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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF EST. 1980 HE UFTS AILY VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 55 T T D MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Monday, April 22, 2019 tuftsdaily.com Tower Café student workers claim underpayment, Dining Services director pledges investigation by Alexander Thompson Klos greeted the students and listened News Editor as they described their pay issues. She thanked the students for informing her and Disclaimer: Austin Clementi is a news said she would look into the matter. editor for . He was not “I appreciate information being brought involved in the writing or editing of this to us, and we will investigate promptly,” article. Klos told the Daily at the time. Five Tower Café student workers have The problems stem from raises Tufts not received the compensation that they student dining workers were supposed to were promised this semester. Several receive at the beginning of this semes- of them confronted their manager, as ter, according to emails from Tufts Dining well as Director of Dining and Business managers that were reviewed by the Daily. Services Patti Klos about the issue last These raises paralleled the rise of the Thursday afternoon. Klos told the stu- minimum wage to $12 in dents that Tufts Dining would take action January of this year. immediately. General workers received a raise from Two students were shorted $24, and $11 an hour to $12, supervisors from $12.50 two more were shorted $30. A fifth claims to $13 and managers from $13.50 to $14. she has not been paid almost $300. These Student workers at Tower Café began claims are supported by a review of emails to notice irregularities in their payment in and pay slips by the Daily. February when Austin Clementi, a sopho- The impacted student workers from more, was promoted from general worker Tower Café led a group of more than a to supervisor but did not receive the corre- dozen student activists and Tufts Dining sponding raise to $13, according to emails workers to bring their complaints to Arthur he provided to the Daily. “Turo” Rigor da Eva, their manager, a full- Gillian Davis, a senior and student time employee of Tufts Dining, shortly after manager at Tower Café, told the Daily she 3 p.m on Thursday. caught the error in early February and During a short conversation in the alerted Rigor da Eva, who then told Davis Commons Marketplace, Rigor da Eva told he filed the papers to correct the mistake. the students to see Klos. However, Clementi’s pay did not change. In After a brief walk, the students and early March, Rigor da Eva referred the issue workers filed into the Tufts Dining offices EVAN SLACK / THE TUFTS DAILY on Curtis Street. The Tower Café in is pictured on Sept. 1, 2018. see WAGES, page 2 Amazon announces expansion into Medford by Anton Shenk According to the spokesperson, the “[Amazon] will also contribute to the tax However, Victory is optimistic about the Staff Writer facility will hold 200 employees, including base in our community, specifically person- benefit of Amazon’s close proximity to stu- product managers, engineers and busi- al property taxes,” Burke said. “Additionally, dents and the university. Victory explained Retail giant Amazon will continue its ness analysts, all of whom will support our businesses and restaurants in the area that the new office could offer nontradi- investment in the Boston area by opening a Amazon’s Alexa. will prosper because of the additional peo- tional means of taking advantage of the new office space in Medford. Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke says ple that will be utilizing them.” opportunities Amazon offers, including The company announced plans to move she is excited about the contribution Tufts Career Center Executive Director fostering research connections. into a 50,000-square-foot facility near Amazon can bring to the local community. Gregory Victory believes Amazon’s new In the last 10 years, Boston has become Wellington Station on the Orange Line, “Amazon will be bringing 200 additional office will offer positives for the Tufts com- an increasingly attractive region for tech which is roughly two miles east of Tufts jobs to our community. This allows recent grad- munity as well. companies. Amazon has made clear its campus, this spring. uates, vocational students, and those seeking a “It is certainly valuable to have compa- interest in growing more within the Boston An Amazon spokesperson told the Daily career close to home additional opportunities,” nies like Amazon, in Tufts backyard, and area and capitalizing on the region’s skilled that this office space is part of the company’s Burke told the Daily in a statement. the greater Boston area certainly provides workforce. Both Boston and Somerville increased investment in the greater Boston area. However, all 200 staffers in the new that access,” Victory told the Daily in an were contenders for Amazon’s HQ2 second “Amazon has created more than 1,800 office will transfer from the space the email. “Amazon continues to be a major headquarters contest, though they ulti- tech jobs in Boston, from speech scientists company rents in Back Bay, the transi- employer of Tufts graduates and we look mately lost to northern Virginia. helping make Alexa smarter every day to tion will create no new jobs when the forward to establishing a relationship with Amazon hasn’t been the only large corpo- robotics engineers building the latest tech- Medford office opens this spring. Still, this specific team.” ration attracted to expanding into communi- nology for our customer fulfillment net- Burke says Amazon’s presence in the Victory also noted that the new space ties just outside of the Boston area. Sportswear work,” the spokesperson wrote in a state- Medford community is expected to add is in its early stages, so assessing what manufacturing company Puma will also be ment emailed to the Daily. “We are excited economic benefits. With 200 employees, full-time or internship opportunities opening its North American headquarters less to be bringing more jobs to the Boston area Amazon will be one of Medford’s largest might exist for students is difficult at than a mile away from Amazon’s new space, and across Massachusetts.” private employers. this stage. according to a Boston Globe article.

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Davis also pointed to the experience of Austin Clementi News Editors Charlie Driver to the emails. Klos did not respond to additional inqui- one of her co-workers who was underpaid Jenna Fleischer Juliana Furgala O’Connor responded two days later, say- ries about the results of the investigation last semester and caught the error but did Kat Grellman ing that there had been an error and that into the students’ claims by press time. receive back pay. Abbie Gruskin Liza Harris Clementi would be given back pay, which It appears that the issues were con- Davis and Yates said that part of Zachary Hertz Gil Jacobson Clementi says he received. tained to Tower Café. Three other stu- the problem is that only managers are Rachael Meyer Catherine Perloff This episode led other workers at Tower dents employed by Tufts Dining — Samee informed of the wages for each position Seohyun Shim Café to check their own wages, which is Mushtak, a junior who works at Dewick — not the general workers or supervisors Alexander Thompson Hannah Uebele when Davis and two supervisors at Tower MacPhie Dining Center; Mia Lambert, a — which makes catching underpayment Joe Walsh Alejandra Carrillo Assistant News Editors Café, Phoebe Yates and another student senior who works at the central kitchen and difficult. Robert Kaplan worker, discovered they did not get raises bakery; and Andrew Jefferies, a senior who Both Yates and Davis work at Tower Café Noah Richter Jilly Rolnick from the beginning of the semester either. works at Carmichael Dining Center — told as part of the Federal Work-Study program. Grace Yuh Executive Features Editor Yates, a first-year, and the other student the Daily that they have not had similar “I buy my food with this money, I pay Costa Angelakis Features Editors Jenna Fleischer worker continued to be paid $12.50, con- issues and that they were being correctly part of my rent with this money, it’s part of Sean Ong Michael Shames firmed by the Daily’s review of their pay compensated. my financial aid package. This money mat- Fina Short Sidharth Anand Assistant Features Editors slips. Both estimated that this amounted to Yates said she and the other impacted ters to me, this money allows me to stay at Amelia Becker a loss of around $30 this semester. student workers want to be paid for the this school,” Davis said. “To not be getting Mark Choi Sarah Crawford Davis lost considerably more. She was a work that they have done, but that they also what I was promised … It’s not giving peo- Mitch Lee Ellie Murphy supervisor last semester but was promoted want to prevent irregularities like these in ple the respect that they deserve.” Ananya Pavuluri to a manager this semester. She should the future. Yates expressed frustration that she had Libby Langsner Executive Arts Editor John Fedak Arts Editors have been receiving $14 an hour, but she “Would anyone want to work at a to go all the way to the director of dining Tommy Gillespie said every check since January has been for job where they were promised a certain services to get the problem fixed. Stephanie Hoechst Setenay Mufti the previous supervisor wage, $12.50. amount of money and ended up getting “Should I really be marching [into Klos’s Christopher Panella Rebecca Tang Davis said she works 9.5 hours a week, paid less than that amount?” Yates asked. office]? I’m willing to do it, but it should be Danny Klain Assistant Arts Editors Yas Salon meaning she lost approximately $140 this Davis said that this was not the first time a little bit easier than that,” she said. semester in total, taking into account shifts she was underpaid. After a promotion to Yates has worked at Tower Café since she missed. supervisor at the beginning of the spring September 2018 and Davis has spent Two other general workers at Tower Café 2017 semester, she did not receive the raise almost five semesters brewing coffee and Aneurin Canham-Clyne Executive Opinion Editor Mikaela Lessnau Editorialists were also affected. Rose Wu, one of these that that went with it and lost what she esti- selling muffins at the café, and both of Kaitlyn Meslin Amulya Mutnuri students, said she has yet to be compensated mated to be over $100. them say that they love their co-workers Elizabeth Shelbred Simrit Uppal for a training she did on March 28. A second After complaining to Melody Vuong, and have enjoyed their jobs. general worker completed the same training associate director of retail dining and cater- “I’ve been really happy to work here for and has yet to be paid, according to Clementi. ing, in September 2018, Tufts Dining start- the past three years, but part of that being Arlo Moore-Bloom Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors Wu, a first-year, told the Daily in an elec- ed to pay Davis the correct rate and paid really happy to work there is the fact Ryan Eggers tronic message that this amounts to $24 in her back for the week she had worked so that it has contributed to my livelihood,” Liam Finnegan Jeremy Goldstein lost wages. far that semester. However, Davis told the Davis said. Savannah Mastrangelo Maddie Payne Haley Rich Brad Schussel Josh Steinfink Events on the Hill — Week of April 22 Sam Weidner Julia Atkins Assistant Sports Editors by Jessica Blough to reflect on the connections between Details: Pi Sigma Alpha will host Dr. Tim Chiang Executive News Editor Jake Freudberg the Jewish liberation celebrated during Michelle Jurkovich, assistant professor Noah Stancroff Passover and modern-day mental health of political science at the University of Helen Thomas-McLean Alex Viveros MONDAY struggles, in an interpretation of the Massachusetts Boston, for a book talk on Daniel Nelson Investigations Editor “Eleanor Acer at Tufts: The Refugee Passover seder. All are welcome. international efforts to combat hunger and Madeleine Oliver Executive Photo Editors Crisis in Central America” Where and when: Tufts Hillel; 6–7:30 p.m. the challenges these efforts face. Christine Lee Anika Agarwal Staff Photographers Details: Director of Human Rights First’s WEDNESDAY Where and when: Department of Ann Marie Burke Mike Feng Refugee Protection program Eleanor Acer “ASAPtm & Greek Life Present: Pre-Fling” Political Science; 4:30–6 p.m. Ben Kim will give a talk on the U.S. response to Details: Action for Sexual Assault by FRIDAY Max Lalanne Meredith Long the Central American refugee crisis at an Tufts Men and Greek life will host a discus- “It’s peanut butter and BELLY time!” Julia McDowell Evan Slack event co-hosted by Tufts International sion on safety, social expectations, drinking Details: Tufts Middle Eastern Dance will Kirt Thorne Development, Tufts Amnesty International and risk management in preparation for present its semesterly showcase featuring Caleb Martin-Rosenthal Executive Video Editor Ann Marie Burke Video Editors and Tufts Latin American Committee. this weekend’s Spring Fling concert. individual and group performances, which Annette Key Where and when: Lane Hall, Room 100; Where and when: Paige Hall, Terrace will open with a performance by Tufts PRODUCTION 4:30–5:30 p.m. Room; 8–9:30 p.m. Tamasha. 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Colette Smith and MFA’s ‘Gender Bending Fashion’ presents history Madison Lehan of gender re-imagined through clothes Love it or haute it Long jorts s spring rolls around and we head into summer, everyone’s jorts are coming out. Today, we are discussing the specific category Aof long jorts. From Gigi Hadid to Cara Delevingne, celebrities have been wear- ing these to music festivals and on the streets alike. While these celebrities have done a great job rocking this outfit, some people are still very hesitant about long jorts. Beans and Coco discuss the merits of this look. Beans: I am definitely a fan of long jorts and everything they stand for. Spending a day digging up beets at a farm? Jorts. Want to walk along the bay- side with an Australian Shepherd puppy? Jorts. Need to take a special someone out to hibachi? Jorts. They make a bold statement and that statement is “I want to be comfortable and edgy.” The days of jorts being only for hippies selling tie-dye shirts next to Dunkin’ is over. Today, they are for the working mom, the busy student, the BMX rider and also Kendall Jenner. Jorts can come in all shapes, lengths and washes. But I espe- cially respect hand-cut jorts. For me, this can be summarized in one word: crafts- manship. To know that an expert spent time carefully ripping each individual COURTESY OF CAITLIN CUNNINGHAM. seam to the perfect length of five to nine The ‘Gender Bending Fashion’ installment is depicting, featuring from left to right: Not Equal, Ensemble, ‘ZerO’ collection, Fall 2013. Polyester. inches can make all the difference when Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council; Palomo Spain, Boy Walks into an Exotic Forest ensemble, Spring/Summer 2017. wearing jorts. They’re casual and bold Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council; Palomo Spain, Suit, Objete Sexual, Fall 2017. Cotton. without trying too hard. If you’re in need by Colette Smith targeted people who were “wearing a dress like Rei Kawakubo, Walter Van Beirendonck of a way to up your fashion game, jorts Arts Columnist not belonging to his or her sex,” citing a law and Alejandro Gómez Palomo have all exper- could be the perfect thing for you. adopted by San Francisco. Such laws show imented with adapting skirts to the male Coco: First of all, I do not know about The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)’s how ingrained the gender binary in clothing silhouette. The work by Alejandro Gómez the days of jorts being for hippies sell- current exhibition, “Gender Bending Fashion,” was;, therefore, they highlight how important Palomo, “Objeto Sexual,” was particularly ing tie-dye shirts next to Dunkin’ that showcases various forms of fashion and spe- it was for designers and wearers to advocate striking with its vibrant floral patterns and Beans is referring to. Second of all, long cific designers that have challenged the rigid for change. unconventional shape. jorts are just confusing in general, and I division of male and female dress. Clothing The exhibit shows how designers first The next section of the exhibit is “Blur,” have a few questions. They are confused has long served as a way to communicate began to design suits for women and how where the rigid distinctions between men’s about what they want to be: full-length nonverbally about one’s identity, and how they continue to do so today. Suits are a sym- and women’s fashion were obscured. This jeans or regular shorts? Where do we someone dresses plays a key role in how they bol of patriarchal power, and they were mostly shift occurred in areas including children’s draw the line for what constitutes jorts? are perceived publicly. The exhibit examines reserved for men until around the 19th cen- clothing and sportswear. As it became more When do jeans become jorts? When do how society has put in place institutions, spe- tury. Around this time, and especially into the acceptable for women to engage in activi- shorts become jorts? The distinction is cifically fashion, that aim to describe gender 20th century, the availability of ready-to-wear ties like , bicycling and motoring, too unclear and confusing to everyone. as a strict binary. “Gender Bending Fashion” suits for women began to rise. Designers such there was an increase in the silhouettes avail- Also, what type of weather warrants celebrates how fashion, an art form that elicits as Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, able for women. With this shift in activewear, jorts? They are too long for warm weath- passionate , emotional responses, has had a Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein were among there was a rise in “unisex” fashion where er, yet too short for the cold, so I think role in disrupting the societal norms of gen- those who began to refashion the suit for designers made clothes that both women and that there is therefore no correct time to dered clothing. The exhibit showcases some women. This shift toward women wearing men could wear. Works by designers like Rudi wear them. The whole concept of jorts is of the specific works that have played a part in suits highlights the desire of women to gain Gernreich and Rick Owens were featured in perplexing and there are really no bene- pushing back against the binary definitions of equal power to men, since the suit is such this section of the exhibit. This section also fits to them. Just wear jeans or shorts and clothing, from haute couture to ready-to-wear an iconic symbol of male power. The exhib- featured an all-denim work by Levi Strauss & do not confuse the two. and street fashion. it then presents how designers and wearers Co. worn by Marlene Dietrich. Beans: It’s a pretty clear distinction. The design of the exhibit itself feels remi- have continued to challenge gender norms The final section of the exhibit is Jeans become jorts exactly when the niscent of a runway show. The walls are almost in fashion today. The exhibit notes designers “Transcend.” This section of the exhib- whole kneecap is exposed. If they are entirely black, except for pops of holograph- and labels such as Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne it emphasized the importance fashion has between the lower kneecap and mid- ic writing and fluorescent colors behind the Westwood, Comme des Garçons, Christian played in society as a whole — and specifi- shin, you are dealing with capris. I do not works. Upbeat vocal music that goes along Siriano and Bindle & Keep that have designed cally in how it has affected the way fashion is believe there is any acceptable occasion with the overall runway feeling plays as soon contemporary ‘menswear’ for women. A par- gendered. The “Transcend” section features for capris, but perhaps that is another as you walk through the doors. The exhibit ticularly exciting piece within this section of work by four designers that all represent a week’s column. Below the mid-shin is highlights three ways in which fashion has the exhibit is the evening suit by Christian new type of fashion, which is attempting to when you hit full-length jeans. And to played a role in challenging the strict gender Siriano, styled by Alexandra Mandelkorn change how gender is represented and moves answer Coco’s question about weather, binary present in the world of fashion: dis- and worn by Janelle Monáe to the Vanity Fair toward designing clothing for anyone instead long jorts are an appropriate choice in rupt, blur and transcend. By highlighting these Oscars party in 2018. This piece is bright red of a specific gender. The labels highlighted mid to late spring and early to late fall. three specific functions of fashion, the exhibit with a beautiful bow tie neckpiece, and it looks in this section are Two Point Two Studio, Not The sun is out, so you want some skin makes clear the power of each piece, since the as stunning in person as it did in pictures. Equal, Rad Hourani and Palomo Spain. A par- exposed — but there is still a breeze, so spacing of the exhibit roughly grouped pieces The other part of the “Disrupt” sec- ticularly striking piece in the last room was the you need a little protection. All in all, I into these categories. tion highlights when designers and wear- “Boy Walks into an Exotic Forest” ensemble think Coco and I can both agree: whether The first section in the exhibit is titled ers showed men in skirts; the “Peacock by Palomo Spain. This work was bright green or not jorts are for you, they are certainly “Disrupt.” This portion of the exhibit high- Revolution,” a time in the 1960s and 1970s floral print with dashes of pink. Its jacket- a piece to look out for this spring. lights moments when designers and other when men pushed back against gender ste- and-pants silhouette was beautiful, loose and fashion-forward people fought against the reotypes in fashion; and wearing suits with cinched at the waist with a matching belt. Colette Smith is a first-year who has not yet norms of a man wearing a suit and a woman brighter color palettes and more vibrant pat- The works by Two Point Two Studio were also declared a major. Colette can be reached wearing a skirt. The exhibit specifically notes terns. While it has become increasingly com- interesting due to their edgy, loose silhouettes. at [email protected]. Madison Lehan how indecency laws in many cities in the mon for women to wear suits, it seems much “Gender Bending Fashion” will be on dis- is a first-year who has not yet declared a major. Madison can be reached at madi- United States in the 19th and 20th centuries less typical for men to wear skirts. Designers play until Aug. 25 and is free for Tufts students. [email protected]. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | Arts & Living | Monday, April 22, 2019 tuftsdaily.com

FEATURES COLUMN Megan Szostak Eating insects: The next revolution in the Lisztomania American diet Globalization

s an aggressively Eurocentric American, I am aware that I have neglected a great part of the world in my musical analyses Aover these past several weeks. Of course, I do try to focus on classical music, which has historically been produced by the Western world, but there has recent- ly been an increasing output of classical music coming from countries that have traditionally only produced folk or spir- itual music. The idea of globalization in reference to classical music involves a sort of diaspora of musical technique and practice away from the epicenter that is Europe. Classical music in its most traditional sense is Western, as are the ideas from which it stems. Due to globalization, however, Western musi- cal practice has made its way to other countries who have adopted it and have begun to implement it into their previ- ously established musical styles. Music in Eastern Asia has been pro- duced for centuries and has a very dis- tinct sound. In Western practice, a scale — a sequence of notes that begins on one note and goes up incrementally BEN KIM / THE TUFTS DAILY until reaching the beginning note, just Chef Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn Bugs and his team of cooking staff and student volunteers pose for a photo for the Edible Insects Event in the one octave higher — consists of seven SEC on April 18. notes with a set pattern of half and by Ruijingya Tang The workshop started with an educa- “Consider [the] St. Valentine’s [Day] whole steps, which can be visualized by Arts Editor tional presentation by Yoon. Following the marketing of the heart,” he said. “The heart the spacing between white and black presentation was a tasting session, during is a human organ … and somehow the keys on a piano. In Eastern scale sys- Tufts welcomed chef Joseph Yoon, which the audience sampled various genius of St. Valentine [had] all of us think- tems, pentatonic scales are often used, the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs insect-featuring dishes. The dishes includ- ing of the heart as a universally recognized which consist of the first, second, third, Wednesday, April 17, to host an educa- ed superworms served on top of kiwi slic- symbol of love. That’s the type of shift that fifth, sixth and eighth notes of a typi- tional workshop on the health and envi- es, crickets with honeycrisp apple slices, we need to take with edible insects.” cal Western scale. Pentatonic scales are ronmental benefits of incorporating chapulines on top of guacamole-dipped Yoon explained that the normalization generally very pleasing to the ear and insects into the daily American diet. This tortilla chips, cocktail shrimp covered in of eating insects is a widely relevant cam- are common in folk music, especially in workshop was part of the first Edible black ants, vespula flaviceps with striped paign that needs recruits from various the East. Insect Festival at Tufts, co-hosted by the sea bass crudo, Manchurian scorpions disciplines. In the early 20th century, when China Tufts Department of Biology and the with cucumber and fried wontons and “[Promoting edible insects] is a move- ceased to be an imperial state and Environmental Studies Program, which finally a dessert — bamboo worms on ment that will require more than just became a republic, the “New Culture included another workshop on “How to sweet wontons with chocolate mousse and entomologists or foodies … This is a Movement” was put into effect and Move Toward Food Sustainability” and a berries. The distribution of food was facil- movement that requires new words, new involved the Westernization of Chinese meal catered by Yoon. itated by student volunteers from Lewis’ dishes, chefs, new techniques, new poli- culture and lifestyle. Music changed One of the main organizers of the Edible “Edible Insects” class. cies and regulations, new ideas … So … to reflect Western practice for a peri- Insects Festival was Professor Sara Lewis Yoon started the presentation with an every single academic department can od of several years during this move- from the Department of Biology. Lewis explanation of the significance of pro- be vital for the normalization of edible ment, but with the rise of new polit- explained that the inspiration behind the moting edible insects. According to Yoon, insects,” he said. ical movements, the demise of New Edible Insects Festival came from her class partially adopting insects as an alterna- That being said, Yoon clarified that his Culture became inevitable. After Mao “Biology 196: Edible Insects.” tive to livestock meat can reduce green- goal was not to fundamentally transform the Zedong assumed leadership in 1943, “Together with my students, we’ve had a house gas emissions. American diet to exclusively have insects as Western classical music was banned blast learning about all the different kinds “Did you guys know that the livestock its animal-based protein source but rather in China as a means to preserve tra- of insects consumed by people around industry creates more greenhouse gas to supplement people’s existing diets. ditional and nationalist ideals. Some the world as part of their daily diets. Of emissions than all of our transportations? “[Eating] insects doesn’t mean giving composers, such as Xian Xinghai, who course, we also got to sample quite a few Would that make you consider an alterna- everything away. This is for everyone: had grown up during the New Culture different insects … and discovered that tive protein source that only creates a frac- vegetarians, pescatarians, meat eaters; Movement and had become accus- they’re quite delicious,” she told the Daily tion of greenhouse gas emissions [than there [is] even a group of people call- tomed to Western music, continued to in an email. livestock meat]?” Yoon asked. ing themselves ‘ento-vegans,’ that have write music in traditional Western prac- Lewis spoke further to the stereotypes Eating insects can also be environ- a vegan lifestyle and are supplementing tice but with nationalist undertones. against eating insects. mentally friendly because the insect their diets solely with edible insect pro- Xinghai is known for having composed “[My] students & I were surprised that food industry can help protect potential- teins,” she said. the “Yellow River Cantata” in 1939, so many of our friends & colleagues were ly endangered insect species by raising Given the historical transformation of which was performed throughout the unwilling to even taste an insect, in spite insects agriculturally. the American perception of sushi and the country as a patriotic work. Once the of the many nutritional and environmen- “With the alarming disappearance continued effort of insect advocates now, Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Yin tal benefits that edible insects hold,” Lewis of insects, entomophagy can help save Yoon foresees a bright future for the nor- Chengzong and Chu Wanghua arranged said. “What could we do to help dismantle the insects by redefining them as a food malization of edible insects. the cantata into the “Yellow River Piano those deeply ingrained psychological and source and as something that is necessary “Edible insects will be widely accepted Concerto,” which has proved to be one cultural barriers and open their eyes to this for human sustainability,” Yoon said. and normalized in America within five of the most celebrated works of the East new, more sustainable food possibility?” For Yoon, changing the American aver- to 10 years … Think about how sushi, written in Western practice. The use of Lewis said the Department of Biology, sion to eating insects is one of the biggest 30 years ago, people [were] like ‘oh, this traditional Chinese melodies, the pen- the Environmental Studies Program and tasks in the process of normalizing insect is weird, exotic, raw fish …’ And look at tatonic scale, certain traditional instru- Tufts’ Green Fund partnered to invite Yoon consumption. To change this negative where it is now,” Yoon said. ments and inspiration from the Chinese to educate the Tufts community on the perception of eating insects, insects must The Edible Insects Festival is a great natural landscape make this work a benefits of consuming insects. be rebranded as a food source. way to open conversations and possibil- beloved piece of music for music lovers Brooklyn Bugs works with universities, “If you think about it, we eat beef and ities of action in building healthy and worldwide. chefs, restaurants and popular media to steak, we don’t eat cow; we eat pork and environmentally friendly lifestyles. The Suggested Listening: advocate for wide consumption of insects bacon, not pig. We need to come up with sustained and successful pursuit of such Xian Xinghai (adapted by Yin as a sustainable alternative source of pro- new words for the entire practice of eating goals must extend beyond workshops and Chengzong and Chu Wanghua): Yellow tein to livestock. They have also partnered insects,” Yoon said. into people’s daily lives. Yoon encouraged River Piano Concerto (1969) with three universities to conduct research Yoon further emphasized the significance the Tufts community to reach out to him on the proper processing of insect-based of marketing in shaping connotations of sup- or check out his social media for any ques- Megan Szostak is a first-year who has food and to make insects not only safe but posedly neutral subjects with the example of tions regarding the significance or logistics not yet declared a major. Megan can be also delicious for consumption. the heart being the symbol of love. of eating insects. reached at [email protected]. tuftsdaily.com Monday, April 22, 2019 | FUN & GAMES | THE TUFTS DAILY 5 F&G LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY FUN & GAMES Ryan: “I think I kicked that girl in the face.”

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Tys Sweeney EDITORIAL Repeal and Replace Reading period is too short

Tufts Tuition Hikes It’s the end of the semester — classes for review, respectively. Some schools in take advantage of this unstructured time and extracurriculars are winding down the Ivy League take pride in their excep- to work on time-consuming projects and n a recent email to the student body, and finals are rapidly approaching. Before tionally long reading review periods; papers that would otherwise cut into Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences we know it, the libraries, Mayer Campus and Yale University studying during finals week. Additionally, James Glaser and Dean of the School Center, dining halls and dorms will be have seven days, Princeton University having a longer reading period allows stu- of Engineering Jianmin Qu attempt- full of students cramming for their final has nine days and Brown University tops dents to focus on their last few weeks of Ied to justify a mystifying tuition increase exams. Reading period begins on Tuesday, all others with a whopping 11 full days to class without having to delve into intense of 3.8% for the upcoming academic year. April 30 and ends on Thursday, May 2, study for final exams. studying that would potentially affect their Beyond exceeding this year’s consumer giving anxious students a mere three days Reserving only three days for review performance in class. price index increase by a factor of two, the to cram a semester’s worth of knowledge before finals may result in poor academ- Socially, the reading period is a chance deans revealed that capital investments into their brains. While three days may ic performance for Tufts students. In the to meet up with friends for the last time formed a major part of this year’s increase. be enough for students who have few or last few weeks of classes, students are still before the end of the school year. It gives Significant costs to students arise from spaced-out exams, it is not enough for learning new material, doing homework students the opportunity to decompress “upgrading and adding more on-campus most of us. and working as well as attending extra- and take a much-needed breather before undergraduate housing, and renovating The reading periods of other compa- curricular meetings, events and rehearsals. the onslaught of final exams. and constructing new academic space,” rably competitive schools in the United Many students find that the reading period Tufts needs to extend the reading peri- some of which have “been made possi- States put Tufts’ to shame. Among is their only time to completely dedicate od. A longer reading period would give ble by major gifts,” but are mostly funded NESCAC schools, Tufts’ reading peri- themselves to schoolwork and that having students time to study more effectively for by the “University’s operating and capital od is among the shortest; along with only three days forces them to start studying their exams, reduce academic stress and budgets.” To put it bluntly, students today Tufts, Bates College and Middlebury for final exams before reading period begins. improve productivity and performance for should be paying for their education, not College have three-day reading peri- There are both academic and social final exams, papers and projects. For all of for capital projects which will only benefit ods, and Connecticut College and benefits to having more time between the the hard work and long hours that Tufts future students. Hamilton College have only two days. end of classes and the beginning of exams. students put in throughout the semester, While many universities both public Trinity College and Wesleyan University Academically, the extra time allows stu- it makes sense to encourage hard work and private freeze or lower tuition, per- have the longest reading periods in the dents to thoroughly and adequately absorb and maximize student potential before haps out of a sense of justice or a rational NESCAC, allotting four and five days 15 weeks worth of material. Students can finals week. mission of building financial goodwill with students and alumni, Tufts continues to CARTOON raise costs. In prioritizing capital invest- ments at a cost to current students, Tufts is not only putting undue pressure on fami- Not not a joint lies that seek to educate their children but also irreparably damaging its relationship with future alumni who will likely have less incentive to give. There are other troubling aspects of the deans’ email as well. I’ve discussed in pre- vious articles Tufts’ seeming inability to manage finances for housing and dining, but it never ceases to strike me as remark- able that housing at Tufts costs more than the going market rate in Medford and Somerville, already well known for extraordinarily high rents. Tufts charges just over $1,000 per month for a simple dorm bedroom while a room in a house with a kitchen, bathroom, laundry and not to mention privacy will likely cost between $750 and $950 per month on the open market. By continuing to price gouge students for scarce rooms, Tufts gives stu- dents the all-too-valid impression it’s not giving students a fair shake. I believe there is a solution to this mess. While it will take Tufts some years to resolve the crisis that poor management has cre- ated, building a healthy relationship with current students by freezing tuition for incoming classes, lowering tuition when possible and not overcharging for life essentials will go a long way in creating a community of alumni who are not only in a better financial position to give back but are also more willing to do so. If students can feel confident their money won’t be squandered, they will be more comfortable supporting Tufts in the future. I believe it is as simple as that; put in place a policy of actively constructing good will. It’s possible to pay professors and workers more, reduce tuition and fees, create a stronger community and reduce the tensions between administrators and the student body all at once. In fact, by focusing on the first two, the latter BY NASRIN LIN will follow. University President Anthony Monaco, deans: I promise students won’t have nearly as many axes to grind if you’d The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. simply repeal and replace this ridiculous The content of letters, advertisements, signed columns, cartoons and graphics does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. tuition hike. EDITORIALS Editorials represent the position of The Tufts Daily. Individual editors are not necessarily responsible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of The Tufts Daily. OP-EDS The Op-Ed section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. The Daily welcomes submissions from all members of the Tufts community; the opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Daily itself. 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Sports Monday, April 22, 2019 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 7 Jumbos trounce Colby, secure regular season East division title Monday, April 22, 2019SOFTBALL Jumbos were plagued by five defensive continued from back page errors — a recurring problem for the me because there’s not a single challenge Jumbos this season. she’ll back down from.” The errors almost cost them again on The two sides squared off on Thursday Thursday, as Colby closed the deficit to four under overcast skies for their first matchup runs before finally falling 11–7 on the day. of the season. The Jumbos never gave the Haghdan started for the Jumbos and posted a Mules a chance to get into the contest, very strong start, going six innings while only putting up seven runs in the bottom of allowing six hits and just one earned run. The the first inning and adding three more in Phillips-Andover alumna has gone 8–2 on the bottom of the second inning to put the year and has developed into an excellent the game out of reach for Colby. Five dif- complement to classmate Kristi Van Meter. ferent Jumbos tallied RBIs in the first, with “Right now, we just want to take it game- Caporelli leading the way with a three-run by-game,” Venkataraman, who still has double. The Taunton, Mass., native went years to go before her own Senior Day, on to score two runs later in the contest, said. “Our spring break trip to Florida really finishing with a line of two for three with helped us bond … To me it’s like a family; four RBIs. we support each other through both the With an early lead of this magnitude, wins and the losses.” the Jumbos benched their starters, giv- Losing has not been a big part of the ing new players four solid innings of Jumbos’ vocabulary this season, and they college softball — invaluable experi- look to keep it that way in the regular ence for the postseason and years to season run-in. To cap off the season, Tufts come. The Mules refused to go away, will play doubleheaders against MIT and however, putting up at least one run Williams on Saturday and Sunday, respec- in every inning from the third onward, tively. Tufts will then face the No. 4 team in including a three-run fifth inning. Many the NESCAC West, Amherst, on May 3 in the EVAN SLACK / THE TUFTS DAILY Sophomore infielder Emma Della Volpe is pictured at bat during Tufts’ 3–0 win over Bates on of their runs were unearned, as the first round of the NESCAC Championship. March 30. Men's lacrosse 13–1 after victory over Middlebury MEN'S LACROSSE — led the way with a combined 17 goals. The performance in Wednesday night’s 19–14 vic- don’t really put much talk into individual per- continued from back page fearsome foursome have now scored 154 tory over Bates. formances. Obviously, the wins rely on those Jumbos suddenly bombarded the Panthers goals on the season. Waldbaum, who leads Tufts senior defenseman and co-cap- performances.” CARTOON with a series of unanswered goals. Led by the team in goals, added another highlight tain Arend Broekmate, who helped lead the In their final regular season game, the Connelly’s three goals, Tufts went on a 6–0 toward his incredible breakout season by charge for the Jumbos in their defensive shut- Jumbos travel to Brunswick, Maine, to face charge against Middlebury in the final recording his 50th goal of the year; Murphy down of the Panthers in the fourth quarter of off against the Bowdoin Polar Bears (6–8, 2–7 13 minutes of regulation, closing out the tied his career-record for most goals in a Saturday’s game, provided some context for NESCAC), who are currently ranked ninth game in fashion. game with seven for the third time in his the individual performances. in the NESCAC conference. A win confirms The Jumbos’ four top season scorers — career; and Connelly’s four goals on Saturday “I mean, the favorite highlight for every- a No. 1 seed in the NESCAC championships Waldbaum, Murphy, Connelly and Treiber came straight off of an incredible six-goal one is just winning,” Broekmate said. “We that begin at home on Saturday.

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Nate Hartnick Stat Talk No. 4 men’s lacrosse dominates Middlebury on Are the Celtics Senior Day peaking at the right time? n unfortunate storyline has sur- rounded this season’s Celtics, defined by uncertain leadership and frustrat- ingly inconsistent play. It was a year of Astark highs and lows: a heroic 33-point drub- bing of the defending-champion Warriors was followed six days later by an embarrassing 25-point rout at the hands of the Clippers. However, Celtics fans continued to cling to the hope that the team could fulfill its promise come postseason time. That decisive win over Golden State offered a glimpse into this team’s lofty potential: a whirring machine of dynamic, interchange- able parts. Each stifling defensive stop seemed to produce another make in the barrage of 3-pointers. This collection of playmakers and sharpshooters could hang with, and evidently dominate, any opponent. While the Celtics offense did not reach these heights during the team’s sweep of the Pacers, that long-awaited team is rounding into form. It starts with Kyrie Irving’s wizardry at the point guard position. Kyrie has stood as Boston’s lone established star this entire EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES season, but he has struggled to fill the leader- Sophomore attacker Garrett Samuelson in the NESCAC championship game against Wesleyan University on May 6, 2018. ship role tied to that status. He called out his teammates after a January loss to the Magic, by Alex Viveros close game. It should be a good chal- 10 goals in the first half. Murphy led the pack declaring that the young players “[don’t] know Assistant Sports Editor lenge for us.” with four goals of his own. what it’s like to be a championship level team.” Despite a final scoreboard that might sug- Senior attacker Matt Treiber made an Media-driven drama can only rub others the The No. 4 ranked (13–1 add gest complete domination, the game matched impressive two-goal statement to put the wrong way and disrupt chemistry. NESCAC record) celebrated its Senior Day D’Annolfo’s close-game predictions through- Jumbos up by three with a score of 12–9 with Recently, Kyrie has left those antics behind in style on Saturday, comfortably defeating out the first three quarters of regulation. three minutes remaining in the third quar- and provided the on-court leadership his the Middlebury College Panthers (7–7, 4–5 Tufts drew first blood off an assisted goal ter. While Middlebury struck again with two team needs. He’s racking up 25.3 points per NESCAC) by a final score of 23–14. With by sophomore attacker Max Waldbaum in the goals of its own, Treiber quickly responded contest, while stroking the 3-ball at a scorch- the victory, the Jumbos maintained their opening minute of the game, but Middlebury with his third goal of the night. ing rate of 50%. Perhaps most importantly, his spot atop the NESCAC power rankings responded five minutes later with a goal of its Treiber’s third-quarter performance paired teammates have been the beneficiaries of 8.0 with the best record in the conference. own to even the score. Waldbaum fired back well with Murphy’s superb offensive flourish: assists per game. Kyrie never fully displayed The Jumbos were determined to make with a goal off of an assist by senior attack- He managed to add three goals in the third his ball-distributing abilities during his part- a statement against the Panthers: Though er and co-captain Ben Connelly, to which quarter, and combined with his first-half per- nership with LeBron James and has finally they’ve gone 4–0 in April, they’ve won Middlebury junior attacker A.J. Kucinski formance, he tallied seven goals by the end of embraced the true point guard role this year. three of those games — all against NESCAC answered with two goals in two-and-a-half the third quarter. Murphy’s spectacular effort Meanwhile, second-year forward Jayson opponents — by a single goal. Prior to the minutes to give Middlebury a 3–2 lead with paid off, and the Jumbos led by four going into Tatum is already establishing himself as a match, coach Casey D’Annolfo praised the just over five minutes to go in the first quarter. the fourth quarter with a 17–13 lead. playoff virtuoso. His fluid offensive game has No. 7 ranked Panthers highly. The back-and-forth scoring pattern con- In the fourth quarter, the Jumbos let proven perfectly tailored to the grind-it-out “They’re going to be really good,” tinued throughout the first half, and the their potent offensive reins loose on the style of postseason . Tatum, a pre- D’Annolfo said before Saturday’s game. Jumbos escaped the first half with a 10–9 tired Panthers. Kucinski recorded his fifth ternatural scorer with a feathery touch from “They’re not ranked as highly as some lead. The trifecta of electric attackers con- goal of the day for the Panthers to set the the perimeter, the post or the paint, can get of these other teams, but they’re very sisting of Waldbaum, Connelly and senior game at a score of 17–14, and then the a bucket in any circumstance. He has firm- good, so I expect them to give us a great attacker and co-captain Danny Murphy led ly carved out the secondary position on the game, and I expect them to give us a the Jumbos offense, scoring nine out of the see MEN'S LACROSSE, page 7 team’s offensive totem pole, piling up an effi- cient 19.7 points per game. Then, we have the wild card. Gordon Softball beats Colby to clinch NESCAC East Hayward was signed to lead this team along- side Kyrie — unfortunately, his infamous leg injury and arduous recovery have inhibited pennant on Senior Day him from returning to All-Star status. However, by Henry Molot her and the team’s goals for the rest of the run on three hits. O’Connor now holds a the pieces are all still there, and Hayward is Contributing Writer season. 5–1 record on the year. starting to put them together. He fits perfect- “Our biggest objective is going to be put- “It’s definitely bittersweet to celebrate ly into the Celtics’ versatile, interpositional The Tufts softball team continued its ting all the pieces together; we need to make Senior Day,” Dion said. “The sadness style of play. Hayward threatens the defense, regional domination with three wins over sure all three parts of the game show up and hasn’t really hit me yet; we have a lot more whether throwing or receiving bullet passes; the Colby White Mules to secure the NESCAC perform on the same day,” Dion said. work to do, and a whole lot that we can he can attack the rim or fire from deep. He East pennant for the regular season. In the second game of the doublehead- accomplish.” showcased these gifts in Boston’s closeout of In the doubleheader on Friday, the er, sophomore pitcher Kristina Haghdan First-year infielder Vanessa Indiana, icing the game on a cold-blooded tri- Jumbos honored their seniors for Senior Day was on the mound, throwing three innings Venkataraman shared her thoughts about ple. Hayward must consistently perform with in the team’s final home action of the year of two-hit ball before being relieved by the senior class. The group of seniors calls this level of aggression and swagger if Boston against NESCAC opposition. The Jumbos junior pitcher Allison Tilton of Jupiter, Fla. themselves “The Funk” and bring energy wants to make a deep playoff run. eviscerated the Mules with no remorse, Offensively, the Jumbos shared the wealth, and passion to every contest. According to The next round will provide a decisive test silencing the Colby bats with convincing just like they have all season, with seven Venkataraman, it has a trickle-down effect of the Celtics’ championship mettle, as they 13–1 and 12–0 victories, both in just five different players tallying RBIs, including on other, younger players, like utility player likely face the first-seed Bucks. They must innings. Senior first baseman Kelsey Dion senior center fielder Christian Cain, senior Alexis Aboulafia, who knocked in two RBIs retain this balanced, confident approach in reflected on the Senior Day celebrations. utility player Kristen Caporelli and Dion. against the Mules. the face of Milwaukee’s multifaceted attack “I think my fondest moment is either Sophomore shortstop Mia Steinberg “I’ve been inspired by all of our seniors and correctly utilize the abundance of talent hitting my first collegiate home run or starred for the Jumbos in the first game, in different ways,” Venkataraman said. that has clashed so often this season. sweeping Amherst last season,” Dion said, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple and “Christian inspires me with her desire to reminiscing about her four-year career. three RBIs. Junior pitcher and first baseman always improve. Isabel Smokelin inspires Nate Hartnick is a junior studying English The Georgetown, Mass., native didn’t let Gillian O’Connor had a strong start, pitch- and economics. Nate can be reached at the festivities of the day get in the way of ing all five innings, allowing just one earned [email protected]. see SOFTBALL, page 7