The Tufts Daily - Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

University officials hold forum on campus policing, safety

Center for State Policy Analysis releases report on ranked-choice voting ahead of Mass. ballot question by Coco Arcand

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The Academic Quad is pictured on Aug. 28. by Alejandra Carrillo Executive News Editor

Senior university officials held a virtual forum yesterday to discuss the work of the campus safety and policing workstream, one of five workstreams created in July to address the dynamics of

policing on campus. The event was moderated by Hope Freeman and welcomed questions from members of the Tufts community. Freeman, who is the director of the LGBT Center, opened the forum by explaining that it was created to gauge students’ insights and

concerns with regard to the role of the Tufts University Police Department ( TUPD). Mike Howard, executive vice president, said that the workstream functions under the university’s broader initiative to become an anti-racist see FORUM, page 2

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) recently released a report outlining the benefits and drawbacks of ranked-choice voting, the topic of a question that will appear on Massachusetts’ November ballot. If adopted, Massachusetts voters will have the option of ranking candidates in order of preference instead of casting a single vote for one candidate. The cSPA, which was created in February, focuses on legislative issues and ballot initiatives in Massachusetts. “We started off with that goal of providing nonpartisan evidence-based research on all [Massachusetts] legislative issues,” Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, said. If the measure is approved, however, ranked-choice voting

will not be applied to presidential elections, according to the report. Under ranked-choice voting, voters are able to rank as many candidates as they wish to support, although they are not required to do so. This system will also require constituents to be more knowledgeable about candidates in order to vote responsibly. “It does require a little more from voters than the current system,” Horowitz said. “It’s especially hard for low information voters.” Ranked-choice voting will also ask more from the state’s election system. There may be instances where more than one round of counting will be necessary before a winner is declared, according to the report. Jesse Clarke, a political science doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of see VOTING, page 2

SPORTS

NFL Recaps Week 6: Buccaneers, Titans rise to the occasion, teams across the league capture impressive wins by Ethan Grubelich Contributing Writer

The NFL’s recent struggles with COVID-19 persisted as multiple teams’ practice facilities were temporarily closed due to positive test results leading up to Sunday in a week without Thursday Night Football. The fact that these cases did not force further adjustments to the current league schedule — which have been in place since Week 5 — gave the NFL a much-needed sigh of relief in Week 6. Week 6 marked the continued dominance of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans, signs of life from the Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons under new head coaches, the arrival of Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the proclamation of Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a Super Bowl LV contender and, most comically, the continued struggles of the Dallas Cowboys, this time at the

hands of a resurgent Arizona Cardinals team. While these results gave us some answers, they also left us with a lot of questions about how teams around the league stack up as the Nov. 3 trade deadline and halfway point of the 2020 NFL season quickly approach. Without further ado, let’s take a quick look at some of the matchups from Week 6. Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans Perhaps the most entertaining game of the week was that between the reigning AFC South champion Houston Texans — fresh off their first win of the season in the first game after firing head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien — and their division rivals, the undefeated Tennessee Titans. The Titans jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, courtesy of two short touchdown passes by Ryan Tannehill. Deshaun Watson and the Texans climbed back, however, and took their first lead of

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The Washington Football Team is pictured in a game against the New York Giants on Oct. 18. the game (23–21) in the fourth quarter. The Titans regained the lead through a 94-yard touchdown run by Derrick Henry, but Watson’s two passing touchdowns put the Texans back on top. The Titans then sent the game into over-

time with a clutch game-tying drive, capped off with a 7-yard touchdown reception by second-year Titans standout A.J. Brown with four seconds remaining. In overtime, a 5-yard touchdown run by Derrick Henry won the game

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for the Titans, 42–36. The Texans offense kept them in the game against a very tough opponent, but their exploitable run defense never stood a chance against Derrick Henry, see NFL, back NEWS

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