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TCU Senate passes resolution urging divestment from companies involved in occupied Palestinian Territories by Zachary Hertz News Editor

Members of Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate passed a resolution calling for Tufts to divest from four companies that it says are involved in the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The resolution, which drew an audience of more than 100 students, passed with 17 in favor, six opposed and eight abstentions. Several audience members held pieces of paper with a crossed-out image of a table, which urged Senate to vote on the resolution rather than tabling it, while others held signs reading “I support Palestinian Human Rights,” “Stand with Israel” and “Divest from these companies profiting off of the occupation.” TCU Parliamentarian Adam Rapfogel introduced the resolution and reviewed the resolution process for students in attendance. Then TCU Historian Rati

Srinivasan read the text of the resolution. Following non-substantive changes related to the grammar and spelling of the resolution, the meeting entered the discussion phase. Several authors spoke to provide background for the text of the resolution, which calls for Tufts not to invest in Elbit Systems, G4S, Northrop Grumman and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and to screen its investments for human rights compliance. According to the resolution, it is unclear whether Tufts currently invests in those four companies. The authors stressed that the goal of the resolution is to make a statement that Tufts should not profit from human rights abuses. Others argued that the resolution’s political statement is beyond the scope of TCU Senate. The meeting then entered a question-and-answer period, during which students in the audience were allowed to direct

questions to the authors of the resolution. Some students raised concerns that attendance at the meeting could be impacted by the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover. To address this, comments were collected online from students and Rapfogel, a sophomore, read a selection. A motion was raised to move to debate and it passed. After ten minutes, a motion to table the resolution was raised but was denied 13-4. Following another 30 minutes of debate, another motion to table was raised and the rules were suspended to debate the motion to table, after which the motion failed. Five amendments were proposed to the resolution. The first was deemed friendly and integrated into the resolution, and the other four were deemed unfriendly and not included. Finally, a vote was held and the resolution passed with 17 in favor, six against and eight abstentions.

Tufts hosts national conference for firstgeneration students by Jesse Najarro

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More than 250 students from across the country came to Tufts over the weekend for the nonprofit Class Action’s fifth annual First Generation College Student Summit, according to Class Action Executive Director Anne Phillips and Associate Dean for Student Success and Advising Robert Mack. The annual summit was a part of Class Action’s mission to uncover classism and uplift the voices of low-income people in partnership with colleges and universities, according to Phillips. She explained that some schools operate under the assumption that students will always succeed through hard work, thus disregarding the structural obstacles they often face. “Colleges and universities are definitely middle-class, white normative,” Phillips said. “[Some schools act as though they] have to fix students that don’t come from a middle-class background.” Mack, who has served on the event’s planning committee in the see FIRST-GEN, page 3

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Tufts presents Senior Awards to 12 graduating students by Lydia Ra Staff Writer

The Tufts Alumni Association hosted the 2017 Senior Awards Ceremony last Saturday afternoon in the ASEAN Auditorium. This year, 12 members of the Class of 2017 were given awards for their achievements in academics, leadership and community service. The awards ceremony was preceded with a dinner reception in the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s Hall of Flags. David Meyers (LA ’96), president of the Tufts Alumni Association, began the event by welcoming the guests and seniors who were gathered there. Meyers went on to introduce the nominated seniors, providing a description of their achievements and participation on campus. The nominees in turn delivered their own acceptance speeches, each lasting no longer than five minutes. The first senior to deliver his speech was Carlos Gonzalez-Barrios, an animation major from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts. Gonzalez-Barrios was acknowledged for his commitment to bettering his education, attending two years of the Tufts Pre-College Program before matriculating at the SMFA. “Your financial and social challenges were numerous, coming from a small town in Mexico,” Meyers said as he presented the award to Gonzalez-Barrios. “But you have made remarkable contributions from the community of which you came from.” Gonzalez-Barrios said that he had never expected to receive a senior award. He added that he feels that Tufts truly understands what the SMFA stands for after it acquired the school last summer. “I’m very hopeful about the collaborations we are going to do together,” he said. Another notable honoree at the ceremony was football tri-captain Chance Brady, a history major and Bridge to Liberal Arts Success at Tufts (BLAST) Scholar. Meyers recognized Brady

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continued from page 1 for his four years on the football team, during which he has been twice awarded NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year and holds Tufts career records for touchdowns and rushing yards, among other honors. The room burst into applause as Meyers listed the accomplishments. “Your winning attitude energized the team and renewed the spirits of our campus community,” Meyers said. “You transformed the Tufts football team from its winless freshman year to a NESCAC Championship competitor.” Brady said he would like to thank his family for their support. “My family has always been my rock of support, and molded and guided me into becoming the man I am today,” he said. In addition, awards were given to Elizabeth Buechler, Olivia Familusi, Zachary Flicker, Amanda Gottschalk, Kevin Kelly, Saki Kitadai, Marianna Marques, Tim Nichols, Gauri Seth and Michael Wang. After every one of the 12 seniors received awards and delivered speeches, University President Anthony

MONDAY “Federalism in the Era of Climate Change” Details: Samantha Medlock, former senior advisor for the White House Office of Management and Budget and deputy director for climate preparedness of the White House Council on Environmental Quality during President Barack Obama’s tenure, will speak about the role of the federal government in climate change and natural disaster planning. Where and When: Barnum 104; 6:30 p.m. Sponsor: Department of Political Science TUESDAY “Tufts-SEI Nexus Symposium” Details: The Tufts Institute of the Environment ( TIE) and Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) are celebrating 10 years of partnership with a series of speeches and panel discussions about environmental issues. The speakers include University President Anthony Monaco, TIE Director Linda Abriola, Economics Professor Ujjayant Chakravorty and Professor of Economics and Food Policy Beatrice Lorge Rogers. Where and When: Alumnae Lounge; 1 – 6 p.m. Sponsors: TIE and SEI “Advocacy After Hours” Details: Generation Citizen and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life will host a panel discussion and activi-

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Senior Chance Brady gives his acceptance speech at the 2017 Senior Awards ceremony, sponsored by the Tufts Alumni Association, in ASEAN Auditorium on April 8. Monaco delivered the closing remarks. “This is really one of my favorite events of the year,” Monaco said. “I want to thank the Alumni Association

for continuing this tradition of honoring seniors for 62 years … It’s truly inspiring to hear about all of their accomplishments this evening.”

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ties fair featuring a number of student groups and activists. The panel discussion will include Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez. Where and When: Hotung Cafe; 8:30 p.m. Sponsors: Tisch College and Generation Citizen WEDNESDAY “12th Annual Murrow Forum, featuring Lester Holt” Details: Lester Holt, the primary anchor of NBC Nightly News, will speak at Tufts for the 12th annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism. Free tickets for the event are available at the Cohen Auditorium Box Office. Where and When: Cohen Auditorium; 12 p.m. Sponsors: Tisch College, Film and Media Studies Program and Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy “Harvey Sapolsky on Foreign Policy Restraint” Details: Harvey Sapolsky, a professor emeritus of public policy and organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and former director of MIT’s Security Studies Program, will lay out a vision for a restrained U.S. foreign policy. Where and When: Braker 223; 8 p.m. Sponsor: John Quincy Adams Society of Medford/Somerville THURSDAY

“Town Hall Meeting with Anthony Monaco” Details: University President Anthony Monaco will give a presentation about the current state of Tufts, followed by time for audience questions. This follows similar town hall meetings on the Grafton and Boston campuses. Where and When: ASEAN Auditorium; 3:30 p.m. Sponsor: Office of the President “Reproductive Health Today and Tomorrow” Details: TuftScope Journal will host a panel to discuss the current state of the reproductive health field and future medical and ethical prospects, particularly given the current political climate. Where and When: ASEAN Auditorium; 7:30 p.m. Sponsor: TuftScope Journal FRIDAY “Spring Student Anthropology Symposium” Details: Tufts students will discuss various topics in the field of anthropology over the course of five panels. The event will open with introductions by Dean of Academic Affairs Joseph Auner and Assistant Professor of Anthropology Alex Blanchette. Where and When: Cabot 703; 1 – 4:30 p.m. Sponsor: Depar tment of Anthropology —by Joe Walsh

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continued from page 1 past, said that he submitted a bid for Tufts to host this year’s Summit after recognizing student excitement for the event. “As a participant working with the organization on the committee and seeing all the excitement and what the conference has done for other schools, I thought it would be of value to bring that to Tufts,” Mack said. Mack said that the bid was successful in part due to the university’s ongoing work with and support of first-generation college students through the Office of Student Success and Advising. Bridge to Liberal Arts Success At Tufts (BLAST ), the First Generation Student Council and Questbridge Scholars are among the university’s existing programs that assist first-generation Tufts students, according to Mack. “In this space, we have a dedicated team to support first-gen college students,” Mack said. “The creation of this office definitely shows a sign from the administration of wanting to be thoughtful about first-generation college students and other identities and [about] how we can continue to elevate our support but also elevate

who these students are.” Sophomore Muna Mohamed served as the the summit’s program coordinator and as a liaison between the university and Class Action. As program coordinator, Mohamed’s role involved organizing conference calls, working with Facilities Services, publicizing the event on social media and serving on the planning committee. She said that this year’s planning committee decided on a theme of “Unpacking the Intersections: Navigating Power, Privilege and Pride.” “With the first-gen identity, there are so many different intersections,” Mohamed said. “You can be first-gen of color, you can be first-gen not of color, you can be first-gen and low-income, not low-income … first-gen doesn’t have a face. [Planning committee members] were debating between a lot, but at the end, we thought, ‘How can we unpack what the intersections are, not just first gen?'” This year’s conference consisted of several student-led hour-long workshops and break-out sessions such as, “Removing the WORK Out of NetWORKing: Rethinking How We Forge Professional Connections as First Gen Students” and “Resistance Organizing 101: Rallies, Petitions, and Protests,” according to Mohamed. Mohamed and Mack said that, to

continue Tufts’ support of first-generation students after the summit, the university should provide more financial aid and make existing programs more effective. Mack noted that the Office of Student Success and Advising is an important part of the university’s efforts but that improvements to the office can be made. “I think we can really do a lot more in terms of efficacy, campus awareness, integration of our faculty and staff into first-generation issues and understanding … what our students are doing and how we can develop a bridge between [students and staff ],” he said. Mack believes that students who do not identify as first-generation can help by avoiding making assumptions about other students. “Think about your own privilege, think about where you are,” Mack said. “I would argue that allies are important, but the most important work you can do is really understand your dynamic, your identities, where you come from and what that means in [a] greater context.” Phyllis Njoroge, a sophomore, led a workshop at this year’s summit on impostor syndrome, which is a condition of feeling inadequate and undeserving while in college

or other high-performing environments. Njoroge agrees that people should be careful not to generalize about first-generation students. “For me, when I talk to other people about first gen, it’s super important to me that people realize that first-gen is a very large umbrella term so you can’t make assumptions about anyone who is first-gen,” Njoroge said. “Also, realize that everyone’s story is very, very different … you can’t say ‘Well this first-gen person, their experience was this, so your experience should be the same.'” Meanwhile, Mohamed recommended that first-generation students acknowledge their accomplishments and hard work. “Give yourself a break sometime,” Mohamed said. “The hardest-working people I know on this campus are first-gen, and I think it’s because we’re used to it … you do the most.” She added, however, that they should remember to take care of themselves. “Just don’t always do the most. But coming from a student that does the most, it’s easier said than done,” Mohamed said. “Take care of your mental health. Self-care is so important, and I know it’s hard to do that.”

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Tufts’ acquisition of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) in summer 2016 offered an opportunity for students and faculty at the SMFA to collaborate more with students on the Medford/ Somerville campus. According to the students and faculty interviewed, this merger has been an all-around positive change. Mags Harries, a professor at the SMFA, says the transition served to formalize the collaborative relationship between Tufts and the SMFA that had already existed for more than 60 years. Harries, who has been a teacher of public art and installation at the SMFA for 36 years, said the transition was largely a positive event that bodes well for the future of both institutions. She expressed excitement that the merger would encourage collaboration among faculty as well as students. As an example, she pointed to the accessibility of engineers and architects at Tufts who could be natural collaborators with her given her experience teaching public art. Harries added that, as a 2016–17 Tisch College Faculty Fellow, she has had the opportunity to share her experience and expertise with fellow faculty members. “This offers a way that the museum school … can think about how they can relate to other departments within the Tufts campus, and I think it will broaden everyone’s perspective,” Harries said. “That will be fabulous.” Harries said that the SMFA’s mission as a school has remained intact even after acquisition by Tufts. She described the SMFA as an exploratory educational environment in which students are encouraged to experiment with various mediums and pursue their passions. “[It’s] really comforting to know that we’re a school within a university rather than a department of the university,” she said. Art students who take classes on the Medford/Somerville campus described their arts experiences there, saying that while the work they are doing has not been drastically altered by the acquisition, they see the merger as ushering in a new era of increased collaboration between the schools. According to Taylor Koscho, a sophomore biochemistry major pursuing a studio art minor, the merger has increased the range of art classes available to Tufts students. “I was looking at next fall, and there’s so many more classes, especially more variety,” Koscho said. “Before, it was more like just painting, watercolor. Now it’s more variety, different styles of art you can be doing, and it’s really cool.” Koscho said she looked into majoring in art as well, but Tufts does not yet offer that major for students who are not also enrolled in the museum school as dual BFA/BA degree students. Ben Kazer, a senior who has taken four art classes on the Medford/Somerville campus, said he benefitted from having classmates who were SMFA students. “It brings us and those students together, and it’s cool to see them working in the same classes with us and see their work and get their perspective on things,” Kazer said. Patrick Carter is the studio overseer at Lane Hall, where many arts classes on the Medford/Somerville campus often occur. He serves as an advisor for the studio art

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A student is shown drawing in Lane Hall art studio on March 9. minor and supervises transfer of credit for the minor. Carter said art classes on the Medford/Somerville campus are geared toward individuals who have limited prior experience with visual art. “That’s the fun of it, introducing people to art, and as they work, then they begin to realize that they’ve done something they didn’t think they could do,” he said. “That’s always a nice bonus for everyone, to witness that development.” Brendan Kerlin, a sophomore minoring in studio art, agreed that students’ lack of experience contributed to, rather than detracted from, their takeaway from an art class. “A lot of my classes have people that have never taken art before and who don’t plan on pursuing it ever again, and they just take it for fun or to try to help themselves draw a little better,” he said. Carter said field trips to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) and Harvard Art Museums were integral to the student experience in the classes he teaches both at Lane Hall and at the SMFA’s Fenway campus. “[The MFA] has been a great repository, as well as other museums, like the [Isabella Stewart] Gardner Museum in Boston. I think it’s wonderful to have that resource to go to, to be able to see and be inspired by things,” Carter said. “Every semester, we’ll take a trip to the MFA.” According to Carter, classes are accommodating of people regardless of their artistic backgrounds. Still, students can pursue drawing at various levels in his “Drawing: Foundations” and “Drawing: Intermediate/Advanced” classes. Kazer and Eddie Fultz, another senior who has taken studio arts classes, said they regretted delaying involvement with visual art until late in their Tufts careers. “Second semester junior year, I started, and now I’m rushing through the minor. I’m taking too many courses right now,” Fultz said. “I feel like I can’t focus on sculpture or illustration. I’m doing it all at once … If I’d started earlier, I think it would be nice to take one or maybe two [art] courses per semester, to spread it out.” Kazer said the lack of visibility of art classes at Tufts was a partial cause of his limited involvement early on and his ultimate decision not to minor in art. “One thing I was disappointed about is

I think Tufts underrepresents their art program. If you don’t seek it out, there’s not a lot of information available for you if you want to take art classes. Even before the merger, the fact that you could take SMFA classes, a lot of that information wasn’t readily available,” he said. “If I’d gotten on board earlier, I think I would have done the minor.” Students voiced additional concerns about the SMFA/Tufts art program, including a lack of studio space on the Medford/Somerville campus and the inconsistent, crowded SMFA/NEC shuttle, both of which the SMFA and Tufts administrations have promised to address. “[Better] studio space would definitely be an improvement,” Kerlin said, explaining that Lane Hall is a renovated gym divided into three studios. Koscho added that the expenses associated with art classes are often unnecessarily high. She described spending large amounts of money on supplies she didn’t have the chance to use in class. “You get a humongous list and you probably use about half of it, so you spend a ton of money on supplies for just a half-credit course,” she said. Kazer mentioned that art shows were an important way for students to find out about their peers’ projects. For example, Polykhroma, a collective that is dedicated to fostering “active artistic engagement” in the Tufts community according to its public Facebook page, hosts art shows featuring students’ work. Students said that, overall, Tufts has allowed them to further explore their art. Koscho described a large drawing she made of herself in her prom dress. Kerlin’s series of seven drawings of leather jackets, done in ballpoint pen, is currently on display at the Tufts University Art Gallery. Kazer described a collaborative painting he worked on in a painting class, which grew out of a group photo taken at the MFA — every student painted their own section of the photo, and the composite group portrait now hangs in Aidekman Arts Center. Carter described the feeling of gratification that came from working with his students. “If you give with all you have, you get [a lot] back because students are very open,” Carter said.

hen I was a kid, I did gymnastics. I loved the sport, the aggressiveness contrasted with grace. Sometimes, I did not love the people I did it with. The gym I trained at was full of people very set in their ways and of the opinion that people unlike them are somehow less deserving of their respect. Don’t misunderstand me: They would be perfectly nice to you, to your face. When I was around 13, a new coach joined the team. He was a gay man. Many of the other gymnasts and the coaches took exception to that. They never said anything to him, but it was clear he was not welcome, and behind his back they were vicious. “So feminine” or “so flamboyant” or “I can’t believe someone would choose to be gay” all floated around in lines for equipment. They were rude to his face — never openly about his sexuality but enough so that everyone knew why. His opinions on skills were casually ignored and any advice listened to with only half an ear. I stood there, uncomfortable with the situation yet not willing to speak up. I was 13 and ‘straight’ and, although I may have been one of the oldest on the team, I was a lower level and not the best in said level. Thus, my position in the pecking order was low. So, I did not say anything. I watched and absorbed how they treated queerness. I let them make fun of him and remove all his authority as a coach. I watched how all the adults in the situation let this bullying go on and made no moves to stop it but instead participated in it. They laughed with the girls on the team at his ‘strange’ behavior. It was in that moment that I began to think how I could never be out to these people. They could never know; I was already different for not being Christian. I started imaging what would occur if I was out. I imagined girls refusing to talk to me and coaches doing the bare amount of training. I thought of what could happen if the parents who sat in on practices knew. Potential accusations that I was in the sport so that I could watch girls in sports bras and spandex, despite the facts that we were all kids and they were younger than me and it was a team flew around in my head. All I could do for months was come up with the horrible scenarios that could have occurred if they had any idea that I was gay. This was all before I was fully out to myself. I had not admitted my queerness to myself, let alone to anyone else. It prevented me from coming out to myself sooner, because I was scared. I was scared to the point where even during my first semester at Tufts, I couldn’t enter the LGBT Center because “what if someone knows?”

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LCD Soundsystem plays at the Roskilde Festival on July 1, 2010. all been waiting for. From then on, the band officially jumped back on the road and spread the holiday cheer, without announcing plans for more new music. But after performing the standard compilation of their old hits for a while — which likely didn’t disappoint most fans — some big news surfaced. In February 2016, LCD Soundsystem

signed to Columbia Records, suggesting an upcoming album release. Murphy has since confirmed that they are in fact working on a full-length album of new material to be released on Columbia Records. Though the exact date is still to be announced, Murphy personally responded to a fan’s inquiry see LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, page 8

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Celeste (Nicole Kidman) stands next to her abusive husband Perry (Alexander Skarsgård) in the ‘Big Little Lies’ finale. by Paige Spangenthal Assistant Arts Editor

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LCD Soundsystem holds a special place in any musicophile’s heart. The band is the project of one James Murphy, a multi-instrumental, record-producing, label-managing, songwriting bundle of talent incarnate. His sound draws from a plethora of genres — disco, rock and punk, just to name a few — but always manages to maintain some consistency that makes it sound uniquely his. The band played what many fans thought would be its final concert in 2011 at Madison Square Garden. Murphy stumbled on stage in a disheveled tux and gave an epic three-hour performance (you can find a filmed version on Youtube), ending on a bittersweet note with the hit, “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” (2007). Then he waved goodbye and gave the audience a bow, and the theater went silent. For five years, the band went on hiatus. Perhaps Murphy had a touch of clairvoyance, as his lyrics “love and rock are fickle things” proved to be true. Besides releasing “The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden” in 2014, no new material was produced. But then the band seemed to spring out of a Christmas stocking in late December 2015 with the single “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” For fans around the world, it was the present they’ve

vated its audience with artful shots and complex characters, but perhaps the show’s most fascinating aspect is its use of false antagonists. At the beginning of the series, all the main female characters are pitted against one another. Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) and Renata (Laura Dern) engage in vicious first-grade birthday party politics, Jane (Shailene

Woodley) and Renata despise each other after Amabella (Ivy George) accuses Ziggy (Iain Armitage) of choking her and Madeline loathes Bonnie (Zoë Kravitz) for meddling in her daughter Abby’s (Kathryn Newton) life. Celeste (Nicole Kidman) is the only woman in the series who see BIG LITTLE LIES, page 8

merican fashion designer Jeremy Scott, since first entering the fashion world with his eponymous line in 1997, has been redefining flamboyancy and glamour with his frequent use of floral prints, bold colors and sparkles in his designs. He has even been likened to Andy Warhol for the way he “likes to embrace the garish banality of American culture and elevate it to an art form.” His designs are also characterized by a great dose of humor, although in the past his work was not always free of problematic implications. One collection that got a significant amount of opposition from the general public was his Fall-Winter 2014 Ready-toWear show for Moschino, of which he has been the creative director of since 2013. For this collection, Scott was inspired by one of the most recognizable brands around the world, McDonald’s, and designed clothes that looked like high-fashion versions of the uniforms workers have to wear in the fast-food industry. Some purses featured a yellow letter “M” on a red background that was very reminiscent of the McDonald’s logo, while some other purses resembled the “happy meal” that have made the chain so popular among children. While some people could find a humoristic aspect in fast-food uniforms gracing the catwalk of Paris Fashion Week, some others were rightfully not as pleased with Scott’s artistic efforts. His critics felt like this reversal was a ridicule of people who work minimum wage jobs. It is quite controversial, to say the least, to design clothes to look like McDonald’s uniforms and then have people pay hundreds of dollars to wear them. For the Moschino Spring-Summer 2015 Ready-to-Wear collection, in what was one of the most iconic shows of the past few years, Jeremy Scott once again drew inspiration from American pop culture, specifically from the ultra popular Barbie doll. Every model walking down the runway resembled the toy launched by Mattel, sporting platinum blonde hair, pink outfits and plastic accessories. In the spirit of metacritique of the fashion world that is typical of the brand, Scott seemed to be referencing the way in which models are seen as nothing more than life-sized dolls, largely due to the unrealistic beauty standards they have to live up to. It was definitely ironic he did this on the fashion week runway. Scott’s humorous attitude towards his work and his efforts to critique the world he operates in can be compared to the way Marcel Duchamp approached the art-making process. When he presented his most famous work, “Fountain,” (1917) which was essentially a urinal he had signed with a pseudonym, he questioned for the first time the notion of craftsmanship as a prerequisite for someone to call themselves an artist. The fact that he did so with a urinal, however, is definitely a result of his willingness to achieve a comical reaction. So, after being called the Andy Warhol of fashion, could Scott also be the Marcel Duchamp’or the “bad boy” of the industry? Antonio Bertolino is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Antonio can be reached at antonio.bertolino@ tufts.edu

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continued from page 7 on the matter via a Facebook comment in January, writing “Still working on it, but it’ll be done soon. Winter tends to mess with my voice, so finishing the thing drags out.” The still-unnamed album is expected to be released sometime in 2017. Given Murphy’s recent response, it’s safe to expect it sooner rather than later. At their first of five performances, which was held at the Brooklyn Steel venue on April 6, Murphy gave a sneak

peak of the album to fans by performing three previously unheard tunes. The band asked the audience specifically not to film or record any of the songs, writing on a poster, “Hi there guys! Welcome! We have a special plea … please don’t film the new songs. It’d be a real gutpunch to all the people who have been working insanely hard for the last 18 months to release this music in the way we want to release it.” This seems like a fair request, and it’s exciting to hear how much they are committed to their vision.

Though fans who didn’t make it to the concert haven’t heard the three new songs yet, a Reddit user who was at the show wrote up a short synopsis of his thoughts on each song. The user compared the first song, “Tonight,” to “a Berlin ’70s discotheque,” noting that it provides the usual sarcasm and commentary that Murphy is known for. The fan further notes that the second song, “Call Police,” seems to have taken inspiration from Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie. “It was also the LOUDEST SONG I’ve ever

heard,” the fan wrote. The third and final song, “American Dream,” has been described by concert attendees as ballad-like. From these descriptions, one can only hope that the album won’t disappoint. Perhaps the band’s debut performance of these three songs suggests that we can expect the album to be released within the next week or so, but no one can say for sure. In the meantime, Soundsystem fans everywhere can continue to listen to the band’s old hits on Spotify to build the hype.

Series finale ties loose ends, highlights female camaraderie BIG LITTLE LIES

continued from page 7 seems somewhat removed from all the cattiness, although she sides with Madeline and Jane. With a physically abusive husband Perry (Alexander Skarsgård), Celeste has more urgent problems than birthday parties. Viewers are inclined to side with Jane, Madeline and Celeste, turning Bonnie and Renata into antagonists of a sort. Bonnie is aggravatingly perfect — unlike Madeline, she always keeps a clear head and never loses her temper. As she tries to keep the peace between Madeline, her husband Ed (Adam Scott) and ex-husband Nathan ( James Tupper), her attitude sometimes comes off as high and mighty. It is easy to dislike Renata’s character,

because she targets the vulnerable and tragic single mother, Jane. As the series’ events unfurl, attitudes toward these antagonists start to change. Viewers begin to develop respect for Renata’s ability to balance motherhood with a high-power career and sympathize with her anguish over the fact that her daughter is being harassed, and there is nothing she can do about it. Tiny arguments between Bonnie and Nathan show that Bonnie’s life is not actually perfect, and viewers start to pity her for being caught in the crossfire between Nathan and his ex-wife. By the final episode, when all of the characters attend the school trivia night, the women of “Big Little Lies” have become a united front. Jane and

Renata bond over their fierce protectiveness of their children and become good friends. Bonnie and Madeline become teammates in parenting out of necessity when they discover that Abby is auctioning off her virginity to strangers on the Internet. The alliance between the four women is made explicit in the scene where they fight Perry and eventually kill him. When Jane realizes that Perry is Ziggy’s father and the man who raped her, it becomes clear that he is the show’s only antagonist. When Bonnie gives him the frantic push down a staircase that leads to his death, viewers see that the women of the show have been battling the same demon all along: gender-based violence.

Early on in the series, it seemed that “Big Little Lies” would pander to the type of audience that loves female cattiness, gossip and woman-on-woman hate. The show seemed perfect for people who watch “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (2010–present) for the scenes where rich white women throw cosmopolitans in each other’s faces. With this in mind, the finale of “Big Little Lies” is particularly powerful. The makers of the show set their audience up to anticipate exactly what they would expect from a group of rich, superficial mothers and then pulled the rug out from beneath them. Judging from the overwhelmingly positive response to the show, viewers have never been so glad to land on their butts.

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Evelyn Bellew and Jessica O'Flanagan Food for Thought

City-folk definitely don’t get it

armersonly.com has attracted endless ridicule for its blunt approach to hitching up America’s aggies. It seems hilarious that farmers insist on seeking out like-minded cow-whisperers, but this approach to dating makes sense; good ol’ fashioned American ranches are dwindling in number, and farming demands intense support structures. Only six percent of America’s farmers are younger than 35, and with urban farming on the rise, it’s clear that traditional agriculture isn’t a huge hit for young folks. Don’t let the TED Talks fool you — no matter the technological advances, the need for patient and consistent farm labor will never completely die out. Agricultural stakes are enormously high — poor choices means empty bellies and lives lost as collateral. Even a good season does not necessarily merit a higher payoff; the increase in food prices over the last decade does not necessarily benefit farmers. Standard business procedures like acquiring health insurance or loans can be extremely tricky in a free-form business like agriculture. Crops, animals and the land are stubborn and unforgiving bosses. There is little sick leave and few second chances. Surely there are benefits to farm life, but these obstacles have directed young people more toward careers with steadier incomes and paid vacation. On top of stagnated incomes, the stereotypes associated with rural farming in the United States push more people away from choosing it as a career. The media’s portrayal of the American farmer has moved from the hardworking champion to an uneducated redneck. Perhaps Ol’ MacDonald had a farm, but he had neither teeth nor a complex vocabulary. These negative stereotypes censor out the patience, kindness and reasoning skills it takes to farm. We tend to not associate agriculture with intelligence, despite the fact that it demands a precise literacy of animal behavior patterns and a sharp focus on an enormous network. Also, milking a cow by hand is much more difficult than one would expect, FYI. Working on a farm is a strenuous test in balance and patience that few can pull off. When I worked on a farm in high school, we woke up at 5 a.m. every day without a minute to spare. Before that job, I saw agriculture as a graduated petting zoo, only to find that actual lives depended on me rolling out of bed and into a cold, smelly barn. Hitting snooze meant that animals would be left alone and gardens would be untended. There was no way to apologize for screwing up other than to immediately rectify the situation, a concept that was completely foreign to me. There is a tremendous amount of effort that goes into running a farm, without which we would all go hungry. Still, agriculture doesn’t receive much attention in many political conversations despite its enormous relevance in all our lives. The farming system is certainly not without faults — as it stands, it’s a stage for exploitation of labor and inattention to quality of life. To make impactful change, we need to care more about U.S. farms and food workers, whose hard work is necessary in building any future for our country. Evelyn Bellew is a sophomore majoring in environmental studies and political science. Evelyn can be reached at evelyn.bellew@ icloud.com. Jessica O'Flanagan is a sophomore majoring in computer science and English. Jessica can be reached at jessica.o_ flanagan@tufts.edu.

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Improving the Common Reading Program Every year, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life offers the Common Reading Program as a way to engage first-year and transfer students in a shared intellectual experience. The program, which is common at many other universities as well, has the potential to serve as an important opportunity to start meaningful discussions among those who are new to this campus. The books selected tend to touch upon timely political and social issues that are relevant to college students. However, its implementation could be improved to better engage incoming students through the creation of a service project or long-term opportunities for community action. Last fall, all incoming new students were mailed a copy of “Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America” (2016) by Roberto Gonzales. Gonzales’ book tells the personal stories of undocumented students, which are relevant to all members of the Tufts community now that our school accepts undocumented students and is grappling with how best to support them. Though many first-years may have been passionate about the issue, countless students closed the book after reading a

couple of chapters of the dense ethnography. Based on discussions that took place on the Class of 2020 Facebook page, students seem to connect more over the fact that they did not finish the book than over the book’s content. Although the topic was timely, “Lives in Limbo” simply did not foster community or intellectual engagement. That is not to say there is no merit to reading a well-researched sociological work such as “Lives in Limbo.” Not only does it introduce incoming students to the level of higher education they can expect to receive at Tufts, but it broadens their social and global perspectives. But because the Common Reading Book is not required reading, the program doesn’t engage people on a broad scale. Tufts attempted to expand the Common Reading Program by offering a few campus events last fall, screening the film “Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth” (2009) and hosting a lecture and roundtable discussion with the author. There was even an essay contest for incoming undergraduate students surrounding topics covered in the book, offering students the chance to win a Tufts Bookstore gift card. Additionally, a couple dozen students registered for a fall

course about undocumented immigrants, which incorporated “Lives in Limbo.” Nonetheless, these programs didn’t seem to reach as many students as might be interested in the topics discussed in the book. Perhaps the Common Reading Program could be improved through a call to action, allowing students to volunteer or work on a service or advocacy project related to that year’s book selection. Perhaps Tisch College could host a series of events throughout the year about the specific issues addressed in the book or support students in a yearlong campaign rather than primarily hosting events during orientation. This would provide a more hands-on, in-depth way for students to get involved with Tisch College’s focus on civic life, especially for those who would rather do something about the topic in question rather than simply discuss it. The Class of 2021 will soon be introduced to Tufts’ intellectual community when students receive their own copy of the upcoming Common Reading Book, which has not yet been announced. Let’s hope that Tufts recognizes the limitations of the program as it stands and takes this opportunity to engage more people.

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Jumbos continue busy season with two meets ahead

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continued from back mark for the first time in Tufts history. His 29:37.09 time was nearly 30 seconds faster than the previous record from 2005. Nichols and classmate tri-captain Luke O’Connor made the drive to Princeton on Thursday in advance of the meet in the hopes that they would be pushed by the more competitive field that included athletes from Div. I. “We go to this meet because it’s a little bit more competitive, which is good

for running faster times,” Nichols said. “I ran my season-opener 10k; it was a pretty big [personal record] by like 40 seconds. It broke the school record by almost 30 seconds, which was super exciting. It’s really motivating to see that I’m still improving.” O’Connor also placed at the invitational, finishing with a time of 14:48.55 in the 5,000-meter, good for a sixth-place finish out of 59 competitors. His time currently ranks 13th in Div. III. Nichols’ time was good enough for first, both in the event and national-

ly, where he holds a 23-second lead on Williams senior Peter Hale’s second-place time. Nichols explained that he is excited by the strong early showings from the team, especially coming off an indoor season that saw Tufts win the Div. III New England Championships. “There’s no NESCAC competition for indoors,” Nichols said. “Outdoors, we generally focus on NESCACs as the primary team meet and team goal. We definitely want to win NESCACs this year. We’ve had so many outstanding performances; not that it’s going to be

a breeze, but we definitely have a leg up on the rest of the teams that’ll be competing.” Tufts is next in action on Friday at Conn. College’s Silfen Invitational before hosting the Sunshine Classic Saturday. “[Being at home] is something else,” Usoff said. “You get to go in knowing all the facilities, the track, and you get people who aren’t runners there cheering for you. Just knowing the track and knowing where everything is makes the whole experience a little cooler.”

Elliot's 75s good for first place at Allendale GOLF

continued from back “The future of our team is bright,” Corn told the Daily in an email. “We have had some nice contributions from our first-years, and they are all working really hard to make sure they continue to contribute moving forward.” On Saturday, the Jumbos continued their good form and won the tournament, coming in first out of 17 teams. Elliott again shot a 75, earning a 75-75-150 ledger for the tournament and coming in first-place out of all the golfers competing at the tournament. Elliott finished five strokes lower than Babson sophomore Riley Whitham, who shot a 155 and placed second in the tournament. Elliott’s 75-stroke round was also tied for the second lowest single round of the tournament, only beaten out by

Babson first-year Chris Bornhorst’s second round score of 74. Corn improved upon his firstround score by two strokes, shooting a 77 and ending the tournament tied for third with a 79-77-156 ledger. Nordan finished not far behind, tied for seventh with a second-round score of 78 and an overall score of 157. Sorkin improved on his first-round score by two strokes, shooting an 80 for an overall score of 162. Feldman dropped from his first-round score of 77 and shot a second-round score of 88, but it was still enough for him to finish tied for 33rd. The Jumbos earned a total team mark of 620, six strokes ahead of second-place Babson and 20 strokes ahead of both Amherst College and Husson University, who tied for third. The win did not come easy for the

Jumbos, as the weather was not ideal during the tournament. “This weekend, the team showed amazing patience, playing through extreme winds and wet conditions, and never quit,” Associate Head Coach Brian Golden told the Daily in an email. “All five players contributed towards the victory, over the two rounds. Walking with players, both days, I kept telling them to remain patient, play within themselves and not get discouraged over missed shots. If the team can battle through those elements, that experience will make any future round that much easier.” The first-place finish at the Hampton Inn Invite is already an improvement over the team’s finishes throughout the fall season, and the Jumbos will be looking to continue that success.

“Our team believes it’s more important to be process oriented than results oriented,” Corn told the Daily in an email. “Even though our goal is to win every tournament we tee it up in, we focus more on making sure we are practicing, preparing and focusing the right way. If we do those things, we believe the desired results will come.” Golden is looking forward to what the spring season has in store for the Jumbos, as well as the additional practice time that comes with the improved weather. “Coach Pendergast and I have seen improvement, in every event, since the past fall season,” Golden said. “What impresses us the most is the team chemistry, from top to bottom.” Next up, the Jumbos will travel to Newport, RI to compete in the Bentley College Invitational on April 18.

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Nichols, Etkind set records as Tufts competes at Bates, Princeton by Eddie Samuels Executive Sports Editor

In a busy weekend for Tufts, the team claimed third in the four-team Bates Invitational on Saturday after senior Tim Nichols broke the Tufts’ 10,000-meter record at Princeton’s Sam Howell Invitational on Friday. While the overall finish was not an impressive one for the Jumbos, they were buoyed by strong performances in a few events. Sophomore Josh Etkind broke a record that had been standing for 15 years in the 110-meter hurdles. His time of 14.46 seconds was just five-hundredths of a second faster than the previous pace set by Greg Devine (GE ’03). Etkind’s time currently ranks third in the nation and comes on the heels of his appearance at the indoor championships in March. “[It was] pretty cold and windy. I guess that’s how I’d sum it up, which meant some good things actually,” senior tri-captain Nick Usoff said. “Josh [Etkind] ran really well, and that was the highlight of the day. A time like that will almost definitely get him into nationals.” Etkind wasn’t the only Tufts athlete to claim a first-place finish for the Jumbos. First-year Robert Jones won the 100-meter with a time of 10.85 seconds, and juniors Stephan Duvivier and Shant Mahrokhian claimed firsts in the high and long jumps respectively.

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Senior Michael Caughron, junior John Greenberg and sophomore Kyle Anderson compete in the 5000-meter at the Tufts Sunshine Classic at the Dussault Outdoor Track on April 23, 2016. Senior tri-captain Nick Usoff continued his dominant spring performances with wins in the 200-meter (22.04) and 400-meter (50.26) runs. Tufts’ 4×100-meter relay team — consisting of Jones, junior Peter Clark and sophomores Anthony Kardonsky and Brett Levenstein — also took first

place in their event with a time of 43.10 seconds. Nichols continued his record-shattering senior campaign on Friday by setting a new benchmark in the 10,000-meter, breaking the 30-minute see MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, page 11

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Tufts kicks off spring season with a six-stroke win by Liam Finnegan Assistant Sports Editor

Tufts traveled to Allendale Country Club in North Dartmouth, Mass. to compete in the Hampton Inn Invite over the weekend. The golfers played well at the tournament and shot consistent scores throughout both rounds to win their first tournament of the spring season. The win was the first No. 1 finish of the 2016–2017 season for the Jumbos. On Friday, the first day of the tournament, the Jumbos got off to a great start. All five participating Jumbos ended the day within the top 33 out of the total 91 players at the invitational. Tufts earned a team total of 310 points for the opening round, tying with Babson for first place. Senior tri-captain Owen Elliott ended the first day tied for first with Babson first-year David Choi. Both golfers shot a 75 for the round. Sophomore Justin Feldman finished close behind Elliott, ending the round tied for fifth with a score of 77, while juniors Aaron Corn and Taylor Nordan carded a 79 for the day and ended the round tied for 11th. First-year Ethan Sorkin shot an 82 to finish the first day tied for 33rd. Corn said the win would not have been possible without first-years, like Sorkin, stepping up and filling greater roles on the team. see GOLF, page 11

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Then-captain Jay Wong hits the ball from the eighth fairway at the Newbury Invitational on Sept. 23, 2015.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Max Goder-Reiser Out of Left Field

You think that was bad?

n Saturday, Jeremy Guthrie pitched 0.2 innings and allowed 10 runs for a whopping 135.00 ERA to start his season. Not ideal. By the start of the third inning, the Washington Nationals were already on their third pitcher. This start was so bad for the 13-year veteran Guthrie that his career ERA rose from 4.37 to 4.42. Inspired by a rather heated discussion in my fantasy baseball group chat about whether or not this was a top three worst start ever, I decided to investigate. Using Baseball-Reference’s incredible Play Index, I found that there have been three other outings during which a pitcher allowed ten runs or more in less than one inning of work. Interesting side note, 10 of the 16 games in MLB history at which a pitcher allowed 10 runs or more in one inning or less occurred between June and August. Something about that summer air. Bubba Harris of the Philadelphia Athletics on July 4, 1948 gave up 12 earned runs in 0.2 innings against the Boston Red Sox, good for an ERA of 162.00, ouch. The Red Sox beat the A’s by a final score of 19-5, in a game that somehow lasted only 2 hours and 35 minutes. Bobby Doerr, the oldest living Hall of Famer who turned 99 on April 7, hit the Sox’s only home run. Johnny Pesky led the team with 5 RBIs and Ted Williams, in the midst of an 8.5-WAR season, went 0-3 with three walks and two runs. The funniest part about the game is that the A’s actually tied the game up in the top of the seventh before Harris returned for the bottom half of the inning. The A’s finished that inning down 14. Harris finished the season with a 4.13 ERA and a 105 ERA+, meaning his ERA was 5 percent better than league average, which is what Jason Hammel had in 2016. The second worst outing under my qualifications was former NL Rookie of the Year Jason Jennings of the Houston Astros starting against the San Diego Padres on July 29, 2007. In 0.2 innings, Jennings gave up 11 earned runs in an 18-11 loss on that warm Houston afternoon. Jennings started the game with two straight walks and it got worse from there. A groundrule double, sac fly, two singles, another walk, another single, a double, a home run, another single and another home run later, the Astros were down 11-0. Jennings faced 13 batters, allowed eight hits, walked three and struck out zero before he was replaced by Mark McLemore. His ERA that game was 148.50. Again, not good. Finally, tied with Guthrie under my criteria but worse by ERA, is Luke Hudson, a former Kansas City Royals pitcher. On Aug. 13, 2006 against the Cleveland Indians, Hudson gave up 11 runs, 10 earned, in 0.1 innings on eight hits. Unsurprisingly, the Royals lost 13-0. The Indians in 2006, as some may remember, were led by Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner who combined for 12.5 wins above replacement. The 11-run bottom of the first was capped off by a Hafner grand slam. I can just imagine Tom Hamilton’s call, “Swing and a drive, waaaaay back and gone!” I would like to be the first to congratulate the recently DFA’d (designated for assignment) Jeremy Guthrie on joining this exclusive club. Max Goder-Reiser is a senior majoring in biology. He can be reached at max.goder_ reiser@tufts.edu.