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Record Early Decision pool marks continued pattern of selectivity

by Arin Kerstein Assistant News Editor

Tufts admitted 530 students from the first round of its Early Decision (ED) Program into the Class of 2019 on Dec. 15 after receiving a recordbreaking number of ED applications this fall.

According to Director of Admissions Lee Coffin, this year’s first ED round saw a six percent growth in applications from the Class of 2018’s ED application pool, which was 10 percent bigger than the preceding year.

“It’s the fifth year in a row we actually had a record ED pool, which is exciting because it’s a subset of the overall pool, so if that grows, it’s a good signal about the number of people who say, ‘This is my first choice,’” Coffin said. “It’s been growing pretty dramatically for the past couple of years.”

Coffin said the admissions team is currently working through the second round of ED applications and hopes to have those decisions released by early February.

There were a total of 1,839 ED applications, according to Coffin, who expects to accept about 600 first-years through the two ED rounds. He estimated that they will comprise 43 to 44 percent of the overall Class of 2019, explaining that Tufts aims to enroll a slightly smaller percentage of the incoming class see ED, page 2

Challenge rewards offices for improving sustainability

by Eeman Malik Assistant Arts Editor

The Office of Sustainability (OOS) recently revamped its Green Office Certification Program and held an awards ceremony on Jan. 8 for offices that took part in the OOS’ Green Office Certification Challenge, which ran from August to November 2014.

Betsy Byrum, the OOS education and outreach coordinator, explained that the program includes a checklist of sustainable practices in which an office can engage. According to Byrum, these practices are sorted into six categories, including energy and water use, waste and recycling, transportation and sustainability planning and leadership. Offices then receive one of four levels of certification—bronze, silver, gold or platinum—depending on how well they fulfill the checklist.

“It gives offices a structured way of tackling environmental issues,” Byrum said. “It gives them ideas of things they can do, and then it also gives offices the idea to improve their sustainability practices, because once they get an initial level of certification, they can work to get a gold or platinum.”

Eleven departments took part in last fall’s challenge, including Tisch Library, the Office of Institutional Research see CHALLENGE, page 2

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A girl chants “Black lives matter” during the 4 Mile March in Boston, Mass. on Jan. 19.

Tufts students join Boston 4 Mile March

by Emma Steiner Assistant News Editor

Dozens of Tufts students walked in the 4 Mile March through downtown Boston yesterday in continued protest of police violence and racial profiling against black Americans.

The group met at the Mayer Campus Center and traveled together to the Old State House, the site of the 1770 Boston Massacre, where they joined the larger group of protestors. The protest began around 1 p.m. with a rally and speeches by the organizers.

Similar 4 Mile Marches were held in nearly 30 cities in the U.S., including Ferguson, Cleveland and New York City on Martin Luther King Day. The Coalition Against Police Violence, an organization committed to the demilitarization of police, sponsored the marches and rallies and maintained a national 4 Mile March website.

Boston’s march began at the Old State House and circled the Common, pausing for two four and a half-minute die-ins to recall the approximately four hours Michael Brown’s body lay in the street after he was shot in Ferguson last August. During the die-ins, organizers read the names of other black and brown men and women who had been killed by police.

The march ended in front of the new State House. After the crowd held the second die-in outside the new State House, protestors gathered to listen to several more speeches from organizers and students about their goals for equality in America. Speakers also addressed several other issues, including ending mass incarceration, raising the minimum wage and removing Boston from consideration as an Olympic host.

“Everybody is waiting for Martin Luther King or Malcolm X to come out and give their instructions about how to liberate ourselves,” organizer Martin Henson said.

“It’s not going to happen … we are all in this together. My heart is in a struggle, make sure yours is too.”

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Final season of beloved comedy “Parks and Recreation” still shows character development.

The women’s basketball team scored two key conference victories this past weekend.

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Sustainability challenge participants celebrated in ceremony CHALLENGE

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and Evaluation and the Office of the President, according to Byrum.

Jeffrey Kaminski, the communications and project administrator for the Office of the President, explained that the program helped spread awareness and promote sustainability within his office.

“Participating in the Green Office Certification Program definitely brought sustainability to the forefront of my daily consciousness,” Kaminski told the Daily in an email. “This was an effective way to approach office practices and behaviors thoughtfully and in manageable pieces.”

Kaminski explained that composting was a new initiative for the Office of the President and that composting bins have now been set up throughout Ballou Hall. University President Anthony Monaco is also “actively composting” at the Gifford House, he added.

Monaco was present at the Jan. 8 ceremony and bestowed a sustainability certificate to ambassadors from each participating office, according to Kaminski.

“The reception was a nice way to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts of the eco-ambassadors,” he said. “Before President Monaco presented each ambassador with a framed certificate, Betsy Byrum highlighted some of that office’s key suc-

cesses in the certification process.

This showed me how much the Office of Sustainability supported and celebrated our progress.”

The program was not new this year, but was revamped after researching similar initiatives at other schools, according to Byrum. OOS previously had offices submit a Qualtrics survey and would then tell the offices which level of certification they had achieved, but Byrum said the new method improved feedback from the OOS to the participating offices.

“We replaced the Qualtrics survey with an Excel checklist,” she said. “This way offices get instant feedback, and they don’t have to get through us to monitor their progress.”

The challenge was also initiated to further motivate offices to increase sustainability. According to Byrum, the challenge lasted 15 weeks, and offices could opt to receive weekly emails with instructions on what sustainability actions to take.

OOS Program Director Tina Woolston described the revamp program as a success.

“I think it is great, and provides a concrete way for office to get involved in sustainability,” Woolston said in an email to the Daily. “I think it was successful and caused increased awareness among people in the departments that did it and perhaps even nearby offices.”

Police Briefs: Finals flashback Houston, we have a problem At 10:59 p.m., the Tufts University Police Department [TUPD] received a report of a man lying in a Houston Hall hallway. When officers arrived at the scene they discovered a group of people congregated around the fallen person, whom they learned was not affiliated with the university. Officers were informed that the man was currently residing in New Hampshire and spoke no English. One of the students translated for him and informed TUPD officers that he had been smoking marijuana before he fell while walking. He was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, but was not seriously injured.

Un-American Graffiti A report of swastikas spray painted on the side of Lewis Hall was submitted to TUPD. Officers discovered a spray paint can and lid along with a beer can next to the graffiti. An investigation into the identity of the perpetrators is ongoing.

Loose in Lewis Officers arrived at Lewis Hall at 2 a.m. in response to a report of an intoxicated male student engaging in inappropriate behavior. Upon arriving, officers discovered that the student was attempting to use a shower as a toilet. The responsible student informed TUPD that he had consumed four beers and two or three shots of hard liquor.

Broadway Brawl TUPD and Somerville officers were called to Broadway Ave. in Somerville at 9:03 pm after receiving a report of a dispute in the street. The dispute involved one male and two females, and police discovered the argument concerned a husband, wife and their daughter. The husband and daughter had been transporting the intoxicated mother into their house when the mother fell and hit her head on the ground.

An argument followed, and after police arrived on the scene the woman was transported to Mount Auburn Hospital.

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Sophomore Miriam Priven, left, puts together a care package of entry items at the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY) center in Boston. Tufts student volunteers were invited by BAGLY and Youth on Fire to participate in a service project.

New 1+4 Program expected to draw some ED applicants ED

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through ED applications than other universities tend to do.

“We tend to be a place that enrolls a couple percentage points fewer early on purpose,” Coffin said. “I saw a couple of stories of places that have over half their class done, and for us, I wouldn’t want to go that high. It reserves too many seats.”

While Coffin said he believes it is important to save room in the class for students who apply during the regular decision period, he added that if students in the ED pool are “qualified and compelling,” then there is no reason not to accept these applicants.

It is also noteworthy, Coffin added, that the students who are accepted ED have the same academic profile as the overall class. Average SAT scores for the first ED round were almost identical to the range from last year’s ED students. He added that last year’s overall class SAT scores were statistically very similar to that year’s ED scores.

According to Coffin, 25 percent of the admitted students are students of color, which is consistent with numbers in the past several classes.

“ED is never the most diverse round because of financial aid and students wanting to wait until Regular Decision, but we’ve been talking to students about the opportunity to apply early and if [given] an aid award in December, it’ll be the same as the one you’d get in April,” he said. “So that’s actually brought a higher degree of both economic diversity and racial diversity than you’d historically have.”

Tufts students and Boston area residents participate in the 4 Mile March which culminated in a die-in and rally in front of the State House.

Admitted students come from 39 states and the District of Columbia, and 55 of them are international students, Coffin said. He noted that ED applicants have become more national and global than they have been in history, which he identified as a national trend.

“There’s just generally more information available to students, so what I think you’re seeing is people from parts of the United States that haven’t been as ED-aware are learning,” he said.

Coffin mentioned that with the implementation of the new Tufts 1+4 Bridge-Year Service Learning Program, some of the accepted students will pull out of the Class of 2019 and participate in the program, eventually joining the Class of 2020.

According to 1+4 Program Administrator Jessye CroweRothstein, the program is an initiative of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service that will give incoming students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a year of service before coming to Tufts.

The 1+4 Program hopes to accept 50 fellows from the Class of 2019, according to Crowe-Rothstein.

“We don’t have an exact target for the number of fellows from the ED pool, but we will ensure that fellows come from a mixture of ED and Regular Decision applicants,” Crowe-Rothstein told the Daily in an email. “We have been working with our colleagues in admissions on everything from program development to recruitment and will continue to collaborate as our first class of fellows takes shape.”

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Tufts researchers study the hazards of highway pollution

by Mengqi Sun Features Editor

A Tufts research team, working with more than eight community partners, has found a relationship between air pollutants emanating from highways and cardiovascular health in surrounding communities, and has also explored ways to mitigate exposure at the levels of policy and practice.

Since its initiation in 2008, the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health Study (CAFEH) has collected data and examined air pollution near highways in four different communities in the Boston area, including Somerville, Dorchester, South Boston and Chinatown, according to the official CAFEH website.

According to CAFEH Co-chair Doug Brugge, who is a professor of public health and family medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine, the goal of the study was to examine the relationship between air pollution and the health effects on individuals living next to major highways.

“The air pollutants that we are most interested in are something called ultrafine particles,” Brugge said. “There tend to be more of these particles when you are close to a highway or an intersection.”

The study aimed to find a correlation between the presence of these particles and signs of potential health problems.

“The goal of the study was to test whether there was an association between the air pollution level and … [the] biomarkers in the blood that indicate a systemic inflammation, which is a factor proved for cardiovascular disease,” Brugge said.

Prompted by a group of concerned citizens of the Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership (STEP), the CAFEH received support from the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at an early stage to develop a proposal, which led to a multi-million dollar federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), according to Brugge.

Co-chair of the CAFEH and STEP President Ellin Reisner talked about the study’s innovative approach: looking at health impacts in conjunction with the pollution levels.

“We had one of our [researchers take] the data about the exposure location, how close the exposure location was, and find an individual to participate in the study,” Reisner said. “We have some really unique data about individual people’s exposure based [on] where they live, and the time they spent at home in these areas.”

To obtain data about the air pollution levels in different neighborhoods, the study used a multi-monitoring platform — a van equipped with seven different monitors to measure pollutants, including carbon dioxide, according to Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering John Durant.

“We’ve been driving that around four different communities in the Boston area to try to get a picture of what patterns of pollutions look like near the major roadways,” Durant said.

Measurements were taken throughout the week at a variety of times to provide both accurate information about present pollution levels and predictive models.

“We [took measurements] on differ-

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Boston traffic is re-routed from the Ted Williams tunnel during rush hour in Boston on July 11, 2006. ent days of the week, different times of the day and different seasons of the year to get the full comprehension of pollution condition throughout the year,” Durant said. “We use that data to try to develop models that will allow us to predict pollution levels for the times we are actually not monitoring.”

During the three years of data collection, one of Durant’s main challenges was the constantly-changing wind in the Boston area.

“The challenge was [that] the degree of mixing is really hard to characterize because the wind in the Boston area is constantly changing,” Durant said. “[It is] hard to contain it because you need to adjust your monitoring programming to make sure that you capture the different wind directions.”

As a community-based participatory research organization, the CAFEH recruited people who live both close to the highway and far away from it to participate in the survey. It obtained other information from the participants as well, including a blood sample and their blood pressure, height and weight, according to Brugge.

The CAFEH has worked with more than eight partners from its focus communities, including the Chinatown Resident Association and Boston Public Health Commission, according to the CAFEH website. Reisner believes that the community partners have been a crucial part of the study.

“The community partners implement very important roles in helping to set the policies for the study, and as part of the steering committee, helping in [recruiting] participants in the study, and community outreach and education,” she said.

Concerned about advancing the understanding of the health risks of highway pollutions, the CAFEH team has been working closely with policymakers to provide recommendations on reducing exposure.

“One of the main things we did last May was we had a charrette that took a proposed development near [the] Stop & Shop in Somerville, and one proposed construction of a school in Chinatown, right over the highways near South Station, and [looked] at the health impact of [those developments], and the design issue and the land usage issue for both of the sites,” Reisner said. “And we invited architects, planners and community people to come and work together, and think about ways to reduce exposure in a location like that.”

According to Brugge, a report for the charrette will be released on Feb. 25, including recommendations such as adding filtering systems and sound barriers.

Reisner talked about other measures that the study will recommend.

“We are recommending using tripleglazed windows for people whose houses face the highway,” Reisner said. “We are [also] saying to people it is not a good idea to do active transportation like riding a bicycle or running near the highways during rush hours.”

In order to address the community-level policies and practices, the CAFEH and the Housing Department of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development of Somerville have received a grant of $675,000 from the Kresge Foundation “aimed at ways to deal with the health risks to Somerville

residents from Route 93 in Somerville,” according to a December article in the Somerville Times.

According to Reisner, the work with the City of Somerville to address the issue looks hopeful, as they have received strong support from the city government.

“A good thing is [that] the city of Somerville is very interested in this issue and trying to figure out ways to do this — they have been open to us mak[ing] some recommendations, we go to planning board meetings and weigh the issue with developers,” Reisner said.

Despite the work and challenges that the study has entailed, Reisner believes it is important because it provides guidance for regulations.

“Right now near-highway pollution is not regulated by federal government or state government … people can build homes, schools and hospitals on highways without thinking about what is the effect on people’s health,” she said.

Reisner pointed to the example of California’s air resource board, which has made an effort to make the dangers of highway pollution better known.

“They don’t have a legal standing … but they have guidance there to say why it’s really not a good thing to do,” she said. “We don’t even have that in Massachusetts right now.”

She hopes that the CAFEH’s findings will help move Massachusetts toward a solution.

“Our goal is to try to build the awareness of the impact and try to reduce exposure,” Reisner added. “From a land usage and design perspective, there are things people can do to change the equation of how much exposure they have.”

Visiting the Hill this week TUESDAY “One Goal, Many Paths: Addressing the Challenge of Educational Inequity” Details: Four panelists, including Department of Education Senior Lecturer Steve Cohen, will discuss educational inequality in America and consider ways that Tufts students and community members can address the issue.

When and Where: 7:00-8:30 p.m., Lincoln Filene Hall

Sponsor: Tufts Department of Education, Teach for America: Tufts WEDNESDAY “21st Century Zion: America, Israel, and the Challenges of a New Era” Details: As part of a multi-campus tour, Israeli columnist and author Ari Shavit will offer his take on the current situation of the conflicts in Israel and the Middle East.

When and Where: 8:00 p.m., Cabot ASEAN Auditorium Sponsors: Tufts Hillel, Tufts Students for Two States, Tufts Friends of Israel, Tufts American Israel Alliance, Tufts J Street U Cornel West Keynote Details: Activist, professor and author Dr. Cornel West will deliver the 2015 Gerald Gill Keynote Lecture, discussing his new book,

“Black Prophetic Fire.” The lecture will finish with a Q&A and book signing. Tickets are required and are currently sold out.

When and Where: 7:00 p.m., Cohen Auditorium Sponsor: Center for the Study of Race and Democracy —by Audrey Michael

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Restaurant Review

Pho & I offers good food, good times for good price

by Josh Podolsky Assistant Arts Editor

Located across the street from the Huntington Theater, the plain, windowed exterior of Pho & I blends in among the rest of

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the restaurants lining the block.

The menu, on the other hand, which offers a mishmash of Thai and Vietnamese dishes, manages to stand out. Occasionally straying from traditional fare with options such as gyoza and shumai, the menu still includes classic options, such as spicy and sweet curries and, of course, pho, so a customer looking for a favorite dish will not be disappointed.

Pho & I has established itself as a draw for students. Around lunchtime, nearly every table was filled with students from nearby Northeastern University and around Boston. Even the one table without students was taken by a student’s family.

The restaurant’s proximity to the Huntington Theater also makes it a prime spot for the pretheater crowd — the no-frills,

speedy service is a godsend for anyone rushing to beat the curtain. However, it’s also ideal for those who want to enjoy a slower meal; once the food disappears — usually all too quickly — customers can leisurely pay the bill or enjoy dessert.

In fact, “no-frills” seems to have been the motto of whoever designed Pho & I’s seating area. There is nothing particularly pleasant or unpleasant about the space; the interior is bland but clean, with sparsely decorated yellow walls and lighting that is neither dim nor bright. Pop music of the last half-decade wafts almost inaudibly in the background, which means, thankfully, that can be ignored as it dissipates into the din of conversations and the clanging of the kitchen. Overall, the dining room cannot be described as anything more than a decent place to have a meal.

Fortunately, the food does not reflect the blandness of the atmosphere. “Fresh Rolls” of cabbage, beansprouts, pork and shrimp wrapped in rice paper crunch satisfactorily; the accompanying peanut sauce, with a dollop of chili paste on top, adds the perfect additional flavor to the

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Pho & I is located near Northeastern University and offers good food at affordable prices. dish, which may even work as a standalone snack.

The “Pho Ga” was par for the course as far as pho goes. The

TV Review

'Parks and Recreation' kicks off final season with feuds, character growth

by Anjali Nair

Assistant Arts Editor

Something is rotten in the city of Pawnee, Ind. and surprisingly, it’s not the snooty residents Parks and Recreation Starring Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza

apt thematic choice, considering the two are philosophical foils.

Thus far in the show, any disagreements between them have been trivial. Their mutual affection, despite their differences, is one of the best parts of the show.

However, it’s interesting to finally see their opposing views collide.

Fueling the fire is a dispute over

the sale of the Newport Family land. While Leslie wants to turn it into a National Park, Ron is being contracted to build a Gryzzl campus on it. Hilarity ensues as the two stubborn individuals quip back and forth throughout the season premiere. see PARKS, page 6

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of the former Eagleton. NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” (2009 – present) returned on Jan. 13 with back-to-back episodes, kicking off its short final season with an unforeseen feud between the ever-ambitious Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and her former friend and colleague, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman). This conflict is only vaguely explained and attributed to a mysterious event known as “Morningstar,” but the plot point portends an exciting arc for the season.

This season picks up right where the previous one left off, in the year 2017, some years after Pawnee and its rival city, Eagleton, have merged. It’s a somewhat bizarre future, in which an ultra-cool tech company, Gryzzl, has evidently overtaken Apple as the provider of Internet clouds and unnecessary talking gadgets. As outlined in the season six finale, Leslie, who now works for the National Parks Service, and her husband, Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott), are living busy lives as the parents of adorable triplets.

Furthermore, the vehemently anti-government Ron has finally left the Parks department to join the private sector with his own “Very Good Building and Development Company.”

Pitting Ron against Leslie is an

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Amy Poehler stars as Leslie Knope, who works tirelessly for the National Parks Service at the start of the final season.

warm and tangy concoction can heat even the coldest bones on a winter day, somewhat owing to the sheer size of the steaming,

heaping serving. One order of pho comes in a bowl larger than see PHO, page 6

Album Review

Viet Cong’s self-titled LP scorches across genres

by Nika Korchok Arts Executive Editor

Harsh and unrelenting, an aggressive drum beat opens the first track on Viet Cong’s

Viet Cong Viet Cong Jagjaguwar

self-titled debut album. The song, “Newspaper Spoons” sounds more like a battle cry than a welcome to the band’s music, yet its intensity does not allow the track to become cookie-cutter metal or pop-punk. Two minutes into the song, which clocks in at three minutes and 21 seconds, layers of tinkling keyboard melodies come in and add an extra dimension to the piece. While the grinding gritty rock feel is established, so too is the assertion that the members of Viet Cong know exactly what they’re doing. They are, in three minutes and twentyone seconds, established as rebels in an already rebellious sub-genre of music.

The four-man Calgary outfit is comprised of Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace (both ex-bandmembers of the Canadian band Women), Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen.

They may be new – formed only just in 2012 – but their style is informed by decades of remarkable music from myriad genres. Recording the album in a renovated barn in rural Ontario, the band seems to draw on influences from both outside and within, displaying a remarkable versatility in musicality and expression. Sliding from

snarling metal to glam rock to pop punk in the span of a track takes skill. Viet Cong is up for the challenge.

“Pointless Experience,” the album’s second track, is anything but pointless. With a cocky snark reminiscent of Johnny Ramone, lead singer of Viet Cong Matt Flegel asserts, “If we’re lucky, we’ll get old and die.” Markers of punk are heavily woven into the band’s work here with electric guitars.

“March of Progress” continues to reach out to explore further reaches of the band’s musical diversity. Hints of electronic peek out from behind the heavy veils of punk, with synth coming in to layer the track and a strong syncopated drum rounding out the sound. The true marker of the track, however, is its complete shift from electronic-punk to psychadelic rock at 2:50, when Flegel’s voice sparkles against the backdrop of a mandolin and conjures images of a reincarnated George Harrison. The song’s tempo slows down significantly, and back-up vocals singing “ooh” feel dreamy and transcendant. And then, at 4:35, the track switches genres again, with glam rock synth and laser sound effects. The tempo increases and the entire song culminates in a fusion of ’60s Beatles and ‘70s Bowie sounds.

It would be chaotic if it wasn’t so perfectly orchestrated. In fact, the transitions not only feel smooth, but also necessary.

The album continues in the vein of the Sex-Pistols-meetGreen-Day with its 21st century spin on a new wave of punk.

Power chords drive “Bunker Buster” and “Continental see VIETCONG, page 6

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Pho & I offers quick bites, easy on the wallet PHO

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the average human’s head and is probably more than enough for two people to share, especially with an appetizer.

When Boston’s ancient heating system cannot hold up against the cold weather of New England, pho is an effective and delicious line of defense.

The menu also offers an assortment of curries, ranging from mild to wild in spiciness, and available with a choice of protein (vegetarian options are also available). The “Thai Red Curry” is, surprisingly, more of a yellowish brown color — but as its name suggests, it is packed with capsaicin. One second the sauce is rich and creamy, the next it is fiery and

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Dishes range from mild to downright fiery. bright. The heat factor is just enough to make the server with the water a regular visitor to the table, but not enough to necessarily warrant a glass of milk.

The “Vietnamese Coffee” might be a good alternative to milk for those who are sensitive to spiciness. A blend of coffee with condensed milk, this is coffee for people who do not drink coffee. The thick, cloyingly sweet substance mellows out the bitterness of coffee that can turn people off, making for a decadent and energizing drink.

There are many more offerings on the menu, but to make it through them all would require several trips to the restaurant, not to mention several more stomachs. While it is a considerable trek off campus, Pho & I is nevertheless worth a visit, especially on the way to the theater.

Pho & I is located at 267 Huntington

‘Parks and Recreation’ season premiere starts strong

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One of their best exchanges occurs towards the beginning of the first episode when Ron fails to notice Leslie’s new haircut. He says, “I’ve never known what bangs are and I don’t intend to learn!”

Without missing a beat, Leslie replies with a melodramatic, “Well maybe you should!” Moments like this one demonstrate Poehler and Offerman’s incredible chemistry, despite their characters’ newfound archrivalry. Furthermore, the intensity of their characters’ conflict offers endless possibilities for the remainder of the season.

Despite the changing of the times, things in Pawnee look familiar. The introductory episodes of season seven reacquaint us with the amazing cast of “Parks and Rec,” along with the ragtag team of minor characters who give the show its characteristic charm. The interaction between the characters has always been the strong suit of the show and remains so. It’s clear that many of them have grown up over the three years the show jumps over, but fundamentally, their per-

sonalities remain the same as ever.

Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari), now a self-described mogul, shines — and not just because of the flashy suit he sports. In his introductory speech honoring Ben as Pawnee’s Man of the Year, Haverford diverts from the speech to brag about his own accomplishments in his typical fashion. However, later in the episode, he apologizes to Ben and reads his original speech, beginning with, “I’ve met many ballers in my time…” The sight of the two grown men subsequently sobbing on each other’s shoulders over this apparently moving speech is simply hilarious. Furthermore, the juxtaposition of humor and sentimentality continues through the second episode as Tom departs on a drunken quest for love, reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Lucy (Natalie Morales) in Chicago.

In other news, April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) find themselves in major life crises as the brooding young woman and her man-child husband now have steady jobs and bills to pay. Upon

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Nick Offerman’s comedic skill still shines bright in season seven.

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Shelf,” two tracks whose blatant “fight the power” ambience is both biting and familiar. It is in these tracks that the album lags momentarily, falling into a classic punk trap of being too wrapped up in angst to vary the songs’ rhythm.

Yet, save for this brief repetitive interlude, the album expresses a musical variability that is both impressive and fun. As the songs range from nearscreamo to more subdued and mellow psychedelic rock, the album never feels boring or lazy. Viet Cong powers through tracks with calculated pacing;

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its consistency helps move the album along and center the work in the flurry of genres it encompasses.

The album concludes with “Death,” an almost twee reference to hardcore metal influences and a sardonic wink at Viet Cong’s predecessors. Yet the track is anything but, featuring vamp-

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An impressive number of menu items, require multiple trips to Pho & I.

noticing a certain amount of ennui in their lives, the couple decides to regress into their earlier, spontaneous lifestyle. It’s hard not to experience some déjà vu during these segments because April’s fear of being boring has been addressed time and again during the series. After a point, this denial of maturity gets a little tedious.

At times, the familiarity of these characters and their lives can make the episodes feel like a conglomeration of recycled “Parks and Rec” plots. When the viewer stops to wonder what has really changed in Pawnee, he might come up short. It seems that the futuristic setting has done little to push the plot along besides allowing for a rift between the show’s two strongest characters. However, it’s probably unrealistic to expect a drastic change in form at this point in the show’s development.

The good news is that, judging by the eventful introductory episodes, the writers of the show have not lost their comedic prowess. The seventh season is bound to entertain, just as “Parks and Recreation” always does.

ing and a softer-rock melody; Viet Cong again defies expectations. And, while Flegel still has that Ramones vibe, it’s clear that the band is carving out a place for itself in the music world — one unafraid of genre limitations and preconceptions. With classic punk grit, the band and album fearlessly succeed.

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The issue with putting #BlackLivesMatter protest in the Metro Section

On Thursday Jan. 15, many commuters saw their morning drive severely disrupted by a highway protest in the Boston area. #BlackLivesMatter activists aimed to maximize disruption by chaining themselves to cement barrels and forming a barricade on Interstate 93, causing massive traffic jams with delays of over two hours. The protest was done as a part of the greater #BlackLivesMatter movement and was timed to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, coverage of the event, and other similar demonstrations, has been largely focused on the disruptions faced by commuters rather than on publicizing and exploring the actual issues being protested and the reasons behind them. The issue of the validity of the protest’s strategy is definitely an argument to be had; however, as media, it is our job to cover events in the most fair and balanced way possible, exploring all sides of a story and providing the facts for the reader to make informed opinions.

The Boston Globe, the area’s largest and most popular local newspaper, focused their coverage of the protest mainly on the statements of the commuters and law enforce-

ment officials. For example, the main article’s subtitle included the phrase “commuters fume as highways are blocked” and the beginning of the article uses negative language in its descriptions of the protesters’ arrests and scolding statements from police and ambulance drivers. Furthermore, coverage of the event was located in the Metro Section of The Globe rather than the more widely read News section, framing this breaking news in a local and commuterfocused light.

Other news sources such as Reuters and The Boston Herald focused their coverage primarily on the fact that an ambulance had to be diverted to a smaller hospital and CBS Boston began its on air coverage with the tagline “a nightmare on 93.” The CBS broadcast also concentrated on describing the extent of the delays and how people’s lives were endangered. Altogether, this reporting clearly presents some bias against the protesters, framing the #BlackLivesMatter movement in a negative light and leaving little room to empathize with and understand the goals of the movement.

Furthermore, although The Boston Globe did include videos and statements from pro-

testers, there was little to no in-depth analysis or explanation of the #BlackLivesMatter movement or why activists were amplifying the level of disruption. This disappointing angle also characterized coverage in early December 2014, when Tufts students led a march from the Medford campus to downtown Boston; much of the immediate coverage was focused on traffic delays and which roads were open.

Admittedly, the bias such media coverage given to the #BlackLivesMatter movement raises questions relating to the effectiveness of disruptive protesting on actually bringing awareness to the issues at hand and creating more allies. The fact that reporting is painting a negative picture of protesters by focusing on the damage they create could indicate that disruptive protests alienate potential allies to the movement, emphasizing the fact that protests such as these interrupt flow of daily life. But whether or not the #BlackLivesMatter activists used effective protest tactics, the media’s framing of the Jan. 15 event clearly had an impact on the way it will be perceived by the public — something News organizations should clearly seek to avoid.

the neighborhood since that paper was written.

Tufts Medical Center, like Tufts University, takes great pride in being part of the Chinatown community and has established many programs in partnership with Chinatown leaders. That is why it is most troubling that your article completely overlooks the positive role that Tufts Medical Center plays in the Chinatown community, both as a major employer in the neighborhood and the health care provider of choice for thousands of Chinatown residents each year. Two decades ago, with input from Chinatown leaders and organizations, Tufts Medical Center established the Asian Health Initiative (AHI) to meet the health needs of the community, not just in the hospital setting, but in the community setting. We have been diligently working to establish strong relationships to benefit this vibrant community. The AHI has collaborated with community organizations, developed and supported a number of programs over the years to meet the health needs and priorities of the local Asian community, including those that address

heart disease, asthma, breast and cervical cancer, diabetes, mental health and youth violence prevention, among many others.

Tufts Medical Center is privileged to collaborate with and support a number of service providers in the neighborhood, such as the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center, Asian American Civic Association, Boston Asian Youth Essential Service, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and the Josiah Quincy School.

Together with Chinatown organizations, we will continue to seek opportunities to provide needed services and programs for community members and build upon the comprehensive, vital partnerships we’ve established. A strong relationship with this neighborhood is an important component of our overall mission to provide high quality healthcare to all.

Sincerely, Brooke Hynes, VP of Public Affairs and Communications, Tufts Medical Center Sherry Dong, Director of Community Health Improvement Programs, Tufts Medical Center

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Letters to the Editor by brooke hynes and sherry dong To the Editor: We were extremely disappointed to read the large number of errors, inaccuracies and misrepresentations in an article characterizing Tufts Medical Center’s relationship with the Chinatown community (“Boston Chinatown’s gentrification linked historically to Tufts Medical Center’s expansion,” published Dec. 3, 2014).

The article presents outdated information as if it was current, confuses actions taken by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University and ignores the many external factors that have contributed to the building boom in Chinatown. It gives the false impression that the Tufts institutions were responsible for the demise of Chinatown’s YMCA — when, in fact, the Wang YMCA flourishes as a large, popular institution that is well utilized by Tufts Medical Center staff and supported by our organization. The article relies too heavily on a gentrification paper that was written nearly 20 years ago in 1997, particularly since Tufts Medical Center has not erected a single new building in

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Consumers need to consider the worth of smart technologies

By Aarik Knighton The Daily Orange

The biggest tech showcase of the year, known as the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), took place two weeks ago, and instead of one device stealing the spotlight, the “Internet of Things” (IoT) was the topic of discussion. This futuristic concept, where everyday appliances are connected to the Internet and controlled with apps, will be the theme for a lot of major tech companies in 2015.

The idea seems like it would be beneficial, but tech companies should pump the brakes before investing millions into the IoT. There are many causes for concern that come along with placing mini-computers in everything around us, and this new product line may not be worth the hype.

The most glaring concern is privacy.

Depending on which devices developers choose to work with, personal information will be shared and stored on a server.

It may be hard for companies to market the idea of syncing your information into a cloud, given the recent history of hackings.

Also, a person’s tendencies could end up being used for advertising purposes since the information is all connected, and users may begin to feel like they are being watched.

On one hand, being able to control your entire house with your phone is cool, but knowing that all of your everyday habits are being tracked and saved is actually creepy.

Another issue with IoT is finding practical reasons for turning inanimate objects into smart objects. I understand that innovation is the backbone of technology, but is a Bluetooth toothbrush

— an actual product presented at CES — really necessary?

There were some creative applications such as a device that senses when plants are dry and subsequently waters them and pet feeders that can be managed from your phone. There were also some applications that just didn’t seem necessary.

Inventions that save us from having to get off of the couch are great, but products that look cool and don’t provide any real value will have a hard time selling.

Prices of these smart products will fluctuate once they hit the market, but the starting prices will definitely be on the more expensive side.

Consumers will have to decide how much the convenience is really worth when they are deciding between regular $5 lightbulbs or $100 Wi-Fi lightbulbs that can be con-

trolled with a smartphone.

There could also be a battle of brands if manufacturers choose to make these smart objects only compatible with certain smartphones. Samsung is one of the leaders in this new wave of technology and could potentially make their smart products only manageable from Samsung phones to help out their own sales and make Apple-lovers jealous.

The concept of connecting our devices is a great idea and the next natural step in technology. However, there are still many kinks to work out before we see an average person adapting to complete smart homes.

The only way to find out if this will be a success or a flop is to let the consumers decide. It looks like we’re going to get our first real taste of the Internet of Things this year, but it might not be what we’ve been waiting for.

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Feminist shaming in media needs to stop

by Morgan Buckley The Daily Trojan

When Kaley Cuoco, star of the popular television series “The Big Bang Theory” (2007-present), told Redbook Magazine in December that she did not consider herself a feminist, it sparked major controversy. In the magazine, Cuoco said, “I was never that feminist girl demanding equality. But maybe that’s because I’ve never really faced inequality.”

Even though Cuoco later apologized on her Instagram for the statement, saying her words were “taken out of context,” followers accused her of not understanding the definition of the concept, one that is rooted in gender equality.

Cuoco seems to be one of many female celebrities who have publicly abandoned the word “feminism.” Actress Shailene Woodley, an advocate, according to Time, for movies empowering women, said she is not a feminist because she “love[s] men.” Time also reported others agreeing with Woodley. Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood both think

feminism is an aggressive independence. As a nod to this issue, Time recently included feminist on its list of words to ban for 2015 (though they later apologized) because it has become an annoyance to hear celebrities state their opinion on the word.

What these female stars have failed to consider is that feminism comes with a simple explanation, one that they are complicating.

The more coverage that emerges surrounding celebrities’ explanations for rejecting such a belief builds a stigma around the term.

According to Salon, a study found its 228 American participants associating feminism with negative adjectives like “man-hating” and “unhygienic,” a view fueled by the portrayal by these female celebrities. The truth about feminism could not be further from this picture. Feminists are simply people who believe that men and women should be treated equally and fairly within society and under the law.

Cuoco, by saying that she has never experienced gender-based rejection, made a selfish move by ignoring the millions of

women across the globe who do experience discrimination based on their sex.

According to Equality Now, in 2012, 20.9 million people were sold into forced labor or sex slavery, of which 98 percent are female victims. Lack of access to reproductive health resulted in 12 percent of unwanted pregnancies and 289,000 childbirth deaths in 2013.

And though organizations like Amnesty International are trying to stop sexual abuse, millions of women are raped and beaten on a daily basis. This is the reality that stands next to Cuoco’s inexperience. To disown feminism is to disown any kind of support or empathy for the millions of women who suffer from gender inequality. To disown feminism is to accept ignorance of issues that so obviously plague the world.

Ultimately, the problem with extensive media coverage of celebrities and organizations disowning feminism is the universal refusal to acknowledge the truth about gender inequality; it exists, and feminists want to fix it. Twisting feminism into a negative belief only isolates those affected by gender

inequality, people who feel great effects of the words of celebrities.

A woman who claims she is not a feminist because she has never experienced inequality is as ludicrous as someone who refuses to acknowledge global warming because he or she has never experienced higher than average temperatures. They bludgeon a term that has been used to describe the crusade against gender injustice. Feminism, in turn, has been reduced to a debate about the righteousness of being a housewife and the desire for female dominance.

As Alice Paul, a feminist who nearly died for the right to vote, once said, “I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.”

There is a social responsibility to women suffering around the world to simplify the conversation about feminism. The trivialization of a term could very well cost society its empathy toward all women affected by gender inequality.

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Obama pushes U.S. closer to college affordability

By Isabelle Cavazos The Oracle

Though the idea of all students getting their first two years of college for free might sound too good to be true, it may soon become a reality.

With a proposal President Barack Obama introduced Jan. 9, any student could attend the first two years of community college without charge as long as they are “willing to work for it.”

According to WhiteHouse.gov, federal funds would pay for three-quarters of the average community college cost for students, and the participating states would be required to cover the remainder of tuition costs. All students must do to be eligible is attend a community college with at least half-time status, keep a 2.5 GPA and make progress toward their degrees.

In addition to making college much more accessible and affordable for students, slashing the cost of tuition would also cut back on the pile of student loan debt U.S. students face, which amounted to a national total of $1.2 trillion last year, according to New York Daily News.

One of the major questions surrounding the proposal, though, is how the federal government plans to pay for 75 percent of tuition costs for students. According to an Inside Higher Education article, Obama will discuss the cost of the plan and the full proposal at the State of the Union address on Jan. 20.

While the full plan hasn’t yet come to light, for the time being it’s important to judge the proposal based on the benefits it would bring students, which are substantial.

For instance, if all states chose to participate, it would make community college free for about 9 million students and save

full-time students $3,800 in tuition costs every year, as reported by WhiteHouse.gov.

On average, the College Board reports that tuition and fees for public two-year colleges amount to $3,347, but this number varies by state.

Of course, students have other expenses aside from tuition, such as textbooks, housing and food. As calculated in a Chronicle of Higher Education article, community college students pay about $16,325 annually for these costs before financial aid is applied.

Clearly, Obama’s plan wouldn’t take care of all of these expenses, and it definitely wouldn’t trigger the end of student loans in those first two years. However, it would eliminate a significant cost for students and hopefully reduce the amount students need to borrow.

According to the Chronicle, if state and federal governments cover tuition not

already paid for by financial aid, then students who receive grants may not receive as much as students who don’t qualify for any need-based aid. On the other hand, students who qualify for the Pell Grant might receive the benefits of the plan and receive their Pell Grant for other costs.

Additionally, the plan comes at the right time, as its inspiration is based on work force expectations for 2020. WhiteHouse.gov points out that by then, about 35 percent of jobs will require a bachelor’s degree and 30 percent will require an associate degree. It’s only logical to boost access to an education that will make students more qualified for the job market.

All in all, the most important possibility of the proposal is that students who have the motivation and will to attend college and advance their opportunities in the work force would no longer have factors such as tuition hikes holding them back.

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by Tyler Maher Sports Editor

The women’s swimming and diving team, fresh off a training trip to Puerto Rico, won its first meet of the season on Sunday, edging Wesleyan 176-115 at home.

“We’re in much better shape than we were in the fall semester, so we tend to surprise ourselves with the times we are able to do,” said senior tri-captain Kathryn Coniglio, winner of the 100-yard freestyle and runner-up in the 200 freestyle. “It’s always physically challenging to get up and race two days in a row, but the team really stepped it up in a big way. From the very first relay, you could tell people were itching to win.”

Tufts improved its dual meet record to 1-3 by winning 10 events, with first-year Kesley Gallagher and sophomore Amanda Gottschalk each winning two. Gallagher and classmate Ali Dorneo finished first and second, respectively, in both the 100and 200-yard backstroke.

Gottschalk won the 200-yard breaststroke and individual medley, narrowly beating out her teammates in both events. First-year Anna Kimura, who finished third in the 100 back and second in the 200 IM, rounded out her impressive performance with a 1:01.27 victory in the 100-yard butterfly.

The Jumbos also received strong efforts from juniors Maddie Golison and Sarah Mahoney. Golison finished first in the 200-yard butterfly and second in the 100 butterfly, while Mahoney won the 1,000 yard freestyle with ease. Sophomore Sophia Lin won the 50-yard freestyle by an eyelash, nudging out Wesleyan sophomore Serena

Zalkowitz by a hundredth of a second. Off the boards, sophomore diver Kylie Reiman had a great day, winning the three-meter event with a score of 214.42 and falling 3.82 points shy of Wesleyan junior Carly Feinman in the one-meter.

“This weekend, we began to see how all our hard work on the training trip has paid off,” said senior tri-captain Amanda Wachenfeld. “Our times may not have been where we wanted them to be but we were able to compete well and beat our opponents, especially at the Wesleyan meet. Our goal for the weekend was to win that meet, as it was our first meet against a NESCAC team.”

Tufts was unable to take both meets over the weekend; it was bested by a strong MIT team the previous day — Senior Day — losing 219. No. 7 MIT dominated the meet with first place finishes across the board, highlighted by first-year Veronika Jedryka setting a pool record by swimming the 100yard backstroke in 59.29 seconds.

Though the Jumbos did not achieve the results they were looking for, coach Nancy Bigelow remained extremely proud of her team.

“Senior Day is always a bittersweet one,” she said. “We spend a lot of time with our athletes and develop very special bonds with them. It is always hard to see them finish their careers at Tufts, and especially this group, as they all love to swim and love representing Tufts. They all look forward to this special day and our juniors did a super job of making it a special one for them.”

see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 15

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Tufts senior center Hayley Kanner goes for a layup in her team’s 65-42 win over Amherst on Friday night.

Tufts steamrolls Amherst, Trinity with strong second halves

by Alison Kuah Sports Editor

Heading into the crucial NESCAC stretch of the season, the No. 7 women’s basketball team

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established its dominance in the conference early with a 65-42 victory over No. 3 Amherst on Friday

and a 70-46 routing of Trinity on Saturday. With the pair of wins, the Jumbos move to 14-1 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.

Against both Amherst and Trinity, strong second-half play proved key for Tufts.

The first half against Trinity ended in a 30-30 stalemate. It was a back-and-forth half during which neither team was able to pull ahead by more than five points. The Jumbos shot just 12-of-36 (33.3 percent) from the field in the first half and were just 3-of-15 (20 percent) from distance, while the Bantams shot 11-of-22 (50 percent) from the field and were 2-of-3 from distance, recording just two assists compared with the Jumbos’ nine.

The Jumbos ended the half with seven scorers to the Bantams’ four. The Jumbos tied the game at 30 apiece despite a nearly fiveminute long scoreless drought in which the Jumbos missed four straight shots and turned the ball over twice.

“We were still a little bit slow from the night before, Trinity came with a lot of energy and a lot of game and it showed,” senior tricaptain forward Hayley Kanner said. “They had a great half. We can’t allow those lapses to occur.

We need a do a better job maintaining our focus and our energy and not waiting for the second half or a fiery halftime speech to get us into that mindset.” see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

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Tufts loses two NESCAC road games

by Wil Glavin

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Tufts began its weekend with a tough 6-3 loss to now 5-5-4 Hamilton, followed by

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a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to NESCAC heavyweight No. 12 Amherst (10-3-2) on Saturday.

Tufts sophomore goalie Mason Pulde started both games in net this weekend, and while the team struggled defensively against Hamilton, Pulde played one of his best games of the season in the near-upset of Amherst.

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from behind for the majority of the first period after the Lord Jeffs’ first year forward David White beat Pulde for his seventh goal of the season.

Tufts’ offense fired 11 shots on net in the first period but were unable to beat senior goalie Danny Vitale and his defense.

Vitale and the Lord Jeffs squad continued to hold off the Jumbos attack until the tenth minute of the second period when senior defenseman Blake Edwards found twine for the second time this season.

Amherst first-year forward Thomas Lindstrom broke the tie just two minutes later off of junior forward Brendan Burke’s ninth assist of the season. However, Tufts junior defenseman Brian Oullette immediately answered back to even up the score.

The game remained tied at two for the remainder of the second period and for the first see ICE HOCKEY, page 15

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Tufts junior defender Dominic Granato passes the puck during his team’s 7-2 defeat against Trinity on Nov. 16.

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Tufts splits weekend meets

by Tyler Maher Sports Editor

The women’s swimming and diving team, fresh off a training trip to Puerto Rico, won its first meet of the season on Sunday, edging Wesleyan 176-115 at home.

“We’re in much better shape than we were in the fall semester, so we tend to surprise ourselves with the times we are able to do,” said senior tri-captain Kathryn Coniglio, winner of the 100-yard freestyle and runner-up in the 200 freestyle. “It’s always physically challenging to get up and race two days in a row, but the team really stepped it up in a big way. From the very first relay, you could tell people were itching to win.”

Tufts improved its dual meet record to 1-3 by winning 10 events, with first-year Kesley Gallagher and sophomore Amanda Gottschalk each winning two. Gallagher and classmate Ali Dorneo finished first and second, respectively, in both the 100and 200-yard backstroke.

Gottschalk won the 200-yard breaststroke and individual medley, narrowly beating out her teammates in both events. First-year Anna Kimura, who finished third in the 100 back and second in the 200 IM, rounded out her impressive performance with a 1:01.27 victory in the 100-yard butterfly.

The Jumbos also received strong efforts from juniors Maddie Golison and Sarah Mahoney. Golison finished first in the 200-yard butterfly and second in the 100 butterfly, while Mahoney won the 1,000 yard freestyle with ease. Sophomore Sophia Lin won the 50-yard freestyle by an eyelash, nudging out Wesleyan sophomore Serena

Zalkowitz by a hundredth of a second. Off the boards, sophomore diver Kylie Reiman had a great day, winning the three-meter event with a score of 214.42 and falling 3.82 points shy of Wesleyan junior Carly Feinman in the one-meter.

“This weekend, we began to see how all our hard work on the training trip has paid off,” said senior tri-captain Amanda Wachenfeld. “Our times may not have been where we wanted them to be but we were able to compete well and beat our opponents, especially at the Wesleyan meet. Our goal for the weekend was to win that meet, as it was our first meet against a NESCAC team.”

Tufts was unable to take both meets over the weekend; it was bested by a strong MIT team the previous day — Senior Day — losing 219. No. 7 MIT dominated the meet with first place finishes across the board, highlighted by first-year Veronika Jedryka setting a pool record by swimming the 100yard backstroke in 59.29 seconds.

Though the Jumbos did not achieve the results they were looking for, coach Nancy Bigelow remained extremely proud of her team.

“Senior Day is always a bittersweet one,” she said. “We spend a lot of time with our athletes and develop very special bonds with them. It is always hard to see them finish their careers at Tufts, and especially this group, as they all love to swim and love representing Tufts. They all look forward to this special day and our juniors did a super job of making it a special one for them.”

see WOMEN’S SWIMMING, page 15

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Tufts senior center Hayley Kanner goes for a layup in her team’s 65-42 win over Amherst on Friday night.

Tufts steamrolls Amherst, Trinity with strong second halves

by Alison Kuah Sports Editor

Heading into the crucial NESCAC stretch of the season, the No. 7 women’s basketball team

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established its dominance in the conference early with a 65-42 victory over No. 3 Amherst on Friday

and a 70-46 routing of Trinity on Saturday. With the pair of wins, the Jumbos move to 14-1 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.

Against both Amherst and Trinity, strong second-half play proved key for Tufts.

The first half against Trinity ended in a 30-30 stalemate. It was a back-and-forth half during which neither team was able to pull ahead by more than five points. The Jumbos shot just 12-of-36 (33.3 percent) from the field in the first half and were just 3-of-15 (20 percent) from distance, while the Bantams shot 11-of-22 (50 percent) from the field and were 2-of-3 from distance, recording just two assists compared with the Jumbos’ nine.

The Jumbos ended the half with seven scorers to the Bantams’ four. The Jumbos tied the game at 30 apiece despite a nearly fiveminute long scoreless drought in which the Jumbos missed four straight shots and turned the ball over twice.

“We were still a little bit slow from the night before, Trinity came with a lot of energy and a lot of game and it showed,” senior tricaptain forward Hayley Kanner said. “They had a great half. We can’t allow those lapses to occur.

We need a do a better job maintaining our focus and our energy and not waiting for the second half or a fiery halftime speech to get us into that mindset.” see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 15

Ice Hockey

Tufts loses two NESCAC road games

by Wil Glavin

Assistant Sports Editor

Tufts began its weekend with a tough 6-3 loss to now 5-5-4 Hamilton, followed by

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a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to NESCAC heavyweight No. 12 Amherst (10-3-2) on Saturday.

Tufts sophomore goalie Mason Pulde started both games in net this weekend, and while the team struggled defensively against Hamilton, Pulde played one of his best games of the season in the near-upset of Amherst.

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from behind for the majority of the first period after the Lord Jeffs’ first year forward David White beat Pulde for his seventh goal of the season.

Tufts’ offense fired 11 shots on net in the first period but were unable to beat senior goalie Danny Vitale and his defense.

Vitale and the Lord Jeffs squad continued to hold off the Jumbos attack until the tenth minute of the second period when senior defenseman Blake Edwards found twine for the second time this season.

Amherst first-year forward Thomas Lindstrom broke the tie just two minutes later off of junior forward Brendan Burke’s ninth assist of the season. However, Tufts junior defenseman Brian Oullette immediately answered back to even up the score.

The game remained tied at two for the remainder of the second period and for the first see ICE HOCKEY, page 15

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Tufts junior defender Dominic Granato passes the puck during his team’s 7-2 defeat against Trinity on Nov. 16.