TUFTS TRACK Though it fails to realize the potential of its supporting cast, ‘Scandal’ is still worth watching thanks to its fascinating lead Men’s, women’s track & field see ARTS AND LIVING / PAGE 10 dominate Conn. College’s Silfen Invitational Members of the Tufts community participate in and SEE SPORTS / BACK PAGE volunteer for the 2016 Boston Marathon see PHOTO / PAGE 7 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY EST. 1980 THE TUFTS DAILY VOLUME LXXI, NUMBER 56 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Tufts Marathon Team runs in 120th Boston Marathon, operates under new contract by Juliana Furgala a renewal of the contract looked grim in Staff Writer contrast to the team’s flourishing mem- bership of past years, with numbers reach- 25 members of the Tufts Marathon Team ing one hundred to two hundred runners. (TMT) participated yesterday in the 120th Megerle explained that after last year’s Boston Marathon, running in spots allot- Boston Marathon, Dariush Mozaffarian, ted by John Hancock Financial Services, Dean of Tufts’ Friedman School of Nutrition the marathon’s principal sponsor. and co-captain of the team Eric Johnson The team ran to raise funds for the managed to negotiate a new five-year con- nutrition, medical and fitness programs tract with John Hancock, in order to provide at Tufts, including Friedman School of a smaller sum of bib numbers for the team. Nutrition Science and Policy research Johnson, who serves as senior vice on childhood obesity, according to the president for University Advancement, TMT’s fundraising site. At press time, explained that the new contract guar- the team had raised $91,505. antees an increasing number of run- The Tufts team had raised over ning spots in the coming years, start- $470,000 during its 2015 marathon sea- ing with 25 runners this year. son, and has raised more than $5,028,309 “Tufts and the Friedman School since the team was created in 2003, of Nutrition have just entered a new according to the fundraising website. agreement with John Hancock that will Following the 2015 Boston Marathon, allow our team to grow to 35 runners however, there was concern that the TMT next year and 50 in 2018,” he said, not- would cease to exist after the expiration ing that the team will be capped at 50 of the university’s twelve-year agreement runners for three years until the five- contract with John Hancock for run- year contract expires, and that new ner bibs, according to TMT coach Don SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY Megerle. He explained that prospects for see MARATHON, page 2 Friends and family of Tufts Marathon Team runners cheer at the finish of the 2016 Boston Marathon on April. 18. Student journalists hold conference on race and social justice in the media by Emma Steiner The Tufts Daily Editor-in-Chief Sarah students on college campuses. In light of sent the entire black community. She noted News Editor Zheng opened the conference, noting that this, the panel addressed how media out- that as one of a few black journalists in white journalists are the industry norm, lets can both create a safe space inside the her work environment, she is often able to Editor’s note: The Daily’s editorial board making it difficult for media outlets to newsroom and better represent the popu- bring an angle to a story that her white col- acknowledges that this article presents accurately cover experiences from all per- lation outside of the newsroom. leagues would not have been able to find a conflict of interest, since the event being spectives. She cited diversity as the solu- The second panel covered the idea of free or to understand because they have never covered was hosted by members of the Daily. tion, but said that perpetuating diversity speech and how to be sensitive to student been a part of these communities. Members of the paper’s managing board did in the newsroom and in published stories movements, while also reporting import- However, she also said that journal- not discuss the reporting of this story with is difficult. ant events and grievances on campus. ists of color should not feel pressured to the writer, and this piece does not represent The keynote address was delivered by The panel, entitled “Mizzou, Yale, Smith become the “cheerleaders” for their com- the Daily’s usual journalistic practices. Irons, who covers City Hall, Boston’s mayor — Campus Coverage at the Intersection munities, and that they should still feel the Student journalists held the first and the City Council, according to the of Social Justice and Free Speech,” dis- responsibility to report stories as objective- “Conference on Race, Social Justice and Boston Globe’s website. cussed the recent black-identifying stu- ly as possible. Free Speech in Student Journalism” in the The first panel discussed racial diversity dent movements on many campuses and Irons said that this lack of diversity and Remis Sculpture Court on Saturday after- and campus media. Three students of color how to adequately cover these movements, representation is not only a problem in noon. The conference, which was open from the Daily, Irons and a student of color while respecting student requests for safe journalism, but also in state government to all students, aimed to discuss the lack from Boston University’s Daily Free Press, spaces and their disinterest in communi- and schools. She called student newspapers diversity in student newsrooms and the discussed their roles in media, noting how cating with media outlets. These move- and journalism degree programs the “pipe- field, as well as how to create more wel- they often feel pressure to be the repre- ments brought to light the extent of racism line” to professional journalism. Because coming and attentive spaces to better rep- sentatives for entire communities of color on campuses across the country and gen- the pipeline is predominantly white, the resent the experiences of all students and within their respective outlets because they erated controversy about the nature of free field is also predominantly white, she said. of the population. may be some of the only people of color in speech and the spaces journalists have a Building diversity in the newsroom both Approximately 30 students gath- the newsroom. right to be in. on campus and in the field must begin with ered to listen to a keynote address Panelists spoke about how many stu- Irons said that as one of the only black creating safe spaces in student newsrooms by Meghan Irons, a journalist at the dent news outlets lack the diversity needed journalists at the Globe, she has felt isolat- that welcome journalists of color, while Boston Globe, and two student panels to adequately and accurately represent the ed and as an ‘other’ throughout her entire having publications representatively cover on diversity in the media. news that is relevant and important to all career, often feeling the pressure to repre- relevant issues, Zheng said. 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Speaking on the panel, mod- Discussion” Comparative Global Humanities. erated by Humanist in Residence Walker SARAH ZHENG Editor-in-Chief Details: Alicia Hunt, director of the Medford When and Where: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Aidekman Bristol, will be Rev. Mary Martha Thiel, Department of Energy and Environment, Arts Center director of Clinical Pastoral Education EDITORIAL will join members of the Tufts faculty on a Sponsors:Mellon Sawyer Seminar, Center for at Hebrew SeniorLife, Chris Stedman, Nicholas Golden panel addressing the intersection between Humanities at Tufts, Dean of AS&E executive director of the Yale Humanist Mengqi Sun Managing Editors environmental, social and political issues. Community, Katrina Scott, oncology chap- Nicholas Pfosi Associate Editor This event is being held as a part of “Memories of a Child Survivor of the lain at Massachusetts General Hospital the Tufts Sustainability Collective’s Earth Holocaust: Dr. Inge Auerbacher” and Fleet Maull, founder of the Prison Arin Kerstein Executive News Editor Isha Fahad News Editors Fest. Details: Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher Mindfulness Institute. Abby Feldman When and Where: 7:30 p.m., Alumnae will share her story as the keynote speak- When and Where: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Melissa Kain Sophie Lehrenbaum Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center er for the Cummings/Hillel Program for Goddard Chapel Emma Steiner Sponsors:Tufts Sustainability Collective Holocaust & Genocide Education. Sponsors: Tufts Humanist Chaplaincy Ariel Barbieri-Aghib Assistant News Editors Kyle Blacklock When and Where: 8:00 p.m., ASEAN Gil Jacobson Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center “Voices from the Edge: Dan Barber” Robert Katz 21 WEDNESDAY Liam Knox “Between Two Worlds: A Conversation Sponsors: Cummings/Hillel Holocaust & Details: Dan Barber (LA ’92), chef and Catherine Perloff with Mira Nair” Genocide Education Program co-owner of the Blue Hill and Blue Hill Vibhav Prakasam Hannah Uebele Details: Indian filmmaker Mira Nair will at Stone Barns restaurants, will discuss Joe Walsh discuss issues of politics, cultural identi- 18 THURSDAY his work on agriculture and food in current Kendall Todd Executive Features Editor ty, inter-generational conflict and more, “Chaplaincy to the ‘Nones’: Spiritual Care American society.