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Vacancies in themed, Greek housing included in general lottery by Madison Reid Staff Writer
Once again this year, all open spaces in themed or Greek housing were put in the general housing lottery for the 2019– 2020 academic year, allowing any student to select into them, according to Joshua Hartman, director of the Office of Residential Life and Learning (ORLL). However, Hartman said in an email to the Daily, ORLL will be ensuring that students who decide to use their lottery number for themed housing will be making an informed choice. “We have noted which programs are connected with any vacancies, so students are aware of what they are selecting,” he said. “Also, students will be connected with the program house manager and/or advisor as well.” Hartman wrote he was confident that the introduction of themed and Greek life housing into the general lottery will actually improve campus culture. “Our overarching goal is to have students involved in these sorts of communities … [and] be fully connected to the mission and purpose of the program,” Hartman said. “We’re hoping that these communities are vibrant and energized, and instilling some ‘newness’ and excitement will be a huge plus.” ORLL did its best to fill all spots before special interest housing was opened to the general lottery, according to Hartman. “ORLL assisted [with] programs in marketing and promoting opportunities in the theme houses during the fall, and most houses (theme and fraternity/sorority) were able to fill their spaces and also maintain a waitlist,” Hartman said. Hartman believes the strategy appears to have worked. “There were only a very small handful (less than 10 across all 200+ spaces in wood frame and theme houses) [of ] vacancies in these spaces going into housing selection in the spring,” he said. “We are talking about single-digits.” Stana Luedtke, a junior, lived in the Russian-Slavic Culture House both this and last year. She confirmed that the house successfully filled its spots before general housing lottery. “The situation for next year is that everyone who’s living there applied and was chosen by the faculty director of the house,” she said. Lomax Turner, a sophomore, is currently a resident of Rainbow House. Like the
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Members of Rainbow House pose for a portrait on April 15. Russian House, there are no issues with vacancies for the coming academic year, but Turner noted that he heard there was a vacancy in Rainbow House last year, which Tufts filled during the general lottery. “There was an issue last year where there was a straight person in the house and just ruined the vibe of the house,” Turner said. Because of this experience, Turner is wary of filling vacancies with the general housing lottery. “I think it’s a bad idea if you don’t identify with the identity,” he said. “Maybe in order to live there you have to prove that you’re going to be engaged and that you are the identity, but if that’s not the case, I don’t support it.” Luedtke also touched on the potential for conflict. “If someone came in through the lottery system it wouldn’t be the end of the world,” she said. “Every house would still For breaking news, our content archive and exclusive content, visit tuftsdaily.com @tuftsdaily
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exist and still put on culture events, but I know that in previous years when people lived here and weren’t invested in the Russian program, the dynamic was off and it didn’t really work as well. However, Luedtke didn’t believe the house would be ruined by someone who didn’t identify with the theme. “At the end of the day, it would still be the Russian House,” she said. Hartman hopes to facilitate a smooth transition for any applicants who decide to live in themed housing as a result of the housing lottery. “When students select a vacancy that is in one of those communities, our office plans to have an intentional conversation with the student about the program and the expectations of it, so that they can be a good member of the community,” he said. The university will also be increasing its investment for themed housing in the coming year. According to Hartman,
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Disclaimer: Anton Shenk and Andres Borjas are both staff writers for The Tufts Daily. They were not involved in the writing or editing of this article. The Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) held elections for seats in the Tufts Community Union ( TCU) Senate, Committee on Student Life (CSL) and Judiciary on Wednesday. The seven available senate seats for the Class of 2022 were contested by nine candidates, including first-year Sam Vandermeulen and TCU Senator Melia Harlan. TCU Senators Rabiya Ismail, Iyra Chandra, Andrew Kofsky, Tim Leong and Deepen Goradia were reelected for the Class of 2022. Kofsky, upon learning the results of the election, expressed his excitement and ambition to “include more student voices” in the upcoming year. “I’m really excited to be back on TCU Senate and work towards a stronger community at Tufts,” Kofsky said. Current TCU First Generation College Student Community Senator Andrew Vu was also elected to the TCU Senate for the Class of 2022, explaining at the Tuesday night candidate’s forum that he felt obligated to represent the undergraduate community in a broader way. “I also wanted to represent the firstgen, low-income students, but after doing it, I realized that there were a lot of missing people in Senate,” Vu said. “We don’t have a strong engineering base for the Engineering students … marginalized voices have not been heard yet.” First-year Amma Agyei was also elected to the TCU Senate for the Class of 2022. TCU Senators for the Class of 2020 Charlie Brogdon-Tent, Shannon Lee and Harry Kong were all reelected. Phillip Miller, Alexa Weinstein and Finn
McGarghan, all former senators for the Class of 2020, were also elected. Though the elections for the senate seats for the Class of 2020 were uncontested, Lee shared her track record of involvement as evidence of her capacity to lead, which includes establishing the Swipe It Forward meal bank, advocacy for the unionization of dining workers, increasing the number of all-gender restrooms on campus and increased institutional support for faculty of color. “A lot of my projects have to do with supporting underrepresented students at Tufts, because I think those are the students that need the most support,” Lee said. “I think this is where I can have the most impact.” Class of 2020 Senator Pedro Andre Lazo-Rivera did not seek reelection. TCU Senators for the Class of 2021 Sharif Hamidi, Alex Lein, Ayden Crosby and Griffen Saul were also reelected. Taylor Lewis, currently the vice chair of the Judiciary, was also elected to the TCU Senate for the Class of 2021. Lewis explained his rationale for seeking a position within a different branch of the TCU student government. “I want to access a broader role within the Tufts community,” Lewis said. “My role in the [ Judiciary] has been fairly niche, looking at specifically governing and managing the nearly 300-plus clubs that we have thus far.” TCU Treasurer Izzy Ma and Historian Rebeca Becdach did not seek reelection. TCU Africana Community Senator Sylvester Bracey, a junior, was reelected to another term. Bracey highlighted his motivation for reelection at the Tuesday night candidate’s forum hosted by ECOM. “ T h i s ye a r I w a s t h e o n l y black-identifying student on the entire senate,” Bracey said. “ That goes to show you what it means to bring the voices that you represent into the room.”
Current TCU Senator for the Class of 2022 Carolina Olea Lezama was elected to the position of Latinx Community Senator, citing a deep connection the community which she seeks to represent. “This community has been such a critical part of my first-year experience here at Tufts, but it’s also going through a lot of transitions,” Olea Lezama said. “We need a person that will come in and be able bring this community back after everything it’s been through.” TCU LGBTQ+ Community Senator Kathleen Lanzilla, a sophomore, was also reelected for another term. First-year Elizabeth Hom was elected to the position of Asian American Community Senator. First-year Jose Martinez was also elected to the position of First Generation College Student Community Senator. Sophomore Insiya Naim, current TCU trustee representative, was elected to the role of International Community Senator. Three of five available CSL seats were filled by Elliot Lam and Himay Dharani, both sophomores, and firstyear Anton Shenk. Two seats on the CSL remain vacant. Three of seven available Judiciary seats were filled by returning members Camille Calabrese and Jonah Zwillinger, both first-years. First-year Andres Borjas was also elected to the Judiciary. Four seats on the Judiciary remain vacant. Elections for the vacancies in the CSL and Judiciary, in addition to one Senate seat for the Class of 2020, two for the Class of 2021, all seven seats for the Class of 2023 and the position of Women’s Community Senator will be held in the fall semester. Elections for TCU president will be held all day on April 25, with a forum for the candidates the night before in Braker Hall at 9 p.m.
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Emily Chu — @emilydoes_makeup on Instagram — is a junior at Tufts studying biology and English on the pre-med track. But she’s also a makeup influencer, ambassador and a representative for Glossier. Her latest YouTube collaboration with Estee Lauder’s global beauty director Violette (@violette_fr) has caused an uptick in her followers and her influence. The Tufts Daily caught up with her to hear about her start, her process and some makeup tips and tricks. The Tufts Daily (TD): Your Instagram says that you’re self-taught. How did you get started in makeup? Emily Chu (EC): A huge part of my makeup education comes from the internet and it started pretty early. When I was around 10, I started getting interested in Michelle Phan videos. She was sort of my inspiration at the time, I guess, and a huge role model. Especially because she’s Asian American, and I think that that was a huge part of why I watched her, because I felt as though I could do the looks and I could see myself doing the things that she was doing, so that made it seem more accessible. And then that trend continued until I was allowed to wear makeup. But mostly YouTube, and then as Instagram became a larger platform, that definitely became a way that I found other artists and learned and connected with them. TD: When and where do you like to experiment with new makeup looks?
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EC: I’m always thinking in my room about what I’m going to do [with my makeup]. With wearing them out, and what occasions I wear them too — literally any day. Like any time of the day. I wear these looks to class. Even if I’m not going out I’ll just sit in my room and play around. It’s sort of taught me to be a little bit bolder and not care so much about what other people think about me when I’m enjoying my look. TD: Where do you get your inspiration for new looks? EC: More recently, Instagram. Other professional artists will really inspire me. I’m really inspired by the drag community and the techniques that are employed in drag makeup. And also just from feeling, and what aesthetic I’m interested [in]. I’ll be outside and see colors that I like, or see somebody’s outfit and I like the colors they’re using. A lot of the time, I’m mostly inspired by color as opposed to shape, and when I’m on Instagram, that’s when I start to see inspiration for different shapes and ways to apply makeup. TD: What have been some of your go-to products this season? EC: I love the Glossier concealer. I feel like for me, on a daily basis, it’s the perfect amount of coverage. It’s not too dry, so I really like it. My makeup collection is super affordable since I am a student. Most of my makeup is ColourPop and some Glossier stuff. Recently, my favorite ColourPop [eyeshadow] palette for this season has been the Sweet Talk palette. It
has these new glitter shades, and I’ve just been obsessed with glitter this season. Especially during the spring … It’s so fun, and the light reflects off of your makeup in a way that’s really cool and flattering and just doesn’t happen in the winter. TD: How would you describe your own makeup style in a nutshell? EC: I would say fresh. I have a lot of fun. And colorful right now, definitely. It’s a mixture. I try to be minimalistic but bold. TD: Any underrated or lesser-known makeup tips to share with the Tufts community? EC: In terms of underrated, cream products. Those are my favorite types of products, but I feel like they’re not as popular as powder. I love cream bronzers and blushes and eyeshadows … but mostly complexion products, because I think they blend so seamlessly into your skin and give your skin a really healthy radiance. But people are attached to powder and heavier foundations and stuff like that, and I think honestly the best way to make your skin look happy and healthy is not to put too much on it. Also, people always ask me how they can spice up their makeup looks. And especially if they don’t wear much makeup or aren’t super familiar with makeup, I think playing with different color eyeliner is the easiest and most fun way to play around and get a little bit more interesting [of a look]. And a red lip — always a red lip. I love red lips!
It ends tonight, Joker.” These are grim words that herald the beginning of the last battle between Batman and his greatest nemesis. This week, we’re taking a look at a classic, an issue of the legendary series, “The Dark Knight Returns” — specifically, issue 3, “Hunt The Dark Knight,” written and drawn by Frank Miller with Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley. This book isn’t exactly hidden, per se, as it consistently ranks as one of the greatest Batman stories of all time, but I find that “Hunt The Dark Knight” contains some of the greatest moments in the history of the Batman mythos and really doesn’t get the attention it deserves. The spotlight is usually on the fourth issue’s legendary fight between Batman and Superman, or on the portrayal of Batman himself. Many even review the series as a whole, which is not without merit, but I find it easier to analyze a work when I can get a bit more detailed. The issue is a masterpiece of suspense, a seemingly endless back-and-forth as Batman and the Joker play a cat-andmouse game where countless lives hang in the balance. The Joker’s rampage includes an attack on a David Letterman-esque talk show with his trademark “joker gas” to the assassination of a congressman, all while Batman rushes to track his prey down. The experience pushes Batman to the ultimate extreme, as it becomes clear that Batman may just break his sacred “no kill” rule, if only to end the Joker’s madness once and for all. Batman’s internal monologue begins to lose its stability of the “world’s greatest detective” as the reader begins to realize that this spree may have been the Joker’s final error. “Tonight, you’re taking no hostages. Tonight, I’m taking no prisoners,” Batman growls, as he hurls three throwing knives into the Joker’s shoulders and left eye. The disturbing implication here is that the Joker isn’t the only one who would die in the fight should Batman decide to break his rule. Miller is well aware of this, and by extension, so is the Joker. The fight takes the combatants to a “Tunnel of Love” at a fair, where Batman finally breaks down, attempting to snap the Joker’s neck. Despite this, the Joker survives, paralyzed but alive. “Just an ounce or two more of pressure,” he whispers, “They’ll kill you for this.” Then, in a final cruel joke, he twists, breaking his own neck, knowing the police will label Batman a killer. The issue ends with Batman standing over the Joker’s corpse, waiting for the arrival of the police. The poignant implication here is that no matter what the Joker did, no matter how much he wanted to finish him once and for all, Batman couldn’t break his one rule. He couldn’t become a killer. Though he stands halfdead, Batman ends issue three of “The Dark Knight Returns” standing in a sort of grim triumph, bloodied perhaps, but unbroken. Drew Weisberg is a first-year studying psychology and film and media studies. Drew can be reached at mitchell.weisberg@ tufts.edu.
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With only two weekends until finals start, it’s a great time to grab some friends and find fun things to do in our community. There are plenty of activities happening both on campus and off campus that will be worth attending. This might be the last weekend before your friends want to start studying, so make sure to make it worthwhile! Friday, April 19 Concert for Venezuela Hotung Cafe, 8:30 p.m. Tufts EMS-AID is teaming up with Public Harmony to put on a live musical performance, and the proceeds from this event go towards helping Venezuela. The funds from the event go to Proyecto Fundación Maniapure, an organization that helps indigenous communities that fell victim to the humanitarian crimes in Venezuela. Free food will be provided.
Stand-up Comedy Collective Presents: Pax Et Tux Crane Room, 9 p.m. The collective will be putting on their final show of the year this Friday night. The theme for performers includes formalwear, and will be a special moment for senior members of the group. The event is free, but people are encouraged to show up early before seats fill up. Saturday, April 20 Tufts Holi 2019 Residential Quad, 12–2 p.m. The Tufts Hindu Students Council will be hosting the most colorful event of the year: Tufts Holi. Join them in celebrating the coming of Spring, and enjoy performances from Tufts’ own Bhangra and Garba teams. Tufts HSC will also be providing samosas and mango lassi. Torn Ticket II Presents: The Apple Tree Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, Two Showings: 2–4 p.m., 8–10 p.m. Torn Ticket II is putting on their Spring Minor this Saturday, where they’ll be perform-
ing “The Apple Tree,” a fun mix of two classic stories: “Apple & Eve,” and “Passionella!” The musical is directed by Taite Pierson and music directed by Tom Felt. There are no tickets, and the event is free. They will be performing the show both in the early afternoon, and at night, so make sure to catch one of them! Streets of Taipei 51 Winthrop St., 6–9 p.m. Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts (TAST) describes this event as its “biggest night of the year.” Reflecting the streets of Taipei, as the title of the event suggests, TAST will transform 51 Winthrop into a Taiwanese market. At this event, you’ll find plenty of free Taiwanese food offered, like lu rou fan, scallion pancakes, stir fried cabbage and tofu along with a variety of bubble teas. There will also be fun games and free prizes offered! Sunday, April 21 Chocolate: Origins and Journey Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2–3 p.m. Hosted by food historian Laura Ziman, take a historical journey and learn about
the origins of chocolate. The event shows you the Mesoamerican origins of cacao, the ways cacao was used, chocolate-related artifacts from the Colonial Silver collections and how Europeans changed the game of chocolate consumption. Chocolate: Origins and Journey is free with Museum admission. Performing Fusion Theatre Presents: The Somerville Theatre Festival The Rockwell Theatre in Davis Square, two shows: 3–4 p.m., 7–8 p.m. Performing Fusion Theatre will be performing an excellent collection of short plays, with a total of one hour per show. Performing Fusion Theatre is a group with a mission to showcase multicultural talent, and to unify the Boston area community. The group promotes inclusion of underrepresented performers, like women, people of color, the LGBTQ community and foreign-born performers. Sunday is one of five dates in which the group will be performing, but you can get tickets for $5 a piece on Sunday, as opposed to $10 student tickets on later dates ($20 for general admission).
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No. 12 Tufts hosted some of the best Div. III teams in the country — including No. 2 Bates, No. 7 Wellesley and No. 5 Wesleyan — on Saturday on the Malden River. Though the Jumbos came up short in every race they competed in, rowing against such potent opponents provided valuable experience in the season run-in. “This weekend was a big weekend for us because it was some of the fastest teams in Div. III, so it was definitely tough competition,” senior co-captain Miranda Finestone, who competed in the first varsity eight (1V8), said. “It was kind of a big learning weekend.” The 1V8,2V8 and the 3V8 all raced against Bates, the reigning NCAA champion, in Tufts’ first races of the day. Bates’ 1V8 finished in 6:46.5, ahead of Tufts’ boat at 6:58.7. In the 2V8, Bates just edged out Tufts with a time of 6:48.7 to Tufts’ 6:52.8. The Tufts 2V8 actually had a better time than the 1V8. In the 3V8, Bates defeated Tufts by 25 seconds, 7:12.4 to 7:37.5. With their losses in the first round, the Jumbos headed to the consolation bracket.
For the 1V8 consolation race, Tufts faced off against Wellesley, whose boat finished in 6:54.8 ahead of Tufts at 7:15.3. The Tufts 2V8 also lost to Wellesley, but only by a margin of 2.4 seconds: Wellesley finished at 7:08.2 while Tufts finished at 7:10.6. The 3V8 also had a close consolation race against Wesleyan, but the Cardinals edged out the Jumbos 7:28.3 to 7:31.9. Tufts also had a 4V8 that lost to Wellesley, 7:18.5 to 7:22.6, in its only race of the day. In the week leading up to the race, there were several shuffles among the boats, especially between the 1V8 and 2V8. According to senior co-captain Libby Lichter, who had competed in the 1V8 before but was in the 2V8 this weekend, both boats were showing good speed in practice, which was evident as the 2V8 put up faster times than the 1V8 in both the semifinals and consolation rounds. “For two practices in a row, the boat that raced as the 1V over the weekend was just faster, convincingly so,” Lichter said. “It is a sign of a healthy program, as frustrating as it can be. Imagine that — what a great problem to have. You have so much
speed and you don’t know where to put it. There definitely was some shuffling around, which happens in any good program. As confusing as it can be, I don’t think anybody was really upset about it.” Finestone was also positive about the roster changes, explaining that the team needs to continue to recognize their strengths and weaknesses as championship season approaches. “We’re still kind of at the point in the season where there is some shuffling, so we’re still trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t,” Finestone said. “It was a little bit like an experimentation weekend. Maybe it helped, maybe it didn’t, but it was a good first step to figuring out where we need to be in the next couple weeks.” Saturday’s regatta was also Senior Day for Tufts, honoring the six seniors on the squad. Lauren Drohosky, Finestone, Bibi Lichauco, Lichter, Erika Madrian and Miriam Weiss comprise the senior class that graduates in just a few weeks. “It was kind of wild to realize that that was the last time I would be competing on those waters as a collegiate athlete,”
Lichter said. “We had a really nice little gathering of the whole team, and the coaches said some nice things, and some parents made some really beautiful cakes, so it was a really nice day.” Though they did not win any races, the Jumbos now know where they stand in relation to the other top schools in the country. Ultimately, the team hopes to place well at the National Invitational Rowing Championships (the NESCAC championship equivalent) on May 12, and perhaps even qualify for the NCAA championship. Qualification for the NCAA meet is largely decided by at-large, committee-decided bids, so the Jumbos will need to perform at their best in their remaining races if they want a chance to qualify. “I am really happy that even though the results did not turn out the way we wanted to, there’s still so much drive,” Lichter said. “We’re ready to race again, we’re ready to get after the next one.” The Jumbos will get on the water again on Sunday at the Brown Cup, hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Lake Quinsigamond, in Worcester, Mass.
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No. 5 women’s lacrosse reached one of its highest national ranks in recent years on Monday after adding two more wins to its already undefeated season. The Jumbos have now matched the program’s longest unbeaten streak of 13–0, originally achieved in 1989 when the team only played a total of 13 games and won all of them. With Tuesday night’s win over the Bates Bobcats, the Jumbos matched their number of wins for the 2018 season with two regular season games and an entire postseason to go. Last year, the team made it to the second round of the Div. III NCAAs. If the Jumbos win one more game, this season will mark their highest number of wins in a decade — in 2009 the team went 16–3. On Tuesday, Tufts travelled to Lewiston, Maine to face Bates (8–5, 4–4 NESCAC) and put up a dominant performance, scoring 19 goals and allowing five. Junior attacker Emily Games, last week’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association National Player of the Week and NESCAC Player of the Week, was a force to be reckoned with from the very beginning, rattling off three consecutive goals in under four minutes. Games went on to score twice more before the half and tallied one assist on sophomore attacker Claire Wright’s goal. First-year attacker Mae Briody started in place of first-year attacker and Tufts’ leading scorer Colette Smith, who has been sidelined for the last two games due to a mild hamstring injury. Briody, who is left-handed like Smith, fit right in on the left side and scored three goals in her sixth appearance of the season. “Something new that we capitalized on against Bates were fast breaks,” Briody said.
“Our team has so much speed, and our defenders are able to get the ball up really quickly, so a lot of our goals in the first half especially were from fast breaks.” After the Jumbos established a 13–4 lead in the first half, the offensive unit was given the directive by coach Courtney Shute to experiment with some different plays. After a nearly 15-minute-long scoring drought at the beginning of the second half, the Tufts offense started to click, and they ended the game with a five-goal run. “Our coach really wanted us to work on being creative, looking for the feeds, working on our plays and using everybody’s strengths,” Games said. “Everyone recognizes each other’s strengths and weaknesses so we know how to play to each other’s strengths. That really helped us [against Bates].” One of the plays the team tried was a hidden ball trick play orchestrated by Briody and senior attacker Dakota Adamec. From behind the goal, Briody drove first while pretending to hold the ball, and the defenders shifted towards her side, before Adamec rounded the other side of the goal and only faced one defender. Adamec fired a shot off that rebounded, and senior attacker Maria Dattolo was there to bury it into the defenseless Bobcats’ net. The Bobcats couldn’t find a rhythm against the Jumbos’ staunch defense, which allowed only one goal in the entire second half. In goal, senior Audrey Evers saved six out of 10 shots that came at her. In the second half, first-year Molly Laliberty only contended with three shots, saving two of them. On Saturday, Tufts faced the Amherst Mammoths (8–4, 4–4 NESCAC) at home during senior day in one of its closest contests of the season. Despite the Jumbos’
strong start to the game, the Mammoths had an answer for each Jumbo goal, and the Jumbo lead was only 6–5 at the half. Tufts’ defensive unit was heavily tested throughout the game but responded impressively, winding down Amherst’ shot clock at least three times over the course of the game. “You can start to feel when it gets down to 20 seconds [on the shot clock] that we start to get really excited,” first-year midfielder Madison Lehan said. “At that point if we’re quiet, they’re probably going to end up scoring, but if we’re still loud and talking, then you can feel within the defensive unit that we’re about to do something good. Those moments felt awesome and helped us through the rest of the sets.” However, four yellow cards dealt to Tufts provided Amherst with numerous extraman opportunities, which the team capitalized on twice. After a pair of yellow cards in the first half, senior defender Hedy Veith, one of Tufts’ key defensive leaders, was sidelined for the rest of the games. Despite losing such an experienced player, Tufts rallied on the defensive end, forcing 15 turnovers in total to get the ball back into the attack. On the offensive end, the Jumbos had to figure out how to adapt to Amherst’s defensive style. The Mammoths constantly switched defensive sets, forcing the Jumbos to recognize the change and adjust their offensive strategy in turn. “From the attack perspective, Amherst has a very solid defense, so we tried to stay spread the whole time in order to tire them out,” Games said. “We worked the ball around until we found the best opportunity to score, and it was playing with a lot of patience and making smart decisions that helped us.”
With 8:12 remaining in the game, Amherst tied the score at 11–11, and the game hung in the balance. The Jumbos remained calm and junior attacker Maddie Norman won back-to-back draws that the team capitalized on to score two goals in under a minute. Games made it 14–11 after Tufts cleared the ball out of the defense, putting the game just out of reach of Amherst. The Mammoths managed to score one more goal in the closing seconds, but it wasn’t enough, and the Jumbos came away with the hard-fought victory. “When it was 11–11 against Amherst, it was already towards the end of the second half, and we were tired,” Briody said. “We came together as a team, took a breath together, and had a ‘we got this’ moment. We just had to execute on the things we do well and trust ourselves. We really came together in that moment.” On Saturday, the Jumbos travel to Middlebury, Vt. to face the Middlebury Panthers in what will likely be their biggest challenge of the regular season. Despite Tufts’ No. 1 rank in the NESCAC, Middlebury still sits at No. 3 in the nation, one spot ahead of Tufts. The Panthers and Jumbos have had a historically lopsided rivalry, with the Jumbos only winning two games in the last decade (note 2015 and 2009 going through schedules). Their most recent win was a 12–11 edging of the Panthers in 2015. The two NESCAC opponents will take the first draw at 2 p.m. at Middlebury College. “Middlebury is a very good team and they’re probably going to be the hardest game of our season,” Lehan said. “So we’re going to come in with the expectation of a hard game but also know that we have the personnel, and we’ve prepared enough to win the game and get the job done.”