The Tufts Daily Volume Lxxii, Number 60

History on the Hill: Greek life’s fluctuating relationship Returning to teams, with the university, student body players-turned-coaches see FEATURES / PAGE 3

take on new role Tufts’ homegrown indie band Guster reminisces on SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE lauching a music career from campus see WEEKENDER / PAGE 4

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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Friday, December 9, 2016 tuftsdaily.com White House aide David Simas calls for Dean of Fletcher engagement, empathy School James by Kathleen Schmidt Stavridis meets Executive News Editor with President- David Simas, special assistant to President Barack Obama and director elect Trump of the White House Office of Political by Joe Walsh Strategy and Outreach, spoke to a News Editor group of about 25 people in Dowling Hall yesterday during the last of the Admiral James Stavridis, dean of the semester’s Civic Life Lunch events Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, met sponsored by the Jonathan M. Tisch with President-elect Donald Trump yester- College of Civic Life. day at his office in Trump Tower in New York Dean of Tisch College Alan City, according to Fletcher School Public Solomont began the discussion by Relations Specialist Juli Hanscom. introducing Simon Rosenberg (LA ’85), The meeting has fuelled speculation that founder of the New Democrat Network Stavridis, who was previously the Supreme and member of the Tisch College Allied Commander at NATO, is under con- Board of Advisors, who is also a friend sideration to be Trump’s secretary of state, and colleague of Simas. Rosenberg according to Politico. described Simas as a “rare creature” MATTHEW SCHREIBER / THE TUFTS DAILY In an interview with reporters outside of in Washington because of his ability David Simas, assistant to the president and director of the Office of Political Strategy and Trump Tower, Stavridis said that his meeting to keep his colleagues grounded and Outreach, participates in a Q&A as part of Tisch College’s Civic Life Lunch Series. with Trump went well, but he did not com- remind them of the importance of pub- ment on whether he is being vetted for the lic service when such work becomes he said. “I mean, when you work with on the remaining 43 days of Obama’s secretary of state job. particularly difficulty. [Simas], you feel important, you feel big, presidency and all that had been accom- “When I first heard there was a shortlist, I “In a town where no one has enough you feel honored, you feel heard and lis- plished over the previous eight years. thought they were referring to a list of short time, no one can return phone calls or tened to and it’s an incredibly rare skill “There was a tremendous amount people, which, as you see, I would definitely emails, where people get blown off all … Barack Obama’s lucky to have him.” of fear and anxiety that people were be on,” Stavridis said. “But in terms of any the time and made to feel small because After thanking Solomont for his ser- justifiably feeling, and into the breach job, I’d say: ‘why don’t you talk to the folks you’re in the big White House, David vice to the country and Rosenberg for upstairs [in Trump Tower].'” [Simas has] done the exact opposite,” his help and friendship, Simas reflected see SIMAS, page 2 According to Stavridis, he and the president-elect had a constructive conversation about defense, foreign policy and national security. Tufts Democrats holds discussion on future of However, during the presidential campaign, Stavridis and Trump often disagreed. progressive movement In June, Stavridis signed a letter calling for by Joe Walsh and Tashwita Pruthi was treated by party elites as though she justice causes as long as democracy the United States to welcome more refugees News Editor and Staff Writer was entitled to be president. Canham- isn’t functioning the way it’s supposed to the country, whereas Trump has sharp- Clyne’s was also critical about how to,” Gallagher said. ly criticized such proposals. Stavridis also Disclaimer: Aneurin Canham-Clyne little the Obama administration had Emma Plankey, a junior from wrote an article for Foreign Policy maga- is a staff writer at the Daily. He was achieved. He suggested that moving the Tufts chapter of Amnesty zine in October urging the United States to not involved in the production of this forward, the party should organize on International, agreed that progressives participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, article. a grassroots basis and develop leaders should work to combat conservative which Trump has vowed to reject. Tufts Democrats held a symposium from within rather than rely on elites. rhetoric, but she also urged for more Additionally, in a July interview entitled “The Future of the Left” to dis- “Anyone whose life became more open dialogue. She said that progres- with Bloomberg, Stavridis warned that cuss why Democratic presidential can- precarious in the last eight years sives need to listen to voters’ opinions, the “bromance” between Trump and didate Hillary Clinton did not win the would have no reason to vote for the offer them a strong message and follow Russian President Vladimir Putin could 2016 election cycle and how progres- Democratic Party unless it offered up with concrete actions. embolden Russia. sives can become more successful in them a radical, material vision for the “I feel like the Obama administra- This is not the first time that Stavridis has the future. The event took place in the improvement of their lives,” Canham- tion said ‘yes, we hear you, we are been the subject of political speculation. mostly-full Varis Lecture Hall in Granoff Clyne said. concerned about your issues’ and In July, former Secretary of State Hillary Music Center on Thursday night. Senior Shana Gallagher of TCA said then didn’t do anything,” Plankey said. Clinton’s presidential campaign reportedly It opened with a panel discussion that many politicians are more behold- “That created this sense of being heard considered Stavridis for Clinton’s running including representatives from Tufts en to corporate interests than to voters, and not cared about, which is almost mate, according to the New York Times. Labor Coalition (TLC), Tufts Climate which has prevented important issues worse than not being heard.” In an interview on Wednesday with Action (TCA) and the Tufts chapter such as climate change from being The panelists disagreed somewhat on how NBC’s The Today Show, Trump said that he of Amnesty International. Senior Ben discussed seriously. For that reason, the progressive movement should improve will likely announce his choice for Secretary Kaplan, president of the Tufts she concluded that campaign finance its voter turnout. Plankey argued that the of state next week. He confirmed that he Democrats, moderated the discussion. reform is a crucial first step to making Democratic Party should avoid alienating is considering several candidates for the Sophomore Aneurin Canham-Clyne politicians more accountable to voters. centrist voters. In contrast, Canham-Clyne position, including former Massachusetts from TLC argued that the Democratic “We’re not going to be able to make Governor Mitt Romney and former New Party did not fare well because Clinton progress on any of our various social see DEMOCRATS, page 2 York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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Arin Kerstein Editor-in-Chief polarization EDITORIAL SIMAS social media allowing individuals to ple on a social level as a result of polit- Sophie Lehrenbaum continued from front surround themselves with like-minded ical divisions. Jake Taber comes a senator from Illinois,” he said. people and opinions and to rarely hear In an interview with the Daily, Simas Managing Editors “When I look back eight years later, by disagreements on their points of view. said that people increasingly define oth- Evan Sayles Associate Editor every single measure that we look at, According to Simas, this has begun ers purely based on whom they voted the country is demonstrably better. to jeopardize the idea of objectivity, for or their political affiliations rather Kathleen Schmidt Executive News Editor And so when we leave on January 20, which holds serious repercussions. than taking in the person as a whole. Gil Jacobson News Editors Melissa Kain as the president said, with our backs “There was a focus group I saw This comes along with a presumption of Robert Katz straight and our heads held high, we a couple of weeks ago where I was someone’s motives for voting one way Liam Knox Catherine Perloff will know that we did the job that we depressed. Not because of what people or another, he said, which engenders Jei-Jei Tan set out to do.” were saying about the candidates but polarization and a lack of empathy into Hannah Uebele Joe Walsh Though Simas was pleased with the because … they didn’t believe a thing how people approach politics. Juliana Furgala Assistant News Editors progress made by Obama and where about anything that they were hearing “This is why listening, true listen- Jesse Najarro Danny Nelson he has taken gotten the country, he in the news. There were no facts. There ing, is so much more important, rather expressed fears about the current polit- was no truth … and when nothing is than simply dismissing someone as a ical climate. He did not speak at length true, everything is true,” he said. Clinton voter or a Trump voter. The Miranda Willson Executive Features Editor Constantinos Angelakis Features Editors about the outcome of the election and According to Simas, election rhet- more important thing is the underlying Nina Joung President-elect Donald Trump, but oric has exacerbated these problems. ‘Why?’” he said. Becca Leibowitz rather about his observations of a per- “The ability to see each other is He continued by saying that a uni- Justin Krakoff Executive Arts Editor vasive rejection of facts and increased becoming increasingly difficult … versity setting is ideal for different John Gallagher Arts Editors Eran Sabaner personal and social stratification as People are beginning to say things points of view to be expressed and Isaac Brown Assistant Arts Editors products of political division. like, ‘I don’t even understand how explored but that this necessitates a Jocelyn Contreras Alison Epstein “The way we talk about our politics they believe what they believe.’ And determination to listen and under- Elliot Storey and, frankly, the way we talk to each once you have that level of abstraction stand a different perspective. other is something I’m deeply con- where it’s not your neighbor or fellow “It requires people to be able to with- Emma Henderson Executive Op-Ed Editor Shannon Geary Cartoonists cerned about and something that we’re American and it becomes ‘the other,’ stand the voices of critique on the left Stephen Dennison going to be spending a great amount then the coarseness of our politics goes or on the right and basically say, ‘This is Allie Merola Miranda Chavez Editorialists of time post-January 20 dealing with,” into a cycle [where] frankly, given the important, I’m going to do this, I’m going Frances DeFreitas he said. “Civic engagement isn’t just an way elections run, those fissures are to listen.’ It requires people, even though Eriko Koide Anita Ramaswamy action to fill the day. It literally goes to deepened,” he said. you believe deeply about something, Noah Weinflash whether or not a pluralistic democracy Simas repeatedly stressed personal for the purposes of the conversation… can function.” connections and genuine listening as putting that … aside,” he said. “That’s a Phillip Goldberg Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors Simas explained that some of the effective strategies to transcend the hard thing to do, but I do believe once Maddie Payne polarization was due to technology and chasms that have grown between peo- that begins it’s infectious.” Eddie Samuels Maclyn Senear Josh Slavin Brad Schussel Assistant Sports Editor Rosenberg praises Obama, critiques Clinton campaign

Max Lalanne Executive Photo Editor DEMOCRATS Rosenberg argued that this election Rosenberg argued that the chal- Mia Lambert Photo Administrator continued from front was not a rejection of the Democratic lenges facing Obama when he came to Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers said that the focus should be on people who Party and that the situation was actually office were the largest any president Scott Fitchen are currently not voting due to disillusion- much more complicated. has had to deal with. He pointed out Jean Gonzalez Kevin Ho ment and Gallagher urged the party to fight According to Rosenberg, Clinton lost that since Obama has been in office, Thaw Htet voter suppression. the presidency because her campaign the unemployment rate has decreased Lilia Kang Sitara Rao After the discussion, panelists took ques- was poorly run. Rosenberg argued that to 4.6 percent, net incomes have been Evan Sayles tions from members of the audience. Clinton did not campaign enough, and rising since 2013, the deficit has been Zachary Sebek Alexis Serino The second part of the symposium was because she was off the trail for about halved, the stock market is at an all- Seohyun Shim a keynote speech by Simon Rosenberg 25 days during the last 10 weeks in time high and the crime rate is down. Angelie Xiong Ezgi Yazici (LA ’85), founder of the New Democrat the election, she was unable to build a Rosenberg concluded his speech Network, member of the Tisch College direct connection to her supporters. by insisting that, moving forward, the Board of Trustees and former candidate “They blew this election,” he said. country has to be focused on the PRODUCTION for Democratic National Committee “The Hillary campaign screwed up. economy, security, political reform David Westby Chair. They misread what was happening on and policy renewal. He encouraged Production Director Rosenberg said that he did not share the the ground.” all students to view the glass half full

Allie Merola Executive Layout Editors same frustrations as the panel speakers, as the He also disagreed with the panel speak- rather than half empty, saying that Sebastian Torrente Democrats have won the popular vote in six ers’ critical assessment of Obama’s presi- there is still a path forward for the Lilia Aronoff-Aspatur Layout Editors Jewel Castle out of the last seven presidential elections. dency and said that the Democrats often Democratic Party. Brianna Mignano “There are just more of us than them do not give Obama enough credit. “We are not dead yet,” he said. Emily Sharp Astrid Weng … there are more people that identify as “Obama has not been anything but a After the speech, Rosenberg took ques- Ezgi Yazici Democrats than Republicans,” Rosenberg said. good president,” he said. tions from members of the audience. Alice Yoon

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Eleanor Harvey Ad Manager SEOHYUN SHIM / THE TUFTS DAILY Simon Rosenberg (LA ’85), president of the New Democrat Network, answers a question from an audience member at a Tufts Democrats panel event, “The Future of the Left,” on Dec. 8. Features 3 Friday, December 9, 2016 tuftsdaily.com History on the Hill: Greek life at Tufts by Constantinos Angelakis equality because of their Universalist faith, or national origin were allowed to remain Greek life at this time, he explained, is that Features Editor a religion that has historically harbored undisturbed,” Miller wrote. “However, any many fraternities and sororities at Tufts live progressive attitudes toward women. established after 1955 were to be recognized in university-owned houses. The presence of Greek life at Tufts stems “It seems that by inviting their female only if no such restrictions existed.” “[Mayer] helped really put [in] a lot of back almost to the foundation of the uni- classmates into their fraternity, the men At that point in time, Greek life largely oversight,” Trantanella said. “He gave them versity. Zeta Psi was the first fraternity at had decided to practice what they would operated outside of the university’s over- the ultimatum. He said, ‘Either you clean up Tufts; It started in 1855, three years after soon be preaching,” Trantanella wrote in sight. While faculty committees, student your act, or I will kick you out.’ But he gave Tufts was founded, according to an 1864 the article. organizations and the Board of Trustees them the chance to change, to toughen the Tuftonian from the Tufts Digital Library. Nonetheless, the organization’s co-ed debated the university’s policies on policing resolve and be more of a positive influence Sororities were also founded early in status was condemned in 1893 by the trust- discrimination clauses within Greek institu- on the community, rather than this separate Tufts history, with the first one, Alpha Delta ees, who had also opposed the acceptance tions, the conversations were largely tabled entity that was doing its own thing and not Sigma, forming three years after Tufts went of women at Tufts for years prior. Heth by the university. always doing good things.” co-educational in 1892, according to Russell Aleph Res dissolved in 1904, and no other Throughout the 1960s, many Greek orga- In recent years, Greek life at Tufts has Miller’s “Light on the Hill,” a work from the co-ed fraternity arrived on campus until nizations went out of favor among students, grown, as have the university’s efforts university digital archives. ATO of Massachusetts was established at partly because of continued racial and eth- to work more closely with Greek orga- Historian Charlie Trantanella (E Tufts 70 years later. nic restrictions on memberships. In the nizations, according to Judicial Affairs ’89) is currently working on a book about After World War II, fraternities and soror- 1970s, some organizations struggled finan- Administrator Mickey Toogood. As of Tufts’ history with student organizations ities came under closer scrutiny for their cially due to low membership and interest. spring 2016, approximately 24 percent of and Greek life. Trantanella was a mem- membership clauses and constitutions, Despite this, some of the organizations Tufts students were members of fraterni- ber of the Sigma Nu fraternity during his which officially or through “gentlemen’s persisted and reformed, bringing involve- ties or sororities, compared to 13 percent time at Tufts. agreements” generally excluded black peo- ment back up in the 1980s. Black students in fall 2013. “When I joined … the oversight of the ple, Jews, Asians and other religious and and other minorities also began pledging at Toogood said that notable changes to fraternities and sororities, in general, was racial minorities. citywide chapters of historically black frater- the system in recent years include the less than it is today,” he said. “Each chap- “There was a lot more scrutiny, especial- nities and sororities. revitalization of the Multicultural Greek ter acted as its own little entity. There ly in regard to their membership policies, Trantanella noted that the university Council and the addition of the Kappa was no coordination for things like rush because the [U.S.] army had just fought became more involved with Greek orga- Alpha Theta sorority in fall 2013. week or worrying about if people had … a war of tyranny against Adolf Hitler and nizations under the leadership of Former He also pointed to the creation of the a high enough grade point average to join the Empire of Japan,” Trantanella told the University President Jean Mayer. Greek Life Advising Team in fall 2015 as a chapter.” Daily. “And so democracy had triumphed, “The administration really stopped another major change. Through his study of the archives and his- the good of the people had triumphed, and caring about fraternities … and then they “[The Greek Life Advising Team] tory of Tufts since its foundation, as well as then we come back to campus and now all [started] really to care about them again in enhanced existing support, giving each from his time as a student, Trantanella said of a sudden we’re going to segregate every- the late 80s,” Trantanella said. chapter their own advisor on campus and he has noticed that perceptions of Greek body by race and religion. And a lot of the Compared to other schools in the facilitating closer partnerships between life on campus have changed significantly students especially responded against that. New England Small College Athletic students and staff,” Toogood told the Daily throughout Tufts’ history, sometimes just They wanted to see, ‘We worked together Conference (NESCAC), Tufts was and still in an email. over the course of a few years. to win the war, why can’t we work together is an exception regarding its continued Though the nature of disagreement “Some years, there’s very little controver- here at home.’” support for Greek life. over Greek life at Tufts has varied over sy and everybody seems to be getting along. This conflict reached new heights in “Mayer … came under a lot of pressure time, the existence of disagreement on And other years, there seems to be quite a 1956, when two black students pledged from NESCAC presidents to close down campus today is not a new phenomenon, lot of controversy, kind of what’s going on Tufts’ Sigma Kappa sorority, and the soror- the Greek system,” Trantanella said. “And Trantanella said. right now,” he said. “And there are calls for ity’s national body took away the group’s he was not a fan of fraternities, I can tell “Fraternities and sororities have cer- major, drastic changes within the system. A charter, according to Trantanella and “Light you that.” tainly changed over the years. They’ve couple years ago, there was really nothing on the Hill.” In 1955, a faculty commit- Trantanella said that fraternities were changed practices, they’ve changed like this, and a couple years from now, it tee decided to take a stance on these provi- able to maintain their position after creating things that they emphasize, but there’s could be a completely different sentiment.” sions, establishing a “double standard” for connections with the administration and always been animosity between those in Trantanella said that these trends are newly-formed organizations, according to better connecting to and integrating them- the system and those not,” Trantanella partly related to media outlets’ coverage “Light on the Hill.” selves into the campus community. Part said. “There’s always been calls for of Greek life-related news. After looking “Fraternities existing before 1955 that had of the difference between Tufts and other change for things that people don’t like through old editions of the Tufts Weekly restrictive provisions regarding race, religion NESCAC schools that began to eliminate about them. That’s been constant.” — the first student newspaper founded in 1895, which is now known as the Tufts Observer — he recalled that a change in the paper’s editorial staff could have a huge effect on the coverage of Greek life news. “There’s a semester where you don’t see anything, and then there’s a semester where just every editorial was anti- Greek,” he said. “And then students leave for break, they come back, and you don’t hear anything for years.” Throughout Tufts’ history, these cycles have had some notable peaks and troughs. In 1853, a year after Tufts College was founded, two students from Harvard College approached a Tufts student to start a chapter of Zeta Psi, Trantanella said. Then, in 1856, a transfer student from Brown University introduced Theta Delta Chi, of which he had been a member at Brown. After Tufts went co-educational in 1892, the formation of sororities quickly followed. “By 1895, there were two sororities, and then a year later, there was a third,” Trantanella said. “It took the women a few years before they came in significant number[s].” In 1892, the first co-educational fraternity on campus, Heth Aleph Res, was formed by a handful of Universalist students at the Tufts College Divinity School. Trantanella wrote about this particu- lar event in a fall 2015 article for Tufts

Magazine, noting that these students COURTESY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES seemed to be more committed to gender Members of Heth Aleph Res fraternity pose for a photo in front of their house, which is now the Arts Haus, sometime between 1896 and 1897. 4 Friday, December 9, 2016 WEEKENDER

ZOE-RUTH ERWIN / NETTWERK 25 years into its career, Tufts’ Guster keeps on rocking Justin Krakoff “From our perspective, we started with get Guster off the ground, and Gardner, a Rosenworcel said. “You have four years to Executive Arts Editor a real umbilical cord to Tufts. All of our vocalist and guitarist, ended up severing invest in building up our following … and following, our friends, were fellow Tufts his ties with the Beelzebubs in order to on a grassroots level – that’s a great way to students,” Rosenworcel said. “I remember fully devote his time to Guster. Without a start a career. There was no real internet For most Tufts students, Guster needs the first time we headlined the Paradise major label, the group had to buy its own in the 90s … When we started, we were no introduction. The indie rock band – Rock Club in April of 1995 … Tufts came van in order to drive around the country sending postcards to our fans, posting fly- consisting of Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner, out [in] droves.” and play shows, which was the beginning ers on the telephone poles of Tufts. People Brian Rosenworcel and Luke Reynolds — Though Tufts brought Guster together, of the Guster brand. were so sick of seeing [Guster] flyers on came of age here on the Hill in 1991 and starting a band in college had its difficul- “We built it up very organically,” campus, because every time we had an is now in the midst of celebrating its 25th ties. Sacrifices had to be made in order to off-campus show, we anniversary. In honor of the occasion, would promote the Rosenworcel, the group’s drummer, sat hell out of it at Tufts.” down with the Daily to reflect on the This special group’s long history, beginning with its relationship with very own Tufts experience. Tufts has remained “We met during [Tufts Wilderness untouched at its core, Orientation], and I think we said we even as the group would jam some time. That actually has grown in prom- took a while, but we formed a friend- inence. Indicative of ship,” Rosenworcel said. “[Miller] and this is the fact that [Gardner] lived in Houston [Hall] and the group has played Carmichael [Hall], and I lived down- Spring Fling twice, in hill in South Hall [now Harleston Hall] 2006 and 2012, and during its inaugural year. So, I made a each time it has felt concerted effort to go uphill and insert like a sort of home- myself and my bongos into the dorm coming. That is not jams when they started. They were both to say, however, more musical, they had singing ability, that Guster itself they could play chords … But I was, like, hasn’t changed over the guy from downhill that kept insist- the years, mainly due ing on showing up with his bongos, and to the ever-changing that’s how we formed, in a dorm room. nature of the music We didn’t need rehearsal space … to industry. write songs together on our acoustic “When you’re instrumentation.” able to witness an It was out of these initial hangouts that industry for 25 the group really came together at Tufts. COURTESY ADAM KLEIN years, you [have They played their first show at Lewis Hall to] adapt to it, but right before winter break. The open mic you’re able to have night saw the group perform a mix of Left to right: former band member Joe Pisapia, Adam Gardner, Jay Leno, some perspective covers, which kicked off their transition Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel on The Jay Leno show in 2003. on it,” Rosenworcel to playing at campus parties, Hotung Café said. “For us, we’ve and the dining halls. been fortunate that Friday, December 9, 2016 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY W 5 we haven’t really been at the mercy their music once more, some- of the sinking industry because thing of a full circle moment — we never made any money from Guster’s relationship with its fans record sales. We always made our remains strong, a testament to its money touring … But, we’re a bit ability to carve its own success. of a relic these days, because we’re Continuing in this vein, Guster a band that just goes on the bus is returning to the Paradise Rock and plays for our fans and our fans Club for four shows this January, keep coming. Not a lot of bands do as the venue was the site of its that anymore.” big break after it won a Battle of Guster’s commitment to the Bands there. With the club its fans despite changes in the being the site of many personal industry has enabled the group memories for the band, it is also to grow stylistically without los- representative of the group’s own ing that bond with its support- Tufts experience — still shaping ers. The warm reception to the their lives all these years later. group’s last album, “Evermotion” In the end, Rosenworcel (2015), symbolizes this trust, as summed it up: “I found this thing the group embraced new-wave where I was making music with ambience and soft keyboard my friends, and people were lines that are currently in vogue responding to it. That created in the indie scene but still man- within me and my bandmates a aged to sound like themselves. drive — we wanted that. You work This experiment is just one for that once you discover it. For chapter in Guster’s whirlwind of us, we were lucky to find that at a music career and show its con- 18 or 19 years old and dedicated stant willingness to push itself ourselves to it. For a lot of peo- musically. ple, whatever that is doesn’t come TAMMY LO VIA FLICKR “We abandoned the dorm Guster poses for a promotional photo around till a lot later. But if you do room instrumentation around what you love, you won’t work a 2002,” Rosenworcel said. “I in 2013. day in your life. There’s a truth to started playing a drum kit the fact that you’ll be more driven instead of just hand drums and work hard … to achieve some- and added a lot of keyboards and bass groups out of the 90s have done. thing you’re passionate about.” – things that didn’t used to be in our Rosenworcel said that aging has brought had a degree of mainstream success, and Even though not all Tufts stu- instrumentation. Suddenly, there was the group “groovy maturity,” ensuring one that’s not what we’re really striving for. dents may become rock stars, these sen- this feeling of being unshackled … As far album never sounds like the other and the But we sense that there is a classic song timents hold true, asking all students as longevity goes, reinventing yourself is music never loses its spark. or a classic album still in us. And it doesn’t to never settle and find their own niche critical.” Rosenworcel elaborated upon this pas- [matter] how many years we’ve been at it, – whatever that may be. This drive has continually pushed sion, stating, “Every time it comes time we could still hit it.” Guster to grow, instead of remain- to make an album, we still feel like we With the group making the decision ing a nostalgia band as so many other have something to prove. We never really to incorporate hand percussion back into

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Thursday’s Solution Friday, December 9, 2016 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY Sports 7 Assistant coaches share experience, strong rapport from recent playing careers ASSISTANT COACHES the respect of the guys I played with.” the team and pursuing national champion- a coach and a player,” Trevorrow said. “He continued from back Brown, Uppgren and Sax were all part of ships is the number one goal of the program.” understood what it’s like to be a player, hav- needs to take place [for] us, as we kind of national championship-winning teams. Men’s The leadership positions that these for- ing only graduated last year, so it was really already know the system, which is a huge soccer won the 2014 NCAA Championship mer players held helps smoothen the tran- nice to have someone that could guide us advantage,” Sax said. “It’s personal to us — we and men’s lacrosse took home consecutive sition from peers into a more professional through our first year and the new challenges love Tufts lacrosse, we love the program. It’s NCAA titles in 2014 and 2015. Men’s soccer relationship. that playing college soccer for the first time not just ‘it’s just coaching, it’s just my pay- also won the national championship this “What helps that is that both of us had would bring.” check,’ it’s also our family. Tufts lacrosse is season, so Brown joins the exclusive club of pretty significant leadership roles as players Trevorrow and Brown both play outside family to us, and we want to do everything individuals who have won national titles as in our time,” Sax said. “You keep all that midfielder and both wore the same jer- to protect the success we built here. The guys both player and coach. The current players leadership and get rid of the things that sey number, 14. Brown’s familiarity with the know that we are family too, so that’s a huge can trust their assistant coaches to embody wouldn’t be appropriate for a player-coach position put him in a strong position to help advantage.” and help maintain Tufts’ winning culture after leadership.” Trevorrow develop. The same is true in soccer. Shapiro noted having played at the highest levels of Div. III Shapiro recognizes the challenges that “He could guide me in a way that was that as a result of the short preseason and competition as Jumbos themselves. come with the shifting dynamic coming with unique to him, [and] I learned a lot of offseason to coach players in NESCAC, having “I think it’s more useful than just having the new position. what I did this year from him,” Trevorrow coaches who are familiar with the system the coaches themselves,” lacrosse sophomore “I think the biggest challenge is there for said. “He knows what it’s like to start out, allows for valuable individualized training. midfielder James Firpo said. “It’s better for all the young coach, having to establish a line of what level is expected of a left winger and “When your staff can be diverse enough the kids who had them here as teammates, ‘our relationship isn’t what it was, now that the kind of situations we are put in. He’s to have specialization in different areas of the because the bond between us is now stron- I’m working with as a staff’,” Shapiro said. coached me a lot in terms of my one-on- team, there’s a great ability to actually coach ger than it could have ever been. I think it’s “I think [Brown] trying to set those bound- one play, how to be relaxed on the ball, one-on-one, talk about specific situations,” an incredible dynamic to have them as our aries with friends could be a challenge, but tactical ways I could change up my game. Shapiro said. “I think [Brown] has brought a coaches, because they know the best for this [Brown’s] always been a guy whose taken his The individual help I’ve gotten from him, lot to our outside midfielder play because of program, everything it’s about, everything it soccer very seriously, and that if he was going it’s something I really appreciated.” his intimate knowledge of our system and, could possibly be about.” to do [coaching], he was going to do it right.” Tufts’ leading goalscorer this season, frankly, his ability to be successful in it.” Nevertheless, there are some new profes- Even so, Shapiro added that the value of senior forward Gaston Becherano, said that Brown explained that having a former sional boundaries that need to be drawn for having an former player on the coaching staff Brown helped galvanize the team in the right player around helps foster a sense of trust the players-turned-coaches to effectively do can help some of the younger players transi- direction in its recent championship victory and unity within the program, particularly their jobs. tion into their college experience. in Salem, Va. because they have fought similar battles and “I think if both parties want to have a suc- “[Brown’s] still someone who’s really “I roomed with [Brown] on the trip shared similar experiences as current players. cessful player-coach relationship, it has to be approachable, someone who they can come [to Nationals], and I kept speaking about “I think [having a former player on the a different dynamic,” Sax said. “That’s not to speak to about their college experience,” how cool the experience was,” Becherano coaching staff] helps because I’m familiar with say we’re not ourselves, [because] we certainly Shapiro said. “It’s important in a program to said. “He pulled me aside and said, ‘yeah, them, [and] I hope I’ve earned their respect in are, but we can’t necessarily have the same have guys who are approachable and very it’s a cool experience, but I still want the past few years playing with them,” Brown relationships we had with players. Do we talk aware of what the current player is dealing you to focus on the goal. Enjoy it, but said. “I think it helps me to have been there about things outside lacrosse? Absolutely. with and help them navigate.” you’re coming here on a business trip.’ He … they can look to me and say, ‘okay, he was Do we have meaningful relationships with First-year Zach Trevorrow was grateful for actually helps people to get in the right running suicides at 7 a.m. in the offseason those guys and connect on a personal level? the technical and emotional support that mentality for the game, and I think that’s with me, he was coming in for preseason and Absolutely. But we can’t have that dynamic [of Brown has offered this year. something only he can do, because he’s working hard.’ Having been there and done hanging out with the guys in the off-campus “I think Connor has been a really big men- been a player and people have seen him that has definitely helped me earn and keep house on the weekends] anymore. Obviously tor for me this season, kind of in between as as a friend and respect him.”

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MEN'S ICE HOCKEY Tufts duels Williams to draw, outscores Middlebury 5-3 by Phillip Goldberg Senior goalkeeper Mason Pulde praised Executive Sports Editor Kavanagh’s performance, adding that it was not unique to this weekend. Tufts hit the road last weekend for a dou- “It may seem just because he had two bleheader against NESCAC rivals Williams goals this weekend against [Middlebury] that and Middlebury. The Jumbos never trailed in he played especially well, but he’s always one the 3-3 tie against the Ephs on Friday and led of the most dominant guys on the ice whether the Panthers from start to finish in a 5-3 win it shows up in the box score or not,” he said. on Saturday. Tufts’ overall record is now 5-1-1 First-year forward Tyler Scroggins netted and the team ranks second in the NESCAC Tufts’ final goal of the game with just under behind No. 12 Colby. The wins were a drastic 14 minutes to go. Down 5-1, the game was all improvement compared to this point last season but over for the Panthers, though they added when Tufts dropped home games to Williams two points before the final buzzer, including and Middlebury and carried a 1-4-2 record. a second score from Conrad, to finish at 5-3. “Last year was kind of a transition season Middlebury pulled its goalie and Tufts with coach [Pat] Norton[’s], first season under committed a late penalty, causing a six-on- his belt,” senior tri-captain defenseman Sean four situation, which Tufts was able to kill but Kavanagh said. “That was kind of like a cul- still frustrated Norton. ture shift, we were trying to focus on chang- “For any team, six on four feels nerve ing the culture of the team. Now this year, wracking,” Norton said. “I never felt like we EVAN SAYLES / THE TUFTS DAILY Senior tri-captain defenseman Sean Kavanagh skates with the puck in the home opener once we’ve already accomplished that, we were in jeopardy of losing the game, but a against the Trinity Bantams on Nov. 18. can focus more on the Xs and Os and … not game that we were in complete control of, we have to worry about any administrative tasks made a little more difficult for ourselves and or worry about how to get the jerseys. Right we’ve got to get better there.” — down is no easy feat and junior forward Pulde added that this three goal target also now we are just focusing on hockey and the Friday’s contest against Williams was more Colby Cretella converted the Eph’s only power makes playing goalie easier. results have shown.” tightly contested than the Middlebury game play goal of the contest to tie the game at “Anytime your team can put up three or The Jumbos killed an early hooking pen- and neither team gained enough of an edge 3-3. Even overtime could not decide a winner, more goals, that just takes a load off for the alty against the Panthers before going up in the first period to score. Brown got the as neither team scored in the extra period. goalie,” Pulde said. “Going into the game, when 1-0 just 6:45 into the first period, as junior best of sophomore goalkeeper Michael Pinios “We kind of gave a point away at Williams,” you know your teammates are going to put up forward Oliver Takacsi-Nagy scored his first during a power play early in the second peri- Kavanagh said. “Last year, once they tied it up, a certain number of points, there’s just a lot less goal of the season. Takacsi-Nagy collected the od to put Tufts on the scoreboard first. First- we might have blown that game and ended pressure on you so it’s just a lot easier to do your rebound from senior forward / defenseman year forward Blake McIntyre’s second goal of up losing it, but this year we have a better job. That said, I go into every game expecting to Matt Pugh’s shot and slipped it past first-year the season at 12:29 into the second period mentality and we’ve been winning third peri- have a shutout ... but it’s a relief to know that if I goalkeeper Brian Ketchabaw. stretched Tufts’ lead to 2-0. Senior forwards ods so we were able to at least get the tie and make a mistake or two, they’re there to pick me Senior forward Greg Conrad answered Pat Lackey and tri-captain Mike Leary assist- everyone knows that a tie at Williams is a up, which they did this weekend.” right back for Middlebury just a minute and ed on McIntyre’s score. pretty good weekend.” Pulde, who usually switches off games half later, redirecting senior tri-captain defen- Williams answered back three minutes The Ephs outshot the Jumbos in every with Nugnes, protected the net in both con- seman Andrew Neary’s slap-shot from above later in the second period and struck first in period, finishing with 43 attempts to the tests this weekend. Both match-ups were the left face-off circle into the net. the third period, tying the contest up at 2-2 Jumbos’ 30. Tufts was more successful on emotional for Pulde, who transferred to Tufts Following Conrad’s goal, sophomore for- with 14 minutes to play. power plays, converting two of five attempts from Middlebury after his first year and who ward Clay Berger won a face-off in the offen- A game that seemed in the hands of the to William’s sole conversion on the same grew up watching his older brother Marc sive zone and netted his second goal of the Jumbos was suddenly up in the air. Brown, number of tries. Pulde play ice hockey at Williams. season on the same possession with 12:08 Tufts’ leading scorer with five goals and Tufts scored eight goals over the weekend “There [was] a lot of emotion when I played gone by in the first period. five assists thus far in the season, bailed his and met Norton’s goal of scoring at least three both those teams because … growing up I’d Tufts led the contest 2-1 entering the team out by converting on a power play with times per game. been to that Williams rink so many times to second period and Kavanagh extended 10:43 gone. Scroggins assisted on the play. “Last year I took a stat … and I just watch my brother play and Middlebury … I the lead to 3-1 with his first score of the “Brownie worked really hard this summer, threw out there, where would we be if we wasn’t on the team there my freshman year so season. During a five-on-three power play, he got himself into fantastic shape,” Norton had three goals in every game?” Norton there’s almost a revenge aspect going into that Kavanagh fired a slap-shot from above said about Brown’s performance. “He’s shoot- said. “The difference of a 10-10-6 record weekend every time we play. Obviously I want the left circle into the bottom right cor- ing the puck which has been helpful. There with a … let’s say .7 differential of a goal, to win every game and I’m excited to win ner of the net. It was the only goal of the were times last year where I’m not sure the we would have been 15-4-5 with just one every game, but there’s a little added incentive period despite Tufts controlling the puck [opposing] goalie actually needed to be in the more goal per game. My belief is, with our on the Williams [and] Middlebury games.” and nearly doubling Middlebury’s shot net when Brownie was out on the ice because team defense and with the solid goalten- Tufts hosts Bowdoin (4-4) tonight at 7 p.m. attempts 13-7. he was going to pass it or stick handle it out ding of Mason [Pulde] and [junior] Nik in the Malden Valley Forum before taking on Kavanagh added a second five-on- the door, but this year he’s really played hard [Nugnes], if we get three or more goals current NESCAC leader Colby (5-1) at home three power play goal in the third peri- every single game.” every game we give ourselves an oppor- on Saturday at 4 p.m. Colby and Tufts are cur- od on an assist from junior forward However, keeping the Ephs — last sea- tunity to win every game and certainly get rently undefeated in the NESCAC at 4-0-0 and Brian Brown. son’s NESCAC regular season champions points out of every game.” 3-0-1, respectively.

ASSISTANT COACHES From player to coach: Connor Brown, John Uppgren, Jon Sax by Yuan Jun Chee Brown knew from the moment he gradu- numbers and coaching the wide midfielders according to Uppgren. That helped Uppgren Sports Editor ated that there was no way Tufts soccer would when the game is underway. and Sax make up their minds about joining not be part of his life moving forward. “He’s a knowledgeable soccer player, he’s the coaching staff. This is the second part in a two-part series “To be honest, Tufts soccer has been my tactically very adept, he always had a good “We’ve had a great tradition of Tufts players featuring former Jumbo athletes who have family here for the past four years,” Brown relationship with younger players in the team, being coaches at Tufts, so that was something moved on to coaching careers. said. “The second I found out I was still going he’s incredibly passionate about Tufts soccer,” that sparked my interest early,” Uppgren said. Tufts athletics has recently experi- to be here, I started talking to coach [Josh] Shapiro said. “Those principles made me feel “It seemed like a great way to stay involved in enced widespread success across sports, and Shapiro about being on board. I didn’t really like he’d have a great influence and he’s been the program and the game itself, so when the a huge reason for that is the series of for- know what role I was going to have, but I knew an excellent positive mentor, just someone staff cleared out this summer, it seemed like mer players trading their spots on the roster I wanted to be part of this team, be part of to look at and talk to for young wingers who a great way to start, and there’s no place I’d for new positions on their respective teams Tufts soccer.” frankly need some guidance, and he’s been a rather be at, so everything lined up.” as coaching staff after graduation. The first Once Shapiro learned that his former big reason that they’ve improved as the sea- According to Sax, an added benefit is that part of this series covered women’s tennis tri-captain was staying at Tufts to further son’s gone on, a big part of our success.” former players are familiar with the program, assistant coach Samantha Gann and wom- his studies in structural engineering, he did Uppgren and Sax, both newly appointed which allows them to work better with the en’s basketball assistant coach Kate Barnosky. not hesitate to offer Brown a position on his as assistant coaches to the Tufts men’s lacrosse team in general. This installment tells the stories of men’s soc- coaching staff. Brown has so far been involved team this year, feel the same way about the “We play a very unique style. There’s no cer assistant coach Connor Brown (E ’16) in a variety of tasks in his new role, including lacrosse team that Brown does about the soc- indoctrination or reordering of thinking that and men’s lacrosse assistant coaches John preparing scouting reports, leading practices cer team. The lacrosse team has a tradition of Uppgren (LA ’16) and Jon Sax (LA ’16). focused on crossing and shooting in smaller Tufts players going on to be coaches at Tufts, see ASSISTANT COACHES, page 7