
potential freebee hug. And who on a college
campus doesn’t love free sh-t?
Michael Goetzman is a sophomore who has
not yet declared a major. He can be reached
at Michael.Goetzman@tufts.edu.
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 Arts & Living
Theater Review
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ blends communism,
Pink Floyd; yields spiritual show
by Ben Taylor
Contributing Writer
Playwright Tom Stoppard’s latest
work, “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” rests on the gaping
framework of the Soviet occupation of
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Carey Perloff
At the Boston University Theatre
through Dec. 7
Tickets $25 to $68
Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1990. Into
this loose formation, he stuffs a play that
is alternately about communism, con-
sciousness, pop music, Czech dissidence
and ex-Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett
— depending on the moment. The new
co-production by Boston’s Huntington
Theatre Company and San Francisco’s
American Conservatory Theater, directed
by Carey Perloff, captures the fragmentary
spirit of Stoppard’s world even if it misses
some of the urgency.
Stoppard’s plays are notable for their
intellectual inquiry rather than their emo-
Movie Review
Bond protects his lady from the flames with his gun … Smart move.
‘Quantum of Solace’ departs from standard
Bond formula, but succeeds as an action flick
by Matthew DiGirolamo
Daily Editorial Board
Since the release of “Casino Royale”
(2006), fans of the James Bond series have
been anxiously awaiting the release of Daniel
Quantum of Solace
Starring Daniel Craig, Olga
Kurylenko, Matthieu Amalric
Directed by Marc Forster
Craig’s second outing as the British super-
spy. Due to the raging success of the previ-
ous film, it is no surprise that “Quantum of
Solace” is somewhat of a disappointment.
“Quantum” stars Craig in his continued
role of MI6’s secret agent 007, James Bond.
The rest of the main cast is rounded out by
Judi Dench, reprising her role of ‘M;’ Jeffery
Wright as CIA ally, Felix Leiter; and Mathieu
Amalric as villain Dominic Greene. The film
is the first direct sequel to a Bond film (that
being “Casino”), so viewers need to be sure
they are caught up on all the characters and
events in the past film, or they may be lost
for most of it.
The film begins with an intense car chase
through the hills of Italy, the last location we
saw Bond. When Bond successfully escapes
to a hidden garage, he opens the trunk to
Tom Stoppard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll” tells a story of music and political dissidence.
tional insight. This attitude has always
been misleading, but the Czech-born writ-
er is so clearly wrestling with issues dear to
his heart in this piece, that the distinction
has little value. “Rock ‘n’ Roll” is concerned
with the gulf between fixity and messy
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reveal a beaten up Mr. White (played by
Jesper Christensen), the character that set
up the agreement between Le Chiffre and
the Lord’s Resistance Army in “Casino.”
At this point, the frame freezes, and the
picture fades into the typical opening title
sequence. This sequence, unlike “Casino”
before it, features the return of silhouetted
women that shape shift with the sand and
shapes that move around on the screen. As
the credits roll, “Another Way to Die,” the
title song for the movie by Jack White and
Alicia Keys, blasts over the speakers.
When the action returns, Bond and M
begin to question Mr. White’s involvement in
an organization called Quantum. Quantum
is a replacement of the SMERSH organiza-
tion from the “Casino Royale” novel and
a continuation of the SPECTRE organiza-
tion from the earlier films. The rest of the
film follows Bond trying to uncover what
Quantum is trying to do, while seeking
vengeance for the death of his love interest
Vespyr Lynd.
That being said, it must be noted that this
film is more of a vengeance film than any-
thing; nothing substantial is learned about
the Quantum members and the ending of
the film doesn’t provide the audience with
any useful information about the organiza-
tion. This style leaves the franchise open for
another direct sequel, which compromises
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feeling, between politics and the yearning
for free space in which creativity can exist.
The story hinges on the relationship
between Max (played by Jack Willis), an old
see ROCK, page 6
Theater Preview
‘Tick, Tick’ is
not just relevant
to Generation X
by Rebecca Goldberg
Daily Staff Writer
As our generation starts to
assert its influence in the world
with a landmark presidential elec-
Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Barnum 008
Nov. 17 at 8:30 p.m. and
Nov. 18 at 9:30 p.m.
Free Admission
tion, Torn Ticket II revisits the
angst and trials of Generation X
with its staging of “Tick, Tick…
BOOM!” Jonathan Larson’s one-
man, semi-autobiographical tale
of a struggling composer, set in
1990, comes to Tufts as an ener-
getic three-actor production.
Best known for writing and
composing “Rent” (1994), Larson
wrote “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” while
still trying to achieve a break-
through success. The show follows
Jon (played by sophomore Andrew
Squier), a rock-musical composer
on the brink of his 30th birthday,
still searching for his place in the
world. He is accompanied by his
childhood friend Michael (sopho-
more Evan Chiacchiaro) and Jon’s
girlfriend Susan (sophomore Alisa
Healy). Both Michael and Susan
are entering their adult lives and
moving away, while Jon wants to
stay in New York and get his new
musical off the ground. The musi-
cal addresses vital concerns of
Jon’s generation: growing up, sell-
ing out, “slacker” culture and even
the AIDS epidemic.
Despite the gap between the
current generation and Generation
X, there are still many relevant
issues in “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” Jon
see TICK, page 6
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Grant Beighley | Pants Optional
Congratulations:
You’re not dead
yet!
B
irthdays are funny things. By
design, they’re celebrations of the
passing of one more year of your
life, which is actually an unhappy
occasion if you think about it. But the
intent is to make merry because … well,
you’re another year older and you’re not
dead yet, so that’s pretty sweet.
Really, birthdays are fun and good-
natured until you’re about 17; then, they
start to take on all sorts of meta-mean-
ings and bring with them existential
crises and other goodies that you could
probably do without. Let’s take a trip
through birthdays from 18 to 22 — the
“college years,” if you will — to see what
exactly goes on in the mind of a young
adult as they get more adult and less
young. At least we’re supposed to…
The 18th birthday, which actually is
more frequently seen in senior year of
high school, is all about being “legal,”
a phrase that doesn’t really mean much
in or out of context. No one was “ille-
gal” before 18 — now, you can just vote
and be considered an adult. One might
think that this would bring with it a new
sense of responsibility, a coming of age,
a dawning of reason that tells the newly
18 year old, “You’re not a kid anymore, so
it’s time to stop acting like you are.”
Instead, the appropriate reaction to
being a legal adult is to buy cigarettes,
buy lottery tickets and get drunk, even
though the law stupidly dictates that
the last part is still illegal (you can’t
be trusted yet, duh). Besides that, the
18th birthday is really just a big sham.
Nothing changes; no one looks at you
any differently, except maybe your fresh-
man-in-high-school sycophant friends
who now want you to buy them smokes.
After the big shock of the 18th birth-
day is over, the 19th is a perfect time to
be completely lost. Lost not only as to
your purpose in the world, but you’re
with new friends in a strange place and
you sure as hell aren’t ready to admit
you miss the comforts of childhood.
And what’s the best way to deal with
this high-minded quandary? Get drunk.
Really drunk. Absurdly drunk. Pants-on-
head-retarded drunk. Because you’re in
college now, dammit, and no one tells
you what to do.
On the eve of your 19th birthday, you
probably sounded (or will sound) some-
thing like this:
“Woo college! No parents! No bed
times! You guys are my best friends for
life! I’m so lonely…”
The 20th birthday is a good birthday,
probably the best of the college years.
You’re not yet old enough to legally
drink, but things make a bit more sense
than they did last year, and you’ve finally
sorted out who your real friends are and
(more importantly) who you are. Turning
20 is usually celebrated with a toned-
down version of the previous year’s fes-
tivities, sometimes even with something
as simple as gathering of friends and a
few bottles of wine or perhaps a movie.
What’s wrong with turning 20, then? It
smacks you square in the forehead with
the riding crop of reality, and then pro-
ceeds to inform you that your childhood
is officially over. Even though you prob-
ably recognized earlier than 20 that you
weren’t a kid anymore, the official dead-
line for filing your adult papers is your
20th birthday. Your 20th walks up to you
dressed in a bunny costume, looking all
cute and harmless, then punches you in
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6 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living
Top five albums
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WMFO during the past seven days:
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Johnny Cash: “American II: Unchained”
Sony, 1996.
Though set in the early ’90s, this production still resonates with the present generation of college students.
Intimate setting is perfect for Larson production
TICK
continued from page 5
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faces a potential future in the
corporate world as he weighs
his art against his material-
ism. He must decide whether
or not to give up on his dream
of living as a composer at the
behest of his friends and fam-
ily.
“This show is relevant to
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today’s college kids,” sopho-
HelloGoodbye: “Zombies!Aliens!Vam more director Michael Walker
pires!Dinosaurs!” Drive-Thru, 2006. said. “It’s got so much energy.
It feels very hip and with it.”
The show is presented with
a minimalist stage set-up,
with no real set and only a
few props. Throughout the
show, the cast moves around
two small stools and a por-
table keyboard. Without any
3
distractions, the story centers
on Jon’s anguished and con-
flicted emotions.
The songs of “Tick, Tick…
BOOM!,” like Larson’s other
works, sound more pop-rock
than most Broadway musicals.
Many songs contain complex
three-part harmonies that
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are ably handled by the cast.
Joe Jackson: “Live 1980/86” A&M, “Johnny Can’t Decide” is a
1988. stirring trio that narrates Jon’s
Stoppard’s play is intellectual and personal
ROCK
continued from page 5
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Marxist professor at Cambridge,
and Jan (Manoel Felciano), his
protégé, a Czech student whose
top priority is the safety of his
record collection. Jan returns
home in the wake of the 1968
invasion, ostensibly to protect
his mother and socialism. His
resistance against the dictator-
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ship though, is embodied by the
Broken Social Scene: “You Forgot It in underground music scene in
People” Arts and Crafts, 2003. Prague rather than by intellec-
tual discourse.
As ideologies shift and fade,
the play jumps between Prague
and the idyllic garden of Max’s
home in Cambridge. His doc-
trinaire world becomes softer
as the generations of his house-
1
hold develop and pass on. Max
is countered by his wife, Eleanor
(René Augesen), a scholar of
Sappho, an ancient Greek lyric
poet, who is dying of cancer, and
their daughter Esme (Summer
Serafin), a flower child with
stronger ties to Jan than either of
them realizes.
Esme, as the play opens, is
amazon.com literally serenaded by Barrett, the
Fatboy Slim: “LateNightTales” original Pink Floyd vocalist who
Thrive (Red), 2007. was canned for his heavy drug
use. He is something of a spir-
it that floats through the play’s
development, both appearing
to Esme in the garden as the
woodland deity Pan and being
emotional lack of direction.
There are also opportunities
to rock out, however. “No
More,” an upbeat and tongue-
in-cheek duet between Jon
and Michael, even contains
an air-guitar interlude.
The actors are accom-
panied by a pit containing
piano, electric guitar, bass
guitar and drums. The musi-
cians are directed by senior
Kris Coombs.
“It’s a fun experience to do a
show with a rock band there,”
Chiacchiaro said. “It’s a differ-
ent feel than more traditional
musical theater.”
Because the cast is so small,
the three actors are chal-
lenged to hold up the entire
show. Jon often speaks direct-
ly to the audience, offering
both expository and humor-
ous asides. Squier is on stage
in every scene and proves to
be a charming leading man.
Though Jon is the central
figure, the other cast mem-
bers are given their chances
to shine. Chiacchiaro excels
in his rock-flavored ballad
“Real Life.” Healy, as Karessa
(an actress in Jon’s musi-
watched over in his isolation
in Cambridge by Esme’s own
daughter, Alice (also played by
Serafin).
It is this spiritual center that
helps bring out what is most
important to these charac-
ters. In the play’s most charged
demonstration of the limits of
thought, the weakened Eleanor
rails against Max’s dogged mate-
rialism, his notion that the mind
is not separable from biological
machinery, declaring “I am not
my body.” In one burst of pent-
up emotion, Eleanor releases the
listlessness that her daughter
and granddaughter will likewise
go on to feel.
This production falls into some
of the traps that make Stoppard’s
work feel somewhat rootless and
unmotivated. Though aided by a
disorienting set design that gives
the audience the impression of
looking up towards the sky from
the courtyard of a dry Stalinist
building, the atmosphere is
largely uncharged and mean-
dering. Augesen and Serafin and
Willis, with his roaring man-
ner, imbue some tension into
the slowly decaying home life
in Cambridge. The complemen-
tary action in Prague, however, is
drained of some necessary ener-
gy.
We are never really given a
sense of the stakes of Jan’s endeav-
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COURTESY TORN TICKET II
cal), later gets the spotlight
in the climactic solo “Come
to Your Senses.” Like Healy,
Chiacchiaro also plays sec-
ondary characters when they
are needed. In one scene,
Chiacchiaro is Jon’s father and
Healy is his agent. Both are
versatile actors as well as tal-
ented singers.
“It’s easier to build a rapport
with a smaller group, especial-
ly with such a small rehears-
al time frame,” Chiacchiaro
said.
“Everyone’s meshed real-
ly well,” Walker added. “It’s
a really great show because
it’s so intimate, which gives it
honesty and realism. They’re
bearing their souls on the
stage.”
Walker, who transferred to
Tufts this year, spoke posi-
tively of his first theater expe-
rience here. “I’m new, and
everyone’s been really wel-
coming,” he said.
“Tick, Tick… BOOM!” runs
tonight at 8:30 p.m. and
tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m.
in Barnum 008. No tickets are
required and admission is
free.
or. For much of the play, Felciano
gives Jan a shambling, disinter-
ested quality that removes most
of the tension and danger from
his pursuits. His commitment
to freedom of expression is not
especially captivating because
the grim reality against which
he is fighting never becomes real
and urgent.
The production more effective-
ly focuses on capturing the sense
of a drift through time, of a slow
unraveling of all fixed notions in
these characters’ lives. Stoppard
is concerned with the cognitive
dissonance produced by the slow
realization of what one’s life has
truly been about. Eleanor is not
only terrified by Max’s attitude
that her self is the equivalent of
her sickly body, but by his inabil-
ity to see the world through his
love rather than his politics.
“Rock ‘n’ Roll” beautifully cap-
tures the drift through time that
eventually forces Jan and Esme
to stare in the face all that they
have been missing. Near the end,
Stoppard reiterates, through the
words of Plutarch (an ancient
Roman historian), that Pan, that
the God of revelry, is dead; the
evidence suggests though, that
his spirit is alive and well in rock
and roll. Decades removed from
the joy of youth, these characters
are overwhelmed by the thrill of
simply feeling something again.
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‘Quantum’ features outstanding
visuals, intense action scenes
QUANTUM
continued from page 5
the format of the whole series
— even though the reboot of the
films already did that. The film is
also 106 minutes long, making it
the shortest Bond film to date.
The film’s visuals are spectacu-
lar, as director Marc Forster uses
unique camera angles to achieve
the closest picture to the action.
One scene includes the camera
falling with Bond and a villain
straight down through a glass-
plated ceiling and to the ground.
The film also uses juxtaposition
to show the events that are hap-
pening in a different way. The
foot-chase scene after the open-
ing credits cuts between the chase
and a horse race, and the dramat-
ics that are concurrent with Bond’s
discovery of many Quantum
members is matched with a dra-
matic performance of Puccini’s
opera “Tosca.”
As expected, the action scenes
in the film are very intense —
perhaps even more so than those
in “Casino Royale” — and almost
resemble the Jason Bourne trilogy.
The dialogue is nothing special,
especially since Bond no longer
uses quips or pithy comebacks at
his villains, solidifying a dramatic
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transition in the series’ formula.
The technology that is displayed
in the film (look for the prototype
of Microsoft Surface), however, is
amazing to see, even if there is no
Q branch to give out the gadgets.
Barbara Broccoli and Michael
G. Wilson took a giant leap with
their casting of Daniel Craig and
the choice to completely reboot
the series to develop a mini-tril-
ogy (“Casino,” “Quantum,” and
the 23rd Bond which should be
released in 2011). This trilogy,
however, is meant to be a prequel
to the series itself, which explains
Craig’s Bond’s departure from the
debonair, emotionally detached
super spy of the previous films;
these films show how James Bond
became Special Agent 007.
“Quantum” is by no means a
bad film; however, due to the hype
that was created by its promotion-
al shots and trailers, this film is not
what a viewer might expect. Die-
hard fans of the series might be
displeased with the many devia-
tions from the classic formula, but
regular movie lovers who enjoy
action and the general intrigue
that comes from this type of film
will find that “Quantum of Solace”
is a well above-average movie-go-
ing experience.
Arts & Living
Beighley: It’s never too early to plan for retirement
BEIGHLEY
continued from page 5
the gonads and says, “Congrats
on 20 years; now, when you
screw up, it’s your own damn
fault,” leaving you once again
lost and in pain.
The 20th is the most under-
rated of college birthdays, and
perhaps birthdays at large. It
brings with it the dawning of
maturity that 21 has come to
symbolize, but without the
stupid by-law of alcohol con-
sumption that comes with
actually turning 21.
Here is a (somewhat clichéd
but extremely true) piece of
advice from someone who
used to be 20: spend that year
doing a lot of thinking. Think
about what you want to do with
your life, what your goals are,
what matters to you, and most
importantly, don’t waste all
your time thinking that when
you turn 21 and can finally
drink in public, everything will
become clear. It won’t, and
you’ll just be out of luck and
one year behind where you
could have been.
When 21 arrives, it’s wel-
comed like grandparents at
Christmas: with open arms
and a bottle of gin in hand.
A lot of people talk the talk
about their 21st birthdays, but
surprisingly few walk the walk.
By the time you’re 21 you’ve
already done the whole “Woo
I’m drunk, that means I’m hav-
ing fun” thing, so you just go
out to a nice bar with some
friends and have a few G&Ts —
nothing too insane.
A few days after 21, it hits
you. “It” is this: You have
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gained all you can gain simply
by existing through time. At
18 you get your rights, and at
21 you get booze. Sure, at 25
you can rent a car, but who
really cares? From here on out,
anything you receive on your
birthday will either be some-
thing physical and ephemer-
al, or something you yourself
worked to achieve (physically,
mentally, spiritually, whatev-
er). Simply existing will yield
no more benefits.
So do yourself a favor and
start working on your wish list
for the 60+ birthdays that come
after 21.
Grant Beighley is a senior
majoring in English. He can be
reached at Grant.Beighley@
tufts.edu.

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recherches) at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), posted at IREMAM
(Institut de Recherches et d’Etudes sur le Monde Arabe et Musulman) in Aix-en-Provence. For
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the world, being a permanent resident in the Middle East for over 18 years: at the University of
Constantine, Algeria (1973-1980), in Cairo CEDEJ (1989-1993) then as the director of the
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EDITORIAL
THE TUFTS DAILY
Robert S. Silverblatt
Obama should close Guantanamo
Editor-in-Chief The American people took the first Guantanamo, which currently hous- up in Guantanamo were in direct viola-
step in restoring America’s interna- es 250 prisoners — many of whom tion of the Geneva Conventions — as a
Editorial tional reputation when they elected have been held for seven years without launching point for a new policy in line
Rachel Dolin Managing Editors Barack Obama president on Nov. 4. But having been charged — it is impera- with our political traditions and com-
Kristin Gorman it was still just that: a first step. tive that the new administration acts mitment to liberty. Our system of due
Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors When the infamous images of the quickly and operates within the frame- process distinguishes us from authori-
Jason Richards prisoners in Abu Ghraib surfaced in work of international law and human tarian regimes, and the Obama admin-
Harrison Jacobs
Vittoria Elliott 2004, the world began to view the rights standards. istration has correctly recognized that
United States as a major violator of Many Americans feel uncomfort- it is this very institution that should
Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor both international law and human able with the idea of trying suspected be utilized in trying those who most
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Why we must not target the Mormon Church
by Gregory M. Kastelman
I feel very wronged. Proposition 8 has stripped me
and hundreds of thousands of Californians of the
basic civil right to marry. The passing of Prop 8 is a
huge setback for human rights in America.
We should never stand for “separate but equal”
institutions because they never work out to be equal
in practice. Demeaning people for wanting to be
with the love of their lives is outrageous in this day
and age.
It shows us that there is still more work to be done
to eliminate discrimination in this country and that
we must work tirelessly to do so. I cannot state strong-
ly enough how saddened I am by those citizens who
voted not with their hearts but with their prejudices.
Now is the time when we must be the moral lead-
ers. Specifically targeting the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints is not the solution. I was sad-
dened to see how many signs at the rallies on Nov.
15 targeted the Mormon religion, bigamy and their
revered leader Joseph Smith, Jr.
Mormons did not create homophobia, and they
were not the only people who voted for Prop 8. In fact,
people of all religions and persuasions voted for it,
even some gay men and women.
Other religious organizations contributed mon-
etarily to the campaign to pass Prop 8 as well. While
I am saddened by the lack of Mormon resistance to
Prop 8 — many Mormons are truly wonderful people
— it is wrong to demean their religion because of the
actions of some.
As a Jewish man, I cannot and will not condone
hate mongering of any religion. I know too well how
my religion has been targeted for over two millen-
nia, how we have been wrongly blamed for a litany
of crimes we never committed. While Mormons
contributed significantly to the campaign, it is coun-
terproductive to single them out. Doing so may only
make them feel even firmer about their beliefs, and
this is obviously not our objective.
We must show them and all peoples that we have
respect. An eye for an eye makes everyone blind. We
Reduce, reuse, recycle
by Erin Madara
America’s economy is based on endless consumption.
We each produce an average of 4.6 pounds of trash per
day. If your family is of “average” size, you will produce
5,272 pounds of trash each year. We recycle 31.4 percent
of our waste, while countries like Switzerland recycle 52
percent. According to the National Recycling Coalition,
the energy saved by the number of cans, bottles (glass
and PET plastic), newspaper and corrugated cardboard
we recycled last year was equivalent to 11 percent of the
coal-produced energy in the United States.
So why doesn’t America recycle more? What are other
countries doing that America isn’t? In the spirit of
America Recycles Day, which was Saturday, let’s find
out.
In Switzerland, one of the world’s recycling leaders,
recycling has taken on a life of its own. Like in America,
grocery stores have places where people can recycle
their glass bottles. Batteries are also collected at grocery
stores. Unlike in America, however, plastic bottles are
recycled at an incredible 80 percent! The world’s recy-
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must show the world our true colors, our strengths
and our beautiful humanity. This is what we must
do. We must not discriminate against those who dis-
criminate against us. Though I am not a Christian, I
believe the right thing to do now is to turn the other
cheek. To follow in the footsteps of Mahatma Ghandi,
Martin Luther King Jr., César Chavez, Harvey Milk
and others like them will ultimately be our greatest
achievement.
mct
cling leader also designates areas where people can drop
off aluminum or tin cans. Paper recyclables are collected
once per month for no charge. Still, the Swiss’s recycling
infrastructure isn’t so radically different from America’s,
so why do they recycle 20 percent more of their waste?
America, the land of the free, allows her citizens to
throw away trash for free. In Switzerland, each trash bag
must be marked with a sticker at the cost of about one
euro per sticker. As a result, the Swiss think twice about
throwing a soda bottle or tin can into the trash instead
of into the recycling bin.
Germany is also a growing “green” country. If you think
Tufts has a detailed system for waste deposition (green
bins for plastics/glass/metals, blue for paper and grey
for trash), compare it with Germany’s method. Citizens
are given yellow bins for used packaging, blue bins for
paper and cardboard, individual bins for clear, brown
and green glass, bio-bins for food and plant waste, and
an ominous “black bin” for the remainder of household
waste. If this seems confusing or more work than it’s
worth, don’t move to Germany. Failure to take other
waste, like chemicals, to proper centers is an adminis-
9
mct
We are strong. We are right. We will persevere. We
will not succumb to cowardice, prejudice or hatred.
The rallies on Nov. 15 were a beautiful representation
of our determined will to do the right thing. Let’s not
taint this achievement with scapegoating or religious
hatred.
Gregory M. Kastelman is a senior majoring in psychology.
trative offense, and with 90 percent of Germans willing
to sort their trash, you’ll stick out like a sore thumb.
But recycling isn’t just about separating your waste.
The mantra of recycling is “reduce, reuse, recycle,” and
poorer countries creatively reuse almost anything. In
a BBC article entitled “Recycling Around the World,”
the reporter not only investigated different recycling
systems but also looked at ways people reuse goods.
Orange peel is collected and made into cheap perfume.
Tin cans take on a new life as cups, and paper is reused
to wrap food like bread and fruit. Metals and plastics
are reshaped into toys and other novel crafts to be sold
for profit. The poor populations are forced to collect
what we would consider useless trash and reuse it for
items integral in daily life. Imagine how much less waste
we would consume if people reused bottles and cups
instead of buying new ones each time they bought a
drink?
To be fair, education makes a big difference in recy-
cling habits. In countries where recycling is promoted,
people grow up knowing what can and can’t be recy-
cled. It becomes part of daily life to separate glass from
plastic and to drive the bottles to a collection center.
In a country where speed drives our lives, it can seem
like a hassle to spend time finding out what and where
you can recycle. Given the grand scheme of things, is
it worth it to spend an extra ten minutes at the store
turning in old bottles? The answer should be yes. In a
country where freedom of speech often turns into the
freedom to complain, take the first step toward improv-
ing the quality of life for yourself and your fellow citi-
zens.
At Tufts, it’s easy to become an informed citizen.
Take a moment to read the signs on the bins outside
your dorm and find out what you can put in each bin.
Beginning next semester, Tufts will be participating in
RecycleMania, a ten-week competition between schools
to see who can recycle the most. Last year, Tufts finished
21st out of 88 schools, with a 33 percent recycling rate.
The winner, Kalamazoo College, recycled almost 60 per-
cent of its waste! An easy way to raise our percent is to
use less (reuse!) and recycle more.
The Tufts Recycles! Web site, http://www.tufts.edu/
tuftsrecycles, has ways to help improve your recycling
short of charging for trash and obsessive waste sorting.
The National Recycling Coalition also has a Web site
that allows you to see the impact of recycling different
materials. Go to http://www.nrc-recycle.org/whyitsim-
portant.aspx and click on the “Conversionator” at the
bottom of the page to see what you save by recycling
everyday items. Then put down your plastic bag, pick up
your canvas one and help green our campus!
Erin Madara is a sophomore majoring in engineering
science.
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Non Sequitur by Wiley

solutions

Married to the Sea

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Solution to Monday’s puzzle

Police Officer to Rob: “Were you lying to me? It

says ‘Emergency’ right there.”
Tom: “He’s actually illiterate. It’s our best-kept
secret. Don’t tell anyone. OK bye!”

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Blue outlasts Jumbos 3-2 in NCAA regional semis, cuts short Tufts’ 2008 run
VOLLEYBALL
continued from page 16
you have nothing to lose, and
[Wellesley] laid it all out there.”
“It got everyone fired up just
to smell the fifth set,” Wellesley
assistant coach Tom Wilson said.
The final set was a fitting end
to a match in which neither team
could completely control the
momentum. The score was tied
nine times and the lead changed
hands another four.
After the teams locked the
score at 10-10, the Blue jumped
ahead 12-10 and never looked
back. Despite twice coming back
to within one point, the Jumbos
could not muster the offense
needed to retake the lead, losing
the set and match 15-12.
“We had such high expecta-
tions,” Helgeson said. “We thought
that our average game would do
it, but obviously it did not.”
Helgeson contributed nine kills
to the Jumbos’ offense. Freshman
Audrey Kuan led the defense
with 19 digs, while seniors Maya
Ripecky, tri-captain Natalie
Goldstein and Filocco added 17,
16 and 13, respectively.
Tufts had difficulty handling
Wellesley’s offense, and despite
recording nine total blocks, it
was often unable to capitalize
on long volleys and put decisive
points away.
“They had good hitters, so they
knew they would get some balls
down on us,” Filocco said. “We
just didn’t come up with blocks
at the right times.”
“We could never establish
our middles, so we were always
going up against forehands,”
Thompson said. “Their outside
hitters were great and they mixed
up the offense really well.”
The Blue had four different
players notch double-digit kills,
with junior Alice Cummings,
senior Jessica Duff, sophomore
Samantha Du and senior Heather
Mellquist posting 21, 20, 14 and
10, respectively.
“We have been riding our out-
side hitters quite a bit this year,
so it helped tonight spreading
things out,” Wilson said.
Wellesley went on to the
regional final Saturday night
against Williams, which downed
Tufts last weekend in the NESCAC
semifinals. The NESCAC cham- NCAA Div. III Regional
Volleyball Tournament
pion Ephs defeated the Blue 3-1
(27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21) to
advance to this weekend’s NCAA
Elite Eight in the Shirk Center in
Bloomington, Ill.
The loss was just Tufts’ fourth
of the season and followed a 3-0 at Cousens/Chase Gym
sweep over regionally seeded No.
7 Bridgewater State on Thursday
by a 25-22, 25-13, 25-13 score.
Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 15
Ending its season 29-4, the
Jumbos still took pride in the fact
that they had posted the best
season in the program’s history. 4. Williams
Williams
“Out of our four losses [this 5. Keene St Williams
season], three went to five sets,”
Thompson said. “We could have 1. Springfield
Springfield
been [32]-1. It was still a special
season to host the NESCAC and
8. ME Maritime Williams
NCAA tournaments.”
3. Wellesley National quarterfinalist
“We ended the season with Wellesley
only four losses,” Filocco said. 6. Endicott
Wellesley
“Few teams can say that. You
just can’t say enough about a 7. Bridgewater St Tufts
season in which you win 29 2. Tufts
games. We were No. 1 in New
England all season, [and] we did
have a great year.”

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS LECTURE

Richard Schmierer
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
(Middle East Affairs)

U.S. Policy in Iraq: The Challenges Ahead

November 19, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Asean Auditorium

As Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Richard Schmierer oversees the State Department’s
support of and contribution to U.S. policy towards Iraq.

Mr. Schmierer is a career Foreign Service Officer and member of the Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister-Counselor. He is the
author of Iraq: Policy and Perceptions. (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, 2007). Mr. Schmierer received
the State Department’s 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy, conferred by The Fletcher School.
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Final Four showdown against No. 1 Messiah looms Saturday in Pennsylvania

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The field hockey team celebrates its thrilling 2-1 victory over TCNJ on Bello Field yesterday. The Jumbos will journey to the NCAA semifinals at Ursinus College Friday, where the draw has
Tufts pitted against the No. 1 team in the nation, Messiah.

FIELD HOCKEY
continued from page 1
out, so she started going higher, even
just this past week or so, in practice,”
McDavitt said. “She’s just so calm and
she’s so poised, and she just knows
where she’s going … It was quite fit-
ting for her to have the game-winning
goal.”
FIELD HOCKEY
(18-1, 9-0 NESCAC)
NCAA Quarterfinals
Bello Field, Yesterday
TCNJ 1 0 — 1
Tufts 0 2 — 2
NCAA Second Round
Bello Field, Saturday
Springfield 0 0 — 0
Tufts 2 2 — 4
The stage for Holiday’s heroics was
set up roughly 25 minutes earlier, when
sophomore defender Amanda Roberts
erased a 1-0 Lions lead with a blast
into the lower left corner of the cage.
The goal was the All-NESCAC defend-
er’s first of her collegiate career.
“I wasn’t really thinking about any-
thing except ‘Maybe this is my shot,’”
Roberts said. “Everyone decided today
that if this was going to be our last
game, then everything had to go out
on the field and that we had to take
advantage of every opportunity that
was presented to us. Everyone just
finished everything they started today,
and now we’re going on to the Final
Four.”
TCNJ put Tufts in an early hole just
4:41 into the game, when Lions sopho-
more forward Leigh Mitchell picked
up a Tufts turnover, got herself near
the cage and delivered a near-perfect
crossing pass to senior forward Jenny
Lubin, who beat freshman goalkeeper
Marianna Zak to put TCNJ up 1-0.
The Lions had several chances to pad
their lead, most notably during a four-
minute stretch beginning 12:55 into
the first half that saw TCNJ draw seven
penalty corners. But Zak stonewalled
the Lions’ attack, making four critical
saves during the stretch — part of an
afternoon when she made a career-
high 10 saves — to keep the Jumbos
well-within striking distance. The first-
year keeper was tested all game, as
TCNJ outshot Tufts 21-11 and drew six
more penalty-corner chances.
The Jumbos now move on to a
Final Four showdown Saturday at 11
a.m. against nationally ranked No. 1
Messiah, who yesterday punched its
ticket to college field hockey’s big-
gest stage with a 2-1 double-overtime
triumph over No. 11 Rowan. For Tufts’
seniors, who just three years ago were
part of a squad that went 8-7, the
achievement represents the latest step
for a program that has made its pres-
ence on the national scene increas-
ingly palpable.
“It’s just been so awesome to be
a part of how much this program
has grown,” senior tri-captain Tess
Jasinski said. “Coming in as a fresh-
man, I would have never expected
us to be here, but every year, we’ve
been able to make small steps for-
ward. Last year, making it to the NCAA
Tournament gave us great experience.
I think the difference this year is that
we expect to be here, and we’ve just
been able to come so far as a team.”
Considering the résumés of the
other three semifinalists, Tufts figures
to be a sizable underdog this weekend.
In addition to Messiah, which will be
making its 12th Final Four appear-
ance in program history, defending
national champion Bowdoin and 2006
champion Ursinus will also take the
field.
But the Jumbos remain resolute and
believe they are ready to compete
with some of the nation’s true heavy-
weights.
“We are a team that takes it one
game at a time, but I think we have put
a little bit more emphasis on the fact
that this is the NCAA Tournament,”
McDavitt said. “Our goal is to get to
the Final Four and our goal is to win.
We’re looking at it like we’re halfway
done. We’ve won two out of the four,
and I think it’s a realistic goal for us
to win the whole thing. If we come
out and play especially like we did in
the second half today and just really
battle, I think we can do it.”

Athletes of the Week

Steph Mcnamara, women’s cross country
Sophomore Steph McNamara ran to a fourth-place finish out of 330 runners at Saturday’s NCAA Div. III New England Championship.
Finishing with a time of 23:01.8, McNamara was the first Jumbo to cross the line but was followed closely by classmate Amy Wilfert with a
time of 23:15.2, who finished 14th overall. Both McNamara and Wilfert’s times were good enough to earn them individual at-large bids to
this weekend’s NCAA National Championship race to be held at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind.
McNamara’s fourth-place showing over the weekend marked another top showing for the sophomore during the fall 2008 campaign. She
started the season by winning her first two meets, the Trinity Invitational and the Tufts Invitational, in leading her team to overall victories in
both events. She won her third race of the season several weeks later at the Plansky Invitational at Williams. Two weekends ago, McNamara
captured second overall at the NESCAC Championships.
After finishing 30th at last year’s National Championship race en route to an All-American nod as a freshman, McNamara will look to make
it two All-American awards in a row this weekend when she takes to the course against some familiar competitors from the NESCAC. These
include runners from Middlebury, Williams, Colby and Amherst, who finished first, second, fourth and fifth at New England’s, respectively.

Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily

Jesse Faller, Men’s Cross country

Junior Jesse Faller placed second at the 2008 NCAA Div. III New England Qualifier Saturday, earning himself a spot in the NCAA National
Championship race to be held in Hanover, Ind., this weekend. Faller finished in a time of 26:03.5, just under 11 seconds behind the race-
winner, Williams junior Edgar Kosgey. Faller’s performance served as a bright spot for a Tufts team that failed to qualify for the national race
by virtue of its 11th-place finish.
While Faller’s appearance at the NCAAs will mark the third of his career, it will be his first time competing as an individual runner, and the
junior will be looking to improve on his performance from last year when he finished 18th. The national championship race will also provide
Faller with an opportunity to continue his rivalry with Kosgey, whom he surpassed at Nationals last year by 11 seconds. The format of the
national race favors Faller in that it features a larger group of runners of a higher caliber and allows him to avoid running head-to-head
against Kosgey, which ends to favor the Williams junior.
At the race this weekend, Faller overcame poor weather conditions to turn in a stellar performance. At the start of the race, he maneuvered
to near the front of the pack, allowing himself to be part of the pace-setting group of runners, a spot he never relinquished throughout the
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8k race.
14 The Tufts Daily Sports Monday, November 17, 2008

Jumbos come up Strong individual times at New Englands propel McNamara,

short of Nationals Wilfert to Hanover, Ind., for Nationals this weekend
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY McNamara, along with Beck and Davidowitz also had a standout race,
continued from page 16 continued from page 16 O’Brien, garnered All-American hon- finishing 73rd behind Picascia, who
Faller’s strategies, and he planned his race to Amherst has had some off days,” ors by cracking the top 35 with a 30th- came in 66th. With Tufts’ No. 6, senior
minimize their effects. junior Lisa Picascia said. “We were up place finish last year. The appearance Veronica Jackson, sidelined with an
“The conditions were a little bit sloppy and ahead of them, and yesterday they just will be the first for Wilfert, whose infection in her knee and alternate
there was a lot of wind, so most runners did performed really well. I think if we marked turnaround this year helped freshman Bryn Kass in her place,
not want to be in the front of the race,” Faller had performed at our best, we would her qualify after coming in 80th in last Davidowitz, the team’s No. 7, raced to
said. “They all wanted to sit behind someone still be able to take them, but it just year’s regional meet. fifth for the team, passing senior Amy
and draft off of them, and I think most of the didn’t happen.” Hopkins, who took 113th.
runners were intimidated by the front run- “We were a little bit disappointed,” “Some of us had better days “You can’t ever really predict the
ners; none of the front runners really wanted sophomore Elana Davidowitz said. day,” Picascia said. “Sometimes, things
to push the pace either for the start of the “We were kind of going out to get than other people, but I just happen that you can’t explain. But
race, and that can be pretty typical for a large Colby and Amherst and even shooting Elana did a really great job of trying
meet like Regionals. for MIT, but also a lot of those teams
guess we tried our best … to step up and take that spot. She
“My strategy was pretty much to sit, to stay just raced really well. Some of us had I think we probably could did have a good race, and we’re really
right in the leading pack for as long as I could, better days than other people, but I proud of her for doing what she did.”
and if I was still with the leaders, try to make a guess we tried our best … I think we have done a little better, Still, the season-ending finish for
surge with about a mile to go,” he continued. probably could have done a little bet- and we really wanted that many of the Jumbo runners marred
“The race went out really slow, and so we ter, and we really wanted that spot at the individual successes for the day.
were all in a jumbled mess for a good portion Nationals.” spot at Nationals.” “I can’t say I was completely satis-
of the race, and then the leaders threw down Despite the lackluster team finish, fied,” Davidowitz said. “It just meant
some surges to pick up the race; I think that some strong individual performances Elana Davidowitz more to me to be able to have our
the leader threw down a surge that I couldn’t provided highlights for the Jumbos sophomore team do well together. It was fine, I
keep up with, with about a mile to go, so I had on Saturday. Most notable were was glad, and I feel like I did all that
to settle for second.” those from sophomores Stephanie I could, but there’s always that feeling
Welch finished second for Tufts, coming in McNamara and Amy Wilfert, who will “I was really upset after the race — that you could have done more and
45th place out of 331 runners with a time of both make the trip to Hanover, Ind., I think a lot of us were — but you you could have set the team over the
27:21.9. Junior Ryan Lena was the next Jumbo to this weekend for Nationals to compete have to remember that two of the edge just to get that spot. The disap-
finish, crossing the line in 61st place in 27:35.2. individually based on their respective girls did make it and are fighting for pointment kind of outweighed that
Sophomores Chris Brunnquell and Jeff fourth- and 14th-place showings at All-American spots,” Davidowitz said. personal success.
Ragazzini rounded off the scoring for Tufts, the New England Championship with “Not many teams can say that.” “But, we’re not really graduating too
finishing 77th and 80th with times of 27:54.4 times of 23:01.8 and 23:15.2, respec- “Even though it didn’t happen, we’re many top runners,” she continued.
and 28:01.2, respectively. tively. still really proud of Amy and Steph, so “It’s really comforting. We’re all young
“Brunnquell ran very strong,” Welch said. The championship race, to be held we’re going to support them,” Picascia and we still have a few more years to
“A lot of what it comes down to in a meet this upcoming Saturday, will be the added. put it together. We’re all just going to
is when a few guys are having off days, you second for McNamara, who joined Other noteworthy performanc- work really hard on training during
need your teammates to run strong and pick then-senior tri-captains Cat Beck (LA es came from freshman Anya Price, the track season and hope for the best
up some of the slack, and he definitely did ’08) and Katy O’Brien (E ’08) last year who crossed the finish line at 24:05.9, for next year, but we’re in a fortunate
that for us, coming in as our fourth guy. I was as a freshman. third for the Jumbos and 40th overall. position.”
really proud of the race he ran.”
Sophomore Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot and
freshman Connor Rose took 120th and 179th, SCHEDULE | Nov. 17 - Nov. 23
respectively.
With the top two teams, Williams and mon tue wed thu fri sat sun
Amherst, automatically qualifying for vs. Messiah NCAA
Nationals and the next two teams, Trinity and Field Hockey NCAA Semifinals Championships
Brandeis, earning at-large bids, the Jumbos at Ursinus TBD at Ursinus
were disappointed that they would not return
to the meet this year. at Roger at Roger
“I certainly share the feelings of disappoint- Men’s Basketball vs. Babson Williams Williams
7 p.m. Tournament Tournament
ment with the rest of the guys that the season
had to come to an end like this, but I’m still so vs. Mt. Eda at vs. Castleton/
proud of the work that we did throughout the Women’s ECSU Tip-Off Eastern Conn.
year,” Welch said. Basketball Tournament at ECSU Tip-Off
“We didn’t do as well as we were hoping,” 7:30 p.m. Tournament
Faller said. “I think for a reach goal we were
kind of going for a top-five spot for a Nationals Hockey at Williams at Middlebury
berth, but we knew that it was going to take 7 p.m. 4 p.m.
a good race to do that. Overall it was a disap-
pointing finish, and it’s going to be sad going to NCAA Div. III
Nationals without the whole team.” Championships
Cross Country at Hanover
Although the fall 2008 campaign has come College
to an end, the team is already greatly anticipat-
ing next season, as this year’s squad will look Swimming & at Conn. College vs. Brandeis
largely the same in 2009. Diving with Middlebury 12 p.m.
“The upside of having some disappoint- 2 p.m.
ment is that it serves as motivation,” Welch vs. Navy 8 a.m.
said. “We know that we’re a young team, return- vs. Williams at
Men’s Squash at Trinity vs. Frank. & Harvard
ing everybody next year, and that’s exciting; 5:30 p.m. Marsh. TBA at 4 p.m.
going through two more track seasons and Dartmouth
over the summer, we’re definitely thinking we’ll vs. Franklin and vs. Williams at
be a stronger and better program in 2009, and Women’s Squash
at Trinity Marshall at Harvard
I think we all expect to be challenging those 5:30 p.m. Dartmouth 4 p.m.
teams that have been dominant this season.” 9 a.m.

StatISTICS | Standings
Field Hockey Volleyball Women's Soccer Men's Soccer Football NFHCA Div. III Field Hockey
(18-1, 9-0 NESCAC) (29-4, 10-0 NESCAC) (8-5-1, 5-4-0 NESCAC) (8-6-1, 4-5-0 NESCAC) (4-4, 4-4 NESCAC) (Nov. 11, 2008)
NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL
NESCAC OVERALL Points (First-place votes)
W L W L W L T W L T W L T W L T W L PF PA
W L W L T 1. Messiah, 396 (10)
Tufts 10 0 29 4 Williams 8 0 1 14 0 1 Middlebury 6 1 2 12 1 2 Trinity 8 0 227 140
Tufts 9 0 18 1 0 6 2 2. Ursinus, 395 (6)
Wesleyan 8 2 21 7 7 0 2 10 1 3 Amherst 5 3 1 10 3 2 Williams 215 140
Bowdoin 7 2 17 2 0 Amherst
Amherst 8 2 22 8 Amherst 5 3 175 144 3. Bowdoin, 384 (3)
Middlebury 7 2 14 4 0 Middlebury 6 3 0 8 5 2 Trinity 5 4 0 11 4 0
Williams 7 3 28 12 Middlebury 5 3 275 216 4. Tufts, 359 (2)
Amherst 6 3 10 5 0 Tufts 5 4 0 8 5 1 Williams 4 4 1 8 5 2 4 4
Middlebury 6 4 15 11 Bowdoin 205 197 5. TCNJ, 343
Trinity 6 3 13 5 0 Bowdoin 4 3 2 7 4 4 Bates 4 5 0 9 6 0 Tufts 4 4 182 156
Conn. Coll. 6 4 18 12 6. Middlebury, 279
Williams 3 6 6 9 0 Trinity 4 5 0 9 6 0 Tufts 4 5 0 8 6 1 Colby 3 5 92 158
Bowdoin 4 6 17 17 7. Salisbury, 276
Bates 2 7 6 9 0 Bates 2 8 15 18 Wesleyan 3 5 1 7 6 1 Wesleyan 3 4 2 5 8 2 Bates 2 6 118 249
2 6 1 5 9 1 Bowdoin 4 5 0 6 8 0 Hamiton 2 6 136 158 8. Lebanon Valley, 275
Colby 2 7 5 10 0 Colby 2 8 12 15 Colby
2 7 0 6 8 0 Colby 3 5 1 7 6 1 Wesleyan 1 7 111 178 9. SUNY Cortland, 233
Conn. Coll. 2 7 6 8 0 Trinity 2 8 13 12 Bates
Hamilton 0 10 10 22 0 8 1 4 8 1 Conn. Coll. 3 5 1 5 7 1 10. Johns Hopkins, 222
Wesleyan 2 7 3 11 0 Conn. Coll.
NCAA Div. III New England
Offensive Kills SA G A Pts G A Pts Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Volleyball
G A Pts
D. Joyce-Mendive 321 1 A. Maxwell 5 0 10 D. Schoening 8 1 17 W. Forde 185 807 4.4 7 (Nov. 5, 2008)
T. Brown 23 5 51
S. Filocco 234 34 J. Love-Nichols 4 1 9 R. Coleman 3 1 7 K. Anderson 33 127 3.8 1
A. Russo 12 8 32 B. Helgeson 206 1 D. Ferguson 8 66 8.2 0 1. Tufts
S. Nolet 3 3 9 P. DeGregorio 2 3 7
M. Kelly 13 2 28 C. Updike 197 7 2. Springfield
C. Cadigan 3 1 7 A. Lach 1 4 6
B. Holiday 6 3 15 K. Denniston 160 19 Passing Pct. Yds TD INT
F. Gamal 2 3 7 M. Fitzgerald 2 1 5 3. Wellesley
M. Burke 6 1 13 L. Nicholas 148 8 A. Fucillo 56.7 1395 12 5
D. Feiger 82 28 B. Morgan 2 0 4 P. Doherty 2 0 4 4. Wesleyan
M. Scholtes 2 6 10
W. Hardy 1 2 4 B. Duker 1 1 3 Receiving No. Yds Avg. TD 5. Amherst
I. Lewnard 4 1 9
Defensive B Digs J. Castellot 1 1 3 B. Green 1 1 3 D. Halas 40 599 15 11 6. Williams
T. Guttadauro 3 1 0
N. Goldstein 0 528 A. Michael 0 3 3 M. Blumenthal 1 1 3 S. Black 18 391 21.7 1
A. Roberts 1 5 7 7. Brandeis
M. Ripecky 1 363
S. Filocco 26 338 Goalkeeping GA S S% Defense Tack INT Sack 8. Keene State
Goalkeeping GA S S% Goalkeeping GA S S%
D. Feiger 38 324 K. Minnehan 3 15 .833 P. Tonelli 2 16 .889 T. Reynoso 73.0 1 0
M. Zak 12 46 .793 C. Spieler 7 252 R. Crisco 55.0 0 2
H. Jacobs 7 34 .829 D. McKeon 15 80 .842
K. Hyder 4 5 .556 A. Kuan 0 134 T. Tassinari 50.0 4 0
Monday, November 17, 2008 The Tufts Daily Sports 15
Field Hockey Analysis

Roberts comes through with first goal for Tufts at opportune time
by Michael Spera
Daily Staff Writer
Sophomore defender Amanda
Roberts couldn’t have picked a better
time to score her first collegiate goal.
With the field hockey team trailing
1-0 in the second half of its NCAA quar-
terfinal showdown against The College
of New Jersey ( TCNJ) yesterday after-
noon on Bello Field, the least likely of
suspects stepped up for the Jumbos.
With 29:52 remaining in regulation,
Roberts intercepted a clearing attempt
near midfield and took the ball toward
the goal, firing a blast into the lower
left corner of the cage that beat TCNJ
freshman keeper Shannon Syciarz and
tied the game at 1-1. The tally was
Roberts’ first goal in her nearly two
seasons in a Jumbo uniform.
The goal instantly resuscitated a
Jumbo offense that had been stagnant
to that point.
Twenty-eight minutes later, senior
tri-captain Brittany Holiday put Tufts
ahead to stay, converting her fourth
penalty-stroke attempt of the season
and sending the team to the Final Four
for the first time in program history.
Roberts set the stage for those heroics,
showcasing the offensive potential she
has displayed all season long.
“She’s just incredible,” coach Tina
McDavitt said. “It’s become kind of a
joke on the team because she hasn’t
scored, so we’ve been giving her a hard
time about it. In the big games, she’d
have a great ball that’d look like it’s
going in and then someone else would
tip it in and she’d get the assist. She
goes, ‘I know you guys were laughing
at me when I scored.’ She’s an awesome
player. She’s just a fantastic all-around
player and a great athlete. It was quite
a good game for her to step up and get
it done.”
In her breakout 2008 campaign,
Roberts has thus far made her mark as
a top-flight defender, having started
18 of the team’s 19 games in the team’s
midfield after earning just one start in
her rookie season last year. Six months
after earning All-NESCAC honors in
lacrosse, Roberts garnered the same
distinction for the field hockey squad.
Her superior defensive play has
complemented the Jumbos’ potent
offensive assault this season, led by the
team’s forwards: sophomore Tamara
Brown and juniors Michelle Kelly and
Amanda Russo. But when the for-
ward line was held in check yesterday,
Roberts picked up the slack, continu-
ing a string of strong offensive efforts.
Most notably, in the team’s dramatic
regular-season road victory over Trinity
on Oct. 25, Roberts assisted on both of
Brown’s tallies, including the game-
winner in overtime, to help the then-
unbeaten Jumbos pick up their second
of three road wins over top-10 teams.
For the season, Roberts is fifth on the
team with five assists to go along with
26 shots.
With the victory, Tufts’ historic sea-
son lives to see another day, and the
squad now sits just two wins away from
a national championship.
“There are no words to describe
this,” Roberts said. “We’ve come so far
in one year, and the program just keeps
building … It’s a really good feeling.” Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily
Sophomore defender Amanda Roberts found the right time to score her first collegiate goal,
Sapna Bansil contributed reporting knotting the field hockey team’s NCAA quarterfinal showdown against TCNJ at 1-1 with
to this article. 29:52 to play in the game.

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 (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) Medford, Mass.
Springfield Eleanor Frost Alumnae Field
Springfield* (15-6) Ursinus College
Tufts
Collegeville, Penn.
Tufts (16-1)

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)
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Field Hockey Analysis 15
Field Hockey Bracket 15
Athletes of the Week 13
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Volleyball

Repeat offender: Jumbos fall in five-set semifinal play for

second consecutive weekend to end record-breaking season
by Evan Cooper
Daily Staff Writer

The volleyball team came

within four points of a trip
to the NCAA Regional finals,

VOLLEYBALL
(29-4, 10-0 NESCAC)
NCAA Regional Semifinals
Cousens Gym, Friday

Wellesley 18 25 19 25 15 — 3
Tufts 25 21 25 23 12 — 2

NCAA Regional Quarterfinals

Cousens Gym, Thursday

Bridgewater St. 22 13 13 — 1
Tufts 25 25 25 — 3

but it couldn’t muster enough

offense to put a win in the
books and, instead, watched
its record-breaking season
come to an end Friday night.
Wellesley came from behind
to defeat Tufts 3-2 in a five-set
duel that saw the host Jumbos
exit Cousens Gym for the final
time in the 2008 season.
As the No. 2 seed and host of
the regional round of the NCAA
tournament, Tufts was favored to
beat the No. 3 Blue — a squad the
Jumbos swept 3-0 in September
— this time around.
“When you are at this level of Laura Schultz/Tufts Daily

play, everyone is a good team,”
coach Cora Thompson said after
the game.
The Jumbos looked comfort-
able on their home court early
on, jumping ahead from the start
and taking the first set 25-18.
But the Blue pulled ahead by as
many as five points in the sec-
ond set, and while Tufts knotted
the game at 20 and 21 points,
Wellesley countered by notching
the final four consecutive points
for a 25-21 set victory.
The volleyball team reacts as its record-breaking season came to an abrupt end Friday night when the regionally seeded No. 2 Jumbos fell to the No.
3 Wellesley Blue in a five-set thriller, 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Riding the offense of junior the Blue away for good. But with Brogie Helgeson said. “If we ed, as they took a critical 25-23
Dawson Joyce-Mendive and its season on the line, Wellesley gave them points, they made win to knot the match score at
sophomore Caitlin Updike, who took a decisive timeout, a move us pay for it. We just failed to 2-2 heading into the fifth and
tallied 18 and 15 kills, respective- that seemed to push the momen- stop them.” decisive set.
ly, the Jumbos seemed to be in tum in its favor. The Blue took “We always expected to “When you lose points at
the driver’s seat as they took the the next four points and turned put them away, but we still the end of a game, it’s tough to
third set by another 25-19 score. their two-point deficit into a never got too comfortable with come back,” senior tri-captain
The fourth set saw the Jumbos 23-21 lead. our leads,” Thompson said. Stacy Filocco said. “The advan-
take a number of small leads, “Volleyball is a game of “Everyone is playing for their tage of being an underdog is that
including one at 21-19, putting momentum, and Wellesley had season at this point.”
them in prime position to put all of it [at that point],” junior The lead was all the Blue need- see VOLLEYBALL, page 11

Women’s Cross Country Men’s Cross Country

Upset-minded Lord Jeffs Faller takes second overall, but

deny Jumbos ticket to Nationals Jumbos place 11th, miss NCAAs
by Carly Helfand though Middlebury upset Williams at
Daily Editorial Board the top, pulling away with a 25-point
lead after tying the Ephs for a share
Rarely in sports does a fifth- of the conference championship two
place finish hold as much sig- weeks ago. Behind them were MIT,
nificance as it does at the NCAA ranked third in the region, and Colby,
Women’s Cross Country New England ranked fourth.
Championship. But the important upset for the
Jumbos, ranked fifth in New England,
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY came in the battle for that all-impor-
NCAA Div. III New England Championships tant fifth-place spot — one that went
Williamstown, Mass., Saturday to New England’s No. 6 team, 2007
National Champion Amherst.
6th out of 49 teams (6k) The defending champs had looked
more than vulnerable over the course
4. Stephanie McNamara 23:08.1 of the past few weeks after injuries
14. Amy Wilfert, 23:15.2 and illnesses took their toll on the
40. Anya Price, 24:05.9 lineup. Amherst dropped consider-
66. Lisa Picascia, 24:43.4 ably in the rankings, and it took fifth
73. Elana Davidowitz, 24:55.1 place behind the Jumbos in the con-
ference championship race.
But running without their No. 2,
In arguably the nation’s strongest senior Caitlin McDermott-Murphy,
region, only the top-five teams are and with maladies plaguing two more
eligible for bids to Nationals, with the of their top five, the Lord Jeffs rallied
top-two finishers earning automatic back, beating Tufts by 23 points to
berths and the third- through fifth- lock up the final spot for Nationals
place finishers earning consideration consideration and leaving the Jumbos
for at-large invitations. in the dust for the second straight
Things almost went according to year.
the Div. III rankings at Regionals this “Basically, in the past few races,
Saturday. NESCAC giants Williams and
Middlebury qualified automatically, see WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 14
by Lauren Flament
Daily Staff Writer
The men’s cross country team’s season
came to an end Saturday with an 11th-place
performance at the NCAA New England
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
NCAA Div. III New England Championships
Williamstown, Mass., Saturday
11th out of 49 teams (8k)
2. Jesse Faller, 26:03.5
45. Nick Welch, 27:21.9
61. Ryan Lena, 27:35.2
77. Christoper Brunnquell, 27:54.4
80. Jeff Ragazzini, 28:01.2
Championship in Williamstown, Mass. The
finish disqualified the Jumbos from consider-
ation for an at-large bid to the NCAA National
Championship race this weekend.
Tufts finished with 265 points, two behind
the 10th-place Conn. College Camels, whom
the Jumbos defeated by one point at the
NESCAC Championship Nov 1. Middlebury
and Bowdoin, two other conference schools
that Tufts defeated at NESCACs, also out-
performed the Jumbos this weekend, plac-
ing fifth and sixth, respectively.
Williams, which hosted the event, dom-
inated the field of 49 teams, scoring 36
points, 86 ahead of second-place Amherst’s
tally of 122. Williams junior Edgar Kosgey
crossed the finish line of the 8,000-meter
course first with a time of 25:52.7 to win the
race for the second straight year.
But it wasn’t all bad news for the Jumbos,
as junior Jesse Faller finished in second with
a time of 26:03.5, 11 seconds behind Kosgey.
Faller’s performance qualified him for the
NCAA National Championship race to be
held in Hanover, Ind. Saturday. The trip to
Nationals will be Faller’s third, though it will
be his first competing as an individual rather
than as a member of the Tufts team.
“Jesse ran great,” junior co-captain Nick
Welch said. “I’m sure there’s a part of him that
is still feeling unsatisfied to not quite have
been able to pull off the win, but he’s running
amazing and I have no doubt that it will all
come together next week, and he’ll surprise us
all again with how he runs at Nationals; Jesse’s
best race is still yet to come this year.”
After finishing third at Regional’s last year,
nine seconds behind Kosgey, Faller defeated
the Williams junior by 11 seconds and 18
places at Nationals the following week.
“I think in a race where it’s not such a man-
to-man race, I have a better chance to beat
[Kosgey],” Faller said. “At Regionals it was kind of
me versus him right from the get-go. Nationals
will be us competing against dozens of other
talented runners, so he is definitely beatable.”
Poor weather conditions factored into
see MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 14