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At Goddard gala, teachers and students mingle for a cause BY

ELLEN KAN

Daily Editorial Board

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A man receives a nasal swine flu vaccination. Tufts has yet to administer the swine flu vaccine.

Vaccine lacks broad popularity

BY SARAH

KORONES

Daily Editorial Board

There was a time some months ago when the threat of swine flu was easy to ignore, when the dreaded H1N1 virus had yet to hit the Tufts campus and there remained a possibility that the entire epidemic was all just overblown media hype. That time has come and gone. Flu masks populate the Health Service office and H1N1 e-mail updates appear in some students’ inboxes even more frequently

than Facebook.com notifications.

With all the swine hysteria on campus and across the country, one would think that the recent arrival of the H1N1 vaccine in the United States would be eagerly welcomed. But according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, nearly 70 percent of people aged 18 to 29 said they had no intention of being vaccinated. The poll also found that 62 percent of people ages 30 to 64 and 53 percent of those over 65 see VACCINE, page 2

New program helps diners manage habits BY

CHRISTINA LUO

Daily Staff Writer

It’s the open block on a Monday, and it seems every student on campus is eating at the same dining hall. It’s as if the students there need forever to decide whether they want a sandwich or a salad, ranch dressing or red

wine vinaigrette, chicken or tofu. With a new, student-run online initiative, Tufts Dining Services hopes to render making healthy eating decisions like these much easier.

Officially titled the Dining Services Nutritive Analysis Program, the prosee NUTRITION, page 3

Construction may affect campus water BY

BRENT YARNELL

Daily Staff Writer

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) today will rehabilitate water lines in portions of Medford near Tufts, possibly causing water discoloration in buildings close to Boston Avenue and Packard Avenue that could affect students.

Chances are slim that most Tufts students will be bothered by the construction, but if water on campus is discolored, it will nonetheless be safe to drink.

The MWRA is in the process of rehabilitating various water lines in Medford.

The city’s water system is old and includes several connections and valves, according to MWRA spokesperson Ria Convery.

When working on isolated sections of the pipe-

lines, workers redirect water through different pipes so as not to deprive residents of water. Sending water through a pipe in the opposite direction from which it usually flows causes discoloration, Convery told the Daily.

“Because the iron of the pipes goes with the flow of the water, sending it the reverse way uplifts the iron,” she said.

“The likelihood is slim, but we always like to err on the side of caution,” Convery added.

Tufts University Dining Services found out about the water line rehabilitation only recently, according to Associate Director of Dining Services Ralph Perrotto.

Dining Services notified the Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) about the see WATER, page 4

The Tufts Timmy Foundation hosted a gala at Goddard Chapel last night, offering students the chance to interact with professors outside of the classroom while raising money for a Guatemalan non-profit.

Many faculty members helped organize and participated in the show, which included an improvisational skit starring computer science Lecturer Benjamin Hescott and Mary Glaser, a senior lecturer in the math department.

The Tufts female a cappella group the Jackson Jills and the Tufts Dance Collective treated about 40 students and professors to performances as they mingled over food. Admittance was contingent upon a donation of $5.

Organizers also sold $1 raffle tickets for lunches with faculty members. Winners of the raffle had the opportunity to dine with Assistant Professor of Psychology Sam Sommers, Associate Professor of Mathematics Kim Ruane or University Professor Sol Gittleman.

The event raised slightly over $300, and all proceeds will go towards the community health center of Asociación Pop Wuj, the Tufts Timmy Foundation’s international partner organization.

The Timmy Foundation is a national non-profit based in Indianapolis, Ind. that promotes sustainable health initiatives among target communities in Guatemala and Ecuador. According to junior Holly Stewart, director of advocacy for the Tufts group, the university’s chapter is one of the few outside of the Midwest.

Asociación Pop Wuj works with traditionally underserved indigenous communities surrounding the Guatemalan city of Xela. The organi-

zation includes a school and health care center for local populations.

The Tufts Timmy Foundation sends students and medical professionals to Xela every winter to work with the local community.

Last night’s Gala was part of a broader fundraising effort by the Tufts Timmy Foundation to support Pop Wuj beyond the annual trip. “Our goal is to raise $10,000 to subsidize Pop Wuj’s projects all year long,” Stewart said.

The event was based on the premise that students would jump at the chance to interact with their professors and was the brainchild of Tufts Timmy Foundation member Katie Vogel, a senior.

“This was a new, think-outside-ofthe-box type of fundraiser,” Stewart said. “Tufts students love their professors, but it’s not always easy to get to know them in an informal setting, so that was part of the appeal.”

Many students who were present echoed this sentiment, citing the chance to get up-close and personal with professors as the reason for their attendance.

“I’m here to support a good cause and hang out with my professors,” senior Mary Sullivan said last night.

Sophomore Allister McGuire said that the faculty-centric fundraiser stood out. “I think that the inclusion of Tufts professors adds something that other organizations don’t always have,” he said. “It makes the university seem smaller when professors are accessible to students outside of an academic setting, so it’s a cool way to get people’s attention and draw interest.”

Stewart was pleased with professors’ active participation in the event.

“Professors were very receptive,” Stewart said. “Honestly, they want to see GALA, page 2

Medford officials consider cutting free parking, increasing enforcement BY

BRENT YARNELL

Daily Staff Writer

Tufts students and Medford residents alike could soon see the end of free parking in Medford. The city is considering implementing new measures and more strictly enforcing existing regulations.

Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn is currently weighing the recommendations of a report issued last month by the Parking Advisory Committee, an organization he created in May 2008 at the urging of City Council member Michael Marks.

Harsher parking enforcement would mean adding new parking meters to public spaces, especially in the downtown business district, and hiring civilian parking officers to catch currently overlooked violations.

Marks told the Daily that

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Medford city officials are considering implementing stricter parking regulations and doing away with free parking. downtown businesses complained that the lack of enforcement allowed people to stay in spaces for very long periods of time, making it difficult for

customers to park in downtown areas.

“People were parking for see PARKING, page 4

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Fundraiser offers chance for student-faculty dialogue GALA continued from page 1

get to know their students, as well.”

Lecturer Peter Der Manuelian in the classics department said that he participated because he appreciated the rare chance to meet students.

“It’s a great opportunity to bring students and teachers together. I like to get to know my students better,” he said. “I currently teach a class of 125 people, so the opportunities are few and far between, and this is for a good cause.”

University Chaplain David O’Leary expressed enthusiasm that such an event was able to take place in Goddard Chapel.

“It shows that Goddard Chapel can be a meeting place as it was meant to be,” O’Leary said. “Tufts Timmy Foundation’s work in South America is important and great, but this also shows that students want to interact with their professors informally, so hopefully this leads to something greater.”

Hescott, of the computer science department, said he came on board with the fundraiser upon finding out about the Tufts Timmy Foundation’s work from one of his students. “I wrote a recommendation for one of my students to travel to Guatemala,” he said. “I asked her about it and what they’re doing and it seemed pretty important.”

In the event’s opening speech, Vogel expressed her appreciation for the support of all the students and faculty present. “You are helping us help our friends in Guatemala and getting to know each other, which I think is the most important of all,”

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A gala in Goddard Chapel last night, part of fundraising efforts by the Tufts Timmy Foundation, offered opportunities for student-faculty conversation. she said.

Junior Amanda Schulte appreciated the chance to mingle with faculty in an informal setting. “I think it’s really good to have such open access to the professors and have an open dialogue about what’s really important in students’ lives,” she said.

Stewart was pleased that the event

raised awareness for the foundation.

“The event was very successful. I think that the professors really enjoyed being with the students in an informal setting just as much as students enjoyed it,” she said. “There was a lot of dialogue about the Timmy Foundation and what we do, so that was really important and good.”

Poll shows that some remain wary of H1N1 vaccine VACCINE continued from page 1

planned to skip vaccination.

Dr. Edward Walsh, an infectious disease specialist in Rochester, N.Y., attributed college students’ noted indifference to what he sees as the demographic’s typical focus on weekend plans and upcoming exams.

“College kids in general live in the present, and many do not think ahead very much,” he said. “They also live in a very closed society that is dominated by campus and dorm life. Often students are oblivious to events that do not directly involve the campus.”

“The spread of infection may seem trivial and unimportant as long as no one is seriously ill, until it spreads to a particularly vulnerable person who becomes very ill.

Students should realize that it is their obligation to minimize spread of infection by following recommendations made by public health agencies.”

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Walsh also attributed the apparent lack of interest in vaccination to the blasé attitudes typically displayed on college campuses. “Especially for the male students, they are in that ‘invincible’ stage of life where nothing can hurt them,” he said. “Even when influenza hits a campus, as it did at many schools this fall, the students often have a mild illness, as do most of their friends, and then they are convinced it is overblown.”

Walsh added, “This all changes, however, when a student dies.”

Sophomore Michael Stanzler may be one of these “invincible” males.

Stanzler was unconcerned about the threat of swine flu last spring, and he remains carefree about the possibility of contracting the illness despite its

overwhelming presence at Tufts.

The sophomore plans to get the vaccine once it becomes available on campus, but he says this is because of his mother’s prodding, and he personally has ultimate faith in his body’s natural defenses.

“I like to think my body’s a temple, [but] I would probably get it even though I know my immune system is strong enough that this petty swine flu wouldn’t bother me,” he said.

Ignoring the seriousness of H1N1 can have a particularly adverse impact on others, according to Walsh.

“Unfortunately, it is a troublesome way of thinking,” Walsh said. “The spread of infection may seem trivial and unimportant as long as no one is seriously ill, until it spreads to a particularly vulnerable person who becomes very ill. Students should realize that it is their obligation to minimize spread of infection by following recommendations made by public health agencies.”

Despite the results of the ABC survey, Margaret Higham, the director of Tufts Health Service, still has faith that students will line up for the H1N1 vaccine.

“I would be surprised if at Tufts 70 percent of students decided not to get immunized,” she said. “We had an overwhelming turnout for the seasonal flu vaccine this year — and that’s just the seasonal flu vaccine, it’s not the H1N1 vaccine.”

According to Higham, students that have seen the impact of swine flu are more likely to take advantage of the vaccine. Since the flu has been rampant at Tufts, Higham believes students would opt for the vaccine in order to prevent a sickly week of isolation.

“I think in communities where they’re seeing a lot of flu, certainly in communities where there have been deaths, there tends to be a lot higher interest in vaccination,” she said.

“We are seeing a very large amount of H1N1 flu amongst students right now. I think everyone knows someone who’s been quarantined. Students are aware of what’s happening, and I think it might motivate them to want to be immunized.”

Junior Hannah Leshin is one Tufts student who will be lining up for the vaccine once it becomes available.

“I am planning on getting the swine

flu vaccine,” she said. “[H1N1] is something that concerns a college student because we’re with each other all the time and live in communal spaces.”

Although Leshin has managed to avoid contracting the virus so far, her roommate has not been so lucky.

Living with someone suffering from the illness has made Leshin markedly aware of the flu’s presence on campus and even more determined to avoid it.

“It really freaked me out seeing how miserable she was,” she said. “I was convinced that I would get it. It just made me really aware of cleanliness and things like that, so I wanted to get the vaccine more than ever.”

Another reason for reluctance to receive the H1N1 vaccine has less to do with apathy and more to do with concern over the vaccine’s safety.

Officials in New York City have reported that between five and 50 percent of children in elementary school have not obtained permission from their parents to receive the vaccine, a situation that may result from distrust of a brand new vaccine.

Both Higham and Walsh, however, agree that the swine flu vaccine is well-tested, safe and an excellent option for anyone wishing to prevent illness.

“The vaccine is extremely safe and, especially with the live vaccine, it is painless,” Walsh said.

Higham pointed to the vaccine’s similarity to the seasonal flu shot as an indicator of its safety.

“A lot of people are under the impression that it’s a ‘new vaccine,’ which it’s not,” she said. “It’s made the same way that the regular seasonal flu vaccine is made — it has just one tiny piece of protein that’s slightly different on it. It’s just a minor change like that. Next year the H1N1 vaccine will be the seasonal flu vaccine.”

A recent e-mail sent by the university explained that it is still unknown when vaccine supplies will arrive at Tufts and in what quantity. Higham said she would recommend the H1N1 vaccine to any college student who can obtain it.

“Anyone who feels comfortable getting the winter flu shot should certainly feel comfortable getting an H1N1 shot,” she said. “I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t want to get it.”

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Nutritive Analysis Program could be a powerful tool NUTRITION continued from page 1

gram was jump-started this year by senior Arielle Carpenter. It provides a list of ingredients and calculates the nutritional information for the food offered at Tufts’ dining halls. Though for now the program works only for food at Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall, Carpenter expects the program to be launched at Carmichael Dining Hall within the next week. She hopes to expand the program to all eateries on campus, including Hodgdon Good-to-Go, the Commons and Hotung Café.

Tufts’ Nutrition Marketing Specialist Julie Lampie, Dining Services’ dietician, expects the program to be up and running at Hodgdon by the time students return in January, and at Hotung and the Commons by the end of the spring semester.

The interactive online program is intended to provide a “big picture of the whole meal,” Carpenter said. Students first input the amount of each food eaten from the dining halls for the program to tally. The program then displays a table of the food eaten, the portions consumed, and the nutritional breakdown. Unlike reading each individual nutrition card, the program will give a sum total of the calories and the grams of protein. To interpret these numbers, there are also “supplemental materials available [online], such as [a list of ] recommended daily servings and a BMI calculator,” according to Carpenter.

The program can be used before or after dining. Used after, students can calculate the foods they ate, and see retroactively their accumulation of nutrients. Before dining, one

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A new program offers students an online destination with information about the healthiness of dining hall options. cards while getting food, and instead use the program at their convenience. “Students can do this at their leisure at their own computers if they have the time and if they’re really interested,” Lampie said.

“It’s even more important from the safety perspective,” she said. “There are many students with food allergies, and some are even life-threatening.” The Nutritive Analysis Program has a feature that filters common allergens, weeding out foods with ingredients like milk, wheat, tree nuts, shellfish, and eggs.

“I really do think that this program is useful, since it eliminates a good deal of the worrying I go through when figuring what I’m going to eat each day,” said freshman Jacob Passy, who has severe allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts that can cause anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

“It’ll cut down on the time I spend in Dewick reading each menu card to see if I can eat the foods,” he added.

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“I really do think that this program is useful, since it eliminates a good deal of the worrying I go through when figuring what I’m going to eat each day.”

Jacob Passy freshman

can use it to plan ahead.

“If you think about knowing what you’re going to eat, you hold back on taking everything you see,” Carpenter said.

Another purpose of the program, according to Carpenter, is for students to spend less time reading the information ADAM GOLDBERG

Program began as part of Carpenter’s community health internship with Tufts Dining Services.

“I’d been talking to Julie Lampie, and Dining Services had been wanting to do [a program like this] for several years,” Carpenter said. Over the summer the office had set up a software system called FoodPro, which helps with all aspects of the food service business. In September, Carpenter began working on the program, manually typing in and updating the nutritional information, ingredients, and allergens for food offered in the dining halls.

“The program’s been available to us for a number of years,” Lampie said, “but in order to provide it to students plenty of work has to be completed before making it available, like having every ingredient and every nutrition analysis for every inventory item that we offer, which is hundreds of products.”

Carpenter led demonstrations in both Dewick and the “Introduction to Community Health” class, informing pilot

groups how the Nutritive Analysis Program works. She asked students to fill out surveys at both demos and said she has gotten great feedback from students.

“I’d never heard about the program, but I discovered it when I was looking at the dinner menu for Dewick,” freshman Blair Read said. “Healthy eating is important to me ... and I’ll definitely keep using the program, [since the Nutritive Analysis Program] helps me monitor how healthy my meals are on a daily basis.”

Senior Katherine Rosen said that as a healthy eater, she was enthusiastic about the program. “I’m the kind of person that likes to know the nutrition content of the food I’m eating, because a lot of the times I think I’m surprised about what I don’t know.”

Carpenter emphasized, however, that the program is not intended to encourage calorie counting. Rather, she said, it aims to “give people options and get a better sense of what they’re eating and understand more about health and nutrition.”

One downside to the program is the difficulty of figuring out exactly what number to put in for quantity, Read said. “[I don’t know] how many portions I’m eating with dinner because of the bullet style,” she said. A few things are also excluded from the foods listed in the menu, like condiments, salad dressings and ice cream. According to Carpenter, they have not yet been activated but will be in a couple weeks.

Passy said that while the program has been mostly successful, there are still a few kinks.

“For example, it lists fried foods as being safe for me, but due to cross-contamination with other foods being cooked in the same oil, I can’t eat fried foods,” he said.

Similar programs have also been implemented at several schools in around the area, such as Mount Holyoke College, but Tufts currently has no feedback from the success of those programs.

Carpenter sees the Tufts program as a success. “I think people will definitely use it again,” she said.

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Medford may see more meters, stricter parking enforcement next spring PARKING continued from page 1

eight to ten hours and taking up spots.

We felt the best way to address that was through meters,” Marks said.

Louis Galvez III, administrative services coordinator at Tufts’ Department of Public Safety, which handles parking issues on campus, said that any change in Medford’s parking regulations or enforcement would only affect streets currently under the authority of Medford police, not any part of Tufts campus.

“We do not enforce Medford or Somerville, and Somerville and Medford do not enforce for us,” Galvez said.

The committee also recommended that the city create a department independent of the city’s police to enforce existing parking regulations. Marks said the police often have too many responsibilities to adequately address parking issues, and this means some violations go overlooked.

The civilian department would focus solely on parking, leading to a more streamlined enforcement.

“Agents dedicated just to [parking] enforcement have a higher rate of finding people who are in violation,” Galvez said.

The new agency would be charged with issuing tickets to vehicles parked illegally on the streets within Medford’s

borders.

According to Marks, the committee held a series of hearings to study the enforcement policies of Boston and Somerville, which both have separate civilian parking departments.

“Tufts students have probably noticed that Somerville has it down to a science, whereas the Medford side has been lacking for years,” Marks said.

Somerville currently generates far greater revenue from parking enforcement than Medford — nearly $8 million, according to Marks. The aim of Medford’s new civilian parking department would be to eventually fund itself through meter and ticket revenues.

“There definitely will be a focus on enforcement,” McGlynn told the Daily. “There will be areas where you never paid for parking where that will change.”

One of those areas is the section of Boston Avenue that lies adjacent to Tufts’ campus, where businesses like Pizza Days and Dunkin’ Donuts are located.

“The Boston Avenue area was targeted for meters,” Marks said. Though specific plans do not yet exist, meters will likely be installed on the portion of Boston Avenue adjacent to Tufts’ campus.

Though Tufts’ campus will not be affected, such measures have the poten-

tial to impact off-campus residents by increasing their living expenses.

“It makes it almost impossible for us to park here on a regular basis,” said Vanessa Miller, a senior who lives on Boston Avenue.

City officials see the move as even more important given the planned extension of the Green Line, which has the potential to significantly increase traffic in the area when it is completed in 2014.

“We know with the extension the need for enforcement around the Green Line is definitely going to be increased,” Marks said.

Concrete plans have yet to be implemented by the city, as McGlynn is still weighing the suggestions of the committee’s reports.

“We got the report a couple weeks ago,” McGlynn said. “Now I’m having internal discussions with my staff, the police department, and a lot of other sources coming into this.”

McGlynn did not anticipate any visible changes to parking regulations until the spring.

“Certainly nothing is going to happen in the next three months,” McGlynn said.

McGlynn said that during that time, a lot of “behind-the-scene” work would be done. This may include choosing someone to manage the initial stage of

the project.

The committee’s report called for the appointment of an individual to oversee the planning phase, the creation of the parking agency and the installation of parking meters — “someone that can be a chief on this, maybe a project manager, to eat, drink, and sleep parking enforcement,” Marks said.

Before plans can officially be implemented, city officials need to find clear sources of revenue to pay for the project.

“I would imagine at some point the mayor will approach the [City] Council and ask for a bond or whatever he thinks is necessary,” Marks said. At that point the council would have the opportunity to provide its own input.

Marks said that there might be a twomonth grace period following implementation of the new methods to regulate parking, during which violators will receive a warning instead of a ticket from the new parking enforcers.

The new rules would not affect TUPD’s responsibilities. “I cannot see our responsibilities becoming greater, and I can not see their responsibilities falling onto the campus.”

“The greatest difference you’ll see is a stepped-up effort by the city of Medford to catch people who are in violation of their rules,” Galvez said.

Water line construction may discolor water on campus, but no safety risks WATER continued from page 1

water line construction but does not anticipate any significant problems on campus.

“With any luck, [ResLife will] be able to distribute notices to students and in laundry rooms,

hopefully just so … students will be aware of the potential problem,” Perrotto said. “We don’t even know if it’s going to affect us. But as I said, we only just learned about the work going on, so hopefully there won’t be an issue.”

If water discoloration does

occur, the iron in the water which causes discoloration can stain laundry with a dull, reddish color, especially if it comes in contact with bleach, according to Convery. The water will nevertheless be safe for drinking, she said.

The amount of discoloration

depends on how much water is used during the day. If water is constantly flowing, the effects will not be noticeable. If water is not used, however, iron will build up over time, resulting in some noticeable discoloration. Convery said that for those who do experience water

discoloration, the change may last up to 48 hours.

Residents should check their water before drinking or doing laundry. Iron will likely come in a spurt as a faucet is opened, which will quickly clear up, according to the Medford Water Commission.

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Alert your friends. Send out a mass text reading “LOL” — Laughs of Love, that is. Cheap Sox Improv Troupe and Major:Undecided Sketch Comedy band together this weekend to lead the second annual Laughs of Love (LOL) Comedy Festival in support of Seeds of Peace, a charity which brings teenagers from troubled regions of the world together to teach leadership and mediation skills.

“It’s a tour-de-force of sketch comedy, everything you hoped for and more,” said senior Dan Casey, President of Major:Undecided.

The event began last year, as the brainchild of former Cheap Sox director Padden Murphy (Tufts ’09), who was introduced to the charity through his work with the Institute for Global Leadership. The organization’s first batch of counselors were trained at Tufts before working with students at the first Seeds of Peace camp — making Jumbo turf a fitting place to support the organization’s continued efforts.

The festival features comedy troupes from other Boston schools, as well as two guests from outside the university sketch/ improv scene. Groups from Harvard, Brandeis, Boston University, Boston College and Emerson team up with Tufts troupes and lend their own brand of wit and spontaneity to the shows.

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“I’m most excited for people to see what other colleges and universities have to offer,” said senior Ned Berger, the director of Cheap Sox. “It’s always fun because you learn new games and techniques. We’re always seeing the same faces at Tufts, and it’s exciting when people get a change to see groups from other universities.”

“The sketch and improv communities in Boston can be really fragmented,” said

Casey. “This is a really great opportunity to get those people together, groups you might not otherwise see.”

Five shows are lined up between Friday and Saturday — a more condensed version of the original three-day program. “It was a little sprawling last year,” said Casey. “We whittled it down to make it more efficient.” see LOL, page 6

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At first glance, rapper Shwayze seems a lot like every other rapper to recently hit the club scene. The

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Can hope and love overcome incredulity and the difficulties of reality?

The new film “The Horse Boy” tries to

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Suretone Geffen first single from his new album, “Let It Beat,” is a pulsating, rhythmic wasteland of auto-tune and dirty lyrics. “Get U Home” features lyrics like “Take me in the bathroom/ Take my clothes off/ Make love to me up against a dirty wall” and paperthin innuendos about the rapper’s “handgun.” But it’s a mistake to judge the artist Shwayze as a whole or the entirety of his work by this single.

Upon a close listen to the album, it becomes clear that Shwayze is a see SHWAYZE, page 6

Starring Rupert Isaacson, Rowan Isaacson, Kristin Isaacson Directed by Michel O. Scott answer this question as it documents a family’s journey to Mongolia to find a cure for its mentally challenged son, Rowan.

From first-time director Michel Scott, “The Horse Boy” is based on a novel written by Rowan’s father Rupert Isaacson. The film tells the tale of two-year-old Rowan, who suffers from autism, a neurological disorder resulting in impaired social skills and an inability to communicate with others. As a result, Rowan isolates himself

from his parents and peers, is subject to unendurable, endless temper tantrums and refuses to use the bathroom properly. One day Rowan runs to the neighbor’s yard and has his first encounter with a horse. To his family’s amazement, Rowan calmly begins to speak comprehensibly when he sits atop the animal.

After noticing that Rowan is more tranquil around the horse, Rupert and his wife decide to travel to Mongolia in search of a group of shamanic peoples they hear may be able to cure their son.

The Isaacson family journeys through Mongolia on horseback looking for these shamans, who perform rituals on Rowan to try to cure his autistic tendencies.

The Isaacsons know that their journey could cause Rowan more stress and worsen his condition and that the shamans may not be able to help them, but they set off regardless. With hope and love on their side, the Isaacsons embark on an intense journey that see HORSE, page 6

n the fleeting dreams of my early childhood, I thought it would be cool to make my living as a writer. I didn’t know what I wanted to write, though.

In my tween years, I flitted between fantasies of being a movie critic, a TV columnist, a pop culture essayist and a comic book writer. And thanks in great part to the publication you now hold in your hands, I’ve gotten to try a little of all of these things (well, not comics — my brain just doesn’t work that way). I still like to write, obviously, but I think I’ve gotten that pipe dream out of my system.

Unlike quite a few of my friends here, I didn’t come to LA with the dream of being a TV writer. But if I had — if any part of my inner child still pined for that — it would be quashed now. Because being an aspiring writer in Hollywood sucks. Big time.

To be anything in Hollywood, really, you need two things above all others: complete faith in your abilities and absolute single-mindedness. You can’t become a successful writer in your spare time when you really want to act. That’s why so many aspiring writers and actors are waiters and baristas: those jobs require absolutely nothing from you (and the schedule is flexible). You need to be giving it your all, 24/7.

You need to network constantly, handing out business cards and screenplays, until you score an agent or manager.

Then, you and your agent team up to pass your scripts to everyone else in town with the power to say yes including the execs I work for at my non-”HIMYM” internship, in comedy development at 20th Century Fox Studios.

My boss, Jonny, is the senior VP of comedy who, with his designer eyeglasses and pale Oxford shirts, could have been an extra in “American Psycho” (2000). He curses like a sailor at his assistant, drinks Diet Coke from mini cans,and says things like “Perrier me.” And if you want to get a script produced by one of the six major studios, you have to go through guys like him. Actually, you first have to go through people like me, the intern — if Jonny asks me to read something and I don’t like it, that’s for the most part the end of it.

If you’ve been asked to pitch to Jonny and gotten the magical okay, it’s his job to turn around and pitch your project to one of the networks. Jonny’s department has sold shows to CBS (“HIMYM”), ABC (“Modern Family”) and NBC (“My Name Is Earl”) as well as Fox. But because of the sheer number of projects in play, it’s likely that all of the networks pass, a pilot never gets made and you have to start all over again next pitch season, unless someone likes you enough to make you a staff writer on another show.

In short, it’s a punishing process with an astronomical rate of failure. You thought getting into Tufts was hard? Try competing against half of Los Angeles (at least) to get a pilot made, and then try getting that pilot picked up, and then try getting eight million people to watch your show. Try moving out west as a bright-eyed 22-yearold, only to face your sad future in the face of your 35-year-old Sketch Comedy 101 classmate.

No, I’m serious — try it. Because if, in the face of all this adversity, you still think you have something to offer the world of television, we need you. I mean, have you seen TV lately? Come west. We need you.

Rebecca Goldberg is a junior majoring in American studies. She can be reached at Rebecca.Goldberg@tufts.edu

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Berger emphasized that while the event may be structured a little differently this time around, the spirit of the festival will stay the same. Last year, LOL raised around $1,500 for Seeds of Peace, said Berger.

Major:Undecided will perform at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday in Cabot Auditorium of the Fletcher School. Cheap Sox will bring the laughs to Hotung for a long-form (20-30 minute sketch) show at 11 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturday, Cheap Sox takes the stage for three shows in three venues. Catch these and acts by a variety of opening troupes at 3 p.m. in Sophia Gordon, 6 p.m. in the Crane Room or 10 p.m. in Dewick.

The dance comedy group Casey calls “mind-blowing,” Cocoon Central Dance Team, will make an appearance after traveling all the way from Brooklyn, NY on Saturday night.

One show doesn’t sound like enough hilarity? “We’ve been told the sketches get even funnier the second time around,” said Casey.

Buy a weekend pass for $10 and let the laughs last longer.

Tickets for LOL are $5 per event and are sold at the door.

All ticket revenue goes towards Seeds of Peace.

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proves to audiences the importance of an open mind in the face of difficulty. As Rowan’s behavioral problems wax and wane, his parents often second guess their faith in the shamans’ treatments and whether or not the trip is worthwhile. Despite the obstacles in their way, they manage to maintain their close family bonds and belief in the common nature of all people.

‘Horse Boy’ is surprisingly well-produced, despite the inherent challenges of filming the majority of the scenes on horseback and having a screaming child at the heart of the film. The documentary drags at times because of the lengthy scenes in Mongolia , which often lack focus. Toward the middle of the documentary, the plot waits around for the Shamans to cure Rowan.

While the film is slow at times, it succeeds in communicating its heartwarming message: the importance of family. The Isaacsons show a unity throughout the film that is absolutely touching. Each scene captures the truth and beauty the family members find through their quest for a cure for Rowan. The film sheds new light on what it is like to raise an autistic child. The Isaacsons show how one family’s hope and love help them accept their

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‘Horse Boy’ tells the touching tale of the Isaacson family and their two-year old autistic son Rowan. son’s disorder.

Rowan’s parents, as well as audiences, experience a dramatic change in perspective as the journey progresses. At the beginning, the parents are skeptical of the shamanic methods. As Rowan shows some initial signs of improvement, they become more open to the idea of alternative methods of healing.

The most inspiring theme

in the documentary is the parents’ love for their son and their dedication to healing him. Not everyone would bring a child with special needs on a wild goose chase across Mongolia.

The favorable light in which the parents are presented could have something to do with the fact that Rupert, the father, had such an integral role in the film’s production. This does not

ultimately take away from the inspiring physical and emotional journey the Isaacson’s go through to heal their son.

A revolutionary concept is central to this film — perhaps society shouldn’t distinguish people with mental illnesses or special needs as “sick.” As the Isaacson family’s story proves, we should reconsider how we judge and label others.

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different breed than the Akons and T.I.s that populate mainstream rap today.

Malibu native Shwayze (real name Aaron Smith) is relatively new to the music scene.

“Let It Beat” is only his second album. His first, self-titled work was released in 2008 and peaked on the Billboard charts at number 10. The album was lauded by fans but panned by critics.

Shwayze was discovered in 2007 by Whitestarr front-man Cisco Adler after the former jumped on stage during one of the band’s shows and began to freestyle. Later, the two would star in a reality TV show on MTV that chronicled their individual careers and rise to stardom.

“He combines rap, pop, acoustic and rock to achieve a sound that is all his own.”

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“Let It Beat” was released in Nov. 2009 and was received well by fans. Shwayze’s second album attempts to build off the first, with more hiphop styling and collaborations. Featuring artists like The Knuxs, Tabi Bonney and even Snoop Dogg, the album paints a more interesting and diverse picture of the modern hip-hop community. It also achieved higher commercial success than the artist’s first work — on Nov. 3, 2009 it was iTunes’ No. 1 selling album.

As the listener begins to delve more deeply into “Let It Beat,” the songs become progressively instrumental and downright sentimental.

Without sacrificing tight beats and rhymes, Shwayze manages to achieve a unique balance between romance and rap. Lyrics like “What it do, baby boo?/ Who am I?/ Who

are you?/ Do you think that we could ever be/ One instead of two?” expose a sensitive side that most college-aged rap fans aren’t used to hearing. In songs like “Sally is a…”

Shwayze creates an interesting combination of catchy lyrics and pop hooks interspersed with rap beat verses. “Crazy for You” recalls a better version of an early Kid Rock, with attractive hooks and an easygoing, summer vibe.

Needless to say, Shwayze uses all of the tricks in his hip-hop arsenal. He combines rap, pop, acoustic and rock to achieve a sound that is all his own. The 1950s background beats of some of the songs are interesting, but may just be a reflection of the recent popularity of artists like Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen rather than a testament to Shwayze’s creativity as an artist.

Cisco Adler worked intensively with Shwayze on this new album. The team didn’t want to rest on the laurels of Shwayze’s first release. This may be the reason for the club vibe of the first single.

Shwayze is trying so desperately hard to prove that he isn’t limited to the “summertime beach vibe” as he himself refers to it. While evolution as a musician is necessary for any artist, Shwayze may be sacrificing the very thing fans love most about him. “Get U Home” almost seems like a parody of mainstream pop-rap.

“Let It Beat” is more than satisfactory. It gives a refreshing glance into what is a rapidly evolving rap scene in the United States and showcases a both poetic and musically talented artist. The trite, overworked single “Get U Home” is made excusable by the profound vulnerability and artistic quality of the rest of the songs on the album. Ultimately, “Let it Beat” is an album that any rap lover with an open mind should be sure to listen to.

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Dollar Continues Slide on Global Rebound Increased Global Risk Appetite, Prospect for Continued Low US Rates Push Greenback Lower Phoebe Pickering TFR Journalist

The dollar has continued its Àfteen month decline, hitting a new low Wednesday on concern that the Federal Reserve would continue to keep United States interest rates low in a push to prop up asset prices. The Dollar Index, which tracks the dollar strength against the currencies of US major trading partners, fell to 75.81 by midday Wednesday. Since the beginning of 2009 the gauge has fallen almost 8%. The dollar fell to $1.4987 versus the euro, and at 89.88 yen.

On speculation that the Bank of England will continue to keep interest rates low to boost the economy, the pound fell to $1.6583 against the dollar. The current low interest rates in the United States, pegged between 0 and .25% has allowed the US dollar to become a currency of choice for carry traders, traders hoping to earn the interest rate differential between currency pairs, continuing to take the role that had long been provided by the Yen in the FX markets.

The Japanese Yen has risen recently, on belief that the East Asian economies will pull out of the recession soon. Recent data from both Japan and China show that their economies are improving at a healthy clip, with industrial production and exports both growing at record paces, continuing to fuel further economic growth. For example, in October Chinese retail sales grew an extremely impressive 16.2% year over year and Japanese machinery orders in-

creased 10.5% in September, with both of these Àgures signiÀcantly outperforming Wall Street Consensus estimates. Overall production in China grew 16.1% year over year, and at $24 Billion, the Chinese trade surplus has almost doubled.

This has increased pressure on the Chinese government to allow the Yuan to appreciate. As the Yuan is pegged to the US dollar, the Yuan has fallen commensurately, down almost 20% against the Euro and down almost 8% against the Yen. Trading in the futures market shows that traders are beginning to price in a rise in the value of the Yuan, perhaps suspecting that the growing political pressure on the Chinese leadership will force the government’s hand.

The dollar has continued to fall against other emerging market currencies, falling to 46.72 versus the Philippine pesos, and to 46.33 versus the Indian Rupee.

The falling dollar has been correlated with rising asset prices worldwide. As investors regain their risk appetite, a steady sale of safer US denominated assets has taken place as investors have begun putting on bets in equities and commodities. The falling dollar has fueled a worldwide equities rally, and has forced commodity prices to surge as well. The S&P hit a new

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thirteen month high of 1,099.59 on Wednesday.

This rebirth of worldwide risk appetite is one reason for the dollars slide, but the other is that traders expect the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for an extended period of time.

While the U.S. economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter, extreme weakness in the domestic labor market and continued fear of a double dip economic recession are likely to keep US interest rates low for a great deal of time.

As long as risk appetite continues to grow and lax monetary policy is continued by the Fed, continued weakness of the US dollar should be expected. Other concerns weighing against the dollar, mainly the continued growth of the Federal deÀcit are further drags on the dollars strength. While the fall of the dollar may be a potent political symbol of declining American hegemony, it is likely that the US economy will continue to reap the beneÀts of a beggar thy neighbor monetary policy. A weakening dollar spells hope for rising US exports and a continued narrowing of the trade deÀcit. In addition, despite fears of a run on US debt, recent treasury auctions have been signiÀcantly oversubscribed, suggesting that investors have not yet lost their appetite for risk free US debt.

Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers Not Guilty David Mergens

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On Tuesday a Federal Court in Brooklyn ruled that two former Bear Sterns Hedge Fund Managers, Ralph R. CiofÀ and Matthew M. Tannin, were fund not guilty of all charges against them. Both defendants were arrested in June of 2008 in connection with the collapse of two former high Áying Bear Stearns hedge funds that were invested solely in high risk structured real estate derivatives. The two funds collapsed in the summer of 2007 and were the Àrst signs of trouble in the real estate market.

The two funds, the Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Master Fund Ltd. and the Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd Àled for bankruptcy in July of 2007. Both funds were left with essentially no money after their collapse, investors wound up losing roughly $1.6 Billion on the two funds.

Both men were facing up to 20 years in prison for their charges.

This case was seen as a litmus test for the appetite for more criminal prosecutions against former high Áying Wall Street traders. Especially in the wake of the recent charges against the Galleon Group for insiders trading, this stunning courtroom drama questions the assumption that the public is ready to pin the blame on the recession on a few unlikely Wall Street traders.

The prosecu-

tions cases rested on the idea that both Mr. CiofÀ and Mr. Tannin privately had grave misgivings regarding the direction of the funds they managed, expressed through internal e-mails. One of the key pieces of evidence of the prosecution was an e-mail between Mr. Tannin’s personnel e-mail account to that of Mr. CiofÀ’s wife, calling the sub-prime real estate market “pretty damn ugly” and claiming that if a recent Bear Stearns research report was correct “than the entire subprime market is toast.” While these two sound bites are particularly damning, it was revealed in the context of the entire e-mail message that the motives were less sinister, with the two traders bouncing back and forth between two ideas, either shutting the funds down and saving what could, or aggressively buying more securities which they believed to be undervalued.

Ultimately, while the jurors believed that the two defendants were guilty of mismanaging their funds, they had not crossed the line and breached any securities laws. As Mr. CiofÀ and Mr. Tannin are the Àrst Wall Street executives to be charged with crime any crimes, it sets an important precedent for future charges brought on by overzealous prosecutors hoping to make their names. While the defendants are not guilty in federal court, they still face additional charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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International Swiss Pay Rules Mirror Developments in US and UK Swiss Bankers Worry That New Pay Restrictions Will Harm International Competitve Edge Alex Chace TFR Journalist In a statement on Wednesday the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority proposed new rules to change the way Ànancial Àrms in Switzerland made their payouts. The new plan outlines rules that would effective 12 of the countries largest Ànancial services Àrms, including UBS and Credit Suisse.

The proposal is similar to pay plans being suggested by the regulatory authorities of other countries, including the plan by the U.K. Financial Service Authority to set rules for over 25 British Financial services providers, and plans by the US Treasury to regulate pay outs at several Àrms in which the Federal Government still has signiÀcant ownership stakes. These plans share several characteristics, including the deferral of bonuses over several years, a much greater emphasis placed on stock payouts rather than cash payouts, and a more general attempt to make sure that the senior executives at banks and other Ànancial services Àrms have their

vested interests in line with the long term interests of shareholders.

The new swiss rules are signiÀcantly toned down from an earlier proposal by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority which would have effected hundreds of companies in the country. This new proposal seeks to incorporate the amount of risk taken on a trade as a counterbalance to pure proÀtability when deciding the bonuses of workers.

The new rulers however, are not a pay or bonus cap. The rules will also only be mandatory for twelve Swiss Àrms that hold over 2 billion Swiss francs in regulatory capital. In comparison to the previous guidelines issued by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, these new rules affect relatively fewer institutions and make some key distinctions between large Ànancial institutions that may pose global systemic risk and smaller institutions.

This had been the largest complaint about the policy from bankers before.

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plans is the possibility that in the near future global Ànancial services operators will have to operate under several different national pay policy plans, paying deal makers in Geneva, London, and New York different amounts to comply with different regulatory practices. While current rules do not raise this dilemma, analysts for see this becoming a growing problem if the power and strength of these pay regulations creep up along with populist fervor regarding bloated bank payouts.

The growth of numerous different national pay guidelines does quash an argument that was trotted out by bankers when the rules were Àrst proposed, namely that pay plans would simply drive business to oversees Ànancial centers. In light of recent proposals by UK politicians to raise income tax levels to 50% of income for high earners, much ink has been spilled regarding the upcoming Áight of hedge funds from London to Geneva.

Given these new pay restrictions; it will be

Health Care Reform Bill Passes House Erich Grant TFG Executive Board In an eleventh hour legislative upset, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was Ànally able to push a key Democratic campaign goal through the House of Representatives, a comprehensive health care reform bill.

The bill hopes to reform some of the more malignant abuses and cost overruns present in the healthcare system, which valued at over $2.5 trillion represents almost a Àfth of all US economic activity. .

The current house bill would overhaul many aspects of the American health care system. Any Àrm that had over $500,000 in payroll expenses would be obligated to offer health insurance to all its workers. There would be a health insurance mandate, with many low income families required by law to obtain medical insurance, they would receive rebates from the government to pay for the new insurance.

Medicare would be extended by the states to cover an estimated 15 million additional people who currently lack health insurance. Most controversially the bill preserves the public option, a proposal that seemed dead on arriv-

al merely a month ago.

The public option would create a government health insurance provider similar to that would compete with private insurance Àrms in a bid to keep long term health care costs down.

According to report authored by researchers at MIT, this plan could net the average US family of four over a thousand dollars in health care related savings every year.

The plan now moves to the Senate, where another round of Àerce deliberation is expected.

Democratic leadership in the Senate will need to come up with 60 votes in order to pass the bill the more controversial parts of the House plan will have to be shelved in order to make it through the Senate, as several blue dog Democrats and Joe Lieberman have vowed not to support the bill as is.

Nevertheless, the passage of the health care bill in the house marks a signiÀcant sign of progress for both the democratic party and the Obama Administration, both of which had suffered from a perception of inaction on this critical campaign promise.

Especially in the wake of the Democratic defeats in the recent races this passage ads some critical political capital to Obama’s coffers.

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Middlebury matchup the last game for 19 Tufts seniors

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third, respectively, in the conference in receptions. Overall, four of the top seven NESCAC receivers hail from Middlebury.

“They’re a pass-oriented offense and definitely will try to take it to us in every sense through the air,” senior quad-captain Alex Perry said. “They’re really going to test us on Saturday, but we’re as prepared as ever.”

Tufts will take the field with a banged-up secondary that will be challenged to stop the conference’s second-best scoring offense. Last week, senior defensive back Andrew Elfman went down with an ACL injury and will be out for this week, while senior quad-captain Tom Tassinari’s ability is uncertain after he suffered a knee injury two weeks ago.

But for all their high numbers, the Panthers are clearly vulnerable, as indicated by their record.

Middlebury fell in an opening-day shootout with Bowdoin 50-35, a game in which McKillop put up 420 passing yards but turned the ball over three times. Additionally, in a 20-10 loss to Amherst, he threw four interceptions despite throwing for 438 yards.

It seems, then, that Tufts’ chances hinge on its ability to make McKillop turn the ball over, something he has done nine times in three road games, but just once at home.

“Turnovers are huge in any game; they really can swing momentum in your favor,” Perry said. “They put the ball in the air a lot, so it would be great if we can undercut some routes and force some interceptions. It’s going to be a good challenge and a good test for us, but I think we’ll be ready to go. We’ve faced good quarterbacks all year, so we just need to continue what we’ve been doing.”

In order to match Middlebury’s offensive firepower — the Panthers have scored under 28 points just once this year — the Jumbos will have to replicate it, yard for yard. And if last week’s close loss to Colby is any indication, Tufts is up to the task.

“I think the offense played pretty well last week; we didn’t have many mental mistakes, and we converted a lot of third downs and big plays,” senior quarterback Tom McManama said. “Their offense is really explosive, and McKillop is a really good quarterback, so we definitely need to sustain long drives and keep them off the field, especially given the injuries on our defense.”

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McManama had his most efficient day as a Jumbo last Saturday, completing 83 percent of his passes for two scores and zero interceptions and hooking up with senior Steve Cusano eight times for 50 yards and a touchdown.

Additionally, junior running back Pat Bailey tore up the field, accumulating 293 all-purpose yards and two rushing touchdowns, including a 94-yard jaunt — one of the longest plays in Tufts’ history. Against the NESCAC’s third-worst rush defense, Bailey, who ranks fourth in the conference in ground yardage, could have another field day provided his young offensive line remains up to the task “They played great last week; a bunch of new guys stepped up and played really well, and I’m confident they will do the same this week,” said McManama about his front five, which is starting just two of five opening-day first-teamers due to injury. “Middlebury sends some blitzes at us so [the offensive linemen] just need to be cognizant of all that and make sure they’re communicating.”

Middlebury’s history against Tufts could play a role in the psyche of the Jumbo squad.

Middlebury has enjoyed a sevengame winning streak against the Jumbos dating back to 2001. In last year’s meeting, the Panthers scored 17 unanswered fourthquarter points to win 38-24, though an injured McKillop did not play. In that game, McManama threw two interceptions and completed just seven passes, though Tufts entered halftime with a 10-point lead.

“They’re fast, pretty strong up front and bring a pretty good rush,” McManama said. “They lost a few guys in the secondary from last year, so maybe we can exploit that. But they’re really good — they’ll come at you and hit you in the mouth.”

Regardless of what happens on the field, Saturday’s contest will be bittersweet for the Jumbos, as they conclude their season and bid farewell to their seniors.

“There’s nothing more after this,” McManama said. “It’s our last game and I definitely want to go out on a good note. I just need to make sure that I leave everything I’ve got on the field.”

“It would mean the world to end my four-year career on a high note,” Perry added. “If we can find a way to get a ‘W,’ whatever way that is, that would be an awesome feeling.”

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The Jumbos be looking to two freshmen, Marks and Matt Rand, to carry their recent success into Saturday’s meet. The tandem has been a revelation for Tufts, particularly with the injury that forced No. 2 runner Welch to miss much of the season.

As always, the team is looking to improve on its performance from the previous week, particularly at this stage in the season.

“At NESCACs, while we did really well, I don’t think we peaked necessarily in terms of our potential,” Marks said.

“I liked the fact that we ran aggressively in the beginning, because we knew that we had to get out well and put ourselves in a good position.

“I think that working together and finding people to move up with and being in that good of a position, even though some of our runners weren’t where they can be, is really exciting for regionals,” he continued.

Marks, Ragazzini and Rand will look to form a pack again for Tufts on Saturday. The trio finished within nine seconds of each other at NESCACs — Marks in 16th, Rand in 18th and Ragazzini in 21st.

“We [have] run well in packs all year, so that strategy will stay the same. We’re always stronger in numbers,” Ragazzini said.

Williams took first at the NESCAC Championships for the fourth straight year with 40 points, outpacing second-place Amherst by 48 points. It goes without saying that this week-

end, the Ephs will be the favorites to defend their NCAA New England title.

“We should see ourselves as one of the teams competing for the top two [spots],” Marks said.

“Obviously, Williams is a team that is really tough to beat, but after that it’s pretty wide open.

We think we’re a team that has the ability to fill in one of the places right after Williams …

The teams that are around us … like Amherst and Williams and other teams coming in like Keene and Maine, will be really tough, but I think we can compete with all of them.”

Also running for the Jumbos at regionals will be sophomore Connor Rose and junior Chris Brunnquell, both of whom will be taking part in their second NCAA New England Championship.

“We have a different team this year than we’ve had in years past,” Ragazzini said. “In the past, we’ve been struggling to find five guys who are fit enough to race. This year, we’ve been struggling to pick the top seven, because we have a lot of guys who are ready to step up and compete among the best guys in the region.”

“This being a championship race, and because it feeds into nationals, all of us will be looking to leave everything on the course,” Marks added. “I think we should be really confident going into Saturday, because we’re all in really good shape, and we’ve proven that we have the ability to make it to nationals just based on our talent.”

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pace me. As a team, we’re hoping for top five and shooting for Nationals.”

Nearly 50 teams and over 300 runners annually compete at New Englands. The top two teams are guaranteed spots at Nationals, but a top five finish is usually enough for an at-large bid.

According to Lansdale, no runner has seen the course, but Kass is nevertheless optimistic about the conditions.

“There is a bit of rolling hills, but no extreme hills,” Kass said. “The last two courses had pretty challenging slopes, which definitely slows down the race and changes strategy. We’ve trained more for flatter courses. We’ll go out Friday to run the course and visualize how we’ll run it on Saturday to be prepared.”

The last time the Jumbos made the NCAA Championship was in 2006, following a fourth-place showing at New Englands. While Middlebury, the defending national champion, and Williams are seen as favorites, Tufts will also have to compete with the likes of Amherst and Wesleyan in order to advance.

“It’s a really exciting time because right now, we’re at the peak of our fitness,” Kass said. “All that really matters now is how willing you are to exert as much energy as possible. How much pain can you go through? Our coach told us there was a study that showed that you can go two minutes at your maximum, and when it comes down to it, those last two minutes where you are at your maximum effort will decide the race.”

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been doing a lot of heavy recruiting, and we’ll have a lot of freshmen coming in with a lot of fresh blood up top since most of the seniors graduating are forwards,” O’Connor said.

Taking a step back and considering the 2009 season as a whole, both Michael and O’Connor are

proud but unsatisfied — the latter sentiment being one that should inspire them to ensure that the results next season match the its talent level.

“We were definitely capable of making it further, so it’s still a little bit disappointing,” O’Connor said. “But I think we had a great year, and we were a much better team than our record shows.”

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Despite a disappointing end to the Tufts women’s soccer team’s season, senior midfielder Fanna Gamal, pictured above, and junior defender Sarah Nolet received spots on the All-NESCAC first team for the second straight year. Gamal was a catalyst all year at center midfield for Tufts, while Nolet was the anchor of an impressive Jumbos defense and also finished fourth on the team in points.

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Less than a week later, the Tufts women’s soccer team still has its collective mind on the way its season ended: with a 4-2 NESCAC tournament semifinal loss to eventual conference champions and nationally ranked No. 2 Williams.

“It’s definitely a disappointment, as all endings are, but we put up a great fight,” sophomore midfielder Lauren O’Connor said. “We got off to a rough start, but we never gave up, and we walked off the field with our heads held high. Williams is a great team and could very well go on to win a national championship, and I think we did some very great things despite the loss.”

Even with the season-ending loss and Tufts’ absence from the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, the 2009 campaign should still be considered a success.

“We would have liked to go the NCAA Tournament, but what’s done is done, and that didn’t happen,” sophomore forward Alix Michael said. “Everyone would say that we were less than satisfied with being in the semis and not getting to the NCAA Tournament, which is what we were striving for, but that’s sports.”

The Jumbos finished their regular season with an 8-7-1 overall record and a 4-4-1 mark in regular-season conference play, earning them fourth place in the NESCAC and a first-round home game for the NESCAC Tournament. A 2-1 victory over Trinity in that game propelled Tufts to the conference semifinal, which it failed to reach last year. Despite falling short of its goal of making NCAAs, the team believes that this year’s squad was a vast improvement over last year’s.

“I think we’re more cohesive this year as a team as compared to last year, and we seem to bind together a lot better on the field,” Michael said.

The increased cohesiveness on the field was in large part due to the fact that the squad featured almost the same roster as the year before; the Jumbos only graduated one player in 2008.

“I think our quality of play continued to rise,” O’Connor said. “We’re all used to playing with each other since we had a year under our belt and only lost one senior last year.”

Back in September, the season started with a tough 2-1 loss to Middlebury in overtime. The early portion of the year, especially the team’s slate of non-conference games, was marked by flashes of brilliance but overall inconsistency: The Jumbos racked up inspiring wins over tough Wheaton and Keene State teams but also suffered frustrating losses to weaker Babson and Brandeis squads.

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Despite missing out on the NCAA Tournament, senior Ali Maxwell and the Jumbos had a successful 2009 campaign.

The team finally hit its stride in the middle portion of the season, going 4-1-1 in a sixgame stretch in mid-October. During that span, senior co-captain forward Whitney Hardy started to find her individual scoring groove, netting six of her team-leading seven goals. Other leading scorers on the season included fellow senior co-captain forward Cara Cadigan, who had three goals and a team-high four assists after coming back from an ACL injury that sidelined her for most of the 2008 season; Michael, who contributed four goals and an assist; O’Connor, who tallied four assists of her own; and junior defender Sarah Nolet, who tallied three goals and an assist.

Despite the impressive statistics, the offense lost its rhythm in the final two regular-season games, back-to-back 1-0 losses to Williams and Bowdoin. During the two games, it was the Jumbo defense — composed of Nolet, juniors Audrey Almy and Carrie Wilson, and sophomore Cleo Hirsch — that kept Tufts close, especially in the Oct. 24 loss to the Ephs, who were 13-0-0 at the time.

With the knowledge that they could play with anyone, the Jumbos headed into the NESCAC semifinals with confidence in their abilities.

“We knew what we had to do, and we knew that if we kept the ball on the ground and played our game, we could have a chance against them,” O’Connor said.

“When we drove at them, we could be

really dangerous.”

The second go-around against Williams was played at a completely different tempo than the first, but Williams again proved victorious in the second matchup, ending the Jumbos’ season.

“Obviously we were disappointed, and we wanted to continue our season, but there’s nothing you can do about the situation now,” Michael said. “We all banded together at the end of the game and ended it as a team. It was disappointing, but it is what it is.”

As they look towards next year, the Jumbos know they must overcome the loss of six seniors, including goalie Kate Minnehan and five players that combined to score 18 of the team’s 22 goals between the regular season and playoffs.

“We’re losing six seniors, and that’ll be a huge blow to the team not only on the field, but also because we’re really close as a group off the field,” Michael said. “Every single one of those girls brings a certain element to the team that no one else does.”

Despite the loss of those key players, the Jumbos know that with the players they have returning and an influx of new players coming to the hill, 2010 should be another successful season and very likely another year of improvement. “[The seniors] will all be missed in their own way, but I know our coaches have see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 10

Games of the Week LOOKING BACK (NOVEMBER 10) | DENVER NUGGETS VS. CHICAGO BULLS Denver came to Chicago to face a Bulls team that was riding a three-game winning streak. And it looked for a moment like they would make it four in improbable fashion.

Denver took a 89-87 lead in the final minute on a jumper by Carmelo Anthony, who finished with a teamhigh 20 points. Bulls point guard Derrick Rose countered, however, and tied the score at 89 on a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left.

After Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups hit a go-ahead free throw to make the score 90-89, Bulls forward Joakim Noah set the stage for the dramatics by corralling the second of Billups’ foul shots, which he had intentionally missed to try to run down the clock. With just three-tenths of a second remaining in the game, Bulls center Brad Miller took an inbounds pass from guard Kirk Hinrich and in a single motion buried a jump shot to apparently give Chicago the win.

The officials reviewed the last second shot, however, and ultimately decided that it did not beat the buzzer, preserving the Nuggets’ victory.

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After enjoying a first-round bye, the Tufts field hockey team’s road back to the NCAA Championship game begins tomorrow with a matchup versus the MIT Engineers.

The 17-4 Engineers, making their first ever appearance in the Div. III NCAA Tournament, secured a 2-1 victory on the road Wednesday over 18-3 Nichols. In that match, MIT scored two goals in the first half and held on despite a furious rally from the Bison to move on to the round of 16. The win was a marked turnaround for the MIT squad which suffered a shutout at the hands of the Bison during the regular season. Along with a first-round win in tow, the MIT squad brings its own conference title to the table in the afternoon shoot-off.

The nationally ranked No. 4 Jumbos are coming off a monumental victory of their own, a 3-2 win over No. 6 Trinity that earned Tufts a NESCAC championship. While the Jumbos are the heavy favorites, Tufts should be aware of MIT’s record-setting nine-game winning streak that could give the Engineers the momentum necessary to stay competitive against a talent-stacked Jumbo squad.

p to this point in his career, Chad Ochocinco (see: Johnson) has been most well-known for his elaborate — some would say obnoxious — touchdown celebrations and apparently lackluster grasp of the Spanish language. I say let the man dance.

This year, Ocho is acting on a newfound desire. He’s not merely taking sports media’s barbs but rather becoming a part of the media itself. He began by releasing his book, creatively titled “Ochocinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way,” last month.

Since then, he has also expressed a desire to form a social news network on Twitter.com. He has even come up with a clever acronym for his delightful new venture: OCNN, short for Ochocinco News Network, of course. Contrary to first impressions, Ocho claims this will not just be an outlet to vent his already well-publicized opinions. Rather, he will be using it to inform the public about the goings-on amongst teams and players throughout the NFL, using his numerous contacts among fellow football players.

Ocho says he first considered the idea after breaking the news that rookie tackle Andre Smith had ended his holdout and signed with the Bengals during August. It’s obvious that NFL coaches and front office employees, a notoriously clandestine and secretive bunch, won’t exactly be thrilled with the idea of Ocho doing this sort of reporting — particularly if he proves to be a trailblazer of sorts.

Imagine a player announcing via Twitter.com or OCNN that he won’t be playing in an upcoming game two or three days before the official injury report is released, giving the opposition extra time to scheme around what would have been a previously unexpected absence. Any coach, particularly in the secretive NFL, is bound to get riled up by such an occurance. And athletes do seem to be a narcissistic enough bunch that this idea of creating the news, rather than simply being reported on, might be quite appealing to them.

Fans also have to wonder about the veracity of anything reported via OCNN, which will seemingly act like a glorified blog with a definite lack of editing and fact-checking. OCNN’s slogan, according to Ochocinco himself — “If I break it, you might as well believe it” — doesn’t exactly inspire the same confidence as “All the News That’s Fit to Print.”

On the other hand, Ocho does raise an interesting point: He mentions the idea of cutting out the media as a middleman. If his idea catches on, the players would be reporting exactly what’s going on in their own lives.

This might have a particular appeal to athletes who feel as though they’re being misinterpreted or misrepresented by the mainstream media. This alternate medium would give players an opportunity to truly speak for themselves without anyone filtering or editing their words. If this proves successful and people actually want to hear what athletes have to say directly, it could spell an even further decline in the importance and relevance of mainstream sports media.

Detractors, though, can reasonably argue that this is exactly why we do need the media: to give us an unbiased perspective of sorts, to point out when an athlete may be wrong. But is the media really all that unbiased? Sports reporting has gone from straight coverage to mining for a deeper storyline to now trying to create storylines where they quite often don’t exist. I’m willing to give OCNN a chance — reluctantly.

Ethan Frigon is a junior majoring in economics and international relations. He can be reached at Ethan.Frigon@tufts.edu.

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In most sports, the regular season is extremely important from the outset, as it determines playoff participants and seedings. But in cross country, the first two months of the year are little more than a tune-up for the final month, when championship races start to roll around.

After competing in both the NESCAC and ECAC Championships already in November, the men’s cross country team is now preparing to step on the line Saturday for the most important race of the year to date: the NCAA New England Championship at the University of Southern Maine.

The team’s goal for New Englands is to qualify for NCAAs, as the top two teams will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship on Nov. 21. The NCAA then usually awards atlarge bids to the next-highest placing teams, though results from conference races also come into play.

“We’re looking pretty good,” sophomore Jeff Ragazzini said.

“We feel a lot fitter than we were last year, and we’re very ready to run with the top four or five teams in the region.”

Leading the Jumbos on Saturday will be senior Jesse Faller, who took second at the race last year, placing just behind Williams’ then-junior Edgar Kosgey. Faller was the lone representative for Tufts at the NCAA Championship last year, as the team failed to qualify.

Saturday will also be senior captain Nick Welch’s second race

back from injury. Welch, who placed 45th in the race last year, is ready for a second chance to make headway up the standings in what will possibly be the final NCAA race of his collegiate career. “[Welch has] been All-Region twice already, and he’s ready to be back there again,” Ragazzini said. “His biggest contribution again will be fulfilling the role of our emotional leader on the team, though.”

The Jumbos posted a strong performance at the NESCAC Championships on Nov. 1, taking third in the conference, only two points behind runner-up Amherst. This weekend, Tufts will once again face off against fellow NESCAC programs, as well as other competitive Div. III New England schools. Reflecting on its performance at NESCACs, the Tufts squad emphasizes that pacing will be key to posting a strong finish. “[Freshman Kyle Marks] and I ran very aggressively together at NESCACs and fell apart a little bit near the end of the race,” Ragazzini said. “So we’re planning on running not as aggressively as we did at NESCACs but being in good position with two miles to go.

“The past two years at NESCACs, we’ve been fifth and fourth, and each time we’ve gone into regionals thinking that we need to pull something out of the bag,” Ragazzini continued. “But this is the first year that we’ve run well at NESCACs and got third, and we know that if we run the same effort, everything will take care of itself.”

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Freshman Kyle Marks and the men’s cross country team will look to build on its strong NESCAC showing at the New England Championship this weekend.

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Tufts looks to end season with win BY

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ALEX PREWITT

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With a .500 record out of reach and a NESCAC championship even more distant, the Tufts football team turns its attention to Saturday’s contest versus Middlebury looking to reestablish its pride and send its seniors out on a winning note.

The 2-5 Jumbos, stuck in the midst of a four-game losing streak and fresh off a 34-31 road loss to Colby, will welcome the passhappy, 4-3 Panthers and junior quarterback Donald McKillop to Zimman Field. Tufts hopes to end a seven-game skid with the match against Middlebury and honor its 18 fourth-years with the last game of the season.

In order to accomplish these goals, a depleted Tufts defense will have to figure out a way to limit McKillop’s production through the air. The California native is far and away the most prolific NESCAC quarterback, currently averaging 362.4 yards per game with a 64.9 completion percentage and 19 touchdowns. Last week against Hamilton, McKillop eclipsed the 400-yard mark, going 34 of 50, and tacked on four scores in a 37-14 rout.

McKillop’s numbers are as much the result of play-calling — the

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Junior wideout Steve Cusano and the Jumbos will need to pile up the yards if they hope to keep up with the high-powered Middlebury offense.

Panthers have passed the ball 374 times this year, 69 more than the nearest NESCAC school — as they are of his skill set and supporting cast, since he has accumulated a

134.6 passer rating. His top two receivers, seniors James Millard and Erik Rostad, rank second and see FOOTBALL, page 10

Last year at the NCAA New England Championship, the women’s cross country finished sixth out of 49 teams, missing out on qualifying for the NCAA Div. III Championship by one spot.

On Saturday, the Jumbos will head to Southern Maine to again take part in the New England Championship, this time looking for a shot at redemption.

Junior Amy Wilfert will pace the Jumbos this year, though she will likely earn a berth to nationals regardless of how the team fares.

Wilfert and classmate Stephanie McNamara both earned the trip to Indiana for last year’s NCAAs, as both finished among the top seven runners on non-qualifying teams.

Stepping up to replace an injured McNamara this season, Wilfert has filled the role of the team’s No. 1 runner. After suffering a two-second loss to the first-place finisher in the NESCAC Championship two weeks ago, Wilfert has a second chance of sorts with the opportunity to win the individual medal in the New England Championship.

Though the Jumbos as a team placed a mediocre seventh at NESCACs, they have had time to rest and prepare for this weekend.

“We have little injuries here and

there,” sophomore Bryn Kass said.

“When it comes to racing, you’re so in tune with how your body feels that little sicknesses show up at the last minute. But everyone we’re counting on is going to be racing.”

Kass and fellow sophomore Anya Price have traditionally been the next two runners after Wilfert to cross the finish line. But over the last two races, sophomore Sadie Lansdale has stepped up her performance, and she may play a pivotal role in scoring points if Tufts is to qualify for the NCAA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov. 21.

In her rookie year, Lansdale was not an instrumental part of the team, and coming into November, she had not yet finished as one of Tufts’ top runners. But at NESCACs, she placed fourth for Tufts with a time of 24:07, and she was the top Jumbo at the ECAC Championships last week — though the team’s first tier of runners skipped that race. She credited her improvement to increased training over the summer and has high hopes for Saturday.

“I’d like to see my time below 24 minutes,” Lansdale said. “It’s a huge field, so I really think the way to do that is to get out hard, mostly because all of my teammates who are as fast or faster than I am will be running, so I’ve got people to see WOMEN’S XC, page 10