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er NESCAC title this Saturday A$AP Ferg’s ‘Always Strive’ a bizzare hopdgepodge of SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE styles, moods see ARTS AND LIVING / PAGE 5

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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Linda Daniels hired as staff psychologist, liaison to the Africana Center

a better under- “As a first-generation Black student myself, standing of the I ‘get it’ on a visceral level,” Daniels said. “My issues facing stu- lived life as an African-American female in the dents of color United States (i.e. experience with micro and and to create an macro aggressions) is a shared experience environment that between myself and other persons of color. de-stigmatizes Yet, while understanding the commonalities, those seeking I also respect the uniqueness of each person’s help for mental lived experience.” health issues and Director of the Africana Center Katrina concerns. Moore said that Daniels will be working “As I fulfill my together with the Africana Center on devel- various roles at oping workshops and training for students CMHS and the and staff. broader univer- “Since her arrival to Tufts, Dr. Daniels sity community, has extended her time and expertise to the I hope to serve Africana community in a variety of settings,” as a role model Moore said. “We are looking forward to build- for students who ing a strong relationship with Dr. Daniels as might be reluctant we work collectively to identify workshops to seek mental and trainings that will address the concerns health services,” and needs of not only students of color but Daniels wrote in an faculty and staff as well.” email to the Daily. Daniels explained that prior to her work at “I also wish to foster Tufts, she spent 20 years as a psychotherapist RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services’ newest counselor Linda Daniels in her office on March 7. a campus culture in private practice working with individuals, that does not stig- couples and groups — many of whom were by Emma Steiner Health Services (CMHS) this semester. In matize individuals with mental health needs.” people of color or members of the Lesbian, News Editor addition, Daniels will act as a CMHS liaison Daniels said that, as a Black woman, she Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and to the Africana Center, and work on issues of can better understand the experiences of stu- Intersex (LGBTQI) community. According Linda Daniels, Psy.D. joined the team of diversity and inclusion at the university. dents of color than those who may not have staff psychologists at Counseling and Mental At Tufts, Daniels said she hopes to get had similar experiences. see STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST, page 2

Tufts EMT members celebrate program after 30 years of service

by Isabel Banta Bartlett and Gina Regonini, the Shared Interest Staff Writer Group coordinator from the Office of Alumni Relations, Quinn, a junior, said. Approximately 30 current members of “The planning for this celebration Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) began at the end of last semester with a and 10 to 15 TEMS alumni celebrated the brainstorm of the general format of the program’s 30th anniversary on Sunday after- event …” Quinn told the Daily in an email. noon at the Breed Memorial Hall. The event, “Additionally, we were lucky to have input which celebrated the program’s history and from a group of alumni in many of the accomplishments since its start in the 1980s, logistic decisions in the planning of the commemorated the roots of the program event.” with photos and memories. She explained that connecting with alum- Jeffrey Cukor (A ’90) opened the event ni, who represent the long history of the by speaking about his experience as one of program, was a key focus of the anniversary. the first four original members of TEMS. A “I hope that the 30th Anniversary lun- number of other alumni then spoke about cheon serves to create a stronger connection their previous experiences on TEMS, fol- with our alumni base,” she explained. “I think lowed by Cukor sharing photos of the it’s a shame that in our history thus far, we program’s alumni. haven’t reached out to the alumni more fre- TEMS Medical Director Dr. Stacey Sperling quently. They stand to serve as a tremendous then reminisced about the progress of the resource to our current membership, and it group and praised its success. She explained was such a pleasure meeting those who were that some prospective students have said able to come on Sunday.” to her that the state of the TEMS program The inception of TEMS traces back to has been a determining factor in their col- the fall of 1984 when founder David Levitt (LA

ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY lege decision processes.The celebration was ’88) noticed a lack of sufficient emergency Jeffrey Cukor (A ’90) talks about his time as a TEMS member during the first years after its organized by TEMS officer Rosie Quinn, in founding at the TEMS’ 30th anniversary celebration at 51 Winthrop on April 24. conjunction with TEMS’ advisor Geoffrey see TEMS, page 2

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THE TUFTS DAILY Undergraduate tuition, fees to rise in

Sarah Zheng Editor-in-Chief upcoming academic year by Gil Jacobson emails explaining such tuition increases best possible education. EDITORIAL Assistant News Editor in the past, Qu explained that he and “A diverse student body — diverse on Nicholas Golden Glaser decided to send out an update many different dimensions — enables Mengqi Sun James Glaser, dean of the School of about this matter for the first time. students to learn from each other,” he Managing Editors Arts and Sciences, and Jianmin Qu, dean “In setting the tuition and other costs, said. “In order to increase financial aid, Nicholas Pfosi Associate Editor of the School of Engineering, sent out Tufts looks closely at what resources are we have to control our costs and some- Arin Kerstein Executive News Editor Isha Fahad News Editors an email update to Tufts undergraduate needed to deliver the kind of education- times decide that we can’t do certain Abby Feldman students on April 12, detailing the pro- al experience that our students expect,” things. This is one of the biggest chal- Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum jected increased tuition and fees for the Qu wrote in an email to the Daily. “We lenges of our jobs as deans.” Emma Steiner 2016-17 academic year in an effort to do our best to control the costs. But According to Paul Tringale, secretary Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editors Kyle Blacklock help family financial planning. many factors are beyond our control.” of the corporation in the Tufts Office of Gil Jacobson Undergraduate tuition will increase According to Glaser, the universi- the Trustees, this tuition increase was Robert Katz Liam Knox by $1,784 to $51,304. After factoring in ty budget for the upcoming year has the smallest possible option. Catherine Perloff room, board and other fees, the overall already been set, which includes a sig- “Our trustees review all of the Vibhav Prakasam Hannah Uebele cost per student will be $65,996, an nificant increase in financial aid. factors identified by the deans and Joe Walsh increase of 3.6 percent. “The financial aid budget has senior administrative leadership and Kendall Todd Executive Features Editor “The university engages in careful increased at a much higher rate than approve the smallest possible tuition Nicole Brooks Features Editors planning to keep tuition as affordable as the tuition rate over the past decade,” he increase that allows the university Nina Joung Jake Taber possible for our students and their fam- wrote in an email to the Daily. to achieve its long- and short-term Diane Alexander Assistant Features Editors ilies,” Glaser and Qu wrote in the email. According to Glaser, this aid increase goals,” Tringale wrote in an email to Constantinos Angelakis Emily Cheng While the university has not sent out allows Tufts to provide students with the the Daily. Emma R. Rosenthal John Gallagher Executive Arts Editor Lancy Downs Arts Editors Justin Krakoff Josh Podolsky New CMHS hire aims to address issues of diversity, inclusion Jonah Allon Assistant Arts Editors Cassidy Olsen STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST the Black student and faculty population to 13 that exist…and figure out where is the right Eran Sabaner continued from page 1 percent to mirror the percentage of Black peo- place to put all of this information … I’m Hannah Hoang Executive Op-Ed Editor to Daniels, she worked at the Center for ple in the United States, an end to increased talking everything from you arrive here and Dorie Campbell Op-Ed Editor Emily Karl Multicultural Training in Psychology at the surveillance of predominantly Black events didn’t realize it snowed in Boston and need Erin Sifre Boston University School of Medicine train- on campus and an an increase in the budget some new clothes, to the kinds of support to Stephen Dennison Cartoonists Abigail Feldman ing psychologists and served as director of of the Africana Center, among several others. get medications or eye glasses, or the ability Shannon Geary the People of African Descent Program at “We, the Black students of Tufts University, to get some funds to participate in intramural Allison Merola Cassie Bardos Editorialists the Massachusetts School of Professional united under the name #TheThreePercent, sports or whatever.” Miranda Chavez Psychology (MSPP), in addition to working in have come together to demand that Tufts Daniels said that the staff at CMHS is cur- Frances DeFreitas Jake Goldberg various other roles. address our treatment as second class citizens rently working to better address the needs of Emma Henderson Daniels is also currently on the Board by the university,” a student at the November students of color. Michael Lefkowtiz Anita Ramaswamy of Visitors at Fenway Community Health, a march was quoted as saying in a Nov. 18, “The entire CMHS staff is working together Noah Weinflash Boston-based medical and research orga- 2015 Daily article. “The ‘Three Percent’ refers to be able to comprehensively address the Maclyn Senear Executive Sports Editor nization that focuses on providing for the not only to our underrepresentation here as mental health service needs of students of Ray-Paul Biron Sports Editors medical and behavioral health needs of undergraduate students, but also to the same color, which will be informed by my work Ross Dember Phillip Goldberg the LGBTQI community, she said. numerical underrepresentation that we have with the broader university community,” Alex Schroeder Her hiring comes after the Black- with Tufts faculty.” Daniels said. “As a result, we expect to see an Chris Warren Yuan Jun Chee Assistant Sports Editors identifying student group #TheThreePercent The student added that the demands are increase in requests for mental health services Maddie Payne issued a list of demands to the university not comprehensive, but reflect the voices of at CMHS, and we are all committed to meet Eddie Samuels Noah Smith in resistance to campus racism. The list past students of color at Tufts. that demand.” Sofie Hecht Executive Photo Editor of demands included one that asked the “We have been silenced, forgotten, heard Director of CMHS Julie Ross, Ph.D., said Alex Knapp university to support the mental health of and ignored,” the student said. that Daniels will be working both with indi- Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers students of color in a more adequate way. Chief Diversity Officer and Associate vidual students and with the university as a Laura DeArmas “We demand that Tufts be better prepared Provost Mark Brimhall-Vargas said that whole to improve Tufts’ ability to address the Maria Ferraz Henry Hintermeister to address the mental health needs of Black when the demands were made, CMHS mental health needs of students of color. Katlyn Kreie students,” the second demand read. was already in the process of searching for “Here at Tufts, Dr. Daniels is working with Mia Lambert Jiaxun Li The name #TheThreePercent refers to a staff psychologist to address the needs students in individual counseling, serving as Nora Nord the percentage of Black students on cam- of a more diverse population, and in the the CMHS liaison to the Africana [C]enter, Nicholas Pfosi Julia Press puses in Boston. According to an April 24, past has had psychologists of color and and meeting regularly with students and staff Evan Sayles 2015 Boston Globe article, only three percent LGBTQI psychologists available. of the center to get to know the community,” Angelie Xiong of students at Tufts, Boston University, the Brimhall-Vargas said that he and Ross wrote to the Daily in an email. PRODUCTION Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Daniels will also be working on a project She explained that Daniels is also meeting Julie Doten and Northeastern University are Black. The to identify and compile the resources that with some of the Groups of Six centers and Production Director Astrid Weng Executive Layout Editor university’s diversity dashboard indicates that exist at Tufts for students who need mon- student groups on campus to better under- Jewel Castle Layout Editors 3.9 percent of undergraduates enrolled in fall etary support. stand the experiences and needs of students Abbie Gantner Leila Li 2015 were Black/African American, according “We are starting to bridge resources that of color at Tufts. Allie Merola to the federal categorization method. exist at Tufts that provide support for first-gen- “Dr. Daniels is also working with adminis- Brianna Mignano Mandip Pokharel Last November, #TheThreePercent move- eration students or students that have differ- tration on issues of diversity and inclusion on Ellie Powers ment held a rally and publicly read its demands ent financial capacity,” Brimhall-Vargas said. campus, including looking at the impact of Annabelle Roberts Emily Sharp in during an on-campus march. “My task to Linda in the coming year is to socioeconomic status and financial need on Andrew Stephens Other demands included an increase in really do a mapping of the kinds of resources the student experience,” Ross said. Sebastian Torrente Shirley Wang Creative Director Petrina Chan Executive Graphics Editor Allison Merola Graphics Editors TEMS celebrates 30th anniversary Dana Pek of 42 members, with 17 of them being Weinstock added that the group is also Belinda Xian TEMS Jack Ronan Executive Copy Editors continued from page 1 new additions in the 2015-2016 academic working to improve internally. Dan Strauss medical care on campus, according to an year. Since its inception, the 24-hour service “One example of this is now hav- Meagan Adler Copy Editors Alison Beach article in the Spring 2016 edition of The Pulse, officers have responded to over 9,300 calls, ing two in-house certified Emergency Arthur Beckel TEMS’ semesterly newsletter. He and fellow according to The Pulse article. Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) Lancy Downs Alison Epstein EMT Craig Vinch subsequently worked to gain During the celebration, TEMS’ lead- instructors,” he explained. Andrew Kager TCU recognition for the group, which began ership members shared plans for the The addition of CPR instructors and EMT Melissa Kain Sarah Kalinowski to fully operate in the spring of 1986. program’s future. classes has allowed further advancement of Reena Karasin “At its start, TEMS only had four “TEMS has grown by the hard work of the program, he said. Sophie Lehrenbaum Rachel Salzberg members, together managing to cover each year’s board and members, coming up Maeve Byrne, a first-year in PE 131 EMT, Arielle Sigel every night shift during the week and 24 with new ideas to improve our presence on explained that while these EMT classes are Caroline Watson Maxwell Bernstein Executive Tech Manager hour shifts every weekend,” the article campus, as well as improving the resourc- not required for acceptance into the TEMS Nitesh Gupta Online Editor reads. “They worked out of a small office es we can offer,” TEMS Executive Director program, they are an excellent resource. Evan Sayles Social Media Editor in what we now know as the Women’s Hank Weinstock told the Daily in an email. “All of our teaching assistants are on BUSINESS Center. Due to their lack of a vehicle, “Looking towards the future, we are revamp- TEMS, so talking to them about their expe- Yiran Xu TEMS members either left their sup- ing our use of alumni to provide higher level rience encourages students to apply,” Byrne Executive Business Director plies in TUPD cruisers, or carried the medical trainings, as well as increasing the said. “Once you go through the course, you Qinyue Yu Receivables Manager bags themselves, walking (or running) to number of CPR instructors and size of the test for an EMT license and afterwards you Evan Sayles Online Advertising Eva Sachar Ad Managers every call they received.” PE 131 EMT class so that we can offer more can apply to TEMS if you want to. As far as I Jay Hayes Now, thirty years later, TEMS has a total training to the community. know, most people in the class want to apply.” Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | News | THE TUFTS DAILY News 3

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Alumni and Senior Awards recognize Jumbos’ Melissa Feito achievements on and off campus The Story of Stories

by Constantinos Angelakis ing the Career Services Committee and pages of applications in total. Features Assistant Editor the Homecoming Committee, which are The Alumni Award applications are A 21st century bard also staffed by alumni volunteers. selected in December, and the awards As the academic year comes to an Jaikumar said that the Office of committee then goes through the ’ll admit that music is probably the end, Tufts departments often take time Alumni Relations begins the process same process with the nominations for medium of art I know least about. to acknowledge the achievements grad- of selecting honorees for the Alumni Senior Awards in February, according to Despite having played some sort of uating seniors have made within the Awards by compiling nominations. Jaikumar. instrument on and off for most of Tufts community during their time on These nominations are chosen after Following the committee’s selection Imy life, I am just not as music savvy as I the Hill. Alongside these acknowledge- reaching out to a variety of different process, recipients are notified that would like to be. Music is very meaningful ments, the Alumni Awards Committee members within the Tufts community. they’ve received the honor. As part of to me, and I spend my day listening to an and the Office of Alumni Relations give “We will send out [requests for] nom- the conditions for accepting an Alumni insane hodgepodge of playlists, but I don’t out the annual Alumni and Senior inations to all the different graduate Award, the honoree must be able to nerd out about it with as much glee and Awards, highlighting the achievements and professional schools as well as to all come to campus to receive their award detailed precision as much as I do over of graduating seniors and the wide- the different people at Tufts, the faculty at the annual Awards Ceremony. literature, games or films. That is, except spread accomplishments and impacts … and development officers, everybody “There’s a bit of logistics that goes for Joanna Newsom. It probably comes as made by Tufts Alumni. This year, the who works with alumni,” she said. “And into [the ceremony] too … which is no surprise it’s partially because Newsom’s Alumni Awards were presented on April we put out a call to all 100,000 alumni.” a wonderful embodiment of the work albums aren’t just a collection of songs, 2 and the Senior Awards on April 9. Nominations for the Senior that the committee does,” Pinn said. but a journey, a narrative in their own The Alumni Awards were started Awards are compiled in a similar fashion. “Even more amazing [is] to have gone right, from the first track to the last. in 1941 by volunteers from the Tufts The Office of Alumni Relations reaches through these truly impressive packets, The best way I can find to describe Alumni Association, according to Mini out to academic departments, athletic read these stirring stories and then go Newsom is a indie-folk epicist. She’s the Jaikumar, who completed her gradu- offices, the Office of Undergraduate to the ceremony and actually meet the closest thing we’ll have to a bard in the ate studies at Tufts in 1997, who is Admissions and the Office of Student people behind them. In many cases, 21st century, and she both performs and the senior associate director for the Life, according to Jaikumar. people bring families, significant oth- writes in the tradition of music story- Alumni Association and Volunteer “We try to reach out to every depart- ers, et cetera. It’s extraordinarily touch- telling, sometimes following the myth of Management in the Office of Alumni ment and every office at Tufts … where ing.” a specific figure, sometimes exploring a Relations. According to the Alumni people come into contact with students In addition to the ceremony, for the broader emotion or experience through Award website, the mission to acknowl- and again ask them to nominate talent- first time this year, honorees were invit- a created character. When she pairs her edge the achievements of alumni with- ed students,” she said. “In the case of ed to engage with students directly twangy, uneven voice with her melod- in the awards is to both inspire students Senior Awards, there were 57 nomina- through classes and organizations on ic harp, the raw, joyful and haunting and “bring honor and a source of pride tions this year.” campus, according to Emma Daniels, effect only enhances the intricate stories to Tufts University.” On the other side, There are several stages in the pro- an Alumni Relations assistant. Newsom writes into her music. She could the Senior Awards were established in cess of selecting recipients for the “Given these wonderful people com- be either just a musician, a singer or a 1955 to honor students who are pre- Senior Awards, spanning several months ing to campus, it would be such a waste poet, and she would already be amazing. paring to become part of the alumni beginning at the start of the school year, if we didn’t try to engage them with But instead, she combines all three of her network, as well as to enhance Tufts’ according to Jaikumar. Submissions are students in some way,” Jaikumar said. talents to create truly incredible music. reputation in the world, Jaikumar said. first processed in the Office of Alumni For example, Judge R. Guy Cole (A To give an example, the first time I “I think alumni [realized] that they Relations. ’72), Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of listened to the title track off of her 2010 wanted to build strong and positive “Once the nominations all come in, Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a 2016 album, “Have One On Me,” which follows relationships with the students, espe- our office is responsible for putting alumni recipient of the Distinguished the downfall of dancer Lola Montez, the cially if they were getting ready to grad- everything together into one big folder,” Achievement Award, visited a political mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, I was uate and become part of the alumni Jaikumar said. science class focusing on constitutional blown away by Newsom’s ability to weave world,” Jaikumar said. The nominees are then sent to the law on April 1, according to Daniels. a story worthy of a novel into an 11-min- Throughout their long history, the Awards Committee, which is appointed “They were very, very excited about ute song. In the climax of the song, which Alumni Awards have honored gen- in July by the president of the Alumni it,” Jaikumar said. “We wanted the stu- is honestly film-worthy, Lola is hidden erations of graduates from a variety Association, according to Jaikumar. The dents to have an opportunity to meet away on the train with her lover, racing of fields. Past recipients of the awards committee then sorts through the nom- these wonderful people but also wanted through the night, drunk and slipping into include Edith L. Bush (J’ 1903), the first inations by award category. these honorees to feel like we really val- a frantic sleep while the realization dawns female professor to teach in the School The members of this committee are ued them and wanted them to engage upon her that she has been expendable of Engineering, in 1941; Jester Hairston all also part of the Alumni Council, with the Tufts community.” this whole time. To be frank, I could cite (LA’ 29), the grandson of slaves who which is the governing body of the The organization of these visits by some lyrics, but the written word doesn’t became a Hollywood actor and com- Alumni association, according to Nancy the alumni reflects the goals of the do them full justice. Just go listen. poser, in 1990; and Jonathan Tisch (LA Pinn (LA ’88), co-director of the Alumni Awards Committee: to further connect In October of 2015, Newsom released ’76), businessman and co-chairman of Council’s Awards Committee. the alumni and students of Tufts, who her first album is five years, “Divers.” In the Board of Trustees, in 1997. Pinn stressed the difficulty of the will one day join the alumni community this album, Newsom’s character moves The Alumni Awards are divided into selection process due to the high num- themselves. through several meditations of death and eight categories based upon the crite- ber of accomplished nominees the “For the Alumni Awards, we’re con- impermanence in the face of love, her anx- ria for each award. These include the committee receives each year. tinuing to think about how best to iety mounting as she moves through bus- Distinguished Service and Achievement “For each of the awards, there are so connect these alumni award recipients tling but crumbling human creations in Awards and the Young Alumni Service many incredibly accomplished, impres- to the campus and what’s going on in songs such as “Sapokanikan” and “Leaving and Achievement Awards, the latter of sive, humbling stories of individual the life of undergraduates or soon-to- the City.” The title track of the album, which is set aside for those who’ve grad- achievement and community contri- be graduates,” Pinn said. “Similarly, for about three quarters through, describes uated within the last 10 years. bution,” Pinn said. “It’s just so hard to the Senior Awards, we hope to do our the agony of waiting, through the met- While today a professional staff choose among so many amazing indi- best to encourage Senior Award recip- aphor of the women who wait for their in the Office of Alumni Relations is vidual stories.” ients, but really all graduating seniors, fishermen husbands to surface. Newsom’s in charge of the Awards, the Awards The process of reviewing applica- to take an active role in the alumni character rejects the notion that men use Committee, which selects the recipients tions is meticulous and requires sorting community, because Tufts is such a women as a point of return, a light at the from the nominees, is still composed through a large amount of supplemen- great network of people who really end of the tunnel, not taking into account of volunteers. The Alumni Association tary materials. According to Jaikumar, care about the world around them and that she too, is alive and not an anony- also has 16 other committees, includ- Alumni Relations compiles hundreds of about the university.” mous signal of life and love. Last October I was lucky enough to see Newsom live in Boston. I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my time, but never had I had an experience so transcendental as this. She wasn’t just playing songs off a set; Newsom created an intentional narrative experience for everyone in the audience that day.

Take the pledge at ItsOnUs.org Melissa Feito is a senior majoring in En- glish. She can reached at melissa.feito@ tufts.edu.

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ALBUM REVIEW A$AP Ferg’s latest, ‘Always Strive and Prosper,’ Natalie Girshman ABC's of Literature: reveals another side to the rapper V. E. Schwab by Jonah Allon soul eulogies to his family members like transparent and insubstantial. What Assistant Arts Editor “Grandma.” When it does settle into a thrilled rap aficionados about “Trap ’ve read a lot of fantasy over the years, tonal register, especially on the baffling- Lord” was the emergence of a fresh, from the time that I was a little girl The old adage holds that there’s no ly upbeat “Strive,” the listener might feel idiosyncratic voice. Here that voice is devouring the works of Diana Wynne such thing as bad publicity. But when as though they’ve stumbled onto the set muted, drowned out by the bigger, more Jones to my current complicated rela- A$AP Ferg fired off a hasty tweet mistak- of a religious infomercial, with “DIAL established guns. Which isn’t necessar- Itionship with “A Song of Ice and Fire” (1996 enly trying to correct hip-hop manager NOW” flashing over their heads in all ily a problem — it’s always fun to hear – present) from George R. R. Martin (yes, Michael C. Clark on his use of the word caps. Compounding this impression is Schoolboy Q spit a monster verse, as he I’m still waiting for “The Winds of Winter”). “forthcoming” to describe his second the album’s title, which, with its strange does on “Let It Bang” — but if the guest As a result, I can be a little jaded. Mysterious studio album, triggering the customary prosperity gospel overtones, sounds like verses are your album’s biggest draw, older wizard who likes to offer unsolicited Internet pile-on (“A$AP Ferg getting a Joel Osteen sign-off. you’re doing something wrong. life advice? Same old story. Dragon ravaging bodied by a reading error,” read one Ferg has harnessed his confrontation- On the rare occasions where Ferg is the land? Been there, done that. Farm boy caption to a screencap of the exchange), al, disorienting style to brilliant effect allowed to shine through, however, he with a mysterious destiny who’s surprisingly it probably wasn’t the type of pre-re- on previous projects; take the strangely manages to produce some solid work. And good with a sword? Yesterday’s news. (Of lease buzz he was hoping to generate. unsettling banger “Shabba” (2013), or the though longtime fans might knock him course, I still will happily consume any and Worse, it seemed to put the sophomoric grittily surreal “Cocaine Castle” (2013). for going soft, grappling with emotionally all of these tropes when they’re offered to in “sophomore effort.” Little of that exhilarating rawness is on charged topics like an unstable uncle and me.) But the novels of V. E. Schwab all offer Putting a more generous spin on an display here. The one truly disorienting the tragic death of fellow A$AP Mob mem- something completely different. obvious gaffe, Ferg’s new anagrammat- thing about “Always Strive” is how unchar- ber A$AP Yams, that brand of wounded “Vicious” (2013), Schwab’s take on the ic album, “Always Strive and Prosper,” acteristically vanilla it can get at its lowest vulnerability has always been latent in his superhero genre, flashes back and forth in which dropped this past Friday, is a points. Granted, Ferg still shows flashes music. In “Hood Pope,” Ferg envisioned time to tell the story of two ambitious col- kind of second coming for the Harlem- of the technical virtuosity that catapulted himself as a positive role model for the lege roommates. In their senior year, Eli born rapper. The man who once flat- him to stardom on tracks such as “Let wayward black youth of his community and Victor’s research in adrenaline, near- ly declared to Pitchfork writer Corban You Go” and “Yammy Gang.” He even gets who find themselves spiritually adrift. He death experiences and people with pow- Goble “I wanna be as known as Jesus” some assists from Missy Elliot, Future and expands on this theme in the album’s cen- ers leads them from the theoretical into has always been heavy-handed with Chris Brown, who all bring a unique flavor terpiece, “Beautiful People,” which nods the real and the dangerous. Ten years later, religious allusions, dating back to his to the album. But these cameos, enjoyable to the Black Lives Matter movement in Victor has broken out of prison, and there’s self-designation as “Trap Lord” on his though they may be, aren’t enough to prop its uplifting spoken word intro: “If our only one thing he wants: revenge on Eli. studio debut. On the opener to the new up a sagging effort. lives don’t matter, no lives matter/ Thus, Superheroes are often the province of album, not-so-subtly titled “Rebirth,” If anything, the wide-ranging fea- life is our future, dying is unacceptable comics and movies, but “Vicious” makes a he’s even more blunt: “Now that you’re tures end up being a double-edged / Living for what we believe in is life compelling case for the superhero novel. no longer a lord that’s trap / You have sword. “Always Strive” might tantalize itself.” It’s a message at once simple and Schwab’s writing delivers clever plot twists graduated to the Hood Pope.” listeners with its who’s-who of hip-hop profound, intuitive and layered. While it and striking images without ever sacrific- As entertaining as it is to imagine Ferg and R&B giants, but it serves more as a may be a little premature for A$AP Ferg to ing the forward momentum of the plot or decked out in white robes while trading forum for these artists to showcase their start wrapping himself in the vestments of the delicious moral ambiguity of the char- verses with unabashed hedonists like work than a unified vision. Like a piece Hood Pope, “Always Strive” shows that he acters. This book takes established ideas Schoolboy Q and Rick Ross — two of the of cloth stretched past breaking point is more than ready to assume the role of about heroes and villains and flips them all many high-profile guests featured on in all directions, the result is something humble messenger. on their heads. There’s experiments gone “Always Strive” wrong, and menacing sidekicks and dra- — the vibe on matic final confrontations, but somehow the album is they’re nothing like all the ones you’ve seen much closer to before. “Vicious” is original, daring, and will a megachurch inevitably leave you hoping for a sequel. revival than a “A Darker Shade of Magic” (2015) is somber papal equally, if not more so, creative and is quite proceeding. The possibly one of the best books I read all term “vibe,” by last year. It takes place throughout three the way, is used iterations of London: Grey London, which loosely here, is without magic and ruled by a mad King shorn of its usual George; Red London, where magic thrives connotations of and the royal dynasty presides over a vibrant something fully city; and White London, where magic and realized and power belong to whoever’s cruel enough to cohesive. Unlike take them. There’s also Black London, but its predecessor, traveling there is forbidden, and the city’s “Always Strive” name is never spoken. Kell is one of those is a bizarre, hap- with the rare power to travel between all hazard hodge- three worlds, officially a royal messenger podge of styles and unofficially a smuggler. When he runs and moods, into Delilah Bard, a cross-dressing thief with veering between ambitions of piracy, in Grey London, she Skrillex fever robs him and convinces him to take her dreams like on an adventure. Kell and Lila are both “Hungry Ham” downright delightful main characters, par- and unexpected- ELI WATSON VIA FLICKR ticularly if you have a weakness for thieves ly heartfelt neo- A$AP Ferg at a show in March of 2013. and rogues. The world is endlessly creative and packed with thoughtful details that had me yearning to see even more of each and every London and spend hundreds more pages with this world and these characters. 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CONCERT REVIEW Father John Misty proves he is a modern-day rockstar at Boston show by Eran Sabaner since a large portion of the audience pet that made the recording of the song Tillman closed the show with “True Assistant Arts Editor is not familiar with Tillman’s (as Father stand out. That said, Tillman succeed- Affection,” but returned to the stage for John Misty) debut album “Fear Fun” ed in altering many of his songs for the a three-song encore. The first of which, It is 8:50 p.m. and the crowd is eagerly (2012). Also, although it is a brilliantly stage, “True Affection” being the best “I Went to the Store One Day”, was waiting for Father John Misty at House affecting song, “Every Man Needs A example. Tillman transformed “True hauntingly beautiful yet very simple. of Blues. The venue is fully packed, it Companion” is not necessarily the live- Affection,” recorded as an electronic Tillman performed by himself with his is impossible to move in the general liest. The song was certainly not a pres- song, to a rock jam that truly roused guitar. The big surprise was Tillman’s area. As the stage crew raises the micro- age of the rest of the show, which was the audience. rendition of the iconic Nine Inch Nails phone to nearly 6.5 feet, the audience is unexpected, dynamic and thoroughly Finding the perfect venue for a song “Closer.” Although Father John unable to comprehend what’s to come. entertaining. Father John Misty concert is tricky. Misty’s overall sound is indeed different Yet, when J. Tillman walks on stage, the Tillman has released only two Tillman loves audience participation, from Nine Inch Nails, the sex appeal height of the microphone makes sense. albums as Father John Misty, so he yet the venue also has to be able to of Tillman matched perfectly with Impressively tall, wavy haired and is able to get through most of his accommodate a large group. House of the provocative lyrics of “Closer.” The bearded, Tillman looks like Jesus from a repertoire over the course of a show. Blues is the perfect middle ground; it’s final song of the encore was “The Ideal medieval painting. With all weightiness, When live, Tillman sounds even bet- neither an arena like TD Garden nor a Husband,” and it featured a bizarre he starts singing “Every Man Needs A ter. He is able to alter his songs and small establishment like the Sinclair. dance performance that was uniquely Companion,” an expected, and yet also add a certain twist to them. The only Audience participation was especially Tillman. In a sense, the performance of an odd choice for the opener. While disappointment of the concert would necessary for “Bored in the USA,” as it “The Ideal Husband” was an encapsu- “Every Man Needs A Companion” has be fan-favorite “Chateau Lobby #4,” provided the necessary laughing tracks lation of the show: loud, eccentric and always been the opener, it is peculiar which unfortunately lacked the trum- on the song. sexy. It was one of a kind.

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EDITORIAL Luke Sherman The choice to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill Earth On Fire Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (the first place seems counterintuitive. On top America, but having Tubman on the front man who signs all of your dollar bills) of this, criticisms of Jackson, particularly is still remarkable as a symbol for both An energy announced last week that Harriet Tubman from the left, are endless. From orches- the positive changes we have already will be placed on the front of the new trating the Trail of Tears to instituting made as well as those we can accom- crossroads $20 bill. While initial news had it that the so-called “Spoils System,” Jackson’s plish in the future. Further, the effort to egional environmentalists scored a President Andrew Jackson would be demonstrations of inhumanity and cor- put Tubman’s image on our currency was huge victory last week. removed completely, it turns out that ruption have turned many modern day jump-started last year by an activist group After years of protesting ener- Tubman will share the bill with him. The liberals against him. Unfortunately for for historic change called “Women on gy giant Kinder Morgan Inc.’s pro- news was received well by many, eas- his most ardent opponents, Jackson’s 20s.” This makes the decision proof that Rposed natural gas pipeline that would have ing fears that Alexander Hamilton, the image will still be featured on the back of at least some of our government agencies crossed though eastern New York, north- Founding Father without a father and the bill alongside the current image of the listen to the people’s voice and are willing western Massachusetts and southern New the creator of many of the United States’ White House. to push for citizen-driven change. Perhaps Hampshire, community activists successful- financial systems, would be removed from Surprisingly, the most striking criticism the most remarkable detail regard- ly exerted enough pressure on state and the face of the $10 bill. However, oth- of Tubman’s placement on the $20 bill has ing Tubman’s placement on the $20 bill is federal lawmakers to publicly oppose the ers were not quite as pleased. Shouts of come from the left. Tubman’s act of lead- the fact that it is the same denomination 188-mile pipeline, which ultimately led to Lew attempting to “erase history” have ing slaves to freedom was ultimately a sub- her father paid to buy his wife’s freedom the project’s demise. A broad coalition of been sounded, and politicians like Donald version of the American capitalist system, in the late 1840s. powerful elected officials, grassroots envi- Trump have criticized the Secretary for under which she and millions of others Secretary Lew is not “erasing history.” ronmental groups and established non-prof- altering American tradition due to politics had been enslaved. Many have therefore He is emphasizing a chapter of history it organizations proved too much for the and “pure political correctness.” claimed that making Tubman a symbol that has been downplayed among official Texas-based company to overcome. The irony of Jackson’s placement on of capitalism would be a downright insult narratives for far too long. In the words Had Governor Charlie Baker (R-Mass.) legal tender is not lost on everyone — to her legacy. Tubman’s placement on the of Thomas Jefferson, “If a law is unjust, declined to endorse the highly controversial Jackson fought hard to abolish the Bank of $20 bill and Jackson’s relegation to the a man is not only right to disobey it, measure of charging electric ratepayers for the United States and even spoke outwardly back demonstrates that the oppressor can he is obligated to do so.” Our government pipeline’s construction costs, a step approved against the establishment of a national legitimize their system with images of the should not ignore the civil disruptors of by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) paper currency. For many, having him oppressed. the past, but should instead acknowledge last fall, Kinder Morgan would likely never become the face of the $20 bill in the Certainly, there is still work to do in and prioritize them. have put forward the plan in the first place. Democratic politicians in Massachusetts, including Senate President Stan Rosenberg of Amherst, lined up against the proposal, aided EDITORIAL CARTOON by the Conservation Law Foundation appeal BY ABIGAIL FELDMAN of the DPU’s decision, which company execu- tives cited as one of the main reasons it opted to shelve the project. This development only intensifies the debate concerning Massachusetts’ ener- gy future. A number of corporations and the Baker administration argue that the state needs new natural gas pipelines to lower the Bay State’s energy costs, which rank among the highest in the nation. Alternatively, environmentalists — and many Democratic elected officials — con- tend that Massachusetts can satisfy its elec- tricity demands by investing in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Last year, Attorney General Maura Healey (D-Mass.) buttressed their arguments when her office released a landmark study indi- cating that the state does not need new fossil fuel infrastructure projects to meets its demands. “This study demonstrates that we do not need increased gas capacity to meet electric reliability needs, and that electric ratepayers shouldn’t foot the bill for addi- tional pipelines,” Attorney General Healey said in a statement in 2015. “A much more cost-effective solution is to embrace energy efficiency and demand response programs that protect ratepayers and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Invigorated by their recent victory, envi- ronmental activists will meet in West Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston, this Saturday to protest the construction of another major pipeline project, this time proposed by Houston-based Spectra Energy. On May 3, No Fracked Gas in Mass, a reference to the highly polluting process known as hydraulic fractur- ing, and Mass Power Forward will rally at the steps of the Statehouse and pack an oversight hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change. Massachusetts currently stands at a cross- roads: either it can lock itself into a future powered by fossil fuels or spur the growth The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. of the wind and solar industries. Governor 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. 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He can be reached ADVERTISING All advertising copy is subject to the approval of the Editor-in-Chief, Executive Board and Executive Business Director. at [email protected]. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | Opinion | THE TUFTS DAILY Opinion 9 OP-ED Letter to Monaco by Luis Del Rosario tuition rise each year without any justifi- We demand that Tufts move to a need- We demand greater support from the cation or explanation. blind admission policy financial aid office Dear President Monaco, Dean Glaser, This university must be more trans- While not institutionalized, the classes The financial aid office is inaccessible Dean Qu and the Board of Trustees, parent about where our money is being of 2011 and 2012 were admitted under due in part to its inconvenient and insuffi- We, the student leaders signed below, spent and must include more student a need-blind admissions policy. Under cient drop-in hours. Financial aid officers are writing to express our concern over voices in conversations surrounding tui- President Emeritus Larry S. Bacow, the do an inadequate job of reaching out to the recent tuition hikes announced via the tion increases, university budgeting and university was able to mount an expansive students, and the recent replacement of email titled, “2016-2017 Tuition Update,” fiscal priorities. We request a prompt and capital campaign that allowed a signifi- counselor Al Mangini without proper noti- sent to the undergraduate student body by public response to the concerns outlined cant boost in financial aid grants. It was fication demonstrates the lack of commu- Dean James Glaser and Dean Jianmin Qu in this letter, and to the demands found on accomplished once and it can be accom- nication between the office and the stu- on April 12, 2016. the petition attached. plished again. President Monaco once dent body. We demand that the university The announcement of an increase Sincerely, said he “regrets the limits he has set on actively ensure that students are provided in tuition, room, board and fees by Fatima Ajose LA ’18, former TCU Senate the aid budget,” noting that being need- better support to better understand and 3.6 percent to $65,996 is deplorable. Africana Community Representative aware has contributed to a plateau in the analyze their financial documents. We are aware that this is the small- Parker Breza LA ’19, TCU Senate diversity of the student body. “We would We refuse to allow our tuition to be est tuition hike in the past four years, LGBTQ+ Community Representative like to do better,” he said. We demand that leveraged but these exorbitant fees and recurring Jacqueline Chen LA ’19, TCU Senate the university move to an official need- We will not allow Tufts University to pit increases continue to burden students Asian American Community Senator blind admissions policy beginning with workers on campus, students on finan- and families unable to keep up with Anna Del Castillo LA ’18, former the Class of 2021 and beyond. cial aid, students of color, undocumented them. Just five years ago, as the Class Diversity and Community Affairs Officer students and other members of the Tufts of 2011 matriculated, the cost of atten- Luis Del Rosario LA’18, former TCU Senator We demand a tuition freeze per class year and wider communities, of which we are dance at Tufts University was $52,866. Benya Kraus LA ’18, TCU Senator When a class of students is admitted a part, against one another. We will not We are currently the fourth most expen- Emily Sim LA ’19, TCU Senator to this university, the tuition price they entertain excuses that workers on this sive private college in the United States. Charlie Zhen LA ’19, TCU Senator are admitted under is subject to increas- campus cannot be paid living wages or If Tufts continues the trend of increas- Through conversations with many stu- es such as this one. Students should not that we cannot enroll a racially and eco- ing tuition by 3.6 percent each year, the dents across this university, including those be fearful every spring that their bills nomically diverse undergraduate student projected tuition for the 2019-2020 aca- involved with the First-Generation College will rise as tuition continues to increase. body while also keeping tuition low and demic year will be $73,383.25. This projec- Student Council, BLAST Scholars and We demand that the tuition price, under financial aid high. These things are not tion is only a modest one, considering that Questbridge Scholars, student leaders have which each matriculating class is admit- mutually exclusive. this 3.6 percent increase “is the lowest in compiled the following demands. We have ted, remain constant and locked through- the past four years.” circulated a petition throughout the student out their time at Tufts. In the event that any of these demands body to show our united concern about the are unable to be met, we demand the uni- Academic Year Projected Tuition increasing financial burden being placed on We demand clarity on bills versity make a public response explain- students. We demand the following: The current billing process does not ing the explicit rationale for their non- 2015 - 2016 $63,698 provide a detailed outline of what we are compliance. 2016 - 2017 $65,996 We demand justification and explana- being charged for. Bills fluctuate every term tion for all tuition increases and it is difficult to understand what we 2017 - 2018 $68,372 In the email mentioned above, there are paying for. Many students do not know 2018 - 2019 $70,833 was no explanation as to why tuition rose. what resources, if any, are available to help We demand an itemized and public ratio- them make sense of their bills and financial According to the US Department nale for where this money is being allocat- aid packages. We demand that university Luis is a sophomore majoring in interna- of Commerce Economics & Statistics ed, and why we, as students, are footing bills include clearer and more thorough tional relations. He can be reached at luis. Administration, the median household the bill. explanations per line item charged. [email protected]. income in 2014 was $53,657, well below the 2014-2015 academic year price for We demand families be notified of tuition, room, board and fees of $61,277. tuition hikes The widening gap between the rising cost It is concerning that this email was only of attendance at Tufts University and the sent to the undergraduate student body Do you live off campus? decreasing median household income is and not to our parents, many of whom are problematic for a growing and more key stakeholders in financing students’ Planning a Party for Spring Fling? diverse student body. educations. It is not our responsibility While we are pleased that Tufts has to deliver financial decisions made by accepted its “most diverse class of admit- our university and explain the increase of ted students in more than a decade,” it $2,298 to our families. is not enough to simply accept a diverse class. There must be a strong commit- We demand Tufts continue to meet ment to keeping tuition low and providing 100 percent demonstrated financial need FREE students with substantial financial aid so While we appreciate that this is the cur- that students are empowered not only to rent admissions policy, and demand that enroll, but also to complete their degrees. it continue to be, we also demand great- We are alarmed at the costs of attend- er transparency in how “demonstrated ing this institution and have been calling financial need” is calculated. We demand Party for greater transparency for years with lit- that this process also reflect and support tle to no response from the university. We the changing nature of students’ financial cannot continue to sit by as we watch our needs throughout their time at Tufts. Pack Wednesday, April 27th Thursday, April 28th 12:00-1:30pm Campus Center

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Bates “Honestly, what I thought was the best the team must continue preparing. giate and professional athletics came out with the first match win at the No. thing about that day, was the energy between “At this point, I think we’re in a good posi- today, fans must use a critical 1 spot, as Glickman was swept 6-2, 6-0 by the courts,” Ali added. “Danny and I never tion to make NESCACs,” Glickman said. “The Weye to be able to give the necessary push Rosen. Junior Kevin Kelly of Tufts countered played together in doubles, that was the first Bates match was a crucial match for us to back against sport’s interactions with soci- with a win at the No. 6 spot, taking down time we played together, and we were the last kind of solidify our position … I think as of ety, specifically regarding sports’ negative junior Brent Feldman in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. two courts to play on singles, too. So just from right now we’re the No. 5 seed going in. The connections with violence, corruption and The final four matches of the day, even more winning that doubles match, Danny and I NESCAC is really tough. I talked about this of course, the various social inequalities. closely contested, finished in three sets. just had so much energy. Me and him were before, but there are six teams that are going Throughout this column, I have large- Scott outlasted Jacobson, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, in screaming between courts. We had a fence to make NESCACS that are all ranked top 15 ly focused on these broad trends within the No. 3 position after the Tufts senior took between us, but we were going like — I kept in the country.” both collegiate and professional athlet- the first set. Cary, however, shifted the match screaming to Danny, ‘You and me D, we’re The Bowdoin match, specifically, will be a ics. However, when we discuss sports, we momentum back in Tufts’ favor with a 2-6, coming back, we’re bringing this match back great test heading into the postseason. should also consider the beginning amateur 6-0, 6-2 over Quijano at No. 4. to Tufts.’ Like we just kept yelling at each other, “If we can beat [Bowdoin] on Sunday, that level. Whether it is your local Pop Warner This set the stage for the final two match- screaming at each other.” would be amazing because last year we went league or Little League team, how we first es for Coran and Ali. Coran, playing at No. Ali continued on about the high-intensity 5-4 with them and they’re pretty much the experience sports at the youth level pro- 5, eked out a win against Ordway in a tie- atmosphere, citing that his Bates opponent same team … and we’re pretty much the same vides a context for acceptable behavior, breaker after losing the first set, 4-6, 7-6 (5), even tried to instigate a fight during the match, team too,” Ali said. “They’re competing a lot relationships and what kind of participation 7-6 (6). Ali and his No. 2 singles opponent as Ali was continuously questioning line calls better this year, but we don’t really care. We is expected. By understanding the over- Ellis played out to 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Tufts’ favor. that Ellis was making regarding whether shots know we can beat them. We’ve taken out big all progression from these local and ama- The gritty play from Tufts, clawing back for were landing in or out. Emotions running teams like Amherst this year, and people didn’t teur levels, we can better discover details a victory in such a close match, has been high, each player wanted to do every little expect that. People aren’t expecting us to beat that can help us change negative aspects characteristic of the team this year. thing possible to pick up points or knock his Bowdoin either. I’m hoping that we have a lot of sports while also furthering the positive “One thing that’s huge from this year, respective opponent out of rhythm. In the of good energy, people firing on every court.” values that are cherished at a youth level. and that’s different from last year, is that end, it was Tufts’ momentum that led both Over the next couple of days, the Jumbos The beauty of youth sports often lies last year we actually lost three matches Ordway and Ellis of Bates to double-fault, will have plenty of time for individual play- in the amateurism of the game. For some 5-4 and this year we won all four matches sealing the win for the Jumbos. ers to focus in on what specific issues and spectators, however, watching young six- that we’ve gone 5-4,” Ali said. “Being in “Everyone knew how big of a match it improvements they would like to address year olds play organized soccer for the first that circumstance, being down, we knew was,” Ali said. “Bates needed it because they before the weekend’s matches. Rest will play time may strictly resemble chaos. With tiny we could come back because we’ve done needed to get into the NESCAC tournament. in heavily as the team prepares for one last toddlers running around in reckless aban- it a couple of times this season.” We needed it to save our season and stay in push over the end of the regular season and don, numerous miniature collisions making With all of the other matches completed, the NESCAC tournament … It was probably into conference championship play. novice soccer moms shriek and of course, everyone’s attention turned to those final one of the most fun dual college matches that “I think the key for the matches this the countless tears shed following a loss, two deciding courts, as Tufts fought to take I’ve had in my two years.” weekend, especially the Bowdoin match on youth sports are often mislabeled as a triv- over the lead. This dynamic — with both Tufts has just two regular season matches Sunday, is just going in with the right mind- ial affair. Nonetheless, this level does some- teams watching in anticipation, everything remaining, one at MIT on Friday and one set because at this point in the season I feel thing that is often overlooked. The introduc- riding on the last matches — provided a at home on Sunday. The team will enjoy an like a lot of people are mentally fatigued tion of the game to a young child not only thrilling ending to the day. extended break this week with no competition and maybe a little bit physically fatigued as gives them context for their relationship “I mean it’s so fun. That’s my favorite part scheduled until Friday. Though the Jumbos well, and this end part of the season with with sports, but it’s also the first time that of Div. III tennis in the main season is those have been playing without some usual start- the last two matches and also NESCACs they are learning sporting behaviors and clinching matches,” Glickman said. “It’s a ers — such as sophomore Rohan Gupte and will be a great test for us to kind of prove values from their first coach. position that you want to see your team in. senior Nik Telkedzhiev — out of the lineup our endurance,” Glickman said. “And in my Youth coaches are probably some of the It makes the whole atmosphere more fun, due to injury or personal issues off the court, opinion, our team definitely has that endur- most overlooked factors in the development everybody’s really loud and into it, and sup- according to Ali, they’ve fought hard to adjust ance. We’ve worked hard this entire season of an athlete. What’s true with any athlete porting our teammates is huge in a situation and pick up the wins they needed to extend and offseason to make sure that at this point at any level is how their youth coach first like that. That really makes a big difference play into May. With the win against Bates, in the season we’re playing our best tennis.” introduced them to the game. Introducing a sport to a child can seem minor, but the first experience of sport can change a child’s perspective on sport for life. Beginning Jumbos look to stay on top the NESCAC in upcoming athletes are taught the skills of the game along with elements of sportsmanship and conference championships teamwork, while they are also introduced MEN'S TRACK to hit marks that were above their personal and win their fourth consecutive NESCAC to a competitive environment for first time. continued from back page records to qualify. Thankfully, a lot of guys PR’d title. Following some of the most success- However, with any youth there are various Henry Hintermeister finished first and second and qualified for NESCACs. We have four guys ful indoor and outdoor seasons in program factors that can influence these coaching. in the 400-meter hurdles as Tufts continued in hammer and shot [put] so we don’t have history, the team is both excited and ready This includes a coaches’ own experience the impressive streak. to wild card any throwers into any of those for the chance to cement itself as one of the with youth sports, demanding parents and Swett was also a big part of the Jumbo domi- events, which is huge.” winningest programs in Tufts athletics history. of course the culture of the community the nation in the throws as he won the shot put and Arguably the team’s top performers Another NESCAC title would give men’s track team is functioning within. In shows like came in second in two more events. His 13.89 were not in action on Saturday, having and field six titles overall, tying them with “Friday Night Tykes,” young athletes’ expe- meter performance in the shot put was first out competed Friday night on a much bigger men’s lacrosse for the second highest total riences with highly demanding and yell- of 15. Swett was the runner-up in the discus stage. Three-time NCAA champion and All- across all Tufts sports behind softball. ing coaches demonstrate how toxic youth throw and the javelin throw. In discus, he fell American senior tri-captain Mitch Black Two of this week’s biggest performers are sports can become as players were instruct- to Jason Beauregard of WPI and was bested by led the Jumbo effort at Princeton, posting ready to repeat that success next weekend. ed to rip opponents heads off and run until Aaron Weeks of WPI in the javelin. the top time in Div. III this season in his Paloian, one of many seniors on the team, they pass out and were reprimanded severe- Nearing the end of the day, the 4×100 relay signature 800-meter event. His 1:48.60 time will be looking to continue his dominance ly in front of their teammates. team ran a 43.06-second race to win that event was also the ninth-fastest mark all-time in from this past weekend into his final NESCAC Although “Friday Night Tykes” may show as well and give Tufts its eighth event win on Div. III. Joining Black in the national top performance. an extreme example of how coaching youth the day. Hoover-Hankerson, Clark, Miller and 15 ranks were junior Luke O’Connor, who “I feel good heading into NESCACs. sports can be arguably abuse some of the first-year Anthony Kardonsky were part of the ran the fourth-fastest time in the 3,000- The confidence is definitely there,” Paloian belief that the coaches’ approach originally team that topped UMass Boston, Amherst meter steeplechase, and senior Veer Bhalla, said. “I’m confident in myself and when the was sincere — they just wanted to get the and Mass. Maritime. whose 1:52.64 in the 800 was 15th in Div. III. moment comes, when you’re in the circle, I best out of their players. Nonetheless, the “It was raining for most of the meet, but The experienced duo of Black and Bhalla in know my teammates and I will be there per- impact of the coaching on these athletes the sun came out at the end it was a good way particular, in addition to being the name of forming and let it all hang loose,” has changed their outlook on the game to finish off the meet and begin a tradition,” a sick rap group, seems poised to dominate For the first-years, many of whom will forever. It’s more than just fun and games. Kardonsky said. the 800 meters at this weekends NESCACs be counted on to be key contributors this By looking at the contexts and strategies Kardonsky also noted that even though once again. weekend, their first NESCAC championship adopted at the youth level, we can better it was cloudy and rainy for most of the day, Track and field athletes rarely concern represents a unique challenge and opportuni- combat issues of violence and bullying that which certainly affected the performances themselves with the team’s overall finish at ty. Etkind, on of the team’s first-year phenoms are so often connected with sport. But first and marks, the sun did come out as the men’s most meets, instead focusing more on the and a reliable point contributor all season we have to acknowledge how much youth long and triple jump events began. strength of and improvement in individual long, says he is confident in his ability to per- sports matter. “A lot of the guys were treating this meet performances, but this weekend will mark form under the high pressure of NESCACs. as a miniature NESCACs and everyone was one of those rare times when the overall team The whole season has been building to Nicole Brooks is a features editor at the Tufts Daily. She is a senior majoring in getting very competitive,” Paloian said. “It was result and point tally is the only thing that April 30 at Amherst, and the Jumbos are in history and minoring in communications a lot of just mental preparation and set the matters. 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MEN'S TENNIS Tufts men’s tennis completes comeback with win at Bates by Alex Schroeder couple of first sets. What ultimately deter- Sports Editor mined the match was our ability to stay out there and fight … Our team is just a lot of Tufts tennis had been trailing for the fighters and they don’t give up.” entirety of its matchup against Bates going Bates kicked off play with wins at No. 1 and into the final two singles matches on Friday. 2 doubles. Ellis and sophomore Ben Rosen At No. 5 singles, sophomore Danny Coran of beat Tufts senior tri-captains Nick Cary and the Jumbos was locked in battle against junior Rob Jacobson at the top doubles spot, 8-4. In co-captain Pat Ordway of the Bobcats, and the second position, Ordway and sophomore at No. 2, Tufts sophomore Zain Ali took on Fergus Scott beat Glickman and sophomore Bates junior Chris Ellis. Down 3-4, the visit- Griffin Brockman by the same score. ing Jumbos needed to pick up the remaining Tufts was able to secure one doubles win two contests in order to come away with the in the third spot, as Ali and Coran teamed up victory. With come-from-behind wins by first for the first time in their careers to take down Coran and then Ali, Tufts did just that. sophomore Josh Leiner and first-year Josh The No. 13 Jumbos escaped from Lewiston, Quijano of Bates by a score of 8-6. Over the Maine with a 5-4 win over the No. 24 Bobcats, course of the season, Bates has played strong further securing a potential spot in this year’s doubles competition due, in part, to rela- NESCAC tournament. After Bates jumped out tively static lineups and steady performance, to a 2-1 lead in doubles play, Tufts was put in whereas Tufts has switched positions more a tough position to overcome an early deficit. frequently. When the teams met Friday, Bates’ Led by resilient play in the singles sets, Tufts consistency triumphed. regained control and took back the match. “In doubles this year, we’ve kind of mixed “We came back together, we were down up our doubles lineup a lot, and it takes some 2-1,” Jay Glickman, a senior, said. “We had time to build chemistry,” Glickman said. “And been playing great singles this entire year. I think the Bates teams have been playing That’s kind of been a big strength of our together for the entire year. In my opinion, team, and I think that going into the singles they ended up getting up 2-1 because they’ve we just felt like we were mentally and phys- been playing solid doubles this year. I wouldn’t ically prepared to play that day. We came say they’re necessarily better teams, but they out kind of firing on all cylinders, started COURTESY ROB JACOBSON singles pretty strong, but I think we lost a see MEN'S TENNIS, page 11 Zain Ali (LA ’18) of the men’s tennis team hits the ball in a match against Colby in Palm Springs, CA on March 24.

MEN'S TRACK Jumbos dominate Sunshine Classic, look strong ahead of NESCAC Championships by Soven Bery the Greater Boston Track Club, who competed In the weekend’s main event, the The big performance of the day came from Staff Writer in certain events at the de facto alumni event, Sunshine Classic, Tufts came away with first-year Josh Etkind, who competed in the and despite the fairly relaxed nature of the its fourth first-place finish of the year — 110-meter hurdles and the triple jump. His This Saturday, the men’s track and field meet, the host Jumbos unquestionably dom- and its third out of its four home meets 15.39 second time in the 110-meter hurdles team hosted the first annual Sunshine Classic inated the competition. — with a 315 point total score, which final is Tufts’ best performance of the season at the Dussault Track, a relatively small event A small contingent of the team’s most was more than double second-place to date. Junior Thomas Wang and first-year which served as the team’s final tune-up elite runners also travelled to Princeton on Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 152 Henry Hintermeister finished second and before this weekend’s heavily anticipated Friday evening to compete in the Larry Ellis points. University of Massachusetts Boston third, respectively, in the event as well. Etkind NESCAC Championships at Amherst. The six- Invitational, giving them more experience (68 points), Amherst (52), Massachusetts was also part of a Jumbo sweep in the triple team meet also featured cameo performances against some of the strongest competition in Maritime Academy (34) and Jumbo Alumni jump where his first place 13.91 meter per- from notable Tufts alumni and athletes from the nation across all divisions. (27) rounded out the rest of the field. formance was followed by Stefan Duvivier’s 13.30 meters and Linus Gordon’s 13.01 meters. Impressively, this was Etkind’s first time com- peting in the triple jump this season, but his first-place mark was good for 30th nationally. “I’m proud … I think I did pretty well,” Etkind said. “I put up strong marks and it looks like I am in pretty good shape heading into [the NESCAC Championships] next Saturday.” Senior Michael Paloian also had a big day for the Jumbos. The former football play- er delivered a personal best 49.15-meter ham- mer throw that was also a 2016 team-best performance. “Personally, without regard for marks or distances, I think I threw pretty well just in terms of my technique,” Paloian said. “It’s always nice to get that personal record for the season, but that wasn’t my main goal.” Other big performances came from seniors Bryson Hoover-Hankerson and Atticus Swett and sophomores Tom DePalma and Drew DiMaiti. Hoover-Hankerson won the 100- meter dash with a 11.12 time, and sophomore Peter Clark and first-year Thomas Miller were not far behind in second and third with times of 11.23 and 11.24, respectively. Tufts’ domi- nation continued in the 800-meter event as DePalma posted a winning time of 1:55.19 with senior Alex Apostolides coming in third

SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY with a time of 1:55.19. DiMaiti and first-year Thomas Wang (LA’17) and Josh Etkind (E’19) compete in the 110-meter Hurdles at the Tufts Sunshine Classic at the Dussault Outdoor Track on April 23. see MEN'S TRACK, page 11