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TuftsLife 2.1’s new design provides easy access to e-mail accounts, Tufts directory
TUFTSLIFE itor posts and review restaurant menus. two years, yet the version did not fully pen,” said White, who called recent adjust-
continued from page 1 “We’ve campaigned to have students use it accomplish the aspirations of TuftsLife ments relatively small changes.
he said. as a homepage, and we receive thousands members. For this reason, they designed The student organization that runs the
The new homepage also provides easier of hits a day.” TuftsLife 2.1. Web site manages 1,500 TuftsLife user
access to e-mail accounts and to the Tufts Several students reacted favorably to Both renovations arose from communi- accounts. The group is constantly seeking
directory. “The site … allows more infor- the new version of TuftsLife, specifically ty response and from the team of TuftsLife advice and constructive criticism about
mation to be displayed when you first citing the improved design and the Google programmers and administrators. the site and hopes that the unveiling of
open the site, rather than scrolling, which Calendar feature. Greenberg said he hopes to eventu- TuftsLife 2.1 will draw more students to
is a key objective in contemporary Web “The new layout is really easy to read ally do some of the major coding as the organization.
design,” White said. and has very clear section headings,” said the Web site expands. “Anyone is wel- “We have a blog, which will be promi-
In addition, TuftsLife 2.1 better incor- Sarah Soffer, a freshman. “I also like how come to help with no web experience,” nent,” White said. “We also have a link to
porates the university colors and has a links to e-mail sites are more prominent White said. submit comments, and that’s where this
restructured book swap section. on the page.” And the site’s work is not complete. new design came from.”
Freshman Joel Greenberg, a potential com- The original TuftsLife Web site remained White hinted at a possible big development TuftsLife will be having a meeting the
puter science major, helps to run the site. unchanged for years, but was replaced in the site under the “Tufts Exchange” drop- Tuesday. The forum will be open to com-
“I’m looking forward to seeing how with TuftsLife 2.0 two weeks before orien- down menu, pending approval of the Tufts ments, constructive criticism and recruits.
TuftsLife develops as a tool for the student tation for the Class of 2012. Community Union Senate. “In the next two Information for the meeting will be posted
body,” said Greenberg, who helps to mon- TuftsLife 2.0 was in the works for to three weeks some big things could hap- on TuftsLife.com.
Features
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your family,” has clearly never experienced n last semester’s installment of The
Greek life at Tufts. Cultural Culinarian, I shared quite a
Accustomed to small classes and indi- few things about myself as I discussed
vidual attention, many Tufts students are culinary topics from soup to nuts — lit-
unsatisfied with living in large residence erally. I have a spontaneous peanut aller-
halls. While some of these Jumbos decide gy; I get sick every October like clockwork
to live with friends in off-campus houses, and crave my grandma’s chicken noodle
others choose to join close-knit communi- soup; Anthony Bourdain is my culinary
ties that are laced with tradition and guided Buddha and Rachael Freaking Ray is my
by philanthropic values. These fraternities bête noire. So, in the interest of sharing,
and sororities seek not only to improve the I’d like to divulge a new piece of infor-
social lives of all Jumbos but also to provide mation: I am pretty fashion illiterate. My
a family for their respective members. winter wardrobe consists of lots of jeans,
The more grueling process of actual- Tufts sweatshirts and down vests; I choose
ly joining one, however, may be a differ- warmth and comfort over style.
ent story. Recruitment for fraternities and Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily As I was channel surfing one night over
sororities began Sunday. Not only do many Tufts fraternities offer house-specific rushing events, whereas sororities have a general rush winter break, I came upon a segment on
prospective brothers and sisters say that for all prospective members. my local news station that asked view-
they have a difficult time deciding which ers to “go nuts with their clothing” this
house is right for them, but they also need if the house is an appropriate fit. sophomore. “It’s a great opportunity for season. I was intrigued and decided to
to gain the approval of current house mem- Likewise, current sisters carefully evalu- students to see that these alleged ‘rowdy tune in for some pointers. The segment
bers — a task which may be easier for some ate each potential sister to determine if frat brothers’ are really just the students took place in a Footlocker in New York
than others. she would contribute personality and new that sit next to them in class, are involved City. A very peppy correspondent was
According to sophomore Kimberly ideas to the group. Even though the selec- in clubs all over campus and are studying discussing the latest trends in exercise
Reisman, a member of the Chi Omega tion process is quite rigorous, Reisman sees with them until the early morning hours in gear and loungewear. I’ve got the whole
sorority, the recruitment process is very sim- value in it. the library. It’s a casual atmosphere where pajama bottoms and sweatpants thing
ilar among sororities at Tufts. Prospective “There are certain things that a sister in members can share their memorable expe- down pat, so I was about to change the
sisters attend three informal socials at a Chi Omega represents,” she said. riences as a brother in Sig Ep and talk to channel when things got interesting.
house that they are interested in joining. Fraternity recruitment is, similarly, a interested students about all the opportu- It turns out the woman literally meant
During these socials, prospective sisters are two-way street, according to Sigma Phi nities that come with being a brother.” using nuts for fashion.
strongly encouraged to mingle with current Epsilon (Sig Ep) president Mark Simons. Sophomore Alisa Brennan, the presi- The segment focused on apparel made
house members to learn about the values “Rushing Tufts Sig Ep is a way for guys on dent of the Chi Omega sorority, is pleased from CoCoNa, an eco-friendly fabric
and history of the sorority. In this way, the campus to get to know who the brothers are that contains charcoal made from coco-
prospective sisters are able to determine and what the house is like,” said Simons, a see GREEK LIFE, page 4 nut shells. New Balance has been using
CoCoNa in their running gear since 2007,
and now several of their running shoes
Limitations of communications and media studies program feature liners made with the fabric. There
are many benefits to CoCoNa over other
cause problems for students interested in a future in business natural fabrics: it’s odor resistant; it has
cooling properties; it is a natural anti-
by Kerianne Okie microbial; and it has high levels of UV pro-
Daily Editorial Board tection. If you think about it, CoCoNa does
the same thing to you as a coconut shell
This is the first article in a two-part does to coconut flesh — it keeps you cool,
series that will examine the increasingly protected and free from harmful microbes
popular communications and media and UV rays. Clearly, this is a far cry from
studies minor at Tufts. The first install- your average coconut bra.
ment will focus on the dissatisfaction I starting flicking through the channels
that some students have with the pro- again once the CoCoNa segment was over,
gram’s lack of marketing-related classes, and when I landed on a Style Network
while the second part, to run in tomor- montage of the annual Chocolate Show,
row’s issue, will take a look at the role my heart skipped a beat. It was like the
of the ExCollege and internships in the perfect night of TV.
minor, as well as some of its limitations To understand my excitement, you
the program has as a résumé builder for need to know another thing about me:
students’ futures. even though I am hopeless with my own
Victoria Alberini wishes to enter fashion choices, I love fashion-themed
into the field of marketing when she reality TV. I don’t answer my phone during
graduates from Tufts, but in terms “Project Runway” and I want Stacy and
of courses she can take to cater to Clinton from “What Not to Wear” to give
this interest, her options are limited. me a makeover. The Chocolate Show is my
Alberini, a senior who is majoring in all-time favorite fashion TV experience.
sociology, chose to minor in Tufts’ Like CoCoNa products, it combines the
communications and media studies culinary and textile arts — fashion design-
(CMS) program, partially with the ers are paired with pastry chefs and choco-
hope of getting her foot in the door of latiers to design avant-garde gowns made
the business world. entirely from chocolate. It’s part culinary
“We don’t have a marketing minor, demonstration, part fashion show, part
and so I wanted to at least do some- fundraiser that travels to major fashion
thing that would give me some kind meccas around the world. The show draws
of exposure to that and to a more big names from both industries each year;
business-like area of study,” she said. “I Carmen Marc Valvo was a guest designer
chose to do communications because in 2007 and Jacques Torres is a perennial
to me it kind of fit into that, and it was collaborator. The gowns are extraordinary
also a little broader. The other reason and usually look like they are designed
is that I was really interested in media from fabrics and not chocolate. Watching
studies in my sociology major and so highlights from the Chocolate Show every
the communications minor went really year is like satisfying my TV sweet tooth.
well with that.” Food and fashion may not seem like an
The CMS minor offers credit through obvious match. Most people think that if
a wide variety of mediums, including you want to indulge in one, you need to
many classes with the Experimental cut back on the other. CoCoNa and the
College (ExCollege) and internships, but Chocolate Show, however, prove that food
the university’s offered courses focus and fashion are the perfect mix — both
mostly on film or media studies. involve cutting-edge techniques and con-
Alberini explained that she finds the stant innovation. Even though I will never
lack of a marketing focus to be frus- become a fashionista, if wearing your food
trating. “[The CMS minor is] rather is in, I’m all for it.
limiting to media like film, and I don’t
see as much availability in classes
about advertising or marketing that Caryn Horowitz is a junior majoring
Meredith Klein/Tufts Daily in history. She can be reached at Caryn.
The CMS program at Tufts focuses primarily on media and film studies. see CMS, page 4 Horowitz@tufts.edu.
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Obama Culture
rains on dedicated fans’ parade
by Ellie Steever
Contributing Writer
L
ast semester, despite being a sup-
From deep in the jungle of porter of Barack Obama and fearful
Baltimore, Maryland, the members of of four years of John McCain and
Animal Collective have been the lead- Sarah Palin, I could not help but worry
what would become of popular culture in
Merriweather Post Pavillion the wake of a capable president.
Animal Collective The last eight years were a delight-
ful mix of jokes about an incompetent
president and an evil vice president in the
Domino humor realm and thinly veiled allegories
of a government that had overstepped
ers of the neo-psychedelic scene for its boundaries in the dramatic field. Now
nearly a decade. Now, one year after change has come, so indulge me, if you
they received national recognition will, as I try to foretell what we’ll be get-
on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” ting with this new administration.
these weathered noisemakers have Let’s start off in the comedic sector.
released their ninth LP, “Merriweather Bush was an easy target, a veritable buf-
Post Pavillion” (2009). fet of jokes from his manners of speaking
Years ago, Animal Collective pro- to horrible decisions to absurd ideas of
duced lo-fi sounds that fell under the how terrorists ultimately thought. Obama
banner of “freak folk.” After collabo- is not. However, on Inauguration Day,
rating with folk legend Vashti Bunyan the Onion released an article, “Obama
on an EP in 2005, however, Animal Inauguration Speech Ruined By Incessant
Collective blossomed within the still- Jackhammering.” Suddenly we had our
small arena of experimental folk. Their answer. Obama would be a horrible vil-
style was sparse and often tedious, but lage idiot, but he’s going to make the
included a happily serene demeanor. perfect straight man for all presidential
Soon, Animal Collective began humor. With his calm demeanor, his diffi-
experimenting with samplers, synthe- culty to excite and his general adherence
sizers and lots of delay. The result was to reason, the president is the perfect
2007’s masterpiece “Strawberry Jam,” character to be thrown into the middle
which left fans wondering how the of chaotic nonsense, wacky assistants
band could possibly live up to its own and aggravations of all shapes and sizes.
standard. The answer, it appears, was Every sketch and article will be a test
to do it again. of how far we can push the fictional-
One element of Animal Collective’s ized version of our commander-in-chief
mysticism was its ability to create a before he cracks. I personally will not be
new, unheard genre with each release. satisfied till I see a faux-Obama channel
But “Merriweather Post Pavillion,” Carl Winslow and shout to our former
while still a musical success, does president, “George! Go home! Go home!
not do anything drastically new and Go home!”
sounds like a mellower extension of Now, dramatic storytelling is a bit trick-
“Strawberry Jam.” Only long-term fans ier. At first, some people were predicting
will be disappointed, though; for other myspace.com
another early sixties: i.e. the Kennedys
listeners, the album will still represent If this picture won’t convince you to listen to their new album, nothing will. and Camelot, and maybe even that
the musical fringe. Marilyn Monroe would come back to life
However, despite its “fringe” status, harsh note in the entire album, and lay- Animal Collective’s repertoire. Nearly so that Obama could do the nasty with
“Merriweather Post Pavillion” is suspi- ered vocals glide over wet, bass-heavy her. Essentially, bright, cheerful visions
ciously easy to swallow. There is not a beats — one surprising new element in see MERRIWEATHER, page 6 of a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow. But
for all of the times that Obama has talked
about the message of hope, his words are
anything but blindly idealistic or opti-
Movie Review Movie Review mistic. In his inauguration speech he
‘Mall Cop’ is a
acknowledged how deep our country is
in the muck at the moment, how it is our
own responsibility to lift ourselves back
laughable attempt
up and even how we have to curtail our
excess consumption of resources.
So what will the quintessential Obama
at comedy
administration drama be? One of redemp-
tion, I feel. Or, should our country sink
even deeper, failed redemption. “The
Wrestler” (2008) could be the prototype
by Matthew DiGirolamo of what may become this quintessen-
Daily Editorial Board tial Obama-era story. It tells of someone
whose life has gone to the crapper, and
When a movie handily wins a he has no one to blame but himself. He
box office weekend, it is generally a must own up to his past mistakes and try
highly anticipated release, one that to improve what he can.
That the mistakes were his (or ours)
entertainmentnow.wordpress.com
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is the key difference. The film “V for
Vendetta” (2005) changed the original
Che: “Death to capitalism!” comic book’s message. In the comic book,
people are to blame for the government
Revolutionary film’s portrayal of Che Starring Kevin James, Keir
O’Donnell, Jayma Mays
they have. The film invented conspir-
acies and fake terrorist attacks to put
Guevara ignites controversy Directed by Steve Carr the fault completely on a select few in
charge. The film is a Bush administration
by Amit Paz figures. Yet as soon as the film starts roll- might even change the way viewers movie through and through. Were “V for
Contributing Writer ing, the viewer is drawn into the real, less perceive cinema. This is not the case Vendetta” to enter production now rather
glamorized story behind this film: the with “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (2009). than four years ago, we might see a bit
One would not be remiss in guessing Cuban Revolution. With its well-timed release over the more faithfulness to the graphic novel.
that “Che: Part I — The Argentine” (2009) The film opens with a geography les- long weekend, and the absence of Of course, only time will truly tell in
would be full of praise for one of the 20th son, acquainting the viewer with Cuba’s other family-friendly films, Sony what ways pop culture will reflect our
provinces and large cities, the very plac- Pictures churned out a profit on new president. Till then, I’ll be keeping
Che: Part One — The Argentine es that are the setting for the revolution something that didn’t deserve to just as anxious of an eye on that as I do
explored later in the film. make over $30 million. on his executive actions.
century’s most controversial and iconic The action begins with the titu- The film (if you could call it that)
Starring Benicio Del Toro, Julia lar Ernesto “Che” Guevara (played by stars Kevin James as Paul Blart, a
Ormond, Demián Bichir Benicio Del Toro) and Fidel Castro bumbling mall security officer who Devin Toohey is a senior majoring in clas-
sics. He can be reached at Devin.Toohey@
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
see CHE, page 7 see BLART, page 6 tufts.edu.
6 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Kevin James’ comedic vehicle is less funny and more awkward than a Segway
BLART Blart’s weight causes the vents
continued from page 5 to fall from the ceiling and
has to save the mall and some knock out the morons below.
some hostages from a group of Yet another try for comedic
thieves. After the opening cred- relief relies on the fact that
its, the camera shows a train- Blart rides around on a Segway,
ing field where new recruits are and is generally disrespected
working to become state troop- by patrons in the mall. While
ers, and Blart, who needs to pass something can be said for
the obstacle course to get his Kevin James doing all of his
badge, predictably fails before own stunts, being dragged by a
he reaches the finish line. man in a motorized wheelchair
isn’t really enough to make this
movie entertaining. To be fair,
Most of the film’s college students may not be the
chosen audience for this film,
humor relies on the but it is still hard to chuckle at
fact that Paul Blart is any of its jokes.
“Mall Cop” rests entirely
fat, happy, and single. on Kevin James’ shoulders
since the supporting cast of
unknowns doesn’t add much
Blart, a single father whose to the plot or comedy. The only
wife left him after she gained other thing that carries any
citizenship through marriage, weight is the plot, which slowly
has a hopeless crush on Amy leads the audience to figure out
(played by Jamya Mays), a kiosk who the bad guy is and who
saleswoman in the mall who will be helpful in resolving the
sells hair extensions from a little movie. But nothing stands out
store called “Unbeweavable.” as a shining moment of bril-
Other minor characters in the liance or even acceptable film
film come into play at different making in this 91-minute piece
moments, but none of the roles of junk.
do anything to save the movie “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” is one
from its utter and terrible cin- of those movies people love
ematic failure. to hate; it’s silly, unfunny and
Most of the film’s humor so bad that it’s ridiculous. The
relies on the fact that Paul Blart movie will obviously appeal to
is fat, happy and single. The the family that doesn’t want to
jokes — or physical humor — have pickaxes flying at them
include Paul falling on some- in “My Bloody Valentine 3D”
one, getting stuck in a tight (2009) or for those who can’t
space and passing out from stand hearing Clint Eastwood
his hypoglycemia (the movie’s sing at the end of “Gran
only gross-out scene). In addi- Torino” (2008). Besides, there
tion, his daughter sets him up is no other family-friendly
with an online dating profile, movie out in cinemas now.
which does nothing to help his assets.nydailynews.com For everyone else, it might be
love life. This is fundamentally why Segway never quite caught on. a good idea to wait for this
The film’s attempt at com- one to come out on DVD, or
edy is often too predictable to where John McClane crawls sized Kevin James crawling in trying to steal from every store to wait for “Pink Panther 2”
be enjoyed. Picture the famous through the rafters to subdue the same type of rafters to sub- in the mall. Instead of a mas- (2009) next week, but don’t get
scene in “Die Hard” (1988) terrorists. Now picture an over- due skateboard-riding punks terfully-crafted action scene, your hopes up.
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EDITORIAL
THE TUFTS DAILY Both sides must work past partisanship
Evans R. Clinchy
Editor-in-Chief In a blatant act of partisanism, Senate of any political race (at least for one the other side, if the back taxes truly
Republicans voted overwhelmingly side), allowing those feelings to dic- were indicative of Geithner’s morals,
Editorial against confirming Timothy Geithner tate important choices, especially at then the Democrats’ willingness to
Sarah Butrymowicz Managing Editors as the Secretary of the Treasury. the beginning of a new administra- ignore them also demonstrates the
Michael Adams Geithner was confirmed, 60-34, with tion facing troubled times, is selfish partisan divide.
30 Republicans voting “no,” including and shortsighted. These votes deviate significantly
Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor
John McCain (Ariz.) and the rank- Although the Republican Party no from the message both Obama and
Alexandra Bogus News Editors ing Republican in the Senate Finance longer has the control it enjoyed dur- McCain attempted to convey during
Nina Ford Committee, Chuck Grassley (Iowa). ing the Bush administration, that does the election: that the country must
Gillian Javetski
Michael Del Moro Fifty of the 60 Geithner supporters not give it the right to sulk in a pro- come before partisanship. Reaching
Rob Silverblatt were Democrats. While the partisan verbial corner and refuse to cooperate across the aisle and working together
Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors split did not impact Geithner’s confir- or acknowledge the decisions made is the only way we, as a country, will
Leslie Ogden
Carter Rogers mation, it is still a disheartening and by the new commander-in-chief. With be able to create the brighter future
Dave Stern overt indication that partisan divides both Republicans and Democrats suf- that Democrats and Republicans
are not going away. fering under the harsh economic con- alike crave.
Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor
Both McCain’s concession speech ditions, the primary concern of every While we the Daily support each
Jessica Bidgood Features Editor and President Barack Obama’s victory senator should be the well-being of senator’s right (and the right of his con-
Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors speech after November’s presiden- his country and his constituents, not stituents) to have dissenting opinions,
Alison Lisnow
Emily Maretsky tial election stressed the need to put using their political power to block we would like to think that decisions of
Romy Oltuski aside partisan differences and work the progress of the other party on any such magnitude as Monday’s will not be
Christina Pappas as a whole for the betterment of the front and by any means necessary. subject to and dependent upon party
Julia Zinberg
United States in these difficult times, While Grassley, among others, cited alliances and personal feelings con-
Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor and yet now, not even three months Geithner’s back taxes for his opposi- cerning the outcome of the election.
later, the split that seems to divide the tion to the appointment, the pure fact As Obama said in his speech on Nov. 5,
Emma Bushnell Arts Editors
Matt DiGirolamo Democrats and the Republicans has that the vast majority of “no” votes he is everyone’s president — and like
Catherine Scott become a canyon of resentment and came from the right side of the aisle it or not, Democrats and Republicans
Mitchell Geller Assistant Arts Editors bitterness. While it is almost certain seems to suggest that concern about are both going to have to learn to
Adam Kulewicz
Josh Zeidel that hard feelings and disappointed the nominee’s ethical background was work with him, his administration and
hopes will inevitably be the result not the only issue on the table. On each other.
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Level: Pulling off another upset
Brandon has ‘the run of her life’ for women’s ski team on Bromley Mountain
SKIING
continued from page 16
“Several of our team members
placed in the top 10 in both men’s
and women’s. Overall, I think the
races went very well.”
On the individual level, Sunday
saw men’s sophomore captain
Brian Bresee have a day to remem-
ber. In his first of two races, Bresee
missed a gate and was subsequent-
ly relegated to finish more than 10
seconds out of first place despite
a miraculous effort to even fin-
ish anywhere near the top. Given
that in the sport of skiing each
second lost can have drastic con-
sequences, a speedy recovery after
the missed gate was paramount to
not only Bresee’s individual recov-
ery but the team’s overall finish as
well. It was only after the race of a
lifetime — a first-place finish out
of 72 finishers in his second race
— that Bresee was able to salvage
a 19th-place overall individual
standing on Sunday.
The men’s team’s top finisher on
Sunday was sophomore Thomas
Valentin, who finished approxi-
mately three seconds ahead of
Bresee overall, taking 15th place
with a combined time of 1:42.15.
Finishing third for the men on
Sunday was sophomore Arlin
Ladue with a combined time of
2:03.60.
But the story on Sunday was
the teamwork and support within
the team after the slip-up. Valentin
stepped up to the plate when his
team needed him most.
“Tom had an awesome run,”
Chasan said. “As always, the way
that the scoring works, we count Courtesy Kathy Breese
on the entire team in case the Sophomore Sarah Spielman finished 43rd individually in Sunday’s skiing action at Bromley. The women’s squad pulled in a seventh-place
unexpected happens. We’ve got a overall team finish.
very strong overall team.”
While the men put on a show
during Sunday’s competition, “I think this weekend we really Oddly enough, both the men’s than four seconds overall out of on Saturday, a coach from an
the women’s team was no less persevered,” Brandon said. “We and women’s teams finished bet- the top 10. opposing team stated: “That Tufts
impressive. The Jumbos finished hit some really unique courses ter on Saturday than they did on The women followed suit with girl just had the run of her life.”
seventh overall out of 12 teams, and we all skied our best despite Sunday. Saturday saw the men’s a fifth-place overall finish of their Brandon finished seventh overall
but saw senior captain Alissa the challenges. And in addition, team reel in an astounding sec- own. Brandon once again led the in that race.
Brandon put in another impres- a lot of the Tufts racers came ond-place finish out of 11 teams, team with an 11th-place overall Up next, the Jumbos will be
sive performance on her own, out with our best runs this sea- with Bresee taking home another individual finish, followed by fresh- traveling to Dartmouth for their
finishing 14th out of 71 racers son and blew away expecta- first-place finish in his first race man Jessica Levine in 25th indi- second-to-last weekend of rac-
with a two-races-combined time tions ... Lindsay Rutishauser has and a third-place overall indi- vidually and Rutishauser in 31st. ing before Eastern Regionals at
of 1:52.22. Rounding out the top shown great improvements from vidual finish. Valentin and Ladue “Honestly I’ve done the best Waterville Valley.
three were sophomore Lindsay last year and is really showing finished second and third for the that I’ve ever done this week- “We have our next race at
Rutishauser with a combined leadership out on the hill and Jumbos, respectively, 15th and end,” Brandon said. “I was Dartmouth and we’ll be ski-
time of 2:11.06 and senior Sarah great skiing. In fact, a lot of the 21st overall. Senior Greg Hering very pleased.” ing giant slalom,” Chasan said.
Leenen with a combined time underclassmen are showing a lot came in at 23rd overall with a In fact, Brandon performed “We’d love to have Tufts support
of 2:11.96. of promise.” solid second race to put him less so well that after her first race on the hill.”
Even for baseball’s future Hall of Famers, the future remains uncertain
MLB players on the market have quality of their other free agent signings, “Pudge” Rodriguez. Even free agents
continued from page 15 baseball skills at affordable prices, while the Braves could have interest Jim Edmonds and Bobby Abreu could
without a sacrifice fly), but Dunn has but there’s just one problem: signing in the Orlandos, as Kelly Johnson’s be classified in this group. Glavine is
hit at least 40 homers for five consecu- one of these players requires handing defense at second base is sub-par and likely to re-up with the Braves, espe-
tive years and his career OBP of .381 over a compensatory draft pick to his the team already lost a first-round cially after the Smoltz debacle, and
is outstanding. The problem is, Dunn former team. Thus, players such as pick by signing Derek Lowe. Still, at Pedro and Abreu will find jobs some-
is best suited to the DH spot, but no Orlando Hudson, Jason Varitek, Juan least one of these players could still where, but for the rest of these guys,
competitive American League team Cruz and Orlando Cabrera still find be jobless come spring training. It will unemployment this season is a real
needs him. Expect more suitors to themselves unemployed. Varitek will be interesting to see if someone waits possibility. Any offered contract will
emerge as Dunn’s price falls, but don’t probably sign by this weekend, as the until after the June draft, when com- be so low that these established stars
expect him to sign more than a one- Red Sox have set a deadline on their pensation no longer applies, to sign a might view it as an insult. One of the
year deal if his value drops that low. offer and he has no other suitors, but contract. sad things about sports is how players
He’ll want another crack at the market the future of the rest of this group The Hall of Famers: Yes, they’re old, rarely leave on their own terms and
next year when free agent pickings remains up in the air. Cruz could be but the list of unsigned potential Hall can be pushed out of the games they
are slimmer and the economy might appealing as another bullpen arm to of Famers still out there is mind-bog- love: for every Greg Maddux, there are
be better. the Yankees, who would only have to gling: Pedro Martinez, Tom Glavine, 10 Mike Piazzas. And it looks like this
The draft pick prisoners: Several surrender a fourth-round pick because Ken Griffey, Jr., Frank Thomas and Ivan year, there could be a lot of Piazzas.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Tufts Daily Sports 13
Eating Disorder Treatment Young Jumbos will attempt to keep team
Treatment of Adults on track as team homestand goes on
Suffering from Anorexia and ICE HOCKEY “[The younger players] have a lot
Bulimia Nervosa continued from page 16
sophomore Tom Derosa, who buried
of goals, but a lot of the older kids are
good penalty killers,” Resor said. “A lot
two crucial third-period goals, includ- of penalty kills have been third and
For the most effective treatment and highest staff-to-client ratio in New ing the game-winner with under seven fourth line players that haven’t been
England, informed clinicians refer their clients to Laurel Hill Inn. We minutes to play. Through 15 games, doing a lot of scoring, but they are
provide extensive programming in a highly structured and supervised Derosa is the team’s leading offensive much fresher.”
non-institutional therapeutic setting. Evening, day, residential, and aftercare weapon with 10 goals and 18 points. With an .831 success rate, the pen-
Last year’s offensive leaders, then-se- alty kill has been one of the team’s
programs in West Medford and West Somerville. Call Linda at nior tri-captains Ross Gimbel (LA ’08) staples this season and has been a
781 396-1116 or visit our web site at www.laurelhillinn.com. and Greg O’Connell (LA ’08) finished major factor in keeping the Jumbos
the season with 19 points, yet Derosa afloat. Neumann attributes the team’s
is only one shy of that mark with nine success on both ends of the ice to great
Now Hiring Writing Fellows for the Academic Year 2009-2010 games still left on the schedule. chemistry, due in large part to the fact
“We had been mixing up the lines that individuals have been putting the
a lot, but once we started playing team first.
The Writing Fellows Program welcomes applications from all Tufts students together, it clicked pretty instantly,” “We have come together as a team
Derosa said of his linemates, fresh- on and off the ice,” Melillo said. “We
interested in working to improve the quality of writing at Tufts. man Nick Resor and sophomore Dylan are more of a family this year.”
Cooper. Although Neumann and fellow
As class-assigned writing tutors, Writing Fellows engage students in thoughtful It just so happens that Resor and co-captain David Antonelli are both
Cooper are tied for the team lead in juniors, Neumann says that the posi-
conversations about their writing, work closely with a Tufts professor, and develop assists with nine and are also second tion, while an honor, in no way means
their own writing skills in the process. and third, respectively, on the team that they are the sole team leaders,
in both goals and points. This season, deferring instead to the bounty of
Resor has tallied seven goals and 16 youthful talent surrounding the expe-
Application deadline: points, while Cooper has tacked on rienced upperclassmen.
February 17, 2009 four and 13.
“We play really well together,” Resor
said. “We always know where the other “The young guys have
Stipend: one is on the ice.”
The youthful trend extends far bought into the team phi-
$600 per semester beyond the offensive end, as freshman
goalie Scott Barchard has been noth-
losophy. Last year it was
Time Commitment: ing short of outstanding between the tough to win games when
pipes this season. Registering six of
40-50 hours per semester the Jumbos’ seven wins, the young net- the team was not all on
minder has posted a .912 save percent- the same page.”
Training: age and a 3.07 goals-against average.
And with 414 saves already, Barchard
Writing Fellows Orientation, August 24-August 28 Myles Neumann
is on pace to slip into the third slot junior co-captain
Writer’s Craft, Training Course through the Ex-College, Pass/Fail, Fall 2009 on the Jumbos’ all-time single-season
saves list if he plays all nine of Tufts’
remaining regular-season games.
In the world of college hockey, it is “We have the role as captains, but
Join us for one of the upcoming Writing Fellows Program common for players to defer a year we have been so successful this year
or two by playing in junior leagues because it hasn’t just been Dave and I
Information Sessions: before going on to play at the univer- stepping up,” Neumann said.
sity level, which results in a slightly The Jumbos struggled before this
older group of underclassmen than is weekend’s 1-0-1 performance at home,
Monday, February 2, 2009 found in other sports and often more going 1-4 on a tough road trip, but
12:00pm-1:00pm mature players that can readily shoul- they took great comfort in returning to
der a hefty burden. The Tufts squad is the Malden Forum, where they are still
Dowling Hall, Room 730 no exception. With a number of the undefeated on the season. The Jumbos
Jumbos’ underclassmen having played will remain at home this weekend to
in junior leagues, the team has ben- take on conference rivals Amherst and
Thursday, February 5, 2009 efited as a whole, paying dividends for Hamilton, games in which they hope
5:00pm-6:00pm the Jumbos this year. to recapture the magic of their five-
Campus Center, Room 112 “We have an older group in the game win streak earlier in the year. In
freshman and sophomore classes,” order to do so, though, Tufts will have
senior Jared Melillo said. “That level to rely on its underclassmen to supply
For further information on the program and the application process, visit the of maturity allows them to contribute the necessary spark.
quickly.” “It’s always nice to just be home,”
Writing Fellows Program page at the Academic Resource Center website: While the spotlight, in terms of Derosa said. “Once we get home, we
http://uss.tufts.edu/arc/writingresources/wf.asp raw statistics, is shining brightly on haven’t really lost yet, and hopefully
the underclassmen, the juniors and we can continue to do that. Everything
seniors contribute in their own ways. just seems to be better at home.”
StatISTICS | Standings SCHEDULE | Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
WED THU FRI SAT SUN
Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Ice Hockey at
(7-10, 0-4 NESCAC) (13-2, 3-1 NESCAC) (7-7-1, 4-6-1 NESCAC/ECAC East) Men’s at Clark at Wesleyan
Basketball Conn. Coll.
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
NESCAC OVERALL 3 p.m.
NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL
W L W L W L T W L T
W L W L vs.
Amherst 3 0 18 0 Middlebury 9 1 1 12 2 1 Women’s vs. Wesleyan Conn. Coll.
Middlebury 4 0 16 2
Bates 3 1 14 5 Amherst 8 2 1 10 4 1 Basketball 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
Williams 4 0 14 5
Tufts 3 1 13 2 Trinity 8 3 0 11 4 0
Amherst 3 0 14 2
Bowdoin 2 1 14 4 Williams 7 2 2 9 4 2
Colby 3 0 12 4 vs. Amherst vs. Hamilton
Trinity 2 1 13 2 Conn. Coll. 4 4 3 8 5 3 Ice Hockey 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Bowdoin 1 2 11 5
Williams 2 2 7 11 Hamilton 5 6 0 6 9 1
Trinity 1 2 5 11
Colby 1 2 9 7 Bowdoin 4 6 1 7 7 1
Bates 1 3 9 8 Men’s
Middlebury 1 3 7 10 Tufts 4 6 1 7 7 1 at Bates
Wesleyan 1 3 5 11 Swimming and w/ Wheaton
Wesleyan 1 3 9 7 Colby 3 6 2 4 8 3
Conn. Coll. 0 4 10 8 Diving 1 p.m.
Conn. Coll. 0 4 6 10 Wesleyan 2 8 1 2 12 1
Tufts 0 4 7 10
Individual Statistics Women’s at Bates
Individual Statistics Individual Statistics
Pts. Swimming and w/ Wheaton
G A 1 p.m.
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG Diving
Tom Derosa 10 8 18
Jon Pierce 21.5 8.9 1.2 Julia Baily 14.7 8.5 0.9
Nick Resor 7 9 16 Tufts at Bowdoin
Dave Beyel 12.6 4.5 1.5 Colleen Hart 12.1 4.2 5.3
Dylan Cooper 4 9 13 Men’s Indoor Pentathlon Invitational
Aaron Gallant 12.3 2.9 1.4 K. Tausanovitch 10.5 6.5 1.1 12:30 p.m.
Andy Davis 3 5 8 Track and Field 5 p.m.
Matt Galvin 5.8 2.6 4.9 Kim Moynihan 9.7 4.3 2.1
Mike Vitale 1 7 8
Tom Selby 4.6 5.1 0.9 Casey Sullivan 8.1 2.9 1.9
Matt Amico 1 6 7 Tufts
Dan Cook 4.2 1.9 0.6 Rachel Figaro 7.9 5.9 1.1 Women’s
Evan Story 5 1 6 Invitational II
James Long 4.0 3.4 0.4 Lindsay Weiner 3.1 0.7 0.5 Indoor Track
Doug Wilson 2 4 6 10 a.m.
Reed Morgan 3.7 1.3 1.1 Vanessa Miller 2.6 3.5 1.7 and Field
Zach Diaco 2 2 4
A. Quezada 3.6 0.8 1.5 Katie Puishys 1.8 2.1 0.2
Cory Korchin 1 3 4 NESCAC NESCAC NESCAC
Bryan Lowry 2.1 1.3 0.2 Stacy Filocco 1.4 0.3 0.3
Team 45 58 113 Men’s Tournament at Tournament at Tournament at
Sam Mason 1.9 2.1 0.5 Katie Wholey 1.3 0.6 0.4 Trinity/Wesleyan Trinity/Wesleyan Trinity/Wesleyan
0.5 1.0 Squash
Peter Saba 0.9 1.0 0.3 Kate Barnosky 1.1 Goalkeeping S GA TBA TBA TBA
S%
Max Cassidy 0.8 1.4 0.2 T. Kornegay 1.1 0.8 0.8
Scott Barchard 414 40 .912
Jay McNamara 55 9 .859 NESCAC NESCAC NESCAC
Team 74.4 39.2 12.7 Team 73.6 43.8 16.9 Women’s Tournament at Tournament at Tournament at
Team 474 54 .898 Trinity/Wesleyan Trinity/Wesleyan Trinity/Wesleyan
Squash
TBA TBA TBA
14 The Tufts Daily Sports Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cheesesteaks
and bad
breaks
S
omehow, I found myself in
Philadelphia two weeks ago
Monday.
I was just passing through, real-
ly. I was in the middle of a road trip
that took me from Atlantic City to Philly
to Baltimore before my flight back to
school, and I ended up in the City of
Brotherly Love for a late lunch on Jan.
12 as I headed south. I was with a friend
at some cinderblock hole in the wall, a
cheesesteak place with the possessive
form of some vaguely Italian-sounding
man’s name, like Rico’s or Sal’s or some-
thing equally forgettable.
So like I said, I was just passing through.
But I think my brief stay in Philadelphia
taught me everything I need to know.
I was in town at the perfect moment
— it was the morning after the Eagles’
last win of the postseason, their sound
23-11 victory over the Giants that put
Donovan McNabb in the NFC title game
for the fifth time. I was there just in time
to capture exactly what it means to be a
Philadelphia sports fan.
When you listen to the morons on
Philly’s talk radio stations babble end-
lessly about their teams, when you read
the cheap rags piled up on the news-
stands, when you catch a few words
muttered by the passersby in the delis,
you can piece it all together.
The Eagles’ divisional-round win two
weeks ago Monday told the story. It was
a game of redemption for McNabb, who
could never, ever, ever win the big one
but was still being given another chance.
For Andy Reid, who was on his way
out the door a month prior but slowly
earned back the right to keep his job. For
Kevin Curtis, who had four huge catches
MCT in the second half after dropping a pass
Top free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez was full of excitement after scoring against the Chicago Cubs in last year’s NLDS, but with hefty that had hit him — literally — directly in
contract demands, the former Los Angeles star has been left out of the free-agent signings thus far. With just two weeks until pitchers the face.
and catchers report to Spring Training, will Ramirez remain in Dodger blue or move his antics and dreadlocks elsewhere in the league? This is what it means to root for the
Eagles. Success is defined only by how it
Several free agents still looking for jobs relates to past failures. There is no win-
ning for winning’s sake. That would be
too easy, too convenient, too … happy.
What would sports in Philadelphia be
by David Heck look at where they all will end up: Rangers are the only team known to without misery? We’re talking about an
Daily Editorial Board Manny Ramirez: Clearly the best free be interested, kicking the tires on a Eagles team that’s won zero out of 43
agent still available, Manny’s value is one-year deal, and while Sheets wants Super Bowls. The Sixers have won two
At the outset of this baseball offsea- lower than anyone would expect for a at least two years, he may end up hav- of 59 NBA Championships. The Phillies
son, it looked like it was going to be a player coming off a season in which ing to take the one, particularly after are the proud defending champions of
different year from most others. With he hit .332 with a 1.031 OPS. Because losing leverage following the Yankees’ baseball’s World Series, which sounds
the economy in shambles, many peo- of years of turmoil in Boston and the re-signing of Andy Pettitte. Still, don’t pretty exciting until you realize it’s their
ple were left wondering how it would way things ended with the Red Sox be surprised if someone else comes in second title out of 104.
affect baseball and the free agent mar- — Manny claimed a knee injury, was and agrees to an additional guaran- Philadelphia has the kind of inferi-
ket. When almost no free agents inked threatened with a suspension when teed year with the 30-year-old righty. ority complex you can only get from
deals at the beginning of the signing an MRI revealed nothing, then sud- The Red Sox still have plenty of money, having teams in football’s NFC, bas-
period — a stark contrast to previous denly enjoyed a miraculous recovery and this is just the type of high-reward ketball’s Eastern Conference, and base-
years, in which midnight agreements from said injury before being traded signing they like to make. ball’s National League. When you spend
were struck on the first day and the and mashing with the Los Angeles Jake Peavy: Even though he is not your life rooting for underdog teams in
following weeks were characterized Dodgers — nobody wants to take a technically a free agent, Peavy’s days underdog leagues, it’s hard not to be a
by flurries of moves from almost every risk on a guy who won’t even run out with the San Diego Padres appear to bit bitter.
team — the answer seemed to have ground balls. The fact that Manny’s be numbered. The team has already Anyway, that’s what was going through
arrived. looking for a four- or five-year deal cut payroll by not re-signing franchise my mind a week later as the Cardinals
And while it’s undoubtedly true worth an annual $25 million doesn’t icon Trevor Hoffman, and this offsea- overcame the Eagles in the fourth quar-
that the economy has had a severe help either, and with the Yankees son has been pervaded by whispers ter, winning 32-25 and putting Arizona
impact on free agency and the dollar shelling out big bucks for Teixeira and of Peavy’s departure. The Cubs were in the Super Bowl as more than just a
figures received by mid-to-lower-tier the Red Sox obviously not interested, long rumored to be interested, with host site for the first time. Not the come-
free agents, on the surface of this Manny doesn’t have a whole lot of a deal at times looking inevitable, back story of Kurt Warner, still going
year’s hot stove, things aren’t really all options. The Dodgers have made a but compatibility problems with the strong at 37. Not the fact that Larry
that different. The New York Yankees standing two-year, $45 million offer, Padres and questions about the Cubs’ Fitzgerald, who caught all three of the
signed the biggest free agents (CC and while the San Francisco Giants ownership nixed the possibility of Cardinals’ first-half touchdowns, is a
Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett) have been rumored to be interested, such a deal. However, with the likely freak of nature. No, I was just dwelling
to top-dollar contracts, the Boston Red it is likely just an attempt from agent sale of the team to investment banker on how pitiful it must be to be a sports
Sox agreed to shrewd, incentive-laden Scott Boras to gain some leverage. So, Tom Ricketts and the subtle moves fan in Philadelphia.
deals with a number of high-potential in the end, Manny will probably be that the Cubs have made — dumping As for the Super Bowl itself? I’m not
free agents (Brad Penny, John Smoltz, wearing Dodger blue once more. That salary by trading Jason Marquis and even sure if I should bother watching.
Takashi Saito, Rocco Baldelli), and is, of course, unless he’s serious about Mark DeRosa and acquiring a pitching Maybe watching Fitzgerald take on Troy
the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs hanging them up if he doesn’t get a prospect the Padres covet in south- Polamalu will be epic; maybe watch-
weren’t afraid to throw around their $100 million contract. Could there paw Garrett Olson — such a deal again ing Ben Roethlisberger pick apart the
money in order to address positions be a more fitting end to a career of appears likely. Cardinals’ pathetic defense will be
of need (Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. “Manny being Manny?” Adam Dunn: Perhaps the most entertaining. But something about
Putz in New York, Milton Bradley and Ben Sheets: Arguably the most underrated free agent out there. It’s Pittsburgh-Arizona just doesn’t scream
Ryan Dempster in Chicago). adversely affected by the economy, hard to understand why nobody “must-watch” for me.
But with a little more than two Sheets is somehow still looking for a appears interested in Dunn. He wants As long as I see the Boss’s halftime
weeks until pitchers and catchers job despite posting a 3.09 ERA, 1.15 a four-year, $56 million contract, but show and YouTube the good commer-
report to spring training, there’s a WHIP and 3.36 K/BB in 198 innings some believe he may only be able to cials later, I’ll be all set. As for the rest of
lot more to be decided than whether last year. While teams have given ill- get $5 million per season. If that’s my night, maybe I’ll just spend it pitying
Roger Clemens will return or where advised multi-year contracts to the truly the case, then any team that gets Philadelphia.
Kyle Lohse will end up pitching. In likes of Carl Pavano and Carlos Silva Dunn will have a tremendous bargain By the way, the cheesesteak sucked
fact, there are still plenty of names out in years past, they are being much on its hands. Sure, he’s a statue in too.
there that can help immediate con- more careful with their assets this time the field and the notion that he can
tenders and rebuilding squads alike, around. Even though Sheets clearly make contact at will is laughable (he
not to mention the several fading has the ability to perform like an ace, once went 1,085 plate appearances Evans Clinchy is a senior majoring in
Hall-of-Famers looking for another his injury history has scared off a English. He can be reached at Evans.
go-around in The Show. Let’s take a number of potential suitors. The Texas see MLB, page 12 Clinchy@tufts.edu.
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Ice Hockey
Skiing
Squash teams whack Northeastern
The men’s and women’s squash teams tamed the No.
22-ranked Northeastern Huskies last night, with both squads
securing 7-2 victories.
Winning its second straight game to climb from 0-6 on
the season back to 2-6, the women’s squad lost only two
matches on the night, with the losses falling in the No. 1 and
No. 7 spots. Senior tri-captain Victoria Barba, competing at
No. 1, fell in three sets, while senior tri-captain Simone Grant
fell at No. 7.
On the men’s side, the Jumbos’ 7-2 victory over Northeastern
marked their third win in a row and fourth consecutive year
coming out on top of the Huskies. With strong performances
in the back end of lineup that emphasized the depth of the
team, the men’s squad restricted the Huskies to just two
match wins, which came at No. 2 against sophomore Ben
Rind and No. 3 against freshman Henry Miller.
The No. 8-seeded squash squads head to Hartford this
weekend for the NESCAC Championships, hosted by Trinity
College and Wesleyan University.