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Record-breaking Bowman wins Duvivier’s national title leads national championship in 5,000 Tufts to 13th-place finish at meters NCAA Championships

by Sam Weitzman Sports Editor

Senior co-captain Brittany Bowman won the 5,000-meter race to lead the Tufts women’s track and field team to a tie for 11th place at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend.

The two-day meet — hosted by Birmingham-Southern University and held at the CrossPlex complex in Birmingham, Ala. — featured athletes representing schools from all across the country. Last year, only two Jumbos made it to the national championships: Bowman and now-senior co-captain Annalisa DeBari. This year, Tufts tripled the size of its contingent, sending six women to vie in four events.

Bowman lauded the efforts of her teammates, including Tufts’ four first-time qualifiers.

“It was great to qualify six people, especially since for four out of [the] six of us, it was their first experience,” she said. “They

all earned the trip. They definitely were deserving of it.”

Bowman added that the experience of going to Nationals should help the younger Jumbos in the future.

“It was good for them to see what running at Nationals is like because it’s so different than regular season meets or even our New England postseason meet,” she said. “The level of competition is much higher, but also [there is more] pressure because you’re running on the national level. The whole country is watching.”

The Jumbos competed in three different events on Friday, with the standout result coming in the 5,000 meters. Based on her previous performances this season, Bowman was seeded seventh. Among those ranked ahead of her was Ithaca senior Taryn Cordani, who won both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter events at last year’s indoor national championships. Cordani particularly excels in the 5K, as her time of 16:28.15 at the 2017 indoor championship meet is the third-fastest mark in Div. III see WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, back

by Liam Finnegan Sports Editor

On Friday and Saturday, the Tufts men’s track and field team competed at the NCAA Div. III Championships held at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala. It was a strenuous weekend for the Jumbos, but the athletes competed at the top level and placed highly in their respective events. Led by a host of All-American performances, including a national title in the high jump for senior Stefan Duvivier, the Jumbos earned enough team points to tie for 13th place in the 66-team field.

On Friday, the distance medley relay (DMR) team posted a superb performance, while Tufts’ runners faced strong fields in a pair of individual events. Junior Christian Swenson ran the first leg (1,200 meters) of the DMR and was followed by senior co-captain Drew DiMaiti on the 400-meter leg and sophomore Matt D’Anieri on the 800-meter leg. Junior Colin Raposo anchored the relay in the 1,600

meters. After qualifying for the race with a 10:00.62 mark (converted to 9:52.58) at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet, the team combined for a time of 10:00.49 to finish eighth in Birmingham. The topeight finish earned all four Tufts runners All-American honors.

“It was very exciting to make AllAmerican in the DMR,” DiMaiti said. “It was a great group of guys, and we really left it all out there to place in what was a very competitive field.”

Junior Hiroto Watanabe, a member of the DMR team who qualified for Nationals, did not partake in the event in order to focus on his individual race.

Nonetheless, the Yarmouth Port, Mass. native did not miss out on All-American honors. Watanabe competed in the first qualifying heat of the 800 meters, grabbing an eighth-place finish with a time of 1:53.13 — only 0.10 seconds in front of the ninth-place finisher — to advance to the event finals on Saturday. Watanabe’s qualification earned him All-American see MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, back

Fletcher alumnus Kingsley Moghalu campaigns for Nigerian presidency

by Natasha Mayor News Editor

Kingsley Moghalu (F ’92), senior fellow in The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s Council on Emerging Market Enterprises, announced his campaign for the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria on Feb. 28.

After 16 years of working for the United Nations and five years as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Moghalu was a professor of the practice at The Fletcher School from 2015 to 2017.

Moghalu said that as a student, he had never considered going into politics.

However, he credited his time as a professor at The Fletcher School as influential in his decision to run for the presidency. He said the class he taught at The Fletcher School, “Emerging Africa in the World Economy,” was made up of 30 students from diverse countries and career backgrounds.

“That period in which I was teaching at Fletcher was a very important period

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of reflection, based on the experience I’d had holding a very senior role in the government,” Moghalu said. “It also gave me a very healthy distance from the situation to be able to appraise it and to decide how do I want to continue to contribute.”

The three main issues Moghalu wants to tackle are the disunity of the Nigerian people, high levels of poverty and Nigeria’s decline as a world power.

“We need to heal Nigeria and build a nation out of a country,” Moghalu said.

Moghalu said that in a country with a population of almost 190 million people, 150 million Nigerians are living on less than two dollars a day. Moghalu said that he personally has lived a comfortable life and now he wants to take action.

“I realized that the only way this can change is that you have the right kind of political leadership,” Moghalu said. “The rate of poverty exists because our political leadership class is not as competent as it should be, unfortunately.”

In terms of obstacles he faces, Moghalu said that voter apathy is the biggest. He

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continued from page 1 a generation to make informed choices,” according to its website. She said StateCraft Inc. is helping Moghalu run his campaign.

Olaoniye said a handful of candidates have already announced their campaigns, with more still to come. Candidates already in the race include motivational speaker Fela Durotoye, current president Muhammadu Buhari and former governors of Nigerian states.

She added that obstacles that may historically have been viewed as insurmountable may actually benefit Moghalu, considering that many Nigerians are now more inclined to vote for a newer, younger leader.

“Everything that you say that should be a challenge for him can also work in his favor, considering the state of mind of the electorate,” Olaoniye said.

Remi Ogunkayo, who also works for StateCraft Inc. on Moghalu’s campaign, said that Moghalu, whose campaign is not affiliated with a major political party, will have announced his party platform well before the Oct. 7 deadline.

“For most people, it is inconceivable for someone who is not in a major party even to win,” he said. “So, the best bet would be to get the smaller parties to coalesce around somebody so as to match the organizational strength of major parties.”

Moghalu said that the qualities and intentions of candidates are more important than just the parties that they join.

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ate credible political parties. Visionless parties cannot produce the best candidates,” Moghalu said in his campaign announcement.

Olaoniye said that now, a “third force” of people who do not belong to the political class of established politicians is starting to emerge, and this is where Moghalu falls.

Current Nigerian politics are following a wave of populism that has been spreading across the globe, Olaoniye said. She added that candidates need to speak to real problems, rather than pander to the people and throw around words in the name of nationalism.

“What needs to be done is to speak to economic challenges or real problems, in terms of foreign policies, economic policies, women’s rights,” Olaoniye said.

“Those are real problems that we all have.”

One of Moghalu’s major points of focus is gender equality in Nigerian politics.

He said that although women comprise half the population, they represent only 6 percent of Parliament and 15 percent of all ministerial nominees.

“The one important thing is the mindset change that needs to take place in the political system and in society generally,” Moghalu said. “That’s a process of education we will begin once I am elected into office.”

In terms of spreading Moghalu’s message, Ogunkayo said that social media has recently begun to play an integral role in politics. Millions of Nigerians are connected through social media and can spread messages to those who are not.

“Twenty years ago, it would have been impossible to run an anti-establishment campaign because, to compete, you would

have had to rely on TV and radio to communicate,” Ogunkayo said in an email to Daily. “Social media circumvents the dominance of traditional media in a lot of ways to communicate with voters and helps to frame the conversations happening.”

Fletcher Academic Dean, Professor of International Economics and Director of the Program on International Development Steven Block said that during Moghalu’s time as a professor, the two of them had many substantive interactions. Block described Moghalu as upbeat, engaging and very humble given his extensive experience in politics.

Block said that until just before he left, Moghalu had not talked about running for president, but Block guessed the idea had been brewing for a while.

“I think he rightly feels that Nigerians who are fortunate enough to have the kind of education he’s had have some obligations to try to steer the country in the right direction,” Block said.

Block added that whoever is in office will have enormous challenges to tackle, such as Boko Haram rebellions and issues with the oil sector.

“Nigeria is the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Block said.

“It’s a very challenging country to try to govern. It will be a pretty tough job for whoever gets it.”

As for Moghalu, he said that he is confident that he will be successful and looks forward to helping his country.

“I just feel honored to have been able to offer myself to my people — my countrymen and women in Nigeria — and ask them to give me an opportunity to serve

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Tufts Health Service has seen an influx of student patients suffering from the flu, with 209 patients having visited Health Service this school year with flu-like symptoms, according to data provided

by Jennifer Berrios, associate director of Administration for Health and Wellness.

According to Medical Director of Health Service Margaret Higham, this was a particularly bad flu season nationwide.

“This was a big year,” Higham said.

“The H1N1 season of 2008–2009 was bigger … but definitely [this season] is the biggest since then.”

Michelle Bowdler, executive director of Health and Wellness Service, further emphasized the strength of the flu this season.

“This year it seems that the flu is not that mild and the vaccine has been less effective,” Bowdler said. “The combination of those two is part of the reason why we’re seeing so much flu.”

Higham contextualized the flu’s prevalence on campus this season, explaining that when the percentage of patient visits due to flu-like symptoms exceeds five or six percent, public health officials indicate that there is an outbreak. “[This year] we’ve been up to 10 to 12 percent of students showing up with flulike symptoms,” she explained. “For the past couple of weeks it’s been the majority of [what we’ve seen].”

Higham was unsure about how long the season would last. She said predictions that its terminus would be in April, for example, are just speculation.

“Honestly, we won’t know [when the season will end] until it happens,” Higham said.

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The Health Service building pictured on March 6.

In response to the flu outbreak, Health Services has prioritized vaccinations.

Higham pointed to the high vaccination rates at Tufts as an indicator of success, saying that Tufts had vaccinated 46 percent of its full-time students.

Bowdler verified this figure and pointed out that as Health Service’s stock of vaccines runs low, more Tufts students obtain vaccines from pharmacies.

“We really try to prioritize flu shots … [but] we do eventually run out of vaccines,” she said. “Also, some people choose to get it when they go home for vacation, as a lot of insurance companies choose to cover it now.”

Despite its success with vaccines, Health Service has seen an uptick in patient visits, according to Bowdler. She explained that since the flu is not easily treatable, doc-

tors need to spend more time with their patients, increasing wait times. She emphasized, however, that these inconveniences did not detriment Health Service’s ability to treat patients effectively.

First-year Mika Lessnau said she waited for 15 minutes in the waiting room and 20 minutes in the exam room when she had the flu.

“I went there pretty early in the morning. I wasn’t really happy about the wait, because there [were] hardly any other patients there,” she said. “I know they try, but especially with students trying to manage everything, it should be quick.”

Bowdler acknowledged how busy the Health Service office has been, which has resulted in long student wait times.

“We have a wonderful staff … [They are] working as hard as they can to keep see FLU, page 3

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Construction on Cummings building postponed until summer 2019

by Noah Richter Staff Writer

Construction on a new academic building to be built on College Avenue is being postponed until further notice, according to Barbara Stein, vice president of operations at Tufts.

The newly approved Cummings building, so named because it is being funded through a grant from the Cummings Foundation, was set for a June 2018 construction start date last fall by the university, the Mayor of Medford and city officials, according to Stein. Stein said the university is postponing construction due to budget concerns and new objectives.

According to Stein, the budget plans have changed significantly as a result of evolving intentions for the Cummings building. Stein further explained how the increasing budget is expected to impact construction.

“To absorb the costs of the expanded plan for the building without putting undue stress on the university’s budget, the start of construction will be pushed out,” Stein said in an email to the Daily.

“Continued cost estimating will take place

to lay the groundwork for construction, which would start no sooner than the summer of 2019, depending on financial projections and budget status.”

The previous plans for construction, which had called for construction to begin in June 2018 with a completion goal of September 2020, are being subject to new developments for the future project.

Lois Stanley, director of campus planning, highlighted the changing plans for the building and its implications for future campus planning.

“The building design was expanded last year to capitalize on the land and to address important space needs across a number of schools, including more classroom, department and research space, particularly for certain new and/or rapidly growing programs,” Stanley wrote in an email to the Daily. “The building will house classrooms, meeting and seminar rooms, offices and conference spaces, as well as retail and function spaces.”

The changes and expanding plans are expected to bring new opportunities to academics at Tufts.

Kathleen Fisher, chair of the computer science department, gave an example of how

the new building will provide much-needed amenities for the department.

“Currently, the computer science department is split across four buildings.

It would be better for the department if all of our faculty could have offices in the same building as it supports greater collaboration and makes decision making easier,” Fisher said in an email to the Daily.

“We are close to running out of space for our graduate students, and our undergraduates don’t have enough space for collaboration on homework and course projects.”

While budgetary concerns are being solved by delayed construction, the building’s changing construction plans are creating new challenges for some Tufts staff members.

A September 2017 Daily article claiming that the the facility would be constructed near the Facilities Management building at 177 College Ave. now seems to be incorrect amid changing plans, impacting many of the workers who based in such locations.

According to Stein, preliminary construction for the Cummings project this summer includes work required to improve drainage and to demolish two

small buildings, Facilities Management at 177 College Ave. and Office Services at 179 College Ave., which will render the current Facilities Management building next to Halligan Hall unusable.

Nils Reed, a facilities worker at Tufts, relayed his varying concerns amid Tufts’ ongoing construction projects. He said Facilities Services would be moving to the building at 520 Boston Ave., where they would be sharing the space with other facilities workers.

“Our current maintenance garage will be torn down by summer, gas pumps will be gone for Tufts vehicles. We will purchase fuel off campus,” Nils told the Daily in an electronic message. “Most of our equipment has been moved to [Harleston] Hall Garage. We will be operating out of there.”

For Nils and others, the uncertainty of construction and changing plans have exasperated the inconvenience posed by the impending demolition of the Facilities Services building, as well as the potential it creates for future problems. “[We are] concerned about parking and overcrowding in the building,” Nils said. “It’s a direct result of the Cummings building.

The administration does not have a permanent location for us at the present time.”

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continued from page 2 wait times as low as they can. It is true that when the volume is up and students are sick with something serious like the flu that it’s not as short of a visit.

We’re trying not to have people sit in the waiting room for a prolonged period of time so they don’t contract the flu,” she

said. “That’s why we tell all patients to wear masks … because we’re trying to protect them.”

Lessnau said she appreciated the quality service that Health Service eventually provided.

“Health Services made me feel very comfortable and were very supportive,” she said. “My doctor recommended cer-

tain medications … and checked in on me after my visit as well.”

Higham said Health Service prioritizes medication, drinking fluids and rest for sick students.

“Students who have the flu … can’t carry on with life as usual,” she said. “Force of will is not going to make them able to go to class.”

Bowdler summarized Health Service’s strategy for combating the flu.

“I think we always try to focus on prevention,” she said. “If we do a great job getting out information why flu vaccination is important, if we explain to students to please not go to class when they have the flu, [we can] reduce the numbers as best as we can… [This is] always part of [our] strategy, and it’s been very effective.”

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Jack Derby appointed ELS program director, Cummings Family professor

by Yanelle Cruz Staff Writer

On Feb. 12, Jack Derby was appointed director of the entrepreneurial leadership studies (ELS) program and the Cummings Family professor of the practice in entrepreneurship. Before joining the Tufts Gordon Institute as professor of the practice in entrepreneurial marketing and sales in 2006, Derby headed several companies and startups.

The Cummings Family Professorship in Entrepreneurship, originally named the Cummings Family Chair in Entrepreneurship and Business Economics, was formerly held by Professor Emeritus George Norman and housed in the economics department. As of this year, the endowed professorship has been moved to the School of Engineering to support growing enrollment in the programs of the Gordon Institute. According to Tufts Now, the ELS minor is currently the largest at the university.

Derby was the first faculty member of the ELS program to receive the Henry and Madeline Fischer Award in 2015, given to the School of Engineering’s teacher of the year, as judged by the class of graduating seniors. Junior Alexander Wulkan, who has taken two courses with Derby, shared that in the classroom, Derby is known for his hands-on approach to teaching and passion for students.

“He is super energetic and has tons of knowledge because he brings all of his industry experience into the classroom and treats everybody with respect, as if we were professionals that are working for him,” Wulkan said of Derby. “The attention to detail that he has is really remarkable, and something that I have been trying to translate into what I do.”

According to Wulkan, Derby’s enthusiasm for teaching is exemplified in the ways in which he seeks to help students, whether that is in a classroom project or trying to find a job post-graduation.

“Regardless of whether [Derby has] met you once or knows you really well, he’s happy to connect you with people in the industry and teach you how to market yourself in the best way possible. That’s something that I’ve never seen in any other class at Tufts,” he said.

Outside of the classroom, Derby has over 40 years of industry experience, including providing sales and marketing services for emerging and middle market companies. Derby said that he and other

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Jack Derby poses for a portrait in the Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex on March 7, 2018. faculty members in the ELS program use this wealth of experience in their teaching.

“One of the things ELS does, and we pride ourselves on, is that we bring our students real-life social and business problems, and they [have the opportunity] to solve them,” Derby said.

Wulkan appreciates that the ELS program ensures that its students experience the concepts that they are learning, because he believes that you cannot learn entrepreneurship from just a textbook or a lecture class. “[Many] of the classes [that] I’ve taken here, especially in economics, tended to be really theoretical. What I loved about ELS is that you become a student sales consultant with autonomy over your own project, and you are working in the real world with clients,” he said.

However, it seems like students might not have to wait until graduation to gain all this from the program. Wulkan expressed “you learn a lot about yourself when you go through an entrepreneurship class, it prepares you for the real world and fosters intellectual creativity and curiosity that no other program at Tufts can give you.”

Derby is bringing the passion and ener-

gy that he has shown in the classroom into his new role. For now, there are two short-term goals that Derby will focus on.

One is finding a “common language” as to how ELS and its objectives are defined.

The other is to ensure a successful run of the 14th annual $100K New Ventures Competition.

“I’m very excited that we’ve gotten applications [for this competition] from seven colleges within the university this year,” Derby said.

To take the ELS program to “the next level,” Derby emphasized that he will not be working exclusively off his personal vision.

“Over the next six months, ELS professors and the board of advisors will identify what that long-term vision is going to be,” Derby said. “Once all professors and the board of advisors are on the same page, there will be opportunities for students and alumni to provide input and be involved in the process.”

Wulkan is excited about Derby’s ability to engage with others in the entrepreneurship community, including the Tufts Entrepreneurs Society, of which Wulkan is the president.

“[One of the goals of the club is to] better foster the Tufts startup ecosystem within the ELS program itself and getting as many people engaged with entrepreneurship as possible,” he said, adding that collaborating with Derby will be fundamental toward achieving that goal.

Sophomores Lea Pensoy and Chloe Amouyal, co-presidents of Women Entrepreneurs at Tufts (WE@T), expressed a similar sentiment about Derby’s appointment.

“While neither of us have been taught

by Jack before, we have heard nothing but good things; we’re looking forward to getting to know him and working with the ELS [program] as WE@T continues to grow,” Pensoy and Amouyal told the Daily in an electronic message.

Derby expressed his hope that every student involved with the ELS program under his leadership will gain an entrepreneurial mindset. “[I hope students gain] an intense curiosity in their lives and in their careers; a courage to be wrong, go outside the normal bounds and experiment with the world around them,” he said.

Student political groups, medical students respond to recent gun violence

by Grace Yuh

Features Editor

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. witnessed a mass shooting on Feb. 14 that left 17 victims dead. According to The Guardian, the loss of these victims makes the shooting among the deadliest school massacres in the United States. This sparked a variety of reactions from the Tufts community in the weeks following the shooting.

Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship (CIVIC) is one of a number

of political groups on the Medford/ Somerville campus that held meetings discussing the problem of gun violence. Senior Alexander Jaramillo Burgos, co-leader of Tufts CIVIC, spoke to the momentum he sees building behind the issue of gun rights.

“I think there’s definitely leadership from the Parkland students and nationwide,” he said. “I imagine that Tufts students might be a part of the bigger picture. There are conversations post-meetings and cross-pollination between groups on campus about donating to

this organization or going to that march.

There’s definitely interest.”

The reactions from other groups on campus reflect the marked impact that the mass shooting in Parkland has had on the issue of gun violence. Junior Jaya Khetarpal, political director for Tufts Democrats, spoke about the change that she has observed in past discussions about gun violence compared to the reaction to more recent events.

“I think it’s because of the people who were targeted by this particular shooting. These are high school stu-

dents who can do something about it and have their voices heard,” she said.

“Many of them are making sure that this will not happen again. I think it’s our current political environment. I think the frustration is being used to create a movement, and gun control is a good issue for students to focus on because it impacts everyone. It’s something that the government has the ability to do something about.”

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Alexander Jaramillo Burgos, one of the co-leaders of CIVIC, leads a discussion on gun control in one of CIVIC’s weekly meetings in Eaton Hall on March 5.

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continued from page 4 Alliance plan to hold a walkout and rally in conjunction with a national movement. The walkout will be 17 minutes long, in honor of the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting. Initially planned for March 14, the walkout at Tufts has since been postponed due to the snow and will likely be on April 20.

Khetarpal hopes that the rally will feature students’ personal stories and capture what students would like to discuss.

“Our hope is to get people to come out to show support, sign our petition that has demands we’re asking from the federal government and to show those that were there that we’re here for you and that we won’t stop fighting until this is done,” she said.

Beyond the rally, Khetarpal noted that the reaction to the Parkland school shooting will extend to guide future Tufts Democrats meetings.

“We’re planning on having a conversation about what our club thinks they should do and having a speaker come,” she said. “We’re hoping to have some bipartisan discussion on this issue.”

Sophomore George Behrakis, president of Tufts Republicans, agreed on the necessity of bipartisan discussion on the issue of gun violence. In addition to a statement released on Facebook, Tufts Republicans also discussed gun control laws with Dan Shores, a Republican candidate for Attorney General of Massachusetts.

“For us, it’s about discussing things

that can be done,” Behrakis said, “It’s about figuring out how we, as the party in power in Washington, can prevent this from happening again. There are things that can be done on the national level that people can agree on.”

Behrakis noted that the diversity in opinion within the club has informed its reaction to the shooting and issues surrounding gun violence. He believed this to be a strength as the club continues to discuss how to move forward as a community and as a nation.

“There’s a lot of diversity of opinion.

There are some members who have never shot a gun so are more reserved, and there are those from states like New Hampshire, where it’s more common,” he said. “It’s a good thing and it forces us to come up with solutions to problems.”

Behrakis, like Jaramillo Burgos and Khetarpal, is hopeful about the momentum demonstrated behind the reactions to the Parkland shooting.

“The solution is calibrated in different communities, and people are meeting with their school boards and police departments and demanding something be done. It’s a conversation that absolutely needs to be had,” he said.

Beyond the Medford/Somerville campus, students at the School of Medicine have also mobilized in a showing of solidarity by holding a rally just a week after the Parkland shooting, organized by second-year medical student Teron Nezwek. Nezwek, an alumnus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, spoke about the idea for the rally.

“The idea started when [Marjory Stoneman Douglas] alumni across a handful of medical schools decided to show a stance in solidarity in a #WhiteCoatsAgainstGunViolence movement where each school would take a photo dressed in their white coats,” Nezwek told the Daily in an email. “Caitlin Fai, the M20 class president, helped share news of the event across all medical classes at Tufts.”

Nezwek felt compelled to take a stand against gun violence as a medical professional.

“The call to action against gun violence has been long overdue in the medical community,” he said, “When I reached out to Dean [for Student Affairs Amy] Kuhlik about organizing an event to commemorate this tragedy, it soon became clear Tufts wanted more than mourning. We needed a call to awareness: gun violence is a public health issue.”

According to Nezwek, the students, faculty and staff who came out to the rally were further inspired by the goal of raising awareness within the medical community.

“Health care providers should be cognizant of their responsibility to address gun violence,” he said.

Nezwek explained that the next steps for the members of the Tufts community at the Boston Health Sciences campus include having a formal discussion with experts that can improve their understanding of how they might effect change at the legislative level.

itting in a room with eight first-semester R.E.A.L. students on a Monday afternoon, I see myself reflected in them. A series of younger, shinier versions of myself sit around the table waiting for a seminar to begin. Today’s topic: how to manage stress — something that I still struggle with in my fourth semester at Tufts. The new students are barely halfway through their first semester and in the middle of midterms. This seminar could not be better timed.

Stress is not the same for R.E.A.L. students. At least, not in most cases. I don’t mean to say that traditional age students don’t experience stress — far from it. I was referring to the combination of outside forces that manifest themselves in a R.E.A.L. student’s life. Family, work and friends can be both a support system and a burden, depending on the circumstances at the moment.

One of the first things discussed during the seminar was where everyone’s stress level is now. Answers ranged from two to nine on a scale of one to ten. Reasons ranged from midterms to papers to situations at home or work. If I had to answer, my stress level would be at a seven, but I rarely find myself below a five. For me, a seven is a good day, while for someone else a seven may be the verge of an emotional breakdown. Each person is unique in what causes stress and how they handle it.

None of this is different from traditional age students. The R.E.A.L. students are the same as any other students when it comes to the college experience. They worry about tests and papers that are coming up. They worry about a job interview on Friday and what they will do after they graduate.

They think about what they are sacrificing to be here at Tufts.

R.E.A.L. students relieve stress in similar ways to traditional age students, despite the age difference. Finding something that interests you and engaging that interest is the most common way to release tension or reduce stress.

Some of the examples of stress relievers that R.E.A.L. students rely on include rock climbing, listening to music and working out.

Sitting in on this seminar made me realize something that I had not thought about before. This could easily have been any group of students on campus. We all experience stress, and we all look for ways to minimize it. Sometimes you just have to withstand the bad days and look forward to the good days. Sometimes you need to decide if the stress you are about to take on is truly worth it.

There are so many things that all students must deal with while they are in school. Exams, homework and roommates are all part of the college experience. Some people have more stressful situations, and some have less. R.E.A.L. students typically have more, but that is a generalization. Everyone needs to manage their stress level and recognize that other people have stressful lives too. Exams will end eventually, and then the fun can begin.

Derek Castle is a staff writer at the Tufts Daily. He is a senior majoring in English.

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“A movie is an adventure, if one is willing to have faith in imagination.” These were the compelling and thought-provoking words spoken by Ava DuVernay, the director of “A Wrinkle in Time” (2018), in an introductory video message welcoming viewers to the film. However, for a movie to truly be an adventure, there is one thing more essential than faith: quality. And no matter how desperately audiences wanted to be able to enjoy DuVernay’s creation, the adventure we were given went no further than the screen.

Adapted from the 1962 novel by Madeleine L’Engle, “A Wrinkle in Time” should inspire children to fight against the evils of their everyday lives. Intelligent and brave, yet dubious, heroine Meg Murry (Storm Reid), along with her passionate and cheerful younger (adopted) brother, Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe) and charming classmate Calvin (Levi Miller) embark on an interdimensional journey to rescue Meg’s father (Chris Pine) from the clutches of a malevolent entity known simply as The It (David Oyelowo). The child heroes

are aided on their quest by three eternal beings: Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) and Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon). As Meg overcomes each obstacle in her path, she realizes that it is truly herself whom she must save, and to do so she must learn not only to have faith in others, but to believe in herself.

In the novel, Meg’s journey of self-acceptance is energizing, and upon finishing the book one feels prepared to take on the world. After watching the movie, however, all one wants to do is return home and sleep, hoping that at least dreams contain the necessary excitement to survive the following day.

Viewers may expect that with such a star-studded cast, “A Wrinkle in Time” would only need to rely on its acting to make it an exceptional film. Unfortunately, the movie’s improper use of its celebrity actors greatly detracts from the audience’s ability to appreciate the movie.

Mrs. Who only speaks in quotes, which is initially endearing, but quickly becomes intolerable, especially when it is unclear how the quote is relevant to the scene.

Though Mrs. Whatsit possesses at least some degree of originality, she contin-

uously berates Meg and remarks on her faults, causing viewers to wonder how children could possibly find the movie empowering. Moreover, because of Meg’s overwhelming desire to find her father, the three youngsters are unwillingly separated from the three women, and thus the lesser known actors end up occupying a disproportionate amount of screen time. While they are endearing, their performances are underwhelming and require much improvement if the audience is intended to cheer for the film’s heroes.

The movie does, however, feature many people of color, a departure from the novel. In the book, the Murry family is explicitly Caucasian, while Meg Murry is biracial and Charles Wallace is FilipinoAmerican. DuVernay, a black woman herself, has expressed her determination to diversify the film industry, and this movie certainly accomplishes that. Unfortunately, the diverse cast alone cannot save this film from its multitude of other problems.

Especially concerning is the movie’s dependence on cheap CGI tricks. The first place the characters travel, or “tesser,” on their journey is to the planet Uriel, which would have the appearance of a

beautiful and majestic “Lord of the Rings”esque landscape if the special effects used to create it were not immediately obvious. Worse, the decisions made by the effects team are extremely questionable.

In one scene, for example, Mrs. Whatsit transforms into a gigantic flying creature, allowing the children to ride on her back.

Whoever designed this creature mistakenly assumed that an oversized leaf of lettuce was a better choice than something actually strong and powerful, like a dragon or anything else. Believable special effects are critical if one hopes to produce an engaging fantasy film, and “A Wrinkle in Time” more than misses the mark — it shoots itself in the foot.

The movie offers nothing for audience members to resonate with, and as a result one is left not with the sense of urgency to right the world’s wrongs that the book imparts, but instead with a feeling of emptiness and dissatisfaction.

Just like The It, whose wickedness stems from its desire for sameness, “A Wrinkle in Time” dulls its viewers’ minds with its monotony. However, while the characters manage to escape, the same cannot be said for the audience.

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‘Klimt and Schiele: Drawn’ mesmerizes visitors at the MFA

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“Klimt and Schiele: Drawn” at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), which runs

through May 28, fascinatingly presents rarely seen sketches from two famous Viennese artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele to commemorate the centennial of their deaths. These two artists influenced

each other heavily during their careers, even though they were nearly 30 years apart in age. This leads to a cleverly planned exhibition that allows visitors to see the how the two artists borrowed ideas from each other.

Their styles may be very different — Klimt has an ethereal tone to his sketches, Schiele a morbid tone — but there are many simisee KLIMT AND SCHIELE, page 8

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larities between the two upon closer observation. All of the exhibited pieces are on loan from the Albertina Museum in Vienna.

Upon entering the dimly lit room that holds all of the exhibit’s drawings, the viewer is confronted by a wall boldly stating “Klimt and Schiele: Drawn” in gold and black. Automatically, one thinks of Klimt’s gold period classics, like “The Kiss” (1907–1908) and “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” (1907).

But who is this seemingly obscure Schiele?

Mysterious and shadowy, he was a contemporary of Klimt who left his conservative art school to join the booming art scene in Vienna in the early 20th century. The two artists formed a friendship and shared their artistic visions but their sketches are distinctly their own, and the MFA does a good job at acknowledging this. For example, Schiele used watercolors heavily in his sketches and Klimt only dabbled with them. In his piece “Lady with Plumed Hat” (1908), Klimt uses black watercolor to highlight the woman’s features and style.

The idea of presenting an exhibit on sketches seems like it could be under-

whelming at first, but it is very interesting to see artists in the middle of the creative process. While these sketches may seem unfinished, they still delicately render the attitude of the characters depicted. There are many micro-themes in the exhibit, ranging from floral images to theater studies to portrait sketches, but the fascination with the human body seems to be the one theme that overlaps between the artists the most.

The experiences of observing the artists’ sketches of bodies are intimate in their own ways. Looking at these sketches feels like peeking into someone’s journal or private sketchbook, skimming over the delicate details of their personal lives. It’s obvious that these sketches were important to the artists, as they carefully chose their subjects, ranging from lovers to family members. The ones that come to mind automatically are Klimt’s “Reclining Woman, Seen from Behind” (1917) and Schiele’s “Female Lovers” (1915).

When it comes down to the way that the exhibition is set up, the room is split in two.

On one side, Klimt’s pieces can be seen, and on the other side, Schiele’s. Placing works from both artists side by side may have made it easier for the average viewer to see

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just how much the artists influenced each other, but separating their works on different sides of the room leads the viewer back and forth across the exhibit to compare. In spite of this, separating the room into two does allow one to get a true understanding of their individual styles. Klimt loved soft images with femme fatale themes interwoven into his pictures. He shaded his sketches to perfection and often focused on the garments that his models were wearing, rather than their faces. Schiele, on the other hand, used bold images and colors. He liked to compress and manipulate space within his drawings, and most of his sketches had depressing undertones. His use of red and blue to create patchiness of the skin lent a sickly look to those that he drew.

“Klimt and Schiele: Drawn” is an exceptional show. There is an abundance of works to see, the themes allow you to learn about the artists and their lives, and the images are all aesthetically interesting. While the organization of the exhibit could have been done with a little more care, the quality on display makes up for it. It feels as if the viewer has been transported to the Albertina Museum in Vienna, sans the six-hour flight.

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For everything you gain, you lose something else.” This is one of my favorite opening quotes from “The Clone Wars” (2008–2014) animated series and it surely applies to this week’s Star Wars announcements. From big changes for the future of the saga to sad but necessary goodbyes, here are a few of the top moments in one of the biggest-ever news weeks for fans.

Last Monday, “Rebels” (2014–2018) aired its last episode, and boy was it truly fantastic. Before I continue, there are spoilers for the finale, so beware.

Many of my predictions were, thankfully, incorrect. Ahsoka was the most difficult prediction, considering we hadn’t seen her for two seasons, but no one could have predicted the introduction of time travel into the canon and Ezra saving her. Ezra’s mysterious fate definitely leaves space for a future book or new series, especially since “Rebels” executive producer Dave Filoni confirmed that he survived the finale.

Considering that Jedi Ezra survived and Jedi-trained Ahsoka is shown to be alive after “Return of the Jedi” (1983), there’s so much area to cover and so many options for future series.

Personally, I’d like an explanation as to the newly established error in “Return of the Jedi” when Yoda tells Luke he is the last of the Jedi. Sorry, Yoda, but with Ezra and Ahsoka alive, that statement is false. Maybe we’ll get a book or a comic series concluding these characters’ arcs. (Or maybe give Ahsoka her own movie?)

With “Rebels” gone, a new series begins. Jon Favreau, the director of “Iron Man” (2008), is getting his own live-action series to be exclusively shown on Disney’s new streaming platform. This is not only a great way to advertise the streaming service but also a great way to explore new territory in the canon.

My personal hope is for a series set before the prequels, preferably around the Old Republic. The original trilogy is far too occupied with stories, and it’s time to show the prequels a little love.

Finally, John Williams is officially retiring from scoring the saga after Episode 9, as he confirmed to radio station KUSC this past week. Williams actually told the station that he didn’t know there would be sequels when he originally scored “A New Hope” (1977) and that he ultimately agreed to score “The Last Jedi” (2017) because his new favorite character, Rey, was returning and would be a major player in the sequel trilogy.

Williams did not compose “Rogue One” (2016) or “Solo” (2018). Both were composed by new composers who used much of the previously established Star Wars music for the films, which is interesting.

Williams leaving the series definitely raises the question of whether or not a new composer will take the helm and create new scores, or if future composers of the series will continue to use Williams’ original score and alter it slightly.

With such a busy news week, I want to hear your thoughts! Feel free to contact me, and may the force be with you!

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: Watching so many Tufts students balance academics, clubs, sports, etc. so seemingly easily makes me feel kind of inferior — like I’m not doing enough with my time, even though I’m already over-stressed as it is. How can I stop feeling this way?

: This feeling is so, so common to have as a Tufts student. Our campus culture tends to perpetuate this idea that the more you have on your plate — and the more stressed out you are — the more successful you are and the more you’re getting out of your college experience. This isn’t true.

I can guarantee you that no one loves being painfully busy all the time and, even more than that, no one has an easy time balancing all the responsibilities that college life throws at you. Some of us are better at hiding it than others, but at the end of the day we’re all stressed out, sleep-deprived twenty-somethings who don’t know which way is up most of the time.

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On that note, you need to balance your schedule in a way that works for you and your needs. You should certainly take advantage of all the exciting challenges Tufts has to offer, but if taking four classes and being involved in a few clubs is what keeps your stress at a healthy level, that’s what you should do. This does not make you inferior; knowing yourself and taking active steps to manage your stress and well-being is commendable.

And if you do find yourself ready to add more activities to your plate but aren’t sure how to start, check out Time Management and Study Strategies (TM&SS) consulting through the Academic Resource Center! They’ll help you balance your schedule, manage stress and get you on a path to a more well-rounded college experience in no time.

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Early decision

by Nathan Foster Disclaimer: Astrid Weng is a graphics editor at the Daily. She was not involved in the editing of this letter. Catherine Perloff, one of the contributors to the Enigma article “Economic Diversity at Tufts,” is the editorin-chief of the Daily. She was not involved in the writing or editing of this letter.

We write in response to “The early bird applicant: Trends in early admissions at Tufts,” published on March 1. As authors of a Tufts Enigma article looking at the economic diversity of the student body, we are extremely concerned by the university’s increasing reliance on early decision admissions.

In a survey of the economic backgrounds of 452 students, conducted in March 2016, we found that students who applied early decision are far less likely to receive financial aid than those who applied regular decision. The numbers are striking — only 38 percent of early decision applicants in our survey, as opposed to 54 percent of regular decision applicants, said they received aid.

At the time, we speculated that this disparity could be in part because early decision applicants do not have the opportunity to juggle multiple financial aid offers to choose the best option. We seem to have been on to something. In the Daily article, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Management Karen Richardson says that “the admissions office advises potential applicants that ED may not be the best option for students who wish to compare financial aid packages, as applicants will have to make a binding commitment to attend the university if admitted.”

As it would be hard for students in need of financial aid to commit to a school without knowing what they will get in their aid package, early decision produces a wealthier pool of applicants. As tuition rises rapidly — in absolute numbers, far faster than financial aid — the pressure to admit students who will pay the full price, and who do not require tightening financial aid dollars, can only be increasing. A relatively easy way to accomplish this would be to admit more students early decision.

Indeed, half of the student body is now being admitted through early decision, up more than ten percent from just a few years ago. Even as Tufts has gotten much more selective overall, the Daily’s data show that the percentage of early decision applicants accepted has actually been increasing.

In short, we suspect that increased early decision admissions is being used to sidestep low-income and middle-class applicants. Even if this is not the intent, it is most likely the effect.

We would love to be proven otherwise.

Thank you, Nathan Foster, Greta Jochem, Thomas Morin and Astrid Weng Current and former data journalists, Tufts Enigma

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he past week has been a reminder of why the Democratic Party is a constant disappointment. After giving up on keeping public attention on guns, knowing Congressional Republicans were unlikely to budge, Democrats moved on to what turned out to be a consensus issue.

Democrats and Republicans came together to relax banking regulations.

This tone-deaf attempt at restricting DoddFrank got enthusiastic support from many Democrats who co-sponsored the bill. The most ardent defenders have been centrist senators from states Trump won, like Donnelly (D-IN), Heitkamp (D-ND), Tester (D-MT) and Manchin (D-WV). Seeing these Democrats, all of whom receive contributions from the financial sector (Donnelly, Heitkamp, Tester, Manchin), line up with Republicans to reduce Fed oversight and liquidity restrictions is not particularly surprising.

The real disappointment is from Democrats in safe seats. They do not necessarily need bankers’ money for their re-elections.

And they certainly do not need to appear centrist; their margins of victory are large enough that this vote will not affect their chances.

These disappointments are who carried the bill from a majority that brought together centrist Dems and Republicans to a filibuster-proof 67 votes. Who are these disappointing Democrats whose votes are bought and paid for? They include failed Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Kaine of Virginia and Mark Warner, Virginia’s other Democratic senator.

The same is true for Coons and Carper, the Democratic senators from Delaware.

Seventeen members of the Democratic Caucus have shown that Democrats are only progressive by comparison. In politics, talk is cheap. Sending thoughts and prayers is not difficult and has no cost. Taking a legislative stand is harder; it requires giving up campaign contributions from the financial sector. Many Democrats are still the centrist counterpart to the right-wing Republicans when it comes to the critical issue of banking regulation. The increased volatility and risk-taking behavior without oversight, as estimated by the CBO, will remind everyone of the 2008 crash. The financial crisis is fresh in the minds of many, but apparently not many senators.

The only silver lining of this legislative backstab is the 32 Democrats who voted against the legislation. These include virtually every high-level presidential hopeful in the Democratic Party. An optimist would conclude that the Democrats’ direction of travel is toward more progressive politics and power is shifting away from the Kaine and Warner types to the Harris and Warren types. Even Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was against the bill, which would not have been the case at most other points in his career.

But I am no optimist. So rather than expecting the Democrats to settle on a more progressive consensus, I will reiterate once again how campaign finance is at the root of this problem. As long as senators’ votes are on sale, they will be bought, and financial institutions have the resources to buy enough for a filibuster-proof majority. This bill was not a “rare win for bipartisanship,” it was a demonstration that Democrats will remain merely the lesser of two evils as long they rely on big business to fund their campaigns.

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continued from page 15 battled MIT’s duo of juniors Tyler Barr and Alex Cauneac. Though the match went back-and-forth, Ali and Gupte were able to secure the Jumbos’ first win of the day with an 8–6 victory. Tufts No. 2 doubles team of senior co-captain Ben Battle and first-year Carl-Herman Grant, played a similar match, beating junior Sean Ko and first-year Micahel Zhao, 8–6.

The Jumbos finished off their sweep of the doubles matches with an 8–5 victory by first-year Boris Sorkin and sophomore Ethan Bershtein of the Engineers’ sophomore duo of Albert Go and Victor Cheng.

“Zain [Ali] and Rohan [Gupte] had a slow start in doubles,” Coran said. “But they fought really hard and came back to win the match, giving us a 3–0 lead going into singles. I think that was the turning point in the match.”

The teams then competed in six singles matches, with the Jumbos breaking even on victories to secure the overall victory.

Gupte, playing No. 1 singles for Tufts, had to default his match to MIT co-captain Barr, putting Tufts at a slight disadvantage.

However, Sorkin, Ali and sophomore Ben Biswas all came out on top in their matches to secure the victory for the Jumbos.

Ali, playing No. 2 singles, won in straight sets (6–1, 6–4) against Cauneac. Sorkin, competing against Ko in the third position, fought hard to win the first set, ultimately prevailing 7–6, before cruising through the second set with a 6–3 score.

“I was really impressed with Boris,” Coran said. “He got the chance to play in a high-pressure environment and he pulled through to pick up a win for the team.”

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Sophomore Zach Shaff backhands the ball at the MIT Invitational on Oct. 17, 2017.

Biswas earned a close win at No. 6 singles in one of just two matches to go the full three sets on the day. The Bedford, Mass. native won his first set 6–2 but fell by the same margin in the second to Zhao. However, Biswas clinched the victory with a marathon 10–5 win in the third set. Battle also took his opponent to three sets, but ultimately fell 6–4, 1–6, 2–6.

The team was very pleased with its performance, especially considering it was just the first match of the season.

“I think everyone was really happy about the team’s overall effort and focus against MIT,” Coran said. “Sometimes the first match of the season can be difficult because you don’t have the best rhythm, but we got it done.”

The Jumbos will ship off to Arizona State University this weekend, where they will take on the Conn. College Camels (0–1). The team will travel to Claremont, Calif. the following day to take on No.

23 Sewanee (9–2). Though they expect the latter match against the Tigers to be particularly close, the Jumbos anticipate tough competition out of both opponents.

“We’re really excited for our next match at Arizona State, where we will be playing Conn. College,” Coran said. “I think those matches will be great preparation leading up to California. We’re going to continue to work hard and make improvements as the season goes on.”

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Tufts earns 16–7 victory over Stevens on Saturday

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The No. 7 Tufts men’s lacrosse team cruised to its third win of the season on Saturday with a decisive 16–7 victory over the Stevens Institute of Technology. The Jumbos were only winning by two goals at halftime, but with a stifling defensive effort in the second half, they were able to shut out the Ducks in the third quarter and win the half, 9–2.

“One of our biggest points all year — something we have talked about a lot — has been not getting complacent,” junior attacker Danny Murphy said. “We fell into that trap a lot last year, and we are trying to be a different team. We almost let them back into it when we were leading 7–1 in the second quarter, but we talked about not being complacent at halftime and that fired us up.”

Murphy, who added two goals and two assists to his season totals against Stevens, was Tufts’ leading scorer last year. However, Saturday’s game belonged to his fellow junior attacker, Ben Connelly.

Connelly rattled off four goals and five assists, including scoring or assisting on four goals during the Jumbos’ 6–0 firsthalf run. The Winnetka, Ill. native now leads the Jumbos in goals with 11.

“Crazy, right?” Connelly said. “Just the right place at the right time, that’s all it was. It is easy to rack up points when all I have to do is pass it and the other guy does all the work.”

Tufts junior midfielder Henry Hollen, who saw his first action of the season against Stevens, mentioned that the team wasn’t at all surprised by Connelly’s performance.

“The defense either wasn’t sliding to him, which gave him a chance to shoot, or slid to him and he’d pass out of it for assists,” Hollen said. “We know he is capable of that kind of a game.”

Senior attacker Andrew Seiter added four goals to up his season tally to 10, while sophomore midfielder Nick Shanks added two goals and an assist to pace the Jumbos.

In a game in which the teams’ shots, saves, turnovers and clears were all nearly dead even, two statistical categories stand out: ground balls and face-offs won. Tufts dominated in loose-ball situations, with a 42–19 edge in ground balls — something that is preached to them in practice every day by coach Casey D’Annolfo. Hollen led Tufts with seven ground ball pick-ups on Saturday.

“Ground balls are just a hustle stat,” Hollen said. “It is simply about who works the hardest and who wants it more, and I think we made it clear, especially in the second half, that we wanted it more.”

Hollen was also the reason for the Jumbos’ success in face-offs, as the San Diego, Calif. native went 16-for-22 en route to the hosts’ 18–7 advantage at the dot. First-year midfielder Evan Cunningham, who filled in for Hollen in

his absence during the first two games, won two of his three face-off attempts to continue the strong start to his first-year campaign.

“We know how dominant [Hollen] can be, so it is nice to have him out there,” Murphy said. “He is a force.”

Nonetheless, Hollen is still hungry for improvement.

“The numbers look good, but I could have been better,” Hollen said. “I’m serious — watch the tape. I just put the ball between my legs and let the better athletes handle it. All credit to my teammates.”

As much as Tufts’ attackers and face-off men deserve credit, it was the team’s dominant defense that held Stevens to just two second-half goals. The experienced group, spearheaded by senior defender and co-captain Connor Lansdale, has yet to give up more than 10 goals to an opponent this year, not has it allowed more than five goals in any half. Against Stevens, sophomore goalie Mason Pollack made 13 saves to record his third win of the year.

“Our defense is dominant, and they play a complete game,” Connelly said. “They dictate our offense and get stops. We rely on them a lot and they’ve been great.”

Tufts brings it 3–0 record into the first game of its NESCAC schedule on Saturday, a home tie against Colby (1–1). In the teams’ matchup last year, the Jumbos defeated the Mules, 10–7, on March 18.

“NESCAC game. Home conference opener. Big game. That’s all,” Murphy said.

MEN'S TENNIS

Tufts takes down MIT in first match of spring season

by Julia Atkins Staff Writer

The No. 17 Tufts men’s tennis team traveled to MIT on Saturday to compete in its first match of the 2018 season. The Jumbos won all three doubles matches and three out of the six singles matches,

winning with a final score of 6–3. Having lost to MIT in 2016, the Jumbos were thrilled to exact revenge on their crosstown opponents, who are ranked 21st in the country.

“After losing to [MIT] the past couple of years, it was nice to get this victory,” senior co-captain Danny Coran said.

“We’re a stronger team this year, and we’re definitely starting this season off on the right foot.”

Tufts came out strong early in the day, winning every one of its doubles matches by close margins. Seniors Zain Ali and Rohan Gupte, playing No. 1 doubles, see MEN'S TENNIS, page 14

Don’t call it a comeback.” LL Cool J immortalized those words nearly 30 years ago. He did not want anyone to think that he had been gone and was now returning; no, he was always there. That is not the case in sports. There are clear falls and there are even clearer comebacks. There are many reasons for said falls, but we love to see people beat the odds and return to greatness. This month has been big for comeback stories.

The most recent comeback is Tiger Woods. This weekend, arguably the greatest golfer of all time put together a run in the Valspar Championship and finished second. This was the first time in a long time, as he has not won a tournament since 2013, nor has he won a major since 2008. On the 17th hole, he made a 44-foot putt that looked like vintage Tiger. Only he could hit that shot, it seemed. He had a shot to send the tournament to a playoff on the final hole but fell short. Still, this was huge for golf fans. The fallen prodigal son showed glimpses of a return. If it holds for the future, Tiger reaching the top again would be one of the more amazing comebacks in sports history.

Derrick Rose has been having comebacks and abandoning them since 2010. He returned from a torn ACL, a torn meniscus, another torn meniscus and just about every other injury imaginable. Some of his comebacks were definitely better than others.

Now, though, he has one more chance to make the most legitimate comeback of his career. Rose recently signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves after looking lackluster on the Cavaliers and taking time to consider retirement. If one of the most promising basketball players of a generation (if you don’t believe me, check out his highlight reels) becomes a third-stringer for a sixth-place team, imagine the comeback story that could result if he ever again plays like he did in his MVP 2010–11 season. I do not expect that.

Very few expect him to do anything special for the remainder of the season or even his career. Yet Rose spoke out recently, saying that he wants to prove us doubters wrong.

It is necessary to say that although these are the two most prominent comeback stories in sports right now, there are questions about the backgrounds of these two players. Whether their specific comebacks should be supported is up to each individual, but to ignore Tiger’s cheating and Rose’s alleged sexual assault would be irresponsible. I brought these two players to light since they are the most current cases.

Sports fans love comeback stories.

Comebacks give us hope for ourselves.

They show that even when the greatest get knocked down, they get back up.

With that, it must be true that so can we. Frazier may have been beaten Ali in their first match, but that third time?

Call it a comeback.

David Meyer is a sophomore majoring in film and media studies. David can be reached at david.meyer@tufts.edu.

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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Bowman, DeBari register All-American performances in Birmingham WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

continued from page 1 history. In order to win, Bowman thus had to defeat the reigning national champion in her best event.

For the first 4,400 meters, Bowman and Cordani ran within half a second of one another, albeit with the latter leading the former most of the way. According to Bowman, this was all according to plan.

“My strategy was to be in the lead pack and follow. I definitely did not want to lead [from the start] because 25 laps is a lot, and it’s a lot of work to have to lead the whole race,” she said. “I just snuck right in there in second place and followed the leader for the first 22 laps.”

In the antepenultimate lap, Bowman surged more than a second ahead of Cordani.

“I was still feeling great and strong,” Bowman recalled. “So with three laps to go, I passed her and kicked, and that’s when I knew that I could do it.”

Bowman’s lead grew to three seconds with just 200 meters remaining, at which point the Camden, Maine native ran her fastest split of the day to clinch her first national championship. The Tufts co-captain finished the race with a time of 16:31.32, more than five and a half seconds ahead of second-place Cordani. Bowman improved upon the previous Tufts record in the 5,000 meters by nearly 11 seconds, vaulting ahead of Catherine Beck’s (A ’08) time of 16:42.23.

Another Jumbo broke a school record on Friday, as DeBari’s time of 8.79 seconds in a preliminary heat for the 60-meter hurdles bested her own mark of 8.80 seconds, which she set just a week ago.

The performance advanced DeBari to the finals of the event, held the next day.

“With the hurdles, you never really know how it’s going to go because you have to do well in the preliminary [race],”

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Senior co-captain Annalisa DeBari runs the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay at Springfield College on Feb 17.

Debari said. “A lot of the top-ranked athletes didn’t make it to the finals, so I’m very happy with making it to the final and placing there again.”

Both Bowman and DeBari ran again on Saturday. The former placed fourth overall in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:39.98, improving upon her previous personal best by over five seconds. In the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, DeBari finished in 8.89 seconds, good for fifth overall. For her efforts, Bowman garnered the fifth and sixth All-American honors of her career, while DeBari was named an All-American in the

60-meter hurdles for the second straight year.

“I’m a little bit disappointed because I did have the second-fastest time going into the finals, so I was hoping to do a little bit better,” DeBari admitted. “But after giving it some time, I’ll be able to really be happy with how it went.”

Tufts competed in one other race at Nationals. On Friday, the quartet of sophomore Rhemi Toth, sophomore Julia Gake, first-year Olivia Martin and junior Sarah Perkins competed in the distance medley relay. The foursome combined for a time of 12:04.56, slotting them in 10th place.

Finishing 11th overall in the team standings, Tufts ranked as the third-best team from the NESCAC, trailing only second-place Williams and tied-for-eighthplace Bates. Having entered the weekend ranked 20th in the nation by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the Jumbos have much to be proud about.

The team kicks off its spring season with a pair of meets in Jacksonville, Fla. over spring break before it hosts the Tufts Snowflake Classic on March 31.

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Duvivier nearly breaks all-time record in championship performance MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

continued from page 1 honor for the second season in a row, as he placed eighth at last year’s NCAA Championships.

Watanabe was Tufts’ sole individual runner to qualify for the finals of an event at Nationals. Junior Anthony Kardonsky missed out on a qualifying spot by four places in the 200-meter dash after finishing 12th out of the 15 with a time of 22.15 seconds. DiMaiti also failed to qualify for the finals of the 400 meters, placing 15th in 49.96 seconds.

Tufts ended the first day of the national competition tied for 28th place thanks to the DMR team’s eighth-place finish, which gained one point.

Saturday was a more successful day for the Jumbos. Duvivier clinched the national title in the high jump, clearing the bar on nine of his first 10 attempts. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native bested his personal record — which was also the Tufts record — on his second attempt at the height of 6’11 ¾” (2.13 meters), but didn’t stop there. After Duvivier cleared the bar at 7’1″ (2.16 meters), his last remaining competitor, Rowan senior co-captain Harrison Escoffery, failed to do so. Duvivier ultimately maxed out at a staggering 7’2 ½” (2.20 meters) to win

the national title, coming up just short of the all-time meet record of 7’3 ¾” (2.23 meters). With the fourth-best indoor mark in Div. III history, Duvivier — who played for the Tufts varsity basketball team as a first-year and sophomore — earned the second All-American honors of his career and claimed 10 points for the Jumbos.

“I’m a firm believer in trusting the process,” Duvivier told the Daily in an email.

“Sam [Wuest], my jumps coach, put me through an incredible training program and all I did was follow it. Having a full track pre-season for the first time ever, not occupied with basketball was pretty key to my success also. These last couple of days, especially the last few days away from the stresses of classes, have been very restful, comparatively, to the rest of the season.

That played a big part in being mentally and physically ready for competition. It feels great being national champion, it was a long time coming and I hope to repeat this coming outdoor season.”

Watanabe also had a strong performance on Saturday, placing sixth in the finals of the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.64 to earn three points. In total, the Jumbos earned fourteen points over the course of the weekend to tie for 13th, their best finish since 2007, when they tied for seventh.

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Sophomore Matt D’Anieri runs the first leg of the 4×800-meter relay at the Branwen SmithKing Invitational on Jan. 27.

With the conclusion of NCAA Championships, Tufts’ track and field athletes must now shift their focus to the fast-approaching outdoor season. The

men’s team is back in action over spring break, as it will compete at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday and again on March 24.