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Tufts health sciences schools name new associate director for diversity and inclusion

by Madeleine Aitken Staff Writer

Adriana Morocoima Black was named associate director for diversity and inclusion education and training for Tufts’ health sciences schools, according to a Nov. 7 email.

She will assume her role on Dec. 2.

This is a new role developed as part of Tufts’ efforts to advance diversity and inclusion.

“We … are working to expand our capacity for new programs and training by adding new educator positions. The new position on the Health Sciences campus is part of this effort, and is a welcome addition that will enhance our efforts on these high-priority issues,” Nadine Aubry, provost and senior vice president, said in an email to the Daily.

Aubry led the search for the right person to fill this role alongside Joyce Sackey, associate provost and chief diversity officer for the health sciences schools, and Rob Mack, associate provost and chief diversity officer for the Medford/Somerville campus and School of the Museum of Fine Arts campus.

Black will be working for and at the Boston health sciences schools, but her efforts will overlap and mix with the work being done on the Medford/Somerville campus.

“She will collaborate closely with our colleagues in the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer on the Medford/Somerville campus in support of our shared goals,” Sackey said in an email to the Daily.

As part of these university-wide efforts, all Tufts’ schools have appointed, or are in the process of appointing, assistant or associate deans of diversity and inclusion, according to Aubry. Black’s position is one of the new educator positions added to expand capacity for new programs and training.

“What I appreciated the most about the position upon first glance, was the explicit mentions of crucial terminology to the field like, ‘anti-racism,’ ‘critical race theory,’ and ‘privilege.’ The fact that Tufts was able to use this language to draft a job description, really spoke to the high-level work and transparent actions that they are looking to implement with this position,” Black said in an email to the Daily.

According to the email sent to the student body, Black will work on creating and enacting training to educate and enforce values of equality, open-mindedness and inclusion. She will be focused on the intersection of race, cultural responsiveness and social justice.

“What I hope to do starting off is to have many conversations with students, faculty,

staff, and alumni all over the university to better gauge what is working, what is not, what is already in place, and what needs to be completely revamped versus augmented for more successful implementation,” Black said in an email.

Tufts is already engaged in efforts to expand diversity and inclusion, not only on the Medford/Somerville campus but also for the health sciences schools.

Sackey co-chairs the university-wide Bridging Differences Initiative along with Mack and is involved with the academic leadership to achieve goals for diversity with Tufts’ health sciences schools specifically. She is also on the Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council, a group tasked with directing the university’s diversity and inclusion policies and programming.

Black is looking forward to bringing her ideas to these kind of existing efforts, as well as working with those involved in diversity efforts on the Medford/ Somerville campus.

“One of the first questions I asked Provost Sackey when interviewing for the position, was about the possibility of being able to have meetings and check-ins with the Medford/Somerville campus. I

know that this work cannot be done alone or in silos. I think it is incredibly important to be able to have a team to turn to when doing diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice work,” Black said.

Black previously served as the academic program administrator in the Department of Community Health Services at Boston University School of Public Health, where she organized educational programming for Master of Public Health Certificates. Her background is in community health, Latinx immigrant research and academic racial justice initiatives, according to the email sent on Nov. 7.

“I am so excited to be able to continue to work in higher education. Most of my professional career has been working within university administration in some way,” Black told the Daily.

Black emphasized the ways she believes her past professional experience will lend itself to this new role.

“Though I have had job experiences in the clinical, research, and education realms, what has always remained constant in my professional career is working in the health world, working with young people, and ensuring that justice and equity are central to my work and my vision,” Black said.

Academics discuss Kurdish political situation at MERG event

by Daniel Weinstein News Editor

Tufts’ Middle East Research Group (MERG) hosted a discussion and panel in Cabot 205 last night on the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria for the Kurdish ethnic group and politics in the Middle East.

When President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria in October, the Turkish government quickly attacked the Kurdish towns and strongholds near its border.

The MERG event began with a short discussion led by keynote speaker Michael Gunter, a political science professor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tenn., and the secretary-general of the European Union Turkey Civic Commission, who addressed the audience in a video conversation.

Gunter brought to light and discussed many topics, including Turkey’s relationship with the Kurds, Kurdish aspirations and sub-

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sequently Turkey’s fears of a pan-Kurdish state. However, he mentioned that a Kurdish state, given the interests of the states with major Kurdish populations — Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq — is unlikely, and he mentioned that as a result he views increasing autonomy of Kurdish regions as a pragmatic and viable option.

Following the discussion led by Gunter, the event then transitioned to a panel, which consisted of three panelists ranging from various backgrounds, along with elapsed time for questions scattered throughout. The panel was moderated by MERG Co-President Esra Gurcay.

Panelists included Roger Petersen, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT, Nazan Bedirhanoğlu, a Freedom Project post-doctoral fellow in political science department at Wellesley College, and Lenore G. Martin, professor of political science at Emmanuel College. see MERG, page 2

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cy. Martin said that Turkey has evaded sanctions against Iran and allowed Jihadi leaders to cross the border.

Following these remarks, she provided background on the situation, discussing in particular the turbulent historical relationship between Turkey and Syria. At the end of her allotted time, she reinforced the importance of the relationship between Turkey and its Kurdish population, and she expressed the viewpoint that the only way to ensure a peaceful future is for Turkey to restart the peace process and negotiations with the Kurds.

After the panelists had each finished their allotted time, Gurcay and members of the audience posed questions aimed at the panelists regarding their views and remarks.

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Following Petersen’s remarks, Bedirhanoğlu argued that perhaps the Trump administration’s withdrawal from Syria was not so erratic; he had announced the withdrawal a year prior, leading then defense secretary James Mattis to resign. In addition, Bedirhanoğlu, who researches the Kurdish diaspora in the U.S., mentioned that Kurds in the U.S. continue to protest Trump and there exists a dissatisfaction with recent U.S. politics toward events in the region.

The final panelist, Martin, started by offering an alternative viewpoint to that of Dr. Petersen, arguing that although an alliance with Turkey is of strategic importance, Turkey has not been the best ally in recent years, and therefore, the insistence that Turkey be an ally has in fact posed a problem for U.S. poli-

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continued from page 1 Petersen opened the panel, and during his allotted time, he decided to analyze the situation from a political science perspective. While he acknowledged the fact that the Trump administration’s withdrawal from Syria was abrupt and without consultation with allies, he argued that withdrawing did nonetheless fall within U.S. interests.

According to Petersen, as early as the Obama administration, the U.S. decided that allocating resources to Syria was not pragmatic from a cost-benefit perspective. In addition, he mentioned that it was within U.S. interests because it helps maintain the alliance with Turkey, which he believes is strategic and important.

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Since Sept. 1, Tufts University Police Department (TUPD), along with Medford and Somerville Police and Fire Departments, has responded to 23 cooking-related fire alarms. These alarms have been caused by everything from popcorn to eggs to curried shrimp.

According to TUPD, the number one cause of house fires is leaving food unattended while cooking.

On Nov. 9 at 6:12 p.m., TUPD received a report from multiple residents of Wilson House claiming that some of their money was missing. Multiple residents’ perspectives suggest that the first incident dates

back to over a month before it was reported. The missing money was in cash form and amounted to no more than a few hundred dollars. TUPD is currently gathering more information on the incidents.

On Nov. 13 at 5:50 p.m., TUPD officers responded to a fire alarm at 115 Professors Row, the presently unoccupied Delta Upsilon house. Supported by Somerville Fire and Police Departments, officers made entry and discovered that a leaking pipe on the third floor had burst and set off the alarm. Somerville Fire Department observed signs of neglect in the building, and per their request, Somerville electrical and building inspectors came in to shut off water and electricity in the building in order to secure

it. The manager of the house has been informed of the incident.

On the same day at 5:12 p.m., a student reported to TUPD that they had been hit by a car while biking in front of Dowling Hall between 2:45 and 2:55 p.m.

The student was biking down Boston Avenue toward College Avenue when a car pulled out of the Dowling parking garage and collided with them. The bicycle was damaged, the student was uninjured and the driver stopped briefly to ask if they were okay, before driving away. The student reported being in too much shock to respond or report the incident at the time. TUPD has identified both parties involved, and the bicyclist is seeking restitution for damage to their bicycle.

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Professors, students highlight significance of department name changes

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What’s in a name? At Tufts, sometimes even a small change, like that of a department’s name, may explain a broader shift in the department’s focus, mission or cross-disciplinary nature.

Multiple academic departments’ names have undergone changes within the past few years: Art and Art History has become History of Art and Architecture, Classics has become Classical Studies and Romance Languages has become Romance Studies, to name a few. The changes represent an effort to broaden each department’s focus and make it more inclusive to ways of thinking and understanding the discipline than previously considered.

The Department of History of Art and Architecture’s quest for a new name is tied to its own backstory, according to professor Christina Maranci, the department’s chair.

After undergoing an initial name change in the late 1980s — changing from the Department of Fine Arts to Art and Art History — it remained the latter for the better part of the next 40 years. However, discussions began percolating in the mid-2000s when faculty from the department noticed confusion among the Tufts community about the department’s focus.

“We were finding that calling ourselves Art and Art History [communicated] that we [were] a studio department, that we teach drawing,painting and sculpture, and we don’t … we would get people calling up the department all the time asking ‘do you teach painting?,’ and it was really kind of hard on our administrators who would have to answer these questions over and over with ‘no we don’t, we don’t offer that,’” Maranci said.

Taking into account Tufts’ recent acquisition of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Maranci highlighted the new opportunities that this relationship brings to the department, in part informing its new title.

“Fashions change in academia, and some people like to talk about visual culture instead of art or in place of art … Art History can be a very traditional field and … we’ve been teaching the same way for years and years, but there are new ways to do it and we’re trying to kind of be open to those but also to stay true to what it is we do in our discipline that is so special,” she said. “And now with having the

SMFA and the MFA connections, we’re excited to really make this an even more exciting place for students to learn about art.”

Sofia Zamboli, a junior studying history of art and architecture, was only somewhat aware of the department’s name change, but she doesn’t see its focus having changed much. She noted that the new name emphasizes the department’s architecture concentration, which boasts its own set of highly knowledgeable and skilled faculty and coursework.

“I think maybe to people who don’t know the department very well, it’s [saying], ‘just so you know, we also have architecture courses.’

I think those architecture courses have always been there and there’s always been an emphasis on architecture to a certain degree in the classes, but this might have helped people realize that … [architecture] has similarities with engineering and math and science in a lot of ways so I think it’s also an effort to bring more people in,” Zamboli explained.

Similar to the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Tufts’ Classical Studies Department underwent its own name change in an attempt to clarify its focus and open itself up to more students. As Tufts’ oldest major, classical studies strives to reinvent what it means to study ancient worlds and civilizations.

Department Chair Bruce Hitchner described the name change as part of an effort to account for the diversity of the ancient world, something that can get lost in more traditional or surface-level comprehension of what the classical studies major entails.

“We also raise a lot of fundamental questions about humanity that in some ways are part and parcel of everything we are doing today, issues of identity, issues of gender, issues of race — all these things were part of the ancient world. So, it’s become so much bigger than the idea of this ‘dusty old department’ where you go and study old Latin texts,” he said.

In addition to making antiquity more contemporary and applicable to the modern world, the name change signifies a more interdisciplinary lens through which the department and the major wish to be viewed; classical “studies” aims to account for disciplines like sociology, anthropology, biology and history in a way that “classics” did not.

“You can no longer do what you used to do … go in and study the texts and write some

things based on the text, you’ve got to use theory, you have to use idea modeling, you have to really engage across disciplines to work in this field. And that’s why we decided to [change] our name,” Hitchner explained.

In fact, Hitchner said that a degree in classical studies at Tufts requires no formal study of Latin or Greek language because the department wants to encourage a broader understanding of ancient peoples, ideas and beliefs and does not feel that the study of these ancient languages, for the sole purpose of translation or transliteration, would provide a student with a full understanding of the classical world.

Danny Cashman, a senior studying classical studies, echoed this sentiment. He said that while taking a Latin course as a first-year, he found that the majority of his interests all happened to fall under the umbrella of classical studies. He attributed his love for the subject to the nuance that it allows for and reiterated Hitchner’s point that it is a highly interdisciplinary department.

“I love my major — I get to study complex languages, a diverse history, interesting literature and amazing philosophy; I am currently working on a thesis project on Aristotle’s Poetics. I like a lot of different things and love that my major allows me to fit it all into one with language, history, literature and philosophy … I think the name change just makes people more aware of what it is that we study and how interconnected the different aspects of classical studies are,” Cashman said.

The name change also seeks to incorporate and highlight the diverse set of experience and knowledge that the department’s faculty hold. “‘Classical studies’ … allows our world-renowned classical philologists, philosophers and historians to all be included as important scholars in the department,” Cashman said.

Professors hope that renaming these departments will make them more widely accessible and comprehensible for the Tufts community and eradicate misconceptions that their old names reinforced. Both changes leave room for the unknown, as the departments pride themselves on incorporating new ideas, perspectives and voices.

“We wanted to reflect the fact that it is a much bigger field and there are still huge questions that [show] that we don’t know as much about that world as we think,” Hitchner said.

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Nate Rubright Somerville with Townie Tim

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ow, what a holiday! As a townie of the millennial generation, the high cost of living in Somerville means your budget may not support two major trips at the end of the year. In almost all cases, the big holidays that happen during winter break take precedence over turkey day. For my family that means Thanksgiving has transformed into a real townie time with our townie friends. Because of this, it has become one of my favorite holidays.

During college, going home for Thanksgiving is really a no-brainer. But, at some point, you’ll be out in the cruel world and might find yourself getting a “friendsgiving” going. Allow your boy Townie Tim to help you out with this endeavor.

First off, let’s talk food. A lot has been said about what is, or is not, a Thanksgiving dish. When your uncle asks what your favorite thing to eat is, it feels like picking a seat on the T: There are definitely bad options, but really no good ones either.

In my opinion, as long as it takes a lot of time and hassle to make, then it counts. Why the struggle? I feel like putting a lot of work into Thanksgiving makes it special. Nobody really likes the traditional foods, but the fact that your mom took all day to make them really represents something authentic. When you are with your friends, keep the spirit alive by attempting some really complicated dish. Come to think of it, you should make something like paella.

I feel like it fits the spirit of a food that takes forever and is 1,000 times better than stuffing.

Once you have the food locked down, the atmosphere is next. As a country, we are pretty derisive about Thanksgiving conversations. I totally get it. My family is all over, and unless we are talking about how cute our new daughter is, things can get pretty contentious. When we have Thanksgiving with our friends, we actually do the corny thing where we go around the table and say what we are thankful for. The first couple are awkward, but honestly, there are always a few that make me cry. With the craziness of travel over the holidays, Thanksgiving in Somerville provides a retrospective that we rarely get elsewhere.

The last thing is timing. Without question, the absolute latest you should start eating is 3 p.m. Why so early? I used to think it was insane that Thanksgiving dinner was actually a late lunch. But, after we hosted a few, I realized how important it is to make sure there is ample time for the post-meal lounge. Throw on football or a movie, get a puzzle going and really relax. Honestly, it is one of my favorite afternoons of the year.

Before I go, I do want to mention that if you find yourself in Somerville next Thursday and need a place to celebrate, my wife and I have a seat at our table for you. Happy Thanksgiving!

Nate Rubright is a member of the Somerville community. Nate can be reached at nathan.rubright@gmail.com.

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Mason Goldberg What’s the Mood?

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or my second-to-last column, I’ll be talking about a frequently requested playlist — that is, a workout playlist. Now, I understand that most people, including myself, listen to hip hop music while running or lifting, but if my previous nine columns haven’t given it away already, I can’t say that I’m entirely well-versed in that kind of music to have interesting takes that aren’t just mainstream artists. That being said, I’ve tried to assemble a list of some of my favorite workout songs, mainstream or not, that are great to listen to when exercising.

“17:35” by Stoop Kids “Dojah” by Kid Indigo “Wedding Crashers” by Aminé and Offset “Doubt It” by KYLE “Aerosol Can” by Major Lazer and Pharrell Williams “Perfect People” by Mr B “Slide” by Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean and Migos “Right Above It” by Lil Wayne and Drake “Bonfire” by Childish Gambino “Saintlike” by Jakey “Otis” by Kanye West and Jay-Z ​Just giving it a listen, my personal musical biases obviously show. Generally, I like the kinds of hip hop music that have a sing-songy aspect to them, like “Wedding Crashers” (2017) or “Doubt It” (2016). Also, I find songs that mix genres to be quite interesting as well, like “17:35” (2015), which I can only describe as being a cross between rap and doo-wop, a mashup which you might not expect. The song that I think is the most interesting on this playlist, though, is “Perfect People” (2014), a song that tells the story of a stereotypical valley girl and samples the 1954 Chordettes song, “Mr. Sandman.” While many of the earliest songs sampled in hip hop music today date back to the late ’60s and early ’70s, it’s quite remarkable to find a sampled song from the 1950s. It’s even more fascinating to consider how “Mr. Sandman” has kept its relevance in popular music for 65 years, surviving into a genre of music that’s seemingly antithetical to its barbershop origins. It was perhaps most famously sampled in “Mr. Clean” (2018) by Yung Gravy, but it has also been sampled by a number of other hip hop artists, including Russ and Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man and RZA. ​On a different note, some of my favorite hype-up songs are on this playlist. One of them is “Otis” (2011) by Kanye and Jay-Z from their collaboration album “Watch the Throne” (2011), which uses samples from Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness” (1966).

In “Otis,” Kanye and Jay-Z brag about their wealth and fame over a melodic beat sung by Redding, and it’s always able to pump me up, especially before sports games. Another great pump-up song is “Right Above It” (2010)

by Lil Wayne and Drake. I associate it most with the opening credits for the HBO series “Ballers” (2015–2019) which features the song with a minute-long montage of people playing football and doing workouts. Whenever I listen to “Right Above It,” I feel like I’m in that same montage, and I hope that one day, I’ll maybe be half as cool as the Rock.

Here’s the link if you want to listen: https:// spoti.fi/32TCl8N.

Mason Goldberg is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Mason can be reached at Mason.Goldberg@tufts.edu.

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ALBUM REVIEW

FKA twigs ‘MAGDALENE:’ An exhilarating dance through the dark

by Nicholas Darell Contributing Writer

Who was Mary Magdalene, and why has her story been written into contemporary culture? This is surely a question on many minds as the controversial biblical figure sees her name bannered across the second studio album from FKA twigs. Throughout the promotion of her new record, FKA twigs cited Mary Magdalene as a strong influence on the years of songwriting that ultimately formed “MAGDALENE” (2019).

The kicker here is that the lessons behind a tragic mischaracterization of Mary Magdalene are as important to FKA twigs as her real life and accomplishments. A reading by Pope Gregory I from 591, since proven to be inaccurate, has led to the persistent myth of Mary Magdalene as a “sinful woman.”

On “MAGDALENE,” the artist born Tahliah Barnett known as FKA twigs crafts a powerful statement on what it means to live and feel as a successful, human, female artist. In doing so, she sheds light on the same hazards of public presumption that took hold of Mary Magdalene. Unlikely to suffer the same fate as its inspiration, however, “MAGDALENE” will stride through history as a restlessly innovative portrait of emotional turmoil and personal growth.

With haunting choral vocals and a kick drum crashing distortedly through the mix, “thousand eyes” strikes a dramatic opening.

This track is a reminder of how the first track can pull you into an album and encapsulate the sonic experience to come. Lines like “If I

walk out the door, it starts our last goodbye/ If you don’t pull me back, it wakes a thousand eyes” can be interpreted as a reference to the theme of public perception that relates back to Mary Magdalene.

Having pursued a high profile relationship with Robert Pattinson during her ascent to stardom, FKA twigs is weary of the undue attention on her personal life. As it becomes clear throughout the tracklist, “MAGDALENE” follows internal battles and interpersonal relationships as they dissolve and unfold before the suffocating eyes of the public. The songs are intense and intimate, built on outstanding production led by FKA twigs herself alongside talent such as Nicolas Jaar, Skrillex and benny blanco. Otherworldly glitches of sound wear feelings of alienation on their sleeve, but they are coiled tightly around gorgeous instrumentation that shine particularly on the cello outro of “home with you.”

Few albums hold onto listenability while letting go of creative restraint, but “MAGDALENE” manages to do just that.

Songs like “sad day” are delightfully pretty in all their pain, accessible even through all their tonal shifts and production quirks.

FKA twigs has flourished in her ability to break the boundaries between “traditional” and “art” pop. It would be impossible not to mention the robotic intro vocals on “mary magdalene” that just sound so irresistibly cool. The record shifts even further mainstream on the cut “holy terrain,” featuring both supporting vocals and a verse from Future. “Holy terrain” is buoyed by trap-flavored production that offers FKA

twigs’ vocals a contrast in backdrop, but the song sees a fatal lack in chemistry between its two stars.

The centerpiece of “Magdalene” is found in the album highlight “fallen alien.” Unleashing its chorus in breaths of anguish (“I’m a fallen alien!”) between angry, visceral verses (“See you’re grey from all the lies you tell”), the song paints an entire spectrum of emotion with vocals of exceptional passion and range.

Memorable moments are riddled throughout the album, but nothing quite matches the vital desperation of “fallen alien.”

A testament to the breadth of cerebral concepts explored on “MAGDALENE,” another strong moment arrives with the restrained and floating “daybed.” Lyrically focused on a paralyzed state of depression, “daybed” is simultaneously meditative and sonically overwhelming. It is a brutally effective look at the large and small things that keep us planted on our daybeds, sinking into thought.

Transcending a relatively brief runtime of 38 minutes, “MAGDALENE” is densely packed with fresh ideas and songwriting that beg for repeat listens. This album is the product of four years of growth since FKA twigs’ last full-length album, and is a flower of brilliance that has sprouted up and bloomed from vulnerability.

Mary Magdalene would be proud of how FKA twigs has liberated herself from everyone else and molded her own identity. FKA twigs has channelled the highs and crushing lows of her young life into something we can all find ourselves in, as soon as we are done staring at its beauty from the outside.

FILM REVIEW

‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’: An over-embellished Disney remake

by Ellie Murphy

Contributing Editor

The new Disney release “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” (2019) starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning continues the retelling of the classic Disney animation “Sleeping Beauty” (1959). Joachim Rønning expands on Maleficent’s complex backstory as being a misunderstood villain who is wrongfully scorned by the humans. In this new film, Maleficent must make peace with the humans who had hurt her in the past as she grapples with Aurora’s engagement to Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson). After being accused of wounding King Henry and consequently being exiled from the kingdom, Maleficent ventures out to learn that there are other beings like her who have also been forced to hide from the humans. While the movie has interesting subplots and excellent cinematography, the lack of direction with many of the characters and the overly complicated story-lines ultimately make “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” an overambitious movie with far too big a budget — a.k.a, your average Disney remake.

Considering how well-received the first “Maleficent” (2014) movie was, many had high expectations for the sequel.

The first movie had an interesting angle of retelling a classic fairy tale to make the villain sympathetic. The sequel, on the other hand, did not have the same advantage as Maleficent’s true character

was already known to the audience. This caused the second movie to overextend the story-line, creating an overly intricate divide between the two sectors of the society (the humans and the Moors). A major consequence of this was adding many new, underdeveloped characters that had one or two lines and a limited part in the final battle scene. An example of this is the character Lickspittle, played by Warwick Davis. While initially he works for Queen Ingrith against the Moors, Aurora convinces him to change sides when she discovers that the Queen cut off his wings.

His entire change of heart happens in less than five minutes and has virtually no effect on the plot making his character unnecessary to the development of the story. Underdeveloped characters like these ultimately drew away from the main characters and plot of the film. Had the time devoted to new side characters been spent on creating detailed and dynamic returning characters, the film would have been far more notable.

In addition to the new characters, the high-budgeted special effects also took away from the plot’s development. Like with many of the high budget Disney remakes, the cinematography and special effects in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” were stunning. These effects truly come to light in the scenes were Maleficent flies and when the scenery of the Moor kingdom is shown. The beautiful scenes created by the high-tech effects make the

mysticism of the film almost appear realistic. However, while the effects were a strength of the film, the time devoted to creating beautiful scenes took away from the development of the plot. Rather than have meaningful exchange between characters that would propel the plot forward, Rønning allotted much more time in the movie to displaying the high-budgeted effects. While beautiful, they did little to add anything to the plot of the film. In this regard, the sequel to “Maleficent” (2014) corresponds with the other disappointing Disney remakes that have been released over the past few years.

While many elements of the film were lacking, Jolie’s performance as Maleficent was excellent as she captured the persona of a misunderstood outcast in society. Jolie keeps some of the parts of the original Maleficent that we all know and love: the classic wicked laugh and her outspoken demeanor. However, through Maleficent’s emotional discovery of others like her and her affection for Aurora, Jolie creates a sympathetic character who with an emotional pull. This makes Maleficent’s character arc of learning to trust the humans and Aurora’s decisions compelling and powerful.

Ultimately, the success of the first “Maleficent” movie was not reflected in the sequel. While the movie had its strengths, its overcomplicated plot and lack of developed characters outside of Maleficent made for an unmemorable movie.

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The loss of the like

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f you haven’t already heard, Instagram has been rolling out the act of hiding likes on the platform, an action that the app has already taken in other countries but met pushback about in the United States. This doesn’t mean that likes will be disappearing forever, but they will only be visible to the user themselves, and the rest of the world won’t be able to see who liked what picture. I know I’ve made it clear that I’m not a fan of the network, and I stand by that unwaveringly, but I think that this is a really good step.

Having gone from middle school to my sophomore year of college with Instagram as an overbearing presence (at some points more intensely than others), I’ve realized that the power of the like is often overlooked. It’s so easy to like something when you’re mindlessly scrolling — a quick double tap on every picture you see. If you’re in the zone, it is a more conscientious effort to look at someone’s picture and decide to not like it. But that singular action stands for so much: it represents a sense of approval from others.

In adolescence, an age where people so desperately want to fit in with the crowd, that one action or lack thereof can mean everything to someone. It’s the difference between feeling like someone might be interested in you, or not; if someone is your friend, or not. We use this singular action to read into social dynamics that have many different layers outside of the pink-and-purple icon.

It’s also important to note how people interact with social media differently based on who they are. As a woman, it’s difficult not to notice that a picture of just you, especially in some kind of bathing suit, will get many more likes than a picture with friends, a pretty landscape or a delicious meal. It’s also not hard to notice that a lot of the influx comes from men.

This trend perpetuates the patriarchal ideal that a woman is only worth what she can do and be for men — a sexual outlet or something to ogle. It diminishes the importance of the other facets of her life, the things that make up her sense of self. In a country where a woman who wins the popular vote in a presidential election gets overridden by a man who can casually brag about grabbing her by the pussy, it’s more important than ever that the young women who will lead our future feel like there are other things that contribute to their worth besides physical appearance.

Instagram is not going anywhere anytime soon; the population of people who use it will probably only increase as time goes on. But this new development of the lack of visible likes will change the way people interact with the app for the better.

It is a gentle reminder for people to do what they were supposed to in the first place: to share the stories of their lives, as they are.

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If Supreme Court won’t protect DACA, Tufts must lobby Mass. legislature to protect undocumented students The Obama administration established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012 as a means of addressing immigration in the United States. DACA delays the deportation of those who immigrated to the U.S. before the age of 16, and it makes immigrants eligible for work permits. As of September 2017, approximately 700,000 individuals were protected under DACA. However, in 2017, the Trump administration announced an end to the program, claiming that President Obama exceeded his office by instituting the program. Since then, more than 100 individuals per day have lost DACA protection, and Congress has yet to provide a national solution.

The DACA issue has continued into this year, and the Supreme Court began deliberating the repeal of DACA on Nov. 12, with the final verdict expected by June 2020. While these discussions continue, a state-level immigration protections bill — the Safe Communities Act — moves forward in the Massachusetts General Court.

In the face of vanishing national protections, this bill is more important than ever before. If passed, it would prevent law enforcement from questioning immigration status and make Massachusetts the first “sanctuary state.”

The Safe Communities Act ensures that the civil rights, safety and human decency of undocumented immigrants in

Massachusetts are protected and respected. All individuals, whether they are undocumented or not, should feel safe within their long-term communities and should never be afraid to call the police in the case of an emergency. Immigrants protected by DACA, often called “dreamers,” and other undocumented immigrants should have the same opportunities to exist and succeed in this country as citizens and documented immigrants.

As the Safe Communities Act hearing approaches on Dec. 2, it is vital to recognize the importance of immigration protections to both the United States’ prosperity and the safety of our community members. Immigrants have been the heart of this country since its founding, and the present day is no exception. In fact, over 140 of the country’s largest businesses, including Google, Amazon, IBM and Starbucks, have said that ending the DACA program will hurt the economy — the deportation of nearly 1,000,000 bright young people will not do industries or communities any favors.

DACA is more than a national issue, of course. Immigration insecurity very much touches Tufts, and luckily, our administration has recognized the importance, and moral rectitude, of coming to the defense of undocumented students. This fall Tufts joined 164 other universities in signing an amicus brief to the United

States Supreme Court that highlights the benefits undocumented students bring to college campuses. Additionally, President Monaco released a statement supporting DACA and undocumented students in which he explained that Tufts has a moral responsibility to protect the wellbeing and safety of its students, regardless of citizenship status. We applaud our university for supporting human rights and fighting to maintain a program vital to the mission of this nation. Tufts should do its part to lobby the Massachusetts General Court, too, and fight to ensure protection for its students on the state and local level.

The repeal of DACA will abridge equity and human rights. Dreamers have lived in the U.S. since childhood. America is their home; to rip an individual from their home is dehumanizing and a profound disgrace to our country’s purported mores of freedom, opportunity and respect. Without protection, hundreds of thousands of people will be sent away from their homes to places they might not even remember. With this in mind, we at Tufts must continue to support our undocumented peers and continue to urge the passage of the Safe Communities Act; there is no reason to believe we can rely on the courts to preserve DACA. Fighting for the Safe Communities Act means fighting for the dignity, humanity and lives of our neighbors, our friends — our fellow human beings.

Allie Birger is a sophomore studying sociology. Allie can be reached at allyson. birger@tufts.edu.

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Women’s basketball opens season with 3 consecutive victories

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Senior guard/forward Erica DeCandido shoots a free throw during a game against Bates on Jan. 19.

by Ananda Kao Staff Writer

Led by sophomore guard Molly Ryan, who put up 19 points on Friday, and junior guard and forward Emily Briggs, who hit a careerhigh 21 points on Saturday, Tufts women’s basketball opened its 2019-2020 season with a 2–0 sweep at the Tufts Tip Off Tournament this past weekend. Following the sweep, Tufts also beat the University of New England on Monday by a score of 76–45.

Going into her first games as head coach, Jill Pace wanted to implement what the team had practiced, as well as improve performance game to game.

“We were looking to put everything we had implemented in practice into the game. Our goals are always to play really tough defense and get stops on defense that lead to our offense,” Pace said. “For the most part, one of our big things is getting better every day, taking what we had done

in practice and implementing that and then improving.”

In the official season home opener on Monday, Tufts beat the University of New England by a margin of 76–45. Senior guard/ forward and co-captain Erica DeCandido scored a game-high 15 points.

Ryan put up the first points of the game off a three-point jump shot; however, the Nor’easters responded with a three of their own just 17 seconds later. Six consecutive, unanswered points from DeCandido gave Tufts a 9–3 lead.

Additional points from DeCandido, junior guard Erin Poindexter-McHan, Ryan, Briggs and sophomore guard Sofia Rosa widened the Jumbos’ lead to 13 points. The Jumbos were in the driver’s seat from that point on, driving the lead up to 32 points by the final quarter, finishing with a 31-point margin.

On Saturday, despite trailing after the first quarter, Tufts beat New Paltz 69–53.

Briggs and Rosa combined for 34 of the Jumbos’ 69 points.

The game got off to a slow start, with Tufts not getting on the scoreboard until Rosa made a jump shot over five minutes into the game.

Rosa and Briggs then added two more baskets to end the first quarter with Tufts trailing New Paltz by one point.

“New Paltz was super physical and it took us a little bit in that game to get our feet under us, but our defense led the way in that game,” said Pace. “New Paltz scored seven points in both the first and second quarter, which was huge for us. It was more refocusing our defense in that game and last night, our transition offense was really on — we pushed the ball super well and got a lot of offensive rebounds.”

Points from Rosa, Briggs, DeCandido, senior guard Sadie Otley and Harrington, as well as strong defensive efforts, propelled the Jumbos to take their first lead of the game and end the half ahead 27–14. Tufts held onto this lead and added 42 more points to New Paltz’s 39 in the second half to secure the victory.

The Jumbos boasted a season-high 72.7 free throw percentage and ended the game with 38 rebounds. Their 2–0 record at the tournament displays the hard work and effort the team put into both contests, according to Pace.

“The team worked really hard, and that’s one thing that stayed consistent,” senior co-captain Lily Paro said. “We did a really good job of pushing the ball in transition, and we were able to score some great points off those transitions. We played good defense, which always fuels our offense.”

Talking about the first few games and their goals for this season, Paro talked about building a legacy.

“One goal of ours is to always have fun and another thing is to work as a team,” Paro said.

“We had a great year last year, so we want to continue that success, but we understand that it’s a new team with a new coach, so [we’re] also building a new legacy under coach Pace.”

In the first game of the tournament on Friday, Tufts beat Roger Williams University 86–48. Despite the Hawks jumping off to an 11–8 early lead, the Jumbos ended the first quarter with a five-point lead that only grew as the game progressed. Three pointers from senior guard Cailin Harrington and Ryan contributed to this start. Ryan would go on to add two more threes in the second quarter.

DeCandido scored 18 points on Friday, including 10 in the second quarter.

Additionally, she made eight of her 13 field goals and added 10 rebounds for the Jumbos.

With three games under their belt, the Jumbos are looking forward to improving their defense, focusing on the little things and growing as a team.

“We still have some things to fix on our defensive side, and we’ll always be working on that to make sure it’s as consistent as possible,” Paro said.

Rosa explained further, detailing little things the team can improve on in the future.

“Our defense looked good for the most part, but we still have a lot to improve on and that’s really exciting for our future,” Rosa said.

“Also, improving on the little things, taking care of the ball, making sure that we are finishing through with the defensive plays and at the shot clock, and just continuing to get better over the season in general.”

After winning the NESCAC Championship last season, the Jumbos have high expectations for themselves. However, with a new team and a new coach, they are looking to work hard for each other in order to continue their success.

“As a unit, we’re very close,” Rosa said. “We really love playing with each other, and that translates onto the court in terms of chemistry.”

“We all really care about each other, so we all want to work really hard for each other, and that’s one thing that’s really going to push us forward and make us a really great team,” Paro added.

Ice hockey loses first 2 games of season against tough NESCAC opponents

by Noah Stancroff

Assistant Sports Editor

The ice hockey team opened its season with two of its toughest opponents in the NESCAC. The Jumbos hit the road to face the Wesleyan Cardinals (1–1–0) on Friday and the Trinity Bantams (2–0) on Saturday. The Jumbos’ very experienced team, returning with 25 players from last year, did not get off to the start that they would have liked as they dropped both of their games this weekend. That being said, the Cardinals and Bantams finished in the top two spots in the conference last season, as they both had 0.778 win percentages for in-conference games, so these teams will likely be some of the Jumbos’ toughest competition all year.

The season-opening weekend concluded with a tough 4–1 loss at the hands of the Bantams in Hartford, Conn.

After being outshot 12–8 in the first period, the Jumbos’ found themselves down 1–0 heading into the second period.

The Bantams were able to slip another shot past sophomore goaltender Josh Sarlo less than 30 seconds into the second period to bump the lead to two. Luckily, several minutes later, junior forward Charley Borek was able to find the back of the net for his first goal of the season. Borek’s goal cut the Bantam’s lead to one.

However, that was as close as the Jumbos’ got to taking the lead from the Bantams, as a Jumbo penalty later in the second period resulted in a power play goal for the Bantams. This gave Trinity a 3–1 lead heading into the third period.

The Jumbos’ special teams play, a point of weakness last season, continued to struggle as the 2019–20 season began. Tufts had to play shorthanded five times in each game, allowing one power play goal in each. On the offensive side, the Jumbos had a total of three power play opportunities, and they were never able to capitalize.

The third period for the Jumbos did not look any better as they played down a man for six of the 20 minutes. Despite being down a man, the Jumbos were able to kill off the penalties effectively. All of this came after Trinity had already found the back of the net for its fourth and final time. With 21 shots throughout the game compared to Trinity’s 37, Tufts did not have the offensive power to hang with its opponents.

The season started on Friday evening with a hard-fought loss at the hands of the Cardinals. The opening minutes of the game proved to be the downfall for the Jumbos as they allowed three goals within the first seven minutes. Tyler Wyatt buried the first two goals of the season for the Cardinals as he found the back of the net less than one minute into the season opener and again five minutes later when Wesleyan had a five on three advantage.

The Wesleyan attack did not stop there; just 30 seconds later Alex Giummo tallied his first point in a Wesleyan sweater to give the Cardinals a three-goal lead.

While coming back from a three-goal deficit is never easy, it did not help that Wesleyan had the reigning NESCAC player of the year, Tim Sestak, in the net as goaltender. The Jumbos did not get one past the

net until two seconds were left on the clock in the first period. Sophomore forward Justin Brandt slipped the puck by Sestak for the Jumbos’ first goal of the season, cutting the lead to two.

Brant wrote about the contest against Wesleyan in an email to the Daily, specifying how the team was able to get back into the game after the initial deficit.

“We came out a little slow and took a couple of penalties that really put us on our heels down 3-0 early,” Brandt said. “The team continued to fight and stay positive knowing we were only one score away from being right back in the game. At the end of the first period, we made a couple of good little passes and I was able to find the rebound from our defensemen’s shot for the first goal.”

The momentum continued to swing in the Jumbos’ direction as Brandt found the back of the net for the second time just under three minutes into the second period. Unfortunately, Tufts did not take advantage of two Wesleyan penalties in the first half. Wyatt capitalized on the Jumbos’ inability to add another to the scoreboard as he completed the hattrick late in the second period to give the Cardinals a 4–2 lead.

The game was not over there, however.

Tufts started the third period off strong again as sophomore forward Brendan Skarda scored the second goal of his career to cut the lead to one. Ultimately, the Jumbos did not produce offensively, and the Cardinals iced the game with an empty-net goal in the last minute of the game.

“If you take out the first ten minutes of the game against Wesleyan, I thought we controlled most of the game and executed our systems,” Skarda wrote in an email to the Daily. “My goal was a great pass from [sophomore forward] Angus Scott on a 2 on 1 that pulled us within 1.

We couldn’t find the tying goal the rest of the game but as a team we were proud at how we responded to the early deficit.”

Although the Jumbos dropped the game 5–3, they outshot their opponents 31–30. This kind of offensive production was certainly uncharacteristic of the Jumbos’ squad just a season ago. Brandt wrote about the prospects of the season and how the team can improve moving forward.

“Right now, it’s just a matter of scoring our chances,” Brandt said. “We have had some really good looks and just haven’t been able to score. I think maintaining in-zone time is something that can always be improved on any powerplay, so continuing to take care of pucks and take the options that their penalty kill is giving us is how we will be successful.”

The Jumbos will have their first two games at home this weekend as they welcome the Middlebury Panthers (1–1–0) and the Williams Ephs (2–0–0) on Friday and Saturday respectively.

“Even though we enter the weekend at 0-2, we feel optimistic about where we are at,” Skarda said. “We are excited about playing back at our home rink against two other very competitive NESCAC teams.”

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Arjun Balaraman Off the Crossbar

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Women’s soccer advances to Sweet 16

Club affairs in the England camp

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fter last weekend’s hotly contested heavyweight bout between Liverpool and Manchester City, players from both sides made their way back to their home countries for international duty. Tempers flared in the match, called by some an early-season title-decider, and reached a boiling point when Liverpool’s Joe Gomez and City’s Raheem Sterling enjoyed a little shoving match in the second half. The two went chest-to-chest for a few seconds before eventually being separated by teammates. It was a fairly minor incident, and both players escaped without any sort of punishment. The match finished 3–1, with Liverpool opening up a big ninepoint gap at the top of the table.

But the matter wasn’t quite finished there. Sterling and Gomez are both England internationals and were due to report at St. George’s Park. According to The Athletic, Gomez was in the cafeteria shaking hands with all of his teammates when he reached the City winger. Sterling, a full seven inches shorter than his counterpart, responded by saying “So you think you’re the big man?” before standing up and attempting to put Gomez in a headlock. It was an incident that garnered worldwide headlines, with England manager Gareth Southgate eventually suspending Sterling for the team’s next fixture.

The matter brings to light a problem that has plagued the England camp over the last few decades. With such powerful club ties, and their intense rivalries, it has often been difficult for players to put those feelings aside when they play for England — especially since they play with their clubs all-year long and the national team for just a few weeks a year.

Take England’s so-called “golden generation” from the mid-2000s. At the time, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea were at the top of the soccer world, and the England side featured big, talented names like Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney. But for the most part, they all played for different clubs, and as such, there were separate United, Chelsea and Liverpool lunch tables. According to former center back Rio Ferdinand, “it overshadowed things… I was never going to walk into the England dressing room and open up to Frank … or Steven Gerrard … because of the fear they would take something back to their club and use it against us.”

And therein lies the rub. In those England camps, the managers never found a way to place England’s success above club success. But it’s an area where Southgate has succeeded by developing team camaraderie and by focusing on one common goal. The Three Lions made a superb run to the World Cup semifinals in 2018, their most successful recent appearance at a major tournament, and truly revitalized belief in the national team in England, with chants of “It’s coming home” ringing throughout the country.

With club rivalries ascendant in England, this will certainly not be the last time that Southgate has to deal with an issue of this manner. He did well to condemn Sterling’s actions and must ensure his players leave their baggage from the club teams at the door when they come in to play for England.

Arjun Balaraman is a junior studying quantitative economics. Arjun can be reached at arjun.balaraman@tufts.edu.

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Tufts women’s soccer tied Conn. College 2– 2 on Oct. 19

by Eric Spencer Staff Writer

In an outstanding upset performance over its adversary, the No. 13 Tufts women’s soccer team defeated the No. 4 The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Lions 2–0 on Sunday in Ewing, N.J. The game remained deadlocked at 0–0 until the 73rd minute when first-year forward Claire Wilkinson connected on the first goal of her collegiate career from 10 yards out. Liz Reed set up Wilkinson’s goal with a free-kick from 20 yards out that found its way to Wilkinson through a crowd of players.

The Lions kept the pressure on the Jumbos with two shots in the 10 minutes following the goal, but they did find the back of the net. In the 84th minute, the Jumbos scored again with a goal from junior forward Sophie Lloyd. Lloyd’s goal came off a pass from junior midfielder Hannah Isenhart. The Jumbos held off the Lions for the remaining few minutes to secure the victory.

The Jumbos won despite being outshot 14–6 by the Lions. TCNJ also held a 7–0 corner kick advantage. However, Tufts’ solid defense and goalkeeping kept TCNJ off the board, securing the Jumbos eighth shutout victory of the year.

Senior midfielder Paige Vigliotta commented on the contributions from the backline and the goalkeeper in the win.

“A lot of credit has to be given to our [first-year] goalkeeper Hayley Bernstein as well as our starting defense,” Vigilotta said. “They are just really solid players and extremely strong defenders. They know how to track their marks and they know how to communicate well and stay put together in intense situations. Even though TCNJ got more shots off, they kept com-

posed in front of the net for [Bernstein] and the rest of the backs, following their marks and clearing the ball at any opportunity that they could.”

Tufts’ upset victory against TCNJ, which is making its 28th appearance in the NCAA tournament. TCNJ had been dominating opponents with a 0.33 goals-against average coming into the match on Sunday. They finished the season with a 17–2–1 record.

Coach Martha Whiting expressed her satisfaction with the Jumbos’ play on Sunday in a press conference following the win.

“We are so thrilled to win this game today,” Whiting said. “TCNJ is one of the best teams we have seen all year, and we knew it was going to be a battle. Our girls were just relentless offensively and defensively, and I’m just so incredibly proud of the way we played.”

On Saturday, the Jumbos defeated SUNY Cortland 3–1 at Lions Stadium in the first round of the NCAA Div. III tournament. The win advanced Tufts to its game against TCNJ on Sunday.

Tufts dominated the first half with 11 shots to Cortland’s four shots. The Jumbos took the lead in the eighth minute when Lloyd finished the rebound from a shot by sophomore midfielder Lily Sykes that was initially saved.

Despite Tufts’ first-half dominance, SUNY Cortland tied the game at 1–1 with 42 seconds remaining in the first half when Sabrina Rodrigues scored off the left post on an assist from Alannah O’Shea.

Tufts responded to the late firsthalf goal by coming out and playing a very strong second half. They outshot Cortland 16–2 in the second half and 27–6 in the game. In the 55th minute, first-year midfielder Madeleine Pero scored from 16 yards out to give the

Jumbos the lead off a combined assist by Wilkinson and Reed.

In the 70th minute, Tufts struck again with a header by senior defender Sarah Maloney off a corner from Reed. Tufts shut down SUNY Cortland for the remainder of the match.

Whiting commented on the team’s strong performance in the second half.

“Going into the second half, we committed to doing all the little things right,” Whiting said. “Switching the field, playing good team defense and getting a lot of shots on goal. That second half start to finish was some of the best soccer I’ve seen us play all year.”

The two victories this weekend in the NCAA championships advanced the Jumbos to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. Vigliotta spoke about the significance of these wins for the program.

“Winning these past two games this weekend and getting up to the round of 16 really shows the progression of this team from no-bid, to round of 64, to round of 32, to round of 16,” Vigilotta said. “It shows the work that’s been put in to building this team and building this program. It’s something that everyone on the team and everyone that has played for the team in the past is really proud of.”

Looking ahead, Tufts will face NESCAC foe Williams in Grantham, Pa. on Saturday for the NCAA Sweet 16. Williams defeated Tufts 2–1 earlier this season during NESCAC regular season play. Vigliotta commented on keys to success and improvements the Jumbos hope to make for the game Saturday.

“We played strong against Williams the first time even though it was a loss,” Vigliotta said. “We know that we need to come out with the intensity from the start of the game. It can’t be something that shows up only in the second half.”

Sports

8 Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Arjun Balaraman Off the Crossbar

tuftsdaily.com

Women’s soccer advances to Sweet 16

Club affairs in the England camp

A

fter last weekend’s hotly contested heavyweight bout between Liverpool and Manchester City, players from both sides made their way back to their home countries for international duty. Tempers flared in the match, called by some an early-season title-decider, and reached a boiling point when Liverpool’s Joe Gomez and City’s Raheem Sterling enjoyed a little shoving match in the second half. The two went chest-to-chest for a few seconds before eventually being separated by teammates. It was a fairly minor incident, and both players escaped without any sort of punishment. The match finished 3–1, with Liverpool opening up a big ninepoint gap at the top of the table.

But the matter wasn’t quite finished there. Sterling and Gomez are both England internationals and were due to report at St. George’s Park. According to The Athletic, Gomez was in the cafeteria shaking hands with all of his teammates when he reached the City winger. Sterling, a full seven inches shorter than his counterpart, responded by saying “So you think you’re the big man?” before standing up and attempting to put Gomez in a headlock. It was an incident that garnered worldwide headlines, with England manager Gareth Southgate eventually suspending Sterling for the team’s next fixture.

The matter brings to light a problem that has plagued the England camp over the last few decades. With such powerful club ties, and their intense rivalries, it has often been difficult for players to put those feelings aside when they play for England — especially since they play with their clubs all-year long and the national team for just a few weeks a year.

Take England’s so-called “golden generation” from the mid-2000s. At the time, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea were at the top of the soccer world, and the England side featured big, talented names like Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney. But for the most part, they all played for different clubs, and as such, there were separate United, Chelsea and Liverpool lunch tables. According to former center back Rio Ferdinand, “it overshadowed things… I was never going to walk into the England dressing room and open up to Frank … or Steven Gerrard … because of the fear they would take something back to their club and use it against us.”

And therein lies the rub. In those England camps, the managers never found a way to place England’s success above club success. But it’s an area where Southgate has succeeded by developing team camaraderie and by focusing on one common goal. The Three Lions made a superb run to the World Cup semifinals in 2018, their most successful recent appearance at a major tournament, and truly revitalized belief in the national team in England, with chants of “It’s coming home” ringing throughout the country.

With club rivalries ascendant in England, this will certainly not be the last time that Southgate has to deal with an issue of this manner. He did well to condemn Sterling’s actions and must ensure his players leave their baggage from the club teams at the door when they come in to play for England.

Arjun Balaraman is a junior studying quantitative economics. Arjun can be reached at arjun.balaraman@tufts.edu.

EVAN SLACK / THE TUFTS DAILY

Women’s soccer tied Conn. College 2–2 on Oct. 19.

by Eric Spencer Staff Writer

In an outstanding upset performance over its adversary, the No. 13 Tufts women’s soccer team defeated the No. 4 The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Lions 2–0 on Sunday in Ewing, N.J. The game remained deadlocked at 0–0 until the 73rd minute when first-year forward Claire Wilkinson connected on the first goal of her collegiate career from 10 yards out. Liz Reed set up Wilkinson’s goal with a free-kick from 20 yards out that found its way to Wilkinson through a crowd of players.

The Lions kept the pressure on the Jumbos with two shots in the 10 minutes following the goal, but they did find the back of the net. In the 84th minute, the Jumbos scored again with a goal from junior forward Sophie Lloyd. Lloyd’s goal came off a pass from junior midfielder Hannah Isenhart. The Jumbos held off the Lions for the remaining few minutes to secure the victory.

The Jumbos won despite being outshot 14–6 by the Lions. TCNJ also held a 7–0 corner kick advantage. However, Tufts’ solid defense and goalkeeping kept TCNJ off the board, securing the Jumbos eighth shutout victory of the year.

Senior midfielder Paige Vigliotta commented on the contributions from the backline and the goalkeeper in the win.

“A lot of credit has to be given to our [first-year] goalkeeper Hayley Bernstein as well as our starting defense,” Vigilotta said. “They are just really solid players and extremely strong defenders. They know how to track their marks and they know how to communicate well and stay put together in intense situations. Even though TCNJ got more shots off, they kept com-

posed in front of the net for [Bernstein] and the rest of the backs, following their marks and clearing the ball at any opportunity that they could.”

Tufts’ upset victory against TCNJ, which is making its 28th appearance in the NCAA tournament. TCNJ had been dominating opponents with a 0.33 goals-against average coming into the match on Sunday. They finished the season with a 17–2–1 record.

Coach Martha Whiting expressed her satisfaction with the Jumbos’ play on Sunday in a press conference following the win.

“We are so thrilled to win this game today,” Whiting said. “TCNJ is one of the best teams we have seen all year, and we knew it was going to be a battle. Our girls were just relentless offensively and defensively, and I’m just so incredibly proud of the way we played.”

On Saturday, the Jumbos defeated SUNY Cortland 3–1 at Lions Stadium in the first round of the NCAA Div. III tournament. The win advanced Tufts to its game against TCNJ on Sunday.

Tufts dominated the first half with 11 shots to Cortland’s four shots. The Jumbos took the lead in the eighth minute when Lloyd finished the rebound from a shot by sophomore midfielder Lily Sykes that was initially saved.

Despite Tufts’ first-half dominance, SUNY Cortland tied the game at 1–1 with 42 seconds remaining in the first half when Sabrina Rodrigues scored off the left post on an assist from Alannah O’Shea.

Tufts responded to the late firsthalf goal by coming out and playing a very strong second half. They outshot Cortland 16–2 in the second half and 27–6 in the game. In the 55th minute, first-year midfielder Madeleine Pero scored from 16 yards out to give the

Jumbos the lead off a combined assist by Wilkinson and Reed.

In the 70th minute, Tufts struck again with a header by senior defender Sarah Maloney off a corner from Reed. Tufts shut down SUNY Cortland for the remainder of the match.

Whiting commented on the team’s strong performance in the second half.

“Going into the second half, we committed to doing all the little things right,” Whiting said. “Switching the field, playing good team defense and getting a lot of shots on goal. That second half start to finish was some of the best soccer I’ve seen us play all year.”

The two victories this weekend in the NCAA championships advanced the Jumbos to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. Vigliotta spoke about the significance of these wins for the program.

“Winning these past two games this weekend and getting up to the round of 16 really shows the progression of this team from no-bid, to round of 64, to round of 32, to round of 16,” Vigilotta said. “It shows the work that’s been put in to building this team and building this program. It’s something that everyone on the team and everyone that has played for the team in the past is really proud of.”

Looking ahead, Tufts will face NESCAC foe Williams in Grantham, Pa. on Saturday for the NCAA Sweet 16. Williams defeated Tufts 2–1 earlier this season during NESCAC regular season play. Vigliotta commented on keys to success and improvements the Jumbos hope to make for the game Saturday.

“We played strong against Williams the first time even though it was a loss,” Vigliotta said. “We know that we need to come out with the intensity from the start of the game. It can’t be something that shows up only in the second half.”