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Thousands gather in Boston to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election

Panhellenic Council suspends organized events with fraternities, sports teams

by Catherine Perloff News Editor

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Protestors participating at a rally against President-elect Donald Trump gather at Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common on Nov. 9.

by Joe Walsh News Editor

Thousands of people gathered in Boston yesterday evening to protest president-elect Donald Trump’s recent victory. The rally was organized by Boston Socialist Alternative and included several speakers from local progressive groups. Participants marched from Boston Common to Copley Square

holding signs and chanting slogans in opposition to Trump.

The protesters expressed strong opposition to the social and economic policies of Trump and vice president-elect Mike Pence. Protesters also criticized the electoral college system in general. According to the Associated Press, Hillary Clinton received more popular votes than Trump, even though Trump won the majority of electoral votes.

“Especially because the Electoral College … voted Trump in, there clearly needs to be an uprising against the establishment,” Sonia Chien, a member of Socialist Alternative, told the Daily.

According to Officer James Kenneally, a spokesman for the Boston Police Department, more than four thousand people are estimated to have attended the protest. He said that see PROTEST, page 2

Police Briefs – Nov. 10 Bombs away!

The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and the Somerville Fire Department were called to the Theta Delta Chi fraternity house after receiving a report that a fire alarm that had gone off on Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Students at the house claimed they had found a small, red ball with a fuse and had decided to light it. This ball was actually a smoke bomb and when set off, the resulting smoke spread quickly.

The scene was checked thoroughly and the fire alarm was reset.

Fanning the flames After receiving a fire alarm alert at 8:57 p.m. on Oct. 25 from the Russian Culture House at 101 Talbot Ave., TUPD officers and the Somerville Fire Department arrived at the scene to find an active fire. The electric fire originated from the bathroom fan on the second floor of the building. The firefighters had to discharge fire extinguishers

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to extinguish the fire. The building saw fire damage, and temporary on-campus housing was offered to all of the residents by the Office of Residential Life and Learning.

TUPD received a larceny report from the same address on Nov. 4 at 3:50 p.m. Once the fire repairs were completed and the students returned to their residence, some students found some of their personal items missing. The incident is still under investigation.

“Poo poo cachoo” TUPD discovered graffiti in the women’s restroom of the Granoff Music Center on Oct. 28 at 11:20 a.m. when they were called about the issue. An unknown individual had written the words “Poo poo cachoo” in black marker on one of the stalls. There was a notable lack of profanity in the graffiti. Facilities Services was brought in to clean the graffiti off. The incident is still being investigated.

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Taken tech TUPD received a call after multiple students had their possessions stolen at 8-10 Whitfield Road, the location of the Milne House. The theft occurred at some point during a registered party at the address.

Some of the items stolen include computers, iPhones and a bag. It was reported that there were individuals not affiliated with Tufts at the event. The incident is under active investigation. As of yet, none of the items have been recovered.

Pumpkin pranks Multiple Tufts students were found by TUPD officers on the roof of the Campus Center and of Dewick MacPhie Dining Hall at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 30. The students in question were caught while trying to place pumpkins on the roofs. The students were informed that they had violated university rules and regulations and were referred to the Dean’s Office for further disciplinary action.

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Tufts Panhellenic Council, the organization representing sororities at Tufts, published a statement denouncing the “hyper-masculinity and structural misogyny” of Tufts fraternities, indefinitely suspending organized events between sororities and fraternities and sports teams until a list of demands were met.

The Panhellenic Council’s statement was written largely in response to a Nov. 7 Opinion piece in the Tufts Observer accusing Tufts fraternities of hazing and sexual assault, Rebecca Ennis, vice president of standards and interim social action chair of Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), said.

“I think in general sororities on this campus have been having conversations about our organizations — how we operate, what we’re standing for … That’s not new,” Ennis, a junior, said. “But the Observer article … that was really our call to action.”

In the letter, the Panhellenic Council apologized for the ways sororities were “complicit” in what they defined as problematic aspects of fraternity culture. Panhellenic Council President Meaghan Annett said that while members were aware of rumors of some fraternity hazing practices, they were not aware of the degree until the Observer article was published.

“To no degree did I or a lot of people realize how horrible and horrific it was,” Annett, a senior, said.

Annett said that the regular monthly meeting of the President’s Roundtable, which consists of the presidents of each Greek chapter, Panhellenic Council, Inter-Greek Council (IGC), Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), was originally scheduled for Monday but was postponed in light of the Observer piece. On Nov. 8, Panhellenic Council members met to write the letter, according to Annett.

The statement demanded transparency in fraternities’ new member processes, required attendance of fraternity members at each IGC sexual assault task force meeting and a formal apology, among other demands.

Annett said that the Panhellenic Council presented this statement to the rest of the Greek community at the rescheduled President’s Roundtable meeting on Nov. 9, prior to the letter’s publication on social media. Also in attendance at this meeting were other members of

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Protestors, students call for electoral college reform at rally PROTEST

continued from front there were no major incidents.

“By and large, the protesters were peaceful,” Kenneally told the Daily. “As a result, no arrests were made.”

Wednesday’s protest began at the Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common.

Elan Axelbank from the Socialist Alternative introduced several speakers, all of whom expressed dismay at the election’s results.

The first speaker was Sabrina Barroso from the Student Immigrant Movement. She said that as a member of the Latinx community, she is nervous about the implications of the election. Next was Barbara Fisher from Fight

for 15, an organization that is pushing for higher wages for fast food workers.

Toya Chester, a member of Socialist Alternative, spoke next about the organization’s broader goals. She acknowledged that she is angry and disturbed by Trump’s victory, but she urged attendees to push for more progressive candidates such as Bernie Sanders.

“Throughout this whole election, we were told that the only way to defeat Trumpism was to vote the lesser of two evils,” Chester said. “But clearly that didn’t work.”

After the first three speakers, the protesters began marching through the streets.

They walked to the State House, took Tremont Street and Boylston Street to Copley

Square and returned to Boston Common by way of Newbury Street. Boston Police closed the streets for the duration of the march, and maintained a heavy presence throughout.

Following the march, protesters returned to Boston Common where they heard speakers from Black Lives Matter and BU Students Against Islamophobia.

Among the protesters were numerous Tufts students. Miriam Israel said that she was encouraged by the number of people in attendance at the protest.

“We all felt pretty comforted to see how many people turned out,” Israel, a junior, said. “Clearly there’s a lot of people willing to put in work to make change.”

Accounts of misogyny, assault prompt sorority response PANHELL

continued from front the Greek community and several administrators, including Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life Su McGlone, Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs Raymond Ou, Health Education Specialist Beth-Anne Farrow, Sexual Misconduct Resource Specialist Nandi Bynoe, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Chris Rossi and Residence Life Programming Coordinator Liz Jason.

Both Annett and Ennis said that fraternity members at the meeting were generally receptive to the statement.

“The conversations we were able to have were very fruitful,” Ennis said. “Many specific individuals spoke of their own self-reflection and response to the article and what that meant to them personally and what they want to see for their organization and their organization’s leadership.”

Delta Tau Delta president and senior Ian Bollag-Miller said his organization was receptive to the demanded changes.

“We were horrified to learn of the events described [in the] Tufts Observer article. We admire the fortitude of the author to bring these issues to light … We are making every effort as an organization to process this information and the hurt expressed by our Panhellenic sisters [in] their November 9 letter as well as to produce concrete steps that we

can take as an organization to address them directly,” Bollag-Miller told the Daily in an electronic message.

Zeta Beta Tau president Matthew Mazzarella also expressed his support of the Panhellenic statement.

“We support the Panhellenic Council in their decision to issue the letter and that their concerns are not only valid, but pertinent.

We look forward to working together with the Panhellenic Council, and the Tufts community to introduce reform in our fraternity and in Greek Life,” Mazzarella, a senior, told the Daily in an electronic message.

The Daily attempted to contact representatives from all fraternities. Four were unable to be reached for comment. Alex Spring, president of Pi Delta, Shant Mahrokhian, president of Zeta Psi, and Matthew MasiPhelps, president of Pi Rho Omega all declined to comment. Spring, who also serves as president of the IFC, declined to comment on behalf of the group.

Annett said that men’s sports teams, which she said applied to both club and varsity teams, were intentionally included in the statement. However, sports team captains were not present at the Nov. 9 President’s Roundtable, according to Annett.

“The environment sports teams create echoes the same presence as fraternities that we are condemning ... we’re not going to orga-

nize events with sports teams because we do not condone hazing of any kind for any organization,” she said.

Annett said that with no more organized social events with fraternities for at least the rest of the semester, sorority chapters will find other ways to fulfill the social dimension of their respective organizations.

Ennis said that one idea suggested within AOII is having mixers with different sororities and events within the organization itself.

Annett also expressed that sororities as a whole were exploring different activities.

“We are going to focus on our own sisterhood and having social events amongst our sisters and getting to know ourselves better and also reevaluating why we are in a sorority,” she said.

Annett noted that sororities would also refrain from holding joint philanthropic events with fraternities.

She said that she ultimately hopes for continued conversation around misogyny and sexual assault in fraternities.

“A general first step is to make sure that we don’t forget this moment. A lot of time what ends up happening is that this will become an issue for just a bit of time and people just forget the hurt that people have felt and that people are feeling,” Annett said. “We’re working on taking the time to reflect on ourselves.”

Students convene on Academic Quad, express post-election hopes, fears

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Approximately 75 Tufts students gathered on the Academic Quad last night to express their thoughts and feelings following Tuesday’s presidential election results at an event titled “A Light on the Hill.”

First-year Pedro Lazo-Rivera, one of the event organizers, described the event as a chance to provide a sense of community

and hope, while encouraging students not to give up.

One student compared today’s experience to mourning someone’s death. She did not want to discuss politics but found comfort in surrounding herself with others.

“To have my parents say they haven’t felt this way since 9/11, it hit home,” another student said.

One student also reminded her peers of all of the work that Tufts students and other

Massachusetts residents did to keep New Hampshire blue and send its first all-female delegation to the U.S. Congress in January.

Many echoed sentiments of shifting attention to the future, referencing the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential election. Multiple students also reminded their peers of first lady Michelle Obama’s words at the Democratic National Convention, “When they go low, we go high.”

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History on the Hill: Cousens and the incomplete 1930s campus plan

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A study of the Tufts campus in 1932 made by Andrew Jones Biscoe & Whitmore Architects.

by Sebastian Torrente Contributing Writer

In the 1930s, Tufts lacked many of the distinct features and buildings it has today. There was no residential quad, and downhill campus was a part of Jackson College. Uphill, there was the academic quad and some academic and residential buildings, along with an adjacent reservoir — known as the “Rez” — standing where the residential quad is now.

But then University President John Albert Cousens had a vision for architectural expansion that would build up Tufts to grow from a regional college into a national university.

In 1932, Cousens commissioned college architectural firm Andrews, Jones, Biscoe and Whitmore to make his ambitious architectural plan for Tufts a reality. Prior to Tufts, the firm had completed projects at numerous prominent colleges and universities, including Wellesley College, Harvard University and Pembroke College, the former women’s college in Brown University.

“This plan addressed a liberal arts college just beginning to shift to a university with the onset of Fletcher,” Tufts Director of Campus Planning Lois Stanley told the Daily in an email. As a part of his expansion plan, Cousens successfully established the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1933.

According to the firm’s November 1932 report on the project, the firm was partly drawn to Tufts because of its “dignity and charm.”

“The College and its unusual situation on the Hill, with its present arrangement of buildings and lawns and trees, is one of the most distinctive and beautiful college groups in the country, and nothing should ever be done to change the atmosphere it has at present,” the report reads.

The plan targeted three areas for development. First, the firm called for the construction of a large building with an auditorium opposite the Memorial Steps that would seat 1,500 people. The first and second floors would house recital rooms, while the basement would have a cafeteria.

called for the demolition of Packard, Curtis and Barnum Halls, recommending their replacement with either the larger grandiose structures proposed or demolished to make way for street improvements or future construction plans.

Despite larger-scale plans, Tufts’ finances were at this time were insufficient to fully realize the vision that Cousens and the architectural team had in mind. Accordingly, only four of the buildings from the proposed plan were eventually constructed from this initial plan because of the Great Depression: Gifford House, Braker Hall, Blakeley Hall and Stratton Hall.

“There is a lot of building square footage in this plan,” Stanley said. “To build the full scheme would have cost many, many millions I’m sure, despite it being the Depression.”

Stanley also noted that the plan differed from the current layout of the Medford/ Somerville campus in the planners’ preferences about campus atmosphere.

“The biggest difference I see is the development of housing, and the preservation of what we consider to be historic campus buildings [such as West and Curtis Halls,]” she said. “I like the proposal for housing that fronts Boston Avenue because our campus would benefit from a better street frontage there. I prefer the smallish scale of the buildings on the hill as it developed, preserving the intimacy and classic liberal arts campus style that the architects praise in the proposal.”

Later architects such as Arland Dirlam (A ’26), who designed Bendetson Hall, Carmichael Hall and Jackson Gym, reference the 1930s designs of Stratton, Braker and Blakeley Halls in his 1950s and 1960s plans.

“Surprisingly, there are some aspects of the plan that have or will soon come to fru-

This building, adjacent to the already existing Robinson Hall, would also house the new engineering school. Across the street, the firm also predicted that one day the railroad tracks, which currently service the MBTA Commuter Rail, would be filled in and that the property would be used for parkland and as an athletic field.

The second area of the plan included a proposal for additional housing by developing the hill area between Boston Avenue and the Academic Quad. Buildings would front Boston Avenue at a height of three or four stories and extend up the hill, terminating on what is today COURTESY TUFTS DIGITAL LIBRARY North Hill Road at A rendering of a proposed new graduate hall at Tufts made in 1935 by a height of one Andrew Jones Biscoe & Whitmore Architects. story. Additional paths would be laid out to facilitate access to ition – ‘an engineering building’ behind and the buildings from Boston Avenue. next to Robinson [Hall], athletics fields across Finally, the firm planned for a new res- from the Cousens Gym and pedestrian safety idential quad on what is today Fletcher improvements at the Boston Avenue/College Field. The firm noted in its plan that sepa- Avenue intersection,” Stanley said. rate housing for male and female students A campus plan prepared in 2006 by William would be built and that the residential halls Rawn and Associates displays many of the would be arranged to form an enclosed features shown in the 1932 proposal, Stanley quadrangle. A line of trees would be present said.Today, Fletcher Field is identified by on the west end to balance the green space William Rawn and Associates, the architects in what is currently the President’s Lawn. of Sophia Gordon Hall, as one of dozens of Most of the buildings would have been built “buildable sites” on campus, according to with red brick and would incorporate a Stanley. However, she noted that there are no white portico similar to what was seen in current plans to develop this plot of land.

East Hall, which had already been built.

Despite the fact that Tufts does not have Another prominent feature of the a campus-wide plan at this time, Stanley plan was a graduate hall for the newly estab- noted that architects and planners in recent lished Fletcher School. Along with hous- years have conceived a similar scheme proing several hundred more students, the posed by the firm in the 1930s. buildings in the complex would be fitted She added that today’s Science and with luxuries such as individual dining halls, Engineering Complex is highly reminiscent lounges, billiard rooms, card rooms, bowl- of the proposals set forth 80 years ago, coning alleys and reception rooms for guests. cluding that the architecture of Tufts today In addition to several other proposed is largely the result of Cousens and the firm buildings downhill, the firm eventually of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe and Whitmore.

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Amanda Lillie Maintaining Your Tuftsanity

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Catch z’s, not disease

t is hard for me to believe that there was ever a day when I protested going to bed. Like most kids, I fought against it as though my life depended on it. I screamed, fussed and found corners of the house to hide in so I couldn’t be forced to sleep. When closing my eyes wasn’t enough to trick my parents, I faked sleep until the coast was clear and I could hop out of bed to run rampant around my room for hours. Heck, I might as well have made posters and bought a megaphone to top my boycotting efforts off.

The idea that I used to detest something as beautiful as sleep pains my 19-year-old heart. My current relationship with sleep feels like a long-distance one. I long for it nearly 24/7, and it feels like there are light years between us. I daydream about closing my eyes just for a minute or two, and wish for the days when I had ten hours in a night to spare for sleep. Once reunited for whatever short amount of time we have, we are an inseparable duo. No alarm clock can pull me away.

Cue myself in a mid-semester craze: I’ve got the classic head-bob-and-eyelid-droop-combo down to a science.

I’ve also discovered that it is indeed possible to take an entire lecture’s worth of notes only to look back and not recall learning a single concept.

An endless cycle begins: I stay up late to study, suffer through a bleary-eyed next day, fall behind on work because my 15-minute power nap that afternoon turned into an eight-hour nap.

The moral of these sleep escapades?

Lack of sleep is only the first domino in a terrible chain of semester-destroying effects.

I write all of this because I believe my struggles are fairly universal. As I look around at fellow classmates during classes and in the library, I can tell I’m not alone in my exhaustion. We’ve reached a point of no return in the semester, and as we get down to the wire we may as well find the energy to finish strong. But as our immune systems fail us and late nights only seem to get later, this becomes nearly impossible to do.

So the next time you’re using a Tisch desk as a makeshift pillow, consider just going to bed instead. I was going to relay all sorts of information about how sleep deprivation impairs brain functioning, how you become significantly more vulnerable to sickness when you need sleep, yada yada yada, but that has never stopped us from pulling an all-nighter. Instead, consider this a permission slip of sorts to take a night or three to crash at 9:00 p.m. Take a weekend, three or four nights of quality sleep, to start getting back on track.

Though the toddler in all of us will protest, it will truly be more worthwhile to just go to bed.

Amanda Lillie is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Amanda can be reached at amanda.lillie@tufts.edu.

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Alumni Spotlight: Nerd Squad Entertainment on the rise

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Parker Selman All in Good Taste

by Jocelyn Contreras Assistant Arts Editor

How did Nerd Squad go from being a group text name to a blossoming production company settling in the heart of the entertainment industry, merely months after its inception? The answer is passion, unwavering commitment and dreams.

And for them, it is only the beginning.

The members of Nerd Squad Entertainment, a brand-new production company based in Los Angeles, are all Tufts alumni who have joined the impressive ranks of Jumbos in Hollywood. In the midst of post-grad life, they are discovering how supportive the alumni community is proving to be. For each of them, it has been a humbling and encouraging experience.

Nerd Squad’s three founding members are Tyler Beardsley (LA ’16), who majored in computer science and drama, Artoun Nazareth (LA ’16), who majored in cognitive and brain sciences and drama, and Dorian Keyes (LA ’16), a computer science major.

That’s right: these filmmakers are all scientists.

Like many in the Tufts community, this trio spent four years tapping into the duality of their passions: technology and the arts.

Each of them were extremely involved in the latter with classes, TUTV, virtually every group under 3Ps and a plethora of department shows. Their plans to pursue the arts became more concrete during their senior year.

“It’s kind of a weird relationship that Dorian, Artoun and I had,” begins Beardsley. “It started in an unlikely place.”

Balch Arena Theater was not the primary incubator for this bond; instead, it was a game design class taken in the spring of their junior year. They knew this newly-formed team was something special, quickly extending to their more creative pursuits.

“Last summer, Tyler and I knew we wanted to go to LA, we knew we wanted to get into film and we knew that we would try to make films,” Nazareth recalled.

With that, they decided to team up for their Drama thesis to produce, write and star in a TV pilot episode for a series called “Startup” (2016).

Meanwhile, Keyes was closing in on signing a contract with Microsoft.

“Throughout all of fall semester, Tyler and I furiously tried to get Dorian on board for all of this, and he kind of hot-footed us for a while,” Nazareth said, while laughing.

Their persistence, however, paid off.

“I specifically remember the moment when we found out Dorian was going to join us,” Beardsley reminisced. “The three of us were going to watch “The Hateful Eight” (2016), I was eating my chocolate raisins and all of a sudden he just went, ‘Eff it, I’m going to LA.’” Keyes joined their production of “Startup” without looking back. In many ways, “Startup” was inspired by their collective experience in the computer science field. It follows the

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Members of Nerd Squad are pictured behind the scenes of “Monday Morning Strips: M-Day.”

hijinks of 3 college seniors getting ready to graduate. As they try to get their app to go viral, some unexpected challenges arise.

Nerd Squad has moved on from “Startup” and is developing new material, but they maintain that the show was incredibly valuable to their journey.

“We learned a lot about collaborating and what it was like to make a project of that scale,” Beardsley described.

They used “Startup” as a launchpad for Nerd Squad Entertainment, and released a GoFundMe page they hoped could cover some of the initial costs of starting a production company.

In a few short weeks, they raised over $3000.

“We were floored by all the support,” Keyes recalled. “We had all agreed we’d never get it. We didn’t have the money for all the lighting, camera[s] and equipment we needed, so this was huge.”

Knowing that countless members of their family, friends and the Tufts community at large believed in them was the perfect send off before the road trip to LA. Once they were settled in, they promptly began creating content to grow their platform. Nerd Squad’s current home is YouTube.

Next, they started producing “Monday Morning Strips.”

“It was a combination of coincidentally being able to release our first video on a Monday and liking the theme of wanting to give people something to look forward to on a crappy Monday,” Keyes described. “They’re these weird videos that can give you a quick chuckle.”

They currently have 15 “Strips” on

their YouTube channel.

While establishing these videos as a consistent form of content, they welcomed a new member of Nerd Squad, who helps their creative and production process immensely. Christina Moore, a 2015 graduate who majored in English and drama and minored in economics, graduated the year before them in 2015 and was a close friend.

She too decided to make the daunting move to LA after visiting it and falling in love with the city (she says while singing “it’s the greatest city in the world” — take that Hamilton).

She recalls offering input in the early stages of Nerd Squad while still living in Boston, and is excited about having officially joined.

“It came to be that we would think of projects with Christina in mind and it was impossible to do it without her help,” Keyes said.

“I love the production of creative projects,” Moore said. “I love acting, but as a hobby. Being in this collaborative is the best because I get to just have fun and not worry about it having to make it and pay my bills.”

Moore highlights an all-too-familiar truth for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. All four of them pay the bills with day jobs outside of Nerd Squad.

They take on a wide array of roles; Christina, for example, works in sales at Variety Insight — Variety Magazine’s research and data division — giving her a chance to network and stay informed in the business.

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Mamaleh’s

I don’t just want potato latkes …

I need them,” I told my roommate Saturday morning. One of the things I miss most about home is my weekly trip to the local Jewish deli. For weeks, I had been dreaming about matzah ball soup and noodle kugel. After a quick Google search, we hop in a car and are at Mamaleh’s Delicatessen in less than 15 minutes. This Kendall Square eatery has more of a high-end diner vibe than that of a small town deli. The restaurant is quaint and has a large bar counter with an area where costumers can buy soup, pies, meat, schmears and homemade bagels. We are seated at a small table overlooking the street.

Behind us, a large cartoon pickle poster reads, “Mamaleh’s Presents: Pickles the Great.”

We start by ordering two milkshakes; I choose chocolate, and my roommate settles on a black and white.

Milkshakes are not a Jewish deli staple.

However, the remainder of the menu appears relatively par for the course.

I struggle to decide between Nana’s noodle kugel and Abraham’s potato latkes, but I ultimately choose the latkes.

My roommate, Ana, picks the chicken salad sandwich, which is made with gribenes, apples, herbs and red onion and is served on a challah roll.

Our milkshakes arrive and are good but unremarkable. We are both pleasantly surprised by the extremely reasonably priced menu. Both the latkes and the sandwich are only eight dollars apiece. The restaurant is still fairly busy even at the odd hour of 3 p.m., and while the service is timely, the waitress is brisk and efficient almost to the point of indifference.

When the food arrives, I happily dig into my three potato pancakes, which are served with sour cream and applesauce. The latkes are crisped to perfection, and I tell Ana without hesitation that they are the best I’ve had (And that includes my two favorite New York delis). The three pancakes are enough to satisfy me, but for the most part, a second side or appetizer would be necessary for a filling meal. Ana says her sandwich is noticeably fresh, and she loves the pairing of the challah bread with the chicken salad. She describes her meal as satisfying and simple in the sense that it was “just what she wanted.”

Our afternoon at Mamaleh’s finally satisfied my craving for deli food.

Before we left, I stopped at the deli counter to pick up four of their housemade bagels and some cream cheese.

We both enjoyed the ambience of the small restaurant and the practical prices. Our meals were unexceptional, but in many ways, we weren’t searching for mind-blowing food, but rather an unpretentious meal. Kendall/MIT can be accessed from the Red Line or a 15 minute car ride. If you are planning on going at a more popular time, a reservation would be necessary.

Parker Selman is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Parker can be reached at parker.selman@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 4 ACT tutor respectively, while Nazareth works in Escape Room LA, which for him is like immersive theater.

“As for my second job, I also make sandwiches for the bourgeoisie of Hollywood,” Nazareth said.

They balance work with the goal of bringing Nerd Squad to the next level.

“This is a crucial moment at Nerd Squad, where we’re looking to have a couple meetings in the next month to talk about how we want to formulate the pitch and production process for larger projects,” Beardsley said.

“Trump: An Anti-American Musical (A Hamilton Parody)” is a perfect example of this effort. This extensive production has already reached over 2,000 views since its release last week.

Everyone contributed their unique strengths to make a video filled with intri-

cate lyrics and characterization. Keyes wrote, directed and edited the video, but the process was extremely collaborative.

“We’re pretty good about respecting each other’s opinions, ” Beardsley said.

Since the beginning, the four have made Nerd Squad a priority because they see it as something that can help their personal goals as well.

“Any individual progress we made, Nerd Squad would be a larger base we can prop it on,” Beardsley said.

The agency they have over their own opportunities is deeply satisfying to them. At Tufts, they were used to a range of performance material to engage with, a “super high art environment” as Keyes described it.

“To go from there to LA where you’re struggling to get these jobs against hundreds of other actors makes it important to have this company and our own creative outlet, making things

Do it this weekend: Nov. 10-13 Take a breather during this long weekend and check out some events happening around campus.

THURSDAY “This Is Our Youth” Details: Sophomore Chopper CarterSchelp and Senior Emily Friedlander have come together to put on Kenneth Lonergan’s “This Is Our Youth,” which details three people’s struggles with growing up. No tickets required.

When and Where: 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m, Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater THURSDAY AND SATURDAY “Something About Soul” Details: The dancers of Sarabande will be putting on two soulful shows, the first of which is being performed tonight. During the intermission, there will be a bake sale with proceeds going to The Joyful Heart Foundation and Autism Speaks. Free tickets are available at the Mayer Campus Center Ticket Booth and at tuftstickets. com.

When and Where: 9 p.m. on Thursday and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Cohen Auditorium THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY “Gnit” Details: Pen, Paint, and Pretzels (3Ps) is performing its fall major, “Gnit,” directed by senior Peter Secrest and written

by Will Eno. The show is a re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt.”

When and Where: 8 p.m., Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater

FRIDAY “When You Wish Upon a Czar” Details: The Institute Sketch Comedy will be performing a variety of sketches this weekend. Admission is free. No tickets required.

When and Where: 9:30 p.m., Barnum Hall, Room 008 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY “Godspell” Details: “Godspell” is a musical that retells the Gospel of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament, but set in the modern-day setting of New York City. Be sure to catch it when it hits the stage at Tufts.

Admission is free. No tickets required.

When and Where: 8 p.m., Paige Hall, Crane Room SATURDAY TUSC Film Series Details: This weekend, the Tufts Film Series features two of the biggest superhero blockbusters of the past summer, “Captain America: Civil War” and “Suicide Squad.”

The third of the Captain America film franchise, “Captain America: Civil War,” sees Captain America and Iron Man butt heads over the debate between freedom through lack of government interference and safety through increased government involvement. “Suicide Squad” tells the tale of a U.S. intelligence officer’s last-ditch effort at saving the world by enlisting the help of incarcerated super-villains. Admission is free. No tickets required.

When and Where: “Captain America: Civil War” will be screened at 3 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. “Suicide Squad” will be screened at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Barnum Hall, Room 008 —by Allison Epstein

we want to see,” Keyes said.

Keyes was not alone in these sentiments as others in the group felt a bond over this commonality.

“The idea was that whenever we aren’t working on something individually, we’ll always be Nerd Squad,” Beardsley added.

One of the most challenging, but altogether rewarding challenges they have faced since moving to LA is finding the best way to balance everything.

“It’s not a mindless thing, finding that balance,” Keyes said. “We have to really work at it, between being a housemate, a close friend and a colleague to each other.”

In the background of all their own developing skills is a deep-felt gratitude for the Tufts alumni community as a whole, as it has made their postgrad experience immensely positive.

“There’s so many Jumbos in LA doing

film and entertainment work,” Moore points out. “The best thing you can have is a ground-floor community of people with the similar interests. Starting out with this made the move a lot easier.”

Nerd Squad connected with Jumbos Amir Mo (LA ’14) and current Tufts Senior Eli Lloyd, both of whom started movie groups in LA. That, along with an extensive alumni network, has proven to be key to their experience thus far. In such a sprawling city, a sense of community is a must-have.

“While we want to reach as wide of a global audience as possible, we know who our base audience and subscribers are,” Keyes said. “We wouldn’t have come out here if we hadn’t found our roots in the Tufts community.”

Anyone unfamiliar with Nerd Squad should do themselves the favor of subscribing to their YouTube page and following them on social media.

Five 2000s pop songs to brighten your post-election week No matter who you support and what your political stance is, it is safe to say that the election cycle has been tiresome to all. But luckily 2000s pop is here to ease your post-election pain. Here are five songs to help maintain your mental composure: 1. Hilary Duff- “So Yesterday” (2003) Early ’00s pop star/fashion icon/ goddess and your second favorite Hil(l) ary tells it like it is: if it’s over, let it go.

While lyrics such as “If the light is off then it isn’t on” might be confusing to some, Hilary has a point. Light isn’t on when it’s off and come tomorrow, it’s time to leave this election cycle behind.

2. Natasha Bedingfield- “Smell the Roses” (2007) You checked FiveThirtyEight religiously, read every single op-ed published by The New York Times and recited SNL skits by heart. But now, though the final results are frightening to consider, it’s time to reconnect with the outside world. Natasha Bedingfield, whose legacy will forever be cursed by Pantene commercials, asks everyone to wake up and smell the roses. “Wake up, take a moment / Grab it in your hands … and own it” might be the best post-election advice for those currently writing long political posts on Facebook.

3. The Black Eyed Peas- “Where Is The Love” (2003) The same group that came up with the remarkable lyrics of “My Humps” (2005) ask “Where is the love” on their 2003 album “Elephunk.” As this election has seen more than its fair share of hate, bigotry, racism, xenophobia and sexism, the song is more meaningful than ever. But be careful, it will bring you to tears.

4. Imogen Heap- “Hide and Seek” (2005) “Hide and Seek” is associated with one of the most dramatic scenes in television history: when Marissa shoots Trey on “The O.C.” (20032007). But strangely, the song’s lyrics are awfully relevant; questions like “Where are we? What the hell is going on?” are on everybody’s lips. Also, the song’s climatic moment in which Imogen Heap howls, “Mmm what you say?” is a fitting reaction to Trump’s numerous comments.

5. Ingrid Michaelson – “Keep Breathing” (2006) What better way to grieve over the election than by listening to Ingrid Michaelson’s therapeutic song? Lyrics “I want to change the world / Instead I sleep” and “But all that I know is I’m breathing” offer an important lesson to learn for all those disappointed by the outcome. Now that it is over, all you can do is to take a deep breath now. ­—by Eran Sabaner

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On healing and moving forward While the Daily never formally endorsed a candidate for this year’s election, Tuesday’s results came as a crushing blow for many. And though we pride ourselves on being politically inclusive and accepting of all voters’ decisions, electing Donald Trump as our next president represents more than just a political victory for a portion of conservative voters. Trump is not just a Republican president-elect; he is a misogynist, a xenophobe and a disbeliever in democracy. He has bragged about sexual assault, targeted minorities and threatened to strip women, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community of basic civil liberties.

Thus far, Trump has been an agent of hate in a country that was founded upon ideals of unification, equality and opportunity.

But above all else, Trump is a symbol of America’s collective admission that our country is broken. We are divided, resentful and anxiety-ridden, many of us willing to put our future the hands of an extremist who values closed doors and contempt over open tables and benevolence. Our

country has spoken loud and clear with a demonstration of stark desperation, a plea for drastic change and a so-called “greater America.” And while many of us — especially at Tufts — may not identify with the “we” or the country I speak of, we must not submit to the temptation to distance ourselves from our own nation’s decision. While those of us who were not personally complicit in endorsing our future president’s victory may feel slighted or betrayed — foreigners to a major portion of our population — now is the time to come together, not to flee or separate.

For many, today has been called a day of mourning, a period to grieve for the shocking revelation that the divisiveness that flows through America runs much deeper than we thought. For even more, it is a day ridden with fear — fear of violence, of deportation, of a loss of certain rights and respect from the international community. And while these grievances are both warranted and necessary elements of dealing with emotional pain and political

anxiety, we must hastily abandon fear and disappointment for unity and constructive mobilization.

As Hillary Clinton noted in her concession speech Wednesday morning, the result of the 2016 presidential campaign is not just about one person or one election. While Trump may seem to be the sole representation of our nation’s most pressing problems, much can still be mended despite his future incumbency. Progress and inclusion has not been deemed impossible. Hatred and violence can still be combatted; unity can still be achieved. Our nation still has checks on power and opportunities to be politically involved all the time — not just during our presidential elections.

Participation in local politics is one of the most important civic duties we hold, especially as young people. Lower level elections — as was demonstrated by the important issues at stake in our ballot measures on Tuesday — are one of the most effective ways to participate in direct

democracy when democratic ideals may seem to be crumbling on the national level. Showing support for particular issues you feel have been — and will continue to be — insufficiently dealt with on higher levels can be as simple as donating to a cause, showing up to a rally or writing to a local politician or senator. If we strive to encourage inclusive dialogue on all levels of the political spectrum, across all states, communities and ideological borders, we can find productive and unifying solutions. Trump by no means has to be seen as an immovable barrier to strength, progress and growth.

As both a university and a nation, we must accept the election’s result and look to the future. If we owe Trump anything, as Clinton said in her concession speech, it is an open mind and the chance to lead.

No matter how we feel about Trump’s past, we must root for him to advance the security and well-being of the American people. That is our only path to healing and moving forward.

CORRECTION: Yesterday, the Daily dealt with technical issues that resulted in draft versions of our election coverage being printed.

The Daily regrets these errors.

OP-ED

A message from the brothers of Delta Tau Delta

by Delta Tau Delta You are not our brother if you view any human being with less dignity or respect than you grant yourself and your peers.

You are not our brother if you use your language as a weapon for harm, especially against those whose experiences and identities differ from your own.

You are not our brother if the way you present yourself to others is misaligned with the values you claim to protect.

You are not our brother if you blind yourself to the toxicity of a patriarchal system that has facilitated the promotion of harmful hypermasculinity and is historically racist, sexist, classist, heteronormative and transphobic.

You are not our brother if you resist vital change to that harmful system

which has caused pain, hurt and tragedy for others.

We are not absolved of anything. We cannot wash away our sins or purify ourselves of the hurt, stress or pain we have consciously or subconsciously caused in the experiences of others on this campus. We will not separate our organization from wrongdoing, even from atrocities, which we are confident that we ourselves did not commit. We will not stand by while dangerous and offensive actions continue to permeate this community.

We will fight to illuminate all of the systemic issues mentioned above and in the Nov. 9 Panhellenic Council letter.

We will work to understand the harm of our complacency and complicity.

Every one of our brothers shares a

bond that has supported him throughout his time at Tufts. To us, fraternity means family, community and an indispensible system of support to rely on in our most difficult hours. For 73 Tufts students, Delta Tau Delta is a home away from home. We firmly believe that Greek life at Tufts is something worth preserving, provided necessary improvements are made.

We admire the strength of our Panhellenic sisters and greatly appreciate their commitment to bettering this community. We commit fully and immediately to achieve and exceed every demand made in their Nov. 9 letter.

We are deeply sorry for the harm done by the system to which we contribute.

We recognize that these promises and

apologies are merely words. They are not empty, for we mean them sincerely, but they are nothing without the actions that must accompany them. For that reason, we vow to create a series of actionable steps to work toward the resolution of these issues, and we will share them with the campus community within the next month. Until then, we have frozen all further fraternity programming so as to focus our time and effort on bettering ourselves and our community.

We look forward to becoming a safer, healthier and more inclusive chapter on this campus.

Delta Tau Delta The brothers of Delta Tau Delta can be reached at tufts.deltsconnect.org.

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A letter from the Panhellenic Council

by Tufts Panhellenic Council We, the members of the Panhellenic Council, want to acknowledge the current state of toxic hyper-masculinity in our country and in particular within Greek life at our university. We are horrified by the results of the election. We are hurt and afraid. Donald Trump’s presence is a direct result of the misogyny in our country. These misogynistic attitudes exist within our own Greek life system.

We are thankful that Ben Kesslen courageously brought this to light in his Nov. 7 Observer article.

We believe that the dignity of every human being should be respected.

Brotherhood should never take priority over humanhood. We condemn both the sexual assault and the sexual harassment reported by Kesslen. We are disgusted and horrified that this is happening within the organizations with which we work.

We understand that while this article is an account of one person’s experience, what happened is not an isolated incident and speaks volumes to the current state of fraternities.

We want to make it clear that the type of behavior described in the article does not happen in Tufts sororities. However, we want to acknowledge that unfortunately we are complicit in perpetuating the hyper-masculinity and structural misogyny of fraternities through our social interactions with them. We are also aware that we are complicit in the classist, racist and heteronormative structures perpetuated by Greek life. We acknowledge that sororities uphold harmful systems that marginalize and ostracize many identities. Prior to publishing this article, we took small steps to bring about organic change within our community. It is now clear that we need radical change.

To the greater Tufts community, we apologize for the ways in which we have thus far been complicit.

We are figuring out how we can have the most impact. As members of Panhel, we want to use our position within the Greek

system as an opportunity to change the culture and rhetoric to reflect our values as students at Tufts, as women and as people.

We want to take this time to speak directly to fraternity members: You betrayed us. You lied to us. We have been in your houses and trusted that we had our safety. Our sense of artificial safety has been shattered.

We should not bear the burden of educating you on why your misogynistic comments, your “locker room talk” and your hazing practices hurt us. Yet time and again, we find ourselves doing just that.

Your behavior is inexcusable. These acts, under the guise of brotherhood, reinforce discriminatory power dynamics that perpetuate sexual assault of women and marginalized identities. You are hurting our classmates, our friends, our sisters. You are hurting us.

Until we are ready and until we feel safe, we are suspending organized events with fraternities and sports teams. The environment of sports teams echoes the misogynistic culture of hazing and pledging present in fraternities. We do not condone hazing from any organization.

We will not consider changing our stance on organized events with your fraternities until changes are made. At the bare minimum we demand you meet our standards: We demand accountability and an apology. We demand your fraternity recognizes how they have hurt/are hurting people.

We demand you take personal responsibility. Stop saying “we’re not like those guys.” Stop being defensive.

Acknowledge your faults. Acknowledge that individuals are tied to a larger system, regardless of whether or not they are “good guys.”

We demand that a member of your fraternity attend every Inter-Greek Council Sexual Assault Task Force meeting. We demand enforcement of this attendance.

We demand a language change in the use of buzzwords that reflect power

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imbalances. Stop referring to those recently extended a bid as “pledges” — they are new members. Stop referring to the period between extension of a bid and initiation as “pledging” — it is new member period.

Stop referring to a party as a “screw.”

We demand a transparent new member process.

We demand that fraternities have a Diversity Inclusion Chair who will receive training from the university.

We demand you work to deconstruct toxic masculinity and publish a list of steps you will take.

We demand you actively hold and engage in consistent, mandatory programming that challenges heteropatriarchal structures and ideologies. It is not enough to justify your own toxic masculinity as being symptomatic of our society.

We expect you to uphold your mission to form a society committed to becoming and cultivating better men, or rather, better humans.

We need time and space to reflect on how we can improve our organizations and strengthen our support of female identifying and femme people in Greek life and beyond. We need to re-evaluate what institutions we are upholding and where we place our bodies. You should take this time to re-evaluate your brotherhood. If your fraternity is not here to challenge systemic structures of sexism, racism, classism and heteronormativity, then your fraternity should not be here at all.

Editor’s note: If you would like to send your response or make an op-ed contribution to the Opinion section, please email us at tuftsdailyoped@gmail.com. The Opinion section looks forward to hearing from you.

Tufts Panhellenic Council (Panhell) is the governing body for the five National Panhellenic (NPC) sororities on campus.

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his weekend, I realized I have a problem. As I found myself elbow-deep in the cookie jar, reaching for my fourth cookie of the night while simultaneously typing into Google, “how to stop eating so many cookies,” it suddenly occurred to me that I may have a bit of a sugar addiction.

Sugar is a sneaky little substance — studies have shown that it is incredibly addictive and bad for your health. Not only this, but the sugar industry actually paid to have its health risks kept secret, and pointed the blame at fats instead.

So, in a determination to be healthy, fit and like all those health accounts you see on Instagram, I spent the next 20 or so minutes Googling sugar detoxes and figuring out which foods I’d have to cut to accomplish my new sugar-free lifestyle. But 30 minutes later, I got hungry and made myself some pasta with marinara sauce. Not thinking too much of it, I casually checked the label of the sauce. Bam — six grams of sugar in half a cup.

So, cutting out sugar would not be as easy as I intended. It seems that everything has sugar unless I buy fresh, organic produce and foods every week, which unfortunately just isn’t an option for me. Twenty minutes ago, I ate a bagel from the Rez, which probably has sugar in it.

Going sugar-free is hard!

The thing I’ve realized though, is that I’ve caught myself getting too worked up about my newfound “diet.” And that, I think, is just as unhealthy as eating sugar in the first place. I’ve dealt with my fair share of unhealthy relationships with food and my body, and I’ve come to understand that it just isn’t worth it to obsess over food the way I found myself obsessing over a no-sugar lifestyle. Something I’ve learned in college is that it’s all about moderation. Eating healthy is important, as is exercise, but it’s completely fine to have a sugary treat here or there. If cutting sugar completely out of your diet isn’t realistic, there are ways you can cut it out in some things while still enjoying it in others.

Ultimately, it is important to listen to your body and nourish it with what it needs. It’s as simple as that. Loving yourself and appreciating your body is a critical step to a positive life filled with self-appreciation. Cutting out sugar should not be because of a desire for a certain appearance, but rather a desire for health, and that is something I remind myself of often.

My no-sugar fad only lasted about two days. But, it did help me re-evaluate how my eating choices are affecting my health and wellbeing, and I’ve begun to adjust accordingly. I’ll still have my elbow deep in the cookie jar now and again, but this time, I’ll be reaching for one cookie at a time. And if I end up eating a little more sugar than is suggested, that’s okay.

Anna Sossenheimer is a junior majoring in sociology. Anna can be reached at anna.sossenheimer@tufts.edu.

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THE TUFTS DAILY | Comics | Thursday, November 10, 2016

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tuftsdaily.com LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY Sebastian: “For the first time, I’m glad this office has no windows.

I don’t want to see what’s happening out there.”

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From the Sidelines: Cora Thompson

by Eddie Samuels Sports Editor

Growing up in the small town of Half Moon Bay in northern California, Tufts’ volleyball coach Cora Thompson was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing volleyball, softball and basketball.

Thompson credits the mentors she had while playing sports for a great deal of what made her want to coach.

“My youth softball coaches were the biggest influence for me,” Thompson said.

“One of my coaches in my travel squads, her name was Naomi Patridge and she was also the mayor of our town — that’s how small things were. Naomi was and still is a legend. She inspired me on so many levels. Just to see a woman do what she was doing on a political level for our community, for our town.”

Patridge first pushed Thompson, then a first-year in high school, to try her hand at volunteer coaching for the 10-and-under softball league. Thompson explained that she got satisfaction from watching the kids’ faces as they first understood the concepts she was teaching.

She was also quick to share that her senior volleyball season was ended by a three-time Olympic gold medalist.

“Kerri Walsh [Jennings] ended my senior season,” Thompson said. “Ended

by an Olympian, I feel better — not that any of us were bitter. The middle hitter, one of my teammates from high school, when Kerri [Walsh Jennings] won her first medal, called me and was like, ‘Do you feel better? I feel better.’”

When it came time for college recruitment, softball was a major focus for Thompson, along with volleyball.

“That’s ultimately why I ended up choosing Tufts,” Thompson said. “I could be an engineer and also still play two of the sports that I really loved. In Div. I you couldn’t be an engineer and be a varsity athlete.”

Thompson played four years as a twosport athlete at Tufts: She was a starting shortstop on the softball team and a defensive specialist for the volleyball team. Both teams were coached by Kris Herman at the time. The 1996 volleyball team was the first Tufts team to make an NCAA tournament, a feat Tufts accomplished three times during Thompson’s tenure on the softball team. “[Herman] was an incredible mentor on many levels,” Thompson said. “She had never played volleyball but she was able to pull the best out of her athletes.”

Thompson started coaching at the collegiate level under Herman in the graduate assistant position while pursuing her master’s degree in education.

“I still had that coaching bug from before, plus I’m just a competitive junkie,” Thompson said. “I was 24, but at that point I thought I was done.”

Thompson was ready to return to California after finishing her master’s degree in education at Tufts in 2001, but at that point Tufts, like many universities at the time, was doing away with two-sport coaches. Thompson explained that it was thought to be far too much work for any one person. “[Herman] was going to stay with softball, which was her original sport and love and she was going to hand off volleyball,” she said. “They wanted to take a chance on a young 24-year-old kid. I still did not see it as my long-term career but I said in my own head, I want to give this four years and see if I can do this.”

By her fourth year the team made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and Thompson was hooked.

“I was awful that first year,” Thompson said. “It’s one thing being an assistant coach, but being a head coach and figuring out what works … There’s more to coaching than X’s and O’s.”

Thompson credits her mentors and coaches for giving her a solid baseline from which to work, and noted that while knowledge of the sport is important, it’s secondary to understanding how to deal

with people.

“It was a lot of being a young coach and those insecurities of ‘what the hell am I doing?’” Thomspon said. “I have to credit those early teams and those rosters for helping me go through that process.

I still lean on my players to do that. I am constantly learning from them.”

The sport of volleyball itself has changed greatly since Thompson first started with it, with the advent of rally scoring and the significant changes to recruiting that came along with the widespread use of computers and the internet.

Thompson owned her family’s first computer during her first year at Tufts.

When Thompson was recruited, everything was done by post, whereas today, Twitter, email and other online social media profiles all play key roles in recruiting athletes according to Thompson.

Now in the midst of her team’s seventh NCAA tournament berth during her tenure, the five-time (and current) NESCAC Coach of the Year and two-time New England Women’s Volleyball Association Coach of the Year remembers each team and the unique challenges and victories that accompanied them.

“Every season is a different story,” Thompson said. “I think that’s part of why I’m addicted to this thing we call coaching — it truly is different every single year.”

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Editors’ Challenge | Week 10 Hello sports fans and welcome back to Week 10 of Editor’s Challenge. We made it to double digits (finally) and with the season well underway, let’s take stock of where we are. Zach Hertz’s stranglehold on the first place spot continued unabated this week as he extended his lead over second place to six points. Amazingly, he has led the contest since Week 2 despite not having watched a single football game this season. Wow. Despite picking against the majority in every single match-up last week, Evan Sayles somehow managed six points, tying with Eddie Samuels for fewest points of the week. David Westby is slowly and surely redeeming his slow start and rests with Yuan Jun Chee in fifth place. Maclyn Senear and Phillip Goldberg have battled over the second place spot in recent weeks, though the

prospect of neither the former nor current executive sports editor overtaking Hertz is a grim one for the sports section.

This week, Hertz selected against Senear and Goldberg more often than usual. It could either seal his victory or bring him within striking range. Betting on Washington and Tennessee usually isn’t a good strategy, but he is in first after all.

Our guest this week is Gil Jacobson whose Miami selection is somewhat questionable, but inheriting a position eight points out of second to last place, it’s hard to dock him for taking risks.

With that said, may our oblong balls bounce favorably, may we pick the winningest teams and may Zach fall out of first (and also Eddie lose).

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continued from back Awards, Lebowitz leads the league in completions (169), passing yards (2174) and passing touchdowns (25). The second and third most prolific NESCAC quarterbacks, Trinity junior Sonny Puzzo and Wesleyan sophomore Mark Piccirillo have thrown for 23 touchdowns combined.

“He’s excellent,” Civetti said. “[It is] a little bit of both [accuracy and arm strength]. They run a great system, and he is the perfect quarterback for their system. He is very accurate with his throws. His placement is phenomenal.

He can make all the throws. He can make throws in this league that I don’t know if they’ve had a guy that can make some of the throws that he can, and they’ve had some pretty good quarterbacks. I think he’s exceptional.”

Just as dangerous as Lebowitz are the assets at his disposal. Middlebury boasts a deep receiving corps that withstood the loss of senior wide receiver Ryan Rizzo to a wrist injury. In Rizzo’s stead, sophomore wide receiver Conrado Banky has ascended to become the statistically best wide receiver in the NESCAC. With nine catches for 154 yards and three touchdowns during last week’s game against Hamilton, Banky now leads the conference in all three of the position’s major statistical categories: catches (48), yards (825) and touchdowns (11). Senior receiver James Burke has also brought in 30 catches for 393 yards and six touchdowns.

Meanwhile, sophomore running back Diego Meritus has spearheaded the Panthers ground game, as his 57.3 rushing yards per game rank him fourth best in the NESCAC behind Brady, Trinity sophomore running back Max Chipouras and McDonald.

The Tufts defense, however, has repeatedly proven itself unwilling to be cowed.

Despite repeated self-inflicted setbacks — such as the five Colby first downs that came from penalties levied against Tufts last week — defensive coordinator Kevin Farr’s crew kept the Mules out of the end zone. In the first quarter, sophomore cornerback Tim Preston intercepted an ill-advised shuffle pass by junior quarterback Christian Sparacio and returned it 99 yards

for a touchdown. The Jumbos also brought down Colby play callers five times, including two sacks by senior defensive lineman Quinn Metoyer. Civetti acknowledged that his defense blitzed with five or more pass rushers more often against the Mules than

are back now that are healthy that have been out for a while, so it was really just a byproduct of just having more guys back to be able to do some things that we had done at the beginning of the year and now are happy to do again.”

but let’s also be realistic: the chance to win seven games here, that’s a big deal.

That’s huge,” Civetti said. “For this senior class to have the opportunity to be 17-15 having started 0-8, I mean, that’s a pretty impressive thing to be

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The Tufts offensive line prepares to block against the Mules in the game against Colby College on Nov. 5. it had in previous games, and he attributed it to improvements in personnel.

“There was a little bit more of [blitzing],” he said. “We had some guys that

Whether or not Wesleyan beats Trinity, Civetti believes his players have much to be applauded for.

“The championship part is great,

able to claim.”

The Jumbos will play the Panthers on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Youngman Field in Middlebury.

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continued from back According to Arata, coach Tina McDavitt Mattera implemented a new corner play during the pregame warm-up, involving Arata, Artz and junior forward Mary Travers, that immediately paid off.

“Right before the game, Tina [McDavitt Mattera] came up to Annie [Artz], Mary [Travers] and I and was like, ‘so this is the corner we’re gonna do. This is how we’re gonna score,’” Arata said. “And then we got a corner in the first minute and we did it and we scored. It was just a slip right, and then a pass to stroke, which we’ve never done before — we practiced it once, and then it worked twice on Sunday.”

Tufts earned the corner on the opening push into Middlebury’s half, and Travers inserted to junior midfielder Celia Lewis.

Lewis passed to Arata on the right side, who dished a pass to Artz in front of the net and Artz’s shot went in off of a Panther defender for the early lead.

After staving off Middlebury’s first good scoring opportunity with characteristically strong defense and a save from sophomore goalkeeper Emily Polinski, Tufts pressed again and earned a second corner. The Jumbos executed almost the exact same play as the first corner, with Travers inserting to Lewis, who then passed to Arata. This time, Arata slotted a pass to Travers at the right post and Travers knocked it in.

Middlebury never broke down and kept play even for the rest of the game, but Tufts’ early push gave the hosts a solid lead and made it difficult for the visitors to fight back.

Strong goalie play from Middlebury senior Emily Miller, who made three firsthalf saves, kept the score at 2-0 heading into halftime. The Panthers then halved the deficit early in the second period when sophomore Grace Jennings took a pass in the circle and slipped a shot past Polinski while she was screened.

But the Jumbo defense, which has been one of the team’s strongest assets this season, stifled any kind of comeback. The frustrated Panthers started to get chippy as the clock wound down, getting whistled for four cards in the second half and playing most of the final 20 minutes short-handed.

Travers set up the game’s final score in the 65th minute with an individual effort

to break into the circle and create enough a space for a shot. Her shot was blocked and deflected into the air, but Artz was in position to slap it in for an insurance goal that effectively ended the contest. The clock ran out and the Jumbos rushed the field to celebrate.

Though Middlebury is known for its prolific offense, Tufts outshot the visitors 13-4 and its strong defense helped Tufts to a 7-1 advantage in penalty corners. The Jumbos used a similar game plan as in their 2-1 win over the Panthers on Oct. 8, constantly marking star junior midfielder Annie Leonard, who is third in the NESCAC in scoring with 20 goals on the year, to effectively shut her down and prevent her from even taking a shot.

Saturday’s semifinal game against Williams also featured strong defensive play and improved efficiency on scoring opportunities for Tufts. The game started off with play relatively even for the first 20 minutes, but the Jumbos then took the upper hand with a late first-half push.

Starting at the 23 minute mark, Tufts pounded Williams’ defense and senior goalie Margaret Draper with 10 shots and earned five penalty corners before Artz finally broke through on an 11th shot for the game’s first score. The score came on a penalty corner with under three minutes remaining in the half. Travers inserted to Lewis at the top of the circle, and her shot on goal was deflected in by Artz.

Artz’s three goals over the weekend — all coming from her success with being in position to capitalize on corners and loose balls in front of the net — earned her NESCAC Player of the Week honors.

“As we move deeper into the postseason, the goalies we face get even stronger,” Artz said. “So, we knew going into this past weekend we were going to have to really move the goalies in each game, through deflections or quick rebounds off the cage. We’ve been practicing deflections a lot at practice and I think that translated to the games.”

Going into halftime down just 1-0 was arguably a win for the Ephs, who were outshot 15-1 in the first half and needed Draper to make 10 saves.

The game would not remain close for long, though, as the Jumbos took a commanding lead early in the second half with

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a dominant surge against a solid NESCAC opponent. A few minutes after the break, junior midfielder/forward Mary Kate Patton dribbled into the circle with space and unleashed a rocket into the net from the top of the circle.

Two and a half minutes later, at the 41:12 mark, Patton repeated almost the exact same play, again scoring unassisted from the top of the circle on a hard shot.

“That’s something we’ve been saying forever, just shoot once you get into the circle instead of trying to do these little lifts or pass [or other moves] like that,” Arata said.

“And she just ripped it from the top, and it worked twice.”

Two minutes later, first-year forward Marguerite Salamone fired a shot, again from the top of the circle, and sophomore forward Gigi Tutoni was in position to send the rebound back in. In the span of under six minutes, the Jumbos, leading 4-0, just about sealed the game.

Lewis added a fifth goal just before the 55-minute mark, though the Ephs did not stop fighting. They managed to earn four penalty corners and get off six shots in the second half, but Tufts’ defense allowed just one shot to reach Polinski. The Jumbos ended the game with a 23-7 advantage in shots and a 6-4 edge in corners.

Winning the NESCAC title gave the Jumbos an automatic NCAA bid, and their No. 3 national ranking earned the team a first round bye. Tufts will play No. 19 University of New England on Ounjian field Saturday at 11:00 a.m. This is the program’s ninth NCAA appearance and its first since 2013.

No. 4 Middlebury and No. 9 Trinity also received at-large bids, though none of the other four NESCAC teams ranked in the top 20 received bids because there are only six at-large bids awarded for the 24-team tournament.

The Jumbos have what appears to be a manageable path at least to the NCAA semifinals, as no team in their path is ranked and they already defeated the highest ranked team in their path, the Trinity Bantams, earlier this season. Tufts also carries significant momentum after an impressive weekend of play, and if they win on Saturday, they would also host the next round.

“Now, our focus is all on Saturday,” Artz said. “We still have business to take care of.”

Panic! Because your team’s bad

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or the next two weeks, I’m going to skip out on fantasy talk, and instead talk about the NFL playoff race. The halfway point of the season has come and gone, which means that fans who were so confident in their team’s Super Bowl prowess five weeks ago are currently in fullfledged panic-mode. This week, I’m going to discuss just how much fans of the league’s NFC bubble teams should be panicking.

New York Giants (5-3): The Giants beat the Eagles for the first time since 2013 this week. This puts them at 5-3 and sets them atop the NFC Wild Card standings, but how long will that last? Will the Giants finish strong and secure a playoff berth, or will they revert to their roots and play terrible football to close the season?

Panic Level: Not any more than usual.

Philadelphia Eagles (4-4): The Eagles are now 4-4 after starting the season out 3-1. QB Carson Wentz is starting to look like a rookie, and Philly’s schedule from here on out is … well … terrifying. It will be hard to catch up in the tightly-packed NFC. Panic Level: Nervous enough to eat a pint of Ben & Jerry’s in one sitting.

Green Bay Packers (4-4): Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy is well-known for his simple playbook that relies upon the stellar play of QB Aaron Rodgers.

Well, Rodgers is slumping hard this year and the Packers are tanking because of it. Can the predictable Green Bay offense spice it up for a tough final half of the year?

Panic Level: More nervous than when you sit down for a Scantron final exam and only have No. 3 pencils.

Minnesota Vikings (5-3): The Vikings were unbeatable at the beginning of the season but are currently on a three-game skid. It’s become apparent that the defense cannot carry this team to every victory, and with the Lions on the rise, it’s looking like the division is going to come down to the wire, perhaps not in Minnesota’s favor.

Panic Level: Minnesota psychologists are having a noticeably large uptick in patients who claim to all be waking up in the middle of the night screaming “WIDE LEFT!” Arizona Cardinals (3-4-1): The Cardinals have either blown out opponents or have been thoroughly embarrassed with virtually no middle ground. They are in the unfortunate position of having to play catch-up against an increasingly good Seahawks team, so their playoff hopes are murky at best.

Panic Level: Fans are quickly deleting their nfl.com shopping carts which briefly contained a 12th man jersey.

Carolina Panthers (3-5): I think it may be time to bury the Panthers this season. Each loss has been humiliating and revealing and the only convincing win came against the 1-7 San Francisco 49ers. After my best friend who is a Panthers’ fan reads this column, he will say, “Hey don’t count the Panthers out, they’ve won two straight!” Sorry buddy, but I’m not convinced. With a revolving door for an offensive line and an absolutely scrub-filled secondary, the Panthers are all but done.

Panic Level: Fans are convinced last season was just a really elaborate dream.

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Junior forward Mary Travers fights two Middlebury players over possession of the ball in the NESCAC championship game against the Panthers on Nov. 6.

Vinny Donofrio is a senior majoring in clinical psychology. Vinny can be reached at vincent.donofrio@tufts.edu.

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The field hockey team poses for a photo after winning the NESCAC championship game against Middlebury College on Nov. 6.

Field hockey wins program’s second NESCAC title against defending national champion Middlebury

by Maclyn Senear Sports Editor

Tufts field hockey is back on top of the NESCAC. The team won its second conference championship in program history on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over defending national champion Middlebury on Ounjian Field after dominating Williams 5-0 in the semifinals on Saturday.

According to senior co-captain defender Nicole Arata, winning the NESCAC title was one of the first goals the team set back in August, and a goal that they have pursued every year since they won their first title back in 2009.

The Jumbos were also runner-ups in 2008 and 2010 but

suffered from a curse of the semifinals, losing in the penultimate round each of the last four years, including during their 2012 NCAA Championship season.

“I had so much confidence in this team, it was amazing for us to come together and play with that confidence,” Arata said. “To win on our field made it even better.”

Tufts noticeably came out playing with a lot of confidence and momentum against Middlebury on Sunday, especially after Saturday’s lopsided win over a strong Williams team. The Jumbos scored on the Panthers twice in the first 11 minutes, capitalizing on their first opportunity just a minute and a half in, and then again at the 10:30 mark. Though play remained competitive for the

rest of the contest, that early lead proved to be enough for the victory.

The Jumbos have struggled all season with finishing on their numerous scoring opportunities, especially on penalty corners, but they saw significant improvement in that respect over the weekend.

“We know that you can’t take any scoring opportunity for granted, especially in such competitive, high-intensity games,” senior forward Annie Artz said. “So, I think part of it has to do with the mentality, like ‘we are finding a way to get the ball in the back of the net.’” see FIELD HOCKEY, page 11

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Tufts to face Middlebury for shot at first NESCAC Championship since 1986

by Sam Weitzman Staff Writer

The pressure is on for the Jumbos (6-1) who will travel to Vermont to face the Middlebury Panthers (6-1) with a chance of becoming NESCAC champions for the first time since 1986. If Tufts vanquishes Middlebury and the Wesleyan Cardinals (6-1) defeat the Trinity Bantams (7-0), then Tufts, Wesleyan and Trinity will be co-champions.

While coach Jay Civetti admitted his team is excited, he explained how the circumstances of the situation have reduced the amount of pressure on the players.

“I think the beauty of it is [that] we have no control over what happens down in Middletown, so all we get to do is focus in on ourselves, which is great,” Civetti said. “It actually sets up perfectly because we’re going in playing [with the knowledge that] to earn a championship, we have to win the game. So there’s not a lot of things to it that are different, which is nice. The pressure is just what the normal pressure is, just to win the game.”

Senior tri-captain running back Chance Brady also expressed his and his teammates’ balancing of anticipation and anxiety.

“We have to control the controllables,” Brady stated.

“We’re at 6-1 at this point. We’re just trying to make that 7-1 and see how the rest pans out. Obviously there’s a lot of excitement about winning a NESCAC championship. It’s what we’ve set out to do since the beginning, but we’ve just got to be focused on getting the win first.”

If the Jumbos play like they did last week, they have a concrete chance of securing a victory. In their 44-12 win against the Colby Mules (2-5), the Jumbos scored more than in any of their previous 48 games. Tufts had not put so many points on the board since 2010 in a 70-49 defeat against Amherst.

Brady led the way last week, turning 26 carries into 174 yards and three touchdowns. In scoring his thirtieth career all-purpose touchdown, Brady broke the previous school high of 28. He is only 144 yards away from the Tufts record of 2,654 career rushing yards, set by Tim Fanikos (LA ‘88). Additionally, two Jumbo quarterbacks — senior Alex Snyder and sophomore Ryan McDonald — combined to throw for 83 yards on 18 attempts against the Mules.

Middlebury, however, will likely prove to be a greater challenge than the porous Colby defense. The Panthers have no shortage of talented pass rushers; junior

linebacker John Jackson is tied for the most sacks in the NESCAC with six and junior defensive end Robert Wood has five takedowns of his own. The duo have forced opposing quarterbacks to abort reads and force throws. As a result, the Middlebury defense has caught a league-leading 14 interceptions. Last week, sophomore Bobby Ritter picked off two Hamilton (2-5) passes and three other Panthers caught interceptions as well.

“Middlebury has a very good defensive scheme.

They’ve always been very solid,” Brady said. “They like to run a lot of stunts and tricks with their linebackers, but, you know, when it comes down to it, running the football really just becomes a matter of physicality. So I think that’s somewhere where we out-edge them.”

Still, Middlebury’s greatest strength lies not on defense but on offense. Junior quarterback Jared Lebowitz plays under center for the Panthers. Before the 2016 season, Lebowitz transferred to Middlebury from the Division I football program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Ever since his arrival to the NESCAC, the Burlington native has shredded opposing defenses. In addition to collecting multiple Offensive Player of the Week see FOOTBALL, page 11