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Sweet cream or a beautiful nightmare: local woman TUFTS FOOTBALL finds passion in cookie-and-scoop shop Frozen Hoagies The man behind the re- see FEATURES / PAGE 3 cord: Meet Jay Civetti A modern classic: Timo Andres’ composition strikes SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE sonorous sounds with Boston Symphony Orchestra see ARTS&LIVING / PAGE 4 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 THE TUFTS DAILY VOLUME LXXII, NUMBER 48 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Students stage walk-out, demand Tufts become a ‘sanctuary campus’ by Liam Knox and Daniel Nelson offer immigration legal services to assist News Editor and Assistant News Editor students and community members; and stipulate that the university establish an Hundreds of students walked out of Office for Undocumented Student Support. their classes and gathered in front of Olin The petition also states that making Center yesterday at 2:30 p.m. as part of a Tufts a “sanctuary campus” would be a nationwide walkout on college campus- concrete action supporting the university’s es in an effort to push the university to proclaimed values. designate its campuses as “sanctuary cam- “This threat to undocumented com- puses,” which would protect and support munity members requires a concrete and undocumented Tufts students and com- tangible response from the University—not munity members in these spaces. just words or symbolic gestures,” the peti- The walkout was planned and led by tion reads. “Tufts is in a unique position Tufts United for Immigrant Justice (UIJ), a to protect its undocumented community student group which promotes “equality members from law enforcement. It is the for all humans irrespective of immigration duty of this University to ensure that it status, gender, sexuality, economic status, remains a place that actively protects the EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY race or other forms of oppression,” accord- rights and safety of its community.” University President Anthony Monaco states his support for undocumented students at Tufts ing to the group’s Facebook page. Students gathered in the face of possible after a campus-wide walkout on Nov. 16. UIJ members spoke before the crowd changes to federal immigration law and outside of Olin Center, relaying personal policy in the wake of last Tuesday’s elec- ing undocumented students but made really hopeful about what that would have stories of fear and hope in light of President- tion results, specifically Trump’s promise no solid commitment to making Tufts a meant, so we’re really disappointed that elect Donald Trump’s election as well as to overturn Deferred Action for Childhood sanctuary campus. Tufts wasn’t able to make that commitment presenting University President Anthony Arrival (DACA), an executive order passed “Tufts is committed to continuing our today,” Kahn, a junior, said. “But we’re still Monaco with a petition asking that Tufts be by President Barack Obama granting two- support of DACA and undocumented stu- really energized by Tufts continuing to designated a “sanctuary campus,” which year work permits and deportation exemp- dents,” he said. “We are therefore explor- work on this, and we’re excited to work has been signed by 2,693 students, faculty tions to immigrants who came to the ing what it would mean to declare Tufts a with them.” and community members at press time. United States before turning 16 years old. ‘sanctuary campus’ — and what the impli- Ben Kaplan, president of Tufts According to the petition, designating The Tufts undergraduate student body cations of that decision might be for our Democrats, was optimistic that the univer- Tufts’ campuses as “sanctuary campuses” has at least 12 undocumented or DACA DACA and undocumented students and sity would respond to the student demon- would make all lands or structures owned students in the first-year class alone, the university as a whole.” stration accordingly. or operated by the university a secure place according to the Undergraduate Profile of UIJ member Emma Kahn told the Daily “I’m confident that when the univer- for undocumented people; require Tufts to the Class of 2020. that the organization was disappointed sity sees the broad base of support for promise not to release information about Monaco attended the walk-out as well in Monaco’s lack of commitment, but UIJ’s demands, they will act to fulfill these undocumented students and community ,and was given a megaphone to read an remained optimistic about working with demands,” Kaplan, a senior, said. members, as well as to refuse to cooperate official statement from the university in the administration in the future. Monaco also reassured attendees that with immigration authorities seeking to response to UIJ’s request, in which he “We were wondering if he was going to conduct raids; require the university to reaffirmed Tufts’ commitment to protect- commit to that today, and we were feeling see WALK-OUT, page 2 Tufts expands relationship with Boston following SMFA acquisition by Gil Jacobson “[These include] reduced fees in our den- that’s made by an assessor, based on taking opportunities for everyone in all our neigh- News Editor tal clinics, programs in the Boston Public into account the intangible benefits that borhoods,” Zakim said. Schools and support for programs in our accrue to the City of Boston and our resi- Zakim explained that colleges and uni- After acquiring the School of the host communities,” he wrote. dents by having so many great colleges and versities can also create negative effects in Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) this past sum- According to an Aug. 3 Boston Globe arti- universities and hospitals nearby,” Zakim Boston neighborhoods. mer, Tufts will expand its relationship with cle, Tufts has paid the full amount requested said. “I think particularly in Mission Hill … the City of Boston, but will not be increas- by Boston based on the buildings it owns, PILOT payments are thus necessary to student housing, overcrowding and those ing its Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) to while the MFA has paid close to nothing of sustain important services in Boston and impacts on the neighborhood need to be the city, according to Tufts Co-Director of what it has been asked to pay. Massachusetts, Zakim explained. He added mitigated,” he said. Community Relations Rocco DiRico. Tufts, however, is somewhat unique in that payments are roughly 25 percent of President of the Community Alliance of DiRico explained that this is because Tufts its paying the full PILOT amount asked for, what the institutions would have to pay in Mission Hill Chad Rosner, an organization does not own any of the SMFA buildings. according to the Globe article, which says property taxes if they were for-profit. that provides a united voice for Mission Hill “The PILOT request is calculated based that zero out of the eight schools with the The PILOT payments are then divided residents in representing their interests in on the property that you own in the City of highest property holdings by value pay all of again based on cash and non-cash pay- Boston and leading the community’s prog- Boston,” DiRico wrote. “[Thus,] the SMFA what Boston requests from them. ments, according to Zakim. Non-cash pay- ress, echoed Zakim’s sentiments. buildings do not increase our payments to Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim, ments include student volunteering and “I believe we want to make sure that Tufts the City of Boston.” who represents neighborhoods including classes that Boston residents can take, uses that benefit the city gave them,” he DiRico explained that the Museum of Fenway and Mission Hill where the SMFA Zakim said, while cash payments help fund said. “To provide first a better education for Fine Arts (MFA) owns the SMFA’s academic academic buildings are, said that all City public works projects in the city. its students if you’re involved there, as well buildings, two of which Tufts leases. He of Boston nonprofit institutions should be “We need to make sure that everyone’s as more support to the local community added that Tufts provides several other ben- making their PILOT payments. paying their fair share, so that the city … so we can basically appreciate what our efits to the City of Boston. “[PILOT payments are] a calculation continues to grow and thrive and provide local government gave to Tufts more.” Contact Us Please For breaking news, our content archive and recycle this exclusive content, visit P.O. Box 53018, NEWS............................................1 COMICS ......................................6 newspaper Medford, MA 02155 tuftsdaily.com 617 627 3090 FEATURES ................................3 OPINION ....................................7 Partly Cloudy FAX 617 627 3910 /thetuftsdaily @tuftsdaily tuftsdaily tuftsdaily ARTS & LIVING ......................4 SPORTS ........................... BACK 56 / 41 [email protected] 2 THE TUFTS DAILY | NEWS | Thursday, November 17, 2016 tuftsdaily.com THE TUFTS DAILY Mark Brimhall-Vargas to leave role as Chief ARIN KERSTEIN Editor-in-Chief Diversity Officer EDITORIAL Sophie Lehrenbaum by Natasha Mayor Jake Taber Contributing Writer Managing Editors Evan Sayles Associate Editor Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Provost Mark Brimhall-Vargas will be leav- Kathleen Schmidt Executive News Editor ing his position at Tufts on Jan. 10 after a Gil Jacobson News Editors Melissa Kain year and a half of serving in the role. He Robert Katz will assume the role of Vice President for Liam Knox Catherine Perloff Diversity, Equity and