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Computer Science Professor Ming Chow to represent Tufts at Day of Shecurity

by Ellie Hewell Staff Writer

Ming Chow, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, will lead a workshop at the Day of Shecurity, a conference that seeks to support women in the cybersecurity field, on Friday, Feb. 22.

According to the Day of Shecurity website, only one in five organizations are very committed to hiring women in technology-based roles. The conference aims to help women build skills needed for a strong knowledge in the field and provide professional resources to facilitate involvement in the industry. In the longterm, the event seeks to inspire women to pursue information security and to eventually change hiring practices within the industry.

The sold-out, hands-on event is free to attend with registration.

Chow is currently one of two male speakers at the event. He first got involved with the organization when the Day of Shecurity reached out about potentially hosting the event at Tufts. Ultimately, they decided to hold the event at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston.

Tufts is now involved as a Bronze Sponsor after donating $1,000 to the conference. At this time, Tufts is the only college to sponsor the event; other sponsors include businesses such as Google and IBM. Emily Tran, co-president of Tufts’ Women in Computer Science (WiCS), spoke to Chow’s skills as an ally. She described a recent activity in her cybersecurity class where Chow stipulated that

each team of four needed to consist of two male students and two female students, saying this reflected Chow’s attitude towards actively supporting women in the computer science field within the classroom.

“He is very deliberate about making sure that he is welcoming,” Tran, a sophomore, said.

Chow plans to lead a workshop called “Packet Analysis Using Wireshark.” He described packet analysis as an analysis of what happens in the computer network. “[Packet analysis is] looking under the hood,” Chow said. “It’s where all the fun and nefarious stuff happens.”

An accomplished expert in the field of cybersecurity, Chow worked ten years as a web application developer at Harvard.

He has spoken at many events, including the High Technology Crime Investigation Association and DEF CON, one of the largest underground hacker conventions in the world.

Chow stressed that an increase in perspective leads to improvement within the cybersecurity field.

Kathleen Fisher, chair of the department of computer science, pointed to the implementation of Amazon’s Rekognition software as an example of the danger of homogeneity in the industry.

Rekognition is a program that uses image analysis to detect and recognize objects, scenes and faces. Fisher said that when tested by the ACLU, the organization found the system to be disproportionately

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Tufts Senior Lecturer and 2017 Lerman-Neubauer Prize Winner, Ming Chow, poses for a portrait.

Tisch College dean adds office hours to increase student engagement

by Alexander Rowe Staff Writer

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Dean Alan Solomont began hosting monthly office hours yesterday. Upcoming office hours, which were announced in a Jumbo Digest email sent to students on Feb. 3, will take place in Solomont’s office on March 11 and April 22 from 12 to 1:15 p.m.

In an email to the Daily, Solomont explained that the office hours are intended to center the voices of students so that Tisch College may respond to them.

“At Tisch College we believe in the power of young people, at Tufts and beyond, to make real and lasting change in our communities, our nation and the world,” Solomont

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said. “We know that we can’t do any of this well without student voices. We want to hear from students and reflect their ideas. Setting aside this time for office hours is one way to make sure this happens.”

Introduction of the new office hours aims to increase student access to Solomont and to further Tisch College’s broader civic engagement agenda among students, according to Jennifer McAndrew, Tisch College’s director of communication, strategy and planning.

“It’s sort of a two-way street, and it’s both for students to have access to him and ask him about his career or get career advice themselves, but also for us to get feedback from students and to really make clear that we value feedback in the form of the dean’s own time,” she said.

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Solomont hosted the first office hours yesterday, which were attended by George Behrakis. Behrakis, a junior, was the first person to take part in the office hours and reflected positively on the experience.

“He truly cares about students and civic engagement at Tufts,” Behrakis said of Solomont. “He’s always open to new ideas, ways of promoting dialogue and furthering Tisch College’s goal of encouraging student involvement in politics.”

Jessica Byrnes, special projects administrator for Tisch College, said that the office hours will help promote Tisch College’s efforts on campus.

“I think it’s been an ongoing effort to try to make […] the Tufts community more aware of Tisch College and the work

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McAndrew said that the decision to add office hours also reflects Tisch College’s goals of encouraging civic engagement both on and off campus.

“We want students to be empowered with the skills and knowledge to be active citizens in their broader communities and the nation and the world, but also right here on their Tufts community campus,” she said.

Diane Ryan, associate dean at Tisch College, added that the office hours will create a window of time for students who have previously not been able to meet

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continued from page 1 with Solomont due to scheduling conflicts to reach him.

“It’s better to dedicate time, and that probably does two things,” Ryan said. “[Having the office hours] communicates that he wants to meet with students, and it also, I think, makes him more accessible to students who maybe hadn’t thought, ‘oh, it’s possible to go and meet [Solomont], who’s had these amazing life experiences that I want to know more about.’”

Solomont expressed optimism about the opportunity to interact with more students.

“I look forward to it — in fact, it’s one of the best parts of my job,” he said.

Students can sign up for a 20-minute time slot with Solomont via Judith Taliaferro, administrative assistant to the dean, at Judith.Taliaferro@tufts.edu.

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During his first office hour, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Dean Alan Solomont speaks with junior George Behrakis on Feb. 11.

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continued from page 1 misidentifying women and minorities as criminals.

According to Fisher, women make up over 25 percent of the computer science major at Tufts, compared to the national average of 18 percent. In the past, the department has sponsored female students to attend conferences such as the Grace Hopper Conference and formed a subcommittee on their student council to focus on diversity, inclusion and belonging.

One change in recent years involves the organization of introductory classes in the

major. Tran explained that intimidation can be a major obstacle to inexperienced people attempting to succeed in computer science.

“Experience levels can vary so much, it’s easy for people to ask questions that can immediately alienate other people,” she said.

To address this concern, introductory computer science courses are now split in two groups — a “blue class” comprised of students entering the class with no prior exposure to the material and a “brown class” for students with background in computer science. The new organization of the introductory classes was introduced

last semester as a way to promote a learning environment in which all students feel comfortable expressing their questions.

Tran, a student teaching fellow, clarified that both classes have the same labs, homework and grading scale. The only difference is the lecture environment.

Tatiana Doyle, a senior and co-president of WiCS, emphasized the importance of a supportive community of female-identifying individuals.

“Finding out that there were these amazing women who were majoring in computer science and they were doing it, made me feel like I could do it also,” she said.

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Caution tape is pictured in front of the scene of a car crash that caused power outages throughout lower campus on Sept. 12, 2018.

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Technology under troubled waters On Feb. 2 at 1:55 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) was dispatched to Tufts Technology Services at 126 Curtis Ave. due to a fire alarm. Upon arrival, TUPD witnessed water coming out of a light fixture on the second floor.

Facilities was notified that a radiator pipe had burst on the third floor. Ten computers were damaged as a result of the water.

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Later that day at 4:13 p.m., TUPD

responded to a medical call at the Gantcher Center, where a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student competing in a track meet broke their femur bone. Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) stabilized the student’s leg with a cast. The student was then transported to the hospital and MIT police were notified.

Drive-by fruiting On Feb. 5 at 11:31 a.m., TUPD received a report that an individual had stolen several fruits from Kindlevan Café while it was closed. TUPD was able to identify the individual responsible as a student, who

was subsequently reported to the dean of Student Affairs.

Super no Later that day at 12:45 p.m., TUPD was notified by six students of a minor altercation. While the students were returning from the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade, an individual attempted to instigate a fight with them in Davis Square. The individual then followed the students back to campus.

The students were able to evade the individual by entering Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center.

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Latin American Committee creates space for discussion about regional issues

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The executive board of the Tufts Latin American Committee poses for a portrait in East Hall on Feb. 11.

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According to the Latin American Committe (LAC) Facebook page and co-presidents Jorge Eguiguren and Sara TorresRaisbeck, the LAC was founded under the Institute of Global Leadership (IGL) in the spring of 2019 in order to encourage widespread community discussion about political issues in Latin America.

Thus far according to the IGL website, the group has hosted a discussion on the Venezuelan mass exodus and is conducting a discussion on natural disasters on Thursday, Feb. 14, . Torres-Raisbeck, a junior from Colombia, mentioned that these discussions are intended to bring an academic voice to the region’s geopolitical status.

“There was not really a space where Tufts students could learn about current events and history regarding the Latin American region,” Torres-Raisbeck said. “We created LAC to cater to students who were interested in learning about Latin America, [and] those interested in international relations.”

Torres-Raisbeck got involved with the group because of her interest in major political events, such as new presidents taking office in Colombia and Brazil. She said that her involvement with the IGL community at large made her excited about the prospect of bringing a research focus to Latin America.

Her involvement with the New Initiative for Middle Eastern Peace (NIMEP) made her interested in starting a similar group dedicated to Latin American issues.

“There are a lot of people at Tufts who are from the region, have relatives in the region or are part of the Latinx diaspora who have no sort of representation,”

Torres-Raisbeck said. According to her, this reality made it important to provide a discussion space on campus.

Eguiguren, a junior from Ecuador, cited similar reasons for starting the group.

“There were a few Latin American culture groups on campus that brought the Latinx community together, but we realized that there was no academically focused group that created space for discourse about Latin American issues,” he said.

According to Eguiguren, he started the group with Torres-Raisbeck and junior Vladimir Proaño, who is currently abroad, to provide that discussion space on campus and because of the keen interest the three of them had in the region. TorresRaisbeck and Eguiguren said that the executive board of the organization consists of two co-presidents, a programming chair, an outreach chair, a treasury chair, a first-year representative and an IGL liaison.

“We meet once a week to plan and sketch out long-term events as well as weekly discussion[s],” Eguiguren said.

Sophomore Patrick Beliard is the current programming chair. He noted that his role involves deciding the theme and focus for each week’s discussion. He searches for articles and materials to provide group members with a glimpse into the topic prior to the discussion.

“The goal is to make it accessible for members and inform them without convoluting the information,” Beliard said. “We are looking for clear and concise articles to enhance involvement.”

The financial chair, Ana Maria Samper, a junior from Colombia, mentions that she got involved because of the absence of such a group from campus in previous years.

“We all feel that Latin America is an under-discussed region with a lot of potential and there should be more discussion about it,” she said.

In terms of the group’s finances, Samper said that because the group was just formed under the IGL and is not an officially recognized club under the Tufts Community Union Senate, funding is requested on a caseby-case basis. According to her, as the group becomes more established, they will organize a budget that will be set aside for them.

First-year representative Santiago Moguel joined the group to find a community of Latin American students on campus and to shadow and learn from the older students in the group. Sophomore Carlos Irisarri is the IGL liaison, and his role is to help maintain a connection between the IGL and LAC in terms of funding, programs and event organization.

“My job as IGL liaison is to ensure that LAC has everything it needs from both a funding and connections point of view as it relates to the IGL,” Irisarri said in an email to the Daily.

He said that his role is to reach out when needed and to make use of all the resources the IGL has to offer, including panel speakers, funding and alumni donors.

Sophomore Juliana Vega, from Ecuador, is the outreach chair. Her main role is to find ways to make the society as accessible as possible to all Tufts students.

“I work to reach as many people as possible,” she said. “One of the main objectives is to get involvement from those who are from outside the region.”

In addition to the weekly meetings, both Eguiguren and Torres-Raisbeck also mentioned that LAC plans to host multiple panel

discussions and a symposium at the end of the semester.

“We want to have a symposium at the end of the semester on a topic of our choosing that seems most relevant to the moment, or one we have not explored yet,” Torres-Raisbeck said.

“We haven’t decided on a topic yet,” Eguiguren said. “We are leaning towards the Venezuelan corruption scandal and the regime.”

Additionally, both co-presidents discussed the hope of allowing interested students to conduct research in the future.

“The goal would be a group research project,” Eguiguren said. “Interested students would pick a topic, do some research here, and it would culminate in a trip on the ground in Latin America.”

Torres-Raisbeck also echoes the goal of a future research trip.

“It’s not part of our structure, as we just started, but students who are interested are encouraged to pursue research. We want to implement this with LAC, just as NIMEP has their own research trip,” she said.

Moving forward, all current members highlight the goal of continuing to make themselves and the LAC accessible to all of those interested in the Latin American region and to make sure that the committee continues its engaging discourse in the future.

According to Eguiguren, the group used to exist, but was discontinued in 2016 due to a lack of interest. In that regard, continuity is his main aim.

“One of the big things would be to reach the larger Tufts community, specifically the first-years and the sophomores, so that they can carry this organization into the future after we graduate,” Eguiguren said.

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is an overly sweet adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel

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“If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018) is the newest film by Barry Jenkins, the writer and director of “Moonlight” (2016) and the movie is an adaptation of the James Baldwin novel by the same name, which follows the trials and triumphs of a young black couple in New York. It is a slice-of-life story that shows the repercussions of institutionalized injustice and the love between people trying to overcome it. Although it is incredibly moving at certain moments, “If Beale Street Could Talk” is an ultimately disappointing film that is so sappy it ends up muddling its own message.

The film is a love letter to love. Beale Street is a literal place in Memphis, Tennessee, and also a reference to a blues song. A quote from Baldwin’s novel appears at the beginning of the film: “Every black person born in America was born on Beale Street, whether in Jackson, Mississippi, or in Harlem, New York. Beale Street is our legacy.” Here, Beale Street is all of New York, from Harlem to Greenwich Village (before it was a gentrified hipster mecca). Within and throughout the city, the film revolves around the love story between young Tish

(Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephen James).

New York is so picturesque it seems built for the characters, framing their walks together in glowing sunlight, vibrant colors and lush park trees. But, New York is not as kind as it looks. Fonny is framed by a slimy cop for rape and sent to prison right as Tish, inconveniently, realizes she is pregnant. As a story of African-American life and struggle in 1970s New York, the film stays true to the beauty of the original novel, but not the grit, and certainly not the plot points.

Even those who have not read Baldwin’s original novel can probably envision how many of the scenes would be better on paper than on screen. The story’s dialogue is so powerful that it is easily over-delivered, but sometimes it is just plain cheesy.

The love scenes are helped by Tish’s narration that adds a noted tenderness and softness, and one wonders, too, if she is supposed to be the personified voice of Beale Street. Whenever Tish narrates, everything seems slightly slowed down, the colors deepen and the camera moves closer on their faces as they gaze at each other. Such moments are beautiful, but come too often, and thus quickly lose their original effect and turn a little sickly sweet.

When something not terribly tragic or

infuriating happens, Tish and Fonny are declaring their love for each other bathed in sunlight. It’s all a little too much. In an article in the New Yorker, Doreen St. Félix goes even further. She outlines some significant and troubling disparities between the movie and the novel, arguing that Jenkins’ film has “shave[d] away the spikes of the original text.”

The film is weakest when it strays from the meat of its setting — Tish and Fonny in New York, post-honeymoon phase, leaning on their families and each other to get them through the pregnancy and conviction. Many of the pre-conviction love scenes are lackluster (particularly the ones in the bedroom). Later in the movie Tish’s mother, a steely Regina King, decides to track down Fonny’s accuser in her home in Puerto Rico.

This pursuit leads to an uncomfortable confrontation in which Tish’s mother assures the woman that she believes her assault happened, but that she could not possibly have seen Fonny that night. We know Fonny has an alibi and that the cop holds a grudge towards him based on the realities of racism in the criminal justice system throughout the story, but this isn’t the case with this woman. The whole scene comes off as frustrating instead of sympathetic.

That being said, “Beale Street” is not without its winning qualities. The visuals are gorgeous, particularly thanks to Jenkins’ use of color, and there are a couple of moments in or surrounding the cell that ring poignant and true. The acting is exceptional all-around, and the Academy’s nod to Layne is a welcome recognition given the #OscarsSoWhite debacle of the last couple of years. Baldwin’s original novel was and is a powerful, revolutionary tale of loving while black, and it deserves to be told. As Dagmawi Woubshet of The Atlantic writes, Jenkins has “introduced viewers to a Baldwin work that sits outside the parameters of the civil-rights era … as well as a vision of black desire that audiences rarely glimpse in movie theaters.” It is an unfortunately unique setup for a movie, which is why it is admirable that Jenkins exposed his (mainstream) audience to it with obvious care.

It is only a shame that the complexity of this tender narrative was reduced to a pedestrian love story, and that the intensity of Baldwin’s original was often lost (particularly in the ending). Ultimately, the film comes off as too sweet for its own good.

FILM REVIEW

McCraney and Holland soar in ‘High Flying Bird’

by Daniel Klain

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Netflix’s attempt to control every second of our attention and free time continued this weekend with the release of Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” (2019).

The film takes place over a span of 72 hours as super sports agent Ray Burke (André Holland) attempts to help end a labor dispute between professional basketball owners and their players.

Essentially, there is no standing collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the players, and so the players are holding out and refusing to play until there is a new agreement. However, after 25 weeks of holding out lower level players, agents like Ray Burke are starting to live paycheck to paycheck. Both sides are dying to reconcile but neither wants to cave into to the other’s economic demands.

Despite the narrative being fictional, the film is intercut with interviews from

real life professional basketball players who all speak on their experiences in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which serve as real life testimony that supports much of the film’s fictional plot and argument.

With “High Flying Bird,” Soderbergh maintains his status as one of Hollywood’s best directors, known for mixing popular cinema with the avant-garde. It is so rare to see a director tackle so many different sub-genres, such

as heist films, romantic comedies and now sports film with “High Flying Board.”

More importantly, Soderbergh continues to be at the forefront of film production, shooting “High Flying Bird” entirely on an iPhone 8. Though Soderbergh is not the first prominent director to film on an iPhone (Sean Baker’s “Tangerine” (2015) gets credit for this), nor is it his first film shot in this method (he shot “Unsane” see HIGH FLIYING BIRD , page 6

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‘Badlands’

he Movie: “Badlands” The Year: 1973 The People: Martin Sheen as the charismatic yet subdued murderer Kit Carruthers, Sissy Spacek as the doe-eyed, chronically unsure and unaware Holly Sargis and Terrence Malick as the visionary firsttime director.

The Non-Revealing Plot: Kit Carruthers starts a relationship with the noticeably younger, seemingly innocent Holly Sargis. They take a radical approach to dating, leaving society to live on their own, and Kit murdering anyone who dares impede the couple’s attempts at isolated living. The young couple travels between states, starting in South Dakota and making their way up to the Canadian border in Montana.

Unofficial Genre: This movie is a crime-drama focused on the couple’s killing spree, and is filled with poetic musings on the American youth’s misguided idea of personal freedom.

My Opinion (Emotional): As in “Fight Club” (1999), it was hard to be emotionally attached to any of the characters. Though Holly doesn’t murder anyone herself, a mixture of her own passive participation and Kit’s manipulation of her keeps one undecided about how to truly feel about her.

At one point in the film, she expresses her deep regret at taking her sick fish out of its bowl and letting it die, but at another she eerily mentions her desire to watch Kit drown.

My Opinion (Technical): Whereas many films nowadays are mainly plot-driven, this one is driven by the two protagonists and what they represent, which is something I found to be extremely refreshing. Kit carries himself in the same laid-back manner with the same cool gait as James Dean’s Jim Stark in “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955), and thinks with the same inspired ignorance as Holden Caulfield in “The Catcher in The Rye.” Kit’s main schtick is that he wants to live a non-boring life, and he acts like he’s living in a movie to fulfill this desire.

Holly is a unique character in that she narrates the film, but she lacks depth, which makes it hard to trust her as a narrator. It becomes clear that this was Malick’s intention for the character, as we begin to understand that she is just like Kit: unsatisfied with life.

The movie captures the “American Spirit” better than any other movie I’ve seen. It doesn’t do this in a preachy, nationalistic sense. However, my favorite aspect of the film is its dialogue and narration. The conversations brilliantly mirror the irregularities of real-life conversations, whereas dramas often only have dialogue if it pushes the plot forward. The only qualm I have is that its pace and editing is dictated

by Malick’s method of piecing together vignettes. While this works well for the film’s storytelling, it doesn’t allow for any scenes to be explored deeply, which I generally like to see in movies.

Overall Rating: Because of the film’s genuinely straightforward story, its simple American beauty, and its realistic dialogue, I’d give this film a 9.5/10.

If You Like This, You’ll Also Like: “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955), “Stand By Me” (1986) and “A History of Violence” (2005).

Tuna is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Tuna can be reached at yonatan.margalit@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 5 (2018) on an iPhone 7s), “High Flying Bird” is arguably his biggest iPhone film to date.

Soderbergh’s attempts to push the boundaries of filmmaking are admirable, but some scenes in “High Flying Bird” are clearly lacking because of the noticeable lighting issues that come with iPhone videography. Whenever outdoor or natural lighting is in a scene, the shot contains a blinding white light that makes the image look slightly indecipherable and awkward. In previous works, Soderbergh sculpted light and color very effectively, and it would have been fascinating to see that again in this film had it not been for its technical limitations.

Frankly, that’s the only complaint that can be made about “High Flying Bird.” It does contain the classic tropes of some of his past works, yet it feels radicalized given the plot of the film, and as a viewer it allows you to connect to and root for the characters. His style is incredibly entertaining as a viewer; the stakes are always clear and the payoff leaves you satisfied.

The brilliance of the film is mostly due to the writing and the actors’ performances. Sonja Sohn, Kyle MacLachlan and Bill Duke all contribute greatly in their roles. Each role functions to explain the

different tiers of labor management, from coach to owner. Every character has their own background story and motives for resolving the lockout.

The two lead roles, played by Holland and Zazie Beetz, are the most impressive.

Holland taps into the plotting charismatic lead role, reminiscent of Danny Ocean (George Clooney) in “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001). Desperation pushes Holland’s character to seize an opportunity, and Holland is too charming not to root for.

Beetz also elevates her character beyond the typical female sidekick. Clever and determined, Beetz’s character is no less desperate to capitalize on the lockout than anyone else, and commands respect just as well.

Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney of “Moonlight” (2016), the script for “High Flying Bird” is electric. The film opens with Ray (Holland) and Erick Scott (Melvin Gregg) at lunch and launches us into the story. In a film that focuses so heavily on power, scenes between parties with different interests are fascinating.

What makes this film most relevant is the plot itself. Looking at the scope of the NBA, the film is incredibly pertinent to the cultural moment. Players have more agency now than ever in the sport’s history thanks to its popularity and the power of social media. Last week, NBA superstar

Kevin Durant went on a rant attacking the media and how they cover the sport, and “High Flying Bird” perfectly exemplifies his point. Basketball players do not need intermediaries controlling their sport or how they speak about it to the public like they used to — if they wanted to, they could take their skills and voice them directly to the masses.

Zooming out through the plot and its message of employee power, “High Flying Bird” touches on the long complicated history of the capitalism and how it allows those in power to control blue-collar workers, and how white people have profited off the labor of predominantly African-American athletes. The film contains a motif in which AfricanAmerican characters make references to slavery and then apologize for saying them, commenting on the ties of the language of labor and value to slavery.

The film also ends with Beetz’s character reading Harry Edwards’ “The Revolt of the Black Athlete” and then telling Gregg’s character, star player Erick Scott, that he should read it too, which could be read as a direct message to real life professional athletes.

With an amazing cast and writing, supported by great directing, “High Flying Bird” seems like the perfect fit for our revolutionary moment.

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Opinion EDITORIAL

Tufts should stop encroaching on neighbors Tufts’ housing policies hurt our relationships with our neighbors. Somerville City Councilor for Ward 1 Matt McLaughlin,told the Daily in a phone interview that Tufts is undoubtedly contributing to gentrification in Somerville.

Because Tufts students live in hundreds of rental units throughout Somerville and Medford, they drive up local rents and cause surrounding neighborhoods to gentrify quicker, according to McLaughlin. The root cause of the problem is the shortage of housing on campus.

As a solution to this shortage, the university has resorted to a variety of solutions, including converting singles to doubles; renovating various halls, including Stratton, Miller and Houston Halls; and developing additional on-campus housing at CoHo. CoHo was built to encourage more upperclassmen to live on campus by providing them with houses. However, CoHo also impacted Tufts’ relationship with the surrounding community. In order to house more students, the school forced faculty and staff, many of whom lived in their houses for decades, to relocate. Tufts should not force university employees out of their houses to accommodate the grow-

ing student population, especially when other options are plausible.

Councilor McLaughlin took the suggestion that Tufts should add a new dorm building one step further, noting that if Tufts tore down 123 Packard Ave, the university could potentially fit hundreds of housing units in the same place.

McLaughlin specifically noted that some residents of Somerville would like to see height restrictions waived, so Tufts has more incentive to increase density.

“They should build more housing, not this tiered housing,” McLaughlin added. He also said that the city of Somerville currently pays more in rent for the use of the Taft Building on Holland Street to Tufts than Tufts pays to Somerville, as part of its Payment in Lieu of Taxes program.

Tufts plans to add hundreds more students in the next four years. On top of that, Tufts only houses 63% of undergraduates, while schools like Boston College house over 80% of their undergraduate population. If Tufts wants to be a good neighbor, it must address the on-campus housing shortage without displacing more people.

Tufts’ expansion into surrounding communities affects the lives of Somerville and Medford residents.

Students cause noise and inconveniences, sometimes disturbing those in residential neighborhoods. Mauri Trimmer, a junior studying anthropology and member of Tufts Housing League (THL), mentioned that THL is currently working on a guide for students living off-campus, offering them tips for how to deal with situations that arise when living independently, such as dealing with trash violations and learning how to be good neighbors.

Tufts needs to be transparent about housing and plans for the future, including dorm construction. In addition, the university should prioritize building a new dorm over other housing projects. With such changes, Tufts should be able to slow expansion into the neighboring communities, benefitting neighborhood residents and the student body. It is time for Tufts to take responsibility for its role in the gentrification of Medford and Somerville. Our university’s growth shouldn’t hurt our neighbors and community.

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Noah Mills Spaceship Earth

A coup against the climate

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s the world continues to warm, serious action must be taken in order to prevent oil from being pumped out of the ground and burned into the atmosphere. As the coup in Venezuela progresses, we must understand the international motives and its potential environmental consequences. As of 2014, Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserve in the world at 300.9 billion barrels. This overwhelming amount of oil is approximately 18 percent of the known global oil reserves, and is equal to the amount of oil in Iraq and Iran combined. It is also about six times larger than the known proven oil reserves of the United States.

With an environmental perspective in mind, the mainstream media’s unwavering positive coverage in support of the coup begins to make a bit more sense. Looking to the past, an analysis done by the group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) revealed that approximately 71 percent of coverage on the Iraq war was in favor of the invasion while only three percent of media coverage was anti-war, with the rest remaining neutral. This overwhelming media skew generated popular support for a war that was designed to give control over the Middle Eastern oil reserves to the United States. This motive became clear only after the invasion, and since then, various people including Chuck Hagel, the former secretary of defense, have explicitly claimed things like: “People say we’re not fighting for oil. Of course we are. They talk about America’s national interest.

What the hell do you think they’re talking about? We’re not there for figs.”

Once again, the mainstream media is working in line with American policy to generate popular support for a conflict that is significantly fueled by a desire for control over global oil. In an interview, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza stated, “I am sure that if in Venezuela we only had bananas, none of this intervention would be happening. But we have oil. We have gas.”

It becomes clear that history is repeating itself in a new hemisphere. This time, however, the consequences may be even more grave when seen in conjunction with climate change.

If the United States wants to shift away from oil as an energy source, which it must do quickly if it wishes to stop the damaging consequences of climate change, it must stop engaging in international conflict with the intent of acquiring control over more oil. The coup in Venezuela, if successful, will give the United States significant access to the oil reserves in Venezuela, and will thus hinder efforts by those attempting to switch away from oil to cleaner alternatives. Environmentalists must oppose the coup in Venezuela and tell those that represent us that we do not support the recognition of Juan Guiadó.

If they refuse to listen then we must join those who have begun taking to the streets in protest of this act. U.S. history clearly shows that we have made mistakes in our attempts to gain control over oil, and today we must protest to guarantee that the same does not happen in Venezuela.

Noah Mills is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Noah can be reached at noah.mills@tufts.edu.

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Second-half adjustments, strong bench play key to victory over Trinity WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

continued from back page Otley, re-establishing the Jumbos’ eightpoint lead. Ryan then made the second of her 3-point attempts before junior guard/ forward and co-captain Erica DeCandido added two more to Tufts’ lead from the free-throw line to effectively kill any hopes of a comeback. While the Bantams were able to narrow the deficit, Tufts never really lost control of the game thereafter.

“Trinity is a very good team,” Otley said. “We were just like a little surprised by their zone, especially. They were really aggressive cutting out the passing lanes and we were just a little shaken by that. But we used half time to adjust and talk about things that we can do definitely about that. And then once we had that figured out things went a lot better for us.”

The fourth quarter started in the same manner. Breaking down the tight zone defense no longer seemed to be a problem for the Jumbos, as they worked the ball around well enough to extend their advantage. Good ball movement opened up the outside for Knapp to make a 3-pointer to kick off the quarter.

Otley was then able to make a smart pass to DeCandido to keep the pressure

on the visitors. Knapp and DeCandido then both added to Tufts’ lead with layups, giving the hosts their biggest lead at 55–35. The Bantams answered with a scoring run on their own, but ultimately the deficit proved too much to make up as the Jumbos sealed a 60–48 victory to close out the regular season.

Otley explained the team’s success in adjusting to be more successful at attacking the zone in the second half.

“In their zone, they were really out in the passing lanes to be aggressive, which just left the paint a little bit more exposed,” Otley said. “We noticed that if we move the ball and look to drive inside, everything really opened up. So that was part of the adjustment that we made and I think it worked a lot better in the second half.”

Despite the eventual margin of victory, it was not always smooth-sailing for the Jumbos. Erickson, who led with a game-high 16 points, including 10 of which came from the free-throw line, gave the Jumbos a challenge with her talent as a post player.

Knapp recognized the difficulty her team had in guarding Erickson.

“She’s a very good player. As much as we can work to prepare for her, she’s still

a good player she’s still going to score,” Knapp said. “I think our post players did a good job limiting her touches and boxing her out.”

The bench also played a key role in Tufts’ victory. Paro and Otley dominated the boards, coming up with at least three defensive rebounds each, while sophomore forward Angela Alibrandi kept the Jumbos’ offense going with three offensive rebounds of her own. Wadolowski and sophomore forward Emily Briggs also recorded a steal each.

“The bench did a really good job today,” Knapp said. “Every time someone stepped on the court they were a spark.

Sadie played great, Jan played great — both of them came up with big time rebounds for us and scores. Both also played super composed. All the post players who came off the bench, too, they were able to pick up on the current post [to defend Erikson], but I think our bench played great today and we’re going to need them to keep playing well [and] keep playing confidently as we go into the playoffs now.”

With the regular season over, Tufts will prepare to face off against Williams for the third time this season in the NESCAC quarterfinals this weekend.

Jumbos wrap up regular season MEN'S BASKETBALL

continued from back page “When any team goes on a run, like Lasell did, it’s important to stick to the game plan and continue to execute because that is what got us there in the first place,” Savage said. “They hit some very tough shots, trying to claw back into the game but we continued to do what we had been doing all night and we were able to weather the storm.”

The game ended in a 101–90 victory for the Jumbos; it was the first time the team broke the 100-point mark all season, a testament to their great offensive play.

The Jumbos put out an impressive effort on offense, shooting 37–62 from the field, 12–20 from 3-point range and 15–23 from the free-throw line.

The Jumbos played fluidly and aggressively, which is what Savage believes helped them to get the win.

“We moved the ball extremely well

against Lasell and that allowed us to get open shots,” Savage said. “We have a ton of guys that can score the ball so when it is moving like it was on Thursday night and we are getting open looks, we are tough to stop offensively.”

The Trinity game marks the end of the regular season for Tufts. They are in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament, but who they will play depends on the Hamilton Amherst game on Tuesday.

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Sam Weidner Weidner's Words

Coaches in the NFL

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he NFL season wrapped up with the Patriots on top once again, and as each team heads into the offseason, fans and analysts take a step back to look at the season as a whole. Scorching hot offensive play and record-high scoring characterized the 2018 NFL season, along with an uptick in ratings and the break-out of new budding stars, like Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and league MVP, Patrick Mahomes.

However, one story that stands out and concerns many is the sudden and significant drop in the number of minority head coaches.

Last year, entering the season, there were eight minority head coaches out of 32 total teams, matching the record-high the league achieved back in 2011. But after five of those coaches were fired this year, the number sits at four, buoyed only by the Miami Dolphins’ hiring of former Patriots linebacker coach and defensive play caller, Brian Flores.

The number of minority coaches in the NFL, and the opportunities that are open to them, has long been a subject of scrutiny in the league, particularly given the fact that over 70 percent of the players in the league are from minority communities.

The issue is regulated by a policy known as the Rooney Rule, which requires every team in the league to interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching and senior football operations positions.

The Rooney Rule was instituted in 2003, but 16 years later, the issue is still a major problem. The interview process is often thought to be rigged, with minority candidates only being interviewed to fulfill the obligation, but never being considered seriously for the job.

Additionally, the pipeline that typically leads to coaching positions is skewed in its demographics. Only 30 percent of coaches who fill these positions are minorities.

This divide is prevalent between defense and offense; 2018 showed the largest divide between the number of minority defensive coordinators versus offensive coordinators in history. This season there were 12 minority defensive coordinators, representing a record high, but there was only one minority offensive coordinator.

It is interesting to note that the coding of certain positions occurs at all levels within NFL franchises. The lack of diversity leaves minorities underrepresented in front offices. There has often been criticism of the barriers put up for black players entering the NFL in the quarterback position, a position historically dominated by white players. Lamar Jackson, winner of the 2016 Heisman Trophy, was surrounded by critics who claimed he should switch to the wide-receiver position in the NFL. It was not until Jackson took over under center for the Baltimore Ravens and won six of seven games that his abilities were no longer questioned.

It seems that across the board, certain barriers are put up against minorities for positions of power within these organizations, despite the high levels of representation that minority players have in other parts of the league (for example, 80 percent of defensive players are black).

Some within the NFL have called for the strengthening of the Rooney Rule, but it is clear from the situation today, 16 years after its implementation, that the rule still isn’t working.

Sam Weidner is a junior studying mathematics. Sam can be reached at samuel.weidner@tufts.edu.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Women’s basketball closes out regular season with strong home victory over Trinity

by Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editor

Tufts closed out its regular season with a 60–48 home victory over Trinity College (18–6, 6–4 in NESCAC) on Sunday, sealing the third seed in the NESCAC with a 22–2 overall and 8–2 in-conference record.

With Middlebury and Williams both suffering road defeats at Amherst, coupled with Trinity’s victory at Bates on Friday, both Tufts and Trinity have sealed a home fixture for next week. The Jumbos decisive victory over the Bantams locked Trinity into the fourth seed. In a conference that has historically been dominated

by Amherst and this season by Bowdoin (24–0, 10–0 in NESCAC), the only question left in this competitive conference was who would finish third.

In the first quarter, both teams traded missed shots before Trinity’s senior center/forward Courtney Erickson gave the visitors the lead. Tufts’ senior forward Katie Martensen responded by finding the soft zone in the paint, but the visitors’ fullcourt press successfully trapped senior guard and co-captain Jac Knapp, forcing coach Carla Berube to take an early timeout. The first quarter was ultimately one of uncharacteristic mistakes for the Jumbos, which resulted in the Bantams taking a narrow 14–13 lead heading into the second quarter.

“It was a combination of [a few things],” Berube said. “We were just sort of passive, not really in attack mode. I thought we were missing some easy shots and so I think we’re getting a little down on ourselves, and then just some uncharacteristic fouls and just not making smart plays. But give Trinity credit, they came

out very physical, I thought their guards were tough and strong and [Erickson] in the post was a lot to handle.”

Tufts started to show some signs of strong offense in the second quarter. With 6:36 to play in the quarter, first-year guard Molly Ryan found fellow first-year guard Janette Wadolowski on the inside after some patient ball movement from the Jumbos. Nevertheless, similar problems with execution continued to plague the Jumbos. Ryan committed a turnover which led to an easy lay-up for Trinity firstyear guard Bailey Hyland. On the next possession, Hyland grabbed a defensive rebound off of a missed Tufts’ field goal and launched a pass down the court which first-year guard/forward Kaylen Campbell converted into two points. This prompted Berube to call a timeout in an attempt to stop the Bantams’ momentum.

The timeout helped as Tufts rallied from a 20–17 deficit to take a 26–24 lead at halftime. In one of Tufts’ brightest plays of the half, junior guard Sadie Otley worked the ball inside before kicking it out to junior guard Lilly Paro to make the Jumbos first 3-point attempt of the afternoon.

The halftime break certainly allowed the Jumbos to regroup for the rest of the game, as they came out with strong defensive play while also finding new ways to break down the Bantams’ zone defense on the offense. Ryan was 2-of-2 from downtown. After Ryan’s first 3-pointer extended Tufts’ lead to eight, Trinity coach Emily Garner called for a time-out. While her team was able to go to the line to make two quick free throws to narrow the deficit, Knapp was able to quickly to find see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11

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First-year guard Molly Ryan shoots during a game against Bates on Jan. 19.

Men’s basketball picks up win against Lasell, loses to Trinity

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First-year guard Carson Cohen dribbles past a defender during Tufts’ 75–71 win over Wesleyan on Jan. 26.

by Liam Finnegan Sports Editor

The Jumbos picked up a win against Lasell and a loss against Trinity College this week to go 4–6 in the NESCAC and 11–13 on the season.

Tufts won handily against Lasell, beating the Boomers 101–90. The Jumbos were not so successful in their game against Trinity, however, and suffered an 87–67 blowout loss to close out the regular season.

The Trinity game opened in a stalemate — both teams traded baskets in the first

seven minutes, until Trinity started to pull away, working their way up to a 13-point lead with just under six minutes to go in the first half. Trinity led Tufts 40–30 when the teams left the court for halftime.

The shots weren’t falling on the offensive end, as the Jumbos attempted 28 field goals and 12 3-pointers in the first half but converted on only 10 of their field goals and two of their 3-pointers. The Bantams, on the other hand, held a 38.2 percent field goal conversion rate and an intimidating 3-point conversion rate of 46.2 percent.

Trinity came right out of the gate in the second half with five straight points, mak-

ing a layup and a 3-pointer. The two teams went back and forth for the remainder of the half, but the Bantams pulled away around the 16-minute mark and were able to expose the Jumbos defense. They kept the Jumbos out of the paint and racked up a dominating 20-point lead to end the game 87–67.

Sophomore center Luke Rogers explained that Trinity simply outfought Tufts on the night.

“I think that we could have been stronger,” Rogers said. “We did not come together to overcome our deficit. Our ball movement became stagnant and we couldn’t get into our motions. We knew that they had played tougher than us. It was disappointing, as we did not come out how we wanted to. It is also a great learning opportunity for us to play against a team that was as physical as they were. We did not do a lot of the little things needed to win games. This was a flaw in our mental toughness. Sometimes your shots just aren’t falling, but that means you need to rework your offense and get better shots.”

Junior guard captain Eric Savage led the team in scoring with 20 points, sophomore center Luke Rogers led the team in rebounds with 14 and first-year guard Carson Cohen led the team in assists with four.

The loss against Trinity dropped Tufts to ninth in the NESCAC, leaving the players massively disappointed.

“The Trinity loss is a tough one,” Savage said. “If I’m being honest, that was one of the worst games we have played as a team

all season. We allowed them to dictate the game and play it the way they wanted to, which was at a slow pace so they could defend in the half court and keep us out of the paint. We can’t stress over it for too long because next weekend is the conference playoff quarterfinals, so it is important that we learn from our errors and build on what we have by correcting them and looking forward to the coming weekend.”

In the Lasell game on Thursday, both teams came out strong on offense, making the score 10–9 within the first four minutes of play. Sophomore guard Brennan Morris contributed heavily to this early offensive burst, scoring five points on a 3-point jump shot and a layup.

Tufts didn’t let up on the offense while Lasell lagged behind as the game went on. The Jumbos went on a 10–0 run to make the score 20–9, due largely in part to three consecutive layups from Rogers. The Jumbos were able to keep the Boomers at bay throughout the rest of the half, too, entering the break up 59–47.

In the second half, Lasell tried to mount a comeback. Seven minutes into the half, they had reduced the deficit down to two to make it 73–71 with 13 minutes to play. The Jumbos didn’t lose their composure, though, and were able to keep the Boomers at arm’s length for the rest of the game.

Savage attributes their ability to keep Lasell out of the game to the team’s resiliency.