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Car crash prompts temporary power outage on lower campus by Daniel Nelson

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A vehicle collided with electrical generators beside Pearson Chemical Laboratory late Wednesday night, according to Executive Director of Public Relations Patrick Collins. Collins added that the driver was not injured. The accident prompted a temporary shutdown of power to the Somerville side of the Tufts campus and an evacuation of the Mayer Campus Center. The details leading up to the crash remained unclear as of Thursday night. Collins said in an email statement that the driver “could not explain how the crash happened.” The crash occurred at approximately 10:15 p.m. Wednesday night, when the driver of a motor vehicle collided with the generators in Pearson’s parking lot, according to Sergeant Christopher McGee of the Tufts University Police Department ( TUPD). Emergency services were swift in their response, according to Collins, who said that the Somerville Fire Department, Cataldo Ambulance and TUPD officers worked together at the scene. They were joined by employees of utility company MassElectric, according to a TUPD email sent to students. Fencing surrounding the generators, as well as the generators’ metal housing, suffered visible damage, but it was not initially clear to responders if the generators themselves had been damaged in the crash. McGee said that the collision did not trigger the power outage.

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The scene of a car crash that caused power outages throughout lower campus on Sept. 12 is pictured. TUPD sent an email at 11:40 p.m. warning students that the power would be shut off to the Somerville side of campus. The email stated that this was a necessary measure to allow responders to check the generator for damage. Students were evacuated from the nearby Mayer Campus Center prior to the outage, according to Noah

Zussman, a student on duty managing the Campus Center at the time. Zussman, a junior, said he was conducting his hourly head count of the center when, at around 11:30 p.m., a TUPD officer approached him. “The police officer told me about the situation and that we had to shut down the Campus Center,” Zussman said.

He said that he and senior Charlie Zhen, a fellow campus center manager who was present, though not on duty at the time, went around the center asking students to leave. Zussman added that power to the center was cut as he was locking up. A follow-up email indicated that power was restored at 12:35 a.m.

Author Linda Nathan discusses new book, higher education accessibility by Jessica Blough News Editor

Author and educator Linda Nathan gave a talk on her latest book, “When Grit Isn’t Enough: A High School Principal Examines How Poverty and Inequality Thwart the College-for-all Promise” in the Olin Center’s Laminan Lounge on Thursday night. The Department of Educationsponsored talk focused on how the themes Nathan examines in the book and in her research relate to the failures of higher education when it comes to supporting low-income and first-generation students. Tufts students and faculty, as well

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as staff from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the financial aid office, attended the two-hour event. Nathan’s presentation lasted about 45 minutes and was followed by 30 minutes for questions, as well as time for book purchasing and signing. David Hammer, the Department of Education chair, began the event by introducing Nathan and her research, as well as her credentials in education. Nathan was the founding headmaster of Boston Arts Academy (BAA) and remains on its Board of Trustees, and she is currently executive director at the Dorchester-based Center for Artistry and Scholarship. “Something I appreciated about

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[Nathan’s book] is the care to attend to individuals who each have these particular stories,” Hammer said. Nathan began the talk by addressing her background as an educator and a headmaster at BAA, and how her experience at a high-performing high school revealed the ways that colleges can fail students of color, students from low-income families and first-generation students. Nathan explained that she wrote the book because she was frustrated with both the lack of understanding and the inequity these students face as they transition into higher education and face the financial burdens that come with it. “We continue to assume that deep

social inequities can be overcome by individual effort, by grit — everyone will have an equal chance at success if we just work harder,” Nathan said. “But it’s not just about grit.” In writing her book, Nathan interviewed 90 young people — including several Boston Arts Academy alumni — on their experiences and difficulties adapting to college. For some of the students who failed to graduate, Nathan wanted to understand why they dropped out. “When Grit Isn’t Enough” addresses five of Nathan’s so-called “assumptions” of higher education: that money doesn’t

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continued from page 1 have to be an obstacle; that race doesn’t matter; that just working harder is all it takes; that college is for everyone; and that simply believing in oneself makes their dreams come true. Her presentation focused on three of these assumptions. She began with the first assumption, reading excerpts from her book that detailed the experiences of students who left college due to financial barriers. One student had to drop out because he forgot to complete his financial aid paperwork. “We, as educators in higher ed, need to understand the fragility that poverty creates,” Nathan said. “Students literally made avoidable errors that derailed their college plans.” In offering potential solutions to this issue, Nathan stressed the necessity of advisors to hold students accountable through these processes, as well as the inequity of programs like summer classes that are not covered by financial aid. She also urged secondary educators to check in with recent high school graduates and to continue encouraging them to complete their higher education. “We need a more holistic conversation between higher-ed leaders, high school principals, guidance counselors,

non-profit funders and leaders … about the kinds of support our kids need to ensure that money is not an obstacle,” Nathan said. Nathan then addressed the assumption that race doesn’t matter in higher-ed settings. She told a story of several students who experienced loneliness on campuses that had few other students of color. “This kind of isolation is something that many first-generation college-goers feel, and race adds another kind of isolation,” Nathan said. She advised colleges to provide opportunities for students of color to find community and belonging on campus, in addition to creating “Student Success Offices” for students coming from underrepresented backgrounds. Nathan then urged the audience to shift away from the narrative that college is for everyone and instead embrace the notion that individuals can find success and dignity even without a college degree. She acknowledged that a key part of this change is preparing high school students who will not go to college for the workforce and pointed to programs that incorporate internships and work experience into the high school curriculum as one such method.

“That, to me, is much more of the way that I’d like to see high schools work — that kids have the opportunity to play with ideas and passions while in high school,” she said. Nathan closed her presentation with a message of hope, encouraging positive change in secondary school to create a more equitable college experience. “I think if we take creativity as a solution, we might find a way to truly improve our schools,” she said. “I hope that the things that I’ve written about and the stories I’ve told will also give you hope to keep fighting.” In a question-and-answer session at the end of her presentation, Nathan responded to questions about the failures of “No Excuses” pedagogy, the reality of imposter syndrome and the need for financially accessible mental health services. She also outlined her wishes for future high school curriculums and explained how low-income and first-generation college students can find support from their peers. When one student asked Nathan to suggest ways that high-income students could support their peers facing financial burdens, Nathan directed the question back at the student and encouraged her to consider the ways that she hoped to see privileged students help their peers succeed.

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Vandals On September 4 at 9:30 a.m., Tufts University Police Department ( TUPD) received a report that a Facilities Services’ van had been broken into. Power tools worth an estimated $1,200 were taken from the van, which was parked behind Bray Lab, the window had been smashed on the driver’s side. The theft is still under investigation. Assistant Copy Editors

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Don’t leak out At around 3:00 p.m. the same day, TUPD officers responded to a call at Latin Way that a motor scooter was leaking fuel. TUPD confirmed the scooter was leaking and attempted to determine the scooter’s owner, but it was unregistered. TUPD cleaned the fuel leak and had the scooter towed; it has yet to be claimed.

Sparks fly On September 5 at 12:34 p.m., TUPD responded to a report of a sparking electrical line at 98 Professors Row, the Delta Tau Delta (DTD) fraternity house. The line was said to be smoldering and had started a small brush fire, but the fire extinguished itself. Residents were asked to evacuate while the problem was handled. Somerville Fire Department, TUPD and the DTD house manager shut down the power to the house’s electrical circuit breaker, while Eversource Energy repaired the damage. The house was later declared safe to occupy and residents were allowed back in. Raise the roof Later that day at 3:25 p.m., TUPD received a call from a resident at 90-94 Curtis Street whose first floor bedroom ceiling had collapsed. Tufts Environmental Health and

Safety ( TEHS) evaluated the situation, and Facilities Services responded and addressed the problem. The resident’s ceiling was repaired and restored. Only you can prevent office theft On September 7 at 2:20 p.m., TUPD received a call from an employee at the Science and Technology Center who had witnessed an unknown person enter a workspace and attempt to take an unattended wallet. The employee confronted the individual, who dropped the wallet and fled. The person of interest was described by the employee as a younger, slightly chubby man with a beard. TUPD searched the immediate vicinity but was unable to locate anyone matching the description; the attempted theft is still under investigation. TUPD would like to remind all community members to report any suspicious activity they witness.

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Tufts Dining introduces new dishes in dining halls, retail locations by Justin Yu Staff Writer

This year, students will be able to enjoy several exciting changes to the offerings of Tufts Dining Services. Over the summer, the Dining Services team worked hard to implement several new food items and layout changes in both the dining halls and retail locations in order to improve students’ dining experiences. One of the biggest additions to Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center this year is the new “Chef 2 You” section, created by Chef Jon Hebert, the chef manager in Dewick. Located next to the carvery, this station gives students the freedom to customize their own dishes. “[‘Chef 2 You’] was an idea to offer new and different creative items for the students,” Hebert said. “We feel that is what students are looking for. They want to customize their meal; they want to make it personal. It’s fun and interactive.” So far, some of the customizable food options that the “Chef 2 You” station has featured includes a burrito bowl bar and a bibimbap night. At the burrito bowl bar, students were able to choose between barbacoa, carnitas, chicken or Mexican baked tofu for their protein, with the option to add various salsas, cheese, beans and lettuce. The bibimbap night allowed students to pick a variety of different vegetables to include in their bibimbap, according to Hebert. Executive Chef Fred Norregaard added that the “Chef 2 You” station provides more diverse foods to the menu at dinner, something that students had expressed interest in. “We looked at the student survey like we do every year,” Norregaard said. “We saw that a lot of the students were looking for more ethnic foods and to be as authentic as we can be, so that’s what we’re trying to do.” These new options, like the burrito bowl bar and bibimbap night, will be rotated on Tuesday and Thursday nights. According to Hebert, in the future, students should look out for several other exciting dishes, including an antipasti plate, a noodle bowl and a pancake bar, among others. Hebert also mentioned that Dewick recently got new induction burners, which allows the chefs to cook a wider variety of foods. According to Hebert, this gives them the opportunity to further improve the “Chef 2 You” station in the near future. “Right now, we’re just working out the kinks,” he said. “But eventually, when time warrants it, we’re going to create a customized pasta bar for Fridays, a custom stir fry bar on Saturdays and an omelette station on Saturday mornings.” Hebert added that the current goal is to have these three options available starting mid-October. According to Norregaard, students can also expect two new pizzas to be rolled out this semester in both Carmichael Dining Center and Dewick. The first is the “Big Mac pizza.” Intended to recreate the flavor of a Big Mac, the pizza includes Tufts’ own special sauce, ground beef, diced pickles and onions, shredded cheddar and shredded lettuce.

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Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center is pictured on March 4. “So, you could close your eyes, take a bite, and you’d swear you were eating a Big Mac,” Norregaard said. The other pizza is a vegan Mediterranean pizza that starts with a roasted red pepper hummus base, artichoke hearts, wilted spinach, sautéed mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes and finishes with a balsamic glaze. There aren’t too many changes to the food in Carmichael as the Dining Services team spent the summer focused on improving the facilities there instead. They installed a new air-conditioning unit and a new hood system in the kitchen. Additionally, they are currently in the process of adding a new freezer. The Balanced Plate dishes that were introduced to Carmichael last year will be returning this semester on Thursday nights. At Hodgdon Food-on-the-Run, the pasta bowl station at Hodge Podge has been replaced by a new grain bowl station. According to Norregaard, this change was driven by student interest. “Students were looking for more healthy options,” he said. “And we know that a lot of people are more into grains now, so we decided to come up with a grain bowl station.” The Dining team is also creating new food options on campus that are more accommodating to various dietary preferences. New to Dewick this year is the halal chicken dish which will be offered every day at dinner. Additionally, two new vegan soups will be featured at both Carmichael and Dewick: smoky chickpea soup and fire-roasted tomato soup. “We have Chef Paul [Rudolph], our production chef, who’s in charge of making soups,” Norregaard said. “Every year we try to get him to do at least two new soups, and we were trying to push more towards vegan soups, because we don’t have a lot of vegan options.” This summer, Hebert also worked tirelessly to create 12 new Jain vegetarian recipes. These are recipes that align with the dietary restrictions practiced

under Jainism, a religion whose tenets include practicing non-injury to all living creatures. Hebert researched the religion extensively before creating these recipes. “Basically, they don’t eat anything that’s been ripped, yanked or pulled from the ground,” he said. “Things like onions, garlic, carrots and potatoes — anything that grows underneath the soil, anything that gets physically ripped out of the ground — they do not eat because they feel like it’s disturbing the natural life around that plant and it could be killing bugs or worms.” The 12 new Jain dishes can be found this year in both Carmichael and Dewick on the vegetarian line. According to Patti Klos, director of dining and business services, there are also several new dishes in their retail locations. Pax et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli has several new sandwiches this year such as chimichurri chicken salad, larb gai and Vietnamese chicken salad. The hot food bars in the Commons Marketplace, Kindlevan Café and Mugar Café also have new dishes, including chicken creole and southern succotash. In addition to the numerous food changes across campus, the furniture was also upgraded in a couple locations, according to Klos. In Dewick, several of the traditional round tables were replaced by new rectangular tables. “We’re keeping some round tables, we know people do like the round tables,” Klos said. “But we’ve been getting a lot of feedback in the survey that they’re socially awkward, [and] people don’t want to fill in when there are empty seats at a round table — it feels intrusive. But at a rectangular [table], it seems more comfortable to take the two at the end for something like that.” Klos hopes that the introduction of new rectangular tables in Dewick will provide additional seating as well as create a friendlier environment. “We want to be able to have enough opportunity for everybody to actually sit,” she said. “We thought if we intro-

duced some seating that made it more comfortable to fill in those empty spots that that would make the room more welcoming.” Additionally, Klos mentioned that Dining Services is planning on adding six new raised, five-a-side tables to Dewick in October, identical to the ones currently found in Carmichael. These tables will be spread across the lower level: three in the room right off the servery and three in the room that’s carpeted. According to Klos, the addition of these tables are another way to create a more welcoming dining experience. “Those [tables] are fun because you’re sitting at a different height. It’s easy for you to be with a group, but it also seems more comfortable if you’re alone to fill in that single seat because of the distance,” she said. Finally, in the patio room on the upper level of Dewick, the wooden tables and chairs from previous years were replaced with some of the round tables previously from downstairs and a couple of two-person tables. The furniture in the balcony area above Hotung Café was also replaced this summer with newer and more comfortable seats. “We knew that the furniture there was getting old and really not comfortable to sit in,” Klos said. These new green seats are the same as the ones that can be found downstairs in the Commons, near the exit. In addition to being more comfortable, the new seats offer greater mobility. “These can easily be moved because they’re on casters,” Klos said. “But when you sit in it, it doesn’t slide around.” Klos believes that the new furniture will make the space more inviting for students to use. Lastly, students this year now have access to a gender-neutral bathroom in Carmichael, located in the dining hall lobby, and will have access to one in Dewick as soon as construction concludes by the end of next week.

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University art gallery exhibitions raises questions about American art historical canon, delve into identity

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Dina Dietsch, the director of Tufts Galleries, poses for a portrait in the Koppelman Gallery on Sept. 12, 2017. by Libby Langsner Arts Editor

The Tufts University Art Gallery (TUAG) in Aidekman Arts Center is currently showing “Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art” and “States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux.” Both exhibitions began on August 29 and will be shown until December 16. Besides the shows themselves, TUAG will also be presenting a series of events based off the themes and philosophical concepts explored through the works in the show. Each exhibition features many works from Tufts University Permanent Art Collection, and will provide a unique opportunity for the public and the student body to engage with the university’s own work, as well as the work of numerous contemporary artists. “Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art” features Tufts University Permanent Collection’s most recent, and one of its most esteemed, donations, the Andrew and Linda Safran Collection. The collection highlights works in the American Art Movement, deemed outside art because of the nature of the works and the artists creating them, who were mostly African Americans, women and artists who did not receive formal training. The gift is the largest donation of American outsider art that Tufts has ever received. The exhibition celebrates the gift, as it is extremely rare to receive a personal collection as a whole. The first work in the exhibition is also the Safran’s purchased when collecting was William L. Hawkins’ “Hippo” (n.d.). “Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art” is both

celebratory of the depth that the gift gives the Tufts University Permanent Collection and defiant of the term “outsider art” by celebrating these works in the American art historical canon. The collection is comprised of many notable outsider artists such as Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith, William L. Hawkins and Purvis Young. Their works often depict bucolic life, and the sculptures in the gallery take on craft-like qualities. Artists in the show also use nature as a medium, either sculpting from mud or painting with it, further emphasizing the brilliant and rich textures in each of the works. While outsider art, as the name suggests, has not been taken seriously by the art historical canon because of the artist’s lack of education, current scholarship has begun to take serious interest in it. The show presents that there is a lot more to be learned from outsider art, as well as the various ways that these artists were legitimate and insightful, and that their art rightfully deserves a place in the American art historical canon. Many of the works follow similar motifs such as the depiction of flora and fauna using bright colors and almost patch-work assemblage. The issue of the body and how it is configured is what bridges the two shows, and brings the historical issues of outsider art and displays how they are still relevant to contemporary artists. The gallery’s latest showcase of American outsider art is a great introduction to the genre and the questions it poses: Who gets to decide who is an artist and who isn’t? What makes something a work of art as opposed to a craft? Are these

two the same? The show offers a significant amount of wall text and a detailed catalogue, making the show accessible to those who may not be familiar with the works or analyzing art in general. The second show featured in the back as well as the lower level of the gallery, “States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux,” takes on similar theoretical questions as “American Outsider Art” and pushes them even further. The show mainly features contemporary artists, some of whom are even local to the Boston area and are the School of the Museum of Fine Arts graduates. The works largely deal with the issue of the body in relation to identity, and how depictions of the body that are not typically found in art can often be more naturalistic than their Greco-Roman predecessors. The concept of the body is further complicated by issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Through the works in “States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux,” the viewer can see how the body can be manipulated and disassembled in order to explore race, gender, and sexuality. The human “form” becomes incredible apt in the show, as many works use the body more often as a medium and template than a figure that has to be naturalistically rendered. A highlight of the show is also a recent gift to Tufts University Permanent Collection, Lorna Simpson’s “Jet Earring, Jet over the Shoulder, Jet Rouge.” The work is part of a series containing imagery from “Ebony” and “Jet” magazine of the 1970s and repurposes it as an act of praise towards media that empowers

black people. Many other works from the collection fit seamlessly alongside Simpson in their political message as well as their composition, often challenging how bodies are depicted dependent on who is depicting them. The exhibition also explores how the body can be used as a vehicle for introspection. Works from artists like Maria Lassnig and Lucy Kim both use the image of their own body and distort it through the medium of animation and sculpture, respectively. Maria Lassnig’s video shows a drawing of her face and body being taken apart, enlarged, shrunken, and also incorporated the images of other people into her work. Another section of the show entitled “Hybrid/Cyborg,” explored how artists meshed technology and the human body as a means of exploring how technology impacts our identities, according to the wall text of the exhibition. The text also details how the idea of a cyborg was created by feminist scholar Donna Haraway: “Haraway’s ‘Cyborg Manifesto’ has since gained cultural notoriety, but was first developed as a means to undercut patriarchal and essentialist views of humanity.” The exhibition also features the sculpture “in this hole/honey bucket” by Harry Dodge, who will be the subject of a solo show next semester. The last section of “States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux” incorporates many older historical works see TUAG, page 5

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Gaming the system: How select artists dominate the music industry by Christopher Panella Assistant Arts Editor

On the fourth episode of her new Beats 1 radio show, “Queen Radio,” Nicki Minaj called out Travis Scott after his “ASTROWORLD” (2018) stole the top Billboard 200 spot from Minaj’s “Queen” (2018). Scott accomplished this by selling ticket-bundling album packages — a common practice in today’s music industry. The difference was that Scott bundled “ASTROWORLD” with t-shirts, merchandise and pre-sale tickets for shows that he had not announced yet. On “Queen Radio,” Minaj became Scott’s judge, jury and executioner. She broke down the way Scott bundled the albums so that he would take the number one spot and even accused him of having his girlfriend Kylie Jenner help him with sales. Bundles have been around for a while, and they are incredibly effective, complementing each purchase of a tour ticket or merchandise with a free copy of the album. For 2017, Billboard reported that 14 of the 38 albums that reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart were boosted by ticket bundles. Pink did this with her most recent album, “Beautiful Trauma” (2017), with two-thirds of her 384,000 sales being sold through ticket bundles. Taylor Swift flipped the method with her “reputation” (2017) tour, so fans could buy merchandise and pre-order the album to get priority access to concert tickets. It isn’t actually reported as a sale until the customer redeems the album in the bundle, but Minaj is still right on her case with Scott: His sales are higher because of the t-shirt, merchandise and ticket bundles. Minaj’s point also showcases a real problem for the music industry: streaming has destroyed the concept of an album sale. Since the rise of streaming giants like

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Nicki Minaj, one of many artists who are upset by the method of ticket bundles to increase sale numbers, is shown performing at the 2018 Video Music Awards on Aug. 20. Apple Music and Spotify, the industry has become a muddled free-for-all. Consumers have always been looking for ways to listen to music without actually paying for it, beginning with Napster and leading to downloading music on LimeWire and listening to songs on YouTube. The shift toward streaming services only continued: In the first six months of 2017, more than 60 percent of music consumption was composed solely of streaming on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora. This all adds up

to a variety of big hits to the music industry, particularly album sales — from 1999 to 2009, revenue from album sales in the United States plummeted from $14.6 billion to $6.3 billion. The decline continued, with record-low sales recorded in 2014. That year, the rules for the Billboard 200 chart were revised to include streams and downloads, creating the album-equivalent unit. In the simplest of terms, the album-equivalent unit defines one album sale as either 10 song downloads, or 1,500 song streams — this may seem like an

awful lot, but they do not seem to hold certain artists back from dominating the Billboard 200 without actually selling very many albums. Artists can dominate the new system in multiple ways, such as releasing a constant stream of hit songs or dropping an album with a longer track list. Drake is a master at this, with his most recent album “Scorpion” (2018) boasting an obnoxious run time of 90 minutes. Minaj tried this trick on “Queen” with its less exhausting length of 66 minutes. Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods” (2018) ran for 65 minutes — on par with “Queen” — but at least “Queen” was enjoyable. In these instances, the album’s longer track list accumulates more streams, more album-equivalent units and a higher ranking on the charts. Those few favorites are what really rack up streams. “Scorpion” owes much of its success to previous singles “God’s Plan” and “Nice for What,” as well as the newer single and viral dance challenge “In My Feelings.” Minaj added her hit song “FEFE” with Tekashi 6ix9ine to the track list of “Queen” around halfway through its first week of release. These are simple and effective ways for artists to cheat the system and gain the most streams. In today’s music industry, these new methods are changing the way artists release their music and break records. It could be that they have taken the talent out of economic success and made high sales easier for artists with a wider fan base regardless of the quality of their music. It could be that people just do not buy albums anymore, and in order to make money, artists have to create bundles and focus on doing well with streams. Regardless, albums have more filler tracks that often ruin the flow and enjoyment of the music. In pursuit of sales, artists have put more effort into throwing everything they can at the wall. Sadly, what has been thrown lately does not seem to stick well.

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continued from page 4 in conjunction with more modernist pieces. Cycladic sculptures and medieval manuscripts from Tufts University Permanent Collection are placed alongside modernist paintings and a Henry

Moore sculpture. These works further express how ideas of the body from the past often align with post-modern thought, and follow the theme of incorporating philosophies and texts alongside visual works. The last work is a close-up video of New Orleans’ street dancers’ feet placed in a sublime

background, while “When the Saints Go Marching In” is playing. Along with the two exhibitions at the gallery, TUAG will be hosting a variety of events corresponding with the concepts explored in the shows. There will be a gallery tour with Dina Deitsch, the gallery’s director and chief cura-

tor on October 19 at 11 a.m., a marathon-reading of the Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein” to commemorate the 200th anniversary on October 31 from 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., and a panel discussion entitled “Does an Education Make an Artist?” on November 8 from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

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Friday, September 14, 2018 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY

Jumbos aim to maintain last season's momentum CROSS COUNTRY

continued from page 7 plan at more pivotal meets like the upcoming Purple Valley Classic (Sept. 22), the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29) and the NESCAC conference meet at Franklin Park (Oct. 27). Under the guidance of coach Joel Williams and assistant coaches Schmidt, Nick Guarnaccia and Jordan Silva, the Jumbos plan to head into each meet with a specific racing style in mind. “Something our coach has been stressing that we want to do right off the bat this season is race aggressively,” Reaney said. “It’s important for us not to wait until the end of the season to peak. We want to practice putting ourselves in a position to win right from the beginning, rather than pretending like it’s all going to come together at the end.” In contrast, Tufts’ women’s team hopes to gradually progress toward its fastest, most aggressive racing form over the course of the entire season. “We tend to peak at the end and kind of pull together, and I think that is the great thing about our team,” senior co-captain Natalie Bettez said. “Although cross country is, at its fundamental, an individual sport, the team aspect really comes into play. I think we are really strong about that in the championship season.” The Jumbos demonstrated this tendency during their 2017 campaign. They placed third of 11 teams at the NESCAC Championships and finished second among 56 teams at Div. III New England Regionals, which earned them a bid to NCAA Championships. The team ultimately placed seventh of 32 teams at NCAA Championships. The absence of All-American Brittany Bowman (LA ’18) will be tough to overcome

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Junior Fernanda Brena sprints to the finish line at the Connecticut College Cross Country Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park on Oct. 15, 2016. for the Jumbos. However, Bowman’s departure creates an opportunity for one of the team’s younger runners to climb into a prominent role. “We’re definitely smaller this year, but I think it means that we can really focus more on each individual runner and have everyone race together,” Bettez said. “One of our goals, actually, for later in the season is to … have one meet where we have everyone run — so no one is injured and no one has to stay out. We always try to emphasize the importance of everyone having an impact, even if you’re not running.”

While all of the team’s members will be crucial to its success, Bettez and senior Olivia Barnett represent key pieces. The duo consistently finished among the top three Jumbos last fall. Other returners who look to build upon last season include senior co-captain Kelsey Tierney, junior Lydia Heely and sophomore Johanna Ross. The team has seven meets definitively on its schedule, with three in September, three in October and one in November, but the tentative date on its calendar is perhaps the most noteworthy. The Jumbos are chasing a

bid for the NCAA Championships, on Nov. 17 in Winneconne, Wisc. Entering her 18th season leading the women’s squad, coach Kristen Morwick guided the Jumbos to the national championship race for five consecutive years. Both teams face a long and arduous road ahead, as they begin their 2018 campaigns with lofty goals in mind. Despite varying strategies, both hope to find themselves in top positions come mid-November. The two teams are set to hit the ground running on Saturday morning at the Bates Invitational in New Gloucester, Maine.

Tennis teams look forward to opening the fall season by Tim Chiang

Assistant Sports Editor

The Jumbos will be back on the courts again this weekend as they look to make use of a short fall season to put themselves in good stead for the spring. The men’s tennis team will travel up to Vermont this weekend to open their fall season at the first tournament of the year — the Middlebury Invitational. Last season, the Jumbos booked a 10–6 record (3–5 NESCAC) to close the year ranked 18th in Div. III. Despite their top-20 ranking, it has been a somewhat underwhelming two years for the Jumbos, who have missed out on qualifying for the NESCAC Tournament in the past two seasons. “[Missing out on qualifying] definitely serves as a lot of motivation,” senior co-captain Ross Kamin said. “The NESCAC is such a tough conference, but I think everyone knows our level is right there. We definitely want to get back there again.” Junior co-captain Ethan Bershtein expressed how the team has been working even harder after not making the tournament for the second year in a row. “It was disappointing in [the] sense we didn’t make [the] tourney, but we have a lot more guys now that are willing to put in more work, put in more practice, put in more time at the gym,” Bershstein said. Led by Kamin — the lone senior on the team — and Bershtein, this year’s squad is backed mostly by first-years and sophomores. The Jumbos were successful after switching to a younger lineup late last year, which included a 3–1 record in their last four matches with victories over RPI, Skidmore and Colby.

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Coach Kate Bayard speaks with her team before its match against Williams at the Voute Tennis Courts on April 28. “It’s exciting,” Kamin said. “The whole team dynamic is very different going from a class that started with six seniors to one with six [first-years]. They bring a new energy that rubs off on everyone and it’ll be exciting to see what they can do in matches.” Though the team’s official season is in mid-March, the fall provides opportunities for player development and creating team chemistry. “Individual results affect ranking [but] the biggest thing is building team chemistry and getting to know everyone,” Kamin said. “It leads to a productive off-season in lifts and fitness. Everyone works harder when they enjoy the company of their teammates.” At last year’s Middlebury Invitational, several players captured titles and made deep

runs. Junior Ben Biswas blitzed through the C singles flight, winning the final 6–3, 6–0 against junior Jack McClaren of Skidmore. Biswas carried his high-level of play into doubles, winning the B doubles flight 9–7 with Bershtein against sophomores Carl-Herman Grant and Boris Sorkin in an all-Jumbo final. The women’s tennis team will also look forward to kicking off their fall season this weekend, competing at home on the Voute Tennis Courts in the Tufts Invitational. The team is once again led by NESCAC Coach of the Year Kate Bayard who is entering her 14th season at Tufts. The Jumbos will hope to build upon the success of last year, spearheaded by a strong senior class comprising Tomo Iwasaki and co-captains Mina Karamercan and Julia Keller. While the team

will be the smallest since 2014–15, it will also feature plenty of fresh talent, with a core group of four first-years joining the squad. Iwasaki is looking forward to get the team going again, especially in front of an expectant home crowd. “We’re really excited to be able to play at home,” Iwasaki said. “[The first-years] have been working really hard and putting in their best effort and it’s a super great community.” Last season, Tufts started out at the MIT Invitational, and gave opportunities to sophomores Kiara Rose and reigning NESCAC Rookie of the Year Patricia Obeid, who featured in the singles and doubles tournaments respectively. Once again, the Jumbos would be looking to refine their doubles’ pairings in time for the crucial spring season, something that they have always sought to do in the fall. Last year, this led to some success as the women’s tennis team had a stellar season in the spring, boasting a 13–7 overall record (6–3 NESCAC) and ending the year ranked No. 6 in Div. III. In the postseason, the Jumbos fell to No. 1-seeded Williams Ephs in the NESCAC Tournament semifinals. Despite this, the Jumbos were one of five NESCAC teams to qualify for the NCAA tournament. While Tufts comfortably defeated Rhode Island College 5–0 in the second round, it lost 3–5 to MIT in the NCAA Regional Finals. The team will no doubt be looking to make full use of the fall season to set the stage up for success again in the spring. After this weekend, both teams will be back in action again in two weeks for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships, which will see the men’s team return to Middlebury and the women’s team will travel to Williams.

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Football team gears up for season opener at Hamilton by Bradley Schussel Sports Editor

It’s football season again, and coach Jay Civetti’s Jumbos are ready to hit the road for their season opener. The Jumbos will take on the Hamilton Continentals on Saturday in Clinton, N.Y. The game will come nearly one year to the date after Tufts’ 2017 season opener against Hamilton last fall. In their matchup with the Continentals last year, the Jumbos came away with a 35–28 overtime win. Senior quarterback and co-captain Ryan McDonald threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns before coming out of the game with an injury. His backup, senior quarterback Ryan Hagfeldt came into the game and scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a recovery of his own fumble. The Jumbos’ defense then made a goal-line stand, stopping the Continentals to end the game. Despite coming out of that matchup with an injury, McDonald is not afraid of being physical going into this year’s game against Hamilton. “We always know that Hamilton’s going to bring their best when we play them Week 1,” McDonald said. “They come out as a physical football team, and that’s something we pride ourselves on as well — being a physical football team. The injury component doesn’t really add anything to it. We just want to be 1–0 after Week 1.” Tufts went on to finish its season 5–4, good for sixth in the NESCAC. The Continentals sat one spot back of the Jumbos at the end of the year, with a 3–6 record and a seventh-place finish. The overtime game and the teams’ proximity in the conference standings underscore the challenge that Hamilton poses. Going into the first game, Civetti is not sleeping on Hamilton in the slightest, as he still views the matchup as very well-balanced. “Hamilton is as well coached [a team] in [the NESCAC] as you’re going to find,” Civetti said. “I really think their staff does a great job. They return a lot of starters so, if anything, [the] advantage is Hamilton’s right now with it being a home game. I think they’re a really good team, and we’ve got our hands full.” Tufts’ offense, a unit that will once again be led by McDonald, must play well in order to beat Hamilton on the road. As the starting quarterback last

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Senior quarterback and co-captain Ryan McDonald is sacked in Tufts’ 35–24 loss to Middlebury on Nov. 11, 2017 year, McDonald threw for 1,879 yards (second in the NESCAC), 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a 59 percent completion rate. He also led the team in rushing with 722 yards on the ground. Senior wideout Jack Dolan led the Jumbos in receptions last year with 44, and he figures to be McDonald’s favorite target once again while also retaining punt-return duties. The team’s offense will have many familiar faces — continuity that McDonald believes will help its thrive. “[The offense] is going to look a lot more fluid,” he said. “We’ve got a bunch of guys back, a lot of experience on the offensive side of the ball. Spending time together in the offseason, last season and this preseason, we’ve gotten a lot of work in together. I think it’ll be a high-powered offense.” While the skill positions will have many familiar faces, the Jumbos will see some change in their offensive line, which graduated offensive linemen Liam Thau (LA ’18) and Gian Calise (E ’18). Both Thau and Calise were integral to the Jumbos’ offensive success, so the early-season position battles to take their places are of interest. Perhaps the most significant loss-

es of the Jumbos’ offseason came on the defensive side of the ball. The team graduated linebackers Zach Thomas (LA ’18), who was second on the team in sacks last year with 5.5, and Steve DiCienzo (LA ’18), who was second in tackles with 69. The secondary lost defensive backs Brett Phillips (LA ’18) and J.P. Garcia (LA ’18). Two crucially important defensive linemen departed, as well, in Micah Adickes (LA ’18), who recorded a whopping 9.5 sacks and 16 tackles for a loss, and Doug Harrison (E ’18), who logged 4.5 sacks of his own. That list includes six major defensive pieces, so Saturday’s game will be a chance for many defensive players to grab more playing time and to show that they can help ease the loss of production. “When you lose a core group of guys like that, it presents its challenges,” Civetti said. “I’m sure Hamilton’s licking their chops, ready to get after us, and that’s the beauty of football, right? I’m excited for [the younger players] to rise up to the occasion.” The Jumbos will retain one of their best defensive players, however, in junior linebacker and co-captain Greg Holt. Holt was named NESCAC Rookie

of the Year in his first season and paced the team in tackles with 84 last year. Hamilton’s starting lineup was slightly younger last season, as the team did not graduate as many of its key statistical leaders. Junior quarterback Kenny Gray will lead the offense once again after throwing for 1,871 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2017. Junior wide receiver Joe Schmidt also figures to be a leader for the Continentals’ offense. Schmidt stunned the Jumbos in their matchup last year with a four-touchdown performance, racking up 214 receiving yards along the way. The Continentals’ defense did not rush the passer as well as the Jumbos did last season: Hamilton had 18 sacks, while Tufts recorded 30. However, Hamilton senior linebacker Tyler Hudson recorded 92 tackles, which was good for second in the NESCAC — one spot ahead of Holt. After last year’s overtime thriller, the grudge match between Tufts and Hamilton will kick off at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Hamilton’s Steuben Field. The Jumbos will return to the Hill a week later for their home opener against the Wesleyan Cardinals on Sept. 22.

Cross country teams set ambitious goals for 2018 season by Sejal Dua

Assistant Sports Editor

After months of individual training runs and long-distance workouts, followed by a few weeks running together, Tufts’ men’s and women’s cross country teams are ready to kick off their 2018 campaigns. The men’s squad is coming off of a strong 2017 season, during which it placed highly in many of its meets and went on to finish sixth out of 11 teams at the NESCAC Championships. The Jumbos again competed well at the Div. III New England Regionals, posting an eighth-place finish out of 55 teams.

Tufts retained a large group of talented runners from last year’s team, including seniors Christian Swenson and Andrew Doherty Munro, as well as senior co-captains Colin Raposo, Brian Reaney and Dylan Jones. With such strong depth, the Jumbos have a good chance to build on their 2017 performance. Getting in shape for the upcoming season is a slow process, as the runners must gradually ramp up their training so all the miles logged over the summer translate to the course. “This season, we’re still getting in shape and turning everyone’s strong summer mileage into race-pace efforts,” assistant coach Michael Schmidt said. “We’re focus-

ing on fine-tuning people’s fitness and gearing towards the pace that we’ll be running in the actual race.” Reaney noted that the team has closed recent runs with a training technique called strides, which are short, high-energy bursts that train runners to have a strong kick toward the finish line. “We also went to Franklin Park in Boston,” Reaney said. “That is where NESCACs are going to be hosted, and we’ve been running workouts there so we can familiarize with the course.” In its first event last year, Tufts took second place at the eight-kilometer Bates Invitational, with Jones finishing in a time of 27:04.5 — good for 11th

place. Raposo crossed the line just seconds behind him to finish 13th. With the new season still young, the Jumbos face minimal pressure going into the 2018 edition of the Bates Invitational. “It is relatively low-key, since there are only three teams competing,” Schmidt said. “Some are nervous to get started because they are so fit, and being really fit means that there’s going to be a couple more expectations. But I think this first meet is going to be a very casual introduction to racing.” Tufts will have a more strategic game see CROSS COUNTRY, page 8