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Obama sworn in as world watches

Speech gets Historic day
high marks draws crowds
by Rob Silverblatt by Ben Gittleson
Daily Editorial Board Daily Editorial Board

After delivering a speech that drew
heavily on America’s past, Barack
Obama yesterday assumed a post
whose occupants are best judged by
history. But at least for his first few
minutes in office, the jury at Tufts is
already in.
“I thought it was a really powerful
speech,” Dan Carol, a Tufts parent who
served as the Obama campaign’s issues
and content director, said of yester-
day’s inaugural address.
“I thought his message about
reaching out to other countries and
using America’s power responsibly
… was really a well-stated reason
about how important his election is
to America’s place in the world,” he
told the Daily.
Obama’s speech, laden with met-
aphors, promised a break with his
predecessor’s policies, a bipartisan
approach and an aggressive response
to America’s foreign policy challenges.
And it found a receptive audience on
the Tufts campus.
In a not-so-veiled swing at George
W. Bush, Obama argued that the
Constitution need not compete against
national security.
“As for our common defense, we
reject as false the choice between our
safety and our ideals,” he said. “Our
founding fathers … faced with perils
we can scarcely imagine, drafted a
charter to assure the rule of law and
the rights of man, a charter expanded
by the blood of generations. Those ide-
als still light the world, and we will not
give them up for expedience’s sake.”
Obama’s camp as far back as
November indicated that the then-
President-elect would make closing
the Guantanamo Bay detention cen-
ter one of his first priorities, and his
rhetoric yesterday lent credence to
that promise.
“He’s already talking about the fact
that he’s going to close Guantanamo,
that torture will no longer be an accept-
able instrument of American power
… that adhering to the Constitution
does not in any way weaken us,” Tufts
trustee and political fundraiser Alan
Solomont told the Daily. “In fact, I
President Obama waves to adoring crowds during the inauguration ceremony.
think he would say it strengthens us.”
Hinting at his willingness to reach
across the aisle, Obama articulated a
philosophy of govern- ment based
not size, but rather on effectiveness.
“The question we ask today is not
whether our government is too big
or too small, but whether it works —
whether it helps families find jobs at
a decent wage, care they can afford, a
retirement that is dignified,” he said.
“Where the answer is yes, we intend to
move forward. Where the answer is no,
programs will end.”
This pledge comes amidst constant
calls from the left for additional regu-
lation, with much of Obama’s party
clamoring for a reversal of Reagan-era
concepts of limited government. Still,
Obama indicated that he sees little
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value in big government across the
board and for its own sake.
“He reflects a new generation of
people who don’t care if government
moves to the left or the right. They
only care if the government gets
things done,” Solomont, who headed
up Obama’s New England fundraising
effort, said. “It’s much more prag-
matic and practical and much less
ideological.”
But even as Obama looked forward
to future results, he framed his speech
with triumphs and values plucked
from the nation’s past. In particular,
he summoned up the words George
Washington used to rally his troops in
see SPEECH, page 4
Barack Obama took the oath of office to
become the 44th president of the United
States yesterday, pledging to millions in
Washington, D.C. and around the world
that America would emerge triumphant
over its formidable challenges and remake
itself in the years to come.
In a moment of great significance for
a nation historically marred by racial tur-
moil, Obama presented a pensive view of
the current economic climate and of the
many difficult foreign policy tests ahead.
He accompanied his warnings with a hope-
ful view of the future, as well as assurances
that a restoration of America’s founding
values would lead to profound change.
“Today I say to you that the challenges
we face are real, they are serious and they
are many. They will not be met easily or in
a short span of time,” Obama said. “But
know this America: they will be met.”
In his address, Obama painted a picture
of a nation that has strayed from its core
values and is facing a defining moment in
its history.
But despite weighty problems at home
and a damaged standing in the world,
Obama said, the United States remains
the strongest country in the world and has
the ability to harness its great potential to
spread its ideals across the globe.
His message embraced notions of the
common good and effective government,
a focus that resonated with the diverse
crowd that filled the National Mall.
“What is required of us now is a new era
of responsibility, a recognition, on the part
of every American, that we have duties to
ourselves, our nation and the world,” he
said. “Duties that we do not grudgingly
accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the
knowledge that there is nothing so satisfy-
ing to the spirit, so defining of our charac-
ter, than giving our all to a difficult task.”
Under a bright sky, Obama attempted
to draw strength from trepidation and to push
see INAUGURATION, page 2
Editor’s Note: Executive news editor Ben
Gittleson traveled to Washington, D.C.
to report firsthand on the inaugural
ceremony.

Madoff middlemen key in scheme Former Dean of Engineering

by Rob Silverblatt
Daily Editorial Board
For investors seeking access
to Bernard Madoff’s house of
cards, the front door was rarely
an option.
Instead, reports increasingly
indicate that the reclusive former
Nasdaq chief fueled his alleged
Ponzi scheme with an air of exclu-
sivity and carried it out almost
entirely through middlemen.
“The thing about Madoff is that
people couldn’t get to him direct-
ly,” Lecturer of Economics Chris
McHugh said. “He was playing hard
to get.”
It was this phenomenon, it
appears, that led Tufts to entrust
$20 million to the Ascot Partners
hedge fund and pay the fund yearly
fees, all in order to gain access to
Madoff’s consistent 10 to 17 per-
cent returns.
And until the foundations of
Madoff’s carefully constructed ruse
came crashing down, the results
appeared encouraging. According
to Director of Public Relations
Kim Thurler, Tufts administrators
were under the impression that
the investment had accumulated
returns in the neighborhood of $5.6
million since it was originally made
in 2005.
But now, not only is the $20 mil-
lion principal gone, but so too are
the supposed profits. “As we now
know, they proved to be wholly fic-
titious,” Thurler said in an e-mail.
Currently, Jacob Ezra Merkin,
the general partner at Ascot
Partners,  and other similar inves-
tors are coming under public scru-
tiny, particularly for charging cli-
ents fees only to funnel all of their
money to Madoff.
According to Sally Dungan, the
see MADOFF, page 3
Nelson passes away at 76
by Michael Del Moro
Daily Editorial Board
Former Dean of Engin-
eering Frederick Nelson,
remembered by his colleagues
for his passion and sense of
humor, died last week of mel-
anoma. He was 76.
“He was a wonderful
human being and we’re
going to miss him. He had
a wonderful sense of humor
— very dry. He loved to tell
stories,” current Dean of
Engineering Linda Abriola
told the Daily.
Nelson, who served as Dean
from 1980 to 1994, officially
retired from Tufts in 2007.
He was finishing a textbook
entitled “An Introduction
to Rotordynamics,” which
is expected to be published
later this year. He had been
coming into his office every
day up until November to
put the finishing touches
on the book, Abriola said,
pointing out the tendency
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2 The Tufts Daily
Supporters lined the National Mall, cheering and waving signs and pictures as President Obama took the oath of office.
Obama invokes history in sobering inaugural address
INAUGURATION
continued from page 1
aside what he called the “sapping of confi-
dence across our land — a nagging fear that
America’s decline is inevitable, and that the
next generation must lower its sights.
“On this day, we gather because we have
chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose
over conflict and discord,” he said to jubi-
lant cheers.
Before Obama’s inaugural address,
Reverend Rick Warren delivered an invoca-
tion, followed by a performance by Aretha
Franklin. Joe Biden then took the oath
of office for the vice presidency, followed
by a musical interlude by artists Itzhak
Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and
Anthony McGill.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John
Roberts administered the oath of office to
Obama at 12:05 p.m. After Obama’s inau-
gural address, Elizabeth Alexander recited
a poem and Reverend Joseph E. Lowery
delivered a benediction.
Following the ceremony on the west front
of the Capitol, former President George W.
Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush
left the Capitol in a helicopter headed for
Andrews Air Force Base, en route to Texas.
Thrilled attendees, young and old,
cheered at each sight of Obama, and the
Mall erupted upon his swearing-in. Covered
in Obama apparel — buttons, hats, jackets,
T-shirts and more — spectators said they
were just happy to be able to witness a
once-in-a-lifetime event.
“It’s priceless, it’s very exciting and I’m
glad to be here to be a part of history,” Jessica
McKnight told the Daily, echoing a refrain
commonly heard among the estimated 2
million-strong crowd. McKnight flew in from
Birmingham, Ala. to attend the swearing-in.
But the sober scene Obama described in
his address seemed to dampen the mood
to some extent. After the conclusion of his
speech, initially loud applause was quickly
muted by a discernible — and almost sol-
emn — silence.
Still, Eufaule Frazier, an 84-year-old black
woman, said she was glad to brave the cold
along with a busload of children, including
her grandson who pushed her wheelchair,
from her home city of Miami.
“It means everything,” said a bundled-up
Frazier. “I didn’t ever think I would live to see
this happen, to see the torch passed on to the
next generation.”
Obama focused very little on race in his
address, however. He made only passing ref-
erences to the country’s history of segrega-
tion, praising the fact that the son of a black,
Kenyan-born man who “less than 60 years
ago might not have been served at a local
restaurant can now stand before you to take
a most sacred oath.”
Instead, his concentration on the need
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for courage at a potential turning point
in American history put tears in the eyes
of many.
Obama often returned to his campaign
promise of bringing change to Washington.
“On this day, we come to proclaim an end
to the petty grievances and false promises,
the recriminations and worn-out dogmas,
that for far too long have strangled our poli-
tics,” he said.
After Bush’s departure ceremony, Obama
attended a traditional luncheon at the
Capitol. He then led the inaugural parade
with his family, traveling in his armored lim-
ousine down Pennsylvania Avenue toward
the White House.
Throughout the day, a joyous mood
filled the air across the city. Even in the
early morning hours, a sense of anticipa-
tion was palpable.
“We have no tickets to any of the balls,
but it’s been a ball being here,” Al Jones said
of the numerous official and unofficial inau-
gural parties that have taken place. “I haven’t
seen one cross person since being here.”
Like many others standing in ticketed
areas, Jones told a story of how he came upon
by chance one of the 240,000 passes distrib-
uted for free to the public by members of
Congress. On Monday night, a kind stranger
in a restaurant passed on two tickets to him
and his wife, both of North Plainfield, N.J.
“There’s magic in the air,” he said.
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Nelson was known for his proud modesty.
Former dean will
be missed greatly
by colleagues
NELSON
continued from page 1
of former faculty to return to do work
or research at the university.
Though she is not his direct successor,
Abriola knew Nelson during his years as
a professor, which began in 1955.
“I was close to him because he was
sort of my history; he was able to give
me background and history whenever
I needed it,” she said. “He was one of
the people I turned to for advice and
knowledge.”
Nelson graduated from what was then
the Tufts College of Engineering in 1954
and went on to receive his Ph.D. from
Harvard in applied mechanics in 1961.
He wrote more than 50 articles related
to his interests in acoustics, vibrations,
shock mechanics and rotordynamics,
the study of rotating structures.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
and Associate Provost Vincent Manno
said that Nelson was “such an out-
standing student” at Tufts that he was
asked to remain as an instructor even
while pursuing his Ph.D. at Harvard.
Nelson did consulting work for sev-
eral groups, the most notable of which
is Draper Laboratory in Cambridge,
one of the primary contributors to the
Apollo space missions.
“[Draper Laboratory is] basically the
place where practical gyroscopes were
developed,” Manno said, noting that this
was one of Nelson’s areas of expertise.
Nelson also received many awards,
including the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers’ Centennial
Medal, the Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology’s King
Sejong Medal and Tufts’ Distinguished
Service Medal.
A proud modesty, however, prevented
many from knowing how accomplished
Nelson was. “What was really remark-
able about him … was basically the
even nature of his demeanor,” Manno
said. “He was fair, funny, in many ways
humble. He achieved great things, but
he was the type of person where you
would never know it.”
According to Manno, many of his
colleagues described Nelson as avun-
cular. He was “the wise person in your
family that you go to for sage advice
and always has an even keel,” he said.
Nelson never lost his temper or
raised his voice, Manno continued.
He was always fair and kind, but firm,
he said, adding that Nelson was “not a
pushover.”
At his core, Nelson was a teacher.
“He loved to teach. His students were
number one on his list,” Manno said.
Manno added that he and his col-
leagues were shocked by Nelson’s sud-
den passing.
“We’re all sort of stunned at his loss;
he wasn’t terribly old by modern stan-
dards. It’s a real shame,” he said.
“He was, as far as we knew, very
healthy. He was still here even though
he had retired,” Abriola said.
Nelson’s son Richard died of cystic
fibrosis in 2001. He leaves behind his
wife, three children and four grand-
children.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Tufts Daily News
Madoff too exclusive to be contacted by Tufts
MADOFF
continued from page 1
Tufts was paying 1.5 per-
cent each year on total assets
invested with Ascot. Those
fees were deducted from the
fake returns, meaning that
the university was not pay-
ing them out of pocket. The
$5.6 million represented the
theoretical returns after the
deductions.
Laura Goldman, who runs
the money management firm
LSG Capital, called the uni-
versity’s decision to invest
through Ascot Partners and
pay the associated fees irre-
sponsible.
“They were fees way out of
line for turning somebody over
to somebody else,” she told
the Daily. “[Tufts] should have
said, ‘Listen, please introduce
us to Madoff.’”
Dungan said that the uni-
versity tried to skip the mid-
dleman, but like other poten-
tial investors, was turned
away by Madoff.
“We … were told that Madoff
was not taking any new sepa-
rate accounts. Our only way
to access this opportunity was
through one of the various
feeder funds,” she said in an
e-mail.
But while the administration
suggests that the front door
was closed, Goldman said Tufts
mct investors should have knocked
Madoff’s insistance on exclusivity prolonged his deceitful scheme. harder. She argued that with a
$20 million principal, the uni-
versity could have found a way
to avoid the middleman.
“Of course they could have
called [Madoff ],” she said.
“When you’re the Tufts endow-
ment, I think you can prob-
ably call Jesus Christ. That’s
how the brokerage industry
works.”
Goldman, a former Merrill
Lynch employee who now
operates out of Israel, met
Madoff in the ’90s. She recent-
ly published an online account
in which she describes the
encounter, noting Madoff ’s
evasiveness and a plethora
of red flags. After speaking
with him, she recalls, she
encouraged others to with-
draw their investments from
his accounts.
According to Goldman, Tufts
too should have seen the warn-
ing signs. “Anyone who was
at any time researching this
knew something was wrong,”
she said.
While Madoff ’s exclusivity
might have appeared to some
to indicate the value of his
investments, she said it was
merely a way to discourage
clients from pressing him on
his strategy.
“The aura of exclusivity was
so people wouldn’t ask ques-
tions,” she said. “If this guy
was so great, why … wasn’t he
on CNBC every day bragging
about his returns? He wasn’t
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there because he wanted to be
under the radar.”
Thurler and Dungan have
maintained that the univer-
sity performed due diligence
checks on both Ascot Partners
and on Madoff. Goldman said
that in general, though, inves-
tors were afraid to probe too
much into Madoff ’s returns.
“They were all convinced it
was something special,” she
said. “They didn’t want to ask
too many questions for fear
they’d get kicked off of the
gravy train.”
From conversations with
some of Madoff ’s clients, she
also feels that a lot of them
suspected that something was
awry well before the Ponzi
scheme came to light. “They
didn’t care,” she said.
Still, Tufts administrators
say that without the benefit
of hindsight, the investment
appeared sound and free of
red flags.
As middlemen take on
increasing prominence in the
Madoff scandal, the adminis-
trators say that Ascot Partners
too seemed reputable.
According to Thurler, the uni-
versity could have withdrawn
the $5.6 million in returns
from Ascot, but “saw no rea-
son to.”
“We were satisfied with the
size of the position and the
performance of the fund as
reported,” she said.

Jumbos pack
Hotung to view
inauguration
by Carter Rogers
Daily Editorial Board
For students unable to make
the trek to Washington, D.C. to
see yesterday’s inauguration in
person, a viewing party in the
campus center was the next
best option.
The event, a toned-down
version of on-campus pro-
gramming on election night,
drew a packed crowd. It was
sponsored by the Experimental
College.
Leading up to the inaugu-
ration, student enthusiasm
reached a level not seen since
Nov. 4. Despite the presence
of a large projector in Hotung
to reduce crowding around
the television screens, the
café was at full capacity by the
time Reverend Rick Warren
delivered the invocation.
For many college students,
watching the inauguration
was a fitting end to a hard-
fought effort to get the new
president elected.
“It’s really a great thing …
all the work that Students for
Obama put in last semester,”
junior Ben Silver, a member of
Tufts Students for Obama and
a frequent campaign volun-
teer, said. “It’s great to see it
all culminate today in Barack
Obama’s inauguration.”
Experimental College Dir-
ector Robyn Gittleman, who
said that the idea to sponsor
the event surfaced only recent-
ly, noted the historical signifi-
cance of the inauguration.
“Everybody that watched the
civil rights movement unfold
can hardly believe it, but this
is great. He’s the right person
for the right time,” she said.
Students shared similar
sentiments, saying the event
had both political and social
implications. “I think it’s
really exciting … I was think-
see CAMPUS CENTER, page 4
Ted Kennedy
rushed to hospital
during luncheon
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)
collapsed from a seizure during
a celebratory luncheon yester-
day at the U.S. Capitol.
The Bay State politician, who
is reported to have recovered
well, suffers from a brain tumor
and had a similar episode in
May.
While close friends said that
Kennedy was in good spirits,
the seizure still had a drain-
ing effect. “It took a lot out
of him,” Sen. Chris Dodd
(D-Conn.) said, according to
the Associated Press. “Seizures
are exhausting.”
After Kennedy fell ill at the
luncheon, paramedics rushed to
the scene and raced him to
the Washington Hospital Center,
where he remained last night
for observation.
His sudden removal from the
event on a stretcher caused
widespread concern among his
colleagues, who have feared for
his health since his diagnosis
last year.
Tufts trustee Alan Solomont
was not at the luncheon but
was sitting near members of
the Kennedy family during the
inauguration.
“It’s just awful news,”
Solomont told the Daily yes-
terday afternoon as Kennedy’s
status remained unclear. “We
hope and pray that he’s OK and
that he can continue to do the
work he’s so determined to get
done.”
Kennedy, who has served in
the Senate since 1962, endorsed
Barack Obama for president last
January. “I think as much as
anybody in the United States
Congress, he [is] looking for-
ward to working with Barack
Obama,” Solomont said.
— by Tessa Gellerson
and Rob Silverblatt Mct
Sen. Ted Kennedy at yesterday’s inauguration.
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InAuguration | by the numbers

2 million: people at the National Mall
1861: year in which Lincoln was sworn in, with the same
Bible Obama used
15: number of times Obama used the word nation in his
address
72: percent of Americans that say the country will be better
off in four years
34: percent approval rating for George W. Bush
8,000: police officers present
10,000: National Guard troops present
1,000: FBI personnel present
200: guests who attended the inaugural luncheon
67: percent of Americans that said they planned to watch
the ceremony
710: days since Obama announced his bid for the presi-
dency
27: degrees outside in Washington, D.C.
10: number of official inaugural balls throughout the night
—compiled from CNN.com, USAtoday.com, Gallop and the
Pew Research Center by Sarah Butrymowicz
Students viewed Obama’s address as more
practical, specific than previous speeches
SPEECH
continued from page 1
a moment of wintry despair.
“I thought it was an interesting combination of
the bedrock principles of his camp and the bed-
rock principles of the country,” Carol said.
Michael Goldman, a Democratic strate-
gist and an affiliate of Tufts’ political science
department, said that Obama’s backward-look-
ing approach was strategically wise, noting that
the new president focused primarily on fixing
existing problems.
“I was struck by the fact that he didn’t get caught
up in making promises he couldn’t keep,” Goldman
told the Daily. “There was no talk of new programs,
only talk of how we are going to deal with the cur-
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rent … crises.”
Crowds braved the cold to hear Obama’s historic speech.
But even when talking about ongoing problems,
Obama shied away from specifics. “You don’t talk matic solutions.
about policies in inaugural addresses,” Solomont “We will not apologize for our way of life, nor
said. “What he did is he articulated his vision for will we waver in its defense, and for those who

Inauguration brings many

students to campus center
CAMPUS CENTER
continued from page 3
ing about how it’s going
to affect all our lives that
there’s the first black presi-
dent. I think it’s going to
change the way Americans
view the world and the way
the world views America,”
junior Alex Blum said.
“A lot of people see it as
a new future since Bush is
gone, and a lot of people
are hopeful for Obama and
hoping the nation will go
in a new direction,” senior
Heather Wick said.
The crowd in the campus
center went silent when
Obama took the podium
after his oath of office. “It
was great with the speech
that he addressed all the
points I wanted to hear,
and it was really inspir-
ing,” sophomore Sophie
Lyons said.
The campus center
began to empty out after
the speech as students
returned to their daily
schedules after witness-
ing a moment that will go
down in the history books.
“I think it’s a great time
to be in college, because
[Obama’s inauguration is]
one of the most momen-
tous things that will hap-
pen in my lifetime or that
has happened yet, and
it’s really exciting to be
surrounded by a bunch
of young people all going
through the same thing,”
sophomore Elinor Cannon
said.
what he wants … America to do.”
Obama also avoided harping on the historical
significance of becoming the nation’s first black
president, referring in passing to slavery and
touching only briefly on the segregation experi-
enced by his father’s generation.
“He’s never claimed to be an African-American
candidate or an African-American president,”
Solomont said. “He acknowledged the amazing
progress that this represents, but he has never pro-
jected himself as the African-American president.”
Carol said that Obama did not need to hammer
home the self-evident to get his point across. “I
think the significance of [his election] is just pretty
obvious,” he said.
Students also appear to have appreciated
Obama’s inaugural address. “I believe, as a
departure from his former speeches, which
were more idealistic, this was more practical
and actually address[ed] the real concerns we’re
going to be facing in the next few years,” junior
Beata Bujalska, a member of Tufts Students for
Obama, said.
Junior Ben Silver, a member of the same group,
said he was impressed by Obama’s forcefully artic-
ulated foreign policy stance.
While Obama did offer help to those adver-
saries willing to unclench their fists, he issued
a solemn warning to enemies who reject diplo-
seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and
slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our
spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you can-
not outlast us, and we will defeat you,” he said.
“I was pleasantly surprised with the force with
which he said that if people were to strike out
at our freedom and attempt to harm us, that we
would strike back with full force,” Silver said.
Tufts Democrats President Doug Helman, a
sophomore, said that Obama’s speech was above
all memorable.
“Regardless of your political persuasion, this is a
moment [which] decades from now, you’ll remem-
ber exactly where you were and what you were
doing,” he said.
Meanwhile, Obama acknowledged at the start of
his speech that he is assuming power at a turbulent
time, and most insiders expect him to take quick
action, especially on the economic front, to turn
back the tides.
In addition to tackling the economic crisis and
closing Guantanamo in the near future, Solomont
predicted Obama may also work on funding stem
cell research and reducing limitations on foreign
aid for countries that support family planning.
“This is going to be an active presidency,” he
said.
Tessa Gellerson and Nina Ford contributed
reporting to this article.

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Tufts students stand outside the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration.

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An estimated 2 million people attended the presidential inauguration ceremony yesterday at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Tufts students, both past and present, attend inauguration

of America’s 44th president at Washington’s National Mall
Students and alums from across the country travel to Washington to witness history
by Kerianne Okie and Romy Oltuski the historic day. the least. “I decided it would be too important
Daily Editorial Board And Tufts students certainly weren’t “The weather was terrible from of an event to miss and to just watch
the only enthusiastic Obama supporters Boston. There was snow and fog and from TV because I feel that it will even-
While many Jumbos remained on the to skip school and make the trip. College traffic everywhere,” sophomore Julia tually become a timely moment in our
Hill yesterday, flooding the campus cen- students from across the country made Stimeck said. “I think everyone is just generation,” he said. “I wouldn’t just
ter to watch inauguration speeches and their way to Washington to help make so pumped to be here that no one is want to sit home and watch.”
grumpily sitting through classes, hop- up the crowd of an estimated 2 million being rude or pushy. It’s a great scene Many students who were first-time
ing to be released early, some Tufts stu- people, according to CNN.com. ... [and] it’ll be something that I can say voters in the last election said that
dents braved the snowy highways and Despite inauspicious weather condi- I’ve done for years to come.” watching the inauguration felt like a
traveled to Washington, D.C., to witness tions and other obstacles, many stu- Freshman Tim Lesinski agreed that personal victory.
President Barack Obama’s acceptance dents explained that going to the cer- going to Washington was an opportu-
speech and absorb the atmosphere of emony was worth the effort, to say nity he couldn’t pass up. see COLLEGE STUDENTS, page 7

Students learn firsthand to experience the experimental

ExCollege allows students to design and teach courses otherwise not offered by the university
by Julie Kalt
Daily Editorial Board
The Socialization of Sexual-
ity, The History of Geography,
Humor in the 20th Century,
South Park and Society —
these are only a few of the
student-taught courses that
Tufts Experimental College has
offered in the past or will be
offering this semester.
Created in 1964, the Tufts
Experimental College is the old-
est experimental college in a tra-
ditional university setting and
features a wide array of classes
taught by students.
“The one thing that I think
everyone needs to be aware of
[is that] from the very begin-
ning, the Experimental College
[has] had students involved,”
Robyn Gittleman, director of the
ExCollege, said. “Students serve
on the board, help select classes,
interview potential instructors
and some students teach. We
treat the students respectfully,
and they treat their responsibili-
ties with respect.”
The Experimental College
provides two teaching opportu-
nities for students. One option is
to teach an Explorations course,
which is designed to introduce
first-year students to the uni-
versity community. The second
option is to teach a class in the
Peer Teaching Program, which is
open to all students.
In both cases, students who
wish to teach must submit a pro-
posal, a reading list and syllabus,
and have an interview before
they can teach. They also have
to attend a weekly class, entitled
EXP 90: Leading a Seminar, dur-
ing the semester that they are
instructors.
Although subject matter of the
courses varies greatly and stu-
dents have different reasons for
teaching, many are motivated by
a desire to fill voids in the cur-
rent university curriculum.
Sophomore Chas Morrison
was inspired to teach his class,
EXP 62: Counterinsurgency
Seminar, for this reason.
“The ExCollege excels in pro-
viding students with the oppor-
tunity to take classes that fill
gaps between normal course-
work,” Morrison said. “Interested
students can pursue studies in
areas that only receive curso-
ry discussion, if any, in normal
educational environments.”
Morrison explained that this
opportunity holds true whether
a student is teaching the class or
taking the class.
“This magnifies the value of
a student’s education because
it provides the detailed knowl-
edge which informs the broader
issues outlined in survey cours-
es,” he said. “For example, a stu-
dent who took last semester’s
EXP 60: Contemporary Studies in
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
would have had a great founda-
tion to discuss wider strategic
issues in [International Relations
Associate] Professor [Malik]
Mufti’s U.S. Foreign Policy in the
Middle East [class].”
see EXCOLLEGE, page 6
6 The Tufts Daily Features Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Students learn while teaching courses at Tufts’ Experimental College

EXCOLLEGE
continued from page 5
Similarly, Benjamin Sacks, a junior who
is teaching The History of Geography this
semester, used the ExCollege to help cre-
ate a broader range of classes he felt Tufts
was lacking.
“I was surprised an elite institution
with such a significant emphasis on inter-
national studies as Tufts did not have a
formalized geographic education,” Sacks
said. “The Experimental College is com-
mitted to interdisciplinary studies, and
I hope that my course will provide a new
and different perspective for any student
who wishes to explore history, political
science, the classics, international rela-
tions and regional studies. In essence, I
wanted to bring a new discipline to a uni-
versity that I believe will truly embrace
the subject.”
Teaching an ExCollege class may
not only be a chance to fill a hole in
curriculum — some students use the
opportunity to add a creative twist to
a traditional topic, like senior Jessica
Snow, who taught The Socialization of
Sexuality last semester.
“I think [sexual education] is seriously
lacking in the US,” Snow said. “So I want-
ed to try out a new type of curriculum
— one that made students really think
about who they were sexually and why
they became that way.”
In forming her curriculum, Snow aimed
to tie information from women’s stud-
ies, sociology and American studies all
together to produce this new type of sex
where...’ We realized that ‘South Park’
was a unique way to teach students
about politics and the law and would
make a perfect Explorations class.”
Berg felt that the class fueled a new
interest in an old subject.
“The ExCollege allows students to
explore academic subjects through
unconventional routes,” she said.
“Students can really enjoy the class and
the subject material without feeling
bored or uninterested.”
Students aren’t the only ones who
get satisfaction out of the class though.
Twenty-six year old Resumed Education
for Adult Learners (REAL) student Toby
Bonthrone, who is currently co-teach-
ing the Counterinsurgency Seminar
with Morrison and taught a class on
insurgencies last spring, explained that
instructing classes for the ExCollege has
been an extremely rewarding experience
for him.
“I feel a great affection for Tufts, and
I was looking for ways to give back,”
Bonthrone said. “Teaching seemed the
best way to use what I have — a basic
military background to affect students’
lives in a long-term manner. The first
class [I taught] gave me a great measure
of respect and admiration for my Tufts
students. Give them enough trust and
free reign, and they can come up with
remarkable arguments and solutions…
It was an immense privilege to witness
these students, and I’m quite looking for-
ward to meeting the next bunch.”
Snow, who also taught a freshman Meredith klein/Tufts Daily

education — one that tackled typically
taboo subjects and made them accessible
and more verbally approachable.
Like Snow, junior Ellie Berg taught the
course South Park and Society to revital-
ize a traditional course topic and make it
more accessible to college students.
“My co-teacher, Iggy Moliver, and I
took a political science class together
called Civil Liberties in the fall of 2007,”
she said. “After discussing each course
case and legal issue in class, we would
turn to each other and say, ‘Wow, this
is just like that ‘South Park’ episode
Exploration class, has similar sentiments.
“The Explorations course I taught
wasn’t about the grade as much as it was
about connecting with students on both
a personal and academic level,” Snow
said. “I can’t quantify in words what I got
out of it — relationships with students,
the feeling of helping them adjust to col-
lege. I remember one time everyone in
the class said that they looked forward
to Tuesday nights and that they skipped
other awesome things to come to class
because they really enjoyed it.”
For freshmen, the Explorations classes
ExCollege classes give students an opportunity to both learn and teach in a hands-on environment.
can serve as not only a gateway to uncon- is a learning experience for everyone.
ventional topics but also a way to make “First and foremost, I want to be chal-
connections with older students. lenged,” Morrison said. “I want students
“I was really excited to meet my stu- to question our assumptions and pick
dents, or, as I like to call them now, my apart the narratives we’ll be exploring
‘children,’” Berg said. “The Explorations on the conduct of operations in Iraq
program is different because students are and Afghanistan. While I’m listed as an
interacting with students. My partner and instructor for the course, I’m really just
I became our students’ academic advi- as much of a student as anyone else. I
sors, their social aides and their safety look forward to learning from the course
net, as well as their instructors.” materials and more importantly, learning
And as Morrison noted, teaching a class from my fellow students.”

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Jumbos encounter Americans from
all over at Obama’s inauguration
COLLEGE STUDENTS
continued from page 5
“I went up to New Hampshire almost
every weekend and made ... calls for
Obama,” Lesinski said. “It gave me a stake
in his election.”
Sophomore Julie Bloch shared Lesinski’s
sentiments. “I’ve always wanted to go to
the inauguration of the first person I vote
for, and I also really really like Obama. I’ve
read his books, and I’ve been following
his political career for quite some time
now,” she said. “I think that if it had been
a Republican [that had been elected] I
wouldn’t have gone.”
Although many students attended the cer-
emony for similar reasons, their experiences
varied, especially among those who had tick-
ets to the event and those who did not.
Tufts alumni Liz Yates (LA ’08) and
Bruce Hamilton (LA ’08), who now live in
the D.C. area and did not have tickets to
the event, said that they enjoyed the atmo-
sphere of the huge non-ticketed crowd.
“I think it [would have been] really cool
to actually be able to look and see Barack
Obama’s face the moment he [became]
the 44th president ... but I also think that
being in the crowd is cool in some ways,
because there are so many people who
came from so far away who care so much,
and there are so many families with kids
— from Oklahoma, from South Carolina
— and most of those people don’t get tick-
ets,” Yates said.
“I think that part of what makes this
whole thing so cool anyway is that there
are so many millions of people coming
from everywhere, and the idea of opening
up the mall really does sort of hold up the
ideal that this is something for everybody,”
Hamilton added. “[On Monday], our
friend was in the VIP section and he was
really close and saw a lot of stuff, but he
said that his section was really subdued.
So he [could] see them, but he wasn’t liv-
ing the energy of our section, which was
just jumping up and down, screaming and
chanting, waving flags — I mean, that is
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Sophomore Casey Burrows, who is also
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rience as a ticketed audience member
was hectic but exciting. “It was amazing,”
Burrows said. “It was stressful getting in,
because they had opened the gates before
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had to sprint four blocks and cut the line,
but we ended up getting amazing spots.
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expecting,” she continued. “But it was
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life. The people were just so genuine and
so nice and everyone was just wanting
entitled, “Integrative approaches to studying
to talk to everyone else and hear each
other’s stories.”
recognition systems in cells, organisms, and
Bloch said that although the day as populations” in which 10 students will work
a whole was remarkable, there were
some aspects of the ceremony that she closely on a collaborative, interdisciplinary
didn’t enjoy.
“I didn’t really like the religious sermon,” project. Students in this 10-week program will
Bloch said. “To me that’s not what we
should be focusing on. But I also under-
receive a stipend of $4400, a $1000 allotment
stand that it’s a tradition in our country ... for food, and on-campus housing.
There was ... a man booing at that point,
and I thought that was going a little bit far.
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didn’t seem to blame students for missing
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feel guilty about not going herself. “I think
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I definitely would have come if I lived in
Boston or some place close by,” she said.
“It’s events like this that serve as a sort
of reminder that the basic issues of race
and social change are ongoing. ... When
you’re in college, you’re talking about it all
the time ... but it’s events like these that
inspire you to keep thinking about it, keep
discussing it, and keep making it a part of
your character.”
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JOINT STATEMENT FOR PEACE

We, members of the Tufts community, representing different religious, cultural, and political groups, and sharing a
common concern for the tragic events unfolding in Gaza and Southern Israel, issue this joint statement. We call upon all
members of the Tufts community to commit themselves to an open and respectful discussion about these issues, as well
as to respect all opinions expressed on campus

As guiding principles,

x We acknowledge the long, complex, and painful history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
x We acknowledge the wide range of deeply held beliefs, and intensely felt narratives on all sides
x We acknowledge that all sides are capable of assigning blame to others, and asserting justification for their
cause
x We observe that violence by any side begets more violence, hatred, and retaliation
x We deplore any invocation of religion as a justification for violence against others, or the deprivation of the
rights of others
x We decry any use of inflammatory rhetoric that demonizes the other and is intended, or is likely, to promote
hatred and disrespect
x We believe the conflict can be resolved only through a political and diplomatic solution and not a military one.

In the face of many competing narratives, we recognize that the overriding common need of the peoples of the region is
the prompt implementation of a just reconciliation and lasting peace. Toward that end, and particularly in response to
the current hostilities;

x We call upon the United States and the international community immediately to engage both sides in pursuit of
the goal of a permanent cessation of hostilities
x We call upon Hamas and Israel to recognize the futility of violence towards one another and renounce all
military and violent approaches to solving this conflict
x We call for an immediate end to all strikes on civilian centers and citizens, both Israeli and Palestinian
x We call for lifting of the blockade on Gaza as to all non-military goods, for an immediate and significant
increase in humanitarian aid to address the needs of the people of Gaza, and for all parties involved to join in
taking responsibility to address those human needs
x We call on all parties involved in the conflict to work sincerely and vigorously toward a just and lasting peace
that addresses and promotes the national aspirations of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples
x We call on President Obama to make clear that he will urgently assert US leadership to achieve a
comprehensive diplomatic resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflicts
x We call upon the Tufts community to commit itself to an open discussion and to respect all opinions expressed
on campus.

Through this joint statement we affirm our commitment to engage with one another, even, and especially, during times
of great stress. We also affirm our common humanity and our common belief that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must
cease, that there is no military or violent solution, that all human life is valued, and all parties must cooperate to create a
just and lasting peace desperately needed and deserved by all the peoples of the region.

In the coming days we, the undersigned organizations, will offer the community various opportunities to learn about and
to share our views, opinions, and concerns regarding the situation in the Middle East. Three collaborative events are
already being planned for the coming weeks:
- Political Perspectives on the Situation in Gaza and Southern Israel, moderated by Professor Malik Mufti.
Wednesday, January 21st 8PM, Location: Eaton 202
- The Power of Narrative: Personal Stories from the Middle East: Students share their anecdotes and
experiences from the Middle East. Date and Location: TBD
- An Interfaith Response to the Crisis in the Middle East: A Panel Discussion with Religious Leaders from the
Boston Area involved in the Interfaith Declaration for Peace. Date and Location: TBD
We call all interested individuals to join us at these events and to engage in productive and respectful conversation.

Tufts Arab Student Association (ASA) Tufts Friends of Israel

Tufts Hillel Tufts Muslim Student Association (MSA)
Pathways- Tufts’ Interfaith Program Office of University Chaplain
For questions, comments, or more information about these events, e-mail tuftsmiddleeast@gmail.com
Adapted from the Boston INTERFAITH DECLARATION FOR PEACE, which can be found online at
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/interfaithdeclarationforpeace/?e
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Movie Review

Thrilling Omnimax film ‘Roving Mars’

provides an out-of-this-world experience
by Mitchell Geller
Daily Editorial Board
Some say that size doesn’t matter. But
when it comes to movie screens, bigger is
certainly better, and it doesn’t get much
Roving Mars
Narrated by Paul Newman
At the Mugar Omni Theater
Museum of Science, Boston
bigger than Omnimax. At the Mugar Omni
Theater at the Museum of Science, Boston,
New England’s only Omnimax Theater,
IMAX-format film is projected onto a 180-
degree, five-story-tall screen, present-
ing something much more than a movie.
“Roving Mars” (2006), which details the
recent Mars rover expeditions, recently
opened at the Mugar Omni Theater and is
as close to a trip to Mars as anyone outside
of NASA could hope for.
It’s difficult to separate the film from
the experience of viewing it with IMAX
or Omnimax. The Omnimax format,
which differs from an IMAX screen
through its incorporation of an angled
dome, receives five stars in and of itself.
It is something that must be experi-
enced at least once, so long as vertigo
and motion sickness aren’t of concern
— and possibly even if they are.
With the Museum of Science’s January
program, “Free Film Fridays,” all show-
ings of Omnimax films are free on
Fridays during the month of January.
Missing out on these events would
be criminally unintelligent regardless
of what film is available. Aside from
“Roving Mars,” which is a collaboration
between Walt Disney Pictures, NASA,
and Lockheed Martin (presented as
a public service), “Adrenaline Rush:
The Science of Risk” (2002), “Greatest
Places” (1998) and “Dinosaurs Alive”
(2007) are also playing in the Mugar
Omni Theater.
Most IMAX films, including “Roving
Mars,” fall under the umbrella of sci-
ence movies. Narrated by the late Paul
Newman, “Roving Mars” tells the story
of the NASA missions to Mars in 2003
when twin rovers, Spirit and Discovery,
were sent to explore our red neighbor.
The documentary gives a brief history
of the many missions to Mars since
the 1960s — two-thirds of which have
failed — and then focuses in on the
most recent mission.
While it seems like it should be fairly
Mitchell Geller/Tufts Daily
So it’s not R2-D2, but the Mars lander is still pretty cool. see MARS, page 10

Movie Review Album Review

‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D’ is a

cheesy, but entertaining, thrill ride
by Matthew DiGirolamo
Daily Editorial Board

The horror genre, despite its

established place in American pop-
ular culture, has long confound-

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Starring Jaime King, Jensen

Ackles, Kerr Smith
Directed by Patrick Lussier

ed film critics. What qualifies as a

horror film and what constitutes a
good horror film have been up for
debate for a long time. It is a safe bet
to say that a “horror” movie must
include a supernatural element,
sex (whether graphic or subtle), a
couple of screaming women and
scenes that make viewers cringe
and/or jump. Films that do not
fit these specifications are gener-
ally “thrillers” of some sort. Keeping
this in mind, “My Bloody Valentine
3-D” surprisingly succeeds as a lit-
tle bit of both genres, with visually
pleasing special effects and free,
stylish glasses to boot.
“My Bloody Valentine” is a
remake of the 1981 film of the
same title, but its 3-D aspect defi-
nitely brings it to the 21st cen-
tury. While the respective plots of
the two films are not exactly the
same, the characters and general
storyline are still in play.
The movie starts with a flash-
back: 10 years ago, Tom Hanniger
(played by Jensen Ackels) forgot
to leak methane gas out of min-
ing lines, causing an explosion
that trapped many miners. One
miner, Harry Warden (Richard John
Walter), was miraculously found
alive and in a coma. However,
after more careful inspection, it
was found that Warden killed all of
the other trapped miners as they
Nothing says love like a bunch of no-name actors and a creepy guy
in a gas mask.
were buried beneath the rubble.
Suddenly, Warden wakes up and
continues his rampage by kill-
ing unsuspecting townspeople
and teenagers who are holding a
party in the abandoned mine area.
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People naïvely assume that he was
defeated after his killing spree.
After Warden is seemingly van-
quished, the story fast-forwards
see VALENTINE, page 10
Derek Trucks reflects deeply on his near-perfect musical abilities.
Derek Trucks Band sticks
to formula in ‘Already Free’
by Nick Hellberg
Contributing Writer
Derek Trucks has accom-
plished a lot in his 29 years.
At age 11, he began sitting in
Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
RCA Victor
on Allman Brothers Band
(ABB) concerts as a replace-
ment for the late, great Duane
Allman, and industry publica-
tions such as Rolling Stone
Magazine have long lauded
derektrucks.com
him as one of the greatest
younger-generation guitar-
ists in the world. In addition
to his work with ABB, Trucks
has led the Derek Trucks Band
(DTB), whose much-hyped
sixth studio album, “Already
Free,” was released on Jan. 13.
With their latest disc, Derek
Trucks Band has not broken
any new ground, but it’s given
listeners a solid continuation
of the blues-rock sound that
first made them famous fif-
teen years ago.
While known for its incor-
poration of eclectic musical
influences derived from Africa,
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“First the dude in the hockey mask, and now this?!”

What ‘Bloody Valentine’ lacks in plot,

it makes up for in stylish eyewear
vALENTINE
continued from page 9
to the present day when Hanniger returns
to the town of Harmony to sell the mine. His
friend Axel Palmer (Kerr Smith) is now the
sheriff in town, and his former love interest,
Sarah (Jaime King), is Axel’s wife. Things go
awry as the murders commence once again,
and the town scrambles to find out why.
The script’s lack of originality gives it a
distinctly cheesy flavor. The gratuitous gore,
violence, sex and nudity are certainly a staple
of horror films, and this one exploits every
possible R-rated technique. While the plot is
nothing spectacular, viewers can still enjoy
this homage to classic slasher flicks. Needless
to say, the movie isn’t for everyone; audiences
should be prepared to be shocked and dis-
turbed and to share the theater with loads of
teenaged couples that will grab each other at
every slightly scary moment in the film.
The movie’s main gimmick and one of its
most effective components is its three-dimen-
sional viewing aspect. The technology used
does not rely on old-fashioned red and blue-
colored glasses made of paper; instead, polar-
ized lenses transform the blurry image into
something viewable and lifelike. The glasses
are made of plastic and resemble an ordinary
cheap pair of sunglasses. Movie-goers usually
get to keep them, depending on the theater’s
policy. Throughout the movie there are several
instances where the 3-D looks incredible: pick
axes hurtling toward characters, guns being
pointed, body parts being flung into the air
and explosions heading toward the audience
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easy to shoot a little robot to Mars,
the process is very complicated. Key
players from NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Lab interviewed in the film give a
Mars” doesn’t have to. Even small
children and those not fully invested
in the topic of space exploration will
still find things to drool over. One
particularly thrilling sequence uses
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sense of how massive an undertak-
ing a mission like this is. (It took
over three years and the efforts of
over four thousand people.) The dis-
tance from Earth to Mars is roughly
Tuesday, 1/27 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 300 million miles, and even with
craft traveling at many thousands of
miles per hour, the journey still takes
Wednesday, 1/28 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. seven months.
“Roving Mars” made its IMAX debut
in 2006, but the computer-generated
Thursday, 1/29 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. animations which comprise a large
portion of the film’s 40-minute run-
ning time are incredibly clear and
Friday, 1/30 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m realistic looking. The rovers seem
to share some DNA with the titu-
lar robot from Disney/Pixar’s recent
Hodgdon Hall Lounge smash hit “WALL-E” (2008), and, as
an added bonus, a full-scale replica of
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and bisexual members of the Tufts community. Opportunity were sent to Mars to
look for possible signs of water, and
they immediately found what they
were looking for.
While many IMAX/Omnimax films
use their format as a crutch, “Roving
edited together with computer gener-
ated images to show the event from
a bird’s-eye view and then follow the
shuttle up through the atmosphere.
Those who are more interested in
learning about the mission, however,
need not fret as the documentary is
as packed full of information as any-
thing one might expect to see on The
Discovery Channel.
The film’s 40-minute running time
is fairly short, and much of the sci-
ence is glazed over in consideration
of the fact that the audience is com-
prised mainly of children, on whom
more technical jargon would be lost.
The film presents a clear, basic picture
of this particular Mars rover mission,
but those interested in the full story
are invited in a post-show announce-
ment to purchase the book from the
Museum gift shop.
“Roving Mars” will thrill audiences
of all ages. Breathtaking cinematog-
raphy and a fascinating, if somewhat
simplistic, story are presented in the
world’s largest film format for a truly
unique and educational experience.
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Although it’s nothing new, ‘Already Free’ explores a wide range of styles
TRUCKS
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Latin America, India and Eastern Europe,
the band’s sound has always been predi-
cated on the deep, swampy tones and
musical traditions of the American South.
The blues make a prominent appearance
throughout this album. Trucks’s rever-
ence for American roots music is epito-
mized in the album’s opening track, a
heavy, hard-rocking arrangement of Bob
Dylan’s “Down in the Flood,” that calls to
mind the layered, overdriven guitar riffs
of Led Zeppelin’s darkest works and sets
the tone for the rest of the album.
Operating under the well-
established mantra “if it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it,”
the Derek Trucks Band has
stuck once more to the for-
mulaic reliability of its
southern-rock roots.
Musically, the band’s performance
is as tight as ever. Lead singer Mike
Mattison rasps out crystal-clear lyrics
in a rich, throaty baritone reminiscent
of John Mayer, and Trucks displays his
prodigious talents not only as a com-
poser and guitarist, but also as a keen
and accomplished studio producer.
Songs like “Something To Make You
Happy” feature enough overdubbed
instruments to make Phil Spector jeal-
ous, but the instrumentation never seems
excessive. Every guitar-fill and organ-swell
fits together in a tastefully assembled
auditory collage. Trucks and Mattison
work hard to ensure that the songs don’t
all sound the same, and the band explores
a wide range of styles across the album’s
twelve songs. These styles include an eerie
sitar intro and fade-out in “Maybe This
Time,” the penultimate track, to “Sweet
Inspiration,” a funky, rollicking gospel
tune that would fit right in at a Sly and the
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Remarkably calm, DTB’s drummer does his thing.
Family Stone show. eight rolls around, the band’s momen-
Although the musicianship is consis- tum has started to significantly lag, and
tent and strong, “Already Free” is by no the generic themes of women, booze
means a perfect album. By the time track and “I’m gonna leave you” that so idiom-
11
atically define blues songwriting have
gotten a bit tired.
Mattison’s lyrics are by no means
bad, but they are certainly not out-
standing. It seems at times that the
verses exist for the sole purpose of giv-
ing the musicians an excuse to build a
jam song around words, which, to their
credit, they do quite well. Trucks is in
top form, taking elegant and techni-
cally virtuosic slide guitar solos with
impunity, and his rhythm section keeps
pace admirably.
But at this point in the band’s career,
even instrumental perfection is really
just more of the same. Since their 1994
debut, DTB has been consistently noted
for the strength of its musical perfor-
mances and for Trucks’s guitar playing
in particular. But there’s nothing alto-
gether innovative or groundbreaking
about the music on this album.
Despite these gripes, it would be
unfair not to acknowledge the few gems
that exist in Trucks’ new album. “Down
in the Flood” is one of the best Dylan
covers in recent memory, and the requi-
site acoustic country crooner — a heart-
felt ballad called “Back Where I Started”
featuring Boston native (and Trucks’
wife) Susan Tedeschi on lead vocals —
is a superb neo-folk tune in the style of
Ryan Adams or Stevie Nicks.
The best track on the album, howev-
er, is the masterfully crafted “Our Love,”
a lyrical, guitar-and-piano driven folk-
rock masterpiece. Guest singer Doyle
Bramhall II’s smooth and steady voice
perfectly matches and harmonizes with
Trucks’s violin-like guitar tone, lending
the song a haunting, angelic beauty.
Operating under the well-established
mantra “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,”
the Derek Trucks Band has stuck once
more to the formulaic reliability of its
southern-rock roots and given listeners
an album steeped in Americana and
the musical heritage of the Mississippi
Delta. While it probably won’t go down
in the annals of history as a definitive
milestone of twenty-first century rock,
“Already Free” is still a solid album —
maybe even a great one.

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EDITORIAL
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Evans R. Clinchy
Editor-in-Chief
Millions worldwide hang hopes on Obama
Today’s inauguration of President impossible for everyone to get what But the reality is President Obama is
Editorial Barack Obama is historic in almost every they want. going to have to prioritize. Despite his
Sarah Butrymowicz Managing Editors respect. It was estimated that 67 percent After the blunders of the Bush inspiring rhetoric and his promise of
Michael Adams of the U.S. population planned to watch administration, it’s not hard to under- change, he is still one man working in
Obama’s first moments as president stand why the world at large is rejoic- the American government (which does
Ben Gittleson Executive News Editor
(that’s about 203 million Americans, for ing at the former president’s depar- not always have a reputation of getting
Alexandra Bogus News Editors those of you who are inconveniently ture. Indeed, Obama’s marked efforts things done quickly and/or easily). He
Nina Ford distant from a calculator). The millions to demonstrate that his adminis- still has to worry about stabilizing his
Gillian Javetski
Michael Del Moro of people who gathered in Washington, tration will work for peace, mutual own country’s plummeting economy
Rob Silverblatt D.C. and clustered around televisions in understanding, fairness and stability before almost anything else, and his
Tessa Gellerson Assistant News Editors homes and churches, dorms and cam- have made him popular in all corners first duty is to the American people
Leslie Ogden
Carter Rogers pus centers around the country are a of the world. who elected him. Unfortunately, grati-
Dave Stern testament to the hope President Obama Millions of Americans are depending fying one group of people often means
now embodies. on Obama to steer the country out of the disappointing another. While we can
Kerianne Okie Executive Features Editor
Beyond the borders of the United increasingly grim economic crisis, create certainly hope that those decisions will
Jessica Bidgood Features Editor States, numerous people from coun- a plethora of new jobs and reform health be made wisely, it nonetheless means
Julie Kalt Assistant Features Editors tries as varied as Germany, Kenya and care and education. But people in Africa, that not everyone can win.
Alison Lisnow
Emily Maretsky Indonesia also followed the inaugura- and especially his father’s home country Obama’s immense popularity means
Romy Oltuski tion. While this enormous world inter- of Kenya, hope that President Obama that, for the first time in nearly a
Christina Pappas est in the new president speaks volumes will make the impoverished continent decade, the world has faith in the lead-
Julia Zinberg
about his ability to inspire and uplift, it a priority. Many Muslims hope that ership of the United States, something
Naomi Bryant Executive Arts Editor also tells us something else: President Obama’s experience living in Indonesia that gives him an unprecedented abil-
Obama has the hopes and, more impor- will make him more sensitive to the ity to make big decisions. However,
Emma Bushnell Arts Editors
Matt DiGirolamo tantly, the expectations, not only of 300 Muslim world. And everyone every- everyone, American or not, needs to
Catherine Scott million Americans, but of millions (if where seems to expect that Obama will understand that President Obama will
Mitchell Geller Assistant Arts Editors not billions) of people worldwide rid- begin the process of making the world a do what he can, but he may not be able
Adam Kulewicz
Josh Zeidel ing on his shoulders. And it is nearly safer, more peaceful place. to do everything.
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Muhammad Qadri
Yes, young people can make a difference
Steven Smith
Katie Tausanovitch The Daily Bruin well may be that it was our generation Despite all the odds against Obama
Menglu Wang Assistant Layout Editor that got the country where it is today, and his candidacy, we stuck with
Christopher Snyder Executive Copy Editor Yes, we can. A phrase, a campaign celebrating this historic election in a him. Through the surprise defeat in
slogan, a mantra? All of these things. manner unheard of among normally New Hampshire and the inability for
Catherine Burrows Copy Editors But more importantly, for our gen- stiff and formal inaugurations. him to close the deal in Texas, Ohio,
Ben Smith
Elisha Sum eration at least, the three words rep- Indeed, college students and young Pennsylvania or any of the other states
Ricky Zimmerman resent the sentiments felt by a group people in general were the ones who he couldn’t wrangle from Clinton, our
Kelsey Anderson Assistant Copy Editors of people emotionally attached to this left their jobs, studies, friends and lives generation stuck by our candidate.
Nicole Fleischner
Alexandra Husted election in a way that few generations for almost two years to go campaign for When the general election came, it
Nicole Krieg have before. a man that many elders said would not was student groups across the coun-
Rachel Oldfield For all of the excitement felt by the even get nominated. It started in Iowa, try — such as the Bruin Democrats,
Zehava Robbins
multitudes of people across the country where Obama’s victory in the state’s who traveled to Nevada to campaign
Hena Kapadia Executive Online Editor who supported the candidacy of Barack Democratic caucus was seen by many almost every weekend in the last
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Obama, college students in particular politicos and pundits as the result of month of the general election — who
Benjamin Schwalb have a stake in this excitement. It was abnormally strong grassroots efforts galvanized people to go out and vote
Lisa DiTullio Assistant Online Editor largely due to our generation that this throughout the state. for change.
Matt Skibinski New Media Editor
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Kelly Moran Webmaster It all started back in February of must be credited for envisioning and fect president. There will undoubtedly
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Business candidacy as unlikely and even foolish the campaign organization in those upon the Obama administration’s
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
An appeal for life
by Jaclyn Thomas
In the next few days there will
be much hype about the inau-
guration of President Barack
Obama, but another important
event will also be commemo-
rated later this week: the 36th
anniversary of the landmark
Supreme Court decisions Roe
v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton.
Together, the cases formally
legalized abortion in America.
The 2008 March for Life, a
pro-life rally held annually
in Washington, D.C. on Jan.
22, boasted a crowd of over
200,000 supporters and pro-
testers alike. This year, several
members of Tufts’ own pro-life
club, Jumbos for Life, will be in
attendance.
The pro-life position is sim-
ple and consistent: It states that
human life deserves to be pro-
tected in all of its stages. Once
it is agreed that a fetus both
has life and is human, there
can be no option to terminate
a pregnancy that would result
in the killing of an innocent
human life. Our own founding
documents recognize that all
humans are granted unalien-
able rights, the foremost of
which is the right to life. Yet
since 1973, over 50 million
lives have been taken by abor-
tion. In a country that so
prizes its freedoms and lends
its aid so freely worldwide, it
amazes me that the genocide
taking place in our own coun-
try is so largely ignored.
Science has proven, and logic
tells us, the rather obvious yet
all-important fact that human
parents cannot produce any-
thing other than a human child.
Therefore, from the moment
of conception, there can be
no doubt that this product of
reproduction is human. As for
the argument regarding its life:
the fetus has its own DNA, dis-
tinct and unique from both its
parents. Therefore, it satisfies
the “uniqueness test” and is
not simply an extension of the
mother’s body.
The definition of life as
given by Merriam-Webster’s
Collegiate Dictionary states
that life is “an organismic state
characterized by the capacity
for metabolism, growth, reac-
tion to stimuli, and repro-
duction.” In short, all of the
necessary qualities belonging
to a living organism are pos-
sessed by the early embryo.
Clearly, life does not begin at
birth. Human life is a continu-
ous process; from the joining
of egg and sperm until death,
this being ceases to be neither
human nor living. In fact, most
of the structures belonging to
the baby will have already been
formed before the eight-week
point — well within the first
trimester when most abortions
take place. At this point, the
baby’s heart beats 150 times
per second, he/she has thin
eyelids, a brain and fingers,
and can sense vibrations.
The newest weapon in the
battle for life is the Freedom
of Choice Act (FOCA), recent-
ly put before Congress, which
would in short overturn all
former laws “interfering” with
the abortion process. FOCA
could possibly force a retrac-
tion of the Hyde Amendment,
which was passed by Congress
in 1976 and bans the use of
federal funds to pay for abor-
tions, by allowing abortions to
be tax-funded. In addition, it
would repeal state and local
laws restricting abortions and
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force all health-care providers
to offer abortions regardless of
their moral, clinical and ethi-
cal objections. FOCA would
also remove the protection
granted by the Partial Birth
Abortion Ban, which protects
babies born live after a failed
abortion. Under FOCA, women
would also be able to seek
legal redress against any gov-
ernmental office she feels has
encroached upon her right to
choose in the past.
Pro-choice pundits often
cite viability as a reason for not
granting the protection of life
to unborn children. However,
if we apply this same logic to
other circumstances, like those
of dependent persons who rely
on the support of machines or
monetary and physical aid from
people to live, people in those
categories may range from
infant to adult to the elderly and
infirm. Just because these peo-
ple are dependent on another
does not give their caregiver the
right to decide whether or not
to kill their dependents because
they are an “inconvenient bur-
den.” The choice to abort is the
same; the weak and innocent
should never have to suffer for
their “inconvenient” condition
of being alive, especially when
there are so many resources in
such a developed nation as ours
and an endless list of parents
willing to adopt. The only sav-
ing grace for humankind is its
ability to distinguish right from
wrong, yet when the world’s
three major religions all agree
upon the same point that killing
a human being is wrong, why
is this “right to choose” even
debated? The answer seems
pretty clear: Americans have
simply ceased to value human
life as they should. The bottom
line here is that every human
being is unique and special and
deserves the same rights of pro-
tection as any human in any
stage of life. I can only hope that
President Obama will recognize
the folly of the pro-abortion
stance and repeal his promise
to sign the Freedom of Choice
Act when it comes before him.
Jaclyn Thomas is a junior major-
ing in chemical engineering. She
is the co-chair of Jumbos for Life.
Op-Ed
An appeal for choice
by Doug Helman and
Shana Hurley
We were reminded of history
this week when we honored the
birthday of civil rights leader and
American hero Martin Luther
King, Jr. and as we watched the
inauguration of our first African-
American president, Barack
Obama. But there is another his-
torical occasion worthy of note
this week that might be flying
under your radar: Jan. 22 marks
36 years since the landmark
Supreme Court decision Roe v.
Wade.
Roe, as it is often called, is one of
the most politically charged cases
in Supreme Court history. Ruling
that most state laws regarding
abortion violated a constitution-
al right to privacy, the Supreme
Court declared that a woman,
with the assistance of her physi-
cian, could choose to terminate a
pregnancy up until the “point at
which the fetus becomes viable”
and with certain restrictions after
that point. An imperfect ruling,
Roe v. Wade is legally contentious
because of the ambiguity of the
term “viable” and its disputed
basis of a constitutional right to
privacy. The contentious decision
has inspired vigorous debate over
the function of the judiciary, the
role of religion and morality in
public life and who should deter-
mine the legality of an abortion.
With the swearing-in of a new
administration and the decision’s
anniversary, now is a salient time
to contemplate the future of Roe,
to consider women’s health in
the United States and around the
world, and to think about how
President Obama may shape the
Supreme Court. It is a time to
reflect upon how this adminis-
tration will impact a host of life-
altering decisions, from the right
to choose to marriage equality.
The alignment of these two
historical moments begs a dia-
logue on these issues, one such
which will begin here and con-
tinue with an address and Q&A
session Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
with one of America’s foremost
experts on women’s health and
its accompanying political issues:
Cecile Ann Richards. As President
of the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America and the
Planned Parenthood Action
Fund, Ms. Richards is one of
the most influential women in
America. As the headline speaker
for this first installment of the
Tufts Democrats’ “Issues of the
Future Symposium” this week-
end, we hope that Ms. Richards
can shed some light on the future
of the Supreme Court and on the
shockwaves that Roe has sent
through our society since 1973.
The presentation, entitled “Cecile
Ann Richards: Roe v. Wade and
Future of the Supreme Court,” is
co-sponsored by VOX.
First, what is the future of the
Roe decision? Let’s briefly con-
sider its past. Until the retire-
ments and new appointments
of the Bush administration, the
Supreme Court maintained a
MCT
6-to-3 majority in favor of uphold-
ing a woman’s right to choose.
However, with the retirement of
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the
Court’s margin dwindled to one
vote, a vote that made supporters
of abortion rights nervous, given
that it hinged upon Justice John
Paul Stevens — all of 88 years old
— and the inconsistent Justice
Anthony Kennedy. While this
margin may seem irrelevant with
the exit of the conservative Bush
administration and the entrance
of the pro-choice Obama, it cer-
tainly remains important. In the
next four years, anywhere from
one to three Supreme Court jus-
tices may step down. However,
it is expected that all will come
from the liberal end of the court;
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who
is 75 years old, and Stevens, in
particular, are no spring chick-
ens. Compounded by the likely
postponement of retirement for
conservative ringleader Justice
Antonin Scalia, who is 72 years
old, that tenuous one-vote major-
ity is likely to remain throughout
Obama’s tenure. Reflecting on its
future, even with the new admin-
istration, does not provide an
overwhelming sense of security.
In addition, at this important
time, we ought to think about
women’s health more generally.
It is a new moment for wom-
en’s health in this country. In
the wake of last year’s Center for
Disease Control study indicating
that one in four teen girls has
a sexually transmitted infection
and many studies demonstrating
the ineffectiveness of abstinence-
only instruction, the necessity of
comprehensive education could
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not be more apparent. Over the
past couple of years, 15 states
independently rejected absti-
nence-only funding from the fed-
eral government in order to teach
comprehensive sex education.
Obama is likely to strike absti-
nence-only-dependent policies
and thereby improve women’s
health at home.
It’s also a new moment for
women’s health issues around
the world. Secretary of State-
designate Hillary Clinton has
long been a champion of the
rights of women and children.
We hope she will lead the charge
to repeal the global gag rule, a
damaging policy which requires
all non-governmental organiza-
tions that receive federal fund-
ing to refrain from performing or
promoting abortion services in
other countries. We also hope she
will reinstate the funding of the
U.N. Family Planning Program.
Yet, in a bigger way, we are opti-
mistic that Secretary-designate
Clinton will put her own words
into action, noted by Cecile
Richards in the Huffington Post:
“Women’s reproductive health
and empowerment are critical
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dialogue on campus. With our
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using indicators of today to draw
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Democrats. Doug Helman is
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declared a major. He is the current
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Jumbo swimmers, divers will need to stay sharp for dual meet at MIT
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
continued from page 20
the only individual winner for
Tufts on the day, but her vic-
tories in both the 1-meter and
3-meter dives were enough to
propel the Jumbos to the win
over Wesleyan. Gardel took first
in the 1-meter with a score of
255.5, which was her second
Nationals-qualifying score of
the season. Classmate Kelsey
Bell brought home a Tufts sweep
of the diving events, placing
second to Gardel in both the
1-meter and the 3-meter with
scores of 224.7 and 243.90,
respectively.
“Our divers are amazing,”
senior tri-captain Kayla Burke
said. “If Lindsay can win events,
then that puts us ahead. We
consistently look to her to do
well and it just helps us out so
much. The divers can only do
two events, but we as swim-
mers sometimes wish they
could do more.”
Although the Jumbos man-
aged numerous second-place
finishes in the tri-meet, the
sheer force of Williams repelled
any upset Tufts might have
had in mind. The Ephs won 10
out of 12 swimming events,
kicking off the meet with a
five-second victory in the 200-
yard medley relay to set a tone
of domination throughout the
afternoon.
“Williams is clearly really
fast, but it’s been hard to get
really good competition lately,”
Burke said. “It’s really excit-
ing because we’ll get to see
them at NESCACs soon. When
you’re up on the block against
the same person you were in
the dual meet, you know that
you just want to get as close
to them as possible, and that
helps you race.”
Tufts freshmen Kelly
Moriarty, Paulina Ziolek, and
Valerie Eacret teamed up with
sophomore Maureen O’Neill
to finish second in the 200-
yard medley relay, just 22 hun-
dredths of a second ahead of
the Williams B team.
Ziolek also earned second
in the 100-yard breaststroke
in 1:12.53, while O’Neill fin-
ished runner-up in the 50-yard
freestyle. Eacret placed sec-
ond in the 100-yard butter-
fly, as did freshman Annie
Doisneau in the 200-yard but-
terfly. Sophomore Megan Kono
rounded out the top finishers
for Tufts with a second-place
finish in the 1,650 freestyle.
“This meet was a good
indication of where we will
be at NESCACs,” Swett said.
“It’s good to keep ourselves in
check, especially since we had
some easy dual meets earlier
in the season. We’re not the top
dog like we have been at other
times, so it’s really a good real-
ity check for us.”
The tri-meet for the Jumbos
was the first since the Dec. 5-6 James Choca/Tufts Daily
MIT Invitational, as Tufts took Senior tri-captain Katie Swett, shown here at the MIT Invitational in December, helped the Jumbos to a
the long recess for exams, break split at Williams over the weekend. The Jumbos will take on MIT again on Saturday in a dual meet hosted
and then the ensuing training by the Engineers.
trip. Despite the double-prac-
tice days and hours of dry land us the mental edge we need could prove to be a different Swett said. “It’s good to have a
workouts, the Tufts swimmers to succeed. We come back story. While the Jumbos placed meet like that after one where
insist that the ends more than stronger and physically at up to 10 swimmers per event we kind of knew the results
justify the means. our optimum.” at the Invitational, a dual meet even going into it. Now, after
“It was an intense trip, but it Taking the weekend split in essentially pits the top three the training trip, we’ve become
brought us closer together as a stride, the team is now look- swimmers from each team up that much closer as a team. No
team,” Swett said. “We literally ing ahead to another showdown against each other, creating a one could get through that trip
reached our ultimate physical with MIT in the form of a dual more intense atmosphere. But alone; it takes everyone to do it.
peak, but afterwards it makes meet this Saturday. if the results of the training trip So when we get on those blocks
every race seem not that bad. Tufts defeated the Engineers are any indication, Tufts is ready at meets, we’re swimming for
A 500 freestyle is nothing com- at the MIT Invitational in early for the challenge. people who went through the
pared to 85,000 meters. It gives December, but this dual meet “MIT is a great rival for us,” same thing as each of us.”

Jumbos hope to bounce back from three-game losing skid
ICE HOCKEY
continued from page 19
10 unanswered goals to take a
commanding 10-1 lead.
“We’ve been having trouble
scoring goals,” coach Brian
Murphy said. “It’s not that we
aren’t getting chances, but
we are struggling to finish in
front of the cage.”
ICE HOCKEY
(6-7, 3-6 NESCAC/ECAC EAST)
at Rutland, Vt., Saturday
Tufts 1 0 1 — 2
Castleton 1 4 6 — 11
at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Friday
Tufts 0 2 0 — 2
Skidmore 1 2 2 — 5
Outshot 47 to 22, the Jumbos
were never able to take con-
trol of the game. They failed
to convert on six power plays
and allowed the Spartans
three power-play goals on five
opportunities, a stark con-
trast to the .833 penalty kill
percentage they had posted
before the loss.
“The biggest thing is doing
the little things and winning
the smaller battles,” senior
co-captain Dave Antonelli
said. “This team is very deep
and can come at teams in
waves, and we’ve gotten away
from that. We’ve played a style
that is not ours.”
Freshman Scott Barchard
started the game but was
chased from the goal after
the second period, having
allowed five goals on 33 shots.
Freshman Evin Koleini and
junior Jay McNamara split the
third period but couldn’t put
a damper on the scoring ram-
page, allowing six goals on a
combined 14 shots.
Friday’s 5-2 loss to Skidmore
was a much less skewed result,
but the Jumbos continued
to struggle offensively away
from their home ice. In eight
road games this season, the
Jumbos are 2-6 with just 17
goals, while they are unde-
feated and have scored 19
times in their four games at
the Forum.
“We cannot score one
or two goals a game and
expect to win consistently,”
Murphy said.
Similarly to Saturday’s
game, Tufts got no help from
its power play, which was
0-for-5 on the night.
“We have to get our power
play going again,” senior Jared
Melillo said. “We’ve been
doing it well in practice.”
After the Jumbos and
Thoroughbreds traded goal
for goal through the first half
of the game, the score sat tied
at 2-2 past the midway point
of the second period. At the
14:24 mark, Skidmore senior
Tim Welsh rang a shot off
the crossbar that, with a bit
of a lucky bounce, found its
way into the back the back of
the net. The tally would turn
out to be the game-winner,
as the Jumbos could not find
the net again, whereas the
Thoroughbreds beat Barchard
twice more in the third period
for a total of five goals on
34 shots.
Despite their third consec-
utive loss, the young Jumbo
squad is not ready to quit.
“It’s not time to push the
panic button yet,” Antonelli
said. “We’re a little inconsis-
tent, which comes with being
a young team, but guys are
willing to step up into all dif-
ferent roles. We’re a younger
bunch, but at the same time
at different points in the sea-
son, people from different
classes have each stepped up
as leaders.”
“We need to get back to
what we were doing while
winning,” Melillo added. “Our
team identity is to work hard
and play tough. We just need
to stick to the basics and make
simple plays.”
Pierce: “Rude wakeup call”
MEN’S BASKETBALL at winning the conference, they
continued from page 19 cannot allow a relapse of what
[Against] Middlebury, we sim- happened last weekend.
ply didn’t get back on defense. “It’s certainly a rude wakeup
They scored at least 30 points on call,” Pierce said. “I’m still con-
uncontested layups. That’s just fident in the guys that we have
mental focus stuff. on this squad and still confident
“Offensively, we didn’t play well in myself. I know we’ve played
either,” Pierce continued. “Playing extremely well; we’ve shown the
without [sophomore point guard capability to be a good team. That
Matt Galvin, who remains ques- being said, these next three days of
tionable with a hamstring injury] practice are really a turning point
hurt us. We give Middlebury cred- going into these home games.
it. They really focused on taking “We need to be mentally
me out and making it harder for tough enough as a team to be
me to get the ball. We just have successful,” Pierce continued.
to find a way to be able to fight “If all 15 guys aren’t on the same
through that — it’s not the only page mentally, we’re going to be
time we’re going to face schemes in for a long season. I’m not big
like that.” on silver linings from losses, but
Tufts now has a chance to everyone knows what will hap-
redeem itself with home contests pen if we don’t come out pre-
against Colby and Bowdoin, both pared this weekend. I don’t think
10-4 overall. The Jumbos know anybody wants to be embar-
that in order to have a chance rassed again.”
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Sophomore Joe Lessard, shown here competing at the MIT Invitational, will head to Cambridge again this weekend with the rest of the Jumbo squad to face the Engineers in a dual meet.
While the Engineers beat out the Jumbos at the Invitational in early December, a different meet format may yield different results this time around.

Tufts swimmers expect to be competitive in February championship meet

MEN’S SWIMMING
continued from page 19
peted against MIT earlier in the sea-
son, placing third out of seven in the
annual MIT Invitational, where the
host Engineers took first place.
“Having spent two weeks in Florida
training really hard over break, it feels
good to get back into competition and
race against fast swimmers,” senior
quad-captain Ben Moskowitz said.
“Having swum against MIT lets us
really know what we are up against
and it will be a tough meet, but we
have been working incredibly hard
and are just looking forward to really
putting everything we’ve got on the
table and hopefully we’ll come out
with a win.”
“MIT has a very fast pool, and we
actually swim more meets at MIT than
in our own home pool, so we are
very used to the environment there,”
Shields said. “It should be a very close,
fast meet that will undoubtedly get us
ready again for the type of competi-
tion we’ll be seeing at championships
at the end of February.”

McNamara’s time in 3,000 meters is second-best in Tufts program history

WOMEN’S TRACK classmate Nakeisha Jones provi- her first place in the event, which weren’t as good at before.” While the 3k is not a national
continued from page 20 sionally qualified for the NCAA has not been Tufts’ strongest in Sophomore Stephanie championship event, McNamara
ing about qualifying or anything,” Championships in the triple jump recent years. McNamara was also back in action will look to earn her second qualifi-
Collins said. in her first-ever collegiate meet. “I got points all the time in high after qualifying provisionally er of the season in the mile event at
“We’re hoping to get that short Freshman pole vaulter Heather school, but coming into college, for Nationals in the 5,000-meter next weekend’s Terrier Invitational
approach perfect,” Morwick added. Theiss also turned out an impres- you don’t really know where you run in Dec. 6’s season opener at at BU, where the team will meet
“She’s still having a little trouble with sive performance on Saturday, stand in regards to all the kids,” Northeastern. Competing in the some heftier competition.
it. I think that’s what throws her off breaking the school record set Theiss said. “There are so many 3,000-meter run, McNamara put “She hasn’t run the mile dis-
when we get to higher heights, but last season by sophomore Allison more people, and you don’t really down a winning time of 10:06, tance since the end of outdoor,”
she’s got such good jumping ability Fechter with a 10’8” vault. know the talent that’s out there and earning her the second-best mark Morwick said. “She’s run some
that she’s been able to clear some “Going into it, I was pretty con- how you’ll measure up. It was just in school history behind former longer distances in between, so
high heights … I think when we fident that I was going to PR just kind of surprising in that respect to teammate Cat Beck (LA ’08). that will be interesting to see how
move her back and she gets more because I had been jumping very come in first at my first meet — that “I haven’t run the 3k since the she responds to the shorter stuff.
comfortable with the approach, well in practice,” Theiss said. “My was really nice as well.” Tufts invite last year, so I really kind But still, it’s so early that I think if
she’s going to do really well.” previous record had been 10-foot-4, “I like the fact that the people of went into it with no big expec- she could hit a provisional time,
Collins is part of a field events so it was really exciting to get that that have come this year spread tations,” McNamara said. “In my that would be great, but it’s not
program whose younger mem- five-inch PR. Afterwards, I was just out where we get our points from,” workouts, I had been doing really do-or-die time. We’re just trying
bers have been outstanding really, really thrilled … and just kind Collins added. “It’s a nice fact that well and I felt really good going to get decent seed times in all
so far this season. Her qualify- of in awe for a little.” you know you can get points for into it, but I didn’t expect a 10:06 — of her events so we have some
ing jump came one week after Theiss’ performance also landed your team in something that they that’s a 30-second PR for me.” choices later in the season.”

StatISTICS | Standings SCHEDULE | Jan. 21 - Jan. 25
WED THU FRI SAT SUN
Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Ice Hockey
(7-8, 0-2 NESCAC) (12-1, 2-0 NESCAC) (6-7-0, 3-5-0 NESCAC/ECAC East) Men’s vs. Colby vs. Bowdoin
Basketball 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
NESCAC OVERALL NESCAC OVERALL
NESCAC OVERALL
W L W L W L T W L T
W L W L
Amherst 2 0 16 0 Middlebury 7 1 1 10 2 1 Women’s at Colby at Bowdoin
Amherst 2 0 13 2
Bates 2 0 13 4 Trinity 7 2 0 10 3 0 Basketball 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
Middlebury 2 0 14 2
Trinity 2 0 13 1 Amherst 6 2 1 8 4 1
Williams 2 0 12 5
Tufts 2 0 12 1 Williams 5 2 2 7 4 2
Colby 1 0 10 4 vs. Colby vs. Bowdoin
Bowdoin 1 0 13 3 Hamilton 5 4 0 6 6 1 Ice Hockey 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Trinity 1 1 5 9
Colby 0 1 8 6 Bowdoin 4 4 1 7 5 1
Wesleyan 1 1 5 9
Conn. Coll. 0 2 5 8 Conn. Coll. 2 4 2 6 5 2
Bowdoin 0 1 10 4 Men’s
Middlebury 0 2 6 8 Tufts 3 5 0 6 7 0 at MIT vs. BU
Bates 0 2 8 7 Swimming and 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
Wesleyan 0 2 7 6 Colby 3 6 0 4 8 1
Conn. Coll. 0 2 9 6 Diving
Williams 0 0 5 11 Wesleyan 2 7 0 2 11 0
Tufts 0 2 7 8
Individual Statistics Women’s
Individual Statistics Individual Statistics at MIT
Pts. Swimming and
G A 1 p.m.
PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG Diving
Tom Derosa 7 7 14
Jon Pierce 20.9 8.9 1.2 Julia Baily 14.8 8.3 0.9
Nick Resor 6 5 11
Dave Beyel 12.4 4.9 1.6 Colleen Hart 13.1 4.5 5.5 Indoor Track
Dylan Cooper 2 6 8 BU Terrier Invite
Aaron Gallant 12.3 2.8 1.3 K. Tausanovitch 10.0 6.6 1.1 and Field
Mike Vitale 1 7 8 9 a.m.
Matt Galvin 5.8 2.6 4.9 Kim Moynihan 9.3 3.8 2.3
Lindsay Walker 3 4 7
Tom Selby 4.3 5.0 0.9 Rachel Figaro 7.8 5.9 0.8
Evan Story 4 1 5 vs. Denison at
Dan Cook 4.2 1.9 0.6 Casey Sullivan 7.3 2.7 1.3
Andy Davis 2 3 5 Men’s vs. Franklin & Yale 10 a.m.
James Long 4.2 3.3 0.3 Lindsay Weiner 3.3 0.9 0.6
Doug Wilson 1 4 5 Squash Marshall at Yale at Conn.
Reed Morgan 3.9 1.5 1.2 Vanessa Miller 2.2 3.6 1.8
Matt Amico 1 4 5 6:30 p.m. College 3 p.m.
A. Quezada 3.3 0.4 0.6 Stacy Filocco 1.8 0.3 0.4
Zach Diaco 2 2 4
Bryan Lowry 2.1 1.4 0.2 Katie Puishys 1.6 1.4 0.2
Team 36 54 90 vs. Franklin & at Conn.
Sam Mason 1.7 2.0 0.5 Katie Wholey 1.5 0.7 0.5 Women’s
1.1 0.3 Kate Barnosky 1.3 0.6 1.2 Squash Marshall at Yale College
Peter Saba 1.0 Goalkeeping S GA S% 6:30 p.m. 12 p.m.
Max Cassidy 0.9 1.5 0.2 E. Edwds-Bdrez 0.9 0.6 0.0
Scott Barchard 307 31 .908
Jay McNamara 55 9 .859
Team 73.9 39.8 12.7 Team 75.2 44.0 17.2 Team 367 45 Men’s Men’s
.891 JumboCast Basketball Basketball
18 The Tufts Daily Sports Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Jumbos to take the track at Terrier Invite next weekend
MEN’S TRACK
continued from page 20
in the 3,000-meter run in 8:52.17 and
freshman Matt Williams threw 45’8
1/2” in the shot put.
Tufts also put up a strong showing
in the weight throw. Sophomore Alex
Gresham led the way, tossing for 47’11
3/4” to claim third place. He was fol-
lowed by sophomore David Dormon in
fifth, Williams in seventh, and sopho-
more Cullan Riley in ninth.
“All four throwers PRed in the weight
throw,” Barron said. “[ That was] prob-
ably our best all-around event for
the day.”
While the fourth-place showing may
not have been its best, the team was
at a disadvantage due to its lack of
healthy participants this weekend.
“We had a very skeleton crew this
weekend,” Barron said. “That was one
of the smallest teams I’ve entered
in an invitational in my four years
here. Usually, we are close to 60 in
numbers; we had about 35 this meet.
I was actually very impressed with
how competitive we were with such a
small lineup.”
“We had a lot of PRs overall, but I
don’t think any of the athletes on the
team, even James Bradley who quali-
fied for Nationals, should be compla-
cent with their performances,” Barron
said. “I think we’re a much better team
than we showed this weekend, and
I’ll be excited to see what this team
can do when we put ourselves at full
strength.”
The Jumbos will look to post NCAA
qualifiers at the Terrier Invitational, to
be held at BU this Saturday.
Tufts teams split
Tuesday night
contests
The ice hockey team dropped its
fourth straight game last night, trip-
ping up at Conn. College, 3-1. The
game was never in doubt, as the
Camels took a 3-0 lead before sopho-
more Tom Derosa scored his eighth
goal of the season and the lone tally
of the game for the Jumbos. Rookie
goaltender Scott Barchard saved 23
of 26 shots, while junior Greg Parker
of Conn. College was 21-for-21. Tufts
again struggled on power plays, going
1-for-5, but the Camels weren’t much
better at 2-for-6. The match ends a
five-game road stretch for the Jumbos,
who next take on Colby at home on
Friday.
The women’s basketball team scored
a 79-71 victory last night over non-con-
ference rival Wheaton, which it beat
last year in the regular season and post-
season, as senior Katie Tausanovitch
put up a game-high 23 points and 12
rebounds and junior Julia Baily contrib-
uted a double-double of her own with
13 and 10 to go along with 3 blocks.
Still, the bigger story of the night might
be the injuries the Jumbos sustained.
Sophomore Colleen Hart played only
nine minutes before taking an elbow
to the head that knocked her out of
the game, while Tausanovitch injured
her right hand. X-rays on Tausanovitch
were negative; the extent of Hart’s
injury is as yet unknown.
Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily
Junior Jesse Faller finished second in the 3,000-meter run at the Tufts Invitational on Saturday, —by David Heck
placing 12 seconds behind the winner.

Jumbo offense explodes early as Tufts exacts revenge on Williams in opener

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
continued from page 20
sive efficiency, they made
up for in defensive intensity,
as Tufts held Middlebury to
season lows of 41 points and
25.9 percent shooting, with no
Middlebury player reaching
double figures in points.
“I think that that was defi-
nitely our best defensive per-
formance by far, especially on
the perimeter,” Filocco said.
“They have some guards that
came in that were averaging
double figures, and we held
them to single-digit scoring.
I think in general, we just got
after it a lot more aggressively,
which is something that we’ve
been working on and stressing
in practice. It was nice to see
that come out in the game.”
Middlebury threatened to
stage a second-half comeback,
whittling an 11-point halftime
deficit down to three with
11:23 left in the period. But
from then on, Tufts’ stifling
defense took over, stymie-
ing the Panthers for the next
9:32. During that stretch, the
Jumbos scored 16 unanswered
points, as the Panthers mis-
fired on all 10 of their field
goal tries and were forced into
five turnovers.
“Defensively, we definitely
showed up in the Middlebury
game,” Berube said. “To keep
Middlebury, which is an expe-
rienced team with a lot of
returners, to under 30 percent
shooting was great. We made
them work for 30 seconds, we
got into the passing lanes, and
they weren’t able to set up
their offense easily … It was
great to see how hard we got
after it defensively.”
Junior guard Casey Sullivan
led all scorers with a career-
high 15 points to go along
with two blocks and two
steals, while senior forward
Katie Tausanovitch added a
double-double.
A day earlier, Tufts exact-
ed revenge against a Williams
squad whose victory over the
Jumbos last season ultimately
denied the team its first-ever
NESCAC regular season title.
Tufts needed little time to
seize control of the rematch,
scoring 24 of the game’s first
31 points. From then on, the
shorthanded Ephs — who
played without starting guard
freshman Jill Greenberg (ham-
string) and saw limited time
from starting forwards sopho-
more Chessie Jackson (flu) and
freshman Lisa Jaris (first-half
knee injury) — never got clos-
er than 11, as Tufts cruised to
its second-most-lopsided vic-
tory over Williams in the last
20 years.
Keying the blowout perfor-
mance was a blistering offen-
sive attack. The Jumbos shot
56.3 percent from the floor in
the second half and crossed
the 80-point mark for the fifth
time this season.
“Putting 83 points on the
board was great,” Berube said.
“Like I tell my team, I’d rather
have a 65-40 score than an
83-[62] score, but it does mean
that we can put points on the
board … To do that against a
Williams team who’s typically
a very good defensive team,
a defensive-minded team, it’s
great to see that.”
In a showcase of Tufts’ depth,
five players reached double
figures in scoring. Hart led the
way with 16 points on 4-of-5
from beyond the arc, falling an
assist shy of a double-double.
Junior forward Julia Baily tal-
lied 14 points and 12 rebounds,
while freshman forward Rachel
Figaro came off the bench to
add 13 points, seven rebounds
and five steals.
After last night’s win over
non-conference rival Wheaton,
the Jumbos will next hit the
court this weekend for a pair
of NESCAC road games against
Colby and Bowdoin.

Athletes of the Week

dayorsha collins, women’s track
After ending last week’s Dartmouth Relays three quarters of an inch short of becoming a provisional qualifier for Nationals, fresh-
man Dayorsha Collins bounced back at the Tufts Invitational to secure a collegiate personal record and earn herself a provisional spot
in Indiana.
Setting a mark of 5’5 1/4”, Collins won the high jump event and broke the threshold to be considered a contender for Nationals.
Collins’ ascendance to a slot as a provisional qualifier has been steady, as she has experienced an upward trajectory in performance from
the first meet of the season.
Beginning with the season-opening Husky Carnival at Northeastern, she posted a jump of 5’3 3/4”, placing fifth in the event to lead
the Jumbos. In the Dartmouth Relays the following week, Collins jumped 5’4 1/4”, accounting for six of the Jumbos’ 15 total points.
She placed third in the high jump, the highest spot the Jumbos were able to achieve in the meet, to match freshman Nakeisha Jones’
third-place performance in the triple jump.
Collins’ determination will help carry a team that has enjoyed a strong start to the season thanks to some key underclassman perfor-
mances. Collins finds herself in good company on the road to the NCAA championship meet, joining sophomore Stephanie McNamara
and Jones as the latest Jumbos to provisionally qualify for the national meet. courtesy dan grossman

James bradley, men’s track

Senior quad-captain James Bradley highlighted Tufts’ fourth-place finish at the Tufts Invitational — the first of four to be held at the
Gantcher Center — on Saturday with an impressive 6’8 1/4” mark in the high jump. The mark not only won the event but also pro-
visionally qualified him for the NCAA championship meet in March, to be held at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana
on March 13-14, for the second straight year. Bradley’s closest competitor, UMass Lowell freshman Shaddi Ali, finished with a mark
of 6’5”. The meet was Bradley’s first of the year as he sat out the team’s season opener, the Northeastern-hosted Husky Carnival on
Dec. 6.
Last year, the Jumbos’ performance at this meet was also marked by one of Bradley’s NCAA-qualifying high jump performances.
And although Tufts finished in fourth place this year instead of first, Bradley improved over an inch on last year’s NCAA-qualifying
mark of 6’7”.
Bradley is already a fixture in the Tufts record books, as he co-holds Tufts’ outdoor high jump record with former teammate Jeremy
Arak (E ’08) at a mark of 6’7 1/2”. Furthermore, Bradley is steadily inching toward the indoor record of 6’9”, set in 1983.
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Men’s Basketball

Tufts met with rude awakening as NESCAC season opens

by David Heck
Daily Editorial Board
On the heels of a historic inauguration,
nobody needs to tell the men’s basketball
team that it’s time for a change.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
(7-8, 0-2 NESCAC)
at Middlebury, Vt., Saturday
Tufts 26 38 — 64
Middlebury 46 62 — 108
at Williamstown, Mass., Friday
Tufts 33 26 — 59
Williams 56 40 — 96
The Jumbos, who finished 1-8 against
NESCAC competition last year, again got off
to a bitter start in conference play, falling to
both Williams and Middlebury by a com-
bined score of 204-123 in away games on
Friday and Saturday. Tufts, which drops to 7-8
overall with the losses, is one of three teams,
along with Bates and Conn. College, to go
winless in its first two NESCAC contests.
“[The losses were] obviously disappoint-
ing,” junior Dave Beyel said. “Going into our
first NESCAC games, it’s not the way we want-
ed to start off. It was a big-time eye-opener
for how we’re going to have to come out for
games in league play.”
The Jumbos began both games well, keep-
ing up with their opponents before letting
up at the end of each half. On Saturday,
Middlebury blew open a 12-12 tie with a 32-6
run to take a commanding 44-18 lead with
2:35 left in the first half. Although the Jumbos
rebounded slightly at the end of the frame,
the 46-26 halftime deficit was simply too
much to overcome.
Tufts scored the first bucket of the second
half to come within 18, but that would be as
close as they would get. By the 15:27 mark,
the Panthers had taken a 63-33 lead on a
three-pointer from senior Ben Rudin, and
with 5:09 left in the half, freshman Henry
Butler sank two free throws to stretch the lead
to 100-60. The game finished with a score of
108-64, the first time since February 2007
— in another loss to Middlebury — that the
Jumbos allowed an opponent to eclipse the
century mark.
Against the Ephs on Friday afternoon, the
story was much the same. With Tufts down
25-19 at the 8:29 mark, Williams went on a
29-12 run to close the half, taking a 56-33 lead
into the break. The Jumbos remained down
by at least 20 points for the rest of the game,
as the Ephs eventually took an 80-50 lead with
8:35 to play and surged to a 96-59 victory.
“The mental focus was just not there, other
than for five minutes at the beginning of each
game,” junior co-captain Jon Pierce said.
“Then we let up mentally and both teams
went on runs early in the first half of games
and we were already out of it. To go on that
type of trip, both the distance and against two
of the best teams in the conference, and put
forth that kind of effort and lose by that kind
of margin is extremely disappointing.”
Pierce led all scorers in the Middlebury
game with 23 points but was one of only six
Jumbos to rattle the scoreboard. In contrast,
13 Panthers players scored, with four reach-
ing double digits, led by freshman Ryan
Sharry’s 15 in 17 minutes of play. Against
Williams, only junior Tom Selby and Beyel
reached double digits for Tufts with 12 and
10 points respectively, while four Ephs
achieved that mark, including junior Blake
Schultz with a 24-point effort and freshman
James Wang with an astounding 22 points in
19 minutes.
“Really, [the problem] was defense,” Pierce
said. “Against Williams we didn’t rotate when
we were in the zone. They were 7-for-7 from
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three on mostly uncontested jump shots.
Junior forward Jon Pierce led the men’s basketball team with 23 points in a losing effort
see MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 16 against Middlebury on Saturday.

Ice Hockey Men’s Swimming and Diving

Williams barely edges Tufts,

Jumbos split weekend tri-meet
by Amanda Chuzi
Daily Staff Writer
While Saturday may not have been
the first time the men’s swimming
and diving team placed between
MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
(4-1)
at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday
Tufts 138.5
Williams 161.5
Wesleyan 55
Tufts 232
Williams and Wesleyan at the teams’
tri-meet, beating out Wesleyan but
falling to the powerhouse Ephs,
the stats were a little bit different
this year.
“What may be overlooked is that
we only lost by 23 points, which is
DAILY FILE PHOTO significantly less than the 78 points
Sophomore forward Dylan Cooper had an assist, one of his five on the season, during the we lost by last year at the same
hockey team’s 5-2 loss to Skidmore on Friday. meet,” senior quad-captain James
Longhurst said.
loss was the first in the three-meter
event all season, still managed to
hold off the Cardinals in the one-
meter dive, taking first place while
Wesleyan dove into second, third
and fourth.
The highlights of the meet for the
Jumbos were the relay events. In the
first event of the meet, the 200-yard
medley relay, the Jumbos set the tone
by taking first and second place. In
the 400-freestyle relay, the meet’s
final event, Tufts took first and third,
finishing on a high note.
“I cannot remember in my four
years of swimming at Tufts ever beat-
ing a Williams A-relay, and our A and
B 200 medley-relays beat Williams’ A
as did our A-team in the 400-free,”
Longhurst said. “The fact that our
A and B-relays are so fast shows the
depth that our team has, which is
needed to be a contender for first
place in the NESCAC. But we still
take it one meet at a time.”
The Jumbos also swept the podium
of the 50-yard freestyle event, with
freshman Owen Rood, sophomore
Gordy Jenkins and Shields filling out

After rough weekend series, In its first NESCAC meet since Nov.
22, Tufts easily handled the Cardinals
232-55, shifting the focus of the meet
the top three spots, respectively. Rood
continued to show his dominance
over sprint events by taking first in

Tufts has dropped three straight to the matchup between Williams

by Evan Cooper
Daily Editorial Board
Having recently had a five-game
win streak snapped with a 4-1 loss at
the hands of St. Michael’s on Jan. 10,
the hockey team was looking to regain
some momentum in the middle of its
five-game road stretch.
Friday’s 5-2 loss to Skidmore and
Saturday’s 11-2 loss to Castleton State
did anything but that.
The pair of dropped decisions,
part of a three-game skid, sunk the
Jumbos to .500 on the season with a
6-6 record.
On Saturday, the Jumbos took the
lead only once in the game, when
junior Joe Rosano opened the scor-
ing with an unassisted strike at 3:45
of the first period for his second goal
of the season. Castleton junior Eric
Curtis knotted the score less than
four minutes later, setting off a mas-
sive Spartans attack for which the
Jumbos had no answer. Tufts did not
score again until freshman Evan Story
notched his fourth goal of the season
at 14:22 of the final frame, but by that
time the Spartans had already buried
see ICE HOCKEY, page 16
and Tufts.
“Usually this tri-meet between
Wesleyan and Williams … puts us
right in the middle of both teams, but
this year we only lost by 23 points to
Williams, which is the closest meet
we’ve had against them in the past
four years,” senior quad-captain
Andrew Shields said. “We definitely
made a great statement against the
strongest team in the NESCAC that
we will be coming for them at the
end of February at Championships.”
The only event that Wesleyan won
was the three-meter dive, in which
the Cardinals’ Dave Wilkinson beat
Tufts junior All-American Rob Matera
by 6.05 points. Matera, for whom the
the 100-yard freestyle and anchor-
ing Tufts’ A team in the 400-free-
style, posting the fastest split in the
entire event.
“Going 1-2-3 in the 50-freestyle
definitely showed off our strengths in
the sprint freestyles,” Shields said.
“[ The result] bodes extremely well
for NESCACs, especially consider-
ing the addition of 50-yard events
at NESCACs and the fact that we
are strongest at most of the shorter
events,” Longhurst added.
Next up, Tufts faces a diffi-
cult weekend, with meets against
Division I teams MIT on Saturday
and BU on Sunday. The Jumbos com-
see MEN’S SWIMMING, page 17

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Women’s Basketball
Blistering offense one day, stifling defense
the next help Tufts sweep NESCAC weekend
by Sapna Bansil
Daily Editorial Board
As the highly anticipated conference
season tipped off last weekend, the wom-
en’s basketball team kept the ball rolling.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(12-1, 2-0 NESCAC)
at Cousens Gym, Saturday
Middlebury 19 22 — 41
Tufts 30 30 — 60
at Cousens Gym, Friday
Williams 24 38 — 62
Tufts 40 43 — 83
Nationally ranked No. 11 Tufts opened
its NESCAC schedule in Cousens Gym
with a pair of runaway victories: an
83-62 clubbing of Williams on Friday
night, followed by a 60-41 trouncing
of Middlebury the next afternoon. The
wins improved the Jumbos’ mark to
11-1 and upped their winning streak to
eight games. (After last night’s win over
Wheaton, it is now nine.)
“Of course, NESCAC play is our main
focus,” senior co-captain Stacy Filocco
said. “We really see all of our games
up to this point as preparing us for
the NESCAC season. A lot of our goals
are tied into doing as well as we can in
NESCAC play, so it was great to start
off 2-0 … We know that we’ll be further
challenged in the next couple weeks,
but that was a great way to start off.”
Saturday’s tilt against the Panthers
represented one of the Jumbos’ least
productive offensive days of the sea-
son, as Tufts was limited to its lowest
point total of the year and held to
Women’s Track and Field
Freshman Collins qualifies
for Nationals in high jump
by Carly Helfand
Daily Editorial Board
They say the third time is a charm, and
for freshman Dayorsha Collins, that was
the case at Saturday’s Tufts Invitational I,
held at the Gantcher Center.
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Tufts Invitational I
Gantcher Center, Saturday
2nd out of 9 teams
After nearly hitting the provisional quali-
fying mark in the high jump in each of the
last two meets, Collins, with a jump of
5’5 1/4”, became the third member of the
women’s track and field team to provision-
ally qualify for NCAAs this season. Collins
out-jumped sophomore Lauren Raimondi
of UMass Lowell to take first place in the
event, earning 10 of the Jumbos’ 170 points
in their second-place overall showing.
“She was duking it out with the Lowell
girl,” coach Kristen Morwick said. “I think
the more the meet is on the line and the
more competition she gets, those jumps
will come, too. She responded really well
in competing head-to-head with that girl.
She’s just a really talented athlete, and we’re
still working pretty hard.”
Collins managed to best the qualifier
despite jumping with a shorter eight-step
approach as opposed to a typical 10 steps.
“I was having kind of a hard time in the
beginning, but then [Morwick] was like,
‘Don’t focus on the height of it’ — just
when I run up, just to jump high, and then
I’ll get over the bar — I wasn’t really think-
see WOMEN’S TRACK, page 17
Sports
Sophomore point guard Colleen Hart brings the ball up the court during the women’s bas-
ketball team’s victory over Williams Friday night. The Jumbos ran away from their NESCAC
weekend competition, winning two games by an average of 20 points.
under 40 percent shooting for just the
fourth time this season.
“We had a lot of possessions where
the shot clock was going down and
where we hung [sophomore guard
Colleen Hart] out to dry and she had to
throw up a bomb,” coach Carla Berube
said. “I don’t think we were getting
after it on the offensive end. We weren’t
Andrew Morgenthaler/Tufts Daily
Sophomore Stephanie McNamara won the
3,000-meter run at Tufts on Saturday, running
25 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.
Men’s Swimming and Diving 19
James Choca/Tufts Daily
attacking ... Part of it in the first half
was that we gave up so many offensive
rebounds; we weren’t able to get some
easier shots in the break. We had to
slow down our offense, and it became
stagnant.”
But what the Jumbos lacked in offen-
see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 18
Men’s Track and Field
Bradley hits NCAA high jump
qualifier to lead host Jumbos
by Lauren Flament
Senior Staff Writer
Senior quad-captain James Bradley
may have had a bit of déjà vu at
Saturday’s Tufts Invitational I, but
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Tufts Invitational I
Gantcher Center, Saturday
4th out of 9 teams
the men’s track and field team isn’t
complaining.
For the second straight year,
Bradley hit the NCAA provisional
qualifying mark in the high jump
at the first Tufts-hosted meet of the
season. Jumping 6’8 1/4”, he easily
topped the NCAA mark and bested
the field by over three inches for one
of three Tufts victories on the day.
But despite these victories, the
Jumbos fell to a middle-of-the-
pack fourth-place finish in a field
of nine teams, amassing 123 points
compared with second-place Keene
State’s 126. Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute took third place, edging the
Jumbos by a single point with a total
of 124.
“Track is a funny sport because
every meet you are going to have
some [personal records] and some
off days, and this meet was no differ-
ent,” coach Ethan Barron said. “I was
very pleased with the outcomes of
some performances, and others just
showed us that we have work to do
this season.”
INSIDE
Men’s Basketball 19
Ice Hockey 19
Women’s Swimming and Diving
After training trip,
Jumbos split at
Williams tri-meet
by Alex Prewitt
Daily Editorial Board
Every year, the women’s swimming
and diving team embarks on a train-
ing trip to Puerto Rico, where they
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
(5-1)
at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday
Tufts 93
Williams 207
Wesleyan 92
Tufts 205
spend the bulk of 10 days pushing
themselves to the ultimate physical
and mental limit. Still, their return
to Massachusetts was no day at the
beach for the Jumbos, who were con-
fronted with last year’s national No. 5
this weekend — the Williams Ephs.
The Jumbos traveled to
Williamstown Saturday for a tri-
meet against the host Ephs and fel-
low NESCAC foe Wesleyan. While
the Jumbos fell to the Ephs, 207-93,
they managed to rebound, beating
Wesleyan by a similar margin in a
205-92 decision.
“It’s always good for us to swim
against Williams,” senior tri-captain
Katie Swett said. “They’re really a
Division I program competing in a
Division III conference. Going in,
we knew that it would be incredible
competition, but they always push
us and show us a different degree
of swimming.”
Junior diver Lindsay Gardel was
see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 16
Joining Bradley on the highlight
reel was the 4x800 meter relay squad
consisting of juniors Billy Hale and
Jason Hanrahan, senior Marcelo
Norsworthy, and sophomore Jeff
Ragazzini. The squad finished in
8:08.84, just under 20 seconds ahead
of second-place Fitchburg State.
“I was pretty pleased with all eight
guys that ran on the two 4x800s,
coming back for second races,”
Barron said. “That is something that
we’re going to need them to do in
championship meets, and they did it
very well.
Ragazzini cemented the final vic-
tory for the Jumbos, running a mile
in 4:26.04, five seconds ahead of the
second-place finisher. Ragazzini’s
time was six seconds better than his
previous personal best.
“I knew that if I kept my head
in the race and ran it to win, then
the time would be there,” Ragazzini
said. “I think it bodes pretty well
[for my season]. I know now what I
have to work on in my races. With a
combination of racing smarter and
racing on faster tracks, I should be
able to compete pretty well in New
Englands. Coming into this season
I had the goal of running a provi-
sional qualifying time for Nationals,
so that’s still the sort of the A+ goal
right now.”
Tufts also had three second-place
finishes in the meet. Norsworthy fin-
ished runner-up in the 600-meter
run with a time of 1:23.17, while
junior Jesse Faller crossed the line
see MEN’S TRACK, page 18