While we may only print 64 issues over the course of a semester (believe me, I've counted), news here at Tufts has a way of happening constantly, around the clock and around the calendar. Never has this been clearer than over the past month.
To say the least, it's been an eventful winter break. Over the 37 days since we last took our newspaper to the presses, our university landed a renowned world leader for next month's Fares Lecture, witnessed the emergence (and subsequent withdrawal) of an alum's consideration for Secretary of Commerce, and lost $20 million to a Ponzi scheme perpetrated — allegedly — by a certain disgraced New York financier. While we were sleeping past noon and watching reruns on Nickelodeon all day at home, a lot was happening back here on the Hill.
Luckily for us here at the Daily, we live in an era in which making news constantly available — yes, both around the clock and around the calendar — is becoming easier by the minute. As you may have noticed (and we certainly hope you have), our recently revamped Web site has been regularly updated throughout late December and early January, as our writers have spent their holidays working tirelessly to bring you coverage of the pressing matters facing the Tufts community. Whether it's Tony Blair, Bill Richardson, Bernard Madoff or just the latest developments on the basketball court or in the theaters, we're working to give you the latest on the issues you care about. Whether you realize it or not, you're just a couple clicks away from articles, blog entries and interactive elements that will bring you the news about your school, your campus and your community.
But here's the funny thing about that word "interactive" — it's a two-way street. As much as we hope you appreciate all the content we work to bring you on a daily basis, we're also hoping that you'll do your part to contribute to this newspaper. Our newspaper is not complete without contributions from its readers; we rely on you to fill our inboxes and our op-ed section day in and day out. If anything about our coverage leaves you impressed, curious, confused, disappointed or even outraged, I can't stress this enough: let us know. To thrive as a newspaper, we depend on your input.
We hope that our role in the Tufts community is that of a facilitator. We aim to spark campus-wide discussion on the issues that matter most on this campus, across the nation and around the world. We will do everything we can to make that vision a reality, but we could always use your help. We gladly invite all letters (sent to editor@tuftsdaily.com), op-ed submissions (oped@tuftsdaily.com), phone calls (617-627-3090) or even visits. You'll find us on the corner of Boston and College Avenues, in the basement of Curtis Hall. We're right underneath Brown and Brew — come by and say hi.
Of course, the best way to engage with the Daily community is the obvious one: join us. We're always looking for new writers, photographers, ad managers, Web designers, layout editors, copy editors, technical managers … the list goes on. The Daily is a place to learn, to grow and to gain valuable experience.
In short, as much as this is our newspaper, it's yours just the same. We as a staff look forward to bringing you the best coverage of the Tufts community that we possibly can. We hope you'll join us.
Sincerely,
Evans Clinchy
Editor-in-Chief
