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New federal Dietary Guidelines propose holistic nutrition goals Women’s squash prepares for see FEATURES / PAGE 4 NESCACs after loss and win SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE The Amalgalmates’ 14th album, ‘Pendulum,’ nominated for four Contemporay A Cappella Awards see ARTS AND LIVING / PAGE 6

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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Wednesday, February 3, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Sister Mary Scullion discusses efforts against Interfaith homelessness as this year’s Moral Voices initiative Clothing Drive by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editor collected

Last night, Sister Mary Scullion donations for of Philadelphia discussed her experiences advocating for the homeless Syrian refugees through Project HOME, an organization she co-founded in 1989. The lec- by Isha Fahad ture was held in the Cohen Auditorium Staff Writer as a part of Tufts Hillel’s annual Merrin Moral Voices Lecture Series. As the fall semester concluded, The lecture began with an intro- the Tufts Muslim Student Association duction by the Neubauer Executive (MSA), the University Chaplaincy and Director of Hillel, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, Tufts Hillel collected approximately 40 which was followed by another intro- boxes of donations through an Interfaith duction by Moral Voices Co-chair, Clothing Drive for Syrian Refugees. senior Erica Tooch. Tooch explained These collected items were sent to that each year, Moral Voices chooses a NuDay Syria, a non-government orga- central cause to support, and the group nization based in East Hampstead, N.H., decided to focus on homelessness in according to MSA President, senior America this year. Obaid Farooqui.

During the lecture, Scullion, who MARIA FERRAZ / THE TUFTS DAILY Farooqui explained that his motiva- was named by Time Magazine as one Sister Mary Scullion talks to the Tufts community about ending homelessness. tion behind starting the clothing drive of the 100 most influential people in was based on the current international the world in 2009, described her work “HOME gave us a voice; they gave us spirit of a homeless person. This par- events surrounding Syria. at Project HOME in alleviating home- [an] opportunity.” ticular subset of the population is too “Part of what we do as an MSA lessness in Philadelphia, where the Brown noted that he was illiterate often looked at with scorn or embar- involves giving back, and given the organization was founded. until discovering the services of Project rassment, which she noted does not humanitarian crisis that is continuing According to the organization’s web- HOME and attributes his ability to suc- alleviate the situation. in Syria, we felt that it would be a wor- site, Project HOME’s overarching mis- ceed to the education provided to him Scullion also noted in the lecture thy cause,” Farooqui said. “We chose sion is “to empower adults, children through the organization. that homelessness is a larger societal to work with NuDay Syria because they and families to break the cycle of Clanton, alternatively, was homeless issue, which tugs at the very fabric of are locally based out of New Hampshire homelessness and poverty, to alleviate for two years with her three children. American society. and are actively seeking donations for the underlying causes of poverty and “I was addicted to coke and alco- “Mental illness, addiction and phys- the Syrian crisis.” to enable all of us to attain our fullest hol,” she said, explaining her experi- ical disabilities are all equal oppor- He noted that NuDay Syria having a potential as individuals and as mem- ence with homelessness. tunity diseases,” Scullion said. “And network of volunteers working on the bers of the broader society.” Clanton is now 18 years clean, which when you’re poor, that’s enough to put ground to get the supplies to the people Initially, the organization worked to allows her to work within the School people on the street.” who need it also helped the cause, as address the issue of chronic homeless- District of Philadelphia and maintain a Scullion also noted that homeless- they send containers of clothing, medi- ness among women, a large portion of stable income, she said. ness is “symptomatic of our deeper cal supplies, food and hygiene products whom suffered from mental disabili- In an earlier discussion societal problems,” stating that tack- to Syria through Turkey. ties, Scullion said. She also explained with Scullion, Clanton and Brown at ling these deeper societal issues head Celene Ibrahim, the Muslim that she, and the rest of Project Hillel at 4:30 p.m. yesterday after- on is the only way of eliminating Chaplain, believes that NuDay Syria HOME, have been largely responsi- noon, Clanton recounted her experi- homelessness. positively addresses a significant ble for rebuilding the poorest areas of ence striving for sobriety, detailing the However, there is already a large humanitarian issue. Philadelphia by bringing in resources struggles of having to pass through the population of people whom the system “We see ourselves as part of a global to strengthen the communities such same neighborhood where she used for has already failed, she explained in community, and as such, when a mas- as education centers, community gar- a long time. the discussion. Right now, she said she sive tragedy is occurring–even if it is dens and affordable housing. She explained that she would always believes that helping these individuals a continent away–we cannot be idle,” Scullion was accompanied by her col- give a dollar or two to the people in that is the best thing we as a society can do. Ibrahim said. leagues David Brown and Tanya Clanton, neighborhood but then transitioned to Brown agreed, adding that simply According to Farooqui, the end of the both of whom had formerly been home- buying them a meal and giving them speaking to a homeless person as if semester is a time when a lot of students less and opened up to the audience a token for the bus. She stressed how they are human, and making them are packing their bags for winter vaca- about their personal experiences. important it is to readjust one’s habits feel visible and important can help tion. He added that NuDay Syria sent a Brown was homeless for 25 years in order to help, rather than hurt, the their morale and heighten their spirits. U-Haul truck to come and collect the before finding out about Project population in question. Many of the homeless on the street donations. HOME. To him, giving the homeless a During the discussion at Hillel, feel invisible, being looked past every “[As a result], we found the generosity “HOME” is the most important thing Scullion emphasized the importance single day as they struggle to stay alive of the Tufts community to be absolutely one can do, he said. of caring and preserving human digni- and feed themselves. inspiring,” he said. “We were able to col- “The H stands for housing, the O ty when speaking to or interacting with “Nothing happens in one day,” lect about 40 boxes of gently-used and for opportunity, M for medical and E the homeless population. Oftentimes, Scullion said, noting that American new clothing in total.” for education,” he said, explaining the she explained, a simple conversation homelessness should be dealt with in a acronym for the organization’s name. can go a long ways in helping raise the similar fashion. “It’s all a progression.” see CLOTHING DRIVE , page 2

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Nicholas Pfosi “We worked with the Tufts Chaplaincy, Associate Editor and they were incredibly helpful in facil- Arin Kerstein Executive News Editor Isha Fahad News Editors itating it all,” Farooqui said. “The Office Abby Feldman of Residential Life and Learning was also Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum really supportive in terms of letting us Emma Steiner put up boxes and flyers in the dorms, Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editors Kyle Blacklock especially so late in the semester.” Gil Jacobson According to University Chaplain Robert Katz Liam Knox Reverend Gregory McGonigle, the Catherine Perloff Chaplaincy’s main form of support for Vibhav Prakasam Hannah Uebele the clothing drive was through publicity John “Joe” Walsh and coordination of logistics. Kendall Todd Executive Features Editor “We did also promote [the cloth- Nicole Brooks Features Editors ing drive] at our annual University Nina Joung Jake Taber Chaplaincy Winter Holiday Concert Diane Alexander Assistant Features Editors along with a number of other char- Constantinos Angelakis Emily Cheng itable programs being sponsored by Emma R. Rosenthal particular spiritual communities in John Gallagher Executive Arts Editor the month of December, including the Lancy Downs Arts Editors Justin Krakoff Catholic Community Tufts’ Giving Tree Josh Podolsky and Chabad’s Light Up a Life initiative,” Jonah Allon Assistant Arts Editors Cassidy Olsen McGonigle said. Eran Sabaner Given the enthusiastic response of the Hannah Hoang Executive Op-Ed Editor larger Tufts community and the oppor- Dorie Campbell Op-Ed Editor Emily Karl tunity to positively affect the interna- Erin Sifre tional community through initiatives, Stephen Dennison Cartoonists Abigail Feldman such as the Interfaith Clothing Drive for Shannon Geary Syrian Refugees, MSA hopes to contin- Allison Merola Fury Sheron ue organizing charitable efforts in the Cassie Bardos Editorialists future, Farooqui said. He noted that MSA Ian Clarke COURTESY OBAID FAROOQUI Miranda Chavez will highlight the efforts of a team of vol- At the end of last semester, the Muslim Student Association, Chaplaincy, and Hillel held an Interfaith Jake Goldberg unteers bringing supplies and aid to ref- Clothing Drive to benefit Syrian refugees. From left to right, Muslim Student Association board Emma Henderson members Rumzah Paracha, Saja Alani, and Amina Mohamed pose with the donated clothes. Steven Honig ugee communities in Calais, France on Anita Ramaswamy Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Interfaith Center. Noah Weinflash “Our commitment to supporting charitable effort called “Project Got Your “The MLK Planning Committee saw Maclyn Senear Executive Sports Editor those who are fleeing violent conflict Back.” Aiming to help displaced chil- this project as an opportunity to support Ray-Paul Biron Sports Editors Ross Dember continues,” Ibrahim said. dren in the local community, this dona- a student-led initiative and also provide Phillip Goldberg Joining MSA and the Chaplaincy to tion drive began on Jan. 21, and will needed assistance for members of our Alex Schroeder Chris Warren support Syrian refugees and address continue running until Feb. 12, accord- local community,” Cole said. Yuan Jun Chee Assistant Sports Editors the humanitarian crisis, Hillel has also ing to the University Chaplaincy’s web- This is the second year in a row that Maddie Payne Eddie Samuels worked with both groups before on a site. Donation boxes are located on all the MLK Planning Committee has orga- Noah Smith range of social justice projects, accord- three Tufts campuses. nized and supported a donation drive, Sofie Hecht Executive Photo Editor ing to the Neubauer Executive Director According to University Chaplaincy according to Cole. Alex Knapp Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor at Tufts Hillel, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit. He Program and Outreach Specialist “This has been one way for the commit- Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers noted that these groups’ interfaith con- Zachary Cole, students from the tee to introduce people to systemic issues in Katlyn Kreie Nora Nord nection is significant to Hillel. Resumed Education for Adult Learning our community and provide needed assis- Nicholas Pfosi “We have a number of future proj- Program (R.E.A.L) started “Project Got tance,” he said. “It will be up to next year’s Julia Press Evan Sayles ects planned with MSA including a joint Your Back” with the help of the Martin planning members to decide on future Shabbat dinner and a program pro- Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day Planning donation drives and other MLK program- PRODUCTION moting peace and coexistence among Committee, in order to support children ming and initiatives, but our various associ- Julie Doten Production Director Palestinians and Israelis,” Summit said. who are entering the foster care sys- ated chaplaincies and student organizations Astrid Weng Executive Layout Editor McGonigle shared that the Chaplaincy tem and may need backpacks and other regularly conduct charitable drives to help Jewel Castle Layout Editors is currently leading another interfaith items as they transition. to address community needs.” Abbie Gantner Leila Li Allie Merola Brianna Mignano Mandip Pokharel Ellie Powers Annabelle Roberts Police Briefs Feb. 1 Emily Sharp Andrew Stephens Sebastian Torrente glass pane was photographed, had left these belongings in the Shirley Wang Creative Director Melted Plastic Petrina Chan Executive Graphics Editor The fire alarm went off at the and Facilities Services was alerted of bleachers and could not find them Science and Technology Center on the situation. upon returning but did not see Jack Ronan Executive Copy Editors Dan Strauss Jan. 4 at 2:30 p.m. A staff mem- anyone suspicious there. The case Meagan Adler Copy Editors Alison Beach ber was in the machine shop cut- Throat Emergency is still being investigated. Arthur Beckel ting a plastic piece, which began Someone called Tufts Emergency Lancy Downs Alison Epstein melting and appears to have cre- Medical Services (TEMS) at 8:30 Cooking Mishap Andrew Kager ated some smoke, triggering the p.m. on Jan. 25 on themselves The fire alarm went off at Wren Melissa Kain Sarah Kalinowski smoke detector. The Medford Fire under the impression that they Hall as a result of a cooking mis- Benjamin Kaminoff Department looked at the area and were either choking or had food hap at 11:45 a.m. on Jan. 27. The Reena Karasin Sophie Lehrenbaum called for a system reset. stuck in their throat. TEMS exam- person cooking thought that the Rachel Salzberg ined them and the person visit- pan was getting too hot, and thus Arielle Sigel Caroline Watson Broken Glass Pane ed the hospital. removed the food from the pan Maxwell Bernstein Executive Tech Manager A staff member reported a bro- and proceeded to pour water on Nitesh Gupta Online Editor ken glass pane on the Psychology Stolen Belongings it, which resulted in steam rising Evan Sayles Social Media Editor Building front door on Jan. 7 at 8:30 A person reported stolen and the fire alarm sounding. The BUSINESS a.m. This may have resulted from belongings at the Gantcher Family Medford Fire Department exam- Yiran Xu a projectile coming from the con- Sports & Convocation Center at ined the area and called for a sys- Executive Business Director struction site across the street. The 8 p.m. on Jan. 26. The individual tem reset. 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a diet of a variety of nutrient-dense foods, % of Population Above Above Population of % while limiting “calories from added sugars and saturated fats [as well as] reducing sodium intake,” the report said. 0 Alice Lichtenstein, professor of nutrition science and policy at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, served on a committee that pub- 20 lished the preliminary report on which the guidelines were based. “The instructions are that the 40 Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are jointly responsible for updating these guidelines,” she said. “The prescribed way 60 that they should go about it is to first appoint a committee called the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.” According to Lichtenstein, once this 80 committee is in place, the members Recommendation get two years to review the previous set of guidelines and update them in an Below Population of % Advisory Report. She explained the next 100 step of the process and how the final guidelines come to be. “Once the report is submitted to the Oils Fruit two secretaries, the federal officials take Dairy over at that point,” she said. “The federal officials take whatever they want from that report, and they come out with [the] Vegetables Dietary Guidelines.” Total Grains While this process has been in place Protein Foods for 35 years, some experts in the field of nutrition policy remain critical of the pro- ALLIE MEROLLA / THE TUFTS DAILY cess, as well as the guidelines themselves. Mozaffarian attributed these seeming- Balmuth explained the reasons behind his that these guidelines should be taken Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the ly arbitrary changes to the food industry’s interest in the guidelines. as recommendations for a well-round- Friedman School, pointed out the dis- lobbying efforts toward government offi- “I find them really interesting,” ed diet and that readers should not tinction between the original Advisory cials, who ultimately decide what stays in Balmuth said. “This product of the gov- focus too much on the details of each Committee report and the final Dietary and what gets cut. ernment that has all these different inter- recommendation. Balmuth noted, for Guidelines published by the government. Although Mozaffarian was disappoint- ests in mind that are often conflicting example, that these guidelines represent “I thought that [the] scientific report ed with the content of the final guidelines, [actually does] have a lot of influence.” the first time that small doses of coffee was really quite excellent,” Mozaffarian he noted that there are good aspects of the Lichtenstein, for her part, defended have been recommended as part of a said. “In contrast to that really wonderful report; he mainly criticized the process the guidelines. As the guidelines apply healthy diet–but that does not necessarily public report, which took two years, and used to create it. to an individual’s entire diet, she advised mean that coffee should be consumed in everything was public and they annotated “I think the whole process needs readers not to get caught up in minuti- excess or that it is considered healthy as a and gave references for every decision, the to be revised, so the government can’t ae regarding specific nutrients. part of an overall unhealthy diet. government [published] the final Dietary take the objective science and then “I think that we shouldn’t expect Lichtenstein concluded that the takeaway Guidelines, which [have] a huge impact change it based on industry pressure,” Dietary Guidelines for Americans as they from these new guidelines should be a more on eating programs and on industry deci- he said. are currently legislatively defined to do generalized approach to personal nutrition. sions … They just took stuff out they As the Editor-in-Chief of the TuftScope absolutely everything,” she said. “I think “I think shifting the focus to the didn’t like and added stuff in that wasn’t Interdisciplinary Journal of Health, we’re actually better off breaking it into whole diet–food and beverages and that in the scientific report without any expla- Ethics & Policy, an academic publi- individual sections and then really focus- emphasis on beverages also–is really, real- nation or justification. So I think it’s really cation that addresses current health- ing on each of those individual sections.” ly important and hopefully will resonate a shame that the government does this.” care and biosocial issues, senior Evan Balmuth reiterated Lichtenstein’s point with people,” she said. tuftsdaily.com Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | ADVERTISEMENT | THE TUFTS DAILY 5

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GROUP INTERVIEW Tufts Amalgamates’ latest album receives four CARA nominations by John Gallagher 30-year and 14-album history of the group Executive Arts Editor that the Amalgamates did not produce hard copies of their latest album. Instead, the group “Pendulum” (2015), the Amalgamates’ lat- switched to an all-digital strategy, making est album, will be well represented in the the album available to buyers digitally via nominations for this year’s Contemporary A Bandcamp and the iTunes store. In situations Cappella Recording Award (CARA), with the where selling a physical copy is essential, such album itself (or songs from it) garnering a total as at live performances, the Amalgamates of four nominations in the categories of best have begun providing customers with codes, mixed collegiate album, best mixed collegiate which can later be redeemed for a digital arrangement, best mixed collegiate solo and download of the album. best mixed collegiate song. The winners of the Sales of the album have been strong thus awards are due to be announced on April 9 at far, with Jacobs estimating that the group sold Boston Sings A Cappella festival. 100 copies to the Amalgamates alumni alone According to junior student and at the 30th anniversary event for the group. “Pendulum” musical director Lauren Jacobs, She also pointed out that the primary motiva- production of the album began in the spring tion behind producing the album was never of 2014 with some preliminary recording to financial but instead was to make something give the group a better idea of the direc- that “all of us could be proud of.” tion it would like to take with the album. In By all accounts, “Pendulum” has been the fall of 2014, the group began to finalize warmly received. Mullahoo pointed out that its selections for the album, a process that the nature of collegiate a capella, where groups culminated in a weeklong recording session experience a constant turnover of members, in a member’s house in Stowe, Vt. during is such that the sound of a group is always the 2014-2015 winter break. Members of the in flux. New members join and bring their Amalgamates that were interviewed for this individual voice, which inevitably gives each article spoke fondly of the recording process, album a unique sound. Jacobs remarked that with senior Sammy Nunan having gone so this album was shaped by the “raw solo talent” far as to describe the week the group spent of the group’s current line up, while Nunan together recording “Pendulum” as an unparal- characterized this album, on account of its COURTESY OF ANGUS WILLIAM FINLEY leled bonding and learning experience, which Members of the 2015-2016 Amalgamates pose for a photo. feel, as the Amalgamates’ “break up album.” was ultimately “transformative”, a sentiment The Amalgamates produces an album echoed by sophomore Isaac Lasko. Koutzoukis (formerly of the Beelzebubs). and that their input on mixing and arrange- roughly once every two years and “Pendulum” Throughout the production process According to its website, Plaid Productions ment was particularly helpful. is the group’s 14th. Interested readers can the Amalgamates enlisted the help of Plaid has worked with a plethora of a capella groups After the initial recording, the Amalgamates purchase “Pendulum” on Bandcamp and the Productions, a Boston-based music produc- from around the world, as well as from Tufts, spent months refining the album, leading to iTunes store, or can buy a download code at tion company that specializes in a capella, including the Beelzebubs and sQ! Jacobs an eventual release in May of 2015. At the one of the Amalgamates’ live performances. founded by Tufts alums Alex Green (for- remarked that Plaid Productions provided interview, junior James Mullahoo remarked Much of the Amalgamates back catalog is merly of the Amalgamates) and Alexander invaluable assistance throughout the process that “Pendulum” was the first time in the also available to stream on Spotify.

ALBUM REVIEW Panic! at the Disco keeps on innovating by Josh Podolsky some ways, it is a logical progression from of the album, the track is easily recognizable The titular song, “Death of a Bachelor,” Arts Editor the modern electronic rock sounds pio- and confidently declares the thesis for most showcases the Sinatra influences most clearly neered on “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare of the tracks to come. with balladic swoons and high swings, and Keeping up with Panic! at the Disco to Die!,” while, in other ways, it is an odd “Hallelujah” offers a break from the “Emperor’s New Clothes” marks the theatrical requires fans to exercise a great deal of throwback. If a concise description of the celebrations, instead turning inward as highnote of the album—its hellish sound- flexibility in both their musical tastes and musical genre of this album had to be Urie sings about spiritual struggles and scape should leave listeners confused and in their expectations of the band. Since given, it would be electronic retro rock the loss of days and times and people now entertained, eager to parse it out. their debut in 2005 with the vaudevillian (yikes). If that’s not descriptive enough, in his past. In fact, the album seems either In being so different from its successors, alternative rock album “A Fever You Can’t imagine the staple instruments of today’s a nostalgia trip of parties and wild times “Death of a Bachelor” is true to Panic! at the Sweat Out” and the hit “I Write Sins Not most successful alternative and rock pop gone by or a confession of a man transi- Disco’s form. Brendon Urie, as the sole mem- Tragedies,” the band has released no two groups (synthesizers, voice modulation, tioning into full adulthood (after all, Urie ber of the original group still marching on, albums alike. In fact, Panic! released its sec- drum machines) applied to the ditties of is now 28 and married). The latter theory has innovated on his previous work to deliver ond album under a slightly different name, yesteryear and the lyrical swagger of Frank definitely makes the album’s title a little a bombastic pop record that remains quirky having dropped the exclamation point for Sinatra. It works surprisingly well. more meaningful. and true throughout. “Pretty. Odd.,” released in 2008, a move that However, the opening track belies the outraged some fans and one that was reme- album’s major musical themes, if not its died within the year. lyrical ones. “Victorious” is a bombastic Two of Panic!’s four members departed and theatrical rock pop introduction that after the release of the group’s sophomore opens up fast. The charisma and mystique album, as they wished to continue down the of Urie’s vocals should draw in listeners ‘60s rock path charted by their most recent otherwise wary of the track’s instrumenta- release. The subsequent “Vices & Virtues” tion—or the fans offended by the dramatic (2011) may be the group’s closest example pop elements pervasive throughout the of a repeat performance, straying close to song. There is definitely a debate to be had the sounds of “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out,” about Panic! at the Disco’s position as the but with tracks like “New Perspective” (2011). rock counterpart to Lady Gaga and her Bridging the gap between the third album uber theatrical pop smorgasbord (yes, the and Panic!’s most recent release, “Too Weird descriptions are over the top but so is the to Live, Too Rare to Die!” (2013) introduced subject matter). the band and its audience to a more elec- Like most of the tracks on “Death of a tronic sound. Both the thematic and musical Bachelor,” “Victorious” is a celebration of content have matured and modernized as life, invincibility and partying. As the cho- the band continues to progress and innovate. rus repeats, “Tonight we are victorious /

“Death of a Bachelor,” released in the Champagne pouring over us / All my friends DUSTIN GAFFKE VIA FLICKR middle of January, could be the group’s are glorious / Tonight we are victorious.” Panic! at the Disco performing live. The band released its new album Death of a Bachelor most baffling offering to its fans yet. In While perhaps not the most representative on Jan. 15, 2016. tuftsdaily.com Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | ADVERTISEMENT | THE TUFTS DAILY 7 A&L ARTS& LIVING

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EDITORIAL Unpaid internships worsen inequality of opportunity It is that time of year again. As stu- or all of the burden of their tuition selves of access to a much larger pool Pennsylvania. While highly-sought dents plow through the spring semes- fees with part-time or full-time jobs. of credentialed applicants. At a time companies like those on Wall Street ter, clouds of anxiety regarding summer Except for the lucky few who manage when our country’s most competitive have claimed to be committed to plans loom in the air. It is the season to receive grants, unpaid internships high-paying industries are still clearly recruiting and hiring diverse candi- of applications, interviews, network- are often “self-paid” by the more for- plagued by a severe lack of diversity, dates, there is clearly a prototype for ing and shameless self-promotion. The tunate students who have resourceful why should a system so limiting and those who land these competitive jobs annual hunt for summer opportunities parents. As such, lower-income stu- discriminatory still be the main path to in finance. is a grueling and competitive process. dents face inequality of opportunity a desirable, well-paying career? The bottom line is that the system of As such, career-hungry college stu- even before taking the first step to Take for instance the notori- unpaid internships unfairly weeds out dents expand their search to include economic mobility by networking at ous homogeneity on Wall Street. an entire group of qualified students unpaid internships for the sake of their an internship. In other words, there According to a report by Vettery, a who simply cannot afford to sacrifice desperately short resumes. is a deep opportunity gap between startup recruiting firm, 65 percent of their summers without contributing However, an entire summer filled equally qualified students based on first-year analysts in 2014 were white, to the cost of their higher education. A with long hours devoid of compen- their level of wealth. while 29 percent were Asian and only stamp on the resume is not enough for sation is simply a financial impos- Not only does this cycle of exclusion six percent were black or Hispanic. those who lack financial flexibility. If sibility for many. The option to tick hold back a large portion of less-privi- Additionally, the study demonstrated the corporate world continues to rely off more boxes from the job search leged students, it is also a major draw- that the greatest number of graduates on free labor from college undergrads, can be a luxury not all college stu- back for the companies themselves. who received analyst jobs hailed from any prospect of expanding opportunity dents can afford. In fact, 80 percent Corporations who deny their summer Ivy League schools including Harvard, and diversifying the workplace contin- of students still have to carry some interns of wages are depriving them- Yale, Princeton and the University of ues to be a shot in the dark.

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OP-ED An Uneasy Alliance

by Jamie Neikrie anteed maternity leave that covers a country, Denmark consumes similar The implications here are vast for mother for 18 weeks at 100 percent of levels of services as the United States. both sides of the political aisle. Senator The Danes are all the rage. For more its ordinary pay. No Dane leaves college Denmark’s success goes against fun- Sanders is calling for the implementa- than a decade, Denmark and its fel- with debt, and Danish students consis- damental beliefs of conservative eco- tion of Danish-style welfare state, but low Northern European countries have tently place among the highest in the nomics. No country with such high is not willing to implement the middle been upheld as the standard bearers world in standardized tests. According taxes and an omnipresent welfare state class taxes necessary to finance such of democracy, countries that consis- to the National Center on Education should be able to demonstrate economic an expense. For the right, Denmark tently place among the world’s lead- and the Economy, “education seems growth, much less lead the world. And serves as a signal that capitalism and ers in education, employment, and almost to have attained the status of yet, Denmark has defied these conven- a strong safety net are complimentary. citizen happiness. During this elec- a national religion in this country.” tions, leading to praise from Sanders Denmark managed to create an econ- tion’s debate cycle, Vermont Senator Thanks to the pioneering reforms of and his fellow democratic socialists. omy that exceeds America in terms Bernie Sanders has repeatedly cited Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, But what does it really mean to “get of economic freedom, but only after Denmark as a template for the model unemployment levels fell below the to Denmark?” After all, Denmark is a the government established a strong of democratic socialism that he plans U.S. rate in 2002 and have remained country of just 5.6 million and is incred- welfare apparatus. After all, in order to bring to the United States, if elect- lower ever since. Environmentally, the ibly ethnically homogenous. How appli- for people to support the levels of risk ed. Sanders is not the first liberal to Danish lead the way once again, with cable can the lessons of the Danish associated with a free market, they look to the Nordic countries for policy a quarter of the country’s electricity economy be to the United States? need to know that they are protected recommendations. In his 2007 piece from wind power and bicycle trav- According to Chait, what American pol- against a personal, fiscal collapse. on the Danish economic system, New el accounting for 40 percent of daily iticians and economists should attempt Denmark is not perfect. For instance, York magazine writer Jonathan Chait transportation in the country’s largest to recreate is the Danish system of because of the government’s hefty wrote in The New Republic that “a city, Copenhagen. “flexicurity,” an economic model that long-term unemployment benefits and growing number of American econo- Of course, if you’re an economic combines a relatively free market with excellent job-training program, many mists have begun looking across the conservative, there’s a lot not to love. high levels of redistribution. citizens forego employment in the ser- pond for inspiration…especially, to Such a large welfare state comes with Surprisingly, the conservative vice sector. However, Senator Sanders Denmark.” Thanks to political scien- a hefty price tag, one that is passed on thinktank Heritage Foundation rates is on to something in his fascination tist and economist Francis Fukuyama, to the consumers in a number of taxes. Denmark above the United States in its with Denmark’s success. But the core the phrase “getting to Denmark” has Danish citizens in the top income annual Index of Economic Freedom. of Denmark’s success does not lie become shorthand for achieving a uto- bracket can be taxed as high as 57 “For those of you who are keeping in a robust welfare state, as liberals pian vision of economic, social and percent. However, the upper class does score, the Heritage Foundation, which like Sanders would have you believe. political stability. Even Sanders’ oppo- not foot the majority of the bill. Middle literally keeps score, rates Denmark’s Nor does it stem from the country’s nent, former Secretary of State Hillary class rates range between 35 and 48 economy as slightly more free–slight- high levels of economic freedom, as Clinton agreed, “I love Denmark.” percent, well above the rates in the ly more capitalistic—than that of the Heritage suggests. Rather, Denmark’s And what’s not to love? As with United States. And all goods and ser- United States,” writes the National success hinges on an unlikely balance the New Deal, Denmark’s welfare state vices come with a 25 percent sales tax, Review’s Kevin Williamson. Despite an between capitalism and socialism, emerged from the Great Depression. a flat charge that does not discriminate overall tax burden that equates to 48 between competition and security. Today, Denmark boasts a nationalized by income. With high taxes come high percent of GDP, Denmark maintains health care program, heavily subsi- costs, and the Danish economy has market freedom by making it easy for Jamie Neikrie is a sophomore who has not dized child care, one of the world’s centered around services and social workers to switch careers and for citi- yet declared a major. He can be reached lowest child poverty rates and a guar- welfare rather than consumerism. As zens to start a business. at [email protected]. tuftsdaily.com Wednesday, February 3, 2016 | Sports | THE TUFTS DAILY 11 Sports Sports Jumbos prepare for NESCAC tournament this weekend WOMEN'S SQUASH Not letting that loss affect its confi- The closest-fought match of those was by scores of 11-5, 11-9, 11-6. Sophomore continued from back dence, Tufts took home those lessons from between Salomon and senior Caroline Nellie Harvey also lost her match to her Eagle Florence Robinson put the icing on in the the Colby loss and translated them into Kulig in the seventh position. Salomon and opponent in four games in the ninth position. ninth spot, beating Tufts first-year Lily Hayes results on Monday as their game improved Kulig swapped 11-4 wins in the first two The Jumbos look to swing the momentum 11-5, 11-3, 11-4. with a 7-2 victory over the Boston College games, but Salomon then had to fight from they built up with Monday night’s victory into “Colby is a very good team, and they’re Eagles. The Jumbos racked up seven con- behind after losing the third game 11-6 and the first round of the NESCAC Championships, ranked above us,” Karthik said. “But I think secutive match wins to claim their final staved off Kulig in the fourth game, win- which starts on Friday at Trinity. The 10th-seed- that our team played well on Saturday and game before the NESCAC Championships. ning 12-10 in the tiebreak. With the momen- ed Jumbos look to upset the seventh-seeded every player worked very hard on [the] court Stanco led off the Tufts effort as she beat tum swinging back in Salomon’s favor, she Bates Bobcats on Friday evening. despite the result.” first-year Sara Rimmler 11-4, 11-7, 12-10. claimed the final game 11-8. “We had a solid win over Boston College. It Jafry agreed, adding that despite the defeat, Jafry then followed up with an 11-6, 11-8, Tufts sought a clean sweep after winning was a good match to have before this upcom- there were valuable lessons for the team. 11-3 victory over senior Caroline Whelan. the first seven, but that was not to be. Libassi ing weekend,” Jafry said. “The defeat by Colby “We lost to Colby, but it was a good, pro- Her teammates continued the surge as lost her tightly contested match against Eagles has really only improved each of us, as does ductive loss,” Jafry said. “I saw a lot of my team- Burns, Karthik, Meggitt, Irani and Salomon senior Katherine Neuberger, despite claiming every competitive match we have. So, as far mates go down fighting, while also working on all swept their matches in the third through the first game in a tiebreak 15-13. She eventu- as going into this weekend, both the BC and improving certain parts of our own game.” seventh positions. ally fell to Neuberger in the next three games Colby matches will benefit us.”

Women’s Swimming squad prepares regimen for NESCACs WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING ward the energy from the meet and the the Jumbos are excited and feel prepared for The Jumbos will try to carry over some continued from back many fast swims from the weekend. I’m the challenge that awaits in what will surely top-notch performances from the past two top half of the 11 NESCAC teams at the con- going to savor the final two weeks of my be a thrilling and busy February. weeks into this final push of their season. If ference championships. swimming career and prepare mentally and “We are very excited to see how the team the team stays healthy and performs as well “Looking forward at the next few weeks, physically for our final meet of the season.” will perform, and I am optimistic that we will as they’ve shown they can, the champion- our priority is getting rest and staying Though they will be facing off against not build on the many great meets that we have ship stage will likely see a number of high healthy,” Levene said. “With the Middlebury only the fastest swimmers and best divers in had this season, while celebrating all of our Tufts finishes at NESCACs and the NCAA Invitational behind us, we are carrying for- the NESCAC but also in all of New England, accomplishments,” Levene added. diving qualifier.

MEN'S SQUASH Tufts bounces back from losses with win over Boston College by Isabel Banta well and had a good match. We call him the Contributing Writer ‘Volleying Machine.’” The team’s first-years set the tone for the The men’s squash team dominat- match, as Aidan Porges and Brett Raskopf ed Boston College in a 9-0 win on won in the second and third positions in Monday night. The win saw the team bounce addition to Ewan’s win in the first position back from a pair of losses to strong MIT and and Trehan’s in the fourth, giving Tufts a Colby teams the week before, and it hopes clean rookie sweep in the first four games to to leverage that momentum as it enters this start off Monday night’s action. weekend’s NESCAC Championship. Before Monday’s win, the Jumbos had Not allowing the losses to MIT and fallen to both MIT and Colby in match- Colby to dictate its play on Monday night, es that had gone very differently. The 8-1 the team used the weekend as a way to loss to the Colby Mules on Saturday was work on its nutrition before games and especially disappointing for the Jumbos, as prepare for its next match against Boston they had hoped to pull off a win against the College. Jumbo sophomore Sandeep Rishi NESCAC foe the weekend before the confer- turned in promising performances over the ence tournament. past week as the only Jumbo to win in all “Their ranking is much higher than three of the team’s matches this semes- [ours],” Goodrich said. “In squash, there ter. The team went into Monday night’s aren’t Divs. I, II or III. Instead, there is just a match eager to turn that promise into their ladder. So technically, we are a Div. I sport first win of 2016 and did just that. which makes the competition harder. We In the late hours of Monday night, the went into the match against Colby knowing Jumbos were able to channel their enthu- they were ranked No. 20 to our No. 27 and siasm into a decisive victory. Sophomore knowing they were going to be tough com- ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY Alec Goodrich considered the win a step petition for us.” The men’s squash team faced off against MIT on Jan. 27 at the Zesiger Squash Courts. in the right direction, with all nine posi- Rishi pulled out the lone win in the tions defeating their opponents and boost- afternoon for the Jumbos, besting his Mule The MIT match was the spring semester “We have been doing a lot of nutrition, ing team morale. opponent in a hard-fought five-game match opener for Tufts, posing a certain challenge even couples yoga,” Goodrich said. “It “We were super happy to win tonight,” in the seventh position. Trehan put up a as the team tried to get back into form builds team camaraderie and since we’ve he said. “This is a big turning point in our fight in the sixth position, also taking his after winter break. The two match wins from had a couple [of] injuries we incorporate schedule, bringing a win into next weekend match to five games before falling, as did Rishi and Goodrich, although not enough to this into our stretching sessions. The first- is important.” his fellow first-years Alan Litman in the best the Engineers, appeared to at least be years are contributing a lot and it’s great to Securing such a dominant win second position and Raskopf in the sixth, a step in the right direction. Eighth-ranked see them playing higher up on the ladder. It in its last match before the NESCAC who took their matches to four games. The Goodrich was forced into a fifth game by builds team morale to see those kids play- Championships is no doubt a confidence effort was not enough though to slow down MIT’s Marina Crowe, though he pulled out ing well, because that means that the team booster for the team. a high-powered Mules team. the win with an 11-4 lead in the final game. plays better too.” “We were really fired up going into the “We played MIT right before Colby,” said The team now looks to build up its ener- According to Goodrich, the Jumbos’ goal match against Boston College,” Goodrich Goodrich, “and our practices were difficult gy and carry its momentum into its first is to work hard, build team morale and keep said. “The men’s tennis team came out to since we were trying to improve some skills NESCAC Championship match this Friday their intensity high through the tourna- watch us and it’s always good to have sup- before the match. We didn’t have too much against Amherst. Tufts enters the tournament, hopefully carrying them to the final port. We played at home, so we know the time to mentally prepare.” ment seeded ninth, with Amherst at eighth. stage. Last year’s NESCAC tournament saw courts too.” Against MIT on Wednesday, the Jumbos Junior captain Danny Fischer said that Tufts lose three straight games, so the team Tufts had not only the benefit of strong fought hard in an intense match that culmi- he was proud of the progress the program is eager to improve on that performance. support while playing on their home courts nated in a 7-2 loss. has made. “We are finishing three spots higher in but also strong performances from its first- “MIT is four spots above us in rankings and “As a junior it’s great to have seen the pro- the NESCAC than we did last year, which years, who have already made big contribu- the match was definitely tough,” Goodrich gram grow, and I’m proud of the progress says a lot,” Goodrich said. “We are looking at tions to the team this season. said. “We went into it thinking it was going we’ve made, like being higher seeded in the this tournament with a lot of optimism and “[First-year] Cameron Ewan played to be a difficult match, and it was. The ninth ‘Cac this year than ever before,” he said. are looking forward to Amherst.” as No. 1 seed for the first time and won, and eighth seeded players at MIT are actually With just twelve players on its roster, the Fresh off Monday’s win, the Jumbos will which was really great to see,” Goodrich girls, and our ninth seeded [first-year] Matt team is able to rely on its tight-knit bonds and be looking to upset the No. 22 Lord Jeffs at said. “[First-year] Imran Trehan also played Memmo lost to a very talented player.” camaraderie in order to prepare for matches. Trinity on Friday. 12 Sports 12 Wtuftsdaily.comednesday, February 3, 2016 Wednesday, Februatuftsdaily.comry 3, 2016

WOMEN'S SQUASH Mixed results for Tufts going into championship weekend by Yuan Jun Chee Assistant Sports Editor

The Tufts women’s squash team split its last two matches in contrasting styles as it wrapped up its last week of competition before the NESCAC Championships this weekend. The Jumbos couldn’t get anything going against the Colby Mules on Saturday, falling 9-0, but came back to record a 7-2 victory on Monday against the Boston College Eagles at Belmont Hill. The win and loss leaves Tufts with an above-.500 record of 7-6 going into championship weekend. No. 24 Tufts took on No. 20 Colby on Saturday to start off the weekend in a battle of evenly-ranked teams. But the Mules would not be upset, dominating every matchup and winning all except one in straight games. Jumbo senior captain and first-position player Paget Stanco started the day off by ALEX KNAPP / THE TUFTS DAILY falling to sophomore Devin Mullaney 11-4, Sophomore Isabella Libassi chases a ball in a match against Wellesley on Jan. 27 at the Zesiger Squash Courts at MIT. 11-4, 11-3. In the second position, first-year Zarena Jafry lost to the Mules’ senior captain First-year Sahana Karthik provided the match to a deciding game after she claimed reverse the trend, losing 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 to the Julie Wolpow in a closer match that saw Jafry lone bright spot for Tufts on Saturday, taking the fourth game 11-6. In a tough fifth game for Mules’ junior Caroline Pelham. score 22 points across the three games, but two games against her Colby opponent and Karthik—indicative of how close the match First-year Isabella Libassi was defeated by it still netted a similar result. Colby made battling into a fifth game. She was unable to was—di Galoma emerged on top in the decid- Colby first-year Lily Wain. Libassi narrowly lost it three wins out of three when first-year eke out the win, however, as she eventually ing game by a score of 11-9, snagging the the first game 11-9. The match went downhill Helen Bernhard beat Tufts first-year Sinclair fell to Colby sophomore Camilla di Galoma. match win from Karthik and denying the from there for Libassi, who was unable to Meggitt 11-3, 11-3, 11-4. The result was all Karthik took the first game against her high- Jumbos a win on the day. keep up against her opponent, as Wain only but in the bag for Colby when senior Mikaela er-rated opponent 8-11. But di Galoma fought In the sixth position, Colby sophomore allowed Libassi six points in the next two Johnson, who took the courts in the fourth back to claim the second game 13-11 through Elise O’Brien came out victorious against first- games and claimed the win. Colby junior position, saw off the challenge of sophomore a tiebreak and then took the lead by win- year Chista Irani 11-4, 11-2, 11-5. No. seven Claudia Udolf 11-5, 11-4, 11-5. ning the third game 11-9. Karthik forced the sophomore Gabrielle Salomon was unable to see WOMEN'S SQUASH, page 11

WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING Strong performances set Tufts up for NESCAC Championships by Soven Bery Middlebury. According to the team, the relay, the 50 freestyle, the 400 medley relay, in the meet, behind only junior Ari Ross of Staff Writer Jumbos’ focus this weekend was on send- and the 400 freestyle relay teams. Fellow Williams. ing off the members ending their seasons first-year Madeline Lee also dropped sig- “Four seniors swam in their last meet A contingent of Jumbos traveled to on a high note. nificant time off of her seed times in the this weekend—Sam Swinton, Shivani Vermont this past weekend to compete at “The women on the team who were 100 fly, which she swam in a 59.87, and Bigler, Kat Pong and Moira Lavelle,” Leven the Middlebury Invitational, an unscored, shaved, tapered and wearing fast suits swam the 200 fly, which she swam in a 2:16.39. said. “All four had fantastic performances non-conference meet held on Friday and very well,” senior captain Molly Levene said. Such strong performances from the team’s in the pool and on the board, ending the Saturday. Tufts faced off against swimmers “Overall we had a lot of strong swims across underclasswomen bode well for team season on a very positive note.” from Williams, the University of Vermont the board, but the focus of the meet was on development next season. Those 24 swimmers who did not shave and Springfield College, as well as those our teammates who were swimming in their Other admirable showings includ- and taper for Middlebury are now entering from the host, Middlebury. Though the lack final meet of the season. Together they set ed senior Moira Lavelle, swimming the their final week and a half of training before of scoring resulted in no team winner, sev- the tone for our championship season that 200 freestyle in 2:02.01, first-year Sydney the NESCAC Championships begin on Feb. eral Jumbos turned in excellent individual will continue in two weeks at the NESCAC Nasson’s 4:54.79 finish in the 400 individual 12 at Middlebury. performances in their final competition of Championship, and the excitement and medley and junior Amanda Gottschalk’s The championship mindset does the regular season. energy on deck was palpable.” 2:15.03 performance in the 200 backstroke. not end there for the team’s divers, With the team’s roster for this month’s Notable performances included first- Junior diver Kylie Reiman also had a great which include Reiman, who will be fol- NESCAC Championships already cut down year Stephanie Miller’s 2:30.62 finish in day as she totaled 380.85 in the one-me- lowing up NESCACs by trying to qualify for to 24 due to conference regulation, 12 the 200 breaststroke to take second place. ter and 414.10 in the three-meter. Those nationals at the NCAA Diving Qualifiers on Tufts swimmers finished their season at Miller was also part of the 200 freestyle finishes were both good for second place Feb. 26 at Wellesley. “For the women who are continuing onto our conference meet, we want to build off the incredible swims this weekend and take that momentum into the NESCAC championship in two weeks,” Gottschalk said. “As our training volume decreases, we will be focusing on perfecting our starts, turns and finishes while focusing on resting and recovering,” The team looks to finish what began as a promising season with a fittingly rewarding ending. The Jumbos kicked off the season with their best start since 2011, beating the Conn. College Camels in their season-opening tri-meet and narrowly falling to the always-strong Middlebury Panthers by two points. Following a grueling winter break training trip, Tufts bounced back to notch four wins in head-to-head meets this season, marking their best season since the 2011-2012 campaign. The Jumbos seem to be peaking at just the right time as they look to break into the

ETHAN CHAN / THE TUFTS DAILY ARCHIVE Craig Drennan swims breaststroke in the individual medley on Jan. 20, 2015. see WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING, page11