A Better Consensus: We need a national gun license
(11/03/21 4:01am)
Content warning: This column discusses suicide, gun violence and domestic violence.
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Somerville to receive nearly $78 million in ARPA funds
(10/28/21 4:05am)
The City of Somerville is set to receive nearly $78 million in funds designed to help with the COVID-19 recovery as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). President Joe Biden signed ARPA into law in March 2021. The law financially assists municipalities in recovering from the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Editorial: Tufts’ illness policies unfairly burden students and faculty
(10/25/21 4:03am)
When students returned to the classroom in person this fall, COVID-19 was close behind. Just a few weeks ago,93 Tufts students were in isolation, resulting in empty seats in lecture halls and students confused as to how they were to stay caught up with in-person classes they could not attend.
K-Weekly: Take a scroll through Instagram with Dean
(10/25/21 4:01am)
Content warning: This article mentions depression and difficulties with mental health.
Tufts updates procedures for missing a midterm or final due to illness
(10/22/21 4:05am)
Tufts announced changes to its policy on missing midterm or final exams due to illness in an email to undergraduate students on Oct. 1. Going forward, students will no longer be able to obtain notes excusing them from midterm or final exams via walk-in appointment with Health Service or Counseling and Mental Health Services. Instead, acutely ill students will now send an online form to their professors informing them of their illness, though the form does not automatically excuse students from exams or coursework. The university cited a need to allocate limited resources and waiting room space to those in need of medical attention as the reason for this change.
Strezo proposes Somerville City Council resolution in support of WHPA
(10/21/21 4:03am)
In the midst of the national conversation about reproductive rights, the Somerville City Council sponsored a resolution on Sept. 23 calling on Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act.
Tufts mourns Madie Nicpon '23
(10/19/21 12:23am)
Madie Nicpon, a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences, suffered a tragic accident on Saturday and has since died, according to a series of emails signed by Dean of Student Affairs Camille Lizarríbar, University President Anthony Monaco and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser.
Medford, Somerville schools return to in-person instruction this fall
(10/13/21 4:03am)
After community discussion on how Medford and Somerville public school students should return to classes this fall, both districts implemented the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's policy mandating return to in-person, full-time instruction.
A Better Consensus: How the government can secure our digital liberty
(10/13/21 4:01am)
The recent testimony of Facebook’s degradation of democracy and harm to millions of young women’s self-esteem has proven again that Washington must act.
'Dear Evan Hansen' tackles big issues, fails in the process
(10/12/21 4:03am)
Content warning: This article mentions suicide.
Ushering in a new year at Tufts
(09/08/21 8:09am)
To everyone stepping onto campus for the first time and to everyone returning for another year, welcome to Tufts. We enter this fall semester with remaining uncertainty about COVID-19 and the increased prevalence of newer variants but also with the added comfort of vaccinations — bringing us just a little closer to some sense of normalcy.
Accommodation and flexibility are key in the transition to in-person learning
(09/10/21 5:01am)
A lot has changed since the start of the fall 2020 semester. Vaccines have become widely accessible in the United States, with 53% of the nation’s population being fully vaccinated. Tufts has changed its COVID-19 guidelines, easing us back in the direction of a somewhat more ‘normal’ academic year. Amidst a time of continued uncertainty and isolation, many students feel cautiously optimistic about what this school year has to offer.
Op-ed: A study on the 'Arming Study'
(09/22/21 4:01am)
Although debates on policing and community safety did not start with the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, which were the result of George Floyd’s murder and a history of police killings of Black men, they sparked a renewed and sharp focus on these two topics. Here at Tufts, this interest resulted in, among other things, the campus safety and policing working group and a focus on Tufts as an anti-racist institution.
Confusion surrounds COVID-19 isolation, contact tracing policies as delta variant spreads
(10/04/21 4:03am)
As the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread through Tufts University’s campuses in the form of breakthrough infections, the university has clarified its quarantine, isolation and contact-tracing protocols. Notably, close contacts of COVID-19-positive individuals no longer need to quarantine and the university has reduced capacityto house students in isolation.
Tufts supports Afghan student community amid ongoing crisis
(09/22/21 4:05am)
As Tufts community members impacted by the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan grapple with the ongoing crisis, community members have worked tirelessly to support students and address the lack of on-campus engagement around the issue.
Seniors share college wisdom with first-years
(09/16/21 4:02am)
Your new white sneakers are demolished from orientation week floors, the pre-orientation group chat is no longer active and you now have a take on the Carm vs. Dewick debate. Now what? Classes are starting and the daunting feeling of four years at Tufts might be creeping up on you. No need to fret; every Tufts student has been there.
Ella Jane shares debut EP 'This Is Not What It Looks Like'
(09/10/21 5:07am)
Content warning: This article briefly mentions body dysmorphia.
Tufts welcomes two-time Olympian Gaurika Singh into the Class of 2025
(09/08/21 8:07am)
Among Tufts University’s talented incoming class, only one first-year has“2x Olympian” in her Instagram bio. That student is Gaurika Singh, an 18-year-old swimmer that proudly represented Nepal in the 2016 Rio Olympics and returned as the nation’s flag bearer this past summer in Tokyo.
Yolanda Smith named new executive director of public safety
(06/01/21 7:43pm)
Yolanda Smith will become Tufts University’s next executive director of public safety, according to an email sent to the Tufts community on Tuesday. The email was signed by Executive Vice President Michael Howard and Vice President for Operations Barbara Stein.
Q&A: President Monaco addresses antiracism initiatives, COVID-19 response, retirement from position
(05/11/21 4:03am)
The Tufts Daily sat down with University President Anthony Monaco to discuss the events of the past year.