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

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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 Inclusion at Brandeis Jei-Jei Tan University upon his departure. Hannah Uebele Joe Walsh In a Nov. 2 email from Provost David Juliana Furgala Assistant News Editors Harris sent to the university communi- Jesse Najarro Danny Nelson ty, Harris praised Brimhall-Vargas for all the work he has done during his time at Tufts.

Miranda Willson Executive Features Editor “He has done a fantastic job of launching Constantinos Angelakis Features Editors initiatives that are helping us achieve goals Nina Joung Becca Leibowitz identified in the report of the Council on Diversity, and the Tufts University Strategic Justin Krakoff Executive Arts Editor Plan,” Harris wrote, adding that he will initi- John Gallagher Arts Editors Eran Sabaner ate the search process for a replacement in Isaac Brown Assistant Arts Editors the near future. Jocelyn Contreras Alison Epstein Brimhall-Vargas explained that he was Elliot Storey SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY not in the job market, but accepted a com- Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas speaks at the annual university celebration of Emma Henderson Executive Op-Ed Editor petitive offer when Brandeis University’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Goddard Chapel on Jan. 26. Shannon Geary Cartoonists search firm approached him. In his new Stephen Dennison Allie Merola position, Brimhall-Vargas will have a team Moving forward, Brimhall-Vargas also “He provides a voice and an understand- Miranda Chavez Editorialists working under him, helping him to make a said he hopes that the Graduate Student ing that’s so critical to making us become a Frances DeFreitas Eriko Koide stronger impact on student life, he said. Climate Survey that he has been working more inclusive space,” Kraus, a junior, said. Anita Ramaswamy “I will have people that will report to on for the past few months come to frui- Kraus expressed concern about find- Noah Weinflash me,” Brimhall-Vargas said. “I will have more tion, adding that he is uncertain if the sur- ing a suitable replacement for Brimhall- direct control over systematic responses to vey will only be put out once the position Vargas and hopes that the university takes Phillip Goldberg Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors student needs.” is filled again. steps to make sure that the best person Maddie Payne Brimhall-Vargas is the first person to “I certainly want to make sure that the possible is hired. Eddie Samuels Maclyn Senear serve in the role of Chief Diversity Officer instrument itself is ready and has gone “It’s easy for a lot of these institutions to Josh Slavin at Tufts. through the vetting process,” Brimhall- write off diversity just by hiring somebody Brad Schussel Assistant Sports Editor Noah Smith “When I was hired, I was told that the Vargas said. to be the image and voice of diversity,” institution really wanted to be transparent He added that he hopes the Trans Kraus said. Max Lalanne Executive Photo Editor about its progress toward diversity, equity Support Task Force he started along with Both Testa and Brimhall-Vargas added that Mia Lambert Photo Administrator and inclusion goals,” Brimhall-Vargas said. LGBT Center Director Nino Testa (G ’13) will their identifications as LGBT professionals Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers This objective spurred him to create the have adequate leadership in the future, as had no connection to their decisions to leave Scott Fitchen Diversity Dashboard, one of his first projects both founders are leaving Tufts in the com- the university. Both said that the recent depar- Jean Gonzalez Kevin Ho at Tufts, he said. Brimhall-Vargas explained ing months. tures of other LGBT-identifying staff mem- Thaw Htet that he wanted to calculate and present While Testa does not directly report to bers such as former Dean of Undergraduate Lilia Kang Sitara Rao numerical data about the members of the Brimhall-Vargas, he described the Chief Admissions Lee Coffin and former Director Evan Sayles Tufts community in a variety of categories Diversity Officer as a friend and an ally. Testa of the Women’s Center Steph Gauchel were Zachary Sebek Alexis Serino to help illuminate diversity and the lack praised Brimhall-Vargas for his ability to purely coincidental. Seohyun Shim thereof in the university. forge connections between organizations. “I think that what’s happening is that Angelie Xiong Ezgi Yazici “We wanted to disaggregate by school, by “I think that Mark challenged a lot of there are enough professional staff and fac- race, by gender, precisely so that if someone us here to come out of our little silos and ulty who also identify as LGBT that the reg- comes to our website thinking that they want to work together across a lot of differ- ular comings and goings of movement from PRODUCTION to come to Tufts in any of our schools, they ent offices, programs, departments [and] job to job is going to look like a lot of LGBT David Westby would know what to expect in terms of the schools across the university to see what people coming and going, but that it doesn’t Production Director population that’s there,” Brimhall-Vargas said. could be done if we thought a little bit really mean anything with respect to that Allie Merola Executive Layout Editors Brimhall-Vargas explained how other more ambitiously and broadly about what particular identity,” Brimhall-Vargas said. Sebastian Torrente projects he worked on included a train- diversity and inclusion mean at Tufts,” Brimhall-Vargas said he hopes that he is Lilia Aronoff-Aspatur Layout Editors Jewel Castle ing program for faculty search and selec- Testa said. remembered at Tufts as someone who was Brianna Mignano tion committee members, various pro- Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate genuinely concerned for student welfare. Emily Sharp Astrid Weng grams with the Group of Six, the University Diversity and Community Affairs Officer “The one thing that I hope people Ezgi Yazici Chaplaincy and the Jonathan M. Tisch Benya Kraus described Brimhall-Vargas as remember in terms of what I brought to Alice Yoon College of Civic Life. More recently, he said a unifying point for all the various diversi- Tufts was a sense of care and commitment

Petrina Chan Creative Director he helped in organizing dialogues to help ty efforts that occur throughout Tufts. She to individual students in addition to the Allie Merola Executive Graphics Editor students process their thoughts and emo- praised his strategical thinking, humility larger picture of where Tufts should go,” Petrina Chan Graphics Editors Peter Lam tions throughout the election cycle. and receptiveness to student initiatives. Brimhall-Vargas said. JSebastian Torrente

Zach Hertz Executive Copy Editors Jei-Jei Tan Students, faculty show support for undocumented Norrie Beach Copy Editors Arthur Beckel Caroline Bollinger community members Alison Epstein Gil Jacobson Melissa Kain WALK-OUT Rabbi Jordan Braunig, director of Tufts “I have two friends who study here who Reena Kerasin Bibi Lichauco continued from page 1 Hillel Center’s Initiative for Innovative are undocumented … people who woke Kathleen Martensen the policy the university adopted in spring Community Building, said that he came to up that morning [Nov. 9] and had just been Netai Schwartz Nihaal Shah of 2015, which stipulates that Tufts will the rally to support the Tufts community. told by their country that they didn’t mat- Arielle Sigel accept and provide aid to undocumented “I feel like everyone’s feeling anxious in ter, and that no one was going to be there Liora Silkes Dan Strauss students as they would domestic appli- this moment, and [we need] to be sure that for them,” she said. “The fact that this is cants, would remain unchanged. students who are undocumented know that happening at other universities around the Some professors modified their class there’s a whole campus in solidarity with nation is so huge, and it feels really good to Maxwell Bernstein Executive Tech Manager scheduling to accommodate students them,” Braunig said. “It’s just the most import- be out here.” Nitesh Gupta Online Editor Mia Lambert Social Media Editor interested in participating in the walk out, ant thing that we can be doing right now.” Kaplan echoed that sentiment, say- including Sociology Professor Paul Joseph, Many students also said that the gath- ing that student demonstration was an who ended his Globalization and Social ering was an occasion to protest Trump effective way to send the President-elect BUSINESS Change lecture at 2:30 p.m. in general, and in particular his proposed a message. Josh Morris “I was responding to a request from a immigration and deportation policies. “If we as a community can stand with Executive Business Director couple [of] students in the class that really Junior Nicky Carne, who attended the walk- undocumented immigrants, then we can wanted to go,” Joseph said. “I said students out, said that the demonstration was as much show the Trump administration that we are Eleanor Harvey Ad Manager are free to go to the rally, but I also said a showing of solidarity for undocumented serious about organizing and resisting his students should make their own choice.” students as it was a political statement. ultra-conservative agenda,” Kaplan said. Features 3 Thursday, November 17, 2016 tuftsdaily.com

Amanda Lillie Off-Campus Explorations: Frozen Hoagies Maintaining your Tuftsanity by Elie Levine “Ice cream is not seasonal in New options is the Sunrise Over Somerville Staff Writer England,” Costantino said. sandwich, which consists of pork carnitas, The Frozen Hoagies store usually stocks a sunny side up egg, Swiss cheese, caramel- Frozen Hoagies, located in Somerville’s 16-18 ice cream flavors and 12 cookie fla- ized onions and arugula on French bread. Powder House Square, primarily serves ice vors at a time, according to McPartland. Costantino emphasized that whenever Wipeout cream, cookies and ice cream sandwiched They prefer to maintain a set of four cook- Frozen Hoagies participates in an event at between two cookies. Their desserts draw ie varieties in stock consistently: choco- Tufts or with a Tufts sorority, the company here I was, out on the open road, from a comprehensive and ever-changing late chip, fudge brownie, snickerdoodle donates a portion of its profits back to the running free and far away from list of ice cream and cookie flavors. and a gluten-free option, usually coconut. university. campus. At last, I had found some The business venture began on July 4, Aside from these staples, flavors “They get a little extra money, we get time to get myself outside. It was 2011 as a food truck, according to Frozen change by the season and based on cur- the exposure,” he said. “It’s a mutual ben- Tyour classic adrenaline shebang: ener- Hoagies’ website. Between April 1 to Nov. rent employees’ whims, Costantino said. efit. It works out well. We never turn down gy coursed through my veins, wind blew 1, the company pays homage to its roots, In the winter, he makes pumpkin, ginger- events with Tufts.” through my hair … need I say more? My selling treats from its three trucks that bread and molasses cookies. Frozen Hoagies has accepted responsibilities were trailing far behind, park at various locations in the Boston Costantino’s personal favorite hoagie JumboCash since last spring, and the eating more dust than time for once, and I area, according to John Costantino, the is the decadent Mexican Chocolate Chip company is working to expand options for felt better than I had all semester. store’s general manager. ice cream, which consists of chocolate ice delivery to the Tufts campus, according to Mind you, it was dark out. We’re The brick-and-mortar location in cream with cinnamon, nutmeg and dark Costantino. talking dark enough so I couldn’t exact- Somerville, which is open year round, chocolate chips, sandwiched between two The business relies primarily on social ly see the outline of my hand in front of was established in November 2014, chocolate chip cookies. media and word of mouth for advertise- my face unless there was a street light Costantino said. “Nothing beats just a fresh chocolate ment, Costantino said. He pointed out that nearby. Of course, I’d realized this the Mary McPartland, the founder and chip cookie,” he said. a July 6 three-minute segment that aired moment I stepped outside, yet some- owner of Frozen Hoagies, said that Frozen Costantino said the cookies are baked on the WCVB show “Chronicle” helped how I’d managed to convince myself Hoagies began with just one truck, specifi- in the store. They have a shelf life of them book 200 new events last summer. that I would spontaneously develop cally a vintage ice cream truck dating back two days, and leftovers are donated to a “Our website crashed for two straight a sixth sense to guide me through the to 1976 that still plays its original music. food pantry. The ice cream comes from days because of all the people booking night. Lucky for me, however, this sixth “I bought that one small ice cream truck Rancatore’s, a small-batch ice cream events through us,” Costantino said. sense of mine has a knack for doing the off eBay, and got it retrofitted and licensed company with locations in Lexington, Frozen Hoagies’ chief rival is The opposite of that. It hadn’t been more for Boston, and I started… with just my Newtonville and Belmont. Cookie Monstah, an ice cream sandwich than 10 minutes before I found myself nephews working, driving the truck and “We put our order in on Monday, they truck run by a wife and husband duo that diving headfirst into the concrete side- me making cookies,” McPartland said. make our ice cream on Tuesday, we get it started two years after Frozen Hoagies did. walk, having not-so-gracefully tripped Initially, McPartland worked a full-time on Thursday and then start selling it right “They do have a very catchy name, over a sidewalk lip to my doom. job at Verizon while her nephews drove on Thursday to everybody,” Costantino but in a sense our name’s catchy because I would blame the city of Somerville the truck. said. “So when you’re having our ice cream, nobody has any idea what we actually do,” for not having enough street lights to “She would work days and bake every- it’s right out of the freezer, as fresh as you Costantino said. prevent the aforementioned fall from thing at night,” Costantino said. can really get unless you make your own.” The word “hoagie” is in fact a term happening. But unfortunately, the sit- Eventually, McPartland quit her McPartland said her favorite hoa- for sandwich, often associated with the uation in broad daylight may not have day job, prompted by her lifelong passion gie is the Cow Tracks flavor, which con- Philadelphia area. been any different. No amount of visi- for baking. sists of vanilla ice cream, peanut butter “Everyone always asks if the owner is bility can save a klutz, after all. After a “I got tired of the corporate world and cups and a chocolate swirl, between two from Philly,” Costantino said. panicked glance at my surroundings to wanted to start my own business,” she PeanutButter Cup cookies. But McPartland is a local. She was born see if anyone had witnessed my fall, I said. “I like to bake, and I like ice cream.” Costantino and McPartland empha- and raised in Medford, and her parents stood up, brushed off my scraped knees She added that she was intrigued by the sized Frozen Hoagies’ close relationship and grandparents are from Somerville. and despite my body’s protesting, ran concept of food trucks, which was more with Tufts. They frequently employ Tufts She cited her familiarity with the area as a on. novel at the time. students, many of whom are members key reason for opening the store in Powder This unfortunate fall is a wonder- According to McPartland, the Fourth of the Chi Omega sorority, according to House Square. ful depiction of how my semester has of July, the business’ anniversary, is one of Tori Tavormina, a junior who works there Still, the store’s impact transcends local gone. I kicked it all off with my spirits its busiest days of the year. Every year, on now. The company has been involved boundaries, according to Costantino, with high and my doubts low, feeling like I July 3 and 4, the truck parks on the Charles in events with Chi Omega in the past, some customers driving to the Frozen was ready for this whole sophomore River Esplanade. McPartland said. Hoagies storefront from beyond year thing. Sure, the first week or two During that time, the store is closed Tavormina, who started working there Somerville. Additionally, he believes the of classes took some fight out of me, and between 10 to 15 employees work on over the summer, said she appreciates the ice cream sandwiches appeal to a wide but I was just getting into the groove, the truck, compared to a mere two-three store’s relaxed working environment. variety of customers. the rhythm, the pace of it all. It wasn’t employees for a typical food truck event, She also recommended trying Frozen “My clientele is everyone, to be honest long before I was cruising comfortably according to Costantino. Over the course Hoagies’ new breakfast menu, available with you. We get a lot of students, we get through September and October. of the two-day period, he said that Frozen on Saturdays and Sundays. Costantino said old people, we get young kids … It’s every- That is, until the inevitable mid-se- Hoagies typically sells between 10,000 and the breakfast sandwiches he offers are, “not one,” McPartland said. mester faceplant into a concrete side- 14,000 cookies and 300 gallons of ice cream. your classic bacon-egg-and-cheese.” Remaining sensitive to customers’ walk of stress. The month-long pressure Though demand for its ice cream spikes “We want to be different from any of dietary needs is of the utmost impor- of exams and steadily dropping grades during these two days, Frozen Hoagies is the other area breakfast places,” he added. tance to Costantino. He said that when combined with a longing to go home busy all year round. One of Frozen Hoagies’ new breakfast his sister developed a milk-protein aller- and go to sleep made for a fantastically gy, he grew determined to develop tasty terrible wipeout. And it all hit me about alternatives to dairy-based ice cream. His two weeks ago. Since then, I’ve been a experimentations led to a wide variety of dampened spirit, surrounded by crum- vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options pled lab report drafts and cough drops. available in the store. Eighty percent of Something about my sidewalk tum- the ice cream sold at Frozen Hoagies is ble snapped me back into focus, how- gluten-free, and the store carries vegan ever. There won’t always be street lights cookies with a coconut-milk base. outlining every step of the way. The “I want someone to come in here and have semester may just dump me onto the a vegan chocolate-chip cookie and know that sidewalk, bruised and wanting desper- it actually tastes better than our regular choc- ately to go home. There aren’t always olate-chip cookie,” Costantino said. going to be friendly faces waiting to Having received a culinary arts help pick me back up on my feet when degree from Johnson & Wales University gravity gets the best of me. But these and with a background in VIP catering, moments in which I have to get myself Costantino stressed his love for distribut- back on track are the most helpful of ing high quality products. all, because they remind me that I have “I’ve always wanted to put out my best enough fight in me to get myself up and product to someone, regardless of price keep on running until I’ve finished what point or who I was catering to,” he said. I’ve started. “When people come here, I want it to be the best cookie they’ve ever had. I want it SCOTT FITCHEN / THE TUFTS DAILY Amanda Lillie is a sophomore who has Pumpkin ice cream is sandwiched between two molasses and clove cookies to make an to be the best ice cream they’ve ever had. not yet declared a major. Amanda can be autumnal frozen hoagie. I feel like we’re at that level, which is nice.” reached at [email protected]. 4 Arts & Living tuftsdaily.com Thursday, November 17, 2016 Timo Andres’ ‘Everything Happens So Much’ to Parker Selman All in Good Taste premiere at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

by Paige Spangenthal was inspired by a tweet from the experimen- Staff Writer tal Twitter account “Horse_ebooks.” Posto “I like my titles to be in plain language and The atmosphere of Saturday morning unmannered,” he said. “I don’t want to get n Elm Street, just beyond the rehearsal at Boston’s Symphony Hall is vastly too inventive with my titles because I think center of Davis Square, sits different from that of concert night. Under that speaks to a level of insecurity with the Posto, a wood-fired Italian a week before Thursday night’s premiere work itself.” restaurant. The owners of of Brooklyn-based American composer Timo While he named his piece after a OPosto have a monopoly on high-end Andres’ “Everything Happens So Much,” tweet, Andres said that he is skeptical that eateries in Somerville, as they also own the musicians of the Boston Symphony the social media scene is radically changing MICHAEL WILSON COURTESY TIMO ANDRES Rosebud and The Painted Burro, which Orchestra (BSO) walk in and out of the stage the face of classical music, as is commonly Brooklyn-based composer and pianist Timo both reside a few storefronts over. door wearing jeans and sneakers instead of thought. Andres, poses for a photo at his piano on The restaurant is relatively small and all-black and dress shoes. “I’m not convinced that it’s as revolu- May 2013. always packed with customers. Upon As the musicians play through the piece, tionary a development as the [social media] entering, it’s easy to understand the which was commissioned for the BSO, one companies themselves,” he said. melody is [like] rolling a ball down some kind appeal. The restaurant has the appear- violinist makes a bowing error. She peeks Andres explained that the piece’s title of curvy ramp.” ance of elegance without taking itself at the musicians who sit in front of her to matches up with the rhythmic patterns in “Everything Happens So Much” ends too seriously. The tables are small and re-synchronize herself with her section. Mid- the piece. abruptly and unexpectedly on a gentle, dying the large wood fired grill is visible from piece, a violist saunters across the stage and “It seemed to fit with what is happening chord. The listener is left with the sense that most vantage points. The atmosphere takes his seat. In the eyes of an amateur in the piece, which are these multiple, simul- the composer still has something to say. is romantic, but not pretentious. As we musician, seeing the giants of the Boston taneous layers that are each moving at their “I think because the piece starts out with wait to be seated, tantalizing pizzas classical music scene act so casually is like own speed,” he said. “There’s kind of this the fast music, it felt more symmetrical and homemade pasta dishes pass by. being in another world. obsessive level of contrapuntal activity.” somehow to end it with slow music,” Andres The website boasts that the mozza- Listening to “Everything Happens So In this sea of varying rhythms, the piccolo said. “The musical materials I’m attracted to rella is made fresh daily, so we imme- Much” also makes listeners feel like they is the glue that holds the music together. It are ones that could keep going forever and diately decide to split the basic moz- are in another world. The piece begins with opens the piece with fast, rhythmic material become this sort of perpetual, generative zarella pizza. Pizzas range from $12 a lively run on the piccolo that sounds like and then reappears with a slow, melodic solo process.” to $21 and there are 12 other unique a pebble being skipped across a pond. This in the middle. He went on to describe an urge to with- pizzas to choose from, half of which transitions into a lyrical section carried out “That was intentional,” Andres said. hold from his listeners that which they expect are white pizzas. We next contemplate by the woodwinds and strings. The piece “There’s sort of a nice symmetry about that.” and desire. which pasta to get. Last year, I had could be considered a back-and-forth Because the piccolo is the highest register “It might just be stubbornness,” he said. one of the best carbonara dishes of my between gentle sections like this and more in an orchestra, Andres said it has the ability “People always want the loud, exciting end- life at Posto, so I eagerly scanned the chaotic, brass-heavy sections that seem to to create potential energy in a piece. ing, so I don’t want to give it to them.” menu, only to find that the pasta dish- characterize the piece’s title. “There’s something nice about starting “Everything Happens So Much” will be per- es are changed seasonally. We decide Following rehearsal, Andres explained that from the very top of the orchestra,” he said. “I formed Thursday, Friday and Saturday night to get the “spaghetti,” which includes the title of “Everything Happens So Much” think it can create a kind of momentum. This at Boston’s Symphony Hall. cacio e pepe, black pepper, parme- san and thyme. The pastas are slightly more expensive, ranging from $19 to $22. The menu also includes meat and fish entrees, as well as appetizers and The singles bar: playing catch-up edition salads. by Justin Krakoff playlist compilation “More Life,” due Dec. One of the most discouraging things Executive Arts Editor “Chantaje (feat. Maluma)” – Shakira 10, “Fake Love” is the most promising, with about Posto is that there is no compli- Now this is the Shakira song the world Drake playing the role of sad boy once more mentary bread basket. This is realisti- While the past couple of weeks have has been waiting years for, after instant and proving that no one plays the victim cally both a blessing and a curse. An been hectic to say the least, this fall has seen classics “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006) and “La better than him. Sharp lyrics and topline order of bread is only $2.50, and we a steady stream of music releases, though all Tortura” (2005). Drawing heavily from reg- melody make this track hard to get out of cannot resist the idea of rosemary sea are not uniform in their quality. Without fur- gaetón, “Chantaje,” which means black- one’s head. salt dough, but the appetizer unfortu- ther ado, The Singles Bar is back and ready mail in Spanish, sees Shakira trading sexu- Rating: 4/5 nately arrives with our food and we are to breakdown the songs worth listening to ally-charged verses back and forth with ris- immediately overloaded with carbo- (or skipping). ing Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma. “Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane)” – Rae hydrates. I start with the pizza. It con- “Don’t Wanna Know (feat. Kendrick The song’s effervescent, flirty nature is Sremmurd sists of four large slices, topped with Lamar)” – Maroon 5 further enhanced by its sparse instrumen- Rocketing to number one on the mozzarella and basil. The wood-fired While the Adam Levine-fronted band tation as this puts full emphasis on the Billboard Hot 100 this past week, Rae grill makes the crust irresistible, with has explored reggae in the past, never sexual tension these two stars are trying to Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” is a catchy a crunchy outside but soft and warm has the group sounded more contrived sell, cementing the song as quintessential anthem about living life like, well, The within. The basil and mozzarella are a than on “Don’t Wanna Know.” In a clear guilty pleasure pop. Beatles themselves. Featuring production classic mixture. The pizza, truthfully, is move to garner radio play, Maroon 5 has Rating: 3.5/5 from hitmaker Mike Will Made It, the song is not for sharing and is more of a person- catered to the sound du jour of radio and built around an almost-too-simple beat that al size. My sister and I switch entrees, someone made it even more bland with “After the Afterparty” – Charli XCX does successfully manage to fuse trap and and I begin to indulge in the spaghetti. overwrought repetition and stale lyrics. Charli XCX is at a crossroads. After the pop influences. The song’s hook also stands Though the mixture of pepper and par- Featured rapper Kendrick Lamar deserves underperformance of her sophomore as remarkably effective, cleverly alluding mesan cheese is good, I immediately a verse that is okay at best, and if he is album “Sucker” (2014) and the creative bust to The Beatles’ own “Day Tripper” (1965), regret not getting a more flavorful dish. looking to break big into the pop sphere that was the EP “Vroom Vroom” (2016), the though in a slightly dirtier fashion than most The pasta is ultimately underwhelming as he did previously on Taylor Swift’s “Bad English songstress had to go back to the will remember. and perhaps a little boring. By the time Blood” (2015), he is going to have to try a drawing board in order to fuse her pure Rating: 3.5/5 I finish my two entrees, I am only able lot harder than this. pop sensibilities with her willingness to to take a few bites of the bread appetiz- Rating: 2/5 explore more experimental sounds. “After “Slumber Party (feat. Tinashe)” – Britney er before giving up. the Afterparty,” ends up feeling like a half- Spears Posto is admittedly a little pricey, “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars hearted attempt to do so, as it borrows from After the relative failure of “Make Me…,” however if you stick with a basic pizza, After a tour through ’70s-inspired disco the genre of molly-infused pop Miley Cyrus the lead single to her eighth studio album it can be well within reason. Though last year with the excellent “Uptown Funk,” popularized on “We Can’t Stop” (2013), ”Glory” (2016), the princess of pop is back the homemade pastas are good, the Bruno Mars has turned to the ’80s for his lat- thanks in part to the borderline generic pro- again with “Slumber Party,” a highlight pizza is definitely the show-stopper est hit, “24K Magic.” Corny lyrics aside, Mars duction of experimental electronic produc- from the record, though she has decided here. Reservations are a must at Posto, successfully manages his latest single with er Sophie and pop heavyweight Stargate. to team up with rising pop star Tinashe but they luckily can be made through enough swagger that one cannot help but Ratings: 3/5 in order to release the track as a single. OpenTable. Ultimately, Posto is a good dance along to this ode to old school R&B. Largely leaving Mattman & Robin’s play- way to get North End quality Italian Once again, Mars has shown that throw- “Fake Love” – Drake ful, minimalistic production untouched, food within walking distance. backs do not have to be repetitive and that Move over, “Hotline Bling” (2015). Drake the reggae, synthpop influenced remix drawing sonically from The Neptunes, the is back at it again with another lush, trop- is further enhanced by Tinashe’s relaxed Parker Selman is a sophomore who has late ’90s and early 2000s production duo, is ical-inspired song, though this time, he coos, which meld rather well with Spears’ not yet declared a major. Parker can be indeed never a bad idea. leaves the casual misogyny at the door. Out iconic vocals. reached at [email protected]. Rating: 3.5/5 of all the songs released from his upcoming Rating: 4/5 tuftsdaily.com Thursday, November 17, 2016 | ADVERTISEMENT | THE TUFTS DAILY 5

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EDITORIAL Trump’s appointment of Steven Bannon signals power to alt-right There have been two conflicting stories campaign advisors in August, Steve Bannon Priebus been alone in guiding Trump, cer- our senators and representatives to go on brewing in the week since Donald Trump was an executive chairman for Breitbart tainly there would be many neoconserva- record against the appointment of Steve shocked the world by winning the gen- News, an alt-right news source which tive decisions made. But this appointment Bannon. Some have even called for the eral election. The first story has revolved has featured incendiary headlines such gives the most powerful figure in the alt- Senate to put holds on confirming Trump’s around Trump’s encouraging suggestions as, “There’s No Hiring Bias Against Women in right community a direct line of influence to appointments unless Bannon is removed that he may ease back on some of his more Tech, They Just Suck at Interviews” and “Bill the next president. from his post. To find your local represen- extreme proposals, mentioning in a recent Kristol: Republican Spoiler and Renegade In the coming weeks, we may very well see tative, go online to www.house.gov/repre- interview with the Wall Street Journal that he Jew.” Bannon is notorious for his nation- Trump making more explicit appeals to the sentatives/find. Most of the time, contact- would be open to keeping parts of Obamacare alist sentiments and explicitly anti-semit- middle, where he walks back on certain com- ing the office in your local district is much intact and that he had no immediate plans to ic, racist and sexist comments. His ex-wife ments about mass deportations or unconsti- more impactful than contacting the legisla- follow through with a Clinton email server alleged that he did not want to send his tutional bans on Muslims entering the coun- tive office in Washington. Calling the offices investigation. This narrative, which implies daughters to a school filled with “whiny try. Some may take this as a signal that the directly and organizing person-to-person that a Trump presidency may be as nor- brat” Jews, and Bannon has repeatedly fight is over, and that our guard can be let meetings is most effective, while sending mal as any Republican presidency, is direct- praised anti-Muslim extremists like Pamela down. But Steve Bannon was the man giving emails is generally easier but less direct ly contradicted by the other narrative, sup- Geller as beings “experts on Islam.” And yet, Sarah Palin policy and campaign advice. He and often less effective. Tell your represen- ported by Trump’s actions. The most telling Bannon is in line to be the top advisor to our allowed Trump to continue making claims tatives to take a stand against bigotry — of these actions is Trump’s appointment of next president. that challenged the legitimacy of the outcome against Bannon. Steve Bannon as his chief strategist in the Trump’s appointment may not seem sur- of the general election. As long as a man like The next four years will be marked by White House. The resistance to Bannon’s prising, considering the president-elect has Steve Bannon is pulling the strings, we must hard-fought legislative changes, many of appointment transcends political ideology proven himself sufficiently sexist, racist and continue fighting tooth and nail. which could have detrimental effects on — certainly all of Trump’s appointments will nationalistic on his own. But the decisions Contact your senators and representa- us and our loved ones. A women’s right to be illiberal, but Bannon is unique in that his Trump makes in the White House will also tives and tell them your concerns about choose, healthcare, citizenship and countless belief system and practices make him funda- be the first governing decisions he will make Bannon’s appointment and alt-right dogma. other issues hang in the balance. It is unac- mentally unfit as an advisor. in his life, meaning he’ll presumably be While Bannon is not directly confirmed by ceptable that an alt-right nationalist will be Before being appointed as one of Trump’s relying on his advisors heavily. Had Reince the Senate, with enough push, we can force one of our next president’s top advisors.

POINT-COUNTERPOINT Abolishing fraternities ‘Point-Counterpoint’ juxtaposes two opposing perspectives on polarizing issues and debates. The following responses, written } by the Daily’s opinion section, address both sides of the debate on whether or not Tufts University should abolish fraternities. } The case for abolishing The case against abolishing he images conjured up in affirms these unacceptable behaviors and he recent dialogue on our campus for all fraternities, including required sexual the Nov. 7 Observer opinion traditions by permitting them to continue, surrounding the issues of misogyny, assault prevention training for all members, piece, “Abolish Fraternities,” and we cannot allow our administration to exclusivity and assault embedded the implementation of a Diversity Inclusion were chilling, disturbing and, endorse such environments. in our fraternities is undoubtedly a Chair and an agreement to avoid processes Tultimately, impossible to forget. And Those who support the maintenance Tnecessary and important conversation to be that promote violence and hazing. yet, what has undoubtedly been even of all-male Greek institutions may had. However, abolishing our all-male Greek While we cannot know at this point if more impactful is the ensuing universi- argue that fraternities serve as benefi- institutions is not the solution to these prob- these efforts will lead to significant change, ty-wide response to this public unveil- cial institutions that foster a sense of lems. Fraternities have been and will contin- the fact that fraternities have accepted cul- ing of underground misogyny and community, brotherhood and purpose. ue to be more than just platforms for neg- pability and demonstrated conscious efforts objectification at our very own univer- However, there are countless other ative behaviors and traditions. Fraternities to reform a broken system is a step in the sity. While the article brought to light groups and spaces on campus that offer also serve as communities that foster positive right direction. The administration has the reality that such horrific behavior the same benefits, while excluding the male relationships and serve as an outlet for also informed the university community of occurs on our campus, this reality is, harmful traditions of the Greek system. social expression, open dialogue and philan- its investigations into the allegations made in unfortunately, not all that surprising The pain stemming from the loss of thropic efforts. the Observer article. However, it is imperative in the context of Greek institutions fraternities is not comparable to the The current state of our fraternal system is that the university assert itself as a greater nationwide. pain and oppression inflicted upon by no means perfect, and requires significant force of required reform in this situation. Fraternities have historically been the marginalized individuals who have efforts to be made from both within the insti- Because the university does subsidize our grounded upon ideals of elitism, exclusion been impacted by their behavior. And tutions themselves and by the administra- fraternities, it should direct resources toward and white male dominance. They have while young men may dream of being a tion that supports them; however, abolishing bettering the values and operations of these been known to foster significantly higher part of these glorified institutions when fraternities will not abolish misogyny; it will institutions, just as it would with any other rates of sexual assault, require horrific haz- they come to college, thwarting these not abolish on-campus rape culture or erase university-supported organization. ing activities for new members and exclude hopes is by no means a crushing blow the harmful attitudes that are already wide- Beyond the efforts made by the adminis- minority groups from involvement. As to our university or these individuals spread. These types of attitudes and behav- tration and the fraternities themselves, stu- such, the fact that our university — along who have access to countless other iors will continue to persist both inside and dents can also act in favor of reformation, with countless others across the country positive communities on our campus outside of other groups and organizations. both within the Greek system and within our — has continued to subsidize these insti- and beyond. If we want to tackle these issues at Tufts, we community at large. Individuals can — and tutions is a disgrace to all the values we Further, the dialogue and movement must approach them on a broader scale by should — take a stand against organizations claim to stand for. Just this week, University surrounding fraternities on our campus promoting widespread educational and pre- that go against their values and the values President Anthony Monaco sent a letter to is highly comparable to events happen- ventative measures, as well as improvements of this university until they are sufficiently the community asking all members to reaf- ing in our country on a much larger of our institutions from within. reformed. firm our commitment to Tufts “unwavering scale. Just as we must organize against Fraternities provide an important infra- Fraternities are not the sole creators of values.” If we are to truly commit ourselves misogyny and hatred on the national structure for fostering dialogue and initi- misogyny, exclusivity and assault on this to principles of inclusion, diversity, kind- level, we must also do so in our smaller ating important efforts and conversations. campus. And while, in their current form, ness and respect, abolishing fraternities communities if we intend to make last- Accordingly, we should use the existence of they may foster these attitudes and behaviors is a necessary first step. ing, impactful change across the board. these institutions to our advantage, utilizing at a more systematic level than many other For our administration to take a Institutions like fraternities that are them as tools to educate young men on groups on our campus, abolishing them is true stand against misogyny, sexu- based on exclusivity, hyper-masculinity respect, forming inclusive communities and not going to solve the problem. We must al violence and exclusionary behav- and stratification are not only threats preventing sexism, sexual assault and vio- address these issues on a larger scale, and use ior, it must first prohibit the continued to our university’s values, but to the lence. If we demand that fraternities follow the tight-knit communities and productive existence of the fraternities that encour- wellbeing of various members of our certain guidelines and require certain con- dialogue that they foster to our advantage. If age these behaviors. By cutting off fra- community. As such, they have no place versations to be had, we can reform the sys- we attack these issues on a university-wide ternities’ financial resources, breaking on our campus. Instead of maintaining tem for the better. Multiple fraternities have scale, require administrative monitoring university ties and prohibiting organi- spaces that foster harmful principles already taken steps to initiate these kinds and involvement and continue to have open zations from continuing underground, and traditions, we should aim to create of efforts; in addition to various statements conversations with all groups and types of Tufts would be taking an important stand positive spaces where people can be from individual fraternities pledging to take people at this university, we can effectively against these wholly negative institutions. valued and included rather than ranked, concrete action, the Interfraternity Council reform a broken system and tackle the larger University sanctioning, in and of itself, defiled and left out. (IFC) has also outlined an initial plan of action issues at hand. THE TUFTS DAILY | Opinion | Thursday, November 17, 2016 tuftsdaily.com O OP-ED Letter to the University: Fix the Tufts housing crisis by building new dorms, slashing enrollment

by Edward Beuchert The last of these, Sophia Gordon Hall, was houses on Sawyer Avenue, Whitfield Road details. There is simply no room for more completed ten years ago in 2006. As Tufts and Curtis Street, the property is removed students on or off campus. With Tufts now confronting an unprec- administrators annually increased enroll- from the city tax rolls, therefore requiring It’s time for the Tufts Board of Trustees edented housing emergency after decades ment without adding housing, they must tax payers to make up the difference in and administration to take direct respon- of unrelenting enrollment growth and certainly have understood that the addi- the city budget. Tufts’ much ballyhooed sibility for this housing crisis that’s their expansion into our residential neighbor- tional students would be forced to find their “payments in lieu of taxes” are utterly creation. Instead of further shifting the hood, the Residential Strategies Working own apartments off campus. This directly insufficient to cover the actual costs asso- burden to the citizens of Somerville and Group (RSWG) recently announced its drove up our local rent and real estate pric- ciated with providing municipal services Medford, build at least six new sustainable intended solution: expansion of under- es, displacing families as “absentee inves- to the university such as fire protection. Sophia Gordon Hall size dormitories on graduate housing into the residential tor” landlords stepped up to cash in. Many Somerville homeowners are already pay- campus and slash enrollment until the homes Tufts has purchased along the edges students would prefer to live on campus, ing high taxes, and this Election Day, vot- university is ready for its occupancy. of our Somerville and Medford communi- but they have no choice after drawing a low ers approved a ballot that will override the ties. This is completely unacceptable. To housing lottery number. Responding to the law that limits Somerville property taxes Editor’s note: If you would like to be clear, my Somerville neighbors and I demand fueled by students with nowhere in order to fund a new and very expensive send your response or make an op-ed con- do understand the magnitude of the stu- else to live, these slumlords converted din- high school to replace our dilapidated 1895 tribution to the Opinion section, please dent housing crisis, but this is a problem ing rooms, storage areas and even large building. It’s wrong to compel Somerville email us at [email protected]. of Tufts’ own creation and not one that its closets into bedrooms. For years, students tax payers to fork over even more money to The Opinion section looks forward to hear- neighbors should pay for in any way. have been forced to pay sky-high rents for subsidize Tufts’ operations. ing from you. For decades, Tufts has increased enroll- low quality, off-campus housing. Students and their parents current- ment with scant regard to where those Somerville is already the most densely ly pay outrageous amounts of money students will live. In the past 35 years, the populated city in New England. We have to attend Tufts; but in addition to the Edward Beuchert is a co-founder and cur- rent Board member of the West Somerville administration has increased undergrad- our own housing crisis, which has been inadequate housing, the classrooms and Neighborhood Association, who has lived uate enrollment alone by roughly 1,000 significantly exacerbated by the universi- dining facilities are often overcrowded — with his family on Conwell Avenue since students, while constructing only two new ty’s expansion into our community. just search the Tufts Daily online archives 1998. Edward can be reached at edward@ dormitories with a mere 493 total beds. When Tufts acquires real estate, like the for “over enrollment” and “housing” for slidingrock.com.

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BY ALLISON MEROLA tuftsdaily.com Thursday, November 17, 2016 | Opinion | THE TUFTS DAILY 9 OP-ED Anna Sossenheimer A post-election statement from Dean Solomont Jumping Hurdles by Alan Solomont to open-ended debate and discussion. The leadership, faculty and staff of Tisch Those are essential in a university and College are firmly committed to this work, Now more than ever, young people are in a democracy. However, our plurality but it is impossible without you. We need A heart full of called to civic action must not mean neutrality in the face of your ideas, your talent and your energy. Throughout four decades in politics, injustice; our openness will not mean And I believe that we need you to challenge love I have worked on six presidential cam- acceptance of bigotry or hate. In my view, us when we can do more and do better. paigns and lived through victories and we must continue to stand, now more In the coming weeks and months, we defeats. The stakes are always very high. forcefully than ever, by the core values hope you will see Tisch College as a resource ast week was hard. This week- And in all cases, the days and weeks of equity and justice for our community to channel your reaction to this election end was hard. Today is hard. Life after the election are filled with analy- and our country. An ideologically diverse into action. Along with our work on cam- has just been really hard recent- sis and reflection — from the personal range of people must defend those values, pus, we are proud to partner with dozens ly. I’ve found myself exhausted soul-searching of “what-if” and “if-only,” and we will speak up and act when they of organizations in our host communities, L(physically, mentally, emotionally, spir- to the so-called post-mortems by political are threatened. throughout the nation and beyond, work- itually, you name it) and have wanted parties, to the national conversation as we Today, for many on this campus, across ing on critical issues like immigrant rights, nothing more than to just bury myself prepare to entrust our country to a new the country and around the world, the labor rights, women’s issues, racial justice, in the covers of my bed and stay there president. election aftermath is palpably marked by rule of law, constitutionalism, peace, envi- until Thanksgiving break. Did I mention But this year is different. This cam- disappointment, anger and even fear. At ronmental issues and more. We can also that life has been hard? paign was not politics as usual, at least Tisch College, we see it in your faces, we support your political engagement through I’m hesitant to take a political as I’ve seen it during my career. Today, hear it in your quiet conversations with our coursework, internships in government at standpoint in such a public column, many of those who despair at the elec- staff and we feel it in your passionate activ- all levels and other opportunities for direct especially one that is supposed to be a tion results do so not just because their ism and protests on our shared campus. participation. Reach out or come visit and lighthearted take on jumping the many preferred candidate lost or because they We don’t have all the answers, but we tell us what you’re interested in. We will hurdles of life. But frankly, I feel like have concerns about policy. Instead, they do know that part of the answer lies in help you find avenues to get involved and the emotions and exhaustion I’ve been may trust the prominent leaders of the the fundamental ethos of Tisch College make a difference. trying to grapple with are definitely president-elect’s own party, who have and Tufts University: the importance of One of the great pleasures of this job “hurdles,” and I am trying to figure out decried his statements about minorities engaging in civic and democratic life. It is is watching the thousands of committed how I can best jump over them and and women, his disparagement of the understandably tempting to retreat from Tufts students who do that work become come to terms with everything that press and the rule of law and his promises politics and public service. But American part of something greater than themselves has happened and will continue to to concentrate power in the presidency democracy belongs to all of us, whether and strive toward the greater good. I am happen. as concrete threats to the Republic. They we identify as Democrats, Republicans, humbled and inspired by your passion This election has left me a weepy, may be rightfully troubled by things said Independents or Libertarians — or none for making our world a better place. And exhausted mess. I am tired. I am angry. and done by the president-elect that are of the above. And it will belong to you — in this time of overwhelming uncertainty, The uncertainty of the future has made incompatible with our nation’s core values young people — for a little bit longer than I am confident that you will continue to me, like many others across the country, and that deserve strong scrutiny — even the rest of us. You and your generation lead the charge and drive the generational afraid. I do not know what will happen condemnation — regardless of one’s per- will bear the brunt and reap the rewards change necessary to repair and strengthen to my reproductive rights. I don’t know sonal politics. of decisions made at all levels of govern- the fraying civic fabric of our nation. We what’s going to happen to my friends of Acknowledging these facts does not ment. Indeed, you already are. stand ready to support you, today and color, to my friends in the LGBTQ com- mean calling into question the legitima- Today, our mission to prepare students always. munity, to my friends who come from cy of the president-elect. It means grap- to engage in civic life is more vital than immigrant families. I don’t know what it pling with vital questions about what ever. Our belief that young people’s partic- means that our nation elected someone those values are and how to defend them. ipation makes our democracy more just, Alan Solomont is the Dean of the Jona- who has built his campaign on hate and We are, and must remain, committed to equitable and prosperous is ever more than M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts. fear. I don’t know. Dean Solomont can be reached at Alan. political and ideological diversity and essential if that democracy is under threat. The current state of our nation and [email protected]. what the future will hold feels so out of my control and it’s hard not to feel helpless, like I am drowning. But despite the fear, despite the anger, despite the sadness, I refuse to sink. Though I’ve felt angry, scared and sad, I refuse to let those emotions dominate and control my life. I refuse to suc- cumb to bitterness and hatred. I will continue to stand up for what I believe is right and spread love and kindness wherever I go. Though as an individual I may be lim- ited in how I can take action, I know that coming together as a community and connecting with those who are like me, I can raise my voice and make change. Last week, I went to a rally of love and solidarity; nothing felt more powerful than marching in the streets with thou- sands of other individuals, linking arms and declaring, loudly and proudly, that love will always trump hate. I may not have control over the outcome of this election. I may not have control over the future. But I do have control over how I react and my outlook, so I’m going to make an effort to put aside my anger and work on understanding. I want to surround my heart with a barrier of love so strong that no hatred will be able to break through. I want to love unabashedly and unwaveringly. I want to reach my hand out to those I do not understand and listen. Our country is more polar- ized than ever, and on an individual level, it’s up to us to attempt to bridge those gaps, to educate, to love. I do not want to live a life of anger and hatred.

Anna Sossenheimer is a junior majoring in sociology. Anna can be reached at [email protected]. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY | Sports | Thursday, November 17, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Editors’ Challenge | Week 11 Turkey Edition

Hello sports fans and welcome back to the Editor’s Challenge. We saw some serious from irrelevance by taking bold risks — like serving turducken. shake-ups last week as YJ “Cranberry Sauce” Chee dressed down Evan “Bread” Sayles to This week our guest is Kathleen “Gravy” Schmidt, whose Miami pick was her only take sole possession of fourth place. Sophie “butternut squash soup” Lehrenbaum’s silky true deviation from the majority. Playing it safe isn’t going to make up the 19 points to smooth picks helped her beat out Eddie “Green Bean Casserole” Samuels, whose ingre- first place, but if you’re that far back, you might as well just sit back and add another dients and picks have been all over the place. Seriously, who likes green bean casserole? spoonful of the good stuff. David “Cornbread” Westby’s glorious comeback has stalled Much to the chagrin of everyone, Zach “Mashed Potatoes” Hertz mixed and mashed out somewhat. Are his picks this week nicely buttered and golden brown or will he flake things up this week to maintain his separation from the other foods, err I mean com- apart and back down the standings. These puns really aren’t even subtle anymore. petitors. However, Hertz is still asleep after overdosing on turkey and so he has forfeited There was incredible agreement across the board this week as we unanimously his picks this week. agreed that Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland and Tampa Bay are bad. With that said, may our Like his attention grabbing namesake, Gil “Turducken” Jacobson stole the spotlight oblong balls bounce favorably, may we pick the winningest teams and may the Turkey this week with 12 out of 14 correct picks. He single-handedly rescued the Guest spot Day games be close.

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Send op-ed submissions, 800-1200 words, to [email protected]. Thursday, November 17, 2016 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY S 11 Civetti recounts path to Tufts Vinny Donofrio Vinny’s Variety Pack FOOTBALL was another rivalry game for Civetti, this to come down to NC State and make sure continued from back one from when he was at NC State play- everything kept moving.” The rest are relics of his own coach- ing against in-state rival the University of Civetti reminisced that during this ing career, with the first a memento North Carolina. time, he had the opportunity to coach Anxiety in the AFC from Boston College’s first ACC win over The final ball, however, holds the most current quarterback for the Seattle Clemson. According to Civetti, then-BC meaning for Civetti. Seahawks Russel Wilson. ast week, I talked about which NFC quarterback Matt Ryan took a huge shot “In 2009, my mentor, the guy who “Coach Bible had called us from his teams should start panicking. Now and the second team offense came out taught me everything about football, hospital bed and said ‘We’ve got to run onto the AFC, where the playoff on the field and scored the touchdown to Dana Bible was the offensive coordinator Reno-Z-Post. Tell Russell to stare at the picture is almost as unclear as my take the lead. at NC State and I was here [at Tufts],” cross.’ We ran that and sure as all can be Lplans for the future! The next two were from BC’s two Notre Civetti said. “He was diagnosed with leu- ,the safety jumped the basic cross and Dame games in Civetti’s tenure. O’Brien kemia and wasn’t doing great, and wasn’t we hit it for a 35-yard touchdown pass,” The Entire AFC West (minus the was a big proponent of rivalries to push able to coach in the Virginia Tech game he said. “I love that man, and he fought Chargers): the players, and Notre Dame was the or the last game against [UNC]. Coach through and that was a really special The Chiefs, Raiders, and Broncos domi- pinnacle for BC, he said. The next ball O’Brien filed an injunction and asked me experience.” nate the AFC West with sevens wins apiece and each of them currently holding a spot in the playoffs. Who’s going to win this division? Who knows, but really, who cares? There are Tufts ranked fifth in national poll two wild card spots in the AFC, and it looks like they’re both going to go to the AFC West MEN'S BASKETBALL as the Raiders and Broncos sit two games up continued from back on every team in the wildcard hunt. in-conference match-ups Tufts went Panic Level: Sit back, grab some pop- 7-3, losing to Trinity, Middlebury and corn and watch the rest of the AFC fight Wesleyan, with the latter two loss- over its division titles. es coming in overtime. Tufts overcame Amherst, ranked No. 11 at the time, Cincinnati Bengals (3-5-1): 84-73. As Amherst handed Tufts two Hey, sick win against the Giants on losses later in the season in the NESCAC Monday night Cincinnati! /s Does anyone semifinals and the NCAA Championship know what “/s” means? It’s the symbols Quarterfinals, the team is undoubt- that refers to sarcasm in text. If you put it edly looking to redeem itself against at the end of a sentence, it means you’re Amherst this season. being sarcastic in that sentence. Another The Jumbos made the most of their example: “Aren’t the excessive celebration at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament penalties just great? I love how boring foot- last season, which they hosted for the ball is becoming! /s” Okay, seriously now. first time in Tufts history. Tufts overcame The Bengals have dug themselves too deep Southern Vermont 78-76, Skidmore 88-80 at this point, and they realistically have no and Johnson & Wales 101-85 before even- chance. However, Andy Dalton (QB) is still tually succumbing to Amherst 86-73. really good…/s. Can’t stop, won’t stop. The 13-point margin was not reflective Panic Level: Fans ironically nickname of the quality of play, though. Tufts fell Andy Dalton “Primetime” in order to cope behind early, and was behind until the final with their traumatic past. 15 minutes of the game when it was able to turn the five-point deficit Tufts entered the Baltimore Ravens (5-4) and Pittsburgh second half with into a seven-point lead. Steelers (4-5): The game was tied at 73-73 with just under The AFC North is going to come down four minutes remaining and the Purple to Baltimore or Pittsburgh, and really, it’s a EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY and White scored 13 consecutive points to Senior guard Tarik Smith charges through two UMass Dartmouth players in the men’s bas- toss-up who’s going to take it all. If I had to come away with the win. ketball game on Feb. 2. choose, I’d pick Pittsburgh (who plays the This year, All-NESCAC First Team Colts, the Bills, and the Browns (twice) in Player Palleschi returns alongside Smith, In a preseason scrimmage against alumni According to Smith, the Jumbos plan the last 7 weeks) over Baltimore (who plays both of whom were big scorers for the last Saturday, the Jumbos put up 102 points to focus on addressing this issue in the Patriots, the Eagles, the Cowboys and team last year with averages of 15.0 and in two 20-minute halves. Their attack was their opening matches. the Bengals (twice) in the last 7 weeks). 11.4 points per game respectively. While successful, as they moved the ball quickly and “Our offense was working well and we Panic Level: Fans of both teams are Tufts’ high scorer last season Vincent efficiently both during transitions and also moved the ball well,” he said. “A lot of players starting to migrate to Cleveland because Pace, who averaged 17.5 points per game, once they had the ball in their opponent’s half. stepped up and took shots and made plays being 0-16 is less stressful than fighting for was sidelined during the entirety of the However, the number of rebound opportuni- so offensively I think we’re there. Defensively a playoff spot. NCAA tournament following an ACL inju- ties that were missed on both the attack and we need to get better, we need to talk more ry, the junior guard returns to the court the defense may have contributed to their on our switches, we need to rebound better.” New England Patriots (7-2): this season. opponents’ ability to score 111 points. The NESCAC rules dictate that team’s The Pats just lost a Super Bowl rematch cannot have coached to Seattle, and the only people who really practices until right before care are Seahawks fans. the actual season starts, so Panic Level: Fans are more worried the team has been run- about breaking a nail than they are about ning informal practices led the Pats not making the playoffs. by the captains instead in order to better integrate Houston Texans (6-3) and Tennessee the first-years and transfer Titans (5-5): student junior KJ Garrett Let’s play a game: which stats belong with the team. to which team? One team has scored 26.4 “[The team has been points per game (eighth in the NFL) and focusing on] communi- the other has scored 17.9 points per game cation because we have (29th in the NFL). One team has accumu- a bunch of new guys and lated 386.1 yards per game (sixth in the players that are stepping up NFL) and the other has tallied 308 yards per into new roles so we need game (30th in the NFL). Do you know the to communicate more and answer? I doubt Texans fans do. The Texans know what’s expected of are 29th in points per game and 30th in everyone on the team even yards per game. “But they’re 6-3!!” Yeah, how if there are players that long is that going to last with stats like that? aren’t going to get as many I choose the Titans as the division win- minutes,” Smith said. ner this year. The Jumbos will travel to Panic Level: Come Week 17, Texans fans New Jersey this weekend to are going to be about as shocked as Hillary play in the Rutgers-Newark Clinton supporters on Election Night (too Tip-Off Tournament and soon). will face MIT on Tuesday preceeding their first home LAURA DE ARMAS / THE TUFTS DAILY Vinny Donofrio is a senior majoring in Sophomore guard Ethan Feldman evades Southern Vermont defender in the men’s basketball team’s 78-76 game against Emerson on clinical psychology. Vinny can be reached victory against Southern Vermont on March 4. Nov. 26. at [email protected]. 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com Thursday, November 17, 2016

MEN'S BASKETBALL Jumbos hope to build on 23-7 season by Maddie Payne Sports Editor

Last season saw the Jumbos’ first NCAA Tournament run in 10 years and the matching of their best record, 23-7, from the 2005-2006 season. Since then, key players Ryan Spadaford (LA ’16) and Stephen Haladyna (LA ’16) have graduat- ed, opening up two spots on the starting line up. This year, the Jumbos — currently ranked No. 5 in a preseason projection behind rival No. 1 Amherst — are project- ed to have their best season yet. “It does put a target on our back but I think we’re going to be ready for it,” coach Bob Sheldon said. “I’m a competitor, and [the players] are competitors, so they want all the teams’ best shots because it just makes you better. Hopefully we can make a long run into the season and after the season.” The three-man senior class, com- prised of co-captain center Tom Palleschi, co-captain guard Tarik Smith and center Drew Madsen, will lead this year’s team of 15 players in the hopes of exceeding last year’s success. Though the team’s senior EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY class is small, there are eight juniors on Tufts guard Tarik Smith, a senior, charges through two UMass Dartmouth players in the men’s basketball game against UMass Dartmouth on Feb. 2. the team. “The seniors and the juniors lead together,” Sheldon said. “We are ahead shuts up, but Tarik [Smith] leads by exam- 72-69. Losses last year were consistently Although the Jumbos lost two of their of where we were last year because we ple so they really work well together.” by razor thin margins; four of Tufts’ seven opening five match-ups, they went on have so many returning players, so we The Jumbos opened with back to back losses last season were within five points, to an eight-game win streak. In their are ahead in terms of teamwork. Tom wins last season, but fell to the MIT while many of their wins had far larger [Palleschi] is really outspoken and never Engineers in their third game by a score of margins frequently by over 20 points. see MEN'S BASKETBALL, page 11

FOOTBALL From the Sidelines: Jay Civetti by Eddie Samuels Civetti graduated from Trinity in 2001 along with coaching women’s track. Civetti noted that there were signifi- Sports Editor with a degree in English and was hired at In his second year at Milton High, cant differences between Div. I and Div. an IT consulting firm. Jerry Petercuskie, assistant coach of III football. Long before he was head coach of “I got home and I wasn’t sure that it Boston College, reached out to Civetti “In Div. I, your job is to get these Tufts’ football, Jay Civetti was a big kid was exactly what I wanted,” Civetti said. and offered him a position as the recruit- kids ready for the NFL, that’s what they from Wellesley with a penchant for play- “My brother was a freshman at Wellesley ing graduate assistant under head coach expect,” Civetti said. “The other part of ing the game. High and I was poking around to see if Tom O’Brien. that is that your livelihood is based on “Football was always a part of my there was an opportunity to do some vol- “I was able to get my Masters obvious- an 18 to 22-year-old kid making a play. life,” Civetti said. “My dad had played. unteer work there. It turned out that the ly, which I needed anyway to continue Those kids are there to play ball, and My grandfather had played at Boston [Athletic Director] caught wind that there teaching in Massachusetts,” Civetti said. it took me a year or two to realize that College. The transition always seemed was a job at Milton High School.” “The rest kind of spiraled from there.” here these kids are really going to school, natural.” He proceeded to get hired as the first- After two years of recruiting, Civetti they’re really engineers, they’re out here He was recruited out of high school year football coach in Milton for what he took a graduate position on the field for the love of the game.” to play at Trinity by coach Don Miller. described as about one tenth of the salary coaching wide receivers. He fol- One incident in particular reminds Miller, who retired in 1998, is the all-time he would’ve had at the IT position. Civetti lowed O’Brien to North Carolina State Civetti of his change in attitude since his winningest New England coach in Div. III also accepted a position teaching in the University in 2007 and was hired as the first days of coaching at Tufts. history. While Civetti had some interest school’s special education department, offensive coordinator at Tufts in 2008. “We were sitting in Halligan Hall and from higher level schools, he said the fit one of our best players and toughest felt right at Trinity. kids on the team made one mistake, and “I appreciated the opportunity to play I was coming from a place where if you at a NESCAC school,” Civetti said. “I got made one mistake you owned it, you to play every game of my college career. got barked at,” Civetti said. “I barked at There was a quarterback there named Joe him bad and I think I lost a couple of the Mullaney who was from Wellesley who I guys there because I came at it from the grew up always idolizing and I got a chance wrong angle.” to play with him my freshman year.” Civetti’s office remains decorated with Civetti was a fixture on the Bantams’ some of the marquee victories of his offensive line for his four years in career, with six balls adorning the shelf Hartford, Conn. He played both guard above his desk. and tackle in Trinity’s multiflex offense. The first is old and weather beaten, The scheme was the brainchild of former clearly a relic of a different age, and even Harvard head football coach Joe Restic, Civetti is unsure of its origin. who, following his retirement, came to “Someone put in front of my door Trinity to implement the offensive style. the ‘Tufts 13 – BC 0’ ball,” Civetti said. “Essentially every play we pulled [a “That’s new and I thought that was pret- lineman],” Civetti said. “Whether it was a ty good. I’ve still got to figure out who tackle or a guard, predominantly if there put that there.” was one guy pulling I would be the one TUFTS UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS doing it.” Jay Civetti (center) has been head coach of the Tufts football program since Jan. 2011. see FOOTBALL, page 11