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

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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.

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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. it for janitors to deal with the following reminded the whole body of the respon- of the whole housing experience. The third speaker, Del Castillo, a morning. sibility of the senate liaison position.

MBTC to continue lobbying Tufts to use fully unionized construction firms CONSTRUCTION construction of the SEC building are According to Snyder, out of the — the insurance ranking system in place continued from page 1 from union-organized construction around 85 construction projects going to review the safety practices of various However, according to Feuchs, the trades, and that only the electricians on across Tufts’ campuses, the “vast bulk companies. The non-union companies administration has not provided a plan employed for the project are non-union. of them use union workers.” However, that Tufts employs all boast great safety for minimum worker safety and treat- Construction of the SEC was contracted she added that mixed union and non- standards based on this metric, she said. ment standards for construction projects through Turner Construction Company, union labor has been employed due to “It would be foolish and wasteful for at the university. a North-American based international the nature of contracting work at Tufts Tufts to only hire union workers on this “In seven meetings, Tufts administra- construction services company. and the different projects that have campus because our standards are high, tion has refused to detail any minimum “Tufts is committed to hiring contrac- been undertaken recently. and we can meet those standards with standards for fair pay, benefits, safety or tors that can deliver high quality ser- “We’ve resisted applying a one-size- non-union companies as well as union training that they have on their campus,” vices that adhere to all applicable safety fits-all policy to how construction labor companies because we’re very selective,” Feuchs said. “This is unfair to working standards, and also meet our budget and is procured on the Medford/Somerville Snyder said. “[We] do not just hire some- families and dangerous not only for con- schedule needs,” Snyder wrote in the campus,” Snyder said. one off the street.” struction workers, but also students, fac- letter. “Turner Construction Company Snyder explained that the Tufts Snyder said that she wanted the uni- ulty and staff.” has an outstanding safety record and is administration made calculated finan- versity to be more explicit and rigor- Mobile billboard trucks from Guerrilla responsible for enforcing rigorous safety cial decisions for the construction proj- ous about checking subcontractor safety Mobile Billboards were seen on cam- standards, planning and practices across ects and disagreed with the MBTC’s standards. pus as early as Oct. 9. The trucks bore all trades.” demands for full-union employment. “[We want to be] more explicit banners that displayed statistics regard- Turner has also worked on proj- “It’s just wrong to let someone else set about safety standards…[by] specifi- ing Tufts’ endowment and tuition price, ects such as the construction of the rules that increase the cost of education,” cally asking for rankings for firm safe- Monaco’s annual salary and the costs of Massachusetts Institute of Technology she said. ty to make sure that they are better ongoing construction at Tufts, as well Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex According to Snyder, the rebuilding than average,” she said. as the message: “With all this money, and the renovation of Harvard of the Memorial Steps also employs a Snyder said that the SEC project is why is Tufts gambling on student safety? University’s Sherman Fairchild science non-union firm, the construction man- being undertaken because increasing Tufts has no minimum training or safety building, according to the Turner web- ager Your Space. space for science on campus was one standards for construction workers on site. The company declined to comment The SEC building will total 175,000 of the highest priorities for University campus.” on their ongoing projects at Tufts. square feet and will be a “center of col- President Anthony Monaco upon his Throughout Parents and Family According to electrician John Boisclair, laborative research, featuring high-end arrival to Tufts. She cited the fact that Weekend, the truck billboards read, “Tell who was carrying a banner on College facilities strategically surrounded by the biology is one of the university’s most Tufts to stop endangering your children Ave. on Oct. 17, the MBTC members were university’s science, math and engineer- popular majors. through unsafe construction practices.” protesting because Tufts was hiring pri- ing departments,” according to the Tufts However, Snyder also added that the According to Andrew Erickson, pres- vate contractors who employ few union website. It will open at the beginning of university recognizes other construction ident of Guerrilla Mobile Billboards, the companies. the 2017-2018 academic year and will needs such as those for on-campus hous- mobile billboard trucks that his compa- Boisclair said that the company he have LEED Platinum energy-efficient cer- ing, with the Board of Trustees increas- ny provides for interested parties cost works for was excluded from the bidding tification. ing funding on deferred maintenance of around $850 to $900 per eight consecu- process to do electrical work for the SEC Snyder explained that, in Tufts’ multi- campus buildings and housing. tive hours of driving and parking time, building in spite of the fact that his com- step hiring process for construction According to Feuchs, all construc- in addition to $1,500 in production costs pany offered better prices than the non- projects, construction managers rec- tion projects on Tufts’ Boston campus for the two vinyl banners. union subcontractors who were chosen ommend a set of subcontractors from use solely unionized workers, a man- Erickson said that labor unions, to do the work. which the university selects the com- date that is often attributed to the strong including MBTC and Service Employees His claim was disputed by Snyder, who panies it wishes to hire. For the electri- union culture in Boston. International Union (SEIU), frequently said that the subcontractor chosen for cal work required for the SEC project, In a 2010 Suffolk University/7 News use his company’s services. the job offered the best value of the six three of the six companies Turner rec- poll, however, 69 percent of Massachusetts Members of the MBTC have also came that had been considered. ommended employ unionized labor. residents opposed hiring only unionized together at places such as the intersec- According to Snyder, Tufts saved “Turner solicited bids for the electrical workers for construction projects. tion of Talbot Ave. and College Ave., the approximately two million dol- work from a number of qualified subcon- “There are more non-union workers intersection of Boston Ave. and College lars on the $70 million SEC construction tractors, both union and open-shop,” she in Massachusetts than union workers,” Ave. and outside the Mayer Campus project by using a non-union, open- wrote. “The primary electrical subcon- Snyder said. Center, holding signs that read, “Tufts shop electrician subcontractor instead tract, and several smaller specialty elec- In spite of this claim, Feuchs said that University undermines working fami- of unionized electricians. In addition, trical subcontracts, is going to open-shop the MBTC will continue organizing to lies,” among other messages. the unionized electrician subcontrac- electricians.” lobby Tufts to employ all-union labor. In an Aug. 5 letter to the Tufts com- tors in Turner’s pool had worse safety Snyder said Tufts solely employs “Our presence will continue until the munity, Snyder wrote that around 90 standards than non-unionized compa- contractors with an above-aver- issue of unfair and unsafe hiring practic- percent of those employed for the nies, she said. age Experience Modification Rating es are solved,” she said. Features 3 Monday, October 26, 2015 tuftsdaily.com

Henry Jani Lexiconversation Wanted: the Tisch phantom ord of the day: flimflam verb\FLIM-flam\ Definition: to subject to “Welcome to the deception or fraud WOn Oct. 18, my mental state finally entered into psychosis. A disturbing chain of events GERM POOL” has led me to question various aspects of my life, and even the fabric of reality — and it all Tufts Health Service helps students started in Tisch Library. That afternoon, after a few hours of pre- affected by recent norovirus outbreak tending to study while actually excessively shopping online for clothes to compensate for my various personal insecurities, I met Her gaze. Hunched over at the lobby Macs, the specter and I first crossed paths. A woman, ART BY KAVYA BOORGU probably in her mid 40s, with completely white face makeup, black, drawn-on eye- by Coral Yang where they get it.” whole entire student population, brows and dripping mascara, smiled at me Contributing Writer The previously mentioned maybe more considering those coyly as I passed the computer lab on my way football player acknowledged that who take it elsewhere.” out. I denied her existence at first, like most Tufts football and field hockey team members are often in close Treatment for some types of problems in my life. I had two midterm papers teams faced an unexpected chal- proximity with one another, espe- outbreaks, however, is limited. and an exam that week, so I knew that paying lenge during preparation for this cially in the locker room. He did “Many of these diseases can’t any attention to the matter would consume year’s Homecoming weekend. A not believe any lack of hygiene in be prevented,” Higham said. “With any semblance of study time I had. rapid outbreak of norovirus made the lockers could be blamed for that H1N1 Flu a few years ago, So I left. I couldn’t take it — mentally, phys- about 20 athletes ill, causing them the spread of the virus, however. there wasn’t a vaccine for it. So ically or spiritually. I had forgotten about the to be absent from practice. “I just think it’s kind of bad luck we talked to people about wash- ordeal by the time I returned that evening. But According to Tufts Health to have this type of thing,” he said. ing their hands, covering their fate had other plans in mind. My roommate Service Medical Director Dr. He added that, after the out- coughs, we gave them the regular and I headed over to Tisch at approximately Margaret Higham, the virus spread flu vaccine, but there wasn’t a spe- 9 p.m. to meet our friend, who was coinci- after 13 field hockey team mem- cial flu vaccine until a number of dentally also sitting in the computer area. bers were infected during a trip to months later … A lot of prevention Following my roommate’s mesmerized gaze, Wesleyan University. is the same, no matter what the I knew she had been spotted once again. She Norovirus is characterized “We had a bunch [of illness is.” was sprawled at the same computer with a by various symptoms, including Senior Director of Health myriad of foundation tubes and liquid eye- vomiting, diarrhea and some- cases] last year, in and Wellness Services Michelle liner circumscribing the keyboard. A box of times headache and muscle some of the sports Bowdler, noted that many stu- Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, from which she drank ache. The disease is highly con- dents outside of the field hockey directly, sat by her feet as she painstakingly tagious among people in close teams, and last spring and football teams were not aware painted her nails. proximity and can be acquired there were a lot of of the outbreak, and explained A full-fledged investigation began thereafter. through ingesting food contami- that Health Service chose not to We moved to an adjacent table and debriefed nated with fecal matter. students who had make a public announcement on our findings. Firstly, she wasn’t working A health handout distribut- norovirus on campus due to the fact that the outbreak alone. A nearby man, much younger than her ed to athletes by Health Service mostly affected an isolated group and sporting a disappointingly bare visage, explained that many symptoms of for weeks.” of people. would occasionally sit next to her to cuddle. He the virus subside after 24 hours. “If you send something every- had been watching Tufts informational videos Most of the sick football players day from Health Service, people for hours while intermixing clips of funerals were cured and back on the field won’t know what’s important, so and other bizarre antics. He also was constantly by the Homecoming game, accord- we really have to think carefully scribbling down notes with a system of circles ing to one Tufts football player, break, players were asked to clean about how quickly we communi- and violent underlining. The woman, specif- who wished to remain anony- their personal belongings in the cate and with whom in order to get ically, was reading an endlessly long, 8-sized mous. Practices ran smoothly and lockers with anti-bacterial wipes. the most effective response,” she font email with no indentations, while also the team was able to complete Health Service also took action by said. “If there were ever a need to jotting down words on scraps of napkin. its regular routines in preparation distributing handouts to the ath- let people know about something They made appearances everyday for its victory against Bowdoin letes about the virus’ basic symp- immediately, we have the capaci- throughout the week. Sometimes they would College on Oct. 10. toms. It also included informa- ty…to let all students know imme- sit together, other times apart. Many of my According to Higham, norovi- tion about treating the virus, and diately. With norovirus, I think it’s friends were now emphatically involved and rus is very common — something recommended that students get more localized.” became equally infatuated with what was Health Service manages all the time. plenty of rest, vomit into toilets Bowdler has been collaborat- either a heist to snipe some poor soul or inge- “We had a bunch [of cases] last instead of sinks and wash their ing with Higham for on a Health nious performance art. Their content became year, in some of the sports teams, hands regularly. Service blog, which provides increasingly disturbing with each day — secu- and last spring there were a lot of Higham explained that Health some general information about rity camera videos of people running out of students who had norovirus on Service, which treats anywhere disease prevention on campus, buildings, the Tufts class schedule and even campus for weeks,” Higham said. from 70 to 120 students a day, sees among other types of advice. JFK’s assassination video. My friend actually Higham suggested that the rea- a large number of cases of conta- One post, titled “Welcome to the managed to get into her email when she left son the virus spread so quickly gious viruses, such as mononucle- Germ Pool,” offers tips on stay- and forgot to log off, discovering countless through the field hockey and foot- osis, pink-eye and flu, every year. ing healthy during the fall — a messages to international embassies under ball team might have something to “We see a lot of cold viruses, we time when many students are Russian-related aliases. do with the close contact among see a lot of fever viruses and a lot especially susceptible to common Despite our efforts to explain these antics, athletes. of intestinal viruses — a norovirus diseases. no one can fathom what any of this means. “We don’t know for sure why type of thing — on a regular basis,” Health Service has also been I personally think they’ve deceived all of us, that happened,” she said. “[The she said. developing a “parents pro- showcasing the process of actually becoming team was] traveling to Wesleyan Health Service offers resourc- gram” — introduced by Bowdler insane. I cried in the cafeteria about it the for a game. It was like a day and a es, such as the annual on-campus — that allows the school to network other night. Case in point: beware of Tisch. half later that they got sick, so we flu clinic, to help students immu- with parents to share certain health Something big is brewing. And excuse me assume it was somehow on that nize against certain preventable notifications more effectively. while I continue to melt in the time being. trip — maybe from the food they diseases. “Ever since we’ve been doing bought at a restaurant, maybe “We usually do about 3,000 [flu that, our number for the flu clinic Henry Jani is a sophomore majoring in from a bathroom that was on the shots] here,” Higham said. “I fig- has really gone up,” Bowdler said. English. He can be reached at henry.jani@ bus. Often, people don’t know ured it is about 40 percent of the tufts.edu. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | ADVERTISEMENT | Monday, October 26, 2015 tuftsdaily.com

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Movie Review Natalie Girshman Superb acting elevates ‘Bridge of Spies’ Bibliofiles by John Gallagher The bigger Assistant Arts Editor the better “Bridge of Spies,” directed by Steven ometimes, there can be nothing Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, was quite so satisfying as a really long released on Oct. 16. The film takes its book. The plot unspools at a lei- name from the Glienicke Bridge, which surely pace, the characters reveal stretches across Germany’s Havel River, themselvesS piece by piece, the setting linking the territory that was controlled comes to life in all its detail. The reader by the Eastern Bloc and the Western pow- gathers their patience, makes themself a ers during the Cold War. At that time, the hot drink and settles in for an afternoon or bridge was used for prisoner exchanges, 10 of reading. Here are three novels — all and because of the high number of cap- over five hundred pages and each of a dif- tured spies that were ferried across it, the ferent genre — that will reward every bit of media dubbed it the “Bridge of Spies.” your time and patience twice over. As the name of the film suggests, “Bridge “The Secret History” (1992) by Donna of Spies” is a Cold War drama about one of Tartt recounts what happens when Richard these spy exchanges. The film is based Papen, a misfit Californian, arrives at a small on the true story of the role of New York liberal arts school in New England and falls lawyer James B. Donovan (Hanks) in two in with a group of charmingly eccentric Dreamworks VIA MCT high-profile Cold War episodes: the legal Tom Hanks stars as lawyer James B. Donovan in Cold War drama “Bridge of Spies.” classics major students — and under the defense of Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich spell of their charismatic professor. Tartt is Abel (Mark Rylance) and the subsequent the U.S. Constitution and his spirited, often as one might like. His trademark perhaps best known for “The Goldfinch” exchange of Abel for U2 pilot Francis Gary ideologically-motivated defense of Abel inquiry of “would it help?” provides comic (2013), which won the Pulitzer in 2014 and Powers and (on Donovan’s own initiative) could have come across as a mouthpiece relief at all the right moments, as well as a once occupied a good quarter of my luggage American student Frederic Pryor. for the writers’ idealized vision of what’s welcome insight into the character’s non- on vacation. But where “The Goldfinch” Despite ostensibly dealing with global best about America. Instead, thanks to chalant attitude. The rapport that Rylance occasionally veers into hundred-page long superpower relations, “Bridge of Spies” Hanks, Donovan’s speeches actually feel andHanks’ characters develop over the digressions on the peculiar bonds formed by is built around a collection of outstand- like things a real person, rather than a dra- course of the film is also a joy to watch but feckless teenage boys, “The Secret History” ing individual performances rather than matic contrivance on a soap-box, might is sadly not given as much screen time as inexorably speeds toward its bloody con- any driving drama derived from the actually say. it deserves. clusion. It’s a book about deeply flawed, mechanics of geopolitics. Hanks shines Rylance is also fantastic as Abel, a The supporting cast also delivers a occasionally nasty, people doing deeply as Donovan, largely due to his ability to Soviet spy. The wry witticisms he deliv- number of stellar performances. Scott nasty things, and it’s absolutely riveting. bring an earnest believability to the char- ers in a straight-faced, deadpan man- Shepherd, as CIA agent Hoffman, is con- Underneath all their flaws, there’s some- acter’s legalistic idealism. In the hands ner are perhaps the highlight of the film, thing sympathetic about the characters — of a lesser actor, Donovan’s sermons on but unfortunately, they don’t occur as see Bridge, page 6 some spark of hope that they might be saved — and it’s all the more devastating Album Review when they lose any chance at redemption. “The Luminaries” (2013) by Eleanor Catton is one of those books that left me Marianas Trench releases epic new album ‘Astoria’ extremely impressed and slightly envious. by Josh Podolsky a U.S. record deal in 2013, he was hospi- wrote after working on “Call Me Maybe” to It takes place in 1866 in the gold mines of Executive Arts Editor talized for pancreatitis, saw his engage- demonstrate how formulaic pop music New Zealand, where a hermit has died, a ment end and found his mother’s health can be. But even when Marianas Trench’s young prostitute has tried to kill herself, a “Astoria,” released on Oct. 23, is an faltering. music sounds conventional and poppy, fortune is free for the taking and a group adventurous and incredibly bold album Ramsay talked about getting back to their lyrical content elevates the work of 12 men is trying to make sense of it all. by Marianas Trench. Other introductions music in the wake of all these develop- and makes it infinitely more entertaining. The plot is marvelously intricate, as each to this review came and went, but the ments in an Oct. 23 interview with the Sardonic, biting wit and emotional hones- puzzle piece is neatly slotted into place. preceding sentence seems like the only Toronto Sun. ty are this band’s hallmarks, permeating The characters are rich and distinctive and way to sum up the new release and do it “I kind of had like a nervous break- every facet of their music. the world-building puts most historical any justice. down for a while, and it was just six In large part, that is why “Astoria” is so fiction to shame. Catton brings the world Four years after releasing their last stu- months of feeling awful, and then I shocking. A concept album through and of the goldfields to life with every careful dio album, “Ever After” (2011), Marianas was sitting in the hospital, feeling real- through, “Astoria” takes listeners on a tour detail and makes a distant world seem as Trench is back, and flexing some consid- ly dark,” Ramsay said. “I was just kind of the musical universe, exploring, among real and alive as our modern one in a way erable musical muscle. The years between of there solo, and I kind of had this other genres, ’80s synthpop, Motown, that is sometimes striking. full studio albums were a mixed bag for moment of clarity. “The one thing that is movie soundtrack and orchestral music. Finally, Susanna Clarke’s “Jonathan the Vancouver, British Columbia-based in my power…is getting back to writing The album’s opening number, its title-track, Strange and Mr. Norrell” (2004) is both the group. Guitarist and lead vocalist for … I came out of the hospital and went somehow manages to touch on a majority longest and perhaps the most ambitious Marianas Trench Josh Ramsay received straight to the studio.” of these, even incorporating vocal harmo- of these three. It imagines an alternate a Grammy nomination for co-writing Among the outpouring of new mate- nies that would make Queen take notice. England, with a history filled with magi- Carly Rae Jepsen’s inescapable “Call Me rial were the singles “Here’s to the Zeros” “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) is perhaps cians, that is about to be turned upside Maybe” (2012). But on the heels of signing (2014) and “Pop 101” (2014), which Ramsay the closest analogy to the song “Astoria,” down by the revelation that magic has although the latter, while just as diverse, returned to the country. The world of this explores far less bombastic musical territory book is both unquestionably English and than the Queen classic. unquestionably magical, as Clarke devel- “Burning Up” follows with a far funkier ops an entire alternate magical history. She bent than its predecessor, and Ramsay’s incorporates everything from English myth- falsetto and raspiness bear more than a ical figures to the events of the Napoleonic passing resemblance to those of the King Wars, which she occasionally elaborates on of Pop himself. However, “Yesterday” in delightfully quirky footnotes. “Jonathan is where the band’s signature wit first Strange and Mr. Norrell” may be a little shines through. “Don’t know where you difficult at first; it takes a while for the went / No object permanence / I see I the reader to become accustomed to the looked at what it meant / And now it’s old-fashioned writing style and initially slow making sense,” sings Ramsay over horns plot. However, as the novel progresses, the and what sounds like a Güiro — far dif- writing style reveals itself as perfectly suited ferent from the guitars and drums on the to the story, the plot builds and builds in majority of Marianas Trench’s previous twists and turns and every readerly need work. — whether it’s emotional scenes, character One of the most fascinating qualities of development or simply a dazzling display of Marianas Trench’s music is how honest and magic — is satisfied. profound it can be, despite the satirical wit. Natalie Girshman is a senior majoring in Vervegirl Canada via Wikimedia Commons Canadian band Marianas Trench deliver strong, innovative new album “Astoria.” History. She can be reached at natalie. see Astoria, page 6 [email protected]. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY | Arts & Living | Monday, October 26, 2015 tuftsdaily.com A&L ARTS& LIVING Spielberg creates convincing, but not flawless, period drama Bridge black cars of the era, and bleak exterior as a drive-by shooting that targeted his es the freeing of Powers and Pryor, as continued from page 5 shots of East Berlin depict the city as a home. It would have been interesting well as Donovan’s role in securing their vincingly exasperated by Donovan’s prin- starving, freezing ruin. Cold War military to see more legal sparring between release, to his unsuspecting family, who ciples and antics, while Amy Ryan’s ren- hardware is also on display, treating audi- Donovan and the prosecution as he believed he had been on a fishing trip. dition of Donovan’s long-suffering wife, ences to a dissection of the U2 spy plane’s struggled to defend his client in a pro- Upon hearing the news, Donovan’s wife Mary McKenna Donovan, is also notable. camera system. Because of this meticu- foundly anti-communist environment. proceeds upstairs and gazes at him with Given the events it chronicles, “Bridge lous attention to detail in all aspects of The ending of “Bridge of Spies” verges adoring awe while he sleeps. Meanwhile, of Spies” is a period drama by default its visual presentation, “Bridge of Spies” on cliché: one of the film’s final scenes the soundtrack swells emotionally in the and, fortunately, the film delivers a gor- manages to firmly inhabit the period in shows Donovan returning home from background. geous rendering of the late 1950s and which it is set. Germany after successfully negotiat- These shortcomings are minor, how- early 1960s. All of the main characters Though by and large a cinematic ing the release of Powers and Pryor. ever, and do little to hinder the overall are extremely well-dressed, sporting out- achievement, “Bridge of Spies” is not Exhausted, Donovan walks upstairs brilliant execution of “Bridge of Spies.” fits and accessories endowed with the without its flaws. Courtroom scenes after greeting his wife and children and The film comes off as a well-realized mid-century swank that “Mad Men” showing Donovan’s defense of Abel are immediately falls asleep in his own bed drama, and benefits from superb perfor- (2007-2015) so famously catapulted into somewhat thin on the ground, as the — something he has talked about doing mances across its cast. Hearing Abel ask contemporary consciousness. The streets film focuses instead on the difficulties at length throughout the film. A TV “would it help?” at just the right time is of New York are also lined with the mostly he faced outside of the courtroom, such newscaster then conveniently announc- worth the price of admission alone.

‘Astoria’ triumphs as showcase of musical talent Astoria Interludes help shuttle listeners sounds like it was transported straight reference to Shakespeare’s “Midsummer continued from page 5 through the album’s diverse content, each out of Motown’s heyday. It’s like one of Night’s Dream” all the more appropriate. “Dearly Departed” features Ramsay’s voice beautiful enough to catch an absent lis- those food combinations, like grilled Furthermore, the singing in the middle of accompanied by a staccato ukulele and tener’s attention while also gearing them cheese and jam, that shouldn’t go well the song — at a part that sounds like a far long flowing strings in the background. up for the following song. The appropri- together but somehow does. off echo — is a reference to “Ever After,” The juxtaposition of the quippy ukulele ately named “Hollywood Renaissance” “End of an Era” wraps up the album. The where that ditty was a recurring feature. with the running strings is an experience in sounds like something off of an epic track features Ramsay’s immediate family, There isn’t a single song out of place itself, but the effect they have on the vocals blockbuster’s soundtrack, with horns, including his mother, a vocal teacher, who on “Astoria.” This album should be lis- (especially once the band’s other members strings and operatic singing in the back- sing along with him for parts of the song. tened to from start to end, and when the start layering in their own voices) should ground. Somehow, it flows easily into the Their harmonies are haunting — the song final song fades out, listeners will realize not be undersold. next song, “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” which is incredibly theatrical, making the brief just how far the album has taken them.

Album Review Demi Lovato struggles to forge own path on ‘Confident’ by Justin Krakoff chasing radio trends instead of crafting her inspiration to truly set itself apart from However, with the new territory comes a Arts Editor own sound. No less than three of the album’s the crowded industry. greater challenge. Lovato must now bring her tracks — “Old Ways,” “Kingdom Come” and Despite these flaws, Lovato successfully A-game if she is to survive in the top echelon Transitioning from teenage wonder to “Waitin For You” — feature trap-like break- recasts herself in a new light as a pop diva. of the pop music industry. full-fledged pop star is a difficult enough downs à la Katy Perry’s monster hit “Dark challenge for any young artist seeking to Horse” (2013). Though “Kingdom Come” and parlay their early success into a real adult “Waitin For You” feature off-kilter verses from career. But having to do so while battling female rappers Iggy Azalea and Sirah, respec- their demons on a public stage? That is a tively, the guest artists fail to rescue either completely different story. song from mediocrity. Demi Lovato’s time as a Disney star came Oversinging is also a consistent prob- to an abrupt end in 2010 when she checked lem throughout “Confident;” Lovato tries herself into rehab to battle mental illness, too hard to show the power of her voice. addiction and bulimia. Lovato was only 18 On tracks like “Father,” her tendency to when her struggles became tabloid fod- belt at the end of the track ruins an other- der, and the next few years would see her wise emotionally potent moment in which musical career in a state of transition, as Lovato struggles to come to grips with the she released two solid albums — 2011’s death of her estranged father. “Unbroken” and 2013’s “Demi” — that When Lovato gets it right, however, the ever-so-carefully straddled the line between results are beyond emotionally devastat- adolescence and maturity. ing. “Stone Cold” is perhaps the album’s In the run-up to the Oct. 16 release true highlight, as Lovato bares her soul of her fifth album “Confident,” Lovato on the powerful ballad, telling her former announced to the world that she was lover “If happy is her, I’m happy for you.” done with “the sob stories,” insisting that, While she occasionally veers too close to now, she just wants to have fun. Chock- oversinging on the track, Lovato’s raw per- full of anthems, “Confident” has a strong formance arguably puts forth her most “go big or go home” attitude, which caters convincing case for post-Disney stardom. to whatever mood the listener is in. The Speaking of other former Disney stars, problem with this approach, however, is there is an easy comparison to make between that oftentimes “Confident” fails to deliver this album and Selena Gomez’s newly on the musical front. released “Revival,” on which she, too, embarks The steamy “Cool for the Summer” kicked upon emancipation from her teenage past. off Lovato’s reinvention as a pop diva and While Gomez and Lovato have both worked to stands out as one of the best pop songs of move on from their Disney careers, “Revival” 2015. Featuring a thrilling production from and “Confident” take different paths on the legendary producer Max Martin, the ode to road to adulthood: the former gracefully eases Sapphic love teases the audience with a light into this new role while the latter announc- piano introduction before launching into a es its arrival with gusto. Gomez, it seems, is monster explosion of synths and ooh-oohs, more willing to experiment, borrowing from leaving the listener in a state of complete a variety of sounds to create innovative pop pop euphoria. The album’s title track — and music. Lovato, on the other hand, sounds the second Martin-produced jam — contin- content to work with standard top 40 tricks. ues this pop explosion, with Lovato singing The ultimate problem with “What’s wrong with being confident?” amidst “Confident” is that the album sim- an addictive blend of rock ‘n’ roll and hip-hop ply fails to elevate itself amidst com- sounds. parable works from other pop stars.

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OP-ED Aren Torikian Open letter to Professor Jerry Meldon and the Tufts The Arena Faculty Progressive Caucus Paul, Joe and the Tru North by Joel Wasserman tion, which has hosted such respectable Political Science. Professor Shevel has Let’s start this busy week with Paul Ryan. If and distinguished speakers as Dr. Cornel spent much of the past two years on Mitt Romney had won the 2012 election, Ryan To Professor Jerry Meldon and the West and Mr. Noam Chomsky in discus- the ground in Ukraine covering the would be sitting pretty as vice president. He’d Tufts Faculty Progressive Caucus: sions on which they have established and country’s social, political, geopolitical have the choice of eventually running for the It has come to my attention that your respected authority, is granting Mr. Parry and human stories. If you and your office, retiring to his Wisconsin home or head- organization hosted an event on Oct. a platform explicitly on this topic to hawk organization are unable to end your ing back to Congress. Instead, Mr. Ryan is the 21 called “Mainstream U.S. Media his obfuscations and factually bankrupt, speaking engagement with Mr. Parry, I new presumptive Speaker of the House. I’m Coverage of Events in Ukraine and self-congratulating, delusional ramblings suggest that you extend an invitation to convinced the gig is the single least attractive Syria: The Power of False Narrative.” with the airs of legitimacy offered by the Professor Shevel to give a response lec- job in Washington, and maybe even the world. I am writing to express my serious dis- crest of Tufts University. ture at a later point in time. I make this The House is always more sensitive to appointment. As a member of the 2014- Mr. Parry is fully entitled to free speech, suggestion without Professor Shevel’s short-term sways in opinion, as its members 2015 EPIIC colloquium on Russia in the publication and expression. He exer- knowledge and can make no represen- are elected (or re-elected) every two years. 21st Century, as someone who has made cises them regularly on his own website, tations about her schedule or availabil- And the Republican Party, as loyal readers of Russia and Russian participation in inter- ConsortiumNews, as well as on his mul- ity. Moreover, I do not wish to volunteer “The Arena” will remember, is ideologically national affairs the prime passion and tiple appearances as an “expert” on the her for something she has not signed split down the middle. The furthest right academic focus of his life for years, and notorious English-language mouthpiece up for, as Putin has done repeatedly Republicans, naturally named the Freedom as someone who has been closely follow- of Vladimir Putin’s information ministries, with young men in the Russian military Caucus, already forced out Speaker John ing the events unfolding in the past 23 Russia Today. He is not entitled to do so at in the past 18 months. However, I can Boehner and blocked majority leader Kevin months in Ukraine — from the beginning Alumnae Hall. Mr. Parry is entitled to his think of no other person in the Tufts McCarthy from the position. They branded of the protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti in own opinions, but as Lithuania’s Foreign community more qualified to speak Ryan, who in 2012 Democrats attacked as too November 2013 to the Russian Anschluss Minister Linus Linkevicius, remarked in with authority on the issues that Mr. conservative, as soft. The groups reached an of Crimea to the Russian invasion and September in reference to Russia’s war of Parry has endeavored to misrepresent. agreement, and Ryan will probably be con- occupation of the Donbass region — I misinformation across Europe and the for- Sincerely, firmed around the time you are reading this. can testify with strong authority that Mr. mer Soviet Union, “A lie is not an alternative Joel Wasserman Oh, to be a politician. The new speaker will Parry’s commentary on the Ukraine crisis point of view.” have to find a way to keep his party united and Russian involvement in the world is Tufts has its very own expert on as it prepares to take on Democrats on issues nonsensical, non-factual, misleading and the revolution and subsequent crises Joel Wasserman is a Tufts alumnus who like the debt ceiling and highway infrastruc- unbecoming of a serious journalist. I was in Ukraine in Oxana Shevel, associ- graduated in 2015. He can be reached at ture funding. very upset to learn that your organiza- ate professor in the Department of [email protected]. Across the aisle on the Democratic side, Joe Biden decided he would not run for the nom- ination. Hillary Clinton’s continued to solid- ify her lead during the recent debate made it difficult for any Biden bid to take hold. In terms of easy victories, Clinton’s bid for the nomination rivals only whoever is playing the New York Knicks. I’ve touched on this in pre- vious columns, but the lack of, well, democ- racy, in the Democratic Party is shocking. Remember, this is the same party that nomi- nated a complete outsider in Barack Obama just seven years ago, and once nominated a no-name governor named Bill Clinton. On a happier note, “The Arena” would like to send its warmest wishes to Canada’s new- est prime minister. With his party’s victory in last week’s elections, Justin Trudeau will become Canada’s second most-famous Justin, ahead of 2006 American League MVP Justin Morneau, but behind the Biebs. Not unlike the primaries on this side of the border, Canadians wanted a fresh voice in Ottawa. Trudeau himself is dashing, 43 and worked as a schoolteacher. That being said, he isn’t completely new to the political scene. His dad just happened to be Pierre Trudeau, prime minister of Canada for nearly 16 years, and the namesake for Montreal’s airport. At a state visit, Richard Nixon actually raised his glass to four-month-old Justin Trudeau and proclaimed him future prime minister. Running on a platform supporting deficit spending to boost the Canadian economy and the legalization of marijuana, Trudeau’s Liberals ousted/oil baron Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party. The Conservative regime had withdrawn Canada from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and invested heavily in the fossil fuel industry, particularly in Mr. Harper’s home province, Alberta. One Canadian news source called the 78-day campaign for prime minister a “gruel- ing” one. Here in the United States, there are (still) exactly 379 days until the presidential election. Prime Minister Trudeau will have had a year in office.

Aren Torikian is a sophomore who has yet to declare a major. Aren can be reached at [email protected].

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On a fake counter Trinity first-year Max Chipouras for the run play, both of Tufts’ safeties bit on the The Lamar NESCAC lead in rushing touchdowns with run and allowed senior quarterback Mark eight apiece. Pomella to get open 40 yards downfield in Odom saga In contrast, the Ephs abandoned the run the end zone, bringing the score to 13-7 after game early after finding little success on the William’s PAT. ormer Sixth Man of the Year and ground. They rushed 17 times for 35 yards as Another Tufts drive ended with junior NBA champion Lamar Odom opposed to the Jumbos’ 49 attempts for 250 kicker Willie Holmquist’s field goal from 37 was recently found uncon- yards. Williams, however, nearly doubled yards away to put Tufts ahead 16-7. The drive scious at a brothel in Nevada on Tufts’ passing yardage total, 363-185. was comprised mostly of two long passes, FOct. 13. After overdosing on cocaine, Brady earned Tufts’ first two touchdowns one to Brady for 21 yards and another to he was rushed to a hospital, where he of the day. The first came early in the first senior tight end Xavier Frey for 25 yards. was deemed to be in critical condition. quarter on a 21-yard run up the middle. Less than a minute later, senior defensive Since then, Odom has begun to recover Brady broke two arm tackles at the line of back Patrick Williams intercepted Lommen and appears to be making significant scrimmage, spun around a linebacker and on a high throw to the right. Lommen had strides in his health. Sometimes, people ran untouched the rest of the way to the end barely escaped being sacked on the play, wonder how someone as successful as zone. His second, in the second quarter, was and a defensive lineman grabbed at his Odom could fall so far from his glory a one-yard dive up the middle set up when ankles as he made the throw. days of winning a ring with Kobe Bryant, junior quarterback Alex Snyder, while get- The interception set Tufts up in Williams but a closer look at his life he might ting hit, threw a 19-yard pass to senior wide territory, and after Brady rushed three times offer some insight. receiver Jack Cooleen. Earlier in the drive, for 10 yards, the Jumbos turned to junior In his prime, Odom was a key piece sophomore quarterback Mike McLaughlin wide receiver Mike Rando. Rando took a in the Los Angeles Lakers’ back-to-back took a snap out of shotgun and kept the ball sweeping path to the left and sped up the championship runs in 2009 and 2010. for a nine-yard gain to the right. sideline for a 17-yard gain, narrowly miss- His success was recognized in 2011, With 10 minutes left in the second quar- ing the end zone after being pushed out of when he won the Sixth Man of the Year ter, Williams’ senior quarterback Austin bounds at the 1. A false start set the Jumbos Award. Odom was also one of the most Lommen connected with senior wide back to the 6 but Snyder fired a bullet to the unique basketball players because of receiver Darrias Sime, who is listed at a back of the end zone that Rando caught his incredible length and ball handling Evan Sayles / TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES towering 6-foot-4-inches, four times for a practically rolling on the ground. It was After catching an interception, Tufts skills. He would regularly come off the total of 53-yards and earned a first-and-1 Rando’s first career touchdown and brought sophomore DB J.P. Garcia runs back bench to lead the Lakers in rebounds on Tufts’ goal line. The final reception was a the score to 23-7 Tufts. towards the Trinity end zone on Oct. 17. while still being able to facilitate their 21-yard lob to the mountainous Sime over “It was a good moment to get in [the end offense as a ball handler. first-year Tim Preston, the six-foot tall reign- zone], for sure,” Rando said. “Finally. There to pass the ball and that helps [me] out When Odom was in critical condi- ing NESCAC player of the week. Tufts senior will be plenty more to come. [I] just had to because [I] can get a jump on the tackles,” tion in the Nevada hospital, we heard defensive lineman Ife Adebayo stuffed break the seal there.” Thomas said. “You want to put the nail in countless stories from teammates Williams junior running back Thomas Another Tufts drive at 2:22 in the third the coffin, you don’t want to give them any about their immense respect for him. Cifrino on first down. Tufts junior Patrick quarter started with excellent field position life. It goes back to wanting to be the best on Although Odom often got a bad rap Williams and sophomore defensive back on Tufts’ 41-yard line thanks to a 13-yard every play, whether you are up or whether with fans for his antics off the court, J.P. Garcia prevented Cifrino from cross- return by Rando, and featured first-year you are down.” no one would dispute that he was an ing the plane on second down. Lommen’s running back Dominic Borelli zipping Thomas leads the NESCAC with 5.5 sacks incredible teammate. But his profes- third down pass was incomplete, and after around to the outside for gains of seven on the season and sophomore teammate sional basketball career was an easy a timeout, Williams decided to go for it on and eight yards on the first two plays. Next Micah Adickes is second with 4.5. distraction from his issues off the court, fourth-and-1. Lommen rolled right, scan- Snyder hit peer wide receiver Ben Berey, Despite dominating for much of the a luxury he no longer enjoyed when his ning the field as defensive lineman chased who led Tufts in the game with five recep- game, Tufts was called for 15 penalties, basketball-playing days were over. him down but could not find an open man. tions for 50 yards. Brady trucked through which gifted Williams 141 yards. The offi- Ever since his childhood, Odom has He made it all the way to the right sideline a gap in the defense for a 17-yard gain cials called a tight game, and the Ephs were had a difficult life. His mother passed before forcing a bad pass to junior tight-end and Snyder threw a perfect ball to Berey also penalized seven times for 75 yards. away when he was 12, and his father, a John Dillon and the Jumbos took over at who was tightly covered along the right The Jumbos are now 3-0 while away this drug addict, was not a constant figure their own 1. sideline. Berey was forced down at the season, a clear contrast from last year’s 0-4 in his life. He has also struggled with With 17 seconds remaining in the first half, 1-yard line after a 24-yard gain. Snyder away record. the 2006 death of his infant son, drug Williams’ sophomore running back Connor then ran untouched through a sizable gap “Home or away, I think a lot of what it problems of his own and the added Harris returned the punt from junior punter that the offensive line opened and scored says is, our guys are very good at focus- emotional baggage of being a passen- Willie Holmquist 33 yards all the way to Tufts’ the touchdown to put Tufts up 30-7 after ing in and at doing their job regardless of ger in a vehicle that killed a 15-year- 28 yard-line. Harris’ return, made possible by the first play of the fourth quarter. the uncontrollable events that are around old boy. He somehow found a way to be strong blocking, was especially impressive for “We pride ourselves on being the most them,” Civetti said. “Like I said to the guys a positive figure for others in the face the speed he displayed and his willingness physical team in the NESCAC, and we earlier in the week, ‘You can’t control that of these personal struggles and was to run north-south. However, the Ephs were really believe that,” sophomore defensive the game is on the road. You can’t control able to craft out an incredibly success- unable to advance the ball past the Jumbos’ end Zach Thomas said. “If a team wants to what the weather is like. You can’t control ful career in the NBA for himself. 21 and settled for a field goal attempt with one establish the run, [our goal is to] shut that what calls they are going to make [or] what Scott Van Pelt, an ESPN sportscaster, second remaining. Williams called timeout down and force them to pass and that allows the officials are going to say.’ We spend a lot issued a very moving statement a cou- before sophomore kicker Bobby Webster lined us to go into pass-rush mode and rush the of time just as a whole talking about what ple of days after Odom had been found up to take the kick. quarterback.” you can control, and that’s your response unconscious and hospitalized. In Then, Civetti called a timeout to ice the The very next play, Williams marched to those events: how do we show up, how his Oct. 14 broadcast of “Sportscenter” kicker and force him to line up again. A from their own 20 and set up a first-and- do we travel, what’s our focus, how do we (1979 – present), Van Pelt proceeded to common strategy, Civetti added his own goal at the Tufts 8. Lommen lobbed a ball mentally prepare ourselves. Those are more chew out everyone who was criticizing personal wrinkle and drew boos from the up to Sime for a touchdown. Lommen was the areas that I will commend the guys on Odom and his actions, including those home crowd by repeating the process a sec- able to hook up with senior wide receiver doing a positive job.” who called him a reality TV star. ond time with another timeout. Although Colin Brown at the front of the end zone for Tufts takes on 5-0 Amherst at home next In what, to me, will be an icon- two timeouts to ice a kicker is unorthodox, the two-point conversion, bringing Williams weekend in a game that could potential- ic statement surrounding the Lamar Civetti’s strategy worked well, as Tufts first- within reasonable striking distance at 30-15. ly determine the NESCAC championship. Odom saga, Van Pelt said: “I under- year defensive back Alexander LaPiana was Yet with 3:17 remaining in the game and Trinity is the only other 5-0 team and has yet stand not everyone watches sports, able to block the kick. a two possession lead (30-15), Tufts dropped to play Amherst. but ‘Kardashian reality star?’ His name “They had some serious yardage,” Civetti back into coverage and only rushed three “Last year, everyone just really really is Lamar Odom, and we knew it long said. “Our defense bends, but it doesn’t defensive linemen. Thomas, however, still wanted to get a win — and we did — and before he got married on a TV show we break. I think we were pretty good at the managed to sack Lommen for a loss of eight it was amazing,” Brady said. “It’s one of the don’t watch.” point of attack, getting hands on and rerout- yards. The sack forced a Williams timeout, best memories I’ve ever had. This year our ing guys. Certainly we gave up some things helped kill the drive and all but sealed the focus is different. We want to compete for a on the outside, but that was by design. We game for the Jumbos. championship. That’s what’s on every guy’s Zach Ohara is a junior majoring in eco- feel like we can cover those guys on the out- “Usually if we have a multiple score lead, mind when staring at the standings. We have nomics. He can be reached at zachary. side. [Senior] Alex Way, the big tight end that you know the other team is going to want guys that just won’t lose at anything.” [email protected]. 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com Monday, October 26, 2015

FOOTBALL JUMBOS BEAT EPHS Tufts wins at Williams for first time since 1981 by Phillip Goldberg Sports Editor

Tufts’ 30-15 road victory over Williams on Saturday was more than just anoth- er win for the Jumbos. It was the team’s

FOOTBALL (4-1 Overall, 4-1 NESCAC) at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday

Tufts 7 6 10 7 30 Williams 0 0 7 8 15 first win in Williamstown since 1981, and it came in dominant fashion, with Tufts taking a 23-point lead for part of the game. The victory ties the Jumbos’ win total from last season at four. Now sitting at 4-1, Tufts’ NESCAC championship hopes are still alive, with only Amherst and Trinity left as the two undefeated teams in the conference. Williams, dropping to 2-3, faces a potential repeat of last season’s 2-6 record. “It’s a place that I think we should be,” coach Jay Civetti said. “It’s nice to be at a place where you’re having the success that you expect out of your program, your players, your coaching staff and yourself. I expect us to be a winning program that is competing for championships year in and

Evan Sayles / TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES see FOOTBALL, page 11 Tufts junior quarterback Alex Snyder passes the ball in the game against Trinity on Oct. 17.

Men’s soccer Jumbos on two-game win streak as regular season winds down by Steven Hefter ed attitude among everybody on the team,” Sports Editor Majumder said. “The team as a whole has increased productivity in front of the net in The men’s soccer team began the final the last couple games. After scoring only three stretch of the regular season this past week goals in seven games, to net six in two games is with two road games. On Tuesday, the team obviously a massive improvement.” Majumder found himself in the box again MEN’S SOCCER just after the second half started and was able (9-3-2 Overall, 5-2-2 NESCAC) to put home his second goal of the game, at Williamstown, Mass., Saturday giving Tufts a 2-0 lead by poking a ball past Alcorn. Despite a standout defensive perfor- Tufts 1 2 3 Williams 0 0 0 mance by the Ephs, the Jumbo offense tacked on another goal in the 66th minute when traveled to Keene, N.H. to take on Keene senior tri-captain Jason Kayne scored on a ball State before heading west to Williamstown on from junior midfielder Kevin Lawson. Saturday for a NESCAC game against Williams. “After having a piece of the season go not as The team emerged from the week 2-0 and is well as we hoped it would, we knew that get- back on a winning track after playing to a draw ting our momentum back was key,” Lawson against Bates the previous weekend. said. “After these last few games, I think we’ll The 3-0 win against Williams had post- definitely have that spark back in our game. Evan Sayles / Tufts Daily Archive Tufts junior midfielder Nathan Majumder attempts to keep possession of the ball in a game against season benefits for Tufts. With the victory, the This last weekend…[was] the reminder we Middlebury on Oct. 10. Majumder is the second highest scorer in the NESCAC this season. team ensures a top-four NESCAC finish in the needed that we’re capable of doing big things regular season and thus a home game for the in and out of this league.” conference behind Middlebury and Amherst. said. “Honestly, it wasn’t much more than a NESCAC quarterfinals this weekend. Despite This game marked another strong show- The loss drops Williams’ conference record tap-in because [first-year] Jarod Glover left me being outshot 10 to seven by the Ephs, the ing for the Tufts defense. The Jumbos defen- to 4-4-1, which puts them in fifth place in the the ball right in front of the net, but it still felt Jumbos were able to beat junior Williams goal- sive unit has not allowed a goal since the conference. great to finally get the first.” ie Christian Alcorn three times on only four Oct. 4 contest against Hamilton. The Williams On Tuesday, the team stepped out of con- Tufts has one remaining game on its reg- shots on goal. game marks the fifth straight clean sheet for ference for a trip to Keene State. The Jumbos ular season schedule, a home bout against The opportunistic Tufts offense was led Greenwood and ninth overall on the sea- emerged victorious by an identical 3-0 score. Bowdoin on Wednesday, before the postsea- by junior forward Nathan Majumder, who son. The Ephs put together scoring chances Senior midfielder Rui Pinheiro, who scored son begins with the NESCAC tournament on scored his eighth and ninth goals of the throughout the game, but the Jumbo defense in Tufts’ 1-0 win against Gordon College on Saturday. season. This makes Majumder the second held firm and prevented a goal. Oct. 13, scored in the 29th minute for what “In the NESCAC tournament, the key will highest scorer in the conference this sea- “The defense has been awesome all season would end up being the game’s deciding goal. be to approach every game with a need to son behind Amherst’s Nico Pascual-Leone, a but particularly during this current streak of Majumder got the assist on the goal by drop- prove something without an expectation that junior, who has tallied 11 goals. Majumder’s shutouts,” Majumder said. “Last year we were ping off a pass for Pinheiro, whose shot rico- we will win without working for it,” Majumder first goal came on a penalty kick in the praised as having one of the best defenses cheted pass first-year goalie Justin Carnevale. said. “The last two seasons, we have gone into 21st minute, and the teams entered the half- in the country, but then we graduated some Just three minutes later, Majumder joined the first round of NESCACs believing that we time locker room with Tufts holding a 1-0 key guys, and some people were unsure of in on the scoring with a strike assisted by were the better team and thinking that this lead. Junior goalie Scott Greenwood kept the who would replace them. But the defense has Lawson, who tacked on the third and final would help us win — and we have not won a Ephs out of the goal, despite a quality scoring stepped up big time, and we are one shutout Jumbo goal in the 86th minute. Sophomore NESCAC playoff game since I have been here. chance in the 38th minute off the foot of away from tying the number of regular season goalie Bruce Johnson made his first start in We have learned that no previous record or sophomore forward Mark Sisco-Tolomeo. shutouts we had last year [at nine].” net for the team, replacing Greenwood for this achievement will win us a game on a given “I think the increase in scoring is a result The win moves Tufts’ record to 8-3-2 over- out-of-conference tilt. day — only outworking our opponent for 90 of a more aggressive and attacking-mind- all (5-2-2 NESCAC) and into third place in the “It felt really amazing [to score],” Lawson straight minutes will do that.”