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Course to cover human- Kosher deli-style eatery coming to animal interaction campus this spring

by Sarah

Zheng

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Next semester, the EliotPearson Department of Child Development will offer a new course titled “Special Topics: Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) in Childhood and Adolescents” on a trial basis.

The course will explore the nature and potential benefits of human-animal contact by looking at varied research in relevant fields.

The class will be taught by Professor of Child Development and Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development Richard Lerner with the assistance of Megan Mueller, a fourth-year child development student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

“The course takes a developmental perspective, looking at how human-animal activities such as horseback riding or having a pet or

animal-assisted therapy can impact a child and their family and even their community on many different levels,” Mueller said. “The class is being framed as how animals in our lives can benefit students and communities in a positive way.”

Over the course of the semester, students taking the class will develop a project proposal on HAI research, studying animal welfare, HAI as a therapeutic tool and HAI as a context for promoting general health, Mueller said.

“This course is so new and jumps across so many boundaries,” senior Molly Crossman, the teaching assistant for the class, said.

“It’s very interdisciplinary in its nature.”

The new class is part of an initiative to increase the study of HAI on campus, and suffisee HAI, page 2

Hollander discusses technology’s role in urban planning by

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Justin Hollander, assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, addressed a small audience yesterday about shrinking cities and using technology to engage community members in urban planning at the inaugural lecture for the new student group Urban Policy, Planning and Prosperity (UP3).

Speaking in the Crane Room at the first of a series of lectures organized by UP3, Hollander discussed his research in improving the quality of life in cities with declining populations.

After the 2008 economic collapse, he said, many suburban areas in the United States, particularly the Midwest, coastal Florida, southwestern Arizona and inland California, saw an increase in unoccupied housing units.

This has had a negative impact on the standard of living in these areas, Hollander said.

“If you can imagine the difference in experience of living in a place that has a growing number of housing units or declining, this is going to make a difference in the quality of life,” he said.

Hollander cited several examples of communities that have combated the ill effects of population decline with creative city planning.

Community members in New Bedford, Mass., where the population began to dwindle in the 1970s, have transformed abandoned lots into parks and urban farms, he said, also referencing

an artist in Detroit who transformed vacant houses into a tourist attraction.

Hollander said he hopes these communities will serve as an inspiration for city planners who are dealing with population decline in areas across the country.

“The DNA of the city is being rewritten through all these different types of efforts. New Bedford has shrunk ... but it’s not all bad,” he said.

Hollander also discussed his success in using innovative and interactive urban planning software to help individuals visualize proposed transformations to their community.

In Gilman Square and other Somerville neighborhoods that would be affected by the extension of the T’s Green Line, such technology has given residents a voice in the planning process. Hollander’s “inTeractive Somerville” project made a virtual model of planned changes to the neighborhood accessible on YouTube.

Hollander then offered his support for UP3, which was created this semester and brings graduate and undergraduate students interested in urban planning together for collaboration.

Sophomore Robert Joseph, co-founder of UP3, said the group emerged because of a gap in the opportunities available for students attracted to urban planning.

“There was an absence of an urban issues group on campus,” Joseph said. “We’re pretty much see URBAN, page 2

by Jennifer

White

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Dining Services will open a kosher deli next semester, transforming the Jumbo Express storage space near the Mayer Campus Center into a take-out eatery with kosher meats and sandwiches.

Although the deli will not open full-time until next fall, construction will begin this winter so the space will be ready to testrun during a few weeks of the spring semester. Renovations will involve relocating the Jumbo Express cash register so the storage room can open into the existing storefront where the two shops will share an entrance, Director of Dining and Business Services Patricia Klos said.

“It’s a permanent but shortterm opportunity to make kosher meats available to students during weekdays,” she said.

Dining Services created the deli in response to student interest in having kosher meats in the dining hall, Klos said. Currently,

Tufts Hillel is the only organization that provides kosher meals, for Friday dinner and Saturday lunch, she added.

Students who keep kosher, the Jewish dietary laws that forbid those who observe them from eating all meat currently served

by Dining Services, only have vegetarian options in the dining halls, Associate Director of the Hillel Center Lenny Goldstein said.

“What we hear from current students is that they would like more options,” Goldstein said.

“For most students on campus who keep kosher, they’re comfortable eating vegetarian food in the dining hall. But there are other students who keep a stricter diet.”

To attract all students looking for alternative dining options, the deli will offer kosher hot dogs, deli meat sandwiches, salads and soups that are not offered at other campus eateries, senior Samuel Sittenfield, the kosher supervisor at Tufts Hillel, said.

“If Jewish students who keep

kosher are the only students going there, it is not going to make a profit,” he said.

The eatery may also cater events for Hillel, which currently relies on off-campus kosher restaurants for such services, Sittenfield added.

Since there will not be a full kitchen to prepare food in the deli, an outside food vendor will bring in the necessary certified kosher products, Klos said.

In addition to consulting with students at Hillel, Dining Services plans to reach out to the International Center and the Muslim Students Association to see how the deli may be able to accommodate other students’ dietary needs, Klos said.

“The fact that they’re bringing students into the process really speaks volumes about what they’re trying to do,” Goldstein said.

Klos explained that funding for the project is derived from Dining Service’s annual budget for refursee DINING, page 2

Tuesday night Cause Dinner benefits The Thirst Project Dining Services and the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate this week hosted their biannual Cause Dinner, supporting The Thirst Project.

To participate, students “donated” their meal in Carmichael or Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center by writing their name and ID number on lists held by Thirst Project student volunteers. Dining Services then contributed a portion of these diners’ funds to the organization.

The Thirst Project is a national non-profit organization that works to provide access to clean water for individuals in developing countries. The Tufts chapter of The Thirst Project launched last spring.

A simple donation of $20 can provide an individual with access to clean water for their entire life, Alex Zorniger, president of the Tufts chapter of The Thirst Project, said.

“There’s a really big opportunity to help,” Zorniger, a sophomore, said. “We were extremely excited to be chosen.”

While information on the raised funds will not be available until next week, Chair of the Senate Services Committee Christie Maciejewski, who selected The Thirst Project for the Cause Dinner, said she believes the event was more successful than in the past. Organizations typically raise around $2,000 from a Cause Dinner, she said.

“The Thirst Project really did a great job,” Maciejewski, a junior, said. “Their presentation and presence in the dining hall was commendable.”

Since students entering the dining halls tend to be in a rush, The Thirst Project prepared snippets of information about their

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Students attending the Cause Dinner on Tuesday night supported The Thirst Project by donating their meals in Carmichael and DewickMacPhie Dining Centers. organization’s mission to share with the students. For instance, volunteers said that one in eight people worldwide do not have access to clean water, according to Zorniger.

“It seemed like a lot of students stopped to put their name. In past years a lot more students walked by,” Maciejewski said.

Maciejewski said that the Senate Services Committee chose The Thirst Project for the Cause Dinner out of 13 applications because they felt that the group conveys a powerful message, a change from past organizations supported by the Cause Dinner. When Dining Services first hosted the event, Cause Dinners exclusively benefited hunger initiatives, she added.

Although a portion of funds from Tuesday night’s dinners went towards The Thirst Project, students could still use their donated meal swipe to eat dinner. Before student IDs were connected to meal plans, donating a meal to the Cause Dinner meant skipping a visit to the dining hall, Maciejewski said.

The Senate Services Committee next semester will select another student organization to benefit from the Cause Dinner. The event usually alternates between benefiting a community service organization and a student group, Maciejewski said, and any Tufts organization is eligible to apply.

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University to consider minor in Integrated Health: Pets and People Students creHAI ate urban plancient student interest in the ning group class could lead to the development of an undergraduate continued from page 1

minor or concentration in this area called Integrated Health: Pets and People (IHPP), Mueller said.

Dean of the Cummings School Deborah Kochevar and Professor and Director of the Clinical Sciences Department at the Cummings School Nicholas Frank were key in spearheading the initiative and helping move the trial course forward, according to Mueller.

According to Crossman, professors from the Department of Child Development, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Tufts School of Medicine have all been involved in the planning of the course.

Mueller explained that since HAI links research and practice from all four schools, the class will use the different approaches and perspectives from various branches of study.

Guest speakers for the class will include Deborah Linder, research assistant professor at the Cummings School and head of the Tufts Obesity Clinic for Animals, and Saul Tzipori, a distinguished professor of microbiology and infectious diseases in the Cummings School, who will talk about the role of animals in human health, according to Mueller.

Crossman stressed that very

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The Department of Child Development will pilot a course on human-animal interaction in the spring, opening up the possibility for an undergraduate minor or concentration called Integrated Health: Pets and People. little information is known about HAI and the role that it might play in the health and well being of humans and animals worldwide.

“It’s cutting-edge. HumanAnimal Interaction is booming right now,” she said. “In fact, it’s more common for a child to grow up with a pet than a grandparent or a sibling.”

Freshman Ashley Medeiros, who plans to take the HAI

course, expressed enthusiasm about the opportunity to delve into this new area of study.

“I would love to take more classes in this area,” Medeiros said. “I’ve had pets basically all my life and they’ve been such a huge part of my childhood and my life now. I want to learn the scientific aspect of our interaction, like the health repercussions or benefits.”

Mueller said that the trial

course will gauge student interest and determine what students would like to take away from such a class. If enough students are interested in this area, the university would be open to the idea of creating more HAI-related courses for undergraduates, she added.

“Every time I talk to students about this, they’re really excited this is happening,” Crossman said.

exploring everything related to cities.”

UP3 Co-founder Rayn Riel, a sophomore, believes the club will link undergraduates with the many opportunities the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning graduate program offers.

“We’re all interested in urban development issues and we think that we can address many different interdisciplinary issues through smarter urban development projects,” Riel said.

At weekly meetings, UP3 members discuss case studies and articles about urban development, such as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line Extension project.

The group has organized a trip to Union Square this week, but Riel hopes the group will one day travel farther, even internationally, in its study of urban development.

The group is still getting settled on the Hill — Joseph expects it will gain Tufts Community Union Senate recognition by the end of the semester — but it will likely expand to encompass more than just lectures in the future.

“We have hopes of doing some slightly bigger projects and maybe getting out and effecting some change,” he said. “Right now we’re just sharing information with each other and ... meeting and sharing an interest.”

Police briefs Pick a door, any door On Nov. 3 at 3:30 a.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call from a student in Miller Hall. The student and his roommate had been asleep, but awoke to find a heavily intoxicated student in their room. The intoxicated student was aggressively trying to get into other students’ rooms, biting the caller twice in the process.

Another student arrived to help, and together they were successfully able to lead the intoxicated student back to his room. The student later apologized, though he admitted he did not remember much of the night.

A not-so-sweet idea On Nov. 3 at 10:15 p.m., a TUPD officer observed an individual punching another person near the corner of Professors Row and Packard Avenue.

The assailant fled the scene but was caught by officers outside Hodgdon Hall.

Officers learned the incident was the result of a disagreement about whether the “Cookie Guy” making rounds that night was the real one or an imposter.

One student told the cookie seller he was “not the real Cookie Guy,” while another said, “Don’t give him a hard time.” The first student then hit the cookie seller.

He was arrested for assault and battery.

The cookie seller was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with what appeared to be a broken nose.

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Due to student interest, Dining Services will open a deli-style eatery this spring. Located next to Jumbo Express, the space will serve kosher meats and several other items that cannot be found elsewhere on campus.

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bishing existing dining facilities.

“We’ve been accumulating money,” she said. “We try to budget very carefully and spend meal plan money very wisely so that we can do projects like this.”

Dining Service’s long-term plan is to renovate either the Carmichael or

Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center to install a fixed kosher meal station for students, Klos noted.

This large-scale project, however, will not be feasible for at least several years until the necessary financial means are established, she said.

Although eating at Tufts has not been an issue for Sittenfield, who identifies

as a conservative Jew, he said he sees the importance of kosher options from Dining Services.

“People who are interested in having a regular kosher option are sort of at an awkward place,” he said. “There are people who really care a lot about it, and people who, if it were offered, would take advantage of it.”

On Nov. 12 at 12:53 a.m., TUPD received a call from a resident assistant (RA) in Wren Hall regarding loud music coming from a student’s room. The RA reported that no one was in the room. TUPD arrived and found the door unlocked. When officers entered and went to turn the music off, they discovered a water bong and a grinder, both of which smelled of marijuana. TUPD confiscated both items.

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ROTC, ALLIES provide opportunities for involvement with US Armed Forces by

Carrie Gershoff

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Veterans Day earlier this week was more than just a university holiday and a day off from class. Rather, Veterans Day is a time to recognize and reflect on the services and sacrifices of those who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) are two groups on campus that specialize respectively in training students for the Armed Forces and providing support for those who choose to get involved.

Tufts ROTC is affiliated with ROTC at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which includes Army, Air Force and Naval programs. While all three serve both Harvard and Tufts in addition to MIT, the Paul Revere Battalion — an Army unit — also includes Wellesley College, Salem State College and Endicott College, among others.

Junior Hans Ege Wenger joined Army ROTC at the start of his Tufts career out of a sense of commitment to America’s status as the proverbial land of opportunity, he said.

“I am the son of an immigrant, and I feel that my family [members] really are beneficiaries of the American dream, as imperfect as it may be,” Wenger said. “To many people throughout the world, our military is the face of America, and I think we have a duty to ensure that the soldiers on the front-line represent the best our country has to offer.”

Wenger criticized what he sees as a lack of military participation among students at schools like Tufts.

“I also feel that students from top liberal arts colleges rarely enter the military, something that I believe harms our country,” he said.

Though there are many members of ROTC on campus, Wenger believes that most students lack a detailed understanding of the group’s purpose.

“I think most people only have a very peripheral understanding of ROTC as being ‘the people in uniforms,’ without much differentiation between services,” Wenger said. “[But] I think students’ reactions to ROTC are overwhelmingly positive, and I often have curious people approach me in classes to ask questions about the program as well as the Army more generally.”

As to whether members of ROTC have a drastically different lifestyle than the normal Tufts student, Wenger said that is not the case.

“For most of the year, we still are able to have pretty normal social and academic lives,” he said. “I’m still able to do club sports, attend lectures on campus and go out with my friends.”

One of ROTC’s major commitments is the early morning call time for Physical Training (PT) three times a week, which can take its toll, according to Wenger.

Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences James Glaser, who serves as the

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Tufts ROTC and ALLIES provide support for students training for the Armed Forces or interested in understanding civil-military relations. liaison for ROTC at Tufts, sees inherent value in ROTC’s presence on campus.

“I believe strongly in a diverse student body. The education we provide is enhanced by students with different perspectives and different experiences,” he said. “The ROTC students also are providing extraordinary service to our country and thus engage in active citizenship in a way that the university supports.”

Glaser said that he sees respect for ROTC students on campus. Some of the hostility that existed toward the military has faded since Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed, he added.

For some students, the benefits of participating in ROTC are vast, although the commitment is not for everyone, according to Glaser.

“For a select few, it’s a great option,” he said. “There is significant opportunity in the military and the ROTC programs offer excellent training as well as resources that make a college education possible.”

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Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences James Glaser believes that ROTC is a positive presence on campus that diversifies the student body.

Indeed, one of the benefits of ROTC is that participants may not have to worry about a post-graduation career path as many of their peers would. ROTC cadets are required to do a minimum of four years active duty commitment. Wenger already has a fairly clear idea where he is headed in the years after graduation.

“I will commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army, and most likely [the] Military Police [branch]. I hope to get assigned to a unit that assists in counterinsurgency and stability operations, which will hopefully lead me into Army-Civil Affairs,” he said.

Whereas student cadets in ROTC are preparing for active duty in the Armed Forces, ALLIES intends to bridge the gap between students involved in the military and other members of the Tufts community.

Junior Anna Patten is the co-chair of ALLIES and originally decided to get involved during her freshman year.

“The ALLIES program stuck out most to me because I realized that I knew absolutely nothing about the military, which plays an important role in international relations, which I study,” she said.

ALLIES currently holds weekly meetings to discuss topics related to civil military issues, such as drones, sexual assault in the military and post-traumatic stress disorder.

According to Patten, international relations majors tend to be more involved, but students of all majors and interests should be aware of the topics ALLIES addresses.

“Any field of study relates to civil-military issues. We have members who are majoring in child development, anthropology, etc.,” Patten said. “In some instances, the military can be seen as a microcosm of greater American society.”

That said, Wenger sees himself and other ROTC participants as fully integrated into the Tufts community.

“At the end of the day, even if we’re in uniform for a class, we’re just regular students, and that’s the level most people interact with us on,” he said.

Jacob Passy | A Bit Off

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hile daylight saving time may be great for that extra hour of sleep on that one day we turn the clocks back, it eventually sends me into a tailspin. The darkness combined with the November cold makes for a great deal of seasonal affective disorder. Perfect for a pick-me-up, right? And my pickme-up happens to be gnocchi.

I love how the potato dumplings are tender but chewy and that they go well with just about any sauce. But when it came time for me to find a pack of gnocchi, I decided to forego the usual trip to Shaw’s. In the Boston area, with its rich Italian community, I was sure there would be one store that would suit my needs.

And yes, I thought of Dave’s Fresh Pasta on Holland Street, the usual go-to destination that Jumbos flock to for less-than-typical foods. But the prices are pretty high there, and I wanted to go somewhere I’d not yet been before.

When I made the trip to Highland Avenue last week to write about the dueling doodad shops of Davis Squared and Magpie, I found just what I was looking for — Sessa’s Italian Specialties.

First of all, what is it about this street? The stores on Highland are fun and quirky but less frequently visited than those elsewhere in Davis Square. But boy, is a trip to Sessa’s worth it. Walking in, you are immediately greeted by the scent of garlic and freshly sliced salami.

The scene reminded me of the little grocers you could find in an Italian city like Venice: cramped, dark and fully packed to the brim with goods to discover.

The shop boasts an amazing selection of anything you could imagine from the boot-shaped country, be it pasta or fruit preserves. My mouth watered when I saw a case filled solely with pizzelles, the Italian waffle cookies that come in a variety of flavors. I was sure to pick up the ones that had hints of anise, one of the more common flavorings.

This is also undoubtedly the place to go to for other traditional Italian fare that you might not find elsewhere.

There are more varieties of olive oil for sale than I could count. Better than that, they had an entire case devoted to the bitter sodas that could only come from the Mediterranean.

But the entire time I was there, I couldn’t but wonder — why have I never been here before? The shop has just as much to offer as Dave’s does.

Perhaps it’s the look of the store. After all, its quaint interior is masked by a storefront more suggestive of a neighborhood sub shop than a market. Or maybe it’s because Highland Avenue is not where you turn for food that isn’t cupcakes or bread.

Whichever is the case, the store is a Somerville staple. It’s been around since 1979, and a glimpse into its page on Yelp shows that there are generations of Somerville-area residents for whom this is a mainstay. A word of warning from those folks, though: beware of expiration dates. It’s no surprise that in the dimly lit and crowded store, one or two items may be past their prime.

At the end of the day, though, the store made me happy. It was a wonderful escape from the typical supermarkets we flock to without question.

And, worry not, I got my gnocchi. It was delicious.

Jacob Passy is a senior majoring in international relations. He can be reached at Jacob.Passy@tufts.edu.

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t 21 years old, Jamie Lober, then an ambitious senior at Indiana University, did the unthinkable: she ran for mayor of her college town of Bloomington, Ind. During her campaign, Lober emphasized her experience working with the city government, businesses and schools, as well has her role as a student and community organizer for non-profits.

Despite her impressive resume of civil service, Lober lost the election to the incumbent. Yet, a loss at the polls could not and did not stop Jamie Lober because she had something on her side driving her onward: pink power.

Jamie Lober is the embodiment of “pink power,” which is essentially girl power reimagined. As she says on her website, “Pink power is what you have achieved when you realize it does not really matter who you know or how important you are, when you do not let someone betray you twice, when you stop caring what others think about you and when you look out for yourself and stop trying to please everybody.”

After losing the election, Lober graduated from college with a double major in Spanish and political science and wrote a book about female empowerment and the collective strength of women titled “Pink Power: We Girls Can Do Anything!”

Lober was motivated to write the book after realizing that, through her experience running for mayor, she had inspired and touched many people along the way. Her book is simultaneously a biography and a rulebook for women about how to become more assertive in pursuing what they want.

In her book, Lober views her own experiences as instructional and aims to share what she’s learned with the world.

“The more people I met and shared stories with, the more people said to me, ‘You could write an amazing book having all of these experiences at such a young age,’” Lober said. Indeed, Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich, who is one of Lober’s mentors, taught her to reflect on one’s own experiences — positive and negative — after she lost the election.

“It is important to put a defeat into perspective when you think of those who have suffered real loss like jobs, healthcare coverage,

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Jamie Lober empowers women to change their lives retirement security or investments,” he told her.

And that she did. By turning her political losses and civic service experiences into teachable moments, Lober was able to share her life lessons with the public, with the hope that other women would be empowered by her story. Writing a book proved to be another challenge, like running for mayor, for her to take on and devote her energy to.

Lober reflected that she was initially interested in running for mayor because she had a growing desire to help better the city where she attended school and felt she had the potential to make a difference.

“I had chaired innumerable student and community organizations,” Lober said. “I was ready to chair city council.”

Lober believes that volunteering and working for grassroots politics empowered her run for mayor. She added that a crucial aspect

of self-empowerment “is the notion of the power of the individual and the ability to have choices and make them, rather than being forced into a system.” At 21, Lober felt very qualified to tackle any challenges.

After the election, she earned a master’s degree in psychology from Walden University. She now dedicates h e r

time to talking about women’s health and sexual health issues across the country.

“It’s really my passion to teach women how to take control of their bodies and know their rights to be free from harassment, coercion and violence, which are unfortunately common on college campuses.” she said.

In light of Angie Epifano’s “An Account of Sexual Assault at Amherst College” published in The Amherst Student on Oct. 17, as well the followup response, “It happens here,” published by an anonymous Tufts student on “In the ’Cac” on Oct. 19, Lober’s notion of pink power is incredibly relevant to women on college campuses. Her book aims to tell girls that they are in the driver’s seat of their own lives, and they alone control their destination.

Knowing your rights, she explained, is a large theme of the book, though it plays into the hand of the “knowledge is power” cliche. Lober stresses this point in her “Girls’ Bill of Rights” — 10 rights that offer wisdom to young girls and women through the scope of Lober’s experiences.

“Pink Power” also comes at a time when women in the media have been subject to disgrace and degradation.

In the book, Lober discusses the significant influence that visual and print media have on body image for women.

“The sexualized portrayal of women by the media can lead to obvious consequences [for women’s] health, identity and wellbeing,” she said.

It was just four years ago that President Barack Obama first ran for office against John McCain, and Sarah Palin was the first Republican woman nominated as a vice presidential candidate.

For those who were tuned into the election at the time, it’s quite easy to recall the sexualization of Sarah Palin that took place. Sexualization is no longer reserved for summer blockbusters and action TV

series, and it does not just affect models and actresses. As has been shown time and time again, it is even relevant to powerful female political figures.

Lober believes that society can do something about this. With “pink power” as well as parental guidance, the damage done by the media can be undone.

“It is up to parents to use movies and media as teachable moments and talk about realistic expect a t i o n s , positive body image and placing value on oneself,” she said. “[ When w o m e n have] pink power, the media w i l l have l e s s of a negative role.”

The idea of “pink power” amounts to much more than women simply banding together to battle against male dominance. It also strives to create positive images and role models for young women. “Pink Power” encourages women to pull themselves and each other up by the bootstraps to further personal ambition and actualize dreams.

“I feel there is a definite place for activism in general and feel proud to have supported and spoken on behalf of a 2012 ticket of integrity that rises to the occasion of contemporary challenges,” Lober, who is both a Republican and a women’s rights activist, said.

But “Pink Power: We Girls Can Do Anything!” also focuses on the less serious side of feminism. “‘Pink Power’ accurately depicts my life as a fun, fearless female,” she said.

On the campaign trail, she and her friends stayed up late at night planning how to strategically and practically improve the city, Lober recalled.

Most importantly, she demanded that women hold fast to what they believe in, no matter what the cost.

“Stand by your beliefs and don’t worry if you are seen as closed-minded; remember, some people can simply be wrong,” Lober said.

Although “Pink Power: We Girls Can Do Anything!” is a cornerstone achievement for Jamie Lober, she still hopes to further her achievements in the future.

When asked if she would ever consider running for political office again, Lober was optimistic.

“In the next few years I hope to become an increasingly noted face nationally for the causes I believe in,” she said.

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Lober’s book, “Pink Power: We Girls Can Do Anything!” aims to empower women by drawing from Lober’s personal experiences.

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What’s up this weekend Looking to make your weekend artsy?

Check out these events!

Torn Ticket II presents “A Man of No Importance”: This weekend, the student musical theater group will perform the musical “A Man of No Importance.” The show tells the story of Alfie Byrne, a bus driver in Dublin in the 1960s who changes his life through the redemptive power of theater. Tonight through Saturday at 7:30

p.m. in Balch Arena Theater, Aidekman Arts Center. Tickets are free from the Cohen Box Office with a Tufts ID, limit 5 tickets per ID.

at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium. Tickets are free with a Tufts ID and can be picked up at the Cohen Box Office.

Sarabande presents “A Night at the Barre”: Student dance ensemble Sarabande will perform their fall show this weekend. It will feature 10 dances choreographed and performed by its members. The program will also feature outside dance groups including Envy, Blackout, Pulse, Tufts Tap Ensemble and more. Tonight

Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir: Tomorrow, the Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir will perform their fall semester show, titled “Bless His Holy Name.”

The Gospel Choir is composed of 220 members.

Friday at 8 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium. Tickets are $7 for general admission seating and can be purchased by calling 617-627-3679.

Tufts Chorale Concert: The Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber singers will present their fall concert this weekend under the direction of Jamie Kirsch. The concert will feature Carol Barnett’s “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” alongside other works. Sunday at 3 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free.

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Theater Preview

‘A Man of No Importance’ explores charged topics Torn Ticket II fall musical confronts homophobia, identity issues by

Drew Robertson

Contributing Writer

“This is a show that Tufts [theater] should be doing,” said director Reza Mirsajadi in regard to Terrence McNally’s “A Man of No Importance.” Accordingly, Torn Ticket II, Tufts’ student-run musical theater group, is performing the piece for its fall production. The musical centers on the life of Alfie Byrne (freshman Andrew Prensky), a bus conductor living in Dublin during the 1960s. How will the story of a middle-aged Irishman, set nearly half a century ago, engage Tufts students when “A Man of No Importance” plays this weekend?

Mirsajadi, who worked with Torn Ticket II on “Over the Rainbow” last spring, eagerly sought to answer this question.

He said that the choice to produce “A Man of No Importance” fits with the group’s willingness to explore dark, edgy themes through performance. The play, he said, also capitalizes on the Tufts community’s readiness to listen.

Like “Over the Rainbow” and “Our Private Lives,” other recent Tufts productions, “A Man of No Importance” confronts homophobia and explores an individual’s struggle for self-acceptance. Even given those similarities, the production promises to be wholly unique.

The musical opens with Alfie being violently beaten for being gay. In response to the assault, Alfie’s friends, who are members of the amateur theatre troupe he directs, decide to present their own version of his life. They work together to narrate their friend’s story, and as the play — and the play within a play — unfolds, so does the audience’s understanding of Alfie’s character. His profound love of art, tied to an innate sense of theatricality and idealism, as well as his struggle to face his own sexuality and connect with the world around him all emerge.

“A Man of No Importance” considers more than LGBT issues: It delves into a matrix of social issues that are as relevant today as they were in the ’60s. As the musical considers universally relevant topics like modes of expression, love and heartbreak, it increases its likeliness of striking a chord with individual audience members. Senior Corrine Segal, who is also a senior staff writer at the Daily, said that her character, Adele Rice, is new to Dublin when she is befriended by Alfie.

“I see the story of [my] character as being a story of gaining more confidence in yourself, of learning to love yourself for who you are and learning to embrace the people around you and learning to make new friends,” said Segal of her role.

The show boasts a full score, with music

by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. It also requires its cast to adopt Irish accents, perfected by the actors with the help of some outside coaching. Freshman Becca Cooley, who plays Alfie’s older sister and roommate, Lily Byrne, said that though it presented a challenge, working to attain the perfect Irish brogue really helped her tap into her “full, fun” character.

Cooley reported a very positive overall creative experience and said she particularly enjoyed working with the cast.

“At Tufts, you find your families. This is definitely one of them,” she said.

“A Man of No Importance” will be running tonight through Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Balch Arena Theatre. Performances start at 7:30 pm, and tickets can be purchased in person from the Aidekman Arts Center Box Office or by telephone at 617-627-3493.

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The cast of “A Man of No Importance” worked with an outside coach to perfect their Irish accents.

The Artsy Jumbo

S-Factor’s Nash Simpson proudly remains genre-less “I’m the kind of person who loves all kinds of music and loves to draw from all the different genres,” said Nash Simpson.

“One of the first things you might see on my iPod could be Celine Dion, not just because I like it, but because I love to sing it.”

Simpson, a junior who hails from Brockton, Mass. and studies biology, considers singing a fundamental part of his identity. A proud S-Factor bass, Nash is able to express himself as a self-described musical connoisseur.

S-Factor, also known as Soul Factor, is Tufts’ all-male a cappella group that specializes in music of the African diaspora.

The group offers Simpson a perfect expressive outlet, he said.

“I really enjoy being a part of S-Factor because it includes R&B, hip hop, soul and even some contemporary pop,” said Simpson. “I love the music that we sing and I love the way the arrangements are laid out.”

Simpson is no newcomer to music, however. From high school on, Nash sought out any way he could sing. He performed with chamber singers, which he describes as “a very different genre” than what he sings with S-Factor. He also sang in church, as well as with an a cappella group called Epic at Milton Academy.

Still, for Simpson, the people are what make his S-Factor experience.

“Most importantly, I love this group of guys,” he said. “Our shared passion for the music we focus on brings about a strong camaraderie that I don’t see elsewhere.”

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 Interview | Anand Wilder

Yeasayer guitarist talks stage design, touring, fatherhood by

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Psychedelic indie-pop band Yeasayer played the House of Blues last Wednesday. The Daily had the opportunity to chat with lead guitarist Anand Wilder about touring for Yeasayer’s new album and the band’s new stage set-up.

Tufts Daily: I want to talk to you primarily about the Creators Project set design because that’s pretty innovative and awesome. How did you guys come up with the idea for that?

Anand Wilder: That was really the idea of Casey Reas and he collaborated with Aranda/Lasch who are these kind of architects and then they fabricated it together. It’s these fully immersive environments that play off of these visual themes, which we’ve worked with in the band, like a lot of geometric shapes. It’s a pretty cool concert experience.

TD: Does it get imposing or difficult to play with that on stage?

AW: No, the only thing that gets difficult is when it’s too dark to see my guitar and then you’ll suddenly get blinded by the lights in front of you.

But other than that, it always is kind of more helpful to have as much dramatic lighting as possible that allows you to get lost in the moment.

TD: Were there any particular influences for this? I know there have been a lot of house musicians and DJs who have been using stage designs like this for a while. Was there a particular show you saw or something?

AW: No, I think we’ve always tried to have interesting stage environments that make a rock band a little bit more mysterious and interesting than just four guys up there with guitars, bass and drums.

So before this one we used more homemade stuff, my friend did the stage environment for the Odd Blood tour. He used these flat screens that he would project LEDs onto, and it was kind of pulsating lights. So we’re just following the natural progression for the band. And it’s a tricky thing because a lot of DJs are covering for the fact that they’re not really doing much and we wanted to have it so that the background was really interesting but you would still be able to see someone when they were singing or playing a guitar or drum solo or whatever. So it kind of had to be this really well orchestrated piece.

TD: As a band, did you have any part in making that?

AW: No. [laughs] It was all Aranda/ Lasch.

TD: I’ve watched a couple of videos online and seen the pictures. It looks like they’ve been pretty heavily influenced by sci-fi and ’60s art style. Was there anything in particular you guys had in mind when you were thinking of it?

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Anand Wilder is the lead guitarist for Yeasayer.

AW: My manager is super into Logan’s Run, and he’s really obsessed with it so I think this was, like, his dream come true. But also Maya Deren and stuff like that.

TD: “Fragrant World” (2012) has been out for a couple of months now. How has touring for it been?

AW: It’s been good. You know, we had to stop in the middle of touring because I had a baby. We only toured for about two or three weeks right after the album came out but we did about two months of touring beforehand, so it will be interesting to see if more people recognize more of the songs. Right when we were touring, the album was so fresh and it didn’t really leak so people didn’t know the songs so well, so hopefully it will be a little bit deeper into everyone’s consciousness now.

TD: Personally, I’m also a fan of your eclectic music videos. Are you going to plan any more of those for the new album?

AW: Hopefully, definitely. I mean, we put out one already for “Longevity” and I think the next one’s going to be for “Fingers Never Bleed,” but hopefully there will be more music videos that will come out in 2013, and we’re also planning on releasing another live album from the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. TD: Each of your albums has a really different sound. What do you listen to when you’re not playing music?

AW: Oh, well just right now I was listening to a Lindsey Buckingham album called “Law and Order” (1981).

It’s really weird, it kind of sounds like the Dirty Projectors. He’s from Fleetwood Mac and I think it’s probably one of his first solo albums. It’s very strange. But yeah, I’ve been listening to a lot of different music because I’ve been showing my baby all these records I’ve been playing for her. I still need to do “Uprising” (1980), the Bob Marley album, “McCartney II” (1980), “Fairport Convention” (1968). There’s a lot out there.

Top Ten | People Justin Bieber should date Now that the brightest jewel of contemporary culture has hit the age of consent, plenty of folks have been looking make him their “Boyfriend.” With Selena Gomez out of the picture, J. Biebs is bound to be looking for a replacement.

Here are our best suggestions.

him how haircuts work.

10. Drake: They’re both Canadian. They could talk about maple leaves.

6. Mitt Romney: He has free time now.

Bieber would make a great second wife!

9. Ellen DeGeneres: Considering her famous short coif, we bet she could show

5. His hand: He’s famous, but that doesn’t mean he can’t just git ‘er done.

8. Rebecca Black: Can you imagine the duet?

7. One Direction: Biebs just wants to fit in.

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4. Demi Lovato: She’s pretty much the same person as Selena Gomez.

3. A posse of 14 year old girls: Platonically.

2. Carly Rae Jepsen: This would be the ultimate family-friendly pop union.

1. Paula Broadwell: She could write his “biography.”

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Mae Humiston & Sara Gardner | Let’s Talk About Food

End of the line

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e have arrived, boys and girls, at the end of the food system line — or have we? We started in production, stopped along the way at distribution and consumption and are now here, at disposal. Disposal in the industrial food model ends in the landfill. Our food waste, comprised of expired supermarket goods, production byproducts and student leftovers among other things, largely gets thrown away.

Out of sight, out of mind, right? Well, only for so long. The problem with the one-way track of the industrial food model is that there are only so many resources in our world. One of the main resources under depletion is topsoil, and when what is taken from the soil — nutrients, minerals, etc. — does not return, the soil quickly fades from a vibrant miniature ecosystem to sterile dirt. And things don’t really like growing in sterile dirt.

Wait a minute, I thought we were talking about disposal, not soil. We are!

Production and disposal aren’t connected in the industrial model, but in more sustainable models, disposal links directly back to production. Take, for example, compost. Compost is a good addition to soil because of its high colloid count, which makes it a great nutrient retainer.

To make compost, collect your non-animal food waste, such as your old banana peels, onion skins and bread heels, throw it in an outdoor compost receptacle which can be anything that will hold your compost and still let air get to it, and basically wait a year. After a year — or shorter if you take time to stir it or practice “layering” — you’ll find yourself with a rich, moist, soil-like material. Spread that bad boy on your garden and watch your plants go nuts.

For most of us students, however, the backyard compost pile isn’t an option.

Still, students can pretty easily compost on campus. Most dorms have a compost bin, there are compost drop-offs behind Miller and Tisch and the Tom Thumb Student Garden is always happy to take your food scraps. Additionally, the dining halls do compost student food waste through a large composting company.

Because it takes our waste and uses it to restore soil, composting is an easy way to connect disposal back to production.

Another thing to think about, but perhaps not the best topic for dinner conversation, is the use of animal waste as fertilizers in otherwise chemically-enhanced production. The amount of animal waste from feedlots, which are a problem in their own right, is very high and is extraordinarily high in nitrogen. There is an area the size of New Jersey in the Gulf of Mexico that is known as the “Dead Zone” because the amount of high-nitrogen run-off from farms, yards and feedlots has turned the area hypoxic, or low-oxygen, which means that most things can’t live there anymore. However, if this runoff could be redirected to fields that are low in nitrogen, those nutrient-deficient plants would be perfectly satisfied.

These are only two ways to connect disposal and production, but they both speak to the idea that this kind of connection limits the necessity for manmade inputs such as chemical fertilizers, which are economically, environmentally and energetically expensive. In nature, plants “eat” sun and soil nutrients, bugs eat plants, animals eat bugs, animals eat other animals, the last consumer dies, decomposes and a plant grows where it fell, taking advantage of the nutrients the deceased is now returning to the soil.

It is a natural system that the conventional food production system blatantly ignores, to the detriment of soil, food quality, producers, consumers and everything in between.

Sara Gardner is a freshman who has not yet a declared a major. She can be reached at Sara.Gardner@tufts.edu.

Mae Humiston is a senior majoring in anthropology. She can be reached at Mae. Humiston@tufts.edu.

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Kosher deli is welcome addition

This spring, Tufts Dining Services will open a kosher deli in response to student interest. The deli will be located where the Jumbo Express storage space is and will provide kosher hot dogs, deli meat sandwiches, salads and soups.

Director of Dining and Business Services Patricia Klos has noted that the addition of a permanent kosher meal station at Dewick-MacPhie or Carmichael Dining Center is an eventual end goal.

The money for the creation of this deli comes from an accumulation of budgeted Dining Services money.

While this money could have been used in other ways, such as upgrading vegan and vegetarian options in the dining halls, the addition of a

full-time kosher meal provider on the Tufts campus is both useful for students who abide by the Jewish dietary laws and potentially beneficial to the strength of the student body at Tufts.

Currently, a student who abides by a high level of kashrut, or kosher law, would be unable to eat any food whatsoever at the dining halls, as they do not run a kosher kitchen. A student who does not observe kashrut as strictly would be able to eat at the dining halls, but unable to eat any of the meat provided there. Students who fit into either category will now be able to conveniently and consistently find a kosher meal provider, thanks to the new deli.

Prospective students, too, will benefit from this facility. Observant Jews

could be more likely to come to Tufts because their dietary restrictions will be more readily accommodated. By joining the list of schools that offer kosher dining — Brandeis University and Boston University, to name two in the area — Tufts can diversify campus culture and increase the quality of incoming classes.

Concurrently, Dining Services plans to initiate dialogue between itself and other student groups whose members have potential dietary restrictions, such as the International Center and the Muslim Students Association. The more students TUDS can accommodate, the better, and the Daily urges Dining Services to continue working to provide for students’ cultural dietary requirements.

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The election is over.

Barack Obama will serve another term as president. Supporters rejoice, detractors mourn. The American people made a choice last Tuesday that will dictate the direction of public policy for at least the next four years. But that doesn’t mean our job is over.

During each of their campaigns, neither Obama nor Mitt Romney adequately addressed the most pressing problem facing our country today: the national debt. Whether this issue is addressed in the coming years will determine the United States’ viability as a world power in the 21st century and, with it, the legacy of our generation.

It’s perfectly understandable why the candidates wouldn’t suggest serious reform during the campaign season — to do so would have been electoral suicide. But as of last Tuesday, Obama has secured his position in the Oval Office. It’s time to let him hear our voices.

For far too long, Congress has kicked its $16 trillion can down the road, running up a dizzying tab for future generations — yeah, that’s us — to pay off.

Both Democrats and Republicans will have to commit to entitlement program reform, tax reform and a leaner, more efficient military. If the debt is allowed to continue growing at its current rate, it will cripple the ability of our proud nation to

exercise its most basic roles: protecting and providing for its citizens. Sound frightening? That’s because it is.

These are the facts. Our national debt has surpassed $16 trillion, and every day it grows by an average of $4 billion. In 2011, the deficit exceeded the annual GDP level for the first time in U.S. history.

Some deficit spending is widely accepted by economists as a method of national economic recovery, especially during a recession. But with the working population shrinking every day and no effort on the part of politicians to scale back spending, this is quickly developing into a crisis.

If this crisis continues, we will not only lose the trust of other governments but also face a lack of funding for national programs that we now take for granted.

Think about this: By 2033, the government will only be able to pay out 75 percent of promised Social Security benefits.

The choice future leaders will inevitably have to make is to either finance the debt or provide for the people. The fact that our generation’s future hangs in the balance clearly demonstrates that both parties will have to work together in order to find a solution that benefits the American public.

Now, this isn’t one of the hyperbolic hypotheticals thrown around by self-styled deficit hawks in campaign ads. The Chinese government isn’t going to call in all their loans tomorrow, and anyone who tells you otherwise is insulting your intelligence.

However, that doesn’t mean our ballooning debt is in any way acceptable. The time

will come when the United States is forced to look itself in the mirror and make some serious changes in order to remain a viable state. If things continue as they are right now, the moment will come when our generation is faced with challenges that will be unfathomably difficult, if not impossible.

So start the process now.

As young voters, we have seen the debt skyrocket in our lifetimes, and it is now our chance to make this transition. The Georgetown community has a long history of good will and leaving the world a little better than it was when we found it.

So let us continue to pave a path that will improve the standing of our economy for generations to come. Let us not sit back and allow the debt to rise without limit.

Let us ask for the media, the people and the politicians to think with us to make our futures a priority.

This is a call to thoughtful action, a chance to amplify our voice. Call your representative. Write to your president. Sign the petition for The Can Kicks Back campaign, which seeks to highlight these concerns on Capitol Hill and create a long-term deficit reduction agreement in 2013. Force those who dug us into this $16 trillion hole to lay the foundations for a way out.

The legacy of our generation should involve lifting this country to greater heights than ever before, not flailing to keep the nation’s head above the rising tide of irresponsible spending. We deserve better than that. We’re capable of better than that. It’s time for the can to kick back.

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Walt Laws-MacDonald | Show Me The Money!

The Republican path forward

I’m usually skeptical of claims made by party faithfuls who, in the aftermath of losing an election, claim that no ideological adjustments are necessary to win the next election. When Kerry was defeated

by Bush, I rolled my eyes as the surviving liberal rump of the Democratic Party blamed the loss on a lack of partisan purity. Similarly, I rolled my eyes when 2009 Republicans said the path forward was a return to conservative principles.

To me, in both instances, the remedy for electoral losses was a simple application of median voter politics: moving toward the middle yields more victories than retreating to extremes. A bitter medicine for those who belong to those extremes, perhaps, but Hippocrates would recommend no other.

In the wake of the 2012 elections, I have come to the opposite conclusion. If the Republican Party changes nothing in the next four years, it will still enjoy excellent chances of taking the White House.

In very small part, this is because my move-to-the-middle prescription for losing parties has been defied by the evidence of the past decade. Democrats made large gains in 2006 and 2008 even as they refused all compromise and obstructed much of Bush’s agenda. Republicans succeeded similarly in 2010 by running a slate of Tea Party ideologues.

But for the most part, Republicans can safely shrug off this election because it is plainly different than the sea changes we witnessed in the previous three elections.

The media has been quick to diagnose Republicans as victims of shifting demographics, and claim that their party is in decline because of a growing population of Hispanics and other Democratic constituencies. But demography is not destiny, at least not yet. This was not the sort of rebuke that Republicans received at the end of Bush’s second term. Nor was this the sort of rebuke that Democrats received in the 2010 midterm elections. Four hundred and thirty-five seats were up for grabs in the House of Representatives, and Republicans looked set to win almost as many as they had before. Do the pundits panicking over the GOP’s prospects think that Latino voters came out to the polls for the president, but did not bother to vote in House races? The Senate remained more or less unchanged as well, and in those races we do not see much evidence of demography flipping the outcome. In Indiana and Missouri, the GOP ran particularly poor candidates who weren’t just bad at appealing to a new electorate, but any electorate. And in North Dakota and Montana ([Senate elections] that Nate Silver, hallowed be his name, incorrectly predicted would go red), Democrats won by

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by running as far away from President Obama as their voting record would let them. Technically, Democrats didn’t even take the Republican Senate seat in Maine — the winner, Angus King, ran as an independent. This is not a Democratic majority that has any sort of grand, progressive agenda.

This isn’t to say that Republicans shouldn’t soften their message on social issues, or defer more to their pro-business wing when voting on immigration. There’s no reason for the party to throw away free votes. But the media’s claim that this election was about a changing American electorate is utterly false. In 49 of 50 states, self-identified conservatives still outnumber self-identified liberals — only in our own little bubble of Massachusetts is the opposite true. America remains a centerright country, with no imminent change on the horizon — if anything, the past few years have seen a sharp increase in those identifying themselves as conservative.

So what happened? If it was not young, female minorities that did Romney in, then what did?

Barack Obama was a particularly strong candidate. He consistently out-polled his own party, retaining his favorability even as Democrats lost theirs. Mitt Romney was a particularly weak candidate — not because of a purist ideology (if anything the charge against him was that he had

no ideology), but because his biography, his personality and his political record left him vulnerable. During the primaries, Republicans spent months casting for anyone — anyone but the boring, flip-flopping Mormon. But alas, Romney faced no serious challenger in the primaries, even though many were available.

The president enjoyed almost all of the advantages of incumbency and none of its drawbacks. While in office, he was able to buy the votes of Midwest swing states with a public giveaway to car manufacturing corporations and their organized union workforce. Meanwhile, the weaknesses in the president’s record were offlimits: Republicans tapped a man almost uniquely unable to mount an attack on either the issue of healthcare (because of his record as a governor) or Obama’s early term bank bailouts (due to his background in private equity).

The campaign became exactly the sort that both Republicans and challengers wish to avoid. It was an election focused almost wholly on the economy, offering Romney little opportunity to highlight national security issues where the Republican brand has strength.

Meanwhile, Obama out-funded his challenger and ran one of the most negative campaigns in U.S. political history — the standard recipe for retaining the status quo.

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Petraeus emails show Internet lacks veil of privacy by

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If any good has come from the troubling tale of former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus and his sordid affair with his 40-year-old biographer, it is a lesson in exercising caution about what one writes in emails.

While covering one’s tracks is not the moral that should be taken away from the media frenzy that has followed the “Petrayal” incident that has likely caused much grief to multiple families, it is a side note that should be heeded.

The tip-off of the scandal has been identified as an email sent from a Tampa woman to the FBI. The depth of the scandal can be seen in the “harassing emails” that Paula Broadwell, Petraeus’ alleged mistress, sent to the Tampa woman, who Broadwell supposedly suspected was growing closer to Petraeus.

The details of the scandal are all found

in “intimate messages” within Petraeus’ private Gmail account — even though he reportedly used a Dropbox-like system that allowed Broadwell to see the emails as drafts instead of actually transmitting them, in hopes of evading the ability to retrieve them. The Washington Post reported the tactic to be similar to tricks terrorists use when communicating in fear of espionage.

But the one thing that even the director of an agency that prides itself on secrecy cannot escape is the shield of privacy that the Internet — and public records laws — whisks away from all. This brief window into his personal email account could provide valuable information into other matters of national security and even allow hackers to access more classified information — a reason he was ultimately asked to resign.

But particularly in the state of Florida, where all government employees — including university employees — are,

in the interest of open government and transparency, subject to having their email searched, it is imperative one consider the merit of what is being put in written and electronic communication.

While the convenience of such communication has replaced note-passing and workplace whispering with emails to the person sitting next to you about the awful third person at a meeting or emails about non-work-related activities, email communication doesn’t offer much protection to those who are afraid of their dirty laundry being accessible to all.

Even after deleting one’s browsing history, if one is logged into a Google account, any search is saved in the history and could potentially be accessible to all.

While the majority of people will never be swept into a media maelstrom and could likely safely get away with workplace wantonness, the importance of watching what one allows the Internet to know should not be forgotten.

onald Trump is a legend. Though he has lurked in the shadows of the “Business” section for most of our young lives, Trump has been steadily dialing up the “crazy” on his persona for the past few years — and it has been magnificent.

For the past two years, Trump has danced a beautiful waltz, nay, a moonwalk with politics. There is the Republican Party, and there is Donald Trump. No. That’s not right... There is Trump, and there is the Republican Party.

Trump’s role in this election ranged from interesting to downright ridiculous.

Though he never officially entered the race, he outpolled the entire Republican field — including Romney — early in the race. On May 16, Trump announced he would not run for President. Then a week later, he said maybe he would, saying, “I can’t rule out anything out.”

Though Trump never did enter the race, he consistently took aim at Obama. The biggest proponent of the “Birther” movement, Trump announced at a press conference that he was very proud of himself for personally getting Obama to release his birth certificate.

Never one to let controversy die easily, Trump brought up the issue again in late October, announcing that he would donate $5 million in exchange for Obama’s academic records and passport applications.

Obama’s only response was that Trump’s feud with him “dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya.”

And then there’s Twitter. Indeed, to talk about Donald Trump and not mention his Twitter account is akin to discussing “meh” and not mentioning Tufts — first my Blackberry, now my school? Strike two, New York Times.

The most recent chapter of this saga unfolded on election night, before nearly two million followers on the social networking site and countless more in the media coverage that followed. Trump unleashed a stream of pure gold for about half an hour — and then deleted some of the posts.

When NBC officially called the election, Trump tweeted “Well, back to the drawing board!” and then “He lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country!” This one was a classic case of forgetting that most of the West Coast was not yet tallied — Obama would eventually win the popular vote by over 3 million votes — but the call for revolution was, of course, completely legitimate.

But it didn’t stop there. The next day Trump took aim at China, another favorite scapegoat, saying “Beijing had a bigger celebration than Chicago last night.” Trump has since tweeted, “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” Direct. Effing. Quote.

In my opinion, Trump’s greatest attribute is his sheer brutality. In response to Anthony Baxter’s “You’ve Been Trumped” (2011), a documentary about Trump’s controversial golf resort in Aberdeen, Scotland, Trump tweeted “Your documentary died many deaths. You have, in my opinion, zero talent.” I mean seriously, I wonder what he says when he fires people...

So why do I care about Donald Trump?

First off, the man is hilarious, even if it is in a ridiculous, “people shouldn’t be allowed to say these things” sort of way. Secondly — like it or not — Trump is one of the most prominent businessmen of our generation.

Real estate, casinos, television, golf. You name it, he’s made money — and slapped his name on it.

Perhaps most importantly, people actually listen to him. Trump’s weekly television and radio appearances draw high ratings, and his seal of approval is a huge popularity boost.

And do I even need to mention the hair?

Yes. The hair.

Walt Laws-MacDonald is a sophomore majoring in quantitative economics. He can be reached at Walt.Laws_MacDonald@tufts.edu.

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The women’s swimming team will be looking to reload after losing several key athletes to graduation last year.

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progress has already been remarkable.

“The team is different. We have a mixture of more experienced and less experienced divers this year,” he said.

“Bloom brings a lot of diving experience and competition to the team.”

Just like the swimmers, the divers are shooting for the championship meet at the end of the year. Until then, Snodgrass is hopeful that the diving squad will be able to contribute to

what is panning out to be another strong year for the swimmers.

“As far as I can tell we have a very strong swim team,” he said. “Hopefully we can contribute to the dual meet scores and have a winning season.”

Lanchantin played sparingly last season, but after an impressive preseason and as one of only two players on the roster above 6’7”, he will be asked to do a lot more for the Jumbos in his senior year.

A switch in offense can often be overwhelming, especially moving from a half court offense to a more up-tempo game. But the remaining players are unconcerned by the transition the team will be making.

“Last year, we didn’t really rely on the guards as much, who I think are a talented part of this team,” Ferris said. “This year though, we’ve been really focusing on the guards, and guys like Scott Anderson, who played more inside last year, are stepping out more, which I think will help. Our new offense is definitely geared more toward our style of play.”

The big area in which seniors Orchowski and Long will be missed is leadership, something that will not come as easily as a new offense to a team that will need players to step up if they hope to continue improving.

“Alex [Orchowski] and James [Long] were the leaders,” Sheldon said. “We need somebody to step up to be leaders. We’ll get their points and rebounds, but it’s really a matter of leadership.”

Anderson is confident, however, that the team can fill the leadership void left by the two big men.

“In terms of leadership, me and Kwame [Firempong] are becoming a lot more vocal this year, and I think everybody [else is] becoming a lot more vocal too,” Anderson said. “Everybody knows they’ll have to step up, and I think we’re all on the same page.”

Editors' Challenge | Week 11 The NFL season is heating up, and you know what that means -- over in Bristol, the ESPN personalities are screaming at the top of their lungs about who will win this year’s Eds’ Challenge crown.

If you don’t believe us, consider this true fact: In the past week, only Tim Tebow has been mentioned more times on SportsCenter than The Tufts Daily sports section.

Zachey “Chris Berman” Kliger is the first editor to the 100-win mark, finally taking over first place this week. Last night, Kliger was reportedly heard yelling “Woop!” over and over again in his room.

Breathing cold Canadian air down Kliger’s neck is David “Barry Melrose” McIntyre, who is hands down the coolest cat on campus. His knowledge of topics no one else knows anything about — like hockey and soccer — makes him look even smarter than he really is.

Kliger and McIntyre sit well ahead of the rest of the pack, which is led by Ethan “John Clayton” Sturm. Sometimes referred to as the “mad genius” of NESCAC sports, Sturm had yet another solid week picking games when he wasn’t listening to death metal in his parents’ house.

Right behind Sturm is Andy “Tim Kurkijan” Wong, who may have a hitch in his name but can’t be stopped picking NFL winners. Though “Kurkijaning” became a phenomenon around the major leagues this past season, “Wonging” has not yet caught on in Curtis Hall.

Meanwhile, Alex “Rachel Nichols” Baudoin is in fifth after an 8-6 effort. His combination of football insight and stunning good looks is proving deadly, both in the Eds’ Challenge standings and in the AEPi basement. If you know what I mean.

Zachey 100-46 OVERALL RECORD 9-5 LAST WEEK Buffalo Miami at Buffalo Atlanta Arizona at Atlanta Dallas Cleveland at Dallas Green Bay Green Bay at Detroit Cincinnati Cincinnati at Kansas City Philadelphia at Washington Washington Tampa Bay Tampa Bay at Carolina Houston Jacksonville at Houston NY Jets NY Jets at St. Louis New Orleans at Oakland New Orleans Denver San Diego at Denver Indianapolis at N. England New England Baltimore Baltimore at Pittsburgh Chicago at San Francisco San Francisco

In sixth place, there’s a three-way tie between Ben “Mike Ditka” Kochman, Aaron “Jesse Palmer” Leibowitz and Marcus “Stephen A. Smith” Budline.

Kochman might have a strong resume, but when it comes to talking football he’s allmost impossible to understand. After a 7-7 week, all he can do is think back wistfully to a time when he still wrote about sports and the ‘85 Bears were the cream of the crop.

Then there’s Leibowitz, who has gone from being the Giants’ backup quarterback, to The Bachelor, to ESPN and, finally, to the depths of the Eds’ Challenge standings. He’s spent about as much time atop the standings as Palmer did with the girl who received his final rose, Jessica Bowlin.

“Who’s that?” you ask? To which we respond: “Exactly.”

Budline and Jake “Skip Bayless” Indursky spent the last week yelling at each other, trying to determine which one is a bigger football-picking idiot. Indursky currently has the upper (lower) hand, but just by one game. After sending in his artice at 5:30 yesterday, Indursky’s days on First Take may finally, thankfully, be over.

And in last place is Kate “Erin Andrews” Klots. Though she hasn’t left the section yet, she is reportedly demanding a contract extension and threatening to work full-time at Inside Lacrosse if her request is not granted.

This week’s guest picker is former sports exec Phil “Dick Vitale” Dear, who was last seen running across Bello Field with his Dickie V exposed for all to see.

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Junior forward Kyle Gallegos will be looking to step up in a leadership role on a team that will be trying to improve on its impressive campaign from last year.

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Amico (LA ’12) and defenseman Matt Milley (LA ’12). But the team is looking to make up for the losses with a selection of strong new freshmen, key returners and a tougher mentality.

“Overall, we are a little more of a hardworking team this year,” Gallegos said. “We have guys who will get into corners and battle for the puck. That is one of the biggest differences.”

Gallegos is among the team’s most

prominent returners, as the junior scored a team-high 18 goals despite missing six games at the beginning of last season.

Gallegos was voted to the All-NESCAC second team, leading the conference with a 0.95 goals per game average.

Along with Gallegos, key players like sophomore forward Tyler Voigt and classmate Blake Edwards will return in an attempt to improve on last season’s overall output.

Of course, a team can only go so far without a strong leader, and defend-

ing NESCAC Coach of the Year Brian Murray is exactly that. In his 15th season coaching Tufts, Murphy, along with his experienced, expanding team, is looking to complete the playoff run this year with a home game, two victories and, of course, a conference title.

“We have a very strong freshmen class coming in to add to our team,” Metcalfe said. “We have strong returners, we definitely have great potential this year, and our goal is to bring in the championship.”

Elephants in the Room

Bob Sheldon Men’s Basketball, Co-ed Golf

Jaime Kenney Men’s Tennis

Josh Shapiro Men’s Soccer

Favorite part of the new gym

Most annoying thing my players do

If I weren’t a coach I would be...

Favorite punishment drill

They say “My bad” after a mistake — who else’s could it be?!

The Jonas Brothers’ manager

The new “I want to be a We don’t entrance, “punish” — we dog dentist” or “I want to go to because it is not reward! near my office Wesleyan”

Miss shots

Home more

Step on the training field without being ready

A teacher

Strangest thing a recruit has said to me

A timed mile, and then the slowest six immediately do it again

“I’m going to Wesleyan”

Locker rooms and my office

I don’t like punishment drills. Burpees are pretty effective in the right situation

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The professional look and feel it brings to our athletics in general. Also, the additional work out space and opportunities

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e are living in the Golden Age of sports. Their popularity in this country has never been as evident, and American sports have been picking up steam internationally, as well. We have the privilege of watching the likes of Brady, Manning, Kobe, LeBron and Jeter. All of these athletes have transcended their sport and will be shoo-in Hall of Famers.

But far beyond the end zones, backcourts and baseball diamonds, there are three men — arguably the three greatest ever at their sport — who have dominated it like no trio in history has ever done before.

The first man is poetry in motion.

Universally considered the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer is so smooth that his racket might as well be an extension of his arm. If you had to create a player with perfect technique in a video game, your player would look exactly like Federer.

Rafael Nadal, on the other hand, could not have a more different style.

Every ounce of muscle is concentrated on hitting a ball as hard as possible and with as much spin as possible.

While Federer’s game is the definition of gracefulness, Nadal’s game is the definition of grinding. He battles every point like it is the difference between life and death and will relentlessly abuse his opponents’ weaknesses.

The third in the trio is Novak Djokovic, who pulls helpless opponents around the court like a magician controlling puppets, punishing them with his impeccable timing and ability to change direction.

These three athletes have been extraordinarily consistent in winning, but comparing tennis accomplishments to results in basketball or football is like comparing apples to oranges. Still, just to put tennis and basketball side-by-side for the sake of comparison, during the era of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, considered to be the golden age of basketball, the “Showtime” Lakers and Bird-led Celtics won eight of the nine NBA championships from 1980-88.

In tennis, before this year’s US Open, the Big Three had won 29 of the last 30 Grand Slams.

Federer himself has made at least the quarterfinals in each of the last 34 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments.

As the hands-down greatest clay court player of all time, Nadal has played in the French Open eight times in his career and has only ever lost one match there. Djokovic has ended the past two years as the No. 1 player in the world, had one of the best seasons of all time in 2011 and owns five Grand Slam titles to date. The last time anyone has held the number one ranking besides these three men was in February of 2004.

Witnessing a sport’s greatest player ever is considered a privilege.

Witnessing the three best players of all time play each other in their primes is incredible. Again, it is hard to compare, but it would be like having Tom Brady and Peyton Manning play each other every single year in the Super Bowl.

That is where we are at with the Big Three of tennis.

It is always predictable that they will triumph at Grand Slams, yet never boring to watch.

The sport of tennis is flourishing under an unprecedented and incredible wealth of talent. If any of the three players were American, he would be a household name in the States and would likely already be considered one of the greatest American athletes of all time. So let’s take a moment from the excitement of touchdowns, slam dunks and three-pointers on SportsCenter and take a minute to appreciate what is happening in the sport of tennis.

Brian Tan is a sophomore who is majoring in economics and Chinese. He can be reached at Brian.Tan@tufts.edu.

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When talking about their goals for the upcoming season, most teams say they would like to “pick up where they left off.” In the case of the men’s basketball team, they would like to pick up from the middle of last season, before they lost their last 4 games, including an upset loss to Bates in the first round of the NESCAC tournament.

The team wants to get back to the point where they were 16-5 last season, making a run for the third spot in the NESCAC and performing better than anybody expected of a team that finished last in the division only 2 years ago.

It is safe to say last season was filled with peaks and the inevitable valleys that come along with being in an extremely competitive conference.

“Last year was kind of bittersweet,” coach Bob Sheldon said. “We did get to 16 wins, but we ended it on a sour note.”

Sheldon likes to compare his basketball seasons to semesters in college.

“Last year we got a B+ in the class, which was the whole season, but we failed the final, which was the playoffs,” Sheldon said.

Now the Jumbos are setting new goals for themselves.

“For me, having won six games my first year, then 13 games and then 16 games last year, I want to win 20 games at least,” senior co-captain forward Scott Anderson said. “I know the team also wants a berth in the NCAA tournament, and we want to win the NESCAC.” While those may seem like lofty goals for an upstart team, it does not faze a

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Senior co-captain forward Anderson will be looking to help lead a noticeably smaller team. group of players that have bought into a new culture for Tufts’ basketball.

“The group of seniors this year has

Ice Hockey

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Last year, the ice hockey team achieved not only its team goals for the season, but also something it had never done before: hosting a NESCAC tournament game.

But the excitement of this major breakthrough was shortlived, as Tufts crashed out of the tournament in the quarterfinals, falling to Williams at the Malden Forum in a thrilling overtime finish and ending the year three wins short of a NESCAC Championship.

This year, however, the Jumbos are not looking to settle for just another home playoff game. That time has come and gone, and the objective for the 2012-13 season is to move beyond that first quarterfinal win onto the NESCAC Championship game.

“Our goal last year was getting a home playoff spot,” senior co-captain defender Nick Metcalfe said. “But we also fell short. We really wanted ... to make it past the quarterfinals for the first time. This year, we have the potential to do that and win a championship. Last year’s loss is a motivation to get us there.”

The Jumbos’ last season was a major step forward, as the team earned nine NESCAC wins in a competitive conference and finished 12-11-2 overall. It was a major turn-

around from the 2010-11 season, when the Jumbos managed only five wins in the conference and, at one point, suffered a 12-game losing streak during which they allowed 5.7 goals per game.

This year’s team will look to continue that upward trend.

“I think that our biggest goal is to win the NESCAC championship,” junior forward Kyle Gallegos said. “I think we are going to continue to get better and we need to set our goals higher.”

On the topic of talent, the Jumbos will return this year with significant losses, but also with a few fresh faces.

Most notably, the team lost highly accomplished goaltender Scott Barchard (LA ’12), who graduated last spring.

Barchard became Tufts hockey’s first ever All-American his sophomore year before suffering an ankle injury that kept him off the ice for most of his junior year.

But Barchard returned strong last year for the Jumbos in 2011-12, leading the nation with 817 saves and earning AllNESCAC honors and a spot on the 2012 New England Hockey Writers Division II/III All-Star team for the second time in the process. Fittingly, Barchard left Tufts after becoming the school’s all-time saves leader.

The Jumbos also lost key contributors like forward Matt see HOCKEY, page 15

gone from six wins to 16 wins in three years, and I think it’s because with their class, we started recruiting win-

ners,” Sheldon said. “We changed the culture and got kids that wanted to commit. It’s not year round commitment, and everybody is buying into it. I have to give credit to the three seniors, Matt Lanchantin, Scott Anderson and Alex Goldfarb, because they started that whole thing. They don’t want to go back to the way it was.”

With this year’s seniors leading the way, the incoming recruits have continued the process of changing the way the team operates. Thanks to the intensity and stellar guard play of sophomores C.J. Moss and Ben Ferris, the team continues to head in the right direction.

However, the team will need Moss and Ferris, along with Anderson and juniors Kwame Firempong and Tom Folliard, to step up as the team moves to a four guard attack to replace the size lost with the graduation of starting forward Alex Orchowski, who contributed almost 12 points and eight rebounds a game last season.

Combined with the graduation of fellow forward James Long and his 4.6 rebounds per game, the Jumbos will have a noticeably smaller team on the court this year.

“We’ve changed to four out and one in, with a little more drive and kick,” Sheldon said. “We’re going to shoot more threes and drive more. Maybe we won’t have as many dunks, but we won’t miss them because we’ve changed things.”

Sheldon also pointed out that Lanchantin will play a pivotal role in replacing Orchowski in the middle. see BASKETBALL, page 13

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Jumbos looking to repeat last year’s success by

Claire Sleigh

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The women’s swimming and diving team had a successful season last year, with a thirdplace NESCAC finish and an impressive depth of talent.

But this year, that depth will be put to the test, as upperclassmen and a large freshman class fill the spots of both last year’s strong senior class and those swimmers who are abroad or injured.

In many ways, this year will be one for rebuilding the team, as they seek to replicate the talent and versatility of last year’s squad. According to coach Nancy Bigelow, the team still has incredibly talented swimmers, including sophomore Allyson Fournier, who swims freestyle events, but finding last year’s depth may be tough.

Still, the team has high expectations that its freshman class will fill in many of the holes.

“We lost a lot of really good swimmers but we gained a lot of really strong freshmen,” senior tri-captain Amelia Rapisarda said. “We should be able to hold even.”

However, Bigelow stressed that the team will not be putting too much pressure on freshmen, especially in the first semester as they adjust to college.

“We have a very large and

talented freshman class,” she said. “But they don’t know our rivalries or how the college dual meet works yet.”

Bigelow will be looking to tri-captain seniors Lizz Grainger, who is a News editor for the Daily, Christine Garvey and Rapisarda to provide leadership and stability on the extremely young team.

One area of concern for this year is the distance freestyle events. Bigelow is hoping to train more distance swimmers for this year’s meets, which requires a change in practice routines for some swimmers.

“We need people to step out of their comfort zones and take a chance,” she said.

“We need to get them to love it. They have to do it.”

According to Bigelow, the team is going into the unknown in the first few meets of the season. With only two weeks of in-season training under their belts in a sport that focuses on conditioning, the swimmers won’t be at peak potential until much further into the season.

In addition, combining the talents of individual swimmers into winning lineups will take time and multiple races.

“Each class has different strengths,” Bigelow said. “We have to somehow put all those individual strengths into a mold that will win dual meets.”

The team will be looking to find the lineup that maximizes its potential quickly in order to tackle the tough dualmeet schedule that pits them against two NESCAC opponents at a time. This weekend’s meet against Connecticut College and Middlebury College has traditionally been close; last year, Tufts beat Conn. College by three points in one of their best performances of the season.

“Last year we just swam out of our minds against Connecticut,” Bigelow said.

“We’re going to have to swim the same way if we want to win.”

Conn. College has strong freshmen recruits this year, although Bigelow stressed that what is on paper is not necessarily what you get.

“On paper their freshmen look stronger, but that’s why you play games and that’s why you swim meets, to find out,” she said.

On the diving side, diving coach Brad Snodgrass is looking to returning junior Sandy Bloom to provide experience and leadership for the three-woman squad. Bloom, who just missed qualifying for nationals last year, will be working toward that goal again.

The diving squad has a mixture of experience levels, but Snodgrass believes that their see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 13