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Tufts avoids NLRB hearing through agreement on schedule changes with facilities workers’ union by Catherine Perloff News Editor

Tufts University and 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union representing facilities workers, finally reached an agreement regarding an unpopular schedule change. The agreement, which was made on Feb. 8, avoided a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing of the unfair labor practices charge the union filed, according to Eugenio Villasante, SEIU’s regional communications manager. In September 2016, five workers were moved from a Monday through Friday schedule to a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. SEIU argued that this change was made without giving the workers a fair opportunity to bargain, according to an Aug. 31, 2016 Daily article. The new agreement was reached after six months of negotiations among union officials, shop stewards, workers and representatives of the university. Under the agreement, workers currently on the Tuesday through Saturday shift will have a new path to return to a Monday through Friday schedule, according to Villasante. “If any member of the Medford grounds crew (outside of the Tuesday through Saturday shift) terminates their employment for any reason (including retirement, termination and/or resignation), the university agrees to allow the most senior member of the Tuesday through Saturday crew to bid for that position and return to a Monday through Friday shift,” Villasante told the Daily in an email.

This would mean that once a Monday through Friday worker leaves, the position would first be offered to the most senior Thursday through Saturday worker before being opened up to the general public. Jack Ng, a driver, is the most senior member of the Saturday crew and thus would be the first worker eligible to switch shifts. He said that if given the opportunity, he would make the switch. “I don’t mind [the Saturday shift] as much as I did in the beginning, but I think I would prefer to go back to Monday through Friday,” Ng said. However, he expressed concern that if he were switched to the Monday through Friday schedule, it might not be a permanent change. “I’ve heard rumors that they might [add a Sunday shift],” he said. “If I had to make a choice between working the Saturday shift or the Sunday shift, I would rather do the Saturday in case I was forced to work on Sunday.” Senior Facilities Director Stephen Nasson said that while there are currently no plans to create a Sunday shift, there is always a chance there will be further scheduling changes. “As a department, we are continually assessing the university’s operational needs and, while we have no immediate plans to change the current work schedule for utility workers/drivers, updates to our work schedules are always a possibility,” Nasson told the Daily in an email. Nasson said Tufts has the right to switch workers’ shifts. “Consistent with the terms of our collective bargaining agreement, the university retains the right to assign facility employees to differ-

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A member of the university janitorial staff sweeps snow on March 14. ent shifts, as needed,” he wrote. Additionally, workers who were placed on the Saturday shift will be compensated for the hardship the switch may have caused, according to Villasante. “The university agrees to pay each member of the Tuesday through Saturday crew a special hardship payment in a single lump sum amount of $1,000 per person,” Villasante wrote. Ng said that he had received this $1000 payment on his paycheck. Finally, the agreement capped the Saturday crew at six people. Originally, the crew was to consist of seven workers, Villasante said.

One worker, who asked to remain anonymous due to concerns for his job, said he believes the agreement came about because the administration wanted to save itself from legal action and not because of a genuine understanding of workers’ concerns. “[Management] had to do something because [they] were going to the labor board,” he said, referring to the unfair labor practice charge with NLRB. “It was kind of like, ‘let’s do this to shut them up.’ If [management] had their way they wouldn’t [have].” see UNION, page 2

Arabic program partners with language learning start-up that connects students and Syrian refugees by Emily Thompson Contributing Writer

The Arabic program at Tufts is partnering with a new start-up called NaTakallam, which pairs students who study Arabic with Syrian refugees who work as language partners for the students via Skype. NaTakallam, which translates to “we speak” in Arabic, was co-founded by Tufts alumna Aline Sara (LA ’06) as a way to connect refugees with Arabic learners for conversation practice while also offering the refugees a source of income. Sara, who is originally from Lebanon, said she came up with the idea for the program when she was job hunting shortly after finishing her master’s degree. “I was thinking of what it must be like to be a Syrian refugee, who is exactly like me — who had just finished their master’s, had a normal life and all of a sudden, it’s over,” Sara said. “Their

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country is completely falling apart. The conflict in Syria is extremely violent and horrifying.” Many Syrian refugees are not permitted to work in their new host countries, according to Sara. She wanted to help find a way for them to make a living. “[I can’t imagine] what it must be like to not even be able to apply for work. I know so many people who want to work on [their] Arabic, and Syrians all speak Arabic and they need some sort of income, and so why not create some sort of program where you connect refugees and language learners?” Sara said. According to Rana Abdul-Aziz, language coordinator for the Arabic program, NaTakallam reached out to Tufts in the summer of 2016, and the program was piloted at Tufts last fall in its colloquial Arabic classes. The program has since expanded, Abdul-Aziz told the Daily in an email. NaTakallam is intended to serve as an extension of what students learn in the classroom,

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according to Arabic Lecturer Souhad Zendah. Students take what they have learned in class and have conversations with their language partners, with whom they meet regularly. “Each student has the opportunity to meet with [their] language partner twice a week, and they are supposed to meet with them throughout the semester for eight full hours,” Zendah said. Students’ sessions with their NaTakallam language partners reinforce material learned in class, according to Abdul-Aziz. “Last semester, students had a unit where they were learning about traditional Levantine dishes. Students shared a recipe of their favorite dishes with their [language partners] and the [language partners] did the same,” AbdulAziz told the Daily in an email. “Other interactions include speaking about films, discussing literature, mock job interviews, etc.” Abdul-Aziz explained that NaTakallam benefits students in several ways. First and

foremost, it offers the chance to interact with a native speaker who can provide valuable feedback to the student. “We hope that this interaction increases their motivation for learning the language,” Abdul-Aziz said. “It can be a motivating reminder of the overarching goal of language learning, which is to connect with native speakers. We do separately bring in Arabic speakers from the local community as guest speakers, but NaTakallam supplements this very effectively and at a more individualized level.” Zendah added that she noticed two major changes in the students after NaTakallam was implemented. First, students’ pronunciation improved. Second, students gained a deeper understanding of the language and the culture. “[Students] would bring in new stories, new cultural information into the classroom. A lot

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Students receive stipends for on-campus printing by Simran Lala Staff Writer

Full-time Tufts students, at the beginning of this semester, had $10 allocated to their JumboCash allowance to be used towards printing while part-time students have $5. The initiative, which began as a Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate resolution passed in the spring semester of 2016, was based on the fact that printing for classes can represent a financial burden on students, according to the resolution. Last year, TCU Senator Jacqueline Chen, a sophomore, said she and former Senate President Brian Tesser looked at other universities that provide printing stipends to determine the amount that students should be granted. The resolution lists Columbia University, Brown University and Duke University as a few other schools that offer stipends. Chen said Senate consulted with the Tisch Print/Copy Contract Team to decide on a stipend amount, after which the initiative received funding. “We came up with the amount of the subsidy based on our history of … printing activity, such as the number of pages printed in a

typical year,” Dorothy Meaney, the associate director of Tisch Library, said. Chen added that Senate took environmental concerns into account by proposing a printing stipend that would help to limit the number of pages that are printed, rather than simply offering free printing. According to Meaney, Tisch Library and Tufts Technology Services (TTS) began considering the proposal after students, as well as TCU Senate, brought the issue to their attention. In addition, representatives of TTS, Tufts Libraries, Tufts Dining and Tufts Purchasing weighed the possibility of subsidized printing in a survey last February, according to a Feb. 26 Daily article. “We did a survey in the middle of last year, not only about the cost of printing but other features offered, and we took the student responses into account,” she said. “It gave us a better understanding of what students think on topics like how much printing was required in the year.” Meaney said that it took a couple of months to develop the project, but the print team, with aid from Tufts Dining, was able to implement the policy just before classes started in January. The money should show up

on each student’s JumboCash account, designated specifically for printing purposes so that students cannot use it for other items, Meaney said. Rick Heckbert, senior technical analyst for TTS, added that the printing allowance is available on all Tufts campuses. “We have gotten a really good response from the medical students on the Boston campus,” Meaney said. Following responses from the student survey, Meaney added that Tisch Library is also considering other printing offerings that would increase efficiency. One of those proposals is mobile printing, which would allow students to print campus papers more easily from mobile devices. Ultimately, Chen believes that the printing stipends are important because of the amount of money that students frequently have to spend to print class documents. “I definitely noticed last year that I had to print a lot of readings for classes, in which the readings were mandatory and laptops were not allowed in class,” Chen said. “The actual money required to print, by the end of semester, is a financial burden upon students that should be covered by the university, for the students.”

Facilities staff still wary after settlement with Tufts UNION

continued from page 1 However, Nasson wrote that he and other administrators were pleased to have come to an agreement with the union and that he was working to balance the needs of the university with workers’ concerns. “I am glad that we were able to resolve this matter with the union,” Nasson wrote. “I am fortunate to have such a strong team of managers and employees supporting me in this effort, and in particular appreciate the understanding of the group that was impacted by this change.” The worker, who is currently on the Monday through Friday shift, said Monday through Friday workers should have also been considered for hardship payment, as the scheduling change impacted them as well.

For example, with Saturday workers off on Monday and no additional overtime offered on that day, Monday through Friday workers often felt overworked on Mondays. “We’re under a hardship because we’re short five guys on a Monday,” he said. “So if you take five guys away from us and then someone goes on vacation or calls in sick, now we’re down even more guys. It creates more work.” In addition, he said that the scheduling change took away Saturday overtime opportunities for Monday through Friday workers and that workers should have been compensated for this loss in extra pay. The worker, like several other facilities employees interviewed by the Daily, believes the real reason behind the schedule change was to cut costs on overtime pay.

“Everyone knows their logic,” he said. “They’re trying to cut down on overtime.” Nasson counters that the purpose of the schedule change was to help the university with its operational needs on Saturdays. “We created the Tuesday to Saturday shift to help with … high-profile events and to provide enhanced grounds and specialized arborist services year-round, including de-icing and snow removal operations,” he said. While an agreement may have been reached, Ng said that the hostility that has characterized relations between labor and management has not abated. “I still get the feeling from the other guys that it’s pretty much the same,” he said, referring to the confrontational tone of manager-employee relations.

Arabic learning program offers Syrian refugees income source ARABIC

continued from page 1 of them would end up talking about the stories of [the language partners] using the target language of Arabic,” Zendah said. “There was this human element that was added.” According to Abdul-Aziz, students make a direct difference in the lives of their language partners through participation in NaTakallam, since the language partners earn an income through their participation in the program. “Students through their language study are having a small positive impact on [what is] arguably the defining humanitarian crisis of our time through the income their [language partners] earn, while gaining exposure to the lives of the everyday people caught in this conflict,” Abdul-Aziz said.

Zendah also emphasized that NaTakallam provides students with a tangible way to help refugees. She noted that her students often ask about ways they can help Syrian refugees, and that NaTakallam provides them with a method of doing so. Zendah mentioned a specific Syrian language partner named Carmen who benefited greatly from participating in the program and formed meaningful connections with the students. Carmen was very popular with students, Zendah said, and when her name disappeared off the list of available language partners, the students were upset. “They were asking where Carmen was, [because] they had created this relationship with [her]. We learned that from her work in [NaTakallam], she was able to save money and

Police Briefs – March 16

Jagged Edges On March 3 at 6:20 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) responded to a report of a student who had cut his finger at Haskell Hall. The student stated that he had been using a bottle opener when he cut his finger. He was cleared after his finger was cleaned and bandaged.

Open Door Policy TUPD received a report of a theft from a Tufts staff member at 5:45 p.m. on March 6. The Olin Hall staff member reported that her black shoulder bag had been stolen. She had left it in her office, and when she returned it was gone. It contained her wallet as well as

other personal possessions. The purse has not been recovered yet but the incident is under investigation. Silver Lining An act of vandalism in the women’s bathrooms of Granoff Music Center prompted a call to TUPD at 10:30 a.m. on March 7. There was writing found in silver and black marker on the stalls. The bathroom was cleaned by Facilities Services and the graffiti was removed. Stepping Up On March 8 at 12:15 p.m., TUPD received a report of an Anderson Hall staff member who had twisted her ankle at work. TUPD, TEMS, Medford Fire Department and Medford

go back to college,” Zendah said. “When they heard she had gone back to college, they wrote her encouragement letters in Arabic. They were so happy. This is exactly the example of moving language education beyond the classroom and making it a real tangible experience.” Sara emphasized that NaTakallam can help break stereotypes about refugees from the Middle East. “Of course there’s the language factor, but it’s also [about] getting to know someone from the other side of the planet, especially in places like the U.S., where not only are refugees demonized, but Middle Easterners are demonized,” Sara said. “It’s extremely enriching and extremely humbling. It helps to break stereotypes. It helps to raise awareness. I am so excited that Tufts has come on board.”

Emergency Medical Services responded to the report. The staff member had hurt her ankle when she missed a step while walking. She signed a patient refusal form and had a friend pick her up. Vicious Cycle TUPD took a report on March 13 at 8 a.m. about two damaged dryers at the Harleston Hall laundry room. Upon inspection, it was found that one dryer had its door ripped off while the other had sustained damage to its hinge and front panel. The damage was not from wear and tear, but from someone who had tried to rip the doors off. Facilities Services was notified to repair or replace the machines. —by Juliana Furgala

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‘Persona’ gives SMFA students the chance to exhibit their art by John Fedak

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From March 9 to April 30, a group of 10 students from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts will have their artwork on display in an exhibition titled “Persona” at the RSM Art Gallery, located at 80 City Square in Boston. Working with the Sunne Savage Gallery, a Boston-based business that specializes in fine arts, the pieces revolve around different interpretations of the genre of self-portraiture — hence the name Persona. All of the students are currently enrolled in a year-long seminar taught by Professor Julie Graham called “Intermediate Painting Seminar and Studio.” According to Graham, students’ interpretations of the show’s theme vary. “Persona is the title that the students selected for this particular show. It’s meant to address a broad understanding of self-portraiture. Some students did more literal interpretations of the theme, others worked more metaphorically,” Graham told the Daily in an email. “Self-portraits are classic throughout art history, but its meaning takes on new proportions in the age of technology and ‘selfies.’” The students, all of whom are second-year students or above at the SMFA, each had access to a studio for a full year, according to fourth-year SMFA student Nika Korchok. They were heavily involved in the entire process of establishing the exhibition, with a large bulk of the planning and preparation of the show falling on the students, as part of the course. “The goal of the show was to create an exhibition experience for the students. They had to come up with the theme, create the

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School of the Museum of Fine Arts students’ art is exhibited at ‘Persona’ on March 16. work on a deadline, market it, install it and critique it,” Graham said. She feels that the planning for the show has so far been a success, thanks to the help of the Sunne Savage Gallery and RSM.

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The artwork on display at ‘Persona’ focus on interpretations of the self.

The show will be especially notable for the 10 students, she added, because most of them have not had prior experience with an art show. The show will offer the students the unique opportunity to potentially make a profit off their art. “Of course if there are sales, everyone will be delighted, but that will be the icing,” Graham said. “Most of the students have never had work displayed that also has the chance to be sold, making this exhibition in particular very thrilling for the students.” Korchok said that while the students are given the option to price their work, the gallery is entitled to a small commission from their profits. However, RSM plans to donate all of the commission it receives back to the SMFA. Most of the featured pieces are paintings, with a few other mediums on display as well, according to Graham. “It’s a painting course, so most of the work in the show is painting,” Graham said. “There is one sculpture and a sculptural wall-piece. Both were created for this show to address the theme.” Given that the SMFA offers a multidisciplinary program and encourages the exploration of a wide range of content and materials, she said it is common for students to work across mediums, even within a single course. Korchok, who is also a computer science major at Tufts, submitted an oil painting, “Arith,” that was inspired by an assignment she worked on in her COMP 40 class at Tufts. “For each of us in the show, we addressed the topic of persona, or what does it mean to create a self-portrait in the 21st century,” she said. “All of the pieces are in a way self-portraits, but using each person’s interpretation.” Korchok added that an important component of the show is collaboration. “It’s been a really great collaborative process among all of us,” she said. “We came up with the idea for the show, the theme, and we did group critiques, so that we could all create our best work individually.” Graham is particularly excited about the artist reception, which will take place on March 30 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. and revolve

around the students, who will also be in attendance. The show will remain open to the public during business hours until April 30. Christina Godfrey, who helps artists display their artwork through the Sunne Savage Gallery, noted that their events often attract people beyond the artists’ immediate friends and family. “I’ve repeatedly overheard visitors to the office rave about RSM’s gallery program. The receptions are a great place for employees, clients, artists and collectors to network,” Godfrey told the Daily in an email. She also said that student displays, which typically take place at the RSM Gallery every two years, generally garner the most attendees. Student artists also have strong support from their school and their families. “Plus, our employees and clients really enjoy the numerous and diverse work exhibited in the student shows,” Godfrey added. Additionally, she attributed the popularity of students’ shows to student artists’ often personal contributions to their shows’ planning and layout. “The students assisted laying out the show and they installed their own artwork … Viewers [in the past] have really enjoyed the diverse styles and media in the exhibition,” Godfrey said. She further emphasized that the show will offer students the chance to network with attendees. Although “Persona” will only be on display for one month, Godfrey said that the RMS Gallery regularly hosts exhibitions. The next show opens in May, and will feature the work of a group of female artists titled “Sirens.” Graham expressed excitement about the coming reception for her class and the viewing period as well, noting that the students all dealt with the subject matter in unique and individual ways. “I think they all addressed the complexities of self, and [the] multiple ways a person feels, or is perceived,” Graham said. While this will be a one-time event for these students, next year’s Intermediate Painting Seminar and Studio class is set to feature another exhibition as well. Those interested in attending the gallery can register online.

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On the perks of brutal honesty

odern architecture has always been a topic of controversy. Ever since the house became a “machine for living” as Le Corbusier notoriously declared in his treatise “Toward an Architecture” (1923) people started developing strong opinions on buildings and even some “real” feelings for architecture. With the technological advancements of the 20th century and accompanying obsession with efficiency, ornamentation became a crime and architecture was stripped of its excesses. The built environment that was taken for granted, seen as a flat surface and just the backdrop for our lives veiled deep in the mystiques of history became a spectacle of critique. Feelings of controversy reached new heights when three students from the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Michael McKinnell, Gerhard Kallmann and Edward Knowles designed the new Boston City Hall to be built in 1968. One Boston Globe columnist wrote “Dear lord knock it down” and described it as an “atrocious waste of space.” Why so mean Boston? This project was the young architects’ ultimate dream. Spending countless hours at the studio, designing utopian projects that could never possibly be realized, dizzied by the dreams of modern architecture only to have the opportunity to execute them and see it fail. As an architectural studies major I cannot help but plea for a second look at this brutalist landmark despite the unanimous distaste. Brutalism was when utopia met dystopia. Brutalist architecture did not feel the need to dress up a building. The concrete was left bare without the soothing warmth and comfort of the red brick envelope that is characteristic of Bostonian architecture wrapping it. It was a statement. But what was the source of such hatred? Was it the nakedness of concrete that offended the eye or the gigantic scale of the building that made one feel vulnerable? The project was conceived as a part of the city’s major redevelopment plan. The densely knit, ethnically diverse, working-class urban fabric of the West End was swept away to be replaced by luxury apartment buildings, grand highways and Boston City Hall. The problematic urban renewal plan seems to be forgotten these days, but the hate for Boston City Hall is still there as the building ranks at the top of the ugliest buildings lists almost every year. It might be ugly, but the brutalist Boston City Hall started a conversation on what architecture should be and for the first time people stood up for themselves, calling for an architecture for humanity. Not just a machine that functioned but also an architecture that responded to its environment, claimed its history and most importantly, cared deeply about the people who are going to inhabit it. Art is brutally honest. Why can’t architecture be? - Irem Buğ d aycı, Polykhroma Polykhroma is an independent curating collective founded by eight students excited to encourage active engagement among our community with the arts.

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5 upbeat pop songs with surprisingly sad lyrics With spring break starting tomorrow, it’s time to craft the perfect spring break playlist. For those who are looking for some thought-provoking lyrics to muse over during a long bus, car, plane or train ride, the following five songs from the past fifteen years provide catchy beats while also provoking deeper reflection.

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“Hey Ya!” – OutKast (2003) Whenever Outkast’s “Hey Ya” (2003) comes on at a party, it is sure to bring everyone running onto the dance floor. This upbeat song tends to stir up nostalgia for the early 2000s. It brings us back to a simpler time, when the hip-hop duo performed the song suspended from the ceiling at the 2004 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. A closer look at the lyrics reveals some sobering insights on love and romantic relationships: “If what they say is ‘Nothing is forever’ / … then what makes love the exception?” Though “Hey Ya” is a catchy dance song, it depicts a deep-seeded unhappiness: “Why are we so in denial / When we know we’re not happy here?”

“Do What U Want” – Lady Gaga feat. R. Kelly (2013) At first, a song with the refrain “Do what you want with my body” may seem empty and sex-driven. The key to the deeper meaning of this song comes in the lines, “But then you print some shit / That makes me wanna scream,” which indicate that Lady Gaga is not addressing a lover but the press. Lady Gaga invites the media to criticize and pick apart her physical appearance, boasting that, “You can’t have my heart / And you won’t use my mind.” Gaga’s body underwent intense scrutiny after her 2017 Superbowl halftime performance, proving that the message of “Do What U Want” is still relevant four years later.

“Rockabye” – Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie (2016) Sean Paul’s boisterous voice doesn’t exactly encourage melancholy, but this recent collaboration with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie is rather morose. The lyrics deal with the struggles of a single mother: “She just wants a life for her baby / All on her own, no one will come / She’s got to save him.”

“Green Light” – Lorde (2017) While Lorde’s music usually prompts lethargic, angsty reflections, “Green Light” seems to encourage listeners to dance. Perhaps this can be explained by the fact that the song was co-written by Jack Antonoff, who is best known for his energetic work with Bleachers and fun. In an interview with Beats 1, Lorde explained the blend of joy and sadness in “Green Light:” “This is that drunk girl at the party dancing around crying about her ex-boyfriend who everyone thinks is a mess,” she said.

—by Paige Spangenthal

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Nichols wins NCAA Championship for the 5,000-meter by Liam Finnegan

Assistant Sports Editor

Last weekend, men’s track and field competed in the NCAA Div. III Championships in Naperville, Ill. Senior tri-captain distance runner Tim Nichols, junior jumper Stefan Duvivier, sophomore mid-distance runner Hiroto Watanabe and sophomore mid-distance runner Josh Etkind all qualified to represent the Jumbos in the championships. Tufts garnered a lot of success at the event, with runners earning multiple All-American honors. On Friday, Nichols competed in the 5,000-meter event. He was seeded first and lived up to his ranking, running a 14:25.08, winning the race and claiming the NCAA 5,000-meter championship for Tufts. Nichols mounted an incredible 150 meter sprint in the final lap of the race to pull away from third place and the rest of the pack of runners, beating second-place sophomore Dhruvil Patel of North Central College by a whole 3.07 seconds. His time earned 10 points for the Jumbos. “My strategy going into the race was really different from how the race actually played out,” Nichols said. “It was originally supposed to be a set of pretty consistent, fast splits but it played out pretty slowly until the second third of the race, where it got really fast.” This is Nichols’ first national championship victory and the fourth AllAmerican honor of his career. His previous All-American performances have been in cross country. The championship victory was a fitting end to Nichols’ stellar indoor track season, during which he broke the Tufts school record for both the 3,000-meter

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Senior Michael Caughron, junior John Greenberg and sophomore Kyle Anderson compete in the 5,000-meter race at the Tufts Sunshine Classic at the Dussault Outdoor Track on April 23, 2016. and the 5,000-meter events. Over the course of his senior year, Nichols has taken third at the NCAA cross country championships, won the New England Small College cross country race and won the NCAA New England Region cross country championships.

Nichols said he was not expecting to be named national champion in the 5,000-meter event. “It’s pretty cool [to be a national champion],” Nichols said. “It all came together very nicely and I’m definitely pretty surprised … It really wasn’t a

goal until a week before [the championships] because the national leader, who had been pretty dominant, wasn’t able to run at nationals and I was the number one seed. So I just went for it.” see MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, page 7

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Jumbos suffer tough loss to Panthers, look to bounce back against Mules by Sam Weidner

Assistant Sports Editor

Tufts jumped right into its season with two games over the last week, facing off against No. 1 ranked Middlebury on

Sunday and then against ClaremontMudd-Scripps on Wednesday. After losing to Middlebury, the Jumbos knew they had to regroup heading into this week’s game, according to senior quad-captain Olivia Veillette.

“On Sunday, we didn’t play together as a team. There were some strong individual efforts, but on both the defensive and attacking ends, we weren’t working together,” Veillette told the Daily in an email. “Middlebury took advantage of

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Sophomore midfielder Maddy Schwarz runs alongside an opponent during Tufts’ 16-8 win against Claremont-M-S on March 15.

that from the start and we just didn’t adjust.” She explained how the team adjusted during practices that followed the loss. “We recognize it’s still early in the season, so playing together as a team and setting each other up for success is something we will be focusing on from here on out,” Veillette wrote. On the other hand, during the game against CMS, the Jumbos were more successful at playing together as a team. “I think we executed that in [Wednesday’s] game because our transition looked great as all players on the field were involved,” Veillette wrote. “We looked like we trusted each other out there so we were able to play fast and take control of the game.” Indeed, on Wednesday, Tufts jumped out to a quick lead, scoring eight of the first nine goals during the first 20 minutes. Four of those goals were scored by senior quad-captain attacker Kate Mackin, two coming unassisted, and three were scored by sophomore attacker Dakota Adamec. Both teams traded goals for the rest of the half, and the Jumbos headed to the locker room with a 10-4 lead. Coming out in the second half, junior midfielder Evan Murphy scored for CMS just over a minute into the half, cutting the lead to five. However, five is as close as the Athenas would get as the Jumbos see WOMEN'S LACROSSE, page 7

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continued from back Dillon, the team’s experience from previous years of going deep into the national tournament is an asset. “For a lot of us, this isn’t our first rodeo, and having the past three years of experience helps us to not get distracted and see past all the frills and the excitement of this weekend to focus on what we are actually here to do: winning the national championship,” Dillon told the Daily in an email. “We’ve played on the big stage and have felt the eyes and the pressure that comes with it. Knowing what our past experiences have felt like will hopefully give us the edge and confidence to compete at the level we know we can this weekend.” To get to this stage, Tufts saw off the challenge of the Scranton Lady Royals (26-4) and the Washington University in St. Louis ( WashU) Bears (26-3) last weekend, winning both games by at least 14 points. In the 65-48 victory over Scranton in the Sweet Sixteen, sophomore guard Jacqueline Knapp led the way with a season-high 20 points, while North and Baptista picked up 11 and 13 points, respectively. North then

dominated in the 57-43 victory over WashU with a game-high 20 points and 15 rebounds, as Baptista and Knapp added 14 and 10 points, respectively. The team was also led along the way by some impressive play-making from Dillon, who now holds the program record with 373 assists. Standing in the team’s way of a return to the National Championship game is the St. Thomas Tommies, who are currently unbeaten after 31 games this season. St. Thomas comes into this as the Minnesota Inner Athletic Conference (MIAC) Champions, having defeated the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (25-3) 66-49 in the final. Tufts has to be wary of St. Thomas’ senior center Kaitlin Langer, who leads the team and conference with 19.3 points per game. “We know that they have a big six-[foot]-three player, she’s an AllAmerican, she’s player of the year, defensive player of the year for their conference,” North said. “We know she can score, we know she’s good at defense and blocking shots. I think shutting her down, limiting her touches and how many shots she takes is definitely going to be key to the game … we know that we’re a

great defensive team.” Tufts will also have to be strong on perimeter defense. St. Thomas’ junior guard Lauren Fischer and sophomore guard Lucia Renikoff are among the leaders in terms of 3-point percentage in the MIAC with 42.0 and 40.8 percent respectively. “They shoot like 35 percent from the three, so they have a lot of guards who can knock down big shots,” North said. “Playing great perimeter defense is another big thing, just like any other game we want to focus on our defense first before transitioning to offense.” St. Thomas’ route to the Final Four saw them host all four games, beating the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets (23-5) 98-56, the University of Chicago Maroons (198) 73-69 and Marymount University Saints (24-6) 62-55. In the Elite Eight, St. Thomas saw off the Whitman College Missionaries (26-5) 65-48. Langer finished with 18 points and 19 rebounds, while Renikoff finished with 14 points. Langer’s most important contribution was her 14 defensive rebounds that limited Whitman’s ability to get any offense going.

In the other Final Four matchup, NESCAC champions Amherst (31-0) face the Christopher Newport University Captains (29-2). Amherst, as the top ranked team in the nation, defeated Tufts 41-37 in the NESCAC Championship. Meanwhile in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament, the Captains saw off the University of Mary Washington Eagles (24-5), 74-58. The Captains defeated No. 5 Ohio Northern University Polar Bears (30-1) 76-66 in the Elite Eight, and No. 18 Hope College Flying Dutchmen (24-5) 79-74 in the Sweet Sixteen. Dillon is confident of the team’s prospects this weekend. “We’ve talked about our season as being a climb, getting better each and every day and never looking too far ahead,” Dillon told the Daily in an email. “Now that there is nowhere else to look, we know that the time is now for us to finally peak, it’s our big reveal.” The Jumbos tip-off at 5 p.m. tonight in Grand Rapids. With a win tonight the Jumbos are one step away from claiming a national title. The championship game will be played Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

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continued from back are going to give guys a chance to play so whatever that lineup is at the end of next week will be about what we are going to go with into the first NESCAC weekend.” With many returners, the team has retained experienced players such as Brown, junior Tommy O’Hara and senior tri-captain Tim Superko. Last season, O’Hara boasted a .325 batting average and led the team with 163 at

bats and 48 RBIs. Brown led the team with a .397 batting average and a .522 on-base percentage. Pitching will likely remain a strength for the Jumbos, as Superko has a 3.10 earned run average. Additionally, junior pitcher Kevin Galasso has returned after battling lymphoma. New additions to the team include first-years Ryan Day, JP Knight, Brad Marchetti, Brent Greeley and Elias Varinos. On Friday, the team’s season will

open up against Castleton. Castleton also had a record-breaking season last year with its third consecutive North Atlantic Conference title after defeating Husson 6-5 in the championship game. The team’s main concern entering the season is a few minor injuries in the bullpen, and the pitching lineup following Varinos remains uncertain. Casey hopes that these injuries will be resolved by the end of the spring trip but expects that pitching will not reach full capacity due to those injuries.

“The whole idea is to win every game [on the Virginia trip], which has never happened since I’ve been here, and it’s not easy to do. We want to find out what kind of team we have and play our best baseball. The goal is to make sure that we are hitting our stride at the end of the trip to set us up well for when we start playing games up here,” Brown said. The team will open up its regular season in Newport News, Va. against Castleton on March 17 at 1 p.m.

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continued from page 6 Also on Friday, Watanabe qualified for the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:53.70, finishing seventh out of eight possible qualifying positions. Unfortunately for the Jumbos, Etkind did not earn a qualifying position in the preliminaries, as he ran a 8.42 in the 60-meter hurdles. He missed out on a qualifying position by just 0.2 seconds, finishing behind Cortland sophomore Storm Malone who ran a 8.22. On Saturday, Watanabe earned AllAmerican honors as well, the first of

his career. He ran a 1:56.93 in the 800meter to take eighth place in the event. Wantanabe’s eighth-place finish earned a point for Tufts, bringing the team total to 11. Duvivier finished the high jump tied for 10th with a best jump of 1.97, but his mark was not high enough to earn the Jumbos any points toward their overall score. In addition to his success in the 5,000-meter, Nichols competed in the 3,000-meter event, almost claiming another All-American finish. He came in ninth with a time of 8:24.47, just

0.51 seconds off of Muhlenberg College senior Jaryd Flank, who finished with a time of 8:23.96. By the end of Saturday, the Jumbos ranked fourth at the meet due to Nichols’ championship-winning time. The team also finished the day having accumulated 11 total points, which was enough to tie for 18th place. Coach Joel Williams noted that this was an improvement over last year’s 21st-place finish at the championships, which had been the team’s goal. After a successful indoor track season, the Jumbos will now start prepar-

ing for the outdoor track season. Their first meet will be the PLNU Invitational at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif. on March 5. Nichols said that the team is looking forward to more success in the outdoor season. “I think the team is looking pretty great,” he said. We’re going to try and get a lot of people to the outdoor nationals and I think we can have a lot of success there as a team. For me, I want to be focusing on the 10k, try and qualify for nationals in the 5k and 10k and see what I can do there.”

The team differs greatly this year from last year’s roster, featuring much more depth and youth and a new up-tempo playing style. With these changes, road bumps are to be expected, especially when playing against powerhouse teams such as Middlebury. However, these bumps have not shaken the Jumbos’ confidence in their new team and playing style, according to Veillette. She explained how the team will continue to focus on their game plan this season. “Focusing on playing fast this year has helped our game,” she wrote. “The mistakes we made during the Middlebury game weren’t because we were pushing the pace; they were mainly fundamental

and team problems. We pushed the pace tonight with speed and moving the ball in the air and it worked well.” The Jumbos will next face off against the Colby Mules at home tomorrow in their second NESCAC game of the season. Adamec stressed that the team hopes to make a big mark in the NESCAC this year. “All year, we’ve been getting the freshmen amped up not only for Middlebury but for all the NESCAC games,” Adamec said. “One of our goals this year is to be a dominant force in the NESCAC, we’ve been preparing all year for this, and we can’t wait to see how well we do.”

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continued from page 6 continued to pour in the goals, ending the game with a 6-3 run to win 16-8. A major highlight of the game was Mackin’s performance. She added three more goals in the second half to her five from the first. Scoring eight goals in total, Mackin became the fourth Tufts player to ever score that many goals in a game, and the first Tufts player to do so since 1996. Both Mackin and Adamec have propelled much of team’s offense so far this season. Combined, the two players account for nearly two-thirds of the team’s scoring thus far. Unfortunately, during the game against

Middlebury, Tufts was overwhelmed by the powerful offense of its opponent. On average, Middlebury offense scores over 15 shots per game on barely 30 shots. The team also ranks as the 22nd highest scoring offense in the country, whereas Tufts does not even rank in the top 100. In contrast to their game against CMS, the Jumbos got down early against Middlebury, finding themselves in a 7-1 hole after less than 15 minutes of play. Despite rallying the offense slightly with goals from Mackin and Adamec, the Jumbos still headed into the locker room with a seven point deficit, down 11-4. The second half continued similarly, and Tufts found itself on the bad end of a 15-6 loss against the reigning national champions.

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Jumbos seek return to National Championship game by Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editor

On Wednesday, the Jumbos (29-2) flew out to Grand Rapids, Mich. as they prepare to make their fourth consecutive Final Four appearance on Friday. “It’s pretty crazy to think about, coming in as a freshman, the team had never made the Final Four, the farthest they’[d] gone was the Sweet Sixteen,” senior tri-captain center Michela North said. “I knew the team had success in the past and had potential to go further, but going to four straight Final Fours, I never even thought that was possible … For it to keep happening each year, it’s just testament to how hard we work in practice and in the off-season, how much we push each other to get better to reach that point each year.” This will be the final weekend playing for the senior class of North, tri-captain guard Josie Lee and forward Katy Hicks. And in what would be the last ever road trip for the trio, North is grateful for her fellow classmates. Tufts was the only school in the nation with two All-Americans selections, as North and junior forward Melissa Baptista earned the honors. “Josie, Katy and I are all very good friends … and that’s definitely helped us on the court with our chemistry,” North said. “Katy and I battle each

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Junior Melissa Baptista shoots a three in the game against WashU on March 11. other every day in practice, and it gets pretty heated on the court, but once practice is over we know we’re good friends and just part of the

game. Josie and I, we’ve built up that chemistry, she knows where I’d be on the court, we just have a great connection, we’ve worked really well

together on the court.” For junior tri-captain guard Lauren see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 7

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Tufts gears up for season after setting win record last year by Savannah Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Tufts baseball set the bar high last season by winning its fourth NESCAC Championship, setting a program

record of 35 total victories on the season with an overall record of 35-8 and advancing to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. The team ultimately fell to Keystone 7-5. “I think every year as a team our goal should be to win our last game, which

we didn’t do last year,” senior tri-captain Harry Brown said. “We don’t focus on statistic goals because our main focus is to try to be the same every single day. If we can actually accomplish our simple goal of being the same every day, we will hit a lot of our goals.”

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Tufts’ baseball team hosted Brandeis for a double-header on April 9, 2016.

Coach John Casey was voted NESCAC Coach of the Year after the NESCAC Championship win, which was the team’s third consecutive and eighth overall win. Senior tri-captain Speros Varinos was awarded NESCAC Pitcher of the Year, with a 2.15 earned run average and 79 total strikeouts in 67 innings. Varinos is also preseason AllAmerican going into this season and is ranked within the top 20 pitchers in Div. III for total hits allowed with 45. “Right now we are tapering because we were practicing for a while and the guys are stir-crazy. Our pitchers are tapering down. They built up and are now tapering down so they will be strong,” Casey said. “I am excited to see Speros [ Varinos] throw on Friday, because he’s worked hard and had a really good preseason.” The team graduated four seniors — Matt Moser, Cody McCallum, Andrew David and Kevin Godin — at the end of last year. Moser, McCallum and David were second team All-NESCAC. Moser started at short-stop, McCallum played in the outfield and David pitched with a 2.97 earned run average. David also led the team in innings pitched. Despite losing a few skilled seniors, the team is confident that it will be able to replace these losses. “Those guys last year did a great job and they were great leaders,” Casey said. “They performed in big games and all of them had huge roles for us, so it falls on this year’s seniors to step up if we are going to be any good. We see BASEBALL, page 7