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SMFA expands full-time staff with five new hires

by Bridget Wall

Contributing Writer

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) hired five new staff members this fall in a variety of different departments, according to Dean of the SMFA Nancy Bauer. The SMFA had job openings for an artist in any field as well as teaching positions for photography, metal working, drawing and painting.

These four postings for professor of the practice, the SMFA’s term for highest-tier, full-time faculty, attracted hundreds of applicants, allowing the SMFA to select its top candidates, Bauer said. Many visiting artists, the SMFA’s term for parttime faculty, also applied for these positions, and were evaluated and interviewed through the same process.

This search process began with the creation of four different committees to evaluate candidates for each of the different positions. These committees included a mixture of experienced artists from that particular field and other artists from unrelated fields who were looking to see if the applicants would be a good fit, according to Bauer.

Bauer said that the dozen or more top candidates were invited to the SMFA for a day to be interviewed and to give an artist’s talk and added that five artists were hired to join the SMFA staff after the search.

Rachelle Mozman Solano, who also has a background as a clinical psychoanalyst, joined the staff as a professor of photography.

David Antonio Cruz was hired as a drawing and painting professor, whose expertise in performance art distinguished him as a top choice, according to Bauer. Bauer added that she hopes Cruz’s arrival will help the school to continue its strong tradition in the performance arts.

Neda Moridpour also joined the SMFA as a professor of graphic arts and print paper. Moridpour’s works combine art and activism, according to the SMFA website.

The search for a metals artists yielded two new hires, both of whom were previously affiliated with the SMFA, accordig to Bauer.

One of these metals professors, Kendall Reiss, was previously a visiting artist, and the other, Tanya Crane, had previously been working at the SMFA part time as a studio manager.

Crane, who has twenty years of experience as a practicing artist focusing on metals and jewelry, said that her metalworking career started later in her adult life and that she has been teaching students throughout her study of metals as well.

“My true education is through the practice and being part of the metalworking community,” Crane said.

Crane said that she would like to expand on the interdisciplinary nature of the school and work to bridge the gap between the Fenway and Medford/ Somerville campus. She added that she plans on showing her students that metals aren’t only fine jewelry. see SMFA, page 2

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Recently hired SMFA professor of photography Rachelle Mozman-Solano poses for a portrait.

University reviews its contract with Confucius Institute

by Alejandra Carrillo Contributing Writer

Tufts announced in a Sept. 21. email the formation of a review committee to evaluate the renewal of the university’s contract with the Confucius Institute (CI), an embattled nonprofit promoting Chinese language and culture that has come under national scrutiny in recent months for its ties to the Chinese government.

The email outlined that the “Confucius Institute Review Committee” will evaluate advantages and disadvantages of renewal, and report back to Provost ad interim Deborah Kochevar and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Jim Glaser on how to proceed. Diana Chigas, who is serving as the committee chair, told the Daily in an email that

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the contract is currently set to expire in June 2019.

In a Daily article published last semester, Congressman Seth Moulton and members of the community urged the university to cut ties with the CI. Critics accuse the CI of undermining human rights and attempting to promote the Chinese government’s own agenda.

According to its, the CI is a nonprofit program affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China that aims to promote Chinese language and culture.

The Confucius Institute at Tufts University (CITU) offers language classes and tutoring services to students on a non-credit basis. In addition to these sersee CONFUCIUS, page 2

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continued from page 1 “Metals doesn’t equal only fine jewelry.

Metals equals this whole world of art jewelry,” she said.

Crane also said that she is developing a class with the ceramics department for the upcoming semester, currently titled “Food: The Social and Functional Politics of the Table,” in which students will create silverware and tableware and look into culture and politics through an artistic lens.

At the end of the semester, she hopes to use the kitchenware made

during the class in a collaborative meal for community members, which will help the SMFTA connect with its neighbors. In the future, she explained that she is looking to find more ways to connect her work in metals not only with other arts, but also with natural sciences in order to better collaborate and embrace the interdisciplinary nature of the SMFA. This interdisciplinary nature appeals to many students, including Abby Jupin, a first-year in the five-year BFA+BA/BS combined degree program.

She believes that further expansions in

the SMFA will help her to pursue her interests in the fine arts and biology.

The combined degree program helps to form connections between Medford/ Somerville and Fenway campuses, but classes dealing with subject matter in many fields will help to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature not just within the fine arts, but in the liberal arts, according to Jupin.

The SMFA may grow more in the coming years, according to Bauer.

“As we build up the number of students in the school as needed, we will continue to add faculty.”

Tufts examines relationship with Confucius Institute after national controversy CONFUCIUS

continued from page 1 vices, it provides cultural programming, teacher training and academic conferences on Chinese language, as outlined on the CITU website.

Charles Inouye, one of seven members in the review committee and professor of International Literary and Cultural Studies, referenced the criticisms against the Institute.

“Politicians want to point to China and accuse them of meddling in our [U.S.] politics,” Inouye said.

Inouye said that the committee, which is overseen by the Provost and the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, highly values student and faculty experiences with the CI. He noted how community members outside of the university also have opportunities to engage with the CI. “The thing about the [Confucius] Institute at Tufts is that it is largely outward-looking in the sense that programming is for the community … if not more than the students at Tufts,” he said.

Opportunities for community involvement include language classes

and the ability to participate in CI’s goal to bridge the cultural gap between the U.S. and China.

Senior International Officer and Associate Provost Diana Chigas, believes the CI facilitates academic exchange with Beijing Normal University (BNU), where Tufts students can study abroad in China through the Tufts in Beijing program.

“Students and faculty have appreciated the extra Chinese language support, and the Institute’s language and cultural programming have enhanced our students’ exposure to global perspectives,” she told the Daily in an email.

Chigas said that the committee’s review will have no impact on Tufts’ current relationship with BNU. She added that the university’s agreement with the CI requires that all activities and programs are in accordance with the university’s policy regulations. The university closely oversees the Institute and the Board approves the program and its annual plans, Chigas explained. She emphasized that all appointments have to be approved by the Board and that the university reviews and approves the credentials

of the instructors at the CI before they begin teaching.

Chigas also said that Tufts does not direct any governmental funding to the CI. Haitong Du, a first-year, said that cross-cultural programs like CI are helpful to students learning a different language.

“Language and culture are deeply connected. I learned English 10 years ago and I wouldn’t say I can speak English this well today without learning about American culture,” Du said. “The Confucius Institute is a great way for students who are curious about Chinese culture and language to go and study.”

Du added that Moulton’s call to eliminate CI from college campuses is a political ploy.

“They are exploiting this institute as their political capital … There’s been this sense of xenophobia among American politics for a very long period of time,” Du said.

The Review Committee will deliver its suggestions to the Provost and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences by the end of December, according to the email.

Fletcher conference discusses ocean’s role in global affairs

by Anton Shenk

Contributing Writer

Business leaders, academics and politicians discussed the ocean’s role in global affairs at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy last Friday as a part of the Institute for Business in the Global Context’s (IBGC) bi-annual “Turn?” conference series.

Called “The Ocean’s Turn?” this year’s one-day event examined issues of sustainability and geopolitics in relation to the world’s oceans, according to the event website. The conference featured presentations from Vice President for Environmental Global Public Policy at the Coca-Cola Company Michael Goltzman (F ’97), former NASA astronaut and Navy SEAL William Shepherd and Director-General of Taipei’s Economic and Cultural Office in Boston, Douglas Hsu. IBGC, a branch of the Fletcher school that hosted the event, “focuses on the interplay between global business and the key forces that shape the context in which operate,” according to its website.

Bhaskar Chakravorti, executive director of the IBGC and dean of global business at the Fletcher School, said that the mission of the IBGC is closely tied to the mission of the Fletcher School.

“We prepare leaders with a global perspective,” Chakravorti said. “When

you think of the leaders you want sitting around a table … you don’t first think of business but these are actors that have a tremendous impact on the world. These are entities that cross borders, and they can cross borders much faster then governments or armies or airplanes loaded with diplomats.”

Chakravorti explained that the conference series looks at a different region of interest each time.

“We go to a part of the world that is going though extreme change, an inflection point. This year we thought we’d go a completely different direction and look at the part of the world that is 71 percent of the earth’s surface,” Chakravorti said.

Rocky Weitz, director of the maritime studies program at The Fletcher School, said the theme for this year’s conference came out of Fletcher’s increasing collaboration with the Taiwanese government.

Hsu echoed Weitz’s statement, pointing to the school’s worldwide reputation for diplomacy as the main reason for pursuing a stronger relationship. “[We’re] trying to build this bridge with the Fletcher School,” Hsu said.

Weitz said Fletcher School hopes to hold this conference for over a year, explaining that there was not enough funding to hold the conference last year, until the Taiwanese delegation stepped in and offered to sponsor the event this year.

“Professor Rocky [ Weitz] told us he wanted to have this conference … this is a very important issue to Taiwan so we wanted to make a contribution” said Hsu. In his presentation, Hsu discussed geopolitical relevance of the ocean and pointed out that ocean research receives less funding than space research, even though over 70 percent of the Earth is covered by oceans.

“I encourage Tufts students to digest the message of this conference, it covered every different lens from geo-politics to climate change and environmental issues,” Hsu said. “I think a conference like this will start a conversation about more ideas and creative solutions to problems facing the ocean today.”

The conference also covered other topics relating to the oceans, including offshore energy, economics of shipping and plastic pollution.

Toward the end of the event, Chakravorti said that the ocean is a source for opportunities.

“Sometimes the opportunity to do extraordinary new things is right in front of you, the ocean is right there and is such an important part of our lives. Look for extraordinary opportunities in the most ordinary circumstances. The ocean is one of them,” he said.

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Matt Rice The Tide

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innesota State Representative Ilhan Omar has already made history as a millennial legislator, as a person who came to the U.S. as refugee, and the first SomaliAmerican legislator in U.S. history. Omar was first elected in 2016 to serve a central Minneapolis state house district. This November, she, along with Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, will be the first Muslim women to serve as members of Congress.

Born in Somalia in 1982, Omar’s family fled the country during a civil war when she was eight years old. After spending four years in a Kenyan refugee camp, her family eventually settled in Minneapolis. Omar worked as a professional political operative for Minnesota Democrats, serving as a campaign manager for a state senator and a senior policy aide to a Minneapolis city councilor. As a first-year legislator, Omar set herself apart in many leadership positions. As assistant minority leader, Omar worked with Rep. Peggy Flanagan to increase paid sick leave and to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual violence in Minnesota. Rep. Flanagan is the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor of Minnesota this year, which would make her the first indigenous woman to hold an executive office in the United States.

Early in her career, Omar joined the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to protest Israel’s purported human rights violations. Many conservative commentators have used Omar’s criticism of the state of Israel to label her as an anti-Semite and bigot. In response, Omar said she in no way meant for her comments to reflect negatively on the citizens of Israel, only the government’s actions toward Palestinians. “These accusations are without merit,” she said. “They are rooted in bigotry toward a belief about what Muslims are supposed to believe.”

Though describing herself as a proud Democratic Socialist and supporter of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, Omar was a highly visible surrogate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

This year, she and several other women of color are not just running from the party’s establishment, they are running to change it. Roll Call named her a “progressive rising star” in the Democratic Party.

On June 5, 2018, Omar filed to run for the Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional district after Rep. Keith Ellison announced his candidacy for state attorney general. Congressman Ellison is the first Muslim to ever serve in the U.S. Congress. Omar has called for a $15 minimum wage, Medicare For All and elimination of student debt in the United States. She has appeared alongside many other prominent 2018 candidates, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib. At 35 years old and running in a deep blue district in Minnesota, Omar is likely to hold on her Congressional seat for as long as she would like. Whether you disagree with her policies or not, Omar has made a reputation for herself as a policy expert and a contemplative, collegial legislator. By making history as the first Muslim woman to serve in Congress, Omar and other change-making candidates emerging this year will not only change the Democratic House caucus, but the future of legislating in Congress.

Matt Rice is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Matt can be reached at matthew.rice@tufts.edu

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EXHIBITION REVIEW

2018 Somerville Toy Camera Festival explores history of curiosity with vintage machines

by Ruijingya Tang

Assistant Arts Editor

A church just a six-minute-walk from Carmichael Hall harbors passageways into alternative worlds. One of the Somerville Toy Camera Festival venues, the Nave Gallery, located in the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, opened to the public from Sept. 8–30 with sentimental photographs testifying to the human fascination with mythical worlds.

This year, the festival included three parallel exhibitions at Nave Gallery, Washington Street Art and the Brickbottom Gallery. The exhibitions at Nave Gallery and Washington Street Art concluded on Sept. 30, while the exhibition at Brickbottom Gallery runs until Oct. 13. According to Susan Berstler, director of the Nave Gallery, the Toy Camera Festival was juried by professional photographer Jennifer Shaw, but the galleries’ directors selected the exhibited photographs from a pool of accepted artworks. The term “toy camera” refers to simple, vintage film cameras such as pinhole cameras, Kodak Brownies, Diana cameras and Holga cameras.

Two landscape photographs by Tonee Harbert, featured in the Nave Gallery, convey the artist’s curious longing for realms beyond the reach of non-migrant terrestrial mammals.

“Untitled (stair)” (2017) displays a staircase descending into water.

Focused closely on the staircase, the camera lens does not extend its vision to include the bounds of the body of water. Although the photo lends the nature of the landscape — be it a lake or a river — to the viewer’s imagina-

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Davis Square is pictured on Oct. 19, 2017. tion, the boundlessness of the water implicitly characterizes the landscape as a metaphorically infinite ocean. The ocean has been a popular subject of fantasy for centuries, hence the classical mythologies about the Sirens and Leviathan, as well as modern films like “Jaws” (1975) and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” (1989).

The ocean, mostly unknown to humans even in this era of science and technology, represents an alternative

reality that is enchanting and daunting at once. Harbert’s photograph presents such psychological duality of the ocean in both its color scheme and composition. The staircase, as an architectural structure that literally leads the way, lures the viewer underwater. Despite characterizing the ocean as an inviting subject, the photograph subtly warns the viewer that the ocean is also to be feared. The water in the picture reflects the brightness of the sky, creating a sharp contrast

with the almost monochromatically dark staircase and rock. The absolute distinction in color between water and land suggests that the oceanic realm is nothing like its terrestrial counterpart — the motherly niche of humans for hundreds of centuries.

“Untitled (pathway)” (2018), a Harbert photo exhibited next to “Untitled (stair),” reflects two other see EXHIBITION, page 7

ALBUM REVIEW

Carrie Underwood records fourth No. 1 album with ‘Cry Pretty’

by Yuan Jun Chee

Executive Sports Editor

Former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood released her sixth studio album,”Cry Pretty” (2018), on Sept.

14. This release follows Underwood’s previous effort, “Storyteller” (2015).

“Cry Pretty” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making her the first woman to have four country albums reach the top of the Billboard charts, perhaps a reminder of former American Idol judge Simon Cowell’s predictions of Underwood’s success.

The 13-track album’s lead single is “Cry Pretty,” in which Underwood reveals a more vulnerable and truthful side of herself. Underwood debuted “Cry Pretty” at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards in April to a standing ovation. The music video is also aesthetically moving, featuring Underwood crying under the shower and performing with running mascara.

In the song, Underwood proclaims that “I hold my composure, for worse or for better/So I apologize if you don’t

like what you see/But sometimes my emotions get the best of me/And falling apart is as human as it gets/You can’t hide it, you can’t fight what the truth is.” Underwood explained in an interview with SiriusXM that she expressed hope to change the mindset that women must only “cry pretty.”

“I feel like today we are judged for being emotional,” Underwood said. “As a mom and a wife, you’re supposed to just keep things going together. You’re supposed to just power through whatever, but it’s okay to let it out.”

Underwood co-wrote nine of the 13 tracks of this album, frequently expressing personal emotions.

Equally impactful was “Kingdom,” which acts as a documentation of Underwood’s personal life with former NHL player Mike Fisher. In the song, Underwood cries that “It’s been late nights, a few good fights/Wouldn’t sleep until we worked things out/ It’s been long days of leanin’ on faith/ Even when we had our doubts,” but ultimately she wouldn’t give it up for anything else, for “It’s our life, it’s our

heart, it’s our home/And this is our kingdom”.

While the tracks “Cry Pretty” and “Kingdom” no doubt shed light on Underwood’s personal life and her beliefs, they pale in comparison to previous Underwood songs that have been deemed personal, such as “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted” (2015).

Nevertheless, this should not take away from Underwood’s vocal performances in the album, which have been stellar once again.

Other highlights of the album include “Low,” a slow-jam filled with tambourine and drum beats. The song demonstrates Underwood’s vocal range, as she passionately cries out for a lover. In a similar vein, “Drinking Alone” is a soulful song that is clearly influenced by blues, discussing her thoughts about a lost lover, suggesting that “we should be drinking alone together.”

Another highlight of the new album is “Spinning Bottles.” While the track is dark (it concerns chronic alcoholism), the track is quintessentially

Underwood: a song written in a narrative-style that has been definitive of Underwood’s other major singles such as “All-American Girl” (2007), “So Small,” (2007), “Temporary Home” (2009) and “Jesus Take The Wheel” (2005).

The real up-tempo track of the album, titled “Southbound,” acts as a refreshing change-up midway through the album. The track will be familiar to college students, discussing spring breaks and margaritas in a light-hearted fashion. Football fans who are used to Underwood crooning the Sunday Night Football anthem will also find something for them in “The Champion” featuring Ludacris — a bonus track on the album, previously released for Super Bowl LII. Underwood’s “The Bullet” track should also be highlighted for its powerful social commentary on gun violence. The 35-year-old Underwood took inspiration from the Las Vegas see UNDERWOOD, page 7

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Somerville Toy Camera Festival alludes to unknown world EXHIBITION

continued from page 6 commonly imagined locations of utopia: the faraway and the sky. The photograph depicts a wooden boardwalk extending from the photographer’s standpoint to the horizon. Many religious descriptions of a perfect life feature natural elements, such as trees in the Garden of Eden and flowing rivers in Islam’s Jannah. The nomadic traditions embedded in humans’ cultural and evolutionary psyche endure today in a longing for distant lands. The long trail in Harbert’s “Untitled (path)” traces this storied imagination of remote landscapes. The photo attests to what is probably the most metaphorized cosmic realm: the sky. The picture’s composition plays with an optical illusion

that the very end of the disappearing trail seems to touch the sky, symbolically leading its passengers to heaven.

The mythological theme is also manifested in photographs of man-made entrances into the afterlife. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (2003/2018), a photograph by Nancy Marshall, portrays part of a tomb complex. At the center of the composition is a pseudo-door, which assumes the form of an armed arch but is blocked by a wall of bricks. This impractical structure attests to people’s desire to connect with the world beyond life, as inaccessible as it is in reality. The gentle yet explicit beams of light that permeate almost threefourth of the composition serve as additional embodiments of belief in a supernatural alternative world. The

light beams resemble strips of milky white silk. Their semi-transparent hue renders them ephemeral, and their abstract form make them indescribable.

In a way, the light beams are just like the afterlife, which is believed to exist yet remains physically ungraspable and scientifically unprovable.

Compared to precise modern digital cameras, toy cameras generate more imperfections and give photographers less control over their products.

Nevertheless, some photographers at the Somerville Toy Camera Festival have learned to embrace and to take advantage of the accidental surprises that toy cameras bestow on their photographs, and to use those unintentional marks to express the ancient human curiosity for the mysterious.

Underwood decries gun violence on 'Cry Pretty' UNDERWOOD

continued from page 6 shooting that occurred in October 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, which predominantly featured country singers. The set-up is simple, but its commentary is deep. Underwood laments that “You can blame it on hate or blame it on guns/But mamas ain’t supposed to bury their sons.”

Underwood believes the impact of gun violence in general runs deeper than that, as “The wound’s still open/The bullet keeps on goin.’” For a genre that is associated with conservative Republican voters, “The Bullet” hits home in a refreshing way.

The album hits a high note as it nears its end, reminding all of us that ultimately, “Love Wins.” The song acts as the second single from the album, as Underwood sings passionately that “I, I believe that you and me are sisters and brothers … we’re made to be here for each other.” In a world filled with division, “Love Wins” acts as a powerful anthem and heart-warmer.

Underwood will be touring in Boston at the TD Garden to promote her album in October 2019, after she gives birth to her second child.

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Zachary Hertz and Brady Shea Cheeses of Suburbia

Stay together for the sticks

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achary Hertz (ZH): For our Homecoming installment, we have esteemed alumnus Juan Castañeda (LA ’18), who can be found asking Siri to download Grubhub every weekend. Our sticks are from Pinky’s, a local restaurant with somewhat of a reputation: Its owner was sentenced on federal tax charges in July and arrested in 2011 on a drug trafficking charge after police allegedly found 250 pounds of marijuana worth more than $750,000 in his truck … Juan, any thoughts?

Juan Castañeda (JC): The box looks highend, glossy and sturdy. The sticks aren’t greasy, the sauce is good and I like the crunchiness and garlic on the breading.

They’re really generous with the cheese, and it would definitely keep one person satisfied. It does kind of suck that you have to order extra sauce to hit the delivery minimum, but the sauce is thick and has the right amount of tomatoes.

ZH: Financing the $0 delivery fee must be taxing on the business but as a stereotypical college student I appreciate it!

Regardless, the breading alone makes this an 8/10 from me.

Brady Shea (BS): I could vibe with that. 8 for me too.

JC: I’ll give it an 8.5.

ZH: Our album today is Blink-182’s “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” (2001), which is frankly 2niche5me. Brady?

BS: This was the point at which Blink-182 went from the ’90s to the classic 2000s punk sound. It opens with “Anthem Part Two,” which is a sequel to a song from their album “Enema of the State” (1999).

JC: That’s the one most people are familiar with — it has “All the Small Things.”

BS: “Part Two” is definitely the better “Anthem.” It also helps bridge the gap between Blink-182’s old sound and new sound, as a follow-up to an old song.

JC: The themes are the same, but the execution is totally different sonically. Their earlier albums are what college kids would write, and a lot are memes or simpler themes. Now you can hear their perspective change.

JC: The song “First Date,” feels like it could’ve been on “Enema of the State.”

It’s carefree and the premise is silly, about how a guy feels before his first date. The music video reflects that immaturity, and the band dresses in ’80s and ’90s clothing and just messes around.

BS: They’re saying, “Our sound has changed, but we’re still here.” The first time you see this is in “Stay Together for the Kids.” It’s about parents going through divorce, from the eyes of the child, and both Tom and Mark have divorced parents. It’s raw and emotional, and I get chills when the chorus goes on.

JC: The song that sticks out for me is “Every Time I Look For You.” The earlier songs are heavy on snare, which has heavy, aggressive beats and sounds higher, but the drum line focuses on the toms and sounds smoother. It’s a love song that you can sway to.

ZH: I think my mood is “Shut Up,” because we’re sadly nearing the word limit for this week. But before we end this week, Juan has an important message.

JC: Shoutout to Chow and Joy. Zachary Hertz is a senior studying political science. He can be reached at zachary. hertz@tufts.edu. Brady Shea is a senior studying computer science. He can be reached at Brady.Shea@tufts.edu.

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ACROSS 1 Party with a piñata 7 Tin alloys 14 Online icon 15 Expo entry 16 Begrudge 17 31-day month 18 Jabber 19 Surge protector?

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Current study abroad programs are not sufficient to create global citizens Studying abroad is popular at Tufts, with around 40 percent of Tufts students choosing to partake at some point in their college career. Tufts offers 10 programs of its own as well as over 150 non-university programs from which students can choose. However, various factors make these non-Tufts programs more complicated for students to fit into their academic careers.

According to the university website, Tufts is home to a “welcoming, global, and diverse community.” It is time for the university to expand its study abroad offerings to embrace this message and provide more diverse opportunities to students.

Tufts’ study abroad programs are limiting in a few ways. There is generally a lofty language requirement associated with each program. Additionally, some locations only offer single-semester availability in the spring, and the program at the University of Oxford mandates a full year of participation.

Most Tufts programs require students

to participate in a homestay. This may provide students with a culturally immersive experience, but it inhibits the process of meeting local students of the same age.

According to Tufts Foreign Study Advisor Stephen Hall, students choose non-Tufts programs for a variety of reasons. These programs are located in “a much broader range … in parts of the world the Tufts programs can’t extend to.” They may provide a more practical option in terms of length of stay and are generally “offered on a semester-by-semester basis.” Another benefit is financial: Although Tufts financial aid does not transfer to non-Tufts study abroad programs, students frequently find that a semester abroad via a non-Tufts program is less expensive than a semester on campus. Tufts students may also find more diversity in coursework available through a non-Tufts program abroad.

As Hall mentioned, “It’s useful to take coursework in a subject we don’t offer at Tufts.”

If a student is inclined to study abroad with a non-Tufts program, they must complete a few steps to ensure their semester or year abroad is successfully integrated into their career as a student.

Hall noted that “each course that [a student wants] to take abroad needs to be submitted to the appropriate department,” and that this process is entirely up to the student to complete. Though most courses are approved, there is no guarantee. Even if credits do transfer, Tufts students cannot receive grades toward their Tufts GPA for their classes taken abroad; courses are taken on a pass-fail basis.

Many may attribute Tufts programs’ limited nature to the school’s size. Hall noted, “[we] have to be realistic about what we can do with the size of [the] office we have.” However, other schools of similar or smaller size have proven the opposite. Middlebury College, for example, has about 2,500 undergraduate students but hosts programs in 17 different countries, including multiple

locations in each host country. Their study abroad programs foster many of the same values of those affiliated with Tufts: cultural and language-based immersion.

Tufts is a top university that strives to lead in global opportunity. It is imperative that it builds upon the available study abroad programs to cater to all students, regardless of their academic, scheduling and financial needs.

If the university is unable to expand its portfolio of programs, it must provide students with increased flexibility within the existing programs. This may include transferring grades as opposed to solely credits, making Tufts programs more affordable to all students and expanding housing options abroad. According to Hall, 275 Tufts students are studying abroad through non-university programs, while 225 are participating in Tufts programs. Truly integrate global opportunities into the Tufts experience is the only way to change these numbers.

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Nesi Altaras Takeaways

Jacinda Ardern

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hen Jacinda Ardern took over the leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party (Labour), her chances of leading the party into government seemed small. She faced sexist questioning from the media about her life plans. The National Party’s (National) center-right government, led by Bill English, seemed to hold extensive popular support. Yet, in the run up to the September 2017 election, New Zealand experienced “Jacindamania,” and she delivered an 11 percent increase to the Labour vote.

Despite her party finishing behind the National Party (who also did not get a majority) she became the world’s youngest female head of state after forming a functioning minority government led by Labour following nine years of National’s rule.

Since then, she has been noticed in world media mostly for the optics of being a woman leader: She was the world’s second prime minister to give birth while in office, her male partner is the primary caregiver and she brought her baby to the UN General Assembly this week. While these are milestones worthy of discussion, the coverage of her leadership never seems to mention the substance of her work, which has brought many extremely consequential changes to New Zealand. Starting with her first week in office, she delivered results on a laundry list of social democratic priorities from extending paid family leave to raising the minimum wage.

Under her leadership, Labour has promised to deliver a kinder and more equitable society, a goal that permeated the budget she got passed this year that included large increases to healthcare spending, investment in public housing and education, especially for children with special needs.

Her government banned offshore drilling this year as part of a larger initiative to be a leader in environmental sustainability issues. Her call to decriminalize abortion for cases when there is no threat to the mother is culminating in policy change. She has been active in efforts to make New Zealand a more inclusive society for the island’s native Maori people and give their language a bigger presence in public life, even giving her daughter a Maori middle name. She refused to allow self-interested members of parliament give themselves a raise earlier this year.

While it is important and valuable to recognize Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s milestones as a young woman running a country while being a new mother, it is important to keep in mind that she is successfully running that country and making important changes. The personal style she brings to politics — even the simple fact that she has people refer to her by her first name — is a breath of fresh air in contrast to politics usually dominated by older men who insist on “respect,” that they take to mean formality and unreachability. Her example, in style and substance, should be what leaders aspire to emulate in democracies across the world.

Nesi Altaras is a senior studying international relations and economics. Nesi can be reached at nesi.altaras@tufts.edu.

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CORRECTION A previous version of the Oct. 2 article titled “Friends, family celebrate Jolie Dion-Gottfried’s life” incorrectly stated that Sam Dion-Gottfried is Jolie Dion-Gottfried’s younger brother. Sam is Jolie’s older brother. The article has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily deeply regrets this error.

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Tufts maintains perfect record with comeback victories FIELD HOCKEY

continued from page 12 give first-year goalkeepers Emma Smith and Andie Stallman reps. The goalkeepers did not have a particularly hard day, though, as the Cardinals only put up two shots in the contest, neither of which were on goal.

The Jumbos’ biggest challenge of the season comes Saturday on the road against the No. 1 Middlebury Panthers (9–0). With both tied at the top of the NESCAC at 5–0, the match has serious implications on who will take the conference crown. Action begins at Kohn Field at 1 p.m.

“We’ve got a really intense week of practice ahead of us,” Tutoni said. “Luckily, this is the first week in a while where we don’t have a mid-week game, so we don’t have any distractions this week. This whole week is just dedicated to beating Middlebury on Saturday.”

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Tufts senior forward and co-captain Gigi Tutoni fights for the ball in Tufts’ 2–1 victory against Hamilton at Ounjian Field on Sept. 30.

The team was forced to engage mentally after playing 250 minutes of soccer in a five-day span. Mieth was forced to make four saves to preserve the victory over Amherst, as Tufts’ defense was tested. Eventually, 90 minutes were up and the elated Jumbos team breathed a sigh of relief before running to the stands to celebrate with their alumni.

“It’s cool to be 9–0,” Braun said.

“The first half of the season is over with, and we’ve done everything that

we’ve wanted to do up to this. The second half of the season is going to be even more important. We are going to continue the mindset of our next game being the most important, and hopefully have a similarly successful second half.”

On Saturday, the Jumbos travel to Vermont, where they will look to continue their perfect start to the season against the Middlebury Panthers (4–2–2, 2–2–1 NESCAC).

Sorkin seizes New England singles title to lead men’s tennis at Middlebury

by Tim Chiang

Assistant Sports Editor

The Jumbos continued their stellar fall season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Championships in Vermont, as sixth-seeded sophomore Boris Sorkin broke past senior co-captain Jerry Jiang of the Bowdoin Polar Bears 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the competition’s singles title.

With a singles victory at the Middlebury Invitational two weeks ago, Sorkin has reeled off an undefeated 10–0 record in singles play to start his fall season.

On his way to the title this weekend, Sorkin prevailed in a tight threeset battle against Wesleyan sophomore Adrian Roji in the second round, 7–5, 2–6, 10–5. The Saint Petersburg, Russia native continued his run of good form by defeating two Middlebury Panthers in first-year Stanley Morris in the Round of 16, 6–3, 6–2, before upsetting third-seeded senior co-captain Noah Farrell in the quarterfinals, 6–3, 7–5.

Sorkin then rallied back from a set down in the semifinals to upset second-seeded Sean Wei of Amherst, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1.

“I’m really happy with the win,” Sorkin said. “I still can’t believe I won.

I really liked the way I played throughout the whole tournament. I had great support from all the guys from the team who were there, which helped a lot, especially in the semis against Sean Wei. Their cheering helped me relax after losing the first set.”

Coach Karl Gregor attributed Sorkin’s success to his impressive work ethic.

“He deserved it,” Gregor said. “He puts in a tremendous amount of work and is continually following it up. It

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Tufts victorious in tense conference battles continued from page 12 on the bench, and we talk about how we should be the guys to come on and provide the spark. A lot of times, our starters or guys on the field have been stagnant, and we can come off the bench and really raise the level of play. When I came on, my mentality was to try and help the team in any way — especially just by raising the intensity.”

Amherst’s goal put pressure on Tufts to hold its lead for the final 20 minutes.

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was great to see his reward when it was all said and done. The level of tennis is some of the highest I’ve ever witnessed [in Div. III]. It was just as good as you would see at an NCAA final.”

With just one senior on the team in co-captain Ross Kamin, the Jumbos are a young squad consisting mostly of first-years and sophomores. Of the six Jumbos that competed in the tournament, four were in that group. With few returning players, Gregor explained that there is a lot to figure out with the team’s lineup from week to week.

“There’s still quite a few holes we need to fill,” Gregor said. “Doubles and the middle of the lineup is unclear. In the fall, it’s not a huge deal, but I’d like to see more people step. [Sorkin] fired up a lot of guys now. They’ve started thinking if he can do it, we can do it, so let’s put our heads down together.”

Sophomore Carl-Herman Grant defeated Bowdoin junior Justin Patel 6–3, 6–3 before losing to fifth-seeded sophomore Kevin Ma of Amherst in the second round, 6–0, 6–0.

The rest of the Jumbos fell in the opening round, as first-year Isaac Gorelik was dismissed by eighth-seeded sophomore Arturo Kam of Williams in a tight two-set battle, 7–5, 6–4, while junior Ben Biswas lost to seventh-seeded senior co-captain Tyler Barr of MIT, 6–2, 6–4.

In doubles, the Jumbos’ duo of unseeded junior Nathan Niemiec and first-year Paris Pentousis advanced to the Round of 16 with an 8–4 win over senior co-captain Josh Quijano and first-year Pieter Wernink of the Bates Bobcats. In the next round, Niemiec and Pentousis were defeated by the eventual champions, fourth-seeded Jiang and sophomore Justin Wang of Bowdoin, 8–3.

Pentousis, a native of Greece, was thrilled to get a win in his first match as a Jumbo.

“I was really happy,” Pentousis said.

“My first match being part of the Tufts tennis team, [I’m] proud to be a Jumbo.

I’m looking forward to a lot more matches with the guys and my doubles partner, Nathan [Niemiec].”

Niemiec was also excited to get the win.

“It’s so great,” Niemiec said. “We’ve been working a lot of doubles in practice, [so] it’s great to be able to put it in action. The second match gave us an opportunity of what to work on next.”

On the other side of the draw, unseeded Grant and Sorkin lost to the eventual finalists, third-seeded senior co-captain Lubomir Cuba and sophomore Nate Eazor of Middlebury in the first round, 8–3.

Gregor thought the team as a whole performed well, given the difficult matches that it drew.

“We didn’t get particularly good draws,” Gregor said. “Ben played a seed first round. Isaac also played a seed. Carl had a good win, but then ran into another seed. Tough draw. This tournament is so stacked with talent.

We didn’t get any breaks. In doubles, we lost to the two teams that got to the finals, so again, tough draws.”

Going into the rest of the fall season, Gregor stressed the team’s focus on doubles, as well as the importance of maintaining focus.

“With doubles, in general, we aren’t showing as much strength. I hope we can make more improvements there,” he said. “In singles, I’d like to maintain our level. Historically, we’ve had a hiccup in the last two events. Sometimes the guys don’t keep their focus, so [we] want to stress to the guys to push through.”

Tufts will travel to Bates for the Wallach Invitational on Oct. 6–7.

he Price is wrong? Or maybe it’s just not on Sale?

While you can sue me over the puns, blaming an overly aggressive columnist is not an antidote to Price and Sale’s poor postseason outings. In the playoffs, the duo has been polar opposites.

No, not that one has been monumentally stellar and the other, breathtakingly inept.

One has been bad, and the other hasn’t yet had a chance to flaunt his potential ineptitude.

No Red Sox starter is avoiding the ringer here, and it starts from the top down.

Chris Sale, slinger of sliders and shredder of jerseys, spent the first seven years of his career with the hapless Chicago White Sox, never close to sniffing the postseason. Then he stopped using bleach with his laundry and suddenly found his Sox to be Red. While red is perhaps more aesthetically and historically pleasing, it did not come with a “How-to-Pitch-in-the-Postseason” handbook. In his lone playoff start last year, Sale was torched for seven runs in five innings against the Astros, as the Sox eventually bowed out in four games to the eventual champs. Don’t forget that Sale is coming off an injury that forced him to miss a third of the season. Playoff ERA: 8.38.

David Price, on the other hand, has a substantial body of work in the playoffs.

This body, however, may be missing a few limbs. Over 73 innings pitched, and over 73 reasons to be worried. Here’s one: Price has a career 4.90 ERA against the Yankees, the Red Sox’s likely first-round opponent (assuming the Yanks hold off the ever-pesky Athletics) and an “intimidating” 10.34 mark this season. If pitching poorly against the Yankees and pitching poorly in the playoffs are both likely scenarios for Price, does the intersection of the two make it a certainty? Uh oh. Playoff ERA: 5.03 Rick Porcello will likely toe the rubber next — not likely to inspire any more confidence than Price or Sale. Porcello, who claimed the American League Cy Young Award in 2016, has not done the honor proudly in the playoffs. 11 games and four starts, none longer than 4.1 innings since 2011. Playoff ERA: 5.47.

Eduardo Rodriguez and former Yankee Nathan Eovaldi will be in contention for the last spot in Boston’s four-man ragtag.

The latter’s never been there and finished the season auditioning for a long reliever role. Rodriguez, meanwhile, took one dive into the postseason pool last season. If my understanding of the infinite is correct, he’s technically still underwater: He allowed two runs without recording an out. Eovaldi Playoff ERA: n/a. Rodriguez Playoff ERA: “INFINITE.” The Yankees, meanwhile, are the fun Wild Card underdog. Just the connotations of the word “wild card” spark a wide range of potentially intriguing outcomes, and it’s become a narrative I hope the team embodies. The Sox? Thinking more along the lines of scattered limbs, overpriced goods, clearance sales and maybe even Eolive oil?

And if you want to calculate that combined postseason ERA, I’m confused a bit by the math. Isn’t it, strictly speaking, infinite?

Jeremy Goldstein is an assistant sports editor for the Daily. He is a sophomore studying political science and film and media studies. Jeremy can be reached at Jeremy.Goldstein@tufts.edu.

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9–0 men’s soccer posts best start since 1994

by Maddie Payne Sports Editor

The Jumbos moved to 9–0, their best start to the season since 1994, with two victories over Homecoming weekend. Tufts defeated its closest NESCAC rival, Amherst, 2–1, before downing Hamilton, 1–0, at Bello Field in a pair of hard-fought conference matchups.

With fewer than three minutes remaining in the Jumbos’ tilt against the Continentals on Sunday, senior defender Jackson Najjar picked up a loose ball around midfield. Faking a long pass, Najjar dribbled past one defender and found yards of space in front of him. He cleverly fed junior forward Joe Braun in the righthand channel, splitting Hamilton’s left and center backs in the process. Braun took advantage of the center back’s defensive lapse and just as the ball was getting away from his long strides, he lunged towards the ball and chipped it over Hamilton’s onrushing goalkeeper, first-year Thomas Benson. The Continentals’ defense could only watch as the ball trickled into an empty net. It was Benson’s only mistake in an otherwise terrific performance.

“I thought that I had been having a pretty poor game against Hamilton,” Braun said. “A lot of times, the ball was coming to me and it wasn’t sticking right, or I had a bad layoff to another guy. I was getting really frustrated, and I thought the center backs did a good job of handling Max Jacobs and I. I was glad to be able to leave my mark on the game.”

The goal was a relief for the Jumbos, who had mustered 20 shots prior to Braun’s effort.

It came only minutes after Braun was booked for being involved in an altercation with several Hamilton players. In the 85th minute, Braun collided with Benson while going up to head a corner kick and was pushed to the ground by various Hamilton players.

Both Braun and Hamilton junior defender and co-captain Luke Eckels were shown yellow cards after the scuffle.

The opening 10 minutes of the game were tense. The Continentals earned their

first corner kick inside two minutes, and the Jumbos struggled to control their clearances, resorting to booting the ball out to the Continentals’ back line multiple times.

“The first ten minutes of the Hamilton game showed [how mentally challenging the weekend was],” sophomore midfielder Mati Cano said. “We were tired and had heavy legs.

It’s hard to find the motivation and keep trying really hard and running as much as you have to. We need to work, mentality-wise, on getting our feet going and coming in with the right mentality. After Hamilton got a few chances at the beginning we were scared. We knew we needed to pick it up — otherwise we had an actual chance of losing the game.”

Once Tufts weathered Hamilton’s initial storm, the tide turned and the hosts began to press hard. In the 23rd minute, sophomore midfielder Travis van Brewer crossed the ball from the left wing, and Braun headed the ball toward the net, only for it to rebound off the crossbar.

The second half was equally frustrating for the Jumbos. Two excellent chances — the first from sophomore forward Max Jacobs in the 47th minute and the second from junior midfielder/forward Gavin Tasker on the hour mark — got past Benson, only to be miraculously cleared off the goal line by the Continentals’ defenders. Moments later, junior midfielder Jack Delaney had a goal ruled out, compounding Tufts’ woes. Braun finally provided the seemingly inevitable winner with less than three minutes remaining, tying him with Jacobs for the team lead in goals and earning NESCAC Player of the Week honors in the process.

On Saturday, the stands at Bello Field were packed with students and alumni celebrating Homecoming weekend. The Jumbos scored a goal on both sides of halftime to notch a 2–1 victory over the Amherst Mammoths.

“Against Amherst, we were in control of the game and doing what we wanted to do,” coach Josh Shapiro said. “The [Mammoths’] goal on a funny play frustrated our guys, but they still kept their concentration. Amherst is good. They play with pride and they created

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Sophomore midfielder Derek Enge controls the ball in the box during Tufts’ 1–0 victory over Hamilton at Bello Field on Sept. 30. pressure down the stretch, but we managed to navigate that unscathed. All of the sudden, we felt really threatened after having not felt that way earlier in the game. The response to see it through and keep it at one goal against was really important.”

Tufts opened the scoring just inside the 22-minute mark. Tasker lost possession in the box after bringing the ball up the left wing, but a poor clearance ricocheted off Amherst senior defender Sean Fitzgerald and into the path of Cano, who was free on the far side of the box. Cano let the ball roll across his body and rifled a shot into the top of the net, leaving first-year goalkeeper Bernie White rooted to the spot.

The Mammoths’ biggest strength was their long throw-in and counterattack, which tested the hosts’ aerial ability and defensive shape. Statistically speaking, Amherst provided Tufts’ best competition so far this season: Both teams took 15 shots, while Tufts took five corners to Amherst’s four. Senior goalkeeper and co-captain Conner Meith tallied six saves to White’s three.

Van Brewer made it 2–0 after Tufts’ best buildup play of the game. Sophomore mid-

fielder/forward Alex Ratzan intercepted a pass and beat Amherst’s left back with a neat first touch. With his second touch, Ratzan found Braun, who in turn, found Van Brewer five yards outside the box. The diminutive midfield maestro took a diagonal touch and just as the ball entered the box, ripped a left-footed shot inside the far post. White got a touch on it, but Van Brewer’s shot was too powerful and sailed into the net.

At 69:06, Amherst junior midfielder Dane Lind took a free kick from outside the box.

His cross found its way to sophomore forward Sebastian Derby unmarked at the back post, who headed it into the goal to cut the Jumbos’ lead to one. Lind’s assist on Derby’s goal was his sixth of the season, making him the team’s leading chance-creator this season.

Cano subbed on immediately after the Mammoths scored, adding energy for the Jumbos and helping the hosts preserve their narrow advantage until the final whistle.

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Field hockey sweeps NESCAC opponents during Homecoming week

by Ryan Eggers Sports Editor

The Jumbos had quite a bit at stake going into Homecoming week. Sitting at 5–0 and ranked No. 3 in Div. III, three crucial home games were lay before the team: Wesleyan, Amherst and Hamilton.

The Jumbos swept the three conference opponents last year and sought to do the same and improve to 8–0, their best start since 2010.

Tufts delivered in a big way, crushing Wesleyan on Tuesday and beating Amherst and Hamilton in tight matches over Homecoming weekend. Tufts now sits at 5–0 in the NESCAC, tied with Middlebury for the conference lead.

The No. 15 Hamilton Continentals (7–2) proved to be a considerable challenge for the Jumbos, evidenced by their strike a mere three minutes into the game. Senior forward and co-captain Tatiana Bradley sunk the shot for the Continentals, immediately putting the pressure on the Jumbos to respond.

Tufts was not able to do match the visitors’ intensity, as Hamilton excelled at limiting a high-quantity attack, allowing only nine shots in the first half and 16 overall. The Jumbos’ defense was no slouch, either, only allowing four shots total.

In the 42nd minute, Tufts senior forward co-captain Gigi Tutoni put a rebound shot into the net to tie the score. A little more than 13 minutes later, a beautiful entry pass from sophomore defender Melissa Manzello led to a strike from junior forward Rachel Hamilton, giving the Jumbos the lead.

The Continentals worked tirelessly to even up the score in the waning minutes of the game, even pulling Booth from the goal for an 11-player attack in the final three minutes, but to no avail. Senior goalkeeper Emily Polinski and the Tufts defense held strong, coming away with a 2–1 victory for their efforts. The victory was a milestone for coach Tina Mattera, as it was her 200th win with the program in her 15 years at the helm.

“I wasn’t exactly sure when the 200th win was coming up, but it was definitely an exciting moment,” Mattera said. “Tufts is a great place where people want to be, which has made recruiting a lot easier than in other places. I feel like the school has really helped us succeed … I’m just really happy about what we’ve been able to accomplish over the last 15 years.”

The Homecoming game on Saturday against the No. 18 Amherst Mammoths (4–3) proved to be another thriller. The game had a bit of an odd start, as a scheduling mishap with the officiating crew led to a

near-two hour delay before the game finally kicked off.

Much like the match against Hamilton, Tufts had its back against the wall early, as a penalty corner led to an Amherst goal within the first 12 minutes of action.

“When that first goal went in, it didn’t really click that we were down,” Tutoni said.

“I think everyone went into that game pretty confident in our abilities, so the second it happened, we were immediately like ‘We can get this back.'”

This time around, though, the Jumbos did not have to enter halftime with a deficit, as a penalty corner led first-year midfielder Sophie Schoeni to deliver a tight pass to Hamilton, who scored comfortably in the final minute of the half.

The Mammoths refused to go away, though. A solo goal by sophomore forward Franny Daniels put Amherst back on top early in the second half, as the visitors converted on their only two shots of the game. Once again, the Jumbos had to find a way to keep their undefeated record intact. Only a few minutes later, Hamilton’s shot deflected back into the air, where it was struck into the back of the net by Tutoni, evening up the score again. The rest of the half went by without a goal, so the Jumbos faced overtime for the second time this season.

Overtime did not take long. Less than two minutes into the period, an Amherst turnover turned into a quick transition attack by Tufts, and Tutoni delivered the game-winning shot to secure a 3–2 Homecoming win.

“We know how good we are,” Mattera said. “We know what we’re capable of as a team, so that’s where I think our mental fortitude comes in.”

On Tuesday, the Jumbos put up their best offensive performance of the season against the Wesleyan Cardinals (3–5), putting up eight goals, six of which came in the first half. The goals were impressively distributed, as six different players scored.

Tutoni’s two goals in the contest contributed to what ended up as a five-goal week for the Newtown, Pa. native. Her performances earned her the honor of NESCAC Player of the Week.

“That was basically just all of my teammates,” Tutoni said. “They really made me look good this week. I have to give a huge shoutout to [Rachel Hamilton], who also had the weekend of a lifetime. Same with the defense and the midfield — everyone just connected really well. I have my teammates to thank for this weekend.”

The defense was stellar, as well, allowing Polinski to rest after the first half to see FIELD HOCKEY, page 11