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Students elect new representatives in special election by Daniel Nelson and Noah Richter
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The Voatz table in the Mayer Campus Center, where students voted in the Tufts Community Union elections, is pictured on Sept. 17.
First-year Andrew Tien Vu was elected to serve as Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate’s First Generation Community Senator in the only contested race of Thursday’s special election. Himay Dharani and Elliot Lam, both sophomores, were elected to serve on the Committee on Student Life, and Thaw Htet, a senior, was elected as International Community Senator. There were 576 votes cast on Thursday, according to Elections Commission Treasurer Woody Nimoityn, a senior. The Office of Institutional Research reports that there are 5,508 full-time undergraduate students at Tufts in fall 2018. Vu plans to pursue a number of first-generation student-oriented initiatives on Senate, including the creation of
a weekly newsletter and time-management assistance workshops. “This not only can be easily done, but we can also coordinate with other communities to help connect first-generation students with each other,” Vu told the Daily in an email. “This will grow us and further solidify [the first generation] community.” Lam plans to revise the regulations and adjudication process of conduct infractions, as part of a greater emphasis on student justice. “I feel the system we currently have in the jurisdiction of student infractions does not guarantee that students are given fair treatment,” Lam told the Daily in an electronic message. “And even more broadly the system both of student regulation as well as the rules between students and student groups need a lot more transparency.”
Speakers talk migration, tech, policy at Fletcher Ideas Exchange by Alejandra Carrillo Staff Writer
The future of migration was front and center at ASEAN Auditorium Monday as nine speakers gave TED-style talks at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s Fletcher Ideas Exchange (FIE). Professor of the Practice at The Fletcher School Mihir Mankad was the master of ceremonies, and Eileen Babbitt, director of the Henry J. Leir Institute, presented the closing remarks. This year’s iteration of FIE, the fourth since its 2015 inception, was sponsored by the Henry J. Leir Institute and the Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World, with the financial support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, according to its website. This year’s theme was “Migration in 2030: Imagining the Possibilities.” Each speaker had nine minutes on the stage. Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration Karen Jacobsen delivered a speech titled “The future of migration: urbanization, technology and inclusivity.” She focused on how technological advancements, like the smartphone, have enabled mass migration. “Smartphones really transform the way migration happens,” she said. “If you have a smartphone, it will help you figure out your route, it will help you access a smuggler [or] transfer money — it will help you migrate.” Jacobsen also said that networks between people facilitate migration. “If you have a family or some kind of connection in another country, that network connection will enable you to move and settle in that location,” she said.
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Sasha Chanoff (F ’04, N ’04), founder and executive director of the refugee-assistance nonprofit RefugePoint, delivered a speech on “A new pathway for humanitarian response.” Chanoff, who graduated with a Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance from The Fletcher School and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, said that helping refugees become self-reliant is a key to the future of humanitarian response. “Refugees are shackled into a life of dependence and forced to survive on dwindling food and aid without any opportunity to use their skills productively … this is a catastrophic waste of human potential,” he said. Victoria Kulesza, a first-year Master of International Business candidate at The Fletcher School, followed with her talk, titled, “Giving back, not giving in: how asylum repairs crumbling communities.” She shared the impact of local migrant communities in Detroit. “Each and every one of these [migrant] groups has come together to Detroit, fixing our broken and stagnant communities in the metropolitan area [and] filling in the gaps with a wealth of outside knowledge, new perspectives and innovation,” Kulesza said. Graeme Rodgers, a technical advisor for research at the International Rescue Committee, discussed how refugees are made visible through research and data in a speech titled “Data, humanitarian practice and refugee ‘visibility’ in 2030.” He said that a lot of his work is mediating discussions between the humanitarian community and research.
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Maria Teresa Nagel, a second-year Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy candidate, speaks at the Fletcher Ideas Exchange forum on Nov. 5. “The ways we configure refugees through research are changing and these changes have implications in the way we represent refugees and as a result the way we respond to their plight,” he said. Echoing the importance of migrant communities, Katrina Burgess, associate professor of political economy at The Fletcher School, focused on the effects of U.S. migration policy. “Since the 1990s, the U.S. government has fortified the border, invested billions of dollar in personnel and technology and raided homes … to deport long-time residents,” she said. “At first it appears that these policies are working … but
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even at their current level they do more harm than good.” Other speakers at the event included: Anita Häusermann Fábos, associate professor of international development and social change at Clark University; Alfred Babo, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at Fairfield University; Kim Wilson, lecturer in international business and human security at The Fletcher School; and Maria Teresa Nagel, a second-year Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy candidate. All four speakers provided new perspectives on the lives of migrants domestically and their plight at the international level.
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‘Suspiria’ achieves visual perfection despite half-baked plotline
by Antonio Bertolino Arts Editor
Since the remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic was announced last year, vin-
tage horror enthusiasts have been impatiently waiting for the release of Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria.” The Palermoborn film director, best known for the universally acclaimed “Call Me by Your
ly stunning and looks like it could have been the product of Miuccia Prada’s mind, with ugly patterns on the wallpaper of the dancers’ rooms and stark chromatic contrasts between the marbles in the main hall of the dance school. What is also unbelievably impressive is the makeup work on Swinton as she becomes Josef Klemperer; few would be able to tell it is indeed the British actress playing the therapist. The interpretative choreographies of the film’s several dance routines are also striking, evoking a strong emotional response in the audience. The costume design for the final performance, “Volk,” is picture-perfect for the dynamic choreography Madame Blanc claims she came up with a couple of years after World War II. The historical context behind “Suspiria” is one of its most evident shortcomings. Narratively, there are many points that Guadagnino does not fully flesh out, much to the viewer’s frustration. For instance, Patricia is said to be a vehement political activist with affiliations to the leftist group, known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang, in West Germany in the late 1970s. Another narrative dead end is found in the brief mention of Susie’s Mennonite background and her relationship with her mother, which appear to cause her much distress during frequent nightmares that are apparently influenced by Madame Blanc. The relationship that several characters entertain with World War II and Nazism is also quite unclear. Josef Klemperer appears to be a Jew who survived the Holocaust, and whose wife (Jessica Harper, who played Susie in Argento’s original version of the film) was killed in a concentration camp, but his story could be more fully developed and much is left to the viewer’s imagination. Ultimately, “Suspiria” will not fail to keep audiences (especially fans of gory horror) captivated with its stunning set designs and choreographies, but it falls short from a narrative perspective.
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Name” (2017), left his distinctive mark on “Suspiria,” directing a movie that is much more macabre yet just as visually exquisite, though in a different manner, than the original. Guadagnino’s film is certainly not for the faint-hearted, but it delivers gorgeous sets and intricate choreographies destined to leave audiences breathless in more than one way. “Suspiria” is set in 1977 West Berlin and opens with Patricia (Chloë Grace Moretz), a dancer from the prestigious Helena Markos Dance Company, barging into the studio of her therapist Josef Klemperer (Tilda Swinton, in a bravura performance). Patricia appears to be mentally unstable and accuses the women directing the dance academy of being witches, while her Jungian therapist casually draws pentagrams in his diary. The attention of the audience is soon after brought to Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson), an initially reserved dancer hailing from Ohio who moves to Berlin to pursue a dance career. Susie enrolls at the Helena Markos Dance Company, presided over by the elusive Mother Helena Markos, also played by Swinton. Swinton’s third role is as Madame Blanc, the head choreographer of the dance school, who is thoroughly impressed with Susie’s talent. During Susie’s first performance, Madame Blanc imbues her with a mysterious fluorescent force that connects her with the body of Olga, another dancer of the school who, as a result of this mystical connection, is fatally injured in a sort of voodoo ritual and later killed by the school teachers with a sickle-like weapon. Several more people are subjected to the quasi-ritualistic violence of Blanc and her colleagues, with many of the film’s central characters ending up dead by the end of the film. Guadagnino’s film is successful in some respects, while a bit lacking in others. The set design of “Suspiria” is absolute-
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Tufts football players run onto the field after halftime of their 47–14 Homecoming win over Bates on Sept. 29.
continued from back lose the mindset of playing four quarters of Tufts football. We want to get them the win they deserve.” The Jumbos will have that chance against the Panthers tomorrow. They led by a single point at halftime of last year’s season finale but allowed the visiting Panthers to go on a 15–3 run in the second half to steal a win at Ellis Oval. Then-junior quarterback Jack Meservy was 26-of-45 through the air, finishing with 275 yards and three touchdowns as Tufts struggled to contain Middlebury’s explosive passing attack. McDonald threw for just 121 yards but added 145 on the ground, including a rushing touchdown. After its 48–0 loss to Trinity two weeks ago, Middlebury bounced back on Saturday with a 35–17 road win at Hamilton. Sophomore quarterback Will Jernigan tossed for 246 yards, adding four touchdowns with two interceptions. The Panthers jumped out to leads of 14–0 and 21–7 in the first half, but the
Continentals narrowed the deficit to just four points with a touchdown and a field goal at the end of the second quarter. The visitors locked up the win in the second half, with Jernigan’s fourth touchdown and a rushing score by sophomore running back Peter Scibilia. The Jumbos will no doubt be aware of Jernigan’s aerial threat, as the Decatur, Ga. native ranks fifth in the NESCAC in passing touchdowns with 10. Middlebury will face a much greater challenge in a Tufts team that defeated Hamilton 29–2 in the season opener. Nonetheless, Civetti acknowledged the Panthers’ strength. “We have our hands full this weekend,” he said. “Middlebury is one of the most successful programs in the NESCAC. They’re always really competitive. I know … they’re going to be prepared, so we’ve got to show up ready to play, ready to execute. I’m excited to attack the opportunity.” The Jumbos and Panthers will kick off at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Middlebury’s Youngman Field.
Carlson posts strong showing in talented field at national regatta
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First-year Abbie Carlson and senior Taylor Hart navigate the waters of Mystic Lake during practice on Sept. 21.
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continued from back difference between the two races was the wind, and she is small so that makes a big difference in singlehanded sailing … However, she can beat people who have less skill, and she did.” After six more races on Sunday, Carlson ultimately finished in 13th out of the 18 total sailors, ahead of the only other NESCAC competitor at Grand Valley, first-year AnaLucia Clarkson from Conn.
College. Stanford’s Sakellaris who walked away victorious by just a single point from the weekend. A first-place finish on the 13th race all but clinched her victory, but Jacksonville first-year Charlotte Rose remarkably rolled off six straight top-two finishes on Sunday to ratchet up the pressure on her California competitor. Sakellaris dropped to fifth in the final race of the weekend, and any further fall would have dropped her out of the gold medal position.
“Overall it was a wonderful experience,” Carlson said. “It was a very competitive fleet so it was a difficult regatta for me for sure. It was pretty cold over there, so that part was pretty challenging. My feet and my hands were frozen pretty much the entire time.” Carlson looks to continue this momentum into the spring season. The prestigious Women’s Singlehanded Nationals marks the end of the women’s sailing team’s competition sea-
son this fall, as the well-traveled crew participated in over 50 regattas in two months, everywhere from McGill to Bowdoin. The winter recess between the fall and spring seasons does not necessarily mean rest for the sailors, but it certainly allows time for reflection in the absence of immediate competition. “We have one more event to go, but it is just a scrimmage with our alumni sailors and it is this weekend,” Legler said.
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Football travels to Middlebury for finale as seniors look to match all-time wins record
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Tufts senior quarterback and co-captain Ryan McDonald scrambles out of the pocket during the team’s 48–0 win over Colby on Nov. 3. by Bradley Schussel Sports Editor
It has all come down to this for the Tufts football team, which will play its ninth and final game of the season in Middlebury, Vt. tomorrow. The Jumbos currently sit in third place in the NESCAC standings with a 6–2 record and will face off against the Middlebury Panthers (5–3), who are right behind them in a three-way tie for fourth. With a win, Tufts will hope to match the records of Trinity and Amherst, both of whom are currently 7–1, while Middlebury would leapfrog Tufts in the conference standings with a win tomorrow. While the Jumbos can end the season tied for first with a win and losses by the Bantams and Mammoths to the Wesleyan Cardinals and the Williams Ephs, respectively, they have no chance
to capture the NESCAC title, having lost to both teams earlier in the season. Coach Jay Civetti noted that he has not emphasized the team’s place in the conference with his players. “We haven’t really talked at all about [the standings],” Civetti said. “What we have talked about is competing for the best record that we possibly can have. There [have] been very few times in Tufts football history that there’s been a seven-win season, so that would be something to take a great deal of pride in.” The Jumbos are coming off of a dominant 48–0 win over the Colby Mules on Saturday in the team’s final home game and Senior Day. The standout Class of 2019 got the win in its final game at Ellis Oval — its 24th win in four years, which puts the group just one shy of the Class of 1982’s program record for wins by a single graduating class.
The Jumbos found the end zone seven times in all on Saturday, as senior quarterback and co-captain Ryan McDonald was responsible for four touchdowns. The signal caller threw for two touchdowns, to senior wide receiver Dan de Leon and junior fullback Winton Blount, and added two rushing scores. The Jumbos also received rushing touchdowns from three other players: senior running back Dom Borelli, junior running back Jay Tyler and senior quarterback Ryan Hagfeldt. The game was also particularly strong for Tufts’ defense, which notched its second shutout of the season. Key plays were made by many Jumbos, including senior defensive lineman Nmesoma Nwafor, who tipped a pass into the air and caught it for his first career interception near the end of the first half. Junior linebacker and co-captain Greg Holt led the defense with his usual strong
play. The Temeca, Calif. native recorded a team-high eight tackles and played a critical role in stopping Colby’s running and passing attacks. Holt spoke to the team’s motivation, which propelled it to success against the Mules. “It was really everyone’s excitement to be back on the field together,” Holt said. “We were focused on executing but, at the same time, having fun. It was just another opportunity to play football with your best friends.” The linebacker got nostalgic about the team’s seniors, as he discussed the importance of earning wins for them down the stretch. “We always want to send our seniors out on a high note,” Holt said. “[The next game] is the last time we’ll be playing with them, so I think everyone is focused on making sure that we don’t see FOOTBALL, page 5
Carlson shines in maiden sailing season at Tufts, finishes 13th at Nationals by Jeremy Goldstein and Jason Schwartz Assistant Sports Editor and Staff Writer
First-year Abbie Carlson impressed in her maiden season on the Tufts sailing teams, culminating in a 13th-place finish at the LaserPerformance Women’s Singlehanded Nationals. The regatta included 14 races over the weekend of Nov. 3–4 at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. At Nationals, Carlson competed against some of the fiercest competition around the nation on Lake Michigan, including
eventual champion Christina Sakellaris, a sophomore from Stanford. Carlson, part of the Seattle Yacht Club team while in high school, has participated in at least seven regattas this season, skippering or at least partially skippering in all of them. She qualified for the LaserPerformance Women’s Singlehanded Nationals as one of the top 18 women singlehanded sailors in the nation, after finishing fourth at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Singlehanded Championship held on Sept. 15–16.
“[Coach Ken Legler] has been very helpful in adapting to college sailing,” Carlson said. “It has been kind of a tough transition between junior sailing and college sailing since the boats are just so different, even in singlehanded sailing. So it has been great to have him leading me along the path just getting better.” Despite the talent in the field of competitors at Grand Valley State, Carlson was able to put forth a strong showing. Competing in radial boats, the young Jumbo started on fire with a fifth and second place finish
in the first two races on Saturday. Carlson stumbled to some double-digit finishes before ending Saturday with a solid fourth place finish in the eighth and final race of the day. Carlson’s Day 1 performance was good enough to put her 11th amongst some very strong competitors. “In junior sailing, she was first in the U.S. [Junior Women’s Singlehanded] Championship but then last in the high school championship,” Legler said. “The see SAILING, page 5