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VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 55

Students host clothing drive for refugees, children

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Students hold actions in dining halls, chant “Black Lives Matter”

by Eeman Malik Contributing Writer

The Tufts University Refugee Assistance Program (TU-RAP) and Tufts United for Immigrant Justice collaborated to sponsor a winter clothing drive for recently settled refugees in the greater Boston area and unaccompanied minors in the Somerville school district from Nov. 12 through Dec. 4.

The organizations placed boxes across campus and encouraged students to donate any unwanted clothing, according to Safiya Subegdjo, TU-RAP’s Tufts liaison and outreach coordinator. Donation boxes are available in the lobby of the Mayer Campus Center, Sophia Gordon Hall, Hillside Apartments, the Hall of Flags in Cabot Intercultural Center and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.

Volunteers have been checking the boxes each day and collecting any clothing that has been donated, Subegdjo, a senior, said. She added that winter clothing such as coats, scarves, boots, sweaters and gloves are preferred donations, but anything is welcome, noting that she is willing to personally collect items from students if it is too much trouble for them to bring them to a collection box.

Rebekah Waller, TU-RAP operations manager, explained that Somerville High School identified clothing as a pressing need for these groups. see CLOTHING, page 2

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Approximately 30 Tufts students came together for an action in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center around 12:30 p.m. yesterday.

The students formed to speak out against racial injustice both on Tufts’ campus and beyond.

The students entered the dining center

repeatedly chanting, “Black lives matter.”

“We indict Tufts University,” the students shouted. “This is a reactionary effort against continued injustice.”

The students, carrying a banner, formed two groups to speak out in both of the major rooms of the dining center.

Cummings School launches new masters program in infectious diseases

by Kathleen Schmidt Daily Editorial Board

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has begun accepting applications for the fall 2015 semester to its new Master of Science in Infectious Disease and Global Health program.

Program Director Abhineet Sheoran explained that the program lasts one year and

will train students in both human and zoonotic infectious diseases of national and global impact. He added that the Cummings School is an ideal location for the program because the majority of human infectious diseases originate in animals and the school has a well-established research program in human infectious diseases with experienced teaching faculty.

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The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, located in Grafton, Mass., has started accepting applications to its new Master of Science in Infectious Diseases and Global Health program.

“There are only a handful of programs like us that exist in the nation — five or six of them — and the focus of our program is training these students, providing them with skills that they can utilize in infectious disease-related fields such as biodefense, biocontainment — organizations such as [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)] that need people that have good training in infectious disease areas,” Sheoran said. “This is at the vet school, but we are not really teaching animal diseases here.”

The idea to create the program came from the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at the Cummings School, which characterizes and studies the biology of human pathogens, according to Department Chair Saul Tzipori.

“It was only natural that we would think in terms of developing a master’s program because we are an academic

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“Black lives are being devalued and demonized,” the students yelled. “You say #AllLivesMatter. We say #BlackLivesMatter.”

Students also repeated this action at Carmichael Dining Hall around 6:00 p.m.

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Renovated Commons to open in January

by Melissa Kain Contributing Writer

Tufts Dining Services will open the rebranded Commons Marketplace on Jan. 14, when students return to campus for the start of the spring semester, according to Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos.

The eatery was originally supposed to reopen during the fall semester, but was pushed back due to delays in receiving construction and demolition permits, Klos said.

Lyza Bayard, the marketing and communications specialist of Dining and Business Services, explained that the newly remodeled space was influenced by feedback from Tufts community members.

“It’s our goal to give the community what [it] would like, and we knew change was needed — modernization, new food, a location that would serve the community better — without giving up the things everybody is used to, which is late night hours and flexible food choices,” she said.

A need for new food service styles also served as a motivation for the remodeling, according to Klos. She added that the

Commons was built in 1985 and needed to become more efficient and effective to serve the large number of students that purchase meals there.

“The space was very dated, and equipment was becoming antiquated, and it no longer met the needs of the community and was not designed in a way that enabled us to operate as efficiently as we can,” Klos said.

The new Commons will feature a revamped layout that is designed to make the area less crowded and more easily navigable, according to Bayard.

The goal in all Tufts Dining locations is for people to be able to quickly get what they need and then pay, she added.

“We always are as much in touch with our customers as possible,” Klos said.

“But what’s great about the [Mayer] Campus Center, and in particular this marketplace, is that it’s a gathering area for lots of different segments of the campus community … It’s really important to the campus community that this space not only provide contemporary, delicious food choices, but also a see COMMONS, page 2

Today’s sections

Interactive Screening Program for suicide prevention expands in third year on campus.

“The Imitation Game” sheds light on unsung hero Alan Turing’s computer science work in World War II.

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welcoming environment where all those different segments of the campus community can interact.”

The remodeled Commons will offer a variety of new menu options, and the new food stations featured will be called Toss, Refresh, Sizzle, Press and Mix and Match — each with a different type of food, according to Bayard.

Bayard explained that the Toss station will allow students to choose a base, toppings and dressing for a freshly made salad. There will also be a hot option, which will let students combine grains, a protein and vegetables. The Refresh station will be a beverage cooler with a large selection of sodas and other drinks.

The Press station will allow students the opportunity to order freshly made panini sandwiches, Bayard said. The Sizzle station will feature grilled and fried foods, such as chicken fingers and French fries, as well as different types of burgers. The Mix and Match station will have cold foods, hot prepared foods and soups for students who want to grab a quick bite to eat.

“The menu has been heavily revised to reflect so many interesting healthy options, variety … [and] individualized choices,” Bayard said. “We really are catering to the student community, as well as faculty and staff.”

The Commons will also incorporate a small shop area, Bayard added. She said that this shop will feature local goods along with more traditional options and will offer convenient products, a role that was previously filled by the now-closed Jumbo Express convenience store.

“Students still want a place where they can grab things sometimes and not have to go off campus,” she said. “You might

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The remodeled Commons Marketplace is scheduled to open at the start of the spring semester with new menu options. want to grab some mints on your way out, or hard candies or a cool local chocolate bar to have in your backpack … Those are the kind of things that will be in shop.”

According to Klos, students will be able to use a meal swipe at the Commons on Friday and Saturday nights. The eatery

will remain open later than other dining establishments on campus during the week and on weekends.

Bayard was enthusiastic about the reopening of the Commons, the changes that have been made and the new choices offered to the Tufts community.

“We’re very excited to see how people respond to [the Commons],” Bayard said.

“All of us at Tufts are very grateful to the community for your patience while we revamp the Commons Marketplace. We know it may have been a bit of an inconvenience. We think it will be worth the wait.”

Cummings School program directs students to relevant skills

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institution, and we are in the business of training students as well as doing scientific research,” he said.

The program was designed with a holistic curriculum to include both practical and theoretical training for students, Sheoran said. Students will not only learn about infectious diseases, but will also understand the basic anatomy and physiology of organs that are affected by the pathogens. They will also be given training in laboratory techniques in areas of disease diagnosis, immunotherapy, molecular biology and microbiology, according to Sheoran.

“It’s going to be didactic to a great extent,” Tzipori said. “It’s going to

be global. That means involving the disease of humans or animals in the U.S. and elsewhere, so it’s not really restricted in any way, and the person who does [the program] would really be well-equipped to understand all aspects of infectious agents including vaccinology, treatments, antibiotics, detections and so on.”

According to Tzipori, the program is targeted at college graduates who are not sure what they want to do next and do not want to commit to a five-tosix-year Ph.D. program, which would give them highly specialized knowledge and limit their scope of different employment fields.

“This was intended for students who graduated and are looking for

something that will direct them to a set of skills that will allow them to acquire employment whether with the CDC, with the USDA, global agencies, food safety, water safety or [the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency],” he said.

Tzipori added that the program will also be useful to students who want to go on to a higher degree such as medicine, veterinary medicine or dentistry but currently cannot make it in with the scores, background or knowledge that they have.

“This gives you an edge to compete more successfully,” he added.

Rebecca Russo, director of admissions at the Cummings School, said the department is aiming for a class size

Police Briefs Sk8er Boy On Nov. 13 the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a report of a marijuana scent emanating from a room in Miller Hall at 9:30 p.m. The Resident Assistant of the hall reported that he had just engaged in a verbal altercation with the resident of the room from which the odor originated. Police officers knocked on the room’s door and spoke to the resident, who stated to the officers, “If you’re here to search my room, I’m not going to allow it.” TUPD did not search his room, but advised him to stop smoking marijuana and leaving his skateboard in the hallway, which is a violation.

The student denied smoking marijuana but admitted to the skateboard violation.

Underage and Under the Influence TUPD received a report on Nov. 15 of an unconscious and unresponsive individual at 12:09 a.m. The intoxicated person was a high school student visiting a Tufts student. Officers were told that the high school student had consumed vodka, tequila and beer. His mother was notified of her son’s condition, and he was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Cage Raid At the entrance to Cage Rage on Nov. 15, students were scanned with a metal detector, and two incidents of illegal objects reported to TUPD. In the first incident, at 7:42 p.m., a

student was discovered to be carrying a metal box containing marijuana. The box doubled as a portable vaporizer. Everything was confiscated.

At 8:52 p.m. another student was discovered smuggling marijuana into the event.

Roof Climbers Continued At 12:23 a.m. on Nov. 17 four people were reported to TUPD as being on the roof of Metcalf Hall. They were all told to come down, which they soon did.

Fraternity Mix-Up At 3:58 a.m. on Nov. 17 TUPD received a call reporting a breaking and entering at 123 Packard Ave., the house of Tufts fraternity Theta Delta Chi. When officers arrived at the fraternity, two students stated that they had been inside the house when someone knocked loudly at the door. When the students responded to the knocking, the person at the door came into the house and began asking if a blonde female named “Ari” was at the house. The students replied that there was no one at the house who fit that description. The intruder then exited and approached a taxi cab on the side of the street, asking the cab driver if he had delivered the blonde female to the fraternity earlier.

The cab driver responded in the negative. After this rebuff, the intruder re-entered his own vehicle, in which a woman was waiting, and drove off.

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of 10 to 12 students for the program’s inaugural year.

“We’d like to really give the students individual attention — basically work with them on projects and be able to supervise and basically mentor them as closely as possible,” Tzipori said.

“Once you go beyond 20, it gets to be more difficult to do that.”

According to Russo, the application process is rolling, with deadlines on Dec. 1, Feb. 1 and April 1. Applicants will receive admissions decisions on Jan. 15, March 15 and April 30, respectively.

“We would love to see Tufts students applying,” she said. “Basically we’re at the building awareness stage right now because it is a brand new program, so [we are] just trying to get the word out.”

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“There are currently 60 unaccompanied minors in the Somerville school district, and a lot of them come from very hard circumstances,” she said.

“They have been accepted into the schools, but now they need help with a lot of things. They need clothing too, especially for the harsh New England winter, so we established a relationship with Somerville High School.”

Waller, a sophomore, expressed some doubt concerning the drive’s success because it has not had sufficient publicity on campus thus far.

“I do not know how much we have collected so far, because we have not gone through the boxes yet,” she said.

“But in terms of what we want people to do — get rid of all those clothes you don’t need or other winter apparel that you are not going to use that you would either throw away or donate to a second-hand store.”

Waller called on Tufts students to, “just drop the clothes in a box, and we will take them to some individuals who really need them.”

Subegdjo explained that the donated clothes would either be directly distributed to the refugees with whom TU-RAP works or to those in need at Somerville High School, depending on what is collected and who needs what.

“We are going to take the clothes to [Somerville High School,] and we are going to go through them with the counselors,” Waller said. “They know what the kids need because they are meeting with the kids, and that is how we are going to sort, distribute and give them out to the kids, and that is how the need will be met.”

Subegdjo also added that past clothing and toy drives for refugee children have been very successful, but students need to continue to spread the word. She added that the drive’s organizers had hoped that before students left and packed for Thanksgiving break, they would be able to find some items they haven’t used much, or students would bring back clothing they would like to donate. She noted that the drive is a direct way to meet a pressing need and help families stay warm in the winter.

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Startup brings solar-powered lighting to Nicaragua's 'last mile'

by Annie Gill

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Morgan Babbs is lighting up Nicaragua, one solar-powered lamp at a time. With her social enterprise, SolarRoute, Babbs is answering the need for affordable solar technology in developing countries.

Babbs, a senior majoring in international relations and economics, was inspired to start SolarRoute after working in Nicaragua two summers ago, where she noticed the difficulties of distributing innovative technology.

“It’s not like I planned to start a company, it’s not like that was always my end goal,” Babbs said. “But it just came to me one day and I went with it, and people have been so helpful.”

Her objective is to distribute solar lamps to those living in the “last mile,” which she said includes “anybody living in geographic or economic isolation without access to tech, resources or services to lift themselves out of poverty.”

Millions of people live in these areas.

Despite the lack of development, supply chains for basic needs and commodities still exist. Babbs has targeted these existing supply chains to distribute solar technology.

The lamps that SolarRoute distributes are extremely important to its customers. “[The lamps are] one light bulb that basically can light up an entire room, and most of our target market, their household is just one room,” Babbs said. “And these lights also charge phones.”

By working with cell phone credit distributors — most of the developing world is on pay-as-you-go cell plans, and according to Babbs, 80 percent of Nicaraguans have cell phones — Babbs found a way to get solar products into many homes.

“There [are] guys on their motorcycles that go out to, like, the entire country on a weekly basis distributing the cell phone credit,” Babbs said. “We started working with them so that they could also sell solar products along their route. So they sell credit, cell phones,

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Senior Morgan Babbs, the founder of SolarRoute, hopes to expand the social enterprise’s reach in developing countries.

SIM cards and now solar products.”

According to Babbs, after its first round in Nicaragua, SolarRoute already has a presence in almost 50 percent of the country.

Babbs’ entrepreneurial skills have impressed Tufts’ grant providers. For her pilot program, Babbs

received funding from the Fletcher School’s D-Prize, Tufts’ 100 Projects for Peace and the Institute for Global Leadership.

“We are very pleased that we were one of the initial sustainers and sup-

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CMHS implements new screening program for suicide prevention

by Sophie Lehrenbaum Contributing Writer

Over the last three years, Tufts’ Counseling and Mental Health Service (CMHS) has been slowly implementing the Interactive Screening Program (ISP), an initiative lead by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, (AFSP).

While the AFSP is a private, national organization geared at reducing suicide rates throughout various populations within the nation, many universities, including Tufts, have recently adopted its screening methodology in order to reach out to a broader base of people. According to Dr. Marilyn Downs, who heads the screening program at Tufts, CMHS has been receiving funding from the AFSP in order to accomplish this. “[The program is a way of providing] this active reaching-out effort, a kind of opportunity to check in, thinking that we may catch some people who are maybe flying under the radar,” Downs said.

According to Downs, the program consists of an electronic invitation to participate in a “self-check” questionnaire that contains questions pertaining to mental health and well-being. Should students choose to complete the questionnaire, they can then elect whether or not to confidentially send the survey to CMHS to

review, at which point Counselor Dr. John Rosario-Perez composes responses tailored to each anonymous student’s specific survey results.

Downs is faced with the task of contemplating the question of the program’s efficacy. Tufts’ funding for the ISP has come from the state chapter of the AFSP, which covered three years’ worth of implementation in order to promote the program on campuses nationwide, she said. This is the final year that AFSP will fund the program at Tufts.

“I’m not sure exactly if we would have piloted [the program] without that incentive,” Downs said. “At the end of this year, I think I will have a chance to look at our three years of data and assess … whether it’s been effective and whether we will continue to implement the program going forward, and that is going to be determined by how effective we think it is in essentially engaging students … relative to cost.”

According to Downs, students are randomly selected to receive invitations throughout the year. When the program was piloted in the spring of 2012, the invitation was sent to 50 undergraduates every two weeks. Since then, the program’s reach has greatly expanded.

“This year we are going to sample about 2,100 undergraduates,” Downs said. “Over the course of the academic year, 2,100

email invitations will go out … we are sending out 175 invitations every two weeks.”

The survey invitations are sent out in biweekly stages in order to reach out to students at various points in the academic year. According to Downs, sampling the whole student body at once would likely result in a dramatic influx in the number of students seeking counseling and mental health services, which the office might not be able to handle.

Downs explained that since 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a probable mental illness at the time of death, the AFSP bases much of its survey’s procedure on the broad association between suicide and mental illness. Downs emphasized the importance of detecting potential issues early and making resources available to help cope with them known, particularly in student populations.

“In a college student population, suicide is the second-leading cause of death … and like the population in general, we know that the vast majority of college students nationally who die by suicide have not been getting mental health services, so we are really looking to reduce that gap,” Downs said. “And so the idea of the Interactive Screening Program specifically is to see if we can reach out to students see ISP, page 4

Stina Stannik | A Jumbo in Ghana

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came into Tufts-in-Ghana with cookie-cutter ideas about the personal growth I would have. “I’ll see the world from a different perspective, learn to navigate cultural differences and figure out how much to change myself for a new culture.”

All that has been true, for sure. I’ve learned that life in Ghana is not that different from life in the United States or elsewhere at the fundamental level.

Evaluating Ghanaian “success” or “development” within a U.S. framework gives a false picture of the needs and strengths of the country. The greatest effort you can make to learn a culture is to relentlessly befriend people. Once you grant yourself trust and patience, it is possible to navigate almost any cultural challenge. Hiccups like minimal WiFi availability, frequent power outages and failing water supply aren’t that serious. I also have a new appreciation for the experience of international students at Tufts — living in another culture is exhausting!

But the growth and change I have seen in myself has been entirely beyond what I expected. The most significant growth has been in how I perceive myself and how I relate to others.

I do not think of myself as a leader or even a very good communicator, but in my time here I have realized that other people DO see me as those things.

How I view myself is the most important factor to my self-confidence, but recognizing that I am much harsher in my self-perception has allowed me to have more genuine, meaningful, anxiety-free relationships. Even my body image has changed, which I also hope I can maintain when I get home. I don’t need to have Michelle Obama arms to feel attractive? I can go a few days without vegetables without dying? I’ve spent so much time working to look like a string bean that I didn’t realize that embracing my natural shape could be more satisfying and appealing, to myself and to others.

I have also improved at embracing opportunities with spontaneous joy, especially if they push my boundaries.

At the beginning of the semester, almost all of my Tufts peers were planning on signing up for a traditional dance class.

I didn’t even consider it because I was stuck on the idea that I couldn’t dance.

On a whim I tried it out during the shopping period — and it has since been my favorite class here. I still can’t dance (that’s my one remaining goal, to become at least basically competent), but I can now be bad AND still have fun.

On the flip side, I more consciously seize chances to relax as well. I almost never nap, read or listen to music at Tufts; here it is part of my routine. I had also never fully appreciated how fulfilling it is to just BE with people, to spend hours talking about nothing.

Only on occasion — mostly during finals period, when Dewick becomes the space to procrastinate — did I find that kind of peace at Tufts.

I’m a little sad, actually, that I’m spending another semester abroad, if only because I’m eager to find out how my time at Tufts will be different after being here! In the spring I am headed to Germany. It’s almost the polar opposite of Ghana, and I’m trying to go in with no expectations. As I have seen in my time here, it is the change and learning you do not expect that may be the most meaningful!

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

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who might be struggling with depression or another mental health-related problem and for whatever reason are not coming in to get some sort of help.”

Because of the anonymous nature of the ISP, explained Downs, the online surveys could act as a way for students with inhibitions about seeking counseling services to begin utilizing those resources. The online method of engagement removes some of the intimidation factor that some students experience.

While the program is still relatively unknown to most undergraduates, some students, like first-year Melissa Kain, worry about whether the anonymity of the program might actually impede students from receiving the help they need.

“Although confidentiality is obviously crucial, in these situations, [not knowing the student’s identity] could create a barrier between counseling services and the people filling out the surveys, because it gives counseling services the information they need, but it doesn’t necessarily give them the [identities of the] specific people that need help,” Kain said.

However, Kain also acknowledged the importance of having resources like the ISP available and accessible to students.

“I do think that recognizing mental health is important, because I think that it is [often overlooked] in today’s society, and not very well understood in some cases,” she said.

Other students, such as first-year Ari Gizzi, believe the program will bring about a marked improvement in the community, and that it could alleviate some of the obstacles that prevent people from seeking professional help. “[I think the program is valuable], as someone who has a history of mental illness in her family,” Gizzi said. “My brother had to drop out of college his freshman year because he was so depressed. It is so important to catch things like these, because if my brother’s issues had been caught earlier, it could have been easier for him to deal with his issues.”

Gizzi also emphasized the importance of the program in reducing the stigma against mental illness.

“I think there is also a lot of stigma about mental issues,” she said. “A lot of people with mental illness are ostracized by society, so it is really important to help them and give them resources they need.”

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Marilyn Downs is the head of the Interactive Screening Program and director of outreach for Tufts’ Counseling and Mental Health Services.

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porters of Morgan through the Empower Grant,” Sherman Teichman, the founding director of the Institute for Global Leadership, said. “I think we’re the primary beneficiary here, not she. She is now one of our Empower coordinators, and has done an extraordinary job over the past couple years. So I would say it’s a great, really reciprocal, relationship.”

In addition, she recently received $20,000 in funding from Dorm Room Fund (DRF). According to its website, DRF is a student-run venture firm started and backed by First Round Capital, one of the most successful venture capital (VC) firms in the nation.

Senior Nathaniel Hajian, a political science major, is a member of DRF’s Boston Investment Team.

“The idea behind Dorm Room Fund is that all the biggest companies of today, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, were all started by college dropouts or people in their dorm rooms,” Hajian said. “And when those companies were really early … and could have used some money … no VCs knew about them. They were too early, just in their dorm rooms.

The people who knew about them were the other kids at the school. So what these VCs want to do is find the next company like that.”

In addition to Boston, DRF also oper-

ates in Philadelphia, San Francisco and New York City. According to Hajian, all funding recipients are discovered by a team of local students.

“They’ve selected between eight to 10 students in each city basically to be student venture capitalists,” Hajian said.

“So Boston has $500,000 for two years to invest in student startups that we find interesting.”

Hajian and Babbs worked together to prepare the pitch for SolarRoute, which was met with overwhelming approval.

“All of the partners unanimously voted to fund her,” Hajian said.

After a successful pilot, and with new funds from DRF, Babbs’ next step is to

expand SolarRoute’s reach.

“Our [next] step right now is scale,” Babbs said. “So we have presence in about half the country right now, but we do want to work with other cell phone credit distributors and also scale to Guatemala, Panama, Honduras.”

According to Babbs, who plans to run her company full-time once she graduates, SolarRoute hopes “to expand to payas-you-go solar, bigger household systems and other tech projects too.”

“She’s extremely successful in the context of being able to create networks, build confidence amongst people,” Teichman said of Babbs. “She’s a very talented young woman.”

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'Imitation Game' cracks code of good filmmaking

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Only about six months after the first computer supposedly passed the Turing test — Alan Turing’s test for determin-

The Imitation Game Directed by Morten Tyldum Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear ing whether a machine can be said to “think” — “The Imitation Game” (2014) is here to shed light on the unsung champion of World War II and the man who laid much of the groundwork for modern computer science. Despite a heavy-handed and somewhat confusing script, adapted from Andrew Hodges’ biography, “Alan Turing: The Enigma” (1983), the film is an enjoyably informative and beautifully acted portrait of Turing’s complex contribution to WWII. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Turing, a mathematician and cryptographer who helped lead the Allies to victory after breaking the German Enigma code. This “impossible” code, encrypted by a device with 159 millionmillion-million settings, was supposedly responsible for taking innumerable lives during the war. “The Imitation Game” tells the story of how Turing, with the help of his team of cryptographers — including Turing’s fiancé and secret confrere Joan Clarke (Kiera Knightley) — invented a machine, one of the first

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Cumberbatch will likely be recognized for his extraordinary portrayal of Turing come awards season. modern computers, to break the code instantly. The film also addresses other aspects of Turing’s life, which — despite his accomplishments — was tragically short; after the war, he was prosecuted for homosexual acts, which were illegal in the United Kingdom until 1967, and he died only two years later.

On a purely historical level, the film constitutes an interesting look at the seldom-told story of the men and women who fought WWII in off-thebattlefield roles. Despite a few snippets of actual war footage and some shots of the air raids on Britain, the film

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contains very little violence and action — a far cry from traditional war films like “Fury” (2014), released last month.

Somewhere in the background people are dying, but in “Imitation” the real war takes place among battling egos and between characters outsmarting one another to get what they want. This relatively microscopic focus throws the whole idea of WWII as a fight for democracy and freedom into question.

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Album Review

Loscil’s 'Sea Island' creates lush landscapes of sound

by Nika Korchok Daily Editorial Board

The first track on Loscil’s newest album “Sea Island,” released late last month, isn’t just an exercise in Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

A gift of Gift of John Goelet, this 15th century watercolor depicting Indra praising Mahavira features gold on paper.

'Pure Souls' offers insight into one of world's oldest religions

by Elza Lambergs Contributing Writer

From Aug. 9 to Nov. 30, Gallery 178 in the Asian Painting Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) was home to a selection of India’s most sacred paintings and manuscripts. The exhibition, “Pure Souls: The Jain Path to Perfection,” brought together these works of art to represent Jainism, one of the world’s oldest religions. While the exhibition concluded on Sunday, the show successfully traced the Jain pursuit of enlightenment for its viewers during its four-month stay.

Originating in the sixth century B.C., the practice of Jainism is founded on a belief in a pattern of reincarnation. Its followers trust that their rebirth in the future hinges on good deeds in the present, and therefore they value non-violence, limited attachment to earthly possessions and diverse worldviews. For Jains, the only human beings who have been

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able to escape the cycle of rebirth are twenty-four Jinas — teachers — who have achieved enlightenment. The arrangement of pieces displayed in “Pure Souls” highlighted the pillars of the Jain faith and formed a complete understanding of a Jina’s passage through the world for the public.

To ensure that the exhibition accurately presented the Jain religion, MFA curator Laura Weinstein involved Phyllis Granoff, a professor of world religions from Yale University. Taking the public on a circular tour of the gallery space, the curators began with a wall text of didactic material to serve as an introduction to the basic principles of Jainism. Viewers could then travel clockwise around the room through the five “kalyanakas” or auspicious events in the lives of all Jinas: conception, birth, renunciation, enlightenment and liberation.

Along the way, visitors encountered an array of striking manuscripts,

sonic balance — it’s an exercise in physical balance as well. Loscil, the solo project of Scott Morgan, relies as much on the computer-generated sounds it features as on the musical introspection inherent in Morgan’s compilation. The album begins with a two-note exchange on “Ahull,” played out as though it is being delivered through alternating speakers — the repeated note ricochets back and forth for the first minute before being joined by a series of other notes, then chimes and, finally, additional instrumentation.

This strange sonic interplay between sounds originating from seemingly different physical spaces allows the listener to connect to the music on a level that is deeper than simply auditory, as though Loscil has reached through the speakers to pull audiences directly into his world, to feel the push and pull of music with the same uneasy, endless pulse of waves reaching shore. The slow build-up of noise — that sonic creep — is indicative of the rest of the album’s deliberate pushback on the listener, forc-

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K, so I know that the title to this piece is VERY interesting, and a lot of you want to know what it means. That’s good! It grabbed your attention. That’s what a title is supposed to do. But before I get into the down and dirty bits, I want to tell you a little bit about my favorite movie.

John Carpenter’s “The Thing” came out in 1982. It follows a group of scientists who are trapped in Antarctica with a parasitic alien life-form that can assimilate and imitate any living thing it touches.

When discovered, it mutates into terrifying creatures. One man’s head drops off, sprouts spider legs and tries to crawl away.

A stomach tears open to reveal a massive set of jaws, which it promptly uses to bite its victim’s arms off.

The Thing is one of my favorite movie monsters. It’s almost beautiful, in a grotesque way. I love the Thing about as much as a person can love a fictional monster from another world.

I don’t want to have sex with it.

I don’t think that that’s a weird thing to say. In fact, I’m willing to bet that just based on my brief description of the Thing, you don’t want to have sex with it either. Most people probably don’t want to have sex with the Thing. But if I were to log onto my computer right now and google “The Thing Rule 34,” I’d get a response.

Not a big response, but a response nonetheless. In fact, let me try it right now. Give me a second…

Five. At my time of writing this, I was able to track down five separate pornographic images of the Thing. That’s five images that people took the time to make, scan and post online. Mr. Spider head that I mentioned earlier is the subject of one of them.

For those of you less familiar with the rules of the internet: Rule 34 states that if something exists, no matter how obscure it may be, you can find a pornographic version of it online. It sounds stupid. It sounds silly. It sounds like a joke. Most of you are probably thinking “Everything in existence? That’s ridiculous!” That’s OK. The internet likes a challenge.

You know Rosebud? The sled from “Citizen Kane” (1941)? Found a pornographic image based on it.

The ducks from the 1984 NES classic game “Duck Hunt?” Found it.

Xbox One, the Microsoft video game console? FOUND IT. The elements Arsenic and Astatine from the periodic table? FOUN — you get the idea.

You see, over the last few decades a rather large community of pornographic artists has cropped up online. Some of them make fairly simple stuff, like naughty pencil doodles on loose-leaf paper. Some of them produce playable versions of Super Mario where you hump the goombas instead of stomping them.

Now I’m not one of the artists producing this stuff, so I can’t say with any certainty why they create it. Well, I mean besides the obvious reason that people make porn. Some of this stuff is just meant to arouse people. I’m not going to pretend that there aren’t people who enjoy watching some of my favorite cartoon characters engage in some “noncanon activities” (for the love of GOD don’t google “Renamon” without safe search on).

But I think there’s another level to this. Part of me is reminded of George Mallory’s words about his ascent of Mount Everest. They’re not making porn to get people riled up, they’re doing it “because it’s there.”

People make porn for the sake of making porn. It’s almost poetic, in a way. After all, isn’t that what art is all about?

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

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ing listeners to slow down and observe, to feel powerless and mesmerized as would an observer in the grandstands at Wimbledon, hearing the ball bounce back and force across the tennis courts.

The third track, “Bleeding Ink,” pairs drone-like percussive beats of synth with a softly crooning singer whose voice seems to bleed out monosyllabic notes with an ambient pain. The track doesn’t feel apathetic, but more like a morphine-induced dream. Grinding notes on a stringed instrument add to the air of murky suspense — are they notes on a violin? Perhaps these sounds are emitted by a foghorn? It is impossible to tell, but the fun lies in the mystery, not in the knowledge. Loscil invites listeners into that drug-induced coma-like state with an outstretched and friendly hand, and, like a top-notch dealer, makes the trip too enticing to resist.

The album could easily drag on — with most tracks near seven minutes in length and the shortest one clocking in at five minutes and 23 seconds — but somehow, the moody lo-fi synth instrumentals prevent any track from dragging. Each song oozes into the next with a methodical and practiced precision. There is nothing lazy in their delivery. Nearly every track seems to tread the line between creating a dream state and clinging to consciousness. Aggressive, perfectly timed notes stop the listener from feeling too comfortable in either mental space.

Lonely piano keys sound off like seamen walking the plank on “Sea Island Murders,” and it’s rare for an artist to so succinctly use his music to create the physical presence described in his songs. It is even more unusual when that physical place is only alluded to in a song title and never addressed directly in six-and-a-half minutes of melancholy instrumentation. But for all that Loscil doesn’t say, the song manages to conjure a place both haunted and occupied, present and hypnagogic. The listener can imagine the murders taking place as fully as though they were being projected on a movie screen.

“Iona,” the album’s longest track — over eight minutes — repeats the sound of a chime systematically and ominously for nearly four-and-a-half minutes before a syncopated beat enters. The track then adds layers until it transforms altogether, clothed again in alternating noises from opposite physical spaces. There is a chaos

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Loscil lets ambiance take listeners on a journey in “Sea Island.” in the cool tinkling of chimes and the intermittent white noise like waves.

Loscil returns to the imagery of the sea without abandoning the steady thump-thump of the keyboard.

A bow skims over the strings of a violin as sporadically as a stone skipping over water in “Holding Pattern.”

At every turn, Morgan pulls out another musical trick, reminding the listeners that in this oceanic trance, Loscil is at the helm of the album’s vessel.

The album loses its footing, however, on “Catalina 1943” and “Angle of Loll,” at least momentarily. An excess of negative space in the first several minutes of “Catalina 1943” leaves the rest of the track struggling to make up for the emptiness in the first part of the track. Meanwhile, “Angle of Loll” uses repetition, but to poor effect — it feels forced and grabbing.

Syncopation falters and keys feel a little lost, as though the sea that the album has been sailing has suddenly reached a point of calm and Loscil does not know how to occupy this space.

Thankfully, “Sturgeon Bank” later fills out the end of the album with a lushness that beautifully complements the “Sea Island’s” opening.

Time doesn’t feel real on this album.

The constant use of loops break down preconceived notions about a cyclical sense of time. This album wanders and finds itself again. It takes 73 minutes and includes eleven tracks, but after a complete listen, Loscil keeps a hold on audiences past their return to shore. “Sea Island” is an album whose sparse and well-composed beauty pulls listeners back with the relentlessness of an ocean current.

of the film, spoken by Turing, carry an order to the audience: “You can judge me when, and only when, I am finished.

If you cannot commit to this, then please leave the room now.” By the end of the film, each person walking out of the theater must decide for themselves: Is he a man and a war hero, or a machine and a murderer? The answer is never clear.

Regardless of how they respond to Turing, moviegoers will almost certainly leave theaters impressed with Cumberbatch’s performance. Though he recently filled minor roles in both “Penguins of Madagascar,” released last week, and “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” which hits theaters next month, Cumberbatch shines in this role.

Evoking his TV persona as the famous detective in BBC’s “Sherlock” (2010 – present), Cumberbatch expertly portrays Turing as an antisocial and obnoxiously intelligent loner while simultaneously highlighting the sympathetic, even droll, aspects of his character. Such performance may well win him an Academy Award for best actor.

Apart from skillful acting, the film also benefits from a fascinating story and lovely cinematography. Alexandre Desplat’s score is also particularly beautiful — a spinning, soaring sort of melody that perfectly matches both the revolving wheels of Turing’s machine and the tragic war that inspired its creation. The only thing holding this film back is its unsatisfying script, which focuses too much on making the film’s themes explicit and not enough on making the film enjoyable. A few key scenes are just plain confusing, and more than a few lines feel embarrassingly cliché in an otherwise very tasteful film. Some of the subplots, too, while meant to add more moral significance to the story, just feel hollow. On the other hand, anyone who’s read Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” — the 1950 paper in which Turing described his “imitation game” — will be happy to find that a touch of his functionalist theories on the nature of minds made it into the film, if only in a small way.

Though currently making a slow start at the box office, “The Imitation Game” is bound to be an Oscar favorite and perhaps considered one of the best films of the year. This film is a must-see for history buffs, computer scientists and anyone in between.

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paintings and objects, which have rarely been on view at the museum.

Spanning across centuries, many pieces featured in “Pure Souls” were paintings from manuscripts of the Kalpa Sutra. Early examples of these works were elaborate

ink and watercolor depictions of religious scenes and writing on palm leaves. Today, it is uncommon for Jain manuscripts written on this medium to be found outside of India.

Older manuscripts on display were even more intricate, and some illustrations used precious materials like gold.

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Sculptures, such as this one from the Marshall H. Gould Fund, were less prevalent in the show, but helped to explain the religious practices of Jainism.

scripts were the focus of “Pure Souls,” sculptures added a level of variation to the exposition. A bronze statue, two carved stone pillars and a large fragment of a seated Jina figure demonstrated a rich collection of religious symbols and artifacts, employed as a part of Jain worship.

Disappointingly, though “Pure Souls” guided viewers full-circle by representing a Jina’s path to enlightenment, it failed to connect the roots of this ancient religion to its present-day following. The introductory explanation of Jainism noted that today there are approximately five million adherents of the religion worldwide, while the rest of the exhibition did not attempt to show the ways in which these artworks related to contemporary practice. Clearly, a main objective of “Pure Souls” was to present the pieces for their aesthetic and historical value, but information on the current state of Jainism would have brought ancient art out of antiquity, making the already understated exhibition more engaging for the public.

Tucked away in a remote

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This Gouache, a gift of John Goelet, appeared in “Pure Souls.” corner of the museum, “Pure Souls” may not have had the popular appeal of the current Goya or Jamie Wyeth exhibitions. The show’s use of its modest space and simple layout, however, echoed

the emphasis on humility that characterizes the Jain religion. “Pure Souls” was a straightforward affair, but effective in teaching visitors about ancient Jain beliefs and painting tradition.

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Ferguson is more than just good TV

“There’s inevitably going to be some negative reaction, and it’ll make for good TV,” cautioned President Obama in his statement on the Ferguson grand jury’s decision. The mainstream media immediately confirmed Obama’s premonition by streaming images of “riots” in which people are destroying store fronts and starting fires. Hours before the announcement, media conglomerates like CNN had large vans and cameras staked out in Ferguson, in anticipation of the local reaction to the grand jury’s decision to not indict Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown.

These images coming across Americans’ televisions are a sensationalized version of what is really happening; the majority of people in Ferguson and around the country are protesting peacefully.

Narrowing media coverage to the violent protesting of a small subset of the population obscures the true nature of the peaceful protests and acts of civil disobedience by the majority. Headlines polarize protesting as violent and chaotic by using words such as “thugs” and “Ferguson burning,” and thus

emphasize a stereotype of black people protesting violently and senselessly. The racism inherent in America’s media coverage reveals itself most during incidents of violence, where black protesters become “rioters,” and white rioting is “a rowdy crowd.”

This was reaffirmed in CNN’s recent depiction of an incident at a New Hampshire pumpkin festival, in which drunk white college students threw broken glass, overturned a car and started fires on the road, injuring 30 bystanders. While these events are not comparable, the media’s description of white violence as “unruly behavior” reiterates media complacency in perpetuating racist stereotypes.

Media sensationalism in the coverage of Ferguson has drastically shaped the discourse of the Brown shooting and how American society perceives the grand jury’s decision. Some news channels and pundits have attacked Brown’s reputation, emphasizing things that trigger fear in white audiences, such as smoking pot and shoplifting.

This framing is common, as if any of these accusations could validate Brown’s death.

These infractions, however, pale when discussing the legal system’s frequent mishandling of cases in which young black men fall victim to police violence. Attempting to tarnish Brown’s reputation does not change the facts of the situation, and only serves as a distraction to society’s deeply entrenched flaws.

As a media organization, we understand well how skewed coverage can shift the way events are perceived and understood. We understand the power of the media to racialize and criminalize a situation, and we call on the mainstream media to shift toward responsible discussion of the events in Ferguson and the implications of the grand jury’s decision on the legal processing of similar cases.

Instead of sensationalizing and propagating biases the media must provide fair and accurate coverage of protests across the country and investigations into the case. This will only lead to a more nuanced and accurate conversation around the events in Ferguson and institutionalized racism in general, which is one small but important step toward awareness and change.

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Rise of on-demand services, such as Uber, Lyft, brings lifestyle changes

by Jan Ross Piedad The Daily Texan

The nine-to-five grind isn’t the most attractive factor when it comes to today’s ideal work schedule. With the popularity of digital networking, some people are really making things mobile.

Whether it’s Uber, Lyft or Favor, ondemand services are an increasingly popular way to make money. This is possible because of the simple similarities between services: the use of a smartphone app facilitating direction, description and payment, plus a personal touch.

Favor runners, as well as Uber and Lyft drivers, often say the job not only helps them be more knowledgeable about their geographical area, but is also a great networking opportunity.

Alexander Pollard recalls saving up for his vehicle while planning to enter the

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ride-sharing arena. A recent UT graduate, Pollard is now able to concentrate on his start-up, a craft brewery business, while working as a dedicated Uber driver.

Conversation with passengers helps him and other entrepreneurs get the word out about exciting ventures, while those new to the city have someone to ask about the “good places” in town.

For those on the road and on-the-go, it’s also about flexibility. Being able to work not only when you want, but also how you want is a big draw. Along with “work-life balance,” “having interesting work” and other factors, 65 percent of university students reported “flexibility in work hours” as a priority in desired job attributes, according to Net Impact’s Talent Report. But this movement isn’t limited to millennials. Sixty-one percent of working adults also see the merit of more adjustable hours. It’s even com-

mon for those who have part-time jobs to set aside time for on-demand services and supplement their income. I’ve met some drivers living in nearby cities of Round Rock and San Marcos who come into town solely because on-demand services are so active in Austin. For these folks, driving is called “working,” with a weekly pattern that works for specifically them.

A Future Workplace survey projects that millennials will work 15 to 20 jobs in their lifetime, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they achieved more. The rise in on-demand services marks a change in not only how society sees service, but how we construct the creation of livelihood. With transportation networking companies now legalized in Austin, a city of such innovative citizens can grow to embrace a different lifestyle in order to make ends meet.

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Divest from fossil fuels, invest in clean energy

by Julianna Renzi The Daily Wildcat

President Barack Obama gave his first public speech when he was an undergraduate at Occidental College, advocating for an end to South African apartheid through divestment. He was part of a larger movement sweeping the nation’s campuses throughout the 1970s and 1980s, in which students demanded their universities sell assets in their endowment portfolio, otherwise known as divesting, in companies with economic relationships with South Africa.

Three decades later, the president harkened back to his college days by calling on students at Georgetown University to “[convince] those in power to reduce our carbon pollution. Push [their] own communities to adopt smarter practices.

Invest. Divest. Remind folks there’s no contradiction between a sound environment and strong economic growth.”

He was campaigning for Fossil Free, a network involved in the fossil fuel divestment movement, with Al Gore at the helm. Since its start on U.S. campuses in 2011, Fossil Free has accumulated over 800 pledges from institutions and individuals to divest billions of dollars in non-renewable energy sources, including those from groups as large as the World Council of Churches. Last month, the Rockefeller Foundation, a massive philanthropic group created by the wealth of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, committed not only to divesting the portion of its hefty assets invested in fossil fuels, but also to reinvesting those funds in clean energy sources, a symbolic milestone in the fight against global warming.

The divestment movement also arrived in Tucson this year. Pat Brewer, environmental studies major and student organizer involved in the UA movement, commented that two degrees Celsius is a low-end estimate for climate change.

“That’s massive,” Brewer said. “A change like that will disrupt global systems, and I think our generation is starting to pick up on that.”

The movement is now gaining traction at the UA. Over 50 students have joined the local divestment group, and involved students and faculty have already collected 1,200 signatures on a petition to

get the University of Arizona Foundation to divest. They will meet with the foundation in the upcoming weeks to discuss divestment options, according to Brewer.

Despite the catchy “divest” slogan, divesting is only half of the social battle — and a much smaller portion of the economic equation. The biggest barrier to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energies remains cost, which must be lowered through extensive investment in research and development. The Rockefeller example shows the leverage of a two-pronged attack, which follows DIvestment with INvestment.

Harnessing the power of consumers to drive social change is not new. It’s what drove the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the ’50s. Students are now tapping into that to hurt non-renewable energy producers. But now that the movement is gaining momentum, it should focus on INvestment. While divestments will likely be replaced by other profit-seekers, INvestments catalyze change by putting money directly into companies that can make affordable clean energies a reality.

The South Africa divest movement’s success in putting strong economic pressure on companies is still being debated, but most agree that its public calls for action in academia amplified social pressure for change, according to an article by the Harvard Political Review. The current divest movement is likewise laying

the public foundations for a societal rethinking of energy responsibility.

That said, in many cases, the movement is still in phase one and will eventually need to transition into phase two, emphasizing investment, if we want to make renewable energies a reality.

“We’re still in the first month of the program,” Brewer said, recognizing the significance of the first step. “At this point, it really is about spreading the word and getting people to understand what we’re doing. Just moving the money out isn’t going to cause any major changes — no matter if every university in the world did it, it would still not entirely dissuade oil producers. But I think investing in startup businesses and green companies will make a much larger financial impact on the overall market.”

Unlike apartheid, the root problem in climate change and unsustainable energy use is not just societal. It is also economic. Switching from fossil fuel reliance must address both aspects. The Rockefeller example and Obama’s call to align economic goals with a “sound environment” must become a central emphasis. Change cannot stop with divestment, although it is an important first step.

Climate change is one of the most important global crises of the century, and how we choose to deal with it will define our generation. Let’s ensure that the definition is a flattering one.

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Time-based education faces rival system

by Yasmeen Kamel The Daily Trojan

Today’s education system seems to revolve primarily around timing and structure. In high school, college and, for some, grad school, there’s a traditional track that helps young adults fare well from an educational and self-discovery standpoint. Though traditional methods of higher education provide a good overall experience for students coming out of high school, working adults need an alternative type of education to help advance their careers and skills. The education system has already become more accessible and flexible by adding online degree options for continuing education and for working adults. Another solution that has the potential to revolutionize higher education for older students, however, is competency-based learning rather than time-based learning.

Competency-based learning allows institutions to get student aid funding by creating experimental programs that directly measure learning, not time, which is beneficial for students who do not have the years required to attend a four-year university. This would enable students to move at their own pace and measures what students know and are able to do.

According to InsideHigherEd, more than 350 institutions now have or are seeking to create programs that offer competency-

based degrees. The “Flexible Option” at the University of Wisconsin currently offers five competency-based degrees. It is the first public institution permitted to offer this kind of program.

Similar to online education, these kinds of programs help to remove many of the obstacles that so often prevent aspiring adult learners from obtaining the college education and credentials they desire.

According to NPR, the largest pool of current and potential college students in the United States doesn’t consist of 18- to 22-year-olds.

Instead, there are millions of adults in their early 20s through late middle age who need to complete their first degree or update their skills to enhance their careers.

Supporters of competency-based education include non-profit groups such as the Lumina Foundation, which is working to release a document called the “Degree Qualifications Profile” to provide a common basis for understanding the competencies required for an associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree in any field. Yet, though this kind of education has the intention of making education more worthwhile to audiences like working adults, there are some aspects of competency-based education that need to be addressed.

Competency-based education aims to help older students do college “smarter,” but there are some obstacles that competency-based programs currently face.

The Department of Education recognizes

that competency-based education is “new territory” and that there is no regulatory framework for it just yet. Lessons learned from the experimentation, however, will help the federal government develop better systems for encouraging innovation and new ways of learning. Specific challenges include the designing of assessments for people involved in these programs and the inability of students to create relationships with professors in the same manner.

Though this kind of education shows promise, competency-based education’s subjectivity makes it harder to create a standard of learning. Education based on time ensures standardization and structure for all students, and four-year universities should not be discounted. Though competency-based education and online education are great alternatives for those who have a “full-time life,” it is also important to consider those who are entering college straight from high school.

Beyond schooling, a four-year university enables students to have experiences like no other, fostering an environment where students learn more about themselves while pursuing an education at the same time. Competency-based education is a great and promising option for working adults, but experimentation, structure and standardization are needed before it can become a legitimate and reliable source of education for young adults on the verge of entering the real world.

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ear drivers, After not riding inside of or driving a vehicle for three months at college, getting behind the wheel in good ol’ Avon, Ohio over break was quite the treat. And by treat, I mean those weird strawberry candies that everybody’s grandma has but no one dares to eat. Because this treat was SCARY and left a taste of fear in my mouth. And maybe some flavoring from those pine tree air fresheners.

Anyway, after accidentally backing out of my driveway in neutral, driving around with a fresh perspective made me realize how odd and terrifying some occurrences on the road can be. So before getting behind that wheel, make sure to remember to watch out for these types of drivers, and change if you fit the definitions. Vroom vroom.

Upon pulling out of my suburban development, I came across the first type of driver: the wild, restless and reclusive soccer mom. This cliché is one that nearly everyone is familiar with, zooming along with her gaggle of children in her Honda Odyssey — circa 2009 model is a familiar icon for many. The main issue of the soccer mom is that she takes the mama bear approach nine times out of 10 — her children are her priority, and no one is endangering that. “What’s this Sienna doing riding my ass?” you may question.

It’s the infamous late soccer mom, toting her little rascals across town to go to swim lessons before stopping by her bi-weekly hair appointment to keep her Kate Gosslin inspired quaff in check. Need to cut across four lanes of traffic to get off at the right exit? Not a problem for soccer mom. Again, little league baseball games easily become everyone’s priority. Perhaps the most difficult development of noticing this type of driver is her furtive transition to more clandestine modes of transportation. The aesthetically aware parent of too many now realizes the somewhat distasteful view a “mom” car brings upon its driver. Kid caravans have gone under the radar, camouflaging themselves as “versatile SUVs.” I’m talking Buick Enclaves, Ford Flexes, etc.

Don’t be fooled, it’s still the same helicoptering parent behind the wheel, wondering what the average cost of a vasectomy is.

Next is the type of driver who finds complete solace in a car. I personally support the notion that an individual’s car is an extended modicum of his or her living space, and therefore one can uphold a certain level of personal comfort. To a limit. Many drivers, as I’ve noticed, fail to remember that while they are in an enclosed, private vestibule, it is still made out of very translucent glass that hundreds of other drivers will peer through. Nose picking has been the highest motive for this type of offender. Remember, when you think there’s a bat in the cage, let it hang until later. That’s what bats do. Hang out.

And snot too. Motor vehicle exhibitionists will also fall under this category. CAR SEX DOES NOT IMPLY THE CAR MOVING. Hanky panky in your station wagon should only happen when it’s in park. Then, go wild, freak asses.

Another motif in the driving world are the, in layman’s terms, douche parkers.

From Sears to Saks Fifth Avenue, shopping center parking lots seem to be a hotspot for terrible park jobs. Despite popular belief, those parking lines are not simply suggestions for where your car should be oriented. Or even could be. Nope, they’re real, and probably a good guideline to respect.

If the only way I can get out of my car door because of your parking is by having the waist of an infant, something’s wrong.

Readjust and roll out.

Get out me car, Henry

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

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Junior tri-captain Aditya Advani makes a play in his 11-4 first match win in the No. 1 position against Boston College on Jan. 29.

Jumbos fall to 1-4 on the season

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College, rallied to take the third set.

Unfazed despite his inexperience, Chiulli roared back in the fourth to take the match 11-4, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7.

Rishi’s match was a see-saw affair, as he was unable to gather enough momentum to win two games in a row until the very end. The rookie was completely blown out in the first game with a score of 1-11, but was able to rebound nicely in the second before losing the third by the same score. In the fourth

and fifth he finally found his range, winning the very last match Tufts would win that day, 1-11, 11-3, 1-11, 11-8, 11-3.

“It was an exhausting weekend for everyone, but the team managed to keep up their level of performance,” Advani said.

Next up for the Jumbos will be a clash against Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on Friday. The last time the team played Vassar was in late January, when Tufts won decisively in a 9-0 rout.

“We have historically defeated Vassar during my tenure as Tufts squash’s

[tri-]captain and stalwart freshman,” Schweitzer said. “I beat the Colby No. 2 last year and the year before.”

The following day Tufts will play Colby, a team that it last lost to 6-3.

“We have an upcoming match against Colby which is very important. We are going to train hard this coming week and pull off a big ‘W’ on Saturday,” Advani said. “Everyone is going to come back well rested, and I think with all the hard work that the team has been putting in we are definitely in a position to cause an upset.”

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Mason Crosby, who made four of his five field goal attempts. For all Rodgers’ playmaking ability, the Patriots often were able to concede only three points instead of seven. This kept them within striking distance for the entirety of the contest.

Both quarterbacks finished with solid stats. Brady was 22 of 35 for 245 yards and two scores, while Rodgers compiled 368 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 24 of 38 pass attempts. In the end, Rodgers and his Packers made a few more plays than their counterparts on the Patriots, including converting a third-and-four with two-and-a-half minutes remaining on a pinpoint pass from Rodgers to Randall Cobb. That first down allowed the Packers to assume the victory formation and kneel out the rest of the clock.

Winning such a tense game against a high-end opponent should be satisfying for the Cheeseheads in Green Bay, as they proved to be the best team in the NFL. With the best record in the NFC, the Packers are in a position to capture home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and, as New England learned first hand, they’re incredibly tough to defeat at Lambeau Field.

As far as the Patriots are concerned, there should be no panic. They made no big mistakes and didn’t leave Green Bay regretting plays they should’ve made.

The Patriots ran into a great football team that was able to make a few more plays down the stretch than they were.

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Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers completed 24 of his 38 pass attempts for 368 yards and two touchdowns in his team’s 26-21 victory over the Patriots on Nov. 30.

Given the recent history of games in Green Bay, it seems safe to say that not many teams could go into Lambeau and play the way the Patriots did.

Both before and after the game, some media outlets marketed the contest as a potential Super Bowl preview, and given

the high-quality and high-tension game they played Sunday, fans would likely be excited for a Super Bowl rematch.

There is a long time between today and the championship, but it would not be shocking if the Packers and Patriots met again in Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 1.

A chink in the NFL's armor

ot only was I unsurprised when Ray Rice won his appeal, but I was relieved. The NFL should not have been able to make amends, which it could have done only by flouting hardfought players’ rights, even after bungling virtually every stage of a labyrinthine process. Reprimanding Rice retroactively would have established a dangerous precedent, ripe for future abuse at the hands of top brass that operate with utter disregard for human decency.

Nor does it bother me that teams have taken an interest in Rice, who remains eligible despite the clarion calls for his head.

Business is profit-driven and therefore unsympathetic — for the most part — to arguments rooted in morality or pathos.

(Those types of arguments tend not to be all that persuasive, anyway.) Regardless, by merely dangling a line, no team has transgressed. Moreover, it is unlikely, given Rice’s downward trajectory in recent seasons, that teams will seriously be vying for his services at the 11th hour.

His indefinite suspension was struck down this past weekend by former U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones, the thrust of whose decision was that Rice had not misrepresented his case, so he should not have been subjected to double jeopardy. Ultimately, however, what this case illumined was not that Rice had been dealt a raw deal, which was evident, but rather that the NFL “mishandled” the situation quite deliberately.

No, the NFL did not want to incur a firestorm. It did not bask in the wrathful gaze of a pitchfork-wielding, if hypocritical, public, which couldn’t sustain its attention span long enough to bring pressure to bear on the organization. Each mess-up was symptomatic of the toxic combination of sheer incompetence and complacency. There was no game plan.

But don’t let the gauche press conferences fool you. While it appeared that the NFL was in disarray, stumbling through a cavalcade of public relations disasters, it remained a welloiled tyrant throughout, not the whipping boy it had seemingly become; in fact, female fandom hit an all-time high in the wake of the Ray Rice scandal. It barely made a dent.

It would have been most effective to have made an example of Rice initially, when details of his crime surfaced, although the option to sweep it under the rug was likely equally, if not more, appealing to Goodell and his cronies. They didn’t, so they paid the price, except it was paltry, and they made off virtually unscathed. The NFL acquiesced to sweeping reforms, which, of course, were specious, an effort to save face with people — the majority — who feigned anger simply not to side with an abuser and his protector-enabler. If all the NFL suffered was a bit of pageantry for good measure, it won big.

In a prior column I castigated the NFL for its apathy. I was wrong. The NFL is not apathetic, though it certainly is lackadaisical in its pursuit of justice, and it probably does, in truth, care about sexual assault and is concerned about it. The problem is that the NFL readily sacrifices the issue of sexual assault to the god of profit.

In mitigating these crises, the NFL has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to money. The NFL will never effect systemic change of its own accord precisely because there is no financial incentive to do so. Judge Jones’ decision did not provide one, but it was a blow to the powers that be.

Suddenly, the NFL looks vulnerable. And that could make all the difference.

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

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Jumbos drop both matches in season-opening tri-meet

by Tyler Maher

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The women’s swimming and diving team got off to a strong start this year, winning three events in its season-opening tri-meet at Middlebury College on Nov. 22.

Tufts also competed against Keene St. at the meet.

“Overall, I was very pleased with our performances at the meet,” coach Nancy Bigelow said. “I think everyone did well.

People didn’t give up and we were in just about every race, so that is a real positive. We also had six first places against Middlebury, which was an improvement from last year.”

Though Tufts lost to both teams — 163.5 to 135.5 against Middlebury and 162 to 138 versus Keene St. — many Jumbos, including several first-years, delivered strong individual performances. Firstyear Kelsey Gallagher won the 200-yard backstroke with a 2:10.88 time after finishing second in the 100-yard back in 1:02.59.

“I was really excited about [the race] because I was right on my best times,” Gallagher said of her performance. “I would be happy if I swam close to those times [at the upcoming MIT Invitational].”

“Kelsey Gallagher’s 200 back was awesome,” Bigelow added. “She has been working very hard, and it was nice to see her hard work pay off.”

First-year Anna Kimura took the 100 butterfly by a nose, beating out Middlebury’s Meg Griffin by 0.34 seconds.

Kimura also contributed to the 200 medley relay, swimming the penultimate leg.

Sophomore diver Kylie Reiman was the third Jumbo to score a first-place finish, winning the three-meter with 232.80 total points. Reiman nearly won the one-meter as well, but was edged out by Middlebury’s Elissa DeNunzio 237.90 to 236.85.

Despite the close loss, Reiman was still pleased with her performance.

“I felt very good about my performance at the meet,” she said. “I felt like I was on pace to be where I would like to be this time during the season. Everyone at the meet was very talented, and I was glad I was able to hold my own.”

First-years Meghan Casey and Jess Lee also had strong debuts as Jumbos. Casey was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:09.60 time and also swam in the 200 medley relay. Lee finished

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Junior Samantha Swinton competes in the butterfly in the Jumbos’ 131-163 loss to Keene St. on Nov. 23, 2013. third in the 50 freestyle sprint at 25.36 seconds and swam the opening leg of the 200 freestyle relay.

For Casey and her fellow first-year, the meet represented an exciting first step in their collegiate careers.

“I think the meet was a great opportunity for everyone to perform for the first time this season,” Casey said. “While there were some great individual performances, as a whole I think the team stepped up, and we gave it our all, starting our official season off strong. It was exciting for me to see my teammates race for the first time. I am excited to see what the rest of the season can bring for us.”

Senior tri-captain Kathryn Coniglio shined for Tufts, leading the team in four events. She finished second in the 100 freestyle at 54.50 and third in the 200 freestyle at just under two minutes (1:59.44).

Coniglio also anchored both relays, swimming both the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle. Classmate and fellow tri-captain Amanda Wachenfeld was in top form as well, finishing third in the 1,000 freestyle with a 11:09.96 time.

Both tri-captains were impressed with their team’s competitive spirit and results at the meet.

“I am very pleased with our team’s performance at the meet,” Wachenfeld said.

“It was our first meet of the season, and I think the girls really showed how hard they have been working.”

“We have a phrase that we use in practice: “No breaths, flags to finish,” and that’s exactly how we swam this meet,” Coniglio added. “Everyone was in the pool fighting for points until the very end.”

Tufts hopes to build upon its solid performance at this weekend’s MIT

Invitational, which begins on Friday and wraps up on Sunday. According to Bigelow, the Jumbos will use the meet as an opportunity to explore different events and improve their conditioning.

With other teams resting, Tufts will try to take more early season strides.

“For the MIT Invite some people are trying new events so they can figure out what races to focus on this year, while others are just trying to swim their best times of the season,” Bigelow explained.

“The MIT invite has traditionally been one of our biggest meets of the season, and I think as a team we are excited and ready to race,” added sophomore Amanda Gottschalk. “Our main goal is to go into the meet with confidence and a competitive edge so that we out-touch our competition and post season-best times.”

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Tufts loses close matches, finishes 0-3 on the weekend

Packers best Patriots in battle of NFL elite

by Jorge Monroy-Palacio Daily Editorial Board

The early-season woes of the men’s squash team continued as the team dropped three straight matchups against NESCAC rivals Connecticut College, Hamilton and Middlebury last week. The Jumbos kicked off the season with a 9-0 defeat at the hands of another NESCAC team, Wesleyan, but got right back on track when they beat MIT 6-3 only three days later.

Against Middlebury, Tufts lost every match in straight sets. Tufts senior tricaptain and No. 2 player Zach Schweitzer was unable to play because of an injured ankle. The team suffered a less devastating loss against Hamilton, falling by a score of 6-3. Junior tri-captain Aditya Advani, Schweitzer and first-year Braden Chiulli, playing in the No. 1 through No. 3 positions, recorded the only wins of the day.

Schweitzer’s win was once again a close one, but after winning the first two games and dropping the third and fourth, he was able to pick up his level of play at the very end. Schweitzer closed out a 12-10, 11-3, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8 victory, while Chiulli won his third consecutive match in the No. 3 position.

“Hamilton was also difficult, as I viciously rolled my ankle mid-match

attempting to save my opponent from falling into the wall,” Schweitzer said.

“After the injury I thought the match could’ve been over, but with the support from my parents and teammates, I was able to rally and take the win.”

The day before, riding momentum from their victory over the Engineers, the Jumbos went into their match against the Camels, confident in their recent return to form. But after close individual matches, five of which exceeded the minimum three sets, the team would come up short with a 5-4 loss to the Camels. The four wins came from the No. 1 through No. 4 positions. The loss came despite a large fan presence, as Tufts sponsored a bus that transported fans to the match.

Advani, who played in the first position, won handily by a score of 11-4, 11-6, 11-6. Schweitzer’s match was much closer. After splitting the first two games, Schweitzer dropped the third before stealing the fourth and closing it out in the fifth, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7.

Chiulli and first-year Sandeep Rishi won in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.

Chiulli’s was the only four-set match on the day. Up 2-0, it looked as though Chiulli would go on to secure the clean sweep, but his opponent, senior tricaptain Michael Coscarelli of Conn. see MEN’S SQUASH, page 11

by Joshua Slavin Daily Staff Writer

The two best teams in the NFL clashed at Lambeau Field on Sunday in what was billed as the game of the year.

The matchup in Green Bay between the Packers and Patriots was one of the most anticipated of the season, and the teams did not disappoint.

Both teams exchanged blows for all 60 minutes, with the game resulting in a 26-21 decision in favor of the Packers.

The victory for Green Bay resulted in an identical 9-3 record for each team.

Both teams sits atop their respective divisions, and both are poised for deep runs into the postseason.

The Patriots entered the day as owners of a seven-game winning streak, during which they had averaged a shade under 40 points per game. Those seven games had seen them comfortably dispatch each of the three other division leaders in the AFC. Meanwhile, the Packers are close to unstoppable at Lambeau Field. In their previous four home games, they had averaged 47 points per contest.

Including this week’s victory, they are winners of eight of their last nine games.

It is hard to dispute that the Packers and Patriots are the NFL’s top dogs, especially given how they played on

Sunday. Neither team committed a turnover for the duration of the game.

There weren’t many penalties; both teams committed only four infractions, and there were no bonehead plays or coaching blunders.

Quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are two of the best the sport has to offer, each spearheading a highpowered offense.

While the Packers led for the entirety of the game, Brady and the Patriots managed to keep the score close.

Two touchdown passes from Brady to Brandon LaFell cut the deficit to 16-14, then again to 23-21.

Every time New England seemed to regain the momentum, however, the Packers were able to make a play. The Patriots defense just couldn’t get off the field enough against Rodgers and the Packers. Rodgers is arguably the best quarterback in the league at getting out of the pocket and making throws downfield while on the run. Whenever New England looked to regain possession, down only a few points, Rodgers kept drives alive for Green Bay. The Packers converted a whopping 10 of 17 third down opportunities. Five of those seven missed third downs came in the field goal range of kicker see INSIDE THE NFL, page 11