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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MASS. Tuesday, April 19, 2016 tuftsdaily.com Tufts Marathon Team runs in 120th , 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 , 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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HE UFTS AILY 20 TUESDAY VISITING the hill THIS WEEK cies in response to an evolving religious T T D “Environmental Justice 101 Panel landscape. 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. Nicole Brooks Features Editors Nina Joung as explored in her critically-acclaimed in an Increasingly Nonreligious America” When and Where: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., Room Jake Taber films. This conversation will be the kick- Details: TA panel of experts in chaplaincy 008, Barnum Hall Diane Alexander Assistant Features Editors Constantinos Angelakis off event for the Mellon Sawyer Seminar in work will discuss changes in chaplain- Sponsors: Experimental College Emily Cheng Emma R. Rosenthal John Gallagher Executive Arts Editor Lancy Downs Arts Editors Justin Krakoff Marathon team secures five-year contract with John Josh Podolsky Jonah Allon Assistant Arts Editors Cassidy Olsen Hancock Eran Sabaner Hannah Hoang Executive Op-Ed Editor MARATHON John Hancock, David D’Alessandro, “People have still found ways to Dorie Campbell Op-Ed Editor Emily Karl continued from page 1 Megerle explained. A ten-year con- run the Boston Marathon through Erin Sifre terms may be up for negotiation. tract was created where Tufts would other charities or run the Providence Stephen Dennison Cartoonists Abigail Feldman According to Johnson, who is tasked get two hundred bib numbers from Marathon in a couple weeks from now,” Shannon Geary with maintaining the team and advis- the Boston Athletic Association to run Honickman, a senior, said. “Coach Don Allison Merola Cassie Bardos Editorialists ing the runners, these guaranteed in the Boston Marathon as a charity [Megerle] said anyone else who doesn’t Miranda Chavez numbers for the marathon team have team, he said. get [a bib] can run Providence and he’ll Frances DeFreitas Jake Goldberg important implications. In order to be a charity team, the support them in the same way he does Emma Henderson “Guaranteed entries allow runners runners need to raise funds in return the Boston Marathon runners, so I hav- Michael Lefkowtiz Anita Ramaswamy who have not run a qualifying time to for the opportunity to run in the mar- en’t noticed any difference.” Noah Weinflash participate in the race if they agree to athon. For the TMT, these funds are Another TMT member, Eitan Maclyn Senear Executive Sports Editor raise funds for charity,” he said. used to support research in the area of Scheinthal, also noted that the num- Ray-Paul Biron Sports Editors Johnson explained that guaranteed nutrition and the development of new ber of spots did not deter participation Ross Dember Phillip Goldberg bid numbers have some preliminary educational programs, Johnson said. from first-years and sophomores. Alex Schroeder requirements. However, after eight years the con- “The number of spots that were Chris Warren Yuan Jun Chee Assistant Sports Editors “[I’m trying to ensure we] raise as tract was altered to cover twelve years, allocated to the Tufts faculty, alumni, Maddie Payne much money as possible to make sure with the last four years having only graduates and undergraduates were Eddie Samuels Noah Smith our team meets the overall fund raising one hundred members a year rather [lower],” Scheinthal, a senior said. “I Sofie Hecht Executive Photo Editor requirement for retaining our guaran- than two years with two hundred num- don’t think that that’s necessarily a Alex Knapp teed entries,” he said. “While we ask bers, Megerle said, leading to concerns [deterrent]. We still have a large under- Caroline Ambros Picture Tufts Editor Ray Bernoff Staff Photographers our students to raise $1,500, we need to about the team’s chances of a contract classman showing.” Laura DeArmas average significantly more than that to renewal in the future. TMT member Shoshana Weiner Maria Ferraz Henry Hintermeister continue to qualify for the charity guar- “We were so used to having these explained that while most of the chang- Katlyn Kreie anteed entries. Most of the charities who large contingents of runners… With es have been negotiated behind the Mia Lambert Jiaxun Li receive entries for the Boston Marathon a hundred you can get a lot of alum- scenes, they are naturally ongoing as Nora Nord average $10,000 raised per runner.” ni, you can get a lot of seniors, a the university continues to negotiate Nicholas Pfosi Julia Press Runners come from a large pool of lot of Fletcher kids, medical, den- its terms, and as the marathon itself Evan Sayles interested applicants, from the group of tal, Friedman School, the Cumming experiences changes. Angelie Xiong people who train with the TMT to over School,” Megerle said. “Ever since my freshman year after PRODUCTION three hundred people who do not run Student team members have seen the bombings the wall of total runners Julie Doten with the TMT but signed up in the bib the effects of the negotiations in vari- in the Boston Marathon has changed Production Director Astrid Weng Executive Layout Editor lottery this past fall, Megerle explained. ous ways. and evolved,” Weiner, a senior, said. “It Jewel Castle Layout Editors Former University President Larry TMT member Mauri Honickman has gotten smaller...But it’s been con- Abbie Gantner Leila Li Bacow brokered the expired deal with explained that the team has not been tre- tinually changing each year based on Allie Merola the retired chairman of the board of mendously impacted by the new contract. the situation.” Brianna Mignano Mandip Pokharel Ellie Powers Annabelle Roberts Emily Sharp Andrew Stephens Sebastian Torrente Shirley Wang Creative Director Petrina Chan Executive Graphics Editor Allison Merola Graphics Editors Dana Pek Belinda Xian Jack Ronan Executive Copy Editors Dan Strauss Meagan Adler Copy Editors Alison Beach Arthur Beckel Lancy Downs Alison Epstein Andrew Kager Melissa Kain Sarah Kalinowski Reena Karasin Sophie Lehrenbaum Rachel Salzberg Arielle Sigel Caroline Watson Maxwell Bernstein Executive Tech Manager Nitesh Gupta Online Editor Evan Sayles Social Media Editor BUSINESS Yiran Xu Executive Business Director Qinyue Yu Receivables Manager Evan Sayles Online Advertising Eva Sachar Ad Managers Jay Hayes Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | News | THE TUFTS DAILY News 3

Melissa Feito The Story of Stories Who owns a story?

aybe it’s just the kind of pub- lications I subscribe to on (The Mary Sue, Bitch Magazine, all that nec- Messary stuff), but my newsfeed this week was inundated with pure rage over the first image of the upcoming American adaptation of Ghost In the Shell, one of my favorite films of all time. Ghost in the Shell, for the uninitiated, is a 1995 anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii, one of anime’s most iconic directors. The film itself was incredibly influential in both Western and Eastern cinema, a haunting and philosophical sci-fi thriller which follows Major Motoko Kusanagi, a woman born organic but now inhabiting a fully cyborg body, as she hunts down a rogue sentient AI which seeks to be rec- ognized as human. She spends the film questioning her own humanity and the very nature of sentience in her struggle to decide whose side she is really on. It all sounds like in the hands of the right director, this heady premise would do really well in an American adaptation. Well, all except for the fact that for the role of Kusanagi, they cast the very non-Japanese Scarlett Johansson. The image shows Johansson look- ing very much like Kusanagi does in the animated film; cropped short black hair, wearing a bomber jacket, look- ing out a window. However, Johansson does not in any way look Japanese, nor is it known if the filmmaker’s will keep Kusanagi’s Japanese name or if the film will still take place in . There have been unconfirmed rumors even, published by Screen Crush, that the producers tried using CGI to give AT FIRST Johansson more east Asian looking fea- tures, although Paramount denies this. Although Johansson plays the role of I WAS EMBARRASSED. a butt-kicking female action star well, that isn’t to say there aren’t many, many east Asian actresses capable of the same ME, A CAT, LIVING WITH role. Rinko Kikuchi, who has been doing fabulous work for quite some time now, is an actress many fans suggested as a A SINGLE GUY. BUT WHEN substitute after her awesome perfor- mance as the robot pilot Mako Mori in Pacific Rim. I WATCH HIM PICK SOMETHING And all this really gets to the ques- tion; who owns a story? I don’t mean UP WITH HIS HANDS AND EAT IT, legally — surely Paramount paid well to adapt this movie. I mean in terms of who it represents. Does it belong to I CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE HIM. Masamune Shirow, the creator of the original manga on which the film is based on? Does it belong to Oshii, the director, or the other filmmakers who have made their own franchise spinoffs — MARU and sequels? Does it belong to the char- acter herself, Kusanagi? She herself has adopted 01-10-10 an interesting relationship with her body; as a cyborg, she can inhabit any form she can have built, which is the partial root of her identity crisis. Or does it belong to the audience? Paramount I think has decided this, that the audience deserve to see what they want. But their mistake lies in the fact, as always, that “the audi- ence” does NOT mean “white people.” Someone here decided America still wasn’t ready to see an Asian person play an Asian character. And in a time where all American minorities are at best invisible, at worst demonized, is Scarlett Johansson’s Kusanagi really the story we need to be telling?

Melissa Feito is a senior majoring in En- glish. She can reached at Melissa.Feito@ tufts.edu. 10 ARTS&LIVING tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, April 19, 2016

TV REVIEW Natalie Girshman The ABC's of Olivia Pope saves lackluster second-half of Literature ‘Scandal’ season 5 Kate Atkinson by Eniola Kintade day functions in the White ast week, I wrote about an author Contributing Writer House, while Fitz, no matter who switches effortlessly between his love for her, was never genres, and this week, I am focusing The fifth season of ABC’s “Scandal” (2012 able to give Olivia what she on an author with a similarly unique – present), one of the many brainchildren truly needed — space — as Ltalent. Kate Atkinson’s works cover a wide of creator and executive producer Shonda long as he remained presi- variety of genres, whether it be a coming-of- Rhimes, returned from its midseason hia- dent. In the episode preced- age story, a crime novel or a work of histori- tus on Feb. 11 with a less than stellar start. ing the three-month winter cal fiction set during the Second World War. Following the promise of the season’s first hiatus, the relationship offi- Atkinson’s debut, “Behind the Scenes at the nine episodes in which issues of abortion, cially came to a close, with Museum,” actually starts with its protago- divorce and race politics were tackled with both Olivia and Fitz real- nist being conceived, and her subsequent such depth and insight, the midseason pre- izing that in the end, their novels have only continued to be wildly miere and subsequent episodes have failed to love looked better on paper inventive. Her books are original without excite in comparison. than in reality. being pretentious, her character are liter- More or less, this season of “Scandal” is all Upon the series’ return, six ary while remaining real and her writing is about the rediscovery of Olivia Pope. While months have passed since the absolutely distinctive. the other seasons have also centered on the events of the winter finale, yet My favorite Atkinson novel, although Washington, D.C.-based crisis manager with somehow, most of the charac- a slightly daunting place to start, is “Life the most enviable of one-liners, the fifth sea- ters have reverted to their old After Life.” On a snowy winter night in son has shown more of Pope’s emotional and ways. Olivia, though no lon- 1910, Ursula Todd is born and dies almost personal development than audiences have ger with Fitz, has seemingly instantly, strangled by the umbilical cord ever seen before. abandoned her “I-don’t-need- around her neck. Then, on an another Played by Kerry Washington, Olivia Pope anybody-but-me-to-be-happy” snowy winter night in 1910, Ursula Todd begins season five cozied up in a king- phase and has run back into the is born again and lives. Over the course sized bed with her on-and-off-again fling arms of Jake (Scott Foley), the of the novel, she dies over and over again President Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant (Tony other end of the yo-yo that is and is then brought back to life to explore Goldwyn), which, to longtime followers of her love life. another path she might have taken. It is the show, is no shocker. But with a new sea- Even Huck (Guillermo Diaz), JAY L. CLENDENIN VIA TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE a spectacularly complex concept to rep- Kerry Washington arrives at the 88th Academy Awards on son comes a new twist: Olivia and Fitz are who ended the fourth season Sunday, Feb. 28. resent, especially as the people and ideas ready to share their not-so-secret romance by murdering a bus load of jury around Ursula echo themselves from life with the rest of the world. This all occurs in members in a trial determined to shut down With a plot line like this, the potential to life, sometimes different and some- the midst of a presidential election, a nasty B613, is again working as an assassin, stalking for deeper analyses into the intricacies of times the same, and as Atkinson follows divorce between Fitz and his powerhouse and planning ways to kill innocent people. multiple characters seems unavoidable. path after path and death after death. Yet wife Senator Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young) Yet with all of these parallels with prior Unfortunately, “Scandal,” at least thus far in somehow she manages to pull it off with- and a seemingly unending hunt for Rowan seasons, changes have indeed take place. The the season, fails to do just that and instead out a hitch every time. For such a compli- Pope (Joe Morton), Olivia’s father and the fifth season is set during an election year, one devotes its energy and time to the endless cated novel, it is surprisingly easy to fol- head of B613, a confusing yet menacing in which everyone appears to be running, trials and tribulations of Olivia. low, perhaps because of how mesmerizing division of the CIA. a page Rhimes and the rest of the Scandal What makes the show worth watching the story is. It is not only the originality of However, if Scandal tells us one thing, it writing team seem to have taken directly from is, despite this inability to realize the full the plot but also the richness and depth of is that fairytales are fleeting; thus, while the reality. Political veterans such as Mellie Grant, potential of most of its character’s storylines, the characters that keep the story engag- inevitable demise of Olivia and Fitz’s relation- Vice President Susan Ross (Artemis Pebdani) “Scandal” lets Olivia Pope remain fascinat- ing through each life, from Ursula to her ship may have crushed the dreams of those and oil tycoon Hollis Doyle (Gregg Henry) ing. Her growth as a character is always pilot brother Teddy to her free-spirited on team “Olitz,” the storybook romance’s out- throw themselves in the race for the presi- supplemented with a side of regress, as aunt Izzie. These are such human char- come was organic and stayed true to the char- dency, while newcomer Governor Fransisco she slips in and out of love with the men acters, each carefully developed through acters involved. Vargas (Ricardo Chavira) hopes, with the help in her life, struggles with the aftermath of dialogue and little clever bits of detail that Olivia was never fit to be First Lady, of Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry), Fitz’s former White her abduction, and attempts to develop a ensure each one leaves their mark on the serving iced cookies to guests at holi- House Chief of Staff, to win the election. healthy relationship with her father. book. The reader ends up hoping quite desperately that Ursula’s next life will be better than the next and urgently turning BETA IMPRESSIONS the pages in order to find out. Best of all, there is a companion novel about Ursula’s Demons, space marines and metal: ‘DOOM’ brother Teddy, “A God in Ruins,” that fur- ther explores the horrors of war and the act of recovering from it. multiplayer beta returns to series’ roots In a different but equally excellent vein, by John J. Gallagher “DOOM” was not id’s first FPS (that (2006 – present) fame, founded Boss Key Atkinson has also written a series of novels Executive Arts Editor honor belongs to 1992’s “Wolfenstein”) but Productions to produce “LawBreakers,” a about Jackson Brodie, the private detec- it was far more successful than its pre- title inspired by the arena shooters of old. tive with the singular ability to attract bad The first-person shooter — where play- decessor. A blood-soaked romp through a Epic Games is working on a new installment luck, a taste for heartbroken country music ers take command of, and see through the demon-infested Martian base, and even- of their storied “Unreal Tournament” series, and a string of interconnected cases. The eyes of, a gun-toting protagonist — has tually Hell itself, “DOOM” was dense with and most importantly, id Software is set to series begins with “Case Histories,” where been the granddaddy of video game genres satanic imagery, “Big F*cking Guns,” and release the fourth game in the “DOOM” Jackson investigates three cold cases, for over 20 years. FPSs dominate various ultra-violence. “DOOM” caused a moral series (conveniently titled “DOOM”) in May. one decades-old, that are connected in “game of the year” lists and a first-person panic, but also pioneered the networked Since revealing concrete details about surprising ways. If you are searching for shooter has, without fail, been the bestsell- multiplayer “Deathmatch” mode that is the “DOOM,” id has pushed the message that exciting action sequences or bad guys led ing video game globally for at least the past foundation of all modern FPS multiplayer the game will be a return to the series roots, away in handcuffs, these might not be the five years. gameplay. with a fast pace, big guns and even bigger mysteries for you. But if you are looking Activision has experienced eye-water- The fast-paced, pick-up driven experi- demons forming the core of the experience. for characters who are almost painfully ing success with their “Call of Duty” fran- ence that “DOOM” established launched id released an open beta of “DOOM” late last real and for beautiful writing, these books chise (2003 – present) ever since adopting a the arena shooter, a multiplayer experience week, giving gamers, beyond the select few are perfect. Atkinson is particularly skilled gameplay experience pioneered by Bungie defined by players moving around most- that played a limited alpha in December, at close third-person perspective, infusing Studios with “Halo 2” (2004). Gamers froth ly-small play spaces at high speed while a foretaste of its multiplayer mode and a even a description of people waiting in at their collective gobs whenever a rumor hunting for weapons and power-ups. But by chance to see if id’s claims hold water. line with the personality of the character about Valve’s as-yet-to-be-confirmed “Half- the mid-2000s arena shooters had fallen out The “DOOM” open beta features a pair of observing them. Her books may showcase Life 3” surfaces and anticipation is at a fever- of favor, superseded by the comparatively game modes: Warpath, where two teams of both the best and the worst of humanity, pitch ahead of the May release of Blizzard languid pace of “Halo” and later “Call of players compete to control a moving area of but Atkinson’s writing is definitely some Entertainment’s first FPS “Overwatch.” Duty,” which appealed to the wider audi- the level, and the classic Team Deathmatch, of the best the literary world has to offer. But the FPS that launched the genre ence consoles brought to gaming. where two teams duke it out to reach a pre- and brought first-person shooters into Fast forward to 2016, and arena shoot- determined number of kills. Natalie Girshman is a senior majoring in the public eye was id Software’s 1993 ers are once again in vogue. Veteran game history and drama. She can be reached at masterpiece “DOOM.” designer Cliff Bleszinski, of “Gears of War” see DOOM, page 11 [email protected] Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | Arts & Living | THE TUFTS DAILY Arts & Living 11 ‘DOOM’ multiplayer beta modernizes but is mindful of roots DOOM the most powerful of these pickups, and Though “DOOM” retains much of what best guns are available to everyone, not continued from page 10 players fight viciously to acquire them. made classic arena shooters great, it never- just the most dedicated. Both game modes take place on a hand- Classics power-ups like quad damage theless has made some fundamental chang- Halo-esque melee attacks have also been ful of levels that very much channel the return often give the players who acquire es to its core gameplay, changes that reflect added for all weapons, if a player melees an game’s traditional aesthetic: a mix of futuris- them a decisive advantage. Particularly the state of shooters in 2016. Purists will be opponent with low health, they will trigger a tic industrial facilities and caverns — penta- fierce competition invariably breaks out most disappointed with how “DOOM” han- brutal execution. Executions comprise over- grams, candles and streams of gravity-defy- for control of the coveted “demon ruin,” dles starting weapons. Rather than starting the-top animations, such as literally pulling ing blood also abound. All the levels shown a power-up that briefly transforms a with a basic weapon and having to pick an opponent’s head off in a fountain of gore. so far feature a good deal of verticality, so player into a borderline-unstoppable up their favorite gun from a specific loca- The executing player is invulnerable for the players must be aware of what is above and demon equipped with a jet-pack and a tion in the level, players can now choose duration of the animation but is frozen below them. pair of rocket launchers. the two-weapon loadout they start with. in place, giving their opponent’s vengeful Gameplay maintains the signature pace The weapons on show in the beta Fighting over a prized weapon was a pillar teammates time to line up their demise. of the “DOOM” series. Players move quickly, kick and roar as expected and have of the arena shooter experience, and this Despite having sacrificed some of the able to run at great speeds, double jump a chunky, industrial look, handling change feels like a short-circuit of one of the purity of its lineage by conceding to moder- and mantle over edges, all of which com- almost like lethal future power tools. genre’s defining aspects. nity, “DOOM’s” multiplayer nevertheless bine nicely with the level’s aforementioned Old standbys like the rocket launcher “DOOM” also introduces progression, bears the hallmarks of its exulted forebears, verticality. make an appearance and the fan favor- a mainstay of modern shooters. The which has been missing from an unfortu- Learning levels to identify locations ite Super Shotgun, styled like an old- more time players put into the game, nately homogenous shooter landscape. If of pickups like additional health, armor timey double-barreled shotgun, returns the more items they unlock to custom- “DOOM” releases with a solid single-player and ammunition is essential to surviv- as a magnificent anachronism, one that ize their character. Fortunately, it seems campaign and more maps and modes in ing combat and harkens back to arena packs enough punch to reduce oppo- that players mostly unlock cosmetic multiplayer, it will be a formidable contend- shooters of yesteryear. Power-ups are nents to gibs with a well-aimed blast. items as they progress, meaning that the er in a very crowded summer.

ALBUM REVIEW PJ Harvey gets unapologetically political with ‘ The Hope Six Demolition Project’ by Eran Sabaner Assistant Arts Editor

PJ Harvey has been quietly releasing some of the music industry’s bravest and most innovative albums over the past 20 years. Quiet is relative in this case, as crit- ics laud each of her albums. Yet, compared to her 90s counterparts Radiohead and Björk, she is more or less ignored by the public. Perhaps it is because of Harvey’s relationship with fame; after her magnum opus “Let England Shake” (2011), which made her the first person ever to win the Mercury Price twice, Harvey avoided the press by traveling the world. The trip ended up being very beneficial to Harvey creatively as she released a poetry book and an album inspired by it. Released on April 15, “ The Hope Six Demolition Project” is exactly what Harvey fans expect: it is loud, political and a breath of fresh air for the derivative alternative rock scene. “The Hope Six Demolition Project” is not as groundbreaking as “Let England Shake,” but it still teaches other indie art- ists a lesson. There are two aspects of the album that are intriguing: its political lyrics and JUAN BENDANA VIA FLICKR PJ Harvey performs at Coachella, April 17, 2011. its recording process. Instead of recording the album in a studio, PJ Harvey brought looks like a shit-hole / does that look like criticizes human violence. In “A Line In cally; it is the politically brazen lyrics that studio equipment to London’s Somerset a nice place?” and “They’re gonna put a The Sand,” Harvey chants, “I used to think really stand out. House and recorded the album in pub- Walmart here” condemn the inefficiency progress was made/ we could get some- While “The Hope Six Demolition lic. Fans were able to witness the whole of the HOPE VI project in the sharpest thing right.” The overall tone of “The Hope Project” successfully presents the hor- process of creating an album, which terms. Harvey does not shy away from tell- Six Demolition Project” paints the exact rors of war, there is something essentially undoubtedly changes the ways in which ing things as they are and this alone makes opposite picture; it unabashedly depicts problematic about the album. PJ Harvey the audience engages with the music. It is her music stand out. Many politicians the horrible condition of the world. is an English artist distant from all these an earnest way to create music, and it fits have criticized “Community of Hope” for In terms of music, “The Hope Six horrors, which makes it wrongful for her the album’s straightforward tone. misrepresenting the Hope IV project, but Demolition Project” is very Harvey-like. to be the voice for these issues. In “Chain “The Hope Six Demolition Project” one cannot really argue with what Harvey Inspired by folk and rock music, the of Keys,” Harvey sings about an elder- opens with the controversial “Community sees. Harvey writes about her observa- majority of the songs feature an electric ly lady from Kosovo and at some point of Hope,” which is about the deplorable tions, and her authenticity is admirable. guitar and Harvey’s haunting voice. The wonders “what her eyes have seen.” “The condition of HOPE VI projects in the PJ Harvey’s trip around the war includ- almost psychedelic “Near the Memorials Hope Six Demolition Project” would have United States. Smartly juxtaposed with ed Afghanistan. “The Ministry of Defence” to Vietnam and Lincoln” and pop “The a stronger message if it somehow included a jovial tune, lyrics such as “Here’s the describes the state of Afghan cities during Orange Monkey” are refreshing surprises. the woman’s standpoint to the album, but highway to death and destruction/ South the continuing NATO and American war Yet “The Hope Six Demolition Project” is fails to engage with that limit in a produc- Capitol is its name/ and the school that in Afghanistan, while “A Line In The Sand” not really a step forward for Harvey musi- tive way.

Want to get campus news the moment it happens? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook! /thetuftsdaily /tuftsdaily @tuftsdaily /tuftsdaily 4 Features tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, April 19, 2016 MARATHON PROFILES “He really believes that anyone can run Mauri a marathon if they put their mind to it,” Honickman said. “I think that mindset and Honickman that spirit he pushes on all of us has defi- by Juliana Furgala and Kendall Todd nitely left its mark on me. It’s definite- Staff Writer and Executive Features Editor ly made me believe that any goal, take away running, that I make for myself, I can Mauri Honickman, a senior sociology accomplish.” major, ran in the Boston Marathon yes- Before the marathon, the team ate din- terday as a member of the Tufts Marathon ner as a group and then went their separate Team. She began training in the fall of ways to prepare individually. Honickman her junior year, although she originally said that she was a little nervous for the planned to train for a half-marathon in the big day. beginning. “I’m very excited but I’m also not trying “I was kind of looking for a challenge, to think of it too much,” Honickman said. something outside of my academics, some- “I think the biggest thing is I don’t think I’d thing outside of my extracurricular activ- be able to do it without the [Tufts Boston ities,” she said. “I enjoyed running three Marathon Team]. It’s an incredible source or four miles and then I decided I needed of support, camaraderie.” to do something, to put my energy into This camaraderie also extends outside something and I impulsively registered for of the team, as Honickman said that other a half-marathon back at home … Running members of the Tufts community were a half-marathon was on my bucket list.” excited to lend their support. Honickman said she initially joined the “At mile nine, [Tufts] does a tailgate,” Marathon Team as training for a half-mar- she said. “On my run, when I get to mile athon. nine, I’ll see everyone, I’ll see Coach Don “I started running with them, [and] I and then I’ll see them again at the finish loved it,” she said. “I loved training with line. ” them… and [I] somehow managed to Honickman said she planned to meet rope myself into running the [Boston SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY up with her family after the race, and, of Marathon].” Mauri Honickman (LA ’16), Miriam Gladstone (LA ’16) and Fletcher student Monica Ruiz run course, eat. University President Anthony Honickman said she greatly enjoyed her past friends and family at Mile 9 of the 2016 Boston Marathon in Natick, MA on April. 18. Monaco is hosting a reception tomorrow experience running with the team, and felt for the team. comfortable with the group of runners. Coming into that felt very comfortable, as ing to go out and run and it’s nice to be in Honickman explained that running with “It was a very personal thing for me. I someone who’s not a fast runner… I didn’t a group. There’s water stops along the way the marathon team has had an immense came into a group that was very welcom- feel I had to run a certain speed.” and Coach Don is always there cheering impact on her life. ing, which has a lot to do with Coach Don In particular, Honickman attributed her you on. It’s a nice community.” “It’s totally changed my life,” she said. [Megerle]… he’s an incredible person,” success to the team itself. She credited this sense of community to “Running for me is so mental; it’s physical; Honickman said. “He’s so supportive and “Everyone’s very committed to it,” she Coach Don, who she said was a source of it’s the one time I really feel in control of believes in everyone, which is awesome. said. “You get up super early in the morn- inspiration to her and her teammates. everything. I really like it.”

said. “You start off with your normal seven Shoshana [miles] and move up to nine and then even- tually eleven. Throughout the year there’s Weiner long runs along the [Boston Marathon] by Juliana Furgala and Kendall Todd course … You [build up to] your twen- Staff Writer and Executive Features Editor ty mile run along the Boston Marathon course and then you taper back down.” Shoshana Weiner, a senior majoring According to Weiner, remembering the in geological sciences, ran the Boston Boston Marathon bombings drove her to Marathon yesterday with the Tufts work extra hard to train this year. Marathon Team. She said she first got “My freshman year, I volunteered at involved with the team during her soph- the [Boston Marathon]. I was there on omore year, when she volunteered at the race day,” she said. “[The bombings] just marathon race. made me feel more invested in running the “I heard about [the Team] freshman year, Boston Marathon at some point in my life, but I was a little scared,” she said. “But I ran and I’ve gone for the [Boston Marathon] track and field and cross country in high every year because I’m minorly obsessed school and I didn’t want the commitment with running, so I was there in 2013. I feel a of a full-time athlete, and so… I decided to little more inspired, driven.” go out on a run and [now] I’ve been running Weiner said that the team hasn’t changed SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY with them for the past three years.” much in the years she’s been a part of it. Shoshana Weiner (LA ’16) walks away from the finish of the 2016 Boston Marathon on Weiner said she appreciates how “Don does the same thing every year,” April 18. Marathon Team Coach Don Megerle is able she said. “Obviously there’s new people, to bring a sense of unity to the team. new faces, but Don continually puts forth “It’s a little sub-community, you have “I loved it my first year because I knew I “Don is great. He made a huge effort to the same amount of effort every year.” your Tufts Marathon Team running com- had some place to be, to run,” she said. “It get to know me right away because I was According to Weiner, Megerle keeps the munity and it is what you make out of it,” makes you get out of bed in the morning, a sophomore,” Weiner said. “It was just … team motivated with daily or weekly inspi- she said. in the winter when it’s cold and you don’t welcoming, and I’ve met so many other rational emails, and each year he creates a One example of this community in want to get out of bed and start your day. runners that I only know [because] they are book for the runners. action is a friend that Weiner made through It makes you work toward something all my running friends too.” “He takes pictures of us all the time and the team. year long, and you start in October and you She also said she enjoys how low-key catches me at my worst; he spends hours, “I met a girl this year, who ended up have until April to reach that point. And it her commitment to the team has been. [literally] hours,” Weiner said. “I went to being my pace,” she said. “She just kept keeps you going. And Coach is there the “It’s what you make out of it,” she said. visit him last week and he was just making showing up to practice, and I started run- entire way.” “There’s no pressure; the only person I’m books. [They’re] to give to all the runners ning with her, and now we’re great friends She added that she enjoys running and trying to ‘beat’ is myself. I just really appre- running the [Boston Marathon], with all and we run on our own together outside of the community that the marathon team ciated the laid back feel which differs from the pictures of us running and everyone on practice which is really fun.” provides. an organized sport.” the team along with hints [such as] things Weiner said she also appreciates the “Running is how I relieve stress, how Weiner outlined her training plan for on eating, recovery, tapering, inspirational structure of marathon training, and in the I relax,” Weiner said. “It’s the one thing I this year’s marathon, which involved three quotes. He wrote a little message at the three years since she began running with do for myself each day. Just to have this days of running per week. beginning and it was really cute.” the group, she has been able to keep the community to support me in that and of “Obviously this year I made a huge effort Weiner also said that the community of same running schedule and build it into happy people and with Coach is fantastic. to commit to everything, to train,” she runners is very tight. her daily routine. I love it.” tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | ADVERTISEMENT | THE TUFTS DAILY 5

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Tufts Marathon Team runner Kyle Backstrom and Tufts Marathon Boston Marathon Team coach Donald Megerle embrace at Mile 9 of the 2016 Boston Marathon in Natick, MA 2016 Photo by Sofie Hecht / The Tufts Daily on April 18. 25 runners from the Tufts Marathon Team finished yesterday’s 120th Boston Marathon race.

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Mother of Tufts Marathon Team runner Eitan Scheinthal (LA’16) holds a sign for runners to tap at Mile 9 of the Elissa Ladwig (LA’16) and Shoshana Weiner (LA’16) after the finish of 2016 Boston Marathon in Natick, MA on April. 18. the 2016 Boston Marathon on April. 18.

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EDITORIAL Jake Lawicki Harvard’s final club controversy underscores the Jumbo Steps poisonous power of old boys’ networks Several single-gender final clubs at Spee Club’s members voted and ultimately focus on teaching members of your club Harvard University refused to become decided to admit women. Hasty Pudding to NOT sexually assault people.” Storey Drawing attention co-ed and comply to gender-neutral mem- Theatricals, another prestigious social eventually apologized for his statement by bership policies last Friday, April 15. The club at Harvard, is discussing allowing the end of the day and resigned from his he hallway walls leading into my six all-male social clubs, or “final clubs,” women to participate in their performanc- position on Sunday. and my roommate’s room has been at Harvard are well-known as exclusive es onstage. However, other clubs have not The comments he made revealed more recently adorned with two new mas- and secretive. From Club’s progressed as quickly. The Porcellian Club, broadly what many have been discussing terpieces. We can’t really tell if the appearance in “The Social Network” to one of the most secretive, has not issued already, the disturbing mentalities that Tportraits we drew of each other look Picasso- the long list of distinguished finals club a public statement since 1791, when it breed in all-male establishments. At the esque, or if they seem like the product of a alumni (including former presidents John was founded. Nonetheless, Charles M. point where people of all genders cannot three-year-old’s after-school art project. F. Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt), Storey, the graduate board president of feel comfortable in a prominent social But that’s precisely we drew each other these clubs are an important component The Porcellian, made a statement against space on a college campus, the college in the first place: we needed a laugh. of Harvard’s social fabric. The clubs have these developments. must reexamine the existence of these The Registration Gods somehow recently reentered the public eye due to “Forcing single-gender organizations to spaces. Harvard should not only contin- favored me over him, and I got to choose reemerging discussion of their poisonous accept members of the opposite sex could ue putting pressure on finals clubs to my Fall 2016 courses substantially ear- attitudes. potentially increase, not decrease, the admit women, but also reevaluate their lier than him. It was tough knowing I’d Harvard is the only Ivy League school potential for sexual misconduct,” he wrote. exclusive nature. Accepting women would enrolled in every class I wanted except that still has all-male clubs, as the other Storey’s statement seemed beyond not necessarily solve the issues stemming one, while he got arguably the shortest Ivy League schools’ clubs opened their belief, but underscores how easy it is for from the privilege and exclusivity of these end of the stick possible. doors to women long ago. The college has secret organzations of powerful men to clubs; change is institutional, especial- I wanted to distract him from SIS and a few all-female clubs, but they do not accept as axiomatic their blamelessness, ly in centuries-old old boys’ networks. its wretched Enrollment Calendar, so I have anywhere near the social influence even when members engage in sexual Colleges and universities like Tufts are busted out my drawing pad. I told him to of its male clubs. Harvard’s president as misconduct, as he suggests. His state- not immune to being exclusionary, either. hold the pad such that its cover lay atop well as the dean of Harvard College have ment invited warranted backlash because Other schools can learn from the contro- his hand and pen, obscuring his view of both denounced the final clubs in public, they condone assault and essentially versies playing out at Harvard currently in the paper and his drawing. strongly suggesting they are responsible place the blame for sexual misconduct reference to campus Greek systems, and Then I told him to draw my face. for alcohol abuse and sexual assault. on the victims rather than the perpe- should support the inclusivity and open- After he did, I took the pad from him Some of the clubs have explored open- trators. Congresswoman Katherine Clark ness of social spaces to all students, keep- and tore out the paper without looking at ing up their doors to more of their fel- (D-Massachusetts), tweeted in response, ing a close and stern eye on what goes on it. Now, it was my turn. low students. Last year, the Fox and the “Or, instead of blaming women, you could inside their walls. Once I was done, we exchanged draw- ings, and laughter. Oh, what an interesting sight it was. EDITORIAL CARTOON Our finished products — half-caricature, BY SHANNON GEARY half-alien — were such drastic versions of ourselves that we couldn’t help but chuckle. Ah, mission accomplished: he laughed! I agree, it was probably quite random to have asked him to drop what he was doing for a mini art session. But, having lived with me for almost a year, I think he’s gotten used to my randomness. In hindsight, however, I don’t think it was really that random. Growing up, art was my primary ther- apeutic outlet. So, it makes sense that I reverted to implementing an activity that made me de-stress while attempting to de-stress him. Which led me to question the extent to which art still serves as that outlet for me. I didn’t like my answer. The most draw- ing I’d done in the recent past was a quar- ter-long stint last semester, when I took Intermediate Drawing. But I dropped that class. Before that, I hadn’t touched HB pencils or soft charcoal since sophomore year. I’ve been depriving myself of my core source of happiness and tranquility — all because those seemingly more important things, like academic and social life, put drawing on the back-burner. I invite you to ponder about those activities which bring forth genuine seren- ity and bliss to you and question how prevalent those activities still are in your life. If they continue to be an important part of your life, I laud you on your tenacity to engage with them, despite the distractions EARTH DAY 2016 of school, family and social life. 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by Claudia Mihm and the people that make it up. direct ties to. She knows our world is the advising system, so that pre-major Gauri has worked, and will continue complicated and connected, and knows advisors are more closely linked to a I want to start this op-ed by talking to work, to support all interests, back- that she cannot possibly relate to every student’s interests and are also more about why it is important for you to read grounds, and individuals on campus. experience that happens on this cam- educated on requirements and vari- this and why I am writing. As I was read- She helped to create the International pus. However, she does understand that ous programs. Additionally, she is going ing through Gauri’s platform, it hit me Community Representative position, as President, she has power to make to create a peer advisement program, how much my life at Tufts is affected by worked tirelessly on the Indigenous changes that will improve everyone’s where upperclassmen are available to decisions that the TCU president makes, People’s Day Resolution and served on experience at Tufts, even when she discuss classes, schedules and majors along with the rest of TCU Senate. I have the Presidential Council on Diversity doesn’t share their experience. with underclassmen. From creating a several close friends on Senate, and I and Inclusion. As President, she plans College is a financial burden for full-time Club Sports Director posi- have seen how hard they work for us, to work to build a Hindu-Urdu pro- everyone, with tuition, housing bills, tion, to allowing students to self-select but it didn’t hit me just how much is gram, establish an Indigenous Studies textbooks, dining plans and personal which Group of Six e-list they are on, to on their plate until I looked at Gauri’s minor, make the Group of Six easier to expenses. Especially at the beginning creating resources directly for transfer pages-long list of things she is planning communicate with and increase access of the semester, the expenses can be students, Gauri understands the wide on accomplishing next year. Gauri has to gender neutral bathrooms, among staggering. Gauri is working to ensure range of experiences across campus, spent her three years here making Tufts a other initiatives. Gauri is committed that students on financial aid receive and how those need to be supported. better place for all of us to live and learn to upholding and supporting commit- their refunds at least two weeks before I’m sure our #GoForGauri campaign and is ready to give us her fourth year to ments that students and administrators classes start, to make these beginning is taking up most of your Facebook make our home even better. She has a have made, as evidenced by her tireless expenses less of a burden. We have all newsfeeds. Sure, it might be a little full and ambitious platform, filled with work bringing Indigenous People’s Day stared in disbelief at our textbook bill. annoying. But every single person who ways to make Tufts more suitable and to Tufts. She is unafraid to hold the Gauri will work to make sure that if is pushing for Gauri truly believes that welcoming to students across campus. administration to their commitment of professors require a textbook for their she is what this campus needs. I could The decisions that she makes will affect actively working against sexual assault class, they are responsible for making honestly go on and on about all that all of you somehow. Our future president on campus and push the administra- it accessible through . She Gauri will improve at Tufts. Please go will make changes that could affect your tion to accept the demands made by is also looking to decrease food and to her website, goforgauri.squarespace. classes, dorms, on-campus jobs, dining #TheThreePercent. While this list may printing costs across campus,and to com, or check out her Facebook page. halls, study spaces and houses. Who you sound all over the place, what it really make on-campus jobs more accessible Her platform is amazing and touches vote for is incredibly important. Educate boils down to is: Gauri wants Tufts to through JobX. many different aspects of Tufts life. yourself. Reading this is your first step! be a place where everyone can live and One of the most important things These words I have written are only a I have had the privilege of knowing learn safely and comfortably, and where that Gauri understands is the need start to the reasons why I am voting for Gauri for over a year now, and I can the students and administration active- for support of all kinds across cam- Gauri. I truly believe that we need this honestly say that she amazes me more ly pursue that goal. pus. We all know that college can get intelligent, deep thinking, compassion- and more as I get to know her. Not As a woman, as an international stu- overwhelming, and in those times it ate and hardworking woman as our next only is she a wonderful, caring, bubbly dent, as someone who holds an on-cam- is important to have places to turn to TCU President. Talk to any of us in our and all around positive person, but the pus job and as a student, Gauri deeply on campus. She has personally heard awesome Gauri shirts about the many, things that she has done for the Senate understands the complexities and chal- of students’ negative experiences at many reasons that you, too, should and for the school are truly remarkable. lenges that come with being a Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services #GoForGauri. She has put in countless hours, working student. From my personal relationship (CMHS), and will put together a task on a wide range of issues that affect all with Gauri, I know how deeply empa- force to review and improve the ser- Claudia Mihm is a sophomore majoring in of us in some way. This is fueled only by thetic she is and how hard she works to vices offered to students. During her Computer Science. Claudia can be reached her deep love for the Tufts community understand things that she doesn’t have presidency, Gauri plans to strengthen at [email protected]. Hey, Class of 2018! Come celebrate Half Way There! Wednesday April, 20th @ 4:00pm Tisch Library Roof

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And petition, handily beating out second-place best and places her when they lost their FA Cup quarterfinal Assumption College’s 95 points and appearing 47th in the nation replay against Manchester United, and when to be in strong shape to battle for a NESCAC and second in the they let Arsenal score an equalizer last week- title in just under two weeks. NESCAC. If she can end, you could feel the disappointment On Saturday, when most of the action went keep throwing PR around the grounds. down, senior quint-captains Alexis Harrison, after PR week after SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY Expectations have changed at Upton Marilyn Allen and Mary Ellen Caruso led the week, she could come Tufts senior Audrey Gould, front, and sophomore Brittany Bowman Park. No longer are they content to play way, while senior quint-captain Sydney Smith out of the NESCAC compete in the Women's 5000 meter race during the final qualifying second-fiddle. This season, they’ve com- meet in Gantcher Center on March 4. and a trio of sophomores competing in the Championships on pleted the double over Liverpool, picked 5000 meters highlighted the “Elite Distance April 30 as the cham- helpful,” she said. “We have been training up four points each against Chelsea, Night” on Friday evening. pion. Her classmate Jen Sherwill also had a together for months and we just focused on Manchester City and Arsenal. West Ham Saturday was a very windy day in New solid day, winning the discus with a PR of 123 putting what we’ve been doing in practice into has been the other Dark Horse this year. London, CT and the majority of competi- ft., 4.5 inches to put herself fourth overall on the race,” she said. “She’s also great because When the media has focused so much on tions were run with a significant tailwind. the NESCAC list. she’s always positive and upbeat before races Leicester the dark horse and Tottenham the Harrison demolished the competition in the In the triple jump, Caruso grabbed third in which really helps when you’re trying to get other dark horse, it’s easy to forget about 100 meters, running her second-fastest time the triple jump with a 34 ft., 8.5 in. leap while into the right frame of mind before the start.” West Ham’s season. of the season in 12.00 seconds flat, beating sophomore Annalisa DeBari grabbed fifth. This season, the women’s distance team Like Tottenham, West Ham has gone her next closest competitor by 0.44 seconds. Underclassmen got the job done in the pole has seen notable success, as eight women about their business quietly this year. Yes, Because she benefited from a 4.4 meters/ vault, as sophomore Matea Fridel grabbed have run under 18:30 for the 5k and seven Slaven Bilic may rue fielding a weakened second tailwind, which is above the Div. III third in nine ft., 6.25 in., while first-year Sydney have run under 5:00 for the 1500. side in the Europa League qualifiers defeat legal wind speed cutoff of 4 meters/second, Ladner took fourth in nine ft., 0.25 in. “I think [our success] is a reflection of against Astra Giurgiu that would have the time does not count for NCAA qualifying In the wind tunnel that was the 1500 the great coaching staff we have,” Lawless brought continental football in Upton Park’s purposes. But Harrison’s legal 11.99 mark at meters, Smith rabbited sophomore Sara said. “Kristen and Heidi are really great and final season, but the lack of European foot- Snowflake a few weeks ago is still fourth on Stokesbury and junior Sam Cox through 1200 they really help motivate all of us. The team ball might have been a blessing in disguise the national qualifying list. She also anchored meters. Stokesbury grabbed 15th in 4:56.95 dynamic is just great too. We all push and as it kept the team fresh. the 4x100m relay team to a second place fin- while Cox was 16th in 4:57.60, both impres- motivate one another but in the best way pos- While many are quick to get on the ish and grabbed second in the long jump in sive times given the high winds on the back sible. We all work hard but also have fun while Leicester bandwagon, the season’s script 17 ft., 10.25 in. stretch. we do it and I think that shows in our racing.” was rewritten in its opening match, when “The wind was both a blessing and a Many Jumbos were in action on Friday “It was a great day,” Fielding added in the Hammers turned up at the Emirates curse,” first-year Paige Fielding told the Daily night for the Elite Distance Night. Billed as an email to the Daily. “We saw some really Stadium and showed us something special. in an email. “The wind definitely helped push the “The Stanford of the East” (in reference to good performances in each event group. With The talk of the town was that Arsenal was me and my teammates to the finish line in the the Stanford Invitational, one of the nation’s not everyone competing, Saturday set us up finally ready to challenge for the title, hav- 100 and 200, and it felt good for me to put up largest competitions that draws many elite nicely for NESCACs, when everyone will be ing signed Chelsea’s Petr Cech and beating a PR in the 200. Unfortunately for races longer distance runners to the west coast), the invite competing in peak shape.” his former team in the Community Shield than the 200, I can imagine that fighting the hosted many top Div. III runners from across The Jumbos will have their final tune-up the previous weekend. Yet it was the expe- wind on the first half of the track was a chal- the northeast. for the NESCAC Championships when they rienced Cech who made two glaring errors lenge.” The 5000 meters was the event of the night host the first annual Sunshine Classic at the that gave the Hammers their two goals, while Marilyn Allen had an impressive day on for the Jumbos. Sophomores Eliza Lawless Ellis Oval on Saturday. A few runners will also the Hammers’ commitment in that game the oval as well. She took the victory in the and Margot Rashba ran to huge PRs in the head down to Princeton on Friday night to was reflected in then 16-year-old debutant 100-meter hurdles in 14.83 seconds, just 0.02 event, while classmate Brittany Bowman had compete in the Larry Ellis Invitational. Reece Oxford. seconds off her season’s best, finished in sec- a very impressive outdoor 5k opener. Lawless “Over the next two weeks, I think we really West Ham has a group of quiet workers. ond place for the 4×100 meter relay team and was tenth overall in 17:43.13 (a PR by 20 sec- need to come together as a team united to Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna have took second in the 400-meter hurdles in 69.02 onds), Bowman was 13th in 17:49.03 (an out- become NESCAC champs,” Fielding told the been rock solid defensively, Aaron Cresswell seconds. Her 14.81-second time in the 100- door PR), and Rashba was 14th in 17:54.91 Daily in an email. “We’ve been putting a lot of is one of the best crossers of the ball in meter hurdles from Tufts’ spring break meet in (a PR by 28 seconds). Cool temperatures and focus on supporting our teammates in differ- the League, Mark Noble, the silent worker Texas is currently tied for 22nd on the national light wind helped them run very fast as all ent event groups, and I think this has helped and captain of the team, has worked hard qualifying list, just outside of the top 20 quali- are within the top 20 in the NESCAC. Smith, us foster a team atmosphere in a very individ- alongside Cheikhou Kouyaté. The signing of fying sports, so she will have to run a bit faster meanwhile, got some speed work in, taking ual performance based sport.” Michail Antonio gives the Hammers strength this season to cement her place at the NCAA fourth in the 800 in 2:15.64. The Jumbos have looked strong this sea- and power on the wings and on defense, Championships again. However, she will be in “It felt awesome to break 18 [minutes], son and — if they can carry the momentum while Andy Carroll provides another option peak shape in the coming weeks as postsea- especially since it was my second 5k ever on from this weekend’s win and replicate the that, quite frankly, no other Premier League son competition and warmer weather roll in, the track,” Lawless said. performance — are poised to beat out the team can match at the moment. giving her favorable odds of qualifying. She spoke highly of Rashba, her training NESCAC’s other top team in the Williams Ephs West Ham’s meteoric rise perhaps mim- The women in the field, especially the partner. at the conference championships on April 30 ics the fortunes of their summer signing throwers, also led the Jumbos on the day. “Having Margot in the race was super for their first title since 2013. of Dimitri Payet. His career, like West Ham’s past seasons, have been quiet and unspec- tacular. But just as he’s wow-ed the League Men’s tennis enters into period of good form as NESCAC, with his free kicks and creativity this year, West Ham has stunned the league with its overall play continues brand of committed and attacking football, MEN'S TENNIS out of the six singles matches. Sophomore chance to get a higher seed,” Cary said. best characterized by their final 10 minutes at continued from page 16 Danny Coran had a strong match though, With the latest victories Tufts now has 11 Goodison Park that saw them come from two success to learning from the individual losses winning 6-1, 6-3 from the No. 6 spot. Ali also victories on the season, the most the team has goals down to beat Everton. When the gates and not letting them affect the team’s morale. managed a tough win against junior Rohan had since 2011. Cary commented on why the finally do close at Upton Park on May 10, you “All of our losses have been really close so Shastri 7-5, 7-5. Despite teaming up, first and team has had so much success this season. can bet that the atmosphere will be electric, we came out of those pretty positively, and we second singles players Glickman and Ali could “I think it’s a combination of the new tal- like it has been all season. went into the other matches confident about not stand up against senior co-captain Jose ent we have as well as a changing work ethic. West Ham, the Academy of Football, where we were at as a team,” he said. Raventos and sophomore Jordan Sadowski in Compared to top-ranked teams who might has produced leading players from Rio After a long Saturday, Tufts headed out second doubles, falling 8-5. be better on paper, we know from experience Ferdinand to Frank Lampard, only to see to Williams on Sunday and struggled against Despite the loss to Williams, Tufts had a that even though they may have a slight edge them leave the club for greener pastures. the hosts in what has historically been an strong week overall, getting the results they in talent, we can still out-work them and it But West Ham, moving into the Olympic evenly contested matchup between the two needed as the season winds down. Cary more than often shows in the results.” Stadium next season, will forever be blowing programs. This weekend, though, the Jumbos, believes the wins were critical to staying com- The team now prepares to head to Bates bubbles, with the hope that their dreams perhaps fatigued after the doubleheader petitive at the top of the conference. this Friday for its penultimate NESCAC match will no longer fade and die. the previous day, left with a 7-2 loss. The “We knew after [losing to] Middlebury and of the regular season, one which the team match saw the Jumbos get off to a slow start, as Wesleyan that every match going forward was should win and which could allow them to Yuan Jun Chee is a first-year majoring they were swept in the three doubles matches going to be more crucial if we want momen- break the tie with Wesleyan for sole possession in history. He can be reached yuan. and then only managed to pull off two wins tum going to the postseason and maybe a of the fourth seed. [email protected]. 16 Sports tuftsdaily.com Tuesday, April 19, 2016

MEN'S TRACK Tufts men’s track and field dominates Silfen Invitational at Conn. College by Soven Bery meters. Senior Mitchell Black, sophomore Staff Writer Drew DiMaiti, junior Nick Usoff, first-year Nico Agosti and senior Francis Goins impres- The men’s track and field team appears sively finished 1-2-3-4-5 in the event. Dylan to be reaching championship form at the Manning of Vassar finished in sixth, but even right time after they took first place out of 17 he wasn’t safe from the Jumbo onslaught as schools at the Silfen Invitational, held at Conn. Tufts first-year Tom Doyle was right behind College on Friday and Saturday. The event is him in seventh place. This incredible 35-point one of the final building blocks as the team team performance was headlined by a sea- gears up for the NESCAC Championships son-best 49.85 time from Black. on April 30, where they look to defend their The Jumbos also picked up big points in conference title. The team scored 179 points the 200 meters. Even though Trinity’s Tomcho to blow away all competitors, with Franklin won the event, Clark finished in second and Pierce coming in second place (95.5 points) DiMaiti was fourth. Usoff rounded out the and Trinity (81.5 points), Stevens Institute (68 top five as he and his teammates racked up 17 points) and Connecticut College (67 points) points total in the event. rounding out the top five. Tufts also got a win and 10 points in the No one had a bigger day on Saturday than pole vault as first-year Ben Wallace posted a first-year Thomas Miller, whose 10.86 time in season-best 13 ft, 11 1/4 in. despite the heavy the 100-meter dash set the new school record. crosswind during the meet. Wallace said that It broke the previous record of 10.90 seconds, he was pleased with his and sophomore SOFIE HECHT / THE TUFTS DAILY set by both Daniel Lange Vagle in 2013 and teammate Nile Abularrage’s ability to perform Tufts first year Henry Hintermeister competes in the Triple Jump during the Final Qualifying Meet in Gantcher Center on March 4, 2016. Phil Rotella in 2009. Miller was second in that consistently in the event despite the less-than- event, falling to Trinity first-year Alex Tomcho. ideal conditions. coming weeks.” tum going as they head into the NESCAC However, Tufts sophomore Peter Clark and The Jumbos also notched victories in the The 4×100-meter team consisted of Miller, Championships, and they’ll have no short- senior Bryson Hoover-Hankerson finished in shot put, where senior tri-captain Atticus Clark, Hoover-Hankerson and first-year age of competition to keep them in form. third and fourth place, respectively, giving the Swett posted a season-best performance, and Brandon Levenstein. The Jumbos will compete in a multi-event Jumbos 19 total points in the event to go along in the 4×400 relay, where Tufts’ 3:20.04 time The list of Jumbo accomplishments on meet at Holy Cross tomorrow and Thursday with the new record. was also the 10th-fastest mark in the nation. the day was long, with a number of unusual before before sending a contingent down to “My goal for this season was to run under The 4×100-meter relay team finished with a contributors pitching in to the team’s domi- Princeton for the Larry Ellis Invitational on 11 seconds in the 100 meter dash. I was sur- time of 43.67 seconds, edging out Franklin nation. Sophomore Stefan Duvivier cleared Friday, where the team’s best will compete prised when I saw I ran 10.86. To beat my goal Pierce for a fifth Jumbo victory. 1.98 meters in the high jump for 15th in the against some of the top track athletes in the by that much was good enough, but when one “Our 4×100 relay team is making slow but nation and second in the event on Saturday. nation to get them competing a high level. In of my teammates told me I had just broken steady progress,” said Miller. “At this meet we Senior Michael Paloian had a season-best per- the team’s final event before the conference the school record I didn’t really know how ran a slower time than what we had hoped formance in the hammer throw and Usoff championships at Amherst, the team will then to react,” Miller told the Daily in an email. “I because of one sub-par exchange, and all of showed his versatility by also posting a season host the annual Tufts Sunshine Classic at the was proud and excited, but now that it’s over our exchanges for that matter still need work. best throw in the javelin. Ellis Oval on Saturday as a final tune-up. with I really just want to focus on being more However there was progress, as two of the “The team overall did very well, winning “We have to take the energy and morale consistent with my runs and keeping my time exchanges had improved from prior ones. The many events as well as having multiple entries from this meet,” said Miller, “and [we have below 11 seconds as we move down the road.” hand-offs can make or break the relay, which score in most events,” said Wallace. to] use it to dominate the competition at our Tufts sprinters also dominated in the 400 is what we will really be focusing on in the The team will look to keep this momen- conference championship.”

MEN'S TENNIS Men’s tennis wins three, drops one over past week by Ben Feinberg ed junior Michael Arguello in third singles 6-3, before managing to pull off three wins out of focused in and continued to battle throughout Contributing Writer 3-6, 6-3 and Jacobson beat first-year Tyler Ng six in the singles matches to seal the meet. tight matches after the two consecutive 5-4 in fourth singles 6-1, 7-6 (3). First-year Ethan Chen had a sensational victories. In a busy past week, the men’s tennis Tufts’ senior tri-captain Nick Cary match, coming back after dropping the first “For sure, we’ve grown match after match, team defeated Brandeis, Babson and NESCAC won a particularly close match against set to dominate his opponent 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 and being more mentally strong is a part foe Trinity in a series of hard-fought wins Brandeis’ senior co-captain Danny Lubarsky, in the No. 5 spot. of that,” he said. “It’s now the younger guys before losing to Williams on Sunday. The winning 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 from the number five Captains Jacobson and Cary teamed up to on the team who are stepping up in tough singles spot. play third doubles and defeated the Babson moments and getting the wins, which is awe- MEN’S TENNIS Tufts continued their winning ways pair of junior Dom Wysolmerski and sopho- some to see for both short-term and long- (11-5 Overall, 4-3 NESCAC) FT at Babson, winning a close meet 5-4 on more Ben Roque 8-2, but Jacobson fell in first term progress.” Brandeis 5-4 Saturday. The Jumbos got off to a good start, singles to senior Roberto Perez. Returning home to Tufts immediately after Babson 5-4 winning two of the three doubles matches Cary was proud of how the team stayed the Babson match, the team battled to an Trinity (Conn.) 8-1 8-1 victory over Trinity later on Saturday.The Williams 2-7 Jumbos managed to win every single match except for No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Zain Ali results improve the team’s record to 11-5 overall had a particularly intriguing match, winning and 4-3 in NESCAC play, with just three match- 5-7, 6-4, 10-7 in a back-and-forth affair in the es, including two conference matches, left in first position. the regular season. Tufts is tied for fourth in the Senior Jay Glickman — who won his sin- NESCAC with Wesleyan and in a playoff spot, gles match against senior tri-captain Ford but the team hopes to win against a beatable Traff 6-0, 6-4 — teamed up with Ali to get the Bates squad this Friday and earn the upset over better of senior tri-captain Camden Smith and second-ranked Bowdoin (4-1 in NESCAC) next peer Carlos Ferreyros 8-3. week to improve its postseason seed. Cary commented on the grind of having Tufts faced off against Brandeis at home two meets in one day. on Wednesday, winning a tight contest 5-4. “We’re such a deep team that even with Brandeis started off as the better side, winning such a concentrated stretch of matches, we two of the three doubles matches, but Tufts are always confident we can pull off a win. came roaring back to win four of the six singles Pretty much everyone on the roster contrib- matches and earn the win. uted to a win, which was awesome to see on In third doubles, Tufts’ sophomore Zain such a long day of competing.” Ali and senior tri-captain Rob Jacobson took First-year Ross Kamin attributes the team’s down sophomore Eric Goldberg and junior CAROLINE GEILING/ THE TUFTS DAILY co-captain Brian Granoff 8-3. Ali then defeat- Zach Ladwig (E '14) slams the ball during a tennis meet against Connecticut College on April see MEN'S TENNIS, page 15 10, 2014