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Boston-area political leaders call on sanctuary cities to remain resilient

by Daniel Nelson News Editor

Students gathered for a panel discussion on sanctuary cities and immigration law in Tisch Library Room 316 on Monday night. The event was hosted by Tufts Democrats and featured six panelists who have direct ties to immigration policy and activism in the Boston area.

First to speak was Tufts Democrats President Ben Kaplan. Kaplan, a senior, introduced the panelists and mentioned the extraordinary condition of immigration law under the new presidential administration of Donald Trump.

“We have elected a president who has ideas that are so reprehensible [for immigration],” Kaplan said. “The sanctuary city issue is so clear and present in our minds.”

Sophomore Jaya Khetarpal acted as the moderator for the panel discussion.

She opened the discussion by asking the panelists to discuss the concept of sanctuary cities. The term “sanctuary city,” according to The Economist, refers to a variety of policies through which cities attempt to limit the federal government’s ability to prosecute or deport undocumented immigrants.

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson responded first, explaining that the goal of a “sanctuary city” is to make all of its residents, no matter their immigration status, feel safe and secure.

“We don’t want parents to fear that their child could be taken out of school and deported,” Jackson said.

Jackson said that fellow councilor Josh

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Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson speaks during the Tufts Democrats' ‘Immigration in Law: Sanctuary Cities and the TRUST Act’ panel in Tisch 316 on Jan. 23.

Zakim, who was also a panelist at the event, had “led the charge” in sanctuary city reform for Boston. According to WGBH News, the Boston Trust Act was written by Zakim and passed three years ago. The law essentially prevents Boston police from detaining undocumented immigrants because of their status unless they have criminal warrants.

Zakim said that undocumented immigrants in Boston should not let fear of detention or deportation prevent them from seeking the help from the police if needed.

“You’re entitled to the full protection of our police department,” Zakim said.

The panelists also noted the potential

that federal funding to the city could be blocked. In an August speech outlining his immigration policy, Trump said that he would cut off federal funds for sanctuary cities. If he were to follow through with that pledge, Boston could lose $250 million a year in federal funds, according to the Boston Globe.

The panelists largely balked at Trump’s threats to defund Boston.

“If they cut off the money, it’s dirty money,” Jackson said.

Patricia Montes, executive director of immigrant rights group Centro Presente, said that although immigration-related issues have taken on heightened importance since the rise of Trump, they are

nothing new. Although former President Barack Obama shied away from aggressive tactics like workplace raids, his administration still deported a record number of immigrants, Montes said.

“The legacy of the Obama administration is a terrible legacy for undocumented immigrants in the United States,” she said.

There is concern that deportations will spike even higher under the new president, who has been openly hostile to undocumented immigrants, Montes added.

The panel also discussed the state of the Democratic Party as a whole. Many panelists believed that the party needed to move farther to the left to respond to the political realities of the Trump administration.

“No more playing moderates,” Jackson said. “It’s actually time to say [as a party]: ‘We love poor people, we love immigrants.'”

Montes briefly discussed the difficulty of pushing through legislation in the Massachusetts Legislature, which she said has been controlled by Democrats for the past 10 years. She lamented that the party struggled to act decisively in spite of its dominance in the state legislature.

Massachusetts State Senator James Eldridge, who was also on the panel, discussed the finer issues of legislative action, saying that change was possible, but only through dedication.

“There’s a whole lot of energy and enthusiasm,” Eldridge said, referring to recent Women’s Marches, which saw millions of women publicly demonstrate for women’s see SANCTUARY, page 2

Mixed recycling newly implemented at Tufts

by Hannah Uebele News Editor

Starting this semester, Tufts will adhere to a mixed recycling system on all four campuses, a change from the previous dual stream recycling system, according to Director of Campus Services Gary Hill.

Over winter break, Facilities Services began the transition on the Medford/ Somerville campus by placing new lids on waste bins and replacing nonstandard bins, according to Kate Doherty Bolivar, Facilities Services supervisor.

According to Hill, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts will switch to mixed recycling in the coming month, and both the Grafton campus and the Boston Health Sciences campus will

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likely make the change over the summer of 2017.

Bolivar is managing the infrastructure development, planning and roll-out of mixed recycling for Tufts’ four campuses. Bolivar said that, while some glitches occurred along the way in the timing of the process, the transition is moving forward and she expects it to be completed

by February.

While Facilities Services is carrying out the physical changes and logistics of the switch to mixed recycling, the Office of Sustainability is assisting with outreach, education and marketing for the mixed recycling transition, according to Program Director of the Office of Sustainability Tina Woolston.

Woolston noted that mixed recycling, also known as single stream recycling,

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“Whereas dual stream recycling requires separating glass, metal and plastic recyclables from paper and cardboard and capturing them in separate bins, or ‘streams,’ mixed recycling is when you collect all [of] those same materials in a single ‘stream’ and put them together in a single bin,” Woolston told the Daily in an email.

According to Woolston, the new waste stations consist of only two bins: one gray bin for trash and one blue bin for mixed recycling.

Multiple factors went into the decision to switch to mixed recycling, according to Hill.

“In addition to improving the recycling collection process to make it more

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user-friendly, the university is preparing for a new multi-year waste and recycling contract, which will require the successful vendor to collect recycling from Tufts as mixed recycling,” Hill said. “It simply made sense to have the communications and labeling developed and the infrastructure transitioned as much as possible prior to a new contract.”

Woolston emphasized that the new recycling system is important for the school’s larger sustainability efforts.

“We have labeled our trash bins with the word ‘landfill’ to remind the Tufts community that trash doesn’t simply go ‘away’ – it goes somewhere that’s not pleasant,” Woolston wrote. “Some of our trash gets sent to a waste-to-energy plant,

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continued from page 1 where it’s burned to produce energy, but even the ashes and unburnt residue ultimately end up in a landfill somewhere.”

Like Woolston, Hill also explained the impact that this change will have on Tufts’ waste reduction goals.

“By implementing the change, it not only demonstrates the University’s commitment to mixed recycling for the vendors bidding the contract,” he said, “but [it] also clearly supports Tufts’ commitment to the environment, [to] implementing methods designed to increase diversion rates from the landfill and [to] practicing progressive sustainability methods.”

Woolston said that, in preparation for the new recycling system, Tufts has tested its mixed bins for the past several months. In particular, Eco-Reps and Facilities Services interns have solicited feedback from students to ensure that the transition is successful.

While university officials expect the change to mixed recycling to benefit the Tufts community and the environment, Woolston noted a few concerns.

“Because more items can go into one bin and less thought is needed when sorting, mixed recycling could potentially lead to more contamination of our recycling,” Woolston wrote.

Woolston added that liquids and food must also be kept out of the recycling so that all recycled items remain clean and dry.

“For example, if you throw a full coffee into the mixed recycling bin, the coffee will soak the paper, preventing the paper from actually getting recycled,” Woolston wrote.

The concern of food, liquid and paper mixing did not arise before the change, since paper was kept in a separate bin, Woolston explained.

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Students use the new mixed recycling bins to dispose of their recyclable materials in Wren Hall on Jan. 23.

She added that different tactics were put into place to help save money and reduce potential waste created from the transition, such as repurposing the blue lids from the former paper recycling bins.

“An 8-inch hole was cut in the top to create the traditional UFO-shaped mixed recycling lid. The larger hole can accommodate long, thin paper, cardboard items…round bottles, cans and larger plastic takeout containers…you get at Hodgdon,” Woolston wrote. “This helps people dispose of more items without having to lift the lid, which has been a long-standing complaint.”

University President Anthony Monaco, who chairs the Campus Sustainability

Council, explained that the switch to mixed recycling supports Tufts’ waste reduction goals, including the Sustainability Council’s target to reduce total waste by approximately three percent per year.

“Tufts has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of mixed recycling, which makes recycling easier and our recycling program more efficient,” Monaco told the Daily in an email. “Mixed recycling helps the university meet the waste reduction goals set as part of our sustainability efforts and, therefore, it is better for the environment. I hope everyone in our community will embrace the change and do their part to help.”

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continued from page 1 rights and human rights on Saturday in reaction to Trump’s inauguration. “But that alone won’t make a difference.”

Eldridge argued that the only way the Democratic Party will evolve into a more progressive organization is by working for change long after the initial enthusiasm has died away. He said that people will have to work long hours and follow through if they want to change the system.

Also on the panel was Dana Fleming, assistant general counsel for Tufts.

Fleming said that, in the past, she has worked with the university on its admis-

sions policy with regard to undocumented immigrant applicants.

“We had always had a practice of admitting students regardless of their citizenship,” Fleming said.

Fleming added that, in recent years, the university has realized that undocumented students can be welcomed to Tufts without any legal conflict. In particular, Fleming referenced students who belong to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era policy that grants undocumented immigrants who arrived as minors renewable periods of protection from deportation along with documentation allowing them to work.

The issue of Tufts’ status as a “sanctuary campus” also arose. In November, hundreds of students staged a campus-wide walkout urging Tufts to become a sanctuary campus, according to a Nov. 17, 2016 Daily article.

Fleming said that while the university remains committed to protecting its undocumented student population, and while its policies mirror those of other universities who have openly declared themselves to be sanctuary campuses, Tufts has not yet made the same declaration. She said that making such a statement may threaten the safety of Tufts students by “painting a target on the back of students.”

Police Briefs Water Fall The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and Somerville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activation in the Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center at 10 p.m. on Jan. 8.

The alarm was triggered by water in the pipes. Although the exact cause is unclear, it was likely caused either by the pipe freezing and bursting or by water leaking into the fire alarm.

Officers heard the water dripping on the first floor when they entered and discovered a large leak in the ceiling over the mezzanine area. Facilities Services and janitorial workers were notified.

Water Fall, Part Two On Jan. 16 at 7:25 p.m., TUPD received a report of a fire alarm set off in Blakely Hall, which serves as graduate housing. TUPD and the Medford Fire Department responded, and they found that the alarm was triggered by water that had boiled over onto a stove. The alarm was checked and reset by the fire department.

Hitch a Ride A student was treated by Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) after a report to TUPD at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. TUPD officers were also present.

The student claimed not to be feeling

well, but he chose to sign a patient refusal and find his own ride to the hospital after evaluation.

Cooking Cutter TEMS and TUPD responded to an incident at noon on Jan. 26 at Hodgdon Food-on-the-Run during which a staff member accidentally cut her thumb while preparing food. The dining staff member was evaluated and treated by TEMS, after which she was cleared.

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Anatomy of a Kickstarter: How one game designer raised $46,000 to make his game

by John Gallagher Arts Editor

You could be forgiven for thinking that Kickstarter, the online platform that allows people to pledge cash to support causes they deem worthy, is easy money. A quick Google search for “weird Kickstarters” returns delights such as crystal bacon strips and a sword-handled frying pan on which to cook them. Real people pledged real money, to the tune of $2,700 and $46,000 respectively, to bring those ideas to life.

Viral curios aside, rising above the noise on Kickstarter can be a challenge and, consequently, many worthy projects fail to raise enough money to meet their funding goals.

Kickstarter’s rules require that a project meet or exceed its funding goal to receive any money. As of this writing, only slightly more than a third of the well over 300,000 projects that launched on Kickstarter have been successfully funded.

Adam Watts of Carpe Omnis Games took to Kickstarter this past August seeking $28,000 to fund the printing of his heist-themed board game “No Honor Among Thieves.” The game places players at the head of a gang of thieves, with the objective of, as Watts explained, “trying to stage heists to end the game richer than everyone else. You can achieve more if you work together with other players, but doing that opens you up to the possibility of betrayal.”

A 2014 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he studied Game Design and Development, Watts had hoped to work in the video game industry after graduation but ended up working as a web developer instead.

“Everyone in my graduating class and major was also looking for video game jobs at the same time, and there really aren’t all that many at any given time,” Watts said.

“So, I ended up getting a job as an ‘interactive brandthropologist,’ which was kind of a broad job description. It was basically web developer with some additional duties … At that point, I was like, ‘The best way to become a game designer starting from where I am now would be to just start making games.’”

The game that Watts later made grew out of his combined love of heist films as well as fantasy.

“The most direct influence was actually a novel that I was reading at the time.

It’s called ‘The Lies of Locke Lamora’ by Scott Lynch. It’s basically fantasy ‘Ocean’s 11,'” Watts said. “That got me on a low fantasy, criminal stories kick, where I read a bunch of similar stuff in a short period of time … [I then] had the idea for the basic heist mechanic that hasn’t really changed … then everything else just got layered over the top of that over the course of probably a year or so.”

With a theme and core mechanic established, Watts began to flesh out “No Honor Among Thieves” by adding mechanics and systems while stripping away those that didn’t quite pan out. Watts also organized playtests of the evolving game, which gave him the opportunity to solicit feedback from

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In ‘No Honor Among Thieves,’ players lead a crew of thieves to steal the most wealth. other game designers as well as gamers of all stripes, from hardcore hobbyists to relative newcomers.

“I like to playtest with a couple of different groups,” Watts said. “There’s a game design group that I’m part of locally that meets every Thursday evening … Their advice is really good because they’re all working on their own game, and they can point to specific mechanics and say ‘this is what you need to change’ or ‘hey, have you tried this from this other game that I’ve played that you haven’t’ …. I also like to put it in front of people who don’t play board games as much because they tend to tell you when things

aren’t fun.

They give you a more general sense of how the game is progressing.”

After working on “No Honor Among Thieves” for almost two years, Watts began preparing to launch his Kickstarter, a process that took another six months. Watts emphasized the importance of creating a striking and polished Kickstarter page.

“You’re not going to get another first

impression,” he said.

With this idea in mind, Watts ensured that before launching the Kickstarter, he had prepared a video pitching the game, sample game art to show potential backers how the game would look and a logo to anchor the game’s visual identity.

Though he managed to create an impressive Kickstarter page, Watts also needed to prove to potential backers that “No Honor Among Thieves” didn’t just look good on Kickstarter, it was actually a game worth playing. At the same time, he also needed to promote his Kickstarter within the board game community to draw more backers to his Kickstarter. Thus, Watts sent copies of “No Honor Among Thieves” to board game blogs that would then review the game. These reviews, in addition to creating buzz, helped assure potential backers of the game’s quality.

“The one thing for a game Kickstarter, you really, really need is the reviews,” Watts said.

“You need to send [the game] to reviewers and get third-party, objective people to tell everyone that this game is worth their money.”

Once he launched the “No Honor Among Thieves” Kickstarter, Watts went out of his way to promote the campaign, hoping that if a wide enough audience was aware of his game, enough people would chip in for him to meet his funding goal.

“During the campaign, I did interviews with different podcasts and blogs, I got more reviews posted, I talked about it on different forums, I did an Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit. I wrote a designer diary on boardgamegeek.com and I ran banner ads in a lot of different places,” Watts said. He conceded that the banner ads were not particularly effective, but he remarked that engaging with the community on boardgamegeek.com was essential for his campaign’s success.

Although the “No Honor Among Thieves” Kickstarter was on track to reach its funding goal by virtue of Watts’ solo efforts, the unexpected intervention of other aspiring board game creators helped push Watts’ funding total well above his initial goal.

“There was another Kickstarter running at the same time as mine for a game called ‘Endangered Orphans of Condyle Cove,'” Watts said. “At some point during [that campaign], one of the people who backed my campaign, who also backed their campaign, mentioned my project in their comments section … The guys running the ‘Condyle’ Kickstarter decided they really wanted my game, so they started encouraging their backers to give me money, to the point where they made my campaign funding a requirement for a stretch goal on theirs … It was pretty great.”

With his Kickstarter successfully funded (and then some), Watts now faces the daunting task of producing “No Honor Among Thieves” and shipping the 1,500 copies his backers expect by May 2017. His days consist of “wrangling artists” and managing the other myriad aspects of producing a game.

Expectations for “No Honor Among Thieves” are high, but Watts is not worried about disappointing his backers, at least when it comes to aspects of the game’s production that he can control.

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Many of us could use some art to ground ourselves before we become fully entrenched in the daily grind of the semester. It can be easy to forget how much great art Boston has to offer, so don’t miss out:

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — “Making Modern” The Museum of Fine Arts’ current exhibition, “Making Modern,” showcases many of modern art’s masters. Even if you usually find contemporary art baffling, “Making Modern” has no shortage of popular works, ranging from Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings to Frida Kahlo’s iconic portraiture.

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University — “Pacing” Renée Green’s “Pacing” is currently showing at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts (CCVA). Green is renowned for her immersive multimedia works, which often include audio, films and installations. Green’s exhibition is a perfect place to put on a pair of noise-cancelling headphones and relax. Make sure to stop by the CCVA’s bookshop: In addition to the stellar books it offers, this spot is one of the best places to people-watch in Cambridge.

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston — “The Artist’s Museum” At the Institute of Contemporary Art, engage all of your five senses at “The Artist’s Museum.” This exhibition features collections from a variety of artists and includes large-scale installations, photographs, films and videos. Be prepared for electronic music composed from instruments found in famous artworks and a sixteen-monitor video installation. While you’re there, also make sure to check out Gillian Wearing’s exhibition with installations tall enough to graze the ceiling.

Contemporary Art Daily If the weather is too disgusting or you have lost all your faith in the SMFA/NEC Shuttle and the T, contemporaryartdaily.com posts high resolution photos from galleries around the world online. Who knew you could be so cultured from the comfort of your own room?

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“TUSC Film Series & WiCS: Hidden Figures” Details: Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) is collaborating with Women in Computer Science (WiCS) for a special screening of the critically-acclaimed film “Hidden Figures” (2016). If the movie’s three Academy Award nominations — including that of Best Picture — mean anything, you do not want to miss this event.

Tickets cost $5 and are now sold out.

Transportation to the theater will be provided by the organizers.

“Applejam Presents Forth Wanderers // S P O R T S ft.

Tucker” Details: In recent years, Applejam Productions has brought us the likes of acclaimed acts such as Mitski and PWR BTTM. This weekend, see indie rock bands Forth Wanderers and S P O R T S perform live before they become the next big thing. This event is free and no tickets are required.

When and Where: 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Crane Room, Paige Hall

When and Where: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Apple Cinemas Cambridge

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Noor Ensemble: “Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawī, The Prophet’s Birthday” Details: Sponsored by the Department of Music, the Noor Ensemble’s concert will commemorate al-mawlid al-nabawī, the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. This event is free and no tickets are required.

When and Where: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center

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“The Fairy Circus” by Tanglewood Marionettes Details: When was the last time you went to see a puppet show? If you are nostalgic for older, simpler times, make sure to check out the award-winning Tanglewood Marionettes’ new show, “The Fairy Circus.” Presented by the Eliot-Pearson Children’s School, the event will begin with a brief demonstration of the art of puppetry. Then, over 20 handcrafted puppets will dance to music by classical composers. Tickets are $9 online and $10 at the door.

When and Where: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center

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Dining halls should accomodate on-the-go to reduce food waste The average college student creates 640 pounds of solid waste a year, including 500 disposable cups and 320 pounds of paper. This means that the undergraduate population at Tufts is responsible for annually adding approximately 3,385,600 pounds of solid waste to the Earth. The solid waste produced ends up in one of approximately 1,908 landfills in the United States. These landfills account for around 18.2 percent of human-related emissions of methane, a highly combustible gas that affects the ozone, per year.

These numbers now take on a sobering significance, as global concern regarding the negative impacts of climate change has been increasing. Tufts has already taken steps toward creating a more green campus by building LEED-certified buildings and creating initiatives like the Green Roof Collaborative. But beyond these expen-

sive, grand-scale reforms, there is a way that Tufts students could dramatically scale back the amount of waste they produce on a day-to-day basis. And it all has to do with to-go containers.

When schedules get hectic and schoolwork ramps up, meals are often the first things to get sacrificed. Breakfast gets skipped, lunch gets wolfed down in record time and dinner becomes an afterthought. In a pinch, Hodgdon Food-on-the-Run becomes the default. Sodas are poured into disposable cups, meals are assembled in plastic bowls, plastic utensils are dispensed and paper bags are grabbed on the way out. And in terms of convenience for students who are on meal plans, it can be frustrating that Hodgdon and the Pax et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli are the only places one can take food to-go. After the meal has been eaten, all of the disposable packaging

goes into the trash and eventually into a landfill. This waste is unnecessary and excessive.

Other universities have responded to similar problems with simple solutions.

The Claremont University Consortium in California uses a system known as the greenbox. At the beginning of the year, students pay $1 to check out a greenbox or a greencup, a reusable container. In between classes, students can use their meal swipe to fill up their box or cup with food from the dining hall and take their food to go without wasting any materials. At any point during the semester, the box or cup can be traded in for a clean one. The $1 fee is refunded at the end of the semester when the item is returned.

The University of Vermont similarly offers a membership at the cost of $7.50 for the use of “EcoWare,” a reusable box.

Students who use EcoWare get 15¢ off

their to-go meal, which is approximately the price of a disposable container. Other colleges with similar systems include Randolph College in Virginia, Knox College in Illinois, University of South Florida and Northern Kentucky University. At the University of South Florida, the reusable containers initially cost $17,000 to purchase but ended up saving the university $23,000 that would have been spent on disposable containers, making the endeavor a profitable one.

Tufts prides itself on being a forward-thinking campus. Implementing a reusable to-go box system that can be used in Dewick-MacPhie and Carmichael Dining Centers will greatly reduce the school’s carbon footprint as well as offer students a more viable way to eat full meals over the course of a busy day. Everyone wins, including the environment.

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The problem with armchair activism

by Alex Mitchell As liberal America braces for an unapologetically right-wing Trump administration, the trope of the outraged liberal college student is almost cliché. Since the election, the majority of Tufts students has been lamenting the fact that our country chose a populist demagogue. Minutes after the election was decided, students made countless lengthy Facebook posts describing feeling sad, ashamed, scared or angry.

Liberal pundits, meanwhile, have parodied Donald Trump and his cabinet, making fun of Trump’s orange skin and golden hair, mocking Secretary of Education nominee Betsy Devos for her apparent ignorance about the education system, and laughing at Secretary of Housing and Urban Development nominee Ben Carson’s qualifications for his new position, which are, well, laughable.

Both of these reactions are dangerous. Armchair activism is not activism.

Making fun of Trump is easy, but it’s transgressive, as it turns him into a character rather than what he really is: the most powerful man in the world. As Trump’s campaign picked up steam, a popular assessment of his success was that Trump’s supporters take him seriously but not literally, and his detractors take him literally but not seriously.

We did elect Trump as our 45th president. It’s time to take President Trump seriously and literally.

As a response to the election, I’d like to challenge the Tufts student body (and all college students) to put its proverbial money (read: time and energy) where its mouth is. Let’s make the time to engage with the pertinent issues in tangible ways. Throwing up our hands and saying that the system is flawed is not the proper response. Yes, the system is flawed, but we must work within it in order to change it. Just over half of eligible voters voted in the 2016 presidential election. A democracy does not work unless people choose to participate. We can’t put our heads in the sand.

Our engagements will not dethrone President Trump, but as former northern Boston, Mass. representative Tip O’Neill famously affirmed, “All politics is local.” Our efforts start on campus and in our area.

Personally, I am passionate about education. I think that Donald Trump and Betsy Devos pose a giant threat to public education in our country. I attempt to practice what I preach by volunteering as a Democracy Coach with Generation Citizen. Over the course of the semester, my students undertake a semester-long advocacy project where they learn about local government and how to become change agents in their own communities.

As an example, last semester, my seventh grade class decided to do a project on police brutality. We had a visitor from the City Council’s office come and speak about local efforts to

improve police-community relations. A Boston Police sergeant came to speak to the class about his experiences. We had lengthy email correspondence with the Executive Director of Police Training in Massachusetts about anti-bias training and its efforts to eliminate police brutality. The students also advocated to expand the body camera program by contacting the Boston mayor’s office.

The semester before, my eighth grade classroom decided to do a project on curbing youth violence in Dorchester, and its City Councillor, Tito Jackson (who just announced his candidacy for the Mayor of Boston), came into the classroom to hear our concerns.

Because they’ve had these experiences, these students are more likely to vote and become active citizens.

Your contribution does not have to be education-focused. All mention of climate change was erased from the White House website when Trump was sworn into office. Rick Perry, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, once called for the abolition of the department.

Scott Pruitt, Trump’s nominee to lead the EPA, is a climate change denier and has been an anti-EPA activist. This is terrifying. You can combat this by becoming an eco-rep, joining the Tufts Sustainability Collective or the Tufts Energy Group, or even participating in Meatless Mondays from time to time.

The Women’s Marches that took place around the world this past weekend were awe-inspiring. Let’s harness

that energy and passion. NARAL and VOX are year-round reproductive rights groups on campus, and their efforts are vital. Join their fights. If you want to empower female-identifying young people, join Strong Women Strong Girls.

If you want to join conversations around sex and gender, go to a SAGE (Students Acting for Gender Equality) meeting at the Women’s Center. If you’re worried about human rights abuses, go join the Tufts chapters of ACLU or Amnesty International. If you’re worried about Trump’s siege on journalism and the media, join a campus publication. If you are worried about Trump’s attitude surrounding the military, join ALLIES. This is by no means an exhaustive list of worthwhile efforts to make or groups to join; it’s merely a starting point. I know that I could be doing a lot more, and I invite you to join me.

We elected a demagogue president. If you think that’s a problem, then let’s go to work.

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

Alex Mitchell is a junior majoring in English and education. Alex can be reached at alex@tom.org.

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MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Men’s track and field starts season strong with nation-topping performances

by Liam Finnegan

Assistant Sports Editor

On Saturday, No. 25 Tufts men’s track and field traveled to Bowdoin to compete in the Bowdoin Indoor Invitational. The Jumbos took third place in the competition and scored a total of 120 points, losing to MIT with 181 points and Bowdoin with 135 points. On Jan. 14, track and field hosted the Tufts Invitational, but no rankings were recorded. The main highlight of both competitions, however, were sophomore mid-distance runner Hiroto Watanabe’s nation-topping times in the 800-meter race.

At Bowdoin, Tufts won three of the events: the men’s 600-meter, 800-meter and the shot put. At the event, the Jumbos put up a large number of nationally-ranked times.

Junior Andrew DiMaiti secured first place in the 600-meter with a time of 1:22.14.

The entire 600-meter event was dominated

by Jumbos, with senior tri-captain sprinter Nick Usoff placing third with a time of 1:23.78 and freshman mid-distance runner Roman Lovell taking fourth with a time of 1:25.52. Watanabe ran a 1:54.41 in the 800 meter, winning him the race and earning him the highest 800-meter time in Div. III. Usoff said that Watanabe’s best-in-thenation time will set the tone for the rest of the season.

“It’s always a big motivator having someone run fast early in the year,” Usoff said. “It just kind of gets everyone fired up and gets everyone to try and replicate that. I think that it’s been a long time coming because I see Hiroto working so hard every week and seeing it finally pay off is just a good message to everyone.”

First-year thrower Kevin Quisumbing also took first place at the Bowdoin Invitational, throwing a 15.43 meter heave in the shot put, which made him the

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Then-senior Mitchell Black runs in the men’s distance medley during the final qualifying meet in Gantcher Center on March 4, 2016.

22nd-ranked thrower in the nation. The 4×400 relay team consisting of DiMiati, firstyear Jordan Abate, sophomore Nico Agosti and senior Blake Coolidge posted a 3:27.50 time, ranking them 22nd in the country for the event.

Although no overall results were determined at the Tufts Invitational, the Jumbos still put on a number of strong performances at the meet. Coolidge ran a 7.04 in the 60-meter, tying the record for the fastest time for the event in Tufts’ history. Coolidge then went on to run a 22.42 time in the 200-meter, placing first in the race. Sophomore hurdler Henry Hintermeister came first in the

Injuries weigh down Jumbos ahead of conference games ICE HOCKEY

continued from back The high frequency of turnovers proved to be a problem for Tufts against Wesleyan on Saturday as well, as two of the Wesleyan’s four goals were a result of Tufts’ turnovers. The Cardinals netted the first goal of the game at 9:55 into the first after a shot went wide and rebounded off of the boards and behind the net, where a Cardinal found the puck and scored. Despite tearing his ACL on that play, Pulde remained on the ice through the first and second period and had a total of 21 saves. Nugnes replaced him in the third period.

“I don’t think any [of ] the goaltenders all the way out has played quite as well in the second third of the season as we did in the first third of the season, so I think we are still trying to find our game a little bit,” Norton said.

Wesleyan scored twice more during the second period at 3:45 and at 19:37.

The latter goal was a result of a Tufts turnover in the defensive zone, and Wesleyan junior Cam McCuscker netted a top-shelf goal extending Wesleyan’s lead 3-0. In the middle of the third period, senior Patrick Lackey scored Tufts’ first goal of the game assisted by junior defender Trevor Davis. After the Jumbos pulled Nugnes, Wesleyan scored an empty net

goal with less than two minutes to go in the game, sealing a 4-1 victory.

“We really need to focus, bear down and get back to the stuff we were doing earlier in the season,” Davis said. “That starts every day in practice. We want to get back into good habits, like making crisp plays and good decisions in practice.”

The team has also suffered three additional injuries as first-year forward Blake McIntyre, sophomore forward David Lackner and junior forward Oliver Takacsi-Nagy are out with concussions.

Looking forward, the team has been working to reconfigure its lines to make up for these losses and reduce turnovers as it approaches the final third of the regular season.

“Our mentality is the best that it’s ever been, especially given that in Div. III, we play about 25 games, so you have to let go of weekends quickly and have a short-term memory,” Nugnes said. “We also respond well to adversity if things don’t go our way during the following weekend … I think we’re trying to take that bounce-back mentality into this weekend.”

The Jumbos sit at 7-6-3 and face a pair of conference games at home looking to rebound. Tufts takes on Williams (8-5-3) Friday and Middlebury (1-13-2) Saturday.

60-meter hurdle, with a time of 9.29. DiMiati also put in a strong performance and came first in the 400-meter, running a 50.41 time.

After a strong couple of showings, the Jumbos are looking forward to a successful season.

“I think the team is looking really strong,” senior tri-captain Tom Wang said. “We have obviously some guys that are doing incredibly well, even better than we thought this early. We still have some work to do in some other events, but I think that will come with time and more meets. But I think we’re looking really deep and good in things we haven’t before, which is exciting.”

Wang also said the team has higher goals and expectations for the season.

“For the indoor season, I think we have more guys that have more national [times] than we have in the past,” Wang said.

“A lot of the top-end guys are looking to compete at the national level. I think we’re going to fill up Div. III New Englands a lot more than last year too. I think, individually, the guys have their sights towards outdoor NESCACs and are looking really long-term.”

The Jumbos are now preparing to host the Tufts Stampede Invitational on Jan. 27-28 in Gantcher Center.

Tufts to return home with winning streak intact WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

continued from back breath, especially going into the second half,'” Dillon said. “In the end, we pulled it all together. We relied a lot on the experience of our returners just because the returners have played in situations like that, have played in Emmanuel in a tough away game, and they are kind of who carried us to that victory.”

North scored a game-high 16 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds, while Baptista notched 13 points and a game-high five blocks.

Senior tri-captain guard Josie Lee recorded eight points and six rebounds on the night, sophomore guard Jacqueline Knapp had 11 points, three assists and three steals while Dillon finished with six points, six steals, five assists and four rebounds.

Besides their contributions on the court, the team has thrived under the leadership of tri-captains North, Dillon and Lee. Dillon, the only junior captain, credits becoming more vocal, especially when the team finds itself in tough road situations, as part of her leadership development.

“I think I become a little bit more vocal, kind of just taking control, telling people where to go and what to do,

hopefully more of a calming voice, a reassuring voice, one that instills confidence in the rest of my teammates,” Dillon said. “As an underclassman, I was more of a leader by example, and it was more about my play. Now assuming this captaincy role, I feel like I’ve had to talk more, which I think has been helpful because you need a voice, especially as a point guard. I’ve kept the leading by example part but hopefully added a more vocal part of my leadership to the team.”

After a long road stretch, Tufts will return to Cousens Gym in their first home game since Jan. 7 on Saturday against Bates at 3 p.m.

“We had a couple of good moments in the second half [of the game against Emmanuel,] which shows how much the team has grown over the course of the season,” Knapp said. “It is a really important point in the season, and it’s always good to get a win and keep the momentum going as we keep continuing with the NESCAC season. We have a big NESCAC game this weekend, and next weekend we have two more NESCAC games. It’s just very important that we keep building and keep climbing and keep wanting to get better so that when we play better teams we’ll be ready.”

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ICE HOCKEY

Jumbos outscored 11-2 in losses to Trinity, Wesleyan

by Savannah Mastrangelo Assistant Sports Editor

Tufts suffered more than a few setbacks this weekend after two major losses against Trinity and Wesleyan 7-1 and 4-1 respectively. Additionally, senior goaltender Mason Pulde tore his ACL after leaning awkwardly on his leg in an attempt to prevent Wesleyan from scoring on Saturday and will be out for the rest of the season. Fortunately, the team is confident that both junior goaltenders Nik Nugnes and Ryan McConnell are more than equipped to carry the team through the final third of the season.

“You feel horrible when something like that happens, and as a player, you feel like that could never happen to you, but it can happen in an instant, as it did on Friday,” Nugnes said. “We are just trying to support him moving forward and make sure that we’re there for him. Unfortunately, things like this happen a lot, especially in hockey as a contact sport.”

Against Trinity, Tufts had many turnovers at the blue line and in the neutral zone allowing Trinity to capitalize on odd-man rushes, create multiple offensive opportunities and inevitably bury Tufts under a six-goal deficit. In the first four minutes of the game, the Bantams scored two goals within 10 seconds of one another, and led 3-0 at the end of the first period after senior forward Ethan Holdaway tacked on a third score.

At 5:04 of the second period, junior forward Anthony Sabistky of Trinity won a face-off and slipped the puck to senior forward Ryan Cole, who scored with a wrist shot from the right wing. This brought the Bantams up to 4-0. Later, 9:26 into the second, Holdaway scored a short-handed

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First-year forward Machlan Sawden attempts to swat the puck away from a Trinity player in the home opener against the Bantams on Nov. 18, 2016.

goal as Trinity advanced 5-0. The Bantams would score twice more at 7:08 and 11:57 into the third, and first-year forward Anthony Faranacci scored the Jumbos’ lone goal with just two minutes remaining in the game on a power play.

All three of the Tufts goalies saw ice time against Trinity as Pulde and Nugnes had 11 saves and McConnell had 12 saves.

“Winter break slowed the momentum a little bit … but I think any time you take that many days off, it’s tough to find

your rhythm when you come back again,” coach Pat Norton said. “We’ve also had some injuries to some key guys that have slowed down line chemistry.” see ICE HOCKEY, page 11

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Jumbos shake off slow start to record 19th straight win

by Alison Kuah Staff Writer

Despite scoring just nine points in the first quarter, Tufts’ slowest start of the season, the team scored 21 and 22 points in the second and fourth quarters respectively for a 69-48 win against Emmanuel Mass. on Tuesday. Senior tri-captain forward Michela North and junior forward Melissa Baptista combined for 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks as the Jumbos capped off their seven-game road stretch with a win.

Junior tri-captain point guard Lauren Dillon scored the Jumbos’ first basket of the night, connecting on a 3-pointer just 11 seconds into the game, but the Jumbos turned the ball over in their next two possessions. Despite notching five blocks and five steals as a team, Tufts turned the ball over seven times to finish the first quarter tied at nine points apiece.

“I don’t think anyone on the team would say it was quite the win we were looking for,” Dillon said. “We started off rough. Our first half we were a little bit disjointed, we weren’t playing together, [and] I think we were rattled by all the fans and the defense that Emmanuel had on us. Emmanuel plays

a lot of different defenses, different zones, and they correct a lot, so the pressure that they put on us caused us to put up a lot of turnovers that led to easy baskets on their end and not a ton on our end.”

The last time Tufts was held to just nine points in a quarter was in the third quarter against Bowdoin on Jan. 6, although strong defense held their opponents to just five points in the same quarter. Against the Polar Bears, the Jumbos found themselves in a similar defensive battle against a stingy defense that held the Jumbos to a season-low 46 points on the night.

The second quarter against Emmanuel saw Tufts score 11 unanswered points while holding Emmanuel scoreless until there was 4:42 left in the quarter. The Jumbos had a double digit lead with just seven seconds left in the half, but a turnover by junior guard Jennie Mucciarone and a last second 3-pointer by Saints sophomore guard Maddie McLaughlin pulled her team within eight to end the half.

“We came into halftime thinking, ‘Wow, we need to get it together. We need to come together, take a deep see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11

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Senior forward/center Michela North contests a Thomas More player’s shot in the NCAA Div. III women’s basketball championship on April 4, 2016.