Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Tufts Labor Coalition protests non-union hiring at Tufts Talks event by Emma Steiner News Editor

As Tufts faculty, alumni and parents arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel on Boylston St. for a Tufts Talks event yesterday evening, they were greeted by approximately 40 Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) members protesting Tufts’ use of nonunion contractors. TLC and the Boston Building Trades Council (BTC) have each worked to ask the Tufts administration to sign a formal Project Labor Agreement (PLA), which would guarantee the hiring of union-only building trades workers for large-scale construction projects on Tufts’ campus. TLC was joined by several members of the Boston BTC, who held banners and handed out flyers to passersby. The Boston BTC has been protesting and attempting to negotiate with Tufts administration since the beginning of

the summer, and the group claims that the administration has continuously resisted signing a PLA. The protestors occupied the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the hotel for about an hour and a half while the Tufts Talks event took place, chanting phrases such as “What’s disgusting? Union busting! What’s outrageous? Sweatshop wages!” and “Hey hey, ho ho. Unsafe construction’s got to go.” During the event, following a welcome speech by University President Anthony Monaco, there were various faculty speakers, including Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Bree Aldridge, Associate Dean for Research at Tisch College Peter Levine and Professor of Psychology Aniruddh Patel. According to the event page, Tufts Talks intended to host “an evening of ideas, conversation and connection.”

“We thought that Tufts Talks, an event intended to foster dialogue within the Tufts community, was a prime opportunity to amplify workers’ voices in that dialogue,” TLC member Anna Gaebler said. “Given that President Monaco and distinguished alumni were in attendance, we thought it was a great chance to raise awareness about this issue.” Outside the Four Seasons, Brian Doherty, the head of Boston BTC, and Chelsea Feuchs, the hospital and higher education campaign coordinator for the Boston BTC, both gave speeches at the rally. Doherty said that this issue is not just restricted to building trades workers. Tufts’ willingness to hire union workers, pay reasonable wages and provide important benefits effects everyone from students to dining hall workers and janitors. “How can we provide a space where students can learn in a safe environment

and at the same time protect the workers who work in construction, in the dining halls, and the dorms?” Doherty said. Doherty explained that the Boston BTC has made many attempts to negotiate with the Tufts administration, to ask them to sign a PLA and to partner with them in developing a safe working environment at Tufts. “We have time and again gone to Tufts to say that we can partner with them and time and again they say no,” Doherty said. “We will be here every step of the way, we demand better…Please support the workers who support you everyday.” The protest came hours after members of TLC met with Executive Vice President Patricia Campbell and Vice President for Operations Linda Snyder earlier yesterday, according to see PROTEST, page 3

Tufts Muslim Student Association hosts ‘Spring into Islam’ event series by Hannah Uebele

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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) has been presenting its annual “Spring into Islam” event series throughout the

past month, with its last public event, a cultural calligraphy night, occurring this Wednesday evening. The series has included workshops, discussions, interfaith programming, prayer services and cultural events to present various high-

lighted aspects of the religion to the larger Tufts community, according to MSA President Obaid Farooqui. Tufts’ Muslim chaplain Celene Ibrahim explained the topics which the “Spring into Islam” events have covered so far.

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“We’ve held events on the intersections of racism and Islamophobia, on domestic relief efforts spearheaded by Muslims in the United States, on American-Islamic relations at the grassroots levels and on the struggles and triumphs of minorities running for public office,” Ibrahim said in an email to the Daily. Beyond the community programming, she also noted that a forum will be held this Thursday for interested faculty and staff to discuss how to support their Muslim students and colleagues on campus. Farooqui, a senior, noted that he is pleased with the audience that the MSA has reached through this programming. “We’ve definitely gotten some really inquisitive people which has been good,” he said. “I feel that people have felt that they can come to our events because we’ve seen people that we’ve never met before.” Farooqui said he hopes that through “Spring into Islam,” the Tufts community will ultimately learn more about the the Muslim community and be open to further interaction with the MSA. “The overall goal…is for Tufts students to have a chance to interact with their fellow Jumbos who are Muslims, to form an impression of Islam and Muslims from their interactions with us, rather than from something that they might get somewhere

On Feb. 24 the Tufts Muslim Student Association hosted Islam 101 as part of the Spring into Islam series. Muslim Chaplain Celene Ibrahim discusses common misconceptions about Islam and its main tenets.

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else and to be a good first introduction to what Islam is,” he said. He also emphasized that interfaith programming is an integral part of the group’s initiative. “We’ve always had some kind of an interfaith component [to these events] …and we try to give people a taste of different aspects that they might not otherwise get from the daily dose of the news,” Farooqui said. Ibrahim also noted that she works closely with the MSA “to convene interfaith conversation, to dispel the many gross misunderstandings of our religion, to lift up enduring facets of cultural life and to shine light on a number of important contemporary conversations.” University Chaplain Reverend Greg McGonigle also emphasized the importance of collaboration by the interfaith community.

“We are delighted that this year’s ‘Spring Into Islam’ dovetails with a new initiative being led by Tufts’ Interfaith Student Council — our first ever Interfaith Awareness Month,” he wrote to the Daily in an email. MSA Interfaith and Social Justice Chair Amina Mohamed said that events like these are important for people to learn about Islam directly from members of Muslim communities. According to Mohamed, a sophomore, “Spring into Islam” events help Muslim students and the Muslim community take control of their own narrative to provide a more direct source to the students and faculty on campus. “Oftentimes, the source for learning about Islam is coming from mainstream media, and not from Muslims, and this can be problematic because it always tends to send a singular message about what Islam is that isn’t necessarily true,” Mohamed told the Daily in an email.

McGonigle believes that while the MSA holds a series of events event Spring semester, it is especially important to offer these programs on campus now, given the recent rise in Islamophobic rhetoric in the United States. “I think it is a positive sign that many people at Tufts, on all of our campuses, are wanting to learn more about Islam and find ways of being better allies to the Muslim community, starting here on campus and extending into larger social contexts,” McGonigle said. McGonigle also explained that one of the best ways to become educated about religious and philosophical diversity is by forming relationships with people from diverse backgrounds. “These programs help people to have a direct connection with Muslims who are fellow students and colleagues at Tufts, and to learn from them what is important about their faith and culture here and now,” he said.

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Tufts Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosts Ask A Muslim at the Campus Center to help teach members of the Tufts community about Islam as part of the Spring Into Islam series. A member of the MSA reads the Quran while leading the event on Feb. 17.

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TLC members discuss hiring practices with administrators, protest at alumni event in the evening

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Members of Tufts Labor Coalition and supporters rally on Wednesday Mar. 2 to demand a Project Labor Agreement from Tufts, which would guarantee the hiring of union-only labor for large construction projects. TLC rallies have continued this week.

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continued from page 1 Gaebler, a senior. At the meeting, TLC requested evidence and documentation to back up administrators’ claims that the non-union contractors Tufts hires maintain safe practices and provide living wages, but Gaebler said the administration refused to comply. “We went in seeking transparency and accountability from the administration,” Gaebler said. “They have claimed that the non-union contractors they hire provide safe and fair conditions for workers. But when we requested documentation of this assertion, Snyder and Campbell refused.” According to Gaebler, Campbell and Snyder claimed that they play no role in the determination of wages, benefits and working conditions, saying that theses issues are generally left up to those in charge of construction. “When we asked whether they consider workers’ wages, benefits and workplace practices while choosing a nonunion contractor, they said they usually leave that kind of business management to the construction manager,” she said. “Essentially, they are saying that ensuring dignity and fair conditions for workers on this campus is not a priority.” The Daily reached out to Executive Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler, but was not given a comment about the meeting at press time. In an Oct. 26, 2015 Daily article, Snyder said that Tufts solely employs contractors with an “above average” Experience Modification Rating — the insurance ranking system used to evaluate company safety standards. Under this type of measurement, all non-union contractors at Tufts require excellent safety standards, she said. According to Snyder, out of the

around 85 construction projects that were happening across Tufts’ three campuses at the time, the “vast bulk of them use union workers.” Snyder said at the time that the Tufts administration disagreed with the Boston BTC’s demands for full-union employment, and that the university has tried to remain flexible with its hiring practices in order to pick the best approaches for construction on Tufts campus. Tufts makes calculated financial decisions, in conjunction with safety assessments of contractors in their selection of labor employment, she said. “It would be foolish and wasteful for Tufts to only hire union workers on this campus because our standards are high, and we can meet those standards with non-union companies as well as union companies because we’re very selective,” Snyder said. “It’s just wrong to let someone else set rules that increase the cost of education,” Snyder said. However, Gaebler said that there is statistical evidence showing that nonunion contractors violate safety standards with far more frequency that union contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) found that between 2004 and 2009, non-union contractors committed 88 percent of industry safety standards violations, according to an analysis conducted of OSHA records by Cornell University. Last October, Snyder told the Daily that she wanted Tufts to be more explicit and rigorous about checking subcontractor safety standards. “[We want to be] more explicit about safety standards…[by] specifically asking for rankings for firm safety to make sure that they are better than average,” she said. One of the non-union contractors Tufts employs is Turner Construction

Company, which is working on the construction of the Science and Engineering Complex (SEC), which will feature laboratories promoting interdisciplinary research. The SEC project uses about 90 percent of the workers are from union-organized construction trades, according to an Aug. 5, 2015 letter to the Tufts community written by Snyder. However, Gaebler said Turner Construction Company, which ostensibly passed Tufts’ safety vetting process, has previously had safety violations. According to the company’s website, Turner is a large contractor which has provided work for projects such as the renovation of Madison Square Garden, the construction of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. In 2013, during the renovation of Madison Square Garden, Turner Construction Company was fined $94,600 for 90 total safety violations during the construction process, according to a Dec. 16, 2013 article in New York Daily News. “The administration kept insisting that they have a solid vetting process for contractors,” Gaebler said. “But Turner Construction, a company contracted on this campus, faced a scandal just a few years ago for egregious safety violations on a major renovation of Madison Square Garden in New York City.” The New York Daily News reported that Turner Construction Company repeatedly failed to use safety equipment, such as guardrails and toe boards, which protect workers from falling off working surfaces at extreme heights. During the project, Turner committed more violations than any other builder in 2012, according to the article. Many of the violations and fines were enforced by New York City, but OSHA also fined

Turner Construction Company for at least one serious violation during the Madison Square Garden renovation project, according to the OSHA inspection report. The company’s spokeswoman Kelly Magee said to the New York Daily News at the time that Turner Construction Company was participating in New York’s Major Projects program, which intended to increase safety standards on major construction projects by increasing communication between the construction industry and New York’s Department of Buildings (DOB). Magee said that projects involved in the program commit 49 percent fewer violations than projects not participating in the program. “Neither Snyder nor Campbell were aware of [these safety violations],” Gaebler said. “Either the administration did not investigate Turner’s safety records or they did not care, either way, what kind of vetting process is that?” In the letter last August, Snyder wrote that Tufts is committed to employing contractors that “can deliver high quality services that adhere to all applicable safety standards, and also meet or budget and schedule needs.” “Turner Construction company has an outstanding safety record and is responsible for enforcing rigorous safety standards, planning and practices across all trades,” she wrote. Both the Boston BTC and TLC said that they would continue to pressure the administration to sign a PLA and change their hiring practices. “[During our meeting] we made it clear that until the administration commits to a family-supporting wage, benefits package and top-tier safety enforcement for every building trades worker on this campus, we will not stop escalating,” Gaebler said.

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Gordon Institute’s new master’s program provides new opportunity for business, innovation by Constantinos Angelakis Features Assistant Editor

For engineering and science students, Tufts is providing a new way to bridge business and innovation. The addition comes as those in STEM fields are asked more and more for the ability to play hard and fast in project and research teams. Beginning this fall, students will be able to enroll in classes for the Gordon Institute’s newly launched Master’s of Science in Innovation and Management (M.S.I.M.) degree program, which offers courses in engineering management, leadership and innovation as part of the Tufts School of Engineering. Tufts alumnus Kevin Oye (E ’79), the director of the new M.S.I.M. program, explained that the program is aimed at recent engineering and science graduates who want to acquire skills that will allow them to make an impact in the world. “This is highly targeted on people who want to innovate,” he said. “And it’s a deep course, in the sense that it’s intensive, because we’re cramming a lot in in one year, and we’re focusing then on those skills that you need to be able to independently stand up at the end of that year and be able to make a pitch, basically.” There is an existing Master’s of Science in Engineering Management program offered through the Gordon Institute, but Oye explained that it is mostly intended for current professionals who are pursuing the degree part-time or alongside a career. “It was from that group of people that we saw the opportunity to go after people who are in that zero-to-two year band, because they’re in a special place,” Oye said. “They have that solid technical foundation and if they have this extra boost, it will give them an opportunity to have an impact.” The M.S.I.M. offers a one-year program of study through which students acquire skills like communication, negotiation and leadership, according to Oye. “In the course of the year, I want to give you multiple opportunities to experience the whole process of innovating,” Oye said. “That whole process of identifying a customer, creating a compelling value proposition, and based off that, creating a legitimate business case financial model that you can then use to raise funding.” Gordon Institute Executive Director and Associate Dean Mark Ranalli described the degree as “a career bootcamp to get more done in whatever career choice they make” in a Nov. 11, 2015 Daily article. “A lot of young graduates today are entering the workforce without some of the critical leadership and management skills they learn later in life,” Ranalli said. “As a result they’re not given as much leadership or responsibility as they’d like. [The degree] will allow them to hit the ground running early in the career and I believe that it will give them countless dividends as their career progresses.” Oye explained that the program is not just for those seeking corporate or entrepreneurial careers, but also for those interested in starting non-profit organizations. “I think people often think of…entrepreneurism as only being for start-ups,

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but the same approach works in town governments or even international policy-making,” he said. The program is open to students from Tufts and other universities, but the Gordon Institute offers a number of incentives for Tufts students to apply. Nancy Buczko, an associate director at the Gordon Institute, helps oversee admissions for the new program. She explained that Tufts students applying to the program do not have to pay an application fee or provide GRE or GMAT standardized test scores and can receive merit-based scholarships from the Gordon Institute. “Because we’re really trying to build a high-quality class and we know that Tufts students are high-performing and achieving students, we would like to see some students move from their undergraduate program directly to our program,” she said. “We’re offering generous tuition scholarships for qualified Tufts students based on merit, with a minimum scholarship. Every Tufts student is eligible to receive 20 percent off of tuition.” The Gordon Institute is a tuition-driven organization and its operations are financed by tuition income. Buczko explained that the new program’s launch is helped by the fact that there are already 150 students enrolled in the Master’s of Science in Engineering Management program who contribute tuition. She also explained that although the application deadline is coming up on March 15, the program will be accepting applications on a rolling basis after the deadline. The size of next year’s class isn’t yet defined, but Oye said he hopes to start with a “small cohort” of students and expand in the future. “Hopefully we’ll continue to grow it and build its reputation over the years,” Buczko said. Oye, who was originally part of the Board of Advisors for the School of Engineering before becoming director of the master’s degree program, said he could not pass up the opportunity to be involved with the program. “When this opportunity came up, I said, ‘How could I miss it?’,” he said. Oye said he is excited about the opportunity to bring people together from

different disciplines, which he believes will encourage innovation. “We basically want to put together a very strong class that includes both Tufts students and students from other universities with a mixture of backgrounds,” he said. “So some from engineering, some from science, math.” He believes that this cross-disciplinary approach is critical in addressing contemporary problems, and that this sentiment is reflected in the entire Tufts environment. “There’s so much more information being collected, and yet to understand how to get meaningful patterns out of it, meaningful conclusions from it is really critical,” Oye said. “And so part of what we’re also incorporating is, how do you really think abut these kinds of issues where there is a lot of data being collected and how do you make sure you avoid the famous mistake of ‘correlation is not causation’ … And that’s Tufts’ ethos.” The Gordon Institute will benefit from Boston’s numerous start-ups and companies, and it provides a conducive and innovative environment, Oye said. “It’s wonderful. It’s a draw card,” he said. “Tufts is a draw card, but then Boston and the fact that we’re plugging into this ecosystem around here of rich companies both small and large, there’s a mixture here.” The program hopes to build off of the Tufts community’s enthusiasm for and awareness of the impact they can make in the world, Oye explained. First year Thomas Coons, a student in the School of Engineering, expressed this awareness of the impact students can make after graduation. “It’s really cool that the Gordon Institute offers programs like this for engineers,” he said. “Given all the course requirements and our busy schedule, it’s not always easy to get the important skills needed.” Oye hopes that the new program will continue to grow in the future, and that it will help to address some of the new and complex issues in our world. “Most of the complex issues of today don’t fit within the nice academic silos of the past,” he said. “They’re in the white space in between, and so the best way to address them is by getting people together.”

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Melissa Feito The Story of Stories

Sound can’t override imagination

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n the spring of my sophomore year, I went alone to Symphony Hall, not to listen to the dulcet tones of Tchaikovsky or another dead composer, but to the high-pitched, nasally, yet charming voice of public radio legend Ira Glass, host of the audio documentary series “This American Life.” This man had been my idol for years, and I was absolutely over the moon about seeing him in the flesh. But when the stage went completely dark, and we heard his footsteps carry him into the hall, he began his lecture in total blackness. Diva. Last week I discussed the limits that visual storytelling has on delivering the emotional punch of stories. Ira Glass’ entrance (which thankfully only lasted about ten minutes), as gimmicky as it was, had a point. He wanted the audience to experience the audio clip he was playing us (of a woman being interviewed after a tornado hit her town) without being distracted by what she looked like, where she was or even what the damage looked like. While this is all important information, as I explained last week, sometimes this can lead the audience to make assumptions or simply not try to look past the picture presented in front of them. In the dark, we must make an effort to construct our own meaning out of the story. This, in part, is why I believe radio and audio storytelling have been able to survive the novelty of images. Radiolab, created by WNYC’s Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, is an experimental investigative radio documentary series that is probably the current radio darling, not just because of its fascinating content and journalism (Krulwich’s background), but also because of its excellent sound design and artistry (Abumrad’s background). I want to discuss one recent episode in particular, one which, through the omission of visuals, created a space for interpretation. In “Rhino Hunter,” Radiolab followed Corey Knowlton, a Texas hunter who paid $350,000 to hunt an endangered Rhino in Namibia. While the majority of the media slammed him as a neo-colonialist pig (which I won’t deny there is precedent for), Knowlton claimed that he was doing the Namibian ecosystem a service by killing an animal which had been terrorizing and killing other rhinos, an animal which the Namibian government had marked for death. This might sound like a long-shot excuse on paper, but when you listen to Knowlton talk, you can hear his conviction. You hear his voice crack when his emotions start to surge, thinking of how much he loves wildlife, and how much he wants to protect it. The experience is intimate, and ultimately, convincing, much to my surprise. When you’re finally on the hunt with Knowlton, you hear the rustle of the grass and the whispers of his guide. You hear his distress when he realizes he’s caused the rhino unintentional pain with a bad shot. With no picture, in your mind you must imagine the landscape before you and the massive size of the rhino. There isn’t anything in particular that the image forces you to dwell on, or anything left out. You must, effectively, go on Knowlton’s journey with him, as he saw and felt it. Melissa Feito is a senior majoring in English. She can reached at Melissa.Feito@ tufts.edu.

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ARTS&LIVING ALBUM REVIEW

Kendrick Lamar’s new album dazzles with new, raw material by Jonah Allon

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Did Kendrick Lamar have anything left to prove? Fresh off a year that included the release of his widely acclaimed third album “To Pimp a Butterfly,” a few virtuosic live performances that set the Twittersphere ablaze and his sweep at the Grammy’s, the answer seemed to be a resounding “no.” With two (arguably three) masterpiece albums under his belt, King Kendrick, long hailed as the messiah and redeemer of rap since the release of his 2012 studio debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” claimed his rightful place at the top of the game. All he could do was clutch his scepter, breathe in the heady fumes of success and bask in the glory of his well-deserved recognition. Or so we thought. But heavy lies the crown, and unlike his more hubristic contemporaries, Lamar has never had much use for the hollow trappings of fame. His collaborators have publicly described him as the rare artist who prefers toiling away in the studio to flaunting his talents on the stage. And in his surprise “untitled unmastered,” a new quasi-album that dropped last Friday, March 4, he lets us peek behind the curtain at the messy process of putting together an album — what stays, what gets cut and what gets reworked or revised. The newest release, which almost seems like it was tossed off as an afterthought, is comprised of nine tracks that didn’t make it onto “To Pimp a

Butterfly” — an album that was somehow airtight without being suffocating, cohesive and fully realized without being rigid or didactic. It’s easy to hear some of the same sonic features on display in this one. Not surprisingly, the same collaborators are here too. Bursts of Terrace Martin’s manic sax punctuate Lamar’s inimitable flow, the same way they did on “For Free?” Vocals from Anna Wise show up on a mysterious, compelling hook, like they did on “These Walls.” And a couple of songs burst with the same infectious funk that had you helplessly snapping along to “King Kunta.” But there’s something else on “untitled unmastered” that isn’t as apparent on “To Pimp a Butterfly” — an irresistible undercurrent of menace. Put simply, some of these songs are creepy as hell. You can almost imagine Kendrick in the studio wearing the signature black contacts he often performs with, working himself into a Zen-like trance as he repeats “levitate” over and over on “untitled 7.” That’s nothing compared to the anxiety-inducing “untitled 2,” where his dexterous voice schizophrenically skitters across the track, effortlessly shifting between intonations like he’s succumbing to the voices in his head. Even on “untitled 3,” which he debuted on “The Colbert Report” (2006 – 2014) a few years ago, the shimmering of the wind instruments is filled with foreboding, signaling the approach of something unwelcome. The inclusion of even one of these

tracks on the otherwise upbeat soundscape of “To Pimp a Butterfly” would have given the album a very different feel. At the same time, you can’t listen to them and not come away with a different perspective on their progenitor. Maybe you missed something ominous lurking under the surface during those first few listens through “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Maybe the imperceptibility of that subterranean layer is the essence of its genius. Listeners might come to “untitled unmastered” expecting something rawer, more experimental, than Kendrick’s previous efforts. And certainly, some of the tracks play like rough drafts — “untitled 4” feels a little undercooked, while “untitled 7” could have been chopped up into three different tracks. The rest, however, gleams like a fresh coat of varnish has just been applied — especially the glistening “untitled 08,” which would be right at home on a disco club DJ’s playlist. So it’s slightly disingenuous to claim — as the title seems to imply — that this loose collection of tracks is “unmastered,” as if it were hastily thrown together with little thought given to lyrics or production value. That comes off as a major humblebrag — the artistic equivalent of gesturing to your brand new Porsche and saying, “What, this old heap?” In the end, though, this album isn’t about showing off a new ride. It’s about popping the hood to reveal the chaotic, unruly process by which greatness comes together.

TV REVIEW

Samantha Bee delivers biting political satire on ‘Full Frontal’ by Lancy Downs Arts Editor

It’s hard not to notice the gaping Jon Stewart-sized hole in this year’s election coverage. With every millen-

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nial’s favorite political comedian off the air and Trevor Noah not quite able to fill Stewart’s shoes on “The Daily Show” (1996-present), Gen Y-ers are left wondering what late-night political satire talk show they can watch instead of reading the newspaper. Many have turned to John Oliver, who does topnotch work over on HBO as the host of “Last Week Tonight” (2014-present), but on basic cable, only TBS’s “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” is able to deliver the brand of biting satire Stewart became known for. Bee’s new show — the first episode of which premiered on Feb. 8 — finds the former correspondent for “The Daily Show” relishing the limelight as the host of her own not-quite late-night program (it airs at 10:30 EST — still technically primetime). “Full Frontal” is a mix of monologue and Bee’s signature field pieces, and, thankfully, she has chosen to forgo banal guest (read: celebrity) interviews — often the weakest link on Stewart’s “The Daily Show.” Instead, clad in smart blazers and dark pants, Bee delivers an unabashedly feminist take on politics and more likely than not leaves Comedy Central executives wondering why they never asked her to be Stewart’s replacement. It’s also worth noting that Bee is

the only woman currently hosting a late-night talk show, a fact she lampoons during the opening segment of the pilot — a mock press conference at which a team of reporters pelt her with questions: “What’s it like being a woman in late night?” “What’s it like being a female woman?” It’s easy to make fun of these kinds of tonedeaf queries, but the challenges facing Bee are not insignificant. As Rebecca Traister writes in a Jan. 26 article for New York Magazine, “She must be two things that women are not always embraced for being — very funny and a little angry — and she must be those things while exuding a quality almost never afforded women: authority.” It’s clear, though, that whatever her barrier-busting status, Bee enjoys the opportunity to talk about women’s issues and to point to instances of latent sexism her male counterparts can fail to notice. Her impressive takedowns have included lambasting the Kansas state senator who instituted a dress code for female colleagues and skewering the anti-Girl Scouts archbishop of St. Louis who “wasn’t sure” if child molestation was illegal. “Is child molestation a crime?” Bee asked in a see FULL FRONTAL, page 7

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Natalie Girshman The ABC's of Literature

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ome days, it feels like I’ve acquired a new hobby without even knowing it: trying to get the people around me to read more female writers, whether they’re publishing their first novel this year or lived over 200 years ago. Whenever I’m enthusiastically composing yet another list for a sometimes less-than-enthusiastic listener, Louise Erdrich’s name is often one of the first to come up. Over the past thirty-some years, she’s written over 25 books, emerged as one of the best-known authors writing about Native American life and issues (she also happens to be a quarter Chippewa) and continues to produce challenging, beautifully written work today. Perhaps the best place to start with Erdrich is at the very beginning with her acclaimed first novel “Love Medicine” (1984), a collection of intertwined short stories focusing on two Chippewa families in North Dakota, the Kashpaws and the Lamartines, and the decades of history that keep on bringing them together. The story begins with the tragic death of June Kashpaw and then twists backwards and forwards through time, delving into character after character and making the family tree in the back of the book incredibly helpful. Native American characters are few and far between in literary fiction, especially in the 1980s when “Love Medicine” was written, and Erdrich unveils a whole new side of the United States, forcing the reader to consider the struggles of contemporary Native Americans and the strange contradictions and challenges of their world. Though I knew about Native American history, I’d never stopped to consider what Native American life was like today until I started reading Erdrich’s work. However, her books aren’t just notable for their social power. They’re powerful in a literary sense as well, for the sheer poetry and skill of her writing. Erdrich has a knack for capturing characters in just a few phrases and for stringing words together in completely unexpected ways. There are no cliches in her writing, no expected formulas or stock descriptions and her words have an almost hallucinatory power. These aren’t the kind of books that you can read casually on the bus on the way to work or while lounging around on the beach on vacation. Erdrich’s work requires concentration and dedication, and pays that concentwration back three-fold. The characters from “Love Medicine” also appear in another novels if you’re not ready to let them go just yet, but Erdrich has also written some beautiful stand-alone novels. One of her most recent novels, “The Round House” (2012), is the story of how one family is irrevocably transformed when Geraldine Coutts is brutally attacked. Her husband, a tribal judge, struggles to obtain her justice from a corrupt and skewed system while her 13 year-old son Joe sets out on a quest with his friends to find out what really happened. “The Round House” is devastating and deeply emotional, perhaps not an easy book to read but one that demands to be read anyway and one that conjures up not just the simple pleasure of reading, but also every other emotion out there. Natalie Girshman is a senior majoring in history and drama. She can be reached at natalie.girshman@tufts.edu.

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Sunflower Bean impresses at The Middle East Upstairs by Mia Lambert

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Just three weeks following the release of its debut LP “Human Ceremony” and almost exactly a year since its last visit, Brooklyn’s Sunflower Bean returned to The Middle East Club Upstairs in Cambridge for a nearly sold-out show on Saturday, Feb. 27. “Human Ceremony” is the latest chapter in the development of the band’s hazy guitar and psychrock sound. Called “NYC’s Coolest Young Band” in Rolling Stone’s pages in January, Sunflower Bean’s visit was joined by Secret Lover of Worcester and fellow New Yorkers, Honduras. Local live music series, Illegally Blind, hosted the event. Midway through Honduras’s set, Sunflower Bean entered the venue through the general entrance and, led by bassist-vocalist, Julia Cumming, proceeded to wade through the front rows of the already dense crowd. At 5 ft. 11 in., the bleach blonde Yves Saint Laurent model’s silent entrance could not go unnoticed. The high-energy set to come was foreshadowed during sound check when Cumming took a sip of her Red Bull, set it down, then immediately picked it back up and drained the rest in one go. The next 45 minutes of music featured tunes from “Human Ceremony” as well as classics such as “Tame Impala” from the band’s 2015 EP “Show Me Your Seven Secrets.” The set’s eclectic sounds were perfectly paralleled by the audience’s diversity, which ranged from a roughly 50-year-old person in a massive white fur coat to a drunk, sweaty 20-something to an all-black-clad teen with a septum piercing and a choker necklace. Cumming’s ethereal vocals floated above the mastery of guitarist-vocalist, Nick Kivlen, and drummer, Jacob Faber, in songs such as “Human Ceremony” and “Creation Myth.” Kivlen’s lower, candid vocals added a satisfying balance to those of Cumming, and at times the two produced an echoing effect as in “2013” in which Kivlen repeats each of

Cumming’s words as she asks, “What if I told you you’d live to be one hundred?” Throughout the set, an especially spirited section of the crowd seemed intent to release its energy whenever possible in the form of moshing, if one would go as far as to label it so. As soon as Faber picked up the pace behind the kit, punches were thrown and bodies clumsily flung around. The passion of these fans should not be understated. When Kivlen’s amp began to malfunction, one mosh member yelled enthusiastically that it “sounded more rock n’ roll” anyway, which seemed to reassure the frustrated guitarist. Kivlen subsequently finished the set with a phenomenal series of solos in “The Stalker” and others that sent his fingers into regions beyond the limits of his guitar’s fretboard.

Perhaps the most intense moment of the show, of which there were many, came during “Somebody Call a Doctor,” when Cumming plunged into the crowd for an epic instrumental performance. Her energy quickly transferred to the rest of the crowd which formed a circle that pulsed in unison along with the bassist to a heavy beat provided by Faber. As if Cumming’s sheer presence wasn’t enough to evoke a strong reaction from the crowd, the band increasingly heightened the tension in the song by playing faster and more intricately as it progressed until finally reaching a resolution after a solid minute or so of buildup. Following a sensational finale, Sunflower Bean’s members exited stage left to join their friends from Honduras and Secret Lover. The three immedi-

ately began meeting and greeting fans, leaving behind their cosmic rock star personas and reestablishing their identities as normal humans. The next day, the band tweeted from their official twitter account, @ Sunflower_Bean, “Boston was unbelievable last night. Thank u so much all who came. 1 of our favorite shows of all time.” The success of last weekend’s show can be attributed to the mutually reinforcing energies of the musicians and their audience members, neither of whom exercised much restriction of expression. If this show was one of the band’s favorites, one can only imagine the satisfaction Sunflower Bean will receive next time it is in town and play to an audience decidedly more dedicated than that of this weekend.

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Julia Cumming of Sunflower Bean performs at The Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA, on Feb. 27, 2016.

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continued from page 6 scathingly impersonation of the bishop. “Who knows? But I’m positive Jesus hates your diaphragm.” The rapid fire barbs she launches at politicians are no less cutting — “I dislike Ted Cruz as much as the next everybody,” she proclaimed in one episode. Donald Trump, meanwhile, was fittingly characterized as a “sentient caps lock button.” Crucially, Bee has also used her newfound head honcho status to build a remarkably diverse writing team — half women and 30 percent nonwhite. Though “Full Frontal” has not yet really

dealt with issues that disproportionately affect women of color, Bee does seem to be working towards incorporating more diverse voices into the program. A recent bit featured “Full Frontal” writer Ashley Black delivering a scorching explanation of how white people have ruined Black History Month. “Stop pretending you would’ve marched with Martin Luther King when you haven’t liked anyone who has marched since,” she said. In a clever twist, Black announced a new way to commemorate black Americans — Black Now Month “where you stand up for black people who are alive now

in real life and not just in your imagination of the ‘60s.” Black nailed her appearance, which hopefully marks the first of many from the show’s behind-the-scenes talent. And though “Full Frontal” is by no means a perfect example of inclusive comedy, it gets a heck of a lot closer than other programs do, probably thanks, in no small part, to the team of writers Bee has hired. Meanwhile, Bee’s field pieces remain as delightfully silly as ever while still offering gratifyingly sharp political insights. A segment in which Bee teaches Syrian refugees important American

phrases — e.g. “Can I have your HBO GO login?” — could have come off as more condescending than clever, but Bee’s ability to poke fun at white Americans, including herself, saves pieces like these from becoming more problematic than they are funny. Her biting commentary about privilege and prejudice instead takes center stage, reminding us that Bee’s self-awareness may be one of her greatest assets. And, as an increasingly nutty election season continues, Bee will be an ever more valuable voice in the late-night comedy landscape. Jon Stewart should be proud.

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Institutionalizing professor and course evaluations Most of us are familiar with ratemyprofessor.com. The website gives college students the opportunity to anonymously rate professors and their different classes on a five-point scale regarding the professor’s clarity, helpfulness and easiness. Additionally, students can comment on whether a teacher is “hot” or “not.” The site has accumulated over 15 million ratings for over 1.4 million professors. Despite its popularity, ratemyprofessor.com has plenty of issues. While the site has millions of ratings, they are most likely written by students with extreme views of the professor in question. The anonymity of the ratings also does little to help maintain accuracy. Professors with few ratings are most at risk for a skewed overall rating, and many classes may have only one or two ratings in total. Gender bias in anonymous online ratings is also a concern. A study completed by a history professor at Northeastern, however, found that “students are just about as likely to

call men ‘hot’ or ‘sexy’ as they are women.” That said, discrepancies regarding the criteria used to judge female versus male professors still exist: Female professors are more likely to be judged based on organization and friendliness, while male professors are more likely to be evaluated based on arrogance or humility. Clearly, the rating of a teacher’s attractiveness does not add to the helpfulness of the site. While students do tend to rate more attractive professors favorably, hotness is not the reason students choose certain professors over others. Problems with the accuracy and bias of online ratings are cause for concern among university faculty and students looking to invest in high-quality courses and professors. Because sites like ratemyprofessor.com are used with such frequency, however, it may be worth it for universities to acknowledge their widespread use and encourage students en masse to responsibly rate their professors on these sites. Such a policy would ameliorate the

problem that students with extreme views are the ones who most likely complete ratings, thus making the site more well-rounded in its presentation of professors. In order to provide students with more relevant and reliable evaluations of professors and courses, Tufts could selectively publish the evaluations that student complete every semester. These evaluations would be far more reliable than ratemyprofessor. com, which has a tendency toward vitriolic ratings and incomplete representations of a professor’s quality. Professors’ concerns about the lack of privacy caused by public evaluations are definitely valid. However, privacy in a world where finding your professor’s Facebook or LinkedIn requires just a few clicks is already questionable. Students would benefit more from the availability of reliable, university-sponsored evaluations than they would from what is publically accessible: often inaccurate online forums such as ratemyprofessor.com.

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Luke Sherman Earth On Fire

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or those who pride themselves on diligently recycling and taking shorter showers, this idea may seem jarring: Individual action will do little — if anything, really — to mitigate the climate crisis. If you’re confused, it’s not at all surprising. The vast majority of environmental campaigns in this country focus on small behavioral changes we can make to reduce our carbon footprint. Indeed, stickers on paper towel dispensers reminding us that “these come from trees” abound; exhortations to refrain from eating meat pervade the dining halls every Monday. While well-meaning, these efforts distract us from taking the steps truly necessary to stave off the worst effects of global warming. Climate change is not an individual problem — it’s a symptom of an economic system that fails to internalize the costs associated with environmental degradation. People modifying their consumption at the micro level do not change the structure of our economy. For as long as fossil fuel titans can cheaply extract and combust coal, oil and natural gas, the planet will continue to inch closer to the brink of catastrophic climate change. Worse still, the campaigns that encourage us to diminish our individual impact on the earth actually propagate the environmental abusers: multinational corporations. By focusing so heavily on the actions that we as consumers can take, we exonerate companies like ExxonMobil and British Petroleum from their role in causing this crisis in the first place. Understanding this, fossil fuel companies have insidiously caused Americans to think as though the responsibility to address global warming lies with them in order to protect their business model and profits. Other industries employ this tactic as well. Poland Spring, a subsidiary of Nestlé, touts that it produces its water bottles with 30 percent less plastic than in the past and encourages its buyers to recycle its products after use. Doing so supports the paradigm that the responsibility to protect the environment lies with consumers. The alternative point of view, and one we must embrace, posits that we have to cease purchasing water bottles in the first place — something Nestlé could not accept. So if carpooling and switching to a vegetarian diet won’t meaningfully alter the trajectory of our greenhouse gas emissions, what can we do to ensure a livable future for all? Each of us needs to actively engage in the political process by voting for candidates pledging to fundamentally restructure our economy, by coordinating boycotts of environmentally damaging products, by participating in protests and marches demanding that large institutions divest from fossil fuel companies and by donating to environmental campaigns that apply pressure to elected officials. We must not allow the societal actors truly damning us to a planet ravaged by droughts and rising seas to continue their ecological destruction unabated. Luke Sherman is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies. He can be reached at Luke.Sherman@tufts.edu.

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An open letter to Dewick by Allie Weiller Dear Dewick, What can I possibly say that will eloquently depict our four years together? Should I begin with a poem or maybe a short story? Alas, I am going to start with a quote by the well-respected philosopher Fetty Wap, who says, “my whole thing is loyalty. Loyalty over royalty; word is bond.” You have been the most loyal of companions these past four years of college. Let’s remember all those years ago when I arrived at Tufts as an awkward and nervous freshman. In a moment where everything seemed big and intimidating, you welcomed me with open doors and a swift slide of my Tufts ID. I found myself gradually spending more of my free time out of class with you. Although our relationship was moving quickly you did not seem to mind, but rather, enjoyed my presence. I began to slowly move from the upstairs seating perch to the downstairs carpeted area, feeling a

little more confident with each step down the stairs. (For those of us that have fallen, slipped, or had a brush with death coming down those stairs you will know the relief that overcomes you when you make that last step on to solid ground). As sophomore year approached, and I kept my unlimited meal plan, I began to really understand you in a way I had never understood anyone or anything else. While there was a moment when I strayed from you to explore the mysteries of Carmichael that year, I inevitably came back to you in the end. The stir fry nights and fireman chili dinners were not enough to take me away from your General Gau’s, chicken fingers, cinnamon bread, Thanksgiving/ Hannukah/Christmas dinners and endless variety of delicious dishes you offered. With our relationship blossoming that year I began to establish my residence at the “ficus table” and spent hours on end making it look like it was acceptable to have a round table to myself.

As I became an upperclassman and moved off campus, our loyalty to each other did not falter. I continued on a meal plan despite a growing number of my friends departing from your presence and loyally made my pilgrimage to you from College Avenue each day. Despite taking a break from one another when I went abroad in the spring, we found that distance makes the heart grow fonder! Our special relationship was stronger than ever when I returned for my fourth and final year. As a second semester senior I have started to reminisce about the past four years at Tufts. I think about how I will miss the athletics, the community, and the social experience, but what I will miss the most is you. You have been the constant in my life. The peanut butter to my jelly. The sundae to my Thursday. The double bowl to my salad. You’ve been present for matters of the heart, both good and bad, privy to conversations and secrets that many do not know, and there to enjoy the funniest jokes and pranks that I have ever made or witnessed.

You have seen me sit through breakfast, lunch, and dinner (in one sitting) and bury many cups of coffee in an attempt to get my work done. You’ve helped me make friends that will last a lifetime and you kept it a secret when I go for two or three servings of dessert. You’ve even witnessed a broken computer due to an unfortunate hot chocolate incident. Thank you for being there for me these last four years without hesitation. Thank you for being a place of solace, entertainment and inspiration. As I embark on the next chapter of my life I will never forget the people I met and the lessons I learned (i.e. portion control). Keep up the good work and I hope you inspire the same experience in everyone that comes through your doors! From the good to the bad you will never be forgotten. Sincerely, Your humble deworker

Allie is a senior majoring in Political Science. She can be reached at Alexandra. Weiller@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 12 Uppgren said. “I’m definitely not going to pass up a chance to keep playing lacrosse down the road.” Helfrich was the 66th overall pick in the MLL Draft and was chosen by the Denver Outlaws, who placed fifth in the MLL last season. The Boston Globe and Lax All Stars, among other prominent publications, called Helfrich one of the best face-off men in the country, regardless of division. “You dream about maybe being a professional athlete one day, and when I found out I had been picked it was definitely a great feeling,” Helfrich said. “It’s something that’s in the back of your mind and you hope might happen.” Helfrich’s ability to perform well at the face-off position was a skill that he cultivated upon his arrival at Tufts. Although sidelined during his first-year lacrosse season after sustaining a serious injury during the varsity ice hockey season, Helfrich made a strong debut in his sophomore year at the faceoff position, replacing Brian Ruggiero (LA ’13) in 2014. Helfrich had an immediate impact on the team, winning 311 of 511 faceoffs for a 0.564 win rate versus Ruggiero’s 0.471 win rate the previous season. Helfrich carried this momentum forward into his junior year, improving his win rate to 0.650 last season, the 18th-best face-off win rate in Div. III. It’s important to note, however, that Helfrich took part in 594 faceoffs total, far more than any other Div. III player, with the next highest face-off participation total last year being 431. In fact, the majority of the players who ranked above Helfrich in faceoffs won took part in under 300 faceoffs total, making Helfrich’s achievement even more resounding given his durability and stamina. During the 2015 season, Helfrich won 359 faceoffs in total, the most in the country across all divisions. Coach Mike Daly cited the work of Tufts’ assistant coaches Clem McNally and Brett Holm, who coached Helfrich through his sophomore year, and Matt Callahan, the current assistant, who has helped Helfrich perfect his skills. “We really liked his toughness and versatility,” Daly said. “It was really his commitment to the team that [he was willing to dedicate] himself to facing off.” In the coming months, Uppgren and Helfrich hope to help Tufts’ 50-man-strong

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Tufts midfielder Conor Helfrich, Major League Lacrosse draft for the Denver Outlaws, poses for a portrait on Bello Field on Friday, Feb. 26. lacrosse team to its seventh consecutive NESCAC title and its third consecutive NCAA Div. III National title. Despite their success, both seniors still say that the Tufts team comes first in their lives, and that the MLL will be taking a backseat for the next few months. “I’m not really thinking about the Denver Outlaws right now, I’m just focused on Tufts, and the team that we have this season,” Helfrich said. “Obviously I’m trying to get better and improve every day and just continue to be the best faceoff specialist that I can be for this Tufts team and for us to win as many games as possible and to win another national championship. The only way to do that is to take one day at a time and be a good teammate.” Daly expressed similar sentiments, saying that both players are team-oriented. “I sincerely believe both of them care more about team success than individual success,” Daly said. “In both cases, both would be the first to acknowledge that a lot of their individual accolades are team awards.” This season, Uppgren is one of two senior captains who, along with the other 13 lacrosse seniors, will hope to repeat the success of the past two years. “Every one of our seniors is a really capable leader and has done stuff throughout the fall in starting up our season,” Uppgren said. “Our job as the senior class is to bring along younger guys, set the standards [and] instill

the program mentality for the younger guys so that when we graduate down the line the people behind us are ready to step up in some big roles.” The MLL is different from other major league sports in that it will not be the sole occupation for many of the players, with the majority holding separate full-time jobs and playing lacrosse on the weekends. MLL players report that the average salary for players is between $10,000 to $25,000 per year, making it necessary to have a separate career. Uppgren and Helfrich both plan to also enter the commercial real estate sector, since both held internships in the field last summer. For Uppgren, the local Boston Cannons team will allow him to remain in Boston for home games, while Helfrich, who hopes to remain in Boston for his full-time job, will have to fly to Denver every Friday night for his games. According to draft rules, collegiate players must wait until after their senior year season finishes before signing, although both Uppgren and Helfrich have indicated that they will decide to sign with their respective teams. The 2016 MLL season will start on April 23 and continue but the end of August, though Uppgren and Helfrich will continue to play for Tufts until they graduate in May. But they will always be Jumbos, enshrined as the latest and most successful in a long lineage of Tufts greats.

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continued from page 12 So I think it was just an overall team effort, everyone was contributing, and it was a fun weekend. It was exciting.” The night before, the Jumbos and the Regis Pride squared off in the first round. In the opening game, things did not go as smoothly on offense for the Jumbos, but in typical fashion, it was their defense that carried them to victory. Tufts shot just 29.2 percent from the floor, but it forced 25 turnovers on the defensive end compared to just 15 giveaways. Dillon led Tufts with 14 points and tacked on nine assists. Baptista and Roberson once again posted impressive scoring lines, putting up 11 and 10 points, respectively. Roberson also had six rebounds. For Regis, junior and New England Collegiate Conference Player-ofthe-Year Amanda Hawkesworth led all scorers with 20 points and sophomore Brittany Stone finished with a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds. Though Tufts was out front for the

entirety of the game, Regis got as close as six in the remaining two minutes. But the Jumbos converted 8-of-10 free throws in the final two minutes of regulation, including seven from Dillon and one from Roberson, to hold off the Pride. It was important for the Jumbos to establish their strong presence in the national tournament after the loss to the Purple and White of Amherst College in the evenly matched NESCAC championship. Though the Amherst game was a battle Tufts had nothing to be ashamed about, it was important for the Jumbos to refocus with some tough opponents on the horizon. “I think as upsetting as it is to lose in the NESCAC championship to Amherst, Amherst is a good team so we didn’t want to be frustrated or disappointed after that game,” Roberson said. “We wanted to use that, instead of being discouraged, to get back in the gym and get better and use that week of practice that we had going into the NCAA tournament. So, we kind of took a

day to get over the loss but then we knew we had to get right back on track and focus on the weekend because we had two big games coming up.” The next test for the Jumbos will be in Scranton, Pa. this weekend. Tufts will take on Albright in one third round matchup, while host No. 3 University of Scranton will face off against No. 23 Christopher Newport University in the other. Albright is playing in its second NCAA tournament ever after winning the MAC Commonwealth conference championship this season. This is the Jumbos’ fifth straight Sweet 16 berth and they look to make it to the Final Four for the third year in a row. With everything on the line in the single elimination tournament, Tufts knows it has to come out firing all cylinders to keep the season — and national championship hopes — alive. “I think everyone has enjoyed this season a lot and we just want to work together as hard as we can to keep moving on,” Wu said. “We’ll see how it goes, but we’re going to give it our best.”

was born on June 16, 1994, in New York City. At the time, the Rangers were playing for the NHL Stanley Cup, the Knicks were in the NBA Finals against the Rockets and even though there wasn’t an MLB World Series that year, I’m sure the Yankees had a good chance of winning it. In comparison to today, that was one of the greatest moments to be a New York sports fan, so it should come as no surprise that following my birth, my mother wanted to watch her beloved Knicks play the Rockets. However, something else had headlined media coverage, shoving the Knicks game aside, as doctors and family members crowded around the small hospital television, outweighing my mother’s wishes (mind you, she had just given birth). All eyes were on a police chase of a white Ford Bronco. Regardless of me being able to comprehend the O. J. Simpson trial at a few hours old, the story has stuck with me. It’s pretty common for kids to ask their parents what the day was like when they were born, and trust me, I asked a lot of questions. With all of these questions came my mother’s continual recounting of the story, and it always came back to that white Ford Bronco. This media moment attracted millions of Americans to weigh in on whether O. J. did it, and the trial’s storyline has been recapped countlessly on TV shows. Now, being older than a few hours, my mother’s anecdote of the white Bronco revealed a critical moment. It was my first experience of being exposed to the linkage between sports and violence. The relationship between sports and violence is nothing new. Unfortunately, it seems that there has always been a common connection. Today, reports delving into the details of domestic violence allegations against professional and collegiate players are normal headlines. Violence on the field is also revealed in the media: hockey fights, NFL on-field disputes like that between Odell Beckham and Josh Norman and others are replayed like highlights. It is undoubtedly a problem that league commissioners like NFL’s Goodell have decried, and recently they’ve launched awareness campaigns along with more substantial punishments for players fighting on the field and off. It’s clear that combatting violence and increasing awareness in connection to sport is an important step, but I’m also interested in the fan experience. Sports fans have significant connections with violence. Just this year, the media covered the raucous fighting and dangerous stunts pulled by Buffalo Bills fans outside the stadium during pregame tailgates. Not everywhere is like Buffalo, but fan violence mixing in with sport is also becoming normalized. It’s nothing new that sports can incite mass violence as witnessed by the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup or even the 2004 Boston riots following a Red Sox World Series win. What I’m trying to say is that sports violence is not one-sided, but it’s particularly complex, involving a variety of participants regardless of whether they are athletes are not. So instead of deconstructing the athlete’s connection with violence, let’s also look at the fans. By studying this perspective maybe we can understand why violence is so strongly connected with sports. Nicole Brooks is a features editor at the Tufts Daily. She is a senior majoring in History and minoring in Communications and Media Studies and can be reached at nicole.brooks@tufts.edu.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Jumbos take care of business in opening rounds of NCAA tournament

by Alex Schroeder Sports Editor

For the fifth year in a row the Jumbos are headed to the third round of the NCAA women’s basketball championship in

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hopes of finally breaking through to the title game. After double-digit wins against Regis (Mass.) College on Friday and Moravian College on Saturday, No. 7 Tufts is headed back to the Sweet 16 where it will take on No. 9 Albright College. Tufts, whose toughest moment of the season came just over a week ago when it fell to Amherst by one point in the NESCAC championship, has kicked things off positively with two strong wins in the national spotlight. “Both games were really great team wins,” senior Michelle Wu said. “We played better team defense definitely in the second game, but right now it’s just about surviving and advancing, and I think everyone put in a great effort this weekend.” On Saturday night at the University of

New England and after already having won their first round game on Friday night, the Jumbos took on the Moravian Greyhounds and dominated from the outset. By the end of the first quarter, Tufts had established a 21-7 lead led by junior Michela North. The NESCAC Co-Player of the Year dominated the floor with 14 points in the first period alone, shooting 6-of-7. From then on, the Greyhounds would get no closer than 11 points. A pair of three-pointers on consecutive possessions from sophomore Lauren Dillon and Wu pushed the Jumbos’ lead to 15 with just over two minutes to play before the end of the first half. Tufts went into halftime with a 13-point advantage. The second half saw Tufts establish commanding control, as North and sophomore Melissa Baptista scored seven points apiece in the third quarter. The Jumbos rode out a 51-29 lead after the end of the period and coasted to a 65-45 victory in the fourth to secure a spot in the Sweet 16. Though North — who has been on fire the last few weeks — once again led the team’s production with an impressive 23 points, two other Jumbos joined joined with double-digit point totals: Baptista and senior tri-captain Emma Roberson, who each scored 12. Dillon finished with eight assists and five steals. Moravian was led by 13 points from junior Camille McPherson. The most telling

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stepped up. Michela had over 20 points in the second game, but I think Lauren Dillon really played well this weekend, she had a ton of assists. Our other post [players] too: [Melissa Baptista] was scoring and rebounding and [junior] Katy Hicks and [senior] Maura Folliard both were hitting big shots. Michelle Wu came in and played some great minutes for us. see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11

SPORTS FEATURE

Uppgren, Helfrich become first-ever Jumbos taken in MLL collegiate draft by Maddie Payne

Assistant Sports Editor

Seniors John Uppgren and Conor Helfrich made school history on Jan. 22 when they became the first two Tufts lacrosse players to be picked in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft. In previous years, Tufts players have been picked in the supplementary draft, but no Jumbo has ever achieved what Uppgren and Helfrich have. Uppgren, selected for his scoring prowess, has been the main offensive leader of a Tufts squad that has won the NCAA Div. III men’s lacrosse championship over the last two years. Helfrich, meanwhile, is one of the nation’s premier face-off specialists, and was picked for the remarkable ability he’s shown to win possession for the Jumbos. Uppgren was the 49th pick in the draft and went to the Boston Cannons, one of the original MLL teams. Playing for the Cannons gives Uppgren the opportunity to remain in the Boston area for the foreseeable future. Uppgren has attributed his success to the standard of Tufts’ play, and the environment he was able to play and improve over the past few years. “It was pretty humbling,” Uppgren said. “I was just really excited. There have been guys picked up in the supplemental draft before, starting in 2010. It just shows where our alumni, senior class and coach Daly have taken this program the past 10 years.” Uppgren has been one of the most prolific point scorers in Tufts history. He has led the nation in points over the last two seasons, with 129 on 76 goals and 53 assists in 23 games (5.61 points per game) as a junior in 2015, and 124 points on 65 goals

and 59 assists in 23 games (5.39 ppg) as a sophomore in 2014. In the NESCAC — arguably the toughest conference in Div. III lacrosse — Uppgren’s 50 conference goals tied him for the leading NESCAC scorer for 2015, and he was also named to the All-NESCAC first team for both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Uppgren’s main appeal for the draft — his unceasing ability to score goals — is not something all that new for the Tufts men’s lacrosse program. He cited his predecessors and former Jumbo Tufts attacker John Uppgren (LA ‘16), Major League Lacrosse draft for Bello Field on Friday, Feb. 26. greats Beau Wood (LA ’14), Cole Bailey (LA ’15) and Chris to our defense and Conor [Helfrich] getSchoenhut (LA ’15) as valuable teachers who ting us the ball.” have been able to help him hone his craft. The Boston Cannons seem to be a He also cited coach Mike Daly and Helfrich good fit for Div. III players, with relativeas major contributors to his success. ly new head coach Sean Quirk coming “Coach Daly has been a great mentor off an 18-year coaching stint at Endicott and it’s been the perfect system as an College, which has a program that Tufts offensive player to play in,” Uppgren has become familiar with in recent years. said. “We have the green light to go out Furthermore, Cannons assistant coach there and try and score as many goals as Sean Kirwan coached Tufts’ offense during we can. That style of play is more credit the 2014 season, which ended in the NCAA

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Div. III title for the Jumbos. Kirwan was responsible for the three 100-point scorers that year, the first time in NCAA history that three players from the same team scored over 100 points each during one season (points are calculated using the sum of goals scored, plus assists). “It’s nice to see the kind of DIII influence that they have on the team,” see MLL DRAFT, page 11