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Tim Kaine speaks at Tufts in Tisch College event Tufts opens second sexual conduct attitudes survey

by Joe Walsh

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U.S. Senator and 2016 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine (D-VA) reflected on last year’s presidential election and gave his prognosis for the future of the Democratic party, speaking in a mostly-full Cohen Auditorium on Monday morning.

The talk, which was part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series, was moderated by Dean of Tisch College Alan Solomont. Following introductions

by Solomont and University President Anthony Monaco, Kaine and Solomont began by discussing Kaine’s entry into public service.

Kaine said that he was initially drawn to public service by his Catholic upbringing. In particular, he took a year off from Harvard Law School to conduct missionary and charitable work in Honduras, a move that he said was formative to his future endeavors.

“It was a very, very challenging environment that challenged so many preconceptions I had about life, and taught me how sheltered I was in my experiences,” Kaine said. “That then made me

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U.S. Senator and 2016 Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine leading conversation at Tisch College’s Distinguished Speaker Series. return the next year to law school very focused on using my limited gifts to try to help others.”

Kaine said he was disappointed that he and Secretary Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election last November. He

added that the initial disappointment melded into larger concerns about President Donald Trump’s incoming administration. see KAINE, page 2

Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium features speakers from Greater Boston area

by Minna Trinh

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Tufts’ annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. was held on Monday afternoon in Breed Memorial Hall.

This year, the event was organized as a symposium, and more than a dozen speakers and panelists discussed King’s legacy under the theme of “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”

The symposium was sponsored by the Africana Center, the University Chaplaincy, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost, as well as other sponsors, according to the event’s brochure. “[I was] very pleased with the outcome of the program in terms of the content and the turnout from the Tufts community, with a standing-room-only crowd and a wide cross-section of the university including many faculsee KING, page 2 Please recycle this newspaper

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Brandeis University professor Dr. Greg Childs speaks in a panel with other historians during the “Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community” Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium in Breed Memorial Hall on Monday.

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The 2017 Tufts Attitudes about Sexual Conduct Survey ( TASCS) opens online today, with the goal of anonymously gauging the prevalence and current climate of sexual misconduct on all Tufts campuses.

This is the second iteration of the survey, with the first TASCS conducted in April 2015, according to Lauren Conoscenti, the assistant director of the Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation (OIRE). That survey asked students whether they have experienced an instance of non-consensual sexual contact or intercourse/penetration, as well as how they feel about the university’s resources and reporting process, according to the 2015 survey questions. Results from the 2017 survey will likely be released this fall, according to Conoscenti.

“It’s an incredibly helpful tool for us, and it’s a way for students to give us data in a way, hopefully, that they feel comfortable,” Sexual Misconduct Prevention Specialist Alexandra Donovan said.

The 2015 survey was mandated by the federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR) after Tufts was found not to be in compliance of Title IX, according to an October 2015 Daily article.

The 2015 survey had a response rate of about 30 percent for undergraduates, according to a summary of the results. Conoscenti said that the 2017 TASCS will be advertised more broadly, with the goal of increasing the response rate. Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) Director Jill Zellmer emphasized that a strong participation rate in the 2017 TASCS will result in more accurate data.

According to Zellmer, the survey questions were devised after consulting with the OIRE, survey experts, students, staff, Group of Six and other campus groups.

Conoscenti noted that a few changes have been made to the 2017 survey. For

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Tim Kaine calls for measured Democratic opposition in response to Trump KAINE

continued from front However, he added that his and Clinton’s failure has motivated him to continue working in the Senate. He noted that he is especially eager to fight to “save health insurance,” referring to Trump and congressional Republicans’ ongoing push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Kaine said he is optimistic that, in response to Trump’s ascension to the presidency, naturally altruistic people will become more politically active for progressive causes. He cited the Women’s Marches, which drew hundreds of thousands of protesters in many cities worldwide on Saturday, as evidence of an increase in civic activism.

Kaine urged Democrats to focus more on local and grassroots politics. In particular, he argued that a focus on state elections in 2018 could give Democrats a more favorable position in the congressional redistricting that will take place after the 2020 Census.

He also hoped that Senate Democrats will continue to have a strong minority, if not a majority, after the midterm elections, which will help them exert influence over important matters.

“Even if I can’t defeat the [cabinet

nominees] I’m concerned about, I can put on the table in the light of day some really important issues,” Kaine said.

“And by putting it on the table in the light of day, you can sometimes put up a guardrail against some abuses.”

Kaine voiced his opposition for Secretary of State nominee and former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson two weeks ago, warning that Tillerson’s loyalties may still lie primarily with ExxonMobil, according to a press release on Kaine’s website.

Additionally, Kaine worried that Americans have an increasing tendency to self-sort based on political and ideological views, which he said has deepened political polarization. In reaction to this, Kaine insisted that Democrats stand firmly for their beliefs but remain willing to listen to other points of view.

“You can be firm in your positions, but you don’t have to exhibit malice towards those who have different positions,” Kaine said.

Next, the conversation shifted to foreign policy. Kaine said he is concerned about what he perceives as a lack of a unifying foreign policy strategy since the end of the Cold War. He argued that the United States should not encourage democracy worldwide by force but rather by example, which

requires citizens to reflect on the flaws in American democracy.

Towards the end of the talk, Kaine took several questions from students in the audience.

When asked how he believes Democrats should proceed during Trump’s presidency, he rejected the notion that obstructionism is a workable strategy. He said he would like to continue to take action, and he warned that by criticizing Republicans continually, Democrats’ critiques might become devalued and the Republican majority could strip Democrats of their filibuster power.

Kaine ended the talk by proposing a vision for the Democratic Party. He acknowledged that the party is somewhat divided on economic policy, but he pointed out that there is near-consensus on social issues such as marriage equality. He argued that the Democratic Party is unified by a sense of altruism, though he views it as an underdog party by nature.

“We’re going to have to battle over some economic policy issues and the role of America in the world,” Kaine said. “But at the bottom … we’re kind of underdog people, and we really need to reclaim that mantle and be true to it.”

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continued from front ty, staff and students,” Tufts University Chaplain Gregory McGonigle told the Daily in an email. “[The symposium] was also aired on local television and livestreamed on the web so that colleagues on all Tufts campuses and folks in the community could participate.”

He also encouraged students to participate in Tufts’ Martin Luther King Day of Service, which will be this upcoming Saturday.

“We hope that [the symposium] served to help educate people about the crucial ongoing issue of civil rights and to provide ideas and opportunities for getting more involved in civil rights and community engagement,” McGonigle wrote.

During the symposium, there were two panels of speakers. The first panel, titled “How Did We Get Here?” consisted of many professors from both Tufts and other Boston-area schools.

The professors who spoke during the panel were Kerri Greenidge, Elizabeth Foster, Kendra Field and Kris Manjapra from Tufts, as well as Vivek Bald from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ashley Farmer from Boston University and Greg Childs from Brandeis University. Field and Manjapra moderated the panel.

Greenidge, a lecturer of AfricanAmerican history, said that she was encouraged by the number of people who attended Women’s Marches on Saturday, but she hopes that that energy can be sustained.

“The importance of [the] Women’s March is recognizing that conversations about black and white feminism have been had before,” Greenidge said. “We are not in a new conversation.”

Foster, an associate professor of history, added her desire and hope for future protest opportunities during

Donald Trump’s incoming presidential administration.

After a short break, the second panel, titled “Where Do We Go From Here?,” featured organizers and activists from the Greater Boston area.

Panelists included Alternatives for Community and Environment Executive Director Kalila Barnett, Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson, Boston NAACP incoming President Tanisha Sullivan and Tisch College Director of Community Partnerships Shirley Mark.

Mark moderated the panel.

“The issues that plague our community are really women’s issues,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan then criticized the press’ reporting of the march because coverage did not show very many people of color.

“Where are the colored women in the march?” she asked. “Colored folks were there.”

Following an intermission and a video presentation featuring student interviews, University President Anthony Monaco spoke about how he believes Martin Luther King, Jr.’s call to action is now as timely as ever.

Monaco added that Tufts administrators are also concerned about diversity and inclusion. He said that he instructed the newly-formed Student Life Review Committee to look into how those issues manifest themselves on the Tufts campus.

“Our commitment to diversity and inclusion must give every member of our community the opportunity to grow and thrive,” Monaco said. “And it must be reflected across our administrative efforts.”

Next, Africana Center Director Katrina Moore introduced keynote speaker Rev. Jennifer Bailey (LA ’09), the executive director of the Faith

Matters Network, an organization focused on seeking justice for marginalized people of faith.

Bailey invoked King’s seminal anti-Vietnam War speech at Riverside Church in 1967, during which he called for a “radical revolution of values.” She contended that, almost 50 years later, the United States is in need of transformation again.

Bailey argued that Trump’s electoral victory in November 2016 exposed a serious rupture in American democracy and civil society and was a continuation of ongoing racial violence and injustice. For that reason, she said, the nation is currently in a period of rebuilding.

“Justice has never been given freely to us,” she said. “It’s always required sacrifice … yet we also know the American Dream has always been a destination and not an aspiration.”

Bailey called for people to continue working toward progress, in spite of continued struggle and feelings of hopelessness. In response to the theme of the event, she encouraged community-building as a way to repair the damage to the country.

According to Bailey, this community-building can take multiple forms.

Some people will seek collective healing through what she called “brave spaces,” while others should try to reach out and unify with people of different racial and ideological backgrounds.

“What ills our nation will not be solved by electoral politics — but that is important,” she said. “It can only be solved by strengthening our relationships to one another.”

Joe Walsh contributed reporting to this article.

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Tufts officials will use sexual misconduct survey to inform prevention, education efforts TASCS

continued from front example, she said the survey will now ask about forms of misconduct other than “non-consensual sexual contact” and “non-consensual sexual intercourse,” such as relationship violence.

The 2015 TASCS showed that 24.7 percent of undergraduates had experienced at least one instance of non-consensual sexual contact or non-consensual sexual intercourse since enrolling at Tufts. It also found that most instances of sexual misconduct were not reported to OEO and most assailants were known by their victims, according to the summary. Conoscenti said that those findings are roughly similar to data from other schools.

“We weren’t surprised to see that the pattern at Tufts is mostly the same as elsewhere,” Conoscenti said. “We expected that the data would show that there’s a problem [of sexual mis-

conduct], and that this problem is of a certain magnitude.”

According to Conoscenti, the 2017 TASCS will serve partially as a gauge of whether the climate at Tufts has changed since the 2015 survey.

Through data collection over time, she said, the school can evaluate its reporting process and prevention efforts.

Donovan, who educates students on sexual misconduct through the Center for Awareness, Resources and Education (CARE), said that the 2015 survey data has been extremely valuable for her efforts. According to Donovan, by showing students quantitative data on sexual misconduct, she can make more students aware of the problem.

“The best thing I can do is reflect back [to] what I’m hearing, what I’m seeing and what I know,” she said.

“If I can back it up with data, then that’s really important. Students on

this campus respond really well to that data.”

In terms of policy, Donovan said that she is interested in seeing how the students’ awareness of bystander intervention has changed. In recent years, Tufts has expanded its education on intervention, particularly through Green Dot training, according to Donovan. She said that the 2017 TASCS will measure whether students are more aware as a result, or if the approach needs to change.

According to Zellmer, the 2015 survey led to improvements in the school’s prevention and training system, and the 2017 data will be applied similarly. “[The 2015 survey] resulted in more focused and targeted prevention trainings, the identification of locations on campus that require specific attention and resources to keep students safe, and ways we can improve our education and outreach efforts,” Zellmer told the Daily in an email.

Donovan added that TASCS collects qualitative data from students, which also informs her outreach and education efforts. Outside of TASCS, this qualitative data is also collected through focus groups, she said. One particular change that occurred due to students’ suggestions was the development of educational information tailored toward specific groups such as the LGBT Center, according to Donovan.

Zellmer hopes that the 2017 survey results will reflect an increase in students’ awareness of the university’s resources, given the outreach and prevention efforts made by CARE and OEO. “Given that now, every student at Tufts should have attended OEO prevention trainings, I hope the data shows that more students are aware of all [of ] the resources, supports, policies and reporting procedures available for those involved in sexual misconduct matters,” Zellmer wrote.

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Sorrentino’s first attempt at TV falls flat in ‘The Young Pope’

by Eran Sabaner

Executive Arts Editor

If his magnum opus “The Great Beauty” (2013) proves anything, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is not afraid to explore heavy themes in his feature films. Deeply philosophical, “The Great Beauty” explores death, art and religion so effortlessly that at times, it even triumphs over the Fellini movies it gives a nod to. When a director is invested in preserving auteur cinema, it might seem shocking to see him involved in a mainstream television project. That being said, Sorrentino’s humor is also arguably bizarre and lowbrow, and the rise of “peak TV” has proven that television is as prestigious as movies at the moment. While the director’s latest television series titled the “The Young Pope” (2016) is indeed Sorrentino-esque with its humor, premise and cinematography, it falls flat due to poor casting choices and a lack of focus.

In fact, “The Young Pope” leads viewers to question whether or not television is the right medium for every director.

“The Young Pope” centers on Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law), the newly elected leader of the Catholic Church. In his 40s, Pope Pius XIII appears power-hungry and ambitious, much to the other cardinals’ dismay as they wished he were easier to manipulate. Pius is also an odd choice for the pope: he is immature to the point that his ideal breakfast consists of a Cherry Coke, he seems to be unconcerned about the power dynamic of the church and it is later revealed in the pilot (spoiler!) that he does not even believe in God. He is also terribly unlikeable. Having an antihero is essentially the most important ingredient of the peak TV formula, but Pius is unable to show any vulnerability to the viewers. His bitter, childish rants and unnecessary power trips ultimately get annoying to watch. And when the whole premise of the show is built around a young pope shaking things up in the

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Jude Law plays Pope Pius XXI, a petulant and manipulative young pope.

Vatican, one would expect the lead to be more charming.

Casting Jude Law certainly does not help.

Law’s Italian-American impression is so overstated that it is reminiscent of Robert De Niro’s character in Taxi Driver (1976). Of the two non-Italian cast members, Diane Keaton is certainly the stronger one. She plays Sister Mary, Pius’ mentor who is appointed as the secretary to the Pope. Unlike Pius, Sister Mary is more difficult to judge. It seems that she is just as ambitious and maybe as corrupt as Pius, but there is an idealistic side to her as well. Although she is barely in the pilot, viewers will see more of Sister Mary in subsequent episodes.

The show’s ultimate goal is not entirely clear. Does the show simply aspire to be another “The Borgias” (2013) type of soap, the twist being that it is set in contemporary times? How much will Pius’ identity as a young, American non-believer factor into the show? Will the show comment on the Catholic Church’s conventional practices? All of these questions are left unanswered in the pilot episode.

The show is not bad in its entirety. The cinematography evidences Sorrentino’s eye for beauty, and it is arguably one of the most visually haunting series to air on TV. Similarly, the dialogues are admittedly funny. Sorrentino’s humor might seem strange to American viewers, but because the show features so many

unlikeable characters, it’s definitely necessary.

If “The Young Pope” were a movie, it would have the critical acclaim “The Great Beauty” had. Yet the multiple episode format distracts Sorrentino from focusing on a single goal, inevitably resulting in a show that is inexcusably messy. In addition, the idea of casting Hollywood stars in an attempt to bring in a more mainstream audience fails, as Jude Law is not able to carry the show by himself. “The Young Pope” has the potential to become one of the greatest TV shows ever, but Sorrentino has to learn how to transition into another medium first.

“The Young Pope” airs Sundays and Mondays at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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Kerry James Marshall’s retrospective ‘Mastry’ explores black Americans’ traumas, joys

by Libby Langsner Assistant Arts Editor

There is no question why Kerry James Marshall’s retrospective exhibit at the Met Breuer in New York City is entitled “Mastry.” Containing 72 paintings from his 35-year career, the show displays how Marshall’s vision conjures itself over time from each work. Initially an abstract painter, Marshall dedicated the rest of his career to figural painting after reading Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” (1952). Marshall’s work taps into the invisibility and the chosen visibility of black people across media and art. It depicts the real implications of police brutality, the history of violence against black Americans, the stereotypes and trauma they face and how all of these factors shape the way that black people are depicted in art and the ways that they view themselves psychologically.

Marshall has the ability to command various mediums to articulate the limitations of and exclusionary depictions in Western art by using such art as a reference. In addition, he is able to bridge the gap between technical virtuosity and his message for visual justice, reminding viewers that art can be

thoughtful, beautiful and, most of all, powerful. Through his work, Marshall explores the following question: How many masters in the art world are black? It is undeniable that Marshall has earned the title.

In his first figural work, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Formal Self”(1980), Marshall depicts himself using very black paint. The figure is almost the exact same shade of black as the background, making Marshall seem invisible. Depicting the figure’s skin as black also creates a very flat figure, reminiscent of medieval and early renaissance portraiture. This historical art reference is further implied by Marshall’s use of tempera, a medium utilized by medieval and early renaissance artists primarily for biblically-themed portraits.

This work itself ushers in Marshall’s own Renaissance and marks a critical turning point in the kind of work Marshall is creating, as well as the ideas behind it. The figure’s eyes and mouth are starch white, creating a strong contrast between the white and black parts of Marshall’s body. The cheeky grin as well as the unnatural shape of the eyes also hints at Western culture’s historically racist depictions of black people, mim-

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‘School of Beauty, School of Culture.’ Kerry James Marshall, 2012. Acrylic and glitter on unstretched canvas. icking the aesthetics of blackface and minstrel shows.

Some of Marshall’s figures are more naturalistic than others. It is clear that his differently-stylized depictions of black figures are not a reflection on his artistic

capability, but rather a choice he makes depending on the specific context in which the figures reside. In his series on black love and domesticity, the figures are not too see MASTRY, page 6

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Get a grip, Rebecca Bunch: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s’ second season is step backward

by Cassidy Olsen Arts Editor

Since the moment she abandoned her New York career life for West Covina, Calif. in the series premiere, Rebecca Bunch of The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (2015– present) has been an imperfect, delusional and inspiring mess. Rebecca Bloom, co-creator and star of the musical comedy series, writes Rebecca as someone slowly coming to understand herself as she journeys through the show’s hilarious first season. When she finally admits — to herself and others — the reason she moved to West Covina in the season’s finale, it feels like real emotional progress has been made. A weight has been lifted!

Well, old habits die hard: That weight comes crashing down in season two.

Although Rebecca’s issues have always included being selfish and lacking self-awareness, these traits reach new heights in the second season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” which first aired in October 2016. Torn between her fantasy boyfriend Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III) and charming deadbeat Greg Serrano (Santino Fontana) in an imagined love triangle, Rebecca quickly falls back into her self-pitying and scheming ways. Spoilers lie ahead.

Despite her realization at the end of season one, Rebecca does a number of increasingly ludicrous things throughout the majority of season two, including ignoring the needs of her best friend Paula (Donna Lynne Champlin), making Greg’s alcoholism about herself, burning down her house, celebrating a pregnancy scare, giving herself a makeover that turns her into Amy Sedaris from “Strangers with Candy” (2005), abandoning her new female friends for a man, losing Paula’s child in a club and kissing her new boss just days after getting engaged.

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Rachel Bloom stars as Rebecca Bunch in the finale of the first sesaon of “Crazy Ex Girlfriend”.

While plenty of these actions are decent setups for comedic and dramatic plot points throughout the season, they bring the audience further and further away from understanding and supporting the Rebecca they thought they knew. Her trajectory as a “feminist” protagonist appears to be the opposite of Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope in “Parks and Recreation” (2009–2015), who began as gratingly oblivious and developed into a kinder and stronger character.

Luckily, there is more to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” than Rebecca Bunch.

Paula’s law school plotline and the boundaries she sets with Rebecca show amazing character development and pushes her outside her role as best friend and confidant. Greg, addressing his alcoholism and future goals, also begins to make good decisions for himself while remaining

Marshall depicts complexity of black Americans’ lives through color MASTRY

continued from page 5 naturalistic as they aim to depict the frivolity of love between black people, a rare scene in the Western art world. In contrast, when Marshall paints black artists and intellectuals such as in “Untitled (Painter)” (1955), the figures are completely naturalistic and three-dimensional. Similarly, in his paintings of fictional black painters, Marshall draws figures as naturalistically as possible to fill in what he calls the “vacuum in the image bank” concerning the representation of black people.

The exhibition description states that “blackness is a medium” in Marshall’s paintings. However, the artist seems to suggest that the color black transcends the medium to become a form of light.

Black is color itself, and it enhances and transforms other colors. It turns neon pink pale, transforms cobalt into blush blue and gives green an emerald hue.

The complexity in Marshall’s utilization of color theory mimics the complexity of being black in America. His work fills in the gaps that mainstream visual cultures don’t always offer: He captures black people in their most tender moments of love for themselves, other people and the natural or historical world around them. They illustrate many traits

that make us human – but are only visualized in our culture through the depiction of white bodies. Marshall’s paintings, while blissfully beautiful and artistically sublime, also highlight the failings of colorblindness in the art world and how there are variations of hue in black pigment too.

At the end of “Mastry,” the viewer is left wondering, “How far have we come?”

The answer to this question can be found in one of Marshall’s more recent works, “School of Beauty, School of Culture” (2012). In the center of the image, a black woman proudly presents herself with her natural hair. Heart-shaped mirrors reveal a banner with the title of the work boasting the Pan-African colors, and the women in the salon wear African prints. The work is on loan from the Birmingham Museum of Art, where until age nine, Marshall could only attend the museum on “Negro Tuesdays.”

He never did. To have a work where black women proudly claim their own beauty and worth in a museum where black museumgoers could not freely attend is inspiring in its own right. But if viewers still have to be reminded of black people’s worth, of the normalcy of their lives and of their capability for success, therein lies the problem itself.

bitingly funny. Heather (Vella Lovell), an Aubrey Plaza-type monotone cool girl, is featured more prominently in season two, as is a post-Josh Valencia. Although Josh remains rather childish, his personality outside of his girlfriends and his struggle being alone is explored throughout the season, and Rodriguez III shines in many of the musical numbers.

The song-and-dance side of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is arguably as strong as it was in season one, running the gamut of genres, from Irish drinking songs and Spice Girls power bops to hair metal and a direct parody of R. Kelly’s rap musical, “Trapped in the Closet” (2005–2012).

The satire is spot-on for nearly all of the numbers, and the budget is clearly higher this time around. A big Marilyn Monroestyle performance from Rebecca, “Math

of Love Triangles,” parodies the clueless blonde stereotype and infantilization of women, reminiscent of “Teach Me How to Understand Christmas” from the 2011 Christmas episode of “Community” (2009– 2015). Unfortunately, the new theme song has none of the sing-along spark of the first season’s theme.

With only one episode left before the season finale, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is running out of time to redeem Rebecca as a character worth rooting for or even watching. While the show continues to inclusively explore the challenges of many types of relationships, put out great musical numbers and keep up running jokes (why does everyone want to buy a kayak?), it needs a strong Rebecca to truly be successful.

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” airs Friday nights at 9 p.m. on the CW.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

EDITORIAL

Women’s March is the beginning, not the end The day after the election, there was an air of melancholy on the Tufts campus. Given the political leanings of our campus, many students felt depressed and dejected. These students found at the Women’s March on Washington that took place both in Washington, D.C. and locally through Sister Marches in cities like Boston an outlet for self-expression, solidarity and activism.

Tufts students — some facilitated by the Women’s Center, which played a key role in sending students to the march and creating signs — flocked to both the Boston and D.C. marches.

It was not an anti-Trump protest. It

was certainly motivated by some of the rhetoric perpetuated by his campaign, but the march itself was about a multitude of issues. It was a coming together of people who support women’s causes and seek to combat issues that disproportionately affect women and other minority communities. The “Unity Principles,” or platform of the march, focus on women’s issues as well as the rights of other marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ community and immigrants.

Despite the massive turnout, the march was not without its own controversy. There was a great deal of debate and discussion surrounding the lack of

diversity among the march’s original organizers. However, the movement responded quickly by revising leadership roles: three of the four main organizers were women of color, a step forward for a feminist movement that has often been criticized for prioritizing the needs of white women over others. The unexpectedly high turnout for the marches represents progress for feminism, but there is still work to be done when it comes to making sure the movement as a whole is inclusive and welcoming of all women, regardless of color, class, anatomy or any other factor. Advancement of women’s rights

will not proceed in a manner beneficial to all women unless we make a concerted effort to understand intersectionality and the issues faced by different groups. In this regard, it is extremely important that these marches do not represent the end of the fight for equality.

Though the march was a positive first step, it cannot fix systemic issues on its own. It is imperative that people use the energy created by the marches for continued social action and organization in order to implement concrete change.

After all, the pursuit of equality is a marathon, not a sprint.

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OP-ED

The future of healthcare

by Jamie Neikrie Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the state of U.S. healthcare and its future.

The election of President Donald Trump has ramifications across every policy field, but it may have the largest impact on healthcare. Election night immediately called into question the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as Secretary of Health and Human Services – the branch of government that oversees the ACA exchanges, Medicaid and Medicare – Trump demonstrated that he is serious about repealing Obamacare. What the Republicans will replace it with is more murky.

To evaluate any Republican alternative to the ACA, we first have to analyze its flaws and whether those flaws can be amended. Republicans have argued that the ACA has been collapsing under its own weight since its passage in 2010.

These platitudes hold more weight now, with costs of premiums growing exponentially and competition weakening as insurers drop out of the marketplaces.

The structural flaws in the ACA stem from its enrollment numbers. Where the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had projected enrollment at 22 million by the end of 2016, actual enrollment is about 10.6 million. Let’s be clear: this is a lot of people. The uninsured rate fell to 8.6 percent, its lowest point ever, in

September. The bigger problem is the makeup of the new enrollees. Due to stipulations in the ACA that prevent insurers from discriminating against customers with pre-existing conditions and mandate a robust set of essential benefits, the ACA exchanges have been dominated by new enrollees that look a lot like the Medicaid population. Obamacare is allowing these people – millions who were prohibited from health insurance due to cost or discrimination based on preexisting conditions – to get access to healthcare for the first time.

Proponents and architects of the ACA anticipated an increase in sickly or poor enrollees, but their projections were off.

The average income of Americans who purchased coverage through the ACA exchanges is 165 percent of the poverty line, which equates to under $20,000 for an individual and $40,000 for a family of four. Because of their income level, enrollees are receiving generous subsidies. The CBO projected that 43 percent of enrollees would purchase insurance without a subsidy, but currently just 17 percent of enrollees fit that description.

More problematically, the enrollment figures for young, healthy people have been significantly lower than the White House anticipated. The Obama administration projected that young adults would constitute 38 percent of the marketplace population, but they currently make up just 28 percent of the exchange participants. This composition means that there aren’t

enough healthy people to offset the costs of insuring the sick. Citing these concerns, UnitedHealth and Aetna have drastically reduced their participation in the exchanges, which had reduced competition and coverage in many rural areas. Five states – Alaska, Alabama, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Wyoming – currently have just one insurance plan available in 2017.

Meanwhile, for those on the exchanges, premiums are rising drastically.

Nationally, premiums are expected to increase 22 percent in the coming year.

According to The Brookings Institute, premiums nationally are actually lower than expected. But in the states that have little competition, the increases are more severe. Premiums in Alabama are set to rise 58 percent in 2017, while in Oklahoma, they will increase 69 percent.

As mentioned, most exchange enrollees receive significant subsidies, so they are largely protected from the hike in premiums. But for wealthier enrollees, the prices may be too high to justify staying on the exchanges. Insurance companies are already making the same decision as their profits decline.

Ultimately, Obamacare’s flaws can be easily addressed. Plenty of European countries, including Switzerland and Germany, have achieved universal coverage while utilizing private insurers.

Where the ACA has failed to follow their example is in its penalization for those who don’t receive health insurance. In Switzerland, newly arrived res-

idents must purchase insurance within three months of arrival, while in the United States, enrollees are free to opt in or out of plans on a yearly basis. In Switzerland, those who fail to purchase coverage face harsh fines or even jail time. In the United States, the fine this year will be $695, far lower than the cost of insurance for many healthy people.

Increasing the mandates and penalties will force healthier individuals onto the ACA exchanges, balancing out the population and increasing profits for the insurance companies.

But Republicans won’t make these changes. For years, the GOP has called for repeal of Obamacare, with the GOPcontrolled House famously (or infamously) passing more than 60 repeal bills. It cannot go back on this promise now. But on a more ideological level, Republicans will repeal the ACA because they have a fundamentally different view of insurance. Where Democrats see health insurance as a safety net for the poorest and sickest – and an incentivization method to make the population healthier – Republicans see it as security against disaster, a personal coverage based on your risk of illness. I will explore these ideological differences further next week when I look at Republican plans to replace the ACA, specifically proposals from Price.

Jamie Neikrie is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Jamie can be reached at benjamin.neikrie@tufts.edu.

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Sports

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

WOMEN'S SQUASH

Tufts remains undefeated with record 12-0 start

by Marc Weisglass Staff Writer

After a busy weekend that included matchups against Dickinson, Georgetown and Boston University, the Tufts women’s squash team managed to protect their perfect record and advance to 12-0 on the season. The 18th-ranked Jumbos have outdone expectations throughout the season, utilizing both young talent and veteran leadership.

The Jumbos lost four matches for the third time this season on Friday but still managed to pick up five matches and squeak by No. 21 Dickinson.

Tufts was carried by junior Lauren Banner and sophomores Chista Irani, Olivia Ladd-Luthringshauser, Sinclair Meggitt and Sahana Karthik. Without any seniors on the roster, the team continued to depend on its core of juniors and sophomores against Dickinson at Harvard.

“I would say the ‘key to success’ is our positive team dynamic,” Karthik said after the win on Friday. “When we’re on

the court together during practices, we motivate each other to focus. When we are playing other teams, we do a good job of cheering for each other during games and coaching each other in between games.”

And while the team’s perfect record is impressive in itself, the Jumbos’ dominance on the road should not go unnoticed. The team has managed to shut out its opponent twice away from home.

Additionally, Tufts has played two-thirds of its games thus far in unfamiliar territory, yet it remains unbeaten.

“As a team, I think we have pretty good pregame routines and warm-ups to help us adjust to different courts and surroundings,” Karthik said.

Karthik went on to win both of her matches on Sunday in three games against Georgetown and Boston University. Tufts won 7-0 and 9-0 against Georgetown and Boston University, respectively, at home. The 12-0 record is the best in team’s history with the closest rival being the 2000-2001 Tufts women’s team that started the year 5-0.

“It’s definitely a good feeling and we

are proud of ourselves, but we still have son and have only faced teams ranked some key matches,” Karthik said. “So in the top 15. while we are beyond happy with our 12-0 Whatever the outcome of start, we know that we have to continue Friday’s match, some members have to practice hard to maintain this level looked to the team’s growth rather than of play. We’re playing teams that we saw the number in the win column as a previously in the season, and although marker of their success. we won earlier, the scores were close, “Being on this team, win or lose, is and so playing them again will definitely something I am incredibly proud of,” be one of our bigger challenges.” junior captain Claudia Udolf said.

Tufts’ closest match came against Udolf is one of four juniors on the No. 25 Colby, which it will take on team, and despite being injured at again on Sunday on the road. the moment, he has been a source However, the Jumbos’ biggest obsta- for guidance and support throughcle in their pursuit for perfection may out the season. come Friday in a match against the Tufts has a busy weekend ahead, with Harvard Crimson, the top-ranked team matches at Harvard on Friday, against in the country, in Cambridge. Harvard, Conn. College at home on Saturday also undefeated, has only played five and a double-header at Bates and at games so far this season. Much like the Colby Sunday.

Jumbos, the Crimson have shown resilTufts will then enter postseason play iency when away from home courts, with the NESCAC Championship starting on as four of their wins have come on the Friday, Feb 3. Currently ranked sixth-highest road. The Crimson are coming off a among NESCAC teams in the Dunlop College 9-0 blowout win over No. 5 Stanford on Squash Association rankings, the Jumbos will Thursday. They haven’t lost by a mar- be looking to further their historic run with gin smaller than five matches all sea- their eyes on the postseason.

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Women’s track adds more nationally-ranked times in early season action

by Sam Weidner

Assistant Sports Editor

Returning to campus after a short winter break, Tufts has already turned in a pair of strong performances in 2017. The team won seven events at the non-scoring Tufts Invitational on Jan. 14, where several first-years made impressive debuts, and then took third out of five at the Bowdoin Invitational on Saturday.

Junior Brittany Bowman added a second national top ten time to her resume this season with a 5:06.75 first-place performance in the mile at Bowdoin. That time won her the race and ranks her ninth among all Div. III competitors so far this year. Bowman’s 17:18.88 time in the 5,000 meters from the season opener at Boston University on Dec. 3 still holds the No. 4 spot among all Div. III runners nationally.

Junior Olivia Nicholson and first-year Haley Barthel joined Bowman as one of the top 35 in the nation in the 5k on Saturday, posting times of 18:27.95 and 18:29.62, respectively, which ranks them at 31st and 34th in the nation. Senior Kelly Fahey also holds the No. 16 spot in the nation after running an 18:01.26 5k at the BU opener.

Tufts’ first-year class made some major contributions at the Bowdoin Invitational, with first-year Rhemi Toth winning the 600 meters with a time of 1:41.81, fellow firstyear Lauren Diaz placing fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:23.02 and classmate Julia Gake taking second in the 400 meters with a 1:00.94 mark. Despite it being early in the season, many of the first-year athletes competing for the Jumbos have stepped up to the challenge, and the strength of the first-year class will be crucial for the Jumbos as they strive to continue their success after a third-place finish at the NESCAC Championships last year.

“Our goals are the same as they’ve always been, and that is to be within the top three teams at Div. IIIs, our championship,” senior quad-captain Sam Cox said.

“It’s a team in transition right now. [While] in the past ... we have really relied on

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Olivia Nicholson, a junior, sprints to the finish line at the Connecticut College Cross Country Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. upperclassmen scorers, it’s gonna be more spread out now and we are gonna have to hold ourselves more accountable.”

The highlight of the day for the Tufts field events was a competitive thirdplace finish from junior Jennifer Sherwill in the shot put, where she threw a 10.84 meter best.

Tufts’ 101 points earned the team third place as they came in behind Southern Maine with 113 points and MIT, which dominated with 239 points.

At the Tufts Invitational on Jan. 14, the Jumbos featured a mix of strong showings from the senior captains and other veteran returners and impressive debuts from many of the first-years. In the 4×400

meter relay, the Tufts team of senior quad-captain Rita Donohoe, Gake, senior quad-captain Hannah Loss and first-year Nehale Kunkle-Read won the race with a time of 4:06.47, which at the time ranked sixth in the nation.

Donohoe excelled in her individual events as well, winning the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.29 seconds and placing second in the 200 meters with a time of 27.06.

Toth and fellow first-year Jennifer Jackson led the Jumbo rookies in their debut as Toth won the 800 with a time of 2:28.24 and Jackson won the 5,000 meters with a 19:54.72 mark. Gake also took second in the 600 meters in 1:38.83.

Though it is too early in the season to

know whether the Jumbos’ high nationally-ranked marks will hold and qualify them for postseason action, the early success, especially from first-years, is a promising sign. As Bowman noted, posting strong times early takes much of the pressure off of the Jumbos.

“So [meeting the postseason cut] enables us to focus on training and getting good workouts without worrying about having to race often in the beginning of the season,” Bowman said.

The Jumbos are now preparing to host the Tufts Stampede Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the Gantcher Center, where they look to build upon their early success and post more nationally-ranked marks.

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

Tufts falls to MIT and BC, tallies 12 first-place finishes against Wheaton

by Ryan Schneiderman Contributing Writer

Despite losing to the MIT Engineers, 195.5-104.5, and the Boston College Eagles, 237.5-119.5, earlier in the week, the Jumbos bounced back against Wheaton College to cap off a grueling stretch of three meets in seven days, besting the Lyons by a score of 174-121.

The Jumbos returned from the winter break with tough matchups against the ninth-ranked team in the country, MIT, and Div. I Boston College. Honorable performances from senior tri-captain Amanda Gottschalk and sophomore Colleen Doolan, who combined for eight first-place finishes between the two meets, could not buoy the Jumbos to success, although a tough winter break training regimen may have played a part.

The Jumbos had returned from their annual 10-day training trip to Puerto Rico, during which they had trained two to five hours a day, just four days before their MIT meet.

According to coach Adam Hoyt, the team was broken down physically, but spirits have never been higher.

“I knew everyone was fatigued, and that affects everyone differently during a race,” Hoyt said. “I’d say my expectations were high from a team standpoint, and I was looking for everyone to showcase a lot of enthusiasm for each other and support for the team, and we saw that. I thought our attitude, our effort and our camaraderie [were] excellent, and that will pay off at the end of the season.”

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Then-first-year Colleen Doolan swims butterfly in a dual meet against Wheaton College on Jan. 23, 2016.

A trip to Wheaton saw Tufts get back on track from a results standpoint. The team’s depth was on full display as the Jumbos tallied 10 individual first-place finishes from eight women to accompany two relay victories. First-year standouts Grace Goetcheus and Hannah Truslow notched first-place finishes in three and two events respectively.

Goetcheus finished first in her two solo events: the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.86) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:35.66), but it was the 200-yard medley relay that was most satisfying for Goetcheus as it was the first time the team has won the event this season.

“I love relays because they take the combined effort of each individual, so the fact that we won this race during our last dual meet demonstrates how dedicated each member of the team has been to working hard throughout the season,” Goetcheus told the Daily in an email.

Continuing the trend of strong first-year showings, Truslow put up strong marks in the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.14) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:20.29).

Truslow, alongside fellow first-year Brooke Bernstein, junior Jess Lee and senior tri-captain Sophia Lin, also finished with the best time in the 200-

yard freestyle relay.

“I was the second person in the relay, and before diving in, we were slightly ahead,” Truslow told the Daily in an email.

“My goggles fell off as I dove in the pool, something that hasn’t happened to me since sixth grade. I could not see where I was going, and I was very distracted with what had happened. However, I knew I had to swim through without fixing my goggles because I could not let down my relay team. Our relay was still neck and neck with Wheaton’s relay team after my swim, but the last two girls on my team had great splits.”

Lin placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.42. Junior Meghan Casey finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.03) and second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:35.94). Doolan continued to show why she was one of two Jumbo swimmers invited to the NCAA Championships last year as she collected a first-place finish in the 200yard butterfly with a time of 2:09.52.

Sophomore Christiana Hug also got in on the action with a first-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:11.93. First-year Rica Generoso touched the wall first in the 100-yard freestyle (56.01) to continue her strong first season. Senior diver Kylie Reiman also placed first in the 3-meter dive with 301.13 points.

The Jumbos will look to finish the regular season on a high note at the Middlebury Invitational before traveling to Bowdoin for the NESCAC championships.

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