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Activism coalition focuses on climate action see FEATURES / PAGE 3

‘Republic of Camberville’ fictionalizes Somerville, Cambridge

Ross leads No. 8 women’s cross country to 3rd-place finish see SPORTS / BACK PAGE

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Republican strategist Karl Rove speaks at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series event in ASEAN Auditorium on Sept. 25. by Daniel Weinstein Assistant News Editor

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life brought former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff for former President George W. Bush Karl Rove to campus yesterday as the first speaker in its Distinguished Speakers Series. The discussion took place in the ASEAN auditorium in Cabot Hall, with a packed audience. Tisch College Dean Alan Solomont led the discussion by asking Rove questions, contributing responses and managing the audience. Solomont opened the discussion by addressing the controversy regarding Rove’s appearance on campus, explaining that it is important to foster debate and find value in disagreement. “I am thankful for conservatives who come to this campus, this lion’s den, or rather elephant’s den, to debate with our students. We want our speakers to

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encourage dialogue, and we want a have a sense of differing ideas, even if students in and outside this room disagree with this guest,” Solomont said. In an interview with the Daily, Rove mentioned that, as a distinguished speaker, he was looking to further this objective and inspire a meaningful discussion touching on relevant topics. “My object is to have a civilized, respectful discussion about big issues, and I am confident we will touch on important issues both in my interview with Dean Solomont and through student questions,” Rove said. But a number of Tufts students, such as Left Unity Project member Marley Hillman, viewed Rove’s presence on campus as problematic and took issue with him being labeled as a “distinguished speaker.” “We feel that it is wrong for Tufts to bring Karl Rove to campus due to his promotion of torture, responsibility for

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war crimes, and espousal of racism. By inviting Rove to campus, Tisch College, the Office of the Provost, the Political Science Department, and the Tufts Republicans have all promoted his actions under the label of ‘distinguished speaker,’” Hillman, a junior, wrote to the Daily in an email. Before and during the event, protestors outside of the event held signs saying “Rove is a war criminal” and “100,000 Iraqi deaths” while handing out pamphlets outlining Rove’s history. The pamphlet pointed to Rove’s approval of torture tactics, including waterboarding and sleep deprivation, his racist campaign strategies and the large role he played in the passage of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which effectively began the Iraq War. In 2010, the BBC reported that Rove said he was “proud we used techniques that broke the will of these terrorists.” Rove and Solomont discussed a variety of issues, ranging from the war in Iraq to

the modern-day Republican Party, Donald Trump and the 2020 election. However, just before the talk commenced, a group of about six protestors stood up, chanting slogans such as “get the fuck off our campus,” “occupation is a crime from Iraq to Palestine” and “don’t whitewash war crimes.” In opposition to the protestors, a number of students stood up and yelled “let Karl talk.” In an interview with the Daily after the event, Hillman said they and the other protestors were told to leave by Tufts University Police Department ( TUPD) officers. According to Hillman, Solomont asked the protestors the question: “Are you done?” There were approximately four TUPD officers posted in and around the ASEAN auditorium, not including Rove’s security detail. When asked by the Daily to comment on the likelihood of dissent and protest during the talk, Rove told the Daily that he hoped for important dialogue to occur. “I go to college campuses a lot and one of the reasons is I do not want the people who think like me, be it conservatives, to think they’re alone. And I want to be able to at least make the case to someone who disagrees with me. When we only talk to people who agree with us, we tend to de-personalize people on the other side,” Rove said. Following protests, Solomont posed his first question, asking Rove to comment on the war in Iraq, during which Rove was senior advisor to the president. Rove responded to the question by first mentioning that all the intelligence the Bush administration was able to gather pointed to a serious threat in Iraq. “Every president acts on [what] they have at the time, and he acted on what he had at the time,” Rove said. Rove made sure to add, however, that in hindsight the picture is different. “If we had known then what we know today, the president would not have gone to us with a war resolution,” Rove added. After discussing the war in Iraq, Solomont asked Rove to share his thoughts regarding Trump’s recent communications with the president of Ukraine, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s move to launch an impeachment inquiry.

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continued from page 1 Rove stated that while he views Pelosi as a strong and practical woman, an impeachment inquiry might work against the Democrats; he emphasized that after Republicans tried to impeach President Clinton, Democrats were able to gain seats. However, Rove mentioned that he was opposed to Trump’s actions. “Do I wish he hadn’t brought up this issue? Yes. I wish he left it to the Attorney General,” Rove said. Solomont then took the opportunity to ask Rove about his opinions on gun control, lamenting that despite bipartisan support, nothing seems to be happening. Rove responded by noting that while he supports increased background checks, recent efforts by the Republicancontrolled Congress in 2018 improved the issue through the introduction of the Fix National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which penalizes government agencies for not reporting to NICS.

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“The [Fix NICS] system has stopped over 100,000 people from buying guns,” Rove said. The floor opened for student questions for the remaining duration of the discussion, at which point a Fletcher student shifted the discussion to foreign policy and asked Rove to comment on his thoughts about the fact that Trump is negotiating with the Taliban without the presence of the Afghan government. Rove said that while he believes no agreement can be legitimate without the Afghan government, he believes that we must remain committed to finding a solution to the situation in Afghanistan. “Imagine what would have happened if we had given up on our fight against Soviet communism. Imagine what [South] Korea would look like. We live in a dangerous world and the U.S. is a force of good, and sometimes we need to make sacrifices and that’s a responsibility we will continue to shoulder,” Rove said. Rove and Solomont ended the talk discussing Rove’s relationship with Vice President Dick Cheney, and that, despite

the fact that Rove initially opposed the idea of Cheney being Bush’s running mate, the two eventually developed a friendship. “After a 35-minute discussion [with President Bush] I had gone through my eight reasons why Cheney should not be chosen, and Bush turns to the guy next to him and asks, ‘Dick, what do you got to say?’ Rove said. Solomont ended the talk by sharing that he was satisfied with its progression. “I think you’ve survived the elephant’s den pretty well,” Solomont said. Jessica Byrnes, special programs administrator for Tisch College, was happy that students were able to attend and participate in the talk, and found the discussion and the debate it sparked to be valuable. “One thing that made an impression was when he talked about his time in the White House, and that it was important to the administration fill the room with not just people who agree with you but also those who vehemently disagree, and the ability to debate that person and not only to hone your own argument but to learn from where the other person is coming from,” she said.

Two former Tufts students embroiled in Epstein scandal by Alexander Thompson News Editor

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Tufts alum Bill Richardson (A’70, F’71), the former governor of New Mexico and MIT Media Lab founder Joichi Ito, who attended Tufts and received an honorary degree in 2015, have been implicated to varying degrees in the controversy surrounding financier Jeffery Epstein. Ito and the MIT Media Lab have been embroiled by the scandal since Ito admitted in mid-August that the lab had accepted donations from Epstein. He apologized and pledged to raise an equivalent amount for organizations that support survivors. The New York Times then reported in early September that Epstein donated $525,000 to the Media Lab and $1.2 million to Ito’s investment funds. But the controversy came to a head with the publication of a Sept. 6 article by The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow. The article revealed that Epstein had directed a further $7.5 million in donations to the media lab and that Ito had continued working with and accepting donations from Epstein after his 2008 conviction for a sex offense, at which time MIT designated Epstein as a “disqualified” donor. Farrow’s article, based on internal emails and a whistleblower, detailed how Ito worked to conceal the cooperation from critics inside the media lab. Following the publication of the article Ito resigned as director of the media lab. Ito attended Tufts University in the 1980s, but dropped out the spring of his senior year, according to previous reporting by the Tufts Daily. He told students in a speech at Tufts in 2015 that he was not able to find the education he wanted at Tufts. The same year, Ito received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Commencement. Richardson, who gave the 1997 Commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of Laws, has also been implicated in the scandal. Virginia Giuffre, a woman who says she was part of Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, alleges in a deposition unsealed earlier this

month that Epstein directed her to have sex with Richardson. “They instructed me to go to [former U.S. Sen.] George Mitchell, [modeling agent] Jean-Luc Brunel, Bill Richardson, another prince that I don’t know his name,” the deposition, part of a lawsuit against Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell, read. The deposition, however offered no corroborating evidence to support the claims. In addition, Richardson received $50,000 in campaign donations from Epstein during his runs for governor of New Mexico but donated some of that amount in 2006 when charges were filed against Epstein in Florida, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. A spokeswoman for Richardson, Madeleine Mahony, denied the allegations in a statement issued in July, saying that Richardson had only visited Epstein’s New Mexico ranch once with his wife in 2002 and had never seen Epstein in the company of underaged girls. “These allegations and inferences are completely false. Gov. Richardson has never even been contacted by any party regarding this lawsuit. To be clear, in Gov. Richardson’s limited interactions with Mr. Epstein, he never saw him in the presence of young or underage girls.” the statement read. “Gov. Richardson has never met Ms. Giuffre.” The New Mexican also reported that Richardson offered assistance to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who was leading the criminal investigation into Epstein, and was informed he was not being investigated. Ito and Richardson are not the first of Tufts honorary degree recipients to have been implicated in scandal. Bill Cosby’s 2000 honorary Doctor of Arts degree was revoked by the Tufts Board of Trustees in 2015 for “[demonstrating] a lack of character and integrity that clearly does not represent the values to which our university is committed and for which he was honored.” However, Ito and Richardson’s degrees are safe. “There are no plans to revisit the conferral of their honorary degrees,” Tufts University Executive Director of Public

Relations Patrick Collins wrote in an email to the Daily. Collins went on to laud Ito’s work as one of the pioneers of the internet and as a strident advocate to keep the internet free and open to all. He also praised Richardson’s work in the public sphere, not only as New Mexico’s governor but also in his work as United States ambassador to the United Nations, the post he occupied at the time of the commencement speech. The honorary degree bestowed on the former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2012 has also caused outcry. As the Daily has previously reported, Greitens was indicted on felony invasion of privacy charges for allegedly taking photos of a woman who was not his wife during a consensual sexual encounter and then using those photos for blackmail and later sexually assaulting her. Greitens was then charged with tampering with a computer over fundraising email lists his campaign received from his veterans charity. Both charges were dropped when Greitens resigned as governor. A petition circulated by Tufts students to revoke Greitens’ honorary degree garnered 244 signatures, while both Tufts Democrats and Tufts Republicans called for revocation. The university took no such action because, Collins said, Greitens was not convicted of the charges. Cosby’s degree was revoked three years before he was ever convicted; Collins, however, said the situation was different. “Although the university in 2015 revoked Bill Cosby’s honorary degree before resolution of serious allegations against him, the university was justified in doing so because he had confirmed some of the allegations against him in a deposition that was part of the public record,” he wrote in an email to the Daily. Though what he did pales in comparison to Cosby’s actions, Ito has admitted to some of the allegations against him while others have been thoroughly proven by Ito’s correspondence. Collins declined to comment on the difference in treatment.

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After climate strike, students plan for the future

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Hundreds of Tufts students turned out last Friday for the Tufts Climate Strike, rallying at the Mayer Campus Center and venturing to City Hall to join the greater Boston movement of over 7,000 protesters. The strike was organized by Tufts Climate Action (TCA) and the Sunrise Movement with the support of a newly formed activism coalition made up of 17 student organizations including Immigrants United For Justice, the Petey Greene Program and Students for Environmental Awareness. The strike marked the largest climate action at Tufts to date, according to TCA. As climate change reveals itself as a greater threat through extreme weather events, droughts and food scarcity, students have asked how else they can become part of this movement now that the strike is over. On-campus leaders in the movement believe that this is just the beginning, especially with the birth of the new activism coalition. Hanna Carr is a member of Tufts Climate Action. According to Carr, a senior, the coalition is an exciting new way Tufts students can engage in climate activism. “I think the best way we see Tufts students getting involved in environmental activism and general activism will be through the new activism coalition,” Carr said. “A lot of students want to do something about climate change and want to do something about the greater environmental issues on campus but don’t know the best way to do that. But I think by getting the word out and by sharing a lot of similar goals will be a great way for people to get involved.” Ella McDonald, an operations lead for the Sunrise Movement at Tufts, expressed optimism for the future of climate activism within the Sunrise Movement and at Tufts. “There’s more to be done. It’s not a one-and-done event,” McDonald, a junior, said. “This is part of a larger strategy that Sunrise is employing to build our mass movement … there are going to be more larger strikes up to 2020 and through 2020 to make sure the pressure remains on politicians, and politicians see that youth care about this issue, and youth are going to vote according to how candidates are aligned behind these issues.” The Sunrise Movement is one of the new ways Tufts students can join the environmental movement. According to McDonald, the Sunrise Movement is a national movement founded upon the principles of combining people power with political power. Ultimately, they aim to ensure that politicians fight for climate-conscious policies, like pushing current presidential candidates to debate climate policy and sign a Green New Deal pledge. The Sunrise Movement first appeared at Tufts last February. Now, McDonald and sophomore Spencer Gallant have formed a team, with the Tufts chapter focused primarily on advocating for greater voter transparency in the Massachusetts State House. They said that they are working alongside the organization Act on Mass to canvas for local politicians. McDonald emphasized that students do not need to have any knowledge of organizing or history of participation in activist issues to become part of the movement. “All you need is to care about the issue and it touches literally every other issue,”

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Senior members of Tufts Climate Action, Caro Fett, Erica Nork, Hanna Carr and Celia Bottger, pose for a portrait in front of Ballou Hall on Sept. 24. McDonald said. “It is the intersection of all issues. Many of us, myself included, are new to this work, and we’re figuring it out because if we don’t stand up for our futures, who will?” While the Sunrise Movement is working to impact political change, TCA is working to hold the Tufts administration accountable. TCA’s main goal since its inception in 2012 has been getting Tufts to divest from the fossil fuel industry; as of 2014, the university had 2% of its assets invested in fossil fuels. Though their efforts have been met by opposition from the administration, TCA is confident that change is ahead. And there is precedent for universities divesting from fossil fuels. The University of California system announced this month that it is cutting fossil fuels from its approximately $83.4 billion portfolio due to the financial risk the assets pose, adding a potential financial incentive to a movement driven by environmental concerns. Tufts statistics have yielded encouraging results. Evaluations of Tufts endowment performance in fiscal year 2017 show that the funds invested through the Tufts University Sustainability Fund outperformed the total return pool of the rest of the endowment, indicating what many TCA members believe is reason for divestment to increase the university’s annual returns. “These stats help debunk the common argument that divesting from fossil fuel companies may reduce Tufts’ annual returns and therefore would be a breach of fiduciary responsibility,” said Carr. Caro Fett, a senior involved in TCA, believes that the energy of the youth climate movement will lead Tufts to divest soon. “I think what this weekend showed me is that there is a lot of power,” Fett said. “Tufts students are the energy behind the youth climate movement and are gaining energy from it. I think all of the students out there this weekend got to see how many students are standing with them.” Fett believes that joining the divestment movement is the single most effective way for college students to make an impact, and that college students are among the best equipped to impact change on such a large scale, given historical precedent. There are specific parallels, she believes, between the fossil fuel divestment movement and the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s, in which traditional forms of protest called on universities to divest from

businesses supporting South Africa’s apartheid regime. “The one problem with a strike is that sometimes a person shows up one time and that meant something but we also know that in our country, especially in the Trump administration, that on a larger federal level stuff isn’t happening,” said Fett. According to Fett, limited immediate action on the federal level makes local activism even more important. “Action has to be directed action and very specific undertakings that can be achieved on a local level. Tufts can divest. That has nothing to do with the federal government. I think that bringing the energy from the strike which is worldwide to our campus can push the administration,” Fett said. In their pursuit to put pressure on the administration, which has yet to respond to the most recent resolution from TCA calling for a transition to a carbon-neutral endowment, TCA has partnered with faculty members and alumni to achieve their goal. Carr believes that the growing population of climate-conscious graduates could have a consequential impact on the school’s endowment. “We’re going to be the ones to donate after we graduate,” Carr said. “Tufts is constantly asking us for donations even while we’re here. What if we said to the university, ‘we don’t feel comfortable putting our own money into an endowment that is investing in fossil fuels,’ because if we wouldn’t invest our own money in fossil fuels, we won’t want to allow Tufts to do it.” Both organizations have emphasized that the student body has a responsibility to act beyond the climate strike. McDonald said that upcoming initiatives for the Sunrise Movement include a second climate strike planned for Nov. 28, Black Friday, and endorsing politicians in this year’s municipal elections that stand for climate justice. Carr also mentioned TCA will be attending Extinction Rebellion’s Flood The Seaport this Friday. “I think the fact that we’ve had so many people express interest in Sunrise Tufts and attend our meetings goes to show that college campuses are really conducive to organizing efforts and mass mobilization,” McDonald said. “I’m excited to see more and more Sunrise hubs popping up at colleges across the country. As college students, we have an enormous amount of political power that we often don’t realize.”

ray wolves — canis lupus — used to dominate the entire continental U.S., with a population upwards of two million wolves. However, by the 1930s, gray wolves were effectively extinct from the lower 48 states as a result of human activity. While indigenous people revered and respected wolves, European settlers feared and demonized wolves, blaming them for attacking their livestock. As European society pushed west, targeted killings, federal extermination programs and conflicts with settlers destroyed wolf populations across the nation. The loss of the gray wolves wreaked havoc on ecosystems across the U.S., most notably in Yellowstone National Park. No longer controlled by wolves, elk populations exploded and decimated local plant species, which had unintended consequences for beavers and bears. Fast forward to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, one of many protection acts that came out of the 1970s environmental movement. The Endangered Species Act created the framework for federal conservation programs across the U.S., changing everything for gray wolf conservation. In 1987, the National Park Service proposed a plan to reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park. In 1991, Congress appropriated funds for the project and in January 1995, 14 wolves from Canada were introduced to Yellowstone. The wolf reintroduction program was a success: There are currently between four to seven packs in Yellowstone, with a total of 1,766 wolves in the entire Northern Rocky Mountain region. What’s particularly exciting is that slowly but surely, wolves are naturally recovering parts of their original distribution. As of March, there are 126 wolves in Washington, 137 in Oregon and there have been sightings in California. Currently, they occupy about 10% of their original range in the continental U.S. and two-thirds of their original range worldwide, and scientists intend to help make these numbers grow. The gray wolves’ story shows that creating effective conservation policy is entirely possible. After 46 years of the Endangered Species Act, 55 of the originally listed species have recovered their populations, including sea otters, bald eagles and the black footed ferret; many (including the gray wolf) are no longer listed as endangered. These results are reflected globally as well. In 2018, Nepal nearly doubled its wild tiger population and mountain gorilla populations grew worldwide thanks to conservation efforts. Have there been challenges? Of course. Just last month, Trump announced he was rolling back protections on the Endangered Species Act. Now I know you may be thinking that this is a column that’s supposed to be about good news, and you’re telling me Trump is messing with the Endangered Species Act? It’s not great, but it’s also not permanent: With the right people in office, we can redouble our efforts to ensure that effective policies stay in place. What gives me hope — despite Trump — is the fact that we know solutions like the Endangered Species Act actually do work, and that while the system definitely has problems, it’s not entirely flawed when it comes to conservation. We can take back the federal government (2020 let’s go) and use it as one of our weapons to fight to keep our planet alive. Kenia French is a senior studying international relations and environmental studies. Kenia can be reached at kenia.french@tufts.edu.

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‘Republic of Camberville’ brings area to podcast life by Tommy Gillespie Arts Editor

Local writer Danielle Monroe’s eightpart fictional podcast “Republic of Camberville” (2019–) made its official debut on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify on Thursday, Sept. 25. Monroe, who dedicated the podcast to “the dancers, drug addicts and dreamers who call Camberville home,” sees “Republic of Camberville” as a chance to mine the rich spectrum of life stories in her adopted home. “I’ve been in Somerville for 11 years … I came to the city from Michigan,” Monroe explained in a phone interview with the Daily. “It’s a town where a lot of people come and they stay, or they come for a while and they leave … so you can tell a lot of different stories, from a lot of different perspectives … and still have them be very genuine and realistic.” To depict the intricate world of Camberville, Monroe’s podcast weaves an interconnected web of characters and plots in its eight episodes. The first, “Salsaholico,” which was released in August as a preview, follows Raaj, an aimless Indian-American student from Maine who becomes dangerously obsessed with his salsa classes. Other characters include Raahi, a 15-year-old boy producing a sci-fi radio play with his mother’s help, and Mandira, a veteran au pair from India tasked with taking her boss’ children on a wintertime car ride while she struggles through a difficult home birth. In crafting the expansive range of the characters and perspectives in “Republic of Camberville,” Monroe leaned into the cities’ longstanding nonconformist streak as well as their network of distinct neighborhoods. “When you use Camberville, since it’s not a ‘real’ place … you can give it its own mysticism,” she explained. “It’s very, very pocketed … if you think about East Somerville, which is predominantly Spanish-speaking, and Central Square is very different from Davis Square … you have lots of people living very different lives very close to each other.” Monroe also sought to capture the many changes that have affected the area and its unique culture over the past decades. “There’s this really funky arts scene and the long history of music and busking that are being threatened right now with rising rent prices and gentrification,” she observed. Accordingly, an episode deals with the construction of a luxury condo complex. In that story, Monroe connects the growing effects of development and gentrification with the ever-lingering evidence of the nation’s colonial beginnings, particularly relevant given the area’s intimate connection to the American Revolution. “They’re building high-end condos, and they find Native American remains,” Monroe said. “So, it parallels what Somerville and Cambridge are going through right now … if you walk through Davis Square, you can’t throw a stone without hitting a new luxury condo under construction.” This subversion of traditional narratives surrounding progress, development and history feels particularly apt coming from Monroe, who embarked on the project in the wake of a period of personal turmoil. “I lost three close members of my family in a very short period of time,” Monroe explained. “It started with my father and ended with my brother-in-law … he died in a car accident on July 4, 2013. By Oct. 4, I had been fired from my job because

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Danielle Monroe, the writer, creator and director of ‘Republic of Camberville’ (2019–), speaks into her microphone in a studio. I had to go to India for the funeral … and I also found out I was pregnant with my first child.” In the midst of these tragedies, along with the discovery of her pregnancy, Monroe was forced to temporarily put her writing career on the back burner. However, it was also during this time that she began formulating the ideas that eventually coalesced into “Republic of Camberville.” “I had the idea to do this anthology fiction podcast set in Somerville and Cambridge,” Monroe recalled. “But I also knew that I didn’t really know what I was doing … I’d never recorded and never edited before.” Not wanting to leap straight into the cauldron with “Republic of Camberville,” Monroe decided to try her hand at nonfiction podcasting with her similarly-themed “Artists of Camberville.” “I was really interested in some of these other interview podcasts, and I had the idea for ‘Artists of Camberville,’ which would allow me to get my feet wet in the podcasting world, and experiment and make mistakes,” she said. Monroe’s experience with “Artists of Camberville” helped her establish a foundation for the ins and outs of podcast production. More importantly, however, it reaffirmed her faith in Camberville’s vast array of stories waiting to be told. “I thought I would do a couple of episodes, but then these amazing stories just kept coming at me,” she explained. “One [artist] grew up closeted, in a conservative Christian household, and went to three months of conversion therapy, and now he’s getting married to a minister in the Methodist Church … Another artist called me two days before our interview was going to start and said, ‘I actually really want to tell my story about how I survived child sexual abuse.’” Beyond its own method of storytelling, “Artists” granted Monroe a new perspective on the varied range of people in the area. Additionally, the area’s prominent role in higher education provided a segue for her to draw from her personal history to add Tufts to the narrative tapestry of “Republic of Camberville.”

“We actually have a character who is at Tufts,” Monroe said. “She has to fly back to Michigan because her twin brother has committed suicide and her mother is really not doing well … so she has to go back to take care of her and figure out what the next phase of her life is.” The oftentimes harrowing subject matter of “Republic of Camberville” also draws on darker aspects of the area’s history, intimately linking the struggles of the characters and the places they occupy. Monroe highlighted Raaj, the central character of “Salsaholico,” as a prime example. “He’s a brown man who’s walking through a city that, at times, has a very complicated relationship to race and racism … and he also doesn’t realize that he’s struggling with mental illness,” Monroe observed. “And he’s sort of absorbed some of his surroundings and some of what other people think … and he takes that very sensitively.” Raaj’s story also provided Monroe with an opportunity to broaden her role in building narrative atmosphere beyond the traditional confines of the writer’s desk. “For salsa music, it’s very challenging to find royalty-free music,” she explained. “I did get some music, but the clave beats that you hear are actually me playing the clave … you can’t have salsa music without a good clave.” While Monroe has no current plans to begin moonlighting as a salsa musician, her experience creating “Republic of Camberville” has enhanced her appreciation of the area and its never-ending font of stories. “It’s such a unique area … and it would be very different if it was in Boston,” Monroe emphasized. “Having it in Somerville and Cambridge gave me the opportunity to explore even more … you can speak to the town, but also to experiences other people are having in towns all over.” “Republic of Camberville” is available to listen on Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. A reading of the podcast with Danielle Monroe will be held at The Fuller Cup in Winchester on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.

othing says fall is upon us like denim jackets. But today, we are not just going to tackle the jacket; we are here to discuss denim on denim. You guessed it: the Canadian Tuxedo. Though Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake’s relationship was short lived, the legacy that they built for this fashion statement lives on. When they rolled up to the American Music Awards (AMAs) in 2001, many may have thought they originated the trend. Little did people know that the look has been around for generations, and Britney and Justin were just borrowing the style that woodsmen have been lowkey rocking for years. Coco: Although I am generally a fan of vintage styles, I think that the Canadian Tuxedo is a bit too woodsy for me. Justin and Britney might be the last time that I think the denim-on-denim look worked. When Katy Perry and Riff Raff paid homage to the iconic 2001 look in 2014, it just did not work quite as well. Katy Perry’s dress was actually cooler than Britney’s, with more of a patchwork of varying denim types, but it felt out of date. Britney and Justin created one of the most iconic moments of the early 2000s which will be remembered forever, but I think it is time to retire the look. Beans: We as a country need to embrace this jean-on-jean look. There’s something for everyone with this fit, whether you’re an LA influencer, a Texas bull rider or a New York runway model. The Canadian Tuxedo has something to offer any walk of life. This look is the physical representation of unity. It represents something that everyone in the nation can get behind: stealing from Canada. Canada already has so many great things, like poutine, the Blue Jays and Justin Trudeau (recently cancelled). They shouldn’t get to have all the fun with denim. Also, I have always been a huge proponent of function being just as important as fashion in this column, and perhaps no other trend encapsulates this belief better. Denim offers protection from the changing elements of Boston, without sacrificing silhouette. On your way to a wedding in a hail storm? Denim on denim. Need to shoot your senior portraits during a nor’easter? Denim on denim. All in all, what Justin and Britney had was real and so we should all respect their iconic AMAs outfit and help their legacy live on. Coco: While I think the trend could have a revival, I do not think that we can ever make a full return to the Canadian Tuxedo. Denim crop tops have been popping up in trendy stores and my Instagram feed for a while now and I fully support a partial return to the full-denim look. I even have a denim top of my own, but that does not mean that I plan on purchasing a denim topcoat or shooting my senior portraits in this look any time soon. I think that we should leave this fashion statement to our northern brothers. Colette Smith is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Colette can be reached at colette.smith@tufts.edu. Madison Lehan is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Madison can be reached at madison.lehan@tufts.edu.

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Tufts has allowed the housing crisis to go too far Luxury housing is a growing trend at many colleges around the world. From fireplaces to hot tubs to spin studios, these apartment complexes seem to really have it all — and they embody wealth and privilege. This is where Scape, the British firm that recently bought out half a block of prime real estate in Davis Square, comes in. Scape’s primary focus is to build a 15-story student dormitory in Fenway, its first venture in the U.S., but the firm also hopes to achieve something similar in Davis Square. Scape has over 18,000 beds in operation and development around the world and hopes to achieve that same growth in prominent academic cities, particularly in the U.S. and, specifically, Boston. Under Scape’s model there is no financial or administrative relationship with a given school, and rooms are open to students from any nearby college or university. It seems strange to imagine that these lavish apartments might be the future for many Boston-area students, but when we consider that the housing crisis at Tufts has shown little sign of improving, there appear to be few other options. Tufts has put little effort into expanding housing opportunities, instead investing effort in the newly-instituted tiered-housing system. According to the Tufts Student Life website, tiered housing consists of price tiers designed to reflect variations in room configurations and amenities. The university has only added new beds in current dorms through “bed optimization” and in its highest tier and newest option for housing: Community Housing (CoHo). The creation of the CoHo apartments and the recent renovation of many of the dorms are both responses to the pressing issue of housing on campus, but as

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of May 2018, Tufts only had space for 63% of its undergraduates. Construction of CoHo displaced faculty and staff members, tiered housing prices perpetuate the “country club” phenomenon — through which students with means are sifted out into higher end accomodations — and bed optimization has forced many students into triples that were previously designated as singles or doubles but have now been converted. In August 2018, the Tufts Housing League presented a petition with over 1,500 signatures in protest of the implementation of tiered housing. However, Tufts does not see new dorm construction as a financial priority and prefers the profits of tiered housing and advantages of bed optimization. “I’m not opposed to a new dorm, but I thought it was important as a strategy to better our existing dorms — add new rooms as we can and then think about a new dorm room when we financially can support it,” Monaco told the Daily in May. The university’s response to the housing crisis has been insufficient. Through outrageous price differences and stubborn scarcity in housing, Tufts has paved the way for Scape to step in and profit off of its student population. According to Jim Costello, senior vice president at Real Capital Analytics, student housing prices have never been higher, and private equity firms, investors and real estate trusts have taken note. Scape is just one of the many businesses seeking to take advantage of this growing market. Luxury student housing has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry as universities face financial constraints and student enrollment continuously increases, and firms are competing to buy buildings to refurbish

and then lease out to students who can afford it. Scape has promoted their private dorms to student customers by extolling the suite-like lifestyle, but unlike Tufts suites, these entail “cinemas, gyms, shared kitchens and other spaces that build warm communities.” This transition away from traditional student housing might suggest a more innovative or modernized approach to campus life, but it epitomizes a system that ultimately divides students and host communities. Scape should never have had the opportunity to consider expansion to Somerville because Tufts should not have allowed for the housing crisis to reach this point. If a major change isn’t made to how students are housed on and off campus, Scape will have no trouble finding student tenants and further stratifying our student body between those who can and cannot afford such luxuries. Scape’s private dorms are the last thing Tufts needs to heal widening gaps of access and affordability within our community. These luxury dorms reinforce and recreate economically divided communities. On their website, Scape says they were founded on the principle that “students deserved better.” But is this really what students deserve? Do students deserve to be divided based on whether or not they can afford the private gym or theater? Students shouldn’t have to pay extreme amounts for housing, whether it’s on or off campus. Students shouldn’t find themselves separated from their peers based on their economic resources. In their accommodating our desire for excess, comfort and amenities, these private dorms sacrifice equity and community. Students deserved better and still deserve better: not from Scape, but from Tufts.

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Noah Mills and Caitlin Colino Spaceship Earth

The climate costs of war

he United States has a war problem. Post 9/11, it has been in a state of endless war. This campaign is deadly and has many consequences, from thousands of civilian deaths, like the 30 pine nut farm workers who were recently killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan to pumping the air full of greenhouse gases. Brown’s Watson Institute estimates that 1.212 billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses were pumped into the atmosphere between 2001–2017, which have contributed to natural disasters, crop failure, temperature and sea level rise, which all bring their own casualties. The United States military industrial complex is a death machine of epic proportions that profits a few war material companies like Raytheon and their shareholders all in the guise of maintaining ‘global security.’ Have no fear, the United States military knows that it is the single largest polluting entity in the world and is making great strides to guarantee it can still function after the fossil fuels run out. By making bullets that biodegrade and disperse native seeds, they are proving that their compassion for the human species is pure and wholesome. Furthermore, by potentially creating solar powered drones that can fly for a whole week without needing to refuel, green energy systems can be put to good use improving the quality of life for all people around the world! The military is making many improvements that guarantee global strategic supremacy while also slightly reducing the ridiculous amount of greenhouse gasses ejected into the climate. The U.S. military’s actions and emissions, though bad for the planet, are not just an environmental issue. Climate change is intersectional, and because of worldwide systems of oppression — such as capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy and racism — it affects different people differently. Here in the U.S. we have been told that we need the largest military in the world to ‘protect ourselves and our allies,’ but in this day and age climate change poses a much bigger global threat than soldiers. Today the ‘enemies’ are those who are pumping the world full of greenhouse gasses, and since the largest producers of those gasses is the U.S. military it must paradoxically fight itself. Instead of a war fought with guns however, we need to fight this war with reason, by reducing the size of our military so that it can no longer pump out ridiculous amounts of pollution. If the military truly wants to fight for the people and for the protection of the world, it must look inward. This is not the first time the U.S. military has gone against the interest of the people. The large anti-war movement during the Vietnam War was a factor in bringing the war to an end. People are getting more and more concerned about climate change as its effects grow more and more damaging, and continuing to take mass action will work. The U.S. military needs to relax its choking grasp on the world soon, or else the world will continue to die. The military budget is way too big and instead of continuing to fund ‘green research,’ it’s time to use that funding for real green jobs in the American economy. Noah Mills is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Noah can be reached at noah.mills@tufts.edu. Caitlin Colino is a sophomore studying environmental engineering. Caitlin can be reached at caitlin. colino@tufts.edu.

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Aiden Herrod The Zone Read

A rise in player mobility

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Senior Nicole Kerrigan runs ahead of a pack at the Conn. College Cross Country Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park on Oct. 15, 2016.

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continued from back page ends there. Our team is definitely the deepest it’s been in years in terms of talent. The fact that we were able to be competitive at Bowdoin without our top seven is evidence of that. We also have been very lucky this season when it comes to injuries. There were times last year when it felt like half the team was out for some reason or another and now almost everyone is healthy and can work out. This has definitely led to better team

morale. Overall, everyone seems really invested and excited about the season which definitely translates well to competitive success.” The Jumbos are back in action on Sept. 28, as they travel to Williamstown, Mass. to compete in the Purple Valley Classic. Coach Kristen Mor wick thought the Jumbos are ready for the tough competition to come at the Purple Valley Classic (PVC), and also referred to stiff competition they will face, such as Williams and MIT, who

are ranked No. 4 and 5 in the country, respectively. “We have high hopes for PVC this weekend,” Morwick said. “We face four teams ranked in the top five in New England and the number [four] and number [five] teams in the country. There are some great out-of-region teams like RPI who is ranked No. 10 nationally. Since we have a large [first-year] class and also some other newcomers, running at Williams for the first time will be beneficial, since they will be hosting NESCACs this year.”

he National Football League (NFL) is slowly entering a new era. Player mobility is far more real and sophisticated than it was even a few years ago. Players have proven means now for getting exactly what they want. Zeke made bank by making Jerry Jones sweat a bit. Le’Veon Bell got out of Pittsburgh, and now makes a sizeable chunk of guaranteed money. Melvin Gordon will likely accrue a season with the Chargers, then do what Bell did during 2019’s free agency and cash out. Fans should be happy to see players making these strides, especially as it secures greater health and stability, and I do not expect it to stop. I even hope to see it trickle down to the lesser-known players in the near future. But for now, it’s the stars that grab these sorts of headlines. Jalen Ramsey requested a trade; Jadeveon Clowney got traded after protesting the franchise tag; Antonio Brown left two teams within a few months because he wanted to. A changing National Basketball Association (NBA) landscape that emphasizes star mobility could be aiding this somewhat, and I think these recent developments will be key as we approach a potential NFL lockout in the near future. With all that being said, I now turn my attention to a pivotal week four, where we will hopefully start to answer some of those maddening early-season questions. Here are four matchups you should keep an eye on: Eagles (1–2) at Packers (3–0) As a Cowboys fan, this is the second biggest question of the week I want answered (the first being if the Cowboys win): Is this Philly skid a blip in a lengthy season or a sign of things to come? The Packers and Eagles are headed in separate directions right now. One team is riding a defense to 3–0 while Aaron Rodgers and Matt LeFleur work on daily trust-building exercises to figure out the offense. The other has won one game against a trash Washington team and has otherwise struggled on both sides of the ball. If the Eagles drop to 1–3 on the year, which I see as very plausible, the Cowboys could become clear NFC East favorites. And y’all know I’m a big fan of that. Vikings (2–1) at Bears (2–1) Da Bears need to do a little more soul searching. Matt Nagy hasn’t quite figured out their offense yet. But the defense is chugging along as per usual. Minnesota meanwhile is figuring out how to win by making Kirk Cousins play as little football as possible. I don’t like Cousins against this Bears defense, and it will be up to fantasy lord and savior Dalvin Cook to carry the load. If he can get something going, Mitch Trubisky may have trouble keeping up. Sorry Mitch, but playing Washington doesn’t make you an elite QB the rest of the season. Patriots (3–0) at Bills (3–0) I expect New England to win this. But I want to watch for how close it is, because Buffalo actually looks competent this year. If the game is lost for the Bills but within a score or two, I think they can ride an easy division to a wild card. And if they win? Oh boy. I have some Pats fan friends I’ll be calling up. Cowboys (3–0) at Saints (2–1) Oh, y’all thought I’d ignore this one? Last year, it was this matchup that gave me hope. That hope was later quashed by the Rams, but they look worse this year so I can dream a bit. A win for the ‘Boys against this stout defense and creative offense, in the New Orleans superdome no less, will convince me that Dallas is for real, and a genuine threat to make the NFC title game. Now that I put this into writing and print however, I realize I am likely jinxing myself to a Sunday night filled with sadness and regret. Thus is the life of a Cowboys fan. Happy week four everyone. Aiden Herrod is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Aiden can be reached at aiden.herrod@tufts.edu.

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Jumbos tower over Mules in 2018 NESCAC quarterfinal rematch

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Tufts senior forward Joe Braun boxes out a Colby defender during Tufts’ 4–0 win over Colby on Sept. 21. by Julia Atkins

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Tufts men’s soccer continued its roll Saturday against Colby on Bello Field with another dominant shutout. Defeating the Mules 4–0, the Jumbos improved to 6–0 and 2–0 in NESCAC competition, safely holding onto their No. 1 national rank. It was a different story the last time the Jumbos faced the Mules. Last fall, a visiting Colby side knocked out Tufts in the NESCAC tournament quarterfinal in a penalty shootout. The Jumbos kept last year’s match in the back of their minds during Saturday’s blowout, sophomore midfielder Zach Seigelstein reported. “We had to learn how to improve,” Seigelstein said. “[Colby] is the only team that beat us last year. Although it went down as a tie on paper, they went

forward to the tournament and we lost that opportunity. This was a huge confidence game for us, and we wanted to come out strong.” The Jumbos asserted themselves from the very start of the game, taking and maintaining possession for the majority of the contest. In the first 18 minutes of play, Tufts earned four corner kicks. The first scoring play came in the 21st minute when senior midfielder/forward and co-captain Gavin Tasker saw senior forward Joe Braun heading towards the middle of the 18-yard box. Tasker slyly passed it through to Braun, who one-touched the ball past sophomore goalkeeper Matt Morin and into the back of the net. Less than 10 minutes later, junior midfielder/forward Alex Ratzan secured his fourth goal of the season. Junior forward Max Jacobs fired off a shot that deflected off of a Colby defender.

Ratzan took a touch and ripped a shot to the top left corner of the net. The Jumbos held a confident 2–0 lead going into halftime. With just under an hour played in the game, Ratzan found Seigelstein in perfect positioning outside of the 18-yard box. Seigelstein collected the pass and netted his second goal of the season. Sophomore midfielder Colin Sullivan attempted the Mules’ only shot on goal in the 69th minute. The shot went straight at junior goalkeeper Will Harned, who made the save for the Jumbos. Seigelstein also had the last say in Saturday’s contest, scoring a second time for the last goal of the game to send the Jumbos off with a 4–0 victory. With back-to-back goals in a high stakes match, Seigelstein was content with his performance. “The team played really well,” Seigelstein said. “We had a great defen-

sive performance. Jacobs and Ratzan were moving the ball well on top and I was lucky to be there for some scoring opportunities. It felt great. My parents were also there, so that was exciting.” The Jumbos continue to command NESCAC and NCAA Div. III soccer thus far in the 2019 season. In this game alone, Tufts out-shot Colby 25–4. They applied consistent pressure up and down the field, and plan on continuing this method of play in their following matchups. The Jumbos are on the road Saturday, taking on their third NESCAC competitor of the season, the Bates Bobcats. The game is slated to begin at 3 p.m, and Seigelstein spoke about the matchup. “Bates will be tough,” Seigelstein admitted. “They know us well. But we just need to figure out how to play it and find ways to win. That’s how NESCAC games go. It’s not always pretty.”

Women’s cross country finishes 3rd at Bowdoin Invitational by Liam Finnegan Sports Editor

Last week, the No. 8 Tufts women’s cross country team competed in the Bowdoin Invitational held at the Pickard Field Cross-Country Course in Brunswick, Maine. The team performed well, despite missing some of their top performers from the Bates Invitational. The Jumbos finished third at the Invitational out of the eight teams there, continuing their good run of form. Junior Johanna Ross had the best time out of the Jumbos contingent. She ran the 6k in 23:32.7 to finish sixth overall. Ross was pleased with the result and felt that it was a good way to set the tone for the remainder of the season.

“I was happy with my sixth-place finish at Bowdoin,” Ross said. “I’m coming off of over a year of being more or less continuously injured, so it definitely felt like a comeback. It was a good confidence booster going into the rest of the season. It was a relatively low-key race — we didn’t race our top seven — so I started pretty conservatively and then just tried to stay consistent and finish strong. It was definitely helpful to have my teammates in the race with me. They helped pull me along, especially through the middle of the race slump.” Following Ross, a cluster of Jumbos finished between the top 14 and 20. Junior Cameron Rusin finished in 14th place with a time of 23:51.1. Senior co-cap-

tain Nicole Kerrigan finished just behind Rusin in 16th with a time of 23:51.7. Firstyear Kendall Roberts rounded out the top 20 and finished 20th in a time of 23:57.0. Following them was first-year Lia Clark, who finished 30th with a time of 24:38.8 and sophomore Lucy Tumavicus in 34th with a time of 24:54.6. The top five runners from each team were included in team scoring, so Ross’ through Clark’s scores were counted in the final scoring. Tufts finished with 85 total points for third place, losing out to second-place Wellesley who scored 73 points and the Coast Guard Academy, who dominated the race with 37 points. The Coast Guard’s margin of victory was so large because they had four of the top ten times, including the

leading time. Coast Guard junior Kaitlyn Mooney took first with a time of 21:48.5. The Jumbos have been in good form early in the season with a first-place finish at the Bates Invitational to go along with their third-place finish at the Bowdoin Invitational. Ross attributes this early success to the quality of the first-year class and improved overall health on the team. “If I had to point to a single thing, I would say we owe a lot of our recent success to our amazing class of [firstyears],” Ross said. “There are three or four of them in our top seven on any given day, but the talent by no means

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