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Cecile Richards optimistic about Faculty urge Tufts to divest from reproductive rights activism assault weapon manufacturers

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Outgoing Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards discussed the state of reproductive rights in America in a packed Cohen Auditorium yesterday.

The event was hosted by Merrin Moral Voices, a Hillel initiative, with support from the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. Richards was introduced by Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, the Neubauer Executive Director of Tufts Hillel, and Sara Schiff, a senior who serves as co-chair of Moral Voices, along with sophomore Jennifer Gray.

Richards opened her lecture by imploring students to take action in support of causes they believe in.

“I really hope that in whatever you do with your life, you never let practicality stand in the way of idealism,” she said. “It’s really important, and, in fact, I think if what you’re trying to do doesn’t seem impossible, you might need to set your sights a little bit higher.”

Richards also discussed the importance of being an activist now, and her own past activism, in an interview with the Daily before the event.

“I think one of the most important things I learned as a college student was when there was something that I felt passionately about, to just jump in,” she told the Daily. “I am really excited to see what I think is an outpouring of young people all across this country standing for what they believe in.”

In her speech and interview with the Daily, Richards referenced young activists such as Alice Brown Otter, who ran 1,519 miles from Standing Rock to Washington, D.C. at the age of twelve to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Deja Foxx, who gained prominence at the age of sixteen after asking Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) why he had the right to try and take away her ability to access Planned Parenthood at a town hall in Mesa, Arizona.

Richards spoke about the opportunities that have been opened up to women because of strides in reproductive health, citing the statistic that the number of women graduating from college is six times what it was before birth control was legal.

Richards also referenced the record number of women (22) currently serving in the U.S. Senate.

“Wait, wait,” Richards said before the audience could applaud. “You know what would actually be better than that? As Senator Claire McCaskill said, ‘Fifty.’’’

“I don’t think the future is female,” Richards added. “I think the present is female, and that’s what really matters.”

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In her interview with the Daily, Richards talked about the #MeToo movement, and how increased dialogue about sexual assault and harassment on college campuses among young people can lead to lasting change in post-graduation life.

“I think nothing is a given, and we have to fight for everything we believe in, but there is definitely a generational change,” Richards said. “I think for many of us, we put up with sexual harassment or wage disparity, or all kinds of issues that I think [this] generation of young people believes is unacceptable.”

Richards spoke about her work towards passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well, emphasizing that what held up the passage of the ACA was not the high cost of prescription drugs or lack of coverage for preexisting conditions, but controversies surrounding abortion and birth control. Richards also referenced a debate in the Senate over whether or not the ACA should cover maternity benefits, during which former Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) objected to covering maternity benefits because, he said, he had never needed them.

Richards, who plans to step down from her position later this year, told the Daily that her proudest accomplishment as President of Planned Parenthood was getting a call from President Barack Obama during the ACA fight. Obama told her that, after an intense

by Elie Levine

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Tufts Arts, Sciences and Engineering (AS&E) faculty voted 50–0–4 yesterday to urge the Board of Trustees and Tufts administration to divest the school’s endowment from companies that produce, distribute or sell military-style assault weapons to the public. This vote comes in response to a petition presented to the Board of Trustees with 62 faculty members’ signatures.

The petition compared the crisis accelerated by the recent Parkland shooting to the historical injustices of segregation, nuclear weapon testing and apartheid in South Africa. It also cited historical precedent of universities acting when the government hesitated. campaign, he was about to announce that all women under insurance plans would get birth control covered at no cost.

“In progressive politics, it’s true: you lose, you lose, you lose, and then you win, and when you do, it’s amazing, and it’s worth the fight,” Richards said during her lecture.

In an interview with the Daily, Richards said that at that moment, she knew her work had resonance beyond her organization.

“Young people are beginning to understand that adult society has failed to protect them,” the petition read.

According to the petition, this move is an attempt to stymie gun manufacturers’ financial success. The petition cites research that demonstrates that more guns are associated with greater rates of violence. It also asks Tufts to issue a public statement affirming divestment.

Tufts’ endowment does not directly own shares in individual companies, and does not select the investment decisions of any commingled funds, according to an April 2017 statement from the Office of the President following that month’s TCU Senate resolution urging divestment from certain corporations that work with the Israeli government. At press time, it was unclear whether Tufts currently invests in gun manufacturers.

“I knew that was about so much more than Planned Parenthood. That was about changing the opportunities for a generation, and once you fight for something like that that’s really hard to get, and you get it, that makes it much harder for them to take it away, and I think that’s what this administration under President Trump is finding out,” Richards told the Daily. see CECILE RICHARDS, page 2

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“In the first weeks after the election, Planned Parenthood saw a 900-percent spike in women making appointments to get an IUD that lasts several years,” Richards said. “They wanted birth control that would outlast the Trump administration, and they knew just where to get it.”

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From top: Cecile Richards speaks to a packed Cohen Auditorium during her keynote.

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Bottom: Richards responds to a student’s question at the end of the night.

in red states, emphasizing her belief that the right of all people to make their own decisions about their bodies is inalienable.

“I don’t see how you trade off rights for some kind of political expediency,” Richards told the Daily. “On the practical side, I’ve been doing this work now with Planned Parenthood and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for 12 years, and I have never seen where it’s an advantage for a candidate to be against women’s rights. That, to me, is being proven over and over again.”

Richards ended her speech by talking about the importance of being an indefatigable activist, of standing up for what you believe in and of learning from those around you.

“You stand on the shoulders of history makers and troublemakers and courageous men and women who came before you in the fight for justice,” Richards said. “But if your passion is reproductive rights or any other issue that affects the lives of people in this country, this is your moment to envision the world you really believe in and want to live in, and then go out and build it.”

Richards quoted the playwright Tony Kushner, who wrote in “Angels in America:” “The world only spins forward.”

“As activists and organizers and ordinary people who give a damn, it’s our job to make sure that the world keeps spinning forward,” she said.

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Confucius Institute draws criticism from Congress, community

Dorothy Neher How Tufts Works

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Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) urged Tufts to disassociate with the Confucius Institute, an educational collaboration between the university and Beijing Normal University (BNU), in a letter sent to 40 institutions in Greater Boston earlier this month.

Confucius Institutes are overseen by the Office of Chinese Language Council International, known as Hanban, and are focused on Chinese language and culture education. Tufts’ Confucius Institute was launched in June 2015, offering educational services such as tutoring and non-credit courses as well as cultural programming to the Tufts community.

Moulton writes that these institutes, which are partially funded by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, undermine human rights by shaping the perception of the Chinese government on issues such as Tibetan independence, China’s relationship with Taiwan and the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

“The Chinese government has been clear in its goal and purpose for creating and expanding Confucius Institutes throughout the country, namely to distort academic discourse on China, threaten and silence defenders of human rights, and create a climate intolerant of dissent or open discussion,” he wrote in the letter.

According to Tufts Executive Director of Public Relations Patrick Collins, the university’s agreement with BNU is up for renewal in June 2019, before which a committee will review the existing relationship with the Institute. He added that the university will discuss Moulton’s concerns moving forward. Mingquan Wang, director of the Confucius Institute at Tufts and Chinese Program language coordinator, referred all questions about the Institute to Collins.

“We have received Congressman Moulton’s letter and look forward to continuing a dialogue with him,” Collins told the Daily in an email.

Dean of Arts and Sciences James Glaser, who sits on the board of the Institute, feels that the Confucius Institute’s programming enriches language and cultural understanding within the Tufts community, but he emphasized the board’s attention to these criticisms.

“We take seriously the concerns that have been raised by members of Congress and others,” he told the Daily in an email.

According to Peter Billerbeck, Moulton’s defense and foreign policy advisor, the Tufts leadership has been receptive to discussions with Moulton’s office about these concerns.

“We have a good, positive channel of communication open with them,” he said.

“They’ve been very open and transparent about what their process is.”

Moulton’s letter falls in line with other recent condemnations of the Institute, including criticism earlier this year from Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as well as comments from groups including the American Association of University Professors and the National Association of Scholars.

Kathleen Hamill, a human rights lawyer and visiting assistant professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, agreed that the Institute undermines human rights through its direct affiliation with Hanban. She also noted that the terms of Tufts’ agreement with the Institute are unclear.

“With Confucius Institute teachers, curriculum, and teaching materials coming from, and being paid for by, the Chinese government, it is almost certain that import-

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The Confucius Institute, located on Packard Avenue, photographed on March 27. ant human rights and political issues such as Tibet, Taiwan and the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre are being censored and distorted,” she told the Daily in an email.

Lhadon Tethong, director of the Tibet Action Institute, an organization that advocates for Tibetan rights and freedoms, has been active in campaigns against Confucius Institutes at universities including Tufts and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Tethong is working alongside a coalition of Tufts students, faculty and alumni, including Hamill, on a campaign against the Institute’s presence on the basis of human rights suppression. Campaign efforts will include sending a letter to University President Anthony Monaco, which she hopes will better inform university leadership and the community at large about the institute.

“Oftentimes the relevant administrators and academic community … don’t know the whole story on Confucius Institutes,” she said. “They don’t know how much it is a part of China’s political plan.”

Tethong said she hopes the letter will open up dialogue between administrators and the community on this issue. She added that co-signers hope to see the terms of the contract between the university and BNU, with the goal of increasing transparency. She cited a recent case where her coalition was able to access the UMass Boston’s contract with BNU from a public records request.

“In most cases, we see the [partnering] university come to really shocking terms, like agreeing to follow laws and regulations of China here in the operation of the [Confucius Institute] and essentially agreeing to cede all academic authority to Beijing, the Confucius headquarters, in the operation of the Confucius Institutes,” she said.

Senior Tenzin Chokki, a student from Tibet, noted her personal discomfort and fear seeing the Confucius Institute’s sign on campus, as it signifies the presence of the Chinese government.

“The fact that I am able to speak openly about this topic is a feature of American democracy. Such a discussion is very less likely to happen if this were in China,” she told the Daily in an email. “Students participating with [the Confucius Institute] should thus realize in their direct or indirect complacency in letting the Chinese government quietly be present in our educational environment.”

Gao Qing, executive director of the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, which provides support to institutions based in the United States, said that many of these criticisms are unfounded. He emphasized that the coordination of Confucius Institute programming is at the discretion of host universities.

“The Headquarters provides the grants to support this joint effort, nothing else,” he

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said. “It’s really up to the host institutions to decide and determine what kinds of programs, what type of setting, what type of governance and strategy.”

He emphasized that the Confucius Institutes’ motives are purely educational and do not aim to influence public perception.

“We do not advocate for public opinion or public voice, and we don’t have any intention to influence the legislative action,” he said.

Junior Noah Smith has utilized the tutoring service offered by the Confucius Institute at Tufts and elsewhere. He believes that access to language and culture directly from Chinese people is essential for Chinese education.

“Taking issue with this … is an overreaction because the positives it gets by promoting understanding of the Chinese language and culture far outweighs any negative cultural impact,” he said, distinguishing the controversy from taking issue with the Chinese government’s politics.

Steven Hirsch, an associate professor of classics, also praised the quality of tutoring he has received at the Institute. While he noted the validity of opponents’ concerns about Chinese influence in American education, he feels that Tufts seems to have safeguarded against these concerns through the composition of its board of directors, dominated by Tufts administrators and faculty members.

“The professed goals are to spread knowledge of Chinese language and culture as a part of better understanding, and that sounds like a worthy goal for me,” he said.

Hamill emphasized the importance of Chinese language and cultural initiatives that are not linked to the Institutes, because of the costs associated with the government’s sponsorship of the program.

“When you scratch beneath the surface, it becomes increasingly apparent that the Confucius Institute compromises academic ideals and principles at Tufts,” she said. “It is important to examine what is happening right here on campus with the presence of the Confucius Institute, Hanban and the Chinese government and to question what should be done.”

Tethong questioned whether the university community would allow such direct influence with other governments, adding that the government’s core values do not match up with those of the United States and should therefore not have a role in the education system.

“In this age of newfound understanding of the role that Russia played in the meddling in the election and continues to play in disrupting the political system in this free and open society,” Tethong said, “there’s a lot of scope for pushing forward on a campaign against China’s Confucius Institute and a direct Chinese presence.”

How this column works

f you have never read “How Tufts Works” before, it usually consists of a profile of someone who works for Tufts. However, this week I wanted to take some time to reflect on the last six issues and address the future direction of the column.

I came up with the idea for “How Tufts Works” at the end of last semester. During finals week, I saw the Tisch security guard Aaron Lewis pass by me in the basement late one night. It seemed unfortunate that I could see this person so often and never know his name or a single other thing about them. It got me thinking: out of all the people who work for Tufts and contribute daily to my happiness and success, how many go unrecognized?

I have found the answer to that question: a lot.

My original intent for this column was to provide a space for Tufts employees and contractors to share their stories. I hoped that my weekly 500-word profiles could create meaningful connections between staff and students.

It took writing the first few issues for me to learn how to go about the interview process. At first, being unsure about how to navigate the personal nature of these conversations, I stuck to a rigid list of questions. Since then, I realized that people will share whatever they are inspired and comfortable with sharing, and all I need to do is ask “So how did you get to Tufts?”

Being on the listening side of these exchanges has been fascinating. I am touched by how forthcoming and open people are when it comes to sharing their personal stories with a complete stranger.

Thus, when I finally get to writing the columns, I feel pressure to do justice to these people’s stories.

Something that I truly did not anticipate was the parallels that have arisen between each personal narrative. Every interview subject has offered extensive praise for their coworkers without my prompting. Most of them have also mentioned how the passion of Tufts employees and students makes this school a special place.

From the feedback I have received, readers agree that getting to know the broader Tufts community has been interesting. Many people have even offered up suggestions of possible future subjects, especially Tufts Dining Services workers, that they would like to hear from.

However, due to the restrictions that limit the ability of some university employees and contractors to talk with me, it has been difficult to include their stories. On top of that, some people are not aware of the positive, non-controversial tone of the column.

These two factors have, unfortunately, led to the exclusion of some significant voices. I think it would be a disservice to everyone if major groups of Tufts employees continue to be sidelined. In the future, I want this column to reflect the true diversity of Tufts employees and give everyone a chance to share their story.

Hopefully then, we could all get a better sense of how Tufts works.

Dorothy Neher is a columnist at the Tufts Daily. She is a sophomore majoring in international relations and Spanish. Dorothy can be reached at dorothy.neher@ tufts.edu.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Jack White experiments with mixed results on ‘Boarding House Reach’

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It’s been 15 years since “Seven Nation Army” (2003) infected the ears of every radio and football stadium in the world, yet Jack White has remained relevant as one of the most peculiar figures in rock.

He’s now on his third crack at a solo album since the White Stripes parted ways, and it’s his most experimental effort yet.

“Boarding House Reach” (2018) takes you on a lot of roads during its 44-minute playthrough, none of which have much relation to his previous solo records “Blunderbuss” (2012) and “Lazaretto” (2014). It’s an even further cry from any of the work he did with the White Stripes in the 2000s, making it a worthy listen for anyone who hasn’t been paying much attention to White in the last few years.

The album starts with the synth-filled, groovy and full “Connected By Love,” the first of many examples of White’s departure from his sounds of the early 2010s. It’s also the first of many examples of the fundamental issue with the record: It sounds like it has a lot more to say than it actually does. The opening track has all the right pieces to make a killer statement, but it just seems to be missing the bounce to make it memorable.

Make no mistake though, this album does have some killer cuts. White’s incorporation and fusion of new musical elements and influences comes through in a hodge-podge of screams, time signature changes, new instruments, synths and disorganized lyricism. As mixed as that sounds, it comes together as a cohesive unit. Combined with White’s classic guitar shredding, tracks like “Corporation” and “Over and Over and Over” shine bright.

Perhaps his best attempt at the atmosphere he tries to create with “Boarding House Reach” is in the song “Hypermisophoniac,” which is as crazy and unsettling as its title sounds. The concept is based around little noises that trigger big annoyances to the ear — the track begins with the sound of a fidget cube being rattled. By the end of the track, White has created a sound that’s unnerving yet infectious.

If that same execution were present throughout the album, it’d be a masterpiece. But unfortunately, White’s experiment left a few duds. “Ice Station Zebra” is some sort of Beastie Boys-esque rap rock tune that proves that White should never, ever try to spit bars ever again. “Why Walk

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By Love” to be a weak starting point.

All in all, White does do an impressive job of maintaining this unsettling aesthetic that can jump to anything at any moment. And it sure does jump wherever it wants to. Whether it’s just long, distorted electric guitar solos or spoken word verses behind an acoustic guitar, White doesn’t leave many stones unturned.

He finishes off the album with a couple of bluegrass and folk-inspired tracks, which fit well with his theme of “we’re going to do

everything and try to make it blend together.” “What’s Done is Done” goes over well enough, with a synth/organ solo making it worth its place in the tracklisting. The final track, “Humoresque,” is actually a pretty soft and sweet ending to the madness that was “Boarding House Reach.”

White covers a lot of bases in this album. Most listeners are probably going to find something they can take away from this project, but most listeners probably won’t leave thinking this album was amazing front-to-back. It’s an interesting transition for White, but his shift in sound

left too many songs that just don’t catch the ear well.

This shouldn’t be an album to ignore, though. “Boarding House Reach,” while not perfect in its own right, is an honest experiment that could be a sign of interesting things to come from White.

Sure, he’ll get a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album, and he’ll sell a bunch of special edition “Boarding House Reach” vinyl like always, but this is a story to watch. This album was a good effort, but what comes next will be even more compelling.

MUSEUM REVIEW

‘T.C. Cannon’ tackles Vietnam, Native American history at Peabody Essex Museum

by Setenay Mufti Arts Editor

Native art is too often portrayed as an ancient practice and displayed as the archaeological discovery of a people that only existed in the past. When thinking of notable Native Americans, many people think of warriors or ambassadors hundreds of years ago who were only famous for their relationships with European settlers… and maybe Sherman Alexie. “T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America” at the Peabody Essex Museum hopes to change that.

Tommy Wayne Cannon was a young

Kiowa and Caddo painter of the 1970s, interweaving history, Native culture, blues music and classical themes in art until his death in a car accident at age 31. His artistry is a mix of music, poetry, sketches and paintings, all of which are on display an an epic showcase of Cannon’s short but prolific life as an artist. His life as an artist also reflected his life as an American and all the complexities that identity carried with it. His paintings show a clear knowledge of old Native American history and his subsequent dislike of the federal government, as well as references to his deployment

to Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, at the height of the violence. Conflicted over fighting for a country that had only mistreated his own people (which earned him two Bronze Star Medals), Cannon painted scenes of honor and frustration, past and present, European and Native themes.

Cannon’s style is notable for his rich use of color and abstraction: like pop punk, but with a purpose. One of his most famous paintings, “Two Guns Arikara” (1974-1977), depicts a regal-looking man made of and surrounded by such vibrant colors that the viewer might not notice

that he’s wearing a U.S. Military Scout uniform and Native accessories — or that his hair is purple. The stature of the subject suggests famous photographs of Native American warriors, like those of Geronimo or Sitting Bull, and “noble savage” imagery. However, this man is wearing a defiant scowl and clutching pistols in each hand, suggesting a nobility that is bright, front-and-center and not to be messed with.

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continued from page 6 and humanity at the forefront. Some of the boldest, most moving examples are “Minnesota Sioux I” (1970s),”Rain Priest” (1973) and “His Hair Flows Like a River” (1973-1977). In a similar vein to his more general portraits, “Washington Landscape with Peace Medal Indian” (1976) depicts a tribal leader sitting in Washington, D.C., based on reallife delegation photographs of significant Native leaders during the treaty rights negotiations of the 19th century.

Cannon’s leader has a feather in his hair and a stove-pipe hat that recalls Abraham Lincoln’s in his lap, and the massive peace medal on his chest is out of focus and dull compared to the vibrant colors of the walls and Indian’s clothing. He looks regal but unhappy.

The perspective of the scene puts the leader’s legs and lap thrust forward and out of scale with the head, small and leaned back, with only the prominent, wrinkled expression on his face to bring it forward again. Looming in the background is the White House, visible only through a single side window in the closed-off room.

One of the most remarkable aspects of Cannon’s art is the breadth of influences and motifs he employs in his art.

Vincent Van Gogh’s “Wheat Fields” series (1885-1890) was a clear influence, as

Cannon uses similar textures and color play in many of his works, including “Abbi of Bacabi” (1978) and “Mona Lisa Must’ve Had the Hiway Blues” (1973), a loving tribute to his college crush.

Cannon takes on the 19th century trend of Orientalist nudity and harem scenes in “Collector #3” (1974), depicting a Native woman instead of a vaguely Middle Eastern one, with one of his own drawings, “Minnesota Sious I” hanging on the wall. Two portraits of women, “Hopi with Manta” (1978) and “Woman at the Window” (1978), recall self-portraits of Frida Kahlo, the iconic Mexican artist.

“Woman at the Window” in particular employs the surrealism and contrast of Kahlo’s work. The woman’s face is full of fury and staring strait at the viewer; she is clad in traditional Native American dress, has a cross on her necklace, and her forehead is streaming blood from an unknown wound. One of Cannon’s most striking works is “Cloud Madonna” (1975), his take on a Native American Virgin Mary. She is dressed in a blue shawl, as she is traditionally depicted in European art, and the cloud in the background and vessel on her head form halos.

Cannon’s references to pop culture or contemporary politics are typically centered around the Vietnam War, which he served in. This exhibit includes a posthumous edition of his famous sketch “On Drinkin’ Beer in Vietnam in 1967” (1967-

1969) and other minor works, flanked by editions of Cannon’s personal letters home from the war. These letters, as well as some of Cannon’s poetry depicted alongside his pieces, indicate a fluidity with language as well as with paint. In one letter to his friend Neff, Cannon writes “I’m so goddamn sick of this whole scene about this war and the supposed peace talks and dead negroes and looting negroes and pee-rejudiced peons from Mississippi who think they’re gonna go to a segregated heaven.”

The exhibition is peppered with anecdotes and little-known facts about legislation and Native rights; for example, Native people were only allowed by law to openly practice their religion in 1978, three months after Cannon’s death. The exhibit also includes a statement putting Cannon’s politics into modern context: “The land below us belonged to the indigenous Naumkeag community long before settles claimed it as Salem…

[Cannon] urges us to grapple with the contradictions and questions of history — and our place in it.” The exhibit is immersive, relevant and touching. It is a shame that Cannon has not found his way into the mainstream canon of American artists, although this is unsurprising given the historic erasure of Native culture, especially contemporary Native culture, in this country. All who are able are urged to see this exhibit in all its glory and pay tribute to a great, forgotten American artist.

n Monday, I had the opportunity to talk with current first-years Tys Sweeney and Will Capriola on their podcast, the relatively new and alliteratively titled “Egg White Workshop.” In the episode, they interview me about my column, specifically how I go about the interview process. To add yet another level of meta, I then decided to interview them for this week’s column — after all, one can never have too much meta. Listen to the “Metasode” on theeggwhite.com.

Julian Blatt (JB): How did you decide to start a podcast?

Tys Sweeney (TS): I enjoy listening to podcasts, and I wanted to create my own.

So one day I said to Will, “Hey, what can we make a podcast about?” And we landed on one-word topics and interesting headlines in the news.

Will Capriola (WC): Just quick, light information.

TS: “The sunny side of the day” is the tagline on our website.

JB: Where did the name come from?

WC: We were using a random word generator.

TS: I think we got “egg white” first and then we found “workshop.”

WC: And we realized that they sounded great together. Especially since we were eating breakfast at the time.

JB: Did any of the podcasts you listen to inspire “Egg White Workshop?”

TS: I’m going to answer this with a metaphor. The British Navy was once the best navy on Earth, and they were nicely organized. Whereas an NPR podcast might be a frigate, we’ve got a canoe. And we’re happy with our canoe. It’s utterly disorganized. It’s absolutely chaotic. It’s terribly edited.

WC: No, that’s not true. You do a good job.

TS: I do alright. But I use video editing software to edit an audio podcast. So what we have is something that is strictly for fun. And it is amateur by design.

WC: That’s one way to put it.

TS: Yeah, it’s amateur by design, since we have no intention of becoming professional podcasters. This is just something we do on the side to entertain our friends, and if we build a large following, that’s a bonus. We’re not looking to become professionals.

JB: Have you gotten any feedback so far?

TS: Yes, stellar feedback. We’re five-star rated.

WC: From our friends.

TS: Everybody loves us. We’ve been recommended on many different platforms as the podcast to listen to.

WC: Primarily GroupMe and our group chat. Honestly, we’ve only published three episodes so far, so we don’t have a very big audience at the moment, but we usually send the link to our friends, and we’ve received some good criticism. People are generally supportive, but they also give us technical tips, like having better audio quality, and suggest topics they want to hear us talk about.

TS: So we do get helpful advice and we are happy about that, but our current base of listeners seems to be really engaged with the show, and for now that’s all we need.

JB: What is your favorite kind of egg?

TS: I like a fried egg. A good fried egg is delicious.

WC: A scrambled egg cooked slowly, with sliced cheddar.

TS: I agree. Cheesy eggs with hot sauce.

WC: Hot sauce is a must.

Julian is a first-year majoring in cognitive and brain sciences. Julian can be reached at julian.blatt@tufts.edu.

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he fight for a higher minimum wage engulfs cities and states across the country. With the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour, city and state municipalities have taken it upon themselves to set more livable minimum wages for their citizens.

Massachusetts is tied for the second highest minimum wage in the country at $11 an hour. This is a stark comparison to our neighboring state New Hampshire, which still uses the federal minimum wage of $7.25. The fight to raise this minimum wage has taken form in the group Fight for $15, which encourages cities across the nation to raise their minimum wages.

Raise Up Massachusetts is a state coalition leading the fight for $15 in our state.

The group’s proposal is to increase the state’s minimum wage by $1 every year for four years, which will bring the minimum wage to $15 by 2021. Their next battle is to get a legislative proposal onto the 2018 Massachusetts ballot. Many Massachusetts state legislators are getting behind the idea. State Representative Liz Malia wrote an opinion piece explaining the need for paid family medical leave and a higher minimum wage, in which she said, “Businesses would also benefit because their employees would be healthier and more productive while higher wages would help to the decrease employee turnover.”

On the other side of this, local business leaders have expressed concerns with this proposal to increase the minimum wage.

A state Senate task force held a town hall to hear retailers’ concerns with the proposal to increase minimum wage. Rinus Oosthoek, executive director of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, expressed his concern with the minimum wage being raised quicker than businesses can adjust to. Additionally, Oosthoek echoed the desire to create a “teen wage” that would be lower than the working adult one.

A WBUR poll found that 78 percent of people support increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Raise Up Massachusetts is operating under a “take it or leave it strategy.” The group has no plans to compromise on a minimum wage under $15 just so it can get on the ballot. To get on the ballot, the group has already submitted more than the necessary number of signatures it takes to be considered for a ballot question. Now the next step is to go before the Massachusetts General Court. The two questions that have already been passed and will be on the ballot concern repealing laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and creating a four percent tax on incomes that exceed $1 million.

The fight for minimum wage happens locally. If you want to get involved with the fight for $15, Raise Up Massachusetts is always looking for more volunteers.

Alexa Weinstein is a columnist at the Tufts Daily. She is a sophomore majoring in political science and history. Alexa can be reached at Alexa.Weinstein@tufts.edu.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

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The Observer, Alex Jones and the danger of conspiracy

by Aren Torikian Alex Jones is a despicable human being.

In 2014, he infamously accused the government of staging the shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut as a way to advance gun control policy.

For years, he has touted that the government has poisoned the water we drink and the food we eat. He uses this fear to sell products and make millions of dollars, all the while making it seem like he is on brink of bankruptcy. He is a fraud, a hoax, a measly charlatan. In layperson’s terms, he is a doofus.

But the thing is, most people know he is a doofus. For example, John Oliver has done multiple segments on Jones and addressed his lies and scheming tactics.

Barstool Sports, hardly a hub of leftist thought, has mocked him numerous times. Conspiracy theories and conjecture with no evidence have no place in reputable publications; even Barstool knows this.

We should take this mentality to arguments from both sides of the political spectrum; nonsense is nonsense, whether it is from the left or right. In a recent article on the nuclear missile false alert in Hawaii, Carissa Fleury — the editor-in-chief of the Tufts Observer — is guilty of this type of conspiratorial journalism.

The article itself features a fascinating look at a forgotten history in America’s past: that of native Hawaiians.

Fleury seeks to connect the recent false alert with settler colonialism. This is

the critical analysis that is quintessential Observer, and I found myself truly engaged in the piece.

Fleury then conjectures, “We have to consider … could this alarm have been purposeful, a way of reminding residents that they are in fact, not in control of their own lives, but instead live under the rule of the military?” The only defense given of this outlandish accusation is that there are checks in place to prevent an operator from unilaterally triggering the alert. This reliance on conspiratorial conjecture is a trademark of Alex Jones.

I ask Fleury to think about this accusation. Do we really have to consider this?

Do you really believe a cabal of enterprising government officials decided — out of the blue — to reassert dominance over Hawaii? Do you really think this cabal just wanted to show Hawaiians who really is in charge? I am very well aware that our government and especially our president have flaws. But do you really disbelieve so much in our government to think that it would risk the health and wellbeing of its citizens like this just to flex its muscles?

An iota of extra background research could have also gone a long way. I appreciate the author contacting Hawaiian professors for insight, but Google would have answered the question in about five seconds. Just weeks after the event, news sources reported the employee sending the alert had a history of conflating drills and realities and a “troubled work history.” Even if this information is not the full answer, completely omitting it is disingenuous journalism.

Fleury’s conjecture is no better than what Alex Jones does every day. Jones preys off of the far right’s core beliefs, e.g. that people are ‘coming for their guns.’ This article similarly preys off of the far left’s core beliefs, e.g. that the American government is a genocidal machine. Within these two frameworks, stories that fit the narrative are believable to the audience. For an Alex Jones listener convinced the government is coming for everyone’s guns, it is not inconceivable to consider that the government is hatching plots to end the second amendment. For an Observer reader, it is not inconceivable to consider that a cabal is seeking to re-entrench native Hawaiians as second-class citizens. Both claims are nothing short of drivel. As a neutral observer, this is terrifying. We call out Jones for this type of behavior all the time. It is only consistent to do the same with The Observer.

I do not agree with everything the Observer writes. Nevertheless, I think it is an important and powerful voice on our campus. It provides viewpoints and arguments that are missing in classrooms across Tufts and in the the Daily, and is a key avenue in advocating for social justice. This is not an excuse, however, for the Observer staff to ignore basic journalistic integrity.

Aren Torikian is a senior majoring in economics and international relations. He can be reached at Aren.Torikian@tufts. edu.

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In polar opposition to one’s stereotypical spring break, the Tufts co-ed and women’s sailing teams headed down to Maryland, where they competed in two regattas and trained for 10 consecutive days. The teams bonded through camping in tents and braving the elements.

Though their training was intensive and physically draining, the Jumbos seized on their spring break as an opportunity to grow as a team.

The week commenced on March 17 with the No. 17 co-ed team competing in the Graham Hall Team Race at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The 16 teams against which Tufts competed were particularly competitive, as many of them were Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) teams. The Tufts coed sailing team went 5–10 in the opening round and placed 11th in the regatta, losing a tie-breaker for 10th place against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and failing to advance to the final round.

Tufts defeated New York Maritime, Fordham, Cornell, Penn and Virginia.

Against Virginia, Tufts shined brightest, as they finished with a 1–2–3 play combination, the strongest possible outcome. Tufts also impressed with decisive 1–2–4 victories over Penn and Cornell. In their tightest race, the Jumbos suffered a one-point loss, with their 2–3–6 play combination falling to No. 15 St. Mary’s 1–4–5.

In unchallenging conditions, junior Cam Holley skippered with junior Ian Morgan, junior skipper Jack Bitney sailed with senior Lara Dienemann and junior Florian Eenkema van Dijk skippered with senior Emily ShanleyRoberts. The friendly state of the waters allowed for the round robin of 16 to be completed with ease.

The No. 17 women’s team experienced similar conditions at the St. Mary’s Invitational on March 18, where they placed 10th out of 18 teams. The Jumbos were edged out by No. 16 Penn for ninth, but finished comfortably above No. 8 Georgetown in 11th place.

Senior skipper Molly Pleskus and junior Taylor Hart placed eighth in the A division. They were off to a slow start, but as they grew more and more familiar with the venue, they improved drastically. Following a similar trend in the B division, first-year skipper Talia Toland and senior Lucy Robison started slow but then found their rhythm, sailing to third place in one race and posting two fifth-place finishes.

Reflecting on her team’s performance at St. Mary’s, first-year Lindsay Powers mentioned that their outcomes probably would have been better had the regatta been later in the week. She added that the regatta was still great for the team because it allowed the sailors to set goals for the end of spring break.

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Senior skipper Molly Pleskus and junior crew Sabrina Van Mell sail in a regatta hosted by Boston University on April 15, 2017. ed its adaptability in unusual positions and intense conditions. By the end of spring break, the Jumbos were back in Boston and in excellent form as a unit. Sailing at the Bacow Sailing Pavilion on Upper Mystic Lake, the Jumbos hosted the Joseph R. Duplin Team Race on March 24–25. Tufts finished as runner-ups to No. 3 Yale. Both the Jumbos and the Bulldogs earned identical 9–4 records on the competition. The tie-breaker, determined by virtue of point total, proved disadvantageous for the Jumbos: The Bulldogs prevailed, 43–39.

“Our boat handling and our speed was better than the other teams,” Powers said. “That’s why our knowledge of the Larks was worth more on the first day. When the breeze picks up, you’re overpowered, so you’re just trying to make the boat keep going forward.”

In the opening round, Tufts sailed to victory against every competitor with the exception of South Florida, the only team from outside of New England. In the championship round, Tufts posted a 2–3 record. Yale, No. 5 Brown and No. 14 Dartmouth locked in winning combinations against the Jumbos.

“I am a [first-year], so I have never sailed the Duplin before,” Toland said.

“I have always heard that one day of it is normally crazy windy, snowy, or rainy.

It kind of lived up to that because we sailed in the snow and super windy conditions yesterday. A lot of boats flipped which made or broke races.”

Sailors from both teams emphasized how proud they were of the women’s team’s performance in the Duplin. The team only competes in three to four team races throughout the season, so the fact that they breezed past most of their competition was a sign of great

strength for the Jumbos.

“The team is super flexible,” Powers said. “A good skipper can also see things from a crew’s perspective, and a good crew can also skipper and hold their own. You learn, and there’s value in being able to do both.”

Flexibility was the name of the game for the co-ed team this past weekend in Norfolk, Va., where the Jumbos placed eighth out of 10 teams at No. 18 Old Dominion’s Aaron Szambecki Team Race. Skippers and crews rotated in and out as the Jumbos tried to find their groove in the context of the race.

“Old Dominion is hosting Nationals, so that was our opportunity to learn that venue,” Dienemann said. “It was on the Chesapeake Bay, so it was kind of open water, but not necessarily ocean.”

It was certainly a departure from the Jumbos’ home venue, Upper Mystic Lake, and a multitude of uncontrolled variables presented obstacles which impeded their success.

“We had a pretty horrible first day at the Szambecki, winning only one race out of six,” coach Ken Legler reported to the Daily in an email. “We were fast at times but we seemed to make one or two fatal errors per race, often right at the start.”

In the opening round of racing, Tufts struggled in a major way. The Jumbos recorded eight losses and only one victory. Their lone win came against USMMA, against whom Tufts put up a convincing 1–2–4 victory. Due to their lopsided losing record, the Jumbos failed to advance to the topfour round.

In the bottom-six round, the Jumbos won three of five races. With winning play combinations, they handled Old Dominion, No. 9 Harvard and Cornell.

Their 1–2–4 defeat of the Cornell Bears was, without a doubt, a highlight for the Jumbos.

“The course is called a Digital N,” Dienemann said. “The last upwind is where a lot of stuff can happen. It can really determine the race. I think we performed the best against [Cornell] on the final upwind. That’s where our strength showed during the heavy wind yesterday.”

In anticipation of the coming weeks, the co-ed team has its eyes locked on the New England Team Racing Championship — the national qualifying event — on April 7, hosted by No. 20 Conn. College. Conn. College has historically been among the most challenging venues for the Jumbos, Dienemann noted. Tufts will be challenged against its top New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) rivals in the race for Nationals qualification, but will be looking to improve before the event.

“I think we can improve on the downwind when we are winning,” Dienemann said. “I think we are good at chasing when we are losing downwind, but what do you do when you are in the 1–5–6 combination and you want to make sure you keep the 1 but also help your teammates that are in last? We found ourselves in that position a lot, and we need to work on that.”

The team plans to ride its momentum from spring break into their upcoming fleet races, the first of which is the Dellenbaugh Trophy hosted by Brown on March 31. The coed team’s final rehearsal is the Marchiando Trophy at No. 19 MIT this weekend, which will be a great event to spectate.

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continued from page 14 the season is the work put in on the other side of the field. The Jumbos’ improved play on the defensive end has come from an experienced core of defenders, bolstered by the conversion of multiple midfielders into full-time defenders.

“We have two junior defenders, Maddy Schwartz and Hedy Veith, and they’ve had a ton of experience over the past three seasons,” Evers said. “Having the three of us kind of in the back, holding it down has been … a great starting point for the rest of the field. It was kind of challenging earlier in our careers

… not really knowing what it’s like to be down in the game or how to have that composure, but its been really nice to finally have that confidence. We’ve also transitioned a few midfielders into defenders, so we have brought a ton of speed and athleticism into that end of the field. We’ve been able to move [the

ball] really fast out of the defensive end and make really good stops.”

The Jumbos will take on the Endicott Gulls tonight at 7 p.m. in Beverly, Mass. Endicott is the reigning Commonwealth Coast Conference champion and enters the game with a 6–2 overall record.

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Senior midfielder Caroline Nowak looks to pass during Tufts’ 26–5 win against Wellesley on March 14.

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The Tufts women’s lacrosse team put together a string of impressive performances in its four games since a win over MIT on March 10, earning three victories and suffering one defeat. The Jumbos, tied for seventh in Div. III, now have a 5–1 record overall and a perfect record of 3–0 in NESCAC play while averaging over 15 goals per game.

In the six games the team has played, it has amassed 95 goals and tallied 44 assists. Tufts has dominated the circle so far this season, winning more draws than its opponent in every game. Junior midfielder Cecily Freliech notes that winning draws was a large focus of the team’s offseason work and is leading to many scoring opportunities for the Jumbos.

“We really worked on [draw controls] this fall,” Freliech said. “Our main quote is ‘win the draw, rule the world.’ [ Winning the draw] sets everything up possession wise, and with the possession clock, that is huge this

year. So, winning the draw … gets [us] another chance on attack because it is [a] fifty-fifty ball, and if we win that, we have a leg up in the game.”

On March 14, Tufts defeated Wellesley (0–8) in dominant fashion, with a final score of 26–5. Junior midfielder Annie Sullivan led all scorers with four goals, in addition to winning two ground balls and six draw controls for her team. First-year midfielder Catherine Lawliss added three goals and three assists, while junior attacker Dakota Adamec and senior midfielder Caroline Nowak each recorded hattricks of their own.

The Jumbos won 26 draw controls in all against the Blue. Sophomore midfielder Lily Baldwin continued her impressive work on the circle, matching her career-high in draw controls — set just one game prior — by grabbing ten. The Cincinnati native also netted two goals.

Tufts continued its winning ways on March 18 in conference play, taking down the reigning NESCAC champion,

No. 19 Colby (5–3), 11–9, in Waterville, Maine. The Jumbos’ work on the circle saw them win 13 of 21 draws. Tufts benefited from a 5–0 run to close out the first half, opening up a 9–4 lead at the break. The Mules came out with energy in the second, though, rallying to score four in the opening 13 minutes to cut the deficit to two. However, Adamec scored with just under 14 minutes remaining and Tufts locked down defensively to secure the victory — the team’s first against Colby since 2014.

Sophomore attacker Emily Games, sophomore midfielder Maddie Norman, Lawliss and Adamec each contributed two goals to their team’s balanced offensive attack. Games led the Jumbos in assists, tallying three, while junior goalie Audrey Evers finished the day with 11 saves. Senior attacker Sasha Fritts led the way for the hosts with five goals, including three in the second half.

The Jumbos fell for the first time this season on March 21, when they faced the 11th-ranked Washington

and Lee Generals (6–4) in Lexington, Va. While Tufts took an early 6–2 lead and topped its opponent in draw controls (13–8), the team was unable convert its scoring chances in the game’s latter stages. Meanwhile, Washington and Lee went on a 8-0 run that bridged the first and second halves to open up a 9–6 advantage. Despite a pair of late goals from Lawliss and Adamec, Tufts’ comeback effort ultimately fell short.

The Jumbos put up 40 shots, including 23 on goal, but only eight beat the Generals’ sophomore goalie Elliot Gilbert. Not helping matters was Tufts’ 1-for-14 mark on free-position shots. Lawliss and Nowak each scored two goals to lead the Jumbos, while junior defender Hedy Veith won four ground balls. In learning from the defeat, the team has slightly adjusted its offensive mindset, putting greater emphasis on high-quality shots.

“Our shots just really didn’t fall in that game,” Evers said. “I actually think [the loss] was really good for us going into the Trinity game, just to learn a lot from it, because even against Colby the previous weekend, we kind of had a hard time getting the ball in the back of the net in the second half. Because we came out on top, I think we didn’t look at it so critically; it could have been a one-time thing. Coming out of [the loss], I think our midfielders and attackers really did a great job adjusting to what had happened [against Washington and Lee]. It wasn’t about changing anything huge; I think it was really a mindset change. We always say ‘shooters shoot’ but we changed that to say ‘shooters score.'”

Saturday, in another conference battle, Tufts took down perennial NESCAC power Trinity (5–2) with a final score of 12–9. Adamec continued to perform impressively, notching five goals against the No. 9 Bantams. First-year midfielder Kirsten Grazewski, Lawliss and Games each added two assists to facilitate the Tufts attack, and Evers made her presence known in the crease, recording 10 saves. The team’s success was again buoyed by success on the circle, as Norman’s six draw controls powered Jumbos to a 14–9 advantage.

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continued from back Van Meter’s collegiate debut saw her defeat the University of Chicago with a shutout, but Whitewater was in completely different body of water skill-wise. She was happy with her performance against such a fierce opponent.

“It was [Whitewater’s] first game so they were really hyped up,” Van Meter said. “I knew they were going to be aggressive but I just stuck to my game, and it worked pretty well. I worked on visualization and on the spots I want to hit with my pitches and it paid off.”

After such a big win against a top-ranked opponent, a sense of complacency may have set in as the Jumbos lost to SUNY New Paltz the very next day. The loss was especially frustrating for Milligan because she felt her women were superior to the opposition’s.

“We allowed New Paltz to tie it up in the bottom of the 7th with a fly-ball in the sun,” Milligan said. “We had an opportunity to go

ahead in the top of the eighth but made a base-running error. We were going to the plate a little bit like ‘Let me see how hard I can hit this.’ Part of that is because we knew we were the better team.”

Senior catcher/outfielder Raven Fournier was similarly disappointed and saw it as an opportunity for growth, as it highlighted the dangers of having such a talented group of athletes.

“We’ve got to take from it what we can and learn,” Fournier said. “It shows every game is tough and will be good competition no matter what. If we don’t show up with our A-game, anyone can beat us. And the same goes for the other way around.”

After another three moderately easy wins against Wellesley College (twice) and Kalamazoo College, the trip ended on a sour note with a loss against a Whitewater team that was hungry for vengeance. The Jumbos lost 6–3, and it hurt mightily.

“It was the last game of the week, and we knew we had beaten them before, but

obviously they’re a really good team that you can’t take lightly,” junior infielder Christian Cain said. “It was a really sore loss. Anything can happen when two great teams come out, and we didn’t hit the way we could hit in the first game. We had problems adjusting to the speed of the pitcher. They’re really good and came out with hits straight away.”

Although the 11–4 record is impressive and will help the Jumbos moving forward, what was more important, perhaps, is the time the teammates shared in Florida. The team’s bond and identity developed will be relied on for the rest of the season. Like Milligan said in the beginning of the season, every team is different. In Cain’s eyes, this year’s team identity is two words: 25 strong.

“Our identity is that we are 25 strong.

Everyone contributes in one way or another. We definitely made a name for ourselves in Florida,” Cain said. “People after last year may have taken us very lightly … but you shouldn’t take us lightly, because we’re really good.”

Van Meter agreed, and added that after a disappointing season last year, the upperclassmen were key to this year’s revamp and identity.

“It’s an attitude of persistence,” Van Meter said. “A lot of the upperclassmen wanted to turn the program around after last year and have a positive environment where everyone’s working hard. That was really evident in the off-season. The underclassmen really jumped on board with that.”

For Milligan, the trip was an overall success. The team developed a sense of self, got some great results, and also learned a lot about where they can make improvements for the rest of the season.

“Overall, no one disappointed,” Milligan said. “There were some plays I’d like to have back, and some moments I’d like to have back, but we’re taking it all forward. We have a lot of faith in what we do.”

The Jumbos will play their first game at home this Friday, March 30, against Bowdoin, their first NESCAC opponent of the year.

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Hattler's heroics power Tufts past Cortland in double OT The fourth period went back-andforth, as Hattler struck twice and Murphy added a goal, while Cortland got received scores from senior long stick midfielder Trevor Pratt, Haggerty and junior midfielder Cam Laporta. Tufts trailed by a goal, 15–14, under the three-minute mark. With LaPorta off due to a cross-checking penalty, Hattler scored his sixth goal to send the game to overtime.

Neither team scored in the first extra period despite numerous close chances. Just over a minute into the second overtime, Hattler notched an unassisted game winner for the Jumbos. With two goals against Trinity and seven against Cortland, the Palo Alto, Calif. native was named NESCAC Player of the Week.

“We didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for Cortland because of our game the day before,” Shanks said. “We knew how they played going in, but at the end of the day, it comes down to [whether] we play our game and play it better than they do.”

On defense, Hollen picked up a teamhigh seven ground balls, while junior defender Brian Powers caused five turnovers. “[The] defense played unbelievably well in the fourth quarter and overtime,” Shanks said.

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“Henry [Hollen] really stepped it up in the second halves of both the Trinity and Cortland games to start winning face-offs. Also, as a team, we did really well on ground-balls.”

Despite their six consecutive wins, the Jumbos still feel that they have a long way to go before any discussion of the postseason.

“We definitely have work to do,” Lansdale said. “We’re certainly getting wins, but there’s definitely offensive and defensive work that needs to be done. I like where we’re at, but we need to get that much better before May.” That growth can begin on Saturday, when the team hosts NESCAC opponent Conn.

College (7–1).

“Conn. College is No. 20 in the country,” Irwin said. “Another ranked conference opponent. They’ve got a great face-off unit, and they play a very different style from us. We like to run up and down the field, but they like to slow it down and play a possession-based game. So it’s all about having them play to our speed, instead of us slowing down to match them. This is one of the best Conn. [College] teams I’ve seen in my career, and we expect them to be very good and ready for us.”

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continued from back “Cortland is definitely a good team,” senior defender and co-captain Connor Lansdale said. “We knew that going in. Maybe our legs weren’t as fresh coming off of a game the day before, but we were ready after grinding out a tight win.”

Tufts burst out of the gate, taking a 3–0 lead with early goals from Connelly, Treiber and Murphy. Cortland responded with a four-goal run to take the lead, with three of the scores coming via man-up opportunities.

The Red Dragons extended their lead early in the second thanks to goals by junior midfielder Joey Panariello and senior midfielder Nate Beresovoy. After trading scores, the Jumbos netted three consecutive goals — this time from Hattler, Seiter and Murphy. Both teams scored once more before the end of the frame for an 8–8 halftime score.

Cortland came out hot in the second half, scoring four of the first five goals, including two from junior attacker Terrence Haggerty. With under three minutes left in the third quarter, Tufts went on another three-goal run to tie the score at 12.

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Yuan Jun Chee On the Spot

Why mid-season international breaks are stupid

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found myself extremely bored this past weekend, and it’s not just because I stayed in Boston over spring break.

It’s because there simply was nothing to watch. I get the need to play international qualifiers during the season rather than stacking them all in one go at the end of the season so as to avoid players getting burnt out or simply withdrawing from the national team. While there’s no way to completely get rid of mid-season international games, playing friendlies like the ones this week simply makes no sense.

Not when there’s so much on the line for so many clubs, too.

Let’s face it, I don’t care about watching Belgium beat Saudi Arabia 4–0 or Switzerland trash Panama 6–0. With these friendlies in particular, there’s almost nothing on the line for anyone.

One might want to make the case that it gives new managers and teams that did not qualify for tournaments an easy way to transition into a new era.

But who cares? Those ‘new eras’ can all begin when the club season is over.

And these meaningless friendlies do no team any good. Playing the games simply increases the risk of injuries to star players. Ultimately, it’s the clubs that pay these players’ wages, and it is in club tournaments (except maybe the World Cup) where most of the glory lies. Even if star players are in these friendlies, there’s a good chance their mentality is about getting back to their club teams in one piece, effectively making the friendlies useless. It does nobody any good if stars pick up injuries that may ruin their chances of appearing in a tournament. Removing this week of friendlies in March would allow national federations to shift up the league schedule by one week, giving national teams a longer period of time when the season ends to work out team selection and tactical training.

This problem might get worse with the introduction of the UEFA Nations League. While clubs still have to deal with September, October and November international breaks, the new tournament places pressure on teams to fill up the remaining four slots in March, as well. It’s safe to say that so far, UEFA’s track record of extending tournaments for the sake of allowing more teams to appear isn’t exactly great. It was nice to see Iceland’s fairy-tale journey in UEFA Euro 2016, the first tournament to operate under the expanded format of 24 teams. However, there were more boring games than classics. The eventual winners, Portugal, did not win a single group game, and only won one game in regulation time en route to the trophy. Talk about completely defeating the purpose of a tournament and a sport meant to excite.

So for the sake of the sport, for the sake of the clubs and for the sake of fans, stop with these silly friendlies.

Yuan Jun Chee is a junior majoring in history and international relations. Yuan Jun can be reached at yuan.chee@tufts.edu.

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Jumbos improve to 6–0 with narrow victories, climb to No. 3 in Div. III

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Junior attacker Ben Connelly holds off a Colby defender in Tufts’ 20–6 win on March 17.

Tufts came out roaring against Colby

by Julia Atkins (3–3), taking a 10–0 advantage with five minStaff Writer utes to play in the second quarter. Junior The Tufts men’s lacrosse team picked attacker Danny Murphy added all three of up three crucial wins over spring break, his goals and two of his three assists in remaining undefeated with a 6–0 record the Jumbos’ early barrage. Tufts also went (3–0 NESCAC) and moving up four spots in 3-for-4 in man-up opportunities in the first the national rankings to No. 3. On March half, with goals from senior attacker Griffin 17, Tufts defeated Colby at home, 20–6, to Johnson, Hattler and sophomore attacker record its second conference win of the Matt Treiber. The Mules scored for the first season. A week later, the Jumbos hit the time with two minutes left in the first half on road again to take on the Trinity Bantams. a goal by sophomore midfielder C.J. Hassan, In a back-and-forth affair, Tufts edged but the visitors responded immediately with Trinity, 16–14, to pick up its third NESCAC an unassisted goal by sophomore midfielder win. Tufts then beat SUNY Cortland, Nick Shanks for an 11–1 halftime lead.

16–15, the following day in double overAfter a Colby goal, Tufts scored four contime thanks to seven goals from senior secutive times to close the third quarter, midfielder and co-captain Frank Hattler. opening up a 15–2 gap. The Mules scored

four times in the fourth, but the Jumbos had long since secured the victory. Tufts firstyear midfielder Evan Cunningham picked up his first collegiate goal in the fourth quarter and had a game-high six ground ball pickups. First-year midfielder Bryce Adam also added a goal for the Jumbos, starting behind the cage before twisting around his defender and firing a shot into the net to record his fourth score of the season.

Senior attacker Andrew Seiter, Treiber, Shanks and Hattler all scored two goals apiece. Junior midfielder James Firpo, junior midfielder Henry Hollen and Cunningham combined to win 17 of 29 face-offs, and senior Robert Treiber allowed just two goals in his 45 minutes guarding the net.

Tufts fell behind quickly against Trinity (3–4), with the home team taking an 8–4 lead in a back-and-forth first quarter. Trinity sophomore midfielder Ben Ferrucci scored the first goal of the game less than a minute in, but Murphy quickly responded to even the score, 1–1. After Trinity sophomore midfielder Andrew Collins scored a goal at the 9:07 mark, Hattler fired back to tie it up at 3–3. The Bantams pulled away with three consecutive goals midway through the quarter. Shanks then responded with a goal, but Trinity tacked on two more in the last 90 seconds to take an 8–4 lead.

In the second quarter, Shanks and firstyear midfielder Garrett Samuelson scored within a minute of each other to draw Tufts within two. Trinity junior attacker Ben Knaus quickly followed with his second of three goals. After the teams traded goals, Shanks scored with just six seconds left in the half to keep the Jumbos within striking distance, 10–8.

Tufts came out firing in the third, scoring five unanswered goals — four of them from the stick of junior attacker Ben Connelly — to take its first lead of the game. The Bantams responded, however, with three consecutive goals to tie the game, 13–13, going into the fourth quarter.

Tufts secured the win in the final frame, as Seiter’s two goals and a second from Treiber opened up a three-goal lead with only three minutes left, cementing the 16–14 victory.

“Trinity is a conference opponent,” senior midfielder and co-captain Cam Irwin said. “Coming into this game, we expected them to put up a dogfight.

They’re very well coached and they play hard. We knew they were going to give us their best game.”

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Jumbos post best record in Spring Break trip since 2015

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While most students were putting their feet up and enjoying time off school last week, Tufts’ softball team played 15 games in nine days in Clermont, Fla. The annual trip gives the team an opportunity to lock in for the rest of the long spring season.

The Jumbos posted an 11–4 record, their best record in Florida since their legendary 51–0 season in 2015. The bats were swinging the whole week, with the Jumbos scoring 97 runs while only allowing 35.

They also posted an impressive .325 batting average.

The Jumbos tee’d off their regular season with wins against the University of Chicago, Clarkson College, the College of Wooster and Carroll University. They all proved to be relatively easy games for Tufts with an average margin of victory of 7.25. In Tufts’ fifth game, Hope College proved to be staunch opposition. The Dutches scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning and won the game 3–2 in dramatic fashion. Milligan noted the team’s defensive struggles.

“We struggled defensively and lost the lead late-on,” Milligan said. “It was disappointing, but we were here to get

better and learn, so it happens. I think we need to play those teams pretty regularly if we want to be where we want to be in the end.”

Defense is an area the team usually struggles with during the trip to Florida. Many of Tufts’ opponents have already played games, and because of the New England weather, finding time to practice catching on real grass before the season starts in earnest is difficult.

After beating Allegheny College 6–0 and then losing to Northwestern Ohio University 4–0, the Jumbos went on a three-game win streak, culminating in a huge 10–3 win against then No. 10 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

The win was Milligan’s favorite of the trip as Whitewater was the only nationally-ranked team they played. First-year pitcher Kristi Van Meter was especially impressive in the win.

“To beat them the first time we played was great. [Van Meter] pitched a great game,” Milligan said. “We hit the ball really well.

That was probably our most exciting win because they’re so good.”

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Junior infielder Christian Cain swings during Tufts’ 7–5 win over Bowdoin on April 1, 2016.