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Alleged ethics violations Friedman School dean surface in Tufts-backed study search to launch this fall by

Corinne Segal

Senior Staff Writer

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in August published a study co-authored by Tufts-affiliated researchers, which, critics allege, violated international and scientific ethics laws.

The study assessed whether a genetically modified type of rice called “Golden Rice” could provide Vitamin A to humans as effectively as other foods, such as beta-carotene oil and spinach.

Golden Rice has been modified to contain beta-carotene, a natural compound that converts to Vitamin A in the human body. Providing Vitamin A to undernourished children could save 1.9 to 2.7 million lives each year, according to the study.

Researchers fed Golden Rice to a trial group of 24 children between

the ages of six and eight in the Hunan province of China and tracked the responses in their Vitamin A levels, according to the study.

However, human rights workers allege that the rice is not necessarily safe for human consumption and may have been used in the experiment without consent from the participants or the Chinese government, according to an email from Aaron Gray-Block, international media officer at Greenpeace International.

The study lists Guangwen Tang, an associate professor at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, as the lead author of the paper along with Yuming Hu, Shi-a Yin, Yin Wang, Gerard Dallal, Michael Grusak and Robert Russell.

Tang, Dallal and Russell are all see GOLDEN RICE, page 2

by Jennifer

White

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The search for the next dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy will launch this semester, a year later than originally planned.

Interim Dean of the Friedman School Robin Kanarek, who has held her post since former dean Eileen Kennedy stepped down in July 2011, will continue to serve as dean for the remainder of the academic year. The search was delayed because of the absence of a permanent provost and senior vice president during the 2011-2012 academic year.

“It really is the provost who initiates the search,” Kanarek said. “The search will begin in the near future now that we have our new provost, [Provost and Senior Vice President] David Harris.”

Since his arrival at Tufts in July, Harris has been familiarizing himself with the university’s various schools

and engaging faculty and administrators in preparation of launching search committees to fill the position of the Friedman School dean. Other deanships that remain unfilled include the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.

“I am interviewing search firms in preparation for three dean searches this semester: Friedman, Fletcher and Tisch,” Harris told the Daily in an email. “We will form search committees and launch searches this semester, with an expectation that new deans will be in place before the start of next academic year.”

Harris said that he will chair the Friedman School search committee and select a group of faculty, academic administrators, staff, students and alumni who will also serve on it.

Kennedy hopes the next appointed see FRIEDMAN, page 2

World Damba Festival celebrates northern Ghanaian culture

by Josh

Weiner and Nina Goldman Daily Editorial Board

The World Damba Festival 2012, a three-day celebration of the culture of northern Ghana, arrived at Tufts this weekend and featured a series of academic lectures given by speakers from around the world.

Friday The World Damba Festival kicked off at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the Granoff Music Center with an academic panel entitled “History and Society of Northern Region.”

Sampahi-Naa Abdallah Zablong Zakariah, a professor from the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, emphasized the significance of the Damba festival, a custom which dates back to the late 16th century.

“This event energizes social relationships which bind together citizens of Ghana,” Zakariah said. “It reinforces beliefs, attitudes and values that underscore Dagomba culture, while providing a unique sense of identity and a unifying force for the state and its people.”

Zakariah said the festival traditionally lasts for over two weeks and features drumming, dancing, marching, singing and the sacrifice of a cow.

The events of Damba were designed to reflect contemporary issues of social, political and economic importance, and have thus evolved considerably over the centuries, he explained.

“In general, Damba is no longer the same festival today as it was in yesteryears,” Zakariah said. “No culture is static, and the same applies to the Dagbon people.”

Abdulai Iddrisu, a history professor from St. Olaf College, followed by addressing the significance of the Damba festival within the context of Islam in West Africa.

“The Dagbon is an epitome of the spread and legacy of Islam in Ghanaian society,” Iddrisu said. “The Damba festival is as old as Dagbon itself.”

Wyatt MacGaffey, an anthropology professor at Haverford College,

discussed the disruptive effects of 19th-century British colonization on Dagomba customs.

MacGaffey praised the music and performances of the Damba festival, particularly those of the drummers, for reflecting the turbulence of the region’s history in their work.

“The drummer’s mission in Damba is to inspire their chiefs to emulate in battle the deeds of the ancestors embodied in their works,” MacGaffey said.

“They provide an account of the past which will serve as a guide for the future or an emulation of that possible future,” he said.

The panel’s final speaker, Ismael Montana, a history professor from Northern Illinois University, claimed that many areas of northern Ghana were relatively unaffected by the slave trade until the early 18th century, at which point devastation ensued as many Ghanaians were taken from their homes and forced into labor on slave plantations.

“By the time the Atlantic slave trade was abolished in 1807, disestablishment had occurred in Ghana that remains visible today,” Montana said.

Montana lauded the festivities of Damba as a representation of the unity and liberation that has manifested in Ghana since the abolishment of slavery.

Junior Connor Ring, who is currently enrolled in an ethnomusicology course, said the panel provided him with a new perspective on the Damba festival.

“It got me thinking about the wider social impact [of the World Damba festival], besides the musical aspects of it,” Ring said.

Sunday To close out the weekend’s festival, a panel discussed development in Ghana, focusing on education in the northern part of the country and the Ghanaian diaspora.

The panel, led by Julian Agyeman, chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, touched on the complications of developing an educational infrastructure in Ghana.The speakers described an envi-

Inside this issue Disorientation Guide strives to show freshmen another side of campus culture. see FEATURES, page 3

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The World Damba Festival 2012 at Tufts this weekend celebrated northern Ghanaian culture through performances, academic symposiums and workshops in traditional music and dance styles. ronment in which education was often seen as an unattainable luxury.

“They couldn’t just go to university,” Suraz Ibrahim, a senior consultant at the Unisys Corporation and Ghanaian philanthropist, said. “They had a limitation to how far they could go.”

Ibrahim, who grew up in a Muslim family in northern Ghana, said he waited three years before his father agreed to send him to the only school available — a Christian missionary school.

Although Ibrahim went on to have a successful career in the telecommunications industry, he said he continues to combat problems within the educational system of northern Ghana.

“Education is a fundamental human right,” Ibrahim said. “We, especially those of us from the north, all need to help.”

Another panelist, Habib Iddrisu, a lecturer at several Oregon universities including Reed College, addressed the improvement of education through cultural tools such as music and dance.

Iddrisu, a dancer and musician trained in the traditions of northern Ghana, believes performance art is

more than a form of entertainment.

“Music and dance in my tradition is woven into the socioeconomic lives of my people,” Iddrisu said.

Iddrisu identified a combination of formal and traditional education as the ideal path toward development in Ghana.

“In order to move forward, you need to know where you’re coming from,” he said.

Beyond promoting the region’s traditions, panelists emphasized the need to unite the people of northern Ghana, which Iddrisu described as Ghana’s most diverse area.

“We need to work together,” Abass Braimah, assistant professor in Carleton University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said. “As people from northern Ghana, we’re still very segmented.”

Braimah saw the event as an opportunity for northern Ghanaians to connect, as diaspora groups came from across the country to sit in on the panel.

However, three speakers meant to discuss the diaspora’s role in their home country did not end up attending.

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TCU Elections | TCU Senate update The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate at its meeting yesterday elected three seniors as student representatives to the Board of Trustees. Trustee reps are nonvoting members of the Senate who serve on trustee committees.

Shawyoun Shaidani, a senior, will represent the Senate in the Board of Trustees’ Academic Affairs Committee. Senior Avantha Arachchi will serve as the representative to the Board’s Administration and Finance Committee. Senior Eric Peckham will advise the Board’s University Advancement Committee.

Logan Cotton, senior senator and Diversity and Community Affairs Officer, last night held a Diversity and Community

Affairs Open Forum to discuss the issue of communication between TCU senators and students of minority backgrounds.

Attendees to the forum included TCU President Wyatt Cadley, a senior, and several students. Students pushed for more classes on race and diversity studies, stressing that the existing slots are too sparse and high in demand for freshmen and sophomores to be able to enroll.

Cotton assured all attendees that he wants their feedback throughout his tenure as Diversity and Community Affairs Officer.

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Tufts researchers embroiled in international debate about rice study GOLDEN RICE

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The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy has been without a permanent dean since former dean Eileen Kennedy stepped down in 2011.

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leader will be committed to further developing the nutrition school and expanding its academic and international influence.

“I think for the next dean, you want somebody who’s a visionary,” Kennedy said. “You want somebody who looks at what is needed at the school to create future leaders of nutrition and to facilitate cutting edge nutrition research.”

Harris said he plans to consult Kanarek at the outset of the new dean search to outline the needs of the Friedman School moving forward and looks forward to collaborating with her even more after her term as interim dean ends.

“Dean Kanarek has done a spectacular job as interim dean,” Harris said.

“We are fortunate that [she] will still continue to be a member of the Tufts faculty when her term ends.”

Kanarek said that during her term she worked to increase interdisciplinary collaboration with an emphasis on nutrition across the schools at Tufts.

“Basically every school at Tufts has ties to nutrition, and we’re trying to make those ties stronger,” Kanarek said.

“One of the goals I’ve always had is to broaden nutrition at Tufts and specifically to get more undergraduates involved in nutrition.”

The Friedman School introduced several initiatives in support of this goal, including the creation of a Nutrition Committee that finds ways to incorporate nutrition studies into curricula and research throughout the university.

Kanarek said a freshman seminar on introductory nutrition will debut in spring 2013 on the Medford/Somerville campus, a class that she will teach as part of a team of professors.

Kennedy praised Kanarek for all she has accomplished during her time as interim dean.

“I couldn’t think of a better choice [for interim dean],” Kennedy said. “Robin [Kanarek] has done a superb job. She knows the school, she knows what we’re doing, and she has a long, rich history of teaching and research at Tufts University.”

After stepping down as dean, Kennedy spent the past year on sabbatical working with the World Health Organization and a U.S. agency for international development called the Collective Research Support Program (CRSP), conducting research in Nepal and Ethiopia to boost nutrition improvement efforts.

Kennedy returned to Tufts this fall as a professor, co-teaching a course for Friedman School graduate students on nutrition policy and programming.

“I would love to be here more rather than less,” she said.

affiliated with the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts. None responded to an email request for comment.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports the HNRCA. The Tufts Medical Center Institutional Review Board and Ethics Review Committee of Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences in China approved the experiment, according to the study.

Tufts is “deeply concerned” by the allegations and is currently reviewing the experiment’s protocols, Andrea Grossman, assistant director of public relations for Tufts’ Boston campus, told the Daily in an email.

Proponents of Golden Rice claim that it is useful in providing Vitamin A to populations in undernourished areas where the climates support rice growth, according to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Chinese government officials issued “a clear directive against this very experiment” in 2008, according to Gray-Block.

Greenpeace East Asia first contacted the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture about the experiment in 2008 and confirmed that it had stopped, Fang Lifeng, Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia, told the Daily in an email.

“This study could not have taken place without a serious breach of scientific and medical ethics, and goes against a Chinese government decision to abort plans for the trial,” Lifeng’s statement said.

Greenpeace also questioned the relevance of the study, which tested the effect of Golden Rice on healthy children instead of a population that is Vitamin A-deficient.

“Golden Rice is a safe source of Vitamin A,” Sophie Clayton, public relations manager for the IRRI, wrote in an email to the Daily. “The beta carotene in Golden Rice is the same

as the beta carotene that is found in other foods.”

The IRRI is still in the process of further evaluating the safety of Golden Rice, according to Clayton.

Greenpeace questioned whether the parents of the children involved in the study gave informed consent for their participation in the experiment, according to Gray-Block.

According to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Guidebook, “Informed consent assures that potential human subjects will understand the nature of the research and can knowledgably and voluntarily decide whether or not to participate.”

Parents may give proxy consent for their children or minors to be subjects in an experiment, according to the IRB Guidebook. The IRB usually requires children to agree to participate.

According to the IRB Guidebook, “when the research offers the child the possibility of a direct benefit that is important to the health or well-being of the child and is available only in the context of the research, the IRB may determine that the assent of the child is not necessary.”

Tang’s research focuses on Vitamin A and related compounds, and in 2009 Tang published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that concluded that the beta-carotene in Golden Rice could provide Vitamin A to humans. The study used five Bostonarea volunteers.

The two non-Tufts authors, Yin and Yuming, are based in China. Yin told the People’s Daily that he helped collect data for the study but did not know the study involved Golden Rice, according to the Daily Mail.

Yuming denied his involvement in the study, according to the Daily Mail.

Golden Rice is not the best solution for addressing widespread Vitamin A deficiency, Greenpeace’s email statement said. The organization supports other programs, such as those that support pro-Vitamin A pills, according to Greenpeace’s email.

Visiting the Hill this Week MONDAY “Liberalism in a Pluralizing Society: Normative Ideas from the Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution” Details: Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, professor in the Departments of Politics, Philosophy and Religion and associate dean for research of the faculty of arts and social sciences at Lancaster University, will be speaking.

When and Where: 5 p.m.; Lincoln Filene Center, Rabb Room Sponsors: Departments of Religion and Political Science, International Relations Program

TUESDAY “Massachusetts Car-Free Week KickOff” Details: Learn about the economic and environmental benefits of car-free commuting with the Tufts Office of Sustainability.

When and Where: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Mayer Campus Center Lower Patio Sponsor: Office of Sustainability

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A Tufts-affiliated study on genetically modified rice is under fire from Greenpeace for allegedly breaching international and scientific ethics rules.

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The Tufts Anti-Authoritarian Collective’s Disorientation Guide gives first-year students a real look into campus life.

Disorientation Guide provides candid introduction to Tufts by

Lily Sieradzki

Daily Editorial Board

“Why a Disorientation Guide?

Because Tufts won’t tell you everything you need to know. Because every upperclassman has said, ‘I wish I knew that as a freshman!’ about something at some point. Because if you ever think, ‘What the hell is this place, do I belong here?’ You’re SO not alone.”

So begins the Disorientation Guide, distributed at the start of the semester by a group called the Tufts AntiAuthoritarian Collective. The Guide gives first-year students advice on how to adjust to campus life and, in the process, offers information and opinions not traditionally provided by the Undergraduate Orientation program.

The Disorientation Guide contains short, largely anonymous informational articles on a variety of issues, including consensual sexual culture, “smart” drug and alcohol use, Tufts’ radical history, student organizations and veganism. The Collective fashioned its peer-edited Guide as a zine by cutting, pasting and photocopying.

The Guide also includes several opinionated pieces, including “So you’re a freshman at Tufts... what the f--k do you do now?” which sharply criticizes some aspects of campus life. Claiming to debunk myths about campus for incoming freshmen, the article’s tips include, “Have fun in all your classes filled with upper middle class white people” and “I know you came here because Tufts is known for IR and you want to end up in some NGO helping kids in Africa. I get it. Don’t do IR.” According to sophomore Collective member Nate Matthews, the Tufts Anti-Authoritarian Collective came into being last spring as a reincarnation of the waning Tufts Occupiers movement. Matthews explained that the Collective remains radical and oriented toward direct action, but hopes to widen its actions beyond Occupy.

This includes support of other organizations and movements on campus, such as the Tufts Responsible Endowment Collective and Students for Justice in Palestine, as well as the Disorientation Guide.

“I came to Tufts Occupiers because I was excited by the potential for radical change in the system. I feel like a lot of times politics gets into back

-and-forth battles or a bunch of reform that doesn’t solve the underlying problems,” Matthews said. “I stayed on because I like what the group was doing — more direct action.”

According to Matthews, the main purpose of the Guide is to provide a platform for many underrepresented, radical voices on campus and to present the option of an alternative community to freshmen.

“While there’s a mainstream culture at Tufts, which is very much liberal and thinking within the political spectrum ,that’s not all — there are other ways to be,” Matthews said. “You can be outside the political spectrum, you can decide to do other things, and if you want to, you can not like Tufts. For the freshmen who might not like it right away, we want to say [that] that’s okay, not everyone does, but you can find a community that you’ll feel good in.”

Associate Dean for Orientation and Student Transition Laura Doane found truth in components of the Guide’s message.

“I think that a lot of the critique was [the writers’ response] to a mismatch between their expectations coming into Tufts and their experiences here so far,” she said. “[There’s] a sincere intention of mentoring these students and having their expectations match their experience.”

Many freshmen appear to have reacted positively to the Collective’s down-to-earth approach.

“I thought it was really interesting — a lot of stuff to read,” freshman Oona Taper said. “Out of all the pamphlets I’ve gotten from clubs — it was the one that seemed like it actually wanted to make a community, not just recruit people.”

Freshman Ben Hosking has already joined the Collective and helped distribute copies of the Disorientation Guide in Hill Hall.

“I came into Tufts looking at the list of clubs and organizations and not really seeing anything for leftists, so I was going to start a club,” he said.

“But now that I’ve realized that this exists, I decided to join this group, which isn’t officially recognized for obvious reasons.”

The Anti-Authoritarian Collective asserts that being an unofficial student group is advantageous in many ways. The group’s status is in line with

its principles, and its position allows for greater freedom — and freedom to criticize the administration.

However, the administration appears to have responded well to the Guide.

Doane acknowledged its relevance to Tufts freshmen.

“I have to say, overall I think it is extremely well-written and has some great content,” she said. “I wonder and suspect if the power of that guide, and potentially the usefulness, is that it’s an underground publication.”

Doane cited positive reactions from many members of the administration with whom she discussed the Guide.

However, she expressed ambivalence about its piece on drugs and alcohol, which encourages students to “know the policies in place here which govern how you can enjoy your private hobbies without screwing up your future.”

“As much as I acknowledge that it’s a struggle for many students . . . there’s no way I can sign off on some of the drugs and alcohol stuff,” Doane said.

“I think that [message] indicates that [drug and alcohol use] is an intrinsic part of university culture, [which] can be troublesome.”

In comparison to official Orientation materials, which mainly consist of schedules and calendars, the Disorientation Guide is a more all-inclusive, informational guide.

According to senior Audrey Abrell, the Coordinator for Communication and Logistics for this year’s Orientation, the Guide was helpful in orienting freshmen to their new environment because of its honesty and informality.

“Any contribution that current students can make to help new students transition to Tufts is helpful, no matter what form it is,” Abrell said. “If we did that kind of publication, it would have to be approved and wouldn’t be able to contain certain things. That’s what makes [the Guide] better.”

It is unclear whether the administration’s warm response to the Guide undermines its critical, anti-authoritarian message. Matthews clarified the Collective’s position on the question.

“In my mind, when you’re antiauthoritarian, you always challenge authority but that’s not the same as trying to oppose the authority at all times,” he said.

“We’re not anti-authorities, we’re anti-authoritarian.”

a long night of studying in Tisch, you decide to wander around a bit to clear your mind. First you stop in the Tower Cafe for a muffin, then to chat with your friends in the Reading Room, to the ire of those students actually working. Finally, you begin searching for the perfect spot to start that essay which is due 12 hours from now.

Eventually, you make your way down to the ground level when suddenly you see it: a small oasis, tucked cozily into a back corner of the library. Upon entering, you are greeted by two gorgeous engravings of Charles and Hannah Tufts, smiling down benevolently from their gilded frames. Your nostrils are filled with the comforting scent of old yearbooks and faded newspapers. Posters of Jumbo adorn the walls.

Welcome to the Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives.

I didn’t know the Archives even existed until a friend brought me there one blustery autumn day of our sophomore year.

Guiding me down one of only two staircases that lead to the basement, he marched us into the Archives and announced that we wanted audience with the holiest of Tufts relics: Jumbo’s tail.

I couldn’t believe that my dreams were finally coming true! I thought that when Jumbo perished in the Barnum Hall fire of 1975, his entire taxidermied hide had been reduced to a pile of ash and had been scooped up into a peanut butter jar, as legend has it. But there we were, touching the last vestiges of our beloved mascot in all of its brittle, leathery glory.

The rest, as they say, is history. I was hooked on the Archives, stopping in every so often to glance through an old issue of the Tufts Weekly or flip through the course catalogs of yesteryear. And though I initially believed that the “Archives” was just a fancy name for endless collections of Jumbo memorabilia, this is not the case. There are so many quirky, unusual and unbelievable stories that have rocked Tufts for the last 160 years besides our great pachyderm saga, and I promise to bring you as many of these zany anecdotes as possible.

To start us off, I thought I would conduct some cursory research by reading the headlines in the Tufts Weekly from 100 years ago. I wandered over to the bookshelves filled with clothbound volumes of our old newspapers and, flipping through the dusty tomes, was mysteriously unable to locate any headlines from the 1912 — 1913 school year. Baffled by the Weekly’s apparent yearlong hiatus, I dug deeper to uncover the mystery.

When the Weekly was first published in 1895, student subscriptions provided the funding for publication. For a one-time payment of $1.50, students received a yearly subscription and the Weekly staff believed these fees would provide the bulk of their annual budget.

What they didn’t count on, however, was that so many students would sign up for subscriptions but somehow “forget” to make their payments. The records fail to tell us just why this phenomenon occurred, leaving me to assume that many Jumbos of yore were just as fiscally irresponsible as I am. The Weekly sunk into terrible debt and, by 1912, had to suspend publication indefinitely.

Fortunately, by November of 1913 the Weekly resumed publication thanks in part to the fact that the paper’s budget was now built into students’ “college charges.” And though this caused annual tuition to jump to an outrageous $125, I’m pretty glad we’ve been able to preserve an unbroken journalistic tradition ever since.

Alanna Tuller is a senior majoring in English. She can be reached at Alanna.

Tuller@tufts.edu.

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‘Hell on Wheels’ posed for another great season by

Alex Hanno

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Every television network has taken a shot at the Western genre at least once, and while most of these attempts earn little

Hell on Wheels Starring Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott Airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC attention or praise, AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” has managed to garner both. In the midst of its second season, “Hell on Wheels” continues to deliver an hour of impressive television every week, complete with a setting more vivid and cinematic than anything on the tube today aside from HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” maybe.

Set on a the fictional traveling town, Hell on Wheels, the series follows the exploits of various characters post-Civil War as they help with the construction of America’s first transcontinental railroad across the Great Plains.

Picking up where last season left off, this year’s premiere began with anti-hero Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) on the run for murder, his future looking fairly bleak. Creators Joe and Tony Gayton managed to bring us back to the status quo in a matter of two weeks, though, after the exConfederate is returned to Hell on Wheels with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

After all, it would be rather difficult to have a show with a dead or absent protagonist.

To get Cullen back to the railroad — where he is tasked with dealing justice and creating order, nonetheless — the writers had to pull quite a few questionable plot strings. It’s tough to believe Cullen would ever be exonerated for killing a U.S. marshal in cold blood.

Yet, considering the necessity of his return and the difficulty of his departure, there’s not much else to do but let it slide,

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Elam (Common) and Eva (Robin McLeavy) push their intriguing love affair even further this season. especially since the rest of the show more than makes up for this misstep.

It is impossible to discuss “Hell on Wheels” without first thinking about setting. Not only is it a period piece, but the show also has to be filmed on location due to its outdoor environment. “Hell on Wheels” overcomes these challenges to

firmly establish an authentic Midwestern setting and brilliantly recreate the construction of an entire railroad and the grungy town that houses workers, prostitutes and businessmen. Matching this with the fantastic costumes and generally convincing dialects, “Hell on Wheels” successfully builds up a dark and despairing

post-Civil War world.

Along with the impressive setting, the highly diverse personalities of “Hell on Wheels” only add to the genius of the series. An ex-slave turned railroad justice, a wealthy investor willing to do anything to see WHEELS, page 6

Gallery Review

Andrew Rogers’ ‘Global Land Art’ details projects’ process and magnitude by

Caroline Welch

Daily Editorial Board

Land Art is not so much an art form as it is an experience.

In this unique genre, artists

Global Land Art: Projects

by Andrew Rogers At the Remis Sculpture Court, through Dec. 16 Aidekman Arts Center Tufts University 617-627-3094

incorporate their installations directly into nature, establishing environmental exhibitions in the wilderness, the desert or the mountains. Because it relies so heavily on location, Land Art’s essence is often difficult to capture in a gallery: how do you encapsulate a three-dimensional, large-scale outdoor piece in a flat, three-by-four foot canvas?

Despite these issues, the new “Global Land Art” exhibition in the Remis Sculpture Court at the Tufts University Art Gallery showcases the power and grandeur of Land Artist Andrew Rogers’ work quite well. Because of the sheer size of his projects, they are only completely visible from aerial perspectives. In his “Rhythms of Life” series, Rogers uses vivid, birds-eye photographs and real satellite imagery to convey the true magnitude of his creations, a defining feature that would be impossible to fully see from the

site itself.

Since 1998, the Australian sculptor has designed 49 distinct structures across 14 countries and seven continents. In a majority of his sculptures, Rogers focuses on simplicity of shape, drawing inspiration from ancient symbols and reconstructing images that look as if they could be prehistoric petroglyphs or primitive hieroglyphics. Rogers tailors each individual piece to match its specific site, inextricably linking the significance of his gigantic geoglyphs to the history and culture of the land.

In his 2008 piece “Sacred,” Rogers positions a massive 328by-328 foot outline of a Celtic horse on a grassy hill in Spissky Hrad, Slovakia. Atop the summit lies the stunning 12th-century Spissky Castle, an isolated limestone edifice that almost seems out of place amidst the undisturbed greenery and rolling terrain. Using bright white Travertine Marble, a material also found in the walls of the Spissky Castle, Rogers constructed one continuous line of rock to form his massive figure, which almost appears to glow against the dark green of the lush background landscape.

Fittingly, Rogers’ Celtic Horse is a colossal replica of an image that was imprinted onto an archaic coin discovered on the Castle grounds.

During a 2010 venture to

Kenya, Rogers created two huge sculptures entitled “Shield” and “Lion’s Paw.” The aim of his project was to celebrate the Maasai people who live around the Chyulu Hills region; indeed, he actually modeled “Shield” after a Maasai warrior shield. Made with volcanic rocks native to the region, “Shield” creates a rich, deep brown outline that stands out starkly against the sand and scrub of the underlying scenery.

Rogers’ photograph of this piece, taken from high in the air, shows an angled image of the 328-by-230 foot work with hundreds of villagers standing around its perimeter. From above, the people look like colored specks or minuscule ants that surround a massive ovalshaped structure. These tiny, almost microscopic figures give viewers an accurate representation of just how large Roger’s works can be.

Another element of Land Art that is similarly difficult to capture in a gallery is the process.

Because these pieces are usually very large, these endeavors require more time and effort than a typical painting session.

Yet, audiences are often only allowed to see the final result, and so remain oblivious to the intense labor and workforce needed to complete such magnificent works of art.

Andrew Rogers opts not only to document the construction of his pieces, but also to dis-

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Rogers’ ‘Ancient Language’ depicts a two-headed llama petroglyph from an archaeological site in Chile. play them for all to see. In the gallery, photographs of human assembly lines transporting materials and workers carrying rocks are commonplace, and are a tribute to all the people who make his art possible.

In “Presence” and “Circles,” Rogers shows the faces of the Bolivian residents who helped him build. Women with colorful skirts, traditional straw hats see LAND ART, page 6

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Marlin and Dory take a sea turtle ride during their journey.

Humor in ‘Finding Nemo’ still fresh in 3D rerelease

by Jaqueline

Noack

Daily Staff Writer

3D can be tricky; sometimes it is worth the raised ticket price, and other times it is simply not. Happily, “Finding Nemo 3D”

Finding Nemo 3D Starring Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould Directed by Lee Unkrich (2012) passes the test.

Originally released in 2003, “Finding Nemo” hit theatres early enough in Pixar’s career to be innovative and entertaining.

It also continued Pixar’s legacy as the most successful animation studio in recent history. Those were the days when Walt Disney Studios, Pixar’s parent company, still did things right. In recent years, however, Disney has relied on sequels, prequels and now on 3D re-releases including “The Lion King 3D” (2012), “Monsters Inc. 3D” (2012) and “The Little Mermaid 3D” (2013), with largely lackluster results.

In some ways, “Finding Nemo 3D” is a prime example of this. Yet, there is enough originality and nostalgia wrapped up in “Finding Nemo 3D” that it is a solid rerelease overall.

It is customary for Pixar to release a new short film along with its features.

In the case of “Finding Nemo 3D,” this film is “Partysaurus Rex” (2012), an addition to Pixar’s Toy Story Toons short film series. This short makes good use of the

advancements in animation technology that have appeared since 2003 to bring viewers exaggerated colors, sounds and movements. The 3D effect is amazing, but there is very little focus on the actual plot, which contrasts with the originality and cleverness of “Finding Nemo.”

For those who missed the original flick, “Finding Nemo” is the story of Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clownfish who loses his wife and unborn children in a sudden shark attack that leaves him with one surviving baby boy, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Marlin vows to protect him for the rest of his life, but as Nemo grows up, the young fish feels that his father is overbearing. One day, he decides to disobey his father’s warnings.

Nemo is then captured by a human diver, and so begins Marlin’s quest to find his lost son. Along the way, he meets a constantly happy, always hyper and easily forgetful fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) who joins him on his journey across the ocean. Together, Marlin and Dory encounter countless sea creatures, from vegetarian sharks to surfer-dude turtles to evil jellyfish.

Meanwhile, the film chronicles Nemo’s life in a fish tank, where he befriends a group of charismatic fish that try to help him find his way back into the ocean. The story is full of surprises and interesting characters throughout, and it builds to a dramatic conclusion.

It is important to note that in an underwater setting, everything is in constant motion. This is where the 3D effect is most satisfying. There is an incredible amount of layering and movement in “Finding

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complete his railroad, an English surveyor committed to fulfilling her deceased husband’s vision, a pair of conniving Irish brothers looking to profit the list is rather extensive. The way in which these characters come together and interact is often shocking, and consequently, always entertaining.

The well-crafted structure that is “Hell on Wheels” would surely fail if it weren’t for the talent backing each of these characters. Simply put, the casting is phenomenal, aside from a few unsurprising inconsistencies.

Anson Mount leads the impressive roster, transporting viewers to the 1860s with but a few gruff exchanges in his cold, southern accent. His nonchalance and complete control provide the audience with a blunt, merciless protagonist, who, despite his numerous flaws, viewers can’t help but root for.

Seeing Thomas “Doc” Durant (Colm Meaney) and Lily Bell (Dominique McElligott) work together this season after their fiery exchanges last year has led to more than a few perfectly scripted moments, and further drama between them is certain. With their relationship developing on beyond a professional

level, the idea of a Lily-Cullen love interest seems less and less likely.

In lieu of that attraction, a far more intriguing romance has been fleshed out. Perhaps the most moving piece of the show is the surprisingly convincing love affair between ex-slave Elam Ferguson (Common) and white prostitute Eva (Robin McLeavy). Their relationship has been pushed even further this season, and continues to incite curiosity among audiences.

In a show with as many thick plot lines as “Hell on Wheels,” there are bound to be a few duds. Due to the bland, horribly acted character Joseph (Eddie Spears), a converted Native American preacher and the despicable, alcoholic Reverend Cole (Tom Noonan), the Christianity thread has become almost painful to watch. God has clearly left “Hell on Wheels,” and now the whining characters wrapped up with the church are dull and boring.

All in all, however, the series has developed a complex web of plots, most of which draw viewers in with ease.

Continuing with threads from last season, as well as sowing a few new ones, “Hell on Wheels” has raised the bar, and appears to be on course for another great year.

Nemo,” more so than in any other Pixar film. Fish race through the ocean by plants and creatures of every size, color and texture. Even when the characters are relatively stationary, every little fleck and bubble in the ocean stands out. The 3D thoroughly adds to these experiences, making the journey feel all the more exhilarating.

The rerelease of “Finding Nemo” seems primarily commercially motivated, and it should be a big hit. “Nemo” is the perfect film for Pixar to bring back into theaters because it successfully attracts both old and new audiences. Old fans that have previously seen the film in theaters will pay to compare the 3D version to the original, while those seeing it for the first time will simply be exposed to an animated classic.

For many, “Finding Nemo 3D” will be an incredibly visual experience, albeit one with a familiar storyline. “Finding Nemo” is one of the most hilarious and quotable animated features in recent years, due to Ellen DeGeneres’ great comedic timing and delivery, and such laughs are better shared at a movie theater than during home viewing.

Although some parents with small children have come to the film expecting to see a sequel instead of a re-release, a fact that caused an understandable bit of confusion, audiences still seem to enjoy “Finding Nemo 3D”. It has held up well over the past nine years as a classic Disney Pixar film, and will continue to do so as newer, and probably less original, animated films are released. This does happen to include a rumored “Finding Nemo” sequel.

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and long black braids are seen working alongside men in more modern jeans and sweaters. Both wear thick orange gloves as they lift volcanic rock into the Andean highlands.

In “The Messenger,” Rogers’ photographs depict the thousands of uniformed Chinese Army soldiers who transported blocks of sandstone through the Gobi Desert. By pairing these pictures of process with images of the final product, Rogers increases his own authenticity and leaves spectators with a greater sense of appreciation for his work.

Land Art is certainly a tricky art to transfer from its original location to a gallery format. Nevertheless, Andrew Rogers succeeds, using photographs to effectively capture the aspects of his work that are most difficult to see on site: scale and process.

Rogers’ exhibition will run until Dec. 16. Any further questions may be directed to Tufts University Art Gallery Director Amy Schlegel.

he fashion shows at New York City’s Lincoln Center wrapped up on the 13th, and thus another season, Spring 2013, came to a close. Fashion Week is a whirlwind for all members of the industry, be they writers, stylists, designers, light technicians, bloggers, editors or socialites, and I got to see what this wild experience is all about. I welcome you to the nittygritty of one of the most spectacularly over the top productions in the world: Fashion Week.

Sept. 6, 6:15 p.m.: I arrive in the city at Penn Station during rush hour, the bane of any commuter’s existence, then subway it up to the offices of the Daily Front Row, my employer, to pick up my credentials and invites for the upcoming shows.

Sept. 6, 7:55 p.m.: I walk over to Saks from our midtown office, bracing myself for Fashion’s Night Out. I manage to slide in the side entrance, snag press passes and hightail it up to see Darren Criss of “Glee” and Anna Wintour sign copies of Vogue’s September issue. Anna has never been more under-recognized in her life, as hordes of screaming, frothing-at-the-bit teenagers clamor for Darren. At this point, an interview is unrealistic, so I leave for DKNY, Calvin Klein and Manolo with hopes of better interview opportunities to come.

Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m.: Bleary eyed, it’s time to start the longest sprint of my life A.K.A. fashion week shows. I hop in a cab down to Milk Studios, the cool kids’ alternative to showings at the Lincoln Center Tents.

Sept. 7, 10:17 a.m.: I interview Scott Schuman, the genius photographer behind The Sartorialist, in the front row at Peter Som’s show. Although slightly gruff, he always gives a serious perspective on fashion week. Som then blows the audience away with a punky pastel take on spring, including an abundance of lace, faded Peter Som x Earnest Sewn denim Bermuda shorts and decadently jeweled collars. Yum! Sept. 7, 3:11 p.m.: Olympian Ryan Lochte is spotted backstage at the Rebecca Minkoff show. Why he would be at the fashion show for a women’s handbag designer is beyond me, but he seems to love every frilly garment that strolls past.

Sept. 8, 5 p.m.: My editor leaves me a voicemail informing me that I am to cover the CR Fashion Book party, hosted by former French Vogue Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld, in four hours. It’s black tie. At the Frick Museum. And I don’t have a gown. Panic ensues.

Sept. 8, 9:15 p.m.: My fashion fairy godmother appears with an Alexander McQueen gown and a turquoise python clutch just in time for the event.

Sept. 9, 12 a.m.: The CR party wraps up which means it’s time for me to don shoes again after dancing on the marble floors at the Frick. Supermodels Bar Refaeli and Karlie Kloss are two of my interviewees. The night is a success.

Sept. 10, 5:30 a.m.: Transcriptions are finally in, a mere 30 minutes before my deadline. I’m off to bed for four hours.

Sept. 10, 7:32 p.m.: The day is a blur, but Zac Posen’s star-studded front row rouses me out of my stupor. Martha Stewart divulges to me that she’s a grammar whiz. My inner nerd and wannabe domestic goddess die simultaneously.

Sept. 10, 10:57 p.m.: I desperately try to hail a cab over to the Belstaff show near Chelsea Piers. After squeezing into Belstaff in the nick of time, I transcribe between shows before making a mad dash for the door as Karen Walker finishes up. God bless her and those funkychic sunnies she always shows.

I swing by the Daily offices, grab my millions of bags filled with freebie fashion goodies and head back to real life at Tufts.

Elizabeth Landers is a senior majoring in political science. She can be reached at Elizabeth.Landers@tufts.edu.

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Portfolio Design Workshop 2012 Saturdays, September 22 & 29, 1pm – 4pm Tufts University, Medford Campus

Presented by Nathan Fash, Visiting Faculty Co-Sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History and the Tufts Career Center This two-day workshop is intended for Tufts students and alumni who may be seeking employment or applying to graduate school programs requiring a portfolio.

A well-crafted portfolio is a central component of any graduate school application in design fields, and an essential vehicle for demonstrating one's abilities and accomplishments in a variety of professional settings.

While its primary purpose is to present the creative visual work within, whatever form the portfolio takes -be it physical as a set of spiral bound pages or hardcover book, or purely digital as a single portable file or presentation on the web -- it serves as an aesthetic piece in and of itself. In the end, a successful portfolio tells the story of the work while also offering some understanding of its author. It reveals characteristics of the unique individual while simultaneously displaying his/her skills and creativity.

During the first Saturday session we will explore different ways of thinking about the portfolio, look at strengths and weaknesses in a selection of portfolios created in the past, and highlight the importance of developing a strong personal vision for the project. Because realizing that vision requires some fundamental technical abilities, the second Saturday will demonstrate a workflow from digital photography to digital editing to printing, thereby covering basic yet critical techniques and technology used to capture, organize, design, and output the portfolio. Participants should attend both sessions.

Imagining the portfolio

Saturday, Sept. 22, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 11 Talbot Ave, Seminar Room

Digital Capture & Editing Tutorial

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Registration Required, Space Limited: Sign-up by Sept. 18 at the Dept. of Art and Art History, 11 Talbot Ave., M-F, 9-5. A $25 refundable registration deposit required, which will be returned when you attend the workshops. Alumni, send contact information with checks made out to ‘Trustees of Tufts College’ c/o Rosalie Bruno, Dept. of Art and Art History, Tufts U., 11 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA 02155.

Direct Questions to: Prof. Adriana Zavala, director of architectural studies, adriana.zavala@tufts.edu, 617.627.2423 Nathan Fash is a designer at the architectural firm of Machado & Silvetti Associates in Boston, and visiting architectural design studio instructor at Tufts / SMFA. He has also taught architecture design studios at Harvard's Career Discovery Program, and Boston Architectural College, and been a guest critic at Northeastern University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He holds a Masters of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design as well as a BA in Architectural Studies and BFA in Studio Art from Tufts University and the SMFA.

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While university environments are generally safe, from time to time serious safety and security related incidents can occur, and it is critical to take measures to prevent them wherever possible. An important and common element of university safety is video security, a powerful tool that can prevent incidents and provide critical evidence for effective investigation. A well-planned video security program focused on crime prevention and risk reduction consists of strategically placed cameras from which video signals are transmitted to a central location where they are recorded and can be viewed both in real-time and after the fact by public safety professionals trained in their use. A comprehensive video security program provides: 1) Protection of people and property by serving as a deterrent against criminal activity; as an investigative tool post-incident; and as an asset to enhance response capabilities and provide public safety personnel with real-time awareness of incidents.

2) Operational support –streaming live video from areas that must be monitored by staff members who cannot be physically present around-the clock. For instance, when monitoring the well-being of research animals in labs, or for monitoring the well-being of horses being treated at the Veterinary hospital.

The Tufts Department of Public and Environmental Safety (DPES) is in the process of developing a comprehensive University policy for the use of video security on all domestic campuses: Boston, Grafton and Medford/Somerville. Through the governance of the policy, Tufts University will utilize video security as a tool for crime prevention, emergency response, and criminal investigation. In order to ensure the protection of individual privacy rights in accordance with the University’s core values and state and federal laws, this policy will formalize procedures for the installation of video security equipment and the handling, viewing, retention, dissemination, and destruction of video security records. The policy will be based on research and review of other higher education institution video security policies as well as the expertise and experience of Tufts DPES personnel and other University resources.

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Reading beyond the spin

A scientific study published in August suggests a relatively inexpensive way to cure blindness caused by Vitamin A deficiency in 500,000 children a year.

A scientific study that took place in 2008 in the Hunan province of China used potentially unwitting Chinese children aged six to ten as guinea pigs for genetically modified food.

Both of these potential ledes to a news story elicit an emotional response in the reader. Upon first glance, the first study looks to be a scientific breakthrough, while the second study appears to be morally reprehensible.

But in reality, these studies are identical. They serve as a prime example of how phrasing can manipulate the truth of a situation. A scientific study did take place that could save children from blindness, and that same study did feed Chinese children genetically modified rice. This much is certain. The rest of the story is messy speculation.

The study in question was published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and lists as its lead author Guangwen Tang, an associate professor at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R.

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. In order to come to its eventual breakthrough, scientists needed to feed genetically modified rice to children. The rice was modified to contain Vitamin A-rich betacarotene, and the scientists determined that this so-called “Golden Rice” — called golden because of its yellow color — can help malnourished children get the vitamins they need.

Distributing Golden Rice could save two million lives every year, according to the study.

Also according to the published study, scientists received consent from the participants’ parents, approval for the project from the Tufts Medical Center Institutional Review Board and approval from an ethics review board at Zhejiang Academy in China. The International Rice Research Institute, a nonprofit, told the Daily in an e-mail that the beta-carotene found in Golden Rice is the same amount found in other regularly eaten foods, making it safe for human consumption. The New Scientist magazine published an editorial last month in favor of the study.

So why aren’t we out in the streets jumping for joy over this potential

scientific marvel? The negative press the study has received this month all leads to one source, the same source that was in contact with the Daily this week: Greenpeace.

Although the Golden Rice study in question first came under fire in 2008 from a group of 32 scientists who then penned an open letter to the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Greenpeace published its own report in August that became a top story — first in China, then in print and broadcast media outlets around the globe. In its email to the Daily, Greenpeace claimed that the children involved in the study did not give “informed consent” and that the Golden Rice is definitely not safe for human consumption — two claims completely at odds with what the researchers as well as independent voices in the science community maintain to be the truth.

When consuming the news, or indeed any media, a discerning reading is key. As for what that truth truly is in this particular instance — well, it might not exist in any neat package currently online or in print. The truth here depends on which sources you choose to believe.

support of all diversity at Tufts and beyond, and here we have missed the mark. We recognize there is a fine line between humor and offense, and we crossed that line.

Ms. Hegarty’s Op-Ed renews in us a desire and passion to work harder than ever to accurately portray the group we’ve always strived to be: one that performs at LGBT and PFLAG events at Tufts, Boston and beyond, one that has been aligned with the tolerance and anti-bullying movement through our work with “Glee,” and one that embraces and respects gay and

transgender brothers in our group.

Furthermore, we will strive to show our hearty support and compassion for any fellow Jumbo who has ever encountered, in whatever capacity, such serious and sensitive issues as sexual assault or suicide.

Again, we are sorry for the transgression, and will continue to dedicate ourselves in representing our beloved school with pride, diversity, and acceptance.

Jehan Madhani

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Letter to the Editor To our fellow Jumbos, We were disheartened and saddened to read Katie Hegarty’s September 6th Op-Ed in the Tufts Daily regarding the Orientation A Cappella show and the Bubs’ O-Show Skit. As both members of the Tufts Community and stewards of its message and ethos, we would never intend to offend or alienate anyone with our onstage antics. Our attempt at humor was clearly misguided, and for this we apologize.

The Bubs are beginning our 50th year of “Fun Through Song.” We have consistently tried to show unwavering

In song, The Tufts Beelzebubs

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In the Arts article “New yogurt shop in Davis serves variety of tasty treats” published on Friday, Sept. 14, the quote that began “We were really trying to do a multi-purpose destination. Something that’s all day...” was misattributed to Rob Parkin, a co-owner of iYo. In fact, this quote was said by Bryan Poisson.

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Brian Pilchik

“You’re kidding me. We don’t execute people on the Sabbath. Well that’s about the most bizarre thing I’ve ever heard.” — Leo McGarry, “The West Wing” (1999-2006).

One year ago this Friday, a man named Troy Davis was executed in Georgia. I was on Tufts’ campus when it happened. I remember that they were going to kill him at 7 p.m., but there were delays, and so it wasn’t until 10:53 p.m. that the state of Georgia stuck a needle in the man’s arm and watched the life drain from his body.

He had been found guilty of murder at the age of 21. Between 1989 and 2011, his case was appealed again and again. The prosecution had no physical evidence. The witnesses changed their testimonies. The murder weapon was never recovered. And so, executions were stayed and rescheduled and pushed aside. But after another 21 years of his life spent sitting on death row, Troy was finally put to death. He maintained his innocence to the end.

We live in a country, one of the few remaining in the world, which still kills its citizens for punishment. In 2011, we were one of just 20 countries worldwide to perform executions. In 2011, we executed 43 men — and no women.

On a yearly basis, we fall behind only China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq in the number of citizens we execute.

We haven’t always been so eager to execute. In 1972, in fact, the U.S. Supreme Court actually declared the death penalty unconstitutional under the 8th and 14th amendments. Four years later, however, the ruling was overturned.

Since that time we have seen a trend, both worldwide and in the United States, which moves away from the practice of executing our prisoners. In the last decade, 11 countries stopped performing executions. In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court prohibited use of the death penalty on the mentally

disabled; in 2005, it stopped the execution of juvenile offenders.

Seventeen U.S. states have individually abolished the death penalty, with Connecticut doing so as recently as April. In November, California residents will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 34, a ban on their death penalty. That’s estimated to save the state over $300 million in legal fees per execution.

This anti-death-penalty trend shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Prosecuting a death sentence is expensive because of the appeals to which the defendant is entitled. Moreover, performing an execution is frankly unnecessary, as the prisoner has already been captured, disarmed, and securely tucked away from society. But perhaps most importantly, killing a convicted criminal is irreversible.

Since 1973, the U.S. has released 140 individuals from death row. As in, we let them go. As in, we had the wrong guy. There he was, lined up to be executed, and someone comes strolling into the prison with a smile on his face, “Guess what? Turns out, a jury of your peers can make a mistake now and then!” Ohio let a man named Joe D’Ambrosio go free earlier this year.

That means we’re still finding people on death row today who are innocent.

And yet, despite an expensive and erroneous system, we continue to sentence people to death. This is beginning to sound even more “bizarre” than Leo may have realized.

At least that’s what the majority of the civilized world seems to think. I’m actually writing this from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I’m studying abroad for the semester. Sure enough, I went to an activities fair here, and one of the first groups I found was Amnesty International. There were a handful of Scottish students there organizing to oppose capital punishment in America.

Here in Europe, they’ve heard of what we do. And they think it’s backwards.

It is backwards, and it’s cruel. It

is the height of “cruel and unusual” punishment, perhaps not by colonial standards, but by the standards of the 21st century. It is the resort of tyrants and dictators; it is the end of gallows and gas chambers. Our country is supposed to guarantee “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Life’s at the top of the list. We already have life in prison without parole. We can live without the death penalty.

Of course, I know that an opinion piece in a college newspaper isn’t going to change the nation overnight.

President Obama isn’t going to pick this up and begin dishing out presidential pardons, and Justice Roberts isn’t going to find this on his desk and ask the Supreme Court to take up a landmark death penalty case.

But I also know that we’re nine states away from having an abolition majority. I know that in the last five years, five states have renounced the death penalty, and the next five years will see more. I know that the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down capital punishment before, creating the precedent for it to do so again.

In 1970, a Jumbo named Bill Richardson graduated Tufts with a dual degree in French and Political Science. In 2009, Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico abolished his state’s death penalty.

I encourage my fellow Jumbos to talk about the death penalty. Learn about it. Ask your friends if they’ve thought about it and what they think. Notice when the country is doing something that just doesn’t seem right, when there’s something “bizarre” going on ­— it’s going to be our country soon, and we’re going to have the opportunity to change it.

Brian Pilchik is a junior who is majoring in computer science and political science. He can be reached at brian.pilchik@tufts.edu.

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Why the Cybersecurity Act failed

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he cyberworld is only a toddler -- a sophisticated toddler with an immense amount of power, yes, but it is still in its early stages of development. It’s growing up very quickly, but it has yet to even come close to reaching its full potential. And that’s why it’s so scary. A constantly advancing entity is one that needs to be constantly monitored, especially when its future is so powerful. This toddler is currently the most incredible and the most dangerous mechanism in the world — so why haven’t the world’s governments been able to effectively address it?

The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 was the US government’s attempt to install a safe gate to keep that toddler at bay. Within just two years, the number of cyberattacks on various infrastructure have increased 17-fold, according to national security experts. The Cybersecurity Act sought to safeguard the networks that powered critical US infrastructure, such as gas pipelines, power grids and water supply.

However, this bill failed miserably. Its failure can be attributed to two primary issues: cost and information sharing.

Critics of the bill — of which the US Chamber of Commerce is the ringleader — argued that the government does not have the right to enforce any cybersecurity regulations. Such an action would impose unwanted costs on private industries, particularly undesirable at a time when corporate profit margins are lucrative.

Ironically, though, breaches in cybersecurity have cost U.S. companies $100 billion in just the last year. Companies ranging from Visa to Mastercard to Sony experienced losses due to hacking incidents. The cost of the losses from a cyberattack could far exceed the cost of implementing stricter security systems.

The legislation also proposed a system of information sharing between the government and the private industries controlling critical and vulnerable infrastructure. Any company that experienced a hacking would have been required to report the incident to the government. The government would have then provided protection and addressed the hacking with its cybersecurity expert to patch up any holes and analyze damage.

It makes sense, especially when thinking of the cyberworld as a toddler: As it grows, it becomes more and more innovative. Just as a toddler quickly figures out how to open the safety gate that mommy and daddy installed, the cyberworld quickly develops more elaborate hacking mechanisms necessary to overcome safeguards. This is why collaboration between the private and public sector is absolutely necessary. With information sharing, cyberattacks can be targeted much more effectively and successful attacks can be deterred.

This issue of information sharing will be the hardest obstacle to overcome. The private industries’ hesitation is warranted — many of them hold sensitive personal information, and reporting breaches in their security could damage their reputation among consumers.

However, there have been a plethora of attacks; the most significant resulted in the grounding of the U.S. Air Force’s drone fleet with just a few lines of code.The potential ramifications of a large-scale attack could cause more damage to companies while hurting the public, as well. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, President Obama wrote, “It would be the height of irresponsibility to leave a digital backdoor wide open to our cyber adversaries.”

He’s undoubtedly right.

The toddler that is the cyberworld is quickly advancing. Just as toddlers learn how to overcome obstacles, the cyberworld is constantly finding mechanisms to combat or outsmart existing security systems.

The only way to keep up with this tyke is to pass legislation that joins the forces of the public and private sector, and enables us to be one step ahead. Lines of code wield just as much power, if not more, than machine guns and tanks. The time to address this toddler is now, before it turns into an uncontrollable teenager.

Neena Kapur is a sophomore who is majoring in international relations. She can be reached at Neena.Kapur@tufts.edu.

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Tufts men, women come away with loss, win, respectively, at Bates dual meet

Over the weekend, the No.7 men’s and No.14 women’s cross country teams traveled north to Bates to try to prove themselves against the Bobcats’ squads in the season opener. Though the women experienced a successful first meet, the story did not unfold in quite the same manner for the men.

The scores for both the men’s and women’s meets were determined by adding together the finish positions of the top-10 finishers from both schools. On the women’s side, five Jumbos placed in the top seven to propel the team to a final score of 100, beating out host Bates’ 114 points by a healthy margin.

Audrey Gould, a freshman, emerged as the overall winner, while junior Abby Barker ­— a mere three seconds behind Gould — and senior co-captain Lilly Fisher claimed the third and fifth places respectively to round out the top-five.

Perhaps most impressive for the Jumbos, more so than the margin of victory, was the fact that three freshmen — one of whom won her first ever collegiate race — cracked the Jumbos’ top 11. With the rookies already putting up impressive results, the team’s belief in its depth and ability has only increased after just one race.

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mances,” said junior Laura Peterson, who was Tufts’ sixth runner to cross the finish line. “But we are just getting into the season and still have a lot of work to do.”

Despite this positive result, the Jumbos are being careful not to let complacency pervade their training and preparation for next week’s race at Williams.

“There is going to be tougher competition at next week’s meet at Williams,” Peterson said. “Starting now we’re just getting ready to take on that next challenge.”

Meanwhile, the men’s side didn’t fare so well on Saturday, falling to a stacked Bates team by the score of 126-85. While Tufts managed four top-10 finishers, they couldn’t match up to Bates’ depth down the line, reflected in the lopsided scoreline between the two.

The Jumbos were led by senior cocaptain Matt Rand who posted a time of 25:55, good enough for third place of the 46 competitors.

And although the race culminated in a thoroughly exciting finish, the scales did not tip in Tufts’ favor. There was a scant two-second difference between Rand and the winner of the race, Bates junior Tully Hannan, who was followed in second by teammate and classmate Michael Martin. Arriving behind Rand were Andrew Wortham and James LePage, both Bates seniors, leaving Rand stranded as the lone Jumbo in between pairs of Bobcats.

Next to complete the course were Tufts seniors Kyle Marks and Tyler Andrews, along with junior Jake McCauley. The seniors took the sixth and seventh spots, respectively, while McCauley finished in ninth as the last Jumbo inside the overall top 10. Sam Haney, a senior, and juniors Andrew Shapero and Jamie Norton finished in succession ­— 14th, 15th and 16th — to round out Tufts’ top seven.

Considering how they performed on Saturday, the Tufts men were not too pleased with their result. That said, however, there were a few notable bright spots, including McCauley, healthy for the first time after an injury-plagued 2011.

“McCauley stepped up big for us as our fourth man,” Rand said. “He’s finally healthy and could be a weapon for us down the road.”

A full and uninjured roster, too, will surely replenish Tufts’ arsenal of weapons as the season wears on. A calf problem has temporarily sidelined junior Ben Wallis, who, Rand added, will also be a difference maker down the road.

And after a slew of particularly intense workouts, the entire team was slightly fatigued, meaning that as the practices ease up a bit, results should improve as the season goes along.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will continue their seasons this coming Saturday, Sept. 22nd, at Williams College.

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match fundamentals with good hard effort, then you should be successful.”

A huge factor in the defense’s success on Friday was its strong veteran presence.

“I think it has almost everything to do with experience,” said Toole, a defensive lineman. “Our entire secondary, they’re seniors, they’ve been playing together for four years, almost.”

Still, even in a shutout, Toole saw plenty of room to build.

“We have an older, more experienced defensive line, and actually I think we could have played a lot better, which is actually great,” he said. “We didn’t let them score any points, but I know we’ll only get better. That’s hard to see on the scoreboard, but I’m very optimistic about how we’ll play.”

And the starting QB is?

Senior John Dodds got the start on Friday before giving way to Doll, although the team had not named an official starter as of press time.

Meanwhile, junior Jon Sobo, who has been taking snaps in practice but is listed on the roster as a running back, did not play quarterback in the scrimmage, although he may still be used under center in Wildcat or QB-option scenarios.

Season opener five days away Friday’s victory was a positive sign, but the first game that really counts

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The Jumbos aim to carry the success of their first scrimmage into the season opener. for Tufts will be on Saturday against Wesleyan at home. The Cardinals are one of two NESCAC teams the Jumbos did not face last year, perhaps a fitting symbol for a team seeking a fresh start.

The Cardinals went 3-5 in 2011 with six games decided by a touchdown or less, and like the Jumbos are transitioning to a new starting quarterback. They will return their leading rusher and receiver, respectively, in sophomores LaDarius Drew and Jay Fabien.

The win on Friday felt good, but today, the Jumbos will turn their full attention to the Cardinals and the regular season.

“We showed teams that we can play football, but it was really only the start,” Toole said.

“I’m not looking too much into Friday.

It was great to get that winning feeling, but we’ll see the real message [to the rest of the league] in the Wesleyan game on Saturday.”

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“Wesleyan is one of those teams that won’t give up and will battle for the full 70 minutes, so it was really important to get on the board early.”

In the second half, the Cardinals saw several chances to equalize, but Keenan posted several key stops against Wesleyan senior Taryn Murray down the stretch.

“After the half, we knew Wesleyan was going to come out strong to try and tie the game and our defense did a great job of holding them off and keeping them frustrated,” Keenan said. “Communication was definitely a big part of how we kept the ball out of our defensive end and moved it up the field.”

With less than 10 minutes remaining, senior forward Kelsey Perkins looked to double the Jumbos’ advantage, sending

a breakaway shot in Redding’s direction.

But the goalie rejected Perkins, allowing the Cardinals to stay within a single goal.

“We had a lot of opportunities to score during the game, but we just had trouble finishing the plays and the Wesleyan goalkeeper made some great stops against our forwards,” Keenan said. “The game [during] the second half was definitely more defensive-minded because we knew we had to keep them from scoring.”

A minute later, Murray took a high shot from the right side, threatening to tie late, but Keenan again squandered her attempt and the Jumbos played strong lockdown defense in the closing minutes to preserve the shutout.

“Bri really stepped up in goal for us and came up with some awesome saves,” Wetzel said. “A shutout is always our goal and Bri helped us attain that. It’s really

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important to have the communication starting from the backfield, and she did a great job organizing our defense.”

“It just felt really good to see us start to click throughout the midfield and to preserve our lead and come away with the shutout,” Wetzel added.

On Wednesday, the Jumbos hit the road again for their fourth straight away game, facing UMass Dartmouth. Tufts is 2-0 in non-conference play, and although the team will take its mid-week challenge seriously, the Jumbos are also aware that a home contest with conference rival Colby lies just a week ahead.

“I think we’re really starting to hit our stride as a team,” Wetzel said. “We’re all really excited to play UMass. [Dartmouth] on Wednesday ­— it’s fun when you get to see your team keep improving every game, and makes for an exciting season.”

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n this social media, big money and high-pressure society players will never live up to the expectations that we, the fans, have for them.

This doesn’t mean we can’t call them out for it, though. Each Monday I’ll be bringing you something from the past week of performances from teams, individuals or the fans that is worthy of a “sack.” So what have we got on tap for week one? Read on and find out.

I can hear the chorus of sports fans already. RGIII is the greatest quarterback of all time! Andrew Luck is a bust!

The Packers are terrible! Everyone thinks that they have the solutions after Week 1 of the NFL season and surely after Week 2. Fans, analysts and broadcasters are ready to put the season on the line after a mere two games have been played. So what can we actually take from the two opening weeks of the NFL? Nearly nothing.

The Packers were bested in Week 1 by a superior San Francisco team. The final score was a respectable 30-22, but it was not an accurate reflection of the way both teams played.

Analysts all week were predicting the demise of Aaron Rodgers and his team. The Packers’ defense was flat, they said. The offense couldn’t find a rhythm. All signs pointed to a long season for the Cheeseheads.

On the flip side, Chicago had all the momentum coming off Week 1. They opened with a 20-point blowout win against the Colts at home. Talks of the resurgence of Jay Cutler were ringing off the ESPN platform of networks. The defense intercepted prodigy Andrew Luck three times. Everything was clicking on all cylinders.

Fast forward a week and the results of the Week 2 matchup between the Bears and the Packers should have been clear. Cutler even boldly wished the Packers secondary “good luck” trying to stop his redefined Chicago offense.j As it turns out, it should have been the other way around.

Seven sacks, four interceptions and an ineffective 126 passing yards later, the Chicago quarterback was surely regretting his words. On the opposite side of the field, Rodgers, after a slow first half, bounced back to lead his team to a 23-10 victory.

What does this scenario tell us? That the introductory weeks are just that — introductions. They are not meant to predict the Super Bowl winner, playoff teams or pro-bowlers. All they have told us is that some teams are fast starters, some turn it on when it counts and some never turn it on.

The goal of every team is to make the playoffs. Dropping a game or two at the beginning of the season, while not ideal, does not prevent them from reaching that goal.

If you tend to fall into this trap of living and dying with every win or loss early in the year, relax!

We’re only two games into the season. Your team hasn’t been knocked out of the playoffs yet and probably isn’t going to go 0-16 — my apologies to 2008 Detroit Lions fans.

On the other hand, if your team is already 2-0, be cautiously optimistic.

You should be encouraged by your team’s start, but don’t go penciling them into the big Feb. 3 game in the Superdome just yet.

Giving instant reaction makes for great talk radio or TV analysis, but educated fans should let things play out.

Your team has played one-eighth of the season, which means they have a long way to go. Take a step back and look at the season as a whole.

But to those analysts and fans picking the Super Bowl winner in September and overreacting after two games — you’re sacked!

Jordan Bean is a freshman who has yet to declare a major. He can be reached at Jordan.Bean@tufts.edu.

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Riding the momentum of a 3-1 performance at the Brandeis Invitational, the women’s volleyball team opened its 2012 NESCAC VOLLEYBALL (1-1 Overall, 4-2 NESCAC) at Cousens Gym, Saturday Trinity Tufts

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schedule by splitting matches against Trinity and Amherst at Cousens Gymnasium this past weekend.

Despite getting off to a relatively sluggish start against the Lord Jeffs on Saturday afternoon, the Jumbos picked up their level of play in the match’s final two sets to pull off a 3-1 victory.

“As a team we regrouped and decided we needed to change something,” said senior cocaptain Kendall Lord, who finished Saturday’s contest with 39 assists to go along with two service aces and 12 digs. “We needed to change our mental focus and strategy when we go into games. We definitely did that [against Amherst]; we went into the match with the mentality that we would learn from every point.”

Coach Cora Thompson’s squad edged out a 25-21 victory in the first set before squander-

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Sophomores Kelly Brennan (13) and Jess Ingrum led the offensive attack over the weekend, as the volleyball team went 1-1 in NESCAC action. ing an early lead in the second set and falling into a 1-1 tie with Amherst halfway through the match.

That’s when things changed for the Jumbos.

After battling neck-and-neck with the Lord Jeffs in the beginning of the third set, Tufts went on a 16-5 run to secure the set behind the strong play of sophomore outside hitters Kelly Brennan and Jess Ingrum.

“I thought we played really steady the whole game,” Lord said. “We let a couple points slip

in the second set, but I thought for the most part we played really consistently throughout the whole game. There was never a feeling on the court that we were going to lose.”

Brennan and Ingrum led the Jumbos, combining for 31 kills and 15 digs in the victory.

First-year Carolina Berger impressed in only the fourth match of her collegiate career, stepping up defensively by recording 14 digs.

“I was very impressed with the freshmen this weekend stepping up and filling in roles,”

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Jumbos edge Cardinals 1-0 by

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NESCAC victory of the season and improving to 2-1 overall on the back of senior forward Missy Karp, the lone goal scorer in a tough 1-0 contest at Wesleyan.

While the Jumbos outshot the Cardinals 10-7 and held an 8-2 advantage in penalty corners, the slim margin indicated a

strong performance in the cage from Wesleyan goalkeeper Tori Redding, who finished the game with seven saves.

For her part, sophomore keeper Brianna Keenan finished her second career start and third collegiate performance with five saves.

“I was really excited to get my first start and first shutout at the collegiate level,” Keenan said.

“I’ve worked really hard during the preseason and I knew it was a big game, so I just tried to stay positive and focus on organizing the defense and keeping the ball out of the net.”

On the other hand, the lowscoring result was nothing new to the Tufts-Wesleyan rivalry; in fact, 32 of the teams’ last 33 meetings have been decided by

two goals or fewer.

For much of the first half, the Jumbos and Cardinals remained deadlocked, and while each team saw opportunities to score neither managed to capitalize until shortly before intermission.

With less than five minutes remaining in the first period, Karp broke the scoreless tie, putting the Jumbos on the board. After Karp’s first shot was turned away

by Redding, senior co-captain Lia Sagerman secured the rebound for the Jumbos and sent it back to Karp, who finished her second look past Redding to make it 1-0.

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Senior forward Missy Karp scored the only goal in Tufts’ 1-0 victory over Wesleyan, its first NESCAC victory of the year.

Lord said. “We asked them to play roles that most freshmen don’t get to during the second week of the season. I was very proud of Carolina stepping in as libero and bolstering the defense and second row.”

Friday night against Trinity, however, was a different story for the Jumbos. In its first home match in front of a big “Fan the Fire” crowd at Cousens Gymnasium, Tufts failed to live up to its own expectations and was swept in straight sets by the Bantams.

“We were very pumped up and excited to play Trinity at home, especially at home with Fan the Fire and a lot of fans,” Lord said.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t play as well as we had hoped. I think we wanted it so badly that we overplayed.”

Tufts’ defense struggled mightily, allowing Trinity to post a .323 hitting percentage that included a dominating effort from freshman Kate Giddins, who torched the Jumbos for 15 kills and just two errors on an incredible .650 hitting percentage. Offensively, the Jumbos never found a rhythm, finishing with a meager .050 hitting percentage and accumulating 24 kills.

“Trinity played a great match,” Lord said.

“They just did everything pretty well, picking up everything in the back row and doing a good job hitting around our blocks..”

“We let the crowd and the pressure of playing our first home game get the best of us,” Brennan added.

Junior libero Virginia Clay was among the few bright spots for Tufts on Friday night, accounting for nine digs. Brennan and sophomore outside hitter Hayley Hopper combined for 14 kills.

The Jumbos are off until Friday, when they take on Newbury College at home in the first round of the MIT Invitational.

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ter. But on Friday night under the lights at Bello Field, Tufts outscored a NESCAC opponent for the first time in 15 games and almost two years, beating Bowdoin 7-0.

For the guys who have been through it all, it sure felt good to come out on top.

“It was a feeling we hadn’t felt in a long time,” senior tri-captain Chris Toole said. “Having not experienced that feeling in the locker room afterwards — it was great. It was great to see guys, smiles on their faces, enjoying themselves.”

At the same time, the Jumbos know the win was a product of what they’ve been working on all offseason and in practice these past few weeks.

“For us, we had certainly established a set of expectations as a group, and I think we certainly felt like we accomplished our goals for the preseason as a whole,” head coach Jay Civetti said.

There is room for improvement — the Jumbos turned the ball over four times and had a field goal blocked — but sophomore Jack Doll’s quarterback sneak from the goal line in

the second quarter was all the scoring Tufts would need.

“Offensively, we took ourselves out of scoring positions way more times than we should have,” Civetti said. “I don’t think the score is reflective upon the offensive effort, but that’s how offensive football works. You take yourselves out of four opportunities to score — I’ll tell you this much, there are enough places where we can work this week.”

After the scrimmage, Civetti finalized his roster, which features 26 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 13 juniors and 17 seniors. The freshman class has expanded in each of the past three seasons, from 21 in 2010 to 23 last year to the current 26.

Lockdown defense Tufts’ experienced defensive unit shone on Friday, shutting out a Bowdoin squad that put up 27 points on Zimman Field last October.

While the defense showed flashes of brilliance in 2011 — it held Trinity to single-digit points on Homecoming — it now looks like a group that is reaching its full potential.

“The defense as a whole, the energy, the focus — I think the defensive staff has done a great job preparing those guys,” Civetti said. “Like I said to the guys, play within your box in terms of how you’ve been coached. Our coaches spend a lot of time on the fundamentals. I want you to be as fundamentally sound as you possibly can be, and when you see FOOTBALL, page 11