Dear readers,
Today's leading news article, "At open house, students draw attention to Tufts race relations," offered what, at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, appeared to be the makings of a perfect editorial. Students organizing on the quad at April Open House raised an issue both about which people at Tufts are clearly passionate and that is extremely relevant to our campus.
At 4:31 p.m., our convictions became less clear. The students clearly intended to spark a discussion about a complex issue. Indeed, the views expressed on the matter during our editorial meeting were as numerous as the people involved.
As our policy states, editorials represent the position of the Daily but do not necessarily reflect the opinion of each member of the Daily's editorial board. With 120 people on our masthead, it is a virtual certainty that there will be at least a few dissenters to every day's editorial.
Nonetheless, those involved yesterday in the discussion of this editorial were more passionate — and divided — than they have been about any other piece we have written this semester. Normally, when there is disagreement on the stance to take in an editorial, we are able to find an acceptable middle ground. No such accord could be reached yesterday. For this reason, and because race is such a supremely charged issue, we resolved that it was inappropriate for the Daily to editorialize on this issue.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Bogus
Editor−in−Chief
Mick B. Krever
Saumya Vaishampayan
Managing Editors
