SPORTS FEATURE Kendrick Lamar’s ‘untitled, unmastered’ impresses hot off the heels of ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ Two senior lacrosse play- see ARTS AND LIVING / PAGE 6 ers drafted into Major League Lacrosse Gordon Institute establishes new Master’s of Science in Innovation and Management program SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE see FEATURE / PAGE 4 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 THE TUFTS DAILY VOLUME LXXI, NUMBER 30 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Tufts Labor Coalition protests non-union hiring at Tufts Talks event by Emma Steiner the summer, and the group claims that “We thought that Tufts Talks, an event and at the same time protect the workers News Editor the administration has continuous- intended to foster dialogue within the who work in construction, in the dining ly resisted signing a PLA. Tufts community, was a prime oppor- halls, and the dorms?” Doherty said. As Tufts faculty, alumni and parents The protestors occupied the sidewalk tunity to amplify workers’ voices in that Doherty explained that the Boston arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel on in front of the entrance to the hotel for dialogue,” TLC member Anna Gaebler BTC has made many attempts to nego- Boylston St. for a Tufts Talks event yester- about an hour and a half while the Tufts said. “Given that President Monaco and tiate with the Tufts administration, to day evening, they were greeted by approx- Talks event took place, chanting phras- distinguished alumni were in atten- ask them to sign a PLA and to partner imately 40 Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) es such as “What’s disgusting? Union dance, we thought it was a great chance with them in developing a safe working members protesting Tufts’ use of non- busting! What’s outrageous? Sweatshop to raise awareness about this issue.” environment at Tufts. union contractors. TLC and the Boston wages!” and “Hey hey, ho ho. Unsafe Outside the Four Seasons, Brian “We have time and again gone to Building Trades Council (BTC) have each construction’s got to go.” Doherty, the head of Boston BTC, and Tufts to say that we can partner with worked to ask the Tufts administration During the event, following a wel- Chelsea Feuchs, the hospital and high- them and time and again they say no,” to sign a formal Project Labor Agreement come speech by University President er education campaign coordinator for Doherty said. “We will be here every step (PLA), which would guarantee the hiring Anthony Monaco, there were various the Boston BTC, both gave speeches at of the way, we demand better…Please of union-only building trades workers faculty speakers, including Assistant the rally. Doherty said that this issue support the workers who support you for large-scale construction projects on Professor of Molecular Biology and is not just restricted to building trades everyday.” Tufts’ campus. Microbiology Bree Aldridge, Associate workers. Tufts’ willingness to hire union The protest came hours after mem- TLC was joined by several members Dean for Research at Tisch College Peter workers, pay reasonable wages and pro- bers of TLC met with Executive Vice of the Boston BTC, who held banners Levine and Professor of Psychology vide important benefits effects everyone President Patricia Campbell and Vice and handed out flyers to passersby. Aniruddh Patel. According to the event from students to dining hall workers and President for Operations Linda The Boston BTC has been protesting page, Tufts Talks intended to host “an janitors. Snyder earlier yesterday, according to and attempting to negotiate with Tufts evening of ideas, conversation and con- “How can we provide a space where administration since the beginning of nection.” students can learn in a safe environment see PROTEST, page 3 Tufts Muslim Student Association hosts ‘Spring into Islam’ event series by Hannah Uebele past month, with its last public event, lighted aspects of the religion to the larg- “We’ve held events on the intersections Assistant News Editor a cultural calligraphy night, occurring this er Tufts community, according to MSA of racism and Islamophobia, on domestic Wednesday evening. The series has President Obaid Farooqui. relief efforts spearheaded by Muslims in The Muslim Student Association (MSA) included workshops, discussions, inter- Tufts’ Muslim chaplain Celene the United States, on American-Islamic has been presenting its annual “Spring faith programming, prayer services and Ibrahim explained the topics which the “Spring relations at the grassroots levels and on into Islam” event series throughout the cultural events to present various high- into Islam” events have covered so far. the struggles and triumphs of minorities running for public office,” Ibrahim said in an email to the Daily. Beyond the community programming, she also noted that a forum will be held this Thursday for interested faculty and staff to discuss how to support their Muslim stu- dents and colleagues on campus. Farooqui, a senior, noted that he is pleased with the audience that the MSA has reached through this pro- gramming. “We’ve definitely gotten some really inquisitive people which has been good,” he said. “I feel that people have felt that they can come to our events because we’ve seen people that we’ve never met before.” Farooqui said he hopes that through “Spring into Islam,” the Tufts community will ultimately learn more about the the Muslim community and be open to further interaction with the MSA. “The overall goal…is for Tufts students to have a chance to interact with their fellow Jumbos who are Muslims, to form an impression of Islam and Muslims from their interactions with us, rather than from something that they might get somewhere ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY On Feb. 24 the Tufts Muslim Student Association hosted Islam 101 as part of the Spring into Islam series. 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BACK 54 / 40 [email protected] 2 THE TUFTS DAILY | NEWS | Tuesday, March 8, 2016 tuftsdaily.com THE TUFTS DAILY ‘Spring into Islam’ aims to raise awareness about Islam SARAH ZHENG Editor-in-Chief through MSA event series EDITORIAL SPRING INTO ISLAM “We are delighted that this year’s McGonigle believes that while the Nicholas Golden continued from page 1 ‘Spring Into Islam’ dovetails with a new MSA holds a series of events event Spring Mengqi Sun initiative being led by Tufts’ Interfaith semester, it is especially important to offer Managing Editors else and to be a good first introduction to Student Council — our first ever Interfaith these programs on campus now, given the Nicholas Pfosi Associate Editor what Islam is,” he said. Awareness Month,” he wrote to the Daily recent rise in Islamophobic rhetoric in the Arin Kerstein Executive News Editor Isha Fahad News Editors He also emphasized that interfaith pro- in an email. United States. Abby Feldman gramming is an integral part of the group’s MSA Interfaith and Social Justice “I think it is a positive sign that Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum initiative. Chair Amina Mohamed said that many people at Tufts, on all of our Emma Steiner “We’ve always had some kind of an events like these are important for campuses, are wanting to learn more Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editors Kyle Blacklock interfaith component [to these events] people to learn about Islam directly about Islam and find ways of being Gil Jacobson …and we try to give people a taste of from members of Muslim communi- better allies to the Muslim commu- Robert Katz Liam Knox different aspects that they might not ties. According to Mohamed, a soph- nity, starting here on campus and Catherine Perloff otherwise get from the daily dose of the omore, “Spring into Islam” events extending into larger social contexts,” Vibhav Prakasam Hannah Uebele news,” Farooqui said. help Muslim students and the Muslim McGonigle said. John “Joe” Walsh Ibrahim also noted that she works community take control of their own McGonigle also explained that one Kendall Todd Executive Features Editor closely with the MSA “to convene inter- narrative to provide a more direct of the best ways to become educat- Nicole Brooks Features Editors faith conversation, to dispel the many source to the students and faculty on ed about religious and philosophical Nina Joung Jake Taber gross misunderstandings of our religion, campus. diversity is by forming relationships Diane Alexander Assistant Features Editors to lift up enduring facets of cultural life “Oftentimes, the source for learn- with people from diverse backgrounds. Constantinos Angelakis Emily Cheng and to shine light on a number of import- ing about Islam is coming from main- “These programs help people to Emma R. Rosenthal ant contemporary conversations.” stream media, and not from Muslims, have a direct connection with Muslims John Gallagher Executive Arts Editor University Chaplain Reverend Greg and this can be problematic because it who are fellow students and colleagues Lancy Downs Arts Editors Justin Krakoff