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Workmen’s Circle fifth graders demonstrate support for Tufts dining workers

Blackface photo prompts condemnation from Tufts administration, community by Jessica Blough

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Dining hall workers and students celebrate the winning vote for the unionization of dining hall workers at Chase Center on Apr. 24, 2018. by Ryan Shaffer

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Over 60 people, including children, families, dining workers and Tufts students, gathered in front of Ballou Hall on Sunday afternoon as part of a demonstration on behalf of UNITE HERE Local 26, the union which represents Tufts dining. Led by fifth-grade students from the Jewish Cultural Sunday School at Boston Workmen’s Circle, the purpose of the demonstration was to encourage dining workers in their negotiation process for a union contract. The Sunday School at Workmen’s Circle emphasizes Jewish history, culture and progressive ideals, according to its website. Every year, students from Workmen’s Circle lead a demonstration against unfair labor conditions. According to an organizer from Workmen’s Circle, they chose to support the Tufts dining workers because of its “timeliness” and alignment with the center’s mission. At 2:00 pm, students arrived by school bus to address a crowd of Tufts students, dining workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 26, and members of the community. Students and members of the center distributed handmade signs to the crowd that read “we support Tufts dining workers” and “we demand fair wages.” Signaling the start of the event, students from the Workmen’s Circle gained the crowd’s attention by leading them in chants, taking turns leading the crowd. In front of Ballou Hall, the crowd chanted, “there ain’t no power like the power of the people, ’cause the power of the people don’t stop.”

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One ten-year-old student led the crowd in chants in Spanish, shouting “el pueblo unido, jamás será vencido” (the people united will never be defeated). Following the chants, another student from the center stepped onto a milk crate and began reading an opening statement drafted by students from Workmen’s Circle Sunday School. The opening statement advocated for lower healthcare costs, benefits for temporary workers and higher wages. The student reading the statement said the center and its members stand with the dining workers in solidarity, adding that solidarity means “unity despite differences.” After the opening statement, dining worker Sahra Warsame addressed the crowd about her concerns over healthcare costs. Warsame said the cost of receiving healthcare consumes her budget and that it has forced her to move away from the Medford/Somerville campus in search of less expensive housing. “We are fighting for affordable healthcare. I pay about 620 dollars a month and my coworker pays 240 dollars a week,” Warsame said in an interview after the event. “Tufts needs to pick up more of the cost so I can invest in my daughter’s education.” In front of the crowd with two of her grandchildren, Trisha O’Brien, spokesperson for the dining workers’ union, reiterated concerns over wages and temporary workers. In a November 2018 article, Mike Kramer, UNITE HERE Local 26’s lead negotiator, told the Daily that see PROTEST, page 2

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The Tufts administration and community spoke out yesterday in response to an Instagram photo of a student in blackface that was circulated on social media. On Wednesday night, a senior posted a selfie on their personal Instagram story in which the student was wearing a black face mask, a black sweatshirt and sunglasses, captioned “Yeezy 2020.” The student told the Daily in an email that the caption was intended to reference the futuristic, iconoclastic look of the Yeezy brand’s collection for next year. The brand was founded as a collaboration between Adidas and rapper Kanye West. The student took down the photo when a friend privately alerted the student about the offensive nature of the post. “Invoking blackface imagery was the farthest thing from my mind,” the student told the Daily in an email. “The post was very benign, clearly ignorant but never meant as blackface.” Kenneth Postigo (E ‘17), a Tufts alum, reposted the image in the Tufts Class of 2020 Facebook group. Postigo told the Daily he had intended to bring the incident to everyone’s attention. “I am usually not one to make an issue out of situations when I believe it isn’t something to be upset about,” the post read. “However, this is a perfect example of what isn’t okay to do in 2019. I ask you all to hopefully show some maturity and try to help this person see the implications of her actions through communication (in person, over coffee maybe) in order to bring peace and shine a light on the darkness, instead of being angry and ranting about this.” He said his post was taken down the following day. The student said that their post had not intended to cause any harm and apologized to those the student offended by the image. “I am truly so sorry for all the pain this incident has caused in the Tufts community,” the student said. “As a foreign student, I am constantly learning about the progressive and forward-thinking culture that not only this school but also this country presents, and I hope to use this experience as a stepping-stone in learning more about how I can be a more aware and contributing member of this campus.” This occurs at a time when instances of blackface are cropping up at institutions

throughout the country, most recently at the University of Oklahoma and Poly Prep Country Day School, an elite independent school in New York City. Yesterday, Florida’s Secretary of State resigned after photos of him in blackface surfaced. In an email sent to the Tufts community yesterday, University President Anthony Monaco referenced reports that a Tufts student had shared a photo of themselves in blackface and condemned the act, stressing that blackface has historical ties to racism and the oppression of people of color. “I condemn this behavior in the most unambiguous terms possible. Racist expressions such as these are profoundly offensive and deeply hurtful,” Monaco said in the statement. “They contradict our values as a welcoming and inclusive community, and have no place at Tufts.” A statement posted last night on the Tufts University Africana Center’s Instagram account (@tuftsafricana) addressed the incident as an act of “racialized aggression” occurring so soon after Monday’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, and urged members of the Africana community to seek support from each other. The statement was attributed to Africana Center Director Katrina Moore, Program Manager Domonique Johnson and Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate Africana Community Representative Sylvester Bracey, a junior. The statement encouraged members of the Africana community to seek support and solidarity at a campus-wide meeting held yesterday at Breed Memorial Hall to debrief the incident, but also emphasized the importance of banding together. “While there is value in talking to our peers and friends, this is a time that we can lean on each other as we work through our shock, pain, and frustration that this level of racialized aggression has made its way into our campus,” Moore, Johnson and Bracey said in the statement. During a community-wide meeting on Thursday to address the incident of blackface within the Tufts student body, Mary Pat McMahon, the dean of student affairs, said that the incident had been reported to the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). The OEO will determine if the incident constitutes a violation of university policy and who is impacted by this violation, according to McMahon. The OEO will then send their report to the Office of

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continued from page 1 Student Affairs (OSA), and either the OSA or the OEO will make a recommendation on how to proceed. The university’s revised Code of Conduct, released in August of 2018, contains a non-discrimination statement and a section condemning “bias-motivated violations,” which are hate crimes motivated by characteristics such as race, gender, disability, sex and sexual orientation. Postigo, the alum who originally re-posted the student’s Instagram photo, said he hopes the student does not face consequences. “I’m glad President Monaco delivered a succinct email describing the history of blackface and that the school doesn’t support these actions,” Postigo told the Daily in an email. “Personally, I don’t think the administration should seek to punish this [person] because [the person] didn’t endanger anyone. I think academic environments should foster intellectual discussions and avoid homogenizing the ideological makeup of the school.” The community-wide meeting on Thursday, which was announced by Tufts Student Life shortly after Monaco sent out his statement, was led by Robert

Mack, associate provost and chief diversity officer. Mack opened the meeting by condemning the blackface photo and listing diversity and inclusion as crucial Tufts values. “After a review of that photo, we had great concern for our community,” Mack said. “Any racist action, any action that people take to shatter our community like this, is unacceptable.” The meeting was attended by staff, students and faculty and lasted just under an hour and a half. It functioned as an open forum for Tufts community members to share their reflections on the incident, experiences as people of color at Tufts and concerns for the future. The majority of the conversation, led by students and administrators, focused on the treatment of people of color at Tufts, especially in the classroom. Undergraduate and graduate students called for more training related to recognizing racial discrimination for staff and faculty. Students present at the meeting criticized Tufts’ inaction with regards to racism. One student cited the recent departure of several faculty members of color as evidence of a greater problem at the

university. Another said that Tufts’ values of diversity and inclusion are often unfulfilled in an academic setting. “That diversity does not segue itself into the classroom,” this student said. Other students asked that racial sensitivity training be implemented alongside orientation programming on sexual assault and alcohol use. “We rely on the deans to support the mission of diversity and inclusion in their schools,” Mack said. In an email to the Daily, Patrick Collins, the executive director of public relations for the university, said the purpose of the meeting was to begin a conversation and connect students with resources. “It’s the beginning of a community response, and we will be working to create ongoing opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to come together and discuss how our community should move forward,” he said. “We will continue to find opportunities for our community to learn from this incident and to emerge from it stronger.” During the meeting, one student expressed their frustration with the Tufts’ response to racism in the past. “Tufts does not see itself or act as an anti-racist institution,” they said.

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continued from page 1 between one-fourth and one-third of dining workers are temporary workers, meaning they do not receive healthcare and other benefits. O’Brien expressed her appreciation for the students’ support. “You all are very strong. Thank you for coming out,” O’Brien said to the students from Workmen’s Circle Sunday School. Following O’Brien and Warsame, the fifth-grade students led the crowd in songs. Accompanied by guitar, the crowd sang This Little Light of Mine, singing “shine my light for justice,” “shine my light for immigrants” and “shine my light to welcome all.” They also sang the song “Went Down to the Courthouse,” replacing “courthouse” with “dining hall,” “old Ballou [Hall]” and “Monaco” in consecutive verses. “Went down to the dining hall and I took back what they stole from me,” the

crowd sang. “Took back my dignity and I took back my humanity.” With the students from Workmen’s Circle leading, the crowd marched down the hill to Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center. The students carried a banner they had made that read “solidarity” in large block letters. Upon arriving at Dewick, the crowd waited outside while the students entered to hand the homemade banner to dining hall workers. After exiting Dewick, the students were greeted with applause and they led the crowd in a few final chants. In an interview after the event, a student from Workmen’s Circle said he attended the event to support Tufts workers because “they deserve higher wages” and to show that young students can be active in civic life. “It lets other youth know they can speak for a cause,” he said about the demonstration. Patrick Collins, executive director of public relations for the universi-

ty, told the Daily in an email that the university has made proposals related to wages, benefits and job protections for employees, as well as proposals to “convert the majority of temporary employees to regular, benefited employees with significant pay increases.” “While we have a ways to go to complete our work, we believe that both the university and the union teams are working conscientiously to seek to improve the working conditions of dining employees in a responsible manner,” Collins said. “We are committed to continuing our exchange of ideas. We hope that we will be able to reach agreement as soon as possible.” Warsame said the demonstration added more energy in the dining workers’ effort to secure a contract. “They were very energetic and positive. They care a lot about our cause and put a lot into today,” Warsame said.

Events on the Hill — Week of Jan. 28 by Jessica Blough

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MONDAY “Write for Rights: AmnesTEA” Details: Tufts Amnesty International and The Rez will collaborate to support four women activists through a letter-signing campaign. Tea will be served at the event. Where and when: Mayer Campus Center; 10–2 p.m. TUESDAY “The Flip Side, a film by Val Wang” Details: Author and filmmaker Val Wang will present her documentary short film on Chinese circus artist Daqi. This event commences the Asian American studies spring series “Expression Across Boundaries: Asian American Women and the Multimedia.” Where and when: Tisch Library; 5–6:30 p.m. “Russia and the EU: Space of Interaction in Times of Crisis”

Details: Professor Andrey Makarychev of the University of Tartu will discuss relations between Russia and the European Union in the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis. This event is hosted by the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School. Where and when: Cabot 702; 5:30– 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY “The Tufts Daily General Interest Meeting” Details: The Tufts Daily, Tufts’ independent student newspaper, will host

their general interest meeting for potential writers and editors. Where and when: Cabot 206; 7 p.m. FRIDAY “Snap the Vote” Details: Sofia Gross, who is in charge of political and non-profit partnerships for Snapchat, will discuss Snapchat’s role in the 2018 election and how social media platforms can be used for social change. Where and when: Rabb Room, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life; 12–1 p.m.

CORRECTION An earlier version of the Jan. 22 article “Digital Collections and Archives brings rich, complex history of Tufts to life” mistakenly referred to Tisch Library G Floor as the Tisch Library basement and misidentified the Tufts University Archives as the Tisch Archives in the caption for its photo. The article has been updated to reflect these changes. The Daily regrets these errors.

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TCU Senate meets to hear funding requests, review bylaws

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The TCU senate convenes in the Sophia Gordon Multi-Purpose room on Sept. 30, 2018. by Robert Kaplan

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The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met on Sunday night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to hear several supplementary funding requests and to begin the process for amending the TCU Senate bylaws to prepare for next week. The TCU Senate heard ten supplementary funding requests; all but four of which were approved in full by the TCU Senate Allocations Board (ALBO). The Women’s Volleyball club requested $435 for competition and officiating fees, according to an ALBO report provided to the Daily. According to TCU Senator Pedro Andre Lazo-Rivera, a junior, the request was approved unanimously by the TCU Senate. Shotokan Karate was granted $1,500 for new sparring gloves, staves and padded floor mats, according to Lazo-Rivera. The Men’s Basketball club requested $1,000 to pay in part for competition fees and equipment, according to an ALBO report, with the rest of the cost covered by external fundraising. According to Lazo-Rivera, the request was approved unanimously.

The Men’s Spikeball club requested $675 for fees for five tournaments, though ALBO recommended only $375, according to its report. The request was approved for only $225, allowing for three tournaments, by a 21–3 margin, according to Lazo-Rivera. Friends of Israel, a pro-Israel advocacy group, initially requested $8,035 for travel and registration costs to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference in late March, according to an ALBO report. The TCU Senate voted to allocate only $5,397 to the group with nine senators supporting, seven abstaining, and seven opposed, adhering to the allocation rule which states that no more than six members of an organization may be allocated funding for travel to a conference, according to Lazo-Rivera. TCU Senate Historian Rebeca Becdach, a sophomore, explained that although most of the debate focused on transportation costs, senators abstained from voting for other reasons. “[Senators] abstain because they’re not informed or they want to avoid biases,” Becdach explained, “but I can’t speak for the opinions of others.”

The Brazilian Students Association (BRASA) initially requested $980 to fund its itemized fiscal year 2019 budget, according to an ALBO report. ALBO recommended $810, which was approved unanimously by the TCU Senate, according to Lazo-Rivera. The School at the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) Yoga requested $1200 for a yoga instructor payment, according to an ALBO report. The amount was approved in full, according to Lazo-Rivera. WuZee, a Chinese fusion dance troupe, requested $80 for travel costs to a performance at the Boston Public Library. ALBO denied the request and was subsequently supported unanimously by of the TCU Senate, according to Lazo-Rivera. Tufts Cricket requested $962 as initial funding to start the group, according to an itemized request submitted to the ALBO. The TCU Senate unanimously approved the request in full, according to Lazo-Rivera. The final supplementary funding request heard on Sunday night was by QuestBridge Scholars, who requested $725 for conference travel costs for three members, according to an ALBO report. The request was approved unanimously by the TCU Senate.

Before adjourning, TCU Senate Vice President Adam Rapfogel, a senior, updated the status on the Student Leadership Stipends initiative. According to Becdach, $10,000 was allocated for this year, and 29 applications were received for 51 positions, 17 of which have been approved. “One of the considerations is ‘Is this keeping you from a part-time job?’” Becdach explained. “The applications are for a position to be funded if the person is on financial aid.” TCU Senate Parliamentarian Sharif Hamidi, a sophomore, announced the opening of the TCU Senate bylaws to amendments next week, according to Becdach. Becdach explained that Hamidi would aid senators in drafting their own amendments before debate at the TCU Senate meeting next Sunday, but the meeting was intended to focus on the amendment proposed by the TCU Senate Executive Board. “Anyone who wants to draft an amendment can do so and present it in front of the body,” Becdach explained. “But the reason we’re doing it is that we’ve been discussing a clause so that people who observe a religious holiday can petition, and we won’t hear resolution on those days.”

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Students with dietary restrictions report lack of options in dining halls, Tufts Dining responds by Mark Choi

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An increasing number of Tufts students have dietary restrictions, including gluten and dairy allergies, with more than 50 students registered for access to gluten-free pantries and refrigerators as of fall 2018, according to Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos. Despite the growing demand for allergen-free meals, many students with dietary restrictions face limited options in dining halls. For firstyear students who must enroll in the Premium Meal Plan, costing $6,626 in the 2018–2019 academic year, this situation has proven to be expensive and stressful. Ariana Mathews, a first-year who has a gluten-free and vegetarian diet, said that it has been strenuous for her to find options in the dining halls. “The reality of being gluten-free at college: it’s not accessible, it’s not affordable and it’s not okay. I have had celiac disease since I was one year old, and avoiding gluten has never been a choice,” Mathews said. “I have often found myself without options in the dining halls while having to pay extra outside of my meal plan to buy snacks from the bookstore … I know that Tufts Dining is trying to accommodate all dietary restrictions, but things can be better.” Mathews said that while Dining Services’ gluten-free options appear great on paper, how they are actually manifest leaves much to be desired. “When I came back from winter break, I got gluten-free bagel chips from Carmichael [Dining Center], which turned out to [have] expired early in November. I know that it would not have happened for regular food, for the staff would have checked up on them more regularly,” Mathews said. “While the dining staff and workers have been incredible here at Tufts … there should be more funding and attention dedicated to gluten-free and other allergen-free options at Tufts Dining.” Talia Kee, a first-year student who is gluten-sensitive and eats a dairyfree diet, said that it can be even more challenging for students with multiple dietary restrictions to find food in the dining halls. “I often found that gluten-free meals would have dairy products in them, or dairy-free products that have gluten, so I cannot get most meals from the hot plates at Dewick,” Kee said. “I usually just eat rice, chicken and vegetables for my main dish, so it would be great if they could improve on variety.” Mathews added that food fact cards that list all menu items’ nutritional facts, ingredients and allergy information are sometimes mislabeled, which poses danger to students with severe food allergies. “Sometimes, the food fact cards would be mixed up, and it can be very misleading if you do not pay careful attention to them,” Mathews said. “When I was reading the card for a soup in Dewick, it would say that the soup is gluten-free … but I could find an ingredient that contains gluten.” Kee shared an experience similar to Mathews’. She mentioned that food

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Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center is pictured on Oct. 26, 2017. fact cards often help her determine what she can and cannot eat. “However, I’ve noticed that food fact cards’ information is not entirely accurate sometimes. Usually, I can tell if I won’t be able to eat it even if the information is not correct, but I’ve definitely run into that problem before,” Kee said. With these challenges in mind, both Mathews and Kee said that firstyear students with dietary restrictions should be exempt from purchasing the Premium Meal Plan. “I definitely understand the logic behind the university wanting all [first-years] to have the unlimited meal plan so that everyone is eating well on campus, but I do think that students with dietary restrictions should be able to choose their own meal plan,” Mathews said. “This [Premium Meal Plan] is definitely not fair for students with dietary restrictions because we cannot have over half of the foods offered in the dining halls. I do recognize, though, that it can be hard to single people out and exempt people from it because that can be abused by other people. If that is the case, Tufts Dining should provide comparable options and varieties for gluten-free students, since everyone is paying the same price,” Kee added. While Klos understands where students are coming from, she noted that having first-year students eat their meals in the dining halls on the Premium Meal Plan is an integral part of the university’s residential life experience. Klos also pointed to resources for students seeking allergen-free dining, such as the Alternative Meal Program and allergen-free pantries with dedicated toasters and panini presses. “While we recognize that it can be difficult for some students with multiple dietary restrictions to find a variety of options available or food they like to have, we believe that the university has the ability and expertise in the area to

better serve those students with better communication,” Klos said. Klos shared that Dining Services plans on expanding allergen-free options in the dining halls. According to Klos, the university plans to renovate the overall serving area at DewickMacPhie Dining Center and replace its deli station with an allergen-free section over the summer, while expanding its outreach efforts. “While student enrollment and demand have grown, our dining facilities have stayed the same over the past two decades. Our hope is that we will be better equipped to meet the student body’s growing demand for food safety on campus through this new platform,” Klos said. Klos said that the renovation will increase the amount of dedicated cooking equipment in the dining hall to avoid cross-contamination. “While we are still in the designing phase, our idea is to give a safe area in Dewick where students can have a greater variety of [allergen-free] food,” Klos said. “As of now, if you need to avoid gluten or shellfish, you cannot eat our French fries. We simply do not have enough fryers to prepare them separately free of [allergens] in the serving process. By having this platform, though, we can provide fresh food that is safer for students to consume. We will expand this platform to Carmichael Hall based on the student body’s feedback and comments.” Klos added that this is a part of Dining Services’ effort to respond to feedback and ensure that students with dietary restrictions are satisfied with their dining options. “In recent years, Tufts Dining has worked closely with … Student Accessibility Services, [the Office of Residential Life and Learning] and [the] Health [Service] to streamline the communication process between students and the dining staff. Unlike many other universities, Tufts also has our own

dietitian, Julie Lampie, to facilitate the communication process,” Klos said. “While Lampie retired recently, she is still available for limited consulting. Until we find a new dietitian by the middle of this semester, students can still reach out to Julie or me with questions or feedback.” Despite the comprehensive communication system in place, students noted that they were still largely unaware of the resources available to them. While Mathews set up an appointment with Lampie before she retired in December and discussed her meal plans at Tufts, Maya van Rosendaal — who is allergic to all nuts, sesame, coconut and buckwheat — has not communicated her allergies with the university. “When I was touring schools, I paid close attention to whether the cafeterias had ingredients listed or not, which Tufts did, so I did not feel the need to reach out to the university,” van Rosendaal, a first-year, said. “Overall, I have been very satisfied with Tufts Dining, but I did not know that there is a dietitian at the school.” Kee similarly noted that she was not aware of the resources available for her, such as the fact that a dietician had been available at Tufts Dining and that there were resources online on how to communicate her allergies with the university. Regarding this, Klos said Dining Services will consider expanding its outreach program through social media and plans to introduce the new dietitian during Orientation Week. Moving forward, Klos said that on-campus dining options will continue to improve and incorporate the community’s feedback. “Celiac disease and other dietary restrictions have grown rapidly recently, and Tufts Dining is expanding our programs and resources to meet the demand. Tufts Dining will actively seek out feedback from the community, and I am excited to introduce these new changes to the community,” Klos said.

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OSCARS PREVIEW

The 2019 Oscars: predictions, discussions, the voting process

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Images from 2019 Oscar-nominated movies are shown. by Christopher Panella Arts Editor

This past Tuesday, the 2019 Oscar nominations were announced and, to the surprise of no one, there was plenty to cheer and kvetch about — an inevitable consequence of subjectivity. There were some surprise contenders, including Yalitza Aparicio’s Best Actress nomination for “Roma” (2018). It was the actress’ film debut and the first Best Actress nomination earned by an indigenous woman. The Best Picture nomination for “Black Panther” (2018) marked the first superhero film nominated for the award. Viewers are getting some stacked categories as well: the Best Actress race between Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga, Yalitza Aparicio, and Melissa McCarthy is one for the books. There are also categories with clear frontrunners, like Animated Feature Film, where “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) is likely to take home the prize. There are some snubs, too. Bradley Cooper was notably shut out of Best Director, being replaced by Pawel Pawlikowski. 2018 horror favorites like “A Quiet Place” and “Hereditary” were met with resounding Oscars silence, with

the former only getting a nomination for Best Sound Editing. “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018) missed out on Best Picture — thankfully, Regina King secured a Best Supporting Actress nomination. There’s also been some controversy. “Green Book” (2018) has been condemned by the family of the pianist the film follows for its misrepresentation of events and characters; sexual assault allegations have plagued “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018) director Bryan Singer, who has been notably missing from the film’s award circuit, and homophobic past tweets of once-likely host Kevin Hart have produced the possibility of a host-less Oscars ceremony. All in all, it’s an interesting year with many big storylines, and some especially strange nominations for the Best Picture category. Nominations for each category are picked by members of the exclusive (read: minority-underrepresenting) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) using a preferential ranked voting system. Only Best Picture’s winner is picked by preferential voting; all other category winners are decided by a plurality vote. In the preferential voting system, members receive their ballots and rank

their top five choices for each category. For nominee voting, any movie that reaches a formulaically-determined “magic number” of first-place votes in the first round of ballot counting is a Best Picture nominee. Each potential nominee that receives less than one percent of first-place votes is eliminated. Their ballots are redistributed and the second-place choices are awarded a vote. As movies continue to be eliminated, vote redistribution continues, too. Prior to the 2009 Oscars, the number of Best Picture nominees was set at five. Then, for two years, at ten, and since 2011, at any number between five and ten. The number of nominees began to vary because of a voting rule change. Instead of continuously redistributing the votes until a set number of nominees was reached, vote redistribution would stop once there were no more less-than-one-percent vote getters, and any movie with at least five percent of first-place votes would become a Best Picture nominee. This year, only eight movies received at least five percent of votes post-redistribution. This change devalues movies that primarily end up ranked in the second through fifth places by limiting their

chances of receiving votes through redistribution, even though the main benefit of using the preferential voting system is to give value to every movie a voter ranks. This could explain why a movie that was surely included in a significant amount of ballots, like “If Beale Street Could Talk,” was excluded from the Best Picture category. But there’s more to focus on than the complexities of voting. There’s enough to ponder in the actual group of Best Picture nominees, as it is. The eight respective 2018 nominees are: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born” (2018) and “Vice” (2018). This eclectic group of nominees is bizarre, with multiple relatively low-rated films. Three of the four lowest Metacriticrated Best Picture nominees since 2013 are nominated this year. Two of them, “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Vice,” are rated substantially lower than the low70s range that the lowest rated Best Picture nominees of recent years have fallen into, with respective Metacritic scores of 49 and 61. see 2019 OSCAR NOMINATIONS, page 7

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‘Broad City’ season premiere lacks show’s distinct humor by Libby Langsner Executive Arts Editor

Season five of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer’s “Broad City” (2014–) unfortunately proves that all good things must come to an end. The cult favorite comedy follows two best friends, Abbi and Ilana, as they both struggle with their day jobs, exploring New York City during their time off. This season marks the end of a very impressive show that has pushed the boundaries of television comedy. While the first episode of any “Broad City” sea-

son is slow, season five’s pilot episode, “Stories,” leaves much to be yearned for. A few narratives and jokes from the past season were brought up, but the episode’s overarching themes land as cliché at best. While “Broad City” has always been political, this new season looks to take the show’s critical tone even further. The writers of the show decided to bleep out Trump’s name in season four, and numerous political jokes and commentaries were made in the first episode. While a few were quite funny, like a shot of Ilana’s platform shoes captioned “running uncontested on

a platform of horniness [American flag emoji],” others were frankly unoriginal. The episode took the form of a montage of Instagram stories of Abbi’s 30th birthday, in which Ilana and Abbi decide to walk from the top to the bottom of Manhattan. When they both sit down for breakfast at Michael Samuelson’s Red Rooster, Abbi shows Ilana a funny article in The Onion, and Ilana responds with “Dude, that’s the New York Times,” while Abbi looks back at the article dumbfounded. This type of humor can be found in any article in the New Yorker’s Borowitz report, which com-

ment on the absurdity of the world at the moment. This joke, along with many others, lacks the same impact or distinctive style of the show’s humor in the past. There is also a moment in the show where Abbi and Ilana are in front of a Trump property and begin to voraciously curse and throw their middle fingers in the air. Ever since Trump’s presidency, many tourists and New Yorkers alike have flocked to take their own images of flipping off Trump tower. Again, the imagery is not original see BROAD CITY, page 7

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continued from page 6 or ground-breaking. Since “Broad City” is known for its absurdity-driven humor, this reviewer would have liked to seen something more original and out-there for this scene and others like it. Also pervasive is Abbi’s existential struggle on her 30th birthday, as she does not have the life she once imagined for herself at this age. Again, the theme of a woman reaching a certain age and worried that she has not yet had children is pretty overdone, and “Broad City” unfortunately does not offer a much funnier alternative. While on their journey, Abbi and Ilana find a young girl without her parents at the Midtown Mall. As they bring the child to the security office and document the whole event on social media, they find out that the girl’s mother is a woman Abbi went to college with, nicknamed Cheese. Cheese, having seen Abbi and Ilana holding her child, begins to argue with them as she feels they’ve been overaffectionate instead of promptly bringing her daughter to the security desk. Cheese returns later in the episode, when Abbi and Ilana reach the bottom tip of Manhattan. She has followed the two the whole day via their social media tags and admits that she is jealous of their freedom. They both profess that they are jealous of each other — Cheese of Abbi’s freedom, and Abbi of Cheese’s family. “Broad City” often brings back minor characters in funny ways, but the whole narrative is ultimately a tired one, and does not have the same originality as most of the show’s humor. As the title of the episode suggests, the majority of the show is captured

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A promotional image for Broad City (2014–) is shown. on social media, and the viewer watches as if they are one of Ilana’s or Abbi’s Instagram followers. Towards the end of the episode, Ilana and Abbi are both rendered phone-less, and a triple rainbow materializes in the sky. Abbi remarks, “I guess we could just experience it,” suggesting that they should process the event without the added filter of social media, and Ilana responds,

“Ew.” Yet again, the episode offers an overused critique of social media use and how no one experiences real life anymore because they are constantly documenting it. While “Broad City” season five’s first episode has its laugh-out-loud moments, it ultimately falls flat; however, many of the show’s season premieres have been below par, and as

the season progresses, hilarity ensues. This die-hard “Broad City” fan, like a frustrated parent, is not mad, but disappointed, and hopes that the best friend duo can take on political humor while still being witty and original, as they have in the past. Hopefully, this episode is just the launching pad for a much funnier end to one of the funniest shows on television.

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continued from page 6 There are some possible explanations for the surprising nominations of some of these movies. “Black Panther” made its way thanks to an increasingly diverse AMPAS this year, as well as resistance to early-inthe-year release fatigue via its immense popularity. “Bohemian Rhapsody” made its way by appealing to the nostalgia of non-critic viewers, as evidenced by its high audience-to-critic scores ratio on Rotten Tomatoes. “Green Book” made its way in thanks to its ability to overcome controversy, as evidenced

by its high critic score and very high audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. “Roma” made its way in, despite its oft-disadvantageous quality of being a non-English-language film, due to director Alfonso Cuarón’s established place in cinema and AMPAS’ recent inductions of more nationally-diverse members. “Vice” made its way in thanks to an increasingly liberal AMPAS as well as being a love-it-or-hate-it type of film, which is advantageous in the preferential voting system. The Best Picture category may be a tossup, but the most likely winners are “Roma,” “The Favourite” or “BlacKkKlansman.”

Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece “Roma” is a black-and-white homage to a live-in housekeeper (Yalitza Aparicio) in Colonia Roma, a neighborhood in Mexico City. It’s a deeply rich and personal effort with Cuarón taking on most jobs in the film — directing, producing, editing, screenwriting and cinematography. “The Favourite” is a period comedy set in the early 1700s, following Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) and two cousins (Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz) as they fight for the Queen’s attention — in other words, to be her favo(u)rite. It’s a hilarious, stylish work centered around

the fantastic chemistry between the three leads. The story of Colorado Springs’ first African-American police officer (John David Washington) and his infiltration of the KKK, alongside his Jewish police partner (Adam Driver), is immortalized in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.” It’s a sharp, biting, social commentary set in the 1970s but extremely relevant to today’s America, all wrapped in Lee’s unmistakably unique filmmaking technique. Ultimately, any of the three would be a great choice for Best Picture. The 91st Oscars ceremony airs live on ABC on Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.

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Shopping periods would allow greater course choice As a university with roots in the liberal arts, Tufts encourages students to enroll in a variety of classes and formulate a multidisciplinary curriculum. Students frequently opt to begin each semester with a varied schedule. The first weeks of classes act as an unofficial “shopping” period for students who sign up for more classes than they intend to ultimately complete. This habit can hurt many members of the student body. While juniors and seniors in the School of Arts and Sciences and Engineering students reap the benefits of priority in the course registration process, many AS&E first-years and sophomores begin the semester with a schedule they find sub-optimal.

Students who enroll in more classes than they intend to complete have the benefit of the full 10 weeks of the drop period to decide whether to drop a class. However, those who want to add a course have a shorter window to do so. In the 2019 spring semester, AS&E students can add classes until Jan 30; they can drop them without record of enrollment until April 3. Students who want to drop a class may end up doing so after the “add” deadline. However, students interested in adding the class may be unable to do so. An official “shopping period,” as implemented at other schools, would be a workable solution to enrollment imbalances and dismal schedules.

Here’s how it works: Students choose certain classes to “shop,” and are able to attend a number of classes without officially committing. At the end of a short (generally two-week) period, students choose the classes in which they wish to officially enroll and those they wish to drop. Students of all class years are able to try out the courses they want to take. Brown University, for example, employs a shopping period for its students. According to its website, “shopping period provides students the ability to explore subject matters in line with their interests.” In the two-week shopping period, students unenrolled in a given course have access to that course’s

Canvas site, allowing them to explore the workload and tailor schedules to their personal needs. An official shopping period would benefit many students. Students who sign up for more classes than they can sustain would have a grace period to decide which courses to take. Students enrolled in courses which usually fill up would get to try out the course for the first few classes, without having to play catch up after getting off the wait-list. Further, students who have not shown interest a broad variety of courses may feel more inclined to try a diverse curriculum. This effort is in keeping with Tufts commitment to a well-rounded education.

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Women’s swimming and diving falls to MIT in penultimate regular season meet by Savannah Mastrangelo Sports Editor

Closing in on the last few races of the regular season, the Jumbos competed against MIT for the second time this season in its penultimate regular season meet on Jan. 25 and lost 201– 99. Despite the second consecutive loss for the Jumbos, the team had multiple first-and second-place showings in various events. Both the first-year and sophomore class boasted the majority of the high-place finishes. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, sophomore Sook-Hee Evans placed first with a 10:49.70 time, just under six seconds ahead of the second place swimmer, first-year Emily Yuan, from MIT. Junior Grace Goetcheus reflected on the match-up against MIT earlier this season. “The race we had earlier in the season was the culmination of the first semester training that we had had so we were really on top of it,” Goetcheus said. “We had all reached peak shape for that semester so we had a lot of great races. We had some school records set and we had people swimming best times.”

Sophomore Sasha Fong also boasted a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a 57.87 time, almost two seconds ahead of second place swimmer first-year Jenny Yu. In the 200-yard medley relay, an underclassmen team of sophomores Fong and Lily Kurtz and first-years Jeanette Khowong and Hannah Spencer placed second at 1:47.82, less than a second behind MIT who clinched first at 1:47.58. “Overall, we did a really good job in total keeping a positive attitude, and a lot of people swam a full amount of events and did a very good job taking it one race at a time and focusing their energy on each individual race,” Fong said. The Jumbos dominated the 500yard freestyle with the top three finishing times. First-year Mary Hufziger placed first at 5:16.43, followed closely by Evans who finished second two seconds later. Sophomore Emma Seymour took third place four seconds later at 5:22.23. The Jumbos also saw a handful of second place finishes. In the 200yard freestyle relay, a team of Spencer, Fong, first-year Anne Younger and senior Colleen Doolan missed first by three seconds, taking second

at 1:40.36. In the individual races, Goetcheus placed second in the 200yard freestyle, and sophomore Amber Chong earned a score of 280.34 in the one-meter dive, securing another second place finish for the Jumbos. Competing in the 400-yard individual medley, sophomore Abby Claus missed first by just a second, taking second place with a 4:36.36 time following Engineer sophomore Hannah Mahaffey. Overall, MIT won 13 out of the 16 total events and also broke a pool record after MIT sophomore Deborah Wen scored 320.17 on the one-meter board, shattering the six-dive pool record. Tufts defeated MIT at the MIT invitational earlier this season. The team attributes the loss to MIT in the second matchup to the fatigue following the spring break training trip. “We had just come back from our training trip, so we had just spent a week and a half in Florida training really hard, preparing for the end of the season which is mid-February,” Goetcheus said. “So all of us were kind of tired, definitely feeling the intense training.” With just one meet remaining on the regular season schedule, Tufts

has started to prepare synchronously for both the BU Invitational and the NESCAC championships. To prepare, the team has split into two groups — one is preparing solely to compete in the BU Invitational which is on Feb. 8, while the other has already started to prepare for the NESCACs which start on Feb. 15. “Our team has now split up into [the] NESCAC team and the BU invitational team,” said Fong. “So the BU Invitational team is now starting their taper and the NESCAC team will be swimming for another week off-taper, then slowly start tapering for NESCAC’s in two and half or three weeks.” The team attributes its success thus far on the emphasis the team has placed on strong mental preparation. “We have a team motto this year that our new assistant associate head coach has been telling us, Coach Abby, about having no limits and being able to just push ourselves past what we think we can do and setting no bar on what we are able to do,” Fong said. “Taking that mindset and carrying it through NESCACs and also NCAAs I think is a very big and important aspect of our preparation.”

Women’s squash wins 3 matches to end regular season by Jason Schwartz Staff Writer

The Jumbos conquered the courts on a perfect three for three during its last weekend of regular season play. The team is No. 17 in the nation, according to the College Squash Association (CSA). On Friday, Tufts played on their home Harvard courts against No. 19 Bates. Six players were victorious in their matches against the NESCAC rival. Sophomore Rachel Windreich, who played in the sixth spot, won her first two games, lost her third and fourth games but rallied back in the fifth game to secure the win (14–12, 11–7, 13–11, 11–9, 11–6). Jumbos in the bottom five spots played exceptionally well, winning all of their matches. At No. 10, senior Sahana Karthik won swiftly in three games against the Bobcats’ Tiffany Cervantes (1–4, 11–3, 11–2). The 6–3 win puts the Jumbos 5–3 in the NESCAC and 6–4 overall, while Bates dropped to 5-6 overall. It was a redemptive night for the Jumbos, who lost to the Bobcats three times last year, including the NESCAC championship fifth place match and the CSA Team Championship Walker Cup Semi-Final. Coach Joe Raho had a positive outlook going into the game. “The whole goal for our team has been to move up in the NESCAC, start beating Williams, Amherst and Bates,” he said. “Last year, Bates beat us three times, and every time we thought the match was really close and we could win the match, we did not. So, going into this season, we circled this match on our calendar early in terms of one that we wanted to win, one that we thought we could win because we thought we were a little bit better. We were very nervous I think, but very excited about the prospect.” The court conquerors drove to South Hadley, Mass. the following day

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Sophomore Chloe Kantor returns the ball during the College Women’s National Team Championship on Feb. 18, 2018. to face Mount Holyoke and William Smith, eager to repeat their success against non-conference opponents. Tufts decisively defeated both No. 24 William Smith and No. 25 Mount Holyoke 8-1. Playing at No. 3, firstyear Megan Chen played Holyoke’s Maeve Watts-Roy and defeated her soundly (11-7, 11-7, 11-2). Sophomore Julie Yeung, at No. 2, gave up only seven points to win against her opponent Ragini Ghose (11-2, 11-3, 11-2). Raho said he was not too worried about either team heading into the match. “Last year, we beat them both convincingly so I waas not very concerned

about either match. But both teams were pretty legitimate so that is why I put them on the schedule,” he said. “I tried to make our schedule as hard as I could possibly make it this year, but we did not play every Ivy League school.” Chloe Kantor, a sophomore, playing in the eighth spot, defeated Holyoke’s Emma Robson (11-2, 11-6, 11-2). She noted their success came from rigorous preparation for the game. “I think we came in thinking we were the higher, tougher team, but we were consistent and we played our hardest each point,” Kantor said.

Thus closes the Jumbos’ regular season. The team has 10 days to rest and prepare for the NESCAC tournament, hosted by Trinity, that starts with a difficult test against the No. 3 hosts. Raho spoke about his hopes for post-season play. “Because we are fit in the NESCAC, we are going to get a bye in the first round, and we get to play on Saturday morning. We just got to get ... ready for it,” he said. “We just want to finish with the highest rank that the team can achieve in a while. Getting one spot up is really a lot of work and I think we are capable of getting there.”

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Men’s basketball’s banner weekend includes win over NESCAC’s No. 2 Wesleyan by Josh Steinfink Sports Editor

It was a big weekend at home for the Jumbos: After beating Conn. College by just four points on Friday night, they went 2-2 on the double-header by beating Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon by the same margin. The team showed its ability to bounce back after suffering a convincing 76–65 defeat to Bates College just six days before. On Saturday, Tufts clinched a 75–71 upset win against a top-tier Wesleyan team, ranked 25th in Div. III play and second in the NESCAC behind Williams. The Cardinals (5–2) remain in second but are now only one game ahead of the Jumbos (4–3) in conference. The Jumbos snapped the Cardinals’ seven-game winning streak. The win brings Tufts’ overall record to 10–10, an improvement from the team’s struggles earlier in the season. The Jumbos entered winter break at 4–5. Wesleyan fell to 15–5 overall with the loss. The Jumbos pulled away at the beginning of the game, scoring 11 unanswered points around the three-minute mark in the first half. Sophomore center Luke Rogers started the run with a free throw, and sophomore guard Justin Kouyoumdjian, sophomore guard Brennan Morris and junior guard and captain Eric Savage all added buckets of their own to run the score up to 17–4. The Jumbos carried this momentum to build a 20-point lead, ending the half up 44-24. The Cardinals marched their way back in the second half and picked up as much as a six-point lead at one point. With just over seven minutes left, the Cardinals finally got their first lead of the game on sophomore Austin Hutcherson’s free throw. Tufts began to look porous on defense — one of coach Bob Sheldon’s major concerns for his young team. The Jumbos trailed by six with 4:48 left in the game. As the clocked ticked down, Tufts regained its fire on offense, led by Morris who drained two late-game threes to put the Jumbos up and over the Cardinals 75–71. “This weekend, our defense took great strides and we were able to string together stops, so instead of trading baskets with the other team we were able to go on 6–0, 8–0, 12–0, etc. runs which are huge for momentum,” Savage said. “All credit to our defensive effort this weekend by knowing the scout, limiting the other team’s open looks and finishing defensive possessions by rebounding as a team.” Morris led the Jumbos’ scoring efforts with 20 points, putting up over a quarter of the team’s points. Savage led the team in assists with six and added 13 points of his own. First-years on the team played their part, too; starting guard Tyler Aronson has assumed his role as a team leader already in his first season, and his classmates, such as guard Eric DeBrine, have also felt increasingly comfortable. “With the team being so young, the [first-years] have a big role,” DeBrine told the Daily in an e-mail. “As [firstyears] we are expected to continue

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Junior guard and captain Eric Savage dunks the ball during Tufts 75-71 win over Wesleyan on Jan. 26. working hard in practice to make ourselves and the rest of the team better and to learn as much information as possible to prepare us for the upcoming games and following seasons.” On Friday night, Tufts held off a pesky Conn. College team through high-percentage shooting and high energy offense. Four Tufts players racked up double digit-points: Savage, Aronson, Rogers and Morris, who led the scoring effort with 16. Savage had a marquee night, adding 17 rebounds to his 15 points for a strong double-double. In the first half, Tufts started slow, trailing by as much as seven points through the first five minutes. But the team-leading trio of Morris, Savage and Aronson took over the

game and built up a 47–34 lead into the second half. In the second half, the Camels battled back with a 7–0 run, slicing the Jumbos’ lead to three at 87–84. Junior guard Ben Bagnoli launched three after three for the Camels, keeping them too close for comfort. With 21 seconds left, the Jumbos were only up by two, 89–87. Nevertheless, time was not on Conn.’s side, and after Tufts padded its lead with points from free throws off of intentional fouls, time had expired. The Jumbos had shrugged the Camels off and were victorious, 91–87. With the loss, the Camels fell to 6–13 overall and 0–6 in NESCAC play. Savage’s outstanding performance, highlighted by his 15-4-17 statline, also reflects his role in the locker room.

“Eric Savage is our team captain and the voice of the locker room,” DeBrine said in the e-mail. “He knows what we have to do to win and helps the rest of the team realize that too.” Tufts will continue its quest to rise up in the ranks this upcoming weekend on the road with a game at Amherst on Friday followed by a match-up with Hamilton on Saturday. For Savage, the future is filled with excitement and determination. “Moving forward there’s naturally a sense of excitement after getting two big NESCAC wins, but our core goals are unchanged. We always knew we were capable of doing what it took to win and be competitive in the league and now we have some more proof for that belief.”