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CIVIC hosts debate on climate, cybersecurity, healthcare policies

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Members of the Tufts Democrats, Tufts Republicans and Left Unity Project speak at a debate hosted by Tufts Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship on Oct. 25.

by Alejandra Carrillo Contributing Writer

Disclaimer: Aneurin Canham-Clyne is a columnist for the Daily. He was not involved in the writing or editing of this article.

Tufts Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship (CIVIC) hosted a debate between campus political groups on Oct. 25 at ASEAN Auditorium. With more than 70 people in attendance, representatives from the Tufts Democrats, Tufts

Republicans and Left Unity Project debated controversial issues including energy policy and climate change, privacy and cybersecurity and healthcare.

Those in participation included senior Andrew Feder and first-year Nicolas Salem of Tufts Democrats; first-years Arlen Belitsky, Keenan Rhea and junior Robert Whitehead of Tufts Republicans; and seniors Ria Mazumdar and Aneurin Canham-Clyne of the Left Unity Project.

Each team was given one minute to present an opening statement. Then, three questions were asked to each team with only one minute allotted for answers. Lastly, teams had four minutes per question for a rebuttal and one minute to make a closing statement. CIVIC member Zachary Intrater, a sophomore, and CIVIC co-president Daniel Lewis, a junior, moderated the event.

Brett Isaacs, co-president of CIVIC, stated that the format of this year’s debate was modeled on past experiences.

“A lot of the structure is there from previous years,” Isaacs, a senior said.

“So a lot of it is wrangling people together to get the teams and making sure we have the questions together on time.”

She emphasized the importance of providing a platform for students to engage in political discourse.

“This debate is super valuable because it shows students’ political involvement and how even undergraduates could have a handle on the political issues today,” Isaacs said. “[It provides] students a window into different political views.”

She added that in the future the club hopes to have a libertarian group participate in the event.

Belitsky began the debate by addressing deficiencies in the American response to climate change. “[The U.S.] policy has been one of inaction and ignorance … we need to act now with swift action,” Belitsky said.

“This includes a cap-and-trade system on carbon emissions.”

Feder then responded, emphasizing the importance of the U.S. reassuming global leadership in climate change and to enact meaningful changes.

Mazumdar attributed this issue partly to the power of lobbyists.

“Fossil fuel lobbying has done so much that in the face of changing pubsee CIVIC DEBATE, page 2

Somerville outlines action plan for trees damaged by invasive beetle

by Robert Kaplan Staff Writer

The City of Somerville’s Urban Forestry & Landscape Planner and the City Tree Warden hosted a public information session Thursday night regarding the city’s treatment plan for trees affected by the invasive, tree-killing Emerald ash borer (EAB).

EAB is a species of beetle that lays eggs under the bark of ash trees. Upon hatching, the larvae burrow deeper in the tree, killing it. According to a press release about the event, there are approximately 1,000 ash trees in Somerville, which represent about eight percent of the city’s total tree population.

The beetle was first discovered in Michigan in 2002 and has since been found in 35 states across the eastern United States, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

According to the city’s website, EAB was first detected in Somerville in August 2018.

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Vanessa Boukili, urban forestry and landscape planner and conservation agent for the City of Somerville, explained the consequences of the city’s high concentration of ash trees.

“Back in the day, making a monoculture along a street makes a really beautiful tree-lined street,” Boukili said. “It looks so even and nice, but if there are pests that attack a species or genus, it’s critical that we have a diverse canopy so we won’t lose all of the trees in an area all at once.”

Boukili described the city’s response to the presence of EAB at the information session.

“We’re monitoring trees around the city for [EAB] presence and population density, and we’re treating all of our healthy trees,” Boukili said.

Somerville has begun laying traps to catch and kill the beetles, Boukili said.

“We check them regularly to see if we captured any, but we’ve only found one this season,” Boukili said. “It was on the see EAB, page 2

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Professors Row ash tree to be removed due to impact from Emerald ash borer EAB

continued from page 1 edge of the city, near Dilboy Stadium, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have more in other places.”

Boukili then explained the treatment strategy for healthy trees around the city, which involves injecting them with an insecticide called TreeAzin.

“TreeAzin is injected into the base of tree and from there spreads up to the canopy,” Boukili said. “This treatment is extremely effective [against EAB] but [lasts] only two years, which means it has to be repeated every two years.”

The most discussed feature of the city’s treatment plan during the meeting was the scheduled removal of certain ash trees.

“We will have to remove and replace trees that are dead, dying or have been severely damaged. They are more vulnerable to [EAB],” Boukili said. “And they are less effective at taking up the TreeAzin.

Additionally, many studies have concluded that it is generally more cost effective for cities to remove trees once [rather] than to continue to treat them over time.”

According to a map of Somerville illustrating the location and status of ash trees in the city, the only ash tree marked for removal near Tufts’ campus is on

Professors Row, near the Africana Center, while most others are healthy enough for treatment.

Gregory Mellett, director of grounds at Tufts, didn’t consider the tree marked on the map to indicate any threat to ash trees on campus.

“There could be a discrepancy on their plan,” Mellett said. “I just need to investigate that location more.”

Mellett explained that there is a relatively low likelihood of an EAB infestation occurring on campus.

“We have a minimal [number] of ash trees on campus,” Mellett said. “We’re starting to monitor the situation here, but there’s no sign of disease or infestation on campus.

We’re going to look at budgeting for future insecticide treatment for these trees, but they seem to be in pretty good shape.”

The scope of the EAB problem goes beyond immediate infestation or tree death, according to Tyler Stotland, an environmental studies major.

“It’s important to protect trees on and off campus,” Stotland, a sophomore, said.

“But at the end of the day, it’s not about a single invasive species. It’s a symptom of climate change and a general lack of respect for the environment.”

However, the available data regarding the spread of EAB populations is limited

due to the lack of coordination among local governments, though there is some limited cooperation, according to Boukili.

She explained that Somerville’s treatment and removal plan is similar to the one implemented by Cambridge in 2014.

“I talk regularly with the tree warden in Cambridge, [David Lefcourt],” Boukili said. “Arlington is only monitoring the situation currently. The tree warden in Medford is part-time, so it’s been harder to establish a dialogue there.”

Stotland addressed the responsibility that neighboring communities have to their citizens and to each other regarding invasive species like EAB. “Invasive species don’t stop spreading at the edge of a campus, city or state,” Stotland said. “We have to deal with environmental issues like this as a larger community.”

Stotland argued that an adequate response to any invasive species requires not only prevention, but community participation, too.

“It’s nearly impossible to not care about the environment if you have a deep understanding of it,” she said. “When people learn to identify different species, it becomes a part of their lives. Active engagement in the environment is the only way to really protect it.”

Climate change, privacy, healthcare among issues discussed at CIVIC debate CIVIC DEBATE

continued from page 1 lic opinion we still have not been able to enact change,” Mazumdar said. “We need to shut down the fossil fuel industry to bring back control of energy to the people instead of for-profit corporations.”

After this discussion, the focus of the debate shifted to privacy and cybersecurity. Whitehead called for increased online privacy.

“The government should not be looking over your shoulder making sure you’re texting the right thing or emailing the right people,” Whitehead said.

Salem focused his response on the country’s overall cybersecurity infrastructure.

“Our government institutions are quite vulnerable to interference,” Salem said. “[We] should invest in intelligence agencies.”

Canham-Clyne then spoke on the elimination of mass surveillance.

“We need a permanent legislative council … to rectify abuses of power,” he said.

The debate ended with a discussion about healthcare. Salem began that portion of the discussion with a call for universal healthcare and fairer prices.

“It is long overdue that we guarantee healthcare as a right to all,” he said. “We pay twice as much per capita more than any other nation.”

Canham-Clyne echoed Salem’s view.

“Until healthcare is treated as what it is — as a public good and human right — we will continue to pay more for worse care and have shorter lives than any other nation,” he said.

Rhea criticized the existing healthcare system in the U.S. “The current Affordable Care Act gets in between the consumer and their choices about healthcare,” he said.

“Medicare for all takes the choice out of your hands and puts it in the hands of others.”

First-year Emily Bivins, who attended the debate, reacted positively to the event.

“When I heard about the topics in the debate, I thought they were interesting, and I wanted to see how people from campus felt about them,” Bivins said.

Police Briefs — Week of Oct. 29

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Isn’t it meta?

On Oct. 22 at 11:54 a.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a report of approximately 65 students who had congregated on the Academic Quad outside of Ballou Hall to protest Tufts’ new protest policy. TUPD monitored the activity of the protest until the students dispersed. After the protest, TUPD removed a banner attached to the columns of the entrance to Ballou. iScam Later that day at 6:44 p.m., TUPD received a report from a student who

believed they had been the victim of a scam. The student had applied for a job via a website called Jobcast and in response to their application received text messages from a person claiming to be a professor. The alleged professor promised the student a job if they purchased several iTunes gift cards, for which they said the student would be reimbursed. The student complied and sent the individual the gift card codes.

Afterwards, however, the student became suspicious and reported the situation to TUPD, who confirmed that it was a scam. In response to the incident, Tufts Technology Services sent out an email to the Tufts community warning them to beware of suspicious offers and requests.

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s a strange man quacking On Oct. 26 at 9:23 p.m., TUPD received a report from a student who had been walking on Capen Street when they noticed a man who looked to be in his late 20s with slight facial hair following behind her, making quacking noises like a duck.

Jumbos on a hot din(ing) roof On Oct. 27 at 1:41 a.m., TUPD was dispatched to the roof of Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center, where nine students had been seen. The students were found on the roof with a large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which was confiscated. TUPD reminded the students about the roof access policy. The group was then reported to the Dean of Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

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Environmentalist speaks about urgency of climate change, civil disobedience in activism

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Environmentalist Bill McKibben spoke to a standing room only ASEAN Auditorium about climate change activism on Tuesday evening as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

McKibben spoke on a variety of topics, including civil disobedience, divestment from fossil fuel companies, politics in the U.S. and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent report on global warming.

Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Julian Agyeman moderated the event. He introduced the concept of “just sustainabilities,” which focuses on intertwining social justice and sustainability. It is the platform for all of McKibben’s work, Agyeman said in an interview with the Daily.

One of McKibben’s early achievements was writing his first book, “The End of Nature,” which he said he was inspired to write from the sadness he experienced after reading about climate change. McKibben connected this feeling to his appreciation for the “wild” Adirondack Mountains in New York, where he lived. McKibben has since authored many more books about the environment and founded grassroots climate change nonprofit 350.org.

Early in the event, Agyeman directed the conversation to climate justice and how this framing might have altered McKibben’s views on climate change.

In response, McKibben gave an example of one of his first experiences that transformed him from a writer into an activist.

While visiting Bangladesh as a reporter, he witnessed many people dying from an outbreak of dengue fever, an emergent disease linked to global climate change.

According to McKibben, Bangladesh contributes very little carbon to the atmosphere, and he recalled feeling that it was extremely unfair how climate change affected those who had contributed least to it.

McKibben also recognized that those interested in fighting for climate change are not always wealthy older white adults, as he admitted to previously thinking. During his work with 350.org around the world, McKibben mostly saw young people from a variety of racial and economic backgrounds involved in fighting against climate change.

Demographics were the focus of his views on civil disobedience as well.

McKibben encouraged older adults to participate in civil disobedience in place of young people with more at stake.

“One of the unmixed blessings of growing older is, after a certain point, what the hell are they going to do to you?” he said, in reference to the potential consequences of activism.

McKibben stressed the importance of civil disobedience as a tool for activists, and praised Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the women’s suffrage movement as using pioneering techniques that created social change.

“I think you can argue that non-violent direct action … may turn out to have been the greatest invention of the 20th century,” McKibben said.

McKibben reminded the audience of other methods to fight global climate change and urged Tufts to divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies.

“On the list of things that we need to do to deal with climate change, [divestment] is one of a, the most effective … and b, about the easiest possible thing that there is to do,” he said. “The fact that it isn’t happening means that people really have no great room to criticize the Trump administration or anybody else.”

When the conversation turned to the upcoming election, McKibben maintained a firm opinion that divestment is vital to breaking the power of the fossil fuel industry’s influence in politics.

In an interview with the Daily before the event, Jessica Byrnes, special projects administrator for Tisch College, recognized the significance of bringing the conversation about climate change to the Tufts campus before the election.

“This is an incredibly important debate, particularly before the November election,” Byrnes said. “We hope that this [event] informs [students] before they vote, and if they weren’t planning to vote, I hope it changes their mind.

We hope it inspires a conversation that needs to continue to happen.”

Prior to the discussion with McKibben, Agyeman expressed concern about the IPCC report’s 12-year deadline for humankind to take effective action against global warming.

“How do we communicate fearful issues in ways that empowers rather than cause a sense of hopelessness? This report paints a dire picture,” Agyeman said.

During his talk, McKibben had a different view on the issue.

“I don’t worry that [the 12-year deadline] scares people,” McKibben said. “What scares me is people not being scared of climate change.”

McKibben concluded his talk by reiterating the urgency of tackling climate change and said that, while still important, efficient action must go beyond small initiatives like switching off lights and eating locally.

“The most important thing the individual can do is be less of an individual. Join together with other people in movements large enough to effect changes in policy and economics that might actually move the system enough to matter,” he said.

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NOMINATIONS The Wendell Phillips Award

Each year, one graduating senior is chosen to be the class speaker at Commencement, and the speech takes place during the Baccalaureate Service. Established in 1896 and named for Wendell Phillips, the speech is intended to deliver a message related to civic engagement in our time.

Faculty, staff, and students may nominate seniors to apply to be the Wendell Phillips Speaker, and seniors many self-nominate. Nominees will be invited to apply by January with a resume of leadership and service activities and a recorded speech.

Applications are reviewed by the Committee on Student Life (CSL), who will invite finalists to audition at an open forum in March before selecting the winner. This award also carries a modest cash prize.

Wendell Phillips Nineteenth-century American lawyer, orator, fervent abolitionist, and advocate for women’s and Native People’s rights

Nominate today and learn more: http://chaplaincy.tufts.edu/wendellphillips For more information, please contact University Chaplain The Reverend Greg McGonigle at chaplaincy@tufts.edu or 617.627.3427.

Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 5 p.m.

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Major fashion

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hile some students at Tufts pursue a single major from the 70 options they can choose from, many are passionate about a multitude of things and decide to add a minor, double or triple major. At times, people with a single major without a minor feel compelled to say that they’re “just” a computer science major or international relations major. This speaks to the extent to which Tufts students dedicate themselves to the pursuit of a breadth of knowledge. I discuss this topic of majors as an introduction to fashion, not because I have a far better grasp of majors than I do fashion, but because I felt almost a parallel between the way third-year Tufts-SMFA combined-degree student Lily Pisano and junior Alan Chen discussed their sense of style.

Pisano, an emerging welder and International Literary and Visual Studies major, explained that sometimes she finds people aren’t receptive to welding as an art form. In hearing the way in which she appreciates the empowerment provided by her mentor and the transformation she experienced in her sense of belonging to the welding community, I noticed a parallel to how she shaped her style, having certain favorite shapes and materials and also being willing to dabble into new pieces and to love patterns and boldness consistently. Chen, a biology major on the pre-medical track, may to the ignorant eye blend in with the SMFA art-inclined culture. He has his distinct style in appreciating trends, predicting and crafting his own wardrobe and in working with the “box(es)” — the confines presented by his future job and having to protect himself against discrimination. He described feeling as though he needs to dress masculine presenting not necessarily a mere obstacle but rather a part of his style, an avenue for his stylistic exploration.

What both Pisano and Chen have in common are not only their homes in Brooklyn but also their appreciation for comfort. They both said that they pick outfits which make them feel comfortable, and at ease with themselves. They also shared that they are slowly cycling through clothing, or told stories of how their clothing has simultaneously stayed constant and evolved. They both maintain an attitude of exploration, of shifting through thrift stores and secondhand shops to find the piece that complements the way they want to present themselves. During the interviews, Pisano and Chen opened their Instagram to share passionately the designers who they followed. Both brought up that they are fans of fashion shows, so I asked which ones they were and what brands or designers they consisted of. In seeing the Instagram profiles of artful and unique designers such as Shrimps and skoot_apparel, I learned new ways of looking at the high-end fashion shows and “artsy” accounts, as works of art and as something that can be transformed into tangible belongings.

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

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Students, CMHS staff discuss positives, shortcomings of on-campus counseling services

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Tufts’ Counseling and Mental Health Services, located at 120 Curtis St., is pictured on Oct. 24.

by Colin Kennedy Staff Writer

According to its website, about 25 percent of Tufts students seek support through Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) each year. Many students have criticized its focus on short-term care, inconvenient hours and long wait times for appointments. However, both students and CMHS staff note the difficulties of expanding the scope of on-campus services. Other students have also been pleased with what they have seen at CMHS in terms of confidentiality, cost, accessibility and most importantly, quality.

“People may think that university therapists aren’t as good as private-practice therapists, but I don’t believe that’s the case.

I think it just comes down to compatibility,” Gia Kim, a junior and member of Active Minds at Tufts, said. “It’s not just a job to many of them. I’ve had several friends who’ve had great experiences with them.

The less positive experiences were often due to poor compatibility between the individual and the therapist.”

Senior Bri Pastro, co-president of Active Minds at Tufts, said that CMHS is an option for Tufts students who are perhaps too busy and do not have time to work with a therapist that is off campus or requires a commute to get to.

“So often when I want to refer someone to therapy is when they’re really stressed about school, and they’re like, ‘I don’t have time for that,’” Pastro said.

Pastro added that CMHS has an advantage over private-practice therapists in this area because they are on campus and have an inside look at Tufts’ culture and the unique challenges faced by students.

“It’s been very helpful for me to have a point person on campus for my mental health, someone that understands Tufts’ culture and the resources for me at Tufts,” Pastro said.

CMHS can also be more affordable than private-practice therapists and psychiatrists, Kim said.

“Therapy at CMHS is [included in the Health Service Fee], and psychiatric visits are significantly less than private-practice psychiatric visits,” Kim said. “Outsourcing is like $300 to $400, merely for the initial consultation, so if insurance doesn’t cover it, it’s just too expensive.”

Yet, students also express frustrations with some aspects of CMHS’ services, including with its scope of care. According to its website, CMHS offers students “time-limited counseling services” for a duration that is “rarely beyond about a semester,” and it will refer students to an outside provider if the student requires “longer term or more frequent counseling sessions.”

“CMHS sees [itself] as a short-term mental health center, and that’s not the way a lot of students see them,” Pastro said. “A lot of students see [it] as the only accessible way to get therapy.”

CMHS Director Julie Ross explained that with the rising demand for mental health services in universities across the country, it is often hard to meet all students’ needs for services.

“Since the demand exceeds staffing considerably, the vast majority of college counseling centers use brief forms of counseling,” Ross told the Daily in an email. “It is important to us that we are able to provide assistance to all the students seeking care, and to get students seen in a timely way. We could not do this if we offered open-ended long-term [care].”

Ross said that as a result, CMHS’ services are more geared towards students who may not need or want long-term therapy or those who are not prepared to be referred to an external care provider.

“If the issues a student is dealing with do not respond to, or are not appropriate for, a period of brief treatment, we assist with referrals to providers in the community for ongoing care,” Ross said.

Senior Emma Lampropoulos, a member of Active Minds at Tufts, said that she was referred away from CMHS because of its limited scope of treatment.

“I came into Tufts having a pre-existing issue — obsessive compulsive disorder — and I called asking them if I could see somebody, and they said that they weren’t comfortable handling that because they didn’t have someone well-versed in obsessive compulsive disorder, so they referred me out,” Lampropoulos said.

Kim added that finding a suitable off-campus therapist is a complicated process that could take up to months. “[The lack of long-term care at CMHS] is not a fault on their part, it’s a fault

on the health care system, and they’re just a Band-Aid solution,” Will Hodge, a senior and co-president of Active Minds at Tufts, said.

Another area of potential improvement for CMHS is its 9 a.m.–5 p.m. operating hours, which can be a problem for students who work or have a packed class schedule in the day. In conjunction with Active Minds at Tufts, CMHS has been trying to improve this aspect, although what they can actually accomplish is sometimes limited, according to Pastro.

“Honestly, they just don’t have the budget to hire new people,” Pastro said. “It comes down to the minimum amount of budget that will reach the maximum amount of people.”

According to Ross, however, CMHS is “currently offering hours until 7 [p.m.] two nights per week.”

One option that maximizes the limited resources of CMHS is group counseling.

However, Ross noted that this option is not always appealing to students who do not feel comfortable sharing personal matters in such a large space.

“We are currently running 9 groups (8 of which are fully subscribed, one is still accepting new members), a discussion group series, and several workshops throughout the semester,” Ross said. “That said, many students are reluctant to attend group counseling, and it is not appropriate for everyone.”

According to Kim, even with its focus on the short term, CMHS appointments are often booked weeks in advance, which can be difficult for students who are struggling in the moment and need timely, but not urgent, care.

“Sometimes you have to wait like two weeks for your next session, and by then, the problem has gotten worse or boiled over,” Kim said.

Ross highlighted CMHS’ online therapy services, which can be helpful for students who cannot always find an appointment with CMHS. “These services connect students with licensed therapists who are available through video, live chat, phone, or text,” Ross said. “They offer rapid-access to care (usually within 24 hours-48 hours). Two of these, BetterHelp and iHope, are listed on our website.”

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Tufts alum Matt Bai explores origins of tabloid politics in ‘The Front Runner’

by Christopher Panella Assistant Arts Editor

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and Tufts University Social Collective Film Series will host an advance screening of “The Front Runner” tonight at the Somerville Theatre, followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Matt Bai (LA ’90). Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the film and Bai’s process of developing the screenplay from his 2014 book, “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid.”

Bai, who is currently the national political columnist for Yahoo! News, spoke with the Daily about the screening, the film and his career.

“It’s an unusual movie because it’s not a message movie — it doesn’t tell you what to think,” Bai said. “It provokes people to leave the theater debating each other about the decisions that are made on the screen.”

“The Front Runner” tells the story of former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart’s infamous 1988 presidential campaign.

The film follows Hart (Hugh Jackman) through his extramarital affair with Donna Rice (Sara Paxton). While Jackman leads the cast, “The Front Runner” features a strong ensemble of familiar faces, from Vera Farmiga as Hart’s wife, Lee, to J.K. Simmons as his campaign manager, Bill Dixon.

Bai, who wrote the screenplay with Jay Carlson and director Jason Reitman, explained that the film’s cast developed an easy camaraderie resembling that of reporters and campaign staff on a true presidential campaign.

“We had such a sprawling cast, and I think [ Jackman’s] leadership component was really important, particularly in this case because he’s such a magnetic figure in his own right. It sort of set the tone for all the actors on set, and I think that sort of bonding that everybody went through really comes across in the movie. We really wanted the campaign and the media in the movie to feel real.”

Bai has covered five presidential campaigns, while Carson has worked for three presidential campaigns and served as press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. Their experiences with the intersection of media and politics

lends “The Front Runner” an indelibly authentic feel.

“The mandate Jason gave us was to make it real and make it feel like our experiences,” Bai said. “So we just dropped the viewer into a world that may be kind of confusing at times, and we fill it with a lot of different perspectives and conversations.”

“The Front Runner” was filmed last fall in Atlanta, Ga. Bai described working with talented individuals in every aspect of the film’s production as a privilege and a learning experience.

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September, and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival the same month. It has generated a great deal of buzz for its refreshing approach to the story of Hart’s campaign, specifically through Jackson’s ability to flesh the Colorado Democrat into an intricate, three-dimensional character.

Bai’s 2014 book, “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid,” focuses on the media’s handling of Hart’s extramarital affair. Bai noted that adapting the book into a screenplay was a fairly streamlined process.

“I’ve always felt like different venues require different kinds of storytelling,” he said. “I’m a student of format and I find each one fascinating in its own way, so I never had any illusion that we were just going to take the book and put it on the screen.”

Bai’s diverse interest in formats has been a major factor in his itinerant career as a journalist and columnist, motivating him to explore new opportunities in political journalism and beyond. Shortly after graduating from Tufts, Bai was a speechwriter for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). He later attended and graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Besides Yahoo! News, Bai has worked for the New York Times Magazine, among other publications and news outlets, including. He has also dabbled in acting, playing himself in the second season of Netflix’s “House of Cards” (2013–).

Bai defines his career in decades, with his twenties spent learning how to report and cover news, his thirties becoming a magazine writer and his forties becoming a book author and columnist.

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“Another decade in, and I’m learning to be a screenwriter,” he said. “I’ve always loved politics. Watergate fascinated me like I’m sure it fascinated a lot of nerdy political kids from that era. But I think I sort of felt like political journalism was seen as this lazy part of the craft. By the mid-’90s, all my thought was about covering urban affairs, housing and street crime. I was a general assignment reporter for the Boston Globe, and then I was a national correspondent for Newsweek, where I

did a lot of urban and rural reporting.

At some point, when I was working for Newsweek, I did follow my love for politics into that realm.”

Bai was a sophomore at Tufts during Hart’s presidential campaign, and he later met Hart while writing a story about him for the New York Times Magazine. The scandal lingered in Bai’s mind and took on a new perspective in “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid.” see FRONT RUNNER, page 6

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‘Christmas is Here!’ gives Pentatonix fans early delight

by John Fedak Arts Editor

Following the release of their single “Making Christmas,” a cover from the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993), a capella group Pentatonix released their fourth full-length Christmas album on Oct. 26, titled “Christmas Is Here!”

Featuring favorites like “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “Jingle Bells,” the album also boasts collaborations with industry staples Kelly Clarkson and Maren Morris. The album, currently available on all major steaming platforms, is another solid entry in Pentatonix’s repertoire.

As with any Pentatonix album, every song features impeccable harmonies that emanate flawlessly from the group’s five singers. The opening track, “What Christmas Means to Me,” establishes an upbeat doo-wop tune that invites listeners to partake in the holiday festivities and is a fantastic start to the album. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is jazzy and plaintive, establishing a unique twist on the well-known classic. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” is another solid track, showcasing the group’s ability to insert their new-age flair into classic Christmas songs. The almost-melancholic chords resonate with a well-timed staccato harmony.

“Grown-Up Christmas List,” originally sung by Amy Grant in 1992, features Kelly Clarkson, who infuses equal measures of strength and tenderness into the song by periodically soaring into her strong upper register. The song’s wish for peace and healing across the world is beautiful when combined with Pentatonix’s stable backing vocals and Clarkson’s inspiring voice. It ends on an ambiguous hum that echoes before fading out, perhaps signifying the group’s own wish for peace this holiday season. Clarkson truly shines here on one of the album’s best tracks.

Prefaced by the timeless and choral “Greensleeves (Interlude),” the group’s cover of the modern “Sweater Weather” is that

much more unexpected, but nonetheless delightful, though it’s not a traditional holiday song. “When You Believe” (with Maren Morris) is not quite as successful as Clarkson’s feature, but Morris’ voice is pure if not entirely inspiring, and the song is still a solid cover.

“Waltz of the Flowers” seems impossible to sing well considering its lack of words, but Pentatonix is nothing if not extremely talented, and the group’s cover sounds like a vibrato-laden melody which Tchaikovsky himself would applaud. Following hot on its heels, “Here Comes Santa Claus” is a wellsung but safe adaptation, with moments of baritone and an exhilarating acceleration see PENTATONIX, page 6

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Alexi Reich Movie Theater Butter

In defense of the flawed women of ‘Sex and the City’

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kay, I’ll admit it. I love “Sex and the City” (1998–2004).

Although “Sex and the City” was at one point immensely popular, garnering a viewership of 10.6 million people, mentioning that you chuckled at Samantha’s mishap with her attempt at at-homehair-bleaching now brands you as a simpleton and threatens your seat at the feminist table.

A show that once brought women together, with women from Oklahoma to San Francisco finding comfort in the ups and downs of the famous foursome’s lives, now divides us. We fall into two camps: those of us who denounce the show and those of us who indulge in it guiltily between viewings of films deemed more publicly acceptable.

The change in attitude towards the show and our previously beloved leading ladies is due to the current conversation surrounding diversity in television and film and the representation of women on screen.

Before I go any further with this, I would like to clarify that I am thrilled this discussion is being had, as a woman who is not only interested in making film and television, but also as an avid consumer.

I am excited that we are trying our hardest to thoughtfully represent women, allowing us to be able to find characters that we relate to. But I don’t understand why “Sex and The City” should be excluded from this narrative given that it featured exclusively female leads and has amassed six seasons, two movies and a spin-off prequel show.

The complaint I hear most often about the show is about the female characters. Some say that they aren’t good role models. People complain that at times they are vapid, too self-focused, that they don’t always do the right thing.

And to that I say, “Exactly!”

Throughout the show, Miranda is too harsh with Carrie, Carrie tries to push her beliefs onto Charlotte, Charlotte can be judgmental of Samantha’s choices and Samantha is pretty preoccupied with her sexual exploits. While women being open about their sexuality is not a lauded phenomenon even today, the women were highly flawed. The women of “Sex and the City” were often selfish or rash, and they didn’t always know the right thing to do to help a friend.

Although sometimes the hardest decision they had to make was which shoes to wear to the event where they were going, sometimes the decision between blue heels or red flats can be the day’s biggest hurdle. Although they lived a very specific, privileged and exaggerated lifestyle, the women of “Sex and the City” were flawed because they were real, and for that I appreciate them.

Showing women wholly on screen means not only showing all the great things women are capable of, but also showing them when they make mistakes, when they do the wrong things and when they are not sure what to do. You may not find comfort in the on-screen mishaps and escapades of New York’s most infamous fictional women, but this Miranda is happy to say she does.

Alexi Reich is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Alexi can be reached at alexi.reich@tufts.edu.

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continued from page 5 Bai is thrilled to present “The Front Runner” to the Somerville community and to Tufts students, in particular.

“It’s always great to go home again and show people what you’ve been up to and share your experience,” he said.

“Tufts is always going to be a kind of home for me.”

Tonight’s film screening and Q&A with Bai begins at 7 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre. Tickets are available for free on Sony Pictures’ website.

Pentatonix’s ‘Christmas is Here!’ shines with contemporary tracks

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continued from page 5 near the end saving it from becoming too identical to the album’s other tracks.

“Making Christmas” is a song not often heard on Christmas albums, but Pentatonix channels the charming horror of “A Nightmare Before Christmas” by utilizing unnerving vibrato, screeching refrains and repetitive chanting to create the perfect melody for their hybrid Halloween-Christmas track. Certainly the album’s most original

song, it also happens to be its strongest, showcasing the best of Pentatonix.

The album closes on a strong note, with the final two songs seamlessly reflecting one another. “Where Are You Christmas?” is mournful and expressive; its slow pace couples with soaring vocals that allow the song to run its course and establish a genuine, emotional impact. On the other hand, “Jingle Bells” is quintessential Pentatonix: upbeat and backed by a fast tempo. The song feels refurbished for modern society, with rapid

speed changes making listeners feel as if they, too, are racing along in a “one-horse open sleigh.” The song ends on a held note that dissolves into ascending doo-wops, and just like that, the sleigh ride is over.

While Pentatonix are admittedly a few weeks early in proclaiming “Christmas Is Here!,” their album is welcomed. While some tracks fail to impress, the album features more than enough standouts to sell itself as a success. It will certainly be a treat for fans of the group’s uniquely modern sound.

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Tys Sweeney Pretty Lawns and Gardens

The necessary response to ecological crime

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he U.S. Department of the Interior protects vast tracts of land across the United States, preserving the pristine beauty of the North American continent for generations to come.

Sort of. Only 28 percent of the land in our country is federally owned, and when it comes to protecting the rest of our nation’s beauty, our government often falls far, far short of its duty. The Washington Post recently reported that a 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from a sunken offshore drilling rig owned by Taylor Energy could soon overtake BP’s infamous Deepwater Horizon disaster as the largest oil spill ever. Over the last decade and a half, Taylor Energy has not been held accountable — and until recently, hadn’t been fully investigated.

This doesn’t sound like protecting the grandeur of our country to me. The pristine waters off our coasts are just as important as the mountains of Nevada. That our government puts so much faith in markets and corporations, and that we, citizens of a global superpower, allow our natural treasures to be destroyed right under our noses, is shameful. I firmly believe that we citizens can protect our lands and waters.

What can a global superpower do for its present and future citizens to guarantee that their nation will remain intact and beautiful indefinitely? Amend the Constitution and enact a “corporate death penalty.”

We must push for a constitutional amendment to protect our land, water and air from abuse and degradation. This is a preventative objective and one that is truly attainable with mass action. Whatever form it takes, we must bake the idea of preservation, conservation and national stewardship into our collective conscious. Retaining, protecting and promoting nature and renewal in the United States will secure our financial future much more than frivolity towards resources. By enshrining environmental protections into our legal code, we can set an example for the rest of the world — something we are not currently doing. It’s an essential human right to live free, and we cannot live free if the Earth itself is in shackles.

Further still, we must enforce strong deterrents and punitive measures upon corporations that actively undermine our nation’s environmental health. Fines have never been enough. A company like Taylor Energy that devastates our waters and lies to the government and the people of the United States should be punished with complete asset forfeiture. Total nationalization. Corporate death. We, the people, must be able to hold companies truly accountable under the law. With a punishment this extreme, who would risk violating the natural treasures of our country?

In sum, national parks are a lovely concept, and I personally have enjoyed their open skies, but U.S. environmental policy goes nowhere near far enough. We do not truly protect our lands, waters and skies. We must enshrine the right to a clean environment in our Constitution and harshly punish corporations that flagrantly violate our shared world.

Tys Sweeney is a sophomore studying political science. Tys can be reached at tys. sweeney@tufts.edu.

Opinion

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EDITORIAL

Tufts should prioritize students’ physical fitness Exercising in college — everyone’s favorite oxymoron. It is an activity that most people wish to incorporate into their weekly routine, but are unable to, due to their long list of commitments and a lack of motivation. This is a sad reality considering the wide range of advantages that physical activity offers: improved mental health, longevity, and stronger bones and muscles. Tufts can do a lot more to prioritize the physical health of its students and should seek to make fitness-related opportunities more accessible.

One option is to make a semester of physical education a foundation requirement at Tufts. This requirement should ideally be fulfilled before the end of sophomore year, so students are encouraged to get into the routine of exercising early.

Many schools across the country have a physical education graduation requirement. Wellesley College, for example, states that the mission behind their requirement is “to develop skills and knowledge on the importance of regular physical activity that leads to a healthy lifestyle.”

Davidson College’s three-course requirement, though hefty, aims to “provide [students] with a foundation for a healthy, physically active lifestyle.” A mandated

semester of physical education could increase students’ motivation to work out and improve their health without overwhelming them. Tufts already provides a variety of physical education classes, ranging from power yoga to self-defense to spinning. This niche set of activities also educates students about a variety of ways to maintain physical health. Furthermore, giving students the flexibility to decide which semester to take the class would dispel any stress accompanied with having to take an additional course; students could complete their requirement during a semester in which they have a lighter course load.

Existing programs include Tufts Student Resources (TSR) Fitness and Athletics mini courses — both excellent options that provide students with accessible and affordable physical fitness classes. Perhaps more of such classes could be free of cost; this could encourage a range of physical activity, especially from students that feel more comfortable exercising in groups or outside of the gym.

Additionally, the university can consider making opportunities relating to

physical health more accessible for students. For instance, adding a shuttle stop near the Tisch Sports and Fitness Center would make the idea of going to the gym much more appealing to students. Walking to the gym in the biting wind or the pouring rain is certainly a major deterrent. Students would be more inclined to visit the gym if they don’t have to worry about braving the weather along the way. Moreover, most students have a fixed amount of time for themselves amidst competing commitments — walking to and from the gym takes a considerable amount of time, which could be better used working out in the fitness center. A shuttle stop would alleviate this problem by allowing students to optimize their time at the fitness center without being overly concerned about the time the journey will take.

Exercising during a hectic week is unarguably a difficult task. However, when looking at the benefits of frequent exercise, it is clear that physical fitness should be incorporated into students’ schedules.

Tufts should incentivize students to work out and to lead healthy lives.

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Crew teams prevail at Head of the Fish amid nor’easter

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The Tufts men’s crew team competes against Wesleyan, University of New Hampshire and Bates on April 14.

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The Jumbos battled through the first nor’easter of the year at the Head of the Fish regatta in Saratoga, N.Y. on Oct. 27, their final event of the fall season. The team found the meet, which was called off at 1 p.m., to be a strong opportunity to prepare for its spring season.

“Head of the Fish is a great chance for us to scope out a lot of the tough New England schools that we will face in the championship races towards the spring,” senior James Miller said.

“Since we are rapidly approaching the long dark months of winter training, the next time we race a lot of these schools will be in May at New England Championships.”

The conditions were extremely challenging, according to senior Bibi Lichauco, with wind gusts of more than 20 miles per hour and a driving rain. Nonetheless, the weather did not stop the Jumbos from closing out their fall campaign on a positive note.

“While it’s unfortunate that the weather cut the day short and a number of rowers did not get a chance to race, I am very proud of the showing we had, and I know that there will be more to come in the spring season next April and May,” Miller said.

The Jumbos who did compete turned in strong performances. On the women’s side, senior co-captain Libby Lichter placed fourth overall in the Women’s Collegiate Singles, finishing in 14:19.79.

“I think this race is the best way to end our fall season,” Lichter said. “It’s another regatta with a great sense of humor — first place prize is a mounted, bedazzled and glitter-covered fish head.

The entire women’s team will race multiple times over the course of the day in a variety of events, including mixed boats with members of the men’s team.”

With the conditions growing increasingly nasty, the women’s collegiate eights took to Fish Creek. Tufts’ first varsity eight powered through, finishing ninth in a time of 12:00.17, ahead of Trinity, Middlebury and Amherst, among other regional competitors. Two Tufts entrants raced in the second varsity eights event, with the A boat placing second over Wesleyan and UMass with a time of 11:57.68 and the B boat placing 12th with a time of 13:07.97.

While the veteran Jumbos performed well, the first-years ultimately stole the show.

The women’s novice fours clinched a victory, bringing back a fish head trophy to proudly display at Tufts’ Shoemaker Boathouse. The Jumbos’ victory came just in time, as the competition was cut

short soon thereafter due to the poor conditions. First-year Jordan Sclar coxswained an all-first-year team of Sarah Flower, Rachel Miller, Tina Feng and Karen Dooley to a 13:48.29 finish.

“I am incredibly proud [of ] the resilience of our team during last weekend’s rough conditions,” Sclar told the Daily in an email. “I am so excited about the [novice fours] results and the strong performances from all of my teammates.”

The men’s team also put forth a strong showing, with James Miller placing third in the collegiate singles event with a time of 12:53.37. Junior Dean Ericksen and sophomore Charlie Cornillie placed second in the men’s doubles in a mark of 12:33.65, while first-year John Leslie and senior Nick Hartman finished third in 12:48.32, according to Miller. Finally, a corps of Tufts first-years fell to Trinity by a margin of just 2.89 seconds in the men’s novice eights.

“I’m really proud of [first-year coxswain] Tara [Curran] and her novice boys for getting out there and really [flying] down the course,” Miller said.

“Though they only met each other a couple months ago, they have rapidly learned how to work together and have developed into an absolute unit.

They went up against some formidable opponents this past weekend and

showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the spring.”

On the whole, Tufts was content with its performance, especially given the conditions, but remains hungry for more headed into the offseason.

“Over the course of the season, our team has developed immense depth as everyone has worked very hard both on and off the water,” Sclar said. “Our captains and coaches have strived to create a strong and supportive team environment that will serve us well in the spring. As a [first-year], I am thrilled to have joined such an amazing group of strong women and I can’t wait to compete with them in the spring.”

The women’s team has now completed its fall season, while the novice men will have one more competition at the Green Monster Invite, hosted by Dartmouth on Nov. 5. There, the firstyear Jumbos will get one more opportunity to gain experience before the spring races, which count for the team’s regional and national standings.

“I am definitely happy with the performance we laid down this weekend,” Miller said. “There are a lot of wicked fast rowers who come to this event, so the fact that we were able to be in our bag and come away with some medals is huge for us.”

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Jumbos look to avenge disappointing performance at Regionals WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

continued from page 12 harder 6k than we had run before because there were more hills than our previous 6k [races] … We just have a lot of room for improvement.”

Tierney also commented on a similar sense of disappointment in her personal results.

“I’m not happy with my own performance,” she said. “I typically have my best races when I go out too fast and just hang on for as long as I can, but with the conditions, I figured the race would go out slow and that if I went out slow, I would have more energy to keep myself from falling. I was wrong because about [one kilometer] in, I realized Middlebury’s [top six] runners and a bunch of Williams and Bowdoin runners were already way ahead of me. That early gap ended up being too big to close.”

Despite finishing among the upper echelon of teams at the conference championships, the Jumbos were not satisfied with their result.

“We feel that we could have done much better,” Bettez said. “Every team has off

days, though, and … we had a lot of factors working against us.”

The poor weather created controversy among the runners around the conference’s decision to hold the event.

“The conditions were terrible, but they were terrible for everyone out there,” Tierney said. “One of our runners, Lydia [Heely], wiped out really hard right in front of me in some thick mud on a sharp turn. It was a really hard fall, and I was immediately worried about her hip or that she wouldn’t be able to finish, but she got right back up and pulled through for us … I honestly think the NESCAC should have postponed the meet until Sunday, but I guess there were concerns with the hotels for visiting teams. I don’t say this because I think we would have placed better in normal weather, but because concussions are dangerous and impact day-to-day life outside of training.”

The team will travel to Brunswick, Maine on Nov. 10 for the NCAA Regional Championships, hosted by Bowdoin. The Jumbos will have to show improvement there if they wish to keep their season alive,

with a bid to the NCAA Championship on the line. Tufts has placed among the top three teams at the regional meet in each of the last three years, and the team feels optimistic about its prospects this year.

“We’re all really excited for Regionals and really need to show up as a team because … we are a top Div. III team and we deserve to be at the top,” Barnett told the Daily in an email. “I think if we all go into Regionals with strong, rested legs and a good mentality we can crush it. It’s also a flat course which is great and everyone comes and cheers with posters of our faces … Regionals last year was my personal best race ever in cross-country and our team did amazingly – hopefully we can do that again this year.”

Tierney agreed that the flat course will aid the team and expressed confidence in the team’s ability to put this weekend’s disappointment behind it.

“I think the team will bounce back, like we did last year, and place second or third at Regionals,” she said. “That course is extremely flat and fast, which really benefits me and some of our other runners.”

Tufts advances to NESCAC semifinal, seeks NCAA bid

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Sophomore forward Liz Reed prepares for a pass in Tufts’ 1–0 loss to Lesley at Kraft Field on Oct. 17, 2017.

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continued from page 12 keeps it simple. She doesn’t try to over-complicate things. She’s a great athlete and is always willing to sacrifice her body.”

Sykes and Ranalli often won balls and found Troccoli in advanced positions, who could then find streaking sophomores forward Liz Reed and midfielder/forward Sophie Lloyd. The duo have a combined total of 17 of the team’s 27 goals this season, proving their importance to the team, as well as their chemistry. “[Reed and Lloyd] are a dangerous pair,” Whiting said. “They really understand one another’s strengths and weaknesses. When you have two really talented forwards, they really complement each other and raise both of their games.”

The duo, as on many occasions this season, combined for the squad’s second goal in a terrific team effort in the

55th minute. Metcalf put Wesleyan’s right winger under pressure, waiting for defensive help. It came through sophomore defender/midfielder Hannah Isenhart, who recovered the ball and played an incisive pass to Troccoli. Troccoli took her first touch forward and played a perfectly weighted through ball past Wesleyan’s defense to a sprinting Lloyd. Just before the ball passed the endline, Lloyd cut the ball back into the six-yard box towards Reed’s front-post run, whose deft left-footed touch found the opposite corner of the goal, leaving Wesleyan’s junior goalkeeper Zoe Cassels-Brown rooted to the spot.

“We were dominating the entire game and a 1–0 lead wouldn’t have represented the game,” Reed said. “It felt great to help move the team past quarterfinals and have a chance to get an NCAA bid.”

The Jumbos’ first goal was more of a defensive lapse on the Cardinals’ part than the sort of offensive ingenuity that was key to their second.

In the 26th minute, Reed chased a clearance into Wesleyan’s half and sophomore midfielder/forward Emily Ribatt lost the ball under Reed’s pressure. Reed broke away with the ball and tucked it under Cassels-Brown with ease.

In its upcoming semifinal fixture, Tufts faces off against defending national champions and No. 1 seed Williams (14–0–2). Williams defeated Colby 3–1 this past weekend, letting in only its sixth goal of the season as it stretched its unbeaten streak to 25 games going back to last season. The Jumbos fell 1–0 to the Ephs earlier in the year, despite having 13 shots compared to the Ephs’ seven and six corners compared to the Ephs’ two. Tufts had also forced twice as many saves as they conceded, four to two, and knows it must find a way past Williams senior goalkeeper and co-captain Olivia Barnhill, who has the best save percentage in the conference at .912. Though the Tufts squad is aware of Williams’ talent, the players are not afraid of the supposedly superior side after feeling that they outplayed them in their last meeting.

“We’ve had a little trepidation going to play them over the last couple years,” Whiting said. “Our last game gave us the confidence that we can beat them, so I think that can propel us this weekend.

But we will have to play our best because they’re such a good team.”

Ranalli is excited for the match. After losing two consecutive matches for the first time this season, the team hit the reset button for the playoffs.

“We kind of realized that those first 15 games don’t matter anymore,” Ranalli said. “Now we have to keep winning to keep playing. It’s high pressure but that excites us; these are the games that we play for. If we can press high, work off the ball, play the ball on the ground, basically do what we do best, we will be successful.”

The Jumbos kick off the pivotal NESCAC semifinal at Cole Field in Williamstown, Mass. at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The winner will go on to face either Middlebury or Amherst on Sunday for the right to be called the best team in the conference.

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elcome to The Coin Toss, where I make bold predictions about your favorite professional sports.

Nothing to recap from last week, as I made some NBA award predictions.

This week, we’ll get back to football for the NFL’s week nine. Let’s do it…

Saints take down undefeated Rams The Rams escaped with a win last week, 29–27 over the Packers to go to 8–0. Next week, they’ll face the Saints in New Orleans for a matchup of NFC powerhouses. No one is counting the Saints out here, but they did open as 2.5-point underdogs. This makes sense in a game against a team that’s undefeated, but I predict they won’t come out of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a perfect record.

We know this game will be a shootout, despite the strength of the Rams’ defense. Two great offenses will be playing in this game; the Rams and Saints are second and eighth in the league in offensive yards per game, respectively. The Saints have ran the ball well this year but have tended to air it out more at home in their domed stadium. They’ll need to do so again this week to beat Los Angeles, and I think Drew Brees and company can pull it off.

Chiefs blow out Browns (win by more than 17 points) We all know how great the Chiefs are and how bad the Browns have been despite new hope from their rookies.

The reason some might not expect this game to go so poorly for Cleveland is the firing of head coach Hue Jackson. You might think that, with new leadership, they can put up a fight at home against a beatable Chiefs defense.

Here’s why the game won’t be close: The Browns’ defense will not be able to contain Patrick Mahomes and his squad. Gregg Williams has taken over as the interim coach, the same Gregg Williams that has allowed Cleveland’s defense to underachieve so badly as the defensive coordinator. Don’t expect much to change for that unit, the one you really need to step up to beat Kansas City. The Chiefs are 8.5-point favorites in this game. Don’t bet on the Browns to cover the spread. My prediction: Kansas City by 17-plus points.

Steelers beat division-rival Ravens on the road Here’s a betting line I don’t understand: The Ravens are favored by three points over the Steelers. Why, exactly?

Maybe you’re looking at their Week 4 game in Pittsburgh where the Ravens took the win, 26–14. James Conner carried the ball nine times for just 19 yards in that game. The second-year running back has been on a tear since then, and he’s done it against good defenses. I expect him to continue his pace, even against Baltimore’s front seven.

Maybe you’re not confident in the Steelers’ defense. They haven’t been great this year. But Joe Flacco has been ineffective lately and Pittsburgh’s defense knows him very well. The Steelers (4–2–1) are the better team in this matchup with a better record than the Ravens (4–4). There’s no reason Baltimore should be favored here. Give me Pittsburgh for the win.

Bradley Schussel is a sports editor. He is a senior studying biomedical engineering. Bradley can be reached at bradley. schussel@tufts.edu.

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Bettez leads women’s cross country to fourth-place finish at NESCAC Championship

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Senior co-captain Natalie Bettez looks to pass a Middlebury runner at the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park on Oct. 15, 2016.

by Yuan Jun Chee and Liam Finnegan Executive Sports Editor and Sports Editor

Despite muddy conditions on the course at Franklin Park in Boston, the Jumbos finished fourth at Saturday’s NESCAC Championship. Middlebury earned 47 points from its top five runners to win its 14th NESCAC Championship in program history, while three-time defending champion Williams finished second with 73 points. Wesleyan (84 points) placed third, followed by Tufts with 124 points.

Tufts ran a 5k course at Franklin Park just three weeks ago in the All-New

England Championship. Senior co-captain Natalie Bettez finished first with a time of 17:57.85, becoming the first Tufts runner in 38 years to win the event.

In this weekend’s 6k event, however, Bettez was pipped to first by Colby sophomore Sophia Gorman, who clocked a time of 21:54.8 — a marked improvement from her 30th-place finish last year. Bettez followed Gorman to the finish line, placing second in a time of 22:08.4.

“Based on my experience with championship races, you never know who is going to have a breakout day, so my goal was just to put myself in the front pack,” Bettez said. “The first-place finisher had a great

race and stayed strong the whole way through, so I just tried to run my race.”

With her second-place finish, Bettez earned All-NESCAC honors for the third consecutive year — a testament to her remarkable consistency. After finishing second at the conference championship meet as a sophomore, she placed sixth last year.

“I am happy with my senior season, overall,” the Bolton, Mass. native said. “It’s nice to see the work from the last four years pay off, and [it was] a great way to finish my career at Tufts.”

Meanwhile, the rest of the Tufts pack performed admirably, finishing with-

in seconds of each other. Senior Olivia Barnett placed second for the Jumbos, finishing 24th overall with a time of 23:24.4.

First-year Anna Slager, in her NESCAC Championship debut, crossed the line in 23:40.3 for 29th place. Junior Lydia Heely (23:49.1) rounded out Tufts’ top five, finishing 33rd overall, while senior co-captain Kelsey Tierney (23:53.1) finished 36th.

“I think we struggled with the elements,” Slager said. “It was just a difficult race with the [number] of people there. We had several falls because of the slipperiness of the course. I personally feel it was a see WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, page 11

Women’s soccer dominates Wesleyan in NESCAC quarterfinal

by Arlo Moore-Bloom Sports Editor

After consecutive 1–0 losses in the final matches of the regular season, the fourth-seeded Jumbos (10–4–2) bounced back in emphatic fashion on Bello Field on Sunday, beating the fifth-seeded Wesleyan Cardinals (8–5–3) in a NESCAC quarterfinal matchup, 2–0.

The scoreline was gracious to the Cardinals who failed to register a shot on target for the entire game, while the Jumbos notched seven of their 18 shots on target. The match was personal for the seniors on the team who lost to

Wesleyan in the 2015 regular season on a last-second goal. “[Wesleyan] always puts up a good fight,” senior midfielder and co-captain Emma Ranalli said. “That last-second goal is still very vivid in our memory.

[This time] we were able to control the midfield, and if we continue to do that we will be successful.”

Tufts dominated Wesleyan on both occasions this year, winning 2–0 both times. For coach Martha Whiting, the Jumbos were even more convincing in the match on Sunday.

“Going into the match we had that nervous excitement,” Whiting said. “This time it was more different than it was

similar. We had some injuries last time, but this time we took control of the game and it was so much more convincing.”

Tufts dominated possession for much of the match, winning 50-50 balls from the first minute to the last. Playing in their usual 3–5–2, the defensive trio of senior defender Taylor Koscho, junior midfielder Sarah Maloney and first-year defender Kylie Metcalf mopped up many balls that came their way, finding their central and outside midfielders. Though it was only Metcalf’s second start of her career, she excelled against Wesleyan’s attack. “[Metcalf ] stepped up so late in the season and had the composure beyond that of a [first-year],” Ranalli said. “She’s

great at bringing the ball down and finding feet, and winning balls out of the air.”

Junior midfielder Jenna Troccoli and first-year midfielder Lily Sykes were especially effective in the center of the pitch against the Cardinals. The two alongside Ranalli won 50-50 balls again and again, ensuring possession for their side. Sykes has continued to impress Whiting despite this being Sykes’ first season with the program.

“Lily has gotten better literally every game,” Whiting said. “She’s comfortable now. She has great vision and see WOMEN'S SOCCER, page 11