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VOLLEYBALL Car Seat Headrest show beckons new era for lo-fi band Jumbos defeat NESCAC rivals see ARTS&LIVING / PAGE 3

in double-header weekend ‘Atypical’ struggles to improve representation of peo- SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE ple on autism spectrum see ARTS&LIVING / PAGE 4

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018 tuftsdaily.com TCU Senate elects new trustee representatives by Noah Richter The Senate-elected position speaks tent set of criteria were discussed,” join the committees once they join the Assistant News Editor on behalf of TCU at meetings of the Lazo-Rivera said. body, the minutes indicate. university’s Board of Trustees, accord- Weinflash explained the impor- The minutes indicate that the body Editor’s note: The Daily has not been ing to the TCU website. tance of the role he will be assuming. then passed an additional amendment permitted to cover TCU Senate debates Class of 2020 Senator Pedro Lazo- “I’m excited to start working with the to the TPM, which had been passed on internal appointments includ- Rivera discussed the election process as Tufts community to figure out ways we last week regarding personal contri- ing trustee representatives in the past. well as the decision to close the meeting. can work with the Board of Trustees to butions. The amendment, which was However, the Daily was initially told “Each candidate was given the help our students and members of the tabled from last week’s meeting, sets by Senate that access will not be given opportunity to introduce themselves broader Somerville and Medford com- the rate of personal contributions for for the entire meeting discussed in this and speak on their interests in the munities,” Weinflash told the Daily in Senate-subsidized travel costs as 12 article, including parts that did not position and underwent a Q&A,” Lazo- an electronic message. “I hope that percent of the total spending. The concern trustee representative appoint- Rivera told the Daily in an electronic this can make students feel less disaf- spending increase will total “to around ments. Senate later clarified a day after message. “The Senate also discussed fected on our campus, and also get the [$]126,500 in supplementary funding the meeting that this was incorrect. its thoughts on each candidate after word out to Tufts students that this with [$57,000] left assuming groups The Tufts Community Union (TCU) each of their individual interviews and position exists, and can help change spend all of their budget,” according Senate met Sunday evening in the compared their performance to one our policies.” to the minutes. Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room another once they had left the room.” Goggins emphasized the connec- Diversity and Community Affairs to elect trustee representatives, assign Closed-session format allowed the tion he hopes to build between the Officer Grant Gebetsberger welcomed committee placements and review senators to speak to and review can- Tufts community and the Board of the changes. proposed changes on the Treasury didates’ applications candidly, Lazo- Trustees. “I’m optimistic that the new per- Procedures Manual (TPM) that had Rivera said, stating that such priva- “The position is a crucial link in sonal contribution system will reduce been shelved in the previous meeting. cy is “crucial to making an effective ensuring communication between the the burden on students to supplement According to Senate’s meeting min- appointment.” Board and Senate, making sure each funding for group trips,” Gebetsberger, utes, the body read through appli- Lazo-Rivera also said that a closed body can make well-informed deci- a sophomore, told the Daily in an elec- cations, interviewed candidates session ensured that the candidates sions,” Goggins told the Daily in an tronic message. “I see groups being and debated before electing soph- would not be influenced by each other. electronic message. more fully funded for their off-campus omores Connor Goggins and Insiya “A closed session avoided one can- After the elections, members of the competitions and conferences which Naim, and senior Noah Weinflash as didate’s interview impacting another Senate were allocated to committees will increase accessibility for all Tufts the three new Senate trustee repre- candidate’s participation, especially for the coming semester. Newly elect- students to participate as fully as pos- sentatives. considering that a generally consis- ed first-year members will be able to sible in campus organizations.” TCU election results by Noah Richter was elected to fill the vacant Class of to vote for candidates running for tion of CSL and Judiciary members Assistant News Editor 2021 seat, and Amrutha Chintalapudi these positions, according to the TCU was also open to all undergraduate was elected to fill the Class of 2019’s Senate website. students. Carolina Olea Lezama, Andrew available seat. Sophomore Insiya Naim was elect- Students voted via Voatz, the voting Kofsky, Rabiya Ismail, Deepen Goradia, First-year Katherine Wang will ed to fill the vacant position of stu- platform first introduced to the Tufts Timothy Leong, Iyra Chandra and be the new Women’s Community dent representative on the Committee community last year. They were able Melia Harlan were elected to fill the Representative, and junior Sylvester on Student Life (CSL), while first-years to vote via mobile app, website or in seven Class of 2022 Tufts Community Bracey will be the new Africana Jonah Zwillinger, Camille Calabrese person, according to ECOM. Union (TCU) Senate openings, accord- Community Representative, accord- and Max Goldfarb will fill the three ECOM did not release the total ing to Elections Commission (ECOM) ing to Mandelbaum, a junior. All vacancies on the TCU Judiciary, turnout of the elections by press time. Chair Ethan Mandelbaum. Griffen Saul undergraduate students were able according to Mandelbaum. The elec- New center at Fletcher hosts conference on cybersecurity by Natasha Mayor Former Estonian Minister of Foreign international law and dean ad interim of CILG’s interdisciplinary mission is in News Editor Affairs Ambassador Marina Kaljurand the Fletcher School. It stemmed from an line with Fletcher’s: to combine law and (F ’95), Senior Director of Cybersecurity idea that had been floating around with diplomacy with the ultimate goal of creat- The Center for International Law and Policy and Strategy at Microsoft Angela the support of former Fletcher Dean James ing world peace, Trachtman said. Governance (CILG) at The Fletcher School McKay and United Nations Assistant Stavridis, according to Trachtman. Trachtman shared that the CILG chose of Law and Diplomacy hosted its inau- Secretary-General for Strategic Diplomacy has come a long way cybersecurity as its first area of focus. For gural event — a two-day conference on Coordination Fabrizio Hochschild were since the Fletcher School’s founding, as this conference, five teams of researchers the world of cybersecurity — in Breed among the speakers in attendance. Trachtman noted. were tasked with writing papers on one Memorial Hall over the weekend. In an interview with the Daily, Joel “Today, diplomacy is health and cyber- of five subtopics: standards, export con- Titled “Protecting Civilian Institutions Trachtman, professor of international law security and financial regulation and trade trols, vulnerability disclosure, attribution and Infrastructure from Cyber Operations: at the Fletcher School and faculty direc- and all sorts of things,” Trachtman said. and compliance. Designing International Law and tor of CILG, said the concept for the new “What Professor Johnstone and I realized Trachtman said each team comprised Organizations,” the conference featured center was developed last summer in con- is that we needed to readdress that link of a lawyer and a technical expert who presentations from cybersecurity experts junction with fellow CILG faculty director between law and diplomacy to broaden it were given six months to work collabora- in government, business and academia. Ian Johnstone, who is also professor of and to deepen it.” see CYBERSECURITY, page 2

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BACK Thunderstorms [email protected] /thetuftsdaily @tuftsdaily tuftsdaily tuftsdaily FUN & GAMES...... 6 75 / 61 2 THE TUFTS DAILY | News | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 tuftsdaily.com THE TUFTS DAILY Seohyun Shim Policy, technical experts talk cybersecurity at Fletcher Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL conference Sean Ong Caleb Symons Managing Editors Alexis Serino Associate Editor Daniel Nelson Executive News Editor Jessica Blough News Editors Charlie Driver Jenna Fleischer Juliana Furgala Kat Grellman Liza Harris Gil Jacobson Anar Kansara Liam Knox Simran Lala Natasha Mayor Cathy Perloff Minna Trinh Hannah Uebele Shantel Bartolome Assistant News Editors Austin Clementi Conor Friedmann Abbie Gruskin Kunal Kapur Noah Richter McKenzie Schuyler Jessie Newman Executive Features Editor Constantinos Angelakis Features Editors Emma Damokosh Jenna Fleischer Kenia French Ameenah Rashid Michael Shames Grace Yuh Sidharth Anand Assistant Features Editors Kevin Doherty Jacob Fried Justin Yu Tommy Gillespie Executive Arts Editor Antonio Bertolino Arts Editors John Fedak Libby Langsner Setenay Mufti Julian Blatt Assistant Arts Editors Stephanie Hoechst Christopher Panella Ruijingya Tang Deeksha Bathini Executive Opinion Editor Jesse Clem Cartoonists Maria Fong Shannon Geary RACHEL HARTMAN / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVES Nasrin Lin Lydia Ra The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is pictured on April 20. Rebecca Tang Emily Burke Editorialists Carrie Haynes Joseph Lim Madeleine Schwartz CYBERSECURITY Alison Russell, an assistant professor of national cooperation. Yuan Jun Chee Executive Sports Editor Ryan Eggers Sports Editors continued from page 1 political science and international stud- She reflected on the 2016/2017 Group Liam Finnegan Savannah Mastrangelo tively to produce a paper. ies at Merrimack College, added that the of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Arlo Moore-Bloom “Real interdisciplinary work very Federal Trade Commission needs to be Information Security, in which experts Maddie Payne Haley Rich often has to be done by combining peo- clearer with its standards and that the gov- from 25 countries were tasked with study- Brad Schussel Delaney Tantillo ple with different disciplinary expertise,” ernment needs to be more involved. She ing existing cyber threats and creating Tim Chiang Assistant Sports Editors Trachtman said. He added that while an said that IoT and big data were certainly measures to address them. Sejal Dua Jeremy Goldstein individual with familiarity in two separate benefiting companies but questioned if The GGE was unable to come to a David Meyer Josh Steinfink disciplines might find success in inter- IoT was helping or hurting consumers. consensus, a fact which many viewed as Ethan Zaharoni disciplinary work, it often takes a subject “How do you know if your refrigerator a failure, Kaljurand said. But she assert- David Nickerson Investigative Editor Rachel Hartman Executive Photo Editor expert to do the job well. is engaged in cyber war?” Russell joked. ed that the GGE did not completely fail; it Anika Agarwal Photo Administrator Erik Britt Staff Photographers Both Johnstone and Trachtman opened The second panel dealt with export simply needed to be altered. Andrea Chavez the conference on Friday afternoon. controls. The corresponding paper was Kaljurand said the GGE can no longer Allison Culbert Mike Feng Johnstone began by providing attendees written by Trachtman and Herb Lin, a be an exclusive club. Since governments Kenar Haratunian Lyndon Jackson with an overview of the conference’s topic: scholar of cyber policy and security based alone have not been able to do this work, Ben Kim the pertinent cybersecurity issues faced at the Center for International Security Kaljurand suggested that non-state actors Christine Lee Julia McDowell by governments and citizens alike. and Cooperation and Hoover Institution, should also submit proposals. She added Rachael Meyer Madeleine Oliver In his opening remarks, Trachtman both affiliated with Stanford University. that the GGE’s reports need to be discussed Quinn Pham Evan Slack also noted that the future of international In his presentation, Lin talked about and distributed more widely as well. Alina Strileckis cybersecurity norms remain unclear. He using export controls to protect civilians Kaljurand also spoke about the work Kirt Thorne Max Lalanne questioned how an area devoid of any from attacks by foreign governments, spe- she is doing with the Global Commission Ana Sophia Acosta Executive Video Editors Annette Key “specific rules,” as the cyber realm largely cifically focusing on “intrusion software.” on the Stability of Cyberspace, which she Asha Iyer Video Editor is, might develop. He also discussed methods to determine now chairs. PRODUCTION “Even if you accept the idea that sov- the origin of software in relation to mon- “The first task of the commission was Alice Yoon ereignty is a rule of international law as itoring software that has been leaked to to examine how existing norms can be Production Director opposed to simply a principal from which unauthorized parties. applied to cyberspace, where new norms Aidan Menchaca Executive Layout Editors Daniel Montoya actual rules are developed, the scope of Trachtman proposed the idea of focus- are needed and how to put the norms in Amanda Covaleski Layout Editors Connor Dale those actual rules […] are completely ing on identity rather than territoriality use,” Kaljurand said. Anna Deck uncertain,” Trachtman said. when distributing software to users. He Once the commission has worked its Jordan Isaacs Maygen Kerner The writers of each paper then pre- said that the concept of having verified way through existing norms, it will then Omeir Khan Isabella Montoya sented an overview of their findings in five end-users is much more feasible in the begin considering more philosophical Katharine Pinney Executive Graphics Editor panels, before an expert commentator world of software, where territorial bor- questions that are harder to answer. Luke Allocco Executive Copy Editors David Levitsky who had reviewed the paper provided ders are invisible. The second day of the conference Sara Bass Copy Editors Caroline Bollinger additional remarks. George Bemis Professor of International included panels on vulnerability disclo- Mary Carroll The first panel was about cybersecu- Law at Harvard Law School Jonathan sure, attribution, and compliance, and Myshko Chumak Zachary Hertz rity standards, specifically dealing with Zittrain responded by considering both featured a keynote address by McKay. Anna Hirshman Will Hollinger the Internet-of-Things (IoT). It included a the pros and cons of such an end user-ori- The sixth and final panel fea- Rachel Isralowitz presentation entitled “Have you updated ented system. tured Hochschild, Kaljurand and Rasa Tess Jacobson Maria Kim your toaster?” The first day of the conference ended Ostrauskaite, coordinator of Activities Katie Martensen Lillian Miller Scott Shackelford, an assistant profes- with a keynote address by Kaljurand, who to Address Transnational Threats at Ali Mintz Netai Schwartz sor of business law and ethics at Indiana talked about the prevalence of electronics the Organization for Security and Nihaal Shah University, and retired senior technolo- in Estonia and explained how Estonia Co-operation in Europe, speaking on mul- Liora Silkes Hannah Wells gy consultant at Harvard University Scott was the one of the first countries to suffer tilateral initiatives in cybersecurity. They Jiayu Xu Avni Ambalam Bradner discussed topics such as the invis- a politically-motivated cyberattack from were all present for the entire conference Leah Boisvert Assistant Copy Editors ibility of the internet, imposing liability on a foreign government. In 2007, many of and thus also able to provide their own Sarah Crawford Dylan Koh manufacturers and the IoT Cybersecurity Estonia’s banks and digital media outlets insights on the matters discussed in previ- Allie Morgenstern Abbie Treff Improvement Act of 2017. were taken offline — in some cases for ous speeches and panels. Yuval Wolf Executive Online Editor In their paper, Shackelford and Bradner weeks — by a sweeping cyberattack linked Bridge Professor in Cyber Security Ani Hopkins Senior Online Editor Ercan Sen Executive Social Media Editors discuss an alternate approach to cyberse- back to Russian IP addresses, according to and Policy at the Fletcher School and the Amy Tong curity that some companies are adopting. the BBC. Tufts School of Engineering Susan Landau Asli Akova Social Media Editor Elisabeth Blossom Assistant Social Media Editors “Instead of thinking about cybersecurity “We learned that our e-lifestyle also closed the conference. Shaivi Herur as an exercise of cost-benefit analysis, some entails e-challenges and e-responsibili- Trachtman said that once the papers BUSINESS Joe Walsh are trying to think of it more in terms of corpo- ties,” Kaljurand said. are edited by their respective authors, they Executive Business Director rate social responsibility,” Shackelford said. Kaljurand said the lack of definite bor- will be submitted to the European Journal Rayane Hadar Business Strategist “That flips the paradigm a little bit.” ders in the online world necessitates inter- of International Law for publication. ARTS&LIVING 3 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 tuftsdaily.com

CONCERT REVIEW Car Seat Headrest blends old and new at the Royale by Ryan Eggers Assistant Arts Editor

Commercial success seems to be the ultimate fork in the road for any artist or band that has amassed a sizable cult following. After years of self-releasing projects on streaming site Bandcamp, lead singer of Car Seat Headrest Will Toledo got his big break, signing to Matador Records in 2015. His next big break came only a year later, when the acclaim for his band’s album “Teens of Denial” (2016) put Car Seat Headrest, and its newly recruit- ed band members, on the national radar as one of the most compelling indie lo-fi outfits in recent memory. It was at this point that Car Seat Headrest officially reached that fork. With a small taste of commercial success, would Toledo continue to evolve to fit the current trends of music in an effort to appeal to a broader audi- ence, or would he stay true to the guy who crafted beautiful lo-fi tunes as an undergraduate at the College of William and Mary? With the release of “Twin Fantasy (Face to Face),” a re-recording of the VIA WIKIPEDIA original “Twin Fantasy” (2011), Toledo Will Toledo performing with Car Seat Headrest at 100 Club in London, England in June 2016. and company manage to do both. The album, a complete reworking of the results — “Sober to Death,” one of the offerings during the set were both pas- That energy carried through to earlier internet cult classic, beautifully favorites of “Twin Fantasy,” meshed sionate and technically skilled. the aforementioned Dexys Midnight fleshes out arguably the most import- seamlessly with the classic Neil Young The song selection was masterful- Runners mashup, and didn’t end when ant record of Toledo’s early career. track “Powderfinger” (1979). Their final ly crafted as well. Car Seat Headrest the band left the stage. Chants of “one It reached No. 92 on the Billboard 200, jam of the night (before the encore, seems to have struck a balance between more song” roared throughout the the band’s highest peak on the chart of course) was a pairing of their own Toledo’s past albums and their current venue, and it didn’t take long for the to date. “Something Soon” (2015) and Dexys and future work under a label, and the band to head back out. The band has taken this success on Midnight Runners’ “Tell Me When My band brought out the best in both of The “one more song” wound up being a world tour. And last Thursday night, Light Turns Green” (1980). those eras to the show Thursday night. “Beach Life-In-Death,” a 12-minute the band, opened by a fun new rock Kicking back to the beginning, Car The stellar “Teens of Denial” track track from the original “Twin Fantasy” outfit by the name of Naked Giants, Seat Headrest started off strong after “Drugs with Friends” (2016) coincided that became a 13-minute track on the took the tour to Boston, performing at the opening cover, playing another perfectly with the earlier yet newly reprised version. With a few distinct the Royale. beloved “Twin Fantasy” track, “Bodys.” remastered “Cute Thing” on a back-to- stylistic changes throughout the mas- The band didn’t open their show With the crowd already pleased, Toledo back run. sively long cut, it was essentially an with a track from one of their two recent indulged them more with the catchy The highlight of the evening, though, encore of three songs in one. albums, though. It wasn’t an older cut “Teens of Denial” single “Fill in the was the masterpiece from “Teens of The set was short but sweet, and either. After a brief introduction fea- Blank” (2016). Denial”, “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales” proved once again that despite Toledo’s turing a snippet from the beginning While the evening’s setlist was (2016). The sold-out Royale crowd recent rise into indie stardom, he wel- of “The Ending of Dramamine” (2014), rather short — 11 songs in total, not echoed every single note, affirming comes his fans old and new into this a song from the unreleased “How to accounting for some songs and covers an incredible live performance of the next chapter of Car Seat Headrest. Leave Town,” Car Seat Headrest began meshing into one — it was the breadth already classic track. By the time the While “Teens of Denial” was a full 70 its night by covering the late Lou Reed’s of these performances that truly song was replaced with the fellow minutes of new studio material, “Twin “Waves of Fear” (1982). made the night for Car Seat Headrest. “Teens of Denial” cut “Destroyed by Fantasy (Face to Face)” showed that It wouldn’t be the only time the Toledo’s lovely vocals were in true form Hippie Powers” (2016), the crowd was Toledo won’t be quick to forget the band brought in outside material. They throughout the show, and his dry yet warmed up and ready to mosh. There days of Bandcamp. The “Twin Fantasy” experimented with blending their own witty banter could be expected after was even a crowd surfing attempt, tour was just a beautiful reiteration. songs with covers with very positive nearly every song. The instrumental much to the dismay of security. 4 THE TUFTS DAILY | Arts & Living | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 tuftsdaily.com

James Ray TV REVIEW The Starving Aesthete Vaporwaves ‘Atypical’ season debut fails to address past ur current music industry con- criticism gealed in the swamps of 1950s capitalism, where due to the by John Fedak omnipresence of the vinyl Arts Editor Orecord, music production required enter- prise. The resources of record production Netflix dramedy “Atypical” (2017–) were necessarily industrial, necessarily returned for a second season on Sept. 7, corporate and necessarily pop-oriented, with all ten episodes available for stream- creating a system of artists: people who ing. However, while the show did well own the music they created. The product enough to merit continuation, season one of their labor solidified into the album. A garnered plenty of criticism for its hack- Beatles album is the Beatles’ album, and neyed portrayal of people on the autism to play Beatles songs is to play songs spectrum. The first episode of the show’s which the Beatles own, legally and meta- second season appears to overcome some physically. of the failings of the original season. But However, this state of affairs is more by the end of the first episode, it is clear novel than we acknowledge. Until the that many of the problems from the first advent of vinyl and the induction of music season remain unaddressed. into capitalist modes of production, Episode one, titled “Juiced!,” imme- “ownership” of music was loose and cir- diately recaps the main event from last cumstantial. Musical canon consisted of season’s finale: Sam’s (Keir Gilchrist) “standard” songs, broadly familiar to most father Doug (Michael Rapaport) discov- people, the origins of which were irrele- ering that his wife Elsa (Jennifer Jason vant and inaccessible. Music existed as an Leigh) has been having an affair with a esoteric fog, a floating collection of tunes bartender. Doug decides that it is best which seemed to come from nowhere and for him to live with his father for a spread. A vapor, if you will. while, and Elsa and Sam’s sister Casey With the creation of the internet, hav- (Bridgette Lundy-Paine) attempt to keep ing crested the wave of capitalism, we the affair secret, which only leads to came upon vaporwave while tumbling further disconnect in the family. As the down the other side. Originating in forum episode continues, Sam struggles to posts and spreading through YouTube, deal with several sudden changes in his vaporwave was not only “not capitalis- everyday routine as Casey attempts to tic,” it was aggressively un-capitalistic. cope with her imminent departure to Vaporwave artists released their albums private school. Elsa struggles to bring anonymously, though many of these could her family together again, while Doug’s hardly be called albums — the most sig- departure from home further compli- nificant characteristic of vaporwave was cates the Gardners’ upturned life. an oftentimes excessive use of plunder- “Juiced!” tries its best to toe the line phonics, meaning that vaporwave pieces between comedic and serious. It some- were not composed from the ground up times succeeds, striking an important bal- by artists in studios, but instead cobbled ance between the drama that the Gardner together Franken Berry-style from bits family must overcome while providing and pieces of “other people’s” music. small moments of relief between the more The result was songs that mined the serious subject matter. Casey’s insistence depths of our society’s unconscious on messing with Sam’s routine is funny at VIA IMDB experience, songs you might have heard first, but is later revealed as a microcosm A promotional poster for the Netflix show ‘Atypical‘ is pictured. rattling through the speakers of aban- of both her self-destructive behavior and doned shopping malls. Vaporwave took Sam’s anxiety over change, and culminates However, the biggest problem with the with all five members played by actors the detritus of late capitalism and, in a fight between the two that demon- first episode is that it still does not know who are on the spectrum off-screen as through surrealism and nostalgia, cre- strates the turmoil their mother’s infidelity how to accurately portray an “atypical” well as onscreen. Additionally, author ated an art form which paid reverence has caused. family. This time around, Sam’s place David Finch, who has written a bestseller to childhood memories and deeply In fact, the performances of Gilchrist on the autism spectrum is not treat- on how Asperger’s has affected his life, was ingrained drives by stripping away all and Lundy-Paine are the episode’s great- ed like the source of his family’s prob- present in the writing room of the show’s that was debased by industry exploita- est strengths, as both characters are por- lems, but the show cannot manage to second season. Obviously, simply add- tion. Vaporwave artists outright stole trayed as realistic and believable, evok- bring its main characters together even ing more characters and consultants does songs, but, like art thieves in the man- ing a sense of empathy and reso- after shaking off this problematic crutch. not always mean a show is saved from sions of private collectors, they turned nance with viewers. Despite the great Elsa’s affair is portrayed as complicated criticism, and hopefully the rest of the them out for the masses rather than acting in the show, not all of the epi- in season one, but now it comes across as episodes fully utilize these new resources using them for personal gain. Vaporwave sode’s writing is so well-crafted. It oscil- one-dimensional, and the show’s charac- to avoid criticism of the last season and could not be exploited for the gain of lates between believable and contrived, ters suffer as a result. portray people on the spectrum more money or esteem, both because any ultimately unable to escape cliché. For Furthermore, not much was done in honestly and accurately. attempt to do so would quickly bring example, Sam’s narration about the sud- episode one to address past criticism of Overall, “Atypical’s” second sea- down the hammer of outraged copyright den appearance of a hole in the seem- the show. After the first season aired, there son finds itself with a solid but not great censors, and because it leaned self-con- ingly-impenetrable ice of the Antarctic was a major critique of the lack of rep- debut. The acting is good from Sam and sciously into the contours of nostalgia blends well with the hole that has rup- resentation in both the show’s creative Casey but not its other characters, the that no one could make it much better tured his family, but loses impact quickly team and on-screen talent. Gilchrist is writing is overly clichéd at times and the than anyone else. The internet looked as the show explicitly repeats it through- not on the autism spectrum himself, and first episode does not single-handedly at capitalism receding over its shoulder out the episode. While the Gardner sib- neither are any of the show’s creators. overcome past criticism. Having said that, and, shaking its head, rendered what it lings feel real, their parents decidedly do Regardless of whether Gilchrist accurately the second season looks to be an enjoy- found into something wholly new. not. Doug and Elsa’s performances are portrayed a teen living on the spectrum, able experience for those who binged the Of course, vaporwave, or v a p o r w a forced, and while this works in the sense this stung for many who had hoped to first, although interested viewers who sat v e, has been widely proclaimed dead for that they’re struggling with Elsa’s infi- see a step forward as far as representation out last season have no reason to watch two years now. The question now stands: delity, neither character truly portrays goes. While “Juiced!” does not introduce this time around. “Atypical” still suffers was it just a blip in the countercultur- the anger and frustration that no doubt any new characters, season two will see from poor creative choices that will leave al radar, a flash of resistance to the all results from unfaithfulness. the introduction of Sam’s support group, viewers confused rather than entertained. consuming machinery of the capitalism which still so thoroughly suffuses us, doomed from the start — or was it the first fragile sign of a new, cresting wave? I will leave it to my readers. I’ve got Windows 95 commercials to binge.

James Ray is a senior majoring in political science and film and media studies. James can be reached at james_m.ray@ tufts.edu.

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Henry Stevens The Weekly Chirp

Staging season

ow refreshing it is to arrive back on campus and watch all the starry-eyed first-years gallivanting from class to Hclass, excited and eager to “discover themselves” and figure out “what life is all about.” Good luck with that. Many of my observations of these new college students are derived from meals at Dewick, during which seemingly thousands of first-years seem to con- gregate all at the same time. It is within the realm of Dewick that we can witness first-hand the “freshman 15.” Interestingly, college first-years aren’t the only species that overeat towards the end of summer into the early days of fall. Shorebirds preparing for migra- tion consume excessive amounts of food and accumulate fat reserves to later burn as energy on their long-dis- tance journeys (some birds like the American golden plover head all the way down to southern South America). Ornithologists named this behavior “hyperphagia,” which literally means extreme consumption. Without these fat reserves, many shorebirds would perish from energy depletion. For instance, the bar-tailed godwit flies around 7,000 miles from its breed- ing grounds in Alaska to its wintering grounds in Australia without resting, — an unattainable feat without those fat reserves. As we speak, many shorebirds are staging, or eating, at near- by coastal areas as they prepare to continue their travels down the East Coast towards their wintering grounds. Undeveloped coastal reserves, like the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island in Newbury, Mass., are popular staging areas for many species of shorebirds passing through the Northeast, given the high abundance of food items available in these areas (mainly invertebrates hiding just below the surface of the sand in marshes and beaches). Sitting in Dewick yesterday, I watched in awe as one first-year vac- uumed down several pieces of pizza, a burger and chicken. I wondered both how in the world he was that hungry and how it would affect him down the road. Many of us warn of and scoff at the “freshman 15,” but perhaps overeating in new environments is an inherent part of our biological process- ing. Maybe the extra weight is exactly the boost first-years require to adapt to their foreign environment and accel- erate in the novel academic settings surrounding them. Conversely, it could simply be a product of American obe- sity and the increasingly common ten- dency for humans to overeat because they can. Whatever the reason may be, hyperphagia exists in many realms of biodiversity and in many cases can be the determining factor between life and death. Before anything else, we are all human. Best of luck to all you shorebirds that are about to fly down to South It’s time to embrace diversity. America — how I wish I could join you! Love always, Let’s put aside labels in the name of love. Henry

Rethink your bias at lovehasnolabels.com Henry Stevens is a senior majoring in biology. He can be reached at henry.ste- [email protected]. Interested in birds? Email Henry at tuftsornithologicalsociety@ gmail.com. 6 THE TUFTS DAILY | FUN & GAMES | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 tuftsdaily.com F&G LATE NIGHT AT THE DAILY Liora: “The past tense of ‘screenshot’ is obviously ‘screenshat.’” FUN & GAMES

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Aneurin Canham-Clyne CARTOON Red Star A rule we ought to break

ufts decided to require registra- tion for all protests and demon- strations larger than 25 people. Rhetoric aside, this policy is clear- Tly aimed at walkouts, mass demonstra- tions, picket lines and coordinated disrup- tions. They want to keep us safe from our freedom to demonstrate. How thoughtful. The administrators have more power than the average student, including the power to punish protesters for violation of public safety. Unless your parent is a trustee, students have to organize collectively to exercise any power. Only through organized disruption can we have something resembling equal footing. Disruption is the point of demonstration; it eliminates the power gap between institutions and the people who study at them, work for them and are policed by them. A demonstration which breaks no rules goes unheard. They don’t want to hear us. The administration made this clear when they went after 33 members of Tufts Climate Action (TCA) after their 2015 sit-in. They made by Maria Fong it clear when they failed to effectively address the targeted harassment of pro-Palestin- ian activists beyond mere words, and ignored OP-ED the Tufts Community Union Senate resolu- tion proposed by Tufts’ Students for Justice Nathan Foster, running for alumni trustee in Palestine. They made it clear when Dean Solomont sneeringly dismissed those who by Nathan Foster a junior, when a friend and I filmed a fifteen middle-class students, primarily by denying protested Governor Baker’s policies, saying “I minute documentary for community televi- them the opportunity to come here in the don’t think they did their homework.” I graduated in May. Now I’m running for sion examining tuition, social class and how first place. In the documentary, Dean of the But Tufts says students are supposed “to a position on the Board of Trustees. Tufts, one of the most expensive colleges in School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser make communities they are a part of more My name is Nathan Foster, and I am the country, got this way. said that a select group of students are socially just.” But this rhetoric only means running for alumni trustee to help create In becoming a student trustee repre- rejected each year solely for their financial ‘study hard, work for non-profits and shake a fairer, more democratic Tufts. The Board sentative my senior year, I learned that the status, due to a limited pool of financial aid. hands with congresspeople!’ That’s tolerable of Trustees is Tufts’ governing body, ulti- Board of Trustees is the institution most The increases also pose a danger to Tufts press. Playing on their terms is a losing game; mately responsible for everything from responsible for shaping Tufts, despite a gen- as an institution. By assuming that the bot- speaking on their terms only wears your tuition hikes and the construction of new eral lack of knowledge among the students tom line will be supported by $100,000 tui- throat out. We already need to break the rules; buildings, to tenure and promotion policy of how the Board functions. As a trustee rep, tion, Tufts makes itself dependent on the one more won’t stop us. for professors. The vast majority of trustees I researched admissions and the budget, willingness of students to pay that much. They had to listen to TCA’s occupation, to — three-quarters — are appointed by the obtained the release of previously private Students with a real voice in the deci- the Tufts Labor Coalition and janitors’ march Board of Trustees itself. The remaining seats data on the economic composition of the sion-making process likely would question in 2016 and to the dining workers march this are reserved for elected alumni. student body and presented a plan to begin these assumptions. The value of student spring. Campaigns can only succeed when As a result of this selection process, the addressing the tuition crisis to the Board of trustees is not just that they will advocate they target levers of power, which means Board of Trustees tends not to reflect the Trustees. The plan was well-received, but I for students; they are good for the institu- physical disruption, press coverage, targeted diversity of economic background, racial do not know if it was implemented. tion. The same is true of faculty and staff campaigns against specific trustees, alumni identity or lived experience of the full Tufts Nonetheless, the experience taught me trustees. Tufts is nothing if not its people. businesses and policies. Our right to protest is community. This has a real effect on how that trustees really do care about their Bringing their knowledge and expertise to not granted by the university; it is ours alone to Tufts, a multi-billion dollar institution cen- job. In particular, they take seriously the the table will help ensure workers and pro- exercise and determine. This policy, regardless tral to the lives of thousands of people, gov- responsibility to look out for Tufts over the fessors are treated fairly, and it will improve of intent, will limit that right. erns itself. Representation matters. long term. Tufts as a whole. When universities manage dissent, they keep I support finally addressing the tuition At the same time, the Board of Trustees When difficult decisions do need to be politics from evolving beyond endless arguments. crisis, treating and paying workers fairly and is extremely inaccessible to most students, made, it is better that they be made with They want us to be well-behaved children, to be giving professors an environment condu- workers, professors, community members broad community buy-in. seen by donors at civic dialogue events and grovel cive to high-quality teaching and research and even alumni. This has a real effect on As a young alumnus with close rela- for jobs and scraps. Really though, we should be — something that can’t be accomplished the Board’s ability to serve the entire Tufts tionships with current students, faculty and running the university ourselves in partnership with shiny new buildings alone. But it’s not community. staff, I will bring a fresh perspective to the with workers and faculty. enough to simply support these things. I am For example, as a trustee representative, Board of Trustees. As a former trustee rep- The problem with Tufts politics and backing reforms to make Tufts more demo- I learned that the full cost of attending Tufts resentative, I have the experience to hit the discourse is that we have too little power. cratic by adding students, workers and pro- will exceed $100,000 per year in less than a ground running and contribute construc- Structurally this will not change without a dra- fessors to the Board of Trustees as full vot- decade. This is more than just guesswork. tively to the Board’s work. If you are a part matic moment: a microcosm of a revolution. ing members. Many institutions, including It was confirmed to me that indefinite of the Tufts community, I would deeply But we can build power slowly by breaking Cornell University and Howard University, increases of around 3.5 or 3.6 percent a appreciate your support. I am hoping for rule after rule, and by correctly identifying the already do this. year are baked into long-term financial both individual and group endorsements. spaces we need to control, the power sources Tufts was my home for the past four planning — enough to exceed $100,000 in You can learn more on my Facebook page or to pressure and the coalitions to build in order years. I met my best friends here; my career nine years. I was not told where all those website, nathanfortrustee.com. to make them listen to us. trajectory, sense of self and worldview have students willing to pay $100,000 a year are Nathan Foster (LA '18) is running for an The school’s power operates through rising been fundamentally shaped by this wonder- going to come from. alumni trustee position on the Tufts' costs, tiered housing and rules on protests. It ful, flawed school. I first began examining Additional tuition increases will have a Board of Trustees. Nathan can be reached operates through unmarked cop cars, opaque the structures that make Tufts the way it is as real impact on countless low-income and at [email protected]. financial aid and the rigid solidarity of the The Tufts Daily is a nonprofit, independent newspaper, published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and distributed free to the Tufts community. Board of Trustees. 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Field hockey off to 3–0 start with wins over David Meyer Babson and Bates Postgame Press Fan(tasy)hood

eing a fan means you get to be a part of an amazing community of people with whom you have a bond as soon as Byou see them at the game or on the street wearing a jersey. I see someone with my team’s hat and immediately feel a sense of kinship. But team alle- giances have been changed with the advent of fantasy sports. Fantasy football has changed the landscape of being a football fan. With the ‘ownership’ of individual players on your team, you can cheer for your team to score through certain means, like a touchdown to a specific wide receiver. This can be a problem, though, when your fantasy players compete against your favorite team. Do you want them to score? Yes. You probably want them to score multiple times so you have a better chance at winning. On the other hand, you defi- nitely want your team to win the game in real life. If it comes down to your fantasy matchup or your real team,

EVAN SAYLES FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY which do you choose? Senior forward Hanaa Malik fights for possession of the ball in Tufts’ homecoming 3–2 loss to Middlebury on Oct. 7, 2017. Some fantasy owners have solu- tions for this. Some draft loads of by Ryan Eggers it very difficult to make it past our forward minutes into the game, first-year forward players from their favorite team so Sports Editor line and midfield.” Lauren Curley scored off of a tip pass from that they do not have to root against Right before halftime, Tufts turned a junior forward Tori Roche. them. Others care more about the This time last year, the Tufts field secure lead into a very secure one with The half fizzled out slowly, with no money they can win than their teams. hockey team sat at 2–1, with a tinge of another Salamone assist, her third of the further score from either side. The sec- This is usually the case for a fan of disappointment after a tough overtime season. This time the recipient happened ond half began in a similar fashion, and a team that is not performing well. loss against Babson. With its rematch last to be first-year midfielder Claire Foley, all the way up until the 60th minute the So the person will root for winning Tuesday, the No. 8 Jumbos had a direct who scored her first goal of her collegiate Jumbos were unable to come up with an money instead of their real-life team chance to exact revenge and get off to career, giving the Jumbos a 3–0 lead head- equalizer. That changed when a prom- that will only win a few games. One a perfect start in their beginning trio of ing into the latter period. ising attack by the Jumbo offense could would imagine, for example, that Bills games this season. The second half started with much of only be stopped by a foul within the fans are rooting for their fantasy team They did just that, with a 4–2 win over the same, as Tufts put up its fourth goal penalty circle by the Beavers defense. more this year. the Bates Bobcats (0–3) and a 2–1 overtime of the contest within two minutes of play Hamilton took the penalty, sinking it I have had an interesting arc in my victory over the Babson Beavers (5–1) in restarting. This one featured an all first- right into the back of the net for her first fantasy fanhood. I used to be someone the past week. The wins keep the Jumbos’ year connection, as first-year midfielder/ goal of the season. who never rooted against my real-life perfect early season record intact and in a defender Marin Waddington assisted first- Despite a few late attacks from the teams. Never. Even if it meant losing four-way tie at the top of the NESCAC in year midfielder/defender Sophie Schoeni Jumbos, 70 minutes ended in a draw. my money; that is what had to happen win percentage. in a Jumbo goal, which were the first col- The first 10-minute overtime period com- for a win. Real life is more important Saturday afternoon featured the first legiate points for both players. menced, and Tufts picked up their attack to me. Or was. Now it is getting iffy. home game for Tufts’ young season at Coach Tina Mattera sung the praises once again. The Jumbos put up six shots When my star running back is playing Ounjian Field in a NESCAC battle against of the younger players and their ability in the nine minutes of overtime, while against the Bears, I sometimes find Bates. While the Jumbos already had a leg to make quick contributions this early in the Beavers did not even get one real myself cheering for him instead of up in conference play from defeating the the season. chance at the goal. the Monsters of the Midway. My best Colby Mules in the season opener, the “Our [first-year] class has just been With under a minute to go in the first possible scenario is always seeing a margins of NESCAC field hockey are thin really great,” Mattera said. “Claire Foley overtime period, Tufts had probably one great game by my player and a victory that any given conference game has to be has been really impressive in practice so realistic shot left off of a penalty corner. by my team. Sometimes, though, I find considered a must win. we decided to put her out there and give Schoeni put up a fair shot that was deflect- myself rooting for my player as much The Jumbos showed that urgency from her a shot and she made a beautiful goal. ed away by Babson first-year goalkeeper as my team. That worries me. the opening minute, putting up an impres- Sophie Schoeni has impressed from the Cassidy Riley, but it found its way to the Fantasy has changed what being sive 14 shots to the Bobcats’ four in the first beginning and earned a starting spot at stick of Tutoni, who was able to deal the a fan is like. I have friends who have half of action. These opportunities weren’t center-mid, and really stayed patient and finishing blow and score the game-win- ended their allegiance with any real- for naught, either, as the Jumbos struck put up an excellent goal as well.” ning goal. life team, only caring about winning first just after 12 minutes into the game. From that point on, Tufts held a rela- “The last [penalty corner] that in fantasy. NFL football becomes With the help of a penalty corner from tively safe lead, but Bates did not go out we scored on was executed perfectly,” unimportant to them, compared to junior midfielder Marguerite Salamone, without a fight. They scraped together Tutoni said. “It was a beautiful insert, and their smorgasbord roster. Does that junior midfielder Rachel Hamilton scored two unassisted goals later in the half, Sophie Schoeni got a great hit on the ball. stop you from being a real sports fan? her second goal of the year. courtesy of sophomore forward Bridget Unfortunately, the goalie made that first Do you miss out on real fanhood and Hamilton then returned the favor a Tweedie and junior co-captain and mid- save, but it got behind her feet and she love for the game? Or is it just different mere minute later, as she set up junior for- fielder Grace Fitzgerald. Senior goalkeeper couldn’t see it, and we were able to flick it rooting for a team you made instead of ward Shannon Yogerst with her first goal Emily Polinski held steady, though, and in for the goal.” any Super Bowl-bound roster? I win of the new season. The Bobcats, unable the Bobcats were unable to make another The victories put the Jumbos at 3–0 for too much in fantasy to be upset, but to get much going on the offensive end, dent in the Jumbo lead. the year, and should surely kick their Div. fantasy has changed the fundamentals could do little about the onslaught of On Tuesday, the Jumbos traveled III ranking up from their No. 8 position of being a sports fan, and in my mind, Jumbo attacks and had to fend off shot to Wellesley, Mass. to take on the Babson last week. At 2–0 in the conference, Tufts not for the better. after shot. Beavers in a game that was surely marked is starting the season in the best way they With sports betting now legal in With an offense that has continued to on every player’s calendar before the sea- can. They play four out of their next five more places, fans should beware. remain dominant in possession and shots, son began. Last season, Babson handed games at home, with their next match Sometimes your bank account senior co-captain and forward Gigi Tutoni Tufts an early-season overtime loss. With coming on Wednesday against the MIT becomes more important than a team believes that the team’s conditioning was the opportunity to avenge that loss, the Engineers at 6:30 p.m. or an experience. And that is not what the key to the high-powered start. Jumbos took full advantage. That being said, Mattera believes that sports are about. Right? “I think we’ve been able to keep [the The first half proved to be a tight defen- Tufts still has things to work on. offense] up just from our physical fitness,” sive battle, with the Jumbos only being “We have to continue to try to finish David Meyer is an assistant sports editor Tutoni said. “Our team is so in shape that able to put up five shots in the period. better,” Mattera said. “We’ve gotta make for the Tufts Daily. David is a junior study- if we lose the ball we are able to get imme- Conversely, the Beavers only put up one sure we’re staying patient and trying to ing film and media studies. David can be diately back, sticks down and ready to shot themselves, but that was all they get the best looks we can once we’re near reached at [email protected]. play defense. The other teams are finding needed to get on the board first. About 20 the goal.” Sports Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 11

JULIA MCDOWELL / THE TUFTS DAILY The Tufts volleyball team huddles during a timeout at their 3–1 home win against Brandeis on Sept. 12.

JULIA MCDOWELL / THE TUFTS DAILY Junior middle hitter Christina Nwankpa and first-year opposite Cate Desler wait for a serve during Tufts’ 3–1 home win over Brandeis on Sept. 12. 12 Sports tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Volleyball posts strong performances against regional, national competition by Haley Rich Sports Editor

Only two weeks into the season, Tufts already has eight games under its belt. The Jumbos traveled over 1,000 miles south to take part in the Emory National Tournament on September 7 and 8 to play some of the top teams in the country. Tufts picked up two wins on the first day of the tournament against Oglethorpe (3–0) and Otterbein (3–2) before falling to both Berry (0–3) and Emory (0–3) the next day. After returning to Medford, the Jumbos responded with three decisive wins over the Brandeis Judges (3–1) on Wednesday, the Bates Bobcats (3–0) on Friday and the Colby Mules (3–0) on Saturday to finish the week at 6–2. The Jumbos’ game against the Mules was their second conference match of the season. Tufts came in red-hot as junior setter Rachel Furash served up a six-point lead to start the afternoon. Aggressive play, few errors and some successful fake spikes by the Jumbos made quick work of the first set, which Tufts won 25–11. The Mules fought back in the second set and took a quick 6–1 lead. Colby’s sophomore outside hitter Elizabeth Middlebrook posed a threat with impressive spikes that brought the Mules’ lead to 10–6. But thanks to powerful strikes by senior co-captain and outside hitter Mackenzie Bright and sophomore middle hitter Jennifer Ryan, Tufts fought back to tie the set at 17–17. Once the Jumbos gained the lead at 19–18 and kept their focus in spite of a Mules timeout, they ran away with the set as Bright aggressively spiked to end it 25–22. The Jumbos rode through a third set riddled with service errors and rapid changes of possession to close out the match. Furash aced to get the Jumbos to match point and closed out the match at 25–15 as aggressively as she first started it. The chest bumps, high-fives and embraces amongst the Jumbos throughout the match highlighted the team’s high spir- its amidst their three-game winning streak. The night before, Tufts was equally dominant over NESCAC foe Bates. Junior co-captain and outside hitter Maddie Stewart led the team on both kills (nine) and blocks (five) as the Jumbos defeated the Bobcats 25–18, 25–21 and 25–18 in yet another dominant performance. Although the first set started off slowly with both teams neck and neck in points, the Jumbos pulled away with defense led by sophomore libero Sophia Acker JULIA MCDOWELL / THE TUFTS DAILY Sophomore libero Sophia Acker passes the ball during Tufts’ 3–1 home win over Brandeis on Sept. 12 throughout the next two sets. “Going into the Bates match, we were but the Judges clawed back to an early three sets, each set was fairly close, Tournament team for her impressive play looking to better our overall ball control lead in the second and narrowly pre- with the Jumbos taking the lead several throughout the weekend. while speeding up our offense and solidi- vailed 25–22. However, the next two times throughout the second and third. “We love to be consistently challenged fying our setter-hitter connections,” coach sets were captured by the Jumbos 25–19 However, impressive kills and blocks by high level play and we love to chal- Cora Thompson told the Daily in an email. and 25–17. Bright led the game with an from 6-foot-2 Emory sophomore mid- lenge other as well. Everyone wins when “We knew that it would be difficult against impressive 15 kills and Acker again dom- dle hitter Finn Wilkins proved to be too the play is fast and tough,” Thompson a team like Bates, who is known for being inated defense with 23 digs. much for Tufts, who fell 25–19, 25–21 wrote in an email. “Our coaching staff one of the best defensive teams in the “We did a great job of recovering quick- and 26–24. Earlier that day, the Jumbos was very impressed with our team’s level conference. They challenged us to stay ly from mistakes to go and get the next fell to the Berry Vikings 25–16, 25–19 of play for it being early in our competi- disciplined on defense and we were able point,” Bright told the Daily in an email. and 25–18. tive season … We wanted to gel as a team to [do] that.” “Our blockers in particular had a real- The day before, Tufts battled against and build our court chemistry against a It took four sets to defeat the Brandeis ly great game. They stayed consistent Oglethorpe in its first match of the high level of play and we did just that.” Judges on Wednesday night in Cousens throughout the four sets and made our tournament before working through a Tonight at 7:00 p.m., the Jumbos duel Gym, with the second set loss being job much easier defensively.” tough five-set victory over Otterbein. the Endicott Gulls at home before host- only the fourth the Jumbos have lost In Atlanta the weekend prior, Tufts The Jumbos started off tentatively in the ing the Bowdoin Polar Bears on Friday all season when victorious. First-year did not have such luck with tourna- beginning against the Oglethorpe Petrels, night. On Saturday, the team travels to opposite Cate Desler served up a five- ment host Emory, a powerhouse this but soon found their stride and defeated the Johnson & Wales University Invitational point winning streak that assisted the season with an 8–3 record. Although their opponents soundly 25–16, 25–13 in Providence, RI, for two matches against Jumbos in their capture of the first set, the Eagles took down the Jumbos in and 25–15. Bright was named to the All- the hosts and Roger Williams.