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Partly Cloudy Read It First 70/62 THE TUFTS DAILY Est. 1980 VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 5 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 TUFTSDAILY.COM Testa named new director of LGBT Center

by Audrey Michael after one year to take on the Daily Editorial Board position at Tufts. "When this position became Nino Testa (G'13) was named available, I decided to leave the new director of the Lesbian the fellowship because I knew I Gay Bisexual and Transgender wanted to be at Tufts," Testa said. (LGBT) Center this July, offi- Testa earned his Ph.D. in cially assuming his role on Aug. English in 2013 from Tufts, 8. He replaces former direc- where he interned at the tor Tom Bourdon, who directed Women's Center and LGBT the center for six years before Center and worked as a staff leaving in March to become assistant at the Women's president of Greater Boston Center and the Asian American Parents, Families and Friends Center. of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). "I really loved my time at The search process for the Tufts working with students in new LGBT Center director particular," Testa said. "When began last spring, through con- I had the opportunity to lead versations with an LGBT focus one of these centers, I thought group comprised of faculty, it would be a great way to students and staff, according to reconnect with those students an email announcement from and to meet new students." Dean of Student Affairs Mary Gauchel, who worked with Pat McMahon this July. Testa in his time as a gradu- "From these conversations ate student, said Testa's experi- we sought a leader who could ence with Tufts and with gen- honor and build on the cen- der and sexuality studies and ter's first 20 years, support issues made him an excellent undergraduate and graduate candidate for the role. students' personal, academ- "He helped me develop the ic and professional growth vision of [the Women's Center] Courtesy of Alonso Nichols ... provide advocacy for and and helped me develop pro- Barbara Brizuela was named new dean of academic affairs for the School of Arts and Sciences. education on LGBT issues and gramming and execute pro- help lead our community in gramming ... and he's also real- a broader conversation about ly good at thinking about iden- Education professor Brizuela gender, sexuality, identity and tity in intersectional ways and intersectionality," McMahon complicated ways," Gauchel said in the announcement. said. "Because of his academic becomes dean of academic affairs Testa's appointment is set background, he has been able for two years, according to to engage students in thought- by Stephanie Haven department chairs and pro- The administrative reshuf- McMahon. Steph Gauchel, ful ways with language that Daily Editorial Board gram directors in Arts and fle began in March when for- director of the Women's Center, students were learning in the Sciences. Just as associate mer Dean of Arts and Sciences served as interim director of classroom." Associate Professor of deans serve as administrative Joanne Berger-Sweeney was the LGBT Center during the Gauchel said she has already Education Barbara Brizuela mentors to students, deans of named as the new president search process. begun collaborating with Testa (G '96) was named dean academic affairs support fac- of Trinity College in Hartford, Testa returns to the Hill after as part of the Group of Six, and of academic affairs for the ulty research and teaching. Conn., after serving as dean spending a year at the Feminist she said she admires his enthu- School of Arts and Sciences, "I think one thing I did since 2010. A search began Press in New York City through siasm and commitment to his assuming James Glaser's not realize as chair, perhaps this semester to find her per- a fellowship program with the position. former role after he was because no one told me, was manent replacement. American Council of Learned "I'm already impressed with appointed interim dean of just how available the deans Meanwhile, Brizuela and Societies. The fellowship was how he's come back to campus Arts and Sciences on June 1. are to answer questions, Bauer report to Glaser. Both intended to last two years, but Brizuela, a former chair of help out, meet [and] really he and Bauer, who started Testa left the Feminist Press see LGBT, page 2 the Department of Education, be available," Brizuela said. her role in 2012, made ver- began her new position on "You're hesitant to bother tical transitions within Arts July 15. the deans because you know and Sciences, originally com- Alongside the other Dean how busy they are, but we'll ing from the Department of Academic Affairs for Arts drop things in a second and of Political Science and the New app teaches and Sciences Nancy Bauer, attend to any urgent things children programming Brizuela sits at the helm of that come up." see BRIZUELA, page 2 by Kathleen Schmidt professor, has been design- Daily Editorial Board ing kid-friendly program- ming tools as the director of School of Medicine to research ScratchJr, a free iPad appli- DevTech for the last six years. cation that teaches five- to sev- Bers said that the original idea en-year-olds how to program for ScratchJr came from anoth- tuberculosis in new lab and was developed through er of DevTech's initiatives, a collaboration between Kids Invent with Imagination by Daniel Bottino Department of Molecular gens [and] that there were the Tufts Developmental (KIWI), which is a robotics Daily Editorial Board Biology and Microbiology at pathogens currently listed as Technologies (DevTech) project designed for children the School of Medicine. BSL-2, which as drug resis- Research Group, MIT Media to understand computer sci- The Tufts University School Leong explained that, since tance starts emerging in Lab and the Playful Invention ence using familiar objects: of Medicine received a permit being hired as chair, his goal many different pathogens, Company, was released to the wooden blocks. from the Boston Public Health has been to build on the may turn into BSL-3 patho- public this July. An Android Amanda Sullivan, Bers' Commission this June to operate department's commitment to gens," he said. version of the app is expected research assistant explained the Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory, research on disease-causing Leong noted that although to be released in 2014, fol- that with KIWI, each wooden which will be dedicated exclu- microorganisms. While Tufts the School of Medicine lowed by a web-based version block in the kit has a barcode sively to the study and research of operates many biosafety level will have its first BSL-3 lab, in 2015. that represents a particular tuberculosis (TB). two (BSL-2) labs, a BSL-3 facil- the Cummings School of Marina Umaschi Bers, a command. Kids can line up The new 1,700 square-foot ity will allow for research on Veterinary Medicine already professor in the Eliot-Pearson a block with an arrow point- lab will be a designated bio- dangerous airborne patho- operates its own BSL-3 lab. The Department of Child Study ing to the next block, and the safety level three (BSL-3) lab, gens, he said. lab's distance from the School and Human Development and according to John Leong, "I felt that we wanted to be an adjunct computer science see SCRATCHJR, page 2 professor and chair of the able to study BSL-3 patho- see LAB, page 2

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see FEATURES, page 3 see ARTS, page 5 2 The Tufts Daily News Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Testa aims to increase LGBT awareness, fos- Brizuela to support innova- ter discussion on campus tive teaching styles LGBT campus, he aims to make the Tufts — it's connected to peo- BRIZUELA "Sometimes lectures can be continued from page 1 campus more aware of LGBT ple back home ... and to the continued from page 1 really effective. I just think and is energized and ready to representation and provide larger community," Testa said. Department of Philosophy, lectures aren't always effec- move on things the LGBT cen- resources for students struggling "It's a good climate but what respectively. tive, and you need to use ter has already been working with gender and sexuality issues. a good climate buys us is a Brizuela, on the other hand, them as a tool only when you on and starting to create new "I think there's still work structure to do difficult work." came from the Department think they are." initiatives for the LGBT center to be done, as there is every- Testa also said that as direc- of Education, which is pre- Brizuela said that she will as well," she said. where, and I think having an tor, he hopes to create a space dominantly geared toward not, however, instruct teach- Testa said he is looking for- LGBT-friendly climate gives where all members of the Tufts graduate students, according ers how to teach. She does ward to working with students us the opportunity to have a community can explore gen- to Glaser. not have plans to revamp the and the Tufts community in more nuanced and friendly der and sexuality issues from "In this way, she adds common lecture model at his capacity as director of the climate to have more difficult personal, academic and activ- something different to the Tufts, but she said she would LGBT Center. He plans to work conversations about gender ist lenses, as well as a space leadership of the school," instead support faculty inter- with LGBT discussion groups, and sexuality," Testa said. to discuss how the Tufts com- Glaser told the Daily in an ested in exploring alternative including Team Q, speaker Testa said he would like to munity should look in rela- email. "As a longtime student classroom models. series and other departments see more courses on LGBT tion to gender, sexuality and of effective pedagogy, Dean "It's more about sup- and programs across Tufts to and queer issues and identi- other types of identities such Brizuela has much to offer porting faculty who want advance his goals for the center. ties, as well as more LGBT and as race, ethnicity, citizenship the departments and faculty to explore other things," "I love doing this kind of work, queer-friendly residential and status and class. she will be working with." Brizuela said. "That, I think, I love social justice education, I academic policies, including "People come to the cen- While serving as dean, is the purview of my role. If love developing mentoring rela- bathroom access. He also said ter with all of [these] different Brizuela said she will remain a faculty member wants to tionships with students, in par- it was important to have a needs and experiences; there an associate professor in the engage in this kind of devel- ticular as related to gender and strong personal development isn't just one reason you want Department of Education. opment, I want to be sup- sexuality issues," he said. network for students explor- to go to the LGBT center, and She will also teach two portive of that, as opposed to Testa said that while he feels ing LGBT and queer identities, I want it to be a place that's courses this semester, work a top-down approach, which the Group of Six has worked hard both on and off campus. mindful of all the intersection- on three National Science I think would be not wise." to make Tufts an LGBT-friendly "Tufts doesn't exist just as al identities at Tufts," he said. Foundation research proj- One of Brizuela's new ects and mentor six PhD responsibilities as dean, mak- students. ing hiring decisions, will be Although her previous edu- familiar to her, as she has cation research has focused participated in hiring deci- on students younger than the sions in the past. According university level, Brizuela said to David Hammer, the chair of her studies regarding early the Department of Education, childhood and elementary Brizuela already has experi- classroom models translate ence in this area, having hired into tools applicable for Tufts. him four years ago. She said she recognizes the Hammer said it is Brizuela's importance of "designing a wisdom of thinking about the learning environment where school on a larger scale" that you are building on students' sets her apart from others. ideas." Brizuela explained "Barbara has this won- that this goal often requires derful calm wisdom that will going beyond simply lectur- make her a great dean and I ing students. think made her a great chair," "Research shows that just Hammer said. "She's a tough telling students something act to follow. She gets things isn't going to necessarily lead done, but with a calm surety to learning," Brizuela said. to her that kind of rubs off."

BSL-3 lab to open soon LAB that the danger of TB neces- continuedSchool from page of 1 Medicine'ssitates a lab dedicatedfirst entirely Caroline Ambros / The Tufts Daily of Medicine, however, made it to research on the disease. Nino Testa, who was appointed director of the LGBT Center in July, aims to foster wider discussion of gender difficult for researchers to use "There are strains of TB now and sexuality issues. the facility on a regular basis, that are not treatable with any Leong added. drugs that we have," he said. Planning for the new Arnold "Luckily we have not seen 8 Biosafety Lab began in the those strains in the United ScratchJr to facilitate childhood learning spring and summer of 2011, States, but they are see- Leong said. The state-of-the- ing them in Africa and other art facility has since been con- places, and we really need to through programming structed in the Arnold Wing understand TB ... a lot bet- of the School of Medicine's ter in order to come up with SCRATCHJR fine motor capacity kids have said. "Basically it's a way to Biomedical Research and appropriate treatments." continued from page 1 at that age, they can actually code without making any real Public Health Building at 136 The lab's principle investiga- robot will then read these bar- manipulate it and connect it errors. So there are ways you Harrison Ave. in Boston. tor will be Assistant Professor codes to create a correspond- themselves," she said. can use it that don't work, The lab, however, has not of Molecular Biology and ing sequence of actions, she But as iPads became more but there's no way to make a yet opened as a BSL-3 level Microbiology Bree Aldridge, added. common household items, syntax error, which takes up so facility. It currently oper- who specializes in TB research. "There's motors, wheels, a Bers had a new idea for engag- much time in regular coding." ates as a BSL-2 lab, but will She will begin work in the lab light bulb, there's a variety of ing young children in com- ScratchJr users program be upgraded to BSL-3 in the as soon as it is BSL-3 cleared, sensors ... and they can all be puter science that would take animated characters on an next two to six weeks after a according to Leong. attached and used," Sullivan advantage of the increasingly iPad screen by dragging puz- few minor updates are made, "Bree is a terrific research- said. "It has a purposefully accessible technology. zle pieces — which depict a Leong explained. er ... She has been able to plain aesthetic, sort of like Bers said she approached picture of an action — into He noted that once fully use engineered microfluidic a blank canvas, because we her colleague Mitchel their workspace and connect- functional, the Arnold 8 devices to be able to visual- always incorporate arts and Resnick, head of the Lifelong ing them, Strawhacker said. Biosafety Lab will be unusual ize the replication of micro- crafts and recyclables to help Kindergarten group at the "The app allows children for a BSL-3 lab. Research will bacteria at a single cell level, kids design and build and MIT Media Lab, who had to learn how to program ... focus only on one pathogen, so she's looking at individual think creatively — think of it been working on a program- by creating characters on this the TB bacterium, which fac- cells," Leong said. as much as an art project as an ming language for older kids: screen, animating the char- ulty members believe poses a This approach to TB engineering project." Scratch. She proposed a junior acters, creating the behaviors significant public health issue. research will allow Aldridge Instead of learning to pro- version of Scratch, using what for the characters by program- "In talking to people in the to differentiate between gram solely on a computer she learned about program- ming the sequences of action department, [we] thought drug-resistant and non-drug- screen, Bers said she believes it ming with young children that the characters can do and that tuberculosis is clearly resistant bacteria present in is important that children also through KIWI and what he use all kinds of multimedia," a worldwide pathogen, esti- a diseased individual, Leong use materials around them. had learned while creating Bers said. mated to infect a third of the said. Significantly, Aldridge's "Young children can learn Scratch. She added that the new app world's population," he said. research is surfacing the phys- programming," Bers said. "But While Scratch is an online will serve as an innovative way "It is spreading, and in par- iological reason for the effec- they need to have develop- programming language devel- for children to learn through ticular, drug-resistant organ- tiveness of multi-drug treat- mentally appropriate tools for oped for kids aged eight and programming. isms are spreading. This is ments, he added. learning how." older, ScratchJr is tailored to "The goal is really to allow an organism for which treat- Berman explained that the Sullivan added that the a younger market, according every young child to learn ment really hasn't changed School of Medicine is cur- construction kit is meant to to Amanda Strawhacker, the how to express him or herself in decades, and the treat- rently looking to increase be easy to use for children of ScratchJr project coordinator. using technology," Bers said. ment is extremely onerous the number of researchers young ages. "It was designed to be more "Programming allows us to see and difficult." who will work in the Arnold 8 "The final kit that we have accessible for people who don't the world in different ways ... Harris Berman, dean of the Biosafety Lab. now consists of a bunch of have the time to go through our goal is really to open the School of Medicine and pro- "We are hoping to hire easy-to-connect parts that and pick out the semicolons doors of technology literacy fessor of public health and another two TB researchers to are big so that with whatever in their code," Strawhacker for young children." community medicine, agreed join [Aldridge]" he said. 3

Featurestuftsdaily.com Music and dance groups work to increase communication, collaboration by Sophie Dasinger Daily Editorial Board

Tufts' vibrant music and arts scene is exemplified by the large assortment of student-run groups ranging from a cap- pella to tap dancing. A consequence of having so many, however, is the chal- lenge of communication and collabora- tion among them. Some collections of extracurricular activities have created umbrella groups that have existed on campus for years. Others, however, are still just begin- ning. The recently-launched newslet- ter Jumbo Music aims to increase com- munication amongst students with interest in music and the wide-ranging organizations. "[Mitch Mosk (LA '14) and I] both came into Tufts knowing that there's a lot of musical groups on campus, but we felt like a lot of the musical scene was very scattered," sophomore Nitesh Gupta, who co-founded Jumbo Music and is also the online editor of the Daily, said. "We want- ed to find a way to unite the scene, so we emailed a bunch of people and talked to the music department about their ideas." According to Gupta, the co-founders eventually discovered a simple but effec- tive way to connect students involved with the music scene and to urge others to attend events on campus. "What we came to as a starting point Nicholas Pfosi / Tufts Daily was a newsletter for all things music at From left to right, Michelle Herzog, Jack Cramer and Elliot Cobb perform in a dress rehearsal for a part of Katabasis, a student organized Tufts," he said. "The music department play written by Kellyn Henthorn on Feb. 23, 2014. would email us every week based upon what events they wanted us to share with under Pen, Paint, & Pretzels (3Ps), there is 3Ps President Alison Tai said. "It's easier tract at the beginning of each semester to the Tufts community. We ended up getting no existing umbrella organization specifi- to get together and hang out with all the make a request to use the space. If a group 500 subscribers or so." cally for dance groups at Tufts. people you want to hang out with and discontinues its use of the space, another Jumbo Music's focus is primarily music "It would be very useful to have a dance meet new people who are doing similar group is permitted to take the vacant spot. at Tufts, although it is not solely lim- umbrella," Sarabande President Natasha things to you even if they're in entirely dif- "[The availability of the space] is one ited to events happening on campus. Mitra, a senior, said. "For Sarabande we ferent groups." of the things I can see being really benefi- Groupmuse, a website that allows people have a lot of guest groups performing in For the most part, having an open line cial," Mitra said. to host semi-public classical music perfor- our shows, and if we had a time and place of communication amongst a variety of According to Mitra, not that many mances in the comfort of their own home, to meet every week or bi-weekly it would groups has few drawbacks. However, it students who participate in student- has also reached out to Jumbo Music. be really useful." can at times be difficult to manage a group run groups are also involved in the "[Groupmuse] was started by a Tufts According to Mitra, Sarabande reaches of such large magnitude. dance program. alum ... [so] we would basically adver- out to many different dance groups as "It's hard to keep track of everyone and "There is some overlap, but not as much tise for them through the mailing list," their shows near to fill eight to 10 guest shows are bound to happen at the same as I think there should be," Mitra said. "I Gupta said. performance slots in between their danc- time," Tai said. think a lot of people separate their aca- Members of the Tufts community are es. Some students participate in multiple Although these student groups current- demic life from their extracurricular life encouraged to submit event details to be dance groups, which allows for a certain ly operate independently of the academic [but] it would be better if we could find a advertised in the Jumbo Music newsletter. degree of communication, Mitra said. department, the Department of Drama way to integrate them." "We thought it was a cool way to unite While not focused on dance specifically, and Dance aims to provide as much sup- Mitra, who will graduate with a minor the people who are interested in music at 3Ps acts as an umbrella organization for port as possible to extracurricular groups. in dance, said classes can be very useful Tufts," Gupta said. Sarabande and a number of other groups. "The Tufts Dance Program can act as a to student dancers by giving them time to A diverse array of student-run dance These range from sketch comedy troupes platform to get the word out," Director of hone their technical skills. And in recent groups makes up a different niche at Tufts. like Major: Undecided to theatrical groups Dance Renata Celichowska said. years, both the Tufts Dance Program With the exception of guest performances like Bare Bodkin and Torn Ticket II. According to Celichowska, extracurric- and student groups have benefitted by in shows, though, there is very little col- "The cool thing about being an umbrel- ular groups can apply to use Tufts facili- strengthening their connection with each laboration. la group is that, especially with the 3Ps, ties for rehearsal space. The Department other. Though certain dance groups like you get to be the center of the performing of Drama and Dance states on its website "We're starting to create a better rela- Sarabande and Tufts Tap Ensemble fall arts community on campus," senior and that student groups must submit a con- tionship," Mitra said.

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Concert Review Movie Previews Saturday performances for Boston Calling shine despite rainy weather promise drama, tears by Greta Jochem Fans were rightfully dis- two hours until the gates were by Abigail Feldman Hardy) finds himself tangled in Contributing Writer heartened — spouting fears reopened around 8 p.m. Due Daily Editorial Board a robbery and investigation that of cancellation, asking fran- to the delay, performances by Fall film premieresdelves deeply into the neigh- A three-day celebration of tic questions about refunds both Volcano Choir and hip- Ticket sales for summer borhood's darker secrets. indie rock, pop and hip-hop and voicing concerns about hop mashup sensation Girl Talk blockbusters are declining and from prominent headliners like where to take shelter — but the were unfortunately canceled. the days are growing shorter, "The Skeleton Twins" The National, Lorde, Childish Boston Calling staff handled But headliners (by far the most which can only mean one thing: Many are already commend- Gambino and Spoon, Boston the unforeseen conflict surpris- popular artists of the night) Oscar season is approaching! ing Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig Calling Music Festival has ingly well and faithfully updat- Lorde and Childish Gambino And with the fall comes (hope- for their performances in this quickly established itself as a ed their official Twitter account were still able to perform. fully!) a whole bunch of really Sundance-acclaimed film, must-attend event for music with the latest news. Crowds "You guys are officially my great new films. which also hits theaters this enthusiasts. of people flooded across the favorite crowd in America right After the dearth of quality Friday. Twins Milo and Maggie Saturday's performances in street into Quincy Market and now!" Lorde told the audience. movie premieres that plagued have been out of touch for ten particular, although challenged a nearby parking garage to all of August — following the years until, after coincidental- by the weather, did not disap- wait out the storm for the next see CALLING, page 6 release of "Guardians of the ly considering suicide on the point fans. Festival-goers slow- Galaxy" on Aug. 1, few mov- same day, Maggie invites Milo ly trickled into City Hall Plaza ies have registered a heartbeat into her home. Together the throughout the day to hear among audiences and critics siblings reexamine their lives smaller opening acts like St. alike — film enthusiasts are to discover what went wrong Nothing, Clifflight, S. Carey, Sky likely thirsty for new cinemat- and slowly repair their rela- Ferreira and Bleachers. ic material. Luckily for them, tionship with each other. After indie-rock band The more than a few of these Oscar- Hold Steady finished their bound films open in just a few "The Disappearance of Eleanor set around 6 p.m., fans anx- days. So, without further ado, Rigby" iously awaited a rare perfor- here are some of the most antic- This tragic love story about mance from Volcano Choir, a ipated films of the season in a failing marriage, originally a mellow mixture of indie folk order of their release dates: two-part project with versions and electronic musicians led, titled Him and Her, appears in most notably, by Justin Vernon, "The Drop" theaters in its combined form the front man of Bon Iver. The James Gandolfini takes on his on Friday. The film, created over excitement quickly disap- final role in this crime drama a ten year period by director Ned peared, however, when the adaption of the Dennis Lehane Benson, examines a romance festival organizer announced novel, opening in select the- from the individual perspec- that, due to an impending aters this Friday. Gandolfini tives of the male and female lightning storm, all patrons plays the owner of a Brooklyn characters involved. Critics are were mandated to leave the Constanza.CH via Flickr Creative Commons bar that serves as the drop calling this a groundbreaking concert for safety reasons until New Zealand artist Lorde was charismatic and confident on stage at place for dirty cash dealings. the storm passed. Boston Calling. Bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom see MOVIES, page 6

A+ Outfits: Tufts' Sartorial Scene

The only feeling worse than being caught wearing a bad outfit is going unnoticed in a great one. So this semester I will attempt to document your "steez" (style + ease). Make sure to spend time between classes flexing outside of Tisch, the Mayer Campus Center and on the Academic Quad so I can take your picture and maybe get your phone number. —by Jack Kamin

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Jack Kamin / The Tufts Daily Fred Perry polo, All Saints jeans, Jack Kamin / The Tufts Daily Marc Jacobs Stinky Rat t-shirt, leather Red Wing boots Patterned kimono, lightweight dress, Keds "Everyone pretends like they didn't choose their outfit Chuck Taylor sneakers, American Apparel today, on the first day of school, right? I'm the kind of sneakers, geometric necklace backpack person that chooses my outfits every day... I bought the "Sneakers are an A+... I usually just think about what my "One hundred percent of the time, when in doubt, you go [pants] in a 32 even though I'm a 30 because they just grandma would wear - my grandma's got it figured out." denim and a black tee." stack much better... All Saints sells their s--- too skinny."

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Album Review Earth blends genres in experimental 'Primitive and Deadly' by Jake Taber Reforming in the early of "The Bees Made Honey." The of Rabia Shaheen Qazi of Rose Contributing Writer 2000s, Earth adopted a dramat- track oscillates between being Windows. She sings in lockstep ic change in style. Their 2005 dominated by that steady beat with the melody, adding a dark Out of metal's myriad genres effort, "Hex; or Printing in the and restless, clean guitar riffs and interesting top-note to the and subgenres, doom is one of Infernal Method," hardly fea- and varied instrumentals. The tone instead of operating inde- its most diverse and encapsulat- tured doom influences. Instead, styles of the two genres blend pendently, lending a mysterious the group adopted a cowboy- together, alternately surfacing and occult feel to the music. Primitive and Deadly western sound, featuring folk and submerging, creating a kind "It's all over now," Qazi chants instruments and twanging, of slowly revolving sonic stew. mournfully, "the devil's got you bluesy guitar. This sound, which In a further departure from down." Her words invoke famil- Earth Earth continued to explore in their recent works, the next iar doom landscapes of apoca- Southern Lord "The Bees Made Honey in the two tracks on the album both lypse and prophecy while the Lion's Skull" (2009) and "Angels include vocals, a first for Earth guitar screams through a wah ing. The doom label can and has of Darkness, Demons of Light, since 1996. The first of these, filter that whips the tone around been given to just about any- Part 1" (2011), was still dron- "There Is a Serpent Coming," like a long ribbon, making it thing low ‘n slow, from fuzz ped- ing and molasses-slow. While the features former Screaming vibrate and soar. al-laden half-hour-long tracks a record was instantly recogniz- Trees singer Mark Lanegan. "Even Hell Has Its Heroes," step away from white noise, to able by Adrienne Davies' plod- The instrumentals on the track quite possibly the album's best folk-inspired tracks that a novice ding drums, it left the listening pull back into expansive, coun- offering, indicates the whole Rosario Lopez via Flickr Creative Commons listener might simply label psy- community divided. Some fans try western minimalism to give breadth of the genre in a sweep- Mark Lanegan's vocals are imper- chedelic rock. still considered it doom; some Lanegan's voice room to work. ing gesture. Though it is imme- fect, and feel out of place with the In the nineties, Earth was a didn't classify it as metal at all. Unfortunately, while the music diately grittier and more pres- rest of the album's darker tones. band that took the low 'n slow "Primitive and Deadly," itself can be beautiful at points ent, featuring both occasional concept to its absolute extreme. released this week, is Earth's — often resolving into droning feedback and front man Dylan listener feeling the desolation "Earth 2: Special Low Frequency most recent work on the sections led by a clean, octave- Carlson's Black Sabbath-like and gloominess that the album Version"(1993), consisted of Southern Lord label. The first higher tone — Lanegan's vocals pentatonic riffs, these eventually tries to convey as a whole. tracks so long, droning and dis- track, "Torn by the Fox of the don't quite work here. He plays succumb to the inexorable pro- Genre purists may still dis- torted that they seemed more Crescent Moon," begins over up the husky, cowboy vibrato a gression of lower and rhythmic miss Earth's latest release, like the hum of some infernal a heavy, distorted, chugging little too much, and the shtick elements. Davies rhythmically insisting that it doesn't venture generator than pieces of music. rhythm guitar that harkens doesn't work well with the song's strikes a bell as the solemn pro- far enough into heavy metal The merit of the album wasn't back to Earth's early work. As strong doom tones. cession marches on, the hum- territory. Others will call a stick in its novelty — the very act of opposed to tracks on the pre- The second vocal track, ming drone walking alongside a a stick; though it's clearly not taking a genre to its core defini- vious "The Bees Made Honey," "From the Zodiacal Light," suc- persistent, monk-like bass line. the grinding sonic purity of tion — but in the texture of its those on "Primitive and Deadly" ceeds where "There Is a Serpent Finally, "Rooks Across the "Earth 2", the album is doom sounds. The band explored reso- couldn't be mistaken for any- Coming" fails. After an initial, Gate" rounds off the album with and it is certainly low 'n slow. nance frequencies and interac- thing other than metal. However chaotic smattering of riffs, the a better showing from Lanegan. More still will likely consider it tions of riffs and drones with this track helps "Primitive and track settles into a main section Much like "Serpent," it's a dark the band's best studio album innovation. Deadly" retain the bluesy ideals accented quite well by the vocals and bluesy tune that leaves the this side of 2000.

MFallOVIES films like 'Birdman'in this big-budget already film. In actor proclaimed best known for his role continued from page 5 order to prevent the human as superhero Birdman. As cinematic study in the way we race from becoming extinct, Thomson struggles to regain interpretcritical relationships. favorites McConaughey's character relevance by leading the pro- joins a group of interstellar duction of a new Broadway "This Is Where I Leave You" explorers on a journey into a play, he must somehow New comedy "This is Where wormhole, where they hope to reconnect with his daughter I Leave You," premiering Sept. find a planet capable of sus- (Emma Stone) and battle with 19, boasts an impressive cast taining life. "Interstellar" pre- his deteriorating sanity. including Jason Bateman, Tina miers on Nov. 7. Fey, Adam Driver and Jane "The Hunger Games: Jonathan K. via Flickr Creative Commons Fonda. After their father passes "The Judge" Mockingjay Part 1" Childish Gambino gave a lackluster and overconfident performance, away, the four Altman siblings, After years of being known Fans of the Hunger Games disappointing fans. now fully grown, are forced chiefly as Iron Man, Robert trilogy are no doubt looking to reunite in their childhood Downey, Jr. is drawing atten- forward to part one of the final home. Shenanigans undoubt- tion in his more serious role installment in the series, set Lorde overshadows Childish edly ensue. as a defense attorney in "The for release on Nov. 21. Teaser Judge," opening on Oct. 10. trailers show nascent revolu- Gambino at Boston Calling "Gone Girl" His character, Hank Palmer, tion in the fictional world of Based on the popular novel returns from the big city to his Panem, where rebel enemies CALLING grace made for a memorable by Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl," small Indiana home in order of the Capitol are looking to continued from page 5 performance that left fans eager directed by David Fincher and to represent his father (Robert Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) At only 17, the New Zealand to see the rest of her promising opening Oct. 3, has been called Duvall) in a murder trail. As to lead their fight. After the native is already a highly accom- career unfold. one of the most highly antici- he works to uncover the truth, trauma of competing in the plished artist, with numerous Lorde's polished perfor- pated films of the season. Nick Palmer begins to mend his games, does Katniss have awards and much acclaim from mance and genuine demean- Dunne (Ben Affleck) becomes relationship with the family he what it takes to be the face of both the mainstream and indie or differed dramatically from the primary suspect in a mur- left behind. the rebellion? spheres. Tracks like "Royals" and Childish Gambino's lacklus- der investigation after his wife, "Team" have topped charts and ter rap set. Childish Gambino, Amy (Rosamund Pike), disap- "Birdman or (The Unexpected It's interesting to note that earned her fame as a pop star. the rapper alter ego of actor, pears, leaving only a trail of Virtue of Ignorance)" several of these coming films Yet, on Saturday, Lorde proved writer and comedian Donald puzzling clues behind. This self-aware comedy focus on the value of family she had much more to offer than Glover, provided a less than about a washed-up actor, and the importance of mend- just a few catchy pop songs. spectacular ending to the "Interstellar" written and directed by ing broken bonds with one's From the second that Lorde night. Opening with "Crawl,” Last year's "Best Actor" Alejandro González Iñárritu, relatives. Perhaps this will stepped on the stage, she exud- he primarily played songs from Academy Award winner, is sure to be a trip. The film, become a growing theme as ed a confident and undeniable his most popular and recent Matthew McConaughey, plays opening Oct. 17, features '80s the year unfolds. For now, stage presence that noticeably album, "Because the Internet," a pilot and engineer living with Batman star Michael Keaton enjoy the season. See you at set her apart from many of her released last winter. His vocals his family on a dying Earth as Riggan Thomson, a waning the movies! peers. After a strong opening were decent, yet he oozed with one of her lesser-known overconfidence as he moved songs, "Glory and Gore," she around the stage with no sense demonstrated her maturity by of direction, his shirt casu- thanking the audience for their ally half open. Unlike Lorde, patience in the face of uncer- he made no effort to interact tain postponement. She also with the audience. Generally, apologized to the few bands non-fans of Childish Gambino that couldn't go on due to the likely would not have found his weather, before singing her Boston Calling performance way through her debut album, mind-blowing or even particu- “Pure Heroine,” released in larly entertaining, though the September 2013. At times, act was likely sufficient to keep her band and backup singers die-hard followers content. drowned out her voice, but Despite unpredictable weath- overall her sound was strong er delays, fans enjoyed nearly a and true to her album. full day of spectacular perfor- Lorde also prefaced her song mances. With Lorde's perfor- "Ribs" with a surprisingly per- mance the highlight of the eve- sonal address about her insecu- ning, Boston Calling's Saturday rities growing up, which reso- program was well worth the wait. nated with the audience of teen- It's clear that Boston Calling will Trent Wolf via Flickr Creative Commons agers and twenty-somethings. continue to grow and thrive Jennifer Lawrence reprises her iconic role in the next, much anticipated installment of the 'Hunger Lorde's musical talent coupled as one of the city's best music Games' series. with her stage presence and events of the year. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 The Tufts Daily ADVERTISEMENT 7

Portfolio Design Workshop 2014

Sundays, September 28 & October 5, 1pm – 4pm

Tufts University, Medford Campus, with Nathan Fash

This two-day workshop is intended for Tufts students and alumni who may be seeking employment or applying to graduate school programs requiring a portfolio.

A well-crafted portfolio is a central component of any graduate school application in design fields, and an essential vehicle for demonstrating one's abilities and accomplishments in a variety of professional settings. While its primary purpose is to present the creative visual work within, whatever form the portfolio takes -- be it physical as a set of spiral bound pages or hardcover book, or purely digital as a single portable file or presentation on the web -- it serves as an aesthetic piece in and of itself. In the end, a successful portfolio tells the story of the work while also offering some understanding of its author. It reveals characteristics of the unique individual while simultaneously displaying his/her skills and creativity.

During the first Sunday session we will explore different ways of thinking about the portfolio, look at strengths and weaknesses in a selection of portfolios created in the past, and highlight the importance of developing a strong personal vision for the project. Because realizing that vision requires some fundamental technical abilities, the second Sunday will demonstrate a workflow from digital photography to digital editing to printing, thereby covering basic yet critical techniques and technology used to capture, organize, design, and output the portfolio. Participants should attend both sessions.

Imagining the Portfolio Sunday, Sept. 28, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 11 Talbot Ave, Seminar Room

Digital Capture & Editing Tutorial Sunday, October 5, 1:00pm – 4:00 pm Tisch Library, Mark Computer Lab

Registration Required, Space Limited: Signup by Sept. 23 at the Dept. of Art and Art History office, 11 Talbot Ave., M-F, 9-5. A $25 refundable registration deposit required, which will be returned when you attend the workshop. For alumni, registration with contact information and checks made out to ‘Trustees of Tufts College’ can be sent c/o Rosalie Bruno, Dept. of Art and Art History, Tufts U., 11 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA 02155.

Nathan Fash is a designer at the architectural firm of Machado & Silvetti Associates in Boston, and adjunct architectural design studio instructor at Northeastern University. He has also taught architecture design studios at Tufts University, Harvard's Career Discovery Program, and Boston Architectural College, and been a guest critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He holds a Masters of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design as well as a BA in Architectural Studies and BFA in Studio Art from Tufts University and the SMFA.

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Tufts Dining is the largest student employer on Mark your calendars now! campus. We have a variety of positions in our many units helping out in catering, any one of Wednesday, Sept. 17th our coffee houses, and our retail and residential operations. You do not need Work 11:30 am-2:00 pm Study to work and we will train you if you do Dowling Hall Room 745 not have experience in food service. Some of our positions fill quickly, so if you have an Representatives from over twenty-five interest, please contact Nolan Karpinski, programs will be in attendance. Tufts Dining Student Coordinator, at All majors and class years welcome! [email protected].

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Editorial THE TUFTS DAILY Alexander J. Schroeder Campus renovations display admirable focus Editor-in-Chief Editorial on functionality, access Justin Rheingold Students walking across campus at bility for disabled students. Hodgdon now for renovation upon the completion Lily Sieradzki the start of this semester have encoun- has handicap accessible rooms and better of current construction projects, the Managing Editors tered what has, over the past few months, ramp access. The university’s consider- administration should have a compre- become a relatively familiar sight: con- ation for disabled students when mak- hensive campus dialogue on the pos- Patrick McGrath Executive News Editor struction workers, traffic cones and large ing planning decisions is welcome and sible construction of additional dorms. Daniel Bottino News Editors Jenna Buckle piles of dirt built up from the large-scale the administration should be commend- In the weeks and months to come, the Abigail Feldman Shana Friedman renovations that the university is under- ed for these important improvements. university should devote attention to Daniel Gottfried going. The university administration is Hopefully, the ongoing redevelopment of ensuring campus renovations do not Nina Goldman Dana Guth overseeing the development of some sig- 574 Boston Ave., the construction of the leave the needs of certain students and Stephanie Haven nature projects, from the new bio labs at new Science and Engineering Complex faculty members unanswered. Alexa Horwitz Audrey Michael 574 Boston Ave. and a new Jumbo statue, and other future renovations will retain Renovating campus facilities offers Kathleen Schmidt to less-advertised improvements to both that same attention. tangible improvements. Better and more Jei-Jei-Tan Denali Tietjen the Crafts House and Hodgdon Hall. Expansion that is comprehensive modern labs, updated classrooms, more Melissa Wang While construction can create obstacles and which takes into consideration the accessible spaces for disabled students Sarah Zheng and noise to students and faculty alike, needs of various university populations and the possibility of more living spaces Jessica Mow Executive Features Editor new renovations offer significant and is certainly welcome and should con- bode well for future Jumbos. In the midst Maya Blackstone Features Editors Hannah Fingerhut positive changes to our rather cramped tinue. With the price of living off-cam- of Tufts’ efforts to compete with schools Charlotte Gilliland Kendall Todd university. pus continuing to rise, additional atten- in our same tier, it is a promising devel- Jake Taber With Hodgdon Hall — which many stu- tion should be given to upperclassmen opment to see that our school has not Shannon Vavra Sophie Dasinger Assistant Features Editors dents would agree was in dire need of an who, in a few years, may no longer be forgotten the importance of the basics Mengqi Sun update — university administrators made able to afford living close to campus. so that students need the most out their Annie Gill the important choice to improve accessi- With other campus buildings slated time at Tufts. Drew Robertson Executive Arts Editor Dana Guth Arts Editors Nika Korchok Veronica Little Jennifer Lien Timothy Charouk Assistant Arts Editors Abigail Feldman Charlotte Gilliland Grace Segers Alex Connors Executive Sports Editor Alex Baudoin Sports Editors Marcus Budline Sam Gold Jake Indursky Alison Kuah Tyler Maher Jorge Monroy-Palacio Maclyn Senear Jason Schneiderman Chris Warren Steven Hefter Assistant Sports Editors Wil Glavin Annabelle Roberts Executive Op-Ed Editor Nicholas Golden Op-Ed Editors Susan Kaufman Ruchira Parikh Olivia Montgomory Ray Bernoff Amy Bu Cartoonists Keran Chen Jehan Madhani Ty Enos Jennifer Lien Kyle Allen Editorialists Bailey Werner Naomi Ali Chloe Perez Nicholas Pfosi Executive Photo Editor Praekarn Nirandara Senior Staff Photographers Annie Levine Photo Administrator Ethan Chan Sports Photographer John Hampson Matthew Schreiber Christie Wu Maya Blackstone Staff Photographers Alexander Knapp

Rachel Sheldon Executive Multimedia Editors Blair Nodelman Senior Multimedia Editor Aastha Chadha Multimedia Editors Ethan Chan Jade Chan Influx of new deans struggle in Dewick. Kristie Le Tanay Modi Nimarta Narang Josh Podolsky Grace Segers Off the Hill | University of Mississippi PRODUCTION Andrew Stephens Pump the brakes for Uber Production Director by Robert McAuliffe David Westby Executive Layout Editor of drivers who work on-call to drive In addition to their anti-competi- Betsy Allman Layout Editors The Daily Mississippian Hannah Fingerhut customers from point A to point B — tive legislation-skirting actions, Uber Kathy Lu claims they should not be held to the has shown itself to be determined to Montana Miller Let's get this out of the way: I'm no Reid Spagna luddite. same standards as other taxi fleets. sabotage even its fellow ride-shar- Noah Habeeb Executive Copy Editors A cab company that offers lower- Increasingly, this is being shown to be ing competition. Media website The Reena Karasin than-average fares and lets me call a bald-faced, anti-competitive trick. Verge uncovered Uber's intentional Aastha Chadha Copy Editors Hadley Gibson a cab with a smartphone app and By every legal definition, they should corporate-directed sabotage of its Nina Goldman pay with PayPal? My initial reaction be considered a cab company, but by competition service, Lyft. Calling it Kristiana Jordan Sophie Krakoff is "sign me up!" As someone who evading this definition Uber is able to "Operation SLOG," Uber has hired a Julia Russell doesn't own a car, I'm always look- outcompete other taxis by refusing to dedicated team to recruit Lyft drivers Vidya Srinivasan Rachel Salzberg ing for new, cheap ways to get around submit to state and federal regulations by calling in fake rides and attempting Jei-Jei Tan town. However, it seems Uber is show- placed upon taxi companies. to pay them off in order not to fulfill Yan Zhao Arthur Beckel Assistant Copy Editors ing itself to be too unethical to get my Cost-cutting measures like these their obligations. The recruiters get Jose Garcia business. Much has been made of the allow Uber to charge such low fares, a bonus commission if they are able Ryan Johnson Andrew Kager objections to Uber from taxi drivers but its hidden cost comes in the form to convince the Lyft drivers to work Serena Kassam Alison Kuah and their unions. The cynical have of harm to public safety and unfair for Uber. While Lyft uses many of Kate Mieher painted this opposition as a final gasp competition against taxi drivers. the same anti-competitive practices Rohan Rao Elliot Storey of a dying industry unwilling to inno- These regulations ensure that cabs are as Uber and places an outrageously Caroline Watson vate in the face of competition. But in accountable, safe and their drivers are tacky pink mustache on their cars fact, that couldn't be farther from the paid a fair wage. Uber is able to get (a damning offense to my aesthetic Nitesh Gupta Executive Online Editor truth. Cab drivers who have filed suit away with not paying insurance for any sensibilities), this is just more proof Qinyue Yu Marketing Director against Uber have stated they welcome of their drivers or cabs as well as not of Uber's commitment to cutthroat competition — after all, they face com- submitting to metropolitan regulations capitalism. BUSINESS petition from other cab companies all on cab operations. I won't begrudge anyone for using Daphne Wu the time and have no problems with While this may be less of a problem Uber. After all, it's cheaper and some Executive Business Director it. The difference with Uber, however, in Oxford, MS, in large cities like Seattle, who feel unsafe in standard taxis prefer Li Liang Receivables Manager is that they are not competing on an it has caused city councils to attempt it. Personally, I will not be using this Chris Chininis Ad Diresctor Jade Chan Ad Managers even playing field. Uber uses a dirty to ban the service in the interest of new service in solidarity with the work- Kristie Le loophole in order to outcompete other protecting consumers and safeguarding ing class cab drivers throughout the Tanay Modi Yiran Xu cab companies: it tries to claim that it the wages of taxi drivers. Already, Uber country upon whose livelihood Uber unfairly encroaches. If Uber wants to P.O. Box 53018, Medford, MA 02155 is not, in fact, a cab company. Because refused liability in a San Francisco law- 617 627 3090 FAX 617 627 3910 they "crowdsource" their drivers, Uber suit raised by the parents of Sofia Liu, a be allowed to compete, then it must [email protected] — a company that employs a fleet six-year-old girl killed by an Uber driver. play by the same rules as everyone else.

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Op-Ed Pakistan's Arab Spring by Manal Cheema ered was a more sinister truth. Extremists ring in Pakistan is that it rose as a pro- nal affairs differentiate Pakistan from its weren't attacking only Western ideals, but democracy movement, whereas Pakistan Arab neighbors. These differences will Since I was a young girl, I would visit rather indiscriminately killing Pakistani — a federal parliamentary republic — inevitably cause incredible difficulties and my parents’ homeland of Pakistan, trav- Muslims, Christians and Jews for political does not share the same absences of gen- perhaps even failure of a revolution in eling to the cities Lahore, Gujranwala, measures. Pakistan is changing, and its uine political and electoral processes or Pakistan. Faisalabad, Islamabad as well as my vil- people are paying the price. political subjugation. In 2008, the nation Regardless of the situation, Pakistan lage that was three hours away from In the last large election in Pakistan led a pro-democratic movement, result- is expected to change and it will. Sure, Lahore in the Punjab province. I absorbed Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister, ing in the resignation of former President Pakistan has corruption and poverty. It has the land with wide eyes and amazement, hosting the first peaceful transition in Pervez Musharraf and his draconian poli- education and infrastructural issues. It is listening to my relatives gab away in a Pakistani history. Nawaz Sharif, a man cies. With the election of Prime Minister riddled with health problems and human loud mix of Punjabi and Urdu. Sometimes, who had been forced out of power by Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan was able to witness rights violations. But that does not neces- I even tried to join the conversation. As Pervez Musharraf, brought great joy to its first peaceful transition of presidential sitate a revolution. Pakistan is not going much as I tried to get used to it, I would Western media as a harbinger of stability powers in its mere 67 years of history. The to change with revolution but rather by always long to return to the United States, to the region. However, as proven by last biggest risk Pakistan faces is falling to rejuvenating participation in the electoral a place I could understand and where month's revolution, that is no longer the anti-government protests, which began process, as well as substituting the current I felt accepted. As much as Pakistan is case. The largest loser of the election was in early August. As said in the Karachi- political elite with officials that can actually close to my heart, it was not my home. cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. based newspaper, The News, "disrupting change the political atmosphere and pass Nevertheless, my family returned there And now, Mr. Imran Khan has brought an democracy, demanding elected leaders legislation that will bring Pakistan up to every two years and I would notice shifts Arab Spring of sorts to Pakistan, demand- resign or grappling for power has never speed with the rest of the world. in the landscape. It became colder and ing the resignation of Nawaz Sharif and served Pakistan well." An Arab Spring in Pakistan will destroy harsher, and as a woman, more unsafe. his government in order to instill his The most important point to consider it. A faulty democracy over an imper- Pakistan was changing. ideas of equality. I have nothing against is if Pakistan can successfully absorb any fect dictatorship, scattered corruption in My parents visited last year while I was Imran Khan, but rather the sentiment change brought about by such a "spring.” government over draconian regimes and still at Tufts, but the stories they brought that this revolution will bring only trag- Can we risk being overrun by the terror- stratified security over rampant terror- back created more unrest in my mind, edy to the nation. ists that harbor in the ungoverned ter- ism — that is the case Pakistan faces now, especially echoing the apocalyptic proph- One reason is that Pakistan cannot ritory or risk another military coup or a but it is a better position than what this ecies about the instability of Pakistan mobilize across ethnic provincial and sec- regression in our social understandings? revolution may bring. As stated by Mr. in my Introduction to International tarian divisions, which are crucial to the Will it be possible to avoid falling into Sheikh, "given the current circumstances, Relations class. Things were changing. success of this revolution. Sindh, Punjab, extremism with unpredictable factions the societal texture and political division, While my home in Pakistan was ironi- Balochistan, Sunni, Shia and Christianity like Cleric Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri's Pakistan does not, in any way, seem to be cally located in a closed off compound all signify the incredible diversity of the PAT party riding on the tailcoats of Imran in a position to afford and absorb such a called Defense, there was only one exit region. Pakistan possesses a distinct social Khan? Can we prevent foreign powers change." This is especially so since only now with stern men with AK-47s man- heterogeneity that reflects itself in the (regional and extra-regional) from direct- 54.9 percent of the population is literate. I ning the checkpoint. The people had cre- political parties and their electoral man- ly intervening in Pakistan to seize its do not know everything about my country ated for themselves a curfew in the city of dates. As a result, if the revolution is "suc- nuclear weapons during the chaos? And of origin nor will I ever claim that. Since Lahore and women were scarcely seen on cessful" it is not a far off thought to believe will Pakistan be able to escape the situa- the revolution is already under way, I hope the streets. Shopping malls had increas- that there would be disputes that may tion that Syria is facing? that it succeeds and, by virtue, I am deeply ingly become targets of suicide bombers, lead to bloodshed when groups try to The short answer to these questions is, mistaken. However, I believe that as of who often killed Muslims in order to stir assert themselves in the new government. most likely, no. now Pakistan does not need an upheaval unrest. I had read the news about the Pakistan has corruption, but it has only Mr. Salman Rafi Sheikh's article "Arab of government as suggested by Mr. Khan, constant bombings and drones in the been in existence for less than 70 years Spring and Pakistan," published in the but rather a revolution of mindset and Northern provinces, how the Taliban was and has bared many external threats. It Oriental Review and Eurasian Review, political participation. becoming more daring in their exploits of deserves a chance to work rather than adequately describes how the conflicts the small, ungoverned villages and how experience an upheaval of the foundation on Pakistan’s borders, Pakistan's limited Manal Cheema is a sophomore who has not al-Qaida was festering in the Afghani refu- every time something goes wrong. historical experience, the instability of yet declared a major. She can be reached at gee camps on the border. What I discov- Another issue with the revolution occur- the government and the disorder of inter- [email protected].

Off the Hill | University of Southern California Humanitarian approach to border crisis needed by Eloy Yndigoyen ing lax child protection laws that have The Daily Trojan allowed these children to leave home in the first place. The United States, a country with a Violent gang-related crime in the rich immigrant tradition, is currently areas of Central America that these chil- experiencing an identity crisis. Tens of dren are coming from continues to rise. thousands of migrant children from The New York Times reported that in El Central America have been appre- Salvador, there are 77 percent more mur- hended while attempting to cross into ders of children aged 17 and under than the United States from Mexico since a year ago. According to the Department January, according to the Department of of Homeland Security, the city in Central Homeland Security. America with the most migrant children Many of these children are fleeing arriving in the United States — more their home countries unaccompanied than 2,200 between January and May — due to persistent drug and gang vio- was San Pedro Sula in Honduras. This lence or sexual abuse, and they are in same city is home to the world's highest search for a better life in the United homicide rate. States. Some are also in search of family The United States needs to stem the or friends already living in the States. In heavy violence among children in these early June, President Obama called the cities by sending in National Guard issue an "urgent humanitarian situa- troops to build a peacekeeping effort and tion." In July, he began seeking billions help to restore trust in local politics and of dollars in aid to deal with the crisis. police forces, which has fizzled as of late. Since then, the president has been The United States has been put in an mum on the issue along with most politi- especially difficult position given the Gordon Hyde via Wikimedia commons cians who aren't gearing up for mid-term fact that the country needs to balance elections. This stance needs to change its outdated illegal immigration policies This type of behavior is not what this summer winding down, these children immediately if those in Washington with the fact that children aged five to 17 country was founded on. The president and are eligible to begin public school in want to have any credibility with the are willing to risk their lives to leave their local agencies do, however, have to deal a few short weeks due to federal law nearly 28.2 million Hispanics who will homes for a better life. with setbacks. The average time for a case stipulating that educational agencies are be eligible to vote in 2016. This group The media has shed negative light in immigration court is roughly 280 days, required to provide uniform access to is also an increasingly important vot- on the response from communities and according to a 2010 Transactional Records public education regardless of immigra- ing bloc in swing states such as Florida, towns that are being directly impact- Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report. tion status. Only time will tell how they Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. ed by migrant children and the need One solution would be to separate are received in this respect. Part of the president's solution involves to house them. In July, protestors in each case on a country-by-country basis. The quote by American Poet Emma utilizing the funds to create a multi- Murrieta, Cal. even went so far as to cre- This would involve appointing court Lazarus at the base of the Statue of Liberty agency federal task force, which would ate a human blockade and stop three specialists along with pro-bono or pri- in New York City says it best: "Give me your be overseen by the Federal Emergency busloads of children who were headed to vate practice attorneys with country- tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses Management Agency (FEMA). This is the an immigration Border Patrol station for specific backgrounds to help deal with yearning to breathe free, / The wretched same government-run organization that processing. the backlog. Each specialist would be refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, botched the Hurricane Katrina response In a desperate effort to pick up last- assigned a set number of cases to handle the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, / I lift effort in 2005. The Obama adminis- minute voter support ahead of his pri- and must have some knowledge and my lamp beside the golden door!" tration is also considering executive mary, Arizona Speaker of the House work experience with the country they Political leaders in Washington need authority to quickly deport the chil- Andy Tobin voiced his concerns on the are chosen to work with. to follow Lazarus' words closely in mak- dren back to their respective countries, undocumented children from Central Progress on the educational front is ing a positive impact on the lives of a seemingly quick fix to the problem. America and their ability to infect key as well. According to the Office of these children by giving each of them Though creating a task force is a good Americans with Ebola. No case of the Refugee Resettlement, a total of 37,477 proper due process, a precedent that start, the federal government must also Ebola outbreak has been reported to children have been released to an adult will set an example for other countries engage Central American leaders regard- originate outside of Africa. sponsor, often a family member. With to follow.

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Please recycle this Daily. The Tufts Daily sports 11 Editors’ Challenge | Week 1 Hey sports fans! the Sports Section is back with Editors’ Challenge for the 2014-2015 Alison Kuah’s 8-8 record doesn’t stand out, but she sure does. She’s the one who wears NFL season. her lanyard with her keys and ID around her neck everywhere she goes. She was even Choosing our teams for the first week of the NFL season has the sports editors feeling spotted at the Mayer Campus Center trying to find Cohen on a map. like freshmen again. Here’s the scoop on how everyone is dealing with a stressful first week Alex “Baby Face” Schroeder had a tough 6-10 record last week, but he doesn’t care. He of both school and football. happily enjoys free meals at Dewick and Carm. The workers think he’s the manager’s son Jake “Work Hard Play Hard” Indursky came out on top this week. After hours of because he doesn’t look a day older than 12. research, Jake sent in his picks, read 150 pages in his Cells and Organisms (Biology 13) Alex “Social Butterfly” Connors is frustrated with his 7-9 start, but not nearly as frus- textbook and pre-gamed an epic night at a house party on College Ave. trated as he is by the fact that he hasn’t made any friends despite leaving his door on the Jorge Monroy “Poli Sci” Palacio better get used to finishing in second place. Jorge has fourth floor of Houston wide open all day long. known what he wanted to major in since he was nine, and despite only having been in Tyler “Broke” Maher has been betting on NFL games with his floormates, but his 6-10 class for two weeks, is already planning his ill-fated presidential campaign. record did not help his bank account this week. Hopefully he wins some money next week, Chris Warren surprisingly ended up 10-6 after the first week, which shocked everyone because he’s running out of money after buying all the “optional” books on every syllabus because he talks to his parents on the phone so frequently, no one knows how he has time he was given. to watch football. It’s been a rough first week for Steven Hefter. He posted a 5-11 record and has already gained Maclyn Senear emailed in his selections this week, which we assume will be a common five pounds. He’s been skipping the salad bar at Dewick and going straight for the hot dogs, and occurrence, since no one has actually heard him speak yet. then following that up with a trick-turned burrito from Hodgdon. At least no one could accuse Sam Gold’s picks stunk just as bad as he does. He’s the kid who hasn’t showered since he got here. him of not getting the most out of that required freshman year unlimited meal plan! Wil “Goes Hard” Glavin went 8-8 last week and hasn’t stopped talking about all the Lily “Friend From High School” Sieradzki is visiting this week from UMass Amherst to partying he did in high school. offer her guest picks.

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Jumbos move past tough start to season VOLLEYBALL persevere through this early Invitational. The team has two and expects the team's true talent across the board and our play- continued from page 12 rough patch. doubleheaders scheduled, the first level to shine through. ers are learning quickly, working started a different lineup in all "We have great team cohesion against Babson College and Husson "I can tell you that we are not hard, adjusting and competing. six sets." and I think that our continued University on Friday and another paying attention to our record We learned a lot about ourselves Hopper believes the chemis- support for each other is our against DeSales University and right now as our goal is to improve this weekend and what we are try she and her teammates have greatest strength," Hopper said. Springfield College on Saturday. and prepare for our conference capable of, and I am looking for- worked so hard to develop dur- The Jumbos will look to bounce Thompson views the event as matches and tough regional ward to our growth as a team in ing the preseason will help them back in this weekend's MIT an opportunity for a fresh start play," she said. "We are talented the coming weeks."

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Volleyball Jumbos stumble out of the gate

by Tyler Maher Daily Editorial Board

Tufts volleyball did not start the season as it had hoped, going 1-3 at the Colorado College Classic over the weekend. Coming

VOLLEYBALL (1-3 Overall, 0-0 NESCAC) at Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday East Texas Baptist 25 18 20 23 — 1 Tufts 21 25 25 25 — 3 at Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday Tufts 16 9 17 — 0 Colorado College 25 25 25 — 3 at Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday St. Mary’s (Minn.) 22 20 20 — 3 Tufts 25 25 25 — 0 at Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday Clarkson 25 25 25 — 3 Tufts 20 20 16 — 0

Caroline Geiling / The Tufts Daily off a short preseason, the Jumbos appeared Tufts gets set for the next play during a 25-12 victory against Hamilton on Oct. 18, 2013. overmatched in their first games of the sea- son, dropping 10 of 13 sets played and fin- with a 3-1 victory over East Texas Baptist ment champions are undefeated at 8-0. nents looked to be in midseason form, with ishing second-to-last in the tournament. University. After dropping a close first set "I was extremely proud of the team St. Mary's going 4-1 prior to its face-off with Despite the scoreboard results, head 25-21, Tufts rebounded, winning the next for bouncing back on Saturday morning Tufts and Clarkson coming in at 3-1. To its coach Cora Thompson was pleased with three sets and the match. Senior tri-captain against a very competitive Texas team and credit, Tufts played both matchups closely, what she saw from her team. Hayley Hopper paced the offensive attack then competing very well with Colorado but was unable to overcome early deficits "We had an excellent trip this week- with 19 kills, while fellow tri-captains Isabel College with only a 30 minute break and ultimately fell short. end," the three-time NESCAC Coach of the Kuhel (11) and Jessica Ingrum (10) both between matches," Thompson said. Thompson acknowledged the challeng- Year said. "I thought we adjusted very well reached double digit kills. Juniors Kyra Before the game, Hopper was one of es of starting the season against teams that against some of the top Div. III teams in the Baum and Carolina Berger combined for nine players named to the All-Tournament had already played several games together, country. The speed of the matches played 32 digs on the defensive end. team. She contributed seven kills and seven especially without a set lineup. was impressive and forced us to really take The win failed to spark any momentum digs in the match against Colorado College "Friday was our first competition date care of the ball and limit unforced errors for the Jumbos, however, as they wound up to finish the tournament with a team-high against teams that already had four or five while staying aggressive. Our goal in trav- losing their final match of the tournament 47 kills. Her 33 digs were second on the matches under their belts," Thompson eling to Colorado was to be pushed and to to the Colorado College Tigers. None of team to Carolina Berger's 35. said. "We are still sorting out what lineup learn about ourselves at a high level, and the sets were particularly close, with Tufts The day before, Tufts struggled in its sea- works best and when. We played every that is exactly what we did." losing each by at least eight points and son-opening doubleheader, falling to both single player on our roster Friday and The Jumbos earned their first win of the an average of 11. To be fair, no team has St. Mary's University of Minnesota and season during the tournament on Saturday beaten the Tigers this year, as the tourna- Clarkson College in three sets. Both oppo- see VOLLEYBALL, page 11

Inside the NFL Miami Dolphins undoubtedly playoff team by Wil Glavin Hickey, who had one of the most team that has won its last 10 sea- tackle in the league over the past with 11.5 sacks. Free agent acqui- Daily Editorial Board productive off-seasons that a rook- son openers. Miami quarterback two seasons. sition Louis Delmas was ranked ie general manager has ever had. Ryan Tannehill played reasonably Hickey also brought in vet- as the 26th best safety in the NFL The 2013 season was a disaster Hickey completely revamped well, but the keys to the impressive eran center Samson Satele from last year by Pro Football Focus for the Miami Dolphins. On the the team's horrible offensive 13-point victory were the team's Indianapolis and former Green Bay (out of 86 safeties), and he will field, they had one of the worst line. He brought in running back rushing attack and defense. Packer and Super Bowl winning man the free safety position for the rushing offenses in the NFL (26th), Knowshon Moreno, who spent Moreno was the Broncos’ first guard Daryn Colledge. This newly Dolphins this season. and they struggled to successfully the 2013 season as a statistically round pick in the 2009 season, assembled offensive line opened up Finally, Miami's No. 1 corner- integrate and utilize their biggest elite running back in the Denver but after four seasons of mediocre massive running lanes for Moreno, back Brent Grimes is arguably free agent acquisition, wide receiver Broncos’ offense, added a tena- play and constant nagging inju- who seemed to break at least one the most underrated corner in Mike Wallace. Off the field, Miami cious veteran cornerback in ries, he was labeled a bust. In 2013, tackle on every play. all of football. While the average had to deal with a major bullying Cortland Finnegan, and led a solid Moreno's career was revitalized While Miami's offense looked fan probably will not recognize scandal involving two of their offen- draft which included the team's when he was given the opportunity borderline unstoppable, its defense his name, in the 2013 season he sive linemen, Richie Incognito and right tackle of the future, Ja'Wuan to start in Peyton Manning's high- is what truly won the game. Patriots allowed just a 66.3 passer rating Jonathan Martin. James, and a soon-to-be No. 2 wide powered offense. Moreno's high quarterback and future Hall of against and finished the season as During the off-season, the receiver, LSU's Jarvis Landry. intensity level and elite pass block- Famer Tom Brady threw a whop- the No. 2 cornerback in the NFL, Dolphins parted ways with long- On Sunday, the Dolphins did ing ability made him one of the ping 56 passes, but completed just according to Pro Football Focus. time general manager Jeff Ireland the unspeakable. They beat the most important cogs of the Broncos 29 of them for 249 yards. After being The Dolphins finished last sea- and replaced him with Dennis New England Patriots in Week 1, a 2013 Super Bowl run. in control throughout the first half, son at 8-8, but they had massive When the Dolphins acquired New England was shut out in the problems all over the field. Their him, many analysts and fans felt second half. offensive line was atrocious, their that Moreno's play would decline Three-time Pro Bowl defen- running backs were ineffective, since he was no longer a member of sive end Cameron Wake was the their quarterback toed the line the league's top offense. However, Dolphins’ most valuable player. between mediocre and decent, he was nothing short of spectacular He put constant pressure on Brady and their secondary was just aver- against the Patriots’ defense, finish- throughout the game, forcing two age aside from Grimes. But with ing the game with 134 of the team's fumbles and leaving Brady consis- Hickey's massive upgrades at 191 rushing yards. tently frustrated. Aside from strug- nearly every position, including in While the Patriots’ run defense gling to cover Patriots wide receiver the coaching staff (he hired former is notoriously suspect (30th in Julian Edelman in the first half, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks the NFL in 2013), running for Dolphins could not have asked for coach, Bill Lazor), it would be a 191 yards against any oppo- a better defensive performance to shock if Miami did not finish above nent proves the dominance of start the season. .500. Aside from injuries, the only a team's offensive line. Hickey's While Wake is the heart of the way that Miami will not win at least biggest addition to the line was team's defense, there are sever- 10 games is if quarterback Ryan Pro Bowl left tackle Branden al other playmakers on Miami's Tannehill regresses in his 3rd season Albert. According to Pro Football improving unit. Fellow defensive in the NFL. Focus, a site that ranks all NFL end Olivier Vernon, who sacked Final note: I am not a Dolphins JJune rivera via wikimedia Commons players at their respective posi- Brady once on Sunday, came out fan and have no allegiance to the Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline goes uo to catch a pass. tions, Albert was the 11th best of nowhere last season to finish team whatsoever.