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SMFA, Tufts merge admissions policies, practices by Aneurin Canham-Clyne

cers know how to talk about everything from anthropology to biomechanical engineering,” Bauer said.

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Following the university’s acquisition of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) this summer, the upcoming admissions cycle will mark the first that will be overseen by Tufts. To prepare for this process, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has been aligning the SMFA admission standards with those of Tufts, Karen Richardson, dean of admissions and enrollment management, said. Admissions Offices Integration Part of this integration effort includes retaining the SMFA’s four admissions officers. Those officers work out of the SMFA Fenway campus and are primarily concerned with fine arts applicants, Richardson said. “The Fenway staff, because they have art backgrounds, are doing the portfolio reviews,” she said. According to Richardson, a committee of both SMFA and Tufts admissions officers will make the final decisions.

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The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, now integrated into Tufts University, is pictured in July 2011. Karen Townsend, director of admissions for SMFA at Tufts, said this cooperation has increased from when the two institutions were separate. “This was the first time we had all been in the same room to render those decisions,” Townsend said.

TLC holds community-wide rally supporting janitors during contract negotiations by Catherine Perloff News Editor

About 175 people gathered outside Ballou Hall on a rainy Oct. 22 for a rally organized by Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC). The rally was in support of Tufts janitors’ demands for their contracts with Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) Services as the Oct. 31 contract negotiatation deadline approaches, according to TLC member junior Nicole Joseph. Among those in attendance were students, parents, janitors, state and local elected officials and community members. The event started with speeches from attendees, including State Senator Pat Jehlen. During this time, the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band played music periodically, even putting some of TLC’s protest marches to music. The group then marched to Davis Square, and from there a smaller group continued on to Harvard University to stand in solidarity with the Harvard dining hall workers on strike, according to Joseph. While the janitors, represented by their union 32BJ Service Employees

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International Union (SEIU), are technically negotiating with C&W, a Tufts-hired contractor, and not the university, TLC said Tufts still has a responsibility to ensure the workers receive a fair contract. “Tufts claims they have no say over the final contract because they have outsourced the job to C&W, but this isn’t true. Tufts has the power as they set the budget for C&W. They have the influence and power to veto the process at any time,” the group wrote in its Facebook description of the event. Patrick Collins, executive director of public relations, said that Tufts, by law, could not participate in the negotiations. “All wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for C&W janitors who work at Tufts are determined by the site agreement negotiated between … the union that represents the janitors, and their employer, C&W,” Collins told the Daily in an email. Janitors speaking at the event laid out their demands, which included a reduced workload and health insurance for part-time workers. “One of the things that bothers me the most is the amount of work that Tufts gives and the amount of work that com-

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According to Dean of the SMFA Nancy Bauer, the staff combination provides a significant increase in admissions resources for both schools. “It’s now the case that all of our admissions staff know how to talk about the SMFA, [and] similarly the SMFA offi-

Recruitment Changes According to Richardson, outreach efforts for Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Five Year BFA+BA/BS Combined Degree candidates are now coordinated between the Bendetson Hall-based Tufts admissions personnel and the Fenway-based SMFA office. According to Bauer, the SMFA is pursuing vigorous recruiting opportunities including a Portfolio Day at Hynes Convention Center in late November. “Potential students will have the opportunity to have their portfolios reviewed by professional artists,” Bauer said. “There will be representatives from the SMFA and we will be recruiting there.” This type of recruitment is fairly unique to the fine arts, Bauer said, as other fields do not usually have such high-profile events. see ADMISSIONS, page 2

TCU Senate meets to review club funding requests The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met yesterday evening in the Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room to approve funding requests. After completing roll call, Senate began reviewing funding increase requests submitted by 12 campus groups. Senate passed the Allocations Board’s recommendations to allocate an additional $3,545 to BlackOut Step Team, $1,450 to the Tufts chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, $1,074 to Tufts Financial Group, $8,596 to the Association of Latin American Students, $174 to the History Society, $200 to Tufts Friends of Israel, $318.12 to the Muslim Students Association, $3,231 to Tufts Podcast Network, $2,100 to the Ballroom Dance Team, $225 to GlobeMed, $364 to Tufts Premedical Society and $100 to Torn Ticket II.

pany is giving us without mercy,” janitor Juan Dume said, addressing the crowd in Spanish and English with the help of a translator. “We are fighting so that parttime workers can get full-time work so we can secure their health benefits and their

Parliamentarian Adam Rapfogel, a sophomore, announced that there were no resolutions to review this week. Recognition Chair of the TCU Judiciary Meg Kenneally, a junior, then explained that the Judiciary has not approved any new clubs for recognition. Before Senate went into closed session, first-year senator Pedro LazoRivera announced that he was interested in opening an inquiry into the university’s sexual assault prevention training, noting that he was looking for collaborators on the project. Asian American Community Representative Jacqueline Chen, a sophomore, also added that a candidate’s meeting for students interested in running in the Class of 2018’s upcoming special election will be held on at 9 p.m. on Wednesday in Mayer Campus Center Room 12. —Daniel Nelson

health, for them and for their families.” Students and parents speaking at the event highlighted the perceived hypocrisy between Tufts’ verbal commitment

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continued from front As a result of this combination of resources, the SMFA can focus on art students while expanding Combined Degree program enrollment, Townsend said. Bauer added that she believes the Combined Degree program will get more popular, noting that the SMFA is still interested in students who are not in the Combined Degree program and that those students have always made up the bulk of the SMFA student body. “Tufts is now a really fantastic place for someone who is academically strong and really strong as an artist,” Bauer said. Shifts in Admissions Standards According to Richardson, the Fenway staff now applies the same standards to SMFA applications as the Bendetson Hall staff applies to Arts and Sciences and Engineering undergraduate applications. SMFA admissions standards are therefore changing, Bauer said, as SMFA applicants now have to submit SAT or ACT scores, although they will continue to submit an art-

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continued from front to social justice and the treatment of its workers. “Tufts’ hypocrisy is deplorable,” Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senator Olivia Dehm, a senior, said, speaking in both English and Spanish. “They teach students to value social activism and fight against social inequalities while treating workers as if they are disposable. We demand that Tufts stop shying away from their responsibility under the guise of subcontracted labor.” TCU recently passed a resolution supporting the janitors. Amy Subaey, a Tufts parent visiting for parents’ weekend, shared this sentiment. “One of the reasons … Amira chose Tufts is because [of] their commitment to giving a voice to people that they see need a voice,” she said, referring to her daughter, a sophomore. “I think they need to stand up for what they

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Beyond Admissions Integration The complex nature of admissions means there may be significant unexpected difficulties, Richardson explained. “It’s hard to anticipate what the challenges are going to be,” she said.

However, she remained optimistic about the future of the two schools’ integration and the possibilities it will provide. “It’s an opportunity to bring these really strong programs together,” Richardson said. “We’re really building a Tufts class.” Bauer said that the admissions cycle changes are just the beginning of a more comprehensive integration of the institutions, including advising opportunities. “In most departments, on both campuses, we will have an ambassador who is the point person for students who want to take courses in that department, but want some advice,” she said. According to Townsend, Tufts is now competing against both liberal arts schools and private fine arts schools. For Tufts there is a delicate balance between intellectually diversifying the Medford/Somerville and Fenway campuses and maintaining the independence of the SMFA, she added. “It’s about trying to wrap your arms around a different type of market,” she said. “It’s about how you balance those two worlds without losing the core of student artists.”

believe … and can meet the commitments and demands of the janitors, which are very reasonable.” Collins said the university respects and values both the janitors who work at Tufts and the rights of students to express their views on the negotiations. Jehlen commended the activism, placing the janitors’ fight within a larger political context. “Now, everyone’s talking about income inequality, but you all are doing something about it!” she said. Frank Soults, senior communications associate of SEIU 32BJ, said that while negotiations could be going better, the rally was supposed to function as a general showing of support for the janitors rather than a comment on the negotiations’ progress. “It’s not that we feel negotiations are hunky-dory, but it’s also not that we’re trying to make a statement that [negotiations]

have stalled or anything like that going forward,” he said. “We want the administration to be clear that the students and the janitors themselves are all united and watching as these negotiations go forward and ready to take whatever might be necessary in the future.” Collin said that the university hopes the negotiations between C&W and the 32BJ SEIU are successful. “We have confidence in the process and believe that C&W and the SEIU will reach a fair agreement,” he said. Joseph said that she was satisfied with the rally, and that she was glad that the turnout was high despite the rainy weather. “It was a pretty fun march. It’s hard for people to stay out in the rain but a lot of people did stay, which is amazing and shows their dedication,” she said. Daniel Caron contributed reporting to this article.

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ist’s portfolio. She said that retaining the focus on studio art in admissions was key in the integration, though she said this does not negate the SMFA’s emphasis on other academics. For example, students have to take 14 liberal arts courses to get a BFA, according to Tufts’ admissions website. “As always, the portfolio will be critically important,” Bauer said. Richardson noted that students for the Combined Degree program now only submit one application through the Common Application, and a portfolio review takes the place of the two SAT subject tests that non-SMFA applicants must take along with the SAT. According to Richardson, the SMFA is also moving from merit-based financial aid to need-based financial aid, reflecting Tufts’ current policies.

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TUESDAY “After the Oath: Policy Questions for a New President with Kelly Sims Gallagher and Michele L. Malvesti” Details: Adam Reilly, host of WGBH’s “The Scrum,” will moderate a discussion with Associate Professor Kelly Sims Gallagher and Professor of the Practice Michele L. Malvesti from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy about the major policy issues the next president will face after the election. When and Where: 6-7:30 p.m., Boston Anthenaeum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street WEDNESDAY “Who’s Serving, Who’s Benefitting and What’s the Value? Featuring Wendy Spencer” Details: Wendy Spencer, CEO of Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and the Social Innovation Fund is the speaking as the kickoff event for the Tufts Social Impact Network. When and Where: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sackler Building, Boston campus Sponsors: Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service THURSDAY “Queer Theory Lecture Series: “Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora”

Details: As a part of the Queer Theory Lecture Series, Gayatri Gopinath will draw on her new book project, which shares the title of the event, to delve into the works of queer diasporic writers and artists from the southern hemisphere. When and Where: 4:30-6:30 p.m., Alumnae Lounge Sponsors: Tufts LGBT Center and Center for Race, Colonialism and Diaspora Studies “Question 2 Forum” Details: Professor Steve Cohen will moderate a discussion on Question 2, which concerns charter schools, with panelists State Sen. Pat Jehlen, a representative from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Massachusetts State Director for Families for Excellent Schools Keri Lorenzo and Massachusetts State Director for Democrats for Education Reform Liam Kerr. When and Where: 7-8:30 p.m., Cabot 205 Sponsors: Department of Political Science, Department of Education and Tisch College FRIDAY “Standing Rock Teach-in” Details: The first day of a two-day teachin on the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The event will feature panels and discussions on a variety

of issues including sovereignty, colonial law, sex trafficking and water rights. When and Where: 12:30-6:30 p.m., Terrace Room, Paige Hall Sponsors: Departments of Education and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Tufts Co-sponsored by: Diversity Fund, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Provost, Department of Sociology, Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, The LGBT Center, Department of Anthropology, Tisch College of Civic Life, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Women’s Center, Environmental Studies Program, Peace and Justice Studies, Pluralism Initiative, Tufts; and The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality at MIT SATURDAY The Fletcher Conference on Religion, Law and Diplomacy Details: The day-long conference will host a variety of speakers and panels to address the relationship between states and religion in societies all over the world. This year’s theme is “Human Security.” When and Where: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., ASEAN Auditorium —Kathleen Schmidt

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New iteration of literary journal sheds ‘white boy sadness’ aesthetic by Grace Yuh

“I think another magazine might value what is the best writing,” she said. “We’re pushing what makes writing the best. Is it the style or is it who it’s written by? Has this person had space to share this story before?”

According to senior Julia Doyle, the second co-editor of NightBrunch, the inspiration behind the publication’s name came from the frequent socials that the club held, literally brunch at night. The sense of camaraderie and inclusion experienced during these nighttime brunches was something they wanted to extend to the club and the magazine. “It was always NightBrunch, it was just time to make it official,” she said. Doyle spoke about the goals, values and potential that NightBrunch has as a publication. In particular, she emphasized that

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“This journal no longer exists. Thank you to everyone who read it once upon a time. But from now on we will only be posting memes.” With this last cryptic message posted on its Facebook page on Sept. 8, the Cannon Literary Journal, formerly known as the Tufts Canon, came to its mysterious demise after serving as perhaps the most well-known literary journal on campus since 2012. Despite its sudden discontinuation as the Cannon, the literary magazine still keeps a presence on campus as the newlyformed literary journal NightBrunch, but with some significant changes in scope and goals. Senior Aishvarya Arora, one of the co-editors of NightBrunch, explained that the new year and a shift in leadership led to the transformation of the Cannon into NightBrunch. “NightBrunch is the new name for the Cannon because we’re trying to signify how our mission and values as a club have changed,” Arora said. With the majority of the previous editors and members of the Cannon having graduated already, NightBrunch can be interpreted as the latest reformation of one constantly evolving student literary journal. According to Arora, there is a historical precedent for this change in name, leadership and content. “It used to be called Outbreath,” Arora said. “And then it was the Canon with one ‘n’, which we felt was really pretentious when thinking about who would feel comfortable in that space. Even as a member of the club, I’ll happily admit that there was a sort of ‘white boy sadness’ to that name.” To initiate a slow transition, last semester’s editors added a second ‘n’ to the name, Arora explained. She believes last semester’s editors helped begin the club’s transition in many ways. “Although the club has had a lot of stages of change … NightBrunch is the most significant one,” Arora said.

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she and Arora want to counter a narrative associated with the word “canon,” which refers to a well-respected literary collection, because the term is often used in a traditional, white, western literary context. “The first thing we talked about in our meeting was having a criteria when looking at pieces and keeping in perspective what we want to focus on, publish and share,” Doyle said. “We want to push this idea of what is ‘worthy’ of being published in a literary and art journal and what is considered poetry or prose or any other literary creation, and art as well.” In addition to questioning the ways in which the quality of literary and artistic content is traditionally judged, the reinvented journal hopes to give a platform to people of diverse backgrounds. “Another goal is to make it less of a focus on ‘white boy sadness’ and to prioritize voices, experiences and narratives that don’t normally get that space or attention,” Doyle said. Arora further emphasized how NightBrunch aims to question what it means to be an art and literary magazine and what it means to be considered worthy of publication. “I think another magazine might value what is the best writing,” she said. “We’re pushing what makes writing the best. Is it the style or is it who it’s written by? Has this person had space to share this story before?” In addition to expanding content, Arora hopes to broaden the idea of who can contribute to a literary and art magazine. She noted that often students who wrote or created art would hesitate to submit because they didn’t identify as a writer, poet or artist. “I have a lot of friends who write poetry and they’re like, ‘Oh, I’m not a poet.’ But what does that mean?” she said. “I think that the social fact of it is that it’s coded with

class and race, and poetry as a discipline … People see poetry as academic, but slam is, like, if you’re in college. I think removing that kind of separation from [literary genres] and increasing accessibility will help make literary and art magazines less niche.” Since the expansion in content relies largely on submissions, NightBrunch is also looking to expand its magazine in terms of membership and to create a more diverse community involved in the production of the publication. Assistant editor Fiona Sharp, a sophomore, said she hopes to make the journal accessible to contributors of all years with all levels of experience. She believes that the literary journal’s fresh start will encourage underclassmen to be more involved in the publication and broaden Nightbrunch’s community. “We want to reach out to a larger community and make people feel like we aren’t exclusive,” Sharp said. “The Cannon was made up of a majority of white males, meaning there was a very specific taste in writing that we were sort of leaning towards. There were also very few underclassmen. But this year, it feels a lot more inclusive of underclassmen and because we’re starting from the beginning, they’re going to have a lot of input.” With Arora and Doyle both in their senior years at Tufts, the future of NightBrunch remains undecided. As a club that has gone through so many changes, there is still a potential that it could change yet again. “It’s an optimistic question and we hope it carries on,” Arora said, “But also, NightBrunch has existed in many forms and has gone through many evolutions. So most likely, someone will pick it up, and it’ll be something else. Hopefully we can contribute to the direction of that.”

The thing you need to know is, it’s all about sex… They say men think about sex every 28 seconds. Of course, that’s straight men. With gay men, it’s every nine.” So begins “Queer as Folk,” the early-2000s TV show thought to be the apex of queer TV. The show opens in an overflowing gay club as three men — the “normal” narrator, the excessively flamboyant “queen” and the I-can’tbelieve-he’s-not-straight businessman — search the crowd for sexual partners. And that’s enough. Those 30 seconds illuminate several issues of queer representation in the media. All members of the queer community have their own representational issues. For gay men, characters are either tied to coming out, sex or AIDS (or perhaps some combination of the three). Of the five top-rated movies on Netflix featuring gay lead characters, four include characters struggling with coming out, two have heavily sexual plots and one documents the AIDS epidemic in Australia. This is not to say that these topics are unimportant. But it is damaging to reduce our community to only three topics, especially ones that are so stigmatized in society. Lesbian women are also mistreated, as characters typically take one of two forms: the hyper-sexualized, conventionally attractive woman that only serves to titillate the straight male audience and the woman happily in a queer relationship, only to be killed off within a few episodes. “The 100” garnered a lot of critique after killing off Lexa, a female character who had recently become sexually active with another leading female character, Clarke, articulating that queer love is only a precursor to death. Trans people face even more unique challenges, as their characters only serve as a tool for further stigmatization. “Orange is the New Black’s” Sophia Burset, “Glee’s” Unique Adams and “I Am Cait” all unintentionally perpetuate an image of “men playing dress-up,” as if being transgender is nothing more than heels and a wig. Of course, this only describes trans females. Trans males have almost no representation in media, along with bisexual, ace, pan, genderfluid and gender nonconforming individuals. Altogether, to be queer in the media is to be reduced to an “other,” something simple and one-dimensional and the product of a society that makes little effort to understand you. And while there are exceptions (a handful of characters on “Orange is the New Black” and Annalise Keating of “How to Get Away with Murder”), it hurts to watch TV and recognize that this is how society views us. As a gay man, I can tell you that coming out was not the climax of my life story, as TV would lead you to believe. Our lives are not solely about sex or drama or fitting some ridiculous archetype. We are real people and we have real lives. Imagine watching a show and seeing a woman come home, set down her briefcase and kiss her wife. Or a man finish a marathon and run into his arms of a husband. Being gay isn’t a plot point. It’s simply who we are. This column was written by an anonymous resident of the Rainbow House. They can be reached at rhouse@gmail.com.

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‘Black Mirror’ premier paints pastel social dystopia by Isaac Brown

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Bryce Dallas Howard stars as Lacie Pound in Netflix’s “Black Mirror.” When her childhood “friend” Naomi (Alice Eve) contacts her out of the blue asking her to be her maid of honor at her wedding (attended by hundreds of 4.7s and 4.8s), Lacie jumps at the opportunity to get a ratings boost from all of the “prime influencers.” The setbacks and subsequent

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis star in “San Junipero,” an episode from Season 3 of Netflix’s “Black Mirror.” insane world of people living phony existences. In this world, augmented reality and social media have converged to create a society where people are rated according to every social interaction they have with others, in addition to the quality of the content they post online. People wear contact lenses that allow them to see everyone else’s ratings, which effectively divide people into castes, and scroll through their content feeds. Low-rated people enjoy fewer privileges and a less comfortable lifestyle, and they have more difficulty accessing resources. At the top are the 4.7s and 4.8s, the stunningly attractive crème de la crème who enjoy special memberships and discounts for their ability to appear perfect and have high-quality interactions with everyone they come in contact with. For anyone who vaguely follows what’s happening on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or uses Uber, Airbnb or Yelp, this will seem all too familiar. The main character, Lacie Pound (Bryce Dallas Howard), is a 4.2 who dreams of entering the next social tier in order to afford a new home in a gated community.

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Online commentators describe “Black Mirror” (2011-present) as the best show they’d “never recommend to other people,” which accurately sums up many viewers’ sentiments. The show, created by Charlie Brooker, certainly has never held back when it comes to satirically confronting morality and society’s uncomfortable relationship with technology. Its pilot episode, “The National Anthem,” has the following premise: terrorists kidnap a wellloved celebrity British princess and promise to free her if the prime minister has sex with a pig, live on national television. If the idea simultaneously repulses, intrigues and frightens you, you may find that this anthology series is right up your alley. Now on its third season with the backing of Netflix, “Black Mirror” continues in the same vein in its premiere, “Nosedive.” Every episode of the anthology show is its own self-contained story, much like “The Twilight Zone” (1959-1964). While not as adrenaline-packed and tense as some of the show’s other episodes, the architects of this pastel hellscape, guest writers Rashida Jones and Michael Schur, build a laughably

preachy version of “App Development and Condiments,” an episode from the fifth season of “Community” (2009-2015). Thankfully, the cast elevates the script beyond the mundane tropes, such as the story arc of a young woman learning that there’s more to life than being universally-loved. Lacie initially comes off as excruciatingly saccharine, and Howard convincingly portrays her transition from that personality to something more genuine. It’s the little moments when cracks start to appear in her perfect image that make us feel closer to a person who appears to be fake. The viewer sees her practicing her fake giggle in the mirror, and one follows her as she walks through a café with a cheerful smile, speaking to people with a high-pitched voice. She’s all smiles as she takes a photo of her cappuccino on her smartphone, eagerly awaiting people’s responses online and that slight sense of relief as the five-star ratings roll in. Then Naomi (a 4.8) gives her a four-star rating for the photo, and her smile falters. Scenes like these, along with an entertaining climax, leave viewers on a happy note, something that rarely happens in “Black Mirror” episodes. The audience can laugh about Lacie’s obsession with playing “the numbers game” in order to achieve what she believes is a fulfilling life, but after it’s all over, it is possible to understand that she desires things because everyone else desires them; she wishes to be loved by all, to find a place of her own and to find companionship. Staring into the black mirror of our screens, the viewer is left knowing how easy it is to lapse into the same mindset.

plummeting ratings she endures on the way force her to confront the artificiality of a society where internet ratings and social status become a form of currency. Compared to some other “Black Mirror” episodes, this one felt a little more predictable and less subtle than usual, but the incisive critique of how peoples’ obsessions with internet points create curated, hollow existences is one that this reviewer imagines may resonate with many. The weakest aspect of the episode is that sometimes the writing felt like it was hitting the viewer over the head with the message, to the extent where it came DAVID DETTMANN / NETFLIX off as a more Bryce Dallas Howard’s character Lacie Pound is rated a 4.2 in“Black Mirror.”

y sixth-grade language arts teacher once said, “First you must learn the rules, and only then you are allowed to break them.” Although she was talking about comma splices, the same logic can be applied to producing a smash hit. For starters, it has to appeal to a wide range of listeners or, at the very least, a younger set of ears. Hallmark features should include an energetic beat, the classic pop chord progression and über catchy lyrics — ones that get stuck in your head longer than you’d like them to. To ensure that fans will remember the song — and therefore be able to download/stream/sing it in the shower/request to DJ Carm — it also doesn’t hurt to have extremely simple lyrics that drill the song title into your head at least 16 times. Oh, and apparently we’re so dumb that some artists need to tell us their name within the song, otherwise we’d never figure it out (Jasooon Deruuuuloooo)! But sometimes, we need to break the system in order to stand out. Therefore, let’s render our lyrics completely and utterly unintelligible. Currently on the charts is “Gold” (2015) by Kiiara, identifiable by its space-like wood block use and dreamy vocals. “Gold” has a mysterious style that strays from the typical Top 40 track, which is why its rise to mainstream success is interesting. Most notably abstract is the chorus, an effect that I would try to articulate, but that is probably better appreciated if listened to aloud. To say the least, the lyrics are head-scratching and caused disagreement among my friends. After studying the chorus on loop, we narrowed it down to the following: “Roof is oying let me loving all in whatcha’s know,” or “Who is calling lemon lovin’ calling watches now,” or even my personal vote,,“OOFISOOHINGLEMMINOOINGWITCHESNOH.” While it’s obvious that the words have been heavily distorted and really aren’t meant to be interpreted, we certainly enjoyed trying to make sense of it. Yet, you can almost make out English in it, because it’s likely just a smattering of Kiiara’s vocal fragments. Speaking of which, I can’t help but be reminded of “Work It” by Missy Elliott. Perhaps fittingly off the album “Under Construction” (2002), the song experiments with playing lines both forward and in reverse in its iconic chorus. Those lines are entirely gibberish but closer inspection reveals that we’re actually listening to the previous line “put my thing down, flip it and reverse it,” — only backwards. Still, the song peaked at No. 2 on the chart Billboard Hot 100 in 2002; it just goes to show that lyrics don’t have to be comprehendible to strike a chord with its audience. Notez-bien, “Gold’s” infectious appeal isn’t limited to the unique chorus. Weighed down by an echoing bass, to be contrasted with delicate vocals, Kiiara’s work achieves exactly the moody, edgy vibe that the (intelligible) lyrics suggest. Ultimately, it’s quite refreshing to hear in the landscape of club-worthy Ariana anthems on Top 40 radio today. Nikki Margaretos is a junior double-majoring in economics and international relations. Nikki can be reached at nikoletta. margaretos@tufts.edu.

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hort of slapping a baby or some crazy WikiLeaks scandal, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton looks a pretty good bet to close out this election. Recent polls give her a better chance of winning Alaska, where a Democrat has not won since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, than Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump does of winning key “battleground” states like Florida and Pennsylvania. The more competitive elections are going to be a bit further down the ballot. The new president would absolutely love majorities for her (or his, I guess) party in the House and Senate. Majorities make any policy vote that much simpler. While the House will all but certainly stay in Republican hands, the Senate race is going to come down to the wire. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and in any given election there are 33 or 34 seats up for re-election. As such, the Senate is a bit slower to reflect contemporary political leanings than the House, where all 435 seats are up for re-election every two years. This year’s seats were filled in 2010 during midterm elections. The Tea Party (remember them?) caucus of Republicans took advantage of a slowly recovering economy, unpopular reforms (ObamaCare) and low turnout to hammer Democrats. Now, these seats are up for re-election. Of the 34 seats up for elections on Nov. 8, 24 are held by Republicans and just 10 by Democrats. As it stands, the scorecard is a 54-44 majority for the Republicans. Assuming Hillary wins the presidency, all Democrats will have to do to flip this balance of power is win four seats, as the vice president breaks ties. One of the interesting dynamics to watch is the degree to which Republican Senate candidates embrace their party’s nominee for the presidency. In Illinois, incumbent Mark Kirk distanced himself from Trump early on. Considering Trump is down almost 20 points in Illinois, this is an understandable move. It still probably won’t be enough for Kirk, one of Washington’s most bipartisan senators, to hold on. Kirk isn’t the only one. Even after referring to Trump as a good role model for her children, New Hampshire incumbent Kelly Ayotte refused to endorse him. The race in New Hampshire has been close for months, but the emerging Clinton tailwind might just be enough to push Democrat Maggie Hassan across the finish line. Some have doubled down on Trump. In Missouri, where the Republican ticket should win somewhat comfortably, incumbent Roy Blunt has defended Trump. He is facing a late push from Democrat Jason Kander, an Afghanistan veteran whose team put together maybe the best advertisement of the campaign. After being attacked for being weak on guns, Kander launched an ad featuring him blindfolded putting together a rifle and defending his credentials. It was pretty awesome. On a national level, Republicans just have too much to defend and too little to attack. The final tally will certainly be close, but it looks like Democrats could have just enough to take back the Senate. I have a feeling we won’t know who gets the majority until well after our next president’s victory speech – whether or not it is preceded by a concession speech. Aren Torikian is a junior majoring in economics and international relations. Aren can be reached at aren.torikian@ tufts.edu.

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Monday, October 24, 2016

A statement from Students for Justice in Palestine We will not be silent. Earlier this week, posters appeared on this campus produced by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a hate group. Using McCarthy-like tactics, these posters named and intimidated Tufts students and a faculty member with the aim to end our organizing using wildly offensive language and defamatory attacks. These posters breached student privacy and should be treated as libel. We are happy that Tufts administration has condemned these posters and offered support to named students as they should. Still, most of the posters were removed by students, including students who the posters defamed. Days later, legible scraps of the posters remain throughout campus, when they should have been removed immediately. Students should not have to remove the very hate speech that targets them. In the wake of these events, we demand support for our right to organize on campus as it systematically comes under threat by right-wing hate groups.

These posters targeted members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace ( JVP) using anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab imagery and text. For those of us targeted by these posters who are Jewish, the use of anti-Semitic tropes was especially disturbing, given how the posters appropriated anti-Semitic graphics to serve an Islamophobic, anti-Arab organization, while, ironically, claiming to seek an end to anti-Semitism. As members of SJP and JVP we reject the conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, and are devoted to fighting all forms of oppression including Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism and anti-Semitism. We will not be silent when extra-judicial killings occur regularly in the West Bank. We will not be silent when over 700 Palestinian children are imprisoned, many without being charged with a single crime. We will not be silent when Palestinian poets like Dareen Tatour are imprisoned for their writings.

And we will not be silent when hate speech targets members of the Tufts community. Because we know that what happens over “there” and what happens “here” cannot be divorced. We know that the repression faced by Palestinians – though much more distant and violent – and the repression faced on this campus are underpinned by the same violent ideologies: racism and apartheid. These posters are only a reminder of how the silencing of resistance is a staple of upholding oppression. We are speaking back to show that we will continue in the struggle. The only thing that will stop our work is the end of Israeli apartheid. In solidarity, Students for Justice in Palestine at Tufts University Members of students for Justice in Palestine at Tufts can be reached at sjptufts@gmail.com.

CLARIFICATION On Friday Oct. 21, the Daily ran an article about posters placed on campus by the David Horowitz Freedom Center. The article and the headline have been updated online to reflect the Horowitz Center’s nature more accurately.

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The new semester-hour system by Anne Mahoney and Carmen Lowe

The editorial in last Monday’s Daily characterizes the move to the semester-hour system as an “ideological shift” which could undermine our identity as a liberal arts college. The editorial also suggests that the administration has not thought about the effects the semester-hour conversion will have on students. In fact, work on this project began in the fall of 2013. A committee including faculty from Arts and Sciences and from Engineering, administrators from both schools and the office of the Provost assessed many ways of clarifying our policies and regulations to ensure that students are getting what they pay for: a degree that conforms to all federal guidelines and best practices. Members of this committee also conferred routinely with faculty-student committees, including the curricula committees and the Educational Policy Committee. They looked at numerous student transcripts to assess the effects of this change on typical students. The faculty of Arts and Sciences and Engineering discussed the semester-hours proposal during the 20142015 academic year. In March 2015, the faculty voted formally to “change the requirements for graduation so that they conform with federal requirements. Credit will be assigned to courses in a way that reflects the amount of learning time that the course requires.” In April, the faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of replacing the Tufts Credit system with the semester-hour system. Faculty committees, departments and programs are now working on the details, in particular how many semester-hour units (SHU) each course will carry. As we look closely at our curriculum, we are discussing ways to account for the intensive nature

of some courses in the languages, arts and humanities that do not require labs or recitations but require a lot of student work outside of class and a lot of individualized instructor feedback. Just about every department will have some courses that count for three SHUs, some that count for more and maybe even some that count for fewer. In other words, this decision was hardly made without considering the costs, consequences and process. Students who straddle the two accounting systems will be minimally affected. Courses that students take before the conversion are accounted in Tufts Credits. One Tufts Credit is worth four SHUs. This is the existing policy — and, be reassured, we are not going to change that rule for existing students. The courses you take before the conversion will not get re-accounted: if it was one Tufts Credit when you took it, that’s four SHUs even if, some time later, the course becomes three SHUs, or five SHUs or any number. So how does this work? Well, suppose a member of the Class of 2019 has completed 23 Tufts Credits by the fall of 2018 (That’s the minimum required to be in good academic standing, and many students will have completed more credits than that). Those 23 Tufts Credits, by rule, count as 92 SHUs. Under the old system, the student would have required 11 more Tufts Credits during senior year. Under the new system, the student requires 28 SHUs, which will be more like seven to nine classes — fewer than 11. Of course, the student will still have to meet all the degree requirements, including the course requirements for the major, the foundation and distribution requirements and the residency requirement: those rules aren’t changing. Once the SHU system is in place, students will have information about the time each course requires. Right

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now, lab courses like Biology 13, lecture-and-recitation courses like Psychology 1 and discussion courses like Classics 31 all count for one Tufts Credit. To a new Tufts student, it looks like those courses are all somehow equivalent. But they aren’t. If Biology 13 is labeled with five SHUs, Psychology 1 with four SHUs and Classics 31 with three SHUs, then it will be clearer to students that the science course will require more time than the literature course. We believe this will help students choose more realistic workloads, particularly in the first year. And that, in turn, will help students succeed. Yes, of course, a class that carries more SHUs will count more towards your GPA. This is already true, as any student knows who’s taken a half-credit course or a 1.5-credit course. It seems entirely appropriate to give students more credit for more work, and it would be unfair to change that. The School of Arts and Sciences is, and will remain, a liberal arts college. Students will still be studying political science, foreign languages, art, mathematics and everything else you currently study. Students will still receive a broad education leading to a bachelor’s degree. Students will still be reading, writing, discussing, exploring and learning. None of that will change. We are simply making clearer what each class expects of its members. Carmen Lowe is the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and chair of the implementation committee and Anne Mahoney is a senior lecturer in classics and chair of the Educational Policy Committee. Editor’s note: If you would like to send your response or make an op-ed contribution to the Opinion section, please email us at tuftsdailyoped@gmail.com. The Opinion section looks forward to hearing from you.

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continued from back defense, which forced a three-andout. On the ensuing punt, senior wide receiver and punt returner Mike Rando — while chasing the punt upfield — signaled for a fair-catch but was hit as he tried to catch the ball and bobbled it, allowing Williams to recover at the Tufts 40-yard line. The Ephs pushed forward and ultimately settled for a field goal on the drive to take the early lead at 9:51. The Jumbo offense was also slow to start the game and took a few possessions to find the end zone, as the wet ball and soggy field hampered both teams’ offenses throughout the game. After Tufts’ first drive stalled on the Williams half of the field with five minutes left to play in the first quarter, senior punter and kicker Willie Holmquist lined up to punt, but the snap sailed over his head. Holmquist rushed to recover the ball but rather than just falling on it and giving the Ephs the ball back around midfield, Holmquist snatched it up near the left sideline. He managed an off-balance punt, while being hit, to pin the Ephs at their own 18. “When the weather is that bad, there’s not much you can do,” Brady said. “You can only control the controllables. There’s an emphasis on ball security, since it’s obviously slippery.” On their next drive late in the first quarter the Jumbos got the ball around midfield and moved it down to the two-yard line on a series of read-option runs from Brady and sophomore quarterback Ryan McDonald. Brady took the ball in for his first touchdown of the day and Holmquist’s extra point put the Jumbos up 7-3. Williams responded in the second quarter with a seven-minute, 68-yard drive that culminated in a 15-yard touchdown pass from firstyear quarterback Peter Cahill to his big hybrid tight-end/wide receiver Tyler Patterson to retake the lead. The Ephs missed the missed extra point attempt, though, and only went up 9-7. The Jumbos retook the lead before halftime, as Brady scored again in the first half, this time punching it in from the one-yard line at the 2:13 mark

to put the Jumbos up 14-9 going into the break. The Jumbos got the ball to start the second half, and while they did not move far on that first possession, the Jumbos made the second possession count, once again relying on the option attack from the dual-threat McDonald and the always dominant Brady. The two combined to run down to the Ephs’ 32, where Brady took a handoff from McDonald, ran off the right guard, hit the second level with room to run and took it to the house. The Jumbos took a 12-point lead, 21-9, following Holmquist’s extra point. Brady’s fourth and final touchdown came in the third quarter from the twoyard line. It followed a long drive with senior quarterback Alex Snyder under center. The rushing touchdown was Brady’s 25th of his career and put the Jumbos up 28-9. “Just looking at the weather report I knew it was going to be a game where I would get a lot of touches,” Brady said. “The run game was going to be very important.” The rest of the game was relatively uneventful, as the Ephs were forced to pass often to come back from the 19-point deficit with just a quarter left. That played into some of the Jumbos’ greatest strengths in their pass rush and their secondary. The Ephs scored one final time, as Cahill rushed from the one-yard line to bring them back within 12 points with 6:20 to play, but the Jumbos recovered the ensuing onside kick. After a short drive, senior running back Max Athy put Tufts back up by 19 on a 13-yard touchdown run to seal the game and pick up his first career touchdown. Sophomore cornerback Tim Preston intercepted the Ephs’ first-year quarterback Jansen Durham late in the second quarter, and junior defensive back J.P. Garcia intercepted a throw in the end zone from Patterson on a failed trick play. The Jumbos also finished with two sacks. Senior defensive lineman David Neville and sophomore defensive lineman Nmesoma Nwafor teamed up on one and first-year linebacker Greg Holt and Neville shared the other.

Holt remains the NESCAC leader in total tackles with 68, after adding 15 in Saturday’s contest. The victory was the Jumbos’ third straight over the Ephs, marking the Jumbos’ best streak in the overall match-up since their six-win streak from 1976-1981. Brady earned NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his record-breaking performance and pushed the Jumbos to 4-1, while Williams fell to 0-5. “Obviously Chance Brady had an enormous game,” Coach Jay Civetti said. “He broke the all-time rushing touchdown record. [ With] four touchdowns on the day I’m not even sure what the rest of his numbers were, not that those even matter, because scores are what dictate the end of the game.” McDonald and Snyder played relatively clean games under center for the Jumbos, throwing no picks and avoiding any sacks. That was unsurprising considering they only dropped back to pass 13 times with just six completions for 22 yards, as the team mostly relied on Brady’s legs due to the wet conditions. As a team, Tufts fumbled four times but recovered all but one of those. “Overall, battling through the weather today and getting back to our basics, I think we played a really physical football game,” Civetti said. “I think we were challenged in a lot of phases and at each phase I think we rallied through it.” On the horizon for the Jumbos is a matchup against perennial rival Amherst, which lost Saturday to fall to 3-2, one spot behind the Jumbos in the NESCAC standings. Amherst is just the first in a trio of tough opponents to close out the season, as Tufts’ final games are against 2-3 Colby and 5-0 Middlebury. The Jumbos will try to carry momentum from this victory forward into their tough second-half schedule. “We respect all of our opponents,” Civetti said. “We have a lot of confidence in each other. I think there is an expectation to win at Tufts. It’s a place everyone always said was a sleeping giant.”

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continued from back at six points apiece when the Jumbos rattled off a five point run on Bell’s serve. With an 11-6 lead Tufts held on to win the set 15-10 and capture the match. Bell led the team with 13 kills, and Stewart and senior middle hitter McKenzie Humann weren’t far behind with 10. Humann also anchored the team’s front row blocking presence, recording six blocks on the day. Thus far this season, the Jumbos have won all three of their five-set matches, showing great endurance and focus. “We just really [have] to stick together as a team throughout all five sets and really reduce errors on our side rather than focus on what they’re doing on their side,” sophomore setter Angela Yu said. “I think that’s what [helps] us pull out the win.” Tufts stumbled against Springfield during day one of the New England Challenge in Cousens Gym. Tufts lost

in three straight sets, all by scores of 25-21. The score was close in each set and the Jumbos only yielded points on about 10 percent of their attacks, suggesting there were a lot of missed opportunities for points in that game. For a team that averages a hitting percentage of 21.8 percent, hitting 10.5 percent for this match demonstrates how much the offense struggled. Senior co-captain middle hitter Elizabeth Ahrens led the offense with nine kills and Yu tallied 18 assists, doing the majority of the setting work for Tufts. Springfield now sits at second place in the NEWMAC conference after MIT. The Jumbos’ rapid rebound from their loss on Friday night to their two decisive wins on Saturday showed a level of grit and maturity that will surely benefit this team going forward. “We don’t look back and we don’t look forward,” coach Cora Thompson told the Daily in an email. “We simply focus on playing the best ball we can

in the present moment and that has allowed us to compete very well.” Tufts also had one regular season matchup on Oct. 19 before heading into the New England Challenge. The team defeated Wellesley on the road in four sets. Tufts and Wellesley split the first two sets, both by scores of 25-23, but the Jumbos shut down the Wellesley offense in the last two sets. Holding the Blue to just 15 kills over the final two sets, the Jumbos won both by scores of 25-19 and 25-13 to take the match. Humann and Bell led Tufts with ten kills each for the match and Humann also recorded nine blocks on the night, a single match career high for the senior middle hitter. Now with a 21-2 overall record and a 9-0 record in conference, Tufts looks to finish the regular season on a high note on Friday against Connecticut College — 4-4 in the conference — with a chance to complete an undefeated in-conference season.

Max Goder-Reiser Out of Left Field

Cleveland against the world

omorrow the Cleveland Indians will take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series. This marks the first World Series for Cleveland since 1997 and gives the team a chance to win its first title since 1948. The Cubs’ last World Series appearance was in 1945 and I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Cubs haven’t won it all since 1908. Funny how no one ever brings that up. No matter how this series goes, a very deserving fan base will finally feel glory. The Indians, this year’s dark horse, have shocked the world. The heavy underdog against the Red Sox proved everyone wrong, overwhelming and sweeping Boston. Their next opponent was the AL Wild Card winner, the Toronto Blue Jays. Cleveland wasn’t able to sweep Toronto, but won with relative ease and beat the Jays four games to one. Cleveland manager Terry Francona put on a bullpen management masterpiece and now the Indians are in the World Series. In September, the idea of Cleveland reaching the World Series was about as surprising as the Browns having a winning season. The Indians lost one of their best offensive weapons in Michael Brantley and had to replace him, in part, with Coco Crisp. They lost two of their top three pitchers, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar. They lost their catcher, Yan Gomes, and failed to land Jonathan Lucroy at the trade deadline. This team is depleted up and down its roster but has succeeded nonetheless. Players like Crisp, Roberto Perez, and Ryan Merritt have stepped up in a big way and led them to the World Series. The Cubs don’t quite have the same story as Cleveland this year. Going into the season, Vegas gave them 4-1 odds to win the World Series, the best of any team. Despite losing Kyle Schwarber (who may actually return for the World Series) to a torn ACL in Spring Training, the Cubs roster was stuffed with talent. They bolstered their bullpen with the addition of Aroldis Chapman, the Cuban Missile, at the trade deadline. They rode to the World Series on the arms of Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and Jake Arrieta and on the bats of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo. They were the favorites all season long, posting a +252 run differential along the way. The Cubs also haven’t won it all in 108 years, though, so in a way they are always the underdogs. The Cubs have opened as World Series favorites, just one more obstacle for Cleveland to overcome. But if we’ve learned anything from this postseason, it’s that Cleveland is at its best when the odds are stacked against it. I’m not good at predictions. I wrote a draft for an earlier column that said the Red Sox would sweep the Indians and go on to win the World Series. I know. So this isn’t a prediction, but this World Series is going to be special for everyone. Max Goder-Reiser is a senior majoring in biology. Max can be reached at max. goder_reiser@tufts.edu.

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Sports

Monday, October 24, 2016

FOOTBALL

Brady breaks Tufts career rushing touchdown record, ties single game record

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Senior co-captain running back Chance Brady looks for a running lane during the first half of Tufts’ 35-16 victory against Williams at home on a rain-soaked Ellis Oval / Zimman Field. by Eddie Samuels Sports Editor

The Jumbos did not allow the grey skies to dampen their chances of winning Saturday, as senior tri-captain running back Chance Brady ran in four touch-

downs to break the Tufts record for career rushing touchdowns and tie the school’s single-game record in the team’s 35-16 win over the Williams Ephs. “Honestly, it’s huge,” Brady said. “Winning comes first, so obviously I’m very happy we won. I want to leave a legacy behind here, and that’s a good step in

the direction of what I want to leave behind when I graduate.” The Ephs received the opening kickoff and were immediately under pressure from the Jumbo see FOOTBALL, page 15

VOLLEYBALL

Jumbos stumble against Springfield, defeat MIT, Babson in New England Challenge by Sam Weidner Staff Writer

Despite stumbling over the weekend, taking only its second loss all season to Springfield in straight sets, volleyball still posted a 3-1 record for the week.

Before that loss the Jumbos won 11 straight matches. Tufts remains undefeated in the NESCAC and is set to host the NESCAC tournament. On day two of the New England Challenge on Saturday, Tufts defeated Babson in three straight sets for the second time this season. The Jumbos won

each set handily, 25-12, 25-17 and 25-18, in their victory over the Beavers. First-year outside hitter Brigid Bell and first year outside hitter/opposite Maddie Stewart both added eight kills in the match to lead the Tufts offense. First-year libero Kelly Klimo anchored the Tufts defense with 12 digs in the match. Earlier Saturday morning, Tufts faced off against MIT, powering through a long five-set match to earn the victory. Heading into the game MIT was 23-3, sitting at first place in the NEWMAC conference. MIT went on to capture the New England Challenge title later that day. The Jumbos jumped out to a 2-0 set lead for the match, though both sets were tightly contested 25-21 and 25-22. The Engineers responded quickly, winning sets three and four 25-23 and 25-21 to enter the fifth set with momentum on their side. The fifth set was knotted ZACH SEBEK / THE TUFTS DAILY

Sophomore outside hitter/opposite Mackenzie Bright prepares to spike the ball past Springfield blockers in the home game at Cousens Gym on see VOLLEYBALL, page 15 Oct. 22.