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CIRCLE predicts historic youth turnout in 2018 midterms

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Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Associate Researcher Kristian Lundberg of the Center for Information Research on Civic Learning and Engagement pose for a portrait in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life on Nov. 13. by Jillian Rolnick Staff Writer

Preliminary findings released by the Center for Information Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life show that youth turnout for the 2018

midterm elections increased by 10 percent from the 2014 midterm, according to Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE. In a call with the media on Nov. 7, she said CIRCLE predicted that 31 percent of youth — defined as those between 18 and 29 years old — voted in the most

recent election, up from 21 percent in the last midterm. Jennifer McAndrew, director of communications, strategy and planning at Tisch College, said that this level of turnout is historic. “That turnout rate of 31 percent would be the largest one that we’ve seen since

CIRCLE started tracking turnout [with exit polls] in 1994,” she said. Kawashima-Ginsberg added that the youth vote had a considerable impact on the outcomes of several competitive races, such as Democrat Tony Evers’ unseating of incumbent Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, as well as Democratic senatorial and gubernatorial victories in Nevada, where CIRCLE’s report projected youth made up 19 percent of the state’s electorate. Kawashima-Ginsberg noted that these successes are due to the fact that youth, as a whole, supported democratic candidates by more than a two-to-one margin, the largest gap on CIRCLE’s records. “This is a very very decisive moment where young people’s votes really counted in close and competitive races across the country,” she said. “They had a high share of votes and voted very differently than the older generations.” Abby Kiesa, the director of impact at CIRCLE, said that young people of color were especially crucial in keeping several key races competitive, such as those involving Democratic candidates Stacey Abrams, who ran for governor of Georgia, and Beto O’Rourke, who ran for Senate in Texas. Abrams’ race has not yet been called, according to CBS News. Kiesa attributed a large amount of the spike in youth turnout to more groups than usual reaching out to the younger population leading up to the election. “We saw a wide range of stakeholders really trying to reach out to young people,” Kiesa said. “It wasn’t solely politicos in D.C. trying to target ads at young people. It was social media companies increasing see YOUTH VOTE, page 2

Dining Services to bring changes to SMFA Café Express by Juliana Furgala News Editor

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts is expanding dining options with the ongoing development of the SMFA Café Express built last year and plans to expand it into a larger Commons Marketplace-style cafe, which may happen next semester. Nancy Bauer, dean of the SMFA, said that the expansions were necessary to ensure future students’ access to food options on the Fenway campus. She said that not all student and faculty needs can be predicted, but as the school year continues, changes will be made to ensure all needs are met. This

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includes the request for the expansion of the cafe. “We understand now that the little cafe that we have now is not going to be adequate as our population expands and as the SMFA matures … and so we are now looking over options to make sure that our food service meets everyone’s needs,” Bauer said. According to Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos, the original cafe was replaced in an effort to address several Boston building code violations, including insufficient fire protection, smoke management and a lack of sprinklers. During the time in which the new cafe was being built, food carts were available to offer limited service, Klos added.

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The cafe now offers a variety of grab-and-go items supplied from the Medford/Somerville campus, Klos said. Although the current options are limited relative to dining options on the Medford/Somerville campus, Klos noted that there are plans in place to improve and expand the food options available. While still in the planning phase, changes are beginning to take place. The cafe will be expanded to offer space for a greater array of selections, spilling over into some storage and office space, including the small metals studio, according to Klos. The occupants of the studio have given their approval of the expansion. The school

will ensure they have new spaces to work that suit their needs, Klos added. The resulting space will be dedicated to food preparation and display with the atrium providing seating, similar to the Commons Marketplace on the Medford/Somerville campus. With an architect on board and a planning group to determine what students are asking for, both customer needs and economic feasibility are being accounted for in the plans, Klos said. “We’re working hard to build something that will have enough variety food that can be produced as needed … We

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continued from page 1 awareness about information about casting ballots and things like that.” She also said youth reaching out to their peers throughout the year had an impact on increasing civic engagement. “We really have ended up trying to bust this myth that there’s really some sort of magic dust that can be sprinkled on an election that makes young people turn out,” she said. “It’s actually a lot of hard work — a lot of hard work that young people are often doing in communities to reach out to their peers.” McAndrew noted that an increase of youth activity in politically charged events covered by the media was crucial in getting out the vote efforts. “We have seen a lot of youth activism and youth engagement in the gener-

al media narrative,” she said. “Whether it’s [the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting] or Black Lives Matter, you see a lot of [youths] in the news trying to get other young people engaged and a lot of peer to peer outreach.” Although young voters turned out in higher numbers than before, so did many other age groups, causing the youth to still make up a similar percentage of the electorate, according to Kiesa. She said that youth made up about 13 percent of the electorate. “It means that many generations had an influence,” Kiesa said. “In that way it’s kind of an unusual election that young people had a huge influence on a midterm election.” Overall, Kiesa believed that this type of youth turnout has the possibility to change how campaigns target certain constituents. “I do absolutely think that the youngest voters have really made a statement

this year in their engagement,” she said. “Usually we see a gap between the youngest [voters], 18, 19, and 20-yearolds, and the older youth, but we didn’t see that as much this year, which I think could mean something really significant for that group in politics and make politicians speak with them instead of ignoring them.” CIRCLE and other groups are looking to help keep this level of youth engagement alive. According to McAndrew, CIRCLE is a founding member of 22×20, a group named for the 22 million Americans that will turn 18 by 2020 and focused on elevating the youth’s voice in the media. “We’re already talking to people about what can happen to really build towards 2020 both in schools [and] in community-based organizations to try to diversify and broaden the youth electorate,” Kiesa said.

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continued from page 1 also know there are people in the community who need to avoid certain things and we need the ability to have enough space to safely prepare foods free of allergens,” Klos said. Bauer said that the SMFA wants to account for when students have class by making sure options are available at these times. “Many classes at the SMFA are sixhour classes with a two-hour break in the middle for lunch. We also have classes that happen in the evenings and we want to make sure [we offer] the best options for everyone for a reasonable price,” she said. Martina Tan, a third-year combined degree student who spends two full days a week on the Fenway campus, noted that the cafe is often closed when she visits the Fenway campus on the weekends. “I have gone there over the weekend a couple times recently and it’s more difficult to get food at those times

because the cafe is closed, at least [closes sooner on the weekends],” Tan told the Daily in an electronic message. The cafe currently doesn’t open on the weekends, according to its website. Klos previously told the Daily in a Dec. 6, 2017 article that the university was considering adding weekend hours. Nayoung Kim, a third-year combined degree student who spends three full days a week on the Fenway campus, also said food options are limited, comparing the SMFA Café Express to Mugar Café on the Medford/Somerville campus. “The food is very similar to the food offered at cafes on the [Medford/ Somerville] campus like Mugar Café,” Kim told the Daily in an electronic message. “Sometimes I will get sick of the food because it tends to be the same but [honestly it’s] not bad. I would go off campus to get more variety but go to [the] cafe out of convenience.” Klos said that there is currently a feasibility study in progress to drive dining development.

“The university always anticipated it would provide something a little bit more robust than the abbreviated service we have now so we’re in the midst of a feasibility study determining what would best meet the needs of this school for the foreseeable [future],” Klos said. Part of the study focuses on determining which food options are most desirable to students. Klos said that community input will guide what is on the resulting menu. “Will it have pizza? Will it have burgers and fries? Will the burgers be garden burgers or kale and black bean burgers as opposed to a traditional hamburger? [For fries] would you like zucchini fries or sweet potato fries? These are all things that we worked hard to give ourselves flexibility in terms of the equipment that we have and a capacity to store things on site,” Klos said. “It would still likely be supported from [the Medford/Somerville] campus through our central culinary kitchen but be able to do fresh preparation right on site closer to time of service.”

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Police Briefs — Week of Nov. 12 by Jenna Fleischer News Editor

Time of kneed On Nov. 6 at 3:41 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a minor medical injury at the Mayer Campus Center. A student slipped and fell down the stairs, causing their knee to dislocate. The student said they had recurring issues with their knee and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Socks knock you off On Nov. 7 at 7:15 p.m., TUPD responded to an off-campus call at 18 Winthrop St., where a graduate student reported they had fallen down the stairs. When TUPD arrived, they found the student at the bottom of the stairs. The student said they had fallen as a result of wearing socks on the slippery, wooden floor. The student was transported to the hospital for treatment.

We didn’t start the fryer On Nov. 8 at 12:43 p.m., TUPD responded to a fire alarm at Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center. Due to a power surge, the kitchen’s ventilation system malfunctioned and turned off, causing the central kitchen to fill with smoke. Somerville Fire Department assisted with ventilating the kitchen and reset the alarm system. I’m gonna kneed you to stop On Nov. 10 at 11:07 a.m., TUPD and Somerville Police Department responded

to a call from Metcalf Hall, where a student reported their knee had dislocated. The student was transported to the hospital for treatment. Kneed I say more On Nov. 12 at 11:23 p.m., TUPD responded to another call from Metcalf Hall, where a student dislocated their knee. The student informed TUPD that this was a preexisting condition and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Somerville considers expansion of voting rights for teenagers, noncitizens

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Somerville is considering expanding the right to vote in municipal elections to residents as young as 16 years old and non-citizens in an effort to increase electoral participation, the city announced in an Oct. 17 press release. The policy considerations follow two of the recommendations Somerville’s Clean and Open Elections Task Force, a nine-person council of city officials, elections researchers and community members convened by Mayor Joseph Curtatone to study ways to improve the city electoral processes. The Task Force released its final report on Oct. 5. According to the report, the Task Force’s three goals were to increase turnout, make candidate participation easier and increase election openness and transparency. According to Josh Rosmarin, a member of the Task Force who works for the Analyst Institute, an organization focused on increasing voter turnout, much of the report was based both on what other cities have done and on academic research, rather than untested measures. For example, the report examines the Maryland cities of Takoma Park and Hyattsville, both of which lowered the voting age in city elections to 16. According to the report, Takoma Park has also allowed non-citizens to vote since 1992. However, Rosmarin noted that the two recommendations currently being considered by Somerville are grounded largely in moral arguments despite the report’s inclusion of specific case studies to support them. In summarizing these arguments, Rosmarin explained that younger citizens and non-citizens contribute

to, live in and are affected by the decisions the local government makes — a sentiment echoed in the report. “These suffrage rights expansions would advance basic justice in our city by substantially increasing the number of Somervillians who could participate in municipal elections,” the report states. Curtatone also advanced his own arguments in favor of the expansion of suffrage rights in the city’s Oct. 17 press release. “We have teenagers whom our courts consider adults, yet they are told they are too young for the voting booth,” he said. “And we have dedicated parents and engaged neighbors who, because they lack citizenship at the national level, can’t vote at the local level. I’d argue our community will be stronger when our youth learn early that it matters if they participate, when all our parents have a voice and when all our neighbors are heard.” Ward 3 Alderman Ben Ewen-Campen noted that, although he wishes to see the proposals currently being considered by Somerville to be implemented, allowing non-citizens to vote could be difficult, since it would require separate ballots that do not include state and national elections. The report also states that its mission is especially important in light of increased voter turnout and political participation following the 2016 election, a sentiment echoed by EwenCampen, who added that voter participation is typically lower in municipal elections. “We need to do everything we can to get everyone involved, and basically, there’s kind of a disconnect between voter engagement around national big scope issues and local issues,” he said. In the city’s press release, Curtatone noted

that the Task Force report is a critical response to nationwide efforts to limit voting rights. “In a time when voting rights protections are declining and voter suppression is often going unchecked, their proposals for expanding democratic participation at the local level deserve serious consideration — and action,” he said. The press release also notes that lowering the voting age and expanding suffrage to non-citizens would ultimately require the permission of the Massachusetts State Legislature, either by changes to Massachusetts General Law or via the acceptance of home rule petitions that would grant Somerville jurisdiction over the issue. Home rule petitions must be drafted by the mayor and approved by the Board

of Aldermen, according to Jackie Rossetti, deputy director of communications for the City of Somerville. From there, both the Massachusetts State House and Senate must approve the petition for review by the governor. “The entire process can take several months to a year,” Rossetti told the Daily in an email. She added that the significant time needed to approve home rule petitions partially explains why these two proposals are the first to be considered. Ewen-Campen said the Board of Aldermen has received a home rule petition for consideration but will most likely not begin discussing it before next year. Expansion of voting rights for non-citizens and individuals under 18-years-old comprise just two of the 16 policies advocated by the Task Force. The report also considers whether holding municipal elections at the same time as state elections would be effective in increasing participation and cites several cities in California where voter participation increased after implementing similar measures. Research on the subject claims that such a policy could as much as double voter participation, according to the report. The Task Force also suggested relocating polling locations to “ensure that all voters feel safe and welcome,” citing previous polling locations in police stations and religious institutions. “If you’re a person of color … or someone who has a background who has personally been dealing with structural racism, you could very legitimately have some [reservations] about going to a police station to cast your vote through no fault of your own,” Rosmarin said. The report acknowledges that though there is little literature on whether moving polling places would change voter turnout, the value of allowing voters to feel safe is worth the change.

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Fletcher students organize conference to discuss gender in international affairs Self-assessment

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’ve arrived at the time of year where I’m caught in the endless grind between midterms and finals and a new sort of grind: looking for internships and jobs. To make this more difficult, what I am studying at Tufts does not have a straightforward, obvious path to employment. Tentatively, I checked out Tufts’ Career Center and booked a session with an advisor. As I was leaving the Career Center’s website, something caught my eye — a career self-assessment? I will admit self-assessments and personality tests have always been my weakness. Though I know that many floating around online — even popular ones — are not reliable, they still have a clickbait effect on me. Take, for example, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). This test of personality has grown so popular that it is used by many individuals and organizations around the world to categorize how personalities will interact in the workplace, in relationships, in academia, etc. I’ve taken the test multiple times throughout the years, and my result has not faltered: I am an INFP, which roughly means that I am introverted and rely on intuition, feelings and perception to navigate the world. However fun it may be, the MBTI has roused a strong wave of criticism from psychologists specializing in personality. A common criticism of MBTI is that it is based on Carl Jung’s theories of personality types, which are not backed by scientific proof. Personality is generally a spectrum and cannot be placed into discrete categories. Ultimately, critics say that the test cannot determine how successful you will be in a job, how well you will mesh with specific personalities and so on. My position on the MBTI is that it is a fun way to confirm, in concrete terms, how one might go about their life. If you have a basic understanding of how the test categorizes traits and a similar basic understanding of yourself, your results on these tests will echo what you think of yourself. For example, if the test asks whether you are more likely to stay home and watch Netflix on a Friday night or to go to a party, a person who considers themself introverted is likely to choose to stay home. In most cases, though, circumstances matter — yet they are rarely considered in these tests. Do I have something early Saturday morning? Are my friends up for partying, too? Is the party for a special occasion? Lacking context, the answer I choose would only reflect what I already think of myself. The self-assessment link provided by the Career Center is slightly different. It allows you to pick traits you think are true of yourself and then outlines career paths that may suit you based on a combination of personality traits, desires and more. My problem is that the results, combined with my current academic path, indicates that a very limited number of careers is available to me. But I guess I already knew that. Then again, a self-assessment will always echo my own perceptions of myself. Quinn Pham is a sophomore studying international relations. Quinn can be reached at quinn.pham@tufts.edu.

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Second-year master’s candidates Dipali Anumol and Kristen Mosher, lead coordinators of the ‘Conference on Gender and International Affairs,’ pose for a portrait with the conference’s promotional poster in Cabot Intercultural Center. by Claire Fraise

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After Dipali Anumol and Kristen Mosher met in Gender Theory & Praxis, a wide-ranging gender studies course at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, they applied to be the lead coordinators of the fourth annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs. Referencing their prior experience working together, including as volunteers for last year’s conference, the duo believes that their complimentary skill sets create a strong team dynamic and thus a successful conference. The conference, which will be be held on Friday and Saturday, will examine the role that gender plays in fields like law, environmental studies, security studies and economics. Anumol and Mosher are both second-year master’s candidates pursuing concentrations in gender analysis in international studies. They noted that Fletcher provides a unique setting for their studies in such a rapidly evolving and sensitive subject, largely due to its plethora of faculty members who focus on gender studies and incorporate gender into their curricula. Anumol noted the contrast between gender studies at Fletcher and her previous academic environments, including at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where she completed her undergraduate studies. “There was this very sort of unfortunate understanding that gender means [just] women,” Anumol said. Mosher explained that, in order to be effective, academia should examine all genders. “You also have to look at men, and men are … left out of the conversation about gender,” she said. “Even in designing the conference, we knew that we wanted to have a panel around masculinity.

But trying to find panelists who work on issues of gender who aren’t women is unbelievably difficult. Our only male panelist is on our [‘Masculinities and Weaponized Violence’] panel.” Mosher added that the conference’s organizers also had difficulty encouraging male students to attend. She noted that while men spend much less time considering the topic, compared to individuals of other gender identities. “[Men] never have to think about their gender,” Mosher said. “The world was built for them, completely. People who are nonbinary or transgender have to think about their gender constantly.” Anumol noted that contemporary gender studies programs, which are increasingly far-reaching and multifaceted, are the result of recent feminist movements. However, she was quick to point out the many misconceptions of feminism. “Unfortunately, feminism is sort of seen as, ‘Oh, you’re a feminist — you’re like a man-hater or you just want women to do better.’ I think when people understand that feminism is not just women’s rights, but it’s about making sure there’s equality for all genders, then you get a more nuanced understanding of all genders,” Anumol said. Mosher added that this transformation will not develop overnight. “It’s just a mindset shift that is going to take a very long time,” she said. Anumol and Mosher appointed two content chairs, Lauren Michaels and Komal Thakkar, to the conference’s organizing committee. Thakkar explained that, in developing themes for the conference, the team had two goals. “[The first was] to cover the wide range of fields of study we have at Fletcher in order to draw in as broad of an audience as possible,” Thakkar said. “[The second was to] invite the people who would be

new to conversations of gender and make it accessible [while trying] to reach an audience of people like us who have been studying gender for a while.” According to Mosher, Anumol’s status as an international student has added another dimension to the scope of the conference because she can provide a different context for many of its themes. “She brings a good international perspective to these issues,” Mosher said. “[Anumol] has been really beneficial to making sure we have an international focus because most of the students at Fletcher, including myself, are Americans.” Anumol also highlighted the importance of selecting a diverse group of panelists who represent many different identities. “[We are] not just trying to get straight privileged white men and women … not just trying to get academics but [also] practitioners and activists and development professionals and lawyers,” she said. Mother highlighted the conference’s first panel, “Voices of Power,” which she feels best embodies the themes of the conference. “The panel [looks at] who has a voice in the media and academia and how those voices and the identities and thoughts of people who speak and write on the issues affect our understandings of these issues,” Mosher said. Meanwhile, Anumol is excited for the conference’s second panel, “Gendered Deficiencies of International Law.” “I think it’s a really interesting panel because … when people think about international law, they think that it has gendered implications,” Anumol said. All four Fletcher students share a primary goal for the conference: to bring nuanced studies and discussions of gender to new people and communities.

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Boston Jewish Film Festival examines Judaism, marginalization

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For the past 30 years, the Boston Jewish Film Festival has provided a space for the Jewish community to watch films and appreciate the diverse realities of Jewish life around the world. In the wake of the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, however, this year’s edition of the festival carries extra gravity. In an interview with the Daily, Ariana Cohen-Halberstam, the festival’s artistic director, spoke about its ability, in such fraught times, to create bonds among people of disparate backgrounds and unite a diasporic community. “We’ve been doing this for 30 years, and terrible things are still happening. So sometimes … it feels a little bit like, what is this art doing?” CohenHalberstam said. “And, the fact of the matter is, it’s important for people to tell their stories. It’s important for people to communicate about different lives, different experiences, and I think the most we can do is hope that the right people are seeing them. That they’re reaching communities and individuals who might not have access to other people’s stories. It may be a one-degree thing or a six-degree thing. Someone sees a film and talks about it to a friend, who talks about it to a friend, who talks about it to a friend. But I think it’s so important that films keep being made and seen … The festival is able to provide is a space for reflection, a space for people to come

together and see films about these topics, bring their own experiences to the theater. Sit next to people who are processing the same films, same emotions maybe, maybe different emotions, and reflect together … I’m hoping that people can find some solace in the community of the audience.” On the opening night of the festival, an attendee found just that solace. During the Q&A with Sam Pollard, director of “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me” (2017), the woman told Pollard how much joy the documentary had brought her. Her comment was met with concurring nods and murmurs from the audience. Even watching a film about Davis who, as an AfricanAmerican Jew with a Puerto Rican mother, lived a life of marginalization and prejudice, audience members found solace in his smile, his music and even toward the end of his life, his unrelenting passion for dance. The documentary also showcased the not-so-joyous aspects of Davis’ life and highlighted lesser-known stories of the oppression he faced as a black performer. Many people know that Davis was good friends with Frank Sinatra. Many may not know, however, that when Sinatra hosted an inauguration party for John F. Kennedy and Kennedy asked that Davis not be invited because his wife was white, Sinatra obliged. Davis was rejected both by black civil rights activists for his politics and white performers for his race. Somehow, Davis’ love for performing

and his natural talent for acting, dancing and singing provided many comforting moments during a challenging and eye-opening documentary. While a film about Sammy Davis Jr. might not be the most obvious choice to open a Jewish film festival, the documentary and all of the subsequent films shown aim to challenge what we consider Jewish film. According to Cohen-Halberstam, the answer is continuously evolving and multi-faceted. “What I aim to do when programming the festival is try to find films that have a broad view of Jewish life and Jewish history and Jewish culture,” she said. “And that means showing films that show Jewish life in Europe, in the U.S., in the Middle East and in India. It also means showing films that take place today and films that are about history … I think we live in a time where being Jewish means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Our films reflect that too … That’s sort of the Jewish angle of how I program it, but the other side of it is showing a comprehensive film festival, which means showing documentaries, narratives and shorts, and films that are maybe a little more serious, [as well as] films that are a little more playful and really trying to create a program that … everybody who picks up a program can find something that they really feel like they can relate to.” The festival also provides an excellent opportunity to watch rare and

international films. The Austrian film “The City Without Jews” (1924) was screened Wednesday night. Long thought to be vanished from history, the film was unearthed at a flea market in Paris in 2015. As the plot that follows an antisemitic chancellor who exiles all of the town’s Jews, it provides an eerie prelude to the Holocaust. The festival also highlights films that are not as obviously about Jewish life, like V. Scott Balcerek’s documentary “Satan & Adam,” which depicts the friendship and creative collaboration betweena Adam Gussow, a Jewish Columbia graduate, and Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee, a blues guitarist who has played for legendary artists like Etta James. Both “The City Without Jews” and “Satan & Adam” follow not only the life of a Jewish individual, but of Jewish history and culture. “Satan & Adam” will play at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m. and at the Museum of Fine Arts’ Remis Auditorium on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. The festival also explores Israeli cultural narratives through both film and television, many of which address the intersectionality of Israeli and Jewish identities. Films like Iris Zaki’s “Unsettling” give viewers insight into this highly tense political climate while also breaking cinematic conventions. Zaki’s filmography highlights various minority groups, including Israeli Arabs in “Women in see BJFF, page 6

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ena Dunham was recently announced as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of the 2017 book, “A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea,” which follows the story of Doaa Al-Zamel, a Syrian refugee, as she tries to cross the Mediterranean by boat. This announcement was not well-received. Many have pointed out that this story would be a perfect avenue to introduce the voice of a Syrian or another writer with a refugee background. Others questioned Dunham’s involvement in the project because the story is not hers to tell. I am not suggesting that Dunham was the perfect choice for this adaptation project. There are writers whose experiences more closely match the experiences detailed in this story who could also write great scripts for this story. But I do think it’s a bit unfair to suggest that Dunham — who is a talented writer — couldn’t possibly write a good adaptation as well, especially after she was condemned for not writing stories that are of significance in our world. Dunham is best known for the HBO series “Girls” (2012–17), which she wrote, directed and starred in. “Girls” followed four privileged young women as they awkwardly stumble through millennial life in New York. Although the show received consistent critical praise and had six very successful seasons, it also faced backlash, with many referring to the plots of the episodes as trivial. Such criticism is valid and fair. By and large, the show does not attempt to tackle the world’s larger issues, instead choosing to draw out the humor in the everyday situations faced by Dunham (not unlike the format of shows like “Seinfeld” (1989– 98), which interestingly didn’t face the same kind of criticism). However, I think this kind of criticism puts Dunham and her career as a writer in a very difficult place. If Dunham cannot write about her experiences as they are not deemed different or important enough and cannot write about different experiences as they are not hers, what can Dunham write? Would this have been a great opportunity for a Syrian writer to have been given this opportunity to have their voice heard? Absolutely. Is Lena Dunham taking strides to use her talent to try and tell more of the stories audiences have been asking her to tell? Absolutely. Dunham, by any metric, is a supremely talented writer. We have asked Dunham to step out of her bubble with her stories. Now it’s time for us to allow her to do that. Seeing stories radically different from our own makes us more open-minded and tolerant. I believe that the more diverse stories we consume, the better off we are. I look forward to seeing Dunham — and what will hopefully be a diverse creative team — bring this important story to life.

Alexi Reich is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Alexi can be reached at alexi.reich@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 5 Sink” (2015) and ultra-Orthodox Jews in “My Kosher Shifts” (2011). “Unsettling” was filmed in Tekoa, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, and documents Zaki, a self-described leftist, who openly detests Israel’s settlement policy, as she speaks with Tekoa’s residents about the intricacies and merits of living in a settlement. In the film’s post-screening Q&A, Zaki discussed the origins of the inconspicuous “abandoned camera” technique that she has utilized in all of her films. “I explored [this technique] in my PhD, but it happened organically,” Zaki said. “I worked in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish hotel in London as a receptionist … I started to have communication with the guests, people that I never met in Israel even though we see each other all the time. And when I decided to make a film about the hotel, I realized that I didn’t want to make a film that would be all interviews and change the dynamic. I wanted to try and capture this very simple thing of two people talking, not to the camera, without the performance … I try to bring the dynamic of a conversation … I also try to bring my own vulnerability, my own story into the conversation. When two people talk, it’s not just one side confessing to the other … It’s very simple in real life, but capturing it in a documentary is quite a challenge.” Zaki’s conversations with the residents of Tekoa explore daily life in the settlements and the paths that each person took to Tekoa, as well

as their personal political ideologies. The film features an earlier generation of settlers born in Tekoa, some of whom express their beliefs that the settlements are problematic. Thanks to Zaki’s “abandoned camera” technique, the viewer sees each subject as an individual, quickly realizing that not all settlement residents are dogmatic but instead possess their own conflicted political ideologies and experiences. “A lot of films about settlers talk about the politics and ask people what they think about politics. I tried to bring the more personal angle — I feel that from the personal you get political,” Zaki said. “From their stories, I think that this film, in a very nuanced, quiet way, does bring up some very important themes about settlers. I think that many films about settlers are important, as well … They approach the settlements in a very political and generalizing point of view. I feel lucky that I had this group of people sharing their experiences … I feel that when you dig deep down, you realize that people are very different, and you cannot put people into groups in such categorizing ways. That, for me, is something that is very important, even if I upset people, even if I upset my own leftist camp.” However, Zaki struggled to get many of her subjects to speak about their experiences, and the film opens with a voiceover of a man yelling at her about filming her documentary. “It’s not just about making films — my motivation is more anthropological or ethnographic,” Zaki said. “A lot

of people really didn’t want me there … I was hurt, but I totally understood why settlers are scared of cameras, because cameras and the media really go and show the extremists — the bad settlers, the violent settlers, the really religious ones — when most of the settlers aren’t like that.” Zaki’s film challenges these quick snippets that are often parroted in the media, and, through her conversations, the viewer can literally sit at a table in Tekoa. “Unsettling” illustrates how complicated and multidimensional Israeli politics are, even for the people whose reality is shaped by them. The film does not push any ideology but, instead, presents people, their lives, and tribulations and leaves its conclusions up to the viewer. The festival made it increasingly clear that while art alone cannot fix antisemitism or any other form of bigotry or prejudice, it can begin the healing process and show people that they are less alone than they think. Diasporic communities necessarily generate feelings of solitude, but the Boston Jewish Film Festival — simply through shared emotion, from laughter to sorrow — highlights the common experiences of Jews, and of marginalized communities, everywhere. The Boston Jewish Film Festival will run until Nov. 19. Students can purchase discounted tickets online or at the door. Information about Boston Jewish Film’s other programs, such as ReelAbilities and Boston Jewish Film 360, can also be found on the organization’s website.

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

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The real problem with Bitcoin

never bought into the Bitcoin hype, partly because I personally don’t believe the world is quite ready for the transition to a completely anational digital currency. But if you’ve read my column, you know I care about the intersection of environmental, political and financial issues. My issue with cryptocurrency extends beyond financial arguments. I have a problem with the blockchain technology itself: It requires too much electricity to be viable. All else aside, our energy economy isn’t prepared to support blockchain. A recent study by the University of Hawai‘ʻi at Maā noa posits that “projected Bitcoin usage … could alone produce enough [carbon dioxide] emissions to push warming above 2 [degrees Celsius] within less than three decades.” Whatever the potential benefits of blockchain — according to IBM, these include efficiency, speed and security of transactions and ledgers — we simply cannot afford the electricity necessary from an environmental perspective. While the study explicitly targets Bitcoin, I’d like to talk more generally about the underlying technology. The U.H. Maā noa team examined a number of factors when constructing their model, including the locations of Bitcoin mines — computer banks that process the digital ledger — and determined that though currently “emissions from transportation, housing and food are considered the main contributors to ongoing climate change,” blockchain technology should be added to this list. All told, Bitcoin mining in 2017 produced 69 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. What this means, of course, is that our energy economy is nowhere near green enough to support electric currency — but we knew that. Cryptocurrency, whatever its issues, is becoming more widely used and will continue to be adopted in the coming decades as a method of transaction between individuals, companies and governments. So what can we do to prepare for that? How much energy do we need to meet the demands of this emerging currency system? I’ve written before about the benefits of nuclear power generation and how it stands as our best short-term alternative to fossil fuels in our fight against human-caused climate change, but in the long run we need other options. One is the complete return to the cash economy, but that isn’t a solution. Another is the restriction of crypto to use for high-level transactions and large purchases. Yet another is to put crypto mining stations in orbit with their own solar arrays, but this would only be viable in the short term as well, since it doesn’t displace the entire energy structure to off-world systems. But here’s another, better, more realistic solution: restrict cryptocurrency mining and use to clean energy grids. Ban the use of dirty energy for digital currencies until the rest of the grid catches up, and enforce the policy. We shouldn’t be so short-sighted: Both climate change and a currency revolution appear to be on the horizon. To reconcile the two, we must change and confront the environmental cost of the blockchain. Not only will we prevent Bitcoin from raising global temperatures, but by linking clean power and cryptocurrency, perhaps we can encourage a more rapid adoption of green energy technologies. Tys Sweeney is a sophomore studying political science. Tys can be reached at tys. sweeney@tufts.edu.

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CORRECTION A previous version of the Oct. 10 article “Tufts student-athletes fly flag high for college and country” contained an inaccurate description of David Gelfand’s disability, which has been removed. The article also incorrectly implied that USA Swimming’s mandate includes paralympic swimming. It is U.S. Paralympics Swimming that governs competitive paralympic swimming in the United States. The article has been updated to reflect these changes and to clarify that there are 10 classes of physical impairments out of 14 paralympic swimming classes in total. The Daily regrets this error.

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Bradley Schussel The Coin Toss

NFL Week 11

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elcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold predictions about your favorite professional sports. Let’s look at how my predictions did in Week 10: Prediction Outcome Did I get it right? Browns over Browns 28–16 Yes! Falcons Falcons Colts score 29 points 30+ on Jaguars scored by Colts Nick Mullens 250+ pass- 250 yards ing yards

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For the second straight week, I was just one point away from going 3-for-3. I got a bit lucky with exactly 250 yards from Nick Mullens, but the Colts couldn’t help me out with an extra field goal. Still, 2-for-3 isn’t too bad. Now, on to next week’s bold predictions… Chiefs and Rams score over 64 points Two of the top teams in the NFL will play on Monday night. They’re already breaking records — the game opened with the highest over/under in at least 30 years, with the line at a whopping 64 points. I’m taking the over. On paper, the Rams have an elite defense, and I don’t think the Chiefs’ defensive unit is as bad as everyone makes it out to be, so it’s plausible that the game could have less scoring than anticipated. However, I’m not betting against these offenses. Patrick Mahomes is averaging 3.1 passing touchdowns per game this season. Sean McVay’s offense is running like a well-oiled machine for LA. The Rams and Chiefs are first and second, respectively, in total offensive yards. I’ll predict at least 64 points in a game that is bound to have plenty of scoring. Titans beat Colts for third straight win I was just about ready to give up on the Titans a couple of weeks ago. They had a three-game losing streak, which included a loss to Buffalo when I predicted a blowout win for Tennessee. All of a sudden, Marcus Mariota has found his stride again and the Titans look like a winning football team. They’ve won two straight now over the Cowboys and, more impressively, the Patriots. Even though Tennessee sits at 5–4 after beating New England, they’re the underdog on the road against Indianapolis. The Colts opened as three-point favorites, and I think the Titans will outperform that spread. They are just one game back from the 6–3 Texans for the division lead and will now face their divisional rival for the first time this year. The Titans have momentum, and I think they’ll use it to extend their win streak to three with a road upset. Kirk Cousins throws for three TDs on Bears’ defense The Chicago Bears have one of the best defenses in the league. They’re fourth in the league in total yards and points allowed per game. Kirk Cousins is an exceptional quarterback, but he’s only thrown for three or more touchdowns twice this year. One of those times was against the LA Rams, however — another tough defense. Cousins thrives with challenges like this one. He’s a fiery competitor that’ll scream “You like that!?” into a camera after a great game. Cousins and the Vikings will be fired up to face Chicago, a divisional rival with a crazy-good defense. I think Kirk will go off in this game to the tune of three touchdowns or more. Bradley Schussel is a sports editor. He is a senior studying biomedical engineering. Bradley can be reached at bradley.schussel@tufts.edu.

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Senior Noah Cagley (top) and junior Hannah Truslow (bottom) compete in a meet against MIT on Jan. 15, 2017. by Haley Rich and Jake Freudberg Sports Editor and Staff Writer

The Tufts men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had an impressive performance last year and will look to begin their seasons on a strong note at home in a dual meet with Middlebury starting Sunday at 11 a.m. However, for the first time in 36 years, the Jumbos will compete without associate head coach Nancy Bigelow, who retired last spring. Bigelow was the head coach of the women’s team from 1982 to 2015, before transitioning to the role of associate head coach of both the women’s and men’s programs from 2015 to 2018. To fill Bigelow’s position, head coach Adam Hoyt hired Abby Brethauer, who previously served as the head coach of the women’s and men’s swimming teams at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. “We certainly all miss Nancy, but Abby has brought her own kind of personality, energy and character to this team,” Hoyt said. Senior co-captain Madeline Lee said that Brethauer’s arrival has built on Bigelow’s legacy. “I think [Brethauer] has been doing an amazing job getting to know our current athletes, bringing a new type of energy that builds on the previous culture that Nancy helped build,” Lee said. Although the teams did not start official practices until Nov. 1, its training has been consistent since the end of the last season. The annual Brown and Blue meet on Oct. 26 was the first opportunity to put the athletes’ months of work to the test. The first two weeks of practice have been focused on fitness and trying to execute fundamental technique, whether that be starts, turns or strokes. Women’s team On the women’s side, the No. 15 Jumbos are hoping to continue the progress they made last year, where they finished fourth

at the NESCAC Championships after placing eighth the year before. A number of school records were set at the 2017 NESCAC Championships: Sophomores Jackie Crater and Sasha Fong, senior Colleen Doolan and Anna Kimura (LA ’18) set a record in the 4×100-yard medley relay at 3:52.00. Fong also set a record in the 50-yard butterfly at 25.47. Meanwhile, Kimura also qualified for the NCAA Div. III Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., where she competed in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events as well as the 200-yard individual medley. Kimura finished 12th in the 200yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.28, earning her All-American honors. She also set a Tufts record in the preliminary round of the same event with a time of 2:18.52. The team also benefited from strong diving, as sophomore Amber Chong qualified for the NCAA Div. III Regionals, where she finished 22nd in the three-meter dive and 20th in the one-meter dive. The women’s team also features a much younger roster, as first-years and sophomores comprise 26 of the 41 total swimmers and divers. Yet there is certainly plenty of leadership for the Jumbos to rely on. The team has nine seniors, including its three co-captains: Lee, Ailish Dougherty and Sydney Nasson. “By the numbers, our women’s team is young,” Hoyt said. “We have a great core of young swimmers who are going to help us be really strong this year, but we’re going to rely heavily on both the talent and leadership of our junior and senior classes to really make this year special.” Lee said that the young nature of the team has fostered much anticipation for how the team will perform this year. Hoyt shared Lee’s optimism. “I think our current team has a ton of potential coming off … what was a very good season for us,” Hoyt said. “We’ve got some great leaders; we have some great talent. I think if we can stay healthy, work hard [and] take care of

each other, we’re going to be very good at the end of the year.” Men’s team Meanwhile, the last season for the No. 8 men’s swimming and diving team was one of the best in Tufts’ history. First, the team shocked the NESCAC, as it flushed Williams’ 15-year championship streak, to win its first conference title in history. The Jumbos, hungry for more, went on to finish seventh in the NCAA Championships, their best finish since 1982, with 10 Tufts athletes earning All-American honors. The stakes are high for the men’s team this year as they seek to prove that last year’s success is now the standard, not the outlier. The odds are looking good for the Jumbos as their two biggest weapons, junior Roger Gu and senior co-captain Kingsley Bowen, are ready to lead the program once again. Gu finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.44 at the NCAAs, while Bowen has placed third nationally in the 200-yard backstroke for the past two years. Although the team graduated 12 seniors, the same number of new first-years will join the pool this season and hope to make an impact. Leading the group as co-captains alongside Bowen this year are fellow seniors Chris Simotas and Brandon Jinn. Even with the team’s first NESCAC title fresh under its belt, the group’s goal remains the same as always, according to Simotas. “We’re not focusing on winning or beating this or that team. If we’re looking to win a championship, we need to focus on smaller individual goals. At our goal meeting, we discussed having our team be the most energetic, positive and supportive team. If we all lift each other up and encourage each swimmer to do their absolute best both inside and outside of the pool, that’s where the results — whether that be a conference championship or sending guys to nationals — will hopefully fall into place,” Simotas said. Nevertheless, Hoyt is hoping the team can continue to compete at the highest level. “We’d like to challenge everyone in the conference,” Hoyt said. “There’s tough competition but we’re talented enough to compete for a title. Then beyond the NESCAC, it’ll be tough to compete at the same national level as we did last year, but that’s still what we’re trying to do. We’d like to bring a big group of guys again this season and see how good we are against the best teams in the country.” Because it’s only the first week of a marathon season, the team isn’t slowing down the challenging practices for the dual meet, but according to Simotas, the athletes are still amped to compete. “Especially after our success last year, there’s a lot of energy, and we’re all excited to get back at it this Sunday,” he said. “People have been seeing glimpses of their full potential at practice after a really impressive set or whatever else, so we’re all anticipating how much faster we can go off the blocks against another team.” November will be focused on building a foundation for both the men’s and women’s programs, with only two meets throughout the month. Both the men’s and women’s teams will face familiar foes at the MIT Invitational in the first weekend of December before facing Div. I Boston College on Jan. 20 and MIT on Jan. 25. The Jumbos hope that these meets will give them the best opportunity to take a deep roster of athletes to the national championship in Greensboro, N.C. at the end of March.

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Jumbos gear up for new season after NCAA quarterfinal exit

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Senior guard and co-captain Jac Knapp rises for a layup during Tufts’ 71–54 win over Westfield State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 2.

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continued from back playoff outcome and that the team is motivated to make an improvement. “We’ve kind of had a little bit of a sour taste in our mouths,” Knapp said. “Last year’s outcome wasn’t as good as we wanted, but I think that’s helped fire us up and light this fire underneath us. I think this year [we are] a completely different team, and I think everybody’s really looking forward to [the season].” The Jumbos had to say goodbye to a particularly strong senior class this summer. Among the graduating seniors were forward Melissa Baptista (LA ’18) and co-captain guard Lauren Dillon (LA ’18). Baptista, a Somerville native, played in 126 games

during her career at Tufts, during which she became the third-leading scorer in Tufts history with a career total of 1,337 points. Dillon broke school records of her own, tallying the most assists (481) and steals (266) in Tufts history. Despite the departures, Knapp said she is optimistic that both new and returning players will fill the gap. “We lost a lot of very important seniors, but I think their leadership that they provided while they were here last year is really encouraging and I think it really set some people up to step up this year,” she said. ”We have a lot of underclassmen who worked hard all summer and who will definitely be making an impact, as well as a bunch of returning juniors and other seniors.”

Berube said that returning players will play an important role in helping the team to continue to compete at the highest level. “Losing our four-year point guard and a two-time All-American are definitely some big shoes,” Berube said. “You certainly don’t try to fill those shoes, because I think it’s going to be a different look, but I do think we have some really experienced and talented returners. Some returners that got some minutes and smaller roles last year are going to have to step up and become bigger contributors.” One of the graduating seniors will stay with the team, however. Dillon, currently attending graduate school at Tufts, will be returning to the team as an assistant coach.

Junior guard/forward and co-captain Erica DeCandido said Dillon will be a good addition to the team. “I came in as a freshman and [Dillon] was one of the junior captains,” DeCandido said. “I think from the start, everyone always respected her and having her still in the program and having her as a coach is just helping us even more. We talked about it last year, saying things like ‘Oh my god, we can’t even imagine [Dillon] not being in this program.’ When she announced that she was the assistant coach, we were all so excited because we just love her as a person, and as a coach she knows basketball so well.” For their own parts, Knapp and DeCandido bring with them years of experience playing Tufts basketball into their new roles as co-captains. Knapp has played in 95 games during her time at Tufts, earning a starting position in 62 of those games. Meanwhile, DeCandido has started in 26 of her 59 games during her two years as a Jumbo and currently holds the record for the second highest career free throw percentage with 84.4 percent. Berube said her co-captains are strong leaders and praised their ability to work with the players. “Both of them are great leaders, respected leaders, and I think both of them are very approachable,” Berube said. “They demand a lot of respect because they lead by example always. They play hard every second they’re on the court, and I think they’ve done a great job bringing the team together with new faces and all of the personalities that we have. They’ve done an awesome job, and now they have to step up their roles on the court.” The Jumbos will begin their season at the Middlebury Tip-Off Classic. During the tournament, the Jumbos are scheduled to play the Springfield Pride on Friday, followed by a match with the Lasell Lasers on Saturday. Despite lack of familiarity with both opponents, Knapp said that the team will be focused and prepared going into the weekend. “It’s the first weekend of games and we have to make sure we’re ready for anybody,” Knapp said. “No matter what they throw at us, we have to make sure we’re ready to go, focused, and I know the coaches are going to do a great job this weekend and prepare us for both opponents.” Following the games in Middlebury, Vt., the Jumbos will host their home opener on Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. against the Skidmore Thoroughbreds.

Tufts to face Johns Hopkins in national semifinal FIELD HOCKEY

continued from back with only seven players aside, the Sea Gulls had an early 7-on-5 advantage. “Finding a way to waste three minutes until we could get our full field back on was really smart,” senior forward Hanaa Malik said. “I think that everybody played some amazing hockey [in the overtime period], did their job and … gave it their all.” The first overtime period was still all Salisbury. The Sea Gulls had five penalty corners in three minutes, with five shots to boot. First-year goalkeeper Andie Stallman saved three of these efforts, while the Jumbo defense blocked one. The Sea Gulls’ final shot of the period went high, sending the game into double overtime. After a long game, neither team had much left in the tank, yet neither wanted to be the one to give up a goal after over 80 minutes of play. Outside of a shot from first-year midfielder/defender Sophie Schoeni that went wide, the only

action that went down in the second overtime period were possession changes, leaving the game to be decided by penalty strokes. Johnston went first for the Sea Gulls, sinking the first penalty shot. Senior midfielder and co-captain Fallon Shaughnessy followed suit, knotting the score at 1–1. Neither team was able to score in the next two rounds, leaving the score tied heading into the fourth round. A miss from Tufts and a goal from Salisbury made the score 2–1, with only the fifth round left. Stallman had to save the next goal to survive, and Tutoni had to make the next one just to force a sixth round. The last time the Jumbos were in such a scenario was in the 2016 national championship game against the Messiah Falcons, in which the Jumbos fell short. This time, though, the team came through. “Our coach always makes us practice [penalty shots],” Tutoni said. “She … talks us up and has us put ourselves in that place of ‘this is do or die,’ so taking the

shot there was just like taking one in practice, which made it a lot easier.” In the sixth round, with Shaughnessy and Johnston back up to shoot, Shaughnessy sunk another shot, putting the game in Stallman’s hands. Stallman turned away Johnston’s shot, giving the Jumbos a 3–2 shootout victory and a Final Four berth. Saturday’s game featured an offensive clinic by the Jumbos, as they attacked early and often, grabbing two goals within two minutes of each other after 16 minutes of action. A third goal in the second half was more than enough to put Smith away. The Pioneers were only able to put up five shots in the entire game, compared to the Jumbos’ 17. Tufts advanced to the quarterfinal with ease in a 3–0 win. “[For] our Saturday games, we’re always really prepared,” Tutoni said. “We have a full week of practice where we look forward to just that game — we don’t really think about Sunday because if we don’t win Saturday there is no Sunday.”

After the weekend’s victories, the team will face Johns Hopkins in the national semifinal. The winner will take on the victor of Rowan-Middlebury in the national championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m. Action against Johns Hopkins starts at Saturday at 11 a.m. Tutoni said that the senior class will be looking to end the season and their collegiate careers well. “We’re just going to keep doing what we’ve been doing all season,” Tutoni said. “We’re so blessed that we’ve been able to extend our senior season as much as we possibly could. At this point, it’s not about us anymore, it’s about winning this for our team … We have to do our part to make this the best ending for everyone, not just us. If we can do that, that will be the perfect ending to our collegiate careers.” Malik echoed Tutoni’s sentiment. “We want to go all the way — we want to win a national championship,” she said. “This is our last chance.”

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Field hockey advances to fifth Final Four after wins over Smith, Salisbury

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Senior midfielder and co-captain Fallon Shaughnessy winds up for a shot in Tufts’ 3–2 Homecoming win over Amherst on Sept. 29. by Ryan Eggers Sports Editor

On the heels of its thrilling shootout victory against Salisbury Sunday and a dominant performance against Smith Saturday, Tufts is heading to the Final Four for the fifth time in the program’s history. Coach Tina Mattera’s program has been a force to reckon with in Div. III field hockey since her arrival, and now the Jumbos have a shot at making their fourth appearance in the title game and claiming their second national championship. While the Salisbury-Tufts quarterfinal did not feature much scoring, Tufts’ supporters were treated to a spectacle of high-quality defense, a nerve-wracking finish to regulation time with Tufts down

two players, a tense overtime period and a thrilling penalty shootout. The Jumbos dominated the first 20 minutes, firing off shots and grabbing penalty corner opportunities early on. Salisbury sophomore goalkeeper Dom Farrace and her defense had quite the workload, blocking three shots and saving three more in a five-minute span. Senior forward and co-captain Gigi Tutoni spoke to the team’s struggles to finish on scoring opportunities. “It was just a super frustrating game,” Tutoni said. “Salisbury is a really athletic and tough team, so I think we were kind of flustered … I think it’ll be better next week since we’ll be playing on AstroTurf instead of field turf, and we aren’t used to going as slow as we did last weekend on field turf.

But we definitely need to remember what happened last weekend and remember to keep our composure.” The Salisbury Sea Gulls had their turn towards the end of the half, taking their first penalty corner of the game with under three minutes to go in the period. Salisbury junior midfielder Arielle Johnston ripped two promising looks out of the set piece, but both were blocked by the Tufts defense. The teams entered halftime scoreless. Within the first two minutes of the second half, Farrace was back to work, saving shots from the sticks of Tutoni and first-year midfielder Gillian Roeca. The Jumbos had a serious chance to capitalize at the 46-minute mark with two Sea Gulls out with yellow cards, but back-to-

back chances by Tutoni were once again stopped by Farrace. A few more shots came off the sticks of the Jumbos, but none found the back of the net as Farrace stood tall throughout the second half. Salisbury, on the other hand, didn’t get a single shot in the second half, though they did have a dangerous chance with a few seconds left in regulation that amounted to nothing after a missed pass to a waiting Sea Gull forward. Tutoni and senior midfielder Claire Trilling both received yellow cards with under five minutes to go in the half, meaning their five-minute penalties carried over into overtime. As overtime is played see FIELD HOCKEY, page 15

Women’s basketball prepares for season opener by Alex Viveros Staff Writer

Winter is coming for Tufts sports, and with the change of season comes the opening games of several of Tufts’ most successful sports teams. Sitting high among these is the Tufts women’s basketball team, currently ranked No. 6 in the country. The Jumbos have proven time and time again in recent years why they are one of the dominant forces both in the NESCAC and Div. III NCAA women’s basketball as a whole. Coming off a season in which they finished 26–5, the Jumbos are preparing to start their 2018-

2019 season on the road this weekend, when they travel to Middlebury, Vt. for the Middlebury Tip-Off Classic. The Jumbos came away empty-handed in both of their post-season runs last year. In the NESCAC Championship game, Tufts lost 44–40 to Amherst which claimed the victory for for the third year running. Adding insult to injury, the game also marked the third year in a row in which Tufts came within a five-point margin of winning the NESCAC final over Amherst. Despite the defeat, as one of the powerhouses in Div. III women’s basketball, the Jumbos received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Tufts

saw off the challenges of Westfield State, Ithaca and Messiah, earning them a spot in the Elite Eight to face Bowdoin. The two teams had already met twice before this NCAA match-up, with the Polar Bears winning the regular season matchup, 66–53, and the Jumbos emerging victors in the NESCAC semifinals, 60–48. Unfortunately for the Jumbos, their NCAA quarterfinal matchup went along the lines of their regular season matchup as the Polar Bears emerged with a dominant 66–48 victory, ending the Jumbos’ season. Coach Carla Berube shared her thoughts on her team’s performance in

both the NESCAC Championship game and the NCAA tournament last season. “I thought that we could have done a better job in the NESCAC final game of finishing,” Berube said. “I think in the Bowdoin game they just were better, they outplayed us. You know, it’s not a bounceback year, because being in the Elite Eight and the NESCAC Championship game is really not a bad year, but expectations are high and I think they’re hungry to have a successful season.” Senior guard and co-captain Jac Knapp said the team is dissatisfied with last year’s see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 15