CLUB SPORTS Analyzing the accuracy of a certain “National Treasure” With newfound club status, see ARTS&LIVING / PAGE 4

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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 HE UFTS AILY VOLUME LXXIX, ISSUE 14T T D MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Thursday, February 13, 2020 tuftsdaily.com TCA rallies, petitions for Students mobilize in New divestment from fossil fuel Hampshire for Sanders, industry Buttigieg, Warren Disclaimer: Hannah Kahn is a former New Hampshire was the first prima- executive audio producer at the Daily. ry election, which followed the Iowa cau- Hannah was not involved in the writing or cuses last week that similarly ended with editing of this article. Buttigieg and Sanders on top. In Iowa, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won Buttigieg received 26.2% of the votes and the New Hampshire primary election on Sanders got 26.1%. Tuesday with 25.7% of the vote, followed In Iowa, however, Warren followed more closely by former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of closely behind Sanders and Buttigieg with South Bend, Ind. with 24.4% of the vote. 18% of the vote. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar out- “In New Hampshire and in Iowa, it’s not performed expectations, coming in third what we were hoping for, but it is what it at 19.8%, while Massachusetts Senator is,” co-president of Tufts for Warren and Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President first-year Amanda Westlake said. Joe Biden faltered, winning 9.2% and 8.4% Westlake leads Tufts for Warren along of the vote, respectively. with Hannah Kahn, a senior. Despite the “We definitely are all very excited. loss in New Hampshire, Tufts for Warren Kicking off with two wins has really remains hopeful. shown us that we have the momen- “There’re still a lot of delegates left and tum going into both South Carolina and there’s still Super Tuesday left. There’s a lot Nevada, and then later, on March 3, of time left in the race,” Westlake said. states including Massachusetts,” first- Tufts for Warren, Tufts for Bernie and

CONNOR DALE / THE TUFTS DAILY year Anthony Davis-Pait said, who helped Tufts for Pete have been working to mobi- Tufts Climate Action gathers in front of Mayer Campus Center to advocate for fossil fuel divest- found Tufts for Bernie last semester and lize Tufts students in addition to organizing ment on Feb. 12. remains involved in the leadership of the with the campaigns directly. organization. “The goal of the club is mostly, I think, to by Connor Dale President Anthony Monaco, Executive Vice Ben Cooper, a senior and the campus get people into New Hampshire, because it News Editor President Mike Howard and the Board of team coordinator for Tufts for Pete, reflect- was the closest place we could really volun- Trustees. ed on their candidate’s performance in the teer as Tufts students,” Cooper said. Members of Tufts Climate Action (TCA) The nationwide day of action was coor- New Hampshire primary election. Westlake echoed Cooper with similar rallied yesterday ahead of today’s day of dinated by Divest Ed, a national training “I think it was a really strong finish for action from Tufts for Warren. action by activists from over 50 colleges and strategy hub for student fossil fuel Pete. Definitely something that the cam- “We do tabling in the [Mayer Campus across the U.S. to demand that their uni- divestment campaigns. According to Divest paign needed to move forward into the Center] to try to get new members and versities divest their endowments from the Ed’s website, the “Fossil Fuel Divestment early states that will spread the message we also got up to New Hampshire. We’ve fossil fuel industry. Day” marks the beginning of a mass nationally. Overall, very excited to move TCA activists gathered outside of the escalation for the divestment movement forward,” Cooper said. see NEW HAMPSHIRE, page 2 Mayer Campus Center during open block. throughout 2020. As members of Bangin’ Everything At Tufts According to TCA member Maddy (BEATs) drummed on plastic pails, TCA Tennant, yesterday’s rally on campus was members Celia Bottger and James Morse, not only meant to express solidarity with a senior and a first-year, energized a small the nationwide collegiate divestment crowd of students and passersby, leading movement, but also to continue to exert them in chants which called on Tufts to pressure on the university as it begins the divest from its fossil fuel investments. process of reviewing its own investments in The activists then marched throughout the fossil fuel industry. the Campus Center with drummers from “We’re using this action to get students Tufts BEATs in tow, disrupting lunching as involved as possible in making the Tufts students and continuing their chants. administration realize that this whole cam- “We want divestment, we want climate pus cares about divestment and that it justice, and we want it now,” Bottger said. is really time to get the process going,” At the same time, other TCA members Tennant, a sophomore, said. canvassed the Campus Center, circulating Tufts decided last month to convene an a petition in which students could demon- investment advisory committee that will strate their support for divestment with the review the university’s investments in the additional option of indicating that they fossil fuel industry and advise the Board would not donate to Tufts until it divests of Trustees’ Investment Committee on its from fossil fuels. According to TCA mem- findings. ANTHONY DAVIS-PAIT / THE TUFTS DAILY ber Hanna Carr, a senior, the activists plan The Tufts for Bernie student group is pictured watching the results come in for the New on sending the signatures to University see DIVESTMENT, page 2 Hampshire democratic primary in the Olin Center on Feb. 11.

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Robert Kaplan Executive News Editor The decision to activate the Responsible Alejandra Carrillo News Editors Investment Advisory Group (RIAG), which Connor Dale Abbie Gruskin the Board of Trustees voted to establish Natasha Mayor Matt McGovern in November 2019, came on the heels of Sara Renkert Anton Shenk nearly seven years of student activism on Seohyun Shim the issue as well as a formal proposal sub- Daniel Weinstein Maddie Aitken Assistant News Editors mitted by members of TCA encouraging Carolina Espinal Alex Janoff Tufts to join more than half a dozen of its Renner Kwittken peer institutions in divesting its endow- Bella Maharaj Stephanie Rifkin ment from fossil fuels. Sarah Sandlow The administration is currently under- Amelia Becker Executive Features Editor going the process of identifying committee Sid Anand Features Editors Kenia French members for the RIAG. It will be ultimately Jessie Newman Sean Ong composed of three trustees appointed by Michael Shames the Board, Tufts’ chief investment officer, CONNOR DALE / THE TUFTS DAILY Fina Short Members of Tufts Climate Action and Tufts BEATs march with drums and petitions through the Jillian Collins Assistant Features Editors the vice president of finance or their repre- Emma Damokosh Mayer Campus Center on Feb. 12. Kevin Doherty sentatives, as well as two students and two Evelyn McClure Akash Mishra faculty members appointed by the provost, as some of Tufts’ peer institutions have announced that it will fully divest from the Dorothy Neher according to the Board’s policies. already made public commitments to fully public and private investments it has made

Ryan Eggers Executive Arts Editor The convening of the RIAG and TCA’s divest their endowments from fossil fuels. in the fossil fuel industry within the next Tommy Gillespie Arts Editors Fossil Fuel Divestment Day action comes Just last week, Georgetown University decade. Georgetown will also discontinue Sami Heyman Steph Hoechst any new investments in fossil fuel com- Danny Klain Tuna Margalit panies and prepare to invest in renewable Christopher Panella energy and related fields, according to the Yas Salon Colette Smith university’s new policy. Megan Szostak Geoffrey Tobia TCA member Violet McCabe pointed to Devina Bhalla Assistant Arts Editor the fact that Georgetown and Tufts have similarly-sized endowments as a reason Hannah Harris Executive Opinion Editor Allie Birger Editorialists for the university to commit to divestment. Paloma Delgado Mason Goldberg As of 2019, Georgetown’s financial endow- Amulya Mutnuri Emily Nadler ment was approximately $1.9 billion, while Priya Padhye Tufts’ was around $1.87 billion. Michael Wilkinson Caroline Wolinsky Accordingly, McCabe, a sophomore, Carys Kong Editorial Cartoonists Annabel Nied hopes that Georgetown’s decision to divest Julia Zweifach will not only signal to the administration Jake Freudberg Executive Sports Editor that divestment is a financially feasible Julia Atkins Sports Editors Liam Finnegan option, but also exert pressure on Tufts as Aiden Herrod it competes with one of its peer institutions Savannah Mastrangelo David Meyer to attract students. Haley Rich Noah Stancroff “Tufts prides itself as a liberal arts school Delaney Tantillo with a progressive student body, and the Sam Weidner Arpan Barua Assistant Sports Editors fact that they still have around 2% of their Jacob Dreyer Matthew Goguen endowment invested in fossil fuels kind of Henry Gorelik Pranav Jain ruins that image, especially after a more Ananda Kao conservative university like Georgetown Sruthi Kocherlakota Helen Thomas-McLean divests,” McCabe said. “Fossil fuels are on Jason Schwartz CONNOR DALE / THE TUFTS DAILY Eric Spencer the way out — it genuinely makes sense to A banner hangs in the Mayer Campus Center as Tufts Climate Action advocates for fossil fuel invest in the future.” Austin Clementi Investigations Editor divestment on Feb. 12. Elie Levine Executive Audio Editor

Anne Marie Burke Executive Photo Editor Student organizers to focus on MA ahead of March 3 primary Nicole Garay Anika Agarwal Staff Photographers Mike Feng semester, those were super awesome,” primary electorate, 51% voted for Sanders. Meredith Long NEW HAMPSHIRE Julia McDowell continued from page 1 Davis-Pait said. 20% voted for Buttigieg, with only 6% Evan Slack Kirt Thorne Davis-Pait said that he noticed a clear choosing Warren as their candidate. been calling Iowa and New Hampshire,” shift among voters. They were generally The three Tufts groups are turning Caleb Martin-Rosenthal Executive Video Editors Stephanie Hiechst Westlake said. undecided in the beginning, but by the toward action in Massachusetts, which has Cooper spent time canvassing in New most recent canvassing trips they had nar- its presidential primary election on March PRODUCTION Hampshire with other members of Tufts for Pete. rowed their preferences to two candidates 3, Super Tuesday. Kristina Marchand Production Director “I had never done that before, but it was and wanted to hear more from canvassers “After New Hampshire, we’re hop- really interesting to go out and talk to peo- for Sanders to help with their decision. The ing to do more around Massachusetts, Kevin Zhang Executive Layout Editors Sam Russo ple. Definitely a lot of undecided voters,” Tufts for Bernie canvassing efforts contrib- and prep for Super Tuesday as well,” Daniel Montoya Layout Editors Cooper said. “Overall it was a great experi- uted to that, according to Davis-Pait. Cooper said. Isabella Montoya Alice Yoon ence. I think it’s really good to be able to get The Center for Information & Research on Similarly, Tufts for Bernie will be honing out and actually speak with people.” Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) in on organizing in Massachusetts. Aidan Menchaca Executive Graphics Editor Davis-Pait expanded on how powerful housed at the Jonathan M. Tisch College “We are leading canvasses every Rebecca Barker Executive Copy Editors canvassing can be. of Civic Life found that young people had Saturday and Sunday and some weekdays Jillian Rolnick Anna Hirshman Copy Editors “We’ve really heavily been pushing a “decisive influence on the 2020 New as well. We have a headquarters here in David Levitsky Hannah Wells going up to New Hampshire every week- Hampshire Democratic primary,” according West Somerville,” Davis-Pait said. “As of Abigail Zielinski Cole Wolk Assistant Copy Editors end. The campaign has been renting us to their analysis released yesterday. right now, it’s all volunteer-led, so a lot of Sophie Elia buses, so we’ve been going on trips like Of the 19% of eligible 18–29 year old our leaders are going to be leading those Tom Guan Makenna Law that. Three last semester and one this voters that voted, who made up 14% of the canvasses.” Grace Prendergast Mariel Priven Kate Seklir Ethan Steinberg Rae Sun Russell Yip Police Briefs – Week of Feb. 10

Sam Chung Executive Online Editor by Renner Kwittken not reported. The student reported on the previous day arrived to work and Assistant News Editor Feb. 8 that the calls were still ongoing noticed a substantial dent and scratch Julian Perry Executive Social Media Editors Michelle Roitgarts and persistent. TUPD recommended on the passenger side of the vehi- Constant caller keeping a call log and contacting them cle. The facility worker reported the Luke Allocco Outreach Coordinators Alexis Serino On Feb. 7, around 1:30 p.m., a stu- if any threats are made, or with any damage to their supervisor, who then dent reported that for the last two other contents of the call. informed TUPD. BUSINESS days, they had been receiving numer- Parked perils Food fire alarm count Jonah Zwillinger ous calls from a number without a On Feb. 11, an employee who had This week, TUPD responded to two Executive Business Director caller ID. The content of the calls were parked a truck in the facilities lot fire alarms caused by cooking accidents. Features 3 tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 13, 2020

In deep-blue Somerville, it’s a race between Aadhya Shivakumar Sanders, Warren What's next Censuring the president? uring the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia suggested a different Dmethod of holding the president account- able: a censure, or a “formal statement of disapproval.” Sen. Manchin said he felt a “bipartisan majority of this body would vote to censure President Trump,” as opposed to voting to remove him, which would require 67 votes in the Senate. “Censure would allow this body to unite across party lines and as an equal branch of government to formally denounce the president’s actions and hold him accountable,” Sen. Manchin said in his remarks on the Senate floor last Monday. The only president to have been cen- sured is Andrew Jackson, who had the cen- sure expunged in 1837. There is, therefore, ALEXANDER THOMPSON / THE TUFTS DAILY no data on how a censure could affect Supporters of Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid are pictured on Feb. 11 (right). Supporters of Vt. Senator Bernie Sanders’ pres- public opinion or Trump’s re-election cam- idential campaign are pictured on Feb. 11 (left). paign. The closest thing we have is season by Alexander Thompson stake out their claim as the standard bearer for “People who are turned off by Sanders are 3, episode 10 of “The West Wing,” (1999– Contributing Writer the left-wing of the Democratic Party. turned off by that kind of thinking about poli- 2006), titled “H. Con-172″ (2002). Energized activists and politicians on both tics in this wistful way that they don’t necessar- President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) reveals Some 20 people were crammed into Colin sides of that divide have been working for ily buy as realistic,” Schaffner said. publicly in season 2 that he has relaps- Peterson’s modest second-story apartment in months to win over their friends and neigh- Standing in the rain and cold waiting to ing-remitting multiple sclerosis. His failure the Spring Hill neighborhood of Somerville bors in this city that could play a large part in get in the car to New Hampshire, another to disclose this illness earlier leads to an around 9:30 a.m. last Saturday morning. either campaign. Warren supporter, Anne Haggerty, said that investigation by Congress. In the episode The crowd turned out on a bright but On Tuesday morning as the first ballots her choice of Warren over Sanders came down “H. Con-172,” the Congressional Oversight chilly weekend morning to carpool up to New were being cast in New Hampshire, more than to who could better turn their bold rhetoric Committee offers to end its investigation Hampshire to canvas for Vermont Senator a dozen Warren supporters assembled outside into reality. of Bartlet’s concealment of his illness in Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign three Porter Square Books just over the Somerville “Nothing’s going to get done in Washington exchange for a joint congressional cen- days before voters began casting ballots in the line in Cambridge to carpool north and turn if we don’t accept that we have to compromise, sure — House Concurrent Resolution 172, state’s all-important primary. out votes for Warren. and I think that she’s the most willing to face or H. Con-172. Bartlet’s Chief of Staff Leo Peterson, who works in higher education, Somerville resident Pamela Blittersdorf that and do that,” Haggerty, a Medford resi- McGarry (John Spencer) wants to reject the has been organizing in Somerville for Sanders has been making the trek every weekend for dent, said. offer. His arguments include the fact that a for a month now and quickly listed his reasons months. She attended Warren’s campaign Somerville’s political class is just as divided censure would be a huge blow to Bartlet’s for supporting the senator. launch nearly a year ago in Lawrence, Mass., between Sanders and Warren as the voters re-election campaign and would also affect “I think he’d be a socially revolutionary but says that she supported Warren’s bid for they represent. many House Democrats in tight races, but president. I think he’s the best person to beat the presidency long before that. Ayanna Pressley, who represents Bartlet makes an important point: Trump. I think that he addresses longstanding “She’s smart. She’s capable. She’s anti-cor- Somerville in the House of Representatives, PRESIDENT BARTLET: “I was wrong. I problems that people don’t want to acknowl- ruption,” Blittersdorf said. is a national co-chair of Warren’s campaign. was, I was just … I was wrong. Come on, edge in our society,” Peterson said. Despite the strong feelings from their sup- Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone was up we know that. Lots of times we don’t know The canvassers paused on Peterson’s porch porters, both Sanders and Warren share many in New Hampshire two weeks ago cam- what right or wrong is, but lots of times for a group photo before piling into cars for of the same policy positions, according to paigning for her. we do, and come on, this is one. I may not the two-hour drive to the Commonwealth’s Brian Schaffner, the Newhouse Professor of However, State Representative Mike have had sinister intent at the outset, but northern neighbor. As they smiled on the Civic Studies at Tufts. Connolly supports Sanders. there were plenty of opportunities for me porch with a pair of Sanders’ campaign signs, “There’s not that much daylight between Schaffner is dismissive of the effect local to make it right. No one in government a passing driver shouted “Elizabeth Warren for them on most issues. I think it’s more about endorsements can have on votes, as most takes responsibility for anything anymore. president” out his window. rhetoric when it comes to those issues,” people who know whom their local represen- We foster, we obfuscate, we rationalize. “We like her too,” someone in the group Schaffner said. tatives are voting for have already made up ‘Everybody does it.’ That’s what we say. shouted back. Schaffner highlights that Sanders proudly their minds. However, local endorsements can So we come to occupy a moral safe house In Somerville, the crowded 2020 labels himself a democratic socialist while help mobilize volunteers for candidates. where everyone’s to blame so no one’s Democratic presidential primary seems more Warren promotes “accountable capitalism.” One thing that local endorsements can- guilty. I’m to blame. I was wrong.” like a two-horse race between the race’s two This semantic rift points to an underlying not change at this point is the campaigns’ Although the idea of Congress censur- most progressive candidates, Sanders and difference in the way the candidates are per- momentum, Schaffner explained — which, ing a president in his first term does make Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. ceived to approach the issues on which the two after Warren’s fourth-place finish in New this 18-year-old episode of television rel- Both senators are the only ones in find so much agreement. Warren is regarded as Hampshire Tuesday night, has shifted sharply evant, it’s hard to imagine a less Trump- Somerville with well-organized groups of sup- more willing to work within the system to get in Sanders’ favor. like response than that of Bartlet, who porters who coordinate dozens of events each her policies passed while Sanders advocates for According to Schaffner, Warren must beat goes on to accept the House’s censure. month in the run-up to the Commonwealth’s overturning that system in a “political revolu- Sanders in places like Somerville to have a Since Senator Manchin’s vote in favor of March 3 Super Tuesday primary. tion,” according to Schaffner. shot at the nomination. impeachment, Trump has attacked him on Warren and Sanders also dominate the That is exactly the kind of thinking that “If she can’t beat him in Massachusetts Twitter several times, calling him a puppet money race in Somerville, according to data brought Zachary Gabor around to support- handily, I think she’s in big trouble,” in the “Impeachment Hoax.” Trump being from the Center for Responsive Politics, a ing Vermont Senator Sanders after supporting Schaffner said. willing to admit his wrongdoings seems Washington D.C. based transparency Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primary. Another challenge for Warren is about as likely as an actual censure, which non-profit. Warren has raised $205,230 from “I’m out here for Bernie, and I never would Sanders’ previous strong performances in senators from both parties have called “a Police Briefs – Week of Feb. 10 the city during the 2020 cycle followed by have been out here four years ago,” he said Somerville. In the primary four years ago, non-starter,” according to CNN. In “The Sanders with $117,031 raised. Former South at the carpool meet-up on Saturday. “I never Sanders beat Former Secretary of State West Wing,” Bartlet is re-elected to a second Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg trails at third would have been out here for another can- Hillary Clinton by 15 points in the city even term despite the MS scandal and his cen- with less than half of Sanders’ haul. didate because of the way [Sanders] thinks while losing in neighboring Cambridge, sure. Only time — 263 days, to be precise — At Tufts, Sanders and Warren are some of political change happens.” Medford and Boston. will tell how Trump’s many scandals affect the only candidates with dedicated student Warren just cannot match Sanders’ politi- Blittersdorf said she knows plenty of peo- his re-election efforts. groups. Warren has also garnered the vast cal vision for the country, said Gabor, a gradu- ple in her city will end up choosing Sanders majority of donations from Tufts affiliates, a ate student who lives in Somerville. over Warren, but she is not worried. Daily investigation found last year. But Sanders’ ambitious political vision, “All any of us can do is support the can- Aadhya Shivakumar is a sophomore The dynamics in Somerville epitomize the which has attracted some voters like Gabor, didate we support and see what happens,” studying political science. Aadhya can be duel between the two candidates trying to repels others, Schaffner said. Blittersdorf said. reached at [email protected]. 4 ARTS&LIVING Thursday, February 13, 2020 tuftsdaily.com Debunking ‘National Treasure’ through the eyes of an archivist by Megan Szostak and Sam Heyman naked parchment will remain. Already, nearly Assistant Arts Editors all the signatures attached to the Declaration of Independence are entirely effaced.” These and Rumors have recently been circulating sur- other scathing remarks finally moved govern- rounding the release of a third film in Disney’s ment officials to prioritize the document’s con- “National Treasure” (2004–2007) series after servation. After 1921, the Declaration was kept in The Hollywood Reporter wrote that writer the Library of Congress before moving in 1952 to Chris Bremner had begun work on a script for its current home at the National Archives. Today, “National Treasure 3.” The prospective new it is displayed in an aluminum and titanium case release traces its roots back to Disney’s 2004 film filled with argon gas, which maintains a relative “National Treasure” starring Nicolas Cage, in humidity of 40% and a fixed temperature of 67 which protagonist Ben Gates (Cage) undertakes degrees Fahrenheit. an epic quest in search of the treasure of the As far as “National Treasure” is concerned, Knights Templar which, according to a cryptic history could only get us so far, so we decided to message passed down through his family for do some research of our own. In watching the generations, lies hidden in the United States. original “National Treasure” and cataloging every Gates, along with tech-savvy sidekick Riley Poole tribulation to which the document is subject- (Justin Bartha) and obligatory love-interest ed, four classes of misconduct directed towards Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) races against the Declaration of Independence emerged: gluttonous treasure hunter Ian Howe (Sean impact, contact, exposure and storage-related Bean) and the FBI to steal the Declaration of crimes. From there we brought the results to the Independence, which Gates believes is encrypt- Tufts Digital Collections and Archives office in ed with an invisible map revealing the treasure’s Tisch Library, where Collections Management location to whoever is clever enough to crack it. Archivist Adrienne Pruitt helped us to sort out As these two parties race to the finish line, the fears from the fiction. We also contacted the Declaration itself plays an integral role in Christopher Barbour, the library’s curator of the action. Its value is immeasurable and mul- rare books and humanities collections librarian. tifarious: both an instrument and a symbol, it’s Both had a lot to say about the film’s dubious at once a clue, a bargaining chip and a precious archival practice. national heirloom. The struggle for possession of Surprisingly, the myriad forms of vigorous the Declaration lands the document in a slew of jostling the document experiences — including remarkably precarious situations. but not limited to being shot at three times in its For starters, the Declaration is shot at mul- case with a handgun — don’t represent the most tiple times with a gun. Additionally, the original serious threat to the Declaration in “National manuscript of the philosophical scripture of Treasure.” American liberty suffers treatment analogous “General movement of the document isn’t so to the daily routine of a stereotypical young much of an issue — we carefully move our docu- VIA IMDB adult female: anointment with essential oils ments into the reading room for researcher[s to] A promotional poster for “National Treasure” (2004) is pictured. (lemon juice), a bout with a blow dryer and a use all the time,” Pruitt wrote in an email to the trip to Urban Outfitters. The horror endured by Daily. “Worse than jostling or high-speed chases possibly seals,” Barbour wrote. “An ideal relative This painful scene essentially amounts to a the 243-year-old piece of parchment prompts or even being thrown into the street would be humidity for storage strikes a balance good for production misstep: the Declaration appears important questions: could the Declaration of rolling and unrolling of the document.” all these materials, in order to maintain the unharmed after this act of archival sacrilege. Independence actually take such a beating? When storing parchment documents, con- strength and flexibility of the document.” Cage and company make yet another mis- Incredibly, in the 15 years since the film was sistency is key. The more inconsistent the posi- Considering the different climates to which take in the film — two times over. When first released, it seems that no one has undertaken an tion of a document relative to itself, the more the Declaration was exposed in “National removing the Declaration from its case and answer to this question. That ends today. likely the parchment is to be damaged. That Treasure,” it is safe to say that the parchment once more while accosting it with citrus, the Cage wouldn’t be the first person to man- being the case, when the treasure-hunters unfurl would not have been left unharmed. Declaration is handled with gloves. Pruitt made handle this pioneering treatise of liberty; the the Declaration in Independence Hall, they don’t Complex considerations aside, however, it clear that gloves are a no-go when handling a Declaration of Independence is actually in such realize they’re repeating history in more ways Barbour emphasized that “in every case, stabil- document like the Declaration. poor condition that it’s practically illegible. It than one. ity of conditions is a good thing, and variation “Touching parchment with clean, bare hands owes its sorry state in part to the vicissitudes “It was the rolling, unrolling, and folding of is bad.” Pruitt added that “[c]limate-controlled is actually the preferred method,” Pruitt wrote. of history. From the day it was drafted on July the document that led to much of the original environments are very important for archival “Wearing gloves — especially cotton gloves — 4, 1776, the Declaration was constantly on the damage, visible as early as the 1820s,” Pruitt wrote. documents, because fluctuations lead to actual can worsen dexterity and removes your ability move. According to the National Archives, it Barbour added in an email to the Daily that changes in the dimensions of the materials, and to feel what kind of shape the material is in. You would have been touched, rolled, unrolled and while the parchment could likely survive careful too much of that leads to degradation.” might accidentally use too much force because compressed countless times during our nation’s rolling, the “protective” plastic film in which it Had the film’s so-called historians done their you can’t feel the page accurately and acciden- infancy, which “took its toll on the ink and on is carried throughout the movie actually does research, they would have felt this concern tally tear it, or you might drop a book because the parchment surface through abrasion and more harm than good. acutely. Popular Mechanics reports that conser- the gloves make you clumsy. Gloves also easily flexing.” It finally settled down in Washington, “Parchment is a durable material, and a doc- vationists of the Declaration realized in the 1940s transfer dirt.” D.C. after the War of 1812, but before long a ument normally kept in sound, archival con- that the fluctuating humidity of Washington, So dire is this transgression that it’s painful for new threat emerged: mass-market publishing. ditions probably could survive being rolled in D.C. had created tears at the edges of the docu- experts to witness. As early as 1817, widespread demand for copies a tube, if not tightly,” he wrote. “However, only ment, which grew over time. In the wake of this “I promise you, every archivist who watched of the Declaration left the document in disre- a very high class of thief could be expected realization, “exposure to air suddenly became them handle the document with white gloves pair. The prevailing method at the time was to to employ a plastic enclosure of archival rat- public enemy number one.” Indeed, exposure to winced internally,” wrote Pruitt. make “press copies,” which involved pressing a ing appropriate for the material to be stolen, open air can cause severe damage to parchment According to Pruitt, The Library of Congress damp cloth onto a manuscript to remove some acquired from a recognized dealer of conser- in just moments. recommends glove-free hands for handling of the ink from the original, and then using the vation supplies. I fear that most thieves would “A sheet of parchment can curl within min- parchment. Even when the treasure-seekers freshly inked cloth to make copies — think along resort to ordinary food-grade plastic wrap, utes in a warm, dry room,” Barbour wrote. abstain from wearing gloves, they are not off the the lines of placing Silly Putty on a newspaper. (awful stuff, destructive to documents of any Conversely, “[e]xposure to air that is too moist hook in the eyes of an archivist; natural oils and It is unknown whether this buckwild proce- kind), or something from the hardware store.” opens the door to biological attack, by mold and other dirt accumulate on hands, and not once did a dure was ever performed on the Declaration of Ben Gates may not be your average cat bur- agents; this can happen quickly,” Barbour wrote. character perform the sacred art of ablution. Independence, but it would explain the rapid glar, but you wouldn’t know it from the plastic In light of this, carrying the Declaration into We thought our notes had covered every- degradation of the document less than a century film he uses, which looks like he grabbed it off a labyrinth of underground catacombs probably thing, but Pruitt observed yet another way in after it was penned. the floor of Michael’s Arts & Crafts. wasn’t a good idea. which the film’s archival practice defies reality. In 1841, the Declaration was hung in a new Hidden danger also lurks in the air itself. Of course, that’s not the only kind of exposure “[O]ne of the more unrealistic aspects [of the building — today the home of the National “[R]emoving [a document] from a climate-con- threat faced by the Declaration. In an attempt to movie] was the depiction of a young woman as

Portrait Gallery — at the behest of Secretary of trolled environment and then subjecting it to reveal a hidden message on the back of the doc- the Archivist of the United States: although we’ve When life throws you a financial challenge, State Daniel Webster, where it remained for the further mechanical stresses would cause much ument, Gates and Dr. Chase douse the back of had two acting Archivists who were women, the you’ve proven you have what it takes to ace it. next 35 years. After more than three decades of further damage” than frequent motion, Pruitt the parchment in lemon juice, and then proceed permanent Archivists of the United States have Now it’s time to tackle your retirement savings direct exposure to sunlight, humidity and tem- said. Much of this danger owes to the delicate to heat the parchment first with their breath and all been older white men,” Pruitt wrote. at AceYourRetirement.org perature fluctuations, people began to remark constitution of the parchment itself. then with a hair dryer. It is fair to say that although “National on the sorry state of the document. One com- “[P]archment documents are complex “Aside from the fact that their chemistry Treasure” tells an exciting story with just the right mentator in the Historical Magazine in October objects; there is the writing support — the parch- regarding invisible inks is highly questionable, obvi- amount of fantastical fiction, the unrealistic por- 1870 warned that “[t]he original manuscript of ment itself, which varies in quality, and through ously exposing parchment to an acid like lemon juice trayal of historical artifacts pushes the plot over the Declaration of Independence … [is] rap- such variation may react differently to chang- and then to heat is an extremely bad idea that would the edge from believable fiction to pure fantasy. idly fading out so that in a few years, only the es in conditions; also ink, often pigments, and make the parchment even more brittle,” Pruitt wrote. Disney: next time, talk to an archivist. tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY 5 Colette Smith Fulkerson presents novel system in Granoff Madison Lehan Love It or Haute It Colloquium series Loafers ith the temperatures rising and Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow this year, we decided to review a warm- Wer weather footwear trend that we expect to see more frequently this coming spring: loafers. Loafers are obviously a classic — one might even say the most classic — shoe. However, the way in which they are worn has expanded greatly these past few years. It is no longer just for history profes- sors, lawyers and business professionals, it is for everyone. So, why not college-aged students? Coco: Loafers seem to be part of a larger shift of more traditionally mas- culine and often business-inspired fashion into women’s daily casual out- fits. Popularized by celebrities after the trend was featured on many run- ways, the more masculine silhouettes and accessories have leaked more and more to the mainstream. And I have to say, I am here for this trend — specif- ically the loafers. When I wear them, I feel like I belong in a cozy café in some artsy city, like Paris, latte in one

NICHOLAS PFOSI / TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES hand and thick, vintage book in the The Granoff Music Center is pictured on on May 7, 2014. other. Unfortunately, instead of Paris though, I am sitting in the campus cen- by Megan Szostak Fulkerson’s system puts a new spin on of music over a historical one — though ter drinking Rez coffee. I mean yeah, Assistant Arts Editor what is known as arithmetic modulo seven this is not meant to say she abandons the it’s not the same and definitely not as (mod seven) set theory through the incor- historical approach to medieval harmonic good but at least the loafers give me Although only here for a short time poration of symbols that give analysts more analysis entirely. Through looking at trea- a small escape from this monotonous while Tufts Musicology Professor Melinda information about a particular harmony. tises contemporary to the compositions reality we call life! Anyway, loafers are Latour-O’Brien is on sabbatical, Dr. Jessica Fulkerson believes that traditional mod of Pérotin that were central to her lec- truly the move. Besides the way they Fulkerson is making good use of her time seven set theory is oversimplified, because ture and specifically a treatise produced make you feel, they can take the basic at Tufts. After teaching Intro to Western the same set can be used to represent a by Johannes de Garlandia, a 13th-14th sweater-and-jeans look to a new level. Music last semester, Dr. Fulkerson current- variety of harmonies; her theory incorpo- century French music theorist, Fulkerson Add the loafers and suddenly you look ly teaches Sound and Structure II and a rates symbols to differentiate analogous was able to check her classifications of like you just emerged from a stack of seminar on medieval harmony. Fulkerson but not identical patterns in music. dissonance against a medieval listener’s books (like maybe Joe Goldberg but is an expert in medieval music and hopes Fulkerson then put her system to work ear. Garlandia classified intervals based not?) They are also very versatile: from to bring more visibility to the field. through the analysis of two works of 13th on their relative levels of dissonance in a class, to going out to dinner, to events “I think that with most undergraduate century tripla by Pérotin, a French com- similar way to Fulkerson, and when each that require business casual, loafers educations there is a strong focus on the poser and teacher who was integral in the dissonance classification was implement- are a great option. So in conclusion, common practice era, and I think that’s shift from plainchant (music with just one ed in the analysis, the results were nearly purchase some loafers and wear them great for a lot of reasons, but because we melodic line and no supporting harmo- identical. While it is impossible to know to the Career Fair this Friday. are limited by the number of hours, classes ny) to the polyphonic music that set a what a medieval listener would find disso- Beans: If masculine silhouettes and years that students are here, some of precedent for music of the post-medieval nant because “they are all dead” as stated have only just recently been leaking the other stuff gets put on the back burner,” world. To aid in her presentation of the set by Fulkerson in her presentation, check- into the mainstream, call me Anna Fulkerson said. theory analysis, Fulkerson used graphs to ing modern classifications of dissonance Wintour. “Masculine silhouettes,” in Fulkerson earned Bachelor’s degrees in map occurrences of dissonance and conso- against treatises contemporary to the other words, my brothers’ hand-me- flute performance and music theory from nance in Pérotin’s works. Fulkerson admit- works of interest appeases those on the down boxers and oversized wrestling Texas Christian University (TCU) and went ted that dissonance is difficult to quantify “historical listening” side of the debate. sweatshirts, have been a staple of on to receive a Master’s in music theo- and represent graphically, so she created a Fulkerson hopes that students are my wardrobe since the first grade. I ry from TCU shortly after. She received system that assigned different levels of dis- inspired and encouraged by her strides in showed up to my first day of school in a Ph.D. in Musicology-Analysis (Theory) sonance to different sets from her modified music theory. a pair of basketball shorts and a sweat- from Brandeis University, where she went system, where certain sets are inherently “I am really excited for this opportu- er vest. The jury is still out on why my on to act as a teaching fellow and writing more dissonant than others due to their nity for the colloquium,” Fulkerson said, mom was surprised when I came out to seminar instructor. intervallic content. “because I hope that students, especially her, but I digress. Despite my history Her dissertation topic, as well as the topic One question that arose in the lec- undergrad students, can see what work is with this type of fashion, I have never of her lecture on Feb. 10 which kicked off the ture from audience members was that being done, not only in medieval sonority seen an outfit made better by a loafer. semester’s Granoff Music Center Colloquium of historical versus anachronic listening. analysis, but also… that you can come up Truthfully, the only person I know of series, was on a revised system of notation for According to Fulkerson, there is a debate with your own stuff.” who wears loafers is my grandma’s boy- traditional diatonic set theory — a method among scholars of medieval music regard- Dr. Fulkerson will be presenting her new friend, Herb. Herb likes to sail. Herb of harmonic analysis — and its applications ing the appropriate way to listen to and approach to diatonic set theory in several also likes to golf. Herb’s loafers offer to medieval polyphony, or music with mul- analyze early music; some scholars prefer regional music theory conferences in the the very specific look of “I used to be tiple distinct lines. The talk, wittingly named to adhere to the treatises and what was the coming months. The Granoff Music Center an orthodontist but now I like boats “O V, Where Art Thou? A New Approach to common practice at the time, while others Colloquium series will continue on March and the Florida Keys.” The way I see Diatonic Set Theory,” surveyed her original prefer to listen to and analyze music with a 9 with a lecture by Evergreen State College it, unless you’re comfortably retired, system of intervallic analysis for polyphonic modern ear. Although there are arguments Professor of Music Sean Williams entitled living out your days with a beauti- music and its application to several specific for both sides, Fulkerson falls into the “Irishness, Celtic Culture and Magical ful woman named Sharon, it’s best polyphonic works of the 13th century. group supporting an anachronic analysis Whiteness in the 21st Century.” you leave the loafers at home. Maybe instead wear a tasteful pair of dress shoes to the Career Fair.

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CORRECTION A previous version of the article “Somerville zoning overhaul establishes hous- ing, environmental standards for new development” misattributed a comment made by Dan Bartman. The article stated that Rocco DiRico said that Tufts must comply with Somerville’s LEED requirements, when in fact Bartman said it. The article has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily regrets this error. Opinion 7 tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 13, 2020

EDITORIAL Spencer Christiansen Tufts must value student wellbeing by revising health 2020 vision accommodations system Candidates battle in New Hampshire af- ter Iowa uncertainty

ith the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump conclud- ed and the train wreck that was the Iowa Democratic caucus fading into Wthe past, the Democratic primary race is now in full swing. After New Hampshire there are clear leaders, but the nomination is still far from a sure thing for any candidate. The Granite state is proud of its traditionally important role in the electoral process, but the dynamics of this race are anything but traditional. The momentum that the Iowa winner typical- ly experiences was largely absent from the New Hampshire campaign, although both former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Bernie Sanders finished in the top two spots in Iowa and New Hampshire. As election day approached, new polling showed Senator Bernie Sanders in the lead, fol- lowed most closely by Pete Buttigieg, and farther back Joe Biden and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. A Monmouth University poll showed that 24% of voters would pick Sanders and 20% for Buttigieg, followed by Biden (17%), Warren (13%) and Klobuchar (9%). With the results in, it appears that the polling was quite accurate in the case of the top two, with Sanders taking first (25.7%), followed by Buttigieg (24.4%). Predictions were off farther down the podium however, with Klobuchar coming in a strong third (19.8%), fol- lowed by Warren (9.2%) and Biden (8.4%). Sanders’ success in the state is not altogether surprising. As the senator of neighboring Vermont, Sanders has a distinct advantage in the state. Sanders also won New Hampshire before; he beat CARTOON BY ANNABEL former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 60% to Being a college student entails living result, face difficulty when rescheduling to catch up on missed content, students 38% in the 2016 primary there. Buttigieg seems in close-quarters, experiencing much exams or making up coursework. Unlike will fall further behind in their classes, to be profiting from his strong showing in Iowa stress and often getting less-than-ideal health professionals, professors may not perform worse academically and have and, along with Sanders, has had upward trending amounts of sleep. These characteristics understand the severity of illness, yet the a turbulent return to life as a healthy support in the state since earlier this year. Coming of university life lead waves of sickness current system tasks professors with the university student. off of her impressive performance in Iowa and to move through campuses, often caus- responsibility of determining the work- Given this insufficient, complicated strong debate, Klobuchar campaigned hard on ing students to miss classes in order load and rigor that recovering students process, Tufts must revise its health the ground, which evidently paid off. With her bet- to recover. Although perhaps it is rea- can manage. accommodation policy in order to pro- ter-than-expected results in the first two states she sonable for professors to expect stu- Further, this system disadvantages tect student health and overall well- is a force to be reckoned with, but her momentum dents to make up work missed during sick students because it requires them ness. In order to reduce student stress will have to carry to later states. Warren’s lack of short absences, longer absences due to to effectively negotiate, a cognitive abil- and simplify the process of obtaining success is surprising, considering the geographic more severe, prolonged illnesses require ity, which is compromised by illness. exemptions, it is critical that an aca- advantage she shares with Sanders as a neighbor- different accommodations that Tufts The university’s policy signifies that the demic dean or health services employ- ing state senator. Biden has long been predicted to does not adequately provide. Its current acquisition of accommodations hinges ee actively oversees this process and fare poorly in New Hampshire, and accordingly did exemption system unfairly places the on an ill student’s ability to self-ad- advocates for students in need. This not concentrate much effort there, hoping to right burden on students, for they must advo- vocate, which puts them in an unfair, individual would work with Student the course of his presidential bid in slightly later cate for themselves and actively seek stressful position while they are already Services, Health Services professors states. With his back-to-back poor performances accommodations while they should be struggling. In addition, the lack of uni- and the student to gather documenta- Biden’s position as the “electable moderate” is in recovering: Tufts must revamp this sys- formity between professors’ policies tion, arrange for timely exemptions and question, and without a big win in South Carolina tem to value student wellness above the makes these negotiations more difficult coordinate makeup work. This change his candidacy could be as well. convenience of the university’s adminis- and needlessly complicated. would reduce miscommunication Similar to the Republican primary race in 2015, tration and professors. These complications and inadequa- among departments, remove the pro- preconceived notions of electability have gone out Inconsistent policy plagues the cur- cies within the accommodations pro- cess’s burden for recovering students the window in this contest for the nomination. rent process for acquiring accommo- cess also affect student health. The and thus alleviate the associated stress The candidate considered most conventionally dations. The general policy for student protracted process to receive permis- and pressure. electable, Biden, has suffered and badly needs a accommodations states that “students sions often forces students to attend If Tufts wishes to be a truly stu- win. Unconventional platforms and identities have are expected to negotiate any adjust- classes while ill, which increases the dent-centered institution, it must been the commonality for successful candidates ments directly” with their professor. As risk of their illness spreading to other prioritize the wellbeing of its stu- so far, and regardless of the eventual nominee and such, accommodation protocol is not students. Self-advocating and working dents, and optimizing student well- their success in the general, this race has changed uniformly honored across various depart- instead of resting also affects the recov- ness means allowing students to fully our notions of which candidates and ideas can win ments and courses but rather professors ery of sick students: Documented links recover from illness without added elections. often make unilateral and course-spe- between stress and health suggest that stress. Student health and safety must cific decisions about accommodations additional stress from classwork and become a priority through the adjust- Spencer Christiansen is a sophomore who for coursework. Such policies seem to negotiations hinders recovery. If recov- ment of Tufts’ health policies, for only has not yet declared a major. Spencer can favor the busy schedules of professors ery periods last longer and accommoda- then can Tufts fully practice a “stu- be reached at spencer.christiansen@tufts. edu. at the expense of students who, as a tions do not sufficiently allow students dent-first” philosophy. The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. The content of letters, advertisements, signed columns, cartoons and graphics does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. EDITORIALS Editorials represent the position of The Tufts Daily. Individual editors are not necessarily responsible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of The Tufts Daily. OP-EDS The Op-Ed section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. 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n May 12, 2019, Kawhi Leonard released a high arcing shot over the outstretched fingertips of seven footer Joel Embiid. OThe entire sports world watched at the edge of its seat as the ball bounced four times on the rim before falling through the hoop, giving the Toronto Raptors a 92–90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in game seven of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Leonard’s heroics prompted Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan to tweet “You saw it. Why Sport is one of life’s greatest gifts. Pity the non-sports fan. He or she will never know what we know.” Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals was certainly one of the best games of 2019, but not the best. With a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament final four on the line, Virginia and Purdue played COURTESY TUFTS CRICKET CLUB the game of the year. The Tufts Cricket Club is pictured on Oct. 6, 2019. My parents allowed me to skip ele- mentary school on my birthday, and by Sruthi Kocherlakota but the team hopes to practice on Bello Field “About 15 of us went to the ACC cham- Thursday and Friday of the NCAA tour- Assistant Sports Editor or on Ounjian Field in the coming weeks. pionship in New York,” Mehta said. “None nament’s round of 64. Anyone who’s “The process of becoming a club sport of us knew each other particularly well as a watched the goosebump-inducing “One Most people in the U.S. typically associ- was relatively painless,” Mishra said. group, but we got to know each other really Shining Moment” tournament montag- ate the term cricket to an insect. But, cricket “Because our sport requires open practice well. Although we lost most of the matches, es knows there’s just something special — the sport — is the second most watched spaces we typically do have trouble finding we were able to bond over making fun of about college basketball in March. The sport in the world and is popular across practice spaces. It is definitely a struggle to each other over our performances and how Virginia–Purdue clash epitomized the countries such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka work with club sports to book that space for bad we were.” NCAA tournament’s competitive purity, and England, where it is deeply rooted in the tryouts and practice spaces before we are As the team is still growing, it welcomes with both teams taking turns riding waves culture. While cricket remains unfamiliar to [in] season … That is probably the biggest all different backgrounds and playing expe- of momentum. The rollercoaster affair many in the U.S., at Tufts, the Cricket Club struggle we are facing right now.” riences. The team has a few graduate stu- included 11 ties and 15 lead changes. has formed over the past few years, seeking The team’s first scheduled practice this dents, first-year students and beginners; Ty Jerome (24 points, 7 assists and 5 to spread love for the sport. semester was cancelled due to lack of field however, they are still looking to reach out rebounds) and Kyle Guy (25 points and The club was founded in 2017 by availability. However, when the team cannot to other groups, especially women. 10 rebounds) showed up in a big way co-founders junior Uzair Sattar and junior schedule practices in the cage or if weather “We definitely have an active effort to for Virginia. Both stat lines would have Sidharth Anand. In the fall of 2019, it was restricts practices outside, it looks to play involve women on the team,” Misner said. earned a lot more chatter on SportsCenter recognized by the TCU Senate, and in the box cricket at the International House on 13 “Obviously, there is no restriction as to who if it weren’t for Purdue’s outstanding spring of 2019, the club held its first general Sawyer Ave. Box cricket, an abridged version can join the team, we are open to grad guard Carsen Edwards. Edwards came interest meeting. of the game, allows cricket to be played in students, Ph.D. students, underclassmen, out on fire in the first half, adding gas- Last semester, the team met weekly for smaller, indoor spaces. Last semester, the upperclassmen, whoever wants to play oline in the second, going 10 for 19 for practices and executive board meetings to Tufts Cricket Club set up a small box cricket cricket is welcome to join.” three and finishing with 42 points. prepare for local matches. Although the tournament, where teams of four compet- First-year Akash Jyothish shared his posi- In a game where three stars com- club only recently received TCU recogni- ed. Additionally, the team has been playing tive experience on the team. bined to score 91 points, the biggest tion, the club decided to transition to a box cricket early this semester to maintain “It has been a place to find a good com- play was made by 5’9” true freshman club sport this year. The spring 2020 semes- members’ excitement for the game while munity of people who share an interest Kihei Clark, who had yet to score a ter marks the first semester that the Tufts they wait for official practices to kick off that I won’t find in common with the aver- point. With 5.9 seconds left in regula- Cricket team joins the group of club sports when club season starts. age friend or student at Tufts,” Jyothish tion, Jerome went to the free throw line on campus, which are overseen by the ath- Aside from box cricket tournaments, the said. “It has been really nice to have in with Virginia trailing by three points. letics department. team constantly communicates with other some ways a cultural connection to home. He made the first, then missed the Currently, the team consists of around 20 cricket teams from surrounding Boston Also, as a sport, it is a really fun sport and it second off the front rim. The ball was regular players, and has a core group that area schools — including Boston University, is a really great time, whether it is playing tipped backwards and corralled by makes up the executive board. President Harvard University and Northeastern for fun or serious drills. It feels good to be Clark around the opposite 3-point line. Anand, sophomore captain Charlie Short, University — to schedule local matches doing something I haven’t had the chance What followed can only be described sophomore team statistician Kiran Misner throughout the season. Although the team to do before.” as an act of basketball mastery: the and sophomore team treasurer Akash hopes to travel to larger tournaments in the Other teammates have similar feelings, point guard equivalent of catching a fly Mishra are among some of the members future, for now the focus is on local matches, as the club has given them an opportunity with chopsticks. With the clock ticking of the executive board who work closely according to Mishra. to meet new people who share the same toward zero, the freshman surveyed together to plan practices, organize tour- “The decision [we] made as an executive passion. the court and calmly rifled a long one naments and keep track of the team’s over- board this semester is to focus on the tran- “Tufts Cricket was the first commu- arm pass to Mamadi Diakite. Diakite all progress. In addition, a few first-year sition into club sports and continue playing nity [where] I actually felt at home from caught the pass with less than a second students are shadowing existing executive in local matches,” Mishra said. “We will keep the moment I went to one practice and on the clock and floated the ball over board members. playing matches with Boston area colleges met everyone from other countries that the outstretched arms of Purdue’s 7’3” After becoming a recognized club sport, and set a goal of going to a national tourna- share a similar interest and passion,” Matt Haarms. the team has shifted its goals for this semes- ment either next fall or spring.” Mehta said. “I love talking about crick- Nothing but nylon. Virginia went on to ter and the following club season. First-year Saumya Mehta explained that et and playing cricket, so it was really win 80–75 after a tightly-contested over- “The biggest goal in being a club sport the team is working on gelling more first, fun to find 20 other people who loved time period. Nine days later they would was to add a bit more legitimacy to the before entering any large tournaments. doing the same thing. The community is defeat Texas Tech University in overtime executive board positions as a whole,” “The team is still going through this tran- amazing and I got to meet a lot of peo- to win the national championship. Mishra said. “We wanted to become a more sitional phase where we are trying to build ple that I have friendships with outside A game like this keeps cell phones in serious playing group. Last semester, even a team from scratch,” Mehta said. “Before of cricket.” pockets and makes homework assign- as a TCU club, we went to the Northeast we go to any major tournaments, we have Going into the club season, the team will ments due the next morning impos- Regional Championship with [the] to build a little bit more harmony within the plan more bonding events, along with their sible to complete. After watching the American College Cricket Organization, team and get to know each other more.” scheduled matches. game at a friend’s house, I drove home one of the few organizations in the U.S. The team also traveled to New York “Team bonding is something we are look- in silence feeling awesome. Pity the that governs college cricket.” during the fall semester to compete in the ing to do more this semester,” Misner said. non-sports fan. Now, the cricket team is able to schedule American College Cricket (ACC) North East “Most of the team bonding we have done practice times and space more efficiently — Regional Tournament. While the team did has been informal; the trip to New York was Alex Sharp is a first-year who has not yet something it has struggled with in the past. not perform as well as it had hoped, the probably our biggest event.” declared a major. Alex can be reached at The team often practices in Carzo Cage in players look back fondly on the experiences The team is holding tryouts this Saturday, [email protected]. the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, the trip provided. Feb. 15.