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Andrew Shiotani named as new director of International Center

by Alejandra Carrillo Assistant News Editor

The Tufts community received an email announcing Andrew Shiotani as the new director of the International Center (I-Center) on Jan. 28. Shiotani assumes the leadership role of Jane Etish-Andrews, who retired after 35 years of work at Tufts.

The I-Center provides immigration and student services to undergraduate and graduate students across all of Tufts’ schools.

According to the email, Shiotani previously served as the associate director for International Student and Scholar Services at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He also worked as the program coordinator of the Office of Global Engagement at Seattle University, and associate director of the Office of International Services at Teachers College Columbia University in New York City.

Shiotani expressed his excitement in joining the Tufts community in an interview with the Daily.

“I am thrilled to be here at Tufts,” Shiotani said. “I’ve always known it to be a school that has an amazing array

of academic programs and students and faculty from around the world that are globally engaged and really highly committed to becoming leaders in their respective fields.”

He also commended Etish-Andrews for the programs and opportunities the I-Center provided to students under her leadership.

“There is a wonderful foundation of programs already in place to support students that includes the GO pre-orientation program,” he said.

Shiotani also noted the university’s reputation as a factor that encouraged him to join the institution as director of the I-Center.

“What really attracted me to Tufts was Tufts’ academic and international reputation,” Shiotani said. “It is an incredibly academically and culturally vibrant institution.”

Having lived in Somerville 30 years ago, he established a long-term personal connection to Tufts.

“I knew Tufts from then and my friends from college actually went to Tufts,” Shiotani said. “I’ve had personal connections with Tufts — it was not an unknown entity to me.”

Diana Chigas, senior international officer and associate provost, oversees the I-Center and spoke to the Daily about the change in organization of the center. She explained that, in the past, there were three offices: the International Center located on the Medford campus, the International Student and Scholar Advisor Office at the Fletcher School and an International Office in Boston for the Health Sciences campus.

As of July 1, 2018 they were combined into one university-wide center located on the Medford campus.

Chigas also acknowledged current differences between the I-Center and the Group of Six, of which the I-Center used to be a member.

“When it was set up, the International Center was part of the School of Arts and Sciences and was set up the same as the other group of centers,” Chigas said. “The big difference with the I-Center is that it also has to do the visa services with student scholars and faculty. It’s not part of the Group of Six because it’s not reporting to the same person … now it serves a much larger constituency.”

According to Chigas, though the I-Center is not similar in organization to

the Group of Six, it collaborates and cooperates with the other centers to provide support and programming for students.

Chigas explained the selection of Shiotani as director of the I-Center, noting that his strong leadership skills added to his qualifications.

“A lot of the I-Center was very undergraduate-focused so a lot of what we were looking at when we were looking for a new director was someone who was really good at the immigration stuff and someone who was committed to and has the experience in programming support for students,” she said. “Andrew was really knowledgeable and detail-oriented and very involved in creating orientation programs.”

First-year student Haitong Du has had positive experiences with the I-Center, noting that its events and workshops have been very helpful to him.

“In my experience the I-Center has been very competent in providing instructions on how students obtain certain legal documentation, and they also organize monthly events including workshop sessions to help see I-CENTER, page 2

Bernard Fraga discusses race, turnout gap at Tisch College Civic Life Lunch

by Bridget Wall Staff Writer

The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life hosted its first Civic Life Lunch of the semester on Feb. 4 featuring Bernard Fraga, a political science professor at Indiana University and author of “The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity, and Political Inequality in a Diversifying America.”

Fraga said that he has been working on research connected to the voter gap for several years, beginning with the research for his dissertation.

“I think it is really pointing to an important trend and feature of American elections today,” Fraga explained.

Fraga said that in light of the unprecedented results of the 2016 United States presidential election, it is important to look at the number of people who vote.

Most of the time, surveys are used to represent the number of citizens who actually vote; however, respondents are more likely to report voting on a survey even if they did not actually vote in the election, according to Fraga.

Fraga uses a database called Catalist to look at the number of eligible people who choose to vote. Some surveys report that 80 to 90 percent of eligible voters actually

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vote; however, the real data reveals that about 60 percent of eligible Americans vote in the presidential elections, and about 40 percent in the midterms, Fraga said.

Voter-file based modeling also helps Fraga to look at the many disparities that exist within the population of voters. In his book, he hopes to address the question of why there are racial and ethnic differences in voter turnout.

Fraga attributes this disparity to a lack of political mobilization for minority groups.

“When a group has more influence in the electoral process, they are more likely to vote,” he said.

This statement holds true in districts that have a majority-white voting population and districts with a majority minority population. Because the majority of voting districts are driven by white voters, their voter turnout is typically high because their needs are met, according to Fraga.

Fraga has discovered that the racial turnout gap is greatly decreased, and sometimes even reversed, for voting districts with a nonwhite voting majority. In districts where there is a majority AfricanAmerican voting population, voter mobilization efforts differ from those in the rest of the country, according to Fraga.

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For example, there is an effort in Florida to mobilize African-American voters called Souls to the Polls, where AfricanAmerican voters can vote in elections after attending church.

He said that these mobilization efforts work in other minority communities as well.

“In heavily Latino districts, the turnout gap is cut in half,” Fraga said.

Meghan O’Brien, a sophomore, chose to come to this event because of her interest in elections, and electoral reforms in particular. She connected Fraga’s research with her own work at a nonprofit in Boston, where she helps to look at policies that can be made to encourage more eligible people to vote.

“I thought specifically his counter-factual that he presented, where he showed if voters of color had the same turnout rates as white people and what the differences would be, was especially striking,” she said.

Peter de Guzman, the coordinator of JumboVote and student outreach coordinator for Tisch College, said the event was a collaboration between the organizations.

“This event was born out of a focus of JumboVote and Tisch College to center

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race more because it is such an integral impact on political life and voting,” de Guzman said.

It is part of a series at Tisch College called the Civic Life Lunches, where speakers are brought to Tufts in an informal setting for a presentation and discussion afterward. This informal setting allows time for questions following the speaker and differs from other formal events that Tisch College holds, such as their Distinguished Speaker Series events, according to de Guzman.

Fraga said that encouraging voting will not necessarily change an election outcome.

“There is not a difference in what people want; it’s a difference in who shows up,” he said. “We spend a lot of time disparaging individuals who don’t turn out to vote.”

He recommended looking into the reasons why these individuals choose not to vote and identifying certain hurdles, rather than attacking these individuals for not doing their civic duty.

“Focusing on voter engagement instead of voter suppression might be more of a solution,” Fraga said.

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Construction on Miller Hall is largely completed, and renovations on Houston Hall have begun, according to Joshua Hartman, director of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife).

Students living in Miller who were temporarily placed in Houston for the fall 2018 semester were moved back at the end of December 2018, Hartman said in an email to the Daily. Miller reopened at noon on Jan. 14 for residents, making all facilities available to students for the spring 2019 semester onward, he said.

ResLife asked affected students to pack their belongings before winter break and moved the belongings into their new rooms at the close of the fall semester, Hartman noted. The students were moved to similar rooms in Miller, though sometimes on different floors than the ones they lived on in Houston.

“There was a comprehensive moving plan which was initiated prior to the start of the fall 2018 semester,” Hartman said.

“All students who needed to move were provided with moving boxes and labels for their belongings, and were asked to box their items and leave them in their Houston room.”

He added that Tufts hired a moving company to bring students’ items across the residential quad to the students’ new rooms.

Even though the majority of construction on Miller is complete, there are still some changes in progress, Hartman noted.

“There are some minor things (such as some additional lounge furniture, some signage, etc.) that will be handled after students move in, but that work will not be intrusive on students’ living spaces,” Hartman said.

Kathryn Ezeoha, a first-year living in Miller, explained that the construction had some effects on living. However, she added that with the new facilities the commotion of construction was worth it.

“During construction it was really loud and it would start really early in the morning, but I got used to the sounds,” Ezeoha said.

“Now that it’s done, it’s really nice and it was definitely worth the wait.”

Miller resident Isabella Urdahl, also a first-year, described the benefits of having access to the new common spaces.

“The beginning of the semester, because there were no common rooms, it was hard to socialize and there wasn’t really a place to work so the dorm was just a place to sleep,” Urdahl said. “[Of the changes] the thing I appreciate the most is just having space where I can work that’s not the library [and] having a social space to interact with people in my dorm.”

Before the completion of the common space, entry to Miller was limited to the side doors. The building was split into

multiple sections with temporary walls separating the sides from the central common space, Urdahl explained.

Besides liking the dorm’s new appearance, Urdahl said that she appreciates the way the common space brings people together.

“There are people that I’m meeting who I didn’t know lived in Miller my first semester because I had not met them but now I [have],” she said.

Ezeoha also attributes the new common spaces to the greater ease of getting to know other students in Miller.

“There’s definitely more floor interaction. Before, I didn’t really know a lot of my hallmates. Now we get to see each other more and there are a lot more people now that people from Houston have moved in,” Ezeoha said.

Construction work on Houston has begun this semester, according to Hartman. These renovations and the process used to complete them will be similar to those in Miller, Hartman said.

“Half of [Houston] will be undergoing major interior renovations while the other half will remain open and functioning with residents in the spaces,” Hartman said.

He explained that the construction of Houston will parallel that of Miller.

“Houston will eventually look like the mirror image of Miller, with an elevator installed, new flooring, and brand new well-lit and spacious lounge spaces.”

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continued from page 1 international students file taxes,” Du said.

“All of these are very helpful.”

Du hopes that the I-Center will create events aimed at allowing students to receive more firsthand experience in the future, in addition to the biweekly discussions that the I-Center currently holds.

“In the beginning of the year they had a discussion group that was more of a roundtable discussion,” Du said. “I think these discussions in the past have been very good in engaging the students, but in the future I’m really hoping to see more hands-on experience. For example, teaching students

how to cook because cuisines or cooking are a major component in every culture.”

Du expressed excitement for the Parade of Nations, an annual spring event hosted by the I-Center and I-Club that features performances from diverse stu-

dent groups on campus and Tufts dance teams. Du added that Carmichael Dining Hall surveyed international students at the end of last semester for recipes that it could implement in its dining during the event.

CORRECTION An earlier version of the article “TUTV’s ‘The Athena Project’ highlights female, transgender, non-binary voices” did not include information in the disclaimer about Amanda Rose’s previous affiliation with The Tufts Daily. The article has been updated to reflect that Rose was an assistant arts editor. The Daily regrets this error.

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Megan Szostak Lisztomania

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Ears for Peers celebrates 30 years of providing anonymous support for students

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rowing up, I hated music. I had been exposed to the popular music of the early 2000s before anything else, and if you can remember any early Miley Cyrus hits or other millennial-teen music that had permeated down through the public school system and into the ears of the impressionable youth, my original sentiments towards music seem justified. After spending nearly eight years believing that I would live a life devoid of melody, I discovered classical music. This music was entirely different in the sense that I didn’t feel like the performer was syringe-feeding a message to me through shallow lyrics but was rather presenting to me an opportunity to interpret the melodies as I pleased. The complexity of classical music transfixed me, and the breadth of styles gave me insight into the scope of human musical production, which spanned so far beyond Britney Spears. This revelation led to the largest paradigm shift that I have experienced to date: I discovered that my life would not be complete without music.

I had become a Lisztomaniac.

The song, “Lisztomania,” by the French rock band, Phoenix, was released in 2009, when I was nine years old and a budding Lisztomaniac. The title of this song pays homage to an obsession with Hungarian composer and virtuosic pianist Franz Liszt, who lived in the 19th century. In the same way the “Beatlemania” movement took Beatles fans by storm in the 1960s, Liszt’s fans experienced similar sensations over a century earlier. When on a concert tour of Europe in the 1840s, fans were known to faint upon seeing the young, rugged pianist, and would attempt to steal locks of his hair. To describe this behavior, German journalist Heinrich Heine coined the term “Lisztomania.” Medical professionals of the time treated Lisztomania as a manic mental disorder due to the elevated levels of arousal in people with manic tendencies, and, evidently, in people who loved Liszt. It is unclear exactly why the pianist received such a response, although it is speculated that it was a combination of his exceptional musical skills and unusually good looks. Whatever the cause, the term “Lisztomania” has withstood the test of time, and has made its way into the modern English vernacular as a term describing the need to always be listening to music.

The Phoenix hit, “Lisztomania,” in my opinion, is not explicitly exploring the idea of needing to listen to music constantly, but rather the need to search for a deeper meaning in different aspects of our lives. In this weekly column, I do not intend to review classical music, “syringe-feed” my favorite songs to you and coerce you into appreciating them.

This column is simply an exploration of music history, and hopefully, a source of inspiration for finding music that is meaningful to you.

To begin, here is a short Liszt of some of Franz’s compositions to ignite your Lisztomanic tendencies.

Liebestraum in A-Flat Major Piano Concerto No. 1 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor Grandes études de Paganini – “La Campanella” Étude de Concert No.2 – “La Leggierezza” Megan Szostak is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Megan can be reached at Megan.Szostak@tufts.edu.

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The promotional poster for anonymous support line ‘Ears for Peers’ is pictured on Feb. 4.

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Disclaimer: Maddie Gupta was formerly a copy editor and staff wrtier at The Tufts Daily.

Ears for Peers, a student organization at Tufts that provides students with a place to express their concerns, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Callers who use the resource can talk about issues ranging from roommate challenges to feelings of loneliness. When students call the designated Ears for Peers phone number, they are matched with an “Ear” — an anonymous Tufts student who is on the other line. Callers are able to talk to someone to work through their issues, with the understanding that their conversation will remain confidential.

Heather Mei, a senior and one of the faces of Ears for Peers, feels that the organization provides a stress-free resource for students to talk about everyday concerns.

The program has been fine-tuned to be accessible for multiple students to call at the same time.

“Ears for Peers is an anonymous, confidential peer support hotline. We operate through phone and texting service[s] every night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.. Something a lot of people might not know about Ears [for Peers] is that there are always two Ears on the line! We sometimes can get multiple calls or text messages and like to be prepared in case there are multiple things happening,” she explained.

The anonymity of Ears for Peers’ service provides students with the relief of knowing that their expressed challenges will remain between them and the “Ear” on the other line. In a statement released

by Meredith Davis (A’91), an alumni coor-

dinator for Ears for Peers, she stressed the beneficial impact of the anonymous aspect of Ears for Peers, explaining that it is a key element of the organization and provides a person to talk to without the burden of making an appointment with a therapist.

“Their idea was to start a peer counseling hotline so that you could talk to someone your own age and not worry about whether you were going to be in trouble if you were experiencing something that was a little taboo … there’s an advantage to just talk[ing] to someone on the phone instead of summoning the courage to go into any sort of office and do[ing] it that way. It was also the advantage of being able to talk to people at whatever time of day or night that they were experiencing their crisis instead of saying I’m having a problem, but I have to make an appointment,” she stated.

Maddie Gupta, a senior and another face of the Ears for Peers organization, explained that they work to be not only a resource for students to talk about issues but also a bridge between students and other health services on campus. Gupta clarified that if an “Ear” feels that a caller would benefit from another health service provided at Tufts, they are equipped to connect them with this service. This, again, alleviates callers of the stress of having to search for this information on their own.

“Our goal is to help Tufts students feel understood and heard. Any Tufts student who is feeling lonely, sad, angry or anything can pick up the phone and have a caring peer on the other end, ready to listen to them, keep them company and try and help them feel better. We’re also aiming to help bridge the gap between the different resources available on campus, so we try to point our callers in the direction of resources on campus that can help

them beyond our organization’s capacity, such as Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services. Ultimately, Ears for Peers is striving to create a safe non-judgmental environment for callers to share their thoughts and feelings,” she said.

Mei reflected on why the organization was initially created 30 years ago. She explained that the founder, Jodi Daniels (A’89), had a friend who was going through a difficult time in her life. Daniels felt that there was a need for an organization that helped students feel as though they had an anonymous support system on campus.

“Ears was created about 30 years ago because our founder, Jodi, had a friend who was going through a challenging situation. When she wanted to find someone to talk to about it, she realized there was no service like this on campus. At first, Jodi was hesitant about taking on the role of founding the club, but when she realized there was a lot of interest, she decided to create Ears for Peers. There were a lot of initial challenges, but Jodi managed to overcome those challenges and get Ears running,” she said.

Ears for Peers stands out not only because of its anonymous nature but also because its users talk on the phone with fellow students. Gupta explained that speaking to a fellow student allows for users to speak to someone who could potentially relate to the issues they may be going through.

“Students usually feel more comfortable talking to other students so we want to provide that opportunity for them to talk to someone who might be able to empathize and relate to the challenges and struggles of a college student,” she said. see EARS, page 5

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continued from page 4 Several “Ears” responded to an anonymous survey put out by the organization.

One “Ear” felt that the student-to-student model allows for callers to feel validated and that their issues are important concerns.

“People often minimize their problems and feel like their struggles aren’t real or valid enough to warrant therapy or any form of professional help,” the “Ear” explained. Having peer listeners as a resource means that people feel more comfortable talking about things that are seemingly small — like a bad day, missing a friend or a rough exam. To us, all concerns are are worth listening too!”

Another anonymous “Ear” stated that Ears for Peers has provided an opportunity to work with people who share a passion for helping others.

“Ears is such a wonderful organization to be a part of. Every member genuinely cares and wants to help people, which I think is so beautiful. More kindness and just listening to others and hearing what they need to say is needed in the world. I just hope that Ears is more widely known and heard about especially to the people that need another listening ear in their lives,” the “Ear” stated.

When asked about why she got involved, Gupta explained that she feels fulfilled by

helping other students on campus with a lending “Ear.” By working with the organization, she felt able to extend her reach to help others on campus.

“I joined Ears for Peers my sophomore year because I noticed that I often naturally adopted the ‘listener’ role for many of my friends anyway, and just wanted to extend the reach I could have to possibly help more people at Tufts.

It’s a privilege to be an “Ear” because it gives me such a valuable and unique insight into the pulse of campus. When I’ve stayed up all night listening to my peers’ stories and struggles, it is easier for me to remember that everyone is

just navigat[ing] their own complicated lives,” Gupta answered.

Gupta went on to say that working with Ears for Peers has provided her with different perspectives to college life.

“Sometimes I feel like it’s easy to get swept away hearing about how everyone else is thriving and it makes you feel more alone when you’re having a hard time,” she reflected. “Being in Ears reminds me that truly everyone is just trying their best — college is hard for everyone! It was definitely difficult to keep it fully confidential — my friends would start to get suspicious about me sneaking away at midnight. But it is always worth it!”

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Tuna Margalit Review Rewind

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‘Fight Club’

he movie: “Fight Club” (1999) The people: Edward Norton as the complex unnamed narrator and protagonist. Brad Pitt as the seductive soap salesman Tyler Durden. Helena Bonham Carter as the care-free support group impostor Marla Singer. Jared Leto as the high-energy, platinum-blonde-haired member of Fight Club Angel Face. Michael Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf) as Robert Paulson, an overly-estrogenized friend of the main character from a testicular cancer support group, and David Fincher, the innovative director of the film.

The non-revealing plot: The narrator’s job pushes him into such a numb state that he attends support group meetings for diseases he doesn’t have. After one meeting, the narrator agrees to punch Durden, who he meets in a bar, in the back parking lot. Though the narrator enjoys Durden’s company at first — they live together in an abandoned house and start a fighting club together — the main character soon realizes the soap salesman is not who he believed him to be. Soon, the duo are leading a radical group in creating major public havoc to make Durden’s ideological points.

Unofficial genre: Gritty psychological thriller mixed with dark situational comedy and loads of testosterone (except for Robert Paulson). “Fight Club” is heavy on violence, but it is all used to make a point about society, even more relevant in a post-9/11 world, and the male psyche at large.

How the movie fits into its genre’s history: “Fight Club” is the ultimate psychological thriller focusing on modern masculinity. It also features general cultural critiques on advertising and consumerism, which sets it apart from other psychological thrillers.

My opinion (emotional): I wouldn’t say I felt a deep connection to any of the characters on a personal level since none of the characters are particularly redeeming. However, the screenplay does a fantastic job of eliciting reactions from viewers by causing very strong emotions towards each character. Whether it be empathy for Paulson, awe of Durden or shock from the narrator, viewers are bound to formulate a strong opinion on each character. There is a sort of dark ray of warm light emanating from the bleak, grimy cardiac core of this film.

My opinion (technical): This movie is fantastic on the technical side. Most of the movie is set at night, which serves as a perfectly dark tone for the events that transpire. There is excellent camera work, particularly during Durden’s iconic speech regarding the eight rules of Fight Club. There are innovative special effects, such as when the narrator describes a possible explanation for an explosion in his apartment building. The movie moves at a brilliant pace, so though its 151-minute runtime seems like it’d be a chore to get through, the film never feels boring even once. Most of the main characters undergo a significant trajectory throughout the film, which is very satisfying to watch. The final shot of the film, which is one of my favorite scenes in movie history, uses awe-inspiring effects, meticulous framing and a legendary song choice to overwhelm the viewer with acute emotions. Once the credits start to roll, you’ll be awestruck, still recovering from what you’ve just witnessed.

Overall rating: Because the technical side of this film is so incredible, it more than makes up for any emotional lacking (not that it’s completely devoid of this), and thus I would give this film a perfect 10/10 rating.

If you like this, you’ll also like: “American Psycho” (2000), “Shutter Island” (2010) and “Memento” (2000).

Tuna Margalit is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Tuna can be reached at yonatan.margalit@tufts.edu.

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‘RuPaul’s Best Judy Race’ results in a shocking elimination

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RuPaul of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars’ is pictured for a season three promotional photo.

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Hey, Judies! Following episode six, it felt like “All Stars 4” had hit the reset button. Following Valentina’s elimination in episode seven, our six remaining queens enter the Werk Room. Talk shifts to the queens’ various track records. Latrice, fresh off her first challenge win, feels that she has justified her return to the competition, but she remains wary that the other queens may pounce if she slips up.

This leaves Naomi worried as the only queen who has yet to bag a challenge win. Ominously, Manila is highlighted as the clear frontrunner; she has the best track record. With no queens having taken advantage of the “All Stars” format, this leaves a target on Manila’s back should she falter.

This discussion is halted, and soon we arrive in the new week. Portraits of queer icon Judy Garland adorn the Werk Room walls. Ru soon arrives with a welcome queer history lesson: the Stonewall riots, he tells the queens, rose out of a memorial party for Garland on the day she died in 1969. In a show so central to queer representation on television today, seeing a bit of where the community has come from really should be a more common occurrence. Ru then explains that he calls his closest friends his “best Judies,” and this week’s challenge will be a drag makeover of the queen’s own best Judies, along with a choreographed Judy Garland tribute number.

Monét, who was eliminated in season ten’s makeover challenge, is paired with her best Judy (and assistant), the peppy and fun Patty; Latrice’s best Judy is an old friend named Tim; Naomi and Monique are paired with BFFs Ricardo and Danny, respectively; and Trinity and Manila are paired with their significant others.

Ru also returns to his walks through the Werk Room to check the queens’ progress, and these bring emotion, humor and storylines alike. Latrice and Tim recount a tearjerking story about the latter coming

to Latrice’s aid following her incarceration.

Trinity and boyfriend Leo laugh with Ru about the difficulty of tucking Leo’s, um, larger assets to Trinity’s impossibly high standards. Naomi, still reeling from landing in the bottom two last week, shares some vulnerability with Ru, who challenges her to abandon her apprehension and go for broke, which she promises to do.

Soon enough, we arrive on the main stage and greet guest judges Frances Bean Cobain and Ellen Pompeo. First up is the Judy Garland tribute dance, which, going by the very stilted editing we see in which the queens all wear identical outfits, will not much figure into this week’s judging, but is nonetheless a fun tribute to the legendary actress and chanteuse.

The main event of this week, of course, will be the runway. First up are Latrice Royale and Alexis Knight, who both come out blonde and shimmering, though unfortunately the family resemblance ends there. Latrice is blue; Alexis is red.

Latrice’s gown is floor length; Alexis’ is mid-calf, and the whole ensemble seems to lack a certain wow factor that does not bode well for Latrice.

Monique and Shanida Heart are up next, and they deliver a stunning, symmetrical eye illusion in perfect synchronization with each other. Their movement is spot-on, their makeup is beat for the gods and Monique looks very well-placed to land in the top come the end of the night.

Manila and Iyowife Luzon strut up next, and they similarly go for gimmick, this time with cards. Manila is clubs, Iyowife is diamonds and their white, flowing caftans run the risk of being clocked by the judges for being too simple.

Naomi Smalls and Extra Smalls (whose makeup is dead-on Smalls) follow in matching Cher getups, but before they reach the end of the runway, Naomi removes her long wig, slaps on a mustache and transforms into Sonny Bono.

It’s exactly the kind of shtick the judges have been looking for from Naomi, who, lest we forget, won season eight’s Wizard of Oz-themed makeover challenge. It feels like poetic justice, and Naomi finally looks like a shoo-in for the top two.

Trinity and Indigo the Tuck come next, and their Rococo-inspired royal purple numbers introduce a welcome bit of pattern to this week’s runway. The family resemblance is there, and Indigo’s number features leggings that showcase her boyfriend’s peerless tucking prowess.

Monét and Patty Cash hit the runway afterward, and their glossy gold efforts are impressive, but Patty’s makeup is about a half a shade above the little girl from “The Ring” on the paleness spectrum. Someone needs to tell Monét that tributes to Sharon Needles died with Max’s Snatch Game performance on season seven.

We move onto the judges’ critiques, where Naomi and Monique earn praise for their makeover looks. Latrice, who claims she and Alexis are fire and ice, earns a receptive ear in Carson, while Michelle is unconvinced by their family resemblance.

Manila’s runway looks are read as lazy and simplistic.

When Ru speaks up, the power balance of “All Stars 4” takes a radical shift: Latrice and Manila are the bottom two. Naomi, thankfully, earns her first win. Also in the top two is Monét, and this recapper calls bullsh*t. Patty’s makeup was all kinds of messy, and Monique’s cerebral eye suits are RIGHT THERE. Alas, the bigger story, unquestionably, is undisputed frontrunner Manila’s first foray into the bottom. Both Naomi and Monét have cause to send her home; Naomi in gratitude for Latrice’s saving her last week, and Monét in revenge for Manila’s intention to send her home to save Latrice in episode four. Beyond that, however, the “All Stars” format allows queens to assassinate their biggest competition, and we have yet to see a queen do so this season. Latrice is calm in deliberation, telling her fellow queens that she’s here following her dream, and that whatever happens, happens. Manila feels that her track record should speak for itself.

The song is Garland’s “Come Rain or Come Shine.” Naomi, the source of the season’s best lip sync so far, pulls out all the stops. Monét is far more reserved, see RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE, page 7

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continued from page 6 seemingly trying to channel Judy, who had a more serene stage presence. The decision makes sense, but this is “Drag Race,” and doing less very rarely is the way to go.

The edit gives us more Charlie Hides than

Judy from Monét, and Naomi is the clear winner when the music stops.

Naomi then reveals Manila’s lipstick, and in doing so, she blows “All Stars 4” wide open all over again. Manila, our clear favorite, has been sent packing, and it seems that any of the remaining five

queens (except perhaps Latrice) have a clear shot at the crown. For all the hate (some of it quite unsavory) that Naomi has received for her decision, it was, for her chances, the savviest one. She becomes the first queen to take advantage of “All Star” rules, which gives her

more of a narrative and injects a hefty dose of drama. Naomi is building her momentum at exactly the right time (as she did in season eight), and she has done so by sticking to the gospel of Lashaun Beyond: that this is not “RuPaul’s Best Friend Race.”

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Changes to lottery system are welcome but insufficient Commotion in the

On Nov. 28, 2018 ResLife announced a number of changes to the lottery system, changing the application process for Tufts housing. While the changes to the lottery system make it fairer and less stressful, Tufts should be doing much more in order to make it easier for students to live on campus.

For groups applying to suites and apartments, lottery numbers will no longer be averaged to determine selection order. Groups will now receive one lottery number. This change is welcome, as it would mitigate the phenomenon of students with lower lottery numbers getting cut out of housing arrangements, making it easier for them to live with their friends.

The second policy change pushes up due dates for special interest housing applications to a date before lottery numbers get assigned. This makes sure that students applying for special interest housing have a genuine interest in living

there rather than applying for the spots motivated by convenience. By ensuring that residents are passionate about the communities and ideas their houses represent, special interest housing will become more community-oriented.

Despite these beneficial changes, on-campus housing remains inaccessible to many students, especially upperclassmen. The new tiered housing system being implemented this year makes housing less affordable overall. With tiered housing, most housing units will increase dramatically in price, while first-year housing and normal doubles, triples and quads will experience moderate increases. This change hurts students as higher prices deter students from living in particular dorms.

With off-campus housing prices in the area significantly higher than state and national averages, enrollment increasing and on-campus costs skyrocketing, upperclassmen are now faced with dwin-

dling options. While Tufts has added some beds through the new CoHo option and by turning doubles into triples, these policies will continue to be outpaced by the administration’s lofty plans to increase enrollment. CoHo’s development also displaced tenants, including faculty and staff, from houses owned by the university, in a blow to the character of local neighborhoods.

The housing crisis at Tufts is no small matter. Far too many students have trouble finding housing that is affordable, safe and close to campus, and this will only get worse with the imminent Green Line extension. While the changes in the lottery system are sure to benefit students, especially those who live in special interest housing or with lower lottery numbers, the university has a duty to ensure housing is affordable and accessible to all students, and that decisions about housing are made transparently and with public input.

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ypically when one thinks of oxygen production on Earth, one pictures luscious trees in rainforests like the Amazon or the Congo. However, less than a third of the Earth’s oxygen is made on land; instead, a much more significant amount of the oxygen (approximately 70 percent) is produced by phytoplankton in the oceans. Paired with the knowledge of the ocean’s increasing temperature and acidification due to climate change, the need for dramatic action against climate change becomes far more urgent. Research from the UK indicate that as warming continues and the amount of dissolved oxygen in the oceans decreases, phytoplankton faces extinction.

Now, I don’t want to induce overwhelming amounts of fear. We are not going to asphyxiate tomorrow, but it is not too late to begin repairing the damage that we have done to many of the planet’s vital systems. As we all know, our planet’s temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect, caused by increases in gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Since we know how these processes occur, we also know how to stop and even potentially reverse them.

Globally, the three largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions are the energy, agriculture and industrials sectors, and all of these areas can be improved by the collective will of the people. The following are some potential steps we can all take to mitigate the production of greenhouse gases in each of these different sectors.

With regards to energy production, serious steps can be taken to improve local energy production. One powerful step communities can take is the collectivization of their local power grid. When a community works together to gain control of their power supply and distribution, they can take steps to reduce the costs of electricity and to guarantee that the electricity is being produced in sustainable ways.

The next sector to tackle is the world of agriculture. Of course we cannot stop eating, but there are certain types of food that we should do our best to stop consuming. Meat and dairy products require vast amounts of land, water and greenhouse gas emissions to produce. Cows produce almost 80 million metric tons of methane a year and methane produces more immediate warming than carbon dioxide does, according to the IPCC. To stop this, students and others can and have demanded things like Meatless Mondays or increased vegetarian and vegan alternatives in dining halls. They can also demand that local restaurants work to provide vegan and vegetarian options. Not every meal has to be meatless, but great strides must be made in reducing meat consumption to reverse the effects of climate change.

Industry is the last big contributor, and tackling it can have large positive impacts outside of the climate. By unionizing, employees can gain power over their employers and demand both sustainable production policies and better wages and conditions. Engaging with movements like Earth Strike or raising awareness about the benefits and rights of unions are a key part of the environmental struggle.

Although the task may seem daunting, there are simple steps we can all take to prevent oceanic warming and the risk of phytoplankton extinction. Together, a better future is possible for all of us. We simply need to work together and demand the necessary changes to make that future a reality.

Noah Mills is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Noah can be reached at noah.mills@tufts.edu.

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continued from back page “That one’s definitely a big one for us,” Uyeno said. “Really a must-win.”

Bowdoin will host the match; In their last encounter, the Jumbos stomped the Polar Bears 6–1 in a home victory. The previous matchup against Bowdoin bodes well for the Tufts squad, which rode a massive first period to a dominant victory on both sides of the puck. Offensively, it was one of the best performances of the season, highlighted by a dominant five-assist outburst from junior forward Tyler Scroggins and a superb two-goal performance by LeClair. Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Drew Hotte put up an impressive 32 saves. Tufts dominated in many

other facets of the game, netting two of six goals during power plays and another goal while shorthanded, while winning 46 faceoffs to Bowdoin’s 36. Junior defenseman Cory Gottfried commented on the run-in.

“We need to have a strong showing these last four [games] and win as many as we can,” Gottfried said. “People are just excited to get to work this week in practice and put in the hard work it’s going to take to come out with the wins we need.”

The team will rely upon its defense moving into the final games of the regular season, an area that Norton has been impressed with as the season has progressed.

“The defense has been really good down the stretch,” Norton said. “We’ve

had guys who have really stepped up. Tom Tresca, Jaret Koger and Craig Uyeno have all been bright spots. Our goaltenders are doing a great job keeping us in games.”

The Jumbos are seeking to improve on their low scoring output that has plagued them in 2019. The squad has only scored 13 times in 11 appearances, and have the lowest goals scored this season out of all NESCAC teams. If their offense doesn’t come into form, they must depend on their stellar defense and goalkeeping trio to keep them in playoff contention.

The Jumbos’ push for the playoffs begins on Friday with a home game against Amherst at 7 p.m., followed by another home against Hamilton on Saturday.

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continued from back page about what led to her scoring drive, and how her teammates contributed to her finding a rhythm during the game.

“My shot had been feeling good, so when I was open I shot it,” Paro said in an email to the Daily. “When they started going in, I got myself in a rhythm.

The energy my teammates brought to the game made it possible for the shooting rhythm to continue.”

Strong shooting from range, as well as superior defensive play, helped the Jumbos keep the ball out of the Hamilton players’ hands while outscoring them by a large margin. By the end of the second quarter, the Jumbos led by a score of 38–16, and although Hamilton fared better offensively during the second half, the Jumbos reigned victorious by a final score of 79–44.

Head coach Carla Berube spoke about the energy the Jumbos brought to the Hamilton game, as well as the importance of honoring the teams’ seniors.

“I thought that the team on Saturday came out with a lot of energy, and they weren’t looking back on what happened Friday night. They were looking forward,” Berube said. “It was important for us to have a great game to honor our seniors, Jac and Marti [Martensen],

and so I think everyone was fired up for the game.”

The win helped lighten the mood that had been set less than 24 hours before Saturday’s game, as the Jumbos lost their second game of the season against Amherst. The loss against the Mammoths exhibited the pinnacle of NESCAC defensive play.

By the end of the first half, the Mammoths led by a score of 19–15. The lack of scoring during the first half was partially due to the Mammoths’ ability to prevent the Jumbos from getting good looks. The Jumbos scored merely five out of their 27 attempted field goals in the first two quarters, while the Mammoths completed nine out of their 23 attempted field goals. This edge in shooting gave the Mammoths a fourpoint lead in a very competitive matchup between two NESCAC superpowers.

As the game rolled into the second half, the Jumbos seemed intent on securing a lead over their rival. Amherst was able hold their lead by matching their shooting, with the Mammoths scoring 11 points off of field goals in the third quarter while the Jumbos scored 10 points off of field goals.

The Mammoths also capitalized on their free-throw attempts, of which they completed all nine. The Jumbos, on the other hand, did not earn any free-throw

attempts, and thus the Mammoths outscored the Jumbos by a score of 20–10 in the third quarter.

Although the Jumbos took advantage of their free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter, they were unable to gain a lead over their adversaries and were defeated by a final score of 50–40. Berube spoke about the struggles Tufts faced against Amherst, and what she thinks the team needs to improve defensively in the future.

“I think we just need to do a better job on both ends of the floor,” Berube said. “I think we need to do a better job of executing our offenses and screening better, and cutting harder, and focusing in on our shots and play better transition defense. I think better communication on the defensive end as a whole.”

With the NESCAC and NCAA tournaments coming up, this weekend may not have been the last time that Tufts faces either Amherst or Hamilton this season. The Jumbos, whose record is 20–2 following the weekend, travel to Babson College (18–3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for a non-conference game.

Following the game on the road, the Jumbos return home to face NESCAC rival Trinity College (18–4) on Sunday afternoon for their last game of the regular season.

BA Twitter exploded over last week’s frenzy of trade rumors — most notably, Anthony Davis wanting to leave the New Orleans Pelicans. It all tipped off on Monday when Davis told the team that he wanted to be traded to a championship-contending team, and his agent Rich Paul informed the Associated Press that he would not be signing an extension with the Pelicans. With one of the best players in the league now on the market, fans and sports talk shows came up with more potential trade and theories of collusion in one day than there had been in the entire first half of the season.

Suddenly there was talk that LeBron James and Davis had colluded through their shared agent Paul, in order to stack the players together on the Los Angeles Lakers. Kyrie Irving stepped back from his commitment to re-sign with the Boston Celtics this summer, and fans speculated even further that there was a plan to get all three players together.

Add into this the Kristaps Porzingis trade moving him from the New York Knicks to the Dallas Mavericks, and rumors of Kevin Durant wanting to sign with the Knicks this summer. Fans complained about the lack of player loyalty, players wanting to stack teams and how it didn’t used to be this way back in the ’80s and ’90s when players actually wanted to compete.

Fans remember with nostalgia their own high school or college sports experiences, claiming that the competitive drive is gone and the purity of the game has left with it. People romanticize older times and blame any new changes on the athletes with a supposed lack of loyalty in the new generation. It’s a mentality that ignores the ever-changing professional sports landscape.

What began as a business that barely kept afloat and was filled with athletes who might even work another job during the day has turned into one of the largest brands in the country — a market whose global presence continues to expand. In 2001, the average valuation of each NBA franchise was $207 million. Today that number has ballooned to $1.65 billion. Fans become attached to players and it’s understandable when they are upset about a player switching teams. But as teams focus more and more on their businesses’ growth and increasing franchise valuations, they worry less and less about things like loyalty to their players (even with fan favorites like former Boston Celtic Isaiah Thomas). It follows that players should worry less about loyalty to their teams.

Claims that the league is too unbalanced are overblown anyway. Even before LeBron revolutionized players taking control of their free agency, every decade of the NBA featured domination from a few teams. The ’80s had the Celtics and the Lakers, the ’90s had the Bulls and the Rockets and ’00s had the Lakers, Spurs and Celtics again.

The main change isn’t in competition; players are taking more control of their own destiny, and that shouldn’t be an issue as they remain the driving force behind a multi-billion dollar global brand.

Sam Weidner is a junior studying mathematics. Sam can be reached at samuel.weidner@tufts.edu.

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Women’s basketball earn NESCAC victory after defensive loss

by Alex Viveros

Assistant Sports Editor

Prior to Super Bowl Sunday, the No. 4 Tufts women’s basketball team (20–2) demonstrated the importance of playing strong, defensive basketball on the collegiate court.

Nowhere is defensive play more important than in the NESCAC — a conference that currently hosts three of the top five teams in the nation — and this weekend, the Jumbos welcomed two of their NESCAC rivals to Cousens Gymnasium. The Jumbos played two games that demonstrated different offenses and defenses; on Saturday, the Jumbos brushed past the Hamilton Continentals (10–9), bouncing back after a smack-down suffered to the mighty Amherst Mammoths (19–2).

On Saturday afternoon, Tufts was in their element against Hamilton College, trouncing its defense and emerging victorious by a 35-point margin with a score of 79–44. On Friday night, the Jumbos were met with a much greater challenge against the No. 5 Amherst College Mammoths, who are currently No. 2 in the NESCAC behind undefeated Bowdoin College (22–0). Playing in front of an electrified Jumbo audience, the Jumbos were unable to convert points against a resilient Mammoth defense, losing only their second game of the season with a score of 50–40.

The narrative of Saturday afternoon’s game against Hamilton was an example of the dominance the Jumbo defense and offense has shown throughout the majority of the season. The Jumbos took an early 21–9 lead in the first quarter and built upon their lead during the entire game. Both individual players and the team as a whole exhibited some of the most impressive performances of the season.

One such player was senior guard and co-captain Jac Knapp, who scored 15 total points in the game alongside a team-high seven rebounds and four assists. Saturday’s game, however, was special for Knapp; prior to the game, both she and senior forward Katie Martensen were honored by their friends, family and teammates for Senior Day. Knapp described the feeling of being celebrated and honored for Senior Day prior to and during the game against Hamilton.

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First-year guard Molly Ryan looks to set up an offensive play in Tufts’ 65–49 victory over Worcester State on Jan. 16.

“Senior Day was awesome and I am so thankful for my teammates and coaches for making the day so special,” Knapp said in an email to the Daily. “The locker room and gym looked amazing and it’s always exciting to be able to get a win on Senior Day as well.”

Knapp indeed put on an early show for her spectators during the first quarter of the Hamilton game, scoring nine of the 21 total Jumbo points to open the game. Six of these nine points were on completed free throws, where she shot 6–6 from the line during the first quarter and a team-high seven of eight throughout the entirety of the game.

Knapp’s impressive free throw statistics come as no surprise; in her four

years at Tufts, Knapp has made 79.5 percent of her free throws. To put that into perspective, Knapp currently stands at sixth in the Tufts women’s basketball record book for free throw percentage.

As a team, the Jumbos converted 14 out of their 19 free throws.

In addition to converting from the free-throw line, the Jumbos’ dominance also came as a result of their ability to shoot from range. The Jumbos scored 28 out of their 51 attempted field goals overall; even more remarkable was the Jumbos’ 3-point percentage, where the Jumbos shot 9–18.

One of the remarkable highlights of the game against Hamilton was the performance by junior guard Lilly Paro,

who scored six out of the Jumbos’ nine 3-pointers. Her first made 3-pointer was in the second quarter off of an assist by junior guard/forward and co-captain Erica DeCandido, which Paro followed up with another 3-pointer later in the half to give the Jumbos a 20-point lead with a score of 34–14.

In the second half, Paro continued her success feat by sinking four 3-point shots as well as a layup, much to the amazement of her teammates and the invigorated crowd. All in all, Paro closed out her big day scoring eight out of her 11 attempted field goals and a career and team-high 22 points. Paro spoke see WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11

Crunch time, must-win mentality as ice hockey heads into final two weekends

by Aiden Herrod Staff Writer

Tufts’ Hockey’s frustrating stretch continued over the past two weeks, with the Jumbos dropping three games and tying another to fall further out of the playoff race. After a 3–1 loss to Williams (13–6–1), a 2–2 tie with Middlebury (8–10–2) and a 4–0 loss to Conn. College Camels (6–13–1), the Jumbos lost again to the Camels by a score of 2–1.

After sophomore forward Charlie Borek answered an early Conn. College goal with one of his own late in the first period, the Camels snatched the game away again with a power play goal during the second period. The hard fought match followed an earlier defeat at the hands of the

Camels the day before when the Jumbos were shut out 4–0 at home, despite limiting their opponents to a 1–7 power play success rate.

On Jan. 26, the Jumbos tied Middlebury 2–2. In the first period, first-year forward Cal LeClair deftly guided the puck through traffic to the stick of first-year defenseman Tom Tresca, who slid the puck past the goaltender for an early lead. Middlebury answered with an early second period goal with 5:12 left, but less than a minute later Tufts responded with junior forward Machlan Sawden’s rebound score. Neither team found the back of the net for the rest of regular time or the entirety of overtime.

Earlier that Friday, Tufts suffered a hard loss to Williams. The Jumbos faced a 2–0 deficit after the first period, and it wasn’t

until there was 10:34 left in the second period that Tufts got on the scoreboard with a goal from sophomore forward Brendan Ryan. Less than a minute later, Williams responded with the game winning goal from senior forward Marcus Mollica, sealing the victory. Tufts put up a strong performance on the stat sheets, winning 33 face-offs to Williams’ 24, out-shooting Williams 31–30 and limiting power plays to just three attempts. Coach Patrick Norton highlighted the frustrating nature of the team’s recent results.

“We played well against Middlebury and Williams, the results just didn’t come,” Norton said. “We outshot Williams and tied with Middlebury [in shots], but at the end of the day, we were only able to land the tie.”

In the final stretch of the season, the team heads into must-win territory. With four games left, the Jumbos are in ninth place, one away from the final playoff spot, which is currently held by Bowdoin (6–12–2). Sophomore defenseman Craig Uyeno is not discouraged by Tufts’ narrow playoff chances.

“Everyone’s been working really hard,” Uyeno said. “I think that everyone’s really focused and really determined. We’re in a good spot as a team.”

The results in the upcoming game against Bowdoin could play a pivotal role in the final NESCAC standings for both teams and will likely dictate who clinches the final playoff spot. see ICE HOCKEY, page 11