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Norovirus hits Tufts football, field hockey teams before Homecoming games Tufts clinches victory at Wil- see FEATURES/ PAGE 3 liams for first time since 1981 SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE Tom Hanks delivers superb performance in new Steven Spielberg-directed drama, “Bridge of Spies” see ARTS AND LIVING / PAGE 5 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 THE TUFTS DAILY VOLUME LXX, NUMBER 32 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 tuftsdaily.com Protests continue over Tufts’ use of non-union construction labor by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Anderson, Robinson and Bromfield- Contributing Writer Pearson Halls, that do not utilize fully union-employed labor. The Tufts administration’s hiring of “We want Tufts to make a commitment non-union workers and companies for to treating workers well, meaning good university construction projects has been pay and benefits alongside safer condi- challenged by protest efforts since this tions and better training,” Feuchs said. summer in the form of flyers, signs and, According to Vice President of in the past two weeks, mobile billboard Operations Linda Snyder, the admin- trucks on campus. istration was willing to compromise These actions have been organized with MBTC during their last meeting, by the Boston Metropolitan District but MBTC was uninterested. Building Trades Council (MBTC), an “We’ve had several meetings, but umbrella organization that works with [they’re] not interested in the things we and represents unionized construction put on the table,” she said. in the Boston area, according to Chelsea MBTC continuously demanded that Feuchs, the hospital and higher educa- all major construction should be done tion campaign coordinator for the MBTC. with union only workers in order to The MBTC decided to lobby Tufts ensure that workers receive good wages, due to the large number of ongoing benefits and strict safety standards, construction projects on campus, according to Snyder. including the Science and Engineering ANA SOFIA AMIEVA / THE TUFTS DAILY Protestors call for Tufts to only hire unionized construction labor for ongoing con- Complex (SEC), located between see CONSTRUCTION, page 2 struction projects. Tufts students for NARAL protest at Trump rally by Gil Jacobson made several inconsiderate statements Contributing Writer about women, and has said that he cherishes women, which is different Students from Tufts Students for from respecting them. National Abortion Rights Action League “He may think he’s honestly cherish- (NARAL), a chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice ing women, but he might mean cherish Massachusetts, joined a total of approx- in a way that we don’t really want to be imately 20 people to protest at a rally treated,” Stone said. for U.S. presidential candidate Donald Stone said that Tufts Students for Trump in Tyngsborough, Mass. on Oct. 16. NARAL has yet to be formally recog- According to Tufts Students nized by Tufts Community Union (TCU) for NARAL President and founder Senate because of bylaws that require Samantha Berg, students protested groups to have existed for at least six because of Trump’s stances on repro- months prior to recognition, among ductive rights. other qualifications. “We wanted to show him and his “Once we do that, we can really get into supporters that we don’t think that he the swing and host events,” Stone said. would make a good president,” Berg, a According to Berg, Tufts Students junior, said. “His beliefs do not align with for NARAL hopes to continue spread- our beliefs, [and] we wanted to make our ing its message on campus through film voices heard.” screenings, panels, conversations and EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY Members of NARAL, the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, protest According to Tufts Students for NARAL campaigning for NARAL-supported laws outside a sold-out Donald Trump rally at Tyngsborough Elementary School in Tyngsborough, Secretary-Treasurer Claire Stone, a in order to further publicize its support Mass. on Oct 16. junior, the protesters included members of reproductive rights. of the Massachusetts NARAL chapter in “Hopefully the Tufts community will “I obviously think that there is more to happening, but it was nice to know that addition to students from Tufts, Clark understand where we’re coming from be done,” Berg said. “A lot of times, candi- our right to protest was being protected University and Simmons College. and support us as a whole,” Berg said. dates don’t address these issues because and it made me feel more safe,” she said. Tufts Students for NARAL Since NARAL is a non-partisan group, they’re hot button topics and they can Berg said that although protest- Communications Manager Madeleine it will endorse a presidential candidate be very polarizing when it comes to an ers were a minority at the rally, she Gene explained that protesting at only after gathering information on all individual’s beliefs.” enjoyed the experience. the rally was an effective way to voice the of the candidates in terms of their beliefs Gene said she is grateful for the police “We felt that we were able to get group’s concerns. regarding reproductive rights, according officers who were present at the rally our message across and show that we “When [Trump] drove by, he waved at to Berg. for maintaining an organized and secure will not stand by and let him or any us and looked at us,” Gene, a junior, said. However, Berg would like to see can- separation between the protesters and other candidate take away our rights,” “I was glad that he actually saw what we didates take proactive approaches to Trump supporters by fencing in the pro- she said. were doing.” addressing the issue of reproductive testers. The Trump campaign did not respond According to Stone, Trump has rights. “I didn’t foresee anything dangerous to the Daily’s request for comment. Contact Us P.O. Box 53018, NEWS............................................1 COMICS ......................................7 Medford, MA 02155 For breaking news, our content /thetuftsdaily 617 627 3090 FEATURES ................................3 OPINION ....................................8 Sunny archive and exclusive content, visit FAX 617 627 3910 ARTS & LIVING ......................5 SporTS ........................... BACK 53 / 34 TUFTSDAILY.COM @tuftsdaily [email protected] 2 THE TUFTS DAILY | NEWS | Monday, October 26, 2015 tuftsdaily.com NEWS NEWS TCU SENATE UPDATE Tesser delivers State of TCU, calls for further change to university policy by Roy Yang Slotky, a junior, then took the floor to sophomore, took the floor and began Tesser, who firmly supports Late News Editor give the State of the Treasury address. her DCA report for the 2015-2016 aca- Night Dining, said he hopes to move the He began by thanking his colleagues demic year. Del Castillo talked about program to a bigger venue, such as the The Tufts Community Union (TCU) in the Treasury and on the Allocations the various achievements that the Carmichael or Dewick-MacPhie Dining Senate began last night’s meeting with Board (ALBO). Tufts community has made over the Centers. State of the TCU speeches delivered Slotky spoke about the various chang- past year, such as accepting undocu- Slotky then began the Treasury report by President Brian Tesser, Treasurer Shai es made to the Treasury Procedures mented students and creating gender with Baseball Analysis at Tufts (BAT), Slotky and the Diversity and Community Manual (TPM) for the 2015-2016 fis- neutral bathrooms on campus. which requested supplementary funding Affairs (DCA) Officer Anna Del Castillo. cal year, elaborating specifically on the Del Castillo also said that there are of $1,625. The Senate decided to fund the Tesser, a senior, opened the floor controversial travel policy change. Last still various issues that the university full amount requested in a 25-0-3 vote. by reflecting on his experiences as semester, the Senate chose to remove has yet to address, referencing the wage Senate then passed supplementary member of Senate, recalling some of off-campus travel funding from its bud- gap between certain Tufts administrators funding of $1,257.45 to be awarded to the the changes implemented by Senate get. Slotky asked Senate members to indi- and janitors, sexual assault problems on African Students Organization, $200 since his first year at Tufts. He said vidually scrutinize the TPM and to think campus and financial strife caused by the to Tufts Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), that Senate should continue to create critically and deeply about the various high cost of tuition. $650 to Tufts Ballroom Dance Team, change on campus, especially regard- policies. Before moving on to the supple- $1,000 to the Pan-Afrikan Alliance, $1,460 ing issues involving sexual miscon- Slotky also urged all Senate mem- mentary funding requests, Tesser gave to Urban Policy, Planning and Prosperity duct, alcohol policy and the Late Night bers to help out students who are con- quick updates about the recently formed (UP3) and $2,227.48 to the Alliance in Dining program. fused about the intricate fiscal pol- Residential Strategies Working Group Linking Leaders in Education and the The president also addressed new icies of student funding. He acknowl- (RSWG) and the state of Late Night Services (ALLIES). challenges facing Senate — mainly, the edged the unease that some students Dining. According to Tesser, conversa- After the Treasury Report, TCU Vice state of housing on and off campus. feel about approaching Senate for sup- tions with the administration highlight- President Gauri Seth, a junior, ended Tesser expressed concerns about plementary funding, but said that it was ed the lack of janitorial staff on duty the meeting by opening the floor for a lack of support for students looking to important for Senate to help students, during these nights. Students create a sophomore Benya Kraus, chair of ALBO’s find off campus housing, the lack of suffi- emphasizing equal chance and equal mess during Late Night Dining and leave Student Outreach Committee, who cient on-campus housing and the quality opportunity.