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Roberto Gonzales gives Common Reading Program lecture

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Roberto Gonzales, author of this year’s Common Reading Book “Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America,” gave a lecture at Cohen Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6. The lecture was co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Students and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.

Gonzales, an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was introduced by Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies John Barker and Senior Director of Tisch Programs at the Tisch College Mindy Nierenberg.

“The program serves as an introduction into your new intellectual community,” Barker said, addressing the first-years in the audience.

Nierenberg explained that the issue of immigration is important to every person, undocumented or otherwise.

“Immigration policy in this country affects not only those whose lives are in limbo but every single one of us that cares

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Roberto Gonzales, author of the Class of 2020 Common Reading Book “Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America,” speaks in Cohen Auditorium on Oct. 6. about justice and human rights,” she said.

Gonzales began the lecture by discussing his first job after college, for which he worked closely with undocumented families. He spoke about Alex, an undoc-

umented immigrant who arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four.

According to Gonzales, Alex was a talented artist with the potential to attend a

private art high school. Gonzales and other community members took Alex’s portfolio to an admissions officer but were told that he would not be admitted because he was an undocumented immigrant.

“One by one by one, barriers were erected in front of Alex,” Gonzales said.

Gonzales explained that Alex enrolled in the local public school, where he continued to face challenges — he was unable to get a driver’s license or apply for a job — before dropping out during his first year.

Alex’s family had not been able to change their immigration status due in large part to the decades-long inaction of Congress, Gonzales said.

“Our politicians like to say that change takes time … [Historically,] progressive change has taken years, if not decades,” he said. “These ideas are often debated at the 30,000-foot-level, away from the lived experiences.”

Meanwhile, these young people and their families have to wait, Gonzales said.

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Deepa Iyer discusses race, inclusion in post-9/11 America

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Activist, writer and lawyer Deepa Iyer gave a public talk in Cohen Auditorium on Oct. 5 about her book, “We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future,” and what it means to be living in a post-9/11 United States as a person of color.

Titled “Rising Up: South Asian, Arab, Muslim & Sikh Communities in Post9/11 America,” the event was sponsored by the Consortium of Studies on Race, Colonialism and Diaspora, Asian American Studies Minor, Department of Sociology, Asian American Center, Africana Center, International Center, Latino Center, LGBT Center, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Office of Residential Life and Learning, Peace and Justice Studies Program, Department of Religion and University Chaplaincy.

Pawan Dhingra, event coordinator and chair of the Department of Sociology and professor of American studies, said that it is fitting that such a wide array of offices was involved in this talk.

“Deepa Iyer has a professional history of bringing together different groups, all with a focus toward social justice and racial equality,” Dhingra said.

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According to Dhingra, Iyer’s work in activism breaks down barriers by bringing together religious groups, secular communities, generations of immigrants and various minorities.

“That has to happen, hopefully, for change to take place in our society,” Dhingra said. “I think that [Iyer] coming and the kind of groups on campus that have been involved to bring her here will demonstrate those linkages.”

Iyer started the talk by describing her struggle with cultural identity as an immigrant from South India growing up in Kentucky and her later discovery of a political identity.

“I made peace with my cultural identity over college and into law school … but it wasn’t really until the days and weeks after September 11th, 2001 that I actually felt that I could claim a very clear political identity and a political orientation as a person of color and as a woman of color,” Iyer said.

The 9/11 attacks caused a surge of Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States that many people and communities have been affected by, according to Iyer.

“I remember feeling, and I write about this in my book, a process of double grieving that many people who are South Asian, Arab,

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Author Deepa Iyer discussed her book, “We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape our Multiracial Future,” in Cohen Auditorium on Oct. 5.

Sikh and Muslim felt in the wave of 9/11,” she said. “Grieving for the horrific attacks and losses that had occurred in our country, but also grieving for our own communities whom we knew would be immediately scapegoated in the ensuing war on terror.”

After witnessing the discrimination and inequality that South Asian Americans and other people of color faced after 9/11, Iyer wanted to work toward building racial justice and unity, she said.

Through her work at South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a

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nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group, Iyer said she was able to advance toward this goal.

“I really wanted to document the stories of people who I had been fortunate enough to meet while I was working at SAALT and to tell really the untold stories of post-9/11 America,” Iyer said.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Iyer described how her college students have a sanitized

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continued from page 1 and in the media typically centers around workers, but in reality, it is a much wider issue. Increasing security at the southern border has made crossing more difficult, which means that migrants have started bringing their families, Gonzales said.

According to Gonzales, the Plyler decision ruled that states could not deny undocumented children access to education, although these protections did not extend beyond k-12 education or life after school.

Gonzales explained that immigrant children grow up integrated into the k-12 education system, which he described as a very powerful, defining American institution.

With each passing year, the children’s culture becomes closer to that of their classmates instead of their parents.

However, each year brings them closer to their parents’ lived reality, Gonzales said — they are unable to work legally, vote or receive financial aid.

“Our laws treat children and adults differently, but they don’t account for the continuity of children becoming adults,” Gonzales said.

In a slideshow presentation, Gonzales spoke of the stigma and embarrassment that children feel about their undocumented immigrant status.

“This is not something that middle school and high school children are talking about on the playground with their peers,” Gonzales said.

Some students have “dramatic awakenings” when they find out about their undocumented status. Others are aware from a young age, but this knowledge does not become salient until matched with other experiences of exclusion, such as being unable to drive and thus less able to attend social events.

Gonzales shared several stories about the undocumented students he has worked with. These included that of Sergio, who was eventually deported but managed to return, as well as Esperanza, who had to look on as her friends were admitted into colleges.

“So how do we think beyond big policy?” Gonzales asked. “How do we think about local-level solutions?”

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Author Roberto Gonzales signs his book for students before the lecture on Oct. 6.

Gonzales ended the lecture by challenging the audience to move the conversation forward at Tufts.

According to Associate Dean for Student Success and Advising Robert Mack, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Tufts does not consider applicants’ immigration status when reviewing applications.

“Undocumented students, with or without Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), who apply to Tufts are treated identically to any other U.S. citizen or permanent resident in their high school,” Mack, who also chairs the common reading committee, told the Daily in an email.

Every year, incoming first-year and transfer students receive a copy of the Common Reading Book, which Mack says students are encouraged, but not required, to read.

Mack said that “Lives in Limbo,” which delves into the issues of undocumented immigrant children in Los Angeles, was chosen for the Common Reading Program with the upcoming presidential election in mind.

Like other recent Common Reading Books such as “Whistling Vivaldi” by Claude Steele and “Acts of Faith” by Eboo

Patel, “Lost in Limbo” addresses a social issue. This trend is intentional, according to Nierenberg.

“One of the [Common Reading Program] criteria is that the book has to be connected to civic life,” Nierenberg said. “[We want] students thinking about their place in the world and how they can affect positive change.”

Mack agreed that the book is meant to give students a better understanding of the world around them and a better grasp of increasingly pertinent issues. “[Gonzales’] book provides a unique perspective that educates, informs, and enraptures its readers in a way that we all leave the book with a better perspective on the impossible situation of undocumented immigrants, especially young undocumented immigrants in America,” Mack said. “Tufts’ core values include a commitment to equal opportunity, inclusion, accessibility, and diversity.” “[T]his book will help us to become better informed and passionate about the subject of immigration reform,” Mack said. “Lives in Limbo” is a great accompaniment to the conversations for immigration reform and acceptance that we are having at Tufts.”

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continued from page 1 understanding of what it means to live in post-9/11 America and how her book aims to bring minorities’ experiences to light.

“They know of certain benchmarks and milestones but they don’t understand the lived experiences, the everyday lived experiences, so this book seeks to fill in some of those gaps,” Iyer said.

Iyer also explained how she hopes her book is received as a call to action for South Asian, Arab, Hindu and Sikh communities to think about the important roles racial identities and solidarities play in their lives. “[It’s also a call to action] to engage in more conversations and more dialogues that center race rather than … move away from it or dismiss it as not being something that is important to our communities and the country at large,” she said.

Iyer said she is hopeful that the stories conveyed in her book are representative of what is happening in communities around the nation.

A key question Iyer said she wants to address is how people go about creating equitable, inclusive and welcoming campuses and communities that confront today’s racial and immigrant realities.

Iyer said that these issues are concerns for everyone and that college students in particular have a large part to play in confronting them.

“What happens in the world affects you and college campuses [can often be] ideal incubators for the experiments we need right now on inclusion, access, justice and equity,” Iyer said.

Iyer explained that even though there are larger populations and communities of color in our country, people cannot assume that the country is post-racial, that the nation is color blind or that race is a thing of the past.

“Given the disparities that exist in our nation for people of color on every indicator for success, from wealth to education to healthcare access, we know that people of color or communities of color lag behind, and so understanding and addressing the systemic roots of these disparities [is] absolutely critical,” she said.

Iyer explained three ways in which the post-9/11 backlash has manifested for Asian communities: one-on-one mistreatment and discrimination; systemic and institutional laws in government that target minority communities; and backlash

through narrative, whether it’s in culture, media or political discourse.

Iyer mentioned that many steps can be taken to combat these backlashes, but that being racially explicit and actually opening up the conversation to talk about race is a key step.

“In many ways, South Asians are being asked at this moment … to move from being spectators and bystanders to being disrupters and up-standers, and I’m asking all of you to think about how you can do that as well,” she said.

According to Dhingra, a dinner reflection and discussion about experiences in a racialized post-9/11 society, especially for people of color, was held after the event.

Shreya Bhatia, a member of Tufts Association of South Asians, helped to organize the post-event dinner.

Bhatia, a senior, explained that people brought different perspectives to the dinner and that the conversations focused around solidarity.

“Having events like this make us realize a broader sense … about what’s happening in this U.S. system and how we gain language and ability to … talk about race but also how other things are affecting our communities,” Bhatia said.

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Balch Arena Theatre is stripped down.

A raised wooden platform, bare except for a few stray strips of masking tape, is used as a stage in the middle of the round theater. Four music stands face inward. There are no props, no scenery, and no flashy costumes. Actors come out in street clothes, position themselves at the music stands and read from scripts.

There are minimal stage directions. The actors’ voices are the centerpiece of “After Orlando,” a performance staged in conjunction with Missing Bolts Production and No Passport Theatre Alliance, and the words they speak are all that is necessary to emotionally capture the audience.

On Sept. 30, students, professors, faculty members and alumni gathered to perform and watch 14 short pieces and original works based on the June 12 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Many of the victims were part of the LGBTQ and Latinx communities. “After Orlando” was co-sponsored and supported by groups across campus, including the Department of Drama and Dance, Latino Center, LGBT Center, Latino Studies, Department of Community Health, Asian American Center, Africana Center, Women’s Center and University Chaplaincy.

Drama and Dance Professor Noe Montez, who directed the short plays, stressed the importance of giving the community an opportunity to come together to grieve in the wake of the shooting. Because the shooting occurred over summer break, when many members of the Tufts community were at home, some students were not given an adequate opportunity to mourn the tragedy.

“There are students who leave their institutions for the summer who don’t necessarily have communities back home that they can go to,” Montez said. “[There was a] need for some sort of community event that could bring people together to reflect upon the nightclub shooting and reaffirm the power of communities, particularly for queer people and Latinx people on campus.”

According to student performer David Ferrándiz, race was a central theme of the event.

“This is first and foremost a Latinx issue,” Ferrándiz, a senior, said. “We especially need to be understanding of the selective violence [of Orlando].”

The event opened with a performance of Sweet Honey in the Rock’s song “The Women Gather” (2003) by Essence, an all-female a cappella group that specializes in music of the African diaspora. After the song, members of Essence took turns reading the 49 names of those killed at Pulse.

“If we’re doing this work to honor and remember and regard the beauty of those people’s lives, invoking their names is really important,” Drama and Dance Professor Kareem Khubchandani, who curated the show, said.

Khubchandani noted that a simple list of names can make a compelling statement.

“Having to listen to the number of Spanish last names, the racialization of it becomes so evident,” he said.

The 14 performances in the event were divided into three phases, beginning with Remembrance and Reflection.

The second phase, Critique and Alliance, dealt with the larger societal issues surrounding the shooting. The final phase dealt with the subjects of Community, Empowerment and Healing.

Ferrándiz played Carlos in “Claim,” a short piece written by Ken Urban, during the first phase of the event. In “Claim,” Carlos speaks on the phone to his mother about the shooting at Pulse and asks her if she would have claimed his body if he had been one of the victims. The repetition of the question, “Would you claim my body?” throughout the dialogue is chillingly powerful. The implicit meaning behind this question, Ferrándiz explained, is, “Would you love me for who I am and for who I want to be?”

According to Ferrándiz, there is a reason why feelings about the shooting are still so strong four months after the event.

“We’re not just talking about some abstract shooting in Orlando. There are traces of that shooting in every physical space we are around,” he said. “These cultures of cis-hetero-patriarchy dominate a lot. I think that when we create space through theater, we recognize that and we recognize the need to create space.”

The second phase of the event featured a performance of “The Gun Collector” by Nathan Alan Davis, in which the actors voiced a desire to snatch up all the guns in the world and end unnecessary violence.

The final piece in “After Orlando” was a dramatized reading of Justin Torres’ June 13 article in the Washington Post article, “In Praise of Latin Night at the Queer Club,” which explores the nightclub as a space for LGBTQ and Latinx peoples to escape the violence and discrimination they face in their daily lives.

“Outside, the world can be murderous to you and your kind. Lord knows. But inside, it is loud and sexy and on,” Torres wrote.

Assistant Professor of Music Stephan Pennington and LGBT Center Director Nino Testa took turns reading lines from the article. Although the piece deals with heavy subject matter, the actors managed to coax belly laughs from audience members with lines like, “If you’re lucky, no one is wearing much clothing.”

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continued from page 4 give to one another. Theater, he explained, is a particularly helpful space for healing together in the aftermath of tragedy.

“Performance is powerful [because] it brings communities together to share in a moment and to see that there are other people who want to make the areas that they live in better,” he said.

Khubchandani pointed out that healing can be a difficult process in a society where minorities frequently face violence.

“The question of healing in itself is hard because we’re constantly being damaged,” he said.

He went on to explain, however, that art is a useful space for escaping the oppression of society.

“Art has the ability to let us live outside of the dominant structures that police our feelings and our ability to articulate ourselves,” he said.

At the end of the reading of “In Praise of Latin Night at the Queer Club,” a drag performer in a sparkling dress and glittery heels mounted the stage and lip-synced the Spanish version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” (1978). Audience members rose from their seats, clap-

ping along to the music, and followed the performer into the lobby of Aidekman Arts Center, which was decorated to resemble a nightclub. Glowsticks were passed around and balloons were playfully tossed through the air. As strobe lights flashed and reggaetón beats boomed, performers and audience members danced together.

At that point, a large circle of audience members and performers formed on the dance floor. Individuals took turns dancing and strutting through the middle as onlookers cheered them on. According to Montez, it was a manifestation of the themes of love, support and community that “After Orlando” embodied so well. “[It’s] a sort of reclamation of the dance floor as a space for transformation, for community, for giving yourself the chance to express who you really are,” Montez said, describing the artistic intent behind ending such a serious performance with a dance party.

Khubchandan echoed Montez’s sentiments regarding the event’s conclusion “Grieving and mourning isn’t just about sadness, but also about celebration,” he said.

Do it this weekend

Off campus Looking to do something adventurous over the long weekend? The Daily is here with five off-the-Hill sights and activities for all Tufts students to enjoy.

Making Modern Details: New exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) are always a treat, and “Making Modern,” the museum’s ongoing star attraction, continues this trend. Featuring five distinct galleries and 28 artists, including revered figures such as Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo, the exhibition is perfect for those seeking a more artistic outing. Be sure to also check out newer exhibitions that are spotlighting artist Frances Stark, sculptor Della Robbia and visual artist Christian Marclay. Admission is free for Tufts students, and this is the weekend to take advantage of it.

When and Where: 465 Huntington Ave. by the Fenway in Boston. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. over the weekend.

Harvard Film Archive Film Series: “Foxy Brown” (1974) and “Jackie Brown” (1997) Details: The Harvard Film Archive continues its longstanding film series and events with two special features this week as part of its twomonth feature of actress Pam

Grier’s work. This weekend, however, is particularly notable because Grier will be present at both showings. On Friday at 7 p.m., there is a screening of the action film “Foxy Brown,” followed by a conversation between Grier and Henry Louis Gate, Jr. On Saturday, Grier is also scheduled to appear for “Jackie Brown,” a Quentin Tarantino classic.

When and Where: Both events are located at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for Visual Arts on 24 Quincy Street in Cambridge. Tickets required.

HONK! Festival and Parade Details: Somerville’s own activist music festival is back for its 10th year, including groups inspired by klezmer, samba, afrobeat, punk, funk and hip-hop. Saturday features a music and dance party right in Davis Square.

Sunday will see the parade march from Davis Square to Harvard Square in solidarity with activists. B.E.A.T.s will be performing during the event.

Coincidentally, Harvard Square will be hosting its very own Oktoberfest that day as well.

When and Where: HONK! will be in Davis Square from 12 noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday, and the parade will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m., with the concert lasting in Harvard until 6 p.m.

No tickets required.

Beyond Words: Italian Renaissance Books Details: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is back with another in-depth exhibition, only this time the museum is diving into printed books. While the Isabella Stewart Gardner is worth a visit any day in its own right, this exhibition is a nice break from the rest of the museum, showcasing hundreds of printed and painted books and celebrating one of the most influential innovations of the last millennium.

When and Where: The museum is located on 25 Evans Way in Boston and is open from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. on the weekend.

Tickets required.

Future Arts Fest Details: For those looking to explore the contemporary art scene this weekend, the Future Arts Festival is the place to do so. The festival features over 40 artists and doubles as a fundraiser for the Boston Children’s Hospital.

When and Where: The festival runs from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Oct. 8 and is located at the Boston Center for The Arts at 539 Tremont Street in Boston.

Tickets required.

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On campus

Because of Indigenous People’s Day, we have an extra day of the weekend, which means everyone has an extra day to check out awesome things that are happening on campus. Here are some of those things you should be sure to check out:

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No tickets required.

When and Where: “Dope” will be screened at 7 p.m. on Friday, 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Sautrday. “City of God” will be screened at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Barnum Hall, Room 008

“Electoral College Dropouts: An Institute Show” Details: The Institute Sketch Comedy will be tackling one of the more confusing and controversial aspects of the U.S. voting system: the electoral college. Doors open at 9:20 p.m. Admission is free.

No tickets required.

When and Where: 9:30 – 11 p.m. on Friday, Braker Hall, Room 001

WMFO Benefit Concert Details: This is WMFO’s annual benefit concert that coincides with its donations drive. The confirmed performers are Vundabar, Shark Saddle and Peenie Weenstraw and His Peenweeners. Donations strongly encouraged.

When and Where: 9 p.m. on Saturday, Paige Hall, Crane Room

Tufts University Social Collective Film Series screenings of “Dope” (2015) and “City of God” (2002) Details: In “Dope,” high school senior Malcolm struggles socially in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles but then gets invited to an underground party that sets his friends off on an adventure through LA. In “City of God,” follow the different chosen paths of two young men from Rio de Janeiro between the end of the 1960s to the early 1980s, one becoming a photographer and the other a

Indigenous People’s Day celebration Details: In honor of Tufts’ faculty voting in favor of recognizing Indigenous People’s Day in place of Columbus Day, there is a celebration on the academic quad this Monday evening. The event will feature music from the Nettukkusqk Singers and Indigenous food and art, along with information about getting involved with Indigenous People’s Day Boston.

When and Where: 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. on Monday, Academic Quad

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continued from back “Chemistry has been really good,” Nwankpa said. “We have been changing so much … We gained a lot of trust in the past couple weeks with our players and our setters, so that’s not a problem.”

The team’s next-game mentality has served it well throughout the run.

Tufts seems to always be completely focused on the moment at hand, as demonstrated by the six victories they have racked up in three straight sets,

showing how seriously they take every matchup. Not falling victim to overconfidence is key over the next 11 games of the regular season, as Tufts hopes to continue dominating the conference into the playoffs.

“We always like to look at things one game at a time,” Bright said. “No matter how we played in the last game, we’re always looking to the challenges ahead.”

One of the real stories of the year has been the emergence of Bell and Bright as an extremely effective pair of front row

attackers. Bell leads the team in kills as a first-year with 109, 16 more than the next closest player. Bright is third on the team in kills with 70.

Going forward, the Jumbos believe they can continue to improve their play, focusing on how they can better each individual aspect of the team’s game.

“We have more internal goals,” Nwankpa said. “We try to continue to beat what we’ve done before. So if anything it’s just making ourselves better, not really focusing on other teams.”

Tufts plays four key conference match ups in the next two weeks. Those match ups include a game against Middlebury (3-1) which is currently third place in the NESCAC and riding a seven-game winning streak. The Jumbos hope to extend their new four-game winning streak on the road this weekend, playing matches in different states on consecutive days. Tufts squares off with Hamilton on tonight at 8 p.m. before traveling to Middlebury on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match up against the Panthers.

Tufts to focus on Bowdoin receivers on Saturday FOOTBALL

continued from back That’s our big thing: Average is never good enough for us.”

This year, Brady seeks to repeat his masterful performance. His recent track record certainly suggests such an outcome is possible, if not likely. Though he failed to hit pay-dirt in last week’s matchup against the Bobcats, Brady still gained 140 yards on the day.

“This past Saturday was hard because we didn’t envision [Brady] having to carry the ball 32 times, but that game dictated it,” Civetti said. “Bowdoin [has] got some great defensive coaches. They’re a young team, so you don’t always know what you’re going to get with that. They got a lot better from game one to game two, so game three should be a battle.”

For a second straight game last week, senior Alex Snyder split time with sophomore Ryan McDonald. Snyder, who started

the game, gave way to McDonald after halftime. Rather than treating the uncertainty under center as a weakness, however, Civetti views it as a potential source of strength.

“I’ve got all the confidence in the world in [Snyder],” Civetti said. “I think he’s a great player. He’s won a lot of football games here. He’s a true competitor. He throws the ball incredibly well. The combination of [him] and [McDonald] give us a little bit of a different dimension, give us a little bit of a different spark. Both of them are capable, and both of them will play on Saturday.”

On defense, Tufts looked especially strong last Saturday, holding Bates to a measly three yards per play. Crucially, the Jumbos only allowed the Bobcats to convert three of 20 attempts on third down, demonstrating their resilience in high-pressure situations.

Opposing Tufts this week is a thus-far ineffective Bowdoin offense that strug-

gled to move the ball down the field against Middlebury and Amherst. The Polar Bears rank worst in the conference in terms of yards per game (163) and second worst in points per game (6.5).

Many of the Polar Bears’ problems stem from an inability to protect the passer, as their quarterbacks have been sacked nine times on 73 drop-backs.

One of the few bright spots for the Bowdoin offense is junior wide receiver Nick Vailas. In last year’s game against the Jumbos, Vailas caught eight passes for 158 yards and a score. This year, the wideout — who ranks in the top 10 among NESCAC players in both catches and yards per game — will test the abilities of Tufts’ defensive backs. If all goes according to plan, however, the Jumbos will be able to freeze out one of the most important parts of the Polar Bear offense. “[Vailas] is a really good kid,” junior strong safety J.P. Garcia said. “He did a

lot of good things last year, especially against us, so we’re just trying to be aware of him wherever he lines up in the field.”

The Bowdoin passing attack is by no means devoid of other options besides Vailas. However, Tufts has keyed in on a number of Bowdoin pass-catchers to watch out for. “[Vailas] is probably one of the best receivers in the league,” Civetti said. “We are obviously aware of him, but they also have two other guys, [junior tight end Bryan Porter and freshman wide receiver Chandler Gee], that are emerging. Their run game is going to challenge us. They have a more balanced offensive attack this year than they did last year, which is going to pose some different challenges for our defense.”

The Jumbos face off against the Polar Bears on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bowdoin’s Whittier Field.

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Friday, October 7, 2016

VOLLEYBALL

Jumbos extend NESCAC lead, beat Wesleyan, Trinity

by Sam Weidner

Contributing Writer

Women’s volleyball continues to add wins to their best start since 2009. The Jumbos put together three impressive victories over the past week to improve their record to 12-1 and 5-0 in NESCAC play.

Tufts defeated Rivier in Cousens Gym on Tuesday with first-year outside

hitter Brigid Bell leading the team in kills with 13. Sophomore outside hitter Mackenzie Bright was close behind with nine. First-year Rachel Furash and sophomore Angela Yu, both setters, tallied 18 and 17 assists, respectively, in the win.

Contributions across the roster were key for Tufts against a competitive Rivier team that boasted a 16-1

record headed into the match. Tufts and Rivier had not faced off against each other since the ’90s, and neither team knew exactly what to expect.

Tufts came out strong, however, winning in straight sets by taking advantage of some unforced errors and serving extremely well.

Tufts defeated NESCAC opponent Trinity in straight sets on Saturday, tight-

ening its hold on first place in the conference. Trinity is 0-5 in the NESCAC and 5-8 overall. The first two sets were both 25-15, as Trinity was unable to settle in on its home floor until the third set, which went 25-23. Senior co-captain Elizabeth Ahrens and Bell tied for the team lead in kills with seven apiece and Furash kept the Jumbos on track with 14 assists.

Tufts won in five sets at Wesleyan on Sept. 30, and the grueling conference matchup highlighted why Tufts has been so tough to beat this year. Coming into the match, Wesleyan was 8-1 and undefeated in NESCAC play. The Jumbos played with composure throughout the entire match, despite trading sets, and fought hard to keep every set close. In the end, Tufts had the greater energy and execution in the fifth set and jumped out to a commanding 7-2 lead early. The Jumbos never relinquished their lead, as they cruised to a 15-8 set win to seal the match.

Despite missing a key contributor in first-year middle hitter/opposite Christina Nwankpa, who explained that she has missed the last three games due to illness, the team continues to mesh well and gain momentum. The team’s depth has been an asset thus far this year, as they have been able to throw a multitude of different lineups at their opponents. Thus far, only Bell has played in every match, though six Jumbos have played in 12 out of 13.

The shuffling of players through the lineup does not seem to have disrupted the team’s play.

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Senior Elizabeth Ahrens soars through the air to spike the ball in the game against Rivier on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

see VOLLEYBALL, page 7

FOOTBALL

Jumbos hope to stay undefeated away against Polar Bears

by Sam Weitzman Contributing Writer

After a second straight comeback win on home turf, the football team (2-0) is ready to take its show on the road.

On Saturday, the Jumbos will travel to Brunswick, Maine to square off against the Bowdoin Polar Bears (0-2). The 12-7 Homecoming victory over the Bates Bobcats (0-2) may have been closer than coach Jay Civetti would have liked, but he still sees plenty of reasons for optimism this week, starting with how the team has practiced.

“I’m a firm believer that games are won or lost before they’re played,” Civetti said. “Going into a hostile environment is always a challenge and you’ve got to stay focused. Hopefully, our road mentality and our road warrior mindset starts us off on the right foot on Saturday.”

In last year’s contest at the Ellis Oval, Tufts routed Bowdoin, 43-24. Much of the Jumbos’ success that day came because of current senior tri-captain running back Chance Brady, who gained 123 yards on just 14 carries to go along with three touchdowns. Brady’s per carry average of 8.8 was slightly skewed by a 27-yard run, but he consistently broke off chunk gains throughout the contest.

“In general, we’re always looking to [improve] as a team,” senior left guard Alex Kim added. “We never settle for average. see FOOTBALL, page 7

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Senior running back Chance Brady evades a tackle by a Bates player in the homecoming game against the Bobcats on Oct. 2.