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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 tuftsdaily.com Active Minds at Tufts hosts Mental Health Monologues by McKenzie Schuyler attacks, chronic illness, suicidal ideation Staff Writer and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Multiple resources were available Active Minds at Tufts hosted its throughout the night, including crisis sup- third annual Mental Health Monologues on port lines listed in the program. Additionally, Monday night at Goddard Chapel. According Walker Bristol, Humanist Chaplain, and to the Active Minds at Tufts Facebook page, Nandi Bynoe, Sexual Misconduct Resource Mental Health Monologues is an opportu- Specialist, acted as on-site resources. nity for people to share their mental health Pastro discussed the work that Active stories and to bring about awareness and Minds put into hosting the event, most acceptance of mental health challenges. The notably in reviewing and editing story sub- event featured 15 speakers who either read missions and balancing authenticity with their own monologue or that of an anony- audience safety. mous writer. More than 150 people were in Sabrina Fleishaker, a first-year who was attendance. a reader at the event, shared her experi- The co-presidents of Active Minds, senior ence speaking at the event. Kari McNeil and junior Brianna Pastro, “For the first time, it was definitely introduced the speakers. surreal. The fact is that so many stories “We are in awe of the bravery and go unheard. Every human experience strength of everyone who contributed a is valuable. And so, stories need to be KENAR HARATUNIAN / THE TUFTS DAILY story for this event,” Pastro said in the heard whether they are from the mouths Senior Kari McNeil and junior Brianna Pastro, co-presidents of Active Minds at Tufts, pose for a portrait at ‘Mental Health Monologues: Strength in Stories’ in Goddard Chapel on April 9. introductory remarks. of the people who wrote them or not,” “The stories you will hear tonight are Fleishaker said. that does care about mental health,” resented [in these stories] while at the stories of struggle, triumph, recovery and Ycar Devis, a senior who also read at Davis said. same time hearing others’ struggles and always courage. We accepted all submis- the event, commented on mental health McNeil, who has been involved with validating them ... [Monologues] was just sions and they are unedited apart from awareness in the Tufts community. Mental Health Monologues for three as powerful this time as it was the first ensuring that they met our safety guide- “I think it’s a really important event years, explained what she hopes that audi- time,” McNeil said. lines,” McNeil said. that should get more recognition at Tufts. ence takes away from the event. Following the event, audience members The content of the stories included trau- The size of the crowd tonight does indi- “I want people to heal through com- were invited to decompress in Eaton Hall ma, eating disorders, depression, panic cate that there is a population at Tufts munity and hear themselves being rep- with snacks and discussion. Tufts Jewish Voice for Peace tables Citing overspending, TCU for a boycott of Birthright trips Senate urges clubs to cut back by Minna Trinh free ten-day trip to Israel ... These trips, funded on expenses Assistant News Editor by the government of Israel and the North by Daniel Weinstein and a speaker (seriously this would save a American Jewish Federations ... aim to pro- Assistant News Editor ton of money). Take the T instead of ubering Tufts Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) tabled in mote the idea that young Jews from all over to the grocery store.” Mayer Campus Center on March 28 encour- the world should feel like the land and State of According to TCU Treasurer Emily Sim, A follow-up email, which Sim sent out aging Jewish students not to go on Birthright Israel belongs to us and is our homeland. But a junior, concerns involving the possibility to the TCU Treasury email list on March 30, trips to Israel, according to Tufts JVP member while all Jews worldwide are handed this free of the TCU Senate going over its budget into confirmed McGarghan’s assertions that the Hannah Nahar. The Facebook event was titled trip ... Palestinians are barred from returning to the next academic year has prompted cer- budget cuts are necessary. “Return the Birthright: Teach-Out and Tabling.” the homes and villages where their ancestors tain TCU Allocations Board (ALBO) mem- “Please understand that the Allocations The tabling is part of the JVP national organiza- lived for centuries,” the event page reads, quot- bers, such as TCU Associate Treasurer Finn Board and I put a lot of time and thought into tion’s #ReturnTheBirthright campaign. ing from JVP’s #ReturnTheBirthright manifesto. McGarghan, to ask clubs and organizations to making sure all of your needs were heard and Nahar described the goals of JVP’s Sara Legasey, the program associate of Tufts cut back on spending. did our best to include the increases many anti-Birthright campaign. Hillel Birthright programs, said the Tufts Hillel An email McGarghan sent on March 29 of you have asked for … I have to view all of “We are out here to say we are young Jews trip does not exclude Palestinian narratives. to cultural groups in Council 1, which he your budgets from a holistic perspective, and who are boycotting Birthright. We care about Legasey clarified Tufts Hillel’s stance on the chairs, suggested budget changes for clubs when everyone’s increases were put together, being Jewish, and we care about justice in conflict. and asked that clubs send him these cuts by we went incredibly over budget,” Sim wrote. Palestine and Israel for all people who live “Tufts Hillel – and all of our Israel organiza- March 31. The email explains that TCU Senate “[We are asking for these cuts] out of pure there. We don’t believe that Birthright is some- tions in the coalition Tufts Students for Two States had surpassed its hard cap of $1.9 million for necessity.” thing that Jews should do, and we don’t want – strongly supports a two-state solution where all student groups and needed to cut at least Although, according to Sim, the amount of our money being funneled toward it,” Nahar, Israelis and Palestinians live in the region in peace $25,000 from the sum of all the budgets of funds allocated to clubs and organizations for a senior, said. and security,” Legasey told the Daily in an email. student groups in the council. the 2018–2019 academic year saw an average According to the Facebook event, JVP boy- “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an important “Everyone needs to look in their bud- gain of 15–20 percent, ALBO did not provide cotted Birthright trips in response to Jewish topic explored on our Birthright Israel trips. On get and find places to cut,” McGarghan, a many clubs with the higher increases they people being given a right to return to Israel the Tufts Hillel trip, we discuss multiple narratives, sophomore, wrote. “Things like decorations, asked for, in part because clubs in past years while Palestinians have not been given the including Palestinian narratives, so that our stu- prizes, games/activities, even food can eas- often did not spend large portions of their same right. dents engage with diverse viewpoints.” ily be cut from your budgets. Decrease the allocated funds. “Since 1999, the Birthright Israel program frequency of events and parties. Don’t have has sent over 500,000 Jewish young adults on a see BIRTHRIGHT, page 2 a DJ at every single party, just use a playlist see TCU SENATE, page 2

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Zachary Hertz “The principle that we tried to work off of was email two weeks later saying the council was “It’s very important that any student can Managing Editors Arman Smigielski Associate Editor that we looked at how much groups received last over-budget, we tried to cut certain things, look at the money each organization gets Elie Levine Executive News Editor year (2016–2017) and how much they actually but being a culture club, SSA could only because this money is coming directly from Daniel Caron News Editors Juliana Furgala spent. As a result, we see their financial capacity, cut so much without cutting things such as us,” Lewis said. Melissa Kain Anar Kansara and we noticed that most groups don’t spend food integral to our club and events,” Oh, a Sim responded to Lewis’ template, noting Robert Katz Arin Kerstein what they ask for, and some groups don’t even first-year, said. that, while she applauds his efforts to take it Simran Lala spend half of what they ask for.” Sim said. Oh said there is a lack of transparency upon himself to create transparency, the infor- Sophie Lehrenbaum Natasha Mayor McGarghan added that he decided to between club members and TCU Senate and mation he provides does not tell the whole Seohyun Shim Emma Steiner contact the clubs via email because he is believes that the amount of funds allocat- story and a large portion of his calculations — Joe Walsh unaware of their inner workings and wanted ed to each group needs to be presented by especially regarding the activities fund which Jess Blough Assistant News Editors Jenna Fleischer to consult with them and ask for feedback the Senate in a more legible manner. was never publicly disclosed and budget sur- Liza Harris Daniel Weinstein before altering their budgets. “I think that when calling clubs to cut their plus — is inaccurate. Sean Ong Executive Features Editor Emma Damokosh Features Editors “I didn’t feel comfortable cutting the bud- budget, they could have showed everybody “The numbers that he compiled only Jessie Newman gets of cultural groups without asking them what each individual club is asking for in order include groups over $4,000 in each council, Emma Rosenthal Michael Shames because I’m not sure which events they feel to prevent misinformation and to ensure cuts and those numbers that he was looking at are Fina Short Grace Yuh are more important or how many events are made accordingly and fairly,” Oh said. for this current year, but they are not indica- Jenna Fleischer Assistant Features Editors they need to celebrate their culture at Tufts,” Sophomore Daniel Lewis decided to tive of next year which is the subject in ques- Kenia French Ilana Goldberg McGarghan said. address this issue by creating a template tion,” Sim said. “Additionally, the website does Michelle Kwon Ameenah Rashid Singapore Students Association (SSA) outlining funds allocated to all on-campus not disclose how much surplus we have and Alison Epstein Executive Arts Editor John Fedak Arts Editors Treasurer Lionel Oh, whose club falls under groups with budgets over $4,000 and posting supplementary funding we have, as there’s John Gallagher McGarghan’s Council 1 list, was surprised it in Facebook class pages. not a cap on supplementary funding. Lastly, Tommy Gillespie Justin Krakoff by the requests. According to Oh, McGarghan “I know that all the budgetary information the number in his template is not indicative Setenay Mufti Cassidy Olsen had initially approved SSA’s budget, which was public, but for me transparency is not just of how much money we had last year and his Jack Ronan was the lowest of all of the cultural clubs, having information exist, but having informa- student activities fee is not correct.” Ryan Eggers Assistant Arts Editors Issay Matsumoto and found McGarghan’s suggestions to cut tion exist in a way that is easy to understand,” Despite this, Sim agrees that Lewis should Hannah Kahn Executive Opinion Editor Jesse Clem Cartoonists back jarring and lacking context. Lewis said. not have had to do this, and she said that she is Maria Fong Shannon Geary “When we initially looked at our bud- Lewis believes that he shouldn’t have been happy to compile a similar spreadsheet if she Lydia Ra get with Finn, he seemed to have no issue the one to create a template and believes that sees demand for it. Rebecca Tang Deeksha Bathini Editorialists Miranda Chavez Carrie Haynes Joseph Lim JVP boycotts Birthright, Tufts Hillel asserts commitment Sarah Nechamkin Madeleine Schwartz Caleb Symons Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors to hearing all voices Liam Finnegan Phil Goldberg BIRTHRIGHT despite the program’s pro-Israel bias, it offered to Judaism]. I think it’s really important to have Savannah Mastrangelo continued from page 1 an opportunity for Tufts students to engage in a Jewish community, and I don’t think that Eddie Samuels Bradley Schussell Molly Tunis, a member of JVP, said she dis- dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Birthright programming should be implicit to Sam Weidner Sam Weitzman agreed with the idea that Birthright trips are “[The Birthright trip] definitely had a bias that,” they said. Emily Burstein Ryan Eggers inclusive of both the Israeli and Palestinian and had a certain side, but I didn’t feel that it In response to Nahar’s concerns, Legasey Arlo Moore-Bloom narratives. was completely negative. There was still the asserted that though many Jews connect to Haley Rich Delaney Tantillo “[Birthright] tries to push this idealistic ver- opportunity for participants to discuss the their Jewish identity through their relationship Liam Knox Investigative Editor Alexis Serino Executive Photo Editor sion of Israel without mentioning a lot of the conflict. It wasn’t like there was stuff that was with Israel, this is not the only, nor is it an over- Rachel Hartman Photo Administrator Mike Feng history that is really important to acknowl- anti-Palestinian on the trip, it was more that it represented, part of Hillel’s programming. Ray Bernoff edge,” Tunis, a sophomore, said. was just kind of omitted, which I think is the “[Jews connect to their Jewish identity] Erik Britt Sophie Dolan Junior Zach Rosh, who attended Birthright real problem,” Goldblatt, a junior and a Visions through culture, spirituality, education, holi- Shaivi Herur Ben Kim Israel with Tufts Hillel in January, said that the of Peace Fellow at Tufts Hillel, said. days, social justice, religious observance, lan- Rachael Meyer Vintus Okonkwo trip included arguments from both sides of the Goldblatt also acknowledged that although guage and more,” Legasey wrote. “This is why Evan Sayles Israeli-Palestine conflict. Birthright trips are exclusive to people that we work to provide a diverse array of pro- Seohyun Shim Annette Key Executive Video Editor “Both the Nakba and the Palestinian side of identify as Jewish, he hopes that someday there grams on campus, including but not limited to Ana Sophia Acosta Staff Videographer Olivia Ireland the story were discussed on multiple occasions will be a similar trip for people who identify as Birthright Israel trips, so that each student can Asha Iyer during the Birthright trip,” Rosh said in an Palestinian. find different opportunities to connect with PRODUCTION electronic message to the Daily. “These dis- “I think that the state of Israel, as a Jewish their Jewish identity, build Jewish community, Ellah Nzikoba Production Director cussions took place in structured settings such democratic state should exist. I think Jews and engage with Jewish life and learning in Isabella Montoya Executive Layout Editors as planned talks and presentations, and were should be allowed to visit and travel there. Do I ways that make sense for them.” Seohyun Shim Amanda Covaleski Layout Editors additionally encouraged to take place amongst think it’s weird that there’s this free trip that Jews Legasey also said that Tufts Hillel is com- Connor Dale members of the trip.” can go on when at the same time there is not a mitted to keeping the conversation going with Anna Deck Julie Doten Tunis noted that while she thought that similar thing for Palestinian folks? Yeah, and I students with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian Ryan Eggers Olivia Ireland Birthright ignored Palestinian narratives, this hope that one day there would be that oppor- conflict. Jordan Isaacs Maygen Kerner was not her reason for boycotting the trip. tunity for Palestinians, [and that] there will be a “Tufts Hillel is deeply committed to engag- Omeir Khan “My main reason for boycotting is the fact Palestinian state for them to visit though that’s ing with all students on campus in dialogue Allison Kumarasena Aidan Menchaca that Palestinians are denied the right to return very far from the reality right now,” he said. about the most productive ways to bring peace Daniel Montoya Khaliun Naragerel but Jews in the diaspora with no strong con- For Nahar, the Birthright programming to the conflict in the Middle East and move the Evan Sayles nections to Israel are given a ‘birthright,’” Tunis does not reflect the relationship they believe agenda of peace forward,” she said. “Through Sebastian Torrente Joe Walsh said in an electronic message to the Daily. exists between Zionism and Jewish identity. our coalition of groups that comprise Tufts Alice Yoon Sitong Zhang Executive Graphics Editor Andrew Goldblatt, the vice president for the They believe that a person who is Jewish is not Students for Two States, we actively work for a Maria Fong Graphics Editors Peter Lam Northeast region of J Street U, a national pro- necessarily in favor of the initial establishment time when Israel and Palestine will live side by Joseph Lim peace and pro-Israel organization, went on the of the Jewish homeland in Israel. side in peace and security.” Khaliun Narangerel Belinda Xian Tufts Hillel Birthright trip in the summer of 2016 “The pervasiveness of Birthright program- Editor’s Note: Austin Clementi, Elie Levine and Astrid Weng Anna Hirshman Executive Copy Editors after his first year at college. He said he felt that ming at Hillel makes it feel like it [is inherent Zachary Hertz contributed reporting to this article. Nihaal Shah Norrie Beach Copy Editors Anna Dursztman Madhulika Gupta Tess Jacobson Melissa Kain Police Briefs — Week of April 9 Adam Kercheval Lauren Kim by Jenna Fleischer them, “We won’t stand for it … we hear Slip of the foot Maria Kim David Levitsky Assistant News Editor you’re harassing employees.” The manag- On April 6 at 3:40 p.m., TUPD and Tufts Katie Martensen Jack Ronan ers called TUPD because the student group Emergency Medical Services responded to a Arielle Sigel You’re one not-so-smart cookie was impeding business, but soon after the medical call at 200 Boston Ave. An individual Madeleine Schwartz Hannah Wells On April 3 at around 12:30 a.m., Tufts group spoke to the managers, the students had slipped on the stairs, which were wet as Jiayu Xu Vanessa Zighelboim University Police Department (TUPD) dispersed. a result of the snowfall that morning, while Deepanshu Utkarsh Executive Online Editor Juliana Furgala Senior Online Editor responded to a fire alarm in Wren Hall. A Just another acciDENT coming into the building. The individual Asli Akova Executive Social Media single burnt cookie had been left in a melted Later that day at around 7 p.m., cited lower back pain and was advised go to Mitch Navetta Editors Ercan Sen bowl in the kitchen’s microwave. TUPD was TUPD responded to a call at Cousens the hospital, but they signed a refusal. Lexi Serino Social Media Editors unable to identify the individual responsible. Gymnasium parking lot where a par- Book ’em Elisabeth Blossom Rachel Hartman Medford Fire Department reset the fire panel. ent, who had been attending their child’s On April 7 at 8:12 p.m., TUPD received a Shaivi Herur Olivia Ireland Assistant Social Media Editors Confrontation on the go lacrosse game, observed damage to the pas- report that a hot water heater in Tisch Library Asha Iyer Lillian Miller On April 4, TUPD followed up on a report senger side of their rental car. The parent was leaking. TUPD arrived on the scene to Amy Tong that two of the managers at Hodgdon Food- and TUPD were unable to identify the car assess the situation; no books were damaged, BUSINESS on-the-Run had been surrounded by a responsible for the damage. The parent was but the floor tiles were in need of repair. Rayane Haddar Executive Business Director group of 30–50 students. One of the stu- advised to file a claim with the rental car TUPD called facilities to shut off the heater Romain Dard Receivables Manager dents got in the face of a manager and told company. and repair the floor tiles. Features 3 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 tuftsdaily.com

Professor Kathleen Fisher reviews accomplishments Hayato Miyajima in cybersecurity, women’s advocacy Jumbo Exchange by Kenia French Assistant Features Editor School and money can’t believe the spring semester Kathleen Fisher, professor and chair of will end in about a month. Have the Department of Computer Science and you decided your plans for the cybersecurity expert, is almost intimidat- summer break? Well, I guess that ingly accomplished, as her colleague and Iright around now, some people are busy fellow cybersecurity expert Ming Chow with searching for tickets to travel, and attested. others are busy with finding a job or “She’s done so much for not just com- internship for the summer. If anything, puter science, but for women in computer I feel the key word I have heard often science, for cybersecurity. When you look these days is money — money for travel, at her body of work, it’s like, ‘Oh my god,’ working for money, etc. it’s so intimidating to talk to her,” Chow, That reminds me of how expensive senior lecturer in computer science, said. Tufts is. As you probably know, the tui- According to her faculty profile, Fisher tion goes up every year. As announced, received her Ph.D. in computer science the undergraduate tuition and fees from Stanford University in 1996, before she for the 2018-2019 school year will be went on to work at AT&T Labs and serve as a $70,941, which represents a 3.76 per- program manager at the Defense Advanced cent increase from last year’s $68,372. Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the This is quite a lot of money, I bet. To U.S. Department of Defense. She has also be fair, since I am exempt from paying served as a co-chair of the Computing Tufts tuition as an exchange student, I Research Association Committee of the do not really know how big it is in the Status of Women in Computing Research. COURTESY KELVIN MA FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY sense that I’ve never suffered from it. Kathleen Fisher, professor and department chair for the computer science department, poses Most recently, she was appointed for a portrait in the Tufts Data Center in the Tufts Administration Building on Nov. 20, 2014. However, given that the annual to a task force on artificial intelligence tuition for national universities back and national security at the Center for in the High-Assurance Cyber Military Fisher added that the potential for arti- home — about $5,000 — is nearly New American Security (CNAS) and has Systems and Probabilistic Programming ficial intelligence to be weaponized and 14 times smaller than Tufts’, I can at appeared in three videos discussing issues for Advancing Machine Learning pro- the transition from conventional to cyber least say that $68,000 over four years in cybersecurity on Big Think. grams, where she tackled the issue of the warfare are pressing issues that the task is far from affordable for me and my However, while Fisher’s accomplish- cybersecurity of vehicles — colloquially force seeks to consider. family. In addition, as I mentioned in ments may seem daunting to those who understood as ‘car hacking.’ “I think cyber produces another front in previous columns, housing and food are unfamiliar with her, Chow noted that “In the first program that I sold, the a warfare kind of situation, where instead here are not terribly cheap either. At she is in fact very approachable and does problem was people can remotely hack of launching missiles, you just launch a this point, I am simply curious how not have the ego or personality that is com- into cars and take over control of basi- cyber-attack that maybe disables your ene- much a college education costs from mon among many in cybersecurity. cally all of the capabilities of a car. They my’s cars, or disables your enemy’s power matriculation to graduation; it must be “Once you actually start talking to her can take over the steering, the brakes, the grid,” she said. intimidating. and working with her, that fear all goes locks, everything is under software con- Fisher’s accomplishments make her a As far as I have heard, while a sig- away. I have many advisees that were ini- trol,” Fisher said. role model for many aspiring computer nificant number of students receive tially scared to death talking to Kathleen, In order to solve this problem, Fisher scientists. Winnona DeSombre, a senior financial support from the school, the but once they did it was like, ‘Oh my god, proposed a solution to DARPA that used computer science and international rela- Tufts financial aid system is not as she is awesome to work with,’” Chow said. formal methods, a technique that would tions double major, described Fisher’s well-funded compared to other top uni- One thing Chow cites as special about allow her to prove that there were no bugs presence as a professor. versities in Boston. Given that, it seems Fisher is the energy she exudes as a result that hackers could exploit in the vehicle’s “She’s an incredible, dynamic and ded- inherently true that expensive tuition of her deep passion and understanding for software. icated lecturer. As a professor, then as the without adequate financial aid leads to the complexities of her cybersecurity. “The idea was to use mathemati- chair of the computer science department, a large proportion of enrollment from “The one thing that strikes me about cal-based techniques called formal meth- she always wants to be sure that she’s rich families and a perpetuation of the Kathleen is she has the gravitas to really ods that allow you to produce software making the right decisions for the good socioeconomic gap between students. transform a program. What I mean by that along with a proof that [the] software has of all the computer science students,” Although administrators explain is she has that magnetic energy that actu- certain properties. One property, for exam- DeSombre said. “She’s incredibly dedicat- that the next year’s tuition increase is ally can grab you in. She has that energy ple, is that it’s memory safe. That means ed and accomplished and smart, and that to maintain housing, dining and facili- to grab you in, to make you feel comfort- that there are no bugs of a certain type — exudes in her — she’s one of my personal ties, it is quite unclear how exactly the able,” he said. and these sort of bugs are ones that hack- role models.” money is allocated. More importantly, It’s this passion for understanding the ers know how to exploit in order to break DeSombre also explained that Fisher is it properly used? For instance, I often complexities of the universe that drove in. It’s basically a proof that certain kinds accomplishes all of her academic and intel- wonder why my house — the Japanese Fisher to pursue computer science, demon- of attacks can’t possibly work against this lectual goals while serving as an important Language House — is almost falling strated in her fascination with the halting software,” she said. resource and advocate for women in com- apart even though the school gains problem. According to Fisher, the halt- As program manager at DARPA, Fisher puter science. large sums of money from students. It ing problem is an unsolvable conundrum led a blue team that would work on elim- “Women in Computer Science wasn’t is a selfish example, but I think that’s that exists in computer science regarding inating mistakes from the vehicle’s code an organized, official club, and a lot of the how most people feel — why is it like infinite loops — an error a programmer and a red team that would periodically see things we did we had to go through the that, where’s our money gone? can make causing a program to run for if they could hack into the vehicle using computer science department in order to Aside from these complaints, when eternity without producing an answer. vulnerabilities the blue team didn’t catch. do. Kathleen was always incredibly sup- I think of this issue, I can’t help but It seems that there should be a way to “We had basically teams of research- portive of that. She also helped organize a ask myself if what I have gained, create a program — what Fisher terms a ers that were working on formal methods group of femme-identifying computer sci- learned or experienced was worth the “termination checker” — that would check for operating systems, formal methods for ence students to go to Grace Hopper every 14-times-more-expensive tuition. This whether a program will go off on an infinite control systems, working on vehicle plat- year, which is this huge conference for might be a bad way of thinking, but it loop. However, the essence of the halting forms,” Fisher said. “The program turned women in tech,” she said. could be a standard to evaluate myself, problem is that this program is impossible out to be extremely successful, so that was Fisher’s professional achievements to check if it has been worth the money. to create, and one can prove it. a lot of fun.” aside, a core part of her personal mission is Rather than just complaining, I could “You can prove that [the termination According to Fisher, her tenure at DARPA to continue to encourage more women to see the tuition as investment and try sequence] doesn’t exist on the back of a directly led to her recent appointment to pursue computer science. to maximize the return on investment napkin in about five minutes time. So it the CNAS artificial intelligence task force. “There’s no evidence that women by studying hard. That is a practical says something really deep about the uni- She explained that human cybersecurity aren’t good at [computer science], we lesson that I can take away from this verse we live in or the mathematics [of] the expertise is still essential in developing have to eliminate that narrative. And issue, which is happening not only at world we live in, and that’s something that’s artificial intelligence software. increasing the numbers will help elim- Tufts but also other universities in the accessible and understandable,” Fisher “AI always runs on largely a computer inate that narrative because then there United States. said. “I think I decided [to pursue comput- platform, so if you haven’t made the plat- are examples of other people that are er science] on the spot.” form secure, then the software running on good at this and are women, and then Hayato Miyajima is an exchange student Fisher has since pursued many other top of it is not a well-oiled machine. Plus, there’s no reason to think that just from Japan majoring in international re- fundamental challenges in the field. One when I was at DARPA, I spent a lot of time because I’m a woman I’m not good at lations. Hayato can be reached at hayato. example of this is her work with DARPA thinking about weaponized AI,” she said. this,” Fisher said. [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | ADVERTISEMENT | Tuesday, April 10, 2018 tuftsdaily.com

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VIA NETFLIX Neil Patrick Harris is pictured in a promotional poster for ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (2017–). by Julian Blatt they become truly hateful. Indeed, the every scheme, Olaf not only changes his entire half of the “Hostile Hospital” is Staff Writer audience must pity the Baudelaires – clothing style and affects a new accent, merely scaffolding — not very conducive each of the Count’s schemes is more but he also manipulates the surrounding to a patient’s recovery. The meticulous If we were to “look away,” as the vil- malicious and frightening than the last, space in an entirely different manner. weaving of these two elements produc- lainous thespian Count Olaf (Neil Patrick and although the siblings continuously His attempts to swindle the Baudelaires es a web that ensnares us and sends us Harris) urges us to do in the opening outfox him, he remains just one step are so ludicrous and desperate that one on a tangled roller coaster of emotions, theme of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” behind. However, the show’s blatant can only hope he eventually proves vic- until we forget which direction is up. Like (2017-), we would foolishly give up the acknowledgement of this ceaseless evil is torious. As both a star and executive pro- the carnival fortune teller, this confusion chance to venture into the beautiful yet also what makes “A Series of Unfortunate ducer of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” adds a degree of mystical uncertainty to tragic world of the Baudelaire orphans, Events” hilarious. If you choose to ignore Harris clearly thinks of the show as a the show, promising us an eventful jour- whose boundless cunning and bravery the warnings of the opening theme, passion project. His enthusiasm shines ney regardless of the destination. necessitate a second season of the Netflix despite the clear assertion that “this show through in every scene like a single ray The miserable tale of the Baudelaires is original show. Based on the fifth through will wreck your evening, your whole life of sunlight illuminating an otherwise for- no stranger to the screen. The Jim Carrey- ninth installments of Lemony Snicket’s and your day,” the narrator, none other saken cave. headlined film “Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series beloved children’s book series, the new than Snicket himself (Patrick Warburton), However, it is the cinematographers of Unfortunate Events’” (2004) attempted season follows Violet (Malina Weissman), appears several times throughout each who inject the series with the clarity to recount the first three chapters of the Klaus (Louis Hynes) and their baby sis- episode to implore you to stop watching and sharpness the Baudelaires require orphans’ escapades. However, while the ter Sunny (Presley Smith) as they escape before it is too late. Whether we refuse to defeat Count Olaf. Even the small- movie is accurate in plot, it completely from one awful and alliterative locale to to listen due to successful reverse psy- est detail, such as the nefarious crin- misses the moral of the story: No matter another, while simultaneously discovering chology or simply because of the show’s kling of the Count’s eyes (the ones on how terrible the circumstances we find more about the mysterious history of their utter addictive nature is impossible to his face, not the intriguing, peculiar one ourselves in, we can overcome any obsta- parents. determine. tattooed on his ankle) is shot with such cle if we stay true to who we are and hold Schools and hospitals are already Though viewers may know Harris for painstaking care that we are transport- tight to our humanity. In our age, this unpleasant institutions, but introduce his role as Barney in “How I Met Your ed through our screens into a universe message is of utmost importance, and it a terrible actor and his outlandish Mother” (2005-2014), his portrayal of Olaf of despair. The set design is also terrific is a lesson that “A Series of Unfortunate troupe of henchmen who will stop at establishes the Count as an ideal charac- and perfectly captures the steampunk Events” is eager to teach us, if we are pre- nothing to steal a family fortune and ter for audiences to lovingly despise. For aesthetic of the books. For example, an pared to listen. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY | ADVERTISEMENT | Tuesday, April 10, 2018 tuftsdaily.com

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ALBUM REVIEW Nikki Margaretos Is This Thing On? The Weeknd’s pain is our joy in ‘My Dear Melancholy’ On Maroon 5 and youthfulness

hen someone mentions Maroon 5, the mind likely con- jures images of not the entire band, but of lead singer and Wguitarist Adam Levine. Contrary to popu- lar belief, Maroon 5 is composed of more than just their frontman, and it actually now has seven members. Unfortunately for the new guys, I guess Maroon 7 didn’t have the same ring. Although they continue to top the charts today, the band is actually older than most of the seniors at Tufts. In 1994, the original members met as teens in Los Angeles and performed under the name “Kara’s Flowers.” After perusing their first albums, I’ll say that if Weezer and Boys Like Girls had a child, Maroon 5 would have been it. Yet amid so many of the other similar male bands of the ’90s, I think Maroon 5’s sleek and crisp sound may have been refreshing and more appealing to a wider audience than Kara’s Flowers. Could it have been Levine’s sweet angelic voice that set them apart? Possibly. “Songs About Jane” (2002) rebrand- ed the newly renamed Maroon 5 as soulful, sensual and a touch angsty. Although the album didn’t find immediate success, it eventually became certified platinum four times over. Aptly titled, the album features the recurring theme of Levine’s high school sweet- heart Jane, who inspired each song to varying degrees. Over the decades, Maroon 5 has shown quite a bit of character growth, but perhaps not in the direction we would

VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS have expected. From garage rock band to The Weeknd pictured performing in August 2017. neo-soul pop to a dabbling in electronic sounds today, their latest album is almost by Nicholas Darell appointing to hear a lack of the experi- another pit stop / ‘Til you made up your unrecognizable from their first. They Contributing Writer mental flair we know Tesfaye is capable of. mind.” Many interpret this as a reference kind of pulled a Taylor Swift before Taylor Artistically, The Weeknd remains perfectly to a possible kidney donation in the wake Swift made crossing into pop a big deal. Since his debut mixtapes in 2011, The in his comfort zone throughout the entire of Gomez’s lupus diagnosis, an ordeal Generally, artists tend to mature as they Weeknd has captivated listeners with tales record, for better and for worse. The EP’s followed by a break-up to get back with age. Yet, Maroon 5 is peculiar because of heartbreak and empty hedonism. Born set of hit-making record producers creates ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. they actually seem to have regressed to Abel Tesfaye, the singer spent much of the most remarkable difference between The Weeknd indeed sounds bitter and younger audiences — teenage girls — his early career as an R&B enigma and these songs and his early material: a more romantically disillusioned on several and more whimsical material. Take “Don’t steadily acquired a devoted fan base. refined, trendy approach. tracks, sometimes to the point of conceit. Wanna Know” (2017), featuring Kendrick Though The Weeknd has since become a There is only one featured artist on the A lyrical approach Tesfaye exhausted in his Lamar. Experimenting with xylophones household name, appearing on the “Black EP, techno artist Gesaffelstein. The French ‘old’ era was solemn rumination on party- and giant bug costumes, I welcome their Panther” (2018) soundtrack in February, DJ’s contribution is felt strongly on “I Was ing, drugs and sex. This thematic trifecta attempt to take themselves less seriously. older fans remain divided over the direc- Never There,” a highlight with its entranc- appears on “My Dear Melancholy” but as a Ironically enough, although the tion of his recent work. Tesfaye headed ing sirens and pretty beat switch. The means of mending his broken heart rather members of Maroon 5 have aged into for a pop music sound with his most track maintains edge and provides a wel- than debauchery for its own sake. Perhaps old guys, they made their commercial recent full-length album Starboy (2016), come detour from the darkly rich yet typi- this is a mark of The Weeknd’s maturity: reputation as a couple of naïve young channeling Michael Jackson for a set cal instrumentals preceding it. In this way, He is no longer content to provide audi- guys, illustrated well in the “She Will Be of songs that took risks but ultimately The Weeknd has married the aesthetic of ences with lyrics that are merely explicit Loved” (2002) video. I had actually never delivered little variety or substance. The “Trilogy” (2012) to the accessible melodies with no depth. seen this video before, probably because moody lyrics and immersive soundscapes and lovelorn lyrics akin to newer releases. Tesfaye is at his most oddly affecting I didn’t know how to use a computer of The Weeknd’s most distinct songs had With a high-profile artist often comes on standout closer “Privilege,” singing back then, but between the cringe-wor- seemingly been traded in for Billboard hit high-profile relationships, all of which that he “got two red pills to take the blues thy acting and the Mrs. Robinson-esque potential. That is, until the release of “My are universally publicized in the age of away.” These moments remind us that situation, I highly recommend it for a Dear Melancholy” (2018). social media. The Weeknd is familiar with The Weeknd is capable of progressing in good laugh. Presented as a sort of return to form, this dynamic, having dated Bella Hadid a way that remains in touch with what So my question is, does Maroon 5 ‘still this six-track EP sees Tesfaye once again and more recently, Selena Gomez. It was made his music so intriguing to start have it,’ or are they starting to feel like brooding over long pieces of atmospher- anticipated that these relationships, in with. It must be frustrating as an artist the weird uncles of the family? Why does ic production. “My Dear Melancholy” particular the end of his time with Gomez, to experiment with new styles only to Adam Levine physically not age like the boasts production credits from hip-hop would provide lyrical fuel on “My Dear find original, passionate fans displeased. rest of us? Why, with so much initial suc- titans Frank Dukes and Mike WiLL Made- Melancholy.” This has inevitably focused On “My Dear Melancholy,” The Weeknd cess on their earlier work, did the band It, along with Guy-Manuel de Homem- attention on the background of his words shows that he still does not know quite sell out to the pop agenda? Their latest Christo of Daft Punk. As a whole, the rather than the music itself. Several lyrics what kind of music he wants to make. album, “Red Pill Blues” (2017), includes sound is impressively cohesive and each on the EP appear to reference Hadid and Even so, hints of Tesfaye’s genius are pres- features from the likes of Future, A$AP track transitions smoothly to the next. Gomez, some more obvious than oth- ent as ever. A triumphant album is wait- Rocky and Kendrick Lamar. But also Unfortunately, a byproduct of the con- ers. On the opener, “Call Out My Name,” ing to be discovered somewhere among LunchMoney Lewis, so I’m not really sistent production style is predictability. Tesfaye scorns having “almost cut a piece the unfulfilling after-parties and roman- sure what they were going for on that The sonic palette is limited, and it is dis- of myself for your life / Guess I was just tic disappointment. one. It’s their most synth-heavy album yet, so we’ll have to stay tuned for which CORRECTION genre they explore next.

A previous version of the article, “TCU Senate discusses financial year 2019 budget, votes to pay its members,” which ran in print Nikki Margaretos is a senior majoring in yesterday incorrectly stated that Class of 2018 Senator Jamie Neikrie voted against the Student Leadership Fund. However, no sena- economics. Nikki can be reached at niko- tors voted against the fund, and LGBTQ+ Community Senator Kathleen Lanzilla abstained from the vote. The Daily regrets this error. [email protected]. 8 THE TUFTS DAILY | Comics | Tuesday, April 10, 2018 tuftsdaily.com LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY Comics Cathy: “Mary, you really look like you could be the leader of an all-women’s bike gang.” Comics

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Nesi Altaras EDITORIAL Looking Out On-campus social groups should all be Green Power of diaspora n Arabic, the root word shatata is Dot certified to scatter and the word for diaspora, shataat, is literally the scattered. April is Sexual Assault Awareness victims and men solely as perpetrators. In Tufts has already taken steps to address Today, many communities live in Month. As events like It Happens the era of #MeToo, many people have sexual misconduct on campus, especially in Ithis way, scattered across the globe from Here spread awareness through stories of wondered how they can help to change the wake of recent Title IX violations. We have wherever they originated. Some return- sexual misconduct at our university and our sexual violence culture, on campus HAVEN, an online program mandatory for ing often, others never. Some retaining beyond, we must re-examine our cam- and off. The Green Dot program provides students before they even set foot on cam- their culture and passing on languages, pus culture to address these issues head an opportunity for everyone to educate pus. During orientation, the university offers and others not. Diaspora has become a on. We encourage as many social spaces themselves and be a part of the prevention “Speak About It,” a “performance-based concept for many groups — big or small. as possible to become Green Dot certified, culture. presentation about consent, boundaries, From the large Chinese diaspora that built a pivotal first step to tackle the issues that Currently, groups at Tufts must bystander intervention and healthy rela- Chinatowns the world over, to the smaller leave hundreds of students feeling unsafe request this program, and certification tionships,” as well as an OEO policy train- Tajik diaspora, people are spread out. The on their own campus. is not required for any student group. ing session. However, as students integrate resulting diaspora communities are new In April 2016, The Center for Of the hundreds of student groups into college social life, these reminders of phenomena for many groups of people, Awareness, Resources, and Education on campus, a relatively small minori- sexual assault prevention become few and occurring because of immigration, vol- (CARE) along with the Office of Equal ty have received Green Dot training far between. Green Dot can help contin- untary or otherwise. The term was mostly Opportunity (OEO) began promoting and fewer have been Green Dot cer- ue the discussion about sexual violence on associated with Jews, who lived in lands the Green Dot Initiative on campus. tified. At Tufts, certification requires campus not just because it comes later in a beyond their origin for centuries. The sexual assault prevention program a four-hour session, typically led by student’s career, but because it is neither an While immigrants face many hurdles, dias- aims to outnumber red dots, instances Sexual Misconduct Prevention Specialist online program you can rush through, nor a pora can give groups certain power. I was of sexual assault or violence, with green Alexandra Donovan. During this time, training session in which you can sit silently reminded of this power listening to a panel on dots, preventive measures. According students partake in critical conversation in the back on your phone. It is a conversa- the Rohingya genocide (a group whose name to the OEO website, “Tufts’ Green Dot and various exercises to help illuminate tion, and it prompts students to confront the is not even recognized by Microsoft Word). Programming focuses on examining the realities of sexual assault, as well campus environment directly. Sexual assault One expert panelist said the lack of attention what in our culture allows sexual mis- as ways to prevent it. This commitment is not an issue we can absentmindedly click was a huge problem in moving towards any conduct to exist on our campus and should be expected of any student group through or tune out; we must delve into it to solution. People outside Burma have barely how to respond accordingly.” CARE’s space where sexual assault is a possibili- truly combat it. ever heard about the Rohingya, let alone cared aim with the Green Dot program is to ty, including sports teams, theme houses If a majority of student groups par- about them. If people were educated on the have community members look out for and Greek life organizations. Even for ticipated in the Green Dot program and atrocities there, they could put pressure on each other and spread a culture of active student groups who believe they have had an open, honest dialogue with their governments to condemn Burma, raise funds prevention. appropriately discussed and tackled sex- peers about the culture of sexual assault to help the refugees amassing on the border According to Green Dot’s website, ual assault issues, a prevention train- on campus, our entire campus would be region of Bangladesh, and at least marginally the program’s approach to prevention dif- ing program can only strengthen their better equipped to protect one another improve the situation of the Rohingya. fers by reaching out to all students, faculty responses to these issues, and it signals against sexual violence. We hope that one Diaspora has the power to help in this pro- and staff as allies instead of the relying on to the campus that they prioritize the day Green Dot certifications will become cess. If there were a large Rohingya diaspora a traditional approach that reinforces a safety of their peers. Everyone can take a the norm, so that instead of Green Dot that spoke English, French, German or other narrow, gender binary-based conception few hours out of their lives to re-evaluate certified spaces standing out, the unsafe languages that command large audiences of sexual assault — with women solely as their role in this toxic campus culture. red dots will. who lived in large cities, they could appear on CNN and represent the Rohingya. They CARTOON could write op-eds for the Guardian instead of waiting for Westerners to notice and write on their own. Such a diaspora could campaign for the awareness, celebrity-recruitment, and fundraising that the Rohingya need. Alas, such a diaspora does not exist. One of the panelists, who was a recent Rohingya immigrant to the UK, confirmed that there were very few people like him to do all the work necessary. Kurds have large diasporas, mostly in Northern Europe, who raise awareness and funds. Jews have the same. Armenians have the same. Although they are still met with doubt and even denial, these diasporas are able to shed light on the genocides of their past with the international community. Through this work we have come to learn about these atrocities, from the Halabja massacre to the Holocaust, to the Armenian genocide. The Rohingya do not have such a diaspora. Because the Burmese government took Rohingyas’ citizenship away in 1982, they could not get passports to legally move between countries. Moreover, because their access to basic education was limited, many Rohingya couldn’t qualify for skill-based migration to any country. These hurdles were added on top of the general poverty of the mostly rural and isolated Rohingya. Because the Rohingya have limited repre- sentation in the international public sphere, they need as much support from outsiders as possible to spread awareness about the Rohingya genocide and to raise funds for the BY JESSE CLEM victims and refugees. Being ‘the scattered,’ always tied to a faraway place, can be diffi- The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. cult. But this status, which the Rohingya lack The content of letters, advertisements, signed columns, cartoons and graphics does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. through no fault of their own, carries some 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 benefit in difficult times. Daily. OP-EDS The Op-Ed section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. The Daily welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community; the opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Daily itself. Opinion articles on campus, national Nesi Altaras is a junior majoring in inter- and international issues should be 600 to 1,200 words in length and submitted to [email protected]. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, space and length. All national relations and economics. Nesi material is subject to editorial discretion and is not guaranteed to appear in the Daily. Authors must submit their telephone numbers and day-of availability for editing questions. can be reached at [email protected]. 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The No. 6 Tufts women’s lacrosse carus,” the 2017 Oscar- team (10–1, 6–0 NESCAC) won all winning documentary, takes three of its games in the last week, a deep look into the epi- extending its winning streak to six demic of doping in cycling games leading up to what figures to be “Iand along the way uncovers a deep- a difficult end to the regular season. er scandal surrounding the Russian On Sunday, the Jumbos defeat- Olympic team and its doping prob- ed the Babson Beavers (6–5) in a lems. One thing that the documentary non-conference game in Wellesley, reveals is that if someone wants to Mass. The hosts got on the board dope or utilize some other type of per- twice to start the scoring, but the formance-enhancing drug, they will be Jumbos responded with three straight able to pass the tests. Sports science is goals — including a pair from senior ahead of any regulatory institutions, midfielder Caroline Nowak — to take rules and tests. There are always ways a 3–2 lead at the 19:04 mark of the first to cheat the system. half. The teams remained neck-and- Time, energy and money are poured neck for much of the period, with each into trying to prevent athletes from dop- converting a number of their respec- ing. It is estimated that the sports world tive opportunities. With the game tied and the World Anti-Doping Agency at five, however, Tufts again reeled off (WADA), founded by Dick Pound, spend three goals in a five-minute stretch to an average of $300 million per year on enter halftime up 8–5. anti-doping efforts. The question has to Whereas the first half of play was be asked: Is $300 million too much to closely fought, the second half was a spend on an effort that seems to be on different story — one that was all Tufts. RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY the losing end much of the time? The Helped, in part, by taking advantage of First-year defender Emma Tomlinson escapes opponents during Tufts’ 26–5 home win only reason why the Russian doping free-position chances, the visitors went against Wellesley on March 14. scandal was revealed can be attribut- on on a 7–0 run to swell their lead. The ed to a single whistleblower, Grigory Jumbos were as solid defensively as sition shot from first-year attacker remained close until Williams went Rodchenkov — meaning that nearly they were active offensively, ultimate- Johanna Copeland. The goal proved to on a 3–0 run midway through the half the entire Russian Olympic team got by ly outscoring the Beavers 9–1 in the be the hosts’ high-water mark, howev- to take a 5–3 lead. Undeterred, the those $300 million in drug tests. second half en route to a command- er, as the Jumbos finished the game on Jumbos stormed their way back into It is true that removing these regu- ing 17–6 win. Nowak led all scorers a resounding 5–0 run to secure a 12–7 the game, going on a 5–0 run to close lations and tests could set a dangerous with five goals, while junior attacker victory. out the period, with Norman and precedent, given that doping has been Dakota Adamec added three. Adamec Adamec led all players with six Nowak each contributing two goals shown to be potentially harmful to now ranks third in the NESCAC in goals goals, while also adding an assist for an 8–5 halftime advantage. one’s health. However, there is an argu- scored with 35, and Nowak slots in at and six draw controls. Norman and The second half was entertaining, ment to be made that almost anything eighth with 28. sophomore attacker Emily Games led as both teams put the ball in the back and everything professional athletes Nowak, who was named NESCAC the team in ground balls with four of the net. Tufts increased its lead to do can be potentially harmful to them- Player of the Week with 13 points in apiece. Games — last year’s NESCAC 10–5 at the 23:47 mark, before Williams selves in the long run, given that no Tufts’ three games, shared that draw Rookie of the Year and a member of went on a 3–0 run to pull within human body is meant to maintain the controls were a point of discussion at the All-Conference First Team — also two. Key goals from junior attacker level of physical abuse that profession- the half for Tufts, as the team sought to netted two goals, while junior goal- Maria Dattolo and Lawliss inside of 14 al sports require. return to its usual form. ie Audrey Evers finished the day with minutes stopped the bleeding, though, Additionally, the argument that “We were losing a lot of the draws seven saves. Collectively, the Jumbos and gave the Jumbos just enough of doping provides an easy way out and in the first half,” Nowak said. “[Coach dominated the circle, winning a stellar a cushion to survive the half. While encourages athletes not to work as Courtney Shute’s message] was go back 17 of the game’s 20 draws. Williams outscored Tufts 3–2 over the hard is narrow-sighted claim. Most of to the basics of what we know to be Evers shared that even though the last 10 minutes, the hosts ultimately the athletes caught using these drugs Tufts lacrosse.” scoreline was tight at times, the team’s prevailed, 14–11. are at the top of their fields and have The Jumbos responded, winning defensive play was steady throughout. Nowak led all scorers with five worked incredibly hard in their lives. seven of 11 draw controls in the second “I think that defensively our game goals, including three in the second The purpose of these drugs is not half and 14 of 25 overall. Sophomore didn’t change throughout the whole 60 half. The Glenview, Ill. native also won to provide immediate performance midfielder Maddie Norman and first- minutes,” Evers said. “I think that was a pair of ground balls and draw con- increase, but to allow the athlete to year midfielder Catherine Lawliss led kind of the difference … that we just trols and added two assists. Lawliss tal- work harder and push through more the team with five and four draw con- stayed ready. Even when we were tied, it lied three goals of her own, while pain. As former professional cyclist trols, respectively. didn’t feel like we were down. We didn’t Norman notched two. The Jumbos Tyler Hamilton writes in his book The The day before, Tufts faced then- feel like we were having big momen- also outdrew the Ephs 14–13, again Secret Race, “People think doping is No. 14 Wesleyan (7–4) in a noontime tum swings on our end. We were just holding an advantage in the circle for lazy people who want to avoid contest at Smith Field in Middletown, continually trying to do our best to give thanks to Norman’s five controls and hard work. That might be true in some Conn. The Jumbos got on the board our attackers the ball and get it out of Sullivan’s four. cases, but in mine, as with many riders first when Adamec converted a our end.” “Winning the draw is huge — [we] I knew, it was precisely the opposite. free-position shot just under nine min- On their home turf at Bello Field, the can’t win a game without possession,” [Erythropoietin] granted the ability to utes into the game. Wesleyan quickly Jumbos took on the Williams Ephs (4–6) Nowak said. “Also pushing the pace suffer more; to push yourself farther responded with a goal from first-year in a Wednesday evening tilt. Despite has been a big part of our identity, so and harder than you’d ever imagined, midfielder Sydney Prokupek to level their record, the visitors promised to pushing the fast-break transition from in both training and racing.” the score. Less than three minutes put up a tough fight. While Williams has defense to attack will be really big to Given the immense price tag that later, Adamec sparked a 5–0 Tufts run only been victorious in one NESCAC continue [our] success.” anti-doping generates, the organiza- by slotting a shot past Wesleyan soph- game (an 11–10 win against Conn. The rest of the Jumbos’ schedule tions imposing the regulations should omore goalie Allegra Grant. Adamec, College on March 17), the team lost will likely pose significant challeng- re-evaluate the way that they currently herself, scored three of the five goals for by just a single goal apiece to both es. The team begins by traveling to operate. The testing that they imple- a total of four in the first half. However, Wesleyan and Bates. No. 4 Amherst (9–1) on Saturday for ment now is falling very short and cost- three key Wesleyan goals in the last five Williams first-year midfielder a midday matchup. After a mid- ing a lot of money, so WADA and other minutes reduced Tufts’ advantage to Claire Fitzpatrick opened the scor- week contest against Bates (7–5), Tufts similar groups have a responsibility to 6–4 entering the break. ing for her team at the 25:39 mark concludes its regular season with either change their approach to regula- The Cardinals found success at the with an unassisted goal. It took less games against No. 9 Middlebury (9–2) tion or stop the regulation altogether. beginning of the second half, clawing than a minute for the Jumbos to and No. 18 Bowdoin (8–3). Both the back to level footing with the visiting respond, as junior midfielder Annie Mammoths and the Panthers currently Sam Weidner is a sophomore majoring in Jumbos. At the 13:03 mark, Wesleyan Sullivan netted off Lawliss’ assist to sit one game back of the Jumbos in the mathematics. He can be reached at samu- tied the game at seven on a free-po- put Tufts on the board. The score NESCAC standings. [email protected].