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Men’s soccer wins NCAA Championship for the 4th time in 6 years by Henry Gorelik

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After winning National Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018, the men’s soccer team (20–2–2) completed its campaign for its first-ever repeat championships, beating Amherst 2–0 in the national championship game on Saturday evening. The successful weekend cemented Tufts as the preeminent Div. III men’s soccer dynasty in the country. Tufts is now the third program in NCAA Div. III history to win four or more national championships. The 20-win season also makes this Tufts team the winningest team in program history. On Wednesday, the Jumbos traveled south to North Carolina to play in the Final Four at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. After defeating Calvin University in the semifinal on Friday, the stage was set for an epic battle in the final, as Tufts was looking to avenge its regular-season loss to Amherst on Saturday, Oct. 12. On the other end, Amherst was looking to get back at Tufts for clinching the NESCAC Championship at Amherst in the NESCAC post-season. The championship game had a sloppy beginning, characterized by numerous fouls and throw-ins. Tufts tried to establish its possession-based offense while Amherst played long balls and pressured the Tufts center-backs. As the first half went on, two of Tufts’ midfielders, junior Travis van Brewer and

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Tufts men’s soccer team celebrates its NCAA Championship win for the fourth time in six years. senior Brett Rojas, began to dictate the tempo and keep possession in Amherst’s defensive half. The Jumbos took a 1–0 lead in the 25th minute when senior midfielder/forward and co-captain Gavin Tasker

collected the ball at the top of the penalty box, took the Mammoths defenders’ tackle in stride and used his left foot to slot the ball off of the right post and into the back of the net. After going down, Amherst

turned it up a notch and threatened Tufts with dangerous long balls, crosses from the wings and a remarkable flip-throw.

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Tufts community reacts to Stern report, removal of Sackler name from buildings by Elie Levine News Editor

Members of the Tufts community responded positively to Tufts’ decision last week to remove the Sackler name from its graduate biomedical sciences school, its medical education building and associated programs, in response to former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Donald K. Stern and Attorney Sanford F. Remz’s report on Tufts’ relationship with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma. In a Dec. 5 email to the Tufts community, University President Anthony Monaco and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Peter R. Dolan announced these decisions and highlighted the report’s findings.

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“Our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others have shared with us the negative impact the Sackler name has on them each day, noting the human toll of the opioid epidemic in which members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, are associated,” the email stated. Paul Hattis, an associate professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine ( TUSM) who wrote a story for CommonWealth Magazine in April condemning the school’s acceptance of funds from Purdue Pharmaceuticals, said Tufts addressed many of his concerns with the report. Hattis was impressed with the university’s ability to own up to its mistakes. “The report does not dodge the sad reality that the University, in chasing For breaking news, our content archive and exclusive content, visit tuftsdaily.com @tuftsdaily

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the ‘almighty dollar’ from Purdue and the Sacklers over the years, made a number of inexcusable mistakes,” he said in an email to the Daily. Though the report made public that Tufts has received $15 million from the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma since 1980, Hattis would also have liked to learn what amount the university received after the family’s 2007 criminal conviction, a detail not made apparent in the report. He also wonders whether Purdue channeled other funds to the university, or if it accepted money from Purdue- and Sackler-related nonprofit foundations. Hattis praised the report for highlighting Monaco’s awarding of a 2013 honorary degree to Raymond Sackler, a billionaire who co-owned Purdue

Pharma with his brother, Mortimer Sackler. In 2015, the medical school chose not to assign “Dreamland,” a book on the opioid crisis, as the common read for its students because it was too critical of the Sacklers. Hattis said that this sentiment persists in the report findings. “[E]ven self censuring of having a more public discussion among the Medical School student and faculty bodies about the opiate crisis was evident from the report findings,” Hattis said. Mary Bridget Lee, a TUSM student, watched workers remove the name from university buildings. She noted

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continued from page 1 that this was a separate decision not mentioned in the report itself. “It felt amazing knowing that Tufts was the first medical institution to do that, and to think that maybe Tufts hopefully will set a precedent for other institutions … felt really powerful,” she said. Lee emphasized the dissonance she experienced seeing the Sackler name displayed at TUSM. “What our faculty and our deans are teaching us every day is that we take care of patients and respect patients and treat people with dignity, and walking into the office with the Sackler name on your building seems pretty hypocritical,” she added. Monaco’s email echoes this sentiment, saying, “it is clear that the Sackler name, with its link to the current health crisis, runs counter to the [medical] school’s

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mission” to foster a “sustained positive impact” on public and global health. Hattis characterized Tufts’ decision to remove the Sackler name from its buildings as a band-aid solution to its structural problems, comparing it to a medical treatment that helps the patient feel better but does not address the root cause of the ailment. Sack Sackler, a group of students and alumni advocating for Tufts to cut ties with the Sackler family and reckon with its role in the opioid epidemic, also approved of the university’s decision. “After almost a year of sustained pressure, Tufts University is finally doing the right thing,” Sack Sackler wrote in a Facebook post. “Tufts, to our knowledge, is the first academic institution in the United States to fully cut ties with the Sackler family. That said, we don’t know of any other university so closely tied to the Sacklers’ campaign of deadly medical misinformation. Still, we’ll take it. This is a big deal.”

The university pledged in the report that it would dedicate a $3 million endowment to the prevention of addiction and substance abuse. In its statement, Sack Sackler said it hoped Tufts would seek input from Boston opioid advocacy groups when deciding how to allocate the money. The Stern report recommended that Tufts overhaul and make public its gift-acceptance policies. Sack Sackler added that the emphasis on changing its decision-making processes reflects these processes’ inherent problems. “The Sackler scandal shows that secretive, top-down decision making enables the corrupting influence of terrible donors,” Sack Sackler said. “ We have consistently demanded, and will continue to demand, democratic community oversight of large donations to Tufts.” Au s t i n Clementi contributed reporting to this article.

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The Tufts Community Union ( TCU) Senate called on Tufts to divest from companies affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and articulated support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and students with undocumented status in two resolutions. TCU also filled vacant committee chair positions and heard State of the TCU addresses from executive board members. The first resolution, titled “S.1915 A Resolution Calling for the Tufts Community Union ( TCU) Senate to Stand with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients and Students with Undocumented Status,” articulated that the TCU Senate “unequivocally stands with and supports students with DACA and students with undocumented status.” The resolution passed with 26 senators in favor and none opposed after an amendment period in which TCU Senators corrected grammar and defined what a statement in favor of DACA and undocumented students would look like. The resolution, submitted by Ibrahim AlMuasher, a first-year, and sophomores Carolina Olea Lezama and José Martínez, also resolved that TCU Senate supports both the Tufts United for Immigrant Justice’s (UIJ) Call to Action and Tufts University’s own statement against the rescission of DACA, calling for TCU Senate to “work towards upholding the UIJ’s Call to Action.” In his speech in favor of the resolution, AlMuasher told the body that he and his co-authors submitted the resolution because they believe that the rescission of DACA could directly affect colleges such as Tufts since they have undocumented students. Martínez argued that in passing resolution S.19-15, TCU Senate has a chance to exercise their position as leaders in the Tufts community.

“[It’s important that] it’s not only us just speaking on it but us actually taking action and making sure that we become leaders in this support for undocumented and DACA students,” Martínez said. The second resolution, titled “S.19-14 A Resolution Calling on Tufts University to Divest from Any Company that Invests in or Supports Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” called on the “Tufts administration and Board of Trustees to develop a plan to divest from any company that contracts, funds, or supports Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).” According to the resolution, some of these companies include the software companies Palantir and Amazon and the technology companies HewlettPackard (HP) and Dell. The resolution, submitted by sophomores Leonardo Ruiz Sanchez, Rabiya Ismail, Olea Lezama, Angelica Yanez, Rossiel Reyes, Molly Laurencin, Uyen Chu and Martínez, and juniors Alejandro Baez and Daniela Pozos Nicolau, also called on Tufts to “remove ICE and [Customs and Border Protection (CBP)] job and internship postings from… Handshake.” According to the authors of the resolution, they included the clause calling for the removal of ICE and CBP from Handshake because Handshake creates a direct connection between the two agencies and Tufts students. Resolution S.19-14 passed with 25 senators in favor, none opposed and one abstaining. TCU Senators took the full ten minutes allotted to debate whether or not to include the clause calling for divestment from Amazon, Palantir, HP and Dell. TCU Senate also held internal elections for vacated committee chair positions. TCU Senate elected Iyra Chandra as the next Education Committee Chair. Chandra was chosen over Ismail, who serves as the TCU Historian, and AlMuasher. In her speech, Chandra, a sophomore, told the TCU Senate that education is her passion, and referenced her

previous experience working in the Education Committee. “I think that since I’ve worked so closely with [current Education Committee Chair] Ayden [Crosby] this fall, I really have a good way to transition into the spring,” Chandra said. The results of the second internal election elected Jalen Little as the next Outreach Committee Chair. Little was chosen over first-year Sam Sadowski and sophomore Andrew Kofsky. Little, a first-year, talked about how he would improve the Outreach Committee’s collaboration and communication with other TCU Senate committees. He also emphasized the benefits of face-to-face interactions with the Tufts students represented by TCU Senate. “My biggest goal would definitely be [to] sort of solidify face-to-face connection,” Little said. “[ This would include] getting to know a person rather than just Senate as a body.” Finally, TCU President Shannon Lee gave her State of the TCU address. Lee, a senior, discussed the addition of a student with voting power on the Tufts Board of Trustees, the new Bias Response Team’s inclusion of both students and the administration, and TCU Senate’s role in the removal of the Sackler name from Tufts buildings and programs as well as the establishment of a $3 million endowment focused on substance abuse prevention. TCU Treasurer Sharif Hamidi also gave his State of the Treasury speech, in which he discussed both the more efficient treasury process that featured only one treasury appeal, and a more diverse allocations board. “ We elected, to my knowledge, the first majority women allocations board,” Hamidi, a junior, said. Fi n a l l y, TC U Di v e r s i t y and Community Affairs Officer Olea Lezama gave her State of Diversity and Community Affairs speech. She also talked about the creation of Bias Response Teams and discussed the increased access to feminine hygiene products across campus.

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Tufts students attend 2nd climate strike

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Youth climate activists occupy Memorial Hall of the Massachusetts statehouse during the first Climate Strike on Sept. 20. by Austin Clementi

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Student activists gathered outside Sophia Gordon Hall to attend a second global climate strike on Friday. The Tufts contingent, organized by Sunrise Movement Tufts in conjunction with Tufts Climate Action ( TCA) called on world leaders to work to end climate change. This event follows the strike that occurred on Sept. 20 earlier this semester. A new student group which formed this semester, the Indigenous Students Organization at Tufts (ISOT), represented at the strike by Cyrus Kirby and Jonah Apo, kicked off the event with both a land acknowledgment and an indigenous perspective on climate change. Kirby, a sophomore, read a statement acknowledging Tufts’ presence on Wampanoag, Pawtucket and Massachusett land. “We and the university need to acknowledge this fact and disseminate information about this fact, and let this fact inform our decision making,” Kirby said. Apo, a sophomore, framed the fight to stop climate change as an indigenous fight, highlighting the fact that many indigenous communities globally emphasize the importance and connection to the land they live on. Apo pointed to the fact that many indigenous communities, although they tend to contribute less to the climate crisis, are often the first to be affected by climate change. “I know especially on Oahu where I live, I see each year like the tide rising, more beaches are getting washed away. It’s going up onto some roads I drive

on,” Apo said. “I think on Oahu and Hawaii there’s more time, but these small island nations, these small atolls … the tides are slowly going to wash them away and pretty soon they’re gonna have to move somewhere.” First-year Athena Nair, a member of Sunrise Movement Tufts, described the impact that climate change has had on her parents’ home state in India, Kerala, where massive floods occurred last year, killing hundreds and leaving even more stranded. “[ The floods] were the worst in over a century. Schools were shut down and the airport closed. People’s rice and tea and coffee plantations were just devastated, so people’s sources of incomes were destroyed,” Nair said. “I remember sitting in my living room back in California as my mom was reading off the news on her phone, and I felt shocked and horrified and helpless.” Nair spoke about the extent to which the floods affected her family, some of whom needed to be evacuated, while others were left behind to wade through contaminated water that rose to their chins. “All these big corporations and leaders are pouring money into fossil fuel and they’re poisoning the earth, but they’re not the ones being poisoned,” she said. “It’s my family, the most marginalized people, the people who take care of the earth the most that are being poisoned, and that isn’t fair.” Nair emphasized that people need to take action and protest, adding that the strike should be a source of hope given the previous success of prior protests. Carrie Haynes, a member of JumboVote, a nonpartisan group that registers students to vote and encour-

ages civic engagement, spoke next. She encouraged students, including those who are not eligible to vote, to be as engaged as possible through actions like protests and calling representatives. “You all are striking to show that you care about your community, to show leaders of this university and our state and our country that you want change, that you want a better future,” Haynes, a junior, said. Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Molly Tunis, Leila Skinner and Bridget Dick spoke and reaffirmed the land acknowledgment that Kirby had read out earlier in the event. Tunis then read an excerpt by Palestinian scholar Muna Dajani, who emphasized the importance of speaking out and acting against climate change in the context of Israeli occupation of Palestine. “Climate change and military occupation work together to impact both the amount of water people have access to and who controls it,” Dick, a first year, said. When SJP concluded, members of the Latin American Committee, Francisco Salazar and Sara Torres, took the stage. Salazar urged the university to divest from fossil fuels. “[ The university is] always talking about investing in our future because they’re invested in fossil fuels to return to profit,” Salazar, a first year, said. “But we’re not interested in that, are we?” Salazar highlighted several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, which has pledged to use entirely renewable energy by 2030. But Salazar also pointed to worrying areas, such as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s

allowing ranchers in the Amazon to burn large swaths of the forest down. Torres, a senior, emphasized the fact that climate change is leading to global migration through “climate refugees,” who do not yet fit under the global standard definition for refugees. “There’s a lot of people in Central America, in South America, who have been displaced because of climate change because they rely on agriculture and they are living in droughts,” she said. “In addition, you see Puerto Rico, you see the Bahamas that were super impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Dorian.” Members of TCA echoed Salazar in calling on the university to divest from fossil fuels. The group celebrated its recent victory in the administration, where Executive Vice President Michael Howard and the Board of Trustees announced the creation of a responsible investment advisory group, which would allow stakeholders in the university to scrutinize university investments. “This small victory could not have been won without the persistent dedicated work of our past and present student activists,” a TCA member said. The strikers then marched to Davis Square, taking the Red Line to Boston and eventually storming the statehouse to demand that state lawmakers do more to combat climate change. In particular, students focused on a set of bills, including one that would make Massachusetts energy completely renewable by 2045, according to The Boston Globe. The next strike will be around April 20, according to a member of TCA who spoke at the event.

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Nate Rubright Somerville with Townie Tim

Finals season

ey, if you are reading this, c o n g ra t u l a t i o n s ! Yo u’v e made it to week one of finals and you are doing great! As a matter of fact, you are doing so great that you have time to casually read the Daily. Flaunting your free time in this season of stress is a real power move. Your boy Townie Tim is here once again to provide five-ish minutes of escapism from whatever you should be doing. Believe it or not, back before I got my “Townie” moniker, I was just Student Tim. I know it is a little less snappy of a nickname, but I guess I was with a more un-creative crowd. Anyway, at one time I also had deadlines, finals and essays to write, and I made a few rules that I thought I’d share with anyone who might find them useful. First, it’s impossible to study where you live. I mean, come on, where you live has all your stuff. You wouldn’t have all that stuff if you didn’t think it was cool. And cool stuff is distracting! You absolutely cannot be expected to get anything done when you are surrounded by a bunch of stuff that you intentionally got, so you could have it in the place where you spend the most time. Even if you don’t like your living situation all that much, it’s even more of a reason to get out of there. Next, it’s impossible to study in the library. I think the library is great in theory. There are tables, chairs and quiet spaces and being around books makes you feel smart. But in reality, it is much different. First off, there is never a place to sit. When they build college libraries they should plan for a capacity that is roughly three times the size of the student population. Why? Well you have to account for those folks that insist on taking up an entire table just so they can spread out all their stuff. In my experience, those folks actually see the act of studying as performative. More times than not they are scrolling through food blogs. Also, people talk, like, really loudly in the library. For some reason when you are in a place where you know people are supposed to be quiet, a normal conversation sounds like road-rage level yelling. Finally, it is impossible to study in groups. Maybe it’s the crowds I run with, but when you study with friends, all you really do is just hang out. I mean, things are extra funny when you are supposed to be studying, so it makes the hangout really great. But if the ultimate goal is to pass International Finance, the group study session is not the way to go. So where does that leave you? Study alone outside? I don’t think so, it’s really cold and windy. Also, there are no outdoor desks, so you have to keep everything on your lap. Maybe the dining hall? At least then you can’t use hunger as an excuse to stop studying. I’ve never tried that, but it couldn’t hurt to give it a shot?

Nate Rubright is a member of the Somerville community. Nate can be reached at nathan.rubright@gmail.com.

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Tufts Census Action aims to increase participation in 2020 Census by Rachel Carp

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The decennial census provides vital indicators for American society, influencing U.S. government representation and allocation of funds. With the 2020 census just around the corner, new student group Tufts Census Action aims to spread the word to Tufts campus and its surrounding communities about just how important an accurate census count really is. Founded by junior Caroline Wolinsky and sophomore Kalle Meehan, the group is a project funded by the Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement that, in partnership with JumboVote, will aim to take a two-pronged approach to increase participation in the 2020 Census. One approach will include on-campus education, with activities ranging from club meetings to speaker events to roundtable discussions. The other strategy will be geared toward canvassing in areas that house populations historically undercounted by the census. “We’re planning on getting in touch with ‘complete count’ committees in the areas, and offering them students who speak other languages as resources and materials they can pass out that might be helpful to their residents,” Wolinsky said. Meehan said that modern politics have largely influenced the group’s mission. “The census has always been important, but with the current administration, there is a real fear that people will be undercounted or will not want to participate,” Meehan said. “So we want to try to take advantage of the area that we’re in, which is very diverse, and try to help increase participation in order to count people who may not necessarily be counted otherwise.” Ari Gofman, a social science data librarian at Tufts specializing in government information, highlighted the specific ways in which the government uses census data to allocate over $800 billion worth of funding. “It’s everything from financial aid for colleges, Pell Grants, campus buildings, research libraries, Medicare, social health programs, roads, childcare, everything,” they said. “Plus, the reason it was originally developed was for political representation. That’s how the [number of representatives in] House of Representatives gets allocated. And, it’s used to plan for the future. What policies we need to make, how much money we need to allocate by municipality, etc.” With that said, marginalized communities often go undercounted, which results in fewer resources for those who could benefit from them most. Gofman listed African Americans, Latinx people, immigrants, non-native English speakers, those who identify as LGBTQ, individuals living in rural communities, college students and people experiencing homelessness as among these historically undercounted populations.

“Both on the money side and the representation side, having an accurate count is crucial in making sure that people are getting represented,” Gofman said. “Not allocating sufficient [government] representation is a big problem. And in terms of money, everyone has the right to access things like roads and emergency rooms, and we need to know how many people there are so that there can be enough services for everyone.” Matthew Tolbert, co-chair of student-run nonpartisan and civic engagement group JumboVote, also discussed the detrimental consequences of undercounting. “A lot of these federal dollars are going to vulnerable people,” Tolbert said. “Lowincome people, children of low-income people, college students — who may or may not be as vulnerable. But one thing all these groups have in common is that they’re difficult to count. So, as it ends up, the money that’s allocated based on the census services those who are most easily undercounted.” Marcos García, the founder and director of the nonprofit Committee of Refugees from El Salvador and an immigrant from El Salvador himself, explained the critical importance of an accurate census for immigrant communities. He said that in 2010, immigrant communities were severely undercounted and, as a result, now lack representation in nationwide, statewide and citywide governments. “In the 2010 census count, we lost almost half a million [immigrant] people in Massachusetts,” he said. “And because we lost [those numbers], we lost money and representation.” García discussed the negative stereotypes surrounding immigrants in the U.S. and explained how having accurate counts of immigrants — and therefore more government representation and resources for immigrant communities — can ultimately help deconstruct these stereotypes. However, he worries that immigrants will choose not to complete the 2020 census questionnaire, especially in light of the current administration. “We saw this in 2010, where many immigrants said ‘Oh, why would we bother with this, it doesn’t even help us,’” he said. “And this time is going to be worse than that. People don’t have the information. It’s going to be a big fight, because we’re going to need to convince them that [the census] is important for them.” He hopes that Tufts students will join him in this fight and will engage with surrounding immigrant communities in order to promote participation in the 2020 census — just as Tufts Census Action aims to do. “Sometimes parents don’t understand how their kids get free breakfast or lunch at school,” he said. “It’s paid for by the money that is allocated to the school system, which comes from the data collect-

ed by the census. People just don’t know, because this kind of thing doesn’t happen in many other [places around the world]. The best way to help is to inform people of the benefits.” Wolinsky and Meehan have already outlined specific ways in which they plan to engage with individuals on campus and in the community and feel confident that Tufts students are up for the challenge. “This just seems like a very Tufts thing,” Wolinsky said. “So many students have skills and are really interested in civic action. If you’ve taken, for example, six semesters of language, then why not get involved? You don’t have to speak fluently to go canvas, and you can learn the vocabulary really easily.” “And having a college student who speaks your native language is likely so much less intimidating than a middle-aged white man coming in and asking you how you identify,” Meehan added. Wolinsky said that the group also hopes to connect with Tufts students who might have reservations about answering the census, such as undocumented students and students in other marginalized communities. They’ve already begun working with the FIRST Resource Center in an effort to accomplish this goal. “We want to reach out to [these students] in a way that isn’t disrespectful or infringing on their privacy,” she said. “We want to make sure we have a presence on campus without pushing away students who would benefit from these resources.” Wolinsky and Meehan also hope that, because the 2020 census will be administered online or through mailed questionnaires, more Tufts students and community members will be inclined to participate. Not only will it be more accessible than ever, but also it will provide a valuable opportunity for individuals to self-identify. “For a long time, a census proctor would come to your door and would assign your race based on your phenotypic attributes,” Meehan said. “Now, it’s a way for people to claim their identity.” When asked what she wanted Tufts students to know about Tufts Census Action, Wolinsky made a strong case for the fundamental importance of the census to our democracy and why Tufts students should care. “The census isn’t just important because of our current political climate, but it remains one of the most important events in our history. There shouldn’t be any barriers to people answering and being counted and it should be the one thing that we have that accurately reflects the people in our country, the funding that they get and the resources are available to them for the next decade,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be a political thing. It doesn’t have to be a divisive issue. And it shouldn’t be.”

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The Daily’s arts staff presents: 2010s in film

Guilt and diasporas

hether it be because I am a middle child or a Gemini, I often credit myself for starting trends. I was the first in my elementary school to publicly read “Twilight” (2005). In high school, I bought a clear backpack, and a month after I began spotting girls with the same clear backpack. And, frankly, I was Korean before it was cool. However, this is the only trend I don’t and can’t give myself credit for starting. Before Vogue was obsessed with 10-step Korean skincare routines, I had Korean skin. The pronunciations of foods I grew up eating at family dinners are now being butchered by self-described foodies. But for me to portray this growing tendency of neo-Orientalism as harmful to me personally would be disingenuous. As a member of the Korean diaspora, several generations removed from immigration, very few touchstones of the Korean American experience apply to me. Being from a city that was around 30% ethnically Asian, there are many microaggressions that I haven’t experienced as a function of this somewhat lack of racialization. I wasn’t ever asked questions like “Where are you really from?” or faced the more vitriolic “Go back to your country.” Both the emotional and physical separation I have from the country of my great-grandparents has allowed for my proximity to Korean culture to be fluid. One moment, I can be braggadocious about my status as a rare third-generation Korean American, which functions to distance myself from the peninsula, and the next moment I’m listening to “Boy with Luv” (2019) by BTS. While K-pop is still not part of my regular music repertoire, the increased visibility of people who even slightly resemble me has made popular culture seem more personal. Amber Liu, a Taiwanese American member of f(x), recently said that a black man who was handcuffed on a subway platform for eating a sandwich “deserved it” because he was “super disrespectful.” Pop culture can sometimes be interpreted as inconsequential silliness, but the comment, which has since been retracted, crystallized the serious issue of anti-blackness within the Asian and Asian diasporic communities. The discourse regarding her comments brought forth topics to mainstream attention that I’ve interacted with for the duration of my social consciousness in a way that rarely happens. The nexus of my privilege as a non-immigrant, the unique experience of basically being surrounded by Korean Americans for the duration of my formative years and America’s fascination with the homeland of my grandparents has catalyzed some uncomfortable thoughts. One of the most troubling is this question of whether I consume Korean culture in the same way as the white “koreaboos” who I so frequently make fun of. The answer is yes — being so removed from Korea has made me a definite outsider to its culture, but its culture will always be inside of me. Regardless of my American nationality is the fundamental fact that I will never be able to erase my Korean ethnicity. I could bleach my hair or get a spray tan, but I am always going to be Korean. This realization has, in many ways, absolved me of guilt that should have never been mine.

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Top films from the last decade as selected by Daily Arts & Living editors are pictured. by Tommy Gillespie, Christopher Panella, Stephanie Hoechst, Daniel Klain and Tuna Margalit Tufts Daily Arts Staff

The 2010s saw cultural milestones for film. Disney dominated big-box film — in 2015, Disney and Lucasfilm began the epic third trilogy of the “Star Wars” franchise (1977–), while Marvel dropped a whopping 21 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including four “Avengers” movies that mark the beginning and end of an era of Marvel heroes. Horror saw a cultural transition from schlocky flicks to serious cinema, streaming services exploded, making movies easier to access than ever and the #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite hashtags called attention to antiquated Hollywood norms, making way for more diverse players. With so many films, it’s nearly impossible to boil down a decade so rich with culturally relevant cinema. However, the arts editors have picked a few of their favorites from the past 10 years. Without further ado, here are some of their choices for their favorite movies of the decade.

Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” which completely redefined animation, upended traditional tropes and set the bar high for the next decade. Christopher Panella’s picks: “Lady Bird” (2017) “High Life” (2018) “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010) “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (2019) Films that inspire a crisis can be untouchably brilliant. For “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the reaction is visceral: a heavy sob alone on a street corner and a desperate plea to be touched. On the other hand, “Meek’s Cutoff” takes time to settle before the viewer is struck by overwhelming despair of impending doom. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” forces audiences to question legacy and belonging in a way that cannot be undone, while “High Life” is a weird, horny and hilarious reminder of how pointless everything is. But if any film prompts weekly therapy sessions, it’s “Lady Bird;” the film triggers a desire to call mom, get a nose piercing and cry over inescapable childhood memories.

Steph Hoechst’s picks: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) “Lady Bird” (2017) “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) “Call Me by Your Name” (2017) “Skyfall” (2012)

Tommy Gillespie’s picks: “A Separation” (2011) “Ida” (2013) “20th Century Women” (2016) “Shoplifters” (2018) “I, Daniel Blake” (2016)

Of the popular releases this decade, “Skyfall” artfully capitalized on Bond nostalgia while showcasing a standout performance from Javier Bardem. Meanwhile, “Lady Bird” and “Call Me by Your Name” encapsulate the quiet rise in popular independent cinema this decade, featuring slower, more ruminative pacing and plot. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” represents a mastery of art direction, aesthetic and score, allowing Ralph Fiennes to shine as Monsieur Gustave. However, no film pushed the bounds of cinema more than “Spider-

While it’s a prosecutable crime that the 2010s brought an Oscar to Leonardo DiCaprio but not to Amy Adams or Glenn Close, the film industry, as the decade’s top five films remind us, is not all bad. “A Separation,” the 21st century Iranian parable released at the halcyon height of “Teenage Dream” ubiquity, continues to reverberate. The searing portraits of Cold War Poland in “Ida” identified Pawel Pawlikowski as a Neonoir icon, while “20th Century Women” looked back to a turbulent era with uncommon deftness and sensitivity. “Shoplifters” and “I, Daniel

Blake” round out my list with contrasting, deeply empathetic stories from society’s margins. Danny Klain’s picks: “The Social Network” (2010) “Lady Bird” (2017) “Boyhood” (2014) “Phantom Thread” (2017) “Moneyball” (2011)

Lists are, as previously mentioned, incredibly arbitrary, so if you don’t like these, that’s really fine. Life will go on for the both of us. But the reason these are the five best movies of the decade is because of their ability in not just the first watching, but the second and the third and so on to elicit a range of emotions from the audience and hold their attention. They’re movies people will be coming back to long after the year 2019. Tuna Margalit’s picks: “Boyhood” (2014) “Blindspotting” (2018) “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” (2019) “La La Land” (2016) “Sorry to Bother You” (2018) “Sorry to Bother You” is one of the weirdest movies ever made, and yet every outlandish aspect somehow combines to make thoughtful, brilliant cinema. “La La Land” hits every mark a musical should have – realistic romance, unforgettable songs and a plot that actually matters. “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” has a fascinating structure, with the first 99% of the movie being world-building and the last 1% being the gory, glorious climax. “Blindspotting” is a relatively unheard-of masterpiece set in Oakland, encapsulating all that the city represents, for better or for worse. “Boyhood” is the best, most affecting movie of the decade. Seeing all the emotions of growing up play out, from youth to college age, resonates beyond belief.

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Sammy Park is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Sammy can be reached at samantha.park@tufts.edu.

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ontent warning: This article discusses sexual assault and violence against women. In Nov. of 2015 Amnesty International shocked the world by declaring full support for the movement to decriminalize prostitution around the globe. The move revealed an ugly divide within the feminist movement and forced many activists to face an incredibly difficult dilemma. Should prostitution be legal? It’s rare to find an issue with such compelling arguments on all sides — there isn’t an immediately obvious answer. With that being said, let’s dig in and take a closer look at prostitution. For many feminists, legalizing prostitution is a dangerous concession to patriarchal powers. As Julie Bindel wrote in The Guardian, “prostitution is inherently abusive, and a cause and a consequence of women’s inequality.” Bindel’s perspective largely summarizes the views of the feminist abolitionists who fight against the decriminalization of prostitution. The abolitionist movement rejects the idea that women would choose to become prostitutes in a society where men and women were truly equal. Instead, due to society’s deeply-rooted inequalities, they claim some women are forced to consciously become prostitutes or, worse, become non-consensual victims of a widespread and well-documented trafficking industry. To decriminalize this profession, even if it helps to reduce the number of non-consensual participants, is a massive failure on the part of feminists and humanity as a whole. Or is it? As many other feminists will argue, and as I will argue, decriminalization is the only path to equality. It is true that women are disproportionality compelled to sell sex due to societal inequalities that have been ingrained for quite literally thousands of years. It is also true that inequity does not go away in the blink of an eye; it takes a long time for change to come round. Right now, some women need prostitution to survive. Unless we can find a reliable way to alleviate that need, it’s irresponsible to refuse to regulate the sex industry. Too many women are hurt by the harsh realities of unregulated prostitution, as one Vancouver sex worker described: “what rape is to others is normal to us.” To Liesl Gerntholtz, the executive director of the women’s rights division at Human Rights Watch, this reality is unacceptable, but can be prevented: “You’re often talking about women who have extremely limited choices. Would I like to live in a world where no one has to do sex work? Absolutely. But that’s not the case. So I want to live in a world where women do it largely voluntarily, in a way that is safe. If they’re raped by a police officer or a client, they can lay a charge and know it will be investigated.” When we look at complex problems like prostitution, we have to be sure to choose the right instrument to solve it. An outright ban, while well-motivated, is too blunt, and actually harms more than it helps. The only reasonable solution is to regulate the sex industry, bring it above ground so that victims of crimes can report them and ensure that people who need to sell sex are doing so in as safe an environment as possible. John Little is a sophomore studying computer science. John can be reached at jvohn.little@tufts.edu.

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Tufts sets moral standards through cutting ties with Sacklers For years, members of the Tufts community have demanded an examination of the relationship between the Sackler family and Tufts University due to the family’s clear role in the opioid epidemic. A Tufts Daily editorial from 2017 discussed the disconnect between Tufts’ accepting money from the Sacklers and simultaneously promoting resources for those struggling with opioids, calling on the university to review its relationship with the Sacklers. Editorials from earlier this year emphasized the sheer number of deaths the crisis caused both throughout the nation and in our neighboring communities of Medford and Somerville; from 2015 to 2017, 87 people from the two cities died of an overdose. On Dec. 5, Tufts gave its response to student, faculty and community input concerning this matter: The university announced that it would remove the Sackler name from all university buildings and programs, in essence, cutting all ties with the Sackler family. Within this announcement, Tufts provided the Stern report, which contains the results of former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Donald K. Stern and Attorney Sandy Remz’s investigation of the university’s relationship with the Sackler family. The announcement also stated that Tufts will “establish a $3 million endowment to support education, research, and civic engagement programs aimed at the prevention and treatment of addiction and substance abuse.” In order to acknowledge the family’s role in Tufts’ history, the university also intends to create an exhibit in its medical school aimed at maintaining transparency surrounding this matter, which would educate community members about Tufts’s relationship with the Sackler family as well as the current opioid epidemic. These decisions finally recognize the sentiments of the Tufts community as a whole, for they demonstrate that the university is not willing to remain complicit in the suffering of over a million nationwide. Tufts should be commended for taking this huge step that signals to the country and the world that it does not tolerate the Sacklers’ role in the opioid crisis. In doing so, Tufts demonstrates that it prioritizes moral integrity and remains an institution committed to making a positive impact. A New Yorker article revealed how the Sacklers’ company, Purdue Pharma, exacerbated the opioid crisis with its aggressive marketing of OxyContin, which led to overprescription of the highly addictive painkiller. Given Purdue Pharma’s role in destroying countless lives, Tufts fulfills a pressing moral obligation by severing ties with the company and its owners. This decision speaks volumes about Tufts’ institutional character. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Congresswoman Katherine Clark of Massachusetts’ 5th District and Senator Ed Markey have praised Tufts’ decision, noting its moral significance and its importance to Tufts’ host communities, which have been affected by the opioid crisis. As expected, the Sacklers object to Tufts’ decision to cut ties with the family, and they are currently looking at options to

reverse Tufts’ decision, which the family’s attorney Daniel Connolly claims originates from unproven allegations. In spite of this negative reaction, Tufts’ decision deserves praise since the Sacklers’ immoral values, as stated in the university’s announcement, lie in clear contrast with the medical school’s mission statement: “We seek to foster the development of dedicated clinicians, scientists, public health professionals, and educators who will have a sustained positive impact on the health of individuals, communities, and the world.” As the university moves forward from its history with the Sacklers, it must sustain these efforts by acting upon the recommendations of the Stern Report. The report recommends the implementation of a strict donation policy and the formation of a University Gifts Policy Committee that would review significant donations to the university and determine potential conflicts-of-interest. To further prevent these issues, the report advises the creation of a comprehensive conflict-of-interest policy, particularly concerning academic settings. The report also urges the university to create a Compliance Officer position and to increase conflict-of-interest awareness in the Tufts community. Finally, it advocates for greater transparency in terms of those who fund programs and Tufts’ reporting procedure. These recommendations would give more credibility to the university’s method of accepting gifts and thus reduce the possibility of unjust institutions influ-

encing university decisions. We look forward to the university’s follow-through on these recommendations, ensuring its status as a moral institution. The Stern report also recommends that the university engages in a rigorous process to award honorary degrees. Tufts must not only follow this recommendation going forward but also deal with past mistakes concerning this matter by rescinding Arthur and Raymond Sackler’s honorary degrees. Only after doing so can Tufts fully detach from Sackler name. Through listening to Stern report recommendations and rescinding Sackler degrees, Tufts will follow the ethical standards put forth by their recent decisions: With these choices, Tufts is believed to be the first university to publicly rid their institution of the Sackler name, fully embracing fundamental values of transparency, responsibility and “do no harm.” We commend the university for listening to student voices, holding an authentic moral standard and taking these initial steps, and we look forward to seeing the university’s follow-through on Stern report recommendations and are hopeful about the repeal of the Sacklers’ honorary degrees. Tufts not only sets a moral example for the countless other universities and institutions tainted with the Sackler name but also for itself: Tufts must continue to follow this virtuous pattern through addressing other prominent university issues, such as divestment, with the same attention. This is only the start to a future of accountability and integrity.

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Monaco in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at Harvard University last year. Furthermore, we had the pleasure this semester of covering 19 Jumbo teams. We witnessed men’s soccer build on its incredible legacy and follow alongside volleyball on its journey to a historic season but ultimately falling short to Bowdoin in the NCAA tournament. Earlier this semester, we enjoyed the brilliance of Boris Sorkin as he successfully defended his tennis national title, and recently, we covered Jill Pace’s return to Tufts women’s basketball. From heartbreak to glory, we were there for it all, and we hope you enjoyed it. In an age of decline for print journalism, we have also tried to innovate how we cover the news. This semester, the Daily established the audio section

to write, record and produce our podcast coverage. We debuted three new podcasts: “The Rewind,” a biweekly news roundup of everything happening around Tufts; “Love is Dead at Tufts,” an ode to the weird world of romance and dating on campus; and “Out of Curiosity,” a podcast dedicated to the interesting things we learn as students every day. Our video team produced more content than ever before, too, covering everything from September’s climate strike to Marianne Williamson’s appearance at Tufts. We are excited to ring in 2020 as innovators in journalism. That said, our coverage this semester was far from flawless. One of the central missions of the Daily is to serve as a training ground for those who are interested in or want to pursue journalism, and that often comes with making mistakes. We

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Men's soccer solidifies dynasty with NCAA Championship victory MEN'S SOCCER

continued from page 1 Even after halftime, Amherst continued to send numbers forward in hopes of getting the tying goal, but the Tufts defense stayed strong and preserved the 1–0 lead. Tufts sophomore goalkeeper Erich Kindermann was called into action when an Amherst player connected on a header off a corner kick. In the 73rd minute the Jumbos switched the field to junior midfielder/ forward Alex Ratzan on the right wing who delivered a perfect cross that flew just over the jumping Amherst defender and found junior forward Max Jacobs. Jacobs appeared to control the ball with his arm and chest, but a handball was not called. Jacobs scored and the Jumbos went up 2–0 with over 15 minutes to go. Despite their efforts, Amherst was not able to break through the Tufts defense. With the final whistle, the Jumbos walked off the pitch as national champions for the fourth time since 2014. After clinching his third national championship, Tasker talked about what it meant for the Jumbos to play and defeat the rival Mammoths. “It’s special — I potentially didn’t think that we’d be in these [championship interview seats] midway through our season

when we lost to those guys [Amherst] but it was great to get a second shot at them,” Tasker said in the press conference. “They played fantastic today, I can’t really describe it with words right now.” Twenty four hours before, in the semifinal match, Tufts faced off against Calvin in a repeat matchup of the 2018 final. The first 20 minutes were relatively backand-forth, as both teams were looking to establish control over the game. Calvin’s first chance of the game came when its right winger cut onto his left foot and curled a shot just over the crossbar from about 25 yards out. Tufts responded with a dangerous corner kick that ended up hitting the crossbar off of the Calvin goalkeeper’s back. The stalemate was broken in the 24th minute when senior midfielder Zach Lane got the ball at the top of the box, maneuvered his way through several Calvin defenders and beat the goalkeeper to give Tufts the 1–0 lead. About 10 minutes later, Ratzan cut inside from the right wing and used his non-dominant left foot to rip a shot into the top right corner from about 22 yards out, extending the Jumbos’ lead to 2–0. Less than seven minutes later, junior midfielder/forward Mati Cano cut inside from the left wing and curled a shot into the top right corner from about 20 yards out, pushing the Tufts lead to 3–0.

When asked about his goal, which the announcers called “world-class,” Cano attributed it to a practice drill that the Jumbos do regularly. “We do this thing called ‘Chivas’ and it’s a shooting drill and whenever we do it it’s a great team bonding experience, we’re all yelling we’re all having fun, that’s what gets the crowd going, that’s what gets the boys going, so I just tried to reenact our practice routine and honestly I just hit it as hard as I could,” Cano said in a press conference after the game. Already ahead 3–0, the Jumbos took a more defensive posture in the second half and absorbed the Knights’ offensive pressure. But the Jumbos ended even the slightest hope of a Knights comeback by going up 4–0 when Tasker scored on the counterattack in the 84th minute. The dominant score was an indicator of how well Tufts played in this game rather than a lack of quality from Calvin, as explained by Tufts coach Josh Shapiro. “We respect Calvin University as one of the premier programs in the country and we’ve developed a really good rivalry with them,” Shapiro said in a press conference after the game. “I think they are excellent, we knew we had to be at our best and I would honestly say I thought we were as good as we could

be in the first half in getting those goals early knowing that they would have to open up and come at us.” With the decisive win over Calvin, the Jumbos were able to secure their spot in the championship against conference rival Amherst College. Shapiro talked about the journey of this team throughout the season. “We’re so excited to win another championship with this group of guys who fought really hard this year to get us back to this place against some kind of outrageous expectations,” Shapiro said. “It sounds silly, but it was a challenging year and we are absolutely thrilled to be in this place as NESCAC champions, as national champions, and as defending national champions.” Junior midfielder Calvin Aroh took a moment to reflect on what made this Tufts team so special and how they were able to be NESCAC Champions and win their second straight NCAA Championship. “The one thing I liked a lot about this team was that so many people played a part in it,” Aroh said. “I think that was the biggest thing, seeing everyone’s reaction as a collective at the end of the game was something really special.”

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Boston Celtics are so successful this season

t’s almost sweet revenge to see this year’s Celtics squad start out the 2019– 20 NBA season with an electrifying 16–5 record. Currently sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics are firing on all cylinders as coach Brad Stevens continues to churn out victories night in and night out. Adapting the “next man up” mentality following a slew of injuries to key players such as Marcus Smart and Gordon Hayward, this Celtics team has a strong bench and a starting lineup that can go toe-to-toe with any powerhouse. Last season, the Celtics struggled all season despite the development of their younger players and the return of Kyrie Irving, and they were destined to disappoint in the playoffs once again — which they did. But, here are three reasons why the Celtics seem to be “different” this season: No Kyrie Irving Look, I think Kyrie Irving is a talented basketball player. He is a top 15 player in the NBA and can take control of a game if need be; however, I did not like him in a Celtics uniform. I thought he ruined the strong locker room culture that Stevens was trying to create. After the Celtics’ 2018 rookies took a step forward, Kyrie seemed to essentially wipe out Jayson Tatum’s and Jaylen Brown’s development last season. He played more than enough iso-ball and took far too many contested shots that went in less than half the time. Additionally, his unpredictable attitude brought turmoil to the locker room, as many arguments arose between Irving and his teammates. With Irving “taking his talents” to Brooklyn, the Celtics are more of a team and are once again developing that camaraderie that existed two seasons ago. The Addition of Kemba Walker This one is a no-brainer. The effect that Kemba Walker has had on this Celtics squad is evident with their current success. Unlike Irving who seemed to take off possessions to “rest,” Walker is playing at 100% every time he is on the floor. He makes plays off the ball, can even draw mismatches against bigger players (Nikola Jokic and Kristaps Porzingis, for example) and expose them on the offensive floor. Needless to say, Walker has been the answer to the Celtics’ problems this season. Jayson Tatum’s Development One of the more volatile players on the Celtics roster, Tatum has officially returned to his talented self during this latest stretch. After experiencing a slight sophomore slump last season, Tatum has developed on both sides of the floor. Without Irving suffocating the offense, Tatum has more leeway when it comes to creating shots and driving to the rim. As he continues to develop into a future all-star, Tatum’s influence on this Celtics team will be evident down the stretch. Look, this Celtics team is good, but let’s dampen the expectations slightly. As much as I love this team, it is not an easy path towards an NBA title. The Lakers are a juggernaut and the Bucks and 76ers look to be potent come playoff time. Nonetheless, I believe this Celtics team will be fun to watch, but they might rip our hearts out in May. Matt Goguen is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Matt can be reached at matthew.goguen@tufts.edu.

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After tallying her 1,000th career point in the previous game against Emerson, senior co-captain and guard/forward Erica DeCandido continued her run with a team-leading 18 points in the women’s basketball team’s win over Worcester Polytechnic Institute ( WPI) on Saturday. The Jumbos edged out the Engineers 56–44, extending their winning streak to an undefeated seven games. Tufts is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation by both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and D3hoops.com. Despite senior center Spencer Vinson putting up a season-best 18 points for WPI, this narrow loss brought WPI’s record to 5–3 overall. Vinson leads her team in averaging 10.8 points per game. Going into the game, Tufts expected long sets from WPI, which would require long defensive sets on its end. “We expected a defensive battle,” coach Jill Pace said. “WPI is a really good defensive team and also a really good rebounding team. They like to run their sets for a while, so we knew we would have to grind it out on the defensive end.” Senior guard Sadie Otley also emphasized the importance of smart shot selection. “We knew that their team likes to slow the ball down — they have really long possessions and try to limit the opportunities that we get on offense,” Otley said. “So, we knew that being really smart with our shot selection was going to be really important just because we wouldn’t have as many opportunities as we would in a regular game because of the longer possessions.”

The game got off to a slow start for the Jumbos, trailing 4–0 through the first four minutes after a few missed shots. Junior guard/forward Emily Briggs put the Jumbos on the board with a layup. Shortly after, sophomore guard Sofia Rosa made two free throws to tie the game 4–4. “We definitely struggled with our shooting,” Otley said. “Our forwards did a really good job inside getting us points, and it definitely wasn’t our best offensive night, but I thought we did a good job adjusting and getting the job done in other ways.” Three points from both sophomore guard Molly Ryan and DeCandido extended the Jumbos’ 10–0 run, ending the first quarter ahead 10–4. Within the first half, Tufts’ defense held WPI to two shot clock violations. After a back and forth battle in the second quarter, the Engineers tied the game at 18 a piece with back-to-back 3-pointers. A layup from senior guard Cailin Harrington and one free throw from Ryan put the Jumbos up 21–18 at halftime. “We struggled in the first half offensively a little bit, but our defense carried us in the first half,” Pace said. “We made some good adjustments at halftime, especially on the offensive end, and the team responded to those.” Although WPI scored just 39 seconds into the second half, Tufts responded and scored 18 points in the third quarter. DeCandido and Rosa combined for 16 of the Jumbos’ 18 points, with Briggs adding two. Tufts stayed ahead, even though the game continued to be a tight matchup. In the fourth quarter, Tufts put up 17 points to finish the game ahead by a margin of 56–44. In addition to her 18 points, DeCandido added 13 rebounds

and five steals for the Jumbos on the day. Rosa also stood out, putting up 14 points, three assists and seven rebounds off the bench. The Jumbos will be back in action on Tuesday, in their last game of the fall semester. They will travel to Bridgewater State University for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Bridgewater State currently holds a 2–5 record. According to Pace, Tufts will need to continue to work on being confident in their shots and specifically shooting from the outside. “We’ll just get back to the little things, we’ll work on executing our sets [and] we’ll stick to working on our defense and our rebounding,” Pace said. “So just getting better, we have one day of prep so a little bit of ourselves and a little of Bridgewater State.” Looking forward to the next set of games at the end of December and into January, the Jumbos will face some familiar foes in other NESCAC teams after a trip to New Jersey. “We’re excited for the team to have a little rest, but to be ready to come back,” Pace said about the winter break. “We head down to New Jersey right after we get back from break, a couple good tests in Christopher Newport [University] and [ The College of New Jersey], so that will be fun to end off the year.” Otley shared her excitement for the NESCAC portion of the schedule to begin. “It’s going to be really fun to get into NESCAC play,” Otley said. “It’s always super competitive and super exciting to have that sort of schedule going on during the weekends. But, we’ve had a really good start so far and things are looking good and exciting, so it should be fun.”