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Swipe It Forward meal sharing initiative launches TCU Senate discusses supplementary funding, committee updates by Natasha Mayor

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Swipe It Forward, an initiative that allows students to donate extra meal swipes to students in need, was recently launched by Tufts Dining Services, the Office for Student Success and Advising and the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate’s Culture, Ethnicity, Community Affairs (CECA) Committee. According to TCU Senator Shannon Lee, students on the premium meal plan can donate one meal while students on other plans can donate up to four meals via a web form. This semester, the meal donation period closes on March 1. Lee, a first-year, added that any student can request up to six meals, which will be added to their accounts within 48 hours. These swipes can be used at the DewickMacPhie and Carmichael Dining Centers. If students need more than six meals, they can contact Associate Dean for Student Success and Advising Robert Mack so their needs can be individually addressed. Mack said the Swipe It Forward initiative is primarily based on the trust that the students requesting meals need them. Requested swipes cannot be used until all of a student’s swipes for a semester have been used up. “For this initial semester, we’ve opened it up for anyone who has identified themselves as needing a meal,” Mack said.

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A student swipes into Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center on Feb. 2. Jacqueline Chen, who chairs TCU Senate’s Student Outreach Committee, explained that the goal was to make the process of requesting meals anonymous and simple. TCU Senate members receive no information about which students are donating or requesting meals. “We wanted students to be able to take meals from the bank, no questions asked, so they wouldn’t have to justify why they need meals,” Chen, a sophomore, said. Mack explained that the Swipe It Forward

program aims to eliminate the financial barrier some students face in obtaining meals. He noted that some students have to sacrifice meals to pay other expenses like medical bills or tuition costs and wanted to preemptively combat the problem. “This is just about understanding there’s a need and wanting to address it before we had students getting to the point where they were see MEAL PLAN, page 2

Events on the Hill: Week of Feb. 6 MONDAY “Media and the 2016 Election” Details: David Rhodes, who has been president of CBS News since 2011, will return to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for a talk on the media in the 2016 election. Where and When: ASEAN Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. Sponsors: Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World, Fletcher School Office of Development and Alumni Relations MONDAY and TUESDAY “Dr. Jason Kilmer Presents: The Science of Alcohol and Marijuana” Details: Jason Kilmer, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington, will give two talks at Tufts on substance abuse. Free tickets are available on the Tufts Tickets website. Where and When: Cohen Auditorium, Feb. 6 from 9 to 10:30 p.m. and Feb. 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sponsor: Office for Campus Life

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TUESDAY “Civic Life Lunches: Michelle Wu” Details: Boston City Council President Michelle Wu will speak as part of the Civic Life Lunches series. Wu, who is 32 years old, is the youngest current member of the Boston City Council. She is also the first Asian-American woman to serve in the Boston City Council and the first woman of color to serve as the Council’s president. Where and When: Rabb Room (Lincoln Filene Hall), 12 to 1 p.m. Sponsor: Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life “Union Panel: The Role Of Greek Life In The Tufts Community?” Details: The Tufts Union is hosting a panel discussion to address the question of “Does Greek Life Have a Future as Part of the Tufts Community?” It will feature panelists from both sides of the issue, as well as a question-and-answer session. Where and When: Braker 001, Tuesday

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9 to 10 p.m. Sponsor: Tufts Union Debate THURSDAY “The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break The Rules Of Race” Details: Anthony Ocampo, an assistant professor of sociology at California State Polytechnic University, will give a lecture on his book, which explores how Filipino immigrants to the United States share characteristics and identities both with Asian Americans and Latinos. Where and When: Alumnae Lounge, 7 to 8 p.m. Sponsors: Latino studies program; Asian American studies program; Colonialism Studies program; Department of Sociology; the Group of Six Centers; the Arts, Sciences and Engineering Diversity Fund and Student Affairs Pluralism Initiatives

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The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met yesterday afternoon in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to discuss supplementary funding requests and general updates. Benya Kraus, diversity and community affairs officer, started the meeting with project updates from the Culture, Ethnicity, Community Affairs (CECA) Committee, which she chairs. Members are looking at sexual assault training during pre-orientation and orientation weeks and trying to identify problems with how they are run. They want to create a culture that is more engaging and promoting of consent, as well as improving bystander intervention, according to CECA member and first-year senator Pedro Lazo-Rivera. CECA is also trying to strengthen relations between alumni persons of color and students of color by creating a mentorship program, with additional support from Career Services and the Office of Alumni Relations. There will also be an emphasis on outreach and advocacy for indigenous students, especially with the continued #noDAPL movement, according to Kraus, a junior. Screen-printed shirts will be sold in Mayer Campus Center today, Wednesday and next Wednesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prices will be on a sliding scale from $15-25, and all proceeds will go to the water protectors at Standing Rock. There will be inquiry into the services offered by Health Services, especially concerning sexual and reproductive health, because according to Kraus there is a discrepancy between what students are entitled to and what they are aware of. Finally, CECA members will draft a resolution to support the city of Boston’s Trust Act, which seeks to protect undocumented immigrants in Boston by preventing police from helping detain and deport them, Kraus said. Asian American Community Senator Jacqueline Chen briefly took the floor to

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continued from page 1 needing us to really respond to it,” Mack said. Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos said that this program is similar to when friends swipe each other into the dining halls. “I know that students ‘meal in’ their friends,” Klos said. “I think students are accustomed to helping each other out.” Mack said this meal sharing program is one of many programs targeted towards easing financial burdens on students. He added that this semester, the university is launching other programs intended to support medical treatment for students and fund students trying to take part in co-curricular activities on and off campus. Having spoken to her counterparts at other universities who had successfully instituted similar programs, Klos said she felt confident that Dining Services can manage this program. Chen said that outreach efforts to publicize

the program have included table tents, tabling at Dewick’s Waste Less Dinner and advertising in TCU Senate’s weekly Two Minute Thursday video updates. Mack said that in an effort to encourage donations, he and TCU Senate members worked to have different offices and departments co-sponsor weeks. In the first week of the program, the Dean of Student Affairs Office and the Office for Student Success and Advising matched up to 100 meals that were donated, according to Mack. “I think it’s helpful to make sure that departments are aware that this is stuff that we’re doing on our campus and for everyone to be a part since we are a community,” Mack said. Mack said the number of meals available in the meal bank will be updated on the Office for Student Success and Advising’s website. Mack explained that he maintains a spreadsheet with data about all meal requests and donations. Klos said that the information is then sent to Dining Services, where two staff

members maintain the number of meals in each student’s account. Chen added that the program is being piloted this semester, and organizers will collect data and analyze the program at the end of the academic year. “What we’re doing right now is piloting the program — seeing what the demand is, seeing how many people donate, how many people request meals — and we’ll adjust it at the end of the semester,” Chen said. Lee suggested that gathering data about meals this semester could help TCU Senate re-evaluate the pricing and sizing of existing meal plans and potentially approach Dining Services with alternative options. “We want to use the evidence and the research from this pilot program to persuade Dining Services to change the meal plan numbers,” Lee said. “My hope is that over the course of my four years at Tufts, this will eventually happen because it’s something that the student body has been asking for for a really long time.”

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continued from page 1 announce that tea time will be held at the Asian American Center every Friday with a different community representative. The focus will range from speakers to drop-in hours and will be open to everyone. TCU Senate Treasurer Chris Leaverton then took to the floor to discuss a few supplementary funding requests. He also announced that signatories from student groups must submit their budgets for the next fiscal year by 5 p.m. on Feb. 17. The supplementary funding requests came from ENVY and BlackOut for a step competition at Williams Colllege, Tufts Quidditch for a national tournament in Florida, TFL Comedy for advertisement and equipment and Spoken Word Alliance at Tufts (SWAT) for the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational in Chicago. The Allocations Board (ALBO) added personal contributions for ENVY, BlackOut and Quidditch, and their recommendations passed in the body. ALBO slightly increased the amount for posters for TFL Comedy, and the recommendation again passed.

For SWAT, ALBO cut funds for travel and room and added personal contributions. However, the body received an email shortly before the meeting from a SWAT member saying that there was a miscalculation in the club’s request, and the lodging they found was $150 more than what ALBO recommended. The members of ALBO then held a vote within the body to approve the $150 increase, which passed, and the new recommendation then passed in the body. TCU Senate Vice President Shai Slotky then asked the body for committee updates. The Administration and Policy Committee is looking at mental health, Tufts Dining Services meal plans, the creation of a working group on low-income students and the extension of the Senate review survey put out by the Strategic Planning Committee. The Education Committee will be making selections for Professor of the Year soon and will release the results later. The executive board is still exploring issues surrounding club sports, and the Strategic Planning Committee will finish the draft of TCU Senate’s Strategic Plan later this

week. Next, TCU Senate Parliamentarian Adam Rapfogel took to the floor to lead the vote on a bylaw change, which would alter the requirements for the creation of a new community senator. The change was proposed by sophomore senator Charlie Zhen for his project of creating a first-generation community senator. The proposition removed a clause in the bylaw that requires the applicant to send a member from the same community to twothirds of CECA meetings before submitting an application. After a short debate period, the change passed in a vote of 22 in support and 5 against. TCU Senate President Gauri Seth took to the floor last to talk about the Student Life Review Committee, an initiative begun by University President Anthony Monaco to assess undergraduate student life, including residential life, student groups, sports and Greek life. The committee is composed of faculty, trustees, representatives from Medford and Somerville and six students, three of whom are Kraus, Slotky and Seth. The committee will, however, be looking for more student input.

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Boston’s first oatmeal cafe opens in Davis

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An employee at Oat Shop prepares food for a customer. by Jessie Newman

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A new breakfast option in Davis Square is the recently-opened Oat Shop, which held its grand opening on Jan. 29. Established by Boston area native Alan Donovan, Oat Shop sells sweet and savory oatmeal bowls. Donovan said that while working in finance in Washington, D.C. for over a year, he saw many people around him living a fast-paced lifestyle while trying to be healthy. “People did not really have a lot of options in the market. I saw people eating granola bars every day and getting bored of it,” he said. An oatmeal lover, Donovan said that he had always enjoyed playing around with different recipes for his friends and family. He added that setting up a pop-up restaurant in Brookline this summer gave him the opportunity to test out which flavors and recipes really worked with people’s tastebuds. Donovan explained that he chose Davis Square as the location for Oat Shop because of the interesting combination of traffic from residents, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuters and the Tufts community, all of which lead to a very interesting culture that drew him to Somerville. Given its proximity to Tufts, Oat Shop has become a location that Tufts students not only visit as customers but at which they are also employed. Two Tufts students, including senior Susan Kaufman, currently work at Oat Shop. Kaufman started working at Oat Shop after she saw a job listing in December. She said that she is interested in food journalism, and Oat Shop provides an outlet for her to understand more of the inner workings behind the

restaurant and food industry. “I knew [Oat Shop] would thrive in Davis,” she said. “It’s so hip.” She also said that she admired Oat Shop because of its inviting staff and warm atmosphere. “The staff is so nice and Alan [Donovan] is so laid back,” she said. “He really knows how to run a business.” Donovan prides himself on offering endless possibilities of oatmeal options for patrons of the Oat Shop. “We have customizability, and you could really build something new every day,” Donovan said. In addition to the customize-a-bowl option, Oat Shop’s menu includes flavors ranging from a familiar banana and peanut butter bowl to a less traditional egg and sriracha bowl. Donovan said that while some options may seem unconventional, patrons will understand why they are on the menu if they give them a chance. “I was so freaked out by the savory [options], but it is really interesting because the savory oats are made in vegetable broth and not coconut milk like the sweet bowls,” Kaufman said. “The savory bowls taste like rice bowls that are really hearty and warm.” Maddie Oliff, a first-year who visited Oat Shop on Jan. 27, was intrigued by the many combinations offered. “I wouldn’t be thinking of making some of the combinations that they had,” Oliff said. “I chose what was in my comfort zone, the nuts over berries, but I definitely foresee myself going back there again and trying something outside of my comfort zone.” Sophomore Amanda Freedman, who visited Oat Shop with Oliff, shared Oliff ’s desire to return in the near future. “The oatmeal was delicious and the toppings were fresh,” she said. “It’s a

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great concept, and I’m definitely going to go back to try other flavors.” Kaufman, who said she recommends the bacon and eggs bowl, explained that Oat Shop has a barista who is in charge of coming up with more recipes as well as creating sauces, such as coconut curry and cheddar, for the bowls. Kaufman said that the Oat Shop is very accessible to people with allergies: Gluten-free oats are offered if you ask, and most of the toppings are dairy-free and vegan friendly. “Everyone can come and find something,” Kaufman said. As a new business owner, Donovan expressed his gratitude to other community partners who contributed to Oat Shop’s success, including Somerville Local First, a community organization that supports local businesses and nonprofits. “They were very supportive, and especially not having any restaurant background [myself ], getting some other people’s expertise and guidance has been great,” he said. Moving forward, Donovan envisions Oat Shop building a deeper connection with local farms and purchasing seasonal products from local markets as well. Although the store has only been open for about two weeks, Oat Shop has already garnered a regular following. “A lot of people who work stop at Oat Shop in the morning before getting on the T,” Kaufman said. “The location is great, and we already have plenty of regulars.” Donovan has also noticed that customers have begun to return on a regular basis, which he appreciates and hopes will continue to occur. “I’m getting to know [the customers’] bowls, and they have accepted us and put us into their daily routine, which has been amazing,” Donovan said.

onfession time: I’m terrified of sex. As much as I love being intimate with other men (my friends can attest, I am very gay), thoughts of sex immediately turn into concerns about my body, or sweating, or how my hair looks ridiculous when disheveled or an overwhelming lack of confidence in my own appearance. It’s a roller coaster, and I often find myself hovering above the act of intimacy, never fully able to commit to being in the moment with another person. I’ve always been an anxious person; that is, I’ve had an anxiety disorder for as long as I can remember. Most of the time, the anxiety is manageable, pushing me to overachieve and overwork myself and altogether making me quite productive in times of stress. That said, I often catch myself assessing how I look, how others perceive me, how I sound, how I’m acting, my posture, my hair, my skin and how obvious my excess fat is to the world around me. My mind is in a nearly constant state of motion, reminding me how out of place I look amongst all the ‘normal’ people around me. Sometimes, I can ignore the disruptive thoughts. If nothing else, I’ve mastered the art of not letting the symphony of self-loathing playing at a constant low volume in the back of my mind disrupt my focus. But sex brings all of these thoughts roaring into focus, turning the whispers into a cacophony of maladaptive thoughts that I can’t seem to ignore. A fun fact I recently learned was that the only prerequisite to climaxing is shutting off the threat assessors in your brain. In most men, this is blissfully easy. From my understanding, for most women, the task is slightly more difficult. For those with anxiety disorders, this is nearly impossible. Long story short, I’ve left more than one partner wondering why I wasn’t ‘enjoying’ myself as much as them. As much as I’d love to turn off the hyperactivity in my brain, I have yet to find a way to calm down the incessant fear that rushes through every synapse of my brain during sex. I don’t know if I’m trying to make some grand message about consideration for others’ mental health, or if I’m just venting about how frustrating my mind is, or if I just wanted to make some people uncomfortable by saying “sex” and “climax” a bunch of times. Maybe this can serve as some petty solace for those who are in the same boat as me, but if nothing else, I’ve learned this: Listen to your mind. If you’re doing something that makes you scared or anxious or panicky, stop, reassess and ask yourself what would make you more comfortable in that moment. Maybe it’s cuddling, maybe it’s handcuffs. Who knows. But sex is about making (at least) two people feel good. So let yourself feel good. This article was written by an anonymous member of the Rainbow House. They can be reached at rhousecolumn@ gmail.com.

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‘Floating Artifacts’ at Tufts Art Gallery provokes reflection on pollution by Paige Spangenthal Assistant Arts Editor

The first pieces that can be seen through the entrance of the Tisch Family Gallery at the Tufts University Art Gallery are photographs of gemlike objects against black backgrounds. The colors are so vivid, and the textures are so detailed that they almost jump off of the wall. At first glance, this installation appears to be a celebration of beautiful minerals, fossils and gemstones, composed of a mixture of found objects and photographs. Upon reading the description of Evelyn Rydz’s “Floating Artifacts,” one discovers that this is only partially true. According to the sign on the wall next to the installation, the photographs depict tiny bits of ocean debris that have washed ashore. “Floating Artifacts” examines the life cycle of this debris, “from ancient organisms, to fossil fuel at the base of the ocean, to quickly manufactured plastic toys and tools on land and back to the ocean as floating fragments of our contemporary lives,” reads the installation’s online description. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this installation is how it illustrates humankind’s complicated relationship to the ocean, an incredibly vast and largely unexplored area of the world that we inhabit. The installation calls on us to consider the negative environmental impacts that humans have on ocean life. For example, pollution of plastics has created the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a large area in the Pacific Ocean with an alarmingly high concentration of small plastic particles that

are diffused throughout the water column. Because of their overwhelming abundance and small size, it is nearly impossible to clean these microplastics out of the ocean. The interactive nature of the installation forces visitors to think about our connection to the countless tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean. On a table in the middle of the gallery sit two microscopes, a small filing drawer and several small, covered samples of ocean debris. Visitors are able to view the covered samples through the microscopes, investigate their physical characteristics and speculate on their origins. They are then encouraged to write these observations down on notecards and organize them into the filing cabinet so that other visitors can read them. One visitor guessed that a coral-colored object with white growths had broken off of a child’s toy from Hawaii. Another sample on display, a photograph denoted as “F.A. 33,” shows a powder blue image that is covered with tiny ridges. Beneath the microscope, “F.A. 33” resembles an aerial view of a glacier, which brings to mind the significance of the microscopic details of a vast landscape. Through the photographs he includes in the installation, Rydz (LA ’05) encourages visitors of the gallery to think about the end destination of discarded plastic objects. For example, a candy wrapper tossed away in a garbage can could make its way into the ocean and find itself in the digestive tract of an aquatic animal. The installation is part of a larger, ongoing project of Rydz’s titled, “The Ocean After Nature,”

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Evelyn Rydz, Floating Artifact #12, 2014. Pigmented ink print. which explores similar themes and is on view at the SMFA at Tufts until May 21. The current presidential administration has demonstrated disdain for environmental protection by removing sections of the Environmental Protection Agency’s website as they relate to climate change, among other controversial actions and statements. In light of this hostility toward environmental protection, Rydz’s art becomes even more powerful and relevant. Though her photographs of tiny pieces of colorful plastics are captivating and gorgeous, they are also a frightening reminder of damage we have done to the earth. By blowing up these microscopic objects into large images, Rydz draws attention to the fact that even the tiniest actions can have huge consequences.

Silent film ‘Ella Cinders’ is revitalized at The Rockwell Assistant Arts Editor

In the series titled “HUSH,” The Rockwell in Davis Square presents a silent film from the early 20th century accompanied by live music on the first Wednesday of every month. This past Wednesday’s performance featured the film “Ella Cinders” (1926), starring Colleen Moore. The screening was accompanied by Noxaphonic, a music duo that includes a rotating group of musicians. The curator of the series, Erica Baptiste, is an artist and film expert. “Ella Cinders” is loosely based on the story of Cinderella, except set in the 1920s. Ella (Moore) works relentlessly in her home, obeying the various commands of her stepmother and two step sisters. Ella’s “Prince Charming,” who is known as Waite Lifter (Llyod Hughes), arrives much earlier and is more involved in ensuring that Ella’s dreams come true than in the original fairytale. When a beauty contest that promises a ticket to Hollywood comes to Ella’s town, she cannot help but enter. Despite her family’s greatest efforts, Ella wins the contest with the help of Waite. She then arrives to Hollywood only to find out that the contest she won was a fraud, but Ella’s determination and serendipitous carelessness lands her a long-term contract with a Hollywood producer. When news of this hits her hometown, it is revealed that Waite Lifter is George Waite, a very wealthy heir, in disguise. George immediately goes to Hollywood, sweeps Ella off her movie set and proposes to her. The film ends on a scene of a little boy sitting on the shoulders of Ella and her husband, happily waving goodbye into the distance. The plot and visuals of “Ella Cinders” were given a fresh take when accompanied by live instrumentals. Unlike the conditions of the original movie, which includes a piano accom-

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paniment, Noxaphonic included a bassist, percussionist and saxophonist. The musicians wrote an original score, but they also improvised at times. For a screening of a silent film, there was no silence at all. When watching such a production consisting of audio and visual components, it becomes pretty COURTESY JOHN MCCORMICK PRODUCTION clear as to how a silent film Colleen Moore plays Ella, a figure based on Cinderella, in the differs from a talkie, a film 1926 silent film “Ella Cinders. with dialogue. Silent films are more stimulating because they demand Americans wearing large headdresses and more attention and engagement from the other stereotypically ‘traditional’ garments audience. The actors employ a different form get on board with her. They all start smoking of comedy that is more physical and facially cigars (with hallucinogenic properties, as is emotive than a modern viewer is used to. later made clear) and insist that Ella join The biggest difference between a film them, while she looks at them filled with terwith dialogue and one without is the viewer’s ror. The scene was uncomfortable to watch, interpretative capability. With talkies, we are but it reminded viewers of how the portrayal extremely focused on what each actor has of certain groups in mass media can lead to to say, and this determines the course of a their ostracization and disenfranchisement scene’s tonality, significance and other ele- from socio-political institutions. ments. When there is no dialogue in the film There are still aspects of the film that (besides the few times viewers can decipher have been completely lost in the contemthe words being mouthed by the actors), porary landscape. In the scene where Ella is there is more of an opportunity for the view- submitting her photo to the beauty contest, ers to draw their own conclusions. Audience the diversity of ‘pretty women’ in the line is members laughed and exclaimed at different incomparable to the women featured in films times throughout the film. Without a laugh today. Women of varying heights, weights track or audible pauses for jokes, the viewer is and skin tones are all present in the line. The left to interpret the scene and the music that actors look like everyday people instead of accompanies it. The music itself carries its solely tall, thin, white women, and although own weight that alters how we view the char- Moore’s look is the most similar to that of acters, the plot and ultimately the film itself. today’s stars, she certainly would not be conThe United States National Film Registry sidered contemporary star material. She was has preserved “Ella Cinders” for the rich his- praised in her time for her androgynous featorical and cultural significance it carries. The tures, her killer wit and her talent. When it cultural values of the film are certainly outdat- comes to silent movies and the present day, ed. When Ella’s train stops in New Mexico on maybe the film industry has lost more than her way to Hollywood, a large group of Native just their live accompaniment.

fter 12 years as the creative director for Givenchy’s haute couture and ready-to-wear lines, Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci has left the French maison. According to insiders’ speculations, Tisci could be moving on to designing for Versace. These rumors are also based on the designer’s long-lasting friendship with Donatella Versace, evidenced by Versace being the face of Givenchy’s fall 2015 campaign. This week, I would like to pay homage to and celebrate the work of Tisci by trying to explain the significance and controversy of his work. As many other virtuosos of his caliber, Riccardo Tisci graduated from the Central Saint Martins in London in 1999 and went on to work for brands like Puma, among others, before launching his first ready-to-wear collection under his eponymous brand at the Milan Fashion Week for fall winter 2005/2006. From his first show, Tisci’s exceptional talent and style, mingling elements from post-apocalyptic sidereal style and punk culture, set him apart from many of his colleagues. The bold looks he presented on the runway got him noticed by the fashion elites, and in the same year, he was offered a position as creative director of Givenchy, a role he has held ever since. One of the big reasons for Tisci’s éclat as a fashion designer was his ability to suit the demands of different customers, shown in his extensive collaborations with several commercial brands such as Nike. The Italian designer recently signed the latest hit in the world of “sneakerheads,” the NikeLab Air Zoom Legend, a Chelsea boot reinterpreted as a Nike sneaker. He told Vogue that when designing this shoe he was inspired by the sea waves in Brazil, which he decided to put a futuristic spin on. The color palette used on the heel is reminiscent of a Brazilian sunset on the sea, with colors ranging from aqua blue to lava pink with a hint of yellow. The top part of the boot is in a black mesh, which is Tisci’s way of autographing this modern take on a classic shoe model. Furthermore, Tisci possesses what is arguably one of the fundamental qualities to achieve stardom in the world of fashion and the world of the arts: controversy. In Givenchy’s Pre-Fall Menswear Collection of 2013, he authored a seemingly plain black t-shirt, with the word “pervert” on the back hovering over the number “17.” This garment not only caused scandal because of the deeply problematic glamorization of sexual assault but also because of its $325 price tag. It is mysterious, if not absurd, how this t-shirt sold out so quickly when it first came out. This design was also a particularly successful one in that it inspired the French brand Les (Art)ists to make similar t-shirts with the names of famous fashion designers on the back. Moreover, it is also interesting to consider the controversial aspects of Tisci’s designs and the similar contentiousness of the work of many contemporary artists. It truly seems that in order to achieve a certain level of success in the arts one must be, above all, controversial. Antonio Bertolino is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Antonio can be reached at antonio.bertolino@tufts.edu

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Introducing our columnists Dear Daily readers, Today is an important day for both you, our readers, and those of us who spend our nights and early mornings in the basement office producing the paper you’re now holding. Today is the day we start daily production, meaning you’ll wake up each morning secure in the knowledge that there will always be a Daily waiting for you to read (or do the crossword in). Today also marks the beginning of this semester’s weekly columns. They are a delightful bunch full of insight and opinion, and I’m very happy to introduce them to you. Writing in the Features section, we have the Rainbow House returning with their column “On Queer,” which addresses campus issues from an LGBTQ perspective. Alec Whipple, a self-described conservative student, offers advice on bridging the political divides in “Red, White and True,” while MJ Griego discusses mental health issues on campus in “Mind The Gap.” Rebecca Redelmeier will round out the the week writing about data journalism and Tufts in “Tufts by Numbers.”

Antonio Bertolino opens the week for Arts & Living with “Art-à-Porter,” which dives into new trends and controversies in fashion, focusing on streetwear and emerging brands. Tommy Gillespie is putting a new spin on his fall column with “On Location,” covering recent foreign films and the social issues they depict. Abigail McFee’s “Advice from Dead Poets (and Some Living)” showcases a different poet each week, using their work to help readers grapple with everyday issues. Polykhroma, a student curating collective, challenges the conception that Boston isn’t an art city in its column “Polykhromatic.” Lahna Sheron’s “E for Everyone” argues the worth of video games beyond entertainment for those who play them. In the Opinion section, Anna Sossenheimer will navigate mindfulness in college with “Mindful Moments,” a new approach to her column from the fall. Nesi Altaras takes on current events through the eyes of an international student in his column “Looking In.” Anna Tolette’s “The Elephant in the Room” discusses personal musings on living a

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Anna Sossenheimer Mindful Moments

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t’s hard to believe that second semester has begun, and the first full week of classes has already come and gone. Over break, as the new year rolled around, I noticed many people discussing their various New Year’s resolutions and what they were looking forward to with the fresh start. Although reflection and change can happen at any moment in time, the new year is a good opportunity to reflect on the past year. It can be helpful and healing to review the growth, challenges and happy moments the year brought with it and where one has moved on their life path. I’m not typically one for New Year’s resolutions — they can often set up unrealistic expectations and thus lead to disappointment. Instead, I like to think about setting New Year’s intentions. I usually think about what I want to expand in my life to help me live up to my fullest and happiest potential. I consider what is motivating me to achieve that, summed up into a word or a phrase that I can remind myself of throughout the year. The new semester, in many ways, can be treated as sort of a “new year” as well. Whatever the fall semester may have brought, good or bad, there is always room for reflection and growth. Winter break can act as a sort of reset, and coming back to Tufts after some time off is a good way to clear one’s mind and feel refreshed. Focusing on new intentions for the semester can be helpful and grounding, especially during such a volatile time in our country and our world. It isn’t easy, nor is it realistic, to avoid worry and anxiety at all times, but having a word, phrase, idea or feeling to always come back to is a good way to re-center oneself during a moment of stress. I’ve decided to approach this semester with the intention to be more mindful, present and compassionate. To me, this entails living each moment to its fullest and trying to minimize worries about the past and the future. I want to be focused on where I am right now in my life and enjoy the moments as they come. I will spend the semester practicing gratitude and enjoying the little things. Because of my own shift in intentions for this new semester, I’ve decided to change the direction of this column somewhat. Last semester, this column was called “Jumping Hurdles,” and I wrote of my various musings about life in college. This semester, the content of this column won’t change much — I’ll still focus on “jumping hurdles,” but I want to focus more on my own personal New Year’s intentions — mindfulness, being present and compassion and how these can translate into daily life.

Anna Sossenheimer is a junior majoring in sociology. Anna can be reached at anna.sossenheimer@tufts.edu.

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In defense of “Not my President:”

n the widespread protests that spanned the globe following the election of President Trump, the resounding cry of resistance to the new American president echoed worldwide. Throughout the United States, millions took to the streets after Election Day and after the inauguration, many of them united by the slogan, “Not my President.” Those who identify with “Not my President” have different reasons for using the phrase, but one major reason is that these Americans do not feel Trump represents their interests, their desires, their safety and their general well-being. Others feel that Hillary Clinton was the rightful winner of the presidential office, due to the fact that she won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes. The phrase “Not my President” therefore, represents the empowerment of thousands of Americans, and its use is entirely justified. In particular, racial and ethnic minorities and undocumented immigrants feel as though Trump’s proposed and enacted legislation threatens their sense of safety in this country. Trump’s travel ban on those coming to the United States from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen very directly threatens, and even violates, the mobility, safety, freedom and rights of people from these countries. They have every right to vocalize that he does not represent their interests or security. Additionally, though Trump may have won the general election, he did lose the popular vote by close to three million votes, leading many Americans to feel as though the elec-

toral college system had once again betrayed the desires of the American people. Using the phrase “Not my President” in this circumstance can serve as an outlet for Americans to demand fundamental changes to the way we elect presidents so that elections can better represent the desires of the majority of Americans. Though the statement “Not my President” might not immediately change the election’s outcome, it can serve as an empowering sentiment that allows people across the country to express their frustration with our flawed electoral system. “Not my President” is also a succinct way for Americans to express their displeasure with the current political machine as a whole. Protest and activism are playing an especially large role in American politics and society this year, as evidenced by the recent Women’s Marches, during which at least 4.2 million Americans walked in major cities throughout the country for women’s rights. Protest is an increasingly important form of expressing solidarity and demanding change, and using the phrase “Not my President” is a way for Americans to be a part of the movement toward greater accountability and fairer representation in Washington, D.C. Some may take issue with the statement “Not my President,” arguing that it shows disrespect or cannot help spur real reform. However, Trump’s presidency is uniquely polarizing and threatening. Refusing to verbally acknowledge his authority, therefore, can be the first step to enacting meaningful change.

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any Americans are deeply afraid of their future under the new presidential administration, and while it can feel tempting to disconnect oneself from the implications this presidency has and will have on the American people, it is also important to acknowledge the reality of our political system right now. The popular phrase, “Not my President,” shuts down dialogue between the two parties before it even starts, dividing our country even further and limiting the potential for collaboration or mutual respect across partisan divides. While he lost the popular vote, Trump did garner nearly 63 million votes during the election, a significant proportion of the electorate. The phrase “Not my President” is incredibly invalidating, not only to Trump, but also to his supporters, deepening the partisan divide that helped create the environment in which Trump won. One of the major reasons why Trump climbed the ranks to the presidency is because his supporters felt he represented them in a way that more traditional candidates did not. If we continue to undermine the choices and opinions of these Americans by saying “Not my President,” we only increase animosity between parties and arguably between regions of the country and cultures as well. Furthermore, this is not the first time that “Not my President” has become the

rallying cry of the party that lost the election, with limited positive impacts. It was a refrain that prominent members of the Tea Party, such as Sean Hannity, expressed back in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president. This idea contributed to the ever-increasing partisanship and animosity between the two major parties in 2008. In the context of Trump’s presidency today, the phrase brings us no closer to achieving the cooperation our political leaders will need to lead our country in the coming months and years. Many will recall that partisan political gridlock made it difficult to pass legislation or enact reforms during the Obama administration. If Democrats exhibit the same opposition to working with Republicans under Trump’s administration, we could be stuck with the same gridlock for the next four years, or more. Shutting down communication between parties with the phrase “Not my President” is not conducive to change. Rather, liberals and conservatives alike must be willing to have an open dialogue about politics and the future of the nation. We should absolutely continue to protest, express our ideals and demand the changes we wish to see in the country. However, at the end of the day, Trump is our president, and rather than shutting down the dialogue, we are better served by keeping communication open and coming together for our communities and for our country.

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continued from back there and create offense. We just need to instill that confidence in each other.” Berube frequently tried to create new scoring opportunities for her team from the sidelines, but acknowledged the frustration she felt by her team’s limited offensive output in the second quarter. “We were getting some good shots, but we just couldn’t put the ball in the basket,” Berube said. “Even just the last play before the half, where Michela [North] had a wide-open shot and then Melissa [Baptista] got the rebound. She had a wide-open putback and missed that. You just got to move forward.” Despite allowing the first basket of the second half, the hosts extended their one point lead quickly, scoring the next three baskets to find themselves eight points ahead just over the halfway mark of the quarter. Yet a foul by Baptista, her third of the game, set up two free throws for junior Hannah Hackley and sent Baptista to the bench. Hackley made both free throws, which ignited a six-point run behind junior forward Jackie Nagle’s play. Nagle made two straight blocks and made an open layup to make it a one possession game 26-28, with 1:22 left in the game. Seconds later, junior guard Lauren Dillon silenced the crowd with an acrobatic shot to halt the Jumbos’ drought and cling to a four-point lead heading into the final quarter. Baptista, who was the top scorer in the game for the Jumbos with 12 points, saw her playing time limited due to fouls, eventually fouling out in the fourth quarter with 3:26 left in the game. “Melissa got called for a few fouls

that could have gone either way,” Berube said. “She’s an integral part of our team, so to have her on the bench a lot in the second half was tough, but she’s been awesome this year, growing from game to game and learning from each one.” Baptista, who used to foul out a lot more frequently in her first two seasons, has been making a concerted effort to be more disciplined on the court this season. “The first two seasons, I struggled with foul trouble and I’ve held out in very important games in the past, but this year I tried to focus on my defense and not get into foul trouble so I can play as many minutes as I can and help my team,” Baptista said. Amherst’s first-year guard Madeline Eck kicked off scoring in the final quarter, connecting on one of two free throws to make it a single possession game, 27-30 with 7:36 on the clock. Meanwhile, Baptista picked up her fourth foul, but made a jump shot on the next play, to make it a five-point game, 32-27, with 7:23 left in the game. Baptista’s shot would be the Jumbos’ final field goal in the game. Senior tri-captain guard Josie Lee was the only consistent presence from the free throw line of the day, connecting on 3-of-4 within the last five minutes. The rest of the team shot just 4-of-10 from the free throw line. “Foul shots [have] always been our Achilles heel, but I think if we had just made two or three, they really would have mattered towards the end,” Baptista said. “That’s something that we’ve always struggled with. Having a high free-throw percentage, I think that comes to mentality and being mentally focused despite the distractions. These are

two free shots that you can take that will help your team and [so we should] just be focused and be more mentally strong.” A foul by DeCandido led to another two free throw opportunities, and Amherst’s senior co-captain Meredith Doswell went 1-of-2 to close the gap to four with just over seven minutes to play. Behind a foul from Baptista and two more from sophomore guard Jacqueline Knapp, Amherst went 3-of-6 from the free throw line to pull within two points, 33-35, with 1:58 to play. With less than two minutes to play, Hackley converted on a game-changing 3-point play off a steal from senior guard Jaimie Renner to give Amherst their first lead of the game, 36-35, with 1:18 left on the clock. The Jumbos found themselves in an unfamiliar position, playing catchup in the final minutes of the game. North took a shot with 59 seconds left of the clock and missed, but Tufts recovered the jump ball from Amherst to give them another shot at the basket. After the timeout, Tufts tried to create opportunities and set up a shot, but the Amherst defense snuffed any attempts, with Renner stealing the ball from Dillon in the closing seconds of play to end the game 36-35 Amherst. “Offensively, it was difficult,” Berube said. “They’re a very good team defensively and we had a difficult time putting the ball in the basket. Other times, they really took us out of what we wanted to do. They really pack the paint up well, defended our drives well, defended Michela [North] well, and it was a great battle for sure.” With just two games left in the regular season, Tufts will take nearly a full week off in preparation for an away game against Williams on Friday.

Max Goder-Reiser Out of Left Field

Wrapping up the offseason

elcome back to this semester’s edition of Out of Left Field! Since my last column in December, a lot has happened in the world of baseball, from free agent signings to blockbuster trades to retirements. This column is your one-stop shop for recapping what went down these past couple of months. Free Agency Yoenis Cespedes is staying with the New York Mets on a new four-year, $110 million deal that carries through his age 34 season. The Mets were able to lock down their left fielder for the foreseeable future, and Cespedes finally got the long term contract he’s been seeking. Edwin Encarnacion signed a three-year contract with the Cleveland Indians for $60 million. The former Toronto Blue Jays slugger provides a power bat to a lineup that finished 18th in team home runs last season and fell just short of its first World Series title since 1948. Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen, the two most sought-after relievers in baseball, set records for the first and second highest contracts signed by relief pitchers. Chapman signed with his old team, the New York Yankees, for $86 million over five years and Jansen returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers for $80 million over five years. Trades The biggest trade of this offseason was the deal between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox that sent Chris Sale to Boston and Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe and Victor Diaz to the South Side. A Chris Sale trade was years in the making and it seemed almost inevitable that all the trade rumors would amount to nothing. But then I got a notification on my phone with about 20 minutes left in my history class that Sale had finally been traded. I spent the rest of class constantly refreshing Twitter to check the details of the trade and tuning out the history of Libya under the Ottoman Empire. This trade was preceded by the Red Sox trading Travis Shaw and Mauricio Dubon to the Milwaukee Brewers for reliever Tyler Thornburg. The Red Sox later traded Clay Buchholz for Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Josh Tobias. Other notable trades this offseason included the White Sox improving their farm system by trading Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals for Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning. The Cubs replaced Chapman by trading Jorge Soler to the Kansas City Royals for Wade Davis. The Seattle Mariners single-handedly kept the hot stove alive in January by trading Mallex Smith, Carlos Vargas and Ryan Yarbrough to the Tampa Bay Rays for Drew Smyly, trading Seth Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for Yovani Gallardo and trading Nathan Karns to the Royals for Jarrod Dyson. Retirement The biggest retirements this year were David Ortiz (please come back) and David Ross. Both guys will be tremendously missed by this Red Sox fan for their on- and off-the-field contributions. Baseball also mourned the deaths of Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte in separate car accidents in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 22. Profound losses for the baseball community. Max Goder-Reiser is a senior majoring in biology. He can be reached at max.goder_ reiser@tufts.edu.

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Jumbos score 11 top five finishes at Middlebury by Ryan Schneiderman Contributing Writer

Tufts closed out its regular season tabling 11 top five finishes at the Middlebury Invitational last week. The two-day event is technically not scored, but it is significant as it is the last meet before the championship season. For those who will travel to Bowdoin for the NESCAC Championships, Middlebury acted as a tune-up event where swimmers could rest up and work on any final adjustments that needed to be made before the most important events of the season. For everyone else (NESCAC rules dictate that only 24 swimmers from each team may participate in the championships), Middlebury offered an opportunity to leave it all in the pool one more time before the regular season ended. The Jumbos showcased their depth once again amidst strong competition. Five of the 11 top five finishes came in relay events. Tufts earned fourth place in both the 800 and 400-yard freestyle relays, with senior captain Sophia Lin, sophomore Colleen Doolan and first-years Hannah Truslow and Brooke Bernstein clocking in at a time of 3:45.34 in the 400, nearly five seconds behind third-place Middlebury, and over 11 seconds slower than first-place Willams. Meanwhile, the “B” squad of first-year Mackenzie Parmenter, sophomore Maddie Maider, juniors Caitlyn Leo and Zoe Gregorace finished under two seconds shy of their teammates for fifth place. First-years Grace Goetcheus and Claudia Gibson and juniors Lindsay Partin and Jess Lee added another fourth place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:53.92, edging out the

Middlebury “C” team by four hundredths of a second. In the 800-yard freestyle relay, senior captain Amanda Gottschalk and sophomores Doolan, Maider and Alexandra Good gave the Jumbo “A” relay team a fourth place finish with a time of 8:13.35, while the “B” team consisting of Parmenter, Leo, Gregorace and sophomore Christiana Hug finished right behind in fifth in the same event. On the individual side, first-year Rica Generoso earned a fourth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.38. Tufts also claimed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle as sophomore Jessica Fan sprinted to a time of 25.74, besting 16 other swimmers in the event. Other notable swims across the two days included Lin’s seventh place finish out of 41 in the 100-yard freestyle and Maider’s swim in the 200-yard freestyle in which she finished seventh, besting 36 other swimmers in the event. Since the Invitational, coach Adam Hoyt’s focus has been directed at preparing his swimmers both mentally and physically for the NESCAC Championships. In the week leading up to the championships, Hoyt’s challenge will be having enough training so that swimmers are sharp and focused but not so much that they cannot retain optimal fitness. “It’s important that we’re focused but also that we’re rested. The training we’ve been doing in the pool this week has been just getting in there for a little while and working on specific technical things and getting out of there so our athletes have time to rest outside of the pool,” Hoyt said. “[The NESCAC Championships] has been our focal point throughout the entire year and especially during the past

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The women’s swimming and diving team faces off against Wheaton on Jan. 23, 2016. two weeks. We’ve been working on reinforcing the good habits we’ve developed and the skills we’ve learned throughout the entire season to get our team in the best possible state for the last week of the season.” For Hoyt, improving on last year’s seventh place finish at NESCACs is the goal for the team, but he hopes that his swimmers will also be able to improve on individual times. “We hope to be dropping time in all of our individual events and relays from our in-season time, so that would point to a good performance,” Hoyt said. “There are some school records that I think have a chance of dropping, so hopefully we can come close to those or improve on those. The conference is likely to be a bit stronger this year, so from a finish standpoint, I’m hoping we can at least hold or

improve on our seventh place finish from last year.” For Gottschalk, her inspiration for NESCACs will be fueled by her teammates, especially those whose season has already concluded. “We had 12 women who concluded their seasons at this meet. All of these ladies swam exceptionally, and it definitely inspired the women who are competing in the NESCAC Championships next week,” Gottschalk told the Daily in an email. “Being part of the women’s swimming and diving team is a huge honor and unique experience; our camaraderie and supportive culture are what set us apart and make the team so special,” she said. The Jumbos will travel to Bowdoin for their last team event of the season when they compete in the NESCAC Championships on Friday.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Tufts falls to Amherst in tense closing minutes by Alison Kuah Staff Writer

After trailing No. 1 Tufts for most of the game, No. 2 Amherst edged out the hosts 36-35 in the final 1:18, despite being held to just 25.6 percent shooting. With the loss, Tufts moves to 21-1

on the season and 8-1 in the NESCAC, while Amherst remains undefeated at 22-0 and 8-0 in the conference. Amherst, the offensive powerhouse averaging 73.1 points per game, was held to under 40 points for the first time this season as the visitors were limited to 10-of-39 shooting from the field. Senior

guard Ali Doswell of Amherst was the game’s top scorer with 17 points, scoring just two points fewer than the rest of her team together. Tufts coach Carla Ber ube said she was pleased with the team’s defensive per for mance. “Defensively, I think we did an awe-

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Sophomore guard Jacqueline Knapp pushes through an Amherst defender in the women’s basketball game against Amherst in Cousens Gym on Feb. 4.

some job matching up and just sticking to our game plan,” Berube said. “We kept a team that averages close to 80 points a game to under 40.” Tuft started off strong in the first quarter, fueled by junior forward Melissa Baptista’s seven points and first-year goal/forward Erica DeCandido’s four points, racing ahead to an 18-8 lead in the first 10 minutes of play. As a team, the Jumbos held their opponents to just 2-of-8 from the field while shooting 7-of-10 on the other end. The second quarter, however, was a different story. The Jumbos made just one field goal in 10 minutes of play: a layup by senior tri-captain forward Michela North at 5:04 in the quarter. Doswell continued her prowess on the offensive end, finishing the half with 14 of her team’s 18 points to pull within three points of the Jumbos, 18-21, going into the half. Baptista emphasized the need for members of the team to take an initiative when it comes to scoring. “Sometimes our team gets into the mentality that someone else is … going to score and I think that we all need to realize that all five of us on [the] court can score the basketball,” Baptista said. “Instead of waiting for someone to do something, any of us can drive in see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11