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VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 2
THE TUFTS DAILY
Matriculation ceremony welcomes Class of 2012 to the Hill
Festivities greeted the 1,303 freshmen that matriculated on Wednesday. Daily
photographers snapped into action, catching photos of the Matriculation cer-
emony (above), Wednesday night’s welcome celebration, where BlackOut per-
formed (right) and the Candle-Lighting Ceremony on Friday. See Captured on
page 11 for a photo spread.
Administration,
TCU Senate await
insurance money
by Rob Silverblatt
Daily Editorial Board
Seven years after funds began dis-
appearing from Tufts accounts, alleg-
edly making their way into the pockets
of two administrators, an insurance
check may be within reach for the uni-
versity and affected student groups.
This comes amid general doubt that
former employees Jodie Nealley and
Ray Rodriguez will be
able to pay restitution to
the university if convict-
ed of embezzlement.
EMBEZZLEMENT
Annie Wong, the Office
CASE for Campus Life’s busi-
ness manager, and Matt
Shapanka, the Tufts Community Union
treasurer, said that they had been told
that the university could receive an
insurance payout by the end of the
month.
“That’s all I heard, sometime in
September we might get our money,”
Wong said.
Other university officials have con-
firmed that the administration filed
a claim in November, but they have
declined to confirm any specific time-
table for when the money will get to
Tufts. They have also refused to pro-
vide the Daily with the name of the
insurance company Tufts is using or
the amount of money they are expect-
ing.
The insurance company is now con-
ducting an investigation and its prog-
ress will determine when and if the
payout arrives, according to Senior
University Counsel Dickens Mathieu.
see INSURANCE, page 2
For students’ reactions to the embezzlement
scandal and a report on a haunting embezzle-
ment case from the past, turn to Features,
page 5.
Inside this issue
One American col-
lege shows that tuition
doesn’t have to be a
financial hindrance.
see FEATURES, page 5
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
aalok kanani/tufts daily
New law: schools must crack down on file sharing
Colleges and universities nationwide may
soon step up anti-piracy efforts after a new
bill was signed into law earlier this month.
Two provisions in a national education bill
passed this summer require any institution of
higher education receiving federal funding
to commit to combatting illegal file sharing
on campus.
The College Opportunity and Affordability
Act of 2008, which President Bush signed
into law on Aug. 14, extends and amends
the Higher Education Act of 1965.
The new law states that in order to receive
federal funds, which Tufts does, colleges
and universities must demonstrate that they
have “developed plans to effectively combat
the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted
material, including through the use of a vari-
ety of technology-based deterrents.”
For students nationwide, this could trans-
late into increased monitoring of network
activities, and it could force colleges to
actively crack down on file sharing – even
without outside pressure from the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The law’s other file-sharing provision man-
dates that schools “offer alternatives to ille-
gal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution
of intellectual property” by doing things like
providing or promoting legal downloading
services like Rhapsody, Ruckus or iTunes.
Library updates Web site, adds more Word
by Michael Del Moro
Daily Editorial Board
Tisch Library now has Microsoft Office on
every reference-area computer, a revamped
Web site and stronger wireless Internet
capabilities, thanks to a series of summer
updates.
Student input last semester triggered
many of the changes, according to Jo-Ann
Michalak, the library’s director.
The library Web site’s redesign focused
on centralizing information, and Michalak
said the architects took many cues from
TuftsLife.com, which was also given a face-
lift this summer.
“We designed our previous page a couple
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SMFA showcases pho-
tographer Díaz’s inno-
vative kite-high cam-
era technique.
see ARTS, page 9
Where You
Read It First
Est. 1980
TUFTSDAILY.COM
Tufts to RIAA: some
identities off-limits
by Matt Repka
Daily Staff Writer
Tufts has challenged the Recording
Industry Association of America’s (RIAA)
investigation into two cases of illegal file
sharing, saying that the industry lacks suffi-
cient evidence to implicate specific students.
But the move does not amount to a
sweeping rebuke of the RIAA’s lawsuits
against students, and the school is “actively
investigating” improvements to its network
in order to avoid confusion when iden-
tifying violators, according to Director of
Public Relations Kim Thurler.
The RIAA, meanwhile, will not pursue
legal action in the two cases to which Tufts
objected.
The association filed a subpoena on July 9
against 11 Tufts students as part of its nation-
wide anti-piracy campaign, much of which
targets illegal file sharing on college cam-
puses nationwide. The RIAA says it linked
the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the
11 unidentified students, or “John Does,” to
illegally shared copyrighted material.
JO duara/tufts daily The plaintiff in the Tufts suit is the Zomba
Label Group, a distributor of many large
music labels, including Jive and LaFace
Records. In Zomba v. Does 1-11, the RIAA
filed a subpoena requesting that the uni-
versity provide the identities of the users
The passage of the act is a victory for
the RIAA and Motion Picture Association of
America, both of which lobbied to have the
of 11 IP addresses on the school’s net-
work. Known as the “discovery” process,
this step is standard procedure in RIAA
anti-piracy language in the bill. lawsuits. Once a network user’s iden-
In a public statement issued tity is matched to the IP address,
after the bill passed the the alleged infringer’s personal
U.S. Senate by an over- information can be turned over
whelming 83-8 mar- to the RIAA, which may bring
gin, MPAA President a lawsuit against the newly
Dan Glickman identified user.
praised the Senate’s But in a July 28 letter
decision. “By includ- to Judge Nancy Gertner of
ing these important the Massachusetts District
provisions in the Court, Tufts’ Vice President of
Higher Education University Relations Mary Jeka
Act, Congress is send- protested that in two of the 11
ing a strong message cases, the technical limitations
that intellectual property is of the Tufts network would require
worth protecting,” he said. the school to release the identities of
Because of the bill’s open-ended multiple candidates, most of whom would
language, the real-world effects of these be unconnected to the infringements.
provisions could turn out to be dramatic or The university uses two systems to
inconsequential, depending on each school’s “attempt to match an ... [IP] address to
interpretation and enforcement of the provi- a Media Access Control [MAC] address,”
sions. Thurler told the Daily in an e-mail. A MAC
Tufts already “offers alternatives to illegal address is a sort of serial number identify-
downloading” on a University Information ing a computer, and it is useful because IP
Technology Web site, which lists eight legal addresses are reused by different comput-
online music sources, including emusic, ers. The MAC addresses, unlike the IPs, are
iTunes and Ruckus.
—by Matt Repka see MUSIC, page 2
Aalok Kanani/Tufts Daily
All computers in Tisch Library’s reference area are now equipped with Microsoft Office, and
the library has 35 more wireless access points than it did last year.
Today’s Sections
News 1 Op-Ed 13
Features 5 Comics 15
Arts & Living 9 Sports Back
Editorial | Letters 12
2 The Tufts Daily
Makeover to complement summer’s
technological updates in Tisch Library
LIBRARY
continued from page 1
years ago and lots of things have changed
every year, and secondly, we actually took
the time, this time, to interview students,”
Michalak said.
“We found that we use[d] misleading or
non-understood terminology, the arrange-
ment was hard, navigation was a pain in the
neck,” she added, explaining that the Web
site is now more streamlined with a new
“identity” and focused look.
The highlight of the new site is the “data-
base multi-search” feature, according to
Michalak. The feature, located in a search
box in the center of the screen, provides stu-
dents with the ability to search all databases
to which the library subscribes.
In the past, the site did not have an
all-encompassing database search fea-
ture, and students were required to
search different databases individually
or in predetermined groups. Eventually,
students will be able to create their own
database groups.
Matthew Salzberg, a junior, liked the idea
of a centralized database search feature. In
the past, “it’s always been confusing looking
for the correct database,” he said.
In another sweeping change, all comput-
ers in the library’s first-floor reference area
now have Microsoft Office, a software pack-
age that includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
“The idea is that when you’re here in the
library doing your research, having to go
bring your own laptop or check a laptop
loaner out or go to the Eaton [Hall comput-
er] lab is a pain in the neck,” Michalak said.
Previously, only four of the computers in
the library’s reference area had Microsoft
Office.
The library also expanded the amount of
wireless access points in the building, more
than quadrupling the previous number. Last
semester, students were often frustrated by
wireless outages at Tisch. One spate came
when the library was crammed with stu-
dents cramming for midterms on March 6.
According to Michalak, the previous
amount of access points — between eight
and 10, she approximated — was not suf-
ficient during times of heavy Internet usage.
There are now an additional 35 access
Technical difficulties complicate charges
MUSIC
continued from page 1
specific to individual users.
One of the university’s two systems,
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), issues IP addresses to individual
network cards and links IPs with MAC
addresses. But Tufts only stores its DHCP
cache for 10 days.
The second system, the Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP), separately records the first
and last known times when a given MAC
address uses an IP address. But there may be
gaps — sometimes during which the illegal
file sharing occurred — when a MAC-IP
pair does not match the latest ARP record.
The ARP cache is kept for an extended
period of time, but it “cannot tie a specific
user to a specific MAC address at a specific
time,” Jeka wrote in her letter.
This imprecision raises legitimate ques-
tions about the culpability of the accused
students, according to Jeka. In the case
of the IP address of one of the John Does
in this lawsuit, there are as many as 23
possible users who fit the description of
having accessed the system at the time
the alleged infringement took place. For
another address, there are 17 possible sus-
pects.
“We believe, in these two instances, that
it would be unfair to identify all possible
individuals meeting the plaintiffs’ criteria,
given the low likelihood of identifying the
guilty party,” Jeka said in the letter. She
cited the need to protect the families of
students, “spar[ing] them from any undue
distress.”
Zomba’s legal counsel has since advised
Tufts that Zomba will drop the request for
the two IP addresses in question.
The university refused to release the
names of all of the potential suspects,
Thurler said, because the university “is
concerned about protecting innocent par-
ties.”
points, she said.
“The wireless dropped out all the time,”
Salzberg said, referring to spotty Internet
service last semester.
The library also plans to add sever-
al Macintosh computers to the building,
according to Michalak, although she did not
give a timeframe.
Tufts Community Union Senate Associate
Treasurer Lauren Levine, a sophomore,
praised the library’s updates. “I think add-
ing wireless access points is a great step to
making the library an academic resource
for students on campus. Today we really
can’t do our work and study without the
Internet,” said Levine, who co-chairs the
Senate’s Special Projects Committee. “I’m
really impressed with all of the library’s
updates and changes. I think one of the best
things about our library is that they are so
responsive to what our students want and
need.”
In addition to the many technological
changes at Tisch, another major summer
update is still underway on the roof above
students’ heads.
The redesigning of the library roof should
be completed by the end of November,
according to Michalak. The new roof will fea-
ture outdoor seating areas and an abstract
design.
Michalak said that the end date is slightly
behind its original target, which was the
start of this semester.
“I think that even though it’s been a long
process … it’ll be worth the wait to have
such a multi-faceted place on campus like
the library roof,” Levine said.
The Graduate Student Council at Tufts
recently honored the library’s work in
responding to students’ needs with a special
award called the Graduate Student Council
Service Award, according to Michalak.
“Tisch Library has shown time and time
again that it sees graduate students as an
important and vital constituency that should
be listened to,” the award reads.
tuftsdaily.com
A blog on library changes went up last week.
Check out the Daily’s campus news blog, The
Hill, at www.tuftsdaily.com/blog/thehill
But she warned that protecting innocent
students does not amount to condoning
illegal file sharing. “[Tufts] does not sup-
port students who break federal copyright
laws and will not protect such students
from the consequences of those actions,”
she said.
Of the nine remaining students subpoe-
naed by the RIAA, “several” have already
elected to settle out of court and avoid
lawsuits, Thurler said. Agreeing to a settle-
ment with the RIAA typically means paying
thousands of dollars in damages.
If any students do not elect to settle up
front, they will have their names turned
over to the RIAA on Sept. 8. The RIAA will
likely pursue legal action against those
students at that time.
Since February 2007, the RIAA has
turned up the heat on U.S. college stu-
dents, whose illegal sharing habits far out-
strip those of typical Internet users.
“Unfortunately, college students are
stealing music at an alarmingly high rate,”
Liz Kennedy, a spokesperson for the RIAA,
told the Daily in an e-mail.
Kennedy said the RIAA has sent over
7,000 “pre-litigation settlement letters” to
schools since the start of the crackdown.
More than half of the students receiving
such a notice have elected to settle.
The prevalence of legal alternatives
leaves few excuses for students caught ille-
gally sharing music, Kennedy said. “Every
student in the country has access to afford-
able, legal music through innovative music
industry-supported models like … Ruckus,
Last.fm, and iMeem, to name a few.
“Why take the risk [of] getting in trouble
[and] facing a lawsuit or paying fines with
so many legal options?” she continued.
The RIAA has publicly stated that since
2004, when it first took legal action against
sharers, music piracy has “stabilized,“
see RIAA, page 3
News
Ray Rodriguez Jodie Nealley
Insurance company investigates claim
INSURANCE
continued from page 1
“We’ve met with the insurance com-
pany and provided them with docu-
mentation to support the claim,” he
said. “Now the insurance company has
to evaluate the claim before it will
either come back with more questions
or its position on coverage.”
Director of Public Relations Kim
Thurler said the university has a policy
that covers crimes, including embez-
zlement. She would not go into further
detail.
Thomas McGurty, the university’s
treasurer and vice president for finance,
would not comment on whether he is
confident that any money will come in,
citing an inability to speculate.
Still, Assistant Director of Public
Relations Suzanne Miller said that the
university has filed to recover “the full
amount of the loss.” Middlesex District
Attorney Gerry Leone’s office puts that
number at $977,449.
Mathieu’s office helped file the
insurance claim along with Director of
Risk Management and Insurance David
Slater, who could not be reached for
comment.
Meanwhile, Leone’s office has indict-
ed Nealley and Rodriguez on larceny
charges. Jessica Venezia, a spokesper-
son for Leone, said that it is standard
in such cases to ask defendants to pay
restitution if convicted. “So yes, we
would request it as a term of proba-
tion,” she said.
But sources within the university are
not holding their breath. “The chances
are that they can’t pay,” said Marc
Miller, the director of administration
and finance for the School of Arts and
Sciences.
Shapanka said that he would like
to see them repay the university, but
that his main concern is seeing money
returned to student groups, whatever
the source.
“I think that from the standpoint
of right and wrong, yes, they should
pay up,” he said. “But from a practical
standpoint, I want to make sure that
the students get what they deserve,
whether it’s from Jodie and Ray’s pock-
ets or from the insurance company.”
As the criminal proceedings against
Nealley and Rodriguez go forward, it
remains unclear how closely the insur-
ance company will be watching.
Mathieu said the insurance claim is
separate from the outcome of the trial
and that the payout would not neces-
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sarily have to wait until after a verdict
is rendered.
Leonard Fisher (A ’48), an insurance
attorney in Brookline, agreed that Tufts
may not have to stand in line while
Leone’s office prosecutes the pair.
“If Tufts proves its loss, then [the
company] can settle with Tufts imme-
diately,” he said.
But some are not convinced that
the money will reach the Hill quickly
if the proceedings against Nealley and
Rodriguez drag on. Miller, the director
of administration and finance, said
that to his understanding the insur-
ance company will be interested in
seeing how the criminal charges play
out.
“I think everything is pending on
the outcome of the trial,” he said. Still,
he said that he expects the univer-
sity to collect regardless of the verdict.
“We have our insurance policy and
the insurance policy will cover [the
losses],” he said.
Regardless of when the insurance
company makes the payment, it may
decide to pursue Nealley and Rodriguez
through the civil courts to get its money
back, according to Fisher.
Tufts may also have the option to
go after Nealley and Rodriguez via the
same route, but Miller, the assistant PR
director, said that university officials
have not reached any decision about
whether to seek restitution outside of
the criminal proceedings.
The university filed its initial claim
the same month Nealley was fired for
embezzlement.
She is charged with taking money
generated from the Student Activities
Fee, as well as with skimming revenue
brought in by groups such as Tufts
Student Resources.
In November, the university said
the amount of stolen funds amount-
ed to around $300,000. A more thor-
ough investigation later implicated
Rodriguez, and the total jumped to
nearly $1 million.
According to McGurty, the treasurer,
the university has kept the insurance
company up-to-date about the chang-
ing number. While it remains unclear
when Tufts will get a final answer from
the company, Fisher said that pro-
viders have an incentive to hand out
relatively fast payoffs in order to keep
policyholders happy.
“If they want to keep the account,
then they could settle with Tufts ear-
lier,” Fisher said.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“[He] also weighed
about 300 pounds.
He pleaded the
Twinkie case and
said he got irritated
losing weight.”
Sol Gittleman
university professor
see page 5
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Civic research center comes to Tisch College
by Nina Ford
Daily Editorial Board
The Center for Information and Research
on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE),
a research organization that studies the activ-
ism and civic involvement of young peo-
ple, moved this summer to Tufts’ Jonathan
M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public
Service from the University of Maryland.
The Tisch College also added a new
research division this summer, and brought
in CIRCLE director Peter Levine as its research
director.
The center relocated from the University
of Maryland, College Park, which housed
CIRCLE at the university’s School of Public
Policy since the center’s creation in 2001, to
Tufts on July 1.
Tisch originally approached CIRCLE with
the offer to move to here. Tisch College Dean
Robert Hollister initiated the conversation.
“I think it was a natural marriage because
Tisch is, Tufts is, such a significant leader in
the area of civic engagement and CIRCLE
is really a premier course of research about
civic learning and citizen participation,”
Hollister said.
Tufts is looking to expand its emphasis
on research, Hollister said, and CIRCLE will
add to the university’s growing focus on
research.
CIRCLE is best known for calculating
the youth-voter turnout in U.S. elections,
according to Levine. The press uses CIRCLE
as its main source for these statistics, and the
center produces fact sheets for public policy-
makers and journalists.
CIRCLE has a broader mission, however.
The center studies “young people’s civic par-
ticipation, which includes voting but also
includes a lot of other activities, such as vol-
unteering and activism,” Levine said.
Now that CIRCLE is based at Tufts, Levine
said the center will begin to get involved in
the surrounding area. Programs and experi-
ments, previously conducted in Maryland,
will be carried out in the Boston area.
Since CIRCLE arrived at Tufts this sum-
mer, the organization and Levine have done
preliminary work on several studies and ini-
tiatives that will be conducted by the center
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The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement arrived at
the Tisch College this summer.
in Tisch College.
Levine has already secured a grant that
will be used to create an organization called
the Boston Area Social Network, which will
allow college students to “collaborate on their
community change and community service
work,” Hollister said. The Corporation for
National and Community Service will fund
the grant, providing $570,000 over a three-
year period.
Another CIRCLE project is the study of
civic participation among young adults who
do not attend college — a group of people
who have received less attention than their
collegiate peers, Hollister said. This new
project began at the University of Maryland
with funding from the Charles F. Kettering
Foundation.
CIRCLE will provide a new resource for
students and faculty on Tufts’ campus,
Levine said. The center has already worked
with several professors in the political sci-
ence and sociology departments, according
to Levine.
One such collaboration evaluated differ-
News
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ent types of survey methods. CIRCLE will
also help to provide “assistance to faculty
who are preparing grant applications or
preparing next steps with their research,”
Hollister said.
Student initiatives, such as Tufts Votes and
the Institute of Political Citizenship, will be
able to utilize CIRCLE. Although there are
currently no job openings for Tufts students
at CIRCLE, Levine anticipates that there will
be opportunities for student research at the
center.
“Research on civic engagement is vital
for increasing understanding of the bases of
healthy, positive development among today’s
adolescents and young adults,” Professor of
Child Development Richard Lerner said in a
press release.
“Having CIRCLE here will be a great
resource for the research that my colleagues,
students, and I conduct. In fact, CIRCLE
will be an invaluable asset for all Tufts fac-
ulty concerned with the health and welfare
of contemporary youth and with their role in
civil society.”
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Student says suits
won’t stop sharing
RIAA
continued from page 2
with the number of illegal sharers
edging slightly upward from 7 mil-
lion in 2003 to 7.8 million in 2008.
During this time, the number of U.S.
broadband connections has soared
from 38 million to 80 million.
Kennedy added that “bringing law-
suits [against individuals] was never
the music industry’s first choice. …
We are trying to do all we can —
most importantly, to offer exciting
legal options — to encourage fans to
enjoy music legally.”
Jonathan Evans, a Tufts sopho-
more, disagrees. Evans, who estab-
lished the Tufts Direct Connect file-
sharing system last year, shut down
the service after a warning from UIT
that outsiders could potentially dis-
cover and punish its users.
For Evans, who established Direct
Connect in the hopes of using it
to legally distribute un-copyright-
ed music, the RIAA’s tactics may
deter some music pirates, but they
also have a “huge negative impact
on legal Internet use” as well. The
specter of piracy, more specifically
anti-piracy litigation, has endan-
gered “legitimate distribution chan-
nels” such as BitTorrent, as well as
“forward-thinking online businesses
like Pandora,” the innovative but
embattled Internet radio service, he
said.
Evans also questioned the efficacy
of legal action as a piracy deterrent.
“The RIAA will not be able to stop
file sharing by spreading fear of legal
repercussions,” he said.
Kennedy agrees that some piracy
is inevitable. “We’re realistic that we
cannot catch every single person
[stealing music],” but legal action
is “a small piece of a large puzzle”
encouraging fans to obtain music
legally, she said.
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The Tufts Daily Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Nealley, Rodriguez case is Campus Comment: Student leaders sound off

not first of its kind at Tufts
A quarter-century later, scandal revisited
by Carrie Battan
Daily Editorial Board
This is the first in a two-part series
in which the Daily looks back 25 years
at a case in which a faculty member
at the Tufts Medical School embezzled
thousands of dollars from the univer-
sity to fund his ongoing affair with a
prostitute and then murdered her. This
piece will outline the details of the
scandal; the second will compare its
effect on the Tufts community to that
of Jodie Nealley and Ray Rodriguez’s
case.
When Jodie Nealley, then the direc-
tor of student activities, was fired in
November under suspicion that she
embezzled around $300,000 from
the university, a ripple of shock sent
the administration and the Tufts
Community Union Senate scrambling
to reorganize and recover.
Prosecutors threw a second punch
this summer when they announced
that Ray Rodriguez, who served as the
budget and fiscal coordinator under
Nealley, stole over $600,000. The duo’s
alleged theft constituted what seemed
to be a once-in-a-lifetime scandal at
Tufts.
But what if they had committed
murder?
On paper, Dr. William H. Douglas
led a charmed life: Married with
three children, the highly-educated
scientist served as the head of the
Tufts University Medical School’s Cell
Culture Research Unit and was regard-
ed as brilliant by his colleagues.
But the same dedication and persis-
tence that kept Douglas awake late into
the night churning out lab work would
bring about an obsessive extramari-
tal relationship with a much younger
Boston prostitute, her murder, and his
eventual long-term imprisonment.
University Professor Sol Gittleman,
who was Tufts’ provost when the story
broke, said he remembers it unravel-
ing slowly, beginning with the discov-
ery by an internal audit that Douglas
was carefully skimming university
funds. He was using these funds, it was
later discovered, to pay for cocaine
and the lifestyle of his mistress, Robin
Benedict, who was 21 at the time.
“We found that Bill Douglas had
been stealing small amounts of money
in $25 increments and signing them
over … to his lab assistant,” Gittleman
said. “At that time, you could do $25
petty cash receipts and not have any
signature.”
Douglas, who was up for a promo-
tion at the time, had his case brought
before the university and was conse-
quently forced to resign from his posi-
tion. He had already taken thousands
of dollars.
“It was the administration that
found him,” Gittleman said. “We
on life after Nealley, Rodriguez indictments
Charges that former employees Jodie Nealley and Ray Rodriguez embezzled
nearly $1 million from Tufts hit everybody at the university hard, but few cam-
pus figures were as heavily affected as Tufts Community Union (TCU) senators.
They have spent months securing funds generated by the Student Activities Fee,
reworking their financial accounts, and getting to know the Office for Campus
nailed him.” Life’s new director, Joe Golia. And that’s all as they deal with trust issues stem-
With no source of money to finance ming from the alleged betrayal by Nealley, who served as their advisor. In this
his ongoing relationship with Benedict, Campus Comment, senators talk about the transition and their thoughts on
who worked as both a graphic artist Golia.
and prostitute in downtown Boston,
Douglas watched as his girlfriend “The first priority com-
turned tricks and met up with other ing out of this whole
men in order to earn money. scandal was securing the
Gittleman said he spoke with Student Activities Fee
Douglas personally after the university “I always really liked work- and all the other money
had charged him with embezzlement. ing with Ray. I thought that was stolen, because
“I remember asking him, ‘Are you still that he was really good it wasn’t just the Student
seeing this woman?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’ with students and that he Activities Fee; it was a lot
He hadn’t killed her yet,” Gittleman did his job well, [so] it was of cash accounts, too. So
said. really such a shock.” really just sort of secur-
Benedict, who was continuing to see ing the money that deals
other men, reportedly visited Douglas with students [was impor-
one evening in March 1983, a visit from tant].”
which she never returned. Jo Duara/tufts Daily
Her disappearance led to a lengthy Duncan Pickard, TCU president
and complex investigation pieced
together by the Norfolk County District
Attorney’s Office. John Kivlan, then the
assistant district attorney for Norfolk
County and now the special sheriff
there, was assigned to prosecute the “I’ve literally spent the
case. He said that small bits of evidence “I was disappointed and entire summer working
were essential: DNA testing hadn’t yet saddened, really. Especially on this, working with the
been developed, and Benedict’s body with Jodie. Jodie was our finance division of the uni-
was never found. advisor. She was loved by versity to transition the
“Generally speaking, most cases everyone at the univer- funding of student clubs in
start with the recovery of a body,” sity, students and faculty a way that … doesn’t dis-
Kivlan said. “In this case, it was just alike.” rupt any programming.”
the opposite. It was the result of … a
couple of men searching for bottles
and cans along Route 95 who found a jo duara/tufts daily
bloody jacket, which turned out to be Matt Shapanka, TCU treasurer
Robin Benedict’s. That’s how the inves-
tigation started.”
Further, telephone records revealed “[It’s easier] once you
that Douglas had made calls along the figure out that not all “I’ve been amazed at
same stretch on which Benedict’s jack- administrators are per- how quickly [Joe Golia]
et was recovered. Investigators later fect — to say the least. has completely picked up
connected Douglas to Benedict’s car, [When we found out on not only our proce-
which was abandoned in New York about Ray], it wasn’t as dures and the adminis-
City. They also relied on an Amtrak bad as when everyone trative duties, but [also]
train ticket purchased by Douglas. found out about Jodie. on what it means to be a
Because there was no body, Kivlan Especially considering Jumbo and what the Tufts
and his coworkers proceeded with the the position he was in campus is all about.”
case using pieced-together webs of — he dealt more directly
evidence like the bloody jacket and the with money. I wasn’t jo Duara/tufts daily
phone calls that linked Douglas to the quite as surprised.” Lauren Levine, TCU assis-
disappearance. tant treasurer
“We were fully prepared to go for-
ward and we felt that without a body,
we could [still] get a conviction,” Kivlan “[Nealley] really didn’t “From the student perspec-
said. “As the trial was about to start, he have a direct involvement tive, [for] the groups that
pled guilty and admitted that he had with the treasury. That was spend money on campus,
killed her and admitted that he had really Rodriguez’s position. very little has changed.
stolen funds from Tufts, too.” She served as a general There are some new pro-
Douglas revealed that he had blud- advisor. When things got cedures in place and some
geoned Benedict with a sledgehammer stressful, when there was different paperwork that
and dumped her body into a trash con- a lot going on or I needed will need to be filled out,
tainer in Rhode Island. advice on something … but day-to-day operations
Subsequently, Douglas was convict- I would just pop into her are almost identical.”
ed and sentenced to 18 to 20 years in office and sit down and
prison, the maximum for the man- talk with her.”
slaughter charge he confessed to. jo duara/tufts daily
Gittleman said that Douglas had Scott Silverman, TCU vice pres-
shown signs of irregularity from the onset, ident, former TCU treasurer
—by Carrie Battan
see DOUGLAS, page 7

Berea College uses $1.1 billion endowment, creative ideas

to provide tuition-free education to its 1,500 students
by Kerianne Okie
Daily Editorial Board
In a country where the rise
of college tuition is making
the pursuit of higher educa-
tion increasingly exclusive, it
seems far-fetched that a pri-
vate college could be tuition-
free.
But Berea College, a small
liberal arts institution in
Kentucky, is showing the rest
of the country that higher
education should not nec-
essarily be reserved for the
wealthy.
Berea, which was founded
in 1855, was originally estab-
lished to provide education for
freed slaves and low-income
students from Appalachia
who could not afford to go
to other colleges. Today, each
of its 1,500 enrolled students
is offered the equivalent of
a full-tuition scholarship for
each year of undergraduate
education.
While Berea’s $1.1 billion
endowment makes it one of
the wealthiest in the United
States, the school axes the
common luxuries appre-
ciated by students at simi-
larly wealthy institutions,
like state-of-the-art facility
upgrades — and instead rel-
egates $23,000 to each stu-
dent’s education every year.
Berea’s Director of Public
Relations Tim Jordan said
that while many other schools
cannot forego providing these
luxuries and still appeal to
its applicants, Berea has this
option because of the pool of
students it draws.
“Each school has to appeal
to [its] particular kind of mar-
ket,” Jordan said. “Berea stu-
dents don’t expect that.”
Berea’s hefty endowment
funds pump life –— and stu-
dents — into its campus.
Although some of the funds go
to non-educational expens-
es like sports facilities, the
primary purpose of Berea’s
endowment is to assure that
tuition is entirely subsidized.
Because its endowment is
directed primarily toward this
see TUITION, page 7
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Courtesy of Berea College

Berea College is a tuition-free private institution located in Kentucky.

Tuition-free college draws high rankings from U.S. News and World Report
tuition
continued from page 5
goal, students have to sacrifice some
of the luxuries of higher-tuition insti-
tutions. Jordan, however, believes that
the students don’t mind.
“Our students don’t seem to miss
those kinds of things; that is not what
they’re interested in,” Jordan said.
“They recognize that this is a great
opportunity for them, and they’re
here to get an education, not just to
play games.”
The school’s dedication to staying
tuition-free has not marred its repu-
tation in the world of higher educa-
tion: Berea is often ranked the top
comprehensive college in the South
by U.S.News & World Report.
While the students at Berea have no
tuition checks to write, their educa-
tion does not come completely free.
Each student must spend at least ten
hours per week working at a campus
job that may range from staffing the
school’s hotel to building dorm furni-
ture in the wood shop to participating
in school administration.
With its financial load lightened by
the ability to use unpaid student
employees, Berea can afford its no-
tuition policy.
Though many believe that a full
course load does not lend itself to
balancing a part-time job, Jordan said
Berea students make their employ-
ment an integral and essential part of
the college experience.
“We consider their labor assign-
ment as part of their education expe-
rience,” Jordan said. “They are learn-
ing other job skills … besides just
flipping burgers or something. Our
students are really building real port-
folios that they can use later in life.”
Berea has recently stood out in the
public eye primarily because so many
colleges, including Tufts — which
raised its costs by 5.33 percent this
year — has many questioning why
schools do not use their large endow-
ments to subsidize more of their own
students’ educations before spending
thousands of dollars building new
gyms and theatres.
For some Jumbos, exchanging lux-
uries and planned programs for a
smaller tuition bill would be a wel-
comed change.
“I wouldn’t mind paying some
tuition,” freshman Syed Badruddin
said. “But Tufts is really expensive …
I think Tufts should try to lower the
tuition.”
Badruddin, who was recently part of
the orientation process, also believes
that Tufts should not allocate so much
of its budget to non-educational
expenses.
“There’s a lot of unnecessary junk
behind orientation,” he said. “They
have a lot of areas where they could
cut back.”
But administrators at Tufts main-
tain that the university’s tuition is
necessary to provide students with a
certain level of education and experi-
ence expected on the Hill.
Dean of Undergraduate Education
James Glaser said that while Berea’s
no-tuition policy is very praisewor-
thy, it is not a policy that is possible
for every school.
“I think what Berea is doing is very
admirable,” Glaser said in an e-mail
to the Daily. “I’m glad such a place
exists. I don’t think it’s a model for
Tufts.”
Like all institutions with endow-
ments funded by donors, Tufts cannot
freely spend its money because the
administrators are restricted by the
desires of the donor.
“Donations to the university
often are attached to certain causes
such as financial aid or an endowed
chair,” Glaser said. “The Office of
Advancement aims to make the con-
tribution satisfying to the donor and
helpful to the university.”

Benedict’s body
was never found The Daily is looking for writers and
douglass
continued from page 5 production staff of all experience levels.
beginning with his compulsive and bizarre
work habits.
“It started with his personality, probably.
He worked all night; he was a compulsive
General Interest Meeting
researcher,” he said.
These peculiar habits went hand in hand
with an overall unhealthy lifestyle, according
Wednesday, Sept. 10th
to Gittleman.
“He was a brilliant scientist, a very, very
smart guy,” he said. “But he also weighed about
9:15 p.m. in Braker 001
300 pounds. He pleaded the Twinkie case and
said he got irritated losing weight.”
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Movie Review TV Preview

Networks rebound from strike-
plagued year with oldies and
newbies premiering this fall
by Catherine Scott
Daily Editorial Board
While for many on the Hill,
the beginning of September
marks the much-anticipated
return to Tufts, class and work,
the entertainment world does
its best to distract us with the fall
TV season. Television returns in
full force this week, and all of
the major television networks
have worked extremely hard to
rebound from last year’s writ-
ers’ strike fiasco.
There are many new shows,
each begging for its chance
at stardom, hoping to be the
next “Lost,” “Sex and the City”
or “American Idol.”
Rottentomatoes.com Many oldies-but-goodies
Jason Statham appears as a scruffy bad boy with a love interest in ‘Death Race’... how shocking... will also be returning, along-
side a handful of newer shows
story of a man who brings
his love back to life, but is
not allowed to ever touch her
again as a result.
NBC and CBS are branching
out with more new shows than
ABC, but NBC also has the
ever-popular, highly-addictive
“Heroes” and “The Office” to
fall back on — especially since
no one can get enough of the
ultimate awkward couple, Jim
and Pam.
The new lineup on CBS fea-
tures “The Mentalist,” starring
Simon Baker, about a high-
ly observant, nearly psychic
man, and “The Ex-List,” a story
about Bella Bloom (played by
Elizabeth Reaser), who must
revisit all of her ex-boyfriends
to find her true love.
NBC’s new shows hold

‘Death Race’ runs solely

that survived from last year. more promise, especially
Starting with the mas- “Kath and Kim,” a comedy
ter of popular TV, ABC lines starring Selma Blair and Molly
up a couple of new shows: Shannon about a unique

on excessive violence
by Matthew DiGirolamo
Daily Editorial Board
Every once in a while, a
movie comes along that bal-
ances excessive violence with
Death Race
Starring Jason Statham, Joan
Allen and Tyrese Gibson
Directed by Paul W.S.
Anderson
a clear purpose and a poignant
message. “Death Race” is not
one of those movies. Besides
containing enough bone-
crushing action to merit the
label of “torture flick,” the film
doesn’t bring the political sat-
ire it purports to deliver.
“Death Race,” directed
by Paul W.S. Anderson, is a
remake and reboot of the 1975
movie “Death Race 2000.” In
“DR2000,” the national sport
had become a cross country
race in which drivers score
points for hitting pedestrians.
Anderson’s version takes the
same character names and
basic concept and applies
the situation to prisons. A
destroyed American economy
has allowed private corpora-
tions to run the prisons and
milk them for profit.
The film begins with a race
in its last leg, with driver
Frankenstein in first, and driv-
er Machine Gun Joe (played
by Tyrese Gibson) using …
well, machine guns to try to
regain the lead. Unfortunately
for Frankenstein, whose voice
(like that in the 1975 version) is
done by David Carradine, his
armor is low and he is subse-
quently blown to pieces.
Fast-forward to a steel mill
where Jensen Ames ( Jason
Statham) is laid off and is col-
lecting his last paycheck. He
returns home to his wife Suzy
and his daughter, only to be
knocked out and framed with
her murder. After being sen-
tenced with a considerable
amount of jail time, Ames is
sent to a prison run by Warden
Hennessy ( Joan Allen). In
order to increase her profits,
she runs The Death Race, a
pay-per-view Internet sensa-
tion that garners millions of
viewers. Hennessy tells Ames
that if he races as crowd-favor-
ite Frankenstein and wins one
race, he will be set free.
The rest of the film revolves
around the prison rivalry
between the racers, as well as
the building of cars and the
see DEATH RACE, page 10
“Opportunity Knocks” and
“Life on Mars.”
The former is a reality game
show intended to test every-
day families’ knowledge about
each other, while “Mars” is
a drama about a present-day
cop who time-travels to 1973.
ABC can afford to hold
back on the new shows as
the season will cruise along
with the enormously popu-
lar “Desperate Housewives,”
“Ugly Betty,” “Grey’s Anatomy”
and “Dancing with the Stars,”
though the main attraction,
“Lost,” won’t return until
February.
While “Betty” and “Grey’s”
are both on a downward spi-
ral in terms of popularity, the
shocking decision to fast-for-
ward the lives of the women in
“Housewives” five years into
the future proves the network
is not above taking risks to
create good television.
Last year’s “Pushing
Daisies” will also make its tri-
umphant return, with the less
popular but particularly cute
mother-daughter team who
balance just the right amount
of love and insanity.
Another i n t e re s t i n g
NBC tidbit is the return of
Christian Slater to the screen
in “My Own Worst Enemy,”
a show about a man with
schizophrenic tendencies, in
which one half is an efficiency
expert with a “Pleasantville”
life and the other half is a
covert assassin.
The FOX network, though
known in the past for its
less-than-average offerings,
brings back some of its more
popular features, including
the beloved grumpy doctor
in “House,” the sexually-de-
praved forensic anthropolo-
gists of “Bones” and the time-
slowing agent of “24.”
The network will also
premiere one of the most-
talked-about new shows and
the newest creation of J.J.
Abrams, “Fringe.”
The show begins with an
see TV PREVIEW, page 10

Gallery Review

Argentine photographer Díaz’s cameras reach new heights

by Sarah Cowan
Daily Editorial Board
In the age of Google Maps, we’re used
to seeing the “bird’s-eye view” — aerial
images of our houses and streets. We’ve
Shifting Perspectives: Esteban
Pastorino Díaz
At the Grossman Gallery,School of
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
through Oct. 13
Reception on Sept. 3 at 6 p.m., Artist
talk at 7 p.m.
230 The Fenway
617-267-6100
gotten used to the idea of our actions
being surveyed and recorded by satel-
lites. We’ve flown in airplanes and seen
our towns and forests from far above the
everyday human scale, and when we see
a plane fly by, we can imagine what its
passengers can see of us. But what would
our world look like from a flying machine
as childlike and playful as a kite?
Esteban Pastorino Díaz, an Argentine
photographer, considers the limits of our
imagination and imaging technology and
finds ways to extend the scope of the
human eye. Utilizing his background in
mechanical engineering, Díaz designs his
own cameras and devises ways to mount
them, recording our world in a unique
way that redefines the bird’s-eye view
we’ve come to expect.
“Shifting Perspectives: Esteban
Pastorino Díaz,” opened on Aug. 29 at
the School of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, and is the largest solo exhibi-
tion of Díaz’s work ever shown in North
America. The title describes not only
what happens to viewers as they are
first flown up to the level of a kite in
mid-air, but also exemplifies the pho-
tographer at work.
Most intriguing about Díaz’s work is
his excited experimentation and the way
in which he seeks to challenge himself
with different subjects — a busy street in
photographsdonotbend.com
Times Square, a parade, a suburban cul-
de-sac, a carnival, a bullfight. His prac- “Barrio, Magdalena” (2003), part of Díaz’s Aerial Series, turns neighborhoods into
tice is much like the scientific method: Monopoly houses.
He tests his hypothesis by attempting to when he exposes the film. project. His work harkens back to pho-
define the variables (the space and time According to wall text and interviews, tography’s early history in the 19th cen-
of the subject) through calculations, and Díaz considers his cameras to be the tury, when it was a new technology to be
ultimately surrenders to the chance hap- masterpieces and the photograph sim-
pening of the experiment — the moment ply results, visual records of his research see DÍAZ, page 10
10 The Tufts Daily Arts & Living Tuesday, September 2, 2008

From a kite’s-eye view, Díaz’s playful prints On-campus Preview

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DÍAZ
continued from page 9
experimented with, scientific in
scope and not in the realm of
aesthetics.
Díaz’s work certainly empha-
sizes the camera, and visitors
may need a tutorial in photog-
raphy to fully understand his
experiments, but his work offers
more than a conclusion. His
large-scale prints, taken from a
handcrafted remote-controlled
camera mounted on a tradi-
tional Japanese kite, are testa-
ments to their circumstances.
To account for the kite’s unpre-
dictable movement, Díaz uses
a camera with a large aperture
so that the image ends up look-
ing like the wrong end of a
telescope: the center is in sharp
focus and the periphery blurred
and darkened.
Aerial and detailed, with a
dark border, the products make
the landscapes look like scale
models, the buildings below
look like Monopoly houses,
water like plastic, and people
like figurines. Díaz ends up blur-
ring more than just the edges:
He smudges the entire line
between child’s play and urban
planning. With grass looking
like Astroturf, planes like toys
and flags like tiny decorations,
Visitors get 3-D glasses to see works like Díaz’s “Alcazaba” (2006), taken from his handmade camera mounted
on a kite.
his work demands investigation
by its viewers, who discover its
life in its tiny intricacies.
Díaz likes the play between
fiction and record — in the wall
text, he is quoted as saying,
“The capacity to register time
is, indeed, the most important
aspect I wish to emphasize. This
aspect becomes evident when
temporality is distorted and I
create a fiction of the extension
of the photographic instant.”
Here he refers to his
Panoramics — eight of which
are featured in the SMFA show.
Mounted in lightboxes, the
scene is captured with a home-
made stereo camera, a strip
camera with a motor that rolls
the film along at a constant
speed so as to create a seamless
3-D panorama. Asked to use
the 3-D glasses provided, view-
ers follow long streets, parades,
and spin around in place, all
while staring along the walls.
Displayed much smaller than
his Aerial Series, the diorama
effect is even more prominent,
but Díaz’s “fiction” extends
beyond what we can under-
stand from the image itself. As
he was setting up a projector
at the exhibit, Díaz revealed
the secret to a particular piece
— what seems to be a moving
sidewalk carrying lazy pedes- Brown and Brew during show tonight
trians was actually taken at the
horizontal end of an escalator,
and by synchronizing the film
with the speed of the steps, its
passengers appear to be trav-
eling on the same plane all at
once.
By using 3-D images, Díaz’s
skyscrapers stretch into the air
of the gallery, and bulldozers
dig deeper into the earth. He
challenges us to look at the land
as humans have chosen to use it
by stilling our flight and defying
flatness. Each work challenges
the human and mechanical eye
to see more, to follow time and
movement rather than freeze it.
Díaz’s desire to synchronize his
camera with the world’s speed
encourages poetic moments of
chaos — in a Panoramic of a
Cuban parade, flags flap and
a dancing man twirls, blurring
amidst the marching group.
Through our glasses, he is a
3-D form of stretched colors,
and his time defies the pace of
the crowd, of the camera’s cal-
culated progress.
Díaz will be speaking at
the Grossman Gallery on
evanwecsell.com
Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m., so
when you go, cross your fingers Tufts alumnus Evan Wecksell (LA ‘01) has spent the past
and hope that he’ll bring along month turning college life into the comedic experience of a
his kite. lifetime. Hot off the start of his 13-campus “Helping Hand
Tour,” Wecksell will be stopping by Brown and Brew tonight
to give Tufts a taste of his college-inspired brand of “shallow
and pedantic” comedy.
Wecksell has spent his years since graduation building a
strong comedic reputation in New York comedy clubs and on
VH1’s “I Love the 80s 3D” and “I Love Toys.” But Wecksell,
named one of the Hot Comedians of 2009 by “Campus
Activities Magazine,” believes college campuses suit him just
as well. “I’m kind of immature in general,” Wecksell said. “It’s
easy for me to slip into the college persona.”
Accordingly, this year Wecksell co-wrote and produced
“College the Musical,” a typical tale of one freshman’s com-
plex and often comedic adjustments to life, relationships and
alcohol. Wecksell, who specializes in both guitar comedy and
stand-up, says tonight’s performance will include some of his
original songs from “College the Musical” and other material
inspired by his experience as a “shy, acned freshman, living in
Hodgdon, and on the Internet chronically.”
While on the Tufts cross country team, Wecksell was con-
vinced by his teammates to rush Theta Chi and now says,
“Pledging can be the greatest semester of your life.” Tufts is
the fifth stop on Wecksell’s “Helping Hand Tour,” named in
honor of Theta Chi’s motto.
Tonight’s performance is also sure to include a menagerie
of original songs that Wecksell describes as “totally bizarre.”
With storylines involving kidnapped homeless men, male
strippers and horny old women, it’s no wonder that Wecksell’s
work is often compared to that of legends Adam Sandler and
Stephen Lynch.
Tonight’s performance at Brown and Brew begins at 8 p.m.
and admission is free.
SMFA.edu
—by Jan McCreary

Even epically abhorrent expletives
and Jason Statham can’t save ‘Race’
DEATH RACE
continued from page 9
races themselves. The competition con-
sists of three parts spread over three
days, which is enough time for riders to
bicker, complain and form ‘alliances.’
The raceway is equipped with “Mario
Kart”-style powerups that allow drivers
to perform offense- or defense-based
maneuvers. The track also contains
booby traps that cause instant death,
and shortcuts for the drivers who like
to cheat.
For anyone who hasn’t gotten the
hint that this film is incredibly graphic,
look no further than the edited scenes
in the trailer. The shot cuts away just
before the gore, but it’s easy to picture
exactly what goes on in the next frame.
Besides blood and guts, the film is filled
with profanity for no apparent reason,
including Allen’s infamous character-
shattering line: “Listen c-cksucker, f-ck
with me and we’ll see who sh-ts on a
sidewalk.” The film desperately tries
to be a cautionary tale, as Anderson
sets the film in 2012 and prefaces the
feature with opening title cards that
explain the country’s state of despair
and the greed of the private compa-
nies.
The acting is typical Statham: a gruff-
ly-voiced tough guy who has a soft spot
in his heart for his loved ones. This is
the same character he plays in most
of his movies, and it is quickly getting
worn-out. The rest of the cast does a
fairly good job, but their efforts are
marred by the complete tackiness of
each line. The film doesn’t leave much
to be desired in terms of cinematog-
raphy or editing, though none of that
really resonates with the audience due
to the overwhelming cheese factor.
The problem is that “Death Race”
doesn’t seem to know what it wants to
be. The plot is nearly nonexistent, the
gore is superfluous, and the suspense
is almost too much to handle. It’s not
really scary, and it’s not really funny,
so what is it? The film lingers in a state
somewhere between cheesy action flick
and sadistic dystopian carnage. For
fans of fast cars, bloodshed and mind-
less action, however, “Death Race” will
leave you salivating for more.
‘90210’ battles ‘Gossip Girl’ for hearts
and minds of valley-girl demographic
TV PREVIEW
continued from page 9
entire international flight turning
into goo, and then follows an FBI
agent who must track down two sci-
entists to help her solve the mystery/
There are many new shows,
each begging for its chance
at stardom, hoping to be the
next “Lost,” “Sex and the City”
or “American Idol.” Many
oldies-but-goodies will also
be returning, alongside a
handful of newer shows that
survived from last year.
conspiracy of those using the world
as test subjects in a lab.
Although just the mention of the
Abrams name causes television viewing
to drastically rise, “Fringe” cannot top
the new (or is it old?) show coming to
the CW this fall.
Everyone must have seen the enter-
tainment news announcing this show,
as well as the several magazine covers
displaying not only the beautiful new
faces but also the controversial old ones
returning to America’s favorite ZIP code.
That’s right — “90210” will return
to television, with Jennie Garth and
Shannen Doherty reprising their
old roles as Kelly Taylor and Brenda
Walsh, respectively.
What’s left to be seen is whether
the new show can affect the new gen-
eration as it did teenagers of the last
decade. The excessively sexy “Gossip
Girl,” returning for its second sea-
son, may have already claimed the
attention of the majority of the 18-24
demographic.
Nearly all of the old favorites will be
back, but there is still great potential
for a new top-dog series. At the
very least, viewers will get to see Garth
and Doherty throw down like in the
old days.
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THE TUFTS DAILY EDITORIAL

Robert S. Silverblatt
Editor-in-Chief
When compliance needs to be toned down
In the midst of an ongoing anti- another, less accurate, set of records experience. As a result, it’s refresh-
Editorial piracy campaign led by the Recording obtained by the Activity Resolution ing to see Tufts administrators argue
Industry Association of America Protocol (ARP). While ARP records are for students unfairly dragged into
Rachel Dolin Managing Editors (RIAA), Tufts is correct in protect- stored indefinitely, they cannot defin- legal maneuvering. And it’s equally
Kristin Gorman ing its students from unreasonable itively make that connection. encouraging to hear that the RIAA
Jacob Maccoby Editorial Page Editors litigation. In its most recent round of Consequently, the RIAA would have has seemingly decided to concede the
Jason Richards legal action, the RIAA has subpoenaed to submit an entire group of students validity of the university’s concerns.
Giovanni Russonello Executive News Editor the names of 11 Tufts students who to legal scrutiny in order to identify a After all, the RIAA should not be
allegedly engaged in illegal file shar- single violator. Just as police officers painted as the sole ‘bad guy’ in the
Sarah Butrymowicz News Editors ing. The trade association wants Tufts should not lock down a neighborhood file-sharing debate. Students are
Pranai Cheroo
Michael Del Moro to identify the offending students for a single theft, the RIAA should not undoubtedly breaking the law when
Nina Ford through university network records. get access to the private information they engage in piracy, so it’s hardly a
Ben Gittleson According to Tufts administrators, of several students if they are really mystery why the association is upset.
Gillian Javetski
Jeremy White however, the records are not accurate only concerned about one of them. But a separate question is whether or
enough to match students’ identities It is often tempting to sacrifice lib- not the RIAA’s tactics are intelligent,
Alex Bogus Assistant News Editor to Internet activity in two cases. We at erties for expediency and results. But or even realistic.
Carrie Battan Executive Features Editor the Daily could not agree more. we live in a society that holds sacred At the Daily, we have frequently
In order to prove a student’s guilt, the value of procedural rights. It’s for argued on this page that suing its cus-
Jessica Bidgood Features Editors the records must show that a specific that very reason that the RIAA should tomers as a means to prevent piracy
Robin Carol user illegally shared files. The univer- not be allowed to cast this wide net will not solve the RIAA’s problems; the
Kerianne Okie
Charlotte Steinway sity has two ways to investigate this. and blanket together all potential battle cannot be won through fear. We
Records from the Dynamic Host offenders. instead encourage the RIAA to work
Sarah Bliss Assistant Features Editors Configuration Protocol (DHCP) can There’s also the issue of unbalanced with students to encourage legal file-
Meghan Pesch
accurately match an Internet Protocol resources. Being named in an RIAA sharing options.
Mike Adams Executive Arts Editor (IP) address to an individual comput- lawsuit is a difficult situation for any Services like Ruckus and Pandora,
er. DHCP records, however, are only student since proving one’s innocence rather than lawsuits and subpoenas,
Jessica Bal Arts Editors
Grant Beighley kept for 10 days, and therefore the uni- against a better-financed and more must be the central pieces in the
Sarah Cowan versity must identify students using powerful opponent is an intimidating RIAA’s anti-piracy campaign.
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John McCain’s military experience is his greatest shortcoming

by Jimmy Pianka
Despite its obvious appeal to
a culture still very much enam-
ored with war, John McCain’s
past as a tortured POW is in
fact his greatest shortcoming;
it is precisely what makes him
ill-suited to lead us into an
acceptable future.
As his campaign would
have us believe, John McCain’s
experience in the Hanoi Hilton
transformed him as a person.
It hardened him, they would
say — steeled him to the harsh
realities of the human heart
and armored him for battle
with the world’s evils. The idea
is that he will fight for us, that
— unlike his liberal counter-
part — he will not be weak in
the face of our enemies.
This Roman fantasy, howev-
er, is exactly the attitude that
has made us such a tragic and
destructive menace abroad.
Hostility as the default stance
keeps us primitive and fear-
ful, xenophobic and bigoted,
cowering behind our artillery
instead of engaging the world
with civility. The scary part
of this election is that John
McCain, apparently far more
so than George W. Bush, is
bristling with it.
Recall the opening note
of his candidacy. His cam-
paign began with the loud
proclamation of the horrors
he endured, stories of how
brave and honorable he had
been and the implication that
this experience would make
him a good president. The
Republican image of “good,”
however, appears to still be a
dueler with his chest out and
his hands by his guns. They
have mistaken belligerence for
strength, when, in fact, real
strength will come from our
ability to behave reasonably in
the global sandbox and disarm
conflict with grace and fore-
sight.
Regardless of who he might
have been 10 or 20 years ago,
the John McCain of today is a
man seemingly fueled entirely
by hawkish militarism. Five-
and-a-half years is a long time
to spend in enemy captivity,
and I think it’s safe to assume
that it was one of the more
defining experiences of his life
(his campaign certainly trum-
pets it as such). He has recent-
ly begun to parrot his oppo-
nent’s platform — a deceptive,
desperate effort to appeal to
the awesome current swelling
in this country — but it fails
to mask the character he first
presented, a man shaped pro-
foundly by violence and cru-
elty, whose only visible pas-
sion is the spread of American
values with force.
Never once have we heard
him speak with enthusiasm
about the progressive, con-
structive things he would like
to accomplish. He isn’t fired
up about health care, our lan-
guishing middle class or our
planet’s dire condition. He
seems bored, disinterested and
a little irritated when asked
questions about the economy
or medical insurance, even
going so far as to dismiss one
MCT
reporter with an admission of
ignorance when asked about
insurance policies that cover
Viagra but not birth control.
When the discussion turns
to war, however, his eyes light
up and he suddenly becomes
a great deal more articulate.
He seems to relish the idea
of being commander-in-chief
much more than the idea of
being president, as if directing
the great American power were
the job’s primary assignment.
He tries to revive our blood
lust for bin Laden, praises our
occupation of Iraq and makes
terrifyingly sincere gestures
towards war with Iran. His
style of diplomacy involves sit-
ting cross-armed in stubborn
silence.
Occasionally he’ll let some-
thing slip and show his inner
bulldog, like the time in 2000
when he told reporters on
his campaign bus, “I hated
the gooks. I will hate them as
long as I live.” Or the “bomb
Iran” joke he sang last year
at a town-hall meeting. These
glimpses beyond his public
visage are horrifying; violent,
deeply ingrained prejudices
and a humorous nonchalance
about war are qualities we
should avoid in a president.
Also, if we are to trust mil-
itary leaders and some of
McCain’s fellow politicians, he
is known for having a dan-
gerously volatile temper and
being prone to emotive, knee-
jerk reactions. “I think it is
a little scary,” retired Major
General Paul Eaton said. “I
think this guy’s first reactions
are not necessarily the best
reactions. I believe that he acts
on impulse.”
His campaign has been fond
of the old “wisdom through
age” adage, but his behavior
has demonstrated the oppo-
site. Voters should ignore the
posters and look at the man
himself: Actions have always
spoken louder than words,
especially when their speaker
has so much to gain.
He is correctly called a hero
for the service he did this
country, but the fact is that
John McCain and the beast
in his heart have no busi-
ness leading what is still a
free world. The next president
will have an opportunity like
never before to elevate this
country and spur a new age in
the world at large, but he will
fail if he approaches the task
with anger and fear. It will take
temperance, compassion and
the basic identification with
all humans as kin. Sadly, these
are qualities John McCain will
probably never show.
Jimmy Pianka is a junior
majoring in philosophy and
cognitive and brain science.

From the TCU President: Get involved, know your resources

by Duncan Pickard
We use a lot of words to describe
what Tufts is. Words like “beyond
boundaries,” “active citizenship,” and
“civic engagement.” At their core, these
terms are what this university aspires
to be, but we use them so much that it
has become difficult to figure out their
exact meanings.
We are at an important point in our
history as we continue to become one of
the world’s top universities. But where
exactly are we headed? The individual
answer to that question can vary great-
ly. An IR major will see Tufts differently
than an engineer. But, generally, I think
we all can agree on a few common
visions we have for this university. I’ll
discuss just a few of them here.
First, our potential as a burgeoning
research institution is without limit. But
in that process, we also need to make
sure students are not lost in the shuffle.
Let’s make sure Tufts does not lose its
undergraduate focus, and that we have
the same small-college feel with the
advantages of a big university.
Second, the cultural, racial, reli-
gious, ideological and political diversi-
ty of the student body is expressed best
through the number of clubs we have
here — and that’s terrific. But what is
lost when so many activities and so
many groups are meeting at one time?
What interactions are we missing out
on because we cannot be in multiple
places at once?
Finally, the new opportunities cre-
ated by accepting even more qualified
students here, regardless of socioeco-
nomic background, excites me more
than anything else. But when we wel-
come new students, how can we guar-
antee that they can take advantage of
everything we have to offer? We need to
make sure the campus is aware of class
diversity at Tufts.
These are realities we all need to
appreciate as Tufts continues on its
steep trajectory.
It is our job as the TCU Senate to
make sure these, and other student
visions for the university, are at the top
of every administrator’s agenda and
reach out to the Tufts community to
make sure that the university is provid-
ing for every student’s need.
Transparency in student government
is critical in ensuring needs are heard.
That does not mean that we expect our
meetings (Sundays, 7 p.m., campus
center) to be filled with non-senators
every week, or that we plan on wak-
ing up every morning to a full inbox
(tcusenate@tufts.edu). We just want to
make sure everyone is aware of the
resources available when there is a
problem at Tufts. Senate is the best way
to have your voice heard.
We are always looking for student
groups outside of TCU government to
partner with on projects. For exam-
ple, you will notice at Fall Ball that
we have moved from water bottles to
cups and water coolers as a stainabil-
ity initiative with Tufts Environmental
Consciousness Outreach and Think
Outside the Bottle. Send me an e-mail
if there is any way that Senate can help
your group achieve its goals.
I encourage everyone to check out
our new Web site, senate.tufts.edu. It
provides a great list of resources and
information on how Senate works.
I am also launching my own per-
sonal blog on life at Tufts; you’ll be
able to find it at duncanfortufts.com
by the end of the week. This blog does
not necessarily reflect the opinion of
anyone else in the TCU or student gov-
ernment opinion as a whole. It’s just a
window into my thoughts on what Tufts
life is and what it could be. I hope it
will engage, question and help create
a campus conversation about some
important issues.
TCU government is here for all of us.
Get involved when and how you want.
Let us be a resource.
Duncan Pickard is a junior majoring in
history. He is the 2008-09 TCU Senate
president.

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Inside College Football

Sanchez, USC quiet critics with decisive opening-week win

by Sapna Bansil
Daily Editorial Board
Who’s doubting them now?
The third-ranked USC Trojans
couldn’t have scripted a better start
to their 2008 campaign, thrashing the
Virginia Cavaliers 52-7 Saturday in
Charlottesville, Va. The victory cement-
ed USC as a legitimate national title
contender and silenced any critics who
wondered how its offense would survive
an injury to its starting quarterback
and inexperience on its offensive line.
Southern Cal’s prolific performance led
to a whopping 558 yards of total offense
and the squad’s first 50-point game
since its 2006 opener.
Leading the charge was junior quar-
terback Mark Sanchez, just three weeks
removed from a left knee injury that
once appeared to jeopardize his chanc-
es of making Saturday’s start. Showing
no ill effects, Sanchez completed 26 of
35 passes for a career-high 338 yards
and three touchdowns in a perfor-
mance that suggests he is now pre-
pared to continue the lineage of great
Trojan quarterbacks.
That didn’t seem as certain last sea-
son, when Sanchez made three starts
filling in for the injured John David
Booty. In two of those games — the
first, a near-upset at the hands of the
hapless Arizona Wildcats, and the
third, a loss to the Oregon Ducks that
ultimately cost USC a chance to play for
the national championship — Sanchez
tossed a combined three touchdowns
against four interceptions. These poor
WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
Georgia Southern 21
No. 1 Georgia 45
Youngstown St. 0
No. 2 Ohio St. 43
No. 3 USC 52
Virginia 7
Chattanooga 2
No. 4 Oklahoma 57
Hawaii 10
No. 5 Florida 56
outings, coupled with the arrival of
highly-touted transfer Mitch Mustain,
left the incumbent starter in a battle
for his job entering spring practice in
2008.
Head coach Pete Carroll eventually
stuck with Sanchez, however, even after
the California native put together a
less-than-spectacular spring and suf-
fered the knee injury that left him out
of practice until the week of the season
opener. Sanchez rewarded Carroll’s faith
on Saturday, displaying a great com-
mand of the offense by distributing the
ball to nine different receivers. With two
No. 20 Illinois 42
No. 6 Missouri 52
Appalachian St. 13
No. 7 LSU 41
Villanova 21
No. 8 WVU 48
No. 24 Auburn 34
No. 9 Clemson 10
LA-Monroe 0
No. 10 Auburn 34
completions of over 40 yards, Sanchez
also showcased a deep-threat capability
that was missing from Southern Cal’s
offense in the two seasons that saw
Booty at the helm.
Sanchez received tremendous help
from the Trojans’ offensive line, which
was hit hard during the offseason after
four of last year’s starters left for the
NFL Draft. Certainly the Cavaliers’ pass
rush, still trying to overcome the gradu-
ation of stud defensive end Chris Long,
isn’t exactly amongst the nation’s best.
But Southern Cal’s revamped line —
consisting of center Kris O’Dowd, tack-
les Butch Lewis and Charles Brown, and
guards Zach Heberer and Jeff Byers —
still had an impressive showing, yielding
no sacks and giving an inexperienced
quarterback all the time he needed.
For proof of the Trojan offensive line’s
effectiveness, look no further than the
running game, where USC outpaced
Virginia 218-32. Regardless of whether
C.J. Gable, Joe McKnight, Allen Bradford
or Stafon Johnson was rushing the foot-
ball, every one of the Trojans’ quartet
of fullbacks had a hole to run through.
The highlight came with 4:01 to play
in the first quarter, when Gable ran
untouched for a game-breaking 33-yard
touchdown thanks to key blocks from
Herberer, Lewis and O’Dowd.
But with its toughest opponent of the
season next on the docket, USC won’t
have much time to dwell on its perfor-
mance against UVA. On Sept. 13, the
Trojans will return to the Coliseum for
their home opener against the second-
ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, a matchup
that will surely have major BCS implica-
tions later in the season.
Fresh off their 43-0 demolition of the
Youngstown State Penguins Saturday
afternoon, the Buckeyes will challenge
Sanchez and the Southern Cal offen-
sive line with a defense that held its
opening week opponent to a paltry 74
yards of total offense, including -11
yards rushing. A veteran-laden defen-
sive unit, starring senior All-Americans
James Laurinaitis at linebacker and
Malcolm Jenkins at cornerback, will be
yet another test for the Trojan offense’s
largely inexperienced starters.

Cross country team hopes 2008 season will result in elusive Nationals bid
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
continued from page 20
addition to our team.”
Despite their youth, the
Jumbos are far from lacking
in leadership, with senior vet-
erans Erica Hylton and Susan
Allegretti coming in to join
senior Betsy Aronson, one of
last year’s tri-captains, in the
other two captains’ roles.
“Our captains this year are
awesome,” McNamara said.
“Even the other sophomores
and juniors are looking up to
them for leadership. I think
they’re going to do a great job
leading the team this year.”
Also key for the Jumbos this
season will be McNamara,
whose stellar freshman cam-
paign set milestones for Tufts
in 2007. After her 15th-place
showing at NESCACs cement-
ed her as the Jumbos’ No. 3
runner, McNamara went on
to earn a championship berth
with a ninth-place finish at
Regionals before becoming the
Jumbos’ first-ever freshman
to earn All-American honors
in women’s cross country. The
Jumbos will look to McNamara
to lead the pack in the absence
of Beck and O’Brien.
“She’s up to the challenge,”
Morwick said. “She put in a
good summer and she’s capa-
ble of doing anything she
wants to in cross country. She’s
a really talented runner and a
really hard worker who is very
focused on training and per-
formance.”
Luckily for the Jumbos, the
team will return from the sum-
mer relatively injury-free, a
much-welcome change from
the 2007 season. At this time
last year, injuries plagued the
Jumbos both on and off the-
course, with Beck and then-
junior Katie Rizzolo sitting out
to start the season and O’Brien
and McNamara heading into
competition following exten-
“We lost Katy and Cat,
and obviously they
were two of the best,
but our top kids will
be really competitive
with anyone in New
England. It’s really a
matter of how the new
people end up doing.”
Kristen Morwick
coach
sive summer rehab stints.
“It’s really exciting because
there haven’t been many inju-
ries at all,” Hopkins said.
“Coming in, it’s always a big
plus. It’s been an issue in the
past with people being a little
too ambitious during the sum-
mer or overtraining a bit, but
from the runs we’ve had so far,
it seems like everyone was able
to get their miles in and train
smart through the summer, so
they’re healthy and ready to go
and really take off.”
“We’ve had [a few] chances
to see where people are fitness-
wise and what they’re ready
for,” Hopkins continued. “I’m
really excited to see a group
of returners as well as healthy
freshmen coming in that will
be ready to train hard at the
beginning of the season and
hopefully through the rest of
the season too.”
The Jumbos will officially
start the season Saturday at
the annual Trinity Invitational.
While Tufts dominated the
competition last year, placing
five runners in the top 10, the
Jumbos’ focus is more on get-
ting a sense of where they are
training-wise than on winning
the race.
“It’s a very low-key meet,”
Morwick said. “It’s nice to start
with a race that’s shorter. It’s a
very difficult course — it’s very
hilly, and it’s still early in the year,
so it’s going to be warm. It allows
us to see where we are in a sce-
nario where we’re not racing top
competition in the league.”
“Trinity has a good team,”
she continued. “They’re not a
pushover, but there are some
smaller teams at the meet. It’s
nice to open up against a more
relaxed field. I just like to see
people get out and race for the
first time. It’s just a good way
to test the waters.”

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US OPEN
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Australian Open runner-up
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday’s
third round and a four-set sec-
ond round victory over 2000 US
Open champion Marat Safin of
Russia.
Robredo has once again
proven himself a strong early-
round performer at Flushing
Meadows, as demonstrated by
four appearances in the Round
of 16 over the last five years.
Djokovic, however, boasts a
Grand Slam hard court résu-
mé that includes the 2008
Australian Open title and a run
to last year’s finals at the US
Open. If the young Serb can
keep his play disciplined, he
ought to have little problem
advancing to the quarterfinals.
While the bulk of the atten-
tion from the media and ten-
nis fans remains steadfastly on
Nadal, Federer and Djokovic
as the front-runners to cap-
ture this year’s Open crown,
there remain a few other high-
ly seeded players in conten-
tion who could catch fire at Men’s Soccer at Gordon
just the right time and shake 7 p.m.
up the tournament’s focus.
Among them are No. 5 Nikolay
Women’s
Davydenko of Russia, who
Soccer
has made runs to the semis at
the Open the last two years,
and No. 8 Andy Roddick, who Field Hockey vs. Wesleyan
was champion at Flushing 1 p.m.
Meadows back in 2003 and a
runner-up to Federer there in
2006. Volleyball
Davydenko faces off today
against upstart Gilles Müller of
Luxembourg, who while play-
ing as a qualifier, has pulled at Trinity
Men’s Cross Invitational
off back-to-back five-set Country 10:30 a.m.
wins after dropping the first
two sets in the second and
third rounds of the tourna- Women’s at Trinity
Cross Invitational
ment. Roddick’s opponent is 10:30 a.m.
Country
Fernando Gonzalez of Chile,
who is seeded 11th but remains
a clay court player at heart and
will have trouble overcoming Golf
the American on his favorite
surface.
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US Open

Top seeds alive and well as Open moves into later rounds
by Thomas Eager
Daily Editorial Board
As the second week of play
kicks off for men’s singles at the
US Open in Flushing Meadows,
N.Y., the three favorites of this
year’s fourth and final major
event show no signs of slowing
down as they all look to add to
their Grand Slam troves.
World and tournament No.
1 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain
continued on his quest for his
third Grand Slam title of the
year and sixth of his career
with a four-set victory yester-
day over unseeded American
Sam Querrey. With the win,
Nadal moves on to the quar-
terfinals, matching his career-
best showing at the Open in
2006 when he lost in the quar-
ters to Mikhail Youzhny of
Russia.
This time around, the young
Spaniard will face unseeded
American Mardy Fish, who is
making an unprecedented run
at this year’s Open after post-
ing three straight upset wins
over seeded players, includ-
ing No. 32 Gael Monfils of
France yesterday in straight
sets. Fish also emerged vic-
torious in straight sets over
fellow American and ninth
seed James Blake in the third
round and knocked off No. 24
Paul-Henri Mathieu the round
before.
Nadal’s stellar 2008 season
ought to dictate a win tomor-
row over the streaking Fish,
who has advanced to a Grand
Slam quarterfinal just once
before in his career, but the
world’s best ought to be wary
of the American, as the red-
hot underdog could play David
to Nadal’s Goliath.
Meanwhile,defending
champion and No. 2 seed
Roger Federer has looked true
to form through three rounds
of play, not dropping a set
en route to his match today
against Igor Andreev of Russia,
seeded 23rd. While the Swiss,
who is on the hunt for his fifth
consecutive US Open crown
and 13th major title of his
career, has played mediocre
hard court tennis thus far in
2008, his play at this point in
Flushing Meadows appears to
reflect a revamped desire to
end the Grand Slam season on
a winning note.
To his credit, Andreev pulled
off a dominating straight set
upset of No. 13 Fernando
Verdasco in the third round
Sunday and has not dropped a
set all tournament. That said,
it would take a major mental
collapse on the part of Federer
as defending champion to slip
up this early at the Open.
As for Novak Djokovic of
Serbia, who is seeded third
and remains a legitimate con-
tender along with the afore-
mentioned Federer and Nadal,
his tennis has remained rela-
tively honed throughout three
rounds of play as well to qualify
for the Round of 16. After mak-
ing short work of Frenchman
Arnaud Clement and American
qualifier Rob Kendrick in his
first two rounds, the Serb
surrendered the first set of
his Sunday contest against
Marin Cilic of Croatia before
rebounding to win 6-7 (7), 7-5,
6-4, 7-6 (0).
Awaiting Djokovic today
is No. 15 Tommy Robredo of
Spain, whose tournament MCT
included wins over 2008 US Open No. 2 seed Roger Federer rips a forehand during his third round contest against Radek Stepanek on
Sunday. The Swiss looks to pick up a record fifth-straight Crown at Flushing Meadows, but first will duel with
see US OPEN, page 17 No. 23 Igor Andreev today in the Round of 16.

Top Ten | Summer Sports Breakups

It was the summer of the breakup in the wide
world of sports. It seemed that no sport could
escape the cold winds of Splitsville, no relation-
ship could weather the slings and arrows of
outrageous affairs, and no athlete could live
up to his given name. Here at the Daily, we
compiled the 10 best breakups in honor of the
summer that was:
10. Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez:
After over five years together, A-Rod and C-Rod
parted ways in early July amid rumors of a rela-
tionship between the Yankee slugger and aging
pop star Madonna. While the truth remains
murky, it’s evident that just the thought of
someone born during the Ford Administration
cheating with someone who was born while
Eisenhower was president proved simply too
much for Cynthia to handle.
Boston fans thought you could hang onto this
one after buying a World Series, a Super Bowl
appearance and an NBA Championship all in the
same year, think again.
5. Chad Javon Ocho Cinco and his original
last name: After flirting with Ocho Cinco as
a nickname during the 2006 NFL season, the
Bengal WR legally ditched his given name of
Johnson in favor of the Ocho Cinco surname
just last week.
4. Roger Federer and the Wimbledon title:
With five consecutive Wimbledon titles to his
name leading up to this year’s Championships,
many felt that nothing would stop the Fed
Express from winning his sixth in July. Alas,
Rafael Nadal of Spain had other plans and suc-
cessfully captured the Swiss’ beloved hardware.

9. The City of Seattle and the Supersonics:
It was a bitter divorce between these two as a
group of Oklahoma City investors led by Clay
Bennett successfully purchased the Supersonic
franchise and whisked it away to the Sooner
State. Now aptly named the Oklahoma City
National Basketball Association team, all Seattle
has to look back on are 41 happy seasons
together, including an NBA championship in
1979.
8. Manny Ramirez and the Red Sox: Manny
being Manny? After consecutive seasons of
dancing around this breakup, the Sox finally cut
ties with the slugger after a tumultuous seven-
and-a-half seasons together. Our question is
about the (World Series) rings: Namely, is Manny
obligated to give one or both of them back?
7. Mike and the Mad Dog: One of the most
famous sports radio duos Mike Francesa and
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo called it quits
after 19 years on air together. With Mike as
the more knowledgeable and Mad Dog as the
more likable part of the team, these two were a
match made in heaven, but their different styles
eventually gave way to a sour spring in 2008
and an official split in August.
MCT 6. Boston and its underdog status: If you
3. United States and winning the Olympics
gold medals race: China may have smoked the
Stars and Stripes in the gold medal count at the
Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but at least
we don’t lip sync our national anthem.
2. The Yankees/Red Sox and first place in
the AL East: In what was once seemingly an
annual guarantee, the Yankees and Red Sox
always found their home atop the AL East
standings. But after the exorcism of the Devil
in central Florida, a “Ray” of sunshine is peer-
ing — check that — now pouring through the
clouds in Tampa. With less than thirty games
left on the slate, it looks like the Rays, not the
Yanks or Sawx, will be dancing atop the stand-
ings come October.
1. Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers:
After a long, illustrious career as the face of the
green and gold, Favre made it clear he would
not be going back to Lambeau Field this fall.
However, after a long summer down on his
hunting range in Mississippi, he felt the inkling
to return once more to the gridiron. Packers’
management, however, along with many of
the cheesehead faithful, had already moved on
and Favre was left out in the cold. If only the
Jets were worth anything more than nine or ten
wins.
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Top Ten 19
Inside College Football 17
The Tufts Daily Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Men’s Cross Country Preview

Despite loss of two captains, Nationals remains top priority

Team kicks off 2008 campaign at Trinity on Saturday
by David Heck
Daily Editorial Board
After enjoying a successful
2007 season — which featured
a third-place finish at the NCAA
New England Championship
and an at-large bid to the
NCAA Championships — the
men’s cross country team
starts off with a clean slate
on Saturday when it travels to
Hartford, Conn. for the Trinity
Invitational.
Although much of the train-
ing occurs during the summer,
the team came back earlier to
meet and train in preparation
for its first race.
“We’ve had a chance to see
the freshmen,” junior co-cap-
tain Nick Welch said. “They
seem like a good class. There’s
a whole range of abilities and
experience levels, and it’ll get
clear how they’re able to run
when we get more races and
workouts. At this point they
look good and seem excited
and ready to jump into it.”
While it took clutch perfor-
mances and a little luck to
qualify for Nationals last year,
the team is hopeful that it can
equal last season’s effort.
“There are many parts of the
year that make up a success-
ful season, like guys improving
and making a jump after sum-
mer or freshmen having a good
intro to college running and
college life in general,” Welch
said. “Each workout, each
week, each race has its own
importance. Obviously, there’s
much more focus and impor-
tance placed on late season
meets that impact Nationals.”
“I don’t think our team goals
are much different this year
than last year or previous
years in general,” Welch con-
tinued. “We want to get back
to Nationals. Whether it comes
from winning Regionals or
grabbing that at-large bid, our
goal is to get back to Nationals
in the long term.”
The team will be looking for
some new faces to step up and
fill the void left by the depar-
ture of former senior captains
Chris Kantos (E ’07) and Dave
Sorensen (E ’07), two of the
team’s top three runners in the
2007 campaign.
“There’s no hiding the fact
that we graduated two of our
top three, two of our seniors,
captains, leaders,” Welch said.
“In every respect, it’s a big hole
to fill. But there are guys that
are going to step up, there’s
not a doubt in my mind ...
There were a few guys last year
who were at the back of our
top seven and certainly can
look to make the jump.”
Additionally, the team will
look for continued improve-
ment from junior Jesse Faller,
who last year as a second-year
was already the team’s best
runner. His 18th-place fin-
ish last year at the NCAAs in
Minnesota was more than 60
spots ahead of the next Tufts
runner — Sorensen finished
79th — and was good enough
to merit All-American honors.
“I can’t fill the role myself
because I’m only one person,
and we’re losing two seniors
[from our top seven],” Faller
said. “The best I can do is to
do as well as I did last year or
better, which would be impor-
tant for the team. As far as
filling the roles of the seniors,
we have a couple sophomores
looking really good right
now, and I think they’ve been
training hard all summer and
they’re going to be a huge part
of our team.”
Those sophomores will get a
chance to show their improve-
ment this weekend during the
race at Trinity. While it poses
no late-season significance
and will be shortened to a 5k
race, as opposed to the tra-
ditional 8k length, the team
looks to this first meet as an
important piece of the foun-
dation to a successful 2008
campaign.
“It will be the first chance
for those returning to come
back after months of track and
get back on the cross country
course and see how all that
summer training can be put
to use,” Welch said. “For the
freshmen, it’s their first chance
to don a Tufts uniform and
race as a Jumbo. The program
has its continuity, but each
team has its own identity, and Daily File Photo
this will be the first time that Junior co-captain Nick Welch and junior Jesse Faller, shown here at last
the ’08 team steps on the line year’s Tufts Invitational, will attempt to lead Tufts to its second straight
together.” NCAA Championship Race appearance this season.

Spring athletes continue to tally both Women’s Cross Country Preview

conference and national awards Beck, O’Brien leave behind

While many Tufts students spent their summers traveling the world, working
at internships or simply enjoying a few months of freedom from academia, a
number of Jumbos turned their regular and postseason successes on the field
young but experienced squad only one who lost significant runners.
by Carly Helfand
into NESCAC, regional and national accolades. They include: Daily Editorial Board It’s not like we’re unique in that. We lost
Katy and Cat, and obviously they were
All-NESCAC Awards All-American/All-Region To say that replacing graduated two of the best, but our top kids will be
Awards seniors Cat Beck (LA ’07) and Katy really competitive with anyone in New
Men’s Track and Field O’Brien (E ’07) would be nearly impos- England. It’s really a matter of how the
Ikenna Acholonu - So Men’s Track and Field sible is an understatement. new people end up doing.”
Jeremy Arak - Sr Dave Sorensen - Sr But despite the loss of the Jumbos’ While last year’s squad struggled to
James Bradley - Jr potent one-two punch, both of whom close the gap between the trio of Beck,
Scott Brinkman - So Women’s Track and Field helped lead the team to a program- O’Brien and McNamara and the rest of
Trevor Donadt - So Catherine Beck - Sr best fifth-place finish at the NCAA the pack, this year’s top seven won’t be
Jared Engelking - So Stephanie McNamara - Fr Championship in 2006 and earned as top-heavy. The combination of a year
Jesse Faller - So multiple All-American honors over the of experience for last year’s new run-
Colin Fitzgerald - Jr course of their impressive collegiate ners, the new group of freshmen and
Billy Hale - So Baseball campaigns, this season’s Jumbos are the graduations of Beck and O’Brien
Andrew Longley - So ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove - Adam Telian P still hopeful that they can earn the should make for a more balanced line-
Dan Marcy - Sr NCAA bid that eluded them last sea- up in the coming season.
Phil Rotella - Jr Sailing son. “Katy and Cat were some of the best
Dave Sorensen - Sr Kaity Storck - Sr - ICSA/Quantum Women’s “I’m really looking forward to the runners in the nation, not to mention
Marc Soskin - So Sailor of the Year October-November time period,” soph- in the conference or on this team,”
Marvin Walker - Jr Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff - Sr - ICSA Crew omore Stephanie McNamara said. “I Morwick said. “A few people have come
All-American know we’re really, really trying to go in that really fit this year, and it’s defi-
Women’s Track and Field after getting to Nationals as a team. We nitely a more cohesive group. We’ll see
Catherine Beck - Sr Women’s Tennis were so close last year, and hopefully how the freshmen kind of fill in the
Andrea Caruth - Fr All-American now that we have a little more depth we spots — it shouldn’t be as big a differ-
Logan Crane - So Meghan McCooey - So can really achieve that goal. I’m look- ence between 1-2-3 as it was last year,
Andrea Ferri - So Julia Browne - So ing at Div. III as a huge meet and also but even still, it hurts losing those two.
Kaleigh Fitzpatrick - Sr at NESCACs — we want to place high It’s just going to be a really different-
Kanku Kabongo - Fr Women’s Lacrosse there.” looking team this year.”
Katy O’Brien - Sr IWLCA All-Region Team And while the Jumbos’ offseason loss- Similarly to last season, however,
Joyce Uang - Sr 1st Team - Sarah Williams - Sr A es were significant, graduation hardly Tufts will boast a young squad, with the
Jenna Weir - Sr 2nd Team - Chrissie Attura - Jr M spared their rivals, taking several of incoming freshman class nearly dou-
Amanda Roberts - Fr M New England’s elite runners. Among bling the size of the team.
Baseball Katie Frisina - Sr D them were top competitors from many “We have a pretty solid new pack of
1st Team - Steve Ragonese - Sr 1B/2B NESCAC schools, including Amherst’s freshmen,” senior Amy Hopkins said.
2nd Team - Patrick O’Donnell - Fr P Men’s Lacrosse Heather Wilson and Kim Partee, “We’re all excited about that — to see
Chase Rose - Fr OF/DH All-American Honorable Mention - Tucker Colby’s Anna King and Bowdoin’s Laura some new faces and just to get some
Merrigan - Sr D Onderko. early and new talent out on the cours-
Player of the Year - Steve Ragonese - Sr 1B/2B All-New England “Hopefully, if they take five teams es. They’re all very strong runners;
Rookie of the Year - Chase Rose - Fr OF/DH 1st Team - Jordan Yarboro - Jr LSM again from New England [for NCAAs,] we’ve been running with them the past
2nd Team - Tucker Merrigan - Sr D we have a shot at one of those spots,” couple days or so and getting to know
*NOTE: These were the class years of the athletes coach Kristen Morwick said. “The teams them, and I think they’ll be a great
during the 2007-2008 spring season. ahead of us, a couple of them gradu-
ated a lot of people, so we’re not the see WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, page 17