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VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 5

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Africana studies restructures program by

Menghan Liu

Daily Editorial Board

After a stable first year following its inception last fall, the Africana studies program has returned to the Hill for its second year with a new advisor, a planned introductory course and increased support.

Professor of Francophone Studies Adlai Murdoch, who was appointed Director of the Africana studies program this summer, expressed a desire to make the program more well-known on campus.

“I want it to be more visible internally in terms of Tufts students and more accessible within broader academic studies so that other universities become aware of this program,” Murdoch said.

While the Africana studies program emerged last year, this will be the first year Africana studies is offered as a major, according to Academic Coordinator of the Africana studies Program James Williams.

The goal of the program, which grew out of the Africa In the New World minor, is to expand student interest and course offerings in the area of Africana descent, according to Murdoch.

Over the summer, Williams worked with Murdoch to create two new courses, which students can take as part of the 10-course major requirement, Williams said. These two new classes, which include “Introduction to

Africana Studies” and another unspecified capstone course, will examine the development of modern Africa over the past 20 or 30 years.

While all courses that count towards the Africana studies major are currently cross-listed, Murdoch hopes to see the program become more independent.

“The goal beyond this is to develop three, four, five, more courses specific to Africana studies — to have our own program or body of courses as opposed to depending on faculty from other programs,” Murdoch said.

By 2015, the Africa in the New World minor will be phased out and courses will transfer into the new major, Williams said.

“Through these means we hope to become more visible, more viable and more selfsustaining,” he said.

As the program currently stands, Murdoch believes one of the biggest advantages of the program is its perspective of African culture both within and far from the continent.

Currently, 11 of Tufts’ peer institutions do not host strong programs that emphasize modern Africa, Williams said. Most colleges and universities offer just two or three courses.

While the program continues to gain strength, Murdoch acknowledged that the Africana studies major see AFRICANA, page 2

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In the wake of Fall Ball’s replacement, student attendees and organizers generally agreed that last Friday evening’s Fall Gala was a success.

Fall Gala debut declared a success by

Mahpari Sotoudeh

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Despite initial resistance to changes surrounding the first school-sponsored event of the year, organizers and attendees alike generally considered last Friday evening’s Fall Gala a success.

Junior Class Council Treasurer Daniel Madwed, who spent several months organizing Fall Gala, expressed satisfaction with the event.

“The event went amazingly,” Madwed said. “It was really

spectacular. I think every single aspect of it was something that Tufts students have really not experienced before.”

Hosted by the Programming Board’s Junior Class Council, the sold-out celebration included live music entertainment, finger food, a photo booth and even an appearance from University President Anthony Monaco.

The event, advertised as a “dress to impress” occasion, ran from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the Academic Quad. A fireworks display open to all stu-

dents immediately followed the event on the Res Quad between Houston and Miller Halls.

Madwed hoped that the event would set a precedent at Tufts for less raucous and more sophisticated campus events.

“In terms of the event standpoint, I think that this opened up people’s eyes to this fact that Tufts is capable of having elegant and fun events,” he said. “We don’t have to stick [to] mediocrity in terms of doing something easy with loud see GALA, page 2

New art exhibit pays tribute to Africana studies

by Victoria

Leistman

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Internationally renowned Afro-Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons opened an exhibition of five new multimedia and Polaroid photographic installations at the Tisch Family Gallery in the Aidekman Arts Center yesterday. Director of Galleries and Collections Amy Schlegel organized the show in coordination with the restructuring of the Africana Studies program this fall.

The exhibition, titled “Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: My Mother Told Me,” officially opened on Sept. 5 and will be available for viewing until Dec. 8.

Campos-Pons was chosen both for her strong reputation in the art world and for her work’s relevance to the new Africana studies major and minor, according to Schlegel.

“Every work in this exhibit references the African Diaspora,” she said.

Schlegel explained that Campos-Pons’ distinct family history reveals itself in the artist’s work. The same issues discussed in the Africana studies program are present in Campos-Pons’ art, which straddles the line between Latin American

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The Tufts University Art Gallery yesterday opened an exhibition featuring the work of AfroCuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. and African American identification, Schlegel said.

Campos-Pons has been on the faculty

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of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for over 20 years. She pursued graduate studies in painting and media

arts at the Massachusetts College of Art in 1988 before emigrating permanently from Cuba in 1991.

“It was an interesting opportunity [to exhibit at Tufts],” Campos-Pons said. “I feel it’s groundbreaking.”

This exhibition will aid the gallery in its transition from featuring student work to that of professional artists, according to Campos-Pons.

“Any chance to be involved with a Boston-based effort to enrich the community, I’m happy to be a part of it,” she said.

Campos-Pons will represent Cuba at the 2013 Venice Biennale art exhibition, opening in late May. Her new exhibit at the Tufts University Art Gallery contains pieces created for the Biennale, along with other installations that have never before been shown in Boston.

Renowned for her large Polaroid photographs and multi-media environments, Campos-Pons creates work that blends the spiritual traditions of her Nigerian/Yoruban, Chinese and Hispanic heritage, according to the Tufts Art Gallery website. see CAMPOS-PONS, page 2

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Fall celebration sees fewer student hospitalizations GALA

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music. This was something that we’ve been planning for months, and we’re really happy with how it turned out.”

Vice President of Social Programming of the Junior Class Council Emily Ehrmann added that the event had resulted in far fewer problems than other Tuftssponsored events in years past.

“It was one of the safer events,” Ehrmann said. “We’re happy that students were able to enjoy it and few had to endure any administrative or physical repercussions.”

Executive Director of Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) Paul Pemberton estimated that TEMS received six calls on the night of the Gala — not all of which were related to the event — for students needing hospitalization due to alcoholrelated illnesses. Eight students were hospitalized at last year’s Fall Ball.

“The event itself, from a medical standpoint, was a lot more controlled than many events in the past,” Pemberton, a senior, said. “I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that the number of calls from the event were lower than any Fall Balls in the last three or four years.”

Ehrmann acknowledged that older Tufts students may have lamented the loss of older traditions but said that she regarded Fall Gala as a better alternative.

“[The decision to replace Fall Ball] was also a source of some pushback,” Ehrmann said.

“Students definitely have a lot to say about traditions being taken away, and we totally understand and empathize with that. We don’t want to take away a tradition, but we want to make a better tradition and set the bar a little higher than we had let it fall.”

Organizers were not alone in their opinion that Fall Gala demonstrated a step up from past events. Senior Alison Glaser, who attended the event, stated that she enjoyed the event more than she had anticipated.

“I liked Fall Gala much more than last year’s Fall Ball, and I was surprised by how much fun I ended up having,” Glaser said.

“There were a lot more seniors who attended than I’d expected.”

Some students, like Alexandria Northrup, had minor reservations about the setup of the event.

“It was kind of disappointing that the dance floor was on the grass, that there was no designated place to dance,” Northrup, a sophomore, said. “Overall, however, I enjoyed it.”

The administration viewed the event as a major success, according to Director of the Office of Campus Life Joe Golia.

“It really seemed to us that students were enjoying themselves,” Golia said. “We were really happy with the event. It was a real example of, when you really take time to plan something, what could happen.”

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Activities Fair draws crowds

John Hampson / The Tufts Daily

Students browsed booths set up by extracurricular clubs during yesterday’s Fall Student Organizations Fair, which ran from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Res Quad.

Artist Campos-Pons debuts Africana-inspired work CAMPOS-PONS

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“Campos-Pons has pioneered a distinctive aesthetic melding photography, performance, video, sound and sculpture,” the website says. “Her work has largely addressed autobiographical issues such as her relationship with her

mother and with Cuba, motherhood, family, exile and the sugar industry and slave trade in Matanzas, her hometown.”

She has exhibited internationally since 1984. Her work is part of collections at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the

Africana program introduces two courses for spring semester AFRICANA

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Courtesy Sophia Wright

The Africana studies program has been updated with a new advisor and an introductory course.

still contains a few weaknesses — specifically the program’s lack of an extended language requirement and expertise in the field of African diaspora. Faculty members are already working to eliminate these points of vulnerability, he said.

“The language requirement is something we will be working on during the course of the year,” Murdoch said.

“That gap [in diaspora expertise] is being filled to an increasing extent by the number of new hires Tufts has made in targeting this year.”

One such new hire, Murdoch said, is Gregory Thomas, a new professor in the Department of English. The Dean’s Office has also authorized the program to hire another professor on the history of slavery this year.

Murdoch believes the strengthening of the new program is in many ways reflective of Tufts’ general direction toward boosting education options in the future.

“In a sense the program is both indicative and definitive of a bold new direction that Tufts is taking under the leadership of [Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Berger-Sweeney] to address areas germane to minority issues and concerns which have been lacking at Tufts for some time,” Murdoch said.

A part of what drove the creation of the Africana studies major was student activism, Murdoch said. Many students held discussion groups and sit-ins prior to the program’s creation. “[ We held] several meetings, in fact, with students who were leaders of the student protests from last spring,” he said. “They gave us quite a bit of useful info and pointed out key perspectives that we included in the final draft of our proposal.”

Murdoch said that the university has contributed much financially to the program’s development. Last year, the university gave the program $5,000 — a number that is certain to rise in following years, he said.

“I have been assured by the Dean’s Office that support and resources have been increased for this year,”

Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

Campos-Pons’ work is currently paired alongside another exhibition called “Cuban Virtualities: New Media Art from the Island,” located in the Koppelman Gallery and Remis Sculpture Court.

Murdoch said. “Whatever the program needs within reasonable bounds in order to make it the success that it needs to be.”

In addition to the effort made in implementing the program, students have also been involved with financially supporting the new program.

Tufts alumnus Adam Cohen (LA ‘13), for example, donated $7,500 to support the program.

“The administration is not always able to grant what the program needs,” Cohen said. “The donation was to help guarantee that in its first couple of years so that there would be a very large budget so that the program would succeed.”

Murdoch explained how the program is relevant to all students, not only those interested in majoring in Africana studies.

“This program teaches you the ways in which the entire world is interrelated,” he said. “If you’re majoring in [International Relations] and you do not know anything about Africa or Africa-related history or languages or cultures, you are in a sense shutting yourself off from a tremendous portion of populations and cultures. You’re limited not just your own knowledge but the areas of specialization which might then lead to foreign service postings, for example.”

Williams expressed enthusiasm about the direction and vision of the program.

“I’m happy that Tufts is doing this,” he said. “I would’ve thought that Tufts would have had it a long time ago, but it’s cool that they’re starting it now.”

Williams encourages interested students to try the new introductory class.

“This is a chance for students to think critically about the world,” he said. “If students want to challenge certain assumptions and predispositions they have, then this [introductory] course is certainly for them.”

He added that the long-term goal would be to eventually grow into a department.

“I think the potential to really be a top program at the undergrad and graduate level — it’s there,” he said.

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Unpaid internships: exploitative, career building or both? by

Lily Sieradzki

Daily Editorial Board

Glamour Magazine, the New England Wildlife Center, Google, J.P. Morgan Chase, NASA, the AARP — these are only a handful of the prestigious companies and nonprofits where Tufts students have held internships, both paid and unpaid.

According to Jean Papalia, director of the Tufts Career Center, 85 percent of the class of 2013 reported having at least one internship throughout their undergraduate career, and 62 percent have had at least two.

The numbers are clear — students at Tufts who have held internships are in the majority. The question remains as to who benefits the most. Is it the student gaining professional experience and contacts? Or is it the employer gaining student labor for which it does not have to pay?

This June, a federal judge in New York ruled that unpaid interns on the sets of “Black Swan” and “(500) Days of Summer” should have received at least minimum wage for their work. The judge further allowed the interns to file a class-action lawsuit against Fox Entertainment Group, according to a New York Times article published in July. Since then, according to information published by ProPublica, the question of exploitation and illegality in regards to unpaid internships has appeared in 21 new lawsuits.

According to senior Kaveh Veyssi, unpaid internships are particularly important in breaking into the film industry. Veyssi, who aspires to become a film producer, had an unpaid internship this summer at FilmNation Entertainment and the previous summer at International Creative Management (ICM), a talent agency, for which he received academic credit. He spoke highly of his experience working as an alternative television intern at ICM. “When I first found out I was going to be working under an assistant, I was like, ‘Oh man, this is kind of a cruddy job, it’s going to be a lot of grunt work,’ which it was,” Veyssi said. “But it was a phenomenal experience. I got so much experience on the inside that I wouldn’t have gotten working for pay somewhere else.”

At FilmNation, Veyssi’s internship involved reading scripts, which he acknowledged is commonly a paid job. He said, however, that his personal experience was different than that of the interns suing Fox Searchlight.

“The interns on ‘Black Swan’ felt they were being mistreated because they were doing what full-time employees do and not getting paid at all. I felt no such thing,” he said. “I felt that every single moment in my internship was well spent, and I didn’t feel taken advantage of.”

Many others at Tufts echo Veyssi’s assertion that an unpaid internship provides positive, hands-on learning experience. Leslie Goldberg’s role as internship administrator for the Communications and Media Studies (CMS) department is to match students looking for internships in media fields with companies that seek interns, as well as to oversee the course students enroll in to receive academic credit along with their unpaid internship.

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Most students on campus complete at least one internship during their undergraduate careers.

“Most of the time, in my experience, the interns get good work experience because they get to shadow people, they get to sit in on meetings, they often get assignments that they’re in charge of where they can really take the initiative and learn from [them],” Goldberg said.

“They’re doing work for the company but they’re also getting a lot of mentoring and learning.”

While these interns receive academic credit, Goldberg also recognized the exploitative nature of the unpaid internship.

“Is it work that an employee might be doing? Yes. And in that sense, it’s a good deal for the company because they [don’t have] to pay an employee, they’re getting free labor,” she said.

Tufts offers other forms of compensation for unpaid internships in addition to academic credit. Each summer, the Career Center offers up to 45 internship grants of $3,500 to students who have full-time, unpaid internships but who would otherwise be unable to accept the position, Papalia told the Daily in an e-mail.

Realistic financial constraints are another unfair aspect of the unpaid internship. Having to find a paying job may prevent some students from gaining the same experiences, according to senior Amelia Haney. Haney interned two summers ago at the International Institute of New England, a nonprofit that assists newly-arrived immigrants and refugees in finding employment in Boston.

Rules about unpaid internships from the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division 1. The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment.

2. The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern.

3. The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff.

4. The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded.

5. The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship.

6. The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.

—compiled by Shannon Vavra

“I was really lucky to have parents who could help me out through that summer, but I know that a lot of people don’t have that,” she said. “I think it can be really limiting in the opportunities people can pursue. It’s an unequal system.”

Haney interned 30 hours a week without pay, doing the exact same work as employees, she said. Because it was a nonprofit with limited resources, all the interns were unpaid.

“Our boss would always tell all the interns, ‘What you do is invaluable for the organization and we couldn’t function without you.’ But there’s no return in a lot of ways, except for the experience, which is important,” she said.

Despite this, Haney said that the internship overall was rewarding. She worked directly with clients, and the experience she gained reinforced her career goal of working in the nonprofit sector. Papalia has found that students typically agree.

“Many unpaid internships offer excellent hands-on experience in a student’s field of interest — experience that is essential to land a job,” she told the Daily in an e-mail. “This is especially true in a nonprofit where the organization cannot afford the intern, but where both parties gain value from the work experience.”

Nonprofit organizations are subject to different labor laws regarding their interns than for-profit organizations. If a nonprofit were to provide a stipend for unpaid internships the Department of Labor may classify the intern as an employee, potentially leading to legal repercussions, according to the National Council of Nonprofits.

Pursuing unpaid internships during undergraduate years may seem like the only option out there, but unpaid internships post-graduation open up an entirely new debate. Some, like Veyssi, plan to continue interning in the hope that it will lead to a job with the same supervising nonprofit or company. He has kept in touch with FilmNation for precisely that reason.

“Hopefully, after these two internships, I might have an opportunity to interview for a job,” Veyssi said.

Goldberg cited instances of students she has advised for whom this strategy has worked, specifically in the film industry.

“I’ve had students who’ve gone out to [Los Angeles] to volunteer their services, they’re working on a set and the next thing you know, they have a job,” she said. “It’s good to get experience and when you’re looking for a job, if you’re doing something that’s career-oriented ... it can’t hurt you.”

Goldberg also warned against relying too heavily on the possibility of an unpaid internship becoming a paid jobs.

“It’s really important for students to have the confidence and the wherewithal, to have the mindset that yes, I got a college degree and now I can get a job — a paying job ... not just taking an internship and hoping it leads to a full-time [position],” Goldberg said.

She maintained that Tufts students in particular should feel confident in their ability to get hired, and that working unpaid internships for too long can send a negative message to possible employers.

“I think it’s easy to get discouraged because the job market is so tough, and then you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ll just get this internship, it’ll get me good experience.’ But you kind of put yourself out there as ‘I’m willing to work for no pay,’” Goldberg said.

Haney has decided against continuing unpaid internships post-graduation.

“I don’t think that would be a feasible option for me. After college, I’ll definitely need to focus on making money and paying [off ] loans,” she said.

Unpaid internships come with a unique set of risks and benefits that differ for every individual. As students muddle through college, they must take into consideration resumes, dream jobs, financial realities and working rights. Students should carefully evaluate each opportunity on its own merits, Papalia said.

Goldberg added that Tufts students should try not spend too long working as an unpaid intern.

“I don’t think it should ever be a substitute for looking for real work and knowing that you are marketable,” Goldberg said.

“Tufts students, when they graduate, are very marketable.”

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Concert Review

Second Boston Calling Music Festival a huge success by

Caroline Welch

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Boston’s City Hall Plaza was transformed this past weekend, the usual unsightly concrete and brick monstrosity converted into a bustling, bubbling concert venue for Boston’s own, second-ever music festival, Boston Calling.

Last May, the plaza hosted Boston Calling’s inaugural show, which was a huge success despite long lines, wind and rain. This time around, the festival certainly exceeded expectations — the September edition brought better weather, big crowds and an even broader range of some of the best acts in music right now.

Technically a “multi-stage” event, the two stages at Boston Calling were not intended to double the dosage of music, but were rather a strategic setup aimed to enhance the spectator experience. Because the plaza is confined by high-rise buildings and outside traffic, two groups wouldn’t have been able to play simultaneously — the music would compete too much. Instead, the two stages were used to ease transitions between performances, as subsequent acts alternated between both, allowing crew members to prep for the next act on whichever stage was not in use. This timesaving tactic cut down turnover time between sets to nearly nothing and was almost too efficient. Like a game of ping-

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Boston Calling Music Festival drew in the crowds this past weekend, upping the ante since its debut last May. pong, hoards of fans had to rush back and forth across the plaza to make sure they didn’t miss the next artist’s opening number.

Apart from the rapid stage rotation, the overall atmosphere at Boston Calling was

leisurely and relaxed. A relatively easy re-entry policy helped dispel the overwhelming feeling of claustrophobia that sometimes accompanies crowded concerts, and the open area setting ensured that almost every spot was a

good vantage point. With a shaded beer garden for the 21-and-up crew, and various food stands surrounding the festival’s perimeter (including Somerville favorites Kickass Cupcakes and Flatbread Company), attendees were

well provided for throughout the day.

Day one of the festival channeled the same indie-rock style that characterized the last May’s show. Catering to a see CALLING, page 6

Boston’s ‘Cool Globes’ exhibit promotes environmental awareness by

Grace Hoyt

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Commuters, students and tourists who ventured into Boston last month noticed something a little different about the city: huge sculptures of colorful globes have been installed around Boston Common. These structures are a part of “Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet,” a unique public art project that opened in Boston on Aug. 15 and will continue through midOctober.

Founded by Wendy Abrams in 2006, the first “Cool Globes” project premiered in Chicago the following year. The idea stemmed from Abrams’ desire to shrink the gap between scientific and public awareness of global warming. As she states on the “Cool Globes” website, the idea originated during a casual discussion with friends about “art with a purpose.” They determined that putting globes in public places would help draw attention to an important problem, “forcing people to confront the issues, but in a non-threatening manner.”

And confront they did. “Cool Globes” took off as a non-profit, and installations quickly began appearing across the U.S. and the world, with exhibits in cities ranging from Washington, D.C. and San Francisco to Copenhagen and Jerusalem. Now the exhibition has finally reached Boston — its 15th stop.

Forty-eight globes are situated in various iconic locations across the city, including the Museum of Science, the Esplanade, the New England Aquarium, the Massachusetts State House, the John Hancock Tower and Logan Airport. The expansive presence of the project helps the artwork interact and engage with

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Twenty-six “Cool Globes” are on display at the Boston Common. members of the community, whether they see the globes on their way to work or while spending an afternoon in the Common with their families.

Most of the globes, which are five feet in diameter and in some cases weigh 300 pounds, include educational messages about global warming and other environmental issues through a wide variety of brightly painted designs. Individual artists created the globes, which each feature different messages focused on the same ecological theme.

Directly outside the New England Aquarium, for example, is a globe decorated with images of aquatic creatures, islands and coral reefs. The aquarium encourages all its visitors to look at the globe and consider the importance of “living blue” to combat climate change.

A recent update posted on the aquarium’s website publicized the installation: “The Cool Globe won’t be here forever, so come enjoy this lovely piece of art and consider the message behind it: Climate change is real and it’s happen-

ing now, but there are ways you can make a difference!”

Despite its temporary nature, the educational opportunities presented by even just this single globe at the aquarium lend a sense of timelessness to the exhibition, making a visit to any or all of the globes sincerely worthwhile.

The Boston Common alone has 26 globes, which typically attract passersby to come up and look more closely at the exhibit. Even from afar, the globes’ large sizes and vibrant designs make them easy to see from a distance, something that ultimately leads to a more powerful impact.

“I’ve walked past them a few times on Tremont Street,” junior Alejandra Garcia-Plesch said. “There are always people admiring and taking pictures.”

What makes these exhibitions different than other types of citywide installation projects? In an interview with The Boston Globe, Abrams cited two main inspirations for the project: the wrecked cars used by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the painted cow sculptures that lined the streets of Chicago in 1999. Though she believed that both initiatives had a poignant effect, the primary difference between these projects and hers was that she wanted to promote awareness of a specific cause: the environment.

“Cool Globes” does more than just send a message. The exhibition informs audiences of all ages and sparks discussion about a prevalent topic, all while bringing beauty to the streets of Boston.

Abrams captures this sentiment well in a statement to the Globe: “It’s hard to use ‘global warming’ and ‘fun’ in the same sentence,” she said.

“We manage to do that.”

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Saturday and Sunday featured opposite sounds at Boston Calling CALLING

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diverse audience, Saturday’s line-up appealed to people from all walks of life: adults and college kids, old-timers and teens. Even a few babies (with earplugs) were spotted in tote with their parents at Government Center, all eager to hear the bouncy, brass-filled tunes from Texas band Okkervil River or the echo-y, ethereal voice of Britain’s Bat for Lashes. With a plethora of other acts — including The Gaslight Anthem, Local Natives and the highly anticipated headliner, Vampire Weekend — Saturday’s schedule offered something for everyone.

Perhaps the most charismatic band on Saturday, The Airborne Toxic Event electrified crowds with a high-energy performance that carried a slightly grittier pop-rock sound than previous acts. Throwing guitar picks out to the audience after their opening song, the band delighted concert-goers with cheeky stage tactics and a playful, conversational demeanor — at one point, lead singer Mikel Jollet climbed a tower of scaffolding, eliciting cheers and laughter from hoards of fans. Measured, beat-driven songs like “Changing” flowed seamlessly into quieter, more melancholic hits like “Sometime Around Midnight,” during which classically-trained musician, Anna Bulbrook, drew heavy, sorrowfilled notes from the viola.

Though more mellow by nature, upand-coming Brooklyn-based quintet Lucius was no less impressive. Each member entered the stage donning black glasses, female lead singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig wore matching blonde bobs and mod black and white dresses. Starting off with their airy, electronic new single “Tempest,” Wolfe and Laessig showcased their airy, almost angelic voices in perfect harmony. Later, “Go Home,” a lonely, western-tinged ballad, had people swaying

along slowly to the rhythmic plucking of the base and the high-pitched, twangy guitar. The only regrettable thing about Lucius’ set was that — because of their early timeslot — fewer people were there to hear such an innovative group.

Saturday featured smoother, headbobbing music, but Sunday’s edgy, electronic aura induced full-body dancing and attracted a noticeably younger audience. Catering to a 25-and-under crowd, Boston Calling’s second day was chock-full of body paint, neon-framed sunglasses and crop tops. With acts like popular rapper Kendrick Lamar, DJ Diplo’s dancehall project, Major Lazer and indie-pop headliner Passion Pit, Sunday’s concert was the antithesis of the previous day.

Sunday’s sound was markedly more artificial, evident by the increased presence of laptops and synthesizers on stage. In the midst of a sea of synthetic songs, R&B artist Solange stood out as one of the event’s main highlights. Mixing funk-based undertones with a thick, groovy bass and cheerful, tinkling keyboard, the singer was a welcome break from the norm.

Showcasing her wide-ranging vocals and undeniable charisma, Solange’s energy was infectious, a sure crowdpleaser.

She wasn’t the only one. Flume, an electronic music project from Australia’s Harley Streten, was another fan favorite. With the bass blasting so hard it made listeners’ eardrums tickle, Flume was a force to be reckoned with.

Contagious beats and addicting, layered loops made it almost impossible not to dance during his performance.

All in all, Boston Calling merited wholly positive reviews from attendees. With a smart, navigable layout and an eclectic two-day line-up, the only disappointment is that Bostonians will have to wait until 2014 to see the next show.

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More financial support for unpaid internships Getting an internship can be one of the most exciting and relieving parts of a Tufts student’s academic career. Not only do internships carry a certain prestige, but they also offer students hands-on experience in a field that interests them and, occasionally, the possibility of future employment. Doing internships — paid or unpaid — has become the norm for most college students, and for some, it is actually a requirement or an expectation for fulfilling a major.

For instance, child development majors are encouraged to pursue relevant internships during their undergraduate careers, while majors in peace and justice studies are required to intern with a social change organization in order to receive their degrees.

Although this is conceivably a reasonable and worthwhile requirement for students, there is one glaring problem with the current system. Students who wish or need to receive academic credit for their internships must

enroll in an internship course.

During the semester, this simply means adding another course to your schedule. If a student is looking to receive academic credit for a summer internship, though, this requires enrolling in the Tufts Summer Session. Taking a half credit during the summer term sets a student back $1,083, excluding the additional $50 registration fee. Students taking a full credit have to pay over $2,000.

In essence, students are paying the university to acknowledge their (often unpaid) internships. Although the Career Center does offer 40 internship grants annually to qualified students, this is only a fraction of the number of students who pursue internships every year, and not every type of internship is eligible for a grant. (Grants are available in four areas: non-profit or public sector internships, diversity fund internship grants for students on financial aid, entrepreneurial leadership internships and science/technology internships.) Not to mention that the

deadline for applying for these grants is in March — at which point many students do not yet know which organization they’ll be working for over the summer.

Students who already pay one of the most expensive college tuitions in Massachusetts should not be expected to pay additional costs in order to have their efforts at an outside employer recognized for credit by Tufts.

It becomes even more ludicrous when considering that Tufts requires some of these students to pursue internships and then offers them limited financial support.

If departments are going to require or highly encourage student participation in internships for academic credit, the university should actively facilitate this involvement.

Subsidizing the cost of Summer Session enrollment for students who are required to complete internship s would be a good first step. Additionally, awarding more grants whose deadlines fall closer to the beginning of summer should be a priority in the future.

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Exploring life outside the dress code norms with your dignity intact can be a cocktail of double standards, but CU’s general lack of regulations on clothing doesn’t give anyone the right to judge based on appearances.

Picture this: a shy and sheltered girl is looking for Hellems amidst a sea of sweaty young bodies. She is witness to several bandeaus, a few see-through dresses and at least a dozen gratuitous booty shorts. Unsure of how to deal with the scenery, she stares at her campus map in the hope that it will lead her away from this village of sin (or at least to her next class).

That’s me, circa my first week of college.

The transition from high school to college is jarring — both intellectually and socially — but a changing element that ought to receive more attention is the Magical Disappearing Dress Code.

Whether you went to public or private school, in Colorado or far away from it, you were probably oppressed by a list of rules determining how you could dress. If you’re

a guy, the dress code was relatively short and might have kept you from wearing your favorite Bob Marley shirt. If you’re a girl, however, that list was longer than any skirt you’d be able to walk in: straps must be this width, shorts must be this length, navels are a no-no, shoulders are shrouded, etc. If you identify outside the gender binary, high school was probably not your jam in the first place. Welcome to college: it gets better.

More so than to stave promiscuity, dress codes are borne of the age-old tradition of vilifying and suppressing female sexuality. Many codes perpetuate the mentality that racer-back tops are the cause of impure thoughts.

Institutionalized, sexist policies are on their way to becoming ubiquitous. If you went to a public school, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics says there is a 57 percent chance you’ve been subject to dress code regulations — and that number has increased 10 percent in the last 10 years.

Fortunately, you’re now a student on a campus so populous that it can seem like an entire city. No one gets to tell you what to wear on Boulder’s freethinking campus.

Academic institutions have never been brought down by skimpy clothing. When have we seen a dramatic increase in male test performance as soon as sweater weather came around?

Spring finals and the return of the sundress don’t usually cancel each other out in a paradoxical explosion.

That being said, it’s also true that people, women included, get dressed based on what fulfills them, not on what appeals to others’ sexual appetites.

We shouldn’t assume that the girl whose bum is peeking out of her skirt is a floozy. She probably just really likes that skirt, or maybe it’s just hot as hell outside. (Friendly reminder: temperatures in Boulder are expected to reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit through the end of the week.)

If we’re judgmental of our fellow students and their garments, we’re only giving new life to archaic concepts of propriety.

So, fellow Buffs, take these last days of summer to evaluate your ideals, discard your prejudices and maybe even expand your minds. I’ve heard that sometimes happens in college.

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Correction In the Sports article titled “Tufts aims to build on strong finish in 2012” published on Sept. 5, it was incorrectly stated that senior Kristin Wright is a tri-captain. In fact, the three captains of the women’s soccer team are seniors Blair Brady, Anya Kaufmann and Maeve Stewart.

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Adjunct action: Tufts should support adjunct professors by

Rae Axner, Spencer Beswick and Julia Rodgers

Part-time professors here at Tufts University are currently in the midst of a campaign to establish an adjunct’s union. As Tufts students, we should support our professors’ struggle for a voice within the university and their push to gain representation, adequate salaries and job security. Tufts is one of many Boston-area campuses at which adjuncts are joining together to make a change. As their students, our role is to appreciate their commitment to the university and support their fight for equitable treatment as faculty.

As the number of tenured professors declines rapidly,

adjunct professors are becoming increasingly important to the quality of our education.

Today, the university depends on part-time staff to teach a myriad of courses, particularly those which are meant to provide a foundation for the rest of our academic careers, such as in English and foreign languages. Adjuncts make up over 30 percent of our teaching faculty here at Tufts. As students, we must recognize the valuable contribution they make to the Tufts community and realize the ways in which increased support for them will benefit our own educational environment. Their working conditions are our learning conditions.

The Tufts Labor Coalition believes that adjunct union-

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As the nation continues to debate the implications of a potential strike in Syria, the United States should reevaluate its own standards of war before decrying the use of chemical weapons.

In an Aug. 31 speech, President Barack Obama called on Congress to approve U.S. intervention in Syria to prevent the future use of chemical weapons.

Obama is planning to further push for public support Monday, visiting six media outlets in the process. Secretary of State John Kerry is continuing to express his approval for the strike, including in a recent condemnation of the act after viewing video footage of dead victims.

In Minnesota, we’ve seen anti-war protests, as well as constituents telling their Congressmen, including Rep. Tim

ization is a clear victory for Tufts students as well as for professors. Although adjunct professors already contribute so much to the academic richness of our university, they are often overworked and underpaid. The increased wages, benefits and institutional support which come from the collective bargaining power of a union will allow our part-time faculty to focus on what they are passionate about: educating students.

Every year our tuition has gone up, even as professors’ wages have remained stagnant. Paying our faculty adequately is a matter of allocations and priorities. As students paying top dollar for our education, we

can demand that our tuition go to the areas most important to our learning. What better place to allocate our institution’s funding than to those who directly facilitate the learning process? Lest we forget, our professors at Tufts are a huge reason, and for many students the reason, we are here in the first place.

Thursday, Sept. 12 will be “Button Up Day,” a day of action during which the Tufts community can stand in solidarity with our adjuncts by wearing a button or sticker showing our support for the union. As members of the Tufts Labor Coalition, we’re participating in this action by tabling in the Campus Center and dining halls on Wednesday and

Thursday during meal times to pass out buttons and stickers to students. We are also going to deliver a letter to the part-time faculty organizing committee reiterating the sentiments of this article. We hope to have as many students signing this letter as possible.

We, as the Tufts community, need to come together in support of this necessary campaign in order to fight for the respect and dignity of adjunct professors and build a stronger, more unified university.

Rae Axner, Spencer Beswick and Julia Rodgers are members of the Tufts Labor Coalition and can be reached at tuftslabor@gmail. com.

The ethics of war standards Walz of the first Congressional district, that they are weary of war.

Congress does not appear to be willing to back Obama’s objective; there are only 25 senators and 40 representatives that have expressed support for the strike, whereas 18 senators and a whopping 153 representatives are opposed.

Moreover, the public support for this potential act of military intervention is the lowest in 20 years, compared to similar lead-ups to military actions.

Only 36 percent of Americans support the strike, while 51 percent are opposed and 13 percent are undecided, according to a recent Gallup poll.

Despite the general disapproval of a limited strike, I fully support military intervention for the purpose of preventing future chemical weapons strikes on the Syrian people.

There are several reasons for my approval, including the fact that this

situation differs to that of Iraq, where we are not establishing a new regime or trying to oust a current government; the fact that we appear to have definitive proof that chemical weapons were used; the fact that the U.S. has the capacity to stop these acts; and most importantly, to enforce war standards.

To elaborate on the latter point, most of the world has agreed against certain practices during times of war. One of these practices includes the use of chemical weapons, especially on innocent civilians. Because strong evidence suggests Syria violated this almost universally accepted norm, they should be stopped.

However, before we intervene to champion war standards, the U.S. needs to look to its own military through the same critical lens.

For example, the United States used white phosphorus in Iraq during the

2000s, which has the capacity to burn through human flesh and bones. White phosphorus has been defended by Gen. Peter Pace as a “legitimate tool of the military.” Furthermore, the U.S. military allegedly used napalm, a controversial chemical weapon, in Iraq in 2003.

Moreover, the Obama administration needs to do a better job of ensuring that military drones, a tool that I supported in a past column for their efficiency and relative safety, do not harm civilians, as they have done in the past.

Finally, the Obama administration should not perform the attack if Congress does not act, unless they can prove that there is an imminent threat to the United States, for they would be in violation of the Constitution.

Responsibility should follow power.

The Obama administration should address concerns with their own military while they consider striking Syria.

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Rollinson turned Doll into a wide receiver.

“We always told him, ‘Son, you’re a talented quarterback, but what are we gonna do?’”

Rollinson told the Daily last September.

It’s hard to imagine standing on the sideline, injured, after four years of waiting for a shot.

But Doll possesses coolness and poise incomprehensible to anyone outside of California.

No big deal. Time to move on.

“It was tough, but it’s in the past,” he said. “I haven’t really thought about it. I’m just happy to be back and fortunate that I was only a sophomore.”

Now, Doll is the lone upperclassman in a four-man QB battle with Burnett, O’Neil and Snyder. When the Jumbos take the field under the lights at Wesleyan next Saturday, he knows where he plans to be.

“That’s my goal: to be the starting quarterback,” he said.

Williams ready to give D-line a boost Sophomore defensive end Patrick Williams entered last year’s Week 7 matchup against Colby with nine tackles and one sack all season. In a 21-14 overtime loss to the Mules, Williams had seven tackles and two sacks. His big chance arose after Curtis Yancy (LA ‘13) got injured in the first half. “[Yancy and I] always split time, so that was my opportunity to actually step up,” Williams said Saturday. “I had always been trying to find where I could fit in, and that was just my time that everyone was depending on me.”

In high school, Williams played wide receiver and outside linebacker, only occasionally playing defensive line in third-andlong situations. He was listed as a receiver on the 2012 roster, but head coach Jay Civetti had other ideas.

“He called me the day before [preseason camp] and told me he wanted me to play defensive end,” Williams said of Civetti. “He thought I could get a lot of reps in, and I kind of was like, ‘I just want to get on the field and

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Tufts looks to refine its game-speed play through a series of intersquad scrimmages, the next of which will come on Friday evening at Bello Field. play.’ If that was the outlet it had to take, I’ll take that. It’s been working out so far.”

In overtime against Colby, an offensive lineman landed on top of Williams in the end zone; the result was a high ankle sprain that kept him out for five weeks. But Williams looked healthy and explosive on Saturday, recording a sack, tipping a pass and recovering a fumble. He could be just what the doctor ordered for a defense that ranked last in the NESCAC in rushing yards allowed per game (224.9).

“I’m not planning to get injured this year,” he said, “So we’ll see.”

Kiss Bowdoin scrimmage goodbye The Jumbos have decided to abandon

their annual preseason scrimmage against Bowdoin, typically played the week before the regular season begins. Civetti cited a desire to focus only on his team, not on anyone else.

Last year, the Jumbos defeated the Polar Bears in the scrimmage, 7-0, but went on to lose all eight of their regular season games.

This year, they will play a second intersquad scrimmage — the “Brown and Blue game” — on Friday evening at Bello Field.

Coaching shuffle A number of coaches have switched roles for the 2013 season: Kevin Farr is the new defensive coordinator after handling the defensive backs last year; Scott Rynne, who played center at Williams during back-to-back

undefeated seasons in 1989-90, moves from defensive coordinator to the offensive line; and Patrick Madden is in charge of the linebackers and special teams after being hired to coach the defensive line a year ago. Civetti, who is entering his third season as head coach, handled the offensive line last year; he is now the tight ends coach, while Bates alumnus Tom Beaton has hopped from the tight ends to the running backs.

Some things have remained the same: Offensive coordinator Frank Hauser returns for his second season since leaving as head coach at Wesleyan; Tony Fucillo continues to coach the wide receivers; and team manager John Dame is back for his senior year, doing a little bit of everything.

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Margin by which Tufts’ field hockey team outshot Bates in a 1-0, season-opening win on Saturday. The defending national champions are playing with a target on their back, especially after earning the No. 1 ranking in the preseason. Thanks to a goal from freshman Annie Artz in the 16th minute, they passed their first test.

Games won by Tufts volleyball in the team’s opening weekend at the Brandeis Invitational. The Jumbos defeated Emmanuel College, Rhode Island College, and Brandeis University to start the season, before dropping a match in four sets to Wellesley College. Junior Isabel Kuhel stood out as Tufts’ lone selection for the All-Tournament team.

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The Cowboys picked off three of quarterback Eli Manning’s throws, returning the last one for the gameclinching touchdown. Giants running back David Wilson fumbled twice as New York fell 36-31 to Dallas.

Score Tufts golfer junior Alex Zorniger shot on the first day of the Bowdoin Invitationial Saturday in Brunswick, Maine. The five-over par mark helped Zorniger to a tie for ninth place heading into the second day of the tournament Sunday. He went on to shoot 162 overall, good for a tie for 28th place, as Tufts placed ninth out of 13.

Saves blown by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera since the beginning of August. Rivera’s most recent mishap came on Sunday, when he entered with a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning against the Red Sox. After tossing a scoreless eighth, the alltime career saves leader (649) surrendered a game-tying home run to Will Middlebrooks. If you’re wondering what’s wrong, look no further than his age: 43.

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Men’s Soccer

Tufts opens with convincing victory over Bates by

Zachey Kliger

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The men’s soccer team opened its 2013 campaign on Saturday with a bang, upending

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NESCAC rival Bates, 3-0. Today, Tufts will bring the show back to Somerville to take on Suffolk University in its home opener on Kraft Field.

Saturday’s season opener could not have gone much better for a Tufts team that showed tremendous promise in 2012, going 9-4-4 and finishing fourth in a competitive NESCAC conference.

The Jumbos dominated from the first whistle, controlling the pace of play, time of possession, set pieces and shots on goal. Even so, Tufts looks to take their play to the next level in preparation for stiffer competition.

“I think that the team is getting more confident everyday,” junior midfielder Kyle Volpe said. “Although we won, I believe every player on the team real-

ized that there was still plenty of room for improvement.”

The Jumbos not only created scoring chances on Saturday — they converted them. The team netted its first goal of the season in the first half before tacking on two insurance goals in the second.

The first goal came in the 26th minute, when sophomore midfielder Rui Pinheiro delivered a through ball to junior forward Max Hoppenot. Hoppenot, who netted a team-high of seven goals last season, faced a oneon-one opportunity against Bates sophomore goalkeeper Zach Shabman. After settling the ball, Hoppenot delivered a strike that snuck past Shabman into the back of the net for the Jumbos’ first goal of the year.

Tufts continued to apply pressure for much of the first half before delivering the knockout blows in the second frame. In the 69th minute, Volpe took a cross from sophomore midfielder Connor Brown and deposited the ball into the back of the net.

Sophomore forward Tal Smith delivered the finishing touches with a goal in the 86th minute.

“Most of the work on my goal was done by [Brown], who beat the outside back and sent

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Tufts started its campaign for a second-straight NCAA tournament berth with a commanding 3-0 win over Bates.

Volleyball

Jumbos win three of four at Brandeis Invitational Tyler Maher

The volleyball team got off to a strong start this weekend, winning three of their four matches at the Brandeis Invitational, by

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an impressive performance given the lack of experience on the roster.

There was a lot of uncertainty heading into the weekend, as coach Cora Thompson was tasked with integrating seven new players, a challenge made even more difficult by a shortened preseason that lasted just two weeks. In the Jumbos’ season debut, however, it looked like the squad had been playing together for years.

“The team has worked very hard the past two weeks,” junior tri-captain Jessica Ingrum said. “Although [two weeks] is not a lot of time compared to what other programs and conferences get in the region, we are efficient with the time we do have, and I truly believe we have made some great strides this preseason.”

Tufts opened its 2013 campaign by besting Emmanuel, 3-0, in Friday’s season opener. Juniors Isabel Kuhel and Hayley Hopper paced the offensive attack, combining for 20 kills. They received plenty of help from sophomore setter Kyra Baum, who contributed 36 assists in her first career start.

tion [among] the group is so high that we know each one of them is prepared come game time.”

The Jumbos’ first test of the year went exactly as they drew it up. Next, they will try to build on their early momentum against a Suffolk team that has not won a game in three chances this season. Tufts will get its next crack at

in a great cross,” Volpe said of his goal. “I was just in the right place at the right time.”

Freshman goalkeeper Scott Greenwood held his own in net, posting a shutout with two saves.

“We have 100 percent confidence in Scott and the rest of our goalkeepers,” junior defenseman Michael Miele said. “The competi-

“She did a great job for her first full collegiate weekend,” Thompson said of Baum.

“She is getting more and more comfortable out there running the offense, which is great to see. She connected really well with all of our hitters.”

Baum looked especially comfortable in the tournament’s second match, in which she registered 28 assists to eight different teammates as Tufts topped Rhode Island College in four sets. The Jumbos appeared to be in synch with each other, exhibiting great teamwork and ball movement.

“I thought we did an excellent job staying composed while trying some new things with new pieces,” Thompson said. “We were able to play all of our rookies, and each and every one of them had a standout moment at some point during the weekend. I was proud of their efforts. The competition was solid, and we competed well against very strong programs.”

Thompson was pleased to see all of the team’s hard work pay off in the first matches of the year.

“Our team chemistry looks and feels great, and to have that feeling this early on is quite a bonus,” she said. “It’s certainly a testament to the team and how hard they are working together as they start to [work] as one unit. We had some wonderful performances.”

That harmony played a crucial role again on Saturday, helping Tufts persevere through a hard-fought battle with Brandeis before emerging victorious in the fifth set. Kuhel, Hopper and Ingrum all totaled double-digit kills, while Baum continued her stellar play, compiling 52 assists.

Tufts made a valiant effort against undefeated Wellesley in the tournament finale but ultimately fell short and suffered its first loss, 3-1. Kuhel was named to the All-Tournament team after racking up a team-high 46 kills in the tournament.

“Izzy played at a really high level the whole weekend, with her best performances against the best teams,” Thompson said.

The Jumbos played their home opener yesterday versus Colby-Sawyer, the results of which were not available at press time. The visiting Chargers entered with a 3-2 record, most recently defeating the University of New England on Saturday.

a NESCAC opponent Saturday at home versus Colby, but for now the Jumbos are not looking past Suffolk.

“We take the season one game at a time,” Miele said. “Right now, we are only focused on Suffolk.

We know Suffolk has some quality players that will punish us if we are not focused.”

Football

Notebook: Freshmen impress in intersquad scrimmage by

Aaron Leibowitz

Daily Editorial Board

The final score at Ellis Oval on Saturday was 125-109, but no, it was not the greatest shootout in football history, and no, it was not Anthony Fucillo (LA ’11) against Amherst circa 2010 (when he threw for a NESCAC record 503 yards in a 70-49 loss).

Points were awarded somewhat arbitrarily at the Jumbos’ annual intersquad scrimmage in which Tufts’ offense, wearing white jerseys, triumphed over the blue-clad defense.

Less than two weeks away from their season opener at Wesleyan on Sept. 21, the Jumbos are not too concerned about arbitrary points — though the offense did win itself an 11 a.m. Sunday treatment time, while the defense had to report at 10 a.m.

The true purpose of the scrimmage was to simulate game situations at game speed, on the same grass the team will roam four times during the regular season. It was also an opportunity to run new plays, solidify snap counts and fix mistakes. And, for fresh faces, it was a chance to make an impression.

Nik Dean, a recruit from central Florida who in January was featured in the Orlando Sentinel for his hard-nose style on the basketball court, was a popular target over the middle on Saturday. The tight end, who was also recruited as a linebacker, had several catches for big gains, and at one point caught three consecutive passes from sophomore Drew Burnett. Between Dean, sophomore Xavier Frey — who also had a big day Saturday — and fifth-year Nick Kenyon, the Jumbos could have three legitimate threats at tight end.

Ben Berey was a quarterback and defensive back at Glastonbury High in Connecticut, but on Saturday he was the Jumbos’ firstteam slot receiver and looked comfortable in the role. Late in the scrimmage, junior quarterback Jack Doll, the front-runner for the job, scrambled left before floating the ball 15 yards along the sideline to connect with Berey.

“We’ve got tons of good new receivers,” Doll said. “We’ve got a lot of weapons. These guys have really learned the offense quick.”

A pair of local running back recruits,

Chance Brady and Mike Rando, also made their presence felt. Brady, a star running back at Haverhill, returned kickoffs and took a few handoffs, showcasing his toughness and a powerful stiff arm. Rando, a two-way standout at Walpole, returned punts and had multiple carries of five-plus yards.

“They both caught on to the offense,” junior Zack Trause, the returning starter at tailback, said of his two freshmen teammates. “They’ve definitely stepped up and shown their talent.”

On defense, Mike Stearns, an Academic All-American in lacrosse at Framingham, broke up a pass and planted a couple of big hits on receivers. At quarterback, Liam O’Neil of Greenwich, Conn. displayed his composure in the pocket, while Alex Snyder of Colorado Springs, Colo. made the throw of the day, a 30-yard rainbow to junior Harrison Kidd for a touchdown.

While returning players will make it difficult for the aforementioned freshmen to earn starting roles, they will almost certainly — perhaps with the exception of O’Neil and Snyder, given Doll wins the job — make an immediate impact.

Doll 100 percent, physically and mentally The 2012 season could not have gone much worse for Jack Doll. Making his first collegiate start in the Jumbos’ season opener against Wesleyan, Doll’s first pass was intercepted. Then he was sacked three times. And then, with 37 seconds left in the first quarter, he was crushed as he released his second interception and was forced to leave the game. He spent the rest of the day — and the season — on the sideline, wearing a sling on his arm.

“I didn’t think the injury was that bad at first,” Doll said on Saturday. “Turns out I tore my labrum and needed surgery and lost the season.”

At Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., Doll had been the backup to Matt Barkley, now a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as to Barkley’s successor at the University of Southern California, Max Wittek.

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