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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Thursday, April 19, 2018 tuftsdaily.com Holocaust survivor Anna Ornstein stresses importance of hope in trying political times by Elie Levine describing the interfaith delegations Hillel has at Tufts Hillel. We see change is slow, change She gave an account of her experience at Executive News Editor recently sent to the Holocaust Museum in is incremental, but we believe that education the Auschwitz concentration camp with her Washington D.C., Germany and the Agahozo- can and should move us to action, and active- mother by her side, describing a chaotic scene Anna Ornstein, a Holocaust survivor who Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda. ly engaged citizens can and will raise a moral with barking dogs and screaming crowds. pursued a career in psychiatry, addressed Summit referenced the significance of voice to make real changes in our society and “I heard my mother tell my cousin that 200 people in a packed ASEAN Auditorium hearing from a Holocaust survivor at a time in our world,” he said. the heavy, sweet-smelling black smoke could in Cabot Intercultural Center yesterday. when their numbers are increasingly few. Jennifer Gray, a member of the Cummings be human flesh burning,” she said. “I believe Ornstein, who survived Auschwitz and several “There will come a time in your lifetime / Hillel Program for Holocaust and Genocide almost instantly, my mother realized that we work camps, detailed her experiences in the … when people will not be able to meet and Education, then gave a brief introduction for were in an extermination camp. She grabbed book “My Mother’s Eyes,” copies of which hear survivors of the Holocaust tell their story. Ornstein, emphasizing the importance of my hand, and from here on, we did not dare to were available at the event. Her lecture was But you can now, and people in this room will resisting hatred and preventing future atroc- lose sight of each other.” the 2018 keynote address of the Cummings / be able to say to your children, God willing, ities. Ornstein, her mother and a cousin were Hillel Program for Holocaust and Genocide that you heard a survivor from the Holocaust “We are at a crucial moment in history, selected for labor. Their heads were shaved, Education. speak,” he said. when many are choosing to either forget or their clothes were removed and they were Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, the outgoing Jewish He also spoke about the intended goals deny the events that happened 75 years ago,” made to wait for their selection in barn-like chaplain and Neubauer executive director of Tufts Hillel’s genocide-education program- Gray, a sophomore, said. “It is our responsibil- holding chambers with only grass to eat. She of Tufts Hillel, gave the opening remarks. ming. ity to make sure that the world never forgets.” said her father, grandmother and other mem- Stressing the importance of innovative pro- “Some people will tell you that you can For the first 40 minutes of the event, bers of her extended family were taken into gramming, he spoke about Tufts Hillel’s var- never change the world, you can never end Ornstein read from papers. The last 20 min- ious educational programs about genocide genocide, it’s beyond us to fix what’s broken utes were reserved for questions from the see ORNSTEIN, page 2 with the support of Joyce and Bill Cummings, in society. We don’t believe that at Tufts … [or] audience. IGC hosts discussion on past, future of Greek life at Tufts by Conor Friedmann Staff Writer

Yesterday evening, the Inter-Greek Council (IGC) and its Diversity and Inclusion Task Force hosted a discussion in Cohen Auditorium entitled “Greek Life at Tufts: Where We Were, Where We’re Going” about the the history of Greek life and its current state at Tufts. The discussion focused on diversity and inclusion, shaping campus life and impact on the national Greek life scene. About 40 people were in attendance. Charlie Trantanella (E ’89), author of the book “Brown and Blue and Greek: A History of Fraternities, Sororities, and Early Student Organizations at Tufts University,” gave a presentation on student culture and development, social justice and Greek life at Tufts. Trantanella was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity while at Tufts. He began his presentation by talking about the history of student life at Tufts since the university’s inception. “Student life was just not something … [the administration] cared about. Student life was left to the students,” Trantanella said. Trantanella walked the audience through the history of Greek life at Tufts, which began with the formation of Zeta Psi and Theta Delta

Chi in 1855 and 1856, respectively. CHRISTINE LEE / THE TUFTS DAILY These first fraternities established Tufts’ Greek life representatives speak at the Inter-Greek Council’s “Greek Life at Tufts: Where We Were, Where We’re Going” student panel in first undergraduate publications, according to Cohen Auditorium on Apr. 18. Trantanella. Trantanella also described the history of as fraternities, while also establishing scholar- Tufts for over a century,” Trantanella said. “The first fraternities published annual sororities at Tufts, the first of which, Alpha ships for women to study at Tufts. Black Greek-letter organizations estab- yearbooks and ‘The Tuftonian’ publication, Delta Sigma, was founded in 1895 and would He also emphasized the history of black lished scholarships and attracted black stu- which became The Tufts Weekly. They also eventually become Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII). Greek-letter organizations at Tufts. organized sports teams, like baseball and Trantanella described the sororities as hav- “Historians overlooked black Greek-letter see GREEK LIFE, page 2 crew,” Trantanella said. ing similar contributions to campus social life organizations, which have a rich history at

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I reminded the children that we are “Once a minority is scapegoated, however, Managing Editors Arman Smigielski Associate Editor the gas chambers. in a multiethnic, multi-religious country, and … ever-present racism, anti-Semitism and Elie Levine Executive News Editor From Auschwitz, Ornstein and her fellow that we have a document, the Constitution, xenophobia are reactivated,” she said. Daniel Caron News Editors Juliana Furgala prisoners were shipped to a labor camp in that [safeguards] the democratic principles In particular, she criticized a trend of xeno- Melissa Kain Anar Kansara Poland, where they worked in a stone quarry on which our country has been established,” phobia. Robert Katz Arin Kerstein through the summer of 1944. In the fall, they she said. “The Constitution does not protect “The manner in which the current Simran Lala were taken back to Auschwitz and given tat- all its citizens equally; however, as a whole, the anti-immigration trend is fueled by deeply Sophie Lehrenbaum Natasha Mayor toos. From there, they were taken to a factory concept has been moving in the direction of entrenched racist attitudes, I am afraid, is Seohyun Shim Emma Steiner in the Czech Republic and were liberated by tolerance and acceptance of differences.” not too different from the … centuries-old Joe Walsh the Russian army on Armistice Day, May 8, Ornstein described how her attitude had anti-Semitism [used] to ensure the passage of Jess Blough Assistant News Editors Jenna Fleischer 1945. Ornstein returned to Budapest, where changed after the 2016 elections. Describing anti-Semitic legislation,” she said. Liza Harris Daniel Weinstein she finished high school and married Paul her experience growing up in the Third Reich She expressed hope, however, in America’s Sean Ong Executive Features Editor Emma Damokosh Features Editors Ornstein, whom she had known before the and Communist Hungary after the first World future, referencing the civil rights movement Jessie Newman German occupation of Hungary. She studied War, she emphasized the importance of not and affirming her faith in young people. Emma Rosenthal Michael Shames medicine in Heidelberg, Germany, living in taking American democracy for granted. She In a question-and-answer session after her Fina Short Grace Yuh the homes of S.S. officers and Nazis. stressed that there are far more differences lecture, Ornstein answered questions about Jenna Fleischer Assistant Features Editors Ornstein focused the bulk of her talk on a than similarities between these environments her career in psychiatry and scholarship in Kenia French Ilana Goldberg comparison between the current threats to and the U.S. in 2018. psychoanalysis, her relationship with Judaism Michelle Kwon Ameenah Rashid democracy in the United States and the polit- One similarity she mentioned is the blam- after the Holocaust and how she reckoned Alison Epstein Executive Arts Editor John Fedak Arts Editors ical environment in 1930s Germany, char- ing of a minority group for society’s economic with grief. John Gallagher acterized by a similar apparent corrosion of and political ills. At the time Hitler rose to Sara Schiff, a senior and a member of Tufts Tommy Gillespie Justin Krakoff democracy that led to the Holocaust. She power, blame fell on the Jews, who made Against Genocide, gave concluding remarks Setenay Mufti Cassidy Olsen spoke about her experience answering ques- up less than one percent of Germany’s pop- and presented Ornstein with a gift of a ball- Jack Ronan tions related to whether such an atrocity as the ulation. In this country, she explained, the point pen. Ryan Eggers Assistant Arts Editors Issay Matsumoto Hannah Kahn Executive Opinion Editor Jesse Clem Cartoonists Maria Fong Trantanella discusses history of Greek life, student leaders Shannon Geary Lydia Ra Rebecca Tang Deeksha Bathini Editorialists weigh in Miranda Chavez Carrie Haynes Trantanella emphasized this story as an Harrison Rubin, the president of Delta Tau Joseph Lim Sarah Nechamkin GREEK LIFE example of Tufts Greek life’s history of resisting Delta (DTD), spoke about the lessons he has Madeleine Schwartz continued from page 1 national organization rules and progressing learned as president. Caleb Symons Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors dents to campus in the 19th century, an era for the better. “The biggest professional development Liam Finnegan Phil Goldberg when many other colleges in the area, such as “Greek life at Tufts has a rich, storied his- lesson is leadership. It’s not that easy being the Savannah Mastrangelo Harvard, prohibited integration, he explained. tory that has shown the ability to adapt to president of 60 of your closest friends,” Rubin, Eddie Samuels Bradley Schussell Trantanella then launched into two changes in society more so than on other a junior, said. Sam Weidner Sam Weitzman important stories to exhibit the history of campuses,” he said. Camille Jackson, the president of Chi Emily Burstein Ryan Eggers Greek life at Tufts. In the first story, he focused Ben Kesslen, a senior who attended the Omega, spoke about the affordability of Greek Arlo Moore-Bloom on the admission of women to Tufts in 1892 event, responded to Trantanella’s statement life at Tufts. Haley Rich Delaney Tantillo after 40 years. that Greek life at Tufts is different. “We have a payment plan and scholar- Liam Knox Investigative Editor Alexis Serino Executive Photo Editor When women arrived, they were shunned “I appreciate that the IGC wants to con- ships to ensure everyone at Tufts is able to Rachel Hartman Photo Administrator Mike Feng Staff Photographers by all organizations except one: Heth Aleh Res, front their past—one riddled with racism, join Chi Omega, regardless of financial cir- Ray Bernoff a Hebrew-letter fraternity. antisemitism, homophobia, and transpho- cumstance,” Jackson, a sophomore, said. Erik Britt Sophie Dolan Heth Aleph Res, with their support for bia—but the presentation by [Trantanella] Rubin, a junior, addressed the issue of Shaivi Herur Ben Kim women’s admission to Tufts, became one of only shed Greek Life in a positive light. The alcohol and substance abuse, and noted that Rachael Meyer Vintus Okonkwo the first co-ed fraternities in the country in IGC says it ‘is eager to critically examine the at all DTD parties since his first year, there Evan Sayles 1892, according to Trantanella. history of Greek life at Tufts,’ but none of the had been no students who needed to be eval- Seohyun Shim Annette Key Executive Video Editor To the dismay of then-President Elmer eagerness was on display tonight,” Kesslen uated by Tufts Emergency Medical Services Ana Sophia Acosta Staff Videographers Olivia Ireland Hewitt Capen, Heth Aleph Res also allowed said in an electronic message. “Instead, it (TEMS) as a result of alcohol. Asha Iyer men and women to eat together. was [a] 45-minute lecture arguing for Greek “We also throw dry parties and try to main- PRODUCTION “President Elmer Capen strongly opposed life’s supposed history of progressivism, and tain an alcohol-free social space,” he said. Ellah Nzikoba Production Director Heth Aleph Res and their allowance of men a panel of similar length declaring that Greek The panel emphasized that the Tufts Isabella Montoya Executive Layout Editors to eat with women. Heth Aleph Res ignored life at Tufts is different than it is elsewhere—a University Police Department (TUPD) is pri- Seohyun Shim Amanda Covaleski Layout Editors the order to stop and never suffered any real claim that 2016 clearly proved false—and marily concerned with students leaving Connor Dale consequences. It was a rebellion,” Trantanella extolling the changes that have been made Greek life parties and going to places with no Anna Deck Julie Doten explained. since last year’s campus reckoning. Given institutional frameworks in place. Ryan Eggers Olivia Ireland The second story was of the Sigma Kappa how sparse the crowd in Cohen was, if the To end the panel, Trantanella answered Jordan Isaacs Maygen Kerner sorority, which pledged two African-American IGC were to reserve a room for another a question about the frequency of turning Omeir Khan women, prompting the national organization laughably masturbatory event, I would sug- points in Greek life at Tufts. Allison Kumarasena Aidan Menchaca to revoke its charter. gest Eaton Hall.” “They happen a lot. Probably once a Daniel Montoya Khaliun Naragerel “Sigma Kappa looked to become one of The second part of the conversation took decade. During my time at Tufts, there was Evan Sayles the first racially integrated sororities in the the shape of a panel of 10 current Greek life no IFC [Interfraternity Council] and no Sebastian Torrente Joe Walsh country. However, the national organization leaders at Tufts. The audience was given a accountability within the system. Fifteen Alice Yoon Sitong Zhang Executive Graphics Editor of Sigma Kappa opposed the integration, lift- chance to ask questions about the current years later, there were other issues,” he Maria Fong Graphics Editors Peter Lam ing the Tufts chapter,” Trantanella said. state of Greek life and what its future looks like. explained. Joseph Lim Khaliun Narangerel Belinda Xian Astrid Weng Tufts’ Quiz Bowl team competes in intercollegiate Anna Hirshman Executive Copy Editors Nihaal Shah Norrie Beach Copy Editors Anna Dursztman championship Madhulika Gupta Tess Jacobson by McKenzie Schuyler the 22nd-highest individual scorer out of ly-morning losses, we did a good job main- Melissa Kain Staff Writer Adam Kercheval 122 competitors in Division II at the ICT. taining our confidence, encouraging each Lauren Kim The University of Chicago placed first in other to keep buzzing aggressively, and Maria Kim David Levitsky Disclaimer: Zachary Hertz is a manag- Division II and Yale University placed picked up some quality wins,”Naborn told Katie Martensen Jack Ronan ing editor of The Tufts Daily. He was not first in Division I. the Daily in an email. “We ended up 14th Arielle Sigel involved in the writing or editing of this The team qualified for the ICT by in our division, which has to be consid- Madeleine Schwartz Hannah Wells article. first competing in the New England ered a success for a young program like Jiayu Xu Vanessa Zighelboim This past weekend, four mem- Sectional Championship Tournament ours.” Deepanshu Utkarsh Executive Online Editor Juliana Furgala Senior Online Editor bers of Tufts Quiz Bowl traveled to (SCT) in February, where they placed sec- The Tufts Quiz Bowl team knew that Asli Akova Executive Social Media Rosemont, Ill. to compete for the first ond behind Harvard’s C Team in Division this tournament would be more difficult Mitch Navetta Editors Ercan Sen time in the Intercollegiate Championship II, Arnstein said. According to Scott, since than anything they had faced before. Lexi Serino Social Media Editors Tournament (ICT). Senior Jay Naborn, Tufts Quiz Bowl had never previously “We were expecting a challenge defi- Elisabeth Blossom Rachel Hartman junior Zachary Hertz, sophomore Jacob competed in the SCT or ICT, they partic- nitely. The competition is really steep. Shaivi Herur Olivia Ireland Assistant Social Media Editors Arnstein and first-year William Scott ipated in Division II. Division II gives new A lot of the teams have a lot of graduate Asha Iyer Lillian Miller competed in the tournament, which teams an opportunity to play against one students, people who have been playing Amy Tong was organized by National Academic Quiz another, according to the NAQT website. BUSINESS Tournaments (NAQT). Naborn said the team had initially see QUIZ BOWL, page 4 Rayane Haddar Executive Business Director Tufts placed 14th out of 32 institutions hoped to place in the top eight at the ICT. Romain Dard Receivables Manager in the Division II tournament. 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Dorothy Neher How Tufts Works Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto leads team behind Chopping prices innovative, tiny tooth-mounted diet tracker

his week’s column delves into by Justin Yu the question of ‘How Tufts Contributing Writer Works’ for students. For some Tufts students, balancing work Research done at the School of Tand school is a major challenge. For oth- Engineering on a new, miniaturized ers, it is a well-established part of life. diet-tracking tooth-mounted sensor Sophomore Ian Seerung belongs well has recently garnered significant media within the latter group. attention. On March 23, a team from the In high school, Seerung was working Department of Biomedical Engineering, nearly 30 weeks during the school year led by Frank C. Doble Professor of at his local grocery store, Price Chopper. Engineering Fiorenzo Omenetto, pub- Over school breaks, he was pushing forty lished their research in the journal hours a week. Most of his time not spent Advanced Materials about a tiny sensor in school or studying was consumed with — two millimeters by two millimeters — chopping prices. that is placed on a tooth and can track a On top of the demanding schedule, person’s nutritional intake. the work itself was tough. The trials of The other authors are Peter Tseng, the job were only mitigated by the fact former postdoctoral associate in that he was well liked by his bosses and Omenetto’s lab; David Kaplan, Stern COURTSEY SILKLAB / TUFTS UNIVERSITY coworkers, which led to his promotion to Family Professor of Engineering and Tufts researchers and engineers have recently developed a tooth-mounted sensor that can supervisor in his senior year. The expe- chair of the biomedical engineering track one’s diet. rience also instilled in him impeccable department; Bradley Napier, a third-year interpersonal skills, especially the ability Ph.D. student in biomedical engineer- layer that responds to different nutrients it’s a dead end. You have to go all the to “smile and stay calm even when people ing; and senior and electrical engineer- or chemicals, such as glucose, salt and way back and start down another path, are yelling.” ing major Logan Garbarini. alcohol. More importantly, the device and that’s sometimes [also] a dead Working full time in high school gave “How the sensor works is you have is a multilayered structure where each end,” he said. him the financial leeway to pursue less two pieces of metal film and in-between layer responds to a different type of At the moment, it is unclear where intense job opportunities in college. As a there’s a silk [inter-layer], and that nutrients or chemicals, thus enabling this device will go next. While it seems first-year, Seerung cleaned the chemistry inter-layer is sensitive,” Garbarini said. the sensing of different foods,” he said in likely that the device will be used for labs a few times a week. He describes this According to Omenetto, on either an email to the Daily. commercial purposes in the future, experience as chill and relatively easy; a side of the silk inter-layer, there are Omenetto attributed the uniqueness Garbarini and Omenetto agreed that stark contrast to Price Chopper. two antennae. Based on the sensitivity of the device to the usage of silk. there are still many intermediate steps Then last summer, Seerung worked of the inter-layer, the antennae will be “This is something that comes with to be accomplished. for Tufts Dining during commencement able to detect what is happening. For the territory of buying materials in silk, “I think there’s a lot of chance to put week. This was, according to him, both a example, depending on the pH level and the silk devices, and the things we this in the hands of dental research- marathon and a sprint. After cramming inside the pouch, the antennae will do,” he said. ers or someone researching. Somewhere 48 hours of hard work into one week, observe the inter-layer either swelling In his career, Omenetto has spe- that’s not immediately commercial, but Seerung walked away with an apprecia- up or contracting. cialized in working with silk. In 2011, to start off with getting it somewhere in tion of the Tufts Dining staff and a better As Garbarini described, the sensor he gave a TED talk on the numerous another research lab that is researching understanding of how to put on success- uses a transduction mechanism to relay groundbreaking applications of silk. His an actual clinical issue, [such as] dry- ful social events. the information that it detects. lab at Tufts is named the SilkLab for its mouth, tooth decay, diabetes, or some- After being a part of end-of-the- “We have a transduction mechanism focus on silk research. thing like that,” Garbarini said. year festivities, Seerung was also hired that is based on the thickness of the The ideas behind this device were Omenetto believes that there are many as an orientation staff member last fall. film, and when the thickness of the film borne when Omenetto first began work- possible applications for this device. Welcoming a new class of students after changes due to swelling, due to etha- ing with the material. “I think that the ways it can help saying goodbye to the graduating seniors nol or pH or whatever, then you have “When I started working with silk, I really depend on a bunch of things. It was an interesting contrast, he said. this great electromagnetic frequency looked at silk as a material platform for depends on a clinical need, it depends However, it is when he talks about his change,” he said. unusual devices, meaning flexible elec- on an economical need, it could be a life- current job at the Student Services desk Omenetto explained that depending tronics, conformal electronics, implant- style application, it could be a diagnostic that he becomes the most animated. A on the contents or pH levels that the able electronics, implantable optics, application [or] it could be a compliance typical shift consists of processing tran- sensor detects, it can identify what foods electronics that you can eat, optics that application,” Omenetto said. “If you have scripts, answering students’ questions are being consumed. While the device you can eat, and these types of things,” someone who is recovering from surgery and handling important documents. can currently detect the consumption of Omenetto said. “And it sort of evolved a and needs to go through a drug regimen, Seerung values the fact that, by helping numerous foods, Omenetto noted that little bit; the platform went through its [the device] helps [to] keep somebody others find the resources they need, he expanding the list of detectable foods is various phases.” apprised of the rate of drug intake, for has become well accustomed with the one of the main areas of improvement. After working with silk for some time, example.” vast network of services available to stu- “We need to build sensitivity and Omenetto first began exploring the He added that their research is dents. On top of that, he genuinely enjoys specificity,” he said. option of silk used in mouth sensors unprecedented in the world of wearable the work and appreciates his colleagues. The miniature size of this device with a colleague at Princeton University technology. Overall, Seerung insists that all of his makes it unique. Garbarini mentioned in 2012. “The material formats are, I think, supervisors have made working at Tufts some other in-mouth devices but “I always thought that it was a good unique,” Omenetto said. “The fact that accessible for him as a student. For the explained that their size made them idea because the oral cavity has a ton of you can start making these wearable most part, they understand that aca- impractical. markers,” he said. pouches, and these little [devices] demics come first and have been accom- “There’s been discussion about put- While Omenetto and his team have embedded by polymer layers, and these modating with his needs. For Seerung, ting some sensors in mouth guards been working on this device for years, real tiny, tiny formats, is kind of neat.” though, balancing work and school after for football players, but that’s pretty they only began experimenting with a However, Omenetto explained that he Price Chopper is not an issue. bulky; you can’t wear that day-to-day,” version of the device about a year and is currently only focused on improving Although his stint in the grocery world Garbarini said. “So there’s a lot left to be a half ago. According to Garbarini, the the device. was an altogether positive experience, desired in terms of the technology [and] process included a lot of trial and error, “As far as I’m concerned, I think that Seerung admits that he is glad to not be where the technology goes next. So the as well as several frustrating false starts. we want to make the material smarter returning there this summer. Instead, tricky part is, how do you get something “There [were] false starts, [where] you and smarter. So, we really want to address he will be leading discussion groups at a so small that’s not intrusive.” start seeing some data and say, ‘Oh, sensitivity and specificity,” he said. summer program for future college stu- The size is something that Garbarini this looks good, I’m going to run some While the device has received con- dents before jetting off to France where believes they have accomplished. more tests,’ and then of course, soon siderable praise, Omenetto understands he will spend the year studying abroad. “The sensor that we developed is real- enough, ... you find out that doesn’t that the device is far from its potential. Don’t worry though, Seerung will be ly thin, tens of microns thin, so that is work,” Garbarini said. “So there was a “The device is still a prototype. It’s still back on campus working hard when he something that is really small and can be lot of back and forth, and false starts, a very coarse detection technique. So, it returns. left on the tooth,” he said. and kind of getting somewhere and then may have some utility, but I think that Jianmin Qu, dean of the School of realizing you had to take four steps back its utility needs to still advance in order Engineering, also noted a few other sig- and go in a different direction.” to do what the people have written the Dorothy Neher is a sophomore majoring in international relations and Spanish. nificant breakthroughs. “That’s probably the hardest part device may do. But I think the direction Dorothy can be reached at dorothy.ne- “The sensor works using a minia- from a mental prospective. It’s not a is really into making the material more [email protected]. ture antenna, hidden behind an outer linear path. You go down one path and sophisticated and still compact, and very 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | NEWS | Thursday, April 19, 2018 tuftsdaily.com Quiz Bowl team expresses hopes for future growth QUIZ BOWL bit, so we have one player focus on histo- said. “We have one senior, and when Quiz Bowl in the future. continued from page 2 ry and another on science. I specialize in he started there were two people in the “I’m confident that the future is very for years,” said Arnstein. visual art and science … but we definitely club. We never thought we’d make it to bright for Tufts Quiz Bowl,” Naborn Scott described the process of prepar- all cover in each other’s areas some- nationals.” said. “Enthusiasm is soaring, and I ing for quiz bowl tournaments, which times,” Scott said. Scott explained take aways from the would encourage anyone who likes involves reviewing past questions, doing Arnstein reflected on the experience competition. trivia to give Quiz Bowl a try. It’s a research and readings and individually and opportunity to represent Tufts at the “It reaffirmed for all of us how much supportive environment where you trying to focus on certain fields of knowl- national stage. we like this and how worthwhile it is,” always learn something cool and get- edge. “Tufts Quiz Bowl has come a long way Scott said. ting a chance to compete against other “As a team we try to specialize a little in the past couple of years,” Arnstein Naborn expressed his hopes for Tufts schools is a lot of fun.” ARTS&LIVING 5 Thursday, April 19, 2018 tuftsdaily.com The singles bar: The stars are out edition by Justin Krakoff Arts Editor

In addition to this spring’s excellent album releases, namely Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy” and Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour,” the coming of warmer weather has also led to a bevy of excellent singles from some of music’s biggest stars. Here are some of the best and biggest hits that the coming months will have to offer: “Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz” — Nicki Minaj Now that’s a comeback. After the underwhelming release of her so-called diss track “No Frauds” early last year, Nicki Minaj is back with a vengeance, returning to a more unadulterated hip- hop sound. That is not to say Minaj is not simply rehashing old territory of herself, as she stays current by drawing up various sonic trends to create two surefire hits. Of the two, “Chun-Li” stands out as Minaj addresses a reputation that she per- ceives as unfair. Over a sedated backbeat and perfectly timed percussion, Minaj’s flow is impeccable, especially as she declares, “They need rappers like me! / So they can get on their fucking keyboards! / And make me the bad guy, Chun-Li.” Though it is safe to say that Minaj is referencing the famed “Street Fighter” character in only aesthetic and name, since said character is not actually a villain, the aesthetic works to create what feels like a true return to form, placing the track among her greats like “Itty Bitty Piggy” (2009). “Barbie Tingz,” which appears to be getting released as a proper single due to a music video teaser for the track, is another good effort by Minaj, though it lacks the imagination of the “Chun-Li.” Tapping into trap music, Minaj feels almost a little on autopilot here, especially considering VIA REPUBLIC RECORDS The album art for Nicki Minaj’s ‘Barbie Tingz’ is pictured. her decision to reuse her lyrical motif of barbies from her “Pink Friday” (2010) era. comparison to “Nice for What,” Drake’s me, you said you’d care for me / There Returning to the house-inspired However, Minaj on autopilot is still better most original and freshest-sounding hit for me, there for me, said you’d be there sound that made Harris so popular in than most rappers at the top of their game, in years. for me.” With the track already debuting the first place, “One Kiss” is a decent and the track is elevated by the inclusion of Sonically, the track makes the genius at No. 1, it seems that Drake is on a hot dance tune that is built around the sim- ’80s synths and fun one-liners like “It’s time choice of drawing up bounce music streak this year. ple refrain of Lipa cooing, “One kiss is to make hits, and it’s time to diss.” — a style of New Orleans hip-hop built Rating 4.5/5 all it takes / Fallin’ in love with me / Rating: 4.5/5 and 3.5/5 around a call-and-response technique “One Kiss” — Calvin Harris with Possibilities / I look like all you need.” “Nice for What” — Drake — to create a party anthem for the ages. Dua Lipa While the track fails to excite like Harris’s To say that 2018 has been Drake’s The song’s lyrics reinforce this for good Floorfiller, which refers to simple dance landmark collaboration, “This Is What year would be an understatement. The measure, brilliantly sampling Lauyrn music that excites the audience, is never You Came For” with pop icon Rihanna, Canadian hip-hop star landed another Hill’s “Ex-Factor” (1998). As a result, the a bad thing when released by Scottish DJ it does the trick and will definitely be No. 1 hit of his career with “God’s Plan” chorus of “Nice for What” is built around Calvin Harris. On “One Kiss,” his collab- featured on any party playlist for the (2018), a feel-good hit discussing his suc- the bridge from Hill’s original song, as oration with the It Girl of 2018, Dua Lipa, foreseeable future. cess. While the track is decent, it pales in she lets loose with, “Care for me, care for this rule holds up. Rating: 3/5 Do it this weekend: April 20–22 by Cassidy Olsen Details: The drama and dance depart- Arts Editor ment’s Critical Drag class will be pre- senting their end-of-semester drag per- Looking to kick back and relax this formance. Be sure to come see these tal- 4/20 weekend? Stop by any of these ented students lip-sync for their grade! shows to be entertained and enchanted When and where: 9:30–11:30 p.m. in by student performers! Tisch Library Hemicycle FRIDAY “BEATs 4/20 Presents: Feats” “S-Factor Presents: ‘Can’t Hide Love'” Details: Finish your Friday in style Details: S-Factor, Tufts’ all-male a with BEATs (Bangin’ Everything At Tufts) cappella group devoted to the music of for their 15th annual 4/20 show. Good the African diaspora, will be performing company and loud noises abound. their semester show “Can’t Hide Love” Admission is free, no tickets required. featuring The Ladies of Essence and When and where: 9:30–10:45 p.m. in Mufaro. Come to hear some beautiful Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center tunes and support hurricane relief in the SATURDAY Caribbean. Admission is free, no tickets “TDC Presents: The Boston Tea Darty” required. Details: The folks of Tufts Dance When and where: 8:30–9:30 p.m. in Collective (TDC) will be performing Goddard Chapel EVAN SLACK / THE TUFTS DAILY Senior Pranav Menon poses for a portrait in front of the BEATS ensemble on April 15. “The Library Is Open: A Critical Drag see WEEKEND, page 6 Show” 6 THE TUFTS DAILY | Arts & Living | Thursday, April 19, 2018 tuftsdaily.com Julian Blatt TDC, jazz, miming, more this weekend at Tufts Tufts Creatives Bang it! veryone knows that hitting things is fun. But for senior Pranav Menon, the Beatsmaster of Bangin’ Everything At Tufts E(BEATs), it’s also a passion. Menon believes that by making music with commonplace items, rather than instruments, BEATs performances are much more exciting and immersive than typical concerts. So if you want to enjoy an incredible musical experience, go to Dewick at 9:30 tomorrow night! Julian Blatt (JB): When did you become interested in drumming? Pranav Menon (PM): I vividly remember watching my high school drumline when I was a freshman and thinking that, no matter what the cost, I had to learn how to play drums. So I started teaching myself: I bought a pair of drumsticks and a drum pad and drove my parents and teachers and anyone within a 10-foot radius of me crazy for a year. And then I tried out for the drumline and made it. JB: Which drummer inspires you? PM: Brian Blade — he treats his MIKE FENG / THE TUFTS DAILY drum set like another melodic voice Members of Tufts S-Factor perform at the closing ceremony of the Same Roots, Different Soil conference in Barnum Hall 008 on Oct. 15, in his music. And that’s how I want to 2017. think of drumming. It’s not just a time- keeping device or something to hold WEEKEND will be performing works by Michael Mime-ory Lane.” Admission is free, no steady while other instruments play; continued from page 5 Brecker, Stevie Wonder, Count Basie tickets required. it’s part of the compositional texture their semester show “The Boston Tea and Earth, Wind & Fire in “Slings and When and where: 8–9:15 p.m. in and melody of the song. Darty” twice on Saturday night. Go to Arrows.” Admission is free, no tickets Cohen Auditorium JB: Why does BEATs use everyday watch your friends make a fool of them- required. “Small Jazz Ensembles Concert” objects instead of drums? selves; stay because some of the dances When and where: 8–10 p.m. in Details: Didn’t get enough jazz PM: I think that when we play per- are really good! Tickets are free but going Goddard Chapel on Saturday? Stop by the Small Jazz cussion on buckets and jugs and trash fast. SUNDAY Ensembles Concert, directed by Nando cans and various pieces of metal, it When and where: 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. “HYPE! presents: Down the Mime-ory Michelin and Paul Ahlstrand. Admission pushes us to think more creatively in Cohen Auditorium Lane” is free, no tickets required. of the music. We have to understand “Tufts Jazz Orchestra: Slings and Details: Come celebrate the 20th When and where: 8–10 p.m. in Fisher how the object produces sounds, how Arrows” anniversary of HYPE! Mimez with their Performance Room, Granoff Music it can be used to produce new sounds Details: The Tufts Jazz Orchestra end-of-semester show, “Down the Center and how those sounds fit together. From an audience perspective, I think it illustrates that making music doesn’t require years of training, or expensive equipment or the right ear. The lesson we try to impart in our performances is that music is in everything we do. Walking down the street, your feet on the floor — there’s a rhythm to that. And either you choose to hear it or you choose to tune it out. JB: Any embarrassing moments? PM: Something we do in BEATs is “drop the one.” We’ll play a line and cut out for the first beat of the next measure. One of the most embarrassing things you can do is be the only one playing when everybody else cuts out. During the first big show of my freshman year, I was so excited to be playing with BEATs that I forgot to drop the one at a crucial moment. Everyone stared at me with this “What are you doing?” look. It was mortifying. JB: What would you say to someone who wants to join BEATs? PM: Something we stress before auditions is that you don’t need any prior musical experience to be a member of BEATs. Plenty of people who are in the group now and have been in the past had never picked up a drumstick until they joined BEATs. What we look for is an inventive spirit. Do you want to try something new? Are you enthu- siastic about creating something that didn’t exist before, and being part of something that’s strange and challeng- es the way we conventionally think about music? If so, BEATs is the group for you.

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One of the col- ing the article in the Class of 2020 page, removing the article, and we will not be reelection, it’s the perfect opportu- umns published in the Daily on April 17, junior Caila Bowen commented: “Please publishing any more content from the Dnity for Democrats to garner support against “Surveying the rap scene,” failed to abide refrain from writing articles on cultures author aside from the following apology: President Trump and secure the House. With by our standards. The column, wheth- without doing P R O P E R research.” I would like to formally apologize to Republican leaders like Speaker of the House er intentionally or not by the author, And ultimately, discussion around the black students of the Tufts community Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Representative Trey echoes historically racist tropes used to this article became one of the countless for a column I wrote on Tuesday. Writing Gowdy (R-SC) deciding not to run for re-elec- portray black people in its discussion of instances in which people of color are in a newspaper is a responsibility, and I tion, gaining a Democratic House majority rap music. We thank the Tufts commu- constantly expected to educate others. have had the privilege to do so for three seems more plausible than ever. Currently, all nity and members of the Class of 2020 Sophomore Sylvester Bracey put semesters. However, in my writing recent- of Massachusetts’ nine Congressional districts page for bringing this to our attention, it best: “I find it problematic that the ly, I have not always devoted enough are represented by Democrats. In 2018, is and we’d also like to give space to several pressure was put on Black people to time to researching my topics and have there a chance any of the districts flip? students who voiced their concerns with point out what was problematic here, sometimes tried to write about pieces that Although the candidate filing deadline isn’t the article. rather than people looking to see where I have limited knowledge on. This isn’t an until June, the race for fundraising and atten- Some noted that the piece’s flippant they’d messed up. It is not the job of the excuse, and as a senior I am disappointed tion has already started. In District 1, encom- attitude regarding lyrics on drug use oppressed to educate. There are ample in myself for not putting more thought passing mainly Western Massachusetts, reflected a lack of knowledge behind resources out there, free ones, that one into my writing. I should have acted and the democratic incumbent Richard Neal the article. “Most of these rappers grew can use to inform themselves and pre- written differently, and I’m extremely is running for reelection. According to Open up around drugs their entire lives and vent instances like this.” sorry to everyone who was offended by Secrets, Neal has raised 50 times more than depend on them to live, whether it’s We are working on revising our colum- my writing. I want to thank you for all his Democratic competitor. District 2, which through dealing to survive or through nist policy, which currently gives broad of your criticism and honest opinions. is Central Massachusetts, has two Republicans usage as a coping mechanism for trau- leeway to columnists and only allows It has offered me a chance to reflect and and a Democrat challenging incumbent James ma,” Jason Mejia said. “Her judgments edits for grammar and fact-checking, to reconsider how I can better communicate McGovern. Here, the incumbent has also vast- toward their lyrics and references come ensure that similar incidents do not hap- going forward. ly out-raised all other candidates. District 3 encompasses Northern Massachu CARTOON setts where Representative Niki Tsongas will not be running for reelection. With no incumbent in the race, this has brought 13 aspiring representatives to the fundraising field so far. Leading the fundraising is Democrat Dan Koh, former chief of staff to Mayor Marty Walsh. Tons of other candidates are jumping into the race and are pretty well qualified: a former US ambassador to Denmark and a former Pentagon intelligence analyst, to name a few. With only two Republican candidates declared, it seems unlikely the district will flip red. District 4 is much less exciting. Including cities like Brookline, the district is currently held by Representative Joe Kennedy. With no other candidates jumping into the race, it seems that it’ll be uncontested. Still, Kennedy has managed to raise over $2 million for the 2018 race. As a favorite of the Democratic Party and the one who gave the rebuttal to Trump’s last State of the Union, Kennedy won’t have too much to worry about. In our district, number five, incumbent Katherine Clark is seeking re-election with no competitors. She has raised over half a million dollars and there doesn’t seem to be any worry about her losing. District 6 is interesting, but not for its race. Incumbent Democrat Seth Moulton faces two Republican challengers, both of whom have yet to fundraise even $10,000. Politico released a piece on Moulton discussing the possibility of him vying for the presidency. As a decorated army veteran with a fiscally moderate approach, there are some eyes on him for a 2020 presidential bid. Moulton will be a Democrat to keep eyes on in the upcoming years. Districts 7 and 8 both face Democratic incumbents running for re-election, with only Democrats challenging them. Neither incumbent faces challengers who are out-fundraising them, and the races are guaranteed to swing blue. Lastly, District 9 has Democratic incumbent Bill Keating running again, with a Republican and Independent challenging him. But the ninth district will be holding a Republican Primary, which no other district is doing. Even though all of the Massachusetts congressional districts are seemingly going by Nasrin Lin to stay blue, it’s important to get involved.

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SAILING Tufts competes in four regattas to gear up for championship events

COURTESY KEN LEGLER First-year Talia Toland and senior Lucy Robison compete in the Oberg Trophy, hosted by Northeastern, on April 14. by Sejal Dua Junior skipper Jack Bitney, senior and hiked as hard as they possibly fourth with 60 points thanks to a top Staff Writer crew and co-captain Lara Dienemann could for the final stretch of the race. finish in the second race. Meanwhile, and junior crew Ian Morgan struggled “I know the A boat was struggling a junior skipper Chris Keller and senior The Tufts sailing team once again early in the regatta but recovered to bit in the beginning, but they definitely crew Michelle Chisdak placed sev- encountered shifty winds over the record a runner-up finish in the final got better throughout the day,” junior enth after suffering two consequential weekend, as its sailors participated in B division race. Meanwhile, aside from Kahler Newsham said. “It definitely breakdowns. their last regattas before qualifiers. a speedy second-place result in the helps listening to their advice, watch- In the C division, senior skipper and The Jumbos competed in four differ- first race, the Tufts A boat — consisting ing their races, seeing what worked co-captain Julien Guiot and first-year ent regattas: the Owen/Mosbacher/ of junior skipper and co-captain Cam and what didn’t work and then trying crew Wells Drayton glided across the Knapp Trophy at Kings Point, N.Y., the Holley, Morgan, first-year skipper/ to incorporate that into [our] race.” Charles to first place. The duo recorded President’s Trophy hosted by Boston crew Bram Brakman and Dienemann Newsham and first-year skipper just 35 points, accruing two first-place University, the Thompson Trophy at — posted an inconsistent showing, Leyla Senocak earned second place in finishes, two seconds and three thirds Conn. College and Northeastern’s ultimately finishing 17th. the B division with a score of 28, falling in an outstanding showing. Oberg Trophy. The Jumbos encountered harsh just three points short to Northeastern. Heading into this weekend’s New Tufts struggled in difficult condi- conditions in Boston in their other Newsham and Senocak managed to England Women’s Championship, tions at the Owen/Mosbacher/Knapp two regattas over the weekend. finish among the top eight boats in as well as the co-ed New England Trophies, recording a score of 295 Saturday brought winds upwards of 10 each of their races. Dinghy Championship from April between the A and B divisions for 13th knots on the Charles River, and Sunday “I think we were doing well at mak- 28–29, the Jumbos have their work place. Yale won the event with 155 total was cold and rainy, creating unpleasant ing decisions together [and were] read- cut out for them. Senocak and Legler points (83–72). In the A division, Tufts sailing conditions. As a result, both the ing shifts before everyone else, which both said that the women’s team must junior skipper Samuel Shea and first- Oberg and President’s Trophies can- was really good,” Newsham said. “We direct its focus toward light-air sail- year crew Juliana Testa finished 14th celled the second day of competition. were really close to taking first place in ing, an aspect of the sport in which overall, with fourth-place results in the At the President’s Trophy, Tufts’ the B division. While we were compet- weight placement in the boat is cru- third and 11th races. In the B division, women’s team also struggled with con- ing, I could see [Northeastern] just in cial. Though the stakes are high, there first-year Austen Freda skippered with sistency, taking ninth place with an front of us or just behind us. There was seem to be more feelings of excitement sophomore crew Duke Saunders, as the overall score of 94 points. The Jumbos’ actually a really good Harvard team, and anticipation among the team than duo secured 12th place. top boat finished toward the back but in the second-to-last race, they nervousness. The Thompson Trophy in New of the pack in the opening races but capsized and left the race, so we passed Tufts will also send sailors to the London, Conn. was a productive regat- recovered to complete the day with its them for second place.” Admirals Cup, hosted by the U.S. ta, which helped the Jumbos’ transition best foot forward. Senocak similarly attributed the Merchant Marine Academy, which pres- from team-racing mode to fleet racing. “We had [sophomores] Charlotte team’s success to Newsham’s help in ents a final opportunity for the team Junior Florian Eenkema Van Dijk said the Lenz and Elena Gonick sailing togeth- reading wind shifts and was delighted to improve its fleet racing prior to the event attracts strong competition for the er, which wasn’t great because Elena is with the adjustments they made. New England Dinghy Championship. first major fleet-racing regatta of the sea- normally a skipper, not a crew,” Legler Tufts’ top teams on both the co-ed The Jumbos have an optimistic mind- son and gives teams the opportunity to said. “They were kind of awkward in and women’s sides posted impressive set, and their primary focus for the get up to speed with the new style. Tufts the boat together until the last race, results at the Oberg Trophy, hosted regatta is to capitalize on as many con- coach Ken Legler was not too concerned which they won. They rounded the first by Northeastern. In A division, senior trollable aspects as they can. with his team’s 15th-place finish (out of mark in first place and they held that skipper Alp Rodopman and junior crew “[Areas for improvement include] 18 teams) at Conn. College because he first all the way around.” Sarah Bunney sailed to first place over- speed, of course, but also understand- approached the regatta with the intent Reflecting on the regatta, Gonick all, collecting three race wins along the ing the game in real-time quicker,” Van of giving sailors experience in different mentioned that since she and Lenz way, while senior skipper Molly Pleskus Dijk told the Daily in an email. “There positions. Through a total of 12 races both typically skipper, it was fun to sail and junior crew Taylor Hart finished are a lot of things many in my class in divisions A, B and C, the Jumbos with her teammate instead of against fourth. The Jumbos took fourth and year have picked up on after last sea- scored 156–122–116 for a final tally of her. According to Gonick, the duo got seventh place, respectively, in the B son’s opportunity to race at the high- 394. Harvard took first place with a total off to a great start in the last race, got division. First-year skipper Talia Toland est level. It’s all about not making the of 190 points. locked in, played the wind shifts well and senior crew Lucy Robison finished same mistake twice.” Sports Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 11

WOMEN'S TENNIS Yuan Jun Chee Tufts rallies to defeat Amherst after tough loss to On the Spot Wesleyan Who’s joining Wolves? olves will be playing Premier League soccer next season for the first time since 2012. They clinched their promo- Wtion this past weekend. At the end of the day, the league table doesn’t lie when we’re this far into the season. Wolves have a twelve-point lead over their near- est rivals, Cardiff, albeit having played a game more. Former Valencia and Porto manager Nuno Espírito Santo has been an inspiration for the Chinese-backed side, which improved from last season’s 15th-placed finish. With recognized quality in the form of Rúben Neves, loanees Diogo Jota and Benik Afobe, and Carl Ikeme in goal, it’s safe to say Wolves have the pieces to put together a strong campaign next season. The question is who joins them in the Premier League next season. It’s a battle between Fulham and Cardiff for the remaining automatic promotion spot, and I just about favor Fulham. The Den might be a difficult place to visit on Friday, given that Millwall are also chas- ing promotion, but Fulham seem to have EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES more straightforward opponents that I Junior co-captain Julia Keller lines up a forehand shot at the MIT Invitational on Sept. 16, 2017. think they’ll defeat than Cardiff, who play Nottingham Forest, Derby, Hull and by Haley Rich battle. “Amherst is a tough team, but we Dominating Hamilton built up Tufts’ Reading — teams that could give them a Assistant Sports Editor know we are just as talented.” confidence and gave the team an oppor- run for their money. The same confident mentality boost- tunity to work on the poorer aspects of its As many as eight teams are still math- The No. 6 Tufts women’s tennis team ed the group to a dominant win over loss to Wesleyan a day earlier. The Jumbos ematically in the hunt for the remain- (10–4, 5–2 NESCAC) powered through Hamilton (3–7) on Sunday. The Jumbos faced off against the No. 5 Cardinals (8–1) ing three playoff spots. Aston Villa, its second straight weekend of multiple defeated the Continentals, 9–0, in in Middletown, Conn. on Saturday, where Middlesbrough and Millwall current- away matches, falling 6–3 to Wesleyan Clinton, N.Y. they were served a tough 6–3 loss. ly hold those spots. I think Villa are on Saturday before rallying the following “We were playing indoors, meaning we The battle began with a Wesleyan win more or less there, given their 10-point day to defeat Hamilton, 9–0. Two days only had four courts, so we were trying in No. 3 doubles, as senior co-captains lead on Boro. They’ve got a very astute later, the Jumbos downed the Amherst our best to win quickly and efficiently,” Helen Klass-Warch and Nicole McCann manager in Steve Bruce, who has been Mammoths in a close 5–4 match. Louks said. outplayed Iwasaki and Keller, 8–3. The in these situations in the past with Tufts and No. 8 Amherst (8–6) faced The team certainly accomplished its Jumbos responded in second dou- Birmingham City and Hull City. Boro off in the Gantcher Center on Tuesday goal, losing only seven games across all bles, with Louks and first-year Patricia likewise have a very experienced leader evening. Last season, the Jumbos beat the of its three doubles matches. Miller and Obeid topping first-years Alissa Nakamoto in Tony Pulis, but comparing squads, I Mammoths for the very first time in the Wiley teamed up to serve Hamilton senior and Polina Kiseleva, 8–2. The final doubles fancy the talent in the Villa squad a bit 21st century, grabbing an exciting 5–4 Katherine McNally and first-year Ndanu match was awarded to the hosts, as senior more. They’ve got the better ball-players win at home. History repeated itself on Mutisya a bagel in No. 3 doubles. The No. co-captain Eunice Chong — who entered such as Robert Snodgrass and forward Tuesday, as the hosts once again edged 2 pairing of Iwasaki and Louks defeated the season ranked first in singles — and Ross McCormack, and an equally solid out the Mammoths by a single point. The their opponents 8–4, while Karamercan junior Victoria Yu defeated Karamercan defense led by former Chelsea captain match came down to senior co-captain and Popa won in the No. 1 spot, 8–3, to and Popa, 8–5. John Terry. Lauren Louks’ match at No. 2 singles, and give the visitors a 3–0 lead. The Jumbos quickly faced a 3–1 As things stand, I fancy Villa to win the Malibu, Calif. native didn’t disappoint. The positive trend continued in the deficit as Obeid, down 4–0, retired the promotion playoffs. I also think Louks played a thrilling come-from-be- singles competition, with Miller besting from her No. 1 singles match against Derby County are more likely to overtake hind match and managed to capture the first-year Ajla Karabegovic, 6–1, 6–2 in Chong due to a back injury. Wesleyan Millwall and claim the final spot. That’s victory in three sets. Her 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 the No. 4 position. Karamercan secured clinched the match with two more sin- no disrespect to Neil Harris and what marathon match against senior Victoria Ip the match for the Jumbos with a double gles wins, as Kiseleva downed Iwasaki in he’s done with his Millwall team that finished just past 9 p.m. and secured a 5–4 bagel (6–0, 6–0) in her dominant take- fourth singles (6–1, 6–2), and Nakamoto were promoted to the Championship win for the home squad. down of junior Jane Haffer in first singles. defeated Miller in fifth singles, 6–2, 6–2. just this year. Write them off at your own Junior Mina Karamercan also pro- The match marked Karamercan’s 12th win First-year Kiara Rose fell to Klass-Warch peril — they won the playoffs last year duced a major upset of her own, defeat- of the season. Her only two losses have in No. 6 singles, 6–0, 6–1. to come up from League One and could ing Amherst sophomore Camille Smukler, come against Middlebury sophomore Karamercan and Louks produced the very well do it again. Derby, though, 6–4, 6–2, in first singles. The Jumbos also Catherine Blayze (ranked 24th nationally Jumbos’ lone singles victories at the sec- just have that much more quality and earned a point at the third spot, as junior entering the season) and against Emory ond and third positions, respectively. know-how in the squad with former Tomo Iwasaki bested sophomore Maddie senior captain Bridget Harding, ranked Karamercan registered an exciting come- quality Premier League players like Tom Dewire, 6–3, 6–0. seventh nationally. back victory against Yu after losing the Huddlestone, goalkeeper Scott Carson The singles wins were much needed The remaining four singles matches first set, 2–6. and Marcus Olsson. They have in their after the Mammoths grabbed a 2–1 lead wrapped a nice bow around the Jumbos’ “I was making a ton of [unforced] ranks current league-leading goalscorer in the doubles matches. In second dou- victory. Junior co-captain Julia Keller errors in the first set, and [Yu] just didn’t,” Matej Vydra, who has been in a similar bles, Ip and junior Jane Fraley defeated overpowered McNally with another Karamercan said. “Her game was very situation with Watford, as well as David the Jumbos’ pairing of Louks and first-year double bagel in sixth singles, Wiley consistent and passive, and it kind of Nugent, who has made his name scoring Patricia Obeid by a tight 9–8 (6) scoreline. defeated Mutisya 6–3, 6–1 in the fifth threw me off. Once I figured out how to goals for fun in the Championship. Meanwhile, Tufts senior co-captain Zoe spot and Iwasaki took down Hamilton play against her in the middle of the first One final team to watch might just Miller and sophomore Kat Wiley lost 8–4 first-year Audrey Chor 6–4, 6–1 at No. set, it was easy.” be Alex Neil’s Preston North End. Neil to Dewire and Smukler in the No. 3 posi- 3. Louks initially struggled against first- Moving her opponent around has done an excellent job since leaving tion. Fortunately, Karamercan and junior year Sophia Aulicino in second singles, with more consistent play helped Norwich City, and with young talent like Otilia Popa were able to squeeze past the allowing the first set to reach a tiebreak. Karamercan capture the sec- Josh Harrop, they could still yet make a Amherst duo of senior Avery Wagman and However, she quickly won the second ond set, 6–2, and then the decider, late push. With a few weeks to go, it’s still sophomore Anya Ivenitsky, 9–7. set, securing Tufts’ clean sweep with 10–5. Meanwhile, Louks defeated anybody’s game. For me, though, it’ll Heading into Tuesday’s match, Tufts a 7–6 (2), 6–2 victory. senior co-captain Aashli Budhiraja be Wolves, Fulham and perhaps one of was determined to rebound from its dis- “[Aulicino] came out really strong, and comfortably (6–0, 6–3). Cardiff, Villa and Derby in England’s top appointing loss to NESCAC opponent I was having a hard time adjusting to the Tufts will face No. 2 Williams (13–0) at flight next season. Wesleyan on Saturday. speed of the courts at first because they home on April 28 in more NESCAC play, “We want to take what we learned were really fast,” Louks said. “Once I started before finishing the regular season with Yuan Jun Chee is a junior majoring in his- during the Wesleyan match and apply it getting more consistent with my returns, I a crucial match at Bowdoin (8–9) the fol- tory and international relations. Yuan Jun to Amherst,” Iwasaki said before Tuesday’s was able to better set myself up for points.” lowing day. can be reached at [email protected]. 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com Thursday, April 19, 2018

MEN’S LACROSSE Jumbos suffer first loss, bounce back against Bobcats

EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY Sophomore midfielder Nick Shanks protects the ball from an Amherst defender in Tufts’ 20–16 loss at Bello Field on April 14. by Onat Tarimcilar midfielder Nick Katz said. “The energy visitors went on a 7–0 run late in the sec- The second 30 minutes at Bello Field Staff Writer starts from the sideline, and we have to ond quarter to take a 10-goal advantage was a completely different story, how- bring that to every game. The key is just into halftime. ever. Tufts held Amherst scoreless for The No. 6 Tufts men’s lacrosse team continuing to sell out on the field and Amherst outshot Tufts 35–25 in the nearly the entire third quarter and net- suffered its first loss of the season having the right demeanor.” opening 30 minutes and held a plus-five ted six goals of its own during the period on Saturday, losing 20–16 to No. 4 The Jumbos were buoyed by four advantage in ground balls. The Jumbos to cut the deficit to five entering the Amherst. The Jumbos bounced back, goals from their leading scorer, junior didn’t sugarcoat anything about the fourth. Shanks and senior midfielder however, with a 20–12 win over the attacker Ben Connelly, and received first half, which was clearly their worst and co-captain Frank Hattler each had Bates Bobcats on Tuesday night. The three-goal performances from a trio stretch of the season. two goals during the Jumbos’ run. up-and-down week has Tufts (11–1, of players: Treiber, senior attacker “We need to be better,” Hollen said. The hosts’ surge continued 7–1 NESCAC) tied atop the confer- Andrew Seiter and sophomore mid- “We didn’t come out the way that we into the fourth quarter, as the ence standings with Amherst and fielder Nick Shanks. After a disappoint- needed to, and [we] let them go on a run. Mammoths failed to find the net in the Wesleyan. ing showing against Amherst, junior We need to play full games to win.” first four minutes of the final frame. Tufts’ game against Bates (7–6) on midfielder Henry Hollen returned to his Hollen, who has typically been very Meanwhile, the Jumbos tallied three Tuesday night in Lewiston, Maine, usual form, controlling 20 of 35 face- reliable at the face-off dot for the Jumbos, goals — including two by Treiber in initially mirrored the team’s loss to offs. Sophomore goalie Mason Pollack went just 14-for-34 on Saturday. The man-up situations — to close the score Amherst. After trailing in the second made 10 saves for his eighth win of San Diego, Calif. native’s subpar perfor- to 16–14. The 9–1 second-half run was quarter by scores of 8–4 and 10–7, the the season, and Tufts’ defense buckled mance was not the only disappointing typical for the Jumbos, who have scored Jumbos caught fire with a massive run. down in the second half, allowing just one for the hosts. in bunches all year. Unlike in its loss to Amherst three days two goals. Tufts’ defense, which had carried “Lacrosse is a game of runs,” Hollen prior, though, Tufts refused to relinquish Most importantly, the Jumbos showed the team in its previous three games, said. “We pride ourselves on being able its lead. an ability to quickly bounce back from conceded 15 first-half to an Amherst to take punches and hit back harder.” The Jumbos’ commanding 9–0 run a tough loss — something they were team that ranks third in Div. III in scor- Unfortunately for Tufts, Amherst started with a goal by sophomore attack- unable to do last season, when they lost ing offense, averaging 17.15 goals per returned to its first-half form with 10 er Matt Treiber at the 3:51 mark of the six of their last eight games. game. The Jumbos had allowed 15 goals minutes to play. The Mammoths rat- second quarter and was not broken until “Nothing changed in our prepara- in an entire game only once all season, tled off four straight goals in a span of senior attacker and co-captain Clarke tion,” Katz said. “The hard work showed in a 16–15 win over the Cortland Red five and a half minutes to increase their Jones scored for the hosts with just over on the field against Bates, and that has Dragons on March 25. advantage to six, effectively putting the 11 minutes left in the fourth. By that to be the standard.” Moreover, Tufts’ offense scored just game out of reach. point, Tufts had erased its three-goal On Saturday, Amherst (11–2) was in five goals in the first half after netting at After its come-from-behind win on deficit to take a 16–10 lead. The Jumbos complete control of the first half, going least seven in the opening 30 minutes of Tuesday night, Tufts turns its atten- coasted to their seventh NESCAC victory up 15–4 late in the second quarter to every game. With five goals on 25 shots, the tion to its final two regular-season of the season, scoring four more goals in put host Tufts in its first double-dig- Jumbos’ conversion mark fell well short of games. The team will visit Middlebury the final quarter. it hole of the season. The Mammoths their season average (32.2 percent). (8–5) on Saturday afternoon before host- “Momentum is extremely important dominated the Jumbos in nearly every “We lacked focus in our fundamen- ing Bowdoin (8–4) in its season finale on to our team and our style of play,” junior statistical metric in the first half, as the tals, and it hurt us,” Hollen said. Wednesday.