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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Friday, September 29, 2017 tuftsdaily.com Students react to removal of NEC shuttle stop by Emily Burke met with students and are exploring both News Editor short-term and long-term transportation options that balance the students’ needs The shuttle stop at the New England and logistical considerations.” Conservatory of Music (NEC) for students Schedule changes to the SMFA shut- enrolled in Tufts’ combined-degree pro- tle were announced in an email to the gram has been removed, frustrating stu- student body Sept. 25 and went into dents who now face difficulties get- effect the same day. Dean of the SMFA ting to and from classes on time. This Nancy Bauer explained that the changes comes in addition to existing issues with were intended to accommodate more the School of the Museum of Fine Arts students with a wider range of class at Tufts (SMFA) Shuttle, which some stu- schedules. dents accuse of not accommodating com- “The timing of two of the runs on the bined-degree students with complicated shuttle schedule [has been changed] to class schedules. accommodate people who are going from Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medford to the SMFA so that they can get Advising Robin Olinsky, who specializes there [from] the classes that end at popular in advising combined-degree NEC and times and not miss the bus,” Bauer said. SMFA students, explained why the stop According to Bauer, the shuttle that had was removed. previously left at 11:35 a.m. Monday to “The NEC stop was removed due to con- Friday will now leave at 11:50 a.m. to allow struction near the school. We were notified those students with classes ending at 11:45 about a week before the school year start- a.m. on the Medford campus to make the ed,” Olinsky told the Daily in an email. shuttle. Additionally, those with classes ALEXIS SERINO / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES An SMFA shuttle pictured outside of Granoff Music Center on April 11. She added that the university is working ending at 7:15 p.m. will be accommodated to accommodate NEC students. because the shuttle that originally left at 7 and to the 5:10 p.m. from the SMFA to with the shuttle so that students would “NEC students have been given MBTA p.m. is now being moved to 7:20 p.m. Medford,” she said. not be inconvenienced when traveling passes to use for transportation between “There is an additional van added to Bauer added that the administration between campuses. the two campuses,” she said. “We have also the 8 a.m. run from Medford to the SMFA made an effort to address the problems see NEC SHUTTLE, page 2 Tufts aims for sustainability goals with summer construction projects by Shane Woolley dollars higher than what former Vice the university for goals for water, waste Blank explained that Tufts sold “credits” Contributing Writer President of Operations Linda Snyder pro- and energy emissions, and then this other for this greenhouse gas reduction through jected in 2015. Preston said the plant’s pro- category called cross-cutting issues, which a market for greenhouse gas emitters in Tufts worked on two major construc- jected lifespan is approximately 30 years, encompass everything,” Communications . This ensures that — on tion projects this summer, making signifi- so the university should more than break Specialist at the Office of Sustainability paper — those entities are emitting below cant progress on the Central Energy Plant even in the long run. Lauren Diamond said. legal levels, and the state’s overall emis- (CEP) on the Medford/Somerville cam- Over the summer, the CEP’s cogenerator The new plant’s cogenerator and boilers sions decrease. pus and installing two new solar installa- topped with 16 pistons was installed on the will use the same fuel sources as the old “Technically, this project helps Tufts to tions at the Cummings School of Veterinary ground floor of the new plant. On the next — primarily natural gas, supplemented reduce our greenhouse gas [GHG] emis- Medicine. Both projects were aimed at floor are three boilers: two to cover the regu- by No. 2 fuel oil, Preston said. However, sions, however we cannot claim that reduc- making the university more environmen- lar hot water needs of the university during it uses this fuel more efficiently than its tion in the Tufts GHG inventory because tally sustainable. the winter months and a third to back the predecessor, burning less of it to achieve Tufts sold the alternative energy credits,” Construction on the new CEP on others up in the case of extenuating cir- the same electrical output and decreasing Blank said. Avenue next to Dowling Hall, began cumstances and to be an additional source the campus’ dependence on the municipal However, while the natural gas the CEP in the spring of 2015, and is managed by of power as the campus expands, accord- electric grid, according to Shoshana Blank, uses “burns cleaner” than alternatives such O’Connor Constructors. The CEP was ini- ing to Preston. Across from these boilers, education and outreach program adminis- as coal or oil and expels a lower quantity of tially slated to open in the fall of last year, a screen-and-dial-plastered control room trator at the Office of Sustainability. It also greenhouse gases and harmful particulates, but its timetable fell significantly behind commands a view of the plant’s interior. harnesses the waste heat generated by the environmentalists are concerned that the schedule due to weather-related setbacks The primary impetus to build the CEP fuel burning process to heat and cool water upstream effect of natural gas extraction and the difficulties of building on the was to replace the existing 60-year-old for campus buildings, she added. on the environment negates its advan- steep terrain of the build site, according to energy plant, which is at the end of its Overall, the CEP is expected to tage as a fuel source. Blank alluded to the the Director of University Energy Project lifespan, Snyder told the Daily in 2015. decrease energy costs for the Medford/ destructive impact of hydraulic fracturing Randy Preston. The new plant was also created to realize Somerville campus by around 20 per- as an example. Preston, who oversaw the design and certain sustainability goals outlined by the cent, according to an article on the Tufts The CEP was not the only sustain- construction of the plant, nevertheless Campus Sustainability Council in its 2013 Construction website. ability-focused project at Tufts this past expressed confidence that the CEP will be report, according to Snyder. “The new CEP is designed to reduce summer, however. Two new solar arrays operational within the next six months. “The Campus Sustainability Council greenhouse gas emissions by 4,637 short were installed at the Cummings School of In an email to the Daily, Preston esti- was founded in 2012 by President Monaco tons, or a 14.1 percent reduction in the Veterinary Medicine on the Grafton cam- mated that the total cost will come to when he came here, and they did some Medford campus greenhouse gas emis- around $50 million. This is four million research and made recommendations for sions,” Preston told the Daily in an email. see CONSTRUCTION, page 2

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THE TUFTS DAILY Gil Jacobson Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL Eddie Samuels Joe Walsh Managing Editors Zachary Hertz Associate Editor Catherine Perloff Executive News Editor Ariel Barbieri-Aghib News Editors Emily Burke Aneurin Canham-Clyne Daniel Caron Melissa Kain Anar Kansara Robert Katz Arin Kerstein Liam Knox Sophie Lehrenbaum Elie Levine Natasha Mayor Jesse Najarro Daniel Nelson Seohyun Shim Emma Steiner Hannah Uebele Juliana Furgala Assistant News Editors Simran Lala Minna Trinh Nina Joung Executive Features Editor Costa Angelakis Features Editors Emma Damokosh Elie Levine Jessie Newman Sean Ong Emma Rosenthal Grace Yuh Michael Shames Assistant Features Editors Fina Short Hermes Suen Cassidy Olsen Executive Arts Editor John Gallagher Arts Editors Alison Epstein Justin Krakoff Libby Langsner Setenay Mufti Eran Sabaner Antonio Bertolino Assistant Arts Editors Tommy Gillespie Jack Ronan Arman Smigielski Executive Opinion Editor Maria Fong Cartoonists SHANE WOOLLEY FOR THE TUFTS DAILY Shannon Geary The new Central Energy Plant is slated to reduce Tufts’ energy costs on the Medford/Somerville campus by 20 percent. Lydia Ra Rebecca Tang Miranda Chavez Editorialists Hannah Kahn Sarah Nechamkin New construction aims to increase Tufts’ sustainability Madeleine Schwartz Maddie Payne Executive Sports Editor CONSTRUCTION buy the energy generated by the cells at (LEED) Gold standard, according to the Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors Liam Finnegan continued from page 1 a rate that is 60 percent cheaper than it Tufts University construction website. Phillip Goldberg pus in Grafton. These installations will would be to buy electricity from the grid, Preston said the university will con- Savannah Mastrangelo Brad Schussel provide the Grafton campus with about according to Blank. tinue to take on construction projects Sam Weidner Sam Weitzman 40 percent of its power, and save the According to Preston, Tufts Facilities with sustainability in mind. Caleb Symons Assistant Sports Editor university as much as $5.3 million over Services also worked to install 75 new “We will spend between 30 to 40 mil- Liam Knox Investigative Editor Angelie Xiong Executive Photo Editor 20 years, according to a TuftsNow article. energy-efficient windows in Miner Hall lion dollars on Deferred Maintenance Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers The arrays were built, owned and and the Crane Room of Paige Hall. This projects always with an eye to sustain- Ben Kim Rachael Meyer paid for by NRG Energy, Inc.; Tufts took place in addition to completion of ability,” Preston said. “Lab improvement Vintus Okwonko Alexis Serino does not own the Renewable Energy work on the Science and Engineering and housing projects in Medford and Seohyun Shim Certificates of the Grafton solar cells. Complex (SEC), which opened this fall ongoing capital renewal in Boston, cur- Ana Sophia Acosta Executive Video Editor Olivia Ireland Staff Videographers Based on a 20-year contract between and was designed to meet the Leadership rently underway, will be environmental- Rifat Ralfi Salhon Ezgi Yazici Tufts and NRG, Tufts has the right to in Energy and Environmental Design ly-focused.” PRODUCTION Evan Sayles Production Director Despite changes to make the SMFA shuttle more Ellah Nzikoba Executive Layout Editors Alice Yoon Betty Cao Layout Editors convenient, NEC students still feel left out Connor Dale Julie Doten Kenia French NEC SHUTTLE stand if students were late because of Loh said that the recent changes will Maygen Kerner Omeir Khan continued from page 1 the shuttle, which obviously disrupts the not necessarily help the problems NEC Madison Lewis Junior Moira Loh, a combined-degree class,” Kim, a sophomore, said. students face, as many students still have Clair Li Nasrin Lin NEC student, said that since the program Daniel Cetlin, an NEC combined-de- to leave classes 15 minutes early to walk Olivia Markowitz Aidan Menchaca was not immediately assigned a new dean gree student, expressed discontent with to the SMFA stop and then arrive back at Isabella Montoya Julie Murray for this year, combined-degree students the lack of communication between the Tufts 10–15 minutes late for their other Steven Schwab have been in contact with Olinsky about Tufts administration and the students in classes. Furthermore, she pointed out that Seohyun Shim Emily Thompson why the stop was removed and about new the program, which has worsened the the walk to the SMFA stop is more incon- Sebastian Torrente Astrid Weng ideas for solutions. shuttle complications. venient for students who bring instru- Ezgi Yazici Loh explained that students now have “It’s a combination of a lack of com- ments to the NEC. Astrid Weng Executive Graphics Editor to walk from the NEC to the SMFA to munication with us, which often feels Some informal compromises have made Peter Lam Graphics Editors Allie Merolla catch the shuttle, a .7– or .8–mile walk, like neglect, because we’re such a small a small difference in making transporta- Rifat Ralfi Salhon Belinda Xian but they did not get the opportunity to program… They made changes over the tion easier for combined-degree students. Mary Carroll Executive Copy Editors plan class schedules according to the summer, [but] they didn’t tell us about According to Cetlin, sometimes a shuttle Liora Silkes Norrie Beach Copy Editors new shuttle schedule. This has forced those changes. We found out about driver will stop near the NEC, even though Caroline Bollinger students to use the Massachusetts Bay [them] on our own, and the changes there is no official stop, so that students Alison Epstein Madhulika Gupta Transportation Authority (MBTA), Lyft were very inconvenient,” Cetlin, a soph- can get off closer to their destinations. Anna Hirshman Tess Jacobson and Uber to get to class on time, which omore, said. “We’re able to take the shuttle there Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum gets expensive as students are paying Inga Liu, a fifth-year combined-degree and actually make our classes for the David Levitsky out of pocket. student with the NEC, expressed frustra- most part because he’ll stop right before Katie Martensen Ali Mintz “All our class schedules are messed tion with the fact that combined-degree NEC even though there’s no bus stop Jack Ronan Arielle Sigel up because NEC runs on a 50-minute students have been dealing with these there,” he said. “That’s very nice, but Netai Schwartz block system, so that a class goes from issues for a month and that little has we’re not able to hop on on the way back Alexis Serino Anahita Sethi 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 , and usually the NEC changed despite student efforts since because they take a different route.” Nihaal Shah Seohyun Shim stop would be at 1:55 outside, and so before the start of classes to rectify the Cetlin added that it is important for Hannah Wells Jiayu Xu it would be perfect timing, but now situation. Tufts to show NEC combined-degree Vanessa Zighelboim the shuttle leaves at 1:50 at the SMFA, “We had tried really hard to solve the prob- students that it values the program and Deepanshu Utkarsh Executive Online Editor which is almost a mile away,” Loh, a lem before the school year but unfortunately their contributions to the university’s Rachael Meyer Executive Social Media Editors Alexis Serino junior, said. there was no communication,” Liu said. academic and arts culture. Asli Akova Social Media Editors Anna Hirshman Sophomore Nayoung Kim, an SMFA Loh felt that the solutions proposed “At the end of the day, I love my music Mitch Navetta combined-degree student, expressed by administrators, such as giving stu- studies at the NEC and my academic stud- Seohyun Shim Ercan Sen Assistant Social Media Editors similar concerns about the inconsis- dents MBTA passes with $40 on them, ies at Tufts, and as of now, it’s probably Sitong Echo Zhang tencies of the shuttle system. have not been sufficient in meeting stu- worth this hoop we have to jump through, BUSINESS “I think they’re trying to fix that this dents’ needs. Cetlin and Loh believed but not by much,” Cetlin said. “It’s very tir- Rayane Haddar Executive Business Director year because … in the past, I feel like the that this money has already run out for ing and inconvenient, and doesn’t allow for Hannah Wells Receivables Manager teachers were sort of expected to under- most students. busy schedules.” Friday, September 29, 2017 | News | THE TUFTS DAILY FEATURES Friday, September 29, 2017 tuftsdaily.com It takes a community to build Community Day by Emma Damokosh Features Editor

Countless tables lined the quad, rep- resenting various community groups, charities and organizations from Tufts and its surrounding cities. On the out- skirts of the maze of tables, various activities for children like face painting, pumpkin painting, cookie decorating and even a mini game of quidditch, facilitated by members of the Tufts Quidditch team engaged young children and not-so-young Jumbos alike. Tufts Dining catered massive station for an extensive barbecue lunch. Multiple tables were set up just for coolers of cold beverages, which the attendees appre- ciated in the 85-degree heat. “The only thing they were miss- ing was a cooling station,” sopho- more Jonathan Smith, an attendee of Community Day, said. Despite the heat, Tufts students, fac- ulty and the residents of the Somerville- Medford area came together on the Academic Quad last Sunday for the 15th Annual Tufts Community Day, an event celebrating the relationship between Tufts and the local community. RACHEL HARTMAN / THE TUFTS DAILY Tables for people to sit, eat, talk and Five-year-old Nora Karrouma plays with her friend and Jumbo the elephant during Community Day on Sept. 24. enjoy the performances were spread out on the quad in front of the stage where suggestion for an event to connect the long process that starts from the moment attending to the various needs of partic- performances from Tufts groups includ- communities. the last Community Day ends. ipants, running activities for children ing BEATs, The Amalgamates and The “The small staff was able to reach out “The first contact to participating and giving attendees information at the Ladies of Essence took place. to university departments and commu- groups functions as more of a 'Save resources tent. Sophomore Elizabeth McGowan per- nity organizations to produce a modest the Date' to put Community Day on “We were also greatly assisted in the formed with the Tufts Tap Ensemble at version of today's Community Day,” the radar before summer begins,” recruitment of student volunteers by Community Day. the community relations staff told the they wrote. “We made sure to reach out Tufts departments and student organi- “I always enjoy performing because Daily in an email. to all our past participants, while also zations, who posted the event details the kids always think it’s really fun, and Only about 200 people came to the first actively seeking out new groups to invite in their newsletters and on their social it’s great seeing them have a good time,” Community Day, according to the com- as our goal is to continue expanding the media platforms,” the community rela- she said. munity relations staff, versus the approx- event each year.” tions staff wrote. Her sentiment was proven by the imately 3,500 people that came to this Planning the event involves much Over 80 volunteers helped out with many children who planted them- year's event. collaboration between Community Community Day, according to the commu- selves in front of the stage or the com- This year’s Community Day in particu- Relations and many departments with- nity relations staff. Besides running activi- edy show that was going on outside of lar was a memorable one as the 15th anni- in Tufts. The Tufts University Police ties and errands for the event, students are Barnum Hall. versary of the event. Department (TUPD), the Department also recruited for specific day-of jobs. According to the three members of “This year, we also had a few new addi- of Public and Environmental Safety, the “We have students fill the roles of the Tufts Community Relations staff, tions — the 'Jumbo Photo Booth' for which Facilities Services Department, Tufts Emcee, Stage Managers, Info Tent leader, Barbara Rubel, Rocco DiRico and student volunteers took photos for guests, Dining and Tufts Technology Services Jumbo mascots and assistants, and Portrait Alanna Fusco, Community Day origi- as well as a videographer to produce a are all important departments involved and Caricature Artists,” they wrote. nated from a conversation between video of Community Day to commemorate in making this massive event run Senior Nicole Morris played a vital role former University President Lawrence its 15th anniversary,” they wrote. smoothly, according to the community in the Community Day team, serving as Bacow and Somerville Alderman Jack According to the community relations relations staff. this year's student intern. Connolly in which Connolly made the staff planning for Community Day is a year- There is also a large team effort in terms “She did a fantastic job assisting in of publicity for the outreach, follow up and confirma- Community Day. tion of [participating] groups," commu- “We also col- nity relations wrote. laborate with the The three members of the community City departments, relations staff were all very pleased with the elected officials and event and proud of everyone who contrib- organizations of uted to make it a great day. our host communi- “This was my first year managing the ties of Medford and event, so I would say that my favorite part Somerville in pub- was seeing the event finally come together licizing the event to after the planning, preparation and coordi- ensure that the word nation with key players and collaborators, is spread far and both within Tufts and in our communi- wide to our neigh- ties,” Fusco, the event coordinator, wrote. bors, elected officials DiRico pointed out that students were and community instrumental in the effort. collaborators,” the “My favorite part of Community community rela- Day was the collaboration between our tions staff wrote. students and the community groups. This Student volun- year, we had a small army of student vol- teers played a key unteers and they were key to the success of role in Community Community Day,” he wrote. Day, especially Rubel said she had a hard time picking on the day of the her favorite part of the event. event. They could “I really enjoy talking to people, old friends be seen running who are returning to the event and neighbors EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY The School of HONK! performs at Community Day on the Academic Quad on Sept. 24. from table to table who are coming for the first time,” she wrote. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | ADVERTISEMENT | Friday, September 29, 2017 tuftsdaily.com

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For students looking to get out of their comfort zone and showcase their creativ- ity, music composition is the way to go. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, some of these stu- dents will show off the fruits of their labor in the Tufts Composers' Concert “Make Room: New Shipment.” The concert will feature both students’ and professors’ orig- inal works, with many being performed for the first time and none more than 10 years old. The concert is part of the Tufts Composers' Concert Series, which was founded by John McDonald, former chair of the Department of Music and current music and composition professor. McDonald will perform many of his own students’ pieces on the keyboard. “What I like about Tufts is that it’ll put on these concerts where some of the faculty brings their own compositions, and some of the students do as well. I think it’s really inspiring for both sides,” Opera Ensemble Director Thomas Stumpf said. Stumpf, an accomplished pianist and composer who has also taught at the New England Conservatory and played in the , firmly believes pro- fessionals should get out of their "bubble" NICHOLAS PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES — precisely what concerts like this one help Granoff Music Center is pictured on May 7, 2014. them accomplish. “People are stuffy about it," Stumpf said. The inspiration, however, really came case, the composition is not an entirely new dents’ work. One is guest composer Howard "In some conservatories, the composition from McDonald. piece, but an existing piece reinterpreted Frazin, who met McDonald while presi- teachers don’t want their pieces played “The idea for this one came when we and reworked. dent of a local music organization called alongside [those of] students." were doing a recording session and John Some student composers have taken a “Composers in Red Sneakers” in the early In this upcoming concert, Stumpf will was fooling around playing a Mozart minuet different approach. Matthew Feder, a fifth- 2000s. He later went on to become founder be playing several students’ pieces as well we both loved, and he was playing it wrong," year senior majoring in music, composed and co-director of “Wordsong,” an organi- as two of McDonald’s pieces written spe- Stumpf said. "He used the right hand in several short, purely original pieces for the zation that presents composers and per- cifically for him: “To Charm with Sorrow” place of the left hand … It was funny, but concert under McDonald’s tutelage. Over formers to the public, and a teacher of Tufts and “Trying Again to Charm with Sorrow.” it stuck with me: picking a piece by Mozart the summer, Feder began learning the piano graduate composer Alexander Hite, who will The pieces give a nod to Stumpf’s own style, and making it sound modern, but true to with McDonald, which meant playing as be performing in this concert as well. Others which he describes as dark and serious. the original." well as composing piano music. are Nathan Curtis, a former Tufts graduate “In a way, the character of the pieces The concert will showcase ten compos- “[The pieces] were all created with a student in music, and faculty composer has to do with who I am, not so much as ers, each contributing either one single different approach in mind. John would Michael McLaughlin. a human being but who I am as a pianist,” piece or a group of short pieces. McDonald give me a prompt for each piece, like ‘the The composition series at Tufts was cre- Stumpf said. and Stumpf will trade off playing each stu- relationship between two notes,’ or ‘imag- ated by McDonald in 1994, and it puts on In turn, he has composed a series of dent’s compositions on one keyboard on ine a piece being played by two flutes,'" an average of five concerts per semester. three pieces for McDonald to perform, stage. Almost all the pieces are solos, save Feder said. However, “Make Room: New Shipment” is called “Three Johns for John.” The title is for two piano/cello duets (with faculty cel- Feder also recalled the first time he saw his unlike all the others. The concert will honor a reference to the three composers who list Emmanuel Feldman), and one piece compositions performed in concert, which the past as well as the future, as implied by inspired the pieces — Mozart, Bach and that incorporates piano, guitar and vocals: a was last semester’s Composer’s Concert for the concert’s title. Curtis’ contributions will Brahms — all of whose given names are new version of "Dying Crapshooter’s Blues" a composition seminar. Listening to his own come from a piano collection in honor of his equivalent to the English name “John." by graduate student Micah Huang. In this music was not easy. father, and the concert as a whole is dedicat- ed to the life of Francis Domec, the husband “[Last semester] was the of McLaughlin who tragically passed away this year. In McDonald’s words, Domec was first time having other peo- “a painter of wonderful originality and life ple play my music," he said. force,” and the concert will open with two of his own musical tributes to Domec. "You’re kind of giving up That being said, the concert is just as that control … It’s always much about giving a blessing to young composers beginning their composition been nerve-wracking." journeys. But an unexpected upside to this “[This concert is] the anticipation of new experience was learning more about student composers entering the picture his own pieces. with new satchels of music in the baggage “I’ll be interested whether [each piece] … new voices, new ideas, new approaches," will sound different or, because I composed McDonald said. all of them, they’ll all sound like they came The concert offers somewhat of a new from the same thread,” Feder said. beginning for McDonald as well, who has A longtime guitarist and music spent a year on sabbatical and another as a lover, Feder is unique in that he has no clas- visiting teacher at another school. In his first sical training, unlike most other composers concert since returning to Tufts, McDonald in his class. But as he puts it, “I don’t have said he is "poised for new possibilities." that type of restriction. I grew up playing The concert will be held on Wednesday rock. I write based on what I feel.” from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the Distler Aside from McDonald and Stumpf, three Performance Hall in the Granoff Music other accomplished composers and musi- Center. Admission is free and no tickets are cians will present their pieces alongside stu- required. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY | Comics | Friday, September 29, 2017 tuftsdaily.com LATE 2001 AT THE DAILY Comics Danny Gold A’05: “There are no University of Florida girls, but Comics there are no MIT girls either.”

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Thursday’s Solution Sports Friday, September 29, 2017 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 7 Tufts prepares for series of three conference matches beginning at Amherst WOMEN’S SOCCER it is to win those balls in midfield… She minute, as she put away junior for- starts a series of three conference games continued from back has done that and then some." ward Alessandra Sadler's cross. Tufts for Tufts as it hosts Middlebury on Oct. 7 had more shots but that doesn’t always Tufts was held to a 1–1 draw controlled the game with decent pos- before going to Hamilton the next day. translate into goals." against the Brandeis Judges after dou- session, but could not find a way past Returning to NESCAC action this The coaches also had special praise for ble overtime on Saturday. The game sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Dana for weekend, Troccoli believes the team is Troccoli. was noted for its attacking nature, as the remainder of the game. ready to work on getting better. "She just covers so much ground and Tufts and Brandeis combined for a Tufts was unable to hold on to its lead, "The most important thing is that it’s huge," assistant coach Julia Rafferty total of 13 shots in the first half. Lloyd as Brandeis hit Tufts on the break we’re consistent and once we come out said. "We talk a lot to the girls at the once again led the front line superb- successfully after 56 minutes. Senior playing hard and consistent, we know start of the season about how important ly and gave Tufts the lead in the 21st tri-captain Haliana Burhans received that we can beat these teams," Troccoli the ball and drove forward. Burhans said. "Consistent energy is what we need then expertly released her strike part- to work on a little bit because we do the ner junior Sasha Sunday, who smashed best when we’re fired up and when our it past Bowers to tie the game. players are excited to be there and when Tufts almost restored its advantage we feed off each other’s energy. That’s in the 61st minute, but Reed shot over what we’re going to focus on and the rest after Lloyd's strike hit the post. Tufts will fall into place from there." was almost made to pay for that mistake, Whiting wants to take some of the but Sunday was denied her second goal positives from non-NESCAC action going of the game as sophomore defender into into these crucial conference games. Tally Clark cleared her shot off the line. “What we can look to is that we played Tufts had a few more opportunities to two highly ranked teams very well and win in overtime, but was denied by some for much of those games we were able to expert goalkeeping from Dana, who tied a control the tempo and play the way we career-high with six saves, half of which wanted to play,” Whiting said. “We tell came in overtime. Dana dove to first deny the girls you can’t control the outcome, senior forward Mariah Harvey-Brown in whether you win or lose, but how hard the 97th minute and then junior midfield- you work and how mentally tough you er Sarah Grubman four minutes later. are. When teams are this good, and you MATTHEW SCHREIBER / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Tufts plays one more game away at con- feel like you’re this good, often it comes Sophomore midfielder Jenna Troccoli jostles for position during women's soccer's 2–1 loss ference rival Amherst this Saturday. This down to these intangibles.” to Williams on Oct. 22. Jumbo sailing makes waves at Mystic Lake by Haley Rich Contributing Writer

Tufts sailing steered past the compe- tition over the weekend, with the co-ed team snagging first place out of 20 schools at the 35th Professor Stedman Hood Trophy on their home waters of Mystic Lake in Medford. The Tufts A and B Division teams finished with scores of 23 and 15 points, respectively, adding up to a total score of 38 points to knock the competition out of the water. Roger Williams University trailed by 6 points to take second, and Yale placed third with an equal score to Roger Williams, but fewer top-place finishers. "We had a pretty big advantage com- ing into this regatta because not only was it at home, but because we used our own boats, called 'Larks,' that no other school uses," senior tri-captain Lara Dienemann said. "But we were also sail- ing very well, regardless of that." The wind conditions on Saturday were mild, but "shifty," meaning the direction the wind came from was oscillating back and forth. "Because of the shifty conditions, we had to use a lot of pattern recogni- tion, and that gave us another advan- tage," Dienemann said RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Dienemann and her partner, junior Senior Molly Pleskus and junior Sabrina Van Mell sail in a regatta hosted by on Easter Sunday, April 16. skipper Jack Bitney, played a large role in the Jumbos' victory this past week- "Once we got a good start, I could Academy senior Dana Rohde by a mere decisions while sailing around the end, winning the B Division with a relax and think more clearly about two points and also qualifying for course is definitely more challeng- score of 15 points. Senior crew Emily what tactics we should use for the rest nationals in the process. ing for me than just doing what feels Shanley-Roberts and junior skipper of the race," Dienemann said. "I came into this regatta with the intuitive. But I'm looking forward to Florian Eenkema van Dijk partnered to The team also competed individu- goal to qualify for nationals, but opti- transferring these single-handed sail- place third in the A Division, finishing ally at the New England Intercollegiate mally, to win," Toland said. "The results ing skills to double-handed boats and with a score of 23 points. Both pairs are Sailing Association (NEISA) Women and were a bit bittersweet; I did qualify, but start winning some events for the examples of underclassmen from last Men's Single-Handed Championship. I also was in first place the entire week- women's team." year's team stepping up to fill the roles The event, hosted by Roger Williams end until I lost three boats in the last Thanks to their performances, of the many graduated seniors. University, saw stellar performances 30 seconds of my final race, causing me Toland and Rodopman will sail in the "Our primary focus for our races on both the male and female sides for to drop to second place overall." individual Inter-Collegiate Sailing this weekend was getting off the line, the Jumbos. Senior Alp Rodopman, the Although she is only a first-year, Association (ICSA) national champi- because that's something that we have regatta's defending champion, battled Toland is not new to individual com- onships, to be held Nov. 4–5 in St. been struggling with as a team recent- sickness all week and was unable to petition. In fact, sailing with a partner Petersburg, Fla. From Sept. 30 to Oct. ly," Bitney said. "That's what I was practice, but still managed to capture is a skill with which she is still trying to 1, the Jumbos will compete at eight thinking in my head. Having a solid fourth place by an impressive 16 point get comfortable. different regattas in several different start is really important in a race." margin — good enough to qualify for "I love being on the boat by myself," locations: BU, Coast Guard Academy, Coach Ken Legler had the team a spot at nationals. First-year Talia she said. "I just recently transitioned Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT, Fordham, practice on starts all week prior to the Toland finished second with a score to sailing double-handed boats and Harvard and Oakcliff.` races, and it clearly paid off. of 49 points, trailing U.S. Coast Guard working with someone else to make 8 Sports tuftsdaily.com Friday, September 29, 2017

Tufts and Bates to do battle, try to gain ground in NESCAC by Bradley Schussel Sports Editor

At present, four NESCAC teams remain undefeated with 2–0 records: Amherst, Middlebury, Trinity and Williams. This state of affairs leaves teams like the (1–1) and the Bates Bobcats (0–2) on the outside looking in. In turn, those two teams will face off in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday, as the Jumbos look to get back on track, while the Bobcats hope to get in the win column for the first time this season. Last week, Tufts suffered its first defeat of the season in a 24–17 overtime road loss against the Wesleyan Cardinals (1–1). That game featured a 35-yard touch- down run by junior quarterback Ryan McDonald, the first career field goal for first-year kicker Matthew Alswanger and an 85-yard punt return touchdown by junior receiver Jack Dolan. Dolan credited his coaching and team- mates for his big punt return. "[Special teams] coach [Kyle] McAllister had a really great plan for the punt return team, and there was some really good blocking by the guys up front," Dolan said. "It always feels good to break a long one, especially in a game like that." After scraping out an overtime win against the Hamilton Continentals (0–2) during Week One, the Jumbos could not ANGELIE XIONG / THE TUFTS DAILY hold out against the Cardinals. Wesleyan's Tufts junior quarterback Ryan McDonald sneaks past defenders thanks to a block by junior running back Dominic Borelli in the season opener against the Hamilton Continentals on Sept. 16. junior quarterback Mark Piccirillo threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Mike Breuler in overtime to seal the back Sandy Plashkes provided the Bobcats' defense tries to pursue. If the quarterback Defensively, Bates is still coping with Cardinals' first victory of the 2017 season. lone seven points with a 30-yard touchdown fakes the first handoff, he must then make the recent graduation of linebacker Mark "It's one of those learning experienc- pass to senior wide receiver Brian Daly. a similar decision with the second rusher. Upton ('17). A three-time member of the es," coach Jay Civetti said. "It had nothing Plashkes returned this fall and is pla- If the quarterback fakes the second hand- All-NESCAC First Team, Upton ranked to do with lack of effort, attitude or tough- tooning under center with sophomore off as well, he takes it himself, hoping that third in the conference last year in total ness. We were playing a good team and we quarterback Matt Golden. While Plashkes the defense has mistakenly pursued the tackles (87), second in tackles for loss (14) need to play better. We need to finish." has attempted almost three times as many other rushers and thus overcommitted. and second in sacks (7). Attempting to fill In contrast to Tufts' loss, Bates' last game passes (25) as Golden (8), the second-year This unorthodox scheme has been this void are a number of players, includ- was not nearly as competitive. Trinity won signal caller eclipses his junior counterpart somewhat effective so far in freeing Golden ing junior linebackers Bobby Dee (who that contest, 51–0, as the Bobcats' defense in rushing attempts (20 versus 14). This to run. The New Bedford, Mass. native has leads Bates with 16 tackles) and Chase just could not stop the Bantams' high-pow- disparity in usage derives in part from the 51 rushing yards through two games, just Fulton (who shares the team lead with 2.5 ered offense, led by senior quarterback Bobcats' use of Golden when running the behind his two junior running backs, Peter tackles for loss). Sonny Puzzo. Bates' offensive, meanwhile, triple option. Bates is the only team in the Boyer (84 yards) and Kyle Flaherty (62 yards). McDonald, Dolan and the Jumbo offense managed only 14 first downs and 174 total NESCAC to employ that scheme. Tufts' defense is now tasked with pre- will look to get their team a win on the road offensive yards (less than half of Trinity's The triple option involves three players paring to stop the triple option. by capitalizing against the Bobcats' defense. 423 yards), including a measly 45 yards in the backfield: the quarterback — in the "To a certain extent it does [change our "Last week we missed a couple of through the air. pistol formation (four yards behind the gameplan]," Civetti said. "I think that's opportunities," Dolan said. "I think the Tufts and Bates last faced off at the Ellis center) — and two rushers lined up beside why they run the triple option because big thing this week is not squandering Oval in the second week of the last season. and/or behind him. When the triple option it makes you have to prepare differently those opportunities, and really making the The Jumbos won that rain-soaked game play is run, the quarterback must make than you have all season. You see the ball most of all of our drives." 12–7, propelled by two field goals from kick- two reads. First, he must decide whether differently, the speed of it is hard to get The Tufts-Bates matchup will kick off er Willie Holmquist (LA '17) and a rushing or not to hand the ball off to one of the used to. It takes a while for the defense to at Garcelon Field at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. touchdown by McDonald. Junior quarter- rushers, depending on which player the get in rhythm to their rhythm." Women's soccer: Tufts' unbeaten run ends at MIT by Yuan Jun Chee On Tuesday, the Jumbos became the lat- ward Amy Apostol was left with too much it, but then the second goal was a bit Sports Editor est victim of the 10–0 No. 15 MIT Engineers. time at the top of the box and fired a pow- unlucky — they had a beautiful chip and The Engineers entered the game with both erful shot into the top corner past Tufts' so it was a bummer that they got two Tufts suffered its first defeat of the sea- the leading scorer and leading provider of junior goalkeeper Emily Bowers. goals on us." son at neighboring MIT on Tuesday night, the New England Women's and Men's Bowers was called into action again in Tufts pulled one back through first-year falling 2–1 in Steinbrenner Stadium. Athletic Conference. Sophomore Chessa the 34th minute, diving to her left to make forward Sophie Lloyd just seven minutes Prior to the loss, Tufts drew Brandeis 1–1 Hoekstra boasts eight goals while soph- a smart stop against MIT's sophomore later. In scoring her fourth collegiate goal, on Saturday. The Jumbos are now 3–1–3 omore midfielder Emily Berzolla already forward Allie Werner to keep the deficit Lloyd expertly converted sophomore mid- this season. has 10 assists this season. at just one. However, the Jumbos couldn't fielder Jenna Troccoli's assist past Mueller. "It’s frustrating because we’re good but Despite the scoreline, the Jumbos were prevent the Engineers from doubling their Tufts managed just one shot in the rest of sometimes you just want the results to the dominant team in terms of shots, lead 12 minutes into the second half. Off the game despite pushing forward, as MIT back you up a little," head coach Martha taking 13 compared to the Engineers' a long clearance from MIT sophomore saw out the victory. Whiting said. "I think the great thing is nine. But the Jumbos were unable to make defender Lily Bailey, Apostol was able to "They’re probably the best MIT team that we still have more than half our sea- their chances count. Junior MIT goalkeep- beat several defenders and lobbed the ball I’ve ever seen but I do feel like it was a son in front of us — we have eight games er Lily Mueller finished the game with a over an onrushing Bowers. game that could have gone either way," to play, which is a lot of time to prove career-high six saves. "They definitely challenged us in a Whiting said. "I don’t think that they ran yourself. We’re hard to beat, but we’re Tufts tried to get going early, with way that we might not have faced before the game, it was really even — there were starting to find our rhythm and as long first-year forward Elizabeth Reed taking and they exploited our weaknesses a lit- times when they took it to us, there were as we carry that through the rest of our a shot on the MIT goal 19 seconds into the tle bit," Bowers said. "That first goal was times when we took it to them. I know we NESCAC schedule we’re going to be in game. However, it was the Engineers who unfortunate because it happened early really good shape." struck first. In the 12th minute, junior for- on in the game; we came back and fought see WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 7