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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 HE UFTS AILY VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 37T T D MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 tuftsdaily.com Dining workers praise new Arts and Sciences in surplus, but contract, say problems remain TUSM, SMFA remain in deficit by Alexander Thompson and Bella Maharaj sions as the key sticking points last spring as by Alexander Thompson News Editor and Assistant News Editor both sides prepared for a strike. News Editor When the agreement was finally reached, Dining workers across campus say they are the wage increases and healthcare benefits After three years of million-dollar deficits very pleased with the benefits, rights and pro- were considerable. and austerity, Dean of the School of Arts and tections they won in their first collective bar- Workers received a wage increase of $1.25 Sciences James Glaser said that the School gaining agreement with Tufts, which was finally per hour upon the ratification of the agree- of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is projected to signed by university officials on June 7. Since ment in April and will see raises of 95 cents run a small surplus in the current fiscal year. that time, workers have filed numerous griev- an hour next summer and $1 in both 2021 However, every one of Tufts’ other schools is ances against the university, saying the prob- and 2022. projecting a deficit for this fiscal year. lems with managers and scheduling persist. During rallies and marches last spring, The School of Engineering, the School of The contract includes substantial wage workers often spoke of annual raises of a the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) and increases, new healthcare options and robust couple cents under the old merit pay system. the School of Medicine (TUSM) will all likely provisions protecting against harassment and As for healthcare, the contract stipulates run deficits; the Friedman School of Nutrition discrimination — the issues that sparked the that in January 2020, workers will be able to Science and Policy and the Cummings School workers’ movement to organize. switch from their current Tufts Health Plan of Veterinary Medicine had more minor Lead Dining Customer Service Assistant insurance offered through the university to deficits last fiscal year, according to Thomas KELVIN MA / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Dean of Arts and Sciences James Glaser poses Grazia DiFabio, who played a leading role in a plan run by Local 26, which many workers McGurty, Tufts’ vice president for finance and for a portrait at Ballou Hall on June 12, 2014. the contract campaign, was succinct when say will substantially reduce their healthcare the university’s treasurer. describing why she is pleased with the new costs. That reduction comes in large part The A&S, Tufts’ largest constituent school the Collaborative Learning and Education contract. because the contract requires Tufts to pay in terms of enrollment and revenue, ran defi- Complex to renovations of residence halls “Life is better. I’ve got more money,” 75% or 85% of contributions depending on cits of $2.2 million in the last fiscal year that and Barnum Hall as well as rising financial she said while swiping ID cards in Dewick which plan workers select, and these rates ended in June, $2.4 million the year before and aid costs. MacPhie Dining Center. will increase to at least 85% and 95% by 2023. $1.6 million in fiscal year 2017, Glaser wrote in Glaser also cited the new union contract The agreement, which came within days of Dahlia Rudavsky, a partner at the Newton, an email statement to the Daily. with Tufts Dining workers’ union as a source the strike in the fall, caps off more than a year Mass. firm Messing, Rudavsky and Weliky, Glaser wrote that surpluses are projected of financial strain. of negotiations between the UNITE HERE which specializes in labor law, analyzed the to continue this year through fiscal year 2024. However, Glaser said that the sorry state of Local 26, the union that represents the dining Tufts Dining workers’ contract for the Daily The crux of A&S’s budget woes came Tufts’ buildings was hamstringing faculty and workers, and the university. Union negotiators from several building projects ranging from and university officials cited economic provi- see CONTRACT, page 2 the Science and Engineering Complex and see BUDGET, page 2 TCU Senate hears 12 supplementary funding requests by Madeleine Aitken be fed. That’s just the safe thing to do,” Iyra benefit as many individuals as possible,” first- amount of money needed to fund its events. Staff Writer Chandra, a senator from the Class of 2022 year Senator Sarah Tata said. The International Club had previously been and an ALBO member, said. The National Society of Black Engineers granted funds for a pumpkin carving event, Members of the Tufts Community Union The Association of Latin American Students requested $6,488 to cover transportation, lodg- but after deciding to change it to a Día de (TCU) Senate met Sunday evening in the (ALAS) is holding an event at Rosa Mexicano ing and registration. ALBO recommended a Los Muertos Celebration, they asked for more Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to discuss in Boston for about 70 people. They asked for figure of $5,840, which was then granted by money. They plan to use the money previously Allocations Board (ALBO) funding. $3,090 to pay for the venue, and TCU Senate TCU Senate. allocated to them for decorations, and request- There were 12 supplementary funding approved this amount. Children of Cultures of Africa (COCOA) ed $285 for food and $250 for activity supplies. requests from clubs and organizations pre- The annual conference organized by needs new costumes for its performances Students for Environmental Awareness is sented, discussed and voted on by senators. All Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the this year. holding a forest cleanup event in the Middlesex requests passed, with some amendments to Services (ALLIES) is growing, and the organiza- “They have a theme for their shows every Fells on Nov. 3 and requested $100 for trans- monetary amounts. In all, TCU Senate allocat- tion needs more money than they did in past year, which is why costumes are within their porting people to the location. ALBO, however, ed $22,882 to those who requested funds. years. They asked for $2,402 to cover speak- annual budget rather than within five years. recommended $90, which TCU Senate granted. The Crafts Center was granted a total er costs, plus $4,700 for food, which includes They’re very specific to whatever theme they’re “We were trying to contemplate different of $553, $250 of which will go to repairing catering from various stores and restaurants as doing. I think last year they had a very modern transportation methods in order to avoid hav- five pottery wheels and a pug mill, and the well as meal tickets for on-campus dining halls. theme, but this year they want to do a more ing them take Ubers, but I personally thought rest of which will be dedicated to replacing TCU Senate granted the full $7,102. traditional African theme,” Associate Treasurer that taking Ubers is probably the most accept- equipment. TCU Senate made an exception to the usual and ALBO member Insiya Naim said. able way for students to actually participate The Tufts Dance Collective (TDC) request- six-person cap on off-campus event funding Additionally, TCU Senate reviewed COCOA’s in this event, because not everyone will be ed an additional $750 for pizza for its dancers for The National Society of Black Engineers, entire budget, which included the funds need- able to drive themselves or walk to the Fells,” between performances in its spring show to which will attend a regional conference in ed for its spring general interest meeting, team Naim said. match funding for previous years. Niagara Falls. activities, competition fees, transportation for Senate also allocated a total of $2,560 to per- “The way that the shows are set up, which “We told them about the six-person cap competitions and performances and renting forming groups, in line with ALBO recommen- is not really negotiable, is that there’s a show and we asked why they want to send more and Cohen Auditorium for its spring showcase. dations. ALBO and TCU Senate both approved at 4 p.m. and a show at 9 p.m. the same they said it’s a very individual event where they They requested a total of $2,480 to cover these the Tufts Observer’s request for $120 for an RSS day, and so the dancers have to stay there grow as individuals rather than just learning events, and TCU Senate gave them $1,772 since feed, as well as Tufts Financial Group’s $470 from 4 to 9, essentially, and they need to something they can bring back, so they want to the organization is currently unsure of the exact request for alumni gifts.
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Steph Hoechst Executive Arts Editor university and were cited by James Glaser, 2018. However, workers say problems remain sity since the contract went into effect, but hethe lab, the Lantagne Group focuses Tommy Gillespie Arts Editors the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, in this area. declined to comment on the specific number on humanitarian and emergency water Rebecca Tang Danny Klain when he justified this year’s tuition increase. Melinda Smith and Zahra Warsame, two or the content of the complaints. sanitation. The researchers concentrate Yas Salon Tuna Margalit Assistant Arts Editors However, Thomas McGurty, the vice president second cooks at Carmichael Dining Hall, both “We’re implementing the contract accord-projects on questions that come from Megan Szostak Elizabeth Sander of finance and university treasurer, told the praised the contact but recounted their con- ing to its terms, and any disagreements raised the field: Lantagne said much of her Colette Smith Daily that the university has carefully planned tinuing problems with managers during a by the union have been or will be resolved research has been inspired by conversa- Geoffrey Tobia Sami Heyman for the extra costs and that they will not be a break on Friday afternoon. according to the agreed-upon processes,” hetions she had while traveling. significant drag on the university’s budget. Warsame said that managers seem to be wrote in an email to the Daily. “I’ve been in over 50 countries and Tys Sweeney Executive Opinion Editor Olivia Brandon Editorialists Two other big areas that stood out to “testing the limits” of the contract’s protec- Some student groups have also criti-all these people … asked me questions, Avery Caulfield Paloma Delgado Rudavsky, the labor lawyer, were the portions tions and frequently cited the Management cized the university’s implementation of and they’re like, what amount of chlo- Hannah Harris of the contract pertaining to sexual harass- Rights section of the contract, which estab- the contract. rine should I add to treat this water?” Mikaela Lessnau Kaitlyn Meslin ment and immigration. lishes that any rights not addressed by the A vague Oct. 18 Facebook post by Tufts Lantagne said. “That’s an easy one, and Amulya Mutnuri Michael Norton Rudavsky said that these provisions show contract are retained by the university. Dining Action Coalition, the activist group then they asked me, should we use chlo- Eileen Ong Priya Padhye that Local 26 worked to tailor the contract to Smith is currently in the grievance pro- that organized student support for the din-rinated water to make therapeutic milk? Elizabeth Shelbred the specific needs of workers in the food ser- cess, the formal way for employees to file ing workers last year, alleged that “the Tufts And I’m like, I have no clue. We should Anamika Shrimali Simrit Uppal vices industry. complaints under the contract. The con- administration isn’t holding up its end of the do a lab study on that.” Julia Baroni Editorial Cartoonists Christina Toldalagi “It’s obviously negotiated by people who tract provides workers with more absenc- bargain.” According to Lantagne, one of the Carys Kong Cartoonist know what they’re doing,” she said. “There are es; however, Smith claims that managers The post was widely shared online and had lab’s key responsibilities is dissemi- a few articles that all pertain to sensitivity, to have been questioning why she is taking so garnered 51 student signatures by press time. nating its findings to a wide range of Caleb Symons Investigations Editor a type of discrimination that their particular many sick days. While grievances do indicate that individ-organizations and people who work to Alex Viveros Executive Sports Editor workforce may have experienced in the past.” “I’ve been going through some stuff, and ual workers believe their rights under the con-improve water quality, sanitation and Arlo Moore-Bloom Sports Editors David Meyer The contract contains a language provi- so I’ve been calling in sick. The managers keep tract have been violated, they are a part of thehygiene. Liam Finnegan Jeremy Goldstein sion, whereby workers are protected in com- asking ‘Why are you calling out sick?’ and system established by the contract, not a sign “[Our findings] go to donors, they go Savannah Mastrangelo Haley Rich municating in non-English languages of their saying it’s excessive,” Smith said. “They are that the university is violating the agreement. out in manuscripts, they go to emer- Sam Weidner gency responders, they go to the people Julia Atkins Tim Chiang implementing, they go to host national Jake Freudberg Noah Stancroff governments, they go into national chol- Aiden Herrod Assistant Sports Editors University sees surpluses even as schools run deficits Helen Thomas-McLean era response plans,” she said. Jacob Dreyer BUDGET Medical Center — which, despite the name, jected to fall back into a $3.4 million deficit Lantagne said that her work stands continued from page 1 is not operated by the university — do not this year, according to a statement providedout because it blends students and Seohyun Shim Executive Photo Editor Mengqi Irina Wang Photo Administrator student recruitment and that investment was pay the school. to the Daily by James Sarazen, the school’s professors from interdisciplinary back- Anika Agarwal Staff Photographers critical. Lacking these revenue streams, the med- executive administrative dean. grounds like her own. Mike Feng Meredith Long “Your high school had better biology ical school is forced to rely on tuition and Sarazen wrote that the particulars “I have an interdisciplinary back- Julia McDowell Evan Slack teaching laboratories than Barnum Hall fundraising, which have not been able to of the agreement between the School ofground. I was trained as an engineer, Kirt Thorne had by a long shot,” Glaser told the Tufts keep up with costs. Engineering and the A&Ss regarding enroll-but my Ph.D. is in infectious tropical Caleb Martin-Rosenthal Executive Video Editor Community Union (TCU) Senate in his Oct. Berman explained that the school has ment and cost-sharing are largely responsi-diseases, and I worked at the Center for Sophia Banel Video Editors 6 appearance before the body. employed a series of austerity measures to ble for the deficit. Disease Control and Prevention for eight Nicole Bohan Elizabeth Kenneally Paying for the upgrades required what get a handle on mounting expenses includ- He added that securing grants and new years before I came to Tufts,” she said. Heather Rusk Glaser dubbed a “period of austerity” during ing reducing overall salaries and benefits, online programs are key parts of the admin- According to Mustafa Sikder, a Ph.D. Hannah Kahn Executive Audio Producer his talk with the senators. delaying merit pay increases until Jan. 1, istration’s strategy to put the financials back candidate who studies water supply Arlo Moore-Bloom Audio Producers Madison Reid Deepen Goradia, a TCU senator and 2020 and cutting two under-performing on solid footing. and infectious diseases throughout the chair of the administration and policy com- masters programs including the controver- The budget deficits are caused in part world, this diversity of academic back- PRODUCTION Aidan Menchaca mittee, raised the question of deficits with sial Pain Research Education and Policy by the university’s financial structure, ingrounds and experiences is part of what Production Director Glaser and expressed concern over the effect program that had close ties to opioid maker which a vast majority of the revenue comesdrew him to the Lantagne Lab. of the austerity measures on faculty hiring. Purdue Pharma. in through the constituent schools. The “One of the things I like about this Kristina Marchand Executive Layout Editors Daniel Montoya “Tufts is known for our academic prow- Berman also said that TUSM is also schools are then “taxed,” as Glaser explainedgroup and working with Daniele is that Alice Yoon ess, mainly our professors, so two [new launching new online master’s programs in it, to contribute to the budget for univer-she’s also an engineer by training, but the Isabella Montoya Layout Editor hires] is kind of sad,” Goradia, a sopho- an effort to drive up revenues, which are far sity-wide services like the Tufts University work she does is not just focused on engi- Jesse Rogers Executive Graphics Editor more, said. cheaper to operate than traditional courses. Police Department and Tufts Technologyneering. It’s a mix of public health engi-
Nathan Kyn Executive Copy Editors Meanwhile, A&S is meeting its targets to When Tufts took control of the SMFA Services. neering and so many other fields, even Ryan Shaffer increase undergraduate enrollment by 400 from the Museum of Fine Arts in 2016, it About 15% of the A&S’s revenues go to the international development,” he said. Anna Hirshman Copy Editors David Levitsky from 2018 to 2021, a strategy that has irked brought the SMFA’s chronic deficits with it. university budget, Glaser told TCU Senate. Lantagne said that her lab’s research Hannah Wells Abigail Zielinski some of Tufts’ neighbors who say the influx Tufts originally planned to have the financial “Tufts is actually even more decentral-primarily focuses on places that don’t Rebecca Barker Assistant Copy Editors Emily Liu of students will drive rents up. situation at the SMFA under control by this ized than other places,” Glaser told the sena-have water infrastructure. These loca- Allie Morgenstern Of all the schools, however, TUSM is fiscal year, but Glaser said that target has tors. “And it means you can have the univer-tions of interest can vary from places in Abbie Treff Aadhya Shivakumar deepest in the hole, having run a $7.3 mil- now been pushed back to 2022 as the school sity with a really tiny surplus and the schoolsthe process of developing water infra- Russell Yip lion deficit last fiscal year and projecting a struggles with lower-than-expected enroll- with deficits.” structure to places where conflict or
Roy Kim Executive Online Editor $6.4 million deficit this fiscal year. ment and higher-than-expected financial In fact, the Tufts’ overall budget has been natural disaster have decreased people’s The school does not operate a hospital as aid and facilities costs. in the black, at times narrowly, since at least access to these systems. Sean Ong Executive Social Media Editors Christopher Panella other medical schools do and thus does not In total, the school lost $5.5 million last the 2009 fiscal year and is projected to climb “It’s part of this sustainable develop- employ practicing doctors who could bring fiscal year and is projected to lose $3.9 mil- from $5.7 million this year to $28.9 million ment goals to get people on-plot water, Luke Allocco Outreach Coordinators in revenue and “philanthropy from grateful lion more this year, according to Glaser. in 2024, according to a presentation Tuftsbut there are places in the world where Alexis Serino patients,” according to Harris Berman, the Glaser said that the SMFA is still working University President Anthony Monaco gavepeople are losing access. Syria went dean of the School of Medicine. to get enrollment back to capacity and to cut on Oct. 25. from greater than 90% access to pipe BUSINESS Berman wrote in a statement to the Daily back on non-compensation expenses. Despite this, McGurty said that the uni-traded infrastructure water to less than that the major teaching hospitals which col- The School of Engineering, which bal- versity expects all of the constituent schools10% access in seven years of conflict,” Jonah Zwillinger Executive Business Director laborate with the medical school, like Tufts anced its books last fiscal year, is now pro- to balance their budgets. Lantagne said. Features 3 tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Lantagne Lab researches tropical diseases, seeks Alice Yoon and Madeleine Schwartz global solutions Bite-Sized Stories by Colin Kennedy Staff Writer Andrew’s matcha On the third floor of the Science and Engineering Complex, researchers work cheesecake with water, and sometimes strains of deadly diseases, in pursuit of global ndrew Wang hasn’t made a tradi- humanitarian solutions. The Lantagne tionally “easy” pastry in the last Lab, housed in the Department of Civil five years, except for one classic and Environmental Engineering, inves- Costco-boxed brownie mix. He is tigates infectious disease control by Ausually up for a challenge when it comes to studying the effectiveness of water and baking, making everything from nutty Mont sanitation. Blancs to a variety of decadent mousse. His According to Daniele Lantagne, the classic, go-to recipes, which would be an principal investigator and founder of adventure for most, are speculoos mousse the lab, the Lantagne Group focuses and crème brûlée, in which he makes that on humanitarian and emergency water crisp caramel topping with the blowtorch sanitation. The researchers concentrate he brought to campus with him. projects on questions that come from Andrew, however, is not only compelled the field: Lantagne said much of her to bake by the sweet and rich flavors of his research has been inspired by conversa- NICOLE GARAY / THE TUFTS DAILY desserts. He explained that baking is also tions she had while traveling. Daniele Lantagne, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Lantagne a way for him to engage in many of his “I’ve been in over 50 countries and group’s primary investigator, is pictured on Oct. 18. academic interests. Having taken courses all these people … asked me questions, in Spanish, German, French and Chinese and they’re like, what amount of chlo- For example, Sikder researches how for the community, and as people collect at Tufts (not to forget English 1), Andrew rine should I add to treat this water?” humanitarian emergencies impact water, they use a syringe to squirt chlo- sees baking as an opportunity to explore Lantagne said. “That’s an easy one, and water supply. rine into the water,” she said. “The idea is and appreciate different cultures and their then they asked me, should we use chlo- “We’re looking at different water sup- to stop transmission of cholera because various desserts and flavors. It is also a way rinated water to make therapeutic milk? ply interventions, starting from short- cholera is super susceptible to chlorine. to reconnect with his once lost but not for- And I’m like, I have no clue. We should term interventions that are normal- But no one’s ever actually tested it in the gotten chemistry major, for each bake is a do a lab study on that.” ly implemented right after the crisis. field or the lab because it’s a tradition.” little new science experiment. According to Lantagne, one of the When there is no existing water system In order to conduct these tests, the Today’s experiment was matcha cheese- lab’s key responsibilities is dissemi- or the system is not working, some of lab works directly with cholera strains, cake. He began with the crust, smashing nating its findings to a wide range of those short-term interventions are water mixing it with different chlorines to see graham crackers and then mixing them with organizations and people who work to trucking,” Sikder said. “And then we also which are the most effective. butter and brown sugar. The crumbly mix- improve water quality, sanitation and looked at some of the long-term emer- “So, we have cholera in our lab, and ture was packed tightly down onto the bot- hygiene. gency responses such as the work that we make different types of waters. We see tom of one of his two springform pans, with “[Our findings] go to donors, they go UNICEF is doing in Syria, which is a sev- what different types of chlorine reduce the the crust caving into the middle. He then out in manuscripts, they go to emer- en-year-long response; it started right cholera. We show, okay, across these types popped it into the oven without the filling for gency responders, they go to the people after the crisis.” of waters, you get this much reduction of a blind bake, which helps give it a crisp bite. implementing, they go to host national His current research encompasses cholera over time,” she said. As the smell of buttery brown sugar filled governments, they go into national chol- multiple countries and focuses on dif- According to Lantagne, the lab has the air, Andrew began making the filling. With era response plans,” she said. ferent aspects of water supply and infec- many different students who do research his hand mixer, he stirred together sugar, Lantagne said that her work stands tious diseases, including Sierra Leone, there, from undergraduates to post-doc- matcha, a bit of sour cream and, of course, out because it blends students and the Democratic Republic of the Congo toral students. Yarmina Kamal, a junior tons of cream cheese. Once the crust had professors from interdisciplinary back- and Bangladesh. studying environmental engineering, gotten a nice golden color and cooled down, grounds like her own. “UNICEF has this thing they call mul- said that she has been working with the he poured in the batter. He began gingerly “I have an interdisciplinary back- tiple indicator cluster survey. It’s a very Lantagne Lab since last fall, and that she tapping the pan because, as he explained, it is ground. I was trained as an engineer, comprehensive survey looking at water ran two projects in the lab this summer. important to get all the air bubbles out of the but my Ph.D. is in infectious tropical supply, sanitation and hygiene facilities “I started just doing transcriptions cheesecake after pouring. This can be helped diseases, and I worked at the Center for in urban rural areas. It’s a large data set and data analysis for her and then moved along by gently running a knife along all the Disease Control and Prevention for eight and looks at all these different parame- on to more of a specific lab project at the bubbles that rise to the surface, taking care years before I came to Tufts,” she said. ters, so it will have indicators on people’s end of last year,” she said. not to agitate the crust too much. A creamy According to Mustafa Sikder, a Ph.D. reported diseases, water quality parame- Kamal explained that though under- mix of sour cream and powdered sugar was candidate who studies water supply ters,” Sikder said. graduates are not allowed to work on then dolloped onto the top, running a knife and infectious diseases throughout the According to Lantagne, many of these projects with cholera like the one above, through to make an intricate swirl on the top world, this diversity of academic back- water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) her summer project involved testing the of the cheesecake. grounds and experiences is part of what projects require quick, creative solutions efficacy of safe water storage containers While Andrew has always been passion- drew him to the Lantagne Lab. at the local level, particularly in places or jerry cans. ate about baking, he said that he hasn’t “One of the things I like about this where infrastructure water is unavailable. “Jerry cans and any safe water storage always excelled. In fact, when he was in group and working with Daniele is that “What do you do in the interim? How container containers will have biofilm sixth grade he took a self-imposed five-year she’s also an engineer by training, but the do you do how do you do WASH projects? or micro particles that aggregate on the ban from baking after he forgot to put sugar work she does is not just focused on engi- Do you teach people to treat their water inside of it. People often will collect into his brownies. Beyond that dry spell, he neering. It’s a mix of public health engi- at the home with a filter or chlorine? Do water that’s already been cleaned, but has come to learn through trial and error, neering and so many other fields, even you teach people to have a latrine so then the biofilm on the inside of the taking on pastries and pies that most would international development,” he said. their feces isolated from the environ- jerry can will re-contaminate this water never dare to bake. This recipe, while seem- Lantagne said that her lab’s research ment? Do you teach people to wash their because you can get E. coli and other ingly simple, requires the batter to cool primarily focuses on places that don’t hands? These kinds of WASH interven- bacteria back into it,” she said. and settle for an entire day. Good thing he have water infrastructure. These loca- tions often go down to the household or Kamal said one of the reasons she val- could enforce the recipe, because not many tions of interest can vary from places in community level,” Lantagne said. ues her time in the lab is because it has would have the self-control. the process of developing water infra- She discussed how the Lantagne Lab taught her technical skills in research After the entire day had passed and the structure to places where conflict or focuses on creating guidelines for resilient and has the right balance of learning and suspense grew, it was finally ready to eat. natural disaster have decreased people’s interventions, which essentially means independent work. While the top got a little too brown for access to these systems. that they limit the risk of any human and “I feel like I have frequent interac- Andrew’s liking, the inside was a delicious “It’s part of this sustainable develop- environmental errors while treating water. tion with the post-docs and Daniele and velvety pale green, the matcha and ment goals to get people on-plot water, One project they are currently working Lantagne, and I’m able to learn a lot from sour cream adding a subtle flavor and tang. but there are places in the world where on is proving whether a field intervention them. But then I’m also alone doing the people are losing access. Syria went technique commonly used in cholera out- research and the data analysis, essential- Alice Yoon is a senior studying chemistry. from greater than 90% access to pipe breaks is actually effective. ly applying what I learned from them. So, Alice can be reached at alice.yoon@tufts. traded infrastructure water to less than “There’s a particular intervention that’s it’s not completely independent, but it’s edu. Madeleine Schwartz is a senior study- 10% access in seven years of conflict,” done in cholera outbreaks where you put not just someone telling you what to do,” ing computer science and political science. Lantagne said. someone sitting next to the water source Kamal said. Madeleine can be reached at madeleine. [email protected]. 4 ARTS&LIVING Kero Kero Bonito plays sick beats at Tuesday, October 29, 2019 tuftsdaily.comParadise Rock Club KKB Devina Bhalla continued from page 4 Bhallin’ with Books Glitter, grunge collide at Kero Kero Bonito concert Vine and Music.ly, Kero Kero Bonito by Yas Salon (referred to endearingly by fans as KKB) Arts Editor has maintained a cult following since its 2013 debut mixtape “Intro Bonito” Adam Rippon’s There’s no simple way to describe and subsequent first full-length record, Kero Kero Bonito. The three-piece out- “Bonito Generation” (2016). ‘Beautiful on the fit isn’t like anything you’ve ever seen It’s not hard to see how the group’s or heard before. The best summation fans have not just drunk, but chugged Outside’ (which still doesn’t begin to do the band the KKB Kool-Aid. At its show at justice) is a band with the lyrical style Paradise Rock Club on Oct. 11, dozens received the most wonderful sur- of a “Sesame Street” (1969–) song, the of fans could be seen milling about prise last week. After arriving at glitter-fueled grunge aesthetic of Ke$ha with glitter under their eyes, an hom- the Wilbur Theatre to cover Adam circa 2010 coupled with the bright, fun age to frontwoman Sarah Midori Perry’s Rippon’s book talk on his new mem- neons of a carnival and the sound of — signature look. Ioir “Beautiful on the Outside” (2019) for well, this is where words are especially Accompanying KKB was opener the Daily, I walked through the extrav- futile. Somewhere in a strange Venn Negative Gemini, a fun but otherwise agant doors to see a table covered with diagram of post-punk, J-pop, synth-pop unremarkable synth-pop perform- hardcover copies of his memoir on it. and dancehall exists Kero Kero Bonito. er. Her stage presence was slinky and A free book! (Technically not free but If you’ve been on the internet at any engaging and her vocals smooth and included with the price of the ticket). point in the last few years, you’ve prob- echoey — your standard nostalgic indie This gift has continued to give, and ably heard one of its infectious tunes. pop singer. Regardless of how ‘safe’ her I immediately started reading it while Its most popular (and most memed) music was, she still pulled off a solid waiting for Rippon to take the stage. I song, “Flamingo” (2014), has been a opening set. had to reread the first line three or four staple on TikTok. But even long before After her set ended and the audi- times, “The first time I went ice skating the days of this app amalgamation of ence packed in so close to the stage it
I absolutely fucking hated it.” It shock- YAS SALON / THE TUFTS DAILYwas practically impossible to move, the ingly and hilariously sets the tone he see KKB, page 5 Kero Kero Bonito performs at the Paradise Rock Club on Oct. 11. moment everyone had been waiting for continues throughout his memoir right arrived. Kero Kero Bonito, in all its bub- from the beginning. FILM REVIEW bly glory, took the stage. The book is fast-paced and moves Of course, it wouldn’t do for Kero constantly forward. It rings true to how Kero Bonito to just step onto the stage Rippon lives his life and how he talked and just play its first song. No, a band during the event: he never slows down. like KKB calls for theatrics in the form The reader gets to know him, whether Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’: A revolutionary film of Sarah Midori Perry stepping onto they want to or not. He tells his story the stage in an oversized parka, obscur- with ease. Rippon had a very successful experiment or a Waterloo? ing her face from the crowd, and tri- skating career, becoming the first openly umphantly waving an oversized white gay American athlete to win a medal in by Elaine Gao pointed by the movie’s underwhelming flag during its opening number, “Battle the Winter Olympics in 2018. He is an Contributing Writer camera work and its major issue with the Lines” (2019), which is surprisingly fun inspiration to so many other athletes premise. They certainly have a reason. and people in general. Three years after he introduced High Lee ends “Gemini Man” abruptly with an It is not skillfully or poetically written Frame Rate (HFR) technology with the easy way out: The good guy kills the bad by an experienced author, but that is war drama “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime guy and the cloned young Junior returns not what you’re expecting either. Unlike Walk” (2016), Taiwanese director Ang to college under the loving care of his the other books I have been reading for Lee comes back with his new action- newfound father figure Henry. Compared this column, this book did not put me in packed thriller “Gemini Man” (2019). to “Blade Runner 2049” (2017), a dystopi- awe of the way language can be used. It Aside from its extensive use of technolo- an film which also has a near-future, sci- is conversational, which is a welcomed gy, the movie boasts a strong veteran cast fi setting and addresses a similar moral change in style. including Will Smith and Mary Elizabeth dilemma with cloning, “Gemini Man” Rippon is unashamedly unapologetic Winstead. Furthermore, it brings some does a poorer job exploring questions in his memoir. Though I admire him of the best contemporary screenwrit- related to identity, faith, technology and for this, I also think that he doesn’t care ers, including David Benioff, who has modernization. With all of its shortcom- what lines he crosses. Towards the mid- been known for his work on “Game of ings considered, the movie currently dle of the memoir Rippon jokes about Thrones” (2011–2019). “Gemini Man” holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. the first man he had sex with giving him tells a basic Hollywood-style story with Beside problems with the screenplay, herpes. Getting an STI from a partner is a near-future, sci-fi setting. Smith takes Lee’s ambition for technological innova- a serious thing. It changes people’s lives the role of Henry, a skilled but aging gov- tion is at the center of the controversy. in an instant and can be extremely diffi- ernment assassin, who is being hunted In fact, Lee started his bold visual exper- cult. Joking about getting an STI from a by Junior, the 23-year-old cloned version iment all the way back in 2012 with “Life VIA IMDB partner brings nothing to his narrative of himself. of Pi”. Lee shot the movie around the A promotional poster for ‘Gemini Man’ (2019) other than a joke. Although “Gemini Man” appears to three hardest-to-shoot elements — chil- is pictured. Understanding that many comedi- be a breezy action thriller different from dren, animals and water — with exten- ans use these types of lines to create Lee’s previous works, the director does sive use of computer-generated imag- drip down from Henry and Junior. It is humor, perhaps I should let him off use some familiar themes from his old ery (CGI). The experiment was a great striking to see the landscape with every the hook for this. However, Rippon is movies. The major emotional backbone success and won four Academy Awards detail as Junior moves quickly during a a retired U.S. Olympian and I read his in “Gemini Man” is the complicated including Best Director. After “Life of motorcycle chase scene or the texture of memoir through that lens. My attitude father-son dynamic between Clay Varris Pi,” pure CGI could not satisfy Lee, as he water with every shade of blue as Henry towards him and the book in gener- (Clive Owen) and his cloned son Junior. moved on to experiment with HFR tech- falls into an underground spring in a al lessened significantly after a few of Not knowing that his father cloned him nology in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime catacomb. However, HFR does not work these instances and it actually made based on the assassin and designed him Walk.” Like “Billy Lynn,” “Gemini Man” for everyone and some of the audience this column harder to write. as a weapon to kill, Junior faces a com- is also created using HFR. Lee abandons must think it’s too much to be forced to In many parts of his memoir you plicated moral dilemma after finding out the conventional 24-frames-per-second see every detail in every scene. are laughing, and it is extremely enter- the truth from Henry. The scene when for the quick succession of 120 images The feedback from film critics is taining. Problematic areas aside, it is the naïve, heartbroken Junior confronts within the span of a second to create a extremely polarized and mostly negative. completely and utterly Rippon’s voice. his strict and authoritative father mir- more detailed texture. At five times the Even at the age of 65, Lee has never been However, it is important to not just con- rors Lee’s early “Father Knows Best” tril- frame rate, there is very little motion a director who plays it safe. With his bold sume every book you read blindly. I do ogy (1991–1994). Lee portrays the figure blur, which closely reflects the vision of experiments, however, it is hard to turn think that Rippon has an important story of a strict, authoritative and emotion- human eyes. Lee sees the future of films his ambition and sincerity into a box-of- and I am glad he tells it, but I wish he ally-muted father and the image of a in HFR (what he calls “the promise of fice smash. Lee said during an interview was more thoughtful about the potential young son who struggles to express his digital cinema”), as he believes movies with Deadline, “What we’re chasing is harm he could be doing with some of his doubts and love. made with HFR can instantly give the the next medium. Should we take baby attempts to be humorous. However, the plot and script of audience a unique immersive feeling. steps or take the risk of a giant leap?” “Gemini Man” are far from perfect. The The hyper realistic style of HFR movies Indeed, should technology serve the film screenplay lacks depth and does not also gives more intimacy to the movie, or should the film serve technology? It Devina Bhalla is a sophomore studying so- match up with Lee’s talent shown in his as in “Gemini Man” the audience can is time for us to rethink the relationship ciology and English. Devina can be reached previous works. Critics have been disap- see more clearly how sweat and tears between art and technology. at [email protected]. Arts & Living Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY 5 Kero Kero Bonito plays sick beats at Paradise Rock Club KKB despite being about humankind’s pro- continued from page 4 clivity for war and tragedy. Even while Vine and Music.ly, Kero Kero Bonito Perry sings the words “I see blood in my (referred to endearingly by fans as KKB) dreams, a beaten face, a gas, the streets,” has maintained a cult following since the electronic track still feels catchy. its 2013 debut mixtape “Intro Bonito” It parallels Grimes’ “We Appreciate and subsequent first full-length record, Power” (2018) and “Violence” (2019) in “Bonito Generation” (2016). its brutal imagination of an apocalyptic It’s not hard to see how the group’s future set to dance-y, synthy tracks. fans have not just drunk, but chugged The entire show consisted of a whop- the KKB Kool-Aid. At its show at ping 24-song set, with songs ranging Paradise Rock Club on Oct. 11, dozens from five years to five days old. Old of fans could be seen milling about favorites, like the much lighter “Lipslap” with glitter under their eyes, an hom- (2016) and aforementioned inter- age to frontwoman Sarah Midori Perry’s net favorite “Flamingo,” were obvious signature look. crowd-favorites; during these tracks, Accompanying KKB was opener glitter-adorned 20-somethings belted Negative Gemini, a fun but otherwise out every word alongside Perry. unremarkable synth-pop perform- The diversity of sound, both with- er. Her stage presence was slinky and in and between the many songs, was engaging and her vocals smooth and one of the most compelling aspects echoey — your standard nostalgic indie of the show. Buoyant pop tracks like pop singer. Regardless of how ‘safe’ her “Flamingo” flowed into heavily distort- music was, she still pulled off a solid ed, borderline harsh songs like “Only opening set. Acting” (2018). Even during songs, Perry After her set ended and the audi- would start in with pure pop vocals ence packed in so close to the stage it and flow into metal-esque screams. This was practically impossible to move, the interplay between playful pop and edgi- moment everyone had been waiting for ness is a trademark of KKB; Perry fluctu- arrived. Kero Kero Bonito, in all its bub- ated between coyly telling the audience bly glory, took the stage. her Hogwarts house — Slytherin— and Of course, it wouldn’t do for Kero pretending a stuffed dog was alive, to Kero Bonito to just step onto the stage covering straight classic rock bands like and just play its first song. No, a band U2 and Boston in the encore. like KKB calls for theatrics in the form One of the most quintessential fac- of Sarah Midori Perry stepping onto tors in Kero Kero Bonito’s success is the stage in an oversized parka, obscur- its complete, wholehearted uniqueness ing her face from the crowd, and tri- — who else is rapping about shrimp in umphantly waving an oversized white Japanese over flute backing? In sum, flag during its opening number, “Battle much like the band, this tour is one of Lines” (2019), which is surprisingly fun a kind. tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | FUN & GAMES | THE TUFTS DAILY 6 LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY F&G Ryan: “Tys is also a white guy. He could fail upwards into finance.” FUN & GAMES
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CARTOON Deeksha Bathini Looking for Life, Fred Destroying Life The case for gender equality in global health ealthcare systems are complicated, fragmented and difficult to navigate. There is no perfect delivery system, and countries around the world ______Hhave explored many possibilities: single-pay- er, market and socialized. After spending my entire undergraduate career so far studying BE AN OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR healthcare, I, too, do not have a solution to the disaster that is healthcare delivery. But I sin- FOR THE TUFTS DAILY cerely believe that there are novel approaches that can be taken to improve healthcare overall that have nothing to do with doctors, hospitals ALL ARE WELCOME or health insurance. Gender equality, for exam- ple, has been shown to be positively correlated with better health outcomes. Submit a Tufts-related Kerala, India is a southwestern coastal state of about 33 million people. As an Indian myself, piece of 600 words to: OPINION I have heard my parents speak of the area. I know it was relatively impoverished, however, [email protected] after much development, the state currently
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Deeksha can be reached at ADVERTISING All advertising copy is subject to the approval of the Managing Board and Executive Business Director. [email protected]. 8 SPORTS Tuesday, October 29, 2019 tuftsdaily.com David Meyer Postgame Press Women’s soccer suffers 1–0 loss to Middlebury, snaps unbeaten streak Tanks for no by Liam Finnegan Sports Editor memories On Saturday, women’s soccer faced off at not-so-great film father figure home against the Middlebury Panthers. The once said: “If you’re not first, game was a fierce battle for the No. 1 spot you’re last.” I wondered about at the top of the NESCAC, as Middlebury this quote recently as I pon- entered 5–1–2 and Tufts entered 6–1–1 Adered the Chicago Bulls. In the NBA, in conference play. The two were even a league built on superstar talent that close in terms of national ranking, as Tufts seems to have more and more “super- was ranked No. 10 in the nation while teams” popping up, is it better to be just Middlebury was ranked No. 12. Ultimately, under first, or the worst? the Jumbos fell to the Panthers 1–0 due to In the NFL, when a team needs a a late goal from Middlebury, ending the quarterback and it seems like a fantas- Jumbos’ 11 game unbeaten run since a loss tic one may go first in the next draft, at the Williams Ephs on Sept. 7. and your front office traded many of The Jumbos started the game with a your players for picks so you are having heavily attacking mindset. Junior forward one of the historically worst starts to a Liz Reed spearheaded the Jumbos’ attack, season ever, is the goal to lose so much managing three shots in quick succession that you get the first pick and that quar- in the first 12 minutes of play, and a total of terback? four shots in the first half. She almost man- Back to the Bulls (sorry, Dolphins aged to score for Tufts when she rounded fans). The Bulls have had the outra- the keeper, but cannoned the ball off the geous luck to pull from the NBA lottery post. As a team, Tufts applied heavy pres- system the No. 7 pick rights for three sure to the Middlebury back four when straight years. What they have done they had the ball and moved the ball fluidly with those picks has been pretty good through their midfield. for what they have been given, but some Senior midfielder and co-captain Izzy fans wonder if committing to tanking Moore said the strong midfield play was a harder is a solution. big part of the team’s strategy in the game. Of course, tanking is not technically “I think we try to play our game the best allowed. Intentionally losing games is we can,” Moore said. “We may make small certainly against the rules and players adjustments for individual teams, but do do not train their whole lives to not try the best when we cater our play to our to win in the pros. Yet, there are ways strengths. We were having the most success organizations have dedicated them- in the [Middlebury] game when we were selves to the tank, whether by trading playing quickly to feet, winning 50/50 bat- assets away or doing semi-subtle moves tles and connecting through our midfield.” to tank. The NBA has addressed tanking Despite Tufts outshooting Middlebury concerns by changing the lottery system 8–3 in the first half, the two teams went into and its odds. halftime scoreless. Meanwhile, the NFL still has a stand- The second half continued right where BEN KIM / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES ings-based draft system. The first pick the first half left off, with the two teams at Senior midfielder Ashley Latona prepares for a pass in a game against Lesley on Kraft Field on goes to the worst team, meaning these a bit of a stalemate, unable to find a way Oct. 17, 2017. teams know what they are getting if to best the opposing team’s goalkeeper. they can manage to keep losing. The The game-deciding goal came late in the “The loss against Middlebury defi- One thing the team can work on going Washington Redskins played the Miami second half when Tufts conceded a free nitely left a sour taste in our mouths, forward is being more consistent through- Dolphins earlier this year in what was kick near the sideline with just over two but I think it’s important to remember out the game, according to Rafferty. cited by a sports index Field Yates as the minutes left on the clock. Middlebury that sometimes we can play well for the “Moving forward we will continue to lowest quality matchup ever in the NFL. defender Ellie Bavier whipped in the free majority of the game and still not get the commit to the game plan with the goal The team that lost this game was kick, which found midfielder Virginia result,” Moore said. “It showed us some of playing as consistently as possible for semi-guaranteeing their team the first Charman, who launched the pass past little things we may need to work on or a full 90 minutes,” Rafferty said. “We will overall pick. Do I get investing in the Tufts first-year goalkeeper Hayley tweak, but overall, we’ve kept our heads continue to get better both individually future? Absolutely. With that, though, Bernstein to make the score 1–0. With high and still have faith that this is a and as a unit.” they have become a painful team to only two minutes left to play, the Jumbos championship team.” The team next faces off against watch for the present. Once again, I get did not have enough time to respond to Assistant coach Julia Rafferty echoed Bowdoin at home today at 3 p.m. This it. I would do it too, as the quickest way the goal, and the game ended at 1–0. Moore’s optimistic sentiments. game will be the last game of regular to the top may well be by going all-in a The loss to Middlebury ended Tufts’ “It’s always disappointing to lose, but season play before the NESCAC tour- few years in the future, as opposed to lengthy 11-game streak without a loss, but we are proud of our effort and execution,” nament begins on Saturday. Currently being painfully mediocre as some teams the Jumbos are not letting the disappoint- Rafferty said. “We move forward as a team holding the No. 2 seed in the NESCAC, have been. This should change, though. ing results put a damper on their dominat- and begin our preparations for our final the Jumbos are guaranteed a home seed There should be a way to disincen- ing season. conference matchup against Bowdoin.” in the NESCAC quarterfinal. tivize tanking in the NFL, just as the NBA did. It simply makes the league more competitive if the fourth-worst team can get similar odds to the first pick as the worst. With a system such as that, the teams can at least provide some entertainment while still not stay- ing perpetually mediocre. Although, I do say this as a Bulls fan who may be stuck with a perpetually mediocre team because of the lottery. That is unless one of our 7th picks becomes a super- star. Hey, it could happen. The odds are almost as high as getting the No. 7 pick four years in a row.
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