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Congressman Capuano explores future of federal education policy Congressman Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) led a discussion last night in Distler Performance Hall on federal education policy. The lecture, titled “With Test Resistance Rising Nationwide, What’s Next for Federal Education Policy?” was sponsored by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and Citizens for Public Schools. Capuano represents the Massachusetts’ seventh congressional district, which includes Tufts, and is serving his eighth term in the House of Representatives.

—by Patrick McGrath

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Congressman Michael Capuana delivers his "With Test Resistance Rising Nationwide, What's Next for Federal Education Policy" lecture in Distler Performance Hall on October 6th.

Dental School releases research on oral health for adults with disabilities

by Audrey Michael Daily Editorial Board

Researchers at the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and the School of Dental Medicine released the results of a study that surveyed caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities (DD), following up on a 2012 study that determined that adults with DD suffer from oral health problems more often than the general population, despite receiving regular dental check-ups.

The follow-up study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association and titled “At-home oral care for adults with developmental disabilities: A survey of caregivers,” found that many adults with DD do not meet the American Dental Association’s recommendations on brushing and flossing ,and that many caregivers do not know how to recognize specific periodontal diseases in adults with DD. The study surveyed a convenience sample of 808 caregivers from September 2011 to May 2012, who brought adult patients with DD to four different Tufts Dental Facilities for Persons with Special Needs (TDF) clinics.

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“I think that we as a profession, as researchers, [are] looking at a multi-level research agenda to try and identify risk factors and preventative strategies for oral health, so to bring in the caregivers is part of that larger plan,” John Morgan, associate professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Service at the School of Dental Medicine and co-principal investigator, said.

While most of the caregivers surveyed were paid to provide care, 15.5 percent were family members of adults with DD. Eighty-five percent of patients who still have teeth received oral care assistance from caregivers, according to the study.

Paula Minihan, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at TUSM and principal investigator, said the study’s purpose was to evaluate the importance of at-home dental care, as opposed to only dental checkups, in maintaining good oral health among adults with DD. “We’re committed to determining what the risk factors are for dental disease, and also good oral health, that occur outside the dentist’s office,” Minihan said.

Minihan said the research team was particularly interested in the prevalence of brushing and flossing among the adults with DD in the survey. While about 80 percent of patients were brushing twice a day, she explained that only 22 percent of adults with DD in the study were flossing at least once a day, as the American Dental Association recommends, and about 45 percent were never flossing.

“Flossing is more complex and takes more time, so that finding really shouldn’t be surprising,” Minihan said. “What these results are showing is that flossing is particularly problematic for adults with developmental disabilities.”

The study also found that approximately a quarter of patients had swollen or bleeding gums, about 40 percent had cavities and over 25 percent had bad breath, according to Minihan.

The researchers used a computer-assisted personal interview survey located at TDF clinics to ask caregivers about their experiences with helping adults with DD to brush and floss, according to the study.

“There is very little information about what caregivers’ expe-

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Where You Read It First Est. 1980

Jonathan Tisch discusses experiences in business

by Kathleen Schmidt Daily Editorial Board

Jonathan Tisch (LA ’76), co-chairman of the board and member of the Office of the President of Loews Corporation, delivered a lecture yesterday afternoon on his personal experience in business. The lecture took place in Mugar Hall at 12:30 p.m., and was sponsored

by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Tisch began the lecture, titled “The Power of We: The Role of Business in Solving Society’s Challenges,” by speaking about his family’s history in the hotel business, which began in the early 1940s.

Tisch’s grandparents were immigrants from Russia who first moved from Brooklyn, N.Y. to Lakewood, N.J. to lease and run a summer camp.

The camp was successful, and they bought a resort hotel in Lakewood after encouragement from their sons Laurence Tisch and Preston Robert “Bob” Tisch, Jonathan’s father. This prompted the family to buy several more hotels in the Catskill Mountains.

The family then relocated further south to Atlantic City, where they purchased five more hotels and where Tisch was born.

“I have vivid memories of when I was five years old of welcoming President Eisenhower to the hotel,” Tisch said. “That was the kind of reception this hotel was receiving in Atlantic City.”

According to Tisch, the family then moved south to Florida to begin construction on a new hotel, the Americana, in Bal Harbour, Fla., with a budget of $7 million.

“It was risky because all the former development had been further south … and everybody thought they were a little crazy to open a 700 room hotel with about 40,000 square feet of living space, but they decided that this was something they wanted to do,” Tisch said.

When the family opened this hotel, it was one of the first locations where corporate meetings could take place in Miami, instead of the traditional cities of New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, Tisch added.

In 1959, Tisch’s father and uncle bought Loews Theatres in order to use the land under the theaters to build more hotels. In the 1970s, the family began to buy businesses that were not related to the film or hotel industry, which marked see TISCH, page 2

TTS obtains license for MATLAB

by Arin Kerstein Contributing Writer

Tufts Technology Services (TTS) announced the acquisition of a new license for MathWorks’ MATLAB software package on Sept. 11. The MATLAB software supports high-level numerical computation, visualization and application development to analyze data, develop algorithms or create models and applications, according to the announcement.

TTS Senior Communications Specialist Christine Fitzgerald explained that developed algorithms can be integrated with other common computer applications. She added that MATLAB can be useful in a number of different departments.

Before TTS acquired the student license, students using MATLAB would need to purchase the software on their own, according to Assistant Professor of Mathematics James Adler.

“The change in licensing is awesome,” he said. “MATLAB is very expensive. There was a student version and a [full] version … Students could get the student version for about $100 from

the bookstore, maybe slightly cheaper through MathWorks directly. But I think it was a temporary license, and we don’t want to make you guys spend more money than you need to … Now I don’t feel guilty about recommending or requiring MATLAB in my course.”

According to Fitzgerald, the biggest benefit of the new license is that students can now download the software to their personal computers. She sees this as a major convenience factor that has stemmed from the TTS subscription. “[Students and faculty] can now download it on their own, rather than having to go into the labs to use it,” Fitzgerald said.

In order to download the software and install it onto personal computers, students can either follow the instructions on the TTS website or go to the Eaton Computer Lab for assistance.

Fitzgerald noted that Tufts-owned devices will need to be brought into the lab for installation.

Adler added that most of his students have downloaded and used the software since Tufts see MATLAB, page 2

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Davis joins the bubble tea trend with the opening of Kung Fu Tea.

Junior Jennifer Gewant founded IT’SOCIAL, offering social media marketing services.

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the beginning of Loews Corporation, Tisch said.

“Loews Corporation has about $80 billion of assets,” he said. “We get about $20 billion a year in revenue, and we are in four distinct and separate businesses, all owned by Loews Corporation, the parent.”

According to Tisch, the subsidiaries include companies in the insurance, energy and hotel industries along with the movie theater sector.

“We only have 22 hotels, with two under construction right now, but we have been very focused on growth,” he added. “In the last two years, we’ve bought five hotels and we’ve built two hotels.”

The title of Tisch’s talk was taken from his book, “The Power of We: Succeeding Through Partnerships.”

“We all have an opportunity to be successful,” Tisch said. “That is something we want to do, whether in the for-profit world or the not-for-profit

world, but in our journey towards that success, we also have a responsibility to help others get to the same place.”

Tisch stressed the importance of understanding one’s customers, but also having a good relationship with one’s employees.

“We have 8,000 co-workers,” he explained. “Having an understanding of what the men and women who are at the front lines of this business, what they need to make themselves successful in their jobs, and also to make sure that they can put food on the table for their families and send their children to college, that’s an important part of what we do.”

According to Tisch, businesses must partner with their communities, and Loews Corporation does this partly through the Loews Hotels Good Neighbor Policy. The policy includes donating leftover food from banquets to food banks, giving away sheets, towels and furniture when hotels are renovated and making conference rooms

available for community organizations.

“We feel that when we are helping the community, it does come back to us because when groups are thinking about which hotel to use, they have commented to us, ‘Well, we’re going to use your hotel because we know that you care about us in this community,’” Tisch noted.

Tisch explained that he believes in partnering with competitors within the industry, because there are certain issues that are simply too large for individual companies to handle, and joining with other groups in the industry can be beneficial to solving problems they all face.

He added that Loews Corporation also partners with the government to solve problems.

“The reality is that government will always be in our lives .. and if you can find the issues where government also can make a difference, you will see that it will help your business, [and] it will also help your community,” Tisch said.

TTS offers Tufts students free access to MATLAB MATLAB

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MATLAB software allows students to graph equations, like the one pictured above.

obtained the new license. He said he is not yet requiring MATLAB in his courses, but sees it as being a possibility in the future.

“I know some courses in engineering cover [the basics],” he said. “I think they’re debating having a new course that will use MATLAB primarily, especially now that it’s free.”

Adler explained that he uses MATLAB for his research as a way to test out his ideas and run various small-scale simulations. He said that he uses it in some of his classes, including Mathematical Modeling and Computation, as a suggested tool. He also noted that he has used it to demonstrate ideas in class.

“It’s a super powerful tool,” Adler said.

“It has lots of toolboxes that can do a lot of things, even specialized things. Solving partial differential equations, there’s all sorts of stuff for statistics and biology … I think [the toolboxes are] a nice feature for science and engineering.”

Even on the paid student version, most toolboxes were previously inaccessible without additional fees, according to Adler.

The TTS license allows access to these toolboxes, along with free updates every time a new version of the software is released.

The software also supports functions for algebra, statistics, Fourier analysis, filtering, optimization, numerical integration and solving ordinary differential equations, according to the announcement.

Police Briefs Check Scam

Homecoming Festivities

On Sept. 25 a student reported to Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) at 11:30 p.m. that he had been attempting to sell a pool table on Craigslist for $300. He had been in contact with two people who wanted to buy the table, and he eventually decided to sell it to one of them.

However, the other potential customer informed the student that he would be sending a check regardless for $1,850. The student was further told to cash the check, keep $100 and return the remainder of the cash to the sender. When the student reported these strange instructions to TUPD, he was informed that this was a common type of scam, in which an illegal check is sent to an unsuspecting person. After the victim cashes the check and mails the money to the perpetrator, it is the victim who is punished for cashing a bad check, while the perpetrator makes a profit.

During the homecoming football game on Sept. 27, a car fire was reported to TUPD. Fire alarms were activated at 123 Packard Avenue and 80 Professors Row, and both buildings were evacuated. When TUPD officers arrived, 20 foot high flames were seen coming out of the car, which belonged to a Tufts alum. The fire was eventually extinguished by the Somerville Fire Department. Somerville firefighters theorized that the fire may have been caused by an electrical issue. Two other vehicles were damaged by the fire. In addition, TUPD officers noted two kegs of beer in the evacuated house of fraternity Zeta Psi, which were confiscated. The fraternity’s party scheduled for that evening was canceled.

A Tufts alumnus was reported to TUPD as intoxicated at 2:55 p.m. during Homecoming. He was transported to Somerville Hospital.

At 9:48 p.m. a female Tufts student was seen driving an unregistered vehicle. After she parked the car on College Avenue, a TUPD officer approached the student. A heated altercation broke out, and the student was arrested for disorderly conduct.

On Sept. 28 at 12:27 a.m. TUPD was alerted to the presence of a female lying in the bushes next to Latin Way. TUPD officers ascertained that she had been drinking, and she was transported to Somerville Hospital.

Minor Problem On Sept. 26 at 11:34 p.m. TUPD officers received a report of an unconscious female at 14 Professors Row. The student eventually awoke and told the officers that she had had a couple of shots earlier. She explained that she was simply taking a nap. The student was subsequently taken to Somerville Hospital. Officers also discovered a 17-year-old female in possession of alcohol at the same address. As she was a minor, TUPD informed her parents of the situation. The minor was not a Tufts student, but was visiting someone at Tufts.

—by Daniel Bottino

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Tisch spoke about his family’s history in the hotel industry.

Last spring, the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics graduate student group offered a tutorial for using MATLAB, according to Adler. He explained that there are many tutorials available online to learn how to use the software.

“Just like with any programming tool, it’s a steep learning curve,” Adler said. “If you’ve never programmed before, you still need to learn these concepts of programming.”

Brian Rappaport used MATLAB over the summer while working with a professor at Northeastern University and has continued to use it independently to improve his coding skills. He sees the software as being a great resource in his future engineering courses.

“It makes many problems a lot easier for visualization purposes with its graphing capabilities,” Rappaport, a freshman, said. “It’s a very nice language for writing a quick little formula, and you can make very nice graphs with it very quickly.”

He said he hopes to continue to use it to build up his skills for work with more sophisticated software in the future. He sees MATLAB as a “building block” to experiment with programming techniques.

Adler also said he thinks the software serves as a good tool to start building programming skills.

“We suggest MATLAB because it’s easier to learn and use [than other programming software],” he said. “It’s a nice tool for the students to get because they can play around with these concepts and practice [their] programming.”

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riences are with oral healthcare, but there is almost no information about what these issues are for family caregivers,” Minihan said.

Adults with conditions that make it hard to brush and floss need caregivers’ assistance to perform these basic tasks, according to Minihan.

“You don’t think about how hard it is to [brush and floss] if you don’t have use of your arms, or you have an intellectual disability and you don’t understand how important it is, or you have sensory sensibilities so you don’t like brushing or flossing or you’re scared,” she said.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the study through the Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, and had intended to follow up after the original report was published in 2012, according to Morgan. Funding was awarded as a NIH grant in collaboration between the School of Dental Medicine and TUSM. “In this particular grant we chose to break down the silos and

work together, because of our realization that the oral health problems affecting people with disabilities require a perspective broader than just dentistry,” Minihan said. “Our aim is to provide data to support a comprehensive approach promoting good oral health.”

The TDF clinics offer a unique opportunity to study oral healthcare among adults with DD because the TDF system, which is funded both by Tufts and the State of Massachusetts, is thought to be the only one of its kind in the country, according to Minihan.

“The dentists are specially trained to meet the needs of people with significant disabilities, and because of the state involvement, the clinical services are financially accessible to anyone who’s eligible,” she said.

The TDF clinic system was established in 1976, and serves over 16,000 patients a year.

“Tufts has a long history of providing services for people with developmental disabilities,” Morgan said.

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Student startup offers consulting in social media marketing, sees success

by Lily Hartzell Contributing Writer

As students, we may be social mediasavvy, but many small businesses are lagging behind. These companies are prime clients for IT’SOCIAL, a social media marketing company founded by junior Jennifer Gewant that has recently taken off.

Gewant, who is majoring in economics and minoring in communications and media studies, founded IT’SOCIAL Social Media Marketing LLC in February. Since then, she has consulted seven clients on establishing, developing and maintaining their social media presences, and has taken on several interns to help expand her business.

“People are starting to feel like if it’s not online it doesn’t exist,” Gewant said. “So I kind of help [companies] found [their] whole online identity.”

She was inspired to start the company in part by the ExCollege class called PR and Marketing: Unraveling the Spin. Gail Bambrick, Tufts’ senior marketing communications writer, taught the class, which examines marketing techniques used today, as well as how the field has evolved.

“It’s really seeped into our culture — our mythologies and beliefs are very much promoted through advertising in many, many ways,” Bambrick said. “So a lot of the ways we think, or decisions we make, from politics to buying a car, are influenced by these people.”

According to Bambrick, her students are required to design a marketing plan for a product, company or person of their choice. Gewant and her group decided to promote Gewant’s aunt’s jewelry company, Aran Rose Designs.

Gewant has also used social media to promote 180 Degrees Consulting, of which she is the vice president of Tufts’ branch and regional director of communications.

The group works with non-profits and social enterprises to solve problems such as expanding donor bases.

Gewant used Twitter to reach out to potential clients and other social media sites to recruit new members for 180 Degrees. This fall, 130 students applied for 30 available spots.

“I was like, wow, Twitter is a really great tool,” Gewant said. “This could be a great instrument for not even just my organization, but other organizations, to find clients and customers.”

Two months after coming up with the idea of founding IT’SOCIAL in December, Gewant filed it as a Limited Liability Corporation in New York State. Her par-

Courtesy Jennifer Gewant

Gewant’s new consulting company creates social media presences for businesses. ents were both supportive of the idea and her mother is currently acting as Chief Financial Officer.

Typically, Gewant’s consultations last six to eight weeks. She begins by doing some background research on her client and performing an audience and competitive analysis before their first meeting. The client decides which of her ideas he likes, and Gewant works to implement them, usually by either setting up an online presence or curating content for existing platforms. She then trains the client to maintain what she has designed.

One of Gewant’s favorite aspects of IT’SOCIAL is the experience she gains with a variety of different industries.

“People who need IT’SOCIAL are small business owners who are older, who realize the need for social media and an online presence or an online brand, an online identity,” she said. “With that need comes hairdressers, restaurant owners, bike shops, comic book shops — so many miscellaneous things that suddenly I need to become an expert in and curate content for their social media sites. I love that and it’s fun for me.”

Gewant has four unpaid interns working with her to help further develop her company. They work on maintaining the company’s blog, as well as its own social media sites. Junior Ping Ni has been working for IT’SOCIAL since June, in part because she is interested in pursuing consulting as a career.

“We’re a small company, so it’s important all of our social media is up to speed,” Ni said. “So all of the interns are assigned a social media page, and we all post because it would be too much if [Gewant] was posting on all five platforms several times a day.”

According to Ni, Gewant is aiming to have one client a month during the school year. In the future, however, Gewant said she hopes to be able to hire consultants that she would oversee, and she is also considering incorporating media literacy education into her company.

Personally, Gewant is unsure whether or not she wants to go into marketing as a career.

“I’m at a point in my life right now where I love everything that I do, and that’s exciting for me. I’m trying to come up with the crossroads for everything I do, and I think it’s consulting,” Gewant said. “[It's] defining a problem, coming up with a strategy [and] implementing that strategy to find the solution.”

Bambrick is excited about Gewant’s prospects moving forward. “[Gewant] has just the kind of mind that is good in this field, because she’s very detail-oriented and analytic,” she said.

“She understands the importance of that, and at the same time she’s wildly creative.

She knows how to think outside the box.

And a lot of [marketing] today, because we’re so jammed with so many things, is getting it to stand out. She really understands that.”

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Jennifer Gewant, pictured above, founded IT’SOCIAL in February.

Stina Stannik | A Jumbo in Ghana

Food as cultural access An idea that has fascinated me for a long time, and which is a central focus of my time here in Ghana, is how food connects us to culture. Food is obviously a necessity for life, but in all cultures it has taken on additional social meaning.

Food is comfort, community, sympathy, celebration, tradition. We share food with those we love, or those we want to get to know better. In Ghana, too, the acts of buying and eating food have helped me better understand and access the culture.

In America, the act of buying food is often impersonal. I can shop at the grocery store without having a single meaningful interaction. Think about the ubiquity of self-checkout nowadays — we’ve even managed to cut out the sixty-second interaction with the cashier.

Operating in this kind of bubble is impossible in Ghana. I purchase most of my food from Night Market, a collection of small, open-air stands near my dorm.

Before purchasing anything, it is imperative to ask the vendor how he or she is; if we haven’t met before, we exchange names. I ask fruit vendors to help me pick out ripe watermelon or pineapple, and do my best to order red red (beans and fried plantains) with the few Twi words I know.

I seek to engage myself in the community through my efforts to know the people from whom I buy. Their responses, in turn, let me know that I am welcome.

My favorite vendor at Night Market is a woman who sells roasted plantains off a grill under a tree — every time I buy from her, she teaches me a little more Twi, and has started giving me extra plantains at no extra charge. Two young women who sell fruit are so ready to have me be part of their family that they have tried to marry me off to their brother!

Eating traditional Ghanaian foods also teaches me about Ghanaian culture and history. Two popular Ghanaian dishes are fufu and banku, dough balls made from a cassava flour and maize base, respectively, which are eaten with soup or sauce. When eating fufu or banku, one swallows without chewing, mainly because the dough is so sticky.

At first I didn’t understand the appeal — where is the fun in eating something I don’t chew and thus don’t really taste?

Someone pointed out that, historically, and still for many today, Ghanaians couldn’t guarantee when their next meal would be available. Fufu and banku, made from cheap and readily available ingredients, are very filling and thus are practical options for people living in poverty. Even today, those who can afford more food still eat fufu and banku out of tradition.

Ghanaian food is, moreover, a study in external cultural influences. As I mentioned in my last column, discerning what is native or traditional from what has been brought to Ghana more recently can be complex. Jollof rice, usually consisting of white rice, tomato paste and spices, is universal and is considered part of the Ghanaian food canon, yet rice is a relatively recent import. The origin of fruits, especially, can be deceptive. Which seems more likely to be native to Ghana, the pumpkin or papaya? Believe it or not, it’s the pumpkin, and the Twi word for papaya actually translates to “white man’s pumpkin.” Likewise, pineapple and plantains are not indigenous, while palm and yam are.

The only aspect of my diet that limits my ability to “access the culture” is my vegetarianism: Ghanaians don’t consider vegetables to be food, and no soup or spring roll is safe. Then again, it’s like that in America too, so it feels just like home!

Stina Stannik is a junior majoring in peace and justice studies. She can be reached at stina.stannik@tufts.edu.

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'Tribal' starts out strong, quickly becomes tedious

A sad farewell to an old friend

by Anjali Nair

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If you find yourself longing for the days of pompadours, poodle skirts and Elvis’ signature pelvic thrusts, Imelda

Tribal

Imelda May Verve Music Group May has got you covered. The Irish singer/songwriter recently released her fourth album on Sept. 23. “Tribal” is an unabashed homage to rockabilly: She has kept up with her reputation of updating the classic ’50s sound with a punkrock edge. Somewhat predictably, the new album is a continuation of her previous release, “Mayhem” (2010). While her songs are certainly catchy, they feel repetitive — maybe even clichéd — upon further listens.

However, May’s boisterous attitude and unrelenting energy make up for what her album lacks. “Tribal” may not be the most creative album of the year, but it’s fun, not to mention dance-worthy, leaving movers and shakers with far more interesting options than standard clubbeat pop music. Furthermore, guitarist Darrel Higham — May’s husband — cultivates a curious, nasty tone during his vocal performances on the album, giving May’s songs some much-needed spice.

The record starts out strong with the title track, but the true winner is up second.

“Wild Woman,” perhaps a cheeky refer-

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Imelda May is known for her characteristic '50s rockabilly style. ence to Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Wild One”(1974), features a driving drumbeat and bluesy guitar fills. During the solo section, the listener might forget that she’s listening to a rockabilly album. As Higham plays with the angsty speed of a true punk rocker, May’s powerful vocals perfectly deliver this memorable number — her snarls and stutters complement the ferocity of the lyrics.

There’s a certain flare to the song that makes “Wild Woman” stand out, probably because May’s attitude on the track doesn’t seem forced or silly. Unlike some of the later songs, this one goes beyond mimicking typical retro chord progressions.

Instead, it builds on them to create an interesting mix of genres.

TV Review

'Scandal' returns, heavy on character and light on plot

by Sabrina Chisti Contributing Writer

One of fall’s most highly anticipated TV shows is back. “Scandal” (2012-present) is a key part of

Scandal Starring Kerry Washington, Portia de Rossi, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry

Airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC ABC’s Thursday night lineup. The show’s season four premiere returns with the twists and turns

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Kerry Washington takes Olivia Pope in a new direction at the start of season four.

that mark every episode of the series. Season three left the gang on a cliffhanger, as Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) left the country with her beau, Jake Ballard (Scott Foley) in an attempt to flee the nastiness of American politics. Olivia’s father pulled the strings nearly all of season three, leaving the President with a dead son and a second term.

At the start of the new episode, Olivia is not quite the war-waging gladiator that she has been in previous seasons; part of this is due to guilt — she believes her mother killed President Fitz Grant’s ( Tony Goldwyn) son. The series doesn’t seem to function as well without Olivia Pope acting like Olivia Pope, but thankfully by the end of the episode, Olivia seems to get her old fire back.

The question here is where precisely the series will go next. One of the pitfalls of wildly popular and highly anticipated TV shows is the possibility that the creators and writers will extend the series farther than it should actually go. Since it is still quite early in the series, it’s hard to tell whether the “Scandal” creators will have another great season planned, or if the season will flop entirely.

At the start of season four, Olivia Pope & Associates is broken up due to Olivia’s departure. Most of the characters are in new positions, though none of them seem to like the direction their lives are taking. Olivia Pope’s arrival back in Washington, however, is sure to shake things up again.

When Olivia returns to Washington upon hearing the news of one of her OPA colleages’ death, her team is fragile and feels betrayed. This is the first see SCANDAL, page 6

“Little Pixie” is another highlight.

Dousing the flames of the opening songs, it is an endearing ode to May’s daughter.

A pleasant lullaby with charming lyrics, the best part of this track is its sincerity.

May croons, “Her tiny hands, her little wrists / she’ll clench your finger with her fist / Then grab your heart and steal that too / For that’s what little pixies do.” It’s lovely to hear her voice soften, shedding its cocky, abrasive spirit. May remains tender throughout the tune, a choice befitting a mother’s love for her daughter.

The guitar solo is just as sweet as May’s voice in this track, abandoning its harsh see TRIBAL, page 6

Restaurant Review

Kung Fu Tea opens in Davis Square

by Drew Robertson Daily Editorial Board

Kung Fu Tea, the newest addition to Davis Square’s restaurant scene, had its grand opening this weekend.

Kung Fu Tea 237 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144

(617) 616-5428 $ A tiny, hole-in-the wall location at 237 Elm Street, Kung Fu Tea doesn’t draw much attention to itself — in fact, it would be possible to walk right past without noticing it. That is, when there isn’t a swarm of curious customers crowding to get inside and take a long sip of bubble tea.

The joint itself is small; its most prominent features are a few tables and chairs, a crowded counter, a pair of decorative lamps and two large screens mounted at the front of the restaurant. While one screen displays the menu, the other plays an informative video about the making of bubble tea. The set-up is simple, almost bare, but on Sunday afternoon Kung Fu Tea was anything but empty — a seemingly endless line snaked its way through the cramped interior, stretching from counter to door.

Kung Fu Tea serves a variety of cold and hot beverages as well as a few snack food items, but the chain is best known for its bubble tea menu.

Thirsty visitors may choose from simple options like black tea with tapioca bubbles to something fansee BUBBLE, page 6

am getting old. I should have seen it coming, really. All the warning signs were there. I’ve never really liked dubstep. That new Ello thing started to replace Facebook, and I don’t care. Heck, the other day somebody was wrong on the Internet, and I didn’t correct him. Not even his grammar. That’s our generation’s equivalent of telling a bunch of kids to get off my lawn.

I’m not saying that getting old is all bad.

I mean, just imagine how much money I’m going to save at the movies now that I qualify for the senior discount! But there are a few bad things that go along with it. When you get to my age, your friends start dying.

And this week, I lost one of my closest friends of all.

For those of you who haven’t heard: This week was the first time in more than 50 years that no major network aired Saturday morning cartoons.

No “Digimon” (1999-2012). No “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (1983-1990). No “Super Friends” (1973-1986). Not even the heavy hitters like “Pokémon” (1997-present) or “Yu-Gi-Oh!” (2000-2004) made the cut. A staple of American television has been completely wiped out.

It’s tough to say who’s really at fault here.

You could blame the FCC for tightening its regulations on children’s programming. You could blame the viewers for relying more heavily on DVR recordings and online streaming. You could blame the production companies for putting out sub-par content and driving viewers away.

But let’s put thoughts of blame out of our heads for a moment. Instead, I want to talk about what all this means to us as the audience, what we’ve gained and what we’ve lost. Because, honestly, I find myself conflicted.

On the one hand, I feel like a part of my childhood just died. This whole situation is pretty tragic. There are few timeslots left that are dedicated exclusively to animation. We used to have whole channels dedicated to the stuff (like Cartoon Network or Boomerang), but those places have slowly changed over the last few years. Cartoon Network cut back on its animated content to add in live-action programs. Toonami, an animated time block of television aimed at older viewers, which originally premiered on Cartoon Network in 1997, was dropped in 2008. Though it found a new life on Adult Swim in 2012, it was trimmed from five days a week to one, and its start time was pushed back from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. MTV has completely cut its animated programing. There aren’t a lot of places left where cartoons can air.

Volume is deeply tied to quality in animation. More shows getting produced means competition. Competition means that only the great shows survive. It’s no coincidence that the ’90s were some of the most prolific years in American animation and that we got some of our best shows out of them.

Still, there is a silver lining here. See, having all these timeslots dedicated to animation wasn’t without its drawbacks. The vast majority of those timeslots were owned by major networks, and if you wanted any screentime, you had to play by their rules.

These companies’ ideas of what animated shows should be (either kids’ shows or raunchy comedies) were pretty much all you could do. Anything else was relegated to cult status — a la “Ӕon Flux” (1991-1995) — or canceled by the networks as too big of a risk — like “Invader Zim” (2001-2006).

But the Internet has changed things. It’s created an environment where animators can tell all types of stories without worrying about appeasing the network censors.

If mainstream TV animation goes under, its best creators may wind up joining that group. I’d love to see where that leads.

Vincent Carbone is a senior majoring in biology. He can be reached at vincent.carbone@tufts.edu.

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cier like longan red date tea — a nutty, earthy flavored drink that’s particularly sweet and potent when ordered warm.

The Kung Fu Slush is perfect for patrons with even more of a sweet tooth. A cross between a smoothie, a milkshake and, if you ask for tapioca, a bubble tea, this drink is cold and thick and syrupy — the chewy pearls at the bottom actually cut the sweetness.

Practically dessert with a straw, the strawberry milk flavor is surprisingly satisfying. For those who grew up loving strawberry milk and shakes, the drink has a nostalgic appeal, updated with a compelling new twist.

Tellingly, Kung Fu’s menu includes four options for customizing a drink’s “sugar level” — presumably to grant consumers greater control over their nutritional intake. The levels are less sugar (purportedly 70% of the normal amount), half sugar (50%), little sugar (30%) and no sugar. How many grams are in a large slush? Ask if you dare.

The extensive list of beverages served — which, caffeine junkies take note, includes iced coffee, lattes and cappuccinos — overshadows the food options at Kung Fu Tea. Despite the small selection however, these snacks

will likely pair well with just about any drink on the menu. For instance, the French-style macaroons sold in packs behind the front counter go nicely with the warm tea choices; their sugary sides crumble at the slightest provocation into melt-in-your mouth creaminess.

While these packaged macaroons are a little denser than might be expected, thankfully they retain the cookie’s traditional fresh flavor and crispness. Kung Fu’s Davis Square location is also set to offer yogurts, though unfortunately these were not available for ordering over the weekend.

While it is unlikely that anyone will rack up a large bill here, it’s worth noting that a few of these beverages are on the expensive side. A medium slush with bubbles, for instance, costs $4.25: nothing eyebrow-raising, but not cheap either.

While perhaps it is sad to see another chain — Kung Fu Tea has stores from Brooklyn, NY to Houston, TX — make its home in Davis Square, the company is likely to find a healthy market of tea lovers among Tufts students and local residents. With bubble tea bars popping up in places like Harvard and Porter Square, perhaps it was only a matter of time until Davis Square acquired one of its own.

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Kung Fu Tea’s menu proves heavy on the sugar intake.

ABC drama brings on new characters and develops old SCANDAL

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time that the team has been fractured, and the dynamics between familiar characters have changed, giving the writers an opportunity to further character development while the plot takes a backseat. This is not necessarily a bad thing, however, as character development is so crucial for a show like “Scandal” that taking a breather and focusing on their

relationships and emotional evolution will mark a welcome change.

For instance, Fitz and Mellie (Bellamy Young) are emotionally broken, just having lost their son. The series hints at even darker undertones. Mellie mentions that Fitz had tried to commit suicide in the twomonth gap while Olivia was away. It seems that the presidency and the loss of his son have changed Fitz, and per-

haps not for the better — he is no longer a frivolous, laughing man. Rather, his seriousness leads him to channel renewed effort into his job as he tries to turn the government around and get things done.

This change, of course, has political ramifications already brewing beneath the surface. Fitz’s political maneuvering and attempts to reach across the aisle and nominate a Democratic attorney gen-

eral instead of sticking to a Republican is starting to alienate his own party. Lizzie Bear (Portia de Rossi), the head of the Republican National Committee, warns Cyrus ( Jeff Perry) of impending political fallout from the new presidential actions. Her character is fresh and engaging, and one to keep an eye out for in upcoming episodes.

Meanwhile, new intrigues are cropping up all over the

place. Olivia is reminded of why she left: The corruption and the decay of the American government were hard for her to handle. Even though this season seems to be focusing more on the characters, there are the potential beginnings of a truly terrific plot. So far it’s been an interesting start to the new season, and hopefully the edge-of-your-seat thriller show that has delivered so many times will deliver again.

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May’s standard rockabilly style feels worn out on new album.

New album from Imelda May feels tired, familiar TRIBAL

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tones for an antique twang.

Unfortunately, these exciting tracks constitute an early peak for the album.

None of the subsequent songs quite reach the bar set by the lively “Wild Woman” or the tender “Little Pixie.” Halfway through the record fizzles out into a set of tedious tunes that are too uniform to leave any lasting impression. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with any of the songs, they simply do nothing to warrant distinct praise. “Hellfire Club,” for instance, might be a good song on its own. However, in the context of “Tribal,” the tune becomes an unnecessary repetition of the first couple of tracks. With the same dance hall drums and “edgy” lyrical content, they make the listener want to yell, “All right already!”

The three closing songs follow the same formulaic pattern, leaving only one

other track to save the album. “Wicked Way” provides a change in pace, with smoky vocals and appropriately tribalsounding rhythms. Once again, this song’s deviance from the structure of a standard rockabilly tune makes it memorable. “Wicked Way” is sultry and sinuous, providing a break between a flood of upbeat numbers.

May should not be criticized for having her own style — individuality is an important quality for a musician. But inevitably, artists who do not progress beyond their roots can become a bit boring. Clearly, May has the songwriting prowess to create some musically interesting pieces; if only she took a few steps outside her retro rock comfort zone, listeners would be able to handle more of her material all at once. As such, “Tribal” is a pretty enjoyable album — as long as you can stand a bit of monotony.

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Gay marriage on its way to national legalization, but is that enough?

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With the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear appeals on same-sex marriage bans in various states, including Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin, the number of states allowing same-sex marriage could rise to 30. Although the Supreme Court wavered on directly handling the issue of same-sex marriage, this move is not unprecedented. The Supreme Court did not rule on interracial marriages until 1967, when a significant number of states had already legalized it. Perhaps in a similar manner, the Supreme Court is waiting for people to morally and states to legally validate same-sex marriage before federal intervention, allowing for a steadily built-up resolution to the same-sex marriage debate.

In the 1970s, activists fought criminalization of consensual sex between same-sex individuals and promoted legislation to end discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation both in public places and in employment. In the 1980s, activists began to

focus on the legalization of same-sex marriage, and now that 70 percent of people ages 18-29 support same-sex marriage, it is only a matter of time until same-sex marriage will be legalized across all 50 states.

While this non-ruling by the Supreme Court is a tremendously important step in increasing equality for same-sex couples, it is only that — a step in a long and arduous process.

In addition to legalizing gay marriage, there is a continued need to fight stigma toward gay people. According to a 2010 Gallup Poll, 43 percent of the American population still thinks that gay and lesbian relationships are morally unsound. Additionally, the Center for Disease Control’s website states that gay individuals who are rejected for their sexuality by those around them are 8.4 times more likely to commit suicide and 5.9 times more likely to experience high levels of depression. Furthermore, even with the same-sex marriage ruling, federal pol-

icy continues to discriminate against gay individuals. The Food and Drug Administration, for instance, continues to prohibit blood donations from men who have had sex with other men, despite calls from the American Red Cross to establish policies for accepting such donations.

This decision will surely propel both pro- and anti-same-sex marriage groups to rally support, but media outlets and activist organizations should continue to give attention to other important gay rights issues. Gay rights activists should continue their efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states, but as a society as a whole, we must work to change federal policies and to address social stigma, which systematically and personally affect the LGBTQ community. Gay marriage may be a victory for some in the short term, but we cannot forget the wider trajectory of oppression against those who identify as “queer” in our society and the work that must be done to end it.

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Computers, technology should stay outside of classroom

by Denise Weisz The Daily Texan

It has been said for years that the pen is mightier than the sword, but in a time when technology and education are merging together more and more each year, a new question arises: is the pen mightier than the laptop?

Upon coming to the University of Texas this fall, I was wary about my own answer to that question. Though I have always used pen and paper to take notes, I knew I might be in a slight minority among my peers. I made the assumption that most college classrooms would be dotted with glowing apples, and that technology was the most popular source of learning for students and professors alike. What I did not assume was that many professors at the University of Texas prohibit electronics of any kind in the classroom. I believe this decision is beneficial to students' learning, and furthermore that a professor is well within his or her rights to decide how his or her classroom environment will be structured.

As it turns out, professors who ban electronics have the right idea. In this

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age, students tend to think that technology is good and a lack of technology is bad. When looking at studies on the topic, however, the truth of electronic learning comes out. Researchers have concluded that students who take notes on laptops simply don't process the information like students who take notes by hand. Longhand note-takers are usually slower at note taking than their classmates, but this is hardly a disadvantage. Writing down important parts of the lecture allows these students to absorb, sort and understand the information better than those who are typing every word.

Bringing a laptop to class also provides a screen for students to hide behind in an institution where classes are meant to engage students in discussion and foster active participation in intellectual pursuits. In all likelihood, the chances of being able to actively defend an argument while checking Facebook are slim.

Furthermore, laptop screens distract not just the student on the laptop, but anyone who can see his screen. In a study conducted in 2010, researchers determined that students using laptops were on "distracting" screens (including email, games

and general web surfing) for at least 42 percent of the lecture. Studies of this type are numerous and substantial.

Despite the disadvantages of using technology in the classroom, students argue that they should have the right to choose how they will take notes and participate in class. While student activism definitely has an important role in the UT community, this is not a necessary place to take such activism. Professors who prohibit electronics in their class do not do so because they don't understand technology or for any other proposed generation gap. Rather, they usually just want to lecture in a studious, distraction-free environment, a wish that students should respect. We trust our professors for their knowledge on difficult and extensive subjects — we should be able to trust their judgment on matters like this as well.

It is time to take a step back from the screens and give thought to the concrete, expansive learning environment available at the University of Texas. If students truly wish to have a great experience in their classes, and a solid GPA along with that, we need to reconsider the electronic approach to classroom learning.

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Lack of congressional term limits a threat to democracy

by Omar Hegazy

stitutionally inherent lack of term limits, coupled with high incumbency rates, has created a collection of career politicians more interested in reelection and staying in power than serving their constituents.

This has disintegrated accountability in politics and has endangered the representation of Americans more than any campaign finance legislation. Today's political system is illustrated by a myriad of Congressmen who are not accountable for their legislative duties yet hold office time and time again.

Political satisfaction rates for congressmen are at an all-time low, with only six percent of probable voters in September believing that their representatives are doing a good or excellent job, according to Rasmussen Reports. Yet, even with a number so low, the incumbency rates for congressmen are at a staggering 90 percent.

Such tenacious incumbency can be explained by the immense advantages available to representatives that enable them to perpetually maintain offices. These advantages include name recognition, gerrymandered districts that favor parties and most importantly, the ability to raise more funds than competitors. Incumbents raised nine times more funds in the 2008 election cycle than their challengers. This demonstrates the strong implausibility that incumbents have of losing office — a very dangerous reality that perpetuates a legislative body that virtually no longer needs the legitimacy or satisfaction of its citizens.

The lack of term limits has severely threatened the representation of American citizens in this democratic system. Simply stated, legislators have no accountability. When it is more important for congressmen to support donors and special interests groups that

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assist them in remaining incumbents than it is to perform their legislative duty, there is virtually no necessity to represent or care about the interests of their constituents.

America needs term limit legislation right now in order to repair a system that enables congressmen to be virtually unaccountable to their citizens. This has over time created a legislative body that is constantly bought out by special interest groups, and therefore alienated from the needs and desires of constituents. When Congressmen are more interested in staying in power than representing their citizens, they become susceptible to corruption.

Not only would term limits diminish the strength of incumbency and the power of special interest groups, but it would also reorient the focus of elected officials to effecting change or enacting the platform that they were voted in on, instead of establishing an immortal career in politics. On top of creating a body that is more accountable to the citizens they represent than donors, term limits invigorate progress in Congress (two rarely synonymous words) by bringing in fresh ideas, incentivizing quicker action, limiting the chance for corrupt officials and their scope of corruption, diminishing the focus on special interests and lowering the importance of image and legacy when trying to accomplish what is important.

Though money in politics has had a devastating effect on the representation of citizens, a lack of term limits allows congressmen to be unaccountable, making it easier to care more for pleasing special interest groups in order to establish permanent careers in Congress than to represent American citizens. The best way to mitigate these ills is to bring in term limits.

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Eliminating the myths surrounding vegetarianism

by Tyler Al-Obaidi The Daily Cougar

Being a vegetarian doesn't make somebody better than everybody else, but properly leading a vegetarian lifestyle definitely makes one healthier.

Many people over the years have decided to change the way they eat, and have since been reaping the benefits. Some people adopt this way of eating for moral reasons, while others do it for the health benefits.

Just like any lifestyle-changing decision, it's not easy. Some people cannot completely let go of eating meat, and that is absolutely OK. Even ending up somewhere closer to a plant-based diet, which is a diet comprising of mostly vegetables, provides positive effects.

People who even mention that they are interested in eating less meat, or dare to say the v-word, are barraged with reasons why they shouldn't pursue that type of diet. The reasons range from claims that the person won't get enough protein to the necessity of consuming dairy products. Athletes are often told it is not an optimal diet for them.

This kind of response is completely understandable, as many consumers have been told for years that meat is an essential part of a well-balanced and healthy diet. This is a myth. The first thing to do as a consumer is to

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Congress ended session on Sept. 23, giving Americans another opportunity to evaluate their representatives before engaging in their civic duty at the ballot boxes this November. Though Congressmen will spend the next five weeks back at their home districts to address their reelection campaigns, Americans have yet another opportunity to assess the elements plaguing this dysfunctional Congress.

It is no secret that Americans feel that their representatives are not following through with their primary duty: representing their citizens. A recent poll demonstrates that about 53 percent of the country's likely voters believe that neither the democratic nor republican party represents the interests of the American people. With gridlock, partisanship and special interests, it is evident that Congress is inefficient and that it fails to accurately represent the interests of the citizens, which are becoming increasingly unaccounted for and alienated. The biggest issue plaguing the American political landscape is the lack of congressional accountability to its constituents — indubitably resulting from the lack of congressional term limits.

Though the lack of term limits has had a tremendous impact on American democracy, conventional perspectives would commonly attribute this failure in accountability to the effect of money in politics.

And with decisions like Citizens United and McCutcheon v. FEC that removed political spending limits by corporations and aggregate spending limits by individuals as well as immensely increasing the influence that special interest groups can assert in politics, this attribution has not come without merit. This is easily understood by just witnessing the amount of time congressmen spend each day fundraising for their campaigns rather than performing their legislative duties. When donors have frequent access to congressmen and can give large sums at any point in time (say before voting on certain legislation), it is easy to understand how the issues that our representatives focus on are skewed to the agenda of their campaign donors.

Though campaign finance has greatly threatened the ability for congressmen to accurately represent their constituents and not special interest groups, the con-

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get educated and conduct personal research.

An April 2013 eatright.org article by Alexandra Caspero distinguishes the myths and facts, giving examples of how all of the essential minerals and vitamins can be obtained by eating the proper vegetables, grains and other products. According to Caspero, "plant-based protein typically contains more fiber and less fat, both cornerstones of a heart-healthy diet."

It's not just protein though, and the overall health benefits are astounding. Vegetarians or plant-based dieters experience more energy because proper vegetable diets are virtually free of cholesterol and high in complex carbohydrates. Eating the right vegetables will even promote living longer.

"If you switch from the standard American diet to a vegetarian diet, you can add about 13 healthy years to your life," Michael F. Roizen, author of “The Real Age Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat,” said in an article by Vegetarian Times.

Roizen also said that a lifetime of heavy meat consumption can lead to more disability later in life, a slower immune system and even experiencing sexual dysfunction at a younger age.

There have been many other studies showing that switching to a plant-based diet can even reduce the risk of types of cancer and other terminal diseases.

The American Dietetic Association published a study concluding that proper vegetarian diets are "healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents, and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes."

Imagine the number of people that wouldn't develop life-threatening conditions, and how many people wouldn't need to go to the hospital as frequently — if at all.

The idea is to cut the risk of serious illness by dissolving it before it becomes a problem.

Vegetarianism is a whole subject to learn about and explore. The amazing benefits and life-enhancing changes are what truly set it apart from dietary fads.

The common misconception about adopting a vegetarian diet, or something resembling it, is that one has to possess or develop some kind of disdain for meat, but this is not the case. The act of reading and educating oneself about food and how it affects one's health is more than enough.

Walking into a grocery store, farmers market or eating out with knowledge about what one is eating is important.

Going about the day with the ability to make the conscious and educated decisions about what food to eat is where the change can occur.

ear T riders, Hey you. I get it. It was a long day at work, and you want to get home to that great homecooked meal, or maybe even a “Beef Chow Fun” Lean Cuisine (that actually exists apparently). But let’s be reasonable and recognize that the train only moves so fast, and nothing you do will get you to your destination faster. So please keep in mind these simple tips when you’re riding to make the process as pleasant as possible. Brought to you by the Boston MBTA. Nope, just foolin’, by claustrophobic and paranoid me.

One very problematic type of subway rider is the “personal bubbles don’t exist” type. This person likes to stand so close behind you that they could easily count the number of usually invisible hairs on the back of your neck, and maybe pluck a couple out while they’re there. So close that when the train lurches, you accidentally back your tush up into them, paralleling a horrifically similar scenario to tenth -grade Homecoming dance grinding. Now, I understand that this issue becomes very hard to avoid during peak hours as some trains begin to enter sardine status. These situations become exceptions, where you plant your feet and hope for the best. But when there is a clear amount of space available, a problem arises. It’s like second grade again. You are encroaching on my carpet square, and that’s not cool. Keep off the lava please.

Another huge problem area is the extraloud phone talkers. Every time I see a god-awful Bluetooth headpiece coming my way, I’m migrating to the other end of the train. Same with the earbud users. Trains should almost always be strictly texting areas. For example, if I’m really into the book I’m reading whilst sitting on the T, the last thing I want to hear is the lady next to me talking about her upcoming bunion surgery tomorrow. I wish that example wasn’t a hypothetical one. The only other example that tops the cake is the phone sex perpetrators. In one way, I respect someone that can feel any sort of sexual arousal on a loud train lit with abrasive white lighting and smelling like a smorgasbord of armpits and mid-summer septic tanks.

That same reason terrifies me at the same time. So please refrain from any dirty talk on the phone, even if your thirst is seemingly unquenchable at the moment.

Those who exacerbate the grossness of the subway are also a huge nuisance.

Granted, this issue in Boston has been much better than I’ve seen with the public transport from home. I saw someone drop a deuce on the good old Cleveland RTA when I was seven. You know, just little issues. Anyhow, people still leave nasty things on the T all the time. Don’t leave that iced pumpkin-spiced latte on the seat behind you, twelve-year-old middle school girl. Say “no way” to halfeaten McDonald’s on the floor! And especially no chewed up gum wads. The T isn’t trying to go for the makeshift Jackson Pollock look.

Lastly, the performers. A lot of you are amazing, and make a usually boring and lackluster experience into something noteworthy and gratifying. But the rotten apples have ruined it for everyone. Stick to the platforms artists, and please don’t actually ride the subway around. I don’t want to listen to the guy who can play cello using only his big toe or an a cappella rendition of “Anaconda” the entire way home.

So again, to all T subway riders, just follow these simple guidelines for a smooth sailing ride to your destination. And if you’re drunk, just please don’t toss your cookies on anyone’s lap.

Best, Henry

Henry Jani is a freshman who has not yet declared a major. He can be reached at henry.jani@tufts.edu.

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Slavery’s Physical Legacy JOSEPH McGILL JR. Founder of The Slave Dwelling Project Thursday, October 9th 6pm Crane Room, Paige Hall Tufts University Through the simple act of spending a night in them, historic preservationist Joseph McGill Jr. seeks to bring attention to America’s remaining slave dwellings.

Since founding The Slave Dwelling Project four years ago, Joe has slept in some sixty cabins and quarters across the nation that once housed enslaved people, and his goal is to stay overnight in all that remain.

Mr. McGill will talk about his experiences staying overnight in slave dwellings from Texas to Connecticut, providing a national context for his stay later that weekend at Medford’s Royall House and Slave Quarters. Located a few blocks from the Tufts campus, the museum’s eighteenth-century Slave Quarters is the only remaining such structure in the North.

This collaboration between the Royall House and Slave Quarters and The Slave Dwelling Project is generously sponsored by the Provost's Office at Tufts University.

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Jumbos bounce back with convincing shutout victory FIELD HOCKEY

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“[The loss] showed us that we need to work on playing well together as a unit, rather than just playing well individually,” Keenan told the Daily in an email. “We’re hoping things are going to start to click more … offensively and defensively, and we’re also hoping to use the things we’ve worked on in practice more effectively in the games.”

“Working on both our individual defensive positioning and our defensive pressure as a team from the forward line to the defensive players will be vital for our upcoming games this weekend,” junior midfielder Rachel Terveer added.

For the first time this season, the Jumbos were clearly outmatched on the field. The Panthers held a 14-6 advantage in penalty corners, and out-shot the Jumbos 16 to 6, with 15 of the 16 shots on the goal.

On Tuesday, in a very different game, Tufts picked up its seventh shutout victory of the season in a 3-0 win over the University of New England. Before this game, the Jumbos had just fallen in a fierce battle with Amherst at home that ended in a 2-1 loss, their first of the season.

Tufts was slow to get going offensively.

Just over 30 minutes in, the Jumbos took a 1-0 lead when sophomore forward Ashlyn Salvage knocked in a rebound off of a shot from senior co-captain Brittany Norfleet for her first goal of her collegiate career.

Norfleet scored a goal of her own late in the second half, her fourth of the year, off of a pass from Sikes-Keilp. Freshman midfielder Mary Travers, in her third goal

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Sophomore forward Ashlyn Salvage chases after the ball during a 4-0 win over Wesleyan on Sept. 16, 2014. of the season brought the game to 3-0 with just over three minutes left.

The Jumbo defense was solid, giving the opponents few shooting opportunities.

Keenan recorded her seventh shutout of the season in goal with five saves, including impressive back-to-back saves on a pair of successive shots in the 51st minute.

Though the recent loss to Middlebury exposed some vulnerabilities in Tufts’ game, the top 10 team will likely be able to bounce back as it did against University of New England after last weekend’s homecoming loss. The team’s upcoming

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match against Conn. College, which is 1-4 in the NESCAC, will be the perfect opportunity to do just that.

“We’re still focused on taking everything one day at a time, learning from the loss while staying positive, and only focusing on the things we can control,” Terveer told the Daily in an email. “Watching film from the game to learn from our mistakes is an important thing for us to do to be ready for this upcoming Saturday’s game.”

The Jumbos have been shaken, but they remain one of the top contenders for the conference title.

No undefeated teams remain after just five weeks INSIDE THE NFL continued from back

the third time in the modern era, no team started the season 4-0. Including the Bengals, seven teams currently have only one loss. Four of those have already had their bye week, meaning they have played one fewer game than the rest of the league (Denver, Seattle, Cincinnati, Arizona).

Thus, the small group of 4-1 teams include Philadelphia and Dallas, both of which have played relatively easy schedules. That leaves only the San Diego Chargers, who have looked very impressive and handed defending Super Bowl champion Seattle its only defeat thus far. The Chargers, though, still have to battle the defending AFC champion Broncos for supremacy within their own division.

Last year, Denver, Seattle and San Francisco all looked to be better than the rest of the league for most of the season. But in 2014, no such team has distinguished itself from the rest so far. That’s good news for teams like the Patriots, who haven’t looked quite like bonafide contenders. Without a clear top team, more fringe contenders have a shot to make deep playoff runs.

Whether the Patriots or any other team can develop into a great, top-of-the-league team remains to be seen. Regardless, the Pats had to rebound from their miserable showing against the Chiefs, and they did just that.

Wherever they finish this season, they proved they aren’t quite down for the count. After Sunday night’s game, the Patriots appear to be just fine.

wo weeks ago, I wrote about the exigency for the institutionalization of a support system in the NFL. Although we are in the midst of a swift denouement — public opinion can be maddeningly fickle sometimes — to the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson scandals, these types of issues persist.

There are current debacles I could adduce to continue to make that case, but I would prefer instead to veer off into the realm of NFLplayer relationships, sans third parties, using Josh Gordon’s as the archetype. His is especially galling, as it illumines the league’s disconnect with reality and its utter disregard for the welfare of its players.

In only his second season, Gordon hauled in 87 catches for a whopping 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns — despite having not played in two games, after he was suspended by the NFL for violating its substance abuse policy.

Those astronomical numbers had him poised for a run, beginning the following season and perhaps lasting several years, as an elite receiver on the Cleveland Browns, a team in dire need of any offensive weapon it could get its hands on.

Until he failed yet another drug test.

Gordon, who was placed into the NFL’s drug program upon employment, has been tested far more frequently than virtually any other player in the league. Unsurprisingly, in March of this past year, Gordon failed a random drug test. He was suspended indefinitely.

Then, in September, the NFL announced that it would overhaul its drug policy and subsequently dropped his suspension to 10 games — still a potentially devastating reprimand. His career now hangs in the balance. The NFL’s dithering has only exacerbated Gordon’s ordeal, as if it were not taxing enough for a superstar athlete to live in a Twitterized world, rife with double standards and replete with enough armchair hooting and hollering to drive anyone mad.

Once upon a time, the idea of a 350-pound offensive lineman clocking a five-second 40-yard dash was risible. Now, it’s prosaic, almost unimpressive. Yet this, an affront to the integrity of the sport, the NFL has overlooked. The NFL comes down like a ton of bricks on minor infractions.

To be sure, the NFL is not misguided in its policing of marijuana. It should be concerned with both the on-field and off-field conduct of its players, for its lifeblood is their impeccable fitness. When contrasted with its attitude toward blatant steroid abuse, however, the incongruity is striking.

For starters, the profitability of a Goliath bowling over a slightly smaller Goliath, or of two Goliaths locking horns, is evidenced in the NFL’s ever-increasing revenue stream. Accompanying the proliferation of steroid abuse has been a meteoric rise in the tempo and ferocity of the game, which makes it more watchable (or less, depending how squeamish you are). Violence appeals to our innermost animal, much as we’re unable to admit it. The NFL has capitalized on this fact, and reaps the reward to the tune of just under $10 billion per year.

Suddenly, Josh Gordon seems like a mensch.

Weed? Who cares. So long as he does not try to compensate for his athletic shortcomings — of which there are very, very few — through artificial means, and he does not hurt or otherwise cause injury to others, it seems there is much ado being made about an innocuous brush-up with an antiquated law, in place solely to buttress the prison-industrial complex.

This is not about right vs. wrong. When Josh Gordon smokes weed on “company time,” he should, if it is the prerogative of management, be censured. Whether that censure should be handed down in the form of a draconian suspension of 10 games is another matter altogether. Rather, this is about proportionality.

Just ask Josh Gordon.

Sam Gold is a senior majoring in religion. He can be at samuel_l.gold@tufts.edu.

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Tufts climbs to 9-7 after two weekend wins

by Tyler Maher Daily Editorial Board

The volleyball team stayed hot over the weekend, taking two of three games to improve its season record to 9-7 overall.

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The Jumbos have now won eight of their last 12 games after starting the year 1-3.

Coach Cora Thompson was impressed with her team’s winning performances, all of which featured strong play on both sides of the net.

“We played aggressively from the outset against Bates and Simmons while staying loose and confident,” Thompson said. “We served them aggressively, knocking them out of system early and often, and then we capitalized on the opportunity to stay in system on our side of the net.”

Tufts split Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader by beating Simmons College in the opener before falling to MIT in the second game. The team swept Simmons easily, winning the first two sets by a combined 28 points. The third set

was much closer, but again the Jumbos prevailed and polished off the Sharks with a 25-20 win. Senior tri-captain Hayley Hopper paced Tufts’ attack with a match-high 16 kills, aided by junior Kyra Baum’s 39 assists. Defensively, sophomore Elizabeth Ahrens led both sides with six blocks and also contributed five kills. Baum and her classmates, Carolina Berger and Maddie Kuppe, as well as freshman Alex Garrett, all contributed eight digs apiece.

Thompson commended Tufts’ stingy defense for keeping Simmons at bay.

“Our blockers blocked very well, and our back row defense was solid from beginning to end,” she said.

Tufts took on MIT immediately following the blowout against Simmons, but the squad suffered a tough loss despite playing well in the second match of the day. All three sets were close, with the Jumbos never losing by more than five, but the Engineers edged them each time for the sweep. Tufts received strong defensive showings from senior tri-captain Isabel Kuhel, who recorded a match-high five blocks, and Berger, who delivered 10 digs.

Kuhel also excelled offensively with seven kills and a .500 hitting percentage, while Hopper paced the Jumbos with 11 kills and three aces.

“Our ball control broke down early against MIT, and it was hard for us to stay in system,” Thompson said of the defeat. “We were inconsistent with our play, and against solid teams like MIT it’s hard to recover and stage comebacks time and time again. We put ourselves in good positions here and there, but struggled to finish due to unforced errors on our side of the net.”

Tufts did a better job limiting such miscues in its sweep of Bates on Friday night, improving its conference record

Inside the NFL

Patriots flip script with dominant win Sunday night

by Joshua Slavin Contributing Writer

The people of New England can breathe a little easier now: Following a brutal defeat last Monday at the hands of the Chiefs, the Patriots dismantled the Bengals on Sunday night to the tune of 43-17.

The sky is no longer falling in Foxboro.

The week that preceded this Sunday night clash seemed to be an eternity for the Patriots and their fans. They were forced to sit by and listen to analysts and pundits crush them on TV and in the newspapers. ESPN analyst and former Super Bowl champion quarterback Trent Dilfer went so far as to say “they’re not good anymore.”

There were pervasive rumblings that this was the end of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s success.

On Sunday night, the Patriots came out in primetime and slammed the door shut on all that talk. They dominated in every phase of the game against a previously undefeated Bengals team. Through four weeks, the Bengals had played nearly flawless football, allowing a league-low 11 points per game on defense. On offense, they had turned the ball over only once. Against the Patriots, they came back down to earth, and fast. Led

by Brady, the Patriots’ offense scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and didn’t look back, while the Bengals offense sputtered and stalled.

Cornerback Darrelle Revis shut down Bengals’ All-Pro receiver A.J. Green for most of the game. The run defense was

able to contain the Bengals’ emerging star tailback Giovani Bernard, holding him to just 62 yards on the ground.

On Sunday night Brady and the Patriots’ offense looked closer to what New England fans are used to seeing than they have all year. Brady compiled 292 yards passing and two scores, while eight different Patriots caught passes. The team combined for over 200 yards rushing and the offensive line looked much improved from the previous four weeks.

This game does not mean the Patriots have fixed all their issues, or that the Bengals are dead in the water. Both are far from the case. The Bengals are a very talented team that will likely win their division. The Patriots need to prove they can sustain the level of play and focus they possessed on Sunday. This win was satisfying for New England, but isn’t enough to vault them right back into talks as AFC favorites.

Before 8 p.m. Sunday, people were ready to anoint the 3-0 Bengals the new top dogs of the AFC. Three hours later, the Patriots had run away with the victory. Narratives of both the Bengals’ newfound dominance and the Patriots’ dwindling successes were simultaneously and abruptly quieted.

More than anything, this game was a testament to the mobility within the NFL — the mantra that any team can beat anyone else on “any given Sunday” certainly held true. After five weeks of this NFL season, there is no great, dominant team. According to ESPN reporter Field Yates, for just see INSIDE THE NFL, page 11

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Junior Isabel Kuhel prepares for a serve during a home win over Hamilton on Oct. 18, 2013. to 3-1 in the process. The Jumbos handed the Bobcats their first home loss of the season, winning all three sets by identical 25-16 scores.

Bates was its own worst enemy, committing 19 attack errors compared to Tufts’ seven. The Jumbos dominated their NESCAC rivals on offense, compiling 10 more service aces and easily besting the Bobcats in hitting percentage, .293 to .128. Hopper and Kuppe were efficient, combining for 19 kills against only two attack errors.

After playing just two home games to date, Tufts will host five in a row

at Cousens Gym starting on Friday.

Four of those games are against stiff NESCAC competition, including Friday night’s tilt against Wesleyan and Saturday afternoon’s bout with Trinity.

The Jumbos, who have yet to suffer a loss on their home court this year, are excited to return to competition on the Hill after extensive traveling.

“I’m looking forward to this week of practice so we can sharpen up in time to finally play at home again,” Kuppe said of the upcoming homestand. “We are incredibly lucky to have amazing fans, so I’m very much looking forward to it.”

Field Hockey

Jumbos get blown out after their seventh shutout

by Maclyn Senear

After bouncing back from a tough homecoming loss with a decisive win against the University of New England, Tufts field Daily Editorial Board

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hockey suffered its biggest setback of the season so far over the weekend in a 6-1 loss to Middlebury. The Jumbos now stand at 7-2 in the season and 3-2 in conference play, leaving them sixth in the NESCAC with five more conference games left to play.

The team went into Saturday’s game ranked fifth in the nation, having lost only one game and given up two goals on the season. The matchup against No. 4 Middlebury, which had only lost to No. 2 Bowdoin, was expected to be a fierce struggle.

Instead, amidst rain that lasted most of the game, the Jumbos struggled mightily and fell to the Panthers by a five -goal margin.

“Middlebury was a very strong team offensively, and did a good job of scouting our weaknesses on defense,” senior cocaptain goalkeeper Brianna Keenan told the Daily in an email. “They were very relentless and skilled, and had very effective penalty corner conversions.”

Middlebury came on strong in the opening minutes, earning a penalty corner just over two minutes in and scoring on a shot from Middlebury sophomore Pam Schulman, tapped in by freshman Annie Leonard.

Keeping the pressure on, the Panthers struck again eight minutes later when another ball from Schulman was tapped in, quickly putting the Jumbos down by two. Tufts was on its heels for most of the first half, putting together just one sustained attack and getting a single shot on goal in the opening stanza, as Middlebury kept the ball predominantly in the visitors’ half of the field.

The Jumbos staved off the Panthers’ relentless offense for the rest of the period, but the hosts started the second half strong, and tallied a third goal just over a minute into the half when Schulman connected with Leonard again.

A few minutes later, Schulman got a goal of her own when she knocked the ball in from a scrum in front of the net, and then added another shortly after that.

Staring at a 5-0 deficit and having trouble with a tough Middlebury defense, Tufts tried to get something going late in the second half.

With under nine minutes to play, the Jumbos finally found the back of the net to prevent the shutout, when sophomore forward Dominique Zarrella, the team’s leading scorer, redirected a shot from junior midfielder Dakota Sikes-Keilp that got past the Panthers’ keeper.

Middlebury quickly reestablished its fivegoal lead, however, immediately driving down the field on the restart and adding a sixth goal just over 30 seconds later against a tired Tufts defense. see FIELD HOCKEY, page 11