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(10/10/25 4:07am)
Ever since President Donald Trump was voted into office in 2016 — and arguably even before that — Democrats have scrambled to regain their voter base. We saw these efforts succeed in former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election but then falter in former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 loss. In the midst of defeats among Democrats that followed, a politician by the name of Zohran Mamdani drew sudden attention.
(10/10/25 4:03am)
I remember little from my early years in central London, though the city still feels like an echo of home. I was 4 years old when we left, and my childhood memories exist mostly as fragments: my favorite park, the hum of traffic and a toy monkey. This monkey was about the size of a small bag of potatoes, poorly stuffed with uneven stitching, and it was my favorite thing in the entire world. I would sleep with it; I would eat with it. I was devoted to this humble lump of fabric and, as far as I was concerned, it was under my protection. We all remember our childhood object of affection, fiercely defended with disproportionate love. To protect something fragile simply because it cannot protect itself — this is, in retrospect, our first expression of selflessness and empathy, an instinct we too often unlearn as we grow and mistake detachment for maturity.
(10/10/25 4:01am)
An amusing, largely unsupported statistic circulates every year around May: Crime rates, supposedly, drop on Mother’s Day. Quite obviously, mothers are too busy with flowers and gifts to embark on their usual spree of robbery and arson. Alternatively, some suggest it’s because everyone — mothers, children and even hardened criminals — collectively decides to behave for 24 hours out of reverence. Whatever the reason for the widespread circulation of this myth, it’s telling of how we’ve learned to compartmentalize affection into a singular commercialized holiday — and how the performance of love has replaced its practice.
(10/10/25 4:01am)
After a hard-fought match on Oct. 3, Tufts volleyball saw its 10-game winning streak end in a tightly contested loss to Williams. Junior opposite hitter Emma Heckman posted a team-high 15 kills, while sophomore setter Lola Tortorello recorded a career-best 24 assists.
(10/10/25 4:01am)
Exhale, yinz — the 2025 Major League Baseball season is finally over for us. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished 71–91, five games worse than their 2024 campaign, which fans a year ago were calling ‘rock-bottom.’
(10/09/25 11:30am)
New “Eat Out in East” initiative aims to support local businesses in East Somerville amid increased ICE activity: Your Tufts Daily Briefing
(10/09/25 6:01am)
Tufts University welcomed members of the Medford and Somerville community for their annual Community Day on Sunday. Community members and Tufts students alike enjoyed performances from a variety of student organizations and participated in numerous activities run by various Tufts groups and local organizations.
(10/09/25 6:01am)
Mark Knopfler’s song, “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero,” provides Newcastle United fans with a sense of local pride. While not as mainstream as Premier League football, Tufts host communities of the Medford/Somerville area — and beyond — provide plenty of intense rivalries from the professional stage down to the local community. All of which, in the eyes of some fans, define the true meaning of a ‘local hero.’ In the same spirit, I’ve compiled a guide of the greatest local sports games happening within the local area fit for Tufts students, as well as Medford, Somerville and Arlington residents alike, to attend.
(10/09/25 6:01am)
The Medford School Committee approved the first reading of a new policy, “Use of Generative AI in Medford Public Schools,” on Sept. 22. Though the policy still must pass a second reading before it is formally adopted, the committee voted to include it in the school handbooks, offering guidance on how teachers and students can choose to responsibly use artificial intelligence while the committee takes time to adopt the policy.
(10/09/25 6:01am)
Steph and Klay. Batman and Robin. Mario and Luigi. Every dynamic duo features a main character and a trusty sidekick. While these sidekicks often don’t get the attention they deserve, their contributions are equally important.
(10/09/25 6:03am)
Boston’s Chinatown district will provide you with fresh groceries, soapy facials, rows of restaurants designated by their bright signs and sidewalks lit up by red lanterns. As the last major Asian enclave in the New England region, Chinatown also provides a home for many Asian Americans who desire an intimate community.
(10/09/25 6:03am)
The last day of Starbucks’ operation in the Joyce Cummings Center was marked by confusion and disappointment, as the closure was announced with only two days’ notice. The grab-and-go, pick-up only cafe not only provided fast drinks and bites to students and faculty going in and out of one of Tufts’s busiest buildings, but it was also a place for socialization, studying, networking and conversations over coffee and sweet treats. Starbucks was also a convenient place for the numerous guests coming in and out of the JCC while touring Tufts and a hot spot for families that visited. The grief from much of the student body is justified: Tufts lost a popular multipurpose cafe that served a wide range of audiences.
(10/09/25 6:03am)
During the Sept. 16 preliminary elections for Medford City Council, multiple Medford residents were told that they were no longer active voters on the voter roll. Massachusetts law requires cities to send a census every January, requiring all registered voters to confirm that their place of residence is accurate, with voters only being marked as active voters after the Medford Elections Commission receives the census. However, when some voters went to the polls in September, they were told they were inactive, despite having mailed the census.
(10/09/25 6:01am)
On Sept. 16, a new, special mayor was announced in Somerville: one who emerged from a tight, grueling race over the summer, in a campaign that had residents sitting on the edge of their seats. Oh, and the preliminary elections for Somerville mayor happened too.
(10/09/25 6:05am)
Editor’s Note: Some quotes were originally in Spanish and have been translated into English.
(10/09/25 6:03am)
After back-to-back weekends of marathon tennis, the Tufts men’s tennis team closed out its fall slate at the 2025 Intercollegiate Tennis Association New England Regionals, hosted at the Vouté Courts in Medford. The event capped a season marked by growth, experimentation and the steady emergence of a new generation of Jumbos who understand that victory means much more than standings or seedings.
(10/10/25 4:05am)
As the New York City mayoral race enters its final stretch, it is looking increasingly likely that, without anything drastic happening, Zohran Mamdani will be crowned the eventual winner — and a lot of progressives are excited. Mamdani, relatively new to the political scene, is expected to shake up the Democratic scene with his youthful support base and socialist policies. While this might win him the election in overwhelmingly leftist NYC, it should not serve as a blueprint for Democrats across the nation as they try to win back Congress this midterm season.
(10/09/25 6:01am)
“High Fidelity” by Nick Hornby is a book about the music-obsessed — about the kinds of guys who spend their free time making desert-island mix tapes. The main character, Rob, spends hours reorganizing his record collection based on different themes and aesthetics. I’ve decided to start the column that Rob wishes he could have had. I’ll review new albums, write about some of my favorite albums with upcoming anniversaries and, most importantly, I’ll make lists.
(10/09/25 6:03am)
Tucked into Somerville’s Union Square, Bow Market is proof that good things really do come in small spaces. Part open-air mall, part food court, part art experiment, it’s built inside a converted storage building. What started in 2018 as a vision to turn an underused lot into something better has since grown into a thriving center for over 30 small, local businesses — many of them artist-, chef- or independently-owned. Their motto is simple: “Small is beautiful, with the belief that the small businesses run by individuals in a community are beautiful.”
(10/09/25 6:01am)
Welcome back to the fifth installment of “Dissertation Diaries.” This week, we will be highlighting Chantal Aaron, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in The Elizabeth Byrne Lab at the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
