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VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 44

Renovations, new hours this semester in Curtis Hall

by Kathleen Schmidt Daily Editorial Board

Curtis Hall, located at 474 Boston Avenue, has undergone a number of changes over the past semester, including a shortening of hours for the Brown and Brew Coffee House and a series of structural renovations still in progress.

Director of Project Administration Rudi Pizzi explained that moisture passing from outside of the building has been rotting the supporting joists under the first floor level, causing the floor to sag. Construction on the building is already underway, and it is slated for completion in January, according to Pizzi.

“When we went in to do a renovation, we were well aware on the first floor that part of the floor was sagging, so we had flagged that area as not being able to be utilized for … the past year,” he said.

When the construction crew pulled up the floors, they realized that the moisture damage had been made worse by termite damage, Pizzi added.

“What we have to do now is tear up the floor to the extent of the work area that’s been affected, and we have to add on to the structure of those joists so that we can restructure that floor,” he said.

The construction team will be taking several measures to prevent such problems from occurring in the future, according to Pizzi.

“We have to do some work on the outside of the building to try to mitigate some of the moisture issues where this problem has manifested itself,” see CURTIS, page 2

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Tufts MC to conduct follow-up study on bipolar disorder

by Daniel Bottino Daily Editorial Board

The Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center (MC) will soon launch a full follow-up study to examine the effects of a new therapeutic treatment for bipolar disorder — Bipolar IN Order — after completing a pilot study last year.

The Bipolar IN Order treatment begins with an eight-week online course composed of weekly homework assignments and a video chat, according to Nassir Ghaemi, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at Tufts MC, director of the Mood Disorders Program and a principal investigator for the pilot study.

“At the end of the eight weeks, there is one-year’s worth of weekly live [online] meetings where [the treatment participants] could be sharing their questions and answers … but they also have live weekly support group meetings,” Tom Wootton, who formulated the idea for the new treatment, explained.

The original pilot study showed some positive effects in managing symptoms of bipolar disorder for the 30 participants surveyed in the program, according to Ghaemi. The new study will survey 750 participants.

“Basically what we found was that there was improvement, but mainly the improvement was in physical quality of life as well as in relationships — [the] social quality of life,” he said.

Wootton explained that the idea for Bipolar IN Order came from his own experiences with treatment for the disorder after having had symptoms of bipolar disorder since he was nine years old.

“When I got diagnosed [with bipolar disorder], I was told … I would need to stop pursuing highly stressful work, because it wasn’t possible to do,” he said. “It’s like, you’re ill, you have to start living a different life, and I found that unacceptable. I wasn’t just going to retire from the world.”

Wootton said that he found that treatment for his bipolar disorder lacked what he needed to function “normally.” see BIPOLAR, page 2

Greek community forms anti-sexual assault task force

by Stephanie Haven Daily Editorial Board

Independent of the universitywide Sexual Misconduct Prevention Task Force, Tufts Inter-Greek Council (IGC) held its first Greek Life AntiSexual Assault Initiative Task Force meeting on Oct. 31, with a second meeting planned for Friday.

Members from seven of the 17 Greek organizations at Tufts attended the meeting in which students began to draft a mission statement and letter of intent, which will outline new requirements for chapters to participate in trainings about how to identify and handle cases of sexual assault,

according to IGC President Matt Roy. While Tufts’ fraternities and sororities are not required to participate in the group itself, each chapter will have to sign on to the letter of intent to complete certain educational workshops — all of which members of the task force are still in the process of planning, Roy, a senior, added. Among them will likely be a training tailored to chapter presidents and other Greek organization leaders.

“If a member comes up to me and says, ‘This occurred,’ or, ‘I think this occurred’ or, ‘This occurred to me’ — anything involving sexual assault — I want to be as prepared and ready to engage with it right away, and be sup-

portive and as much of a resource for my chapter as possible,” Roy said.

In addition to including students affiliated with Greek organizations, Kasia Gawlas, IGC vice president of public relations and administration, said she plans to reach out to the Women’s Center, members of Action for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) and the Consent Culture Network (CCN) — two of the primary student organizations working on this issue — as well as the newly hired Sexual Misconduct Prevention Specialist Alexandra Donovan and Sexual Misconduct Resource Specialist see IGC, page 2

Tufts students protest IDF lieutenant colonel's lecture at Fletcher A group of around 20 Tufts students, almost all dressed in black and wearing keffiyehs, came together to protest a lecture

by Israeli Defense Forces Lieutenant Colonel Eran Shamir-Borer during his visit to campus on Monday morning for a lecture sponsored by the International Security Studies Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The protesters described ShamirBorer as a “genocide apologist.”

The students gathered outside The Fletcher School at 11:30 a.m. before entering Cabot Intercultural Center through the Edwin Ginn Library. Upon entering Cabot around 11:40, the students lay down on the lobby floor to perform a “die-in,” symbolizing Palestinian deaths in Operation Protective Edge over the summer. Police officials required that the students move to accommodate a safe pathway through the lobby. One of the protesters periodically explained the cause of the protest, counting down until Shamir-Borer’s lecture at noon.

Outside, other protesters read aloud the names of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip during the conflict between Israel and Gaza this summer. The die-in continued until around 12:15 p.m., when the indoor protesters joined their peers outside.

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After early struggles to maintain its presence, TUTV continues to grow on campus.

Disney’s adaptation of “Big Hero 6” scores in box office.

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News

New research to test online therapy for bipolar disorder

Advocates for Tufts ROTC host Veterans Day celebration

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Tufts celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony yesterday, beginning at 11 a.m. with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and midshipmen passing the American flag up the Memorial Steps. The flag was then presented to Gregory Arabian (LA ’54) to recognize his service both in the

United States Air Force and also for the Advocates for Tufts ROTC, who sponsored the event.

After the flag ceremony, the procession moved to the Coolidge Room in Ballou Hall for a talk, hosted by Benjamin Sands (E ’54), who served in the United States Marine Corps, and Interim Dean

of the School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser, followed by a lunch.

Tufts ROTC students from a range of classes and majors attended the event, but it was open to all members of the community.

—by Patrick McGrath

Brown and Brew cuts down operating hours CURTIS

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he said. “We are having the building treated for any potential termite issues. We don’t think that they’re active in there now, but we are going to have it treated anyway to make sure they don’t come back.”

Pizzi emphasized that the structural damage only affected a small part of Brown and Brew, which is located inside Curtis Hall. Patti Klos, director of dining and business services, said that Brown and Brew is completely safe to operate during the construction.

This year, however, Brown and Brew has shortened its hours due to a decline in business, according to Klos. The coffee house, which used to be open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., is now open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m from Monday through Thursday.

“A couple years ago, we stopped having seven-day-a-week operations because there were just not enough people in there, and over the past couple of years, what we’ve seen … is that after about 4 p.m., the participation in there drops off dramatically,” Klos said.

Despite this observation, she added that Brown and Brew will remain open during the 4 to 6 p.m. slot in order to provide another space for people to study or meet up.

Klos noted that the adjusted hours may also enable Brown and Brew to host weekday programming, as it has in the past. The coffee house’s programming ceased once the Tower Cafe in Tisch Library opened in 2004.

Student demand for more event space on campus has spurred discussions about re-opening Brown and Brew after 6 p.m. for the purpose

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Curtis Hall is undergoing renovations on the first floor due to moisture and termite damage. of student events and gatherings, according to Klos.

“We’ll be meeting with Joe Golia and his team over at the [Office for Campus Life] in the next couple of weeks to

talk about how we can make Brown and Brew a space groups can reserve through virtual [Event Management Systems] and what kind of staffing would be required,” she said.

IGC task force to take on sexual assault on campus IGC

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Nandi Bynoe (LA ’09) to incorporate into Greek life the educational and training tools that they have used.

Sophomore Olivia Carle, a member of both ASAP and CCN, noted that IGC had not yet reached out to the leaders of either organization in any official capacity at press time.

Similar to the university-wide task force, the IGC task force plans to create working groups so that if individuals are interested in combating campus sexual assault in a particular way — such as by training and education

— they will be able to focus on that goal, Roy said.

Gawlas, a senior and the Chi Omega recruitment chair, said she developed the idea for the task force while at a “Greek retreat” earlier this semester, where she said she was surprised by the support for the initiative. She added that she did not want to make the group a requirement for all Greek organizations at Tufts.

Nationwide, discussions of how to prevent campus sexual assault have centered around Greek organizations.

According to a January 2007 study from the National Association of Student

Personnel Administrators (NASPA), members of fraternities are three times more likely to rape than other men on campus, and according to a 2013 NASPA report, sorority women are 74 percent more likely to be raped than other female students.

“Greek life and Greek cultures nationwide that make the news are very different from the Tufts campus, but when all the Tufts campus sees is us partying and us being social, how are they going to make that difference in their head?” Roy asked. “We admit we need to be doing more precautionary things, and that’s why we’re start-

“‘In order’ means I know what the right thing to do for a different circumstance is and I’m capable of doing it,” he said. “‘Disorder’ says I know the right thing to do … but I can’t do that … and out of control is I don’t even know the right thing to do.”

Each week of the program focuses on different subjects and tools, according to Wootton. The third lesson of the eight week-long program, for example, teaches participants to be aware of three possible mental states: within a comfort zone, slightly outside the comfort zone and way outside the comfort zone. Participants can learn to recognize which comfort state they are in, Wootton added.

“If you don’t challenge your comfort zone and you don’t step a little bit outside of it, you don’t grow,” he said.

Wootton noted that participants should recognize that the eight-week treatment is a beginning and not a cureall. The goal of the Bipolar IN Order treatment is learning the advantages of bipolar symptoms, he noted.

“That’s the goal … you have the ability to access these states that no one else was born with the innate ability to access, and you have the ability to turn them on and off at will because you understand them that deeply,” Wootton said. “If you could do that, would you say bipolar is a disease or a disorder, or would you say it was a gift?”

Wootton added that this ability to manage bipolar symptoms takes effort, and for those who have not accomplished it, bipolar symptoms can be a disabling disorder.

Although he had not heard of Wootton’s treatment method, Professor of Psychology David Harder said he believes it could be of use in the therapy given to people suffering from bipolar disorder.

“If I’m understanding [Bipolar IN Order’s techniques] properly, they have been useful,” he said. “Often when people get very anxious or very upset or carried away by their manic states, then there’s still enough presence of mind to think of prepared coping strategies to [deal with the symptoms]. It might be something as simple as getting to an emergency room and getting yourself hospitalized.”

Ghaemi said he is now in the process of applying for a grant from the National Institutes of Health in order to allow for further research on the Bipolar IN Order treatment. He added that although he is hopeful, he is not sure whether he will receive such funding.

“The odds are somewhat worse when someone is doing research that is very new,” Ghaemi said.

The follow-up study will soon be launched at Tufts MC to explore additional means to measure the outcomes produced by the Bipolar IN Order treatment, according to Wootton.

However, he emphasized that he intends to carry out much more extensive research in the future.

“We are looking for funding to be able to [research Bipolar IN Order] properly,” Wootton said. “What I’m trying to do is appeal to science and say, ‘Let’s study this, let’s see if we can reproduce it.’ But at the same time [I am] telling science, ‘If you insist that what I’m doing is not possible, then you’re not even scientists.

Because we’re already doing it.’”

ing it — because we don’t want to be the nationwide problem.”

Roy and Gawlas both said they hope the task force will serve as a tool to increase awareness about campus sexual assault for students affiliated with Greek organizations.

“I think the baseline right now for what people know is so low,” Gawlas said. “At the very least, I want to — in Greek life — raise the bar of people who know what consent is, understand what a sexual assault situation looks like, and when someone comes and talks to you about it, I want people to know what is the best way to go about that.”

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TUTV films its new web series, Wave Jacked, in its Curtis Hall studio.

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TUTV shows consistent growth since inception

by Lily Hartzell

Contributing Writer

Founded in April of 1977 by Andy Liebman (A ’78), who went on to direct and edit documentaries for PBS and the Discovery Channel and to found a video collaboration tool called EditShare, Tufts University Television (TUTV) has moved from creating content for a TV station to releasing web series, like the popular “Jules and Monty.”

TUTV originally used its studio in Curtis Hall to film news, soap operas and comedy sketch pieces in the style of “Saturday Night Live’s” (1975 – present) “Weekend Update.” Todd Kessler (A ’80), one of the founding members, remembers how difficult it was to deliver content.

“There was no broadcasting available, so we had to carry around all this equipment like TVs and speakers so people could watch it,” he said. “We begged the school to install cable, but they never would.”

According to Kessler, in its first few years, TUTV only had 10 members and few people on campus knew about it.

“It was the equivalent of being a nerd, like the kid-who-set-up-the-projector-inthe-classroom kind of a nerd,” Kessler said.

Nevertheless, joining TUTV during his college career laid the foundation for Kessler’s career as a successful producer and writer for shows like HBO’s “Rome” (2005 – 2007).

Over the past 37 years, TUTV has waxed and waned but has nevertheless managed to maintain a presence on campus.

TUTV Programming Manager Ben Haven Taylor gives credit to those members who kept creating content during the years when only a few people were involved.

“I’m very grateful for guys who kept the station alive when nothing else was going, because if they hadn’t been making stuff, the station would have just died,” Taylor, a sophomore, said.

Station Manager Danielle Bryant, a senior, said the club’s history is shaped by generations that each have had a different focus. The generation before hers worked almost entirely on “In Motion” (2008 – 2011), a college soap opera.

According to Bryant, in her freshman year, the group consisted of five members who did broadcast news. It was difficult to keep up with the variety of news outlets on campus, however, and when members began returning from abroad, they divided the club into three sections.

Now, the music section creates music videos and films concerts, the news section does broadcasting and the scripted content section works on web series and films. Two of their best-known web series are “My Gay Roommate” (2013 – present) and last spring’s “Jules and Monty.”

“[TUTV leadership] all wanted to come One of the other challenges TUTV faces into this semester with a strong mindset is keeping up with the pace at which film of how we were going to make TUTV technology is developing and figuring out something that was resilient again, sort how to best disseminate content to reach of stealing some of the models of 3Ps its audience. According to Taylor, they are and other theatre organizations to keep hoping to create a website this year so all a consistent membership and sustain their content can be viewed in one place. larger projects and isn’t necessarily too “For an organization that people have dependent on any one individual as a been afraid is going to die every year, I think it’s pretty impressive that it’s lasted hinge,” Taylor said.

Recently, TUTV has seen an increase in this long and that I can say semi-confimembership and now boasts approximate- dently that it’s not going to go away when ly 40 members, including people working I graduate, that I feel that it actually has on a new web series called Wave Jacked solid footing,” he said. that was announced this week, and an Even while TUTV grows, Taylor emphaaffiliated sketch comedy group called The sized the importance of maintaining its Institute, which shares TUTV’s space and positive atmosphere.

“This organization is built on volunequipment.

“A lot has changed in my last four teers — it’s really an organization based years, and the past two years we have had on the fact that we all have fun doing this, just an amazing influx of people,” Byrant and I’ve been a big proponent of keeping said. “Some not experienced at all, and that as a mission statement and keeping some very experienced [who] we’re lucky that in mind,” he said. “I really want to to have, and they have really taken up the push for a better quality of work or I really want to push for a bigger body of work or mantle of TUTV.” The recent increase in membership more views or push for this or that, but in has also improved the structure of the the end it will only ever work if our decisions are predicated on the fact that we’re group, according to Bryant.

“I’m so excited to create content, still having fun doing this.” and I feel like it’s actually becoming a bona fide, for-real organization that’s making something, which makes me so happy because for a while it was just like 20 kids hanging out in the station and playing with video cameras,” she said.

With the expansion of the club and the beginning of what Bryant calls a new generation, the executive board has tried to start the academic year with a more defined direction. Their meetings focus on developing ideas for projects and teaching members how to use microphones, cameras and other equipment.

“We have this good problem where we have a lot of people who want their scripts made,” Taylor said. “So we introduced this process, which is that if you can convince us that you really believe in a script and you can convince us that you have at least half of a crew assembled, you can make it. It’s not really picking ‘Oh, we like this idea’ or ‘Oh, we don’t like this idea.’

Alex Knapp / Tufts Daily It’s really just who is putting Cast and crew rest in between takes of Wave Jacked. in the work.”

erhaps it was the perks of a (seemingly) long weekend or a random stroke of ambition, but for once in my life, my most bizarre (and rewarding) nights were on a Sunday and Monday. After a long weekend of interesting endeavors (from seeing Shaggy at the Wilbur Theatre, to “Gone Girl” (2014) to a failed attempt to experience the Museum of Science’s Astronomy After Hours – aka a free planetarium) I was pretty worn out.

Trust me, the appeal of three-sizes-toolarge sweatpants from my middle school, a cup of decaf tea (hey, my roommate is concussed) and a Taylor Swift music video marathon seemed like the dream, but sometimes, especially at this age, it’s worth going out. Surprisingly, two excursions sort of fell into my lap through the awesome events that clubs at Tufts provide.

In an impromptu Joey-ride invitation, my friend invited me to see one of his fellow comedy club members perform at an actual joint. Thrilled to provide my support (and to snag a few Sunday-night laughs) we found ourselves near the Harvard Book Store standing outside a large red building with a sign blaring “Hong Kong Restaurant.” After a quick series of phone calls to our respective mothers — what can I say, we’re good kids — we trotted up three flights of stairs and found ourselves in the attic of a Chinese food restaurant. Standing there were two Tufts students selling “tickets” (or collecting $10 for admission through the door) and a dimly lit area beyond the threshold. The television sets blared “The Honeymooners” (1955-1956) and “The Abbott and Costello Show” (1952-1954), and the walls were lined with large comedy posters — some signed, such as one from Mike Birbiglia himself. The Comedy Studio has been around for eighteen years and has seen some greats, such as the aforementioned Birbiglia as well as Louis C.K. The host was a distinct man with a goofy, yet commanding disposition that kept the night quite interesting. While the performers ranged from some incredibly witty modern comics to your typical expectation for a lowkey comedy bar in the attic of a Chinese food restaurant (i.e. middle-aged, plump, Bostonian men with harsh accents and an interesting take on the world – and the Red Sox), the outing itself was an experience worth having. After the show had ended, it was super great to be able to say thank you to all the performers and really embrace the intimate setting.

The next night a suite-mate offered an interesting proposal: accompany her to a salsa club. If you couldn’t have guessed, I am one of those losers that likes dancing a lot but really, truly has two left feet, so of course it took about two minutes of fluctuating encouragement before my friend and I were like, “what the hell, let’s go with her.”

The cool thing is if you RSVP with La Salsa in advance they pay for your T pass (both ways!) and admission to the club. About a minute walk away from the Central Square T station, the Havana Club was a blast, but surprisingly mellow. A large town-hall-style room with a red ambiance, and the perfect music volume, it was such a hoot. While I hate saying you have to try it yourself, my mediocre grasp of the English language really won’t cut it. From the very accepting vibe, to the music (from Spanish tunes to a salsa remix of Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball” (2013)), I, as an awful dancer, felt welcomed and encouraged, and danced my face off. Also, simply watching the talented dancers was truly a highlight.

Overall, it was a weekend of interesting experiences with no regrets, facilitated by my Tufts education. Who can argue with that?

Lauren Samuel is a sophomore majoring in peace & justice studies. She can be reached at Lauren.Samuel@tufts.edu.

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Baymax is charming — perhaps too charming to be a robot — but a wonderful friend to Hiro.

'Big Hero 6' succeeds at box office

by Abigail Feldman Daily Editorial Board

With its release of “Big Hero 6,” an adaptation of the little-known Marvel comic by the same name, Disney has

Big Hero 6 Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, T.J. Miller, Daniel Henney and Jamie Chung officially jumped on the superhero bandwagon. Though one might think people have had their fill of origin stories and

are just about sick of watching troupes of fighting heroes in wacky suits, “Big Hero 6” is doing surprisingly well — even passing box office giants like “Interstellar” (2014). Perhaps that’s because “Big Hero 6,” with its charming, action-packed story and beautiful animation, is more akin to “The Iron Giant” (1999) than to “The Avengers” (2012) at heart.

Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), a 14-year old robot-building prodigy, is the hero of the film, which hit theaters on Nov. 7. After seeing the cool technology that his brother, Tadashi (Daniel Henney), and his friends are working on at San Fransokyo University, Hiro is inspired to enter a science competition that could

Music Video Review

Die Antwoord revives the lost art of the music video

by Veronica Little Daily Editorial Board

In this day and age, pop culture is distributed to the masses through an overwhelming digital network. Through YouTube videos, Instagram posts, Twitter updates and even Tumblr interactions (see Taylor Swift’s foray into that insular world), artists, companies and celebrities are able to communicate with the public instantaneously. In keeping with this trend, music videos should be playing a huge part in the way that we interact with and absorb music. However, bizarre as it seems, music videos have somehow become irrelevant. With notable exceptions like Michael Jackson and, more recently, Katy Perry and Beyoncé,

it seems like for most mainstream artists, music videos are an unimportant and tedious part of music production. A relic of the days of MTV, many established artists view music videos as a necessary part of producing music. Unfortunately, this obligation does not inspire creativity.

Instead, these pop powerhouses produce video after video with a linear and trite plot-line, often merely play-acting the lyrics of their songs in overwrought and tasteless ways.

But here comes the interesting part.

While established and popular artists fail to capture the imaginations and passions of listeners through media, the indie masses seem to flock to digital media to

land him a spot in the program. Hiro’s “microbot” invention blows the competition away, but tragedy soon strikes when a fire engulfs the university hall, trapping both Tadashi and Professor Callaghan (James Cromwell), Hiro’s would-be mentor on the program. While mourning the loss of his brother, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax (Scott Adsit), a robot health care assistant prototype which had been Tadashi’s final project before the accident. But more trouble is afoot — a mysterious man in a kabuki mask is threatening the city using Hiro’s stolen microbots. With help from Baymax, Hiro see HERO, page 6

Album Review

Hemsworth's new album takes on melancholic tone

by Timothy Charouk Daily Editorial Board

Ryan Hemsworth’s latest release is entitled “Alone for the First Time.”

Yet on this album he’s certainly not

Alone for the First Time Ryan Hemsworth Last Gang/Secret Songs Records

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alone, and it’s definitely not his first release. Hemsworth has hand-picked independent artists, chosen through his Secret Songs record club — a community of like-minded electronic music producers cultivated by Hemsworth himself — to accompany him. Known primarily for his remixes of almost every pop song in circulation, Hemsworth is now focusing on developing his own voice. His most notable work is remixes of trendy pop songs, “Summertime Sadness” (2013) by Lana Del Rey, “Thinkin’ Bout You” (2012) by Frank Ocean and even music by internet sweetheart Waka Flocka Flame. Hemsworth made a name for himself on the internet trap scene being featured on many music aggregation websites.

With his first studio album “Guilt Trips” (2013), Hemsworth quieted critics who labeled him as a YouTube star, or a SoundCloud musician by producing a mature piece of work that both displayed sophistication and pushed the envelope. Ryan Hemsworth’s “sound” is a very eclectic one, drawing inspiration from classic 8-bit videogames of the ’90s while overlaying a snappy synth to keep your head bobbing. His work has sometimes been described as “bedroom electronic,” making its way onto many

Die Antwoord continues to expand the medium of music videos, even as mainstream artists fail to do so.

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see ANTWOORD, page 6

was in New York last weekend and was completely shocked when I passed a Pottery Barn with lit-up Christmas trees and teddy bears surrounding a big white bed with billowy covers. This seemed out of place considering it was Nov. 7. And then I passed Bryant Park, totally transformed into a skating rink surrounded by kiosks selling Christmas ornaments in the shape of your home state, a taxi cab or a cowboy boot. But it’s not even Thanksgiving yet!

While initially annoyed by the premature Christmas cheer, it was immediately followed by my excitement to watch all of my favorite holiday movies and, of course, listen to holiday music.

For many years, my family had the tradition of recording a CD every Christmas to give away as Christmas gifts. We would hunker down in our family friend’s home studio and make food and record all of our favorite Christmas tunes. These CDs marked my evolution. I made my way from the four-year-old who insisted on recording the world’s longest version of “Jingle Bells” (1857) until I was finally promoted to the producer somewhere around middle school and took a more nuanced approach. We would recruit all of our musician friends to come lay down a banjo track on “We Three Kings”(1857) or to throw some melodica on “Angels We Have Heard on High” (1862).

When I am home for the holidays I still frequently hear my childlike voice singing along to a Music Minus One version of “Mary Had a Baby” (1993) at the homes of friends who have kept our CDs over the years. That recording specifically marks a period of my life in which I was particularly proud of my over-annunciation. I didn’t always appreciate how special it was that my family took the time to do this, but now I have all of these sweet and very embarrassing memories in a hard copy that will be saved… forever.

My favorite Christmas song of all time is “This Christmas” (1970) by Donny Hathaway. I would listen to it all year ’round if that wasn’t lame. Other than Donny Hathaway having one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard, it’s a really wonderfully crafted song and the kind that just makes you feel good.

The Christmas season usually consists of my dad and I singing the chorus to “Last Christmas” (1986) over and over and making up new lyrics to “O Christmas Tree”(1824).

I am also partial to the Destiny’s Child Christmas medley, “8 Days of Christmas” (2001). My mom bought me the Destiny’s Child Christmas CD one year when I was little, the cover showing the trio in front of a fireplace with ski goggles bedecking Michelle William’s and Beyoncé’s heads.

I immediately became obsessed with the album’s titular song, which exemplifies the true Christmas spirit, as the singer’s boyfriend gets her a diamond belly ring, dirty denim jeans, a BMW and, of course, writes some original poetry.

Another unfortunate Christmas song is John Denver’s “Please Daddy, Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas”(1973), the plea of an eight-year-old who just doesn’t want to see his momma cry. And then there’s “Santa Claus Has Got the Aids This Year”(1985) by Tiny Tim, which apparently was just referring to the candy bar and appetite suppressant Ayds, which eventually changed its name after the AIDS acronym was established.

I was completely caught off guard by all the holiday merriment this early in the season, but now I am getting excited to watch the 1996 version of “The Preacher’s Wife,” with Whitney Houston’s spellbinding performance of “I Believe in You and Me” and listen to all the Christmas tunes — both good and very, very bad.

Eva Batalla-Mann is a junior majoring in peace and justice studies. She can be reached at eva.batalla_mann@tufts.edu.

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Despite offensive content, music video makes strong musical statement ANTWOORD

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gain followers. Artists like Feist, tUnE-yArDs and Die Antwoord consistently turn to music videos as a crucial part of the process of releasing music. With a clear artistic voice and compelling and challenging visuals, these groups succeed in harnessing the power of digital media in order to showcase their musical prowess.

Die Antwoord, most notably, has been making strides in the world of music videos for over four years. A bizarre South African rap-rave group fronted by rappers Ninja and Yo-landi Vi$$er, Die Antwoord seems too strange for the mainstream.

Though their music is unapologetically abrasive (and totally addictive), you’d be

hard pressed to find a radio station playing Die Antwoord tracks on any given day.

What’s more, the group can easily seem like a cheesy caricature of legitimate rap; with two white leaders and some pretty old-school notions of the thug life, Die Antwoord can seem out of touch with modern rap and, ultimately, modern music.

Given their limited accessibility as musicians, Die Antwoord made an ingenious move: They turned to music videos to bring out the best of their music. With their videos, Die Antwoord has managed to garner a passionate and diverse audience, while shocking people with violent imagery and bizarre situations. Released two years ago, their most popular attempt to date is their video for “I FINK U FREEKY,” a dark and

uncomfortable satire of classic music video tropes and experimental imagery.

Their newest video released about a week ago, “Ugly Boy,” carries on the torch of their earlier attempt. Though the video has similar imagery to “I FINK U FREEKY,” it is a clear departure for Die Antwoord. With a new maturity and willingness to take themselves seriously, the “Ugly Boy” video is at once shocking and dark, serious and hysterical. And the range of cameos that populate this music video speak to their diverse and bizarre aesthetic choices. With funny-man Jack Black in bizarre face makeup juxtaposed against supermodel Cara Delevingne, all topped off with the strange appearance of Flea (from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Marilyn Manson — the god of the dark and

strange — it is clear that Die Antwoord has made a substantial statement in the musical world. Even with the absolutely offensive appearance of God in a white hoodie and apparently in black face, the “Ugly Boy” video has attracted viewers and is taken seriously by them. This skill, the ability to impress upon people a musical statement that is strong and insane, is a total rarity in the current musical landscape.

Garnering the respect and interest of their contemporaries, it is clear that the group’s utilization of digital media is exciting and important. Ultimately, with mainstream artists dropping the ball artistically, it is up to groups like Die Antwoord to keep showcasing a strong, albeit strange, musical presence and voice.

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go-to playlists to have in the background during more intimate moments.

“Alone for the First Time,” as the name might imply, takes a more melancholic turn in Hemsworth’s career. The album is the soundtrack to a movie that was never made. The opening note of the opening song “Hurt Me” sets the tone with celestial strings, making way for Hemsworth’s trademark synth and lasers straight out of “Space Invaders” (1978). The song lulls a bit with cutesy, high-pitched vocals that sound like they should be in Japanese, but quickly picks up every once in a while to keep you interested. The album then features a more refined take on the melancholic vibe set up by the first track with “Walk Me Home,” which will have broader appeal than the first, more niche and more experimental opening jam.

Hemsworth then features guest vocalist Dawn Golden in the more individually appreciated track “Snow in Newark,” previously released as a single to considerable acclaim. In this song, he begins to really hit his stride, and listeners will finally give up any resistance and let the synth take over. As the name implies, this song, and by extension the album, is more of a winter listen, reserved for cold evenings under a security blanket sipping Earl Grey tea. This song constitutes the pinnacle of this feeling, with soothing beats and comforting vocals.

“Blemish” and “Too Long Here” combine more classical elements like funky guitar riffs and jazzy piano with just the right amount of electronic quirk. It’s on “Surrounded,” though, that Hemsworth strikes gold. The ethereal voice of unknown California singer Kotomi and the terrific synth interlude in the middle of the song are overtly sensual. And finally, “By Myself” caps off the album with a bit of the old Hemsworth — strong, hip-hop style beats characterize the song along with a few rap verses to remind listeners of his roots as a music producer.

“Alone for the First Time” is a very strong album for an artist still trying to find his voice, and definitely a step in the right direction for Hemsworth’s career. What ultimately lets the album down are the awful, cheesy lyrics. Often laced with irony like Hemsworth’s tweets, the lyrics are stripped of all comedic value when sung over these melancholic melodies. Thankfully these verses are sparse, but will remind listeners of tweets usually followed by #deep.

Many however, do not listen to Ryan Hemsworth for his lyrics, and are likely to be thoroughly impressed by his newest endeavor as an innovative music production. Utilizing the community of strangers bound by a love for bedroom electronica, Hemsworth is paving new ground in the way of music collaboration and giving a voice to the voiceless — albeit a voice saying silly things.

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Ryan Hemsworth, Canadian DJ known for his remixes, improves with his new release “Alone for the First Time.”

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and his friends turn themselves into a team of superheroes, using their science to try to stop the villain.

It’s true — “Big Hero 6” abounds with the usual superhero story tropes. There’s a greedy corporate businessman trying to steal the latest technology. There is an orphaned boy who starts small but eventually finds his strength. There’s even a moment of doubt before Hiro’s university friends, a gang of charismatic nerds with names like Wasabi and Honey Lemon, agree to becoming superheroes when they say, “But we’re just us.” Luckily, the film is too smart and too genuine to be cliche.

Clever spins on some of the most common tropes, including a short montage to the tune of “Eye of the Tiger” (1982) do much to keep the film fresh and funny.

And funny it is. Like all the best Disney films, “Big Hero 6” is laugh-out-loud hilarious not only for children but also for older audience members. Many of its best jokes, in fact, seem specifically designed for college-age Pixar fans. In one scene, for example, Hiro must carry Baymax home was his low battery causes him to malfunction into “drunkenness.” Hiro’s fellow superhero, Fred (T.J. Miller), a surfer-hipster-grunge fanboy, is also a great source of humor, as is Adsit in the voice of Baymax in his own deadpan, robotic way.

The film is most engaging, however, not as a comedy but as a coming-of-age story. Ryan Potter’s charming voice acting adds a lot of emotional depth to the character of Hiro as he transitions from a bored punk, to a mourning teenager, to a self-reliant superhero in his own right. The relationship between Baymax and Hiro, as Baymax becomes a surrogate brother of sorts in place of Tadashi, grows to be so touching that it’s necessary to constantly remind oneself that Baymax is a robot. It’s

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Fun and wacky characters like GoGo, Tomago, Wasabi, Hiro, Tadashi, Honey Lemon and Fred come together in “Big Hero 6.” this emotional profundity that gives the film its strength.

The film’s other strength is its beauty. The character designs are expressive and appealing — especially Baymax’s, though he looks a lot like an oversized marshmallow — and the setting is beautifully detailed. Until this moment, direct allusions to Japanese influence have been rare in mainstream feature-length American animated films, though there is no doubt that animators have been looking across the Pacific for quite some time. Chief Creative Officer at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studio, John Lasseter, who oversaw production on “Big Hero 6,” has often said his work on “Toy Story” (1995) was inspired mainly by the work of renowned Ghibli Studios animator Hayao Miyazaki. “Big Hero 6,” on the other hand,

overtly delights in its fusion of Japanese and American elements. The film’s setting — the city of San Fransokyo — is itself a beautifully rendered hybrid of San Fransisco and Tokyo that is at once totally alien and totally recognizable as both cities. Shinto gate architecture adorns the famous Golden Gate Bridge, while trolleys lined with Japanese lanterns run up and down the hillside cherry-blossomed streets. Other allusions, such as the “bot battles” at the beginning of the film, pull directly from mecha anime and add context to the robot story narrative.

Besides being a lovely kid’s adventure, the film is a full-hearted embrace of the modern age. Anyone who has ever wondered what an animated selfie would look like need only watch this film to find out.

“Big Hero 6” also fits nicely in an age

where innovation in science and technology have become central to education.

Granted, much of the technology and science in the film is really still science fiction; Hiro’s microbot invention, if such thing existed, would be more worthy of a Nobel Prize than merely a space in a college robot lab. Baymax, too, is a little too sentient to be believable as a modern robot. But, then again, the beauty of animation is that it allows the fantastical to come to life.

“Big Hero 6” isn’t perfect. It has a lot of cheesy moments and there are times when its fast-paced nature is just a little too fast. That said, it is bound to entertain anyone who happens to walk into the theater. This film is a must-see for anyone, whether he or she is sick of superheroes or not.

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Support our veterans, but not war

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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared that Nov. 11 was the first celebration of Armistice Day. The inspiration for Armistice Day came from the Allied forces’ agreement with Germany to end military engagement in World War I. The celebration associated with Armistice Day was multi-faceted.

People were happy that “the war to end all wars” was over, and wanted to honor the efforts of soldiers who fought in the battles. The holiday was accompanied by a sense of hope that no conflict should ever rise to that level of bloodshed and terror again.

But World War I did not end all wars, and after World War II, the word Armistice was exchanged with Veterans to honor soldiers from various wars. Since WWI and WWII, the United States has become involved in or started countless wars. Instead of the original hope for peace, Veterans Day has become a recognition of the seem-

ingly permanent need to deploy troops to battle and the nationalistic pride that brings us into the wars to begin with.

Veterans Day should not be a celebration of war, but instead a cautionary tale of the death and damage that come with war.

Honoring those who have served in combat, however, is a wonderful and necessary act. Although we cannot praise the circumstances that forced veterans to serve in brutal, violent fights, we must acknowledge their efforts and appreciate their service when they return. Veterans Day should serve as a reminder of the hardships veterans suffer, both when serving in combat and when they return home.

In the United States, 22 veterans commit suicide per day. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, young veterans make up a disproportionate share of the homeless popula-

tion nationwide, although the number of homeless veterans dropped by seven percent in the past year. Around 20 percent of Iraqi war veterans suffer from PTSD. With job insecurity as well as physical and mental ailments, many veterans return to civilian life with huge disadvantages.

Beyond recognizing veterans one day a year, CNN offers practical steps for people to take to support veterans on a daily basis. These suggestions include avoiding making stereotypes about veterans, volunteering with veterans support programs and donating to organizations such as Give An Hour, which connects veterans to psychologists by phone free of charge. While we should not celebrate continuing war, Veterans Day can serve as a reminder that there is much that both government and citizens can do to support veterans’ reassimiliation to American society.

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Unhealthy masculinity and binge drinking

by Nikhil Umesh The Daily Tar Heel

The epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses continues to need an honest diagnosis as to the root cause — a culture that encourages men’s violence and supports violence against women.

Just as we need to be more truthful about the structural causes of rape culture, we must treat drinking alcohol with similar seriousness.

Vice Chancellor Winston Crisp, Provost Jim Dean and deans from the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the School of Medicine have begun discussing plans to curb binge drinking on UNC’s campus.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as drinking patterns that bring blood alcohol content to 0.08 — typically after four drinks for women and five drinks for men within two hours.

In thinking of alcohol overconsumption, we run into a chicken-and-egg situation, where intervention strategies must realize that the behavior stems from a

world with power differentials along lines of gender, sexuality and more.

Drinking alcohol is a rite of passage for college-aged students, and it is sometimes a literal initiation into “manhood.”

Men average approximately 12.5 binge drinking episodes per person per year, compared to about 2.7 for women. One study found that 68 percent of male college students equated the ability to consume and tolerate large amounts of alcohol without consequence with more “masculine” behavior.

In my experience, the only people who have chosen to drink and drive have been male-identifying friends and family.

It should come as no surprise, then, that men are about twice as likely as women to have been intoxicated and behind the wheel in fatal motor vehicle crashes.

This same risk-taking and tough, entitled masculinity enables men to treat women as objects of desire and carry out horrific acts of violence when their wants aren’t satisfied.

Unsurprisingly, fraternity parties and bars become active sites of gen-

der performance. These locations are places where one can act out his masculinity — where one’s body becomes a “tank” that can take the bludgeons of several shots of tequila, pound back as many beers as possible and still flaunt whatever inkling of sobriety one has remaining.

Every year, more than 1,800 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related accidents, and more than 97,000 students are survivors of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

Such troubling numbers indicate that binge drinking is not due to some individual pathology, and to believe so would be naive. True, dominant masculinities are not the only ingrained socializations that facilitate the behavior.

Still, how can we work to prevent binge drinking unless we recognize and try to change the culture that enables and supports it?

I can’t offer a clear-cut answer. But I’m glad to see that our administration is feeling the pressure to address an issue that costs lives on our campus.

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Tufts for Kashmir: a call to action

by Angad Bagai, Vidya Srinivasan,

and Jahnvi Viadya

On Sept. 2, 2014, the river Jhelum, which winds its way through the Kashmir valley, began to swell.

For the past 65 years, since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, Kashmir has been a region of international territorial dispute. The Indian and Pakistani governments both believe that the region is rightfully theirs, and today Kashmir is split between the two by a “temporary” Line of Control that was decided in 1999 by the ceasefire of the last of three wars. Kashmir is also plagued by insurgent groups who either want to accede to Pakistan or obtain complete independence. There remains regular conflict in the area between all three parties. With a contentious international land dispute between nuclear powers, terrorist groups and strong military presence, Kashmir is a complicated region. And in early September 2014, the situation in Kashmir became worse.

As the local people slept, the Jhelum overflowed its banks and crept into the city streets. Within only a few days, entire neighborhoods were submerged and thousands of Kashmiris had fled their homes. For weeks, they were stranded on rooftops — awaiting supplies, searching for news of their family members’ fates and praying for rescue.

Coverage of this tragedy has been deplorable in Indian media despite the scale of the crisis. Indian newspapers have lauded inadequate military rescue operations while failing not only to report the recent declines in Kashmir-bound international aid, but also to critically examine the Indian government’s decision not to allow major international disaster relief agencies, including the United Nations, to provide direct aid or assistance. Furthermore, there remain to this day no satisfactory answers as to why appropriate precautions against flooding were not taken, and why — despite mass casualty and displacement — the government has steadfastly refused to declare the floods a state emergency.

And if Indian news coverage has not been ideal, international news coverage has been even worse. This is a humanitarian crisis in a region of immense geo-

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On Wednesday, Nov. 5, I woke up at 5:00 a.m. in the basement of a Washington D.C. church and made my way to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) offices with a group of about 50 protesters. There we blockaded the three entrances to the building with our bodies. We held that blockade for over an hour, greatly inconveniencing or stopping increasingly furious FERC employees as they tried to enter the building.

I joined the protest because I am angry. I am angry because of the horrific impacts of fracking in my home state of Pennsylvania and across the United States. In communities affected by fracking, once-fresh water has been contaminated with myriad undisclosed chemicals. Cancer, nervous diseases, inexplicable migraines, harassment and political silencing by natural gas companies, and enormous losses in home values have plagued these communities.

FERC has eagerly approved fracked gas pipelines, export terminals and other dangerous gas infrastructure with little to no consideration for the impacts on human health and the climate.

And I joined this protest because I am scared. Last year, I was a member of University President Monaco’s working group on fossil fuel divestment. At one of the group’s meetings, I related the

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political significance, where 1.5 million people have been affected and damages surpass $17 billion. Furthermore, the mismanagement of the crisis is an effect of Kashmir’s political situation. This is clearly an issue that people should care about — but even at Tufts, a school that takes pride in its internationally-minded student body with a passion for active citizenship, the situation in Kashmir has been given no attention.

As Kashmiris strive to return to the tenuous almost-normalcy to which they have grown accustomed, the international community needs to not only help financially support flood relief efforts, but also call attention to the admirable and unwavering resilience that has been shown under very difficult circumstances. Crises such as this unarguably deserve our attention, and it is our duty to learn, empathize, support and celebrate the Kashmiri spirit in the difficult road to recovery. Tufts students are passionate about international relations, security, health, development, politics, economics and — most importantly — human rights and our shared humanity. The floods in Kashmir should certainly be on our horizon and be a part of on-campus dialogue. We spend much time focusing on events and situations around the world that touch on these themes. The Middle East is one such example of a region that rightfully receives substantial on-campus attention. We ask: Why not South Asia too?

Through the year-long Tufts Kashmir Initiative, the South Asian Political Action Committee (SAPAC) aims to create understanding and dialogue about the situation in Kashmir on campus. We

ask you to join us for the first of many events, Qaid: A Camp-in for Kashmir, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, on the roof of Tisch Library. Qaid is Urdu for “imprisonment” or “confinement.” It represents our standing in solidarity with the Kashmiris who faced terror and uncertainty as they sheltered on rooftops in anticipation of help as their supplies dwindled. SAPAC calls upon the Tufts community to join us in a candlelit vigil to celebrate the resilience of Kashmiri people. Learn about the historical and cultural traditions of Kashmir through walk-through exhibits and live poetry recitals in Urdu and English, and reach out to Kashmiri youth by writing messages on postcards that they will receive.

Renowned conflict trauma specialist and journalist Justine Hardy, who will be joining us directly from Kashmir, will also be sharing her emotional, firsthand experiences of working with victims of the floods. We ask you to “camp-in” with SAPAC as we hope to raise awareness of the Kashmiri ordeal, spark dialogue on this too-often-overlooked region of the world and celebrate the courage displayed by millions.

For updates on our events, please like the Tufts Kashmir Initiative on Facebook.

Angad Bagai is a senior majoring in international relations and English. He can be reached at angad.bagai@tufts.edu. Vidya Srinivasan is a junior majoring in international relations. She can be reached at vidya.srinivasan@tufts.edu. Jahnvi Vaidya is a senior majoring in quantitative economics. She can be reached at jahnvi.vaidya@tufts.edu.

Why I was arrested

by Ben Weilerstein

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painful story of a mother-turned-activist who had broken down in a fit of tears and desperation as she explained the damage that the natural gas industry was causing in her town. The stunned looks and silence I received illustrated the point that humanity has no place in the Tufts boardroom, and this terrifies me. It terrifies me that a university that wants its students to “distinguish themselves as active citizens of the world,” when asked to follow its own rhetoric, would so adamantly resist.

Our university funds and profits from this and other fossil-fueled destruction with some $70 million invested in coal, oil and gas companies. I am scared because this university, the leadership of which I once trusted to take bold and moral action in the face of grave global crises, has so far decided it would simply be easier not to. With one-hundred million lives predicted to be lost to climate change and fossil fuel pollution by 2030, this is not acceptable answer.

As scared as I am, however, I am not hopeless. While Tufts’ administration has been content to pat itself on the back for the important but insufficient and infrequent solar panel installation, the student body has shown remarkable leadership and courage in this effort. Over 1,000 students have called on Tufts to divest from fossil fuels. Over 110 Tufts students participated in the People’s Climate March in September,

and since then many first years have become leaders in Tufts Climate Action, organizing events about fracking, environmental justice, the food industry and Typhoon Haiyan. Over the past two years, Tufts students have been arrested 19 times in protest of fossil fuels. We have spoken loudly and softly, rallied and partied and worked with incredible passion for divestment and other serious action on climate change on and off campus.

It keeps me up at night knowing that Tufts’ administration and trustees have justified their investments in the industrial violence of the fossil fuel industry.

And when my own courage lacks and I feel that our Trustees will always consider money more valuable than human life, the joy, passion, courage, excitement, determination and love with which so many Tufts students approach this (and other struggles for survival) keeps me going. To all those fighting for a better future, thank you. To all those who have not yet raised their voice in protest or their hands in construction of a better world, reach out to me or any member of Tufts Climate Action. You matter, and we want to help you join this movement.

Ben Weilerstein is a junior majoring in chemistry. He can be reached at benjamin. weilerstein@tufts.edu.

his semester, more so than previous semesters, I have made the trip home on the Northeast Regional train. As I sit on my 6:10 a.m. train to Penn Station from South Station, I have too much time on my hands. Moreover, I have to go through my least favorite state in the continental United States: Connecticut. For such a small state, I feel like it is neverending. I would venture to say that three of the four hours I am on the train are spent here. Likewise, as a New Yorker, my relationship with Connecticut people (they do not even have a name for themselves) is tense to say the least. The fact that Connecticut does not have much of anything but suburbs causes some of its inhabitants to claim that they are New Yorkers or Bostonians, depending on where in the state they fall. The state has no baseball teams, no football teams and the Metro-North ... gross. They all claim to be Sox or Yankees fans, but probably could not even tell you which borough the Yanks play in. As a freshman, I remember having the awkward “where are you from” conversation with a hallmate, and he said he was from a suburb outside of New York City. Excitedly, I told him that I was as well and asked which one (though I live in Queens, claiming to be from *the city* feels wrong). He responded with, “Westport, Connecticut.” No, that’s not it at all (yes, Sam, this was about you). Sorry for the rant, but this trip always gets me jazzed. I think I’ll answer a question to calm down.

Dear NYSD, why doesn’t McDonald’s sell hot dogs?

Rebecca: Great question, but I think the reason is pretty obvious. McDonald’s is known for the Big Mac not the Big Dog. Hot dogs at McDonald’s would just become another McRib situation — a sandwich made of questionable meat that disappears and reappears from the menu ever so often. Hot dogs should be left to the original professionals in Coney Island: Nathan’s.

Dear NYSD, is Voldemort a virgin?

Pooja: It is interesting that you ask this, because just the other day I was having a discussion with someone on this very matter. Although I think we can all agree that the Tom Riddle in the film version of the story was quite fetching, who’s to say the character Rowling invented was even the slightest bit attractive? For argument’s sake, let’s say he wasn’t — 200 pound, face like a Pollock painting type of deal. Is that why he wanted seven horcruxes? Did he lose a part of his soul for every two years of his dry spell? Was he simply angry because he was unloved?

Did he really think a nose job would make it better? So, to answer your question, evidence points to yes — he was probably a virgin, an 87-year-old virgin.

Dear NYSD, is the cute one of the columnists single?

Rebecca: Yes, HMU. Pooja: Hey, wait a minute!

Dear NYSD, can you be in love with three people at the same time?

Pooja: That all depends on who the three people are. See, most of the time it can be two — two makes sense: Simon and Garfunkel, Ben and Jerry, Kenan and Kel — they are all great duos, so it would make sense to be in love with both.

However, three is a crowd. My advice to you is to hold elections, a survival of the fittest game show or something of the sorts, and eliminate one of the options.

Alternatively, post on our forum a famous trio in which each member deserves equal amounts of love. Otherwise, one’s gotta go.

That’s all for this week! Please keep submitting questions to our forum!

Rebecca Solomon and Pooja Sivaraman are both juniors majoring in economics.

Rebecca can be reached at rebecca.solomon@tufts.edu, and Pooja can be reached at pooja.sivaraman@tufts.edu.

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Senior co-captain Marshall Pagano pushes up the hill with teammates senior Sam Garfield and sophomore Bobby McLaughlin during the NESCAC Championship meet at Middlebury College on Nov. 1.

Three Jumbo runners earn All-ECAC honors MEN’S XC

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final point scorer for Tufts. First-year Sam Little and sophomore Michael Caughron crossed the line 58th and 61st respectively, separated by only two seconds. The Jumbos did not utilize their usual packing strategy, but instead worked together in small groups. St. Pierre and Curley ran closely together and led the majority

of the race before they were overtaken in the last mile. Traestor said that the Bates College team packed together early and started aggressively, running close behind St. Pierre and Curley, but that they imploded due to their overly ambitious start.

Though the Jumbos would have preferred to beat Williams, closing the gap and running extremely well at the ECAC

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and dedication thus far, but this team is still very hungry for more,” Thompson said. “Their drive and passion to compete has been so impressive and is not fading anytime soon. This weekend

will certainly be a challenging one, but the team that ultimately wins will be the team who can harness the present moment, stay tough mentally and play with intensity and confidence each and every point.”

“This weekend was so exciting for

meet was a solid consolation prize. St. Pierre’s inspiring run and the personal records set by most of the runners should provide even more motivation for the Jumbos’ first seven at regionals. For many teams, cross country season is winding down, but the Jumbos hope their momentum and late season improvement will carry them deep into the postseason.

TUVB and we loved the high energy competitive volleyball all weekend,” Ahrens added. “Hosting NESCACs was very rewarding, and we are even more excited to be playing in the NCAAs this weekend.”

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er Matthew Minno for a massive 57 yard touchdown pass, his third of the half.

Down 21-7 and lining up to punt yet again, the Jumbos were in need of a turnover. They got their wish when sophomore wide receiver Ryan Rizzo fumbled the punt and senior linebacker Tommy Meade recovered it for Tufts.

Great field position and a 20-yard run from sophomore wide receiver Mike Rando brought Tufts inside the redzone. Snyder would find senior wide receiver Greg Lanzillo for a one yard touchdown and, despite a missed extra point, the Jumbos were down by only eight points.

Milano continued his impressive play in the final three minutes of the half. The junior completed four passes for 62 yards and ran for his first touchdown of the game from three yards out. After a blocked extra point, Middlebury took its 27-13 lead into the half.

Tufts was forced to punt on its first drive of the half, which led to yet another Milano touchdown pass. The quarterback was 3-4 for 46 yards and his fourth touchdown pass went to Middlebury’s leading receiver, senior Brendan Rankowitz.

On the Jumbos next drive, Falk, who punted eight times in the game, launched a 47 yard punt to pin Middlebury back to its own 15. But even with the poor field position, Milano and his offense had no trouble scoring. The quarterback found Rizzo for a monstrous 72-yard touchdown pass. The receiver finished the day with five catches for 116 yards and the touchdown.

Milano threw his sixth touchdown pass of the game to Rankowitz from 33 yards out and came out on top with an incredible 442 yards, six touchdown passes and zero interceptions.

Neither team scored in the 4th quarter so when the final whistle blew, Middlebury finished the game with a 48-13 win.

Although Tufts did not get the result it wanted in the final game of the season, the team still had many highlights in an exciting season.

The Jumbos opened the year with a big 24-17 win over the Hamilton Continentals, which ended the school’s 31-game losing streak. Then, the very next week, Tufts beat Bates 42-24 on Homecoming. The Jumbos won a tight game over the Williams Ephs at home a few weeks later, and finished their home schedule with a 28-7 drudging of Colby.

“We have high expectations every year,” Civetti said. “This year’s senior class exceeded expectations. Everybody played a role, from the everyday starters to the players who emerged later on. Our goal always has been and always will be to be champions in the classroom, in the community and on the field.”

Throughout the season, Tufts showed that it has several players on both sides of the ball who can alter a game with just one play. Doll was one of the NESCAC’s best passers until he was injured in the sixth game of the season. He finished the year averaging the fourth most passing yards per game, and was the conference’s leading passer through the first three weeks of the season.

Trause, the team’s starting running back, rushed for 363 yards on the season, but his true impact was felt in the receiving and return games. The senior ran for four touchdowns, caught four touchdowns and returned two touchdowns. His 10 touchdowns were second in the conference and his kick return and punt return averages were both first in the NESCAC. Defensively, junior linebacker Matt McCormack led the entire conference in tackles with 88, including 17 in the team’s loss to Middlebury. Stearns finished with 76 tackles, which was tied for third in the NESCAC. Meade added 69 tackles (sixth in the conference) and 10 of those were for a loss (fifth). “[This] was not the way we wanted to end our season, [but at the same time] it was good to see some seniors who have been extremely dedicated to the team get to play in the final game of their careers, and some had big games,” senior tri-captain James Brao told the Daily in an email.

The team finished the year tied for fifth in the NESCAC standings with Bates, and it appears that with a solid recruiting class, the Jumbos could take the next step toward being one of the NESCAC’s elite teams next season.

“I think there are a lot of reasons to be excited for the program,” Brao told the Daily in an email. “A ton of key players are returning next year, and at every position that needs to be filled, there is someone ready to step up. Also, with the taste of success, I expect players and coaches will work harder than ever before to allow this program to take the next step.”

he New England Patriots were off this Sunday, hopefully getting some muchdeserved rest after whipping Peyton Manning’s Broncos 43-21 in Week 9. The victory, New England’s fifth in a row, improved the team’s record to a division and conference-best of 7-2. The Broncos are 7-2 as well after Sunday’s rout of the Raiders, but if the Pats can hold on to the top seed in the AFC then they’ll have home field advantage during the playoffs, which will make the road to their sixth Super Bowl appearance of this millennium significantly easier.

With their season more than half over, now seems like a good time to reflect on how well the Patriots have played this year and to wonder how they’ll fare going forward. New England ended Week 9 with the best record and point differential in the NFL, atop the short list of championship contenders. The playoffs are all but guaranteed; it’s only a matter of how far they’ll go.

The Patriots have played so well lately that it’s difficult to remember just how thoroughly mediocre they were at the start of the season. It has truly been a tale of two halves for the Pats, the team that many pronounced dead at the end of September. Just 2-2 at the time and reeling from a 41-14 defeat in Kansas City, New England’s football machine appeared to be broken. Their dynastic run seemed over.

The last month and a half has erased those doubts and then some, as the Patriots have re-asserted their dominance over the rest of the league. They’ve outscored their opponents by 93 total points during their fivegame winning streak, an average of 18.6 per game. Nobody’s talking about whether the Pats are toast. Now, Patriots fans are back to dreaming about the end of their decade-long championship drought.

The turnaround can be attributed to the elite performance of New England’s franchise quarterback, Tom Brady. Brady struggled mightily in September, managing just four touchdowns and fewer than 200 passing yards per game. He was having great difficulty hitting targets downfield as well, averaging just 5.77 yards per pass attempt and leading many to wonder whether the 37 year-old’s best days were behind him. New England’s offense was lost without its star signal-caller, averaging only 20 points per game and ranking 29th out of the NFL’s 32 teams in offense.

Since then, he’s looked like the Brady of old, and so have the Patriots. Over his past five games he’s tallied 18 touchdowns and only one interception, on a ball Danny Amendola should have caught. He’s been as efficient as ever, completing 67.5 percent of his passes and averaging 320.2 yards per game. One of the league’s worst quarterbacks in September, he’s now squarely in the MVP discussion. It’s no coincidence that with Brady at the top of his game, New England’s offense has kicked into high gear. They ranked second in the NFL in points scored with 281 through Week 9, only nine fewer than the 290 put up by the Indianapolis Colts. They’ve averaged 40.2 points per game since Week 4, more than doubling their September output.

Brady’s recent hot streak is due in large part to better play from his offensive line, which resembled a row of turnstiles for much of September. Brady was constantly under pressure, forced to rush his throws and unable to survey the field for open targets. His blockers have improved dramatically since then, allowing him to step up into the pocket, set his feet and find open receivers. As long as Brady is healthy and comfortable, he’s going to keep reminding everyone why he’s one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

And the Patriots will continue to roll.

Tyler Maher is a senior majoring in economics and English. He is also a Sports Editor at the Tufts Daily. He can be reached at tyler.maher@tufts.edu.

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Tufts football team's exciting season comes to end

by Wil Glavin

Daily Editorial Board

Tufts traveled to Middlebury on Saturday for its last game of the season, but the visiting Jumbos were unable to defeat the Panthers and their high-powered offense.

FOOTBALL (4-4 Overall, 4-4 NESCAC) at Middlebury, Vt, Saturday

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Senior outside hitter Hayley Hopper prepares for a spike in the NESCAC Championship game against Williams.

Volleyball falls short in NESCAC Championships

by Tyler Maher Daily Editorial Board

The Tufts volleyball team lost only one game on its home court all year, and it was the NESCAC championship game against Williams College on Sunday.

VOLLEYBALL (21-8 Overall, 9-1 NESCAC)

at Cousens Gymnasium, Sunday Williams 25 22 25 23 15 — 0 Tufts 20 25 23 25 13 — 3 at Cousens Gymnasium, Saturday Bowdoin 25 15 25 22 12 — 2 Tufts 17 25 19 25 15 — 3 at Cousens Gymnasium, Friday Trinity Tufts

8 15 12 — 0 25 25 25 — 3

Sunday’s showdown between the top two teams in the NESCAC was thrilling from start to finish, reflecting just how evenly matched the opponents were. Every set went down to the wire, with none being decided by more than five points. Williams struck first, winning the opening set 25-20, but Tufts roared back to win the second set 25-22. The two teams proceeded to split the third and fourth sets despite both nearly blowing large leads in each, as the Ephs lost a 22-14 lead in the third set and the Jumbos coughed up an 18-8 advantage in the fourth. Both times, however, the team with the large lead held on to win.

Tufts started the fifth set strong, jumping out to a 7-4 lead thanks to four kills from senior tri-captain Hayley Hopper, who received chants of “MVP” from the fired-up crowd. Williams recovered to tie the score at 8-8, and then pulled ahead.

One point away from victory, the Ephs faltered with a pair of errors, allowing the Jumbos to close the gap to 14-13 and setting up a photo finish. The fans at Cousens Gym were on the edge of their seats, as Williams won the final point on a Tufts set error to secure the championship, denying the Jumbos their first-ever tournament title. Junior Maddie Kuppe shone in the losing effort with a team-high 16 kills and four service aces, while classmate Kyra Baum compiled 42 assists. Baum and junior Carolina Berger led the Jumbo defense with 18 digs apiece.

The closeness of the game was evident in the final stats, as Williams outscored Tufts by just four points over the five sets, 110-106. The two teams’ hitting percentages were nearly even at .188 for the Ephs and .178 for the Jumbos. Tufts totaled 11 blocks to Williams’s 10, though the Ephs narrowly eclipsed the Jumbos in digs (75 to 73) and service aces (eight to six).

Williams finished one game behind Tufts in the regular season standings, but this

time it was the Ephs who won by a nose.

“We went into this weekend knowing the importance of these matches, as well as knowing the mental and physical challenges we would face and have to overcome,” coach Cora Thompson said. “I was extremely proud of our team for battling with three tough opponents. All 15 players really contributed to our success this weekend.”

Tufts advanced to the NESCAC championship round in dramatic fashion as well, needing all five sets to eliminate Bowdoin from the semifinals. The Polar Bears won the opening set 25-17, but the Jumbos bounced back to win the second set 25-15.

Bowdoin was one win way from advancing to the finals after taking the third set 25-19, but Tufts won a hard-fought fourth set 25-22 to stay alive. The closely contested fifth set proved to be a microcosm of the entire match. Tied at 11, the outcome remained in doubt until the Jumbos scored four of the final five points to close out the set and move on to the finals.

Sophomore Mary Maccabee notched the game-winning kill, one of eight on the day for the outside hitter.

Maccabee was one of six Jumbos to tally five kills or more, led by Hopper’s 23. Eight of Hopper’s kills came in the must-win fourth set, and she made just six errors in 53 attempts for a .321 hitting percentage. Baum facilitated the offense with 45 assists and was a defensive force with 18 digs. Berger led Tufts with 21 digs and two service aces, while sophomore Elizabeth Ahrens and senior tri-captain Isabel Kuhel combined for all 10 of the team’s blocks.

“The reason we played so well is that everyone was doing amazingly and really working together,” Kuhel said. “The game against Bowdoin was a huge test of our consistency and mental toughness. We showed ourselves that we can battle with top teams point for point and come out on top.”

Tufts swept Trinity in Friday’s quarterfinals, winning all three sets easily. The Jumbos had swept the Bantams during their regular season meeting on October 11th, and this match yielded the same final result. Trinity was never really a threat, as Tufts won 25-8, 25-15 and 25-12.

Kuppe had a match-high 11 kills for the Jumbos, aided by Ahrens’s seven. The 6-foot-1 Kuhel accounted for six of the Jumbos’ 10 blocks, with four solo blocks and two block assists.

The Jumbos, who had won 12 straight prior to their title game defeat, finish the year with a 21-8 overall record.

They are moving on to the NCAA Div. III Tournament and will be playing in the Stevens Regional in Hoboken, N.J. this weekend. Tufts hopes to get back on the winning track in its tournament opener against Springfield College on Friday.

“This weekend was certainly a wonderful tribute to all of their hard work see VOLLEYBALL, page 11

Tufts 7 6 0 0 Middlebury 7 20 21 0

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“We had some injuries early in the second half,” coach Jay Civetti said. “[Defensive backs sophomore Mike] Stearns and [sophomore Sebastian] Rivera both went down.

Some of the younger guys had to step in.

[Sophomore quarterback Alex] Snyder did some good things. He has really grown and excelled as a player. On the offensive line, [senior lineman] Landon Davis and [junior lineman] Akene Farmer-Michos didn’t play, but everyone needs to be prepared. Next man up is how it works.”

Snyder was starting his second game of the season for the Jumbos, replacing injured senior Jack Doll. Snyder’s offense had difficulty moving the ball as the game began, with its first two drives ending in punts.

On Middlebury’s second drive of the game, junior quarterback Matt Milano led his offense 78 yards down the field over 13 plays, culminating in a 10-yard touchdown pass to first-year tight end Daniel Fulham.

Milano completed seven of his 10 passes on the drive for a total of 64 yards.

Tufts was able to respond immediately with its best drive of the game. Snyder had two key rushes totaling 24 yards, which helped bring the Jumbos into Panther territory. Then, after a Tufts holding penalty, on a first and 20 at the 33, Snyder dropped back and found senior running back Zack Trause for a 33-yard touchdown to tie the game.

Middlebury answered with another touchdown reception by Fullham, one of Milano’s favorite targets throughout the game as he finished with seven catches for 54 yards and the two touchdowns, but junior running back Andrew Miller was the key on this possession posting 30 of his 60 rushing yards on this drive.

Following Fulham’s touchdown, the Jumbos struggled to move the football, unable to reach midfield on three straight drives. After a short punt by junior Vince Falk, Middlebury began its possession with 1st and 10 on its own 43.

Milano, who was nearly perfect throughout the entire game, hit junior wide receivsee FOOTBALL, page 11

Men’s Cross Country

Jumbos' second seven impress at ECAC meet

by Phillip Goldberg Contributing Writer

The Tufts men’s cross country team finished second at the ECAC Div. III Championship meet for the second year in a row on Saturday. Tufts historically fields a deep cross country roster and this year was no different, as those who competed in the ECAC meet were all part of the team’s second seven (runners eight through 14). While the first four spots on the team were decided early on, it has taken almost until this point in the season for the spots five through 14 to be decided because the chase pack for Tufts is so talented.

The ECAC Championship is not a meet by which Tufts judges its season.

However, there was special emphasis on winning the race this year because Tufts felt they could knock Williams out of its top spot. The Ephs, however, won the race with a score of 57, with the Jumbos finishing only fourteen points behind at 71.

Tufts Junior Michael Curley explained the significance of the ECAC meet.

“ECACs for us usually has two purposes,” Curley said. “One is to showcase our depth, show that aside from our top seven, we have more people who are right around there and still really good and competitive in the NESCAC. I think we showed that on Saturday … we were only 14 points off [Williams], which is really good. The second goal is to build momentum going into the postseason.

ECACs is the first real postseason race in terms of getting into the end of the season, so its good for the second seven guys to build some momentum and get the top seven guys pumped up to run well at Regionals.”

Curley finished second for Tufts and seventh overall out of the field of 303 runners with a personal record time of 25:56. Senior Joe St. Pierre ran a 25:51, the best time of his career, good for fourth place overall in what could be his last cross country race as a Jumbo. Junior

James Traestor finished with a personal record 26:07 and won 13th place. For finishing in the top 15, St. Pierre, Curley and Traestor earned All-ECAC honors, while sophomore Bobby McLaughlin crossed the line in 26:14 for 18th place.

“We had four [All-ECAC runners] last year, we were hoping to get a fourth guy in there,” Traestor said. “Bobby [McLaughlin] missed it … but we were all right there.”

Curley believes that having three runners in the top 15 exhibits the Jumbos’ depth.

“I think it’s something that reflects not just on me personally, but on the team as a whole. Having three guys up in that top pack just shows our depth outside of the top seven. I think that’s something that Tufts does particularly better than other schools,” Curley said.

The race was held in Stanley Park at Westfield State University and the conditions for running were ideal. Five of the seven Tufts runners, Curley, St. Pierre, Traestor, McLaughlin and sophomore Michael Caughron, set personal records.

“The course was especially in great shape, it was the best I’ve ever seen it,” Traestor said. “I raced there a lot in high school. The ground was compact throughout the field loops, which is crucial. The dirt in the trails was also well groomed.”

Traestor believed the course was ideal for St. Pierre to run the way he did. The fact that there were no hills allowed St. Pierre to start fast and allow his momentum to carry him.

“I think St. Pierre really had the race of his career,” Traestor said. “He knew that could be his last race, [and] he didn’t want it to be. He wanted to get the alternate spot for regionals and nationals. He just ran really ballsy and got out there. Curley and [St. Pierre] were leading for a lot of [the race].”

Senior Sam Garfield finished 29th overall with a time of 26:29 and was the see MEN’S XC, page 11