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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 HE UFTS AILY VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 36T T D MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Thursday, March 14, 2019 tuftsdaily.com Cummings School student Tiffany Filler expelled for alleged grade hacking, maintains innocence by Austin Clementi News Editor

Tiffany Filler, a former doctoral student in her final year at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts, was expelled on Jan. 16 after a months- long investigation by the university into her alleged grade hacking in the 2018 spring and summer sessions, according to a TechCrunch article written by journalist Zack Whittaker. Both Filler and Whittaker dispute Tufts’ charges of grade hacking. Since Filler’s expulsion, the Harvard Graduate Students’ Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) have been circu- lating a petition demanding due process for her. The petition cites potential dis- crimination based on Filler’s immigration status as well as Whittaker’s article in Filler’s defense. The petition has 347 signatures, close to 200 of which are from Tufts undergraduates and alumni. Filler has moved back to her home in Toronto since her expulsion and is VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS currently looking for work or to return The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is pictured. to another veterinary school, but she told the Daily that this will be difficult going to freak out,” Filler said. “Also, Berman, the associate dean of stu- “Dr. Frank and I need to meet with considering her expulsion. most of them require a dean’s recom- dent affairs for the Cummings School, you at that time regarding an import- “I’ve been looking at different vet mendation and that’s not exactly some- called her to the Grafton campus in an ant and time-sensitive issue,” the schools [to see] if I could transfer cred- thing I can look forward to.” email. There, Filler met with Berman email read. its if at all possible … [but if] universi- Filler was first notified of an inves- and Nicholas Frank, the associate dean ties see that expulsion notice, they’re tigation on Aug. 22, 2018, after Barbara for academic affairs. see FILLER, page 3 Somerville groups push for more payments from Tufts by Joe Walsh and Community Engagement Denise Curtatone’s PILOT Negotiating Team, more than double its contributions to News Editor Taylor told the Daily in an email. “The said this PILOT figure is too low. Somerville or Medford, even though City’s participation is being guided by the “There was no question that the school’s property in Somerville is As Tufts and Somerville negotiate priorities outlined by the community.” $275,000 was a very modest amount, valued about twice as high as its Boston a new partnership agreement, activ- As part of a new agreement, the school considering how much Tufts benefits property, according to documents from ists are pressuring the university to offer is prepared to “significantly increase” its from Somerville,” Shortt said. both cities. more robust financial contributions to payments to Medford and Somerville, PILOT payments help pay for basic The letter from local advocates sug- its host communities. Tufts’ Director of Community Relations city services that Tufts uses, includ- gested that Somerville use Boston’s Two dozen community, labor and Rocco DiRico said in an email to the Daily. ing Somerville’s fire and police depart- model, which asks nonprofits to pay student groups signed a letter urging Tufts gave each city $275 thousand ments, City Council President Katjana 25 percent of their tax bill if they were University President Anthony Monaco to in annual voluntary PILOT payments Ballantyne explained. Residents also taxable, half in cash and half in com- “bargain in good faith” with Somerville. under the school’s previous five-year noted that the school benefits from munity benefits. DiRico explained that Tufts’ partnership agreements with agreements. The school is exempted being in a desirable and conveniently the three cities use different property both Medford and Somerville — which from property taxes on most of its land- located city like Somerville. assessments and tax rates, so compari- include payments in lieu of taxes holdings due to its nonprofit status, Residents have expressed frustration sons are challenging, though the school (PILOT) and community benefits — but Tufts’ property would have netted that Tufts’ PILOT payments to Boston — plans to keep its payments to Medford expired in June. Officials from Tufts and Somerville an extra $6.6 million per year which hosts the school’s medical cam- and Somerville equal. Somerville say negotiations for a new in 2014 if it were taxable, according to a pus — are significantly larger than its Alongside PILOT payments, Tufts agreement are still in progress. city assessment. Medford and Somerville contributions. offers in-kind benefits like athletic field “Negotiations are actively ongoing,” Somerville resident Joyce Shortt, a Tufts gave Boston about $584,000 in Somerville Director of Communications member of Somerville Mayor Joseph cash contributions last fiscal year, see PILOT, page 2

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Aneurin Canham-Clyne Executive Opinion Editor Mikaela Lessnau Editorialists Kaitlyn Meslin Amulya Mutnuri Elizabeth Shelbred Simrit Uppal Shane Woolley

Arlo Moore-Bloom Executive Sports Editor Yuan Jun Chee Sports Editors Ryan Eggers Liam Finnegan Jeremy Goldstein Savannah Mastrangelo Maddie Payne Haley Rich Brad Schussel Josh Steinfink Sam Weidner Julia Atkins Assistant Sports Editors Tim Chiang Jake Freudberg Noah Stancroff Helen Thomas-McLean Alex Viveros Daniel Nelson Investigative Editor Madeleine Oliver Executive Photo Editors Christine Lee Anika Agarwal Staff Photographers Ann Marie Burke Mike Feng Ben Kim Max Lalanne Meredith Long JULIA MCDOWELL / THE TUFTS DAILY Julia McDowell Nate Krinsky (LA ‘18) and sophomore Connor Goggins, members of the Tufts Housing League, pose for a portrait outside of Mayer Campus Evan Slack Kirt Thorne Center on Oct. 17, 2018. Caleb Martin-Rosenthal Executive Video Editor Ann Marie Burke Video Editors by Madison Reid Vida Urbana; Grace Holley, a community remains lackluster despite the school’s Annette Key Staff Writer planning and housing consultant and Alex increasing enrollment. PRODUCTION Milvae, a third-year student at Harvard Law “[Tufts] keeps enrolling more and more Daniel Montoya Disclaimer: Shane Woolley is currently School. Burdick is also an lecturer for Tufts’ people every year — they should really cap Production Director an editorialist at the Daily. Woolley was Department of Urban and Environmental their class sizes,” he said. Ryan Eggers Executive Layout Editors not involved in the writing or editing of Policy and Planning. Woolley, who has been involved with THL Catalina Mengyao Yang Mia Garvin Layout Editors this article. Holley said that the sheer number of since 2017, sees parallels between the hous- Jordan Isaacs Maygen Kerner Tufts Housing League (THL) and Tufts students in Boston who live off campus ing crisis at Tufts and that in the greater Aidan Menchaca Democrats hosted the Housing Rights places an enormous strain on the city’s Boston area. Kiran Misner Alice Yoon Panel in the Terrace Room in Paige Hall last housing market. “The dynamics that we see here in our Isabella Montoya Executive Graphics Editor night. Panelists discussed the rights of stu- “Developers and real estate owners and housing crisis at Tufts, [like] the lack of avail- Myshko Chumak Executive Copy Editors dents renting from landlords and the impli- speculative owners know that they can able on-campus housing and affordable Justin Yu Caroline Bollinger Copy Editors cations of Boston’s housing crisis. Other charge per head for students,” she said. “That off-campus housing, mirrors the inequalities Mary Carroll Rachel Isralowitz topics included housing affordability, the really inflates the market.” and structural housing problems that exist Nathan Kyn emotional burden of housing instability, the Milvae provided tips for students as they across the country,” he said. Ali Mintz Nihaal Shah racial history of housing policy in Boston navigate off-campus housing. He said that THL organized several high-profile actions Liora Silkes Avni Ambalam Assistant Copy Editors and the ethics of universities’ housing poli- students should not call their landlord, but last semester to protest the tiered housing Rebecca Barker Simone Lipkind cies. Shane Woolley and Jaya Khetarpal, both instead should email or text about bad con- system, including a community block party Chloe Lyu seniors, moderated the panel. ditions in a house. He also encouraged stu- and the Tier Town rally. THL is now working Ethan Resek Ryan Shaffer Khetarpal, who joined THL last semester, dents to use their intuition when consider- on a housing guide to release by the end of Aadhya Shivakumar Filipa Sturm said the goal for the panel was to teach stu- ing their landlord’s decisions and to not agree the semester, according to Woolley. Russell Yip dents about their housing rights. to anything that makes them uncomfortable. “This semester, we’re trying to take all that Abigail Zielinski Deepanshu Utkarsh Executive Online Editor “We were trying to create an event that At the panel, Rene stated that housing is a energy and redirect it towards more practi- Roy Kim Online Editor would help provide students with more infor- human right. cal guides for students to understand their Esra Gurcay Executive Social Media Editors mation about housing prices not just at Tufts “The American dream is to have peace of [position] in the local housing market and at Rebecca Tang but in our neighboring communities, [and] mind knowing that you can go home and sleep, Tufts,” Woolley said. Asli Akova Social Media Editors Ercan Sen also give them the tools to fight for their whether it is a property that has the deed in Khetarpal added that Tufts is current- Amy Tong Mitch Navetta housing rights,” she said. your name or not,” Rene said. “Every single day, ly negotiating its PILOT agreement, so Amanda Covaleski Assistant Social Media Editors Olivia Ireland The panelists included practitioners from people are fighting to save their homes.” THL is focusing on working with repre- Lillian Miller the Greater Boston area: Robert Burdick, Nesi Altaras, a senior who attended the sentatives like Mayor Joseph Curtatone of Christopher Panella Outreach Coordinator director of the civil litigation program at event, said he attended to learn more about Somerville and Mayor Stephanie Burke of BUSINESS Boston University School of Law; Gabrielle the housing crisis at Tufts and in Boston. Medford. They are also planning to meet Olivia Davis Rene, a community organizer at grass- He said he believed Tufts’ payment in lieu with University President Anthony Monaco Executive Business Director roots community organization City Life/ of taxes (PILOT) to Medford and Somerville about the agreement. tuftsdaily.com Thursday, March 14, 2019 | News | THE TUFTS DAILY 3 University stands by decision to expel Cummings student

FILLER “from TF’s [Tiffany Filler’s] residential a month-long investigation conducted are often in the six-figure range. continued from page 1 IP address.” According to Filler and the by Whittaker that uncovered and con- In an electronic message to the Daily, Filler said she only was notified of an TechCrunch article, Tufts administra- firmed several alibis Filler presented to Filler clarified that Tufts allowed her six investigation and not the nature of the tion never shared which IP address it the administration. These alibis were months without needing to pay back her charges brought against her. After the found with her, or how it found it. confirmed in the documents Filler sent loans as of the date she was expelled, Aug. 22 meeting, Berman sent an email Filler said she had three housemates using to the Daily. which is the standard time given to stu- to Filler that spoke only of her “comput- the same IP address, including her landlord. Several of the incidences occurred dents after they graduate before federal er issues” without bringing up possible The first recorded incident with the early in the morning, such as an inci- student loan payments are due. According disciplinary action. sshaw02 account occurred on Feb. 13, dent on June 27 at 1:03 a.m. Filler pro- to the TechCrunch article, Filler has At the time, the Cummings 2018 at 2:02 p.m., according to a sum- vided the Daily with screenshots of her already been contacted by Tufts to start School’s Student Ethics and Grievance mary of the incidents from the SEGC sleep tracker app, which showed her to collecting her loan repayments. Committee (SEGC), which would decide provided by Filler. The incident report be asleep at these times. In response to this, Filler contacted the charges on Filler, had already accuses Filler of using “the sshaw02 In other instances, Filler says she several graduate student unions, such as obtained a detailed report from Tufts account to look at the answers of [a] was away from her computer entire- HGSU-UAW, who have since drafted a peti- Educational Technology Services (ETS) quiz before she took it.” Filler said she ly. A June 28 hack described by Tufts tion decrying Filler’s case as discriminatory. and Tufts Technology Services’ Office has no recollection of the assessment, occurred between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. “We are concerned that Ms. Filler may have of Information Security. The heading which was a bonus quiz in a Small Filler provided both the Daily and the been treated differently by the Cummings on the report indicates that it was sent Animal Medicine & Surgery II class. In a Cummings School administration with School because of her immigration status to the SEGC on Sept. 28, 2018, nearly a screenshot from Filler’s private messag- a screenshot of a picture of her, which and national origin,” the petition reads. month before Filler would be notified of es, a classmate of hers also said she did was placemarked at the Mark Twain Filler confirmed this, saying that she the charges against her. The document not remember taking the quiz. House in Hartford, Conn. and time- felt vulnerable as an international stu- also states that the investigation began The bonus quiz changed Filler’s grade in stamped 5:17 p.m., and another screen- dent lacking both the money and legal on July 9, 2018 and ended Aug. 20. the class from a 99 percent to a 103 percent, shot of a photo of her in front of the privilege to defend herself against Tufts. Filler said she was notified of the worth a total of four points, according to house at 6:11 p.m. Niharika Singh, an organizer with the nature of the charges on Oct. 18. Filler, documents provided by Filler to the Daily. Filler also had reported malware on her HGSU-UAW, was involved in writing the as quoted in the TechCrunch article, Filler said that several other students’ computer to Apple Support during the time petition with the organizing committee and the petition both accuse Tufts of grades were improved, with only one in which the attacks occurred, which were surrounding the petition. Filler con- not following its own terms of due person’s falling. As of today, no other corroborated through transcripts of the firmed that she reviewed the petition process, as outlined by the Cummings students have been charged with grade phone call sent to Filler by Apple Support. for accuracy before it was published. School Student Handbook. hacking, according to Filler and the During the phone call, which occurred As a Canadian international student The handbook states on page 49 that TechCrunch article. on Nov. 14, 2018, Filler explained that herself, Singh found Filler’s case to be “The student about whom a Complaint The documents also state that the her computer was “was behaving weird- particularly important for the rights of or Inquiry is made will be informed attacks continued to occur periodically ly and … [her] mouse was acting on international students. in writing of the type of allegation until July 2018. The nature of the hacks its own and the green light for the “To my mind, it’s like advocating for (Complaint or Inquiry) and the sub- included changing grades, attempting camera started turning on.” The Apple Tiffany is advocating for ourselves, is stance of each allegation at least seven to log in to other students’ accounts, technician recommended that Filler advocating for the larger international days before hearing of the Ethics and posting new assignments with high- back up and reset her computer to student community on our campuses Grievance Committee.” er scores and looking up answers to factory settings, and Filler ultimately across the country,” she said in an inter- assessments. took her computer into a local Apple view with the Daily. Charges and Expulsion Knoll originally met with Filler on Jan. store for these services, according to the Singh also emphasized Filler’s issue The charges against Filler include 9 to announce her expulsion from Tufts, TechCrunch article. as a “violation of civil rights,” adding allegations that she electronical- according to a letter from Knoll. Filler Knoll remained unconvinced, asking that the main demand of the petition ly changed her grades and the grades appealed the decision and presented Filler in the Jan. 16 letter, “Why wait is due process for Filler. Singh also of her classmates through a Tufts more evidence to Knoll, but Knoll reaf- until after you’d been informed that you explained that third-party arbitrations University Sciences Knowledgebase firmed the expulsion on Jan. 16. were going to be expelled to show me for Filler, which Harvard graduate stu- (TUSK) account under the name “Scott Patrick Collins, executive director of months’ old photos?” dents call a “no carve out” grievance Shaw” with the username “sshaw02.” public relations for Tufts, said in an Knoll also questioned the validity of process, could have helped protect her According to the ETS document sent email to the Daily that the Tufts admin- the photos Filler provided. from said civil rights violations. to the SEGC, the account was first dis- istration stands by its decision. “Date stamps are easy to edit,” Knoll “That puts pressure on the employer covered after investigating the deletion “We understand that the story — added later in the letter. to actually respond,” she said. “I think of an assessment on July 9, 2018. and the social media attention it has The TechCrunch article, however, there are just very concrete ways … like Filler was implicated in the creation and received — has upset a number of peo- confirmed through a former National building power through mobilizing stu- inappropriate usage of this account for sev- ple, including students, alumni, and Security Agency hacker and digital dents and workers in your support that eral reasons, according to the document. others, who have raised concerns about forensics entrepreneur that the date you address situations like this before “We … saw a pattern where the only the university’s review,” he wrote. “We and location stamps presented by Filler they get to the point of expulsion.” legitimate login from the same place are confident in our determination, did not appear to be modified. Cummings School students are not — IP address — at the same time was which was based on the totality of evi- represented by a union. tfille01 (Cummings School student dence uncovered during our extensive Deportation and Petition Filler said she hoped to continue vet- Tiffany Filler) access,” the report says. review. We recognize the gravity of stu- After being expelled, Filler, a erinary school or research in the future. The report adds that ETS “saw a pat- dent disciplinary decisions, and we take Canadian citizen, said she was given “I would love to continue veterinary tern of activities that would benefit action only after thorough and thought- one day to leave the United States. In an school because that is my passion, but tfille01,” following up with five incidents ful deliberation.” interview with the Daily, Filler also said I’ve always been interested in research. of abuse, although the report acknowl- she was required to repay $10,000 worth So I’m thinking of potentially just going edges that “a lot of activity” was seen. Alibis and Explanations of student loans she had accumulated into the sciences again and trying to In an email to Filler sent on Dec. The TechCrunch article, which was in her time at the Cummings School. focus on potentially getting a Ph.D. 10, 2018, Cummings School Dean ad published on March 9, raises questions She has since sought legal counsel but somewhere down the line,” she said. interim Joyce Knoll said the account about the validity of Tufts‘ accusations says that she cannot afford the prices that Jessica Blough contributed reporting sshaw02 first appeared on Dec. 12, 2017 against Filler, featuring the results of many lawyers quote her, which she says to this article.

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NICHOLAS PFOSI / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Students practice in Distler Performance Hall in the Granoff Music Center, led by conductor and director John Page on Feb. 11, 2014.

by Sarah Crawford which will be a requirement for the minor, involvement in the project for QRS Music er to think it goes from being a bright, Staff Writer will be available in the fall of 2019. Technologies. responsive piano to a sluggish piano,” he “We’re making it more inclusive, so that “I got involved with the Violin explained. Since the launch of the Musical students have a wider variety of courses Project after taking Professor Lehrman’s Instrument Engineering program in 1998, that they can take to satisfy the minor,” Computer Tools [for] Musicians class Electronic Musical Instrument Design Tufts has been bridging two constant- Lehrman said. for the Music Engineering Minor.” he course focuses on collaboration, con- ly evolving fields: music and technology. Lehrman and Rogers are also looking told the Daily in an email. “It is a violin struction According to its website, the program, to make the minor more accessible to stu- body with a robotically controlled bow Lehrman said that group work and now called the Music Engineering pro- dents in the School of Arts and Sciences. moving across it, to give the appearance the interdisciplinary connection between gram, expanded in 2011 to include music “When it’s all engineering, there’s that the violin plays itself. The sound of music and engineering are important recording and production and electronic all sorts of pre-requisites that Arts and the violin is actually produced using the aspects of the minor in music engineer- instrument design as a part of its cur- Sciences [students] wouldn’t typically Bela electronic synthesizer, which sends ing. In his Electronic Musical Instrument riculum. However, the minor in music take, like four semesters of calculus … so audio to a surface transducer speaker, Design course, Lehrman teaches stu- engineering is a more recent develop- the idea is that we’re redesigning it … The which sends vibrations through the violin dents about music synthesis, electron- ment. Paul Lehrman, director of the Music new minor we’re setting up … will give stu- body. Thereby, the body of the violin is ics, mechanical design and programming. Engineering program, started teaching a dents more flexibility,” Rogers said. used as the amplifier for the sound pro- Additionally, students work in teams to course in electronic musical instrument duced by the synthesizer, just as a real build electronic musical instruments, design in 2001. Lehrman created a formal Students design their own musical violin body is used as the amplifier for the which they present and play at the end of minor in music engineering in 2011 with instruments in Computer Tools for sound produced by a string.” the semester. the help of Chris Rogers, who is co-di- Musicians course Hoder explained that his contributions “The students work on projects in rector of the music engineering program Rogers said that the minor in music included programming the synthesizer teams, and each team is set up so they and a mechanical engineering professor, engineering emphasizes hands-on proj- and utilizing the transducer. have a cross section of skills … There is and Dana Messina (E ’83), a former CEO of ects and that most of the core courses in In addition to the self-playing violin, nobody who comes into the class who Steinway Musical Instruments. each track involve students creating their past projects have involved creating a sys- can do everything, so the students work The minor in music engineering is own musical instruments. tem to determine where a low-volume together with complementary skill sets available to students in both the School “The idea behind all the classes is cymbal was being hit for Zildjian. and teach each other,” Lehrman said. of Arts and Sciences and the School that they have to design, fabricate, com- “They wanted to devise a method of Rogers also emphasized the impor- of Engineering. Lehrman explained that pose for and perform on an instrument,” determining where the cymbal was being tance of group work in allowing students students who pursue the minor choose Rogers said. hit when you hit it so [it could be used] to learn from each other. from three tracks: acoustic musical Sponsorships and outside funding with an electronic drum set … so we had “If you pull students with completely instrument design, electronic musical from instrument manufacturing compa- students working on that, and we came different knowledge sets and get them to instrument design and music recording nies allow students to help design specif- up with a system, which we actually got a work together, you can make a really cool and production. According to Lehrman, ic instruments. These companies include patent on,” Lehrman said. product … better [than] if you had two between four and eight students gradu- Zildjian, a cymbal manufacturer, and Rogers also recalled a project for students with the same knowledge set. I ate with the minor each year, and gener- piano companies QRS Music Technologies Steinway & Sons that examined the effect look for opportunities where I can take ally two-thirds of them are in the School and Steinway & Sons. According to of temperature and humidity on pianos. people that have knowledge that my engi- of Engineering. Lehrman, students are currently working “What we found is that as you start to neers don’t and have them figure out how However, Lehrman and Rogers hope on a self-playing violin for QRS Music get changes in humidity, the time between to work together and build cool things,” to expand the program in coming years. Technologies. when you hit the key and the hammer Rogers said. Lehrman stated that a course called James Hoder, a senior who is minoring hits, the string changes by a couple of mil- Introduction to Music and Engineering, in music engineering, spoke about his liseconds, which is enough for the play- see MUSIC, page 5 Features Thursday, March 14, 2019 | Features | THE TUFTS DAILY 5 Music engineering minor explores intersections of art, science Douglas Berger Ripple Effect “My philosophy … is [that] people actually “I like music, but my interest in how it MUSIC learn when they’re doing it,” Hopwood said. was made came from Zev, and that’s what continued from page 4 First-year Sam Cohen, who took the inspired us to build the synthesizer, the Free trade Bridging engineering and art: Music class last fall, appreciated the aspects of second version and who knows what after and the Art of Engineering the class that facilitated active learning. that,” Cohen said. for whom? Electrical and Computer Engineering “It’s really refreshing to have a bit of Professor Jeff Hopwood highlighted lecture up front and then [to] go immedi- An interdisciplinary minor ree trade certainly has its skeptics the connection between music and ately into using the concepts you learned Lehrman noted that through this vari- in the world’s wealthiest economies, engineering in his Introduction to just minutes before, and applying them, ety in previous musical experience and especially in our own. Lost in the Engineering course, Music and the Art and seeing what happens when you do,” diversity in fields of study, the interdisci- narrative of shuttered Detroit auto of Engineering. Though the course is Cohen said. plinary nature of the music engineering Fshops and a booming China, though, is the not a requirement for the minor in First-year Zev Pogrebin, who took the minor allows students who are inter- fact that trade liberalization doesn’t always music engineering, Hopwood hopes it class with Cohen, enjoyed the class’ explo- ested in both engineering and music to shift production from rich countries to poor. will generate interest in the minor. ration of the unique connection between pursue both subjects and explore their In fact, the opposite can happen. The story of “We’d like to make it part of the music engineering and music. complementary nature. our globalizing world is far more complicated engineering minor, but the problem is “I’ve always been interested in things “It’s remarkable how many engi- than any one narrative would have us believe. it’s a first year course, so if somebody that have both a creative and a technical neers are really good musicians … and The example of Cameroon, a largely decided they wanted to do the minor element to them … I think sound engi- making musical instruments, mak- agricultural nation of nearly 25 million, later they would have to go backward neering or recording was the thing that ing recordings, is a really good way of perfectly illustrates this. Pulling down trade and do this … so I think of it as a way really got me to electrical engineering in teaching other skills, like programming, barriers with the EU has led to rapid change of generating … interest in music and the first place,” Pogrebin said. mechanical [design] and electronics, in the markets for two of Cameroon’s most engineering together,” Hopwood said. Cohen and Pogrebin worked together because you come out with something important agricultural products: onions According to Hopwood, the course is to build a synthesizer as their electronic that’s really tangible and really enjoy- and chickens. divided into three parts. After learning musical instrument and improved the able,” Lehrman said. This may seem insignificant, but even about the general science and math synthesizer for their final project. Even Hoder said that this interdisciplinary small shifts can have life-changing impacts. of sound, students begin a unit on the after the class ended, they continued to element is a large part of why he decided As cheap onions from the Netherlands have creation of sound through electron- work on the synthesizer. to pursue the minor. flooded the Cameroonian market, onion ics, in which they design a function- “As of now it’s mostly an experiment “I have a great interest in electronics farmers can no longer make money selling al electronic musical instrument that just to see what kind of improvements and circuit design, and I was looking their product in city markets. Many farmers they must play in a class presentation. can be made, but we always design our for a means to apply my electrical engi- and village cooperatives have had to shift to Finally, students learn about comput- products with the intent of making them neering major to my interest in creat- other crops, like cassava. er based music production and then manufacturable,” Cohen said. ing music. So, I began to pursue the So what? Isn’t this just the kind of adapta- complete a final project. Throughout Both Cohen and Pogrebin are majoring minor with a concentration in electronic tion that a free market rewards? the course, Hopwood places a strong in electrical engineering, but their differ- instrument design in order to merge my Yes, perhaps, but consider that onions are emphasis on the importance of hands- ent interests within the field allowed them electronics education with my passion one of Cameroon’s most important staple on learning. to work together. for music,” he said. crops, serving not just as a base for sauces, but also as a digestive remedy and antiseptic. No longer self-sufficient in the production of a staple, Cameroonians are now more vulnerable to price fluctuations. Then there are the less quantifiable draw- backs: the loss of human capital in the form of onion farmers’ now useless specialized knowledge, the inability of these same farmers to cook their traditional cuisine using their own crops. A similar debacle struck the country’s chicken farmers in the early 2000s. A loosening of poultry import restrictions allowed European chicken producers to dump unwanted frozen chicken parts into a number of West African markets. As a result, as many as 92 percent of Cameroon’s poultry farmers went out of business within a few years. Many were left with no source of income. On the other hand, the cheap imports allowed entrepreneurial port traders to make huge profits selling cheap chicken parts to city markets. Chicken had long been an expensive status symbol. For the first time in memory, daily meat consumption was accessible to the masses. The cheap chicken boom had an unexpected side-effect, however — disease. It turns out that frozen chicken, when intro- duced into a refrigerator-less supply chain in a tropical climate, becomes an incubator for dangerous bacteria. A study by the Pasteur Center estimated that 80 percent of the frozen chicken reaching market was not suitable for consumption. Local chickens had always been sold live, meaning raw poultry did not sit in the hot sun for hours before being sold. These are the inconvenient complexi- ties of supposedly free trade. The knock-on effects of trade liberalization can be dam- aging in ways economic analysis misses. Altering existing patterns of commerce can be disruptive in unexpected, unquantifiable ways. Furthermore, despite its commitment to free trade, the EU uses subsidies and tariffs to protect its agricultural markets from the fate of Cameroon’s. Which begs the question, free trade for whom?

Douglas Berger is a senior studying international relations. Douglas can be reached at see MUSIC, page 5 [email protected]. 6 WEEKENDER Thursday, March 14, 2019 tuftsdaily.com Chantal Zakari’s ‘Cogent Message’ deconstructs institutional failings

COURTESY CHANTAL ZAKARI And I’m also printing [my images] myself, Postcards from Chantal Zakari’s ‘Defunct Colleges’ (2019) are pictured. one color at a time, so they are not digital prints, they are really screenprints. [The enlarged dots] make the [postcards] more by Ruijingya Tang histories, present plights and possible variety of stories being represented here. interesting texturally, but they also make Arts Editor futures. “Defunct Colleges” was created There are no same stories, and there are a reference to the old postcards … I am in the postmodern manner of appropri- no same buildings.” kind of like the postcard designers from The recently revealed college admis- ating found images. While Zakari photo- When speaking of the related issues 50 years ago, but I’m also making patterns sions scam reinforced the long-estab- graphed some printed photos, such as the of the rising costs of both attending and from the future.” lished image of higher education institu- photo of Newbury College, most photos operating a college, Zakari attributed the Alongside the exhibition of “Defunct tions as the playground of the privileged. were found on the internet. However, all problem, in part, to upgraded infrastruc- Colleges” is “Cogent Message” With Tufts being the epitome of such the photos were stylistically altered, as tural support on college campuses. (2018), the eponymous work of the exhi- institutions, it is almost impossible to they were photoshopped and Risograph- “Part of [the rise of college tuition] has to bition, another higher-education-related argue against the socioeconomic homo- printed with various innovative halftone do with the fact that when I went to school, installation by Zakari. “Cogent Message” geneity of universities. However, it is also patterns. And similarly, the stories for the there were no dorms at the Art Institute [of is a collection of artificial letterheads important to recognize that numerous universities came from the internet, but Chicago]. Food was difficult, I had to make of defunct American colleges. To com- higher education institutions are also were significantly edited and shortened. my own food … there wasn’t a gym [or] all pile the collection, Zakari printed found victims of financial crises, as empha- The inspiration for “Defunct Colleges” these things that you guys have, [including logos of the defunct colleges online on sized by Chantal Zakari in her latest work originated from Zakari’s realization of a] mental support system…” linen paper. In addition, the letterheads “Defunct Colleges” (2019), currently on the transience of institutions while she According to Zakari, faculty treat- included faint prints of found images of display at her show “Cogent Message” at was a professor at the SMFA when it was ment was improved alongside physical college professors and college students, Kingston Gallery. undergoing financial issues before merg- conditions. listed in the order in which they appeared A Turkish-Levantine currently resid- ing with Tufts. “Maybe 40 years ago, faculty, espe- on Google. ing in Boston, Zakari came to the United “The inspiration came from the fact cially in art, didn’t even have full-time While composing “Cogent Messages,” States at a young age. She studied visual that the SMFA was closing. And so I per- jobs, they did not have healthcare, they Zakari had a deeper realization as to the communications at the Art Institute of sonally, along with my colleagues … went didn’t have retirement,” Zakari added. severity of the financial struggles faced Chicago. After graduation, she accepted through a really overwhelming period of However, Zakari’s main goal is not by small, independent universities. various freelancing design jobs while time. So here’s an institution that’s [150] to prescribe specific solutions to the “I had to stop [including defunct col- working as an art teacher and an inde- years old, and I have a job there, and issue of rising costs. Zakari expects leges after 2013]. Because I couldn’t find pendent artist. Chantal Zakari is a full I will be there forever, and I will retire that “Defunct Colleges” will serve as a the logos of schools that were defunct time faculty member at the School of there. And I get this understanding that historical record and raise awareness past 2013. Some of the logos [of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts. no, this institution can close. So that’s the about the issue. schools] start disappearing; their cor- She was also an associate member of the significance of this architecture … but it “I can’t foresee the future. There are porate identity disappears. And that’s Goat Island performance group (1995– falls apart.” academics that could. [But] looking at the ultimate death of the school.” 2010) and a board member of Belmont Zakari intended for the “Defunct [academic institutions] from an artistic With her show “Cogent Messages,” World Film. Colleges” series to be both visually and standpoint, I am alerting people to the Zakari’s work directs viewers’ attention The exhibition, entitled “Cogent conceptually diverse. change that’s happening in the indus- to small, struggling institutions of high- Message” features the work “Defunct “Part of how I created this series was try. As an artist, I’m more interested er education amidst the current stereo- Colleges,” a series of 16 postcards, each [by] looking at the images [and figur- in pointing at things [and] luring [my] type that colleges have capital, privilege depicting an architectural feature of a ing] out which images were more inter- audience in with images and stories. I and power. failing or failed American university. On esting. The architecture was what drove don’t have a thesis — that’s not my role.” “Defunct College” and “Cogent one side of the postcards are prints of this collection; the way I selected them More concretely, Zakari felt the need Messages” will be on view at the the features, accompanied by short intro- [was intended to generate] a variety of to tell the stories of defunct colleges Kingston Gallery in Boston until March ductory texts regarding the universities’ architecture,” Zakari said. “I wanted a because of their widespread relevance. 31, 2019. WEEKENDER Arts & Living Thursday, March 14, 2019 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY 7

“[This project is informed by] not just by my personal experience of being in a college that was closing, but [also] your personal experience as a student, with all the debts that you have to pay,” Zakari said. “Defunct Colleges” also captures the mournful nostalgia of decaying architecture in relation to the disappear- ance of the original institution that it once hosted. “The separation of the institution and the building is very difficult. Like when you think about Harvard, you do think of the building as well as the institution. [But] when the institution disappears, the building transforms into something else,” the artist said. To create this sense of nostalgia, Zakari used the traditional methods of printing one color at a time mixed with modern techniques to generate both antique-looking and innovative patterns on her works, which she called “postcards from the future.” “[Antique shops] usually have … a little box with old postcards. There is a whole series of Curt Teich postcards, which used to be a company from a 100 years ago. So I’m kind of mimicking [the old Curt Teich postcards], but I’m printing them in a very high-tech way,” Zakari said. By appropriating older methods of printing, Zakari is able to transform the eclectic and older modes of postcard production. “Typically, [with halftone printing], you make only dice. But I changed that, and I manually created different colors. And I’m also printing [my images] myself, one color at a time, so they are not digital prints, they are really screenprints. [The enlarged dots] make the [postcards] more interesting texturally, but they also make a reference to the old postcards … I am kind of like the postcard designers from 50 years ago, but I’m also making patterns from the future.” Exhibited alongside “Defunct Colleges” is “Cogent Message” (2018), another higher-education-related installation by Zakari. “Cogent Message” is a collection of artificial letterheads of defunct American colleges. To compile the collection, Zakari printed found logos of the defunct colleges online on linen paper. In addition, the letterheads included faint prints of found images of college professors and college students, listed in the order in which they appeared on Google. While composing “Cogent Messages,” Zakari had a deeper realization of the severity of the financial struggles faced by small, independent universities. “I had to stop [including defunct colleges after 2013]. Because I couldn’t find the logos of schools that were defunct past 2013. Some of the logos [of the schools] start disappearing; their corpo- rate identity disappears. And that’s the ultimate death of the school.” With “Defunct Colleges” and “Cogent Messages,” Zakari’s work directs viewers’ attention to small, struggling institutions of higher education amidst the current stereotype that colleges have capital, privilege and power. “Defunct College” and “Cogent Messages” will be on view at the Kingston Gallery in Boston until March 31, 2019. 8 THE TUFTS DAILY | FUN & GAMES | Thursday, March 14, 2019 tuftsdaily.com LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY F&G Elie, on colonialism: “I can’t believe they came here and called everything India.” FUN & GAMES

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arch 8, now marked as International Women’s Day, is a day of celebration in America, with motifs such as celebrat- Ming the increased proportion of female CEOs. However, this day did not begin as a celebratory one. The first Women’s Day celebration took place in May 1908, when the U.S. Socialist Party led a protest of over 1,000 women. According to Birgitte Søland, history professor at Ohio State University, protests by working-class Russian women on March 8, 1917 helped trigger the Russian Revolution. In those days, Women’s Day was marked as a day of struggle. It is important to remember this context today as we navigate various contemporary women’s struggles. It is impossible to discuss this issue without addressing that critical buzzword: intersectionality. While there is talk of con- vergence in the gender pay gap, the wage gap for women of color increased between 2016 and 2017. Within this group, the gap hits black, Latinx and Native women significantly more than Asian women. This seems to reflect the structural disparities among women of different races, a systemic issue that, contrary to Sheryl Sandberg’s claims, simply can’t be resolved by “leaning in.” However, in privileged spaces like Tufts, women of color are encouraged to “lean in” in practically every respect. We are told that institutions are trying to improve on diversity. We are told that we have what it takes to succeed in male-dominated spaces. In particular, we are surrounded by images of female CEOs, investment bankers and hedge fund managers. Such discourse surrounding feminism has thinned its power and caused a shift away from crucial issues. Feminism should not simply be about adapting to existing conditions. At its core, feminism has uplifting, revolutionary potential to alter the status quo. In her critique of “Lean In” (2013), bell hooks calls Sandberg out as a “faux feminist.” What is a real feminist? Colloquially, people often say that all it takes to be a feminist is to want equal rights for women and men. bell hooks incisively points out that such framing misses the point: “The reality was and is that privileged white women often experience a greater sense of solidarity with men of their same class than with poor white women or women of color.” Sheryl Sandberg’s comments about a lack of confidence are certainly true in some BY MARIA FONG contexts. However, women facing oppres- sion along racial and class lines are not simply hindered by these cultural norms, but by very concrete material barriers that “lean in” feminism ignores.

When Sojourner Truth asked “Ain’t I a When life throws you a financial challenge, woman?” she spoke to the exclusionary you’ve proven you have what it takes to ace it. nature of the feminist movement and con- Now it’s time to tackle your retirement savings ceptualizations of gender as a whole. In at AceYourRetirement.org many places around the world, including Spain and Turkey, International Women’s Day is an opportunity for solidarity cen- tered around strikes and mass resistance. The nature of its celebration in America is an indication of “lean in” feminism’s stronghold in our consciousness, and we should reject it in favor of a more action- The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. based paradigm. 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 The Tufts Daily. 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 from all members Ria Mazumdar is a junior studying quantitative 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 economics and international relations. Ria can 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 be reached at [email protected]. editorial discretion and is not guaranteed to appear in the Daily. Authors must submit their telephone numbers and day-of availability for editing questions. ADVERTISING All advertising copy is subject to the approval of the Editor-in-Chief, Executive Board and Executive Business Director. 10 THE TUFTS DAILY | Sports | Thursday, March 14, 2019 tuftsdaily.com Fifteen different goal scorers highlight depth of Jumbo squad

as she saved seven out of 14 shots in the 14 different Jumbos get on the scorecard. with Laliberty mustering seven saves over WOMEN'S LACROSSE remaining 45 minutes of the game. The top scorer of the day was Wright, who the two games, and Evers tallying two. continued from page 11 “At the start of the game we came out netted three goals on nine shots. Wright Laliberty and Smith are just two mem- First-year attacker Colette Smith really hard, which enabled us to get a was tied with Smith, who also scored bers of a strong first-year class which got could not be contained by the Engineers’ running clock quickly and give many three goals and provided two assists. a chance to find its collegiate legs this defense. Her trademark left crease take people playing time,” Wright said. Like in the MIT game, Tufts dominat- weekend. Thirteen of the team’s 38 goals resulted in three unassisted goals in the The second half was a different story, ed possession off the draw, winning 14 over the last week were scored by first- first half, and a fourth goal came from a with a telling scoreline of 3–3. The most overall compared to Wellesley’s nine. But years, with every single player making an quick feed by junior attacker Emily significant difference was the Jumbos what really gave them an edge was the impact on the field. Games following a switch behind goal. only managing three goals on 12 shots, strength of their ride, or in other words, The Jumbos look ahead to their first Only three Tufts goals in the entire game including finishing only one of their six re-defending the ball on the opponent’s home match and second conference were assisted, compared to an average of free position opportunities. Tufts ini- clear to regain possession in their own opponent of the season in the Colby nine assists over the first two games. tially extended its lead to 17–1, but MIT attacking end. The Jumbos capitalized Mules (3–0). The Mules currently top “I think that the [offense] didn’t have came back with three goals in a row to on these second-chance opportunities to the NESCAC, starting the season with enough time to settle into the attack and close out the game. push their goal count higher and higher. a 2–0 conference record. Though Tufts work together to set up plays which tend “I think our intensity went down [in “We had a great ride and we regained overcame Colby last season 11–9, Colby to target more assisted looks,” sophomore the second half], and we were never able possession most of the time on clears historically holds a strong record against attacker Claire Wright said. “We never got to get organized in the defense or attack against us,” Shute said. “That was Tufts, boasting seven wins out of the last the chance to start working plays for the because there was so much transition,” key in keeping possession and limit- 10 meetings between the two sides. MIT game, whereas for Wellesley we had Wright said. “We definitely could have ing Wellesley’s possession against our “Colby will be a great team, they always more of a settled attack which allowed us improved our shot selection, which was defense. We won a lot of draws and we are,” Shute said. “They’re well coached to work on running plays.” a lot better in the first half.” capitalized on the opportunities that we and always play hard. I think the staff and MIT sophomore goalkeeper Hannah The game ended with a resounding had. I thought that was a great team win team are looking forward to a competitive Adams allowed 10 goals within the first 15 17–4 win. All 29 players on the roster saw on Saturday.” game on Saturday, and looking forward to minutes of the game. The Engineers sub- time on the field. On the defensive end, senior goalkeep- being on Bello for the first time too.” stituted Adams for first-year goalkeeper On Saturday, the Jumbos held the er Audrey Evers and first-year goalkeeper The Jumbos will take the draw against the Kiely Smiga-McManus, who fared better Wellesley Blue to a 21–0 shutout that saw Molly Laliberty shared time in the cage, Mules on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Bello Field.

RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Sophomore defender Emma Tomlinson picks up a ground ball during Tufts’ 26–5 win over Wellesley on March 14, 2018.

before anything else, we’re all human rethink your bias at lovehasnolabels.com Sports Thursday, March 14, 2019 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 11 Baseball recovers from 14–8 deficit in season opener Arjun Balaraman Off the Crossbar Following a walk and a single from senior catcher Eric Schnepf, the Jumbos tallied two more unearned runs. Shackelford A changing of then singled, scoring in Varinos. “The [seventh] inning really was a the guard shoot-out, but we did a really good job at the plate,” Frickman said. “Obviously, he Champions League treated soc- there are areas of our game that [we] are cer fans with a host of captivat- looking to improve and will improve, but ing fixtures last week: Porto and we competed the entire game, which is Manchester United overcame 2–0 what put us in a great place late in the Tfirst leg deficits to advance to the quar- game to win it. Our guys just really want- terfinals, while Dutch side Ajax defeated ed it more.” Spanish giants Real Madrid 4–1 to over- There was no response in the eighth come a first leg defeat and send the three- from the Judges, who were held score- time defending champions crashing out of less. The Jumbos capitalized on this the competition. Despite an obvious gulf and continued their offensive barrage in experience and reputation, Ajax thor- in the bottom of the inning. Knight hit a oughly outclassed Madrid and deserved sacrifice fly to left field, scoring in Day. the victory. Schnepf was walked, scoring in Santos- On paper, the match should never Ocampo, and Shackelford was hit by a have been close — according to Ajax’s pitch, which scored in Daues to end the director of football Marc Overmars, the inning with a 17–14 lead. Brandeis tal- Dutch side’s wage bill for their first, lied just one run in the top of the ninth second and youth teams is equal to to bring the game to a close at 17–15. the annual wage of Real Madrid’s star With their first win under their belts, Gareth Bale. It was a fascinating battle the Jumbos are now preparing for their between two historic clubs with dia- ALLISON CULBERT / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES 10-game spring break trip. metrically opposed philosophies, and Junior Elias Varinos is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a home run in the game against Colby on April 21, 2018. “As it gets more into the field, we perhaps signaled the end of an era in need to fine-tune the mental aspect the European game. RBIs. Entering the bottom of the sev- more, because a lot of times games are On one side you have Ajax Amsterdam, BASEBALL enth, the Jumbos were down 14–8. won by one or two plays when, if you a club renowned for its commitment continued from page 12 Despite the increasing lead for make the heads-up play, you win, and if to youth players and playing the game the inning with a double to left cen- Brandeis, the Tufts offense exploded you don’t make the play, you lose,” Day the “right” way. The club’s philosophy ter field, scoring in Day and Santos- in the seventh, totaling six runs in the said. “So I feel like that’s a primary focus of playing possession-based, attacking Ocampo for two runs and narrowing inning to tie the game at 14 runs apiece. for us as we continue to play outside soccer is ingrained in the players’ heads the deficit to four runs, with the score Santos-Ocampo got hit by a pitch with and head down south.” from the moment they join the team, standing at 12–8. the bases loaded, scoring in Shackelford The trip kicks off in Virginia with regardless of age. Star midfielder Frenkie Frey responded once again with a with the unearned run. Daues then a doubleheader against Castleton on de Jong is perfect example. The 21-year double to right center field and two grounded out to first, scoring in Mills. March 15. old is just as comfortable taking on players in the opposition’a final third as he is making last-ditch tackles in his own defensive third. Club captain Matthijs Two games, 38 goals — women’s lacrosse sweeps de Ligt is just 19 but has been at the club since he was about eight years old — a MIT, Wellesley symbol of Ajax’s belief in its youth. On the other side, you have Real Madrid, one of the most powerful clubs in the world with a roster full of superstars. With a shaky-at-best La Liga campaign this year, Madrid was looking to their favorite competition for redemption. Club President Florentino Perez is famous for his transfer strategy of spending exorbitant sums of money for so-called “Galacticos” — players who command respect both on and off the field. While Madrid obviously had to cope with the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo this past summer, the rest of the Spanish side has remained relatively unchanged. But after years of success, the game has finally passed this group by. De Jong and his midfield partners ran circles around Madrid’s central trio of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro, a group that in past years has outclassed almost every other midfield they came up against. There is a new wave of young players emerging in the European game today, most notably led by French sensation Kylian Mbappé. This generation grew up watching Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona teams dissect opponents with their tiki-taka style of play, and, like the RAY BERNOFF / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Frenchman, almost all of them are ath- Sophomore defender Emma Tomlinson picks up a ground ball during Tufts’ 26–5 win over Wellesley on March 14, 2018. letic and comfortable on the ball. Ajax’s win signaled a change of the by Maddie Payne “I knew going into the season that our a whopping 14 goals and only conceded guard in modern soccer. With stars like Sports Editor team had great depth, and I think the one because they went 14-for-19 on shots, Messi and Ronaldo approaching the end first three games have showed that,” coach including 4-for-4 on free positions. Part of of their careers, the time is now ripe The No. 10 Tufts Jumbos trounced the Courtney Shute said. “It’s given everyone a what allowed the team to do this was its for the next generation of players like MIT Engineers and the Wellesley Blue great chance to get minutes on the field and domination of the draw in the first half — Mbappé and De Jong to make a name for in two dominant games that boasted an show individually what everyone’s capable it claimed 12 compared to MIT’s five. The themselves on the global stage. overall record of 38 goals scored and only of, and it translated into some really great possession allowed the Jumbos to push the four conceded. Though both victories team moments.” ball down the field at a high pace, which were against non-conference opponents, On Monday night, Tufts (3–0) traveled culminated, at one point, in scoring three the matches showcased the depth of the to nearby MIT (1–2), a team Tufts had goals in 39 seconds. Arjun Balaraman is a sophomore studying quantitative economics. Arjun can be Jumbos’ bench: there were 15 different goal beaten in their past three matchups. In the reached at [email protected]. scorers over the two games. first half of the game, the Jumbos scored see WOMEN'S LACROSSE, page 10 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com Thursday, March 14, 2019 Tufts women’s ski team shows out at USCSA National Championship

COURTESY TUFTS SKI TEAM The Tufts men’s and women’s ski teams are pictured.

by Helen Thomas-McLean teams, as well as varsity programs across This season marked the first year a Tufts weather and were, 100 percent, the most Assistant Sports Editor the U.S. In order to qualify for nationals, the ski team qualified for a national champion- positive team.” team had to rank within the top five in the ship. While the men’s and women’s teams Above all, the team is united by its pas- Disclaimer: Annette Key is a former exec- Eastern conference, which is a notoriously compete separately, the teams are close; sion for skiing. The skiers approach every utive video editor of the Daily. Key was not competitive division within the USCSA. At they practice together, socialize, cheer for competition as an opportunity to improve. involved in the writing or editing of this article. the Eastern Regional Championships on one another and share the same coach, “We definitely look to be one of the teams For the first time in program history, the Feb. 23 at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, Brent Talbott. having the most fun,” Wentzell said. Tufts women’s ski team traveled to Jackson the team qualified for the national cham- “We’re basically a coherent team,” Regardless of Thursday’s results, compet- Hole, Wyo. to compete in the U.S. Collegiate pionships alongside varsity and club teams Rubin said. “I consider my teammates to ing in the USCSA National Championships Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) alike. The Jumbos placed fourth, deter- be people of all genders.” is a major milestone for the Tufts ski team. National Championship. The team compet- mined by combining the times of the team’s Aside from their undeniable talent Because it is a large team that embraces ed in women’s giant slalom (GS) on Tuesday, top three finishers. and strong work ethic, the team cites its skiers from a broad range of experience and competes in women’s slalom today. The team carried their momentum from sportsmanship as the secret to their suc- levels, sending team members to nationals The 82-person team is represented by junior regionals into their first day of competition at cessful season. demonstrates the heights that the team can captain Sami Rubin, senior Taylor Hart, fresh- nationals on Tuesday. In the GS competition, “When it’s time to race, we are really reach when its members work hard and take man Pippa Hodgkins, junior Olivia Wentzell the team placed ninth out of 21 teams with dialed in and ready to compete,” Key said. advantage of every opportunity. and sophomore Annette Key. Each of the five a combined time of 6:41.65, one slot behind “We are competitive but super supportive Although competing in nationals skiers competes in both slalom and GS. local rival Northeastern. Rubin led the pack, of one another.” is a highlight of the season, the athletes Rubin explained the difference between finishing 22nd out of 73 competitors with a The team believes that its positive ener- explained that the most fulfilling part of the two alpine skiing races. combined time of 2:09.1 between her first gy helped carry its to nationals. During the being on the team is getting to watch new “GS is a wider radius turn,” Rubin said. and second runs. Also included in the team’s regional slalom race, conditions on the slopes team members compete for the first time. “We end up going a little faster, around 40–50 combined time was Key and Wentzell, who were particularly difficult. The howling winds Competing in nationals is a dream come miles per hour. Slalom is a more technical posted impressive 2:12.15 and 2:20.36 com- and freezing weather caused the men’s race true for the program. event and it’s a much shorter turn. It’s about bined times, respectively. Although the team to be cancelled, but the women’s team perse- “It shows that we’re a good club team 25–30 miles per hour.” is successful across the board, its greatest vered through the harsh weather. that can beat varsity teams,” Rubin said. “We The USCSA encompasses club pro- strength is the slalom, which they are set to “We were feeling it — we were in don’t need to be a varsity team to be a signif- grams, like the Tufts men’s and women’s ski compete in today. it,” Key said. “We embraced the miserable icant presence in the Div. III skiing world.” Jumbos prosecute Judges in season opener by Savannah Mastrangelo Junior outfielder Justin Mills kick- Brandeis on the scoreboard. Brandeis an immense amount of trust in Will Sports Editor started the game for Tufts with a home then earned one more RBI off of a Shackelford behind me and once our run to right center field in the first ground ball to third. lineup turns over, we have Mills and The Jumbos opened their 2019 sea- inning. Soon after, senior outfielder At the top of the third inning, Brandeis Day up next and they both have been son with a comeback victory against Casey Santos-Ocampo extended the tied the game 4–4 after earning a run off seeing the ball well all preseason, and it the Brandeis Judges at the New England lead with a home run to left center field. of a Tufts error, then took the lead with a showed yesterday.” Baseball Complex, edging out their With two outs and two men on base, double to left center field. Brandeis was This lead was short-lived, however. opponents in a 17–15 shootout. This junior infielder Elias Varinos stepped to shut out in the top of the fourth inning, Brandeis went on a scoring spree in the marks the first official outdoor game the plate and hit a single to center field, making the score 5–4 entering the bot- top of the fifth, totaling five runs with for Tufts baseball since their loss to scoring in junior outfielder JP Knight tom of the inning. two singles, two doubles and a triple, Amherst last season in the NESCAC and sophomore infielder Kyle Cortese, Senior co-captain Harrison Frickman taking a 10-6 lead in the process. The Championship. giving Tufts a strong 4–0 lead moving started the fourth with a lead-off home Jumbos were unable to retaliate in the “Well, having it be our first game and into the second inning. run to left field, tying the game 5–5. Day bottom of the inning, managing just one the first time we were outside, I feel like Brandeis recovered the lead in the advanced the lead, doubling to right hit and no runs. it was really high energy. Everyone was next two innings, scoring three runs in field and scoring in senior co-captain Frey and O’Leary hit back-to-back really excited to get outside,” junior the second and two more in the third. Will Shackelford. doubles in the top of the sixth to put the catcher Ryan Day said. “There were a Following a double from sophomore “I think it was a tie game at that Judges’ up 12–6. Sophomore infielder lot of mistakes too, which we can hope- outfielder Dan Frey, junior right field- point, so I was really trying to get on Ryan Daues answered in the bottom of fully work to fix, but the energy was er Dan O’Leary hit a home run to left base and let the guys behind me get really good.” field, earning two RBIs and landing to the plate,” Frickman said. “I had see BASEBALL, page 11