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Tau Beta Pi hosts first annual food drive

by Elizabeth Lanzilla Contributing Writer

Tufts Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society on campus, kicked off its first-ever Thanksgiving Food Drive at the beginning of the month in support of Project Share Our United Pantry (SOUP), a food pantry affiliated with the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

The society is collecting nonperishable, undamaged cans of food, as well as monetary donations, at specific times and locations until Nov. 21, according to Hannah Clark, a member of Tau Beta Pi’s Service Committee.

Clark, a junior, said the drive has been successful in its first week. After compiling cans from the bin locations in Anderson

Hall and Tisch Library, the group counted between 60 and 100 cans. Both Clark and Chair of the Service Committee Megan France, a senior, said that they had a goal of collecting 1,000 cans overall for the Thanksgiving Food Drive.

“If everyone in the School of Engineering donated a can or two, that would put us at that number,” France said. “And we are also not restricting it to the School of Engineering. We are thinking it is a high goal, but if everyone who was aware of the event contributed, it would be an achievable goal.”

Although France acknowledged some setbacks in the planning of the Thanksgiving Food Drive — such as flyers blending see THANKSGIVING, page 2

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Somerville has recently been ranked as the number one biking commuter city in the East and fifth in the nation.

Somerville named one of strongest bicycle commuter cities in the U.S.

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The first annual Janover Family Lecture, Voices from the Edge, features retired Navy Captain and NASA astronaut Rick Hauck (A ’62).

Former NASA astronaut speaks on space travel

by Patrick McGrath Daily Editorial Board

Frederick Hauck (LA ’62), former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and retired United States Navy captain spoke Tuesday night about the history and future of space exploration, as part of the last formal installment of the Experimental College’s (ExCollege) year-long 50th anniversary celebration.

According to Associate Director of the ExCollege Howard Woolf, the event was also the inaugural lecture for the new Voices from the Edge series, which will present a speaker each year who has done something innovative, special or unique.

Woolf noted that Hauck piloted his first shuttle in 1983, a mission that included Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. He also commanded the first shuttle launched after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

Hauck began by recounting a history of space travel, citing the contributions of

the “father of Soviet Russian space science,” Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Robert Goddard, an American engineer, professor and physicist.

“Goddard was the father of American rocketry and developed not only some of the theory but launched some of the first rockets propelled by liquid fuel,” he said.

After World War II, it was the Cold War and the accompanying Space Race that propelled the development of rocket technology, according to Hauck. He added that the goal was to see who could loft a nuclear weapon the farthest and be the most intimidating, noting that it was not realized as part of space exploration. This goal would rapidly evolve into who could get a human being into orbit first.

“If you could get a human being into orbit before the other, you had really done something,” he said.

The two sounds that came to define the 1950s were the music of Elvis Presley and the beeping of see ASTRONAUT, page 2

The League of American Bicyclists listed Somerville as the city with the highest share of bicyclists in the East and the fifth highest share of bicyclists in the nation — with 7.8 percent of the population commuting by bike — in its 2013 annual report released earlier this fall.

“The City of Somerville is working to become the most bikeable, walkable, transit-accessible community in the nation,” Sarah Spicer, senior transportation planner in the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, said.

Spicer explained that Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone has set a goal of increasing the overall transportation accessibility throughout Somerville.

“Over the past several years, we’ve worked hard to improve and redesign key streets through the area to ensure they are as safe and welcoming as possible for all users, including cyclists,” she said.

Tufts Bikes President Noah Epstein explained that much of the local population has turned towards cycling for its low cost, speed and flexibility. He noted that many of these bikers are Tufts students, who have been increasingly joining Tufts Cycling Team as local bikefriendly infrastructure grows.

“Many of our streets are older and narrower, so there aren’t too many large thoroughfares where riding a bike is scary,” Epstein said.

“There’s less of a car-centric infrastructure here than in cities like New York or [Los Angeles]. You can see wide, painted bike lanes, bike-specific traffic lights and bike paths like the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, which runs from Bedfo rd through Lexington, Arlington, Somerville and Cambridge.”

Spicer said that the League of American Bicyclists report reaffirmed the City of Somerville’s priority of environmentally equitable transit, given that it has added over see BIKES, page 2

Tufts students bring ACLU chapter to campus

by Sophie Lehrenbaum Daily Staff Writer

A group of Tufts students has come together to launch a chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the Hill, hosting a general information meeting (GIM) on Nov. 12. The ACLU, founded in 1920, is an organization that works to protect the individual rights granted by the Constitution by acting as a voice in judiciary and legislative processes, according to its website.

Co-founder and co-head Nina Oat explained that the causes the ACLU has championed in the past hold a special resonance with her.

However, her dream of creating an on-campus chapter of the ACLU came to fruition this year after

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Executive Director of of the ACLU of Massachusetts Carol Rose gave a lecture at Tufts in September to celebrate Constitution Day. “In her presentation, [Rose] mentioned that there aren’t a lot of universities around here that have chapters and Tufts doesn’t have one and she would love to have one … so I talked to her … about going about starting a chapter earlier this year,” Oat, a senior, said.

She explained that Rose passed along the name of a representative from the ACLU whose role includes increasing involvement at the local level. Oat said she spoke with him and then began the six-month process of applying for recognition at Tufts.

Oat added that without recognition from the Tufts Community

Union Judiciary, the group lacks many of the typical components that comprise an on-campus advocacy organization, such as an executive board and official head.

However, with the backing of their faculty advisor, Teresa Walsh, lecturer of political science, and the strong turnout of around 30 students at the GIM, Oat and coheads Teddy Cahill and Brandon Katz said that they remain confident that the on-campus ACLU chapter has the potential to grow to assume a strong activist role on campus.

“I hope we can be a presence on campus, getting issues out there that maybe aren’t discussed as much,” Cahill, a first-year and cosee ACLU, page 2

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25 miles of bike markings, hundreds of bike parking spots, racks and extensions of the community path to city streets.

She also cited the 2011 launch of the Hubway bike share system, which allows members to rent bikes from docks around the city.

“We recently codified our approach by adapting a Complete Streets Ordinance, which was the first ordinance of this kind in the state,” Spicer said. “[It states] that the design of each roadway project will build a safe environment for all modes.”

Spicer explained that the city’s program for the expansion of cycling is “three-pronged:” engineering, through the physical construction of better facilities for cyclists, education for Somerville residents about how to safely travel and accommodate cyclists and

enforcement, through the targeted work of Somerville police that includes ticketing and warnings to uncooperative drivers.

The highest biker count in the city is seen on Beacon St., with peak volumes of cyclists reaching about 400 per hour based on yearly volunteer counts at this location, Spicer noted. Somerville hopes to increase the numbers in as many areas and streets as possible, she said.

Beating out Somerville in the nationwide ranking were Davis, Calif., Boulder, Colo., Palo Alto, Calif. and Berkeley, Calif., according to the report.

Nicole Wynands, program manager for the League of American Bicyclist’s Bicycle Friendly Community and State Programs, said she has seen growth in bikerfriendly policies in communities across the nation.

“We’ve seen a whole movement

since we started in 2012 amongst communities of all shapes, sizes and populations,” she said. “New policies are being adopted everywhere, every year, allowing communities to build more innovative structures around cyclists — protected bike lanes and bikes shares are popping up all over the country.”

Wynands added that the increased number of cyclistscomes not just in urban communities.

“We have 800-person cities apply, and then we have New York,” she explained. “Anyone can do this; anyone can work on being bikecommuter friendly.”

The annual League of American Bicyclists report was compiled using an analysis of 2012 data estimates from the American Community Survey collected by the United States Census Bureau, which reported a 62 percent increase in bicycle commuting since 2000.

Hauck discusses experience as NASA astronaut

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Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite in space, according to Hauck.

The launch of Sputnik, overseen

by Sergei Korolev, a Soviet rocket engineer, ushered in the age of ballistic missiles, he noted. It also increased competition by making Americans feel that they were losing the Space Race, Hauck explained.

“There was a realization, let’s say, of many people in the United States, or at least a conviction, that we were falling far behind … in the Space Race,” he said.

Hauck noted that Sputnik’s launch led to a motivation to increase budgets for research, development and education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in the United States.

After speaking with a Soviet cosmonaut later on, Hauck found out that a paper published by an American had caused the Soviet engineers to believe that the Americans were much more advanced. In order to catch up on lost ground, Soviet scientists skipped some of their testings and were therefore able to launch Sputnik earlier.

“What if by cutting out those tests they missed something, they blew up their rocket on the launch pad?”

Hauck said, noting that history could have been entirely different.

The United States, however, still profited by coming in second, according to Hauck because of the

country’s increased dedication to its education system.

According to Hauck, after the United States once again lost the race to put the first human in orbit, President John Kennedy decided to champion the space exploration cause, declaring that the United States would put an American on the moon and bring him or her back safely before the end of the decade.

John Glenn, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven Astronauts, became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, Hauck said. After the completion of the Mercury series, NASA launched the Gemini series, and then the Apollo series.

“Apollo was the most spectacular launch vehicle you can imagine,” he said.

The first major tragedy that NASA experienced was the loss of all three crew members aboard Apollo 1 in a fire in January 1967. Although this setback was devastating, the program “was reformed, restructured [and] re-managed,” Hauck said.

In July 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 successfully brought two Americans — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — to the moon, an “extraordinary boost for the country,” according to Hauck.

Hauck also discussed the failure of Apollo 13, which was only salvaged through the extraordinary efforts of the crew members involved, noting that it has been called “NASA’s second greatest moment.”

Skylab, a inhabitable space station that was launched in 1973 for scientists to experiment with a microgravity environment, was an important step for space exploration according to Hauck. After the Skylab program came the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975, which was a joint effort between Soviets and Americans.

“It was a great idea to bring the countries closer together,” he said.

Hauck also spoke in detail about his experience flying with Robert Crippen, a former NASA astronaut, on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.

“Everybody who remembers this flight remembers Sally Ride,” he said, noting that it was not only Ride’s first flight but also his own.

Hauck described the takeoff on his first flight, explaining that it took only 8.5 minutes to get into orbit.

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart right after takeoff during its tenth mission. Hauck said that a number of his friends had been crew members of the flight.

“I was fortunate enough to be asked to be the commander of the next flight,” he said, describing his experience on board and showing photographs that he had taken.

Today, Hauck said money has increasingly been placed into supporting commercial efforts into space, including the carrying of commercial cargo and humans.

“NASA shouldn’t be in the business of being a bus,” he added.

TLC hosts teach-in Members of the Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) hosted a teach-in session last night to a full audience in Alumnae Lounge, providing attendees with information on potential janitorial layoffs on the university’s three campuses.

According to TLC member Anissa Waterhouse, a firstyear, the event’s purpose was to explain what is happening, to discuss why it is problematic and to emphasize how it could affect students and the greater Tufts campus.

“We’re here tonight to mobilize student support,” she said.

TLC President Lior Appel-Kraut, a sophomore, said a number of sources have indicated that there is a good chance that the university will cut janitors’ jobs. She noted that Tufts janitors are already working a lot and the proposed cuts will increase workloads.

“What we’re hearing is that there is already overwork happening,” she said.

Appel-Kraut added that the university could save money in ways other than cutting these jobs, and explained that TLC has had trouble contacting Linda Snyder, vice president of operations.

“They’re trying to cut corners and cut costs in unacceptable ways,” she said. “We think that this is skimping on basic services for the other members of the Tufts community.”

Three janitors from both the Medford/Somerville campus and Boston campus came to speak to the audience through student translators. They under-

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scored the fear of increased workloads and dirtier facilities, thanking the students who attended for their support.

Andrew Klatt, part-time lecturer in the Department of Romance Languages, spoke about collaboration between part-time faculty and janitors, noting that the proposed cuts are an “attack on peoples’ ability to make a living.”

“We have recently organized a union and negotiated a contract, and this was something that took a lot of work and took some struggle, and we received a lot of support from a lot of different quarters,” he said, citing support from Tufts Community Union Senate, TLC and janitors.

He said that Tufts has taken advantage of both parttime faculty as well as janitors.

“We fought back, we pushed back, we got a contract,” Klatt said. “The janitors have a history of doing. They supported us, we’re all going to support them.”

Junior Cooper McKim underscored the importance of putting pressure on the administration “It is a blatant disregard for the livelihood of members of our community,” he said.

McKim noted that the best case scenario would be that the administration cracks under the pressure and retracts their proposed policy. TLC can also help to encourage job relocation if janitors are laid-off, he added.

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Food drive aids Somerville Homeless Coalition THANKSGIVING

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into their surroundings due to their black and white color and the fact that the donation bins often go unnoticed — the society members maintain hope of reaching their goal. “[Tau Beta Pi] put larger posters to attract attention to [the bins], and I think that helped a lot,” France said. “We have also been emailing professors to let them know to pass information on to their classes … We have a Facebook event we have been encouraging everyone to share.”

Possibly the biggest problem facing the campaign is the fact that students may have trouble accessing stores with canned goods, according to France. To resolve this problem, France said the society collected monetary donations in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center yesterday and will continue to do so in Mayer Campus Center on Friday during open block. “[Tau Beta Pi] can donate [money] directly to Project SOUP, and the benefit of that is food pantries get discounts on buying various items and they can also take stock and realize what they are really in need of,” she said.

President of Tau Beta Pi Samuel Kessel noted the benefits of the society having a Thanksgiving food drive, as compared to other events.

“We are trying to provide the

most service that we can for the least amount of money,” he said.

“There are other options out there like donating to the Museum of Science, but they have a million dollar endowment. So, we decided that we can create the most good by doing a food drive.”

Kessel, a senior, explained that this is Tau Beta Pi’s first time running a Thanksgiving food drive for the Somerville Homeless Coalition. Clark added that she hopes it is not the last.

The society, however, has worked with Somerville Homeless Coalition before, according to Kessel. He cited a pie selling event, sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, which raised funds for the coalition last year.

Although Tau Beta Pi members are now focused on the Thanksgiving Food Drive, they are already planning ahead, with ideas circulating around potential networking initiatives or engineering outreach projects for high schoolers, according to France.

Kessel said that Tau Beta Pi has grown stronger over the past year.

“The thing about Tau Beta Pi is that we have grown a lot,” he said.

“So last year we had a grand total of two events — this semester we are having something along the lines of five … So, the food drive is a great step, and we have also done a lot of other things in terms of getting people jobs. We had the President of Kiva Systems … come and talk to students.”

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founder of the group, said. “For a campus that is as politically active as Tufts, a lot of issues the ACLU addresses — I haven’t seen a huge amount of awareness of them.”

The GIM, which was open to all undergraduate students, was primarily run by Matthew Allen, a representative of the Massachusetts’ state chapter of the ACLU, who used the gathering as a platform to showcase the issues the organization wants to address and the inequities it strives to ameliorate, according to Cahill and Katz.

Cahill explained that his hope is to form a small, devoted contingent of core members that will attend most of the weekly meetings and then build up a broader base of students who could be called upon to engage in more specific efforts of the group, such as discussions or campaigns, that pertain to their particular areas of interest.

Katz, also a first-year, mentioned taking direction from the ACLU of Massachusetts’ causes and campaigns to formulate the Tufts chapter’s policy interests and goals.

“We have yet to decide what issues we want to focus on, but during our meeting with Matthew Allen, we went over a bunch, so we will vote as a group on those and see where it goes,” he said. “There are issues of privacy [and] police accountability.”

Cahill also detailed various causes that the organization might want to lend its support to in the future, many of which are related to issues of student rights.

A topic of particular salience among Tufts students that the ACLU chapter is considering taking on is the zoning ordinance in areas surrounding campus, according to Cahill. Medford law restricts housing units to three or fewer unrelated residents, while Somerville imposes similar controls that limit housing to four unrelated individuals.

“At the very minimum, I would like us to be able to start these conversations on campus about civil liberties,” Katz said. “Ideally, in the best of all worlds, maybe we start campaigns for some issues and maybe we do have some impact with Tufts policy or Somerville law.”

All three organizers cited navigating the hurdles to recognition and requirements in place by Tufts and the ACLU as vital steps to kickstarting the group’s efforts.

“I think that there are a lot of students on campus who are interested in these kinds of ideas and issues but don’t necessarily know how best to contribute to change,” Oat said. “I think that the chapter can provide a really great framework and a really strong association with a really great organization to help us figure out a better way to go about making changes that we want to see happen.”

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Nina Oat and Teddy Cahill are the co-founders of the new ACLU chapter at Tufts.

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History on the Hill: Civil rights protests on construction site of Lewis Hall in 1969

by Mengqi Sun Daily Editorial Board

In November of 1969, outraged that a company with discriminatory hiring policies was contracted to build a new dorm (now Lewis Hall), Tufts students organized demonstrations at the construction site, demanding equal employment opportunity for minority construction workers. This Nov. 5 marked the 45th anniversary of the protest.

According to Daniel Coleman (A ’73), who was a freshman and one of the protest leaders at that time, the protest was triggered by a lack of minority construction workers on the project.

“It came to our attention when a white student posted a number of things around campus [that] said ‘why no blacks at Jackson Hall dormitory construction site?’” Coleman said. “So I made contact with him … and he explained to us … that the blacks, it appeared, [had] been banned [from] a lot of parts of the workforce for building that new dormitory.”

According to University Professor Sol Gittleman, who served on the Committee of Student Life at that time, the construction industry was controlled by unions that were mainly white, which was a main reason motivating the students to take action.

“Tufts had no control of the unions, and if we didn’t use the unions, we could not get this building built,” he said. “The unions in Boston … were well-known Irish, and very heavily Catholic … There were no black members and no Latino members. Black students got into the unions and couldn’t become apprentices.”

It was this lack of diversity that galvanized the protests, according to Gittleman.

“Students suddenly decided that it was the 60s already, and things were really blown-up around the country that they were gonna do something about it,” he said.

The Tufts Observer, which was published as a weekly newspaper at the time, documented the issue as it progressed.

The protest first appeared in the Observer on Oct. 3, 1969, in an article titled “Afros Urge Tufts to Challenge Discrimination.”

As those concerns were ignored, the construction dispute soon evolved into a conflict between the students and Tufts administration, according to Phil Primack (A’70), the Observer’s Editor-InChief at the time.

“Basically, the protest was aimed at Tufts administration for what the AfroAmerican Society saw as the administration’s failure to make the contractor honor its hiring agreements,” Primack said. “It wasn’t just the Tufts Afro; it was several Afro-American societies from several campuses. Tufts became the big test case.”

According to an article in the Observer published on Nov. 6, 1969, around 200 students from Tufts, Harvard, Boston College and other universities in the area came to the Nov. 5 protest at the construction site, which caused a work stoppage.

At that time, Coleman’s biggest concern was to focus the demonstrations on the goal of getting more black workers hired.

“My biggest concern was [to] make sure that we had demonstrations orient operations that would try to increase the number of blacks on the job,” he said. “That meant keeping the university [pressuring] the company, who pressured the unions to allow blacks to join the workforce at the site.”

In response to the protest, the university obtained a restraining order “against civil commotion and halting of construction progress on the site,” according to the Nov. 6 Observer article.

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An old front cover of the Tufts Observer shows students marching outside the Lewis Hall construction site. ing to the Nov. 6 article. Gittleman described the protest scene.

“So [the students] occupied the site, sitting or standing all over the place,” he said. “It was half-built, or third-built … The workers showed up in the truck, and … they were ready to start the construction work again, and they stayed.

And it looked like there was going to be trouble.”

According to Gittleman, Tufts faculty tried to get in between the students and workers in order to protect the students’ safety.

“The Office of Student Life got together in a house on the corner of Packard Ave. and Powderhouse, and we had to get out there, and I thought we were gonna get our heads broken,” he said.

“Our primary concern was to keep the students from getting their heads broken.

The unions would have no hesitation to break their heads with a pipe.”

In addition, Tufts administration called on riot police to intervene, according to a Nov. 7, 1969 article in the Observer. After the arrival of the police, the demonstration moved to University President Burton Hallowell’s office to demand that 20 percent of the workers on site be “black or third-world workers.”

As the negotiations between the demonstrators and the administration went on, an agreement was reached, and a “Memorandum of Understanding” was published in the Nov. 14, 1969 issue of the Observer. This included a proposal to have a student hired by Tufts to monitor the employment of minority workers on the site.

According to the Nov. 14 article, this understanding halted the protests, and brought two black bricklayers to the construction site. Eventually, Tufts filed a lawsuit against the company for its noncompliance with federal law in equal opportunity hiring.

Coleman believes that the protest reached its goals, and that its effects were felt at other universities in the Boston area. Eventually, having black construction workers became a necessity, he said, if protests were to be avoided.

“Not only did we increase the number of blacks at the construction site over a few months, but … in the construction at the Tufts Medical Center … an increased number of blacks were there [as a result]” he said. “Then it was a constant movement where all the universities in the area came … to have had blacks on the site. … All of a sudden, having blacks there has been important to induce nonprotest… [at] the universities.”

Primack went further, arguing that the protest signified the incorporation of the economic side of social activism into the civil rights movement of the 60s.

“Until this action, most of the demonstrations involving race on the Tufts campus were about more scholarships,

more recruitment,” he said. “It basically involved students advocating for students … This demonstration linked the social activism of the day to real economic needs of people who were not necessarily part of Tufts. That mattered then and now.”

However, Professor Antonia Chayes, who was the Dean of Jackson College at that time and the administrative representative during the protest, doesn’t share Primack and Coleman’s positive view of the events.

“I don’t think the protest was effective, I think it was extremely dangerous,” Chayes said. “In the very turbulent time, there [was] a lot of violence … I think they were essentially not very smart because what they were protesting … [was] the ratio makeup of the unions that were building the hall. That had nothing to do with the school. So it was just interesting to protest.”

At the same time, she was also disappointed by the Tufts administration’s response of calling in the police, because it might have instigated violence.

“I was angry at the way the administration had responded,” she said. “We managed to successfully work it through, because Massachusetts is not Kent state… [but] it was inflammatory and stupid on the part of the students, and even more so on the part of the administration.”

Primack believes that the protest still has meaning for current Tufts students, as today’s issue of income inequality echoes the problems that initiated the demonstration in 1969.

“This [protest] directly, 45 years later, relates to income inequality, today’s big issue, because [that's] what the demonstrations by the Afro-American Society were: The construction jobs were jobs that paid well, and … if you ever wanted to have black people have economic opportunity, they need access to those jobs.”

Chayes, on the other hand, thinks that the protest has lost its relevance as relations between the student body and the administration have changed.

“One of the interesting [things is] to contrast that with one of the issues today and how the students dealt with them,” she said. “The atmosphere was much more volatile in those days, and the administrations have learned a great deal [about] how to behave.”

According to Chayes, the protests don’t imply that today’s students will or should take action in the same way.

“I think the issues [that] happened in the [1960s] are really not very relevant to the students today,” she said.

“Those … things [that] happened to their parents, or grandparents, are interesting historically. But they don’t represent a model for how students should behave today.”

hen my family comes to Tufts, I often worry that the experience will be similar to this headline from The Onion: “Man Has No Idea What To Do With Visiting Friend Between Meals.” Replace “Man” with “Female Student” and “Friend” with “Family” and you’ve got my biggest dilemma during parents’ weekend.

But when my family came last weekend, I didn’t feel like taking them to the Rez, Dewick, Hotung and every other food-related spot.

What I really wanted to do was attend a spoken word event featuring DARKMATTER, a “trans South Asian art and activist collaboration,” hosted by the Asian American Alliance (AAA) and South Asian Political Action Committee (SAPAC). I knew very little about the event other than that DARKMATTER had visited Tufts a month earlier as part of the SJP conference, and many of my friends said they were really, really good. Though I was hesitant to take them, I really wanted to go. So I took my family with me.

DARKMATTER and the Tufts students who opened for them spoke about racial, gender, sexual and cultural identity, criticized the white heteropatriarchy and used the word “fuck” a lot. I love spoken word, and I was moved and impressed by the radical issues being discussed and the unapologetic performances.

Nonetheless, I found myself repeatedly glancing at my mom, my 24-year-old sister and my 17-year-old brother, wondering what they were thinking. As far as I knew, they weren’t used to anything like this. Did they find the event offensive? Were they uncomfortable hearing the performers talking about white people and privilege, taking it as some sort of personal attack on them (us)?

Growing up, my family rarely spoke critically about race, gender or sexual identity. I come from a small, “liberal” (but not radical) town that’s 90 percent white. Most people there agree that gay rights are good and racism is bad, but hardly anyone speaks critically about these issues or intersectionalities between them. My family, my community and I have the privilege to only address these issues when we choose to do so.

Unfortunately, we had to leave DARKMATTER after the first 45 minutes to go eat dinner. As soon as we exited the building, I asked them about their thoughts on the event, worried that they were baffled, shocked or offended by it.

Instead, my mom said, “I thought it was really interesting. I wish we had gotten to see more of it.” My sister and brother expressed similar feelings.

During dinner, we talked more about the event and about privilege on campus. At one point, my mom told me that she believes privileged people — especially straight white men — are sometimes unfairly judged and criticized for problems they didn’t create. I started to disagree with her, but before I could, she made another point: “On the other hand, I’m sure there are places on campus where no one talks about those issues. And once you leave college, not many people ever talk about them. Do you think the white men in my office are ever told that they need to be more respectful or inclusive? Do you think anyone ever stands up to them? Of course not.”

I think this a message everyone at Tufts needs to remember. If you feel “marginalized” or “disrespected” for any privileges you possess, remember that this slight discomfort pales in comparison to the many advantages you have right now and the many more you will have after college.

So that’s my takeaway from last weekend.

Also, if you’re worried about what to do with visiting family between meals, take them to whatever you’d normally go to (unless all you do is party), even if you think they won’t “get” it. They might just surprise you.

Miranda Willson is a sophomore who has not yet declared a major. She can be reached at miranda.willson@tufts.edu.

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Filmmaking scene at Tufts sees major expansion with new film major

Danny Garfield hopes that the new film major will bring together more students with creative backgrounds.

by Timothy Charouk Daily Editorial Board

Tufts is an environment that could foster a culture of artistic production and collaboration when it comes to making films. However, that hasn’t been the case — up until now. In a response to increased student interest, the Experimental College will begin to offer a film major starting next fall.

Interest in filmmaking and digital media production has grown considerably not only at Tufts but also around the world, thanks to the now widely available resources for production and distribution. Independent film production and particularly short film production, has grown tremendously as the cost of high quality digital cameras has dropped, and the popularity of video sharing sites like YouTube and Vimeo has risen. Now, it seems the Tufts student body is following suit. Howard Woolf, associate director of the Experimental College, has noticed an increase in demand for film classes at Tufts.

“Student interest, from what we can gauge, is growing dramatically. We offer a perspectives course, a first-year student seminar in short film production, and it’s one of the most popular ones now,” Woolf said. “During open-house for prospective students, one of the most inquired about fields is filmmaking.”

Filmmaking classes at Tufts have long been offered through the Experimental College. The number of filmmaking classes available in any given semester, however, has always been scarce. Classic Tufts courses include hits such as “Making Movies,” an exploration of short film production, and “Producing Films for Social Change,” a course in documentary filmmaking. Students interested in pursuing film academically were limited to a communications and media studies (CMS) minor or a film studies minor, while the lack of interest and funding prevented any serious program expansions.

“The ExCollege has always lived within its means,” Woolf said. “It relied mainly on donations from alumni to survive.”

“The filmmaking program, or [the] subset of what’s about to become the filmmaking major, has grown significantly in the last years,” he continued.

So there it is, the answer to some students’ prayers: confirmation that there will be a film major at Tufts. The fund set up to support the creation of this program recently reached its goal thanks to alum-

ni donations, and the major should be offered as soon as fall semester 2015.While open to rising first-years and sophomores, this news will unfortunately come a little too late for interested juniors and seniors.

Film and media scholar Malcolm Turvey will be joining the Tufts program from Sarah Lawrence College to kickstart the major and bring a fresh perspective to the mix with his years of experience. Turvey will be joining the likes of newly appointed faculty members including Jennifer Burton, who has taught a course called “Independent Film Production,” focusing on the producer’s role in the filmmaking process.

The ExCollege budget has also been recently expanded, a change approved by former Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Berger-Sweeney and current Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences Nancy Bauer. According to Woolf, at least part of the money has already been spent on new media equipment.

“We needed to do two things, buy workhorse equipment to be used in all of the courses and buy equipment that would get us to the next level,” Woolf said. “Students who are advanced enough can now do work with more professional equipment, shooting in 4k for example.”

This more expensive equipment will be only selectively available for student use, but it does indicate a step in the right direction for a new department struggling to find its place on campus.

Up until recently, the filmmaking scene at Tufts has relied on the enthusiasm of a few students. This tradition dates all the way back to 1977 with the inception of Tufts University Television (TUTV). Back then the group operated without YouTube, so once their films were shot, they had to show their work in public places, like the Rez. In the 90’s came the birth of digital cameras, and once the university began to install cable in the dorms, TUTV was able to gain more traction, Woolf explained.

The sheer tenacity of these students has kept the TUTV and filmmaking culture alive on campus, and now they are being rewarded with their own golden age. TUTV is finding success with its web series, such as the popular “My Gay Roommate” (2013 – present), which has now developed a vibrant online presence outside of Tufts. Other clubs, too, are finding success in video production, among them sketch comedy group The Institute. Clubs seemingly unrelated to film are also seeing the value in filming

videos, be it for promotional purposes or recording performances. Everybody’s doing it.

Sophomore Ben Taylor, who works with TUTV, and junior Danny Garfield, from The Institute, both began their Tufts filmmaking careers in the ExCollege.

Neither came to Tufts because of its film studies minor but they fell into the scene once they got here.

“I said ‘hi’ to Howard [Woolf] on Jumbo Days, and then I got a job in the editing lab at the ExCollege,” Garfield said.

Taylor displayed enthusiasm about filmmaking prior to his tenure at Tufts.

“I knew I wanted to make films at Tufts.

I looked up work by Tufts students and found some great stuff, including a film Danny [Garfield] shot with Tufts legend Lai-San Ho called ‘Mavis at the End,’ which I loved,” he said.

Garfield and Taylor’s experiences describe the nature of the filmmaking culture at the university: Some students come in with the enthusiasm of a first year student at their first Fall Gala, and others find an interest once they arrive.

Both paths, however, lead to the passionate group of students involved with Tufts filmmaking today.

Taylor and Garfield have both gone through the film production course circuit as students and TAs. These courses, which they have found formative, are hidden gems on SIS. Although interest is growing, not many students know about the opportunities in creative media production.

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Taylor, while only a sophomore, has already established himself on the executive board of TUTV and has already noticed growth during his time in the group.

“I attended the general interest meeting, and I noticed that it was a big GIM with little retention, so I saw room for improvement,” Taylor said.

This year, however, Taylor has seen an increase in size and commitment to the group. Taylor’s gusto, along with that of the other TUTV leaders, has revitalized the group, giving it a much clearer structure.

The club recently organized a mini film festival of horror shorts screened with the help of Tufts Film Series. Taylor also outlined plans to organize the first full-fledged film festival. Both Taylor and Garfield described their desire to create a more collaborative environment on campus.

“There are a lot of creative people on campus, but film is a very collaborative and difficult process, so it’s hard to get people working together,” Garfield said.

For his part, Taylor hopes that this film festival will showcase the talent of some of the aforementioned creative students and that connections between like-minded creators will be made.

It is an exciting time to be behind a camera at Tufts, as next year will see a fresh crop of film students flocking to the hill. It isn’t often a new major is created at Tufts, and this is surely a defining moment in this university’s history. The notable alumni list on Wikipedia can only grow from here.

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Orlando Economos, director of photography, lines up a camera to film one of TUTV’s latest productions, Wave Jacked.

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What’s up this weekend Looking to make your weekend artsy?

Check out these events!

Dinner and a Movie presents “Maleficent” (2014): Come to the Women’s Center to discuss gender roles and tropes in film and literature in a modern context. Discussion will be led by Shannon Weber, sociology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies lecturer and Steph Gauchel, director of the Women’s Center. Dinner will be served. (Tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Women’s Center. Admission is free.)

Torn Ticket II presents “She Loves Me” (1963): Join Torn Ticket II for its fall production of “She Loves Me,” a play about “mistaken identity and letter writing,” set in a 1930s European perfumery.

(Tonight, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Balch Arena Theater. Tickets are free and are available from the Balch Arena Box Office.)

Kiniwe: Kiniwe, the African music and dance ensemble, will be performing a selection of music and dance pieces from a variety of traditions, including Ashanti, Ewe

and Dagomba. Professor Attah Poku will be making his inaugural directorial performance with this production and will be assisted by Ben Paulding, a graduate student in ethnomusicology. Innovative costume work will be a highlight of the show and the group will be joined by the Agbekor Drum and Dance society, founded by Professor David Locke.

(Friday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall.

Admission is free. No tickets required.)

Tufts Jazz Orchestra presents “As Long as I’m Singing”: Tufts Jazz Orchestra (TJO) is celebrating the “voice”

that is integral to jazz music while drawing on different jazz musical traditions, styles and influences. TJO will be performing selections from the Great American Songbook as well as funk and Afro-Cuban jazz pieces. Joel LaRue Smith will direct the show and Bill Lowe will be featured as a guest artist on the trombone. (Saturday at 8 p.m. in Goddard Chapel. Admission is free. No tickets required.)

—by Nika Korchok

Artsy Nugget

Idina Menzel releases new holiday-themed music video

by Drew Robertson Daily Editorial Board

Announced by the old-fashioned ding of a gleaming brass elevator, the holiday season is here — or, at least, a music video preview of it. On Monday, Idina Menzel — of “Glee” (2009 – present) and “Frozen” (2013) fame — uploaded her rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” to her YouTube channel. The video’s audio track is off her Oct. 14 album, “Holiday Wishes.” The song — a holiday duet sung between two lovers, one desperately pleading for just a little more time together, the other on the point of leaving — features a collaboration between Menzel and multi-genre crooner Michael Bublé. But in the music video, while Menzel and Bublé still do all the singing, grade-school children make up the entire cast, lip syncing and acting out the words to “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (The only exception to this are Menzel and Bublé’s brief, blink-and-you’llmiss-it cameos.)

As they whirl across polished marble floors, saunter up a grand staircase and dance an adorably awkward box step, lead actors Emily Carey and Harry Collett tell the light-hearted love story of a precocious bellhop who falls in love with a pearl-draped young girl visiting his hotel.

A clear publicity ploy by Menzel to boost sales for “Holiday Wishes,” Carey and Collett’s youthful reenactment is nevertheless a fresh take on the 1940s classic, and one

that’s received mixed reviews.

Billboard called the video “charming” while Entertainment Weekly described the kids’ lip syncing as “creepy” and “unsettling.” Others have expressed concern over the message of the song itself. In particular, critics object to the fact that the lover who is being “persuaded” to stay — traditionally sung by a woman — is ignored after she repeatedly rebuffs her companion and then is plied with alcohol. The lyric “Say, what’s in this drink?” even prompted Salon magazine to label “Baby It’s Cold Outside” a “date-rape anthem.”

Notably and somewhat thankfully, the lyrics have been made a bit more kid-friendly for the video adaptation. A “drink” becomes a “soda-pop,” and the line that troubled Salon writer Stephen Deusner has been rephrased: “Say, was that a wink?” Somehow, though, “Gosh, your lips look delicious,” made it through — and no, there’s nothing weirder that watching a nineyear-old “sing” those words.

Whether or not audiences are disturbed or charmed by what they see, they’re still watching.

Currently, Menzel’s video has over 1 million views, and numbers continue to climb as temperatures drop and Thanksgiving inches closer. Regardless of public opinion, one thing seems clear: After the year of semiirrelevance that Menzel has suffered since “Frozen” hit theaters, and despite relatively sluggish sales on her new album, the Broadway star has finally made it home for the holidays.

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Michael Bublé also lends his satin-smooth voice to “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and makes a cameo in the music video.

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Idina Menzel’s undeniable vocal talent takes a back seat in the new music video for “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” while child actors take center stage.

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Junior Dorian Pistilli pursues music and computer science

by Veronica Little

Birthday SWUG

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Junior Dorian Pistilli is quite the interlocutor. With a quick wit coupled with a surprisingly sweet demeanor, Pistilli proves himself enigmatic — and not just in conversation. As a computer science major and music minor, Pistilli is straddling two profoundly different worlds with skill. Though music was his first love, he maintains that both offer him an outlet for his creativity and passion.

“I love creating things … building things that I am proud of,” he said. “In the end music and computer science are the same. Computer science, outside of being a music, art or drama major, [has] the most opportunity for artistic creation.”

Equating technological literacy with learning how to hold a pencil in order to draw, Pistilli finds a creative outlet in both computer science and music.

Pistilli found music to be his preferred outlet from an early age, but rejected the world of classical piano in favor of the instruments and skills he heard in his favorite songs.

“On my iPod there was no Vivalidi. I wanted to go and learn the Radiohead song I loved so I had to learn the guitar.

Then I wanted to be in a band with my friends, so I had to learn to play the drums. That motivated a transition for me,” he said.

While Pistilli is talented on many instruments, he has made a name for himself on the sonic scene at Tufts as a vocalist. After a brief stint in a cappella, Pistilli found himself yet again in the midst of transition. Though the world of a cappella was alluring, he began to yearn for smoother music that he could share with other talented and alternative musicians.

“I just want to play with a great piano player and some insane upright bass player,” Pistilli said.

It’s easy to wonder where computer science fits into Pistilli’s life. Academia, something that has always been important for the singer, is the other highlight of his Tufts career. Finding computer science early on in his first academic year, Pistilli feels that the field is as challenging and fulfilling as music — but in a different way. Not only do the complex mental acrobatics that computer science demands inspire Pistilli, but so too does the prospect of understanding coding.

“In order to create that app or start

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Dorian Pistilli appreciates the creative potential in both the musical and academic aspects of his life. that company, you need to know the code,” he said.

Given Pistilli’s diverse interests, his future prospects are numerous and excit-

ing. For now, he’s happy at Tufts — playing music with friends, being involved in sother musical endeavors and working hard in computer science.

Top Ten

Top ten things you didn't know about hurdling We at the Tufts Daily Arts department are always shocked to find out that people read our content!

Last week, our Top Ten included a delicate slight against hurdling as a sport. A few Tufts hurdlers had many things to say about this. Turns out that hurdling is a real thing — who knew?! So, in order to quell any sort of bad blood, the Daily Arts department wants to honor the art of hurdling with a top ten dedicated to the sport. So sit back, relax and get ready to learn about the sport most call, “America’s favorite pastime.”

10. Animals in hurdling: When Iceland presented a deer, “Lil’ Ida,” as their hurdling contestant in the 1948 Olympics and she won the gold, hurdling officials added an addendum to the Official Hurdling rulebook: humans only.

9. Hurdling abroad: Because of poor translations, countries in Eastern Europe have taken up “turtling.”

Contestants collect turtles, stack them high and attempt to leap over them.

Results vary. PETA has been marching against “turtling” since 1989.

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The origins of hurdling: Hurdling had a sordid past,

beginning in Salem where it was used as a way to discover whether or not a hysterical woman was a witch. After stacking up piles of wood in preparation to burn them at the stake, Salem officials forced these women to try to run over the piles of wood. If they made it across, they were a witch. If not, they were also a witch.

7. Etymology: The term “hurdling” is derived from the early Icelandic word “høurtlē” which roughly translates to “sheep jumping over fence.”

Indeed, sheep play a large part in hurdling to this day. Look for Patty, the ceremonial sheep flag bearer, at the next hurdling world cup.

6. Women in hurdling: Women were banned from competitive hurdling until 1993 because the action of jumping would force them to show too much ankle.

5. Notable hurdlers: Tony Monaco, the president of Tufts University, was once a hurdler. However, after growing self-conscious at the sight of himself in short-shorts, Monaco decided on a life of academia.

4. Hurdling Hall of Fame: People had high hopes when the Hurdling

Hall of Fame (HHOF) opened in 1974. Unfortunately, the HHOF had to close later that year because of low revenues. It appeared that visitors were jumping over the turnstiles at a run, believing that this was a part of the visit.

3. Obscure sports unite: Due to the overnight success of fellow obscure sport, curling, during the Winter Olympics, the United States Executive Hurdling Board decided to move their sport from the track to the ice. Countless concussions ensued, however, it was the most watched broadcast of hurdling ever.

2. Life after hurdling: Because of the flexibility that hurdling demands, most hurdlers go into jazz and contemporary dance afterwards — apparently, hurdlers also have an affinity for shiny gloves and bowler hats.

1. Hurdling is awesome: Hurdling is really hard, and only the coolest kids do it, so respect them. We love hurdlers. So much. We love you, hurdlers!

— by Veronica Little

D

ear SWUG, What are birthday celebrations like in college, from freshman year to senior year?

– Birthday Betch Dear Birthday Betch, Ah, birthdays. The gentle annual reminder that we are getting closer and closer to getting cut off from our parents. Birthdays change drastically throughout the four years of college.

Make sure you take advantage of all of them, because no one really cares about you turning 23. Here’s what to expect.

(Let’s assume you’re a normally aged college student, and not a 22 year-old freshman on the hockey team.)

First year: Happy 19th birthday!! This is SO exciting!!! All of your new best friends are posting pics from orientation week on your wall. Take that, lame high school friends! Invite all of your hall mates, girls you cry with in the bathroom at Zeta and people you wave to on the way to Tisch to a big birthday dinner in Harvard Square. Make sure everyone has a fake and try to play it off like you’re turning 24 even though you’re still experiencing the joys and horrors of puberty. When did those get so big?! Happy birthday to me! End the night in the Hodgdon lounge discussing how crazy it is that you’re so old, but also have your whole life ahead of you. Throw up the next morning during your 8:05 a.m. class.

Sophomore: OMG you’re turning 20!

For some reason this birthday feels like a big deal and you’re super excited that you’ve finally hit this milestone. Two decades young! Now that you have a solid group of friends you’ll probably have a smaller birthday dinner where you’ll reminisce about how young and naïve you were a year ago. After dinner you’ll rush over to 209/123/Zeta to pregame, but then you’ll realize that there is no “game” and you’re pretty drunk, so you’ll head home and order Helen’s.

All and all, it’s a solid birthday.

Junior: 21 snitchezzz!! OK this birthday is legit. You’re actually legal and can now enjoy the best that Somerville/ Boston has to offer. First things first, head to Hillsides and get your free birthday goodie and buy your first legal handle of Svedka (your tastes have matured from Rubinoff ). Plan a giant birthday extravaganza either at your off-campus house, or at Tufts’ finest bar: The Pub. Froggy will treat you to shady red shots and you’ll celebrate with all your closest friends that don’t have work due Wednesday and the football team. You’ll probably blackout at 10:30 p.m. and start hysterically crying. Hopefully you’ve made good enough friends at this point that they know to take you home ASAP. Your 21st only comes around once in a while, so drag out the celebration for as long as possible. Ask everyone to “go out and get drinks” with you, because that’s what 21-year-olds do. Throw up when you get home, and the next morning.

Senior: Ugh. You’re turning 22. It’s just like Taylor said it would be, “miserable and magical, oh yeah.” You’ve got two options here: Literally ignore your birthday and curl up with some wine for 24 hours OR party like it’s your last birthday to be with your amazing friends and enjoy all that the 21+ scene in Boston has to offer. Play it up as much as you want, or just pretend its not happening. You’ve lived for 22 years, you know what’s best for you.

No matter what age you are turning crank up Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” (2009), eat lots of baked goods and don’t forget to call your grandparents back!

Shots on me, SWUG

Nikki Blank is a senior majoring in English. She can be reached at Nicole.

Blank@tufts.edu.

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EDITORIAL | OP-ED

Whether it’s trekking to the nearest grocery store to supplement dining hall food with extra snacks or traveling into Boston to escape campus for a day of exploration, Tufts students need to travel.

Fortunately, we have a variety of transportation options, from the red line to local bus routes to — thanks to the efforts of the City of Somerville — easily accessible bike paths.

Tufts students should take advantage of the City of Somerville’s friendliness to bikers. The city has the highest share of cyclists in the East, with over seven percent of the population commuting by bike, according to the League of American Bicyclists. This large proportion of bicyclists is not an accident, but instead the intentional result of the Somerville Mayor’s Office increasing overall transportation accessibility throughout the city by redesigning important streets and creating safer and more welcoming environ-

ments for cyclists. Somerville has added more than 25 miles of bike markings and lanes, hundreds of bike parking spots and racks around the city and extensions of the community path to city streets in an effort to make cycling more accessible and environmentally friendly. This is in line with a national trend, as the United States Census Bureau reported a 62 percent increase in bicycle commuting since 2000 in the United States.

According to Tufts Bikes President Noah Epstein, biking is becoming more and more attractive. Traveling by bike is not only a great opportunity for Somerville residents, but also students at Tufts. Students have a variety of biking options on campus, including the Tufts Cycling Team, the annual Century Ride hosted by the Office of the Provost and a bike share program, Tufts Bikes.

Generationally, we are part of a national trend in which car ownership

is down. According to a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the number of cars purchased by people aged 18 to 34 fell almost 30 percent from 2007 to 2011. There are immense benefits for biking, both physical and environmental, as biking promotes better personal fitness and increases overall air quality. Creating a permanent shift towards bike riding could create a greener future in urban areas.

As biking accessibility for Somerville residents grows, so does the ability for students at Tufts to travel by bike. All of these changes benefit students and increase our overall safety on the road. So the next time you venture off campus, instead of hopping in your car, spending money on the T or walking in the cold, grab your bike — or one of the free bikes available on campus — and take advantage of the bike markings, racks and paths that the City of Somerville has provided.

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'No-Shave November' participants often miss the point behind the cause

by Olivia Berkeley The Daily Texan

Why exactly are people forgoing shaving this month?

With the first few weeks of November gone, participants of No-Shave November are already touting “Movember” as the reason behind their new facial and body hair endeavors.

And as much as No-Shave November has woven itself into the cultural fabric of our generation, the purpose behind it has long been forgotten. Even I had to remind myself why people participate in No-Shave November.

Apart from using the month of November to try out a new facial hair look (or leg hair look for those ladies so inclined), the purpose of No-Shave November has been left behind for bigger and better hair goals. No Shave November is a unique way to raise cancer awareness. “What better way to grow awareness than with some hair?” the No-Shave November website

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asks visitors. According to the website, the goal of No-Shave November is “to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free. Donate the money you usually spend on shaving and grooming for a month to educate about cancer prevention, save lives and aid those fighting the battle.”

If you look up the hashtag #noshave on Instagram, though, very little of the message put forth by No-Shave November is present. Most of the posts have nothing to do with cancer awareness (there are, of course, people who post links to donation pages and proudly support “Movember” for all it is, but they make up a small minority). Sadly, No-Shave November has become more of a cultural event than a charity cause. People skip out on razors, shaving cream and other grooming products during November, but the real reason for doing so — to raise cancer awareness — is being replaced with a month-long adventure into the depths of hair growth.

Thankfully, there are exceptions.

University of Texas’ Interfraternity Council participates in No-Shave November and does a great job raising awareness of the cause behind the name. But as with many things that are driven by social media, the message behind the “No-Shave” lifestyle has gotten lost along the way to stardom.

If you’re participating in “Movember,” more power to you. Don’t forget why you are, though. There’s a difference between growing your hair out and fighting cancer via growing your hair out. If the latter isn’t your goal (and no worries if it isn’t), call your hair experiment something else. “No-Shave November” is a term that has been coined by cancer advocates, including the American Cancer Society. Unless you plan on adhering to the goals set forth on the No-Shave November website, name your month of no shaving something else. Or, even better, consider hopping on the cancer-awareness bandwagon.

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Listen up Linda: Cuts to the janitorial staff are not an option

by Betsy Allman

Tufts recently entered negotiations with DTZ, the contracting agency for its janitors, to revise its plan of operations for its janitorial staff. The new plan would likely include significant cuts to the janitorial staff — a move that is ethically unacceptable and shockingly inconsistent with the standards of “active citizenship” that Tufts claims to uphold.

In an article last month from the Tufts Daily, headlined “Tufts starts negotiations for new plan regarding janitorial operations,” Vice President for Operations Linda Snyder repeatedly praised “efficiency” and “sustainability” as the primary motives behind the potential cuts.

But as the article also noted, many janitors are currently responsible for singlehandedly cleaning entire buildings. Each janitor currently cleans approximately 1,900 square feet per hour, which totals to about one dorm per day. How could cutbacks make this system more “efficient?” What kind of “sustainability” will cutbacks promote? Whatever the answer may be, it does include a sustainable work routine for the Tufts’ janitors.

Rather than acknowledge the necessity of a sustainable work environment, Snyder suggests that janitorial cutbacks could help the university “increase its environmental sustainability,” as in lieu of custodial cleaning, office workers would be “asked to take their food waste and recycling products to centralized receptacles.” In turn, she held that “the recycling rate will improve and the amount of non-recycled waste will decrease.” Yet this justification hides the real problem — laying off janitors — behind a separate environmental issue, presenting a classic case of greenwashing.

Tufts’ recycling habits will not improve by firing janitors, they will improve when the university takes measures to educate its faculty and students about consumption and waste disposal.

Returning to efficiency as her second ideological pillar, Snyder argues that janitorial cutbacks would improve the efficiency of the university as a whole by cutting its operating costs. According to Snyder, saving money on operating costs would mean directing more funds toward “keeping tuition affordable.” While this remains central to our interest as Tufts students, Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) asks

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that Tufts examine its budget for other places to tighten the purse strings. Snyder asserts that the cutbacks will ultimately “benefit the Tufts community as a whole.”

Snyder’s definition of the Tufts community, however, apparently does not include our janitors. It is much easier to dispose of people when you refuse to acknowledge their presence in the first place.

Tufts’ move to layoff its janitors follows a long history of unethical treatment of its custodial staff. In 1994, Tufts switched from directly employing its janitors to using a private custodial service. With this switch, the janitors lost their Tufts benefits — including pension plans and tuition for their children. In 1997, Tufts contracted with a new private company that offered the same services at a lower cost. The company charged less by dismissing 110 custodial workers, reducing the wages of the remaining workers by 25-30 percent, and cutting sick days and vacation time.

In 2008, following pressure from students, custodians and Service Employees International Union, Tufts signed a fiveyear contract that included wage hikes, better health benefits and more sick days for custodial staff.

The current cutbacks follow this contract’s expiration, and fall in line with Tufts’ pattern of targeting its janitors.

Students and staff cannot standby as the university continues to abuse its custodians, and we certainly cannot continue to pride ourselves on community outreach and humane values. We must put “active citizenship” into action, and begin protecting the very people that make our campus liveable. Listen up Linda: we will not let you throw away our janitors.

Please join Tufts Labor Coalition on Mondays at 9 p.m. in Eaton 202 to discuss our next steps.

Betsy Allman is a junior majoring in American studies. She is a member of the Tufts Labor Coalition and can be reached at betsy.allman@tufts.edu. Betsy is also a layout editor for the Daily.

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Why we need to change how we talk about race

by Amir Aziz

Recently, I have had people tell me, “You think too much about race” or “You’re overly sensitive when it comes to race,” or my personal favorite, “This whole race thing has just been way overblown.” We tiptoe around the issue, afraid of antagonizing and fearful of opening a proverbial can of worms. This is precisely the problem with how the discussion of race takes place in U.S. Oftentimes we claim to be colorblind.

We are swift in reprimanding others when they bring up conversations about race, while we hide comfortably behind a veil of blissful ignorance without comprehending what it means to be truly blind to race.

A person who would publicly claim to be “colorblind” could just as easily confide behind closed doors, “I could never date/marry/be close friends with a (insert racial adjective) person. I’m not racist — it’s just how it is.”

Letting things be “just how it is” is the rhetorical plague that effectively stagnates what could have been a frank discussion of the matter.

We prefer to let ourselves be intimidated by the perceived immensity and historical baggage of the discussion, buying into the fallacious illusion that willfully remaining silent in order not to upset the peace is a solution to the problem, as opposed to a symptom of it.

In that sense, we become superficially colorblind. We shut ourselves off from The Daily Mississippian

the conversation on the grounds that even having one is detrimental to social stability, “because race is clearly not that big of an issue as we’d like it to be since we’ve learned how to get along thus far.”

Race is certainly an issue as racial prejudice occurs every day.

When we claim to be colorblind, we are in fact doing nothing to address these prejudices. Claiming to be colorblind does not endow one with profound insights into the personal experiences of a person of color, nor can it allow one to invalidate or trivialize those experiences.

Choosing to be blissfully colorblind without discussion feeds into the perpetuation of racial prejudice and stereotypes — behind closed doors within private conversations, we still attach racial stereotypes and entire sets of assumptions to the superficiality of appearances.

We need to recognize that the progress this country has made since the emergence of the civil rights movement does not dissociate it from the responsibility of building on that foundation to forge future progress.

We need to recognize the importance of constantly re-evaluating how far we have come and how we can refine the discussion on race based on ever-changing social circumstances. We need to recognize that race is only as significant as you make it and is never an indicator of innate capabilities, skills, potential or behavior. We need to recognize that while race is certainly important for the preservation of distinct cultures, traditions and notions of familial belonging, it does not

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indicate anything about a person’s moral content and social behavior.

As Ta-Nehisi Coates succinctly puts it, “Our notion of what constitutes ‘white’ and what constitutes ‘black’ is a product of social context.”

Racial identity is assembled from a complicated combination of personal experience, social circumstance and self-identification, as much a synthetic, imagined social construct as it is fluid and elastic.

I am Asian of Singaporean origin. But what can it really tell you about me? Does my racial identity somehow reveal my political beliefs, my ideological predilections, my moral values, the languages I speak or my favorite flavor of pudding?

Being of Asian origin in Mississippi lends itself to a unique experience, but I do not fancy myself vastly different from any other person due to my race. I have called the beautiful state of Mississippi and Ole Miss my home for the past three years.

I am a passionate Rebel fan, and I attend games with religious fervor. I enjoy boating and hiking. I love Sunday afternoon runs at Whirlpool Trails. I still think the ending of “Lost” (2004-2010) was a rip-off.

Before we make assumptions based on perceived differences, stop and think. Reflect.

Develop an appreciation and understanding for the differences that we think separate us, but do not allow these perceived differences to deceive us into attaching assumptions to superficial characteristics.

Walt Laws-MacDonald | Show Me the Money

Inflation in the nation

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nflation is the economic concern that a dollar today will be worth less than a dollar tomorrow. As time goes on, the value of money tends to inflate. Remember when Snapple cost $1.25 and you could get a Snickers for 50 cents? Those were the good days. Now I’m dropping $3.00 on candy every week.

Thanks to inflation, the dollar that you earned 10 years ago by doing chores or letting your dad “rest his eyes for a few minutes” is worth less than the dollar you earn today. It’s still the same physical piece of currency, and nominally speaking $1.00 in 2004 is the same as $1.00 in 2014. But it’s also not.

One dollar 10 years ago could get you more than a dollar could today. That’s inflation.

Inflation in the U.S. tends to average around two percent annually — in other words, $1.00 in 2013 has the same buying power as $1.02 today.

Inflation is generally measured using a “market basket” — commonly purchased items like milk, eggs, that J.Crew Gingham shirt and a blender. If those goods cost $100 last year and $105 this year, inflation is five percent.

If you know that the value of your dollar will decrease over time, you have two options: invest it, and hope that its returns outpace inflation, or spend it. In other words, use it or lose it.

Some inflation is good for the economy.

The expectation that money will lose value over time actually does stimulate investment, as well as encourage consumers to spend now.

The Federal Reserve — which manages the supply of money and holds the most relevant policy tools for controlling inflation — actually has an inflation target of two percent. Though the year-to-year rate fluctuates by a few points, most developed economies tend to average between 1.5 and three percent inflation.

So inflation is actually a good thing, in a roundabout capitalist sort of way. But what if inflation exceeds that two percent range, or goes negative?

Though some inflation is good for the economy, too much can lead to serious problems. Anything higher than a few percentage points makes it difficult for both businesses and consumers to plan for the future. If pizza boxes cost $1 each today and a pizzeria factors that cost into its daily expenses, its business will suffer if the price suddenly jumps to $1.50.

Not only is it more expensive, but it hurts the pizzeria’s ability to save and plan ahead.

At the end of World War I, the Weimar Republic faced a period of “hyperinflation” — which is exactly what it sounds like — that crippled the German economy. In an attempt to pay off its post-war debts, the government literally began to print money. Since the debts were denominated in the German mark, this strategy actually worked for a few months.

And then it went horribly, horribly wrong.

In just nine months, a basket of basic food items went from 370 marks to 2,615 — an inflation rate of over 700 percent. People began to carry literal wheelbarrows full of paper marks to the grocery store, and the hyperinflation didn’t end until the Weimar Republic completely scrapped the mark all together.

On the flip side, deflation — the expectation that your money will actually increase in value over time — can cripple an economy just as easily. Japan — which has faced deflation of up to 2.5 percent — has seen investment and economic growth slow to a crawl as consumers simply refuse to spend.

Why buy today when your yen will be worth more tomorrow?

The Fed’s two percent target is inflation’s sweet spot: not too much, not too little, just right. It’s the Goldilocks of inflation rates.

So invest, spend and please, for the love of god, will someone please buy me a Snickers?

Walt is a senior majoring in quantitative economics. He can be reached at Walt.

Laws_MacDonald@tufts.edu.

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Justin: “I’m a sexy boy.”

Editors’ Challenge | Week 12 Hey there football fans! The sports editors are back with Editors’ Challenge for Week 12 of the NFL season. Since this will be the last installment of Eds’ Challenge before we all leave for Thanksgiving break, the sports section wants to take this time to wish everyone a happy Turkey Day. Alison “Duck” Kuah swears so much that she’s been banned from the kids’ table. Hopefully this year she finally stops using so much fowl language.

Tyler “Turkey” Maher actually isn’t going to eat anything on Thanksgiving this year because he’s already going to be stuffed. Get it?

Sam “Squash” Gold has a special relationship with his favorite vegetable. Not only does he love the taste but knows how it feels. He’s been getting squashed by the other editors all season.

Alex “Chicken” Schroeder is in the same situation as Sam. He loves the taste of chicken, and also feels a kinship with the bird. Schroeder’s been getting roasted by the rest of us all season.

I guess it’s better than being compared to mashed potatoes?

Everyone was very surprised to hear that Wil “Mixed Vegetables” Glavin’s favorite Thanksgiving food was so healthy. But the cause of his rotund, 300-pound frame became clear when someone asked what his favorite vegetables were. Apparently “carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie” aren’t as healthy as he thought.

Steven “Apple Pie” Hefter is easily the most pretentious sports editor. When his aunt said

that she’s making apple pie from scratch, he couldn’t stop himself from quoting Carl Sagan’s piece of wisdom: “To make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”

What a tool.

Jorge “Funny Guy” Monroy-Palacio decided to try to make a joke of Editors’ Challenge this week. When asked what his favorite Thanksgiving food is, the comedian responded with a simple “beets me!”

Maclyn “Gravy” Senear finished below .500 last year in a pathetic display of NFL ignorance.

Now that he’s pretty much guaranteed to finish with more wins than losses, he’s doesn’t really care about the rest of the season. After this, it’s all gravy.

Chris “Thrifty” Warren misses Thanksgiving entirely every year waiting in line at Walmart in a tent.

Alex “Green Bean Casserole” Connors is just hands down the best. He’s been in first place for seven straight weeks. Talent like that is untouchable, like a good green bean casserole.

Jake “Wine” Indursky only shows up at Thanksgiving dinner for the free booze. While everyone else is eating salad and the good food is still in the oven, Jake is working on his fourth glass of wine and yelling at Troy Aikman on Fox’s NFL pregame show.

Jess “Canadian Thanksgiving” Mow came down from Canada this week to offer us her guest picks, but didn’t understand when we invited her over for Thanksgiving dinner. “Thanksgiving is in October,” she said. She has a lot to learn.

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at least seven points.

“Coach always focuses on defense and our offensive comes from our defense, so if you’re getting in the passing lanes and getting easy steals then we need to take easy transition layups,” Roberson said. “[Against Hartwick] the forwards did a great job beating the other team down the field and getting [those] easy layups.”

Tufts displayed the depth of its young roster on Tuesday, with scoring contributions from 13 of the 14 players who recorded playing time.

“As we saw [against Hartwick], we have a lot of depth this year and we have a lot of players stepping up, and we’ll probably see a lot of minutes from more players,” Morehead said. “Everyone has the ability to contribute and it’ll be difficult for other teams to defend us with the more threats we have.”

Sophomore Josie Lee notched five assists in 18 minutes of play, classmate Katy Hicks grabbed seven rebounds in 19 minutes and first-year Lauren Dillon scored six points in 13 minutes as three of her classmates saw playing time.

And for sophomore North, who is in her first season as a starting forward, the transition from center has brought greater expectation and opportunity.

“Starting now is a big change. I have to help set the tempo of the game and keep the energy up for the rest of the team, even when I come off [the court] I make sure I’m cheering on the rest of my teammates,” North said.

But with seasoned forward Kanner working with her on the court, this one-two punch looks set to make

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“Hayley and I work really well together, me playing the five and her the four when I’m in so we just work the high-low really well,” North said.

“She’ll get the ball to the high post and I’ll duck in for a layup or cut to the back, or she’ll take an outside shot and I’ll rebound. We work well to push

the defense so the chemistry is definitely there.”

With North and Roberson looking to build on the chemistry developed from the tri-captaincy of Foley, Kanner and Morehead, who have already played together for three full seasons, Tufts looks to continue its stellar start to the season at home this Saturday at 2 p.m. against Brandeis.

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Squash team bounces back from season-opening loss The men’s squash team traveled to Connecticut on Saturday to play Wesleyan, the 20th ranked team in the nation. Though there were two five-game matches and a pair of four-game encounters, the team left winless, losing 9-0 to the Cardinals.

The three co-captains, junior Aditya Advani, and seniors Zachary Schweitzer and Elliot Kardon played in the first, second and fourth positions, respectively.

Advani was able to win a few points in each game, but lost in straight games to junior tri-captain Guy Davidson.

Schweitzer’s affair was more competitive, but after taking the first game 9-11, he came out on the losing side of the next three games, all of which were very close and came down to the last few points. Schweitzer lost 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9.

Kardon, like Advani, also had a straightforward loss, and was only able to pick up 14 points in an 11-8, 11-5, 11-1 defeat.

The two closest matches came from sophomore Josh Lee and senior Hugo Meggitt.

Lee, from Korea, and Meggitt, from New Jersey, played in the sixth and ninth positions, respectively.

Lee took his opponent all the way to a fifth game. He started the match by dropping the first game 11-8, but after a regrouping for the middle portion of the match, the sophomore was unable to fully close out his adversary, falling 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7.

Meggitt’s story was the complete opposite, but still ended with the same result.

After winning 8-11 in the first game, Meggitt lost the next two before winning the fourth.

In the decider his opponent closed it out, defeating Meggitt 8-11, 11-3, 14-12, 8-11, 11-6.

On Tuesday, the team traveled to MIT on Tuesday. This time the Jumbos came out victorious, proving to themselves that their

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Sophomore Aditya Advani won his first game of the match against Boston College on Jan. 29. positive preseason reviews weren’t a fluke.

This time around Advani came out on top.

Playing in the first spot against sophomore Tyler Finklestein, Advani only allowed 18 points in his 11-3, 11-6, 11-9 victory over his opponent.

Playing second, Schweitzer lost in a very close five-game match. After winning the first game, Schweitzer lost the second, before winning the third. Unfortunately his wins ceased there as he dropped the last two games to lose the match 11-13, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9.

Schweitzer’s loss may come as a surprise to some people as he won all but one match during his junior campaign.

Though Lee lost once more, Kardon and

Meggitt came out victorious in four-game and three-game victories, respectively.

“Wesleyan is a very strong team and everyone played their best that day,” Advani said. “There were some very close matches that could have gone either way. Although [it was] a tough loss, the team is going to come back with a bang for our next few matches. We showed that against MIT yesterday and will bring the same energy to our matches this weekend.”

Next up for Tufts is a home match against Connecticut College on Saturday. This is the first home match for the Jumbos and their second NESCAC match.

— by Jorge Monroy-Palacio

en years ago yesterday, one of the worst, yet most unforgettable moments in NBA history occurred in Auburn Hills, Mich. The result of the game was a 15-point Pacers win against the reigning NBA champion and division rival Pistons, but only two words are required to sum up what transpired after Ben Wallace’s hard foul on Ron Artest in the fourth quarter.

Maybe hearing the name Ron Artest brings those two words back to most people. After all, two name changes and a contract in China later, Artest couldn’t be further from that cup of beer that hit him while lying on the scorer’s table. The Brawl was the ugliest moment to happen in an NBA arena, and the NBA had an image crisis on its hands.

I could write forever about the endless impact the Brawl had on my beloved Pacers franchise, but for the sake of space, I’d rather discuss the overall impact it had on the league. After the incident, many measures were taken by the NBA to ensure that nothing like that would ever happen again. For example, the league created new and improved arena guidelines and criteria for hiring security personnel. The NBA also modified its alcohol policy, banning the sale of alcohol during the fourth quarter of games and limiting how much alcohol an individual could purchase to two 24-ounce containers. Lastly, the NBA instituted a nine-point fan code of conduct that appears in every NBA arena to this day.

In 2005, the NBA established NBA Cares, which conveniently appears front and center during commercial breaks. NBA Cares is a way for players to connect not only to the communities in which they play, but also the global community. Since 2005, the league and teams have raised more than $242 million for charity. The NBA also introduced a new dress code that forced players to wear “business casual” attire while they participate in league or team activities.

“It wasn’t just the brawl, but there was a generalization being made often by the public and sometimes by the media … that our players were thugs,” current NBA commissioner Adam Silver told IndyStar. “It was a malicious and unfair stereotype about a group of 450 men.”

It is a shame that it took the Brawl to incite this passionate response from the NBA to repair its image. There was nothing the league could do to reverse anything that happened on that Friday night in the Palace of Auburn Hills, but it faced a challenge and an opportunity to define who it was. The NBA held itself accountable for what happened, rolled up its sleeves and began the long and arduous process of digging itself out of a deep hole.

In the past ten years, the NBA has not seen another incident like the Brawl, and its public image has improved dramatically. Today the NBA and the game of basketball have never been more popular around the world.

Nevertheless, on the 10 year anniversary of the darkest moment in NBA history, it is important to look back at what occurred and its impact.

Artest, Jermaine O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Johnson and Reggie Miller were all members of the Pacers in 2004 and all declined to comment to IndyStar. In addition, Rick Fuson, the president and chief operating officer of Pacers Sports and Entertainment, echoed the sentiment of moving on.

Regardless, it is important to reflect on how far the Pacers and the NBA fell to truly appreciate the state of the game today.

Steven Hefter is a junior majoring in economics. He can be reached at Steven.

Hefter@tufts.edu. He is also a Sports Editor for the Tufts Daily.

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Senior tri-captain point guard Kelsey Morehead runs the court in transition during the team’s 70-32 victory over Hartwick at Cousens Gym on Nov. 18.

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Tufts defense forces 27 Hartwick turnovers in first win at home

by Alison Kuah Daily Editorial Board

The women’s basketball team held the visiting Hartwick Hawks to just 32 points on Tuesday in its home open-

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er, scoring 70 points on 45.3 percent shooting (24-of-53 from the field) and bringing its overall record to 3-0.

The 32 points Tufts allowed to Hartwick is the fewest in a game since they held St. Lawrence to 32 points on Mar. 1, 2013.

The game — in which Tufts forced Hartwick to commit almost as many turnovers as points scored (27) — shows the potential of a defense that could surpass the high standards set last season, when Tufts established itself as the premier defensive team in the NESCAC. Tufts started the game off slow, despite building up a 9-2 lead within the first five minutes, and was unable to pull away for a majority of the first half. With less than six minutes left in the first half, a 3-pointer apiece from

senior tri-captains Kelsey Morehead and Hayley Kanner sparked a run that saw the Jumbos knock down five consecutive baskets and 20 unanswered points to take a 39-13 lead going into halftime.

“We had a rough start, we weren’t on the same page defensively or finding a rhythm offensively,” Morehead said.

“But in the second half players starting coming in and out and finding the right routes at the right time.”

The Jumbos scored the first three baskets of the second half before the Hawks’ Courtney Cirillo’s layup ended her team’s 10-minute scoreless streak.

Hartwick’s Emily Stone and Anna Hickey each put up a team-high nine

points, but were unable to pose any threat against Tufts’ defense.

“Coach prides our team on our defense, so we want to get our defensive stops first,” sophomore forward Michela North said. “Our guards were hitting some threes and opening up the middle, and that opened up the post so we were able to get the ball down low and convert on all positions.”

The defense led to offense, as the team scored 70 points behind Morehead’s team-high of 10, and all five starters — Morehead, Kanner, senior tri-captain Hannah Foley, North and junior Emma Roberson — scored see WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, page 11

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Toronto and Memphis top their respective conferences

by Sun Ho Lee

Contributing Writer

It was an action-packed week in the NBA. With most teams playing their 10th game of the 2014-2015 season, there are some surprising winners as well as a team that still hasn’t been able to earn its first victory.

The Toronto Raptors lead the Eastern Conference this week with eight wins and two losses, followed by the Washington Wizards who are currently riding a threegame winning streak. This fact is surprising because many fans and experts believed that the Chicago Bulls, who acquired Pau Gasol from the Los Angeles Lakers and finally have a healthy Derrick Rose, or the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, would dominate the East.

Chicago and Cleveland are currently placed third and fourth, respectively, and are projected to improve throughout the season. Other notable teams include the Miami Heat, placed fifth in the East behind an MVP-caliber performance from Chris Bosh, who is receiving more playing time after LeBron’s departure,

and the Philadelphia 76ers, who have yet to win a game this season.

In the Western conference, the Memphis Grizzlies are blazing hot with 10 wins and only one loss. While the squad doesn’t have a single marquee star, its roster has extreme depth and experience. Mike Conley and Tony Allen form one of the best defensive backcourts in the league. Add Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, two big, strong presences in the frontcourt at power forward and center, respectively, and the result is a very talented defense. Vince Carter and Courtney Lee add some athleticism in the guard positions and Tayshaun Prince brings in experience and talented defensive ability to the team.

Memphis may be on the top of the West thanks to its tough defense and balanced offense, but Houston is right behind them in second place. Behind superstars Dwight Howard and James Harden, Houston is getting fruitful results. Dwight Howard is fifth in the league in rebounds per game and James Harden is third on the scoring list. Houston has been able to

create numerous second-chance opportunities, and also gets quick offense from Harden, who can both shoot from long distance and take it to the rim. Harden is continuously proving his skill, not only showing off his talented scoring abilities but also racking up averages of more than six rebounds and almost seven assists per game.

The Golden State Warriors, led by the “Splash Brothers,” Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, are third in the West.

Curry and Thompson are fourth and fifth in points per game this season, respectively. They are both among the most consistent shooters in the league and form one of the NBA’s best backcourt duos. While Andrew Bogut is not playing at his usual level, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes make up for it at the offensive end.

The Lakers are struggling mightily this season, boasting just three wins. Kobe Bryant made history this week, but not for good reason. He set the NBA record for most missed shots in an NBA career during a game against the Memphis

Grizzlies. After missing a fadeaway jump shot, Kobe passed Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek with 13,148 missed shots.

Bryant didn’t seem to care much and said he wasn’t aware of it.

“Well, I’m a shooting guard that’s played 19 years,” Bryant said in an interview.

Essentially, after playing as long and taking as many shots as he has, it’s bound to happen.

While it is just the beginning of the season, it’s always entertaining to predict the MVP race. This year, some experts believe Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans is a strong candidate due to his surreal athletic ability, height and ball handling skills — a set of traits rarely found in such a strong combination. Davis is currently leading the league in blocks with almost four per game.

But the MVP conversation also includes numerous superstars, including LeBron James, James Harden and Marc Gasol. As the season progresses, it should become clearer who is the most valuable player this year.