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Four candidates campaign in Trustee Election, university works to boost turnout by Alexander Thompson Assistant News Editor

The Tufts University Alumni Association sent ballots for two open Alumni Trustee seats on the Tufts University Board of Trustees as well as nine open seats on the Tufts University Alumni Council to Tufts alumni by email last Thursday. The voting period will end March 31 and results of the election will be announced at the Alumni Council meeting on April 7, Ed Ellison (A ’83), executive director of the Office of Alumni Relations, said in an email to the Daily. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the university, making decisions on university issues ranging from tuition hikes to facilities, and is composed of 40 members, 10 of whom are Alumni Trustees who are directly elected by all of Tufts’ alumni for terms of five years. This year the seats currently held by Laurie Gabriel ( J ’76) and Hugh R. Roome III (A ’74, F ’77, FG ’80, FG ’80) are being contested by four candidates: Sonja Bartlett (A ’90), Kenneth C. Fan (E ’01, F ’07), David B. Meyers (A ’96) and Lori Roth ( J ’86), all who had been selected to run for the position from a larger field of candidates by the Nominating Committee of the Alumni Council in December. The Alumni Council is a group of around 250 alumni which organizes activities and provides career services to alumni, according to its website.

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Ballou Hall is pictured on May 5, 2016. Sixteen candidates are vying for nine seats, though the seats are divided up by school and are elected separately. For instance, eight candidates are in contention for six seats allotted to the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. All four candidates for Alumni Trustee told the Daily in interviews they accepted nominations so that

they could keep giving back to Tufts, a school they love. “When I was asked if I would be interested in being nominated to be alumni trustee, I jumped at the opportunity because it would allow me to have another great opportunity to volunteer on behalf of alumni everywhere,” Meyers, the immediate past president of the Alumni Council who works in media, explained.

Roth, senior managing director at Ashley Capital in New York City, said she saw this as a chance to bring her involvement to “the next level,” building upon her experience as a non-voting alumni representative on the Board of Trustees’ Administration and Finance Committee. see TRUSTEES, page 3

New admissions programs give prospective students personal view of Tufts by Bridget Wall Staff Writer

The Tufts Admissions Office has been working with students in recent months to create new outreach programs to appeal to different groups of prospective students. All of these programs aim to reach specifically targeted groups of students, and encourage them to apply to and eventually attend Tufts University. One of these new programs is called “Podcasts from the Practice Room,” which was created by sophomore Keesha Patron.

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“I was sitting in the practice rooms of Granoff one afternoon, when I realized that I was experiencing such a diverse crossover of different soundscapes,” Patron said. She used this experience to form the idea for Podcasts from the Practice Room, a weekly podcast where Patron interviews different students about their time at Tufts and their different modes of involvement with music at Tufts. These interviews are very informal and are a place where the students can talk about how their music and creFor breaking news, our content archive and exclusive content, visit tuftsdaily.com @tuftsdaily

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ativity influence their learning inside and outside the classroom, according to Patron. “My intention for this project is to give prospective applicants and [firstyears] a better look into the diverse identities and unique interests that we have on this campus,” Patron explained. This program was recently implemented, but Patron is excited to interview more musicians and hear their interesting stories. She has been conducting interviews for the past two

weeks, and the first podcast is scheduled to come out next week. “I really like to carry the podcasts out inside the practice room because that way in the background, you can hear the different instruments taking over the entire space,” she said. Another effort to reach different prospective students is this semester’s creation of specialized engineering facilities tours along with regular tours to appeal to prospective engineers.

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continued from page 1 Engineering tours are offered one to two times a week, and prospective students can sign up for them along with their regular tours, according to junior Daniel Bronshvayg. “We talk about the curriculum and different clubs that we have specifically for engineers.” Bronshvayg explained. Specifically designated engineering tours have been taking place for the past three years, according to Bronshvayg, but there have been engineering information sessions for longer than that. The engineer ing facility tours, where there is less talk of stu -

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Café or Kindlevan Café. This program is a 45-minute conversation where prospective students are able to ask questions to a current student in an informal setting. “I just think it gives a much more real perspective of campus,” Brodeur explained. “It is a more casual conversation rather than a formal information session or tour.” According to Brodeur, most of the students who participate in this program are on their second visit to Tufts and are looking to get a more personal view of the school. Right now, there are about two to three students that participate in this program each week, but Brodeur hopes that he will be able to expand this program in the future.

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dent life and clubs, are 45-minute tours more focused on the buildings and resources that are available to engineers. This tour includes visits to specific engineering buildings, including Halligan Hall and the Science and Engineering Complex, Broshvayg said. These facility tours can be paired with an engineering information session and tour as well, to give prospective engineers a look into what life as an engineering student is like at Tufts. Another new program to reach new groups of prospective students is called “Java with a Jumbo,” created this fall by senior Alex Brodeur. Prospective students can sign up for this program to get coffee with a current Tufts student at either Hotung

Summary: Flyers depicting militarized pigs, including at least one with a caption calling for the destruction of “ISRAELI APARTHEID FORCES AND AMERIKKKAN [sic] PIGS WHICH FUND IT,” were discovered on Feb. 12 on the exterior of Granoff Family Hillel Center. “Tufts purchases property at 123 Packard Ave. from Theta Delta Chi, plans to make it a residential hall” (Feb. 19). By: Liza Harris, news editor Summary: The Tufts administration purchased the property at 123 Packard Ave. on Jan. 7 for two million dollars. The

house, which was previously owned by the Theta Delta Chi Corporation, will be used to expand on-campus housing options for students, according to Executive Director of Public Relations Patrick Collins. “Tufts lecturer resigns after arrest at Harvard swimming pool” (Feb. 14). By: Alexander Thompson, assistant news editor Summary: Former Tufts Gordon Institute Lecturer Kaiser Fung was arrested on Feb. 5 at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool and charged with secretly photographing a nude person. Tufts terminated Fung’s employment after being informed of the arrest on Feb. 8, according to Patrick Collins, Tufts’ executive director of public relations. “Blackface photo prompts condemnation from Tufts administration, community” (Jan. 25).

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Summary: The Tufts administration and community spoke out on Jan. 24 in response to an Instagram photo of a student in blackface that was circulated on social media. “Defense contractor Raytheon comes to career fair, protesters follow” ( Jan. 31). By: Alexander Thompson, assistant news editor

Summary: Around a dozen protesters, including a Tufts professor, several Tufts students and activists not affiliated with the university, assembled for more than an hour on Feb. 8 in front of the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center to protest the presence of a Raytheon Company booth at the Tufts Spring Career Fair.

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continued from page 1 “It just felt like I could add a lot of value, help promote the university and help it do what it is trying to do in terms of fulfilling its mission,” she said. For Fan, a biotech entrepreneur living in Somerville, motivation to run came from his passion for Tufts and a desire to help foster innovation at the university. Nomination for the post came as a surprise for Bartlett, a former TV news anchor, who was nominated by one of her mother’s friends, a Tufts alumna, who did not inform Bartlett. “This place is very near and dear to me and if this is the best way to give back, why not try?” Bartlett said. “So if they’ll have me, I’ll be happy to give back in this way.” Ellison said that the Office of Alumni Relations, working with the Alumni Council to organize the election, sent out approximately 69,000 email ballots, representing around 60 percent of Tufts Alumni. The annual election has historically been met with low response rates, averaging between 5 and 6 percent in recent years, Stephen Wermiel, the current president of the Alumni Council, said in a January interview with the Daily.

Ellison said that the Office of Alumni Relations instituted several changes during last year’s election to remedy this, including increased presence on social media and stressing the importance of each vote. The subject line of this year’s ballot read “Tufts’ future may hang on a single vote. Yours.” Ellison said that weekly reminder emails will be sent to alumni. After instituting these changes, the response rate ticked up last year to 9.9 percent, according to Wermiel. Despite these efforts, John Jackson (A ’72) had not noticed the ballot email when interviewed on Saturday, saying that the alumni get numerous emails from the university and that he only responds on occasion. “I think we’re often under-informed, especially if you don’t keep in touch with the alumni community,” he said. However, Jackson praised the democratic nature of the process and said that he will vote. Nathan Foster (A ’18), who had been nominated for Alumni Trustee but was not selected to run by the Nominating Committee, was less optimistic about the election. “I think a lot of alumni feel like this election doesn’t mean much.

Unfortunately, there is some truth to that,” he wrote in an email to the Daily. Foster said the ballot selection process that took place late last year was much more important than the vote, and that the giving history of the candidates weighs heavily in this process. Furthermore, he said that the candidate statements offered little information on candidates’ positions about important issues. “For a school that prides itself on its democratic values, the solution should be simple. Make the election an honest-to-goodness election. People will vote if they feel like it counts,” he said. Ellison said that the response rate at Tufts is better than that of other schools with similar processes and stressed the uniqueness of Tufts’ election. “I know of few other higher-ed institutions that allow the alumni body to elect any of their trustees,” he said. “This election provides Tufts alumni with direct representation on the governing board of Tufts University.” The candidates for Alumni Trustee have been working to drum up support by reaching out to other alumni over the past week. To do this, candidates Meyers and Fan have placed their emphasis on social media. “I think a lot of people talk about how good of a reach Facebook has nowa-

days,” Fan told the Daily in an interview. “It’s been a wonderful platform to get the message out to my friends and their network, and it’s been really easy for them to share the post as well.” Meyers said he too would be using Facebook as well as LinkedIn and may tr y being active with using Twitter. Bartlett said that the campaign reminded her of campaigning for Tufts Community Union Senate her sophomore year, and that the same group of her mother’s friends who nominated her were hard at work getting the word out. Roth said she has been sending out emails and calling friends, touting her many years of alumni service. Nicholas Fallah (A ’18) said when he initially saw the email, he mistook it as spam or another fundraising appeal but said that he intends to vote after taking the time to weigh the positions of the candidates. “I think it’s important that given how important the Board of Trustees is, we as alumni should do our best to make sure our values are represented in who we elect to it,” Fallah wrote in an email. “Especially among more recent alumni, we have an idea of the present state of campus and the student body and can take that into account in our votes.”

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Alumni for Trustees election candidates share platforms, connections to Tufts by Mark Choi

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Kenneth C. Fan (E ‘01, F ‘07), David B. Meyers (A ‘96), Lori Roth ( J ‘86) and Sonja Bartlett (A ’90) are running for the Tufts University Board of Trustees after having been selected by the Nominating Committee of the Tufts University Alumni Council. The Daily spoke with the four candidates to learn about their stances on a variety of issues — alumni engagement, affordability and capital projects — and how their academic and career experiences might help them better address these issues. The candidates were also asked about the Board of Trustees’ transparency. Kenneth C. Fan Fan received his bachelor’s degree from the School of Engineering in 2001 and his master’s degree from The Fletcher School in 2007. Fan is currently a chief operating officer at eGenesis in Cambridge, Mass. According to its website, eGenesis is a life science company focused on using gene editing technology in cell and organ transplants. Fan has been involved with the university through the Tufts Alumni Council as an entrepreneur in residence and as a co-founder of Tufts Asian American Alumni Association. As a co-founder of Tufts Launchpad | BioLabs, a lab space on the Boston campus with infrastructure for startups in the life sciences, Fan is running on a platform that emphasizes the integration of “innovation” across the alumni engagement, institutional policies, and academic programs. Fan shared with the Daily that he believes his entrepreneurial experience will help him better serve as a trustee. “Entrepreneurship is all about bringing new ideas to make the world a better place. [As an entrepreneur in residence at Tufts,] I recognized that there was a lack of support for early-stage biotech companies coming out of the university. An opportunity came up as the university tried to repurpose a space in downtown that had been underutilized,” Fan said. “I submitted a proposal to the university that would turn this space into an incubator for early-stage biotechnology companies, and Tufts Launchpad opened in 2018 which has become a nexus of entrepreneurial activities … I think that there are many areas in the university that can benefit from innovations.” Fan cited alumni engagement as an area where he hopes to extend the spirit of innovation. “[If elected,] I want to find ways to promote innovation across the university to strengthen our alumni engagement and involvement, especially our international alumni base, through new ways of thinking,” Fan said. “I have been very active in the alumni community, and I have helped the foundation of Tufts Social Impact Network and Tufts Asian-American alumni network [and] also organized Tufts Global Reach as a part of various committees in the Alumni Council. I would love to expand the institutional effort to reach out to a greater alumni base, especially internationally, to get the engagement beyond the scope that we have today.”

Fan also emphasized the importance of making a Tufts education more affordable and accessible, as the university’s cost of attendance continues to rise. “I think that [the rising costs of tuition] is a major issue that universities across the nation, including Tufts, face today … It has become especially challenging for low-income students to attend an institution such as Tufts, and we need to find ways to make Tufts more accessible and affordable to maintain a class with diverse backgrounds,” Fan said. The issue of affordability, however, is multifaceted which requires institutional efforts to restructure its finances, Fan said. “For me, the problem is not as simple as asking the university to stop the tuition increases … We have to look closely into the university’s income sources and find ways to strengthen our revenues to limit the tuition increases in the long run,” Fan said. “The question comes down to how we are going to increase our endowment by diversifying our income sources — better organizing our capital campaigns, technology licensing, etc. — while making the university more efficient in its expenditures through various innovations.” When asked about the Board’s transparency, Fan said that while he plans on interacting actively with the Tufts community, he is careful about making a statement on the issue as a candidate. “The Board of Trustees has to look after the interests of the entire university, not just those of [current] students,” Fan said. “[ The gap between the university’s interest and students’ demand] is the area where I see the conflict … I personally believe in the idea of an open, transparent and accessible Board of Trustees to all constituents of the university, including the faculty and alumni … [As a resident of Somerville,] I will be accessible through various campus events on the Medford campus and through social media platforms.” David B. Meyers Meyers received his bachelor’s degree from the School of Arts and Sciences in 1996 with degrees in English and political science. Meyers is currently publisher and executive editor at The Firewall, a “digital news publication focused on efforts to improve American democracy at the local, state, and national levels,” according to his candidate statement. At Tufts, Meyers served as editor-inchief at the Daily and, according to this year’s Alumni Election ballot, was the recipient of a Senior Award in 1996. Meyers has been engaged with the university as the president of the Alumni Council, Chairman of the Alumni Council Strategic Planning Committee, entrepreneurship in residence and a cabinet member of the Brighter World campaign, the university’s $1.5 billion campaign launched in 2017. With his extensive leadership experiences at Tufts, Meyers is running on a platform that would enhance the university’s finances, capital projects and alumni outreach. Meyers shared with the Daily that he believes the university’s affordability

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Candidates for 2019’s Trustee elections, from upper left in clockwise rotation: Kenneth C. Fan, David B. Meyers, Sonja Bartlett and Lori Roth are shown. is the single most important area that Tufts can improve, as the university’s estimated cost of attendance reached $73,500 for the 2018–2019 school year without a financial aid package. “I think that the financial implications of pursuing a higher education is weighing heavier and heavier on families across the nation. It is no secret that Tufts is one of the most expensive schools in the country to attend, and I would love to engage in discussions about how we go about rethinking what it costs to attend Tufts,” Meyers said. “I am not necessarily saying that we need to cut the tuition because there are so many factors that go into play in paying for a Tufts education … I want to engage with people to learn about what is it that Tufts does well in terms of its finances and whether the university is spending its budget in the right places, in the right programs.” Meyers also said the university should improve on-campus housing not only to improve the students’ residential life but also to foster a more dynamic community. “I believe that dorms need to be upgraded across campus … Many dorms at Tufts have been around for decades and decades with minimal upgrades — they all need enhancements,” Meyers noted. “It is critical to create more social spaces [in] dorms as well to keep students from wan-

dering streets at night or going off campus constantly. Better dorms will translate into a more dynamic culture on [Medford] campus and the student body’s higher satisfaction.” Meyers added that the university should continue its capital projects to meet the student body’s demand. “The new Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) is now up and running, but I think that there are many academic spaces on campus that need to be improved upon as well. Overall, I think that the university needs more spaces for labs and other science programs, not just for those who are majoring in science degrees but to a greater student body who might be taking those courses for the distribution requirement … Buildings at Tufts need to be modernized for the way students think and work today,” Meyers said. “I am also aware about the university’s plan to enhance its swimming pool and ice hockey facilities. If these facilities can be secured, Tufts will be even more attractive for a large segment of high school students who are looking for a variety of athletic opportunities.” In regards to the student body’s increasing demand for the Board’s transparency, Meyers said that while the Board is not a public institution, the university should work to bridge

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Alumni candidates share hopes for potential impacts continued from page 4 the gap between the university and students in terms of what a Tufts education means. “The trustees meet essentially three weekends every year. Because meetings do involve the university’s shared responsibility, those meetings cannot be open — [the Board] is not a public organization. There are some discussions that bound to happen behind the closed doors,” Meyers said. “That said, I do see where the student body’s frustration is coming from, and I would encourage the university leadership to discuss ways to bridge the gap in terms of their respective understandings of ‘transparency,’ and I’d be happy to be a part of that.” Lori Roth Roth received her bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from the School of Arts and Sciences in 1986 and received her MBA from Northwestern University in 1990. Roth is currently senior managing director at Ashley Capital, one of the leading real estate investment firms in the nation. At Tufts, Roth served as chair of the Alumni Council and has served as the alumni representative on the Trustee Administration and Finance Committee since 2016. Roth is now one of the directors of the Alumni Council. Outside of Tufts, Roth spoke to the Daily on her experiences as a college mentor and Benefit Committee member with the East Harlem Tutorial Program. With her background in finance, real estate and mentoring, Roth is running on a platform that would expand the financial-aid program at the university. Roth shared with the Daily that Tufts should join other private universities’ growing efforts to offer “no loans” financial-aid policies to its undergraduate students. “I would absolutely love to work toward making Tufts a ‘debt-free’ university,” Roth said. “I have done college mentoring over the past several years, and I have a student mentee at Vassar College who will graduate with no debt through the university’s grants, workstudy and a variety of other ways … It requires a lot of work to get there, but I think that Tufts is in the right direction to achieve that goal.” Roth told the Daily that the university should continue its efforts to make the university more affordable as tuition continues to increase. “I am very passionate about the university’s financial-aid program, and I think it aligns with the university’s core mission. I was happy to see projects like [the] Tufts Alumni Association First Gen Scholarship raising awareness and resources on the issue,” Roth said. “[Overall,] I think that there needs to be a bigger push [for] the univer-

sity’s financial program … Enhanced financial aid would broaden the horizons of the community by bringing students who would not be able to attend the university otherwise … That is why I have donated to the university’s financial-aid resources and have been engaged in various fundraising events.” On top of the university’s financial-aid program, Roth added that her experiences in finance and real estate would add a valuable perspective to the Board, especially as the university takes on a number of capital projects across its four campuses. “Tufts has done a great job in the past 20 years in terms of improving all of its four campuses, particularly the Medford campus, with the addition of [ Tufts Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex] and the Science and Engineering Complex,” Roth said. “I think that many universities [including Tufts] are in an arms race to have the best facilities to attract more students and meet their demands … As the university has a number of capital projects, I think my experiences in real estate and finance can help the university [in] making more informed decisions.” When asked about the Board’s transparency, Roth said the university already has mechanisms in place to ensure the student body’s representation. “Even in [non-Tufts] corporate boards and [not]-for-profit boards, I don’t know how much transparency there can be made in terms of making the information available to the public … There are certain things that have to be held a little bit closer [through the Board of Trustees],” Roth noted. “That said, the fact that alums can participate in different committees and get reports about what went on in the committee sessions, the fact that students are represented on these committees, and the President issues reports add a level of transparency. [ That said,] I am a firm believer in [the institutional] transparency, and I would like to know more about the issue and the student body’s demand.” Sonja Bartlett Bartlett received her bachelor’s degree from the School of Arts and Sciences in 1990 with a degree in international relations. According to the ballot, Bartlett worked at CNN Financial News & Money Line as a producer and television journalist and is currently an independent video producer and communications strategist. Bartlett told the Daily that she is running with an “open mind,” hoping to give back to the Tufts community. “In my candidate statement, I wrote that ‘I bleed Brown & Blue.’ And that is absolutely true — as a second-generation Jumbo, I believe that Tufts education changed my life,” Bartlett said. “For the first time in my life, Tufts

taught me how to love to learn, and I was inspired and humbled by incredible people around me … I felt as though my brain was on fire, and Tufts ultimately led me to decide to become a journalist … I owe so much [of my personal and career development] to Tufts, and I would love to give back to the community through my service.” According to Bartlett, she believes alumni engagement through stronger alumni networking and career services is critical to the university’s success. “Alumni happiness translates into their higher participation in community events and fundraising which make[s] a private non-profit institution such as Tufts to be sustainable,” Bartlett said. “Working in the Marketing Committee, I was struck by how much alumni engagement efforts matter … People’s perception of an institution such as Tufts rests largely on how its alumni sees their alma mater help their transition into the next stage of their lives. Engaged and successful alumni are critical to the university’s fundraising events, capital projects and financial-aid programs.” Bartlett told the Daily she believes in the value of engaging with the Tufts community first-hand if she were elected. “The world has changed a lot with the advent of social media and a variety of digital channels, but I believe in the value of talking to people face to face. Personally, I have learned this through the boards that I have been on that no matter how long you sit in a boardroom, you are not going to learn anything about an institution until you are on the ground,” Bartlett said. “Every time I visit Tufts, I always meet new people and learn something new … [If elected] I want to share these stories with the greater Tufts community, fostering an engaged alumni community and strengthening our intellectual community.” When asked about the Board’s transparency, Bar tlett considered both the student body and the administration. “The [Board of ] Trustees’ transparency is a tricky issue. While transparency is an important component for an institution such as Tufts, I also see that the boards need to have the ability to speak freely in their meetings to get some important work done, often with some sensitivities and nuances around them … In that sense, I see where the university is coming from. On the other hand, I also understand that transparency is important in fostering a healthier community as a journalist,” Bartlett said. “[Considering these,] I think that the community needs to put faith in the chairman of the Board, generally speaking. The chair of the Board is supposed to speak for the board’s stance and positions, and that’s usually the way that it works best [to ensure both transparency and efficiency].”

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eekend breakfast is a staple of social culture in Somerville. I, more than most, know that getting up after a late weekend night can be difficult. But if you are sleeping in and getting some sort of sandwich in Carm at 1 p.m. on a Saturday, you are missing out on an entire world of goodness. Maybe it’s because I am getting old, but I see more of my friends at breakfast than I ever do at a bar on the weekend. Seriously, give me a table full of food in the morning over any sweaty basement filled with pulsating music. Comprehensively, compared to most weekend activities, breakfast is probably the least regretful of the options. With all the places to eat around here, there is absolutely no excuse not to schlep out to Teele Square, Davis Square or Ball Square for a plate of morning deliciousness. To be clear, this is not a column about a specific place you should go for breakfast over another. I cannot provide one strong, universal recommendation. This space is more of a celebration of breakfast culture as a whole. Each place around here provides a specific kind of food for a specific type of situation. If I don’t want to be bothered while eating a plate of eggs, I go to Kelly’s Diner. If I want to eat pastries and show off my hand tattoo, I go to Diesel Cafe. If I want to take my parents to the first place they saw when they got off the Red Line, I go to Mr. Crêpe. If I am a first-year and it’s the morning after my first party, I go to Magnificent Muffin & Bagel. If I want to wait in line for two hours for a breakfast that is totally worth it, then it’s Ball Square Cafe or Sound Bites. Now, about those last two. I know there is a lot of scuttlebutt going around about the history of those places. Let your townie friend set the record straight. Basically, there used to be one restaurant, the owner and the landlord had a falling-out, the owner moved next door and the chef was hired by the landlord to stay in the current location. Point is, either spot is great and there is not much difference between the two. The most important thing you can do is try both, pick your favorite and rag on the other one. This brings me to my overall point about breakfast in Somerville. The most critical thing is not finding your favorite place; it’s forming an arbitrary opinion about every possible option. You should actually try all of the offerings at least once because you will be going out to breakfast a lot during your time at Tufts. But you have to have a basis for your opinion, so when your friends want to catch brunch this Saturday, you’ll have something to say in addition to “yeah sounds good!”

Nate Rubright is a columnist with the Features section of the Daily and is a member of the Somerville community. Nate can be reached at nathan.rubright@gmail.com.

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‘Frida Kahlo in Rivera Living Room with Figure of Judas’ Bernard Silberstein (American, 1905–1999) around 1940. Photograph, gelatin silver print. Gift of the artist. Bridgeman Images. Detroit Institute of Arts. by Libby Langsner Executive Arts Editor

Frida Kahlo is one of the 20th century’s most famous artists, but the vast majority of the public knows nothing about her beyond her notorious unibrow and iconic self-portraiture. But who really was the artist behind all the fame? How did she live? What inspired her? How did she engage with politics and the world around her? How did she create? These questions are what “Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular” at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA) seeks to delve into. The show marks the MFA’s first Frida Kahlo show, which includes eight of Kahlo’s paintings alongside more than 40 examples of Arte Popular, or Mexican folk art. The term “Arte Popular” was invented a year after the Mexican Revolution in 1920 and served as a bridge between artists and the government as a means to develop a national identity during turbulent political times. Kahlo and her inner intellectual circle relished these works as examples of Mexican national culture, or “mexicanidad.” This is evident not only through how Arte Popular objects inspired her paintings, but also how Kahlo often styled herself, combining different pieces of indigenous clothing. The exhibition follows five thematic sections: Art of the People/Arte de Pueblo; Aesthetics of Childhood/Estéticas de la Infancia; Painted Miracles/Milagros Pintados; Living Still Lifes/ Naturalezas

Vivas; Invented traditions/Tradiciones Inventadas; and an extension of the Graciela Iturbide’s current photography exhibition at the MFA, entitled “El Baño de Frida“ (2006). Upon entering the exhibition, viewers come face-to-face with “Judas” (2018), an eight-foot-tall replica commissioned by the MFA of Kahlo’s own papier-mâché Judas. The work was created by Leonardo Linares, whose grandfather, Pedro Linares, created many papier-mâché sculptures for Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Viewers will also see Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia) (1928), the MFA’s recent acquisition that sparked this exhibition. The painting is the beginning of the “Art of the People” section of the show, which features another Kahlo painting, “Self-Portrait of a Hummingbird and Thorn Necklace” (1940) alongside works of Arte Popular featuring nature and animals. The dual-dimensions and dense foliage of the folk works pairs exquisitely with Kahlo’s own work which features Mexican flora, fauna and people. Arte Popular was a reclamation of Mexican identity by everyday Mexican people, which was then appropriated by the revolutionary intellectual class to which Kahlo belonged. The “Invented Traditions” section of the show addresses the role of folk art and traditional clothing in reclaiming Mexican indigenous identity. This section of the show is particularly beautiful, as it features both indigenous Mexican garments along-

side pristine photographs of Kahlo and intellectual publications that feature Kahlo. As the MFA’s press release notes, “Just as Kahlo used paint to create pictures, she used clothing to create her own image. Garments, headdresses and accessories from Mexico’s rural and indigenous communities became her most visible collection of Arte Popular, worn during international travels and immortalized in photographs.” The room is painted a deep red color, echoing the rich red tones of the garments as they hang delicately in space. Another section that feels incredibly delicate is “Living Still Lives”, which focuses on Kahlo’s stilllife works. The MFA also features folk art pieces depicting fruits and vegetables, and their vibrant colors are reflected in Kahlo’s work. The isolation of each Arte Popular object allows the viewer to concentrate on the unique details of the works. They often take a lifelike quality, as noted in the press release: “She painted fruits and rocks as though they had eyes, skin and feelings, giving them humanlike qualities that are also visible in many works of arte popular.” The other sections of the show, “Aesthetics of Childhood” and “Painted Miracles,” also follow the same fusion of Mexican folk art and tradition that Kahlo often reinvented and made her own. The works are poignant enough to warrant intensive analysis and rumination by viewers. Overall, the show

proves cohesive, and each section naturally relates to each other and Kahlo’s milieu. Adjacent to “Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular” is an extension of “Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico,” entitled “Frida’s Bathroom.” According to the press release, when Kahlo died in 1954, her grieving husband Diego Rivera locked all her personal belongings in a bathroom in Casa Azul. Fifty years later, the bathroom was opened to the public, and Iturbide was commissioned to photograph it. The photos are hauntingly intimate and expand on how Kahlo’s collection of objects shaped her life and her work. In a time where 85 percent of artists featured in U.S. museum collections are white, and 87 percent are male, shows like “Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular” are more important than ever. Even more so, the MFA’s acquisition of Kahlo’s work is a small but positive step towards creating art spaces that represent all types of artists, rather than just white men. It also gives precedent to a type of art that has often been excluded from major museum collections and gives viewers the opportunity to engage with works they often do not engage with in these institutions. Iturbide’s work in conjuction with Kahlo’s show is a great move and echoes the sentiment that Kahlo and her work paved the way for future female artists. She continues to inspire not only Mexican women and artists, but anyone who is lucky enough to encounter her work.

Arts & Living

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY

Daily Week: Top 5 Arts articles of the semester

Evan Zigmond Out on the Town

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Images from various Arts & Living articles are pictured.

by Tommy Gillespie, Stephanie Hoechst and Libby Langsner Arts Editors, Executive Arts Editor

Disclaimer: Although Tommy Gillespie’s “Drag Race Recap” is featured, he had no part in the writing or editing in the description of his article. As part of Daily Week, the Arts & Living section will be revisiting five of our most popular articles from the semester. Written by a cross section of editors, contributing writers and columnists, the articles that have had the widest impact thus far this year have covered a spectrum of pop culture ranging from drag queens lip-syncing to a Greek mythology musical. By Contributing Writer Cole Friedman, the Feb. 11 review of “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” (2017) is Arts’ most-viewed online article of the semester thus far. Friedman’s review of the musical, which showed at Worcester’s Hanover Theater, attracted a great deal of attention, garnering a retweet from the “Percy Jackson” (2005–2009) series author Rick Riordan and a cool 900-plus views. Pretty impressive for a first-time writer! Editor Tommy Gillespie’s punchy Jan. 22 recap of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4” was the second-most viewed article this semester. Gillespie’s encyclope-

dic knowledge of the show shined as he reviewed each dramatic twist and tantalizing tension featured in the episode. In addition to the recap, though, Gillespie also addressed the differing fan arguments as to whether the show relies too much on drama, causing it to stray from its original purpose of exposing drag to a wider audience. However, he concluded, the drama is what makes the show great. Readers have looked forward to Tommy’s “Drag Race” recaps every week, and who can blame them? Thankfully, season 11 is just around the corner, and all of us can get our weekly dose of queens. Shantay, you stay. The third-most viewed article of the semester, “The 2019 Oscars: predictions, discussions, the voting process,” was a collaborative effort between Section Editor Christopher Panella and Contributing Writer and Columnist Tuna Margalit. Published on Jan. 28, the article included a short history of the recent changes to the Oscars rules and regulations. The article was both very informative about the awards and also the movies that many readers may not have seen. In addition, Panella and Margalit reviewed their best-picture hopefuls “Roma” (2018), “The Favourite” (2018) and “BlacKkKlansman” (2018). Out of the three, “Roma” snagged three Oscars, and “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” won one each. “Green

Book” (2018) won Best Picture, which is literally a national tragedy. On Jan. 24, Section Editor Daniel Klain penned a dual review of Netflix and Hulu’s coinciding documentaries on the farcical failure that was 2017’s Fyre Festival. The review explored the different angles the two streaming platforms took on the Fyre Festival disaster, with Klain ultimately deeming Netflix’s effort superior. With Fyre Festival memes still popping up everywhere, one thing’s for sure — Klain’s essay was no flop with 448 views, so far. The premiere of the Netflix film “Bird Box” (2019) was one the most talked-about pop culture events of January, but Section Editor John Fedak took the film to task in a Jan. 24 review. While praising the film’s opening, Fedak panned the movie’s cast, editing and effects, concluding that the film was uncharacteristically mediocre for usually high-quality Netflix originals. The film’s well-deserved criticism and its popularity made this article a surefire hit with over 300 views. Thankfully, no mention of the “Bird Box challenge,” which is a bit too embarrassing to watch. Arts isn’t just limited to the scope of the articles mentioned, but they’re great examples of some of the best content the Arts & Living section has to offer.

BU Bridge

reater Boston is one-of-akind in many ways. Among other things, we have the Charles River. Unlike many large rivers in the U.S., the Charles cleanly separates Boston from its surrounding suburbs. The finality of the municipal border between Boston and Cambridge crystallizes a stark contrast between the architecture, layout and general vibe of the two cities. Standing on any of the bridges between Cambridge and Boston, one has a very clear view of this contrast. I’ve never met a bridge over the Charles I didn’t like. Every one I’ve seen thus far has dazzled me with its own personality and features. This weekend, I crossed another one off my visitation list, the BU Bridge. The BU Bridge spans the Charles between Cambridgeport, at the southernmost point of Cambridge and Boston University’s campus on Commonwealth Avenue. There are oodles of things to see on either side of the bridge, and the view from the bridge is jaw-dropping. From Tufts, it is most sensible to approach from the Cambridge side. To get there, I took the Red Line from Davis Square to Central Square, and then walked down Pearl Street towards the river for a little under a mile. Pearl Street is a fascinating stroll: It includes homes with wacky paint jobs, the Central Square branch of the Cambridge Public Library and a preserved soap workers cottage from the 19th century. Once I got to the end of Pearl Street, I hung a right at Morse Elementary School and walked up over Route 3 on a cool pedestrian bridge. The BU Bridge was now visible — an awe-inspiring work of iron truss goodness. After a bit more walking, I finally reached the bridge. In my opinion, the east side of the bridge has a much better view than the west side. The aforementioned contrast is visible: Boston’s hyper-modern glass buildings and Cambridge’s sturdy brick ones battle for your love and attention. Also visible from the bridge are the remnants of the defunct Grand Junction Railroad. The tracks run in front of the east side of the bridge. Notably, every square inch of the tracks is covered in sweet, sweet graffiti. This rail bridge is easily the best graffiti-viewing spot in Greater Boston that I’ve been able to find in my 18 months here. The graffiti stands out against Boston’s spotless, imposing skyscrapers, creating a very powerful, moving view. If one decides to cross the bridge, there are plenty of things to do and see in Allston. Boston University is quite close to Fenway Park, so if you’re looking for a scenic route to a Red Sox game that isn’t as crowded as the Green Line, this Cambridgeport route may be the way to go. When I set out on this excursion, I honestly didn’t expect much of a simple bridge. Greater Boston, as always, blew me out of the water. For those who want to journey further into the space between Boston’s most popular areas, I cannot recommend the BU Bridge enough. Evan Zigmond is a sophomore studying music. Evan can be reached at evan.zigmond@tufts.edu.

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Opinion OP-ED

Debunking economic myths of migration by Arjun Padalkar, Uzair Sattar and Zac Goldberg Mark Baum, a character in Adam McKay’s “The Big Short” (2015) who was based on the famous investor Steven Eisman, infamously said, “In a few years, people are going to be doing what they always do when the economy tanks. They will be blaming immigrants and poor people.” Many western countries are no strangers to this kind of immigrant-alienating rhetoric. The negative perception of Polish and other Eastern European workers was among the primary drivers of pro-Brexit ideology, while President Trump’s anti-migratory narrative played a crucial role in his successful presidential campaign. Therefore, it is evident that the fear of the negative economic impacts of migration still strongly dominates the public and political perception of the issue. But perhaps the strongest component of this fear is the timeless argument that immigrants are “taking our jobs.” But, are they really? Filipinos form the largest applicant pool for the nursing profession in the United States, ahead of Indians and Puerto Ricans. Over 10,000 Filipinos applied to be nurses in the U.S. in 2018, citing “superior hourly pay” and significantly better working conditions compared to back home. The shortage of American nurses is exacerbated by the aging nurse population coupled with fewer youths choosing to become nurses. This supply shortage can be fulfilled by a foreign workforce that is happy to compete for jobs in the service industry. To answer the question of whether or not migrants are taking the locals’ jobs, one must understand the impact of migration on the stakeholders: migrants themselves, the host population, the economy and the society.

Sir Paul Collier, renowned Economist at the University of Oxford, argues in his book “Exodus” (2013) that while immigrants benefit significantly from higher wages, so does the host country. Low-skilled immigrants enter the host country’s economy to compete for jobs that the host population does not desire. By filling the shortages in labor supply, immigrants increase economic output per capita, thereby positively impacting the host country’s economic growth. In Geoffrey Cameron and Ian Goldin’s book “Exceptional People” (2011), the authors argue that even if migrants compete for high-skilled jobs in their host country, they create a “net economic stimulus due to specialization” of occupation. By specializing in their field with higher motivation compared to the population of the host country, they are able to raise economic output. Goldin also argues for the net economic positives of migration by stating that “two-thirds of U.S. growth since 2011 is directly attributable to migration.” He also stated that if Germany had prevented migration, their net economic loss would have been over €155 billion. The only stakeholders suffering as a result of rising economic immigration, according to Collier, are unskilled and low-skilled workers from the host country because they are crowded out of the market by migrants eager to take lower wages and work longer hours. However, any analysis of the consequences of rising immigration is perfunctory without considering the rate at which migrants integrate into the host society by moving away from their diasporas, or their absorption rate. Collier argues that unless the absorption rate is low, like in the case of cyclical migration from South Asian countries to Dubai, the economic benefits of migration are outweighed by its social consequences. He cites Harvard Professor

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Robert Putnam’s study which found that diversity tends to reduce “social solidarity and social capital.” Simply put, the aversion to immigrants generates a greater negative net impact for a society. Although Putnam’s study has been challenged by statistics that show higher cohesion in ethnically diverse countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, the emphasis lies in the host societies’ acceptance of immigrants as crucial components of growth. More than half of startups in America valued over $1 billion, and over 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were created by migrants. Therefore, while the low-skilled host population faces competition for jobs, migrants actually provide a positive net impact to their host economy by raising output per capita, filling the labor shortage and contributing to innovation. The principal impediment to social benefits is the host society’s attitude towards migrants, which needs to become more welcoming. What other myths of migration would you like to see busted? If you are interested in learning more about this pressing issue, join the Institute for Global Leadership and students from around the world at this year’s EPIIC Symposium: “Migration in a Turbulent World,” from March 7–9. The symposium will consist of three days of far-reaching discussions on issues critical to the understanding of pressing challenges on migration which include the tensions between state sovereignty and global migration; the policies that allow the continued existence of slavery and human trafficking; the impacts of South-to-South migration; the vanguard role cities play in migration from the securitization of migration; and the roles gender and climate change are playing and will play in future policies.

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Deeksha Bathini America is dying

Two birds, one stone

magine this: America reducing poverty and increasing positive health outcomes at the same time. Federally organized conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs might be the answer we have all been awaiting. According to the World Health Organization, “Conditional cash transfer programs give money to households on the condition that they comply with certain pre-defined requirements.” Meaning, the government would give a set amount of money to a family living under a designated income if they agree to completely vaccinate their children, send their kids to school regularly and visit a primary care physician for well-visits, among other things. While this may seem like a novel idea, it has actually been around for decades. In the 1990s, countries like Brazil and Mexico piloted CCT programs which had significantly positive results. What has been called “social policy diplomacy” by a minister who assisted with the Bolsa Familia Program in Brazil presents a new side to the global debate on social welfare. For years, Brazil faced the problem of severe income inequality, a problem that similarly pervades America. Now, the Bolsa Familia Program is the largest of its kind, and we can analyze its effects and consider the implementation of a similar cash transfer scheme in America. This program gives relatively small cash transfers of $35 to families in extreme poverty if, and only if, the family is compliant with its child’s education (attendance is tracked) and preventative health care visits. Prior to the Bolsa Familia Program, only 4 percent of the national income was concentrated in the bottom 60 percent of Brazilians. Almost immediately, poverty fell. Ten years after its implementation, the extreme poverty rate halved from 9.7 percent to 4.3 percent. Additionally, attendance rates in schools increased, indirectly helping increase rates of health literacy and vaccine compliance. The effects of the Bolsa Familia Program are undeniable and surprising. How can a country like Brazil, which lacks the expansive network of resources that exists in America and is teeming with corruption, carry out such a program? To ensure access to basic needs, the government of Brazil gives money to 14 million households every single month. The level of technicality and leadership required to systematically dole out this much money, track children’s attendance in school and check that families are attending preventative appointments is mind-boggling to say the least. New York followed the example of the Bolsa Familia Program by implementing a CCT scheme as well. This program had positive effects on its population. It reduced poverty and poverty-related struggles such as food insecurity. It also increased the usage of preventative dental care among participating families. Although it may be politically impractical to implement a national CCT program due to pushback and the general fragmentation of our government system between state and federal bureaucracies, we should consider the positive effects it may have on American families, especially those that live well below the federal poverty line. CCT programs are not a cop-out method to pump money into the poor — they are evidence-based practices that reconcile the vicious cycle of poverty and promote healthy behaviors. Deeksha Bathini is a sophomore studying community health. Deeksha can be reached at deeksha.bathini@tufts.edu.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY

Senior swimmer Colleen Doolan hits qualification mark as Jumbos prepare for NCAAs

Jeremy Goldstein Anti-Bostonian

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Senior Colleen Doolan competes in the 200-yard butterfly against Wheaton on Jan. 23, 2016. by Savannah Mastrangelo Sports Editor

As the regular season came to a close, four Tufts swimmers competed in the February Invite at Middlebury on Sunday in an attempt to hit pre-qualification marks for the upcoming NCAA Div. III national tournament. Senior Colleen Doolan raced in the 200-yard butterfly, earning a season-best qualifying mark with a 2:05.69 time in the non-team scoring event. Doolan’s time is just under the NCAA-B qualifying time of 2:05.85. “Colleen has been to NCAA’s before and it’s just a huge accomplishment, “ said Coach Adam Hoyt. “Every year, it’s more competitive to make the cuts, and official invitations come out on [Feb. 27] Wednesday, so we’ll know for sure who is competing there, and she has a really good chance of being able to compete there.” This qualification marks the third time in Doolan’s career that she has hit the qualification time for the national championship. Doolan competed in the tournament as both a first-year and a sophomore, but missed the mark her junior year. “[Hitting the qualification time] … meant a lot, honestly, coming out of last

year, which was just tough all around both with swimming and academically, so to almost have a comeback year was just really special and a great way to end my swimming career,” Doolan said. Doolan will also be competing on the 800-yard freestyle relay team at nationals. “If I had missed the b-cut [qualification mark], that would have been my last 200 fly ever, and the 200 fly has been my event for almost as long as I have been swimming,” said Doolan. “So it was an ‘either way’ situation where either way if I make the b-cut I was going to be super excited to be going to nationals and be able to swim individually, but at the same time that could have been my last 200 fly ever. So that was my mentality going into it.” First-year Hannah Spencer, first-year Emma Donchi, and sophomore Jackie Crater also raced at the February Invite. While Doolan was the only Jumbo to earn a qualifying time, Spencer earned a 24.17 second time in the 50 yard freestyle, Donchi raced a 57.87 in the 100yard backstroke, and Crater earned a 2:05.38 in the 200-yard backstroke. Now officially in the postseason, the Jumbos will start preparing for the NCAA Div. III national tournament as well as the NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier .Sophomore Amber Chong will be the lone Jumbo to

dive at the qualifier this weekend, and her score will determine her invitation to the national tournament. “Amber has done a great job in her two years competing and training, “said Hoyt. “I’m hoping she can execute her dives really well and she can put together a full performance that she’s proud of, and if that puts her in a position to move on to the national championships, then we will be thrilled. That will be an amazing accomplishment for her and [for] our diving program.” With the championship just over three weeks away, the team enters a period of both rest and preparation. As many as ten Jumbo swimmers could compete at the tournament this year, possibly the highest yield in program history. “I think we have a really good chance of qualifying around ten women to the national championships, which is the largest number of women we’ve brought since I have been coaching at Tufts,” said Hoyt. “As far as preparation is concerned, we’re basically looking to maintain aerobic endurance and fitness levels, maintain our strength. And then just fine-tune and sharpen up technical aspects of our racing.”

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s the Northeast descends from the crescendo of winter, a seemingly annual period of thaw emerges to leave a jaded sense of optimism. With renewal ringing as the zeitgeist of the times, the light of hope emerges from the end of the tunnel, the coats come off and are incrementally replaced with fleeced Patagonia zip-ups. For large swathes of Tufts students, this entails putting away the Canada Geese and beginning to whip out the Vineyard Vines. Oh boy. Spring also leaves room for overzealous writers to overwrite as they get spellbound in the wash of cliches that inevitability percolate from the most romantic of the four seasons. The start of the baseball season seems to follow this same, cookie-cutter, hackneyed narrative: a fresh start, a clean slate, new expectations. You know the jargon. More importantly, however, is that this triteness is never specific to any particular fan base. Every cellar dweller can broadcast their expectations fraught with winning, and the only question for them is how quickly that narrative changes. Ultimately, this seems to be the case for all 30 MLB teams, and only one of them is allowed to maintain a myopic vision for the whole year and be universally rewarded for it. This team last year resided in Boston, plays in a pastel-green stadium and wears blood-red, or, in some cases, blood-soaked, socks. Most franchises aren’t stricken with the burden of expectations of the same magnitude as this Boston bunch, but one who might be is a certain cadre of stillyoung sluggers from our nation’s original capital. Without the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Major League Baseball wouldn’t have much to boast about, let alone quote the tired quip of the game remaining as the nation’s pastime. These days, you could get more folks to show up to a Warriors charity softball game than an actual Oakland A’s game, and that’s only slightly hyperbolic. Of course, this is a rivalry that continues to manifest itself in, well, a number of ways too long for an embroiled college writer to dive into on a Sunday afternoon when he has a slew of other affairs to be taking care of (if I needed to sum it up in a microcosm, call it fans willing to literally throw pizza at each other). Instead, I wish to quickly tackle an underrated element: traveling to the ballpark. In what I anticipated in being a taxing commute, the T wonderfully surprised me in its accountability. Not that this is a remarkable achievement; after all, surpassing the MTA in New York is a relatively low bar to clear. Of course, the Red Line right now is encumbered with closed stops and track construction, an unfortunate fate that is all too familiar for New York subway riders. Is this, somehow, the unifying factor Yankees and Red Sox fans can all agree upon? Imagine them throwing beers, but instead of at each other, they’re “sticking it to the man” and complaining about the same principle. Unity emerges in weird ways. Jeremy Goldstein is a sophomore studying political science and film and media studies. Jeremy can be reached at jeremy. goldstein@tufts.edu.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

No. 13 women’s lacrosse fields experienced team ahead of season

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Sophomore midfielder Kirsten Grazewski looks for a pass in a game against Williams at Bello Field on April 4, 2018.

by Maddie Payne Sports Editor

The women’s lacrosse team is coming off one of their strongest seasons in a decade, finishing third place in the NESCAC with a record of 13–5 overall and 8–2 in conference. Thanks to the campaign, the Jumbos were at times ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation, and closed out their season at No. 13. Their third-place conference finish was only exceeded by a tie for second place in 2010 with a 6–3 record, and a firstplace finish in 2009 at 8–1. In May 2018, the Jumbos received a bid to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015, and they stormed through the first round with a 17–8 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Devils. Unfortunately, the team lost the second part of the weekend doubleheader in a frustrating 12–11 loss to Franklin & Marshall in the second round. Though the loss marked an end to Tufts’ season, it was by no means a disappointing run. Tufts overcame NESCAC opponents Bowdoin, Wesleyan and Trinity, all three of which tied for fourth place in the conference. The regular season 12–9 victory over the Trinity Bantams was noted as a highlight for the team due to the Bantams’ legacy as a Div. III powerhouse. In last season’s NESCAC tournament, the Jumbos faced the

Bantams again in a closely fought match, but their opponent prevailed 12–10. Another big conference win for the Jumbos came against the historically strong Colby Mules, their first victory against the team since 2015. Ten seniors anchor this year’s experienced Tufts roster, with all members of the senior class taking on a leadership role. “Our senior class is one of our greatest strengths,” coach Courtney Shute said. “The power of the group has been an inspiration for the team the whole year, and is something that our underclassmen certainly look to. They each have really important but different roles that they fill, and we try to maximize each of their strengths and allow them to lead in a way that is unique to each person.” The team also includes three Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) 2018 AllAmericans in attacker Dakota Adamec, midfielder Annie Sullivan and defender Hedy Veith, all of whom are juniors. The same trio were also named to the NESCAC All-Conference team; Adamec earned Tufts’ first ever women’s lacrosse NESCAC Player of the Year award while Sullivan and Vieth earned second-team honors. Other notable members of the roster include junior attacker Emily Games, who was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year in 2017. Games was one of seven

Tufts players named to the IWLCA 2019 All-Region team, along with Adamec, Sullivan and Veith, as well as senior goalkeeper Audrey Evers and junior midfielders Maddie Norman and Lily Baldwin. A small Class of 2018 made up of three players make way for a firstyear class with eight women. With the short Div. III preseason of barely over a month, the new additions to the team have had to mesh quickly with the returning team, but according to Evers, will have their chance to make an impact early. “Two seniors had season-ending injuries early on [last season], so we only really had one senior on the field,” Evers said. “We’ve been able to have a lot of younger attackers ready to fill spots. Our defense and midfields will remain very similar, but we’ve just gained eight new really talented firstyears which is very exciting.” Though many first-years are considered midfielders now, as the season progresses each player will naturally gravitate towards more offensive or defensive roles. An added benefit of having a large group of seniors is that the pressure is reduced early in the season as the new players find their legs. During the current senior class’ first year, there were only three seniors, so this year will be a contrast. “There is a value to being a firstyear and being able to learn from the

older players while not having so much of the pressure on you,” Evers said. “That was one of the challenges our first year — so many of us were getting playing time but didn’t have the game sense, the speed of college lacrosse or the confidence to be a leader in those situations.” A scrimmage on Feb. 23 gave the team a chance to compete against numerous different schools such as Amherst and Trinity, and try out different lineups and styles of play. Up until then, the team had been confined to scrimmaging against each other, so the tournament-style day provided a much needed opportunity to gear up for the season opener. Shute highlighted some of the team’s strengths that emerged from the day. “I love our athleticism,” she said. “We are athletic and fast and we have great sticks. Those are phenomenal starting points for the game of lacrosse, so now we’re just working on meshing on both sides of the ball to try and figure out what the right combinations of people are on the field. I believe that we have 29 women on the team that can all help us at some point this year. There’s a lot to look forward to.” The Jumbos will begin their season with several away games, starting with the Hamilton Continentals on Saturday at 1 p.m.