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Newly founded Tufts Architecture Society offers talks, skill workshops for all students see FEATURES / PAGE 3

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Jumbos turn in strong performance at MIT Invitational

Trio of lawyers, including Tufts alum, casts spotlight on wrongful convictions in ‘Mass Exoneration’ podcast see WEEKENDER / PAGE 5

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Tufts develops master’s degrees in diversity and inclusion leadership, data analytics by Bridget Wall Staff Writer

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) has been developing two new master’s programs: the Master of Arts in Diversity and Inclusion Leadership and the Master of Science in Data Analytics. According to Dean of the GSAS Robert Cook, both degrees emphasize an interdisciplinary approach, with many university departments participating in the development of the two programs. Cook said that the process of creating a master’s degree takes about 18 to 24 months from the idea of a degree to the first cohort of students starting. “There were six months where we were developing the ideas, recruiting faculty, having numerous discussions of what courses should be included and what the requirements should be,” Cook said. The Board of Trustees then evaluates the program, and once it is approved, the recruitment and application process begins, according to Cook. Cook noted that these degrees prepare students entering fields with high demand for workers at the moment. “[Data analytics and diversity] are places where there is a growing market,” Cook said. Noting that although many diversity officers have degrees in fields such as psychology, Cook said he hopes to train students for the position through the Master of

Arts in Diversity and Inclusion Leadership, launched this fall. The program included several students who had already been working at Tufts, according to Silas Pinto, a senior lecturer in the department of education and member of the steering committee. The program accepted part-time students last year, according to a Nov. 9 Tufts Now article. Ten students are currently enrolled in the program, according to its website. “It is the first year that we have the two cohorts coexisting, and we are trying to figure out ways of having them engage and having some opportunities for second years to mentor the first years.” Pinto said. Cook added there will be development and expansion to the program as the program goes on. Pinto believes that this program will help promoting diversity and inclusion at Tufts. “This is something that can be both beneficial to creating people who will take these skills out into the community and also be looking internally into the work that we will be doing here,” Pinto said. The Master of Science in Data Analytics, scheduled to launch in fall 2019, is still under development, according to Professor Jeffrey Zabel, co-director of the human development economics doctoral program at Tufts. Zabel added he and other professors are devising the coursework and introductory course. “[The introductory course] will be teamtaught and we’re going to have professors from different disciplines coming in to talk

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Robert Cook, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, poses for a portrait in Ballou Hall on May 21, 2014. about what they consider data and how they analyze it so students can understand how different disciplines approach data and working with data,” Zabel said. Zabel also hopes to bring in data science experts as advisers. “There is such a huge demand now for data scientists because the use and the availability of data has just increased amazingly so that there is now a real demand for people with these types of skill sets,” he said.

Cook added the GSAS is working on introducing more degree programs to draw more students to the school with more opportunities. “We are constantly thinking about which degrees will be successful,” Cook said. “We’ve also thought about new programs in art administration and nonprofit administration. That’s another area where we think that there is growth, and it appeals to some of the strengths that we have in arts and sciences.”

Art crime expert speaks on potential, ethical challenges of digital preservation by Jillian Rolnick Staff Writer

The same technology that has introduced innovative methods in the fight against art destruction has also introduced new ethical dilemmas, one of America’s preeminent art crime professors told Tufts community members at an event on Wednesday night. Erin Thompson, associate professor of art crime at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, noted her belief that this is a particularly timely matter given the rise of terrorist groups destroying centuries-old art in the Middle East. Thompson’s talk, titled “The Digital is Not Neutral: Thoughts on the Digitization of Threatened Cultural Heritage,” was

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cosponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, the Department of Classics and the Digital Humanities program. According to Thompson, the destruction of art has been a part of warfare for generations, but new technologies have highlighted the effort to save endangered art, with some prominent consequences. “We have let our excitement about the possibility of countering destruction with digital recreations hurry us past our necessity of asking ourselves the hard questions about what responsibilities we have with these projects and how we can do better jobs that would benefit more people, instead of just those that share our views on the monuments we choose,” Thompson said. “The public perception of digital recreation projects only very rarely

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acknowledges that such projects might have potential downsides.” Thompson explained that, in making digital representations of artwork, designers use photographs to develop mathematical representations of either the surfaces of cultural sites or of entire monuments. She said that these designers have a great deal of discretion in their work and can make substantial changes to the presentation of the original art. When this occurs, she said, the artists begin to project biases, consciously or otherwise, onto the work they create, potentially altering its true meaning. “Context matters. Where, how and by whom an art object is created, modified and displayed and destroyed changes the meanings its audiences are most likely to receive,” Thompson said.

Thompson also noted that designers often disregard local perspectives when recreating the original artwork and may have different intentions in showcasing the pieces. “Most of the founders and prime movers of the visible digital projects [who] focus on archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq are from America or Western Europe, and these projects have not uniformly sought input on the control, creation or interpretation of images from either Syrian or Iraqi experts, academics or people who live near the site,” she said. “Digitization is not an automatic, objective or neutral process. It requires the intervention of humans, and these interventions are based on our bias, assumptions, hopes and fears.”

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continued from page 1 The digitization of artwork has been rapidly increasing due to conflicts in the Middle East, especially those in Syria and Iraq, that are threatening the livelihood of many prominent monuments, according to Andrew McClellan, an art and art history professor at Tufts. “It’s especially fraught … in the Middle East, where war and targeted destruction have claimed the existence of world monuments,” he said in an interview with the Daily. To remedy this issue, Thompson suggested three ethical principles to guide digitizers’ work: transparency in the creation process and potential biases; hospitality in inviting diverse perspectives into the digitization process; and dissonance, meaning the consideration of all facts and stories.

Bruce Hitchner, chair of the Department of Classics at Tufts, echoed Thompson’s sentiment that the development of ethics are essential to the future of digitization. “[Thompson is] raising really important ethical questions about a new frontier of knowledge, creation and presentation and interpretation,” Hitchner said in an interview with the Daily. “We don’t really have a good understanding of the boundaries, either ethically or in terms of knowledge organization.” Moreover, instead of being presented in a monolithic fashion, Thompson said that digital representations should be more nuanced, allowing the audience to engage with the work and construct their own perspectives. “This type of schema can tell multiple stories instead of a single, supposedly authoritative story about the past, and even conflicting narratives can have their own strands,” she said.

Thompson referenced several projects that have incorporated such nuance, including the Memory Matrix at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which included work from several artists and was deliberately not presented as a perfect replica, allowing the viewer to make their own conclusions about the work. In an interview with the Daily, Tufts Digital Humanities Specialist Joanna Swafford noted the importance of regulating digitization as technology plays a more central role in society. “As the world becomes increasingly digital, it seems increasingly important that we consider questions of ethics and the power and responsibility that comes with increased technology,” she said. “I’m thrilled that this is becoming a larger conversation.” Anton Shenk contributed reporting to this article.

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Architectural studies majors form new student club for building skills, community

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Juniors Elizabeth Cornfeld and Jane Nasta, co-founders of the Tufts Architecture Society, pose for a portrait in Tisch Library on Oct. 21. by Sarah Crawford Staff Writer

Juniors Elizabeth Cornfeld and Jane Nasta, both architectural studies majors, founded the Tufts Architecture Society this fall. Prior to its creation, there was no group on campus specifically for students interested in architecture, according to Cornfeld. “We noticed when we came to Tufts that there was no club that was strictly devoted to architecture,” Cornfeld said. Director of Architectural Studies Diana Martinez explained that the architectural studies major in the School of Arts and Sciences is housed within the Department of Art and Art History and, as a result, architecture-related extracurricular activities were only available through the Tufts Art History Society. Martinez, an assistant professor of art history, said that she is glad to see the formation of a club that better serves the distinct interests of students interested in architecture.

“I think they [architecture students] have a very particular set of separate interests, and they weren’t represented necessarily by the activities of the Art History Society,” Martinez said. So far this semester, the club has an e-list of over 60 people and has held three events, including a talk by Martinez about her career in architecture and an event introducing the architectural studies major at Tufts, according to Nasta. “We also had a drawing workshop for people to practice their perspective drawing … and a presentation on applying to graduate school for architecture as well,” Nasta said. For its final event this semester, the Architecture Society hosted a gingerbread house decorating activity on Dec. 5. “We decided to host this event as a nice relaxing way to end the semester … and we really wanted to get in the holiday spirit since December is starting,” Cornfeld said. Cornfeld and Nasta hope to expand the club in the next year. Currently, the club

meets during open block on Wednesdays, which the co-founders noted is not a good time for some members, so they hope to possibly change the meeting time and hold more regular biweekly meetings next semester. The two co-founders also have several ideas for future events. “We were thinking of having members of our clubs give … presentations about certain architectural topics they’re interested in, and talking about how to make an architecture portfolio and how to get an internship,” Cornfeld said. In addition, Nasta hopes to organize events such as presentations from professional architects and information sessions about the software programs used by architects. “Having local architects come and speak is a popular idea, [as is] learning how to use the software that you need in architecture,” Nasta said. Nasta and Cornfeld also hope that the club will raise interest in the architectural

studies major and serve as a space for students who are passionate about architecture to talk about it. According to Martinez, there are currently 24 declared architectural studies majors. Architectural studies is available through both the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, with separate requirements in each. Nasta, who is enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences, said that the major is fairly flexible and allows students to choose the subjects on which they would like to focus. “It’s pretty much what you want to make it,” Nasta said. Alternatively, in the School of Engineering, the architectural studies major is housed in the civil and environmental engineering department, and students are required to complete civil engineering courses and the core engineering school requirements. While less flexible see ARCHITECTURE SOCIETY, page 4

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ove is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud … Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” This quote comes from 1 Corinthians 13:48 in the Bible. I appreciate this quote because it aligns with my beliefs, and it speaks to a way of thinking without directly mentioning a single origin of power. Of course, these words could be interpreted with a Christian frame of mind, with meaning that a non-believer would never see but they also don’t have to be fully laden with Christian theology to be appreciated as a moral compass. While some elements of the Bible confuse me, others, like this verse, guide me, give me direction and give me reason of being. I grew up attending an all-girls Catholic school in Japan, visiting Shinto shrines for New Year’s, Buddhist temples on New Year’s Eve and praying to the Christian God at least four times every school day. This chaos of faiths meant both liberation and restraint. To me, back in Japan, faith was something that you did not commit to or choose but rather juggled as society called you to do so. Here, I’m learning yet another way of being — so drastically different, so rich and meaningful. This is the last week of columns. One of the problems and beauties of communicating through writing is that it requires the reader to be driven to read. I am grateful for the people who have read my column, for the people who mentioned that they did, for the people who shared it with others. My most earnest hope is that I reached someone who disagreed with me, someone who has never danced or who thought that Tufts’ political dialogue is an accepting and inviting space for all perspectives. I hope that disaccord enabled someone to think in a new way, to glimpse a beautiful part of someone else’s life or the struggles that they never knew existed. This column, to me, is a series of dedications to the fashionistas and the women in computer science. And to you. Because no matter how much you conform to mainstream Tufts or mainstream America, you can never be fully represented in every element of your being. I think that each person has a story untold or song sang quietly. We can be a mass characterized by certain adjectives but with people with an array of identities. There are so many exciting fields to explore — even on our small campus — that no one could scratch the surface of all of them. But we collectively do scratch, delve and make these fields our own. I hope to continue learning bits of what other Tufts community members are involved in. I hope to engage with humility and respect for others’ passions, views and backgrounds. I hope to live by the opening quote; I hope to truly love the people I pass by, the people whose entire lives I will probably never learn about but whose passions I may have the pleasure to learn and admire. Love hopes. So do I.

Haruka Noishiki is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. Haruka can be reached at haruka.noishiki@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 3 than the School of Arts and Sciences curriculum, students can still focus their electives in the areas in which they are most interested. “You really get your foot in the water in both civil engineering and architecture, which is a great education because a lot of architects don’t have that sort of background, so they design buildings that can’t actually stand up,” Cornfeld, who is enrolled in the School of Engineering, said. Martinez also commented on the interdisciplinary nature of the major. “Architecture is … something that requires both mathematical knowledge … a sort of [artistic] sensibility, a knowledge of history … and the ability to organize your ideas in writing,” Martinez said. In reflecting on why they originally chose to study architecture, Cornfeld and Nasta emphasized the field’s combination of a variety of subjects. “I’ve always been interested in science, math and engineering but also the arts, so architecture really appealed to me,” Nasta said.

Cornfeld agreed. “Architecture [is] … a really great fit if you want to do design but make it more practical or be able to apply engineering knowledge to it,” she said. For Nasta, the appeal of architectural studies lies not only in its interdisciplinary nature but also in its greater relevance to the world. “Architecture is so cool because it’s just everywhere — you’re studying your world, and it’s applicable to everything,” Nasta said. Martinez said her own interest in architecture first arose when she realized architecture extended to many aspects of life. “Architecture is not about just buildings — it’s about society, it’s about how we think about space, how we think about community, and for me, it was so much more than I thought it was,” Martinez said. Martinez, who is teaching a class this fall on architecture in Boston, said that she connects architecture to topics that are relevant to society today, such as race. “I can’t pretend I’m an expert in Boston architecture, but I can use my own methodologies to approach Boston architecture, and part of that is focusing on issues

I feel are relevant to today … so I focused on two architectural projects where the question of race is central,” Martinez said. In the class, students are studying the Royall House, a former slave’s quarters less than a mile away from Tufts’ Medford/ Somerville campus. “It was a remarkable piece of architecture, and learning about that history through the architecture itself was an incredible opportunity,” Martinez said. Martinez said the class also looked at the Emerald Necklace, a series of Boston parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Martinez started as Tufts’ director of architectural studies earlier this year. Following the 2016 departure of the previous director, Daniel Abramson, the program had been without a permanent leader, which caused it to shrink in size. Martinez hopes that together with the new Tufts Architecture Society, the program will expand and be reenergized. “I really wanted to inject a new energy into the program and … make sure that the existing architectural majors felt like there was a real direction for the program going forward,” Martinez said.

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‘Mass Exoneration’ takes sobering look at consequences of wrongful conviction

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Frederick Clay spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a Boston taxi driver. Only there was one problem: He was innocent. Upon reevaluation, the evidence once used to convict Clay confirmed his long-attested innocence, but the impact of imprisonment on his life was far from over, as is the case for hundreds of exonerees around the country. In fact, Clay’s account of his experience with injustice is only the first of many similar stories told in the new Massachusettsbased podcast, “Mass Exoneration.” Created by a team of lawyers that includes Lisa Kavanaugh, Nicole Baker and Tufts alum Brian Pilchik (LA ’14), the “Mass Exoneration” podcast strives to share the stories of male exonerees, like Clay, who suffer the lifelong consequences of a wrongful conviction. Through their work with the New England Innocence Project, a nonprofit that provides pro bono legal representation to people who have been wrongfully convicted, Kavanaugh, Baker and Pilchik got together and eventually found themselves talking about their clients, their stories and the irrefutable importance behind them. Not long after, they began floating around the idea of producing a podcast in order to spread these stories — an idea that eventually came to fruition. “We knew we had these clients who had very powerful stories that they wanted told,” Pilchik said. “We thought it would be good to give them a platform to share those stories, not only with their family, but also with people who don’t know what is going on in the criminal justice system.” After figuring out the logistics, as well as partnering up with local recording studio PRX Podcast Garage, the team got started on reaching out to clients who expressed interest in telling their stories. “We knew the basic structures of the clients’ exoneration narratives,” Pilchik said. “We read online, we read court documents, we gathered our data. They got arrested, they went to prison, they got out and now they have to learn what an iPhone is — everyone has that story in our interviews. What surprised us was everything else.” From a childhood spent in foster care to a battle against homophobia, the life narratives explored throughout season one of “Mass Exoneration” by no means all tell the same tale. Whether it is in terms of the varying backgrounds of the exonerees or the unethical practices leading to their conviction, each episode follows a unique path. “I think that all of our stories are very different,” Pilchik said. “Perhaps one of the things that’s cool about them is that they highlight different ways that criminal trials can go wrong because sometimes it comes from human unfairness, and while that’s scary, it makes for a really compelling story.”

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The logo for the podcast ‘Mass Exoneration’ is pictured. However, the complexity and thoroughness of the interview process went beyond simply combing through hours of recordings to figure out the clients’ stories; Kavanaugh also emphasized the importance of each exoneree bringing a loved one with them to their interview. “When stories are written about people being exonerated, their families are rarely even mentioned,” Kavanaugh said. “We wanted to acknowledge that it’s not just the wrongfully convicted person who suffers — the family does the time with their loved ones.” In certain episodes, such as the one centered around Nat Cosenza and his two daughters, family plays a major role. In others, it is clear that the exoneree and his relatives were not the only ones who experienced the pain of these false convictions. In the case of Clay, the victim’s brother, Jerry Boyajian, along with his wife, Katrina Boyajian, joined the team in telling Clay’s story. “[Katrina and Jerry] came to believe fully in Fred’s innocence, so they ended up participating in the podcast as well,” Kavanaugh said. “They weren’t Fred’s family, but they had become connected to him through their shared experience of this wrongful conviction.” Yet, the involvement of the Boyajians extended beyond participation in the podcast. Following the release of Clay’s episode, a blog post written by Katrina Boyajian about Fred’s story and their gratitude for the opportunity to contribute to the pod-

cast was posted on the “Mass Exoneration” website. While “Mass Exoneration” primarily focuses on the subsequent consequences and pain felt by those impacted by wrongful convictions, the experience of sharing these stories of injustice left a lasting impression on the creators as well. “It’s one thing to work with people who have been accused of crimes, but it’s another to have them share with Nicole [Baker] and I everything about what their lives have been like in the last 30 or 40 years,” Pilchik said. “It’s opened my eyes to how prevalent wrongful convictions are and how they happen to all sorts of different people from all sorts of different backgrounds.” As the first season of “Mass Exoneration” comes to a close, Kavanaugh, Baker and Pilchik look forward to hopefully continuing the production of the podcast if funding and staffing allow. Regardless, they hope their podcast is only the beginning of a dialogue among listeners about the suffering that wrongful convictions cause in the lives of innocent people, like Clay. “We want the people who hear these stories to become conscious of the idea that there are problems with the criminal justice system — lots and lots of different problems,” Pilchik said. “We hope that this adds to the conversation and reminds people that the system doesn’t always work. It didn’t work for these people, and it got these cases very, very wrong in a way that took much too long.”

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o one likes being told what to do, but I must ask one thing of the three of you reading this: please don’t illegally download the movies and TV shows you plan to watch. Yep, this week’s column is going to be a fun one! I know we are all students, and iTunes’ attempt to charge $9.99 for whatever mediocre rom-com that is tame and bland enough for the whole family to watch, and for no one to truly enjoy, feels outrageous, but bear with me. Not downloading illegally doesn’t even necessarily mean paying for the films you watch. As Tufts students, we have an incredible number of resources that we can use to access movies legally for exactly $0 — if you ignore the cost of tuition, but that’s a discussion for another day. The streaming site Kanopy is free for anyone in possession of a library membership, which you, my fellow Jumbos, all have. Signing up to Kanopy using your Tufts email address gives you access to a massive number of films from A24 — amazing films like “Moonlight” (2016), “Lady Bird” (2017) and a personal favorite of mine, “20th Century Women” (2017), tons of Oscar-nominated films and over 400 Criterion Collection films. Instead of re-watching “The Holiday” (2006) — which, although it is a fun movie, is far too long at 2 hours and 16 minutes, and somehow manages to make Jack Black seem unlikable — with your grandmother, turn on the incredibly funny “Obvious Child” (2014) and have a chat about what it’s like being a young person and suddenly having to figure out life, which is much more likely to be relevant to both of your lives than a story about charming Jude Law will ever be. If you are somehow unable to find something to watch on Kanopy, there are alternatives. If you are looking for slightly more mainstream options, Amazon Prime Video has some fantastic shows and movies and offers students a free one-year trial of its service. Once again, sign up using your Tufts email. There is plenty of stuff to watch instead of having another conversation with your Aunt Barbara about how you may have gained a few pounds. If both of these options are not enough, many streaming services like Mubi and Netflix offer free trials, which is definitely something worth trying. It may seem silly to care about whether or not complete strangers pay for what they watch, but if you care about movies you need to be paying for them. Movie-making is a business, and which movies get made is based on how much money people think they will bring in. If you are tired of not seeing enough women, people of color or queer people in films, you need to be putting your money towards films that do showcase these groups when they come around. It’s plain and simple. If you want more movies to be made, you need to be accessing the ones that have already been made. You might not even need to pay for them. Alexi Reich is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Alexi can be reached at alexi.reich@tufts.edu.

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merican health care is a catastrophic failure because it makes care a commodity and suffering a source of profit. Medicine cannot be commodified as exchange rests on contractual relations among informed consumers. These relations cannot exist in medicine. Socialized medicine makes it possible to treat illnesses with care, without an eye to profitability. In Britain, before the Blairites began to undercut the National Health Service (NHS), socialized medicine produced dramatic gains in quality of life, overall health, lifespan, fitness and happiness. Care that is free at the point of service makes it easier for patients to seek treatment, for the state to undertake dramatic expansions of preventive medicine and for doctors to work without having to worry about anyone’s bottom line. In every instance, socialized medicine, even just single-payer systems, has proven cheaper, more humane, fairer and healthier than America’s dystopian nightmare. No one goes bankrupt or must solicit donations on the internet or simply do without under socialized medicine. There are intangible benefits, too. An NHS in America would allow us to undertake unprofitable investments in preventive, palliative and rehabilitative care, giving dignity back to millions of people who currently have to solicit donations for substandard care. Socialized medicine makes us freer — we have more life to live, more autonomy. We cannot let the trust and care involved when we are made well by another person’s touch be sullied, so we fight for Medicare for all as the first step toward socialized medicine. Other socialist efforts should include expansion of public health programs, regulations that make medicine safer for patients and the liquidation of the health insurance industry. We cannot let human suffering be an engine of profit. Capitalism demands suffering. Individual firms have an incentive to increase exploitation and weaken the security of workers. The ruling classes structure the flow of capital to their own benefit. This means deliberately distorting the development of weaker countries, isolating or destroying ideological or national rivals and imposing political control. Such acts of economic destruction and physical aggression serve overlapping political purposes. In Iraq, it was the destruction of an unfriendly government and the privatization of its assets. In Libya, NATO destroyed a government that supported anti-imperialist movements in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Greek debt crisis, the finest example of economic imperialism, saw the core powers in Europe impose a depression on a weaker neighbor to realign its political economy and keep the core countries afloat. The role war plays in capitalism is underscored by the heedless worship of U.S. military power. No one spends $700 billion unless they’re getting something out of it. Socialists need to lead a broad anti-war movement, while also building institutions of international solidarity and developing trade and development policies that redistribute global wealth and encourage sustainability. We cannot cede the international arena to capital. Though socialism in one country is possible, isolation or destruction is guaranteed so long as capitalism is ascendant. We must resist the commodification of human need and the imposition of imperialism if we are to have a shot at building a fair world. Aneurin Canham-Clyne is a senior studying history. Aneurin can be reached at aneurin.canham_clyne@tufts.edu.

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Introducing the SLUSH Fund by Tufts Community Union Senate We’ve all heard it: “Tufts isn’t the same place it used to be.” We write this as a group of TCU Senators spanning all four class years at Tufts. While we’ve all spent our time at Tufts in different ways, we recognize that there is so much potential to make Tufts a place we’re more proud to call home. And while it’s fun to complain about it, we want to do something about it. The start of the Tufts experience can be a bit overwhelming: Maybe you did a pre-orientation program and maybe you didn’t, but either way, you’re thrust into an Orientation Week filled with activities, and everything is wonderfully different. Everyone is in the same boat, and the campus can actually feel quite small. Once Orientation Week ends, however, there is little that brings the whole campus together. We join clubs and find friends. We hang out in our friends’ dorm rooms, maybe go into Boston a few times, maybe head to a party at one of the sports houses and vow

to never go again. But other than Spring Fling, there aren’t many events where we interact with people outside our tight-knit friend groups. And we are often faced with the feeling that there just isn’t much to do. We know the problem isn’t a shortage of ideas because so many of us have great ones. We have a solution that doesn’t claim to be the be-all and end-all program that makes Tufts the most fun place on Earth, but rather, a step towards bringing our campus together and creating fun events our entire school can unite around. It’s called the SLUSH Fund. It’s a pool of money dedicated to making campus more exciting. A fun fund, if you will. This fund will be accessible to any group of students on campus, and all events will be open to the entire student body. Groups will come to a committee and present their idea, and after a long, hard evaluation, you’ll be able to throw some great events to unite our campus. If you have an idea for an event, put together a group and present it (or come alone because you’re a strong, independent person who don’t need nobody)!

If selected, you’ll be able to plan and execute the event to make it your own, and the committee will be there to help you every step of the way. Think of ideas over break and be ready to pitch at the beginning of next semester! You can find the application online at bit.ly/Slush-App, and if you have any more questions, you can check out our FAQs at bit.ly/SlushFAQs. We’re so excited to hear your ideas next semester. It can’t ‘herd’ to apply! Get it, herd? Because elephants? We look forward to hearing your ideas! Signed, Jacqueline Chen, TCU President Adam Rapfogel, TCU Vice President Amrutha Chintalapudi, Class of 2019 Senator Ayden Crosby, Class of 2021 Senator Rabiya Ismail, Class of 2022 Senator Timothy Leong, Class of 2022 Senator Deepen Goradia, Class of 2022 Senator Maya Velasquez, Latinx Community Senator Noah Weinflash, Trustee Representative

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Jumbos’ distance runners open season in tune-up meet at BU

Bradley Schussel The Coin Toss

NFL playoff predictions

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Senior co-captain Kelsey Tierney competes in the 5,000 meters at the New England Div. III Championships on Feb. 17.

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continued from back where you’re at, it’s nice to see how to train over winter break and see how you are when you come back from that.” Tierney noted the physical differences in the transition between the cross country season and the indoor track season. “I forgot how sore my calves get after a track race, especially because we were training for a slower race like a [6,000 meters] on grass for like the past three

months, and I just ran a [5,000 meters] on a track, which is just a much faster event,” Tierney said. According to Tierney, many distance runners are hoping to continue to build on their performance after what was a somewhat frustrating cross country season compared to last year. The Jumbos finished 12th at the NCAA Championship, fifth place at NCAA Regionals and fourth at the NESCAC Championship. “The distance side of the team, we aren’t satisfied with the season we just

ended,” Tierney said. “I think a lot of us are hoping to set a lofty goal for ourselves to maybe go to indoor Nationals this year, especially because they are at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston and a lot of us are from New England or Massachusetts. I think we’re all pretty fired up after a not-so-great past season and excited for the next one.” The team will continue to train throughout the next month before the first full invitational meet on Jan. 12 at Tufts.

Tufts swimmers break personal, school records in strong showing at MIT 1:54.92. Meanwhile, sophomore Lily Kurtz captured first place in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:04.54 to make the NCAA B cut. The women’s team mounted an impressive push on Sunday to overtake MIT for first place, as Kurtz led the way with a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.63) to make another NCAA B cut. The 200-medley relay squad of Kurtz, first-year Jeanette Khowong, sophomore Sasha Fong and firstyear Hannah Spencer captured second place in 1:44.72, besting the 2012 program record of 1:45.83 in the process. Fong also finished second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.85 seconds, while Evans and sophomore Jackie Crater notched third-place results in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke, respectively. “It was a really exciting weekend, a lot of girls had awesome swims,” Kurtz told the Daily in an email. “I’m really proud of everyone, we really came together and proved how hard we worked. I’m especially proud of Abby Claus and [first-year] Juliette Bichon, who are two of many who swam awesome and got personal bests this weekend.”

Coach Adam Hoyt was encouraged by the team’s comeback win over the Engineers, who finished last season ranked sixth in the country. “To challenge one of the best teams in the country was special and reflects the work the women have put in so far,” Hoyt said. Both the men’s and the women’s teams enjoyed a rest day on Monday, before diving right back into training mode ahead of Saturday’s meets against Wesleyan, WPI and Williams in Middletown, Conn. “At this time of the season, our goal isn’t about times; it’s about race execution, toughness and energy,” Hoyt said. “Both teams did a great job with these things this past weekend, and I’d like them to carry that through to this weekend’s competition and step up, even though they might be physically and mentally tired.” The brown and blue will square off against a pair of NESCAC foes in Wesleyan and Williams, as well as non-conference opponent WPI, at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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continued from back out the Invitational with 1,777 points to the hosts’ 1,684. The Jumbos started off strong, recording 243 points on Friday. The team won the first meet of the day, with junior Grace Goetcheus, first-year Mary Hufziger, sophomore Abby Claus and senior Colleen Doolan finishing the 800-yard freestyle relay in 7:36.47, three seconds ahead of second-place MIT. In the 1,650-yard freestyle, sophomore Sook-Hee Evans’ time of 17:35.50 was good enough for third place, while sophomore Rhys Empey and senior Ailish Dougherty took fifth and sixth, respectively. In the one-meter dive competition, sophomore Amber Chong took third behind two MIT divers with a score of 270.65. On Saturday, Tufts was unable to close the gap on MIT but did increase its lead over third-place RPI to nearly 700 points. In the highlight of the day, the Jumbos went one-two in the 200-yard freestyle, as Hufziger finished first in 1:53.39 and was followed by Evans, who recorded a mark of

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elcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold predictions about your favorite professional sports. First, a look back at my Week 13 predictions, which went one-for-three: Prediction: Jets beat (+9.5) spread against Titans. Outcome: Titans 26–22 Jets. Did I get it right? Yes! Prediction: Lamar Jackson makes 250+ passing yards, 100+ rushing yards. Outcome: 125 passing yards, 75 rushing yards. Did I get it right? No. Prediction: Rams (-8.5), Chiefs (-15) and Packers (-14) all cover the spread. Outcome: Rams win by 14, Chiefs win by seven, Packers lose by three. Did I get it right? No. This will be the last column for the semester. The NFL’s regular season will come to an end over the break, so let’s take a look at the standings and predict who is making the playoffs… AFC East Winner: New England Patriots This one’s a no brainer. The Pats (9–3) have a three-game lead over the second place Dolphins (6–6). There should have been no doubt in anyone’s mind that they would win the division for the 10th year in a row, which they can accomplish this weekend. AFC North Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers The Ravens (7–5) have won three straight to pull within half of a game behind the Steelers (7–4–1). Although Baltimore is hot, Pittsburgh has the better team and they’ll end up on top. AFC South Winner: Houston Texans After losing their first three games, Houston (9–3) stormed back to win nine straight. Indianapolis could challenge them, but Deshaun Watson, J.J. Watt and co. are just tearing it up right now. AFC West Winner: Kansas City Chiefs This one’s not as obvious as you might think! The Chiefs (10–2) have the lead but the Chargers (9–3) are hot on their tails. Even so, the Chiefs’ talented offense will lead them to the division title. AFC Wild Cards: Los Angeles Chargers and Indianapolis Colts The Chargers have the first spot all but locked up, assuming they don’t win the division. The Colts (6–6) are the most talented of all the teams vying for the second spot. I predict Andrew Luck will lead them to a wild card berth. NFC East Winner: Dallas Cowboys Maybe the hardest division to predict. The Cowboys (7–5), Eagles (6–6) and Redskins (6–6) are all in the race. Dallas is heating up at the right time, however, and I think they will go on to take the division. NFC North Winner: Chicago Bears Da Bears! Chicago (8–4) is two games ahead of Minnesota (6–5). The Vikings have an easier schedule going forward, but the Bears have one of the best defenses in the NFL and the division lead. NFC South Winner: New Orleans Saints Easy choice here. The Saints are 10–2, four games ahead of the Panthers (6–6). New Orleans has been obliterating defenses all season and will continue to do so. Next! NFC West Winner: Los Angeles Rams Too easy once again. The 11–1 Rams have already sealed their division. The most stacked team in the NFL has already taken the West with four games to spare; are you surprised? NFC Wild Cards: Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota (6–5–1) is too good to not be in the playoffs. They have games left against Detroit and Miami, which they should win easily. The Eagles are fighting for their division, and I don’t see them missing out on the playoffs. They’ll beat out the Panthers and Seahawks for the wild card spot. Bradley Schussel is a senior studying biomedical engineering. Bradley can be reached at bradley.schussel@tufts.edu.

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Swimming and diving teams impress at MIT Invitational

COURTESY PAUL RUTHERFORD

First-year Joseph Kim swims breaststroke on his way to winning the 400-yard individual medley at the MIT Invitational on Dec. 2. by Haley Rich Sports Editor

After defeating Middlebury at home on Nov. 18 to open their seasons, Tufts’ swimming and diving teams enjoyed a free weekend before competing in the three-day MIT Invitational over the weekend. The women’s side came out on top of the eight-team field, while the men’s team finished second of six teams. Men’s swimming and diving In the first event of the meet on Friday, the squad of first-year Joseph Kim, sophomore Tyler Tatro, sophomore John Koster and junior Roger Gu teamed up to place second in the 800-yard freestyle relay, finishing behind MIT in a time of 6:48.29. Tufts swimmers took second, third and fourth place in the 1,650-yard freestyle, with sophomore John LaLime (16:14.92) leading the

way behind MIT senior Josh Graves. The Jumbos led the pack with 256 points points at the conclusion of Friday’s events, while MIT (233) and RPI (213) placed second and third, respectively. On Saturday, the Jumbo men were overtaken by the MIT Engineers, as the hosts finished the day with 1,154.5 points to the Jumbos’ 1,100. Senior co-captain Kingsley Bowen captured first place in the 100-yard backstroke in 50.47 seconds, while Kim won the 400-yard individual medley in 3:59.95 to meet the NCAA B cut — the lower of two standards for determining invitations to the NCAA Championships. Meanwhile, Gu set a new personal record in winning the 50-yard freestyle with a mark of 19.77 seconds. On Sunday, Kim picked up his second individual win of the weekend with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.28. The Philadelphia native’s time met the B cut

by more than a second and was under last year’s qualifying time, giving Kim a chance to qualify for this season’s NCAA meet. Gu added another victory on Sunday, winning the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 44.44 seconds. Meanwhile, multiple Jumbos picked up second-place finishes in other events. Tatro took runner-up honors in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 4:41.34, while Tatro, Bowen, Gu and first-year Tar Tar Jarusinchai combined to place second in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:04.12. Despite their success, the Jumbos were unable to catch the Engineers, finishing with 1,886 points to the hosts’ 2,012. In just his second collegiate competition, Kim was named NESCAC Performer of the Week for his two impressive victories. Kim is the first Tufts swimmer to win the award as a first-year since Bowen did so in January 2016.

“I wasn’t expecting it, so it’s pretty exciting,” Kim said of the recognition. “It’s cool to be following in Bowen’s footsteps.” Overall, the Jumbos were happy with their performance at the Invitational, especially after a demanding week of practice. “We didn’t get a lot of rest before this meet, and we still had lift on Wednesday and had some difficult practices throughout the week,” Kim said. “A three-day meet is hard for anyone, but the team did a great job warming up and … cheering and racing through the fatigue. This weekend really set us up for the [conference] championships — another three-day meet.” Women’s swimming and diving Meanwhile, the women’s team pulled off a comeback to steal victory from MIT on the final day of competition, closing see SWIMMING AND DIVING, page 11

Women’s track and field begins season at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener by Jake Freudberg Staff Writer

Tufts opened its season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, hosted at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center on Saturday. Only four runners competed for the Jumbos, typical for the early winter tune-up for the team’s distance runners. Both senior co-captain Jennifer Jackson and junior Nicole Kerrigan competed in the 3,000 meters. Jackson placed 24th and Kerrigan placed 26th of 39 total runners. Jackson’s time of 10:29.97 and Kerrigan’s of 10:35.21 were both personal records.

In the 5,000 meters, senior co-captain Kelsey Tierney ran a time of 18:24.90. Meanwhile, senior Caitlin Porrazzo came in at 19:09.58. Out of the 47 runners who completed the event, Tierney and Porrazzo finished 40th and 47th, respectively. Despite the meet’s not being scored, runners from a number of schools across the country competed at the event. While many Div. I schools competed at the meet, Div. III schools, like Tufts, typically send a few runners to get qualifying times for the Div. III Championships later in the season, Tierney said.

“This meet, our team and a lot of teams will only send a few distance runners,” Tierney said. “A lot of Div. I schools will fly their runners from the West Coast over because it’s right after nationals are over … we just use [the meet] to try to get qualifiers before indoor actually starts in case we get injured mid-season or something unexpected happens.” Jackson said that the timing of the race, right after cross country season and before winter break, is beneficial for the distance runners. “A lot of distance runners, especially [veterans], have the option of running at the meet because we are in pretty

good shape coming off of cross country,” Jackson said. “Since it’s a more competitive meet, it’s a really good place to use that fitness and qualify.” Jackson added that many distance runners saw the event as a transition from the cross country season, since it was the first race of the winter indoor track and field season. “In cross country, it’s hard to know where you’re at fitness-wise because the times don’t really reflect it sometimes, so it’s a nice place to gauge your fitness,” Jackson said. “I think because you can see see WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD, page 11