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Tufts Student Action releases HaltTheHike demands following tuition increase announcement by Daniel Caron

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Tufts Student Action (TSA)’s #HaltTheHike campaign released a list of demands on Nov. 1, calling for a halt in tuition increases, greater financial transparency and better financial aid resources. According to TSA member Parker Breza, the group is responding to the 3.6 percent increase in tuition that was announced in an email sent out in April by Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser and Dean of the School of Engineering Jianmin Qu. “[TSA] is a group of students devoted to racial, economic and gender justice … [Our] campaign right now is HaltTheHike … so we’re focusing on making sure that Tufts is accountable, transparent and accessible to everyone like it claims to be,” Breza, a sophomore, said. TSA is calling for a halt on tuition increases for the 2017-2018 academic year and for their demands to be met before any future tuition hikes are put in place. The organization is also asking for a meeting with university administrators, according to their list of demands. The demands, which are a continuation of another list made in the spring by TSA, were finalized through sessions designed as forums for student input, with intentional outreach to different communities at Tufts, according to Breza. “We wanted to make sure that … these demands were in line with what our different communities need on campus. … [That] meant specific outreach to … low income students, students of color, undocumented students, international students [and] students on significant financial aid,” Breza said. One major theme of #HaltTheHike is a call for greater transparency in Tufts’ budget, including clarity on tuition bills and justification for tuition increases, according to the list of demands. “Tuition just went up $2,000 this year, but I have no idea where that money is going,” Breza said. “We want clarity on where that money is going, so that we know that every

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Students chant, protesting this year’s tuition increase by about 3.6 percent by Ballou Hall on May 4. The students have a list of demands that include changing Tufts to a need-blind admission school, locking in tuition rates for an accepted class and demanding an itemized list of where the increased expenses will be allocated. single dollar that is being spent is actually going to help us out in our education.” The #HaltTheHike demands also include a need for greater community input in the budgeting process. “Currently almost all [of] the budgeting is done behind closed doors by administrators and is approved by trustees without any input from students, faculty or staff,” Breza said. “I think that this is a huge short sight [sic] considering that these are the people that have to deal with the effects of the way that the university does finances and budget managing, so I think it’s vital that all of these members are

included equally in the conversation.” TSA is also demanding that the Financial Aid Office become more accessible to students by increasing office hours and the number of financial aid officers, so that they can focus on meeting students’ needs. “Most colleges have open office hours that students can go to for financial aid resources. Our university has one set of office hours on Thursday afternoons. That’s simply unacceptable,” Breza said. see TUITION, page 2

Several university investments re-structured by Gil Jacobson News Editor

Some of Tufts University’s investments have changed from commingled funds to a separately managed account, according to the Board of Trustees’ Investment Committee Chair Steven M. Galbraith. A commingled fund has assets from multiple accounts, and a separately managed account is a professional investment firm-controlled assets portfolio, according to Investopedia. However, according to Galbraith, Tufts has not changed how it invests, nor has it proactively aimed for investments in separately managed accounts. “Generally, Tufts’ endowment investments are made through commingled funds because the highly selective, active managers we choose prefer to manage client assets in a single portfolio, rather than in several separately managed accounts,” Galbraith told the Daily in an email.

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Sometimes, a manager will want to provide separately managed accounts for business purposes, in which case the Investment Committee reviews this request and decides whether or not to move forward, according to Galbraith. “Whether we invest in commingled funds or separately managed accounts, we do not direct managers where to invest,” Galbraith wrote. The largest benefit to using separately managed accounts as opposed to commingled funds is Tufts’ ability to clearly see its portfolio holdings every day, Laurie Gabriel, a member of the Investment Committee, told the Daily in an email. “Commingled funds typically provide their holdings on a monthly basis,” Gabriel wrote. As a result of using separately managed accounts, Tufts will be more aware of their invested holdings and can take increased responsibility in the investments made, according to Matt Webster, a valuation specialist for the student-run Tufts Financial Group (TFG).

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“Investors are given better updates on their investments every quarter and every year,” Webster told the Daily in an email. Webster wrote that it is easier to control separately managed accounts than commingled funds. As valuation specialist, Webster, a sophomore, works with various group sectors and conducts fundamental analysis to help groups contribute to the Tufts Alpha Fund, which has $152,000 in assets under management. He also gathers information on companies, performs valuations — which are estimations of an item’s value — using multiple models and works with the Portfolio and Investments Committee regarding control of the group’s investments. Through the use of separately managed accounts, Tufts will also have the opportunity to see cost savings, Gabriel added. Re-structuring could make a divestment from fossil fuels initiative at Tufts more likely in the future, according to Department of Sociology Professor Paul Joseph in an Oct. 25 Daily article.

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continued from front In their list of demands, TSA also calls for increased spending on financial aid, especially for minority students. “If there’s not enough money being allocated to financial aid, but there’s excess money in other parts of the university, then we need to look at why that is, and why increasing diversity within our student body … is not being made a priority,” Breza said. TSA is also calling for Tufts to move back to a need-blind admissions policy, which the university had practiced when admitting the classes of 2011 and 2012, according to an April 2009 Daily article. In the article, the admissions team said it was unable to continue this practice due to severe economic constraints. When Tufts was need-blind, the article explained, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions made its acceptance decisions without taking an applicant’s financial

need into account. “[Without a need-blind admissions policy,] Tufts University is able to look at student’s financial need and reject students because they’re too high of financial need [sic],” Breza said. TSA is also demanding an end to outof-pocket charges for on-campus concerts and parties as well as university-sponsored events. According to the list of demands, accountability for these charges falls at least in part on Tufts Community Union (TCU) Treasury, an organization comprised solely of undergraduate students. “Every Tufts student pays a student activities fee … as part of your tuition, so that should mean that you have access to all student activity opportunities on campus,” Benya Kraus, a TSA member and Diversity and Community Affairs Officer for TCU Senate, said. Kraus, a junior, said that #HaltTheHike campaign’s demands may lead to challenges for TCU in balancing its budget, but that

it was worth the extra work. “It’s going to present challenges, like who’s going to be looking at your financial need, but I think that the demands are pushing us to ask those questions,” she said. Patrick Collins, Tufts’ executive director of public relations, said that the Tufts administration has received TSA’s list of demands and is interested in meeting with the group in the future. “Tufts has taken significant steps to control tuition costs, such as realizing efficiencies, managing expenses and increasing financial aid,” Collins said. “We are interested in hearing Tufts Student Action’s thoughts and ideas on this topic of mutual concern, and look forward to an informative and productive dialogue.” According to Breza, TSA will be holding a community teach-in about the HaltTheHike demands at noon on Nov. 16 in Eaton 202.

Post-Election Paper Project promotes honest reflection after election by Robert Katz News Editor

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life held a “Post-Election Paper Project” last week to facilitate dialogue around the presidential election results. At the event, the walls of Tisch College’s Rabb Room were covered in large sheets of paper on which students could write or draw their feelings about the election outcome. The Paper Project was hosted by Tisch College, the ExCollege, the University Chaplaincy, faculty and the Office of Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas. Nancy Thomas, director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tisch College, was one of the organizers of the Paper Project and wanted to offer a space in which anyone could contemplate their feelings on the election, as opposed to hosting a group discussion. “We wanted to give people a chance to reflect. When you jump into a dialogue, everyone wants to move to action,” Thomas said. “I think we at Tufts and all over the country really need to take stock of what just happened and what it means.” Alyssa Rivas, a diversity intern at Tisch College, referred to the project as “a quiet space” and “a space for reflection.” “The first step in healing is being able to just understand what you’re feeling. [The Paper Project is] just a space to order your thoughts and really figure out how you feel about this election, how you feel about America moving forward and what the Trump presidency will be and how it will implicate itself in your life,” Rivas, a junior, said. As one of the students who attended the space, where snacks and button-making stations were also available, junior Hayley Oliver-Smith appreciated the event as an open, comforting space for dialogue. “It’s about giving students the space to come chill, de-stress or stress together,” Oliver-Smith said. “I think that’s really valuable. I came knowing I would find people who are willing to talk in whatever way.” Rivas said that the organizers were surprised at Trump’s victory, noting that the Paper Project was initially meant for students to discuss the lengthy election cycle. “We did not really think that Trump was going to win and while we did talk about it … it almost didn’t seem real,” Rivas said. “So I think that we were planning an event that was going to be a reflection on the volatile nature

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Large sheets of paper on which students wrote their feelings on the 2016 presidential election results cover the walls of Tisch College’s Rabb Room as part of the “Post-Election Paper Project” on Nov. 9 of this election more so than the outcome.” However, Brimhall-Vargas believed that it was crucial that all students, not only those who supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, felt comfortable at the event. “We’ve strived to make sure that we can create a space where anybody could come and participate in any of the events that [the election series] offered, including this one,” Brimhall-Vargas said. Additionally, the space was originally scheduled to be open from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., but was opened instead at 1:30 p.m. that day, giving students more time to come in and express themselves. Among the anonymous contributions written, some expressed fear of growing divides in the United States. “I’ve never been afraid of the color of my skin until last night,” one student wrote. “I have nowhere to get deported to #brownbutnative,” another said. “I can’t even look at my straight white friends who refuse to see how devastating this is,” a third post said. “I can’t breathe. I can’t think. I’m so lost and don’t know who to trust.” Other posts channeled hopeful sentiments for the future. “Love each other slowly, in small moments, when no one is watching. When they ask you to stop so they can

have their country back, don’t,” one said. “’Never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it.’ – HRC,” another said, quoting Clinton. Oliver-Smith noted the somber mood that had pervaded the Tufts campus throughout the day. “As if on cue, the students and even the faculty assumed the mood of a funeral procession, pretty instantaneously,” OliverSmith said. “Not a lot of laughter going on. I was sitting in the Rez today and I heard a group of people laughing and [I looked at them in surprise]. Like, what could be funny, you know?” Brimhall-Vargas agreed that students’ spirits had been deflated by the election. “I think that people were experiencing the euphoria of politics [earlier], and I think people are experiencing now sort of the fall, the disappointment,” BrimhallVargas said. However, Oliver-Smith saw some value in the disquiet following Election Day. “It’s bleak, but I also think that in that bleakness there’s a lot of solidarity,” Oliver-Smith said. “You see that their values have been completely rejected by the American populace. That to me is devastating, but in the devastation there is so much opportunity for us to to come together. Figure out how to organize each other, figure out how to support each other.”

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In uniform on campus: Tufts students in the ROTC by Grace Yuh Staff Writer

With only 16 Tufts students involved in the Army, Navy and Air Force branches of the ROTC program, when in uniform, Tufts’ ROTC students tend to stand out. “It’s definitely been interesting … certain remarks you hear from students while [you’re] in uniform,” Ryan Friedman, a sophomore in Air Force ROTC, said. “A lot of people think it’s a costume or an outfit.” The ROTC at Tufts is one of thousands of college-based programs that train students to serve as officers in the United States Armed Forces, according to Friedman. Students involved in the ROTC attend college while also receiving basic military training and officer training. Those training to serve come from a variety of backgrounds and have different reasons for joining the program, including gaining leadership experience. ROTC students, however, face challenges that come with wearing a uniform on a campus that can be critical of the military and government that the students serve, according to the four ROTC members interviewed for this article. The history of the ROTC program at Tufts dates back to September 1941, a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, when Tufts partnered with the U.S. Navy in the creation of the program, according to a 2011 article posted on the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life website. During the height of anti-war protests in 1969, Tufts faculty voted to ban the program from campus. It was not until 2011 that faculty voted again to recognize the ROTC program on student transcripts. Training today takes place on the MIT campus, where Tufts ROTC students join students from MIT, Harvard University, Wellesley College and other neighboring schools. When asked about their day-to-day life in ROTC, the responses from these four students focused on the rigorous training in which they take part. They start their days early, waking up around 5:30 a.m. to go to MIT for physical training two to three times per week. From there, they take military science classes specific to their branch and attend

Leadership Labs, which also take place at MIT. Their schedules differ depending on the leadership roles that they each take. Friedman decided to commit to ROTC in order to give back to his family — his grandparents in particular. As immigrants and Holocaust survivors, they motivated Friedman to join the ROTC and the armed forces at large. “They played a big part in raising me and they always told me that I didn’t know how lucky I was to grow up here,” Friedman said. “They always encouraged me to think of ways I could give back, not necessarily through military service, but that’s how I interpreted that.” For Keith Henzer, a junior and midshipman in Navy ROTC, 9/11 and its aftermath had strong personal significance. A visit to the US Naval Academy during high school moved him to take action. “I think especially after 9/11, watching on TV all the soldiers and marines dying definitely hit home,” he said. “I asked myself, ‘Why did they have to do this? What am I doing? How do I deserve not to do that?'” For other students in the program, it served as an opportunity to enhance their college experience. Toluwanimi Akinyemi, a junior and a cadet in the Army ROTC, joined for the opportunity to improve her leadership capabilities and to try something different at college. “I felt like it would be an awesome opportunity to gain leadership and because I’m premed, I thought it would be a different experience through the military,” Akinyemi said. Renée LaMarche, a junior in Army ROTC, said she joined when she transferred to Tufts in her sophomore year. “As a young, new student at a school, I was so taken by the fact that these women were so professional,” LaMarche said. Additionally, LaMarche explained how the ROTC lifestyle demands a work ethic that she has applied to her life as a student. “Staying on top of things is huge, and that’s the thing: most cadets are better at [that] than a lot of other students, because we might not have the luxury of putting things off,” she said. “You could ask for an extension or leave an email for a day, but in the mili-

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Senior and NROTC Midshipman First Class Dante Vivilecchia participates in the annual Veterans Day Pass the Flag Ceremony on the Memorial Steps on Nov. 11.

tary, if you’re not early to something, you’re late. So I feel like that translates into civilian life and our classes too. In a lot of ways, it’s helped me be a better student.” Henzer and Friedman said they believed that the hardest aspects of their experiences in ROTC were also the most rewarding. For Friedman, that aspect is committing to a particular standard for himself. “By signing yourself up for this program and by associating yourself with the military, you’re really setting to keep yourself to a certain standard,” Friedman said. “And that might be seen as something that is tiring at times, but it also keeps me going. It’s motivating to know that you wake up every day … working toward a certain set of core values.” For Henzer, the most difficult aspect is growing leadership and the additional duties it entails. “What ROTC is, at its core, is a leadership program,” Henzer said. “Every semester, you get more and more responsibility within the battalion and sometimes the hard stuff is the time you have to put in as a result of being in a higher leadership role.” However, Akinyemi said that her involvement in the ROTC is not always understood by other Tufts students. She explained that students have questioned what her participation in the ROTC program means given her identity as an African-American student. “Because I’m a person of color, my friends see things going on in parts of the country and ask me, ‘Why do you feel the need to serve this country that doesn’t even appreciate you as a person?’ It’s been very tough trying to find that middle ground. I’ve asked myself before, ‘What am I doing here, why am I doing this?'” Akinyemi said. “But I’ve got to go with my gut and I know this is what I want to be doing.” She said that a disconnect can form between Tufts ROTC students and students of color who don’t believe that the country that the ROTC serves values them. “It’s very hard, especially at a liberal school like Tufts where people don’t feel wanted or supported in the country that they’re living in, and then they see their peers serving that country,” she said. LaMarche noted that while women are well-represented in her unit at MIT, women in the U.S. military face challenges darmue to their underrepresentation. “My unit is very unique because it’s almost 50-50 men and women, which is very special,” she said. “But also it’s way more difficult in the [actual] Army in that the percentage of women is much lower.” LaMarche added that she hopes her role in the ROTC can be an opportunity to provide Tufts students with a more nuanced perspective on the U.S. military. She also hopes to show them that some of those who serve recognize the need for change within the military. “One of the things that makes Tufts students so amazing is that we’re very vocal of our opinions and the injustices that we see,” she said. “Some of us [in the ROTC] joined because we want to change the military. Having the opportunity and the platform to make change is a very unique thing and I’m glad I’m coming from a place like Tufts, because as frustrated as I get at the critics, it also forces me to have a critical eye about why I’m doing this.” All four students emphasized that, despite the differences between them and the rest of campus, they’re a lot like other students. “We eat in the same dining halls, we go to the same classes, we live in the same dorms.” Friedman said, “We’re still Tufts students. That doesn’t change.”

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‘Moonlight’ uses color, characters to create excellent, carefully crafted portrait by Elliot Storey

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“Moonlight,” released on Oct. 21, tells a familiar story with unfamiliar characters and uncommon understatement. In what is shaping up to be his breakout picture, writer and director Barry Jenkins has adapted Tarell Alvin McCraney’s never-produced play, “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” and woven in his experience growing up in Liberty City, Miami. The film chronicles the childhood, youth and adulthood of a gay black man, Chiron, played respectively by Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes. As the centaur Chiron of Greek myth was a contradiction, this Chiron knows also he is different even from a young age. After a tussle with friend Kevin (played as a teenager by Jharrel Jerome), Chiron lies on his back, mouth open in the beginnings of a revelation. Withdrawn and bullied, he is adrift and communicates his plight with a bowed head and cautious eyes. His home is no emotional haven, as the grip of addiction prevents his single mother Paula (Naomie Harris) from being there for him. His only confidants are drug dealer Juan (Mahershala Ali) and Juan’s girlfriend Teresa (Janelle Monáe), who provide for him when Paula cannot. As Chiron matures into a high schooler, he remains unsure of who he is and who he should be, even as his peers become surer that they should hate him. His bond with Kevin comes to a climax that does not go unpunished, and this chapter ends as Chiron begins to take a stand. But that stand isn’t for who he truly is; rather, it’s the beginning of a closing-off and armoring of himself with the trappings of masculinity that he observed in Juan. An unexpected call from an adult Kevin (André Holland) cracks his new exterior, and he returns to Miami from his new home in Atlanta in search of closure and reconnection. The film is pervaded by a blue-andred color scheme that gradually blurs as Chiron’s conception of himself matures. The red, it seems, pervades when Chiron

along with the swells, caught between the air and the water as Chiron struggles to stay afloat. Though it is captured expertly and effectively, Jenkins’ world, realized by production designer Hannah Beachler, does become oppressive in its insistence on saturating each scene with these themes. There is a self-consciousness to the look of the film that saps it of energy and makes the running time of just under two hours drag in spots as if caught in front of a painting in a museum that is duller than its neighbors. Aside from that slight stumble, Jenkins has taken great care in putting together the pieces of Chiron’s life, and Jenkins’ touch is never heavy. His is the light hand of someone constructing a house of COURTESY A24 FILMS “Moonlight,” released on Oct. 21, is a coming-of-age story writ- cards, and his assemten and directed by Barry Jenkins. blage stays standing. But like a deck of cards, or those around him hew to how others all the players are known. The social outdefine them and actualize stereotypes. cast, the friend torn between loyalty and His high school tormentor sports a blood- fitting in, the mentor who is taken too soon. red shirt, and his mother is bathed in red Despite following a beaten path, Jenkins light when she shouts Chiron down before brings the audience closer to his characters shutting her door on him to turn a trick. than most, and at that distance, where every But when Juan tells him he must decide breath and glance and expression is imposwho he wants to be and tells Chiron that sibly rich, there is a realization that the faces he “can’t let nobody make that decision for on the cards are not what was expected. you,” Chiron is centered among a mass of They’re black rather than white, and are blue: furniture, curtains and the sky. breaking archetypes rather than embodying Cinematographer James Laxton’s camera them. By mapping these characters onto a glides through this dichotomously colored journey one has seen before, Jenkins disworld, circling its subjects and furthering the mantles conceptions of what they should sense of an unclear future with intermittent be. This is a universal story, told about speout-of-focus shots. When Juan brings Chiron cific people who too rarely bathe in the light to the ocean to learn to swim, the viewer bobs of the silver screen.

Doris Salcedo’s Materiality of Mourning, triumph in exploring trauma by Libby Langsner Contributing Writer

Colombian-born artist Doris Salcedo’s The Materiality of Mourning at the Harvard Art Museum visualizes how trauma impacts the world around us through everyday objects. The exhibition’s dark lighting is not only slightly dizzying but also transcendent in its ability to create both an ominous and intimate environment to showcase Salcedo’s works. The trauma Salcedo has experienced because of political turmoil in Colombia from governmental civil war, drug cartels, leftist guerilla militias and right-wing paramilitary groups reveals itself in the different dynamics within each work. Through these visual channels, Materiality of Mourning evokes a juxtaposition of tenderness and pain, reflecting how trauma becomes embedded in the everyday lives of the people traumatized. They are neither

survivors nor victims — the atrocities they have experienced become a veil that changes the perspective through which people see their lives. The first installation of the exhibit, Untitled (2008), contains sculptures made of furniture that have been transformed into either useless or dysfunctional objects. Two dressers lie prostrate on the floor, while a table sprouts out of its sides. The table remains functional, but the unity of these two objects renders the dresser unusable and the table with limited functionality. From a distance, the two works look identical, but upon closer examination, one table has been perfectly lined up with the right angles of the dresser, whereas the other table has been cemented into place at an angle. When coping with grief and loss, one can often fit together different pieces for new functions, and things that are broken have to be transformed into something useful. The juxtaposition of a perfectly-aligned table

with a slightly off-kilter one posits that even though one may be better made than the other, they both lose their original functions, but are still usable. How one deals with grief may vary, but from afar, the conclusions one draws are eerily similar and illustrate a kind of collective and unifying conclusion of the human condition. Thou-less (2001-02), the work in the space directly connected to the first room, contains multiple stainless steel chairs that have been welded together and then ripped apart, rendering them impossible to sit on. Singular chairs hang up against a wall and against other groups of chairs, as none of them can stand on their own. Similarly to Salcedo’s dresser works, Thou-less visualizes how, when coping with trauma, people forge new pathways to continue on with their lives. Salcedo’s Disremembered series presents the normalization of trauma, see SALCEDO, page 6

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hat’s good! This has been one heck of a week. I’m feeling emotionally drained, and checking the news right now is giving me heartburn. If it’s alright with everyone, I would like to write this one for fun. Okay? Okay. So, without further ado, I present to you: “Outkast for Every Occasion.” Sounds like something my mom would find in Good Housekeeping. Except, it’s hard to imagine my mom saying, “So, I read this great article about Big Boi the other day!” That being said, Outkast strikes a unique chord between hip-hop and funk that appeals to many audiences. “Hey Ya! – (Radio / Club Mix)” (2003): Is there even a non-radio/ club mix version? “Hey Ya!” is a bit of a departure from Outkast’s usual smooth hip-hop since it’s energized, it’s a classic and I would really like it played at my wedding. So what’s cooler than being cool? Not shaking your polaroid pictures, apparently. This line is a myth, and the company had to issue a warning against it because it could damage the photo. You might think this isn’t relevant anymore, but I see you hipsters with your tiny little Fujifilm Instax Minis! “So Fresh, So Clean” (2000): You know, there is nothing wrong with a healthy dose of self-confidence. Frankly, I don’t have any appropriate comments to make about these lyrics. This is the song you should listen to before meeting your ex for a cordial coffee in Hotung to prove that you did not peak and are in fact still living your best life. The background sample is Joe Simon’s “Before the Night is Over,” (1977). Honestly, it’s groovy as hell and is probably what your parents listened to on nights when they were allowed to take the family station wagon out until 10:30 p.m. “The Way You Move – Club Mix” (2003): Like “So Fresh, So Clean,” Outkast loves the PG choruses, intermixed with unabashedly racy verses. And I do too, because I can listen to it with my family and trust that they won’t pick up on the undertones. This is definitely one to dance to. Also, I find that if you sync your gait to the beat while walking down the Rainbow Steps, you look like less of an idiot. Lastly, check out the jazzy Kenny G and Earth, Wind, & Fire cover, which is somewhere between elevator music and the soundtrack to a ladies luncheon. “Roses” (2003): Caroliiiiiine! Caroline! Not to bring up your ex again, but André does a nice job articulating everything wrong with every former lover you’ve had. André is absolutely ruthless with the insults; you need a golden calculator to figure this one out. Don’t even try me with that TI-83 Plus. “Ms. Jackson” (2000): I must say, of all the songs about child custody, this is my favorite. The wedding music in the background is a nice touch. Remember kids: “you can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather or the presidential election.” Nikki Margaretos is a junior double-majoring in economics and international relations. Nikki can be reached at nikoletta. margaretos@tufts.edu.

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Harvard Art Museum's latest exhibition beautifully captures trauma of war SALCEDO

continued from page 5 but instead of utilizing furniture, the work is composed of three coats. When entering the installation, the coats seem to be wearable, but in reality, they are extremely thin and woven with needles. The works are striking in their deception, and in their details seem delicate and not deadly. Instead of being amazed by the violence implied by the needles, the sheer beauty of their reflective quality makes the fabric metallic and armor-like. On the wall opposite of the entrance, a coat hangs loosely, making it hard to identify what it is and taking away the metallic quality, as it’s

not in the light. The first work of the installation lacks any ephemeral beauty; it confuses the viewer and forces further inspection. The viewer realizes the implied pain but also the nonchalant nature of lazily hanging the jacket off the wall. It incites the thought that someone just threw it off and did not care to lay it down carefully. Mourning can result in something beautiful when onlookers are unaware of the reality and pain of those who experience it — they can literally wear it as a coat. People who would see them would not be able to realize that those who are in mourning are in pain. The most striking work featured in

the exhibition was one recently acquired by the Harvard Art Museum – Salcedo’s own A Flor de Piel (2013). The work is a hand-sewn tapestry made solely of rose petals that take up half the space of the room. According to the corresponding wall plaque, Salcedo describes the work as an offering to a woman, a Colombian nurse who was kidnapped and tortured to death. A Flor de Piel rids the flower petals of their soft fragility in order to maintain its construction, as demonstrated by the folds of the blanket. The three-dimensionality of the work represents how something delicate can maintain sharp structures, just as those in mourning continue their lives even

in times of utmost vulnerability. A Flor de Piel summarizes the exhibition in the most breathtaking way possible. It evokes the passing of seasons, the loss of softness and the utility forced out of objects during times of trauma and mourning that appear normal to viewers. Underneath that normality is a desire to forge a new future of the lost innocence of the past, the human desire for compassion and an existence without pain or torment. Salcedo’s work yearns to be examined and explored, and it is a show whose works can only be done justice in person, just as the experiences reflected in the works were originally experienced.

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Opinion

Aren Torikian The Arena

The Democratic blues

ho would’ve thought it would be the Democrats in such disarray after these elections? Coming into Tuesday’s elections, the talking heads (and your favorite columnist) were predicting the inevitable schism of the Republican Party. Instead, we have a president-elect who has never held office and a Democratic Party on the ropes. There is no two ways about it: Tuesday was a nightmare for the Democrats. Of course, they lost the presidency despite winning the popular vote by a predicted two million votes (I hate the Electoral College). The party picked up just two seats in the Senate, where it remains a minority, and actually lost three governorships. For the second time since 1928, the GOP will control the House, Senate and the presidency. For the Democrats, this problem started at the top of the ballot. Hillary Clinton’s underperformance in states like Wisconsin doomed candidates in key Senate and governor races. For the first time since 1916, — the first year senators were popularly elected during a presidential election — no state voted for a senator from one party and a president from another, according to FiveThirtyEight. It is natural to wonder, then, why Clinton lost in such a spectacular fashion. I’m sure for some set of Trump voters, racism or sexism dominated their decisions. But this is the same electorate that gave Barack Obama — an African-American who grew up partly in Indonesia — roughly 70 million votes in 2008 and 66 million in 2012. Not every vote has been counted, but Clinton outperformed the president-elect by millions. I think Bernie Sanders put it best (even if his statement reeked of “you should have picked me”): “Donald Trump tapped into the anger of a declining middle class that is sick and tired of establishment economics, establishment politics and the establishment media.” Hillary Clinton represented this establishment and it reflected in exit poll data; according to CNN, 61 percent of voters did not find Clinton to be honest or trustworthy. That is practically even with the 63 percent who did not find Trump honest or trustworthy. Let that sink in. Trump cleaned up in the Rust Belt, the formerly manufacturing-heavy region spreading from Pennsylvania through Wisconsin. In Ohio, Trump won by roughly eight percent, a five percent swing from Obama’s victory four years ago. In Cleveland, for example, despite the best efforts of LeBron James, Clinton won nearly 40,000 fewer votes than Obama did in 2012. Even more surprisingly, in Wisconsin, where a Democrat has not lost since Reagan, Trump ground out a roughly 30,000-vote victory. Clinton did not visit the state after April. The Democrats are meant to be the party of unions and Middle America. That’s precisely the vote they lost in the Rust Belt and beyond. According to CNN exit poll data, Trump outperformed Romney by six percent among those making less than $30,000 a year, while Clinton fared eight percent points worse among those in union households than Trump. It is great that the Democrats made Arizona and Georgia competitive, but that does not matter if they disregard states supposedly in “the blue wall.” This has to change. For all the talk of Trump “draining the swamp” in Washington, — more on that next week — it is about time the Democrats drain their own swamp; I don’t want to see Debbie Wasserman Schultz representing the party in any substantial form ever again. The party needs change, and it would be wise to start from within. If this means moving to the left, so be it. Aren Torikian is a junior majoring in Economics and International Relations. He can be reached at Aren.Torikian@tufts.edu.

Monday, November 14, 2016

OP-ED

Dear America by Nika Korchok

Trigger warning: Sexual assault, abuse. Author’s note: This piece isn’t enough but it’s a start. I cannot speak to narratives that are not my own. I can only offer my unconditional love and support to any individual whose safety is threatened by this imminent future presidency: female-identifying individuals, POC, LGTBQ+ folks, disabled folks, immigrants, any of us, all of us. I am here and I believe you and I support you. Dear America, Ten years ago, my mother and I left Canada to find a new life, to find a safe space away from an abusive man who wreaked havoc on our lives because of his own insecurity, because of his own inability to come to terms with a world that did not give him exactly what he wanted. Today, another man has come to claim that safe space. America, I’m sorry that your body is no longer sacred, that it is no longer safe. I’m sorry that you believed, as I did for so long, that believing a cruel man’s hollow promises of a far-off better tomorrow is enough to sustain you through a flurry of assault on your being. I’m sorry that you listened when this man whispered in your ear that he heard you, that he would take away what was wrong in the present and replace it with something shiny, new and beautiful. I’m sorry because I know and I have done it. America, I’m sorry

your new national father will make you ashamed of your blood. America, I know what it is to have that man tell you he doesn’t believe the truth of your sexual assault. I know what it is for him to brush aside your anxieties. I know what it is to silence yourself and say that everything was in your head. I know because there is always the possibility that the cycle of abuse could end at any moment, spontaneously. I know what it is to defend a father because a dream of something great could be greater than the present. I understand how it feels to want to return to something that feels concrete: The rose-colored glasses make a mirage of the past — don’t you wake up every morning thinking that that was it? That it was greater? There is an attraction to return to an abusive force only because there is a familiarity in it. There is a desire to want to fix something that is so broken that you won’t let yourself see it. You will wake up, today and everyday, bruised and unrecognizable to yourself, and you will look in the mirror and say, “this will not happen again.” And it will. And it will. America, I know there are parts of you that feel forgotten. I know there are parts of you that feel unheard, and hearing those unspoken thoughts echoed outside of your own body can be invigorating, it can be blinding, for it is. America, I know there are parts of you that are so bruised they feel they cannot sustain more. Your bones will

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reconfigure and they will fuse in new ways, but you will walk. I will tell you that the only way to escape abuse is to find love, to find community, to find a place where you will not be battered with hate and disgust and shame. I will tell you that this place exists, and it can be hard to find amidst a flurry of pain, but it is there. I promise you can find it. I will say that closing your eyes will not end this. I will say that playing pretend does not make the reality of now any less scary. I will say that the road to ending the cycle of abuse is hard-fought but it can be won. I will say that fighting is the only way out of the labyrinth. America, you deserve love. You deserve to be heard. You deserve success. Please do not run into the arms of a national father who will try to annihilate you. Please hear yourself crying and demand better. Please keep fighting. This will not destroy you — not completely. And if it does, you will wake up again and again and again until you can leave, until you can heal. Editor’s note: If you would like to send your response or make an op-ed contribution to the Opinion section, please email us at tuftsdailyoped@ gmail.com. The Opinion section looks forward to hearing from you.

Nika Korchok is a junior majoring in English. Nika can be reached at nika. korchok_wakulich@tufts.edu.

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POINT-COUNTERPOINT

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Protesting the president ‘Point-Counterpoint’ juxtaposes two opposing perspectives on polarizing issues and debates. The following responses, written by the Daily’s opinion section, address both sides of the debate on recent protests against the Trump presidency.

The case for protesting

fter the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted: “Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!” Although he later con-

When so much is at stake, we as citizens must be vocal about our opinions or our voices will be drowned out.

tradicted this statement and sounded more understanding of the protesters, his initial reaction is worthy of examination. Trump isn’t the only one who thinks protesters should tone down their approach. Many Democrats have been promoting bipartisanship, arguing that the anti-Trump protests that have taken place all over the country this week will only exacerbate our country’s divisions. Their approach, however, is far too mild given the abnormalities of this election cycle. The protests are justified, productive and possibly even necessary. Trump’s election was undeniably controversial on the global stage. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany gave a strongly-worded speech after

she heard the news, stating that cooperation between the two countries is predicated on the United States continuing to uphold certain values of democracy and equality. While she did not explicitly state disapproval, the speech was widely interpreted as a thinly-veiled warning to the Trump administration. Merkel’s Germany is not the only country baffled and worried about the results, given Trump’s strong anti-globalization rhetoric during the campaign. The protests offer a means by which the American public can regain legitimacy on the world stage, signaling to the globe that our country is not wholly in agreement with his hardline foreign policy. Such displays of public dissent can help us establish leverage and trust in future negotiations. Furthermore, peaceful protest is an important means of emotional solidarity for individuals. The protests themselves aren’t “unfair” — what’s unfair is the expectation that communities who feel threatened by a Trump presidency should be expected to work respectfully with him without expressing anger. The protests are laying the foundation for change, too. While they may not change the reality that Trump is going to be our president, public displays of disagreement may help temper extreme policy decisions Trump could be considering. When so much is at stake, we as citizens must be vocal about our opinions or our voices will be drowned out. The right to protest peacefully is fundamental to our country, and now is the perfect time to exercise it.

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The case against protesting

rotesting last week’s presidential election is an exercise in futility. Not only is it highly unlikely to change anything, but it also further hinders the very cause of the protesters. From a political standpoint, protesting right now is illogical. Trump has been elected and protesters are simply contesting a reality that has already manifested itself. Rather than indignantly taking up arms against Trump, it would be more sensible to dispute specific actions he takes once he is officially in office. For better or for worse, the country has already voted, and taking to the streets will do nothing to alter the past. Not only are these protests politically ineffective, but they are counterproductive to the greater good of the country. The angry, resentful dialogue from those who oppose Trump, mostly liberals, will only worsen the sentiment that influenced many to vote for him in the first place. Many voters were drawn to Trump’s bold rhetoric because they felt their voices were being suppressed by the liberal elite. If those on the left continue to denounce conservative political opinions in such an aggressive, uncompromising manner, those who elected Trump will only feel more alienated, reaffirming the views that drove them to the Trump ballot box in the first place. In some cases, protests have fueled violence. In Portland, protests led to the vandalism of private businesses. Such protests were reportedly peaceful until an anarchist group became involved, resulting in clashes between demonstrators who wanted to maintain peace and those who sought to use violent tactics. Although the majority of demonstrators may have been committed to expressing their opinions

through non-violent means, this escalation reflected poorly on the group as a whole. Regardless of intent, protests that cross the line between peaceful and disruptive will only serve to undermine the cause and further polarize those who voted for Trump and those who didn’t. At a particularly partisan time in our nation’s history, it is more critical than ever that we come together and find ways to compromise. The chasm between Republicans and Democrats has widened almost beyond reconciliation in recent years, and the rhetoric of recent protests is only pushing the two further apart. Rather than demonizing and verbally attacking each other, we should be finding ways to accept the reality of a Trump presidency and move forward in the most productive way possible. This country cannot move

Those who elected Trump will only feel more alienated, reaffirming the views that drove them to the Trump ballot box in the first place.

forward if it is being pulled apart by two opposing forces in either direction. Progress depends on our ability to work together and stand united, especially in the most challenging of times.

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Jumbos place third at Regionals, receive bid to NCAA Championship WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

continued from back go, and Brittany [Bowman] has made the mistake in the past of going too early or being impatient, but she sat back,” Coach Kristen Morwick said. “When it came time, she actually let the MIT freshman [McCandless] get ahead of her a little with 800 [meters] to go. Then at the final turn, with 60, 70 meters to go, [Bowman] put the gas on and went right by her, and the girl wasn’t even expecting it.” According to Morwick, this year marked the first ever that Tufts runners were the top men’s and women’s runners in their respective NCAA regional races.

The race was extremely close. There were only nine points separating the top team from the third team, as MIT finished with 68 total points, Williams with 71 and Tufts with 77. Highlighting the strength of those three programs in particular, there was a larger drop in point totals and average race times after the top three. In fourth place, Middlebury finished with 149 points, and its average race time per runner was 40 seconds more than that of the Tufts team. Morwick said that that the team’s adherence to its strategy of pack-running played a large part in its success. “We’ve gotten caught up in the past in letting the race or the competition

dictate, and we were more reactionary,” Morwick said. “This time we went in and everyone had their plan. Our motto was run your own race.” She explained that the coaching staff worked hard to adequately prepare the team for the race. “We had done things in practice to let them know that they were going to be really good on a flat, fast course,” she said. “I went out with a measuring wheel and wheeled the whole course the night before we were there. We had our markers on the course and took the race in chunks, and they really executed it well.” All five of Tufts’ scorers received AllRegion honors for placing in the Top

35 at the meet. Senior tri-captain Alice Wasserman and senior Lindsay Atkeson finished 35th and 39th overall as Tufts’ sixth and seventh runners. Sophomore Natalie Bettez also placed in the top ten of the race. She secured sixth place, crossing at 21:32.86. Senior Kelly Fahey finished in 21:42.89 for 14th overall, sophomore Kelsey Tierney netted 26th place with a time of 22:05.76 and senior tri-captain Sam Cox rounded out Tufts’ scoring five, as she came in 30th place with a time of 22:09.65. Morwick is hopeful that the team will continue to improve and put together a strong effort at the NCAA championship this weekend in Louisville, Ky.

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Brady rewrites record book with five touchdown, 258-yard performance in last game FOOTBALL

continued from back took off while under pressure for a 34-yard touchdown run with 7:46 to play for the final score of the game, pulling his team to within two scores at 48-35. “We knew that they were going to come after us,” Stearns said. “It was just about being disciplined and executing our assignments. We wanted to get pressure on [Lebowitz], we wanted to be physical, jamming the receivers. I think we were able to do that for the most part.” While both teams traded possession back and forth, the Jumbos relied on Brady to run out the clock and a timely interception from junior defensive back J.P. Garcia on a drive that started at 0:42 prevented any late game heroics from Lebowitz. Though the Panthers came alive in the second half, coach Jay Civetti credits the Jumbos’ success to their ability to stop the rushing attack. “We wanted to make them one-dimensional,” Civetti said. “We pride ourselves on stopping the run and we wanted to make sure that we didn’t give them any more opportunities to do more than they were already capable of doing.” The Panthers had just 76 yards rushing on 29 attempts, while the Jumbos ran for an astounding 346 yards on 64 attempts. Lebowitz did everything he could to put his team on his back, passing for 411 yards and four touchdowns, but his three interceptions ultimately decided the game. Brady was Tufts’ leading rusher with 185 yards on the ground, as well as the leading receiver with 73 yards on two receptions, both of which ended up as touchdowns, his first two receiving touchdowns this year. McDonald added 161 rushing yards and 145 passing yards in the final game of his sophomore campaign. He finished the year with five rushing touch-

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downs, the most in the conference for a quarterback. McDonald’s 647 rushing yards rank third in the NESCAC, behind Brady and Trinity sophomore running back Max Chipouras. Brady’s new milestones include the most career rushing yards in Tufts history (2,692) surpassing running back Tim Fanikos (LA ’90). Brady also set the single-season rushing record with 1099 yards this year, breaking Kevin Kelley’s (LA ’01) record of 1079. Brady’s five touchdowns in the game also edged out the single game touchdown record that he previously shared with three other players. “Personally it feels very good [breaking the records],” Brady said. “I feel like over the course of my career I didn’t hold anything back. I can honestly say I have no regrets. It crushes me to have not won a ring, but I would be a fool not to see what an amazing journey it’s been.” The Jumbos improved for a third straight year. After finishing 4-4 in 2014 and 6-2 last year, the 7-1 Tufts Jumbos have demonstrated that they are a

force to be reckoned with and a tough opponent for any NESCAC team. A farcry from the 0-8 season the seniors endured in their first years here, the Jumbos ended with a NESCAC title just out of reach. This was the team’s best record since 1998 and the first time since 1990-91 that the Jumbos achieved back-to-back winning seasons. “It was an emotional day and an emotional week for all the seniors,” Stearns said. “We put that away. We couldn’t let that affect the game, and I think that we came out strong and were fortunate enough to get the win but it was tough. It was tough to be on the field for the last time.” Stearns was not the only senior to acknowledge the emotions of his last game. “I think I play my best game when I’m level headed,” Brady said. “But after the game I crumbled. I’ve been playing this game since I was nine or 10 years old. This game has shaped my life. I’m very honored and tremendously proud of the guys that I finished my career with.”

CHEERLEADING

Cheerleading Club reconstituted after two years of disbandment by Minna Trinh

Contributing Writer

Tufts Cheerleading held its first practice of the year on Nov. 9, making its return to campus this fall after two years of disbandment. According to first-year Allie Webster, the team was disbanded because it had no coach and no one to lead the team. Webster, who said she who enjoyed cheerleading in high school, sought to revive the club and became one of its captains. She serves as tri-captain along with sophomore Elise Gan and first-year Camille Jackson. “[It is a club that] we are going to build together [as a new team],” sophomore tri-captain Elise Gan said. Assistant Athletic Director Branwen Smith-King said that the captains have shown great cooperation with the Club Sport Office in their efforts to restart the club. “The Club Sport Office wants to support the cheerleading squad as best

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I Sophomore quarterback Ryan McDonald tries to stay upright while being pulled down by a Colby player on Nov. 5.

we can by providing practice space, uniforms and any administrative support they need,” she told the Daily in an email. After getting approval from the Club Sport Office earlier in the semester, Webster began to plan for the season. Webster explained that she has already held many team meetings regarding practice times, finances and uniforms. As a captain of the team, she said she leads the meetings, creates cheers and establishes the practice times. “[My main goal for this season is to] build ourselves up and get everyone a little bit of experience [before we get a coach next year] to do more advanced stuff,” Webster said. Webster hopes to teach participants the basics, and she hopes that as the season advances, the team can learn to do jumps and stunts. She said that the team will be mostly cheering for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, unless other teams request that cheerleading perform at their games as well.

“I’m just very happy that it is all coming together,” Webster said. “As long as we can cheer at games [I would] be very happy.” First-year Pooja Punukollu said that she is excited to be part of Tufts Cheerleading and that she hopes to help increase Tufts’ school spirit. She hopes to help choreograph for the club and will be contributing to the creation of the cheers. Punukollu stressed the need to maintain a cohesive team to keep the club together, especially since low turnout at practices in the past led to its disbandment. According to Webster, cheerleading plans to make its debut cheering at the first men’s basketball home game on Nov. 26. Gan added that she hopes that the club will cheer for both men’s and women’s basketball teams this season. Gan also emphasized that anyone can join regardless of their gender identity. “I want [Tufts Cheerleading to provide] a good sense of community,” Gan said. “It’s going to be a learning experience for all of us.”

Free agency

n a relatively weak MLB free agent class as compared to the 2018 offseason, three players stand out. Despite not being great at predictions as I mentioned in an earlier column, I’m going to try my best to predict where these players will end up. Yoenis Céspedes Céspedes has traveled around a lot in his career. He’s played for four teams over his five-year career and re-signed with the New York Mets this past offseason on a three year, $75 million deal, which included an optout after the first year. As expected, Céspedes opted out following the conclusion of the 2016 season, making him a free agent once again. Aptly called “La Potencia,” one of Cespedes’ best tools is hitting for power, mashing 137 home runs in five seasons with a career slugging percentage of .494. Teams could wait for other outfielders to sign to determine where Cespedes’ value lies, and I wouldn’t expect a deal to be struck until December. My prediction is that the Mets give Cespedes a long term home in the form of a five-year, $120 million contract. Edwin Encarnacion The Toronto Blue Jays’ designated hitter is set for free agency after failing to reach an extension with the team during Spring Training. With the Blue Jays signing Kendrys Morales, it seems implausible that they will also resign Encarnacion. So for teams looking to add a bat, Encarnacion is a top option. When you think of teams needing a DH, the Red Sox jump to mind. Following David Ortiz’s retirement, the Sox are left with a huge offensive hole, which I expect them to fill with Encarnacion. I’m not a huge fan of the Sox signing Encarnacion, given his age and that the money he’s due will affect the Sox’s ability to extend their young superstars. Nonetheless, the Red Sox need a bat to try to replicate David Ortiz’s production. I’m predicting the soon-to-be-34 year old will get a four-year, $90 million contract. Aroldis Chapman Chapman comes with his share of personal issues, namely allegedly firing gunshots and choking his girlfriend before the 2016 season. However, as we’ve seen, teams have the peculiar ability to overlook such acts, no matter how disgusting, if a player is skilled, which cannot be denied about Chapman. The Cuban Missile has been everything that was promised and more since he defected in 2009. He has the fastest fastball of anyone, ever, and has struck out 636 batters over 377 innings for a K/9 of 15.18. He’s reportedly seeking a $100 million deal which would be the largest in history for a reliever. Chapman’s greatness relies on his velocity and he’ll be 29 at the start of next year with seven seasons of major league wear and tear on his elbow, so there are some questions moving forward. The list of teams that are able to afford Chapman and have the need in the bullpen are basically the Giants, Nationals and Yankees. With the Giants rumored to sign Mark Melancon, I’m predicting Chapman will go back to the Yankees on a five-year, $95 million deal.

Max Goder-Reiser is a senior who is majoring in biology. Max can be reached at Max.Goder_Reiser@tufts.edu.

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FOOTBALL

Tufts finishes second in NESCAC, best record since ’98 by Eddie Samuels Sports Editor

In the final game of his Tufts career, senior tri-captain running back Chance Brady left his mark on the gridiron in Tufts’ 48-35 win over Middlebury. Brady’s dominant senior campaign continued, as he shattered the Tufts single-season and career rushing yards records as well as the single-game touchdown record. He was selected as NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season as a result of his five touchdowns and 258 yards from scrimmage against Middlebury. The 7-1 Jumbos finished the season in sole possession of second place in the NESCAC behind the unbeaten Trinity Bantams. The Jumbos knew going into the game that they would be hard-pressed to contain junior quarterback Jared Lebowitz who entered the contest with 25 passing touchdowns on the season. The Jumbos made every effort to shut him down, limiting Lebowitz to just one touchdown in the first half. Both teams scored on their opening drives, but the Jumbos benefited from the strong play of senior tri-captain linebacker Mike Stearns. Stearns seemed to have Lebowitz’s number all day, reading a pair of passes on early drives and coming up with vital interceptions. “Every game I try to go out and make a play that can impact the game,” Stearns said. “I think the first one, I saw the tight end split as a receiver and I figured out what was coming, so I was able to get a jump on it. It’s just about watching film, studying up and being able to execute.” In the first half alone, Brady found the end zone three times, once on a short run and twice on passes from sophomore quarterback Ryan McDonald, for 24 and 49 yards respectively. Senior kicker/punter Willie Holmquist’s two first-half field goals padded the Jumbos’ lead and he totaled twelve points on the day thanks to converting six out of six extra points.

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Senior running back Chance Brady escapes a tackle from a Colby College player on Nov. 5. McDonald also broke a long run late in the first half and took the ball into the end zone from 30 yards out to put the Jumbos up 34-7 going into halftime. The Jumbos picked up 27 points in the second quarter, cementing their lead. “We figured that their game plan would be to load the box to try and limit me and Ryan [McDonald],” Brady said. “We threw the ball to the outside to get the perimeter guys going, and that worked very well for us. By exposing them on the flank they had to respect us out there and Ryan and I did what we went there to do.” The Jumbos’ blistering scoring pace continued into the start of the second half, as junior linebacker Wes Hartmann recovered a fumble on the

kickoff, earning the Jumbos an excellent field position at the Panthers’ 27-yard line. Brady punched in a seven-yard rushing touchdown on the ensuing drive to put the Jumbos up 41-7 with 13:32 remaining in the third quarter. Middlebury quickly struck back when Lebowitz found sophomore receiver Conrado Banky for a 26-yard touchdown pass to cap off the minute-long 75-yard drive. Unwilling to go down without a fight, Lebowitz brought his team back from the brink of disaster. The teams traded possessions back and forth, but Middlebury found the end zone again at 7:49 when sophomore running back Diego Meritus took a short pass 11 yards into the end zone to pull the

Panthers within 20 points. Brady found the end zone for the fifth and final time in the game with 3:54 in the third quarter, as he found a hole to exploit for an 18-yard touchdown run off the left tackle to put the Jumbos out of reach of the potent Panthers offense. The Panthers then replied with a 60-yard touchdown pass to first-year tight end Frank Cosolito on a fourth-and-2 play to pull the score to 48-28. Throughout the second half, Lebowitz seemed to have a good read on the Tufts’ defense, finding receivers who broke away from coverage. He also used his feet to get a first down if his arm wouldn’t do. Lebowitz see FOOTBALL, page 11

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Bowman takes first in NCAA Regional Championship, Jumbos third by Arman Smigielski Staff Writer

The Jumbos journeyed to Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass. on Saturday for the Div. III NCAA Cross Country Regional Championship, a six-kilometer race against teams in the New England area. Tufts, ranked No. 6 nationally, finished in third place out of 59 total schools, closely behind winner No. 2 MIT, and second place No. 5 Williams. Though Tufts did not earn an automatic bid to nationals — to qualify they would have had to finish in the top two teams — the team received an at-large bid as a result of its performance throughout the season. The Jumbos had the fastest runner at the race, as junior Brittany Bowman

placed first in a field of over 400 of New England’s best runners. A Tufts runner has not taken first place at the NCAA regional cross country championship since Nancy Benson did so in 1987. Bowman placed first at the race out of over 400 runners with a race time of 21:14.29. Bowman improved by almost an entire minute on her finish last year at the NCAA regionals in Waterfield, Conn., where she finished with a time of 22:11.0 and in 25th place. MIT first-year Megan McCandless placed second with a time of 21:16.40, just over two seconds behind Bowman. “Our team got out really well, we were all in the Top 25-30 from the get see WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, page 10

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Junior Brittany Bowman runs at the Connecticut College Cross Country Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park on Oct. 15.