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Tufts students protest DACA elimination by Daniel Nelson News Editor

More than 60 Tufts students protested yesterday against the current presidential administration’s cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, gathering at the lower patio of the Mayer Campus Center. The program, according to a White House press release, will be phased out over six months, with no new applications accepted. The protest was organized by Tufts United for Immigrant Justice (UIJ) and opened with a short speech by a student named Juan. Juan stood atop a table and spoke through a bullhorn about being smuggled into the United States aboard a van. “I remember feeling this intense feeling of hope when we crossed the border, the likes of which I never felt before,” Juan said. Juan also discussed his enrollment in the DACA program, which he said opened many doors for him in America. “[DACA] gave me the opportunity to work,” he said. “It also made higher education a lot more accessible for me as it opened the door for many scholarships and allowed me to travel the country without fear of being arrested by ICE.” Since its creation in 2012, DACA allowed undocumented immigrants who entered the country under the age of 16 to apply for temporary protection from deportation. The approximately 800,000 enrollees in DACA, none of whom had been convicted of a crime, were able to work and attend school as a result of the program. Former Dean of Admissions Lee Coffin announced in April 2015 that Tufts would accept undocumented students, including but not limited to students with DACA status.

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But while DACA brought such benefits to many of the student speakers, it came only after they had lived through childhoods marked by a constant fear of deportation, the speakers said. One student, Alejandro, described a sense of betrayal when his parents told him at age 8 to remain wary of immigration officers. “I felt hollow and cold when I learned that I was hated by the country I called home,” he said. With the Trump administration’s Sept. 5 decision to rescind the program, the students, not all of whom said they see DACA, page 2

Tufts Department of Computer Science hires four professors, loses three

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In the wake of Assistant Professor Ben Hescott controversially leaving the Tufts Department of Computer Science this May after being denied tenure, the department has faced additional faculty changes in the past few months. The Department of Computer Science has hired four new professors and lost three. Megan Monroe specializes in visual analytics and will now be a full-time lecturer, co-teaching Introduction to Computer Science in addition to teaching her own course on natural language processing. In Fall 2016, she taught a class on visualization, acting as a part-time lecturer. Professor Susan Landau is a cybersecurity policy expert and Tufts’ second Bridge Professor who is developing programming between the School of Engineering and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She will begin teaching courses in the spring. “I’m hoping to have most of my courses cross-listed so that students from both places, as well as maybe International Relations or Political Science or

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Psychology or History, can take them as well,” Landau said. Assistant Professor Liping Liu is a machine learning researcher who specializes in working with data sets that have a geospatial aspect, such as the migration patterns of birds. This semester, he is teaching a course on Machine Learning for Ecology and Sustainability. Assistant Professor Jivko Sinapov is an expert in developmental robotics and hopes to start a robotics lab at the University. He is a proponent of hands-on teaching and project-based learning, finding teaching to be much more fulfilling than working in industry. “In industry, you may have interns, but they come in for a semester, then they’re gone,” Sinapov said. “Here, you get to actually watch the students grow. That’s why I’m in academia.” The hiring of these new professors has been accompanied by the departure of three others. Greg Aloupis, who specializes in algorithms and computational geometry, will begin teaching at New York University in see CS DEPT., page 2

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All candidates on the ballot of yesterday’s preliminary election for Medford City Council will advance to the general election, with the exception of last-place finisher Andrew P. Castagnetti, who missed the general election ballot by 164 votes, according to the City of Medford’s official results, provided by City Council and Community Relations Liaison Lauren Feltch. Last night, the fifteen-candidate city council race was winnowed down to 14, the maximum number of candidates which can be on a general election ballot. These 14 will compete for seven seats on the city council. The winning candidates, in order of most to least votes, are: John C. Falco Jr., Michael J. Marks, Briana LungoKoehn, George A. Scarpelli, Richard F. Caraviello, Adam Knight, Ann Marie Cugno, Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr., Natalie Breen, George Sacco, Curtis Tuden, Cheryl A. Rodriguez, Remo G. Scarfo and Robert L. Cappucci Jr. 9.78 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in the preliminary election.

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continued from page 1 were enrolled in DACA, described the return of uncertainty. One student named Diego said the government is at fault. “We are left in a state where the government is ineffective and we don’t know if they are going to provide any support to all these students, all these Americans who are fighting for a place in society,” he said. During the protest, speakers also refuted what they said was the media’s unfair representation of America’s undocumented population. Alejandro presented the situation in the context of his own family. “I wish to prove to everyone that my mother isn’t a drug dealer, my father isn’t a rapist, my brother isn’t a criminal and I am not the worst that Mexico is sending,” he said. At the close of the event, a student named Alejandra told the crowd that they need to learn about immigration issues including DACA and the DREAM Act, a proposed piece of legislation that could open a path to permanent residency for undocumented immigrants who entered the country as minors. “This bill will not only be a relief from deportation for approximately two million youths, the act will offer a path to citizenship and employment,” she said, explaining that the DACA program did not go far enough to help the undocumented

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McGlynn’s nearly 30 year reign, according to the Medford Patch. “Medford made a choice for a new mayor with Stephanie Burke. The culture change could now spread down to the city council,” Tuden said. “There are new voices in the city that are inspired by the new mayor and it’s a new political landscape.” Burke is facing her own election this year, running for another term against challenger David McKillop Sr., according to a Sept. 11 Medford Transcript article. Despite Tuden’s calls for change, council president and incumbent Richard Caraviello said that this council has been one of the most productive ever. “With the work of the current Council and administration we are moving in a positive direction,” Caraviello said. “Though change does not happen overnight.” Caraviello said he was most proud of bringing the Library Commission to Medford, such that the city was awarded a $13 million grant to build a new facility. He hopes to work to preserve Lawrence Memorial Hospital and revitalize Medford Square if re-elected to another term. The Medford general election will be on Nov. 7.

population. “We need to push for something bigger. Something that will provide us citizenship, that will provide us safety, that will provide us humanity.” Dean Alan Solomont of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life attended the rally to express his personal support for the students as well as represent Tisch College, which he said did not work with the students in organizing the protest but was aware of its occurrence. “Many of us took a few minutes out to show support [for the students],” Solomont said. Students in attendance at the rally were supportive of the speakers’ cause. “It takes so much bravery and courage to stand up on those tables and share your story,” a first-year student named Sophia told the Daily. She also said that the campus environment played a part in staging the protest. “The students who spoke of their life stories here did it because they feel safe here at Tufts,” she said, calling Tufts a “safe haven for a lot of people.” Klielle Glanzberg-Krainin, a senior who attended the protest, was similarly impressed with the bravery of the students who spoke and attended the protest to show support. “Defending DACA is of the utmost importance at this moment,” GlanzbergKrainin said. “Specifically showing Tufts

and the undocumented students here that there is support for [DACA] is also really important.” Tufts reiterated its support for undocumented students on the same day that Trump decided to phase out DACA, in an email to the school community from University President Anthony Monaco. Additionally, Tufts filed a declaration alongside a Sept. 6 lawsuit by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, as well as other attorneys general, opposing the decision to end the program. The complaint stated that more than 25 Tufts students are enrolled in DACA. “The Trump administration’s decision is fundamentally unfair,” Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mary Jeka said in a statement to the Daily. “We remain committed to honoring our promises to our DACA and undocumented students and to providing them with continued support, which includes financial aid, legal services, counseling, and assistance from the Office of the Associate Dean for Student Success and Advising.” Editor’s Note: Many of the students interviewed and quoted in this article did not provide their last names due to safety concerns. In particular, several students quoted are current enrollees in the DACA program. Amanda Rose contributed reporting to this article.

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All seven current members of council are at the end of their two-year terms and all seven are running for re-election. These incumbents filled up the top six finishers and councilman Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr. placed eighth. While Medford is no stranger to having elections full of fresh faces — the 2015 preliminary election featured 16 candidates running again for 14 general election ballot spots — challenger candidate Curtis Tuden noted that many people were inspired to run for city council because they want to see a new direction for Medford. “I think tonight’s preliminary results show there’s an open competition for the seven spots,” Tuden said. “[Challengers] definitely have a great shot. It’s part of addressing politics in Medford as a cultural change.” Tuden said he was particularly mobilized by what he saw as a lack of council leadership around issues related to the environment and clean energy. Tuden is the current chair of Medford Energy & Environment Committee. He also noted that he feels people were motivated to run after Stephanie Burke was elected mayor; when Burke was elected in 2015, she was the first new mayor in 28 years, ending Michael

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continued from page 1 January. Bruce Molay, who taught many introductory level courses, retired this August. Associate Professor Anselm Blumer, who taught in the department for over thirty years, will be retiring in February. Blumer said his decision to leave Tufts was directly linked to Ben Hescott being denied tenure. Hescott said he received no explanation from either the Committee on Tenure and Promotion or the Board of Trustees as to why he was denied tenure. “It seems to indicate a lack of support for good teaching on the part of the University,” Blumer said. According to the AS&E Faculty Handbook, both teaching and scholarship

quality are important factors in evaluating whether faculty receive tenure. However, many of his former students believe that Hescott was denied tenure because he did not secure a sufficient amount of research funding, according to a Medium post which collected responses to Hescott’s denial of tenure from alumni and members of the Tufts community. Blumer said that such an expectation is detrimental to the University because it suppresses intellectual freedom and removes any incentive for graduates to work in academia. “Industry does research in the areas that they think they can sell. Universities are supposed to be doing research in all sorts of different areas, but if you force new faculty to go for research funding, then it’s essentially the same thing,” Blumer said.

Professor and Department Chair Kathleen Fisher explained that in order to combat the increasing difficulty of finding and hiring professors, in the past year, the department has accelerated their system of hiring. “We’ve been shifting to a model where we make offers as soon as we have a candidate that we’re really excited about instead of waiting to have all the candidates come in.” Fisher added that the problems with retaining professors have not been financial. “There are just not enough [computer science PhDs] who are interested and qualified in the positions, so everybody [computer science departments] is competing against everybody else,” she said. The Computer Science Department currently has five open positions it is looking to fill for next year.

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Counter-protesters of the alt-right rally in Charlottesville hold signs of anti-white-supremacist signs in the street on Aug. 16. by Fina Short

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In the wake of white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville, some have been left with questions about how the country got here. Deborah Schildkraut, the chair of the Department of Political Science at Tufts, authored the book “Americanism in the Twenty-First Century: Public Opinion in the Age of Immigration” and, last semester, taught the course Public Opinion and U.S. Democracy. Her current research concerns the effect of impending loss of white majority status on the behavior of white Americans going forward, according to the political science department website. To understand more about the motivations behind the white supremacists who protested in Charlottesville, the Tufts Daily talked to Schildkraut about whiteness in America. She was asked about how she thinks universities should react to events similar to Charlottesville and how she has tailored her courses to fit the needs of students in today’s political climate. Tufts Daily (TD): Do you believe the behaviors of those involved in the white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville are a result of loss of majority status? Deborah Schildkraut (DS): You might think that, because the generation coming of age right now is the most diverse generation, younger people might be more comfortable with diversity, and that it might seem less threatening to them. There’s a lot of research to support that the more interpersonal contact with people of different ethnic groups and racial backgrounds, the more comfortable you are around diversity. Looking at young whites in the U.S. today as a whole, it doesn’t seem like

that is happening, even though they’re a very diverse generation … It seems like when you present headlines about changing demographics, if it moves people in a conservative direction, if it moves white Americans in a conservative direction on a range of dependent variables, it does it for the young and old. TD: So there’s no difference in young and old Republicans’ comfort around diversity? DS: That’s right … Now again, I’m not really studying white supremacy or neo-Nazism, but a point that several of us scholars who studied this are making is that there’s a bigger story here which is the … increased salience of white identity and concerns about the loss of status. This has far more implications and effects on peoples’ attitudes because there’s so many more people who feel that there are people who support neo-Nazism. The idea of whiteness becoming politically potent in a range of ways is kind of what I’m interested in, and particularly how it might be affecting young people. TD: What role do you believe universities should play when events like the Charlottesville protests occur on campus? Should they intervene? DS: There are multiple ways I think universities can be very helpful here. There’s the social side and then there’s the academic side. Socially, I think it’s important to have opportunities for students to talk about their thoughts, their feelings, their vulnerabilities. But there’s also: I speak mainly from the perch of a faculty member, and I think ‘what can my discipline, what can my academic expertise contribute to this?’ So I think there’s a role for the university to be helping highlight people on campus who have academic expertise, who

can provide suggestions on readings and help separate fact from fiction, and think about what some rigorous scholars should tell us about why these things happen and what we can do to make them better. After Trump got elected, for example, one of the things I organized as chair of the political science department was a faculty panel about what to expect in a Trump presidency, and we had a packed house … We have an expert on national security. We have an expert on healthcare. We have an expert on immigration. We have an expert on the Middle East. Let’s get them all together and talk about how we should be thinking analytically about this. So there’s definitely opportunities to do stuff like that. TD: How have you incorporated the recent political climate into the classes you teach? DS: In my class last semester, my [Public Opinion and U.S. Democracy] class … we had a lot of readings about public opinion and tolerance and free speech and ‘What are the things that lead people to give a more tolerant response?’ and ‘When are people wanting to draw the line and rein in free speech opportunities?’ … We spend a lot of time trying to sort out the evidence of ‘Did Trump win because of economic anxiety? Did he win because of racial anxiety?’ It’s a difficult question to study, but there is some research on it, so we spend a lot of time looking at that. That was a topic I’d never covered in class before. In my Intro to American Government class [last] fall, we [spent] a lot of time thinking about how much of what we’re witnessing is really unique and unprecedented and how much of this is stuff that the country has actually experienced before. TD: What would you say are some of the answers to that?

DS: One thing that really is new is the degree of polarization that we have, and the extent to which race and party identification seem to be aligning … We also spend a lot of time talking about polling, and [asking] ‘what do polls get right? What do polls get wrong? Should we believe the hype that the polls were terrible?’ Maybe they weren’t so terrible. I’m really trying to sort that out as something we’ve done before. For example, the idea of a president pushing the bounds of his authority and trying to circumvent Congress, which we see a lot of happening right now: That’s not new. The history of the presidency is the history of pushing the boundaries of this authority. Actual contours of the president’s authority in the constitution are very, very vague. TD: What can we do, as people who are not white supremacists, to combat these movements? DS: This is something we talk a lot about in my Intro to American Politics class. There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that squeaky wheels get the grease. So if you squeak, you’ll get attention. I wrote a piece that appeared in TuftsNow after the first issue of the Muslim ban where it’s important to acknowledge and even celebrate the outpouring of protests that happened at airports of people cheering people who are getting through security … The Women’s march, and all these kinds of things, they do matter. One thing that really matters is if they’re sustained. If they’re a one-off event they’re less likely to be successful … It’s a matter of keeping it up and being sustained and letting elected officials know that it will have electoral consequences. Editor’s Note: This article has been edited for clarity and length.

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Dina Deitsch hired as director and chief curator of Tufts University art galleries by Libby Langsner Arts Editor

In May of 2017, Dina Deitsch was hired as the director and chief curator of Tufts University art galleries. The newly plural title of the institution, which was previously the Tufts University Art Gallery, suggests that Deitsch’s administrative involvement will work to creating a curatorial dialogue between the Medford/Somerville and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) campuses. “One of the big shifts in my hire is actually a structural shift,” Deitsch said. “I’m the director of the Medford gallery and exhibitions and public programs at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. So initially, we’re looking at a two city, two campus program, one that is directed towards the education of studio art-

ists and art practice, and the other one towards a broader campus of academia and scholarship.” This newly conceived position weaves two slightly different positions into one, making it easier for the new director to organize events on both campuses. “Initially, the big change will be an integrated program between these two specific spaces. The Medford gallery has a strong legacy, and the museum school exhibition and public programming have [their] own history — equally important,” Deitsch said.” The SMFA specializes in bringing contemporary artists in every semester, to meet with students and to give public lectures.” Deitsch explained that, at the SMFA, exhibitions garner very specific audiences, while see DINA DEITSCH, page 7

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Dina Dietsch, the new director of Tufts University art galleries, poses for a portrait in the Koppelman Gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

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Dana Schutz retrospective lives up to the artist’s recent success despite notable absence by Antonio Bertolino Assistant Arts Editor

After controversy surrounding her work “Open Casket” (2016) led to heated protests at the Whitney Biennial last March, Dana Schutz became one of the most conspicuous figures in the contemporary art world. The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) of Boston has also drawn support and protest from local artists and activists since unveiling a retrospective of Schutz’s work on July 26. The exhibition, which runs until Nov. 26, features numerous paintings that exemplify Schutz’s style, discernible in the vibrant, quasi-expressionist colors and the cubist shapes. The galleries at the ICA today bear no visible sign of the storm that has sur-

rounded Schutz and her work in the past months. The first room of the exhibition initially presents viewers with a very large piece by the American artist. “Shaking Out the Bed” (2015) portrays an intimate scene of two lovers at the moment of their awakening. The focus of the painting, however, appears to be the chaos surrounding the couple. A slice of old pizza, some spare change and a cup of water all manifest domesticity, interrupted by an abrupt alarm clock going off in the background. This familiar picture clashes with the colossal size of this work, as frames of that size were traditionally used for nineteenth-century European paintings depicting mythological anecdotes. The bright and varied color palette also produces a sense of uneasiness as opposite

hues clash, although it inevitably draws the viewer to the work itself. The influence Cubism had on Schutz’s work is most evident in “Slow Motion Shower” (2015), which depicts a woman bather in a shower. The piece echoes the feeling of uneasiness in “Shaking out the Bed,” as it shows this female figure contorting herself, bringing her hands to her eyes. In this scene, Schutz communicates the blinding, isolating feeling of being behind a shower curtain. What is more notable about the artwork, however, is the number of limbs visible — four. The artist decomposes the female figure and looks at each part of the woman’s body diachronically, referencing Marcel Duchamp’s “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” (1912), one of the most iconic examples of analytic Cubism.

The way Schutz employs elements from past artistic movements and references textbook-artworks is especially interesting because of the new connotations her works acquire in the process. In the case of “Big Wave” (2016), for instance, viewers are once again presented with a scene that could very well be taken from a painting Picasso could have made on a day when he was in a very good mood, hypothetically speaking. The shapes are very geometric and of clear Cubist inspiration, and Schutz appears to be representing time on the flatness of the canvas. She uses this Cubist language, however, to evoke uneasiness in the viewer at the sight of an impending disaster who is see DANA SCHUTZ, page 7

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‘Viceroy’s House’ partitions the viewer’s interests by Tommy Gillespie Assistant Arts Editor

Before the credits roll on Gurinder Chadha’s historical drama “Viceroy’s House” (2017), released worldwide on Sept. 1, title cards underline the human cost of the 1947 partition of India into the newly independent, decolonized nations of India and Pakistan. Over 10 million people, including Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, were displaced from their homes, leading to the death of over one million. Just one of those displaced people, the titles explain, was the grandmother of Chadha, the film’s director. This reveal makes Chadha’s role in the project curiously incongruous with her intimate connection to the film’s events. “Viceroy’s House” is a competently done, historical drama, yet it seems either Chadha or the studio suits passed up the opportunity to make a great film and decided to go safe and simply make a good one. By doing the latter, however, the film is easy forgettable. “Viceroy’s House” details the partition and independence of India from the British empire in the summer of 1947. The creation of a newly

independent state out of the vast and diverse British Raj in India was daunting and fraught with violence. Though the full complexity of the situation is impossible to explain, the film generally portrays Hindus and Sikhs being in favor of a united India. Whereas Muslims in the north were in support of a partition into India and Pakistan. The wide diversity of people spread throughout all parts of India complicated the situation. The lead-up to partition was marked by widespread violence and ethnoreligious tension, and was followed by the largest mass migration in human history as groups sought safety in India or Pakistan. The film follows the upstairs/downstairs, gentry/ servant parallel format used to great effect in films like “Gosford Park” (2001). Upstairs, Lord Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville) and his wife Lady Edwina (Gillian Anderson) try to negotiate the decolonization process with leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru (Tanveer Ghani), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Denzil Smith) and Gandhi (Neeraj Kabi) while managing dissenting pro- and anti-partition camps. They worked to keep the volatile situation from spiraling into civil war.

Downstairs, the various staff members at the Viceroy’s estate debate the various machinations of independence among themselves, nursing underlying tensions and anxieties — and hope for the future — while the Lord’s right-hand Jeet (Manish Dayal) tries to win the affections of Aalia (Huma Qureshi), the Lady’s assistant. The parallel action of “Viceroy’s House” results in parallel outcomes. It provides an interesting perspective from all competing sides of the issue, from the departing British to the quarreling factions to the wisdom of Gandhi. Chadha provides insight into more opportunistic and backhanded dealings of the British government, as is revealed in backroom conversations between the Lord and his assistants. Also interesting to watch are the various hopes, fears and tensions held by the staff as they come to terms with their transition from colonized people to sovereign nations. Less interesting is the contrived, by-the-numbers romance between Jeet and Aalia; the screen time devoted to it could be put to much better use. Additionally, the parallel plots come dangerously close to falling into a familiar trap:

The film tries so hard to convince us to care about all of the characters that the audience winds up caring about few to none of them. Despite these gripes, “Viceroy’s House” does represent a welcome return to form for Gurinder Chadha, who at her best is one of the top filmmakers of the BritishIndian diaspora. She first made a name for herself with morally and socially complex comedy-dramas about the modern Indian experience in Britain with films such as “Bhaji on the Beach” (1993) and “Bend It Like Beckham” (2002). However, Chadha’s career quieted down after the international success of the latter film, with a few poor efforts such as “The Mistress of Spices” (2005) and “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife” (2010). The comedic chops of Chadha are subdued in “Viceroy’s House,” but this gives her the opportunity to flex her dramatic filmmaking muscles. The film that results is straightforward, easy on the eyes, polished and dignified, but it lacks that real visceral urgency and presence that today’s moviegoers crave. Though “Viceroy’s House” is pleasant, interesting to watch and inoffensive, it commits the sin of being unmemorable.

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public opening and reception for a large mural by artist Yuan Yunsheng, a Chinese artist who came to campus in the 80s and was commissioned by Tufts to make a large mural for the former library, the Wessell Library, which was then converted to the Tisch,” Deitsch said. Deitsch explained that the exhibit was split up and displayed in pieces due to space issues in the past. “This exhibition celebrates the first time in 20 years that this work has been fully united and conserved,” Deitsch said. “The mural is a retelling of the Cultural Revolution in China and the aftereffects of it through ancient myths and stories.” In thinking about the artist’s retelling of political narratives, Deitsch organized a small video exhibition, Dream States, that looks at contemporary video and film using narrative conventions to rethink political moments from the 1970s to today. The two exhibitions, with their politically charged works, suit the civically engaged Tufts campus. They showcase how students studying different subjects could potentially interact with the gallery, and with art on campus in general. The future of the gallery promises to be a more interactive one, in which art will live outside of the Aidekman Arts Center. In the future, the galleries will become a more vital part of the Tufts experience, and not just for students interested in art but for every member of the community.

continued from page 5 galleries on the Medford/Somerville campus connect both classic and contemporary art for viewers of diverse backgrounds. With the merging of the SMFA, the administration has taken steps to integrate the two campuses and to boost the visibility of arts on the Medford/ Somerville campus. Before coming to Tufts, Deitsch served as the John R. and Barbara Robinson Family interim director of the Harvard Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, an institution that combines exhibitions with artist-in-residence programs and in-gallery classes. She also hopes that the gallery, like the university’s permanent collection, will be integrated into the campus environment as more than just a physical space. “How can we think about public art on the Medford campus across the board? How can we think about the art that lives outside of the Aidekman Arts Center as well? How can we also reframe how people understand the gallery as not a stand-alone entity, but one that is more diffuse and now also an entity that can become the public face of the museum school?” Deitsch asked. “All of these will be top of mind as we develop new programming in the coming year.” Deitsch also gave a preview of the galleries’ upcoming shows. “We’re opening up an exhibition this week. Thursday, September 14 is the

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continued from page 5 instantly reminded of stories of natural disasters that have been in the news in the past weeks. Although the reading from the standpoint of climate change is arguably the most direct one, some critics have identified the wave in this painting as a visual metaphor for the political climate of the past few years in the United States. The retrospective on Dana Schutz currently on show at the ICA is qualitatively impressive. It displays several renowned pieces by the American artist, who has contributed to the resurgence of the medium of painting in

the contemporary art world. The pieces are intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking, as well as visually appealing, and the wall text is clear and accessible to art-world outsiders. It is regrettable, though, that the museum makes no mention of the debate that has split many artists and critics over whether a white woman like Schutz is in the right to depict the suffering of a black person such as Emmett Till in her works. Regardless of where the ICA stands on this particular issue, it is important for the museum to at least acknowledge the controversy and give visitors context on Schutz’s artistic production.

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Tufts’ inconsistent restroom policy While the 2017–18 academic year marks an important and long-awaited step towards gender inclusivity with the institution of an all-gender housing policy, it can only successfully be accomplished in tandem with a gender-neutral bathroom policy. Tufts’ Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) provides a map of all-gender bathrooms on campus, and it is easy to spot the inconsistencies and gaps in where they are needed. The only cohesive bathroom policy, which is far from comprehensive or satisfactory, is found on the Tufts Residential Life website which designates restrooms as a “common” spaces along with kitchens, porches, lobbies, stairways, etc. Additionally, each residential hall specifies who may use which bathroom on its webpage, but is not always accurate. Carmichael Hall, for example, is said to have two single-sex bathrooms on each floor according to its webpage, but in actuality has all-gender bathrooms through-

out the entire building. Other residential halls, such as West Hall, held an informal vote to decide how to delegate bathrooms which is a good way to customize the allocation of bathrooms to the residents’ needs, but can deeply divide the residential community if done without thought. Students sitting in a circle in their residential hall’s common room raising their hand for or against all-gender bathrooms, as some halls have done, is far from legitimate. Tufts should ensure that students can vote for their bathroom preferences without social pressure and fear of retribution via secret ballot. Once the ballots are counted, the resulting allocation of bathrooms should ensure that everyone — from individuals who may seek modesty and who may feel uncomfortable with individuals of different genders in the same restroom, to gender non-conforming individuals who seek inclusivity — is protected and provided bathrooms according to their comfort level.

At the very minimum, there should be one gender-neutral restroom in each residence hall. The remaining allocation should be left up to the students in each hall. One example of a good bathroom policy was instituted by Oberlin College. The policy tries to minimize discomfort and provide each student with at least one bathroom in their residence hall that fits their comfort level. Oberlin first designates at least one all-gender or “E” (for everyone) bathroom in each residential hall with two or more bathrooms and encourages an equal number and distribution of all-gender bathrooms for residential halls with more than three bathrooms. This is merely a minimum standard from which each residence hall conducts a secure anonymous vote that asks each student to select each bathroom designation they would feel comfortable using. While it is encouraging that Tufts has been working over the years to make

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its residential spaces more inclusive to everyone, administrators remember that academic and social spaces are equally important. Students and staff have consistently highlighted the lack of gender-neutral bathrooms in the Mayer Campus Center and Dowling Hall as a problem. Although there is now an all-gender restroom in Dowling Hall, the Campus Center remains without one. Gender inclusivity should be more than just an initiative taken up by those whom it affects — it should be a campus culture and a clear policy to guide change. Only then can Tufts consistently be inclusive to all. Editor’s Note: This editorial uses the terms gender-neutral and all-gender with the intention of gender-neutral referring to the ideal situation and all-gender referring to the sources in which this term was used. In the past, the Daily has used the terms interchangeably to refer to bathrooms but will continue to practice the uses as identified here in the future.

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CORRECTION The article “Tufts students participate in massive protest against white supremacy,” which ran in print on Sept. 11, listed the Standing Rock Reservation in Arkansas, when it is actually in the Dakotas. The article has been updated online to reflect this change. The Daily regrets this error.

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To the editor, We write to respond to former Latino Center Director Ruben Salinas Stern’s letter published on Sept. 7 raising concerns with the transparency and requirements of the recent Latino Center Director Search process. We have attempted to contact the author to correct his misunderstanding of the process but have not received a response as of this writing, and we feel compelled to set the record straight. Over the summer, a search committee conducted a thorough national search to identify the most talented and committed

candidates for this important leadership role; Latino Center peer leaders and two Group of Six directors sat on the committee itself. Of the 74 candidates who applied, eight had phone interviews with the search committee. Four were then offered campus visits, and two of these candidates elected to come to campus for a full day interview process. More than 40 campus partners, including students, faculty, staff and alumni from the Tufts Latino Alumni Association, met with the finalists; this is in keeping with the Division of Student Affairs’ practice to have as many campus partners as possible engage with

finalists for any student-facing leadership role. Co-Chairs Mary Pat McMahon and Rob Mack reviewed feedback carefully from all campus partners. The position parameters initially required a master’s degree for consideration. The search committee ultimately decided a master’s was preferred but not required. This is consistent with Tufts University hiring policies which allow for experience to be considered in lieu of advanced degrees unless the degree is required by licensure or accreditation standards. The committee then considered several candidates who held bach-

elor’s degrees and significant experience relevant to this unique role. From an outstanding candidate pool, we are delighted to welcome the new Latino Center Director, and we look forward to supporting the important work of the Latino Center, the Group of Six, and the Division of Student Affairs in the new academic year. Sincerely yours, Jianmin Qu, Dean, School of Engineering Jianmin.Qu@tufts.edu James M. Glaser, Dean, School of Arts & Sciences James.Glaser@tufts.edu

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From abolishment to co-creation

by Khuyen Bui I’ve been watching the unfolding drama on Pro Row during my undergrad career at Tufts, and I think it’s almost as good as Games of Thrones (2011–). You have the Establishment vs the Rebel, engaging in a lengthy attritional war. Since last year, the Rebel launched a massive attack that devastated the Establishment. It’s unclear whether the latter is defeated or now plotting a counterattack. What an epic story; it makes my walk along the Row on a Friday night even better than a Broadway show. “Wait. Maybe this war metaphor doesn’t seem quite right.” My inner nerd speaks up after digging on the Hegelian master-servant dialectic: the master needs the slave so that he can be recognized as master. Roles only exist in relation to another. Greek Life needs AntiGreek Life. As such, we don’t want to completely abolish anything either, lest we ourselves become the tyrant. Framing conflict as war and winning and losing rarely helps. Which is why I don’t watch debates: I’m not interested in winning an argument against an opponent. If I disagree with someone, I am still operating at the same level as that person. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, you cannot solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it. It is still crucial to disagree, but it’s not about making a point to win. It’s about drawing a line to see clearly what is happening. Then we will instinctively know what needs to be done. There lies the gap in any abolishing attempt: We cannot just destroy. Why? First, when institutions dismantle without proper post-dismantling care, things are swept under the rug and soon begin to fester. Doing fishy stuff in the basement is still doing fishy stuff in the basement, regardless of what or whose basement it is (By the way, I’m all in for real fish). Second and much more importantly, while it’s good to find out

what we don’t want, it is more important to strive for what we want. In product design, removing defects may not lead to a desirable product. In engineering, improving the parts doesn’t necessarily produce a better whole. And in one’s personal life, stopping doing what makes you unhappy doesn’t automatically bring about happiness. There is a vast but subtle white space in the middle, and what we do there makes all the difference. In that white space, we have to create. In the context of social life at Tufts, we need a positive vision, a re-imagination of what social life can look like, one that makes people from both sides of the Row as well as everybody else go “Wow. That seems wonderful. Let’s make it happen!” Before we get to the how, let’s play with another metaphor first. Imagine Greek life (or, if you wish, capitalism) as an aging grandma with a terminal disease, currently kept alive with a bunch of oxygen tubes. She has had a long and rewarding life of creating a family for her three children. The first is a loyal reformer. He is well aware that the system is not working too well, and thus starts from the inside trying to fix what may not be fixable. In our metaphor, he tries to cure the dying grandma with the latest fanciest medicine, which unintentionally produces more suffering instead. But the reformer doesn’t know that; he tries harder next time. The second is a disgruntled revolutionary. He cries for change and keeps pointing out the holes in the system until everyone starts noticing. In our metaphor, he will radically unplug the oxygen tubes. Some might even poison the food. As the grandma struggles towards the last breath, the revolutionary will either look away or enjoy watching his death-accelerating effort coming into fruition. The third is a seemingly non-sequitur disruptor. She brings in her newborn child to enliven the passing away grandma, so that the latter can feel like her last moments on Earth are joyous and mean-

LETTER TO THE EDITOR I agree with much of the Daily’s editorial, “Greek Life transparency a vital change of pace.” It is necessary and important that the University is straightforward with its student body, that it explains what is happening and what actions it is taking to combat toxic and violent behaviors and histories. However, where I disagree with the Daily is that we must be more careful in our blanket praises of transparency. While yes, it is a good thing — this is certainly a step in the right direction achieved because of student activist demands — we must remember that transparency can be weaponized. The University is being transparent with us only because they see it as strategic; this is a chance for them to craft their own narrative. They are picking and choosing what to be transparent

about, and — as many students have pointed out — they are already leaving things out. The chart they published provides no information about AOII’s documented histories of classism and transphobia. There is no explanation for why DTD was able to get their house back (yes, I know they own it), despite the fact that two people were stabbed there. These are some (of many) examples of what Tufts is choosing not to disclose. While we can be grateful for this newfound transparency, we must not let it move us towards complacency. Best, Ben Kesslen Ben Kesslen is a senior majoring in American studies. He is the editor-in-chief of the Tufts Observer and can be reached at Benjamin. Kesslen@tufts.edu or at @BenKesslen on Twitter.

ingful, and that she will live on in the memories of the child. In a brief moment, grandma closes her eyes and passes away in peace. The disruptor creates something new within the old, and extends the old into the new. Why am I making up this story? Because we all need each other. Disruptors alone are way too messy. Revolutionaries often end up in martyrdom. Reformers burn out from trying to fix the impossible. And without the uninvolved rest, there is no background, no audience watching this great drama of social change unfolding. To go further with this metaphor, ask yourself this: What do you do after grandma passes away? Do you want to bury and memorialize her, or do you want to compost and turn the decaying body into fertilizer for the new generation of trees? I don’t know. I’m putting it on the table so we can to collectively decide. In philosophy of science, paradigm shift happens when people start noticing anomaly, the observable phenomenon that current theories fail to account for. Then people start pointing out those holes until it becomes clear that the old paradigm is no longer adequate. Then

there is a period of confusion, when the old map stops working and the new map hasn’t been drawn. This, as you can imagine, is the most exciting and fertile period of creative experimentation from which several new models will emerge. After a while, the new becomes old again, and then the cycle continues. Some people have said that our millennial generation is similar to the Greatest Generation of post World War II. Both are in a period of profound social upheaval and institutions falling apart. As a result, both become the institution builders, creating a new social reality that better serves the collective whole. I think they are right. It’s time to move from abolishment to co-creation. PS: What do you think of the metaphors I used? Where are they useful, and what do they overlook? Also, if you are interested in this conversation of creating something new from the white space, many people are working on this. Check out one such initiative, JumboLife. Khuyen Bui is a member of the Class of 2017 who majored in computer science and a former columnist for The Tufts Daily. Khuyen can be reached at g.khuyen@gmail.com.

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Familiar home turf this weekend for two key conference opponents MEN'S SOCCER

continued from back “It’s our first conference game of the year and we tied [Colby] 1–1 last year,” Tasker said. “Historically they are always a solid team so we definitely had to bring our A game.” In the second half, the Tufts defense proved infallible with the leadership of senior co-captain defender Conor Coleman, limiting Colby to just three shots and no real scoring chances. The majority of the second was played on the Colby half as Tufts generated six shots on net and 12 total for the game as opposed to six total shots from Colby. The Jumbos wore down the Mules by applying immense pressure up top led by sophomore forward Joe Braun. As the second half came to a close with the game still at a 0–0 draw, junior co-captain defender Sterling Weatherbie found himself isolated with the ball at the halfway line, and while his teammates crashed the net he took a shot that hit the crossbar from midfield in the final seconds.

The team continued to pressure Colby into the overtime period, generating four shots in six minutes as the ball scarcely passed midfield into Tufts territory. In the seventh minute of overtime play following a foul on Halliday in the penalty area, Tufts earned a penalty kick. Coleman stepped up to the mark, placing the shot in the bottom right corner with ease and earning the first home in-conference victory. On Wednesday the team opened up its season in the pouring rain at home against Babson in another nail-biting match. Trevorrow created multiple chances on the wing for the Jumbos throughout the game, including a left cross into the box with 16 minutes left but unfortunately no one was there to follow through. “We dominated possession and kept it in their half for the majority of the first,” Trevorrow said. “Our big chances came in the second half, we had struggled a little bit to get the ball to create opportunities and we did better in the second with possession and dom-

inated the tempo again. We started winning first and second balls and we pretty much dominated as much in the first as we did in the second half.” The second half opened with an early shot from Weatherbie which went just under the crossbar, forcing the Babson goalie to tip it over the net. Babson was on the defensive for the majority of the second half and only took one shot on goal compared to Tufts’ eight. Finally, with 30 seconds left in the match, Tasker sent a cross into the box from the left and first-year midfielder/forward Alex Ratzan netted the ball in what seemed like a tremendous victory, but before the celebration was over the goal was revoked as Ratzan was called offside. “I mean I thought it was controversial, but even at the time I thought ‘Yeah, I could’ve been offside but I didn’t think I was,’” Tasker said. “Looking back at the film it is still hard to say. I think that the ref made his call and we had to move on with the decision.”

However, the duo was not to be denied. Within the first minute of overtime, a cross from the left side into the Babson box caused chaos, and as the ball rebounded to the left corner, Ratzan turned provider as he struck the ball to the right corner of the goalmouth for Tasker to tap in the team’s first goal of the season and solidified the first victory. “We entered overtime reassuring each other and saying we’ve been here before because we played in a lot of overtime games last year,” Tasker said. “The national championship final was in overtime, and we felt like we had the upper edge at that point just because we have been there before. But for it to end so quickly was a bit of a surprise and a shock to everybody — a shock to myself — that the ball went in the back of the net.” The team will take on Conn. College on Sept. 16 and Trinity on Sept. 17 for a weekend of conference home games.

New skippers perform well in first weekend of the season COED & WOMEN'S SAILING

continued from back Dienemann and Bitney sailed a Z420, which is a considerably wider boat than the FJ that Eenkema van Dijk and Shanley-Roberts sailed. For both, though, a shifty northerly wind played a huge factor. “The conditions made it difficult to get off the line,” Dienemann said. “The starting line was kind of short.” While the Jumbos got off to a difficult start Saturday, they were much more competitive on Sunday. Dienemann and Bitney posted third and fourth place finishes in races on the final day. “It was good to experience that kind of improvement,” Dienemann said. Although they were far off the pace set by Boston University’s 169 points, the Jumbos’ top two co-ed boats had a solid first showing among a talented and competitive field, and they will look to continue improving over the course of the year. On the women’s side, Tufts’ top two boats competed in the Toni Deutsch Trophy at MIT. The regatta was also

extremely competitive, featuring national powerhouses such as Boston College and Yale University. At the end of the weekend, Tufts finished ninth of 16 teams. In the A division, the experienced duo of senior skipper Molly Pleskus and junior crew Taylor Hart finished in 13th place, which included a victory in the 10th race. In an impressive collegiate debut, first-years Talia Toland, the skipper, and Marley Hillman, crew, finished seventh among the B division boats. The duo recorded second place finishes in the weekend’s eighth and 12th races. For Toland, the Jumbos’ top recruit this year, it was a particularly strong collegiate debut. “We are very excited to have [Talia] on the team,” Dienemann said. Another highlight from the weekend was a second place finish for the Jumbos in the Mt. Hope Bay Regatta, hosted by Roger Williams University on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. Of the 13 teams competing, Tufts (90 points) was defeated only by Yale University (38 points), which rolled to a resounding victory. Senior tri-captain Julien Guiot was one

of four Jumbos who competed in the regatta. “This weekend was a little tough conditions-wise,” Guiot said. “When it’s still summer weather there isn’t too much breeze, so it can be tough to get races off. That was a particular issue at the regatta I was sailing at.” However, the lack of wind at Roger Williams did not prevent the Tufts boats from having a strong showing, as the Jumbos’ second place finish in the Mt. Hope Bay regatta was their highest of the weekend. The Jumbos’ second boat also performed admirably, finishing fourth overall with 111 points. “We were neither ecstatic nor disappointed with the way we finished this weekend. It was within our expectations,” Guiot said. Dienemann echoed a similar sentiment. “The expectation was kind of mediocre and I think we fulfilled that expectation,” the Portsmouth, N.H. native said. Both Guiot and Dienemann discussed their belief that this year will be one of rebuilding for Tufts sailing due to the fact that all of last year’s

top skippers graduated. However, they believe that the team showed significant promise in just the first weekend of the season. “It’s going to be tough for the guys who are now starting at the top level regattas,” Guiot said. “It was an encouraging sign to see where we finished at the top level regattas given that it was [many sailors’] first time. It shows good hope for this year and next.” Dienemann also acknowledges the difficulty of having such a young team but shares Guiot’s sense of optimism about the season. “Basically it’s kind of a rebuilding year for us,” she said. “The younger skippers who are new to this level are very capable of doing well.” The co-ed team will try to build upon their performance at this weekend’s Nevins Trophy, hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., and the Hatch Brown Trophy in Boston. On the women’s side, the next A-level regatta is the Stu Nelson Trophy at Connecticut College in New London, Conn. Caleb Symons contributed reporting to this article.

Fall season will allow new members to adjust to collegiate tennis WOMEN'S TENNIS

continued from back “I think it was our most impressive year in terms of energy that was displayed by teammates and our success throughout match play,” Miller said. “We made it very close to [our] goal of making it into the elite eight so it was disappointing when we didn’t get to that point, but reflecting on how much work everyone put in throughout [the season] makes me feel good.” The team will be led by three tri-captains this season: Miller, senior Lauren Louks and junior Julia Keller. For Miller, this role is one she cherishes, and has enjoyed transitioning into. “It’s been incredible to be in a more formal leadership position [for] a team that has been such a significant part of my Tufts experience,” Miller said. “The people that I’m also leading with in the captain’s position have been approaching it from a similar page of being super proud and grateful for the team

experience but also looking to challenge our team in new ways through our team dynamics and also our tennis playing. It’s been a great transition.” The Jumbos will open their fall efforts on Friday at the MIT Doubles Invitational. After that, they will compete in two more events in the fall season: the ITA Regional Championships beginning Sep. 29 and the Bowdoin Invitational beginning Oct. 13. This means the fall season will last for less than a month for the Jumbos. The fall is different from the spring for Div. III tennis. In the fall, players from each school compete individually (or in pairs for doubles) in brackets in non-conference tournaments that do not have bearing on their postseason. In the spring, the team competes as a unit against individual conference opponents and wins and losses are recorded and will affect whether or not they make it to the NESCAC tournament and beyond. While the Jumbos will compete indi-

vidually in their fall contests, Miller values this time as an important period to get the team ready for a fierce spring season. “Our spring season is very intense with the amount of matches that we have and the time we spend together as a team,” Miller said. “The fall is setting the stage for that … It is a great time to get situated as an individual college-level tennis player and also as a member of the team.” Junior Mina Karamercan, who was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Team in the spring, echoed Miller’s sentiments. Karamercan believes that while the fall season has a very different look to it than the spring, the team approaches the two season with the same commitment. “Every match that leads up to the spring is essential,” Karamercan said. “That’s how we look at it. Every match is important, every match counts.” The team looks to pass on this mentality to its first-years, who will be

looking to fill the void left by the five seniors that graduated in the spring. “Graduating five people in a 14 person team is a lot,” Karamercan said. “The [first-years] are really nice, really good. I’m sure they are going to add a lot to the team … they already have by just being there.” For coach Kate Bayard, who finalized the team Tuesday, both new and returning players are held to the same standard during the tryout period. “Everyone who wants to be on the team has to [prove] themselves,” Bayard said. “We are looking for people who have the team-first attitude and are really committed to the team.” For the Jumbos, this fall season looks to be an exciting one that will include some new faces, while the same expectation of hard work will carry on as they charge onwards and upwards. Tufts will kick off its season at 9 a.m. on Friday at the MIT Doubles Invitational.

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Jumbos start season with three consecutive shutouts and two overtime goals

by Savannah Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Tufts remains undefeated in a tremendous start to the season after two overtime wins at home against Babson and Colby, before recording a 4–0 win at Plymouth State. In the process of three straight wins to open the season, the Jumbos also remain solid at the back, yet to concede a goal this season. On Sunday, the Jumbos defeated the Plymouth State Panthers with a resounding 4–0 victory. The Jumbos scored two goals in each half, and had outshot the Panthers 19 to three. Senior goaltender Bruce Johnson was not kept busy, only having to make one save in the game, while Plymouth senior goaltender Jimmy Mansour kept the scoreline lower than what it could have been, making seven saves in the game. Sophomore midfielder/defender Zachary Trevorrow netted the first goal of the game for the Jumbos at 26:23 in the first, assisted by first-year midfielder Travis Van Brewer. Soon after, Van Brewer had his own scoring opportunity, but it went wide of the goalmouth. Nearing the end of the first, Tufts furthered its lead with a goal from firstyear defender/midfielder Calvin Aroh at 40:41. The Jumbos continued where they left off, as sophomore midfielder/forward Gavin Tasker netted the third goal of the game and his second of the season only two-and-a-half minutes into the second half, assisted by sophomore mid-

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Sophomore midfielder/back Zachary Trevorrow races with the ball in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA DIII men’s soccer tournament on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. fielder Brett Rojas. Three minutes later, senior midfielder Kevin Halliday scored the final goal of the game. The day before, Tufts hosted its second home game against Colby. The

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match remained a 0–0 draw throughout regulation despite numerous scoring opportunities for the Jumbos. Van Brewer was accountable for multiple chances, with a shot soaring

over the crossbar towards the end of the half, followed by a corner kick that lingered in the 18 without any Jumbos able to capitalize. see MEN'S SOCCER, page 11

WOMEN'S TENNIS

After strong postseason, Jumbos look fresh for the fall by Emily Burstein Contributing Writer

Women’s tennis is back and ready to hit the ground running during its fall campaign. The Jumbos are coming off of a strong spring season where they finished with a 15–7 overall record, and had a 6–3 log in conference play. Tufts made it to the NESCAC semifinals last season for the first time since 2011, where the team was defeated by

Williams, who later became the conference and national champions. The Jumbos added to their impressive NCAA tournament résumé, making it to their 16th tournament in 17 years. The squad saw its season end in the third round with a 5–4 loss to Johns Hopkins. Although the season ended with a loss, senior co-captain Zoe Miller looks back at the campaign with pride. see WOMEN'S TENNIS, page 11

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Senior Molly Pleskus and junior Sabrina Van Mell sail in a regatta on April 16.

Opening weekend sees Jumbos achieve high standings across races in several states by Delaney Tantillo Contributing Writer

In the opening weekend of the fall 2017 season, Tufts sailing competed in a total of seven regattas across four states. The Jumbos’ top two co-ed boats traveled to Yale University to compete in the Harry Anderson Jr. Trophy. Tufts finished 11th out of 16 teams at the highly competitive event. In the final standings, the Jumbos trailed 10th-place

George Washington University by just five points, while finishing a comfortable 41 points ahead of 12th-place U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Junior skipper Jack Bitney and senior tri-captain crew Lara Dienemann sailed in the A division, while junior skipper Florian Eenkema van Dijk and senior crew Emily Shanley-Roberts represented the Jumbos in the B division. RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES

see COED & WOMEN'S SAILING, page 11

Junior Mina Karamercan hits the ball during a match against Colby on April 1, 2016.