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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Thursday, February 25, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Faculty passes resolution Annual ‘It Happens instituting Indigenous People’s Day Here’ event by Emma Steiner and Vibhav Prakasam News Editor and Assistant News Editor discusses student The Arts and Sciences and experiences with Engineering (AS&E) faculty voted yesterday afternoon in favor of replac- ing Columbus Day with Indigenous sexual assault People’s Day in the university’s academic calendars. The vote, which passed by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib with one objection and two absten- Assistant News Editor tions among approximately 60 faculty members, took place during yesterday’s Students packed Cohen Auditorium AS&E faculty meeting from 12:00 p.m. for the third annual “It Happens to 1:20 p.m. in the Coolidge Room of Here” event last night, where students Ballou Hall. gathered to listen to the personal sto- This faculty vote, based on the Dec. 6 ries of their peers with sexual vio- Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate lence on campus. The program, which resolution that promotes the recog- was organized by the Consent Culture nition of Indigenous People’s Day, Network (CCN) at Tufts, began at means that all Tufts AS&E academic cal- Middlebury College in 2011, and was endars will now list Indigenous People’s ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY first presented at Tufts in April 2014. Day in place of Columbus Day on the Students in support of Indigenous People’s Day gathered outside of Ballou Hall Feb. 24 The event focused on highlighting second Monday of October each year. while faculty voted on proposed change. the anonymous experiences of sur- While the vote does not affect the vivors of sexual assault through the calendars of Tufts schools such as the People’s Day resolution, along with movement, referencing a letter of sup- Middlebury-initiated forum, which School of Medicine and the Fletcher TCU Vice President junior Gauri Seth port circulated among faculty express- allows students who have experienced School of Law and Diplomacy, Benya and Diversity & Community Affairs ing solidarity and alliance with the sexual violence to submit their person- Kraus, chair of TCU Student Outreach Officer sophomore Anna Del Castillo. student coalition. A total of 61 facul- al accounts for another student to read Committee, said that the Indigenous TCU Senate has twice passed resolu- ty members from a diverse range of on stage. People’s Day at Tufts coalition may be tions in support of Indigenous People’s departments signed on in support of Last night’s event opened with pursuing further efforts to institute this Day, reaching the faculty voting body Indigenous People’s Day. the CCN providing a list of on-cam- change. once before in 2014 — only to be voted Visiting Assistant Professor of Native pus and off-campus resources for The Senate resolution also calls for down. The current resolution, which American and Critical Indigenous dealing with sexual harassment and special events to be held on Indigenous was unanimously passed by Senate on Studies Matt Hooley, author of the fac- assault. A screen inside Cohen list- People’s Day in order to acknowledge Dec. 6, 2015, was a slightly edited ver- ulty letter of support, told the Daily ed three different specialists stationed indigenous communities and raise sion of the original resolution written that changing the name of the holiday in the Aidekman Arts Center and awareness. The specific nature of the by Andrew Nuñez (LA ’15) and Genesis would allow the university to acknowl- the Remis Sculpture Court through- events is intentionally not specified in Garcia (LA ’15). The reworking of the edge and discuss how it is implicated in out the duration of the event. Nandi the resolution to allow room for dis- resolution called not only for a name the oppression of indigenous peoples Bynoe, sexual misconduct resource cussion of what indigenous communi- change in the holiday, but also for pro- and to start creating more space for specialist, Alexandra Donovan, sexu- ties or peoples want and need, Kraus, gramming in recognition of indigenous indigenous communities both on the al misconduct prevention specialist, a sophomore, said. Any programming communities to be held on Indigenous Medford/Somerville campus and out- and Humanist-in-Residence Walker would focus on centering indigenous People’s Day. side the university. Bristol were all available to speak to voices at Tufts and in the surrounding Kraus and Breza, a first-year, dis- Kraus and Breza said that it is par- students. communities, she said. cussed the importance of the movement ticularly important that Tufts has taken During the event, which lasted As faculty entered Ballou Hall for and the significant amount of support this first step in acknowledging indig- around two hours, students of vari- the meeting, about 20 students stood the resolution has received from the enous people’s history, as the univer- ous genders read aloud 34 stories that silently nearby holding signs reading Tufts community. The resolution had sity’s Medford/Somerville campus sits had been submitted anonymously to “#IPDatTufts.” Students continued to received widespread support from both on the land that once belonged to the the CCN. stand outside the building through- students and faculty, Kraus said. She Wampanoag Tribe. According to the Audience members had varied out the duration of the meeting as noted that at least 50 student groups tribe’s website, the tribe once popu- reactions to hearing submitted sto- a symbol of solidarity in the move- had signed on to support the resolu- lated the entire area from present day ries, sharing hugs, tears and affec- ment to promote Indigenous People’s tion, and that the online petition in Provincetown, Mass. to Narragansett Bay. tionate gestures throughout the event, Day, according to the Facebook support of the resolution had over 1,200 Kraus noted that the date of the and reminding one another about the event, “Show of Solidarity for student signatures when it was deliv- meeting had been scheduled during developing support network for survi- Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” ered to the faculty committee yesterday Majors Week, a time when many fac- vors of sexual assault at Tufts. The faculty vote was preceded by before the vote, surpassing a similar ulty members may have been impeded The third iteration of “It Happens a brief presentation by Kraus and Feb. 2 petition at Brown University by from attending due to the majors-relat- Here” provided an outlet for people TCU Senate’s LGBT Community about 100 signatures. ed events. Specifically, the vote was on to discuss their personal experienc- Representative Parker Breza, both of Kraus also noted the significant whom co-authored the Indigenous amount of faculty support for the see INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY, page 2 see IT HAPPENS HERE, page 2

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Sarah Zheng AS&E calendars Editor-in-Chief INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY success of the student group in securing members on this question. The central EDITORIAL continued from page 1 a positive faculty vote and acknowl- administration will continue to stay Nicholas Golden the same day as Majors Week events of edged the importance of yesterday’s apprised of these discussions and con- Mengqi Sun the History department, Anthropology discussion on this issue. sider additional steps as appropriate.” Managing Editors department and the Consortium “This is a matter on which it is Tufts now joins universi- Nicholas Pfosi Associate Editor of Studies in Race, Colonialism and important to hear from the universi- ties such as Brown, Cornell Diaspora (RCD), whose faculty mem- ty-wide community,” Thurler told the University and the University of Arin Kerstein Executive News Editor Isha Fahad News Editors bers had shown particular support for Daily in a statement. “We understand California, Berkeley in celebrat- Abby Feldman the resolution, she explained. Kraus that AS&E students have already begun ing Indigenous People’s Day instead of Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum said that this scheduling of the vote and reaching out to students on our Boston Columbus Day. Emma Steiner the potential absence of faculty from and Grafton campuses. The history of Kraus added that the Indigenous Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editors Kyle Blacklock those departments could have signifi- the proposal and the recent positive People’s Day at Tufts coalition plans Gil Jacobson cantly affected turnout of supportive vote by the AS&E faculty will also be to organize a rally of support in the Robert Katz Liam Knox faculty. Regardless, the vote was passed shared with the university’s academic future, which would bring indigenous Catherine Perloff successfully. and administrative leadership councils. speakers, artists, performers and food Vibhav Prakasam Hannah Uebele Kim Thurler, the executive director Each school will need to consider how as a celebration of indigenous commu- John “Joe” Walsh of public relations, congratulated the best to engage their respective faculty nities and history. Kendall Todd Executive Features Editor Nicole Brooks Features Editors Nina Joung Jake Taber Diane Alexander Assistant Features Editors Consent Culture Network strives to improve dialogue Constantinos Angelakis Emily Cheng Emma R. Rosenthal surrounding sexual misconduct John Gallagher Executive Arts Editor task force to review the university’s about their experiences, so we wanted Lancy Downs Arts Editors IT HAPPENS HERE Justin Krakoff continued from page 1 policies towards sexual assault. to allow people to anonymously sub- Josh Podolsky es with sexual assault on a campus In the wake of this history, the CCN mit narratives.” Jonah Allon Assistant Arts Editors Cassidy Olsen with a recent history of resisting fed- is working to improve the campus Blackburn explained that the CCN Eran Sabaner eral allegations about the adequacy atmosphere surrounding sexual assault was created as a space for survivors Hannah Hoang Executive Op-Ed Editor of its support for victims of sexual by trying to foster a more support- to become empowered and have their Dorie Campbell Op-Ed Editor Emily Karl assault. In 2010, a Tufts student filed ive environment on campus, accord- voices heard through sharing their Erin Sifre a report with the U.S. Department ing to Allyson Blackburn, an executive stories. Stephen Dennison Cartoonists Abigail Feldman of Education’s Office for Civil Rights board member of the CCN. “Consent Culture Network felt as Shannon Geary (OCR) on the grounds of discrimina- Prior to last night’s event, though while there was a spirit of Allison Merola Fury Sheron tion by the university in conducting Blackburn explained to the Daily the activism surrounding sexual violence Cassie Bardos Editorialists her sexual assault case, according to an thought process behind hosting “It at Tufts, the movements and groups Ian Clarke Miranda Chavez August 2014 article in the Daily. Tufts Happens Here.” were not trauma-sensitive or survi- Jake Goldberg was then found to be in violation of “We wanted to provide a platform vor-centric,” Blackburn said. Emma Henderson Steven Honig Title IX because of a determined lack for survivors to share their experienc- Anita Ramaswamy of support for complainants in their es.” Blackburn, a junior, told the Daily The Daily has taken notice of the Noah Weinflash sexual assault reports. In the summer in an email. “Survivors have so many requests of event organizers not to Maclyn Senear Executive Sports Editor Ray-Paul Biron Sports Editors of 2014, University President Anthony obstacles to reporting, reading nar- quote or paraphrase individual stories Ross Dember Monaco and students organized a joint ratives or talking to their loved ones for the sake of protecting their privacy. Phillip Goldberg Alex Schroeder Chris Warren Yuan Jun Chee Assistant Sports Editors Maddie Payne Eddie Samuels Want to get campus news the moment it happens? Noah Smith Sofie Hecht Executive Photo Editor Follow us on Twitter and Facebook! 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BUSINESS Yiran Xu Executive Business Director Qinyue Yu Receivables Manager Evan Sayles Online Advertising Eva Sachar Ad Managers Jay Hayes tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 25, 2016 | News | THE TUFTS DAILY 3 News News New committee handles orientation following departure of associate dean for orientation by Robert Katz Golia said that there will also be a grad- Assistant News Editor uate student Program Coordinator over the summer, but this role has not yet As the admissions process for the been filled. Class of 2020 continues, the Office of However, Golia said there is uncer- Undergraduate Education is gearing tainty as to whether or not the univer- up for the next group of Jumbos with sity will hire a new orientation direc- the creation of a new committee tor specifically tasked with directing and this spring tasked with handling the organizing orientation programming for management of the Undergraduate incoming students. Orientation program. “I don’t know if there will be an ori- The committee first met to discuss entation director [for] some years,” he orientation programming in January, and said. “I don’t know what the plan is, but I will continue to meet every other week think there’s a lot of conversation about throughout the coming months, accord- possible changes that could happen with ing to committee member and Director orientation. This is how we’re doing it of Campus Life Joe Golia. Committee this year, moving forward.” members, who include Associate Dean Golia said that a new orientation Robert Mack and Associate Dean director would be useful at some point Christopher Rossi, are taking on the role in the future to ensure consistency in ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY previously held by Laura Doane, asso- and commitment to the orientation Director of Campus Life Joe Golia is part of the committee that will manage the orientation ciate dean for Orientation and Student program. process for new students, taking on the role previously held by Laura Doane, Associate Dean Transition. Doane, who had been “I do think a Director of Orientation at for Orientation and Student Transition. responsible for the management of new Tufts would be an end that would be student orientation, left the position great someday,” G0lia said. “[The direc- three of them that spend all summer asm that Laura Doane put into orienta- in October 2015 to work for Cape Cod tor] would report to Mary Pat [McMahon, putting the whole program together.” tion is not lost with the administrative Community College, according to her Dean of Student Affairs] and work on Grace Buchloh (LA ’15), who served changes.” LinkedIn profile. orientation and all kinds of first-year as one of the three coordinators last Looking forward, Golia said it is Golia, who serves as the main contact programs.” year, said she hopes that the program important to have an administrative between the rest of the university and the He explained that despite Doane’s will retain its integrity despite the lack focus on making the most out of ori- committee, said that he currently works to departure, he still has confidence in the of an administrative manager for orientation. coordinate logistics, basic planning and success of orientation programming. entation. “We can’t look at orientation as a social events. Meanwhile, Mack works “[Committee members have] been “My time as the Orientation 5-day, ‘you do it, it’s over’ [process],” he as the committee’s academic contact, heavily involved, and we will still have our Coordinator last summer certainly said. “Orientation should be seen as a connecting with advising and academic three student coordinators,” Golia said. showed me that Tufts takes new student five-year process. Really having some- programming. Rossi, who works as a “I’m very confident that it will be a suc- orientation very seriously,” she said. “I one concentrating on these things will primary contact for first-years, helps cessful orientation program.” hope that the time, energy and enthusi- be great.” connect with the new students even In addition to the three student ori- before they arrive on campus for orien- entation coordinators, Undergraduate tation, Golia said. Orientation will also still have 150 stu- “There’s a time when Admissions dent orientation leaders to help with turns everything over to us,” he said. creating programming and with the “They kind of own the class now, then it first week of transition, according to gets passed over in May. [Rossi] is coor- the Undergraduate Orientation web- dinating all of that.” site. Golia explained that the committee Other members of the team is in the process of hiring new student include Christa Ricker, assistant director coordinators, noting that the position is of Campus Life, Outdoor Education and a full-time, intensive job. Pre-Orientation Programs, who serves as “That’s a full-time job starting June the contact for all Pre-Orientation pro- 1 and going through orientation,” Golia gramming, and Laura DaRos, associate said. “They really plan all of orientation. director of Campus Life and Operations, They report back up to us and they each who focuses on training and leadership. have a separate role, but really it’s the

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Kinsey Drake Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund invests in Channeling Ina microfinance projects, hopes to increase return rate by Elise Westervelt Boston and Contributing Writer Camberville’s At the intersection of finance and social consciousness at Tufts is the Omidyar-Tufts Best Bakeries Microfinance Fund (OTMF), which gains profits from investing in small businesses and little known (or well known, depend- uses the money it earns to help Tufts offer ing on how well you know me) fact endowments for various initiatives such as about me is that my internal com- support for university faculty, financial aid pass (due North? Is that what the and scholarships. Arest of you use?) points to gluten. This special The fund, which was established talent has made me privy to the very best in November 2005, was made possible by a places to buy your breads, pastries and other $100 million gift for microfinancing projects baked goods in the Boston and Camberville from eBay founder and Tufts alumnus Pierre area. Camberville, for those of you out of the Omidyar (LA ’88) and his wife Pamela (LA ’89), loop, is the hip, trendy, up-and-coming area according to Kim Thurler, executive director of Somerville and Cambridge where millen- of public relations. nials “go get coffee” or “head out on a quick Edward Kutsoati, associate professor of jaunt to buy an antique coffee table.” Think economics, said that microfinance organi- more Union and Porter Squares, less Teele zations loan money to small businesses and and Ball. In no particular order, these are the entrepreneurs around the world. places in which to break your bread: “To a large extent, it’s not much different from the traditional, formal loan-making pro- Flour Bakery, multiple locations: cess,” he said. “What makes microfinance dif- You have probably tried the sticky bun, ferent is that the loans are smaller. The average but the real draw is the twice-baked bri- is about $200 to $500.” oche — sliced brioche topped with rich According to Kutsoati, some microfinance pastry cream and crunchy topping, then organizations are non-profit, while others are baked until an almost spun-sugar crust run as businesses with a high return rate, crackles over the top. Pair it with a whole the amount of money the organization gains milk latte and The New York Times for a through its investment. perfect morning. “That’s one of the big questions of the industry,” Kutsoati said. “There is the one side Tatte Bakery, multiple locations: that believes that this should be a means This French-Israeli bakery and café is a to lift masses out of poverty and empower thing of beauty. Every storefront features a them. And there are those who see it as a generous display of French pastries piled standard type of market… Then there are on top of each other, from almond crois- folks in the middle, like Omidyar, like Google, sants to savory palmier. The vegetable like Facebook, that are not so into the profit BELINDA XIAN / THE TUFTS DAILY tarte tatin varies seasonally and makes for making, but do believe that this can only be Thurler explained that the OTMF has achieve a high return rate. According to Evans, the perfect lunch with a chilled Orangina. sustained if it’s run as an enterprise.” investments around the world. the OTMF hopes to increase their return rates Cute, cozy, and charming, Tatte is the The OTMF Director Tryfan Evans “The OTMF is currently directly and indi- and to make money once these businesses closest you will get to a true Parisian expe- explained that the fund has not run into much rectly invested in over 50 developing countries have had time to establish themselves and rience west of Charles de Gaulle. trouble when it comes to balancing the char- in East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Eastern grow. itable, socially-conscious side of microfinanc- Europe, Africa, Central America and South “Part of it is the nature of the invest- Bricco, North End: ing with making money. America and over 70 underlying operating ments,” he said. “We are a long-term inves- Tucked down a small alleyway in the “We haven’t found much tension between businesses promoting financial inclusion,” tor, looking to build for the long term. When North End, this place sure is not easy to our long-term goals,” Evans, who is also the Thurler told the Daily in an email. we invest in a company that is building a find or fancy to look at, but the breads director of investments at Tufts, said. “What Evans was not able to disclose specific bank in Africa, it has been from the ground more than make up for the aesthetics. we’ve found is that the best returns are going information about the OTMF’s investments, up. We invest quite a bit in front end and get Walk down the stairs and you will walk to come from really great businesses that have but he did explain the general kinds of invest- returns on the back end.” straight into a traditional panificio. Grab the products and services customers need. ments that the OTMF looks for. Evans explained that the nature of microf- a loaf of semolina bread and spread it Companies that are worse for customers tend “Our investments support a wide range of inance itself is a reason for the low return rate. with a thick layer of olive tapenade from to be short-term investments because the business models that are involved in promot- “It’s a low interest environment, which the shop next door. business doesn’t perform as well, so the credit ing financial inclusion,” he said. “Overall, what has also had an impact [on the return rate],” quality is lower.” we’re looking at is, is the investment going to Evans said. Pepe Bocca, Davis Square: Kutsoati explained that the investments help the microfinance industry and support According to Evans, the OTMF hopes to If Dave’s is the Mario Batali of Davis made by microfinance organizations are often the university?” eventually reach its long-term goal of an eight Square with its trendy sandwiches and given to a group of people, rather than just Sally Dungan, Tufts’s chief investment percent annual return rate, increasing it by six bearded staff, then Pepe Bocca is Dave’s one person. officer, said that when the fund was started percent. grandmother. It’s where you can buy “If the loan were given out purely ran- 10 years ago, it hoped to achieve an eventual “There is a lot of turmoil in emerging mar- your Bialetti espresso pots, sample fresh domly, you can imagine folks that haven’t return rate of around eight percent. According kets around the world,” he said. “We’re con- mozzarella and eat some wood-fired had any business experience, don’t have to Evans, the current average annual return scious about raising expectations, but we have focaccia all in one place. If you get over- any business plan, have no discipline, tak- for the OTMF is about 2.07 percent. hopes for our current investments. We are whelmed, buy a loaf of the walnut bread, ing out the loan, and they would do badly,” “The university’s target rate of return hopeful that we can get back up to the target rip into it with your bare hands and Kutsoati said. “This is one of the reasons on long-term investment assets is con- return rate.” never look back. why a lot of loans are given out as a group structed based on inflation…and the According to Evans, part of the money liability, because then the institution, which contribution of the university’s budget,” earned from investments is reinvested in Bagelsaurus, Porter Square: is not really located in the community and Evans said. “In any given period, the target additional microfinance programs, while the Okay, this is a bagel shop, not a bakery, but cannot do the day-to-day enforcement, [is rate of return can fluctuate, but we gen- other part is given to the university. Evans said hear me out. There is no better place to get able to use the] group liability…to delegate erally use the eight percent figure as our he remains hopeful that the return rate of the bagels in all of Metro Boston. The line is that enforcement.” long-term target.” OTMF will eventually reach that of the Tufts long, the prices are steep and the place is Rather than directly loaning money to According to the IRS 990 Filings of the endowment as a whole, thanks to the invest- small. But just one bite of the classic jumbo entrepreneurs and small businesses, the OTMF published by ProPublica, in 2013, ments the OTMF has made and will continue sandwich with an over-medium egg, sharp OTMF primarily invests in smaller microfi- while the fund’s net income was -$797,503, to make. cheddar and Dijon butter and you’ll forget nance institutions around the world, which investment income made up 81 percent of According to Laurie Gabriel (J ’76), Board the whole ordeal. If you prefer a sweeter provide loans and support to entrepreneurs the total revenue of $1,558,995, whereas in of Trustees investment committee chair, Tufts breakfast, try the T-rex: bananas, almond and small businesses, according to Thurler. 2012, it was over 100% of the total revenue endowment has had a return rate of 5.8 per- butter and honey with a sprinkle of bacon. “We have a wide range of investors in capi- of that year. cent per year for the last 10 years, she said in a tal, managed by a management team that sets He said that many of the business- Jan. 28, 2015 Daily story. Kinsey Drake is a sophomore who is out to invest with specific strategies in mind,” es that the OTMF chooses to invest in are “We invest in businesses that are built to majoring in biochemistry. She can be Evans said. still working on building themselves up to last,” Evans said. reached at [email protected]. ARTS&LIVING 5 Thursday, February 25, 2016 tuftsdaily.com

Parker Selman PS: Has your fashion changed since you Style Spotlight got to college? SS: Not really. I think I’ve kept my personal Coming Up style. A lot of people have told me that I’m not Sophie Shen going to want to dress up anymore because ophie Shen is a first-year from everyone wears T-shirts around, but it doesn’t Shanghai, China. Sophie has a bother me to spend ten extra minutes every This Week passion for traveling and a per- morning to put effort into what I’m wearing. sonal flair for fashion. Sophie and So I’m still keeping up with what I normally Trying to shirk from the responsibility ture dance performances and samosas. SI sat down to talk about how her origins do at home. of your midterms? Check out what’s hap- (Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. in Cohen shape her style and her favorite stores. PS: What are your fashion inspirations? pening on campus this week: Auditorium. Two free tickets per Tufts ID, SS: I read Vogue and Bazaar when I’m $5 for more. Tickets available at Cohen traveling and I follow fashion bloggers on Audre Lorde Exhibit Opening: box office.) Instagram. Sincerely, Jules is the best; she has The Tufts LGBT Center will host the the best style and she travels all over the place. final showcase of the Lesbian Herstory Tufts Chinese Students She’s my favorite blogger. Archives’ “Audre Lorde Traveling Association Presents — PS: What’s your favorite brand? Exhibit” before it is permanently New Year Gala: SS: I’ve been really into Rag & Bone recent- archived. (Thursday at 5 p.m. at the CSA is hosting their annual Chinese Parker Selman: How would you describe ly. Also Acne Studios — you just find beauty in Tufts LGBT Center. Admission is free. No New Year Gala to celebrate the Year of your personal style? the simplest things at Acne. tickets required.) the Monkey. The gala will feature a vari- Sophie Shen: I would say it’s pretty casual. PS: Are there any stores you think Boston ety of foods, performances and games. I just wake up and throw on whatever is in my is missing? The Amalgamates Present — (Saturday at 7 p.m. in Sophia Gordon closet that I feel like wearing. SS: In New York City they have a lot of Make America ‘Mate Again: Hall. Admission is free. No tickets PS: How do you get the energy to put effort collection stores like Opening Ceremony. Tufts oldest co-ed a cappella group required). into your everyday outfits? Stores that have Acne Studios, Jacquemus, is back with their election-themed win- SS: I guess it’s just a habit of mine. I grew Rag & Bone and more avant-garde brands ter show, “Make America ‘Mate Again.” Tufts Film Series Presents up in a big city, and I feel like in big cities peo- so you can browse and get stuff there. I’ve (Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Crane — 2016 Oscars Party: ple follow up with fashion information. Just seen a couple stores like this in Beacon Room. Admission is free. No tickets Wondering if Leonardo DiCaprio will from seeing what people were wearing on the Hill, but not as many as there are in New required.) finally take home a statue at this year’s streets would give me inspiration of what to York City. Academy Awards? Tufts Film Series and wear. I don’t know, I just don’t feel comfortable PS: What’s your favorite piece of clothing? Tufts Association of South Another Option will be hosting an Oscars if I’m not put together. SS: My Acne Studios black jeans. I actually Asians Presents — TASA viewing party with popcorn and other PS: Which city are you from and how does ripped them recently but I’m still wearing Culture Show 2016: food, as well as prizes for winning bal- that city inform your fashion? them now. I’ve been wearing them so often TASA is presenting their annual cul- lot predictions. (Sunday at 7 p.m. in SS: I’m from Shanghai. I don’t think so that I accidentally ripped them one morning, ture show for two nights this weekend. the Mayer Campus Center’s second floor because Shanghai is such an international but I need them so I’m just going to keep Themed “Bollywood, Kabhi Sexy, Kabhi lounge. Admission is free. No tickets city. It’s very cultured and you see everything. wearing them. Also my Stan Smith shoes I’ve Sanskari” for 2016, the show will fea- required.) Maybe it does, but from my perspective it’s very been wearing so much; they’re very useful. hard for me to tell if I am influenced by Chinese style, but I think Shanghai’s fashion is probably Parker Selman is a first-year. She can be pretty similar to any large American city. reached at [email protected].

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COURTESY NICK CHEN Some of the members of the Tufts a capella group Enchanted. Enchanted a capella group defies the odds by Jonah Allon Once Enchanted had been given the kids, and it kind of takes them back build on the successes they’ve enjoyed Assitant Arts Editor green light, however, the founders faced to that carefree time of their lives,” so far. Cohen believes that confidence another challenge: how to assemble a Sheldon, a junior, said. has been crucial to the group’s rise. Imagine starting a business in a field troupe with the semester already in full This holds doubly true for the “Over time we’ve developed confi- that’s already crowded with well-known swing. Here again, they were able to group’s members whose love of Disney dence in ourselves as individual sing- names. You lack the name recognition turn an apparent liability into an asset. music, and the deep nostalgia it evokes ers, we’ve developed confidence in our- of the other brands, which makes it “I think that by holding auditions is palpable. The group votes on its set selves as a group and we’ve developed hard to attract new recruits. You can’t mid-semester, we benefited from the list for each of the shows it puts on in a sense of confidence in Enchanted in match the institutional resources of availability of people in the same boat the winter and the spring. people outside of the group,” she said. your competitors. And on top of all as us,” Economos said. “They wanted “Not once has a Disney song played Sheldon, who is responsible for run- that, you have virtually no experience to sing, but they had either been reject- and every member of Enchanted didn’t ning the group’s rehearsals, agreed. in the industry. It would be fair to ed, or felt that there wasn’t a group out shout ‘I love that song!’ and immedi- “In general, we’ve become a lot more assume most people would immedi- there for them.” ately start singing along,” Cohen said. organized and efficient at learning new ately write you off. Clearly, this was a sizable enough But as anyone involved in the world music, and our confidence while perform- But that is essentially the gamble contingent of students — 32 people of a capella knows, the road between ing has increased exponentially,” she said. that the founders of the fledgling a auditioned for 13 spots, an impressive singing along to a song you like with With this confidence growing stron- capella group Enchanted took when turnout for a group in its infancy. friends and presenting a finished ger every day, Enchanted is looking to they formed the ensemble in the fall Enchanted also benefited from the product to an audience is arduous broaden its horizons. Though most of of 2013. And despite the long odds, the esoteric appeal of what has become and demanding. The formidable task the shows it puts on have remained on group has managed to rapidly establish its defining trait: a musical repertoire of channeling everyone’s raw enthu- campus, the group did score a gig last itself as a force to be reckoned with on comprised exclusively of Disney- siasm into a well-arranged set mostly semester at the Mystic Learning Center, the Tufts a capella scene, with a core of themed songs. As the years go on, falls to juniors Isaac Brown and Merilla a recreational center for low-income devoted members working tirelessly to this has upped their profile at Tufts, Michael, who were initially the group’s youth. Cohen said the group hopes to build the group from the ground up. to the point where they are now men- only arrangers. Economos credits Brown coordinate more off-campus perfor- Getting to where they are today tioned frequently on admissions tours and Michael with piquing a wider inter- mances in the future. wasn’t easy, according to Orlando as an example of Tufts’ culture of quirk, est in a capella arrangement among the “We really enjoyed that; I’m hoping we Economos, who co-founded Enchanted according to Economos. other members of Enchanted. can do more of that,” she said. along with juniors Praz Perkasa and “In a totally unexpected way, we’ve “Not only did they arrange our first In the long run, Enchanted has its sights Edward Fultz. The co-founders were become the poster-children for quirk- few songs, but they inspired others set on more ambitious appearances. disappointed by the limited offerings iness and the ability of students to to try their hand at composition, and “Our long-term goal is to go to Disney of the Tufts a capella scene, and tried pursue whatever they want outside of now half the group arranges their own World and perform there, which will to find a persuasive rationale to jus- the classroom,” he said. music,ww” Economos said. hopefully happen next spring before a lot tify starting an entirely new group on Still, poster-children status aside, the Now the pool of potential arrang- of us graduate,” Sheldon said. campus. They ultimately presented club’s members stress that Enchanted is ers in the group grown, and the Economos, who is studying abroad their reasoning to the Tufts Community much more than just a Disney-themed a type of arrangements they rehearse this semester, rattled off a few things Union (TCU) Judiciary in order to capella group. has expanded to include more diffi- he’d like to see the group accomplish become recognized as a student group. “Enchanted was founded on the cult compositions. before he graduates: “We want to “When I walked in to the [Judiciary platform of being a nostalgia-themed, “We shake things up a bit by trying to record our first album, we want to sing Committee] meeting, there was a great family-themed group more than any- mash up Disney songs with more modern at matriculation or graduation and we deal of skepticism in the room. Why thing else,” sophomore Alex Cohen, stuff,” Brown, who has stayed on as one want to go to Disney World.” do we need a ninth a cappella group? president of Enchanted this year, said. of the group’s primary arrangers, said. He paused, as if reflecting on how What makes us different?” Economos, Rachel Sheldon, music director for the The pieces all seem to be falling into far the group he co-founded has come a junior, said. “The answer was that group, agreed with Cohen’s assessment. place for Enchanted. Since none of its in such a short time. Then: “Disney music was a way for us to bond and “People associate our music with members are graduating this year, the World for sure. The other two are up in cherish childhood.” the Disney movies they watched as group has an exciting opportunity to the air.” tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Comics | THE TUFTS DAILY 7 LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY Comics Julie: “I feel like I’m working two full-time jobs, going to night Comics classes, and taking care of a family.”

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EDITORIAL Aren Torikian Delay of Scalia replacement threatens civic culture The Arena Following the recent passing of and the young. On top of this, cases on took place less than a year before a pres- Bush league Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, abortion, contraception and the death idential election and the Democrats may Raise your hand if you had Donald Senate Republicans have made the penalty will be heard. If a replacement have disagreed with the appointment Trump and John Kasich lasting longer decision to preemptively reject any is not found and these hearings go of a conservative nominee, a vote was than Jeb Bush in this campaign. Nobody? presidential nomination of a replace- to an even vote of four versus four, held because the constitutional process- Didn’t think so. Jeb Bush was by no means ment justice, a choice that crosses a the Supreme Court’s verdict is nulled es upon which the nation’s civic and a shoo-in to win his nomination, but the legal and moral line. In an election and the decision reached by the lower political culture have been built were manner in which he lost was shocking. cycle that has already been more vulgar courts holds. With an empty justice respected. The same cannot be said of Political science departments across the than any in recent memory thanks to seat on the highest court in the coun- those engaging in bald-faced politicking country will start including his failed the ugly rhetoric of certain presidential try, it is as though an entire branch of on Capitol Hill currently. run for the presidency as part of their candidates, the strain on our political government has been taken out of our Both parties have stretched the rules curricula. and civic culture appears to be growing system of checks and balances. to their advantage in the past, whether Bush capped off an extremely disap- worse every day. More concretely, this The Constitution’s rules concerning in gerrymandering state congressional pointing campaign with a bland perfor- decision by Senate Majority Leader judicial succession are clear, so the argu- districts every ten years or in more sub- mance in South Carolina. Despite the best Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and the rest ment should be about who gets appoint- tle ways. Would Democrats take advan- efforts of his brother George, as well as of the GOP caucus would mean that ed — not about when and by whom. tage of a similar scenario? Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham, the Supreme Court’s decision-making As Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stalwarts may point to Minority Leader Bush pulled in less than 8 percent of would be hamstrung for 330 days — wrote in a recent Facebook post, Senate Harry Reid (D-NV) using the “nucle- the votes and soon dropped out. Donald the amount of time until the inau- Republicans should abide by their loy- ar option” in the Senate to push bills Trump built off of his impressive perfor- guration of the next President — in a alty to the Constitution not solely when through unlimited filibustering, a rule mance in New Hampshire with a 32.5 crucial Supreme Court term. it is in their political benefit and “aban- once held sacred but thrown away to percentage win in South Carolina and This is one of the busiest and most doning the duties they swore to uphold benefit the Democrats, then in power. then another win in Nevada. Marco Rubio, monumental Supreme Court seasons would threaten both the Constitution Damaging the whole judicial system, armed with the endorsement of South in our country’s history. The Friedrichs and our democracy itself.” When however, is of another order, and Carolina Governor (future Vice President?) vs. California Teachers Association case President Reagan had to fill the vacan- should be treated as such. Nikki Haley, took 2nd and Ted Cruz 3rd. addresses whether a teacher’s union cy in the Supreme Court in November American civic culture has fluctuat- This is more proof of something I’ve act of collecting dues for purposes of 1987, a Democratic Senate confirmed ed in strength at different times in our said all along: the establishment of the political speech is against the First Justice Anthony Kennedy to the Court by history, but the hyper-polarization on Republican Party will get Rubio through Amendment. The Evenwel vs. Abbott a vote of ninety-seven to zero within 65 the Hill in the last few years has now these primaries. I have a tough time case tackles whether states should days. The reason why the vote was swift morphed into blatant disregard for the believing Rubio beats Cruz for 2nd (just apportion state legislative districts and unanimous was because President law. Senate Republicans need to put under 1,000 votes separated the two) with- based on total population or registered Reagan had fulfilled his constitutional aside their political differences with out Haley’s endorsement. voters — a policy that disproportion- duty and he selected a qualified person. the Democrats, and allow the highest Rubio’s preempted 3-2-1 strategy of 3rd ately hurts people of color, the poor Despite the fact that the nomination court to function as intended. in Iowa, 2nd in New Hampshire and 1st in South Carolina, unexpectedly devolved into a 3-5-2 strategy. Regardless, he is on good footing ahead of Super Tuesday next EDITORIAL CARTOON week when 10 states will vote. Coming endorsements from previous general elec- BY STEPHEN DENNISON tion nominees Bob Dole and (potentially) Mitt Romney will only help. Now imagine if Rubio had done better in New Hampshire, instead of 5th. John Kasich, who finished 2nd, sure- ly would not have been emboldened to go on through Super Tuesday. Those Kasich votes would probably have trick- led through to Rubio. Thankfully for the Rubio campaign, the electorate quickly moved past the Senator’s awful debate performance. The sooner the GOP crystal- lizes around Rubio, the sooner it can take down Trump, who just took 45.9 percent of the vote in Nevada. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is moving closer to the nomination with a solid victory over Bernie Sanders in Nevada, and what will probably be a blow- out in South Carolina this weekend. While the Sanders campaign is not particularly challenging in the latter, they might just be a bit disappointed about their performance in the former. Clinton looks just about set. Across the aisle, Marco Rubio is by no means the perfect nominee. His oratory skills are shoddy at best, and his level of political experience is closer to that of an orange than that of Clinton. But he is the best shot the Republicans have of taking back the White House. Unfortunately for the GOP, according to exit polls, a statistically even amount of South Carolinian Republicans noted “tells it like it is” as the most important quality in a candidate as noted, “can win in November.” Rubio won almost half The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. of the latter vote, compared to just about The content of letters, advertisements, signed columns, cartoons and graphics does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tufts Daily editorial board. EDITORIALS Editorials represent the position of The Tufts Daily. Individual editors are not necessarily responsible for, or in agreement with, the policies and editorials of 24 percent statewide. I’ll leave it to the The Tufts Daily. reader to determine who won 78 percent OP-EDS The Op-Ed section of The Tufts Daily, an open forum for campus editorial commentary, is printed Monday through Thursday. The Daily welcomes submissions of the “tells it like it is” vote. from all members of the Tufts community; the opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Daily itself. Opinion articles on campus, national and international issues should be 600 to 1,200 words in length and submitted to [email protected]. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, space and length. All material is subject to editorial discretion and is not guaranteed to appear in the Daily. Authors must submit their telephone numbers and Aren Torikian is a sophomore who has yet day-of availability for editing questions. to declare a major. Aren can be reached at ADVERTISING All advertising copy is subject to the approval of the Editor-in-Chief, Executive Board and Executive Business Director. [email protected]. Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Opinion | THE TUFTS DAILY Opinion 9 OP-ED Can friendship help resolve America’s fractured political climate?

by Eriko Koide Justice Scalia as a model figure for his people of the opposing party separate Scalia, have a massive impact on which job; his legacy of friendship with Justice from their political opinions. Just think party legal policies favor. On the morning of Feb. 13, the United Ginsburg and Justice Kagan remains about the reason why people join pol- I think it’s incorrect to point to States was shocked with the news of an impressive display of his maturi- itics — at least in an idealistic sense, Justices Scalia and Ginsburg’s friend- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s ty. Actions by Republicans attempting people join politics to fight for opinions ship as a model for all political figures death. Immediately following the news, a to block President Obama’s nomina- they believe in. When the people of the to follow. Certainly, it would help ease barrage of reactions concerning President tion of a Supreme Court Justice were opposing party literally believe in differ- the tension between the parties on a Obama’s potential appointment of Justice criticized as resistance simply for the ent rights than you, any attempt to block personal level, but it would not have Scalia’s successor began pouring from purpose of resistance. In this current their objectives serves as a benefit to a tangible effect on the political cli- both political parties. Perhaps great- political climate, where any action taken what you believe in. Some may say that mate. Regardless of Justices Ginsburg er than this initial politicizing of Scalia’s by President Obama is followed by a Republican attempts to block President and Scalia’s friendship, it had no effect death, however, was the outpouring of vow from all Republican political can- Obama’s appointment of Scalia’s succes- on how they judged cases — they stuck criticism for how political figures were didates to repeal that action (including sor are coming from a place of spite and to the policies they themselves believed treating Scalia’s death. These critics argued Obamacare, proposed actions on gun are blocking Obama’s presidential right. in. So, while it would be nice to be able that Justice Scalia’s legacy exceeded his control and now a Supreme Court nom- However, looking back in time to 2006 to point to more cross-party friendships admittedly brilliant work for the Supreme inee), it is difficult to determine when when Obama was a senator, he too tried as moral examples, the lack of these Court; one major legacy he left behind exactly actions by political figures are to block Supreme Court Justice Alito’s friendships cannot be considered a rea- was his long friendship with Justice Ruth provoked by genuine policy differences, nomination through a filibuster. Neither son for why the current American polit- Bader Ginsburg and his willingness to personal differences in beliefs or spite. party, in 2006 or now, is partaking in ical climate is so frosty. At the end of the hold friendships across party lines. Justice Though it is easy to proclaim that we as a illegal actions to try to obstruct pres- day, politics is an unfriendly profession Ginsburg wrote of their friendship, “we country should strive towards the sort of idential rights. It is incorrect to state because of the inherent contradiction were best buddies.” They spent New Year’s cross-party friendships that Scalia man- that Republican efforts to block Obama’s of core values between parties. Not Eve together and went on joint vaca- aged to maintain, this ability should not Supreme Court appointment are just a even a friendship as long-lasting and tions. Their relationship was touted by be considered a defining characteristic reflection of how recently Democrats personal as Scalia and Ginsburgs’ can many as exemplary behavior for two polit- of a “good” political figure. and Republicans lack the willingness to change that. ical figures of opposing parties. It only makes sense, when the beliefs try to cooperate, regardless of the indi- In the days following Justice Scalia’s and policies discussed in politics are so vidual motives of politicians of either Eriko Koide is a first-year in the College of death, my Facebook newsfeed was cov- personal, that people would have diffi- party. Supreme Court justices, especially Liberal Arts at Tufts. Eriko can be reached ered with articles people shared touting culty keeping their personal opinions of the one who will fill the shoes of Justice at [email protected].

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MEN'S SQUASH Ryan Schneiderman Men’s squash wins Chaffee Cup to end their season Outside of the Boot by Isabel Banta FA Cup roundup: Staff Writer Manchester City Men’s squash capped off their 2015-2016 team season by winning teens and the future the Chaffee Cup at the CSA Team Championships this past weekend. of the competition The final two weeks of the season saw Tufts put together an impressive ast weekend saw a break from pre- comeback series after a dismal showing mier league action, with the FA at the NESCAC Championships on Feb. cup taking its place. The most intrigu- 5 to 6. The Jumbos exited the tourna- ing matchup from the fifth round ment without a win, suffering a string Ldraw featured the last two Premier League of losses that dealt their confidence champions, Chelsea and Manchester City. a serious blow. Tufts suffered a blow- What promised to be a highly contested out 9-0 loss to Amherst in the opening match quickly turned into somewhat of a round of the tournament and then fell farce when Manuel Pellegrini, often criticized in close matches to Conn. College and for being too conservative in team selections, Hamilton — both teams they could and named six teenagers in the starting eleven. probably should have beaten — in the Five were making their first team debut. As ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVE consolation rounds. Tufts Men’s Squash faced off against MIT on Jan. 27 at the Zesiger Squash Courts. a City fan myself I had mixed feelings about The Jumbos kicked off their comeback the line-up. To see talented youth players run just a few days later on Feb. 9 with impressed in quick three game matches, game matches, though were both able to given the chance to show their talents to the a much-needed 9-0 statement win over with Trehan only allowing his opponent defeat their opponents and avoid playing world is exciting for both the fans and other the Brandeis Judges at the Belmont Hill seven points out of the 40 played. Adding a fifth game. Trehan, Raskopf and Fischer, youth players coming through the system. At courts to regain their confidence, and to the first-years’ contributions, Brett meanwhile, had much smoother straight- the same time, the lineup effectively ensured then followed it up with an 8-1 win at Raskopf also won his match in three games wins in the third, fourth and eighth City’s exit from the competition. Boston University two days later. The games after a hard-fought and grueling positions. Playing in the No. 5 position, The youngsters were clearly overmatched, following Saturday, Feb. 13, Tufts topped first game that ended 16-14. The team’s sophomore Alec Goodrich played a dif- but there were bright spots. Kelechi Iheanacho both Vassar College and Bard College in captain and lone upperclassman in the ficult five-set match against Abe Etkin, (19) set up City’s first goal to equalize in the back-to-back wins but fell to Wesleyan as lineup, junior Danny Fischer, took his ultimately losing 12-14, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, first half and continued to look like a real the team went 2-1 in a three-match series match to five games but ultimately 11-9. The loss did not change the result talent (seven goals, four assists in seven starts in Middletown. The No. 19 Cardinals claimed a victory for the Jumbos in the though, as the Jumbos downed the Bard in all competitions). Aside from a few errant presented the biggest challenge for the eighth position. Raptors 8-1. The wins gave the Jumbos clearances, 17-year-old Tosin Adarabioyo Jumbos since the NESCAC tournament, The resounding win against Vassar some momentum as they headed into the starred in the defense that held an in-form and the Jumbos’ run was unceremoni- allowed Tufts to move into its third match final team competition with the CSA Team Chelsea to just one goal in the first half. In the ously interrupted by the 9-0 loss in their against Bard with renewed confidence, Nationals this past weekend. second half, however, the physicality and pro- first game of the day. although the match proved somewhat Hosted by Yale University, the Team fessionalism of a quality Chelsea side proved Later that day, the Jumbos returned more challenging. Though the Jumbos Nationals was the team’s most antic- to be too strong for the young City side as to the form they had shown the previ- were able to secure the 8-1 win, many ipated event all season. The Jumbos Chelsea ran out 5-1 winners. ous week to restart their run. Bouncing players were forced into arduous four entered at a fortuitous time having After the result, some questioned back with a resounding 9-0 win over the or five game matches. First-year Matt gone 4-1 in the week and a half leading Pellegrini’s competitive integrity. After all, Vassar Brewers, eight out of nine Jumbos Memmo played five games against Bard’s up to it. Ranked No. 33 in the latest he no longer has to worry about retaining won their match-ups in three games. Vikramaditya Joshi before securing a win, poll, Tufts competed for the Chaffee his job (Pep Guardiola will take over at the Sophomore Braden Chiulli and first- 11-13, 11-9, 11-13, 12-10, 11-9. Porges end of the season). In context, however, his years Aidan Porges and Imran Trehan all and Chiulli were both forced into four- see MEN'S SQUASH, page 11 decision to field such a weak side begins to make some sense. The demand of playing in four competitions has taken a toll on the WOMEN'S SQUASH City squad. Five first team regulars are currently out injured, while club legends Vincent Kompany and David Silva have only recent- Women’s squash upsets Wellesley, but falls to ly come back from long injury absences. Additionally, Manchester City plays one of the higher-ranked Amherst and Hamilton biggest games of their season on Wednesday when they travel to play Dynamo Kiev in the by Yuan Jun Chee she clawed back from two games down went against her 11-4, 5-11, 9-11 to defeat first leg of their Champions League round Assistant Sports Editor against Amherst first-year Rachael Ang to Hamilton senior Rachel Newman in the final of 16 fixture. After drawing Barcelona in the win the next three and took the first posi- two games 11-9, 11-5. She was accompanied round of 16 the past two seasons, City has a At the College Squash Association (CSA) tion for the Jumbos. Ang had taken the this time in victory by sophomore Lauren real chance to advance to the quarterfinals for Team Nationals over the weekend, No. 24 first two-games 11-7, 14-12, before Stanco Banner in the fifth position who also took five the first time in the club’s history. With these Tufts stumbled early and could not over- rallied to take the next three 11-6, 11-4, games to see off the challenge of Hamilton factors in mind, Pellegrini requested the FA to come strong opposition from Amherst 11-3 to secure the comeback. sophomore Grace Munschauer, 3-11, 12-10, reschedule the fixture to a later date, but the and Hamilton on Friday and Saturday. It The rest of the afternoon did not go as 11-8, 6-11, 11-4. Burns was also pushed to FA was unwilling to accommodate. did, however, take down No. 23 Wellesley smoothly for the Jumbos, though. First-year five games but was unable to overcome While I don’t blame the FA for not resched- College on Sunday to end the weekend, Hannah Burns lost in five against Amherst Hamilton sophomore Rafiatou Ouro-Aguy, uling the match, they must reconsider their ending the season on a positive note. first-year Haley McAtee in the third position. losing 4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9. In the sixth strategy. The FA cup is a historic and presti- The Jumbos had an impressive stretch of She had led 2-1 with 11-9 and 11-8 wins in position, sophomore Claudia Udolf took a gious competition, but it is difficult to pro- performances leading up to the CSA Team the second and third games respectively, but game off Hamilton first-year Megan Grip, but vide incentive with solely prestige. Whereas Championships, winning five matches in a McAtee took the final two games 11-5 and eventually lost 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6. the Premier League and Champions League row to move up in the rankings. This allowed 11-7 to claim victory. In the second posi- “Amherst and Hamilton were ranked award their winners with £99 million and Tufts to play in the the C Division in the Team tion, first-year Zarena Jafry lost to Amherst higher than us and were stronger teams £43 million, respectively, the FA cup cham- Championships for the Walker Cup, which sophomore Kim Krayacich 11-7, 11-6, 11-8. overall,” Jafry said. “However these pion reels in just £1.8 million. Awarding a features the No. 17 through No. 24 teams. This was reflective of the day in general, as losses were still good fights, not blow- Champions League spot to the winner of This was a step-up from the D Division Epps Amherst won in three games in six of the outs. We played intensely and com- the competition has been proposed, but this Cup that the Jumbos won last year. matchups. petitively and showed that we weren’t may cause more problems than it will solve. Unfortunately for the team, with its No. On Saturday, the Hamilton Continentals going to go down easy.” Regardless, the FA needs to do something 24 ranking, Tufts opened the tournament were able to beat the Jumbos 7-2 in the con- Commenting on the game, Banner was to avoid further embarrassments like the with the lowest seed in their Division. On solation round. Hamilton, seeded fourth in satisfied with the team’s performance. one they endured last Sunday if they want to Friday, Tufts was beaten 8-1 by top-seed- the Walker Cup bracket and ranked No. 20 “Overall we were quite happy with our restore the competition to its previous glory. ed No. 17 Amherst at Yale University in overall, was edged by Colby 5-4 earlier on performance against both Amherst and the opening round, with senior captain Friday. Hamilton; they are both excellent teams, Ryan Schneiderman is a sophomore Paget Stanco the only player to record Stanco led the way again for the Jumbos on majoring in Computer Science. He can be reached at [email protected] a victory for the team. This came after Saturday, recovering after the first three games see WOMEN'S SQUASH, page 11 tuftsdaily.com Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 11 Sports Sports Chaffee Cup caps off Jumbos’ dominant late-season run

MEN'S SQUASH On Saturday, Tufts took on No. 36 NYU in beaten Tufts exactly two weeks prior in the The team declined to comment on its continued from page 10 a more competitive match but came out on NESCAC tournament consolation round. performance in the past two weeks. Cup in the tournament’s E Division, top 7-2. The first-years were integral to the This time, though, the stakes were raised Finishing its season with a 14-9 record, reserved for the teams ranked No. 33 win, with first-years Cameron Ewan, Porges, with the Chaffee Cup on the line. the team made history with the highest through No. 40 nationally. and Trehan defeating their opponents in the In a reversal of the NESCAC match, season win total in team history, dating In the opening match against No. third, fourth, and fifth positions, respective- the Jumbos battled the Conn. College back to the program’s inception in 1999. 40 Lehigh University on Friday, Tufts ly. In the number one position, Chiulli fell Camels through a tight contest, but Most of that has come just this month, as finished strong with a 9-0 win. Though to NYU’s Max McCafferty in three games, ended up on top with 5-4 to take the cup. the Jumbos’ comeback run over the final hard-fought, the match against Lehigh 13-11, 11-2, 11-3 after a difficult and hard- The Jumbos were aided by a series of two weeks saw them win seven of their final allowed Tufts to stretch their muscles fought first game. Meanwhile, teammate three-game victories, including Chiulli eight matches across all competitions, win- in the beginning of the tournament. and first-year Alan Litman also lost as No. 2, in the first position, winning 11-7, 11-4, ning 55 of the 72 points in those matches. Chiulli and Memmo were standouts, bested by Gabriel Bassil, 17-15, 13-11, 3-11, 12-10, Litman in the second position, With the CSA Championships over, the with Chiulli overwhelming his Lehigh 12-10. But wins in positions three through Ewan in the third, Raskopf in the sixth team portion of the season has conclud- opponent Max Liu 11-3, 11-2, 11-5. nine allowed the Jumbos to move on to the and sophomore Sandeep Rishi in the ed. Now, some of the Jumbos look forward Memmo played a tough third game championship match of the Chaffee Cup on seventh. Though the match against to their final competition of the season against Lehigh’s Alec Shimell but ulti- Sunday. In a fitting championship matchup, Conn. College was close, Tufts chan- — the CSA Individual Championships at mately clinched the win without too Tufts had the opportunity for some revenge neled the competitive drive that defined Chelsea Piers in Stamford, Connecticut much difficulty, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10. against Conn. College, the team that had their late-season run into victory. from March 4 to 6.

Tufts makes C Division at Nationals in step up from previous seasons

WOMEN'S SQUASH and sophomore Gabi Salomon won in ly throughout the season, we became Jafry reflected similar sentiments, while continued from page 10 straight games against Wellesley junior deeper as a team and were able to paying tribute to Stanco, the team’s cap- but we were able to challenge them, with Ruby Feng and sophomore Meredith push each other at practice,” she said. tain and lone senior who has now finished our captain and No. 1 [Stanco] winning Curry, respectively. For Jafry, this victory is “Along with our squash games, our her final season. both against Amherst and Hamilton, and clear evidence of progress. team dynamic just kept getting stron- “This is a great time to be a [first-year] in that was very satisfying for the team,” “Of course it shows progress,” she said. ger. Some of the motivation to work the program and we’re only going up from Banner said. “It was a great experience to “We are all very happy about that, as we hard came from wanting to give our all here,” Jafry said. “This season we made so play higher-ranked teams and feel that we played at such a more competitive level for the team. The fact that our rank- much progress as a team and as individu- were so close in ability to them.” this time around with Wellesley – every- ing jumped is a tremendous source als. I’m proud of my teammates, and I can’t Sunday was a better day for Tufts as one wanted the win so badly.” of pride for us. We are all really happy wait to play with them again next season. it got its consolation victory and beat This concludes the season for the with the season and our accomplish- And, of course, Paget [Stanco] will be sorely Wellesley 6-3. Earlier in the season, the team as a whole, with the CSA Individual ments this year.” missed. She was an amazing captain.” Jumbos had fallen 8-1 to the Blue, with Nationals — the only event left for the first-year Sahana Karthik the only player Jumbos this season — to be held on to win when the two teams met at MIT March 4-6 in Stamford, Conn. The team in the previous matchup. She faced a ends the season with a 13-9 record, a different opponent this time around in four-win improvement over the pre- the form of Wellesley senior Gabriella vious season. With only five returning Wynne, who beat Karthik 11-9, 11-7, players on this season’s roster from 11-6. Stanco was also pushed all the last year, this season has undoubtedly way against Wellesley sophomore Sarah been a success. Zhang but was unable to overcome her “I think our team has made tremendous younger opponent and lost 11-6, 9-11, progress this year, mentally and physically, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5. with the victory against Wellesley definitely But the rest of the team rallied to [being] an indicator of the strides we’ve make up for those losses. Jafry beat taken as a program this season,” Banner Wellesley junior Meera Nayar 11-6, 11-9, said. “We came into the season not know- 11-7, while Burns was rewarded for ing what to expect as we didn’t know if her solid effort over the previous two the [first-years] could step up their games days with a victory over Wellesley junior to play at a college level, or have any idea Rhea Advani 11-7, 11-7, 11-5. This was what the team dynamic would be like.” followed up with Udolf’s thrilling and pro- Banner attributes part of the reason for tracted five-game victory over Wellesley success to improving team dynamics that junior Navisha Gupta 12-14, 11-7, 17-15, fostered a more competitive spirit. 9-11, 11-5. First-year Sinclair Meggitt then “Despite losing one of our starters beat senior Wellesley Kate Loftus in four to an injury mid-season, everything games in the seventh position 7-11, 12-10, about the team exceeded our expecta- ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVE Tufts’ first-year Isabella Libassi serves in a match against Wellesley on Jan. 27. 11-5, 11-6, before first-year Chista Irani tions: our games improved drastical- 12 THE TUFTS DAILY | Sports | Thursday, February 25, 2016 tuftsdaily.com