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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer speaks in conversation with Dean Alan Solomont as a part of the Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series on April 4.

Last night, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke before an audience of around 400 in a packed Cohen Auditorium as part of Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civil Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series. The event, which was also sponsored by the School of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Political Science, began at 6 p.m. and ran for an hour. Dean of Tisch College Alan Solomont acted as the moderator for the evening’s forum. University President Anthony Monaco delivered opening remarks about the Distinguished Speaker Series, explaining that the series has been able to bring voices and perspectives to campus to shed light on important contemporary issues such as the environment, partisanship in politics and reproductive rights. “Conversations like these are vital to the mission of the university … [and these individuals] compel us to follow their examples and to act to solve problem in our communities,” Monaco said. Monaco went on to contend that few civic institutions are more integral to the democracy than the judiciary. Shortly thereafter, Breyer and Solomont took to the stage. Before beginning to field questions, Breyer, who was both a graduate of and professor at Harvard Law School, recounted his friendship with former University President Jean Mayer, who also had a tenure at Harvard.

Solomont asked Breyer, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 under President Bill Clinton, how he had interpreted his predecessor Harry Blackmun’s message to him: “You will find this an unusual assignment.” Breyer said he concurred with the message. “You are always on duty … always. Here we are … [and I must remind myself to] be careful what you say … The job is an interesting job, and an important job … and you have to give what you have — you can’t let up,” Breyer said. Breyer stayed true to the principles of his role as a justice throughout the night, emphasizing the necessity for him to refrain from candidly expressing his opinions in public as a part of a central body based in impartiality. With Solomont guiding the questions, Breyer discussed impressions of partisanship in politics and in the court system as well as the role of the courts on the state level, and he spoke, as candidly as he could, about salient issues such as the cases on gerrymandering at the state level that the Supreme Court is reviewing right now. Breyer also summarized how a case ends up before the Supreme Court, highlighting that around 100,000 cases involve federal questions. From that pool, around 8,000 will appeal to the Supreme Court to have their case heard. The justices then have their law clerks scour through the cases and write memos, at which point the justice will analyze the overviews given to them. Ultimately, it see BREYER, page 2

Administrators share tentative plans for new swimming pool by Connor Dale

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The university is tentatively exploring plans to construct a new pool facility, according to Barbara Stein, vice president of operations at Tufts. While there is no existing timeline for design and construction, the pool would replace the current Hamilton Pool, which serves the university’s aquatic teams, students and members of the Medford and Somerville communities. “To serve all of the many users’ needs, the university envisions an Olympic-size pool measuring 50 meters long by 25 yards wide. This is similar in size to pools at Tufts’ Academic and Athletic peer colleges and universities, and would enhance the ability of the university’s aquatic teams to compete while also making the pool more accessible to the members of the Tufts community and potentially enabling Tufts to host local high school [swimming] championships,” Stein told the Daily in an email.

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According to Stein, any major new athletics facilities will be funded by generous donors and the university is still in the early stages of generating interest for the project. However, Stein noted that recent planning has been undertaken to establish a target budget for capital costs as well as estimates for annual operating expenses in order to build donor interest. “We’re working to build excitement for the project among alumni and friends, and are encouraged by the enthusiasm of our supporters for this project and by the early gifts that they have pledged. The strongest driver of interest in a project like this is that we have a proud tradition of success among our swimming and diving teams but facilities that don’t measure up to that success. We still have a great deal of work to do to secure funding, but we are very optimistic,” Eric C. Johnson, senior vice president for university advancement, told the Daily in an email. Stein added that in current 2018 dollars, the new facility would cost in excess of $30 million to construct.

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Once funds are secured for the project, the construction of the new pool would take roughly two years to complete, according to Michael Skeldon of Tufts Facilities Services, project manager for the construction of the pool. While the exact location of the facility has not yet been decided, the area across from the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center and Cousens Gym has been investigated as a likely site. “We want [the pool] to be near the athletic complex in order to work in concert with the other activities, for staffing purposes, for maintenance, and for the convenience of the student athletes, but exactly where still needs to be worked out — both because of permitting issues as well as very technical issues like dimensions and soil conditions,” Skeldon said. Stein emphasized that any project of this type would require significant consultation with neighbors and approval by city officials, a process that she said the university is committed to undertaking at the appropriate time.

The university has maintained previous intentions to replace the Hamilton Pool, which is the oldest swimming pool of any school in the New England College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). According to a Daily article from 2002, a master plan of improvements to Tufts’ facilities created in 1990 included the construction of a new pool. However, the university had other financial priorities at the time, and no effort was made to pursue the new pool as a special fundraising project. Since then, Hamilton Pool’s current deteriorating conditions and usage constraints have largely necessitated the construction of a new facility, according to John Morris, Tufts’ athletic director. “As early as the 1980s, it was apparent that the Hamilton Pool was nearing the end of its useful life, both technically and functionally, and that its limited size was insufficient for a university with an enrollment as large as Tufts. In an effort to extend the life of this aging facil-

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continued from page 1 takes an affirmative vote from four justices for the case to go before the court. Breyer then mimed a mountain of memos and explained that it takes him mere hours to decide which potential cases should be seen before the court, a process he called “mechanical.” He quipped that this rapid elimination was not due to speed reading, but rather his application of specific criteria. “We have criteria, and the criteria is almost always ‘did the lowers courts reach different conclusions on the same federal law’ … when people have different conclusions about … a single, uniform federal law [where decisions] should be the same, then we will take it. That’s why I can narrow it,” Breyer said. Solomont then turned the line of questioning to the partisanship within Washington and ways in which the court has evolved since Breyer was appointed nearly 25 years ago. Solomont noted that, to a third party, it appears as if the courts are seeing greater polarization, with around 20 percent of cases seeing a 5-4 vote. However, Breyer worked to dispel the partisan slant associated with the different opinions. He posited that different drivers of judicial interpretation lie at the heart of the dissenting opinions within the court, comparing himself to his late colleague Justice Antonin Scalia. Breyer said that while Scalia relied on what is specifically enumerated in the Constitution, Breyer believes that the original intent of the document must be considered in the context of the times.

“The main axis of difference, I would say, is he thinks that you can answer more of the difficult questions in front of us by relying on the language, tradition … I want to look more to what the purpose is, and look at the context. I am more reluctant to make bright-line rules,” Breyer said. “I think that explains more of our divisions than the fact that he was appointed by a Republican president and I was appointed by a Democratic president.” Solomont then brought up the cases regarding gerrymandering that are currently before the court, to which Breyer deferred to his previous statements about a judge constantly remaining on duty. “I can’t answer questions [about cases like this] directly, the way you like, but they say a judge should not give an opinion on a matter right before him,” Breyer said. “It’s a pretty good rule that judges should keep away from just giving off-hand opinions.” As the evening ended, the floor was opened to audience questions, which spanned how Breyer would define his legacy on the court, the nature of the court following Scalia’s death, operating with only eight justices and questions about privacy. One student’s question addressed the evolving nature of the cases that courts will be seeing, with technology becoming deeply integrated into everyday life, and the challenge of hearing cases without the technological expertise required to understand them. Breyer explained that, by educating themselves and having lawyers and experts clearly explain technicalities to the judge and jury, courts can overcome lapses in technical knowledge.

“Lawyers in particular are supposed to be able to explain things for us and the jury and to others who are not technical people,” Breyer said. “We have classes, articles, people who teach, the sheriffs association, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union], the Bar Association … and we have state legislature.” Still, Breyer emphasized that the role of the court is as an arbiter between the decisions that are made and the constitution that governs how the democratic system should work — not as a body to pass legislation, but a way to reconcile changing regulations with the rules of the system. “I think we work best when we come in last because our job is not to say what is good or bad for the country,” Breyer said. “Our job is to decide whether what the country comes up with … is consistent with [the Constitution], and this document does not tell people how they live, but it tells them how they govern themselves.” Students who attended the event shared positive takeaways. Sophomore Nikki Venkataraman said she left the talk appreciating the Supreme Court’s norm of civility. “I really liked when he talked about how he had never once heard any of the supreme court justices raise their voice or speak badly of any of the other justices,” she said in an electronic message. “It definitely makes me have a lot of respect for them because they are debating the most controversial issues in the country and somehow they are able to stay civil and be friendly towards each other … even though they might have completely differing political views.”

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continued from page 1 ity, the university has had to invest significant resources into Hamilton Pool over the years to keep it functioning safely for pool users,” Morris told the Daily in an email. According to Adam Hoyt, head coach of the men’s and women’s swim teams and director of aquatics programs at Tufts, Hamilton Pool currently serves varsity swim teams, club water polo, physical education classes, recreational swimming and community swim programs. However, the pool’s severe limitations have impacted these programs’ usage of the facility. According to Hoyt, whose men’s swim team won the NESCAC Championship in February, the men and women’s diving teams currently rent pool time at MIT to train due to the size restrictions of Hamilton Pool. The pool is 25 yards long by 36 feet and six lanes wide, approximately half the size of an Olympic-sized pool. “We’re definitely cramped in the pool, and a bigger pool would obviously mean more space, which would give us flexibility to focus on specific aspects of our training. But I think the biggest change [a new facility would bring] would be for divers — it would be most beneficial for them because they have to go to MIT every day,” James McElduff, a senior and a co-captain of the men’s swimming and diving team, said. Amber Chong, a diver, concurred, explaining that the commute to MIT to practice took valuable time out of her schedule. “The fact that I can’t practice at the pool affects me greatly,” Chong, a first-year, told the Daily in an email. “The round trip of [traveling] and practice takes about 4 hours and that is very valuable time that is taken away from me, since I could’ve been doing homework, studying, or doing extracurricular activities. My academic performance has

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Hamilton Pool is pictured on Feb. 16. suffered as well, but we try to do our best with the circumstances.” According to Hazen Breen, captain of the men’s club water polo team, the general conditions of the Hamilton Pool area are also poor. “The air quality is pretty problematic sometimes. When you get 20 to 25 people in there working out really hard, it’s hard to describe … You can tell there’s not enough oxygen in the air, it almost feels like you just start puffing and hacking and end up out of breath,” Breen, a senior, said. While Hoyt said that Hamilton Pool has worked fine for creating a championship-winning team and culture, he noted that a larger, better-equipped facility would still have a significant impact on the university’s aquatics teams. Hoyt said that a new pool would open up the potential for hosting a variety of events, such as the NESCAC championships or the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) diving regionals.

Hoyt also emphasized what a new pool facility would mean for the greater Tufts community as well as for Medford and Somerville. He discussed an expanded community swim program, other clubs’ usage of the pool facility, such as the Tufts Mountain Club for kayak-rollover training, and even the potential of scuba classes. “Our first priority is going to be how we can give the greater Tufts community access to this facility in ways that improve its quality of life, improve its happiness on campus, and improve its yearly happiness, and then we’re going to look to contribute to the greater good of our bigger communities, like the Medford and Somerville areas. I think that the idea of active citizenship on a Tufts campus is fostered — in part — through our facilities and what goes on in them and I don’t think that the new pool would be any different,” Hoyt said. Jeremy Goldstein contributed reporting to this article.

CORRECTION The article entitled “Students and workers rally in support of dining workers’ unionization efforts,” which ran on April 4 has been updated to correct the spelling of Edwin Jain’s first name and to clarify that Michael Kramer is a UNITE HERE representative. The article was also updated online with more information on the interchange between protesters and administrators at Ballou.

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Lillian Sun creates art from inappropriate Tinder messages on @thefleshlightchronicles

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Most people who have used dating apps have stories about the funny, offensive or disturbing messages they’ve received. Lillian Sun, a senior majoring in political science and art history, and creator of Instagram account LILLIAN x TINDER (@ thefleshlightchronicles), decided to make art out of those messages instead of letting them just sit in her inbox. The account currently has approximately 14.8k followers. A typical post features a picture of Sun with Tinder message bubbles creatively edited into the picture. Dripping with sarcasm and cutting wit, the captions are centered around themes that Sun feels are worth addressing, like sexism, racism, fetishization and abuse, among others. In one post from November 2017, you’ll see Sun holding a sign at a protest, but instead of a catchy slogan, the sign featured a Tinder message from a man who made an appeal to Sun’s love of activism that fell very flat. The account username, @thefleshlightchronicles, originated from the first post that Sun made on the account in November 2016 — a screenshot from a Tinder profile of a man with a cigarette in his mouth, holding a Fleshlight sex toy with a cigarette in it as well. “How to get a girl: Step 1, show her your fleshlight. Step 2, put a cigarette in your fleshlight,” the caption reads. Sun shared that she initially joined Tinder for purely personal reasons; she had not originally set out to uncover the dark underbelly of the dating app. She truly just wanted to meet people. “I had just broken up with my ex-boyfriend and I had never used it before. I wanted to try it as a way to at least meet some new people,” she said. “It was so exciting at first, that’s the sort of draw of it. You feel very wanted when these people who maybe wouldn’t have approached you in real life are talking to you.” Soon, Sun grew sick of receiving degrading, inappropriate messages on Tinder from men and did what many

people in the age of social media do: She posted about it. It began as an account for the enjoyment of herself and her friends. It was never supposed to be the artistic, social commentary platform that it has since evolved into, she added. “I just got a lot of really terrible messages from men on Tinder and I made a finsta for it. It really began as a finsta and as it got to be more popular, I realized that this touched upon my own issues as a woman of color and I could talk about that,” Sun said. Sun described the transition of the account, from being mainly for venting and entertainment to one that seriously addressed social issues, as both “organic” and “conscious.” She has focused on racial fetishization in particular, because it is a common problem that affects her when using dating apps. “I realized that fetishization is an issue that we don’t really talk about and that most people don’t really understand,” Sun said. “I wanted to first clarify that [fetishization] for people that were confused and provide a space for a woman of color who had experienced fetishization.” Being a rising star in the “activist meme community” requires a large amount of work and dedication by Sun. She explained the thought process and effort behind each post. “There’s a method to the madness, I usually conceive of these ideas beforehand. I usually do a mad swipe on Tinder and check back on it later, and I’ll browse all the messages and see if any of them are funny enough or terrible enough,” Sun said. “Then I’ll conceptualize how I want to translate that visually,” she said. “Then, I’ll have my friends who also do photography to help me out with that.” Sun actively tries to provide a platform for people of color, especially women. Her account has featured poems and photography created by female artists of color, many of whom are Tufts students. “A lot of my friends are women of color and they are really talented at what they do, so I wanted to use it to showcase their stuff as well,” Sun said.

Sun’s recent posts have had a slight edge that clearly developed over time as you scroll through the account’s feed. “As I was doing this and was getting more involved in the activist meme community on Instagram, it brought me a lot of insight into my own willingness to let things slide,” Sun said. “In that sense my account just got more aggressive.” Sun’s followers seem to adore her content: On every post, there are upwards of 1,000 likes and up to hundreds of comments complimenting her on various elements of her photos and captions. She added that her followers also frequently send her direct messages. While she enjoys getting to know the people who follow her, the sheer quantity of messages she receives is overwhelming. “Usually I’m pretty consistent with answering DMs … I don’t get to everything obviously because a lot of people send me long, long paragraphs of their own life stories and it takes a lot of emotional labor to answer them, but I try to answer as many as I can,” she said. However, where there are admirers, critics are usually quick to follow. “I have gotten harassed by strangers [and by] people I know in real life, online. Luckily never in real life physically. Fearing for my own safety is definitely something that’s constantly on my mind,” Sun said. Despite the potential dangers and disparagement that comes with running an account of such an opinionated nature, Sun said that she loves what she does and wants to keep @thefleshlightchronicles going. “I can see myself continuing to do this. As of now I don’t really know, it’s sort of hazy because honestly social media and making it an integral part of your professional life is such new territory that I can’t say for sure how I’m going to navigate that,” she said. “But it is something that I’m passionate about and that I hope to continue in the future.” Right in keeping with everything her account stands for, Sun also would encourage anyone who wants to be involved in art-based activism on social media to not hesitate. “By all means, go for it,” she said.

s an amateur columnist, the thought of interviewing a veteran journalist was intimidating. However, I was set at ease as soon as I met my interviewee John Wolfson, the current editorial director of Tufts magazines. Perhaps Wolfson was so kind and forthcoming because he knows what it is like to be a fledging journalist. He began his long and fruitful career by working at local newspapers. According to Wolfson, learning about writing and reporting as a community journalist was one of the best times of his life. After a few years he transitioned out of regional journalism and landed at The Seattle Times. He said that this newspaper’s storytelling-first approach to reported news features made working there an especially valuable experience. As a reporter for The Times, Wolfson delved into long-form news stories on topics such as declining smallscale tuna fisheries and forgotten rare book collections. Not only was this one of the best stretches of his career creatively, but it also served as the inspiration behind his permanent conversion to magazine-writing. Although he says he has “the soul more of a newspaper person,” Wolfson truly came into his own at his subsequent stint at Boston Magazine. Wolfson often felt passionately about the subject matters he covered for the magazine. The challenging yet exciting aspect of this job was making the content resonate with readers. He found that his writing did not need to have a broader motive: Instead, he simply focused on telling amazing stories in amazing ways. At Boston Magazine, Wolfson moved up the ranks to assume editorial responsibilities, eventually serving as editor-in-chief. As a writer, seeing his name in print was simultaneously thrilling and terrifying; as an editor whose name was reflected by an entire magazine, those feelings were magnified. Editing, though, brought its fair share of perks. Fine tuning other people’s work helped to improved Wolfson’s own writing. Specifically, guiding journalists as they struggled through the writing process made him more attuned to the art of effectively structuring articles. Plus, while reporting can be a solitary task, as an editor, Wolfson enjoyed the relationships he built with his writers. He appreciated the special balance of trust which allowed both the editor and writer to contribute to the improvement of a story. These same lessons hold for his current position as the editor of Tufts’ flagship and alumni magazines — six in total. Wolfson says that Tufts is a special place in that it gives its magazines a good deal of editorial freedom. As a result, writers are able to pursue genuinely interesting stories that make former students proud to be associated with the school. Wolfson wants Tufts students to know that not only will they find interesting and inspiring stories in the alumni magazines, but also a representation of the broader Tufts culture. In the end, he said he feels “lucky to have been able to make a living doing something that is a real passion.” That seems pretty Tufts-like to me. Dorothy Neher is a sophomore majoring in international relations and Spanish. Dorothy can be reached at dorothy.neher@tufts.edu.

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ombining art and activism may seem risky. But senior Ella Huzenis and junior Eliza Ball, members of the Tufts curating collective Polykhroma, believe there is no better place to discuss important issues than at an art show. This Friday, Polykhroma and Tufts Climate Action (TCA) are hosting a captivating exhibition that promises incredible student artwork and meaningful conversation, so be sure to stop by 46 Quincy St. between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.! Julian Blatt (JB): How did you get the idea to do a combined show with TCA? Ella Huzenis (EH): One of our members last year was involved in TCA, and she thought it would be interesting for the two groups to produce a show together. She made the connection for us, and everything went really well, so when TCA reached out to us earlier this year we were more than willing to join forces with them again. Eliza Ball (EB): We were all pleasantly surprised because we didn’t expect that TCA would want to work with us. Last year was our first year as a group; we had only presented a few shows. EH: I think people really liked what we were doing, and they thought, “How can we mix this with something that we do?” And thus the TCA Art Show was born. EB: We’ve been trying to incorporate more polemic themes into our exhibitions, so the TCA show is right up our alley. JB: What theme are you presenting this year? EB: TCA chose the theme for this show, and our joint theme is “Visions.” We don’t want to seem exclusive and make people feel like they can’t submit their art: We prefer broad themes, and “Visions” is a good example of that. JB: What impact do you hope the show has on people? EB: It’s a good way to bring awareness to climate change. And also for students to realize that there are multiple spaces on campus in which they can address important topics, and there are many opportunities for them to participate in conversations about climate change and other complex issues. JB: Going forward, do you want to work more with TCA, as well as other on-campus environmental and activist groups? EB: I imagine the TCA show will turn into an annual event, which is thrilling. We do our own shows as well, but it’s invigorating to work with other groups, especially for specific causes. EH: And the TCA show last year had a much more diverse turnout than we had noticed at our own shows, in terms of people’s interests and backgrounds in art and passion about environmental issues. The excitement of having a totally new group of people to discuss these issues with was something we really enjoyed and would like to experience again. JB: In just a sentence or two, why should people come to the show? EH: It’s going to be an interesting, creative and social space where many new and stimulating conversations will take place. And there will be plenty of student art for people to appreciate. Julian is a first-year majoring in cognitive and brain sciences. Julian can be reached at julian.blatt@tufts.edu.

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“The Death of Stalin” (2017), Armando Iannucci’s second feature film, portrays the struggle for power following Stalin’s death over control of the USSR between Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Nikita Krushchev (Steve Buscemi) and Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor). Most of the film focuses on the fight when choosing Stalin’s successor and ends with Krushchev coordinating the execution of Beria and finally consolidating power. “Death of Stalin” is most successful in its critique of authoritarianism and portrayal of the constant fear that members of such a society face, regardless of whether they are members of the ruling class (as represented by the Central Committee) or general public. The film opens with a live recital broadcast on Radio Moscow. During the recital Stalin calls the director and asks for a recording. After the performance finishes and the director finds there’s no recording, he runs out and forces the orchestra to replay the performance. The film then pivots to Stalin having dinner with Kruschev, Malenkov, Beria and Vyascheslav Molotov (Michael Palin). After Molotov walks out, Beria remarks to the rest of them that Molotov has been put on Stalin’s hit list and will be assassinated within the next few days. Krushchev asks Beria what the reasoning behind the assassination is, but he gets no clear answer. Stalin, emblematic of total consolidated and centralized power, has no checks in this film and the results of this are arbitrary and horrific executions.

Ironically, this lackadaisical approach to executions comes back to bite Stalin. When members of the Central Committee search for doctors to heal Stalin, they find all of the good doctors are either dead or thousands of miles away in Siberia, all having been accused of plotting to kill Stalin. As anyone who is familiar with Soviet history knows, and as the constant references to people who are killed for committing treason pile up, it is clear that these accusations were often based on fabricated, false or no evidence, and millions of innocents were executed or sent to the gulags. Similar scenes pop up throughout the film. Whether it’s the panicked decision-making of the Central Committee, where many of the voters only vote yes or no on issues if they see someone else pushing for it, or constant and loud references to how great Stalin was as a leader and the fears of surveillance and electronic bugging devices, the film clearly and eloquently illustrates the suffocating reality of living in the Soviet state and constant panic among elites of falling out of favor. Despite the tenuous situation that the characters find themselves in, Iannucci keeps the movie light through slapstick humor (when finding Stalin dead, numerous characters kneel in his excrement and then loudly exclaim their displeasure) and various plays on the tenseness of the situation. (Characters proclaim, even after his death, the perfectness of Stalin in various situations.) The sheer number of jokes, however, ends up distracting from the plot and make it difficult for the conversation to be followed. Certain scenes involving two characters talking about serious matters unfortunately only end with jokes, leaving the viewer uncertain about the scene’s resolution.

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A promotional poster for ‘The Death of Stalin (2017), starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin, Jeffrey Tambor and Jason Isaacs, is pictured. In part because of the emphasis on slapstick humor and the quick scenes, the plot seems especially lacking. The other members of the Central Committee all turn on Beria following an angry outburst by him. However, this outburst seems to come out of the blue, and the other members of the Central Committee all seem similar in wanting the decision to be unanimous amongst the rest of them before moving forward. “Death of Stalin” also suffers from the one dimensionality of the main characters. Kruschev, who eventually takes power, is always neurotic and worried; Beria remains malicious and plotting until his death; and Malenkov is continuously unsure of his leadership abilities. There is almost nothing that differentiates the rest of the Central Committee characters. This lack of character depth makes it difficult to emotionally invest in the film. “Death of Stalin” ultimately falls short of success because it prioritizes political commentary and fast jokes rather than plot development and character complexity.

TV REVIEW

‘Silicon Valley’ season five is off to a toothless start

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Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani are pictured in a promotional poster for ‘Silicon Valley’ (2014). by John J. Gallagher Arts Editor

HBO’s tech satire “Silicon Valley” (2014–) premiered its fifth season on March 25. The series has always drawn praise for its sharp satire of the tech industry’s absurd culture and for drawing attention to some of tech’s uglier facets. At a time when Facebook is under intense public scrutiny for enabling Russian interference in the 2016 election, and when dozens of other tech companies are bedeviled by accusations of sexual harassment, facilitating hate speech and yawning gender inequality, there is ample real-world inspiration for a sharply written satire of the tech world. Unfortunately, the fifth season’s first two episodes mostly squander this potential. Season five begins with wunderkind Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his retinue of misfits working at their startup Pied Piper. Pied Piper’s mission is to build a revolutionary “distributed internet”

that will be free from the dominance of big tech companies. One such company is Hooli, a Google-like behemoth led by series villain Gavin Belson (Matt Ross). After losing his position as CEO early last season and then disappearing to Tibet on a journey of self-discovery, Gavin is back at the helm of Hooli and is hellbent on crushing Richard so that Hooli can retain its dominance. The David-versus-Goliath struggle between Richard and Gavin has always been the foundation of the series, and by re-establishing this dynamic early on, season five looks to be a rehash of earlier seasons. Barring a few allusions to current controversies in tech, such as a couple of anemic jokes about alt-right software engineers, season five derives most of its comedy from Richard’s incompetent leadership of his rapidly growing company. In one instance, Richard is so intimidated by the prospect of delivering remarks to his 50 or so employees that he vomits, soils his pants and falls face-first through a glass panel in front of his entire company. Richard’s spectacular lack of social or leadership skills has been a source of jokes for the series since its inception, but rather than the more cerebral bits of the past, season five seems content to fall back on overwrought physical comedy where Richard is concerned. The intense rivalry between Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) and Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) also makes a return this season and is thankfully given a more thoughtful treatment than Richard. In the first couple of episodes, the pair engage in a bizarre duel

over an electric vehicle parking space that culminates in Gilfoyle purchasing a Mad Max-esque electric vehicle on Cragslist and Dinesh crashing his brand new Tesla. But even when well-executed, a silly, pedantic competition between Dinesh and Gilfoyle is well-trodden ground for the series and feels stale. Jian-Yang (Jimmy O. Yang), the Chinese “intern” who inhabits the same hacker hostel as Richard and friends, redeems this season’s early episodes somewhat. Jian-Yang is engaged in a hamfisted consipiracy to falsely prove the death of Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), who is currently languishing in a Chinese opium den, so that he can inherit Bachman’s estate. Bachman was written out of the show last season amid rumors of acrimony between Miller and the show’s producers, and Jian-Yang is clearly intended to replace Bachman. Jian-Yang’s macabre explanations of the logistics of faking Erlich’s death are delightfully weird and easily the highlight of season five’s opening. In all, the fifth season is disappointing. All the elements that made the previous seasons great are still in place, but rehashed and recycled. The bevy of controversies that have beset tech over the past year are scarcely addressed and an overreliance on physical comedy diminishes the wit that won “Silicon Valley” such acclaim. Diehard fans of the series may find something to enjoy here, but for those who are not already invested, so far “Silicon Valley” season five is one to skip.

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n Monday, April 16, the state of Massachusetts will shut down its schools and offices. While many of us simply appreciate the day off, there is a reason behind our marathon-watching and lounging around. Patriots’ Day is a holiday celebrated only in Maine and Massachusetts (although Maine’s punctuation implies only one Patriot), always on the third Monday of April. The holiday comes from the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1775, the American colonists began their first battle with the British army in a town only 20 minutes away from Tufts. In his poem “Concord Hymn,” Ralph Waldo Emerson famously described the first shot of the battle as “the shot heard round the world.” This battle marked the start of the Revolutionary War. While the battle was insignificant on a gains and casualties level, it showed the British that the Americans were ready for war. The British had oppressed the colonists for far too long and it was time to start a revolution. To celebrate, Massachusetts holds the Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day. The marathon has been run every Patriots’ Day since 1897 and is the world’s oldest annual marathon competition. The marathon is the most widely watched sporting event in New England. The marathon has always been on or around Patriots’ Day because the founders wanted to link the American struggles for liberty with the Athenian struggles for liberty. Now, Patriots’ Day is tinged with remembrance. In 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother bombed the Boston Marathon, leaving three dead and over 200 injured. The subsequent chase to find the bombing suspects left the greater Boston area in turmoil until eventually Dzhokhar was captured and sentenced to death. The tragedy reverberated throughout the nation and beyond: a new kind of “shot heard round the world.” Instead of sparking revolution, the bombing stirred conversation around immigration, the death penalty and even the protection of privacy, due to the fact that suspects were caught with high power surveillance cameras. While these political questions still linger in Massachusetts politics, the city has also been brought together by the tragedy. The “Boston Strong” slogan came out of this horrible event and the city has used it to grow even stronger in unity. Boston is known for its resilience, and its unity after this tragedy proved it. In addition to the marathon, the Boston Red Sox have played in Fenway every Patriots’ Day since 1959. Evidently, the state really loves Patriots’ Day. As the home of the revolution and American independence, it’s only right that Massachusetts goes big on Patriots’ Day. The historic Boston Marathon brings everyone together, and Boston pride is never stronger than during a Red Sox game. Whether you watch the marathon, the Red Sox game, or lounge around with the “Patriots Day” movie (which I do recommend), it’ll be a good day to live in Massachusetts. Alexa Weinstein is a sophomore majoring in political science and history. Alexa can be reached at alexa.weinstein@tufts.edu.

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Support the unionization of dining hall workers There are few aside from friends and family who devote the entirety of their time to our well-being and growth. Often, we take for granted the voluntary care of our parents and friends, yet this is the support that sustains us. Likewise, at Tufts, we are surrounded by an “invisible family”: custodial workers who cleanse the remnants of our Friday nights from sinks and toilets, facility workers who plow through impossible amounts of snow to give us a road to walk on, and faculty and staff, who formally direct us in our pursuit of knowledge and personal happiness. This family tree is incomplete without the dining hall workers, who toil from dawn to dusk at their respective positions, nourishing us so that we can accomplish everything we want to throughout the day. Thus, as dining hall workers fight to unionize, we must support them in the same way they take care of us everyday. The unionization debate should be simple. According to Sections 7 and 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), workers are guaranteed the right to create or join a labor union. The dining hall workers are morally justified to oppose the hostile work environment created by management, which is alleged to have promoted favoritism, bullying and unfair treatment. Unionization will allow workers to be able to collectively bargain for better working terms and negotiations.

As a result, this would reduce miscommunication and provide job security for workers like Linda Furgala, a former worker who was abruptly fired for “unclear reasons” then reinstated two days later. Furgala left her position six months later as the “toxic work environment ... began to affect her health.” As Edwin Jain, student dining employee and organizer, put it simply, “They want a better workplace and a better life for them and their families.” Opponents may voice concerns about higher prices for consumers (i.e. students) and that further tuition hikes would disproportionately harm low-income students. Yet it is a mistake to think Tufts students would choose to be thrifty in the face of workplace injustice. When the university considers its budget priorities, supporting these workers — the backbone of our university — should be at the top of the list. Time and time again, students have marched in support for adjunct professors and custodial workers, indicating that students see social justice as an integral part of student welfare. During Monday’s walkout, hundreds of Tufts students showed their unwavering support for dining hall workers. Now it is the university’s turn to recognize them. The administration would be following the precedent of neighboring universities like Harvard, whose dining hall workers went on strike until a five-year contract was agreed

upon. Hopefully, workers do not have to resort to such drastic measures for administrators to agree to such basic demands. We may sometimes forget the demanding nature of dining hall work. According to the job description for a dining service attendant, one “must have tolerance for long shifts standing, walking, lifting, and performing various other repetitive physical tasks.” Kat Barry walked to work for her 5:30 am shift in the midst of a snowstorm, and other dining hall workers routinely stay overnight to ensure we are fed during snow days. We should not only fight for them because they work hard for us but because these are human beings. We must thank women like Anna Rico, a head cafeteria worker, who hid in caves to escape the darkest hours of World War II, moved to Medford to join her husband, a mason, according to a 2012 Daily article. We must thank men like Carlton Sewell, a second cook and stir fry specialist, who immigrated from Jamaica, worked as a chef on Newbury Street and spent his many years in Carmichael trying to “make the place more lively.” Dining hall workers are our unsung heroes, the hands that feed us. They deserve more than a token of the university’s gratitude, and they certainly deserve the administration’s formal recognition as a union.

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Tufts wins one in weekend series with Trinity BASEBALL

continued from back The Jumbos trailed the Vikings 4–1 in the top of the seventh inning, when sophomore center fielder Justin Mills singled to score junior catcher Eric Schnepf. Three batters later, Nachmanoff hit a sacrifice fly to center field, plating sophomore second baseman Elias Varinos to narrow Tufts’ deficit to one. The Vikings responded in the bottom of the inning, increasing their lead to 6–4 with two doubles and a single. Tufts clawed its way back again in the top of the eighth, as Varinos singled in a run with the bases loaded and Mills followed with a sacrifice fly. After Salem St. added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning, sophomore pitcher Ed Duran closed it out for the hosts in the ninth. Over the weekend, Tufts played a threegame series against Trinity (7–8) in its first NESCAC action of the season. After falling short in the first two games, the Jumbos avenged their losses with a low-scoring win in the final game of the weekend, defeating the Bantams 4–2. In the bottom of the second, junior left fielder Casey Santos-Ocampo singled up the middle, scoring first-year shortstop Ryan Daues to put the Jumbos up a run. It wasn’t until the bottom of the fourth that either team scored again, as Tufts sophomore right fielder JP Knight scored Daues with his sacrifice fly to right, and senior second baseman Christian Zazzali doubled to cement the hosts’ 3-0 lead. The Bantams scored their first run on a fielder’s choice in the top of the sixth and tacked on another in the eighth, but they were ultimately unable to close the gap. Sophomore pitcher Spencer Langdon clinched his first collegiate win, allowing just three hits and one run in six innings. First-year pitcher Owen Copps earned the save, pitching three innings of one-hit baseball.

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Senior first baseman and co-captain Nick Falkson gestures with the ball in Tufts’ 6-5 loss to Trinity on March 30. In the first game of the double-header, the contest remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, when the Jumbos took a fleeting lead. Mills roped a single into right field that scored Daues and sophomore left fielder Ryan Day. Trinity quickly responded in the top of the sixth, as senior centerfielder Brendan Pierce hit a single to the right, bringing junior outfielder Geoffrey Stillman to the plate. The visitors broke the game open two batters later with sophomore catcher Alex Rodriguez’s bases-clearing triple. The Bantams tacked on one more run in the inning, on an error by Jumbos third baseman and co-captain senior Tommy O’Hara, to solidify their 5–2 victory. “I don’t think we played well in any of the games. I think our pitching did well enough to keep us in the games, but I don’t think we

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took advantage of our chances at the plate,” Tufts coach John Casey said. Sophomore pitcher Brent Greeley started on the mound for the Jumbos, pitching five scoreless innings. Senior pitcher Ian Kinney (0–2) closed out the game and took the loss. In the first game of the series on Friday, the Jumbos mounted their comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning, down 4–0. O’Hara singled to center, scoring Daues to put the hosts on the board. Nachmanoff followed with an infield single that scored O’Hara — the second unearned run of the inning. Then, junior shortstop Will Shackelford doubled down the right field line to drive in senior first baseman and co-captain Nick Falkson, making the score 4–3 entering the eighth.

The Bantams responded with timely runs in the eighth and the ninth to extend their lead, and the game went to the bottom of the ninth 6–3. Day earned the first hit of the inning with a pinch-hit single through the right side of the infield. With two outs, senior catcher/infielder Boomer Saraga singled down the right field line, scoring Falcon and narrowing the deficit to two. Day then scored on a wild pitch to pull Tufts within a run, but first-year outfielder Brandon Bay struck out swinging to end the game. “Just some level of consistency is what we are looking for,” Casey said. “We are a different team this year — we have relied on pitching the last several years, and this year, we are relying on our offense a little bit and it’s got to show up. We just have to be better defensively. Pitching can cover up a lot of mistakes, and we’ve got young pitching. I think those guys are working really hard and doing a good job.” On March 28, Tufts dominated Mass. Maritime with a 19–3 away win, as 12 different players scored for the visitors. Varinos totaled three RBIs in the game, while six Jumbos added two. Tufts tallied a combined nine runs in the third and fourth innings and tacked on seven more in the top of the sixth. The team did not concede a run until the bottom of the sixth, when the Buccaneers earned all three of their runs. “In the games we’ve won this year, that’s been the theme. We’ve had pitchers step up and then we’ve had guys just grind out at-bats,” Nachmanoff said. “We want to come out with better at-bats and score early and often, so we can help support our pitching staff.” Tufts will face MIT (7–5) on Friday afternoon in a non-conference matchup. Last year, the teams tied 8–8 in a game that was called due to darkness.

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Members of the Tufts sailing team are pictured in practice on Oct. 17.

Sailors brave tricky weather at MIT, Bowdoin, elsewhere by Jeremy Goldstein Staff Writer

The Tufts sailing team competed at a whopping six regattas over the weekend, with some sailors doubling up by competing in one location on Saturday and another on Sunday. Wind was certainly a prevailing theme of the weekend. Gusts at Tufts’ home course of Mystic Lake approached 15 knots at times, making maneuvering quite difficult for the competitors. “It definitely has been cold and it looks like it’s going to stay that way for a little while longer at least,” first-year Evan Robison told the Daily via e-mail. “That definitely makes it a little harder to drag yourself out on the water than when it’s sunny and warm.” Tufts hosted the Camel Team Race in Medford, coming away victorious from the six-team competition with an impressive record of 15 wins and just a single loss. Junior skippers Jack Bitney, Florian Eenkema Van Dijk, Jackson McCoy and Samuel Shea steered the team’s larks to victory, supported by a quartet of crews: senior Lara Dienemann, sophomore Emily Calandrella and first-years Juliana Testa and Matthew Keller. First-year Jacob Whitney assisted in the coaching effort at the regatta and noted the difficult conditions. “The wind on Saturday was super variable,” Whitney said. “It would die at some times and then pick up again

during a race. So definitely very tough sailing conditions, wind-wise.” Van Dijk, Bitney and Dienemann also competed at the highly competitive Lynne Marchiando Team Race, hosted by MIT. Despite the prestige of the regatta — which drew many Ivy League schools and teams from as far away as Florida and California — the Jumbos managed to come away with five victories, including one against Stanford. Joining the aforementioned Jumbos in the boats were a pair of junior skippers — Christopher Keller and co-captain Cameron Holley — as well as senior crews Emily Shanley-Roberts and Michelle Chisdak, junior crew Ian Morgan and first-year crew Lindsay Powers. Up the East Coast a ways, Tufts took part in the two-day Harpswell Sound Team Race, hosted by Bowdoin, finishing third out of four teams. The Jumbos sent a pair of experienced senior skippers in Julien Guoit and Aaron Klein, who were joined by first-year skipper Bram Brakman. Junior Kahler Newsham, junior Sarah Bunney and sophomore Emma Clutterbuck crewed the team through the regatta’s five rounds. After getting off to a start as rocky as the Maine coastline, the Tufts sextet rebounded with a 3–0 record in the final round, defeating both Bowdoin entrants, as well as the University of Vermont, to close the weekend. Tufts competed in a bevy of other regattas around New England during its grueling weekend. The Jumbos also traveled down to the Central 3 regatta, hosted by the University of Rhode Island

Rams. The hosts emerged from the regatta with the top five spots, but Tufts finished highest among the four challengers. Tufts’ A team posted 51 points, which ranked fourth among all the schools’ top squads. The Dellenbaugh Women’s Trophy at Brown University featured a rare appearance from the University of Hawaii. Despite their transglobal trip, the Rainbow Wahine finished in deadlast. Tufts, meanwhile, managed to come away with a respectable 12th place finish in the 18-team competition. Elsewhere, Tufts placed ninth — ahead of quality opponents such as Brown and Bates — in the Boston University Trophy, which featured a number of top teams from the Northeast. The Jumbos now turn their attention to another busy weekend of regattas, with the all-important New England Team Racing Championships at Conn. College scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Tufts hosted the regional regatta last spring, finishing second of 12 teams. “We’re hoping our team will qualify for Nationals,” Robison said. “But we’re in a rebuilding year after losing all of our A-team skippers last season, so it’s definitely been an uphill battle so far. Our expectation is that our team will give it their all this weekend and win as many races as possible.” The team is also excited about its acquisition of six new FJ boats (the model to be used at New England Team Racing Championships), which will replace the Larks it has been using in practice.

and ended with fireworks. First-year pitcher Jamie Weiss (0–2) started the game on the mound for the visiting Jumbos, pitching six innings and allowing five hits and four runs. For Salem St., junior pitcher Brock Riley went six innings, allowing six hits and three runs to clinch his fourth win of the season. “We just need to a better job of putting together good at-bats. Going into the

season, we were pretty confident in our lineup’s ability, and so far we have underperformed,” Tufts senior outfielder Malcolm Nachmanoff said. “We need to do a better job at the plate of stringing together hits, coming up in big situations and having a consistent approach throughout the game.”

Jumbos continue mercurial regular season with 2–3 stretch by Savannah Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Playing five games in a span of six days, the Tufts baseball team recorded two wins and three losses to make its overall record 7–7, including a 1–2 mark in the NESCAC. On Monday, the team lost 7–5 to Salem St. in a game that began as a pitching duel

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s a bitter Manchester United fan, congratulations, Pep. You’re no longer the noisy neighbor, you’re now just a constant thorn in my side. Chances are, come Saturday afternoon José Mourinho’s Manchester United will lose at the Etihad Stadium and Manchester City will win their third league title in seven years. Pep Guardiola will join an elite group of managers, which includes his opponent on Saturday, who have won the championship in three different major leagues. Of course, good old “negative” Mourinho might be able to come up with a game plan to stifle Manchester City and prevent their coronation this weekend. At this point, however, it’s a case of not if, but when, City lifts the trophy. Even if they lose to United and to Spurs the following week, they’ll surely pick up the points they need against Swansea, West Ham, Huddersfield, Brighton and Southampton. If they don’t win a game between now and the end of the season, show me this column and I’ll buy you a coffee from Hotung. Furthermore, Mourinho’s record against Pep Guardiola hasn’t been great. Overall, Pep leads their head-to-head match-ups 10–4. In particular, Mourinho was walloped 5–0 by Pep’s Barcelona back in 2010. Mourinho’s likely to fail at stopping Guardiola once again. And City will have a point to prove given their terrible Champions League quarterfinal first leg. The story of the season is that no team has been good enough to match Manchester City’s relentless nature. One can no longer joke about how Pep was a failure in England because his style did not work last year at all. They were leaky at the back and boy did Pep address that with the money he spent, basically buying an entire new backline: Ederson in goal, Benjamin Mendy at left back, Danilo and Kyle Walker at right back, Aymeric Laporte in central defense. I can think of only two instances when they looked bad this season and they were both at Anfield. Not many teams have the capabilities that Liverpool’s front-line have to challenge Man City. The champions-elect have been dominant in so many ways. They have the highest average possession in the league this year, showing just how difficult it is to get a sniff of the ball playing against them, much less a sniff at their goal. City has scored the most goals (88), 13 more than Liverpool and they’ve attempted nearly 4,000 more passes than Arsenal, who are second in that category. They’ve got some of the most creative players in the league — the top three in assists all dress in sky blue. In Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, they easily have the two best playmakers in the league. It’s as if one might expect City to absolutely dominate the league in the seasons to come. And they might. But here’s the thing about the Premier League: When Chelsea ran away with the League last year, it was Pep’s City that came roaring back. When United ran away with the league in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season, City returned triumphant the next year. Who’s to say that the other teams, with some of the best coaches around, won’t be able to find a way to claw back? We’ll be back, Pep. Yuan Jun Chee is a junior majoring in history and international relations. Yuan Jun can be reached at yuan.chee@tufts.edu.