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LGBTQ community urges action in wake of homophobic vandalism

by Alexander Thompson News Editor

In the second act of hatred at Tufts in just three weeks, a student discovered their dorm door engraved with a well-known homophobic slur late Wednesday night.

This incident has sparked calls by Tufts’ LGBTQ community for the university to take decisive action to address prejudice and intolerance on campus.

The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) was notified of the vandalism found in Lewis Hall just before midnight Wednesday, according to the public incident log.

TUPD and the Office of Equal Opportunity, which are carrying out investigations of the incident, declined to comment or say whether the perpetrator had been identified.

University President Anthony Monaco informed the community of the incident in a mid-morning email Friday. Monaco condemned the act and called it “antithetical” to Tufts’ values, assuring that the perpetrator would be punished.

“In the face of such incidents, we must all recommit ourselves to ensuring that Tufts remains an open, inclusive, and welcoming community.” the president wrote.

“All students, faculty, and staff should have the opportunity to thrive at Tufts, living, working, and studying without the threat of bias or discrimination.”

Hope Freeman, the director of the LGBT Center, called the word used “hurtful, harmful and hateful,” pointing to the sordid history of the slur’s use against members of the LGBTQ community.

“It basically means you’re not want-

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As students learned of the news around campus today, their initial shock quickly turned to demands for serious action on the part of the university.

Tyler Whitaker, who identifies as gay, said that coming to Tufts, while he expected

to be uncomfortable at times, he had never imagined hate speech would be so blatant or recurrent.

“I think an appropriate first reaction is shock,” he said. “I think the second, and the one that felt a lot worse was that feeling of ‘Oh my god, is this happening again?’ We so recently had the incident of

the swastika and then to have this happen so immediately afterwards is just kind of disheartening.”

Whitaker, a sophomore, said that he did not see the same sense of anger and indignation in Monaco’s email or the adminsee HOMOPHOBIA, page 3

Tufts Democrats hosts Marianne Williamson town hall

by Anton Shenk

Assistant News Editor

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson hosted community members, students and campaign volunteers on Saturday for a town hall sponsored

by Tufts Democrats.

The event began with Williamson delivering an opening statement in which she shared her experience being on the campaign trail.

“It is as though there are two separate political universes. One huge, corporatized … and then there’s you guys. I have come to feel that in many ways the system is even

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more corrupt than I feared and that the people are even more wonderful than I’d hoped,” Williamson said.

Williamson then turned much of her opening statement to describe the history of the U.S., its roots and the challenges the foundation of American society faces today.

“The second president of the United States, John Adams, said that he hoped that every July 4 we would revisit first principles. Now those first principles are written on marble walls, written on parchment behind glass, but they’re not in our hearts,” she said.

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and some setbacks in the past, in general, the U.S. has tended to promote justice.

“If you look at the ongoing narrative of American history, we bend towards justice.

But it’s not a straight line either. Sometimes we take two steps forward, one step back … in some ways we’re sliding backwards, chipping away at the Voting Rights Act,” she said.

Williamson pointed to Donald Trump’s presidency as a symptom of larger issues facing the country.

“I don’t believe Donald Trump created all of our biggest problems, I believe Donald Trump was created by these deeper problems,” she said.

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Williamson went on to describe those issues present in American society in much deeper detail, referencing the movement of government policies toward trickle down economics as an amoral economic system.

However, Williamson qualified her statement, specifying that she is not against capitalism.

“I am not anti-capitalist. I know there is a lot of conversation about capitalism and socialism … I don’t believe capitalism is inherently oppressive,” she said. “There is a virulent strain of capitalism — a predatory capitalism — that has corrupted our gov-

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Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks in ASEAN Auditorium on Oct. 5.

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continued from page 1 ernment. It has hijacked our value system because it is completely untethered to any kind of moral or ethical consideration.”

Williamson then shared what some of her administration’s priorities might be, starting with repealing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and using the money to improve the conditions for impoverished Americans with a particular emphasis on improving the conditions of struggling children and creating a new U.S. Department of Peace.

“I really liked what she had to say about education, it was really inspiring … the way she framed it as thinking about what we want politics to look like in 10 years. We need to make sure to educate the youth of today in order to see the world we want in 10 years was my biggest takeaway,” A.J. Pandina, a sophomore at the event, told the Daily.

The forum was then opened to questions by the audience.

The first question, asked by a student, asked Williamson if she is capable of understanding the nuances of the world and the U.S. government as a political outsider.

“This is America. There isn’t supposed to be an outsider. The Constitution says in order to be president you have to be born here, you have to be over 35 and you have to live here for 14 years. You don’t have to be a congressman or a senator or a lawyer or a governor,” Williamson said.

Nic Salem, who serves as vice president of Tufts Democrats expressed interest in Williamson’s campaign ideas but stopped short of endorsing her. “[Williamson] occupies a unique spot in the primary, both with her overall message and her actual policies … I won’t endorse anyone for president but I will endorse good ideas,” Salem, a sophomore, said.

Williamson was asked how she believes the Democratic National Committee has

done so far giving less well-known candidates a chance to compete, particularly considering that she has failed to qualify for two Democratic debates.

“It’s a big machine … there is nothing in the Constitution that even mentioned political parties. George Washington warned us against them when he left office, saying that they will become a faction of men who care more about their faction then their country,” she said. “It’s not American to me [how the establishment] mocks, marginalizes and mischaracterizes if you are not one of them.”

Williamson was then asked several more questions on topics ranging from chief executive officer compensation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

As the event wrapped up, Paul Hodes, Williamson’s New Hampshire state campaign director, took the stage to encourage members of the crowd to become active in this election cycle.

TCU Senate meets with Glaser, debates financial guidelines

by Noah Richter

Assistant News Editor

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met Sunday evening in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room for a briefing from Dean of School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser on changes to the university’s administrative structure. Senators also shared committee updates with the body and reviewed supplementary funding requests during the meeting.

Glaser began his presentation by mentioning the recent departures of several deans, including Dean of Admissions Karen Richardson and Dean of Student Affairs Mary Pat McMahon, as both a challenge and opportunity for the university.

“Dean [Jianmin] Qu and I thought that, because so many people were leaving, it actually creates an opportunity for us to really examine, is the organization serving as it should? Are there opportunities to do something different? Are there problems we can address?” Glaser said. “And we went into the summer looking at that.”

During his presentation, Glaser relayed to the body several of the university’s goals in reorganizing its structure.

Highlights of the administration’s listed goals included a desire to consolidate student advising in one place, ensure stability and experience with the hiring of interim Dean of Student Affairs Nancy Thompson while the search for a permanent dean continues and allocate additional resources toward diversity and inclusion programs. Glaser also stressed the desire to improve cross-functionality between administrative offices and lessen the burden of bureaucracy.

He then explained how the recent restructuring aims to address the mentioned goals, highlighting the dissolution of the Office of Student Success Advising, additional administrative support for culture centers and the creation of new titles and roles for several current deans.

“The reorganization resources are coming from all of these high-level people who have stepped out of the university,” Glaser said. “So people say where are you coming up with the money to do these kinds

of things, and the answer is through the departures and the salaries of those people who have left.”

After his remarks, members of the Senate had a chance to ask questions. Class of 2022 Senator Deepen Goradia set the tone of the post-presentation discussion by asking Glaser to speak to the state of Tufts’ finances, including recent deficits in both the School of Engineering and the School of Arts and Sciences.

Glaser responded candidly by explaining that the ongoing infrastructure efforts at Tufts have and will continue to result in austerity measures for schools within the university.

“When we add new big costs, the schools have to figure out how to pay for it … And it means that you can have a university with a really tiny surplus, and the schools with deficits because the big costs actually fall on the schools,” Glaser said. “We’ve made a major upgrade to our infrastructure and it was really a long time coming and we went into a period of austerity, which we’ve been in for the last couple of years.” see SENATE, page 3

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continued from page 1 istration’s response, and that he wanted to see serious action taken; he called for expulsion if the perpetrator is found to be a student and a full accounting of the event.

He also wants to see the consequences of hate speech made more explicit to deter students from once again engaging in similar behavior.

Marley Hillman, a queer student, said that unlike Whitaker, they were not surprised by the incident.

“I was upset but more an angry kind of upset. I’m disappointed but not surprised that acts of hatred continue to happen on our campus,” Hillman, a junior, said.

Freeman echoed students’ appeals for action, saying that many students told her that they greatly appreciated the president’s response but after so many incidents, many are also urging for the administration to go further.

“There are also folks that are like ‘Yeah, it’s not enough that the president knows but also how is the president supporting the administration … to create a culture that shifts,’” she said.

Monaco was on hand to hear these and other concerns during an open

session for students to process the day’s news at the LGBT Center Friday afternoon. Some students were blunt with the president about their desire for action during the conversation, and Monaco spent a little over an hour listening to their concerns and answering questions.

The president was joined by Rob Mack, Tufts’ chief diversity officer, who is currently leading an overhaul of diversity and inclusion policies at the university. In an interview separate from the discussion, he said he was deeply disappointed and saddened by the incident which targeted one of his own identities.

Despite this act of hate, Mack said, Tufts is working to deliver the change for which many students were clamoring in the wake of Wednesday’s incidents.

“It is a lengthy and involved process, but we are going to continue to build our infrastructure and reach our goals and continue to do our best and make Tufts the place that we believe it is,” he said.

Part of that process has been the hiring of a new associate dean for diversity and inclusion, who was also at the LBGT Center this afternoon.

Nandi Bynoe, the associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, said that the session and listening to students are a powerful part of the response, but like Mack, she pledged that action to prevent more incidents like Wednesday’s is a priority.

“I know that we need to do something more that’s proactive — that’s not reactive, and so there’s a lot of conversations about that. Hopefully, we’ll be able to share that with the community,” she said.

Other students present at the listening session took issue with the administration’s emails about the incident.

Hillman criticized the wording of Monaco’s email in which he described the homophobic vandalism and the swastika incident as “incident[s] of bias,” though he initially described it as an “act of hatred” and an “[act] of discrimination, bias, and ignorance.”

“Calling it an incident of bias versus an act of hate, I think diminishes the severity and importance of such an incident,” Hillman said. “And it’s an indication of how seriously the university may or may not be taking it.”

Freeman said that while calling it an “incident of bias” was technically correct, that wording indicated these incidents have been sporadic instead of a repeated occurrence on campus.

“I think that it’s important that we make sure that we are using language that really speaks to what exactly is going on,” she said.

Patrick Collins, Tufts’ executive director of public relations, declined to comment on Monaco’s wording in the email.

In that email, Monaco also expressed disappointment that he was alerting Tufts to an incident of hate for the second time in less than a month.

Indeed, Wednesday’s events were only another in a series of hateful acts at Tufts. Last semester alone, campus was roiled by an antisemitic postering of Tufts Hillel, a student’s social media post of herself in blackface and pro-Trump slogans spray-painted over messages supporting survivors of sexual assault on the Cannon.

These events come against the backdrop of an increase in acts of hate on college campuses nationwide, according to a 2019 survey conducted by the Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity.

Senate hears Glaser on austerity measures rent measures and how they are paying off for students in the long term.

“Our ability to do everything is enhanced by the infrastructure,” he said. “ I’ll just say this: It is hard to keep your approval ratings high in a period of austerity. But the faculty can get behind these projects because they see how important this infrastructure is and we’ve got to make sure we have room in dining halls, we have beds for people living on campus.”

Following Glaser’s appearance before the Senate, TCU Treasurer and Class of 2021 Senator Sharif Hamidi turned the Senate’s attention to several supplementary funding requests from student organizations.

The body had several lengthy debates, focused primarily on whether to regard a clause of their Treasury Procedures Manual (TPM) that restricts the number of members that a student organization can send to certain events using TCU funding.

Events on the Hill — Week of Oct. 6

by Austin Clementi

Executive News Editor

MONDAY “Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series: Senator Ed Markey” Details: In the second installment of the Distinguished Speaker Series this semester, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life will bring Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey to campus for a conversation with Professor Gilbert Metcalf. Markey helped write the Green New Deal with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Where and when: Cohen Auditorium; 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY “Civic Life Lunch – Media for Democracy: Journalism Then + Now in American Politics” Details: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, who covered events from the Vietnam War to the Civil Rights Movement, will come to Tufts for a talk sponsored by Tisch College.

Where and when: Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center; 12–1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY “Mikhail Krutikhin: Russia: Abundant Gas, Vanishing Oil”

Details: Mikhail Krutikhin, co-founder of RusEnergy, will be coming to Tufts to discuss the future of Russian energy at an event hosted by the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Where and when: Cabot 102; 5:30–7 p.m.

THURSDAY “Memory, Family, and Reflection: Palestinians in Lebanon” Details: Diana Allan, an assistant professor at McGill University, will present a screening of the films “So Dear So Lovely” (2018) and “Terrace of the

According to the current TPM, the Senate can only fund six students for a “non-competition trip” that any club takes.

While the six-member cap is often broken for individual cases, senators debated whether or not it can or should be applied to the evening’s requests.

Despite the extensive debate which lasted over two hours, the Senate ultimately voted to uphold all of the Allocations Board recommendations, disbursing a total of $13,561 to the evening’s eight requests.

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Where and when: Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room; 5:30–8 p.m.

MONDAY OCT. 14 “In d i g e n o u s Pe o p l e s’ Da y Celebration” Details: Students, faculty and staff will gather on the academic quad to celebrate indigenous identities through food, music, dancing and speakers.

Where and when: Academic Quad; 4–7 p.m.

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continued from page 2 Many of the following questions revolved around the university’s spending, and how the allocation of resources, or the lack thereof, will affect different constituencies going forward.

Class of 2021 Senator Ayden Crosby asked Glaser how Tufts plans to deal with the particular growing pains that he previously mentioned. Glaser responded by highlighting the importance of the cur-

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The benefits of mutual funds

n previous weeks, we discussed the two main asset classes: stocks and bonds. The next step in your investing journey is to understand an easy way to gain exposure to these assets.

Mutual funds allow you to invest in a variety of assets, even if you don’t have a lot of money to invest.

With mutual funds, you invest in a basket of underlying securities by buying a portion of that basket, as opposed to purchasing many individual stocks and bonds on your own. For example, say you had $1,000 you wanted to invest in American stocks. With such a small amount of money, you would barely be able to purchase any shares, and you would be excluded from investing in a large portion of the stocks available. Household names like Alphabet, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway all trade at over $1,000 per share; in fact, the stock price for Berkshire Hathaway is around $300,000 for a single share!

In the case of a mutual fund, asset managers such as State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard purchase thousands of underlying securities using pooled money from investors. Similar to how you purchase a share of a company when you buy a stock, you buy shares of a mutual fund. However, when you invest in a mutual fund, you purchase a portion of the fund’s net asset value (NAV ) — the total value of all underlying assets in the fund. Thus, you gain exposure to everything in the fund, even by purchasing just one share!

As you can see, mutual funds are a great way to achieve diversification.

If you tried to invest your $1,000 in a few individual stocks, you would be extremely exposed to risks related to those specific companies. However, by gaining exposure to a basket of underlying securities, you spread your risk among many different companies.

In terms of earning a return, mutual funds share some elements of individual stocks and bonds. Just as the price appreciation of a stock leads to higher returns for stockholders, the price appreciation of underlying assets in a mutual fund leads to a higher NAV, making the holdings of investors worth more. If a mutual fund invests in bonds, they can pass on coupon payments from those bonds to investors in the form of a dividend. They can also choose to bolster the NAV of the fund by purchasing more bonds.

Because the asset managers research securities, trade them and market their fund to investors, they charge fees to investors for purchasing their funds.

These fees are reflected in the expense ratio, which captures how much of the fund’s assets are used for operating expenses. In general, a lower expense ratio is preferable, as expenses reduce the overall return for investors.

Overall, investing in mutual funds is an easy way for investors to gain exposure to many assets, even without a lot of capital to begin with.

Ryan Gell is a senior studying economics and history. Ryan can be reached at ryan. gell@tufts.edu.

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New Faculty Q&A: Meghan Pearson

by Janya Gambhir Contributing Writer

Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Hailing from Syracuse, N.Y., Meghan Pearson is a lecturer and costume shop supervisor who began teaching at Tufts this semester. The Tufts Daily spoke to her to learn about her background, interest in costume design and theater, and plans at Tufts.

Tufts Daily (TD): Could you tell us about yourself?

Meghan Pearson (MP): My name is Meghan Pearson. I am a full-time lecturer in costume production and technology. I teach Costume Construction, which is a basic costume class that teaches the fundamentals of sewing.

On a rotational basis, I could teach other craft-related aspects of theater or the history of costume. I oversee the Tufts Costume Shop [within the Tufts Department of Theatre, Drama, and Performance Studies], and I also teach students how to sew, make patterns for clothing and get ready for theatrical productions. Outside of my Tufts world, I am originally from Syracuse, N.Y. Right before this, I worked at a professional staging company called Syracuse Stage, where I was a draper. This meant that I would take a costume rendering from the designer, make the clothing, do the fitting and get all the costumes ready for shows. Before that, I was teaching at Millikin University. I’m glad that I’ve done both professional and academic work. My job experience is like research for my lectures. I moved to Boston last year and did a half-term. So far, I’ve been loving Tufts.

TD: Why do you enjoy theater and costume making?

MP: My whole family loves theater, so I grew up doing shows. Because I’m also an artist, costume making was an easy way to combine my talents. I know nothing else since I’ve always done it.

TD: How did your passion for theater extend into being a professor at a university?

MP: I started off in shows as a child and became interested in the hands-on aspects of them — the scenery, lighting and costume. Sharing my knowledge was the next step because theater is all about learning through collaborating. I went to grad school for costume technology, where I entered in the academic world. The moment that I see a student interested in theater or costume design, a lightbulb goes on, because that’s what I love. I like theater, but what’s also essential is teaching these skills to the new generation.

TD: What do you hope to accomplish at Tufts?

MP: I would love to help expand the connection between the theater and the technology department. Doing more crossovers with the Engineering [School] and getting that integrated into the curriculum would be so cool. Imagine if we could print fabric or 3D-print a bracelet — there are so many opportunities here.

TD: What do you like most about Tufts so far?

MP: The campus is so beautiful. Also, they really want you to get the full experience at Tufts, and there are so many resources. As a new faculty member, I always hear “Come to this!” or “You’re invited to this lunch.” At other places I’ve worked at, it’s usually been more like “Here you go, good luck.” In the theater department, a lot of our stu-

dents are dual majors — especially in the STEM department — so it’s nice to get that cross-contamination and hear about what’s happening in those worlds.

TD: You mentioned that many Tufts theater students also pursue other academic interests. Do you have any advice for students that don’t want to major or minor in theater but still are interested in getting involved?

MP: Do anything you can. We have a lot of student-run organizations where you don’t even take a class to join. You meet every couple of weeks and put on skits or do improv. You can also get more involved and try out for a show, or there are lots of volunteering opportunities. Even a minor in theater isn’t that many credits. Every person in my costume shop is either double majoring in theater and something else or majoring in something else entirely. It’s a place for a variety of interests to commingle. Down the line, a student could take their engineering and theater interests and make some crazy new fabric.

Even just going to see the shows is supportive to us and allows us to expand our programming. You should also check out the costume shop. It’s all so fun!

TD: Where can I find out about shows and other projects going on in the theater department?

MP: Our website page of the Tufts Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies has a list of what we’re doing. We have three shows a semester, some of which are bigger and some that are more black-box style. There’s also one dance concert a semester.

TD: Do you have any fun facts about yourself that you’d like to share?

MP: I always have the same three.

One — I love Disney; two — I play the bagpipes; three — I play the didgeridoo.

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The power of memory in Coates’ ‘The Water Dancer’ In some ways, a Ta-Nehisi Coates novel might come as unexpected. His professional career has consisted of formidable social critiques as a nonfiction writer, best known for his books “Between the World and Me” (2015) and “We Were Eight Years in Power” (2017). “The Water Dancer” (2019) is a departure from his background with a debut that straddles both historical fiction and magical realism. In this transition to fiction, Coates shows he hasn’t lost any of the articulation he’s known for in his prose — instead, he displays a masterful talent for fantasy, one that he uses to raise questions about the power of narrative and of memory.

In “The Water Dancer” we follow Hiram, the black son of a plantation owner in Virginia. Hiram, shortened to Hi, possesses a photographic memory yet does not have any memories of his mother, who was sold from the plantation when he was nine. Due to his intellectual prowess as well as the whims of his father, Hi is called to the house to act as the manservant of his white half-brother Maynard, who is vulgar and possesses none of Hi’s gifts yet is poised to be the heir of the plantation.

One night, as Hi drives Maynard home, the bridge they are on collapses, sending them into the river; Hi survives, while Maynard is killed.

This event acts as a kind of baptism for Hi, clarifying his priorities: After this, he attempts to escape the plantation, but he is caught before he can even make it off the land. This sets in motion a chain of events that eventually leads to his working as an agent for the Underground Railroad, bringing him into contact with Harriet Tubman, whom the other agents know by the name of “Moses.”

It’s here that the book makes its dive into magical realism: Hi discovers an ability, known as conduction, that can be of great use in helping the enslaved escape to freedom. It is a superpower that relies on the strength of memory to conjure it, and it also aligns him with Tubman, who has used this power to make many miraculous journeys. At this point, Coates departs most dramatically from his previous nonfiction, making a dangerous play.

It would be easy to use conduction as a cheap gimmick in the story, one that acts as a way to bridge logical gaps in historical narratives, but Coates avoids this, and instead it becomes a fundamental element of Hi’s development.

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The cover of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book ‘The Water Dancer’ (2019) is pictured. stand that the story is as much about memory as it is about slavery. His memory is both his greatest strength and weakness — he uses it in order to help slaves escape through the Underground Railroad, but in moments when it’s vital for him to remember his mother, it fails him. Memory is the key for making conduction work, connecting him with his family history while simultaneously burdening him with the emotional weight of this history. There’s a deep power that recollection can harness, but Coates acknowledges the emotional cost that it comes at, one that black Americans have been asked to take on through the present day.

But as this recollection does play an essential role in making progress, perhaps it isn’t surprising that this novel is Coates’ most recent project. His work has always pushed against the nation’s forgetfulness of its past and unwillingness to grapple with the moral debt incurred by slavery. If anything, “The Water Dancer” gives hope in the figure of Hi: The struggle to remember everything is a noble one, one that has the power to bring about a lasting, systemic change.

Ta-Nehisi Coates will present “The Water Dancer” on Nov. 18 at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford.

FASHION REVIEW

Chanel shines bright at Paris Fashion Week

by Lila Felser

Contributing Writer

Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2020 Readyto-Wear show at Paris Fashion Week (PFW) was highly anticipated for many reasons.

First, the collection is the first from the brand’s new creative director, Virginie Viard, following Karl Lagerfeld’s passing in February. Second, Chanel has maintained its reputation for being one of the most respected and honored fashion houses in the world and always kicks off the last day of PFW. The show took place at the Grand

Palais in The Champs-Élysées. For every PFW show, the set is drastically different but meticulously executed. The set up this year included a runway replicating the classic zinc rooftops, appearing as a metaphor for the brand moving on without Karl.

The show opened with a model in a tweed, romper-style suit jacket inspired look, followed by models dressed in deep-V blazers and patterned co-ords. Not to be missed were the logo buttons adorning most of the looks as well as the classic Chanel ballet flats — the perfect shoe to show homage to Chanel’s history but not

take away from the detailed clothing. While initially the show might strike as underwhelming, once focus is placed on the artistry of the designs, a true appreciation for creativity and individual style results.

The runway looks emphasized Chanel’s classic tweed designs, as well as shortshorts, tulle and heavily accessorized looks remnant of Madonna in the ’80s. Viard’s designs represent the modern working woman, in both their beauty and functionality. This sentiment echoes Coco Chanel’s see CHANEL, page 6

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Sammy Park Bangers and Bops

by Peter Lam

Contributing Writer

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Until you can make it, fake it

n the center of a Venn diagram showing boys in high school before JV basketball games and me before final exams is just the song “All Me” (2013) by Drake. I am not from Canada nor am I a famous rapper who began his career as an actor on “Degrassi” (2001), but can I wholly relate to the lyrics “I get paid a lot, you get paid a bit / And my latest shit is like a greatest hits”?

Absolutely.

My preferred state of mind is 100% audacious. I love to feel the blind confidence that comes with a cup or two of iced coffee, a Google Doc with an extensive outline already on it and positive instructor feedback. But unfortunately, the nature of the human condition is such that this beloved assurance that I am “this generation’s closest thing to Einstein,” à la Kanye West, is frequently interrupted by self-doubt. Whether it be a lackluster exam grade, the pimple on my chin that has sprung up overnight or the crushing realization that not every person I interact with thinks I’m the funniest person to ever walk this Earth, life is filled with moments that forcefully deconstruct this intricate mental fortress that I have built over the last 19 years.

In the last few years, there has been an increasing awareness of impostor syndrome, wherein adequately-qualified individuals chronically feel undeserving of their accomplishments or acceptances. I think I have hacked my way out this mentality by faking cockiness. As much as I would like to think that I just popped out of my mother’s womb knowing my inherent worth as a human being, I know that my journey to becoming this tenacious can be defined by the sentiment that fabricated confidence has been able to trickle down into actual self-assuredness.

There is a negotiation technique where one party will make an extreme demand, and it is expected that the other entity will be able to bargain to produce a more moderate conclusion.

In the same vein, I think I have acquired confidence this way. For example, it is infinitely easier to approach a paper with a seemingly impossible prompt once I’ve listened to enough Kim Petras and successfully duped myself into thinking I’m the next Sylvia Plath: The world needs to hear my take on how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids.

While there is certainly always a time and place for weeping to Julien Baker, few other non-illicit activities can induce the rush of dopamine that accompanies hearing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” (2011). So, despite the fact that no human can be constantly confident, wallowing in sad girl anthems is not always the most constructive to one’s psyche.

Life is hard despite my ongoing mission to trick myself into believing I’m the smartest person in Massachusetts, but “212” (2014) by Azealia Banks will always make me feel invincible.

Sammy Park is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Sammy can be reached at samantha.park@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 5 beginning work when she started designing suits for the Parisian working woman in the early 1900s. According to an Oct. 1 Vogue article, Virginie claimed that “she’d drawn a connection between the rooftop scenery and the ‘atmosphere of the Nouvelle Vague’—the French New Wave cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, famous for portraying young actresses in the honest light of real life.” The models were all fresh-faced, and their hair was styled naturally in a fresh blowout. Across the runway walked the likes of Kaia Gerber, Grace

Elizabeth and Gigi Hadid, who was perhaps noticed more for her efforts to escort a prankster-influencer off the runway that disrupted the show during the finale, than anything else.

Especially notable was the layered costume jewelry, dripping in pearls, crystals and edgy silver chains. Viard did not forget to include the iconic Chanel belt in chainlink styles as well as the classic leather belt, shown in a myriad of colors, finished with the statement double-C logo in the center. Throughout the show, Viard’s balance between chic, classic pieces, and playful designs and colors was made clear

through vibrant pink knits and matching sets adorned with sequins. One of the most stand-out looks was a matching denim shirt and pants duo, Chanel’s version of a “Canadian tuxedo.” The jacket had billowing sleeves, with lines of white ruffles running across the entire piece. On the left lapel lied a bright pink flower, adding just enough extra detail to complement the simple denim pants.

Regardless of the visual differences between pieces, the show flowed beautifully and elegantly, in typical Chanel fashion. As a whole, the models represented a notable amount of racial and ethnic diver-

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sity, but like most shows during fashion week, body-size inclusivity was still lacking. This, unfortunately, is a concept that will take a bit of time to be implemented into major fashion houses’ presentations.

Navigating how to operate Chanel postKarl is a difficult feat, but it is a challenge that Viard is clearly capable of moving through. Viard’s ability to connect to the 21st century woman shines brightest in this show. Overall, Chanel met its usual high standards in a new way, by demonstrating how less is more. The balance between simplicity and intricate detail let the beauty of Chanel shine.

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Monday, October 7, 2019 | FUN & GAMES | THE TUFTS DAILY

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Someone you love is adapting to changes.

Suspend criticism. Have extra patience.

Do what you can to help. Investigate all options. Stay practical and pragmatic.

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John Little Gray Areas Matter

Exploitation or education in college athletics

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or as long as college sports have existed, the debate over paying student athletes to compete has simmered on. In more recent years, the conversation has been drawn into the public spotlight once again. Should colleges and universities pay student athletes?

Although the issue is undeniably complex, the answer is yes… well, kind of. Let’s take a look at the financial side of collegiate sports and see if students deserve a cut.

A few notes for clarification: There are two main ways to draw information about athletic department revenues and spending — the Department of Education’s database and the NCAA’s reports. However, this data is unreliable. With that being said, it’s difficult to really measure a university’s fiscal ability to even pay students for their work. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll assume that the only schools that could feasibly pay athletes are members of the Power Five conferences in the NCAA’s Div. I. In 2015, the Washington Post produced an in-depth report on the financial landscape of most Power Five schools ending in fiscal year 2014. Although not the most recent numbers, they are easily accessible and still relevant to the overall discussion about athlete pay. The report describes a grim reality — only 24 of 48 schools in the Power Five conferences were profitable programs. Surprisingly, those 24 schools were the only schools in the country to run in the black.

The argument, then, that schools who can’t turn a profit don’t need to pay athletes seems compelling. But Michigan State University, for example, whose program ran a deficit in 2014, paid head football coach Mark Dantonio a startling $5.6 million the previous year. High head coaching salaries aren’t unusual at top programs, even the ones that are losing money, yet it’s worth noting Michigan State could have afforded to pay all 120 members of their roster around $38,000 for the season while still leaving Dantonio a generous $1 million salary. Clearly a university’s profitability doesn’t affect its ability to pay coaches, so it shouldn’t have an impact on its ability to salary its players. But why should athletes even get paid?

The answer to why someone should be paid for something is almost always rooted in the sacrifice an individual makes. In this case, the cost to high level collegiate athletes is high. Athletes can be impaired for life with no money to show for it, and sometimes no college degree. The counterargument that universities ‘pay’ their athletes by providing them with free degrees is weak, too. There are well-documented cases where universities put their athletes through sham classes and encourage them to avoid declaring difficult (and generally lucrative) majors. Universities and TV networks need to stop exploiting young athletes and their livelihoods for money. That’s the end of the story. It seems like at least the California state government agrees.

Beginning in 2023, college athletes will be allowed to hire agents and accept endorsement money, a first step in recognizing the value of their contributions.

John Little is a sophomore studying computer science. John can be reached at john. little@tufts.edu.

Opinion

Monday, October 7, 2019

EDITORIAL

We must face hate with strength, solidarity and compassion For the second time in less than a month, a Tufts student has been the victim of an act of naked, aggressive and invasive hate. On the night of Oct. 2, a student found a homophobic slur carved into their dorm room door. Just over two weeks ago, on Sept. 15, a student returned to their residence to find a swastika affixed to their door. A terrifying pattern of hate has emerged on our campus, where perpetrators feel bold enough to desecrate the living spaces of peers with symbols and messages of antisemitism and homophobia.

We must stand up and defend our values, our unity and our humanity with vigor and with compassion; we must take a stand against cowardice, ignorance and bigotry.

As we began this fall semester, a parade mocking the Pride movement and LGBTQ rights wound its way through downtown Boston. New students were just concluding their orientation. Over the past few years, hate crimes and antisemitism have risen significantly in Massachusetts. Hate is rising in the nation and region at large and now in the Tufts community. This cannot stand. It will not stand.

Hate can often trace its roots to fear to ignorance, and for this reason we

must be prepared to address recent events on two fronts. Now is not a time for any member of the Tufts community to keep silent.

First, we must be ready to act and speak in defense of our values.

Bystander intervention can be effective both in reducing sexual assault and in addressing instances of bullying and harassment; we can deploy the same technique against hate, too.

Intervention works best with clear communication and the knowledge that it is everyone’s responsibility to step up and help a friend, peer or stranger out of an intimidating situation. Today, and always, we must be ready to intervene and to correct course when hate enters the room.

Second, we must remain compassionate. When hate strikes, it is all too easy to become fearful and let ourselves become overwhelmed. We must not.

What we must do instead is be kind to one another, and further, we must not strike back. This does not mean those who placed a symbol of genocide upon and carved a vicious slur into the doors of two of our friends’ rooms should go unpunished. These perpetrators should be quickly and permanently removed

from Tufts, and the university must increase public messaging condemning hate. At the same time, we must not let our anger at the perpetrators of these acts overwhelm our compassion and support for the victims; it is important that they know all of us in this community will do what it takes to help them move past this trauma.

What has happened on our campus is shameful, and both incidents are acts of cowardice and ignorance.

With a thoughtful and active initiative to encourage bystander intervention against all forms of hate, combined with community-wide compassion, we can stand up to those who seek to divide us. The Daily extends its love and support to the two students and to the Jewish and LGBTQ communities at Tufts who were the targets of these reprehensible attacks. Though hate has menaced our peers, it will not threaten our solidarity.

If you witness an act of hate or are a victim of harassment yourself, the Daily encourages you to reach out to resources on campus such as the Office of Equal Opportunity, Tufts University Police Department or a cultural or identity center.

OP-ED

A message to the Tufts LGBTQIA+ community

by Marley Hillman and Kathleen Lanzilla We are extremely disheartened and upset by the act of homophobic hatred that happened in Lewis Hall on Wednesday night. We are especially saddened that this occurred only a day into LGBT History Month. It is crucial that all of Tufts come together and make sure to show our support for marginalized communities at Tufts, especially the LGBTQIA+ community.

While voicing our unequivocal support for the LGBTQIA+ community, we must also recognize the intersectional effects these acts of hatred can have. We support all marginalized voices and communities, and we acknowledge the pain and strength of each.

The recent rise in targeted acts of hatred within the Tufts community is alarming and unacceptable. Here at Tufts, we marginalized students have every right to feel safe, welcomed, accepted and recognized for who we are. No matter how many acts of hatred target us, we belong here in our community. This homophobic incident is not the only act of hate targeting LGBTQIA+ students in the past year: There were eggings of transgender students and Muslim students on International Transgender Day of Visibility.

We cannot let complacency brew in the wake of such homophobia. This hatred has recurred continuously over the

past year, whether it showcases itself in acts of antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, harassment of survivors of sexual violence or transphobia. When it comes to breaking this cycle, the onus should not lie solely with students. In the wake of such acts, we want to encourage students to take the time to heal and process these incidents as we push for community-wide change, administrative action and further equity for all marginalized communities.

There is a common assumption that the LGBTQIA+ community achieved both equality and equity in 2015 with the nationwide legalization of gay marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. However, this was but the bare minimum of what needed to be done, and equality in our society is still a fight to be won. The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear arguments this week on whether our community has the right to a discrimination-free workplace. Our community, and particularly people of color within it, experience frequent targeted attacks on our existence.

Although last week’s homophobic attack on our campus is part of a national trend, it also speaks to the complacency of our culture here at Tufts that has emboldened individuals to perpetrate such acts on our campus with increasing frequency.

University President Anthony Monaco cannot ignore the university’s responsibility to proactively work to prevent such incidents by blaming it on the recent

broader national increase in homophobic hate crimes or the Trump administration.

Tufts cannot continue to allow these acts of hatred to occur. Justice and community healing are long-term processes that last far longer than the public anger and pain that we and our peers have expressed in the wake of this incident. Monaco’s standard responses — mass emails and presidential appearances at community gatherings — are not enough. These are empty words unless the Tufts administration will put forth significant effort to create a culture of safety and acceptance and reinforce its messaging with serious consequences for those who perpetrate these acts.

For all of those affected by last week’s attack, please feel free to reach out to either of us or the LGBT Center Director Hope Freeman. Additional support can be found with the Group of Six; Ears for Peers, a student-run resource for students who would like to talk about their feelings surrounding these incidents; and Counseling and Mental Health Services.

The Tufts LGBTQIA+ community is built on love, and we must stand by this value despite the hatred that can be thrown at us. We are stronger than any attempt to instill fear in our community.

Marley Hillman is a junior studying sociology. Marley can be reached at marley. hillman@tufts.edu. Kathleen Lanzilla is a junior studying political science. Kathleen can be reached at kathleen.lanzilla@tufts.edu.

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Jumbos ride strong Sunday to big finish

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Jeremy Goldstein Schmuck of the Week

Vontaze Burfict edition

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Senior Brandon Karr swings at the ball on the 7th fairway in the NESCAC championship qualifying tournament at Indian Hill Golf Club in Newington, Conn., on Sept. 30, 2017.

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continued from back page No individual on the team finished below 12th on the day, with senior Brandon Karr coming in just one stroke behind Clauson and Bredahl.

The day two surge that paced the field was the big story of the weekend, as it allowed Tufts to secure a historically great finish.

“We knew we had a lot more in us for day two. Amherst is a good team, but we knew we should beat them at our home course,” Clauson said. “At that point, qualifying was mostly sealed up, and so we played with nothing to lose. That was the key to a strong Sunday.”

The home course advantage was exciting for many members of the team, and the familiarity with many of the specific shots and strategies for each hole paid big dividends.

“We had three eagles over the course of two days,” Pendergast said.

Despite their success, the Jumbos are still hungry for more.

“It was bittersweet seeing how close we were to beating Williams,” Clauson said.

“Beating Williams in the qualifier would have been one of the greatest moments in the team’s history.”

Looking ahead, the Jumbos won’t play in the NESCAC championship until April, where the No. 1-seeded Williams will host,

and the Jumbos will look to upset them from the No. 2 seed. The team’s inspiring play and close finish behind Williams lends a lot of optimism to a fantastic showing in the NESCAC championship.

Before then, however, the Jumbos will suit up one more time this fall season for the NEIGA Championship at the Captain’s Golf Course in Brewster, Mass. The weather may not be as kind as it was during this recent slate of September matches, but the team will look to cap an excellent fall season on a high note, while potentially getting some of the younger players some tournament action.

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don’t think Vontaze Burfict is at fault for Vontaze Burfict still being in the news. A combined 13 suspensions and fines later, he’s reached a collision point with the NFL. In other words, there will be no more collisions for Burfict this year: He’s been suspended for the remainder of the season.

An honorable mention (or is it dishonorable?) runner-up finish goes to a challenger who just cannot seem to learn his lesson. Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was maligned by his teammates in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) for showboating over a ball that just missed sailing over the fence instead of running out of the box. Benched earlier in the season for a similar incident, Acuña likely would have scored if he had even reached second on what should have been at least a triple.

The Braves fell by one run to the Cardinals.

Compounding on the lunacy in the ninth inning, Acuña hit a no-doubt home run to left-center and decided once again to showboat in the batter’s box. If ever there were a time to be in a dead sprint for a no-doubt blast, it would be then.

But every single person involved in Burfict even being on the football field in 2019 can throw their hat into the Schmucks of the Week Hall of F(Sh)ame.

Burfict leveled wounded Colt tight end Jack Doyle in a matchup this season worthy enough for me to seriously believe an article from The Onion titled “Vontaze Burfict expresses deep regret for letting Jack Doyle live.”

But Burfict has been a schmuck for a rather long time. In a 2017 game, he absolutely leveled Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman in an off-the-ball scenario, earning himself a five-game suspension (later shortened to three). Here’s the catch — it was a PRESEASON contest.

Prior to those shenanigans, Burfict inflicted a shattering challenge on Antonio Brown (a terrible human being in his own right) in the Wild Card game of the 2016 playoffs. Brown would miss the next game with a concussion, and almost two years after the incident, Burfict was quoted saying that he thought Brown “faked it.”

Burfict is appealing his rest-of-theseason suspension, but his chances of reinstatement took another blow when the NFL found another illegal hit from the maligned linebacker. Of course, the hit occurred IN THE SAME QUARTER as the one on Doyle.

Playing the “fool me once” game or pulling the “a leopard cannot change its spots” card seems necessary, but they feel tired. Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders are not only absolute fools for believing they could rely on Burfict (who is now being replaced at middle linebacker by a seventh-round rookie), but should be considered complicit in the future injuries sustained by any player as a result of Burfict. I have no choice. If the leopard is Vontaze Burfict, it cannot change its spots.

As for the man of the hour, Burfict has totally played himself. As a result of his suspensions, he has lost over $4 million dollars for on-field hits; your schmuck of the week, everyone.

Jeremy Goldstein is a sophomore studying political science and film and media studies. Jeremy can be reached at jeremy. goldstein@tufts.edu.

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Monday, October 7, 2019

Football improves to 2–2 with win against Bates

by Noah Stancroff

Assistant Sports Editor

The Tufts football team (2–2) added its second victory during its trip to Bates on Saturday. The Jumbos came out on top, 33–28, in a high-scoring battle with the Bobcats (0–4) at Garcelon Field in Lewiston, Maine.

The loss for the Bobcats marks their fourth defeat of the season, tied with two other teams — the Bowdoin Polar Bears and the Colby Mules — at the bottom of the NESCAC. After the win, coach Jay Civetti spoke about the Jumbos’ effort.

“We needed a full team effort,” Civetti said. “That was a really great Bates team that really fought hard to the very end.”

The first half of the game on Saturday was a consistent back and forth battle with both teams holding the lead at one score. The defenses on both sides came out strong to start the afternoon, as neither the Jumbos nor the Bobcats were able to put together drives of more than 18 yards in the first quarter of play.

“I think the defensive guys put our players in a good position to have success,” Civetti said.

However, the next 15 minutes of play turned out to be a different story for both offenses. Tufts’ first full drive of the second quarter resulted in the first score of the game. On the fifth play of the drive, junior running back and co-captain Mike Pedrini beat all of the Bobcat defenders as he ran into the end zone from 36 yards out. After the successful point-after attempt, the Jumbos took a 7–0 lead.

However, the Jumbos were not able to keep the momentum swinging in their favor as the Bobcats answered with their own impressive drive. Lasting over seven minutes, Bates’ touchdown drive took 12 plays as they marched 75 yards down the field. Junior running back Christian Sanfilippo’s four-yard rush capped the Bobcats’ drive as he found a gap in the line going in the opposite direction of his blockers. On the point after, Bates decided to go for the early lead and did so successfully, as a two-point conversion gave the team an 8–7 lead.

Tufts was able to regain the lead on the next drive, a lead they would take into half time after junior kicker Matt Alswanger connected on a 21-yard field goal with 1:30 left on the clock.

The second half was a much different story, as both teams were able to get into a rhythm offensively at some point during the latter two quarters.

Both teams were able to rely on both the run and the pass, and many players contributed offensively for the Jumbos and the Bobcats.

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Tufts players line up for a snap during Tufts’ 47–14 victory over Bates at Bello Field on Sept. 29, 2018.

After Bates opened the second half with a 70-yard touchdown drive, Tufts responded with a 90-yard touchdown drive of its own as senior quarterback Jacob Carroll found graduate student wide receiver Frank Roche for a 70-yard touchdown completion.

Carroll spoke about the deep passes, taking time to commend the performances of his offensive line.

“The [offensive] line gave me some time,” Carroll said. “We ran the right routes and were able to connect, so hopefully we can get some of those next week.”

Tufts recovered the ball at the 12-yard line from a botched kickoff return that resulted in a fumble. However, the Bates defensive line dominated the line of scrimmage, stuffing Tufts’ rush attempts four times in a row at the goal line.

Despite the turnover on downs, the Jumbos were able to make the most of their opportunity. On the Bobcats’ first play of the drive, senior linebacker Stephen Timmins forcibly met the running back in the end zone for a safety.

Following the safety, the Jumbos drove 60 yards relatively quickly and found the end zone on a 17-yard completion to senior fullback Winton Blount, giving them a 26–14 lead.

After a quick three and out for the Bobcats, the Jumbos received the ball back at their own 44. On the sixth play of

the drive, first-year quarterback Trevon Woodson found junior wide receiver Brendan Dolan on a short completion.

After the catch, Dolan broke numerous tackles, spinning away from defenders as he sprinted into the end zone for the 41-yard touchdown. The Jumbos’ 33–14 lead after the touchdown was all they would need, as the defense took over from that point on.

Civetti further spoke about the production by both his passers and receivers.

“I think the quarterbacks, [Carroll] and [Woodson] did a nice job and Dolan continues … to execute,” Civetti said.

While the Bobcats were able to cut the lead to just five with around three minutes left on the clock, the Jumbos’ defense stood strong when it mattered most. With 41 seconds remaining and the ball on their own 29, the Bobcats tried three heaves downfield, all of which were defended beautifully by the Jumbos’ secondary. On fourth and 10, Bates attempted to get to the marker to give themselves a few more shots at the end zone, but the receiver was forced out of bounds three yards short of the line to gain.

Senior linebacker and co-captain Greg Holt was asked about stopping Bates on the final drive.

“I think just trying to go back to the basics of what our coaches have been

beating into our heads since practice on Monday,” Holt said.

Holt was also asked about what the defense has to improve upon to prevent long drives put together by the opposition.

“I think for us, it’s being better on third down,” Holt said. “Making sure we’re sticking to the fundamentals of the things we talk about all week and stopping the run, not allowing big plays.”

Overall, both teams had players who put up big numbers on offense. Carroll finished the game with 223 yards through the air with five different receivers catching two or more passes. Bates had similar success through the air, as junior quarterback Brendan Costa threw for 200 yards with six different receivers totaling 20 yards or more.

“I think we had a good game plan going in,” Carroll said. “We executed well at times, and I thought we had a lot of good play calls in the passing game.”

The Jumbos look to continue their winning ways as they hit the road again Saturday for a matchup with the undefeated Wesleyan Cardinals (4–0) in Middletown, Conn. The Jumbos’ defense will have to prove its strength if it hopes to leave Connecticut with a victory against the strong Cardinals offense, which averages 31.5 points per game this season.

Stellar 2nd day propels golf to 2nd-place finish in NESCAC qualifier

by Aiden Herrod

Assistant Sports Editor

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Tufts golf team capped a brilliant weekend of play with a second-place finish in the NESCAC qualifier. Tufts came within two strokes shy of the high mark set by Williams, finishing with a total score for the weekend of 588. With a top-four finish in the qualifiers this fall, Tufts punched its ticket to its third consecutive NESCAC championship.

The final line for Tufts was its best mark ever for a NESCAC qualifier. The weekend was highlighted by an outstanding round on the second day, where Tufts paced the field with a total score of 292. Playing with a home course advantage, the Jumbos rolled through the competition.

The high mark on day two propelled the Jumbos from third to second place, leapfrogging an Amherst squad that struggled to get anything going Sunday. Although

Williams — who finished with the two top golfers in the field — narrowly edged out Tufts, the day was a stellar showing from every corner of the Jumbos’ roster.

Coach George Pendergast had nothing but praise for the high-flying squad.

“I thought our guys played super, super well,” Pendergast said. “It was probably one of the more impressive efforts from a Tufts team ever.”

In terms of individual finishes, Tufts had four players finish within the top 10.

Leading the way was junior Henry Hughes, who shot an astronomical 70 on the second day to secure fourth-place overall in the tournament. Hughes’ performance was the best score of the day and was a big part of the jump Tufts made on the second day. Junior Harry Theodore nabbed a seventh-place finish with a 72 on day two, while sophomores Travis Clauson and Mac Bredahl tied with two others at eighth.

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