Where You Mostly Sunny Read It First 58/48 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 39 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 TUFTSDAILY.COM political participation by Jei-Jei Tan ing to students on campus and StudentsDaily Editorial Board seekdriving increased them to polling stations. Carle, a sophomore, noted In the lead-up to this Election that there have been issues with Day, campus groups have been getting students from Tufts to working hard to ensure that participate. Other problems Tufts students are registered to stem from the fact that the vote and politically engaged. campus and the surrounding Vote Everywhere residences lie in both the cit- Ambassadors are part of an ini- ies of Medford and Somerville tiative of the Andrew Goodman — Carle said she had to travel Foundation to support voting to two different locations when rights on college campuses taking the completed voter reg- through spreading informa- istration forms to the city halls. tion and raising awareness Tufts is divided into two about the importance of vot- congressional districts, two ing. The group has been active state representative dis- at Tufts since September, tricts and four voting dis- according to Vote Everywhere tricts, Kaplan explained. Ambassador Olivia Carle. “Because campus is so divid- Vote Everywhere Ambassador ed along these lines, it’s just a NICHOLAS PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY Benjamin Kaplan said that the logistical challenge for us to Tufts senior, Summer Morrill, received a $10,000 schlarship due to her interest and research on molecular ambassadors’ goal was getting make sure that we’re giving biology and genetics. students registered to vote up students the right information until the registration deadline about where they should vote,” of Oct. 15, and from then on he said. until Election Day, the focus Ellie Monroe, president of Tufts shifted to getting students to Republicans, said that the organi- actually vote. zation has been very active in this Along with collaboration with year’s election season. other student groups, the Vote “Alongside the Massachusetts Everywhere ambassadors have Alliance of College Republicans, by Meagan Adler group of astronauts who strive to graduate early, but the scholar- worked under the banner of Tufts members of Tufts [Republicans] TuftsContributing student Writer fundreceives college students scholarshipinterested ship will give her fromthe opportu- Votes, Kaplan, a sophomore, have gone down to the Cape to in fields of science, technology, nity to finish off her senior year said. Tufts Votes is an official stu- canvass for various candidates, Tufts senior Summer Morrill engineering and mathematics at Tufts. dent organization through the phone banked on Saturdays for Astronautwas awarded a $10,000 scholScholarship- (STEM), according to Morrill. Foundation According to Anne Jonathan M. Tisch College of Charlie Baker, and have gone arship from the Astronaut “They really want to give [the Moore, program specialist in Citizenship and Public Service, up to New Hampshire to rally Scholarship Foundation by astro- scholarship] to people who are scholar development at Tufts, which registers student voters for Scott Brown,” she told the naut Kathyrn Thornton in an offi- going to have long-term careers Morrill was one of four Tufts every two years and encourages Daily in an email. “We are look- cial ceremony on Oct. 17. in research, which is what I plan applicants for the Barry M. them to vote. ing forward to helping get out The Astronaut Scholarship is to do after college,” she said. Goldwater Scholarship, which Tufts Votes is participating the vote tomorrow with Tufts a tuition grant that was started Morrill explained that she in Get Out the Vote activities by the Mercury 7 astronauts, a thought she was going to have to see ASTRONAUT, page 2 today, Kaplan said, such as talk- see ELECTION, page 2 Students participate in secondby Aaron Pomeranceannual by Melissa Kain Contributing Writer University Contributing Writer celebrates official naming and EthicsTufts’ second Bowl annual Ethics Bowl, Tufts Dining hosted an offi- a debate-style competition cover- openingcial opening and naming of cel- Pax et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli ing complex ethical issues, took place ebration for the Pax et Lox on Saturday in Miner Hall, with the Glatt Kosher Deli last Tuesday final round of the event held in the to commemorate the addi- Crane Room. tion of the new venue to din- Tufts Department of Philosophy and ing options on campus. The the Experimental College co- deli supplements other take- sponsored the event, according to out dining choices offered Senior Lecturer in the Department by Tufts, such as Hodgdon of Philosophy Susan Russinoff. On-the-Run and Hotung Cafe. She and two graduate philosophy The celebration offered a students, Steven Norris and Gabrial sampling of foods, including Santos-Neves, coordinated the event. hot hors d’oeurves and a vari- “Everything went very smoothly on ety of sandwiches and sodas Saturday, and we were even ahead offered by the deli, accord- of schedule for most of the day,” ing to Lyza Bayard, market- Norris told the Daily in an email. ing and communications spe- The event consisted of five teams cialist of Dining and Business with three to five members each. Each Services. Students at the cel- team has prepared since September to ebration got to taste pastrami, answer up to 15 real-world ethical chicken salad and tofu sand- cases, 10 of which were presented wiches. during the bowl, according to Norris. Bayard described the over- He and Santos-Neves ran two drop-in all celebration as a success. coaching sessions per week to help the “The official celebration NICHOLAS PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY see ETHICS, page 2 see DELI, page 2 The Pax Et Lox Kosher Deli recently celebrated its official opening. Inside this issue Today’s sections News 1 Op-Ed 11 Unrecognized box- Volleyball team secures ing club continues to first place in NESCAC. Features 4 Comics 12 thrive, seeks expansion Arts & Living 7 Classifieds 15 Editorial | Op-Ed 10 Sports Back see FEATURES, page 4 see SPORTS, back 2 THE TUFTS DAILY NEWS Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Kosher deli offers new food options for Tufts students DELI “Brown and Brew was actually named “I made a few different options … and flavors, the options, the size of the sand- continued from page 1 by a Tufts student … and that had the then me and one of my best friends did a wich … it’s done really, really well.” was based on … getting the name, get- play on words of “brown and blue,” which taste testing of them,” he explained. Brillon emphasized his own fondness ting the awning up and being able to have is our campus’ colors,” he explained. The Pax et Lox deli offers glatt kosher for the deli and the sense of community everything ready to roll,” she explained. Brillon said he also wanted to raise lunch and dinner options four days a that it can bring to students who want to Although the deli has been open since awareness of the Tufts motto, “Pax et week, according to Bayard. have kosher options on campus. last spring, it was not officially named until Lux,” through his name choice. “The deli offers flavors that we “I like that there’s an opportunity for last week, Bayard said. A naming contest “It was a good opportunity to both haven’t specifically had on campus students who keep kosher or have some was run by the university, and more than make a fun pun about smoked salmon … before, and it is really all about hot and sort of dietary restriction concerning 600 submissions were sent in to the contest. and also shed light on one of our univer- cold sandwiches,” she said. “It is a tasty meat to have an option on campus so “There was a whole panel of judges sity’s sayings,” he said. carry-out option.” they can go grab food and then take it comprised of students, faculty and staff Brillon’s prize for winning the competi- According to Bayard, the deli has been to go and eat with their friends, so it from Tufts that weighed in and narrowed tion was having a sandwich named after well-received thus far. Students have provides a more inclusive community down [the submissions],” Bayard said. him at the Pax et Lox deli, which he got been enthusiastic about the size of the for Tufts,” he said. Jason Brillon, a junior, won the naming to design over the summer. According to sandwiches and the options offered by Bayard added that the deli has been in contest for the deli with the title “Pax et Brillon, the sandwich consists of some of the deli. the works for a number of years. Lox.” According to Brillon, the name was his favorite ingredients, including chick- “From the day it opened, there were stu- “We’ve wanted to do this for years, so inspired by other student-named loca- en, roasted red peppers, sun dried toma- dents lining up for sandwiches,” she said. we’re excited that we could make it hap- tions on campus. toes, spinach and a Dijon bistro sauce. “We’ve heard incredible things about the pen,” she said. Morrill hopes to continue biology research ASTRONAUT Moore underscored the importance of continued from page 1 having female participation in this kind is another prestigious STEM scholarship. of research. As a Goldwater applicant, she, along “For it to be a female astronaut present- with one other applicant, was then nom- ing the award and to have Morrill winning inated by the Tufts scholarship com- it is such an exciting thing to see,” she said. mittee for the Astronaut Scholarship.