Open up any major newspaper and you're bound to come across a business or financial section. Granted, the Daily is by no means a major newspaper, but a section of this nature is something that we believe would be well received among the Tufts community.
Enter our new, bi-weekly section: "Glocal Economics," debuting in today's issue. No, that's not a typo -- it's a combination of "global" and "local," as those are the two territories covered within its four pages. For example, today's edition covers the gamut from advice on starting a business from your dorm room, to Chinese economics. Like the rest of the Daily, Glocal Economics is entirely student-run, save for one contribution from Economics Professor Karen Eggleston. A handful of students, passionate about economics, finance, and business, composed informed articles and opinion pieces, and the result is most impressive.
This new section includes a few specific foci that will appear in each bi-weekly edition, such as the "European Spectator," written by senior Jason Shellaby; "Chinese Economics," by freshman Gregory Meiselbach; and the Latin American-concentrated "Banana Republic Insights" by junior Mart?® Kielmanowicz. Other highlights include this week's thesis focus by senior John Papp, who discusses social security privatization.
In upcoming editions, senior Sam Ronfard will combine his philosophy and economics majors for his hybrid feature on ethics and economics.
On the other side of the spectrum, the Daily staff first gave the section approval this summer because we were confident that it would find its niche on the Hill. As Tufts students, we represent cultures and backgrounds from all over, our campus is teeming with people who care about current events and we're never tired of learning about the areas we may not have much knowledge in.
Our goal for "Glocal Economics" is to keep the Tufts community abreast of economic and financial issues that may have some relevance those who inhabit our own little bubble, and we hope it finds an audience here.
