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VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 23

Flashback Friday: ROTC draws protests amid ban, 1987

CTSI applies for Pilot Studies Program grant

by Daniel Bottino Daily Editorial Board

In 1969, during protests against the Vietnam War, Tufts voted to ban the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) from campus. They weren’t the only ones — other elite colleges such as Harvard and Columbia did the same. In the midst of this ban, on Sept. 27, 1987, two ROTC helicopters landed in Ellis Oval, delivering 64 ROTC cadets — including 13 Tufts students — to campus, according to a Sept. 28, 1987 Daily article. Upon landing, the

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helicopters were greeted by 35 student protesters from both Tufts and nearby schools. The students were protesting the United States’ military involvement in Central America, according to the article.

Today, Tufts’ acceptance of ROTC has come full circle; it was reinstated in 2011 after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in 2010.

—by Jessica Mow

Committee responds to Strategic Plan in document draft, discussion series

by Denali Tietjen Daily Editorial Board

On Sept. 23, the Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning and Implementation Committee released a draft of the working document for a strategic plan, which details the School of Arts and Sciences’ response to the university’s T10 Strategic Plan.

The committee then offered five discussion sessions this week for different community groups, and launched an online forum in which community members were invited to provide feedback on the working document.

The committee is led by cochairs James Glaser, interim dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Vickie Sullivan, professor of political science and chair of the Department of Classics, and includes 11 other community members. Former Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate President Joe Thibodeau (LA ’14) sat on the committee last year,

and was replaced by current TCU President Robert Joseph in May. The document reviews the current state of the university and details the major themes and initiatives that community members feel should be prioritized in the university’s long term planning.

“We intend this strategic plan to serve as a blueprint for the future of Arts and Sciences,” the document states.

The principal themes and proposals highlighted in the document include the need for new and renovated infrastructure, the expansion of financial aid resources and the improvement of the university’s graduate programs, according to the document.

“The major themes in the document are all essentially around creating the Tufts community that we think is best for the student experience and all the steps that we need to take in order to strive for those goals,” Joseph, a senior, said.

“It starts with financial aid and the type of students we admit, discuss-

es how we prepare students before and while we’re here and how we prepare them to go out in the real world and join the workforce or continue in academia.”

At the undergraduate student discussion hosted in the Balch Arena Theater on Wednesday, students participated in a discussion on a number of topics with the strategic planning committee. The discussion topics were voted upon by the TCU Senate prior to the event and were each presented by a senator and then opened for discussion.

The topics included the need to expand grant-based financial aid through endowment, the continued financing of the Bridge to Liberal Arts Success at Tufts (BLAST) program, the expansion of on-campus housing as well as the creation of off-campus housing resources, the renovation of classrooms, the restructuring of distribution requirements and the ensuring of equal access to

Inside this issue

see STRATEGIC, page 2

Where You Read It First Est. 1980

The Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is wrapping up the preliminary stage of its application process for its sixth annual Pilot Studies Program, with the deadline for Letters of Intent today. The program, founded in 2009, selects qualified applicants to receive one year of funding for CTSI-oriented research projects.

The Pilot Studies Program generally grants up to $30,000 to selected projects. Although this funding only covers a one-year period, the CTSI projects are expected to be seed projects for future and more extensive research, according to Manager of Communications and Media at Tufts CTSI Amy West. “[The funding] will allow applicants to generate sufficient preliminary data to secure future extramural funding, or to develop new methods that will significantly advance translational science,” she told the Daily in an email.

Applications for the program are due on Nov. 21, with the grant recipients to be announced on Feb. 6.

Although there is no specific theme for the types of projects that applicants can submit, the program has decided to emphasize four kinds of proposals this year, according to Aviva Must, Morton A. Madoff professor and chair of public health and community medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine, as well as director of the Pilot Studies Program.

“[Proposals that] focus on community and stakeholder engagement, clinical comparative effectiveness research … One Health, which is the intersection of animal health, human health and the environment and methods development: those are the four things that we are emphasizing this year through the program,” she said.

Must added that the proposals should reflect the mission of the CTSI, which seeks to advance human health by translating research into clinical practice and health policy, according to the website.

Applications for the Pilot Studies Program are solicited once per year, she said. Typically the program receives 70 to 80 Letters of Intent from researchers who are planning to apply, and 50 to 60 full proposals. However, this year may see an increase in applicants.

“We have stepped up our outreach to our partners this year, and one of the changes is that there are more people who are eligible to apply as principal investigators,” Must said. “We’ve opened it up to most of our partners, so it’s possible that … we will have a big spike in the number of applications, which would be challenging for us internally, but would be very good for the program.”

The only specific requirement for an applicant this year is that the Primary Principal Investigator must be affiliated with Tufts CTSI, according to West.

“The Principal Investigator … on the study must have a primary see CTSI, page 2

History on the Hill: Floating Hospital

by Allie Dawson Contributing Writer

Boston has long been known for its top-of-the-line medical care, and the city boasts some of the best hospitals in the nation. Contributing to this culture of advanced medical treatment is the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. According to Dan Bird, the director of volunteers at Tufts Medical Center, the Floating Hospital was one of the region’s first pediatric hospitals. Now at several locations in the Boston area, the Floating Hospital has a unique history which gave it its name.

According to its website, the Floating Hospital began offering day cruises in 1894 featuring medical services for children, advice for their mothers and fresh sea breezes that were believed to be a beneficial form of treatment. At a time when

immigrant populations were growing and living conditions were poor, there were no medical services offered for children, making the Floating Hospital a valuable resource for the city, Bird said.

When the ship was destroyed in a fire in 1927, the Floating Hospital for Children expanded its previously existing land branch, according to the website.

According to Bird, since fresh air had been invalidated as a cure for most diseases by the discovery of more advanced forms of medicine, the decision was made to eliminate the “floating” aspect of the Floating Hospital. In 1965 the hospital officially merged with Tufts Medical Center, and in 1982 the Floating Hospital moved into Tufts Medical Center facilities.

To commemorate this history see HOSPITAL, page 2

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Members of DTD join Light the Night Walk in Boston to support cancer research.

Tufts crew team sees strong start to the fall season.

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Floating Hospital for Children serves area since 1894 hospital

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on the hospital’s 120th anniversary, “The Boston Floating Hospital: How a Boston Harbor Barge Changed the Course of Pediatric Medicine” written by Lucie Prinze, was published this fall. It details this history of the hospital, and all proceeds from the book will be donated to its services and programs, according to the website.

The hospital has long been involved with cutting-edge research in many fields, from the development of the powdered baby formula now known as Similac, to the treatment of pneumonia in children with Complex Chronic Conditions, according to the hospital’s website.

“When an illness came up such as polio, we were on the forefront of it. We are responsive to whatever is currently in greatest need … What’s needed now is where we want to be,” Bird said.

Before the Floating Hospital for Children, little medical care was offered specifically for children in the Boston area, Bird explained.

“There were no pediatricians prior to the Floating Hospital for Children,” he said.

According to Bird, another important advancement made by the Floating Hospital was “Child Life Services,” a program that allows children to participate in play activities. The program also offers tutoring and support group services, as well as opportunities for parents to visit overnight, according to the website. “[It] started as a kindergarten on the boat, but now is a way in which we relate to the child,” he said. “We have kindergarten and play activities … The now universal idea of catering to the needs of the children all started on the boat.”

Both its rich history and its modern ideals set the Floating Hospital apart from other pediatric hospitals in the nation, according to Bird. “[It is] not only pride, it’s also the fact that [they] have not lost the core, the roots of who [they] were,” he said.

The ideals of the hospital blend prac-

ticality and personalized care, striking a balance that has made them “one of the premier pediatric hospitals in the nation,” Bird added.

The Floating Hospital has always been defined by its focus on family, Bird said. From the hospital’s very beginning, mothers were required to stay involved with their children’s treatment by accompanying them out onto the boat. “[The hospital noticed] strong benefits [of] having the family involved in the care of the child,” Bird said.

This ideal is still a big concern in the treatment of patients at the Floating Hospital today.

According to Bird, another main focus of the Floating Hospital for Children is the concept of treating the “whole child,” a perspective that sets the hospital apart and allows for more personalized and complete care for each patient. Rather than targeting the illness specifically, patients receive care throughout which they are viewed as individuals with a family and a life beyond their condition.

“The ‘whole child’ is not just a public relations expression, it’s really a genuine way in which we treat the patients,” he said.

The hospital has also been guided by a strong sense of community, Bird added.

“We’re what you might call a community hospital,” he said. “We feel as though we are a part of the community that we serve, and the community responds … the Floating Hospital is their hospital.”

Elizabeth McGorty, a graduate student assistant to the office of Digital Collections and Archives in Tisch Library, processed the archives for the Floating Hospital.

She was also in charge of assembling an exhibit in Tisch Library this fall celebrating the its 120th Anniversary. “[The space is an] overseer organization for… the Boston Floating Hospital, the Boston Dispensary [and] what became the Pratt Clinic,” she said.

McGorty went through the artifacts and documents pertaining to the Floating Hospital in order to create the exhibit.

“I wanted to make sure [the pieces] fit

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Boston’s historic Floating Hospital, pictured above, started in 1894. into the narrative of the evolution of the Floating Hospital,” she said. “My idea for the exhibit was to show a three-tiered narrative: I wanted to show the Boston Floating Hospital as it was as a ship, floating on Boston Harbor, I wanted to show the land-based facility in Chinatown, and I wanted to show the hospital’s relationship with Tufts University.”

According to McGorty, Tufts students have long been involved with the Floating Hospital; Tufts Medical students have been learning and working on board the ship since its inception.

Working together with a team that involves the family in the care of the child, finding new ways to help the community and teaching others in order to expand its work are important ideals the hospital promotes, Bird said. The legacy of the hospital and a strong sense of community influence how the hospital operates today.

“Because of how we got started and how we progressed … the pride that we have in what we are today is something that carries us forward,” Bird said.

Strategic planning committee hosts undergraduate student discussions STRATEGIC

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involvement on campus.

TCU Senator Benya Kraus, a freshman, began the discussion session with a statement reiterating the need to expand not only grant packages but also on-campus resources, such as housing over vacation, particularly for international students on financial aid.

“To become a global institution, we need to meet these financial aid needs,” she said.

The current document calls to expand the number of need-based grant recipients to at least 40 percent of each first-year class which would require at least $400 million in additional endowment resources, according to the document.

TCU Senator Ramiro Sarabia, a sophomore, then introduced the second discussion topic: the need to refinance BLAST, a

program that runs a six-week pre-matriculation summer orientation for students who are first-generation four-year-college attending students, have attended underresourced high schools or have been affiliated with a college access agency, according to the BLAST website.

“A lot of the other goals are about getting students to Tufts,” he said. “BLAST keeps students at Tufts.”

Finally, TCU Senator Shai Slotky, a sophomore, introduced the topic of expanding both on- and off-campus housing resources, urging the committee to further prioritize this issue in the document, as well as define both short-and long-term goals more specifically.

“We are at a point of crisis in terms of beds,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin noted.

After hearing students’ feedback on the

need to provide more housing assurance for upperclassmen, the committee members agreed to revisit this section of the document. The committee explained that the document was drafted over the summer, and housing has become a more immediate concern for students this semester.

The discussion did not have time to cover all items on the agenda, and committee members encouraged students to provide feedback via the online portal, which closes this evening.

“I really encourage students to submit their feedback and possibly seek out administrators to discuss the things that they’re concerned about,” Joseph said.

“There are very clear areas where students have voiced concerns to me, and that makes it easier for me to come forward and say that these are the thing students feel very passionately about.”

Pilot Studies Program expects record number of applicants CTSI

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appointment or position at a Tufts CTSI academic, medical or nonprofit research partner institution,” she said.

The applicants usually consist of faculty members at academic institutions, clinicians at affiliated hospitals, veterinarians from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine or affiliated institutions and community partners, according to Must.

Must added that out of the usual pool of 60 applicants, approximately nine proposals are accepted each year through a thorough review process.

“The grants are reviewed by at least two reviewers individually, and then

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we come together in a review committee meeting and the grants that are approximately in the top half get discussed by the full committee … we have full-bodied discussion of the proposal,” she said.

The selected projects will begin on May 1. Once the accepted applicants have completed their work and research, a final symposium will be held for the investigators to present the results of their research, Must explained.

Tufts CTSI receives its funding from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health, according to West.

“[NCATS] is a relatively new entity in Washington that exists for the purpose of trying to accelerate the translation of a basic science to applications that will improve the health of human populations,” Must said.

Must explained that the future appears to be promising for CTSI and the Pilot Studies Program. She noted that a critical ingredient of CTSI’s success depends on its continued funding from NCATS. “I feel confident that if we continue to do a good job, we can have NCATS continuing to fund us for the next five year period … one of the ways that we will be evaluated [for NCATS funding] is on how effective our pilot program has been,” she said.

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Theater Review

Acrobatic performances amaze in 'Traces'

Michael Meseke courtesy ArtsEmerson Bradley Henderson and other acrobats give touchingly personal performances in "Traces."

Whatever images or assump- ers’ — acrobats — personal

by Josh Podolsky tions the above description stories. A nagging realization, Daily Staff Writer conjures, throw them out. however, bubbles up: There are If you only had 90 minutes “Traces” defies several expec- lives at stake in some of these left to live, what would you do tations of a typical night at “the vignettes. with that time? Nothing, every- theater.” For one thing, there “Traces” is fundamentally thing, or try to leave a last- is very little dialogue in the about its performers. The show ing impression, a trace, of entire production. The tech- is the work of Les 7 Doigts who you are? This question nical script, however, could De La Main (Seven Fingers), frames “Traces” (2006), which probably induce vertigo in the a Montreal-based acrobatics opened at ArtsEmerson’s Cutler savviest stagehand. Everything group. The troupe travels from Magestic Theatre on Oct. 1 — about this show is laser-sharp, city to city year after year, and and its emphatic answer is, of yet it all maintains a human so the cast changes over time. quality through the perform- Each time the cast changes, the course, the third option.

show does as well (same concept and set, but with different people); audience members could see “Traces” every year of their lives and never witness the same show twice.

So much about the experience feels novel. As precise as the acrobatics may be, the skits in between these sometimes life-or-death scenes are playful in a (rehearsed) way. The performers make use of the steam-punk/apocalyptic circus set in ways that make the audience “ooh” and “ah,” while bringing a grin to their faces.

A microphone flies around the stage, catching syllables here and there of each player’s story (it is also a great comedic prop). No one expects to see a microphone swing clear across a stage, but, in the moment, it makes perfect sense.

And from the moment the lights dim, this much is clear: “Traces” is not your parents’ circus. Amid the echoing ticks of clocks, hard and heavy alt-rock drumming and strobe lights, the performers explode onto the stage in a bout of controlled chaos, running into and around each other, hindering and helping, flying and falling. All in the first 30 seconds.

Time is of the essence, and the pulsing soundtrack — with moments of serenity interwoven between the thumping bass lines just as much to keep the audience from seizing as to give the performers a break — never lets up. The audience not only gets to know the per-

formers as they are now, but also as they were when they were children. Some stock types feel familiar: the romantic, the ladies’ man, the intellectual, the naïve spirit, the boastful character. But then, we meet the boy who had the ridiculous gap-toothed smile at his birthday party, a child who had pigtails with ribbons and another who really liked playing with the rubber duck in the bathtub.

What’s amazing is how natural these pictures — mere glimpses into these superhumans’ pasts — seem.

Memories of birthday parties, embarrassing outfits and the first day of school are all conjured up. Once upon a time, the seven people on stage were kids like everyone else.

Despite all the weighty importance that imbues the concept, “Traces” never becomes overbearing. Levity, in fact, seems vital to the show’s intention to present “traces” of the performers’ lives. Notably, the show does not shy away from using cultural stereotypes to create comedy — sometimes these jokes are effective, and at other times they are cringeworthy. Most of the time, however, the comedy is based purely on the humanity of the players.

“Traces” runs until Oct. 12 at ArtsEmerson. This coming weekend is an excellent opportunity to see this version of “Traces” — fleeting, changing and vital, it’s an experience well worth a visit.

TV Review

'How to Get Away with Murder' intriguing, inconsistent

by Sabrina Chisti Contributing Writer

The new fall TV show “How to Get Away with Murder” (2014) is another addition to ABC’s Thursday night lineup. The new project of executive producer Shonda Rhimes — the creator of “Scandal” (2012 – present) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (2005 – present) — “How to Get Away with Murder” follows law professor and defense lawyer Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) and her trials with a group of law students that assist with cases at her law firm. The new series mostly follows a case-per-week format, interwoven with a plot line about a dead female student, and an intriguing flash-forward narrative.

At first glance, the intertwining plot lines seem to function well together, but the show seems like it’s trying to overachieve. Usually, a TV show can be either plot-heavy or character-driven — and, unfortunately, “How to Get Away with Murder” tries to accomplish both, with the excess making it hard for the show to rsound emotionally with the audience. Since it’s still early in the season, however, “How to Get Away with Murder” has time to improve the balance between its plot and characters.

The protagonist of the series is undoubtedly Annalise Keating, the strict, emotionally nuanced lawyer who is juggling her cases, her students and her marital problems. Keating is already a breath of fresh air for female characters: She is a layered woman who is brilliant but flawed, and the subtleties in her character will be interesting to explore. Best of all, she is played by the extremely talented Viola Davis, whose excellent performance creates an appealing character.

Fleshing out the series, the law students Keating mentors are a diverse group of people who have insecurities and doubts about their positions. Some

of these minor roles feel superfluous, and “Murder” might be a bit lighter without them. Once again, time will tell; viewers must watch the show’s development in the upcoming weeks to see if these characters are essential or not.

“How to Get Away with Murder” also employs a unique flash-forward narrative approach, periodically stopping in the middle of episodes to cut to scenes of the law students trying to cover up a murder they ostensibly committed. Each narrative break seems to reveal a little more about the murder, but the motive still remains mysterious. Unfortunately, although the flash-forwards add intrigue and excitement, the viewers are not yet emotionally attached to the characters, and so it doesn’t seem to matter if they are caught or not — the latter option, however, could make for an excellent plot twist, with the law students on trial for murder. As a result, “Murder” struggles to build tension around these circumstances, and these elements don’t generate the amount of suspense “Murder” needs to achieve.

The ultimate question of “How to Get Away with Murder” is the survival of the show: With the high Nielson ratings (most likely because of the hefty “Scandal” leadin), the show will most likely get renewed for a second season. Hopefully this will allow the writers to flesh out the plot and nuance the other main characters besides Annalise Keating. “How to Get Away with Murder” has the potential for a truly great series; the actors and the writers just need to seize the chance to tell a suspenseful and fascinating story about a successful female lawyer, her students and her colleagues. The concept for the show is extremely absorbing, and a little bit of fine-tuning in the upcoming episodes and seasons will definitely benefit the series as a whole.

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Criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) brings depth to “How to Get Away with Murder.”

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Comics

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Non Sequitur by Wiley

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By Jeb Bennett

4 Ridicule 5 Ed who was the longtime voice of Kraft Foods 6 FaceTime device 7 Needled?

8 Nissan model 9 Duke of Albany, to Lear 10 Subj. with many functions 11 Indigenous Japanese 12 Avoid a suddenly stopped car, say 13 End of a threat 18 Righteous Brothers hit, e.g.

21 Record, in a way 24 Squeezed 25 From now 26 Spot for a stud 27 Spring sound 28 River to the Severn 29 Saw 30 Relish 31 Flightless zoo bird 34 “Okey-doke!”

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Men's Crew

Tufts rowers earn top-five finishes in both events at Textile River Regatta

by Sam Gold

Daily Editorial Board

It typically takes a regatta or two for the men’s crew team to settle into a rhythm both on and off the water.

Midseason or later, therefore, the team reaches peak form, and the best results emerge. This go-round, however, the team burst out of the gates and raced its way to a double-top-five finish.

Loaded with upperclassman for the first time in recent years, the Jumbos capitalized on their experience and finished fourth out of 25 boats in the Open Four event and fifth out of 15 in the Club Eight at the Textile River Regatta in Lowell, Mass. Weather conditions could not have been better, as the clear, sunny day and calm waters were especially conducive to smooth rowing over the 6,000-meter course.

Tufts’ Open Four was the lone lightweight boat in a field composed exclusively of heavyweights, which put Tufts at a major disadvantage. Nevertheless, the Jumbos, who boasted only one freshman, Matthew Cohen, clocked in at 21:26.793, just over one minute behind second-place finisher and NESCAC rival Bowdoin.

The Jumbos jumped right into the fray at the outset, and their stroke remained synchronized for the first several hundred meters.

“We passed the Wentworth boat [which beat us last year] within the first 1,000 meters of the race, which definitely motivated us to push,” senior tri-captain Krzysztof Danielewicz said.

As the race wore on Tufts lost steam, and its technique suffered. However, fighting the fatigue, the Jumbos persevered and successfully fended off a late charge from Bowdoin’s B squad.

Tufts’ four-boat recorded a time a minute faster than it did last year in the same race, showing progress. Danielewicz said the improvements are to be critically inspected, however, based on several major reasons.

“We have more depth in the team — half of the varsity squad is composed of upperclassmen … which is in stark contrast to the last few years, where the younger rowers greatly outnumbered the older [ones],” he said. “We’ve also picked up seven experienced freshman rowers this semester, whom we’ve folded into the varsity team. They’ve done a phenomenal job of learning our style of rowing.”

Danielewicz explained that practices have also changed this year.

“We’ve had more long, swing rows, which has really helped the boats come together and learn to move as a single unit,” he added.

This style has been boon for Tufts’ eight-boat as well, whose fifth place finish was likewise a step up from years past. Its time of 19:44.109, an improvement of more than two full minutes over last year’s, put it just out of range of fourth-place Wesleyan.

Senior tri-captain Peter Estes, echoing much of Danielewicz’s sentiment, also attributed the hot start to a capable freshman class.

“We honestly didn’t know too much about the freshmen coming into the year,” Estes said. “They have been a very pleasant surprise, and have really stepped up.”

Jumbos attempt to stay above .500 against one of the NESCAC's top teams

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the pass and the run. The Bantams’ defense has allowed just 76.7 rushing yards per game, making them first in the conference by a whopping 27.6yard margin.

Tufts’ offensive success is predicated on its ability to run the football. The Jumbos are second in the NESCAC in rushing touchdowns with six, behind only the Bantams’ eight. In order to beat Trinity, Tufts will have to rely heavily on its offensive line to open up lanes for senior running back Zack Trause and sophomore running back Chance Brady.

In the team’s loss to Bowdoin Trause scored two touchdowns, but only ran for 30 yards, while Brady scored once, but could only muster 48 yards in his injury-shortened effort. If the Jumbos want to improve to 3-1, they will need Brady to perform like he did in the team’s week 2 victory over Bates, in which the sophomore rushed for 98 yards on 19 carries.

“There was plenty that we did right [against Bowdoin], but there is still a lot that we can build on,” senior quarterback Jack Doll said. “The entire team still has room to grow, and we all have places where we can improve, but we, as a team, have had success this season, and I know that we have the ability to compete at a very high level.”

While Tufts has run the ball reasonably well through three games, the most important factor for the offense’s success has been Doll’s improved quarterback play.

In five games last season, Doll threw for 1,037 yards, one touchdown and eight interceptions. But in 2014, the quarterback has looked like a completely different player. Through the first three weeks of this season, Doll has been possibly the NESCAC’s best signal-caller. He leads the conference in passing yards (729) and completion percentage (72.3%), and perhaps his most impressive feat is the fact that he has thrown just one interception in 101 passing attempts.

Doll is not the only Tufts player who has been filling up the stat sheet.

Sophomore wide receiver Ben Berey leads the NESCAC in receptions (26), Trause is tied for the league-lead in total touchdowns (7), sophomore cornerback Mike Stearns leads the conference in total tackles (45) and junior defensive end Evan Anthony is second in sacks (2.5). The players’ statistics along with the team’s record show just how much Tufts has improved since last season.

Although the 13-point loss to Bowdoin ended Tufts’ chances at an undefeated record, the team is still very confident as it moves toward the midway point of the season.

Winning a game in Hartford, however, has proven to be virtually impossible for every team in the NESCAC, as the Bantams have won an incredible 52 straight home games dating back to 2001. “[At 2-1], we can absolutely compete,” coach Jay Civetti said. “The team should be excited, but also disappointed [that we’re not 3-0]. We really just need to get back to the basics and play like we did in the first two weeks. We have as tough a challenge as any [this weekend].”

Experience, too, played a major role in Tufts’ success in the eight-boat, as upperclassman leadership guided both new and returning rowers.

“We did record a better finish in this year’s Head of the Textile, but the root of that is a healthier, larger team,” Estes said. “This is the first time since our freshman year that we have more than two seniors on the team. We have gone

through a rebuilding phase and now it appears we are finally in a position to start making a new name for Tufts Crew.”

The Jumbos will continue to ride their momentum on Saturday at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta in Worcester, MA. “We have a lot of talent and drive on the team right now, and I’m excited to see how we use it,” Danielewicz said.

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The men’s varsity rowing team holds an early morning practice on the Malden River.

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Jumbos to take on undefeated Bantams this weekend

by Wil Glavin

Daily Editorial Board

After suffering its first loss of the season on the road against Bowdoin, Tufts will attempt to rebound against one of the powerhouses of the NESCAC, Trinity College.

The Bantams finished the 2013 season with a 6-2 record, leading the conference in points scored with 259 (32.3 per game), and look even better this season. They currently stand at an unblemished 3-0, allowing just 14 total points through their first three games.

Offensively, the Bantams rely heavily on senior running back Chudi Iregbulum. This year, he has rushed for 302 yards and has seven touchdowns (six rushing, one receiving) so far. The team has also worked sophomore running back Gus Ackley into the rotation. He has added 142 yards on the ground on just 19 carries.

The staple of the Bantams’ undefeated record, however, is its defense. Trinity opened the season by allowing just seven points to Colby, and then followed up that performance by shutting out Williams. In the team’s third game, Trinity held Hamilton to just a single touchdown. The team’s linebackers are among the best in the NESCAC, led by seniors Tom Szymanski and Michael Weatherby as well as junior Frank Leyva.

The most daunting aspect of Trinity’s defense is that it is equally dominant in stopping see FOOTBALL, page 7

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Sophomore running back Mike Rando evades a tackle during the Jumbos' 24-17 victory against Hamilton on Sept. 20.

Women's Tennis

Tufts narrowly falls to MIT in team's first dual match of the season

by Steven Hefter Daily Editorial Board

The women’s tennis team took the court for its first dual match of the season on Wednesday afternoon, taking on local foe MIT on Voute Courts. Although the Jumbos turned in a strong effort, they fell short by a score of 5-4.

The match kicked off with the three doubles matches of which the Engineers took two, both by fairly wide margins.

At the No. 1 doubles spot, the MIT pair of junior Victoria Tam and sophomore Elysa Kohrs defeated the Tufts duo of sophomore Alexa Meltzer and freshman Aandrita Deb by a score of 8-4. Tufts also fell at the No. 2 doubles spot, as freshman Sonya Das and senior Michelle Dutt of MIT defeated freshman Lauren Louks and sophomore Chelsea Hayashi by a score of 8-1. At the No. 3 doubles position, the Jumbos’ team of freshman Zoe Miller and sophomore Conner Calabro beat its counterparts, sophomore Krystal Lai and freshman Dora Tzeng, by a score of 8-2 to secure Tufts’ lone doubles victory.

“Conner and I did a good job of creating effective patterns to put our shots away, especially at the net,” Miller said.

“We kept a balance of consistency and offensiveness.”

With MIT leading two to one, the match came down to the six singles matches. The score fluctuated, and at one point Tufts held a four-to-three lead, but MIT finally retook the lead and held on for the win.

Hayashi’s match was the first to finish. She played at the No. 6 singles position, and beat MIT freshman Jae Hyun Kim by a score of 6-2, 6-0. The next

match to finish was the No. 5 singles match, in which Miller defeated Lai by a score of 6-0, 6-4. The win gave Miller a win in both singles and doubles.

“I focused on being patient and hitting shots that were uncomfortable for my opponent’s style,” Miller said.

The Engineers tied up the match score at three when Kohrs edged Deb at the No. 1 singles in a tight contest, winning by a score of 7-6, 6-4. The Jumbos regained the lead when Meltzer beat Das in a three-set match by a score of 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Tufts would not win another match, however, as MIT players won in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions to secure the 5-4 win. At No. 3 singles, MIT sophomore Wendi Kong beat Louks in another three-set affair by a score of 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. The match then came down to the No. 4 singles position, where MIT’s Tzeng defeated Calabro by a score of 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.

With the win, MIT maintains its spotless record thus far, which stands now at 7-0. Although they ultimately fell short, the Jumbos have proven to themselves and the Div. III tennis community that they can compete with the toughest of teams. There is, however, room for improvement.

“We learned that our level is very even with a challenging team,” Miller said. “We can improve on our ability to close out matches.”

This was only the first team match that Tufts has played this season, and its now-demonstrated ability to perform at a high level bodes well for the rest of the fall season and beyond.

The team’s next match is on Oct. 15 at the home of Babson, another local opponent, and the Jumbos will

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The Tufts women’s tennis team, made up of entirely freshmen and sophomores, approaches the end of its fall season. attempt to put their loss behind them and get a win in the second and final dual match of the fall season.

Tufts boasts the youngest team in the NESCAC, and one of the youngest in the nation, with not a single upperclassman on its roster. The fact that the team took an undefeated MIT squad

down to the wire is a testament both to its talent and its promise, so the results should accrue in due time.

“I’m most excited to see how our team does against other schools in upcoming matches,” Miller said. “We have a very strong and united team this year, and I think we are going to have great results.”